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

The effects of biochar/compost for adsorption behaviors of sulfamethoxazole in amended wetland soil - Siqun Tang; Jie Liang; Jilai Gong; Biao Song; Zhaoxue Yang; Siyuan Fang; Peng Zhang; Weicheng Cao; Juan Li; Yuan Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Plant adaptability in karst regions - Chunni Liu; Yang Huang; Feng Wu; Wenjing Liu; Yiqiu Ning; Zhenrong Huang; Shaoqing Tang; Yu Liang (Journal of Plant Research, 2021)

Prevalence of GII.4 Sydney Norovirus Strains and Associated Factors of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children: 2019/2020 Season in Guangzhou, China - Lei Duan; Xiaohan Yang; Jia Xie; Wenli Zhan; Changbin Zhang; Hong Liu; Mengru Wei; Yuan Tang; Hongyu Zhao; Mingyong Luo (Food and Environmental Virology, 2021)
Norovirus, the leading cause of non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide, is constantly mutating. Continuous monitoring of the evolution of epidemic genotypes and emergence of novel genotypes is, therefore, necessary. This study determined the prevalence and clinical characteristics of norovirus strains in AGE in Guangzhou, China in 2019/2020 season. This study included children aged 2–60 months diagnosed with AGE in Guangzhou Women and Children Hospital, from August 2019 to January 2020. Norovirus was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction and clinical data were obtained. Genotyping and phylogenetic analyses were performed with partial gene sequence fragments located within the open reading frames 1 and 2. During the study period, 168 children (61.3% males) were confirmed as norovirus infectious AGE. The main symptoms were diarrhoea and vomiting and 38 patients (22.6%) had seizures. Norovirus was mainly prevalent in October and November, and GII.4 Sydney[P31] was the major genotype circulating in Guangzhou. The phylogenetic tree showed that the Guangzhou strains had high homology with the strains circulating in 2017–2019 worldwide. GII.4 Sydney was the main prevalent norovirus genotype in Guangzhou from August 2019 to January 2020, which had more severe diarrhoea than those of other genotypes. These findings provide a valuable reference for the prevention, control, and treatment of norovirus in the future.

Taurine Reduces Liver Damage in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Model in Rats by Down-Regulating IL-9 and Tumor Growth Factor TGF-β - Z. Yao; G. Liang; Z. L. Lv; L. C. Lan; F. L. Zhu; Q. Tang; L. Huang; X. Q. Chen; M. X. Yang; Q. W. Shan (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2021)

The mechanism of crack propagation during frost heave damage in fractured rock mass at low temperature - Tingting Wang; Chun’an Tang; Shibin Tang; Chunyan Bao; Yang Li; Nan Fan (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics and Environmental Response in Shantou Offshore Area - Yuezhao Tang; Yang Wang; Enjin Zhao; Jiaji Yi; Kecong Feng; Hongbin Wang; Wanhu Wang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
As a coastal trading city in China, Shantou has complex terrain and changeable sea conditions in its coastal waters. In order to better protect the coastal engineering and social property along the coast, based on the numerical simulation method, this paper constructed a detailed hydrodynamic model of the Shantou sea area, and the measured tide elevation and tidal current were used to verify the accuracy of the model. Based on the simulation results, the tide elevation and current in the study area were analyzed, including the flood and ebb tides of astronomical spring tide, the flood and ebb tides of astronomical neap tide, the high tide, and the low tide. In order to find the main tidal constituent types in this sea, the influence of different tidal constituents on tide elevation and tidal current in the study area was analyzed. At the same time, the storm surge model of the study area was constructed, and the flow field under Typhoon “Mangkhut” in the study area was simulated by using the real recorded data. Typhoon wind fields with different recurrence periods and intensities were constructed to simulate the change in the flow field, the sea water level, and the disaster situation along the coast. The results showed that under normal sea conditions, the sea water flows from southwest to northeast at flood tide and the flow direction is opposite at ebb tide. The tidal range is large in the northwest and small in the southeast of the study area. The tides in the study area are mainly controlled by M2, S2, K1, and O1 tidal constituents, but N2, K2, P1, and Q1 tidal constituents have significant effects on the high water level. The water level caused by typhoons increases significantly along the coast of Shantou City. In the west area of the Rong River estuary, a typhoon with a lower central pressure than 910 hPa may induce a water increase of more than 2 m.

Improving the estimation accuracy of SPAD values for maize leaves by removing UAV hyperspectral image backgrounds - Meiyan Shu; Jinyu Zuo; Mengyuan Shen; Pengfei Yin; Min Wang; Xiaohong Yang; Jihua Tang; Baoguo Li; Yuntao Ma (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Identification and candidate gene mining of HvSS1, a novel qualitative locus on chromosome 6H, regulating the uppermost internode elongation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) - Xi Pu; Yanyan Tang; Meihao Zhang; Tao Li; Xvebing Qiu; Juanyu Zhang; Jinhui Wang; Lilan Li; Zhao Yang; Yan Su; Haili Zhang; Junjun Liang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

A Simplified form of Grasselli's 3D Roughness Measure θ*max/(C + 1) - Xi Chen; Yawu Zeng; Yang Ye; Hanqing Sun; Zhicheng Tang; Xiaobo Zhang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

An Objective Crack Initiation Stress Identification Method for Brittle Rock Under Compression Using a Reference Line - Minghao Tang; Guibin Wang; Shiwan Chen; Chunhe Yang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator? - Xiao-Ting Zheng; Zheng-Chao Yu; Jun-Wei Tang; Min-Ling Cai; Yi-Lin Chen; Cheng-Wei Yang; Wah Soon Chow; Chang-Lian Peng (Photosynthesis Research, 2021)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 1,3-diphenylurea quinoxaline derivatives as potent anticancer agents - Gui-Zhen Li; Xi-Lin Ouyang; Zu-Yu Mo; Yao Gu; Xiao-Lin Cao; Li Yang; Hai-Tao Tang; Ying-Ming Pan (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

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

Genomic selection to introgress exotic maize germplasm into elite maize in China to improve kernel dehydration rate - Hongjun Yong; Nan Wang; Xiaojun Yang; Fengyi Zhang; Juan Tang; Zhiyuan Yang; Xinzhe Zhao; Yi Li; Mingshun Li; Degui Zhang; Zhuanfang Hao; Jianfeng Weng; et al. (Euphytica, 2021)

Microwave-assisted high-efficiency degradation of methyl orange by using CuFe2O4/CNT catalysts and insight into degradation mechanism - Zhifeng Liu; Wei Zhang; Qinghua Liang; Jinhui Huang; Binbin Shao; Yang Liu; Yujie Liu; Qingyun He; Ting Wu; Jilai Gong; Ming Yan; Wangwang Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Physiological responses involved in cadmium tolerance in a high-cadmium-accumulating rice (Oryza sativa L.) line - Huan Yang; Haiying Yu; Hao Tang; Huagang Huang; Xizhou Zhang; Zicheng Zheng; Yongdong Wang; Tingxuan Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Extracting copper and cobalt from non-ferrous residues by iron- and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria - Jianxing Sun; Wenxian Liu; Ruichang Tang; Haina Cheng; Ronghui Liu; Kang Liu; Wenhao Zhan; Yang Ge; Hongbo Zhou; Yuguang Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Sorption of brilliant green dye using soybean straw-derived biochar: characterization, kinetics, thermodynamics and toxicity studies - Govind Vyavahare; Ranjit Gurav; Ravishankar Patil; Shubham Sutar; Pooja Jadhav; Devashree Patil; Yung-Hun Yang; Jingchun Tang; Chetan Chavan; Sangeeta Kale; Jyoti Jadhav (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Mediate Grazing Effects on Seasonal Soil Nitrogen Fluxes in a Steppe Ecosystem - Bo Tang; Jing Man; Ruoyu Jia; Yang Wang; Yongfei Bai (Ecosystems, 2021)

Alkalibacillus aidingensis sp. nov., an Bacterium Isolated from Aiding Lake in Xinjiang Province, North-West China - Rui Li; Li Yang; Rüdiger Pukall; Meina Neumann-Schaal; Chang-Gai Mu; Yong-Jiang Shi; Yun Wang; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Yu-Guang Zhou; Man Cai; Min Yin; Wen-Yong Zhu; et al. (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Moisture source variations for summer rainfall in different intensity classes over Huaihe River Valley, China - Yubo Liu; Chi Zhang; Qiuhong Tang; Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari; Gebremedhin Gebremeskel Haile; Laifang Li; Wenhong Li; Kun Yang; Ruud J. van der Ent; Deliang Chen (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Using Post-graphene 2D Materials to Detect and Remove Pesticides: Recent Advances and Future Recommendations - Qi Yang; Lingxia Lu; Qing Xu; Susu Tang; Yadong Yu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Whole brain volume and cortical thickness abnormalities in Wilson’s disease: a clinical correlation study - Yukun Song; Lin Zou; Jing Zhao; Xiangxue Zhou; Yingqian Huang; Haishan Qiu; Haiwei Han; Zhiyun Yang; Xunhua Li; Xiaoying Tang; Jianping Chu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Protective effects of SP600125 on mice infected with H1N1 influenza A virus - Yuling Tang; Guanghui Yang; Yuxiang Li; Ming Wang; Gebin Li; Yanxin Hu (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Comparative genomic and secretomic characterisation of endophytic Bacillus velezensis LC1 producing bioethanol from bamboo lignocellulose - Hao Tang; Li Zheng; Yuanqiu Li; Lu Lei; Xiaowen Yang; Chaobing Luo (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Oceanobacillus salinisoli sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from saline soil of Turpan city in Xinjiang province, north–west China - Wen-Yong Zhu; Li Yang; Zhou-Tian-Le Zhang; Chang-Gai Mu; Yun Wang; Ya-Rong Kou; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Min Yin; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Soil lead distribution characteristics and source identification in Hanyuan, upstream of Yangtze River, China - Xiaowen Liu; Dan Zhou; Xue Tang; Ying Li; Ying Yang; Yi Huang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Evidence of return of chum salmon released from Tangwang River by strontium marking method - Jilong Wang; Wei Liu; Peilun Li; Fujiang Tang; Wanqiao Lu; Jian Yang; Tao Jiang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Potential implications of polyphenols on aging considering oxidative stress, inflammation, autophagy, and gut microbiota - Min Wu; Qingying Luo; Rongxuan Nie; Xingpan Yang; Zizhong Tang; Hong Chen (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2021)

