Spatiotemporal variations of dissolved organic matter in a typical multi-source watershed in northern China: a fluorescent evidence - Baichuan Jin; Zuhong Lin; Weiyi Liu; Yong Xiao; Yuan Meng; Xiaolong Yao; Tingting Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Contribution of nitrogen sources to streams in mixed-use watershed varies seasonally in a temperate region - Zuhong Lin; Junchi Liu; Yong Xiao; Chaojie Yu; Jinlan Zhang; Tingting Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

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

Consistent responses of microbial C and N metabolic processes to elevated CO2 across global terrestrial ecosystems - Jiahui Lin; Yanlan Huang; Haochun Zhao; Mengjie Yu; Weiqin Su; Huaihai Chen; Peng Leng; Jihui Li; Yu Luo; Yong Li; Zhongmin Dai; Jianming Xu (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022)

Evaluation of reference genes for normalization of mRNA and microRNA expression by RT-qPCR under different experimental conditions in Medicago ruthenica (L.) Ledeb. - Mao-Wei Guo; Lin Zhu; Hong-Yan Li; Zi-Nian Wu; Zhi-Yong Li; Jun Li (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Association of DNA methylation and transcriptome reveals epigenetic etiology of heart failure - Zhongxiao Lin; Jishuo Chang; Xinzhi Li; Jianglin Wang; Xiaodan Wu; Xiaoyan Liu; YiZhun Zhu; Xi-Yong Yu (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2022)

Evaluation of suitable qRT-PCR normalization genes for various citrus rootstocks - Wen He; Rui Xie; Huan Li; Yan Wang; Qing Chen; Yuanxiu Lin; Yunting Zhang; Ya Luo; Yong Zhang; Haoru Tang; Xiaorong Wang (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2022)

GIS-based evaluation of water-inrush risk from coal floor using logistic regression and certainty factor models - Qiqing Wang; Yuxiang Lin; Wenping Li; Xiaoyang Yu; Yong Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Highly selective monoclonal antibody-based lateral flow immunoassay for visual and sensitive determination of conazole fungicides propiconazole in vegetables - Ze-Ke Xu; Jing-Nan Meng; Yi Lei; Xing-Xing Yang; Yi-Yong Yan; Hai-Hong Liu; Hong-Tao Lei; Ting-Cai Wang; Xing Shen; Zhen-Lin Xu (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2022)

MAPK5 and MAPK10 overexpression influences strawberry fruit ripening, antioxidant capacity and resistance to Botrytis cinerea - Yunting Zhang; Yu Long; Yiting Liu; Min Yang; Liangxin Wang; Xiaoyang Liu; Yong Zhang; Qing Chen; Mengyao Li; Yuanxiu Lin; Haoru Tang; Ya Luo (Planta, 2022)

Editorial: Rhizosphere microbiome special issue - Yong-Guan Zhu; Xianyong Lin; Haiyan Chu (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Joint-Tissue Integrative Analysis Identified Hundreds of Schizophrenia Risk Genes - Yong Wu; Xiao-Lin Yu; Xiao Xiao; Ming Li; Yi Li (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

The difference in the intracellular Arg/Lys-rich and EHLVY motifs contributes to distinct subcellular distribution of HAI-1 versus HAI-2 - Nanxi Huang; Robert B. Barndt; Dajun D. Lu; Qiaochu Wang; Shih-Ming Huang; Jehng-Kang Wang; Ping-Ying Chang; Chao-Yang Chen; Je-Ming Hu; Hui-Chen Su; Michael D. Johnson; Chen-Yong Lin (Human Cell, 2022)

Influence of wing crack propagation on the failure process and strength of fractured specimens - Hengtao Yang; Hang Lin; Yifan Chen; Yixian Wang; Yanlin Zhao; Weixun Yong; Feng Gao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

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)

Antioxidant CPA-type indole alkaloids produced from the deep-sea derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO 41024 - Wei-Hao Chen; Kun-Long Li; Xiu-Ping Lin; Sheng-Rong Liao; Bin Yang; Xue-Feng Zhou; Jun-Jian Wang; Yong-Hong Liu; Jun-Feng Wang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

The Key Regulator of Necroptosis, RIP1 Kinase, Contributes to the Formation of Astrogliosis and Glial Scar in Ischemic Stroke - Yong-Ming Zhu; Liang Lin; Chao Wei; Yi Guo; Yuan Qin; Zhong-Sheng Li; Thomas A. Kent; Claire E. McCoy; Zhan-Xiang Wang; Yong Ni; Xian-Yong Zhou; Hui-Ling Zhang (Translational Stroke Research, 2021)
Necroptosis initiation relies on the receptor-interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1K). We recently reported that genetic and pharmacological inhibition of RIP1K produces protection against ischemic stroke-induced astrocytic injury. However, the role of RIP1K in ischemic stroke-induced formation of astrogliosis and glial scar remains unknown. Here, in a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) rat model and an oxygen and glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/Re)-induced astrocytic injury model, we show that RIP1K was significantly elevated in the reactive astrocytes. Knockdown of RIP1K or delayed administration of RIP1K inhibitor Nec-1 down-regulated the glial scar markers, improved ischemic stroke-induced necrotic morphology and neurologic deficits, and reduced the volume of brain atrophy. Moreover, knockdown of RIP1K attenuated astrocytic cell death and proliferation and promoted neuronal axonal generation in a neuron and astrocyte co-culture system. Both vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) and its receptor VEGFR-3 were elevated in the reactive astrocytes; simultaneously, VEGF-D was increased in the medium of astrocytes exposed to OGD/Re. Knockdown of RIP1K down-regulated VEGF-D gene and protein levels in the reactive astrocytes. Treatment with 400 ng/ml recombinant VEGF-D induced the formation of glial scar; conversely, the inhibitor of VEGFR-3 suppressed OGD/Re-induced glial scar formation. RIP3K and MLKL may be involved in glial scar formation. Taken together, these results suggest that RIP1K participates in the formation of astrogliosis and glial scar via impairment of normal astrocyte responses and enhancing the astrocytic VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 signaling pathways. Inhibition of RIP1K promotes the brain functional recovery partially via suppressing the formation of astrogliosis and glial scar. Graphical Abstract

Saikosaponin-d alleviates hepatic fibrosis through regulating GPER1/autophagy signaling - Yirong Chen; Renye Que; Na Zhang; Liubing Lin; Mengen Zhou; Yong Li (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)
Background Hepatic fibrosis is the final pathway of chronic liver disease characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), which eventually develop into cirrhosis and liver cancer. Emerging studies demonstrated that Saikosaponin-d (SSd) exhibits a protective role in liver fibrosis. However, the mechanism underlying anti-liver fibrosis of SSd in vivo and in vitro remains unclear. Methods and results Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 ) were used for creating liver fibrosis model in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The role of SSd in regulating liver fibrosis was assessed through Sirius red and Masson staining, and IHC assay. We found that SSd attenuated remarkably CCl 4 -induced liver fibrosis as evidenced by decreased collagen level, and decreased expression of fibrotic markers Col 1 and α-SMA. Meanwhile, SSd repressed autophagy activation as suggested by decreased BECN1 expression and increased p62 expression. Compared with HSCs from CCl 4 -treated group, the primary HSCs from SSd-treated mice exhibited a marked inactivation of autophagy. Mechanistically, SSd treatment enhanced the expression of GPER1 in primary HSCs and in TGF-β-treated LX-2 cells. GPER1 agonist G1 repressed autophagy activation, whereas GPER1 antagonist G15 activated autophagy and G15 also damaged the function of SSd on suppressing autophagy, leading to subsequent increased levels of fibrotic marker level in LX-2 cells. Conclusions Our findings highlight that SSd alleviates hepatic fibrosis by regulating GPER1/autophagy pathway.

Antibiotic exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Jielin Zhou; Yan Lin; Yong Liu; Keyang Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Experimental study on the discharge characteristics of viscous debris flow with grid-type dam - Jinfeng Liu; Dong Yuan; Ming Lu; Yong You; Guangze Zhang; Tao Feng; Dong Wang; Zhiheng Lin (Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2021)

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

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

Environmental contamination with SARS‐CoV ‐2 in COVID ‐19 hospitals in Wuhan, China, 2020 - Wei Liu; Dingchen Li; Chaojie Yang; Fangyan Chen; Ruizhong Jia; Leili Jia; Xinyi Xia; Shanhong Fan; Qing Tan; Yuehua Ke; Yong Chen; Haifeng Li; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has caused high number of infections and deaths of healthcare workers globally. Distribution and possible transmission route of SARS‐CoV‐2 in hospital environment should be clarified. We herein collected 431 environmental (391 surface and 40 air) samples in the intensive care unit (ICU) and general wards (GWs) of three hospitals in Wuhan, China from February 21 to March 4, 2020, and detected SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA by real‐time quantitative PCR. The viral positive rate in the contaminated areas was 17.8% (28/157), whereas there was no virus detected in the clean areas. Higher positive rate (22/59, 37.3%) was found in ICU than that in GWs (3/63, 4.8%). The surfaces of computer keyboards and mouse in the ICU were the most contaminated (8/10, 80.0%), followed by the ground (6/9, 66.7%) and outer glove (2/5, 40.0%). From 17 air samples in the contaminated areas, only one sample collected at a distance of around 30 cm from the patient was positive. Enhanced surface disinfection and hand hygiene effectively decontaminated the virus from the environment. This finding might help understand the transmission route and contamination risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 and evaluate the effectiveness of infection prevention and control measures in healthcare facilities.

