Article
Environmental Sciences
Guangjin Zhou, Yizhong Huan, Lingqing Wang, Yang Lan, Tao Liang, Biling Shi, Qi Zhang
Summary: This study focused on Sanmenxia in the Yellow River basin to construct an integrated ecological security pattern (ESP) and provide evidence-based support for ecological conservation and restoration. Multiple ecological conservation and restoration priority areas were identified, along with various priority actions. This study serves as an effective starting point for future identification of ecological priorities at the regional or river basin scale.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ke Yan, Weifeng Wang, Yuanhui Li, Xiangfu Wang, Jiaxin Jin, Jiang Jiang, Hongqiang Yang, Liangjie Wang
Summary: The Natural Forest Protection Project is a significant national initiative for promoting sustainable development. This study assessed the impact of the project on ecosystem services provision, revealing notable improvements in soil retention, habitat quality, carbon storage, and water purification. However, water yield showed a decreasing trend. Selecting priority conservation areas can contribute to effective ecosystem management and sustainable development.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Maria Garcia-Martin, Lynn Huntsinger, Maria Jose Ibarrola-Rivas, Marianne Penker, Ugo D'Ambrosio, Thymios Dimopoulos, Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez, Thanasis Kizos, Jose Munoz-Rojas, Osamu Saito, Karl S. Zimmerer, David J. Abson, Jianguo Liu, Cristina Quintas-Soriano, Irene Holm Sorensen, Peter H. Verburg, Tobias Plieninger
Summary: This article explores the multiple functions of seven landscape products worldwide, emphasizing that landscape products can improve food systems by promoting place-sensitive sustainability strategies and standards, thus addressing conflicts related to food production, social justice, and the environment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miguel Canibe Iglesias, Virgilio Hermoso, Joao C. Campos, Claudia Carvalho-Santos, Paulo M. Fernandes, Teresa R. Freitas, Joao P. Honrado, Joao A. Santos, Angelo Sil, Adrian Regos, Joao C. Azevedo
Summary: The study emphasizes the importance of redefining zoning in protected areas to adapt to climate change, and highlights the need to review management policies to reduce fire risk and protect ecosystem services.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kang Wang, Shuai Li, Ziqian Zhu, Xiang Gao, Xin Li, Wenzhuo Tang, Jie Liang
Summary: By evaluating the trends of ecosystem services (ESs) and analyzing the relationship between ESs and environmental drivers, this research provided insights into the variations of ESs in the Dongting Lake Basin. The study found that water yield decreased, soil conservation increased, water quality purification deteriorated, and habitat quality decreased. The prioritization of ESs was determined based on the distribution of ESs and human activities. This study contributes to the development of conservation strategies and provides scientific support for future conservation programs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura Jane Mccarthy, Alessio Russo
Summary: This research investigates the perceptions of UK citizens on the ecosystem services created using Nature-Based Solutions in urban green spaces. The study explores the impact of civic stewardship on these services and suggests integrating complex UGS into urban centers for accessibility and engagement. The results show a preference for multifunctional green spaces and indicate that stewardship programs increase community resilience.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yixuan Liu, Shiliang Liu, Fangfang Wang, Hua Liu, Mingqi Li, Yongxiu Sun, Qingbo Wang, Lu Yu
Summary: This study identified the key priority areas for ecological restoration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using a quantitative evaluation method and multicriteria optimization algorithm, aiming to improve ecosystem services.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiao Huang, Xiaofeng Wang, Xinrong Zhang, Chaowei Zhou, Jiahao Ma, Xiaoming Feng
Summary: In this study, the Tibetan Plateau is used as an example to assess the ecological risk by constructing a two-dimensional matrix based on the probability and loss. The results show that the ecological risk is mainly concentrated in areas of middle-high and high risk levels, with spatial heterogeneity. The prioritized areas for risk control are identified as Naqu, Ali, and Rikaze.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karen E. DeMatteo, Orlando M. Escalante, Daiana M. Ibanez Alegre, Miguel A. Rinas, Delfina Sotorres, Carina F. Argulles
Summary: While only about 50% of the native forest in Misiones, Argentina, which is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, is protected, a study has determined the optimal location for the region's first multispecies corridor using noninvasive data on several carnivore species. The study integrates new field data and compares different land use layers to assess the suitability of habitat for these species and identify key areas that require specific management strategies for connectivity.