GATA2 regulates the CAD susceptibility gene ADTRP rs6903956 through preferential interaction with the G allele - Chunyan Luo; Bo Tang; Subo Qin; Chengfu Yuan; Youqin Du; Jian Yang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021)

The effect of land use change and soil redistribution on soil organic carbon dynamics in karst graben basin of China - Gaoyong Lan; Chun Liu; Hua Wang; Wei Tang; Xia Wu; Hui Yang; Linling Tu; Bill X. Hu; Jianhua Cao; Qiang Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Combined coagulation/decantation-ozone/hydrogen peroxide-biological aerated filter process for advanced treatment of bio-treated leachate from Chinese herbal medicine residue - Guomin Tang; Yujiang Wei; Jiacheng Qin; Ziyang Zhang; Danfeng Qian; Xiaoyan Yang; Zhehua Jia; Xuemin Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Impact of ambient temperature exposure on newborns with low Apgar scores in northwest China - Zezhong Tang; Mingyang Wu; Guangrong Song; Rong Yang; Youjie Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Assessing the impact of climate change on the distribution of Osmanthus fragrans using Maxent - Fen Kong; Ling Tang; Huan He; Fuxia Yang; Jun Tao; Weicheng Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Surface charge engineering of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase improves enzymatic activity and biodiesel synthesis - Nanyu Han; Minyuan Tang; Sidi Wan; Zhanbao Jiang; Yong Yue; Xiangui Zhao; Jinrun Yang; Zunxi Huang (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Protein A of Staphylococcus aureus strain NCTC8325 interacted with heparin - Hui Shi; Jiaqin Tang; Cuiying An; Lingkang Yang; Xianxuan Zhou (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Remodeling of Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) lipidome under a stimulated scenario of Arctic warming - Chao Wang; Yufeng Gong; Fuchang Deng; Enmin Ding; Jie Tang; Garry Codling; Jonathan K. Challis; Derek Green; Jing Wang; Qiliang Chen; Yuwei Xie; Shu Su; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Arctic warming associated with global climate change poses a significant threat to populations of wildlife in the Arctic. Since lipids play a vital role in adaptation of organisms to variations in temperature, high‐resolution mass‐spectrometry‐based lipidomics can provide insights into adaptive responses of organisms to a warmer environment in the Arctic and help to illustrate potential novel roles of lipids in the process of thermal adaption. In this study, we studied an ecologically and economically important species—Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus )—with a detailed multi‐tissue analysis of the lipidome in response to chronic shifts in temperature using a validated lipidomics workflow. In addition, dynamic alterations in the hepatic lipidome during the time course of shifts in temperature were also characterized. Our results showed that early life stages of Arctic char were more susceptible to variations in temperature. One‐year‐old Arctic char responded to chronic increases in temperature with coordinated regulation of lipids, including headgroup‐specific remodeling of acyl chains in glycerophospholipids (GP) and extensive alterations in composition of lipids in membranes, such as less lyso‐GPs, and more ether‐GPs and sphingomyelin. Glycerolipids (e.g., triacylglycerol, TG) also participated in adaptive responses of the lipidome of Arctic char. Eight‐week‐old Arctic char exhibited rapid adaptive alterations of the hepatic lipidome to stepwise decreases in temperature while showing blunted responses to gradual increases in temperature, implying an inability to adapt rapidly to warmer environments. Three common phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs) (PE 36:6|PE 16:1_20:5, PE 38:7|PE 16:1_22:6, and PE 40:7|PE 18:1_22:6) were finally identified as candidate lipid biomarkers for temperature shifts via machine learning approach. Overall, this work provides additional information to a better understanding of underlying regulatory mechanisms of the lipidome of Arctic organisms in the face of near‐future warming.

Lignin Synthesis Related Genes with Potential Significance in the Response of Upland Cotton to Fusarium Wilt Identified by Transcriptome Profiling - Jianan Hou; Fu’an Zhao; Xiaojie Yang; Wu Li; Deyi Xie; Zhongjie Tang; Shuping Lv; Lihong Nie; Yao Sun; Mengmeng Wang; Yajing Zhu; Xiaopei Bo; et al. (Tropical Plant Biology, 2021)
Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) is a destructive soil-borne cotton disease. To profile the genes and pathways responding to Fov infection, we compared transcriptomic responses before and after F. oxysporum inoculation in a highly resistant cotton cultivar, Yumian21, and a highly susceptible cultivar, Jimian11. Although the overall gene expression pattern was downregulated in both cultivars, the global gene expression in the resistant cultivar was stronger than that in the susceptible cultivar. In addition, the expressed genes of two cultivars mostly differed in “cellular process,” “single-organism process,” “metabolic process,” and “response to stimulus” functional groups in the biological process Gene Ontology category: the upregulated differentially expressed genes (DEG) were largely enriched in the resistant cultivar, while the downregulated DEGs were largely enriched in the susceptible cultivar. Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism are the key metabolic pathways in cotton in response to Fov. We found that lignin plays a potential role in cotton resistance to Fov. Two coding genes, caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase and peroxidase2 , as well as the two transcription factors MYB46 and MYB86 , are possibly involved in the accumulation and synthesis of lignin. Furthermore, the result showed that the quantification of lignin could be potentially used as a selection tool to identify Fusarium wilt resistant cotton.

Application of an enhanced BP neural network model with water cycle algorithm on landslide prediction - Yong-gang Zhang; Jun Tang; Rao-ping Liao; Ming-fei Zhang; Yan Zhang; Xiao-ming Wang; Zheng-yang Su (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

Preliminary Findings on Proline-Rich Protein 14 as a Diagnostic Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease - Tao Jin; Xuling Tan; Xiaoliu Shi; Lingling Lv; Xinke Peng; Hainan Zhang; Beisha Tang; Chunyu Wang; Mei Yang (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2021)
The nuclear envelope component proline-rich protein 14 (PRR14) is involved in the nuclear morphological alteration and activation of the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling pathway, and has been repeatedly shown to be upregulated in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The aim of this study was to explore whether PRR14 can be used as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of PD. We compared PRR14 expression in PD patients and normal controls in gene expression omnibus (GEO) data. Quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect PRR14 expression in PD patients and age- and sex-matched controls. The relationship between serum PRR14 and clinical phenotype was evaluated using correlation analysis and logistic regression. The expression of PRR14 in whole blood, substantia nigra, and medial substantia nigra was significantly higher in PD patients than in the healthy control group. Compared to plasma, serum was more suitable for the detection of PRR14. Furthermore, serum PRR14 level in PD patients was significantly higher than that in age- and sex-matched controls. The area under the curve for serum PRR14 level in the ability to identify PD versus age- and sex-matched controls was 0.786. In addition, serum PRR14 level was found to correlate with constipation in PD patients. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that serum PRR14 is a potential biomarker for PD.

Permeability Anisotropy in High Dip Angle Coal Seam: A Case Study of Southern Junggar Basin - Taiyuan Zhang; Shu Tao; Dazhen Tang; Shuling Tang; Hao Xu; Aobo Zhang; Yifan Pu; Yingying Liu; Qiang Yang (Natural Resources Research, 2021)

Agarose-based spheroid culture enhanced stemness and promoted odontogenic differentiation potential of human dental follicle cells in vitro - Min Li; Tiwei Fu; Sen Yang; Lanlan Pan; Jing Tang; Meng Chen; Panpan Liang; Zhi Gao; Lijuan Guo (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2021)

Genetic parameters for growth and Quambalaria shoot blight resistance in Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata - Shengkan Chen; Jianbo Chen; Guanming Yi; Mei Qin; Shiqi Ren; Ziyu Deng; Qinglan Tang; Dongqiang Guo; Yuanli Zhu; Zhangqi Yang; Chonglu Zhong; Siming Gan; et al. (Euphytica, 2021)

A theoretical relationship between probabilistic relative operating characteristic skill and deterministic correlation skill in dynamical seasonal climate prediction - Dejian Yang; Youmin Tang; Xiu-Qun Yang; Dan Ye; Ting Liu; Tao Feng; Xiaoqin Yan; Xuguang Sun; Yaocun Zhang (Climate Dynamics, 2021)
Understanding the relationship between probabilistic and deterministic prediction skills is of important significance for the study of seasonal forecasting and verification. Based on the Brier skill score methodology, we have previously found a theoretical relationship between the probabilistic resolution skill and the deterministic correlation (i.e., anomaly correlation; AC) skill and a lack of necessary or consistent relationship between the probabilistic reliability skill and the deterministic skill in dynamical seasonal prediction. Here, we further theoretically investigate the relationship between the probabilistic relative operating characteristic (ROC) skill and the deterministic skill. The ROC measures the discrimination attribute of probabilistic forecast quality, another important attribute besides the resolution and reliability. With some simplified assumptions, we first derive theoretical expressions for the hit and false-alarm rates that are basic ingredients for the ROC curve, then demonstrate a sole dependence of the ROC curve on the AC, and finally analytically derive a relationship between the related ROC score and the AC. Such a theoretically derived ROC-AC relationship is further examined using dynamical models’ ensemble seasonal hindcasts, which is well verified. The finding here along with our previous findings implies that the discrimination and resolution attributes of probabilistic seasonal forecast skill are intrinsically equivalent to the corresponding deterministic skill, while the reliability appears to be the fundamental attribute of the probabilistic skill that differs from the deterministic skill, which constitutes an understanding of the fundamental similarities and difference between the two types of seasonal forecasting skills and predictability and can offer important implications for the study of seasonal forecasting and verification.

