Nutrient content and resorption efficiency of leaves of broad-leaved trees along altitudes in Wuyi Mountains, China.

To reveal the variation of leaf nutrient utilization strategies with altitude gradient in subtropical mountain broadleaved trees, 44 species of broadleaved trees at different altitudes (1400, 1600 and 1800 m) in Wuyi Mountains were selected to measure nutrient content, stoichiometric ratio, and nutrient resorption efficiency of green and senescent leaves, and analyzed their allometric growth relationships. The results showed that nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contents in green leaves were significantly higher than those in senescent leaves, which increased with the increases of altitude. The average values of phosphorus resorption efficiency (PRE) and nitrogen resorption efficiency (NRE) were 48.

[Identification of the potential distribution area of in China under climate change based on the MaxEnt model].

Based on the distribution records of we used the maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) model and geographic information system (GIS) methods, combined with environmental factors such as climate and terrain, to predict the potential distribution areas suitable for under current and future climate scenarios. The results showed that annual precipitation was the most important factor driving the distribution of . Under the current climate scenario, the total area of suitable for growth was about 3.

Optimizing the radiomics-machine-learning model based on non-contrast enhanced CT for the simplified risk categorization of thymic epithelial tumors: A large cohort retrospective study.

Purpose: This study aimed to establish and compare the radiomics machine learning (ML) models based on non-contrast enhanced computed tomography (NECT) and clinical features for predicting the simplified risk categorization of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).

Experimental Design: A total of 509 patients with pathologically confirmed TETs from January 2009 to May 2018 were retrospectively enrolled, consisting of 238 low-risk thymoma (LRT), 232 high-risk thymoma (HRT), and 39 thymic carcinoma (TC), and were divided into training (n = 433) and testing cohorts (n = 76) according to the admission time. Volumes of interest (VOIs) covering the whole tumor were manually segmented on preoperative NECT images.

[Effects of combined nitrogen and phosphorus addition on fine root traits of young forest].

Both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the main limiting elements for plant growth in terrestrial ecosystems. Fine roots play a critical role in plant growth. To reveal the effects of combined N and P addition on fine root traits of , we performed a field N and P addition experiment in the midmonth from April to September in 2016 and 2017 in a 3-year forest (N and P supply ratios were 8:1, 10:1, 12:1, 15:1).

[Soil enzyme stoichiometry revealed the changes of soil microbial carbon and phosphorus limitation along an elevational gradient in a forest of Wuyi Mountains, Southeast China].

Understanding changes in soil enzyme activities and ecoenzymatic stoichiometry is important for assessing soil nutrient availability and microbial nutrient limitation in mountain ecosystems. However, the variations of soil microbial nutrient limitation across elevational gradients and its driving factors in subtropical mountain forests are still unclear. In this study, we measured soil properties, microbial biomass, and enzyme activities related to carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling in forests at different altitudes of Wuyi Mountains.

[Effects of short-term combined application of ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen on the growth and leaf traits of seedlings].

Trees are characterized with selective absorption of different forms of nitrogen. Ammonium nitrogen (NH-N) and nitrate nitrogen (NO-N) are the main forms of nitrogen for plant absorption. We examined the differences of absorption between NH-N and NO-N for 1-year-old seedlings planted in local hilly red soil in a pot experiment.

[Nitrogen and phosphorus contents and resorption efficiency of thirty broadleaved woody plants in Yangjifeng, Jiangxi, China.].

Nutrient resorption is an important strategy of nutrient conservation, which reflecting the ability of plants to conserve and utilize nutrients and adapt to environment. To explore the relationship between nutrient content and nutrient resorption of broadleaved woody species of different life forms (., evergreen vs.

[Stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and their allometric relationship between leaves and fine roots of three functional tree seedlings.].

