Polyketides with antimicrobial activities from Penicillium canescens DJJ-1 - Jia-Peng Wang; Yan Shu; Sheng-Qi Zhang; Lin-Lin Yao; Bing-Xian Li; Li Zhu; Xiao Zhang; Huai Xiao; Le Cai; Zhong-Tao Ding (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of bacteriocin LFX01 against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli and its application on pork model - Wei-Gang Xin; Gang Wu; Jian-Ping Ying; Yi-Zhou Xiang; Yu-Hang Jiang; Xian-Yu Deng; Lian-Bing Lin; Qi-Lin Zhang (Meat Science, 2023)

Transcriptomic data recover a new superfamily-level phylogeny of Cucujiformia (Coleoptera, Polyphaga) - Ming-Long Yuan; Wen-Ting Chen; Qi-Lin Zhang; Min Li; Li Zhang; Pei-An Tang (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023)

Bibliometric overview of research progress, challenges, and prospects of rural domestic sewage: Treatment techniques, resource recovery, and ecological risk - Le Zhong; Jie Ding; Tong Wu; Yi-lin Zhao; Ji Wei Pang; Ji-Ping Jiang; Jun-Qiu Jiang; Yan Li; Nan-Qi Ren; Shan-Shan Yang (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023)

Organic acid, phosphate, sulfate and ammonium co-metabolism releasing insoluble phosphate by Klebsiella aerogenes to simultaneously stabilize lead and cadmium - Zhihui Yang; Zixin Liu; Feiping Zhao; Lin Yu; Weichun Yang; Mengying Si; Qi Liao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Exploring Br-’s roles on non-brominated NDMA formation during ozonation: Reactive oxygen species contribution and brominated intermediate path validation - Menglan Gao; Xiaobin Liao; Jing Yu; Xinna Lin; Huan Qi; Linlu Shen; Shupo Liu; Zhimin Yang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Controlling the thickness and composition of stainless steel surface oxide film for anodic sulfide removal - Riying Qi; Xin Zhang; Aiqun Wu; Kuichuan Sheng; Hongjian Lin (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Potential risk of eutrophication in the deepest lake of Southwest China: Insights from phosphorus enrichment in bottom water - You-ai Duan; Xin-sheng Chen; Ying Huang; Yan Zhang; Ping Wang; Xue-xin Duan; Xian-yan Qin; Ye-ai Zou; Zheng-miao Deng; Qi-lin Zhao (Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2023)

Ongoings in the apple watercore: First evidence from proteomic and metabolomic analysis - Mingyi Yang; Qianwei Lin; Zisheng Luo; Zhaojun Ban; Xihong Li; Russel J. Reiter; Shuang Zhang; Lei Wang; Ze Liang; Ming Qi; Li Li (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Comprehensive application possibility: Construction hydrophilic, amphiphilic and hydrophobic system of modified zein by enzymatic or cysteine modification - An-Qi Zhang; Xiao-Yan Li; Bo-Hao Liu; Yu-Qi Yin; Han-Lin Zhang; Ying-Hua Zhang (Food Hydrocolloids, 2023)

Soy protein isolate-catechin non-covalent and covalent complexes: Focus on structure, aggregation, stability and in vitro digestion characteristics - Shicheng Dai; Peilong Liao; Yilun Wang; Tian Tian; Xiaohong Tong; Bo Lyu; Lin Cheng; Liming Miao; Weijie Qi; Lianzhou Jiang; Huan Wang (Food Hydrocolloids, 2023)

Characterization of the action of the lipid oxidation product 4-hydroxyhexenal on Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, the dominant bacterium in dry-cured fish - Qi Zhang; Yicheng Ding; Shiliang Jia; Lin Zhou; Xuxia Zhou (Food Bioscience, 2023)

Gastrodin ameliorates exercise-induced fatigue via modulating Nrf2 pathway and inhibiting inflammation in mice - Yaping Zhou; Qi Wu; Wen Yu; Fan Ye; Yunyun Cao; Otobong D. Akan; Xiuxiu Wu; Tiantian Xie; Han Lu; Fuliang Cao; Feijun Luo; Qinlu Lin (Food Bioscience, 2023)

Using a human bronchial epithelial cell-based malignant transformation model to explore the function of hsa-miR-200 family in the progress of PM2.5-induced lung cancer development - Wanli Ma; Lin Xu; Xueying Sun; Yuan Qi; Shen Chen; Daochuan Li; Yuan Jin; Ningning Chen; Xiaoxiao Zhu; Jiao Luo; Chuanhai Li; Kunming Zhao; et al. (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

A green and designable natural deep eutectic solvent-based supramolecular solvents system: Efficient extraction and enrichment for phytochemicals - Zi-Hui Cai; Jian-Dong Wang; Lin Liu; Liu-Ding Ruan; Qi Gu; Xin-Yu Yan; Li-Na Fu; Peng-Quan Zhao; Su Zhang; Yu-Jie Fu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Dual sites design of CoFe/Mg MMO catalyst for effectively suppressing dimethylamine re-emission: Degradation products and DFT calculation - Lin Zhang; Juanjuan Qi; Haiyang Zhang; Lei Xing; Zhanqi Zhou; Renchan Lei; Bo Li; Hui Liu; Lidong Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Artificial heterointerfaces of defect-rich Ni and amorphous/crystalline MoN enable efficient hydrogen evolution reaction - Wei Peng; Zhaoyang Wang; Ruihu Lu; Qi Li; Ziyun Wang; Yan Zhao; Lin Xu; Liqiang Mai (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Superior performances via designed multiple embossments within interfaces for flexible pressure sensors - Yujing Zhang; Yuheng Wang; Chenying Wang; Yifan Zhao; Weixuan Jing; Song Wang; Yaxin Zhang; Xiangyue Xu; Fuzheng Zhang; Kaige Yu; Qi Mao; Qijing Lin; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Regulating desolvation and homogenized ion flux towards highly reversible dendrite-free zinc anode - Xin Qi; Fuli Xie; Yu-Ting Xu; Hai Xu; Cheng-Lin Sun; Sheng-Han Wang; Jian-Yong Hu; Xiao-Feng Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

A glyoxylate-containing benzene derivative and butenolides from a marine algicolous fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO 41304 - Xin Qi; Wei-Hao Chen; Xiu-Ping Lin; Sheng-Rong Liao; Bin Yang; Xue-Feng Zhou; Yong-Hong Liu; Jun-Feng Wang; Yong Li (Natural Product Research, 2023)

Bixasteroid, a new compound from the fruits of Bixa orellana and its anti-inflammatory activity - Yi-min Chen; Tian-qi Xu; Xiao-qi Zhang; Chun-lin Fan; Wen-cai Ye; Wei Xu; Guang-xiong Zhou (Natural Product Research, 2023)

Ihog proteins contribute to integrin-mediated focal adhesions - Yun Qi; Han Liu; Kang Zhang; Yihui Wu; Chenghao Shen; Xinhua Lin (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Changes of rhizosphere microbiome and metabolites in Meloidogyne incognita infested soil - Xiuyun Zhao; Changchun Lin; Jun Tan; Ping Yang; Rui Wang; Gaofu Qi (Plant and Soil, 2023)

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

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

Sailboat Test Arena (STAr): A Remotely Accessible Platform for Robotic Sailboat Research - Qinbo Sun; Weimin Qi; Cheng Liang; Bairun Lin; Francesco Maurelli; Huihuan Qian (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
Autonomous sailing robots have attracted much attention, but challenges arise due to the sailing tests require an environment with both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic fields and a sufficient number of sailing robots in readiness. A remotely accessible platform with the advantages of low cost, easy operation and high efficiency is the preferred method to solve this dilemma. Consistent with this goal is the design of Sailboat Test Arena (STAr), a remotely accessible platform for sailing robot design verification, autonomous algorithms validation and sailing control practices. All three parts require extensive testing in real water environments. Hereby, for testers around the world, STAr can be accessed without time difference. A variety of local and remote tests have been conducted in the STAr platform at various location around the world. The results show that STAr is a remotely accessible and effective tool in data collection and skill transfer. With continuous adoption and optimization, STAr will continue to serve as a tool to further promote low-cost, high-efficiency and diverse sailing research, and provide opportunities for more people to experience sailing.

Transcriptome and methylome dynamics in the gills of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) during low-salinity adaption - Jian Yang; Minhai Liu; Tingting Zhou; Qi Li; Zhihua Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
DNA methylation is a critical epigenetic modification that dynamically regulates gene expression in organisms facing abiotic stress. However, few studies have comprehensively examined the role of DNA methylation in marine fish during environmental adaptation. Therefore, this study explored the methylome dynamics and DNA methylation regulation mechanisms in large yellow croaker ( Larimichthys crocea ) during low-salinity adaption. The methylation level in the gills was notably raised in the S-group (5‰ salinity) compared to C-group (25‰ salinity). A total of 109 differentially methylated promoter target genes and 581 differentially expressed genes were identified via whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) and RNA-seq of gills in the two salinity groups, respectively. Moreover, 23 hypo-methylated/up-regulated differentially methylated genes (DMGs) and 28 hyper-methylated/down-regulated DMGs were identified through integrative analysis, which were mainly enriched in signal transduction, ion exchange, energy metabolism, and cytoskeleton system and other biological processes. Collectively, our findings suggested that low-salinity stress can induce adaptive genome-wide DNA methylation changes, which can in turn affect the transcription of genes in large yellow croaker during low-salinity adaptation. Therefore, our findings provide new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of marine fish in response to rapid environmental changes.

Spatial scale‐dependent dilution effects of biodiversity on plant diseases in grasslands - Xiang Liu; Yao Xiao; Ziyuan Lin; Xingxing Wang; Kui Hu; Mu Liu; Yimin Zhao; Yanwen Qi; Shurong Zhou (Ecology, 2023)
The rapid biodiversity losses of the Anthropocene have motivated ecologists to understand how biodiversity affects infectious diseases. Spatial scale is thought to moderate negative biodiversity–disease relationships (i.e., dilution effects) in zoonotic diseases, whereas evidence from plant communities for an effect of scale remains limited, especially at local scales where the mechanisms (e.g., encounter reduction) underlying dilution effects actually work. Here, we tested how spatial scale affects the direction and magnitude of biodiversity–disease relationships. We utilized a 10‐year‐old nitrogen addition experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow, with 0, 5, 10, and 15 g/m 2 nitrogen addition treatments. Within the treatment plots, we arranged a total of 216 quadrats (of either 0.125 × 0.125 m, 0.25 × 0.25 m or 0.5 × 0.5 m size) to test how the sample area affects the relationship between plant species richness and foliar fungal disease severity. We found that the dilution effects were stronger in the 0.125 × 0.125 m and 0.25 × 0.25 m quadrats, compared with 0.5 × 0.5 m quadrats. There was a significant interaction between species richness and nitrogen addition in the 0.125 × 0.125 m and 0.25 × 0.25 m quadrats, indicating that a dilution effect was more easily observed under higher levels of nitrogen addition. Based on multigroup structural equation models, we found that even accounting for the direct impact of nitrogen addition (i.e., “nitrogen‐disease hypothesis”), the dilution effect still worked at the 0.125 × 0.125 m scale. Overall, these findings suggest that spatial scale directly determines the occurrence of dilution effects, and can partly explain the observed variation in biodiversity–disease relationships in grasslands. Next‐generation frameworks for predicting infectious diseases under rapid biodiversity loss scenarios need to incorporate spatial information.