Crack initiation stress of brittle rock with different porosities - Minghao Tang; Guibin Wang; Shiwan Chen; Chunhe Yang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Influence of undercrossing tunnel excavation on the settlement of a metro station in Dalian - Yang Li; Guangyi Zhou; Chun’an Tang; Shanyong Wang; Kaikai Wang; Tingting Wang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Transcriptome sequencing and comparative analysis of differentially expressed genes in the roots of Musa Paradisiaca under salt stress - Fusang Ji; Lu Tang; Zhen Yang; Yuanyuan Li; Wenchang Wang; Ya Xu; Shuangmei Li; Xinguo Li (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2021)

Micro-fracture Precursors of Water Flow Channels Induced by Coal Mining: A Case Study - Guanwen Cheng; Chunan Tang; Lianchong Li; Xiaoyu Chuai; Tianhong Yang; Like Wei (Mine Water and the Environment, 2021)

Composition and variation of phytoplankton communities during Microcystis bloom in an artificial lagoon of Hangzhou Bay, China - Bin Sun; Chunyu Tang; Na Yang; Peimin He (Aquatic Ecology, 2021)

Effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenols on newborn leucocyte telomere length: a prospective birth cohort study in China - Jun Liang; Yantao Shao; Dongping Huang; Chunxiu Yang; Tao Liu; Xiaoyun Zeng; Chunling Li; Zhenghua Tang; Jennifer Tan Hui Juan; Yanye Song; Shun Liu; Xiaoqiang Qiu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Global patterns and climatic drivers of above- and belowground net primary productivity in grasslands - Yuanfeng Sun; Yuanhe Yang; Xia Zhao; Zhiyao Tang; Shaopeng Wang; Jingyun Fang (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Identification of two UDP-glycosyltransferases involved in the main oleanane-type ginsenosides in Panax japonicus var. major - Jun-Rong Tang; Geng Chen; Ying-Chun Lu; Qing-Yan Tang; Wan-Ling Song; Yuan Lin; Ying Li; Su-Fang Peng; Sheng-Chao Yang; Guang-Hui Zhang; Bing Hao (Planta, 2021)

Global transcriptomic profiles of circulating leucocytes in early lactation cows with clinical or subclinical mastitis - Zhangrui Cheng; Laura Buggiotti; Mazdak Salavati; Cinzia Marchitelli; Sergio Palma-Vera; Alistair Wylie; Haruko Takeda; Lijing Tang; Mark A. Crowe; D. Claire Wathes; Mark Crowe; Niamh McLoughlin; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

miR-34c inhibits PDGF-BB-induced HAVSMCs phenotypic transformation and proliferation via PDGFR-β/SIRT1 pathway - Wei-feng Wan; Xin Zhang; Chang-ren Huang; Li-gang Chen; Xiao-bo Yang; Kun-yang Bao; Tang-ming Peng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of miR-34c on PDGF-BB-induced HAVSMCs phenotypic transformation and proliferation via PDGFR-β/SIRT1 pathway, so as to find a new method for early diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. HA-VSMCs were treated with platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) at 0 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h or 36 h to explore the optimal time for phenotypic transformation of VSMCs. And then, PDGF-BB-induced HA-VSMCs were transfected with miR-34c mimics/mimics NC and pcDNA3.1-PDGFR-β/pcDNA3.1-NC to observe cell biological behaviour. CCK8 was used to detect cell proliferation activity. Transwell chamber assay was used to detect cell invasion. Early apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. The expression of α-SMA and Smemb was detected by immunofluorescence staining. The expressions of PDGFR-β, IRF9, Acetyl-NF-κB/p65, Acetyl-p53 and CyclinD1 were analyzed by Western blot analysis. The expression of miR-34a, miR-34b and miR-34c was detected by RT-PCR, and the targeting relationship between miR-34c and PDGFR-β was detected by luciferase reporting assay. The results indicated the proliferation and migration of PDGF-BB-induced HA-VSMCs significantly increased, and apoptosis significantly decreased. Besides, α-SMA decreased significantly, while Smemb increased significantly. Furthermore, expressions of PDGFR-β, IRF9, Acetyl-NF-κB/p65, Acetyl-p53 and CyclinD1 increased significantly, and SIRT1 decreased significantly. Experimental results showed that, miR-34c mimics significantly inhibited cell proliferation and migration, and promoted cell apoptosis, and miR-34c inhibitor had the opposite effects. MiR-34c mimics significantly increased α-SMA expression and decreased Smemb expression, while the opposite effects were reflected after transfection with miR-34c inhibitor. Moreover, miR-34c mimics significantly decreased the expressions of PDGFR-β, IRF9, Acetyl-NF-κB/p65, Acetyl-p53 and CyclinD1, and significantly increased the expression of SIRT1, while miR-34c inhibitor had the opposite effects. Luciferase assay confirmed that PDGFR-β was a potential target of miR-34c. Subsequently, PDGF-BB-induced HA-VSMCs were co-transfected with miR-34c mimics and pcDNA3.1-PDGFR-β. The results indicated that PDGFR-β reversed the biological function of miR-34c mimic. The results revealed the potential application value of miR-34c as a marker molecule of phenotypic transformation, providing a potential target for improving phenotypic transformation.

Fluvastatin attenuated ischemia/reperfusion-induced autophagy and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes through down-regulation HMGB1/TLR4 signaling pathway - Hua-Sheng Ding; Jun Yang; Jian Yang; Xin Guo; Yan-Hong Tang; Yan Huang; Zhen Chen; Zhi-Xing Fan; Cong-Xin Huang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Allelopathic effects of mixotrophic dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea on co-occurring phytoplankton: the significance of nutritional ecology - Yeyin Yang; Bozhu Huang; Yingzhong Tang; Ning Xu (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Whole genome sequencing analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Singapore, 2006–2018 - Cynthia B. E. Chee; Leo K. Y. Lim; Rick T. H. Ong; Li Hwei Sng; Li Yang Hsu; Vernon J. M. Lee; Yee Tang Wang (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Development and evaluation of a serological test for diagnosis of COVID-19 with selected recombinant spike proteins - Pingping Zhang; Qi Gao; Tang Wang; Yuehua Ke; Fei Mo; Ruizhong Jia; Wanbing Liu; Lei Liu; Shangen Zheng; Yuzhen Liu; Luping Li; Yao Wang; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Mapping QTL for leaf pigment content at dynamic development stage and analyzing Meta-QTL in rice - Lamei Li; Youlin Peng; Shiwen Tang; Dejin Yu; Min Tian; Faping Guo; Yongjun Chen; Guotao Yang; Xuechun Wang; Yungao Hu (Euphytica, 2021)

Correction to: Shear properties and pore structure characteristics of soil–rock mixture under freeze–thaw cycles - Liyun Tang; Gang Li; Zhen Li; Long Jin; Gengshe Yang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Haloechinothrix aidingensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from salt lake in Xinjiang province, north-west China - Li Yang; Ya-Rong Kou; Tong-Wei Guan; Min Yin; Bing-Bing Liu; Yong-Jiang Shi; Wen-Yong Zhu; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Effects of indole acetic acid on the growth and selenium absorption characteristics of Cyphomandra betacea seedlings - Yunmin Huan; Liu Yang; Qin Liu; Lijin Lin; Ming’an Liao; Zhihui Wang; Dong Liang; Hui Xia; Yi Tang; Xiulan Lv; Jin Wang (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2021)

Two new 3-hexenol glycosides from the calyces of Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii - Zunpeng Shu; Yun Tang; Yanni Yang; Zihe Ding; Renxing Zhong; Tianyi Xia; Xinjia Li; Cuiying Zheng; Zhixiong Wen; Wei Li; Yi Wang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Thermal study of the Duolong ore district in Tibet: implications for the uplift history of the Qiangtang terrane - Huanhuan Yang; Juxing Tang; Yang Song; John Dilles; Francis Sousa; Bin Lin (International Geology Review, 2021)

Clinical characteristics of 100 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in Dongguan, China - Hai-en Pan; Xiao-yi Shi; Zhi-dan Zheng; Qin Tang; Qing-Yang Zhong; Huan-huan Cao; Song Chen; Hai-peng Zhu (Infectious Diseases, 2021)

IMPERFECTIVE EXINE FORMATION (IEF) is required for exine formation and male fertility in Arabidopsis - Kaiqi Wang; Xin Zhao; Chaoting Pang; Sida Zhou; Xuexue Qian; Nan Tang; Naiying Yang; Ping Xu; Xiaofeng Xu; Jufang Gao (Plant Molecular Biology, 2021)

Hierarchical Neural Prediction of Interpersonal Trust - Yiwen Wang; Xue Yang; Zhenpeng Tang; Shaobei Xiao; Johannes Hewig (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

