Refined Evaluation of Satellite Precipitation Products against Rain Gauge Observations along the Sichuan—Tibet Railway - Zhiqiang Lin; Xiuping Yao; Jun Du; Zhenbo Zhou (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2022)

Countrywide inter‐epidemic region migration pattern suggests the role of southwestern population in wheat stripe rust epidemics in China - Muhammad Awais; Sajid Ali; Meng Ju; Wei Liu; Gensheng Zhang; Zedong Zhang; Zejian Li; Xinyao Ma; Lin Wang; Zhimin Du; Xiaxia Tian; Qingdong Zeng; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Understanding countrywide pathogen population structure and inter‐epidemic region spread is crucial for deciphering crop potential losses. Wheat stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is a destructive disease that affects worldwide wheat production, widespread in China, representing largest epidemic region globally. This study aimed to understand the population structure and migration route of P . striiformis f. sp. tritici across China based on sampling from 15 provinces representing six epidemic zones, viz., over‐summering, over‐wintering, eastern, Yun‐Gui, Xinjiang and Tibet epidemic regions. High genotypic diversity was recorded in over‐summering, Tibet and over‐wintering epidemic regions. Epidemic regions partly explain population subdivision with variable divergence ( F ST = 0.005–0.344). Xinjiang and Tibet epidemic regions were independent epidemic zones with least sharing of genotypes. Among other epidemic zones, i.e. over‐summering, over‐wintering, eastern and Yun‐Gui epidemic zones, re‐sampling MLGs, clustering‐based structure, DAPC analyses, relative migration and low divergence ( F ST from 0.006 to 0.073) revealed frequent geneflow. Yun‐Gui epidemic regions, with a potential for both over‐summering and over‐wintering, could play an important role in causing epidemics in main wheat‐cultivating areas of China. High diversity, recombination signatures and inter‐epidemic region migration patterns need to be considered in host‐resistant cultivar development in China and neighbouring countries, considering risk of long‐distance migration capacity of pathogen.

Functional analysis of HADH c.99C>G shows that the variant causes the proliferation of pancreatic islets and leu-sensitive hyperinsulinaemia - Wu Long; Yue-Bing Wang; Peng-Fei Qu; Lin Ma; Si-Jie Wei; Yan-Mei Xi; Jin-Liang Du; Xue Tang; Kai Liu; Yu-Hua Li; Pu-Ping Lei (Journal of Genetics, 2022)

Identification and QTL mapping of important agronomic traits based on rice short-wide grain CSSL-Z752 with restorer line Xihui 18 as background - Lin-Jun Cai; Han Yun; Xiao-Long Zhong; Dan Du; Xi-Man Peng; Ji-Chao Dai; Zhen-Lin Yang; Fang-Ming Zhao; Chang-Wei Zhang (Cereal Research Communications, 2022)

Coral bleaching from a nutrient perspective is understudied: A bibliometric survey - Tangcheng Li; Jiahong Huang; Hong Du; Xiaojuan Liu; Chongming Zhong; Senjie Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
How coral–Symbiodiniaceae mutualistic symbiosis is established, maintained, and disrupted is arguably the most fundamental and central area of coral research. The breakdown of this symbiosis, and consequent coral bleaching, have been frequently attributed to thermal stress, although microbial attack and pollution have also been blamed. Despite the perceived intense and broad research, it is unclear whether all the potential causes have been given adequate attention and whether some important areas have been overlooked. This work aims to comprehensively review the literature on coral and Symbiodiniaceae research and provide a portrait of the current coral research landscape, hence identifying areas that require more research effort. Data of publication output were extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) from 1986 to 2022 by using the keywords “coral” and “Symbiodiniaceae.” A total of 43,089 and 3,191 papers in the coral and Symbiodiniaceae were identified, mostly published after 2002. The journal Coral Reefs was ranked first regarding the total number of publications on coral or Symbiodiniaceae. The USA, Australia, and China were the top three countries in the number of publications. The network co-occurrence analysis of all keywords in coral and Symbiodiniaceae using VOSviewer showed that biodiversity, climate change, nutrient, and survival were the central research areas in coral and Symbiodiniaceae. Among them, climate change was the most invested research field, as revealed by the high proportion of published literature, while nutrient was the most understudied area. Thematic evolution analysis revealed that nutrient enrichment combined with elevated temperature was an emerging research field about coral and Symbiodiniaceae. Besides, nitrogen is currently the most studied nutrient. The findings from this study shed light on the trends of coral and Symbiodiniaceae research in the past 36 years, current research hotspots in the field, and areas that need more research investment going forward.

Response of sap flow in Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) to environmental variables in the Qilian Mountains of China - Jing Fang; Quanyan Tian; Zhibin He; Jun Du; Longfei Chen; Pengfei Lin; Xi Zhu (Trees, 2022)

The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest - Jiahao Wen; Janice Brahney; Yaoben Lin; Zhiliang Ma; Ningxiao Sun; Ji Zheng; Huawei Ji; Hongzhang Kang; Baoming Du; Guopeng Liang; Muhammad Umair; Chunjiang Liu (Plant Ecology, 2022)

Catalpol Ameliorates Neurotoxicity in N2a/APP695swe Cells and APP/PS1 Transgenic Mice - Jikun Du; Jierong Liu; Xiaoman Huang; Yuanhua Li; Daibo Song; Qin Li; Jiantao Lin; Baohong Li; Li Li (Neurotoxicity Research, 2022)

Correction to: Alternate-day fasting alleviates high fat diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease through controlling PPARα/Fgf21 signaling - Xinlei Liu; Yan Zhang; Chunya Ma; Juntang Lin; Jiang Du (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

The effect and its critical window for ambient temperature and humidity in pregnancy on term low birth weight - Shuang Du; Shuoxin Bai; Xiaodong Zhao; Shaoqian Lin; Yifan Zhai; Zhaojun Wang; Zhiping Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Influence of different inoculation densities of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) on heavy metal immobilization in swine manure - Dongmei Jiang; Kunhong Jiang; Rui Li; Liangbin Zhao; Zile Liu; Bangjie Xiong; Du Jin; Xiaoxia Hao; Li Zhu; Bo Kang; Lin Bai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The characteristics of alkaline phosphatase activity and phoD gene community in heavy-metal contaminated soil remediated by biochar and compost - Haiwei Lu; Chong Xu; Jiachao Zhang; Chunyan Du; Genyi Wu; Lin Luo (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Rhodohalobacter sulfatireducens sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern - Yu-Sheng Wang; Yu-Yan Yue; Yi-Lin Bai; Xu-Yang Zhang; Shuo Wang; Zong-Jun Du (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Near-Optimal Control for Offshore Structures with Nonlinear Energy Sink Mechanisms - Wei Chen; Xingyu Du; Bao-Lin Zhang; Zhihui Cai; Zhongqiang Zheng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
To improve the safety and reliability of offshore structures subject to wave loading, the active vibration control problem is always one of significant issues in the field of ocean engineering. This paper deals with the near–optimal control problem of offshore structures with a nonlinear energy sink (NES) mechanism. By taking the dominant vibration mode of the offshore structure with the NES into account, a nonlinear dynamic model of the steel–jacket structure subject to wave loading is presented first. Then, using the parameter perturbation approach to solve a nonlinear two–point boundary value problem, an NES–based optimal controller with the form of infinite series sum is presented to suppress the vibration of the offshore structure. Third, an iteration algorithm is provided to obtain the near–optimal controller. Simulation results demonstrate that the NES–based near–optimal controller can mitigate the oscillation amplitude of offshore structures significantly. Moreover, the NES–based optimal controller outperforms the one based on active tuned mass damper.

Characterization of Joint Roughness Heterogeneity and Its Application in Representative Sample Investigations - Shi-Gui Du; Hang Lin; Rui Yong; Guang-Jian Liu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022)
Rock joint surface roughness is usually characterized by heterogeneity, but the determination of a required number of samples for achieving a reasonable heterogeneity assessment remains a challenge. In this paper, a novel method, the global search method, was proposed to investigate the heterogeneity of rock joint roughness. In this method, the roughness heterogeneity was characterized based on a statistical analysis of the roughness of all samples extracted from different locations of a given rock joint. Analyses of the effective sample number were conducted, which showed that sampling bias was caused by an inadequate number of samples. To overcome this drawback, a large natural slate joint sample (1000 mm × 1000 mm in size) was digitized in a laboratory using a high-accuracy laser scanner. The roughness heterogeneities of both two-dimensional (2D) profiles and three-dimensional (3D) surface topographies were systematically investigated. The results show that the expected value obtained from conventional methods failed to accurately represent the overall roughness. The relative errors between the population parameter and the expected value varied not only from sample to sample but also with the scale. The roughness heterogeneity characteristics of joint samples of various sizes can be obtained using the global search method. This new method could facilitate the determination of the most representative samples and their positions.

The behavior of REEs indicates the dolomite petrogenesis and a unique dolomitization model of the Middle Permian Qixia formation in Northwest Sichuan Basin, China - Shengyang Xie; Xingzhi Wang; Bo Li; Long Wen; Liang Xu; Yao Du; Lin Xie; Yong Li; Yaping Wang; Yawen Li (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2022)

Insights into the ecology of Schizosaccharomyces species in natural and artificial habitats - Michael Brysch-Herzberg; Guo-Song Jia; Martin Seidel; Imen Assali; Li-Lin Du (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2022)
The fission yeast genus Schizosaccharomyces contains important model organisms for biological research. In particular, S. pombe is a widely used model eukaryote. So far little is known about the natural and artificial habitats of species in this genus. Finding out where S. pombe and other fission yeast species occur and how they live in their habitats can promote better understanding of their biology. Here we investigate in which substrates S. pombe , S. octosporus , S. osmophilus and S. japonicus are present. To this end about 2100 samples consisting of soil, tree sap fluxes, fresh fruit, dried fruit, honey, cacao beans, molasses and other substrates were analyzed. Effective isolation methods that allow efficient isolation of the above mentioned species were developed. Based on the frequency of isolating different fission yeast species in various substrates and on extensive literature survey, conclusions are drawn on their ecology. The results suggest that the primary habitat of S. pombe and S. octosporus is honeybee honey. Both species were also frequently detected on certain dried fruit like raisins, mango or pineapple to which they could be brought by the honey bees during ripening or during drying. While S. pombe was regularly isolated from grape mash and from fermented raw cacao beans S. octosporus was never isolated from fresh fruit. The main habitat of S. osmophilus seems to be solitary bee beebread. It was rarely isolated from raisins. S. japonicus was mainly found in forest substrates although it occurs on fruit and in fruit fermentations, too.