A prognostic cuproptosis-related lncRNA predictive signature for bladder cancer patients - Shaoqin Jiang; Jili Zhang; Qi Fan; Zhihao Li; Ruiling Dou; Zequn Lin; Zhenlin Chen; Yue Xu; Zhangcheng Huang; Jingyuan Lan; Wenwen Lin; Sijie Xu; et al. (Human Cell, 2023)

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

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

The tiered transaction system for sea use rights in China: Theoretical basis and market construction - Xuan Yu; Sen Lin; Weiteng Shen; Qi Chen (Marine Policy, 2023)

Mapping Chinese annual gross primary productivity with eddy covariance measurements and machine learning - Xian-Jin Zhu; Gui-Rui Yu; Zhi Chen; Wei-Kang Zhang; Lang Han; Qiu-Feng Wang; Shi-Ping Chen; Shao-Min Liu; Hui-Min Wang; Jun-Hua Yan; Jun-Lei Tan; Fa-Wei Zhang; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Insights into production and consumption processes of nitrous oxide emitted from soilless culture systems by dual isotopocule plot and functional genes - Wei Lin; QiaoZhen Li; Wanlai Zhou; Rui Yang; Dongdong Zhang; Hong Wang; Yujia Li; Zhiyong Qi; Yuzhong Li (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

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

Pollen in the Baltic Sea as viewed from space - Chuanmin Hu; Lin Qi; David C. English; Menghua Wang; Karlis Mikelsons; Brian B. Barnes; Magdalena M. Pawlik; Dariusz Ficek (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2023)

Variation of microplastics and biofilm community characteristics along the long-distance raw water pipeline - Hui Tao; Lingqin Zhou; Yiting Qi; Yiyang Chen; Zongshuo han; Tao Lin (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023)

Extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves attenuates neurotoxic damages in rats and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to a high level of fluoride - Jie Xiang; Yan-Lin Ma; Jian Zou; Xiao-Xiao Zeng; Xiao Xiao; Yan-Long Yu; Yang-Ting Dong; Long-Yan Ran; Xiao-Lan Qi; Wei Hong; Yan-Hui Gao; Zhi-Zhong Guan (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023)

Residue behaviors, processing factors and transfer rates of pesticides and metabolites in rose from cultivation to consumption - Yanli Bian; Yizhi Feng; Aijuan Zhang; Xiaoxue Qi; Xingang Ma; Jinju Pan; Jifeng Han; Lin Liang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Supply resilience assessment of natural gas pipeline network systems - Zhaoming Yang; Huai Su; Xingkai Du; Enrico Zio; Qi Xiang; Shiliang Peng; Lin Fan; Michael Havbro Faber; Jinjun Zhang (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

The largest rock avalanche in China at Iymek, Eastern Pamir, and its spectacular emplacement landscape - An-Wen Shi; Yu-Feng Wang; Qian-Gong Cheng; Qi-Wen Lin; Tian-Hua Li; Bernd Wünnemann (Geomorphology, 2023)

Can hot water injection with chemical additives be an alternative to steam injection: Static and dynamic experimental evidence - Xuan Du; Tong Liu; Changfeng Xi; Bojun Wang; Zongyao Qi; You Zhou; Jiacheng Xu; Lixing Lin; Georgeta Istratescu; Tayfun Babadagli; Huazhou Andy Li (Fuel, 2023)

Rapid identification of fish species by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy coupled with machine learning methods - Lihui Ren; Ye Tian; Xiaoying Yang; Qi Wang; Leshan Wang; Xin Geng; Kaiqiang Wang; Zengfeng Du; Ying Li; Hong Lin (Food Chemistry, 2023)

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

Rapid and automatic Salmonella typhimurium detection integrating continuous-flow magnetic separation and dynamic impedance measurement - Li Xue; Ruya Guo; Nana Jin; Siyuan Wang; Hong Duan; Wuzhen Qi; Lei Wang; Yuanjin Zheng; Yanbin Li; Jianhan Lin (Food Control, 2023)

PGC-1α/NRF1-dependent cardiac mitochondrial biogenesis: A druggable pathway of calycosin against triptolide cardiotoxicity - Xiao-Ming Qi; Yuan-Biao Qiao; Yuan-Lin Zhang; Ai-Cheng Wang; Jin-Hong Ren; Hui-Zhi Wei; Qing-Shan Li (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

A combined study on Vallisneria spiralis and lanthanum modified bentonite to immobilize arsenic in sediments - Wenming Yan; Xiangyu He; Tingfeng Wu; Musong Chen; Juan Lin; Xiang Chen; Qi Li; Minjuan Li; Yulin Yan; Qi Yao (Environmental Research, 2023)

Patent mining on soil pollution remediation technology from the perspective of technological trajectory - Zefeng Qi; Yixin Han; Sandylove Afrane; Xi Liu; Mingqi Zhang; John Crittenden; Jian Lin Chen; Guozhu Mao (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

A cost-effective, fast cooling, and efficient anti-inflammatory multilayered topological hydrogel patch for burn wound first aid - Wenqian Zheng; Lina Wang; He Jiao; Zhixin Wu; Qi Zhao; Tao Lin; Hude Ma; Zhilin Zhang; Xinye Xu; Jie Cao; Jiang Zhong; Jingkun Xu; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Synergistic trimetallic Ni–Cu–Sn catalysts for efficient selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene - Wei Chen; Huawu Xu; Xiaoling Ma; Lin Qi; Zhiming Zhou (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Enhancement of an efficient enzyme cocktail from Penicillium consortium on biodegradation of pretreated poplar - Cuiyi Liang; Qiong Wang; Wen Wang; Carol Sze Ki Lin; Yunzi Hu; Wei Qi (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

One-step fabrication of self-healing poly(thioctic acid) coatings on ZE21B Mg alloys for enhancing corrosion resistance, anti-bacterial/oxidation, hemocompatibility and promoting re-endothelialization - Zhao-Qi Zhang; Pei-Duo Tong; Li Wang; Zheng-Hui Qiu; Jing-An Li; Hang Li; Shao-Kang Guan; Cun-Guo Lin; Hong-Yan Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Nature-inspired 3D hierarchical structured “vine” for efficient microwave attenuation and electromagnetic energy conversion device - Qiangqiang Wang; Ben Niu; Yuhang Han; Qi Zheng; Lin Li; Maosheng Cao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Black phosphorus nanosheets suppress oxidative damage of stem cells for improved neurological recovery - Fumei He; Zeqi Liu; Jian Xu; Yue Xiong; Xiaopei Zhang; Junyang Qi; Xun Lin; Chengjun Chu; Lan Shen; Gan Liu; Wenbin Deng (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Intermolecular interaction assisted fabrication of Dion-Jacobson perovskite film with promoted photovoltaic property - Lin Zhang; Ganggang Qi; Yiqing Zhang; Haotian Wu; Xiaoyi Xu; Guanqing Zhou; Haiming Zhu; Xiaodong Li; Gang Wu; Hongzheng Chen (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

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

Mycorrhizal responsiveness of modern hexaploid wheat and ancestral species under different soil fertility conditions - Lin Mao; Yanan Zhao; Hao Xi; Qi Zhang; Huyuan Feng; Xianfeng Yi; Yongjun Liu (Plant and Soil, 2023)

Transcriptome analysis of PBMCs isolated from piglets treated with a miR-124 sponge construct identified miR124/IQGAP2/Rho GTPase as a target pathway support Salmonella Typhimurium infection - Tinghua Huang; Qi Tian; Zhen He; Hong Xiao; Chen Yuan; Zezhao Lin; Jing Yuan; Min Yao (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2023)

Subacute Cadmium Exposure Induces Necroptosis in Swine Lung via Influencing Th1/Th2 Balance - Wenyue Zhang; Xinyue Sun; Xu Shi; Xue Qi; Shaoqian Shang; Hongjin Lin (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

Defect inspection of indoor components in buildings using deep learning object detection and augmented reality - Shun-Hsiang Hsu; Ho-Tin Hung; Yu-Qi Lin; Chia-Ming Chang (Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2023)

N2O emissions from soils under short-term straw return in a wheat-corn rotation system are associated with changes in the abundance of functional microbes - Jitong Lin; Zhiyu Xu; Yinghao Xue; Renhua Sun; Rongguang Yang; Xiaoxu Cao; Hui Li; Qi Shao; Yanhong Lou; Hui Wang; Quangang Yang; Hong Pan; et al. (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

WSL214 negatively regulates ROS accumulation and pathogen defense response in rice - Qi Wang; Hongwei Chen; Lin Zhu; Pulin Feng; Mingqian Fan; Jiayu Wang (Plant Cell Reports, 2022)

MS 3 A-Net: multi-scale and spectral-spatial attention network for hyperspectral image classification - Mengyun Dai; Qi Sun; Luanyan Dai; Yaohai Lin; Lifang Wei; Changcai Yang; Riqing Chen (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Regulates MCT1-PPA-PTEN-LONP1 Signaling to Confer Neuroprotection After Rat Cerebral Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury - Xiangyi Kong; Wenjie Hu; Yu Cui; Jingchen Gao; Xujin Yao; Jinyang Ren; Tao Lin; Jiangdong Sun; Yunyi Gao; Xiaohua Li; Hui Wang; Huanting Li; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)
Propionic acid (PPA) is a critical metabolite involved in microbial fermentation, which functions to reduce fat production, inhibit inflammation, and reduce serum cholesterol levels. The role of PPA in the context of cerebral ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury has yet to be clarified. Increasing evidence indicate that transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe approach that confers neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia injury. Here, we show that the levels of PPA were reduced in the ischemic brain following a rat cerebral I/R injury and in the cultured rat cortical neurons after oxygen–glucose deprivation (OGD), an in vitro model of ischemic injury. We found that the decreased levels of transporter protein monocarboxylate transporter-1 (MCT1) were responsible for the OGD-induced reduction of PPA. Supplementing PPA reduced ischemia-induced neuronal death after I/R. Moreover, our results revealed that the neuroprotective effect of PPA is mediated through downregulation of phosphatase PTEN and subsequent upregulation of Lon protease 1 (LONP1). We demonstrated that direct-current stimulation (DCS) increased MCT1 expression and PPA level in OGD-insulted neurons, while tDCS decreased the brain infarct volume in the MCAO rats via increasing the levels of MCT1 expression and PPA. This study supports a potential application of tDCS in ischemic stroke.