A novel homozygous nonsense mutation in the CA2 gene (c.368G>A, p.W123X) linked to carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome in a Chinese family - Yan Yang; Nie Tang; Ying Zhu; Lei Zhang; Xu Cao; Limei Liu; Wei Xia; Pengqiu Li; Yi Yang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

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

The prevalence and risks of major comorbidities among inpatients with pulmonary tuberculosis in China from a gender and age perspective: a large-scale multicenter observational study - Wanli Kang; Jian Du; Song Yang; Jiajia Yu; Hongyan Chen; Jianxiong Liu; Jinshan Ma; Mingwu Li; Jingmin Qin; Wei Shu; Peilan Zong; Yi Zhang; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Rescue effects of Se-enriched rice on physiological and biochemical characteristics in cadmium poisoning mice - Yang Su; Ling Li; Muhammad Umer Farooq; Xin Huang; Tengda Zheng; Yu Jie Zhang; Hla Hla Ei; Faiz Hussain Panhwar; Zhichen Tang; Rui Zeng; Yuanke Liang; Xiaoying Ye; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Shear properties and pore structure characteristics of soil–rock mixture under freeze–thaw cycles - Liyun Tang; Gang Li; Zhen Li; Long Jin; Gengshe Yang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Correction to: Bio-electrospraying is a safe technology for delivering human adipose-derived stem cells - Chuan Ye; Zhixu He; Yunfeng Lin; Yi Zhang; Jin Tang; Bo Sun; Minxian Ma; Jielin Liu; Long Yang; Houxiang Ren; Baoping Zhao (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

BeiDou-3 broadcast clock estimation by integration of observations of regional tracking stations and inter-satellite links - Yufei Yang; Yuanxi Yang; Xiaogong Hu; Chengpan Tang; Rui Guo; Zhanshi Zhou; Junyi Xu; Junyang Pan; Mudan Su (GPS Solutions, 2021)

Comprehensive Marine Observing Experiment Based on High-Altitude Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (South China Sea Experiment 2020 of the “Petrel Project”) - Xuefen Zhang; Liangxu Li; Rongkang Yang; Ran Guo; Xia Sun; Jianping Luo; Hongbin Chen; Daxin Liu; Kebing Tang; Wenwu Peng; Xiaodong Han; Qiyun Guo; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Antagonistic action of Streptomyces pratensis S10 on Fusarium graminearum and its complete genome sequence - Jing Zhang; Jing Chen; Lifang Hu; Ruimin Jia; Qing Ma; Jiangjiang Tang; Yang Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Wheat scab, mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum , can decrease wheat yield and grain quality. Chemical pesticides are currently the main control method but have an inevitable negative consequence on the environment and in food safety. This research studies a promising substitute, Streptomyces pratensis S10, which was isolated from tomato leaf mould and shows a significant inhibition effect on F. graminearum based on antagonism assays. The biocontrol mechanism is studied by enhanced green fluorescent protein labelling, quantitative real‐time PCR, the Doskochilova 8 solvents system test and complete genome sequencing. Strain S10 can colonize in the wheat root, control wheat scab and decrease deoxynivalenol (DON) content. The control effects in vitro, planta and the plot experiments were 92.86%, 68.67% and 40.87% to 86.62%, respectively. S10 decreased DON content by inhibiting the mycelium growth and DON synthesis gene expression. The active substances of the S10 secondary metabolites had a high‐temperature resistance and 29 putative biosynthetic gene clusters in its genome. The S10 control mechanism is multivariate, which shows potential in controlling wheat scab.

Unnatural trend of global land long‐term surface air temperature change - Yu Wang; Pengcheng Yan; Fei Ji; Shankai Tang; Liu Yang; Shujuan Hu; Guolin Feng (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
In the context of global warming, determining to what extent natural variability and external forcing have an impact on climate change is crucial for formulating mitigation policies and adaptation plans. We quantifiably and effectively separate unnatural trends from the global land surface air temperature (SAT) changes during 1951–2015 by calculating the long‐term correlation exponent through detrended fluctuation analysis and applying mainly probability statistics methods. We provide effective discriminated evidence for whether the observed SAT change exceeds its natural internal variability. Furthermore, we search the range of SAT changes caused by unnatural trends, and identify their corresponding minimum contributions to warming relative trends in different regions. The unnatural warming of the mid‐ to high latitude inland areas of Eurasia and North America is basically high, and the warming responses to unnatural forcing are most intense in these areas. Compared to earlier detection, we find the minimum unnatural trend contributes more than 80% to the observed SAT change in North America, northern Greenland, eastern Africa, and the mid‐ to high latitudes of Eurasia. In addition, the temporal evolutions of unnatural trends in key areas are determined. In North Africa, Western Australia, the United States and Mexico, the unnatural impact became significant at the earliest. Meanwhile, the overall unnatural trend in North Africa is the most significant, followed by western Brazil, and grows most rapidly over time in the two key areas.

Effects of king grass and sugarcane top in the absence or presence of exogenous enzymes on the growth performance and rumen microbiota diversity of goats - Mao Li; Xuejuan Zi; Huansheng Yang; Fengjie Ji; Jun Tang; Renlong Lv; Hanlin Zhou (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Characterization of a new gene for resistance to wheat powdery mildew on chromosome 1RL of wild rye Secale sylvestre - Huagang He; Haonan Du; Renkang Liu; Tianlei Liu; Lijun Yang; Shuangjun Gong; Zongxiang Tang; Haimei Du; Cheng Liu; Ran Han; Weihong Sun; Lei Wang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Screening of Bioequivalent Extended-Release Formulations for Metformin by Principal Component Analysis and Convolution-Based IVIVC Approach - Yufeng Zhang; Hua Liu; Minghui Johnson Tang; Nicolas James Ho; Tsun Lam Shek; Zhijun Yang; Zhong Zuo (The AAPS Journal, 2021)

Investigating the spatio-temporal variations of the impact of urbanization on haze pollution using multiple indicators - Yuanhua Yang; Dengli Tang; Xi Yang (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

Biochemistry of mammalian ferritins in the regulation of cellular iron homeostasis and oxidative responses - Jianlin Zhang; Xuehui Chen; Juanji Hong; Aifa Tang; Yang Liu; Ni Xie; Guohui Nie; Xiyun Yan; Minmin Liang (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis - Xiaoyan Tang; Chaochun Zhang; Yang Yu; Jianbo Shen; Wopke van der Werf; Fusuo Zhang (Plant and Soil, 2021)
Aims Intercropping cereals with legumes may achieve high crop yields at reduced input levels. Several studies have indicated that intercropping increases phosphorus use efficiency but no overarching analysis exists on the role of species traits and input levels. Here we synthesize the available information on P use efficiency in cereal/legume intercropping. Methods Global data on yields, P uptake and nutrient input in cereal/legume mixtures were extracted from the literature and statistically analyzed. Co-variables explaining P uptake efficiency and yield were considered. Results P uptake was substantially increased with an average value of LER P , the land equivalent ratio for P uptake, of 1.24, and an average NE P (observed P uptake minus expected P uptake) of 3.67 kg P ha −1 . The conversion efficiency of P uptake to biomass decreased with P uptake and was lower in intercrops than in sole crops but the conversion efficiency to yield was not affected by intercropping. The P fertilizer requirement was 21% lower in intercrops than in sole crops for the same yields. Conclusions Substantial improvements in land use efficiency and P uptake are obtained by cereal/legume intercropping. Cereal/legume intercropping has therefore potential to increase P fertilizer use efficiency in agriculture.

Upregulation of miR-144-3p protects myocardial function from ischemia–reperfusion injury through inhibition of TMEM16A Ca2+-activated chloride channel - Guoxun Yang; Xiao Tang; Ling Tan; Danpeng Nong; Peng Yang; Haien Ning (Human Cell, 2021)

Synthetic musk fragrances in sediments from a subtropical river-lake system in eastern China: occurrences, profiles, and ecological risks - Yang Lyu; Shan Ren; Fuyong Zhong; Xue Han; Ying He; Zhenwu Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Enhanced antioxidant capacity and upregulated transporter genes contribute to the UV-B-induced increase in blinin in Conyza blinii - Junyi Zhan; Qin Yang; Zhiyi Lin; Tianrun Zheng; Maojia Wang; Wenjun Sun; Tongliang Bu; Zizhong Tang; Chenglei Li; Xueyi Han; Haixia Zhao; Qi Wu; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Geomorphology-oriented digital terrain analysis: Progress and perspectives - Liyang Xiong; Guoan Tang; Xin Yang; Fayuan Li (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021)

Machine learning-based crop recognition from aerial remote sensing imagery - Yanqin Tian; Chenghai Yang; Wenjiang Huang; Jia Tang; Xingrong Li; Qing Zhang (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021)

Fast Catalytic Co-pyrolysis Characteristics and Kinetics of Chlorella Vulgaris and Municipal Solid Waste over Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolite - Yang Li; Zhaosheng Yu; Liyao Chen; Fangfang Tang; Xiaoqian Ma (BioEnergy Research, 2021)

Effects of resveratrol on mitochondrial biogenesis and physiological diseases - Angelo Uriho; Xue Tang; Guowei Le; Shaojun Yang; Yves Harimana; Steven Papy Ishimwe; Lu Yiping; Kai Zhang; Shuhua Ma; Bertrand Muhoza (Advances in Traditional Medicine, 2021)

