Trash to treasure: Green synthesis of novel Ag2O/Ag2CO3 Z-scheme heterojunctions with highly efficient photocatalytic activities derived from waste mussel shells - Jiazhen Cao; Peng Ju; Zheyang Chen; Kunpeng Dou; Jingxi Li; Peng Zhang; Zuhao Zhu; Chengjun Sun (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Cu2ZnGeS4 as a novel hole transport material for carbon-based perovskite solar cells with power conversion efficiency above 18% - Nian Cheng; Zhen Liu; Weiwei Li; Zhen Yu; Bao Lei; Wei Zi; Zhenyu Xiao; Shujie Sun; Zhiqiang Zhao; Peng-An Zong (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Biochar-assisted anaerobic membrane bioreactor towards high-efficient energy recovery from swine wastewater: Performances and the potential mechanisms - Gaojun Wang; Guohao Liu; Gaofei Yao; Peng Fu; Changxi Sun; Yu Li; Qian Li; Yu-You Li; Rong Chen (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Evaluation of physicochemical properties, bacterial community, and product fertility during rice straw composting supplemented with different nitrogen-rich wastes - Shi-Peng Wang; Xiao-Xing Li; Zhao-Yong Sun; Wen-Liang Shuai; Zi-Yuan Xia; Cai-Yun Xie; Min Gou; Yue-Qin Tang (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Balancing denitrifying phosphorus-accumulating organisms and denitrifying glycogen-accumulating organisms for advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater - Yangang Lin; Yawen Sun; Liyuan Zhang; Qiong Zhang; Xiyao Li; Jun Sui; Yongzhen Peng (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Ecotoxicological QSAR modelling of the acute toxicity of fused and non-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (FNFPAHs) against two aquatic organisms: Consensus modelling and comparison with ECOSAR - Feifan Li; Guohui Sun; Tengjiao Fan; Na Zhang; Lijiao Zhao; Rugang Zhong; Yongzhen Peng (Aquatic Toxicology, 2023)

Nitrated-, oxygenated- and parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in organic film on ferries in huangpu river (Shanghai) and source indications of ship-stack emission - Penghao Su; Lihong Zhu; Liming Peng; Gregg T. Tomy; Fang Yin; Lisu Chen; Dan Sun; Yongsheng Ding; Yifan Li; Daolun Feng (Atmospheric Environment, 2023)

Medical and Endovascular Treatments for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis: A Network Meta-Analysis - Guangge Peng; Kangyue Li; Anxin Wang; Xue Tian; Zhongqi Qi; Shuo Li; Xu Tong; Yiming Deng; Xuan Sun; Zhongrong Miao (Translational Stroke Research, 2023)

Nitric Oxide Alleviates Submergence-Induced Maize Seedling Root Tip Cell Death - Yaoqi Li; Qiong Nan; Yinai Liu; Sue Lin; Hao Ji; Da Sun; Libo Jin; Renyi Peng (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2023)

RBM3 interacts with Raptor to regulate autophagy and protect cardiomyocytes from ischemia–reperfusion-induced injury - Nan Wang; Limeiting Wang; Changyan Li; Peng Rao; Xun Wang; Yazhou Xu; Lin Yang; Lin Sun; Di Lu (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023)

Brain potentials related to violent video clips - Siyu Chen; Xinhong Li; Peng Fang; Gang Sun; Lun Zhao (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2023)

Pharmacokinetics of Enrofloxacin and Its Metabolite in Carp (Cyprinus carpio) After a Single Oral Administration in Medicated Feed - Ying Liu; Zhaoxin Li; Dahai Zhang; Lihong Xing; Weihong Sun; Xiaojie Sun; Jixing Peng; Yonggang Zhang; Xianguo Li (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2023)

A highly selective red-emitting fluorescent probe and its micro-nano-assembly for imaging endogenous peroxynitrite (ONOO−) in living cells - Jingran Zhang; Lele Liu; Yanan Wang; Chao Wang; Yurong Guo; Zihan Yuan; Yan Jia; Peng Li; Shuqing Sun; Guangjiu Zhao (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023)

Sediment provenances shift driven by sea level and Indian monsoon in the southern Bay of Bengal since the last glacial maximum - Shengfa Liu; Wenxing Ye; Hui Zhang; Peng Cao; Jingrui Li; Xingquan Sun; Xiaoyan Li; Xisheng Fang; Somkiat Khokiattiwong; Narumol Kornkanitnan; Xuefa Shi (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
The Tibetan Plateau uplift has induced the formation of the largest sediment source-sink system in the northeast Indian Ocean, which has become an ideal region for investigating land-sea interaction processes. However, many questions regarding sediment transport patterns and their controlling factors at different time scales remain unanswered. Therefore, in the present study, a gravity core named BoB-79, based on the southern Bay of Bengal (BoB) was selected to investigate sediment provenance shift and its corresponding mechanism to sedimentary environment change since the last glacial maximum (LGM). The clay mineral compositions are analyzed and the whole core sediments reveal a feature dominated by illite (~55%), followed by chlorite (~24%) and kaolinite (~17%), and the content of smectite (~4%) is the lowest. A trigonometric analysis of provenance discrimination of clay minerals showed that the Himalayas, together with the Indian Peninsula, represent the main sources of southern BoB sediments, and the last glacial period might have been controlled by the dominant Himalayan provenance, with an average contribution of approximately 90%. However, as a secondary source, the influence of the Indian Peninsula increased significantly during the Holocene, and its mean contribution was 24%, thus, indicating that it had a crucial effect on the evolution process of BoB. The sediment transportation pattern changed significantly from the LGM to the Holocene: in the last glacial period, the low sea level exposed the shelf area that caused the Ganges River connected with the largest submarine canyon in BoB named Swatch of No Ground (SoNG), and the Himalayan materials could be transported to the BoB directly under a strong turbidity current, thereby forming the deep sea deposition center with a sedimentation rate of 4.5 cm/kyr. Following Holocene, the sea level increased significantly, and the materials from multiple rivers around the BoB were directly imported into the continental shelf area. The intensive Indian summer monsoon dominated the transportation process of the terrestrial materials, thereby forming a deposition center in the shallow water area of the continental shelf northeast Indian Ocean; subsequently, the material flux relative to the input to the deep sea area decreased significantly, and the sedimentation rate in the southern BoB decreased to 1.7 cm/kyr.

Age and Feeding Habits of Caml Grenadier Macrourus caml in Cosmonauts Sea - Siqing Xu; Peng Sun; Chi Zhang; Jianchao Li; Xiaoyu Xi; Shuyang Ma; Wenchao Zhang; Yongjun Tian (Fishes, 2023)
Macrourus caml is a main by-catch in the Southern Ocean fishery and a main prey species of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni; it plays an important role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem. In this study, age estimation and stomach content analysis were conducted by using samples collected from the Cosmonauts Sea in 2021. The main objectives of this study were to estimate the age and diet of grenadier M. caml and explore the feeding habits of M. caml. Morphological analysis and molecular identification were conducted to determine the diet of M. caml in this study. Stomach content analysis showed that M. caml mainly fed on Malacostraca, Sagittoidea, Cnidaria and Algae, with the Malacostraca accounting for over 50%. The feeding habits of male and female M. caml were similar. The age of M. caml ranged from 9 to 19 years. Additionally, with the increase of body size, the proportion of Cnidaria was decreasing whereas the proportion of Malacostraca was increasing. The results would provide a reference for exploring the trophic level of M. caml and the food web in the Cosmonauts Sea.

An integrated method with adaptive decomposition and machine learning for renewable energy power generation forecasting - Guomin Li; Leyi Yu; Ying Zhang; Peng Sun; Ruixuan Li; Yagang Zhang; Gengyin Li; Pengfei Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Nitrogen mineralization and immobilization in surface sediments of coastal reclaimed aquaculture ecosystems - Xianbiao Lin; Genmei Lin; Yijie Zheng; Wenjing Li; Peng Guo; Shiyuan Fan; Tiantian Kong; Dongfan Tian; Dongyao Sun; Zhuo Shen (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Sediment nitrogen (N) mineralization and immobilization are two crucial processes driven by microorganisms, which may play significant roles in the regulation of water quality in aquaculture ecosystems. However, limited information is available about the quantitative importance of sedimentary N mineralization and immobilization in coastal aquaculture systems. Here, a combination of incubation experiments with a 15 N isotope dilution technique were employed, aiming to quantify N mineralization and immobilization processes in surface sediments (0–5 cm) of three types of aquaculture ecosystems (seabass, white shrimp, and green crab ponds) reclaimed within the western bank of the Pearl River Estuary. Our results showed that no significant difference in sediment N mineralization and immobilization rates, microbial abundances, and organic matter among different aquaculture types on small-scale range. Meanwhile, prolonged pond-drying significant reduced sediment N mineralization and immobilization rates, bacterial abundances, organic matter, moisture content, ferrous ion (Fe 2+ ), Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ , and ammonium (NH 4 + ), while not strongly altered sediment percentage of NH 4 + mineralized per day (PAM), relative ammonium immobilization (RAI), fungal abundances, TOC/TN, nitrate (NO 3 − ), and δ 13 C org . N mineralization and immobilization rates were both significantly related to overlying water NO 3 − , as well as sediment moisture content, bulk density, organic matter, Fe 2+ , and microbial abundances. In addition, the total mineralized and immobilized N in aquaculture surface sediments from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were estimated to be approximately 4.55×10 4 and 3.68×10 4 t N yr -1 , respectively. Higher N mineralization relative to N immobilized fluxes indicated that the sediment serves as an important source of eutrophication in reclaimed aquaculture system of coastal wetlands.

A genetic linkage map of the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): QTL mapping for low-temperature tolerance and growth-related traits and identification of the candidate genes - Huijie Lu; Wei Chen; Fengkun Liu; Minwei Huang; Kai Peng; Jichen Zhao; Xiaoying Chen; Yuping Sun; Chaozheng Li; Yihong Chen; Zhenxing Liu; Huo Li; et al. (Aquaculture, 2023)

Kinetics study and recycling strategies in different stages of full-component pyrolysis of spent LiNixCoyMnzO2 lithium-ion batteries - Ren Tao; Peng Xing; Huiquan Li; Zhigen Cun; Chenye Wang; Shengyue Ma; Zhenhua Sun (Waste Management, 2023)

Climate risks to fishing species and fisheries in the China Seas - Shuyang Ma; Bin Kang; Jianchao Li; Peng Sun; Yang Liu; Zhenjiang Ye; Yongjun Tian (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Sex difference in effects of intermittent heat exposure on hepatic lipid and glucose metabolisms - Guoqing Zhang; Yindan Wang; Ran Li; Jing Peng; Jinna Zhang; Renjie Hu; Lu Zhang; Yunlu Wu; Qinghua Sun; Cuiqing Liu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

The earliest Neoproterozoic Nb-enriched mafic magmatism indicates subduction tectonics in the southwestern Yangtze Block, South China - Fenglin Chen; Xiaozhuang Cui; Shoufa Lin; Jian Wang; Guangming Ren; Kuizhou Li; Mingda Huang; Zhiming Sun; Shilei Liu; Peng Wang; Weihua Pang (Precambrian Research, 2023)

Cooperation of oxygen vacancy and FeIII/FeII sites in H2-reduced Fe-MIL-101 for enhanced Fenton-like degradation of organic pollutants - Chaosheng Bao; Hu Wang; Caiyun Wang; Xiaohui Zhang; Xiaoliang Zhao; Chung-Li Dong; Yu-Cheng Huang; Shuai Chen; Peng Guo; Xilin She; Yuanyuan Sun; Dongjiang Yang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Thirty-year changes of the coastlines, wetlands, and ecosystem services in the Asia major deltas - Yongchao Liu; Jialin Li; Chao Sun; Xinxin Wang; Peng Tian; Liumeng Chen; Haitao Zhang; Xiaodong Yang; Gaili He (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Plasticity in over-compensatory growth along an alpine meadow degradation gradient on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - Fei Peng; Chimin Lai; Chengyang Li; Chen Ji; Pengfei Zhang; Jianbo Sun; Xiaojie Chen; Quangang You; Xian Xue (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