Termite mound formation reduces the abundance and diversity of soil resistomes - Zhen‐Zhen Yan; Qing‐Lin Chen; Chao‐Yu Li; Bao‐Anh Thi Nguyen; Yong‐Guan Zhu; Ji‐Zheng He; Hang‐Wei Hu (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Termites are pivotal ecosystem engineers in tropical and subtropical habitats, where they construct massive nests (‘mounds’) that substantially modify soil properties and promote nutrient cycling. Yet, little is known about the roles of termite nesting activity in regulating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the major Global Health challenges. Here, we conducted a large‐scale (> 1500 km) investigation in northern Australia and found distinct resistome profiles in termite mounds and bulk soils. By profiling a wide spectrum of ARGs, we found that the abundance and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were significantly lower in termite mounds than in bulk soils ( P P

Precipitation increases the abundance of fungal plant pathogens in Eucalyptus phyllosphere - Qing‐Lin Chen; Hang‐Wei Hu; Zhen‐Zhen Yan; Chao‐Yu Li; Bao‐Anh Thi Nguyen; Yong‐Guan Zhu; Ji‐Zheng He (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Understanding the current and future distributions of plant pathogens is critical to predict the plant performance and related economic benefits in the changing environment. Yet, little is known about the roles of environmental drivers in shaping the profiles of fungal plant pathogens in phyllosphere, an important habitat of microbiomes on Earth. Here, using a large‐scale investigation of Eucalyptus phyllospheric microbiomes in Australia and the multiple linear regression model, we show that precipitation is the most important predictor of fungal taxonomic diversity and abundance. The abundance of fungal plant pathogens in phyllosphere exhibited a positive linear relationship with precipitation. With this empirical dataset, we constructed current and future atlases of phyllosphere plant pathogens to estimate their spatial distributions under different climate change scenarios. Our atlases indicate that the abundance of fungal plant pathogens would increase especially in the coastal regions with up to 100‐fold increase compared with the current abundance. These findings advance our understanding of the distributions of fungal plant pathogens in phyllospheric microbiomes under the climate change, which can improve our ability to predict and mitigate their impacts on plant productivity and economic losses.

Conservation planning on China's borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam - Lin Wang; Bin Yang; Yang Bai; Xiaoqiang Lu; Richard T. Corlett; Yunhong Tan; Xiao‐Yong Chen; Jianguo Zhu; Yan Liu; Rui‐Chang Quan (Conservation Biology, 2021)
Transboundary conservation is playing an increasingly important role in maintaining ecosystem integrity and halting biodiversity loss caused by anthropogenic activities. However, lack of information on species distributions in transboundary regions and understanding of the threats in these areas impairs conservation. We developed a spatial conservation plan for the transboundary areas between Yunnan province, southwestern China, and neighboring Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in the Indo‐Burma biodiversity hotspot. To identify priority areas for conservation and restoration, we determined species distribution patterns and recent land‐use changes and examined the spatiotemporal dynamics of the connected natural forest, which supports most species. We assessed connectivity with equivalent connected area (ECA), which is the amount of reachable habitat for a species. An ECA incorporates the presence of habitat in a patch and the amount of habitat in other patches within dispersal distance. We analyzed 197,845 locality records from specimen collections and monographs for 21,004 plant and vertebrate species. The region of Yunnan immediately adjacent to the international borders had the highest species richness, with 61% of recorded species and 56% of threatened vertebrates, which suggests high conservation value. Satellite imagery showed the area of natural forest in the border zone declined by 5.2% (13,255 km 2 ) from 1995 to 2018 and monoculture plantations increased 92.4%, shrubland 10.1%, and other cropland 6.2%. The resulting decline in connected natural forest reduced the amount of habitat, especially for forest specialists with limited dispersal abilities. The most severe decline in connectivity was along the Sino‐Vietnamese border. Many priority areas straddle international boundaries, indicating demand and potential for establishing transboundary protected areas. Our results illustrate the importance of bi‐ and multilateral cooperation to protect biodiversity in this region and provide guidance for future conservation planning and practice.

Two new pyrrolidine alkaloids from the red alga Acanthophora spicifera - Zhuo-Bin Guan; Yong-Qian Liang; Jia-Li Lin; Xiao-Jian Liao; Shi-Hai Xu; Bing-Xin Zhao (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Experimental study on the effect of temperature on marine clay consolidation with vertical sand drains - Qin-yang Sang; Yong-lin Xiong; Gan-bin Liu; Rong-yue Zheng (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2021)

Spatiotemporal change of vegetation coverage recovery and its driving factors in the Wenchuan earthquake-hit areas - Xiao-fei Sun; Lin-guo Yuan; Ying-zhi Zhou; Huai-yong Shao; Xian-feng Li; Ping Zhong (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Oceanic vertical mixing of the lower halocline water in the Chukchi Borderland and Mendeleyev Ridge - Long Lin; Hailun He; Yong Cao; Tao Li; Yilin Liu; Mingfeng Wang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Chronic Exposure to Hypoxia Inhibits Myelinogenesis and Causes Motor Coordination Deficits in Adult Mice - Lin Chen; Shu-Yu Ren; Rui-Xue Li; Kun Liu; Jing-Fei Chen; Yu-Jian Yang; Yong-Bin Deng; Han-Zhi Wang; Lan Xiao; Feng Mei; Fei Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Exposure to chronic hypoxia is considered to be a risk factor for deficits in brain function in adults, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Since active myelinogenesis persists in the adult central nervous system, here we aimed to investigate the impact of chronic hypoxia on myelination and the related functional consequences in adult mice. Using a transgenic approach to label newly-generated myelin sheaths ( NG2-CreER TM ; Tau-mGFP ), we found that myelinogenesis was highly active in most brain regions, such as the motor cortex and corpus callosum. After exposure to hypoxia (10% oxygen) 12 h per day for 4 weeks, myelinogenesis was largely inhibited in the 4-month old brain and the mice displayed motor coordination deficits revealed by the beam-walking test. To determine the relationship between the inhibited myelination and functional impairment, we induced oligodendroglia-specific deletion of the transcription factor Olig2 by tamoxifen ( NG2-CreER TM ; Tau-mGFP; Olig2 fl/fl ) in adult mice to mimic the decreased myelinogenesis caused by hypoxia. The deletion of Olig2 inhibited myelinogenesis and consequently impaired motor coordination, suggesting that myelinogenesis is required for motor function in adult mice. To understand whether enhancing myelination could protect brain functions against hypoxia, we treated hypoxic mice with the myelination-enhancing drug-clemastine, which resulted in enhanced myelogenesis and improved motor coordination. Taken together, our data indicate that chronic hypoxia inhibits myelinogenesis and causes functional deficits in the brain and that enhancing myelinogenesis protects brain functions against hypoxia-related deficits.

Shared and specific patterns of structural and functional thalamo-frontal disturbances in manic and euthymic pediatric bipolar disorder - Yi-Bing Guo; Wei-Jia Gao; Zhi-Liang Long; Wei-Fang Cao; Dong Cui; Yong-Xin Guo; Qing Jiao; Jian-Feng Qiu; Lin-Yan Su; Guang-Ming Lu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)
Bipolar disorder (BD) is clinically defined by alternating depressive and manic episodes with a separated period of euthymia. Thalamo-frontal loop plays vital role in psychotic symptoms, altered motor control and executive difficulties in BD. It remains unclear that structural and functional alterations of thalamo-frontal loop among the different mood states in BD, especially in pediatric BD(PBD). Twenty manic PBD (mPBD), 20 euthymic PBD (ePBD) and 19 healthy controls (HCs) were included in the study. By analyzing the T1 images and fMRI signals, thalamus volume and frontal grey matter cortical thickness were tested, and functional connectivity (FC) between bilateral thalamus and frontal cortex was calculated. Relationship between clinical indices and thalamo-frontal FC was also evaluated in mPBD and ePBD adolescents. Compared to HCs, the cortical thickness of left middle frontal gyrus (MFG), bilateral superior frontal gyrus (SFG) was significantly decreased in both mPBD and ePBD patients, and volume of left thalamus and cortical thickness of right MFG significantly decreased in mPBD patients. Compared to that of the HCs and ePBD subjects, thalamo-frontal hyperconnectivity with MFG was found in mPBD, and compared with that of HCs, thalamo-frontal hypoconnectivity with precentral gyrus/SFG was found in ePBD. In ePBD patients, episode times positively correlated with FC values between thalamus and precentral gyrus. The findings of the present study demonstrate detailed knowledge regarding shared and specific structural and functional disruption in thalamo-frontal loop in mPBD and ePBD subjects. Thalamo-frontal abnormalities reported in adult BD subjects were also observed in adolescent BD patients, and thalamo-frontal dysfunction may be a crucial treatment target in BD.

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)

In silico design of antimicrobial oligopeptides based on 3D-QSAR modeling and bioassay evaluation - Guangping Li; Yuxuan Wang; Yan Shen; Haiqiong Guo; Qingxiu He; Yong Hu; Haibin Liu; Zhihua Lin; Yuanqiang Wang (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

Descending Modulation of Spinal Itch Transmission by Primary Somatosensory Cortex - Zi-Han Wu; Han-Yu Shao; Yuan-Yuan Fu; Xiao-Bo Wu; De-Li Cao; Sheng-Xiang Yan; Wei-Lin Sha; Yong-Jing Gao; Zhi-Jun Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

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

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

3D Step-by-step inversion strategy for audio magnetotellurics data based on unstructured mesh - San Cheng; Zhi-Yong Zhang; Feng Zhou; Man Li; Hui Chen; Fu-Sheng Shi; Lin-Pin Huang; Yong Li (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

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

Conversion of rice husk into fermentable sugar and silica using acid-catalyzed ionic liquid pretreatment - YuJie Wang; Jing-yong Liu; Jian Sun; Sumarlin Shangdiar; Kassian T.T. Amesho; Yung-Chang Lin; Yen-Ping Peng; Ken-Lin Chang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

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

Disturbance-Mediated Changes in Coral Reef Habitat Provoke a Positive Feeding Response in a Major Coral Reef Detritivore, Ctenochaetus striatus - Xianzhi Lin; Simin Hu; Yong Liu; Li Zhang; Hui Huang; Sheng Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Coral reefs are undergoing global phase shifts from coral-dominated to algae-dominated stages. The negative effects of this substratum shift on the diversity and abundance of fish have been well documented, but the influence on fish feeding is less studied, which may limit a deeper understanding of trophic pathways in such a disturbed system. In this study, we investigated the feeding response of a numerically dominant fish species Ctenochaetus striatus to different substrate types, including hard coral, short algal turfs (SATs, <5 mm), and long algal turfs (LATs, >5 mm), on reefs in the South China Sea. The biomass of C. striatus showed an inverted U-shaped relationship with coral coverage and a significant positive correlation with SAT coverage ( p < 0.05), indicating that rising SAT coverage associated with moderate coral loss provoked a feeding response in C. striatus . Stomach contents of C. striatus , analyzed using high-throughput sequencing (HTS), were dominated by algal sequences (relative read abundance, RRA > 80.0%), including macroalgae, filamentous algae, and microalgae (e.g., Symbiodinium and Prorocentrum ). The sequence number and diversity of microalgae (mainly dinoflagellates) tended to be abundant (RRA 13.5–36.5%) with increased SAT cover, but brown algae sequences (RRA 17.2–57.8%) or green algae sequences (RRA > 50.7% except one site) dominated the stomach content DNA in reefs with high coral cover and high LAT or macroalgal cover, respectively. Considering the limited ability of C. striatus to remove mature algae, macroalgal DNA might be from algal debris. Our results indicate that C. striatus populations respond positively to conditions of moderate coral loss through increases in body condition identified as increased biomass. These responses are correlated to the expansion of SAT’s as coral cover declined, however, this relationship reverses if coral loss is high due to the succession of LAT’s over SAT’s and a corresponding decrease in the quality of food available. Our use of HTS has nevertheless identified the importance of detritivory in the flow of energy through reefs in the Anthropocene which are increasingly becoming depauperate in hard coral.

