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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Serhan Yesilkoy, Levent Saylan
Summary: This study simulated the yield and water footprint of sunflower and winter wheat in Northwestern Turkey, projecting future temperature and precipitation changes based on climate predictions. The results indicate a decrease in sunflower yield and a potential increase or decrease in winter wheat yield in different cities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Muhammad Zain, Zhuanyun Si, Jinsai Chen, Faisal Mehmood, Shafeeq Ur Rahman, Adnan Noor Shah, Sen Li, Yang Gao, Aiwang Duan
Summary: The study aimed to determine the effects of different drip irrigation lateral spacings and nitrogen fertigation strategies on winter wheat growth, yield, and water use efficiency in the North China Plain. The experiment revealed that a drip irrigation lateral spacing of 40 cm and a nitrogen application mode of 25:75 significantly increased grain yield and water use efficiency compared to other settings. These findings provide valuable insights for the management of drip-irrigated winter wheat in the NCP.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tim Seipel, Suzanne L. Ishaq, Christian Larson, Fabian D. Menalled
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of increased soil temperature and reduced moisture on three different cropping systems. The results showed that changes in temperature and moisture had a minor effect on weed communities, but did cause a shift in the composition of the communities. The no-till conventional system had lower species richness and diversity compared to the organic systems. The results highlight the importance of understanding the ecological mechanisms that structure weed communities and integrating multiple tactics to manage weeds.
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Biology
Yanxi Zhao, Dengpan Xiao, Huizi Bai, De Li Liu, Jianzhao Tang, Yongqing Qi, Yanjun Shen
Summary: Understanding the impact of climate change on crop production and water consumption is crucial for sustainable agricultural development. This study investigated the effects of temperature, solar radiation, precipitation, and CO2 concentration on crop phenology, yield, and water consumption in a rice-wheat rotation system. The findings revealed that climate change significantly influences the growth process, yield, and water use efficiency of crops.
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Agronomy
Alexander Esaulko, Vladimir Sitnikov, Elena Pismennaya, Olga Vlasova, Evgeniy Golosnoi, Alena Ozheredova, Anna Ivolga, Vasilii Erokhin
Summary: In arid zones, the yields of soft winter wheat varieties are significantly affected by variations in hydrothermal conditions. Understanding the relationship between soil and environmental hydrothermal parameters and winter wheat productivity is crucial for stable agricultural systems. A study on the arid zone of Central Fore-Caucasus found that temperature shifts and drought have led to longer growing seasons, reduced plant density, and decreased productivity of drought-resistant varieties. Breeding new varieties and shifting the cultivation of winter wheat northward can potentially mitigate the impact of drought and improve productivity in arid environments.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Michael Peichl, Stephan Thober, Luis Samaniego, Bernd Hansjurgens, Andreas Marx
Summary: Agricultural production is heavily reliant on weather conditions, making accurate weather prediction crucial. By utilizing a random forests model, it is possible to effectively predict yield anomalies in winter wheat across different regions in Germany. Monitoring soil moisture and extreme meteorological events can aid farmers in making more targeted management decisions.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Toshichika Iizumi, Imad-Eldin A. Ali-Babiker, Mitsuru Tsubo, Izzat S. A. Tahir, Yasunori Kurosaki, Wonsik Kim, Yasir S. A. Gorafi, Amani A. M. Idris, Hisashi Tsujimoto
Summary: Climate warming poses challenges for wheat production in Sudan, where demand is expected to triple by 2050. Advanced crop modeling shows that despite efforts to adapt through adjusted sowing dates and heat-tolerant varieties, domestic production share may still decrease in the future. Different regions will require varying rates of yield growth to meet the challenges of climate warming and increased demand.
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Environmental Sciences
Rose Z. Abramoff, Philippe Ciais, Peng Zhu, Toshihiro Hasegawa, Hitomi Wakatsuki, David Makowski
Summary: Simulations of crop yield under climate change show significant variations depending on models, locations, species, management strategies, and Representative Concentration Pathways. A meta-model based on site-level simulations was developed to understand the effects of climate and adaptation on yield change for maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The study found that adaptation plays a crucial role in mitigating projected yield losses under the RCP4.5 scenario, with most influential factors being adaptation strategy and climate change. These results highlight the importance of implementing adequate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on crop yields.
Article
Agronomy
Kun Jia, Yanzhao Yang, Guanglong Dong, Chao Zhang, Tingting Lang
Summary: The study estimated the crop water requirement and irrigation water requirement of winter wheat in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River and its two tributaries from 1981 to 2015, showing a significant decrease in CWR and IR, while effective precipitation increased annually. Factors such as wind speed and sunshine duration had a significant impact on CWR variations, with wind speed identified as the determining factor. Similarly, the CWR was found to be the main determining factor of IR variations.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Davide Cammarano, Bing Liu, Leilei Liu, Alexander C. Ruane, Yan Zhu
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the impacts of 1.5 and 2.0 degrees C scenarios on UK winter wheat through simulations, showing a potential increase in wheat yield by 2-8% under projected climate conditions. Farmers will need to take adaptation measures such as adjusting planting times and using climate-ready varieties to close the gap between future production and potential yield.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yangyang Fu, Jianxi Huang, Yanjun Shen, Shaomin Liu, Yong Huang, Jie Dong, Wei Han, Tao Ye, Wenzhi Zhao, Wenping Yuan
Summary: The study utilized a satellite-based model to estimate national winter wheat yield by combining a vegetation production model with the harvest index. The results showed that the model could accurately explain spatial variations in yield in most administrative units, demonstrating high accuracy in crop yield estimation.
