[Effects of Mercury Pollution on Soil Organic Carbon Stability and Carbon-fixing Microbial Communities].

To elucidate the effects of Hg pollution on soil organic carbon stability and autotrophic microbial carbon assimilation, the characteristics of soil CO emission rate, organic carbon components, and and functional microorganisms before and after 29 d of Hg pollution were studied using indoor culture experiments and molecular biology techniques. The results showed that the effects of different levels of Hg pollution on soil CO emission rates were different. High levels of Hg （S2,S3,and S5） inhibited soil CO cumulative emissions, whereas low levels of Hg （S1,S4,and S6） promoted soil carbon emissions.

Application of Microhaplotypes in Sibling Kinship Testing.

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of different numbers of microhaplotype (MH) loci and the introduction of different reference samples on the identification of full sibling, half sibling and differentiation between full sibling and half sibling kinships, and to explore the effect of changing mutation rate on sibling testing.

Methods: First, a family map involving three generations was established, and four full sibling identification models, five half sibling identification models and five models distinguishing full and half siblings were constructed for different reference samples introduced. Based on the results of the previous study, two sets of nonbinary SNP-MH containing 34 and 54 loci were selected.

PKCδ promotes the invasion and migration of colorectal cancer through c-myc/NDRG1 pathway.

Objective: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third cause of expected cancer deaths both in men and women in the U.S. and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in China Targeted therapy has been proven to improve overall survival for unresectable metastatic CRC.

[Effects of simulated rainfall enhancement on sediment CO flux in dry lakebed of Barkol Lake, China].

Understanding the responses of lake sediment carbon process to climate change is an important part of a comprehensive understanding of lake carbon budget. To explore the effects of future rainfall increase on sediment carbon flux, undisturbed sediment samples were collected from the bottom of dry lake Barikun in Hami, Xinjiang for the incubation experiment. Based on the increase rate of precipitation (4 mm·10 a) and the distribution characteristics of rainfall in the plant growing season in Hami, Xinjiang since 1960, five rainfall treatments were set (86 mm, T; 94 mm, T; 102 mm, T; 110 mm, T; 126 mm, T) based on the rainfall in growing season of 2016 (86 mm).

[Effects of reduction of nitrogen fertilizer application and combined organic fertilizer on soil nematode community in winter wheat field.].

Soil nematodes are one of the typical indicator organisms for soil health. To reveal the effects of reduction in nitrogen fertilizer application on soil health, we examined community structure of soil nematode under reduced nitrogen fertilizer while combined with organic fertilizer at the jointing stage of winter wheat. There were six fertilization treatments, including CF(315 kg N·hm, conventional fertilization), N (240 kg N·hm), N (210 kg N·hm)、N (180 kg N·hm), F (180 kg N·hm+150 kg·hm fulvic acid), and F(180 kg N·hm+225 kg·hm fulvic acid).

[Control of Cadmium Migration and Transformation in Alkaline Paddy Soil-Rice Using Cotton Stalk Biochar].

We investigated the effects of cotton stalk biochar addition on the soil nutrient characteristics of alkaline paddy soil and the migration and transformation of cadmium in a soil-rice system. An outdoor pot experiment was conducted with Tefengyou 2 rice as the testing material. We added cotton stalk biochar (0%, 1%, 2.

Overexpression of Glutathione S-transferase P1 Inhibits the Viability and Motility of Prostate Cancer via Targeting MYC and Inactivating the MEK/ERK1/2 Pathways.

Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common malignancies of men. Glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) has been suggested to play a protective role in the prostate. The proto-oncogene MYC has been extensively proved to be a key regulator of tumor transformation from early stage to malignant.

hsa-mir-3199-2 and hsa-mir-1293 as Novel Prognostic Biomarkers of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma by COX Ratio Risk Regression Model Screening.

Papillary renal cell carcinoma(PRCC) is the second most common and aggressive renal cell carcinoma. Identification of novel microRNA biomarkers could be beneficial for the diagnosis and prognosis of PRCC patients. We aimed to screen differentially expressed miRNAs that can act as prognostic factors and to predict the survival of PRCC patients.