Identification of potential sex-related genes in Siniperca chuatsi - Qiaoying Zhu; Chong Han; Cheng Peng; Xingni Zhou; Chongwei Wang; Linqiang Han; Shuisheng Li; Guifeng Li; Haoran Lin; Yong Zhang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

The impact of atmospheric moisture transport on winter Arctic warming: Radiation versus latent heat release - Mingju Hao; Yanluan Lin; Yong Luo; Reshmita Nath; Zongci Zhao (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
Atmospheric moisture transport (AMT) contributes significantly to the recent accelerated Arctic warming. However, the impact of AMT has not been well quantified, not to mention the relative contribution of its impact on microphysical latent heating (LAH) and longwave radiative heating (LWH). A series of Polar‐WRF model experiments with different magnitudes of AMT are conducted to study the response of winter Arctic temperature to AMT variations. Results show that atmospheric precipitable water is very sensitive to AMT variations and thus can define the changes in surface air temperature by altering surface downward longwave radiation. Additionally, because evaporation and sublimation tend to balance the AMT‐induced moisture changes near the surface, LWH in the lower troposphere is determined by downward longwave radiation and thus can be the dominant factor for temperature variations. However, temperature in the mid‐ and upper troposphere is primarily determined by changes in LAH, because the content of ice‐phase cloud aloft is significantly affected by AMT. In addition, the changes in LWH in the mid‐ and upper troposphere are governed by upward longwave radiation, thus offsetting some of the temperature variations. These findings have implications for the attribution of Arctic current warming and the prediction of its future temperature change.

Effects of multi-phase inoculation on the fungal community related with the improvement of medicinal herbal residues composting - Xiao-Lin Lu; Hao Wu; Shi-Li Song; Hong-Yan Bai; Meng-Jun Tang; Fang-Ji Xu; Yan Ma; Chuan-Chao Dai; Yong Jia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Patients with first-episode untreated schizophrenia who experience concomitant visual disturbances and auditory hallucinations exhibit co-impairment of the brain and retinas—a pilot study - Chuanjun Zhuo; Bo Xiao; Feng Ji; Xiaodong Lin; Deguo Jiang; Hongjun Tian; Yong Xu; Wenqiang Wang; Ce Chen (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Genome-wide identification of GMP genes in Rosaceae and functional characterization of FaGMP4 in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) - Yuanxiu Lin; Jiahao Zhang; Lintai Wu; Yunting Zhang; Qing Chen; Mengyao Li; Yong Zhang; Ya Luo; Yan Wang; Xiaorong Wang; Haoru Tang (Genes & Genomics, 2021)

Ghrelin Affects Gastric Cancer Progression by Activating AMPK Signaling Pathway - Xiao-Lin Hu; Yong-Jun Zhu; Chang-Hua Hu; Li You; Juan Wu; Xiao-Yan He; Wen-Jie Huang; Zong-Hui Wu (Biochemical Genetics, 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.

Targeted deletion of HAI-1 increases prostasin proteolysis but decreases matriptase proteolysis in human keratinocytes - Dajun D. Lu; Yayun Gu; Sheng-Wen A. Li; Robert J. Barndt; Shih-Ming Huang; Jehng-Kang Wang; Hui Chen Su; Michael D. Johnson; Chen-Yong Lin (Human Cell, 2021)

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

Estimate of nutrient sources and transport into Bohai Bay in China from a lower plain urban watershed using a SPARROW model - Zizhou Xu; Zhixin Ji; Bin Liang; Derui Song; Yong Lin; Jianguo Lin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Cryostructures and ground ice content in ice-rich permafrost area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with Computed Tomography Scanning - Xing-wen Fan; Zhan-ju Lin; Ze-yong Gao; Xiang-lian Meng; Fu-jun Niu; Jing Luo; Guo-an Yin; Fu-jun Zhou; Ai-yu Lan (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Physical interactions facilitate sex change in the protogynous orange‐spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides - Jiaxing Chen; Cheng Peng; Jingjun Huang; Herong Shi; Ling Xiao; Lin Tang; Haoran Lin; Shuisheng Li; Yong Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2021)
Sex change in teleost fishes is commonly regulated by social factors. In species that exhibit protogynous sex change, such as the orange‐spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides , when the dominant males are removed from the social group, the most dominant female initiates sex change. The aim of this study was to determine the regulatory mechanisms of socially controlled sex change in E. coioides . We investigated the seasonal variation in social behaviours and sex change throughout the reproductive cycle of E. coioides , and defined the behaviour pattern of this fish during the establishment of a dominance hierarchy. The social behaviours and sex change in this fish were affected by season, and only occurred during the prebreeding season and breeding season. Therefore, a series of sensory isolation experiments was conducted during the breeding season to determine the role of physical, visual and olfactory cues in mediating socially controlled sex change. The results demonstrated that physical interactions between individuals in the social groups were crucial for the initiation and completion of sex change, whereas visual and olfactory cues alone were insufficient in stimulating sex change in dominant females. In addition, we propose that the steroid hormones 11‐ketotestosterone and cortisol are involved in regulating the initiation of socially controlled sex change.

Termite mounds reduce soil microbial diversity by filtering rare microbial taxa - Qing‐Lin Chen; Hang‐Wei Hu; Zhen‐Zhen Yan; Chao‐Yu Li; Bao‐Anh Thi Nguyen; Yong Zheng; Yong‐Guan Zhu; Ji‐Zheng He (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Termites are ubiquitous insects in tropical and subtropical habitats, and some of them construct massive nests (‘mounds’), which substantially promote substrate heterogeneity by altering soil properties. Yet, the role of termite nesting process in regulating the distribution and diversity of soil microbial communities remains poorly understood, which introduces uncertainty in predictions of ecosystem functions of termite mounds in a changing environment. Here, by using amplicon sequencing, we conducted a survey of 134 termite mounds across >1500 km in northern Australia and found that termite mounds significantly differed from bulk soils in the microbial diversity and community compositions. Compared with bulk soils, termite nesting process decreased the microbial diversity and the relative abundance of rare taxa. Rare taxa had a narrower habitat niche breadth than dominant taxa and might be easier to be filtered by the potential intensive microbial competition during the nesting processes. We further demonstrated that the shift in pH induced by termite nesting process was a major driver shaping the microbial community profiles in termite mounds. Together, our work provides novel evidence that termite nesting is an important process in regulating soil microbial diversity, which advances our understanding of the functioning of termite mounds.

TLR8 in the Trigeminal Ganglion Contributes to the Maintenance of Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain in Mice - Lin-Xia Zhao; Ming Jiang; Xue-Qiang Bai; De-Li Cao; Xiao-Bo Wu; Jing Zhang; Jian-Shuang Guo; Tong-Tong Chen; Juan Wang; Hao Wu; Yong-Jing Gao; Zhi-Jun Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Trigeminal neuropathic pain (TNP) is a significant health problem but the involved mechanism has not been completely elucidated. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have recently been demonstrated to be expressed in the dorsal root ganglion and involved in chronic pain. Here, we show that TLR8 was persistently increased in the trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons in model of TNP induced by partial infraorbital nerve ligation (pIONL). In addition, deletion or knockdown of Tlr8 in the TG attenuated pIONL-induced mechanical allodynia, reduced the activation of ERK and p38-MAPK, and decreased the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the TG. Furthermore, intra-TG injection of the TLR8 agonist VTX-2337 induced pain hypersensitivity. VTX-2337 also increased the intracellular Ca 2+ concentration, induced the activation of ERK and p38, and increased the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the TG. These data indicate that TLR8 contributes to the maintenance of TNP through increasing MAPK-mediated neuroinflammation. Targeting TLR8 signaling may be effective for the treatment of TNP.

The effect of cyfluthrin on testis inhibin B in rats and the intervention of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide - Xin Guo; Yong-Xin Xie; Chen Guo; Jing-Lin Wei; Hui-Fang Yang (Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, 2021)

Establishment of a comprehensive analysis method for the microfaunal movement in activated sludge - Xiaobing Hu; Kun Wang; Jing Chang; Lin Zhang; Meiying Zhong; Yong Nie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Increased depression risk for elderly women with high blood levels of strontium and barium - Jia Lv; Yan-ling Li; Wen-qiang Ren; Rong Li; Jian-rong Chen; Chao Bao; Zhi-ping Du; Shun Feng; Ling Gu; Hui Gao; Kai-yong Liu; Lin-sheng Yang; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Strategies to solve the reverse inference fallacy in future MRI studies of schizophrenia: a review - Chuanjun Zhuo; Gongying Li; Xiaodong Lin; Deguo Jiang; Yong Xu; Hongjun Tian; Wenqiang Wang; Xueqin Song (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)
Few advances in schizophrenia research have been translated into clinical practice, despite 60 years of serum biomarkers studies and 50 years of genetic studies. During the last 30 years, neuroimaging studies on schizophrenia have gradually increased, partly due to the beautiful prospect that the pathophysiology of schizophrenia could be explained entirely by the Human Connectome Project (HCP). However, the fallacy of reverse inference has been a critical problem of the HCP. For this reason, there is a dire need for new strategies or research “bridges” to further schizophrenia at the biological level. To understand the importance of research “bridges,” it is vital to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the recent literature. Hence, in this review, our team has summarized the recent literature (1995–2018) about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of schizophrenia in terms of regional and global structural and functional alterations. We have also provided a new proposal that may supplement the HCP for studying schizophrenia. As postulated, despite the vast number of MRI studies in schizophrenia, the lack of homogeneity between the studies, along with the relatedness of schizophrenia with other neurological disorders, has hindered the study of schizophrenia. In addition, the reverse inference cannot be used to diagnose schizophrenia, further limiting the clinical impact of findings from medical imaging studies. We believe that multidisciplinary technologies may be used to develop research “bridges” to further investigate schizophrenia at the single neuron or neuron cluster levels. We have postulated about future strategies for overcoming the current limitations and establishing the research “bridges,” with an emphasis on multimodality imaging, molecular imaging, neuron cluster signals, single transmitter biomarkers, and nanotechnology. These research “bridges” may help solve the reverse inference fallacy and improve our understanding of schizophrenia for future studies.

