Novel monoethanolamine absorption using ionic liquids as phase splitter for CO2 capture in biogas upgrading: High CH4 purity and low energy consumption - Fanzhi Meng; Tongyao Ju; Siyu Han; Li Lin; Jinglin Li; Kailun Chen; Jianguo Jiang (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)

Interaction Between the Glymphatic System and α-Synuclein in Parkinson’s Disease - Yu Zhang; Cui Zhang; Xu-Zhong He; Zhen-Hua Li; Jing-Cai Meng; Rui-Ting Mao; Xin Li; Rong Xue; Qian Gui; Guo-Xing Zhang; Lin-Hui Wang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2023)

Amnion-derived serum amyloid A1 participates in sterile inflammation of fetal membranes at parturition - Yi-kai Lin; Fan Zhang; Wen-jia Lei; Xiao-wen Gan; Meng-die Li; Fan Pan; Wang-sheng Wang; Kang Sun (Inflammation Research, 2023)

Preliminary identification of soil fungi for the degradation of polyurethane film - Kong-Yang Wu; Tong-Xiang Yang; Meng Yang; Jin-Qiu Wu; Xue Li; Xue-Dong Chen; Lin Tang; Xue-Yi Yang (Archives of Microbiology, 2023)

Platycodon grandiflorus subjected to full- and restricted-water regimes show differential biosynthesis of triterpenoid saponins - Min Li; Lin Cheng; Meng Zhang; Li Min Yang; Mei Han (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2023)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Attenuated the Motor Coordination and Cognitive Impairment of Polyglutamine Spinocerebellar Ataxia SCA17 Mice - Meng-Ke Chiang; Ta-Chun Lin; Keng-Hsuan Lin; Ya-Chin Chang; Hsiu Mei Hsieh-Li; Dar-Ming Lai (The Cerebellum, 2023)

Heterogeneous effects of information provision on fertilizer use in China’s rice production - Chao Zhang; Yang Lin; Ruifa Hu; Guanming Shi; Jingshu Xin; Kevin Chen; Yuanduo Meng (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Integrated analysis of the digestive tract bacterial community on individual growth in sibling generation of Swamp Eels (Monopterus albus) - Kaifeng Meng; Xing Lin; Yuanyuan Chen; Meidi Hu; Wei Hu; Daji Luo (Aquaculture, 2023)

Deciphering basic and key traits of antibiotic resistome in influent and effluent of hospital wastewater treatment systems - Lin Zhu; Ling Yuan; Xin-Yi Shuai; Ze-Jun Lin; Yu-Jie Sun; Zhen-Chao Zhou; Ling-Xuan Meng; Feng Ju; Hong Chen (Water Research, 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)

Reversal of soil moisture constraint on vegetation growth in North China - Ruohua Du; Jianjun Wu; Feng Tian; Jianhua Yang; Xinyi Han; Meng Chen; Bingyu Zhao; Jingyu Lin (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Effects of organic substrates on sulfate-reducing microcosms treating acid mine drainage: Performance dynamics and microbial community comparison - Guodong Chai; Dongqi Wang; Yitong Zhang; Hui Wang; Jiake Li; Xiaosheng Jing; Haiyu Meng; Zhe Wang; Yuan Guo; Chunbo Jiang; Huaien Li; Yishan Lin (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Effects of mannoprotein on the stability and in vitro digestion of cyanidin-3-glucoside - Meizhi Wan; Sixu Lin; Chang Tan; Mingyue Wang; Yuqi Tong; Yang Zhao; Yanwen Kong; Haotian Deng; Xianjun Meng; Yan Ma (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Realizing high-performance bluish-green ionic thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials through counterion regulation - Ya-Shu Wang; Tianxiang Zhao; Jin-Hui Song; Xiao-Dong Tao; Dong-Hai Zhang; Lingyi Meng; Xu-Lin Chen; Can-Zhong Lu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Rational design of Multi-model ROS regulation Nano-platform for enhanced Mild-temperature photothermal therapy - Wenying Zhang; Meifang Wang; Bin Liu; Meng Yuan; Zhuang Yang; Jia Tan; Ping'an Ma; Jun Lin (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Gold − Titanium dioxide heterojunction for enhanced sonodynamic mediated biofilm eradication and peri-implant infection treatment - Fang Li; Qiyuan Pan; Yun Ling; Jingying Guo; Yaru Huo; Chao Xu; Manwen Xiong; Meng Yuan; Ziyong Cheng; Min Liu; Jun Lin (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate by sulfur-doped FexMn3-xO4 (x = 1, 2) for trichloroethylene degradation: Non-radical and radical mechanisms - Meiyun Feng; Zhiqiang Xu; Kuangfei Lin; Haijiao Xie; Meng Zhang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Simulated impacts of the wetter arid area of Northwestern China on the energy budget and atmospheric circulation over Tibetan Plateau and central part of North China plain in summer - Di Ma; Xianhong Meng; Shihua Lv; Yaohui Li; Haipeng Yu; Lele Shu; Lin Zhao; Zhaoguo Li (Atmospheric Research, 2023)

The Novel Fluorescent Probe Toward Yttrium(III) and its Bioimaging - Yuxin Qin; Qian Meng; Junxiong Yao; Mengyu Chen; Yajie Dong; Dashuo Chen; Shuping He; Cuibing Bai; Lin Zhang; Biao Wei; Hui Miao; Changqing Qu; et al. (Journal of Fluorescence, 2023)

Development of mitochondrial simple sequence repeat markers to simultaneously distinguish cytoplasmic male sterile sources in cotton - Yongqi Li; Meng Zhang; Kashif Shahzad; Yang Han; Xuexian Zhang; Liping Guo; Tingxiang Qi; Huini Tang; Hailin Wang; Xiuqin Qiao; Juanjuan Feng; Zhongxu Lin; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023)

Polymer-modified halloysite nanotubes with high adhesion and UV-shielding properties for chlopyrifos application on cotton leaves - Yan Qin; Weihua Su; Guihua Meng; Lin Cui; Jianning Wu; Shengchao Yang; Zhiyong Liu; Jichang Liu; Xuhong Guo (Applied Clay Science, 2023)

Impact of environmental factors on diversity of fungi in sediments from the Shenzhen River Estuary - Wenzhen Lin; Xin Liu; Linfeng Gong; Ruzhen Liu; Minghuang Ling; Chiming Guo; Hongyan Meng; Zhuhua Luo; Xiaona Du; Ying Guo; Wei Xu (Archives of Microbiology, 2023)
In this study, to explore the relationship between environmental factors and fungal diversity in the Shenzhen River ecosystem, multiple methods including chemical analysis, culture isolation, qPCR analysis of fungal ITS region and ITS-based Illumina next-generation-sequencing were integrated. A total of 115 isolates were finally isolated and could be classified into 23 genera. Top three abundant genera isolated were Meyerozyma (18 strains), Aspergillus (17 strains) and Penicillium (14 strains). Based on the Illumina sequencing approach, 829 OTUs were affiliated to seven phyla, 17 known classes, and 162 genera, indicating the Shenzhen estuary sediments are rich in fungal diversity. The major fungal genera were Meyerozyma , Trichoderma and Talaromyces . Environmental factors showed a gradient change in Shenzhen estuary, and fungal abundance was only significantly correlated with NH 4 + . Shannon index was significantly correlated with pH and IC ( P

Metabolic reprogramming of Helicoverpa armigera larvae by HearNPV facilitates viral replication and host immune suppression - Zhiqiang Tian; Lin Zhu; J. P. Michaud; Meng Zha; Jie Cheng; Zhongjian Shen; Xiaoming Liu; Xiaoxia Liu (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Baculoviruses are highly evolved parasites that genetically reprogram the developing phenotype of their host insect to produce a vessel for virus replication and dispersal. Here we show that larvae of Helicoverpa armigera infected with HearNPV accumulate glucose in the midgut, which reduces food consumption and alters the dynamics of pathways governing metabolism and immunity. We used transcriptomics to demonstrate the role of the insulin signalling pathway in regulating the HearNPV infection process. Dietary restriction decreased mortality of infected larvae and reduced viral replication prior to death, whereas dietary supplementation with glucose produced the opposite effects. The expression of most tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and energy metabolism‐related genes was reduced in infected larvae, whereas the expression of immunity‐, glycolysis‐ and insulin‐related genes was enhanced. Treatment of infected larvae with insulin increased their survival, reduced viral replication and inhibited climbing behaviour compared to a control treatment with DMSO, whereas RNAi suppression of the insulin receptor gene produced the opposite effects. Inhibition of glycolysis with dichloroacetate (DCA) promoted viral replication and accelerated larval death, but inhibition of the TCA cycle with 2‐deoxyglucose (2‐DG) did not, although both diminished climbing behaviour. This work demonstrates that successful baculovirus infections hinge on metabolic reprogramming of the host and concurrent suppression of immune responses in the larval midgut, with the insulin signalling pathway mediating a trade‐off between glucose metabolism and virus resistance.

The second-generation real-time ecological environment prediction system for the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Marco Greater Bay Area: Model setup, validation, improvements, and online visualization - Lin Luo; Zhao Meng; Weiwei Ma; Jingwen Huang; Youchang Zheng; Yang Feng; Yineng Li; Yonglin Liu; Yuanguang Huang; Yuhang Zhu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
With the rapidly growing population and socioeconomic development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Marco Greater Bay Area of China, inputs of diverse contaminants have rapidly increased. This poses threats to the water quality of the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) and adjacent seas. To provide valuable information to assist the governors, stakeholders, and decision-makers in tracking changes in environmental conditions, daily nowcasts and two-day forecasts from the ecological prediction system, namely the Coupled Great Bay Ecological Environmental Prediction System (CGEEPS), has been setup. These forecast systems have been built on the Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave–Sediment Transport modelling system. This comprises an atmospheric Weather Research Forecasting module and an oceanic Regional Ocean Modelling System module. Daily real-time nowcasts and 2-day forecasts of temperature, salinity, NO2 + NO3, chlorophyll, and pH are continuously available. Visualizations of the forecasts are available on a local website ( http://www.gbaycarbontest.xyz:8008/ ). This paper describes the setup of the environmental forecasting system, evaluates model hindcast simulations from 2014 to 2018, and investigates downscaling and two-way coupling with the regional atmospheric model. The results shown that though CGEEPS lacks accuracy in predicting the absolute value for biological and biogeochemical environmental variables. It is quite informative to predict the spatio-temporal variability of ecological environmental changes associated with extreme weather events. Our study will benefit of developing real-time marine biogeochemical and ecosystem forecast tool for oceanic regions heavily impact by extreme weathers.

The formation of discharge standards of pollutants for municipal wastewater treatment plants needs adapt to local conditions in China - Yinjie Zhang; Jun Cui; Congbin Xu; Jingjing Yang; Meng Liu; Meng Ren; Xiao Tan; Aijun Lin; Wenjie Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Ambient nitrogen dioxide and cardiovascular diseases in rural regions: a time-series analyses using data from the new rural cooperative medical scheme in Fuyang, East China - Teng-Fei Dong; Zhen-Qiu Zha; Liang Sun; Ling-Li Liu; Xing-Yang Li; Yuan Wang; Xiang-Long Meng; Huai-Biao Li; Hong-Li Wang; Huan-Huan Nie; Lin-Sheng Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

End-member characteristics of sediment grain size in modern Yellow River delta sediments and its environmental significance - Liwei Meng; Longsheng Wang; Jiawen Zhao; Chao Zhan; Xianbin Liu; Buli Cui; Lin Zeng; Qing Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Introduction The sediments of the Yellow River delta record the environmental changes in the Yellow River basin on a long time scale and are sensitive to the river diversion and sedimentary environment evolution. Methods In this study, cores YDC and YDG in the delta near the estuary of the Yellow River since 1976 were taken as the research object, and the parameterized end-member analysis model was used to analyze the grain-size data of the cores. Results The results show that: The main sediments were silty and sand (58% and 77.9%). The grain-size parameters showed opposite changes with wide grain-size ranges and mixed sizes obviously. End member 1 (EM1) and end member 2 (EM2) were composed of clay and fine silt with fine particle sizes of 0.04 mm and 9.8 mm, respectively, and were deposited under weak hydrodynamic conditions during long-distance transport along the Yellow River. End member 3 (EM3) and end member 4 (EM4) were coarse silt with mode particle sizes of 40.14 mm and 66.89 mm, respectively. These were deposited by waves and tidal currents under strong dynamic conditions. Discussion According to the channel changes and the sedimentary facies data of the modern Yellow River delta, before the Yellow River was diverted in 1996, the cores YDC and YDG were both in the estuary-front bar sedimentary environment. In 1996, the Yellow River was diverted to the Qing 8 course. Subsequently, the core YDC changed to the delta-plain sedimentary facies, and the core YDG changed to the delta-front facies. The sediment sources of the two cores changed from the Yellow River sediments to coastal sediment erosion and resuspension. The sedimentary environment changed from siltation to erosion. The results of this study are of great practical significance for estuary management and coastal engineering construction in the modern Yellow River delta and can provide a scientific basis for ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin.

