Article
Environmental Sciences
Xianliang Meng, Nishad Jayasundara, Jingyan Zhang, Xianyun Ren, Baoquan Gao, Jian Li, Ping Liu
Summary: This study investigated the toxicity and metabolism mechanisms of ammonia in the hepatopancreas of female swimming crab. Ammonia exposure resulted in reduced vtg expression, inhibition of multiple signaling pathways, and alterations in energy metabolism. Furthermore, changes in antioxidant systems, protein and lipid oxidations, and cellular apoptosis were observed, indicating metabolic suppression, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in the hepatopancreas of P. trituberculatus.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunliang Lu, Jingyan Zhang, Jianwei Cao, Ping Liu, Jian Li, Xianliang Meng
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in histology, cellular stress responses, and apoptosis in the hepatopancreas of the swimming crab under ammonia stress. The results showed that long-term exposure to high concentrations of ammonia resulted in severe damage to the hepatopancreas and inhibited cellular stress responses. The study also found that after recovery, the expression of many genes involved in cellular responses still differed significantly from the control group.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Ashlee J. Mikkelsen, Damon B. Lesmeister, Kathleen M. O'Reilly, Katie M. Dugger
Summary: The study found that feather corticosterone in juvenile spotted owls is positively related to temperature and precipitation, and negatively related to juvenile mass at banding. Importantly, in lighter juveniles, increased precipitation is associated with higher levels of feather corticosterone, while greater mass can decrease the effect of precipitation.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guoqiang Liu, Xianwei Wu, Deyong Li, Lugao Jiang, Ju Huang, Li Zhuang
Summary: The study showed that short-term low dissolved oxygen increased N2O emissions, while long-term low DO decreased emissions by increasing the abundance of ammonia oxidizers in the ASP. Long-term low DO reduced AOB abundance but increased AOA, with AOA potentially inhibiting N2O production. The positive correlation between N2O emissions and nitrite concentration became insignificant after 80 days of low DO operation, suggesting that ASPs can reduce N2O production and CO2 emissions by operating with low DO and extended sludge age.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Felix Holtkamp, Joachim Clemens, Manfred Trimborn
Summary: This study investigated the use of calcium cyanamide as a slurry additive to reduce ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, showing promising results.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Carlos Cortes, Pablo M. Fernandez-Corredoira, Lili Liu, Ramon Lopez-Palop, Fernando Rivero, Octavio Jimenez, Alfonso Freites, Luis R. Goncalves-Ramirez, Carlos Minguito, Ricardo Concepcion, Ainhoa Perezi, David del Val, Gunnar Leithod, Jonas Oberhuber-Kurth, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Jose A. Diarte, J. Alberto San Roman, Maria Rosario Ortas Nadal, Juan Luis Gutierrez-Chico
Summary: This study aimed to confirm the prognostic value of global QFR and evaluate the long-term prognosis of QFR-concordant therapy in stable coronary artery disease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liyuan Lv, Jianfeng Ren, Huan Zhang, Changsen Sun, Yinghui Dong, Zhihua Lin
Summary: Accumulation of excessive ammonia poses a serious threat to razor clams, but they adapt to environmental ammonia stress through the synergistic action of ammonia excretion in the gill and ammonia metabolism in the hepatopancreas.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Friederike Thomasius, Dominik Pesta, Joern Rittweger
Summary: Despite 2 h of daily exercise training, muscle wasting and bone loss still occur after 6-month missions to the international space station. Space agencies are now considering pharmacological strategies to address this issue.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ze-Hao Shang, Mei Huang, Meng-Xiao Wu, Di Mi, Kun You, Yun-Long Zhang
Summary: This study conducted transcriptomic analyses on the gill and liver of large-scale loach exposed to air and ammonia for 48 hours, revealing the impact of ammonia nitrogen accumulation on the species. The findings suggest that large-scale loach responds to ammonia stress by enhancing amino acid metabolism and regulating the expression of ammonia transporters in the gill.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
G. L. An, S. F. Wu, L. W. Wang, C. Zhang, B. Zhang
Summary: Long-term thermal energy storage is a potential solution for the mismatch between energy supply and demand. Different cycles have distinct advantages under various temperature conditions, offering guidance for selecting optimal cycles for different types of low-grade thermal energy.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Johannes J. Rick, Mirco Scharfe, Tatyana Romanova, Justus E. E. van Beusekom, Ragnhild Asmus, Harald Asmus, Finn Mielck, Anja Kamp, Rainer Sieger, Karen H. Wiltshire
