Comparison of endosperm amyloplast development and degradation in waxy and non-waxy wheat - H. Yu; Y. Yang; X.Y. Chen; G.X. Lin; J.Y. Sheng; J.Y. Nie; Q.J. Wang; E.J. Zhang; X.R. Yu; Z. Wang; F. Xiong (Cereal Research Communications, 2018)

24-Epibrassinolide-induced alterations in the root cell walls of Cucumis sativus L. under Ca(NO3)2 stress - Ya-Hong An; Heng Zhou; Ying-Hui Yuan; Lin Li; Jin Sun; Sheng Shu; Shi-Rong Guo (Protoplasma, 2018)

Enhanced drought tolerance in tomato plants by overexpression of SlMAPK1 - Liu Wang; Ruirui Zhao; Rui Li; Wenqing Yu; Meijing Yang; Jiping Sheng; Lin Shen (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2018)

Transcription profiling and identification of infection-related genes in Phytophthora cactorum - Xiao-Ren Chen; Shen-Xin Huang; Ye Zhang; Gui-Lin Sheng; Bo-Yue Zhang; Qi-Yuan Li; Feng Zhu; Jing-You Xu (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

Improving the management of Taiwanese fishery resource conservation zones based on public perceptions and willingness to pay for ecosystem services - Jyun-Long Chen; Yu-Sheng Lin; Ching-Ta Chuang (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2018)

VPS9 domain‐containing proteins are essential for autophagy and endocytosis in Pyricularia oryzae - Xue‐Ming Zhu; Shuang Liang; Huan‐Bin Shi; Jian‐Ping Lu; Bo Dong; Qian‐Sheng Liao; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Pyricularia oryzae is the causal pathogen of rice blast disease. Autophagy has been shown to play important roles in P . oryzae development and plant infection. The P. oryzae endosomal system is highly dynamic and has been shown to be associated with conidiogenesis and pathogenicity as well. To date, the crosstalk between autophagy and endocytosis has not been explored in P. oryzae . Here, we identified three P. oryzae VPS9 domain‐containing proteins, PoVps9, PoMuk1 and PoVrl1. We found that PoVps9 and PoMuk1 are localized to vesicles and are each co‐localized with PoVps21, a recognized marker of early endosomes. Deletion of PoVPS9 resulted in severe defects in endocytosis and autophagosome degradation and impaired the localization of PoVps21 to endosomes. Additionally, deletion of the PoMUK1 gene in the Δ Povps9 mutant background exhibited more severe defects in development, autophagy and endocytosis compared with the Δ Povps9 mutant. Pull‐down assay showed that PoVps9 interacts with PoVps21, PoRab11 and PoRab1, which have been verified to participate in endocytosis. Furthermore, yeast two‐hybrid and co‐immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that PoVps9 directly interacts with the GDP form of PoVps21. Thus, PoVps9 is a key protein involved in autophagy and in endocytosis.

Discovery of a novel multifunctional carbazole–aminoquinoline dimer for Alzheimer's disease: copper selective chelation, anti-amyloid aggregation, and neuroprotection - Xiao Zhang; Ying Wang; Sheng-nan Wang; Qiu-he Chen; Ya-lin Tu; Xiao-hong Yang; Jing-kao Chen; Jin-wu Yan; Rong-biao Pi; Yan Wang (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

Trichogramma parasitoids can distinguish between fertilized and unfertilized host eggs - Wen-Mei Du; Jing Xu; Yang-Yang Hou; Ying Lin; Lian-Sheng Zang; Xiangbing Yang; Jun-Jie Zhang; Chang-Chun Ruan; Nicolas Desneux (Journal of Pest Science, 2018)

Analysis of fecal microbiota in patients with functional constipation undergoing treatment with synbiotics - Lin Sheng Huang; Cheng Kong; Ren Yuan Gao; Xuebing Yan; Hong Jing Yu; Bin Wen; Qi Zhu; Tong Yi Shen; Zhen Liang Sun; Huan Long Qin (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2018)

Increased temperature mitigates the effects of ocean acidification on the calcification of juvenile Pocillopora damicornis, but at a cost - Lei Jiang; Fang Zhang; Ming-Lan Guo; Ya-Juan Guo; Yu-Yang Zhang; Guo-Wei Zhou; Lin Cai; Jian-Sheng Lian; Pei-Yuan Qian; Hui Huang (Coral Reefs, 2018)

The impact on food security and future adaptation under climate variation: a case study of Taiwan’s agriculture and fisheries - Ching-Hsien Ho; Huu-Sheng Lur; Ming-Hwi Yao; Fang-Ching Liao; Ying-Ting Lin; Nobuyuki Yagi; Hsueh-Jung Lu (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2018)

MiR-26a functions as a tumor suppressor in ambient particulate matter-bound metal-triggered lung cancer cell metastasis by targeting LIN28B–IL6–STAT3 axis - Yan-Yang Lu; Yi Lin; Dong-Xiao Ding; Shu Su; Qiao-Qiao Chi; You-Chi Zhang; Jian Sun; Xu Zhang; Hui-Min Zhu; Qian-Sheng Huang; Yu-Lang Chi; Guo-Zhu Ye; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2018)

Resisting impact mechanical analysis of an anchored roadway supporting structure under P-wave loading and its application in rock burst prevention - Zheng-yi Wang; Lin-ming Dou; Gui-feng Wang; Long-fei Feng; Kai Kang; Jin-zheng Bai; Sheng-chuan Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2018)

Ca2+-CaMKKβ pathway is required for adiponectin-induced secretion in rat submandibular gland - Chong Ding; Zhi-Hao Du; Sheng-Lin Li; Li-Ling Wu; Guang-Yan Yu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2018)

Adaptive Weighted Nonlinear Least Squares Method for Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Quantification - Sheng-Cheng Huang; Liang-Chih Wu; Wen-Chen Lin; Kang-Ping Lin; Ren-Shyan Liu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2018)

Metaproteomics of marine viral concentrates reveals key viral populations and abundant periplasmic proteins in the oligotrophic deep chlorophyll maximum of the South China Sea - Zhang‐Xian Xie; Feng Chen; Shu‐Feng Zhang; Ming‐Hua Wang; Hao Zhang; Ling‐Fen Kong; Min‐Han Dai; Hua‐Sheng Hong; Lin Lin; Da‐Zhi Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Viral concentrates (VCs), containing bioinformative DNA and proteins, have been used to study viral diversity, viral metagenomics and virus–host interactions in natural ecosystems. Besides viruses, VCs also contain many noncellular biological components including diverse functional proteins. Here, we used a shotgun proteomic approach to characterize the proteins of VCs collected from the oligotrophic deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) of the South China Sea. Proteins of viruses infecting picophytoplankton, that is, cyanobacteria and prasinophytes, and heterotrophic bacterioplankton, such as SAR11 and SAR116, dominated the viral proteome. Almost no proteins from RNA viruses or known gene transfer agents were detected, suggesting that they were not abundant at the sampling site. Remarkably, nonviral proteins made up about two thirds of VC proteins, including overwhelmingly abundant periplasmic transporters for nutrient acquisition and proteins for diverse cellular processes, that is, translation, energy metabolism and one carbon metabolism. Interestingly, three 56 kDa selenium‐binding proteins putatively involved in peroxide reduction from gammaproteobacteria were abundant in the VCs, suggesting active removal of peroxide compounds at DCM. Our study demonstrated that metaproteomics provides a valuable avenue to explore the diversity and structure of the viral community and also the pivotal biological functions affiliated with microbes in the natural environment.

A new ent -kaurane diterpene derivative from the stems of Eurya chinensis R.Br - Jia-Ling Song; Yao Yuan; Ling-Hui Nie; Bai-Lin Li; Xu-Bing Qin; Yan Li; Jie-Wei Wu; Sheng-Xiang Qiu (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Water allocation under the constraint of total water-use quota: a case from Dongjiang River Basin, South China - Yanhu He; Xiaohong Chen; Zhuping Sheng; Kairong Lin; Faliang Gui (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2018)

Spike densities of the amygdala and neocortex reflect progression of kindled motor seizures - Yu-Lin Wang; Sheng-Fu Liang; Alvin W. Y. Su; Fu-Zen Shaw (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2018)

Multi-type sensor placement and response reconstruction for building structures: Experimental investigations - Rong-Pan Hu; You-Lin Xu; Sheng Zhan (Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2018)

POM-1 inhibits P2 receptors and exhibits anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages - Gabriela Pimenta-dos-Reis; Eduardo José Lopes Torres; Paula Gabriela Quintana; Lincon Onorio Vidal; Bárbara Andréa Fortes dos Santos; Chuan-Sheng Lin; Norton Heise; Pedro Muanis Persechini; Julieta Schachter (Purinergic Signalling, 2017)

Nanoparticle-encapsulated emodin decreases diabetic neuropathic pain probably via a mechanism involving P2X3 receptor in the dorsal root ganglia - Lin Li; Xuan Sheng; Shanhong Zhao; Lifang Zou; Xinyao Han; Yingxin Gong; Huilong Yuan; Liran Shi; Lili Guo; Tianyu Jia; Shuangmei Liu; Bing Wu; et al. (Purinergic Signalling, 2017)

