Soil erosion and its causes in high-filling body: A case study of a valley area on the Loess Plateau, China - Han Bao; Ming Tang; Heng-xing Lan; Jian-bing Peng; Han Zheng; Guan-miao Guo (Journal of Mountain Science, 2023)

Short-term response of soil enzyme activities and bacterial communities in black soil to a herbicide mixture: Atrazine and Acetochlor - Ying Zhang; Yang Hu; Ning An; Duo Jiang; Bo Cao; Zhao Jiang; Yiwen Yan; Chenshu Ming; Qingjuan Meng; Wei Han (Applied Soil Ecology, 2023)

Exploration of algal biorefinery frameworks: Optimization, quantification of environmental impacts and economics - Karthickeyan Viswanathan; Jheng-Ming Huang; Tsung-Han Tsai; Jo-Shu Chang; Wei Wu (Algal Research, 2023)

The biological transformation of ammonium and urea in a eutrophic estuarine system in Southern China - Jin-Ming Tang; Min Nina Xu; Yuxuan Lin; Huangxin Chen; Haoquan Jin; Li-Li Han; Wenbin Zou; Shuh-Ji Kao (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Estuaries channel large amounts of anthropogenic nitrogen (N) from continents to the offshore where productivity is widely limited by N and phosphorus. Ammonium and urea, two reduced forms of anthropogenic N commonly observed, are the preferred substrates for various microorganisms (e.g., uptake by phytoplankton or bacteria and oxidation by nitrifier). Yet, it remains underexplored how they transform and their concentrations vary during transport in the estuary which may influence the offshore microbial community. We applied 15 N isotope tracer incubation techniques to determine the two main bio-consumption processes, i.e., uptake and oxidation, of ammonium and urea, in the dark for the Jiulong River Estuary, a eutrophic estuary in southeastern China. Results showed that light penetration depth ranged from 0.8-3.3 m leaving 76% of estuary water bodies to stay in dark situations throughout a day. Ammonia oxidation, which favors dark conditions, dominates the estuarine regenerated-N cycle, showing the rank: ammonia oxidation > ammonium uptake >> urea uptake ≈ urea oxidation. By compiling the reported case studies, we found the relatively low ratio of urea oxidation to ammonia oxidation was accompanied by a relatively high ammonium concentration. Microorganisms’ high preference for ammonium over urea may lead to an inhibitory-like phenomenon. An analogous effect was evident by the increased urea uptake at downstream when ammonium was down to a few µM. The obstructed urea utilization resulted in 10 times longer lifetime for urea relative to ammonium (surface: 19 ± 9 days; bottom 12 ± 7 days). Such an inhibitory-like effect allows urea to be preserved in the estuary and allows urea to be transported farther offshore to stimulate microorganisms capable of utilizing urea, which may have significant impacts on offshore ecology.

Trifolium repens and biochar addition affecting soil nutrients and bacteria community - Pingnan Zhao; Jie Yu; Xiaoyuan Zhang; Zhixing Ren; Ming Li; Song Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Efficiency and Wave Run-Up of Porous Breakwater with Sloping Deck - Mengmeng Han; Chien Ming Wang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
In order to protect fragile shoreline and coastal assets during extreme storms, a combined floating breakwater-windbreak has been proposed to reduce both wind and wave energies in the sheltered area. The 1 km-long breakwater has a porous hull with internal tubes to allow free passage of water; thereby further dissipating wave energy. The deck of the structure is designed to have a slope of 25 degrees facing the upstream side, and arrays of cylindrical tubes are placed on the sloping deck to form a windbreak. A reduced-scale (1:50) model test was carried out in a wave flume to examine wave sheltering performance under significant wave heights Hs = 3.0 m to 7.5 m and peak wave periods Tp = 9.4 s to 14 s sea states. Both regular and random wave conditions with different wave heights were considered. It is found that transmission coefficients ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 can be achieved under tested wave conditions. Porous breakwater hull increases the wave dissipation coefficients and is effective in reducing the wave reflection at the upstream side. The wave run-up length is dependent on the Iribarren number if the reduction induced by vertical freeboard is considered. Based on experimental data, empirical formulae have been proposed to predict the wave run-up responses in regular waves, probability of non-zero wave run-up occurrence, modified Weibull distribution of the wave run-up peaks and extreme wave run-up in random waves.

Performance evaluation of Panbio TM COVID-19 rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 detection in a low prevalence cohort - Tse-Hao Chen; Ming-Yuan Huang; Chien-Han Hsiao; Ding-Kuo Chien; Weide Tsai (Infectious Diseases, 2022)

Construction of a Direct Z-Type Heterojunction Relying on Mos2 Electronic Transfer Platform Towards Enhanced Photodegradation Activity of Tetracycline - Xinlin Liu; Jiaqi Wang; Guosheng Zhou; Liguang Tang; Yangrui Xu; Changchang Ma; Ziran Chen; Song Han; Ming Yan; Ziyang Lu (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022)

QTL analyses of soybean root system architecture revealed genetic relationships with shoot-related traits - Zhili Wang; Cheng Huang; Yongchao Niu; Wai-Shing Yung; Zhixia Xiao; Fuk-Ling Wong; Mingkun Huang; Xin Wang; Chun-Kuen Man; Ching-Ching Sze; Ailin Liu; Qianwen Wang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a DNA vaccine inducing optimal expression of the SARS-CoV-2 S gene in hACE2 mice - Zhuo-xin Li; Sheng Feng; He Zhang; Xin-yu Zhuang; Chao Shang; Shi-yu Sun; Ji-cheng Han; Yu-biao Xie; Jin-yong Zhang; Wei Wang; Cheng-hui Li; Guan-yu Zhao; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Sex-related differences in safety profiles, pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of sinomenine hydrochloride in rats - Hong Huang; Er-Bing Zhang; Ou-Yang Yi; Han Wu; Guiming Deng; Yu-Ming Huang; Wen-Liang Liu; Jian-Ye Yan; Xiong Cai (Archives of Toxicology, 2022)

Steeply dipping structural target-oriented viscoacoustic least-squares reverse time migration and its application - Kang Chen; Song Han; Qi Ran; Long Wen; Guang-Zhi Zhang; Ying-Ming Qu (Applied Geophysics, 2022)

Removal of Cd from contaminated farmland soil by washing with residues of traditional Chinese herbal medicine extracts - Yi Wang; Yuan Li; Shuai Yang; Qi-hao Wang; Shao-cheng Si; Han-yi Mei; Guo-ming Liu; Xiang-liang Pan; Yong-ming Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Glide performance analysis of underwater glider with sweep wings inspired by swift - Yanhui Wang; Cheng Wang; Ming Yang; Yan Liang; Wei Han; Shaoqiong Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Underwater glider (UG) is one of the most promising autonomous observation platforms for long-term ocean observation, which can glide through seawater columns by adjusting its buoyancy and attitude. Hydrodynamic shape, especially the wing parameters, has an important influence on the glide performance of UG. In this paper, a sweep wing strategy inspired by the swift wings is proposed to apply pre-adjustable sweep wings for UGs, so as to improve the glide performance in different glide conditions. The approximate model that describes the relationship between the hydrodynamic coefficients of UG and the wing sweep angles is established with computational fluid dynamics method. By importing the approximate models into the dynamic model, the glide performance analysis, including endurance ability and trajectory accuracy, is performed to analyze the effect of the various sweep wings. The analysis results indicate that different sweep angles of wings are required by UG to obtain the optimal ability in gliding range, gliding duration, turn and resisting current, and the sweep wing strategy is useful for UG to improve its performance in observation mission due to the uncertainty of ocean environment.

RNA-sequencing of human aortic valves identifies that miR-629-3p and TAGLN miRNA-mRNA pair involving in calcified aortic valve disease - Chunli Wang; Juanjuan Han; Ming Liu; Yuming Huang; Tingwen Zhou; Nan Jiang; Haipeng Hui; Kang Xu (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022)

Surface urban heat island and its relationship with land cover change in five urban agglomerations in China based on GEE - Hua Zhang; Yuxin Yin; Huimin An; Jinping Lei; Ming Li; Jinyue Song; Wuhong Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Dongia deserti sp. nov., Isolated from the Gurbantunggut Desert Soil - Chun-Yan Lu; Lei Dong; Dong Wang; Shuai Li; Bao-Zhu Fang; Ming-Xian Han; Feng Liu; Hong-Chen Jiang; Iftikhar Ahmed; Wen-Jun Li (Current Microbiology, 2022)

A new set of microsatellite markers for Phoxinus lumaireul senso lato , Phoxinus marsilii and Phoxinus krkae for population and molecular taxonomic studies - Matej Vucić; Mišel Jelić; Göran Klobučar; Dušan Jelić; Han Ming Gan; Chris Austin; Daniel Guyonnet; Isabelle Giraud; Thomas Becking; Frederic Grandjean (Journal of Fish Biology, 2022)
Minnows of the genus Phoxinus are common and an often highly abundant fish species in Palearctic freshwater habitats. Phoxinus species have a complex evolutionary history, phylogenetic relationships are not well understood and there are a number of unresolved taxonomic problems. There are currently 23 different mitochondrial genetic lineages identified in the genus Phoxinus , 13 of which are recognized as valid species. The taxonomic status of these lineages requires resolution, including the degree to which they can interbreed. Suitable nuclear molecular markers for studies of population divergence and interbreeding between morphotypes and mitochondrial lineages are lacking for Phoxinus species. Therefore, the authors developed a set of microsatellite markers using genomic information from Phoxinus lumaireul and tested their suitability for this and two related species, Phoxinus krkae and Phoxinus marsilii. Out of 16 microsatellite candidate loci isolated, 12 were found to be in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium when tested on two P. lumaireul senso lato populations. Seven loci amplified across the three species, enabling the study of intraspecific genetic diversity and population structure within P. marsilii and P. krkae . The markers were able to clearly resolve differences among the three tested species, including the recently described P. krkae , and are therefore suitable for the detection of introgression and hybridization among populations consisting of mixtures of two or more of P. lumaireul s. l. , P. marsilii and P. krkae .

Evaluation of the Potential of the Hard Clam (Meretrix meretrix) Shell Which Can Be Used as the Bioindicator for Heavy Metal Accumulation - Yen-Ting Lin; Fang-Chi Chang; Ming-Tsung Chung; Ze-Kai Li; Chang-Chuan Chan; Ying-Sheng Huang; Kuo-Fang Huang; Yu-San Han (Fishes, 2022)
Clams, Meretrix meretrix, were one of the favorite aquatic products in Taiwan and the world. It was reported that the water pollutants such as heavy metals and chemicals might accumulate in the clam body and shell through filter-feeding behavior. Thus, the bivalves could be used as bioindicators in the aquatic environment. The present study analyzed 20 trace elements, Mg, Sr, Li, Cd, Ba, Mn, Al, U, Ti, Pb, Nd, B, S, Zn, Fe, P, Na, K, Cu, and Ni, in the shells of the clams collected from the wild coastal area and cultured ponds to evaluate which elements have the potential to be biomarkers. The concentrations of 20 elements were detected by Solution-Based Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (SB-ICPMS). Among them, Cd, Al, U, Ti, Nd, S, and K were below the detection limit. The remaining elements were analyzed for accumulation. The levels of Zn, Fe, and Ni possess high variation in an identical environment; so, a PCA was conducted without these three elements to reduce noise. The PCA result proved that the clam could absorb specific trace elements from the habitat. After a period of time, the contents of the absorption in the shells of the clams living in an identical environment became more similar. The analyzed element, Pb, was not found with a special difference in this study. The levels of Na, Sr, Mg, B, Mn, P, Ba, Li, and Cu reflected different sampling sites, which suggested that these elements in the species M. meretrix had the potential to be used as biomarkers for assessing heavy metal accumulation in the environment.

