Pembrolizumab for the treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in China - Siyuan Fan; Mange Liu; Lin Bai; Sixian Chen; Bo Hou; Nan Lin; Jing Yuan; Chenhui Mao; Jingwen Niu; Haitao Ren; Yanhuan Zhao; Zaiqiang Zhang; et al. (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2023)

Carbon dioxide flux and microbial responses under multiple-nutrient manipulations in a subtropical forest soil - Muhammed Mustapha Ibrahim; Zhimin Li; Huijun Ye; Zhaofeng Chang; Huiying Lin; Xianzhen Luo; Enqing Hou (Applied Soil Ecology, 2023)

Analysis of the driving factors of the change of erosion-deposition in the Minjiang Estuary, Southeast China - Xiaohe Lai; Jianping Jia; Yuebao Hou; Beihan Jiang; Chuan Lin; Xinlu Lin; Pu Xu; Cheng Chen; Jun Jiang; Yan Liu; Wen Wei (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Understanding the evolution and driving factors of sedimentation and erosion at the mouths of small and medium-sized mountain streams during various periods is essential for regional spatial utilization, development, and sustainable economic growth. This is particularly important when considering the combined impact of climate change and human activities. This paper presents an analysis of the changes in sedimentation and erosion of mouth isobaths and underwater deltas over different periods using nautical chart data (1950-2019) and analyzes the factors driving changes in sedimentation and erosion during different periods from 1950 to 2020 based on the runoff-sediment discharge of the Minjiang River (MR) and extreme climate factors such as typhoons, especially the driving factors that caused a sudden change in the sedimentation and erosion process between 1998 and 2005. The results indicate that runoff-sediment characteristics are crucial in driving sedimentation and erosion changes. In the past 70 years, the underwater delta of the MRE has mainly experienced four stages: deposition (1950-1992) -erosion (1993-1998) -deposition (1998-2011) -erosion (2011-2019). Taking the impoundment operation of the Shuikou Reservoir in 1993 as the node, the sediment load of the Minjiang River into the sea began to decrease sharply, and then the estuary quickly showed a state of erosion. The change of sediment flux into the sea is the main driving factor for the evolution of erosion and deposition in the Minjiang River Estuary (MRE). The critical value of the erosion-deposition transition is about 570.3 × 10 4 t/yr. After the estuary entered a state of erosion in 1993-1998, significant siltation suddenly occurred in 1998-2005. The reason for the siltation in this period may be related to the frequent transit typhoons and flood events in 1998-2005. Therefore, the change of river sediment supply into the sea is the main driving factor controlling the erosion and deposition evolution of the Minjiang River estuary on a long time scale of more than 10 years, which reflects the influence of large-scale human activities on the river and estuary area in the past half century. Extreme climate events are the incentive to adjust the estuary landform in the short term. Extreme climate events will not fundamentally change the process of estuarine geomorphological evolution under the background of sediment supply reduction.

Oyster shell for drinking water filtration compared with granular activated carbon: advantages and limitations - Huirong Lin; Quanyang Hou; Xiaohui Sun; Gongren Hu; Ruilian Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Association of mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate with adverse outcomes in chronic hemodialysis patients - Chia-Lin Wu; Yu-Wei Fang; Yi-Chou Hou; Kuo-Cheng Lu; Wen-Hsin Tsai; Ping-Hsun Lu; Tzong-Shyuan Lee; Ko-Lin Kuo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)
Phthalate exposure is widespread and has a global impact. Growing evidence shows that mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) exposure has a negative impact on human health. However, whether MEHP exposure is associated with mortality and other adverse outcomes in hemodialysis patients remains unknown. This study prospectively enrolled 217 patients on maintenance hemodialysis from June 30, 2021, to August 16, 2022. Baseline serum MEHP, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), and indoxyl sulfate (IS) concentrations were measured. Primary endpoints were all-cause mortality or composite adverse outcomes, including all-cause death plus hospitalization due to cardiovascular disease, heart failure, stroke, infection, or cancer. Serum MEHP concentrations were positively associated with DEHP but not indoxyl sulfate concentrations in hemodialysis patients. Additionally, serum MEHP concentrations were significantly and independently associated with all-cause mortality and composite adverse outcomes (adjusted hazard ratios [HRs], 1.04 and 1.03 per ng/mL, 95% confidence intervals [CIs], 1.01–1.07 and 1.00–1.05; p = 0.016 and 0.015, respectively). We found a cutoff value of MEHP for predicting both endpoints. Patients with serum MEHP concentrations of ≥ 41.8 ng/mL had much higher risks for all-cause mortality and composite adverse outcomes (adjusted HRs, 39.2 and 13; 95% CIs, 2.44–65.7 and 2.74–61.4; p = 0.011 and 0.001, respectively). MEHP exposure is significantly associated with higher risks for all-cause mortality and composite adverse outcomes. Hemodialysis patients with serum MEHP concentrations above 41.8 ng/mL had much poorer prognoses regarding both outcomes.

Determination of niclosamide and its two metabolites in fish by molecularly imprinted microsphere-based pseudo-ELISA - Hao Zhe Hou; Yan Su; Ge Lin Liu; Yao Jia Peng; Jian Ping Wang (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2023)

Soil selenium enrichment in the Loess Plateau of China: Geogenic evidence, spatial distribution, and it's influence factors - Xuezhen Li; Qingye Hou; Yiren Duan; Yongchun Li; Kun Lin; Bo Li; Weikang Sheng; Yongliang Wang; Rilige Su; Zhoulei Gu; Tao Yu; Qifeng Tang; et al. (Chemosphere, 2023)

Effects of the application of nanoscale zero-valent iron on plants: Meta analysis, mechanism, and prospects - Xuedan Cui; Daibing Hou; Yiming Tang; Meng Liu; Hantong Qie; Tuzheng Qian; Ruiqing Xu; Aijun Lin; Xin Xu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Role of antenatal anxiety in the relationship between maternal exposure to nitrogen dioxide and small for gestational age: A birth cohort study - Qiannan Wei; Weiwei Lin; Hedi Zhang; Yuming Lai; Shuling Zhuang; Zhenyan Han; Qingqing Wang; Lijie Wang; Wenzhuo Li; Li Wen; Hongying Hou; Qiansheng Hu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Tidal dynamics regulates potential coupling of carbon‑nitrogen‑sulfur cycling microbes in intertidal flats - Yuhui Niu; Zhirui An; Dengzhou Gao; Feiyang Chen; Jie Zhou; Bolin Liu; Lin Qi; Li Wu; Zhuke Lin; Guoyu Yin; Xia Liang; Hongpo Dong; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Unlocking the potential of resuscitation-promoting factor for enhancing anaerobic microbial dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls - Zhen Han; Aiqin Hou; Xiaolin Cai; Mengqi Xie; Faqian Sun; Chaofeng Shen; Hongjun Lin; Haiying Yu; Xiaomei Su (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Direct and alternating current electric fields affect pectin esterase and cellulase in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit during storage - Chao-Kai Chang; Sheng-Yen Tsai; Mohsen Gavahian; Kuan-Chen Cheng; Chih-Yao Hou; Bara Yudhistira; Shu-Hui Lin; Shella Permatasari Santoso; Chang-Wei Hsieh (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2023)

Stereochemical insights into structurally diverse lignanamides from the herbs of Solanum lyratum Thunb. - Ye Chang; Ming Bai; Xin Zhang; Jiao-Yang Hou; Cheng-Yu Chu; Jia-Qi Niu; Guo-Dong Yao; Bin Lin; Xiao-Xiao Huang; Shao-Jiang Song (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Carbon capture, circular utilization, and sequestration (CCCUS): A multifunctional technology coupling underground biomethanation with geothermal energy production - Lin Wu; Zhengmeng Hou; Yachen Xie; Zhifeng Luo; Liangchao Huang; Xuning Wu; Jiashun Luo; Yanli Fang; Qianjun Chen; Wei Sun; Christian Truitt Lüddeke; Lei Yang (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Efficient iron single-atom materials for environmental pollutants removal from aqueous solutions: A review - Hairui Hou; Lin Fang; Lijie Liu; Bing Zhao; Dedong Wu; Zixuan Ma; Baowei Hu; Xiangxue Wang; Shujun Yu (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Study on energy consumption, thermal comfort and economy of passive buildings based on multi-objective optimization algorithm for existing passive buildings - Yuanping Wang; Lang Hu; Lingchun Hou; Weiguang Cai; Lin Wang; Yu He (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Multifunctional platinum-tellurium nanorods modified with hyaluronic acid remove reactive oxygen species to improve the photothermal treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - Meng-Wen Ma; Kai-Lin He; Chao-Qing Li; Xiao-Ting Xie; Sui Zhou; Bin Zhang; Xiao-Lin Hou; Cheng Li; Yuan-Di Zhao; Ling-Li Dong; Bo Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Giant strain performance of lead-free relaxor piezoceramics through synergistic compositional and defect engineering - J. Sheng; W.P. Cao; W.L. Li; Q.R. Lin; M.L. Li; X. Hou; W.D. Fei (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Enhanced adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution by KOH combined Fe-Zn bimetallic oxide co-pyrolysis biochar: Fabrication, performance, and mechanism - Tao Pei; Feng Shi; Defa Hou; Fulin Yang; Yi Lu; Can Liu; Xu Lin; Yanling Lu; Zhifeng Zheng; Yunwu Zheng (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Nitrogen availability mediates soil organic carbon cycling in response to phosphorus supply: A global meta-analysis - Xianzhen Luo; Lingling Zhang; Yongbiao Lin; Dazhi Wen; Enqing Hou (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023)

Vertical distribution and transport of microplastics in the urban atmosphere: New insights from field observations - Zhen Yuan; Cheng-Lei Pei; Heng-Xiang Li; Lang Lin; Rui Hou; Shan Liu; Kai Zhang; Ming-Gang Cai; Xiang-Rong Xu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Reduction of pesticides and bacteria on Napa cabbage by ozone microbubble water - Hsiu-Ling Chen; Rachelle D. Arcega; Pei-Yu Liao; Chih-Yao Hou; Wen-Chun Liu; Yun-Ru Chen; Jong-Shinn Wu; Wan-Ru Wang; Chia-Min Lin (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2023)

Numerical study on the behaviors of coastal bridges with box girder under the action of extreme waves - Zhiying Yang; Bing Zhu; Bo Huang; Jie Hou; Yuezhi Zhang; Lin Li (Ocean Engineering, 2023)

On the dissolution paths and formation mechanisms of paleokarst reservoirs: Constraints from reactive transport modeling - Ying Xiong; Xiucheng Tan; Bo Liu; Zhengmeng Hou; Jiashun Luo; Lin Wu; Feifan Lu; Di Xiao (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2023)

Green diesel-like hydrocarbon production by H2-free catalytic deoxygenation of oleic acid via Ni/MgO-Al2O3 catalysts: Effect of the metal loading amount - Feng Shi; Hongyuan Wang; Yifei Chen; Yanling Lu; Defa Hou; Can Liu; Yi Lu; Xu Lin; Xiaoqin Yang; Zhifeng Zheng; Yunwu Zheng (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Terminal removal at first square enhances vegetative branching to increase seedcotton yield at low plant density - Junjun Nie; Lin Sun; Lijie Zhan; Xue Li; Wenting Hou; Yanjun Zhang; Weijiang Li; Dongmei Zhang; Zhengpeng Cui; Zhenhuai Li; Shizhen Xu; Jianlong Dai; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2023)