Unexpected increase of PAH toxicity in ambient particulate matter under the implementation of clean air action: evidence from two megacities in northern China - Weijian Liu; Jinze Wang; Wei Li; Nan Lin; Qingyang Liu; Mengxin Xu; Wei Du (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2022)

Composition, Demographic History, and Population Structures of Trichiurus - Kui-Ching Hsu; Mu-Rong Yi; Sui Gu; Xiong-Bo He; Zhi-Sen Luo; Bin Kang; Hung-Du Lin; Yun-Rong Yan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Sequences of the complete mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene were used to identify Trichiurus species and examine their population genetic structure and demographic history along the coast of China. Three Trichiurus species were found. Trichiurus japonicus lives in colder waters along the continental shelves in the China Seas, while Trichiurus nanhaiensis lives warmer waters along continental slopes in the South China Sea, and Trichiurus brevis lives in shallow and warmer waters in the South China Sea. The migrations of these species were mainly associated with feeding and spawning preferences. Two major wintering and spawning grounds in the East China Sea and South China Sea were found. All species showed a lack of population genetic structure resulting from their oceanodromous life cycle (the degree of population substructure index N ST = 0.000–0.149), but the results of approximate Bayesian computational approaches suggested population declines or stabilization and differentiation. The results of the T MRCA (time to the most recent common ancestor) showed that during glaciations, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea were completely exposed, and the South China Sea acted as a refugium. Thus, the populations of these three species experienced differentiation during glaciations. This study also examined the limitations of Bayesian skyline plot analysis.

Dissecting the Neural Circuitry for Pain Modulation and Chronic Pain: Insights from Optogenetics - Fang Guo; Yu Du; Feng-Hui Qu; Shi-Da Lin; Zhong Chen; Shi-Hong Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022)
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. The processing of pain involves complicated modulation at the levels of the periphery, spinal cord, and brain. The pathogenesis of chronic pain is still not fully understood, which makes the clinical treatment challenging. Optogenetics, which combines optical and genetic technologies, can precisely intervene in the activity of specific groups of neurons and elements of the related circuits. Taking advantage of optogenetics, researchers have achieved a body of new findings that shed light on the cellular and circuit mechanisms of pain transmission, pain modulation, and chronic pain both in the periphery and the central nervous system. In this review, we summarize recent findings in pain research using optogenetic approaches and discuss their significance in understanding the pathogenesis of chronic pain.

Alternate-day fasting alleviates high fat diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease through controlling PPARα/Fgf21 signaling - Xinlei Liu; Yan Zhang; Chunya Ma; Juntang Lin; Jiang Du (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

EV-T synergizes with AZD5582 to overcome TRAIL resistance through concomitant suppression of cFLIP, MCL-1, and IAPs in hepatocarcinoma - Kui Su; Qian Yuan; Huan Hou; Changhong Ke; Chaohong Huang; Shuyi Li; Jianwu Sun; Xin Yuan; Yue Lin; Yiqing Chen; Huijuan Xin; Xiaoping Liang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

Two-stage Bayesian experimental design optimization for measuring soil–water characteristic curve - Shao-Lin Ding; Dian-Qing Li; Zi-Jun Cao; Wenqi Du (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Ore-forming age and tectonic setting of the Linjiasandaogou gold deposit in the Liaodong Peninsula, northeast China: constraints from geochronology and geochemistry - Xiaofeng Yao; Tingjie Yan; Zhicheng Lü; Chenggui Lin; Kuifeng Mi; Shenghui Li; Yang Li; Wange Du (Acta Geochimica, 2022)

Extensive sequence divergence between the reference genomes of Taraxacum kok-saghyz and Taraxacum mongolicum - Tao Lin; Xia Xu; Huilong Du; Xiuli Fan; Qingwen Chen; Chunyan Hai; Zijian Zhou; Xiao Su; Liquan Kou; Qiang Gao; Lingwei Deng; Jinsheng Jiang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Understanding the different responses from the similarity between displacement and groundwater level time series in Beijing, China - Hanrui Sun; Lin Zhu; Lin Guo; Yong Luo; Dong Du; Ying Sun (Natural Hazards, 2022)

Isolation and characterization of 34 SNP markers in Acipenser baerii - Quan Gong; Qingzhi Li; Jiahua Sun; Yu Xiao; Xutao Su; Guangxun Liu; Jun Du; Jue Lin (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2022)

CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Therapy in Neurological Disorders - Lihong Guan; Yawei Han; Ciqing Yang; Suxiang Lu; Jiang Du; Han Li; Juntang Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

The genesis of Guanting Pb–Zn deposits in the Jianshui area, Yunnan Province, SW China: Constraints from geochronology, S isotopes and trace elements - Xiaoli Shen; Honghong Lin; Baolin Zhang; Qingxiang Du (Mineralogy and Petrology, 2022)

Increasing the energy efficiency of a data center based on machine learning - Zhen Yang; Jinhong Du; Yiting Lin; Zhen Du; Li Xia; Qianchuan Zhao; Xiaohong Guan (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022)
Energy efficiency of data centers (DCs) is of great concern due to their large amount of energy consumption and the foreseeable growth in the demand of digital services in the future. The past decade witnessed improvements of the energy efficiency of DCs from an extensive margin—a shift from small to large, more efficient DCs. Improvements from the intensive margin, that is, from more efficient operation, would be critical in limiting the energy consumption and environmental impact of DCs in the upcoming period. Machine learning algorithms have advantages in optimizing the operation of DCs to improve energy efficiency as they have shown the potential of discovering control strategies not found by traditional method, and producing working condition‐dependent control strategies. This study proposes ready‐to‐use machine learning methods with practical details to decrease the most commonly used energy efficiency metric—power usage effectiveness in DCs. We achieved an accurate prediction by properly selecting the features used in the proposed prediction models established by neural network, light gradient boosting machine, recurrent neural network, and random forests. The proposed approaches are implemented in one of the largest hyperscale DCs in China—Tencent Tianjin DC, to optimize the set points of controllable variables in the cooling system and to detect and adjust the unreasonable working conditions in the modular data centers. The lower bound of PUE reduction was 0.005 with the proposed approaches, leading to about 1500 MWh (0.24% of the total designed electricity consumption of this DC) of energy saved per year in this hyperscale DC. The proposed methods have the potential to be transferred to DCs of similar scale, and the framework of our work could serve as a guide for machine learning‐based optimization of environmental indicators in other complex product/service systems.

Pathogen resistance in Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore daisy): molecular associations and differentially expressed genes in response to disease from a widespread fungus - Shan-Shan Qi; Bharani Manoharan; Vignesh Dhandapani; Sridharan Jegadeesan; Susan Rutherford; Justin S. H. Wan; Ping Huang; Zhi-Cong Dai; Dao-Lin Du (Genetica, 2022)

Larval Fish Assemblages and Distribution Patterns in the Zhongsha Atoll (Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea) - Delian Huang; Jing Chen; Lei Xu; Xuehui Wang; Jiajia Ning; Yafang Li; Lianggen Wang; Shuangshuang Liu; Zhaojin Lin; Feiyan Du (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The remote coral reef in the deep sea is one of the most important nursery grounds for many marine fishes in the South China Sea. Diversity studies on larval fishes in this area are few, and the fish information on the coral reefs ecosystem is lacking. In this study, larval fishes were sampled during the summer of 2019 from the Zhongsha Atoll in the South China Sea and identified using DNA barcodes for the first time. Ninety-five larval fish species were recognized, belonging to 37 families and 12 orders based on morphological classification and DNA barcoding identification. The larval fish collected could be assigned to three categories as reef-associated, deep-sea, and pelagic. Most of the species were small fish with low commercial value but would play an essential role in the coral reef ecosystem. Some commercial fishes, including Auxis thazard, Euthynnus affinis, Sarda orientalis, Decapterus macarellus, Lutjanus viridis , and Centropyge vrolikii , were the dominant species higher than 2% total catch. The larval fish assemblage showed distinct spatial differences responding well with the geographical conditions. The most reef-associated fish occurred inside the Atoll, and the abyssal fish presented near the edge. In addition, larval fish spread over from the southwest to northeast may reflect the oceanography effect.

Effect of initial deviatoric stress on anisotropy of marine clay during principal stress rotation - Heng Zhuang; Xiuqing Hu; Lin Guo; Li Mingfeng; Wang Chaoliang; Hongke Du; Jingqiang Jin (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2022)

Distinct durability of IgM/IgG antibody responses in COVID-19 patients with differing severity - Junyan Han; Ning Zhang; Danying Chen; Yuhuan Gong; Guoli Li; Yaxian Kong; Lin Pu; Chen Chen; Jingyuan Liu; Qi Wang; Ju Zhang; Xuesen Zhao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

β-Catenin Deletion in Regional Neural Progenitors Leads to Congenital Hydrocephalus in Mice - Lin Ma; Yanhua Du; Xiangjie Xu; Hexi Feng; Yi Hui; Nan Li; Guanyu Jiang; Xiaoqing Zhang; Xiaocui Li; Ling Liu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022)

Air pollution increased risk of reproductive system diseases: a 5-year outcome analysis of different pollutants in different seasons, ages, and genders - Ya Li; Juan Du; Shanshan Lin; Huihui He; Rui Jia; Weihong Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Functional variants of RPS6KB1 and PIK3R1 in the autophagy pathway genes and risk of bladder cancer - Lan Ma; Dongjian Zhang; Zhengkai Huang; Rui Zheng; Mulong Du; Qiang Lv; Chao Qin; Haiyan Chu; Lin Yuan; Zhengdong Zhang (Archives of Toxicology, 2022)

The Surface Energy Budget and Its Impact on the Freeze-thaw Processes of Active Layer in Permafrost Regions of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - Junjie Ma; Ren Li; Hongchao Liu; Zhongwei Huang; Tonghua Wu; Guojie Hu; Yao Xiao; Lin Zhao; Yizhen Du; Shuhua Yang (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022)

A dice similarity measure for TBM penetrability classification in hard rock condition with the intuitionistic fuzzy information of rock mass properties - Rui Yong; Jun Ye; Shi-Gui Du; He Zhang; Leiyu Gu; Hang Lin (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2021)

