Seasonal prediction of daily PM2.5 concentrations with interpretable machine learning: a case study of Beijing, China - Yafei Wu; Shaowu Lin; Kewei Shi; Zirong Ye; Ya Fang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Flow-slide characteristics and failure mechanism of shallow landslides in granite residual soil under heavy rainfall - Hui-lin Bai; Wen-kai Feng; Shuang-quan Li; Long-zhen Ye; Zhong-teng Wu; Rui Hu; Hong-chuan Dai; Yun-peng Hu; Xiao-yu Yi; Peng-cheng Deng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

First report of chilli veinal mottle virus infecting tobacco in Guizhou, China - Yue Chen; Ting Ting Li; Jing Zhong; Li Ling Zhao; Ya Li Guo; Ye Chun Lin; Gui Gao; Yi Cao; Ming Ding (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

First report of Euphorbia leaf curl virus infecting Passiflora edulis in Fujian province, China - Ting Ye; Guo-Hua Zheng; Ying Guo; Yan-Lin Ming (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

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

Long-Term Benefits of Coastline Ecological Restoration in China - Yaowen Zhang; Haoli Lin; Guanqiong Ye (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Coastline ecological restoration is a critical approach for improving the coastal ecological environment and natural disaster mitigation capacity. Zhejiang Province, with the longest coastline in China, has carried out a three-year action of coastline remediation and restoration, expecting to complete the 300-km coastline restoration by 2020 as part of China’s coastline restoration project. We developed a cost–benefit framework synthesizing the ecosystem services (ES) analysis pattern and input-output approach to evaluate Zhejiang’s coastline ecological restoration projects. The results showed that the average value of ecosystem services (VES) of coastline restoration in Zhejiang was approximately 11,829 yuan/m, which was lower than the average VES of natural coastline. Obviously, damaged natural coastline could cause VES degradation, which cannot make up for the loss in a short time. In an optimistic scenario, coastline ecological restoration projects would deliver enormous well-being to Zhejiang and even China. Our results suggested that making decisions should be based on the net value after accounting for costs (NES), because ignoring costs might mislead planners to overstate the perceived benefits. The study provided a realistic data basis and method for coastline restoration projects in terms of the design, implementation and effectiveness evaluation to achieve sustainable development.

Geochemistry of rhodonite in the Luziyuan Pb − Zn skarn deposit, Southwestern China - Yulong Yang; Lin Ye; Wei Gao; Tan Bao; Zhenli Li; Yusi Hu; Chen Wei (Mineralogy and Petrology, 2022)

MiR-361-3p alleviates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury by targeting NACC1 through the PINK1/Parkin pathway - Xihong Ye; Hua Song; Huimin Hu; Chunli Zhou; Qinyi Chen; Lin Hong; Min Huang; Hongfei Zhu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2022)

Research on Transfer Rate of Heavy Metals and Harmful Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine Extraction and Refining Processes and Product Health Risk Assessment - Dujia Jin; Lin Li; Wujun Dong; Xiangyang Zhu; Xuejun Xia; Renyun Wang; Jun Ye; Ran Li; Zhihua Liu; Xueqing Xu; Lili Gao; Yuling Liu; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

IgE Reactivity of Potential Allergens from the Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus and the Research of ELISA Reagent for Detecting Crab Food Anaphylaxis - Xueni Qiu; Qiongyan Zhou; Xiaoxia Zhu; Wei Lin; Changkao Mu; Ronghua Li; Yangfang Ye; Weiwei Song; Ce Shi; Lei Liu; Huan Wang; Chunlin Wang; et al. (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2022)

Genetic and genomic characterization of multidrug resistant Bacillus subtilis M3 isolated from an activated sludge reactor treating wastewater - Hafeez Ul Haq; Wei Huang; Ye Li; Ting Zhang; Shaocheng Ma; Yajing Zhang; Yongkang Song; Daiyan Lin; Baoyu Tian (Biologia, 2022)

Interannual climate variability has predominant effects on seedling survival in a temperate forest - Zhichao Xu; Daniel J. Johnson; Kai Zhu; Fei Lin; Ji Ye; Zuoqiang Yuan; Zikun Mao; Shuai Fang; Zhanqing Hao; Xugao Wang (Ecology, 2022)
Mechanisms such as conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) and niche partitioning have been proposed to explain species coexistence and community diversity. However, as a potentially important axis of niche partitioning, the role of interannual climate variability in driving local community dynamics remains largely unknown. Here we used a 15‐year monitoring data set of more than 53,000 seedlings in a temperate forest to examine (1) what are the relative effects of interannual climate variability, biotic interactions, and habitat conditions on seedling survival; (2) how the effects of biotic interactions change with interannual climate variability, and habitat conditions; and (3) whether the impacts of interannual climate variability, biotic interactions, and habitat conditions differ with plant traits. Interannual climate variability accounted for the most variation in seedling survival at the community level, followed by biotic interactions, and habitat conditions. Increased snowpack and decreased minimum temperature during the non‐growing season had positive effects on seedling survival. Effects of conspecific neighbor density were weakened in higher snowpack, effective accumulated temperature, elevation, and soil‐resource gradient, but were intensified with increased ultraviolet radiation, maximum precipitation, minimum temperature, and soil moisture. In addition, the relative importance of interannual climate variability versus biotic interactions differed depending on species‐trait groups. Specifically, biotic interactions for gravity‐dispersed species had a larger effect size in affecting seedling survival than other trait groups. Also, gravity‐dispersed species experienced a stronger CNDD than wind‐dispersed, probably because wind‐dispersed seedlings rarely had adult conspecifics nearby. We found that interannual climate variability was most strongly associated with seedling survival, but the magnitude of climatic effects varied among species‐trait groups. Interannual climate variability may act as an inhibitor or accelerator to density‐dependent interactions and should be accounted for in future studies, as both a potential direct and indirect factor in understanding the diversity of forest communities.

Evaluation of acid mine drainage sludge as soil substitute for the reclamation of mine solid wastes - Yihan Chi; Qinru Lin; Rongchuan Zhuang; Mingyu Xiong; Zhihong Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

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

Soil Stoichiometry Mediates Links Between Tree Functional Diversity and Soil Microbial Diversity in a Temperate Forest - Anvar Sanaei; Emma J. Sayer; Zuoqiang Yuan; Fei Lin; Shuai Fang; Ji Ye; Shufang Liu; Zhanqing Hao; Xugao Wang (Ecosystems, 2022)

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

Anti-proliferative cassane-type diterpenoids from the seeds of Caesalpinia minax - Yunshao Xu; Wei Shi; Lu Feng; Jun Cao; Zheling Feng; Qingwen Zhang; Jinjian Lu; Yang Ye; Ligen Lin (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Fishery Dynamics, Status, and Rebuilding Based on Catch-Only Data in Coastal Waters of China - Linlong Wang; Li Lin; Yang Liu; Lu Zhai; Shen Ye (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
China has become the largest contributor to marine fisheries in the world with its fishing fleets explosively increasing their fishing effort and resulting catch, but its fishery composition and sustainability have deteriorated. Limited information on fishery exploitation status encumbers effective resource management. In this study, a data-poor Monte Carlo method, the Catch-Maximum Sustainable Yield (CMSY) method, was used to estimate the historical exploited dynamics and current stock status of ten Chinese economic marine fish stocks, including Trichiurus lepturus , Larimichthys crocea , Larimichthys polyactis , Thamnaconus modestus , Scomberomorus niphonius , Ilisha elongate , Decapterus maruadsi , Scomber japonicus , Engraulis japonicus , and Clupea pallasii , which accounted for about 50% of total fish catches in the coastal waters of China and covered five functional groups (i.e., large, medium benthopelagic, large, medium, and small pelagic). Species L. crocea and L. polyactis had been subjected to overfishing since the 1950s. The others showed a decreasing trend in biomass along with the explosively increasing fishing efforts since the 1990s. Benthopelagic fish experienced overfishing pressure about a decade earlier than pelagic species. All the fish stocks investigated in this study were depleted (current biomass lower than the biomass capable of producing maximum sustainable yields, i.e., B < B msy ) in 2019, and most species were still facing high-fishing pressure (current fishing mortality higher than the mortality capable of producing maximum sustainable yields, i.e., F > F msy ). Also, a Schaefer model was used to assess stocks rebuilding status until 2030 under four exploitation scenarios, i.e., fishing mortality equals 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, or 0.95 times F msy . Most species stocks will likely recover to the B msy , which indicates that reduction of fishing pressure is probably the most effective way for fishery recovery.

Metabolite profiling in albino tea mutant Camellia sinensis ‘Fuyun 6’ using LC–ESI–MS/MS - Xinying Lin; Xuejin Chen; Pengjie Wang; Yucheng Zheng; Yongchun Guo; Yaping Hong; Ruxing Yang; Naixing Ye (Trees, 2022)

Trimetazidine affects pyroptosis by targeting GSDMD in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury - Xudong Chen; Shuang Lin; Shanshan Dai; Jibo Han; Peiren Shan; Weiqi Wang; Zhouqing Huang; Bozhi Ye; Weijian Huang (Inflammation Research, 2022)

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

Reference Module-Based Analysis of Ovarian Cancer Transcriptome Identifies Important Modules and Potential Drugs - Xuedan Lai; Peihong Lin; Jianwen Ye; Wei Liu; Shiqiang Lin; Zhou Lin (Biochemical Genetics, 2022)

The responses of detoxification enzyme and gene expression in western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, to new challenging hosts - Wen-Bo Yue; Jun-Rui Zhi; Li Liu; Xiao-Lin Hou; Mao Ye (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2022)

PHD2 attenuates high-glucose-induced blood retinal barrier breakdown in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells by regulating the Hif-1α/VEGF pathway - Jia Li; Xi Lu; Liqing Wei; Dan Ye; Jianqiang Lin; Xiaoyu Tang; Kaixuan Cui; Shanshan Yu; Yue Xu; Xiaoling Liang (Inflammation Research, 2022)

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

Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells - Xiang-xing Zhu; Jia-sheng Pan; Tao Lin; Ye-cheng Yang; Qiu-yan Huang; Shuai-peng Yang; Zi-xiao Qu; Zi-sheng Lin; Jian-cong Wen; Ai-fen Yan; Juan Feng; Lian Liu; et al. (Biotechnology Letters, 2022)

Roles of Crustacean Female Sex Hormone 1a in a Protandric Simultaneous Hermaphrodite Shrimp - Fang Liu; Wenyuan Shi; Lin Huang; Guizhong Wang; Zhihuang Zhu; Haihui Ye (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) plays a pivotal role in the development of secondary sex characteristics in dioecious crustaceans. However, until now the knowledge concerning its functions in hermaphroditic species is scanty. Herein, we explored the function of CFSH ( Lvit-CFSH1a ) in the peppermint shrimp Lysmata vittata , a species characterized by a rare reproductive system of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism (PSH). Lvit-CFSH1a cDNA was 1,220-bp in length with a 720-bp ORF encoded a polypeptide of 239-aa. RT-PCR showed that Lvit-CFSH1a was exclusively expressed in the eyestalk ganglion. For female physiology, it was found that Lvit- CFSH1a was indispensable for the development of female gonopores, but it might not involve vitellogenesis of the species. For male physiology, Lvit- CFSH1a suppressed Lvit-IAG2 expression in short-term silencing experiment and recombinant protein injection experiment, but did not affect male sexual differentiation in long-term silencing experiment. In addition, silencing the Lvit-CFSH1a gene impeded individual growth in L. vittata.