The profiles of durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) shell phenolics and their antioxidant effects on H2O2-treated HepG2 cells as well as the metabolites and organ distribution in rats - Yangzheng He; Li Peng; Hua Xiong; Wenqiang Liu; Hua Zhang; Xin Peng; Xuemei Zhu; Fanghua Guo; Yong Sun (Food Research International, 2023)

Metagenomics revealing molecular profiles of microbial community structure and metabolic capacity in Bamucuo lake, Tibet - Cai Wei; Dan Sun; Wenliang Yuan; Lei Li; Chaoxu Dai; Zuozhou Chen; Xiaomin Zeng; Shihang Wang; Yuyang Zhang; Shouwen Jiang; Zhichao Wu; Dong Liu; et al. (Environmental Research, 2023)

Associations of fine particulate matter and its metal constituents with blood pressure: A panel study during the seventh World Military Games - Zhaoyuan Li; Shouxin Peng; Meijin Chen; Jinhui Sun; Feifei Liu; Huaiji Wang; Hao Xiang (Environmental Research, 2023)

Development of a negative stiffness friction damping device with an amplification mechanism - Tianwei Sun; Lingyun Peng; Xiaodong Ji; Xiaojun Li (Engineering Structures, 2023)

Synergic remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil by a combined system of persulfate oxidation activated by biochar and phytoremediation with basil: A compatible, robust, and sustainable approach - Xiaoying Li; Qiren Tan; Ying Zhou; Qincheng Chen; Peng Sun; Guoqing Shen; Li Ma (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Achieving highly efficient near-ultraviolet emitters via optimizing molecular configuration by the intramolecular-locked donor and acceptor - Daokun Zhong; Xiaolong Yang; Xuming Deng; Xi Chen; Yuling Sun; Peng Tao; Zikang Li; Jie Zhang; Guijiang Zhou; Wai-Yeung Wong (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Ultra washing durable flame retardant coating for cotton fabric by the covalent bonding and interface polymerization - Peng Qi; Yuchun Li; Yuan Yao; Jun Sun; Lu Li; Jian Liu; Xiaoyu Gu; Hongfei Li; Sheng Zhang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Protonation-induced site and field reconstruction for ultrafast adsorptive desulfurization over Cu N C - Chaofeng Huang; Yibin Tong; Junqing Li; Junchen Peng; Dandan Dong; Yajuan Chen; Minmin Liu; Wei Sun; Qinqin Wang; Mingyuan Zhu; Fei He (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Pulsed discharge plasma assisted with Z-scheme graphene-TiO2-MnFe2O4 for simultaneous removal of atrazine and Cr (VI): Performance and mechanism - Ying Shang; Nan Jiang; Zhengyan Liu; Chong Li; Haoyang Sun; He Guo; Bangfa Peng; Jie Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Interface engineering of Co3O4/CeO2 heterostructure in-situ embedded in Co/N‑doped carbon nanofibers integrating oxygen vacancies as effective oxygen cathode catalyst for Li-O2 battery - Shiquan Guo; Jiaona Wang; Yaxin Sun; Lichong Peng; Congju Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Chitosan based photothermal scaffold fighting against bone tumor-related complications: Recurrence, infection, and defects - Yao Zhao; Xu Peng; Xiaoyang Xu; Mingzhen Wu; Fan Sun; Qiangwei Xin; Hongbo Zhang; Liangrui Zuo; Yilin Cao; Yuhang Xia; Jun Luo; Chunmei Ding; et al. (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Salt expansion induced by pore relative humidity in dry sulfate-rich silty - Fan Wang; Shuquan Peng; Ling Fan; Yang Li; Qiangzhi Sun (Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2023)

Platinum enrichment in marine ferromanganese oxides: Constraints from surface adsorption behavior on synthetic feroxyhyte (δ-FeOOH) - Zhengkun Li; Xiaoming Sun; Dengfeng Li; Yongjia Liang; Saiyu Li; Jinzhou Peng (Chemical Geology, 2023)

Outer membrane protein of OmpF contributes to swimming motility, biofilm formation, osmotic response as well as the transcription of maltose metabolic genes in Citrobacter werkmanii - Gang Zhou; Ying-Si Wang; Hong Peng; Hui-Zhong Liu; Jin Feng; Su-Juan Li; Ting-Li Sun; Cai-Ling Li; Qing-Shan Shi; Xiao-bao Xie (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023)

A Bayesian approach to develop simple run-out distance models: loess landslides in Heifangtai Terrace, Gansu Province, China - Xiaoping Sun; Peng Zeng; Tianbin Li; Lin Zhang; Rafael Jimenez; Xiujun Dong; Qiang Xu (Landslides, 2023)

Prognosis-correlated Systems Involving Characteristic Diagnostic Gene Sets for Survival Analysis on Glioma - Junwei Li; Tingting Zhou; Chenyou Sun; Peng Zhou (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2023)

Does aspirin reduce the incidence, recurrence, and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma? A GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis - Shaodi Ma; Guangbo Qu; Chenyu Sun; Haixia Liu; Yuemeng Jiang; Ning Li; Birong Wu; Juan Gao; Linya Feng; Peng Xie; Weihang Xia; Na Hyun Kim; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2023)

Water-in-zircon: a discriminant between S- and I-type granitoid - Jing Mo; Xiao-Ping Xia; Peng-Fei Li; Christopher J. Spencer; Chun-Kit Lai; Jian Xu; Qing Yang; Ming-Dao Sun; Yang Yu; Luke Milan (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2023)

Correction to: Niche differentiation and higher uptake of available nitrogen maintained the productivity of alpine meadow at early degradation - Chimin Lai; Fei Peng; Jianbo Sun; Jun Zhou; Chengyang Li; Xingliang Xu; Xiaojie Chen; Quangang You; Hongyang Sun; Jian Sun; Xian Xue; Hans Lambers (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2023)

Niche differentiation and higher uptake of available nitrogen maintained the productivity of alpine meadow at early degradation - Chimin Lai; Fei Peng; Jianbo Sun; Jun Zhou; Chengyang Li; Xingliang Xu; Xiaojie Chen; Quangang You; Hongyang Sun; Jian Sun; Xian Xue; Hans Lambers (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2023)

Improving yield and nitrogen use efficiency of hybrid indica rice through optimizing nitrogen application strategies in the rice season under different rotation patterns - YongJian Sun; Dan Lin; YuanYuan Sun; FengJun Yan; Peng Ma; ChangChun Guo; FeiJie Li; ZhiYuan Yang; FuXian Xu; Jun Ma (Paddy and Water Environment, 2023)

An investigation of a voxel-based atmospheric pressure and temperature model - Peng Sun; Kefei Zhang; Suqin Wu; Ren Wang; Dantong Zhu; Longjiang Li (GPS Solutions, 2023)

Non‐stationary effects of multiple drivers on the dynamics of Japanese sardine ( Sardinops melanostictus , Clupeidae) - Shuyang Ma; Caihong Fu; Jianchao Li; Peng Sun; Yang Liu; Zhenjiang Ye; Yoshiro Watanabe; Yongjun Tian (Fish and Fisheries, 2023)
Non‐stationary driver‐response relationships are increasingly being recognized by scientists, underlining that a paradigm shift out of conventional stationary relationships is crucial. Japanese sardine ( Sardinops melanostictus , Clupeidae) is a typical small pelagic fish in the northwestern Pacific with considerable fluctuations in productivity, bringing about great economic and ecological concerns. Numerous studies suggest that the population dynamics of Japanese sardine is an integrated process affected by multiple density‐dependent, fishing and climatic drivers. However, little has hitherto been done to incorporate the non‐stationary effects of multiple drivers, impeding progresses in understanding the population dynamics and in developing management strategies. In this study, we adopted variable coefficients generalized additive models to reveal the non‐stationary effects of density dependence, fishing pressure and climatic conditions on the population dynamics of Japanese sardine. Results suggest that the dynamics of Japanese sardine from 1976 to 2018 could be divided into four periods: the 1980s when suitable climatic conditions from strong Siberian High pressure system sustained high abundance; the 1990s when negative density‐dependent effects and degrading climatic conditions due to temperature increase led to population collapse; the 2000s when negative triple effects, particularly high fishing pressure, restricted the population increase; and the 2010s when favourable climatic conditions with re‐strengthening Siberian High pressure system accompanied by low fishing pressure contributed to the population recovery. The study highlights that precise identifications of population status and climatic conditions are helpful to achieve good trade‐offs between resource exploitation and protection and to facilitate ecosystem‐based management for Japanese sardine fisheries.

Abrupt change of a thermal front in a high-biomass coastal zone during early spring - Jian Li; Peiliang Li; Peng Bai; Fangguo Zhai; Yanzhen Gu; Cong Liu; Ruili Sun; Wenfan Wu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Coastal fronts play vital roles in local biogeochemical environment. An abrupt change of Zhejiang-Fujian coastal front (ZFCF) during early spring was well captured by multi-source satellite-retrieved sea surface temperature images. Here in this study, we investigated the mechanism of the abrupt decay with a combination of satellite observation and numerical simulation. Correlation analysis of long-term reanalysis data indicates that the variability of wind, heat flux and the Zhejiang-Fujian coastal current (ZFCC) have significant relationships with the variation of ZFCF in winter. Following heat budget analysis points out that net heat flux and horizontal advection are important in determining the net temperature tendency difference between two water masses of ZFCF during this process. To further explore the intrinsic physical roles of different dynamic factors, a comprehensive numerical investigation was conducted. Compared with the observations, the model reproduced the abrupt change process of the ZFCF satisfyingly. Sensitive experiments reveal that the weakening of the ZFCC, caused by the relaxation of the monsoon, contributes to the abrupt decay of ZFCF in the first half period, and heating effect of the Kuroshio Intrusion (KI) water gives rise to the following half period of the decay under the recovered monsoon. Further, with the impact of the KI water after the change, the ZFCF can be maintained even if the ZFCC is weak, whereas in January, the contribution of the KI water to the formation of the ZFCF seems to be limited under the prevailing monsoon. Besides, the riverine discharge and the tidal forcing can also modulate the spatiotemporal variation of ZFCF, the decrease of the river input also intensifies that decay, while tides fix the front at a specific depth.

Pinb-D1p is an elite allele for improving end-use quality in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Siyuan Chang; Qian Chen; Tao Yang; Binyong Li; Mingming Xin; Zhenqi Su; Jinkun Du; Weilong Guo; Zhaorong Hu; Jie Liu; Huiru Peng; Zhongfu Ni; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)
Key message We identified ten QTLs controlling SDS-SV trait in a RIL population derived from ND3331 and Zang1817. Pinb-D1p is an elite allele from Tibetan semi‑wild wheat for good end-use quality. Abstract Gluten strength is an important factor for wheat processing and end-product quality and is commonly characterized using the sodium dodecyl sulfate-sedimentation volume (SDS-SV) test. The objective of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with wheat SDS-SV traits using a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from common wheat line NongDa3331 (ND3331) and Tibetan semi-wild wheat accession Zang1817. We detected 10 QTLs controlling SDS-SV on chromosomes 1A, 1B, 3A, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5D, 6B and 7A, with individual QTLs explaining 2.02% to 15.53% of the phenotypic variation. They included four major QTLs, Qsdss-1A , Qsdss-1B.1 , Qsdss-1B.2 , and Qsdss-5D , whose effects on SDS-SV were due to the Glu-A1 locus encoding the high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1, the 1B/1R translocation, 1Bx7 + 1By8 at the Glu-B1 locus, and the hardness-controlling loci Pina-D1 and Pinb-D1 , respectively. We developed KASP markers for the Glu-A1 , Glu-B1 , and Pinb-D1 loci. Importantly, we showed for the first time that the hardness allele Pinb-D1p positively affects SDS-SV, making it a good candidate for wheat quality improvement. These results broaden our understanding of the genetic characterization of SDS-SV, and the QTLs identified are potential target regions for fine-mapping and marker-assisted selection in wheat breeding programs.