The effects of prenatal PM2.5 oxidative potential exposure on feto-placental vascular resistance and fetal weight: A repeated-measures study - Weiwei Lin; Yuming Lai; Shuling Zhuang; Qiannan Wei; Hedi Zhang; Qiansheng Hu; Peng Cheng; Manman Zhang; Yuhong Zhai; Qingqing Wang; Zhenyan Han; Hongying Hou (Environmental Research, 2023)

Behaviour of recycled aggregate concrete-filled stainless steel tubular columns subjected to lateral monotonic and cyclic loading - Chuan-Yang Xu; Lin-Hai Han; Chao Hou (Engineering Structures, 2023)

Highly stable and selective Pt/TS-1 catalysts for the efficient nonoxidative dehydrogenation of propane - Weilong Hou; Kehang Lin; Xiangyu Zhang; Bowen Xu; Yuexia Wang; Xinqing Lu; Yijing Gao; Rui Ma; Yanghe Fu; Weidong Zhu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Heart valve-inspired self-lubricating anticoagulant surfaces - Yang Cheng; Zhiwei Yang; Xiaodan Gou; Qing Yang; Zichen Zhang; Shiyu Cui; Yuhua Ren; Lihong Fan; Haifeng Zhang; Zheng Fang; Yu Lu; Lin Kai; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Peroxymonosulfate based in situ chemical oxidation: An efficient strategy for mitigation of membrane fouling in real seawater reverse osmosis desalination - Yu Hou; Huangsheng Yang; Qi Fu; Jiaxing Yu; Huajie Zhong; Wei Lin; Junhui Wang; Jingyun Fang; Fang Zhu; Gangfeng Ouyang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Genome-wide identification and functional characterization of borneol dehydrogenases in Wurfbainia villosa - Xiaojing Lin; Linxuan Huang; Huilin Liang; Chen Hou; Xuli Ling; Yuanxia Chen; Peng Yang; Qingwen Wu; Haiying Zhao; Sirong Wu; Ruoting Zhan; Dongming Ma; et al. (Planta, 2023)

Ketamine exerts dual effects on the apoptosis of primary cultured hippocampal neurons from fetal rats in vitro - Guo-Hua Wu; Que-Hui Guo; Xiao-Dong Xu; Jian-Chang Lin; Gui-Ting You; Cai-Hou Lin; Liang-Cheng Zhang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2023)

Study on the formation process and mechanism of aerobic granular sludge in the sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor - Ling Lin; Shuangshuang Chen; Yi Hou; Lirong Lei (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Neurobehavioral disorders induced by environmental zinc in female zebrafish (Danio rerio): Insights from brain and intestine transcriptional and metabolic signatures - Fan Yu; Zhi-Shuai Hou; Hong-Rui Luo; Hong-Xia Li; Xue-Fan Cui; Jian-Lin Li; Wen-Rong Feng; Yong-Kai Tang; Sheng-Yan Su; Qin-Feng Gao; Jun Xiao; Pao Xu (Chemosphere, 2023)

Novel ternary Cu0-coupled core-shell Fe0/C nanoparticles micro-electrolysis system toward degradation of organic pollutants: Synergistic effects and removal mechanism - Lin Niu; Xiaoli Zhao; Zhi Tang; Yaqi Cai; Qitao Lei; Deyi Hou; Hongyun Niu; Liangjie Wang; John P. Giesy; Fengchang Wu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

A life-threatening bleeding prediction model for immune thrombocytopenia based on personalized machine learning: a nationwide prospective cohort study - Zhuo-Yu An; Ye-Jun Wu; Yu Hou; Heng Mei; Wei-Xia Nong; Wen-Qian Li; Hu Zhou; Ru Feng; Jian-Ping Shen; Jun Peng; Hai Zhou; Yi Liu; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2023)

Potential inhibitors of microglial activation from the roots of Wikstroemia lichiangensis W. W. Sm - Zisong Bai; Yingjie Wang; Qingqi Meng; Libin Xu; Gang Chen; Di Zhou; Bin Lin; Yue Hou; Ning Li (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Geochemical characteristics of the Chang 7 Member in the southwestern Ordos Basin, China: the influence of sedimentary environment on the organic matter enrichment - Chen Li; Shi-Jia Chen; Jian-Bo Liao; Yu-Ting Hou; Jian Yu; Guang-Lin Liu; Kun Xu; Xue-Ting Wu (Palaeoworld, 2023)

Sulfur fertilization and water management ensure phytoremediation coupled with argo-production by mediating rhizosphere microbiota in the Oryza sativa L.-Sedum alfredii Hance rotation system - Yabei Qiao; Dandi Hou; Zhi Lin; Shuai Wei; Jiuzhou Chen; Jiahao Li; Jie Zhao; Kuan Xu; Lingli Lu; Shengke Tian (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Coupling ozone with microbubbles (OMB) water for food disinfection: Effects on microbiological safety, physicochemical quality, and reducing pink discoloration of jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) - Chia-Min Lin; Samuel Herianto; Chang-Wei Hsieh; Ming-Kuei Shih; Jhih-Ying Ciou; Jing-Chung Huang; Tsu-Tung Liu; Hsiu-Ling Chen; Chih-Yao Hou (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Corrigendum to “Molecular characterization of a middle/low-temperature coal tar by multiple mass spectrometries” [Fuel 306 (2021) 121435] - Xian-Hou Guo; Xian-Yong Wei; Lin Hu; Xue-Jing Liu; Mei-Xia Chen; Mei-Ling Xu; Zhi-Min Zong (Fuel, 2023)

Mechanism of fat globule size and surface composition regulating in vitro dynamic digestion, absorption and transport of structured emulsions - Yingying Hou; Ping Shen; Ruijie Wang; Jianzhong Han; Quanquan Lin; Feifein Han; Weilin Liu (Food Hydrocolloids, 2023)

Clinical poisoning events involving yunaconitine may be highly correlated with metabolism-based interactions: A critical role of CYP3A4 - Xiaocui Li; Yu Fu; Huawei Qiu; Xueyu Xu; Tingting Lin; Weiqing Hou; Weiying Chen; Rong Zhang; Zhongqiu Liu; Lijun Zhu (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

Black phosphorus quantum dots induced ferroptosis in lung cell via increasing lipid peroxidation and iron accumulation - Liangding Dou; Rong Liu; Zhaojizhe Wang; Zhi Huang; Lei Wang; Mo Lin; Xin Hou; Jinwen Zhang; Tantan Cheng; Qi He; Dai Wang; Dongbei Guo; et al. (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

In situ generated of hybrid interface in poly(1,3-dioxolane) quasi solid electrolyte and extended sulfone cosolvent for lithium-metal batteries - Bo-Han Zhang; Wan-Xin Wen; Hua-Ying Wang; Yun-Lei Hou; Jing-Zhou Chen; Dong-Lin Zhao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

A waste textiles-based multilayer composite fabric with superior electromagnetic shielding, infrared stealth and flame retardance for military applications - Yuhan Zhang; Guodong Shen; Su Shiung Lam; Sabah Ansar; Sang-Chul Jung; Shengbo Ge; Lin Hou; Zhengke Fan; Feng Wang; Wei Fan (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Regulating catalytic stability of PtSnM/CeO2 (M = Mn, W, Nb) catalysts via the closely coupled multi-active sites to promote multicomponent VOCs oxidation - Ruyi Gao; Xinrong Tian; Xinlei Ding; Zhiquan Hou; Zeya Li; Xiaohui Yu; Jia Wang; Linke Wu; Lin Jing; Jiguang Deng; Yuxi Liu; Hongxing Dai (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Microwave-catalyzed pyrolysis of waste engine oil using steel slag catalyst: Structure design and insights into the intrinsic mechanism of active catalytic sites and microwave absorption functions - Jiahui Hou; Junhao Lin; Lin Fang; Xi Zhang; Rui Ma; Juan Luo (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

The ionome and proteome landscape of aging in laying hens and relation to egg white quality - Guang Li; Yuqing Feng; Jian Cui; Qihang Hou; Tanfang Li; Meiting Jia; Zhengtian Lv; Qiuyu Jiang; Ying Wang; Ming Zhang; Lin Wang; Zengpeng Lv; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

High carriage rate of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase Enterobacterales and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in healthy donor screening for fecal microbiota transplantation - Chien Chuang; Kuei-Chuan Lee; Yen-Po Wang; Pei-Chang Lee; Tien-En Chang; Yi-Hsiang Huang; Yi-Tsung Lin; Ming-Chih Hou (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023)

Visualize intracellular β-galactosidase using an asymmetric near-infrared fluorescent probe with a large Stokes shift - Shijun Chen; Xiaodong Ma; Haijie Wang; Lin Wang; Yuanyuan Wu; Yaping Wang; Yiyi Li; Wenkang Fan; Caoyuan Niu; Shicong Hou (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023)

Nano-pesticide carrier O-Carboxymethyl chitosan is indigestible in Apis cerana cerana and affects intestinal flora - Sheng-nan Li; Hao Wu; Rui-quan Hou; Jing-tong Zhou; Su-kun Lin; Kun-yu Zhao; Rui-fei Wang; Su-qing Huang; Zhi-xiang Zhang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Effects of triadimefon fungicide on Daphnia magna: Multigenerational effect and population-level ecological risk - Lin Hou; Xiaowei Jin; Na Liu; Ying Luo; Jianhua Liao; Changsheng Guo; Jian Xu (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Phenol degradation at high salinity by a resuscitated strain Pseudomonas sp. SAS26: kinetics and pathway - Shusheng Zhang; Zijing An; Xiaomei Su; Aiqin Hou; Leilei Liu; Lihua Zhang; Qiuyang He; Faqian Sun; Zupei Lei; Hongjun Lin; Jiahou Lai (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis on shell eggs by using ozone microbubble water - Chia-Min Lin; Song-Yue Chen; Yi-Ting Lin; Chun-Ping Hsiao; Chih-Tung Liu; Sulfath Hakkim Hazeena; Jong-Shinn Wu; Chih-Yao Hou (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2023)

Bamboo-derived nitrogen-doping magnetic porous hydrochar coactivated by K2FeO4 and CaCO3 for phenol removal: Governing factors and mechanisms - Tao Pei; Feng Shi; Can Liu; Yi Lu; Xu Lin; Defa Hou; Shunxiong Yang; Jirong Li; Zhifeng Zheng; Yunwu Zheng (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Unfolding carbon inequality across Belt and Road Initiative countries and regions under a global trade network - Zekun Lin; Fanxin Meng; Dongfang Wang; Danqi Liao; Yutong Sun; Jiaqi Hou; Gengyuan Liu; Biagio Fernando Giannetti; Feni Agostinho; Cecília M.V.B. Almeida (Ecological Modelling, 2023)

Salinilacihabitans rarus gen. nov., sp. nov., Natrononativus amylolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., Natronobeatus ordinarius gen. nov., sp. nov., and Halovivax gelatinilyticus sp. nov., halophilic archaea, isolated from a salt lake and soda lakes - Xin-Xin Li; Shun Tan; Mu Cheng; Yao Hu; Xue Ma; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2023)

Heat-Induced Pore Structure Evolution in the Triassic Chang 7 Shale, Ordos Basin, China: Experimental Simulation of In Situ Conversion Process - Zhongying Zhao; Lianhua Hou; Xia Luo; Yaao Chi; Zhenglian Pang; Senhu Lin; Lijun Zhang; Bo Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
The reservoir properties of low–medium-maturity shale undergo complex changes during the in situ conversion process (ICP). The experiments were performed at high temperature (up to 450 °C), high pressure (30 MPa), and a low heating rate (0.4 °C/h) on low–medium-maturity shale samples of the Chang 7 Member shale in the southern Ordos Basin. The changes in the shale composition, pore structure, and reservoir properties during the ICP were quantitatively characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), microscopic observation, vitrinite reflectance (Ro), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and reservoir physical property measurements. The results showed that a sharp change occurred in mineral and maceral composition, pore structure, porosity, and permeability at a temperature threshold of 350 °C. In the case of a temperature > 350 °C, pyrite, K-feldspar, ankerite, and siderite were almost completely decomposed, and organic matter (OM) was cracked into large quantities of oil and gas. Furthermore, a three-scale millimeter–micrometer–nanometer pore–fracture network was formed along the shale bedding, between OM and mineral particles and within OM, respectively. During the ICP, porosity and permeability showed a substantial improvement, with porosity increasing by approximately 10-times and permeability by 2- to 4-orders of magnitude. Kerogen pyrolysis, clay–mineral transformation, unstable mineral dissolution, and thermal stress were the main mechanisms for the substantial improvement in the reservoir’s physical properties. This study is expected to provide a basis for formulating a heating procedure and constructing a numerical model of reservoir properties for the ICP field pilot in the Chang 7 shale of the Ordos Basin.