Article
Agronomy
Barira Shoukat Hafiza, Wajid Ishaque, Raheel Osman, Marjan Aziz, Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim
Summary: This study investigates the potential of supplemental irrigation (SI) in improving wheat yield and water productivity in the rainfed cropping system of Pakistan. The results suggest that planting in November with irrigation applied 30 days after planting can achieve higher crop yield and water productivity.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lin Zhang, Feng Wang, Hongquan Song, Tianning Zhang, Dong Wang, Haoming Xia, Shiyan Zhai, Yinzhan Liu, Tuanhui Wang, Yaobin Wang, Ruiqi Min
Summary: Climate change is expected to have spatial and temporal variations on winter wheat yields in Henan province, China. The study predicts a shorter maturity period for winter wheat, but delayed flowering dates. Overall, the annual mean winter wheat yield is projected to increase in the future, with variations depending on the societal development pathways.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Dennis Junior Choruma, Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna, Nelson Oghenekaro Odume
Summary: This study used a model to assess the effects of future climate change on maize yield in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. The results showed a projected decrease in maize production and an increase in temperature, leading to drier winters and reduced summer rainfall.
Article
Agronomy
Wenjia Yang, Feng Chang, Dengke Ma, Shiwen Wang, Lina Yin
Summary: In drylands, increasing subsoil water consumption during late growth stage can significantly increase wheat yield, while increasing subsoil water consumption under low water supply conditions can reduce the probability of low yield.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Jianping Qian, Bingye Dai, Baogang Wang, Yan Zha, Qian Song
Summary: This paper reviews the progress in traceability of processed food and summarizes methods to implement traceability in food processing. The traceability problem in food processing arises from the transformations of resources. Different methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and their combined application can improve granularity. Additionally, this paper presents the application of new technologies in improving traceability performance in food processing.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Fen Zhao, Peng Yang, Renqiang Li, Hua Shang, Lang Xia, Mengmeng Hu, Ming Xu
Summary: Quantifying the contribution of natural ecosystems on air quality regulation can lay the foundation for ecological construction and promote their sustainable development. This study focused on quantifying the spatial and temporal changes of natural vegetation's regulation on SO2 absorption in Qinghai Province. The results showed that the natural ecosystems in Qinghai Province absorbed an annual average of 4.74 x 10(4) tons of SO2 from 2005 to 2018, accounting for about 40% of the total emissions. The spatial distribution of SO2 absorption varied across different regions, with higher absorption observed in summer.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan Zha, Jie Tang, Yang Pan
Summary: This study simulated the effects of acid rain and atmospheric particulate matter on the growth and physiological characteristics of PAKCHOI. It found that the combined treatment of AR and PM2.5-Cd had a negative impact on PAKCHOI, while the single treatments promoted growth.
SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Shuhang Wang, Yuqi Yang, Peiwen Ma, Huiyao Huang, Qiyu Tang, Huilei Miao, Yuan Fang, Ning Jiang, Yandong Li, Qi Zhu, Wei Tao, Yan Zha, Ning Li
Summary: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play integral roles in tumor progression, and TAM-targeted therapy has shown effectiveness in antitumor treatment. There have been 606 ongoing clinical trials worldwide, with the majority being early-phase trials and two-thirds incorporating TAM-targeted therapy as part of a combination approach.
MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Shuhang Wang, Yuqi Yang, Peiwen Ma, Yan Zha, Jin Zhang, Anhua Lei, Ning Li
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Li Fan, Xiao Yang, Qinkai Chen, Hao Zhang, Jianqin Wang, Menghua Chen, Hui Peng, Zhaohui Ni, Jianxin Wan, Hongtao Yang, Yun Li, Li Wang, Ai Peng, Hongli Lin, Jinyuan Zhang, Huaying Shen, Fei Xiong, Yongcheng He, Yan Zha, Minyan Xie, Jundong Jiao, Gengru Jiang, Xunhuan Zheng, Jun Xiao, Rong Rong, Jiaqi Qian, Xueqing Yu
Summary: This study found that there was no significant difference in health-related quality of life between haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for kidney failure patients, and peritoneal dialysis may have better outcomes in certain aspects.
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miao Lu, Ying Bi, Bing Xue, Qiong Hu, Mengjie Zhang, Yanbing Wei, Peng Yang, Wenbin Wu
Summary: Information on crop spatial distribution is crucial for agricultural monitoring and food security. This study proposes a novel Genetic Programming (GP) approach to learn high-level features from time series images for crop classification. Experimental results demonstrate that the GP features can improve classification accuracy and are more robust and stable compared to traditional features and deep learning methods.