210Po-210Pb Disequilibrium in the Western North Pacific Ocean: Particle Cycling and POC Export - Qiangqiang Zhong; Tao Yu; Hui Lin; Jing Lin; Jianda Ji; Jialin Ni; Jinzhou Du; Dekun Huang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Estimating the particulate organic carbon (POC) export flux from the upper ocean is fundamental for understanding the efficiency of the biological carbon pump driven by sinking particles in the oceans. The downward POC flux from the surface ocean based on 210 Po- 210 Pb disequilibria in seawater samples from the western North Pacific Ocean (w-NPO) was measured in the early summer (May-June) of 2018. All the profiles showed a large 210 Po deficiency relative to 210 Pb in the euphotic zone (0–150 m), while this 210 Po deficiency vanished below ∼500 m (with 210 Po/ 210 Pb ∼1 or > 1). A one-dimensional steady-state irreversible scavenging model was used to quantify the scavenging and removal fluxes of 210 Po and 210 Pb in the euphotic zone of the w-NPO. In the upper ocean (0–150 m), dissolved 210 Po (D-Po) was scavenged into particles with a residence time of 0.6–5.5 year, and the 210 Po export flux out of the euphotic zone was estimated as (0.33–3.49) × 10 4 dpm/m 2 /year, resulting in a wide range of particulate 210 Po (P-Po) residence times (83–921 days). However, in the deep ocean (150–1,000 m), 210 Po was transferred from the particulate phase to the dissolved phase. Using an integrated POC inventory and the P-Po residence times (Eppley model) in the w-NPO euphotic zone, the POC export fluxes (mmol C/m 2 /d) varied from 0.6 ± 0.2 to 8.8 ± 0.4. In comparison, applying the POC/ 210 Po ratio of all (>0.45 μm) particles to 210 Po export flux (Buesseler model), the obtained POC export fluxes (mmol C/m 2 /d) ranged from 0.7 ± 0.1 to 8.6 ± 0.8. Both Buesseler and Eppley methods showed enhanced POC export fluxes at stations near the continental shelf (i.e., Luzon Strait and the Oyashio-Kuroshio mixing region). The Eppley model-based 210 Po-derived POC fluxes agreed well with the Buesseler model-based fluxes, indicating that both models are suitable for assessing POC fluxes in the w-NPO. The POC export efficiency was < 15%, suggesting a moderate biological carbon pump efficiency in the w-NPO. These low export efficiencies may be associated with the dominance of smaller particles and the processes of degradation and subsequent remineralization of these small particles in the euphotic zone of oligotrophic regions in the w-NPO.

The Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri LR-99 Supplementation on Body Mass Index, Social Communication, Fine Motor Function, and Gut Microbiome Composition in Individuals with Prader–Willi Syndrome: a Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial - Xue-Jun Kong; Kevin Liu; Patrick Zhuang; Ruiyi Tian; Siyu Liu; Cullen Clairmont; Xiaojing Lin; Hannah Sherman; Junli Zhu; Yelan Wang; Michelle Fong; Alice Li; et al. (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2021)
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder associated with developmental delay, obesity, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Limosilactobacillus reuteri ( Lactobacillus reuteri , Lact. reuteri ) has demonstrated anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects in previous studies. In the present study, we aim to evaluate the effects of Lact. reuteri supplementation on body mass index (BMI), social behaviors, and gut microbiota in individuals with PWS. We conducted a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 71 individuals with PWS aged 6 to 264 months (64.4 ± 51.0 months). Participants were randomly assigned to either receive daily Lact. reuteri LR-99 probiotic (6 × 10 10 colony forming units) or a placebo sachet. Groupwise differences were assessed for BMI, ASQ-3, and GARS-3 at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks into treatment. Gut microbiome data was analyzed with the QIIME2 software package, and predictive functional profiling was conducted with PICRUSt-2. We found a significant reduction in BMI for the probiotic group at both 6 weeks and 12 weeks relative to the baseline ( P < 0.05). Furthermore, we observed a significant improvement in social communication and interaction, fine motor function, and total ASQ-3 score in the probiotics group compared to the placebo group ( P < 0.05). Altered gut microbiota was observed in the probiotic group to favor weight loss and improve gut health. The findings suggest a novel therapeutic potential for Lact. reuteri LR-99 probiotic to modulate BMI, social behaviors, and gut microbiota in Prader–Willi syndrome patients, although further investigation is warranted. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR1900022646

Development and characterization of SNP markers in many-lined sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata) from transcriptomic sequences - Youfu Lin; Zijin Qian; Shiyu Shen; Yicheng Huang; Yu Du; Hong Li; Lian Chen (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2021)

Antibiotic intervention redisposes bacterial interspecific interacting dynamics in competitive environments - Jing Li; Xiaojie Chen; Jiafu Lin; Yang Yuan; Ting Huang; Lianming Du; Balakrishnan Prithiviraj; Aixue Zhang; Xinrong Wang; Yiwen Chu; Kelei Zhao (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Interspecific interaction happens frequently among bacterial species and can promote the colonization of polymicrobial community in various environments. However, it is not clear whether the intervention of antibiotics, which is a common therapeutic method for infectious disease, will influence the interacting dynamics of different pathogenic bacteria. By using the frequently co‐isolated bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus as models, here we identify an antibiotic‐determined mutual invasion relationship between bacterial pathogens. We show that although P . aeruginosa has a significant intrinsic competitive advantage over S . aureus by producing the quorum‐sensing (QS)‐controlled anti‐staphylococcal molecules, methicillin‐resistant S . aureus (MRSA) can inhibit neighbouring P . aeruginosa in the presence of subinhibitory aminoglycoside antibiotics (e.g. streptomycin) to P . aeruginosa . Importantly, subinhibitory streptomycin decreases the expression of QS‐regulated genes in P . aeruginosa and thus relieves the survival stress of MRSA brought by P . aeruginosa . On the other side, the iron‐uptake systems and pathogenicity of MRSA can be enhanced by the extracellular products of streptomycin‐treated P . aeruginosa . Therefore, this study provides an explanation for the substitution of dominant species and persistent coexistence of bacterial pathogens in the host with repeated antibiotic therapies and contributes to further understanding the pathogenesis of chronic polymicrobial infections.

Tibetan Plateau v ortex‐associated precipitation and its link with the Tibetan Plateau heating anomaly - Zhiqiang Lin; Weidong Guo; Xiuping Yao; Jun Du; Wenkai Li; Jun Ge (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is known as the Asian water tower that supplies fresh water for millions of people in Asia. The Tibetan Plateau vortices (TPVs) are one of the major precipitation‐producing weather systems over the TP. The characteristics of TPV‐associated precipitation from 1979 to 2017 are quantitatively analysed based on three daily precipitation datasets. The influence of TPVs on precipitation is more significant in the warm season (May–September) because the precipitation and TPV activities both peak in the warm season. The TPV‐associated precipitation (VAP) dominates the total precipitation over most of the TP in the warm season. The VAP contributes more than 50% of the total precipitation in the warm season over 30% of the area over the TP, particularly in the central TP, while the VAP accounts for more than 25% of the total precipitation in the cold season over about 20% of the area over the TP. Therefore, TPVs are the major systems to produce precipitation on the TP in the warm season, and they are also important in the cold season in certain regions. The interannual variation of VAP is mainly determined by the number, rather than the precipitation intensity, of TPVs. Furthermore, the heating anomaly caused by the TP thermodynamic effect is an influential factor of VAP. Stronger (weaker) TP heating and resulting ascending motion strengthen (attenuate) the convergence near the TP surface and the divergence in the upper troposphere. The thermal adaption‐associated circulation generates more (less) TPVs and VAP.

Estimation of forest aboveground biomass by using mixed-effects model - Haoning Feng; Qi Chen; Yueming Hu; Zhiguo Du; Guantu Lin; Changwei Wang; Youju Huang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Genomic analysis of a pure culture of magnetotactic bacterium Terasakiella sp. SH-1 - Haijian Du; Wenyan Zhang; Wei Lin; Hongmiao Pan; Tian Xiao; Long-Fei Wu (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Impact of climate change on alpine plant community in Qilian Mountains of China - Jun Du; Zhibin He; Longfei Chen; Pengfei Lin; Xi Zhu; Quanyan Tian (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

Aquimarina algicola sp. nov., isolated from the surface of a marine red alga - Xun-Ke Sun; Yan-Lin Zhong; Xu-Yang Chen; Guan-Jun Chen; Zong-Jun Du (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

The effects of initial deviatoric stress on anisotropy of marine clay and strain components - Heng Zhuang; Mingfeng Li; Chaoliang Wang; Lin Guo; Dikang Zhang; Hongke Du; Yunguo Du (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2021)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) MsCML46 gene encoding calmodulin-like protein confers tolerance to abiotic stress in tobacco - Binghao Du; Naiyu Chen; Lili Song; Dan Wang; Hongsheng Cai; Lin Yao; Xiuting Li; Changhong Guo (Plant Cell Reports, 2021)

Geomorphology and sediment dynamics of the Liyashan oyster reefs, Jiangsu Coast, China - Hangjie Lin; Qian Yu; Zhiyun Du; Yiyang Fan; Yunwei Wang; Shu Gao (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Identification of a major QTL related to resistance to soybean mosaic virus in diverse soybean genetic populations - Jiahao Chu; Wenlong Li; Dongri Piao; Feng Lin; Xiaobo Huo; Hua Zhang; Hui Du; Youbin Kong; Yuan Jin; Xihuan Li; Caiying Zhang (Euphytica, 2021)

Long-term effects of liquid swine manure land surface application in an apple orchard field on soil bacterial community and heavy metal contents in apple (Malus pumila Mill.) - Hongchao Jiao; Qin Yin; Cunhu Fan; Ling Wang; Jingpeng Zhao; Xiaojuan Wang; Kun Du; Hai Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Comparative Analysis of Two Approaches for Correcting the Systematic Ocean Temperature Bias of CAS-ESM-C - Mengjiao Du; Fei Zheng; Jiang Zhu; Renping Lin; Kan Yi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Currently, several ocean data assimilation methods have been adopted to increase the performance of air–sea coupled models, but inconsistent adjustments between the sea temperature with other oceanic fields can be introduced. In the coupled model CAS-ESM-C, inconsistent adjustments for ocean currents commonly occur in the tropical western Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean. To overcome this problem, a new ensemble-based bias correction approach—a simple modification of the Ensemble Optimal Interpolation (EnOI) approach for multi-variable into a direct approach for a single variable—is proposed to minimize the model biases. Compared with the EnOI approach, this new approach can effectively avoid inconsistent adjustments. Meanwhile, the comparisons suggest that inconsistent adjustment mainly results from the unreasonable correlations between temperature and ocean current in the background matrix. In addition, the ocean current can be directly corrected in the EnOI approach, which can additionally generate biases for the upper ocean. These induced ocean biases can produce unreasonable ocean heat sinking and heat storage in the tropical western Pacific. It will generate incorrect ocean heat transmission toward the east, further amplifying the inconsistency introduced through the tropical air–sea interaction process.