The spatial distribution and characterization of phosphorus and nitrogen in a water-carrying lake: a case study of Lake Jiaogang, China - Tianlun Han; Kang Zhou; Jiuling Li; Ting Chen; Xueting Xu; Shuai Zhang; Jianying Chao; Ming Kong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Understanding the effects of salinity and Vibrio harveyi on the gut microbiota profiles of Litopenaeus vannamei - Zulaikha Mat Deris; Shumpei Iehata; Han Ming Gan; Mhd Ikhwanuddin; Musa Najiah; Md Asaduzzaman; Min Wang; Yantao Liang; Muhd Danish-Daniel; Yeong Yik Sung; Li Lian Wong (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Increasing evidence have revealed a positive correlation between gut microbiota and shrimp health, in which a healthy shrimp gut consists of a complex and stable microbial community. Given that both abiotic and biotic factors constantly regulate shrimp gut microbiota, any changes affecting the levels of these factors could cause modification to the gut microbiota assemblage. The goal of this study was to explore the effects of salinity levels and pathogenic Vibrio harveyi infection on the diversity, structure, composition, interspecies interaction, and functional pathways of Litopenaeus vannamei gut microbiota. Juvenile shrimp were cultured at 5 ppt, 20 ppt, and 30 ppt for two months prior to Vibrio harveyi infection. After pathogenic V. harveyi challenge test, genomic DNA was isolated from the shrimp gut, and subjected to the 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing analysis. We observed that gut microbiota diversity of shrimp cultured at 5 ppt and 30 ppt were lower than those cultured at 20 ppt after exposure to V. harveyi infection, suggesting that shrimp cultured at the two former salinity levels were more susceptible to V. harveyi infection. Network analysis also showed that shrimp cultured at 20 ppt exhibit a more stable bacterial network with complex interspecies interaction, even after induced by V. harveyi . Moreover, the presence of a high number of beneficial bacteria such as Pseudoruegeria , Rhodovulum , Ruegeria , Shimia and Lactobacillus in shrimp cultured at 20 ppt might have played a role in inhibiting the growth of V. harveyi and other potentially pathogenic bacteria. Besides, bacterial functional pathway prediction has also shown that metabolic pathways such as phenylalanine metabolism, glycine, serine and threonine metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, carbon metabolism and biofilm formation process were significantly higher in shrimp cultured at 20 ppt. Collectively, our results suggested that 20 ppt is an optimal salinity that suppresses the growth of V. harveyi and potential pathogenic bacteria in the shrimp gut, which could possibly minimize the risk of pathogenic infection for sustainable production of healthy shrimp.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus and Exogenous Potassium Application Improved Lycium barbarum Salt Tolerance - Xia Han; Yuanyuan Wang; Kang Cheng; Haoqiang Zhang; Ming Tang (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Cytokine storm and targeted therapy in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - Han-qi Zhang; Si-Wei Yang; Yi-Cheng Fu; Ming-Cong Chen; Cheng-Hao Yang; Ming-Hua Yang; Xiao-Dan Liu; Qing-Nan He; Hua Jiang; Ming-Yi Zhao (Immunologic Research, 2022)

The role of exosomal miR-181b in the crosstalk between NSCLC cells and tumor-associated macrophages - Junliang Ma; Shaolin Chen; Yingjie Liu; Hao Han; Ming Gong; Yongxiang Song (Genes & Genomics, 2022)

Chestnut caching behavior of Chinese white-bellied rats (Niviventer confucianus) and South China field mice (Apodemus draco): effects of seed size and insect infestation - Xiao-Lei An; Bo Zhang; Tuo Feng; Ning Han; Jing Wang; Xiao-Ning Chen; Ji-Dong Zhao; Ming Qin; Gang Chang; Xiang Hou (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2022)

Cassane diterpenoids from Caesalpinia pulcherrima and their anti-inflammatory and α -glycosidase inhibitory activities - Xin Yun; Xiu-Mei Chen; Jia-Yun Wang; Wang Lu; Zi-Han Zhang; Young Ho Kim; Shi-Chun Zong; Chun-Huan Li; Jin-Ming Gao (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Physiological Recordings of the Cerebellum in Movement Disorders - Ami Kumar; Chih-Chun Lin; Sheng-Han Kuo; Ming-Kai Pan (The Cerebellum, 2022)
The cerebellum plays an important role in movement disorders, specifically in symptoms of ataxia, tremor, and dystonia. Understanding the physiological signals of the cerebellum contributes to insights into the pathophysiology of these movement disorders and holds promise in advancing therapeutic development. Non-invasive techniques such as electroencephalogram and magnetoencephalogram can record neural signals with high temporal resolution at the millisecond level, which is uniquely suitable to interrogate cerebellar physiology. These techniques have recently been implemented to study cerebellar physiology in healthy subjects as well as individuals with movement disorders. In the present review, we focus on the current understanding of cerebellar physiology using these techniques to study movement disorders.

Advancements of nature nanocage protein: preparation, identification and multiple applications of ferritins - Han Li; Xiaoyu Xia; Xiaoyi Tan; Jiachen Zang; Zhenyu Wang; Hesham R. EI-Seedi; Ming Du (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

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

Fried-food consumption and risk of overweight/obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension in adults: a meta-analysis of observational studies - Pei Qin; Dechen Liu; Xiaoyan Wu; Yunhong Zeng; Xizhuo Sun; Yanyan Zhang; Yang Li; Yuying Wu; Minghui Han; Ranran Qie; Shengbing Huang; Yang Zhao; et al. (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Life cycle assessment of auto-tropically cultivated economic microalgae for final products such as food, total fatty acids, and bio-oil - Dan Zhang; Siyuan An; Rao Yao; Wen Fu; Yujie Han; Ming Du; Zixi Chen; Anping Lei; Jiangxin Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a powerful tool to evaluate environmentally sustainable production or consumption of various goods or services. Microalgae are single-celled green factories and good resources of biofuels, bioactive products, food ingredients, and degradable biomaterials. Currently, microalgae are also valuable for mitigating elevated greenhouse gases like CO 2 levels and treatment of wastewater. LCA evaluation was limited and separated, majorly in microalgal biofuels and heterotrophic cultivation. Comparative LCA for different final algal products such as algal powder, bio-oil, total fatty acid, and residue recycling is still limited, especially autotrophic algal cultivation for products other than bio-oils and biofuels. Thus, we chose several autotrophic cultivated microalgae and made a comparative LCA among these selected species and a detailed step-by-step production in Chlorella sp. Results indicated that we could significantly reduce the production cost and lower environmental impacts by selecting algal species and final products, optimizing methods for algal cultivation, biomass separation, and drying process, and land selection plus electricity renewable energy, together with thermal power plants nearby for CO 2 or flu gas. It shed light on the insight of microalgal consumption selection under current international requirements and challenges for carbon sequestration.

Starch accumulation dynamics and transcriptome analysis of Chlorella sorokiniana during transition of sulfur nutritional status - Haiqing Xu; Jinzhi Yang; Xu Wang; Qing Peng; Yanxia Han; Xudong Liu; Kexin Liu; Shijuan Dou; Liyun Li; Guozhen Liu; Ming Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Microalgae can effectively accumulate starch by using nutritional limitation methods in the context of bioalcohol fuel production. However, relatively few studies have focused on starch accumulation in microalgae and its molecular basis, especially under sulfur limitation conditions. In this study, the starch accumulation dynamics and physiological responses of Chlorella sorokiniana under sulfur starvation (SS) and sulfur replenishment (SR) conditions were investigated, and the genes involved in the transcriptional regulation were explored using RNA-seq. The starch content in C. sorokiniana cells significantly increased from 1.6% to 55.0% of dry weight within 24 h under SS conditions, and then, it decreased to 3.4% within 12 h after transition to SR conditions. However, cell growth was inhibited, and pigment content decreased under SS conditions. Using RNA-seq analysis, a total of 9720 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) induced by sulfur status were obtained. These genes were narrowed down to 454 starvation and replenishment cross-validated (SRV)-DEGs, among which 283 SRV-DEGs were significantly up-regulated and 171 SRV-DEGs were down-regulated under SS conditions, and returned to their previous state under SR conditions. The SRV-DEGs enriched in the sulfate metabolism pathway were all up-regulated under SS conditions after 6 h to speed up the sulfur metabolic cycle, and the transcriptional abundance of a sulfate transporter (SULTR4), cysteine synthase[O-acetylserine(thiol)-lyase] (OASTL), serine acetyltransferase (SAT), and methanethiol oxidase (SELENBP1) increased 8.6-fold, 12.6-fold, 8.7-fold, and 12.4-fold, respectively. Protein synthesis was correspondingly inhibited, which resulted in the reallocation of carbon and elevated the starch synthesis pathway, in which the expressions of glycogen branching enzyme (GBE) and starch synthase (SS) were up-regulated 12.0- and 3.0-fold, respectively. The fatty acid desaturase (FAD) and phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) in the lipid synthesis pathway were strongly up-regulated 8.8- and 16.2-fold, respectively, indicating the competitive synthesis of lipids. The down-regulation of SRV-DEGs associated with carbon fixation, such as those in the Calvin cycle, possibly affected cell growth. The time-resolved transcriptional analysis identified the SRV-DEGs, revealing the underlying starch accumulation mechanism, as well as the relationship with cell growth and lipid synthesis.

Genetic Variations and Expansion of the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus) in Southeast Asia - Yu-Ming Lu; Chun-Han Shih; Po-Cheng Chen; Wei-Chieh Kao; Ying-Chou Lee; Yu-San Han; Tzong-Der Tzeng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Blue swimmer crabs (Portunus pelagicus) primarily inhabit the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. This study aimed to examine their population genetic structure, phylogeography, and historical demography by applying partial sequences to the control region in the mitochondrial DNA. The analysis focused on 6 populations comprising 166 individual samples collected from Taiwan (Kezailiao Kaohsiung (KK) and Penghu (PH)), mainland China (Xiamen (XM) and Hong Kong (HK)), Vietnam (Hanoi (VN)), and Singapore (SGP). The estimated nucleotide diversity (π) for all of the samples was 0.062, with values ranging between 0.018 (PH) and 0.045 (HK). Our study collected 116 haplotypes and classified them into lineages A and B. The XM, HK, VN, and SGP populations made up lineage A, and the PH and KK populations comprised lineage B. For each lineage, the results highlighted indications of demographic expansion. Lineage A can be traced back to the second-to-last interglacial period, while lineage B possibly originated in the last glacial period. There were significant differences in the FST values among the six populations, except for the pairs HK–XM and PH–KK. In conclusion, the phylogeography and genetic structure of P. pelagicus in Southeast Asia were potentially affected by the Pleistocene glacial cycles and human introduction. These findings further highlight the possible dispersal routes of P. pelagicus throughout Southeast Asia.

Biomechanical Analysis of Mandibular Implant-Assisted Removable Partial Denture with Distal Extension - Yung-Chung Chen; Chi-Lun Lin; Chen-Han Yu; Hung-Chih Chang; Yang-Ming Lin; Jia-Wei Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2022)

Effects of Cinnamomum camphora Leaves Extracts-Flocculants Composite Algaecide on Microcystis aeruginosa Growth and Microcystins Release - Han-yun Li; Yin-dong Ye; Qi-jun Zhang; Cun-hao Du; Hui-ming Li; Li Yin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

Growth of non‐English‐language literature on biodiversity conservation - Shawan Chowdhury; Kristofer Gonzalez; M. Çisel Kemahlı Aytekin; Seung‐Yun Baek; Michał Bełcik; Sandro Bertolino; Sjoerd Duijns; Yuqing Han; Kerstin Jantke; Ryosuke Katayose; Mu‐Ming Lin; Elham Nourani; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2022)
English is widely recognized as the language of science, and English‐language publications (ELPs) are rapidly increasing. It is often assumed that the number of non‐ELPs is decreasing. This assumption contributes to the underuse of non‐ELPs in conservation science, practice, and policy, especially at the international level. However, the number of conservation articles published in different languages is poorly documented. Using local and international search systems, we searched for scientific articles on biodiversity conservation published from 1980 to 2018 in English and 15 non‐English languages. We compared the growth rate in publications across languages. In 12 of the 15 non‐English languages, published conservation articles significantly increased every year over the past 39 years, at a rate similar to English‐language articles. The other three languages showed contrasting results, depending on the search system. Since the 1990s, conservation science articles in most languages increased exponentially. The variation in the number of non‐English‐language articles identified among the search systems differed markedly (e.g., for simplified Chinese, 11,148 articles returned with local search system and 803 with Scopus). Google Scholar and local literature search systems returned the most articles for 11 and 4 non‐English languages, respectively. However, the proportion of peer‐reviewed conservation articles published in non‐English languages was highest in Scopus, followed by Web of Science and local search systems, and lowest in Google Scholar. About 20% of the sampled non‐English‐language articles provided no title or abstract in English; thus, in theory, they were undiscoverable with English keywords. Possible reasons for this include language barriers and the need to disseminate research in countries where English is not widely spoken. Given the known biases in statistical methods and study characteristics between English‐ and non‐English‐language studies, non‐English‐language articles will continue to play an important role in improving the understanding of biodiversity and its conservation.