Comorbidity Burden of Dementia: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study from 2003 to 2012 in Seven Cities in China - Qing-Hua Wang; Xin Wang; Xian-Le Bu; Yan Lian; Yang Xiang; Hong-Bo Luo; Hai-Qiang Zou; Jie Pu; Zhong-He Zhou; Xiao-Ping Cui; Qing-Song Wang; Xiang-Qun Shi; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2017)

Clinical and molecular analysis of 6 Chinese patients with isoleucine metabolism defects: identification of 3 novel mutations in the HSD17B10 and ACAT1 gene - Ling Su; Xiuzhen Li; Ruizhu Lin; Huiying Sheng; Zhichun Feng; Li Liu (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2017)

Mfn2-Mediated Preservation of Mitochondrial Function Contributes to the Protective Effects of BHAPI in Response to Ischemia - Xiao-Li Chen; Guo-Ping Zhang; Sheng-Long Guo; Jia-Qi Ding; Jia-Ji Lin; Qian Yang; Zhu-Yi Li (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2017)

Yangonindimers A-C, three new kavalactone dimers from Piper methysticum (kava) - Jia-Ling Song; Bai-Lin Li; Yao Yuan; Ling-Hui Nie; Jia Niu; David Chiu; Zhi-Fang Xu; Jie-Wei Wu; Sheng-Xiang Qiu (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Mapping and comparative proteomic analysis of the starch biosynthetic pathway in rice by 2D PAGE/MS - Tao-Shan Chang; Chih-Wei Liu; Yu-Ling Lin; Chao-Yi Li; Arthur Z. Wang; Min-Wei Chien; Chang-Sheng Wang; Chien-Chen Lai (Plant Molecular Biology, 2017)

Metabolic benefits of rivaroxaban in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients after radiofrequency catheter ablation - Jun Zhu; Rong-jun Gao; Qiang Liu; Ru-hong Jiang; Lu Yu; Ya-xun Sun; Pei Zhang; Jian-wei Lin; Yang Ye; Zu-wen Zhang; Shi-quan Chen; Hui Cheng; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

PDGFRβ-P2A-CreERT2 mice: a genetic tool to target pericytes in angiogenesis - Henar Cuervo; Brianna Pereira; Taliha Nadeem; Mika Lin; Frances Lee; Jan Kitajewski; Chyuan-Sheng Lin (Angiogenesis, 2017)

Influence of Thread Design on Dental Implant Osseointegration Assayed Using the Lan-Yu Mini-Pig Model - Shih-Kang Chien; Shui-Sang Hsue; Chih-Shing Lin; Tzong-Fu Kuo; Duen-Jeng Wang; Jen-Chang Yang; Sheng-Yang Lee (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2017)

Secretory expression of a novel human spermatozoa antigen in E. coli and its application to a protein chip - Ming-zhu Wang; Zhuo-lin Qiu; Xiang-Sheng Cai; Jing-jing Li; Miao-qin She; Yuan-feng Xu; Ying-song Wu (Biotechnology Letters, 2017)

Magnesium Ions Promote the Biological Behaviour of Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts by Activating the PI3K/Akt Signalling Pathway - Jian Wang; Xiang-Yu Ma; Ya-Fei Feng; Zhen-Sheng Ma; Tian-Cheng Ma; Yang Zhang; Xiang Li; Lin Wang; Wei Lei (Biological Trace Element Research, 2017)

Community responses to dam removal in a subtropical mountainous stream - Hao-Yen Chang; Ming-Chih Chiu; Yi-Li Chuang; Chyng-Shyan Tzeng; Mei-Hwa Kuo; Chao-Hsien Yeh; Hsiao-Wen Wang; Sheng-Hai Wu; Wen-Hui Kuan; Shang-Te Tsai; Kwang-Tsao Shao; Hsing-Juh Lin (Aquatic Sciences, 2017)

ACOS5 is required for primexine formation and exine pattern formation during microsporogenesis in Arabidopsis - Hui-hui Xie; Lin Chen; Fa-qing Xu; Wan-sheng Guo; Shui Wang; Zhong-nan Yang; Sen Zhang (Journal of Plant Biology, 2017)

Effects of endogenous hormones on variation of shoot branching in a variety of non-heading Chinese cabbage and related gene expression - Xue-Wei Cao; Hong-Mi Cui; Yuan Yao; Ai-Sheng Xiong; Xi-Lin Hou; Ying Li (Journal of Plant Biology, 2017)

Modern greenhouse culture of juvenile soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis - Jing Zhang; Fen Wang; Ye-Lin Jiang; Guan-Jun Hou; Yun-Sheng Cheng; Hong-Lian Chen; Xiang Li (Aquaculture International, 2017)

Microbiome dynamics in early life stages of the scleractinian coral Acropora gemmifera in response to elevated p CO 2 - Guowei Zhou; Lin Cai; Tao Yuan; Renmao Tian; Haoya Tong; Weipeng Zhang; Lei Jiang; Minglan Guo; Sheng Liu; Pei‐Yuan Qian; Hui Huang (Environmental Microbiology, 2017)
Summary Reef‐building corals are complex holobionts, harbouring diverse microorganisms that play essential roles in maintaining coral health. However, microbiome development in early life stages of corals remains poorly understood. Here, microbiomes of Acropora gemmifera were analysed during spawning and early developmental stages, and also under different seawater partial pressure of CO 2 ( p CO 2 ) conditions, using amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene for bacteria and archaea and of ITS2 for Symbiodinium . No remarkable microbiome shift was observed in adults before and after spawning. Moreover, microbiomes in eggs were highly similar to those in spawned adults, possibly suggesting a vertical transmission from parents to offspring. However, significant stage‐specific changes were found in coral microbiome during development, indicating that host development played a dominant role in shaping coral microbiome. Specifically, Cyanobacteria were particularly abundant in 6‐day‐old juveniles, but decreased largely in 31‐day‐old juveniles with a possible subclade shift in Symbiodinium dominance from C2r to D17. Larval microbiome showed changes in elevated p CO 2 , while juvenile microbiomes remained rather stable in response to higher p CO 2 . This study provides novel insights into the microbiome development during the critical life stages of coral.

Two new flavans from the roots of Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC - Ben-Qin Tang; Shu-Sheng Huang; Ye-Er Liang; Jian-Bo Sun; Yan Ma; Bao Zeng; Simon Ming-Yuen Lee; Jian-Lin Lu (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Two new phenylpropanoids from Swertia atroviolacea and their anti-5 α -reductase activity - Hai-Yan Wu; Xue-Qing Kan; Yu Sheng; Lin-Yun Mou; Qing-Song Yang; Qiu-Feng Hu; Gan-Peng Li (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Groundwater origins and recharge in a well field near Chien-Shih, Shinchu, Taiwan - Pei-Ying Lin; Louis Loung-Yie Tsai; Chung-Ho Wang; Kuei-Wen Chang; Yu-Yen Sheng; I-Tzu Chu; Wang-Ru Lee (Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2017)

Decreased interaction between ZO-1 and occludin is involved in alteration of tight junctions in transplanted epiphora submandibular glands - Chong Ding; Xin Cong; Xue-Ming Zhang; Sheng-Lin Li; Li-Ling Wu; Guang-Yan Yu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2017)

Genetic mapping of the qGCR6 locus affecting glossiness of cooked rice - Sheng-Shan Wang; Kai-Yi Chen; Yann-Rong Lin; Rong-Kuen Chen (Euphytica, 2017)

Epigenetic Downregulation of Scn3a Expression by Valproate: a Possible Role in Its Anticonvulsant Activity - Na-Na Tan; Hui-Ling Tang; Guo-Wang Lin; Yong-Hong Chen; Ping Lu; Hai-Jun Li; Mei-Mei Gao; Qi-Hua Zhao; Yong-Hong Yi; Wei-Ping Liao; Yue-Sheng Long (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Involvement of FMRP in Primary MicroRNA Processing via Enhancing Drosha Translation - Rui-Ping Wan; Lin-Tao Zhou; Hai-Xuan Yang; Yong-Ting Zhou; Shun-Hua Ye; Qi-Hua Zhao; Mei-Mei Gao; Wei-Ping Liao; Yong-Hong Yi; Yue-Sheng Long (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Re–Os isotope evidence from Mesozoic and Cenozoic basalts for secular evolution of the mantle beneath the North China Craton - Feng Huang; Ji-Feng Xu; Yong-Sheng Liu; Jie Li; Jian-Lin Chen; Xi-Yao Li (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2017)

Cd Content in Sugarcane and Its Relationship with Soil Factors - Hui-Ping Ou; Liu-Qiang Zhou; Xi-Hui Liu; Jin-Sheng Huang; Yan Zeng; Ru-Lin Xie; Xiao-Hui Zhu; Hong-Wei Tan; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2017)

Investigation of Intrinsic and External Factors Contributing to the Occurrence of Coal Bumps in the Mining Area of Western Beijing, China - Hongwei Wang; Yaodong Jiang; Sheng Xue; Xufeng Pang; Zhinan Lin; Daixin Deng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2017)

GA-DELLA pathway is involved in regulation of nitrogen deficiency-induced anthocyanin accumulation - Yongqiang Zhang; Zhongjuan Liu; Jianping Liu; Sheng Lin; Jianfeng Wang; Wenxiong Lin; Weifeng Xu (Plant Cell Reports, 2017)