Soil biota and soil substrates influence responses of the rhizomatous clonal grass Leymus chinensis to nutrient heterogeneity - Michael Opoku Adomako; Wei Xue; Dao-Lin Du; Fei-Hai Yu (Plant and Soil, 2021)

Possible pharmaceutical applications can be developed from naturally occurring phenanthroindolizidine and phenanthroquinolizidine alkaloids - Xian-hui Jia; Huan-xin Zhao; Cheng-lin Du; Wen-zhao Tang; Xiao-jing Wang (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2021)

Transcription Factor VAX1 Regulates the Regional Specification of the Subpallium Through Repressing Gsx2 - Yan Wen; Zihao Su; Ziwu Wang; Lin Yang; Guoping Liu; Zicong Shang; Yangyang Duan; Heng Du; Zhenmeiyu Li; Yan You; Xiaosu Li; Zhengang Yang; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Combination of XGBoost Analysis and Rule-Based Method for Intrapartum Cardiotocograph Classification - Pao-Lin Kuo; Lim Bee Yen; Yi-Chun Du; Po-Fan Chen; Pei-Yin Tsai (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)

Pest control ability, technical guidance, and pesticide overuse: evidence from rice farmers in rural China - Yanzhong Huang; Xiaofeng Luo; Di Liu; Sanxia Du; Aqian Yan; Lin Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Heart Tissue in Response to Hypoxia in Silver Sillago (Sillago sihama) - Wanida Saetan; Minghui Ye; Xinghua Lin; Xiaozhan Lin; Yulei Zhang; Yang Huang; Tao Du; Guangli Li; Changxu Tian (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Vertical structure of Tibetan Plateau Vortex in boreal summer - Zhiqiang Lin; Xiuping Yao; Weidong Guo; Jun Du (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2021)

Anthropogenic Effects on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation - Li Xu; Lin Du; Narcisse T. Tsona; Maofa Ge (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

p -Terphenyls and actinomycins from a Streptomyces sp. associated with the larva of mud dauber wasp - Dan-Dan Lu; Jin-Wei Ren; Qian-Qian Du; Ya-Jie Song; Shi-Qi Lin; Xia Li; Er-Wei Li; Wei-Dong Xie (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Soil Bacterial Characteristics Under Four Habitats with Different Vegetation Communities on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - Rui Wang; Miao Wang; Jing Wang; Jiahe Yao; Xinwei Li; Yinghua Lin; Fang K. Du (Wetlands, 2021)

Luteolin alleviates ulcerative colitis through SHP-1/STAT3 pathway - Bo-Lin Li; Dan-Yang Zhao; Peng-Li Du; Xiao-Tian Wang; Qian Yang; Yan-Ru Cai (Inflammation Research, 2021)

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells improve post-ischemia neurological function in rats via the PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β/CRMP-2 pathway - Xiaohui Lin; Hongbin Chen; Manli Chen; Ting Li; Yongxing Lai; Longzai Lin; Peiqiang Lin; Ji Liu; Yixian Zhang; Ronghua Chen; Houwei Du; Xinhong Jiang; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Decoding Cortical Glial Cell Development - Xiaosu Li; Guoping Liu; Lin Yang; Zhenmeiyu Li; Zhuangzhi Zhang; Zhejun Xu; Yuqun Cai; Heng Du; Zihao Su; Ziwu Wang; Yangyang Duan; Haotian Chen; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Mouse cortical radial glial cells (RGCs) are primary neural stem cells that give rise to cortical oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and olfactory bulb (OB) GABAergic interneurons in late embryogenesis. There are fundamental gaps in understanding how these diverse cell subtypes are generated. Here, by combining single-cell RNA-Seq with intersectional lineage analyses, we show that beginning at around E16.5, neocortical RGCs start to generate ASCL1 + EGFR + apical multipotent intermediate progenitors (MIPCs), which then differentiate into basal MIPCs that express ASCL1, EGFR, OLIG2, and MKI67. These basal MIPCs undergo several rounds of divisions to generate most of the cortical oligodendrocytes and astrocytes and a subpopulation of OB interneurons. Finally, single-cell ATAC-Seq supported our model for the genetic logic underlying the specification and differentiation of cortical glial cells and OB interneurons. Taken together, this work reveals the process of cortical radial glial cell lineage progression and the developmental origins of cortical astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.

Phylogeny and taxonomy of two new Alternaria (Ascomycota: Pleosporaceae) species in section Gypsophilae from China - Lin He; Hong Cheng; Aye Aye Htun; Hui Ge; Zhen Zhou Xia; Jian Wei Guo; Jian Xin Deng; Tao Du (Mycological Progress, 2021)

Increased depression risk for elderly women with high blood levels of strontium and barium - Jia Lv; Yan-ling Li; Wen-qiang Ren; Rong Li; Jian-rong Chen; Chao Bao; Zhi-ping Du; Shun Feng; Ling Gu; Hui Gao; Kai-yong Liu; Lin-sheng Yang; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Experimental and numerical study on the fragmentation mechanism of a single calcareous sand particle under normal compression - Du-min Kuang; Zhi-lin Long; Rui-qi Guo; Tao Zhao; Kai Wu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Corrosion Mechanism of 5083 Aluminum Alloy in Seawater Containing Phosphate - Jiaming Wang; Haodong Yang; Min Du; Jian Hou; Wenshan Peng; Cunguo Lin (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Control System Design and Implementation at Flexible, Distributed Offshore Sensor Test Sites in the Yangtze Estuary Area - Qingsong Hu; Chao Jiang; Lin Du; Jun Li; Leilei Chen; Peng Xiang; Hongcheng Zhang; Hafiz Abd ur Rahman (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Genome-Wide Identification of Copper Stress-Regulated and Novel MicroRNAs in Mulberry Leaf - Qiuxia Du; Peng Guo; Yisu Shi; Jian Zhang; Danyan Zheng; Yang Li; Adolf Acheampong; Ping Wu; Qiang Lin; Weiguo Zhao (Biochemical Genetics, 2021)

Alternation of soil bacterial and fungal communities by tomato–rice rotation in Hainan Island in Southeast of China - Xiang Ma; Minglun Du; Peng Liu; Yanqiong Tang; Hong Li; Qianhua Yuan; Yunze Ruan; Lei Meng; Jiachao Zhang; Min Lin; Zhu Liu (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Association of FMO3 rs1736557 polymorphism with clopidogrel response in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease - Kong-Xiang Zhu; Pei-Yuan Song; He-Li; Mu-Peng Li; Yin-xiao Du; Qi-lin Ma; Li-Ming Peng; Xiao-Ping Chen (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

Transcriptome profiling reveals candidate genes associated with cold stress in mulberry - Acheampong Adolf; Li Liu; Michael Ackah; Yang Li; Qiuxia Du; Danyan Zheng; Peng Guo; Yisu Shi; Qiang Lin; Changyu Qiu; Weiguo Zhao (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2021)

Varying support for abundance‐centre and congeneric‐competition hypotheses along elevational transects of mammals - Zhixin Wen; Deyan Ge; Anderson Feijó; Yuanbao Du; Jilong Cheng; Jian Sun; Yanqun Wang; Lin Xia; Qisen Yang (Journal of Biogeography, 2021)
Aim Whether species are most abundant at their geographic range centre and increasingly rare towards range limits (the abundance‐centre hypothesis, ACH) has weak empirical support in birds along elevational gradients. This may be due to empirical limitations—most studies do not capture the multi‐faceted nature of elevational gradients or species interactions. We examine the ACH and an alternative that the abundance maximum of elevational sympatric congeners will occur at different elevations along a gradient (the congeneric‐competition hypothesis, CCH). Location Twelve elevational gradients in Central and Southwest China. Taxon Five small mammal species, including three congeneric species. Methods The ACH was tested by fitting abundance patterns to Huisman‐Olff‐Fresco (HOF) models and measuring the relative elevational distance between a species' abundance‐weighted range centre ( RC Abu ) and its elevational range centre. The CCH was tested by calculating the elevational overlap value of each congeneric pair and the relative elevational distance ( RC AbuDiff ) between the RC Abu s of congeners. Results Abundances of each species showed diverse patterns along different gradients. For all species, a unimodal symmetric pattern appeared at most once among the studied gradients and found in only four (8.7%) of the total cases. Most (90.9%) of the Apodemus congeneric pairs had a high elevational overlap (above 75%). For each of the three congeneric pairs, 40.0% to 50.0% of the cases showed RC AbuDiff values > 0.25, suggesting that the congeners’ RC Abu s were separated by at least one elevational climate zone. Main conclusions Species' elevational abundance patterns may vary among different elevational gradients in the same geographic region. The elevational abundance patterns of five mammalian species were rarely consistent with the ACH after the spatial variability of the patterns was considered. The abundance patterns of congeneric species showed moderate support for the CCH.

A chromosome-level genome assembly of the wild rice Oryza rufipogon facilitates tracing the origins of Asian cultivated rice - Xianrong Xie; Huilong Du; Huiwu Tang; Jianian Tang; Xiyu Tan; Weizhi Liu; Tie Li; Zhansheng Lin; Chengzhi Liang; Yao-Guang Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

A pentatricopeptide repeat protein DUA1 interacts with sigma factor 1 to regulate chloroplast gene expression in Rice - Yanxin Du; Weiping Mo; Tingting Ma; Weijiang Tang; Lijin Tian; Rongcheng Lin (Photosynthesis Research, 2021)

Prevalence and outcomes of re-positive nucleic acid tests in discharged COVID-19 patients - Hou-wei Du; Jun-nian Chen; Xiao-bin Pan; Xiao-ling Chen; Yixian-Zhang; Shuang-fang Fang; Xiao-qing Li; Pin-cang Xia; Lei Gao; Hai-long Lin; Li-min Chen; Nan Liu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Analysis of ecological quality in Lhasa Metropolitan Area during 1990–2017 based on remote sensing and Google Earth Engine platform - Huiping Huang; Wei Chen; Yuan Zhang; Lin Qiao; Yunyan Du (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021)

Phylogenetic analysis of infectious bronchitis virus circulating in southern China in 2016–2017 and evaluation of an attenuated strain as a vaccine candidate - Libin Chen; Bin Xiang; Yanfen Hong; Qian Li; Haoyun Du; Qiuyan Lin; Ming Liao; Tao Ren; Chenggang Xu (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Genetic variants in N6-methyladenosine are associated with bladder cancer risk in the Chinese population - Hanting Liu; Jingjing Gu; Yu Jin; Qi Yuan; Gaoxiang Ma; Mulong Du; Yuqiu Ge; Chao Qin; Qiang Lv; Guangbo Fu; Meilin Wang; Haiyan Chu; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Synthesis, characteristics and medical applications of plant nanomaterials - Lidong Du; Ruoyu Zhang; Hanchao Yang; Shaojian Tang; Zhaohua Hou; Jinjin Jing; Bingjie Lin; Shujie Zhang; Zhong Lu; Peng Xue (Planta, 2020)

miR-4417 suppresses keloid fibrosis growth by inhibiting CyclinD1 - Pei Liu; Yaotian Hu; Lin Xia; Min Du; Zhensheng Hu (Journal of Biosciences, 2020)