An association study on the risk, glucocorticoids effectiveness, and prognosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: insight from mitochondrial DNA copy number - Zhen Li; Qi-Qun Zong; Chun-Xia Zhai; Guang-Hui Yu; Wan-Qin Hu; Yu-Hua Wang; Lin-Lin Wang; Zi-Ye Yan; Ting-Yu Zhang; Ying Teng; Shuang Liu; Jing Cai; et al. (Immunologic Research, 2022)

Identification of the Hub Genes and the Signaling Pathways in Human iPSC-Cardiomyocytes Infected by SARS-CoV-2 - Li-Min Xie; Yin-Fei Huang; Ye-Ling Liu; Jia-Qi Liang; Wei Deng; Geng-Ling Lin; Huan-Min Luo; Xu-Guang Guo (Biochemical Genetics, 2022)

Association between plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease in Chinese patients - Qi Xu; Qilun Lai; Junjun Wang; Liying Zhuang; Lin Cheng; Yejia Mo; Lu Liu; Zexian Zhao; Ying Zhang; Shiting Weng; Song Qiao (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2022)

Higher pH is associated with enhanced co‐occurrence network complexity, stability and nutrient cycling functions in the rice rhizosphere microbiome - Yaping Guo; Bin Song; Anqi Li; Qi Wu; Haili Huang; Na Li; Ying Yang; Jonathan Miles Adams; Lin Yang (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
The rice rhizosphere microbiota is crucial for crop yields and nutrient use efficiency. However, little is known about how co‐occurrence patterns, keystone taxa and functional gene assemblages relate to soil pH in the rice rhizosphere soils. Using shotgun metagenome analysis, the rice rhizosphere microbiome was investigated across 28 rice fields in east‐central China. At higher pH sites, the taxonomic co‐occurrence network of rhizosphere soils was more complex and compact, as defined by higher average degree, graph density and complexity. Network stability was greatest at medium pH (6.5

Numerical Investigation of Depressurization through Horizontal Wells in Methane-Hydrate-Bearing Sediments Considering Sand Production - Xuyang Guo; Yan Jin; Jingyu Zi; Jiaying Lin; Bolong Zhu; Qian Wen; Qi Jing (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Sand production has been identified as a key reason limiting sustained and commercial gas production in methane-hydrate-bearing sediments. Production tests in Canada and Japan were terminated partially because of excessive sand production in pilot wells. It is meaningful to carry out numerical investigations and sensitivity analyses to improve the understanding of sand production mechanisms during the exploitation of methane hydrates. This study introduces a numerical model to describe the coupled thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical responses and sand production patterns during horizontal well depressurization in methane-hydrate-bearing sediments. The model is benchmarked with a variety of methane hydrate reservoir simulators. Results show that the spatial and temporal evolution patterns of multi-physical fields are different and the hydromechanical evolutions are the fastest. Gas production and sand production rates are oscillatory in the early stages and long-term rates become stable. Gas production is sensitive to rock physical and operational parameters and insensitive to rock mechanical properties such as cohesion. In contrast, sand production is sensitive to cohesion and insensitive to rock physical and operational parameters. Although cohesion does not directly affect gas productivity, gas productivity can be impaired if excessive sand production impedes production operations. This study provides insights into the sand production mechanism and quantifies how relevant parameters affect sand production during the depressurization in methane-hydrate-bearing sediments.

Study on the chemical composition of Caesalpinia sinensis - Lu-Fen Leng; Qi Lai; Dian Lv; Jun-Lin Yin; Guang-Zhi Zeng (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Two new sesquiterpenoid lactone derivatives from Lindera aggregata - Song-Song Wen; Yan Wang; Jia-Ping Xu; Qi Liu; Lei Zhang; Jing Zheng; Lin Li; Na Zhang; Xin Liu; Yu-Wen Xu; Zhen-Liang Sun (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Recent development in zebrafish model for bioactivity and safety evaluation of natural products - Fang-Jun Lin; Hang Li; Ding-Tao Wu; Qi-Guo Zhuang; Hua-Bin Li; Fang Geng; Ren-You Gan (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Rose Bengal inhibits β-amyloid oligomers-induced tau hyperphosphorylation via acting on Akt and CDK5 kinases - Chen-Ye Mou; Yan-Fei Xie; Jia-Xin Wei; Qi-Yao Wang; Jing-Yang Le; Yong-Jie Bao; Pan-Pan Zhang; Yue-Chun Mao; Xing-Han Huang; Han-Bo Pan; C. Benjamin Naman; Lin Liu; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2022)

Proteomic analysis and identification reveal the anti-inflammatory mechanism of clofazimine on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice - Bo Yang; Zhan Gao; Qi-Shuang Li; Xiang-Ye Zhang; Lan Song; Yi-Ni Wang; Xin-Yue Wang; Lin-Lin Ji; Hong-Liang Xu; Hui Xie; Fu-Kai Feng; Xiao-Ping Li; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2022)

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

Associations of exposure to lead and cadmium with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes - Kai Zhu; Yuge Zhang; Qi Lu; Tingting Geng; Rui Li; Zhenzhen Wan; Xuena Zhang; Yujie Liu; Lin Li; Zixin Qiu; Meian He; Liegang Liu; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Multi-stage melt impregnation and magma–seawater interaction in a slow-spreading oceanic lithosphere: constraints from cumulates in the Lagkorco ophiolite (central Tibet) - Wei-Qi Zhang; Chuan-Zhou Liu; Tong Liu; Chang Zhang; Zhen-Yu Zhang; Xiao-Ni Li; Zhen Zhang; Yin-Zheng Lin (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2022)

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

Complete genome sequence of iris potyvirus B infecting Lilium lancifolium in China - Qi Lin; Dankan Yan; Mengying Hua; Yueyan Yin; Hongying Zheng; Jianping Chen; Fei Yan; Jiejun Peng; Qiongji He; Yuwen Lu (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Aridity differentially alters the stability of soil bacterial and fungal networks in coastal and inland areas of Australia - Qing‐Lin Chen; Qian Xiang; An‐Qi Sun; Hang‐Wei Hu (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Despite the importance of soil bacterial and fungal communities for ecosystem services and human welfare, how their ecological networks respond to climatic aridity have yet been evaluated. Here, we collected soil samples from 47 sites across 2500 km in coastal and inland areas of eastern Australia with contrasting status of aridity. We found that the diversity of both bacteria and fungi significantly differed between inland and coastal soils. Despite the significant differences in soil nutrient availability and stoichiometry between the inland and coastal regions, aridity was the most important predictor of bacterial and fungal community compositions. Aridity has altered the potential microbial migration rates and further impacted the microbial assembly processes by increasing the importance of stochasticity in bacterial and fungal communities. More importantly, ecological network analysis indicated that aridity enhanced the complexity and stability of the bacterial network but reduced that of the fungal network, possibly due to the contrasting impacts of aridity on the community‐level habitat niche breadth and overlaps. Our work paves the way towards a more comprehensive understanding of how climate changes will alter soil microbial communities, which is integral to predicting their long‐term consequences for ecosystem sustainability and resilience to future disturbances.

Enhanced M-CSF/CSF1R Signaling Closely Associates with PrPSc Accumulation in the Scrapie-Infected Cell Line and the Brains of Scrapie-Infected Experimental Rodents - Ying Xia; Cao Chen; Jia Chen; Chao Hu; Wei Yang; Lin Wang; Lian Liu; Li-Ping Gao; Yue-Zhang Wu; Dong-Dong Chen; Qi Shi; Zhi-Bao Chen; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Oncogenic GBX2 promotes the malignant behaviors of bladder cancer cells by binding to the ITGA5 promoter and activating its transcription - Yaoyao Xiong; Xiaohang Song; Kudusi; Xiongbing Zu; Minfeng Chen; Wei He; Lin Qi (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2022)

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

Cadmium induces apoptosis by miR-9-5p targeting PTEN and regulates the PI3K/AKT pathway in the piglet adrenal gland - Xue Qi; Zeheng Ren; Yuan Cui; Jinxi Zhang; Yue Zhang; Shengchen Wang; Hongjin Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Brain structural connectivity sub typing in unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy - Zhensheng Li; Che Jiang; Wei Xiang; Zijuan Qi; Quwen Gao; Kairun Peng; Jian Lin; Wei Wang; Weimin Wang; Bingmei Deng (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022)

Effects of Fdft 1 gene silencing and VD3 intervention on lung injury in hypoxia-stressed rats - Xiaoyan Pu; Xue Lin; Yinglian Qi; Yinglian Li; Tiantian Li; Yang Liu; Dengbang Wei (Genes & Genomics, 2022)

Residual analysis of QoI fungicides in multiple (six) types of aquatic organisms by UPLC-MS/MS under acutely toxic conditions - Hong Li; Shuai Hu; Fengshou Sun; Qi Sun; Ning Wang; Beixing Li; Nan Zou; Jin Lin; Wei Mu; Xiuyu Pang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Proteomic analysis of the spineless cuttlefish Sepiella japonica: Exploratory analyses on the phenomenon of death after spawning - Hongfei Li; Shuangrui Lin; Pengzhi Qi; Jingtian Wang; Meihua Fan; Hongwei Huang; Zhenyu Dong; Kaida Xu; Baoying Guo (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
To better understand the physiological events involving death after spawning in S. japonica (Japanese spineless cuttlefish), we have presently generated a proteomic data set to properly examine this phenomenon. As such, a proteomic-based approach was employed to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the optic glands of S. japonica , at three distinct growth stages: pre-spawning after sexual maturity (group A); spawning (group B) and postspawning before death (group C). About 955, 1000, and 1024 DEPs were identified for each comparative group analysis (i.e., group B vs A, group B vs C, and group C vs A). We further discovered that the function of these newly identified DEPs was mostly related to molecular events such as gene translation and signal transduction. According to the enriched GO terms obtained by Gene Ontology analysis, the function of most DEPs was correlated with structural molecule activity, ribosome function and gene expression. The majority of DEPs were known to be involved in signal transduction and energy metabolism, interestingly, some aging-related DEPs were also identified. Putting together, our study provides new insights, at the protein level, in the phenomenon of death after spawning in S. japonica , by referring to anti-aging effects conserved in other cephalopoda species.