A single nucleotide polymorphism variant located in the cis ‐regulatory region of the ABCG2 gene is associated with mallard egg colour - Hehe Liu; Jian Hu; Zhanbao Guo; Wenlei Fan; Yaxi Xu; Suyun Liang; Dapeng Liu; Yunsheng Zhang; Ming Xie; Jing Tang; Wei Huang; Qi Zhang; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Avian egg coloration is shaped by natural selection, but its genetic basis remains unclear. Here, we used genome‐wide association analysis and identity by descent to finely map green egg colour to a 179‐kb region of Chr4 based on the resequencing of 352 ducks ( Anas platyrhynchos ) from a segregating population resulting from the mating of Pekin ducks (white‐shelled eggs) and mallards (green‐shelled eggs). We further narrowed the candidate region to a 30‐kb interval by comparing genome divergence in seven indigenous duck populations. Among the genes located in the finely mapped region, only one transcript of the ABCG2 gene (XM_013093252.2) exhibited higher uterine expression in green‐shelled individuals than in white‐shelled individuals, as supported by transcriptome data from four populations. ABCG2 has been reported to encode a protein that functions as a membrane transporter for biliverdin. Sanger sequencing of the whole 30‐kb candidate region (Chr4: 47.41–47.44 Mb) and a plasmid reporter assay helped to identify a single nucleotide polymorphism (Chr4: 47,418,074 G>A) located in a conserved predicted promoter region whose variation may alter ABCG2 transcription activity. We provide a useful molecular marker for duck breeding and contribute data to the research on ecological evolution based on egg colour patterns among birds.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa antitoxin HigA functions as a diverse regulatory factor by recognizing specific pseudopalindromic DNA motifs - Yingjie Song; Guihua Luo; Yibo Zhu; Tao Li; Changcheng Li; Lihui He; Ninglin Zhao; Chang Zhao; Jing Yang; Qin Huang; Xingyu Mu; Xinyue Tang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Type II toxin‐antitoxin (TA) systems modulate many essential cellular processes in prokaryotic organisms. Recent studies indicate certain type II antitoxins also transcriptionally regulate other genes, besides neutralizing toxin activity. Herein, we investigated the diverse transcriptional repression properties of type II TA antitoxin PaHigA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Biochemical and functional analyses showed that PaHigA recognized variable pseudopalindromic DNA sequences and repressed expression of multiple genes. Furthermore, we presented high resolution structures of apo‐PaHigA, PaHigA‐P higBA and PaHigA‐P pa2440 complex, describing how the rearrangements of the HTH domain accounted for the different DNA‐binding patterns among HigA homologues. Moreover, we demonstrated that the N‐terminal loop motion of PaHigA was associated with its apo and DNA‐bound states, reflecting a switch mechanism regulating HigA antitoxin function. Collectively, this work extends our understanding of how the PaHigB/HigA system regulates multiple metabolic pathways to balance the growth and stress response in P. aeruginosa and could guide further development of anti‐TA oriented strategies for pathogen treatment.

Comparative metabolomics of two saline-alkali tolerant plants Suaeda glauca and Puccinellia tenuiflora based on GC-MS platform - Xueyan Lu; Qi Chen; Xiaoyang Cui; Ann Abozeid; Yang Liu; Jia Liu; Zhonghua Tang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

QTL mapping for foxtail millet plant height in multi-environment using an ultra-high density bin map - Qiang He; Hui Zhi; Sha Tang; Lu Xing; Suying Wang; Haigang Wang; Aiying Zhang; Yuhui Li; Ming Gao; Haijin Zhang; Guoqiu Chen; Shutao Dai; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Grain-Scale Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Containing an Inclined Rough Joint - Jin-Zhou Tang; Sheng-Qi Yang; Derek Elsworth; Yan Tao (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Comprehensive analysis of coding sequence architecture features and gene expression in Arachis duranensis - Shuwei Dong; Long Zhang; Wenhui Pang; Yongli Zhang; Chang Wang; Zhenyi Li; Lichao Ma; Wei Tang; Guofeng Yang; Hui Song (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)

Interaction between DMRT1 and PLZF protein regulates self-renewal and proliferation in male germline stem cells - Yudong Wei; Donghui Yang; Xiaomin Du; Xiuwei Yu; Mengfei Zhang; Furong Tang; Fanglin Ma; Na Li; Chunling Bai; Guangpeng Li; Jinlian Hua (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Atractylenolide III alleviates the apoptosis through inhibition of autophagy by the mTOR-dependent pathway in alveolar macrophages of human silicosis - Shi Chen; Kun Tang; Peiwu Hu; Shiyi Tan; Shang Yang; Chang Yang; Gang Chen; Yixiao Luo; Hui Zou (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

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

Diversity of resistance to bacterial blight and geographical distribution of 29 populations of wild rice [Oryza meyeriana (Zoll. & Moritzi) Baill.] in Yunnan, China - Xinxiang A; Falan Qin; Cuifeng Tang; Feifei Zhang; Chao Dong; Yayun Yang; Duanpin Zhang; Luyuan Dai (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Germanium fractions in typical paddy soil and its interaction with humic substances - Bolun Fan; Molan Tang; Lingyang Yao; Aobo Zhang; Hanqin Yin; Weilin Yang; Zhenzhen Ma; Wu Xiang; Zhengyu Bao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Synthesis and Cr adsorption of a super-hydrophilic polydopamine-functionalized electrospun polyacrylonitrile - Xu Yang; Yuhong Zhou; Zhaojie Sun; Chunhui Yang; Dongyan Tang (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Default mode network integrity changes contribute to cognitive deficits in subcortical vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia - Qi Qin; Yi Tang; Xuejiao Dou; Yida Qu; Yi Xing; Jianwei Yang; Tianshu Chu; Yong Liu; Jianping Jia (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Association of Circulating and Aortic Zinc and Copper Levels with Clinical Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: a Meta-analysis - Tingting Chen; Hongliang Zhang; Yang Zhang; Mengqi Yang; Juntao Wu; Minjun Yang; Jiangbo Lin; Weixu Gao; Lijiang Tang; Baohui Xu; Jianjun Jiang; Xiaofeng Chen (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Characterization and Map-Based Cloning of the Novel Rice Yellow Leaf Mutant yl3 - Xi Liu; QianQian Huang; YanRong Yang; Jiayu Tang; Yanan Zhao; Ji Zhang (Journal of Plant Biology, 2021)

Land use suitability analysis for town development planning in Nanjing hilly areas: A case study of Tangshan new town, China - Yang Yang; Xiao-lan Tang; Zhe-hui Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Rapid and highly efficient genomic engineering with a novel iEditing device for programming versatile extracellular electron transfer of electroactive bacteria - Yang‐Yang Fan; Qiang Tang; Yang Li; Feng‐He Li; Jing‐Hang Wu; Wen‐Wei Li; Han‐Qing Yu (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary The advances in synthetic biology bring exciting new opportunities to reprogram microorganisms with novel functionalities for environmental applications. For real‐world applications, a genetic tool that enables genetic engineering in a stably genomic inherited manner is greatly desired. In this work, we design a novel genetic device for rapid and efficient genome engineering based on the i ntron‐encoded homing‐endonuclease empowered genome editing (iEditing). The iEditing device enables rapid and efficient genome engineering in Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1, the representative strain of the electroactive bacteria group. Moreover, combining with the Red or RecET recombination system, the genome‐editing efficiency was greatly improved, up to approximately 100%. Significantly, the iEditing device itself is eliminated simultaneously when genome editing occurs, thereby requiring no follow‐up to remove the encoding system. Then, we develop a new extracellular electron transfer (EET) engineering strategy by programming the parallel EET systems to enhance versatile EET. The engineered strains exhibit sufficiently enhanced electron output and pollutant reduction ability. Furthermore, this device has demonstrated its great potential to be extended for genome editing in other important microbes. This work provides a useful and efficient tool for the rapid generation of synthetic microorganisms for various environmental applications.

Plasticity and Multiplicity of Trophic Modes in the Dinoflagellate Karlodinium and Their Pertinence to Population Maintenance and Bloom Dynamics - Huijiao Yang; Zhangxi Hu; Ying Zhong Tang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
As the number of mixotrophic protists has been increasingly documented, “mixoplankton”, a third category separated from the traditional categorization of plankton into “phytoplankton” and “zooplankton”, has become a new paradigm and research hotspot in aquatic plankton ecology. While species of dinoflagellates are a dominant group among all recorded members of mixoplankton, the trophic modes of Karlodinium, a genus constituted of cosmopolitan toxic species, were reviewed due to their representative features as mixoplankton and harmful algal blooms (HABs)-causing dinoflagellates. Among at least 15 reported species in the genus, three have been intensively studied for their trophic modes, and all found to be phagotrophic. Their phagotrophy exhibits multiple characteristics: (1) omnivority, i.e., they can ingest a variety of preys in many forms; (2) flexibility in phagotrophic mechanisms, i.e., they can ingest small preys by direct engulfment and much bigger preys by myzocytosis using a peduncle; (3) cannibalism, i.e., species including at least K. veneficum can ingest the dead cells of their own species. However, for some recently described and barely studied species, their tropical modes still need to be investigated further regarding all of the above-mentioned aspects. Mixotrophy of Karlodinium plays a significant role in the population dynamics and the formation of HABs in many ways, which thus deserves further investigation in the aspects of physiological ecology, environmental triggers (e.g., levels of inorganic nutrients and/or presence of preys), energetics, molecular (genes and gene expression regulations) and biochemical (e.g., relevant enzymes and signal molecules) bases, origins, and evaluation of the advantages of being a phagotroph.

