Hydrogen production by proton exchange membrane electrolysis has good fluctuation adaptability,making it suitable for hydrogen production by electrolysis in fluctuating power sources such as wind power.However,current...Hydrogen production by proton exchange membrane electrolysis has good fluctuation adaptability,making it suitable for hydrogen production by electrolysis in fluctuating power sources such as wind power.However,current research on the durability of proton exchange membrane electrolyzers is insufficient.Studying the typical operating conditions of wind power electrolysis for hydrogen production can provide boundary conditions for performance and degradation tests of electrolysis stacks.In this study,the operating condition spectrum of an electrolysis stack degradation test cycle was proposed.Based on the rate of change of the wind farm output power and the time-averaged peak-valley difference,a fluctuation output power sample set was formed.The characteristic quantities that played an important role in the degradation of the electrolysis stack were selected.Dimensionality reduction of the operating data was performed using principal component analysis.Clustering analysis of the data segments was completed using an improved Gaussian mixture clustering algorithm.Taking the annual output power data of wind farms in Northwest China with a sampling rate of 1 min as an example,the cyclic operating condition spectrum of the proton-exchange membrane electrolysis stack degradation test was constructed.After preliminary simulation analysis,the typical operating condition proposed in this paper effectively reflects the impact of the original curve on the performance degradation of the electrolysis stack.This study provides a method for evaluating the degradation characteristics and system efficiency of an electrolysis stack due to fluctuations in renewable energy.展开更多
Plants are exposed to adverse environmental conditions,including cold,drought,heat,salinity,and heavy metals,which negatively impact plant growth and productivity of edible crops worldwide.Although the previous litera...Plants are exposed to adverse environmental conditions,including cold,drought,heat,salinity,and heavy metals,which negatively impact plant growth and productivity of edible crops worldwide.Although the previous literature summarized the nanoparticle's involvement in abiotic stress mitigation,the interaction of nanoparticles with other stress mitigators to overcome abiotic stress from plants remains unclear.Currently,nanotechnology is considered a growing new field in agriculture for understanding plants'adapted stress tolerance mechanisms.Recent research has shown that nanoparticles can effectively mitigate abiotic stress by interacting synergistically with plant growth regulators.To address this,we comprehensively demonstrated the combined positive potential of nanoparticles in combination with plant growth regulators(signaling molecules,phytohormones,nanoparticles-nanoparticles interaction,fungi,plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and other metal salts)to improve plant growth and mitigate abiotic stresses.Their co-applications augment the plant's growth,nutrient uptake,antioxidant defense system,water absorption,cell viability,water use efficiency,and photosynthetic and biochemical attributes by reducing oxidative stressors under various abiotic stresses in different plant species.This review provides a comprehensive overview of the combined applications of nanoparticles and plant growth regulators,a novel strategy to reduce the harmful effects of abiotic stress on plants.It identifies research gaps and recommends future studies to overcome their phytotoxicity worldwide.展开更多
Pattern and mitigation potential of crop-specific fertilizer-N losses were assessed.China showed high fertilizer-N losses due to high N application rates and low SOC.MAP,SOC,and soil pH are key parameters affecting fe...Pattern and mitigation potential of crop-specific fertilizer-N losses were assessed.China showed high fertilizer-N losses due to high N application rates and low SOC.MAP,SOC,and soil pH are key parameters affecting fertilizer-N losses.At a given application rate,soils with higher SOC have lower fertilizer-N losses.Optimal N rate combined with SOC improvement could cut 34.8%-59.6%of N losses.展开更多
Transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric benzylic substitution of racemic benzyl esters is an efficient and straightforward route towards the construction of benzylic stereocenters but remains a challenge,due to the diff...Transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric benzylic substitution of racemic benzyl esters is an efficient and straightforward route towards the construction of benzylic stereocenters but remains a challenge,due to the difficulty encountered in the suppression ofβ–H elimination and asymmetric induction.Herein,we successfully developed a highly diastereo-and enantioselective benzylic substitution of racemic 1-(aryl)alkyl esters with aldimine esters enabled by Pd/Cu dual catalysis.An array of enantioenrichedα-benzyl substitutedα-amino acids containing vicinal stereocenters were prepared with high levels of diastereo-and enantioselectivities(up to>20:1 dr and>99%ee)and the practicability of the products was further illustrated via their diverse transformations.The dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation process of the racemic benzyl esters was investigated experimentally and by computational studies.展开更多