Effects of rapid ascent on the heart rate variability of individuals with and without acute mountain sickness - Ming Ling Yih; Fang-Chi Lin; Heng-Sheng Chao; Han-Chen Tsai; Shi-Chuan Chang (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2017)

Impacts of climate variability and changes on domestic water use in the Yellow River Basin of China - Xiao-jun Wang; Jian-yun Zhang; Shahid Shamsuddin; Ru-lin Oyang; Tie-sheng Guan; Jian-guo Xue; Xu Zhang (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2017)

Simulating climate change impacts and potential adaptations on rice yields in the Sichuan Basin, China - Che-Chen Xu; Wen-Xiang Wu; Quan-Sheng Ge; Yang Zhou; Yu-Mei Lin; Ya-Mei Li (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2017)

Experimental and statistical methods to evaluate antibacterial activity of a quaternary pyridinium salt on planktonic, biofilm-forming, and biofilm states - Daneli López Pérez; Paula J. Baker; Adam L. Pintar; Jirun Sun; Nancy J. Lin; Sheng Lin-Gibson (Biofouling, 2017)

Quinone/hydroquinone meroterpenoids with antitubercular and cytotoxic activities produced by the sponge-derived fungus Gliomastix sp. ZSDS1-F7 - Wei-Jun He; Xiao-Jiang Zhou; Xiao-Chu Qin; Yong-Xin Mai; Xiu-Ping Lin; Sheng-Rong Liao; Bin Yang; Tianyu Zhang; Zheng-Chao Tu; Jun-Feng Wang; Yonghong Liu (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Nine Anti-Platelet Therapies for Patients with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: a Mixed Treatment Comparisons - Hua-Pin Huang; Wan-Hui Lin; Sheng-Gen Chen; Li-Zhen Chen; Min-Yi Chen; Chun-Hui Che (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Use of electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in reproductive medicine: a group consensus - Fan Qu; Rong Li; Wei Sun; Ge Lin; Rong Zhang; Jing Yang; Li Tian; Guo-gang Xing; Hui Jiang; Fei Gong; Xiao-yan Liang; Yan Meng; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

NLRP3 is Required for Complement-Mediated Caspase-1 and IL-1beta Activation in ICH - Sheng-Tao Yao; Fang Cao; Jia-Lin Chen; Wei Chen; Rui-Ming Fan; Gang Li; You-Chao Zeng; Song Jiao; Xiang-Ping Xia; Chong Han; Qi-Shan Ran (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2017)

Composite likelihood approach to the regression analysis of spatial multivariate ordinal data and spatial compositional data with exact zero values - Xiaoping Feng; Jun Zhu; Pei-Sheng Lin; Michelle M. Steen-Adams (Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 2017)

Detection of chlorophylls in spores of seven ferns - Mei-Hwei Tseng; Kuei-Huei Lin; Yi-Jia Huang; Ya-Lan Chang; Sheng-Cih Huang; Li-Yaung Kuo; Yao-Moan Huang (Journal of Plant Research, 2017)

Plasma Amyloid-Beta Levels in Patients with Different Types of Cancer - Wang-Sheng Jin; Xian-Le Bu; Yu-Hui Liu; Lin-Lin Shen; Zhen-Qian Zhuang; Shu-Sheng Jiao; Chi Zhu; Qing-Hua Wang; Hua-Dong Zhou; Tao Zhang; Yan-Jiang Wang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2017)

miRNA Expression Change in Dorsal Root Ganglia After Peripheral Nerve Injury - Hsueh-Ling Chang; Hung-Chen Wang; Yi-Ta Chunag; Chao-Wen Chou; I-Ling Lin; Chung-Sheng Lai; Lin-Li Chang; Kuang-I Cheng (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2017)

Effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis on Titanium Surface by Different Clinical Treatment - Nominzul Batsukh; Sheng Wei Feng; Wei Fang Lee; Sy-Jye Leu; Pei-Yo Tsai; Kuo-Ning Ho; Che Tong Lin; Ching-Hua Su; Wei-Jen Chang (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2017)

Inoculation with endophytic Bacillus megaterium H3 increases Cd phytostabilization and alleviates Cd toxicity to hybrid pennisetum in Cd-contaminated aquatic environments - Ya Li; Hui Han; Lin Yan He; Qi Wang; Xia Fang Sheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

GEM: a dynamic tracking model for mesoscale eddies in the ocean - Qiu-Yang Li; Liang Sun; Sheng-Fu Lin (Ocean Science, 2016)
The Genealogical Evolution Model (GEM) presented here is an efficient logical model used to track dynamic evolution of mesoscale eddies in the ocean. It can distinguish between different dynamic processes (e.g., merging and splitting) within a dynamic evolution pattern, which is difficult to accomplish using other tracking methods. To this end, the GEM first uses a two-dimensional (2-D) similarity vector (i.e., a pair of ratios of overlap area between two eddies to the area of each eddy) rather than a scalar to measure the similarity between eddies, which effectively solves the “missing eddy” problem (temporarily lost eddy in tracking). Second, for tracking when an eddy splits, the GEM uses both “parent” (the original eddy) and “child” (eddy split from parent) and the dynamic processes are described as the birth and death of different generations. Additionally, a new look-ahead approach with selection rules effectively simplifies computation and recording. All of the computational steps are linear and do not include iteration. Given the pixel number of the target region L, the maximum number of eddies M, the number N of look-ahead time steps, and the total number of time steps T, the total computer time is O(LM(N + 1)T). The tracking of each eddy is very smooth because we require that the snapshots of each eddy on adjacent days overlap one another. Although eddy splitting or merging is ubiquitous in the ocean, they have different geographic distributions in the North Pacific Ocean. Both the merging and splitting rates of the eddies are high, especially at the western boundary, in currents and in “eddy deserts”. The GEM is useful not only for satellite-based observational data, but also for numerical simulation outputs. It is potentially useful for studying dynamic processes in other related fields, e.g., the dynamics of cyclones in meteorology.

Three new triterpenoid saponins from the roots of Ardisia crenata and their cytotoxic activities - Dai-Lin Liu; Xue Zhang; Yanmin Zhao; Nai-Li Wang; Xin-Sheng Yao (Natural Product Research, 2016)

Beneficial Effect of Astragaloside on Alzheimer’s Disease Condition Using Cultured Primary Cortical Cells Under β-amyloid Exposure - Ching-Ping Chang; Yu-Fan Liu; Hung-Jung Lin; Chien-Chin Hsu; Bor-Chih Cheng; Wen-Pin Liu; Mao-Tsun Lin; Shu-Fen Hsu; Li-Sheng Chang; Kao-Chang Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

ApoA-I induces S1P release from endothelial cells through ABCA1 and SR-BI in a positive feedback manner - Xing Liu; Kun Ren; Rong Suo; Sheng-Lin Xiong; Qing-Hai Zhang; Zhong-Cheng Mo; Zhen-Li Tang; Yue Jiang; Xiao-Shan Peng; Guang-Hui Yi (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016)

Long noncoding RNAs in cell differentiation and pluripotency - Lin Chen; Sheng Zhang (Cell and Tissue Research, 2016)

Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Seafood by Multiplex PCR - Chung-Saint Lin; Tser-Sheng Lin; Din-Yuan Yu; Yi-Cheng Su; Yung-Hsiang Tsai (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2016)

Modeling daily reference ET in the karst area of northwest Guangxi (China) using gene expression programming (GEP) and artificial neural network (ANN) - Sheng Wang; Zhi-yong Fu; Hong-song Chen; Yun-peng Nie; Ke-lin Wang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2016)

Strength, Deformability and X-ray Micro-CT Observations of Deeply Buried Marble Under Different Confining Pressures - Sheng-Qi Yang; Yang Ju; Feng Gao; Yi-Lin Gui (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2016)

Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest - Jyh-Min Chiang; Marko J. Spasojevic; Helene C. Muller-Landau; I-Fang Sun; Yiching Lin; Sheng-Hsin Su; Zueng-Sang Chen; Chien-Teh Chen; Nathan G. Swenson; Ryan W. McEwan (Oecologia, 2016)

Interlukin-18 Is a Pivot Regulatory Factor on Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 Expression and Brain Astrocytic Migration - Jia-Hong Chen; Chon-Haw Tsai; Hsiao-Yun Lin; Chien-Fang Huang; Yuk-Man Leung; Sheng-Wei Lai; Cheng-Fang Tsai; Pei-Chun Chang; Dah-Yuu Lu; Chingju Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Molecular detection and genome characterization of porcine circovirus type 2 in rats captured on commercial swine farms - Shao-Lun Zhai; Sheng-Nan Chen; Wei Liu; Xiao-Peng Li; Su-Fang Deng; Xiao-Hui Wen; Man-Lin Luo; Dian-Hong Lv; Wen-Kang Wei; Rui-Ai Chen (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Synthesis and evaluation as potential antitumor agents of novel ursolic acid derivatives - Ming-Chuan Liu; Sheng-Jie Yang; Lin-Hong Jin; De-Yu Hu; Wei Xue; Song Yang (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2016)

