BDS precise point positioning ambiguity resolution with high rate data and its application to seismic displacement and marine surveying - Zongqiu Xu; Nannan Yang; Yantian Xu; Longjiang Tang; Aigong Xu; Lei Li; Meng Gao (Earth Science Informatics, 2021)

Effects of Soil Amendments on Soil Pb Bioavailability and Pb Absorption by a low-Pb Accumulator Kumquat Grown in Two Types of Pb-Contaminated Soils - Xiaofei Meng; Junmei Guo; Junxing Yang; Tongbin Chen; Jun Yang; Jianlin Bian; Mengke He; Chuang Ma (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Efficient slope reliability analysis using adaptive classification-based sampling method - Xueyou Li; Yadong Liu; Zhiyong Yang; Zhenzhu Meng; Limin Zhang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Coinfection pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis with disseminated mucormycosis involving gastrointestinalin in an acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia patient - Zhi-min Hu; Lan-lan Wang; Liang Zou; Zhong-ju Chen; Yang Yi; Qin-bin Meng; Yan Feng (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021)

Correction to: Temporal and spatial evolution patterns of drought in China over the past 500 years - Cuixia Wei; Bing Guo; Wenqian Zang; Fei Yang; Yuefeng Lu; Dafu Zhang; Hongwei Wu; Xiaoyan Zhen; Haorun Xue; Chao Meng; Shuting Chen; Xiao Yang; et al. (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Optimization of hydrostatic pressure, timing, and duration parameters for the induction of tetraploidy in turbot, Scophthalmus maximus - Zhen Meng; Xinfu Liu; Yudong Jia; Bin Liu; Zhi Yang; Hesen Zhang (Aquaculture International, 2021)

Comparison in Growth, Feeding, and Metabolism Between a Fast-Growing Selective Strain and a Cultured Population of Pearl Oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii) - Xingzhi Zhang; Bingcong Ye; Zhifeng Gu; Meng Li; Shouguo Yang; Aimin Wang; Chunsheng Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Pearl oyster ( Pinctada fucata martensii ) is the main species cultured for marine pearls in the world. A breeding program was carried out for desirable production traits, including high growth rate, and a fast-growing selective strain of pearl oysters was established. In the current study, we compared the growth characteristics between a selective strain and a cultured population of P. f. martensii in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China. Large size (SL) and small size (SS) individuals of the selective strain were selected, and the differences of physiological and metabolic indexes, such as feeding, respiration, excretion, and enzyme activities between SL and SS and cultured population (CL), were also compared. The results showed that at the age of 6 months, pearl oysters of the selective strain were 14.61% larger than CL, and the proportion of SL (30–40 mm) was 59%, which was two times higher than CL (28%). SL with a rapid growth rate had a high clearance rate (CR), and the CR of SL was about 1.8 times higher than that of CL and 5 times higher than that of SS. In addition, the activities of digestive enzymes (amylase, pepsin, and lipase) and growth-related carbonic anhydrase enzymes in SL were higher than those in the other two groups ( p < 0.05). SS with a slow growth rate had higher oxygen consumption (OCR) and ammonia excretion (AER) rates than SL and CL ( p < 0.05). Our results suggest that the rapid growth of the selective strain P. f. martensii can be attributed to increased energy intake and reduced energy consumption.

Theoretical and Numerical Analysis of Blasting Pressure of Cylindrical Shells under Internal Explosive Loading - Zhan-Feng Chen; Hui-Jie Wang; Zhiqian Sang; Wen Wang; He Yang; Wei-Ming Meng; Yu-Xing Li (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Cylindrical shells are principal structural elements that are used for many purposes, such as offshore, sub-marine, and airborne structures. The nonlinear mechanics model of internal blast loading was established to predict the dynamic blast pressure of cylindrical shells. However, due to the complexity of the nonlinear mechanical model, the solution process is time-consuming. In this study, the nonlinear mechanics model of internal blast loading is linearized, and the dynamic blast pressure of cylindrical shells is solved. First, a mechanical model of cylindrical shells subjected to internal blast loading is proposed. To simplify the calculation, the internal blast loading is reduced to linearly uniform variations. Second, according to the stress function method, the dynamic blast pressure equation of cylindrical shells subjected to blast loading is derived. Third, the calculated results are compared with those of the finite element method (FEM) under different durations of dynamic pressure pulse. Finally, to reduce the errors, the dynamic blast pressure equation is further optimized. The results demonstrate that the optimized equation is in good agreement with the FEM, and is feasible to linearize the internal blast loading of cylindrical shells.

Two new nor-sesquiterpenoids from Fusarium tricinctum , an endophytic fungus isolated from Ligusticum chuanxiong - Yu-Mei Cao; Da-Le Guo; Meng-Ying Jin; Lu Tan; Tian-Long Yang; Fang Deng; Yu-Cheng Gu; Xiao-Hua Li; Zhi-Xing Cao; Yun Deng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

The Role of TMEM16A/ERK/NK-1 Signaling in Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons in the Development of Neuropathic Pain Induced by Spared Nerve Injury (SNI) - Qinyi Chen; Liangjingyuan Kong; Zhenzhen Xu; Nan Cao; Xuechun Tang; Ruijuan Gao; Jingrong Zhang; Shiyu Deng; Chaoyang Tan; Meng Zhang; Yang Wang; Liang Zhang; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)
Increasing evidence suggests that transmembrane protein 16A (TMEM16A) in nociceptive neurons is an important molecular component contributing to peripheral pain transduction. The present study aimed to evaluate the role and mechanism of TMEM16A in chronic nociceptive responses elicited by spared nerve injury (SNI). In this study, SNI was used to induce neuropathic pain. Drugs were administered intrathecally. The expression and cellular localization of TMEM16A, the ERK pathway, and NK-1 in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) were detected by western blot and immunofluorescence. Behavioral tests were used to evaluate the role of TMEM16A and p-ERK in SNI-induced persistent pain and hypersensitivity. The role of TMEM16A in the hyperexcitability of primary nociceptor neurons was assessed by electrophysiological recording. The results show that TMEM16A, p-ERK, and NK-1 are predominantly expressed in small neurons associated with nociceptive sensation. TMEM16A is colocalized with p-ERK/NK-1 in DRG. TMEM16A, the MEK/ERK pathway, and NK-1 are activated in DRG after SNI. ERK inhibitor or TMEM16A antagonist prevents SNI-induced allodynia. ERK and NK-1 are downstream of TMEM16A activation. Electrophysiological recording showed that CaCC current increases and intrathecal application of T16Ainh-A01, a selective TMEM16A inhibitor, reverses the hyperexcitability of DRG neurons harvested from rats after SNI. We conclude that TMEM16A activation in DRG leads to a positive interaction of the ERK pathway with activation of NK-1 production and is involved in the development of neuropathic pain after SNI. Also, the blockade of TMEM16A or inhibition of the downstream ERK pathway or NK-1 upregulation may prevent the development of neuropathic pain.

Research trend analysis of composting based on Web of Science database - Mingyue Xu; Min Yang; Dong Xie; Jin Ni; Jie Meng; Qunhui Wang; Ming Gao; Chuanfu Wu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Reduced Serum Zinc Ion Concentration Is Associated with Coronary Heart Disease - Heyu Meng; Yueying Wang; Fengfeng Zhou; Jianjun Ruan; Meiyu Duan; Xue Wang; Qiong Yu; Ping Yang; Weiwei Chen; Fanbo Meng (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Evaluation of precipitation infiltration recharge based on elevation effects in Chongli Area, China - Lijie Zhang; Lingjun Meng; Shanghai Du; He Yang; Hang Xu; Zhiqun Deng; Yingjie Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Nitrogen addition amplifies the nonlinear drought response of grassland productivity to extended growing‐season droughts - Bo Meng; Junqin Li; Gregory E. Maurer; Shangzhi Zhong; Yuan Yao; Xuechen Yang; Scott L. Collins; Wei Sun (Ecology, 2021)
Understanding the response of grassland production and carbon exchange to intra‐annual variation in precipitation and nitrogen addition is critical for sustainable grassland management and ecosystem restoration. We introduced growing‐season drought treatments of different lengths (15, 30, 45 and 60 d drought) by delaying growing‐season precipitation in a long‐term nitrogen addition experiment in a low diversity meadow steppe in northeast China. Response variables included aboveground biomass (AGB), ecosystem net carbon exchange (NEE), and leaf net carbon assimilation rate ( A ). In unfertilized plots drought decreased AGB by 13.7% after a 45‐d drought and 31.7% after a 60‐d drought (47.6% in fertilized plots). Progressive increases in the drought response of NEE were also observed. The effects of N addition on the drought response of productivity increased as drought duration increased, and these responses were a function of changes in AGB and biomass allocation, particularly root to shoot ratio. However, no significant effects of drought occurred in fertilized or unfertilized plots in the growing season a year after the experiment, N addition did limit the recovery of AGB from severe drought during the remainder of the current growing season. Our results imply that chronic N enrichment could exacerbate the effects of growing‐season drought on grassland productivity caused by altered precipitation seasonality under climate change, but that these effects do not carry over to the next growing season.

Genetic Evaluation of Black Sea Bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) Stock Enhancement in the South China Sea Based on Microsatellite DNA Markers - Xi Wang; Zhuoying Weng; Yang Yang; Sijie Hua; Hanfei Zhang; Zining Meng (Fishes, 2021)
This is the first genetic evaluation of hatchery-based stock enhancement of black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) in the South China Sea after a two-year monitoring period. In this study, microsatellite DNA markers were used to calculate the contribution rate and analyze genetic changes before and after stock enhancement. Two out of one hundred and sixty nine individuals from three recaptured populations were assigned to broodstock with a contribution rate of 1.18%, revealing that the hatchery-released juvenile fish could survive in the natural environment and had a positive effect on population replenishment in wild black sea bream abundance. However, we found that the release population had the lowest genetic diversity and significant genetic differentiation from other populations. In addition, genetic diversity detected in the recaptured population was lower than that in the wild population, and their genetic differentiation reached a significant level. Our results suggested that releasing cultured black sea bream juveniles with low genetic quality might be genetically harmful for the maintenance of wild genotypes. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the genetic variation of the hatchery population before implementing a stock enhancement and establish a long-term evaluation for monitoring the genetic effect caused by releasing this fish species.