Article
Environmental Studies
Zhenmin Ding, Shunbo Yao
Summary: Identifying incentive priority areas through assessing the ecological effectiveness of PES schemes is crucial for their sustainability. This study evaluated the ecological effectiveness of China's largest PES scheme, the SLCP, and found significant improvement in vegetation in Shaanxi province post implementation. However, afforestation costs were higher in the south, leading to differences in financial efficiency between north and south regions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhaokun Zhang, Tao Li, Ling Li, Shuang Li, Yuejing Rong, Rui Bao, Xiao Fu, Mingfang Tang, Gang Wu
Summary: Ecological protection and restoration are crucial in reversing the ecological degradation caused by climate change and human activities. This study focused on the Miyun Reservoir Basin and evaluated the spatial patterns of ecosystem service importance, stability, and quality degradation. Priority areas for ecological protection and restoration were identified, and differentiated ecosystem management strategies were proposed. The results showed an increase in important areas for water conservation, soil conservation, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation, but with spatial differences among ecosystem services.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yan Xu, Hailian Lan, Benyao Wang, Xian Zhao, Dehuan Li, Yixuan Yang, Yujing Xie, Wei Sun
Summary: This study proposed a new framework to identify priority areas for freshwater supply conservation by integrating multi-scale freshwater flows. The results showed spatial mismatches between the supply and demand of freshwater supply at different scales. The priority areas for conservation were selected based on the integration of multi-scale freshwater flows.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yangyang Gu, Naifeng Lin, Xin Ye, Mengjia Xu, Jie Qiu, Kun Zhang, Changxin Zou, Xuning Qiao, Delin Xu
Summary: Exploring the impacts of human disturbance on ecosystem services in karst areas, this study projects land use changes and quantifies the effects on various ecosystem services. The results show that the implementation of ecological conservation policies leads to improvements in soil conservation, carbon storage, and habitat quality, but reductions in crop production, water yield, and nitrogen export. The study suggests the need for additional measures to increase water yield and nitrogen export in non-karst areas to ensure future crop production. Overall, the ecological conservation policies have a positive impact on sustainable management of the karst ecosystems.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Xueqi Wang, Shuo Wang, Gengyuan Liu, Ningyu Yan, Qing Yang, Bin Chen, Junhong Bai, Yan Zhang, Ginevra Virginia Lombardi
Summary: Cities, as highly concentrated areas of human activities, have a significant impact on the environment by consuming natural resources and releasing a large amount of waste. This study proposes a theoretical framework for assessing urban ecological carrying capacity and identifies priority areas for improvement based on the analysis of ecosystem services supply and demand. The findings provide valuable insights for policy-makers in designing tailored actions to enhance ecological carrying capacity.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jiaqi Qiu, Ting Huang, Deyong Yu
Summary: This study used a model to simulate land use changes in Inner Mongolia and investigated the impacts of vegetation recovery and the grain for grass program on ecosystem services. The results showed that vegetation recovery increased some ecosystem services, while the grain for grass program came at the expense of other services.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Review
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Changyong Chen, Lu Wang, Meng Sun, Xiaoqing Chen, Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang
Summary: This paper reviews the technical progress in the control of inclusions and central segregation in tyre cord steel wires and saw wire steel in the last 20 years and formulates the unresolved issues that should be studied in the next 10 years.
IRONMAKING & STEELMAKING
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Li Wang, Zhiwen Song, Hongjun Zou, Haining Chen, Yong Hu, Xiangnan Li, Jinbo Liu
Summary: The present study investigates the role of circRNA3616 in neuronal inflammation and apoptosis in spinal cord injury (SCI). The findings suggest that silencing of circRNA3616 can attenuate inflammation and apoptosis in SCI by inhibiting TLR4/NF-kappa B activity via sponging miR-137.
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tao Yang, Shuren Zhang, Hao Yuan, Ying Wang, Linxiang Cai, Hanhua Chen, Xiaoyu Wang, Dongfan Song, Xiaohui Wang, Zijian Guo, Xiaoyong Wang
Summary: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) is a marker of tumor-infiltrating macrophages with immunosuppressive activity in the tumor microenvironment. The platinum(IV) complex OPA derived from oxaliplatin and artesunate has direct cytotoxicity against human colon cancer cells and inhibits TREM2 on macrophages in vitro and vivo. Furthermore, OPA reduces immunosuppressive macrophages and promotes the expansion and infiltration of immune-stimulating cells.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xiang Jia, Liang Wang, Ying-Ming Wang, Hui-Hui Song
Summary: This paper proposes a two-sided matching decision-making (TSMDM) approach with probabilistic linguistic evaluations. By normalizing and aggregating the evaluations, satisfaction degrees are calculated and a multi-objective TSMDM model is built aiming to maximize the comprehensive satisfaction degree. Results from an illustrative example show that the proposed approach can avoid information loss and effectively integrate probabilistic linguistic term sets with correlative criteria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiaodong Chen, Ling Fang, Fuhua Peng, Yuge Wang, Zhengjia Dai, Jinhui Wang, Yaqing Shu, Wei Qiu