Sedimentary features of the gravity flow influenced shale deposit: A case study of Chang 7 member in the Ordos Basin, China - Lianhua Hou; Zhenglian Pang; Xia Luo; Senhu Lin (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2023)

Sodium selenite inhibits proliferation of lung cancer cells by inhibiting NF-κB nuclear translocation and down-regulating PDK1 expression which is a key enzyme in energy metabolism expression - Xiao Xu; Yaqin Hou; Shumeng Lin; Kai Wang; Yanbei Ren; Tiansheng Zheng; Xi Zhang; Ming Li; Lihong Fan (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023)

Study of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) infection in different organs of Penaeus vannamei - Zi-Hao Hou; Yang Gao; Jing-Jing Wang; Cai-Yi Chen; Lin-Rui Chang; Ting Li; Ling-Jun Si; Fan Li; Dong-Chun Yan (Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2023)

Fracture initiation and propagation of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in calcite-rich shale: A coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical simulation - Lin Wu; Zhengmeng Hou; Yachen Xie; Zhifeng Luo; Ying Xiong; Long Cheng; Xuning Wu; Qianjun Chen; Liangchao Huang (International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2023)

Composition and transcriptional activity of oil reservoir microorganisms under different gas/liquid ratios - Li-Bin Shou; Zhao-Wei Hou; Yi-Fan Liu; Ying Wang; Lei Zhou; Jin-Feng Liu; Shi-Zhong Yang; Ji-Dong Gu; Xiao-Lin Wu; Bo-Zhong Mu (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2023)

Phenolic characterization of fermented jujube puree by HPLC-MS/MS and their release during in vitro dynamic digestion - Xin Pan; Jing Li; Fei Lao; Xujie Hou; Lin Gao; Jihong Wu (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Swc4 protects nucleosome-free rDNA, tDNA and telomere loci to inhibit genome instability - Yue Pan; Can Hu; Lin-Jun Hou; Yu-Long Chen; Jiantao Shi; Jia-Cheng Liu; Jin-Qiu Zhou (DNA Repair, 2023)

Genetic and Phenotypic Spectrum of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients with CCNF Variants from a Large Chinese Cohort - Bi Zhao; Qirui Jiang; Junyu Lin; Qianqian Wei; Chunyu Li; Yanbing Hou; Bei Cao; Lingyu Zhang; Ruwei Ou; Kuncheng Liu; Tianmi Yang; Yi Xiao; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2023)
Cyclin F (CCNF) variants have been found to be associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD). However, the genetic and clinical characteristics of ALS patients who carry CCNF variants are largely unknown. Genetic analysis was performed for 1587 Chinese ALS patients, and missense variants were predicted by software analyses. Additionally, we searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science for relevant literature and conducted a meta-analysis of the frequency of variants. In our ALS cohort, we identified 29 nonsynonymous variants in 41 ALS patients. Among these ALS patients, 18 (1.1%) were carriers of 15 rare missense variants that were considered probably pathogenic variants, and 11 of 15 variants were novel. Seven relevant studies were identified, and a total of 43 CCNF variants in 59 ALS patients with a frequency of 0.8% were reported. The ratio of males to females in our cohort (10/8) was similar to that in Caucasian populations (4/7) and significantly higher than that in Asian populations (10/1). The proportion of bulbar onset in Caucasian CCNF carriers was similar to our cohort (25.0 vs. 27.8%); however, bulbar onset had never been reported in previous Asian studies (0/11). FTD was not found in CCNF carriers in previous Asian studies and our cohort, but it has been reported in a FALS cohort (1/75) of Caucasian individuals. There were some differences in the clinical characteristics among different ethnic ALS populations. More basic scientific studies are needed to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms and genotype-phenotype associations of CCNF variants.

CircPACRGL promoted cell proliferation, migration and invasion as well as inhibited cell apoptosis in colorectal cancer via regulation of the miR-330-3p/CNBP axis - Haiyun Liu; Yongqing Fang; Benchao Hou; Qianxia Lin; Wenchun Zhang; Xiaomin Wang; Yuan Hu; Guoliang Xu; Zhijian He (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2023)

Potential response of dark carbon fixation to global warming in estuarine and coastal waters - Lin Qi; Yanling Zheng; Lijun Hou; Bolin Liu; Jie Zhou; Zhirui An; Li Wu; Feiyang Chen; Zhuke Lin; Guoyu Yin; Hongpo Dong; Xiaofei Li; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2023)
Dark carbon fixation (DCF), through which chemoautotrophs convert inorganic carbon to organic carbon, is recognized as a vital process of global carbon biogeochemical cycle. However, little is known about the response of DCF processes in estuarine and coastal waters to global warming. Using radiocarbon labelling method, the effects of temperature on the activity of chemoautotrophs were investigated in benthic water of the Yangtze estuarine and coastal areas. A dome‐shaped thermal response pattern was observed for DCF rates (i.e., reduced rates at lower or higher temperatures), with the optimum temperature ( T opt ) varying from about 21.9 to 32.0°C. Offshore sites showed lower T opt values and were more vulnerable to global warming compared with nearshore sites. Based on temperature seasonality of the study area, it was estimated that warming would accelerate DCF rate in winter and spring but inhibit DCF activity in summer and fall. However, at an annual scale, warming showed an overall promoting effect on DCF rates. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the dominant chemoautotrophic carbon fixation pathways in the nearshore area were Calvin‐Benson‐Bassham (CBB) cycle, while the offshore sites were co‐dominated by CBB and 3‐hydroxypropionate/4‐hydroxybutyrate cycles, which may explain the differential temperature response of DCF along the estuarine and coastal gradients. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating DCF thermal response into biogeochemical models to accurately estimate the carbon sink potential of estuarine and coastal ecosystems in the context of global warming.

Germicidal effect of hydrogen peroxide nano-silver ion composite disinfectant and its effect on the microbial community of shrimp intestine and rearing water - Danqing Hou; Zexu Lin; Jianing Zhou; Yuan Xue; Chengbo Sun (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
In this study, the inhibitory effect of different doses of hydrogen peroxide nano-silver ion composite disinfectant (HPS) on DIV1 and bacteria was analyzed, and the antibacterial activity of three disinfectants, HPS, potassium monopersulfate (KMPS) and calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO) 2 ), was compared. In addition, 16S rDNA amplification sequencing technology was used to analyze the effects of these three disinfectants on the intestinal microflora of Litopenaeus vannamei and the structure and composition of water microflora. The results showed that HPS did not positively affect the survival rate of prawns infected with DIV1, which needs to be verified in future studies. In the experimental design range, the higher the dosage of HPS, the more obvious the killing effect on the number of Vibrio and total bacteria in rearing water, and the two showed a negative correlation. 5,104 OTUs were obtained based on 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing, of which 3,012 (59.01%) and 1,475 (28.90%) OUTs were annotated at the phylum and genus levels, respectively. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidetes, and Cyanobacteria dominated the water samples at the phylum level. At the genus level, the dominant bacterial genera in the intestinal bacterial community of shrimp were Photobacterium , Vibrio , and Ruegeria . The most dominant bacteria genera in water samples were Vibrio , Ruegeria , Pseudoalteromonas , and Nautella . In the water samples, the composition and structure of the Ca(ClO) 2 microbial community were relatively simple, and the species richness and diversity of Ca(ClO) 2 were significantly lower than those of HPS and KMPS disinfectant groups at 12 h and 24 h ( p < 0.05). In terms of inhibiting the diversity and richness of the microbial community, Ca(ClO) 2 had a significant effect ( p < 0.05), but the intestinal microbial community diversity of shrimp treated with HPS was higher than that of the other two groups. It is worth noting that, compared with the three disinfectants, HPS has the strongest killing effect on Vibrio and total bacteria, and has a certain positive significance for maintaining the stable state of the microbial community. This study provides a scientific basis for applying HPS in aquaculture and broadens the application range of HPS.

Black phosphorus quantum dots induce autophagy and apoptosis of human bronchial epithelial cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress - Lei Wang; Mo Lin; Xin Hou; Liangding Dou; Zhi Huang; Rong Liu; Jinwen Zhang; Chuchu Cai; Chen Chen; Ying Liu; Dai Wang; Dongbei Guo; et al. (Chemosphere, 2023)

Boosting elimination of sunscreen, Tetrahydroxybenzophenone (BP-2), from water using monopersulfate activated by thorny NanoBox of Co@C prepared via the engineered etching strategy: A comparative and mechanistic investigation - Ta Cong Khiem; Nguyen Nhat Huy; Tran Doan Trang; Jet-Chau Wen; Eilhann Kwon; Hou-Chien Chang; Chechia Hu; Xiaoguang Duan; Kun-Yi Andrew Lin (Chemosphere, 2023)

Fabrication of a SnO2–Sb electrode with TiO2 nanotube array as the middle layer for efficient electrochemical oxidation of amaranth dye - Daying Chen; Lin Zhao; Danning Chen; Pengfei Hou; Jiashu Liu; Chuanbin Wang; Moses Akintayo Aborisade; Meilin Yin; Yongkui Yang (Chemosphere, 2023)

Newcastle disease virus activates methylation-related enzymes to reprogram m6A methylation in infected cells - Weifeng Yuan; Yuechi Hou; Qingyi Wang; Ting Lv; Jinlian Ren; Lei Fan; Juncheng Cai; Bin Xiang; Qiuyan Lin; Ming Liao; Chan Ding; Libin Chen; et al. (Veterinary Microbiology, 2023)

Identification of soil parent materials in naturally high background areas based on machine learning - Cheng Li; Chaosheng Zhang; Tao Yu; Xudong Ma; Yeyu Yang; Xu Liu; Qingye Hou; Bo Li; Kun Lin; Zhongfang Yang; Lei Wang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Sub-inhibitory concentrations of ampicillin affect microbial Fe(III) oxide reduction - Guiqin Yang; Tiqun Hou; Annian Lin; Xue Xia; Xiaoyun Quan; Zhili Chen; Li Zhuang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Preparation of nitrogen-containing compounds and nitrogen-doped biochar via nitrogen-rich pyrolysis coupled with ammonia source impregnation - Donghua Li; Meihua Fu; Tao Pei; Yi Lu; Can Liu; Xu Lin; Defa Hou; Hao Sun; Cuiping Luo; Zhifeng Zheng; Yunwu Zheng (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Identification and expression specificity of chemosensory genes in the male reproductive system of Spodoptera exigua - Jing-Hao Hou; Yu He; Yu Ma; Jin-Meng Guo; Zhi-Qiang Wei; Qi Yan; Jin Zhang; Shuang-Lin Dong (Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2023)