Identification of a stable major-effect quantitative trait locus for pre-harvest sprouting in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via high-density SNP-based genotyping - Zhi Li; Yongyan Chen; Xia Ou; Mengning Wang; Nanxin Wang; Wei Li; Yawen Deng; Yixin Diao; Zixin Sun; Qinyi Luo; Xinli Li; Liqi Zhao; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

The landscape of aging - Yusheng Cai; Wei Song; Jiaming Li; Ying Jing; Chuqian Liang; Liyuan Zhang; Xia Zhang; Wenhui Zhang; Beibei Liu; Yongpan An; Jingyi Li; Baixue Tang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

MLRD-Net: 3D multiscale local cross-channel residual denoising network for MRI-based brain tumor segmentation - Xue Chen; Yanjun Peng; Yanfei Guo; Jindong Sun; Dapeng Li; Jianming Cui (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2022)

Adventitial injection of HA/SA hydrogel loaded with PLGA rapamycin nanoparticle inhibits neointimal hyperplasia in a rat aortic wire injury model - Hualong Bai; Haoliang Wu; Liwei Zhang; Peng Sun; Yuanfeng Liu; Boao Xie; Cong Zhang; Shunbo Wei; Wang Wang; Jiangan Li (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2022)

Correction to: Behavioral and brain functional characteristics of children with attention-defcit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety trait - Zhao-Min Wu; Peng Wang; Juan Liu; Lu Liu; Xiao-Lan Cao; Li Sun; Qing-Jiu Cao; Li Yang; Yu-Feng Wang; Bin-Rang Yang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022)

Behavioral and brain functional characteristics of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and anxiety trait - Zhao-Min Wu; Peng Wang; Juan Liu; Lu Liu; Xiao-Lan Cao; Li Sun; Qing-Jiu Cao; Li Yang; Yu-Feng Wang; Bin-Rang Yang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022)

Geochronology, geochemistry, Hf isotope, and electron probe analysis of the diorite in the Jianhei Mountain, East Kunlun Orogenic Belt, China, and their geological significance - Yaming Sun; Bile Li; Peng Li; Zhihua Li; Yufan Shi; Runtao Yu (Geosciences Journal, 2022)

Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a DNA vaccine inducing optimal expression of the SARS-CoV-2 S gene in hACE2 mice - Zhuo-xin Li; Sheng Feng; He Zhang; Xin-yu Zhuang; Chao Shang; Shi-yu Sun; Ji-cheng Han; Yu-biao Xie; Jin-yong Zhang; Wei Wang; Cheng-hui Li; Guan-yu Zhao; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Anchor Chain Optimization Design of a Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring System Based on Adaptive Sampling - Qiang Sun; Wenbo Li; Rundong Li; Dongsheng Peng; Qiang Guo; Yan Zhao; Qianjin Yue; Wanxie Zhong (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
A catenary anchor leg mooring system (CALM) is one of the main kinds of offshore transport terminals. Its buoyancy is connected by multiple anchor chains fixed on the seabed. Because a large deformation characterizes the anchor chain, it is prone to fatigue failure under dynamic loads in marine environments. These factors lead to many challenges in the design optimization of anchor chains. This study aims to develop a rapid optimization design framework for a mooring anchor chain with cost minimization as the design objective. In this framework, an approximation model of the mooring analysis is built based on an adaptive sampling method, and a combination of a genetic algorithm and a sequential quadratic programming method is utilized to optimize the established approximation model. The results show that the framework significantly reduces the computation time, and the error of the final optimization result obtained by adaptive sampling is significantly reduced. We found that using a quadratic or elliptic function as an adaptive function is good enough to obtain the optimization result.

Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits oxidative stress-induced ovarian granulosa cell injury through Akt-FoxO1 interaction - Ping Zhou; Feng Deng; Zi Yang; Canhui Cao; Hongcui Zhao; Fenting Liu; Ke Zhong; Lin Fu; Tianliu Peng; Di Sun; Hui Liu; Rong Li; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Development of diagnostic molecular markers to differentiate sharp eyespot and Fusarium crown rot isolates collected from common wheat fields in China - Yan Ren; Yue Wang; Li-yan Wang; Xia-Lei Lv; Ti Liu; Jing-yun Nie; Peng Guo; Lin Ma; Xiao-nan Sun; Feng Chen (Phytoparasitica, 2022)

What Iodine Intervention Measures Should Be Taken in Different Water Iodine Areas? Evidence from a Cross-sectional Chinese Survey - Yang Du; Peng Liu; Fangang Meng; Lijun Fan; Qingzhen Jia; Weidong Li; Wen Jiang; Jing Ma; Heming Zheng; Peihua Wang; Dianjun Sun; Hongmei Shen (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

Study on the seasonal variations of dimethyl sulfide, its precursors and their impact factors in the Bohai Sea and North Yellow Sea - Yu Guo; Liying Peng; Zishi Liu; Xiaoting Fu; Guicheng Zhang; Ting Gu; Danyang Li; Jun Sun (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is one of the most important volatile biogenic sulfur compounds and plays a significant role in global climate change. Studying the seasonal variations and the environmental factors that affect the concentration of DMS would aid in understanding the biogeochemical cycle of sulfur compounds. Using benzene-assisted photoionization positive ion mobility spectrometry (BAPI-PIMS), the seasonal distribution and the key impact factors of DMS and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in the Bohai Sea and North Yellow Sea were investigated in the summer and autumn of 2019. The concentrations of DMS and its precursors, DMSPp and DMSPd, in the surface seawater were 0.11–23.90, 0.67–41.38, and 0.03–12.28 nmol/L, respectively, in summer, and 0.10–20.79, 0.39–13.51, and 0.18–20.58 nmol/L, respectively, in autumn. The air-to-sea exchange flux of DMS was 43.05 ± 44.52 and 34.06 ± 63.38 μmol/(m·d), respectively, in summer and autumn. The results demonstrated that the temperature was the most dominant environmental factor, and the abundance of dinoflagellates was the most dominant biological factor that affected the distribution of DMS and DMSP in summer. The abundance of diatoms was the most dominant biological factor, and the levels of PO 4 3- , NO 2 - , NO 3 - , and SiO 3 2- were the dominant environmental factors that affected the distribution of DMS and DMSP in autumn. These results of this study would be of great significance in understanding the biochemical cycle of DMS in BS and NYS.

Associations of long-term ambient air pollution and traffic-related pollution with blood pressure and hypertension defined by the different guidelines worldwide: the CHCN-BTH study - Bingxiao Li; Han Cao; Kuo Liu; Juan Xia; Yanyan Sun; Wenjuan Peng; Yunyi Xie; Chunyue Guo; Xiaohui Liu; Fuyuan Wen; Fengxu Zhang; Guangliang Shan; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Negative air ion exposure ameliorates depression-like behaviors induced by chronic mild stress in mice - Yun-Qing Hu; Ting-Ting Niu; Jian-ming Xu; Li Peng; Qing-Hua Sun; Ying Huang; Ji Zhou; Yu-Qiang Ding (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
The presence of negative air ions (NAI) is suggested to be a beneficial factor in improving psychological status and used in treating depression as an alternative approach. However, more biological evidence from animal models is needed to ensure the effects of NAI on the mood regulation, through which can facilitate identification of possible underlying mechanisms. In this study, the chronic mild stress (CMS) protocol was used to induce depressive-like behaviors in mice, and the effects of NAI exposure on CMS-induced depression-like behaviors were examined. Thirty-day NAI exposure prevented the CMS-induced depression-like behaviors as shown by the restoration of sucrose preference and reduced immobility time in the tail suspension test. In addition, the elevation of serous corticosterone was present in CMS-treated mice but not existed in those with the NAI exposure. Furthermore, we observed altered ratios of some cytokines secreted by type 1 T helper (Th1) cells and Th2 cells in CMS-treated mice, but it could be restored after NAI exposure. In conclusion, NAI intervention is able to ameliorate CMS-induced depression-like behaviors in mice, and this effect is associated with the alteration of corticosterone and functional rebalance between Th1 and Th2 cells.

Spatiotemporal Variations of Microwave Land Surface Emissivity (MLSE) over China Derived from Four-Year Recalibrated Fengyun 3B MWRI Data - Rui Li; Jiheng Hu; Shengli Wu; Peng Zhang; Husi Letu; Yu Wang; Xuewen Wang; Yuyun Fu; Renjun Zhou; Ling Sun (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022)

Racial Differences in Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Following Acute Aerobic Exercise Between Chinese and Caucasians - Peng Sun; Huimin Yan; Sushant M. Ranadive; Abbi D. Lane; Rebecca M. Kappus; Tracy Baynard; Xiaodan Sun; Shichang Li; Bo Fernhall (Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 2022)
Background Left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) is an important early indicator of heart failure that is more prevalent in Caucasians than Chinese. Exercise-induced change in LVFP may provide more incremental information to assess diastolic function. But it was unknown whether there was difference in LVFP following acute exercise between Caucasians and Chinese. Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of LVFP following an acute 45-min aerobic exercise in healthy Caucasian and Chinese individuals. Methods Sixty participants (30 Caucasians and 30 Chinese, half was male, respectively) performed an acute bout of aerobic exercise at 70% of heart rate reserve. Hemodynamics, Left ventricle (LV) morphology and function parameters were measured at baseline, then at 30-min and 60-min post-exercise. Results There was a similar LV ejection fraction, LV fraction shorten, lateral E / e ʹ and lateral e ʹ between Chinese and Caucasians at baseline. There was a significant race-by-time interaction in lateral E / e ʹ and lateral e ʹ between Chinese and Caucasians from pre-exercise to 30 min and 60 min after acute aerobic exercise. The Δ E / e ʹ was significant correlated with baseline systolic blood pressure. Conclusion The change of LVFP was different between Chinese and Caucasians following acute aerobic exercise. The racial differences may be primarily caused by the changes of LV relaxation following exercise, baseline systolic blood pressure may also contribute to the differences.

Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the seafood from an important fishing area in the East China Sea and a comparison between seafood from different origins - Wang Qian; Lu Dequan; Xiong Yiran; Peng Fei; Li Juan-ying; Wu Feng; Chu Yanping; Sun Ruihua; Tian Siquan (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Hydrogels for the removal of the methylene blue dye from wastewater: a review - Yinchuan Yang; Qinlin Zhu; Xuwen Peng; Jingjing Sun; Cong Li; Xinmiao Zhang; Hao Zhang; Jiabin Chen; Xuefei Zhou; Hongbo Zeng; Yalei Zhang (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Chloride-binding capacity of mortars composed of marine sand subjected to external chloride penetration - Congtao Sun; Ming Sun; Tao Tao; Feng Qu; Gongxun Wang; Peng Zhang; Yantao Li; Jizhou Duan (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022)

Bacterial communities associated with hydromedusa Gonionemus vertens in different regions in Chinese coastal waters - Wenjin Hao; Lei Wang; Fan Li; Tingting Sun; Saijun Peng; Yongxue Li; Jianmin Zhao; Zhijun Dong (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022)

Microbial composition and nitrogen removal pathways in a novel sequencing batch reactor integrated with semi-fixed biofilm carrier: evidence from a pilot study for low- and high-strength sewage treatment - Peng-fei Chen; Rui-jian Zhang; Zhi-li Du; Guang-hua Wang; Hao-tao Dong; Bin Cui; Ru-pei Fan; Lu-xin Li; Qian-bin Wang; Ying-shi Liu; Zhi-min Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Separation of alumina from aluminum-rich coal fly ash using NaOH molten salt calcination and hydrochemical process - Jingjie Yang; Hongjuan Sun; Tongjiang Peng; Li Zeng; Li Chao (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022)

Migration of Alkaline Constituents and Restoration Evaluation in Bauxite Residue Disposal Areas - Yiwei Li; Qihou Li; Wei Sun; Zhihong Peng; Graeme J. Millar; Shengguo Xue; Jun Jiang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Plant–microbe hybrid synthesis provides new insights for the efficient use of Macleaya cordata - Mengshan Sun; Xiaohong Zhong; Li Zhou; Zixuan Xu; Peng Huang; Jianguo Zeng (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022)