For the detection of steatosis,quantitative ultrasound imaging techniques have achieved great progress in past years.Magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction is currently the most accurate test to detect...For the detection of steatosis,quantitative ultrasound imaging techniques have achieved great progress in past years.Magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction is currently the most accurate test to detect hepatic steatosis.Some blood biomarkers correlate with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis,but the accuracy is modest.Regarding liver fibrosis,liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography(TE)has high accuracy and is widely used across the world.Magnetic resonance elastography is marginally better than TE but is limited by its cost and availability.Several blood biomarkers of fibrosis have been used in clinical trials and hold promise for selecting patients for treatment and monitoring treatment response.This article reviews new developments in the non-invasive assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Accumulating evidence suggests that various non-invasive tests can be used to diagnose NAFLD,assess its severity,and predict the prognosis.Further studies are needed to determine the role of the tests as monitoring tools.We cannot overemphasize the importance of context in selecting appropriate tests.展开更多
Soil microorganisms are major drivers of soil carbon(C) cycling;however,the response of these microorganisms to climate change remains unclear.In the present study,we investigated how 18 months of multifactor climate ...Soil microorganisms are major drivers of soil carbon(C) cycling;however,the response of these microorganisms to climate change remains unclear.In the present study,we investigated how 18 months of multifactor climate treatments(warmed air temperature by 3℃ and decreased or increased precipitation manipulation by 30%) affected soil microbial biomass C and nitrogen(N),community substrate utilization patterns,and community composition.Decreased and increased precipitation significantly reduced microbial biomass C by 13.5% and 24.9% and microbial biomass N by 22.9% and 17.6% in unwarmed plots,respectively(P<0.01).Warming enhanced community substrate utilization by 89.8%,20.4%,and 141.4% in the natural,decreased,and increased precipitation plots,respectively.Particularly,warming significantly enhanced the utilization of amine and carboxylic acid substrates among all precipitation manipulation plots.Compared with the natural air temperature with natural precipitation treatment,other treatments affected fungal community richness by -0.9% to 33.6% and reduced the relative abundance of the dominant bacterial and fungal groups by 0.5% to 6.8% and 4.3% to 10.7%,respectively.The warming and/or precipitation manipulation treatments significantly altered Zygomycota abundance(P<0.05).Our results indicate that climate change drivers and their interactions may cause changes in soil microbial biomass C and N,community substrate utilization patterns,and community composition,particularly for the fungal community,and shifts in the microorganism community may further shape the ecosystems function.展开更多
Metabolic(dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)is currently the most common chronic liver disease and affects at least a quarter of the global adult population.It has rapidly become one of the leading cau...Metabolic(dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)is currently the most common chronic liver disease and affects at least a quarter of the global adult population.It has rapidly become one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis in Western countries.In this review,we discuss the nomenclature and definition of MAFLD as well as its prevalence and incidence in different geographical regions.Although cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in MAFLD patients,the proportion of patients dying from hepatic complications increases sharply as the disease progresses to advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.In addition,patients with MAFLD are at increased risk of various extrahepatic cancers.Although a causal relationship between MAFLD and extrahepatic cancers has not been established,clinicians should recognize the association and consider cancer screening(e.g.,for colorectal cancer)as appropriate.展开更多
This paper deals with the problem of guidance law design for the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle when impact angle constraints and maneuvering target are taken into consideration.More specifically,a modi...This paper deals with the problem of guidance law design for the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle when impact angle constraints and maneuvering target are taken into consideration.More specifically,a modified rolling guidance law is proposed with the interactive virtual target and the landing point prediction strategy.First,considering the fact that the roll channel can be controlled directly,the relative motion between the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle and the target is described by the error angle between the relative velocity and the line-ofsight.Second,a nonlinear error angle command is given to reduce the rotation rate.To satisfy impact angle constraints,an interactive virtual target is presented and the‘‘S”formed velocity of the virtual target is given to abate the error angle tracking difficulty at the final stage of the reentry phase.Then,the landing point prediction strategy is employed and the motion variation trend is also taken into consideration.As the maneuvering target is replaced with the predicted landing point,the error angle tracking difficulty caused by the target velocity decreases,which is helpful to meet impact angle constraints and improve guidance accuracy at the same time.Finally,the finite-time rolling guidance law is proposed and proved via Lyapunov stability theorem.Compared with the existing method,lower-speed rotation,smaller missing distance and less impact angle errors are obtained,which can be demonstrated by numerical simulations.展开更多