Summary: Anti-NMDAR encephalitis affects the limbic system and causes functional connectivity alterations in the posterior default mode network. Serum neurofilament light chains (sNfL) are linked with disease severity and functional changes. This study provides insights into the relationship between sNfL levels and functional organization in anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Management
Liang Wang, Zi-Xin Zhang, Alessio Ishizaka, Ying-Ming Wang, Luis Martinez
Summary: Many MCDS methods have been developed and applied to solve real-world problems. However, existing studies have neglected the psychological behavior of decision makers during the sorting process. This research proposes a new sorting method that considers psychological behavior and verifies its importance through country risk classification.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Shengyu Zhang, Shen Yan, Kangwei Lu, Shixuan Qiu, Xiao Dong Chen, Winston Duo Wu
Summary: Based on drug repositioning strategy, niclosamide has shown potential for treating COVID-19. However, developing effective NCL delivery formulations remains challenging. In this study, NCL-embedded dry powder for inhalation was fabricated using a novel spray freeze drying technology. By adjusting the composition and temperature, the size, morphology, crystal properties, flowability, and aerosol performance of the SFD microparticles were systematically investigated.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaoyan Chen, Rachel M. Johnson, Bo Li
Summary: Amide N-methylation is crucial for the activity and permeability of bioactive compounds. This study identifies the amide N-methyltransferase DtpM, which converts holomycin to thiolutin, expanding the examples of amide N-methyltransferases and potentially enabling the synthesis of diverse dithiolopyrrolone compounds for therapeutics.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yingming Wang, Hui Huang, Jie Wu, Hongyuan Yang, Zhenhui Kang, Yang Liu, Zhaowu Wang, Prashanth W. W. Menezes, Ziliang Chen
Summary: Se-vacancy with charge polarization is created in the NiSe2 structure, which enhances the stability, decreases the electron transfer kinetics, and optimizes the free adsorption energy of reaction intermediate. The prepared NiSe2-V-Se exhibits high selectivity in alkaline media and excellent stability over a wide potential range.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lujie Liu, Yuanwei Pan, Chenchen Zhao, Peng Huang, Xiaoyuan Chen, Lang Rao
Summary: Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has made significant advancements in cancer treatment, but limited response rates and systemic toxicity hinder its clinical outcomes. Biomaterials have been developed to enhance ICB therapy by increasing tumor antigenicity, reversing immunosuppressive microenvironment, amplifying antitumor immune response, and improving targeted delivery of checkpoint inhibitors. This review discusses current design strategies for biomaterials, their applications in immune modulation and targeted delivery of checkpoint inhibitors for effective ICB therapy, as well as the challenges and future prospects in this field. It is anticipated that this review will contribute to the development of emerging biomaterials for ICB therapy and the advancement of its clinical application.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaodong Chen, Zhaoping Yang, Fang Han
Summary: This study proposed an evaluation system for assessing the tourist landscape vulnerability in a mountainous natural area, considering the integration, ecology, and coordination aspects. The results revealed that the factors influencing the landscape vulnerability in Karajun-Kurdening were natural conditions, landscape patterns, and human activities. The forest and grassland landscapes were carriers of aesthetic value, with varying levels of vulnerability. The current tourism development was found to be compatible with the landscape.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baoshi He, Fang Han, Jiali Han, Qingliu Ren, Ying Li
Summary: The spatiotemporal ecological environment analysis of World Natural Heritage Sites (WNHSs) is crucial for their conservation and sustainable development. This study evaluates the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of the ecological environment of the Kalajun-Kuerdening WNHS using remote sensing data. The results provide valuable insights for understanding the ecological background and evolutionary process of WNHSs and guide ecologically related decision making and management.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tianyu Yang, Ziliang Chen, Yingming Wang, Hui Huang, Kui Yin, Fan Liao, Yang Liu, Zhenhui Kang
Summary: An oriented coupling strategy is developed for the acidic hydrogen evolution reaction by in situ inserting hollow porous Co/NC nanocage by Si nanowires, which delivers remarkable activity and stability. The presence of Si nanowire toward Co/NC polyhedra not only facilitates the charge transfer during catalysis, but also optimizes the hydrogen adsorption and desorption.
Article
Oncology
Li-Qin Xu, Shu-Wen Zhang, Rui Zhang, Jing-Jing Chen, Zai-Xin Yuan, Jian Feng, Jian-An Huang
Summary: This study investigates the role of transcriptional adaptor 3 (TADA3) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The results show that TADA3 is overexpressed in NSCLC specimens and cell lines. Silencing TADA3 suppresses proliferative, migratory, and invasive abilities of NSCLC cells in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model. TADA3 silencing also alters the expression pattern of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. These findings highlight the significance of TADA3 in regulating NSCLC growth and metastasis.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xiaohong Chen, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-Jun Max Shen, Yi Yu
Summary: This article introduces the mission of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and the problems it faces. It identifies three major bottlenecks that limit the industrial implementation of research outcomes and proposes potential solutions, highlighting the importance of data-driven decision methods.