Screening and functional characterization of candidate resistance genes to powdery mildew from Dasypyrum villosum#4 in a wheat line Pm97033 - Shijin Li; Zimiao Jia; Ke Wang; Lipu Du; Hongjie Li; Zhishan Lin; Xingguo Ye (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Divergence in flowering time is a major component contributing to reproductive isolation between two wild rice species (Oryza rufipogon and O. nivara) - Xun Xu; Qing-Lin Meng; Mu-Fan Geng; Ning-Ning Ren; Lian Zhou; Yu-Su Du; Zhe Cai; Mei-Xia Wang; Xin Wang; Xiu-Hua Wang; Jing-Dan Han; Shuai Jiang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Assessing the effects of oyster/kelp weight ratio on water column properties: an experimental IMTA study at Sanggou Bay, China - Jinghui Fang; Jianguang Fang; Qionglin Chen; Yuze Mao; Zengjie Jiang; Meirong Du; Yaping Gao; Fan Lin (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2020)

Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater fish Acrossocheilus longipinnis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis - Xiao-Jing Hou; Hung-Du Lin; Wen-Qiao Tang; Dong Liu; Chiao-Chuan Han; Jin-Quan Yang (Biologia, 2020)

Clinico-Psychosocial Factors Predicting Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related Knowledge Among Patients with Chronic Liver Disease - Jingyi Dai; Jun Zhao; Yingrong Du; Lin Zhuang; Yanli Ma; Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong (Journal of Cancer Education, 2020)

Matriptase and prostasin proteolytic activities are differentially regulated in normal and wounded skin - Shun-Cheng Chang; Chien-Ping Chiang; Chih-Hsin Lai; Po-Wen A. Du; Yu-Sin Hung; Yu-Hsuan Chen; Hui-Yu Yang; Hao-Yu Fang; Shiao-Pieng Lee; Hung-Jen Tang; Jehng-Kang Wang; Michael D. Johnson; et al. (Human Cell, 2020)

Psychroflexus maritimus sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment - Yan-Lin Zhong; Rui Zhang; Xiao-Yu Zhang; Li-Xue Yu; Meng-Fan Zhao; Zong-Jun Du (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Assessing major factors impacts on the hydrogeochemistry in a riverside alluvial aquifer, northeast China - Li Wang; Tao Du; Qing Hu; Sijie Lin; Mingzhu Liu; Honghan Chen (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Simulation of oyster ecological carrying capacity in Sanggou Bay in the ecosystem context - Yaping Gao; Jianguang Fang; Fan Lin; Fengxue Li; Wenhao Li; Xiaoqin Wang; Meirong Du; Jinghui Fang; Weiwei Jiang; Hui Liu; Yitao Zhang; Junwei Wang; et al. (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Genome-wide identification of the Sec-dependent secretory protease genes in Erwinia amylovora and analysis of their expression during infection of immature pear fruit - Wang-bin Zhang; Hai-lin Yan; Zong-cai Zhu; Chao Zhang; Pei-xiu Du; Wen-jun Zhao; Wei-min Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 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)

Alfalfa MsCBL4 enhances calcium metabolism but not sodium transport in transgenic tobacco under salt and saline–alkali stress - Yimin An; Xiao-Xue Yang; Lishuang Zhang; Jun Zhang; Binghao Du; Lin Yao; Xiu-ting Li; Changhong Guo (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

Impaired Parahippocampal Gyrus–Orbitofrontal Cortex Circuit Associated with Visuospatial Memory Deficit as a Potential Biomarker and Interventional Approach for Alzheimer Disease - Lin Zhu; Zan Wang; Zhanhong Du; Xinyang Qi; Hao Shu; Duan Liu; Fan Su; Qing Ye; Xuemei Liu; Zheng Zhou; Yongqiang Tang; Ru Song; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Comprehensive Geophysical Investigation and Analysis of Lining Leakage for Water-Rich Rock Tunnels: A Case Study of Kaiyuan Tunnel, Jinan, China - Chunjin Lin; Xintong Wang; Lichao Nie; Huaifeng Sun; Zhenhao Xu; Yuchao Du; Lang Liu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Investigation of the effects of nonstationary features on rock joint roughness using the laser scanning technique - Yunfeng Ge; Zishan Lin; Huiming Tang; Binbin Zhao; Hongzhi Chen; Zhiguo Xie; Bin Du (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Seonamhaeicola sediminis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment - Xiao-Yu Zhang; Rui Zhang; Yan-Lin Zhong; Dai-Wei Xianyu; Zong-Jun Du (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Screening of three Chlorella mutant strains with high lipid production induced by 3 types of lasers - Kang Wang; Bin Lin; Chunxiao Meng; Zhengquan Gao; Zhe Li; Haonan Zhang; Huanmin Du; Fei Xu; Xiao Jiang (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2020)

Grouting Effect on Reinforcement of Weathered Granite - Jian Zhang; Shucai Li; Zhaofeng Li; Qingsong Zhang; Lei Yang; Junqi Du; Hengtian Li; Yanhai Qi; Rongfeng Lin (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Plant growth regulators affect biomass, protein, carotenoid, and lipid production in Botryococcus braunii - Huanmin Du; Jiali Ren; Zhe Li; Haonan Zhang; Kang Wang; Bin Lin; Shanmin Zheng; Changyu Zhao; Chunxiao Meng; Zhengquan Gao (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Baicalein attenuates caspase-independent cells death via inhibiting PARP-1 activation and AIF nuclear translocation in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion rats - Wei-Han Li; Ying-Lin Yang; Xiao Cheng; Man Liu; Shan-Shan Zhang; Yue-Hua Wang; Guan-Hua Du (Apoptosis, 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.

Clinical strategies for differentiating IgG4-related cholecystitis from gallbladder carcinoma to avoid unnecessary surgical resection - Rui Zhang; Hao-Ming Lin; Zhao-Xi Cai; Su-Juan Du; Hong Zeng; Lei-Bo Xu; Jie Wang; Chao Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Dynamic Alterations of Brain Injury, Functional Recovery, and Metabolites Profile after Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats Contributes to Potential Biomarkers - Xiao Cheng; Ying-Lin Yang; Wei-Han Li; Man Liu; Shan-Shan Zhang; Yue-Hua Wang; Guan-Hua Du (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Opportunistic bacteria use quorum sensing to disturb coral symbiotic communities and mediate the occurrence of coral bleaching - Jin Zhou; Zi‐Jun Lin; Zhong‐Hua Cai; Yan‐Hua Zeng; Jian‐Ming Zhu; Xiao‐Peng Du (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Coral associated microorganisms, especially some opportunistic pathogens can utilize quorum‐sensing (QS) signals to affect population structure and host health. However, direct evidence about the link between coral bleaching and dysbiotic microbiomes under QS regulation was lacking. Here, using 11 opportunistic bacteria and their QS products (AHLs, acyl‐homoserine‐lactones), we exposed Pocillopora damicornis to three different treatments: test groups (A and B: mixture of AHLs‐producing bacteria and cocktail of AHLs signals respectively); control groups (C and D: group A and B with furanone added respectively); and a blank control (group E: only seawater) for 21 days. The results showed that remarkable bleaching phenomenon was observed in groups A and B. The operational taxonomic units‐sequencing analysis shown that the bacterial network interactions and communities composition were significantly changed, becoming especially enhanced in the relative abundances of Vibrio , Edwardsiella , Enterobacter , Pseudomonas , and Aeromonas . Interestingly, the control groups (C and D) were found to have a limited influence upon host microbial composition and reduced bleaching susceptibility of P. damicornis . These results indicate bleaching's initiation and progression may be caused by opportunistic bacteria of resident microbes in a process under regulation by AHLs. These findings add a new dimension to our understanding of the complexity of bleaching mechanisms from a chemoecological perspective.

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)

Structural analysis of glycosaminoglycans from Colla corii asini by liquid chromatography-electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry - Haiyue Huang; Su Liu; Jiayan Du; Jianghui Lin; Quntao Liang; Shutao Liu; Zheng Wei (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2020)

Daily minimum temperature and precipitation control on spring phenology in arid‐mountain ecosystems in China - Jun Du; Kai Li; Zhibin He; Longfei Chen; Pengfei Lin; Xi Zhu (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
Climate anomaly has caused substantial shifts in phenology of mountain ecosystems, but the underlying mechanism of phenological responses to climate change is still not well understood. In essence, the abundance of vegetation communities increases the complexity of phenology‐climate relationships, leading to a certain limitation in predictions of future dynamics among different vegetation types using a unified model. In this study, we focused on the climatic constraints on spring phenology in arid mountains (AMs) of China, and emphasis was laid on accurate representation of mechanisms that control phenology across different vegetation types. We Firstly explored spatio‐temporal variations in satellite‐derived estimates of starting date of vegetation growing season (SOS) over the period 2000–2015 using moderate‐resolution imaging spectro‐radiometer (MODIS) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Phenological models in response to climate variability were then established by using mixed‐effect models based on satellite observations and an extensive dataset of climatic measurements. Our results showed that the climatic regulation on SOS varied greatly over vegetation types. More climatic factors that regulate phenological development were found in grassland than forest and shrubland. At ecosystem level, two critical climate factors, daily minimum temperature ( T min ) and precipitation, explained 74–95% of total variability in predicted SOS. The observed sensitivity to T min is expected to be closely linked with the risk of frost damage, while preseason precipitation determines water availability in spring. The varying ecosystem sensitivity revealed the different resilience and adaptability to changing climate among vegetation types, which have been linked to their eco‐physiological characteristics (e.g., water use efficiency) and environmental conditions (e.g., elevation). Overall, our results indicate a strong dependence of spring phenology on T min and precipitation, and create an opportunity for a more realistic representation of vegetation phenology and growth of AM plants in China in land surface models.