We analyzed the contents and stoichiometric ratios of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in leaves and fine roots of (an evergreen broad-leaved species), (a deciduous broad-leaved species) and (an evergreen coniferous species) to compare the leaf and root stoichiometry and allometric relationship between different functional groups of trees. There were significant difference in the contents and stoichiometry of C, N and P in the leaves and fine roots among different functional groups. C content, C/N and C/P of the leaves and roots were the highest in .

[Effects of the current-year shoot stem configuration on leaf biomass in different canopy heights of woody plants in evergreen broad-leaved forest in Jiangxi Province, China.].

To investigate the effects of stem configuration on leaf biomass allocation in different organs of the current-year shoots at different canopy heights, relationships of biomass in different organs (i.e., leaves, stems, and twigs) and stem configuration (i.

[Relationship between the main functional traits of fine root and the rhizosphere soil nutrients of different diameter classes in Zenia insignis plantation.].

Fine roots are sensitive to changes in the soil environment, and play an important role in plant growth and development. To clarify the relationship between fine root traits and rhizosphere soil nutrient characteristics, fine roots of trees belonging to different diameter classes in six-year-old Zenia insignis plantation were sampled. The results showed that root biomass, root length density and root volume density increased with the increases of diameter class.

[Allometry between twig size and leaf size of typical bamboo species along an altitudinal gradient].

To investigate the trade-off between the twig size and leaf size, we measured the total leaf mass, stem mass, individual leaf mass and leafing intensity of typical bamboo’s (Phyllostachys edulis, Indocalamus tessellatus, Oligostachyum oedogonatume, Yushania hirticaulis and Yushania wuyishanensis) twigs at different altitudes in Wuyi Mountain. The results showed that the exponents of the scaling between total leaf mass and stem mass on twigs significantly decreased with increasing altitude for all the five bamboo species. The common scaling exponents of total leaf mass vs.

Incidence and clinical variable inter-relationships of thymic epithelial tumors in northwest China.

Background: Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are the most common primary thymus tumors, but neither the possible ethnical/regional differences in the incidence of TETs nor the inter-relationships among the clinical variables has been revealed in northwest China.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed among pathologically confirmed TET patients from January 2004 to December 2015 in a tertiary general hospital of northwest China and the incidence, clinical features and the inter-relationships among clinical variables were analyzed.

Results: A total of 603 pathologically confirmed TETs patients (age range, 5-78 years; 308 males) were enrolled and the most common lesion location was anterior mediastinum (98.

Glioma Grading on Conventional MR Images: A Deep Learning Study With Transfer Learning.

Accurate glioma grading before surgery is of the utmost importance in treatment planning and prognosis prediction. But previous studies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images were not effective enough. According to the remarkable performance of convolutional neural network (CNN) in medical domain, we hypothesized that a deep learning algorithm can achieve high accuracy in distinguishing the World Health Organization (WHO) low grade and high grade gliomas.

[Short-term effects of nitrogen and water treatments on fine root order morphology of Machilus pauhoi seedlings.].

A factorial nitrogen and water addition experiment was carried out with one year-old Machilus pauhoi seedlings from Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province, with six treatments being established: two water levels with 80% and 40% of field moisture holding capacity and three nitrogen addition levels of 0, 50, 100 kg N·hm. Specific root length, specific root area, average diameter and tissue density of three fine root orders of M. pauhoi were measured to understand the main and interactive effects of short-term nitrogen addition and drought stress on root characters of M.

MicroRNA-34a promotes iNOS secretion from pulmonary macrophages in septic suckling rats through activating STAT3 pathway.

Pediatric sepsis is frequently a fatal condition and a major cause of death globally. The mortality rate of sepsis remains high despite that the advanced therapeutic methods have been carried out. Our research aims to investigate the potentials of miR-34a in the treatment of pediatric sepsis.

[Relationships between leaf functional traits of Machilus pauhoi understory seedlings from different provenances and geographical environmental factors.].