Corrigendum: The Effects of Storage in vitro on Functions, Transcriptome, Proteome, and Oxidation Resistance of Giant Grouper Sperm - Yang Yang; Tong Wang; Sen Yang; Xi Wu; Wenhua Huang; Bin Fan; Junhong Xia; Zining Meng; Xiaochun Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)

Genome-wide analysis and characterization of R2R3-MYB family in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) and their functional identification in phenylpropanoids biosynthesis - Jie Yang; Su Zhang; Hongquan Li; Litao Wang; Ying Liu; Lili Niu; Qing Yang; Dong Meng; Yujie Fu (Planta, 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)

Diversity, abundance, and distribution of anammox bacteria in shipping channel sediment of Hong Kong by analysis of DNA and RNA - Xiaowei Zhang; Han Meng; Yuchun Yang; Wensheng Lan; Weidong Wang; Paul K. S. Lam; Xiao-Yan Li; Ji-Dong Gu (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Distribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria along an engineered coastal ecosystem in subtropical China - Yong-Feng Wang; Ji-Dong Gu; Richard P. Dick; Wei Han; Hui-Xiao Yang; Huan-Qin Liao; Yi Zhou; Han Meng (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Nano-Sized Polystyrene at 1 mg/L Concentrations Does Not Show Strong Disturbance on the Freshwater Microbial Community - Zhenyan Zhang; Meng Zheng; Bingfeng Chen; Yizhou Pan; Zhihan Yang; Haifeng Qian (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Iodine Modifies the Susceptibility of Thyroid to Fluoride Exposure in School-age Children: a Cross-sectional Study in Yellow River Basin, Henan, China - Yuhui Du; Guoyu Zhou; Biao Gong; Jun Ma; Ning An; Minghui Gao; Meng Yang; Qiang Ma; Hui Huang; Qiting Zuo; Yue Ba (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Establishment and assessment of a zenith wet delay (ZWD) augmentation model - Fei Yang; Jiming Guo; Xiaolin Meng; Jun Li; Jingui Zou; Yi Xu (GPS Solutions, 2021)

Multiple AT‐rich sequences function as a cis ‐element in the ORF3 promoter in channel catfish virus ( Ictalurid herpesvirus 1) - Fei Yu; Shuxin Li; Hongxun Chen; Kai Hao; Lihui Meng; Jiayue Yang; Zhe Zhao (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2021)
The expression of herpesvirus genes during infection of tissue culture cells can be classified into three main classes: immediate‐early (IE), early and late. The transcriptional regulation of herpesvirus IE genes is a critical regulatory step in the initiation of viral infection, with their regulation differing from that of early and late genes. Herein, we report that an IE gene (ORF3) promoter in channel catfish virus (CCV, Ictalurid herpesvirus 1) can be activated regardless of the presence or absence of CCV infection, indicating that the ORF3 promoter is efficiently driven by host–cell transcription factors in a viral infection‐independent manner. The analysis of truncated promoter activity suggested that several transcription elements play a role in activating the ORF3 promoter, with the key cis ‐elements seemingly located in the flanking sequence of the start codon ATG. We further found that this flanking sequence contained multiple AT‐rich sequences, and systematic mutational analyses showed that these AT‐rich sequences affected normal transcription levels of the ORF3 promoter. To summarize, multiple AT‐rich domains, representing the novel architecture of IE gene promoters in Ictalurid herpesvirus 1, serve as a cis ‐element for ORF3 transcription.

Structure–activity relationship studies on Pd176252 derivatives leading to discovery of novel GRP receptor antagonist with potent anticancer activity - Ming-jun Yu; Chao Li; Meng He; Yu-ting Zhu; Rui Yang; Sheng-song Deng; Xiao-ming Meng; Ri-sheng Yao (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 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)

Reduction of mussel metamorphosis by inactivation of the bacterial thioesterase gene via alteration of the fatty acid composition - Xiao-Meng Hu; Junbo Zhang; Wen-Yang Ding; Xiao Liang; Rong Wan; Sergey Dobretsov; Jin-Long Yang (Biofouling, 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)

Hsp90/C terminal Hsc70-interacting protein regulates the stability of Ikaros in acute myeloid leukemia cells - Meng Liu; Jin Jin; Yanjie Ji; Huizhuang Shan; Zhihui Zou; Yang Cao; Li Yang; Ligen Liu; Li Zhou; Hu Lei; Yunzhao Wu; Hanzhang Xu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Association between large artery stenosis, cerebral small vessel disease and risk of ischemic stroke - Fei Han; Ding-Ding Zhang; Fei-Fei Zhai; Jun Xue; Jiang-Tao Zhang; Shuang Yan; Li-Xin Zhou; Jun Ni; Ming Yao; Meng Yang; Ming-Li Li; Zheng-Yu Jin; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

A Numerical Meso-Scale Elasto-Plastic Damage Model for Modeling the Deformation and Fracturing of Sandstone Under Cyclic Loading - Tao Xu; Meng Fu; Sheng-qi Yang; Michael J. Heap; Guang-lei Zhou (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 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)

Explant disinfection with chlorine dioxide promotes adventitious shoot organogenesis in Crassula portulacea via the regulation of reactive oxygen species and related gene expression - Zeyu Zhang; Wenqing Tang; Yang Wang; Yuan Wang; Meng Sun; Fenglan Zhao; Tao Xue; Jianping Xue; Jingtong Teng; Yongbo Duan (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2021)

Identification and cloning of GbMADS6, a SOC1 homolog gene involved in floral development in Ginkgo biloba - Zhi Feng; Tingting Yang; Meng Li; Jinjin Dong; Guibin Wang; Qiye Wang; Yiqiang Wang (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2021)

First-order derivatives of principal and main invariants of gravity gradient tensor of the tesseroid and spherical shell - Xiao-Le Deng; Wen-Bin Shen; Meng Yang; Jiangjun Ran (Journal of Geodesy, 2021)

Distribution and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Aquatic Products along the Coastal Region of the South China Sea - Xu-Feng Wang; Meng-Song Mo; Hai-Gang Chen; Qiang Wang; Jin-Lan Yang; Dong-Hao Zhao (Exposure and Health, 2021)

Inhalation bioaccessibility, health risk assessment, and source appointment of ambient PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Caofeidian, China - Hao Zeng; Lei Zhang; Feize Sun; Jiajia Liu; Bo Fang; Wenqi Yang; Chunyan Meng; Manman Wang; Qian Wang; Yulan Hao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Morphometry of the Hippocampus Across the Adult Life-Span in Patients with Depressive Disorders: Association with Neuroticism - Yu Liu; Jie Meng; Kangcheng Wang; Kaixiang Zhuang; Qunlin Chen; Wenjing Yang; Jiang Qiu; Dongtao Wei (Brain Topography, 2021)

Enhanced β-carotene production by overexpressing the DID2 gene, a subunit of ESCRT complex, in engineered Yarrowia lipolytica - Fan Yang; Liang Liu; Shan Qiang; Ching Yuan Hu; Ying Li; Yong Hong Meng (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Experimental study on three-point-bending characteristics of hard and soft rock-like materials under different loading rates - Da Huang; Yang Liu; Yunyun Yang; Zhao Li; Qiujie Meng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

Optimizing staggered-grid finite-difference method based on the least-squares combination of the square window function - Chao-pu Chen; Hong Liu; Zhi-yang Wang; Wen-lei Bai; Cheng-fang Zhang; Zi-rui Meng (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

The transcriptomes of healthy and bitter pit-affected ‘Honeycrisp’ fruit reveal genes associated with disorder development and progression - Benjamin Orcheski; Dong Meng; Yang Bai; Zhangjun Fei; Lailiang Cheng (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2021)

Tip estimation approach for concentric tube robots using 2D ultrasound images and kinematic model - Zihao Li; Xing Yang; Shuang Song; Li Liu; Max Q.-H. Meng (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2021)

Application of Plant Print Identification Technology in Salt-resistant Soybean Breeding - Yan Li; Xia Li; Zi-qi Chen; Ying Ma; Guang-yu Yang; Ying Zhang; Ming-chun Sun; Li-hong Zhang; Jin-meng Chu; Jing-mei Lu; Jun Zhu; Ji-hong You (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Resource status and protection strategies of mangroves in China - Xiu-Mei Fu; Hui-Ying Tang; Yang Liu; Meng-Qi Zhang; Shan-Shan Jiang; Fang Yang; Xiao-Yan Li; Chang-Yun Wang (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2021)
Mangrove is a typical natural landscape with great ecological, social and economic functions and values, and should be highly valued and protected. However, in the past few decades, mangrove resources have suffered serious damage, and there are also many deficiencies in mangrove protection. Chinese mangroves, as an important part of the global mangroves, are of great research value. In the present study, the status and historical dynamic process of Chinese mangrove resources were investigated and discussed to illustrate the problems of resources from three aspects, including mangrove distribution, area and plant species. Based on field research, literature research and data analysis, it was revealed that Chinese mangroves are distributed in eight provinces and regions along the southeast coast with an area of 35,749.25 hm 2 , 38 species and 40 nature reserves. The protection situation and deficiencies were analyzed from the establishment and management of nature reserves. Based on the resource status and problems, reasonable strategies were proposed to protect and manage mangroves mainly from four aspects, including publicity and education, resources restoration and protection technology, legal system establishment, and comprehensive protection and management.

Hydrochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater in the hilly area of the Taihang Mountains in Henan Province, China - Meng Mao; Peng Guo; Xueqin Zhu; Jinchao Yang; Deng Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 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)

Revealing the impact of water conservancy projects and urbanization on hydrological cycle based on the distribution of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in water - Chengcheng Xia; Guodong Liu; Jing Zhou; Yuchuan Meng; Ke Chen; Pengfei Gu; Mengxi Yang; Xiaohua Huang; Jie Mei (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Colaconema formosanum sp. nov. (Colaconemataceae, Rhodophyta)—A New Endophytic Filamentous Red Algal Species from Taiwan - Meng-Chou Lee; Han-Yang Yeh (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The genus Colaconema, containing endophytic algae associated with economically important macroalgae, is common around the world, but has rarely been reported in Taiwan. A new species, C. formosanum, was found attached to an economically important local macroalga, Sarcodia suae, in southern Taiwan. The new species was confirmed based on morphological observations and molecular analysis. Both the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rbcL) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI-5P) genes showed high genetic variation between our sample and related species. Anatomical observations indicated that the new species presents asexual reproduction by monospores, cylindrical cells, irregularly branched filaments, a single pyrenoid, and single parietal plastids. Our research supports the taxonomic placement of C. formosanum within the genus Colaconema. This study presents the third record of the Colaconema genus in Taiwan.

The Effects of Storage in vitro on Functions, Transcriptome, Proteome, and Oxidation Resistance of Giant Grouper Sperm - Yang Yang; Tong Wang; Sen Yang; Xi Wu; Wenhua Huang; Bin Fan; Junhong Xia; Zining Meng; Xiaochun Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Asynchrony of sexual maturity is a huge limitation in the reproduction of grouper sperm. Cold storage of sperm is an effective method to solve the problem of asynchronization. However, sperms gradually lose their activity with the prolonged storage time in vitro . In order to explore causes, the effects of cold storage on transcriptome, proteome and oxidation resistance of giant grouper sperm were analyzed. Firstly, the absolute RNA quantity and consistent transcripts existed in each spermatozoon were estimated. With the prolonged storage, the RNA quantity gradually decreased both in the cytoplasm and in the mitochondria of the spermatozoon. The decreased transcripts were mainly enriched with energy metabolism and stress response. Similar to RNAs, the absolute protein quantity was also significantly decreased during the storage of sperm. Decreased proteins were mainly enriched with the oxidative phosphorylation pathway. Proteins involved in the oxidative phosphorylation showed a faster degradation rate compared to the average total protein. In addition, the oxidation resistance and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) contents showed a significant decrease in the sperm during storage in vitro . These results implied that damages of transcriptome, proteome, and oxidation resistance have negative effects on the normal functions of sperm, especially their energy metabolism. The present study provides essential foundation for improving the storage of sperm in vitro .

The Study of Ginger-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Natural Nanoscale Drug Carrier and Their Intestinal Absorption in Rats - Fulong Man; Chen Meng; Yang Liu; Yuchen Wang; Yun Zhou; Jinqian Ma; Rong Lu (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Construction of chlorogenic acid-containing liposomes with prolonged antitumor immunity based on T cell regulation - Yun Zhang; Yanfang Yang; Jun Ye; Yue Gao; Hengfeng Liao; Junzhuo Zhou; Yu Feng; Dongdong Liu; Yingying Meng; Xiaoguang Chen; Lili Gao; Yuling Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

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)

On the nonlinear relationship between energy consumption and economic and social development: evidence from Henan Province, China - Fangzhao Deng; Hujun Li; Meng Yang; Wenjie Zhao; Zhiqiang Gai; Yunxia Guo; Jingwen Huang; Yu Hao; Haitao Wu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Uptake and Distribution Characteristic and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Platycodon Grandiflorum (Jacq.) A.DC. with Growth from a Medicinal Herb Garden of Xi’an, China - Guanjun Nan; Xianxin Meng; Ning Song; Zhengzheng Liu; Yu Liu; Yunzhe Li; Guangde Yang; Shaohua Zheng (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Climate change indirectly enhances sandstorm prevention services by altering ecosystem patterns on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - Nan Meng; Yan-zheng Yang; Hua Zheng; Ruo-nan Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Nanocrystals for Improving Oral Bioavailability of Drugs: Intestinal Transport Mechanisms and Influencing Factors - Zonghua Tian; Yaping Mai; Tingting Meng; Shijie Ma; Guojing Gou; Jianhong Yang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Mobile genetic elements mediate the mixotrophic evolution of novel Alicyclobacillus species for acid mine drainage adaptation - Zhenghua Liu; Zonglin Liang; Zhicheng Zhou; Liangzhi Li; Delong Meng; Xiutong Li; Jiemeng Tao; Zhen Jiang; Yabing Gu; Ye Huang; Xueduan Liu; Zhendong Yang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Alicyclobacillus species inhabit diverse environments and have adapted to broad ranges of pH and temperature. However, their adaptive evolutions remain elusive, especially regarding the role of mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Here, we characterized the distributions and functions of MGEs in Alicyclobacillus species across five environments, including acid mine drainage (AMD), beverages, hot springs, sediments, and soils. Nine Alicyclobacillus strains were isolated from AMD and possessed larger genome sizes and more genes than those from other environments. Four AMD strains evolved to be mixotrophic and fell into distinctive clusters in phylogenetic tree. Four types of MGEs including genomic island (GI), insertion sequence (IS), prophage, and integrative and conjugative element (ICE) were widely distributed in Alicyclobacillus species. Further, AMD strains did not possess CRISPR‐Cas systems, but had more GI, IS, and ICE, as well as more MGE‐associated genes involved in the oxidation of iron and sulfide and the resistance of heavy metal and low temperature. These findings highlight the differences in phenotypes and genotypes between strains isolated from AMD and other environments and the important role of MGEs in rapid environment niche expansions.

Impacts of nitrogen on physiological interactions of the hemiparasitic Santalum album and its N2-fixing host Dalbergia odorifera - S. Meng; H. B. Ma; Z. S. Li; F. C. Yang; S. K. Wang; J. K. Lu (Trees, 2021)

Could CMIP6 climate models reproduce the early-2000s global warming slowdown? - Meng Wei; Qi Shu; Zhenya Song; Yajuan Song; Xiaodan Yang; Yongqing Guo; Xinfang Li; Fangli Qiao (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Population origin, maternal effects, and hydric conditions during incubation determine embryonic and offspring survival in a desert-dwelling lizard - Yang Wang; Shu-Ran Li; Meng-Yuan Pei; Dan-Yang Wu; Wei-Guo Du (Oecologia, 2021)

Cortical and Subcortical Grey Matter Abnormalities in White Matter Hyperintensities and Subsequent Cognitive Impairment - Wenhao Zhu; Hao Huang; Shiqi Yang; Xiang Luo; Wenzhen Zhu; Shabei Xu; Qi Meng; Chengchao Zuo; Yong Liu; Wei Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Grey matter (GM) alterations may contribute to cognitive decline in individuals with white matter hyperintensities (WMH) but no consensus has yet emerged. Here, we investigated cortical thickness and grey matter volume in 23 WMH patients with mild cognitive impairment (WMH-MCI), 43 WMH patients without cognitive impairment, and 55 healthy controls. Both WMH groups showed GM atrophy in the bilateral thalamus, fronto-insular cortices, and several parietal-temporal regions, and the WMH-MCI group showed more extensive and severe GM atrophy. The GM atrophy in the thalamus and fronto-insular cortices was associated with cognitive decline in the WMH-MCI patients and may mediate the relationship between WMH and cognition in WMH patients. Furthermore, the main results were well replicated in an independent dataset from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database and in other control analyses. These comprehensive results provide robust evidence of specific GM alterations underlying WMH and subsequent cognitive impairment.

A promising amendment for the immobilization of heavy metal(loid)s in agricultural soil, northwest China - Yi Wu; Shengli Wang; Xiang Ning; Meng Yang; Mengbo Liu; Fei Zang; Zhongren Nan (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

A rapid and accurate method for identifying sexuality of Indarbela obliquifasciata Mell (Lepidoptera, Metarbelidae) adults and pupae - Li-Zhi Huo; Long-Hua Sun; Jing-Ai Zhang; Chao Wu; Ya-Hui Hou; Yong-Yue Wang; Zhi-Jie Li; Jia-Ru Deng; Si-Meng Yang; Ke-Ke Bi (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Agarose-based spheroid culture enhanced stemness and promoted odontogenic differentiation potential of human dental follicle cells in vitro - Min Li; Tiwei Fu; Sen Yang; Lanlan Pan; Jing Tang; Meng Chen; Panpan Liang; Zhi Gao; Lijuan Guo (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 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)

Rebaudioside A/TPGS mixed nanomicelles as promising nanocarriers for nimodipine ocular delivery - Xuefei Li; Jingwang Fang; Meng Xin; Qiqi Li; Jun Wang; Hui Yang; Xianggen Wu (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021)

How the variations of terrain factors affect the optimal interpolation methods for multiple types of climatic elements? - Bing Guo; Fei Yang; Hongwei Wu; Rui Zhang; Wenqian Zang; Cuixia Wei; Guangmao Jiang; Chao Meng; Huihui Zhao; Xiaoyan Zhen; Dafu Zhang; Hailing Zhang (Earth Science Informatics, 2021)

Pigment profile and gene analysis revealed the reasons of petal color difference of crabapples - Ting Shen; Meiling Han; Qianrui Liu; Chen Yang; Jiaxin Meng; Houhua Li (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 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)

Generation and identification of endothelial-specific Hrh2 knockout mice - Rui Meng; Wen-Ke Cai; Wen-Mang Xu; Qiang Feng; Ping Wang; Yan-hua Huang; Yu-Xin Fan; Tao Zhou; Qin Yang; Zhi-Ran Li; Gong-Hao He (Transgenic Research, 2021)