Clinacanthus nutans Extracts Modulate Epigenetic Link to Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Expression in SH-SY5Y Cells and Primary Cortical Neurons - Charlene Siew-Hon Tan; Christabel Fung-Yih Ho; Swan-Ser Heng; Jui-Sheng Wu; Benny Kwong-Huat Tan; Yee-Kong Ng; Grace Y. Sun; Teng-Nan Lin; Wei-Yi Ong (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2016)

Clinacanthus nutans Protects Cortical Neurons Against Hypoxia-Induced Toxicity by Downregulating HDAC1/6 - Hsin-Da Tsai; Jui-Sheng Wu; Mei-Han Kao; Jin-Jer Chen; Grace Y. Sun; Wei-Yi Ong; Teng-Nan Lin (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2016)

Outlining a stepwise, multi-parameter debris flow monitoring and warning system: an example of application in Aizi Valley, China - Ning-sheng Chen; Javed Iqbal Tanoli; Gui-sheng Hu; Feng-niang Wang; Cheng-lin Yang; Hai-tao Ding; Na He; Tao Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2016)

PPAR-γ Ameliorates Neuronal Apoptosis and Ischemic Brain Injury via Suppressing NF-κB-Driven p22phox Transcription - Jui-Sheng Wu; Hsin-Da Tsai; Wai-Mui Cheung; Chung Y. Hsu; Teng-Nan Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Polymorphisms of human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine increase susceptibility to arsenic methylation capacity-related urothelial carcinoma - Chao-Yuan Huang; Yeong-Shiau Pu; Horng-Sheng Shiue; Wei-Jen Chen; Ying-Chin Lin; Yu-Mei Hsueh (Archives of Toxicology, 2016)

Chidamide alleviates TGF-β-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in lung cancer cell lines - Sheng-Hao Lin; Bing-Yen Wang; Ching-Hsiung Lin; Peng-Ju Chien; Yueh-Feng Wu; Jiunn-Liang Ko; Jeremy J. W. Chen (Molecular Biology Reports, 2016)

Male-Biased Capture in Light Traps in Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Results from the Studies of Reproductive Activities - Wen-Jie Cheng; Xia-Lin Zheng; Pan Wang; Li-Lin Zhou; Sheng-Yun Si; Xiao-Ping Wang (Journal of Insect Behavior, 2016)

Emergence of reticuloendotheliosis virus in pigeons in Guangdong Province, Southern China - Shao-Lun Zhai; Sheng-Nan Chen; Tao Lin; Xiao-Hui Wen; Wen-Kang Wei; Dian-Hong Lv; Rui-Ai Chen (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Dynamics of Dissolved Oxygen and the Affecting Factors in Sediment of Polluted Urban Rivers under Aeration Treatment - Bo Liu; Wen-lin Wang; Rui-ming Han; Ming Sheng; Lin-lin Ye; Xu Du; Xin-ting Wu; Guo-xiang Wang (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2016)

Hybrid Electrospun Polycaprolactone Mats Consisting of Nanofibers and Microbeads for Extended Release of Dexamethasone - Kuan-Hui Hsu; Sheng-Po Fang; Chang-Lin Lin; Yan-Shin Liao; Yong-Kyu Yoon; Anuj Chauhan (Pharmaceutical Research, 2016)

Curcumin downregulates p38 MAPK-dependent X-ray repair cross-complement group 1 (XRCC1) expression to enhance cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cells - Chun-Liang Tung; Yi-Jun Jian; Jyh-Cheng Chen; Tai-Jing Wang; Wen-Ching Chen; Hao-Yu Zheng; Po-Yuan Chang; Kai-Sheng Liao; Yun-Wei Lin (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2016)

Molecular phylogenetic analysis of key Jatropha species inferred from nrDNA ITS and chloroplast (trnL-F and rbcL) sequences - Guo-ye Guo; Sheng-hua Wang; Ying Xu; Lin Tang; Mao-qun Yu; Fang Chen (Genes & Genomics, 2016)

Genomic variability and molecular evolution of Asian isolates of sugarcane streak mosaic virus - Shan-Shan Liang; Olufemi J. Alabi; Mona B. Damaj; Wei-Lin Fu; Sheng-Ren Sun; Hua-Ying Fu; Ru-Kai Chen; T. Erik Mirkov; San-Ji Gao (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Estimation of winter wheat phenology under the influence of cumulative temperature and soil salinity in the Yellow River Delta, China, using MODIS time-series data - Lin Chu; Chong Huang; Qing-sheng Liu; Gao-huan Liu (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2016)

Spatio-temporal distribution of flood disasters and analysis of influencing factors in Africa - Chan-juan Li; Yuan-qing Chai; Lin-sheng Yang; Hai-rong Li (Natural Hazards, 2016)

Increasing the immune activity of exosomes: the effect of miRNA-depleted exosome proteins on activating dendritic cell/cytokine-induced killer cells against pancreatic cancer - Ri-sheng Que; Cheng Lin; Guo-ping Ding; Zheng-rong Wu; Li-ping Cao (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2016)

Galectin-3 suppresses mucosal inflammation and reduces disease severity in experimental colitis - Hwei-Fang Tsai; Chien-Sheng Wu; Yi-Lin Chen; Hsiu-Jung Liao; I-Tsu Chyuan; Ping-Ning Hsu (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2016)

Three-dimensional water quality model based on FVCOM for total load control management in Guan River Estuary, Northern Jiangsu Province - Li Zhang; Weibo Lin; Keqiang Li; Jianming Sheng; Aihong Wei; Feng Luo; Yan Wang; Xiulin Wang; Longjun Zhang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2016)

Hemostasis Plug for an Electromagnetic Thermotherapy and Its Application for Liver Laceration - Chung-Hsien Liu; Sheng-Chieh Huang; Ying-Jui Chao; Xi-Zhang Lin; Gwo-Bin Lee (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2016)

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions under no‐till farming in China: a meta‐analysis - Xin Zhao; Sheng‐Li Liu; Chao Pu; Xiang‐Qian Zhang; Jian‐Fu Xue; Ran Zhang; Yu‐Qiao Wang; Rattan Lal; Hai‐Lin Zhang; Fu Chen (Global Change Biology, 2016)
No‐till ( NT ) practices are among promising options toward adaptation and mitigation of climate change. However, the mitigation effectiveness of NT depends not only on its carbon sequestration potential but also on soil‐derived CH 4 and N 2 O emissions. A meta‐analysis was conducted, using a dataset involving 136 comparisons from 39 studies in China, to identify site‐specific factors which influence CH 4 emission, CH 4 uptake, and N 2 O emission under NT . Comparative treatments involved NT without residue retention ( NT 0), NT with residue retention ( NTR ), compared to plow tillage ( PT ) with residue removed ( PT 0). Overall, NT 0 significantly decreased CH 4 emission by ~30% ( P 0.05) compared to PT 0 with an average emission 218.8 kg ha −1 for rice paddies. However, the increase in N 2 O emission could partly offset the benefits of the decrease in CH 4 emission under NT compared to PT 0. NTR significantly enhanced N 2 O emission by 82.1%, 25.5%, and 20.8% ( P 0.05) compared to PT 0 for rice paddies, acid soils, and the first 5 years of the experiments, respectively. The results from categorical meta‐analysis indicated that the higher N 2 O emission could be mitigated by adopting NT within alkaline soils, for long‐term duration, and with less N fertilization input when compared to PT 0. In addition, the natural log (lnR) of response ratio of CH 4 and N 2 O emissions under NT correlated positively (enhancing emission) with climate factors (temperature and precipitation) and negatively (reducing emission) with experimental duration, suggesting that avoiding excess soil wetness and using NT for a long term could enhance the benefits of NT . Therefore, a thorough understanding of the conditions favoring greenhouse gas(es) reductions is essential to achieving climate change mitigation and advancing food security in China.

SIL1 Rescued Bip Elevation-Related Tau Hyperphosphorylation in ER Stress - Zan-Chao Liu; Jiang Chu; Li Lin; Jie Song; Lin-Na Ning; Hong-Bin Luo; Shu-Sheng Yang; Yan Shi; Qun Wang; Na Qu; Qi Zhang; Jian-Zhi Wang; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a signaling mediates cardioprotection of FGF-2 against hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells - Mi-Hua Liu; Guo-Hua Li; Li-Jun Peng; Shun-Lin Qu; Yuan Zhang; Juan Peng; Xin-Yuan Luo; Heng-Jing Hu; Zhong Ren; Yao Liu; Hui Tang; Lu-Shan Liu; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2016)

Quantitative measurement of Parkinsonian gait from walking in monocular image sequences using a centroid tracking algorithm - Sheng-Huang Lin; Shih-Wei Chen; Yu-Chun Lo; Hsin-Yi Lai; Chich-Haung Yang; Shin-Yuan Chen; Yuan-Jen Chang; Chin-Hsing Chen; Wen-Tzeng Huang; Fu-Shan Jaw; You-Yin Chen; Siny Tsang; et al. (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2016)

The substrate promiscuity of a phosphopantetheinyl transferase SchPPT for coenzyme A derivatives and acyl carrier proteins - Yue-Yue Wang; Hong-Dou Luo; Xiao-Sheng Zhang; Tao Lin; Hui Jiang; Yong-Quan Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2016)