Background:Invasive species can threaten native diversity and alter ecosystem processes while interacting with other components of global environmental change.Invasive plants are becoming increasingly problematic and ...Background:Invasive species can threaten native diversity and alter ecosystem processes while interacting with other components of global environmental change.Invasive plants are becoming increasingly problematic and this can be stimulated by changes in the environment.However,existing studies have primarily investigated the effects of environmental change on a specific stage of plant invasion rather than the continuous invasion process.Methods:A space-for-time substitution experiment was performed to investigate how warming and nitrogen deposition affects the invasion process of a plant.Specifically,different ratios of invasive Solidago canadensis L.to native Artemisia argyi Levl.et Van were employed as a proxy to represent successive levels of invasion.A total of seven treatments were applied in the experiment:ambient(CK),N addition(+5,+12 g m^(−2)year^(−1)),warming(+1.15,+1.86℃)and their interaction(5 g N m^(−2)year^(−1)+1.15℃,12 g N m^(−2)year^(−1)+1.86℃).The growth performance and competitiveness of S.canadensis were investigated.Results:The competitiveness of Solidago canadensis decreased linearly with its invasion degree(p<0.05).Non-linear regression showed that S.canadensis invasion levels of 53%,53%,68%,55%and 58%were the critical thresholds for shifting the direction or magnitude of chlorophyll,leaf nitrogen,leaf shape index,diameter,and root/shoot ratio,respectively.Compared with the ambient treatment(CK,no warming and no N addition),the diameter,height,bio-mass and relative competitiveness of S.canadensis were each limited by warming,to a certain extent,whereas these and the above parameters were significantly increased by nitrogen deposition.The interaction of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition led to significant increases in the growth and competitiveness of S.canadensis,and this effect was detected in every stage of the invasion,throughout the invasion process.Conclusions:Environmental change might have a continuous,progressive,and augmentative effect on the phenotypic traits of S.canadensis.This study provides fairly robust evidence that environmental change promotes the invasion process of S.canadensis in general,not simply in specific stages.In the future,rather than focusing on specific stages,experimental studies should consider examining invasion on a broader scale.展开更多
Invasive alien plants not only decrease riparian vegetation diversity but also alter wetland ecosystem carbon processes,especially when they displace the original vegetation.Invasive Canada goldenrod(Solidago canadens...Invasive alien plants not only decrease riparian vegetation diversity but also alter wetland ecosystem carbon processes,especially when they displace the original vegetation.Invasive Canada goldenrod(Solidago canadensis L.)has colonized large areas of disturbed and undisturbed land in southeastern China,yet little is known regarding how it affects soil carbon cycling.To explore the response patterns of soil respiration following S.canadensis invasion and their driving mechanisms,an observational field study and a greenhouse experiment simulating invasion were performed.In the field study,soil respiration was measured weekly from 21th July 2018 to 15th December 2018.In the greenhouse experiment,soil,autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration were measured every 1st and 15th of the month from 15th July 2019 to 15th December 2019.Soil,autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration were measured using a closed-chamber system with the deep gauze collar root exclusion method.Solidago canadensis invasion appeared to decrease the total soil CO_(2) emissions in both the field study and the greenhouse experiment.The suppressive effects on soil respiration may be attributed to S.canadensis invasion-induced alterations in the quality and quantity of available soil substrate,suggesting that S.canadensis invasion may impact soil carbon cycling via plant-released substrates and by competing for the soil available substrate with native plant and/or soil microbes.These results have substantial implications for estimations of the effects of invasive plants on belowground carbon dynamics and their contribution to the warming world.展开更多
AstereodivergentPd/Cucatalyst systemforasymmetric desymmetric alkylation of allylic geminal dicarboxylates has been developed,which was successfully applied to the asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxycarbonylmotifs bear...AstereodivergentPd/Cucatalyst systemforasymmetric desymmetric alkylation of allylic geminal dicarboxylates has been developed,which was successfully applied to the asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxycarbonylmotifs bearing a versatile carbon-carbon double bond in an enantio-and diastereodivergent manner.A wide scope of substrates including challenging alkylsubstituted,2-substituted,and3,3′-disubstitutedallylic species are compatible with this catalytic system,delivering the substituted products in high to excellent yieldsandwith excellent diastereo-(upto>20:1 dr)and enantioselectivities(up to>99%ee).Furthermore,the mechanism of this dual Pd/Cu catalytic system including:(1)the desymmetrization process ofgeminal dicarboxylates;(2)the origin of regioselectivity(branched or linear);(3)the enantio-and diastereoselectivity observed by changing the combinations of two chiral metal catalysts,have been carefully investigated by theoretical calculations.展开更多