Application of solid-phase extraction based on magnetic nanoparticle adsorbents for the analysis of selected persistent organic pollutants in environmental water: A review of recent advances - Aiming Wu; Xiaoli Zhao; Junyu Wang; Zhi Tang; Tianhui Zhao; Lin Niu; Wenqiang Yu; Chunyan Yang; Mengyuan Fang; Hongzhou Lv; Shasha Liu; Fengchang Wu (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021)

QTL mapping and validation of bread wheat flag leaf morphology across multiple environments in different genetic backgrounds - Yang Tu; Hang Liu; Jiajun Liu; Huaping Tang; Yang Mu; Mei Deng; Qiantao Jiang; Yaxi Liu; Guoyue Chen; Jirui Wang; Pengfei Qi; Zhien Pu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Connection between earthquakes and deep fluids revealed by magnetotelluric imaging in Songyuan, China - Yu Tang; Aihua Weng; Yue Yang; Shiwen Li; Jianjun Niu; Yanhui Zhang; Yabin Li; Jianping Li (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Physical mapping of chromosome 7J and a purple coleoptile gene from Thinopyrum intermedium in the common wheat background - Jianbo Li; Zhihui Yu; Ahui Zhang; Yan Yin; Lingrong Tang; Guangrong Li; Peng Zhang; Imtiaz Ahmed Khan; Ian Dundas; Zujun Yang (Planta, 2021)

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

Slow-released bio-organic–chemical fertilizer improved tomato growth: synthesis and pot evaluations - Xinying Wang; Yuechao Yang; Bin Gao; Yongshan Wan; Yuncong C. Li; Jiazhuo Xie; Yafu Tang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

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

Recent advances in selective catalytic oxidation of nitric oxide (NO-SCO) in emissions with excess oxygen: a review on catalysts and mechanisms - Yuanyuan Liu; Fengyu Gao; Honghong Yi; Chen Yang; Runcao Zhang; Yuansong Zhou; Xiaolong Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Paenibacillus turpanensis sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake of Turpan city in Xinjiang province, north-west China - Li Yang; Hua-Wei Huang; Yun Wang; Ya-Rong Kou; Min Yin; Yu Li; Xue-Qian Wang; Gui-Fang Zhao; Wen-Yong Zhu; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Endolithic Bacterial Communities in Isopora palifera and Porites lobata - Sung-Yin Yang; Chih-Ying Lu; Sen-Lin Tang; Rocktim Ramen Das; Kazuhiko Sakai; Hideyuki Yamashiro; Shan-Hua Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)
Endolithic microbes in coral reefs may act as a nutrient source for their coral hosts. Increasing atmospheric CO 2 concentrations are causing ocean acidification (OA), which may affect marine organisms and ecosystems, especially calcifying organisms such as reef-building corals. However, knowledge of how OA affects marine microbes remains limited, and little research has been done on how coral endolithic communities respond to shifting environmental baselines. In this study, the endolithic communities of two common shallow water coral species, Isopora palifera and Porites lobata , were examined to investigate the microbial community dynamics under OA treatments. The colonies were placed in an environment with a partial pressure of carbon dioxide ( p CO 2 ) of 1,000 or 400 ppm (control) for 2 months. Several I. palifera colonies bleached and died at 1,000 ppm p CO 2 , but the P. lobata colonies remained unaffected. Inversely, the endolithic community in P. lobata skeletons showed significant changes after OA treatment, whereas no significant dynamics were observed among the I. palifera endoliths. Our findings suggest that the skeletal structures of different coral species may play a key role in corals host and endoliths under future high-OA scenarios.

A novel, validated, and plant height-independent QTL for spike extension length is associated with yield-related traits in wheat - Cong Li; Huaping Tang; Wei Luo; Xuemei Zhang; Yang Mu; Mei Deng; Yaxi Liu; Qiantao Jiang; Guoyue Chen; Jirui Wang; Pengfei Qi; Zhien Pu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Synthesis, characteristics and medical applications of plant nanomaterials - Lidong Du; Ruoyu Zhang; Hanchao Yang; Shaojian Tang; Zhaohua Hou; Jinjin Jing; Bingjie Lin; Shujie Zhang; Zhong Lu; Peng Xue (Planta, 2020)

Heavy grazing disrupts positive effects of arbuscular mycorrhizae symbiosis on community productivity and stability under low and high phosphorus conditions - Bo Tang; Jing Man; Guanhai Xiang; Yang Wang; Yongfei Bai (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Heme Induces BECN1/ATG5-Mediated Autophagic Cell Death via ER Stress in Neurons - Zhao Yang; Changlong Zhou; Hui Shi; Nan Zhang; Bin Tang; Na Ji (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

A review of the Chinese monotypic genus Melliodendron (Styracaceae), with a new synonym of M. xylocarpum - Xue-Hui Wu; Rui Zhang; Timothy M. A. Utteridge; Yu-Lin Liu; Guang-Yao Yang; Ming Tang (Kew Bulletin, 2020)

Nitrogen Regulates the Grain Yield, Antioxidant Attributes, and Nitrogen Metabolism in Fragrant Rice Grown Under Lead-Contaminated Soil - Huoyi Feng; Yuzhan Li; Yangfan Yan; Xinhang Wei; Yihan Yang; Long Zhang; Lin Ma; Wu Li; Xiangru Tang; Zhaowen Mo (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Investigation of sources of atmospheric dust in Guiyang City, southwest China using rare earth element patterns - Yang Tang; Guilin Han (Journal of Earth System Science, 2020)

Heme oxygenase 1 plays a crucial role in swamp eel response to oxidative stress induced by cadmium exposure or Aeromonas hydrophila infection - Yuwei Zang; Shuting Zheng; Fang Tang; Long Yang; Xiping Wei; Dan Kong; Wenxiu Sun; Wei Li (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

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

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

Characteristics and geological properties of seismic bright spots in the Permian carbonate deposit, Changhsing Formation, Longgang Area, Northeast Sichuan Basin, China - Xiaoxing Gong; Wei Yang; Wenjie Li; Xingui Zhou; Qingsong Tang; Jin Zhang (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2020)

Mechanical behavior of different sedimentary rocks in the Brazilian test - Zhaohui Wang; Shengli Yang; Yuesong Tang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Dynamic network connectivity predicts subjective cognitive decline: the Sino-Longitudinal Cognitive impairment and dementia study - Guozhao Dong; Liu Yang; Chiang-shan R. Li; Xiaoni Wang; Yihe Zhang; Wenying Du; Ying Han; Xiaoying Tang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Identifying ephemeral gullies from high-resolution images and DEMs using flow-directional detection - Wen Dai; Guang-hui Hu; Xin Yang; Xian-wu Yang; Yi-han Cheng; Li-yang Xiong; Josef Strobl; Guo-an Tang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

The top 100 most-cited articles citing human brain banking from 1970 to 2020: a bibliometric analysis - Keyun Tang; Mengyao Wan; Hanlin Zhang; Qing Zhang; Qian Yang; Kang Chen; Naili Wang; Di Zhang; Wenying Qiu; Chao Ma (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2020)

Performance, kinetics characteristics and enhancement mechanisms in anammox process under Fe(II) enhanced conditions - Si-min Tang; Ze-hao Xu; Ya-lei Liu; Guang-feng Yang; Jun Mu; Ren-cun Jin; Qiao Yang; Xiao-ling Zhang (Biodegradation, 2020)

Vallicoccus soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from soil, and description of Vallicoccaceae fam. nov., Motilibacterales ord. nov. - Yu-Zhou Feng; Wei-Xun Chunyu; Rui Liang; Richard L. Hahnke; Peter Schumann; Yu-Rong Zhao; Sheng Gao; Min Yin; Yang Ji; Le Sun; Xiao-Yang Zhi; Shu-Kun Tang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

Head-to-head comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis: a meta-analysis - Jianjun Jiang; Jin Yang; Yining Shi; Yongmei Jin; Sihui Tang; Na Zhang; Youjin Lu; Gengyun Sun (Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Ferrous iron-induced increases in capitate glandular trichome density and upregulation of CbHO-1 contributes to increases in blinin content in Conyza blinii - Tianrun Zheng; Maojia Wang; Junyi Zhan; Wenjun Sun; Qin Yang; Zhiyi Lin; Tongliang Bu; Zizhong Tang; Chenglei Li; Jun Yan; Zhi Shan; Hui Chen (Planta, 2020)

Ubiquitin-specific protease 49 attenuates IL-1β-induced rat primary chondrocyte apoptosis by facilitating Axin deubiquitination and subsequent Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade inhibition - Lanbo Yang; Zhanchao Wang; Chunyu Zou; Yufei Mi; Hengtao Tang; Xuejian Wu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Improvements of the coupled WRF-Lake model over Lake Nam Co, Central Tibetan Plateau - Yang Wu; Anning Huang; Lazhu; Xianyu Yang; Bo Qiu; Lijuan Wen; Zhiqi Zhang; Zhipeng Fu; Xueyan Zhu; Xindan Zhang; Shuxin Cai; Yong Tang (Climate Dynamics, 2020)
A series of model sensitivity simulations are carried out to calibrate and improve the Weather Research and Forecasting Model coupled with a one-dimensional lake model (WRF-Lake) based on observations over Lake Nam Co. Using the default lake model parameters, the solution of WRF-Lake exhibits significant biases in both the lake thermodynamics and regional climatology, i.e., higher lake surface temperature (LST), earlier onset of summer thermal stratification, and overestimated near-surface air temperature and precipitation induced by the lake’s excessive warming and moistening impacts. The performance of WRF-Lake is improved through adjusting the initial lake temperature profile, the temperature of maximum water density (Tdmax), the surface roughness length, and the light extinction coefficient. Results show that initializing the water temperature with spring observation mitigates the LST overestimation and reduces the timing error of the onset of thermal stratification. By further adjusting Tdmax from 4 °C to the observed value of 3.5 °C, the LST increase from June to mid-July is enhanced and the buildup of thermal stratification is more accurately predicted. Through incorporating the parameterized surface roughness length and decreasing the light extinction coefficient, the model better reproduces the observed daily evolution of LST and vertical lake temperature profile. The calibrated WRF-Lake effectively mitigates the overestimation of over-lake air temperature at 2 m height and precipitation over regions downwind the lake. This suggests that an improved lake scheme within the coupled WRF-Lake is essential for realistically simulating the lake–air interactions and the regional climate over the lake-rich Tibetan Plateau.