A dice similarity measure for TBM penetrability classification in hard rock condition with the intuitionistic fuzzy information of rock mass properties - Rui Yong; Jun Ye; Shi-Gui Du; He Zhang; Leiyu Gu; Hang Lin (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2021)

Identification and characterization of L-type lectin receptor-like kinases involved in Glycine max–Phytophthora sojae interaction - Mengzhu Zeng; Bowen Wan; Lei Wang; Zhiyuan Chen; Yachun Lin; Wenwu Ye; Yan Wang; Yuanchao Wang (Planta, 2021)

Silencing of H19 alleviates oxygen–glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-triggered injury through the regulation of the miR-1306-5p/BCL2L13 axis - Yuxing Huang; Lisha Deng; Lin Zeng; Shanlin Bao; Kun Ye; Chengxun Li; Xiaolin Hou; Yuan Yao; Dingjun Li; Zhen Xiong (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

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

MiR-34b-3p Impaired HUVECs Viability and Migration via Targeting PDK1 in an In Vitro Model of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Feiluan Song; Anli Cai; Qianwen Ye; Xiang Chen; Lin Lin; Xi Hao (Biochemical Genetics, 2021)

Tree growth response to soil nutrients and neighborhood crowding varies between mycorrhizal types in an old-growth temperate forest - Jing Ren; Shuai Fang; Guigang Lin; Fei Lin; Zuoqiang Yuan; Ji Ye; Xugao Wang; Zhanqing Hao; Claire Fortunel (Oecologia, 2021)

LINC00922 promotes the proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT process of liver cancer cells by regulating miR-424-5p/ARK5 - Zhiyu Ye; Qikuan He; Qiaona Wang; Yunshou Lin; Kenan Cen; Xiaogang Chen (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Occurrence and removal of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and bacterial communities in hospital wastewater - Shijie Yao; Jianfeng Ye; Qing Yang; Yaru Hu; Tianyang Zhang; Lei Jiang; Salvator Munezero; Kuangfei Lin; Changzheng Cui (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Marinomonas vulgaris sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater in a coastal intertidal zone of Zhoushan island - Jun-Jie Ying; Yuan-Chun Fang; Yong-Lian Ye; Zhi-Cheng Wu; Lin Xu; Bing-Nan Han; Cong Sun (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Evolution Characteristics of Suction-Side-Perpendicular Cavitating Vortex in Axial Flow Pump under Low Flow Condition - Lin Wang; Fangping Tang; Ye Chen; Haiyu Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
In order to study the evolution characteristics of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex in an axial-flow pump under low flow conditions, model tests, high-speed imaging, and an SST-CC turbulence model were used to simulate the external characteristics and cavitation morphology of the pump. The evolution law of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex (SSPCV) was revealed by turbulent kinetic energy, liutex vortex identification, and vorticity transport equation. The results show that the evolution of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex at low cavitation number can be divided into three stages: generation, development, and breaking stage. In the generation stage, the turbulent kinetic energy, velocity gradient and vortex kinetic energy continue to increase, reaching the maximum at the early stage of development. Afterwards, due to the viscosity of the water, the vortex slowly dissipates and enters the stage of development. Finally, it is affected by the next blade and enters the breaking stage, which accelerates the dissipation of the vortex. The vortex stretching term and vortex expansion term are the main contributors to the vorticity. During the development of the vortex, the vorticity is mainly caused by the deformation of the fluid micelle. The breaking stage mainly affects the stretching term, and the Coriolis force term cannot be ignored in the rotating coordinates.

A Possible Role of Allatostatin C in Inhibiting Ecdysone Biosynthesis Revealed in the Mud Crab Scylla paramamosain - An Liu; Wenyuan Shi; Dongdong Lin; Haihui Ye (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
C-type allatostatins (C-type ASTs) are a family of structurally related neuropeptides found in a wide range of insects and crustaceans. To date, the C-type allatostatin receptor in crustaceans has not been deorphaned, and little is known about its physiological functions. In this study, we aimed to functionally define a C-type ASTs receptor in the mud crab, Scylla paramamosian . We showed that C-type ASTs receptor can be activated by Scypa AST-C peptide in a dose-independent manner and by Scypa AST-CCC peptide in a dose-dependent manner with an IC 50 value of 6.683 nM. Subsequently, in vivo and in vitro experiments were performed to investigate the potential roles of Scypa AST-C and Scypa AST-CCC peptides in the regulation of ecdysone (20E) and methyl farnesoate (MF) biosynthesis. The results indicated that Scypa AST-C inhibited biosynthesis of 20E in the Y-organ, whereas Scypa AST-CCC had no effect on the production of 20E. In addition, qRT-PCR showed that both Scypa AST-C and Scypa AST-CCC significantly decreased the level of expression of the MF biosynthetic enzyme gene in the mandibular organ, suggesting that the two neuropeptides have a negative effect on the MF biosynthesis in mandibular organs. In conclusion, this study provided new insight into the physiological roles of AST-C in inhibiting ecdysone biosynthesis. Furthermore, it was revealed that AST-C family peptides might inhibit MF biosynthesis in crustaceans.

Microorganism and Physiochemical Characteristic of High-salt (Suan Yu), a Traditional Chinese Fermented Fish - Chengxing Lin; Furong Zhang; Qin Yang; Ju Meng; Laping He; Li Deng; Chun Ye; Xuefeng Zeng (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Distribution and Sources of Organic Carbon in Surface Intertidal Sediments of the Rudong Coast, Jiangsu Province, China - Yinan Mao; Qingyun Ma; Jiaxin Lin; Ye Chen; Qiang Shu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
In this study, total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), and stable carbon isotopes (δ13C) were measured in surface intertidal saltmarsh and bare tidal flat sediments along the Rudong coast. The distribution and sources of organic carbon were examined under different depositional environments based on C/N ratios and a two-terminal mixing model. The results showed that the average TOC content of the vegetated saltmarsh sediments, bare tidal flat areas near vegetation (BF1), and bare tidal flat areas far from vegetation (BF2) were 4.05, 2.72, and 1.22 mg/g, respectively. The mean δ13C value within the vegetated saltmarsh area was −22.37‰, and the C/N ratio was 9.3; the corresponding values in the BF1 area were −23.27‰ and 7.95, respectively; and in the BF2 area, the corresponding values were −21.91‰ and 5.36, respectively. These C/N ratios reflect an increasing marine contribution with distance from the vegetated zone. Combined with the two-terminal mixing model, the organic carbon in the vegetated saltmarsh sediments was dominated by terrestrial sources, while the bare tidal flat sediments were more influenced by marine sources, and the bare tidal flat sediments nearer to the vegetated zone (BF1) were influenced by a combination of vegetation, marine sources, and other terrestrial factors.

Production of purple Ma bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro) with enhanced drought and cold stress tolerance by engineering anthocyanin biosynthesis - Mengqi Xiang; WenSha Ding; Chu Wu; Wenjia Wang; Shanwen Ye; Changyang Cai; Xin Hu; Nannan Wang; Weiyuan Bai; Xiaoshan Tang; Caiping Zhu; Xiaomin Yu; et al. (Planta, 2021)

Effects of Heat Stress on Gut Microbiome in Rats - Qian Qu; Hua Li; Lin Bai; Shiwei Zhang; Jiaqi Sun; Weijie Lv; Chunxin Ye; Cui Liu; Dayou Shi (Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2021)
Gut microbiome, as the largest and most important micro-ecosystem, plays a critical role in health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether heat stress modulates the composition and diversity of the gut microbiome in rats. The heat stress model was prepared in rats with the heating temperature maintained at 35–38°C. Cecum contents were collected after heat stress for 3 h and days 1, 3 and 7. Total DNA was extracted for 16 S rRNA sequencing and analysis of intestinal microbiome composition and diversity. The study showed that the composition of the intestinal microbiome of heat stress group was changed. And the heat stress modulated key phylotypes of gut microbiota at the level of phylum and genus. In particular, the genus of Lactobacillus and Bacteroides were significantly reduced, whereas the Oscillospira and Clostridium were increased by heat stress. Meanwhile, the rats under the heat stress encountered the change in carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and membrane transport to defense against stress. Taken together, the composition and structure of gut microbiome were affected by heat stress and some key phylotypes were also significantly altered. We conclude that the heat stress could impact multiple biological functions, via altering the gut microbiome.

Metagenomic analysis revealed the sulfur- and iron- oxidation capabilities of heterotrophic denitrifying sludge - Kailong Huang; Qiaoling Li; Haohao Sun; Xu-Xiang Zhang; Hongqiang Ren; Lin Ye (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Heart Tissue in Response to Hypoxia in Silver Sillago (Sillago sihama) - Wanida Saetan; Minghui Ye; Xinghua Lin; Xiaozhan Lin; Yulei Zhang; Yang Huang; Tao Du; Guangli Li; Changxu Tian (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Evaluation of the differences between biofilm and planktonic Brucella abortus via metabolomics and proteomics - Taishan Tang; Ye Xu; Jianfeng Wang; Xiao Tan; Xiaona Zhao; Ping Zhou; Fande Kong; Changqing Zhu; Chengping Lu; Huixing Lin (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2021)

Application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to predict the pharmacokinetics of telavancin in obesity with renal impairment - Wanhong Wu; Meng Ke; Lingling Ye; Cuihong Lin (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

Maribacter hydrothermalis sp. nov., Isolated from Shallow-Sea Hydrothermal Systems Off Kueishantao Island - Huaying Lin; Dan Lin; Mu Zhang; Jianing Ye; Jia Sun; Kai Tang (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Preparation of Ce0.9Zr0.1O2/SnIn4S8 composite photocatalyst and its degradation of typical antibiotic pollutants - Yuancai Lv; Jianying Yu; Siyi Huang; Kaiyun Zheng; Guifang Yang; Yifan Liu; Chunxiang Lin; Xiaoxia Ye; Minghua Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Temperature sensitivity of SOM decomposition is linked with a K‐selected microbial community - Hui Li; Shan Yang; Mikhail V. Semenov; Fei Yao; Ji Ye; Rencang Bu; Ruiao Ma; Junjie Lin; Irina Kurganova; Xugao Wang; Ye Deng; Irina Kravchenko; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Temperature sensitivity (Q 10 ) of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition is a crucial parameter to predict the fate of soil carbon (C) under global warming. Nonetheless, the response pattern of Q 10 to continuous warming and the underlying mechanisms are still under debate, especially considering the complex interactions between Q 10 , SOM quality, and soil microorganisms. We examined the Q 10 of SOM decomposition across a mean annual temperature (MAT) gradient from −1.9 to 5.1°C in temperate mixed forest ecosystems in parallel with SOM quality and bioavailability, microbial taxonomic composition, and functional genes responsible for organic carbon decomposition. Within this temperature gradient of 7.0°C, the Q 10 values increased with MAT, but decreased with SOM bioavailability. The Q 10 values increased with the prevalence of K‐strategy of soil microbial community, which was characterized by: (i) high ratios of oligotrophic to copiotrophic taxa, (ii) ectomycorrhizal to saprotrophic fungi, (iii) functional genes responsible for degradation of recalcitrant to that of labile C, and (iv) low average 16S rRNA operon copy number. Because the recalcitrant organic matter was mainly utilized by the K‐strategists, these findings independently support the carbon quality‐temperature theory from the perspective of microbial taxonomic composition and functions. A year‐long incubation experiment was performed to determine the response of labile and recalcitrant C pools to warming based on the two‐pool model. The decomposition of recalcitrant SOM was more sensitive to increased temperature in southern warm regions, which might attribute to the dominance of K‐selected microbial communities. It implies that climate warming would mobilize the larger recalcitrant pools in warm regions, exacerbating the positive feedback between increased MAT and CO 2 efflux. This is the first attempt to link temperature sensitivity of SOM decomposition with microbial eco‐strategies by incorporating the genetic information and disentangling the complex relationship between Q 10 and soil microorganisms.