Impact of genetic variants in IL-2RA and IL-2RB on breast cancer risk in Chinese Han women - Lingge He; Wenjie Zhang; Shuangyu Yang; Wenting Meng; Xia Dou; Jianfeng Liu; Yuanwei Liu; Haiyue Li; Tianbo Jin (Biochemical Genetics, 2021)

Modified correction for predicting slip velocity of oil-water two-phase bubble flow in large-diameter pipes - Hao Qin; Xiangjun Liu; Meng Chen; Minjun Qin; Yang Pei; Zhongtao Wang; Kaiqiang Guo (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Two new dihydroisocoumarins with antimicrobial activities from the fungus Penicillium sp. XR046 collected from Xinren coal area - Guo-Bo Xu; Fei-Yu Yang; Xin-Yu Wu; Rui Li; Meng Zhou; Bing Wang; Xiao-Sheng Yang; Ting-Ting Zhang; Shang-Gao Liao (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Altered cerebrovascular reactivity due to respiratory rate and breath holding: a BOLD-fMRI study on healthy adults - Kai Chen; Hang Yang; Heming Zhang; Chun Meng; Benjamin Becker; Bharat Biswal (Brain Structure and Function, 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)

Temporal and spatial evolution patterns of drought in China over the past 500 years - Cuixia Wei; Bing Guo; Wenqian Zang; Fei Yang; Yuefeng Lu; Dafu Zhang; Hongwei Wu; Xiaoyan Zhen; Haorun Xue; Chao Meng; Shuting Chen; Xiao Yang; et al. (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Experimental Study on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Gypsum Rock During High-Temperature Dehydration–Hydration Expansion - Sijiang Wei; Yushun Yang; Chongbang Xu; Meng Wang; Wenlong Shen; Chengdong Su (Natural Resources Research, 2021)

Biallelic loss-of-function variants in NEMF cause central nervous system impairment and axonal polyneuropathy - Ashfaque Ahmed; Meng Wang; Gaber Bergant; Reza Maroofian; Rongjuan Zhao; Majid Alfadhel; Marwan Nashabat; Muhammad Talal AlRifai; Wafaa Eyaid; Abdulrahman Alswaid; Christian Beetz; Yan Qin; et al. (Human Genetics, 2021)

Prediction of Deep Rock Mass Quality and Spatial Distribution Law of Open-pit Gold Mine Based on 3D Geological Modeling - Zhigang Tao; Fangzheng Fan; Xiaojie Yang; Ziyang Guo; Gengzhao Li; Xiangzhen Meng (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Photosynthetic and physiological responses to acetochlor in paired near-isogenic lines of waxy maize (Zea mays L.) - Ying Feng; Xuemei Zhong; Yuhan Yao; Zhensheng Shi; Fenghai Li; Hongwei Wang; Xiangling Lv; Wanli Du; Min Zhu; Hu Yang; Dexuan Meng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Study on stereoselective bioactivity, acute toxicity, and degradation in cucurbits and soil of chiral fungicide famoxadone - Meng Wang; Zerong Ji; Jiabin Xu; Chenghui Zhang; Ye Yang; Xiaoyu Liang; Yu Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Effect of Cu-based metal organic framework (Cu-MOF) loaded with TiO2 on the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye - Xiaoxiao Xue; Yujing Weng; Shicheng Yang; Shihang Meng; Zhengting Zhang; Guiyun Yi; Yulong Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

In vitro regeneration system of Halogeton glomeratus: an important halophyte - Lirong Yao; Juncheng Wang; Ke Yang; Baochun Li; Yaxiong Meng; Xiaole Ma; Yong Lai; Erjing Si; Panrong Ren; Xunwu Shang; Huajun Wang (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2021)

Characteristics of Lake Breezes and Their Impacts on Energy and Carbon Fluxes in Mountainous Areas - Lujun Xu; Huizhi Liu; Qun Du; Yang Liu; Jihua Sun; Anlun Xu; Xiaoni Meng (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Anti-inflammatory monoterpene esters from the stems of Illigera aromatica - Xiao-Yun Pu; Kai Tian; Jing-Xian Sun; Wei Wang; Hong-Cheng Liu; Juan Yang; Meng-Yuan Jiang; Xiang-Zhong Huang (Natural Product Research, 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)

Comparative study on virus shedding patterns in nasopharyngeal and fecal specimens of COVID-19 patients - Ning Zhang; Yuhuan Gong; Fanping Meng; Yi Shi; Jun Wang; Panyong Mao; Xia Chuai; Yuhai Bi; Penghui Yang; Fusheng Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Groundwater sources, flow patterns, and hydrochemistry of the Central Yinchuan Plain, China - Ying Li; Ping Wu; Xiao-Qin Huang; Bo Zhang; Zhao-Xiang Xu; Yang Li; Jie Li; Lu-Chen Wang; Yu-Fang Sun; Xu-Chen Meng; Cheng-Wen Wang; Zi-Zhao Cai (Hydrogeology Journal, 2021)

Effects of traditional block morphology on wind environment at the pedestrian level in cold regions of Xi’an, China - Wei Feng; Wei Ding; Miaomiao Fei; Yujun Yang; Weihan Zou; Ling Wang; Meng Zhen (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Influences of Heavy Metals and Salt on Seed Germination and Seedling Characteristics of Halophyte Halogeton glomeratus - Lirong Yao; Juncheng Wang; Baochun Li; Yaxiong Meng; Xiaole Ma; Erjing Si; Ke Yang; Xunwu Shang; Huajun Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Identification and characterization of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides sensu stricto, the agent of anthracnose disease of Sorbaria sorbifolia in China - Qing-Hai Wang; Xiang-Ying Li; Ting-Ting Xu; Meng-Ai Zhang; Yu-Hui Yang; Pei-Bo Feng; Su-Su Fan; Zhen-Yu Liu (Journal of General Plant Pathology, 2021)

Synergistic effects of D-arginine, D-methionine and D-histidine against Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms - Zhenyang Zhang; Baosheng Li; Qing Cai; Shuwei Qiao; Dan Wang; Heling Wang; Huiyan Zhang; Yalan Yang; Weiyan Meng (Biofouling, 2021)

Molecular Regulatory Mechanism and Toxicology of Neurodegenerative Processes in MPTP/Probenecid-Induced Progressive Parkinson’s Disease Mice Model Revealed by Transcriptome - Weiwei Yang; Wenwen Hao; Zhuo Meng; Shiyan Ding; Xiaodi Li; Tao Zhang; Weixiao Huang; Lian Xu; Yu Zhang; Jian Yang; Xiaosong Gu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a variety of unclear complex pathogenic factors. The 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine/probenecid (MPTP/p)-induced progressive PD mice is a well-recognized classic model for studying PD, but the molecular toxicology of this model is still unclear. Here, for the first time, we report gradual neurodegenerative processes in MPTP/p-induced progressive PD mice model using RNA-seq. Transcriptional responses are orchestrated to regulate the expression of many genes in substantia nigra, such as Ntf3 , Pitx3 , Th , and Drd2 , leading to the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons at last. We proposed that the established model could be divided into three phases based on their molecular toxicological features: “the stress response phase” which maintained the microenvironment homeostasis, “the pre-neurodegenerative phase” which demonstrated observed MPTP/p cytotoxicity and gradual degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, and “the neurodegenerative phase” which reflected distinct damage and dopaminergic neuron apoptotic process. Glia cells exhibited a certain protective effect on dopaminergic neurons in 3rd and 6th MPTP/p-induced cytotoxicity. But in 10th MPTP/p injection, glia cells play a promoting role in PD and tissue damages caused by oxidative stress. This study also indicated that the substantia nigra of PD mice showed unique patterns of changes at each stage. Moreover, neurotrophic signaling pathway, ECM-receptor interaction, oxidative phosphorylation, apoptosis and necroptosis were enriched at 3rd and 6th MPTP/p injection, which might be associated with the PD progress. This study provided an extensive data set of molecular toxicology for elucidating of PD progression and offered comprehensive theoretical knowledge for the development of new therapy.

Differential response of microbial diversity and abundance to hydrological residual time and age in cascade reservoirs - Yihong Yue; Fushun Wang; Zhiwei Fu; Yi Tang; Jing Ma; Yong Qin; Meng Li; Ming Yang; Xue-Ping Chen (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Current Progress in Understanding the Structure and Function of Sweet Taste Receptor - Liu Yang; Meng Cui; Bo Liu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Clinical Efficacy of a New Robot-assisted Gait Training System for Acute Stroke Patients - Andy Chien; Fei-Chun Chang; Nai-Hsin Meng; Pei-Yu Yang; Ching Huang; Li-Wei Chou (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)
Purpose Robot-assisted gait rehabilitation has been proposed as a plausible supplementary rehabilitation strategy in stroke rehabilitation in the last decade. However, its exact benefit over traditional rehabilitation remain sparse and unclear. It is therefore the purpose of the current study to comparatively investigate the clinical benefits of the additional robot-assisted training in acute stroke patients compared to standard hospital rehabilitation alone. Methods Ninety acute stroke patients (< 3 month) were recruited. All participants received the standard hospital neurorehabilitation comprises 45–60 min sessions daily for 3 weeks. Sixty patients also received an additional 30 min of robot-assisted gait training with the HIWIN MRG-P100 gait training system after each of the standard neurorehabilitation session. Outcome measures included: 1. Berg Balance Scale (BBS); 2. Brunnstrom Stage; 3. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and 4. Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire (TDQ) which were assessed pre-treatment and then after every five training sessions. Results Both groups demonstrated significant improvement pre- and post-treatment for the BBS (robotic group p = 0.023; control group p = 0.033) but no significant difference (p > 0.1) between the groups were found. However, the robotic training group had more participants demonstrating larger BBS points of improvement as well as greater Brunnstrom stage of improvement, when compared to the control group. No significant within and between group statistical differences (p > 0.3) were found for Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire. Conclusion The addition of robotic gait training on top of standard hospital neurorehabilitation for acute stroke patients appear to produce a slightly greater improvement in clinical functional outcomes, which is not transferred to psychological status.