Next Generation Sequencing-based DNA metabarcoding for animal species profiling in fish feed - Nur Fadhilah Khairil Mokhtar; Siti Zaharah Imran; Ming Gan Han; Mun Chun Leong; Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa; Raja Mohd Hafidz Raja Nhari; Nor Nadiha Mohd Zaki; Yus Aniza Yusof; Shuhaimi Mustafa; Amalia Mohd Hashim (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2022)

Cerebellar Oscillations in Familial and Sporadic Essential Tremor - Shi-Bing Wong; Yi-Mei Wang; Chih-Chun Lin; Scott Kun Geng; Nora Vanegas-Arroyave; Seth L. Pullman; Sheng-Han Kuo; Ming-Kai Pan (The Cerebellum, 2022)

Structural variability in the bulk soil, rhizosphere, and root endophyte fungal communities of Themeda japonica plants under different grades of karst rocky desertification - Ming Tang; Jie Liu; Wenpeng Hou; Reed M. Stubbendieck; Han Xiong; Jie Jin; Jiyi Gong; Chen Cheng; Xiaoxin Tang; Yinglong Liu; Zhaofeng Li; Jianfeng Wang; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Fungi dominate denitrification when Chinese milk vetch green manure is used in paddy soil - Minghe Jiang; Luan Zhang; Ming Liu; Han Qiu; Shungui Zhou (Soil Ecology Letters, 2022)

Functional connections between bird eggshell stiffness and nest characteristics through risk of egg collision in nests - Chih‐Ming Hung; Shu‐Han Tsao; Pei‐Lin Chiang; Shang‐Ping Wu; Mao‐Ning Tuanmu; Jia‐Yang Juang (Ecology Letters, 2022)
Eggs and nests are two critical traits for the ecological success of birds. Their functional interactions, however, remain unclear. Here, we examined the functional connections between egg stiffness and nest attachment, site and structure for 1350 avian species. We revealed high eggshell stiffness for eggs in nests with a pensile attachment, located on non‐tree vegetation or having a domed shape, suggesting that birds produce stiffer eggs in response to higher egg‐collision risk in unstable or enclosed nests. Interdependence models suggested that the evolution of eggshell stiffness was more likely to be driven by than drive that of nest characters. Our results implied a trade‐off between investment in competing for established nesting niches and producing stiff eggs to explore novel niches with high collision risk, possibly mediated by predation or thermoregulation. This study highlights an overlooked connection between nests and eggshells that may have broadened the ecological niches of birds.

Effect of Culture Period and Stocking Density on Input Demand and Scale Economies of Milkfish (Chanos chanos) Polycultures with White Shrimp (Penaeus indicus) - Wei-Tse Pai; Christian Schafferer; Jie-Min Lee; Li-Ming Ho; Yung-Hsiang Lu; Han-Chung Yang; Chun-Yuan Yeh (Fishes, 2022)
Milkfish, Chanos chanos, is one of the major inland cultured fish species in Taiwan. Variations in land resources and climate have led to the application of two distinct culture practices of milkfish polycultures with white shrimp, Penaeus indicus. This study applies a translog cost function model to analyze the production scale economy and input demand price elasticity of four milkfish polyculture systems with two different culture periods (OWC and NOWC) and two different white shrimp–milkfish fry stocking ratios (low SMR: 10–55 fry/ha; high SMR: 56–100 fry/ha). The findings show that the four milkfish polyculture systems require different operational adjustments to increase production while reducing the average culture cost. More specifically, overwinter cultures (OWC) have economies of scale. Farmers may reduce the average cost by expanding the production scale. Non-overwinter polycultures (NOWC) with high SMR are at the stage of decreasing return to scale, meaning that gains in output of milkfish cannot reduce the average cost. In terms of input factor use, farmers of OWC systems with high SMR are sensitive to fluctuations in the fry price since fry constitutes the input factor exhibiting the highest own-price elasticity. Moreover, fry and feed of OWC households with high SMR have high levels of substitutability, whereas fry and other input exhibit substitutability in OWC systems with low SMR. In NOWC farming households with high SMR, fry and capital have substitutability. It is thus recommended to modify the input factor use according to the culture mode and the white shrimp–milkfish stocking density ratio. Moreover, the study found that NOWCs have considerably higher SMR than OWCs, which may lead to a deterioration of the water quality in NOWC fishponds and lower survival rates. It is thus recommended to reduce the SMR to 31:1 to achieve economies of scale in production and increase the survival rate of milkfish and white shrimp.

A new highly oxygenated germacranolide from Carpesium nepalense var. lanatum (C.B.Clarke) Kitam - Yi-Fan Yu; Yue-Qian Li; Ru-Yue Wang; Xu Liu; Wen-Bo Cui; Xiao-Han Chen; Cheng-Mu Zhao; Feng-Ming Qi; Zhan-Xin Zhang; Dong-Qing Fei (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Retraction Note: Super-resolution restoration of degraded image based on fuzzy enhancement - Ming Han; Han Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Delayed rFGF21 Administration Improves Cerebrovascular Remodeling and White Matter Repair After Focal Stroke in Diabetic Mice - Yinghua Jiang; Jinrui Han; Yadan Li; Yinga Wu; Ning Liu; Samuel X. Shi; Li Lin; Jing Yuan; Shusheng Wang; Ming-Ming Ning; Aaron S. Dumont; Xiaoying Wang (Translational Stroke Research, 2022)

Altered Connectedness of the Brain Chronnectome During the Progression to Alzheimer’s Disease - Maryam Ghanbari; Zhen Zhou; Li-Ming Hsu; Ying Han; Yu Sun; Pew-Thian Yap; Han Zhang; Dinggang Shen (Neuroinformatics, 2022)

A new isoflavone from the fruits of Ficus auriculata and its antibacterial activity - Tai-Ming Shao; Hai-Xia Liao; Xiao-Bao Li; Guang-Ying Chen; Xiao-Ping Song; Chang-Ri Han (Natural Product Research, 2022)

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.

Study on the impact of comprehensive urbanization on urban civil building CO2 emissions in China - Rong Guo; Nan Li; Hailin Mu; Ming Zhang; Xiyue Yang; Yixuan Han; Rongkang Yao; Zhihao Shao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Field investigation and numerical simulation on rockfalls in Zhangmu Town, Tibet, China - Zhong-fu Wang; Han-dong Liu; Si-ming He; Dan Bi (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Effects of Seawater Temperature and Salinity on Physiological Performances of Swimming Shelled Pteropod Creseis acicula During a Bloom Period - Tingting Han; Zhanhui Qi; Rongjun Shi; Qingxia Liu; Ming Dai; Honghui Huang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Creseis acicula is a swimming shelled pteropod species, widely distributed in the world’s oceans. In 2020, an unprecedented bloom of C. acicula was observed in Daya Bay, and lasted from June to July. To date, there is very limited information on the physiological characteristics of this species, which is essential to understand bloom dynamics. In the present study, the physiological performances of C. acicula in response to temperature (17–35°C) and salinity (18–38 ppt) were investigated. The oxygen consumption (OCR) and calcification rates (CR) of C. acicula peaked at 32 and 26°C, respectively, while ammonia excretion rate (AER) significantly increased with increasing temperature. The thermal coefficient Q 10 (respiration) of C. acicula dropped to a minimum value between 32 and 35°C, suggesting that they were in a stressful status. The O:N ratio ranged from 3.24 to 5.13, indicating that protein was the major catabolism substrate. Temperature exerted a stronger effect on the OCR and AER of C. acicula . Salinity has a more influence on CR. The preferable temperature for C. acicula ranges from 29 to 32°C, and the preferable salinity ranges from 28 to 33 ppt. Based on a comprehensive consideration, we presumed that the warmer seawater temperature around the thermal discharge area of Daya Bay nuclear power plant is a possible cause for the bloom of C. acicula .

Prevalence, complete genome, and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral‐killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota - Yu‐Hsiang Chen; Hsing‐Ju Chen; Cheng‐Yu Yang; Jia‐Ho Shiu; Daphne Z. Hoh; Pei‐Wen Chiang; Wenhua Savanna Chow; Chaolun Allen Chen; Tin‐Han Shih; Szu‐Hsien Lin; Chi‐Ming Yang; James Davis Reimer; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Terpios hoshinota is an aggressive, space‐competing sponge that kills various stony corals. Outbreaks of this species have led to intense damage to coral reefs in many locations. Here, the first large‐scale 16S rRNA gene survey across three oceans revealed that bacteria related to the taxa Prochloron , Endozoicomonas , SAR116, Ruegeria , and unclassified Proteobacteria were prevalent in T . hoshinota . A Prochloron ‐related bacterium was the most dominant and prevalent cyanobacterium in T . hoshinota . The complete genome of this uncultivated cyanobacterium and pigment analysis demonstrated that it has phycobiliproteins and lacks chlorophyll b , which is inconsistent with the definition of Prochloron . Furthermore, the cyanobacterium was phylogenetically distinct from Prochloron , strongly suggesting that it should be a sister taxon to Prochloron . Therefore, we proposed this symbiotic cyanobacterium as a novel species under the new genus Candidatus Paraprochloron terpiosi. Comparative genomic analyses revealed that ‘Paraprochloron’ and Prochloron exhibit distinct genomic features and DNA replication machinery. We also characterized the metabolic potentials of ‘Paraprochloron terpiosi’ in carbon and nitrogen cycling and propose a model for interactions between it and T. hoshinota . This study builds a foundation for the study of the T . hoshinota microbiome and paves the way for better understanding of ecosystems involving this coral‐killing sponge.

Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of the Swimming Crabs Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) in East Asia - Yu-Ming Lu; Chun-Han Shih; Po-Cheng Chen; Wei-Chieh Kao; Ying-Chou Lee; Yu-San Han; Tzong-Der Tzeng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The three-spot swimming crab (Portunus sanguinolentus) is mainly distributed in South East Asia. An analysis of mitochondrial control region partial sequences allows us to determine the population genetic structure, phylogeography and historical demography of this species in East Asia. The seven populations, which included 110 individuals, were collected from mainland China (Shanghai, SH, Xiamen, XM and Hong Kong, HK), Taiwan (Yilan, YL, Taichung, TC, Donggang, DG) and Singapore (Singapore, SGP). The nucleotide diversity (π) of all individuals was 0.01149, with values ranging from 0.00372 (SGP) to 0.01345 (YL). In total, 90 haplotypes have been identified, which can be divided into two major lineages: lineage A consists of specimens from SH, YL, XM, TC and DG, and lineage B corresponds to specimen from SGP. From the second to the most recent interglacial period, population expansion was observed in each lineage. However, a low level of genetic differentiation was also observed in the three-spotted swimming crab, P. sanguinolentus, according to FST values. Our results suggest that several past and present habitat configurations have shaped the genetic patterns of P. sanguinolentus until now. During Pleistocene glaciations, when sea levels were low, this species may have moved along the coast from Southeast Asia to China. It first colonized the Hong Kong area during this era. After sea levels rose and shorelines receded, it subsequently spread to the coast of mainland China.

