Functional expression and characterization of an endo-1,4-β-mannosidase from Triticum aestivum in Pichia pastoris - Shuai-Bing Zhang; Wei-Ji Zhang; Na Li; Huan-Chen Zhai; Yang-Yong Lv; Yuan-Sen Hu; Jing-Ping Cai (Biologia, 2020)

Erratum to: An Examination of the Predictability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis in High-Resolution Coupled Models with Dynamically Downscaled Coupled Data Assimilation Initialization - Mingkui Li; Shaoqing Zhang; Lixin Wu; Xiaopei Lin; Ping Chang; Gohkan Danabasoglu; Zhiqiang Wei; Xiaolin Yu; Huiqin Hu; Xiaohui Ma; Weiwei Ma; Haoran Zhao; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

Vicissitudes experienced by the oldest urban center in Bangladesh in relation to the migration of the Brahmaputra River - Gang Hu; Ping Wang; Sufi Mostafizur Rahman; Dehong Li; Muhammad Mahbubul Alam; Jiafu Zhang; Zhengyao Jin; Anchuan Fan; Jie Chen; Aimin Zhang; Wenqing Yang (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2020)
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. There are 57 trans‐frontier rivers in the country, the widest being the Brahmaputra River. The river's channels have frequently changed course, but the relationship between such river migrations and human settlement patterns has remained unstudied. In this paper, optically stimulated luminescence and radiocarbon dating techniques were applied to sedimentary and organic materials in the oldest urban center (Wari‐Bateshwar) in Bangladesh. The results showed that the landscape around the urban center was dominated by floodplain and peatland facies between 7.9–7.6 and 4.7–1.6 ka, respectively. Humans occupied this area at ~3.2 ka, and manufactured delicate semi‐precious gemstone beads between ~2.4 and 1.8 ka. The urban center might be the same as an important city of the Gangaridai described in historical records. Due to fluvial migration at ~1.8 ka, the area surrounding the urban center was covered by fluvial sand. Humans might have been forced to abandon the urban center, leading to the bead processing technology in Bangladesh being lost forever.

Bivariate frequency analysis of seasonal runoff series under future climate change - Min Li; Ting Zhang; Ping Feng (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2020)

Nutrient Resorption from Leaves of Wetland Plants in a Constructed Wetland Depends on Green Leaf Nutrient Content and Life Form - Xu Pan; Yunmei Ping; Lijuan Cui; Xiaodong Zhang; Wei Li; Yukun Hu; Johannes H. C. Cornelissen (Wetlands, 2020)

Single-tube detection of nine bacterial antibiotic-resistance genes by a 2-dimensional multiplex qPCR assay based on fluorescence and melting temperature - Yingxue Li; Ping Xu; Zhenzhou Wan; Hong Du; Xia Jin; Chiyu Zhang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Highly sensitive serological approaches for Pepino mosaic virus detection - Wan-qin He; Jia-yu Wu; Yi-yi Ren; Xue-ping Zhou; Song-bai Zhang; Ya-juan Qian; Fang-fang Li; Jian-xiang Wu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract ameliorates hepatic lipid accumulation and inflammation in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - Rong-Hua Lu; Chao-Bin Qin; Feng Yang; Wen-Ya Zhang; Yu-Ru Zhang; Guo-Kun Yang; Li-Ping Yang; Xiao-Lin Meng; Xiao Yan; Guo-Xing Nie (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Global characteristics and trends of research on construction dust: based on bibliometric and visualized analysis - Ping Guo; Wei Tian; Huimin Li; Guangmin Zhang; Jianhui Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Pre-symptomatic local brain activity and functional connectivity alterations in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients who developed radiation encephalopathy following radiotherapy - You-ming Zhang; Jian-ming Gao; Hong Zhou; Li Li; Li-zhi Liu; Zai-de Han; Xiao-ping Yi; Wei-hua Liao (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Impaired functional connectivity of limbic system in migraine without aura - Heng-Le Wei; Jinan Chen; Yu-Chen Chen; Yu-Sheng Yu; Gang-Ping Zhou; Li-Jie Qu; Xindao Yin; Junrong Li; Hong Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Model test of the stability degradation of a prestressed anchored rock slope system in a corrosive environment - Cong Li; Rong-tang Zhang; Jie-bing Zhu; Zhi-jun Liu; Bo Lu; Bin Wang; Yu-zhou Jiang; Jie-sheng Liu; Ping Zeng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Constraints of salinity- and sediment-induced stratification on the turbidity maximum in a tidal estuary - Ting Lu; Hao Wu; Fan Zhang; Jiasheng Li; Liang Zhou; Jianjun Jia; Zhanhai Li; Ya Ping Wang (Geo-Marine Letters, 2020)

A histone deacetylase, GhHDT4D, is positively involved in cotton response to drought stress - Jing-Bo Zhang; Shao-Ping He; Jing-Wen Luo; Xin-Peng Wang; Deng-Di Li; Xue-Bao Li (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

Comparing GWAS and Brain Structure-Specific Gene Expression Profiles Identifies Psychiatric Disorder-Related Brain Structures at Different Developmental Stages - Xin Qi; Cuiyan Wu; Yanan Du; Shiqiang Cheng; Yan Wen; Mei Ma; Chujun Liang; Li Liu; Bolun Cheng; Lu Zhang; Ping Li; Feng Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Colletotrichum neorubicola sp. nov., a new leaf anthracnose pathogen of raspberry from northeast China - Li-Ping Liu; Yu Wang; Peng-Lei Qiu; Bo Zhang; Lin Zhang; Na Wang; Yu Li; Jie Gao; Tom Hsiang (Mycological Progress, 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)

NLRP6 contributes to inflammation and brain injury following intracerebral haemorrhage by activating autophagy - Han Xiao; Hui Chen; Rong Jiang; Li Zhang; Lu Wang; Hui Gan; Ning Jiang; Jing Zhao; Xuan Zhai; Ping Liang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)

Changes in leaf vein traits among vein types of alpine grassland plants on the Tibetan Plateau - Chang-shun Wang; Wang-wang Lyu; Li-li Jiang; Shi-ping Wang; Qi Wang; Fan-dong Meng; Li-rong Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Prediction of loess soil-water characteristic curve by mercury intrusion porosimetry - Hua Li; Tong-lu Li; Ping Li; Ya-guo Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Vitamin D receptor gene methylation in patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71 - Ya-Ping Li; Hui-Ling Deng; Wen-Jun Wang; Mu-Qi Wang; Mei Li; Yu-Feng Zhang; Jun Wang; Shuang-Suo Dang (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Experimental study on mechanical characteristics of unloaded damaged white sandstone before peak - Heng Ren; Yongjian Zhu; Ping Wang; Weijian Yu; Peng Li; Yuqun Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

An Examination of the Predictability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis in High-Resolution Coupled Models with Dynamically Downscaled Coupled Data Assimilation Initialization - Mingkui Li; Shaoqing Zhang; Lixin Wu; Xiaopei Lin; Ping Chang; Gohkan Danabasoglu; Zhiqiang Wei; Xiaolin Yu; Huiqin Hu; Xiaohui Ma; Weiwei Ma; Haoran Zhao; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

Prenylated isoflavones with potential antiproliferative activities from Mappianthus iodoides - Yan-Ping Liu; Li-Li Sun; Xiang-Lin Zhang; Hai-Yuan Niu; Zheng-Hong Pan; Yan-Hui Fu (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Identification and fine mapping of spot blotch (Bipolaris sorokiniana) resistance gene Sb4 in wheat - Panpan Zhang; Guanghao Guo; Qiuhong Wu; Yongxing Chen; Jingzhong Xie; Ping Lu; Beibei Li; Lingli Dong; Miaomiao Li; Rongge Wang; Chengguo Yuan; Huaizhi Zhang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Chopper Sugarcane Combine Harvester with Middle-Mounted Primary Extractor - Tao Wu; Xiao-Ling Liang; Qing-Ting Liu; Zeng-Xue Zhang; Hai Xu; Ji-Bai Huang; Jin-Xin Li; Xiao-Ping Zou (Sugar Tech, 2020)

Comparative analysis and natural evolution of squalene epoxidase in three Fritillaria species - Xu Lu; Lin-Ning Zhang; Jin-Fa Du; Xiao-Yan Zheng; Hui-Jun Li; Ping Li; Gui-Zhong Xin; Yan Jiang (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

Identification and evaluation of tobacco cytoplasmic male sterile line Nta(gla)S K326 generated from asymmetric protoplast fusion of Nicotiana glauca and N. tabacum followed by backcrossing with N. tabacum K326 - Xue-Jun Chen; Zhi-Jun Tong; Bing-Guang Xiao; Yong-Ping Li; Fang-Chan Jiao; Yong Li; Tao Pang; Dun-Huang Fang; Xing-Fu Wu; Yi-Han Zhang; He Xie; Ge Bai; et al. (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Blockade of HCN2 Channels Provides Neuroprotection Against Ischemic Injury via Accelerating Autophagic Degradation in Hippocampal Neurons - Cheng Chen; Li Liu; Ya-Qiao Shu; Ping Jing; Yun Lu; Xiao-Xue Zhang; Xian-Gang Zong; Lian-Jun Guo; Chang-Jun Li (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

A family cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections - Xuesong Gao; Zheng Yuan; Di Yang; Hongjie Li; Yijin Zhang; Ping Gao; Xiaomin Liu; Wenshan Zhao; Te Xiao; Xuefei Duan (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of the Colonization Characteristics of Bacillus subtilis Strain NCD-2 on Cotton Root - Lihong Dong; Qinggang Guo; Peipei Wang; Xiaoyun Zhang; Zhenhe Su; Weisong Zhao; Xiuyun Lu; Shezeng Li; Ping Ma (Current Microbiology, 2020)

