Article
Environmental Sciences
Guozhang Bao, Jiancai Guo, Bairu Yan, Qi Ao
Summary: Increasing levels of sodium carbonate are major causes of grassland alkalinization in the SongNen Plain of northeast China. In this study, Medicago sativa CV. Zhongmu No.1 seedlings were used to investigate the effects of laboratory-simulated basic salt (BS) and freeze-thaw (FT) stresses. The results showed that these stresses led to changes in osmoregulatory substances, biological membrane permeability, and antioxidant enzyme activity in the seedlings.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xudong Zhang, Peng Ye, Yajun Wu, Manabu Fujii, Akihiro Takahashi, Yaoyi Wang
Summary: This study investigates the influence mechanism of different refrigerating temperatures on the physical-mechanical properties of sludge treated by freeze-thaw method. The results show that the freeze-thaw treatment leads to the gathering of sludge particles, decrease in compressibility and void ratio, increase of permeability coefficient and consolidation coefficient, and improvement in shear performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Priyanka Pradhan, Saswat Dwibedy, Monalin Pradhan, Soumyaranjan Panda, Saubhagya Kumar Panigrahi
Summary: This article summarizes the research on the durability characteristics of geopolymer concrete (GPC), including an analysis of twelve characteristics and twenty factors, as well as the limitations in global acceptance and the scope of further research. These discussions can increase researchers' confidence in GPC and enhance its acceptability worldwide.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lei Zhou, Yacheng Jiang, Zheming Zhu, Bo Feng, Jianxing Chen, Haohan Wang
Summary: A series of freeze-thaw (FT) cycle experiments and drop-weight impact tests were conducted to investigate the dynamic fracture characteristics of fractured sandstone under FT cycles. The results showed that the dynamic elastic modulus and P/S wave velocities of sandstone decreased significantly after 10 cycles of FT. In addition, the porosity of sandstone increased with the number of FT cycles, and the crack growth velocity was positively correlated with the number of FT cycles.
COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yanlong Li, Zili Wang, Yang Luo
Summary: This study investigated the shear strength characteristics of shallow expansive soil under freeze-thaw effects by simulating seasonal frozen conditions and conducting freeze-thaw and direct shear tests. The results showed significant variations in shear strength along with depth, closely related to water content. The main reason for the reduction in shear strength after freeze-thaw was the significant decrease in cohesion.
ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Huichen Liu, Guozhang Bao, Zihao Dou, Haoyuan Liu, Jingqi Bai, Yingyi Chen, Yifu Yuan, Xin Zhang, Jinghui Xi
Summary: This paper studied the physiological effects of highland barley under freeze-thaw, drought, and artemisinin stress. The results showed that these stresses had impacts on the antioxidant enzyme activity, net photosynthetic rate, relative water content, relative electrical conductivity, malondialdehyde content, and soluble protein content of highland barley. Low temperature had a significant impact on photosynthesis, and compound stress showed a single stress superimposed effect.
Article
Agronomy
Tian-Jiao Wei, Ming-Ming Wang, Yang-Yang Jin, Guo-Hui Zhang, Miao Liu, Hao-Yu Yang, Chang-Jie Jiang, Zheng-Wei Liang
Summary: Priming with ABA increased the tolerance of alfalfa seedlings to alkaline stress by maintaining homeostasis of ROS and metal ions, upregulating osmoprotection, and enhancing the expression of stress tolerance-related genes.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jing Cao, Zhensong Li, Feng He, Zongyong Tong, Yu Wang, Lixue Wang, Guiliang Zheng, Yiwei Zhang
Summary: This study examined the effects of different fertilizer treatments and environmental factors on soil bacterial diversity and alfalfa yield in coastal saline soil in China. The results showed that the productivity was significantly higher in fulvic acid potassium + Bacillus and fulvic acid potassium treatments compared to bio-charcoal treatment and control. The timing of alfalfa harvest and hydrothermal conditions had significant effects on the soil bacterial community. Fertilizer supplementation, particularly with fulvic acid potassium, effectively increased the yield of alfalfa in coastal saline soil.
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Yi Zhang, Chun Wang, Mingqi Huang, Yigong Zhang
Summary: The transformation of ScABI3 gene into alfalfa significantly increased endogenous ABA content, leaf-stem ratio, leaf area, branch number, photosynthetic efficiency, and protein content, while reducing crude fat content.