Divergent above‐ and below‐ground biodiversity pathways mediate disturbance impacts on temperate forest multifunctionality - Zuoqiang Yuan; Arshad Ali; Michel Loreau; Fang Ding; Shufang Liu; Anvar Sanaei; Wangming Zhou; Ji Ye; Fei Lin; Shuai Fang; Zhanqing Hao; Xugao Wang; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Biodiversity plays a fundamental role in provisioning and regulating forest ecosystem functions and services. Above‐ground (plants) and below‐ground (soil microbes) biodiversity could have asynchronous change paces to human‐driven land‐use impacts. Yet, we know very little how they affect the provision of multiple forest functions related to carbon accumulation, water retention capacity and nutrient cycling simultaneously (i.e. ecosystem multifunctionality; EMF). We used a dataset of 22,000 temperate forest trees from 260 plots within 11 permanent forest sites in Northeastern China, which are recovering from three post‐logging disturbances. We assessed the direct and mediating effects of multiple attributes of plant biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional and stand structure) and soil biodiversity (bacteria and fungi) on EMF under the three disturbance levels. We found the highest EMF in highly disturbed rather than undisturbed mature forests. Plant taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional and stand structural diversity had both positive and negative effects on EMF, depending on how the EMF index was quantified, whereas soil microbial diversity exhibited a consistent positive impact. Biodiversity indices explained on average 45% (26%–58%) of the variation in EMF, whereas climate and disturbance together explained on average 7% (0.4%–15%). Our result highlighted that the tremendous effect of biodiversity on EMF, largely overpassing those of both climate and disturbance. While above‐ ( β = 0.02–0.19) and below‐ground ( β = 0.16–0.26) biodiversity had direct positive effects on EMF, their opposite mediating effects ( β = −0.22 vs. β = 0.35 respectively) played as divergent pathways to human disturbance impacts on EMF. Our study sheds light on the need for integrative frameworks simultaneously considering above‐ and below‐ground attributes to grasp the global picture of biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services. Suitable management interventions could maintain both plant and soil microbial biodiversity, and thus guarantee a long‐term functioning and provisioning of ecosystem services in an increasing disturbance frequency world.

Stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 facilitates breast cancer cell progression and indicates poor prognosis for breast cancer patients - Lizhi Lin; Jialiang Wen; Bangyi Lin; Erjie Xia; Chen Zheng; Lechi Ye; Yinghao Wang; Ouchen Wang; Yizuo Chen (Human Cell, 2021)

A novel negative-stranded RNA virus of the order Bunyavirales identified in Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis - Liguang Tang; Liping Song; Zhibiao Ye; Chufa Lin; Bincai Wang; Jiazao Lin; Changbin Gao; Aihua Wang (Archives of Virology, 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)

Clinical phenotypes combined with saturation genome editing identifying the pathogenicity of BRCA1 variants of uncertain significance in breast cancer - Qiting Wan; Li Hu; Tao Ouyang; Jinfeng Li; Tianfeng Wang; Zhaoqing Fan; Tie Fan; Benyao Lin; Ye Xu; Yuntao Xie (Familial Cancer, 2021)

Storm Gloria: Sea State Evolution Based on in situ Measurements and Modeled Data and Its Impact on Extreme Values - Marta de Alfonso; Jue Lin-Ye; José M. García-Valdecasas; Susana Pérez-Rubio; M. Yolanda Luna; Daniel Santos-Muñoz; M. Isabel Ruiz; Begoña Pérez-Gómez; Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Storm Gloria, generated on January 17th, 2020 in the Eastern North Atlantic, crossed the Iberian Peninsula and impacted the Western Mediterranean during the following days. The event produced relevant damages on the coast and the infrastructures at the Catalan-Balearic Sea, due to extraordinary wind and wave fields, concomitant with anomalously intense rain and ocean currents. Puertos del Estado (the Spanish holding of harbors) has developed and operates a complex monitoring and forecasting system (PORTUS System), in collaboration with the Spanish Met Office (AEMET). The present work shows how Gloria was correctly forecasted by this system, alerts were properly issued (with special focus to the ports), and the buoys were able to monitor the sea state conditions during the event, measuring several new records of significant wave height and exceptional high mean wave periods. The paper describes, in detail, the dynamic evolution of the atmospheric conditions, and the sea state during the storm. It is by means of the study of both in situ and modeled PORTUS data, in combination with the AEMET weather forecast system results. The analysis also serves to place this storm in a historical context, showing the exceptional nature of the event, and to identify the specific reasons why its impact was particularly severe. The work also demonstrates the relevance of the PORTUS System to warn, in advance, the main Spanish Ports. It prevents accidents that could result in fatal casualties. To do so, the wave forecast warning performance is analyzed, making special focus on the skill score for the different horizons. Furthermore, it is demonstrated how a storm of this nature results in the need of changes on the extreme wave analysis for the area. It impacts all sorts of design activities at the coastline. The paper studies both how this storm fits into existing extreme analysis and how these should be modified in the light of this particular single event. This work is the first of a series of papers to be published on this issue. They analyze, in detail, other aspects of the event, including evolution of sea level and description of coastal damages.

On the Performance of High Frequency Radar in the Western Mediterranean During the Record-Breaking Storm Gloria - Pablo Lorente; Jue Lin-Ye; Manuel García-León; Emma Reyes; Maria Fernandes; Marcos Garcia Sotillo; Manuel Espino; Maria Isabel Ruiz; Vicente Gracia; Susana Perez; Roland Aznar; Andres Alonso-Martirena; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Storm Gloria (January 19–24, 2020) hit the NW Mediterranean Sea with heavy rainfall, strong easterly winds, and very high waves, causing structural damages and 13 fatalities. The low-lying Ebro Delta (ED) region was severely inundated, ruining rice fields and seaside promenades. A variety of Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) modeling and observational products were jointly used to examine the fingerprint of Gloria and the response of the upper oceanic layer. According to the results, Gloria can be interpreted as a high-impact once-in-a-decade metocean event where various historical records were beaten. The 99th percentile of several parameters (wind speed, significant wave height, wave period, and surface current velocity), derived from long-term observational time series, was persistently exceeded. The atmospheric surge, albeit not negligible, exerted a secondary role in ED. The ability of a high-frequency radar deployed in this region (HFR-ED) to characterize the striking features of the storm was quantified from both waves and circulation aspects. Consistent radar current observations were subsequently compared against the 5-day-ahead forecast of CMEMS Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) regional ocean model to determine, from an Eulerian perspective, the strengths and shortcomings in its predictive capabilities. Time-averaged maps of surface circulation, superimposed with fields of Instantaneous Rate of Separation (IROS), were derived to resolve flow features and identify areas of elevated particles dispersion, respectively. The mean and P99 values of IROS almost doubled the historical statistics in the vicinity of the northern Ebro hemidelta. Although IBI predicted moderately well basic features of the storm-induced circulation, results suggests that coastal transport processes, likely modulated by wave-current interactions, were not fully captured. Furthermore, current estimations from other two radar systems, overlooking immediate choke points like the Ibiza Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, evidenced Gloria’s remote-effect in the anomalous circulation patterns observed, that altered the usual water exchanges between adjacent sub-basins. Finally, three-dimensional outcomes from IBI were used to elucidate the impact of this moving storm at different depth levels. Data analyses illustrated that Gloria caused a large increase in kinetic energy and a significant deepening of the mixed layer depth.

Phylogeny, recombination, and invasiveness of group B Streptococcus revealed by genomic comparisons of its global strains - Enze Lin; Shengmei Zou; Yue Wang; Chien-Chung Lee; Cheng-Hsun Chiu; Ye Feng (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Phylogenetic and ion-response analyses reveal a relationship between gene expansion and functional divergence in the Ca2+/cation antiporter family in Angiosperms - Ye Zheng; Lin-Bo Wang; Shu-Feng Sun; Shi-Ying Liu; Ming-Jia Liu; Juan Lin (Plant Molecular Biology, 2021)

Engrafted primary type-2 astrocytes improve the recovery of the nigrostriatal pathway in a rat model of Parkinson's disease - Yanyun Sun; Xiao-jun Lu; Xinghui Fu; Ye Zhang; Yan Zhan; Jiabing Liu; Lingxia Zhao; Chun-lin Xia (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Influences of organic material application on the physically separated soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions in rice fields - Qiaogang Yu; Jing Ye; Wanchun Sun; Hui Lin; Qiang Wang; Junwei Ma (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Sulfate removal using colloid-enhanced ultrafiltration: performance evaluation and adsorption studies - Weiyun Lin; Baiyu Zhang; Xudong Ye; Kelly Hawboldt (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Paleoglacial and paleoclimate reconstructions during the global Last Glacial Maximum in the Longriba area, eastern Tibetan Plateau - Wei-lin Yang; Ye-song Han; Xu Peng; Ze-ze Ran; Qing Liu; Geng-nian Liu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Clinical application of pyrrole–hemoglobin adducts as a biomarker of pyrrolizidine alkaloid exposure in humans - Jiang Ma; Wei Zhang; Yisheng He; Lin Zhu; Chunyuan Zhang; Jia Liu; Yang Ye; Yuzheng Zhuge; Ge Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Identification through fine mapping and verification using CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis for a minor QTL controlling grain weight in rice - Aye Nyein Chan; Lin-Lin Wang; Yu-Jun Zhu; Ye-Yang Fan; Jie-Yun Zhuang; Zhen-Hua Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)
Key message A minor QTL for grain weight in rice, qTGW1.2b , was fine-mapped. Its casual gene OsVQ4 was confirmed through CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis, exhibiting an effect that was larger than the original QTL effect. Abstract The CRISPR/Cas system exhibits a great potential for rice improvement, but the application was severely hindered due to insufficient target genes, especial the lack of validated genes underlying quantitative trait loci having small effects. In this study, a minor QTL for grain weight, qTGW1.2b , was fine-mapped into a 44.0 kb region using seven sets of near isogenic lines (NILs) developed from the indica rice cross (Zhenshan 97) 3 /Milyang 46, followed by validation of the causal gene using CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis. In the NIL populations, 1000-grain weight of the Zhenshan 97 homozygous lines decreased by 0.9–2.0% compared with the Milyang 46 homozygous lines. A gene encoding VQ-motif protein, OsVQ4 , was identified as the candidate gene based on parental sequence differences. The effect of OsVQ4 was confirmed by creating CRISPR/Cas9 knockout lines, whose 1000-grain weight decreased by 2.8–9.8% compared with the wild-type transgenic line and the recipient. These results indicate that applying genome editing system could create novel alleles with large phenotypic variation at minor QTLs, which is an effective way to validate causal genes of minor QTLs. Our study establishes a strategy for cloning minor QTLs, which could also be used to identify a large number of potential target genes for the application of CRISPR/Cas system.

