Publications by authors named "Cai Hong Zhang"

To address the contradiction between the development of megacities and ecological restoration, as well as the carbon sequestration capacity guarantee, this study was based on the sustainable development framework and adopted the research approach of "clarifying carbon sequestration characteristics, evaluating carbon sequestration suitability, and comprehensively dividing carbon sequestration areas" to propose carbon sequestration zoning and management measures for Beijing under the sustainable development framework. First, we used the improved Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach (CASA) model and soil microbial respiration equation to quantitatively estimate the net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of vegetation in Beijing from 2001 to 2020. The spatiotemporal distribution pattern and evolution characteristics were analyzed and trend, volatility, and continuity were used as evaluation indicators for carbon sequestration characteristics.

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Objective: To analyze the relationship between serum cystatin C (CysC), β-microglobulin (β-MG) and the efficacy of demethylation therapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 98 AML patients admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University from February 2019 to January 2022. All patients were treated with decitabine (DAC) + HAG regimen, 28 days as a course and treated for 3-4 courses.

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Related studies have pointed out that Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor 2DL4 (KIR2DL4) was associated with vascular remodeling in early pregnancy, and it might play an important role in immunity. In this study, recurrent implantation failure (RIF)-related GSE58144 dataset was extracted from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Firstly, the immune micro-environment analyses were conducted to analyze the pathogenesis of KIR2DL4 in RIF.

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The incidence rate of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnancy is currently on the increase. GDM is associated with short and long-term adverse outcomes for mothers, fetuses and newborns. The aim of the present study was to compare the incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes in women with and without GDM, in addition to comparing the morbidity and mortality rates of preterm infants born to women with and without GDM.

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Lithium (Li) metal anode (LMA) is highly considered as a desirable anode material for next-generation rechargeable batteries because of its high specific capacity and the lowest reduction potential. However, uncontrollable growth of Li dendrites, large volume change, and unstable interfaces between LMA and electrolyte hinder its practical application. Herein, a novel in situ formed artificial gradient composite solid electrolyte interphase (GCSEI) layer for highly stable LMAs is proposed.

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A total of 58 (eight known and 50 new) species of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) from China were surveyed and (re)described: S. (S.) bacilla Chen & Aotsuka, 2004, S.

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Layered titanates are of great potential for hybrid Na-ion capacitors (NICs). However, the poor conductivity and sluggish reaction kinetics are the critical issues for the practical applications of titanates. Herein, an approach to synthesize magnesium titanate hierarchical hollow spheres embedded in carbon nanofibers (denoted as MTO@C) by electrospinning coupled with interlayer engineering processes is reported.

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Electrocatalytic water splitting using renewable energy is widely considered as a clean and sustainable way to produce hydrogen as an ideal energy fuel for the future. Electrocatalysts are indispensable elements for large-scale water electrolysis, which can efficiently accelerate electrochemical reactions occurring at both ends. Benefitting from high specific surface area, well-defined void space, and tunable chemical compositions, hollow nanostructures can be applied as promising candidates of direct electrocatalysts or supports for loading internal or external electrocatalysts.

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The growth of lithium (Li) dendrites and the huge volume change are the critical issues for the practical applications of Li-metal anodes. In this work, a spatial control strategy is proposed to address the above challenges using lotus-root-like Ni-Co hollow prisms@carbon fibers (NCH@CFs) as the host. The homogeneously distributed bimetallic Ni-Co particles on the N-doped carbon fibers serve as nucleation sites to effectively reduce the overpotential for Li nucleation.

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In this study, the content of iridoids and flavonoids in Tibetan medicine "Lanhua Longdan" was determined simul-taneously by quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker(QAMS), which was used to verify the feasibility and applicability of the method in the application of Lanhua Longdan quality evaluation. Using HPLC with two typical elements gentiopicroside and isoorientin as the internal reference, the relative correction factor(RCF) between the mand loganin acid, swertiamarin, sweroside, isoscoparin-2″-β-D-glucopyranoside and isoscoparin was determined and then used, to calculate the content of several other components to achieve QAMS. At the same time, the external standard method(ESM) was used to determine the contents of these 7 components in the medicinal materials, and the differences were compared to verify the accuracy and feasibility of QAMS.

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The electrochemical water splitting process including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is considered as one of the most promising methods for high-purity hydrogen production. Ni-Fe based compounds, especially Ni-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH), have become highly efficient electrocatalysts to expedite the above reactions. During the last decade, great progress has been witnessed in the development of Ni-Fe based electrocatalysts.