Abberant inverted U-shaped brain pattern and trait-related retinal impairment in schizophrenia patients with combined auditory and visual hallucinations: a pilot study - Chuanjun Zhuo; Bo Xiao; Ce Chen; Deguo Jiang; Gongying Li; Xiaoyan Ma; Ranli Li; Lina Wang; Yong Xu; Chunhua Zhou; Xiaodong Lin (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)
Schizophrenic patients often experience auditory hallucinations (AHs) and visual hallucinations (VHs). However, brain and retinal alterations associated with combined AHs and VHs in schizophrenic patients are unknown. This study aimed o investigate brain and retinal alterations in first episode un-treated schizophrenic patients with combined AHs and VHs (FUSCHAV). FUSCHAV patients ( n = 120), divided into four groups according to severity of AH and VH symptoms, were compared to healthy controls ( n = 30). Gray matter volume (GMV) and global functional connectivity density (gFCD) were recorded to reflect brain structure and functional alterations. Total retinal thickness was acquired by optical coherence tomography to assess retinal impairment. The majority of FUSCHAV patients (85.8%) demonstrated both GMV reduction and gFCD increases along with retinal thinning compared to healthy controls. The severity of GMV reduction and gFCD increase differed between patient groups, ranked from highest to lowest severity as follows: severe AHs combined with severe VHs (FUSCHSASV, 20 patients), moderate AHs combined with severe VHs (FUSCHMASV, 23 patients), severe AHs combined with moderate VHs (FUSCHSAMV, 28 patients), and moderate AHs combined with moderate VHs (FUSCHMAMV, 26). Retinal impairment was similar among the four FUSCHAV groups. GMV reduction and gFCD increases in the frontal-parietal lobule show an inverted U-shaped pattern among FUSCHAV patients according to AH and VH severity, while retinal impairment remains stable among FUSCHAV groups. These findings indicate a reciprocal deterioration in auditory and visual disturbances among FUSCHAV patients.

Fertilization alters protistan consumers and parasites in crop‐associated microbiomes - Anqi Sun; Xiao‐Yan Jiao; Qinglin Chen; Pankaj Trivedi; Zixin Li; Fangfang Li; Yong Zheng; Yongxin Lin; Hang‐Wei Hu; Ji‐Zheng He (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Crop plants carry an enormous diversity of microbiota that provide massive benefits to hosts. Protists, as the main microbial consumers and a pivotal driver of biogeochemical cycling processes, remain largely understudied in the plant microbiome. Here, we characterized the diversity and composition of protists in sorghum leaf phyllosphere, and rhizosphere and bulk soils, collected from an 8‐year field experiment with multiple fertilization regimes. Phyllosphere was an important habitat for protists, dominated by Rhizaria, Alveolata and Amoebozoa. Rhizosphere and bulk soils had a significantly higher diversity of protists than the phyllosphere, and the protistan community structure significantly differed among the three plant–soil compartments. Fertilization significantly altered specific functional groups of protistan consumers and parasites. Variation partitioning models revealed that soil properties, bacteria and fungi predicted a significant proportion of the variation in the protistan communities. Changes in protists may in turn significantly alter the compositions of bacterial and fungal communities from the top‐down control in food webs. Altogether, we provide novel evidence that fertilization significantly affects the functional groups of protistan consumers and parasites in crop‐associated microbiomes, which have implications for the potential changes in their ecological functions under intensive agricultural managements.

CXCL10/CXCR3 Signaling in the DRG Exacerbates Neuropathic Pain in Mice - Yan-Fang Kong; Wei-Lin Sha; Xiao-Bo Wu; Lin-Xia Zhao; Ling-Jie Ma; Yong-Jing Gao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Landslide hazard assessment of rainfall-induced landslide based on the CF-SINMAP model: a case study from Wuling Mountain in Hunan Province, China - Wei Lin; Kunlong Yin; Ningtao Wang; Yong Xu; Zizheng Guo; Yuanyao Li (Natural Hazards, 2021)

MiR-26b-5p regulates the preadipocyte differentiation by targeting FGF21 in goats - Jieqiong Ma; Yaqiu Lin; Jiangjiang Zhu; Kai Huang; Yong Wang (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2021)

The bacterial composition associated with Atriolum robustum, a common ascidian from Xisha coral reef, China - Yong Liu; Peng Wu; Chunhou Li; Yayuan Xiao; Teng Wang; Lin Lin (Symbiosis, 2021)

Genotyping-by-sequencing to determine the genetic structure of a Tibetan medicinal plant Swertia mussotii Franch. - Yan Qiao; Fengxian Guo; Naxin Huo; Lin Zhan; Jiaqing Sun; Xixi Zuo; Zeguang Guo; Yong Q. Gu; Yi Wang; Yue Liu (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Evaluation of emission reduction targets contributed by BASIC countries from the perspective of global temperature control targets - Huijun Wang; Yong Wang; Lin Qi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Injection route affects intra-articular hyaluronic acid distribution and clinical outcome in viscosupplementation treatment for knee osteoarthritis: a combined cadaver study and randomized clinical trial - Jun Xiao; Yong Hu; Lin Huang; Zhi-Fa Huang; Wei-Zhou Jiang; Yu-Qiang Luo; Meng-Yan Jia; Di Chen; Zhan-Jun Shi (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021)

The contrasting effects of thermodynamic and dynamic processes on East Asian summer monsoon precipitation during the Last Glacial Maximum: a data-model comparison - Yong Sun; Haibin Wu; Masa Kageyama; Gilles Ramstein; Laurent Z. X. Li; Ning Tan; Yating Lin; Bo Liu; Weipeng Zheng; Wenchao Zhang; Liwei Zou; Tianjun Zhou (Climate Dynamics, 2021)
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21 ka BP) was the most recent glacial period when the global ice sheet volume was at a maximum. Therefore, the LGM can be used to investigate atmospheric dynamics under a climate that differed significantly from the present. This study quantitatively compares pollen records of boreal summer (June–July–August) precipitation with the PMIP3 LGM simulations. The data-model comparison shows an overall agreement on a drier than pre-industrial East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) climate. Nevertheless, 17 out of 55 records show a regional precipitation increase that is also simulated over the additional land mass area due to sea level drop. The thermodynamic and dynamic responses are analyzed to explain a drier LGM EASM as a combination of these two antagonistic mechanisms. Relatively low atmospheric moisture content was the main thermodynamic control on the lower LGM (relative to pre-industrial levels) EASM precipitation amounts in both the reconstructions and the models. In contrast, two dynamic processes in relation to stationary eddy activity act to increase EASM precipitation regionally in records and simulations, respectively. Precipitation increase in records is explained by dynamic enhancement of the horizontal moisture transport, while dynamic enhancement of the vertical moisture transport leads to simulated precipitation increase over the specific region where landmass was exposed during LGM along continental coastlines of China due to significant drop in sea level (relative to pre-industrial levels). Overall, the opposing effects of thermodynamic and dynamic processes on precipitation during the LGM provide a means to reconcile the spatial heterogeneity of recorded precipitation changes in sign, although data-model comparison suggests that the simulated dynamic wetting mechanism is too weak relative to the thermodynamic drying mechanism over data-model disagreement regions.

Patterns of chronic disease management and health outcomes in a population-based cohort of Black women with breast cancer - Michelle Doose; Jennifer Tsui; Michael B. Steinberg; Cathleen Y. Xing; Yong Lin; Joel C. Cantor; Chi-Chen Hong; Kitaw Demissie; Elisa V. Bandera (Cancer Causes & Control, 2021)

Simultaneously decreased temporal variability and enhanced variability-strength coupling of emotional network connectivities are related to positive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia - Yanjia Deng; Shuguang Han; Dongliang Cheng; Hui Li; Bin Zhang; Youyong Kong; Yong Lin; Yingjia Li; Ge Wen; Kai Liu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Rapid assessment of landslide risk level based on deep learning - Fei Tan; Jin Yu; Yu-Yong Jiao; Dawei Lin; Jiahe Lv; Yi Cheng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Sesquiterpenoids and meroterpenoids from a mangrove derived fungus Diaporthe sp. SCSIO 41011 - Xiao-Wei Luo; Chun-Mei Chen; Kun-Long Li; Xiu-Ping Lin; Cheng-Hai Gao; Xue-Feng Zhou; Yong-Hong Liu (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Two new physalin derivatives from Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Mast.) Makino - Jian-Lu Sun; Yong-Jun Jiang; Lin Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Syn-2, 3-diols and anti-inflammatory indole derivatives from Streptomyces sp. CB09001 - Lin Jiang; Hong Pu; Xiangjing Qin; Jianxin Liu; Zhongqing Wen; Yimin Huang; Jingxi Xiang; Yunxi Xiang; Jianhua Ju; Yanwen Duan; Yong Huang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Effects of shading on lignin biosynthesis in the leaf of tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) - Rui-Min Teng; Yong-Xin Wang; Hui Li; Shi-Jia Lin; Hao Liu; Jing Zhuang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021)

Using 137Cs and 210Pbex to trace soil erosion rates for a small catchment in the mid-hills of Nepal - Yong Yuan; Donghong Xiong; Han Wu; Lin Liu; Wanxin Li; Chhabi Lal Chidi; Nirmal Mani Dahal; Nilhari Neupane (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 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)