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, pIgR, gene in mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi - Jia Xiang Ji; Lin Zhang; Li Li; Kai Lun Wang; Jing Hou; Lan Hao Liu; Bo Li; Bai Dong Zhang; Nan Li; Shan Nan Chen; Pin Nie (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2023)

An effective tool for tracking steroids and their metabolites at the watershed level: Combining fugacity modeling and a chemical indicator - Ru Xu; Shan Liu; Hui Chen; Qin-Wei Hao; Yong-Xia Hu; Heng-Xiang Li; Lang Lin; Rui Hou; Bing Hong; Shen Yu; Xiang-Rong Xu (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Humidity sensitivity reducing of moisture swing adsorbents by hydrophobic carrier doping for CO2 direct air capture - Hao Dong; Tao Wang; Xiaobo Wang; Fengsheng Liu; Chenglong Hou; Zhengfeng Wang; Weishan Liu; Lin Fu; Xiang Gao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Sulfur-induced electronic optimization of Mo5N6 for hydrogen evolution through topochemical substitution - Jianmei Chen; Xiaochun Liu; Hao Wang; Chao-Lung Chiang; Pengfei Hou; Jianmin Li; Huanyu Jin; Shujuan Liu; Xing Meng; Yan-Gu Lin; Jong-Min Lee; Qiang Zhao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Crowding-out strategy to enhance energetics of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one based E-MOFs at the molecular level through adjusting pH - Xiaopeng Zhang; Tianyang Hou; Yige Wu; Ze Xu; Qiuhan Lin; Pengcheng Wang; Yuangang Xu; Ming Lu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Characteristics and correlation of soil low-molecular-weight organic acids and nutrients in four plantations in red soil area of south China - Y. M. Ren; Z. J. Hou; T. Su; Z. R. Lin; A. Q. Liu; L. P. Cai (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2023)

Carbon quantum dot fluorescent probe for labeling and imaging of stellate cell on liver frozen section below freezing point - Yan-Fei He; Kai Cheng; Zi-Tao Zhong; Xiao-Lin Hou; Chang-Zhi An; Jing Zhang; Wei Chen; Bo Liu; Jing Yuan; Yuan-Di Zhao (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023)

An extracellular protease containing a novel C-terminal extension produced by a marine-originated haloarchaeon - Dong Han; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Marine microorganisms have long been acknowledged as a significant reservoir of enzymes required for industrial use. In this study, a novel extracellular protease Hsl HlyB derived from marine-originated haloarchaeon Halostella pelagica DL-M4 T was identified. Hsl HlyB contained polycystic kidney disease (PKD) domain and pre-peptidase C-terminal (PPC) domain at the C-terminus. Truncation and replacement of the C-terminal extension (CTE) of Hsl HlyB demonstrated the importance of the CTE in maintaining the protease activity secreted by haloarchaeon. Hsl HlyB and Hsl HlyBΔCTE were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), and purified by high-affinity column refolding and gel filtration chromatography. The molecular masses of Hsl HlyB and Hsl HlyBΔCTE were 42 kDa and 20 kDa, respectively. The optimum catalytic reaction conditions were 50°C, pH 8.5, NaCl 3.5 M and 50°C, pH 7.5, NaCl 3 M, respectively. They showed good stability and hydrolysis capabilities towards a wide range of protein substrates. Hsl HlyBΔCTE showed higher catalytic reaction rate and better thermal stability than the wild type against azocasein and tetrapeptide substrate. The hydrolysates of soybean protein hydrolyzed by Hsl HlyBΔCTE had smaller average molecular masses and shorter average peptide chain lengths than those by Hsl HlyB. These results indicated the diversity of halolysins from marine-originated haloarchaea to harness organic nitrogen in the marine environment and provided promising candidates for application in various industries.

An Improved YOLOv5s-Based Scheme for Target Detection in a Complex Underwater Environment - Chenglong Hou; Zhiguang Guan; Ziyi Guo; Siqi Zhou; Mingxing Lin (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
At present, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and other seafood products have become increasingly significant in the seafood aquaculture industry. In traditional fishing operations, divers go underwater for fishing, and the complex underwater environment can cause harm to the divers’ bodies. Therefore, the use of underwater robots for seafood fishing has become a current trend. During the fishing process, underwater fishing robots rely on vision to accurately detect sea cucumbers and sea urchins. In this paper, an algorithm for the target detection of sea cucumbers and sea urchins in complex underwater environments is proposed based on the improved YOLOv5s. The following improvements are mainly carried out in YOLOv5s: (1) To enhance the feature extraction ability of the model, the gnConv-based self-attentive sublayer HorBlock module is proposed to be added to the backbone network. (2) To obtain the optimal hyperparameters of the model for underwater datasets, hyperparameter evolution based on the genetic algorithm is proposed. (3) The underwater dataset is extended using offline data augmentation. The dataset used in the experiment is created in a real underwater environment. The total number of created datasets is 1536, and the training, validation, and test sets are randomly divided according to the ratio of 7:2:1. The divided dataset is input to the improved YOLOv5s network for training. The experiment shows that the mean average precision (mAP) of the algorithm is 94%, and the mAP of the improved YOLOv5s model rises by 4.5% compared to the original YOLOv5s. The detection speed increases by 4.09 ms, which is in the acceptable range compared to the accuracy improvement. Therefore, the improved YOLOv5s has better detection accuracy and speed in complex underwater environments, and can provide theoretical support for the underwater operations of underwater fishing robots.

Exploring the spatially heterogeneous impacts of industrial agglomeration on regional sustainable development capability: evidence from new energy industries - Yueqi Yu; Zhouzhou Lin; Dongxia Liu; Yuning Hou (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Free and conjugated forms of metabolites are indispensable components of steroids: The first evidence from an estuarine food web - Shan Liu; Ru Xu; Yun-Feng Pan; Qian-Yi Huang; Nian-Nian Wu; Heng-Xiang Li; Lang Lin; Rui Hou; Xiang-Rong Xu (Water Research, 2023)

Developing a novel framework to re-examine half a century of compound drought and heatwave events in mainland China - Lin Zhao; Xinxin Li; Zhijiang Zhang; Moxi Yuan; Shao Sun; Sai Qu; Mengjie Hou; Dan Lu; Yajuan Zhou; Aiwen Lin (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Chemical decontamination of foods using non-thermal plasma-activated water - Samuel Herianto; Rachelle D. Arcega; Chih-Yao Hou; How-Ran Chao; Ching-Chang Lee; Chia-Min Lin; Trias Mahmudiono; Hsiu-Ling Chen (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Vulnerability of farmers and herdsmen households in Inner Mongolian plateau to arid climate disasters and their development model - Wenlong Li; Suocheng Dong; Haiying Lin; Fujia Li; Hao Cheng; Zhuang Jin; Shan Wang; Hasbaggen Zhang; Pengshen Hou; Bing Xia (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Ultralight, robust, and high Prussian blue-loading polyacrylonitrile aerogel: Preparation, characterization and efficient adsorption/removal of Cs+ - Xiao-Bo Yang; Wei Li; Ze-Zhong Lin; Jing-Qi Liu; Hong-Xin Jiang; Hao Jia; Wei-Liang Jin; Xin-Long Hou; Bing-Xuan Du; Li-Na Zhu; De-Ming Kong (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Fluorine substitution and pre-sodiation strategies to boost energy density of V-based NASICON-structured SIBs: Combined theoretical and experimental study - Kangshou Lin; Qiqi Liu; Yu Zhou; Hedong Chen; Jiefei Liu; Jin-Zhu Zhao; Xianhua Hou (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Genome-wide association analysis of Fusarium crown rot resistance in Chinese wheat landraces - Shuai Hou; Yu Lin; Shifan Yu; Ning Yan; Hao Chen; Haoran Shi; Caixia Li; Zhiqiang Wang; Yaxi Liu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2023)

Biomarkers of aging - Hainan Bao; Jiani Cao; Mengting Chen; Min Chen; Wei Chen; Xiao Chen; Yanhao Chen; Yu Chen; Yutian Chen; Zhiyang Chen; Jagadish K. Chhetri; Yingjie Ding; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Mitigating soil salinity stress with titanium gypsum and biochar composite materials: Improvement effects and mechanism - Xin Xu; Jiahui Wang; Yiming Tang; Xuedan Cui; Daibing Hou; Hongjun Jia; Shaobo Wang; Lin Guo; Jinhang Wang; Aijun Lin (Chemosphere, 2023)

Variable p53/Nrf2 crosstalk contributes to triptolide-induced hepatotoxic process - Zhenyan Hou; Miao Yan; Huixiang Li; Weida Wang; Shen You; Mingjin Wang; Tingting Du; Hui Gong; Wenqun Li; Lin Guo; Shanshan Wei; Bikui Zhang; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2023)

Atmospheric microplastics at a southern China metropolis: Occurrence, deposition flux, exposure risk and washout effect of rainfall - Zhen Yuan; Chenglei Pei; Hengxiang Li; Lang Lin; Shan Liu; Rui Hou; Ran Liao; Xiangrong Xu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Insight into tetrahydrofuran lignans from Isatis indigotica fortune with neuroprotective and acetylcholinesterase inhibitor activity - Yu-Fei Xi; Ming Bai; Xin Zhang; Zi-Lin Hou; Bin Lin; Guo-Dong Yao; Li-Li Lou; Xiao-Bo Wang; Shao-Jiang Song; Xiao-Xiao Huang (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Ultrapotassic enclaves in the Miocene adakitic granitoids, southern Tibet: Direct evidence for collision-related crust-mantle interaction and its implications - Chang-da Wu; Yuan-chuan Zheng; Bo Xu; Zeng-qian Hou; Peng Chai; Xin Li; Lin-yuan Zhang; Zi-xuan Wang; Lu Wang; Yang Shen (Lithos, 2023)

The contribution of subliminal perceptions, dietary habits, and psychological traits to the perception of oral tingling and burning sensations - Lu-lu Zhang; Chao Ma; Hou-yin Wang; Ying-ming Zheng; Qing-bin Zhang; Kui Zhong; Bo-lin Shi; Lei Zhao (Food Research International, 2023)

Dietary L-arginine supplementation influences the muscle fiber characteristics and meat quality of Mongolian sheep through the NO/AMPK/PGC-1α pathway - Lina Sun; Liyuan Xu; Lihua Zhao; Lu Dou; Yanru Hou; Chenlei Wang; Ye Jin; Lin Su (Food Bioscience, 2023)

The eradication of biofilm for therapy of bacterial infected chronic wound based on pH-responsive micelle of antimicrobial peptide derived biodegradable microneedle patch - Xiao-Ling Lei; Kai Cheng; Yong Li; Zi-Tao Zhong; Xiao-Lin Hou; Lai-Bo Song; Fang Zhang; Jian-Hao Wang; Yuan-Di Zhao; Qiu-Ran Xu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Cesium exposure and pulmonary function decline: Potential mediating role of oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients - Min-Min Tang; Xue-Feng Hou; Jing Sun; Jia-Yi Cheng; You-Peng Deng; Meng-Die Li; Ling Liu; Dong-Xu Hua; Jin Yang; Ya-Lin Jiang; Lin Fu; Hui Zhao (Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2023)