Quantitative transport and immobilization of cadmium in saturated-unsaturated soils with the combined application of biochar and organic fertilizer - Zhuowen Meng; Shuang Huang; Wenting Mu; Jingwei Wu; Zhongbing Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Condition optimization of iron-air fuel cell to treat phosphate-containing wastewater regarding sustainable development - Ling-ling Lai; Chao Liu; Meng-yu Liu; Si-zhuo Wan; Zhi-guo Zhao; Ru Wang; Lin-jiang Yuan (Chemosphere, 2023)

Biotransformation of sulfamonomethoxine in a granular sludge system: Pathways and mechanisms - Meng-Yuan Li; Run-Dong Zhang; Yi-Xing Lin; Qi-Wen Li; Qiu-Yue Zhao; Zong-Xi Zhao; Zhong-Ming Ling; Long-Fei Shu; Min Zhang; Li-Xin Hu; Yi-Jing Shi; Guang-Guo Ying (Chemosphere, 2023)

Fish oil replacement by beef tallow in juvenile turbot diets: Effects on growth performance, body composition and volatile flavor compounds in the muscle - Feiran Zhang; Lin Li; Peng Li; Xiaoxue Meng; Xishuai Cui; Qiang Ma; Yuliang Wei; Mengqing Liang; Houguo Xu (Aquaculture, 2023)

Ecological value of mariculture shellfish resources in China: Assessment and management - Chun-Yu Lin; Gui-Lin Dai; Yang Liu; Meng-Qi Zhang; Ying Liu; Wen Jiang; Xiu-Mei Fu; Han-Xue Chen (Marine Policy, 2023)

Spatiotemporal patterns of organic carbon burial over the last century in Lake Qinghai, the largest lake on the Tibetan Plateau - Xianqiang Meng; Xi Chen; Qi Lin; Yilan Liu; Zhenyu Ni; Weiwei Sun; Enlou Zhang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Revegetation affects the response of land surface phenology to climate in Loess Plateau, China - Lvlv Wang; Dunxian She; Jun Xia; Lin Meng; Lingcheng Li (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Association of walkability and fine particulate matter with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cohort study in China - Yonghao Wu; Peng Shen; Zongming Yang; Luhua Yu; Zhanghang Zhu; Tiezheng Li; Lisha Xu; Dan Luo; Xuecheng Yao; Xinhan Zhang; Lin Meng; Hongbo Lin; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Metal ions synergize with gangue minerals to remove residual sodium oleate from mineral processing wastewater - Xiangsong Meng; Min Jiang; Shangyong Lin; Zhiyong Gao; Haisheng Han; Li Wang; Chenyang Zhang; Ruohua Liu; Huanjun Bao; Meirong Wu; Gaogui Jing; Wei Sun (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Topographic constraints on the distribution of selenium in the supergene environment: A case study at Yutangba, China - Hui Chang; Jian-Ming Zhu; Zhi-Qing Lin; Lei Meng (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Experimental study on a dry-assembled precast concrete frame with buckling-restrained braces - Yuan Qing; Xiuhang Li; Chun-Lin Wang; Bin Zeng; Shaoping Meng (Engineering Structures, 2023)

COSEν: A collective oscillation simulation engine for neutrinos - Manu George; Chun-Yu Lin; Meng-Ru Wu; Tony G. Liu; Zewei Xiong (Computer Physics Communications, 2023)

NaOH-modified biochar supported Fe/Mn bimetallic composites as efficient peroxymonosulfate activator for enhance tetracycline removal - Fawen Liang; Zhang Liu; Xueding Jiang; Jiesen Li; Kaibang Xiao; Weicheng Xu; Xin Chen; Jinzhi Liang; Zhifeng Lin; Meng Li; Xiaolian Wu; Hailong Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Source-specific health risk analysis on atmospheric hazardous volatile organic compounds (HVOCs) in Nanjing, East China - Yu-Chi Lin; Zi-Jin Zhang; Meng-Yao Cao; Mei-Yi Fan; Ahsan Mozaffar; Ming-Yuan Yu; Feng Xie; Yan-Lin Zhang (Atmospheric Environment, 2023)

Factors associated with dysglycemia and its post-surgical resolution in patients with pheochromocytomas - Lin Zhao; Xu Meng; Qiongyu Zhang; Yi Zhou; Ting Zhang; Tao Tian; Hua Fan; Huadong Zhu; Yecheng Liu; Fang Luo; Linping Wang; Weixian Yang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Somatostatin-Positive Neurons in the Rostral Zona Incerta Modulate Innate Fear-Induced Defensive Response in Mice - Shan Lin; Meng-Yue Zhu; Meng-Yu Tang; Mi Wang; Xiao-Dan Yu; Yi Zhu; Shi-Ze Xie; Dan Yang; Jiadong Chen; Xiao-Ming Li (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2023)
Defensive behaviors induced by innate fear or Pavlovian fear conditioning are crucial for animals to avoid threats and ensure survival. The zona incerta (ZI) has been demonstrated to play important roles in fear learning and fear memory, as well as modulating auditory-induced innate defensive behavior. However, whether the neuronal subtypes in the ZI and specific circuits can mediate the innate fear response is largely unknown. Here, we found that somatostatin (SST)-positive neurons in the rostral ZI of mice were activated by a visual innate fear stimulus. Optogenetic inhibition of SST-positive neurons in the rostral ZI resulted in reduced flight responses to an overhead looming stimulus. Optogenetic activation of SST-positive neurons in the rostral ZI induced fear-like defensive behavior including increased immobility and bradycardia. In addition, we demonstrated that manipulation of the GABAergic projections from SST-positive neurons in the rostral ZI to the downstream nucleus reuniens (Re) mediated fear-like defensive behavior. Retrograde trans-synaptic tracing also revealed looming stimulus-activated neurons in the superior colliculus (SC) that projected to the Re-projecting SST-positive neurons in the rostral ZI (SC-ZIr SST -Re pathway). Together, our study elucidates the function of SST-positive neurons in the rostral ZI and the SC-ZIr SST -Re tri-synaptic circuit in mediating the innate fear response.

Analyzing landslide-induced debris flow and flow-bridge interaction by using a hybrid model of depth-averaged model and discrete element method - Wen-Jie Shiu; Ching-Fang Lee; Chia-Chi Chiu; Meng-Chia Weng; Che-Ming Yang; Wei-An Chao; Chun-Yuan Liu; Cheng-Han Lin; Wei-Kai Huang (Landslides, 2023)

Correction to: Microplastic pollution and its impact on marine microbes in Zhanjiang, China - Qing-Lang Song; Fang-Hong Nie; Di-Hua Zhu; Yun-Li Wei; Min Zhang; Yao Hu; Meng-Meng Chen; Dan-Ju Kang; Zhi-Bao Chen; Hong-Ying Lin; Jin-Jun Chen (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2023)

Coexistence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and IgA nephropathy - Qi Xiong; Wei Lin; Chanjuan Shen; Ting Meng; Rong Tang; Joshua D. Ooi; Peter J. Eggenhuizen; Jinbiao Chen; Wannian Nie; Xia Li; Qiaoling Zhou; Ping Xiao; et al. (Immunologic Research, 2023)

Detection and genetic analysis of porcine circovirus-like virus in pigs with diarrhea between 2016 and 2021 in Henan and Shanxi provinces of China - Liu-Hui Zhang; Lin-Qing Wang; Hong-Xuan Li; Hong-Lei Zhang; Lan-Lan Zheng; Xi-Meng Chen; Hong-Ying Chen (Archives of Virology, 2023)

Experimental study on failure law of subgrade concrete with different damage base - Xiangfeng Lv; Lingfeng Meng; Xin Lin; Xuan Ji; Yahan Yang (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2023)

Degradation of odorous 2,4,6-trichloroanisole in chlorinated water by UV-LED/chlorination: kinetics and influence factors - Yun-Lu Zhang; Yi-Li Lin; Tian-Yang Zhang; Yong-Shan Lu; Xiao-Yang Zhou; Zhi Liu; Zheng-Xiong Zheng; Meng-Yuan Xu; Bin Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Photocatalytic degradation of dissolved organic matter in landfill leachate by heterostructural ZnO-rGO composite catalysts - Bicai Li; Xuan Lin; Ziying Qi; Meng Dong; Caiyun Gao; Hong Zhang; Zhicheng Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Fir sawdust as a low-cost and easily recyclable adsorbent: efficient removal of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) contaminants from wastewater - Gang Zhou; Shuailong Li; Chenxi Niu; Qi Wang; Xinyuan Zhang; Qunzhi Meng; Lin Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Combined effects of prenatal phthalate exposure on cardiometabolic risk score among 4- to 7-year-old children: MABC study - Hui Gao; Meng-long Geng; Juan Tong; Bao-lin Wang; Kun Huang; Yi Zhang; Hong Gan; Bei-bei Zhu; Peng Ding; Qu-nan Wang; Jian-qing Wang; Cheng Zhang; et al. (Chemosphere, 2023)

Effects of synthetic astaxanthin and Haematococcus pluvialis on growth, antioxidant capacity, immune response, and hepato-morphology of Oncorhynchus mykiss under cage culture with flowing freshwater - Wei Zhao; Han-Lin Wei; Meng-Die Chen; Rong Yao; Zi-Qiao Wang; Jin Niu (Aquaculture, 2023)

Corrigendum to Correlation among the Ailaoshan-Song Ma-Song Chay orogenic belts and implications for the evolution of the eastern Paleo-Tethys Ocean [Tectonophysics 843 (2022) 229618]. - Yin Wang; Wei Lin; Michel Faure; Vuong Van Nguyen; Lingtong Meng; Yang Chu; Wei Wei; Hoai Luong Thi Thu; Claude Lepvrier; Tich Van Vu; Qiuli Li; Hao Wang; et al. (Tectonophysics, 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)

Composite trajectory tracking of a ship-borne manipulator system based on full-order terminal sliding mode control under external disturbances and model uncertainties - Meng Joo Er; Wenxiao Gao; Qianying Li; Lin Li; Tianhe Liu (Ocean Engineering, 2023)

Glioma is associated with exposure to legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Meng-Yi Xie; Xiang-Fei Sun; Chen-Chou Wu; Guang-Long Huang; Po Wang; Zhi-Ying Lin; Ya-Wei Liu; Liang-Ying Liu; Eddy Y. Zeng (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Modified biochar/humic substance/fertiliser compound soil conditioner for highly efficient improvement of soil fertility and heavy metals remediation in acidic soils - Meng Liu; Xiao Tan; Mingxia Zheng; Dayang Yu; Aijun Lin; Jiaoxian Liu; Chunyan Wang; Zhiyun Gao; Jun Cui (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Characteristics, application and modeling of solid amine adsorbents for CO2 capture: A review - Li Lin; Yuan Meng; Tongyao Ju; Siyu Han; Fanzhi Meng; Jinglin Li; Yufeng Du; Mengzhu Song; Tian Lan; Jianguo Jiang (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Study on characteristics of coal gasification fine slag-coal water slurry slurrying, combustion, and ash fusion - Chuandong Ma; Xiaoteng Li; Jianqiao Lyu; Meng He; Zhenhua Wang; Lin Li; Xiaofang You (Fuel, 2023)

Emerging biosensors to detect aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products - Qi Chen; Meng Meng; Wang Li; Ying Xiong; Yong Fang; Qinlu Lin (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Large-flake graphene-modified biochar for the removal of bisphenol S from water: rapid oxygen escape mechanism for synthesis and improved adsorption performance - Yurong Gao; Zheng Fang; Wenhui Lin; Hanbo Chen; Amit Bhatnagar; Jianhong Li; Yanhai Xie; Yanping Bao; Junfeng Chen; Hongting Zhao; Jun Meng; Wenfu Chen; et al. (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Toxicity of single and combined 4-epianhydrotetracycline and cadmium at environmentally relevant concentrations on the zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio) - Yinxuan Lin; Jiao Yu; Meng Wang; Lingling Wu (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Associations between DNA methylation and genotoxicity among lead-exposed workers in China - Tuanwei Wang; Yu Meng; Yuting Tu; Guanghui Zhang; Kan Wang; Shiyang Gong; Yunxia Zhang; Tongshuai Wang; Anqi Li; David C. Christiani; William Au; Zhao-lin Xia (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Boosting persulfate activation via paper mill sludge-based biochar for efficient degradation of bisphenol A: Inherent multiple active sites - Zhi-Juan Wang; Yang-Qian Lin; Hua-Jing Zhou; Zi-Lian Liu; Rong-Rong Miao; Xi-Meng Xu; Liang He; Qing-Qing Guan (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)