Reliability and Validity of a Mobile Device for Assessing Head Control Ability - Mohammad Nikkhoo; Chi-Chien Niu; Chen-Ju Fu; Meng-Ling Lu; Wen-Chien Chen; Yang-Hua Lin; Chih-Hsiu Cheng (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)

IL-21 enhances STAT3/Blimp-1 signaling pathway in B cells and contributes to plasma cell differentiation in newly diagnosed patients with myasthenia gravis - Yanan Xu; Xiaoyu Huang; Fengzhan Li; Tan Liu; Tingting Yang; Fei Chen; Jie Zhu; Meng Pan; Yong Zhang; Yuzhong Wang; Linlin Fu; Chenghua Xiao; et al. (Immunologic Research, 2021)

Preconception ambient temperature and preterm birth: a time-series study in rural Henan, China - Guoyu Zhou; Meng Yang; Jian Chai; Renjie Sun; Junxi Zhang; Hui Huang; Yawei Zhang; Qihong Deng; Lifang Jiang; Yue Ba (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Comparative transcriptome analysis of the fungus Gibberella zeae transforming lithocholic acid into ursodeoxycholic acid - Biling Yang; Renfen Zha; Wenyan Zhao; Daoyong Gong; Xinhua Meng; Zhi Zhang; Liancai Zhu; Na Qi; Bochu Wang (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Nonlinear decoupling of autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration in response to drought duration and N addition in a meadow steppe - Bo Meng; Raúl Ochoa-Hueso; Junqin Li; Shangzhi Zhong; Yuan Yao; Xuechen Yang; Scott L. Collins; Wei Sun (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2021)

Concentrations of total arsenic and arsenic species in PM2.5 in Nanjing, China: spatial variations and influences of local emission sources - Meng Yang; Meichun Zhou; Xin Liu; Fengying Li; Mindong Chen; Huiming Li; Xin Qian; Feihu Li; Jun Zheng (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2021)

Task-related functional magnetic resonance imaging-based neuronavigation for the treatment of depression by individualized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the visual cortex - Zhijun Zhang; Hongxing Zhang; Chun-Ming Xie; Meng Zhang; Yachen Shi; Ruize Song; Xiang Lu; Haisan Zhang; Kun Li; Bi Wang; Yongfeng Yang; Xianrui Li; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Regain of sex determination system and sexual reproduction ability in a synthetic octoploid male fish - Meng Lu; Xi-Yin Li; Zhi Li; Wen-Xuan Du; Li Zhou; Yang Wang; Xiao-Juan Zhang; Zhong-Wei Wang; Jian-Fang Gui (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

LhGST is an anthocyanin-related glutathione S-transferase gene in Asiatic hybrid lilies (Lilium spp.) - Yuwei Cao; Leifeng Xu; Hua Xu; Panpan Yang; Guoren He; Yuchao Tang; Xianyu Qi; Meng Song; Jun Ming (Plant Cell Reports, 2021)

Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the bioavailability of heavy metals in rice straw-derived biochar - Tiexin Yang; Jun Meng; Paramsothy Jeyakumar; Ting Cao; Zunqi Liu; Tianyi He; Xuena Cao; Wenfu Chen; Hailong Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Tropical cyclone movement features in the western North Pacific region based on multi‐dimensional statistical analyses - Wenjian Meng; Haijiang Liu; Mingzhe Yang (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
In order to protect and mitigate the disaster caused by tropical cyclone (TC) in the western North Pacific (WNP) region, further understandings of the characteristics of historical TCs are important. In this study, multi‐dimensional statistical analyses are carried out to reveal the TC movement features in the WNP. Two representative TC datasets provided by China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) are used to investigate the historical TC properties in the WNP covering a time duration from 1951 to 2018. TC movement features generally show the great consistency with respect to these two datasets. Based on the regional (zero‐dimensional analysis) and zonally averaged (one‐dimensional analysis) results, it is found that TCs move northwest with a small velocity at low latitudes, whereas they tend to drift northeast with a large velocity at high latitudes. The recurvature occurs near 25°N where the direction of zonal drift velocity reverses. Applying the bivariate normal distribution method (quasi‐two‐dimensional analysis), the randomness of the zonal component is found to be generally greater than that of the meridional component. Accordingly, relevant attentions, rather than universal ones, should be paid to forecast the TC movement in different regions. Regarding the complete two‐dimensional analysis, it is found that compared with other areas, TCs have a smaller magnitude of drift velocity but stronger intensity with higher passage frequencies in the area enclosed by 10–25°N and 110–140°E, where significant TC‐induced disasters are prone to occur, resulting in a serious threat to the safety of human beings and local societies.

A global analysis of enemy release and its variation with latitude - Meng Xu; Xidong Mu; Shuang Zhang; Jaimie T. A. Dick; Bingtao Zhu; Dangen Gu; Yexin Yang; Du Luo; Yinchang Hu (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2021)
Aim The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) posits that exotic species suffer less enemy damage than natives, which promotes their successful invasion. However, the generality of less damage for exotics remains widely debated. A recent view proposes that enemy release (ER) could change systematically with latitude, potentially helping to explain these inconsistencies. Here, we test whether exotic plant species suffer consistently lower herbivore damage relative to natives and whether ER varies with latitude. Location Global. Time period 1960–2018. Major taxa studied Plants. Methods Using leaf herbivory data for 1,098 plant species, we compared the herbivory rate between exotic and native plants across all taxa, between the introduced and native range of exotic species and between exotic and native species co‐occurring in the same community. We tested the interaction effect between origin (exotic versus native) and latitude to assess variation in ER with latitude. We also examined whether the effect of origin and its interaction with latitude changed with plant growth form (woody versus non‐woody). Finally, based on two ER effect‐size datasets, two meta‐regressions were performed to demonstrate the relationship between ER and latitude. Results Leaf herbivory rates were commonly lower for exotics than for natives. However, this differential herbivory rate was significant only for woody plants. No significant interactions were found between origin and latitude, indicating that ER did not change with latitude. The meta‐regressions also demonstrated that ER was not significantly correlated with latitude. Main conclusions The widespread lower herbivory rate for exotic compared with native woody plant species supports the ERH for exotic woody plants. Consistent ER with latitude indicates that ER should play a similar role regardless of latitude. One future challenge is to assess the extent to which ER in woody exotic plants translates to performance advantages and thereby influences their invasion success.

A high-density genetic map and multiple environmental tests reveal novel quantitative trait loci and candidate genes for fibre quality and yield in cotton - Qishen Gu; Huifeng Ke; Zhengwen Liu; Xing Lv; Zhengwen Sun; Man Zhang; Liting Chen; Jun Yang; Yan Zhang; Liqiang Wu; Zhikun Li; Jinhua Wu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Decoupling of bowtie and object effects for beam hardening and scatter artefact reduction in iterative cone-beam CT - Meng Cai; Mikel Byrne; Ben Archibald-Heeren; Peter Metcalfe; Anatoly Rosenfeld; Yang Wang (Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2020)

Downregulation of Adhesion Molecule CHL1 in B Cells but Not T Cells of Patients with Major Depression and in the Brain of Mice with Chronic Stress - C. R. Yang; L. Ning; F. H. Zhou; Q. Sun; H. P. Meng; Z. Han; Y. Liu; W. Huang; S. Liu; X. H. Li; B. Zheng; Dong Ming; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Factors associated with a SARS-CoV-2 recurrence after hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis - Meng-qi Yao; Qiu-xian Zheng; Jia Xu; Jing-wen Deng; Tian-tian Ge; Hai-bo Zhou; Feng-tian Wu; Xin-yu Gu; Qin Yang; Yan-li Ren; Gang Wang; Zhi Chen (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Effects of Compound Microbial Fertilizer on Soil Characteristics and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Wenling Yang; Tao Gong; Jiwen Wang; Guanjie Li; Yingying Liu; Jing Zhen; Meng Ning; Dandan Yue; Zhimin Du; Guocan Chen (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Effect of chilled storage on sperm quality of basa catfish (Pangasius bocourti) - Sen Yang; Wenhua Huang; Huichong Chen; Muzhen Huang; Yongzhong Liufu; Zining Meng (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Using full-length metabarcoding and DNA barcoding to infer community assembly for speciose taxonomic groups: a case study - Mengdi Hao; Qian Jin; Guanliang Meng; Caiqing Yang; Shenzhou Yang; Zhiyong Shi; Min Tang; Shanlin Liu; Yinan Li; Jing Li; Dan Zhang; Xu Su; et al. (Evolutionary Ecology, 2020)

Baseline sensitivity of penthiopyrad against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex and its efficacy for the control of Colletotrichum leaf disease in rubber tree - Xiaoyu Liang; Yun Peng; Lijun Zou; Meng Wang; Ye Yang; Yu Zhang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole and sulfadiazine on phosphorus-containing stalk cellulose under different water pH studied by quantitative evaluation - Liuchun Zheng; Dan Peng; Shiping Zhang; Yuebei Yang; Lijuan Zhang; Peipei Meng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

A four-element fractional creep model of weakly cemented soft rock - Jiashun Liu; Hongwen Jing; Bo Meng; Laigui Wang; Jianjun Yang; Xuefeng Zhang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Overexpression of circ_0001445 decelerates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating miR-942-5p/ALX4 axis - Qinhong Xu; Lijing Zhou; Ganghua Yang; Fandi Meng; Yong Wan; Lin Wang; Lei Zhang (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

A climatology of surface–air temperature difference over the Tibetan Plateau: Results from multi‐source reanalyses - Xuejia Wang; Deliang Chen; Guojin Pang; Tinghai Ou; Meixue Yang; Meng Wang (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
The Tibetan Plateau (TP), known as earth's “Third Pole,” influences regional and even global weather and climate systems through its mechanical and thermal‐dynamical forcing. Near‐surface (2 m) air temperature ( T a ) and surface (skin) temperature ( T s ) are two crucial parameters of land–atmosphere interactions and climate change. Their difference (Δ T = T s − T a ) determines the heating source over the TP that drives the Asian summer monsoon. This study focuses on climatology, inter‐annual variability, and long‐term trend of Δ T over the TP in the last four decades (1979–2018), based on four latest reanalysis datasets including ERA‐Interim, ERA5, MERRA2, and JRA55, along with observational data. We show that Δ T ‐based different datasets display fairly different climatology in terms of seasonality, spatial distribution, and long‐term trend. Δ T exhibits a clear seasonality with negative value in winter and positive ones in summer despite different strengths and timings presented by the reanalyses. Along with global warming, all reanalyses except JRA55 exhibit obvious downwards trends of Δ T in a spatially non‐uniform way. The median Δ T among the four reanalyses features uniform decreases in all seasons, with the most distinct area on the northern TP, as well as the largest and least decreases in autumn and spring, respectively. Further analysis shows that the differences in Δ T are most likely associated with discrepancies in radiation forcing, snow cover, wind speed, and boundary layer height within the reanalyses. The present findings highlight the difficulty for the state‐of‐the‐art reanalyses to represent the climate change over the TP and point to possible factors behind the deficiencies identified.