Characterization and bioactive potentials of secondary metabolites from Fusarium chlamydosporum - Zhao-Fu Wang; Wei Zhang; Lin Xiao; Yuan-Ming Zhou; Feng-Yu Du (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Characterization on the water deprivation-associated physiological traits as well as the related differential genes during seed filling stage in wheat (T. aestivum L.) - Yingjia Zhao; Pingping Du; Zijia Chen; Xinyang Bai; Ruize Lin; Kai Xiao (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Correction to: Microsatellite records for volume 10, issue 2 - Dan Yu; Xueyun Ding; Zhi Zhang; Yu Zeng; Huanzhang Liu; Lin Wang; Ye Gong; Xingtu Liu; Xianguo Lyu; Gregory R. McCracken; Francisca V. Valenzuela-Aguayo; Evelyn M. Habit; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2020)

Allelopathy confers an invasive Wedelia higher resistance to generalist herbivore and pathogen enemies over its native congener - Shan-Shan Qi; Yan-Jie Liu; Zhi-Cong Dai; Ling-Yun Wan; Dao-Lin Du; Rui-Ting Ju; Justin S. H. Wan; Stephen P. Bonser (Oecologia, 2020)

Novel mutations in SPEF2 causing different defects between flagella and cilia bridge: the phenotypic link between MMAF and PCD - Chaofeng Tu; Hongchuan Nie; Lanlan Meng; Weili Wang; Haiyu Li; Shimin Yuan; Dehua Cheng; Wenbin He; Gang Liu; Juan Du; Fei Gong; Guangxiu Lu; et al. (Human Genetics, 2020)

Simulation of Yesso scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis, growth with a dynamic energy budget (DEB) model in the mariculture area of Zhangzidao Island - Weiwei Jiang; Fan Lin; Meirong Du; Jianguang Fang; Jinghui Fang; Yaping Gao; Xiaoqin Wang; Fengxue Li; Shipeng Dong; Xing Hou; Zengjie Jiang (Aquaculture International, 2020)

One-step generation of zebrafish carrying a conditional knockout-knockin visible switch via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated intron targeting - Jia Li; Hong-Yu Li; Shan-Ye Gu; Hua-Xing Zi; Lai Jiang; Jiu-Lin Du (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Circ_ANKIB1 stabilizes the regulation of miR-19b on SOCS3/STAT3 pathway to promote osteosarcoma cell growth and invasion - Yi-xin Du; Lin-xin Guo; Han-song Pan; Yi-min Liang; Xiang Li (Human Cell, 2020)

The root transcriptome analyses of peanut wild species Arachis correntina (Burkart) Krapov. & W.C. Gregory and cultivated variety Xiaobaisha in response to benzoic acid and p-cumaric acid stress - Zhong Li; Faqian Xiong; Wenfeng Guo; Changming Mo; Haining Wu; Lin Du (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2020)

Strength Parameters of Rock Considering Area and Stress Correction During Shearing - Hang Lin; Yushan Hua; Rui Yong; Daxing Lei; Wanzhong Xu; Shigui Du (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Variation of rill cross-sections with gravel and aggregating soil in the Dry-Hot Valley (SW China) - Nana Wang; Lin Ding; Gangcai Liu; Qingchun Deng; Hui Liu; Jie Wang; Wei Lv; Jun Luo; Ziyin Du; Bin Zhang (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2019)

The T cell activating properties and antitumour activity of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-like Q - Yanan He; Yuliang Sun; Yakun Ren; Liang Qiao; Rui Guo; Jiang Du; Xinxing Zhu; Yanli Liu; Juntang Lin (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2019)

Numerical Investigation on the Scale Effect of a Stepped Planing Hull - Lei Du; Zhuang Lin; Yi Jiang; Ping Li; Yue Dong (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
This article discusses the scale effects on a planing boat, utilizing the computational fluid dynamics method. The simulation is compared with a tank test for verification and validation. The planing boat sails use both aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. Studying the performances and wave patterns of different dimensions of the models is the best way to investigate the scale effect without using experimental data. The resistance is discussed in two parts, namely residuary resistance and friction resistance, and is compared to the calculated data using the international towing tank conference (ITTC) formula. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations of the model are increased by 4.77% on average, and the boat computations are also increased by 3.57%. The computation shows the scale effect in detail. The residuary resistance coefficients at different scales are approximately equal, and the friction resistance coefficients show the scale effect. The scale effect for longitudinal steadiness is also captured for the period of the porpoising behavior. The rational for the full-scaled boat oscillation period and the model is the root of the scales.

Deriving water quality criteria for China for the organophosphorus pesticides dichlorvos and malathion - Ting-ting Ding; Ya-hui Zhang; Yan Zhu; Shi-lin Du; Jin Zhang; Ying Cao; Yi-zhe Wang; Gong-ting Wang; Lian-sheng He (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

In silico toxicity evaluation of dioxins using structure–activity relationship (SAR) and two-dimensional quantitative structure–activity relationship (2D-QSAR) - Hong Yang; Zhe Du; Wen-Juan Lv; Xiao-Yun Zhang; Hong-Lin Zhai (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

A new xanthone glycoside from Pyrrosia sheareri - Kang He; Lin-Lin Fan; Tian-Tai Wu; Jiang Du (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Gelatin Methacrylate (GelMA)-Based Hydrogels for Cell Transplantation: an Effective Strategy for Tissue Engineering - Shining Xiao; Tengfei Zhao; Jingkai Wang; Chenggui Wang; Jiangnan Du; Liwei Ying; Jiangtao Lin; Caihua Zhang; Wanglu Hu; Linlin Wang; Kan Xu (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2019)

Two-factor ANOVA of SSH and RNA-seq analysis reveal development-associated Pi-starvation genes in oilseed rape - Zhong-Wei Zhang; Ling-Yang Feng; Jian-Hui Wang; Yu-Fan Fu; Xin Cai; Chang-Quan Wang; Jun-Bo Du; Ming Yuan; Yang-Er Chen; Pei-Zhou Xu; Ting Lan; Guang-Deng Chen; et al. (Planta, 2019)

Sex differences in resting-state cerebral activity alterations in internet gaming disorder - Yawen Sun; Yao Wang; Xu Han; Wenqing Jiang; Weina Ding; Mengqiu Cao; Yasong Du; Fuchun Lin; Jianrong Xu; Yan Zhou (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2019)

Correction to: Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in floor and elevated surface house dust from Shanghai, China - Dong Niu; Yanling Qiu; Li Li; Yihui Zhou; Xinyu Du; Zhiliang Zhu; Ling Chen; Zhifen Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

A single water molecule accelerating the atmospheric reaction of HONO with ClO - Shanshan Tang; Lin Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Toxicological Assessment of Intermediates in Natural Attenuation of p-Xylene to Marine Microalgae - Feng Li; Weiyan Duan; Shuhao Du; Fanping Meng; Xiaoling Peng; Lihong Peng; Yufei Lin; Jiangyue Wu; Guoshan Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Fragmentation Characteristics Analysis of Sandstone Fragments for Impact Rockburst Under Different Dynamic Loading Frequency - Yang Wang; Zhu Chun; Manchao He; Dongqiao Liu; Youwen Lin; Shaolei Du (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Environment‐ and trait‐mediated scaling of tree occupancy in forests worldwide - Haibao Ren; Petr Keil; Xiangcheng Mi; Keping Ma; Zhanqing Hao; Wanhui Ye; Luxiang Lin; Renato Valencia; Christine Dawn Fletcher; Duncan W. Thomas; Robert W. Howe; James Lutz; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2019)
Aim The relationship between the proportion of sites occupied by a species and the area of a site [occupancy–area relationship (OAR)] offers key information for biodiversity management and has long fascinated ecologists. We quantified the variation in OAR for 3,157 woody species in 17 forest plots worldwide and tested the relative importance of environment and species traits for explaining this variation and evaluated overall model predictive ability. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century. Major taxa studied Woody plants. Methods We used mixed‐effect regression to examine the observed shape of the OAR (its “slope”) against species‐specific and plot‐wide predictors: coarse‐grain occupancy, tree size, plot species richness, energy availability and topographic complexity. Results We found large variation in OAR slopes, and the variation was strongest among species within plots. The OAR slopes showed a latitudinal trend and were steeper near the equator. As predicted, coarse‐grain occupancy and tree size negatively affected OAR slopes, whereas species richness had a positive effect and explained most of the variance between plots. Although hypothesized directionalities were broadly confirmed, traits and environment had relatively limited overall predictive power. Main conclusions These results document the variation of the OAR for 3,157 species at near‐global extent. We found a latitudinal gradient in OAR slopes and confirmed key hypothesized predictors. But at this global extent and over the large set of species analysed, the remaining unexplained variation in OAR slopes was substantial. Nevertheless, this large‐scale empirical analysis of the OAR offers an initial step towards a more general use of OARs for the fine‐scale prediction of species distributions and abundance.

Diversity- and density-mediated allelopathic effects of resident plant communities on invasion by an exotic plant - Michael Opoku Adomako; Lei Ning; Min Tang; Dao-Lin Du; Mark van Kleunen; Fei-Hai Yu (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Development and chemical characterization of Casparian strips in the roots of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) - Chengwei Song; Weiwei Shen; Liang Du; Jialong Wen; Jinxing Lin; Ruili Li (Trees, 2019)

The Glutamatergic Postrhinal Cortex–Ventrolateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Pathway Regulates Spatial Memory Retrieval - Xinyang Qi; Zhanhong Jeff Du; Lin Zhu; Xuemei Liu; Hua Xu; Zheng Zhou; Cheng Zhong; Shijiang Li; Liping Wang; Zhijun Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

An interactive group decision model for selecting treatment schemes for mitigating air pollution - Jun-Liang Du; Yong Liu; Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Analysis of Heparan sulfate/heparin from Colla corii asini by liquid chromatography-electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry - Jiayan Du; Su Liu; Quntao Liang; Jianghui Lin; Lilong Jiang; Fener Chen; Zheng Wei (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2019)

Ionomic profile and arsenic speciation in Semisulcospira cancellata, a freshwater shellfish from a mine-impacted river in China - Fan Du; Lin Wang; Zhaoguang Yang; Peng Liu; Deliang Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Agricultural Development and Implication for Wetlands Sustainability: A Case from Baoqing County, Northeast China - Chong Fang; Zhidan Wen; Lin Li; Jia Du; Ge Liu; Xiaodi Wang; Kaishan Song (Chinese Geographical Science, 2019)

Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity of the Freshwater Snail Melanoides tuberculata - Yuh-Wen Chiu; Ye-Chen Gan; Po-Hsun Kuo; Kui-Ching Hsu; Mian-Shin Tan; Yu-Min Ju; Hung-Du Lin (Biochemical Genetics, 2019)