Analysis of undrained spherical cavity expansion in modified Cam Clay of finite radial extent - Cheng-long Wang; Hang Zhou; Han-long Liu; Xuan-ming Ding (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022)

Circ_0092291 attenuates angiotensin II–induced cell damages in human aortic vascular smooth muscle cells via mediating the miR-626/COL4A1 signal axis - Ming Ma; Xiaofei Yang; Feng Han; Haidong Wang (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022)

Effect of temperature on PTEs deportment and ecological risks of the biochars obtained from sewage sludge - Lulu Kong; Xuhu Zhang; Xinyou Wang; Ming Han; Qiang Shan; Changlin Jin; Xizhao Tian (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effect of tree form on wheat yield via changing microenvironment in almond–wheat intercropping - Wen Zhang; Hui Xie; Shou-An Han; Min Wang; Ming-Qi Pan; Xu Qiao; Long Li (Agroforestry Systems, 2022)

Petrogenesis of the Late Triassic Mengsong strongly peraluminous granites in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: highly fractionated from crystal mush - Feng Cong; Fu-Yuan Wu; Wen-Chang Li; De-Feng He; Zai-Bo Sun; Xiao-Ming Huang; Zhi-Zhong Hu; Han Zhao (International Geology Review, 2022)

Nanofiltration Membrane Fouling and Control Caused by Residual Aluminum in Feed Water - Hui-Bo Yu; Xian-Qiu Zhang; Xue Han; Zhen-Zhen Yang; Ya-Wen Zhou; Wen Ding; Ming-Xia Du (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022)

Bivalent Regulation and Related Mechanisms of H3K4/27/9me3 in Stem Cells - Han Sun; Yin Wang; Ying Wang; Feng Ji; An Wang; Ming Yang; Xu He; Lisha Li (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2022)

Near-epicenter weather conditions several hours before strong earthquakes (Ms ≥ 6) - Tao Chen; Lei Li; Xiao-Xin Zhang; Qi-Ming Ma; Wen Li; Shuo Ti; Han Wu; Ren-Kang Li; Jing Luo; Jian-Feng Su (Natural Hazards, 2022)

Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions - Nicolas Desneux; Peng Han; Ramzi Mansour; Judit Arnó; Thierry Brévault; Mateus R. Campos; Anais Chailleux; Raul N. C. Guedes; Javad Karimi; Kouassi Arthur J. Konan; Anne-violette Lavoir; María G. Luna; et al. (Journal of Pest Science, 2022)

Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces - Jonghoon Park; Jun-Hyun Kim; Wonmin Sohn; Ming-Han Li (Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2022)

Williamsia soli sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil at a thermal power plant in Yantai, China - Ming-Jing Zhang; Xue-Han Li; Li-Yang Peng; Shuai-Ting Yun; Zhuo-Cheng Liu; Yan-Xia Zhou (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Alteribacter salitolerans sp. nov., isolated from a saline-alkaline soil - Shuang Wang; Lei Sun; Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao; Guo-Hong Liu; Pin-Jiao Jin; Zhou-Yan Dong; Zheng-Han Lian; Xiao-Yu Hao; Ming-Yi Zhang; Wen-Jun Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Thermal–Mechanical Modeling of a Rock/Proppant System to Investigate the Role of Shale Creep on Proppant Embedment and Fracture Conductivity - Ming Fan; Yanhui Han; Cheng Chen (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Quantitative trait locus mapping and genomic selection of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) based on high-density genetic map - Zhijun Tong; Zhihui Xiu; Yao Ming; Dunhuang Fang; Xuejun Chen; Yafei Hu; Juhong Zhou; Weiming He; Fangchan Jiao; Chi Zhang; Shancen Zhao; Han Jin; et al. (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2021)
Tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an economic crop and a model organism for studies of plant biology and genetics. As an allotetraploid plant generated from interspecific hybridization, tobacco has a massive genome (4.5 Gb). Recently, a genetic map with 45,081 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers was constructed using whole-genome sequencing data for a tobacco population including 274 individuals. This provides a basis for quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and genomic selection, which have been widely applied to other crops but have not been feasible in tobacco. Based on this high-density genetic map, we identified QTLs associated with important agronomic traits, chemical compounds in dry leaves, and hazardous substances in processed cigarettes. The LOD values for major QTLs were highest for agronomic traits, followed by chemical compounds and hazardous substances. In addition to the identification of molecular markers, we evaluated genomic selection models and found that BayesB had the highest prediction accuracy for the recombinant inbred line population. Our results offer new insights into the genetic mechanism underlying important traits, such as agronomic traits and quality-related chemical compounds in tobacco, and will be able to support the application of molecular breeding to tobacco.

Correction to: 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

FHA domain of AGGF1 is essential for its nucleocytoplasmic transport and angiogenesis - Cui-Fang Zhang; Han-Ming Wang; Andong Wu; Yang Li; Xiao-Li Tian (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Loganin ameliorates depression-like behaviors of mice via modulation of serotoninergic system - Chen-Hao Pan; Cong-Yuan Xia; Yu Yan; Yan Han; Rui Shi; Jun He; Ze-Xing Wang; Yu-Ming Wang; Wei-Ku Zhang; Jie-Kun Xu (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Eutrophication model driven by light and nutrients condition change in sluice-controlled river reaches - Ming Dou; Li Liang; Yuping Han; Ruipeng Jia; Yan Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol and risk of thyroid cancer: a case-control study in China - Wan-Jun Yang; Hua-Bing Wu; Chi Zhang; Qi Zhong; Ming-Jun Hu; Jia-Liu He; Guo-Ao Li; Zhen-Yu Zhu; Jin-Liang Zhu; Huan-Huan Zhao; Han-Shuang Zhang; Fen Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Correlation between the positive rate of SAA in children with respiratory tract infection and ambient temperature - Shanshui Zeng; Mengru Han; Fei Liu; Yan Long; Ming Jiang; Hongling Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Identification of plant materials containing ephedrine alkaloids based on DNA barcoding and TaqMan real-time PCR assay - Yaqin Zheng; Han Gao; Ming Song; Yunhan Lin; Jiajia Fan; Yaqin Zhang; Xia Liu (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2021)
An intentional or inadvertent mixing of plant materials containing ephedrine alkaloids, especially Ephedra , is illegal. In order to better detect plant materials containing ephedrine alkaloids in export and smuggling, DNA barcoding combined with a TaqMan real-time PCR-based assay were used in this study. We collected 201 samples from 18 species belonging to four genera distributed in three families to amplify two barcoding markers, internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and psb A -trn H. 175 ITS2 sequences and 136 psb A- trn H sequences were obtained. Alignments and the neighbor-joining tree indicated that ITS2 showed a better discrimination of species than psb A -trn H. In addition, based on the sequence comparison of the ITS2 region from 18 species, three sets of primer/probes were designed using the real-time PCR assay platform. A sensitivity test showed the above primer/probe sets were specific and sensitive (as little as 0.0050 ng/μL target DNA) to identify species containing ephedrine alkaloids. Hence, the combination of novel DNA barcoding and the TaqMan real-time PCR-based technique are promising tools for the identification of plant materials containing ephedrine alkaloids. It is beneficial to standardize market circulation and detection of plant materials containing ephedrine alkaloids.

Two new cephalochromin derivative from the Alternaria sp. ZG22 - Xin-Ming Song; Xue-Ming Zhou; Ya-Ling Li; Li-Bing Huang; Cai-Cui Chen; Yan Gao; Lin He; Xiao-qun Mao; Bing Chen; Jing-Wen Liu; Hui-Jie Liu; Xiao-Ping Song; et al. (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Evaluating the Effects Related to Restocking and Stock Replenishment of Penaeus penicillatus in the Xiamen Bay, China - Jia-Qiao Wang; Yi-Jia Shih; Liang-Ming Huang; Jun Li; Wei-Wen Li; Chun-Han Shih; Ta-Jen Chu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The quantitative evaluation of restocking and stock replenishment is essential for providing operational feedback and implementing adaptive management for future restoration projects. Since 2010, approximately 700 million juvenile shrimp (Penaeus penicillatus) have been released into Xiamen Bay, Fujian Province, China, each year, through stock replenishment programs. The recruited shrimp were sampled through three-year bottom trawl surveys from 2014 to 2017. The biological characteristics and catch equation were used to evaluate the effect of restocking and stock replenishment. The analysis uses the FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tool (FISAT II) program. In general, there are two sources of recruitments—one from spawning brood stock and the other from released juvenile shrimp. We constructed an evaluation model for an effect evaluation based on Baranov’s catch equation to separate the initial recruitment volume using survey data. The relationship between body weight and total length was W = 1.638 TL2.9307. There is no statistically significant difference between males and females. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters derived for prawns, using FiSAT II, were L∞ = 209.6 mm and K = 0.51 per year. In spring 2014, the initial resource amount was 49,200, while the ratio of effective recruitment and parent amount was 3.92. The survival rate of the released shrimp larvae, 1.88‱, seems to be very unsatisfactory. The resource amount in summer and autumn is higher than in winter and spring. Obviously, the restocking effect is lower and the programs need to be improved. To improve the restocking effect, the replenishment performance should be adjusted to reduce the mortality rate and increase its release effectiveness. Therefore, corresponding implementations are recommended, including standard extensive culture, reduction in stress during transportation, and temporary culture.

Impacts of pH on the Fitness and Immune System of Pacific White Shrimp - Veran Weerathunga; Wei-Jen Huang; Sam Dupont; Hsueh-Han Hsieh; Nathangi Piyawardhana; Fei-Ling Yuan; Jhe-Syuan Liao; Chia-Yu Lai; Wei-Ming Chen; Chin-Chang Hung (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The atmospheric partial pressure of CO 2 ( p CO 2 ) has been increasing dramatically since the beginning of the industrial revolution and about 30% of the CO 2 produced by anthropogenic activities was absorbed by the ocean. This led to a perturbation of the seawater carbonate chemistry resulting in a decrease of the average surface ocean pH by 0.1 and termed ocean acidification (OA). Projections suggest that p CO 2 may reach 900 μatm by the end of the twenty-first century lowering the average pH of the surface ocean by 0.4 units. The negative impacts of OA on many species of marine invertebrates such as mollusks, echinoderms, and crustaceans are well documented. However, less attention has been paid to the impacts of low pH on fitness and immune system in crustaceans. Here, we exposed Pacific white shrimps to 3 different pHs (nominal pH 8.0, 7.9, and 7.6) over a 100-days experiment. We found that, even though there were no significant effects on fitness parameters (survival, growth and allometries between length and weight), some immune markers were modified under low pH. A significant decrease in total hemocyte count and phenoloxidase activity was observed in shrimps exposed to pH 7.6 as compared to pH 8.0; and phagocytosis rate significantly decreased with decreasing pH. A significant increase in superoxide production was also observed at pH 7.6 as compared to pH 8.0. All these results suggest that a 100-days exposure to pH 7.6 did not have a direct effect on fitness but lead to a modulation of the immune response.

