Identification of gully erosion activity and its influencing factors: A case study of the Sunshui River Basin.

Gully erosion is one of the most severe forms of land degradation and poses a serious threat to regional food security, biodiversity, and human survival. However, there are few methods for the quantitative evaluation of gully activity, and the relationships between gully activity and influencing factors require further in-depth study. This study takes the Sunshui River Basin, as a case study.

Characteristics and development of steepland gullies in the dry valleys of Southwest China.

In semi-arid and arid areas, gully erosion is one of the most destructive forms of erosion and causes serious land degradation and resource destruction. Steepland gullies are widely distributed in the dry valleys of southwest China, and their formation is one of the main causes of soil erosion and the destruction of sloping farmland in the region. Previous research on the development of steepland gullies is limited, and further study is needed.

Cross-sectional and Mendelian randomization study of fibroblast growth factor 19 reveals causal associations with metabolic diseases.

Background And Aim: Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) is an intestinal-derived factor that plays a role in metabolic diseases. We performed a differential study of circulating FGF19 levels and investigated the causal effects of FGF19 on metabolic diseases using Mendelian randomization (MR).

Methods: Firstly, 958 subjects were included in the physical examination center of affiliated hospital from January 2019 to January 2021.

Effects of returning peach branch waste to fields on soil carbon cycle mediated by soil microbial communities.

In recent years, the rise in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture has worsened climate change. Efficiently utilizing agricultural waste can significantly mitigate these effects. This study investigated the ecological benefits of returning peach branch waste to fields (RPBF) through three innovative strategies: (1) application of peach branch organic fertilizer (OF), (2) mushroom cultivation using peach branches as a substrate (MC), and (3) surface mulching with peach branches (SM).

MRI Reference Ranges for Fetal Cardiothoracic Ratio of Diameter, Area, and Circumference from 21 to 38 Weeks Gestational Age.

Background: Whether fetal cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) is constant or increasing with gestational age (GA) is controversial. The majority of the fetal CTR data has been obtained through ultrasound.

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze CTR of diameter, area, and circumference on prenatal MR images in a low-risk population of singleton pregnancies, and to clarify its diagnostic value.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from clinical to pathological characteristics: a multi-center cross-sectional study in real world.

Background: The evaluation of patients with fatty liver as defined by metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in the real world remains poorly researched. This study aimed to analyse the clinical and histological features of patients with MAFLD and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to characterize each metabolic subgroup of MAFLD.

Methods: A total of 2563 patients with fatty liver confirmed by ultrasonography and/or magnetic resonance tomography and/or liver biopsy-proven from three hospitals in China were included in the study.

Effect of light intensity on negative air ion under phytotron control.

Negative air ion (NAI) is an important index for measuring air quality and has been widely recognized to be influenced by photosynthesis processes. However, vegetation type and light intensity are also known to impact NAI, contributing to significant uncertainties in the relationship between light and NAI. In this paper, we selected Pinus bungeana, Platycladus orientalis and Buxus sinica as research subjects and obtained their NAI, light intensity, and meteorological data through synchronous observation under the relatively stable condition of the phytotron.

Effects of peach branch organic fertilizer on the soil microbial community in peach orachards.

Peach branches is a by-product of peach industry. Making peach branch waste into peach branch organic fertilizer (PBOF) is a promising strategy of ecological utilization. In this study, the effects of PBOF on the yield and quality of peach fruit, chemical properties of bulk soil, and soil bacterial communities were investigated in a peach orchard.

A hyperspectral evaluation approach for quantifying salt-induced weathering of sandstone.

Salt-induced weathering is a common phenomenon in stone relics, and its traditional artificial evaluation of severity is greatly affected by subjective consciousness and lacks systematic standards. Here, we propose a hyperspectral evaluation method for quantifying salt-induced weathering on sandstone surfaces in laboratory tests. Our novel approach consists of two parts: data acquisition of microscopic observations of sandstone in salt-induced weathering environments, and machine learning technology for a predictive model.

The Epigenetic Regulation of RNA N6-Methyladenosine Methylation in Glycolipid Metabolism.

The highly conserved and dynamically reversible N6-methyladenine (m6A) modification has emerged as a critical gene expression regulator by affecting RNA splicing, translation efficiency, and stability at the post-transcriptional level, which has been established to be involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including glycolipid metabolism and the development of glycolipid metabolic disease (GLMD). Hence, accumulating studies have focused on the effects and regulatory mechanisms of m6A modification on glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, and GLMD. This review summarizes the underlying mechanism of how m6A modification regulates glucose and lipid metabolism-related enzymes, transcription factors, and signaling pathways and the advances of m6A regulatory mechanisms in GLMD in order to deepen the understanding of the association of m6A modification with glycolipid metabolism and GLMD.

Circular RNA circRNF169 functions as a miR-30c-5p sponge to promote cellular senescence.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs), characterized as single-stranded closed circular RNA molecules, have been established to exert pivotal functions in various biological or pathological processes. Nonetheless, the effects and underlying mechanisms concerning circRNAs on the aging and aging-related diseases remain elusive. We herein compared the expression patterns of circRNAs in young and senescent mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), and uncovered that circRNF169 was dramatically up-regulated in senescent MEFs compared with that in young MEFs.