Purification and characterization of glucoamylase of Aspergillus oryzae from Luzhou-flavour Daqu - Chuan Wang; Lianli Yang; Lunan Luo; Shichao Tang; Qiang Wang (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater fish Acrossocheilus longipinnis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis - Xiao-Jing Hou; Hung-Du Lin; Wen-Qiao Tang; Dong Liu; Chiao-Chuan Han; Jin-Quan Yang (Biologia, 2020)

Deinococcus detaillensis sp. nov., isolated from humus soil in Antarctica - Kun Zhang; Jing Zhu; Shuai Li; Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao; Ning-Mei Li; Ang-Yang Guo; Zhao Jiang; Qi-Yong Tang; Yi Wan; Zhi-Dong Zhang; Wen-Jun Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Permeability of the reservoir water fluctuation zone of landslide bodies in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China - He Yang; Minggao Tang; Qiang Xu; Quan Zhu; Xinjian Ma; Runqing Ye; Andres Alonso-Rodriguez (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

New sorbicillinoid derivatives with GLP-1R and eEF2K affinities from a sponge-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum 581F1 - Min-Jia Cao; Tao Zhu; Jing-Tang Liu; Liang Ouyang; Fan Yang; Hou-Wen Lin (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Metabolic Syndrome Impairs 3D Mitochondrial Structure, Dynamics, and Function in Swine Mesenchymal Stem Cells - Rahele A. Farahani; Mohamed C. Farah; Xiang-Yang Zhu; Hui Tang; Ishran M. Saadiq; Lilach O. Lerman; Alfonso Eirin (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2020)

Air moisture and soil texture are crucial for the water dynamics of riparian bamboo in a subtropical region - Guo Chen; Xiaolu Tang; Chunju Cai; Shaohui Fan; Luanzi Sun; Fang Yang; Haitao Liu (Plant and Soil, 2020)

High expression of long non-coding RNA Linc-A associates with poor survival in patients with colorectal cancer - Chong Zhao; Can Gan; Yang Xiao; Rui Liu; Linhao Zhang; Tian Lan; Yanting Ye; Huan Tong; Zhiyin Huang; Chengwei Tang; Jinhang Gao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

LncRNA SNHG14 aggravates invasion and migration as ceRNA via regulating miR-656-3p/SIRT5 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma - Shu-Juan Tang; Jing-Bo Yang (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Correction to: Feasibility of Smartphone-Based Gait Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease - Shih‑Tsang Tang; Chun‑Hwei Tai; Chia‑Yen Yang; Jiun‑Hung Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Matriptase and prostasin proteolytic activities are differentially regulated in normal and wounded skin - Shun-Cheng Chang; Chien-Ping Chiang; Chih-Hsin Lai; Po-Wen A. Du; Yu-Sin Hung; Yu-Hsuan Chen; Hui-Yu Yang; Hao-Yu Fang; Shiao-Pieng Lee; Hung-Jen Tang; Jehng-Kang Wang; Michael D. Johnson; et al. (Human Cell, 2020)

Stable isotopes reveal effects of natural drivers and anthropogenic pressures on isotopic niches of invertebrate communities in a large subtropical river of China - Sai Wang; Lin-Hui Su; Bang-Ke Luo; Ying-Jun Qin; Simon D. Stewart; Jin-Peng Tang; Tuan-Tuan Wang; Yang Yang; Gong Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Surface fractal dimensions as a characterization parameter for methane adsorption–induced coal strains - Jie Zhu; Yang Zhang; Rui Zhang; Bo Zhang; Jun Tang; Fa He (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

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

Characterizing precipitation in high altitudes of the western Tibetan plateau with a focus on major glacier areas - Duo Li; Kun Yang; Wenjun Tang; Xin Li; Xu Zhou; Donglin Guo (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
Solid water resources such as glaciers and snow cover are widely distributed in the western Tibetan plateau (WTP), and precipitation is the key supply of them. However, the characteristics of precipitation over the WTP remain unclear due to sparse observations. Using observation‐based gridded data (APHRODITE, GPCC), satellite products (TRMM, GPM), reanalysis data (ERA5, ERA‐Interim, JRA‐55) and weather research and forecasting model (WRF)‐simulation data (HAR10, HAR30), this study investigated the precipitation characteristics in high mountain areas (altitude >2,500 m a.s.l.) of the WTP (26–44°N, 70–85°E) from 2001 to 2013. Results show that annual GPM precipitation (336 mm) is much lower than that of other data sets (570–800 mm) for the WTP and appears to be an outlier; meanwhile, the other data sets show increasing precipitation as grid resolution decreases (becomes coarser). In contrast, high spatial resolution WRF simulations (HAR10, HAR30) yielded considerably higher precipitation in four strongly glacierized alpine areas (Western Himalaya, Karakorum, Tajikistan, and west Kunlun) than the other data sets. When compared to precipitation estimated using the water balance in nine glacierized catchments of the Upper Indus River Basin, the HAR data sets more reasonably represent the amount of precipitation in high mountain areas than the other data sets. The surface albedo, snow cover extent, and snow cover duration observed by satellites further indicate that the HAR data sets yield reasonable spatial variability of precipitation. This implies that the commonly used data sets (such as observation data and satellite products) underestimate the precipitation in high mountain areas. According to the HAR10 data, the four major glacierized areas on the WTP have similar precipitation amounts in summer and autumn, and the winter–spring contribution to annual precipitation is at least 70% in three of these areas (Western Himalaya, Karakorum, and Tajikistan). This pattern indicates that precipitation over the high‐altitude areas in WTP is mainly controlled by the mid‐latitude westerlies. The annual precipitation in these areas is over 1,000 mm, which is comparable to that of the southeast TP but much larger than that on the central plateau. Therefore, the spatial precipitation pattern across the TP is ‘wet east and west, dry middle’.

A Numerical Study of Hydrodynamic Processes and Flood Mitigation in a Large River-lake System - Hongwu Tang; Hao Cao; Saiyu Yuan; Yang Xiao; Chenyu Jiang; Carlo Gualtieri (Water Resources Management, 2020)

A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat - Jiajun Liu; Huaping Tang; Xiangru Qu; Hang Liu; Cong Li; Yang Tu; Shuiqing Li; Ahsan Habib; Yang Mu; Shoufeng Dai; Mei Deng; Qiantao Jiang; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

On the use of Markov chain models for drought class transition analysis while considering spatial effects - Wentao Yang; Min Deng; Jianbo Tang; Rui Jin (Natural Hazards, 2020)

Genetic analysis of tri-allelic patterns at the CODIS STR loci - Qinrui Yang; Yiwen Shen; Chengchen Shao; Yidong Liu; Hongmei Xu; Yueqin Zhou; Zhiping Liu; Kuan Sun; Qiqun Tang; Jianhui Xie (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

Growth factor receptor bound protein-7 regulates proliferation, cell cycle, and mitochondrial apoptosis of thyroid cancer cells via MAPK/ERK signaling - Haili Tang; Ping Yang; Xiaojun Yang; Shujia Peng; Xi’e Hu; Guoqiang Bao (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Transcriptome analysis of different rice cultivars provides novel insights into the rice response to bacterial leaf streak infection - Ling Lu; Dewei Yang; Dingzhong Tang; Shengping Li; Zhiwei Chen (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2020)

Impacts of injection temperature on the CO2 injection capacity in the different sloping formations - Jing Jing; Wei Zhou; Yanlin Yang; Lin Zuo; Zhonghua Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Research on the characterization, reactivity, and transportability of porous silicon-coated nanoscale zero-valent iron - Ruiyang Xu; Juan Li; Jun Tang; Yang Wang; Yuan Niu; Haojie Lu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

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

Effect of a Mixed Additive on Microwave Pyrolysis of Dunaliella salina - Chunxiang Chen; Chenxu Guo; Jun Tang; Shengxiong Yang; Quan Lu (BioEnergy Research, 2020)

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

Safety performance of coal mine survey technology using nano-fiber material in coal mining process - Shuicheng Tian; Pengfei Yang; Kai Tang; Xiaoqing Shen; Frank Shi (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

An approach to simplify the vehicle load in excavation-supporting structures design - Liyun Tang; Peiyong Qiu; Gengshe Yang; Jiami Xi; Di Wu (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2020)

Influence of Algal Production and Decomposition on the Carbon Isotope Signature of Labile Particulate Organic Matter on a Productive Continental Shelf Under the Stress of Coastal Hypoxia - Zixiang Yang; Han Zhang; Peihong Kang; Yangyang Zhao; Tiantian Tang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Neo-debromoaplysiatoxin C, with new structural rearrangement, derived from debromoaplysiatoxin - Yang-Hua Tang; Ting-Ting Liang; Ting-Ting Fan; Lawrence Jordan Keen; Xiao-Dan Zhang; Lin Xu; Qi Zhao; Rong Zeng; Bing-Nan Han (Natural Product Research, 2020)