High throughput solid-phase screening of bacteria with cyclic amino alcohol deamination activity for enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclic β-amino alcohols - Ya-Wen Chang; Jian-Dong Zhang; Xiao-Xiao Yang; Jing Li; Li-Li Gao; Shuang-Ping Huang; Xing-Mei Guo; Cao-Feng Zhang; Hong-Hong Chang; Jian-He Xu (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Targeting human cytomegalovirus IE genes by CRISPR/Cas9 nuclease effectively inhibits viral replication and reactivation - Jun Xiao; Jiang Deng; Qian Zhang; Ping Ma; Liping Lv; Yangyang Zhang; Cuiying Li; Yanyu Zhang (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Impacts of climate anomalies on the interannual and interdecadal variability of autumn and winter haze in North China: A review - Jing Wang; Yanju Liu; Yihui Ding; Ping Wu; Zhiwei Zhu; Ying Xu; Qiaoping Li; Yingxian Zhang; Jinhai He; Julian X. L. Wang; Li Qi (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
From the perspectives of remote sensing and climatic factors like surface meteorological parameters, large‐scale atmospheric circulations, and external forcing factors (EFFs), the authors synthesize and review spatiotemporal variations of PM 2.5 over North China and how climate anomalies affect autumn and winter haze variability in North China according to recent studies. This review focuses on both interannual and interdecadal timescales. It is shown that circulations play an important role in influencing haze variability. Atmospheric circulations, which would be modulated by EFFs like sea surface temperature, sea ice, and snowpack, can affect the climate variability in haze over North China via modulation of surface‐layer parameters that are closely connected with the haze phenomenon. Therefore, EFFs are deemed significant factors impacting the climate variability of haze over North China, serving as paramount precursory signals for haze prediction. Furthermore, this paper suggests potential future research directions for haze variability studies in North China on the basis of summarizing and concluding the associated processes/mechanisms on how climatic factors affect haze variability, which could provide reference for treating and forecasting in situ hazy conditions.

Instantaneous phase inversion based on an unwrapping algorithm - Yu-Zhao Lin; Zhen-Chun Li; Kai Zhang; Ren-Wei Ding; Ping Jiang (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Microseismic Monitoring to Characterize Structure-Type Rockbursts: A Case Study of a TBM-Excavated Tunnel - Quan-Sheng Liu; Jian Wu; Xiao-Ping Zhang; Lie-Xian Tang; Chen Bi; Wei-Wei Li; Jin-Lin Xu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Overexpression of Purinergic P2X4 Receptors in Hippocampus Rescues Memory Impairment in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes - Ping-An Zhang; Qian Sun; Yong-Chang Li; Rui-Xia Weng; Rui Wu; Hong-Hong Zhang; Guang-Yin Xu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)
Purinergic receptors have been reported to be involved in brain disorders. In this study, we explored their roles and mechanisms underlying the memory impairment in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM rats exhibited a worse performance in the T-maze and Morris water maze (MWM) than controls. Microglia positive for P2X purinoceptor 4 (P2X4R) in the hippocampus were reduced and activated microglia were increased in T2DM rats. Long Amplicon PCR (LA-PCR) showed that DNA amplification of the p2x4r gene in the hippocampus was lower in T2DM rats. Minocycline significantly reduced the number of activated microglia and the mean distance traveled by T2DM rats in the MWM. Most importantly, P2X4R overexpression suppressed the activated microglia and rescued the memory impairment of T2DM rats. Overall, T2DM led to excessive activation of microglia in the hippocampus, partly through the DNA damage-mediated downregulation of P2X4Rs, thus contributing to memory impairment.

Scientific and technological power and international cooperation in the field of natural hazards: a bibliometric analysis - Jing-Li Fan; Shuo Shen; Jian-Da Wang; Shi-Jie Wei; Xian Zhang; Ping Zhong; Hang Wang (Natural Hazards, 2020)

The bHLH gene family and its response to saline stress in Jilin ginseng, Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer - Lei Zhu; Mingzhu Zhao; Mengyao Chen; Li Li; Yue Jiang; Sizhang Liu; Yang Jiang; Kangyu Wang; Yanfang Wang; Chunyu Sun; Jing Chen; Ping Chen; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0002052 promotes osteosarcoma via modulating miR-382/STX6 axis - Ping-rong Zhang; Jing Ren; Jian-shan Wan; Rong Sun; Ying Li (Human Cell, 2020)

Contamination characteristics of heavy metals in particle size fractions from street dust from an industrial city, Central China - Ping Zhong; Jia-Quan Zhang; Da-Mao Xu; Qian Tian; Tian-Peng Hu; Xiang-Yi Gong; Chang-Lin Zhan; Shan Liu; Xin-Li Xing; Shi-Hua Qi (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2020)

Biofertilizers with beneficial rhizobacteria improved plant growth and yield in chili (Capsicum annuum L.) - Jing-Yi Gou; Sheng-Zhou Suo; Kun-Zhong Shao; Qi Zhao; Dan Yao; Hui-Ping Li; Jin-Lin Zhang; Christopher Rensing (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020)

DhLHY, a Circadian Expressed Gene of Doritaenopsis Hybrid, Promotes Floral Transition in Low Temperature, but Postpones Flowering in Overexpressed Transgenic Arabidopsis - Chi Zhang; Qian Cheng; Haiyan Li; Ping Luo; Yongyi Cui (Tropical Plant Biology, 2020)

The isolation and culture of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) breast milk cells - Chen Yijiao; Wang Donghui; Liu Yuliang; Li Feiping; He Ping; Cai Zhigang; Zhang Hao; Chen Min; Hou Rong; An Junhui (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

The research trends of metal-organic frameworks in environmental science: a review based on bibliometric analysis - Juan Li; Liangjie Wang; Yongqiang Liu; Yonghui Song; Ping Zeng; Yajie Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Lithic raw material economy at the Huayang site in Northeast China: localization and diversification as adaptive strategies in the Late Glacial - Jian-Ping Yue; You-Qian Li; Yu-Xiu Zhang; Shi-Xia Yang (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2020)
The study of lithic raw material plays an important role in developing archeologists’ understanding of the different adaptive strategies and behaviors of prehistoric people. In this paper, we present new evidence from the Huayang site that reveals lithic raw material procurement and exploitation strategies dating to around 14 ka cal. BP. The Huayang site is located in the southern portion of the Lesser Khingan Mountains in Northeast China, a key region for examining migration, diffusion, and interaction among hunter-gatherers in East and Northeast Asia. Our results indicate that diversified lithic raw materials were found and procured from local riverbeds and reduced at the site. Each raw material was reduced with distinctive knapping strategies and, as a result, there is a strong discrete spatial pattern for each of the different raw material types. Intra- and inter-site comparative analyses suggest a uniform trend towards localization and diversification of lithic raw materials in the southern Lesser Khingan Mountains, Northeast China during the Late Glacial, which seems to be associated with the paleoclimatic amelioration and the demographic expansion during this period.

Characteristics of dispersion curves for Love channel waves in transversely isotropic media - Guang-Zhong Ji; Ping-Song Zhang; Li-Quan Guo; Si-Tong Yang; Ren-Wei Ding (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Predicting postmortem interval based on microbial community sequences and machine learning algorithms - Ruina Liu; Yuexi Gu; Mingwang Shen; Huan Li; Kai Zhang; Qi Wang; Xin Wei; Haohui Zhang; Di Wu; Kai Yu; Wumin Cai; Gongji Wang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Microbes play an essential role in the decomposition process but were poorly understood in their succession and behaviour. Previous researches have shown that microbes show predictable behaviour that starts at death and changes during the decomposition process. Research of such behaviour enhances the understanding of decomposition and benefits estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) in forensic investigations, which is critical but faces multiple challenges. In this study, we combined microbial community characterization, microbiome sequencing from different organs (i.e. brain, heart and cecum) and machine learning algorithms [random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM) and artificial neural network (ANN)] to investigate microbial succession pattern during corpse decomposition and estimate PMI in a mouse corpse system. Microbial communities exhibited significant differences between the death point and advanced decay stages. Enterococcus faecalis , Anaerosalibacter bizertensis , Lactobacillus reuteri , and so forth were identified as the most informative species in the decomposition process. Furthermore, the ANN model combined with the postmortem microbial data set from the cecum, which was the best combination among all candidates, yielded a mean absolute error of 1.5 ± 0.8 h within 24‐h decomposition and 14.5 ± 4.4 h within 15‐day decomposition. This integrated model can serve as a reliable and accurate technology in PMI estimation.