Electrical stimulation(ES)can restore motor function after spinal cord injury(SCI).However,traditional intraspinal ES has many disadvantages,such as the need for a complex circuitry device,an external power source,and...Electrical stimulation(ES)can restore motor function after spinal cord injury(SCI).However,traditional intraspinal ES has many disadvantages,such as the need for a complex circuitry device,an external power source,and a second surgery to remove the implant.Piezoelectric materials have received increasing at-tention due to their potential to convert ambient mechanical energy into ES without an external power source or implantation of electrodes.Herein,a novel polydopamine(PDA)coated barium titanate(BaTiO_(3))nanoparticles(BaTiO_(3)@PDA)incorporated silk fibroin(SF)hydrogel(SFBT)was established.The SFBT hy-drogel was crosslinked by horseradish peroxidase(HRP)/hydrogel peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))to integrate the piezo-electric potency of BaTiO_(3)with the thermal sensitivity of HRP/H_(2)O_(2)for SCI recovery.The hydrogel con-taining 5%(w/v)BaTiO_(3)@PDA nanoparticles(SFBT-5),which was selected for in vivo study,exhibited a short gelation time(5 min),suitable storage modulus(925±35 Pa),and wireless ES(average current of 124 nA).Moreover,Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB)scores test and footprint analysis demonstrated that the SFBT-5 hydrogel successfully enhanced motor functional recovery of SCI.In histopathological assess-ments,the SFBT-5 hydrogel significantly accelerated spinal cord healing,as indicated by smaller lesion cavities(∼16.7%of the SCI group).Meanwhile,the SFBT-5 hydrogel accelerated neurogenesis,facilitated axon regrowth and synapse formation,and promoted remyelination.Overall,this study highlights the potential of piezoelectric hydrogels for SCI regeneration.展开更多
Background:Exploring and identifying novel alleles of noncombined DNAIndex System(CODIS)short tandem repeat(STR)loci in different ethnic groups is important for the establishment of forensic reference databases and st...Background:Exploring and identifying novel alleles of noncombined DNAIndex System(CODIS)short tandem repeat(STR)loci in different ethnic groups is important for the establishment of forensic reference databases and study of population genetics.Aim:This study is aimed to explore the genetic polymorphism of 22 non-CODIS autosomal STR loci(D6S477,D18S535,D19S253,D15S659,D11S2368,D20S470,D1S1656,D22-GATA198B05,D8S1132,D4S2366,D21S1270,D13S325,D9S925,D3S3045,D14S608,D10S1435,D12S391,D7S3048,D17S1290,D5S2500,D2S1338,and D16S539)in Sierra Leone population and analyze the population genetic relationships in comparison with otherpopulations.Materialsand ethods:The amples of a total of 495 unrelated individuals(274 females and 221 males)from Sierra Leonewere examined by the Microreader^(TM)23SPID System,and their genetic polymorphisms and associated forensic parameters were calculated.The genetic relationships between Sierra Leonepopulation and other populations were evaluated as well.Results:Atotal of 287 alleles were observed with allelic frequencies ranging from 0.001 to 0.399.The cumulative power of discrimination(CPD)of the 22 autosomal STR loci was 0.99999999999999999999999999999538.The cumulative probability of exclusion(CPE)of the 22 autosomal STR loci was 0.9999998514(CPEdous)and 0.9999999999826(CPEtrios).All of the STR loci reached the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction.The population genetics analysis results demonstrated that Sierra Leone population exhibited distinctive genetic characteristics compared to those of East Asian populations and it had relatively close genetic distances to the Uygur population.Conclusion:The results of this study could enrich the forensic databases with Sierra Leone population.The 22 STR loci are highly polymorphic and could be used for forensic practice and population genetics studies.展开更多
Global changes have altered the distribution pattern of the plant communities,including invasive species.Anthropogenic contamination may reduce native plant resistance to the invasive species.Thus,the focus of the cur...Global changes have altered the distribution pattern of the plant communities,including invasive species.Anthropogenic contamination may reduce native plant resistance to the invasive species.Thus,the focus of the current review is on the contaminant biogeochemical behavior among native plants,invasive species and the soil within the plant-soil ecosystem to improve our understanding of the interactions between invasive plants and environmental stressors.Our studies together with synthesis of the literature showed that(i)the impacts of invasive species on environmental stress were heterogeneous,(ii)the size of the impact was variable and(iii)the influence types were multidirectional even within the same impact type.However,invasive plants showed self-protective mechanisms when exposed to heavy metals(HMs)and provided either positive or negative influence on the bioavailability and toxicity of HMs.On the other hand,HMs may favor plant invasion due to the widespread higher tolerance of invasive plants to HMs together with the‘escape behavior’of native plants when exposed to toxic HM pollution.However,there has been no consensus on whether elemental compositions of invasive plants are different from the natives in the polluted regions.A quantitative research comparing plant,litter and soil contaminant contents between native plants and the invaders in a global context is an indispensable research focus in the future.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Materials and Process Basis of Electrolytic Hydrogen Production from Fluctuating Power Sources such as Photovoltaic/Wind Power,No.2021YFB4000100).