Natrinema caseinilyticum sp. nov., Natrinema gelatinilyticum sp. nov., Natrinema marinum sp. nov., Natrinema zhouii sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from marine environments and a salt mine - Yao Hu; Xue Ma; Xin-Xin Li; Shun Tan; Mu Cheng; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2023)

Halocatena marina sp. nov., a novel filamentous halophilic archaeon isolated from marine tidal flat and emended description of the genus Halocatena - Zhang-Ping Wu; Xi-Wen Zheng; Ya-Ping Sun; Bei-Bei Wang; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2023)

Quercetin Mediated TET1 Expression Through MicroRNA-17 Induced Cell Apoptosis in Melanoma Cells - Yongjian Gao; Chengshun Li; Tianyi Xue; Chao Lin; Ruizhi Hou; Qianyun Xia; Dayong Ding; Jiaqi Li; Dongxu Wang; Ye Feng (Biochemical Genetics, 2023)

Photoinduced transformation of ferrihydrite in the presence of aqueous sulfite and its influence on the repartitioning of Cd - Jinwen Qiu; Xiaokang Hou; Yuan Ren; Chengshuai Liu; Fangyuan Meng; Jyh-Fu Lee; Yu-Jung Lin; Ziyuan Huang; Huanxin Ma; Zhenqing Shi; Chunhua Feng (Water Research, 2023)

Leonurine improves bovine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryonic development by reducing oxidative stress and improving mitochondrial function - Lv Zheng; Yuwen Luo; Dan Zhou; Hongyu Liu; Guizhen Zhou; Lin Meng; Yunpeng Hou; Changbin Liu; Jun Li; Xiangwei Fu (Theriogenology, 2023)

Rapid expansion of wetlands on the Central Tibetan Plateau by global warming and El Niño - Yang Li; Zhengyang Hou; Liqiang Zhang; Changqing Song; Shilong Piao; Jintai Lin; Shushi Peng; Keyan Fang; Jing Yang; Ying Qu; Yuebin Wang; Jingwen Li; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2023)

Two-dimensional study on the hydrodynamic performance of collaborative spoiled rudder - Lixun Hou; Yi Lin; Xin Chang; Junqu Zhu; Qingcai Wang; Jing Yang; Hongfeng Liang (Ocean Engineering, 2023)

Resource recovery from textile wastewater: Dye, salt, and water regeneration using solar-driven interfacial evaporation - Shiwei Lin; Heshan Qi; Peiyu Hou; Kai Liu (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Lipid transformation during postmortem chilled aging in Mongolian sheep using lipidomics - Min Zhang; Rina Su; Mirco Corazzin; Ran Hou; Yue Zhang; Lina Sun; Guanhua Hu; Lu Dou; Yueying Guo; Lin Su; Lihua Zhao; Ye Jin (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Corrigendum to “Discovery and characterization of the flavonoids in Cortex Mori Radicis as naturally occurring inhibitors against intestinal nitroreductases” [Chem. Biol. Interact. 368 (2022) 110222] - Xi Chen; Yue Han; Lu Chen; Qian-Lin Tian; Yu-Ling Yin; Qi Zhou; Shi-Zhu Zang; Jie Hou (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023)

Sex difference on fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) expression in skin and wound of streptozotocin(STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic mice - Nuo-qi Wang; Wei-hua Jia; Lin Yin; Na Li; Mei-dai Liang; Jia-min Shang; Bi-yu Hou; Li Zhang; Gui-fen Qiang; Guan-hua Du; Xiu-ying Yang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2023)

Effect of landing disturbance caused by capping materials on the control efficiency of contaminated sediment capping - Bin Wang; Wei Zhu; Yong Wu; Hao Hou; Lin Cheng; Xiaoge Xu; Yuehong Li; Xiaowei Lin; Chengxin Fan (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023)

Transformation of soil organic matter subjected to environmental disturbance and preservation of organic matter bound to soil minerals: a review - Qingchao Li; Lingli Wang; Yu Fu; Dagang Lin; Meiru Hou; Xiaodie Li; Dongdong Hu; Zhaohui Wang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023)

Enhanced degradation of emerging contaminants by percarbonate/Fe(II)-ZVI process: case study with nizatidine - Mingxin Huo; Deqiang Zou; Yingzi Lin; Yi Lou; Gen Liu; Siwen Li; Lei Chen; BaoLing Yuan; Qingyu Zhang; Ao Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Risk assessment and environmental determinants of urinary phthalate metabolites in pregnant women in Southwest China - Nian Wu; Lin Tao; Kunming Tian; Xia Wang; Caidie He; Songlin An; Yingkuan Tian; Xiang Liu; Wei Chen; Haonan Zhang; Pei Xu; Dengqing Liao; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Molecular cloning and characterization of NLRX1 from orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) as a mediator of ROS production through its LRR domains - Xu Ding; Yaosi Liang; Qinghua Hou; Shuisheng Li; Wan Peng; Ruozhu Li; Haoran Lin; Yong Zhang; Danqi Lu (Aquaculture, 2023)

Effects of periodic drying-wetting on microbial dynamics and activity of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizers in intertidal wetland sediments - Feiyang Chen; Yuhui Niu; Zhirui An; Li Wu; Jie Zhou; Lin Qi; Guoyu Yin; Hongpo Dong; Xiaofei Li; Dengzhou Gao; Min Liu; Yanling Zheng; et al. (Water Research, 2023)

Association of long-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents with glucose metabolism in Chinese rural population - Ning Kang; Ruiyu Wu; Wei Liao; Caiyun Zhang; Xiaotian Liu; Zhenxing Mao; Wenqian Huo; Jian Hou; Kai Zhang; Hezhong Tian; Hualiang Lin; Chongjian Wang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Analysis of differential metabolites and metabolic pathways in adipose tissue of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) under gradient cooling acclimation - Dongmin Hou; Huibao Chen; Ting Jia; Lin Zhang; Wenrong Gao; Simeng Chen; Wanlong Zhu (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2023)

Predicting future well performance for environmental remediation design using deep learning - Xuehang Song; Huiying Ren; Zhangshuan Hou; Xinming Lin; Marinko Karanovic; Matt Tonkin; Vicky L. Freedman; Inci Demirkanli; Rob Mackley (Journal of Hydrology, 2023)

Long-term environmental risks of the Baltic Sea's "memory effect" revealed by ocean modeling and observation of reprocessing-derived radiotracers - Mu Lin; Jun She; Jens Murawski; Xiaolin Hou; Jixin Qiao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Rapid reduction of Cr(VI) with plant leaves: Implications for ex-situ phytoremediation of chromium-polluted waters in cold region - Yu Fu; Lingli Wang; Yunjiao Liu; Meiru Hou; Qingchao Li; Xiaodie Li; Dagang Lin; Jialin Chen; Zhaohui Wang; Bing Xie (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Environmental laws and ecological restoration projects enhancing ecosystem services in China: A meta-analysis - Tao Liu; Le Yu; Xin Chen; Hui Wu; Hui Lin; Chengxiu Li; Jiaru Hou (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Highly stable Mo-based bimetallic catalysts for selective deoxygenation of oleic acid to fuel-like hydrocarbons - Jida Wang; Yifei Chen; Can Liu; Yi Lu; Xu Lin; Defa Hou; Cuiping Luo; Dechao Wang; Zhifeng Zheng; Yunwu Zheng (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Fast pyrolysis of algae model compounds for bio-oil: In-depth insights into the volatile interaction mechanisms based on DFT calculations - Donghua Xu; Junhao Lin; Rui Ma; Jiahui Hou; Shichang Sun; Ning Ma (Fuel, 2023)

Effect of species, muscle location, food processing and refrigerated storage on the fish allergens, tropomyosin and parvalbumin - Chia-Lin Tsai; Kristy Perng; Yu-Chen Hou; Cheng-Jou Shen; I-Ning Chen; Yi-Tien Chen (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Expanded polystyrene buoys as an important source of hexabromocyclododecanes for aquatic ecosystem: Evidence from field exposure with different substrates - Yun-Feng Pan; Shan Liu; Heng-Xiang Li; Lang Lin; Rui Hou; Yuan-Yue Cheng; Xiang-Rong Xu (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Origin of clay in granite intrusive contact zone and its influence on tunnel deformation and instability - Guo-Hua Zhang; Bo-Wen Zhang; Fei Tan; Zhong-Hou Liu; Jun-Peng Zou; Zhong-Zhi Xie; Jin-Quan Wu; Zhi-Ping Lin; Zhan-Rong Zhang (Engineering Geology, 2023)

Oxygen activity excited thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole-based organic molecules as anode for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced interfacial storage capacity and long cycling capability - Zichen Xu; Shengxian Hou; Zhiqiang Zhang; Jing Yang; Yingzhi Cheng; Pengfei Zhou; Hongtao Lin; Shuhai Chen; Jin Zhou; Shuping Zhuo (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

p-n heterojunctions of Si@WO3 mimicking thylakoid for photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2+ products — Morphology control - Wenrui Wan; Qiaolan Zhang; Yan Wei; Youzhi Cao; Jiaxiu Hou; Chunyan Liu; Lin Hong; Hong Gao; Jiazang Chen; Huanwang Jing (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.) enhanced the suppression of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Phytophthora blight by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - Junli Hu; Shaowei Hou; Peng Cai; Minghui Li; Zhang Cheng; Fuyong Wu; Xiangui Lin (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023)

Fluid-structure interaction analysis on vibration characteristics of sleeve control valve - Zhen-hao Lin; Cong-wei Hou; Liang Zhang; An-qi Guan; Zhi-jiang Jin; Jin-yuan Qian (Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023)

X-linked dystonia parkinsonism: epidemiology, genetics, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment - Hok Leong Chin; Chia-Yi Lin; Oscar Hou-In Chou (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2023)

Halorarius litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov., Halorarius halobius sp. nov., Haloglomus halophilum sp. nov., Haloglomus salinum sp. nov., and Natronomonas marina sp. nov., extremely halophilic archaea isolated from tidal flat and marine solar salt - Ya-Ping Sun; Bei-Bei Wang; Zhang-Ping Wu; Xi-Wen Zheng; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Five novel halophilic archaeal strains, named BND22 T , ZY10 T , ZY41 T , ZY58 T , and ZY43 T , were isolated from the coastal saline sediment of the intertidal zone located in Qingdao and the natural sea salt produced from Huanghua marine solar saltern, PRChina. These five strains demonstrated the typical morphology and growth characteristics of haloarchaea. The comparison of 16S rRNA gene revealed that strain BDN22 T was associated with Salinirubellus salinus ZS-35-S2 T (95.2% similarity), strain ZY10 T was related to Halosegnis rubeus F17-44 T (95.1% similarity), both strains ZY41 T and ZY58 T were closely related to Haloglomus irregulare F16-60 T (98.1% and 98.2% similarities, respectively), and strain ZY43 T was close to Natronomonas salina YPL13 T (98.0% similarity). In addition to the 16S rRNA gene, the rpoB′ gene is undoubtedly another important molecular marker for the identification of halophilic archaea, and concatenated-conserved-protein phylogeny was widely used in archaeal classification in recent years. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses based on rpoB′ genes and 122 concatenated archaeal protein genes showed that these haloarchaea construct three different clades and gathered together with the current members of Haloarculaceae . Strains BND22 T and ZY10 T formed two distinct clades separated from Salinirubellus salinus ZS-35-S2 T and Halosegnis members, strains ZY41 T and ZY58 T clustered with Haloglomus irregulare F16-60 T , and strain ZY43 T gathered with the current members of Natronomonas. The ANI, DDH, and AAI values of these five strains against phylogenetic neighbours were no more than 91%, 45%, and 92%, respectively, far below the cut-off values for species delineation, supporting their placements in new taxa. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic, and phylogenomic properties, these five strains represent five novel taxa of the family Haloarculaceae , Halorarius litoreus gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain BND22 T = CGMCC 1.18780 T = JCM 34966 T ), Halorarius halobius sp. nov. (type strain ZY10 T = CGMCC 1.17475 T = JCM 34319 T ), Haloglomus halophilum sp. nov. (type strain ZY41 T = CGMCC 1.17030 T = JCM 34161 T ), Haloglomus salinum sp. nov. (type strain ZY58 T = CGMCC 1.17216 T = JCM 34163 T ), and Natronomonas marina sp. nov. (type strain ZY43 T = CGMCC 1.17202 T = JCM 34162 T ). This is the first report of description of a novel haloarchaeon isolated from a marine intertidal zone.