Article
Oncology
Yuqi Yang, Shuhang Wang, Peiwen Ma, Yale Jiang, Keman Cheng, Yue Yu, Ning Jiang, Huilei Miao, Qiyu Tang, Funan Liu, Yan Zha, Ning Li
Summary: Drug conjugates are substances that combine a tumor-homing carrier and a cytotoxic agent through a linker, designed to deliver a highly toxic drug directly to cancer cells to enhance treatment efficacy and reduce side effects. They have the potential to revolutionize current cancer treatment strategies. Besides antibody-drug conjugates, other types of drug conjugates have emerged that overcome limitations of antibodies.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Guobin Su, Cuixia Xiao, Yue Cao, Peiyan Gao, Di Xie, Qingqing Cai, Sheng Nie, Xusheng Liu, Fuhua Lu, Yilun Zhou, Ying Hu, Hua Li, Qiongqiong Yang, Qijun Wan, Bicheng Liu, Hong Xu, Guisen Li, Jianping Weng, Gang Xu, Chunbo Chen, Huafeng Liu, Yongjun Shi, Yan Zha, Yaozhong Kong, Ying Tang, Jie Shen, David W. Johnson, Xin Xu, Fan Fan Hou
Summary: This study compared the risk of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (HA-AKI) among patients treated with piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) or antipseudomonal beta-lactams (meropenem, ceftazidime) without concomitant use of vancomycin. The results showed that the risk of AKI following PT therapy is comparable with that of meropenem or ceftazidime among hospitalized patients without concomitant use of vancomycin.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shiyu Zhou, Licong Su, Ruqi Xu, Yanqin Li, Ruixuan Chen, Yue Cao, Peiyan Gao, Xiaodong Zhang, Fan Luo, Qi Gao, Shengli An, Wenyi Cai, Lilong Lin, Hong Xu, Bicheng Liu, Jianping Weng, Chen Chunbo, Huafeng Liu, Qiongqiong Yang, Hua Li, Yaozhong Kong, Guisen Li, Qijun Wan, Yan Zha, Ying Hu, Gang Xu, Yongjun Shi, Yilun Zhou, Guobin Su, Ying Tang, Mengchun Gong, Xin Xu, Sheng Nie
Summary: Based on the analysis of the China Renal Data System database, this study found that statin therapy can reduce the risk of kidney disease development in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in those with intensive control of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. This suggests that statin initiation may be an effective approach for preventing kidney disease in these patients.
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Qiangyi Yu, Wenbin Wu, Huajun Tang
Summary: Changes in land systems have resulted in an increased distance between food production and consumption in China's breadbasket, leading to higher carbon emissions from grain transport.
Article
Soil Science
Yuan Liu, Songchao Chen, Qiangyi Yu, Zejiang Cai, Qingbo Zhou, Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Wenbin Wu
Summary: Crop rotation has a significant impact on soil organic matter, and incorporating it into digital soil mapping can improve the prediction of soil organic matter. In this study, crop rotation systems were mapped using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data, and the effectiveness of incorporating this information in predicting soil organic matter was explored. The results showed that crop rotation systems significantly influenced soil organic matter, and adding crop rotation enhanced the predictability of soil organic matter.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chao Chen, Mengmeng Guo, Xu Zhao, Juanjuan Zhao, Longqing Chen, Zhixu He, Lin Xu, Yan Zha
Summary: miR-7 is a small noncoding RNA that regulates physiological and pathological processes through post-transcriptional gene expression regulation. It plays an important role in tissue and organ development, tumorigenesis, and aging. Recent studies have found that miR-7 is crucial in the occurrence of inflammation and related diseases by influencing immune response mechanisms. This has important potential applications in disease intervention.
Article
Remote Sensing
Qiangyi Yu, Yulin Duan, Qingying Wu, Yuan Liu, Caiyun Wen, Jianping Qian, Qian Song, Wenjuan Li, Jing Sun, Wenbin Wu
Summary: Remote sensing is important for crop mapping, but requires a large amount of labeled data. Traditional methods for collecting ground truth data are costly and inefficient, resulting in scarce up-to-date data for crop mapping. To address this challenge, we developed an interactive and iterative crowdsourcing framework called FarmWatch. Results showed that after four rounds of sample collection, the classification accuracy reached 96.30%, indicating sufficient ground truth data for current crop mapping.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yuan Liu, Qiangyi Yu, Qingbo Zhou, Cong Wang, Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Wenbin Wu
Summary: This study proposes a crop rotation classification scheme that integrates temporal information into static crop maps and develops an innovative approach to map crop rotation. A typical multiple cropping region in southern China is chosen as the study area. Time series of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images are used to identify the crop rotation systems. The results show that integrating temporal information into the classification scheme is vital for representing complex rotation systems and that remotely sensed temporal dynamics of crops are useful to characterize these systems.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)