Bioavailability of selenium in soil-plant system and a regulatory approach - Quang Toan Dinh; Mengke Wang; Thi Anh Thu Tran; Fei Zhou; Dan Wang; Hui Zhai; Qin Peng; Mingyue Xue; Zekun Du; Gary S. Bañuelos; Zhi-Qing Lin; Dongli Liang (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2019)

Large-scale analysis of small RNAs derived from traditional Chinese herbs in human tissues - Fengming Huang; Jianchao Du; Zhu Liang; Zhichao Xu; Jiantao Xu; Yan Zhao; Yexuan Lin; Song Mei; Quan He; Jindong Zhu; Qiang Liu; Yanxu Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Bacillus thuringiensis targets the host intestinal epithelial junctions for successful infection of Caenorhabditis elegans - Liting Wan; Jian Lin; Hongwen Du; Yulan Zhang; Alejandra Bravo; Mario Soberón; Ming Sun; Donghai Peng (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Pathogenic bacteria use different strategies to infect their hosts, including the simultaneous production of pore forming toxins and several virulence factors that may synergize their pathogenic effects. However, how the pathogenic bacteria are able to break out the host intestinal barrier is poorly understood. The infectious cycle of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium in Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful model system to study the early stages of the infection process. Bt produces Cry pore‐forming toxins during the sporulation phase that are key virulence factors involved in its pathogenesis. In this study, we show that Bt disrupts the intestinal epithelial junctions of C. elegans at early stages of infection allowing Bt bacterium to complete its life cycle in the worm. We further confirmed that the vegetative Bt cells trigger a quorum sensing response that is activated by PlcR regulator, resulting in production of different virulence factors, such as the metalloproteinases ColB and Bmp1, that besides Cry toxins are necessary to disrupt the nematode epithelial junctions causing efficient bacterial host infection and death of the nematode. Our work provides new insights into the pathogenesis of Bt and highlights the importance of breaking down host epithelial junctions for a successful infection. A similar mechanism could be used by other pathogen‐host interactions since epithelial junctions are conserved structures from insects to mammals.

Biotic and abiotic influences on monthly variation in carbon fluxes in on-year and off-year Moso bamboo forest - Yufeng Zhou; Guomo Zhou; Huaqiang Du; Yongjun Shi; Fangjie Mao; Yuli Liu; Lin Xu; Xuejian Li; Xiaojun Xu (Trees, 2019)

Available soil nutrients and water content affect leaf nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry at different ages of Leucaena leucocephala forests in dry-hot valley - Yongming Lin; Aimin Chen; Siwei Yan; Loretta Rafay; Kun Du; Daojie Wang; Yonggang Ge; Jian Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Response of Yesso scallop Patinopecten yessoensis to acute temperature challenge: physiological and biochemical parameters - Weiwei Jiang; Meirong Du; Jianguang Fang; Yaping Gao; Yuze Mao; Qionglin Chen; Fan Lin; Zengjie Jiang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2019)

EGb761 improves the cognitive function of elderly db/db−/− diabetic mice by regulating the beclin-1 and NF-κB signaling pathways - Zhu-Fei Guan; Xiao-Ming Zhang; Ying-Hong Tao; Yu Zhang; Yan-Yan Huang; Gang Chen; Wei-Jun Tang; Gang Ji; Qi-Lin Guo; Ming Liu; Qian Zhang; Na-Na Wang; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Risk factors and drug resistance in early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease - Ying-wei Wang; Yao-qiang Du; Xiao-lin Miao; Guang-yong Ye; Yi-yun Wang; Ai-bo Xu; Yun-zhong Jing; Yu Tong; Kai Xu; Mei-qin Zheng; Dong Chen; Zhen Wang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

Comparison of neuroprotective effect of Forsythia suspensa leaf extract and forsythiaside, one of its metabolites - Liqing Chen; Lixia Lin; Zhe Dong; Liwei Zhang; Huizhi Du (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Accumulation, translocation, and assessment of heavy metals in the soil-rice systems near a mine-impacted region - Fan Du; Zhaoguang Yang; Peng Liu; Lin Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Lack of Association Between DNMT3B Polymorphisms and Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease in a Han Chinese Population - Hong Pan; Jun-Yi Shen; Juan-Juan Du; Shi-Shuang Cui; Jin Liu; Yi-Qi Lin; Yi-Xi He; Yang Fu; Chao Gao; Gen Li; Sheng-Di Chen; Jian-Fang Ma (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Deformation process and mechanism analyses for a planar sliding in the Mayanpo massive bedding rock slope at the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station - Shi-lin Zhang; Zhao-hui Zhu; Shun-chao Qi; Yu-xiang Hu; Qing Du; Jia-wen Zhou (Landslides, 2018)

Sensitivity of Cochliobolus heterostrophus to three demethylation inhibitor fungicides, propiconazole, diniconazole and prochloraz, and their efficacy against southern corn leaf blight in Fujian Province, China - Yuli Dai; Lin Gan; Hongchun Ruan; Niuniu Shi; Yixin Du; Lei Liao; Zhixia Wei; Zhenyong Teng; Furu Chen; Xiujuan Yang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2018)

Comparison of ecosystem services provided by grasslands with different utilization patterns in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - Bingzhen Du; Lin Zhen; Yunfeng Hu; Huimin Yan; Rudolf De Groot; Rik Leemans (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2018)

Polyconchoecia commixtus gen. et sp. nov. (Ostracoda: Myodocopa: Halocyprididae) from the South China Sea - Feiyan Du; Peng Xiang; Ruixiang Chen; Lianggen Wang; Yu Wang; Chunguang Wang; Mao Lin (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018)

Spatial patterns in natural Picea crassifolia forests of northwestern China, as basis for close-to-nature forestry - Zhi-bin He; Shu Fang; Long-fei Chen; Jun Du; Xi Zhu; Peng-fei Lin (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

The complete mitogenome of the winged argonaut Argonauta hians and its phylogenetic relationships in Octopoda - Yu-Wen Chiu; Chih-Wei Chang; Hung-Du Lin; Kang-Ning Shen (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Complete genome sequences of three novel cycloviruses identified in a dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera) from China - Saif Ul Islam; Wenzhong Lin; Ran Wu; Chen Lin; Waqar Islam; Muhammad Arif; Zhenguo Du; Zujian Wu (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Soil infiltration processes of different underlying surfaces in the permafrost region on the Tibetan Plateau - Guo-jie Hu; Li-ming Tian; Lin Zhao; Xiao-dong Wu; Ren Li; Tong-hua Wu; Xiao-fan Zhu; Er-ji Du; Zhi-wei Wang; Jun-ming Hao; Wang-ping Li; Song-he Wang (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2018)

Kinetics of atmospheric reactions of 4-chloro-1-butene - Jianqiang Zhu; Narcisse T. Tsona; Lin Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The regulation of skeletal muscle fiber-type composition by betaine is associated with NFATc1/MyoD - Jingjing Du; Linyuan Shen; Peiwen Zhang; Zhendong Tan; Xiao Cheng; Jia Luo; Xue Zhao; Qiong Yang; Hao Gu; An’an Jiang; Jideng Ma; Qianzi Tang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Difference in capacity of clonal integration between terrestrial and aquatic Alternanthera philoxeroides in response to defoliation: implications for biological control - Wen-Hua You; Long-Xiang Fang; Dao-Guo Xi; Dao-Lin Du; Dong Xie (Hydrobiologia, 2018)

The coexistence of copy number variations (CNVs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at a locus can result in distorted calculations of the significance in associating SNPs to disease - Jiaqi Liu; Yangzhong Zhou; Sen Liu; Xiaofei Song; Xin-Zhuang Yang; Yanhui Fan; Weisheng Chen; Zeynep Coban Akdemir; Zihui Yan; Yuzhi Zuo; Renqian Du; Zhenlei Liu; et al. (Human Genetics, 2018)

Structural predication and antigenic analysis of Toxoplasma gondii ROP20 - Jian Zhou; Wanchun Wang; Pengxia Song; Lin Wang; Yali Han; Jingjing Guo; Zhen Hao; Xi Zhu; Qiong Zhou; Xiadong Du; Gang Lu; Shenyi He; et al. (Acta Parasitologica, 2018)
Toxoplasma gondii infects almost all the warm-blooded animals. ROP20 protein is expressed in the rhoptry of Toxoplasma gondii . In this study, the secondary structure of ROP20 was analyzed using SMART software. We constructed and analyzed the 3D model of ROP20 protein using SWISS-MODEL online procedure and Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) software. The structure analysis fully indicated that ROP20 protein is an important member of the ROP family. Furthermore, We used DNASTAR software and Epitope Database online service to analyze liner-B cell epitopes and T-cell epitopes of ROP20 protein. All the analysis results of ROP20 protein can provide positive information on treatment and vaccine for toxoplasmosis. Moreover, ROP20 gene was obtained from PCR, and a recombinant eukaryotic expression vector (pEGFP-C1-ROP20) was constructed in the following study. After restriction enzyme digestion, the constructed plasmid was transfected into HEK 293-T cells. The RT-PCR result indicated that the recombinant plasmid could transcribe successfully in HEK 293-T cell. The results of western blotting indicated the expressed proteins can be recognized by anti-STAg mouse sera.