Detection of serum IgM and IgG for COVID-19 diagnosis - Ling Zhong; Junlan Chuan; Bo Gong; Ping Shuai; Yu Zhou; Yi Zhang; Zhilin Jiang; Dingding Zhang; Xiaoqi Liu; Shi Ma; Yi Huang; He Lin; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

NK cell reconstitution following unmanipulated HLA-mismatched/haploidentical transplantation compared with matched sibling transplantation - Li-Juan Hu; Xun-Hong Cao; Xing-Xing Yu; Xue-Fei Liu; Xiao-Su Zhao; Ying-Jun Chang; Xiao-Hui Zhang; Lan-Ping Xu; Yu Wang; Kai-Yan Liu; Xiao-Jun Huang; Xiang-Yu Zhao (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Ultraviolet photolysis of metformin: mechanisms of environmental factors, identification of intermediates, and density functional theory calculations - Wenting Lin; Xiaohan Zhang; Ping Li; Yongzhen Tan; Yuan Ren (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

PX Domain-Containing Kinesin KIF16B and Microtubule-Dependent Intracellular Movements - Bo-jie Li; Hao Chen; Su-su Jiang; Chu-yao Wang; Qin-hui Tuo; Shi-yin Long; Cai-ping Zhang; Duan-fang Liao (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2020)

The BIG gene controls size of shoot apical meristems in Arabidopsis thaliana - Wen Jie Zhang; Li Ming Zhai; Hai Xia Yu; Jing Peng; Shan Shan Wang; Xian Sheng Zhang; Ying Hua Su; Li Ping Tang (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

The enhancement of NH3-SCR performance for CeO2 catalyst by CO pretreatment - Ping Zhang; Rui-tang Guo; Li-jun Wu; Wei-guo Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Dynamic change of vegetation and its response to climate and topographic factors in the Xijiang River basin, China - Lu Jia; Zhan-bin Li; Guo-ce Xu; Zong-ping Ren; Peng Li; Yu-ting Cheng; Yi-xin Zhang; Bin Wang; Jia-xin Zhang; Shu Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Phase transition of sanidine (KAlSi3O8) and its effect on electrical conductivity at pressures up to 11 GPa - Xinzhuan Guo; Sibo Chen; Ping Li; Yanfei Zhang; Xiang Wu; Junfeng Zhang (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2020)

Dryland agricultural environment and sustainable productivity - Gou-Xia Li; Bing-Cheng Xu; Li-Na Yin; Shi-Wen Wang; Sui-Qi Zhang; Lun Shan; Sang-Soo Kwak; Qingbo Ke; Xi-Ping Deng (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2020)

Advances in Urban Meteorological Research in China - Shiguang Miao; Weimei Jiang; Ping Liang; Hongnian Liu; Xuemei Wang; Jianguo Tan; Ning Zhang; Ju Li; Wupeng Du; Lin Pei (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2020)

Evaluating the Genetic Correlations Between Left-Handedness and Mental Disorder Using Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression and Transcriptome-Wide Association Study - Bolun Cheng; Chujun Liang; Ping Li; Li Liu; Shiqiang Cheng; Mei Ma; Lu Zhang; Xin Qi; Yan Wen; Feng Zhang (Biochemical Genetics, 2020)

The loess landslide on 15 march 2019 in Shanxi Province, China - Wenhui Shi; Yanrong Li; Weiwei Zhang; Jin Liu; Shengdi He; Ping Mo; Fanfan Guan (Landslides, 2020)
On 15 March 2019, a fatal deep-seated landslide occurred at the village of Zaoling in Xiangning County of Shanxi Province, China. Extending to an area of about 120 m by 85 m, with an estimated displaced mass volume of 72,000 m 3 , the landslide left 20 people dead, 13 injured, and 8 buildings destroyed. There were no precursory signals prior to the event, and usual triggering mechanisms for a landslide were absent. Investigation conducted immediately after the incident revealed that the landslide was initiated in a 1.0 to 1.5-m thick-softened layer located at 40 m depth along the contact between the loess and interbedded paleosol layer. This softened layer was highly saturated due to the perched water on top of the relatively impervious paleosol layer and became a critical weak zone since the shear strength of loess is very sensitive to water content. We suggest that the perched water originated from extensive long-term unsaturated seepage of rainwater and local rapid percolation along preferential channels such as sinkholes and root network. The Zaoling landslide confirms that unlike most landslides in non-loess areas, loess landslides can occur without identifiable triggering events. They can result from gradual build up of instability due to slow (in the span of hundred years) accumulation of deep soil water. Based on the lessons learned from this landslide event, suggestions are given for the planning of urban and rural development in loess areas. Due to the fact that the process leading to the development of such a landslide is largely concealed, further research should be aimed at gaining a more thorough understanding of the mechanism of this landslide type.

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)

Instantaneous phase inversion based on an unwrapping algorithm - Yu-Zhao Lin; Zhen-Chun Li; Kai Zhang; Ren-Wei Ding; Ping Jiang (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Two new phenolic glycosides from the seeds of Citrullus lanatus - Xiao-Qian Zhang; Jing Shi; Shi-Xiu Feng; Lin Xue; Li-Ping Tian (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Microbial methane production is affected by secondary metabolites in the heartwood of living trees in upland forests - Huan-Long Li; Xi-Mei Zhang; Feng-Dan Deng; Xing-Guo Han; Chun-Wang Xiao; Shi-Jie Han; Zhi-Ping Wang (Trees, 2020)

Alternative complement pathway is activated in the brains of scrapie-infected rodents - Cao Chen; Yan Lv; Chao Hu; Xiao-Feng Xu; Ren-Qing Zhang; Kang Xiao; Yue Ma; Li-Ping Gao; Jian-Le Li; Qiang Shi; Jing Wang; Qi Shi; et al. (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2020)

Effects of Starvation on Antioxidant-Related Signaling Molecules, Oxidative Stress, and Autophagy in Juvenile Chinese Perch Skeletal Muscle - Ping Wu; Aimin Wang; Jia Cheng; Lin Chen; Yaxiong Pan; Honghui Li; Qi Zhang; Jiaqi Zhang; Wuying Chu; Jianshe Zhang (Marine Biotechnology, 2020)

Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals that the Rap1/MAPK/ERK pathway is inhibited through selenomethionine strengthening antioxidant activity - Zhe Liu; Feng Zhang; Lina Cui; Jihong Wang; Ping Lu; Rui Zhao; Hua Zhang; Jianfa Wang; Chunqiu Li; Rui Wu (BioMetals, 2020)

Optimizing the frequency ratio method for landslide susceptibility assessment: A case study of the Caiyuan Basin in the southeast mountainous area of China - Yi-xing Zhang; Heng-xing Lan; Lang-ping Li; Yu-ming Wu; Jun-hui Chen; Nai-man Tian (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Molecular detection and identification of Brassica juncea phyllody and witches’ broom-associated phytoplasmas of group 16SrVI-A in Inner Mongolia, China - Lei Zhang; Pei-Ling Song; Ping-Ping Sun; Wen-Jun Zhao; Zi-Qin Li; Zheng-Nan Li (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Numerical Investigation into the Effect of Damage Openings on Ship Hydrodynamics by the Overset Mesh Technique - Xinlong Zhang; Zhuang Lin; Simone Mancini; Ping Li; Dengke Liu; Fei Liu; Zhanwei Pang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
Damage stability is difficult to assess due to the complex hydrodynamic phenomena regarding interactions between fluid and structures. Therefore, a detailed analysis of the flooding progression and motion responses is important for improving ship safety. In this paper, numerical simulations are performed on the damaged DTMB 5415 ship at zero speed. All calculation are carried out using CD Adapco Star CCM + software, investigating the effect of damage openings on ship hydrodynamics, including the side damage and the bottom damage. The computational domain is modelled by the overset mesh and solved using the unsteady Reynold-average Navier-Stokes (URANS) solver. An implicit solver is used to find the field of all hydrodynamics unknown quantities, in conjunction with an iterative solver to solve each time step. The Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is applied to visualize the flooding process and capture the complex hydrodynamics behaviors. The simulation results indicated that two damage locations produce the characteristic flooding processes, and the motion responses corresponding to the hydrodynamic behaviors are different. Through comparative analysis, due to the difference between the horizontal impact on the longitudinal bulkhead and the vertical impact on the bottom plate, the bottom damage scenario always has a larger heel angle than the side damage scenario in the same period. However, the pitch motions are basically consistent. Generally, the visualization of the flooding process is efficient to explain the causes of the motion responses. Also, when the damage occurs, regardless of the bottom damage or the side damage, the excessive heel angle due to asymmetric flooding is often a threat to ship survivability with respect to the pitch angle.

New anthraquinone and eurotinone analogue from the seeds of Senna obtusifolia and their inhibitory effects on human organic anion transporters 1 and 3 - Xu Pang; Li-Ming Wang; You-Cai Zhang; Li-Ping Kang; He-Shui Yu; Guan-Wei Fan; Li-Feng Han (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Paramyxoviruses respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and human metapneumovirus infection in pediatric hospitalized patients and climate correlation in a subtropical region of southern China: a 7-year survey - Wen-Kuan Liu; De-Hui Chen; Wei-Ping Tan; Shu-Yan Qiu; Duo Xu; Li Zhang; Shu-Jun Gu; Rong Zhou; Qian Liu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2019)

Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Implications of the Carboniferous Granitoids in the Dananhu Belt, Eastern Tianshan Orogenic Belt - Long Du; Chao Yuan; Xu-Ping Li; Yunying Zhang; Zongying Huang; Xiaoping Long (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

The complete chloroplast genome of the daimyo oak, Quercus dentata Thunb. - Hua-Lei Hu; Jing-Yu Zhang; Yu-Ping Li; Lu Xie; Dong-Bin Chen; Qun Li; Yan-Qun Liu; Shu-Rong Hui; Li Qin (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

A challenge in anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater: recalcitrance and enhanced-degradation of dietary fibres - Zhuo Zeng; Ping Zheng; Cheng Shi; Meng Zhang; Yiyu Li; Wudi Zhang; Shengdao Shan (Biodegradation, 2019)