Ambient electrochemical nitrogen fixation with aqueous V2O5 nanodots in a fluidized electrocatalysis system - Wenyi Li; Yixing Ye; Meng Jin; Shengbo Zhang; Chuhong Lin; Chenghua Sun; Yunxia Zhang; Guozhong Wang; Changhao Liang; Haimin Zhang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Free-standing vertically aligned tin disulfide nanosheets for ultrasensitive aptasensor design toward Alzheimer’s diagnosis applications - Bayu Tri Murti; Yi-June Huang; Athika Darumas Putri; Chuan-Pei Lee; Chien-Ming Hsieh; Shih-Min Wei; Meng-Lin Tsai; Chih-Wei Peng; Po-Kang Yang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Copper sulfide engineered covalent organic frameworks for pH-responsive chemo/photothermal/chemodynamic synergistic therapy against cancer - Shuangling Wang; Yu Pang; Shuyang Hu; Jie Lv; Yulong Lin; Meng Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

In-situ growth of bimetallic FeCo-MOF on magnetic biochar for enhanced clearance of tetracycline and fruit preservation - Yi-Cai Jiang; Meng-Fan Luo; Zi-Nuo Niu; Si-Yuan Xu; Yue Gao; Yuan Gao; Wen-Juan Gao; Jing-Jing Luo; Rui-Lin Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Response of performance, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community exposure to compound antibiotics stress: Full nitrification to shortcut nitrification and denitrification - Lin Wang; Zhaoli Wang; Fan Wang; Yue Guan; Dan Meng; Xin Li; Houzhen Zhou; Xudong Li; Yangwu Chen; Zhouliang Tan (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Biocompatible carboxymethyl cellulose-based super-elastic hierarchical sponge via a novel templating and plasticizing method - Xiangyang Guo; Qi Zhang; Meng Zhu; Dongbo Zhao; Jinhui Yang; Junchai Zhao; Xiaobo Lin (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Genetic lineage tracing identifies cardiac mesenchymal-to-adipose transition in an arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy model - Xinyan Huang; Lei Yan; Jufeng Meng; Nanbo Liu; Shuoji Zhu; Zhen Jiang; Shan Kou; Teng Feng; Chao-Po Lin; Bin Zhou; Juan Tang; Ping Zhu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Transgenic Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac/1Ab does not have detrimental effects on the predator Arma chinensis through its prey Helicoverpa armigera - Yamin Ma; Meng Zhang; Junyu Luo; Jichao Ji; Xiangzhen Zhu; Li Wang; Kaixin Zhang; Dongyang Li; Jinjie Cui; Lin Niu (Journal of Pest Science, 2023)

Spectrum and mortality of opportunistic infections among HIV/AIDS patients in southwestern China - Sirun Meng; Qiao Tang; Zhiman Xie; Nianning Wu; Yingmei Qin; Rongfeng Chen; Xiaoyu Chen; Xiu Chen; Yueqi Li; Minjuan Shi; Li Ye; Hao Liang; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023)
We describe the opportunistic infections (OIs) of HIV/AIDS to understand the spectrum, mortality, and frequency of multiple coinfected OIs among HIV/AIDS patients in southern China, where OIs are severe. We carried out a retrospective cohort study of hospitalized HIV-infected individuals at the Fourth People’s Hospital of Nanning, Guangxi, China, from Jan. 2011 to May. 2019. The chi-square test was used to analyze cross-infection; the Kaplan‒Meier analysis was used to compare mortality. A total of 12,612 HIV-infected patients were admitted to this cohort study. Among them, 8982 (71.2%) developed one or more OIs. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 9.0%. Among the patients, 35.6% coinfected one OI, and 64.4% coinfected more than two OIs simultaneously. Almost half of the patients (60.6%) had CD4 + T-cell counts < 200 cells/μL. Pneumonia (39.8%), tuberculosis (35.3%), and candidiasis (28.8%) were the most common OIs. Coinfected cryptococcal meningitis and dermatitis are the most common combined OIs. The rate of anaemia (17.0%) was highest among those common HIV-associated complications. Multiple OIs are commonly found in hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients in southwestern China, which highlights the need for improved diagnosis and treatment.

Associations between gastrointestinal infection and urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations in US children and adolescents from NHANES 2005–2016 - Chuang Zhang; Weirui Ren; Chi Sun; Lin Liu; Meng Li; Wenbo Wang; Yanbin Fang; Lin Liu; Xiaofeng Yang; Xiangjian Zhang; Suolin Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Correction to: Reforming China’s fertilizer policies: implications for nitrogen pollution reduction and food security - Xiaoxi Wang; Meng Xu; Bin Lin; Benjamin Leon Bodirsky; Jiaqi Xuan; Jan Philipp Dietrich; Miodrag Stevanović; Zhaohai Bai; Lin Ma; Shuqin Jin; Shenggen Fan; Hermann Lotze-Campen; et al. (Sustainability Science, 2023)

Reforming China’s fertilizer policies: implications for nitrogen pollution reduction and food security - Xiaoxi Wang; Meng Xu; Bin Lin; Benjamin Leon Bodirsky; Jiaqi Xuan; Jan Philipp Dietrich; Miodrag Stevanović; Zhaohai Bai; Lin Ma; Shuqin Jin; Shenggen Fan; Hermann Lotze-Campen; et al. (Sustainability Science, 2023)
Reactive nitrogen (N) is a requisite nutrient for agricultural production, but results in greenhouse gas and air and water pollution. The environmental and economic impacts of N fertilizer use in China are particularly relevant, as China consumes the largest amount of N fertilizer in the world to meet its soaring food demand. Here, we use an agro-economic land system model (MAgPIE) in combination with a difference-in-differences econometric model to provide a forward-looking assessment of China’s fertilizer policies in terms of removing fertilizer manufacturing subsidies and implementing measures to improve agricultural nutrient management efficiency. Our model results indicate that enhancing soil N uptake efficiency and manure recycled to soil alongside fertilizer subsidy removal can largely reduce N fertilizer use and N losses and abate N pollution in the short and long term, while food security remains largely unaffected. Enhancing soil N uptake efficiency appears to be decisive to achieving China’s national strategic target of zero growth in N fertilizer use. This study also finds that improving agricultural nutrient management efficiency contributes to higher land productivity and less cropland expansion, with substantial benefits for the environment and food security.

Leveraging single-cell Raman spectroscopy and single-cell sorting for the detection and identification of yeast infections - Jingkai Wang; Siyu Meng; Kaicheng Lin; Xiaofei Yi; Yixiang Sun; Xiaogang Xu; Na He; Zhiqiang Zhang; Huijie Hu; Xingwang Qie; Dayi Zhang; Yuguo Tang; et al. (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023)

Selenium attenuates the association of co-exposure to arsenic, cadmium, and lead with cognitive function among Chinese community-dwelling older adults - Bei-Jing Cheng; Jie Sheng; Hong-Li Wang; Yuan Wang; Hong-Juan Cao; Xiu-De Li; Ting-Ting Zhou; Xiang-Long Meng; Huan-Huan Nie; Su-Fang Wang; Dong-Mei Zhang; Gui-Mei Chen; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Transplantation of Nasal Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem Cells Benefits Alzheimer’s Disease - Chun-Gu Hong; Meng-Lu Chen; Ran Duan; Xin Wang; Zhi-Lin Pang; Li-Te Ge; Ming Lu; Hui Xie; Zheng-Zhao Liu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Correction to: MiR‑30c‑1‑3p targets matrix metalloproteinase 9 involved in the rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms - Lin Yang; Hong‑Gang Sui; Meng‑Meng Wang; Jia‑Yin Li; Xiao‑Feng He; Jing‑Yuan Li; Xiao‑Zeng Wang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

Insm1 promotes differentiation of retinal progenitor cells toward photoreceptor cells in the developing retina through up-regulation of SHH - Pengyi Zhou; Youmei Xu; Lin Yang; Pan Meng; Ju Guo; Zhenhui Liu; Bo Jin; Kunpeng Xie; Haiyan Zhu; Liping Du; Xuemin Jin (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2022)

Microplastic pollution and its impact on marine microbes in Zhanjiang, China - Qing-Lang Song; Fang-Hong Nie; Di-Hua Zhu; Yun-Li Wei; Min Zhang; Yao Hu; Meng-Meng Chen; Dan-Ju Kang; Zhi-Bao Chen; Hong-Ying Lin; Jin-Jun Chen (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2022)

The association between essential trace element mixture and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese community-dwelling older adults - Xiang-long Meng; Yuan Wang; Hong-li Wang; Huan-huan Nie; Bei-jing Cheng; Hong-juan Cao; Xiu-de Li; Su-fang Wang; Gui-mei Chen; Fang-biao Tao; Jie Sheng; Lin-sheng Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

HIV-1 Tat drives the Fabp4/NF-κB feedback loop in microglia to mediate inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis - Xiaodan Zhou; Shuhui Zhou; Jian Tao; Yanan Gao; Gaoqiang Meng; Duo Cao; Lin Gao (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2022)

Role of carnitine in adaptation of Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043 and its mutants to osmotic and temperature stress in defined medium - Xiang-Lin Meng; Xia Gao; Yuan-Ming Si; Li-Li Xu; Li-Zhong Guo; Wei-Dong Lu (Extremophiles, 2022)

Influence and mechanism of alkali-modified sludge on coal water slurry properties - Xiaoteng Li; Chuandong Ma; Jianqiao Lyu; Meng He; Junxiang Wang; Qingbiao Wang; Zhenhua Wang; Xiaofang You; Lin Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluating the Effect of Anisotropy on Hydraulic Stimulation in a Slate Geothermal Reservoir - Meng-Chia Weng; Po-Lin Wu; Chih-Hung Fang; Yu-Yao Fu; Yen-Che Liao; Chih-Hsi Liu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022)

Comprehensive comparison of the prognostic value of systemic inflammation biomarkers for cancer cachexia: a multicenter prospective study - Hailun Xie; Guotian Ruan; Lishuang Wei; Heyang Zhang; Yizhong Ge; Qi Zhang; Shiqi Lin; Mengmeng Song; Xi Zhang; Xiaoyue Liu; Ming Yang; Meng Tang; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2022)

Insights into the interaction between cadmium/tetracycline and nano-TiO2 on a zeolite surface - Teng Wang; Zhaofu Meng; Lin Liu; Wenbin Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Metabolic trade-offs associated with homeostatic adjustments in pelagic and benthic cephalopods: Comparative evaluations of NH4+/H+ transport machinery in gills - Meng-Wei Lin; Pou-Long Kuan; Po-Hsuan Sung; Yung-Che Tseng (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Cephalopods are ancient mollusks that can be found in many different ecological niches in the ocean ranging from the intertidal zone to the deep-sea abyss. In order to adapt to a lifestyle in various habitats, cephalopods have evolved a variety of locomotory modes to accommodate their respective habitats. Most cephalopods have relatively high metabolic rates due to their less efficient swimming mode by jet propulsion. This lifestyle is characterized by a high level of energy expenditure, fueled exclusively by protein diets that are rapidly digested and may produce metabolic nitrogenous waste NH 3 / NH 4 + accumulation and acid-base disturbances. This study observed that the NH 4 + transport rate in pelagic bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is two times faster than benthic common octopus ( Octopus vulgaris ). Inhibition of Na + /H + exchangers (NHEs) showed significant disruption of NH 4 + and H + excretory processes in gills of octopus but not in squid. However, inhibition of vacuolar-type H + -ATPase (VHA) significantly disrupts NH 4 + and H + transport rates in gills of both animals. Accordingly, for NH 4 + and H + homeostasis, benthic octopus with lower aerobic respiration rates utilize both active and Na + -driven secondary transport machinery. In order to avoid NH 4 + accumulated in the blood, pelagic squids with higher aerobic respiration rates prefer active NH 4 + and H + transport mechanisms that consume ATP intensively.