Tissue distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in non-human primates after combined intratracheal and intranasal inoculation - Tian-Zhang Song; Jian-Bao Han; Xiang Yang; Ming-Hua Li; Yong-Tang Zheng (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Automatic feature extraction and fusion recognition of motor imagery EEG using multilevel multiscale CNN - Ming-ai Li; Jian-fu Han; Jin-fu Yang (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2021)

Influence of algal blooms on the efficacy of La/Al-based phoslock in the control of phosphorus release from sediment in shallow lakes: a microcosm study - Tianlun Han; Ming Kong; Chenjie Tang; Xueting Xu; Yanzhong Zhu; Yuexiang Gao; Tao Zhang; Yimin Zhang; Weixin Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Rapid genotyping of tilapia lake virus (TiLV) using Nanopore sequencing - Jerome Delamare‐Deboutteville; Suwimon Taengphu; Han Ming Gan; Pattanapon Kayansamruaj; Partho Pratim Debnath; Andrew Barnes; Shaun Wilkinson; Minami Kawasaki; Chadag Vishnumurthy Mohan; Saengchan Senapin; Ha Thanh Dong (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2021)
Infectious diseases represent one of the major challenges to sustainable aquaculture production. Rapid, accurate diagnosis and genotyping of emerging pathogens during early‐suspected disease cases is critical to facilitate timely response to deploy adequate control measures and prevent or reduce spread. Currently, most laboratories use PCR to amplify partial pathogen genomic regions, occasionally combined with sequencing of PCR amplicon(s) using conventional Sanger sequencing services for confirmatory diagnosis. The main limitation of this approach is the lengthy turnaround time. Here, we report an innovative approach using a previously developed specific PCR assay for pathogen diagnosis combined with a new Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT)‐based amplicon sequencing method for pathogen genotyping. Using fish clinical samples, we applied this approach for the rapid confirmation of PCR amplicon sequences identity and genotyping of tilapia lake virus (TiLV), a disease‐causing virus affecting tilapia aquaculture globally. The consensus sequences obtained after polishing exhibit strikingly high identity to references derived by Illumina and Sanger methods (99.83%–100%). This study suggests that ONT‐based amplicon sequencing is a promising platform to deploy in regional aquatic animal health diagnostic laboratories in low‐ and medium‐income countries, for fast identification and genotyping of emerging infectious pathogens from field samples within a single day.

Incorporating Species-Conditional Co-Occurrence When Selecting Indicator Species to Monitor Restoration after Mangrove Removal from the Siangshan Wetland, Taiwan - Ta-Jen Chu; Chun-Han Shih; Yu-Ming Lu; Yi-Jia Shih; Jia-Qiao Wang; Liang-Ming Huang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
This paper presents an approach for incorporating species-conditional co-occurrence into models used for the selection of marine indicator species. Mangrove invasion within the Siangshan Wetland in Hsinchu, Taiwan, has changed the original structures and functions of habitats for benthic organisms. The Hsinchu City Government ran a large-scale mangrove removal project from October 2015 to March 2016 to restore the wetland. From October 2015 to September 2016, we investigated the biological effects of mangrove removal on benthic crabs and their adjacent habitats. Density, number of species, Shannon–Weaver index (H′) and Palou’s evenness index (J′) were calculated and compared between mangrove and non-mangrove regions. The results showed that values for these attributes in the non-mangrove regions were higher than those of the mangrove regions. After mangrove removal, species returned to their original habitats and the related density increased significantly. Using conditional co-occurrence algorithms, we identified five indicator species (Mictyris brevidactylus, Macrophthalmus banzai, Uca arcuata, Uca lacteal and Uca borealis) with high co-occurrence probabilities, whose population responses provided direct evidence of the benefits of mangrove removal for wetland restoration. The results indicate that mangrove removal is an appropriate habitat rehabilitation strategy for benthic organisms, and that the chosen indicator species may provide valuable ecological information for coastal managers seeking to control the spread of mangroves.

Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Tropical Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka - Hsueh-Han Hsieh; Ming-Hsiu Chuang; Yung-Yen Shih; W. Sanjaya Weerakkody; Wei-Jen Huang; Chin-Chang Hung; François L. L. Muller; R. R. M. K. P. Ranatunga; D. S. Wijethunga (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Hypoxic events are becoming frequent in some estuaries and coastal waters due to over-enrichment of anthropogenic nutrients, organic matter, and/or due to restricted water circulation. The coastal lagoons and estuaries of Sri Lanka are facing high population pressure and lacking sufficient infrastructure. Coastal lagoons may receive high anthropogenic inputs of natural or untreated nitrogen and phosphorus wastes, and consequently result in hypoxic conditions while sluggish circulation occurred. In this study, we examined the spatiotemporal variability of eutrophication and hypoxia in the Negombo Lagoon, one of the most productive and sensitive coastal ecosystems in Sri Lanka. Based on seasonal measurements of dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll- a (Chl- a ), particulate and dissolved organic carbon (POC and DOC), we concluded that eutrophication and hypoxia occurred in both the dry and wet seasons. The main contributing factors were high seawater temperature and poor water circulation in the dry season and high nutrient loading combined with elevated POC and DOC inputs in the wet season.

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)

Apigenin Improves Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy Through Modulating NADPH Oxidase-Dependent ROS Generation and Cytokines in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus - Hong-Li Gao; Xiao-Jing Yu; Han-Bo Hu; Qian-Wen Yang; Kai-Li Liu; Yan-Mei Chen; Yan Zhang; Dong-Dong Zhang; Hua Tian; Guo-Qing Zhu; Jie Qi; Yu-Ming Kang (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

Distinctive role of fluG in the adaptation of Beauveria bassiana to insect‐pathogenic lifecycle and environmental stresses - Chong‐Tao Guo; Han Peng; Sen‐Miao Tong; Sheng‐Hua Ying; Ming‐Guang Feng (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary The upstream developmental activation (UDA) pathway comprises three fluG ‐cored cascades ( fluG‐flbA , fluG‐flbE/B/D and fluG‐flbC ) that activate the key gene brlA of central developmental pathway (CDP) to initiate conidiation in aspergilli. However, the core role of fluG remains poorly understood in other fungi. Here, we report distinctive role of fluG in the insect‐pathogenic lifecycle of Beauveria bassiana . Disruption of fluG resulted in limited conidiation defect, which was mitigated with incubation time and associated with time‐course up‐regulation/down‐regulation of all flb and CDP genes and another fluG ‐like gene (BBA_06309). In Δ fluG , increased sensitivities to various stresses correlated with repression of corresponding stress‐responsive genes. Its virulence through normal cuticle infection was attenuated greatly due to blocked secretion of cuticle‐degrading enzymes and delayed formation of hyphal bodies (blastospores) to accelerate proliferation in vivo and host death. In submerged Δ fluG cultures mimicking insect haemolymph, largely increased blastospore production concurred with drastic up‐regulation of the CDP genes brlA and abaA , which was associated with earlier up‐regulation of most flb genes in the cultures. Our results unveil an essentiality of fluG for fungal adaptation to insect‐pathogenic lifecycle and suggest the other fluG ‐like gene to act as an alternative player in the UDA pathway of B . bassiana .

Two white collar proteins protect fungal cells from solar UV damage by their interactions with two photolyases in Metarhizium robertsii - Han Peng; Chong‐Tao Guo; Sen‐Miao Tong; Sheng‐Hua Ying; Ming‐Guang Feng (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary The photolyases PHR1 and PHR2 enable photorepair of fungal DNA lesions in the forms of UV‐induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) and (6‐4)‐pyrimidine‐pyrimidone (6‐4PP) photoproducts, but their regulation remains mechanistically elusive. Here, we report that the white collar proteins WC1 and WC2 mutually interacting to form a light‐responsive transcription factor regulate photolyase expression required for fungal UV resistance in the insect‐pathogenic fungus Metharhizum robertsii . Conidial UVB resistance decreased by 54% in Δ wc1 and 67% in Δ wc2 . Five‐hour exposure of UVB‐inactivated conidia to visible light resulted in photoreactivation rates of 30% and 9% for the Δ wc1 and Δ wc2 mutants, contrasting to 79%–82% for wild‐type and complemented strains. Importantly, abolished transcription of phr1 in Δ wc‐2 and of phr2 in Δ wc1 resulted in incapable photorepair of CDP and 6‐4PP DNA lesions in UVB‐impaired Δ wc2 and Δ wc1 cells respectively. Yeast two‐hybrid assays revealed interactions of either WC protein with both PHR1 and PHR2. Therefore, the essential roles for WC1 and WC2 in both photorepair of UVB‐induced DNA lesions and photoreactivation of UVB‐inactivated conidia rely upon their interactions with, and hence transcriptional activation of, PHR1 and PHR2. These findings uncover a novel WC‐cored pathway that mediates filamentous fungal response and adaptation to solar UV irradiation.

Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Lower Huron Shale as a Heterogeneous Material - Ming Fan; Yanhui Han; Xinyu Tan; Liang Fan; Ellen S. Gilliland; Nino Ripepi; Cheng Chen (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

The downregulation of PpPG21 and PpPG22 influences peach fruit texture and softening - Ming Qian; Ze Xu; Zehua Zhang; Qin Li; Xiangyan Yan; Hangkong Liu; Mingyu Han; Furui Li; Jicheng Zheng; Dong Zhang; Caiping Zhao (Planta, 2021)

Pinocembrin-7-Methylether Protects SH-SY5Y Cells Against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity via Modulating Nrf2 Induction Through AKT and ERK Pathways - Zhi-Cong Zou; Ji-Jun Fu; Yuan-Ye Dang; Qian Zhang; Xiu-Fen Wang; Han-Bin Chen; Xue-Jing Jia; Simon Ming-Yuen Lee; Chu-Wen Li (Neurotoxicity Research, 2021)

Involvement of Putrescine, Nitric Oxide, and Hydrogen Peroxide in Methyl Jasmonate-Induced Ginsenoside Synthesis in Adventitious Root Cultures of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer - Xiao-Han Wu; Ming-Zhi Fan; Xue-Feng Li; Xuan-Chun Piao; Ri Gao; Mei-Lan Lian (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Nanotechnology advances in pathogen- and host-targeted antiviral delivery: multipronged therapeutic intervention for pandemic control - Kai-Chieh Yang; Jung-Chen Lin; Hsiao-Han Tsai; Chung-Yao Hsu; Vicky Shih; Che-Ming Jack Hu (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021)

Abnormal white matter microstructure along the thalamus fiber pathways in women with primary dysmenorrhea - Juan He; Wanghuan Dun; Fang Han; Ke Wang; Jing Yang; Shaohui Ma; Ming Zhang; Jixin Liu; Hongjuan Liu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Affinibrenneria salicis gen. nov. sp. nov. isolated from Salix matsudana bark canker - Dan-ran Bian; Han Xue; Guang-ming Wang; Chun-gen Piao; Yong Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Effects of diethyl aminoethyl hexanoate on the physiology and selenium absorption of grape seedlings - Lei Liu; Jiaxi Han; Lili Deng; Huixuan Zhou; Yuhui Bie; Qianhe Jing; Lijin Lin; Jin Wang; Ming’an Liao (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2021)

A luminescent Zn(II)-Containing Complex: Selective Sensing of Cr(VI) Anion and Application Values on Tuberculosis Care Through Increasing the Antibacterial Response of Macrophages - Jin-Chao Mao; Jin-Jing Hong; Ming-Zheng Lin; Feng Han; Dong Li (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)

Effects of different temperatures on seawater acclimation in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: osmoregulation and branchial phospholipid fatty acid composition - Jian Ge; Ming Huang; Yangen Zhou; Chengyue Liu; Cui Han; Qinfeng Gao; Yunwei Dong; Shuanglin Dong (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2021)

Diabetes Mellitus/Poststroke Hyperglycemia: a Detrimental Factor for tPA Thrombolytic Stroke Therapy - Yinghua Jiang; Ning Liu; Jinrui Han; Yadan Li; Pierce Spencer; Samuel J. Vodovoz; Ming-Ming Ning; Gregory Bix; Prasad V. G. Katakam; Aaron S. Dumont; Xiaoying Wang (Translational Stroke Research, 2021)

Different posterior hippocampus and default mode network modulation in young APOE ε4 carriers: a functional connectome-informed phenotype longitudinal study - Li Juan Zheng; Li Lin; U. Joseph Schoepf; Akos Varga-Szemes; Rock H. Savage; Han Zhang; Yun Fei Wang; Xin Yuan Zhang; Song Luo; Ya Liu; Gui Fen Yang; Guang Ming Lu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

A bibliometric and visualized analysis of research progress and frontiers on health effects caused by PM2.5 - Ming Han; Fengxia Yang; Haifeng Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Influence of polyethylene-microplastic on environmental behaviors of metals in soil - Ming Li; Dedong Wu; Di Wu; Hongliang Guo; Song Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Super-resolution restoration of degraded image based on fuzzy enhancement - Ming Han; Han Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Representative Transmission Coefficient for Evaluating the Wave Attenuation Performance of 3D Floating Breakwaters in Regular and Irregular Waves - Huu Phu Nguyen; Jeong Cheol Park; Mengmeng Han; Chien Ming Wang; Nagi Abdussamie; Irene Penesis; Damon Howe (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Wave attenuation performance is the prime consideration when designing any floating breakwater. For a 2D hydrodynamic analysis of a floating breakwater, the wave attenuation performance is evaluated by the transmission coefficient, which is defined as the ratio between the transmitted wave height and the incident wave height. For a 3D breakwater, some researchers still adopted this evaluation approach with the transmitted wave height taken at a surface point, while others used the mean transmission coefficient within a surface area. This paper aims to first examine the rationality of these two evaluation approaches via verified numerical simulations of 3D heave-only floating breakwaters in regular and irregular waves. A new index—a representative transmission coefficient—is then presented for one to easily compare the wave attenuation performances of different 3D floating breakwater designs.