Social Isolation During Adolescence Induces Anxiety Behaviors and Enhances Firing Activity in BLA Pyramidal Neurons via mGluR5 Upregulation - Song Lin; Xin Li; Yi-Hua Chen; Feng Gao; Hao Chen; Neng-Yuan Hu; Lang Huang; Zheng-Yi Luo; Ji-Hong Liu; Qiang-Long You; Ya-Nan Yin; Ze-Lin Li; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Conditioned Medium Promotes Aβ25-35 phagocytosis by Modulating Autophagy and Aβ-Degrading Enzymes in BV2 Cells - Zhihao Xu; Wenbin Nan; Xiaoyue Zhang; Yuliang Sun; Jichao Yang; Kecheng Lu; Yalin Liu; Yaoxin Gao; Fen Yang; Wenchao Mao; Xuekun Xing; Jiang Du; et al. (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2018)

Berberine protects renal tubular cells against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury via the Sirt1/p53 pathway - Yuanbang Lin; Mingwei Sheng; Yijie Ding; Nan Zhang; Yayue Song; Hongyin Du; Ning Lu; Wenli Yu (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2018)

Plant growth regulators promote lipid and carotenoid accumulation in Chlorella vulgaris - Bin Lin; Faruq Ahmed; Huanmin Du; Zhe Li; Yuchen Yan; Yuhan Huang; Meng Cui; Yonghao Yin; Bang Li; Miaomiao Wang; Chunxiao Meng; Zhengquan Gao (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2018)

Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in floor and elevated surface house dust from Shanghai, China - Dong Niu; Yanling Qiu; Li Li; Yihui Zhou; Xinyu Du; Zhiliang Zhu; Ling Chen; Zhifen Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)
House dust is the main source of human exposure to flame retardants by ingestion. This study investigated the occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor dust from 22 houses in Shanghai, China. House dust was separately collected from the floor and elevated furnishings surface (mostly between 0.5 and 2 m height) for comparison. The concentrations of ∑ 22 PBDEs ranged from 19.4 to 3280 ng/g (with a geometric mean of 203 ng/g) and from 55.1 to 792 ng/g (with a geometric mean of 166 ng/g) in floor dust (FD) and elevated surface dust (ESD), respectively. BDE-209 was the predominant congener, accounting for about 73.1% of total PBDE burdens. In terms of congener profiles, the comparison of FD and ESD revealed no significant differences except for the ratio of BDE-47/BDE-99. ESD samples displayed a ratio of BDE-47/BDE-99 very similar to commercial penta-BDE products DE-71 while the ratio in FD was exceptionally higher. Significant correlation was found between concentrations of commercial penta-BDE compositions in FD and ESD ( p < 0.05). Except for some occasional values, PBDE levels in house dust exhibited temporal stability. Human exposure to PBDEs via dust ingestion was estimated. The highest daily intake of PBDEs was for toddlers by using 95th percentile concentrations of PBDEs via high dust ingestion in FD (23.07 ng/kg bw/day). About 20-fold difference in exposure estimates between toddlers and adults supports that toddlers are facing greater risk from indoor floor dust. Expectedly, this study highlighted the point that residents in Shanghai were exposed to low doses of PBDEs in house dust.

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)

Impacts of climate change on reference evapotranspiration in the Qilian Mountains of China: Historical trends and projected changes - Pengfei Lin; Zhibin He; Jun Du; Longfei Chen; Xi Zhu; Jing Li (International Journal of Climatology, 2018)
Global climate change is likely to affect reference evapotranspiration (ET 0 ) and the use of water resources for vegetation management. Our goals were to identify spatio‐temporal characteristics of ET 0 and factors controlling the change in ET 0 and to project spatio‐temporal changes in the Qilian Mountains of China under the future climate conditions. Changes in ET 0 were estimated by the Penman–Monteith method for 22 meteorological stations from 1960 to 2015. We quantified the attributions of climatic factors with the differentiation equation method. Then, we assessed the spatio‐temporal changes in projected ET 0 with CanESM2 model outputs and statistical downscaling model for three representative concentration pathways (RCP) scenarios for years 2016–2100. We found that annual ET 0 averaged across the region was 1001.5 mm, with an insignificant decrease of −0.43 mm/year during 1960–2015. The lowest values were present in the alpine region in the central area, while the highest ET 0 was detected in the western region. An annual and seasonal “evaporation paradox” existed in the Qilian Mountains during the past few decades. Mean daily air temperature measured ( T mean ) and wind speed ( U 2 ) were the dominant factors in ET 0 change. However, the decreasing trend in ET 0 may be due to a diminished effect of T mean triggered by short‐wave radiation ( R s ), actual vapour pressure ( e a ), and wind speed ( U 2 ), but especially by the substantial reduction in U 2 at most stations. Compared with the baseline, ET 0 is likely to increase by 6.31–7.20, 6.11–10.41, and 6.58–17.66%, respectively, under RCP scenarios of 2.6 (very low forcing scenario), 4.5 (medium stabilization scenario), and 8.5 (very high emission scenario), but RCP2.6 ET 0 rates level off and even decline after 2050 while RCP4.5 rates climb only marginally after 2050. Thus, ET 0 projected with the CanESM2 model displayed an upwards trend in the Qilian Mountains, especially the central alpine region.

Mitochondrial and nuclear genetic structure in Rhodeus ocellatus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with approximate Bayesian computation - Jin-Quan Yang; Kui-Ching Hsu; Po-Hsun Kuo; Lin-Lin Li; Wen-Qiao Tang; Dong Liu; Hung-Du Lin (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2018)

Identification of De Novo DNMT3A Mutations That Cause West Syndrome by Using Whole-Exome Sequencing - Zhenwei Liu; Zhongshan Li; Xiao Zhi; Yaoqiang Du; Zhongdong Lin; Jinyu Wu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Trichogramma parasitoids can distinguish between fertilized and unfertilized host eggs - Wen-Mei Du; Jing Xu; Yang-Yang Hou; Ying Lin; Lian-Sheng Zang; Xiangbing Yang; Jun-Jie Zhang; Chang-Chun Ruan; Nicolas Desneux (Journal of Pest Science, 2018)

De novo transcriptome sequencing and identification of genes related to salt stress in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver - Lin Wang; Hongyan Du; Tiezhu Li; Ta-na Wuyun (Trees, 2018)

Sumoylation of SUVR2 contributes to its role in transcriptional gene silencing - Yu-Xi Luo; Yong-Feng Han; Qiu-Yuan Zhao; Jin-Lu Du; Kun Dou; Lin Li; She Chen; Xin-Jian He (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Ionizing Radiation Blocks Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish Lateral Line Neuromasts by Preventing Wnt Signaling - Rong Li; Guixiang Liao; Guo Yin; Baiyao Wang; Miaohong Yan; Xiaoshan Lin; Wenqing Zhang; Xiaohui Chen; Shasha Du; Yawei Yuan (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Ca2+-CaMKKβ pathway is required for adiponectin-induced secretion in rat submandibular gland - Chong Ding; Zhi-Hao Du; Sheng-Lin Li; Li-Ling Wu; Guang-Yan Yu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2018)

Development of a set of PCR markers specific to Aegilops longissima chromosome arms and application in breeding a translocation line - Kunyang Wang; Zhishan Lin; Long Wang; Ke Wang; Qinghua Shi; Lipu Du; Xingguo Ye (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2018)

PAX3 Promotes Cell Migration and CXCR4 Gene Expression in Neural Crest Cells - Man Xu; Yongle Li; Jinfeng Du; Hengrong Lin; Sixian Cao; Zuming Mao; Ronghua Wu; Mei Liu; Yan Liu; Qiyou Yin (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2018)

Variations of Laohugou Glacier No. 12 in the western Qilian Mountains, China, from 1957 to 2015 - Yu-shuo Liu; Xiang Qin; Ji-zu Chen; Zhen-lin Li; Jing Wang; Wen-tao Du; Wan-qin Guo (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Identification and expression analysis of the Eucommia ulmoides farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene family to reveal the key gene involved in rubber biosynthesis - Lin Wang; Teng Jing; Tiezhu Li; Hongyan Du; Ta-na Wuyun (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2018)

Association mapping analysis of fiber yield and quality traits in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) - Mulugeta Seyoum Ademe; Shoupu He; Zhaoe Pan; Junling Sun; Qinglian Wang; Hongde Qin; Jinhai Liu; Hui Liu; Jun Yang; Dongyong Xu; Jinlong Yang; Zhiying Ma; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2017)

Co-altered functional networks and brain structure in unmedicated patients with bipolar and major depressive disorders - Hao He; Jing Sui; Yuhui Du; Qingbao Yu; Dongdong Lin; Wayne C. Drevets; Jonathan B. Savitz; Jian Yang; Teresa A. Victor; Vince D. Calhoun (Brain Structure and Function, 2017)

Development and comparative genomic mapping of Dasypyrum villosum 6V#4S-specific PCR markers using transcriptome data - Shijin Li; Zhishan Lin; Chang Liu; Ke Wang; Lipu Du; Xingguo Ye (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Effect of herbicide used with years (8 + 1) on soil enzymic activity and microbial population diversity - Yumei Jiang; Di Lin; Xianjiao Guan; Jinfeng Wang; Guangpan Cao; Du Zhu; Chunrui Peng (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2017)

Exploring the Potential of Naturalized Plants for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contamination - Wei Fu; Kai Huang; Hong-Hong Cai; Jian Li; De-Li Zhai; Zhi-Cong Dai; Dao-Lin Du (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2017)

Attention is shaped by semantic level of event-structure during speech comprehension: an electroencephalogram study - Xiaoqing Li; Yuping Zhang; Lin Li; Haiyan Zhao; Xiufang Du (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2017)

Quantifying soil macropore networks in different forest communities using industrial computed tomography in a mountainous area of North China - Chen Meng; Jianzhi Niu; Xiang Li; Ziteng Luo; Xiaoqing Du; Jie Du; Xingna Lin; Xinxiao Yu (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2017)

The In vitro/vivo Evaluation of Prepared Gastric Floating Tablets of Berberine Hydrochloride - Jun Ji; Xin He; Xiao-Lin Yang; Wen-Juan Du; Cheng-Long Cui; Ling Wang; Xue Wang; Chun-Feng Zhang; Chang-Run Guo (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017)

Biochemical and Sensory Changes of Low-Salt Anchovy ( Engraulis japonicus ) Sauce Prepared by a Novel Technique - Lingzhao Wang; Lin Su; Yayong Zhang; Saikun Pan; Yunjian Du; Junjie Zhang (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2017)

Development and validation of an ocean wave retrieval algorithm for VV-polarization Sentinel-1 SAR data - Bo Lin; Weizeng Shao; Xiaofeng Li; Huan Li; Xiaoqing Du; Qiyan Ji; Lina Cai (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017)

Erratum to: Atmospheric Nitrogen Emission, Deposition, and Air Quality Impacts in China: an Overview - Xuejun Liu; Wen Xu; Lei Duan; Enzai Du; Yuepeng Pan; Xiankai Lu; Lin Zhang; Zhiyong Wu; Xuemei Wang; Ying Zhang; Jianlin Shen; Ling Song; et al. (Current Pollution Reports, 2017)

Atmospheric Nitrogen Emission, Deposition, and Air Quality Impacts in China: an Overview - Xuejun Liu; Wen Xu; Lei Duan; Enzai Du; Yuepeng Pan; Xiankai Lu; Lin Zhang; Zhiyong Wu; Xuemei Wang; Ying Zhang; Jianlin Shen; Ling Song; et al. (Current Pollution Reports, 2017)

Full-length sequence and genome analysis of CHV1-CN280, a North China isolate of cryphonectria hypovirus 1 - Yanan Du; Yuan Lin; Xuan Zhou; Kerong Wang; Shouguo Fang; Qingchao Deng (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Identification of the Genetic Cause for Childhood Disintegrative Disorder by Whole-Exome Sequencing - Zhu Wen; Tian-Lin Cheng; Da-Zhi Yin; Shi-Bang Sun; Zheng Wang; Shun-Ying Yu; Yi Zhang; Zilong Qiu; Ya-Song Du (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2017)