Water addition but not reduction alters plant biomass-diversity relationship.

The relationship between plant aboveground biomass and diversity typically follows a unimodal pattern, showing a positive correlation in resource-poor habitats and a negative correlation in resource-rich environments. Precipitation is a crucial resource for both plant biomass and diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the impact of precipitation changes on the relationship between plant biomass and diversity remains unclear.

Comparison of the clinical efficacy of bone grafting and bone grafting combined with guided tissue regeneration in periodontal regenerative therapy: a meta-analysis.

Objective: This study aims to compare the clinical efficacy of simple bone grafting and bone grafting combined with guided tissue regeneration (GTR) in periodontal regenerative therapy.

Methods: The authors systematically searched PubMed, the Web of Science, The National Library of Medicine, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database and the Wanfang database and collected randomized controlled trials relating to bone graft co-guided tissue regeneration. The retrieval was conducted between January 1990 and December 2022.

Monitoring of surface deformation in mining area integrating SBAS InSAR and Logistic Function.

SBAS InSAR has long been used to monitor the mining surface deformation, and its research has been of great interest to researchers worldwide. For the unsatisfactory accuracy of SBAS InSAR-monitored mining surface deformation results, a new corrected model is proposed by integrating SBAS InSAR and Logistic Function. Firstly, the time series deformation results of the mining area were obtained by SBAS InSAR, and the variation law of the differences between SBAS InSAR- and leveling-monitored deformation values was statistically analyzed.

Plasma Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the Relationship between Immune Function and Metabolic Changes in Holstein Peripartum Dairy Cows.

Dairy cows undergo dynamic physiological changes from late gestation to early lactation, including metabolic changes and immune dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between immune function and metabolic changes in peripartum dairy cows. Fifteen healthy Holstein dairy cows were enrolled 14 days prior to parturition, and plasma was collected on day −7, 0, 7, and 21 relative to calving.

Penetrating Macrophage-Based Nanoformulation for Periodontitis Treatment.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the interaction of oral microorganisms with the host immune response. (P.g.

Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Application of Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Aerogels.

Three-dimensional graphene-based aerogels (3D GAs), combining the intrinsic properties of graphene and 3D porous structure, have attracted increasing research interest in varied fields with potential application. Some related reviews focusing on applications in photoredox catalysis, biomedicine, energy storage, supercapacitor or other single aspect have provided valuable insights into the current status of Gas. However, systematic reviews concentrating on the diverse applications of 3D GAs are still scarce.

The efficacy of catheter ablation versus ICD for prevention of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Although implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) could prevent the sudden death of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with ischemic heart disease, it could not effectively prevent the recurrence of ventricular tachycardia. Several studies have suggested that catheter ablation may effectively decrease the incidence of ICD events, but relevant dates from randomized controlled trials were limited.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials were performed to evaluate the effect of catheter ablation for the prevention of VT in patients with ischemic heart disease.

Comparison for the efficacy and safety of time-to-isolation protocol and conventional protocol of cryoballoon in the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: Cryoballoon (CB) has been widely utilized in the treatment of drug-refractory atrial fibrillation (AF), but the balance point between efficacy and safety has been unclear. The protocol based on the time-to-isolation (TTI) was expected to provide patients with individualized ablation strategies.

Methods: All studies up to June 2020 comparing the CB of TTI-based protocol (TTIP) and conventional protocol (ConP) in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched.

A Regional NWP Tropospheric Delay Inversion Method Based on a General Regression Neural Network Model.

Tropospheric delay is a major error source that affects the initialization and re-initialization speed of the Global Navigation Satellite System's (GNSS) medium-/long-range baseline in Network Real-Time Kinematic (NRTK) positioning. Fusing the meteorological data from the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model to estimate the zenith tropospheric delay (ZTD) is one of the current research hotspots. However, research has shown that the ZTD derived from NWP models is still not accurate enough for high-precision GNSS positioning applications without the estimation of the residual tropospheric delay.

Correction: A fast and robust interpolation filter for airborne lidar point clouds.

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Effects of COH on the expression of connexin43 in endometrial stromal cells.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) on gap junction, and to induce the effect of an estrogen level overdose on gap junction in vitro by COH. Here, we mainly focus on connexion43 (Cx43), progesterone receptor (PR) and prolactin-related protein (PRP), and CyclinD3 genes expression, as well as the expression of Cx43 protein, were investigated.

Materials And Methods: Mature BDF-1 mice were divided into different COH, and the mouse uterus was isolated, Paraffin sections evaluate the effect of COH on mouse uterine endometrial morphology.

MiR-106a directly targets LIMK1 to inhibit proliferation and EMT of oral carcinoma cells.

Background: LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) expression levels are closely associated with microRNA (miRNA) processing. Higher levels of LIMK1 are reported during the progression of many cancers. Our study explored the interaction between LIMK1 and miR-106a in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

MicroRNA-488 inhibits tongue squamous carcinoma cell invasion and EMT by directly targeting ATF3.

Background: It has been reported that the expression of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) is closely associated with both microRNA (miRNA) processing and the progress of many cancers. Our study aimed to explore the interaction between ATF3 and miR-488 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC).

Methods: Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to detect the levels of ATF3 and miR-488 in TSCC tissues and cell lines.

A fast and robust interpolation filter for airborne lidar point clouds.

A fast and robust interpolation filter based on finite difference TPS has been proposed in this paper. The proposed method employs discrete cosine transform to efficiently solve the linear system of TPS equations in case of gridded data, and by a pre-defined weight function with respect to simulation residuals to reduce the effect of outliers and misclassified non-ground points on the accuracy of reference ground surface construction. Fifteen groups of benchmark datasets, provided by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) commission, were employed to compare the performance of the proposed method with that of the multi-resolution hierarchical classification method (MHC).

Demineralized Dentin Matrix Induces Odontoblastic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of demineralized dentin matrix (DDM) on dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and the potential of complexes with DPSCs and DDM for mineralized tissue formation. Stem cells derived from the dental pulp of healthy pigs aged 18 months were isolated and cultured. DPSCs were incubated with alpha-minimum essential medium treated with DDM extract at 1 mg/ml (DDM1) or 10 mg/ml (DDM10).

Generation of Bioartificial Salivary Gland Using Whole-Organ Decellularized Bioscaffold.

Salivary gland hypofunction resulting in xerostomia occurs as a result of various pathological conditions such as radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, Sjögren's syndrome or salivary gland tumor resection. It can induce a large number of problems, including dental decay, periodontitis, dysgeusia, difficulty with mastication and swallowing and a reduced quality of life. Current therapies for xerostomia mostly focus on saliva substitutes, oral lubricants and medications which stimulate salivation from residual glands.

GABA and 5-HT systems are implicated in the anxiolytic-like effect of spinosin in mice.

The present study investigated the anxiolytic-like effects of spinosin, one of the major flavonoids in Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS), in experimental models of anxiety compared with a known anxiolytic, diazepam. Repeated treatment with spinosin (2.5 and 5mg/kg/day, p.

[Analysis of misdiagnosis of calcifying epithelioma in oral and maxillofacial-head and neck region].

Eight patients misdiagnosed as calcifying epithelioma during 2003-2008 at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Cangzhou Central Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The pertinent literatures were reviewed and the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, imaging performance and differential diagnosis of calcifying epithelioma were discussed.