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

Transgenic expression of rice OsPHR2 increases phosphorus uptake and yield in wheat - Yan Li; Yuhui Fang; Chaojun Peng; Xia Hua; Yu Zhang; Xueli Qi; Zhengling Li; Yumin Wang; Lin Hu; Weigang Xu (Protoplasma, 2022)

Identification and validation of suitable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR studies in Adiantum reniforme var. sinense - Qi Fu; Lin Xiang; Kai-ge Zhao; Long-qing Chen (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022)

Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on activated sludge microbial community under aerobic and anaerobic conditions - Duanyi Huang; Rui Xu; Xiaoxu Sun; Yongbin Li; Enzong Xiao; Zhimin Xu; Qi Wang; Pin Gao; Zhaohui Yang; Hanzhi Lin; Weimin Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection in a Miniature Schnauzer Dog Breed - Xu-Hui Lin; Hai-Ming Cai; Zhuan-Qiang Yan; Shen-Quan Liao; Min-Na Lv; Cai-Yan Wu; Juan Li; Jun-Jing Hu; Wen-Wan Xiao; Jian-Fei Zhang; Nan-Shan Qi; Ming-Fei Sun (Acta Parasitologica, 2022)

Coastal aquaculture farms for the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus provide spawning and first-year nursery grounds for wild black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii: A case study from the Luanhe River estuary, Bohai bay, the Bohai Sea, China - Min Xu; Zun-li Qi; Zun-lei Liu; Wei-min Quan; Qi Zhao; Yun-ling Zhang; Hui Liu; Lin-lin Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Aquaculture farms are known to attract wild organisms from nearby areas. Sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus aquaculture farms in Bohai Bay, the Bohai Sea, China, might provide spawning and nursery grounds for wild black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii populations. To identify the above, we studied the variation in the numbers of S. schlegelii larvae (and length-categories as a percentage of the natural population) via ichthyoplankton surveys by months from January to October 2020, and assessed the food web structure and energy flow distribution of the farm and trophic links of S. schlegelii natural stock by using Ecopath modeling in July 2016 to August 2017. Larvae with a length between 3.90-5.80 mm were observed in the farm in May 2020, the juveniles with an estimated trophic level of 4.31. Juveniles used the farms as first-year nursery ground, and then they swam into deeper waters in August of the following year. MTI analysis showed increasing biomass of S. schlegelii might result in a decrease in the biomass of crustacea, and had positive and negative impacts on mollusk and Hexagrammos otakii biomass. We argued that aquacultural infrastructures constructed by artificial reefs could be used as a fisheries management tool to enhance S. schlegelii stocks and that monitoring of other marine organisms, such as oysters, Rapana venosa , Charybdis japonica , and Asterias spp. etc., was necessary to maintain sustainable exploitations of aquacultural farm ecosystems. A paucity of knowledge surrounding the interactions between aquaculture farms and wild organisms needs furthermore researches.

Ecological risk assessment of metallic nanoparticles on the marine environments: Species sensitivity distributions analysis - Sulan Feng; Lin Zhu; Xinguo Zhao; Qi Sui; Xuemei Sun; Bijuan Chen; Keming Qu; Bin Xia (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly being used and inevitably entering the marine environment. Therefore, the adverse effects of NPs on individual marine species have attracted increasing attentions. However, to date, the ecological risks of NPs on the marine ecosystem remain poorly understood. In this study, species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) were constructed for Ag, ZnO, CuO, and TiO 2 NPs to understand their ecotoxicity to the marine ecosystem and the contribution of size effect and ion effect to the nanotoxicity. Furthermore, a case study on the assessment of marine ecological risk and marine environment carrying capacity of metallic NPs was performed in Jiaozhou Bay, China. The results showed the toxicity of metallic NPs to marine species following the order of Ag > ZnO > CuO > TiO 2 . Both size effect and ion effect contributed to the toxicity of NPs. Environmental concentrations of Ag, ZnO, CuO, and TiO 2 NPs are much lower than the predicted no-effect concentrations, indicating that these metallic NPs have not yet posed risks to the marine ecosystem based on currently limited measured environmental concentrations of metallic NPs in seawater. And the marine environment carrying capacity of Ag, ZnO, CuO, and TiO 2 NPs in Jiaozhou Bay seawater were determined to be 5.03, 8.72, 93.06, and 629.79 t, respectively. The results help us understand the ecological risk of NPs in marine environments and provide a scientific basis for the sustainable development of nanotechnology.

In vitro adventitious shoot regeneration system for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. - Fenghui Qi; Mingshuo Tang; Wenxuan Wang; Lin Liu; Yang Cao; Tianzhong Jing; Yaguang Zhan (Trees, 2022)

Population Pharmacokinetic Evaluation with External Validation of Tacrolimus in Chinese Primary Nephrotic Syndrome Patients - Lin Yang; Nan Yang; Bin Yi; Qi Pei; Zhijun Huang (Pharmaceutical Research, 2022)

IL-38, a potential therapeutic agent for lupus, inhibits lupus progression - Wang-Dong Xu; Lin-Chong Su; Lu Fu; You-Yu Lan; Xiao-Yan Liu; Qi Huang; Qian Wu; Jie Zhou; An-Fang Huang (Inflammation Research, 2022)

Preliminary study of genome-wide association identified novel susceptibility genes for thyroid-related hormones in Chinese population - Liang Huang; Fenghua Bai; Yutian Zhang; Shanshan Zhang; Tianbo Jin; Xingwei Wei; Xiaoli Zhou; Mei Lin; Yufei Xie; Chanyi He; Qi Lin; Tian Xie; et al. (Genes & Genomics, 2022)

Nematicidal activity of volatile organic compounds produced by Bacillus altitudinis AMCC 1040 against Meloidogyne incognita - Lin Ye; Jian-Yu Wang; Xiao-Fang Liu; Qi Guan; Nong-Xiao Dou; Jian Li; Qian Zhang; Yan-Ming Gao; Min Wang; Jian-She Li; Bo Zhou (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Temporal Dynamics in Energy Fluxes and Trophic Structure of a Portunus trituberculatus Polyculture Ecosystem During Different Culture Periods - Jie Feng; Xiang-Li Tian; Shuang-Lin Dong; Rui-Peng He; Kai Zhang; Dong-Xu Zhang; Qing-Qi Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Swimming crab ( Portunus trituberculatus ) are an important aquaculture species in eastern coastal areas of China. To improve the understanding of P. trituberculatus culture ecosystem functioning, the dynamics of energy flow and trophic structure of a P. trituberculatus polyculture system (co-culture with white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and short-necked clam Ruditapes philippinarum ) were investigated in this study. Three Ecopath models representing the early, middle, and late culture periods of a P. trituberculatus polyculture ecosystem, respectively, were constructed to compare ecosystem traits at different culture periods. The results demonstrated that detritus was the main energy source in this polyculture ecosystem, and most of the total system throughput occurred at trophic levels I and II. Artificial food input and consumption by the culture organisms increased from early to middle and late periods, which produced marked impacts on biomass structure and primary production. R. philippinarum was considered to have a dominant influence on phytoplankton community dynamics which changed from nano- to pico-phytoplankton predominance, from the middle to the late period. Considering the low utilization efficiency of pico-phytoplankton production, large amounts of detritus accumulated in the sediment in the late period, which may constitute a potential risk for the ecosystem. Ecological network analyses indicated that the total energy flow and level of system organization increased from the early to the middle and late periods, whereas food web complexity and system resilience decreased from early to middle and late periods, which may indicate a trend of decreasing ecosystem stability. The system may be further optimized by increased stocking density of R. philippinarum and by introducing macro-algae at a suitable biomass to increase ecosystem stability, energy utilization efficiency, and aquaculture production.

PPARγ Dysfunction in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediates High-Fat Diet-Induced Depression - Cong-Cong Fu; Xin-Yi Zhang; Liu Xu; Hui-Xian Huang; Shuang Xu; Qiao-Qi Wu; Zhen Wang; Xi Gu; Li-Fang Lin; Song Lin; Ying-Ying Fang; Xiong Cao; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Genetic testing enables a precision medicine approach for nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis in pediatrics: a single-center cohort - Lin Huang; Chang Qi; Gaohong Zhu; Juanjuan Ding; Li Yuan; Jie Sun; Xuelian He; Xiaowen Wang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2022)
Objective Hereditary factors are the main cause of pediatric nephrolithiasis (NL)/nephrocalcinosis (NC). We summarized the genotype–phenotype correlation of hereditary NL/NC in our center, to evaluate the role of genetic testing in early diagnosis. Methods The clinical data of 32 NL/NC cases, which were suspected to have an inherited basis, were retrospectively analyzed from May 2017 to August 2020. The trio-whole exome sequencing was used as the main approach for genetic testing, variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing, and pathogenicity analysis according to protein function was predicted with custom-developed software. Results Causative monogenic mutations were detected in 24 of 32 NL/NC patients, and copy number variation was detected in one patient. A summary of manifestations in patients with inherited diseases revealed a significant degree of growth retardation, increased urinary excretion of the low-molecular weight protein, hypercalciuria, electrolyte imbalances, and young age of onset to be common in heredity disease. In addition, some patients had abnormal renal function (3 ppm 25). The most frequent pathology identified was distal renal tubular acidosis (with inclusion of SLC4A1 , ATP6V1B1 , and ATP6VOA4 genes), followed by Dent disease ( CLCN5 and OCRL1 genes), primary hyperoxaluria (PH) ( AGXT and HOGA1 genes) and Kabuki syndrome ( KMT2D gene), which was more likely to present as NC or recurrent stone and having a higher correlation with a specific biochemical phenotype and extrarenal phenotype. Conclusion The etiology of NL/NC is heterogeneous. This study explored in depth the relationship between phenotype and genotype in 32 patients, and confirmed that genetic testing and clinical phenotype evaluation enable the precision medicine approach to treating patients.

Recognition of the Multi-class Schizophrenia Based on the Resting-State EEG Network Topology - Fali Li; Lin Jiang; Yuanyuan Liao; Cunbo Li; Qi Zhang; Shu Zhang; Yangsong Zhang; Li Kang; Rong Li; Dezhong Yao; Gang Yin; Peng Xu; et al. (Brain Topography, 2022)

Streptococcus vulneris sp. nov., isolated from wound of patient with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) - Jen-hao Chung; Li-Ting Wang; Yi-Sheng Chen; Yun-Shien Lee; Shih-Ting Lin; Yu-Chung Chang; Hui-Chung Wu; Yu-Jie Dai; Wei-Qi Liao; Fan-Ching Kao; Jui-hsiang Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

A Wet/Dry Point Treatment Method of FVCOM, Part I: Stability Experiments - Changsheng Chen; Jianhua Qi; Hedong Liu; Robert Beardsley; Huichan Lin; Geoffrey Cowles (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
A 3-dimensional wet/dry point treatment method was developed for the unstructured-grid Finite-Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM). Analytical equations were derived to examine discretized errors that occurred during the flooding/drying process by the wet/dry point treatment for the flooding/drying process. Numerical experiments were carried out for an idealized estuary, including the inter-tidal zone. The model results show that if the ratio of internal to external mode time steps (Isplit) is appropriately selected, FVCOM was capable of simulating the flooding/drying process with sufficient accuracy to ensure the mass conservation. The up-bound limit of Isplit was restricted by the bathymetric slope of the inter-tidal zone, external mode time step, horizontal/vertical resolution, and amplitude of tidal forcing at the open boundary, as well as the thickness of the viscous layer specified in the model. Criteria for time steps via these parameters were derived from these experiments, which provide a helpful guide in selecting Isplit for applying FVCOM to realistic geometric estuaries.