Strain characteristics distribution and potential information analysis in Yunnan based on GNSS data - Han Gao; Ming Zhang; Min Hong; Desheng Shao; Yufen Niu; Lingli Wang; Liangye Xu; Tian Niu; Xiping Yuan (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2021)

Marinobacter shengliensis subsp. alexandrii Subsp. Nov., Isolated from Cultivable Phycosphere Microbiota of Highly Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella LZT09 and Description of Marinobacter shengliensis Subsp. shengliensis Subsp. Nov - Xi Yang; Rong Xiang; Nurhezreen Md Iqbal; Yu-Han Duan; Xiao-Ai Zhang; Lei Wang; Lin-Zeng Yu; Jia-Zhou Li; Ming-Fei Sun; Qiao Yang; Chun-Tian Zheng; Shen-Quan Liao (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Early diagnosis of rabies virus infection by RPA-CRISPR techniques in a rat model - Meishen Ren; Hong Mei; Jiaojiao Zhou; Ming Zhou; Heyou Han; Ling Zhao (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Pathological matrix stiffness promotes cardiac fibroblast differentiation through the POU2F1 signaling pathway - Mingzhe Li; Jimin Wu; Guomin Hu; Yao Song; Jing Shen; Junzhou Xin; Zijian Li; Wei Liu; Erdan Dong; Ming Xu; Youyi Zhang; Han Xiao (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Changes in arthropod community but not plant quality benefit a specialist herbivore on plants under reduced water availability - Po-An Lin; Chia-Ming Liu; Jia-Ang Ou; Cheng-Han Sun; Wen-Po Chuang; Chuan-Kai Ho; Natsuko Kinoshita; Gary W. Felton (Oecologia, 2021)

Diversity-oriented synthesis and antifungal activities of novel pimprinine derivative bearing a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-5-thioether moiety - Zi-Long Song; Yun Zhu; Jing-Rui Liu; Shu-Ke Guo; Yu-Cheng Gu; Xinya Han; Hong-Qiang Dong; Qi Sun; Wei-Hua Zhang; Ming-Zhi Zhang (Molecular Diversity, 2021)

Formation mechanism and risk assessment of unstable rock mass at the Yumenkou tunnel entrance, Shanxi province, China - Zhong Fu Wang; Si Ming He; Han Dong Liu; Dong Dong Li (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Reduced magnitude and shifted seasonality of CO 2 sink by experimental warming in a coastal wetland - Baoyu Sun; Liming Yan; Ming Jiang; Xinge Li; Guangxuan Han; Jianyang Xia (Ecology, 2021)
Coastal wetlands have the highest carbon sequestration rate per unit area among all unmanaged natural ecosystems. However, how the magnitude and seasonality of the CO 2 sink in coastal wetlands will respond to future climate warming remains unclear. Here, based on measurements of ecosystem CO 2 fluxes in a field experiment in the Yellow River Delta, we found that experimental warming (i.e., a 2.4°C increase in soil temperature) reduced net ecosystem productivity (NEP) by 23.7% across two growing seasons of 2017–2018. Such a reduction in NEP resulted from the greater decrease in gross primary productivity (GPP) than ecosystem respiration (ER) under warming. The negative warming effect on NEP mainly occurred in summer (−43.9%) but not in autumn (+61.3%), leading to a shifted NEP seasonality under warming. Further analyses showed that the warming effects on ecosystem CO 2 exchange were mainly controlled by soil salinity and its corresponding impacts on species composition. For example, warming increased soil salinity (+35.0%), reduced total aboveground biomass (−9.9%), and benefited the growth of plant species with high salt tolerance and late peak growth. To the best of our knowledge, this study provides the first experimental evidence on the reduced magnitude and shifted seasonality of CO 2 exchange under climate warming in coastal wetlands. These findings underscore the high vulnerability of wetland CO 2 sink in coastal regions under future climate change.

Modes of genetic adaptations underlying functional innovations in the rumen - Xiangyu Pan; Yudong Cai; Zongjun Li; Xianqing Chen; Rasmus Heller; Nini Wang; Yu Wang; Chen Zhao; Yong Wang; Han Xu; Songhai Li; Ming Li; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Critical roles of macrophages in pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling - Dan Yang; Han-Qing Liu; Fang-Yuan Liu; Nan Tang; Zhen Guo; Shu-Qing Ma; Peng An; Ming-Yu Wang; Hai-Ming Wu; Zheng Yang; Di Fan; Qi-Zhu Tang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021)

Do day and night warming exert different effects on growth and competitive interaction between invasive and native plants? - Jin-Quan Su; Xue Han; Bao-Ming Chen (Biological Invasions, 2021)

Influence of high-performance polypropylene fibre and heat-treated dura oil palm shell on durability properties of lightweight concrete - Ming Kun Yew; Ming Chian Yew; Jing Han Beh; Lip Huat Saw; Foo Wei Lee; Tan Ching Ng (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2020)

Isolation and characterization of two new chroman-4-ones from the endophytic fungus Penicillium chrysogenum obtained from Eucommia ulmoides Oliver - Sheng-Yue Liu; Li-Zhi Wang; Yue-Fei Wang; Lin Li; Guo-Ying Han; Bing-Yang Zhang; Ying Guo; Yong-Zhi He; Shi-Ming Fang; Han Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Nutrients Have a Different Impact on the Salt Tolerance of Two Coexisting Suaeda Species in the Yellow River Delta - Qi-Hui Zhang; Kulihong Sairebieli; Ming-Ming Zhao; Xiao-Han Sun; Wei Wang; Xiao-Na Yu; Ning Du; Wei-Hua Guo (Wetlands, 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)

Correction to: 4-Phenylbutyric acid protects against vasculitic peripheral neuropathy induced by ischaemia–reperfusion through attenuating endoplasmic reticulum stress - Cay‑Huyen Chen; Ping‑Chen Shih; Han‑Yu Lin; Po‑Kai Wang; Po‑Ting Pan; Ching‑Wei Chuang; Ming‑Chang Kao (Inflammopharmacology, 2020)

Contamination evaluation and source identification of heavy metals in sediments near outlet of Shekou industrial district of Shenzhen City - Limin Wang; Yang Xu; Haibo Wen; Min Tang; Guangyao Zhao; Qingguo Han; Xu Xu; Ming Ying; Zhangli Hu; Hong Xu (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Gut dysbiosis-influence on amygdala-based functional activity in patients with end stage renal disease: a preliminary study - Li Juan Zheng; Li Lin; Jianhui Zhong; Zhihong Zhang; Yu Bing Ye; Xin Yuan Zhang; Yun Fei Wang; Han Zhang; Ya Liu; Guang Ming Lu; Dehua Gong; Long Jiang Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Soil bio-cementation using an improved 2-step injection method - Ming-Juan Cui; Jun-Jie Zheng; Rong-Jun Zhang; Han-Jiang Lai (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Light grazing facilitates carbon accumulation in subsoil in Chinese grasslands: A meta‐analysis - Zhi‐Yun Jiang; Zhong‐Min Hu; Derrick Y. F. Lai; Dao‐Rui Han; Mei Wang; Min Liu; Meng Zhang; Ming‐Yan Guo (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Grazing by livestock greatly affects the soil carbon (C) cycle in grassland ecosystems. However, the effects of grazing at different intensities and durations on the dynamics of soil C in its subsoil layers are not clearly understood. Here, we compiled data from 78 sites (in total 122 published studies) to examine the effects of varying grazing intensities and durations on soil C content at different depths for grasslands in China. Our meta‐analysis revealed that grazing led to an overall decrease in soil C content and productivity of above‐ground vegetation (e.g., above‐ground biomass and litter) but an increase in below‐ground biomass. Specifically, the effects of grazing on soil C content became less negative or even positive with increasing soil depths. An increase of soil C content was consequently found under light grazing (LG), although soil C content still decreased under moderate and heavy grazing. The increase in soil C content under LG could be largely attributed to the increase of soil C content in subsoil layers (>20 cm), despite that soil C content in surface soil layer (0–20 cm) decreased. Moreover, the magnitude of increase in soil C content under LG in subsoil layers increased with grazing duration. A possible reason of the increase in soil C content in the subsoil layers was due to the increases in below‐ground biomass. Our study highlights that LG may modify the allocation of C input and promote its accumulation in subsoil layers, thus offsetting the negative impact of grazing on surface soil C content, a finding that has significant implications for C sequestration in grasslands.

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)

Phosphodiesterase 2 inhibitor Hcyb1 reverses corticosterone-induced neurotoxicity and depression-like behavior - Meng-Jia Zhu; Jing Shi; Yong Chen; Guobing Huang; Xiong-Wei Zhu; Sam Zhang; Xian-Feng Huang; Guo-Qiang Song; Han-Ting Zhang; Heng-Ming Ke; James M. O’Donnell; Li-Qun Wang; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

Inhibition of orf virus replication in goat skin fibroblast cells by the HSPA1B protein, as demonstrated by iTRAQ-based quantitative proteome analysis - Jun-hong Hao; Han-jin Kong; Ming-hao Yan; Chao-chao Shen; Guo-wei Xu; Da-jun Zhang; Ke-shan Zhang; Hai-xue Zheng; Xiang-tao Liu (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Infusion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Regenerative Niche in Thioacetamide-Injured Mouse Liver - Ying-Hsien Kao; Yu-Chun Lin; Po-Huang Lee; Chia-Wei Lin; Po-Han Chen; Tzong-Shyuan Tai; Yo-Chen Chang; Ming-Huei Chou; Chih-Yang Chang; Cheuk-Kwan Sun (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2020)

Evolution Mechanisms of Carbonate Reservoirs Based on Dissolution Rates and Multifractal Analysis of Microscopic Morphology - Jiayi Ma; Shuyun Xie; Huayun Tang; Ming Ma; Emmanuel John M. Carranza; Jun Han; Zhiliang He; Cunli Jiao; Hai Zhang (Natural Resources Research, 2020)

Cloning and Characterization of a Ginsenoside-Hydrolyzing α-L-Arabinofuranosidase, CaAraf51, From Cellulosimicrobium aquatile Lyp51 - Sha-Sha Zuo; Yu-Chen Wang; Ling Zhu; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Ming-Gang Li; Xiu-Lin Han; Meng-Liang Wen (Current Microbiology, 2020)

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

Differences in anti-inflammatory properties of water soluble and insoluble bioactive polysaccharides in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages - Chun-Han Su; Yun-Ting Tseng; Kai-Yin Lo; Ming-Nan Lai; Lean-Teik Ng (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2020)

Surface heterogeneity mediated transport of hydrochar nanoparticles in heterogeneous porous media - Jing Yang; Ming Chen; Han Yang; Nan Xu; Gang Feng; Zuling Li; Chunming Su; Dengjun Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Privet golden leaves adapt unexpectedly well to light changes - Ming Yuan; Bo Huang; Li-Hua Dong; Qiao-Hong Han; Yong Yang; Chun-Bang Ding; Chao Hu; Yang-Er Chen; Zhong-Wei Zhang; Shu Yuan (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2020)