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

Sharing of Genetic Association Signals by Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease at Multiple Levels - Handan Tan; Meng Lv; Xiao Tan; Guannan Su; Rui Chang; Peizeng Yang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Two new species and a new record of Nigrograna (Nigrogranaceae, Pleosporales) from China and Thailand - Jin-Feng Zhang; Jian-Kui (Jack) Liu; Kasun M. Thambugala; Jing Yang; Ze-Hong Meng; Zuo-Yi Liu (Mycological Progress, 2020)

Optimizing the MIC breakpoints of amoxicillin and tetracycline for antibiotic selection in the rescue therapy of H. pylori with bismuth quadruple regimen - Ming-Tsung Hsieh; Wei-Lun Chang; Chung-Tai Wu; Hsiao-Bai Yang; Hsin-Yu Kuo; Meng-Ying Lin; Hsiu-Chi Cheng; Yu-Chin Tsai; Bor-Shyang Sheu (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020)

Empirical study of China’s provincial carbon emission responsibility allotment: credit or penalty? - Xiangyu Yang; Zhenguo Wang; Yabin Zhang; Meng Niu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Transcription Factors Phox2a/2b Upregulate Expression of Noradrenergic and Dopaminergic Phenotypes in Aged Rat Brains - Yan Fan; Fei Zeng; Russell W. Brown; Jennifer B. Price; Thomas C. Jones; Meng-Yang Zhu (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

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

Association between diurnal temperature range and outpatient visits for hand, foot, and mouth disease in Hefei, China: a distributed lag nonlinear analysis - Jixiang Deng; Xing Gao; Changchun Xiao; Shanshan Xu; Yubo Ma; Jiajia Yang; Meng Wu; Faming Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Variation in Gut Microbiota of Captive Bengal Slow Lorises - Qingyong Ni; Xin He; Bo Zeng; Xiangyun Meng; Huailiang Xu; Ying Li; Mingyao Yang; Diyan Li; Yongfang Yao; Mingwang Zhang; Yan Li; Xiaolan Fan; et al. (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Changes of the postcentral cortex in irritable bowel syndrome patients - Jiaofen Nan; Wenya Yang; Panting Meng; Wei Huang; Qian Zheng; Yongquan Xia; Feng Liu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Plasticity of the resting-state brain: static and dynamic functional connectivity change induced by divergent thinking training - Jiangzhou Sun; Qinglin Zhang; Yu Li; Jie Meng; Qunlin Chen; Wenjing Yang; Dongtao Wei; Jiang Qiu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses associated with severe hand, foot and mouth disease in Shenzhen, China, 2014-2018 - Long Chen; Shao-Jian Xu; Xiang-Jie Yao; Hong Yang; Hai-Long Zhang; Jun Meng; Han-Ri Zeng; Xu-He Huang; Ren-Li Zhang; Ya-Qing He (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Eddy-resolving Simulation of CAS-LICOM3 for Phase 2 of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project - Yiwen Li; Hailong Liu; Mengrong Ding; Pengfei Lin; Zipeng Yu; Yongqiang Yu; Yao Meng; Yunlong Li; Xiaodong Jian; Jinrong Jiang; Kangjun Chen; Qian Yang; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)
A 61-year (1958–2018) global eddy-resolving dataset for phase 2 of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project has been produced by the version 3 of Chinese Academy of Science, the State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics/Institute of Atmospheric Physics (LASG/IAP) Climate system Ocean Model (CAS-LICOM3). The monthly and a part of the surface daily data in this study can be accessed on the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) node. Besides the details of the model and experiments, the evolutions and spatial patterns of large-scale and mesoscale features are also presented. The mesoscale features are reproduced well in the high-resolution simulation, as the mesoscale activities can contribute up to 50% of the total SST variability in eddy-rich regions. Also, the large-scale circulations are remarkably improved compared with the low-resolution simulation, such as the climatological annual mean SST (the RMSE is reduced from 0.59°C to 0.47°C, globally) and the evolution of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. The preliminary evaluation also indicates that there are systematic biases in the salinity, the separation location of the western boundary currents, and the magnitude of eddy kinetic energy. All these biases are worthy of further investigation.

FGOALS-g3 Model Datasets for CMIP6 Flux-Anomaly-Forced Model Intercomparison Project - Yaqi Wang; Zipeng Yu; Pengfei Lin; Hailong Liu; Jiangbo Jin; Lijuan Li; Yanli Tang; Li Dong; Kangjun Chen; Yiwen Li; Qian Yang; Mengrong Ding; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)
The Flux-Anomaly-Forced Model Intercomparison Project (FAFMIP) is an endorsed Model Intercomparison Project in phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The goal of FAFMIP is to investigate the spread in the atmosphere-ocean general circulation model projections of ocean climate change forced by increased CO 2 , including the uncertainties in the simulations of ocean heat uptake, global mean sea level rise due to ocean thermal expansion and dynamic sea level change due to ocean circulation and density changes. The FAFMIP experiments have already been conducted with the Flexible Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Model, gridpoint version 3.0 (FGOALS-g3). The model datasets have been submitted to the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) node. Here, the details of the experiments, the output variables and some baseline results are presented. Compared with the preliminary results of other models, the evolutions of global mean variables can be reproduced well by FGOALS-g3. The simulations of spatial patterns are also consistent with those of other models in most regions except the North Atlantic and the Southern Ocean, indicating large uncertainties in the regional sea level projections of these two regions.

FIO-ESM v2.0 Outputs for the CMIP6 Global Monsoons Model Intercomparison Project Experiments - Yajuan Song; Xinfang Li; Ying Bao; Zhenya Song; Meng Wei; Qi Shu; Xiaodan Yang (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)
Three tiers of experiments in the Global Monsoons Model Intercomparison Project (GMMIP), one of the endorsed model intercomparison projects of phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), are implemented by the First Institute of Oceanography Earth System Model version 2 (FIO-ESM v2.0), following the GMMIP protocols. Evaluation of global mean surface air temperature from 1870 to 2014 and climatological precipitation (1979–2014) in tier-1 shows that the atmosphere model of FIO-ESM v2.0 can reproduce the basic observed atmospheric features. In tier-2, the internal variability is captured by the coupled model, with the SST restoring to the model climatology plus the observed anomalies in the tropical Pacific and North Atlantic. Simulation of the Northern Hemisphere summer monsoon circulation is significantly improved by the SST restoration in the North Atlantic. In tier-3, five orographic perturbation experiments are conducted covering the period 1979–2014 by modifying the surface elevation or vertical heating in the prescribed region. In particular, the strength of the South Asian summer monsoon is reduced by removing the topography or thermal forcing above 500 m over the Asian continent. Monthly and daily simulated outputs of FIO-ESM v2.0 are provided through the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) node to contribute to a better understanding of the global monsoon system.

Dynamic Stability of an Ocean Current Turbine System - Shueei-Muh Lin; Yang-Yih Chen; Hung-Chu Hsu; Meng-Syue Li (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
This paper presents a theoretical solution for the dynamic stability of the ocean current turbine system developed in Taiwan. This system is tethered to the sea floor and uses the Kuroshio Current to produce electricity. To maintain the performance of the turbine system in the presence of the Kuroshio Current, the stability of the surfaced turbine needs to be considered. The proposed system is composed of a turbine, a buoyance platform, a traction rope, and a mooring foundation. The two-dimensional theoretical solutions treat the turbine as a rigid body with a movable structure that is moored with two cables. In this model, the gravity, buoyancy, and drag force generated by the wave on the turbine structure are considered. In addition, an analytical solution is proposed for the general system. Finally, the effects of the wave on the pitch motion and dynamical stability of the ocean current turbine system are investigated.

Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics of Vanadium (V) on Coexisting Humic Acid and Silica - Qiao-yu Song; Meng Liu; Juan Lu; Yu-liang Liao; Li Chen; Jin-yan Yang (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020)

Repurposing of Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of COVID-19 - Ellen Weisberg; Alexander Parent; Priscilla L. Yang; Martin Sattler; Qingsong Liu; Qingwang Liu; Jinhua Wang; Chengcheng Meng; Sara J. Buhrlage; Nathanael Gray; James D. Griffin (Pharmaceutical Research, 2020)

Early use of dexamethasone increases Nr4a1 in Kupffer cells ameliorating acute liver failure in mice in a glucocorticoid receptor-dependent manner - Jing-wen Deng; Qin Yang; Xiao-peng Cai; Jia-ming Zhou; Wei-gao E; Yan-dong An; Qiu-xian Zheng; Meng Hong; Yan-li Ren; Jun Guan; Gang Wang; Shu-jing Lai; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Overexpression of Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase 1 (COMT1) Increases Melatonin Level and Salt Stress Tolerance in Tomato Plant - Shasha Sun; Dan Wen; Wanying Yang; Qiufeng Meng; Qinghua Shi; Biao Gong (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2020)

Dual-Emitting N/S-Doped Carbon Dots-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent and Light Scattering Sensor for High Precision Detection of Fe(III) Ions - Zhiyan Chen; Xueqin Xu; Dongling Meng; Honglin Jiang; Yun Zhou; Shouai Feng; Zhao Mu; Yaling Yang (Journal of Fluorescence, 2020)

Assessment with remotely sensed soil moisture products and ground-based observations over three dense network - Gang Yang; Peng Guo; Xican Li; Hong Wan; Chunhong Meng; Bo Wang (Earth Science Informatics, 2020)

Long non-coding RNA: A recently accentuated molecule in chemoresistance in cancer - Yang Peng; Dihong Tang; Meng Zhao; Hiroaki Kajiyama; Fumitaka Kikkawa; Yutaka Kondo (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020)

Potential probiotic of Lactobacillus strains isolated from the intestinal tracts of pigs and feces of dogs with antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria - Chuen-Fu Lin; Meng-Yi Lin; Chao-Nan Lin; Ming-Tang Chiou; Jia-Wen Chen; Kai-Chieh Yang; Ming-Cheng Wu (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Fractional-order creep model for soft clay under true triaxial stress conditions - Liu Jiashun; Jing Hongwen; Meng Bo; Wang Laigui; Yang Jianjun; You Yanwei; Zhang Sijin (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Suitability of data preprocessing methods for landslide displacement forecasting - Zongxing Zou; Yingming Yang; Zhiqiang Fan; Huiming Tang; Meng Zou; Xinli Hu; Chengren Xiong; Junwei Ma (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2020)

Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes - Xiai Zhu; Wenjie Liu; Jin Chen; L. Adrian Bruijnzeel; Zhun Mao; Xiaodong Yang; Rémi Cardinael; Fan-Rui Meng; Roy C. Sidle; Steffen Seitz; Vimala D. Nair; Kazuki Nanko; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Nitrogen and phosphorus co-starvation inhibits anthocyanin synthesis in the callus of grape berry skin - Hui-Zhen Zheng; Huan Wei; Shui-Huan Guo; Xin Yang; Ming-Xin Feng; Xu-Qiao Jin; Yu-Lin Fang; Zhen-Wen Zhang; Teng-Fei Xu; Jiang-Fei Meng (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Geochemical Characteristics and Hydrocarbon Expulsion of Lacustrine Marlstones in the Shulu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China: Assessment of Tight Oil Resources - Zhipeng Huo; Xuan Tang; Qingkuan Meng; Jinchuan Zhang; Changrong Li; Xiaofei Yu; Xue Yang (Natural Resources Research, 2020)

Clitopilus abprunulus, a new species from North Macedonia with notes on C. ravus and pleuromutilin producing taxa - Si-Peng Jian; Mitko Karadelev; Pan-Meng Wang; Wang-Qiu Deng; Zhu L. Yang (Mycological Progress, 2020)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel N-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl dithiolopyrrolone derivatives as bacterial RNA polymerase inhibitors - Jieyun Meng; Bo Kong; Juan Wang; Xinping Yang; Yubin Lv; Liang Lyu; Zhimin Jiang; Xiangduan Tan (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2020)

Synergistic effects of pazopanib and hyperthermia against uterine leiomyosarcoma growth mediated by downregulation of histone acetyltransferase 1 - Chiao-Yun Lin; Angel Chao; Ren-Chin Wu; Li-Yu Lee; Shir-Hwa Ueng; Chia-Lung Tsai; Yun-Shien Lee; Meng-Ting Peng; Lan-Yan Yang; Huei-Jean Huang; Hsin-Shih Wang; Chyong-Huey Lai (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)

TMEM88 modulates the secretion of inflammatory factors by regulating YAP signaling pathway in alcoholic liver disease - Liang-yun Li; Chen-chen Yang; Su-wen Li; Yu-min Liu; Hao-dong Li; Shuang Hu; Hong Zhou; Jin-liang Wang; Hang Shen; Xiao-ming Meng; Jun Li; Tao Xu (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Molecular identification of grass carp igfbp2 and the effect of glucose, insulin, and glucagon on igfbp2 mRNA expression - Guokun Yang; Wenli Zhao; Chaobin Qin; Liping Yang; Xiaolin Meng; Ronghua Lu; Xiao Yan; Xianglin Cao; Yanmin Zhang; Guoxing Nie (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Brief report of the first cured 2019-nCoV pneumonia patient in West China Hospital - En-Qiang Chen; Li-Chun Wang; Guang-Min Tang; Yao Yang; Min-Jin Wang; Rong Deng; Fang Chen; Meng-Lan Wang; Ya-Chao Tao; Ping Feng; Hong Tang (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Long-term influence of maize stover and its derived biochar on soil structure and organo-mineral complexes in Northeast China - Qiang Sun; Jun Meng; Binoy Sarkar; Yu Lan; Li Lin; Haifeng Li; Xu Yang; Tiexin Yang; Wenfu Chen; Hailong Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Cryopreservation of sperm in brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) - Sen Yang; Bin Fan; Xinghan Chen; Zining Meng (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Increased EZH2 Levels in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Microglia Aggravate Neuropathic Pain by Inhibiting Autophagy Following Brachial Plexus Avulsion in Rats - Xiang-Lei Meng; Pengfei Fu; Lin Wang; Xun Yang; Guanghui Hong; Xin Zhao; Jie Lao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Trehalose attenuates TGF-β1-induced fibrosis of hSCFs by activating autophagy - Nianxuan Wu; Liangbo Chen; Dan Yan; Meng Zhou; Chunyi Shao; Yang Lu; Qinke Yao; Hao Sun; Yao Fu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Hydrogen attenuates sepsis-associated encephalopathy by NRF2 mediated NLRP3 pathway inactivation - Keliang Xie; Yang Zhang; Yaoqi Wang; Xiaoyin Meng; Yuzun Wang; Yonghao Yu; Hongguang Chen (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Fixed-bed adsorption of copper from aqueous media using chitosan-coated bentonite, chitosan-coated sand, and chitosan-coated kaolinite - Cybelle M. Futalan; Jung-Hung Yang; Piaw Phatai; I-Pin Chen; Meng-Wei Wan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Petrogenesis of the Ultramafic Zone of the Stillwater Complex in North America: constraints from mineral chemistry and stable isotopes of Li and O - Ben-Xun Su; Yang Bai; Meng-Meng Cui; Jing Wang; Yan Xiao; Davide Lenaz; Patrick Asamoah Sakyi; Paul T. Robinson (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2020)

Regional assemblages shaped by historical and contemporary factors: Evidence from a species‐rich insect group - Mengdi Hao; Qian Jin; Guanliang Meng; Caiqing Yang; Shenzhou Yang; Zhiyong Shi; Min Tang; Shanlin Liu; Yinan Li; Dan Zhang; Xu Su; Chungkun Shih; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2020)
Understanding diversity patterns requires accounting for the roles of both historical and contemporary factors in the assembly of communities. Here, we compared diversity patterns of two moth assemblages sampled from Taihang and Yanshan mountains in Northern China and performed ancestral range reconstructions using the Multi‐State Speciation and Extinction model, to track the origins of these patterns. Further, we estimated diversification rates of the two moth assemblages and explored the effects of contemporary ecological factors. From 7,788 specimens we identified 835 species belonging to 23 families, using both DNA barcode analysis and morphology. Moths in Yanshan mountains showed higher species diversity than in Taihang mountains. Ancestral range analysis indicated Yanshan as the origin, with significant historical dispersals from Yanshan to Taihang. Asymmetrical diversification, population expansion, along with frequent and considerable gene flow were detected between communities. Moreover, dispersal limitation or the joint effect of environment filtering and dispersal limitation were inferred as main driving forces shaping current diversity patterns. In summary, we demonstrate that a multiscale (community, population and species level) analysis incorporating both historical and contemporary factors can be useful in delineating factors contributing to community assembly and patterning in diversity.

New 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone derivatives from agarwood and their inhibitory effects on tumor cells - Yang-Yang Liu; De-Li Chen; Zhang-Xin Yu; Wang Can-Hong; Jian Feng; Yu Meng; Jian-He Wei (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Anti-inflammatory effect of fucoxanthin on dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice - Yuan-Ping Yang; Qiao-Yun Tong; Shi-Hua Zheng; Ming-Dong Zhou; You-Meng Zeng; Ting-Ting Zhou (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Genome-wide identification and expression profiles of phased siRNAs in a male-sterile somatic cybrid of pummelo (Citrus grandis) - Yan-Ni Fang; Xiao-Ming Yang; Nan Jiang; Xiao-Meng Wu; Wen-Wu Guo (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2020)

Diverse Asgard archaea including the novel phylum Gerdarchaeota participate in organic matter degradation - Mingwei Cai; Yang Liu; Xiuran Yin; Zhichao Zhou; Michael W. Friedrich; Tim Richter-Heitmann; Rolf Nimzyk; Ajinkya Kulkarni; Xiaowen Wang; Wenjin Li; Jie Pan; Yuchun Yang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Downregulation of chitin synthase A gene by diallyl trisulfide, an active substance from garlic essential oil, inhibits oviposition and alters the morphology of adult Sitotroga cerealella - Sakhawat Shah; Muhammad Hafeez; Meng-Ya Wu; Su-Su Zhang; Muhammad Ilyas; Gang Wu; Feng-Lian Yang (Journal of Pest Science, 2020)