Reading-related Brain Function Restored to Normal After Articulation Training in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate: An fMRI Study - Liwei Sun; Wenjing Zhang; Mengyue Wang; Songjian Wang; Zhen Li; Cui Zhao; Meng Lin; Qian Si; Xia Li; Ying Liang; Jing Wei; Xu Zhang; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022)

Petrogenesis and tectonic setting of Early Silurian island-arc-type quartz diorite at the southern margin of the East Kunlun orogenic belt: analysis of the evolution of the Proto-Tethyan Ocean - Zuochen Li; Xianzhi Pei; Ruibao Li; Paul D. Bons; Lei Pei; Youxin Chen; Chengjun Liu; Meng Wang; Shaowei Zhao; Guochao Chen; Hai Zhou; Jie Zhao; et al. (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2022)

Temporal and spatial variation in water quality in the Yangtze Estuary from 2012 to 2018 - Lin Chong; Bao Li; Zhilin Sun; Chunhong Hu; Xin Meng; Jian Gao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Organic–inorganic calcium lignosulfonate compounds for soil acidity amelioration - Fei Kang; Qi-lin Lv; Jin Liu; Yun-shan Meng; Zi-he Wang; Xue-qin Ren; Shu-wen Hu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Efficiency Assessment of Hazardous Waste Disposal in EU Countries: A Three-Stage Super-Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis Model - Meng Ye; Xuedong Liang; Shifeng Lin; Huirong Lin; Fumin Deng (Environmental Management, 2022)

A hybrid artificial bee colony algorithm and support vector machine for predicting blast-induced ground vibration - Chun Zhu; Yingze Xu; Yongxin Wu; Manchao He; Chuanqi Zhu; Qingxiang Meng; Yun Lin (Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2022)

RsmA3 modulates RpoS through the RetS‐Gac‐Rsm signalling pathway in response to H 2 O 2 stress in the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae - Xun Yu; Cui Meng; Xiaocheng Tan; Yuwei Su; Zhiping Cao; Tzann‐Shun Hwang; Lin Li (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Reactive oxygen species are a fatal challenge to the plant pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae . In this study, we reveal that the global regulatory protein RsmA3 from the RetS‐Gac/Rsm signalling pathway modulates RpoS in the early‐log growth phase in the P . syringae wild‐type strain MB03, thereby regulating oxidative tolerance to H 2 O 2 and ultimately affecting pathogenicity to the host plant. Following increased H 2 O 2 by external addition or endogenous induction by menadione, the resistance of the mutant strain Δ retS to H 2 O 2 is significantly enhanced due to rapid increases in the transcription of Rsm‐related non‐coding small RNAs (nc sRNAs), a sigma factor RpoS, and H 2 O 2 ‐detoxifying enzymes. Moreover, the Δ retS mutant is significantly less pathogenic in cucumber leaves. Seven Rsm‐related nc sRNAs (namely, rsmZ , rsmY and rsmX 1–5 ) show functional redundancy in the RetS‐Gac‐Rsm signalling pathway. External addition of H 2 O 2 stimulates increases in the transcription of both rsmY and rsmZ . Thus, we propose a regulatory model of the RetS‐Gac‐Rsm signalling pathway in P . syringae MB03 for the regulation of H 2 O 2 tolerance and phytopathogenicity in the host plant.

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.

Aquaporins1 and 3 in the tissues of Paramisgurnus dabryanus and their expression profiles in response to ammonia and drought - Mei Huang; Lin-Jiang Zhang; Meng-Xiao Wu; Gao-Feng Peng; Yun-Long Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Aquaporins (Aqp)1 and Aqp3 are the representatives of two types of aquaporins (classical aquaporin and aquaglyceroporin) and have been proven to potentially facilitate ammonia detoxification in air-breathing fishes. Paramisgurnus dabryanus is one of East Asia’s most important commercially farmed species and can breathe air directly through its hindgut. Besides, excellent ammonia tolerance was reported in this species. However, the mechanisms of its tolerance of high ammonia are still unclear. To explore the physiological roles of Aqp1 and Aqp3 in Paramisgurnus dabryanus , we detected the expression pattern of these two Aqps in several tissues and their transcriptional changes in response to different levels (30, and 70 mmol L -1 NH 4 Cl) and periods (0, 12, 48, and 96 h) of ammonia exposure and different periods (0, 12, 48, and 96 h) of drought stress. The aqp1 mRNA showed a high abundance in the brain and the osmoregulatory tissues, such as the intestine and kidney. While aqp3 was mainly expressed in the epithelium of skin and gills that were directly exposed to the environment. The expression level of aqp3 in gills was more responsive than aqp1 to ammonia challenges, although both of them were up-regulated. Considering the wide difference between aqp1 and aqp3 in the skin, aqp3 increased significantly after 12 h of air exposure. The changes of the two aqps in the intestine of P. dabryanus were relatively stable after ammonia stress. After drought stress, intestinal aqp1 increased significantly, while aqp3 decreased. Combined with the effects of tissue location and environmental stress on Aqps, it was suggested that Aqp1 was mainly involved in osmotic regulation, providing water as raw material for body metabolism. Accordingly, our results suggest that Aqp3 has the positive function of assisting ammonia transportation and epidermal moisturizing.

Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China - Jun Xiao; Bao Liu; Yingyin Yao; Zifeng Guo; Haiyan Jia; Lingrang Kong; Aimin Zhang; Wujun Ma; Zhongfu Ni; Shengbao Xu; Fei Lu; Yuannian Jiao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Determining In-Situ Stress State by Anelastic Strain Recovery Method Beneath Xiamen: Implications for the Coastal Region of Southeastern China - Chongyuan Zhang; Weiren Lin; Manchao He; Zhigang Tao; Wen Meng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022)

Impacts of Mercury Exposure Levels and Sources on the Demethylation of Methylmercury Through Human Gut Microbiota - Xian-Feng Yang; Shao-Chen Yang; Fu-Li Wen; Lin Feng; Bo Meng; Hai-Yan Hu; Bao-Lin Wang; Jun Li; Alexandre J. Poulain; Ping Li (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Spatial patterns and driving factors of carbon stocks in mangrove forests on Hainan Island, China - Yuchen Meng; Ruikun Gou; Jiankun Bai; David Moreno‐Mateos; Charles C. Davis; Luoma Wan; Shanshan Song; Hongsheng Zhang; Xiaoshan Zhu; Guanghui Lin (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022)
Aim Mangrove forests are important coastal wetlands for the blue carbon budget and play a significant role in mitigating global climate change. However, spatial patterns of carbon stocks in mangrove forests on an island scale have not been quantified owing to methodological limitations and lack of understanding of controlling factors. We took the entire Hainan Island as a case study and aimed to carry out a comprehensive investigation of the spatial patterns and driving factors of carbon stocks in mangrove forests. Location Southern China. Time period 2017–2020. Major taxa studied Mangrove forest. Methods The upscaling method combined with field surveys and Sentinel‐2 imagery analysis were used to compare different models for optimization of mangrove ecosystem carbon stock estimations. We also used structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate the factors driving the distributional patterns of mangrove carbon stocks on an island scale. Results The current total mangrove carbon stock of the entire Hainan Island was estimated to be 703,181 Mg C (with a mean density of 192 Mg C/ha), with the above‐ and below‐ground carbon stocks averaging at 44.7 and 147.3 Mg C/ha, respectively. The mangrove carbon storage in the north‐eastern region of the island was the highest and in the west region the lowest. Sediment nitrogen content and plant species diversity had the most positive driving effects on the distribution of total carbon stock for Hainan Island mangroves. Main conclusions The combination of field surveys and Sentinel‐2 imagery analysis can be applied to regional‐scale estimations of carbon stocks for mangrove forests. Spatial pattens of mangrove carbon stocks vary among locations on Hainan Island, and soil nutrient (especially nitrogen) availability is the dominant factor regulating carbon stock variations along the land‐to‐sea gradient. Our findings have significant implications for better understanding the distribution of mangrove carbon stocks and quantification of the global blue carbon budget.

Effects of carbonate alkalinity on branchial gene expression in the large-scale loach (Paramisgurnus dabryanus) - Mei Huang; Meng-Xiao Wu; Lin-Jiang Zhang; Di Mi; Yun-Long Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Elucidating the mechanisms of alkaline tolerance in freshwater teleosts will help in the development of commercial saline-alkaline aquaculture. The large-scale loach ( Paramisgurnus dabryanus ) is a viable species for such aquaculture, but the mechanisms of its tolerance of alkaline water are unclear. Large-scale loach was exposed to 40, 50, and 60 mmol L -1 NaHCO 3 for 12, 48, and 96 h to evaluate the transcriptional changes of branchial Rhesus (Rh) glycoproteins, and aquaporins (Aqp)1 and Aqp3. Rhag transcript levels increased with longer exposure times. Rhag expression also rose considerably at higher carbonate alkalinities. Rhbg mRNA levels declined significantly under carbonate alkalinity exposure. A marked up-regulation of Rhcg was observed in the gills of the loach. Exposure to 60 mmol L -1 NaHCO 3 also induced a significant up-regulation of aqp1 . By contrast, aqp3 expression was significantly lower after 48 h exposure. The current findings reveal that the large-scale loach up-regulates Rhag and Rhcg to enhance ammonia efflux from the gills when exposed to high alkalinity. It is proposed that this species maintains appropriate osmolality when adapting to an alkaline environment by down-regulating aqp3 (to impede urea removal) and up-regulating aqp1 in the gills (to excrete excessive internal water).

Activation of the TREK-1 Potassium Channel Improved Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Modulating Glutamate Metabolism - Fang Li; Shu-ning Zhou; Xin Zeng; Zhen Li; Rui Yang; Xue-xi Wang; Bin Meng; Wei-lin Pei; Li Lu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

MiR-30c-1-3p targets matrix metalloproteinase 9 involved in the rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms - Lin Yang; Hong-Gang Sui; Meng-Meng Wang; Jia-Yin Li; Xiao-Feng He; Jing-Yuan Li; Xiao-Zeng Wang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can be fatal if ruptured, but there is no predictive biomarker. Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic potential of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) in an AAA mouse model and patients with unruptured AAA (URAAA) and ruptured AAA (RAAA). Among the 64 miRNAs differentially expressed in mice with AAA compared to control, miR-30c-1-3p, miR-432-3p, miR-3154, and miR-379-5p had high homology with human miRNAs. MiR-30c-1-3p plasma levels were significantly lower in patients with RAAA than in those with URAAA or control and tended to negatively correlate with the maximum aortic diameter ( r = −0.3153, P = 0.06109). MiR-30c-1-3p targeted matrix metalloproteinase ( MMP)-9 mRNA through the coding region and downregulated its expression in vitro. MMP-9 plasma concentrations were significantly higher in the RAAA group than in the URAAA group ( P < 0.001) and were negatively associated with miR-30c-1-3p levels ( r = −0.3671, P = 0.01981) and positively–with the maximal aortic diameter ( r = 0.6251, P < 0.0001). The optimal cutoff values for MMP-9 expression and the maximal aortic diameter were 461.08 ng/ml and 55.95 mm, with areas under the curve of 0.816 and 0.844, respectively. Our results indicate that plasma levels of miR-30c-1-3p and MMP-9 may be candidate biomarkers of AAA progression. Key messages Downregulation of miR-30c-1-3p expression and upregulation of its potential target MMP-9 are predictors of the devastation of AAA. Downregulation of miR-30c-1-3p expression and its downstream impact on MMP-9 have a potential on predicting the development and rupture of AAA.

Copper ore material footprints and transfers embodied in domestic and international trade of provinces in China - Lin Liu; Heinz Schandl; James West; Meng Jiang; Zijian Ren; Dingjiang Chen; Bing Zhu (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022)
Copper is a critical material for development and plays a profound role in transitioning to a low‐carbon future. China is the main copper consumer in recent decades that has a fast‐growing domestic market accompanied by active international trade. Given the large regional differences within China, it is relevant to understand the domestic driving forces of copper demands and the cascading effects on international regions. Here we combine the newly developed copper ore extraction datasets and the Chinese interprovincial nested global multi‐regional input–output models to explore the copper ore material footprints (CuMF), the interprovincial CuMF transfers, and the international CuMF transfers of provinces. Results show that at the initial stage of clean energy development (2007–2012), most provinces in China are, to a great degree (∼50%), relatively reliant on international copper inputs. The manufacturing sector is the main driving force of international CuMF transfers while the construction sector drives most interprovincial CuMF transfers, with the total volume of international CuMF transfers recently tripling. The central provinces in the industrial transition period and the northwestern provinces in the initial development stage saw the fastest growth in international and interprovincial CuMF transfers, respectively. The economic growth and low‐carbon transition will further advance copper‐related manufacturing and construction activities while other evidences indicate that the degree of foreign inputs to meet copper demand may peak and the interprovincial supply may rise continuously. Targeted governance of these sectors may effectively reduce high dependence on the international copper supply and ensure an efficient interprovincial CuMF transfer pattern.