Naphthalene exerts non-target effects on the abundance of active fungi by stimulating basidiomycete abundance - Li-ying Lan; Li Zhang; Ya Shen; Jian Zhang; Wan-qin Yang; Zhen-feng Xu; Yang Liu; Shu-qin He; Wei Zhou; Han Li; Li-xia Wang; Si-ning Liu; et al. (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Long noncoding RNA LINC00520 accelerates the progression of colorectal cancer by serving as a competing endogenous RNA of microRNA-577 to increase HSP27 expression - Xi-Han Jin; Yong-Gang Hong; Peng Li; Li-Qiang Hao; Ming Chen (Human Cell, 2020)

Field observation and simulation experiments on nutrient transformation during phytoplankton-derived particulate matter deposition - Ming Kong; Cheng Liu; Jianying Chao; Longmian Wang; Yuexiang Gao; Fuquang Peng; Xueting Xu; Tianlun Han; Peifang Wang; Chao Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Description of Gemmobacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from estuarine surface water and reclassification of Cereibacter changlensis as Gemmobacter changlensis Chen et al. 2013 - Asif Hameed; Mariyam Shahina; Shih-Yao Lin; Wen-Ming Chen; Yi-Han Hsu; Wei-An Lai; Chiu-Chung Young (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Spatial Patterns in Baseflow Mean Response Time across a Watershed in the Loess Plateau: Linkage with Land-Use Types - Xu-dong Huang; Dong Wang; Pei-pei Han; Wen-chuan Wang; Qing-jie Li; Xiao-li Zhang; Ming-wei Ma; Bao-jian Li; Shi-jie Han (Forest Science, 2020)
Understanding the relation between land-use types and baseflow mean response time (BMRT) is important to explore the response mechanism of baseflow processes in watersheds. BMRT was determined using an instantaneous unit hydrograph. The instantaneous unit hydrograph parameters were estimated by autocorrelation functions. The relative importance of land-use types in determining BMRT dynamics was assessed by hydrological model and partial least-squares regression. Our study suggests greater effects of urban area on BMRT than the effects of forest and agricultural land. This may be because the urban interception impervious area may impede baseflow generation over a short timescale. The effects of agricultural land are greater than those of forest in areas with steeper hillslopes, but lower than those of the forest in areas with more plains, reflecting the varied ability of forest and agricultural lands with different topography to hinder overland flow. Variations of BMRT are strongly linked to land use in the watershed. Overall, our study provides insight into the BMRT and dominant factors of land-use types in watersheds, planning of sustainable water resource use, and ecological protection in watersheds.

Potential of stem cell therapy in intracerebral hemorrhage - Abel Po-Hao Huang; Yi-Hua Hsu; Meng-Shiue Wu; Hsin-Han Tsai; Chia-Yi Su; Thai-Yen Ling; Shan-hui Hsu; Dar-Ming Lai (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Effect of salinity on rheological and strength properties of cement-stabilized clay minerals - Jie Yin; Ming-ming Hu; Gui-zhong Xu; Wen-xia Han; Yong-hong Miao (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2020)

Impacts of genomic research on soybean improvement in East Asia - Man-Wah Li; Zhili Wang; Bingjun Jiang; Akito Kaga; Fuk-Ling Wong; Guohong Zhang; Tianfu Han; Gyuhwa Chung; Henry Nguyen; Hon-Ming Lam (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)
It has been commonly accepted that soybean domestication originated in East Asia. Although East Asia has the historical merit in soybean production, the USA has become the top soybean producer in the world since 1950s. Following that, Brazil and Argentina have been the major soybean producers since 1970s and 1990s, respectively. China has once been the exporter of soybean to Japan before 1990s, yet she became a net soybean importer as Japan and the Republic of Korea do. Furthermore, the soybean yield per unit area in East Asia has stagnated during the past decade. To improve soybean production and enhance food security in these East Asian countries, much investment has been made, especially in the breeding of better performing soybean germplasms. As a result, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea have become three important centers for soybean genomic research. With new technologies, the rate and precision of the identification of important genomic loci associated with desired traits from germplasm collections or mutants have increased significantly. Genome editing on soybean is also becoming more established. The year 2019 marked a new era for crop genome editing in the commercialization of the first genome-edited plant product, which is a high-oleic-acid soybean oil. In this review, we have summarized the latest developments in soybean breeding technologies and the remarkable progress in soybean breeding-related research in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a COVID-19 patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after lung transplantation: a case report - Tian-ming Xuan; Xing-xiang Wang; Xiang-yuan Pu; Wei-li Han; Xiao-gang Guo (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Genetic Diversity of the Pearse’s Mudskipper Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) and Characterization of its Complete Mitochondrial Genome - Min Pau Tan; Han Ming Gan; Mohd Hamzah Nabilsyafiq; Abd. Ghaffar Mazlan; Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar; Mohd Nor Siti Azizah; Muhd Danish-Daniel; Yeong Yik Sung (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2020)

Molecular characterization of soil organic carbon in water-stable aggregate fractions during the early pedogenesis from parent material of Mollisols - Na Li; Jinghong Long; Xiaozeng Han; Yaru Yuan; Ming Sheng (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

A chronosequence study of purple paddy soils with respect to improving ammonium and potassium fertilization management - Guang-Zhong Han; Lai-Ming Huang; Gan-Lin Zhang; Fan Yang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Association between tooth loss and gray matter volume in cognitive impairment - Chia-Shu Lin; Hsiao-Han Lin; Shin-Woei Fann; Wei-Ju Lee; Ming-Lun Hsu; Shuu-Jiun Wang; Jong-Ling Fuh (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Genetic removal of the CH1 exon leads to the production of hypofunctional heavy chain-only IgG2a in rats - Zhenrong Li; Ming Zhang; Shunan Zheng; Yu Song; Xueqian Cheng; Di Yu; Lijuan Du; Liming Ren; Haitang Han; Yaofeng Zhao (Transgenic Research, 2020)

Diversity Distributions and the Anthocyanin Associations of Fungal Endophytes in Different Colored Grapevine Leaves - Jing-Chao Chen; Man Yu; Fang Liu; Jin-Zhuo Qu; Xiao-Xia Pan; Han-Bo Zhang; Ming-Zhi Yang (Journal of Plant Biology, 2020)

NMR-based metabolomics reveals the metabolite profiles of Vibrio parahaemolyticus under blood agar stimulation - Jun Zhou; Chundan Zhang; Jiaojiao Han; Chenyang Lu; Ye Li; Tinghong Ming; Xiurong Su (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan - Shih-Chun Hsiao; Hongey Chen; Han-Lun Wu; Wei-Bo Chen; Chih-Hsin Chang; Wen-Dar Guo; Yung-Ming Chen; Lee-Yaw Lin (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) was used for this case study because it is the most intense typhoon that made landfall in Taiwan in the past decade. Winds extracted from the Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSV2) and ERA5 datasets and merged with a parametric typhoon model using two hybrid techniques served as the meteorological conditions for driving a coupled wave-circulation model. The computed significant wave heights were compared with the observations recorded at three wave buoys in the eastern waters of Taiwan. Model performance in terms of significant wave height was also investigated by employing the CFSV2 winds under varying spatial and temporal resolutions. The results of the numerical experiments reveal that the simulated storm wave heights tended to decrease significantly due to the lower spatial resolution of the hourly winds from the CFSV2 dataset; however, the variations in the storm wave height simulations were less sensitive to the temporal resolution of the wind field. Introducing the combination of the CFSV2 and the parametric typhoon winds greatly improved the storm wave simulations, and similar phenomena can be found in the exploitation of the ERA5 dataset blended into the parametric wind field. The overall performance of the hybrid winds derived from ERA5 was better than that from the CFSV2, especially in the outer region of Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016).

Calculation Methods of Icebreaking Capability for a Double-Acting Polar Ship - Li Zhou; Feng Diao; Ming Song; Yue Han; Shifeng Ding (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
As a key parameter, icebreaking capability is often used to judge whether a polar ship could navigate in level ice at a certain speed. This paper presents two methods to calculate icebreaking capability. The first one is a static method based on the estimation of ice resistance under different ice thicknesses and ship speeds. The second is a dynamic method that involves solving the equation of motion. A series of model tests with a double-acting icebreaking tanker were also carried out in the ice basin of the Krylov State Research Center to measure ice resistances. The simulated ice resistances were compared with model tests results for both ahead and astern running operations. The calculated icebreaking capability based on static and dynamic methods was validated with the model test result. A good agreement was achieved between measurement and simulation. The discrepancy between the model test result and the result simulated by the static or dynamic method was minor.

Identification, characterization, and functional prediction of circular RNAs in maize - Yang Han; Xinxin Li; Yan Yan; Ming-Hua Duan; Jian-Hong Xu (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

Synergetic effect between adsorption and photodegradation on rGO/TiO2/ACF composites for dynamic toluene gaseous removal - Yuwei Li; Fang Liu; Meng Li; Xuye Wang; Xuejin Qi; Wei Li; Ming Xue; Yongqiang Wang; Fenglei Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Seismic acceleration signal analysis and application - Huai-Bang Zhang; Lu-Ming Li; Guang-De Zhang; Bo-Han Zhang; Miao-Miao Sun (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Mechanism of CNP-mediated DG-PKC and IP4 signaling pathway in diabetic rats with gastric motility disorder - Hui-Ming Lian; Jun-Yu Guo; Yan Sun; Mo-Han Zhang; Li-Hua Piao; Zheng Jin; Ying-Lan Cai (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Research on Application of Transient Electromagnetic Method in Hydraulic Fracturing - Dong-ming Zhang; Han Yang; Zi Rao; Zhong-yu Ou; Ping Tang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Microlunatus speluncae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a Karstic subterranean environment sample - Yuan-Guo Xie; Bao-Zhu Fang; Ming-Xian Han; Lan Liu; Jian-Yu Jiao; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Min Xiao; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access - Jens Kattge; Gerhard Bönisch; Sandra Díaz; Sandra Lavorel; Iain Colin Prentice; Paul Leadley; Susanne Tautenhahn; Gijsbert D. A. Werner; Tuomas Aakala; Mehdi Abedi; Alicia T. R. Acosta; George C. Adamidis; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology, to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and landscape management, restoration, biogeography and earth system modelling. Since its foundation in 2007, the TRY database of plant traits has grown continuously. It now provides unprecedented data coverage under an open access data policy and is the main plant trait database used by the research community worldwide. Increasingly, the TRY database also supports new frontiers of trait‐based plant research, including the identification of data gaps and the subsequent mobilization or measurement of new data. To support this development, in this article we evaluate the extent of the trait data compiled in TRY and analyse emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness. Best species coverage is achieved for categorical traits—almost complete coverage for ‘plant growth form’. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by continuous intraspecific variation and trait–environmental relationships. These traits have to be measured on individual plants in their respective environment. Despite unprecedented data coverage, we observe a humbling lack of completeness and representativeness of these continuous traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives.