文摘Hydrogen production by proton exchange membrane electrolysis has good fluctuation adaptability,making it suitable for hydrogen production by electrolysis in fluctuating power sources such as wind power.However,current research on the durability of proton exchange membrane electrolyzers is insufficient.Studying the typical operating conditions of wind power electrolysis for hydrogen production can provide boundary conditions for performance and degradation tests of electrolysis stacks.In this study,the operating condition spectrum of an electrolysis stack degradation test cycle was proposed.Based on the rate of change of the wind farm output power and the time-averaged peak-valley difference,a fluctuation output power sample set was formed.The characteristic quantities that played an important role in the degradation of the electrolysis stack were selected.Dimensionality reduction of the operating data was performed using principal component analysis.Clustering analysis of the data segments was completed using an improved Gaussian mixture clustering algorithm.Taking the annual output power data of wind farms in Northwest China with a sampling rate of 1 min as an example,the cyclic operating condition spectrum of the proton-exchange membrane electrolysis stack degradation test was constructed.After preliminary simulation analysis,the typical operating condition proposed in this paper effectively reflects the impact of the original curve on the performance degradation of the electrolysis stack.This study provides a method for evaluating the degradation characteristics and system efficiency of an electrolysis stack due to fluctuations in renewable energy.
基金funded by the Jiangsu Province Excellent Postdoctoral Program (2023ZB859)the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Technology Innovation Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20220030)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32271587,32350410400)。
文摘Plants are exposed to adverse environmental conditions,including cold,drought,heat,salinity,and heavy metals,which negatively impact plant growth and productivity of edible crops worldwide.Although the previous literature summarized the nanoparticle's involvement in abiotic stress mitigation,the interaction of nanoparticles with other stress mitigators to overcome abiotic stress from plants remains unclear.Currently,nanotechnology is considered a growing new field in agriculture for understanding plants'adapted stress tolerance mechanisms.Recent research has shown that nanoparticles can effectively mitigate abiotic stress by interacting synergistically with plant growth regulators.To address this,we comprehensively demonstrated the combined positive potential of nanoparticles in combination with plant growth regulators(signaling molecules,phytohormones,nanoparticles-nanoparticles interaction,fungi,plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and other metal salts)to improve plant growth and mitigate abiotic stresses.Their co-applications augment the plant's growth,nutrient uptake,antioxidant defense system,water absorption,cell viability,water use efficiency,and photosynthetic and biochemical attributes by reducing oxidative stressors under various abiotic stresses in different plant species.This review provides a comprehensive overview of the combined applications of nanoparticles and plant growth regulators,a novel strategy to reduce the harmful effects of abiotic stress on plants.It identifies research gaps and recommends future studies to overcome their phytotoxicity worldwide.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41907069,42007088,and 42377338)the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province(BK20230076)+2 种基金the Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund(CX(23)1019)the Key Research and Development Project of Jiangsu Province(BE2021378)the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-10-Sweetpotato).
文摘Pattern and mitigation potential of crop-specific fertilizer-N losses were assessed.China showed high fertilizer-N losses due to high N application rates and low SOC.MAP,SOC,and soil pH are key parameters affecting fertilizer-N losses.At a given application rate,soils with higher SOC have lower fertilizer-N losses.Optimal N rate combined with SOC improvement could cut 34.8%-59.6%of N losses.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(grant no.2023YFA1506700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,grant nos.21831005,21991112,and 22171183).
文摘Transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric benzylic substitution of racemic benzyl esters is an efficient and straightforward route towards the construction of benzylic stereocenters but remains a challenge,due to the difficulty encountered in the suppression ofβ–H elimination and asymmetric induction.Herein,we successfully developed a highly diastereo-and enantioselective benzylic substitution of racemic 1-(aryl)alkyl esters with aldimine esters enabled by Pd/Cu dual catalysis.An array of enantioenrichedα-benzyl substitutedα-amino acids containing vicinal stereocenters were prepared with high levels of diastereo-and enantioselectivities(up to>20:1 dr and>99%ee)and the practicability of the products was further illustrated via their diverse transformations.The dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation process of the racemic benzyl esters was investigated experimentally and by computational studies.