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As an effective lysosomal biomarker for oxidative stress status, cysteine (Cys) plays an important role in lysosomal proteolysis. Herein, we report the first lysosome-targetable fluorescence probe (MCAB) for Cys-selective detection based on nucleophilic addition reaction of sulfhydryl toward a α, β-unsaturated ketone and demonstrate its application to lysosomal-targetable imaging. MCAB is designed based on a α, β-unsaturated ethanoylcarbazole as the fluorophore and the thiols reaction site, and a methylcarbitol unit as a lysosome-targetable group.

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In this study, a novel aptasensor based on Aptamer/NH Janus particles is developed for the detection of Ochratoxin A(OTA). By coating gold on the hemispherical surface of the aminated polystyrene particles, Ochratoxin A aptamer is immobilized on the surface of the gold layer for selective identification and the other hemispherical able to bind to Glassy carbon electrode via peptide bond. Under optimum conditions, the sensor exhibited a wide dynamic range of OTA concentration from 1 × 10 nM to 10 nM, and the detection limit is 3.

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Copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs) and other inorganic nanomaterials have caused increasing concern owing to be widely used. Early studies have reported that they can result in injuries to the kidney, liver and spleen of mice; cause embryonic damage; and inhibit the reproductive capacity of red worms. However, few studies have reported the toxicity of Cu-NPs on the reproductive systems of mammals.

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Background: Helicobacter pylori (HP) plays a significant role in the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer (GC), the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of rs1057317 polymorphism on the interaction between microRNA-034a (miR-034a) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and their involvement in the HP-associated GC.

Methods: Computation analyses, real-time polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, and luciferase assays were performed to identify potential miRNAs involved in the carcinogenesis of HP-induced GC.

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Objective: To clarity the original plants and the main application varieties of White Flos Gentianae.

Method: Herbal textual research, wild specimen collection, investigation and collection of the samples from Tibetan hospital, Tibetan pharmaceutical factory and medical material market were carried out simultaneously to identify the original plants of White Flos Gentianae.

Result: The results of varieties textual research and specimen identification showed that Gentiana szechenyii, G.

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Objective: To explore how to choose the center locations to build the medical and health supplies reserve among many island towns.

Methods: The center locations were selected from 18 towns Hainan Province, it's maximum service range (distance) was required to reach the minimum, or to minimize.

Results: Three scenarios were considered, the center locations included only one town, two towns, three towns.

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H5 subtype avian influenza (AIV-H5) is a major causative agent of animalloimia a rapid and sensitive molecular biological diagnosis is crucial to the control program of AIV-H5. AIV-H5 real-time fluorescent reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qRT-LAMP) was established by means of heat treatment of the samples. The sensitivity, specificity and repeatability of this method were assessed and the performance of Calcein,SYBR Green I,HNB,SYTO 81 in colorimetric detection was comparatively analyzed to screen the optimum dye.

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This study developed a multiplex RT-PCR integrated with luminex technology to rapidly subtype simultaneously multiple influenza viruses. Primers and probes were designed to amplify NS and M genes of influenza A viruses HA gene of H1, H3, H5, H7, H9 subtypes, and NA gene of the N1 and N2 subtypes. Universal super primers were introduced to establish a multiplex RT-PCR (GM RT-PCR).

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Aim: to investigate the expression of integrinανβ6 and MMP-9 in gastric cancer and the correlation with clinicopathologic characteristic.

Methods: the expression of integrinανβ6 and MMP-9 protein was detected with immunohistochemical EnVision plus non-hiotin technique in 94 cases of gastric cancer and pericarcinoma tissues. The correlation with clinicopathologic characteristic were analyzed.

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In the present paper the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) was used to measure the absorption spectra of L-, D-, DL-alpha-alanine at room temperature. A number of well-resolved absorption peaks were observed in the range of frequencies from 0.3 to 3.

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From July to September 2008, a measurement was made on the physical and chemical properties of bulk precipitation and throughfall in five main forest types, i.e., larch plantation (LP), Fraxinus rhynchophylla stand (FR), mixed forest stand (MF), Korean pine plantation (KP), and Mongolian oak stand (MO), of secondary forest ecosystem in montane regions of eastern Liaoning Province, China.

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Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), which directly measures the THz wave's temporal electric field, can give the amplitude and phase of the THz wave pulse simultaneously. THz-TDS is attracting more attention among scientists. InP with short carrier average collision time and low effective mass is growing up as one of the best photoconductive materials for emitting and detecting THz waves.

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Objective: To preliminarily evaluate the immunity and safety of the recombinant adenoviruses expressing rotavirus structural proteins VP7 and VP6 in rhesus monkeys to lay a foundation for the development of novel genetic engineering vaccine against rotavirus.

Methods: Baby monkeys were immunized with the recombinant adenoviruses intranasally or orally. Serum IgG against rotavirus was measured with ELISA.

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