Understanding the dynamical-microphysical-electrical processes associated with severe thunderstorms over the Beijing metropolitan region - Xiushu Qie; Shanfeng Yuan; Zhixiong Chen; Dongfang Wang; Dongxia Liu; Mengyu Sun; Zhuling Sun; Abhay Srivastava; Hongbo Zhang; Jingyu Lu; Hui Xiao; Yongheng Bi; et al. (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

LncRNA SNHG7 sponges miR-449a to promote pituitary adenomas progression - Xiongfei Yue; Ce Dong; Zhanying Ye; Lin Zhu; Xiaoyang Zhang; Xiaoyan Wang; Feng Mo; Zheng Li; Baogen Pan (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

A plant virus mediates interspecific competition between its insect vectors in Capsicuum annuum - Yong Chen; Xue Zheng; Hui Wei; Yong-Dui Chen; Kuan-Yu Zheng; Ye Mu; Xing-Yue Zhao; Li-Hua Zhao; Yu-Lin Gao; Li-Min Zheng; Jie Zhang (Journal of Pest Science, 2021)

Consolidation Pressure Consequences on the Soil Structure of Artificial Structured Marine Clay: Macro and Micro Evaluation - Usama Khalid; Guan-lin Ye; Santosh Kumar Yadav; Annan Zhou; Linlin Gu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Low ambient temperature increases hospital re-admissions for systemic lupus erythematosus in humid subtropical region: a time series study - Qian Wu; Zhiwei Xu; Yi-Lin Dan; Peng Wang; Yan-Mei Mao; Chan-Na Zhao; Yan-Feng Zou; Dong-Qing Ye; Wenbiao Hu; Hai-Feng Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

A new phenolic glycoside from Trollius chinensis Bunge with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities - Jie Feng; Danyang Zhao; Qiannan Xu; Xiangzhong Liu; Mi Zhou; Xiansheng Ye; Ting Lin; Guanghui Wang; Cuiling Sun; Rong Ding; Wenjing Tian; Haifeng Chen (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Flower biology and ontogeny of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii Hemsl.) - Wenying Li; Meilan Liu; Xiang Dong; Heping Cao; Ye Wu; Hai Shang; Huimeng Huang; Lin Zhang (Trees, 2020)

Superoxide dismutase 3 as an inflammatory suppressor in A549 cells infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae - Jia-Yuan Jin; Ye Chen; Xing-You Wang; Chen-Ming Li; Wei-Lin Chen; Li Li (Journal of Biosciences, 2020)

Management of Gout-associated MSU crystals-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation by procyanidin B2: targeting IL-1β and Cathepsin B in macrophages - Chun-Ying Qiao; Ying Li; Yue Shang; Min Jiang; Jian Liu; Zi-Ying Zhan; Huan Ye; Yong-Ce Lin; Jing-Ya Jiao; Rong-Hui Sun; Zhi-Hong Zhang; Mei-Hua Piao; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2020)

Genetic diversity and population structure in bearded iris cultivars derived from Iris × germanica L. and its related species I. pumila L., I. variegata L., I. pallida Lam. - Fengtong Li; Ye Sun; Chungui Liu; Yuan Yuan; Lin Zheng; Xiulan Chen; Jianzhong Bao (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2020)

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

MAPK pathway‐related tyrosine phosphatases regulate development, secondary metabolism and pathogenicity in fungus Aspergillus flavus - Guang Yang; Xiaohong Cao; Genli Ma; Ling Qin; Yuanzhen Wu; Jian Lin; Peng Ye; Jun Yuan; Shihua Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are highly conserved in eukaryotic cells and are known to play crucial roles in the regulation of various cellular processes. However, compared with kinase‐mediated phosphorylation, dephosphorylation catalysed by phosphatases has not been well characterized in filamentous fungi. In this study, we identified five MAPK pathway‐related phosphatases (Msg5, Yvh1, Ptp1, Ptp2 and Oca2) and characterized their functions in Aspergillus flavus , which produces aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1 ), one of the most toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites. These five phosphatases were identified as negative regulators of MAPK (Slt2, Fus3 and Hog1) pathways. Deletion of Msg5 and Yvh1 resulted in significant defects in conidiation, sclerotia formation, aflatoxin production and crop infection. Additionally, double knockout mutants (Δ Msg5/ Δ Ptp1 , Δ Msg5/ Δ Ptp2 and Δ Msg5/ Δ Oca2 ) displayed similar defects to those observed in the Δ Msg5 single mutant, indicating that Msg5 plays a major role in the regulation of development and pathogenicity in A . flavus . Importantly, we found that the active site at C439 is essential for the function of the Msg5 phosphatase. Furthermore, the MAP kinase Fus3 was found to be involved in the regulation of development, aflatoxin biosynthesis and pathogenicity, and its conserved phosphorylation residues (Thr and Tyr) were critical for the full range of its functions in A . flavus . Overall, our results reveal that MAPK related tyrosine phosphatases play important roles in the regulation of development, secondary metabolism and pathogenicity in A . flavus , and could be developed as potential targets for preventing damage caused by this fungal pathogen.

Screening and functional characterization of candidate resistance genes to powdery mildew from Dasypyrum villosum#4 in a wheat line Pm97033 - Shijin Li; Zimiao Jia; Ke Wang; Lipu Du; Hongjie Li; Zhishan Lin; Xingguo Ye (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Identification and characterization of Diaporthe eres causing leaf blight disease on the medicinal herb Polygonatum sibiricum - Hang Tao; Hao Wang; Shen-Xin Huang; Ye Zhang; Zi-Hui Zhang; Wang Liu; Ning-Xue Shi; Feng Zhu; Zhao-Lin Ji; Xiao-Ren Chen (Journal of General Plant Pathology, 2020)

Nitrogen‐induced acidification, not N‐nutrient, dominates suppressive N effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - Shang Pan; Yang Wang; Yunpeng Qiu; Dima Chen; Lin Zhang; Chenglong Ye; Hui Guo; Weixing Zhu; Aiqun Chen; Guohua Xu; Yi Zhang; Yongfei Bai; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiosis with most terrestrial plant roots, obtaining photosynthates in return for mineral nutrients. Ecological theories based on the economics of trading partnership predict that nutrient enrichment would suppress AMF. Experimental results from nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) additions, however, were highly variable, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we show distinct AMF responses to soil N:P stoichiometry manipulations via gradients of long‐term N and P additions in a Mongolian steppe. A complementary experiment with an acid addition gradient was designed to help tease apart the effect of N‐induced acidification from N nutrient. AMF root colonization and extraradical fungal biomass progressively decreased along the P gradient under two distinct host plant species, suggesting a carbon (C)‐P tradeoff. In contrast, low to moderate N inputs increased both AMF parameters, corresponding to the increasing N:P ratio. Yet, high N inputs reduced AMF colonization and biomass, and the magnitudes of N‐led inhibition were similar to those under acid additions that induced comparable changes in soil pH. Structural equation modeling further showed that while soil N:P stoichiometry primarily controlled the effect of P addition on AMF, N‐induced soil acidity overtook the N:P stoichiometry under high N inputs and dominated the effects of reactive N on AMF. In addition, AMF community composition in roots was more dependent on host plants and unresponsive to changes in soil nutrients. We further proposed a comprehensive framework that integrates biological and geochemical effects of reactive N and P inputs on AMF. Together, these results indicate that while the C‐P tradeoff controls P suppression of AMF, N‐induced acidification dominates the N inhibition. Our findings suggest that incorporation of geochemical impacts of N and P inputs would facilitate modeling efforts to project mycorrhizal impact on plant interactions and soil C balance under future nutrient enrichment scenarios.

Adaptive transgenerational effects remain significant - Yuan‐Ye Zhang; Junjie Yin; Ming Zhou; Zeru Lin; Qingshun Q. Li (Ecology Letters, 2020)
The comment by Sánchez‐Tójar et al . (2020, Ecol Lett) questioned the methodology, transparency and conclusion of our study (Ecol Lett, 22, 2019, 1976). The comment has overlooked important evolutionary assumptions in their reanalysis, and the issues raised were in fact dealt with through the peer‐review process. Far from being biased, the key conclusion of our meta‐analysis still stands; transgenerational effects are largely adaptive.

Mu-Opioid Receptors Expressed in Glutamatergic Neurons are Essential for Morphine Withdrawal - Xin-Yan Zhang; Qing Li; Ye Dong; Wei Yan; Kun Song; Yong-Qin Lin; Yan-Gang Sun (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Identification of Prognostic Signatures of Alternative Splicing in Glioma - Yu Zeng; Peidong Zhang; Xizhao Wang; Ke Wang; Mingfeng Zhou; Hao Long; Jie Lin; Zhiyong Wu; Liang Gao; Ye Song (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Effect of dietary isoleucine on skin mucus barrier and epithelial physical barrier functions of hybrid bagrid catfish Pelteobagrus vachelli × Leiocassis longirostris - Long Yin; Ye Zhao; Xiao-Qiu Zhou; Chao Yang; Lin Feng; Yang Liu; Wei-Dan Jiang; Pei Wu; Jian Zhou; Juan Zhao; Jun Jiang (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Flavihumibacter soli sp. nov., Isolated from Soil - Ye Lin Seo; Jaejoon Jung; Shehzad Abid Khan; Kyung Hyun Kim; Che Ok Jeon (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Analysis of HBsAg mutations in the 25 years after the implementation of the hepatitis B vaccination plan in China - Huiming Ye; Jing Teng; Zhiyuan Lin; Ye Wang; Xiaochun Fu (Virus Genes, 2020)

Genesis of the Maoping carbonate-hosted Pb–Zn deposit, northeastern Yunnan Province, China: evidences from geology and C–O–S–Pb isotopes - Yufan He; Tao Wu; Zhilong Huang; Lin Ye; Ping Deng; Zhenzhong Xiang (Acta Geochimica, 2020)

The Huelva (Spain) Tsunami-Ready Station and Its Interaction with Storm Emma (March 2018) - Jue Lin-Ye; Begoña Pérez-Gómez; Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul; Javier García-Valdecasas (Marine Geodesy, 2020)

RES transformation for biosynthesis and detoxification - Jin-Quan Huang; Jia-Ling Lin; Xiao-Xiang Guo; Xiu Tian; Ye Tian; Xiao-Xia Shangguan; Ling-Jian Wang; Xin Fang; Xiao-Ya Chen (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

A novel peroxiredoxin from the antagonistic endophytic bacterium Enterobacter sp. V1 contributes to cotton resistance against Verticillium dahliae - Lin Zhang; Ye Tao; Suya Zhao; Xiaoyan Yin; Junmei Chen; Miao Wang; Yingfan Cai; Qiuhong Niu (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Gastrointestinal involvement of COVID-19 and potential faecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 - Min Song; Zong-lin Li; Ye-jiang Zhou; Gang Tian; Ting Ye; Zhang-rui Zeng; Jian Deng; Hong Wan; Qing Li; Jin-bo Liu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Propagation of spontaneous electrical activity in the ex vivo human uterus - Nienke P.M. Kuijsters; Federica Sammali; Xin Ye; Celine Blank; Lin Xu; Massimo Mischi; Benedictus C. Schoot; Chiara Rabotti (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2020)
Contractions of the non-pregnant uterus play a key role in fertility. Yet, the electrophysiology underlying these contractions is poorly understood. In this paper, we investigate the presence of uterine electrical activity and characterize its propagation in unstimulated ex vivo human uteri. Multichannel electrohysterographic measurements were performed in five freshly resected human uteri starting immediately after hysterectomy. Using an electrode grid externally and an electrode array internally, measurements were performed up to 24 h after hysterectomy and compared with control. Up to 2 h after hysterectomy, we measured biopotentials in all included uteri. The median root mean squared (RMS) values of the external measurements ranged between 3.95 μV (interquartile range (IQR) 2.41–14.18 μV) and 39.4 μV (interquartile range (IQR) 10.84–105.64 μV) and were all significantly higher than control (median RMS of 1.69 μV, IQR 1.13–3.11 μV), consisting of chicken breast meat. The RMS values decreased significantly over time. After 24 h, the median RMS (1.27 μV, IQR 0.86–3.04 μV) was comparable with the control (1.69 μV, IQR 1.13–3.11 μV, p = 0.125). The internal measurements showed a comparable pattern over time, but overall lower amplitude. The measured biopotentials propagated over the uterine surface, following both a plane-wave as well as an erratic pattern. No clear pacemaker location nor a preferred propagation direction could be identified. These results show that ex vivo uteri can spontaneously generate propagating biopotentials and provide novel insight contributing to improving our understanding of the electrophysiology of the human non-pregnant uterus.