Effects and interactions of cadmium and zinc on root morphology and metal translocation in two populations of Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba, a potential Cd-accumulating species - Junmei Guo; Yue Guo; Jun Yang; Junxing Yang; Guodi Zheng; Tongbin Chen; Zhitao Li; Xuedong Wang; Jianlin Bian; Xiaofei Meng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Comparison of third-generation sequencing approaches to identify viral pathogens under public health emergency conditions - Yang Li; Xiao-zhou He; Ming-hui Li; Bo Li; Meng-jie Yang; Yao Xie; Yi Zhang; Xue-jun Ma (Virus Genes, 2020)

Erratum to: LICOM Model Datasets for the CMIP6 Ocean Model Intercomparison Project - Pengfei Lin; Zipeng Yu; Hailong Liu; Yongqiang Yu; Yiwen Li; Jinrong Jiang; Wei Xue; Kangjun Chen; Qian Yang; Bowen Zhao; Jilin Wei; Mengrong Ding; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

A systematic review of plant-conjugated masked mycotoxins: Occurrence, toxicology, and metabolism - Zhiqi Zhang; Dongxia Nie; Kai Fan; Junhua Yang; Wenbo Guo; Jiajia Meng; Zhihui Zhao; Zheng Han (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2020)

A new methylene bisflavan-3-ol from the branches and leaves of Potentilla fruticosa - Yang Zeng; Yu-Xia Sun; Xiu-Hua Meng; Tao Yu; Hong-Tao Zhu; Ying-Jun Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

The Response of Sarcodia suiae to Long-term Exposure of Arsenic (Arsenate): Growth, Morphology, and Arsenic Alterations - Mary Joy Halog Libatique; Meng-Chou Lee; Han-Yang Yeh; Fu-Jie Jhang (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020)

Effect of steam explosion of oil palm frond and empty fruit bunch on nutrient composition and ruminal fermentation characteristics - Hao Wu; Zhenming Zhou; Yuanlong Yang; Qingxiang Meng (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2020)
In this study, we evaluated the effect of steam explosion of oil palm frond (OPF) and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) on nutrient composition and ruminal fermentation characteristics in vitro. The results showed that steam explosion decreased NDF ( P < 0.01), ADF ( P < 0.01), and hemicellulose content ( P < 0.01) in OPF and EFB. Steam explosion improved the effective energy value of OPF and EFB. In vitro fermentation results revealed that 72-h gas production capacity of OPF and EFB increased by 12.60and 85.06% ( P < 0.01), respectively, after steam explosion. Steam explosion had a tendency to improve the concentration of total volatile fatty acids (TVFA) ( P = 0.082). In conclusion, steam explosion of OPF and EFB reduced NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose content and increased gas production and TVFA concentration.

Evaluation of wind erosion in the Tarim Basin based on parameter localization - Chenglong Zhou; Fan Yang; Wen Huo; Honglin Pan; Lu Meng; Ali Mamtimin; Huoqing Li; Xinghua Yang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Role of T-type Calcium Channels in Generating Hyperexcitatory Behaviors during Emergence from Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Neonatal Rats - Feng-Yan Shen; Byung-Gun Lim; Wen Wen; Yu Zhang; Bo Cao; Yue-Guang Si; Li-Qing Ma; Meng Deng; Yang In Kim; Young-Beom Kim; Ying-Wei Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Bacteria affect Sb(III, V) adsorption and oxidation on birnessite - Huihui Du; Jie Tao; Ruijia Yang; Ming Lei; Boqing Tie; Ning Nie; Xin Liu; Meng Hu; Zelin Xu (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Responses of organic and inorganic phosphorus fractions in brown earth to successive maize stover and biochar application: a 5-year field experiment in Northeast China - Dianyun Cao; Yu Lan; Zunqi Liu; Xu Yang; Sainan Liu; Tianyi He; Di Wang; Jun Meng; Wenfu Chen (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Reduction of Human DNA Contamination in Clinical Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens Improves the Sensitivity of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing - Xin-Chao Ji; Lin-Fu Zhou; Chao-Yang Li; Ya-Jun Shi; Meng-Li Wu; Yun Zhang; Xiao-Fei Fei; Gang Zhao (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Multiple genetic factors affecting the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of tacrolimus in Chinese myasthenia gravis patients - Huan-Yu Meng; Xi Li; Wan-Lin Jin; Cheng-Kai Yan; Xiao-Hua Dong; Qiu Xu; Yu-Yao Peng; Zhi-Bin Li; Yi Li; Zhao-Hui Luo; Li-Qun Xu; Huan Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020)

Contrasting effects of iron reduction on thionation of diphenylarsinic acid in a biostimulated Acrisol - Meng Zhu; Yongming Luo; Nannan Cheng; Ruyi Yang; Juqin Zhang; Mengyun Zhang; Peter Christie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Effect of Light Intensity on the Mechanism of Inorganic Arsenic Accumulation and Patterns in the Red Macroalga, Sarcodia suiae - Mary Joy Halog Libatique; Meng–Chou Lee; Han–Yang Yeh (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

AAV/BBB-Mediated Gene Transfer of CHIP Attenuates Brain Injury Following Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Shuo Zhang; Zheng-wei Hu; Hai-yang Luo; Cheng-yuan Mao; Mi-bo Tang; Yu-sheng Li; Bo Song; Yao-he Wang; Zhong-xian Zhang; Qi-meng Zhang; Li-yuan Fan; Yao Zhang; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

The Potential Role of PKA/CREB Signaling Pathway Concerned with Gastrodin Administration on Methamphetamine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference Rats and SH-SY5Y Cell Line - Gen-Meng Yang; Lu Li; Feng-Lin Xue; Chen-Li Ma; Xiao-Feng Zeng; Yong-Na Zhao; Dong-Xian Zhang; Yang Yu; Qian-Wen Yan; Yi-Qing Zhou; Shi-Jun Hong; Li-Hua Li (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

MicroRNA-216a inhibits neuronal apoptosis in a cellular Parkinson’s disease model by targeting Bax - Xiaobo Yang; Meng Zhang; Meng Wei; Anqi Wang; Yongning Deng; Hongmei Cao (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2020)

Identification of Candidate Growth-Related SNPs and Genes Using GWAS in Brown-Marbled Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) - Yang Yang; Lina Wu; Xi Wu; Bijun Li; Wenhua Huang; Zhuoying Weng; Zixuan Lin; Leling Song; Yin Guo; Zining Meng; Xiaochun Liu; Junhong Xia (Marine Biotechnology, 2020)

Retraction Note to: Effects of dietary glycerol monolaurate on productive performance, egg quality, serum biochemical indices, and intestinal morphology of laying hens - Min-jie Zhao; Hai-ying Cai; Meng-yun Liu; Ling-li Deng; Yang Li; Hui Zhang; Feng-qin Feng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Anti-arthritic activity of ferulic acid in complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in rats: JAK2 inhibition - Lijuan Zhu; Zhenshan Zhang; Nannan Xia; Weifeng Zhang; Yanlin Wei; Jiashu Huang; Zhijuan Ren; Feilong Meng; Lei Yang (Inflammopharmacology, 2020)

Enhanced heterogeneous Fenton-like degradation of nuclear-grade cationic exchange resin by nanoscale zero-valent iron: experiments and DFT calculations - Lejin Xu; Peijie Sun; Xiang Meng; Huiyi Shen; Wuyang Li; Jianlong Wang; Jun Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Fractionation analysis and health risk assessment of heavy metals in six traditional Chinese medicines - Guanjun Nan; Xianxin Meng; Ning Song; Zhengzheng Liu; Yu Liu; Guangde Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

An improved weighted mean temperature (Tm) model based on GPT2w with Tm lapse rate - Fei Yang; Jiming Guo; Xiaolin Meng; Junbo Shi; Di Zhang; Yinzhi Zhao (GPS Solutions, 2020)

Genetic evaluation of Chinese shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) stock enhancement in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea based on mitochondrial DNA control region - Tianyan Yang; Shuang Yang; Wei Meng; Tianxiang Gao; Xiumei Zhang (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Predict the particulate matter concentrations in 128 cities of China - Dun Meng; Xu Zhicun; Lifeng Wu; Yingjie Yang (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2020)

Annual ecosystem respiration is resistant to changes in freeze–thaw periods in semi‐arid permafrost - Qi Wang; Wangwang Lv; Bowen Li; Yang Zhou; Lili Jiang; Shilong Piao; Yanfen Wang; Lirong Zhang; Fandong Meng; Peipei Liu; Huan Hong; Yaoming Li; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Warming in cold regions alters freezing and thawing (F–T) of soil in winter, exposing soil organic carbon to decomposition. Carbon‐rich permafrost is expected to release more CO 2 to the atmosphere through ecosystem respiration (Re) under future climate scenarios. However, the mechanisms of the responses of freeze – thaw periods to climate change and their coupling with Re in situ are poorly understood. Here, using 2 years of continuous data, we test how changes in F–T events relate to annual Re under four warming levels and precipitation addition in a semi‐arid grassland with discontinuous alpine permafrost. Warming shortened the entire F–T period because the frozen period shortened more than the extended freezing period. It decreased total Re during the F–T period mainly due to decrease in mean Re rate. However, warming did not alter annual Re because of reduced soil water content and the small contribution of total Re during the F–T period to annual Re. Although there were no effects of precipitation addition alone or interactions with warming on F–T events, precipitation addition increased total Re during the F–T period and the whole year. This decoupling between changes in soil freeze – thaw events and annual Re could result from their different driving factors. Our results suggest that annual Re could be mainly determined by soil water content rather than by change in freeze – thaw periods induced by warming in semi‐arid alpine permafrost.

QTL mapping for grain yield-related traits in bread wheat via SNP-based selective genotyping - Li Yang; Dehui Zhao; Zili Meng; Kaijie Xu; Jun Yan; Xianchun Xia; Shuanghe Cao; Yubing Tian; Zhonghu He; Yong Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Design of a multi-arm concentric-tube robot system for transnasal surgery - Jie Wang; Xing Yang; Peng Li; Shuang Song; Li Liu; Max Q.-H. Meng (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2020)