Article
Plant Sciences
Fengfei Qin, Yixin Shen, Zhihua Li, Hui Qu, Jinxia Feng, Lingna Kong, Gele Teri, Haoming Luan, Zhiling Cao
Summary: Shading delays flowering and reduces reproductive growth in alfalfa, leading to lower pollen viability and stigma receptivity, as well as reduced quantity and quality of seeds. However, delayed flowering and reduced reproduction are important strategies for alfalfa to cope with shading.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Bo Liu, Haoming Fan, Yu Jiang, Renming Ma
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of freeze-thaw action on soil macropore and macro-aggregate characteristics using X-ray computer tomography and dry sieving. The results showed that freeze-thaw effects increased the total image porosity, mean pore diameter, porosity with branches, and connectivity density. However, the total number of pores displayed a first increase - then decrease trend. The increase in macroporosity and pore branches easily induced the breakdown of macro-aggregates.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Cesar A. Medina, Harpreet Kaur, Ian Ray, Long-Xi Yu
Summary: This paper discusses the challenges of improving agronomic traits in complex crops like alfalfa and potato and proposes the use of genomic selection (GS) to overcome these challenges. By utilizing different statistical models and approaches, such as machine learning and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), researchers were able to increase prediction accuracies for important traits in these crops, ultimately aiding in the selection of superior lines based on genetic values.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Marta Igual, Maria Simona Chis, Sonia Ancuta Socaci, Dan Cristian Vodnar, Floricuta Ranga, Javier Martinez-Monzo, Purificacion Garcia-Segovia
Summary: The addition of lucerne improved the nutritional and functional characteristics of corn extrudates while maintaining their physical properties, leading to an increase in bioactive compounds and a positive impact on volatile profile.
Article
Plant Sciences
Qingdong Wang, Yaru Zhang, Huafeng Hu, Jinke Hu, Meiling Xiang, QiaoFeng Yang
Summary: Selenite foliar spraying can increase the mass of alfalfa leaves and the content of chlorophyll and selenium. Proteomics analysis revealed significant changes in protein expression, metabolic pathways, and potential mechanisms for increasing leaf yield. Specifically, selenium treatment affects metabolic processes, gene expression, and protein response pathways in alfalfa leaves.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Junjie Guan, Yuyan Liu, Fanqi Jing, Rong Ye, Jiawei Chen
Summary: The study found that ageing can increase the polarity and surface functional groups of hydrochar, enhancing the adsorption capacity of pollutants. Different ageing methods affect the adsorption mechanisms of hydrochar, with oxidative ageing increasing hydrochar's surface hydrophobic adsorption. The presence of Cu2+ significantly impacts the adsorption of pollutants on aged hydrochar.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Yan Luo, Caixia Wang, Lihui Wang, Xuemei Ding, Xiongying Wu
Summary: This study investigates the effect of a novel press washing mode on the appearance and mechanical properties of silk garments compared to hand washing, gentle machine washing, and normal machine washing. The experimental results demonstrate that press washing has the best performance in terms of appearance indicators and elastic recovery. The results provide guidance and ideas for scientific care and optimization.
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Shuo Liu, Yi Cao, Junxiu Liu, Xuemei Ding, Damien Coyle
Summary: Accurately identifying patients with progressive mild cognitive impairment (pMCI) who will develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for early intervention. Current studies mainly focus on high-dimensional neuroimaging data, but they are expensive to obtain and healthcare datasets are often imbalanced. To address this, the study proposes a new strategy using unsupervised novelty detection techniques to predict pMCI. Results show that the proposed method performs well and is cost-effective.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE LEARNING AND CYBERNETICS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guanhua Chen, Keying Zhang, Gang Tian, Shiping Bai, Xuemei Ding, Jianping Wang, Li Lv, Quan Tan, Wei Zhao, Qiufeng Zeng
Summary: Two experiments were conducted to study maternal zinc depletion in broiler chickens and Pekin ducks fed a zinc-deficient diet. The results showed that zinc depletion occurred by 7 days of age in both birds. The sensitive biomarker for broiler chickens was pancreatic zinc content, while for ducks, it was skin zinc content.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xinchen Yu, Ying Cui, Xuemei Ding
Summary: This study investigates the impact of fabric motion pattern on the damage behaviors of cotton fabric during repeated tumble-drying in a clothes dryer. The findings provide a better understanding of the mechanism of damage behaviors of cotton fabric in the tumble dryer and offer guidance for dryer manufactures to optimize drying programs for specific fabric types.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuju Fang, Gufeng Li, Hongyu Shi, Junxiu Ye, Hongbin Wang, Xuemei Ding, Lijun Luo, Guizhen Li, Min Yang
Summary: A low-cost functionalization method was used to prepare an efficient adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen from diatomite. The optimized conditions included modification with H2SO4, NaCl, and calcination, resulting in excellent adsorption performance of the functionalized diatomite (DTCA-Na). The adsorption process of ammonia nitrogen followed pseudo-first-order kinetics and Langmuir isothermal model. The removal efficiency of ammonia nitrogen remained above 80% even after multiple adsorption-desorption experiments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Xin Zhao, Caixia Wang, Lihui Wang, Hugh Gong, Xuemei Ding
Summary: Wool fiber is widely used for clothing due to its excellent properties, but it can shrink during laundry. Panasonic has developed a washing machine that uses tapping actions to clean delicate clothes like wool, providing the best appearance and dimensional stability.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guanhua Chen, Yang Zhang, Keying Zhang, Gang Tian, Shiping Bai, Xuemei Ding, Jianping Wang, Li Lv, Quan Tan, Wei Zhao, Qiufeng Zeng