To understand the adaptation mechanism of Machilus pauhoi seedlings to environmental changes, leaf functional traits of M. pauhoi seedlings from nine provenances, as well as relationships between leaf traits and environmental factors were analyzed. The results showed that leaf functional traits of M.

Scaling relationships of twig biomass allocation in Pinus hwangshanensis along an altitudinal gradient.

Understanding the response of biomass allocation in twigs (the terminal branches of current-year shoots) to environmental change is crucial for elucidating forest ecosystem carbon storage, carbon cycling, and plant life history strategies under a changing climate. On the basis of interspecies investigations of broad-leaved plants, previous studies have demonstrated that plants respond to environmental factors by allocating biomass in an allometric manner between support tissues (i.e.

[Construction and optimization of ecological network for nature reserves in Fujian Province, China].

The nature reserve is very important to biodiversity maintenance. However, due to the urbanization, the nature reserve has been fragmented with reduction in area, leading to the loss of species diversity. Establishing ecological network can effectively connect the fragmented habitats and plays an important role in species conversation.

[Scaling relationships between twig size and leaf size of Pinus hwangshanensis along an altitudinal gradient in Wuyi Mountains, China.].

To analyze the tradeoff relationship between twigs and leaves, the traits of Pinus hwang-shanensis including leaf area, leaf number, twig length and twig diameter were investigated in Wuyi Mountains along an altitudinal gradient. The results indicated that leaf number, twig length, twig diameter, leafing intensity and twig stem cross-sectional area of P. hwangshanensis increased gra-dually with the increasing altitude, while individual leaf area decreased gradually.

[Value of diffusion-weighted imaging, H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 3D whole-brain arterial spin labeling in the diagnosis of medulloblastoma].

Objective: To explore the value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and 3D whole-brain arterial spin labeling (3D ASL) in the diagnosis of medulloblastoma in the posterior cranial fossa.

Methods: The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of 16 patients with pathologically confirmed medulloblastoma in the posterior cranial fossa were analyzed retrospectively. All the patients were examined with plane and enhanced brain MRI scans; 5 patients also underwent examinations with DWI, 12 with MRS, and 5 with 3D ASL.

DEPTOR suppresses the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and predicts poor prognosis.

As a naturally occurring inhibitor of mTOR, accumulated evidence has suggested that DEPTOR plays a pivotal role in suppressing the progression of human malignances. However, the function of DEPTOR in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still unclear. Here we report that the expression of DEPTOR is significantly reduced in tumor tissues derived from human patients with ESCC, and the downregulation of DEPTOR predicts a poor prognosis of ESCC patients.

[Characteristics of leaf carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry in relation to plant size of Machilus pauhoi].

To explore the effects of stand age on variation patterns of leaf C, N, P stoichiometric characteristics of Machilus pauhoi, two stands, i.e., 9 and 13 years old, were selected.

Competing endogenous RNA interplay in cancer: mechanism, methodology, and perspectives.

Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) refer to RNA transcripts, such as mRNAs, non-coding RNAs, pseudogene transcripts, and circular RNAs, that can regulate each other by competing for the same pool of miRNAs. ceRNAs involve in the pathogenesis of several common cancers such as prostate cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, endometrial cancer, and so on. ceRNA activity is determined by factors such as miRNA/ceRNA abundance, ceRNAs binding affinity to miRNAs, RNA editing, and RNA-binding proteins.

Scaling relationship between tree respiration rates and biomass.

The WBE theory proposed by West, Brown and Enquist predicts that larger plant respiration rate, R, scales to the three-quarters power of body size, M. However, studies on the R versus M relationship for larger plants (i.e.

[Chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate of Machilus pauhoi and M. leptophylla].

By using SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter, LI-6400 portable photosynthesis system, and spectrophotometer, the leaf SPAD value, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), and chlorophyll (a + b) content (Ct) of 3-year-old Machilus pauhoi and M. leptophylla seedlings were measured, and the relationships of SPAD value with Pn and Ct were analyzed. The M.