Study on the optimal antagonistic effect of a bacterial complex against in peach.

Peach brown rot caused by is one of the most economically destructive diseases of peach ( L.) in some orchards of China. Biocontrol is a significant strategy that exhibits strong levels of control and ecologically sound concepts in disease management.

Efficacy of CTPV for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment: Comparison with Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients with Gastroesophageal Varices.

Background And Aims: Computed tomography portal venography (CTPV) shows potential in detecting varices that need treatment and their drainage pathways. However, its agreement with endoscopy requires further study. We investigated the feasibility of CTPV as an alternative tool to endoscopy in screening gastroesophageal varices (GEVs) and developed a CTPV-based model to provide a less invasive assessment of endotherapy for cirrhotic patients with GEVs.

Genome-wide identification of the ARF (auxin response factor) gene family in peach and their expression analysis.

Auxin response factors (ARFs) are important transcription factors to relay auxin signaling. From the Genome Database for Rosaceae (GDR), we identified 17 peach ARF genes (PpARFs) encoding the proteins with three conserved domains. Their gene structure and functional domains were analyzed.

Modeling nitrogen and phosphorus export with InVEST model in Bosten Lake basin of Northwest China.

Bosten Lake is an important region of Northwest China that has transformed from a freshwater lake to a saltwater lake since the 1970s. The water quality in the Bosten Lake basin is important for social and economic development, and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the key indicators of water quality. The land use data, precipitation data and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data with the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model were used to simulate the N and P exports of the Bosten Lake basin.

Increased inter-hemispheric resting-state functional connectivity in acute lacunar stroke patients with aphasia.

Aphasia is a devastating neurological condition affecting a person's ability to communicate and reintegrate into the society. It may occur in 20% or more of patients after stroke. The recovery of language function is accompanied by brain reorganization, and identifying the inter-hemispheric interaction post-stroke will conduce to more targeted treatments.

Morphologic classification of the right auricule on 256-slice computed tomography.

Purpose: To investigate the shape of right auricule on 256-slice computed tomography (CT).

Materials And Methods: Five hundred people (250 men, age range 16-84 years) who had cardiac multidetector CT angiography were recruited in this study. All patients had normal sinus rhythm with normal blood pressure (<140/90 mmHg for systolic/diastolic pressure).

[DESIGN AND BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF TRANSARTICULAR CUBOID BONE PLATE].

Objective: To design a new type of transarticular cuboid bone plate by measuring and collecting the anatomic data of the articular surface around cuboid, and to carry out comparative biomechanical study.

Methods: The angle α (between the fifth metatarsocuboid joint and the fifth metatarsal bone) and the angle β (between the fifth metatarsocuboid joint and the calcaneocuboid joint) were measured in 100 adults on medial oblique X-ray film and 30 adult foot specimens. Based on literature data, the transarticular cuboid bone plate was designed with an angle α of 70° and an angle β of 30°.

Combining arterial-spin labeling with functional magnetic resonance imaging measurement for characterizing patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

Aim: Our objective is to explore key changes in brain functions in relation to minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). We incorporated both resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) to enhance the detection of MHE.

Methods: We undertook fMRI scanning for 56 MHE patients and 66 healthy controls.

Evaluation of left gastric vein in Chinese healthy adults with multi-detector computed tomography.

Objectives: To evaluate the classification and diameter of left gastric vein (LGV) in healthy Chinese adults with multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT).

Methods: MDCT angiography was performed in 234 healthy adults for the portal venous system. CT cross-sectional thin-layer reconstruction combined with maximum intensity projection, volume rendering and multiplanar reconstruction were applied.

Disrupted brain connectivity networks in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Neuroimaging studies have shown that local brain lesions could result in abnormal information transfer far from the lesion site in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients; yet, little is known about alternations of the topological organization of whole-brain networks in AIS. By using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and graph theory analysis, we systematically investigated the topological properties of the functional brain networks of 28 healthy controls (HC, age: 56.9 ± 0.

[360 degrees INTERNAL FIXATION BY DOUBLE APPROACHES FOR HIGH-ENERGY CLOSED Pilon FRACTURES].

Objective: To observe the effectiveness of 360 degrees internal fixation by anteromedial and posterior-lateral approaches for high-energy closed Pilon fractures.

Methods: Between February 2013 and February 2015, 18 cases of high-energy closed Pilon fractures were treated. There were 11 males and 7 females with an average age of 40.

Hashimoto's encephalopathy: a report of three cases and relevant literature reviews.

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a very rate condition characterized by various clinical features consisting of psychiatric manifestations, seizures and focal neurologic deficits. In this study, three Hashimoto's encephalopathy cases were reported, including two female patients and one male patient. The two female patients (22-year-old and 49-year-old) were presented with brainstem involvement and the symptoms progressed gradually.

Reduced Serum Level of Interleukin-10 is Associated with Cerebral Infarction: A Case-Control and Meta-Analysis Study.

IL-10 expression limits inflammation and restricts the size of CNS damage from stroke. In this study, we examined the correlation between cerebral infarction (CI) and serum levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) using a combination of case-control study and meta-analysis of published data, with an aim of understanding the relevance of serum IL-10 levels to CI development. This study enrolled a total of 169 CI patients admitted to the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University between May 2011 and November 2014.