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

Current Opinions and Consensus for Studying Tremor in Animal Models - Sheng-Han Kuo; Elan D. Louis; Phyllis L. Faust; Adrian Handforth; Su-youne Chang; Billur Avlar; Eric J. Lang; Ming-Kai Pan; Lauren N. Miterko; Amanda M. Brown; Roy V. Sillitoe; Collin J. Anderson; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2019)

Effects of Exogenous GA3 and DPC Treatments on Levels of Endogenous Hormone and Expression of Key Gibberellin Biosynthesis Pathway Genes During Stem Elongation in Sugarcane - Li-Hang Qiu; Rong-Fa Chen; Han-Min Luo; Ye-Geng Fan; Xing Huang; Jun-Xian Liu; Fa-Qian Xiong; Hui-Wen Zhou; Chong-Kun Gan; Jian-Ming Wu; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Evaluation of Genomic Selection for Seven Economic Traits in Yellow Drum (Nibea albiflora) - Guijia Liu; Linsong Dong; Linlin Gu; Zhaofang Han; Wenjing Zhang; Ming Fang; Zhiyong Wang (Marine Biotechnology, 2019)
Yellow drum ( Nibea albiflora ) is an important maricultural fish in China, and genetic improvement is necessary for this species. This research evaluated the application of genomic selection methods to predict the genetic values of seven economic traits for yellow drum. Using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), we estimated the genetic parameters for seven traits, including body length (BL), swimming bladder index (SBI), swimming bladder weight (SBW), body thickness (BT), body height (BH), body length/body height ratio (LHR), and gonad weight index (GWI). The heritability estimates ranged from 0.309 to 0.843. We evaluated the prediction performance of various statistical methods, and no one method provided the highest predictive ability for all traits. We then evaluated and compared the use of genome-wide association study (GWAS)–informative SNPs and random SNPs for prediction and found that GWAS-informative SNPs obviously increased. It only needed 5 and 100 informative SNPs for LHR and BT to achieve almost the same predictive abilities as using genome-wide SNPs, and for BL, SBI, SBW, BH, and GWI, about 1000 to 3000 informative SNPs were needed to achieve whole-genome level predictive abilities. It can be concluded from the test results that breeders can use fewer SNPs to save the breeding costs of genomic selection for some traits.

Involvement of Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 in Nicotine’s Suppression of Antiviral Immune Responses - Haijun Han; Wenfei Huang; Wenjuan Du; Quan Shen; Zhongli Yang; Ming D. Li; Sulie L. Chang (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2019)

Protective role of citric acid against oxidative stress induced by heavy metals in Caenorhabditis elegans - Shaojuan Song; Yan Han; Yun Zhang; Honglian Ma; Lei Zhang; Jing Huo; Peisheng Wang; Mengrui Liang; Ming Gao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Wickerhamomyces kurtzmanii sp. nov. An Ascomycetous Yeast Isolated From Crater Lake Water, Da Hinggan Ling Mountain, China - Yu Zhou; Bi-Si Jia; Pei-Jie Han; Qi-Ming Wang; Ai-Hua Li; Yu-Guang Zhou (Current Microbiology, 2019)

Epigenetic modification enhances ergot alkaloid production of Claviceps purpurea - Jing-Jing Chen; Meng-Yao Han; Ting Gong; Yun-Ming Qiao; Jin-Ling Yang; Ping Zhu (Biotechnology Letters, 2019)

The Alterations of Copper and Zinc Homeostasis in Acute Appendicitis and the Clinical Significance - Wenhao Lin; Wei Han; Ke Wen; Sunhua Huang; Yao Tang; Zhexuan Lin; Ming Han (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

De novo assembly and transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes relevant to variegation in hawthorn flowers - Wei Ji; Wei Zhao; Rong-Chen Liu; Xiao-Bo Jiao; Kai Han; Zhong-Yi Yang; Mei-Ying Gao; Rui Ren; Xiu-Juan Fan; Ming-Xia Yang (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2019)

Interception of sulfate deposition from a closed canopy to a forest gap edge canopy in a subalpine dragon spruce plantation - Yu Zhang; Fu-zhong Wu; Bo Tan; Zhen-feng Xu; Han Li; Jun-cheng Liu; Hai-rong Zhao; Si-yi Tan; Cheng-ming You; Wan-qin Yang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

The effect of different cross-linking conditions of EDC/NHS on type II collagen scaffolds: an in vitro evaluation - Lu-Ming Nong; Dong Zhou; Dong Zheng; Yu-Qing Jiang; Nan-Wei Xu; Gong-Yin Zhao; Hui Wei; Si-Yuan Zhou; Hui Han; Long Han (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2019)

Characterization of the immunological factors in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) seminal plasma and their correlation with sperm quality - Ming Ming Han; Fu Hong Ding; Jun Li (Aquaculture International, 2019)

Failure mechanism of a mudstone slope embedded with steep anti-dip layered sandstones: case of the 2016 Yanchao catastrophic landslide in Taiwan - Cheng-Han Lin; Ching Hung; Meng-Chia Weng; Ming-Lang Lin; Ryosuke Uzuoka (Landslides, 2019)

Complete genome sequences of five prunus necrotic ringspot virus isolates from Inner Mongolia of China and comparison to other PNRSV isolates around the world - Shuang Song; Ping-ping Sun; Ya-han Chen; Qiang Ma; Xiao-yun Wang; Ming-min Zhao; Zheng-nan Li (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

Remediation of TCE-contaminated groundwater using KMnO4 oxidation: laboratory and field-scale studies - Zong-Han Yang; Jiun-Hau Ou; Cheng-Di Dong; Chiu-Wen Chen; Wei-Han Lin; Chih-Ming Kao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Optimization of air quality monitoring network based on a spatiotemporal-spectrum manifold analysis - Chi-Fang Wang; Ming-Che Hu; Chieh-Han Lee; Hwa-Lung Yu (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2019)

MdHIR4 transcription and translation levels associated with disease in apple are regulated by MdWRKY31 - Xian-Yan Zhao; Chen-Hui Qi; Han Jiang; Ming-Shuang Zhong; Chun-Xiang You; Yuan-Yuan Li; Yu-Jin Hao (Plant Molecular Biology, 2019)

Network pharmacology-based screening of the active ingredients and potential targets of the genus of Pithecellobium marthae (Britton & Killip) Niezgoda & Nevl for application to Alzheimer’s disease - Han Zhang; Zhi-Yang Yan; Yu-Xi Wang; Ming Bai; Xiao-Bo Wang; Xiao-Xiao Huang; Shao-Jiang Song (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for tree peony Paeonia delavayi (Paeoniaceae) using ddRAD-seq data - Shao-Lin Tan; Peter M. Hollingsworth; Han-Tao Qin; Lin-Jiang Ye; Jia-Yun Zou; Lian-Ming Gao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

4-Phenylbutyric acid protects against vasculitic peripheral neuropathy induced by ischaemia–reperfusion through attenuating endoplasmic reticulum stress - Cay-Huyen Chen; Ping-Chen Shih; Han-Yu Lin; Po-Kai Wang; Po-Ting Pan; Ching-Wei Chuang; Ming-Chang Kao (Inflammopharmacology, 2019)

Is There Any Correlation Between Landscape Characteristics and Total Nitrogen in Wetlands Receiving Agricultural Drainages? - Han Yu; Xiaodong Wang; Lijuan Chu; Guodong Wang; Guangzhi Sun; Mingyang Sun; Jingyu Wang; Ming Jiang (Chinese Geographical Science, 2019)

Biodiversity and antifouling activity of fungi associated with two soft corals from the South China Sea - Xiao-Yong Zhang; Hui-Li Hao; Stanley Chun Kwan Lau; Huai-You Wang; Yu Han; Li-Mei Dong; Ri-Ming Huang (Archives of Microbiology, 2019)

Dynamics of oxytetracycline and resistance genes in soil under long-term intensive compost fertilization in Northern China - Ming Wu; Hui Han; Xiangnan Zheng; Mohan Bai; Ting Xu; Guo-chun Ding; Ji Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Cloning, in silico characterization, subcellular localization, and expression of a heat shock cognate 70 kDa protein/gene (EjHsc70-2) from Eriobotrya japonica - Shoukai Lin; Ti Wu; Ming Li; Xiaoming Huang; Yanqing Zhang; Linxiao Han; Bisha Wu; Yu Chen; Suying Lin; Dahe Lin; Minlan Wu; Jincheng Wu (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2019)

A multi-attribute decision-making model for the evaluation of uncertainties in traffic pollution control planning - Ming Wei; Bo Sun; Han Wang; Zhihuo Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Flaviflagellibacter deserti gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from a desert soil - Lei Dong; Ming-Xian Han; Dong Wang; Feng Liu; Mipeshwaree Devi Asem; Jian-Yu Jiao; Min Xiao; Nimaichand Salam; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Nocardioides speluncae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a karstic subterranean environment sample - Bao-Zhu Fang; Ming-Xian Han; Jian-Yu Jiao; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Yuan-Guo Xie; Wael N. Hozzein; Dalal Hussien M. Alkhalifah; Min Xiao; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Pseudofrancisella aestuarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Francisellaceae isolated from estuarine seawater - Min-Ling Zheng; Jian-Yu Jiao; Lei Dong; Ming-Xian Han; Liang-Hui Li; Min Xiao; Cha Chen; Ping-Hua Qu; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Furofuran lignans and alkaloids from Clinacanthus nutans - Hong-Zhang Diao; Wen-Hao Chen; Jian Cao; Tai-Ming Shao; Xiao-Ping Song; Chang-Ri Han (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Correction to: Mowing mitigates the negative impacts of N addition on plant species diversity - Guo-Jiao Yang; Xiao-Tao Lü; Carly J. Stevens; Guang-Ming Zhang; Hong-Yi Wang; Zheng-Wen Wang; Zi-Jia Zhang; Zhuo-Yi Liu; Xing-Guo Han (Oecologia, 2019)

Neuroprotective Influence of miR-301a Inhibition in Experimental Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Rat Models Through Targeting NDRG2 - Tao Feng; Bang-Hua Han; Gong-Li Yang; Chao-Jie Shi; Zhen-Wen Gao; Ming-Zhi Cao; Xiao-Lei Zhu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Epidemiological trends and virological traits of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women and neonates - Ting-Ting Peng; Qiu-E Cai; Min Yang; Shao-Ping Chen; Feng Chen; Miao Wang; Ling Peng; Gary Wong; Chen-Guang Shen; Wen-Bing Cheng; Sai-Yun Liu; Ya-Bai Peng; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Skinfold thickness for rivastigmine patch application in Alzheimer’s disease - Ping-Song Chou; Kai-Ming Jhang; Ling-Chun Huang; Wen-Fu Wang; Yuan-Han Yang (Psychopharmacology, 2019)

Expression Profiling of Notch Signalling Pathway and Gamma-Secretase Activity in the Brain of Ts1Cje Mouse Model of Down Syndrome - Hadri Hadi Yusof; Han-Chung Lee; Eryse Amira Seth; Xiangzhong Wu; Chelsee A. Hewitt; Hamish S Scott; Pike-See Cheah; Yue-Ming Li; De-Ming Chau; King-Hwa Ling (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Quantitative assessment of enterprise environmental risk mitigation in the context of Na-tech disasters - Ruru Han; Beihai Zhou; Luyang An; Haibo Jin; Lei Ma; Nan Li; Ming Xu; Linjun Li (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

l-Carnitine inhibits the senescence-associated secretory phenotype of aging adipose tissue by JNK/p53 pathway - Lian-wei Yang; Ming Song; Yu-lin Li; Ya-peng Liu; Chun Liu; Lu Han; Zhi-hao Wang; Wei Zhang; Yan-qiu Xing; Ming Zhong (Biogerontology, 2019)

Mowing mitigates the negative impacts of N addition on plant species diversity - Guo-Jiao Yang; Xiao-Tao Lü; Carly J. Stevens; Guang-Ming Zhang; Hong-Yi Wang; Zheng-Wen Wang; Zi-Jia Zhang; Zhuo-Yi Liu; Xing-Guo Han (Oecologia, 2019)

Potassium supply capacity response to K-bearing mineral changes in Chinese purple paddy soil chronosequences - Guang-Zhong Han; Lai-Ming Huang; Xian-Gan Tang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Simultaneous prediction of rock matrix modulus and critical porosity - Nuo Li; Hao Chen; Xiu-Mei Zhang; Jian-Qiang Han; Jian Wang; Xiu-Ming Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Expression and characterisation of a pH and salt tolerant, thermostable and xylose tolerant recombinant GH43 β-xylosidase from Thermobifida halotolerans YIM 90462T for promoting hemicellulose degradation - Yi-Rui Yin; Wen-Dong Xian; Ming-Xian Han; En-Min Zhou; Lan Liu; Dalal Hussien M. Alkhalifah; Wael N. Hozzein; Min Xiao; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)