Thermus caldilimi sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a geothermal area - Meng-Meng Li; Wen-Dong Xian; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Yi-Rui Yin; En-Min Zhou; Yi-Ping Ding; Lan Liu; Bao-Zhu Fang; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Multi‐model analysis of climate impacts on plant photosynthesis in China during 2000–2015 - Hao Yan; Shao‐Qiang Wang; Jun‐Bang Wang; Yun Cao; Ling‐Ling Xu; Men‐Xin Wu; Lu Cheng; Liu‐Xi Mao; Feng‐Hua Zhao; Xian‐Zhou Zhang; Yun‐Fen Liu; Yan‐Fen Wang; et al. (International Journal of Climatology, 2019)
Differences, arising from differences in gross primary production (GPP) model structures and driving forces, have fuelled arguments concerning interannual changes of GPP in China since 2000. To better investigate the interannual variability of GPP and its covariance with climate factors in China, this study adopted a multi‐model analysis based on three GPP models (i.e., Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon flux model [TEC], Breathing Earth System Simulator model [BESS], and MOD17 GPP model). The results show that annual GPP in China increased by 0.021–0.057 Pg C year −1 from 2000 to 2015 attributable to atmospheric‐CO 2 fertilization effects and favourable climate change, that is, increasing precipitation ( P r ) and temperature ( T a ). However, northern China and southern China had a large difference in the amplitude of these GPP changes; annual GPP increased by 0.017–0.039 Pg C year −1 in northern China but only 0.001–0.018 Pg C year −1 in southern China. Northern China and southern China occupy contrasting climate zones and this contrast produced different interannual variability of GPP through different mechanisms. Northern China has a dry climate with GPP changes sensitive to P r . As a result, more P r along with higher T a in northern China produced the strong uptrend of GPP from 2000 to 2015. In contrast, southern China has a wet climate with its GPP sensitive to solar radiation and T a . For the interval of 2000–2015, decreasing radiation plus drought exerted a negative influence on GPP in southern China. This study highlights the diverse mechanisms in which climate change affects GPP in dry and wet climate zones. A robust multi‐model analysis is preferred to reduce uncertainties arising from a single GPP model and its driving data.

The Verticillium dahliae Sho1‐MAPK pathway regulates melanin biosynthesis and is required for cotton infection - Jun‐Jiao Li; Lei Zhou; Chun‐Mei Yin; Dan‐Dan Zhang; Steven J. Klosterman; Bao‐Li Wang; Jian Song; Dan Wang; Xiao‐Ping Hu; Krishna V. Subbarao; Jie‐Yin Chen; Xiao‐Feng Dai (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Verticillium dahliae is a soil‐borne fungus that causes vascular wilt on numerous plants worldwide. The fungus survives in the soil for up to 14 years by producing melanized microsclerotia. The protective function of melanin in abiotic stresses is well documented. Here, we found that the V . dahliae tetraspan transmembrane protein VdSho1, a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sho1, acts as an osmosensor, and is required for plant penetration and melanin biosynthesis. The deletion mutant Δ Sho1 was incubated on a cellophane membrane substrate that mimics the plant epidermis, revealing that the penetration of Δ Sho1 strain was reduced compared to the wild‐type strain. Furthermore, VdSho1 regulates melanin biosynthesis by a signalling mechanism requiring a kinase‐kinase signalling module of Vst50‐Vst11‐Vst7. Strains, Δ Vst50 , Δ Vst7 and Δ Vst11 also displayed defective penetration and melanin production like the Δ Sho1 strain. Defects in penetration and melanin production in Δ Sho1 were restored by overexpression of Vst50 , suggesting that Vst50 lies downstream of VdSho1 in the regulatory pathway governing penetration and melanin biosynthesis. Data analyses revealed that the transmembrane portion of VdSho1 was essential for both membrane penetration and melanin production. This study demonstrates that Vst50‐Vst11‐Vst7 module regulates VdSho1‐mediated plant penetration and melanin production in V . dahliae , contributing to virulence.

Combined gastroscopic and choledochoscopic transabdominal nasobiliary drainage - Song-mei Lou; Min Zhang; Zheng-rong Wu; Gui-xing Jiang; Hua Shen; Yi Dai; Yue-long Liang; Li-ping Cao; Guo-ping Ding (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Correction to: Vertical Distributions of Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Periodically and Partially Stratified Changjiang Estuary - Zhanhai Li; Jianjun Jia; Yongsheng Wu; Haibo Zong; Guoan Zhang; Ya Ping Wang; Yang Yang; Liang Zhou; Shu Gao (Estuaries and Coasts, 2019)

Nitrate removal from groundwater using negatively charged nanofiltration membrane - Lianpei Zou; Sitong Zhang; Jianyong Liu; Yi Cao; Guangren Qian; Yu-You Li; Zhi Ping Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Three new labdane-type diterpenoids from Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. - Zhen-Hui Wang; Huan-Jun Xu; Yang-Yang Zhai; Lan-Ping Yang; Qiang Li; Mei Huang; Xing-Ying Chen; Wen-Kui Zhang; Yue-Li Meng; Qing-Ling Zhang; Chao Niu; Yan-Ru Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

A new abietane diterpenoid glycoside from ajuga ovalifolia var. calantha - Fan Yang; Hong-Ping Chen; Xiao-Fei Shen; Hu-Lan Chen; Yin Chen; Li-Xia Wang; Hai Zhang; Wen-Ji Zhao; Mei Zhang; Yu-Zhu Tan (Natural Product Research, 2019)

c-Myc induced the regulation of long non-coding RNA RHPN1-AS1 on breast cancer cell proliferation via inhibiting P53 - Pei Zhu; Yan Li; Ping Li; Yuying Zhang; Xiaowei Wang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

Pharmacokinetic study of imrecoxib in patients with renal insufficiency - Qi Pei; Jin-lian Xie; Jie Huang; Wen-yu Liu; Xiao-yan Yang; Yan Wang; Wei Li; Hong-yi Tan; Hao Zhang; Guo-Ping Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019)

Exploring the Potential of Mesoporous Silica as a Carrier for Puerarin: Characterization, Physical Stability, and In Vivo Pharmacokinetics - Zhi Wang; Bei-Ni Ye; Yong-Tai Zhang; Jian-Xu Xie; Wan-Si Li; Hong-Tao Zhang; Ying Liu; Nian-Ping Feng (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

Flood scaling under nonstationarity in Daqinghe River basin, China - Jianzhu Li; Qiushuang Ma; Yu Tian; Yuming Lei; Ting Zhang; Ping Feng (Natural Hazards, 2019)

5-Azacytidine and trichostatin A enhance the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells isolated from steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rabbit - Peng Zhang; Fulin Tao; Qinghu Li; Shuai Wu; Baisheng Fu; Ping Liu (Journal of Biosciences, 2019)

Vertical Distributions of Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Periodically and Partially Stratified Changjiang Estuary - Zhanhai Li; Jianjun Jia; Yongsheng Wu; Haibo Zong; Guoan Zhang; Yax Ping Wang; Yang Yang; Liang Zhou; Shu Gao (Estuaries and Coasts, 2019)

Mechanism of dry detoxification of chromium slag by carbon monoxide - Liwei He; Bin Li; Zhang Lin; Ping Ning; Zhuang Shen (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019)

Identification of cis-regulatory regions responsible for developmental and hormonal regulation of HbHMGS1 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana - Xiao-Xiao Gong; Bing-Yu Yan; Yu-Rong Tan; Xuan Gao; Dan Wang; Heng Zhang; Peng Wang; Shuang-Jiang Li; Yi Wang; Lu-Yao Zhou; Jin-Ping Liu (Biotechnology Letters, 2019)

A novel astrovirus identified in wild rhesus monkey feces in China - Yun-yun Xin; Li-li Li; Yuan-yun Ao; Zhi-ping Xie; Jin-song Li; Zhao-jun Duan; Jie-mei Yu; Bing Zhang (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Morphological and Genetic Characterization of the Poorly Known Species Subulura chinensis Schwartz, 1926 (Nematoda: Ascaridida) from Athene noctua (Scopoli) (Strigiformes: Strigidae) - Ning Guo; Lu-Ping Zhang; Lin-Wei Li; Liang Li (Acta Parasitologica, 2019)

Water supply risk analysis of Panjiakou reservoir in Luanhe River basin of China and drought impacts under environmental change - Jianzhu Li; Zhenxing Gao; Yuangang Guo; Ting Zhang; Peizhen Ren; Ping Feng (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Extreme stress threatened double rice production in Southern China during 1981–2010 - Sheng-Li Liu; Xing Wang; Shou-Tian Ma; Xin Zhao; Fu Chen; Xiao-Ping Xiao; Rattan Lal; Hai-Lin Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Molecular detection and identification of phytoplasmas in a novel 16SrI subgroup in sunflowers and cocklebur weeds - Lei Zhang; Ping-ping Sun; Qiang Ma; Xiao-zhao Xu; Hong-you Zhou; Zheng-nan Li (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

Temporal profile of illicit drug consumption in Guangzhou, China monitored by wastewater-based epidemiology - Xiaohan Zhang; Riheng Huang; Ping Li; Yuan Ren; Jianfa Gao; Jochen F. Mueller; Phong K Thai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Selenium-Yeast Alleviated Inflammatory Damage Caused by Lead via Inhibiting Ras/ERK Pathway and Inflammatory Factors in Chicken Skeletal Muscles - Zhe Liu; Feng Zhang; Ping Lu; Rui Zhao; Hua Zhang; Baifen Song; Liyang Li; Zhijun Wu; Rui Wu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Association between sheath blight resistance and chitinase activity in transgenic rice plants expressing McCHIT1 from bitter melon - Changwei Zhang; Manyu Huang; Xianchun Sang; Ping Li; Yinghua Ling; Fangming Zhao; Dan Du; Yunfeng Li; Zhenglin Yang; Guanghua He (Transgenic Research, 2019)

Main Mechanism for Generating Overpressure in the Paleogene Source Rock Series of the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China - Junli Zhang; Sheng He; Yuqin Wang; Yongshi Wang; Xuefeng Hao; Shengyuan Luo; Ping Li; Xuewei Dang; Ruizhi Yang (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Identification of SNP markers correlated with the tolerance of low-salinity challenge in swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) - Yanyan Feng; Dening Zhang; Jianjian Lv; Baoquan Gao; Jian Li; Ping Liu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019)

New adenine analogues and a pyrrole alkaloid from Selaginella delicatula - Cai-Ping Yao; Zhen-Xing Zou; Yan Zhang; Jing Li; Fei Cheng; Ping-Sheng Xu; Gan Zhou; Xiao-Min Li; Kang-Ping Xu; Gui-Shan Tan (Natural Product Research, 2019)

A Numerical Investigation on the Flooding Process of Multiple Compartments Based on the Volume of Fluid Method - XinLong Zhang; Zhuang Lin; Simone Mancini; Ping Li; Ze Li; Fei Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
A detailed description of the flooding process is crucial to analyze the complex hydrodynamic behaviors and enhance the survivability of the damaged ship. In this paper, through establishing three typical damage scenarios with various locations, the commercial software CD Adapco STAR-CCM+ based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) solver is applied to simulate the flooding process involving multiple compartments. The basic computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and specific simulation settings are elaborated. The volume of fluid (VOF) method combined with the user defined field function is developed to distribute the initial free surface. The captured flooding process indicates that the air compression due to the restricted ventilation decreases the flooding amount. The obtained flooding time can provide necessary data to support for appropriate rescue management and evacuation options.