Summary: This study records long-term observations of physical and hydrochemical parameters in the Sylt-R16m16 bight of the Wadden Sea, North Sea. The results show that the sea surface temperature has increased by 1.11°C since 1973, while pH and salinity have decreased. The nutrient concentration has experienced periods of intense eutrophication and de-eutrophication. However, the changes in nutrient concentration did not significantly affect phytoplankton parameters.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Natasa Mihailovic, Alina Friederike Blumberg, Friederike Rosenberger, Viktoria Constanze Bruecher, Larissa Lahme, Nicole Eter, Ralph-Laurent Merte, Maged Alnawaiseh
Summary: Transcanalicular microdrill dacryoplasty (MDP) is a minimally invasive surgical approach with a high success rate for treating nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Long-term follow-up results show that most patients still have complete resolution of symptoms and overall satisfaction with the procedure is high.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhizhan Luo, Yong Li, Bohan Chen, Mengen Lei, Naixin Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Ji Li
Summary: Partial denitrification (PD) is a stable and effective approach for NO2-N accumulation, and PD/Anammox (PD/A) is a promising nitrogen removal process. This study investigated the effects of free ammonia (FA) on PD bacteria and revealed that low FA concentration enhanced NO2-N reduction rate, while high FA level inhibited PD bacteria. The results confirmed the feasibility of PD/A process in high FA wastewater treatment.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ilse Lorena Vargas-Vargas, Estefany Perez-Hernandez, Daniel Gonzalez, Marcos Francisco Rosetti, Jorge Contreras-Galindo, Gabriel Roldan-Roldan
Summary: This study represents the first description of allocentric spatial long-term memory in a terrestrial hermit crab, showing that the Pacific hermit crab is able to learn the location of a reward using visual and olfactory cues, and retain this memory for up to 7 days.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Wang, Xiaolong Liang, Shihan Ma, Lingzhi Liu, Jingkuan Wang
Summary: The study found that ammonia-oxidizing archaea and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria had significantly higher transcriptional abundance of amoA gene in soils compared to complete ammonia oxidizers, suggesting the former may be the dominant contributors to soil nitrification. Seasonal variation and fertilization regimes substantially affected the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing microbes, with ammonia-oxidizing bacteria being less sensitive to these factors compared to ammonia-oxidizing archaea.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Yang Yan, Zhang Jinlong, Liu Ce, Zhang Haowen, Li Xiang
Summary: In this work, an algorithm for image visibility restoration based on color correction and composite channel prior is proposed. The algorithm effectively distinguishes and restores the visibility of haze and dust images through steps such as color correction, channel differences, and adaptive gamma correction.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jiangxin Yang, Lingyu Wang, Lifei Ren, Yanpeng Cao, Yanlong Cao
Summary: This paper proposes an end-to-end light field angular super-resolution network by exploiting structure and scene information to mitigate the trade-off between angular and spatial resolution. It utilizes a Light Field ResBlock to extract epipolar plane image features and scene features, and employs 4D deconvolution to upsample the angular resolution based on these features. The refinement network further exploits LF structure and scene information to alleviate artifacts induced by too little angular information.
APPLIED INTELLIGENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Wenming Chai, Weidong Zhu, Zeyang Zhang, Dawei Liu, Yufeng Ni, Zhicheng Song, Peng Dong, Dazheng Chen, Jincheng Zhang, Chunfu Zhang, Yue Hao
Summary: CsPbBr3 particles act as nucleation seeds to assist crystal growth and improve energy level alignment in CsPbI3 film, leading to enhanced carrier transport and high performance of CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells. The method demonstrated in this work holds potential for the commercialization of CsPbI3 PSCs.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lina Zheng, Ruixue Xu, Jinjin Zhang, Fangyong Yu, Claudia Li, Jaka Sunarso, Weimin Zhang, Xiuxia Meng, Naitao Yang
Summary: Patterned electrolyte surfaces were prepared using stereolithography 3D printing technology to investigate their effects on the cell performance of solid oxide fuel cells. The concavo-convex electrolyte showed significantly higher power density than the planar electrolyte, indicating that the geometry of the electrolyte surface plays a crucial role in enhancing cell performance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Juer Liu, Li Huang, Jun An, Yiwei Ma, Yanling Cheng, Renchuan Zhang, Peng Peng, Yuanpu Wang, Min Addy, Paul Chen, Chi Chen, Yuhuan Liu, Guangwei Huang, Roger Ruan
Summary: High-pressure homogenization effectively improves the physicochemical and functional properties of almond hull powder, enhancing its antioxidant capacity.
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Physics, Mathematical
Dongxiang Chen, Xiaoli Li, Xiaoli Chen
Summary: In this paper, we prove the asymptotic stability of a specific stationary solution to 2D magnetohydrodynamic flow without resistivity in an infinite flat strip. Additionally, we establish some explicit decay rates.