[Effects of plastic film mulching on soil CO2 efflux and CO2 concentration in an oasis cotton field].

A field study was conducted to compare soil CO2 efflux and CO2 concentration between mulched and non-mulched cotton fields by using closed chamber method and diffusion chamber technique. Soil CO2 efflux and CO2 concentration exhibited a similar seasonal pattern, decreasing from July to October. Mulched field had a lower soil CO2 efflux but a higher CO2 concentration, compared to those of non-mulched fields.

[Analysis of chemical speciation of heavy metals in L07-11 profile sediments of "Big Ear" Region of Lop Nor Lake].

As playa is the typical characteristic in "Big Ear" Region of Lop Nor Lake, it is significant for enriching playa heavy metal earth environmental chemical data by analyzing species distribution of heavy metal among this district. In this thesis, heavy metal Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu in L07-11 Profile Sediments of "Big Ears" Region of Lop Nor Lake are considered as research objects. Tessier sequential extraction and Graphite furnace atomic absorption method (GF-990) are used to discuss and analyze five forms of Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu among sediments.

Intermittent tri-weekly docetaxel plus bicalutamide in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer: a single-arm prospective study using a historical control for comparison.

Whether continuous docetaxel (DTX) chemotherapy offers an advantage over intermittent therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is unknown. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy, toxicity and quality of life (QoL) of intermittent tri-weekly DTX with bicalutamide in CRPC. Forty-two patients (group A) with CRPC were enrolled.

[Analysis of Cd pollution & spatial variability characteristics of typical agricultural soils in suburbs of Urumqi City, Xinjiang].

Cd content in agricultural soils from 4 townships in north suburb and 2 townships in south suburb of Urumqi City was determined with graphite furnace (GF-990) atomic absorption spectrometry, and the spatial variability of Cd content there was analyzed with geo-statistics method. The result indicates that Cd content from the sampling points in north suburb exceeds the stipulated standard and falls into medium or strong spatial variability with nugget value > 75%, which explains a weak self-correlation among those variable spaces under mainly the impact of random factors of external pollution such as local fertilization level, irrigation and cultivation etc. Cd content from the sampling points in north suburb does not exceed the stipulated standard but approaches to the critical warning value with nugget value at 50.

[Research on the relevance of earthworms inducing soil Cd2+ absorbed by perennial ryegrass].

Through the method of simulating the heavy metal pollution in farmland, the graphite oven (GF-990) atomic absorption was used for analyzing the regulations of the earthworms inducing the soil Cd2+ absorbed by the perennial ryegrass. The result indicated: (1) under the circumstance of the soil Cd2+ density of 3-6 mg x kg(-1), the positive relevance appeared extremely remarkably that the contents of Cd2+ in underground portions of the perennial ryegrass relate to the earthworm quantity (r = 0.883 2-0.

[Tolterodine tartrate combined with alpha-receptor blocker for benign prostatic hyperplasia with detrusor overactivity].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tolterodine Tartrate combined with the alpha-receptor blocker in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with detrusor overactivity (BPH-DO).

Methods: A total of 113 patients with BPH-DO were randomly assigned to receive Tolterodine Tartrate combined with Cardura (Group A) and Cardura alone (Group B), both for 12 weeks. Then we recorded and compared their average 24 h urinary frequency, IPSS and QOL score, maximum urinary flow rate, residual urine volume and urinary retention times before and after the treatment.

[Comparative analysis of endogenous hormones between two species of Ammopiptanthus seedlings around germination and under Pb2+ stress].

The changes in three endogenous hormones, phytohormones gibberrelic acid (GA3), indoles-3-acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA), were studied around germination and under tress of different density of Pb2+ between two species of Ammopiptanathus. It was found that (1) around germination, in Xinjiang Ammopiptanthus the rate IAA decreased 77.80%, and the rate of ABA decreased 98.