Biflavonoids from the twigs and leaves of Cephalotaxus oliveri Mast. and their α -glucosidase inhibitory activity - Min Song; Tong Xiao; Qiu-Shuang Wu; Hang Fai Kwok; Ging Chan; Li-Gen Lin; Xiao-Qi Zhang; Wen-Cai Ye; Sheng-Jiang He; Qing-Wen Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2022)

H3K4me3 CUT&Tag and Transcriptome Analysis Reveal the Epigenetic Regulatory Landscape in Gill Tissue of Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) Under Low Salinity Stress - Jian Yang; Minhai Liu; Weiliang Shen; Tingting Zhou; Xiongfei Wu; Qi Li; Zhihua Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
H3K4me3 is an important histone modification that could influence DNA replication and RNA translation in response to abiotic stress. Here, RNA-seq analyses were conducted in gill tissues of large yellow croaker to identify the function of H3K4me3 under low salinity stress. Additionally, CUT&Tag analyses were performed to identify the genome-wide dynamic changes in H3K4me3 and explore the mechanisms by which H3K4me3 regulates gene expression. A total of 201 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between the 5‰ low salinity group (S-group) and 25‰ normal salinity group (C-group), among which 23 DEGs (11 up-regulated H3K4me3 targets and 12 down-regulated targets) were directly regulated by H3K4me3. Our findings thus describe the epigenetic regulatory landscape of H3K4me3 in gill of large yellow croaker during low salinity stress, and provide novel insights into the regulation mechanisms of H3K4me3 mediating the responses of aquatic animals to abiotic stress.

Recent progress in strategies for steroid production in yeasts - Yi-qi Jiang; Jian-ping Lin (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022)

Diagnostic Performance of miR-485-3p in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and its Relationship with Neuroinflammation - Xia Lin; Rui Wang; Ran Li; Taotao Tao; Danhong Zhang; Yuxiang Qi (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2022)

Emerging role of exosomal long non-coding RNAs in lung cancer - Lulu He; Minmin Lin; Jing Shen; Hongyan Qi (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

A Combined Proteomics and Metabolomics Profiling to Investigate the Genetic Heterogeneity of Autistic Children - Liming Shen; Huajie Zhang; Jing Lin; Yan Gao; Margy Chen; Naseer Ullah Khan; Xiaoxiao Tang; Qi Hong; Chengyun Feng; Yuxi Zhao; Xueshan Cao (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Preliminary study of genome-wide association identifies novel susceptibility genes for serum mineral elements in the Chinese Han population - Duojian Guo; Yu Zhou; Xingwei Wei; Shanshan Zhang; Tianbo Jin; Yutian Zhang; Mei Lin; Xiaoli Zhou; Yufei Xie; Chanyi He; Qi Lin; Ping He; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

TRAF2/ASK1/JNK Signaling Pathway Is Involved in the Lung Apoptosis of Swine Induced by Cadmium Exposure - Jinxi Zhang; Yue Zhang; Xue Qi; Yuan Cui; Xiaoming Chen; Hongjin Lin (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

Investigation on long-term progressive deformation of engineering slope based on comprehensive monitoring - Shi-shu Zhang; Song-feng Guo; Sheng-wen Qi; Feng-jiao Tang; Jin-shan Hu; Xiao-ping Zhao; Cong-yan Ran; Xin Wang; Yu Zou; Xiao-lin Huang; Bo-wen Zheng; Ning Liang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Optimization of aquaculture sustainability through ecological intensification in China - Shuang‐lin Dong; Yun‐wei Dong; Ling Cao; Johan Verreth; Yngvar Olsen; Wen‐jing Liu; Qi‐zhi Fang; Yan‐gen Zhou; Li Li; Jing‐yu Li; Yong‐tong Mu; Patrick Sorgeloos (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022)
As the world's leading producer of farmed aquatic food products, China faces great uncertainty concerning the further sustainable development of its aquaculture industry due to high and increasing pressure from environmental and resource constraints. To realize truly sustainable development, it is imperative to establish an evaluation system that integrates social, economic, environmental and resource criteria, and optimizes aquaculture systems through a holistic approach. Here, we used analytical hierarchy processes combined with expert judgment and objective data to assess the sustainability of 10 major aquaculture production systems (APSs) in China. Based on the evaluation results, we propose the ecological intensification of aquaculture systems (ELIAS), rationally integrating anthropogenic inputs with aquaculture ecosystem services, to improve the sustainability of APSs. The holistic evaluation system and ELIAS are fundamental and critical for the future development of aquaculture in China and globally.

Cover Image, Volume 14, Issue 3 - Shuang‐lin Dong; Yun‐wei Dong; Ling Cao; Johan Verreth; Yngvar Olsen; Wen‐jing Liu; Qi‐zhi Fang; Yan‐gen Zhou; Li Li; Jing‐yu Li; Yong‐tong Mu; Patrick Sorgeloos (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022)
The cover image is based on the Review Article Optimization of aquaculture sustainability through ecological intensification in China by Shuang‐lin Dong et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12648 image

An Improved Framework of Marine Major Function-Oriented Zoning in Advancing Ecosystem-Based Management - Yanhong Lin; Faming Huang; Yang Zhang; Qi Wang; Jinliang Huang; Qiuming Chen; Xiongzhi Xue (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Planning and zoning of marine areas is a common practice worldwide. In China, marine major function-oriented zoning (MMFOZ) is an effective geographical method for ensuring sustainable marine resource and ecosystems development; however, ecosystem-based management (EBM) has neither been considered in MMFOZ research nor in practice. Thus, the current MMFOZ evaluation system does not consider integration between the terrestrial and marine components, and the administrative boundaries are adopted as those of research areas and spatial zoning units. Here, an improved MMFOZ framework is presented through an ecosystem-based delimitation of the research area and subregions and a novel indicator system integrating land- and sea-based impacts, to assess and discriminate MMFOZ. A bay ecosystem and nearby land catchment units were selected as the research object. The results revealed two marine optimized development zones, one marine significant development zone, and six marine restricted development zones were divided, with areas of 358.11 km2 (24.63% of the total zoning area), 605.95 km2 (41.69%), and 489.54 km2 (33.68%), respectively. The improved MMFOZ framework coupled with EBM effectively addressed the limitations of marine spatial planning (MSP), while providing a new practical tool for a novel paradigm of sea governance based on an EBM–MSP coupling framework.

Nitrous Oxide from Abiotic Processes of Hydroxylamine and Nitrite in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems: A Review - Chaobin Xu; Mengting Qi; Weisheng Lin; Xiaofei Li (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Abiotic processes of nitrogen (N) are suggested to contribute to nitrous oxide (N2O) production; however, the important role of these processes in N2O emissions is invariably ignored. This review synthesized the main abiotic processes of hydroxylamine and nitrite and associated biogeochemical controls in estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Abiotic processes of hydroxylamine and nitrite are availably detected in estuarine and coastal environments. The abiotic processes of hydroxylamine contribute more to N2O production than the abiotic processes of nitrite in estuarine and coastal environments, suggesting that hydroxylamine plays an important role in N2O production. The isotopic fractionation effects of N can occur during the abiotic processes of hydroxylamine and nitrite and are enriched with the increasing rates of N reactions. In addition, abiotic processes of hydroxylamine and nitrite are highly dependent on pH, oxygen, Fe2+, Fe3+, and Mn4+ and are also triggered by the increasing substrate contents. These results suggest that abiotic processes of hydroxylamine and nitrite have been greatly concerned for the estuarine and coastal environments, whereas the dynamics of these processes are still sparse for projecting N fates and dynamics in response to environmental factors changes. This review highlights the importance of abiotic processes of N and associated environmental implications and presents the future trend of N cycling in estuarine and coastal environments.

PrPSc Inhibition and Cellular Protection of DBL on a Prion-Infected Cultured Cell via Multiple Pathways - Wei Yang; Cao Chen; Jia Chen; Ying Xia; Chao Hu; Lin Wang; Yue-Zhang Wu; Qi Shi; Zhi-Bao Chen; Xiao-Ping Dong (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Metabolic tuning of a stable microbial community in the surface oligotrophic Indian Ocean revealed by integrated meta-omics - Zhang-Xian Xie; Ke-Qiang Yan; Ling-Fen Kong; Ying-Bao Gai; Tao Jin; Yan-Bin He; Ya-Yu Wang; Feng Chen; Lin Lin; Zhi-Long Lin; Hong-Kai Xu; Zong-Ze Shao; et al. (Marine Life Science & Technology, 2022)
Understanding the mechanisms, structuring microbial communities in oligotrophic ocean surface waters remains a major ecological endeavor. Functional redundancy and metabolic tuning are two mechanisms that have been proposed to shape microbial response to environmental forcing. However, little is known about their roles in the oligotrophic surface ocean due to less integrative characterization of community taxonomy and function. Here, we applied an integrated meta-omics-based approach, from genes to proteins, to investigate the microbial community of the oligotrophic northern Indian Ocean. Insignificant spatial variabilities of both genomic and proteomic compositions indicated a stable microbial community that was dominated by Prochlorococcus , Synechococcus , and SAR11. However, fine tuning of some metabolic functions that are mainly driven by salinity and temperature was observed. Intriguingly, a tuning divergence occurred between metabolic potential and activity in response to different environmental perturbations. Our results indicate that metabolic tuning is an important mechanism for sustaining the stability of microbial communities in oligotrophic oceans. In addition, integrated meta-omics provides a powerful tool to comprehensively understand microbial behavior and function in the ocean.