PLXDC2 enhances invadopodium formation to promote invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer cells via interacting with PTP1B - Bin Wu; Yan-xia Wang; Jun-jie Wang; Dong-fang Xiang; Meng-si Zhang; Ze-xuan Yan; Wen-ying Wang; Jing-ya Miao; Xi Lan; Jia-jia Liu; Zheng-yan Li; Chuan Li; et al. (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2022)
Plexin-domain containing 2 (PLXDC2) has been reported as an oncoprotein in several human malignancies. However, its expression and roles in gastric cancer remain largely unclear. In this study, we found that PLXDC2 was highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues, and the expression levels were positively correlated with clinicopathological features, but negatively with the patients’ outcome. Cox regression analysis identified PLXDC2 as an independent prognostic indicator for the patients. Knockdown of PLXDC2 markedly suppressed the in vitro invasion and in vivo metastasis of gastric cancer cells, while overexpression of PLXDC2 resulted in opposite effects. Mechanistically, PLXDC2 enhanced the level of phosphorylated Cortactin (p-Cortactin) by physically interacting with protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), an important dephosphorylase, to prevent its dephosphorylating of p-Cortactin, thereby promoting the formation of invadopodia. Collectively, our results indicate that PLXDC2 contributes to the invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer by inhibiting PTP1B to facilitate the invadopodium formation, and may serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target for this disease.

Identification, Phylogeny and Expressional Profiles of Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein (PGRP) Gene Family in Sinonovacula constricta - Yiping Meng; Liyuan Lü; Wenfang Dai; Weiwei Zhang; Zhihua Lin; Yinghui Dong (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2022)

Lelliottia steviae sp. nov. isolated from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni - Jing Lin; Ke Huang; Jing-Yu Huang; Yuan-Ru Xiong; Meng-Meng Wei; Na Xiao; Jia Gao; Xuan-Kai Ding; Zi-Yang Ma; Jun-Hao Sang; Ling-Xian Kong; Zhi-Yun Hong; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Nitrogen Enrichment Reduces the Diversity of Bacteria and Alters Their Nutrient Strategies in Intertidal Zones - Yuan-Feng Xu; Xu-Meng Dong; Cheng Luo; Shuo-Nan Ma; Ji-Lin Xu; Yong-De Cui (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Intertidal ecosystems are affected by severe nitrogen (N) pollution as a result of anthropogenic activities, and it is unclear how this may affect intertidal microbial communities, which play critical roles in regulating biogeochemical cycles. To address this gap, we conducted a two-month mesocosm experiment using six targeted concentrations of total N. The findings indicated that N entering seawaters has direct negative effects on the bacterial diversity. Dose dependence was found for the effects of N on bacterial diversity in sediment: low N addition increased the bacterial diversity, but a reduction in bacterial diversity occurred when N exceeded a certain value (≥ 3 mg L−1). Additionally, N enrichment caused clear shifts in bacterial community composition with increases in the relative abundance of Balneola (organic-degrading), Phalacroma mitra (carbohydrate-fermenting), and Bacteroides (phosphorus (P)-solubilizing), and decreases in Leptolyngbya_PPC_6406 (N2-fixing). The increased abundance in P-solubilizing and organic-degrading bacteria and decrease in N-fixing bacteria, combined with the upregulated activity of alkaline phosphatase and downregulation of urease activity, implied that the bacterial assemblage tended to be more effective in P and carbon acquisition but reduced N acquisition. Further path analysis suggested that N had direct effects on bacteria and contributed 50%–100% to the variations in bacterial diversity, whereas environmental changes such as dissolved oxygen and pH played minor roles. Overall, bacteria occurring in sediment were likely more stress-resistant to high N exposure than those occurring in seawater, possibly due to the high buffering capacity of sediment and growth tolerances of bacteria in the sediment. These findings point to the vulnerability of microbes in water systems to increasing global N loading, and that N reduction is needed to combat the loss of microbial diversity.

Metatranscriptomic analysis of host response and vaginal microbiome of patients with severe COVID-19 - Meng Xiao; Bo Lu; Rui Ding; Xia Liu; Xian Wu; Yaqian Li; Xudong Liu; Lin Qiu; Zhibo Zhang; Jing Xie; Yu Chen; Dong Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor γ and psoriasis, molecular and cellular biochemistry - Xiran Lin; Xianmin Meng; Zhiqi Song; Jingrong Lin (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2022)

Construction and comprehensive analysis of a lncRNA–mRNA interactive network to reveal a potential lncRNA for hepatic encephalopathy development - Chihao Zhang; Wei Ni; Yiming Zhu; Jiayun Lin; Hongjie Li; Zhifeng Zhao; Ke Wang; Haizhong Huo; Meng Luo (Human Cell, 2022)

Cross-generation trophic ecology of Dosidicus gigas in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean revealed from isotopic signatures in eye lenses - Guan Yu Hu; Zi Xin Wang; Bi Lin Liu; Meng Yao Huan; Xin Jun Chen (Fisheries Science, 2022)

New insight into the co-adsorption of oxytetracycline and Pb(II) using magnetic metal–organic frameworks composites in aqueous environment: co-adsorption mechanisms and application potentials - Meng-lu Wang; Zhe Zhao; Shumin Lin; Ming Su; Bolong Liang; Shu-xuan Liang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Transformation of HBCDs by Rhodococcus sp. stu-38 - Fei Yu; Wenqi Luo; Yuyang Li; Shanshan Meng; Xianbin Lin; Lele Li; Xueying Ye; Hui Wang; Tao Peng; Tongwang Huang; Zhong Hu (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the Reconstituted Hydrate-Bearing Clayey-Silt Samples from the South China Sea - Lin Dong; Hualin Liao; Yanlong Li; Qingguo Meng; Gaowei Hu; Jintang Wang; Nengyou Wu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments (HBS) are crucial for evaluating drilling- and production-induced geo-hazards. However, investigations on mechanical behaviors of clayey-silt samples containing hydrate are insufficient due to low efficiency in preparing reconstituted hydrate-bearing samples. Herein, we carried out a series of triaxial shear tests to analyze the deformation behaviors of reconstituted clayey-silt samples containing tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrate. The sediments were taken from the Shenhu Area, northern South China Sea. The failure mechanisms during shearing are discussed based on micro-to-macro analyses. The results imply that the stress-strain curves show obvious strain-hardening under triaxial shearing, which can be divided into elastic deformation stage, transitional stage, and plastic deformation stage. Besides, the results reveal that cohesion strengthens from 0.09 MPa to 1.28 MPa when hydrate saturation increases from 15% to 60%. Moreover, calculation models are proposed to evaluate failure strengths and Young’s modulus. Establishing empirical formula based on experimental data can quickly determine the strength parameters with knowing the hydrate saturation and stress state of clayey-silt sediments containing hydrate. It is urgent in field operations and numerical simulation to use reliable empirical models.

A Deep Mesencephalic Nucleus Circuit Regulates Licking Behavior - Di Zheng; Jia-Yu Fu; Meng-Yu Tang; Xiao-Dan Yu; Yi Zhu; Chen-Jie Shen; Chun-Yue Li; Shi-Ze Xie; Shan Lin; Minmin Luo; Xiao-Ming Li (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022)

miR-21-5p serves as a promoter in renal cell carcinoma progression through ARHGAP24 downregulation - Bin Meng; Pengfei Wang; Chaofei Zhao; Guangwei Yin; Xin Meng; Lin Li; Shengyong Cai; Chengquan Yan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effect of bio-based surfactant on wettability of low-rank coal surface and its mechanism - Lin Li; Mingpu Liu; Jianqiao Lyu; Xiaoteng Li; Zhihao Li; Mengyu Lin; Chuandong Ma; Meng He; Qingbiao Wang; Hao Yu; Xiaofang You (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Community Structure of Benthic Macrofauna and the Ecological Quality of Mangrove Wetlands in Hainan, China - Ping Li; Jingli Liu; Jiankun Bai; Yifan Tong; Yuchen Meng; Xiaoping Diao; Ke Pan; Xiaoshan Zhu; Guanghui Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Few studies have systematically assessed the ecological status of mangrove wetlands following the stress of anthropogenic activities in China. This study investigated the spatial and seasonal distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate communities and assessed the ecological quality of mangrove habitats on an island scale in Hainan, China (containing the third largest mangrove area of China and the highest mangrove species richness). For the benthic macrofauna community structure, a total of 102 macrobenthic taxa belonging to 50 families were identified, with Crustaceans, Molluscs, Polychaetes, and Oligochaeta having relative abundances of 52.3%, 36.1%, 10.8%, and 0.8%, respectively. Decapoda and Gastropoda dominated the benthic community abundance. Non-metric multidimensional scaling and an analysis of similarities revealed significantly different macroinvertebrate assemblages among the regions during the two seasons. The South mangroves had the lowest macrofauna species numbers, biodiversity, richness, and abundance. The macrofaunal species richness, Shannon index, Margalef index, abundance, and biomass markedly affected by region and season. As indicated by the biotic indices AMBI (AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index) and M-AMBI, more than half of the mangrove habitats on Hainan Island were slightly to heavily disturbed and had poor to moderate ecological quality. Our results recommend long-term monitoring for evaluating the quality status of mangrove wetlands and avoiding extensive land-use conversion of mangroves. Holistic approaches considering ecological characteristics and combining information on both floral and faunal functionality would contribute to the effective management and conservation of mangroves in disturbed areas.

Mapping and characterization of the Rx3 gene for resistance to Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria race T1 in tomato - Ge Meng; Yao Xiao; Aitong Li; Zilin Qian; Yinge Xie; Luyao Yang; Huabing Lin; Wencai Yang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Post-failure evolution analysis of an irrigation-induced loess landslide using multiple remote sensing approaches integrated with time-lapse ERT imaging: lessons from Heifangtai, China - Shiqiang Bian; Guan Chen; Runqiang Zeng; Xingmin Meng; Jiacheng Jin; Linxin Lin; Yi Zhang; Wei Shi (Landslides, 2022)

Identification of PDXDC1 as a novel pleiotropic susceptibility locus shared between lumbar spine bone mineral density and birth weight - Yu-Qian Song; Shi-Di Hu; Xu Lin; Xiang-He Meng; Xiao Wang; Yin-Hua Zhang; Cheng Peng; Rui Gong; Tao Xu; Tong Zhang; Chen-Zhong Li; Dao-Yan Pan; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)
An increasing number of epidemiological studies have suggested that birth weight (BW) may be a determinant of bone health later in life, although the underlying genetic mechanism remains unclear. Here, we applied a pleiotropic conditional false discovery rate (cFDR) approach to the genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics for lumbar spine bone mineral density (LS BMD) and BW, aiming to identify novel susceptibility variants shared between these two traits. We detected 5 novel potential pleiotropic loci which are located at or near 7 different genes ( NTAN1 , PDXDC1 , CACNA1G , JAG1 , FAT1P1 , CCDC170 , ESR1 ), among which PDXDC1 and FAT1P1 have not previously been linked to these phenotypes. To partially validate the findings, we demonstrated that the expression of PDXDC1 was dramatically reduced in ovariectomized (OVX) mice in comparison with sham-operated (SHAM) mice in both the growth plate and trabecula bone. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry assay with serial sections showed that both osteoclasts and osteoblasts express PDXDC1 , supporting its potential role in bone metabolism. In conclusion, our study provides insights into some shared genetic mechanisms for BMD and BW as well as a novel potential therapeutic target for the prevention of OP in the early stages of the disease development. Key messages We investigated pleiotropy-informed enrichment between LS BMD and BW. We identified genetic variants related to both LS BMD and BW by utilizing a cFDR approach. PDXDC1 is a novel pleiotropic gene which may be related to both LS BMD and BW. Elevated expression of PDXDC1 is related to higher BMD and lower ratio n-6/n-3 PUFA indicating a bone protective effect of PDXDC1.