基金The Chinese University of Hong Kong (project reference 2020.045)。
文摘For the detection of steatosis,quantitative ultrasound imaging techniques have achieved great progress in past years.Magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction is currently the most accurate test to detect hepatic steatosis.Some blood biomarkers correlate with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis,but the accuracy is modest.Regarding liver fibrosis,liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography(TE)has high accuracy and is widely used across the world.Magnetic resonance elastography is marginally better than TE but is limited by its cost and availability.Several blood biomarkers of fibrosis have been used in clinical trials and hold promise for selecting patients for treatment and monitoring treatment response.This article reviews new developments in the non-invasive assessment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Accumulating evidence suggests that various non-invasive tests can be used to diagnose NAFLD,assess its severity,and predict the prognosis.Further studies are needed to determine the role of the tests as monitoring tools.We cannot overemphasize the importance of context in selecting appropriate tests.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(No.NRF-2013R1A1A2012242)Korea Forest Service(No.S111114L030100)
文摘Soil microorganisms are major drivers of soil carbon(C) cycling;however,the response of these microorganisms to climate change remains unclear.In the present study,we investigated how 18 months of multifactor climate treatments(warmed air temperature by 3℃ and decreased or increased precipitation manipulation by 30%) affected soil microbial biomass C and nitrogen(N),community substrate utilization patterns,and community composition.Decreased and increased precipitation significantly reduced microbial biomass C by 13.5% and 24.9% and microbial biomass N by 22.9% and 17.6% in unwarmed plots,respectively(P<0.01).Warming enhanced community substrate utilization by 89.8%,20.4%,and 141.4% in the natural,decreased,and increased precipitation plots,respectively.Particularly,warming significantly enhanced the utilization of amine and carboxylic acid substrates among all precipitation manipulation plots.Compared with the natural air temperature with natural precipitation treatment,other treatments affected fungal community richness by -0.9% to 33.6% and reduced the relative abundance of the dominant bacterial and fungal groups by 0.5% to 6.8% and 4.3% to 10.7%,respectively.The warming and/or precipitation manipulation treatments significantly altered Zygomycota abundance(P<0.05).Our results indicate that climate change drivers and their interactions may cause changes in soil microbial biomass C and N,community substrate utilization patterns,and community composition,particularly for the fungal community,and shifts in the microorganism community may further shape the ecosystems function.
文摘Metabolic(dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)is currently the most common chronic liver disease and affects at least a quarter of the global adult population.It has rapidly become one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis in Western countries.In this review,we discuss the nomenclature and definition of MAFLD as well as its prevalence and incidence in different geographical regions.Although cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in MAFLD patients,the proportion of patients dying from hepatic complications increases sharply as the disease progresses to advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.In addition,patients with MAFLD are at increased risk of various extrahepatic cancers.Although a causal relationship between MAFLD and extrahepatic cancers has not been established,clinicians should recognize the association and consider cancer screening(e.g.,for colorectal cancer)as appropriate.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61627810, 61790562, 61403096)
文摘This paper deals with the problem of guidance law design for the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle when impact angle constraints and maneuvering target are taken into consideration.More specifically,a modified rolling guidance law is proposed with the interactive virtual target and the landing point prediction strategy.First,considering the fact that the roll channel can be controlled directly,the relative motion between the single moving mass controlled reentry vehicle and the target is described by the error angle between the relative velocity and the line-ofsight.Second,a nonlinear error angle command is given to reduce the rotation rate.To satisfy impact angle constraints,an interactive virtual target is presented and the‘‘S”formed velocity of the virtual target is given to abate the error angle tracking difficulty at the final stage of the reentry phase.Then,the landing point prediction strategy is employed and the motion variation trend is also taken into consideration.As the maneuvering target is replaced with the predicted landing point,the error angle tracking difficulty caused by the target velocity decreases,which is helpful to meet impact angle constraints and improve guidance accuracy at the same time.Finally,the finite-time rolling guidance law is proposed and proved via Lyapunov stability theorem.Compared with the existing method,lower-speed rotation,smaller missing distance and less impact angle errors are obtained,which can be demonstrated by numerical simulations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071521,32271587,32201297,31770446)the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Technology Innovation Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20220030)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20211321)the Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds(2021K384C)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)and the Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment。