Application of enzymatic hydrolysate of Ulva clathrata as biostimulant improved physiological and metabolic adaptation to salt-alkaline stress in wheat - Feiyu Li; Zhihua Wu; Siqi Zuo; Li Fan; Zhengpeng Wei; Ling Ma; Wenke Sun; Chunying Du; Ruizhi Liu; Peng Wang (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022)

Plant miR167e-5p promotes 3T3-L1 adipocyte adipogenesis by targeting β-catenin - Ting Chen; Fei Ma; Yongjia Peng; Ruiping Sun; Qianyun Xi; Jiajie Sun; Jin Zhang; Yongliang Zhang; Meng Li (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2022)

Testicular miRNAs and tsRNAs provide insight into gene regulation during overwintering and reproduction of Onychostoma macrolepis - Guofan Peng; Chao Zhu; Qingfang Sun; Jincan Li; Yining Chen; Yingjie Guo; Hong Ji; Fangxia Yang; Wuzi Dong (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022)

Understanding the Sources of Heavy Metal Pollution in Ambient Air of Neighboring a Solid Waste Landfill Site - Umangi H. Mehta; Daya S. Kaul; Dane Westerdahl; Zhi Ning; Kai Zhang; Li Sun; Peng Wei; Hardik H. Gajjar; Jai D. Jeyaraman; Mansi V. Patel; Rutu R. Joshi (Aerosol Science and Engineering, 2022)

Evaluation of Dynamic Tensions of Single Point Mooring System under Random Waves with Artificial Neural Network - Peng Li; Conglin Jin; Gang Ma; Jie Yang; Liping Sun (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Real-time monitoring of the mooring safety of floating structures is of great significance to their production operations. A deep learning model is proposed here, based on the long short-term memory (LSTM) artificial neural network. Firstly, the numerical simulation is carried out with the single-point mooring system of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) as the training data of LSTM. Then the proposed LSTM is performed. Finally, taking the motion of FPSO which is not encountered by LSTM neural network model as input, we predict the mooring line tension with this model. Here, one FPSO in the South China Sea is taken as a research case, hydrodynamic and mooring models are established, and the network structure and hyper-parameters of the LSTM model are determined. The prediction results of the LSTM under different combinations of wind, wave, and current are compared with the calculation results of AQWA software. The model constructed here can well predict the mooring line tension of different combinations of wind, wave and current.

Composition and Potential Functions of Bacterial Communities Associated With Aurelia Polyps - Yongxue Li; Wenjin Hao; Saijun Peng; Tingting Sun; Jianmin Zhao; Zhijun Dong (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Jellyfish and their associated microbes form an ecological unit called the holobiont. Changes in the composition of dominant microbial assemblages may influence the environmental resilience and function of the holobionts. Differentiating the microbial communities from diverse jellyfish is essential for characterizing the functional contributions of microorganisms but has not been fully explored. In this study, based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we investigated the composition of microbial communities associated with two Aurelia polyp species ( Aurelia coerulea and Aurelia solida ) obtained from seven locations, which were maintained under the same environmental conditions. Sequence analysis showed that the genera Sphingomonas , Phyllobacterium , and Ralstonia were the most abundant members of the Aurelia -associated microbial communities and dominated the core microbiome of the Aurelia polyps in this study. Functional prediction revealed that chemoheterotrophy and aerobic chemoheterotrophy, based on the FAPROTAX dataset, were the primary functions of the associated microbes of Aurelia polyps. In addition, the comparison of microbial communities from different Aurelia polyp populations revealed interspecific instead of intraspecific variation, indicating a correlation between the composition of the symbiotic microbiota and genetic background of Aurelia polyps.

Recent advances in the structure, synthesis, and applications of natural polymeric hydrogels - Khalid Gul; Ren-You Gan; Cui-Xia Sun; Ge Jiao; Ding-Tao Wu; Hua-Bin Li; Ahmad Kenaan; Harold Corke; Ya-Peng Fang (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Spatio-Temporal Variation of Economic Drivers of Urban Heat Island Effect in Yangtze River Delta - Yongzhe Yan; Yanwei Sun; Peng Tian; Jialin Li (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
It is not deep enough that the theoretical and empirical analysis of economic drivers on the urban heat island (UHI) effect have been researched. Consequently, the study of economic drivers of the UHI effect is not only conducive to the governance of the UHI problem but also conducive to deepening the study of related issues in the economic field. The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region of China has developed economic status and the special geography of estuaries and coasts. Therefore, 26 central cities in the YRD region are selected as research samples, and the period from 2003 to 2017 is taken as the observation period. The Spatio-temporal variability of UHI intensity caused by industrialization and urbanization is analyzed by using MODIS land surface temperature (LST) data and related yearbook data. The conclusions are as follows:(1) The UHI intensity of cities in the YRD region is significant and fluctuates to a certain extent. (2) Empirical analysis shows that the agglomeration of single economic factors in the process of industrialization and urbanization does correlate with the UHI intensity in the YRD region, but the correlation may show a downward trend due to the influence of exogenous factors suc0h as physical geography. (3) In terms of economic drivers, the combination of multiple factors can produce a greater UHI intensity. The model of their impacts on UHI intensity is increasingly-changed, which is from a model of Fixed Asset Investment and the Motor Vehicle Population as dominant factors to a model of multiple overlapping economic factors, and the latter has a greater impact.

Erratum to: MYH7B variants cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by activating the CaMK-signaling pathway - Peng Chen; Zongzhe Li; Jiali Nie; Hong Wang; Bo Yu; Zheng Wen; Yang Sun; Xiaolu Shi; Li Jin; Dao-Wen Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Linear polyketides produced by co-culture of Penicillium crustosum and Penicillium fellutanum - Guihong Yu; Peng Sun; Reyilamu Aierken; Chunxiao Sun; Zhenzhen Zhang; Qian Che; Guojian Zhang; Tianjiao Zhu; Qianqun Gu; Mingyu Li; Dehai Li (Marine Life Science & Technology, 2022)

Dexmedetomidine post-conditioning alleviates myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats by ferroptosis inhibition via SLC7A11/GPX4 axis activation - Peng Yu; Jing Zhang; Yi Ding; Dandan Chen; Haijian Sun; Fenglai Yuan; Siyuan Li; Xiaozhong Li; Pingping Yang; Linghua Fu; Shuchun Yu; Jiru Zhang (Human Cell, 2022)

Distributions of Heavy Metals in Rice and Corn and Their Health Risk Assessment in Guizhou Province - Xiaomei Xu; Peng Luo; Shanghang Li; Qinghai Zhang; Dali Sun (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Exosome-derived miR-200a promotes esophageal cancer cell proliferation and migration via the mediating Keap1 expression - Peng Li; Xianben Liu; Wenqun Xing; Huiling Qiu; Renling Li; Shilei Liu; Haibo Sun (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2022)

Correction to: Construction of nitrogen vacant g-C3N4 nanosheet supported Ag3PO4 nanoparticle Z-scheme photocatalyst for improved visible-light photocatalytic activity - Xiuxiu Zhang; Guiyun Yi; Peng Li; Xiaomeng Zheng; Xuhang Shen; Kunlei Ning; Lunjian Chen; Chuanxiang Zhang; Yulong Zhang; Qi Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Construction of nitrogen vacant g-C3N4 nanosheet supported Ag3PO4 nanoparticle Z-scheme photocatalyst for improved visible-light photocatalytic activity - Xiuxiu Zhang; Guiyun Yi; Peng Li; Xiaomeng Zheng; Xuhang Shen; Kunlei Ning; Lunjian Chen; Chuanxiang Zhang; Yulong Zhang; Qi Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effect of SpyTag/SpyCatcher cyclization on stability and refolding of green fluorescent protein - Haiyan Song; Yue Wang; Wenge Dong; Qiwei Chen; Hongxu Sun; Hui Peng; Ren Li; Yanhong Chang; Hui Luo (Biotechnology Letters, 2022)

Probabilistic prediction of the spatial distribution of potential key blocks during tunnel surrounding rock excavation - Peng He; Li-ping Li; Gang Wang; Fei Xu; Shang-qu Sun (Natural Hazards, 2022)

Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks Using the Improved Markov Blanket Discovery Algorithm - Wei Liu; Yi Jiang; Li Peng; Xingen Sun; Wenqing Gan; Qi Zhao; Huanrong Tang (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2022)

Deciphering the influence of urinary microbiota on FoxP3+ regulatory T cell infiltration and prognosis in Chinese patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer - Yifeng Qiu; Yubo Gao; Chunxiao Chen; Ming Xie; Pengcheng Huang; Qi Sun; Zhipeng Zhou; Biao Li; Jie Zhao; Peng Wu (Human Cell, 2022)

System reliability analysis of soil slopes using shear strength reduction and active-learning surrogate models - Tianlong Zhang; Peng Zeng; Rafael Jimenez; Tianbin Li; Xianda Feng; Xiaoping Sun (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Incorporating thermal niche to benefit understanding climate‐induced biological variability in small pelagic fishes in the Kuroshio ecosystem - Shuyang Ma; Yongjun Tian; Jianchao Li; Peilong Ju; Peng Sun; Zhenjiang Ye; Yang Liu; Yoshiro Watanabe (Fisheries Oceanography, 2022)
Climate‐induced fluctuations in marine fish populations have been raising great scientific concerns. Previous studies generally dedicate to parameterization of climatic, environmental, and biological variability patterns with focuses on their empirical or incompletely mechanistic relationships. Little consideration on physiological characteristics of organisms prevents from exploring mechanisms behind the apparent relationships. Therefore, incorporating physiological information into investigation on climate–environment–biology relationships is essential to understand climate‐induced biological variability. Small pelagic fishes play unparalleled roles in the Kuroshio ecosystem and show dramatic fluctuations in response to environmental changes, serving as ideal research targets in studies on climate‐induced biological variability. This study focuses on Japanese sardine, chub mackerel, and Japanese anchovy, three key small pelagic fishes in the Kuroshio ecosystem with distinct physiological characteristics, with attempts to incorporate thermal niches into investigations on their responses to climate variability. The recruitment suitable index (RSI) is developed considering both sea surface temperature (SST) and species thermal niche. Results show that the RSI significantly increase explanations on variations in resource abundance indices of the three key small pelagic fishes. Responses of small pelagic fishes to climate variability show differences by species and stocks. In addition, variations in the Siberian High pressure system and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation contribute highly to variations in resource abundance indices through affecting the SST and further the RSI. This study demonstrates importance of physiological information for understanding climate‐induced biological variability and effectiveness of combining thermal niches with the investigation on mechanistic climate–environment–biology relationships, which should be extensively considered in the future studies.