Effective adsorption and catalytic reduction of nitrophenols by amino-rich Cu(I)–I coordination polymer - Jiayi Hou; Lin Si; Zekun Shi; Chengxia Miao; Yan Zhao; Xiangshan Ji; Qin Hou; Shiyun Ai (Chemosphere, 2023)

Concentrations, congener patterns, and correlations of unintentional persistent organic pollutants in cement kilns co-processing hazardous waste - Changzhi Chen; Haoyang Wang; Guorui Liu; Bingcheng Lin; Lili Yang; Rong Jin; Yuxiang Sun; Jianping Guo; Yinming Li; Nan Yang; Aihong Li; Changliang Li; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Zero-valent iron boosts nitrate-to-ammonia bioconversion via extracellular electron donation and reduction pathway complementation - Xue Li; Jie Li; Xiao-Rong Yu; Yong-Kun Zhu; Hou-Qi Liu; Lin Chen; Jing Wu; Xian-Zhong Fu; Shuo Cui; Tian-Yin Huang; Ru-Quan Ye; Wen-Wei Li (Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023)

Stilbenes with potent cytotoxicity from the seedcases of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews - Meng-Yue Yang; Zhao-Xiang Shao; Yue-Tong Wang; Yong-Lian Hou; Ding-Kang Zhu; Sha Chen; Ya-Hui Zhang; Fei Cao; Yong-Kui Jing; Bin Lin; Zhan-Lin Li; Da-Hong Li; et al. (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Polyethylene mulching film degrading bacteria within the plastisphere: Co-culture of plastic degrading strains screened by bacterial community succession - Peiyuan Wang; Jiaxi Liu; Siqi Han; Yufan Wang; Yifan Duan; Tingting Liu; Lijun Hou; Zengqiang Zhang; Li Li; Yanbing Lin (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

nZVI-induced iron poisoning aggravated the toxicity of TCEP to earthworm in soil - Meirui Yang; Xinyue Wu; Caijiao He; Jianying Zhang; Jie Hou; Daohui Lin (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Recycle waste washcloth to design Fe3O4/FeS2/C heterojunction membrane as high-area capacity freestanding anode for sodium-ion batteries - Qing Lin; Shaocheng Zhang; Li-Juan Yu; Baoxiu Hou; Shuaihua Zhang; Zheng Wang; Jianjun Song; Xiaoxian Zhao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

High-efficiency control of pesticide and heavy metal combined pollution in paddy soil using biochar/g-C3N4 photoresponsive soil remediation agent - Hantong Qie; Meng Ren; Chang You; Xuedan Cui; Xiao Tan; Yuting Ning; Meng Liu; Daibing Hou; Aijun Lin; Jun Cui (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Near-infrared I/II emission and absorption carbon dots via constructing localized excited/charge transfer state for multiphoton imaging and photothermal therapy - Wen-Bo Zhao; Dan-Dan Chen; Kai-Kai Liu; Yong Wang; Rui Zhou; Shi-Yu Song; Fu-Kui Li; Lai-Zhi Sui; Qing Lou; Lin Hou; Chong-Xin Shan (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Intimate interaction of TFSI− anions with MoO3−x oxygen vacancies boost ionic conductivity of cathode-supported solid polymer electrolyte - Rohan Paste; Chintam Hanmandlu; Po-Yu Su; Cheng-Hung Hou; Hsin-An Chen; Chun-Wei Pao; Jing-Jong Shyue; Kuei-Hsien Chen; Heng-Liang Wu; Hong-Cheu Lin; Chih Wei Chu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Evaluation of soil erosion rates in the hilly-gully region of the Loess Plateau in China in the past 60 years using global fallout plutonium - Yixuan Liu; Xiaolin Hou; Jixin Qiao; Weichao Zhang; Miao Fang; Mu Lin (CATENA, 2023)

Osteomodulin protects dental pulp stem cells from cisplatin-induced apoptosis in vitro - Ting Dong; Wen-zhen Lin; Xiao-han Zhu; Ke-yong Yuan; Li-li Hou; Zheng-wei Huang (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2023)

Effect of Microplastics on the Adsorption and Desorption Properties of Cadmium in Soil - Su Chen; Tianzhen Feng; Xiaonan Lin; Ziyan Hou; Lei Chao; Xiaoying Zhang; Ying Liu; Jiaqi Li (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2023)

Distribution and changes in microplastics in Taihu Lake and cyanobacterial blooms formed by the aggregation of Microcystis colonies - Bin Wang; Wei Zhu; Silin Wu; Hao Hou; Lin Cheng; Xiaoge Xu; Yuehong Li; Xiaowei Lin; Zongpu Xue (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Selection and Verification of Reference Genes for Gene Expression Studies in Different Cell Lines of Golden Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) - Na Zhao; Han Zhang; Lin Zhu; Yongwei Hou; Ying Wu; Zhenjie Cao; Yun Sun (Fishes, 2022)
The golden pompano snout (GPS) and head kidney (GPHK) cell lines have been proven to be meaningful tools for the study on pathogenic infections in vitro. In this study, we aimed to select the most stable reference genes from seven housekeeping genes (Actin, B2M, GAPDH, RPL13, EF1A, 18S and UBCE) applied to two cell lines of golden pompano (GPS and GPHK) under both normal physiological conditions and stimulated conditions of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (Poly I:C) relying on quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Additionally, the raw Ct value resulting from the qRT-PCR was analyzed by the geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper algorithm, and the results indicated that expression for all candidate genes exhibited some discrepancy under different experimental conditions or cell types. As for the non-stimulated group, 18S and RPL13 were the most appropriate reference genes in GPS and GPHK cells, respectively. Nevertheless, the most suitable reference genes in GPS and GPHK cells, under the stimulation of LPS, were RPL13 and 18S, respectively, whereas after being stimulated with Poly I:C, UBCE and EF1A were recommended as the optimal candidates for GPS and GPHK cells, respectively. To be sure of the reliability of the selected reference genes, immune-related genes (ISG15, BCL2, IRF1 and IRF7) were chosen as target genes to normalize. The study will provide a direction for various golden pompano cell lines to screen appropriate reference genes, and will set the stage for the application of these cell lines in relevant research areas.

Phycospheric bacterial community structure and function succession during the typical harmful macroalgal blooms - Tongfei Qu; Chengzong Hou; Chen Guan; Xinyu Zhao; Jun Chen; Yi Zhong; Jinhui Xu; Zhihao Lin; Yu Xu; Xuexi Tang; Ying Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Based on the diversity and importance of phycospheric microorganisms as well as their complex interaction with algae, their ecological correlation with algal bloom events has become a research topic of great interest that remains unclear in the natural dynamic process of harmful macroalgal blooms (HMBs). The world’s largest green tides caused by macroalgae Ulva prolifera have occurred in the Yellow Sea for 16 consecutive years, and seriously affected the coastal ecosystem. Here, we monitored the spatiotemporal dynamics of the phycospheric bacterial community during the U . prolifera green tide bloom. The 73-day continuous field survey covered the whole process of initial invasion until the extinction of the green tide. The phycospheric bacterial community has a higher richness than the control seawater bacteria; in addition, it has more enriched taxa with organic nutrition preference and environmental pressure adaption, such as Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Desulfobacterota. The same differences in populations and functional profiles were observed among the epiphytic bacterial and phycospheric seawater bacterial communities, which may be driven by the spatial heterogeneity of biogenic elements (e.g., organic nutrients and oxygen) among the habitats. Significant succession occurred in both the epiphytic bacterial and phycospheric seawater bacterial communities; their diversity and richness exhibited significant heterogeneity variation patterns, and their community structure became more similar in late phases. Our study revealed that macroalgal phycospheric microbial communities have a highly complex and dynamic composition and variable ecological functions, which indicate that phycospheric microorganisms are closely related to the fate of HMBs and may have the profound effect coastal biogeochemical cycles.

Measurement and identification of relative poverty level of pastoral areas: an analysis based on spatial layout - Haiying Lin; Youhan Gao; Tianqi Zhu; Huayuan Wu; Pengshen Hou; Wenlong Li; Shuxia Hou; Muhammad Umer Arshad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Pastoral areas are the key difficulty in China’s pursuit of common prosperity and a key region for China to build the northern ecological safety barrier and to realize the Two Centenary Goals. It is of great significance to scientifically evaluate the quality of rural life (QRL), measure the relative poverty level (RPL), and identify the relatively poor areas, making it possible to dock poverty elimination with rural revitalization. Based on the socio-economic data of 18 pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia, this paper draws on spatial layout theory to evaluate QRL and measures RPL by the natural breakpoint method and then identifies the relatively poor areas in Inner Mongolia. The results show that (1) the QRLs of pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia were unbalanced and highly polarized. The mean score of QRLs was 0.2598. Eleven (61.11%) of the counties/banners had a QRL smaller than the mean score. On the spatial layout of QRLs, the western areas were stronger than the central areas. High QRL counties/banners are mainly concentrated in the western region. In the central region, the QRLs were very fragmented, falling onto all five levels. (2) The pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia differed significantly in RPL. The mean score of RPL stood at 0.3788. Nine counties/banners (50%) had an RPL greater than the mean. Contrary to the spatial layout features of QRLs, the central pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia had stronger RPLs than the eastern ones. High RPL counties/banners are mostly clustered in the central region. The spatial layout of RPLs is relatively reasonable in the central region: the RPLs decreased gradually from Dorbod Banner. (3) Nearly 45% of the pastoral areas in central and western Inner Mongolia face serious relative poverty and a high risk of returning to poverty. Eight counties/banners (45%) were identified as high composite relative poverty areas. From spatial layout, the composite relatively poor counties/banners clustered clearly, mainly in the western region. Finally, this paper establishes a warning mechanism against large-scale returning to poverty, aiming to lower composite RPL. The research results provide empirical reference and implementation path for consolidating the results of poverty eradication and facilitating rural revitalization.