Effect of Interaction between Adenosine and Nitric Oxide on Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity - Cheng-wei Xie; Zhong-zhuang Wang; Ya-nan Zhang; Yu-liang Chen; Run-ping Li; Jun-dong Zhang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

Suppression of Fusarium wilt of banana by combining acid soil ameliorant with biofertilizer made from Bacillus velezensis H-6 - Jianfeng Huang; Yuwan Pang; Fabao Zhang; Qiaoyi Huang; Mu Zhang; Shuanhu Tang; Hongting Fu; Ping Li (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

The enhancement roles of sulfate on the adsorption of sodium dodecylsulfate by calcium-based layered double hydroxide: microstructure and thermal behaviors - Ping Zhang; Mingxue Xiang; Peng Li; Sida Ouyang; Tao He; Qiang Deng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Evaluation of the integrated multi-satellite retrievals for global precipitation measurement over the Tibetan Plateau - Lu Ma; Lin Zhao; Li-ming Tian; Li-ming Yuan; Yao Xiao; Le-le Zhang; De-fu Zou; Yong-ping Qiao (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

RcMYBPA2 of Rosa chinensis functions in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis and enhances abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco - Zhuoya Li; Wen Chen; Chi Zhang; Changxia Du; Guoyuan Shao; Yongyi Cui; Ping Luo (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2019)

Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical, Mycological and Ultrastructural Study - Ze-Hu Liu; Xiu-Jiao Xia; Yong Zhang; Yan Zhong; Bo Sang; Qiu-Ping Li; Mei Wang; Wen-Wen Lv; Hui-Lin Zhi; Xiang-Dong Wang; Cui-Ping Guan; Hong Shen (Mycopathologia, 2019)

The role of MAPK signaling pathway in formation of EMT in oral squamous carcinoma cells induced by TNF-α - Xiao-Wei Zhao; Jing-Ping Zhou; Yu-Lan Bi; Jia-Ying Wang; Rui Yu; Chao Deng; Wei-Kang Wang; Xian-Zhen Li; Rui Huang; Jili Zhang; De-Tao Tao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

Resina draconis inhibits the endoplasmic-reticulum-induced apoptosis of myocardial cells via regulating miR-423-3p/ERK signaling pathway in a tree shrew myocardial ischemia–reperfusion model - Tian-Rui Yang; Tong Zhang; Ning-Hui Mu; Li-Bo Ruan; Jin-Lan Duan; Rong-Ping Zhang; Yun-Bo Miao (Journal of Biosciences, 2019)

Cooperative monitoring and numerical investigation on the stability of the south slope of the Fushun west open-pit mine - Fei Zhang; Tianhong Yang; Lianchong Li; Zhi Wang; Ping Xiao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

A novel phage from periodontal pockets associated with chronic periodontitis - Yu Zhang; Tong-Ling Shan; Fei Li; Tian Yu; Xi Chen; Xu-Tao Deng; Eric Delwart; Xi-Ping Feng (Virus Genes, 2019)

The Tibetan Plateau Surface-Atmosphere Coupling System and Its Weather and Climate Effects: The Third Tibetan Plateau Atmospheric Science Experiment - Ping Zhao; Yueqing Li; Xueliang Guo; Xiangde Xu; Yimin Liu; Shihao Tang; Wenming Xiao; Chunxiang Shi; Yaoming Ma; Xing Yu; Huizhi Liu; La Jia; et al. (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2019)

Metamorphic Petrology of Clinopyroxene Amphibolite from the Xigaze Ophiolite, Southern Tibet: P-T Constraints and Phase Equilibrium Modeling - Yancheng Zhang; Xu-Ping Li; Guangming Sun; Zeli Wang; Wenyong Duan (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Digitizing and modeling of structural planes in fractured rock mass tunnel based on SfM - Shang-qu Sun; Li-ping Li; Cheng-shuai Qin; Hong-liang Liu; Yan-huan Zhang; Xing-zhi Ba (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Regulation of T cell differentiation and function by epigenetic modification enzymes - Huicheng Liu; Pingfei Li; Zhengping Wei; Cai Zhang; Minghui Xia; Qiuyang Du; Yufei Chen; Na Liu; Huabin Li; Xiang-Ping Yang (Seminars in Immunopathology, 2019)

Genome-wide identification, phylogeny, and expression analysis of Sec14-like PITP gene family in sugarcane - Mao Hua-ying; Wang Wen-ju; Su Wei-hua; Su Ya-chun; Liu Feng; Li Cong-na; Wang Ling; Zhang Xu; Xu Li-ping; Que You-xiong (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Synthesis and antitumor activity of cyclic octapeptide, samoamide A, and its derivatives - Fei Ge; Chi Zhang; Longbao Zhu; Wanzhen Li; Ping Song; Yugui Tao; Guocheng Du (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Sediment transport in the Luanhe River delta: grain size trend analysis - Xiaoxiao Yu; Tiegang Li; Dongqi Gu; Aiping Feng; Shihao Liu; Ping Li; Guoqiang Xu; Wenwen Yan; Zhiwei Zhang; Zhengtao Zhu (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2019)

Characteristics of runoff processes and nitrogen loss via surface flow and interflow from weathered granite slopes of Southeast China - Long-zhou Deng; Kai Fei; Tian-yu Sun; Li-ping Zhang; Xiao-juan Fan; Liang Ni (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Gene structure, recombinant expression and function characterization of Siniperca chuatsi Fsrp‐3 - Jianhua Wang; Jia Cheng; Yulong Li; Huiling Yan; Ping Wu; Xin Zhu; Li Liu; Lin Chen; Wuying Chu; Jianshe Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019)
A full‐length complementary (c)DNA sequence encoding follistatin‐related protein 3 ( fsrp‐3 ) was determined from skeletal muscle in Chinese mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi , its molecular structure was characterised and its function suggested. The putative structure of S. chuatsi Fsrp‐3 contains an N‐terminal domain and two follistatin domains. Quantitative reverse‐transcription (qRT)‐PCR assays revealed that fsrp‐3 messenger (m)RNA was differentially expressed among assayed tissues and was highly expressed in heart and intestine. fsrp‐3 mRNA exhibited increasing expression from the larval to the juvenile stage (500 g). To investigate the potential function of S. chuatsi fsrp‐3 in muscle growth, we constructed a Fsrp‐3 prokaryotic expression system and injected the purified Fsrp‐3 fusion protein into the dorsal muscle. Fsrp‐3 administration significantly influenced cross‐section area, satellite cell activation frequency and nuclear density of S. chuatsi muscle fibres. Following Fsrp‐3 treatment, the expression of myogenic regulatory factors was up‐regulated and decline in the expression of myostatin was observed. The study revealed that Fsrp‐3 may affect muscle growth by regulating myogenic regulatory factor expression and antagonizing myostatin function to initiate satellite cell activation and differentiation in S. chuatsi .

The antitoxin MqsA homologue in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24 has a rewired regulatory circuit through evolution - Yong Wang; Si‐Ping Zhang; Meng‐Yuan Zhang; Megan L. Kempher; Ding‐Ding Guo; Jian‐Ting Han; Xuanyu Tao; Yi Wu; Li‐Qun Zhang; Yong‐Xing He (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary The mqsRA operon encodes a toxin–antitoxin pair that was characterized to participate in biofilm and persister cell formation in Escherichia coli . Notably, the antitoxin MqsA possesses a C‐terminal DNA‐binding domain that recognizes the [5’‐AACCT(N) 2‐4 AGGTT‐3′] motif and acts as a transcriptional regulator controlling multiple genes including the general stress response regulator RpoS. However, it is unknown how the transcriptional circuits of MqsA homologues have changed in bacteria over evolutionary time. Here, we found mqsA in Pseudomonas fluorescens ( PfmqsA ) is acquired through horizontal gene transfer and binds to a slightly different motif [5′‐TACCCT(N) 3 AGGGTA‐3′], which exists upstream of the PfmqsRA operon. Interestingly, an adjacent GntR‐type transcriptional regulator, which was termed AgtR, is under negative control of PfMqsA. It was further demonstrated that PfMqsA reduces production of biofilm components through AgtR, which directly regulates the pga and fap operons involved in the synthesis of extracellular polymeric substances. Moreover, through quantitative proteomics analysis, we showed AgtR is a highly pleiotropic regulator that influences up to 252 genes related to diverse processes including chemotaxis, oxidative phosphorylation and carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Taken together, our findings suggest the rewired regulatory circuit of PfMqsA influences diverse physiological aspects of P. fluorescens 2P24 via the newly characterized AgtR.