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps may be a Potential Target for Treating Early Brain Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Hanhai Zeng; Xiongjie Fu; Jing Cai; Chenjun Sun; Mengyan Yu; Yucong Peng; Jianfeng Zhuang; Jingyin Chen; Huaijun Chen; Qian Yu; Chaoran Xu; Hang Zhou; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2022)

Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exert Protective Effects After Ischemic Stroke Through Upregulation of Glutathione - Xiao-Yan Lan; Zheng-Wu Sun; Gui-Lian Xu; Cheng-Yan Chu; Hua-Min Qin; Shen Li; Xin Geng; Peng Gao; Johannes Boltze; Shen Li (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2022)

Cancer metabolism and tumor microenvironment: fostering each other? - Yiyuan Yuan; Huimin Li; Wang Pu; Leilei Chen; Dong Guo; Hongfei Jiang; Bo He; Siyuan Qin; Kui Wang; Na Li; Jingwei Feng; Jing Wen; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

The effects of protopine 6-hydroxylase (P6H) overexpression on benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in Macleaya cordata - Mengshan Sun; Xiubin Liu; Wei Liu; Zixuan Xu; Yuyu Wang; Li Zhou; Peng Huang; Jianguo Zeng (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

The Long Non-coding RNA SNHG12 Functions as a Competing Endogenous RNA to Modulate the Progression of Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury - Hao Zhang; Yuan Liu; Meng Li; Gongfeng Peng; Tao Zhu; Xiaoou Sun (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in children using the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay on sputum: a multicenter study - Xiaoshan Peng; Qiong Liao; Min Fang; Yu Zhu; Yan Shi; Shuting Quan; Yacui Wang; Li Duan; Xiaomei Shi; Yang Liu; Manzhi Wang; Qingsong Wei; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2022)

Sex-specific mediation of placental inflammatory biomarkers in the effects of prenatal phthalate coexposure on preschooler cognitive development - Hui Gao; Juan Tong; Bei-bei Zhu; Meng-long Geng; Hong Gan; Li Sun; Xiao-yan Wu; Kun Huang; Hui Cao; Wen-wen Liu; Shu-man Tao; Peng Ding; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Responses and feedback of litter properties and soil mesofauna to herbaceous plants expansion into the alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain, China - Ying-jie Zhang; Ying-hua Jin; Jia-wei Xu; Hong-shi He; Yan Tao; Zhi-peng Yang; Jing Zhao; Yin-xia Diao; Chen-hui Sun; Mai-He Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Integrative testing device for investigating the hydro-mechanical behavior of highly expansive clay - Yun-zhi Tan; Fan Peng; Hui Li; Hua-jun Ming; De-an Sun (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Organic-rich formation and hydrocarbon enrichment of lacustrine shale strata: A case study of Chang 7 Member - Quanyou Liu; Peng Li; Zhijun Jin; Yuewu Sun; Guang Hu; Dongya Zhu; Zhenkai Huang; Xinping Liang; Rui Zhang; Jiayi Liu (Science China Earth Sciences, 2022)

Mitochondrial Ferritin Deficiency Promotes Osteoblastic Ferroptosis Via Mitophagy in Type 2 Diabetic Osteoporosis - XinDong Wang; HongDong Ma; Jun Sun; TianYu Zheng; Peng Zhao; HaiTian Li; MaoWei Yang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

A genome-wide association study reveals that the cytochrome b5 involved in seed reserve mobilization during seed germination in rice - Zhibo Huang; Jifeng Ying; Liling Peng; Shan Sun; Chengwei Huang; Can Li; Zhoufei Wang; Yongqi He (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

The decreased expression of GW2 homologous genes contributed to the increased grain width and thousand‑grain weight in wheat-Dasypyrum villosum 6VS·6DL translocation lines - Zhiyu Feng; Long Song; Wanjun Song; Zhongqi Qi; Jun Yuan; Run Li; Haiming Han; Huifang Wang; Zhaoyan Chen; Weilong Guo; Mingming Xin; Jie Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Deformation Behaviour of Crushed Waste Rock Under Lateral Cyclic Loading - Meng Li; Jixiong Zhang; Peng Huang; Qiang Sun; Hao Yan (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Optimization of multi-source UAV RS agro-monitoring schemes designed for field-scale crop phenotyping - Wanxue Zhu; Zhigang Sun; Yaohuan Huang; Ting Yang; Jing Li; Kangying Zhu; Junqiang Zhang; Bin Yang; Changxiu Shao; Jinbang Peng; Shiji Li; Hualang Hu; et al. (Precision Agriculture, 2021)

Geological Guided Tomography Inversion Based on Fault Constraint and Its Application - Sanfu Li; Xiaobo Zhang; Zhiwei Dan; Bo Sun; Peng Song; Leiming Sun; Zhongyu Fang; Lie Li (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Luteirhabdus pelagi gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from the West Pacific Ocean - Wen-Ting Ren; Fan-Xu Meng; Li-Li Guo; Li Sun; Xue-Wei Xu; Peng Zhou; Yue-Hong Wu (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)
A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, and yellow-pigmented bacterium, designated A3-108 T , was isolated from seawater of the West Pacific Ocean. Cells were non-motile and rod-shaped, with carotenoid-type pigments. Strain A3-108 T grew at pH 6.0–8.5 (optimum 6.5) and 15–40 °C (optimum 28 °C), in the presence of 0.5–10% (w/v) NaCl (optimum 1.0%). It possessed the ability to produce H 2 S. Based on the 16S rRNA gene analysis, strain A3-108 T exhibited highest similarity with Aureisphaera salina A6D-50 T (90.6%). Phylogenetic analysis shown that strain A3-108 T affiliated with members of the family Flavobacteriaceae and represented an independent lineage. The principal fatty acids were iso-C 15:0 , iso-C 17:0 3-OH, iso-C 15:1 G, and summed feature 3 (C 16:1 ω 7 c and/or C 16:1 ω 6 c ). The sole isoprenoid quinone was MK-6. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, one unidentified aminophospholipid, one unidentified aminolipid and one unidentified lipid. The ANIb, in silico DDH and AAI values among the genomes of strain A3-108 T and three reference strains were 67.3–71.1%, 18.7–22.1%, and 58.8–71.4%, respectively. The G + C content was 41.0%. Distinctness of the phylogenetic position as well as differentiating chemotaxonomic and other phenotypic traits revealed that strain A3-108 T represented a novel genus and species of the family Flavobacteriaceae , for which the name Luteirhabdus pelagi gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed (type strain, A3-108 T = CGMCC 1.18821 T = KCTC 82563 T ).

Tobacco as a potential raw material for drug production - Hao Niu; Peng Zhang; Bin Li; Shuguang Sun; Xiaoliang Yang; Fan He (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2021)

Mobilization of soil phosphate after 8 years of warming is linked to plant phosphorus‐acquisition strategies in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau - Jun Zhou; Xiao‐Long Li; Fei Peng; Chengyang Li; Chimin Lai; Quangang You; Xian Xue; Yanhong Wu; Hongyang Sun; Yang Chen; Hongtao Zhong; Hans Lambers (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Phosphorus (P) is essential for productivity of alpine grassland ecosystems, which are sensitive to global warming. We tested the hypotheses that (1) mobilized ‘calcium‐bound inorganic P’ (Ca‐P i ) is a major source of plant‐available P in alpine meadows with alkaline soils after long‐term warming, (2) mobilization of Ca‐P i is linked to effective plant carboxylate‐releasing P‐acquisition strategies under warming, and (3) the mobilization is also related to plant nitrogen (N)‐acquisition. We conducted an 8‐year warming experiment in an alpine meadow (4635 m above sea level) on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. A significant increase in P concentration in both aboveground and belowground biomass indicates an increased mobilization and assimilation of P by plants under warming. We observed a significant decrease in Ca‐P i , no change in moderately‐labile organic P, and an increase in highly resistant organic P after warming. There was no increase in phosphatase activities. Our results indicate that Ca‐P i , rather than organic P was the major source of plant‐available P for alpine meadows under warming. Higher leaf manganese concentrations of sedges and forbs after warming indicate that carboxylates released by these plants are a key mechanism of Ca‐P i mobilization. The insignificant increase in Rhizobiales after warming and the very small cover of legumes show a minor role of N‐acquisition strategies in solubilizing phosphate. The insignificant change in relative abundance of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria related to P cycling after warming shows a small contribution of microorganisms to Ca‐P i mobilization. The significant increase in leaf N and P concentrations and N:P ratio of grasses and no change in sedge leaf N:P ratio reflect distinct responses of plant nutrient status to warming due to differences in P‐acquisition strategies. We highlight the important effects of belowground P‐acquisition strategies, especially plant carboxylate‐releasing P‐acquisition strategies on responses of plants to global changes in alpine meadows.

Cannabinoid receptor GPR55 activation blocks nicotine use disorder by regulation of AMPAR phosphorylation - Qingqing Liu; Jiaoyan Yu; Xi Li; Yanyan Guo; Ting Sun; Li Luo; Jing Ren; Wei Jiang; Ruitao Zhang; Peng Yang; Qi Yang (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Compositional and structural characteristics of dissolved organic matter in overlying water of the Chaobai River and its environment significance - Li Zhang; Qingxuan Sun; Yue You; Kai Zhang; Chundi Gao; Yongzhen Peng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Pharmacological Activation of RXR-α Promotes Hematoma Absorption via a PPAR-γ-dependent Pathway After Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Chaoran Xu; Huaijun Chen; Shengjun Zhou; Chenjun Sun; Xiaolong Xia; Yucong Peng; Jianfeng Zhuang; Xiongjie Fu; Hanhai Zeng; Hang Zhou; Yang Cao; Qian Yu; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Development of a dual-labeled, hydrolysis probe-based, real-time quantitative PCR assay for detection of both genotypes of duck circovirus-1 (DuCV-1) and DuCV-2 - Lin Zhang; Wenming Jiang; Fuyou Zhang; Yang Li; Jinping Li; Shaobo Liang; Xiaohui Yu; Cheng Peng; Shuo Liu; Jingjing Wang; Shuhong Sun; Hualei Liu (Virus Genes, 2021)

Critical transitions and ecological resilience of large marine ecosystems in the Northwestern Pacific in response to global warming - Shuyang Ma; Dan Liu; Yongjun Tian; Caihong Fu; Jianchao Li; Peilong Ju; Peng Sun; Zhenjiang Ye; Yang Liu; Yoshiro Watanabe (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Natural systems can undergo critical transitions, leading to substantial socioeconomic and ecological outcomes. “Ecological resilience” has been proposed to describe the capacity of natural systems to absorb external perturbation and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain essentially the same function, structure, identity, and feedbacks. However, the mere application of ecological resilience in theoretical research and the lack of quantitative approaches present considerable obstacles for predicting critical transitions and understanding their mechanisms. Large marine ecosystems (LMEs) in the Northwestern Pacific are characterized by great biodiversity and productivity, as well as remarkable warming in recent decades. However, no information is available on the critical transitions and ecological resilience of LMEs in response to warming. Therefore, we applied an integrated resilience assessment framework to fisheries catch data from seven LMEs covering a wide range of regions, from tropical to subarctic, in the Northwestern Pacific to identify critical transitions, assess ecological resilience, and reconstruct folded stability landscapes, with a specific focus on the effects of warming. The results provide evidence of the occurrence of critical transitions, with fold bifurcation and hysteresis in response to increasing sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the seven LMEs. In addition, these LMEs show similarities and synchronies in structure variations and critical transitions forced by warming. Both dramatic increases in SST and small fluctuations at the corresponding thresholds may trigger critical transitions. Ecological resilience decreases when approaching the tipping points and is repainted as the LMEs shift to alternative stable states with different resilient dynamics. Folded stability landscapes indicate that the responses of LMEs to warming are discontinuous, which may be caused by the reorganization of LMEs as their sensitivity to warming changes. Our study clarifies the nonlinear responses of LMEs to anthropogenic warming and provides examples of quantifying ecological resilience in empirical systems at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales.