Summary: This study investigates the impact of dietary zinc deficiency on skin properties in broiler chickens and Pekin ducks. The results show that ducks are more sensitive to zinc deficiency in terms of skin weight and composition, while broiler chickens are more sensitive in terms of skin fat content.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jianping Wang, Xuemei Ding, Qiufeng Zeng, Shiping Bai, Keying Zhang, Xiangbing Mao, Shengyu Xu, Yong Zhuo, Yue Xuan, Huanwei Peng, Jingbo Liu, Huadong Yin
Summary: This study investigated the effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) on egg production, egg quality, immune response, and intestinal health of laying hens challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The results showed that supplementing 80 mg/kg of 25OHD in diets can improve egg laying rate and feed efficiency, decrease broken egg rate, and enhance intestinal barrier function and antioxidant capacity. Additionally, it can also decrease proinflammatory cytokines levels in laying hens. Therefore, the addition of 25OHD in diets may enhance laying performance and egg quality in LPS-challenged hens.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Yuan Yuan, Luo Yan, Shuaitong Liang, Yan Li, Hongjian Qu, Xuemei Ding, Jiping Wang
Summary: This article examines the impact of the consumer use phase of textiles and fashion on carbon and water footprints. Through tracking data from three volunteer families with different demographic characteristics, it is found that consumer behaviors have a significant influence on carbon and water footprints. The comparison between test data and estimated data also reveals the uncertainty between them.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Wenjuan Huang, Shuaitong Liang, Hongjuan Zhang, Xuemei Ding, Jiping Wang
Summary: This study analyzed the desorption components of cotton, wool, and polyester fabrics exposed to tobacco smoke and hot pot odor using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Different mass diffusion coefficients were proposed for odors with different molecular weights. The results showed that cotton fabrics released more compounds with tobacco smoke and hot pot odor, while wool fabrics had fewer compounds, and 3-ethenylpyridine was not detected. The dynamic model demonstrated the effect of airflow velocity and fabric porosity on nicotine desorption.
AATCC JOURNAL OF RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Dongdong Li, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Jianping Wang, Qiufeng Zeng, Huanwei Peng, Yue Xuan, Keying Zhang
Summary: This experiment aimed to explore the effects of long-term supplementation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-3 (25-OHD) as a vitamin D-3 (VD3) substitute on the performance, bone traits, and egg quality of laying hens. The results showed that while the supplementation of 25-OHD improved bone quality in the late laying period, it reduced feed intake and growth during the rearing stage. Additionally, the 25-OHD treatment had negative effects on certain bone traits, but did not significantly impact laying performance.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Na Liu, Xinzheng Li, Xuemei Ding, Haixia Liu, Xiaoli Zhang
Summary: The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors and protective factors of life satisfaction among left-behind children and determine the mediating roles of perceived social support and sense of security. The results showed that negative life events had a negative impact on life satisfaction, and social support and security mediated this relationship. Therefore, improving the life satisfaction of left-behind children should focus on perceived social support and sense of security.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Magda Bucholc, Sofya Titarenko, Xuemei Ding, Callum Canavan, Tianhua Chen
Summary: The study aimed to develop a novel prognostic machine learning framework that utilizes longitudinal information encoded in efficient, cost-effective, and non-invasive markers to identify individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at risk of developing dementia. The findings showed that incorporating the output of unsupervised learning significantly improved the performance of supervised ML models. This prognostic framework can be applied to improve recruitment in clinical trials and select early interventions for individuals at high risk of developing dementia.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hongye Zhang, Mengyu Li, Keying Zhang, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Licui Chu, Danxi Hou, Yue Xuan, Huadong Yin, Jianping Wang
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with benzoic acid, Enterococcus faecium, and essential oil complex (BEC) on laying hens recovering from coccidia and Clostridium perfringens challenge. Results showed that the addition of BEC improved egg-laying rate, reduced gut damage, and modulated microbial composition. The genera Faecalibacterium and Asterolplasma were positively correlated with egg-laying rate, while the genera Bacteroides and Romboutsia were negatively correlated. The addition of BEC to the diet demonstrated positive effects on the production performance and gut health of laying hens recovering from the challenge.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Guanyu Shang, Guoyu Li, Chunsheng Guan, Weisong Zhao, Haoyu Li, Kuang Zhang, Jian Liu, Qun Wu, Xue-Mei Ding, Shah Nawaz Burokur, Xumin Ding
Summary: This paper reports a bifunctional microwave metasurface with an asymmetric bidirectional transmission phase that can be controlled. The metasurface is composed of bilayered double-arrow-shaped structures sandwiching a subwavelength metal grating. The metasurface breaks the symmetry and realizes different functions for opposite propagation directions, such as deflection and focusing, orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode generation, and holographic imaging. The experimental results suggest that the proposed metasurface can be further exploited for various applications.
ADVANCED PHOTONICS RESEARCH
(2023)