Poor evidence for host-dependent regular RNA editing in the transcriptome of SARS-CoV-2 - Jinbao Zong; Yanping Zhang; Fenfen Guo; Changyuan Wang; Hong Li; Gaoyang Lin; Wenqing Jiang; Xiaoping Song; Xiufang Zhang; Feng Huang; Min Qi; Xin Zheng (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2022)

Development of a reverse transcription-loop mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of wisteria vein mosaic virus - Mi-Chi Yao; Peng-Xiang Zhu; Qin-Qin Zhang; Qi-Ping Zhang; Zhao-Lin Ji; Feng Zhu (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

Natural Convection Induced by Diurnal Heating and Cooling over a Fully Vegetated Slope - Xiaosheng Ji; Yi-Qi Ye; Bo Wang; Ying-Tien Lin (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
In this study, by assuming a small bottom slope, asymptotic solutions were developed to discuss natural convection within rooted emergent vegetation in response to different heating and cooling mechanisms. Based upon the maximum water depth in comparison to the penetration depth of solar radiation, two scenarios in shallow and deep waters were examined. The temperature structures showed that isotherms in shallows are near vertical but become stable stratified layers (horizontal isotherms) in deep regions. In shallow regions, horizontal velocity profiles perform classic cubic shapes, while the horizontal velocity in deep regions is constant near the surface, and a local upslope flow occurs near the bottom. In shallow water, viscous effects are dominant to shape the velocity profiles, whereas vegetation drag becomes more important in deep regions. By using turbulent parameters, horizontal exchange flowrates and velocities predicted by the asymptotic solutions show good agreements with the existing measurements.

QTL identification, fine mapping, and marker development for breeding peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) resistant to bacterial wilt - Feiyan Qi; Ziqi Sun; Hua Liu; Zheng Zheng; Li Qin; Lei Shi; Qingzheng Chen; Haidong Liu; Xiufang Lin; Lijuan Miao; Mengdi Tian; Xiao Wang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)
Key message A major QTL, qBWA12 , was fine mapped to a 216.68 kb physical region, and A12.4097252 was identified as a useful KASP marker for breeding peanut varieties resistant to bacterial wilt. Abstract Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum , is a major disease detrimental to peanut production in China. Breeding disease-resistant peanut varieties is the most economical and effective way to prevent the disease and yield loss. Fine mapping the QTLs for bacterial wilt resistance is critical for the marker-assisted breeding of disease-resistant varieties. A recombinant inbred population comprising 521 lines was used to construct a high-density genetic linkage map and to identify QTLs for bacterial wilt resistance following restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing. The genetic map, which included 5120 SNP markers, covered a length of 3179 cM with an average marker distance of 0.6 cM. Four QTLs for bacterial wilt resistance were mapped on four chromosomes. One major QTL, qBWA12 , with LOD score of 32.8–66.0 and PVE of 31.2–44.8%, was stably detected in all four development stages investigated over the 3 trial years. Additionally, qBWA12 spanned a 2.7 cM region, corresponding to approximately 0.4 Mb and was fine mapped to a 216.7 kb region by applying KASP markers that were polymorphic between the two parents based on whole-genome resequencing data. In a large collection of breeding and germplasm lines, it was proved that KASP marker A12.4097252 can be applied for the marker-assisted breeding to develop peanut varieties resistant to bacterial wilt. Of the 19 candidate genes in the region covered by qBWA12 , nine NBS-LRR genes should be further investigated regarding their potential contribution to the resistance of peanut against bacterial wilt.

Genetic and biological characteristics of the globally circulating H5N8 avian influenza viruses and the protective efficacy offered by the poultry vaccine currently used in China - Pengfei Cui; Xianying Zeng; Xuyong Li; Yanbing Li; Jianzhong Shi; Conghui Zhao; Zhiyuan Qu; Yanwen Wang; Jing Guo; Wenli Gu; Qi Ma; Yuancheng Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)
The H5N8 avian influenza viruses have been widely circulating in wild birds and are responsible for the loss of over 33 million domestic poultry in Europe, Russia, Middle East, and Asia since January 2020. To monitor the invasion and spread of the H5N8 virus in China, we performed active surveillance by analyzing 317 wild bird samples and swab samples collected from 41,172 poultry all over the country. We isolated 22 H5N8 viruses from wild birds and 14 H5N8 viruses from waterfowls. Genetic analysis indicated that the 36 viruses formed two different genotypes: one genotype viruses were widely detected from different wild birds and domestic waterfowls; the other genotype was isolated from a whopper swan. We further revealed the origin and spatiotemporal spread of these two distinct H5N8 virus genotypes in 2020 and 2021. Animal studies indicated that the H5N8 isolates are highly pathogenic to chickens, mildly pathogenic in ducks, but have distinct pathotypes in mice. Moreover, we found that vaccinated poultry in China could be completely protected against H5N8 virus challenge. Given that the H5N8 viruses are likely to continue to spread in wild birds, vaccination of poultry is highly recommended in high-risk countries to prevent H5N8 avian influenza.

Genetic diversity and population structure of Curcuma alismatifolia Gagnep. accessions revealed by SSR markers - Hui-Wen Yu; Ling-Jun Ke; Yi-Lan Xiao; Si-Jia Chen; Yuan-Yuan Li; Qi-Lin Tian; Yun-He Li; Jin-Shui Lin; Luan-Mei Lu (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Correction to: Coupling coordination analysis of China’s provincial water‑energy‑food nexus - Yingying Qi; Arash Farnoosh; Lu Lin; Hui Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Coupling coordination analysis of China’s provincial water-energy-food nexus - Yingying Qi; Arash Farnoosh; Lu Lin; Hui Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluating the probiotic potential and adhesion characteristics of Bacillus spp. isolated from the intestine of Rhynchocypris lagowskii Dybowski - Yurou Zhang; Zhenchao Wu; Mengnan Yu; Dongming Zhang; Qiuju Wang; Lili Lin; Guiqin Wang; Mahmoud M. Elsadek; Qi Yao; Yuke Chen; Zhixin Guo (Aquaculture International, 2022)

Contrasting effects of plant-soil feedbacks on growth and morphology of physically-connected daughter and mother ramets in two clonal plants - Wei Xue; Lin Huang; Wei-Jia Sheng; Jia-Tao Zhu; Shu-Qi Li; Fei-Hai Yu (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Hemorrhage-Induced Sphingosine Kinase 1 Contributes to Ferroptosis-Mediated Secondary Brain Injury in Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Xiaojun Diao; Qi Cui; Ning Tian; Zixian Zhou; Wenjing Xiang; Yanlin Jiang; Jungang Deng; Hongzhan Liao; Xiaohui Lin; Qinghua Li; Rujia Liao (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Investigation on desiccation cracking behavior of clayey soils with a perspective of fracture mechanics: a review - Jin-Jian Xu; Chao-Sheng Tang; Qing Cheng; Qi-liang Xu; Hilary I. Inyang; Zhu-Yuan Lin; Bin Shi (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022)

The effect of preoperative statin treatment on acute kidney injury in elderly patients undergoing valve replacement surgery - Bing-qi Fu; Xue-biao Wei; Zedazhong Su; Ying-wen Lin; Zu-hui Ke; Tong Tan; Ji-yan Chen; Shou-hong Wang; Dan-qing Yu (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2022)

The associations of urinary DEHP metabolite levels, serum thyroid hormones, and thyroid-related genes among the adolescent students from China: a cross-sectional study - Yaming Zhao; Xinyue Song; Shuang Ding; Wen Qi; Yuezhu Zhang; Qi Xu; Tianyang Zhao; Xueting Zhang; Xu Li; Fuju Wu; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes in full-scale anaerobic digesters of food waste and the effects of application of biogas slurry on soil antibiotic resistance genes - Pan Wang; Yi Zheng; Peiru Lin; Xiteng Chen; Linsong Qi; Xinyu Yang; Lianhai Ren (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

An input–output structural decomposition analysis of changes in China’s renewable energy consumption - Xinyue Lin; Haoran Pan; Lingli Qi; Yi-Shuai Ren; Basil Sharp; Chaoqun Ma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

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

Propagation and Separation of Downslope Gravity Currents over Rigid and Emergent Vegetation Patches in Linearly Stratified Environments - Ying-Tien Lin; Yi-Qi Ye; Dong-Rui Han; Yu-Jia Chiu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Large eddy simulation (combined with the mixture model) and laboratory experiment were used to investigate the impact of emergent and rigid vegetation on the dynamics of downslope gravity currents in stratified environments. The reliability of the numerical model was assessed with the corresponding laboratory measurements. The results show that the vegetation cylinders lead to severe lateral non-uniformity of the current front, causing more evident lobe and cleft structures. In stratified environments, the smaller driving force leads to less propagating velocity until the current separates from the slope. The transition point (from acceleration to deceleration phases) of current velocity appears earlier as the vegetation becomes denser. The peak value of the bulk entrainment coefficient Ebuik is inversely proportional to the vegetation density, while the final converged value of Ebuik is proportional to the vegetation density. Vegetation patches make the degree of fluctuation of the instantaneous entrainment coefficient Einst more intense, and even negative values appear locally, indicating that the gravity current is detrained into the ambient fluid. The velocity profiles of gravity current develop multi-peak patterns in stratified environments due to fingering intrusive patterns. Our analysis reveals that as the vegetation density increases, the generated wakes behind vegetation cylinders increase local entrainment and mixing, causing the density of current flow from vegetation to decrease and reach the neutral buoyancy layer of ambient fluids earlier, finally leading to a smaller separation depth.

Characterization and fine mapping of a lesion mimic mutant (Lm5) with enhanced stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Cong Li; Hang Liu; Jian Wang; Qi Pan; Yue Wang; Kunyan Wu; Peiying Jia; Yang Mu; Huaping Tang; Qiang Xu; Qiantao Jiang; Yaxi Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Rrn3 gene knockout affects ethanol-induced locomotion in adult heterozygous zebrafish - Fei Li; Jia Lin; Tingting Li; Jing Jian; Qi Zhang; Yinglan Zhang; Xiuyun Liu; Qiang Li (Psychopharmacology, 2022)

Exploration on long-term acclimation of Pyropia haitanensis thalli to monochromatic lights based on physiological characteristics and transcriptome analysis - Xiaojun Liang; Chenhui Zhong; Longchen Tang; Qi Lin; Xinghong Yan (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022)

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

Individual exposure to ambient PM2.5 and hospital admissions for COPD in 110 hospitals: a case-crossover study in Guangzhou, China - Jie-Qi Jin; Dong Han; Qi Tian; Zhao-Yue Chen; Yun-Shao Ye; Qiao-Xuan Lin; Chun-Quan Ou; Li Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Few studies have evaluated the short-term association between hospital admissions and individual exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). Particularly, no studies focused on hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the individual level. We assessed the short-term effects of PM 2.5 on hospitalization admissions for COPD in Guangzhou, China, during 2014–2015, based on satellite-derived estimates of ambient PM 2.5 concentrations at a 1-km resolution near the residential address as individual-level exposure for each patient. Around 40,002 patients with COPD admitted to 110 hospitals were included in this study. A time-stratified case-crossover design with conditional logistic regression models was applied to assess the effects of PM 2.5 based on a 1-km grid data of aerosol optical depth provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on hospital admissions for COPD. Further, we performed stratified analyses by individual demographic characteristics and season of hospital admission. Around 10 μg/m 3 increase in individual-level PM 2.5 was associated with an increase of 1.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.6%, 2.7%) in hospitalization for COPD at a lag of 0–5 days. The impact of PM 2.5 on hospitalization for COPD was greater significantly in males and patients admitted in summer. Our study strengthened the evidence for the adverse effect of PM 2.5 based on satellite-based individual-level exposure data.