Spatial–temporal patterns of summer urban islands and their economic implications in Beijing - Lu Lin; Lina Meng; Yingdan Mei; Wenting Zhang; Hui Liu; Weiling Xiang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effects of Microplastics on Microbial Community in Zhanjiang Mangrove Sediments - Meng-Meng Chen; Fang-Hong Nie; Aftab Qamar; Di-hua Zhu; Yao Hu; Min Zhang; Qing-Lang Song; Hong-Ying Lin; Zhi-Bao Chen; Su-Qing Liu; Jin-Jun Chen (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Berberisides A-D: three novel prenylated benzoic acid derivatives and a clerodane glycoside from Berberis tsarica aherndt. - Zhao-Yue Dong; Qing-Hong Zeng; Lin Wei; Xin Guo; Yan Sun; Fan-Cheng Meng; Guo-Wei Wang; Xiao-Zhong Lan; Zhi-Hua Liao; Min Chen (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Reproductive strategies of Xanthium italicum differ from those of native Xanthium sibiricum, and they are key to its invasiveness - Meng Jiang; Miao Ma; Hui Lin; Xia Ma (Plant Ecology, 2022)

Zkscan3 affects erythroblast development by regulating the transcriptional activity of GATA1 and KLF1 in mice - Zixuan Li; Binjie Sheng; Tingting Zhang; Tian Wang; Dan Chen; Gangli An; Xingbing Wang; Huimin Meng; Lin Yang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2022)
ZKSCAN3 encodes a zinc-finger transcription factor that regulates the expression of important genes and plays a significant role in tumor development, pathogenesis, and metastasis. However, its biological functions under normal physiological conditions remain largely unknown. In our previous studies, using flow cytometry, we found that the deletion of Zkscan3 may cause abnormal erythropoiesis. In this study, we found that, in a Zkscan3 knockout mice model, the number of splenic early-stage (basophilic-erythroblasts) and late-stage (chromatophilic-erythroblasts to polychromatophilic-erythroblasts through orthochromatophilic-erythroblasts) erythroblasts increased, whereas the number of late erythroblasts in the bone marrow decreased. Moreover, the phenotype was exacerbated after treating mice with phenylhydrazine (PHZ), which causes severe hemolytic anemia. In the knockout mice treated with PHZ, the percentage of reticulocyte in the peripheral blood conspicuously increased, whereas MCHC and red blood cells decreased. Then, we performed RNA-seq and quantitative-polymerase chain reaction assay and found that the expression of GATA1 and Tiam1 in erythroblasts were upregulated, whereas KLF1 was downregulated. Luciferase assays showed that Zkscan3 inhibited the transcription of GATA1 and Tiam1 and promoted the expression of KLF1 . Additionally, ChIP and CO-IP results confirmed that Zkscan3 directly interacts with GATA1 and inhibits its transcriptional activity in MEL cells. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, the significant role of Zkscan3 in physiological erythropoiesis through the interaction with GATA1, both at the DNA and protein level, and with Tiam1 and KLF1 at the DNA level.

Effects of Environmental and Spatial Variables on Bacteria in Zhanjiang Mangrove Sediments - Di-Hua Zhu; Qing-Lang Song; Fang-Hong Nie; Wan Wei; Meng-Meng Chen; Min Zhang; Hong-Ying Lin; Dan-Ju Kang; Zhi-Bao Chen; Anthony G. Hay; Jin-Jun Chen (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Functional traits explain the consistent resistance of biodiversity to plant invasion under nitrogen enrichment - Shao‐peng Li; Pu Jia; Shu‐ya Fan; Yingtong Wu; Xiang Liu; Yani Meng; Yue Li; Wen‐sheng Shu; Jin‐tian Li; Lin Jiang (Ecology Letters, 2022)
Elton's biotic resistance hypothesis, which posits that diverse communities should be more resistant to biological invasions, has received considerable experimental support. However, it remains unclear whether such a negative diversity–invasibility relationship would persist under anthropogenic environmental change. By using the common ragweed ( Ambrosia artemisiifolia ) as a model invader, our 4‐year grassland experiment demonstrated consistently negative relationships between resident species diversity and community invasibility, irrespective of nitrogen addition, a result further supported by a meta‐analysis. Importantly, our experiment showed that plant diversity consistently resisted invasion simultaneously through increased resident biomass, increased trait dissimilarity among residents, and increased community‐weighted means of resource‐conservative traits that strongly resist invasion, pointing to the importance of both trait complementarity and sampling effects for invasion resistance even under resource enrichment. Our study provides unique evidence that considering species’ functional traits can help further our understanding of biotic resistance to biological invasions in a changing environment.

Octahedral silver oxide nanoparticles enabling remarkable SERS activity for detecting circulating tumor cells - Meng He; Jie Lin; Ozioma Udochukwu Akakuru; Xiawei Xu; Yanying Li; Yi Cao; Yanping Xu; Aiguo Wu (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

Associations of CXCL12 polymorphisms with clinicopathological features in breast cancer: a case-control study - Shuai Lin; Yi Zheng; Meng Wang; Linghui Zhou; Yuyao Zhu; Yujiao Deng; Ying Wu; Dai Zhang; Na Li; Huafeng Kang; Zhijun Dai (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)
Background Previous studies suggested that CXCL12 was involved in the development, metastasis, and invasion of breast cancer, and genetic variants were associated with the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with breast cancer. The present study was aimed to assess the relationships between CXCL12 polymorphisms (rs1801157, rs2297630, and rs2839693) and susceptibility and clinicopathological features of breast cancer. Methods A case-control study was conducted in 434 breast cancer patients and 450 health controls. Student t -test and chi-square test were used to analyze the differences of age distribution and genotype frequencies between the two groups. Correlations between polymorphisms and clinical parameters were also assessed by chi-square test. The potential effects of the three polymorphisms on CXCL12 were investigated by the public database. Results A statistical association was found between CXCL12 rs1801157 polymorphism and breast cancer risk, possibility of metastasis, and estrogen receptor status. Patients with rs2839693 C/T or C/T-T/T genotypes were more likely to be progesterone receptor-negative. However, no associations of rs2297630 polymorphism with breast cancer risk or any clinicopathological characteristics were observed. In addition, rs2297630 affected the splicing quantitative trait loci of CXCL12 in the subcutaneous fat, rs2839693 polymorphism affected the splicing quantitative trait loci of CXCL12 in the human breast mammary tissues. Conclusions Those results indicated that CXCL12 polymorphisms might be potential diagnostic indicators, and more investigation is needed in the future.

Towards a rapid assessment of highway slope disasters by using multidisciplinary techniques - Meng-Chia Weng; Cheng-Han Lin; Wen-Jie Shiu; Wei-An Chao; Chia-Chi Chiu; Ching-Fang Lee; Wei-Kai Huang; Che-Ming Yang (Landslides, 2022)
Mega-earthquakes and extreme climate events accompanied by intrinsic fragile geology lead to numerous landslides along mountain highways in Taiwan, causing enormous life and economic losses. In this study, a system for rapid slope disaster information integration and assessment is proposed with the aim of providing information on landslide occurrence, failure mechanisms, and subsequent landslide-affected areas to the highway authority rapidly. The functionality of the proposed system is deployed into three units: (1) geohazard rapid report (GeoPORT I), (2) multidisciplinary geological survey report (GeoPORT II), and (3) site-specific landslide simulation report (GeoPORT III). After landslide occurrence, the seismology-based monitoring network rapidly provides the initial slope disaster information, including preliminary location, event magnitude, earthquake activity, and source dynamics, within an hour. Within 3 days of the landslide, a multidisciplinary geological survey is conducted to collect high-precision topographical, geological, and remote-sensing data to determine the possible failure mechanism. After integrating the aforementioned information, a full-scale three-dimensional landslide simulation based on the discrete element method is performed within 10 days to reveal the failure process and to identify the areas potentially affected by subsequent disasters through scenario modeling. Overall, the proposed system can promptly provide comprehensive and objective information to relevant authorities after the event occurrence for hazard assessment. The proposed system was validated using a landslide event in the Central Cross-Island Highway of Taiwan.

Identification of low grain cadmium accumulation genotypes and its physiological mechanism in maize (Zea mays L.) - Kaina Lin; Darron V. Williams; Meng Zeng; Imrul Mosaddek Ahmed; Huaxin Dai; Fangbin Cao; Feibo Wu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Spatiotemporal variations of dissolved organic matter in a typical multi-source watershed in northern China: a fluorescent evidence - Baichuan Jin; Zuhong Lin; Weiyi Liu; Yong Xiao; Yuan Meng; Xiaolong Yao; Tingting Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A general characterization of representing spatiotemporal data and determining topological relations based on OWL - Xiangfu Meng; Lin Zhu; Yan Wang; Xiaoyan Zhang (Earth Science Informatics, 2022)

Evaluating coupled hydromechanical behavior of anisotropic rock mass using DEM - Wen-Jie Shiu; Meng-Chia Weng; Chia-Chi Chiu; Po-Lin Wu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Paragonimus skrjabini Complex from Yunnan, China: A Brief Report - Qiu-Hong Shu; Shu-De Li; Ming Tian; Yong Meng; Shu-Mei-Qi He; Min Zhu; Miao-Miao Wang; Wen-Lin Wang (Acta Parasitologica, 2022)
Purpose To perform environmental sampling and molecular identification of Paragonimus in endemic regions, which may help in minimizing transmission among humans. Methods Mountain crabs from the genus Potamiscus were collected and the encysted metacercariae were extracted and subjected to morphological identification, followed by animal inoculation in Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. After 112 days of infection, animals were killed and adult worms were extracted from lungs and muscles. The morphology of adult worms was characterized by microscopy and molecular identification was done by polymerase chain reaction, followed by sequencing of cox1 and ITS2 genes. Phylogenetic analysis was done by maximum parsimony method. Results A total of 447 crabs were captured from the streams of Tongchang Town, Jinping County, Yunnan Province, China. The infection rate was found to be 41% (186 out of 447 crabs). The metacercariae of Paragonimus skrjabini was identified by the characteristics round or spherical encysted form measuring 410 to 460 × 400 to 460 µm. After animal infection in SD rats, adults were presumptively confirmed to be P. skrjabini , which was also confirmed by gene amplification and sequence analysis of cox1 and ITS2 regions. Paragonimus skrjabini clustered with previously reported P. skrjabini from Yunnan and Vietnam. The confidence values of their branches were > 95%. Phylogenetic analysis of the ITS2 region revealed two distinct clusters with distinct geographical grouping. Phylogenetic analysis with the combined data sets reiterated the geographical grouping with P. skrjabini from Yunnan clustering with strains from Vietnam. Conclusion Metacercariae of P. skrjabini was discovered in freshwater crabs in Yunnan province, China, and the strains were phylogenetically related to P. skrjabini from Vietnam.

Warming effects on grassland productivity depend on plant diversity - Junjiong Shao; Xuhui Zhou; Kees Jan van Groenigen; Guiyao Zhou; Huimin Zhou; Lingyan Zhou; Meng Lu; Jianyang Xia; Lin Jiang; Bruce A. Hungate; Yiqi Luo; Fangliang He; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022)
Aim Climate warming and biodiversity loss both alter plant productivity, yet we lack an understanding of how biodiversity regulates the responses of ecosystems to warming. In this study, we examine how plant diversity regulates the responses of grassland productivity to experimental warming using meta‐analytic techniques. Location Global. Major taxa studied Grassland ecosystems. Methods Our meta‐analysis is based on warming responses of 40 different plant communities obtained from 20 independent studies on grasslands across five continents. Results Our results show that plant diversity and its responses to warming were the most important factors regulating the warming effects on plant productivity, among all the factors considered (plant diversity, climate and experimental settings). Specifically, warming increased plant productivity when plant diversity (indicated by effective number of species) in grasslands was lower than 10, whereas warming decreased plant productivity when plant diversity was greater than 10. Moreover, the structural equation modelling showed that the magnitude of warming enhanced plant productivity by increasing the performance of dominant plant species in grasslands of diversity lower than 10. The negative effects of warming on productivity in grasslands with plant diversity greater than 10 were partly explained by diversity‐induced decline in plant dominance. Main conclusions Our findings suggest that the positive or negative effect of warming on grassland productivity depends on how biodiverse a grassland is. This may mainly be due to differences in how warming may affect plant dominance and subsequent shifts in interspecific interactions in grasslands of different plant diversity levels.

Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport‐0 ( ESCRT ‐0) are essential for fungal development, pathogenicity, autophagy and ER ‐phagy in Magnaporthe oryzae - Li‐Xiao Sun; Hui Qian; Meng‐Yu Liu; Ming‐Hua Wu; Yun‐Yun Wei; Xue‐Ming Zhu; Jian‐Ping Lu; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Magnaporthe oryzae is an important plant pathogen that causes rice blast. Hse1 and Vps27 are components of ESCRT‐0 involved in the multivesicular body (MVB) sorting pathway and biogenesis. To date, the biological functions of ESCRT‐0 in M. oryzae have not been determined. In this study, we identified and characterized Hse1 and Vps27 in M. oryzae . Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 caused pleiotropic defects in growth, conidiation, sexual development and pathogenicity, thereby resulting in loss of virulence in rice and barley leaves. Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 triggered increased lipidation of MoAtg8 and degradation of GFP‐MoAtg8, indicating that ESCRT‐0 is involved in the regulation of autophagy. ESCRT‐0 was determined to interact with coat protein complex II (COPII), a regulator functioning in homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER homeostasis), and disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 also blocked activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER‐phagy). Overall, our results indicate that ESCRT‐0 plays critical roles in regulating fungal development, virulence, autophagy and ER‐phagy in M. oryzae .

On the Dependency of Bottom Drag and the Eddy Viscosity upon Flow Structure in the Coastal Boundary Layer - Yao-Zhao Zhong; Hwa Chien; Meng-Yu Lin; Anna Wargula; Jia-Lin Chen (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The physical processes governing coastal exchange between the surf zone, the inner shelf, and the open ocean is critical for estimating mass exchange and its impact on ecological processes. The present study combined field measurements and theoretical approaches to explore the hydrodynamics in the coastal boundary layer (CBL) in which both bottom drag and shore friction affect the transport and mixing processes. Observed drifter-cluster trajectories in a nearly alongshore-uniform coastal area showed that the occurrence of current reversal varies with cross-shore distance, which confirmed the tidal phase difference between different cross-shore distances predicted by the proposed CBL model. According to the CBL model, tidal phase difference is affected by the bottom drag coefficient and horizontal eddy viscosity coefficient. With the results of three experiments under different wave conditions, this study also discusses the effects of waves on the CBL. Data analysis based on observations indicates that the bottom drag term is closely related to the bottom shear stress induced by the interactions of waves and currents. The bottom drag coefficient under the more energetic wave condition was much greater than that under milder wave conditions during the experiment. The study also suggests that in addition to pressure gradient and bottom drag, flow structure is subject to lateral stress, which reflects the impact of shoreline roughness in the nearshore region and that the estimated eddy viscosity coefficient decreases linearly with distance from the shoreline.

Multivariate analysis of the spatial species diversity of demersal fish assemblages in relation to habitat characteristics in a subtropical national park, Taiwan - Kuo-Shu Chen; Hsu-Sen Chen; Chiee-Young Chen; Yan-Lin Su; Pei-Jie Meng; Meng-Hsien Chen (Marine Biodiversity, 2022)
To understand the spatial species diversity of demersal fish assemblages in Taijiang National Park (TJNP) of Taiwan, fishes from 44 demersal trawl hauls and environmental data were collected in the nearshore and offshore areas of TJNP from April 2016 to May 2019. In total, fishes of 47 families, 84 genera, and 113 species were recorded. The nearshore and offshore demersal fish assemblages in TJNP exhibited significant variability in species composition assessed via beta diversity. Using distance-based redundancy analysis, we demonstrated that bottom depth and substrate type were significant explanatory variables of spatial species diversity and identified three habitat types (I: shallow soft bottom; II: deeper soft bottom; III: deeper bottom with mixed sand and gravel substrates). The nearshore assemblage was characterized by type I, where Tarphops oligolepis (flounder), Trachinocephalus myops (snakefish), and Liachirus melanospilos (carpet sole) dominated in terms of abundance. The offshore assemblage was characterized by either type II or type III because differences in substrate types among sampling sites were noticeable. At the offshore sites characterized by a deeper soft bottom (type II), Johnius distinctus (croaker), Cynoglossus kopsii (shortheaded tonguesole), and Coelorinchus formosanus (Formosa grenadier) predominated. In contrast, the westernmost sampling site, characterized by type III habitat, exhibited relatively high Shannon indices, and Scorpaena miostoma (scorpionfish), Urolophus aurantiacus (sepia stingray), and Parabothus taiwanensis (lefteye flounder) predominated. Our results provide the first baseline information on the environmental characteristics and spatial species diversity of demersal fish assemblages in TJNP and have implications for biodiversity conservation in existing spatial management areas.

Changes in the growth performance, antioxidant enzymes and stress resistance caused by dietary administration of synbiotic (fructooligosaccharide and probiotics) in juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis - Jin-Juan Wan; Jian-lin Pan; Mei-Fang Shen; Hui Xue; Meng-lin Sun; Mei-Qin Zhang; Xi-He Zhu; Xing-kong Ma (Aquaculture International, 2022)

Evaluation of surface albedo over the Tibetan Plateau simulated by CMIP5 models using in‐situ measurements and MODIS - Yingying An; Xianhong Meng; Lin Zhao; Zhaoguo Li; Shaoying Wang; Lunyu Shang; Hao Chen; Shihua Lyu (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
Surface albedo plays a key role in the energy and water cycles, and reasonable parameterizations of surface albedo will be greatly helpful to improve the simulation of radiation partition in climate models. In‐situ measurements of albedo from five sites over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and MODIS albedo product are used to evaluate monthly, annual, and seasonal variations of the surface albedo simulated by 24 Global Climate Models (GCMs) archived by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). Potential factors contributing to the bias of simulated albedo were investigated. The results show that the monthly albedo of 24 GCMs varied across models, and the difference among the models was smaller in the June–July–August period than the December–January–February period. The ensemble mean albedo of the 24 GCMs was more consistent with the in‐situ measurements than the individual model. The albedo calculated from the BNU‐ESM, GFDL‐CM3, INM‐CM4, MIROC4h, MIROC‐ESM, and MIROC‐ESM‐CHEM models coincided with the observations from June to September, increasing rapidly to above 0.4 from November. However, the annual cycle of surface albedo was insignificant when simulated by some models, such as CanESM2, CSIRO‐Mk3.6.0, CMCC‐CMS, IPSL‐CM5A‐MR, and MPI‐ESM‐MR. Additionally, the surface albedo was overestimated by CMIP5 multi‐model ensemble mean—with a smaller amplitude of daily albedo—compared with the values estimated from in‐situ observations and MCD43A3. In all 24 models, snow albedo parameterization schemes were found to variably fit the attenuation of snow albedo over time. The cold temperature, relatively more precipitation, fresh snow density, and albedo in these models led to large biases in snow depth and ablation. The surface albedo tends to increase without the influence of blowing snow and withered grass on the model's albedo.

Effects of modification and co-aging with soils on Cd(II) adsorption behaviors and quantitative mechanisms by biochar - Zhuowen Meng; Shuang Huang; Zhongbing Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Highly selective monoclonal antibody-based lateral flow immunoassay for visual and sensitive determination of conazole fungicides propiconazole in vegetables - Ze-Ke Xu; Jing-Nan Meng; Yi Lei; Xing-Xing Yang; Yi-Yong Yan; Hai-Hong Liu; Hong-Tao Lei; Ting-Cai Wang; Xing Shen; Zhen-Lin Xu (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2022)

Effect of Sodium Salicylate on Calcium Currents and Exocytosis in Cochlear Inner Hair Cells: Implications for Tinnitus Generation - Ting Fan; Meng-Ya Xiang; Ruo-Qiao Zhou; Wen Li; Li-Qin Wang; Peng-Fei Guan; Geng-Lin Li; Yun-Feng Wang; Jian Li (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022)

N-acetylcysteine alleviates pulmonary inflammatory response during benzo[a]pyrene-evoked acute lung injury - Hui Zhao; Lin Fu; Hui-Xian Xiang; Ying Xiang; Meng-Die Li; Bian-Bian Lv; Zhu-Xia Tan; Lan Gao; Cheng Zhang; De-Xiang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Pilot study on the treatment of low carbon and nitrogen ratio municipal sewage by A1/O2/A3/A4/O5 sludge-membrane coupling process with multi-point inflow - De-Wei Zhang; Jun-Tian Zheng; Jun Zheng; Meng-Ke Zhao; Meng-Lin Wang; Shi-Hua Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The effects of extreme temperatures on emergency room visits—a population-based analysis by age, sex, and comorbidity - Yu-Kai Lin; Yasmin Zafirah; Meng-Ting Ke; Gerry Andhikaputra; Yu-Chun Wang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

Synthesis and characterization of CuxO/Bi2O3 oxides for removal of HCHO under visible light irradiation - Zhihao Lin; Mianwu Meng; Hua Ding; Qi Zhang; Chaomin Duan; Chaoshu Chen; Siyu Huang; Zhenming Zhou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Generation and characterization of a Myh6-driven Cre knockin mouse line - Xinyan Huang; Lei Yan; Shan Kou; Jufeng Meng; Zhengkai Lu; Chao-Po Lin; Chen Liu; Hui Zhang (Transgenic Research, 2021)
Gene deletion by the Cre-Loxp system has facilitated functional studies of many critical genes in mice, offering important insights and allowing deeper understanding on the mechanisms underlying organ development and diseases, such as heart development and diseases. In this study, we generated a Myh6-Cre knockin mouse model by inserting the IRES-Cre-wpre-polyA cassette between the translational stop codon and the 3′ untranslated region of the endogenous Myh6 gene. By crossing knockin mice with the Rosa26 reporter lines, we found that Myh6-Cre targeted cardiomyocytes at the embryonic and postnatal stages. In addition, we were able to inactivate the desmosome gene Desmoplakin (Dsp) by breeding Myh6-Cre mice with a conditional Dsp flox knockout mouse line, which resulted in embryonic lethality during the mid-term pregnancy. These results suggest that the new Myh6-Cre mouse line can serve as a robust tool to dissect the distinct roles of genes involved in heart development and function.

Two new diterpenoids with their antiproliferative activities from the supercritical fluid extraction of Croton crassifolius root - Chao Liu; Rui-rui Zhang; Qing-lin Niu; Jing Zhang; Mu-xuan Wang; Na-na Meng; Qing Wang; Jin-yue Sun; Wen-liang Wang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Complement C3 Aggravates Post-epileptic Neuronal Injury Via Activation of TRPV1 - Guang-Tong Jiang; Lin Shao; Shuo Kong; Meng-Liu Zeng; Jing-Jing Cheng; Tao-Xiang Chen; Song Han; Jun Yin; Wan-Hong Liu; Xiao-Hua He; Yu-Min Liu; Lanzi Gongga; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Anti-miR33 therapy improved hepatopancreatic lipid and immune metabolism disorders in grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella - Rong-Hua Lu; Meng-Jun Lin; Feng Yang; Shen-zong Jia; Yu-Ru Zhang; Chao-Bin Qin; Xiao-Lin Meng; Guo-Xing Nie (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

An efficient genetic manipulation protocol for dark septate endophyte Falciphora oryzae - Zhen-Zhu Su; Meng-Di Dai; Jia-Nan Zhu; Yu-Lan Zeng; Xuan-Jun Lu; Xiao-Hong Liu; Fu-Cheng Lin (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Microorganism and Physiochemical Characteristic of High-salt (Suan Yu), a Traditional Chinese Fermented Fish - Chengxing Lin; Furong Zhang; Qin Yang; Ju Meng; Laping He; Li Deng; Chun Ye; Xuefeng Zeng (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Plant multiscale networks: charting plant connectivity by multi-level analysis and imaging techniques - Xi Zhang; Yi Man; Xiaohong Zhuang; Jinbo Shen; Yi Zhang; Yaning Cui; Meng Yu; Jingjing Xing; Guangchao Wang; Na Lian; Zijian Hu; Lingyu Ma; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Extensional tectonics and North China Craton destruction: Insights from the magnetic susceptibility anisotropy (AMS) of granite and metamorphic core complex - Wei Lin; Jipei Zeng; Lingtong Meng; Huabiao Qiu; Wei Wei; Zhiheng Ren; Yang Chu; Shuangjian Li; Chao Song; Qincheng Wang (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Differential DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Hippocampal Sclerosis ILAE Type I - Wang Zhang; Haiyang Wang; Binchao Liu; Miaomiao Jiang; Yifei Gu; Shi Yan; Xian Han; Alicia Y. Hou; Chongyang Tang; Zhenfeng Jiang; Hong Shen; Meng Na; et al. (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Thermal Characteristics, Kinetics, and Volatility of Co-Combustion of Sewage Sludge and Rice Husk - Chengxin Wang; Haobo Bi; Qizhao Lin; Chunlong Jiang; Xuedan Jiang; Kesheng Meng (BioEnergy Research, 2021)