文摘Background:Invasive species can threaten native diversity and alter ecosystem processes while interacting with other components of global environmental change.Invasive plants are becoming increasingly problematic and this can be stimulated by changes in the environment.However,existing studies have primarily investigated the effects of environmental change on a specific stage of plant invasion rather than the continuous invasion process.Methods:A space-for-time substitution experiment was performed to investigate how warming and nitrogen deposition affects the invasion process of a plant.Specifically,different ratios of invasive Solidago canadensis L.to native Artemisia argyi Levl.et Van were employed as a proxy to represent successive levels of invasion.A total of seven treatments were applied in the experiment:ambient(CK),N addition(+5,+12 g m^(−2)year^(−1)),warming(+1.15,+1.86℃)and their interaction(5 g N m^(−2)year^(−1)+1.15℃,12 g N m^(−2)year^(−1)+1.86℃).The growth performance and competitiveness of S.canadensis were investigated.Results:The competitiveness of Solidago canadensis decreased linearly with its invasion degree(p<0.05).Non-linear regression showed that S.canadensis invasion levels of 53%,53%,68%,55%and 58%were the critical thresholds for shifting the direction or magnitude of chlorophyll,leaf nitrogen,leaf shape index,diameter,and root/shoot ratio,respectively.Compared with the ambient treatment(CK,no warming and no N addition),the diameter,height,bio-mass and relative competitiveness of S.canadensis were each limited by warming,to a certain extent,whereas these and the above parameters were significantly increased by nitrogen deposition.The interaction of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition led to significant increases in the growth and competitiveness of S.canadensis,and this effect was detected in every stage of the invasion,throughout the invasion process.Conclusions:Environmental change might have a continuous,progressive,and augmentative effect on the phenotypic traits of S.canadensis.This study provides fairly robust evidence that environmental change promotes the invasion process of S.canadensis in general,not simply in specific stages.In the future,rather than focusing on specific stages,experimental studies should consider examining invasion on a broader scale.
基金State Key Research Development Program of China(2017YFC1200100)the NationalNatural Science Foundation of China(31800342,31770446,32071521)+4 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M651720)the Talent Project from the Double Entrepreneurial Plan in Jiangsu Provincethe Jiangsu University Foundationthe Postgraduate Research and Practice InnovationProgram of Jiangsu Province(SJCX19.0568).
文摘Invasive alien plants not only decrease riparian vegetation diversity but also alter wetland ecosystem carbon processes,especially when they displace the original vegetation.Invasive Canada goldenrod(Solidago canadensis L.)has colonized large areas of disturbed and undisturbed land in southeastern China,yet little is known regarding how it affects soil carbon cycling.To explore the response patterns of soil respiration following S.canadensis invasion and their driving mechanisms,an observational field study and a greenhouse experiment simulating invasion were performed.In the field study,soil respiration was measured weekly from 21th July 2018 to 15th December 2018.In the greenhouse experiment,soil,autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration were measured every 1st and 15th of the month from 15th July 2019 to 15th December 2019.Soil,autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration were measured using a closed-chamber system with the deep gauze collar root exclusion method.Solidago canadensis invasion appeared to decrease the total soil CO_(2) emissions in both the field study and the greenhouse experiment.The suppressive effects on soil respiration may be attributed to S.canadensis invasion-induced alterations in the quality and quantity of available soil substrate,suggesting that S.canadensis invasion may impact soil carbon cycling via plant-released substrates and by competing for the soil available substrate with native plant and/or soil microbes.These results have substantial implications for estimations of the effects of invasive plants on belowground carbon dynamics and their contribution to the warming world.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.21620102003,21831005,21901158,and 21991112)the Shanghai Sailing Program(no.19YF1421900)+3 种基金Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(no.201701070002E00030)National Key R&D Program of China(no.2018YFE0126800)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(no.19JC1430100)Zhiyuan Scholar Program(no.ZIRC2020-04).
文摘AstereodivergentPd/Cucatalyst systemforasymmetric desymmetric alkylation of allylic geminal dicarboxylates has been developed,which was successfully applied to the asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxycarbonylmotifs bearing a versatile carbon-carbon double bond in an enantio-and diastereodivergent manner.A wide scope of substrates including challenging alkylsubstituted,2-substituted,and3,3′-disubstitutedallylic species are compatible with this catalytic system,delivering the substituted products in high to excellent yieldsandwith excellent diastereo-(upto>20:1 dr)and enantioselectivities(up to>99%ee).Furthermore,the mechanism of this dual Pd/Cu catalytic system including:(1)the desymmetrization process ofgeminal dicarboxylates;(2)the origin of regioselectivity(branched or linear);(3)the enantio-and diastereoselectivity observed by changing the combinations of two chiral metal catalysts,have been carefully investigated by theoretical calculations.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(No.52073220)the Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2022CFB398)+4 种基金the Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan-basic Research(No.2022020801010175)the Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology(No.2021KF0017)the Hainan Provincial Joint Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City(No.SLH2022015)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing(Wuhan University of Technol-ogy)(No.2021-KF-2)the Young Top Notch Talents Fund of Wuhan University of Technology(No.471-40120093).