Climate change impacts on China’s marine ecosystems - Bin Kang; Gretta T. Pecl; Longshan Lin; Peng Sun; Peidong Zhang; Yuan Li; Linlin Zhao; Xin Peng; Yunrong Yan; Chunyan Shen; Wentao Niu (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2021)

Correlations between Dual-Pathway White Matter Alterations and Language Impairment in Patients with Aphasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Jie Zhang; Shuchang Zhong; Liang Zhou; Yamei Yu; Xufei Tan; Min Wu; Peng Sun; Wei Zhang; Juebao Li; Ruidong Cheng; Yanfei Wu; Yanmei Yu; et al. (Neuropsychology Review, 2021)

Role of circRNAs in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative diseases - Junwei Li; Chenyou Sun; Huairui Cui; Jinhao Sun; Peng Zhou (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

A mutation in CsHY2 encoding a phytochromobilin (PΦB) synthase leads to an elongated hypocotyl 1(elh1) phenotype in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) - Liangliang Hu; Peng Liu; Zhuoshuai Jin; Jing Sun; Yiqun Weng; Peng Chen; Shengli Du; Aimin Wei; Yuhong Li (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

CsKTN1 for a katanin p60 subunit is associated with the regulation of fruit elongation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) - Hui Wang; Jing Sun; Fan Yang; Yiqun Weng; Peng Chen; Shengli Du; Aimin Wei; Yuhong Li (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Role of the microRNA-29 family in myocardial fibrosis - Changyan Li; Nan Wang; Peng Rao; Limeiting Wang; Di Lu; Lin Sun (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Melatonin-assisted phytoremediation of Pb-contaminated soil using bermudagrass - Chengcheng Xie; Siyi Pu; Xi Xiong; Shuyu Chen; Lingli Peng; Jingyi Fu; Lingxia Sun; Baimeng Guo; Mingyan Jiang; Xi Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Linking hydraulic geometry, land use, and stream water quality in the Taihu Basin, China - Yaoyi Liu; Hongju Zhang; Peng Zeng; Yukun Wang; Gen Li; Fengyun Sun; Yue Che (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

Flexible reconfiguration of functional brain networks as a potential neural mechanism of creativity - Junchao Li; Natasza Orlov; Zengjian Wang; Bingqing Jiao; Yibo Wang; Huawei Xu; Hui Yang; Yingying Huang; Yan Sun; Peng Zhang; Rengui Yu; Ming Liu; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Monitoring of Aluminum content in food and assessment of dietary exposure of residents in North China - Guotao Ding; Yongfa Jing; Yonghong Han; Peng Sun; Shuang Liang; Jinsheng Liu; Xianfeng Wang; Yingying Lian; Yanfei Fang; Zengjun Jin; Weihao Li (Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance, 2021)

Long-Term Variability of Piscivorous Fish in China Seas Under Climate Change With Implication for Fisheries Management - Dan Liu; Yongjun Tian; Shuyang Ma; Jianchao Li; Peng Sun; Zhenjiang Ye; Caihong Fu; Kuowei Lan; Shijie Zhou (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Due to persistent fishing expansion in the China Seas over the past six decades, fisheries resources have been over-exploited; as a result, exploited fish have become smaller in size and younger in age. Marine piscivorous fish constituted a large portion of Chinese fisheries catch, long-term variability of which has rarely been investigated despite intense fishing pressure and climate change. In this study, we attempt to identify their responses to climate change and fishing activities and to provide scientific basis for sustainable exploitation of these resources. Seven taxa from pelagic to demersal species inhabiting either cold-water or warm-water were selected to represent the piscivorous fish assemblage in the China Seas. Total catch of these piscivorous fish in the China Seas increased during the early 1990s, stabilizing around 1.2 million tons after 1997. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed evident interannual-decadal variabilities in the catch of these fish with step changes around 1985/86 and 1997/98. Individual taxa, however, showed different trends in catches with sharks, rays, and lizardfishes manifesting downward trends while Pacific cod, eels, and hairtail increasing. Common dolphinfish and Japanese-Spanish mackerel increased largely in the 1990s but declined slightly during the 2000s. Although there were temporal overlaps between climate change and fishing variabilities, results of gradient forest analyses indicated that fishing effort imposed the most important influence on piscivorous fish. And among all climate variables explored in this study, sea surface temperature (SST) especially that of the East China Sea, had greatest impacts on variations in piscivorous fish catch, which may have been gradually exacerbated by the continued high fishing intensity. In addition, significant changes were identified in the life history traits in the species we evaluated, such as reduced average body sizes and truncated age compositions, strongly indicating the effect of fishing. We therefore advocate precautionary fishery practices under climate change.

Characterization of the pectin methylesterase inhibitor gene family in Rosaceae and role of PbrPMEI23/39/41 in methylesterified pectin distribution in pear pollen tube - Xiaoxuan Zhu; Chao Tang; Qionghou Li; Xin Qiao; Xian Li; Yilin Cai; Peng Wang; Yangyang Sun; Hua Zhang; Shaoling Zhang; Juyou Wu (Planta, 2021)

Effects of Plant Growth Regulators, Soil Moisture Contents, and Carbon/Nitrogen Ratios on Sex Differentiation in Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) Flowers - Liyuan Wang; Huawei Li; Peng Sun; Yujing Suo; Weijuan Han; Songfeng Diao; Yini Mai; Fangdong Li; Jianmin Fu (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

High Soil Available Phosphorus Favors Carbon Metabolism in Cotton Leaves in Pot Trials - Jingran Liu; Jun Peng; Houqiang Xia; Pengcheng Li; Zongyun Li; Miao Sun; Cangsong Zheng; Helin Dong (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Photocatalytic purification of contaminated air in intensive care units by ZnSn(OH)6 nanoparticles - Xinyi Peng; Mengmeng Jiang; Xinchen Wang; Danzhen Li; Shuhui Sun; Yu Shao; Yi Zheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Molecular surveillance of coxsackievirus A16 in southern China, 2008–2019 - Lina Yi; Hanri Zeng; Huanying Zheng; Jinju Peng; Xue Guo; Leng Liu; Qianling Xiong; Limei Sun; Xiaohua Tan; Jianfeng He; Jing Lu; Hui Li (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Vertical diversity and association pattern of total, abundant and rare microbial communities in deep‐sea sediments - Yunhui Zhang; Peng Yao; Chuang Sun; Sanzhong Li; Xiaochong Shi; Xiao‐Hua Zhang; Jiwen Liu (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Microbial abundance and community composition in marine sediments have been widely explored. However, high‐resolution vertical changes of benthic microbial diversity and co‐occurrence patterns are poorly described. The ecological contributions of abundant and rare species in sediments also remain largely unknown. Here, by analysing microbial populations at 14 depth layers of 10 subseafloor sediment cores (water depth 1,250–3,530 m) obtained in the South China Sea, we provided the vertical profiles of microbial β ‐diversity and co‐occurrence influenced by subcommunities of different abundance. These 134 sediment samples were clustered into four groups according to sediment depth (1–2, 6–10, 30–90 and 190–790 cm) with obvious shifts in microbial community compositions. The vertical succession of microorganisms was consistent with redox zonation and influenced by terrestrial inputs. Partitioning of vertical β ‐diversity showed extremely high species replacement between deep layers and the surface layer, indicating selection‐induced loss of rare species and dispersal of dormant cells and spores. By contrast, for horizontal β ‐diversity, richness of rare species became increasingly significant in deep sediments. Accompanying this β ‐diversity profile were clear changes in the association pattern, with microorganisms being less connected in deeper sediment layers, probably reflecting reduced syntrophic interactions. Rare species accounted for an indispensable proportion in the co‐occurrence network, and tended to form complex “small worlds.” The rare subcommunity also responded differently to various environmental factors compared with the abundant subcommunity. Our findings expand current knowledge on vertical changes of marine benthic microbial diversity and their association patterns, emphasizing the potential roles of rare species.

Appraising the Status of Fish Community Structure in the Yellow Sea Based on an Indicator-Testing Framework - Yuru Li; Shuyang Ma; Caihong Fu; Yongjun Tian; Jianchao Li; Peng Sun; Zhenjiang Ye; Yang Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Fish community structure (FCS) of the Yellow Sea (YS) is affected by multiple pressures. Quantifying the responses of indicators of FCS (IFCSs) to pressures is a key aspect of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Quantitative methodology has hitherto been rarely applied to evaluate the performance of ecological indicators in response to physical and anthropogenic pressures and management actions. In this study, we adopted a quantitative and flexible framework to quantify the performance of IFCSs in the YS as well as to identify a suite of operational IFCSs to evaluate the status of the FCS via two state-space approaches. A total of 22 IFCSs were tested for their responses to three types of pressures including anthropogenic activities (fishing), large-scale climate change, and regional environmental variables. Our results indicate that the majority of IFCSs have good performance in terms of sensitivity in their responses to pressures, but weak performance in terms of robustness. The IFCSs tend to respond stronger to fishing than to large-scale climatic indices and regional environmental indices both in terms of sensitivity and robustness. A final indicator suite of five best-performing IFCSs was identified. The five IFCSs include total catch (ToC), mean trophic level (MTL), the ratio of catch of large predatory groups to total catch (LPC/ToC), mean temperature of catch (MTC) [or alternatively catch of small pelagic groups (SPC)], and functional evenness based on thermal groups (T-J′FD), all of which show regime shift patterns consistent with climate change. Compared to a reference period (1960–1964), the status of the current FCS has been obviously changed, and the long-term trajectories of the final indicator suite is consistent with that of fishing pressure. This study demonstrates the applicability of the indicator-testing framework in appraising the status of FCS, and facilitates moving towards ecosystem-based fisheries management in the YS.

Flavonoids improve drought tolerance of maize seedlings by regulating the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species - Baozhu Li; Ruonan Fan; Guiling Sun; Ting Sun; Yanting Fan; Shenglong Bai; Siyi Guo; Shiquan Huang; Jiong Liu; Hui Zhang; Pengtao Wang; Xiaohong Zhu; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2021)
Background and aims As drought threatens the yield and quality of maize ( Zea mays L.), it is important to dissect the molecular basis of maize drought tolerance. Flavonoids, participate in the scavenging of oxygen free radicals and alleviate stress-induced oxidative damages. This study aims to dissect the function of flavonoids in the improvement of maize drought tolerance. Methods Using far-infrared imaging screening, we previously isolated a drought overly insensitivity ( doi ) mutant from an ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-mutagenized maize library and designated it as doi57 . In this study, we performed a physiological characterization and transcriptome profiling of doi57 in comparison to corresponding wild-type B73 under drought stress. Results Under drought stress, doi57 seedlings displayed lower leaf-surface temperature (LST), faster water loss, and better performance in growth than B73. Transcriptome analysis reveals that key genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis are enriched among differentially expressed genes in doi57 . In line with these results, more flavonols and less hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) were accumulated in guard cells of doi57 than in those of B73 with the decrease of soil water content (SWC). Moreover, the capacity determined from doi57 seedling extracts to scavenge oxygen free radicals was more effective than that of B73 under the drought treatment. Additionally, doi57 seedlings had higher photosynthetic rates, stomatal conductance, transpiration rates, and water use efficiency than B73 exposed to drought stress, resulting in high biomass and greater root/shoot ratios in doi57 mutant plants. Conclusion Flavonoids may facilitate maize seedling drought tolerance by lowering drought-induced oxidative damage as well regulating stomatal movement.

Correction to: Run-out distance exceedance probability evaluation and hazard zoning of an individual landslide - Xiaoping Sun; Peng Zeng; Tianbin Li; Tianlong Zhang; Xianda Feng; Rafael Jimenez (Landslides, 2021)

Run-out distance exceedance probability evaluation and hazard zoning of an individual landslide - Xiaoping Sun; Peng Zeng; Tianbin Li; Tianlong Zhang; Xianda Feng; Rafael Jimenez (Landslides, 2021)

Identification of a microalgae-yeast coculture system for nutrient removal in shrimp culture wastewater - Zhizhan Luo; Wen Huang; Chuntian Zheng; Ji Li; Long Yun; Huiming Sun; Guoxia Wang; Xiaoying Chen; Wenyan Mo; Dun Deng; Peng Luo; Huo Li; et al. (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021)

Comprehensive Marine Observing Experiment Based on High-Altitude Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (South China Sea Experiment 2020 of the “Petrel Project”) - Xuefen Zhang; Liangxu Li; Rongkang Yang; Ran Guo; Xia Sun; Jianping Luo; Hongbin Chen; Daxin Liu; Kebing Tang; Wenwu Peng; Xiaodong Han; Qiyun Guo; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Absorption, metabolism, and bioactivity of vitexin: recent advances in understanding the efficacy of an important nutraceutical - Ye Peng; Renyou Gan; Huabin Li; Mingxuan Yang; David Julian McClements; Ruichang Gao; Quancai Sun (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2021)

Phenotypic characterization of the glossy1 mutant and fine mapping of GLOSSY1 in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Linghong Li; Lingling Chai; Huanwen Xu; Huijie Zhai; Tianya Wang; Mingyi Zhang; Mingshan You; Huiru Peng; Yingyin Yao; Zhaorong Hu; Mingming Xin; Weilong Guo; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Lentibacillus saliphilus. sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a saltern in Korea - Yun Wang; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Hong-Ping Lin; Peng Sun; Hong-Yan Zhang; Dong-Mei Lu; Li-Yun Wang; Chang-Jin Kim; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Development of EST-SSR markers and their application in the genetic diversity of persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) - Liyuan Wang; Huawei Li; Yujing Suo; Weijuan Han; Songfeng Diao; Yini Mai; Peng Sun; Jianmin Fu (Trees, 2021)