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

GmNAP1 is essential for trichome and leaf epidermal cell development in soybean - Kuanqiang Tang; Suxin Yang; Xingxing Feng; Tao Wu; Jiantian Leng; Huangkai Zhou; Yaohua Zhang; Hui Yu; Jinshan Gao; Jingjing Ma; Xianzhong Feng (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)
Key message Map-based cloning revealed that two novel soybean distorted trichome mutants were due to loss function of GmNAP1 gene, which affected the trichome morphology and pavement cell ploidy by regulating actin filament assembly. Abstract Trichomes increase both biotic and abiotic stress resistance in soybean. In this study, Gmdtm1-1 and Gmdtm1-2 mutants with shorter trichomes and bigger epidermal pavement cells were isolated from an ethyl methylsulfonate mutagenized population. Both of them had reduced plant height and smaller seeds. Map-based cloning and bulked segregant analysis identified that a G-A transition at the 3ʹ boundary of the sixth intron of Glyma.20G019300 in the Gmdtm1-1 mutant and another G-A transition mutation at the 5ʹ boundary of the fourteenth intron of Glyma.20G019300 in Gmdtm1-2 ; these mutations disrupted spliceosome recognition sites creating truncated proteins. Glyma.20G019300 encodes a Glycine max NCK-associated protein 1 homolog ( GmNAP1 ) in soybean. Further analysis revealed that the GmNAP1 involved in actin filament assembling and genetic information processing pathways during trichome and pavement cell development. This study shows that GmNAP1 plays an important role in soybean growth and development and agronomic traits.

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

Feasibility of Smartphone-Based Gait Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease - Shih-Tsang Tang; Chun-Hwei Tai; Chia-Yen Yang; Jiun-Hung Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

The protective effects of phoenixin-14 against lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and inflammasome activation in astrocytes - Jian Wang; Bo Zheng; Shu Yang; Xiaoying Tang; Jianhong Wang; Dong Wei (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Cinnamaldehyde improves the growth performance and digestion and absorption capacity in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - Yang Zhou; Wei-Dan Jiang; Jin-Xiu Zhang; Lin Feng; Pei Wu; Yang Liu; Jun Jiang; Sheng-Yao Kuang; Ling Tang; Yan Peng; Xiao-Qiu Zhou (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

The dynamic process of dietary soybean β-conglycinin in digestion, absorption, and metabolism among different intestinal segments in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - Xu-Dong Duan; Lin Feng; Wei-Dan Jiang; Pei Wu; Yang Liu; Jun Jiang; Bei-Ping Tan; Qi-Hui Yang; Sheng-Yao Kuang; Ling Tang; Xiao-Qiu Zhou (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

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

The inhibitory effect of mixotrophic Ochromonas gloeopara on the survival and reproduction of Daphnia similoides sinensis - Hengxing Tang; ShuangShuang Zhu; Na Wang; Zi Xu; Jing Huang; Lei Gu; Yunfei Sun; Lu Zhang; Zhou Yang; Yuan Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Pollution characteristics and underlying ecological risks of primary semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in urban watersheds of Shanghai, China - Hai-yang Shao; Zhou-chong Zhang; Jian-fei Chai; Gang Xu; Liang Tang; Ming-hong Wu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Species diversity and seasonal dynamics of filamentous cyanobacteria in urban reservoirs for drinking water supply in tropical China - Yang Yang; Xunhao Zheng; Quehui Tang; Jiguang Gu; Lamei Lei; Bo-Ping Han (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Changes of microbial functional capacities in the rhizosphere contribute to aluminum tolerance by genotype-specific soybeans in acid soils - Yongchun Li; Yongfu Li; Minkai Yang; Scott X. Chang; Jinliang Qi; Caixian Tang; Zhongling Wen; Zhi Hong; Tongyi Yang; Zilong Ma; Qun Gao; Jizhong Zhou; et al. (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2020)

Relationships Between Community Structure and Environmental Factors in Xixiakou Artificial Reef Area - Haolin Yu; Wenzhao Yang; Changdong Liu; Yanli Tang; Xiefa Song; Guangjie Fang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020)

Vegetation Products Derived from Fengyun-3D Medium Resolution Spectral Imager-II - Xiuzhen Han; Jun Yang; Shihao Tang; Yang Han (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2020)

Oceanobacillus halotolerans sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from salt lake in Xinjiang province, north-west China - Wen-Yong Zhu; Li Yang; Yong-Jiang Shi; Chang-Gai Mu; Yun Wang; Ya-Rong Kou; Min Yin; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Characterization, tissue distribution of resistin gene and the effect of fasting and refeeding on resistin mRNA expression in Siberian sturgeon ( Acipenser baerii ) - Ni Tang; Yanlin Liu; Zhengzhi Tian; Shaoqi Xu; Mei Wang; Hu Chen; Bin Wang; Ya Li; Yan Wang; Song Yang; Liulan Zhao; Defang Chen; et al. (Journal of Fish Biology, 2020)
Resistin as an adipokine identified from rodents in 2001 is involved in many biological processes. However, little is known about this gene in fish. We cloned Siberian sturgeon ( Acipenser baerii ) resistin cDNA of 795 base pairs, encoding 107 amino acids, which showed 38–40% identity to human and rodents. Real‐time quantitative PCR showed that the resistin gene was widely distributed in tissues of Siberian sturgeon, with the highest expression in liver. After fasting for 1, 3, 6 and 10 days, the expression of the resistin gene in the liver of Siberian sturgeon decreased significantly, and after refeeding on the 10 days of fasting the resistin mRNA expression increased rapidly, suggesting that resistin may play an important role in liver in response to starvation. Taken together, these results suggest that resistin may be involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis in liver.

Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals a gene expression profile that contributes to rhizome swelling in Panax japonicus var. major - Jun Rong Tang; Ying Chun Lu; Zheng Jie Gao; Wan Ling Song; Kun Hua Wei; Yan Zhao; Qing Yan Tang; Xue Jiao Li; Jun Wen Chen; Guang Hui Zhang; Guang Qiang Long; Wei Fan; et al. (Plant Biosystems, 2020)

A new 5α,8α-epidioxysterol with immunosuppressive activity from the South China Sea soft coral Sinularia sp. - Min Yang; Lin-Fu Liang; Heng Li; Wei Tang; Yue-Wei Guo (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) associated gene ACE2 expression in normal and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) human male testes - Xixi Liu; Yidong Chen; Wenhao Tang; Li Zhang; Wei Chen; Zhiqiang Yan; Peng Yuan; Ming Yang; Siming Kong; Liying Yan; Jie Qiao (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Mechanism of exogenous cytokinins inducing bulbil formation in Lilium lancifolium in vitro - Guoren He; Panpan Yang; Yuchao Tang; Yuwei Cao; Xianyu Qi; Leifeng Xu; Jun Ming (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

Detection of Multidimensional Poverty Using Luojia 1-01 Nighttime Light Imagery - Chengsong Li; Wunian Yang; Qiaolin Tang; Xiaolu Tang; Junjie Lei; Mingyan Wu; Shuyue Qiu (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2020)

Jumonji domain containing-3 (JMJD3) inhibition attenuates IL-1β-induced chondrocytes damage in vitro and protects osteoarthritis cartilage in vivo - Zhou Jun; Jin Xinmeng; Liu Yue; Wang Zhi; Zhang Yan; Yang Tieyi; Tang Jiangan (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Nck1 promotes the progression of ovarian carcinoma by enhancing the PI3K/AKT/p70S6K signaling - Xiaohan Liu; Jing Zhang; Zhaoning Duan; Xiushan Feng; Yang Yu; Min He; Liangdan Tang (Human Cell, 2020)

Efficacy of amisulpride on postoperative nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Lu-Feng Zhang; Chao-Fan Zhang; Wen-Xin Tang; Long He; Yang Liu; Dan-Dan Tian; Yan-Qiu Ai (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020)

Dissecting the Potential of Selenoproteins Extracted from Selenium-Enriched Rice on Physiological, Biochemical and Anti-Ageing Effects In Vivo - Rui Zeng; Muhammad Umer Farooq; Guo Zhang; Zhichen Tang; Tengda Zheng; Yang Su; Sajad Hussain; Yuanke Liang; Xiaoying Ye; Xiaomei Jia; Jianqing Zhu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

Spatial Distribution and Source of Inorganic Elements in PM2.5 During a Typical Winter Haze Episode in Guilin, China - Tengfa Long; Bin Peng; Zhihui Yang; Chongjian Tang; Ziwei Ye; Ning Zhao; Chunqiang Chen (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

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

The Effect of KcsA Channel on Lipid Bilayer Electroporation Induced by Picosecond Pulse Trains - Jingchao Tang; Jialu Ma; Lianghao Guo; Kaicheng Wang; Yang Yang; Wenfei Bo; Lixia Yang; Haibo Jiang; Zhe Wu; Baoqing Zeng; Yubin Gong (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2020)

Transcriptome analysis of heat stress response genes in potato leaves - Ruimin Tang; Sanjay K. Gupta; Suyan Niu; Xiu-Qing Li; Qing Yang; Guanshui Chen; Wenjiao Zhu; Muhammad Haroon (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Assessment of genetic diversity in Camellia oleifera Abel. accessions using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphic markers - Pu Xiao; Huhu Liu; Dongping Wang; Wenyan Tang; Hui Yang; Chong Wang; Zhilong He; Rui Wang; Xiangnan Wang; Xiangyang Lu; Yongzhong Chen; Yun Tian (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2020)