Geographical and interspecific variation in susceptibility of three common thrips species to the insecticide, spinetoram - Yong-Fu Gao; Ya-Jun Gong; Li-Jun Cao; Jin-Cui Chen; Yu-Lin Gao; Majid Mirab-balou; Min Chen; Ary A. Hoffmann; Shu-Jun Wei (Journal of Pest Science, 2021)

Effects of Rhein-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside on the Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans - Yaochao Zhang; Yong Zhu; Yanping Zuo; Chengfang Tang; Fang Zhou; Xiaoming Cui; Lin Wang (Current Microbiology, 2021)

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

Weathering the storm: COVID-19 infection in patients with hematological malignancies - Lin-qin Wang; Elaine Tan Su Yin; Guo-qing Wei; Yong-xian Hu; Arnon Nagler; He Huang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 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)

Epidemiological analysis of Group A Streptococcus infections in a hospital in Beijing, China - Hongxin Li; Lin Zhou; Yong Zhao; Lijuan Ma; Jing Xu; Yan Liu; Qin Qin; Jin Hu; Xiaoyan Liu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Quantitative assessment on soil concentration of heavy metal–contaminated soil with various sample pretreatment techniques and detection methods - Fei Pan; Yong Yu; Lei Yu; Hailan Lin; Yeyao Wang; Linlin Zhang; Dawei Pan; Rilong Zhu (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Overexpression of circ_0001445 decelerates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating miR-942-5p/ALX4 axis - Qinhong Xu; Lijing Zhou; Ganghua Yang; Fandi Meng; Yong Wan; Lin Wang; Lei Zhang (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Differences in functional connectivity density among subtypes of schizophrenic auditory hallucination - Chuanjun Zhuo; Gongying Li; Feng Ji; Ce Chen; Deguo Jiang; Xiaodong Lin; Yong Xu; Hongjun Tian; Lina Wang; Chunhua Zhou; Xiao Lin (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Production of gene-edited pigs harboring orthologous human mutations via double cutting by CRISPR/Cas9 with long single-stranded DNAs as homology-directed repair templates by zygote injection - Fei Xie; Xiaoyang Zhou; Tingting Lin; Lulu Wang; Chuanhong Liu; Xi Luo; Lihua Luo; Huayu Chen; Kenan Guo; Hong Wei; Yong Wang (Transgenic Research, 2020)

2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Daniela Alioto; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Simon J. Anthony; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Tomáš Bartonička; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Public Perceptions of Mangrove Forests Matter for Their Conservation - Farid Dahdouh-Guebas; Gordon N. Ajonina; A. Aldrie Amir; Dominic A. Andradi-Brown; Irfan Aziz; Thorsten Balke; Edward B. Barbier; Stefano Cannicci; Simon M. Cragg; Marília Cunha-Lignon; David J. Curnick; Carlos M. Duarte; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Correction to: Application of linked and unlinked co‑transformation to generate triple stack, marker‑free, transgenic white clover (Trifolium repens L.) - Rafael Narancio; Yong-Lin Ding; Yi-Han Lin; Sareena Sahab; Stephen Panter; Matthew Hayes; Ulrik John; Heather Anderson; John Mason; German Spangenberg (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

One-pot synthesis of substituted pyrrole–imidazole derivatives with anticancer activity - Ming Zhang; Yong Ding; Hong-Xia Qin; Zhi-Gang Xu; Hai-Tao Lan; Dong-Lin Yang; Cheng Yi (Molecular Diversity, 2020)

Diagnostic value of optic disc retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for diabetic peripheral neuropathy - Xiao-hong Wu; Jing-wen Fang; Yin-qiong Huang; Xue-feng Bai; Yong Zhuang; Xiao-yu Chen; Xia-hong Lin (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

A Comparative Study of Associated Microbiota Between Pig Farm and Pig Slaughterhouse in Guangdong, China - Jian-Yong Wu; Yan-Shan Zhu; Cheng Guo; Yao Xia; Zhong-Min Guo; Qian-Lin Li; Jia-Hai Lu (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Characterization of a Protease Hyper-Productive Mutant of Bacillus pumilus by Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis - Yong-Cheng Liu; Lin-Li Han; Tian-Yu Chen; Yan-Bing Lu; Hong Feng (Current Microbiology, 2020)

A calculation model to assess the crack propagation length of rock block in clastic flow - Yang Liu; Yong You; Jin-feng Liu; Shu-xi Zhao; Dong-xu Yang; Dao-chuan Liu; Lin Liu; Yan-fang Xie; Kai-cheng Yang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

The molecular mechanism underlying cadmium resistance in NHX1 transgenic Lemna turonifera was studied by comparative transcriptome analysis - Jie Yao; Jinge Sun; Yikai Chen; Leqian Shi; Lin Yang; Yong Wang (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

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)

Mild acidity likely accelerates the physiological matriptase autoactivation process: a comparative study between spontaneous and acid-induced matriptase zymogen activation - Bailing Jia; Hamishi A. Thompson; Robert B. Barndt; Yi-Lin Chiu; Mon-Juan Lee; See-Chi Lee; Jehng-Kang Wang; Hung-Jen Tang; Chen-Yong Lin; Michael D. Johnson (Human Cell, 2020)

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

2D slope stability analysis based on Pan’s maximum principle - Xiao Gang Wang; Xing Chao Lin; Ping Sun; Xu Li; Yu Jie Wang; Yong Yu Ling (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

COMT-Val158Met polymorphism modulates antipsychotic effects on auditory verbal hallucinations and temporal lobe gray matter volumes in healthy individuals—symptom relief accompanied by worrisome volume reductions - Chuanjun Zhuo; Langlang Cheng; Gongying Li; Yong Xu; Rixing Jing; Shen Li; Li Zhang; Xiaodong Lin; Chunhua Zhou (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)
Investigation of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenics is complicated by psychiatric symptoms. Investigating healthy individuals with AVHs (H-AVHs) can obviate such confounding factors. The objective of this study was to explore the effects of antipsychotic treatment on AVHs and gray matter volumes (GMVs) in H-AVH subjects and whether such are effects are influenced by COMT - Val158Met genotype. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and genotyping studies were completed for 42 H-AVH subjects and 42 well-matched healthy controls (HCs). COMT-Met/Met homozygotes (158th codon) were identified as COMT-Met genotype; COMT-Met/Val heterozygotes and COMT-Val/Val homozygotes were identified as COMT-Val genotype. Data were compared across groups (H-AVH vs. HC, and between genotypes) with two-sample t-tests. The H-AVH COMT-Met group showed a stronger response to antipsychotic treatment than the H-AVH COMT-Val group ( p < 0.001). Both H-AVH genotype groups exhibited temporal lobe GMV reductions after treatment, and relative to their respective genotype-matched HC groups. Antipsychotic treatment effects in H-AVH subjects were influenced by COMT-Val158Met genotype and associated with widespread GMV reductions. These findings provide clues for further exploration of treatment targets for AVHs. Treatment associated GMV reductions, however, raise concerns about use of antipsychotics in H-AVH subjects.

Menaquinone-7 production in engineered Escherichia coli - Quanxiu Gao; Hao Chen; Wenzhao Wang; Jianzhong Huang; Yong Tao; Baixue Lin (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020)

Application of linked and unlinked co-transformation to generate triple stack, marker-free, transgenic white clover (Trifolium repens L.) - Rafael Narancio; Yong-Lin Ding; Yi-Han Lin; Sareena Sahab; Stephen Panter; Matthew Hayes; Ulrik John; Heather Anderson; John Mason; German Spangenberg (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Natural sex change in mature protogynous orange‐spotted grouper ( Epinephelus coioides ): gonadal restructuring, sex hormone shifts and gene profiles - Cheng Peng; Qing Wang; Herong Shi; Jiaxing Chen; Shuisheng Li; Huihong Zhao; Haoran Lin; Jianchun Yang; Yong Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2020)
Sexual patterns of teleosts are extremely diverse and include both gonochorism and hermaphroditism. As a protogynous hermaphroditic fish, all orange‐spotted groupers ( Epinephelus coioides ) develop directly into females, and some individuals change sex to become functional males later in life. This study investigated gonadal restructuring, shifts in sex hormone levels and gene profiles of cultured mature female groupers during the first (main) breeding season of 2019 in Huizhou, China (22° 42′ 02.6″ N, 114° 32′ 10.1″ E). Analysis of gonadal restructuring revealed that females with pre‐vitellogenic ovaries underwent vitellogenesis, spawning and regression and then returned to the pre‐vitellogenic stage in the late breeding season, at which point some changed sex to become males via the intersex gonad stage. A significant decrease in the level of serum 17 β ‐estradiol (E2) was observed during ovary regression but not during sex change, whereas serum 11‐ketotestosterone (11‐KT) concentrations increased significantly during sex change with the highest concentration in newly developed males. Consistent with serum hormone changes, a significant decrease in cyp19a1a expression was observed during ovary regression but not during sex change, whereas the expression of cyp11c1 and hsd11b2 increased significantly during sex change. Interestingly, hsd11b2 but not cyp11c1 was significantly upregulated from the pre‐vitellogenic ovary stage to the early intersex gonad stage. These results suggest that a decrease in serum E2 concentration and downregulation of cyp19a1a expression are not necessary to trigger the female‐to‐male transformation, whereas increased 11‐KT concentration and upregulation of hsd11b2 expression may be key events for the initiation of sex change in the orange‐spotted grouper.