A Preliminary Study on Silver Isotopic Composition in Polymetallic Ore Deposits in Eastern China - Ge Dong; Hai-Zhen Wei; Yuanfeng Zhu; Xi Liu; Qi Guo; Wei Pu; Yibo Lin; Junlin Wang (Journal of Earth Science, 2022)

Ethylene insensitive mutation alleviates cadmium-induced photosynthesis impairment in Arabidopsis plants - Qi-Yu Zhao; Chun-Xiu Gu; Yu Wang; Guang-Zhe Li; Lin Hao (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2022)

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

Identification of Novel Nonapeptides from Sipunculus nudus L. and Comparing Its ACEI Activities Mechanism by Molecular Docking - Yi Qi; Xiaoning Tang; Huan Liu; Qianxing Lin; Yingnian Lu; Hui Luo (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2022)

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and thyroid: biological mechanisms of interference and possible clinical implications - Xueting Zhang; Wen Qi; Qi Xu; Xu Li; Liting Zhou; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Sabulicella rubraurantiaca gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Acetobacteraceae, isolated from desert soil - Zhi-Liang Lin; Shuai Li; Qi-Chuang Wei; Wen-Hui Lian; Chun-Yan Lu; Lu Xu; Li-Nan Huang; Lei Dong; Wen-Jun Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Mussel Byssal Attachment Weakened by Anthropogenic Noise - Xinguo Zhao; Shuge Sun; Wei Shi; Xuemei Sun; Yan Zhang; Lin Zhu; Qi Sui; Bin Xia; Keming Qu; Bijuan Chen; Guangxu Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The increasing underwater noise generated by anthropogenic activities has been widely recognized as a significant and pervasive pollution in the marine environment. Marine mussels are a family of sessile bivalves that attach to solid surfaces via the byssal threads. They are widely distributed along worldwide coastal areas and are of great ecological and socio-economic importance. Studies found that anthropogenic noise negatively affected many biological processes and/or functions of marine organisms. However, to date, the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise on mussel byssal attachment remain unknown. Here, the thick shell mussels Mytilus coruscus were exposed to an ambient underwater condition (∼50 dB re 1 μPa) or the playbacks of pile-driving noise (∼70 or ∼100 dB re 1 μPa) for 10 days. Results showed that the noise significantly reduced the secretion of byssal threads (e.g., diameter and volume) and weakened their mechanical performances (e.g., strength, extensibility, breaking stress, toughness and failure location), leading to a 16.95–44.50% decrease in mussel byssal attachment strength. The noise also significantly down-regulated the genes expressions of seven structural proteins (e.g., mfp-1, mfp-2, mfp-3, mfp-6, preCOL-P, preCOL-NG, and preCOL-D) of byssal threads, probably mediating the weakened byssal attachment. Given the essential functions of strong byssal attachment, the findings demonstrate that the increasing underwater anthropogenic noise are posing a great threat to mussel population, mussel-bed community and mussel aquaculture industry. We thus suggest that future work is required to deepen our understanding of the impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine invertebrates, especially these with limited locomotion ability, like bivalves.

Sigma-1 Receptor Activation Suppresses Microglia M1 Polarization via Regulating Endoplasmic Reticulum–Mitochondria Contact and Mitochondrial Functions in Stress-Induced Hypertension Rats - Kokwin Ooi; Li Hu; Yi Feng; Chenzhi Han; Xiaorong Ren; Xinyi Qian; Haofeng Huang; Sijia Chen; Qi Shi; Hong Lin; Jijiang Wang; Danian Zhu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

LncRNA XIST knockdown alleviates LPS-induced acute lung injury by inactivation of XIST/miR-132-3p/MAPK14 pathway - Chen Li; Jian-Hua Liu; Jing Su; Wei-Jia Lin; Jian-Qing Zhao; Zhi-Hua Zhang; Qi Wu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

A comparison of atmospheric geochemistry through lichens from volcanic and non-volcanic areas, north Taiwan - Le-Qi Lin; Hsueh-Yu Lu; Ju-Lien Pi; Tai-Sheng Liou; Wen-Fu Chen; Pei-Shan Hsieh (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

LncRNA-SNHG16 promotes proliferation and migration of acute myeloid leukemia cells via PTEN/PI3K/AKT axis through suppressing CELF2 protein - Min Shi; Ruili Yang; Jing Lin; Qi Wei; Lei Chen; Weifeng Gong; Yang Li; Xiaobo Guo (Journal of Biosciences, 2021)

External evaluation of published population pharmacokinetic models of polymyxin B - Ya-qian Li; Kai-feng Chen; Jun-jie Ding; Hong-yi Tan; Nan Yang; Ya-qi Lin; Cui-fang Wu; Yue-liang Xie; Guo-ping Yang; Jing-Jing Liu; Qi Pei (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

Mechanisms of cardiovascular toxicity induced by PM2.5: a review - Tianyang Zhao; Wen Qi; Pan Yang; Liwei Yang; Yanbin Shi; Liting Zhou; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

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

Analysis of the starch properties in tetraploid wheat–Aegilops sharonensis amphidiploid - Qing Li; Xuteng Zhang; Na Lin; Guzmán Carlos; Jingyu Lan; Huaping Tang; Pengfei Qi; Jian Ma; Jirui Wang; Guoyue Chen; Wei Li; Zhien Pu; et al. (Cereal Research Communications, 2021)

Geochemical characteristics and genesis of deep marine carbonate natural gas in China - Jianglong Shi; Jian Li; Jin Li; Aisheng Hao; Zhongsheng Shi; Bin Zhang; Bin Hao; Xuening Qi; Bintao Chen; Luo Xue; Lun Ma; Lei Wang; et al. (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2021)

Long-term changes of water acidity in an intact forested watershed in south China - Xiao-dong Liu; Ying-jie Feng; Qi-feng Mo; Guo-wei Chu; Yue-lin Li; Qian-mei Zhang; Wei-qiang Zhang; Xian-hua Gan; Qing Zhou (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

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)

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

Linking circular intronic RNA degradation and function in transcription by RNase H1 - Xiang Li; Jia-Lin Zhang; Yun-Ni Lei; Xiao-Qi Liu; Wei Xue; Yang Zhang; Fan Nan; Xiang Gao; Jun Zhang; Jia Wei; Li Yang; Ling-Ling Chen (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Dopaminergic Projection from Ventral Tegmental Area to Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Mediates Chronic Social Defeat Stress–Induced Hypolocomotion - Feng He; Pei Zhang; Qian Zhang; Guangjian Qi; Hongwei Cai; Tongxia Li; Ming Li; Jiazhen Lu; Jiaen Lin; Jie Ming; Bo Tian (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

A 168-year temperature recording based on tree rings and latitude differences in temperature changes in northeast China - Yangao Jiang; Yuting Cao; Junhui Zhang; Zhuo Li; Guoqiang Shi; Shijie Han; Cassius E. O. Coombs; Chuan Liu; Xiaoguang Wang; Junwei Wang; Lin Hao; Qi Xu; et al. (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

Paternal exposure to microcystin-LR induces fetal growth restriction partially through inhibiting cell proliferation and vascular development in placental labyrinth - Lan Gao; An-Qi Cui; Jing Wang; Jing Chen; Xiao-Yi Zhang; Zhi-Jing Lin; Yuan-Hua Chen; Cheng Zhang; Hua Wang; De-Xiang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Application of hydrogen-rich water modulates physio-biochemical functions and early growth of fragrant rice under Cd and Pb stress - Lin Ma; Leilei Kong; Runfei Gui; Xiaojuan Yang; Jianwen Zhang; Qi Gong; Dejun Qin; Maosen Zhuang; Umair Ashraf; Zhaowen Mo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Associations between air pollution exposure and birth defects: a time series analysis - Shu Sun; Qi Zhang; Xinmiao Sui; Liu Ding; Jie Liu; Mei Yang; Qihong Zhao; Chao Zhang; Jiahu Hao; Xiujun Zhang; Shilei Lin; Rui Ding; et al. (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Streptococcus vaginalis sp. nov., a novel bacterial species isolated from vaginal swabs of a pregnant woman with diabetes - An-Shine Chao; Chiao-Yun Lin; Angel Chao; Yun-Shien Lee; Yu-Chung Chang; Hui-Chung Wu; Yu-Jie Dai; Wei-Qi Liao; Fan-Ching Kao; Yi-Sheng Chen (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Wave-ice dynamical interaction: a numerical model and its application - Yang Zhang; Changsheng Chen; Guoping Gao; Jianhua Qi; Huichan Lin; Wei Yu; Liang Chang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Patterns and trajectories of macrophyte change in East China’s shallow lakes over the past one century - Feifan Huang; Ke Zhang; Shixin Huang; Qi Lin (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

How do different nitrogen application levels and irrigation practices impact biological nitrogen fixation and its distribution in paddy system? - Yanhui Zhang; Tianlong Hu; Hui Wang; Haiyang Jin; Qi Liu; Zhibin Lin; Benjuan Liu; Hongtao Liu; Zhe Chen; Xinwu Lin; Xiaojie Wang; Jing Ma; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2021)

The Decision Strategies of Adolescents with Different Emotional Stabilities in Unfair Situations - Yajing Si; Lin Jiang; Chanlin Yi; Qi Zhang; Cunbo Li; Jing Yu; Peiyang Li; Qiang Liu; Feng Wan; Fali Li; Dezhong Yao; Peng Xu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Circ_0020093 ameliorates IL-1β-induced apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation of human chondrocytes by upregulating SPRY1 via targeting miR-23b - Mingli Feng; Lin Jing; Jingbo Cheng; Shuai An; Jiang Huang; Qi Yan (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease characterized by articular cartilage degeneration and uncontrolled chondrocyte apoptosis. At present, accumulating evidence introduces that circular RNA (circRNA) is involved in the development of OA. The aim of our study was to explore the role and the functional mechanism of circ_0020093 in OA cell model. Human chondrocytes were treated with interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) to construct OA model. The expression of circ_0020093, miR-23b, and Sprouty 1 (SPRY1) mRNA was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry assay. The expression of extracellular matrix (ECM)-associated markers and SPRY1 protein level was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. Bioinformatics analysis-predicted relationship between miR-23b and circ_0020093 or SPRY1 was further verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay. In this study, we found that the expression of circ_0020093 and SPRY1 was declined, while miR-23b expression was elevated in IL-1β-treated chondrocytes. IL-1β induced chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM degradation, while these negative effects were alleviated by circ_0020093 overexpression or miR-23b inhibition. MiR-23b was a target of circ_0020093, and SPRY1 was a downstream target of miR-23b. Rescue experiments showed that miR-23b enrichment reversed the role of circ_0020093 overexpression, and SPRY1 knockdown also reversed the effects of miR-23b inhibition. Importantly, circ_0020093 positively regulated SPRY1 expression by targeting miR-23b. In conclusion, circ_0020093 ameliorates IL-1β-induced apoptosis and ECM degradation of human chondrocytes by regulating the miR-23b/SPRY1 axis.