Impaired Parahippocampal Gyrus–Orbitofrontal Cortex Circuit Associated with Visuospatial Memory Deficit as a Potential Biomarker and Interventional Approach for Alzheimer Disease - Lin Zhu; Zan Wang; Zhanhong Du; Xinyang Qi; Hao Shu; Duan Liu; Fan Su; Qing Ye; Xuemei Liu; Zheng Zhou; Yongqiang Tang; Ru Song; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Interferon-α2b spray inhalation did not shorten virus shedding time of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients: a preliminary matched case-control study - Shao-rui Hao; Ren Yan; Shan-yan Zhang; Jiang-shan Lian; Huan Cai; Xiao-li Zhang; Lin Zheng; Hong-yu Jia; Jian-hua Hu; Guo-dong Yu; Jue-qing Gu; Chan-yuan Ye; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

DNA methylation of JAK3/STAT5/PPARγ regulated the changes of lipid levels induced by di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and high-fat diet in adolescent rats - Qi Xu; Wen Qi; Yuezhu Zhang; Qi Wang; Shuang Ding; Xu Han; Yaming Zhao; Xinyue Song; Tianyang Zhao; Liting Zhou; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Adaptation of soil fungi to heavy metal contamination in paddy fields—a case study in eastern China - Yaoben Lin; Wu Xiao; Yanmei Ye; Cifang Wu; Yiming Hu; Haokun Shi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Mixture of Pb, Zn and Cu on root permeability and radial oxygen loss in the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza - Hao Cheng; You-Shao Wang; Chang-Da Li; Zhi-Hong Ye; Shafi Muhammad; Mei-Lin Wu; Fun-Lin Sun (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Experimental investigation for dynamic instability of coal-rock masses in horizontal section mining of steeply inclined coal seams - Zheng-yi Wang; Lin-ming Dou; Jiang He; An-ye Cao; Xiong-wei Li; Peng-bo Li; Chang-sheng Wu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Lignin – An underutilized, renewable and valuable material for food industry - Jianming Tao; Sheng Li; Fayin Ye; Yun Zhou; Lin Lei; Guohua Zhao (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2020)

A novel hydrogel for highly efficient adsorption of Cu(II): synthesis, characterization, and mechanisms - Jun Wan; Lin Chen; Qiang Li; Yuxuan Ye; Xiaonan Feng; Aijiao Zhou; Xuejun Long; Dongsheng Xia; Tian C. Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Ketamine Affects the Expression of ErbB4 in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex of Rats - Runfang Xie; Shijun Hong; Yi Ye; Xueyan Wang; Fan Chen; Lin Yang; Youyi Yan; Linchuan Liao (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Coal pillar size design and surrounding rock control techniques in deep longwall entry - Renshu Yang; Ye Zhu; Yongliang Li; Weiyu Li; Hai Lin (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Regional disparities of phytoplankton in relation to different water masses in the Northwest Pacific Ocean during the spring and summer of 2017 - Gengming Lin; Yanghang Chen; Jiang Huang; Yanguo Wang; Youyin Ye; Qingliang Yang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020)

Comparison of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with and without Wuhan exposure - Jiang-shan Lian; Huan Cai; Shao-rui Hao; Xi Jin; Xiao-li Zhang; Lin Zheng; Hong-yu Jia; Jian-hua Hu; Shan-yan Zhang; Guo-dong Yu; Jue-qing Gu; Chan-yuan Ye; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Duplex real-time quantitative PCR for simultaneous detection and quantification of Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei - Borong Lin; Ye Tao; Honghong Wang; Jinling Liao; Kan Zhuo (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Unified numerical study of shallow foundation on structured soft clay under unconsolidated and consolidated-undrained loadings - Santosh Kumar Yadav; Guan-lin Ye; Yong-lin Xiong; Usama Khalid (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2020)

Integrating Patient-Specific Electrocardiogram Signals and Image-Based Computational Fluid Dynamics Method to Analyze Coronary Blood Flow in Patients during Cardiac Arrhythmias - Szu-Hsien Chou; Kuan-Yu Lin; Zhen-Ye Chen; Chun-Jung Juan; Chien-Yi Ho; Tzu-Ching Shih (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)
Purpose The aim of this study was to use the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, patient-specific electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, and computed tomography three-dimensional image reconstruction technique to investigate the blood flow in coronary arteries during cardiac arrhythmia. Methods Two patients with premature ventricular contraction-type cardiac arrhythmia and one with atrial fibrillation-type cardiac arrhythmia were investigated. The inlet velocity of the coronary artery in simulation was applied with the measured velocity profile of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) from the Doppler echocardiography. The measured patient central aortic blood pressure waveform was employed for the coronary artery outlet in simulation. The no-slip boundary condition was applied to the arterial wall. Results For the patient with irregular cardiac rhythms (Case I), the coronary blood flow rate under the shortened and lengthened cardiac rhythms were 0.66 and 0.96 mL/s, respectively. In Case II, the maximum velocity at the LVOT under a normal heartbeat was found to be 101 cm/s, whereas the average value was 73 cm/s. In Case III, the patient was also diagnosed with a congenital stenosis problem at the myocardial bridge (MCB) at the LAD. The measured blood flow rate at the MCB of the LAD for the three heartbeats in Case III was found to be 0.68, 1.08, and 1.14 mL/s. Conclusion The integration of patient-specific ECG signals and image-based CFD methods can clearly analyze hemodynamic information for patients during cardiac arrhythmia. The cardiac arrhythmia can reduce the blood flow in the coronary arteries.

A survey of microbial contamination in aviation fuel from aircraft fuel tanks - Dong Hu; Jie Zeng; Shangshu Wu; Xi Li; Chengsong Ye; Wenfang Lin; Xin Yu (Folia Microbiologica, 2020)

A new pelagic Polyconchoecia Xiang, Chen and Du, 2018 (Ostracoda: Myodocopa: Halocyprididae) from the South China Sea - Peng Xiang; Yu Wang; Ruixiang Chen; Youyin Ye; Chunguang Wang; Xiaoyin Chen; Mao Lin (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020)

Novel dammarane-type saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum and their neuroprotective effect - Shao-Fang Xing; Man Lin; Yu-Rong Wang; Tuo Chang; Wei-Ye Cui; Xiang-Lan Piao (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Effects of Chronic Ephedrine Toxicity on Functional Connections, Cell Apoptosis, and CREB-Related Proteins in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys - Shouxing Duan; Ye Ma; Lei Xie; Lian Zheng; Jinzhuang Huang; Ruiwei Guo; Zongbo Sun; Yao Xie; Junyao Lv; Zhirong Lin; Shuhua Ma (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

NLRP3 Deficiency Attenuates Secondary Degeneration of Visual Cortical Neurons Following Optic Nerve Injury - Zhou Zhang; Wenyi Liu; Yubin Huang; Linlin Luo; Xiaofeng Cai; Yunjia Liu; Liqianyu Ai; Jun Yan; Sen Lin; Jian Ye (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Involvement of the JNK signaling in granular corneal dystrophy by modulating TGF-β-induced TGFBI expression and corneal fibroblast apoptosis - Danyao Nie; Xinhua Liu; Yuan Wang; Wenling He; Ming Li; Yun Peng; Jing Zhang; Liangnan Sun; Zonghui Yan; Lin Ye (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

The Jasmonic Acid Pathway Positively Regulates the Polyphenol Oxidase-Based Defense against Tea Geometrid Caterpillars in the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) - Jin Zhang; Xin Zhang; Meng Ye; Xi-Wang Li; Song-Bo Lin; Xiao-Ling Sun (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2020)

Correction to: Microsatellite records for volume 10, issue 2 - Dan Yu; Xueyun Ding; Zhi Zhang; Yu Zeng; Huanzhang Liu; Lin Wang; Ye Gong; Xingtu Liu; Xianguo Lyu; Gregory R. McCracken; Francisca V. Valenzuela-Aguayo; Evelyn M. Habit; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2020)

Stilbenoids from aerial parts of Dendrobium plicatile - Dan-Na Chen; Yu-Ye Wang; Wen-Jian Liu; Yue-Juan Chen; Ya-Ping Wu; Jing-Xian Wang; Feng He; Lin Jiang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Genetic diversity of oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) germplasms based on the nanofluidic array of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers - Yi Lin; Wentao Yu; Lin Zhou; Xiaojing Fan; Feiquan Wang; Pengjie Wang; Wanping Fang; Chunping Cai; Naixing Ye (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2020)

Impacts of irrigation methods on greenhouse gas emissions/absorptions from vegetable soils - Xuhong Ye; Hongdou Liu; Xichao Zhang; Jianhui Ma; Bing Han; Wen Li; Hongtao Zou; Yulong Zhang; Xiangui Lin (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

mTOR Expression in Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex Is Downregulated in a Rat Model of Schizophrenia Induced by Chronic Administration of Ketamine - Runfang Xie; Jiming Xie; Yi Ye; Xueyan Wang; Fan Chen; Lin Yang; Youyi Yan; Linchuan Liao (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

TLR-2-mediated metabolic reprogramming participates in polyene phosphatidylcholine-mediated inhibition of M1 macrophage polarization - Ting-Ting Feng; Xiao-Ying Yang; Shan-Shan Hao; Fen-Fen Sun; Ye Huang; Qi-Si Lin; Wei Pan (Immunologic Research, 2020)