Six new metabolites produced by Colletotrichum aotearoa 09F0161, an endophytic fungus isolated from Bredia oldhamii - Yi Hsiao; Ming-Jen Cheng; Hsun-Shuo Chang; Ming-Der Wu; Sung-Yuan Hsieh; Ta-Wei Liu; Chu-Hung Lin; Gwo-Fang Yuan; Ih-Sheng Chen (Natural Product Research, 2016)

Sex Dimorphism Profile of Alzheimer’s Disease-Type Pathologies in an APP/PS1 Mouse Model - Shu-Sheng Jiao; Xian-Le Bu; Yu-Hui Liu; Chi Zhu; Qing-Hua Wang; Lin-Lin Shen; Cheng-Hui Liu; Ye-Ran Wang; Xiu-Qing Yao; Yan-Jiang Wang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2016)

Neuroprotective Effect Is Driven Through the Upregulation of CB1 Receptor in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis - Zhi-Yin Lou; Wen-Bo Yu; Jie Chen; Lin Li; Li-Sheng Jiang; Bao-Guo Xiao; Zhen-Guo Liu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2016)

Erratum to: First molecular detection of porcine circovirus type 2 in bovids in China - Shao-Lun Zhai; Rui-Ai Chen; Sheng-Nan Chen; Xiao-Hui Wen; Dian-Hong Lv; Da-Cheng Wu; Jie Yuan; Zhong Huang; Xiu-Rong Zhou; Man-Lin Luo; Dong-Sheng He; Wen-Kang Wei (Virus Genes, 2016)

Stochastic dilution effects weaken deterministic effects of niche‐based processes in species rich forests - Xugao Wang; Thorsten Wiegand; Nathan J. B. Kraft; Nathan G. Swenson; Stuart J. Davies; Zhanqing Hao; Robert Howe; Yiching Lin; Keping Ma; Xiangcheng Mi; Sheng‐Hsin Su; I‐Fang Sun; et al. (Ecology, 2016)
Recent theory predicts that stochastic dilution effects may result in species‐rich communities with statistically independent species spatial distributions, even if the underlying ecological processes structuring the community are driven by deterministic niche differences. Stochastic dilution is a consequence of the stochastic geometry of biodiversity where the identities of the nearest neighbors of individuals of a given species are largely unpredictable. Under such circumstances, the outcome of deterministic species interactions may vary greatly among individuals of a given species. Consequently, nonrandom patterns in the biotic neighborhoods of species, which might be expected from coexistence or community assembly theory (e.g., individuals of a given species are neighbored by phylogenetically similar species), are weakened or do not emerge, resulting in statistical independence of species spatial distributions. We used data on phylogenetic and functional similarity of tree species in five large forest dynamics plots located across a gradient of species richness to test predictions of the stochastic dilution hypothesis. To quantify the biotic neighborhood of a focal species we used the mean phylogenetic (or functional) dissimilarity of the individuals of the focal species to all species within a local neighborhood. We then compared the biotic neighborhood of species to predictions from stochastic null models to test if a focal species was surrounded by more or less similar species than expected by chance. The proportions of focal species that showed spatial independence with respect to their biotic neighborhoods increased with total species richness. Locally dominant, high‐abundance species were more likely to be surrounded by species that were statistically more similar or more dissimilar than expected by chance. Our results suggest that stochasticity may play a stronger role in shaping the spatial structure of species rich tropical forest communities than it does in species poorer forests. These findings represent an important step towards understanding the factors that govern the spatial configuration of local biotic communities. The stochastic dilution effect is a simple geometric mechanism that can explain why species’ spatial distributions in species‐rich communities approximate independence from their biotic neighborhood, even if deterministic niche processes are in effect.

Rainfall-Runoff Prediction Using Dynamic Typhoon Information and Surface Weather Characteristic Considering Monsoon Effects - Chih-Chiang Wei; Nien-Sheng Hsu; Chien-Lin Huang (Water Resources Management, 2016)

Developing a reliable model for aquifer vulnerability - Cheng-Shin Jang; Chien-Wen Lin; Ching-Ping Liang; Jui-Sheng Chen (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2016)

Groundwater Molybdenum from Emerging Industries in Taiwan - Kuo-Sheng Tsai; Yu-Min Chang; Jimmy C. M. Kao; Kae-Long Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016)

Development of single-chain variable fragments (scFv) against influenza virus targeting hemagglutinin subunit 2 (HA2) - Tai-Wei Li; Shu-Fang Cheng; Yen-Tzu Tseng; Yu-Chih Yang; Wen-chun Liu; Sheng-Cyuan Wang; Mei-Ju Chou; Yu-Jen Lin; Yueh Wang; Pei-Wen Hsiao; Suh-Chin Wu; Ding-Kwo Chang (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Clinical, biochemical, neuroimaging and molecular findings of X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy patients in South China - Min-yan Jiang; Yan-na Cai; Cui-li Liang; Min-zhi Peng; Hui-ying Sheng; Li-ping Fan; Rui-zhu Lin; Hua Jiang; Yonglan Huang; Li Liu (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2015)

High-Performance Multiclass Classification Framework Using Cloud Computing Architecture - Feng-Sheng Lin; Chia-Ping Shen; Chia-Hung Liu; Han Lin; Chi-Ying F. Huang; Cheng-Yan Kao; Feipei Lai; Jeng-Wei Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2015)

Spectroscopic characterization of the complexes between Fe/Mn and natural organic matters by electron paramagnetic resonance and synchrotron-based techniques - Hong-Wei Luo; Zhi-Qi Lin; Guo-Ping Sheng (Ecotoxicology, 2015)

Genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a lineage IV peste des petits ruminants virus in southern China - Xiao-Peng Li; Shao-Lun Zhai; Dong-Sheng He; Peng-Ju Guo; Dian-Hong Lv; Xiao-Hui Wen; Man-Lin Luo; Rui-Ai Chen; Wen-Kang Wei (Virus Genes, 2015)

The effects of grafting on glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle in Ca(NO3)2-stressed cucumber seedlings with pumpkin as rootstock - Lin Li; Wen-wen Xing; Qiao-sai Shao; Sheng Shu; Jin Sun; Shi-rong Guo (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2015)

Serum Amyloid-Beta Levels are Increased in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Xian-Le Bu; Guo-Qiang Cao; Lin-Lin Shen; Yang Xiang; Shu-Sheng Jiao; Yu-Hui Liu; Chi Zhu; Fan Zeng; Qing-Hua Wang; Ye-Ran Wang; Yong He; Hua-Dong Zhou; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2015)

New sesquiterpenoid derivatives from Solanum septemlobum with cytotoxicities - Lei Zhang; Hai-Qing Lin; Gui-Sheng Li; Xi-Dian Yue; Sheng-Jun Dai (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Voriconazole: a novel treatment option for cryptococcal meningitis - Yan Yao; Jia-Tang Zhang; Bo Yan; Ting Gao; Xiao-Wei Xing; Cheng-Lin Tian; Xu-Sheng Huang; Sheng-Yuan Yu (Infectious Diseases, 2015)

The inward-rectifying K+ channel SsAKT1 is a candidate involved in K+ uptake in the halophyte Suaeda salsa under saline condition - Hui-Rong Duan; Qing Ma; Jin-Lin Zhang; Jing Hu; Ai-Ke Bao; Li Wei; Qian Wang; Sheng Luan; Suo-Min Wang (Plant and Soil, 2015)

2,3,5-Trimethoxy-4-cresol, an anti-metastatic constituent from the solid-state cultured mycelium of Antrodia cinnamomea and its mechanism - Chin-Chung Lin; Ching-Chun Chen; Yueh-Hsiung Kuo; Jong-Tar Kuo; K. J. Senthil Kumar; Sheng-Yang Wang (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2015)

Genetic analysis and molecular mapping of QTLs associated with resistance to bacterial blight in a rice mutant, SA0423 - Hsin-Yi Tseng; Da-Gin Lin; Hsiao-Ying Hsieh; Ya-June Tseng; Wen-Bin Tseng; Chun-Wei Chen; Chang-Sheng Wang (Euphytica, 2015)

Species colonisation, not competitive exclusion, drives community overdispersion over long‐term succession - Shao‐peng Li; Marc W. Cadotte; Scott J. Meiners; Zheng‐shuang Hua; Lin Jiang; Wen‐sheng Shu (Ecology Letters, 2015)
Ecological communities often transition from phylogenetic and functional clustering to overdispersion over succession as judged by space‐for‐time substitution studies. Such a pattern has been generally attributed to the increase in competitive exclusion of closely related species with similar traits through time, although colonisation and extinction have rarely been examined. Using 44 years of uninterrupted old‐field succession in New Jersey, USA , we confirmed that phylogenetic and functional clustering decreased as succession unfolded, but the transition was largely driven by colonisation. Early colonists were closely related and functionally similar to residents, while later colonists became less similar to the species present. Extirpated species were generally more distantly related to residents than by chance, or exhibited random phylogenetic/functional patterns, and their relatedness to residents was not associated with time. These results provide direct evidence that the colonisation of distant relatives, rather than extinction of close relatives, drives phylogenetic and functional overdispersion over succession.