文摘Electrical stimulation(ES)can restore motor function after spinal cord injury(SCI).However,traditional intraspinal ES has many disadvantages,such as the need for a complex circuitry device,an external power source,and a second surgery to remove the implant.Piezoelectric materials have received increasing at-tention due to their potential to convert ambient mechanical energy into ES without an external power source or implantation of electrodes.Herein,a novel polydopamine(PDA)coated barium titanate(BaTiO_(3))nanoparticles(BaTiO_(3)@PDA)incorporated silk fibroin(SF)hydrogel(SFBT)was established.The SFBT hy-drogel was crosslinked by horseradish peroxidase(HRP)/hydrogel peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))to integrate the piezo-electric potency of BaTiO_(3)with the thermal sensitivity of HRP/H_(2)O_(2)for SCI recovery.The hydrogel con-taining 5%(w/v)BaTiO_(3)@PDA nanoparticles(SFBT-5),which was selected for in vivo study,exhibited a short gelation time(5 min),suitable storage modulus(925±35 Pa),and wireless ES(average current of 124 nA).Moreover,Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB)scores test and footprint analysis demonstrated that the SFBT-5 hydrogel successfully enhanced motor functional recovery of SCI.In histopathological assess-ments,the SFBT-5 hydrogel significantly accelerated spinal cord healing,as indicated by smaller lesion cavities(∼16.7%of the SCI group).Meanwhile,the SFBT-5 hydrogel accelerated neurogenesis,facilitated axon regrowth and synapse formation,and promoted remyelination.Overall,this study highlights the potential of piezoelectric hydrogels for SCI regeneration.
基金This work was supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(grant number 82230064)the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(grant number 82271928).
文摘Background:Exploring and identifying novel alleles of noncombined DNAIndex System(CODIS)short tandem repeat(STR)loci in different ethnic groups is important for the establishment of forensic reference databases and study of population genetics.Aim:This study is aimed to explore the genetic polymorphism of 22 non-CODIS autosomal STR loci(D6S477,D18S535,D19S253,D15S659,D11S2368,D20S470,D1S1656,D22-GATA198B05,D8S1132,D4S2366,D21S1270,D13S325,D9S925,D3S3045,D14S608,D10S1435,D12S391,D7S3048,D17S1290,D5S2500,D2S1338,and D16S539)in Sierra Leone population and analyze the population genetic relationships in comparison with otherpopulations.Materialsand ethods:The amples of a total of 495 unrelated individuals(274 females and 221 males)from Sierra Leonewere examined by the Microreader^(TM)23SPID System,and their genetic polymorphisms and associated forensic parameters were calculated.The genetic relationships between Sierra Leonepopulation and other populations were evaluated as well.Results:Atotal of 287 alleles were observed with allelic frequencies ranging from 0.001 to 0.399.The cumulative power of discrimination(CPD)of the 22 autosomal STR loci was 0.99999999999999999999999999999538.The cumulative probability of exclusion(CPE)of the 22 autosomal STR loci was 0.9999998514(CPEdous)and 0.9999999999826(CPEtrios).All of the STR loci reached the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction.The population genetics analysis results demonstrated that Sierra Leone population exhibited distinctive genetic characteristics compared to those of East Asian populations and it had relatively close genetic distances to the Uygur population.Conclusion:The results of this study could enrich the forensic databases with Sierra Leone population.The 22 STR loci are highly polymorphic and could be used for forensic practice and population genetics studies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071521,31800429)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20170540)Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment,China.
文摘Global changes have altered the distribution pattern of the plant communities,including invasive species.Anthropogenic contamination may reduce native plant resistance to the invasive species.Thus,the focus of the current review is on the contaminant biogeochemical behavior among native plants,invasive species and the soil within the plant-soil ecosystem to improve our understanding of the interactions between invasive plants and environmental stressors.Our studies together with synthesis of the literature showed that(i)the impacts of invasive species on environmental stress were heterogeneous,(ii)the size of the impact was variable and(iii)the influence types were multidirectional even within the same impact type.However,invasive plants showed self-protective mechanisms when exposed to heavy metals(HMs)and provided either positive or negative influence on the bioavailability and toxicity of HMs.On the other hand,HMs may favor plant invasion due to the widespread higher tolerance of invasive plants to HMs together with the‘escape behavior’of native plants when exposed to toxic HM pollution.However,there has been no consensus on whether elemental compositions of invasive plants are different from the natives in the polluted regions.A quantitative research comparing plant,litter and soil contaminant contents between native plants and the invaders in a global context is an indispensable research focus in the future.