Correction to: Effects of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and high-fat diet on lipid metabolism in rats by JAK2/STAT5 - Yuezhu Zhang; Liting Zhou; Zhaoming Zhang; Qi Xu; Xu Han; Yaming Zhao; Xinyue Song; Tianyang Zhao; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Effects of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and high-fat diet on lipid metabolism in rats by JAK2/STAT5 - Yuezhu Zhang; Liting Zhou; Zhaoming Zhang; Qi Xu; Xu Han; Yaming Zhao; Xinyue Song; Tianyang Zhao; Lin Ye (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Changes in abundance and composition of nitrifying communities in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) rhizosphere and bulk soils over the growth period following combined biochar and urea amendment - Lu Yu; Peter M. Homyak; Xiaoxi Kang; Philip C. Brookes; Yikai Ye; Yeneng Lin; Afzal Muhammad; Jianming Xu (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2020)

One-step generation of zebrafish carrying a conditional knockout-knockin visible switch via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated intron targeting - Jia Li; Hong-Yu Li; Shan-Ye Gu; Hua-Xing Zi; Lai Jiang; Jiu-Lin Du (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Analyzing the action of evolutionarily conserved modules on HMW-GS 1Ax1 promoter activity - Luning Duan; Shichen Han; Ke Wang; Peihong Jiang; Yunsong Gu; Lin Chen; Junyi Mu; Xingguo Ye; Yaxuan Li; Yueming Yan; Xiaohui Li (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

Hazard analysis of typhoon disaster-causing factors based on different landing paths: a case study of Fujian Province, China - Jinyu Ye; Guangfa Lin; Minfeng Zhang; Lu Gao (Natural Hazards, 2020)

DNA damage response manages cell cycle restriction of senile multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells - Lin Yao; Fanyuan Yu; Yining Xu; Yitian Wang; Yanqin Zuo; Chenglin Wang; Ling Ye (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Nitrogen fertilizer enhances zinc and cadmium uptake by hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance - Ziwen Lin; Chunying Dou; Yongfu Li; Hailong Wang; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Shaobo Zhang; Dan Liu; Keli Zhao; Weijun Fu; Yongchun Li; Zhengqian Ye (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

A novel sunshine duration–based photothermal time model interprets the photosensitivity of flower maturity of pecan cultivars - Hua-Lin Ye; Qun-Ying Jin; Hua-Zheng Peng; Tang-Jun Zhu; Jian-Jun Shen; Guo-Shuai Huang; Min Wang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020)

Revegetation of a barren rare earth mine using native plant species in reciprocal plantation: effect of phytoremediation on soil microbiological communities - Lin Zhang; Wen Liu; Shenghong Liu; Peng Zhang; Chanjuan Ye; Hong Liang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Expression of the small cysteine-rich protein SCR96 from Phytophthora cactorum in mammalian cells: phytotoxicity and exploitation of its polyclonal antibody - Shen-Xin Huang; Zi-Hui Zhang; Wang Liu; Hang Tao; Ye Zhang; Ning-Xue Shi; Feng Zhu; Zhao-Lin Ji; Xiao-Ren Chen (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Soil microbial activity and community composition as influenced by application of pig biogas slurry in paddy field in southeast China - Zhaoming Chen; Qiang Wang; Junwei Ma; Stephen Chapman; Ping Zou; Jing Ye; Qiaogang Yu; Wanchun Sun; Hui Lin; Lina Jiang (Paddy and Water Environment, 2020)

Trace and rare earth element geochemistry of Holocene hydromagnesite from Dujiali Lake, central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, China - Yongjie Lin; Mianping Zheng; Chuanyong Ye; Ian M. Power (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2019)

Study on adverse effects of groundwater level rising induced by land creation engineering in hilly and gully area of the Loess Plateau - Xu Duan; Qi Dong; Wan-jun Ye; Jia-lin Zhou; Erwin Oh (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Hydrocarbon generation potential of the third member of the Shahejie Formation (Es3) of the Bozhong sub-basin, Bohai Bay Basin, Northern China - Wei Liu; Lin Ye; Zhenqi Wang; Lifang Liu; Shengbing Huang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

A changed post‐flood management strategy enables the culture‐based fishery of the Liangzi Lake, Yangtze River Basin, China, to remain economically and environmentally viable - Qidong Wang; Zhongjie Li; Mingli Lin; Shaowe Ye; Wei Li; Chuanbo Guo; Geng Huang; Jing Yuan; Jiashou Liu; Sena S. De Silva (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2019)
The culture‐based fishery of Liangzi Lake, Yangtze River Basin, established in 1992, yielded 2,652 t/year (±167) between 2005 and 2015, dominated by stocked carps [ Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Val.) and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson)] and mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (Milne Edwards), accounting for 53% and 23% of the production and 20% and 52% in value, respectively. The lake had a macrophyte cover dominated by Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara with a cumulative biomass of 10,647 g/m 2 that disappeared after a major flood in 2010 and changed its ecology. Management changes in stocking strategies introduced in the post‐flood period enabled the culture‐based fishery to maintain viability and sustainability to combat the major ecological change in the lake. The stocked species contributed significantly to nutrient removal of 24.71 ± 5.12 t/yr and 6.29 ± 0.87 t/yr of total nitrogen and total phosphorus, respectively.

Chitin synthase is involved in vegetative growth, asexual reproduction and pathogenesis of Phytophthora capsici and Phytophthora sojae - Wei Cheng; Menglan Lin; Min Qiu; Liang Kong; Yuanpeng Xu; Yaning Li; Yan Wang; Wenwu Ye; Suomeng Dong; Shuilin He; Yuanchao Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Chitin is a structural and functional component of the fungal cell wall and also serves as a pathogen‐associated molecular pattern (PAMP) that triggers the innate immune responses of host plants. However, no or very little chitin is found in the fungus‐like oomycetes. In Phytophthora spp., the presence of chitin has not been demonstrated so far, although putative chitin synthase (CHS) genes, which encode the enzymes that synthesize chitin, are present in their genomes. Here, we revealed that chitin is present in the zoospores and released sporangia of Phytophthora , and this is most consistent with the transcriptional pattern of PcCHS in Phytophthora capsici and PsCHS1 in Phytophthora sojae . Disruption of the CHS genes indicated that PcCHS and PsCHS1 , but not PsCHS2 (which exhibited very weak transcription), have similar functions involved in mycelial growth, sporangial production, zoospore release and the pathogenesis of P. capsici and P. sojae . We also suggest that chitin in the zoospores of P. capsici can act as a PAMP that is recognized by the chitin receptors AtLYK5 or AtCERK1 of Arabidopsis . These results provide new insights into the biological significance of chitin and CHSs in Phytophthora and help with the identification of potential targets for disease control.

Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino Preparation promotes sleep by increasing REM sleep - Sisi Lin; Bo Nie; Guihong Yao; Hui Yang; Ren Ye; Zhengzhong Yuan (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Effect of Different Glucose Concentrations on Small RNA Levels and Adherence of Streptococcus mutans - Shanshan Liu; Yan Zhou; Ye Tao; Peilin Zhuang; Liangyue Pang; Qinghui Zhi; Huancai Lin (Current Microbiology, 2019)

A kinetic model to optimize and direct the dose ratio of Dsz enzymes in the 4S desulfurization pathway in vitro and in vivo - Lu Li; Lei Ye; Zhijie Guo; Wei Zhang; Xihao Liao; Ying Lin; Shuli Liang (Biotechnology Letters, 2019)

Transgenerational effects benefit offspring across diverse environments: a meta‐analysis in plants and animals - Junjie Yin; Ming Zhou; Zeru Lin; Qingshun Q. Li; Yuan‐Ye Zhang (Ecology Letters, 2019)
The adaptive value of transgenerational effects (the ancestor environmental effects on offspring) in changing environments has received much attention in recent years, but the related empirical evidence remains equivocal. Here, we conducted a meta‐analysis summarising 139 experimental studies in plants and animals with 1170 effect sizes to investigate the generality of transgenerational effects across taxa, traits, and environmental contexts. It was found that transgenerational effects generally enhanced offspring performance in response to both stressful and benign conditions. The strongest effects are in annual plants and invertebrates, whereas vertebrates appear to benefit mostly under benign conditions, and perennial plants show hardly any transgenerational responses at all. These differences among taxonomic/life‐history groups possibly reflect that vertebrates can avoid stressful conditions through their mobility, and longer‐lived plants have alternative strategies. In addition to environmental contexts and taxonomic/life‐history groups, transgenerational effects also varied among traits and developmental stages of ancestors and offspring, but the effects were similarly strong across three generations of offspring. By way of a more comprehensive data set and a different effect size, our results differ from those of a recent meta‐analysis, suggesting that transgenerational effects are widespread, strong and persistent and can substantially impact the responses of plants and animals to changing environments.

The mixing of multi-source fluids in the Wusihe Zn–Pb ore deposit in Sichuan Province, Southwestern China - Hongjie Zhang; Haifeng Fan; Chaoyi Xiao; Hanjie Wen; Lin Ye; Zhilong Huang; Jiaxi Zhou; Qingjun Guo (Acta Geochimica, 2019)

An integrated strategy to identify genes responsible for sesquiterpene biosynthesis in turmeric - Jingru Sun; Guanghong Cui; Xiaohui Ma; Zhilai Zhan; Ying Ma; Zhongqiu Teng; Wei Gao; Yanan Wang; Tong Chen; Changjiangsheng Lai; Yujun Zhao; Jinfu Tang; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology, 2019)

Neural Stem Cells Transfected with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Promote Neuroprotection in a Rat Model of Cerebral Ischemia - Lili Tian; Wenli Zhu; Yuanchu Liu; Ye Gong; Aowei Lv; Zhen Wang; Xiaoli Ding; Shaowu Li; Ying Fu; Yi Lin; Yaping Yan (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Dietary tryptophan affects growth performance, digestive and absorptive enzyme activities, intestinal antioxidant capacity, and appetite and GH–IGF axis-related gene expression of hybrid catfish (Pelteobagrus vachelli♀ × Leiocassis longirostris♂) - Ye Zhao; Xiao-yun Wu; Shang-xiao Xu; Jia-yuan Xie; Kai-wen Xiang; Lin Feng; Yang Liu; Wei-dan Jiang; Pei Wu; Juan Zhao; Xiao-qiu Zhou; Jun Jiang (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019)

Excess copper effects on growth, uptake of water and nutrients, carbohydrates, and PSII photochemistry revealed by OJIP transients in Citrus seedlings - Qiang Li; Huan-Huan Chen; Yi-Ping Qi; Xin Ye; Lin-Tong Yang; Zeng-Rong Huang; Li-Song Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Profiling the microbial contamination in aviation fuel from an airport - Dong Hu; Wenfang Lin; Jie Zeng; Peng Wu; Menglu Zhang; Lizheng Guo; Chengsong Ye; Kun Wan; Xin Yu (Biofouling, 2019)

The effects of simulated deposited nitrogen on nutrient dynamics in decomposing litters across a wide quality spectrum using a 15N tracing technique - Xue-Min Ye; Yang Zhang; Fu-Sheng Chen; G. Geoff Wang; Xiang-Min Fang; Xiao-Fan Lin; Song-Ze Wan; Ping He (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Scenario analysis of ETS revenue allocation mechanism of China: based on a dynamic CGE model - Hao Li; Yuhuan Zhao; Song Wang; Jiang Lin; Ye Cao; Qiaoling Shi; Ya Liu; Yanli Xiao; Junjie Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas Parafulva PRS09-11288, a Biocontrol Strain Produces the Antibiotic Phenazine-1-carboxylic Acid - Yu Zhang; Ping Chen; Guoyou Ye; Haiyan Lin; Deyong Ren; Longbiao Guo; Bo Zhu; Zhongwei Wang (Current Microbiology, 2019)