Five new ent -kaurane diterpenes from Annona squamosa L. pericarps - Ya-Yun Chen; Cheng-Yao Ma; Mao-Lin Wang; Jia-Hui Lu; Peng Hu; Jian-Wei Chen; Xiang Li; Yong Chen (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Functional analysis of miR-767-5p during the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma and the clinical relevance of its dysregulation - Lei Zhang; Zhimin Geng; Yong Wan; Fandi Meng; Xiankui Meng; Lin Wang (Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2020)

Acanthophoraine A, a new pyrrolidine alkaloid from the red alga Acanthophora spicifera - Jia-Li Lin; Yong-Qian Liang; Xiao-Jian Liao; Jian-Ting Yang; Dai-Chun Li; Yu-Ling Huang; Zhi-Hui Jiang; Shi-Hai Xu; Bing-Xin Zhao (Natural Product Research, 2020)

MiR-615 Regulates NSC Differentiation In Vitro and Contributes to Spinal Cord Injury Repair by Targeting LINGO-1 - Hongfu Wu; Lu Ding; Yuhui Wang; Tang-Bin Zou; Tao Wang; Wenjin Fu; Yong Lin; Xiaomin Zhang; Kangzhen Chen; Yutian Lei; Caitang Zhong; Chuanming Luo (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Rediscovery of the abyssal species Peniagone leander Pawson and Foell, 1986 (Holothuroidea: Elasipodida: Elpidiidae): the first record from the Mariana Trench area - Lin Gong; Xinzheng Li; Ning Xiao; Lisheng He; Haibin Zhang; Yong Wang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2020)

The spatiotemporal control of human matriptase action on its physiological substrates: a case against a direct role for matriptase proteolytic activity in profilaggrin processing and desquamation - Chen-Yong Lin; Jehng-Kang Wang; Michael D. Johnson (Human Cell, 2020)

Association of KRAS mutation with tumor deposit status and overall survival of colorectal cancer - Meifang Zhang; Wenwei Hu; Kun Hu; Yong Lin; Zhaohui Feng; Jing-Ping Yun; Nan Gao; Lanjing Zhang (Cancer Causes & Control, 2020)

A novel putative betapartitivirus isolated from the plant-pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani - Yi Chen; Jia En Su; Xi Yun Qin; Zhi Yong Fan; Xiao Hai Zhang; Qing Yu; Zhen Yuan Xia; Cong Ming Zou; Gao Kun Zhao; Zhong Long Lin (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Effect of nutritional factors on the accretion of secondary metabolites in Malaysian ginseng adventitious root cultures - Xi-Hua Cui; Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy; Ji-De Zhang; Hang-Lin Song; Yin-Ji Jiang; Wen-Wen Qi; Yong Yi Li; Kee-Yoeup Paek; So-Young Park (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2020)

Three-directional analytic signal analysis and interpretation of magnetic gradient tensor - Can-wen Guo; Zhe Xing; Lin-fei Wang; Yong Ma; Heng-fei Huan (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Two new aromatic polyketides from a deep-sea fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO 06720 - Cui Guo; Xiu-Ping Lin; Sheng-Rong Liao; Bin Yang; Xue-Feng Zhou; Xian-Wen Yang; Xin-Peng Tian; Jun-Feng Wang; Yong-Hong Liu (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Identification of novel functional CpG-SNPs associated with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease - Zun Wang; Chuan Qiu; Xu Lin; Lan-Juan Zhao; Yong Liu; Xinrui Wu; Qian Wang; Wei Liu; Kelvin Li; Hong-Wen Deng; Si-Yuan Tang; Hui Shen (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

Spatial variation of soil physical properties and its relationship with plant biomass in degraded slopes in dry-hot valley region of Southwest China - Yong Yuan; Donghong Xiong; Han Wu; Su Zhang; Baojun Zhang; Nirmal Mani Dahal; Lin Liu; Wanxin Li; Wenduo Zhang; Liangtao Shi (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Uncertainty of volume fraction in bimrock using the scan-line method and its application in the estimation of deformability parameters - Yu-Chen Lu; Yong-Ming Tien; Charng Hsein Juang; Jeen-Shang Lin (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)
The volume fraction within a bimrock or bimsoil is an essential parameter that is useful for estimating the engineering properties of heterogeneous geomaterials. This paper presents analytical and numerical solutions to quantify the uncertainty of volume fraction measurements in bimrock/bimsoil using a scan-line method. The analytical solutions for the mean and variance of volume fraction estimates are based on a representative volume element model. The numerical solution is obtained through simulations of scan-line measurements. This work also employs physical tests using CT scan images from artificial bimrock/bimsoil to validate these solutions. The results demonstrate that the uncertainties of the volume fraction depend on the magnitude of the volume fraction of the blocks, the diameter of the blocks, and the length of the scan line. The proposed analytical and numerical solutions are compared with existing physical experimental tests and analytical solutions. An illustrative example to demonstrate the estimation of the uncertainty of volume fraction using the scan-line measurement is present. Finally, an example application of the volume fraction characterization in the geological engineering, in terms of Young’s modulus estimation and characterization, is provided.

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)

The Potential Role of PKA/CREB Signaling Pathway Concerned with Gastrodin Administration on Methamphetamine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference Rats and SH-SY5Y Cell Line - Gen-Meng Yang; Lu Li; Feng-Lin Xue; Chen-Li Ma; Xiao-Feng Zeng; Yong-Na Zhao; Dong-Xian Zhang; Yang Yu; Qian-Wen Yan; Yi-Qing Zhou; Shi-Jun Hong; Li-Hua Li (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Photoprotection capacity of microalgae improved by regulating the antenna size of light-harvesting complexes - Guang-Rong Hu; Yong Fan; Yan-Lin Zheng; Feng Xu; Lei Zhang; Fu-Li Li (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2020)

Heat stress induces apoptosis through disruption of dynamic mitochondrial networks in dairy cow mammary epithelial cells - Kun-Lin Chen; Hui-Li Wang; Lin-Zheng Jiang; Yong Qian; Cai-Xia Yang; Wei-Wei Chang; Ji-Feng Zhong; Guang-Dong Xing (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

A new DRP-4DVar-based coupled data assimilation system for decadal predictions using a fast online localization technique - Yujun He; Bin Wang; Wenyu Huang; Shiming Xu; Yong Wang; Li Liu; Lijuan Li; Juanjuan Liu; Yongqiang Yu; Yanluan Lin; Xiaomeng Huang; Yiran Peng (Climate Dynamics, 2020)

Next-generation sequencing technology as a powerful detection and semi-quantitative method for herpes simplex virus type 1 in pediatric encephalitis - Lin-lin Liu; Ling-yun Guo; Jie Dong; Wen-hua Huang; Li Zhao; Bing Liu; Xi-xi Zhang; Yong-qiang Jiang; Gang Liu (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2020)

Differences in purifying and resistance tolerance ability of Scindapsus and Chlorophytum to formaldehyde pollution - Li Li; Shi-Lin Tian; Jun Jiang; Shi-Lun Xu; Yong Wang (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2020)

Simulation of the Pharmacokinetics of Oseltamivir and Its Active Metabolite in Normal Populations and Patients with Hepatic Cirrhosis Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling - Yong Chen; Meng Ke; Jianwen Xu; Cuihong Lin (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2020)

Microbial synthesis of functional odd-chain fatty acids: a review - Lin-Shang Zhang; Shan Liang; Min-Hua Zong; Ji-Guo Yang; Wen-Yong Lou (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020)

Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Recombinant Plectasin on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health and Innate Immunity Response in Broilers - Jing Lin Ma; Li Hua Zhao; Dan Dan Sun; Jing Zhang; Yong Peng Guo; Zhi Qiang Zhang; Qiu Gang Ma; Cheng Ji; Li Hong Zhao (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2020)

ABA and sucrose co-regulate strawberry fruit ripening and show inhibition of glycolysis - Ya Luo; Cong Ge; Yajie Ling; Fan Mo; Min Yang; Leiyu Jiang; Qing Chen; Yuanxiu Lin; Bo Sun; Yong Zhang; Yan Wang; Mengyao Li; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2020)

The NADPH oxidase in Volvariella volvacea and its differential expression in response to mycelial ageing and mechanical injury - Jun-Jie Yan; Zong-Jun Tong; Yuan-Yuan Liu; Zi-Yan Lin; Ying Long; Xing Han; Wei-Nan Xu; Qian-Hui Huang; Yong-Xin Tao; Bao-Gui Xie (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

Effect of slope gradient on the subsurface water flow velocity of sand layer profile - Zhen Han; Xiao-yan Chen; Yu-han Huang; Bang-lin Luo; Hang Xing; Yong-chao Huang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

First report of tobacco rattle virus in hydrangea in China - Zhao-Lin Ji; Peng-Xiang Zhu; Gen-He He; Yong-Hui Liao; Feng Zhu (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Occurrence of chilli veinal mottle virus in Lycopersicon esculentum in Jiangxi Province in China - Yong-Hui Liao; Gen-He He; Zhao-Lin Ji; Feng Zhu (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

High dietary lipid level alters the growth, hepatic metabolism enzyme, and anti-oxidative capacity in juvenile largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides - Yue-Lang Zhou; Jia-Ling Guo; Ren-Jun Tang; Hui-Jia Ma; Yong-Jun Chen; Shi-Mei Lin (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Crystal structure of impurity-free rhodochrosite (MnCO3) and thermal expansion properties - Wen Liang; Lin Li; Rui Li; Yuan Yin; Zeming Li; Xiqiang Liu; Shuangmin Shan; Yu He; Yong Meng; Zengsheng Li; Heping Li (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2020)

In situ tests on improvement of collapsible loess with large thickness by down-hole dynamic compaction pile - Yu-chuan Zhang; Yong-guo Yao; An-gang Ma; Chen-lin Liu (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2020)

The Arabidopsis kinase-associated protein phosphatase KAPP, interacting with protein kinases SnRK2.2/2.3/2.6, negatively regulates abscisic acid signaling - Kai Lu; Ya-Dong Zhang; Chun-Fang Zhao; Li-Hui Zhou; Qing-Yong Zhao; Tao Chen; Cai-Lin Wang (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

Strength Parameters of Rock Considering Area and Stress Correction During Shearing - Hang Lin; Yushan Hua; Rui Yong; Daxing Lei; Wanzhong Xu; Shigui Du (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of C-13, C-14 modified taxane analogues from 1-deoxybaccatin VI - Ping Tang; Hai-Xia Lin; Tian-Hai Yuan; Yong-Mei Cui (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Characterization and fine mapping of qkrnw4, a major QTL controlling kernel row number in maize - Ningning Nie; Xiaoyu Ding; Lin Chen; Xun Wu; Yixin An; Chunhui Li; Yanchun Song; Dengfeng Zhang; Zhizhai Liu; Tianyu Wang; Yu Li; Yong-xiang Li; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2019)

Hippocampal atrophy and functional connectivity disruption in cirrhotic patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy - Weiwen Lin; Xuhui Chen; Yong-Qing Gao; Zhe-Ting Yang; Weizhu Yang; Hua-Jun Chen (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Cloning and expression analysis of the StCUL1 gene in potato - Peng-Xiang Pang; Li Shi; Xiao-Juan Wang; Yan-Nan Chang; Yong-Ping Luo; Jin-Lin Feng; Hemu Eri; Gang Gao (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019)