Effects of periodically varying codes on separation of multisource blended data - Meng-Yao Jiao; Tian-Yue Hu; Yang Liu; Zhen-Zhen Yu; Shang-Lin Liang; Li-Chao Liu; Ji-Wei (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Cultured Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus - Meng Li; Yue Gao; Yan-xia Qi; Zhi-yuan Song; Zhi-bo Li; Yan-tong Lin; Qian-cheng Zhao (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Proteomics provides individualized options of precision medicine for patients with gastric cancer - Wenwen Huang; Dongdong Zhan; Yazhuo Li; Nairen Zheng; Xin Wei; Bin Bai; Kecheng Zhang; Mingwei Liu; Xuefei Zhao; Xiaotian Ni; Xia Xia; Jinwen Shi; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

GABA Signaling Pathway-associated Gene PLCL1 Rare Variants May be Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Fengyun Zheng; Guoyuan Liu; Ting Dang; Qiaowen Chen; Yu An; Meng Wu; Xiangxuan Kong; Zilong Qiu; Bai-Lin Wu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Characteristics of bacterial community and ARGs profile in engineered goldfish tanks with stresses of sulfanilamide and copper - Benjamin Makimilua Tiimub; Zhen-chao Zhou; Lin Zhu; Yang Liu; Xin-Yi Shuai; Lan Xu; Christophe’ Niyungeko; Ling-Xuan Meng; Yu-Jie Sun; Hong Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Exploring the environmental and economic potential for biogas production from swine manure wastewater by life cycle assessment - Meng-Fen Shih; Chyi-How Lay; Chiu-Yue Lin; Shen-Ho Chang (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021)

The Predictability Limit of Ocean Mesoscale Eddy Tracks in the Kuroshio Extension Region - Yao Meng; Hailong Liu; Ruiqiang Ding; Pengfei Lin; Mengrong Ding; Pengfei Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
In this study, the nonlinear local Lyapunov exponent and nonlinear error growth dynamics are employed to estimate the predictability limit of oceanic mesoscale eddy (OME) tracks quantitatively using three datasets. The results show that the mean predictability limit of OME tracks is about 53 days for cyclonic eddy (CE) and 52 days for anticyclonic eddy (AE) in the Kuroshio Extension (KE). The predictability limit varies spatially. The predictability limit of OME tracks is higher for the eastern region (about 62.5 days) than that for the western part (about 46 days). The CEs (AEs) predictability limit is relatively high in the southern (northern) region. Additionally, the lifetime, amplitude, and radius of OME are closely related to the predictability limit. The long-lived, large-amplitude, and large-sized OMEs tend to be more predictable. The eastern region often generates long-lived and large-size OMEs, thereby obtaining a higher predictability limit of OME tracks. Furthermore, the relationship between the predictability limit and the smoothness of the OME tracks was investigated using a metric to describe the track’s complexation. Usually, OMEs with high predictability limit values often show extender and smoother trajectories. The effects of the surface ocean circulations and the surface winds are also investigated. The strong and energetic currents lead to a short limitation in the west region.

A H2O-in-zircon perspective on the heterogeneous water content of crust-derived magmas in southern Tibet - Juntong Meng; Xiaoping Xia; Lin Ma; Ziqi Jiang; Jian Xu; Zexian Cui; Qing Yang; Wanfeng Zhang; Le Zhang (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to predict the pharmacokinetics of telavancin in obesity with renal impairment - Wanhong Wu; Meng Ke; Lingling Ye; Cuihong Lin (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

Cysteiniphilum marinum sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater - Hai-Min Luo; Jun-Hui Feng; Liang-Hui Li; Meng-Meng Li; Ru-Qin Liu; Fu Chen; Ying Lin; Wen-Jun Li; Ping-Hua Qu; Min Xiao (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2021)

Defense of COVID-19 by Human Organoids - Ting Lv; Fanlu Meng; Meng Yu; Haihui Huang; Xinhua Lin; Bing Zhao (Phenomics, 2021)

Sleep Characteristics and Cerebrospinal Fluid Progranulin in Older Adults: The CABLE Study - Meng Wang; Fu-Rong Sun; Yan-Lin Bi; Ya-Hui Ma; Jian-Jun Yin; Xue-Ning Shen; Xiao-Tong Wang; Lan Tan; Jin-Tai Yu (Neurotoxicity Research, 2021)

Safety and efficacy of new oral anticoagulants compared to those of warfarin in AF patients with cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and observational studies - Yueming Chen; Min Mao; Jing Chang; Jing Yan; Tiantian Yang; Yang Liu; Meng Luo; Yuhao Hu; Qi Yang; Lin Zhou; Kanghua Ma (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

Effects of multi-phase inoculation on the fungal community related with the improvement of medicinal herbal residues composting - Xiao-Lin Lu; Hao Wu; Shi-Li Song; Hong-Yan Bai; Meng-Jun Tang; Fang-Ji Xu; Yan Ma; Chuan-Chao Dai; Yong Jia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Nanoselenium and Selenium Yeast Have Minimal Differences on Egg Production and Se Deposition in Laying Hens - Tian-Tian Meng; Xue Lin; Chun-Yan Xie; Jian-Hua He; Yang-Kui Xiang; Yi-Qiang Huang; Xin Wu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Photoperiod decelerates the advance of spring phenology of six deciduous tree species under climate warming - Lin Meng; Yuyu Zhou; Lianhong Gu; Andrew D. Richardson; Josep Peñuelas; Yongshuo Fu; Yeqiao Wang; Ghasserm R. Asrar; Hans J. De Boeck; Jiafu Mao; Yongguang Zhang; Zhuosen Wang (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Vegetation phenology in spring has substantially advanced under climate warming, consequently shifting the seasonality of ecosystem process and altering biosphere–atmosphere feedbacks. However, whether and to what extent photoperiod (i.e., daylength) affects the phenological advancement is unclear, leading to large uncertainties in projecting future phenological changes. Here we examined the photoperiod effect on spring phenology at a regional scale using in situ observation of six deciduous tree species from the Pan European Phenological Network during 1980–2016. We disentangled the photoperiod effect from the temperature effect (i.e., forcing and chilling) by utilizing the unique topography of the northern Alps of Europe (i.e., varying daylength but uniform temperature distribution across latitudes) and examining phenological changes across latitudes. We found prominent photoperiod‐induced shifts in spring leaf‐out across latitudes (up to 1.7 days per latitudinal degree). Photoperiod regulates spring phenology by delaying early leaf‐out and advancing late leaf‐out caused by temperature variations. Based on these findings, we proposed two phenological models that consider the photoperiod effect through different mechanisms and compared them with a chilling model. We found that photoperiod regulation would slow down the advance in spring leaf‐out under projected climate warming and thus mitigate the increasing frost risk in spring that deciduous forests will face in the future. Our findings identify photoperiod as a critical but understudied factor influencing spring phenology, suggesting that the responses of terrestrial ecosystem processes to climate warming are likely to be overestimated without adequately considering the photoperiod effect.

Amygdala-based Functional Network Reveals Dissociated Neural Correlates of Consensual and Idiosyncratic Emotional Movie Experiences - Lin Cui; Bingbing Guo; Dan Zhao; Jiaxin Li; Yu Luo; Ming Meng (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Cryostructures and ground ice content in ice-rich permafrost area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with Computed Tomography Scanning - Xing-wen Fan; Zhan-ju Lin; Ze-yong Gao; Xiang-lian Meng; Fu-jun Niu; Jing Luo; Guo-an Yin; Fu-jun Zhou; Ai-yu Lan (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Genome sequencing and functional annotation of Bacillus sp. strain BS-Z15 isolated from cotton rhizosphere soil having antagonistic activity against Verticillium dahliae - Zhong-Yi Chen; Xieerwanimu Abuduaini; Nuramina Mamat; Qi-Lin Yang; Meng-Jun Wu; Xin-Rui Lin; Ru Wang; Rong-Rong Lin; Wei-Jun Zeng; Huan-Chen Ning; He-Ping Zhao; Jin-Yu Li; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Study on characteristics of waterflooding in fractured reservoirs based on discrete fracture model - Fanle Meng; Junjian Li; Hanqiao Jiang; Lin Zhao; Linkai Li; Yan Qiao; Yu Zhou; Fei Xu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

EndoPil: A Magnetically Actuated Swallowable Capsule for Weight Management: Development and Trials - Phuoc Thien Phan; Anthony Meng Huat Tiong; Muneaki Miyasaka; Lin Cao; Hung Leng Kaan; Khek Yu Ho; Soo Jay Phee (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2021)

Exosomes with high level of miR-181c from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells inhibit inflammation and apoptosis to alleviate spinal cord injury - Meng Zhang; Lin Wang; Sihua Huang; Xijing He (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

Non-linear relationships and interactions of meteorological factors on mumps in Jinan, China - Shaoqian Lin; Shiman Ruan; Xingyi Geng; Kaijun Song; Liangliang Cui; Xiaoxue Liu; Yingjian Zhang; Meng Cao; Ying Zhang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

Comparative understanding of metal hyperaccumulation in plants: a mini-review - Jia-Shi Peng; Yu-Hao Guan; Xian-Jing Lin; Xiao-Jing Xu; Lu Xiao; Hai-Hua Wang; Shuan Meng (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Relative contributions of global warming, AMO and IPO to the land precipitation variabilities since 1930s - Li Tao; X. San Liang; Lin Cai; Jiuwei Zhao; Meng Zhang (Climate Dynamics, 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)

Spreading rate dependence of morphological characteristics in global oceanic transform faults - Yiming Luo; Jian Lin; Fan Zhang; Meng Wei (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

3-Dimensional Modeling and Attitude Control of Multi-Joint Autonomous Underwater Vehicles - Lin Yu; Qinghao Meng; Hongwei Zhang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
To achieve rapid and flexible vertical profile exploration of deep-sea hybrid structures, a multi-joint autonomous underwater vehicle (MJ-AUV) with orthogonal joints was designed. This paper focuses on the 3-dimensional (3D) modeling and attitude control of the designed vehicle. Considering the situation of gravity and buoyancy imbalance, a 3D model of the MJ-AUV was established according to Newton’s second law and torque balance principle. And then the numerical simulation was carried out to verify the credibility of the model. To solve the problems that the pitch and yaw attitude of the MJ-AUV are coupled and the disturbance is unknown, a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) decoupling control method based on a linear extended state observer (LESO) was proposed. The system was decoupled into pitch and yaw subsystems, treated the internal forces and external disturbances of each subsystem as total disturbances, and estimated the total disturbances with LESO. The control law was divided into two parts. The first part was the total disturbance compensator, while the second part was the linear state feedback controller. The simulation results show that the overshoot of the controlled system in the dynamic process is nearly 0 rad, reaching the design value very smoothly. Moreover, when the controlled system is in a stable state, the control precision is within 0.005%.

Re-use of wasted sludge to treat industrial pollutants - Ru Wang; Li-ping Yu; Bibi Saima Zeb; Lin-jie Yuan; Meng-yu Liu; Lin-jiang Yuan (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Biopharmaceutics Applications of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Absorption Modeling and Simulation in Regulatory Submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for New Drugs - Fang Wu; Heta Shah; Min Li; Peng Duan; Ping Zhao; Sandra Suarez; Kimberly Raines; Yang Zhao; Meng Wang; Ho-pi Lin; John Duan; Lawrence Yu; et al. (The AAPS Journal, 2021)

At3g53630 encodes a GUN1-interacting protein under norflurazon treatment - Xing-Qi Huang; Lin-Juan Wang; Meng-Juan Kong; Na Huang; Xin-Ya Liu; Han-Yu Liang; Jia-Xin Zhang; Shan Lu (Protoplasma, 2021)

Contamination assessment, health risk evaluation, and source identification of heavy metals in the soil-rice system of typical agricultural regions on the southeast coast of China - Yanjun Ren; Meng Lin; Qingming Liu; Zhonghao Zhang; Xufeng Fei; Rui Xiao; Xiaonan Lv (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Decline of Seriatopora (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae) fecundity in Taiwan in 2018–2019 - Luca Cirino; Sujune Tsai; Fu-Wen Kuo; Zhi-Hong Wen; Pei-Jie Meng; Chiahsin Lin (Marine Biology Research, 2021)