Associations between TRPV4 genotypes and body mass index in Taiwanese subjects - De-Min Duan; Semon Wu; Lung-An Hsu; Ming-Sheng Teng; Jeng-Feng Lin; Yu-Chen Sun; Ching-Feng Cheng; Yu-Lin Ko (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2015)

Characterisation of the dark green islands of cucumber mosaic virus infected Nicotiana tabacum - Li-Juan Chen; Jian Liu; Fei-Fei Zhao; Jing-Yi Li; Sheng-Xuan Wang; Hong-Hui Lin; De-Hui Xi (Plant Cell Reports, 2015)

Pure total flavonoids from Citrus paradisi Macfadyen act synergistically with arsenic trioxide in inducing apoptosis of Kasumi-1 leukemia cells in vitro - Bo Wang; Sheng-yun Lin; Ying-ying Shen; Li-qiang Wu; Zhen-zhen Chen; Jing Li; Zhi Chen; Wen-bin Qian; Jian-ping Jiang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

A large-scale breeding experiment and observations on development of Cyanea nozakii (Scyphozoa, Cyaneidae) from fertilized eggs to larval medusae - Chun-sheng Liu; Zhi-meng Zhuang; Si-qing Chen; Jing-ping Yan; Chang-lin Liu; Jian-ming Sun (Hydrobiologia, 2015)

Potential of utilizing jellyfish as food in culturing Pampus argenteus juveniles - Chun-sheng Liu; Si-qing Chen; Zhi-meng Zhuang; Jing-ping Yan; Chang-lin Liu; He-tong Cui (Hydrobiologia, 2015)

Altitudinal and latitudinal dependence of future warming in Taiwan simulated by WRF nested with ECHAM5/MPIOM - Chuan‐Yao Lin; Ying‐Jea Chua; Yang‐Fan Sheng; Huang‐Hsiung Hsu; Chao‐Tzuen Cheng; Yi‐Yin Lin (International Journal of Climatology, 2015)
It is difficult and inadequate to use a global model alone for projecting future climate changes in areas such as Taiwan, a complex geographic nature island, due to its coarse resolution. In this study, we have performed dynamic downscaling of Taiwan's climate in the recent past (1979–2003) and climate change projection for the near and distant future (2015–2039 and 2075–2099, respectively) by using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model. The simulation is forced by the Max Plank Institute Hamburg, global model, ECHAM5/MPIOM. Simulation results showed close correlation between fine‐resolution downscaling by WRF nested with ECHAM5/MPIOM and the actual observation data for the period 1979–2003. Projection of future climate changes revealed both altitudinal and latitudinal variations in warming trend, with more significant temperature increase in mountain areas than in plain areas towards the end of the 21st century and more obvious warming in the north than in the south of Taiwan. The results obtained in this study can be applied to other regions of similar latitudes and with comparable relief.

Changes in local oceanographic and atmospheric conditions shortly after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami - Zhongzhen Yan; Yi Sui; Jinyu Sheng; Danling Tang; I-I Lin (Ocean Dynamics, 2015)

Study on factors affecting energy-related per capita carbon dioxide emission by multi-sectoral of cities: a case study of Tianjin - Yanan Chen; Sheng Lin (Natural Hazards, 2015)

Associations Between ApoEε4 Carrier Status and Serum BDNF Levels—New Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of ApoEε4 Actions in Alzheimer’s Disease - Yu-Hui Liu; Shu-Sheng Jiao; Ye-Ran Wang; Xian-Le Bu; Xiu-Qing Yao; Yang Xiang; Qing-Hua Wang; Lin Wang; Juan Deng; Jing Li; Xin-Fu Zhou; Hua-Dong Zhou; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)

Interaction of DRD2TaqI, COMT, and ALDH2 genes associated with bipolar II disorder comorbid with anxiety disorders in Han Chinese in Taiwan - Ming-Chuan Hu; Sheng-Yu Lee; Tzu-Yun Wang; Yun-Hsuan Chang; Shiou-Lan Chen; Shih-Heng Chen; Chun-Hsien Chu; Chen-Lin Wang; I Hui Lee; Po See Chen; Yen Kuang Yang; Ru-Band Lu (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2015)

Surface Properties and In Vitro Bioactivity of Fluorapatite/TiO2 Coatings Deposited on Ti Substrates by Nd:YAG Laser Cladding - Chi-Sheng Chien; Yu-Sheng Ko; Tsung-Yuan Kuo; Tze-Yuan Liao; Huan-Chang Lin; Tzer-Min Lee; Ting-Fu Hong (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2015)

The Role of the Epigenome in Translating Neighborhood Disadvantage Into Health Disparities - Kenneth Olden; Heather A. Olden; Yu-Sheng Lin (Current Environmental Health Reports, 2015)

Identification of proteins capable of metal reduction from the proteome of the Gram‐positive bacterium D esulfotomaculum reducens MI ‐1 using an NADH ‐based activity assay - Anne Elyse Otwell; Robert W. Sherwood; Sheng Zhang; Ornella D. Nelson; Zhi Li; Hening Lin; Stephen J. Callister; Ruth E. Richardson (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary Understanding of microbial metal reduction is based almost solely on studies of G ram‐negative organisms. In this study, we focus on D esulfotomaculum reducens MI ‐1, a G ram‐positive metal reducer whose genome lacks genes with similarity to any characterized metal reductase. Using non‐denaturing separations and mass spectrometry identification, in combination with a colorimetric screen for chelated F e( III )‐ NTA reduction with NADH as electron donor, we have identified proteins from the D . reducens proteome not previously characterized as iron reductases. Their function was confirmed by heterologous expression in E scherichia coli . Furthermore, we show that these proteins have the capability to reduce soluble C r( VI ) and U ( VI ) with NADH as electron donor. The proteins identified are NADH : flavin oxidoreductase ( D red_2421) and a protein complex composed of oxidoreductase flavin adenine dinucleotide/ NAD ( P )‐binding subunit ( D red_1685) and dihydroorotate dehydrogenase 1B ( D red_1686). D red_2421 was identified in the soluble proteome and is predicted to be a cytoplasmic protein. D red_1685 and D red_1686 were identified in both the soluble as well as the insoluble protein fraction, suggesting a type of membrane association, although PSORTb predicts both proteins are cytoplasmic. This study is the first functional proteomic analysis of D . reducens and one of the first analyses of metal and radionuclide reduction in an environmentally relevant G ram‐positive bacterium.

Sassarandainol: a new neolignan and anti-inflammatory constituents from the stem of Sassafras randaiense - Ya-Ling Hou; Hsun-Shuo Chang; Hui-Chun Wang; Sheng-Yang Wang; Tze-Ying Chen; Chu-Hung Lin; Ih-Sheng Chen (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Isolation and the interaction between a mineral-weathering Rhizobium tropici Q34 and silicate minerals - Rong Rong Wang; Qi Wang; Lin Yan He; Gang Qiu; Xia Fang Sheng (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015)

TM-1-1DP exerts protective effect against myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via AKT-eNOS pathway - Hui-Chun Ku; Shih-Yi Lee; Chi-Hsuan Chen; Yao-Hsing Wang; Chin-Ting Lin; Shoei-Sheng Lee; Ting-Hsuan Li; Ming-Jai Su (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2015)

Plastorhodobacter daqingensis gen. nov., sp. nov.: A Non-phototrophic Bacterium Isolated from Daqing Oilfield - Bai-Sheng Xie; Xiang-Lin Lv; Man Cai; Yue-Qin Tang; Ya-Nan Wang; Heng-Lin Cui; Xue-Ying Liu; Yan Tan; Xiao-Lei Wu (Current Microbiology, 2015)

Decomposition and allocation of energy-related carbon dioxide emission allowance over provinces of China - Yanan Chen; Sheng Lin (Natural Hazards, 2015)

Novel Link of Anti-apoptotic ATF3 with Pro-apoptotic CTMP in the Ischemic Brain - Chien-Yu Huang; Jin-Jer Chen; Jui-Sheng Wu; Hsin-Da Tsai; Heng Lin; Yu-Ting Yan; Chung Y. Hsu; Yuan-Soon Ho; Teng-Nan Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)

Classification of Benign and Malignant Breast Tumors in Ultrasound Images with Posterior Acoustic Shadowing Using Half-Contour Features - Zhuhuang Zhou; Shuicai Wu; King-Jen Chang; Wei-Ren Chen; Yung-Sheng Chen; Wen-Hung Kuo; Chung-Chih Lin; Po-Hsiang Tsui (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2015)

Environmental lead exposure is associated with visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability in the US adults - Mohammed F. Faramawi; Robert Delongchamp; Yu-Sheng Lin; Youcheng Liu; Saly Abouelenien; Lori Fischbach; Supriya Jadhav (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2015)

Human health risk assessment of soil dioxin/furans contamination and dioxin-like activity determined by ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase bioassay - Yu Bon Man; Ka Lai Chow; Hong Sheng Wang; Xiao Lin Sun; Sheng Chun Wu; Zong Wei Cai; Yuan Kang; Hui Li; Jin Shu Zheng; John P. Giesy; Ming Hung Wong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Marinobacter shengliensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated saline soil - Yi-Jing Luo; Bai-Sheng Xie; Xiang-Lin Lv; Man Cai; Ya-Nan Wang; Heng-Lin Cui; Hua Cai; Xiao-Lei Wu (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Chryseobacterium profundimaris sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from deep-sea sediment - Lin Xu; Ying-Yi Huo; Zheng-Yang Li; Chun-Sheng Wang; Aharon Oren; Xue-Wei Xu (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Seismic response of embankment slopes with different reinforcing measures in shaking table tests - Yu-liang Lin; Wu-ming Leng; Guo-lin Yang; Liang Li; Jun-Sheng Yang (Natural Hazards, 2015)