Suppression of miR-93-5p inhibits high-risk HPV-positive cervical cancer progression via targeting of BTG3 - Jie Li; Zhao-Ping Chu; Hua Han; Yuan Zhang; Fei Tian; Jun-Qin Zhang; Xiang-Hua Huang (Human Cell, 2019)

Characteristics of single atmospheric particles in a heavily polluted urban area of China: size distributions and mixing states - Li Li; Qiyuan Wang; Xu Zhang; Yuanyuan She; Jiamao Zhou; Yang Chen; Ping Wang; Suixin Liu; Ting Zhang; Wenting Dai; Yongming Han; Junji Cao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Distribution and partitioning of heavy metals in large anthropogenically impacted river, the Pearl River, China - Silan Liu; Zhongwei Wang; Yuanyuan Zhang; Yulong Liu; Wei Yuan; Ting Zhang; Yujie Liu; Ping Li; Li He; Jiubin Chen (Acta Geochimica, 2019)

Sulfide Rb-Sr and Zircon U-Pb Dating of the ~825 Ma Liujiaping Cu-Zn deposit in the Northwestern Yangtze Block (China) and its tectonic implications - Yan-Ping Su; Bao-Lin Zhang; Hui-Zhong Li; Ya-Na Miao; Xiao-Li Shen (International Geology Review, 2019)

Expression of the intrarenal angiotensin receptor and the role of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in IgA nephropathy - Zheng Zhang; Shi-min Jiang; Ye-ping Ma; Pei-lin Dai; Yi-ning Wang; Gu-ming Zou; Hong-mei Gao; Yue Yang; Wen-ge Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2019)

Clinical application of cross microsurgical vasovasostomy in scrotum for atypical obstructive azoospermia - Zhong-Yan Liang; Feng-Bin Zhang; Le-Jun Li; Jing-Ping Li; Jing-Gen Wu; Chong Chen; Yi-Min Zhu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Pond-bottom decomposition of leaf litters canopied by free-floating vegetation - Ya-Lin Zhang; Hong-Bin Li; Li Xu; Xu Pan; Wen-Bing Li; Jian Liu; Yue-Ping Jiang; Yao-Bin Song; Ming Dong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Effect of Chronic Exposure to Methomyl on Tissue Damage and Apoptosis in Testis of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Recovery Pattern - Shun Long Meng; Tao Liu; Xi Chen; Li Ping Qiu; Geng Dong Hu; Chao Song; LiMin Fan; Yao Zheng; Jia Zhang Chen; Pao Xu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Silencing of an aquaporin gene diminishes bacterial blight disease in rice - Liyuan Zhang; Yiqun Hu; Ping Li; Xiaobing Wang; Hansong Dong (Australasian Plant Pathology, 2019)

Estimation of above-ground biomass of reed (Phragmites communis) based on in situ hyperspectral data in Beijing Hanshiqiao Wetland, China - Wei Li; Zhiguo Dou; Yan Wang; Gaojie Wu; Manyin Zhang; Yinru Lei; Yunmei Ping; Jiachen Wang; Lijuan Cui; Wu Ma (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2019)

A multi-risk assessment framework for agricultural land use optimization - Haojie Cui; Ping Guo; Mo Li; Shanshan Guo; Fan Zhang (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2019)

Long noncoding RNA UCA1 promotes the proliferation of hypoxic human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells - Tian-Tian Zhu; Rui-Li Sun; Ya-Ling Yin; Jin-Ping Quan; Ping Song; Jian Xu; Ming-Xiang Zhang; Peng Li (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2019)

Neonatal Maternal Deprivation Followed by Adult Stress Enhances Adrenergic Signaling to Advance Visceral Hypersensitivity - Wan-Jie Du; Shufen Hu; Xin Li; Ping-An Zhang; Xinghong Jiang; Shan-Ping Yu; Guang-Yin Xu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG to newborn piglets augments gut barrier function in pre-weaning piglets - Yang Wang; Li Gong; Yan-ping Wu; Zhi-wen Cui; Yong-qiang Wang; Yi Huang; Xiao-ping Zhang; Wei-fen Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Impact of surfactant and dissolved organic matter on uptake of atrazine in maize and its mobility in soil - Bing Bing Tian; Jing Hua Zhou; Fei Xie; Qian Nan Guo; Ai Ping Zhang; Xin Qiang Wang; Qian Qian Yu; Na Li; Hong Yang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Coexpression of FOXK1 and vimentin promotes EMT, migration, and invasion in gastric cancer cells - Hui Zhang; Xiaosheng Wu; Yizhi Xiao; Liqing Wu; Ying Peng; Weimei Tang; Guangnan Liu; Yong Sun; Jing Wang; Huiqiong Zhu; Mengwei Liu; Wenjing Zhang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2019)

The success of the representation maintenance affects the memory-guided search processing: an ERP study - Min Wang; Ping Yang; Zhenlan Jin; Junjun Zhang; Ling Li (Experimental Brain Research, 2019)

Plot-scale spatiotemporal variations of CO2 concentration and flux across water–air interfaces at aquaculture shrimp ponds in a subtropical estuary - Yifei Zhang; Ping Yang; Hong Yang; Lishan Tan; Qianqian Guo; Guanghui Zhao; Ling Li; Yuchuan Gao; Chuan Tong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Magnetic chitosan/sodium alginate gel bead as a novel composite adsorbent for Cu(II) removal from aqueous solution - Hu-Chun Tao; Shuo Li; Li-Juan Zhang; Yi-Zhen Chen; Li-Ping Deng (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2019)

Plantlet regeneration from primary callus cultures of Lilium brownii F.E.Br. ex Miellez var. giganteum G. Y. Li & Z. H. Chen, a rare bulbous germplasm - Yun Wu; Yi-Di Ma; Yue Li; Lin Zhang; Yi-Ping Xia (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2019)

Luminescence chronology of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Yujiagou site at the Nihewan Basin, northern China - Xue Rui; Yu‐Jie Guo; Jia‐Fu Zhang; Yue Hu; Hui‐Jie Mei; You‐Ping Wang; Fei Xie; Bo Li (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2019)
The relationship between the Palaeolithic–Neolithic cultural transition and environmental changes is important for understanding human history. However, the timing and nature of human behaviour at the transition, and their relationship to local environmental conditions, remain poorly understood. The Yujiagou archaeological site in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, provides valuable chronological and archaeological information about cultural changes in northern China due to its continuous archaeological sequence of cultural layers from the Palaeolithic to Neolithic. In this study, we apply post‐infrared infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating on individual feldspar grains to date the Yujiagou deposits. We provide a revised chronology for the archaeological sequence at the site. We combine these results with multi‐proxy climatic indicators to gain insights into palaeoenvironmental changes in the region. The results show that the age of the artefact‐bearing deposits ranges from 13.5 to 9.7 ka. Polished stones and pottery begin to occur in the archaeological layer around 13 ka, corresponding to a transitional period when the local climate changed from cold to warm. This site provides evidence for understanding the process that led to the regional transition from hunter‐gathering to farming.

Daedaleanols A and B, two new sesquiterpenes from cultures of the basidiomycete Daedalea incana - Ying Huang; Shuai-Bing Zhang; He-Ping Chen; Zhen-Zhu Zhao; Zheng-Hui Li; Tao Feng; Ji-Kai Liu (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Apolipoprotein E Exerts a Whole-Brain Protective Property by Promoting M1? Microglia Quiescence After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Mice - Jinwei Pang; Jianhua Peng; Nathanael Matei; Ping Yang; Li Kuai; Yue Wu; Ligang Chen; Michael P. Vitek; Fengqiao Li; Xiaochuan Sun; John H. Zhang; Yong Jiang (Translational Stroke Research, 2018)

Determining Osteogenic Differentiation Efficacy of Pluripotent Stem Cells by Telomerase Activity - Siqi Zhang; Yuhua Sun; Yi Sui; Yan Li; Zuyuan Luo; Xiao Xu; Ping Zhou; Shicheng Wei (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2018)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Fluoxetine is Neuroprotective in Early Brain Injury via its Anti-inflammatory and Anti-apoptotic Effects in a Rat Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model - Hui-Min Hu; Bin Li; Xiao-Dong Wang; Yun-Shan Guo; Hua Hui; Hai-Ping Zhang; Biao Wang; Da-Geng Huang; Ding-Jun Hao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

miR-377-3p regulates adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by regulating LIFR - Xingnuan Li; Yaofang Yang; Ruiqiao Yan; Xiaoyuan Xu; Liyun Gao; Jun Mei; Jianyun Liu; Xinping Wang; Jie Zhang; Ping Wu; Weidong Li; Zhijun Zhao; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

Exogenous Brassinosteroid Enhances Plant Defense Against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides by Activating Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Camellia sinensis L. - Lan Zhang; Golam Jalal Ahammed; Xin Li; Ji-Peng Wei; Yang Li; Peng Yan; Li-Ping Zhang; Wen-Yan Han (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2018)

Contamination characteristics and potential environmental implications of heavy metals in road dusts in typical industrial and agricultural cities, southeastern Hubei Province, Central China - Da-Mao Xu; Jia-Quan Zhang; Bo Yan; Hao Liu; Li-Li Zhang; Chang-Lin Zhan; Li Zhang; Ping Zhong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Decreased takeoff performance of aircraft due to climate change - Yuntao Zhou; Nan Zhang; Chao Li; Yong Liu; Ping Huang (Climatic Change, 2018)