Geochemistry of the fracture-cave calcite of the Ordovician Yingshan Formation and its paleokarst environment in the Tazhong area, Tarim Basin, China - Yong Dan; Liangbiao Lin; Bin Liang; Qingyu Zhang; Jianwen Cao; Jingrui Li (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2019)

Experimental study on the performance characteristics of viscous debris flows with a grid-type dam for debris flow hazards mitigation - Dong Yuan; Jinfeng Liu; Yong You; Guangze Zhang; Dong Wang; Zhiheng Lin (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Chronology of coastal aeolian deposition and its paleoenvironmental implications on the Liuao Peninsula of South China - Jian-hui Jin; Zhi-zhong Li; Zhi-yong Ling; Fei Zheng; Xiao-lin Xu; Yan Cheng; Xiang-dong Cao; Zhi-xing Li; Wen-jing Zhang; Yong-qing Ren (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Survived Seamount Reveals an in situ Origin for the Central Qiangtang Metamorphic Belt in the Tibetan Plateau - Deliang Liu; Rendeng Shi; Lin Ding; Shao-Yong Jiang (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Integrated analysis of quantitative proteome and transcriptional profiles reveals abnormal gene expression and signal pathway in bladder cancer - Songbai Liao; Minglin Ou; Liusheng Lai; Hua Lin; Yaoshuang Zou; Yonggang Yu; Xuede Li; Yong Dai; Weiguo Sui (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

Using 1-propanol to significantly enhance the production of valuable odd-chain fatty acids by Rhodococcus opacus PD630 - Lin-Shang Zhang; Pei Xu; Mei-Yun Chu; Min-Hua Zong; Ji-Guo Yang; Wen-Yong Lou (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019)

Integrated analysis of hypoxia-induced miR-210 signature as a potential prognostic biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma: a study based on The Cancer Genome Atlas - Yi Dai; Ji-liang Shen; Xue-yong Zheng; Tian-yu Lin; Hai-tao Yu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Fluorescence Imaging of Mitochondria with Three Different Sets of Signals Based on Fluorene Cation Fluorescent Probe - Weishan Wang; Yong Liu; Jie Niu; Weiying Lin (Journal of Fluorescence, 2019)

Insights into transcriptional characteristics and homoeolog expression bias of embryo and de-embryonated kernels in developing grain through RNA-Seq and Iso-Seq - Jun Wei; Hong Cao; Jing-dong Liu; Jing-hong Zuo; Yu Fang; Chih-Ta Lin; Run-ze Sun; Wen-long Li; Yong-xiu Liu (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2019)

Characterization and Genome Analysis of a Novel Alteromonas Phage JH01 Isolated from the Qingdao Coast of China - Dongxu Wang; Yong Jiang; Shicong Xiao; Min Wang; Qian Liu; Liyang Huang; Chenglong Xue; Qi Wang; Tongtong Lin; Hongbing Shao; Andrew McMinn (Current Microbiology, 2019)

Aflatoxin B1 enhances pyroptosis of hepatocytes and activation of Kupffer cells to promote liver inflammatory injury via dephosphorylation of cyclooxygenase-2: an in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo study - Li-Yin Zhang; Deng-Lin Zhan; Yuan-Yuan Chen; Wei-Hua Wang; Cheng-Yong He; Yi Lin; Yu-Chun Lin; Zhong-Ning Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

A 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl‐CoA synthase‐based probe for the discovery of the acyltransferase‐less type I polyketide synthases - Haoyu Liang; Lin Jiang; Qiyun Jiang; Jie Shi; Jingxi Xiang; Xiaohui Yan; Xiangcheng Zhu; Lixing Zhao; Ben Shen; Yanwen Duan; Yong Huang (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Acyltransferase (AT)‐less type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) produce complex natural products due to the presence of many unique tailoring enzymes. The 3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthases (HCSs) are responsible for β ‐alkylation of the growing polyketide intermediates in AT‐less type I PKSs. In this study, we discovered a large group of HCSs, closely associated with the characterized and orphan AT‐less type I PKSs through in silico genome mining, sequence and genome neighbourhood network analyses. Using HCS‐based probes, the survey of 1207 in‐house strains and 18 soil samples from different geographic locations revealed the vast diversity of HCS‐containing AT‐less type I PKSs. The presence of HCSs in many AT‐less type I PKSs suggests their co‐evolutionary relationship. This study provides a new probe to study the abundance and diversity of AT‐less type I PKSs in the environment and microbial strain collections. Our study should inspire future efforts to discover new polyketide natural products from AT‐less type I PKSs.

A new indole-type alkaloid from the roots of Clematis florida var. plena - Kai-Hui Sun; Xin-Hua Ma; Xian-Ming Zeng; Zhong-Yue Lin; Yu-Mei Cai; Hai-Tao Zhang; Xiao-Yan Lin; Shi-Biao Feng; Tian-Hua Zhong; Yong-Hong Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Linseed oil can decrease liver fat deposition and improve antioxidant ability of juvenile largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides - Chao-Ming Shi; Hang Zhao; Xv-Liang Zhai; Yong-Jun Chen; Shi-Mei Lin (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019)

Feasibility of peaking carbon emissions of the power sector in China’s eight regions: decomposition, decoupling, and prediction analysis - Yong Wang; Xuelian Su; Lin Qi; Peipei Shang; Yonghong Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Spatial Distribution and Congener Profiles of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Surface Sediment from Sanmen Bay and Xiamen Bay, Southeast China - Kunyan Liu; Yong Qiu; Shanshan Zhou; Kunde Lin; Da Chen; Han Qu; Xiaodong Wang; Yongxia Hu; Yan Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Evaluation of the impact of karst depression-type impoundments on the underlying karst water systems in the Gejiu mining district, southern Yunnan, China - Hai-Yan Gao; Ze-Min Xu; Kun Wang; Zhe Ren; Kui Yang; Yong-Jun Tang; Lin Tian; Ji-Pu Chen (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Experimental study on the disintegration of loess in the Loess Plateau of China - Xi-An Li; Li Wang; Yong-li Yan; Bo Hong; Lin-Cui Li (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Using two contrasting methods with the same tracers to trace the main sediment source in a mountainous catchment - Han Wu; Dong-hong Xiong; Su Zhang; Yong Yuan; Wan-Xin Li; Lin Liu; Zheng-an Su; Xiao-ning Lu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Multi‐omic analyses of exogenous nutrient bag decomposition by the black morel Morchella importuna reveal sustained carbon acquisition and transferring - Hao Tan; Annegret Kohler; Renyun Miao; Tianhai Liu; Qiang Zhang; Bo Zhang; Lin Jiang; Yong Wang; Liyuan Xie; Jie Tang; Xiaolin Li; Lixu Liu; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary The black morel ( Morchella importuna Kuo, O'Donnell and Volk) was once an uncultivable wild mushroom, until the development of exogenous nutrient bag (ENB), making its agricultural production quite feasible and stable. To date, how the nutritional acquisition of the morel mycelium is fulfilled to trigger its fruiting remains unknown. To investigate the mechanisms involved in ENB decomposition, the genome of a cultivable morel strain ( M . importuna SCYDJ1‐A1) was sequenced and the genes coding for the decay apparatus were identified. Expression of the encoded carbohydrate‐active enzymes (CAZymes) was then analyzed by metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics in combination with biochemical assays. The results show that a diverse set of hydrolytic and redox CAZymes secreted by the morel mycelium is the main force driving the substrate decomposition. Plant polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose present in ENB substrate (wheat grains plus rice husks) were rapidly degraded, whereas triglycerides were accumulated initially and consumed later. ENB decomposition led to a rapid increase in the organic carbon content in the surface soil of the mushroom bed, which was thereafter consumed during morel fruiting. In contrast to the high carbon consumption, no significant acquisition of nitrogen was observed. Our findings contribute to an increasingly detailed portrait of molecular features triggering morel fruiting.

Potential efficacy of processing technologies for mitigating crustacean allergenicity - Mati Ullah Khan; Ishfaq Ahmed; Hong Lin; Zhenxing Li; Joana Costa; Isabel Mafra; Yan Chen; Yong-Ning Wu (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2019)

Overexpression of AtAGT1 promoted root growth and development during seedling establishment - Rui Wang; Lin Yang; Xiaofang Han; Yuhong Zhao; Ling Zhao; Beibei Xiang; Yerong Zhu; Yanling Bai; Yong Wang (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Crystal structure of norsethite-type BaMn(CO3)2 and its pressure-induced transition investigated by Raman spectroscopy - Wen Liang; Lin Li; Yuan Yin; Rui Li; Zeming Li; Xiqiang Liu; Chaoshuai Zhao; Shuguang Yang; Yong Meng; Zengsheng Li; Yu He; Heping Li (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2019)

The complete chloroplast genome of Taiwania cryptomerioides (Cupressales: Cupressaceae), an endangered relict conifer species endemic to East Asia - Ling-Li Wang; Yong-Liang Shi; Qi-Lin Zhang; Yan-Ru Guo; Hong-Mei Teng (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

Inhibition of Neointima Hyperplasia, Inflammation, and Reactive Oxygen Species in Balloon-Injured Arteries by HVJ Envelope Vector-Mediated Delivery of Superoxide Dismutase Gene - Shoa-Lin Lin; Jwu-Lai Yeh; Pei-Chia Tsai; Tsung-Hsien Chang; Wei-Chun Huang; Song-Tay Lee; Michael Wassler; Yong-Jian Geng; Erna Sulistyowati (Translational Stroke Research, 2019)

3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and new compound design of pyrimidine derivatives as Src small molecule inhibitors - Jun-wei Wang; Ya-ting Deng; Han Chu; Juan Wang; Yong Hu; Zhi-hua Lin (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 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)