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens application to prevent biofilms in reclaimed water microirrigation systems* - Jiaxin Wen; Yang Xiao; Peng Song; Bo Sun; Tahir Muhammad; Lianghe Ma; An Waier Aosiman; Yunkai Li (Irrigation and Drainage, 2021)
Reclaimed water (RW) applied in drip irrigation systems could be a solution to cope with the challenges of limited freshwater resources. Biofilm growth in irrigation systems is an unavoidable issue when using RW. To date, strong chemical bactericides mostly dominate the commercial market in controlling biofilms. However, recently scientists have been concerned about their real efficacy and environmental risks. This study assesses a low‐concentration microbial antagonist (i.e., Bacillus amyloliquefaciens inoculums, BAI) intermittently injected into the systems to mitigate biofilm formation in three types of drip emitters using two kinds of treated RW. The results indicated that the application of BAI significantly ( p

Experimental evidence for long‐term coexistence of copiotrophic and oligotrophic bacteria in pelagic surface seawater - Yi Li; Zhi‐Bin Wang; Xi‐Ying Zhang; Yan‐Ru Dang; Lin‐Lin Sun; Wei‐Peng Zhang; Hui‐Hui Fu; Gui‐Peng Yang; Min Wang; Andrew McMinn; Xiu‐Lan Chen; Yin Chen; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Most marine copiotrophic bacteria can produce extracellular enzymes to degrade biopolymers into bio‐available smaller solutes, while oligotrophic bacteria usually cannot. Bacterial extracellular enzymes and enzymatic products can be a common resource that could be utilized by both copiotrophs and oligotrophs; when present, oligotrophs may outcompete the enzyme‐producing copiotrophs. However, copiotrophs and oligotrophs consistently coexist in the ocean. How they maintain coexistence has still not been experimentally studied. In this study, the interaction and coexistence of a copiotroph and an oligotroph, isolated from the same surface seawater sample and utilizing the same proteinaceous substrate, were experimentally investigated. The copiotroph could secrete extracellular proteases to degrade and then utilize the proteinaceous substrate. The oligotroph was unable to utilize the proteinaceous substrate by itself, but could grow by using the hydrolysate amino acids. The copiotroph outcompeted the oligotroph by adsorbing the amino acids quickly and having a higher growth rate in the rich medium. The oligotroph survived by adapting to low concentration of nutrients. The copiotroph and oligotroph were able to maintain long‐term (up to 142 days) coexistence in the laboratory. This study indicates that differences in the utilization of different concentrations of nutrients can drive the coexistence of marine copiotrophs and oligotrophs.

Preliminary study on relationships among nutritional risk, serum prealbumin, and peripheral blood T cell subsets in patients with severe COVID-19 - Yanli Li; Yanbo Sun; Jing He; Peng Zhao; Pengju Luo; Jinsong Bai; Weiming Li; Shumin Li; Yueying Lin; Yunyun Cen (Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Genome-wide association study of six quality-related traits in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under two sowing conditions - Hongyao Lou; Runqi Zhang; Yitong Liu; Dandan Guo; Shanshan Zhai; Aiyan Chen; Yufeng Zhang; Chaojie Xie; Mingshan You; Huiru Peng; Rongqi Liang; Zhongfu Ni; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Genome-wide association study identifies QTL for thousand grain weight in winter wheat under normal- and late-sown stressed environments - Xiaobo Wang; Panfeng Guan; Mingming Xin; Yongfa Wang; Xiyong Chen; Aiju Zhao; Manshuang Liu; Hongxia Li; Mingyi Zhang; Lahu Lu; Jinbo Zhang; Zhongfu Ni; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Improved control of Frankliniella occidentalis on greenhouse pepper through the integration of Orius sauteri and neonicotinoid insecticides - Qing-cai Lin; Hao Chen; Dirk Babendreier; Jin-ping Zhang; Feng Zhang; Xiao-yan Dai; Zuo-wen Sun; Zhao-peng Shi; Xiao-lin Dong; Guang-an Wu; Yi Yu; Li Zheng; et al. (Journal of Pest Science, 2021)

Petrogenesis of volcanic rocks from Eastern Manus Basin: indications in mineralogy and geochemistry - Xia Zhao; Liyan Tian; Jianhui Sun; Peng Huang; Yan Li; Yue Gao (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

LncRNA NEAT1 regulates chondrocyte proliferation and apoptosis via targeting miR-543/PLA2G4A axis - Peng Xiao; Xu Zhu; Jinpeng Sun; Yuhang Zhang; Weijian Qiu; Jianqiang Li; Xuejian Wu (Human Cell, 2021)

Extensive haplotypes are associated with population differentiation and environmental adaptability in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) - Panhong Dai; Gaofei Sun; Yinhua Jia; Zhaoe Pan; Yingbing Tian; Zhen Peng; Hongge Li; Shoupu He; Xiongming Du (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

The Arabidopsis KH-domain protein FLOWERING LOCUS Y delays flowering by upregulating FLOWERING LOCUS C family members - Guang-Yi Dai; Ding-Kang Chen; Yun-Peng Sun; Wei-Yi Liang; Yu Liu; Li-Qun Huang; Yong-Kang Li; Jia-Fan He; Nan Yao (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

The Labeling, Visualization, and Quantification of Hyaluronan Distribution in Tumor-Bearing Mouse Using PET and MR Imaging - Wangxi Hai; Xiao Bao; Kang Sun; Biao Li; Jinliang Peng; Yuhong Xu (Pharmaceutical Research, 2020)

Pseudorabies virus production using a serum-free medium in fixed-bed bioreactors with low cell inoculum density - Jianqi Nie; Yang Sun; Feng Peng; Fei Han; Yankun Yang; Xiuxia Liu; Chunli Liu; Ye Li; Zhonghu Bai (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Design of a downlink algorithm for rotary steering (logging while drilling) systems - Liang Yao; Wang Mei-Shan; Liu Peng; Zhu Bo; Ma Li; Sun Yan (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

An A 1 -type granite that borders A 2 -type: insights from the geochemical characteristics of the Zongyang A-type granite in the Lower Yangtze River Belt, China - Xiao-Yan Jiang; Kai Wu; Jin-Cheng Luo; Li-Peng Zhang; Wei Dong Sun; Xiao-Ping Xia (International Geology Review, 2020)

CD49a+CD49b+ NK cells induced by viral infection reflect an activated state of conventional NK cells - Wenhan Li; Jing Zhou; Xianwei Wang; Yuzhang Wu; Lilin Ye; Haiming Wei; Rui Sun; Zhigang Tian; Hui Peng (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Astragaloside protects rat brain from microwave-induced functional injuries via restoring acetylcholine and normalizing electroencephalogram - Li Zhao; Yunbo Sun; Chao Yu; Junjun Chen; Xinping Xu; Xueyan Zhang; Hui Wang; Jing Zhang; Haoyu Wang; Ji Dong; Binwei Yao; Hongmei Zhou; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Latitudinal differences in early growth of largehead hairtail ( Trichiurus japonicus ) in relation to environmental variables - Peng Sun; Qi Chen; Caihong Fu; Yi Xu; Runlong Sun; Jianchao Li; Haiqing Yu; Chi Zhang; Yang Liu; Zhenjiang Ye; Yongjun Tian; Mikko Heino (Fisheries Oceanography, 2020)
Largehead hairtail ( Trichiurus japonicus ) in the China Seas shows an increasing catch trend, despite continued overexploitation, which could be attributed to improved recruitment as a result of strengthened early growth. To understand the early growth variability of largehead hairtail, we examined the linkages between early growth, as revealed by otolith microstructure, and the associated environmental variables over both spatial and temporal scales. Young‐of‐the‐Year largehead hairtail were collected from three regions in the Bohai, Yellow and East China Seas between 29° and 39° N. Daily increment widths of sagittal otoliths were measured and used as a proxy for somatic growth. We found two spawning cohorts, Spring‐ and Summer‐spawned cohorts, that showed latitudinal differences in both mean growth and growth pattern. The transition time from larval to juvenile stage was identified at around 40 days. Daily increment widths of two cohorts showed similar growth pattern in the first 40 days, while location had a marked effect on daily growth over 41–110 days. This suggests physiologically constrained growth pattern in larval stage, but more plastic growth subject to habitat‐specific influences in juvenile stage. The gradient forest analysis identified sea bottom temperature, vertical temperature gradient, and sea surface salinity, as the most important variables in determining early growth. Latitudinal differences in early growth pattern and their response to environmental variables suggest adaptive plasticity of early growth, which has notable implication for the management and sustainable utilization of this important but heavily exploited resource in the China Seas.

Transcriptome analysis of rice leaves in response to Rhizoctonia solani infection and reveals a novel regulatory mechanism - De Peng Yuan; Xiao Feng Xu; Woo-Jong Hong; Si Ting Wang; Xin Tong Jia; Yang Liu; Shuang Li; Zhi Min Li; Qian Sun; Qiong Mei; Shuai Li; Ki-Hong Jung; et al. (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2020)

Experimental study on the strain rockburst of calcareous sandstone containing joint surface - Chengyu Miao; Xiaoming Sun; Yong Zhang; Junwei Wang; Jiaxuan Zhang; Peng Song; Gan Li (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Noise does not equal bias in assessing the evolutionary history of the angiosperm flora of China: A response to Qian (2019) - Li‐Min Lu; Hai‐Hua Hu; Dan‐Xiao Peng; Bing Liu; Jian‐Fei Ye; Tuo Yang; Hong‐Lei Li; Miao Sun; Stephen A. Smith; Pamela S. Soltis; Douglas E. Soltis; Zhi‐Duan Chen (Journal of Biogeography, 2020)
In response to our paper on the evolutionary history of the Chinese flora, Qian suggests that certain features of the divergence time estimation employed might have led to biased conclusions in Lu et al (2018). Here, we consider Qian's specific criticisms, explore the extent of uncertainty in the data and demonstrate that (i) no systematic bias toward dates that are too young or too old is detected in Lu et al.; (ii) constraint of the crown age of angiosperms does not bias the generic ages estimated by Lu et al.; and (iii) ages derived from the Chinese regional phylogeny do not bias the conclusions reported by Lu et al. All these analyses confirm that the conclusions reported previously are robust. We argue that, like many large‐scale biodiversity analyses, sources of noise in divergence time estimation are to be expected, but these should not be confused with bias.