Characterizing the Mass Elevation Effect across the Tibetan Plateau - Fang Han; Bai-ping Zhang; Fang Zhao; Li Wan; Jing Tan; Tian Liang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Development and characterization of 27 SNP markers in the Mauremys mutica transcriptome - Zhang Xin-Cheng; Zhao Jian; Li Wei; Liu Yi-Hui; Wei Cheng-Qing; Wang Ya-Kun; Ye Zhao-Yang; Zhu Xin-Ping (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Correction to: Molecular characterization of a novel citrivirus from citrus using next‑generation sequencing - Mengji Cao; Ping Li; Song Zhang; Fangyun Yang; Yan Zhou; Xuefeng Wang; Ruhui Li; Zhongan Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Molecular characterization of a novel citrivirus from citrus using next-generation sequencing - Mengji Cao; Ping Li; Song Zhang; Fangyun Yang; Yan Zhou; Xuefeng Wang; Ruhui Li; Zhongan Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

A new polyoxygenated abietane diterpenoid from the rattans of Bauhinia championii (Benth.) Benth - Li-Ping Hua; Yu-Qin Zhang; Miao Ye; Wen Xu; Xiao-Ying Wang; Yan-Hui Fu; Wei Xu (Natural Product Research, 2018)

A simplified approach for settlement analysis of single pile considering pile end settlement induced by skin friction in multilayered soils - Fei Xu; Qian-qing Zhang; Li-ping Li; Peng He; Ben-shuo Wang; Yun-peng Zhang (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2018)

Effects of cadmium stress on the antioxidant system and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of two Taxodium clones - Ying-Li Ma; Hui-Fang Wang; Ping Wang; Chao-Guang Yu; Si-Qian Luo; Yu-Feng Zhang; Yin-Feng Xie (Plant Cell Reports, 2018)

Dietary strategies to reduce the oral bioaccessibility of cadmium and arsenic in rice - Ping Zhuang; Shuo Sun; Feng Su; Feng Li; Xiaofang Zhou; Peng Mao; Yingwen Li; Zhian Li; Chaosheng Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Initial Soil Organic Matter Content Influences the Storage and Turnover of Litter, Root and Soil Carbon in Grasslands - Shan Xu; Ping Li; Emma J. Sayer; Beibei Zhang; Jing Wang; Chunlian Qiao; Ziyang Peng; Liwei Diao; Yonggang Chi; Weixing Liu; Lingli Liu (Ecosystems, 2018)

Molecular characterization of two novel sub-sublineages of pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 in China - Tianchao Wei; Qiaomu Deng; Haiqiong Li; Chao Pan; Guosheng Zhai; Yadong Yuan; Ercai Cheng; Yuanqin Zhang; Meilan Mo; Teng Huang; Ping Wei (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Isolation and purification of diterpenoids from the aerial parts of Isodon excisoides target-guided by UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS - Li-Ping Dai; Ling-Xia Zhang; Ya-Lin Liu; Hong Wu; Rui-Xin Liu; Meng Zhao; Shuang-Shuang Tian; Xue Jiang; Sui-Qing Chen (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Development of an Autism Subtyping Questionnaire Based on Social Behaviors - Fan-Chao Meng; Xin-Jie Xu; Tian-Jia Song; Xiao-Jing Shou; Xiao-Li Wang; Song-Ping Han; Ji-Sheng Han; Rong Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Ore genesis of the Wusihe carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb deposit in the Dadu River Valley district, Yangtze Block, SW China: evidence from ore geology, S-Pb isotopes, and sphalerite Rb-Sr dating - Suo-Fei Xiong; Yong-Jun Gong; Shao-Yong Jiang; Xiao-Jing Zhang; Qian Li; Guo-Ping Zeng (Mineralium Deposita, 2018)

Molecular insights into brown rust resistance and potential epidemic based on the Bru1 gene in sugarcane varieties and new elite clones - Zhu Li; Ya-Chun Su; Qing Yu; Yun Chen; Shi-Wu Gao; Yong-Gang Zhang; You-Xiong Que; Li-Ping Xu (Euphytica, 2018)

Identification and genetic mapping for rht-DM, a dominant dwarfing gene in mutant semi-dwarf maize using QTL-seq approach - Qian Chen; Jun Song; Wen-Ping Du; Li-Yuan Xu; Yun Jiang; Jie Zhang; Xiao-Li Xiang; Gui-Rong Yu (Genes & Genomics, 2018)

Flavonoids of Rosa roxburghii Tratt offers protection against radiation induced apoptosis and inflammation in mouse thymus - Sai-Juan Xu; Fan Zhang; Li-Juan Wang; Ming-Hua Hao; Xian-jun Yang; Na-na Li; Hong-long Ji; Ping Xu (Apoptosis, 2018)

Heterocapsa bohaiensis sp. nov. (Peridiniales: Dinophyceae): a novel marine dinoflagellate from the Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea, China - Jie Xiao; Na Sun; Yiwen Zhang; Ping Sun; Yan Li; Min Pang; Ruixiang Li (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018)

Pigmented microbial eukaryotes fuel the deep sea carbon pool in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean - Dapeng Xu; Ping Sun; Yizhe Zhang; Ran Li; Bangqin Huang; Nianzhi Jiao; Alan Warren; Lei Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Phototrophic microbial eukaryotes dominate primary production over large oceanic regions. Due to their small sizes and slow sinking rates, it is assumed they contribute relatively little to the downward export of organic carbon via the biological pump. Therefore, the community structure of phototrophic cells in the deep ocean has long been overlooked and remains largely unknown. In this study, we used an integrative approach, including epifluorescence microscopy, sequencing of 18S rRNA and photosystem‐II psbA gene transcripts, to investigate phototrophic microbial eukaryotes in samples collected from the tropical Western Pacific Ocean. It was found that: (i) pigmented nano‐sized eukaryotes (PNEs) are ubiquitous in the deep Western Pacific Ocean down to 5000 m depth; (ii) the PNE community is dominated by cells 2–5 μm in size; (iii) their abundance is significant, averaging 4 ± 1 (± s.e.) cells ml −1 in waters below 1000 m which is comparable to that of heterotrophic nanoflagellates; (iv) the active pigmented microbial eukaryotes in the deep waters are highly diverse and dominated by Haptophyta followed by Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta; (v) PNEs in deep waters were likely transported from surface ocean by various fast‐sinking mechanisms, thus contributing to the biological pump and fuelling the deep‐sea communities by supplying fresh organic carbon.

Optimisation of extraction conditions for total saponins from Cynanchum wallichii using response surface methodology and its anti-tumour effects - Kun-jun Mao; Ping Huang; Li- Zhang; Hai-sheng Yu; Xing-zhuo Zhou; Xi-yong Ye (Natural Product Research, 2018)

ABCF3 regulates the expression of aquaporin genes and endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes in Arabidopsis - Shuang Li; Dong Li; Ping Zhang; Ruling Wang; Liangliang Sun; Jinpeng Wan; Jin Xu (Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2018)

Docking study and antiosteoporosis effects of a dibenzylbutane lignan isolated from Litsea cubeba targeting Cathepsin K and MEK1 - Wei Peng; Hui Shen; Bing Lin; Ping Han; Changhui Li; Qiaoyan Zhang; Bingzhu Ye; Khalid Rahman; Hailiang Xin; Luping Qin; Ting Han (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

New podolactones from the seeds of Podocarpus nagi and their anti-inflammatory effect - Zhe-Ling Feng; Tian Zhang; Jing-Xin Liu; Xiu-Ping Chen; Li-She Gan; Yang Ye; Li-Gen Lin (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2018)

Comparison of gene co-networks reveals the molecular mechanisms of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA infection - Jinfeng Zhang; Wenjuan Zhao; Rong Fu; Chenglin Fu; Lingxia Wang; Huainian Liu; Shuangcheng Li; Qiming Deng; Shiquan Wang; Jun Zhu; Yueyang Liang; Ping Li; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2018)

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pseudocrossocheilus bamaensis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Labeoninae) - Man Zhang; Bo-wen Liu; Guang-ping Cheng; Li Bian; Qi-jia Zhou; Wei-jie Yan; Wen-hong Li (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

An inversion of transient electromagnetic data from a conical source - Hai-Yan Yang; Feng-Ping Li; Shen-En Chen; Jian-Hua Yue; Fu-Sheng Guo; Xiao Chen; Hua Zhang (Applied Geophysics, 2018)

Variations in cyanobacterial and algal communities and soil characteristics under biocrust development under similar environmental conditions - Yulin Zhang; Pengfei Duan; Ping Zhang; Ming Li (Plant and Soil, 2018)

Protective Effect of Moderate Exogenous Electric Field Stimulation on Activating Netrin-1/DCC Expression Against Mechanical Stretch-Induced Injury in Spinal Cord Neurons - Meili Liu; Chuanwei Yin; Zhengtai Jia; Kun Li; Zhifa Zhang; Yuchen Zhao; Xianghui Gong; Xiaoyu Liu; Ping Li; Yubo Fan (Neurotoxicity Research, 2018)

Low-thermal remediation of mercury-contaminated soil and cultivation of treated soil - Ting Zhao; Zhi Yu; Junfang Zhang; Liya Qu; Ping Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Collapse behavior and microstructural evolution of loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China - Wan-li Xie; Ping Li; Mao-sheng Zhang; Tian-e Cheng; Yong Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Species composition, functional and phylogenetic distances correlate with success of invasive Chromolaena odorata in an experimental test - Yu‐Long Zheng; Jean H. Burns; Zhi‐Yong Liao; Yang‐ping Li; Jie Yang; Ya‐jun Chen; Jiao‐lin Zhang; Yu‐guo Zheng (Ecology Letters, 2018)
Biotic resistance may influence invasion success; however, the relative roles of species richness, functional or phylogenetic distance in predicting invasion success are not fully understood. We used biomass fraction of Chromolaena odorata , an invasive species in tropical and subtropical areas, as a measure of ‘invasion success’ in a series of artificial communities varying in species richness. Communities were constructed using species from Mexico (native range) or China (non‐native range). We found strong evidence of biotic resistance: species richness and community biomass were negatively related with invasion success; invader biomass was greater in plant communities from China than from Mexico. Harvesting time had a greater effect on invasion success in plant communities from China than on those from Mexico. Functional and phylogenetic distances both correlated with invasion success and more functionally distant communities were more easily invaded. The effects of plant‐soil fungi and plant allelochemical interactions on invasion success were species‐specific.