Pressure characteristics of landslide-generated impulse waves - Jian-min Tan; Bo-lin Huang; Yong-bo Zhao (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Evaluation of the integrated multi-satellite retrievals for global precipitation measurement over the Tibetan Plateau - Lu Ma; Lin Zhao; Li-ming Tian; Li-ming Yuan; Yao Xiao; Le-le Zhang; De-fu Zou; Yong-ping Qiao (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019 - Gaya K. Amarasinghe; María A. Ayllón; Yīmíng Bào; Christopher F. Basler; Sina Bavari; Kim R. Blasdell; Thomas Briese; Paul A. Brown; Alexander Bukreyev; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Ursula J. Buchholz; Camila Chabi-Jesus; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical, Mycological and Ultrastructural Study - Ze-Hu Liu; Xiu-Jiao Xia; Yong Zhang; Yan Zhong; Bo Sang; Qiu-Ping Li; Mei Wang; Wen-Wen Lv; Hui-Lin Zhi; Xiang-Dong Wang; Cui-Ping Guan; Hong Shen (Mycopathologia, 2019)

Distinct evolutionary origins of common multi-drug resistance phenotypes in Salmonella typhimurium DT104: a convergent process for adaptation under stress - Le Tang; Song-Ling Zhu; Xin Fang; Yong-Guo Li; Cornelis Poppe; Randal N. Johnston; Gui-Rong Liu; Shu-Lin Liu (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

Analysis of the Seismic Effect of Slopes with Different Shapes Under Dynamic Loads - Gui-Lin Wang; Liang Zhang; Zhi-Wen Huang; Bo-Long Liu; Pei-Yong Qiu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

An interactive group decision model for selecting treatment schemes for mitigating air pollution - Jun-Liang Du; Yong Liu; Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Loss of soil microbial diversity exacerbates spread of antibiotic resistance - Qing-Lin Chen; Xin-Li An; Bang-Xiao Zheng; Michael Gillings; Josep Peñuelas; Li Cui; Jian-Qiang Su; Yong-Guan Zhu (Soil Ecology Letters, 2019)

Fluids discrimination by ray-path elastic impedance inversion: A successful case from Sulige tight gas field - Da-Xing Wang; Hao-Fan Wang; Jin-Feng Ma; Yong-Gang Wang; Na Zhang; Lin Li (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Paracoccus indicus sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater in the Indian Ocean - Danqiu Lin; Sidong Zhu; Yong Chen; Yizhe Huang; Jifang Yang; Jigang Chen (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Short-day treatment affects growth, physiological parameters and needle proteome of Chinese pine (Pinus tabuliformis Carr.) seedlings - Le Jiang; R. Kasten Dumroese; Yong Liu; Guolei Li; Ping Lin (New Forests, 2019)

Declining diurnal temperature range in the North China Plain related to environmental changes - Weitao Xue; Jianping Guo; Yong Zhang; Shunwu Zhou; Yuan Wang; Yucong Miao; Lin Liu; Hui Xu; Jian Li; Dandan Chen; Huan Liu (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: second update 2018 - Piet Maes; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; María A. Ayllón; Christopher F. Basler; Sina Bavari; Kim R. Blasdell; Thomas Briese; Paul A. Brown; Alexander Bukreyev; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Ursula J. Buchholz; Kartik Chandran; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Contribution of atmospheric moisture transport to winter Arctic warming - Mingju Hao; Yong Luo; Yanluan Lin; Zongci Zhao; Lei Wang; Jianbin Huang (International Journal of Climatology, 2019)
Atmospheric moisture transport (AMT) is known to have an influence on the winter Arctic surface air temperature (SAT). However, a systematic investigation involving a verification of the physical linkages and spatial sensitivity within the Arctic, as well as a quantification of such contribution is still lacking. Our work first verifies the variation coherence between AMT and the SAT over the winters of 1979–2015, based on multiple data sets. Climate model projections reveal tendencies towards more frequent high values in both SAT and AMT from 2010 to 2065 relative to that from 1950 to 2005, as well as a high correlation coefficient between their detrended series. Then, a composite analysis is applied based on different AMT values. During high‐AMT episodes, enhanced AMT intrudes into the Arctic, with the Norwegian Sea as the gateway, and further induces unevenly distributed warming inside the Arctic. The greatest warming occurs in the Barents‐Kara Sea, which is tightly associated with the altered atmospheric moisture content and its subsequent changes of surface radiation balance. In addition, the intruding moisture can induce latent heat release and sea ice melting, which also influences the warming. Furthermore, by conducting numerical model experiments in the winter of 2012/2013, a total warming effect of 9.66 °C averaged across the Arctic for the original AMT is revealed. By setting different incremental AMT values in five cases, the leading role of AMT is found to switch in the 0.5MT case (the case wherein the AMT value is 0.5 times the original) from altering the atmospheric moisture content to producing precipitation. This finding suggests that evenly spaced AMTs result in the alleviation of SAT increases.

Population pharmacokinetics of oxcarbazepine active metabolite in Chinese paediatric epilepsy patients and its application in individualised dosage regimens - Wei-wei Lin; Xi-wen Li; Zheng Jiao; Jin Zhang; Xin Rao; Da-yong Zeng; Xin-hua Lin; Chang-lian Wang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019)

Magnetic mineral diagenesis in sediments of saline lake Lop Nur - Wen Li; Gui-jin Mu; Yong-chong Lin; Hao-ze Song (Journal of Mountain Science, 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.

Underestimated ecosystem carbon turnover time and sequestration under the steady state assumption: A perspective from long‐term data assimilation - Rong Ge; Honglin He; Xiaoli Ren; Li Zhang; Guirui Yu; T. Luke Smallman; Tao Zhou; Shi‐Yong Yu; Yiqi Luo; Zongqiang Xie; Silong Wang; Huimin Wang; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2019)
It is critical to accurately estimate carbon (C) turnover time as it dominates the uncertainty in ecosystem C sinks and their response to future climate change. In the absence of direct observations of ecosystem C losses, C turnover times are commonly estimated under the steady state assumption ( SSA ), which has been applied across a large range of temporal and spatial scales including many at which the validity of the assumption is likely to be violated. However, the errors associated with improperly applying SSA to estimate C turnover time and its covariance with climate as well as ecosystem C sequestrations have yet to be fully quantified. Here, we developed a novel model‐data fusion framework and systematically analyzed the SSA ‐induced biases using time‐series data collected from 10 permanent forest plots in the eastern China monsoon region. The results showed that (a) the SSA significantly underestimated mean turnover times ( MTT s) by 29%, thereby leading to a 4.83‐fold underestimation of the net ecosystem productivity ( NEP ) in these forest ecosystems, a major C sink globally; (b) the SSA ‐induced bias in MTT and NEP correlates negatively with forest age, which provides a significant caveat for applying the SSA to young‐aged ecosystems; and (c) the sensitivity of MTT to temperature and precipitation was 22% and 42% lower, respectively, under the SSA . Thus, under the expected climate change, spatiotemporal changes in MTT are likely to be underestimated, thereby resulting in large errors in the variability of predicted global NEP . With the development of observation technology and the accumulation of spatiotemporal data, we suggest estimating MTT s at the disequilibrium state via long‐term data assimilation, thereby effectively reducing the uncertainty in ecosystem C sequestration estimations and providing a better understanding of regional or global C cycle dynamics and C‐climate feedback.

Far-infrared Radiation Improves Motor Dysfunction and Neuropathology in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 Mice - Shin-Wu Liu; Jui-Chih Chang; Sheng-Fei Chuang; Ko-Hung Liu; Wen-Ling Cheng; Hui-Ju Chang; Huei-Shin Chang; Ta-Tsung Lin; Ching-Liang Hsieh; Wei-Yong Lin; Mingli Hsieh; Shou-Jen Kuo; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2019)

Genome-wide analysis identified 17 new loci influencing intraocular pressure in Chinese population - Lulin Huang; Yuhong Chen; Ying Lin; Pancy O. S. Tam; Yilian Cheng; Yi Shi; Bo Gong; Fang Lu; Jialiang Yang; Haixin Wang; Yi Yin; Yong Cao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Phylogenetic analysis of upland cotton MATE gene family reveals a conserved subfamily involved in transport of proanthocyanidins - Lei Xu; Zhi-Lin Shen; Wen Chen; Guo-Yang Si; Yan Meng; Ning Guo; Xu Sun; Yong-Ping Cai; Yi Lin; Jun-Shan Gao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

Application of the comprehensive forecast system for water-bearing structures in a karst tunnel: a case study - Lin Bu; Shucai Li; Shaoshuai Shi; Lipin Li; Yong Zhao; Zongqing Zhou; Lichao Nie; Huaifeng Sun (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Tropopause trend across China from 1979 to 2016: A revisit with updated radiosonde measurements - Xinyan Chen; Jianping Guo; Jinfang Yin; Yong Zhang; Yucong Miao; Yuxing Yun; Lin Liu; Jian Li; Hui Xu; Kaixi Hu; Panmao Zhai (International Journal of Climatology, 2019)
The long‐term trend in tropopause has profound implications for the expansion of tropical zone and the variation of large‐scale circulation. However, the changes of tropopause in China have not been explicitly investigated as yet. In this study, the trend of lapse rate tropopause (LRT) height over China has been comprehensively revisited for the period of 1979–2016, using the newly released quality‐controlled radiosonde data from China Meteorological Administration. Results show that the LRT height in most parts of China shows a significant upwards trend with a rate of 370 m/decade, most likely due to global warming. The fastest increase occurs in northwest region, followed by the low‐latitude regions (15°–25°N), while the slowest increase occurs in the high‐latitude regions (45°–55°N). Overall, the LRT height varies with latitudes, exhibiting a “south high and north low” pattern. In particular, high LRT height over low latitudes is found to be expanding rapidly polewards in recent years, in contrast to almost constant LRT height over mid and high latitudes. In terms of the seasonality, tropopause height reaches the peak in summer and bottom in winter. The frequency distribution in the vertical direction exhibits a bimodal pattern with the major peak mostly occurring at around 15 km and a secondary peak occurring between 8 and 12 km. This bimodal distribution is similar to the findings revealed in previous studies. Our findings offer important circumstantial observational evidence for the polewards expansion of the Tropics under global warming.

A new cyclohexenone from the tin mine tailings-derived fungus Aspergillus flavus YIM DT 10012 - Wei-Xun Chunyu; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Zhang-Gui Ding; Xiu-Lin Han; Yong-Xia Wang; Jian-Hai Ding; Fei Wang; Ming-Gang Li; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2019)

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