Therapeutic Efficacy of Neuro AiD™ (MLC 601), a Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury - Ming-Che Tsai; Ching-Ping Chang; Syue-Wei Peng; Kai-Sheng Jhuang; Yi-Hsien Fang; Mao-Tsun Lin; Thomas Chang-Yao Tsao (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2015)

Exploring the benefits of growing bioenergy crops to activate lead-contaminated agricultural land: a case study on sweet potatoes - Shu-Fen Cheng; Chin-Yuan Huang; Kuo-Lin Chen; Sheng-Chien Lin; Yung-Cheng Lin (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2015)

Challenges and adaptations of farming to climate change in the North China Plain - Hai-Lin Zhang; Xin Zhao; Xiao-Gang Yin; Sheng-Li Liu; Jian-Fu Xue; Meng Wang; Chao Pu; Rattan Lal; Fu Chen (Climatic Change, 2015)

A nonlinear statistical ensemble model for short-range rainfall prediction - Long Jin; Jieshun Zhu; Ying Huang; Hua-sheng Zhao; Kai-ping Lin; Jian Jin (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2015)

Neurochemical properties of the synapses between the parabrachial nucleus-derived CGRP-positive axonal terminals and the GABAergic neurons in the lateral capsular division of central nucleus of amygdala - Ya-Cheng Lu; Yan-Zhou Chen; Yan-Yan Wei; Xiao-Tao He; Xia Li; Wei Hu; Yuchio Yanagawa; Wen Wang; Sheng-Xi Wu; Yu-Lin Dong (Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)

Is abnormal non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol a gender-specific predictor for metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia taking second-generation antipsychotics? - Esther Ching-Lan Lin; Wen-Chuan Shao; Hsin-Ju Yang; Miaofen Yen; Sheng-Yu Lee; Pei-Chun Wu; Ru-Band Lu (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2015)

Characteristics of Dew Formation and Distribution, and Its Contribution to the Surface Water Budget in a Semi-arid Region in China - Qiang Zhang; Sheng Wang; Fu-Lin Yang; Ping Yue; Tong Yao; Wen-Yu Wang (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2015)

Rhodococcus soli sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil using a resuscitative technique - Shan-Hui Li; Xiao-Yun Yu; Dong-Jin Park; Wael N. Hozzein; Chang-Jin Kim; Wen-Sheng Shu; Mohammed A. M. Wadaan; Lin-Xian Ding; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Differential behavioral responses of zebrafish larvae to yohimbine treatment - Qiang Li; Jia Lin; Yinglan Zhang; Xiuyun Liu; Xiao Qian Chen; Ming-Qing Xu; Lin He; Sheng Li; Ning Guo (Psychopharmacology, 2015)

Contamination of commercially available seafood by key diarrhetic shellfish poisons along the coast of China - Chao Lin; Zeng-Shan Liu; Cai-Yun Tan; Yi-Ping Guo; Lin Li; Hong-Lin Ren; Yan-Song Li; Pan Hu; Sheng Gong; Yu Zhou; Shi-Ying Lu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Distribution of PCDD/Fs in the fly ash and atmospheric air of two typical hazardous waste incinerators in eastern China - Tong Chen; Ming-xiu Zhan; Xiao-qing Lin; Jian-ying Fu; Sheng-yong Lu; Xiao-dong Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Halodurantibacterium flavum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Non-phototrophic Bacterium Isolated from an Oil Production Mixture - Xiang-Lin Lv; Bai-Sheng Xie; Man Cai; Yue-Qin Tang; Ya-Nan Wang; Heng-Lin Cui; Xue-Ying Liu; Yan Tan; Xiao-Lei Wu (Current Microbiology, 2015)

Diversity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Foliar Tissue of a Hemi-Parasitic Plant Macrosolen cochinchinensis - Sheng-Liang Zhou; Shu-Zhen Yan; Qi-Sha Liu; Shuang-Lin Chen (Current Microbiology, 2015)

Modulation of p75 neurotrophin receptor under hypoxic conditions induces migration and invasion of C6 glioma cells - Ting-Chung Wang; Sheng-jie Luo; Chun-Liang Lin; Pey-Jium Chang; Miao-Fen Chen (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2015)

Compounds from marine-derived Verrucosispora sp. FIM06054 and their potential antitumour activities - Nie Yi-Lei; Wu Yun-Dan; Wang Chuan-Xi; Lin Ru; Xie Yang; Fang Dong-Sheng; Jiang Hong; Lian Yun-Yang (Natural Product Research, 2014)

MiR-199a is overexpressed in plasma of type 2 diabetes patients which contributes to type 2 diabetes by targeting GLUT4 - Shuang-Tong Yan; Chun-Lin Li; Hui Tian; Jian Li; Yu Pei; Yu Liu; Yan-Ping Gong; Fu-Sheng Fang; Ban-Ruo Sun (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2014)

USP11 regulates p53 stability by deubiquitinating p53 - Jia-ying Ke; Cong-jie Dai; Wen-lin Wu; Jin-hua Gao; Ai-juan Xia; Guang-ping Liu; Kao-sheng Lv; Chun-lin Wu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014)

Analysis of non-separable spatiotemporal data with application to enterovirus study in Taiwan - Pei-Sheng Lin; Chao A. Hsiung; Chia-Wei Cheng (Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 2014)

Seohaeicola nanhaiensis sp. nov., A Moderately Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from the Benthic Sediment of South China Sea - Bai-Sheng Xie; Xiang-Lin Lv; Man Cai; Yue-Qin Tang; Yan-Nan Wang; Heng-Lin Cui; Xue-Ying Liu; Yan Tan; Xiao-Lei Wu (Current Microbiology, 2014)

Oxidative stress of maize roots caused by a combination of both salt stress and manganese deprivation - H.Q. Zhao; L. Wang; J. Hong; X.Y. Zhao; X.H. Yu; L. Sheng; C.Z. Hang; Y. Zhao; A.A. Lin; W.H. Si; F.S. Hong (Cereal Research Communications, 2014)

First molecular detection of porcine circovirus type 2 in bovids in China - Shao-Lun Zhai; Rui-Ai Chen; Sheng-Nan Chen; Xiao-Hui Wen; Dian-Hong Lv; Da-Cheng Wu; Jie Yuan; Zhong Huang; Xiu-Rong Zhou; Man-Lin Luo; Dong-Sheng He; Wen-Kang Wei (Virus Genes, 2014)

Wind wave characteristics and engineering environment of the South China Sea - Zhifeng Wang; Liangming Zhou; Sheng Dong; Lunyu Wu; Zhanbin Li; Lin Mou; Aifang Wang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2014)

Trends in the susceptibility of commonly encountered clinically significant anaerobes and susceptibilities of blood isolates of anaerobes to 16 antimicrobial agents, including fidaxomicin and rifaximin, 2008–2012, northern Taiwan - F. D. Wang; C. H. Liao; Y. T. Lin; W. H. Sheng; P. R. Hsueh (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2014)

The role of Mss11 in Candida albicans biofilm formation - Pei-Wen Tsai; Yu-Ting Chen; Cheng-Yao Yang; Hsueh-Fen Chen; Te-Sheng Tan; Tzung-Wei Lin; Wen-Ping Hsieh; Chung-Yu Lan (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2014)

Non-pulmonary vein foci induced before and after pulmonary vein isolation in patients undergoing ablation therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: incidence and clinical outcome - Hui Cheng; Yin-yin Dai; Ru-hong Jiang; Qiang Liu; Ya-xun Sun; Jian-wei Lin; Zu-wen Zhang; Shi-quan Chen; Jun Zhu; Xia Sheng; Chen-yang Jiang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014)

Changes in weathering effectiveness and community of culturable mineral-weathering bacteria along a soil profile - Qi Wang; Rong Rong Wang; Lin Yan He; Jia Jia Lu; Zhi Huang; Xia Fang Sheng (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2014)

Human recombinant factor VIIa may improve heat intolerance in mice by attenuating hypothalamic neuronal apoptosis and damage - Chuan-Chih Hsu; Sheng-Hsien Chen; Cheng-Hsien Lin; Ming-Chi Yung (Apoptosis, 2014)

The phosphorylation of an actin depolymerizing factor by a calcium-dependent protein kinase regulates cotton fiber elongation - Quan-Sheng Huang; Xun-Ji Chen; Jian-Ping Li; Xiao-Yan Hao; Guo Chen; Zumuremu; Lin Shao (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2014)

Assessment of carbon sustainability under different tillage systems in a double rice cropping system in Southern China - Jian-Fu Xue; Sheng-Li Liu; Zhong-Du Chen; Fu Chen; Rattan Lal; Hai-Ming Tang; Hai-Lin Zhang (The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2014)