Depression Augments Plasma APOA4 without Changes of Plasma Lipids and Glucose in Female Adolescents Carrying G Allele of APOA4 rs5104 - Qi Wei Guo; Yan Jun Si; Yi Lin Shen; Xu Chen; Mei Yang; Ding Zhi Fang; Jia Lin (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Ambient climate determines the directional trend of community stability under warming and grazing - Peipei Liu; Wangwang Lv; Jianping Sun; Caiyun Luo; Zhenhua Zhang; Xiaoxue Zhu; Xingwu Lin; Jichuang Duan; Guangping Xu; Xiaofeng Chang; Yigang Hu; Qiaoyan Lin; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Changes in ecological processes over time in ambient treatments are often larger than the responses to manipulative treatments in climate change experiments. However, the impacts of human‐driven environmental changes on the stability of natural grasslands have been typically assessed by comparing differences between manipulative plots and reference plots. Little is known about whether or how ambient climate regulates the effects of manipulative treatments and their underlying mechanisms. We collected two datasets, one a 36‐year long‐term observational dataset from 1983 to 2018, and the other a 10‐year manipulative asymmetric warming and grazing experiment using infrared heaters with moderate grazing from 2006 to 2015 in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. The 36‐year observational dataset shows that there was a nonlinear response of community stability to ambient temperature with a positive relationship between them due to an increase in ambient temperature in the first 25 years and then a decrease in ambient temperature thereafter. Warming and grazing decreased community stability with experiment duration through an increase in legume cover and a decrease in species asynchrony, which was due to the decreasing background temperature through time during the 10‐year experiment period. Moreover, the temperature sensitivity of community stability was higher under the ambient treatment than under the manipulative treatments. Therefore, our results suggested that ambient climate may control the directional trend of community stability while manipulative treatments may determine the temperature sensitivity of the response of community stability to climate relative to the ambient treatment. Our study emphasizes the importance of the context dependency of the response of community stability to human‐driven environmental changes.

Comparison of pramipexole and levodopa/benserazide combination therapy versus levodopa/benserazide monotherapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis - De-Qi Jiang; Qing-Min Zang; Li-Lin Jiang; Yan Wang; Ming-Xing Li; Jing-Yi Qiao (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

Enhancement of Osteogenic Induction by LL37 Modified with a Collagen-Binding Domain In Vitro and In Vivo - Xiaoxuan Lin; Sipeng Chen; Jingjing Quan; Qi Zhang; Muzi Liao; Xinyue Ma; Yuyan Zheng; Sui Mai (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Passivation and remediation of Pb and Cr in contaminated soil by sewage sludge biochar tubule - Lin Chen; Qi Ni; Yan Wu; Chuan Fu; Wei Ping; Hongyu Bai; Mengnan Li; Hongcheng Huang; Hanshuang Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Animal Reproductive Systems and Epigenetic Modifications - Qi-Long He; Lin Zhang; Shu-Zhen Liu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Seasonal variation of flavonoid metabolites in leaves of Liquidambar formosana ‘Nanlinhong’ trees revealed by UPLC-ESI–MS/MS - Jiu-Xin Lai; Fu-Rong Lin; Ping Huang; Wen-Ying Guo; Lie-Bao Han; Yong-Qi Zheng (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2021)

Application of the modified cytosine base-editing in the cultured cells of bama minipig - Jia-sheng Pan; Zi-sheng Lin; Jian-cong Wen; Jian-feng Guo; Xia-hui Wu; Ying-ying Liu; Wen-jun Lai; Qi-ying Liang; Yong-shi Xie; Yi-rou Chen; Yi-hong Chen; Ai-fen Yan; et al. (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Taxonomic description of Pseudomonas rhizovicinus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of a desert shrub Haloxylon ammodendron - Ao-Lei He; Hui-Ru Li; Hui-Ping Li; Jing-Yi Gou; Jia Chen; Qi Zhao; Jin-Lin Zhang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2021)

The Significant Role of Radiosonde-measured Cloud-base Height in the Estimation of Cloud Radiative Forcing - Hui Xu; Jianping Guo; Jian Li; Lin Liu; Tianmeng Chen; Xiaoran Guo; Yanmin Lyu; Ding Wang; Yi Han; Qi Chen; Yong Zhang (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Synergistic impacts of nutrient enrichment and climate change on long‐term water quality and ecological dynamics in contrasting shallow‐lake zones - Qi Lin; Ke Zhang; Suzanne McGowan; Eric Capo; Ji Shen (Limnology and Oceanography, 2021)
Anthropogenic and climatic stressors on freshwater ecosystems are of global concern. However, the interactions and effects of multiple stressors (e.g., nutrient enrichment, climate warming, altered wind and precipitation) acting over different spatial and temporal scales are often complex and remain controversial. Here, we reconstructed one‐century dynamics of eutrophication and primary producer communities in algal‐dominated and macrophyte‐dominated zones of a large shallow lake (Taihu, China), by integrating sedimentary photosynthetic pigments and geochemical records with water monitoring and historical archives. We aimed to explore the long‐term underlying mechanisms of the responses of water quality and lake biota to multiple environmental perturbations. We found that water quality degradation and algal community modification showed similar trends but distinct timings and trajectories in contrasting ecological zones. Onset and intensity of eutrophication in north Meiliang Bay (since the 1950s) exceeded far beyond that of macrophyte‐dominated Eastern Taihu (~1990s). Anthropogenic nutrients overtook past climatic control on production and composition of phototrophic assemblages. More importantly, lake phytoplankton responded markedly to climate warming, decreasing wind speed, and extreme weathers after cultural eutrophication. Synergistic interactions of nutrients and climate on lake ecosystems became increasingly significant in promoting harmful algal blooms (HABs) dominated by Microcystis , close to the hyper‐eutrophic north lake zones. The asynchronous limnological and ecological responses also indicated the modulating roles of lake ecological regime and catchment hydrogeomorphic characteristic. Collectively, our findings suggest that mitigation of eutrophication and HABs calls for a triple management strategy integrating anthropogenic nutrients, climate change, and lake‐catchment setting.

Jatrophacine, a 4,5- seco -rhamnofolane diterpenoid with potent anti-inflammatory activity from Jatropha curcas - Yang Hu; Huimin Zhao; Aiping Yang; Qi Lv; Ning Ding; Tu-Lin Lu; Lihong Hu; Xiachang Wang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

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

Photosynthetic compensation of non-leaf organ stems of the invasive species Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski at low temperature - Min-ling Cai; Wen-qiao Ding; Jun-jie Zhai; Xiao-ting Zheng; Zheng-chao Yu; Qi-lei Zhang; Xiao-hua Lin; Wah Soon Chow; Chang-lian Peng (Photosynthesis Research, 2021)

Prediction of Metabolic Disorders Using NMR-Based Metabolomics: The Shanghai Changfeng Study - Qi Wu; Qing-xia Huang; Hai-luan Zeng; Shuai Ma; Huan-dong Lin; Ming-feng Xia; Hui-ru Tang; Xin Gao (Phenomics, 2021)

Using stratified Bayesian model averaging in probabilistic forecasts of precipitation over the middle and lower Yangtze River region - Haixia Qi; Xiefei Zhi; Tao Peng; YongQing Bai; Chunze Lin; Wen Chen (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2021)

Evaluation of the RNA extraction methods in different Ginkgo biloba L. tissues - Xiao-lin Zhang; Xiao-li Huang; Jia Li; Mei Mei; Wan-qi Zeng; Xiu-jun Lu (Biologia, 2021)

Synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of selenium nanoparticles conjugated with polysaccharides - Xiao-Dan Shi; Yong-Qi Tian; Jiu-Lin Wu; Shao-Yun Wang (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2021)

Terpenoids from the South China Sea soft coral Sinularia multiflora - Zheng Wang; Ping-Lin Li; Xiang-Chao Luo; Qi Wang; Leen van Ofwegen; Xu-Li Tang; Guo-Qiang Li (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Strong in vitro and in vivo cytotoxic effects of two platinum(II) complexes with cryptolepine derivatives - Li-Qin Qin; Zu-Zhuang Wei; Lin Yang; Qi-Pin Qin; Jia-Jing Zeng; Ming-Xiong Tan; Hong Liang (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

Spatial-temporal characteristics of urban air pollution in 337 Chinese cities and their influencing factors - De Zhou; Zhulu Lin; Liming Liu; Jialing Qi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Evaluation and forecast method of coordination degree between urban traffic planning and land use - Lin Qi; Yulong Pei; Jun Dong (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

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

Traits, strategies, and niches of liana species in a tropical seasonal rainforest - Qi Liu; Frank J. Sterck; Jiao-Lin Zhang; Arne Scheire; Evelien Konings; Min Cao; Li-Qing Sha; Lourens Poorter (Oecologia, 2021)
Plant functional traits and strategies hold the promise to explain species distribution, but few studies have linked multiple traits to multiple niche dimensions (i.e., light, water, and nutrients). Here, we analyzed for 29 liana species in a Chinese tropical seasonal rainforest how: (1) trait associations and trade-offs lead to different plant strategies; and (2) how these traits shape species’ niche dimensions. Eighteen functional traits related to light, water, and nutrient use were measured and species niche dimensions were quantified using species distribution in a 20-ha plot combined with data on canopy gaps, topographic water availability, and soil nutrients. We found a tissue toughness spectrum ranging from soft to hard tissues along which species also varied from acquisitive to conservative water use, and a resource acquisition spectrum ranging from low to high light capture and nutrient use. Intriguingly, each spectrum partly reflected the conservative–acquisitive paradigm, but at the same time, the tissue toughness and the resource acquisition spectrum were uncoupled. Resource niche dimensions were better predicted by individual traits than by multivariate plant strategies. This suggests that trait components that underlie multivariate strategy axes, rather than the plant strategies themselves determine species distributions. Different traits were important for different niche dimensions. In conclusion, plant functional traits and strategies can indeed explain species distributions, but not in a simple and straight forward way. Although the identification of global plant strategies has significantly advanced the field, this research shows that global, multivariate generalizations are difficult to translate to local conditions, as different components of these strategies are important under different local conditions.