Halorussus vallis sp. nov., Halorussus aquaticus sp. nov., Halorussus gelatinilyticus sp. nov., Halorussus limi sp. nov., Halorussus salilacus sp. nov., Halorussus salinisoli sp. nov.: six extremely halophilic archaea isolated from solar saltern, salt lake and saline soil - Xi-Wen Zheng; Zhang-Ping Wu; Ya-Ping Sun; Bei-Bei Wang; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2022)

Halorientalis salina sp. nov., Halorientalis marina sp. nov., Halorientalis litorea sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from a salt lake and coarse sea salt - Bei-Bei Wang; Ya-Ping Sun; Zhang-Ping Wu; Xi-Wen Zheng; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2022)

Pyroptosis in inflammation-related respiratory disease - Yuanyu Feng; Min Li; Xiaoting Yangzhong; Xifeng Zhang; Anju Zu; Yunjiao Hou; Lin Li; Shibo Sun (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022)
Pyroptosis is commonly induced by the gasdermin (GSDM) family and is accompanied by the release of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18. Recently, increasing evidence suggests that pyroptosis plays a role in respiratory diseases. This review aimed to summarize the roles and mechanisms of pyroptosis in inflammation-related respiratory diseases. There are several pathways involved in pyroptosis, such as the canonical inflammasome-induced pathway, non-canonical inflammasome-induced pathway, caspase-1/3/6/7/GSDMB pathway, caspase-8/GSDMC pathway, caspase-8/GSDMD pathway, and caspase-3/GSEME pathway. Pyroptosis may be involved in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, acute lung injury (ALI), silicosis, pulmonary hypertension (PH), and tuberculosis (TB), in which the NLRP3 inflammasome-induced pathway is mostly highlighted. Pyroptosis contributes to the deterioration of asthma, COPD, ALI, silicosis, and PH. In addition, pyroptosis has dual effects on lung cancer and TB. Additionally, whether pyroptosis participates in cystic fibrosis (CF) and sarcoidosis or not is largely unknown, though the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is found in CF and sarcoidosis. In conclusion, pyroptosis may play a role in inflammation-related respiratory diseases, providing new therapeutic targets.

Circular RNA expression profile of systemic lupus erythematosus and its clinical significance as a potential novel biomarker - Wenyu Li; Runge Fan; Cheng Zhou; Yue Wei; Shunsheng Lin; Sijian Wen; Wen Zeng; Wei Hou; Cheng Zhao; Youkun Lin (Genes & Genomics, 2022)
Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of endogenous noncoding RNAs that are more abundant, specific, and highly organized than linear RNAs. Increasing evidence supports that circRNAs may serve as diagnostic biomarkers in many diseases, but their potential as biomarkers in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains unclear. Objective We investigated the critical circRNAs involved in SLE progression and explored their potential application as biomarkers in SLE. Method RNA sequencing was conducted on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 4 SLE patients and 4 healthy volunteers. CircRNA profile data were analyzed to identify differentially expressed circRNAs and visualized via R software. After screening, qPCR analysis of target circRNA expression was performed using PBMCs from 31 SLE patients and 35 healthy volunteers. Correlations between circRNA expression levels and the SLEDAI score were assessed via Spearman correlation analysis. Finally, the performance of circRNAs as biomarkers in SLE was examined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Results The result identified six differentially expressed circRNAs between SLE patients and healthy controls: hsa_circ_0006689, hsa_circ_0070562, hsa_circ_0006117, hsa_circ_0007683, hsa_circ_0042519, and hsa_circ_0008647. The validation analysis showed differing relative expression levels of hsa_circ_0007683, hsa_circ_0042519, hsa_circ_0008647, and hsa_circ_0006689 between SLE patients and healthy volunteers (P < 0.05), and hsa_circ_0006689 expression in PBMCs correlated with the SLEDAI score (P < 0.05). Furthermore, addition of hsa_circ_0006689 expression increased the sensitivities of anti-dsDNA antibody and anti-Sm antibody levels for SLE diagnosis (from 29.03 to 61.30% and 32.26–71.00%, respectively). Conclusion Our results suggest hsa_circ_0006689 may be a useful circRNA biomarker for SLE diagnosis and prognosis.

A histological study of vascular wall resident stem cells in venous malformations - Hou-Fu Xia; Wen-Qiang Lai; Gao-Hong Chen; Ye Li; Qi-Hui Xie; Yu-Lin Jia; Gang Chen; Yi-Fang Zhao (Cell and Tissue Research, 2022)

Elevation of microRNA-365 impedes malignant behaviors of gastric cancer cells by inhibiting PAX6 - Dan Hong; Aimin Zang; Zhiyu Wang; Lin Yang; Guanying Ren; Chong Zhang; Liwei Zhang; Wei Hou; Yaning Wei (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2022)

Prohibitin Protein Expression During Spermatogenesis in the Large Yellow Croaker, Larimichthys crocea - Chenwen Lin; Xinming Gao; Jie Ni; Shengshuo Zhang; Cheng Liu; Shengyu Luo; Chen Du; Xuebin Zheng; Congcong Hou; Daojun Tang; Chundan Zhang; Junquan Zhu (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2022)

Effects of sodium humate and probiotics on growth performance enzyme activity and microbial environment of Litopenaeus vannamei in high-density zero‐water exchange systems - Wuquan Liao; Zexu Lin; Minze Liao; Yuan Xue; Jianing Zhou; Yue Wang; Danqing Hou; Chengbo Sun (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The study investigates the outcomes of adding sodium humate and sodium humate with probiotics ( Lysinibacillus , Bacillus subtilis ) to culture water on the growth performance, enzyme activity, and microbial environment of shrimp. The sodium humate and probiotics concentrations were 3 mg/L and 10 5 CFU/mL in the culture water. Litopenaeus vannamei (0.31 ± 0.03 g) at a density of 300 shrimps/m 3 were cultured in nine buckets for a 43-days culture experiment. The results showed that the survival rate (SR) of L. vannamei in sodium humate group and sodium humate with probiotics group were (88.44%) and (86.07%), with the sodium humate group outcome being significantly better than the control group. The shrimps’ final body weight and specific growth rate (SGR) in the two experimental groups were significantly higher than the control group. The feed conversion rate (FCR) was significantly lower than the control group. The ammonia nitrogen concentration in sodium humate with probiotics group was significantly lower than the control group on the 15th day. The activities of intestinal amylase, lipase, trypsin and hepatopancreas superoxide dismutase (SOD), phenol oxidase (PO), and catalase (CAT) in sodium humate group were significantly higher than the control group. Notably, SOD, PO, and lipase activities in sodium humate with probiotics group were significantly higher than the control group. Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing showed that the Chao and Ace indices of the culture water microflora in experimental groups were higher than the control group, and the sodium humate group was significantly higher than the control group. At the phylum level, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria were the dominant bacterial communities in the intestine and culture water of L. vannamei , Proteobacteria was the most abundant phyla. At the genus level, the relative abundance of Pseudohongiella of water microflora in the control group was significantly lower than the experimental groups. Ruggiella (15.22-19.56%) was the most abundant genera of intestinal microflora. These results infer that the addition of sodium humate enhances the growth performance, digestive enzymes, and some immune enzyme activities, improving the richness of the water microbial community of L. vannamei .

Scrutinizing the interaction between metribuzin with glutathione reductase 2 from Arabidopsis thaliana: insight into the molecular toxicity in agriculture - Dongmei Xiang; Lin Zhu; Song Yang; Xiaomin Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effect modification by aging on the associations of nicotine exposure with cognitive impairment among Chinese elderly - Jian Hou; Chao Huang; Bo Zhu; Wei Liu; Qing-qing Zhu; Lu Wang; Tian Li; Chun-jie Yuan; Shao-yang Lai; De-sheng Wu; Fei-qi Zhu; Jia-fei Zhang; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Ectopic expression of a bamboo SVP-like gene alters flowering time and floral organs in Arabidopsis thaliana - Shinan Liu; Naresh Vasupalli; Dan Hou; Xinchun Lin (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

Endothelial cells induce degradation of ECM through enhanced secretion of MMP14 carried on extracellular vesicles in venous malformation - Gao-Hong Chen; Jie-Gang Yang; Hou-Fu Xia; Lin-Zhou Zhang; Yin-Hsueh Chen; Kui-Ming Wang; Xu Duan; Lian-Zhi Wu; Yi-Fang Zhao; Gang Chen (Cell and Tissue Research, 2022)

Chemical and biological diversity of new natural products from marine sponges: a review (2009–2018) - Li-Li Hong; Ya-Fang Ding; Wei Zhang; Hou-Wen Lin (Marine Life Science & Technology, 2022)
Marine sponges are productive sources of bioactive secondary metabolites with over 200 new compounds isolated each year, contributing 23% of approved marine drugs so far. This review describes statistical research, structural diversity, and pharmacological activity of sponge derived new natural products from 2009 to 2018. Approximately 2762 new metabolites have been reported from 180 genera of sponges this decade, of which the main structural types are alkaloids and terpenoids, accounting for 50% of the total. More than half of new molecules showed biological activities including cytotoxic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, enzyme inhibition, and antimalarial activities. As summarized in this review, macrolides and peptides had higher proportions of new bioactive compounds in new compounds than other chemical classes. Every chemical class displayed cytotoxicity as the dominant activity. Alkaloids were the major contributors to antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities while steroids were primarily responsible for pest resistance activity. Alkaloids, terpenoids, and steroids displayed the most diverse biological activities. The statistic research of new compounds by published year, chemical class, sponge taxonomy, and biological activity are presented. Structural novelty and significant bioactivities of some representative compounds are highlighted. Marine sponges are rich sources of novel bioactive compounds and serve as animal hosts for microorganisms, highlighting the undisputed potential of sponges in the marine drugs research and development.

Systematic contributions of CFEM domain‐containing proteins to iron acquisition are essential for interspecies interaction of the filamentous pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana - Yue‐Jin Peng; Jia Hou; Hao Zhang; Jia‐Hui Lei; Hai‐Yan Lin; Jin‐Li Ding; Ming‐Guang Feng; Sheng‐Hua Ying (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Common in fungal extracellular membrane (CFEM) domain is unique in fungal proteins and some of which contribute to iron acquisition in yeast. However, their roles in iron acquisition remain largely unknown in filamentous fungi. In this study, 12 CFEM‐containing proteins were bioinformatically identified in the filamentous entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana , and the roles of 11 genes were genetically characterized. Transmembrane helices were critical for their association with intracellular membranes, and their number varied among proteins. Eleven CFEM genes significantly contribute to vegetative growth under iron starvation and virulence. Notably, the virulence of most disruptants could be significantly weakened by a decrease in iron availability, in which the virulence of Δ Bbcfem7 and 8 strains was partially recovered by exogenous hemin. Δ Bbcfem7 and 8 mutants displayed defective competitiveness against the sister entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii . All 11 disruptants displayed impaired growth in the antagonistic assay with the saprotrophic fungus Aspergillus niger , which could be repressed by exogenous ferric ions. These findings not only reveal the systematic contributions of CFEM proteins to acquire two forms of iron (i.e. heme and ferric ion) in the entire lifecycle of entomopathogenic fungi but also help to better understand the mechanisms of fungus–host and inter–fungus interactions.