Corn yields with organic and inorganic amendments under changing climate - Ping Liu; Haijun Zhao; Yan Li; Zhaohui Liu; Xinhao Gao; Yingpeng Zhang; Ming Sun; Ziwen Zhong; Jiafa Luo (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2018)

CFTR prevents neuronal apoptosis following cerebral ischemia reperfusion via regulating mitochondrial oxidative stress - Ya-Ping Zhang; Yong Zhang; Zhi-Bin Xiao; Yan-Bo Zhang; Jing Zhang; Zhi-Qiang Li; Yao-Bin Zhu (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Altered Profiles of Gut Microbiota in Klebsiella pneumoniae-Induced Pyogenic Liver Abscess - Nan Chen; Zong-Xin Ling; Tong-Tong Jin; Ming Li; Sheng Zhao; Li-Shuang Zheng; Xin Xi; Lin-Lin Wang; Ying-Ying Chen; Yue-Liang Shen; Li-Ping Zhang; Shao-cong Sun (Current Microbiology, 2018)

Climatology of tracked persistent maxima of 500-hPa geopotential height - Ping Liu; Yuejian Zhu; Qin Zhang; Jon Gottschalck; Minghua Zhang; Christopher Melhauser; Wei Li; Hong Guan; Xiaqiong Zhou; Dingchen Hou; Malaquias Peña; Guoxiong Wu; et al. (Climate Dynamics, 2018)

Joint structural and physiological control on the interannual variation in productivity in a temperate grassland: A data‐model comparison - Zhongmin Hu; Hao Shi; Kaili Cheng; Ying‐Ping Wang; Shilong Piao; Yue Li; Li Zhang; Jianyang Xia; Lei Zhou; Wenping Yuan; Steve Running; Longhui Li; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2018)
Given the important contributions of semiarid region to global land carbon cycle, accurate modeling of the interannual variability (IAV) of terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) is important but remains challenging. By decomposing GPP into leaf area index (LAI) and photosynthesis per leaf area (i.e., GPP_leaf), we investigated the IAV of GPP and the mechanisms responsible in a temperate grassland of northwestern China. We further assessed six ecosystem models for their capabilities in reproducing the observed IAV of GPP in a temperate grassland from 2004 to 2011 in China. We observed that the responses to LAI and GPP_leaf to soil water significantly contributed to IAV of GPP at the grassland ecosystem. Two of six models with prescribed LAI simulated of the observed IAV of GPP quite well, but still underestimated the variance of GPP_leaf, therefore the variance of GPP. In comparison, simulated pattern by the other four models with prognostic LAI differed significantly from the observed IAV of GPP. Only some models with prognostic LAI can capture the observed sharp decline of GPP in drought years. Further analysis indicated that accurately representing the responses of GPP_leaf and leaf stomatal conductance to soil moisture are critical for the models to reproduce the observed IAV of GPP_leaf. Our framework also identified that the contributions of LAI and GPP_leaf to the observed IAV of GPP were relatively independent. We conclude that our framework of decomposing GPP into LAI and GPP_leaf has a significant potential for facilitating future model intercomparison, benchmarking and optimization should be adopted for future data‐model comparisons.

42,573 cases of hepatectomy in China: a multicenter retrospective investigation - Binhao Zhang; Bixiang Zhang; Zhiwei Zhang; Zhiyong Huang; Yifa Chen; Minshan Chen; Ping Bie; Baogang Peng; Liqun Wu; Zhiming Wang; Bo Li; Jia Fan; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Transcriptome analysis of wheat seedling and spike tissues in the hybrid Jingmai 8 uncovered genes involved in heterosis - Yong-jie Liu; Shi-qing Gao; Yi-miao Tang; Jie Gong; Xiao Zhang; Yong-bo Wang; Li-ping Zhang; Ren-wei Sun; Quan Zhang; Zhao-bo Chen; Xiang Wang; Cai-juan Guo; et al. (Planta, 2018)

Inhibition of KLF7-Targeting MicroRNA 146b Promotes Sciatic Nerve Regeneration - Wen-Yuan Li; Wei-Ting Zhang; Yong-Xia Cheng; Yan-Cui Liu; Feng-Guo Zhai; Ping Sun; Hui-Ting Li; Ling-Xiao Deng; Xiao-Feng Zhu; Ying Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

BDNF/TrkB Pathway Mediates the Antidepressant-Like Role of H2S in CUMS-Exposed Rats by Inhibition of Hippocampal ER Stress - Le Wei; Li-Yuan Kan; Hai-Ying Zeng; Yi-Yun Tang; Hong-Lin Huang; Ming Xie; Wei Zou; Chun-Yan Wang; Ping Zhang; Xiao-Qing Tang (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2018)

Diversity effect of capsaicin on different types of skeletal muscle - Gan Zhou; Lina Wang; Yaqiong Xu; Kelin Yang; Lv Luo; Leshan Wang; Yongxiang Li; Jiawen Wang; Gang Shu; Songbo Wang; Ping Gao; Xiaotong Zhu; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

The complete mitochondrial genome of Kele pig (Sus scrofa) using next-generation deep sequencing - Ya Tan; Kai-zhi Shi; Jing Wang; Chun-lin Du; Chun-ping Zhao; Xiong Zhang; Li Zhu; Yi-shun Shang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Transcriptome analysis of Hevea brasiliensis in response to exogenous methyl jasmonate provides novel insights into regulation of jasmonate-elicited rubber biosynthesis - Jin-Ping Liu; Jin Hu; Yan-Hui Liu; Cui-Ping Yang; Yu-Fen Zhuang; Xiu-Li Guo; Yi-Jian Li; Liangsheng Zhang (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2018)

Elevated Lipoprotein (a) and Risk of Poor Functional Outcome in Chinese Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Type 2 Diabetes - Haoliang Wang; Jun Zhao; Yongkun Gui; Haiqing Yan; Zhixin Yan; Ping Zhang; Li Liu; Li Chang; Jianlong Zhang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2018)

Design, synthesis and neuroprotective activities of novel cinnamide derivatives containing benzylpiperazine moiety - Yan Zhong; Xiaofeng Li; Aixia Zhang; Yi Xu; Ping Li; Bin Wu (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) H9N2 are in the course of reassorting into novel AIVs - Hui-ping Chang; Li Peng; Liang Chen; Lu-fang Jiang; Zhi-jie Zhang; Cheng-long Xiong; Gen-ming Zhao; Yue Chen; Qing-wu Jiang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

Genome-wide identification and evolution of TC1/Mariner in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) genome - Li-Qin Xie; Ping-Lan Wang; Shen-Hua Jiang; Ze Zhang; Hua-Hao Zhang (Genes & Genomics, 2018)

Evolutionary relationships of two balitorids (Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) revealed by comparative mitogenomics - Li‐Xia Shi; Chen Zhang; Yin‐Ping Wang; Qiong‐Ying Tang; Patrick D. Danley; Huan‐Zhang Liu (Zoologica Scripta, 2018)
Balitoridae, a family within the Cypriniformes, inhabit torrential mountain streams in Asia. Although they have long fascinated ichthyologists for their numerous adaptations to this tumultuous environment, the evolutionary history of this group remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the evolutionary relationships of the balitorids with particular attention to the phylogenetic placement of two balitorid species, Yaoshania pachychulis and Erromyzon kalotaenia . Both species have extremely limited distributions, they are limited to Mt. Dayaoshan of the Pearl River in China and require dedicated conservation plans. However, little is known about their evolutionary relationships to other balitorids. Here, we examined the evolutionary relationships of Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia to each other and other balitorids through sequencing the complete mitochondrial genomes of nine balitorid individuals. For the newly sequenced balitorids, the length of the whole mitogenome, gene arrangement and their base composition are similar to those of other bony fishes. Analyses based on these newly sequenced mitogenomes and an additional 50 previously published mitogenomes show that Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia cluster as different clade within the subfamily Gastromyzontinae. The genetic distance between these two species ranges from 0.127 ± 0.003 to 0.132 ± 0.004 which is slightly higher than that between some genera (e.g. the distance between Vanmanenia and Metahomaloptera is 0.127 ± 0.004). Therefore, it is reasonable to assign Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia to different genera. Phylogenetic signal assessment suggested that ND 1 , ND 4 and ND 5 genes as well as their concatenated subsets perform relatively well in reconstructing the Cobitoidea phylogeny. The divergence time estimation indicated that the balitorids distributed in Mt. Dayaoshan might have originated and evolved following the flattening and uplifting of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau during the late Miocene to late Pliocene.

Physical and chemical characteristics of PM2.5 and its toxicity to human bronchial cells BEAS-2B in the winter and summer - Hui-hui Zhang; Zheng Li; Yu Liu; Ping Xinag; Xin-yi Cui; Hui Ye; Bao-lan Hu; Li-ping Lou (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)