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Euryodendron excelsum (Pentaphylacaceae), a critically endangered species endemic to China - Xiang-gang Shi; Wei-xi Li; Fen Xing; Yu-bin Zhou; Wu-xia Guo; Ye-lin Huang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

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

Transcriptomic Analysis Revealed the Regulatory Mechanisms of Oocyte Maturation and Hydration in Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides) - Lin Tang; Jiaxing Chen; Zhifeng Ye; Mi Zhao; Zining Meng; Haoran Lin; Shuisheng Li; Yong Zhang (Marine Biotechnology, 2019)

Cold water immersion test (10 °C, 10 min) for diagnosing vibration-induced white finger among a group of polishers in a subtropical environment - Bin Xiao; Danying Zhang; Maosheng Yan; Hongying Qu; Wei Wen; Xiao Zhang; Hansheng Lin; Ying Ye; Ting Chen; Qingsong Chen (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2019)

Neurotoxicity of sodium salicylate to the spiral ganglion neurons: GABAA receptor regulates NMDA receptor by Fyn-dependent phosphorylation - Peiqiang Liu; Danxue Qin; Xi Huang; Huiying Chen; Wenhua Ye; Xiaoyu Lin; Jiping Su (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2019)

The analysis of clinical and laboratory data: a large outbreak of dengue fever in Chaozhou, Guangdong province, China - Fen Lin; Hui Yang; Lin Zhang; Sen-Hai Fang; Xiao-Fen Zhan; Li-Ye Yang (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Intestinal and hepatic biotransformation of pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxides to toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids - Mengbi Yang; Jiang Ma; Jianqing Ruan; Yang Ye; Peter Pi-Cheng Fu; Ge Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

Formation mechanism of organic-rich source rocks in Bozhong sub-basin, Bohai Bay basin, China - Wei Liu; Lin Ye; Zhenqi Wang; Shui Yu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Environment‐ and trait‐mediated scaling of tree occupancy in forests worldwide - Haibao Ren; Petr Keil; Xiangcheng Mi; Keping Ma; Zhanqing Hao; Wanhui Ye; Luxiang Lin; Renato Valencia; Christine Dawn Fletcher; Duncan W. Thomas; Robert W. Howe; James Lutz; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2019)
Aim The relationship between the proportion of sites occupied by a species and the area of a site [occupancy–area relationship (OAR)] offers key information for biodiversity management and has long fascinated ecologists. We quantified the variation in OAR for 3,157 woody species in 17 forest plots worldwide and tested the relative importance of environment and species traits for explaining this variation and evaluated overall model predictive ability. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century. Major taxa studied Woody plants. Methods We used mixed‐effect regression to examine the observed shape of the OAR (its “slope”) against species‐specific and plot‐wide predictors: coarse‐grain occupancy, tree size, plot species richness, energy availability and topographic complexity. Results We found large variation in OAR slopes, and the variation was strongest among species within plots. The OAR slopes showed a latitudinal trend and were steeper near the equator. As predicted, coarse‐grain occupancy and tree size negatively affected OAR slopes, whereas species richness had a positive effect and explained most of the variance between plots. Although hypothesized directionalities were broadly confirmed, traits and environment had relatively limited overall predictive power. Main conclusions These results document the variation of the OAR for 3,157 species at near‐global extent. We found a latitudinal gradient in OAR slopes and confirmed key hypothesized predictors. But at this global extent and over the large set of species analysed, the remaining unexplained variation in OAR slopes was substantial. Nevertheless, this large‐scale empirical analysis of the OAR offers an initial step towards a more general use of OARs for the fine‐scale prediction of species distributions and abundance.

Control of biofouling on pearl oysters Pinctada imbricata using wax and Chinese herbs - Lingtong Ye; Lin Wu; Zhaorui Wang; Jingzhe Jiang; Jiangyong Wang (Biofouling, 2019)

Expression patterns of alpha-amylase and beta-amylase genes provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) to stress and postharvest processing treatments - Chuan Yue; Hongli Cao; Hongzheng Lin; Juan Hu; Yijun Ye; Jiamin Li; Zhilong Hao; Xinyuan Hao; Yun Sun; Yajun Yang; Xinchao Wang (Planta, 2019)

Potassium ameliorates iron deficiency by facilitating the remobilization of iron from root cell walls and promoting its translocation from roots to shoots - Yi Quan Ye; Hong Yan Luo; Mao Li; Jia Jun Zhang; Guang Qiu Cao; Kai Min Lin; Si Zu Lin; Shan Shan Xu (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Long non-coding RNA RP11-6O2.4 indicates poor prognosis and suppresses cell cycle progression through the p38-MAPK signaling pathway in gastric cancer - Yang Feng; Zhiming Fu; Yajun Luo; Wang Tan; Zilin Liu; Pengcheng Ye; Fei Lu; Wanping Xiang; Linghan Tang; Lin Yao; Mengyun Song; Qingmei Huang; et al. (Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, 2019)

Design, synthesis, bioactivity, and DFT calculation of 2-thiazolyl-hydrazone derivatives as influenza neuraminidase inhibitors - Man-Ying Cui; Jian-Xia Nie; Zhong-Zhong Yan; Meng-Wu Xiao; Ding Lin; Jiao Ye; Ai-Xi Hu (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

The associations of air pollution exposure during pregnancy with fetal growth and anthropometric measurements at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Li Fu; Yi Chen; Xinyi Yang; Zuyao Yang; Sha Liu; Lei Pei; Baixiang Feng; Ganxiang Cao; Xin Liu; Hualiang Lin; Xing Li; Yufeng Ye; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Comparison of surface sensible and latent heat fluxes over the Tibetan Plateau from reanalysis and observations - Jin Xie; Ye Yu; Jiang-lin Li; Jun Ge; Chuan Liu (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2019)

Correlation analysis of mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) growth hormone gene polymorphisms and growth traits - Cheng-Fei Sun; Hai-Lin Sun; Jun-Jian Dong; Yuan-Yuan Tian; Jie Hu; Xing Ye (Journal of Genetics, 2019)

Salicylate-Induced Ototoxicity of Spiral Ganglion Neurons: Ca2+/CaMKII-Mediated Interaction Between NMDA Receptor and GABAA Receptor - Danxue Qin; Peiqiang Liu; Huiying Chen; Xi Huang; Wenhua Ye; Xiaoyu Lin; Fangyu Wei; Jiping Su (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

First report of lettuce big-vein associated varicosavirus infecting lettuce in China - Guo-Hua Zheng; Ting Ye; Fu-Rong Liao; Wen-Zhu Zhang; Yan-Lin Ming (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

Interleukin-26 upregulates interleukin-22 production by human CD4+ T cells in tuberculous pleurisy - Min Zhang; Yi-Ran Niu; Jing-Yuan Liu; Xiao-Shan Wei; Xiao-Rong Wang; Lin-Lin Ye; Wen-Bei Peng; Jian-Chu Zhang; Xiao-Nan Tao; Qiong Zhou (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2019)

Multiple abiotic and biotic pathways shape biomass demographic processes in temperate forests - Zuoqiang Yuan; Arshad Ali; Tommaso Jucker; Paloma Ruiz‐Benito; Shaopeng Wang; Lin Jiang; Xugao Wang; Fei Lin; Ji Ye; Zhanqing Hao; Michel Loreau (Ecology, 2019)
Forests play a key role in regulating the global carbon cycle, and yet the abiotic and biotic conditions that drive the demographic processes that underpin forest carbon dynamics remain poorly understood in natural ecosystems. To address this knowledge gap, we used repeat forest inventory data from 92,285 trees across four large permanent plots (4–25 ha in size) in temperate mixed forests in northeast China to ask the following questions: (1) How do soil conditions and stand age drive biomass demographic processes? (2) How do vegetation quality (i.e., functional trait diversity and composition) and quantity (i.e., initial biomass stocks) influence biomass demographic processes independently from soil conditions and stand age? (3) What is the relative contribution of growth, recruitment, and mortality to net biomass change? Using structural equation modeling, we showed that all three demographic processes were jointly constrained by multiple abiotic and biotic factors and that mortality was the strongest determinant on net biomass change over time. Growth and mortality, as well as functional trait diversity and the community‐weighted mean of specific leaf area (CWM SLA ), declined with stand age. By contrast, high soil phosphorous concentrations were associated with greater functional diversity and faster dynamics (i.e., high growth and mortality rates), but associated with lower CWM SLA and initial biomass stock. More functionally diverse communities also had higher recruitment rates, but did not exhibit faster growth and mortality. Instead, initial biomass stocks and CWM SLA were stronger predictors of biomass growth and mortality, respectively. By integrating the full spectrum of abiotic and biotic drivers of forest biomass dynamics, our study provides critical system‐level insights needed to predict the possible consequences of regional changes in forest diversity, composition, structure and function in the context of global change.

Abundance of Early Embryonic Primordial Germ Cells Promotes Zebrafish Female Differentiation as Revealed by Lifetime Labeling of Germline - Ding Ye; Lin Zhu; Qifeng Zhang; Feng Xiong; Houpeng Wang; Xiaosi Wang; Mudan He; Zuoyan Zhu; Yonghua Sun (Marine Biotechnology, 2019)

Association of particulate matter air pollution and hospital visits for respiratory diseases: a time-series study from China - Zhenyu Zhang; Pengfei Chai; Jianbing Wang; Zhenhua Ye; Peng Shen; Huaichu Lu; Mingjuan Jin; Mengjia Gu; Die Li; Hongbo Lin; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Detection and genetic characterization of porcine pegivirus from pigs in China - Dan Lei; Yu Ye; Kun Lin; Fanfan Zhang; Dongyan Huang; Kai Li; Weifeng Yuan; Qiong Wu; Zhen Ding; Leyi Wang; Deping Song; Yuxin Tang (Virus Genes, 2019)

Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity of the Freshwater Snail Melanoides tuberculata - Yuh-Wen Chiu; Ye-Chen Gan; Po-Hsun Kuo; Kui-Ching Hsu; Mian-Shin Tan; Yu-Min Ju; Hung-Du Lin (Biochemical Genetics, 2019)

In Vitro Evaluation of Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Yunnan De’ang Pickled Tea - Zhenhui Cao; Hongbin Pan; Shijun Li; Chongying Shi; Sifan Wang; Fuyi Wang; Pengfei Ye; Junjing Jia; Changrong Ge; Qiuye Lin; Zhiyong Zhao (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2019)

Expression of the intrarenal angiotensin receptor and the role of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in IgA nephropathy - Zheng Zhang; Shi-min Jiang; Ye-ping Ma; Pei-lin Dai; Yi-ning Wang; Gu-ming Zou; Hong-mei Gao; Yue Yang; Wen-ge Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2019)

Morphological and molecular diagnoses of Polydora brevipalpa Zachs, 1933 (Annelida: Spionidae) from the shellfish along the coast of China - Lingtong Ye; Tuo Yao; Lin Wu; Jie Lu; Jiangyong Wang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2019)

Socially controlled male‐to‐female sex reversal in the protogynous orange‐spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides - Jiaxing Chen; Ling Xiao; Cheng Peng; Zhifeng Ye; Dengdong Wang; Yuqing Yang; Haifa Zhang; Mi Zhao; Shuisheng Li; Haoran Lin; Yong Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019)
Socially controlled sex change in teleosts is a dramatic example of adaptive reproductive plasticity. In many cases, the occurrence of sex change is triggered by a change in the social context, such as the disappearance of the dominant individual. The orange‐spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides is a typical protogynous hermaphrodite fish that changes sex from female to male and remains male throughout its life span. In this study, male‐to‐female sex reversal in male Epinephelus coioides was successfully induced by social isolation. The body length and mass, gonadal change, serum sex steroid hormone levels and sex‐related gene expression patterns during the process of socially controlled male‐to‐female sex reversal in E. coioides were systematically examined. This report investigates the physiological mechanisms of the socially controlled male‐to‐female sex reversal process in a protogynous hermaphrodite grouper species. The results enable us to study the physiological control of sex change, not only from female to male, but also from male to female.