Isolation of Three Coliphages and the Evaluation of Their Phage Cocktail for Biocontrol of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Milk - Lili Zhu; Yanyan Hou; Xi Huang; Shuang Wang; Rui Xie; Jie Yang; Qingjie Lv; Lin Hua; Wan Liang; Zhong Peng; Bin Wu (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Investment Feasibility Analysis of Large Submersible Cage Culture in Taiwan: A Case Study of Snubnose Pompano (Trachinotus anak) and Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) - Hsun-Yu Lan; Farok Afero; Cheng-Ting Huang; Bo-Ying Chen; Po-Lin Huang; Yen-Lung Hou (Fishes, 2022)
Onshore farming for premium aquaculture is under scrutiny and criticism partially due to possible causes of adverse environmental impacts on other resource users and the surrounding environment. The best alternative to preventing or minimizing these impacts is to utilize open seawater by large submersible cage culture. The current operation in Taiwan has demonstrated that the culture operation is technically feasible but economically demanding because of high capital and operating costs. Therefore, this study conducted an economic analysis of the expansion of large submersible cage culture by selecting two premium species of snubnose pompano (Trachinotus anak) and cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and examined the profitability of large submersible cage culture investment. This study found that the current operation of four-unit cages highlighted a negative net present value and internal rate of return with a payback period of over ten and six years, respectively. Large submersible cage culture can be financially profitable when its operation unit expands from 8 to 24 units. Increasing unit cages to eight incurred a gross margin of 17.09%, BCR 1.21, with a payback period of 5.36 years. Expanding the operation to 24-unit cages was a potentially lucrative investment with a gross margin of 18.51%, BCR 1.23, PI 2.15, internal rate of return of 20.84%, and a payback period of 3.55 years. Sensitivity analyses revealed that market price and survival rate significantly impact the profitability of large submersible cage culture. Finally, it is suggested that producers could invest in 8-unit cages and maintaining the survival rate of snubnose pompano and cobia at 80% and 40%, respectively.

Generating phone-quality records to train machine learning models for smartphone-based earthquake early warning - Zengwei Zheng; Jiquan Wang; Lifei Shi; Sha Zhao; Jianmin Hou; Lin Sun; Lin Dong (Journal of Seismology, 2022)

Use of piggyBac Transposon System Constructed Murine Breast Cancer Model for Reporter Gene Imaging and Characterization of Metastatic Tumor Cells - Ying-Ling Chen; Yung-Cheng Wang; Kuei-Yuan Hou; Min-Ying Lin; Yu-Chuan Lin; Hui-Yen Chuang; Yi-Jang Lee (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2022)

A comparative study on the model of PM2.5 direct or indirect interaction with bronchial epithelial cells - Yan Wang; Xin Zuo; Fuyang Jiang; Lin Hou; Qiyue Jiang; Zhonghui Zhu; Lin Tian (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Connexins may play a critical role in cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary hypertension - Xiaojiang Qin; Anqi Gao; Xiaomin Hou; Xinrong Xu; Liangjin Chen; Lin Sun; Yuxuan Hao; Yiwei Shi (Archives of Toxicology, 2022)

Bioeconomic evaluation of Eleutheronema tetradactylum farming: a case study in Taiwan - Cheng-Ting Huang; Farok Afero; Fang-Yu Lu; Bo-Ying Chen; Po-Lin Huang; Hsun-Yu Lan; Yen-Lung Hou (Fisheries Science, 2022)

Analysis of the influence of reinforcement material type on bearing and deformation characteristics of reinforced earth retaining wall - Jia-Quan Wang; Sen-Lei Hou; Zhi-Nan Lin; Yi Tang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

The RNA-binding protein SND1 promotes the degradation of GPX4 by destabilizing the HSPA5 mRNA and suppressing HSPA5 expression, promoting ferroptosis in osteoarthritis chondrocytes - Min Lv; Yuanzhen Cai; Weikun Hou; Kan Peng; Ke Xu; Chao Lu; Wenxing Yu; Weisong Zhang; Lin Liu (Inflammation Research, 2022)

The effect of movement speed on audiovisual temporal integration in streaming-bouncing illusion - Luning Wang; Liyue Lin; Yujia Sun; Shuang Hou; Jie Ren (Experimental Brain Research, 2022)

Haloprofundus salilacus sp. nov., Haloprofundus halobius sp. nov. and Haloprofundus salinisoli sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt lake and saline soil - Si-Ya Li; Yu-Jie Xin; Chen-Xi Bao; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2022)

Comprehensive identification of protein orthologs in the family Ascoviridae facilitates an understanding of phylogenomics, protein conservation, and phosphorylation - Yanhua Shi; Weiping Lin; Jinxin Chu; Guohui Wang; Punan Zhao; Guo-hua Huang; Dianhai Hou (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Fine mapping of the tiller inhibition gene TIN4 contributing to ideal plant architecture in common wheat - Zhiqiang Wang; Fangkun Wu; Xudong Chen; Wanlin Zhou; Haoran Shi; Yu Lin; Shuai Hou; Shifan Yu; Hong Zhou; Caixia Li; Yaxi Liu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Diurnal Circadian Lighting Accumulation Model: A Predictor of the Human Circadian Phase Shift Phenotype - Dandan Hou; Caixin Lin; Yandan Lin (Phenomics, 2022)
Light is an important external factor that affects human circadian rhythms. This study aimed to explore the effects of different dimensions of diurnal light exposure on the physiological circadian phase shift (CPS) of the human body. A strict light exposure experiment with different timing schemes (8:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00, 18:00–22:00), durations (4 h, 8 h) and effective circadian stimulus levels (circadian stimulus: 0.35, 0.55) was performed in an enclosed laboratory. Fourteen participants, including seven males and seven females, with a mean age of 24.29 ± 2.43 (mean ± standard deviation), participated in this experiment and experienced all six lighting schemes. The results showed that both time factor ( F 3,40 = 29.079, p < 0.001, the power of the sample size = 0.98) and circadian stimulus levels ( T 20 = − 2.415, p = 0.025, the power of sample size = 0.76) significantly affect the CPS. On this basis, a diurnal circadian lighting accumulation (DCLA)—CPS model was proposed in the form of the Boltzmann function, and was validated by experimental data with high correlation ( R 2 = 0.9320, RSS = 0.1184), which provides strong support for rationally arranging the light level at different times of the day.

Synthesis, antifungal activity and 3D-QSAR study of novel acyl thiourea compounds containing gem-dimethylcyclopropane ring - Mei Huang; Min Huang; Xiu Wang; Wen-Gui Duan; Gui-Shan Lin; Fu-Hou Lei (Molecular Diversity, 2022)

ARRDC3 polymorphisms may affect the risk of glioma in Chinese Han - Nan Li; Hangyu Shi; Pengfei Hou; Lu Gao; Yongqiang Shi; Weiyang Mi; Gang Zhang; Ning Wang; Wei Dai; Lin Wei; Tianbo Jin; Yongzhi Shi; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2022)

Feasibility and usability of a mobile health tool on anticoagulation management for patients with atrial fibrillation: a pilot study - Chi Zhang; Mang-Mang Pan; Na Wang; Wei-Wei Wang; Zheng Li; Zhi-Chun Gu; Hou-Wen Lin (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2022)

The responses of detoxification enzyme and gene expression in western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, to new challenging hosts - Wen-Bo Yue; Jun-Rui Zhi; Li Liu; Xiao-Lin Hou; Mao Ye (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2022)

Molecular Identification of Species Diversity Using Pelagic Fish Eggs in Spring and Late Autumn-Winter in the Eastern Beibu Gulf, China - Gang Hou; Yanying Chen; Jinrun Wang; Chuanhao Pan; Jianbin Lin; Bo Feng; Hui Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The Beibu Gulf is considered as one of China’s four major fishing grounds, although the substantial overexploitation of fisheries has led to the collapse of many fish stocks, and to changes to spawning grounds in recent decades. Classifying fish eggs is an important way to monitor the recruitment process and identify the spawning sites of fish. However, the lack of a basis for morphological identification and difficulties in correctly identifying fish eggs based on morphological characteristics has limited scientific studies. In the present study, we identified fish eggs using molecular detection of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and cytochrome b fragments. Ichthyoplankton surveys were conducted in the spring and late autumn–winter of 2020 in the eastern Beibu Gulf. Among the DNA extracted from the 873 chosen fish eggs, we successfully obtained 541 high-quality cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences and 41 high-quality cytochrome b sequences. We successfully identified 212 fish eggs (36.4%) from 32 species; 291 eggs (50.0%) showed ambiguous species delimitation, and 79 eggs (13.6%) could not be identified. Among the identified species, we found 25 species in spring and 25 species in late autumn–winter, out of which 18 species occurred in both seasons. We also obtained high resolution photographs of fish eggs at the species level for further morphological analysis and identification. The present study confirms the efficacy of using molecular methods to identify fish species from eggs and provides valuable information for protecting the spawning ground of economically valuable fish and for managing fishery resources.

Phylogeographic pattern of a cryptoviviparous mangrove, Aegiceras corniculatum, in the Indo-West Pacific, provides insights for conservation actions - Achyut Kumar Banerjee; Hui Feng; Yuting Lin; Zhuangwei Hou; Weixi Li; Huiyu Shao; Zida Luo; Wuxia Guo; Yelin Huang (Planta, 2022)

Silencing of H19 alleviates oxygen–glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-triggered injury through the regulation of the miR-1306-5p/BCL2L13 axis - Yuxing Huang; Lisha Deng; Lin Zeng; Shanlin Bao; Kun Ye; Chengxun Li; Xiaolin Hou; Yuan Yao; Dingjun Li; Zhen Xiong (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Selenium-Alleviated Testicular Toxicity by Modulating Inflammation, Heat Shock Response, and Autophagy Under Oxidative Stress in Lead-Treated Chickens - Size Wang; Lulu Hou; Min Wang; Rui Feng; Xu Lin; Shifeng Pan; Qian Zhao; He Huang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Evolution of pore structure in organic shale with type III kerogen and high kaolinite content in Ningwu Basin - Qiang Xu; Hangbing Lin; Yue Zhao; Bo Wang; Bin Ma; Rong Ding; Jianxin Wang; Tao Hou (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021)

In situ geochemistry and Fe–O isotopic composition of iron oxides from the Pha Lek Fe deposit, northwest Truong Son orogenic belt, Laos: implications for ore-forming processes - Lin Hou; Linnan Guo; Siwei Xu; Qiming Zhang; Xiangting Zeng (Mineralium Deposita, 2021)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus suppresses tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) Ralstonia wilt via establishing a soil–plant integrated defense system - Minghui Li; Shaowei Hou; Junhua Wang; Junli Hu; Xiangui Lin (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Phylogenetic analysis of Engleromyces sinensis and identification of cytochalasin D from culture - Hao Zhou; Qiu-Tong Wang; Xin Tong; Cheng-Lin Hou (Mycological Progress, 2021)

A new monoterpene-lactone with neuroprotective activity from corn silk - Wei-Yu Zhou; Tian-Ming Lv; Zi-Lin Hou; Ming Bai; Bin Lin; Xiao-Xiao Huang; Shao-Jiang Song (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Assemblage Structure of the Ichthyoplankton and Its Relationship With Environmental Factors in Spring and Autumn off the Pearl River Estuary - Gang Hou; Jinrun Wang; Limei Liu; Yanying Chen; Chuanhao Pan; Jianbin Lin; Hui Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Ichthyoplankton assemblages and their relationship with environmental variables are investigated in waters off the Pearl River Estuary in spring and autumn of 2019. Of 80 ichthyoplankton taxa identified using DNA barcode and morphological methods, 61 are identified to species. The most abundance families (Carangidae, Trichiuridae, Mullidae, and Scombridae) account for 61.34% of the horizontal total catch in spring, while Menidae and Carangidae are the most abundant families identified in autumn, accounting for 89.72% of the horizontal total catch. Cluster analysis identifies three species assemblages in spring, and four in autumn based on horizontal trawls. Relationships between assemblage structure and environmental variables ( in situ and remote sensed) are determined by canonical correspondence analysis. Ichthyoplankton assemblage structure appears to be strongly influenced by sea level anomalies, salinity, water depth, temperature at 10 m depth, and distance from shore. We demonstrate the efficacy of using DNA barcode to identify ichthyoplankton, and suggest how these data can be used to protect fish spawning grounds in waters off the Pearl River Estuary.