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Jingchao Zhang, Chengtao Tian, Ye Xu, Jinlin Chen, Linbo Xiao, Guiying Wu, Fang Jin
Summary: Silicone zeolite prepared from hexafluorosilicic acid is an effective adsorbent for fluoride removal. The morphology and structure of the prepared composites were characterized using XRD, FT-IR, and BET. Through studying the regeneration-adsorption cycle of zeolite, the mechanism of fluoride desorption and regeneration was explained, and the adsorption performance and regeneration adsorption performance were evaluated. The NaA zeolite regenerated with NH3 center dot H2O showed better fluorine re-adsorption performance.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Correction
Oncology
Yen-Hsiang Huang, Kuo-Hsuan Hsu, Jeng-Sen Tseng, Tsung-Ying Yang, Kun-Chieh Chen, Kang-Yi Su, Sung-Liang Yu, Jeremy J. W. Chen, Gee-Chen Chang
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Mengchao Shang, Jingjing Zhang, Zhou Zhou, Fei Shi, Zhiqiang Wang
Summary: In this study, rare earth Europium (Eu3+) complexes were successfully grafted onto carbon fibers, imparting them with fluorescence characteristics. The Eu-complex grafted carbon fibers (CEuCF) exhibited sharp red emission attributed to the 5D0-*7F1 and 5D0-*7F2 transitions of Eu3+. The surface roughness of the carbon fibers changed after the introduction of fluorescence properties. The fluorescence intensity of the carbon fibers increased initially and then decreased with increasing Eu content, reaching its peak at a molar ratio of 2 mmol. The energy transfer in the CEuCF was also discussed in detail. Enduing carbon fibers with luminescent properties could expand their application areas.
COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xuecheng Zhang, Jing Kang, Jingjing Zhang, Ying Chen, Hengheng Dai, Mingzhi Hu, Yan Liu, Hongcai Shang
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of YQFM in patients with AHF in a real-world setting and compare the results with the AUGUST-AHF RCT study. The study will be conducted in 50 secondary and tertiary hospitals in China, including 1,200 AHF patients followed for at least 180 days. The primary outcome is a composite of 90-day all-cause mortality or readmission for heart failure. Cox proportional-hazards regression models will be used to estimate the association between YQFM use and the primary outcome.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Yingping Bu, Yawen Zhang, Yingying Liu, Simin Li, Yanlin Zhou, Xuefen Lin, Zicong Dong, Renchun Zhang, Jingchao Zhang, Daojun Zhang
Summary: Hierarchical Co9S8-Ni3S2 composite hollow microspheres supported on nickel foam were synthesized by a simple two-step solvothermal method. The electrocatalyst exhibited high activity, good conductivity, and satisfactory stability, making it effective for oxygen evolution reaction.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Emadeldeen Eldele, Mohamed Ragab, Zhenghua Chen, Min Wu, Chee-Keong Kwoh, Xiaoli Li, Cuntai Guan
Summary: Sleep staging is crucial for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. Current data-driven deep learning models for automatic sleep staging have limitations when dealing with real-world scenarios. To overcome these limitations, this study proposes a novel adversarial learning framework called ADAST, which addresses the domain shift problem in the unlabeled target domain. The proposed framework outperforms state-of-the-art methods in six cross-domain scenarios.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yanli Yi, Yan Luo, Ruijing He, Haoyun Zhang, Zai Wang, Xianqiao Li, Jingchao Zhang, Zhiqiang Cui
Summary: This study investigated the molecular mechanism of microRNA-425-5p in promoting breast cancer cell proliferation. It identified new targets of miR-425-5p in breast cancer and provided potential biomarkers and drug targets for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS AND HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Melissa Guarino-Hotz, Jeremy L. Barnett, Kai-Chun Chou, Allison A. Win, Heng Zhang, Chengyu Song, Scott R. J. Oliver, Jin Z. Zhang
Summary: Metal halide perovskites, such as methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3), have attracted significant attention for their interesting photoelectric properties. In this study, two different types of methylammonium lead bromide magic-sized clusters (MSCs) were synthesized using different methods and their optical properties were characterized. It was found that the heated LARP (HLARP) synthesis method resulted in MSCs with higher photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield and improved stability in both solution and solid state forms. The addition of a non-coordinating matrix, paraffin, further enhanced the stability of the MSCs. The MSCs were analyzed using various techniques, including Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy, to confirm their structure and properties.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ping-Yang Hong, Mao-Hong Huang, Feng-Fu Zhan, Yi-Li Lin, Shao-Zhao Qiu, Xiao-Bin Zhang
Summary: The use of Montgomery T-tube is safe and effective for patients with complex subglottic tracheal stenosis.