The land–sea coastal border: a quantitative definition by considering the wind and wave conditions in a wave-dominated, micro-tidal environment - Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla; Jue Lin-Ye; Manuel García-León; Vicente Gràcia; Elena Pallarès (Ocean Science, 2019)
A quantitative definition for the land–sea (coastal) transitional area is proposed here for wave-driven areas, based on the variability and isotropy of met-ocean processes. Wind velocity and significant wave height fields are examined for geostatistical anisotropy along four cross-shore transects on the Catalan coast (north-western Mediterranean), illustrating a case of significant changes along the shelf. The variation in the geostatistical anisotropy as a function of distance from the coast and water depth has been analysed through heat maps and scatter plots. The results show how the anisotropy of wind velocity and significant wave height decrease towards the offshore region, suggesting an objective definition for the coastal fringe width. The more viable estimator turns out to be the distance at which the significant wave height anisotropy is equal to the 90th percentile of variance in the anisotropies within a 100 km distance from the coast. Such a definition, when applied to the Spanish Mediterranean coast, determines a fringe width of 2–4 km. Regarding the probabilistic characterization, the inverse of wind velocity anisotropy can be fitted to a log-normal distribution function, while the significant wave height anisotropy can be fitted to a log-logistic distribution function. The joint probability structure of the two anisotropies can be best described by a Gaussian copula, where the dependence parameter denotes a mild to moderate dependence between both anisotropies, reflecting a certain decoupling between wind velocity and significant wave height near the coast. This wind–wave dependence remains stronger in the central bay-like part of the study area, where the wave field is being more actively generated by the overlaying wind. Such a pattern controls the spatial variation in the coastal fringe width.

Uterine electromyography for discrimination of labor imminence in women with threatened preterm labor under tocolytic treatment - Javier Mas-Cabo; Gema Prats-Boluda; Alfredo Perales; Javier Garcia-Casado; José Alberola-Rubio; Yiyao Ye-Lin (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2019)

Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees - Chengjin Chu; James A. Lutz; Kamil Král; Tomáš Vrška; Xue Yin; Jonathan A. Myers; Iveren Abiem; Alfonso Alonso; Norm Bourg; David F.R.P. Burslem; Min Cao; Hazel Chapman; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2019)
Climate is widely recognised as an important determinant of the latitudinal diversity gradient. However, most existing studies make no distinction between direct and indirect effects of climate, which substantially hinders our understanding of how climate constrains biodiversity globally. Using data from 35 large forest plots, we test hypothesised relationships amongst climate, topography, forest structural attributes (stem abundance, tree size variation and stand basal area) and tree species richness to better understand drivers of latitudinal tree diversity patterns. Climate influences tree richness both directly, with more species in warm, moist, aseasonal climates and indirectly, with more species at higher stem abundance. These results imply direct limitation of species diversity by climatic stress and more rapid (co‐)evolution and narrower niche partitioning in warm climates. They also support the idea that increased numbers of individuals associated with high primary productivity are partitioned to support a greater number of species.

Propionibacterium acnes induces discogenic low back pain via stimulating nucleus pulposus cells to secrete pro-algesic factor of IL-8/CINC-1 through TLR2–NF-κB p65 pathway - Yucheng Jiao; Ye Yuan; Yazhou Lin; Zezhu Zhou; Yuehuan Zheng; Wenjian Wu; Guoqing Tang; Yong Chen; Jiaqi Xiao; Changwei Li; Zhe Chen; Peng Cao (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2019)

Trace Elements and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Variation Along the Guang-Shen Expressway Before and After the 2016 Qingming Festival in Guangzhou - Jie Luo; Wenxiang He; Jian Wu; Xiaowen Sophie Gu; Lin Ye (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Thermo-elastoplastic Model for Soft Rock Considering Effects of Structure and Overconsolidation - Yong-lin Xiong; Qi-lai Yang; Sheng Zhang; Guan-lin Ye; Gan-bin Liu; Rong-yue Zheng; Feng Zhang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018)

Nonparametric dynamical model of cardiorespiratory responses at the onset and offset of treadmill exercises - Hairong Yu; Lin Ye; Ganesh R. Naik; Rong Song; Hung T. Nguyen; Steven W. Su (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2018)

Risk factors and drug resistance in early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease - Ying-wei Wang; Yao-qiang Du; Xiao-lin Miao; Guang-yong Ye; Yi-yun Wang; Ai-bo Xu; Yun-zhong Jing; Yu Tong; Kai Xu; Mei-qin Zheng; Dong Chen; Zhen Wang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

On estimating time offsets in the ambient noise correlation function caused by instrument response errors - Fang Ye; Jun Lin; Xiaopu Zhang; Xiaoxue Jiang (Acta Geophysica, 2018)

Genesis of fahlore in the Tianbaoshan lead–zinc deposit, Sichuan Province, China: a scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopy study - Yusi Hu; Lin Ye; Zhenli Li; Zhilong Huang; Jiawei Zhang (Acta Geochimica, 2018)

Effects of urbanization on increasing heat risks in South China - Haoyu Ye; Zeqing Huang; Luliang Huang; Lijie Lin; Ming Luo (International Journal of Climatology, 2018)
This study examines the spatio‐temporal changes of heat risk in South China and the possible effects of urbanization using a dynamic method for classifying urban and rural sites based on time‐varying DMSP‐OLS night‐time light images. Ten different indicators are analysed, which include daily means and consecutive heat wave (HW) measures at 86 stations in Guangdong Province from 1971 to 2014. Results show that these heat risk indicators have been intensifying across the study area, and the intensifying trends are more profound in urbanized and populated areas (e.g., the Pearl River Delta) than less urbanized inland areas. In addition, the mean of daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures in urban (rural) areas increased by 0.35 (0.24), 0.21 (0.11), and 0.23 (0.13) °C per decade, and urbanization contributes to 31, 48, and 43% of the total trends, respectively. We also estimate that the urbanization effects on (contributions to) the increasing hot days and warm nights are 2.52 (36%) and 4.21 days per decade (53%). Moreover, urbanization induces an additional increase in the frequency and participating days of HW by 0.44 events (49%) and 3.96 days (51%) per decade, respectively.

Acute effect of fine and coarse particular matter on cardiovascular visits in Ningbo, China - Pei-wen Zheng; Peng Shen; Zhen-hua Ye; Zhen-yu Zhang; Peng-fei Chai; Die Li; Ming-juan Jin; Meng-Ling Tang; Huai-chu Lu; Hong-bo Lin; Jian-bing Wang; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The role of formation of pyrrole–ATP synthase subunit beta adduct in pyrrolizidine alkaloid-induced hepatotoxicity - Yao Lu; Jiang Ma; Zijing Song; Yang Ye; Peter P. Fu; Ge Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2018)

Assessment of anti-diabetic activity of peanut shell polyphenol extracts - Xiao-meng Sun; Hai-qing Ye; Jing-bo Liu; Lei Wu; Ding-bo Lin; Ya-li Yu; Feng Gao (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

Identification and Field Evaluation of the Sex Pheromone of Orthaga achatina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) - Qi Yan; Hai-Dong Li; Yan Chen; Zhan-Feng Ye; Xi-Yu You; Jun Zhou; Lan-Fang Mu; Shi-Jing Liu; Xiang-Bo Kong; Sajjad Ali Khuhro; Shuang-Lin Dong (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2018)

Geological significance of nickeliferous minerals in the Fule Pb–Zn deposit, Yunnan Province, China - Zhenli Li; Lin Ye; Yusi Hu; Zhilong Huang (Acta Geochimica, 2018)

A large meta-analysis of the global prevalence rates of S. aureus and MRSA contamination of milk - Qianting Ou; Junli Zhou; Dongxin Lin; Chan Bai; Ting Zhang; Jialing Lin; Haoqu Zheng; Xiaojie Wang; Jiaping Ye; Xiaohua Ye; Zhenjiang Yao (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2018)

Activating adenosine A1 receptor accelerates PC12 cell injury via ADORA1/PKC/KATP pathway after intermittent hypoxia exposure - Hong-Fang Mei; Neha Poonit; Yi-Chun Zhang; Chu-Yuan Ye; Hui-Lin Cai; Chen-Yi Yu; Yong-Hai Zhou; Bei-bei Wu; Jun Cai; Xiao-Hong Cai (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

Docking study and antiosteoporosis effects of a dibenzylbutane lignan isolated from Litsea cubeba targeting Cathepsin K and MEK1 - Wei Peng; Hui Shen; Bing Lin; Ping Han; Changhui Li; Qiaoyan Zhang; Bingzhu Ye; Khalid Rahman; Hailiang Xin; Luping Qin; Ting Han (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

Bioinformatics Analysis of Microarray Profiling Identifies That the miR-203-3p Target Ppp2ca Aggravates Seizure Activity in Mice - Lifang Zhang; Yanran Li; Xuexue Ye; Lin Bian (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2018)

New podolactones from the seeds of Podocarpus nagi and their anti-inflammatory effect - Zhe-Ling Feng; Tian Zhang; Jing-Xin Liu; Xiu-Ping Chen; Li-She Gan; Yang Ye; Li-Gen Lin (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2018)

The basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor Crf1 is required for development and pathogenicity of the rice blast fungus by regulating carbohydrate and lipid metabolism - Huijuan Cao; Pengyun Huang; Yuxin Yan; Yongkai Shi; Bo Dong; Xiaohong Liu; Lidan Ye; Fucheng Lin; Jianping Lu (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Pyricularia oryzae is a plant pathogen causing rice blast, a serious disease spreading in cultivated rice globally. Transcription factors play important regulatory roles in fungal development and pathogenicity. Here, we characterized the biological functions of Crf1, a basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor, in the development and pathogenicity of P. oryzae with functional genetics, molecular and biochemical approaches. We found that CRF1 is necessary for virulence and plays an indispensable role in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in P. oryzae . Deletion of CRF1 led to defects in utilization of lipids, ethanol, glycerol and L‐arabinose, and down‐regulation of many important genes in lipolysis, β ‐oxidation, gluconeogenesis, as well as glycerol and arabinose metabolism. CRF1 is also essential for peroxisome and vacuole function, and conidial cell death during appressorium formation. The appressorium turgor, penetration ability and virulence in Δ crf1 were restored by supplementation of exogenous glucose. The virulence of Crf1 mutant was also recovered by adding exogenous D‐xylose, but not by addition of ethanol, pyruvate, leucine or L‐arabinose. These data showed that Crf1 plays an important role in the complex regulatory network of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism that governs fungal development and pathogenicity.