Vine cuttings as possible initial inoculum sources of Ralstonia solanacearum race 1 biovar 4 on vegetable sweet potato in fields - Yi-Jeng Chen; Yi-Sheng Lin; Kuo-Jin Tseng; Wen-Hsin Chung (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2014)

Long-term monitoring and modeling of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from municipal solid waste incinerators and surrounding area in northern Taiwan - Hsiao-Hsuan Mi; Wan-Ju Wang; Sheng-Lun Lin; Yi-Chieh Lai; John Kennedy Mwangi; Lin Chi Wang; Guo-Ping Chang-Chien (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

DNA Methylation: Roles in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Feng-Lai Yuan; Xia Li; Rui-Sheng Xu; Dong-Lin Jiang; Xiao-Gang Zhou (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2014)

Detection and Characterization of Avastrovirus Associated with Diarrhea Isolated from Minks in China - Na Sun; Yong Yang; Gui-Sheng Wang; Xi-Qun Shao; Shu-Qin Zhang; Feng-Xue Wang; Bin Tan; Fu-Lin Tian; Shi-Peng Cheng; Yong-Jun Wen (Food and Environmental Virology, 2014)

Improved Euler method for the interpretation of potential data based on the ratio of the vertical first derivative to analytic signal - Can-Can Guo; Sheng-Qing Xiong; Dian-Jun Xue; Lin-Fei Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2014)

15-Deoxy-∆12,14-PGJ2, by Activating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma, Suppresses p22phox Transcription to Protect Brain Endothelial Cells Against Hypoxia-Induced Apoptosis - Jui-Sheng Wu; Hsin-Da Tsai; Chien-Yu Huang; Jin-Jer Chen; Teng-Nan Lin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2014)

Flammeopellis bambusicola gen. et. sp. nov. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) evidenced by morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis - Chang-Lin Zhao; Xin-Sheng He; Kun-Yuan Wanghe; Bao-Kai Cui; Yu-Cheng Dai (Mycological Progress, 2014)

Protective effect of indomethacin in renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice - Sheng-hong Zhu; Li-jia Zhou; Hong Jiang; Rong-jun Chen; Chuan Lin; Shi Feng; Juan Jin; Jiang-hua Chen; Jian-yong Wu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014)

Gordonia jinhuaensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium, isolated from a VBNC (viable but non-culturable) state in pharmaceutical wastewater - Shan-Hui Li; Yi Jin; Juan Cheng; Dong-Jin Park; Chang-Jin Kim; Wael N. Hozzein; Mohammed A. M. Wadaan; Wen-Sheng Shu; Lin-Xian Ding; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2014)

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of in-stent restenosis after bare metal stenting in native coronary arteries - Ke-Qing Shi; Fa-Ling Wu; Wen-Yue Liu; Chen-Chen Zhao; Chang-Xi Chen; Yao-Yao Xie; Sheng-Jie Wu; Xian-Feng Lin; Yong-Ping Chen; Danny Ka-Ho Wong; Man-Fung Yuen; Ming-Hua Zheng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2014)

Cannabinoid receptor 1 disturbance of PPARγ2 augments hyperglycemia induction of mesangial inflammation and fibrosis in renal glomeruli - Chun-Liang Lin; Yung-Chien Hsu; Pei-Hsien Lee; Chen-Chou Lei; Jeng-Yi Wang; Yu-Ting Huang; Shao-Yu Wang; Feng-Sheng Wang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2014)

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with pleural infections due to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia at a medical center in Taiwan, 2004–2012 - M.-R. Lee; H.-C. Wang; C.-Y. Yang; C.-K. Lin; H.-Y. Kuo; J.-C. Ko; W.-H. Sheng; L.-N. Lee; C.-J. Yu; P.-R. Hsueh (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2014)

Temporal variability of forest communities: empirical estimates of population change in 4000 tree species - Ryan A. Chisholm; Richard Condit; K. Abd. Rahman; Patrick J. Baker; Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin; Yu‐Yun Chen; George Chuyong; H. S. Dattaraja; Stuart Davies; Corneille E. N. Ewango; C. V. S. Gunatilleke; I. A. U. Nimal Gunatilleke; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2014)
Long‐term surveys of entire communities of species are needed to measure fluctuations in natural populations and elucidate the mechanisms driving population dynamics and community assembly. We analysed changes in abundance of over 4000 tree species in 12 forests across the world over periods of 6–28 years. Abundance fluctuations in all forests are large and consistent with population dynamics models in which temporal environmental variance plays a central role. At some sites we identify clear environmental drivers, such as fire and drought, that could underlie these patterns, but at other sites there is a need for further research to identify drivers. In addition, cross‐site comparisons showed that abundance fluctuations were smaller at species‐rich sites, consistent with the idea that stable environmental conditions promote higher diversity. Much community ecology theory emphasises demographic variance and niche stabilisation; we encourage the development of theory in which temporal environmental variance plays a central role.

Spatial-temporal scales of Green Island wake due to passing of the Kuroshio current - Shih-Jen Huang; Chung-Ru Ho; Sheng-Lin Lin; Shin-Jye Liang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2014)

Endophytic fungi associated with Macrosolen tricolor and its host Camellia oleifera - Zhou Sheng-Liang; Yan Shu-Zhen; Wu Zhen-Ying; Chen Shuang-Lin (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2014)

Effect of dietary lysine on growth, intestinal enzymes activities and antioxidant status of sub-adult grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - Xue-Yin Li; Ling Tang; Kai Hu; Yang Liu; Wei-Dan Jiang; Jun Jiang; Pei Wu; Gang-Fu Chen; Shu-Hong Li; Sheng-Yao Kuang; Lin Feng; Xiao-Qiu Zhou (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014)

Pulmonary Toxicity in Mice Following Exposure to Cerium Chloride - Jie Hong; Xiaohong Yu; Xiaoyu Pan; Xiaoyang Zhao; Lei Sheng; Xuezi Sang; Anan Lin; Chi Zhang; Yue Zhao; Suxin Gui; Qingqing Sun; Ling Wang; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2014)

Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in esophageal and cervical cancers in the high incidence area for the two diseases from 2007 to 2009 in Linzhou of Henan Province, Northern China - Hong Yan Liu; Sheng Li Zhou; Jian Wei Ku; Dong Yun Zhang; Bei Li; Xue Na Han; Zong Min Fan; Ji Li Cui; Hong Li Lin; Er Tao Guo; Xi Chen; Yuan Yuan; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2014)

The rice OsDG2 encoding a glycine-rich protein is involved in the regulation of chloroplast development during early seedling stage - Quan Jiang; XiaoJing Ma; XiaoDi Gong; JianHui Zhang; Sheng Teng; JianLong Xu; DongZhi Lin; YanJun Dong (Plant Cell Reports, 2014)

Structural modification of an EGFR inhibitor that showed weak off-target activity against RET leading to the discovery of a potent RET inhibitor - Qi-Zheng Sun; Yong Xu; Jing-Jing Liu; Chun-Hui Zhang; Ze-Rong Wang; Ren-Lin Zheng; Wen-Jing Wang; Lin-Li Li; Sheng-Yong Yang (Molecular Diversity, 2014)

Biomechanical analysis and design of a dynamic spinal fixator using topology optimization: a finite element analysis - Hung-Ming Lin; Chien-Lin Liu; Yung-Ning Pan; Chang-Hung Huang; Shih-Liang Shih; Shun-Hwa Wei; Chen-Sheng Chen (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2014)

Human hepatocellular carcinoma-infiltrating CD4+CD69+Foxp3− regulatory T cell suppresses T cell response via membrane-bound TGF-β1 - Yanmei Han; Yuan Yang; Zhubo Chen; Zhengping Jiang; Yan Gu; Yanfang Liu; Sheng Xu; Chuan Lin; Zeya Pan; Weiping Zhou; Xuetao Cao (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2014)

Spectral response of different eroded soils in subtropical china: A case study in Changting County, China - Chen Lin; Sheng-lu Zhou; Shao-hua Wu; Qing Zhu; Qi Dang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2014)

Putative Pathway of Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis and Degradation by Expression Patterns of Genes Identified from Female Pheromone Gland and Adult Antenna of Sesamia inferens (Walker) - Ya-Nan Zhang; Yi-Han Xia; Jia-Yao Zhu; Sheng-Yun Li; Shuang-Lin Dong (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2014)

Infection of Prions and Treatment of PrP106–126 Alter the Endogenous Status of Protein 14-3-3 and Trigger the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Possibly via Activating Bax Pathway - Qi Shi; Qin-Qin Song; Peng Sun; Jin Zhang; Juan Song; Li-Na Chen; Kang Xiao; Shao-Bin Wang; Ya-Zhou Zhang; Gong-Qi Li; Lin-Jun Sheng; Bao-Dong Wang; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2014)

High-density lipoprotein induces cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin I-2 release in endothelial cells through sphingosine kinase-2 - Sheng-Lin Xiong; Xing Liu; Guang-Hui Yi (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2014)

Application of Physiologically Based Absorption Modeling to Formulation Development of a Low Solubility, Low Permeability Weak Base: Mechanistic Investigation of Food Effect - Hefei Zhang; Binfeng Xia; Jennifer Sheng; Tycho Heimbach; Tsu-Han Lin; Handan He; Yanfeng Wang; Steven Novick; Ann Comfort (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2014)