Climate Variability Patterns and Their Ecological Effects on Ecosystems in the Northwestern North Pacific - Shuyang Ma; Yongjun Tian; Jianchao Li; Haiqing Yu; Jiahua Cheng; Peng Sun; Caihong Fu; Yang Liu; Yoshiro Watanabe (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

MYH7B variants cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by activating the CaMK-signaling pathway - Peng Chen; Zongzhe Li; Jiali Nie; Hong Wang; Bo Yu; Zheng Wen; Yang Sun; Xiaolu Shi; Li Jin; Dao-Wen Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Genetic Analysis of Rice Restorer Line Yazhan - Shuang Li; Qiuping Yu; Yue Sun; Chunlei Wang; Jianmin Bian; Jie Xu; Haohua He; Xiaosong Peng (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2020)

Rainfall-induced landslide in loess area, Northwest China: a case study of the Changhe landslide on September 14, 2019, in Gansu Province - Haojie Wang; Ping Sun; Shuai Zhang; Shuai Han; Xiaobin Li; Tao Wang; Qiang Guo; Peng Xin (Landslides, 2020)

Genome of Bacillus sp. strain QHF158 provides insights into its parasporal inclusions encoded by the S-layer gene - Yinghong Jin; Junhui Wang; Qian Liu; Haifang Qiu; Yangyang Wang; Jiayi Zhou; Jie Sun; Peng Li; Ruiping Wang; Wenfei Zhang (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

SCFAs induce autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells and relieve colitis by stabilizing HIF-1α - Chao Zhou; Liangzi Li; Teming Li; Lihua Sun; Jiuheng Yin; Haidi Guan; Liucan Wang; Hongbing Zhu; Peng Xu; Xin Fan; Baifa Sheng; Weidong Xiao; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)

Transcriptome Analysis of Two Strains of Proteus mirabilis with Swarming Migration Deficiency Isolated from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection - Liang Peng; Ding-Qiang Chen; Guan-Ming Jiang; Jing-Yi Ou; Qiao Jiang; Li-Ting Zeng; Yi Xiao; Qiong-Yan Jiang; Ling Yang; Ning Sun (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Benzophenone glycosides from the pericarps of Aquilaria yunnanensis S. C. Huang - Hui Sun; Yun-Feng Zhang; Hui-Xia Huo; Peng-Wei Guan; Chao-Chao Wang; Hui-Na Yao; Yun-Fang Zhao; Peng-Fei Tu; Jun Li (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Epigenetic role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation in the cardiovascular system - Kun Zhao; Chuan-xi Yang; Peng Li; Wei Sun; Xiang-qing Kong (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Immersion test of loess in ground fissures in Shuanghuaishu, Shaanxi Province, China - Quanzhong Lu; Yang Liu; Jianbing Peng; Liang Li; Wen Fan; Nina Liu; Kai Sun; Rendao Liu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Ecosystem service valuation of bays in East China Sea and its response to sea reclamation activities - Ruiqing Liu; Hao Xu; Jialin Li; Ruiliang Pu; Chao Sun; Luodan Cao; Yimei Jiang; Peng Tian; Lijia Wang; Hongbo Gong (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020)

MPTP-Induced Impairment of Cardiovascular Function - Xiaoli Liu; Bo Wei; Qianqian Bi; Qihang Sun; Li Li; Jian He; Yuancheng Weng; Shenyan Zhang; Genxiang Mao; Yizhong Bao; Shu Wan; Xiao Z. Shen; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Flower cultivation regimes affect apocarotenoid accumulation and gene expression during the development of saffron stigma - Guifen Zhou; Liqin Li; Jiemiao Lu; Jing Li; Chong Yao; Peng Sun; Kaohua Liu; Yan Dong; Luping Qin; Xiaodong Qian (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2020)

Plastic pollution in croplands threatens long‐term food security - Dan Zhang; Ee Ling Ng; Wanli Hu; Hongyuan Wang; Pablo Galaviz; Hude Yang; Wentao Sun; Chongxiao Li; Xingwang Ma; Bin Fu; Peiyi Zhao; Fulin Zhang; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Plastic pollution is a global concern given its prevalence in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Studies have been conducted on the distribution and impact of plastic pollution in marine ecosystems, but little is known on terrestrial ecosystems. Plastic mulch has been widely used to increase crop yields worldwide, yet the impact of plastic residues in cropland soils to soil health and crop production in the long term remained unclear. In this paper, using a global meta‐analysis, we found that the use of plastic mulch can indeed increase crop yields on average by 25%–42% in the immediate season due to the increase of soil temperature (+8%) and moisture (+17%). However, the unabated accumulation of film residues in the field negatively impacts its physicochemical properties linked to healthy soil and threatens food production in the long term. It has multiple negative impacts on plant growth including crop yield (at the mean rate of −3% for every additional 100 kg/ha of film residue), plant height (−2%) and root weight (−5%), and soil properties including soil water evaporation capacity (−2%), soil water infiltration rate (−8%), soil organic matter (−0.8%) and soil available phosphorus (−5%) based on meta‐regression. Using a nationwide field survey of China, the largest user of plastic mulch worldwide, we found that plastic residue accumulation in cropland soils has reached 550,800 tonnes, with an estimated 6%–10% reduction in cotton yield in some polluted sites based on current level of plastic residue content. Immediate actions should be taken to ensure the recovery of plastic film mulch and limit further increase in film residue loading to maintain the sustainability of these croplands.

A new diterpenoid alkaloid from Aconitum hemsleyanum - Zhi-Hui Luo; Yang Chen; Xin-Yi Sun; Hua Fan; Wei Li; Liang Deng; Tian-Peng Yin (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Divergence of Iodine and Thyroid Hormones in the Fetal and Maternal Parts of Human-Term Placenta - Shiqiao Peng; Chenyan Li; Xiaochen Xie; Xiaomei Zhang; Danyang Wang; Xixuan Lu; Manni Sun; Tao Meng; Shiwei Wang; Yaqiu Jiang; Zhongyan Shan; Weiping Teng (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

The semidominant mutation w5 impairs epicuticular wax deposition in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Linghong Li; Zhongqi Qi; Lingling Chai; Zhaoyan Chen; Tianya Wang; Mingyi Zhang; Mingshan You; Huiru Peng; Yingyin Yao; Zhaorong Hu; Mingming Xin; Weilong Guo; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

The acute effects of ultraviolet radiation exposure on solar dermatitis in Shanghai, China - Guojiang Zhou; Li Peng; Wei Gao; Ying Zou; Yimei Tan; Yangfeng Ding; Shanqun Li; Hong Sun; Renjie Chen (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020)

Species richness and biodiversity significance of alpine micro-waterbody systems in Gaoligong Mountain, Northwest Yunnan, China - Shuo-Ran Liu; Davide Fornacca; Dao-De Yang; Lu Tan; Xian-Fu Li; Guo-Peng Ren; Jun Sun; Xiao-Yang He; Wen-Shu Yang; Qing-Hua Cai; Wen Xiao (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

MiR-430 Can Affect the Mesoderm Formation and Metamorphosis of Paralichthys olivaceus by Targeting lefty Gene - Rui Li; Zhenwei Wang; Minmin Sun; Meiting Peng; Jie Qi; Zhigang Wang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020)

Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Recombinant Plectasin on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health and Innate Immunity Response in Broilers - Jing Lin Ma; Li Hua Zhao; Dan Dan Sun; Jing Zhang; Yong Peng Guo; Zhi Qiang Zhang; Qiu Gang Ma; Cheng Ji; Li Hong Zhao (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2020)

Pro-inflammatory cytokines in the paraventricular nucleus mediate the adipose afferent reflex in rats - Peng Lu; Li-wen Liang; Ai-li Xu; Ye-ying Sun; Shu-jun Jiang; Zhen Shi (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2020)

Establishment and characterization of a new cell line derived from half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis kidney - Yanan Lou; Bin Sun; Lina Zhang; Yong Li; Peng Xiao (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2020)

Prolonged Neo-Tethyan magmatic arc in Myanmar: evidence from geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes of Cretaceous mafic–felsic intrusions in the Banmauk–Kawlin area - Jin-Xiang Li; Wei-Ming Fan; Li-Yun Zhang; Tou-Ping Peng; Ya-Li Sun; Lin Ding; Fu-Long Cai; Kyaing Sein (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2020)

Involvement of the JNK signaling in granular corneal dystrophy by modulating TGF-β-induced TGFBI expression and corneal fibroblast apoptosis - Danyao Nie; Xinhua Liu; Yuan Wang; Wenling He; Ming Li; Yun Peng; Jing Zhang; Liangnan Sun; Zonghui Yan; Lin Ye (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

Permeability dynamic variation of coal under various confining pressures using LFNMR relaxation method - Peng Xia; Fangui Zeng; Xiaoxia Song; Beilei Sun; Taotao Yan; Wei Li; Yanjun Meng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Relative roles of formation and preservation on gold endowment along the Sanshandao gold belt in the Jiaodong gold province, China: importance for province- to district-scale gold exploration - Liang Zhang; David I. Groves; Li-Qiang Yang; Gong-Wen Wang; Xiang-Dong Liu; Da-Peng Li; Ying-Xin Song; Wei Shan; Si-Chen Sun; Zhao-Kun Wang (Mineralium Deposita, 2020)

Ecosystem Health: Assessment Framework, Spatial Evolution, and Regional Optimization in Southwest China - Hao Zhang; Jian Sun; Wei Deng; Li Peng (Chinese Geographical Science, 2020)

Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative gene expression analyses in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) using real-time quantitative PCR - Gaigai Du; Liyuan Wang; Huawei Li; Peng Sun; Jianmin Fu; Yujing Suo; Weijuan Han; Songfeng Diao; Yini Mai; Fangdong Li (Biologia Futura, 2020)
Background and aims Persimmon ( Diospyros kaki ) is an economically important fruit tree species with complex flowering characteristics. To obtain accurate expression pattern analysis results, it is vital to select a reliable gene for the normalization of real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction data. The aim of this study was to identify the optimal internal control gene among six candidate genes for gene expression analysis in different persimmon organs and developmental stages. Materials and methods This analysis was conducted using geNorm and NormFinder software to show differences in the stability of the six reference genes among tissues and floral developmental stages of the same plant. Results Although genes that exhibited moderate expression in NormFinder revealed slightly different expression stabilities than those obtained by geNorm, both sets of results showed that GAPDH was the best reference gene in different organs and floral buds at different developmental stages, whereas 18SrRNA was the least stable gene. Conclusions Based on the overall ranking, GAPDH is the most suitable reference gene and is highly recommended for gene expression studies in different organs and different developmental stages of persimmon. This study provides useful reference data for future gene expression studies and will contribute to improving the accuracy of gene expression results in persimmon.

Dissection of genetic factors underlying grain size and fine mapping of QTgw.cau-7D in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Zhaoyan Chen; Xuejiao Cheng; Lingling Chai; Zhihui Wang; Ruolin Bian; Jiang Li; Aiju Zhao; Mingming Xin; Weilong Guo; Zhaorong Hu; Huiru Peng; Yingyin Yao; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Identification of rs11615992 as a novel regulatory SNP for human P2RX7 by allele-specific expression - Tao Peng; Li Zhong; Jing Gao; Zhu Wan; Wei-Ping Fu; Chang Sun (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

Biochar-related studies from 1999 to 2018: a bibliometrics-based review - Dongyang Li; Rui Zhao; Xing Peng; Zhifei Ma; Ying Zhao; Tiancheng Gong; Mengyang Sun; Yuxin Jiao; Tianxue Yang; Beidou Xi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Water and heat availability are drivers of the aboveground plant carbon accumulation rate in alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau - Jian Sun; Tian‐Cai Zhou; Miao Liu; You‐Chao Chen; Guo‐Hua Liu; Ming Xu; Pei‐Li Shi; Fei Peng; Atsushi Tsunekawa; Yu Liu; Xiao‐Dan Wang; Shi‐Kui Dong; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Climate change is expected to have important effects on plant phenology and carbon storage, with further shifts predicted in the future. Therefore, we proposed the community carbon accumulation rate (CAR) from the start of the growing season (SOS) to the peak of the growing season (POS) to fill the gap that the dynamic interactions between plant phenology and plant carbon research. Location Tibetan Plateau. Major taxa Alpine grassland plants. Time period 2015. Methods We conducted a transect survey across grasslands to measure community aboveground net primary production and carbon concentration. Additionally, phenology indicator data (SOS and POS) were extracted from the Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) normalized difference vegetation index version 3 database. Next, we used ‘ changepoint ’ analysis to detect the patterns of CARs, and performed linear regression and one‐way ANOVA to explore the variability of CARs in response to the environmental factors. Ultimately, the total effects of environmental factors on CARs were illustrated by a structural equation model. Results Our results indicated that three CAR patterns were detected, which are low‐CAR (0.15 g/m 2 /day), medium‐CAR (0.31 g/m 2 /day) and high‐CAR (0.84 g/m 2 /day) patterns. We found that the availabilities of water and heat mediated CARs by regulating soil nutrition variability, and that drought climate and insufficient soil resources co‐constrained the community CAR at long time‐scales. In contrast, high CAR could be explained by more water and heat availability via either direct or indirect effects on soil moisture and soil nutrients. Main conclusions Our findings highlight that water and heat availability are critical driving factors in ecological carbon accumulation processes undergoing climate change. Meanwhile, the vegetative phenology also has important effect on carbon accumulation. Consequently, we propose incorporating the dynamic interactions between plant phenology and plant carbon into the ecological carbon cycle model to improve our understanding of resource utilization and survival strategies of plants under environmental change.