Dataset of soil hydraulic parameters in the Yellow River Basin based on in situ deep sampling.

Soil hydraulic parameters are vital for precisely characterizing soil hydrological processes, which are critical indicators for regulating climate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems and governing feedbacks between water, energy, and carbon-nitrogen cycles. Although many studies have integrated comprehensive soil datasets, data quality and cost challenges result in data completeness deficiencies, especially for deep soil information. These gaps not only impede methodological endeavours but also constrain soil parameter-based ecosystem process studies spanning from local profiles to global earth system models.

Soil moisture decline in China's monsoon loess critical zone: More a result of land-use conversion than climate change.

Soil moisture (SM) is essential for sustaining services from Earth's critical zone, a thin-living skin spanning from the canopy to groundwater. In the Anthropocene epoch, intensive afforestation has remarkably contributed to global greening and certain service improvements, often at the cost of reduced SM. However, attributing the response of SM in deep soil to such human activities is a great challenge because of the scarcity of long-term observations.

Extended Conjugation Strategy Enabling Red-Shifted and Efficient Emission of Orange-Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials.

In account of the energy gap law, the development of efficient narrow-band gap thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials remains a major challenge for the application of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The orange-red TADF materials are commonly designed with either large π-conjugated systems or strong intramolecular donor-acceptor (D-A) interactions for red-shift emission and small singlet-triplet energy gap (Δ). There are rare reports on the simultaneous incorporation of these two strategies on the same material systems.

Reforestation regulated soil bacterial community structure along vertical profiles in the Loess Plateau.

Introduction: Reforestation is a widely used strategy for ecological restoration in areas facing ecological degradation. Soil bacteria regulate many functional processes in terrestrial ecosystems; however, how they respond to reforestation processes in surface and deep soils remains unclear.

Methods: Artificial plantation with different stand ages (8, 22, and 32 years) in a typical fallow forest on the Loess Plateau was selected to explore the differential response of soil bacterial community to reforestation in different soil depths (surface 0-200 cm, middle 200-500 cm, and deep 500-100 cm).

Deciphering microbiomes dozens of meters under our feet and their edaphoclimatic and spatial drivers.

Microbes inhabiting deep soil layers are known to be different from their counterpart in topsoil yet remain under investigation in terms of their structure, function, and how their diversity is shaped. The microbiome of deep soils (>1 m) is expected to be relatively stable and highly independent from climatic conditions. Much less is known, however, on how these microbial communities vary along climate gradients.

Elevated serum trimethylamine oxide levels as potential biomarker for diabetic kidney disease.

Background: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has become a major cause of chronic kidney disease. However, early diagnosis of DKD is challenging. Trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) is an intestinal microbial metabolite which might be associated with diabetes complications.

Circular RNA profile in Graves' disease and potential function of hsa_circ_0090364.

Background: Graves' disease is a common autoimmune disease. Cytokines and their signalling pathways play a major part in the pathogenesis of Graves' disease; however, the underlying mechanism needs to be clarified.

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore whether circular RNAs participate in the immunological pathology of Graves' disease via cytokine-related signalling pathways.

Strategies to Improve the Stability of Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes: Progress and Perspective.

Perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) featuring excellent electroluminescent (EL) characteristics and facile production have been emerging as promising candidates for next-generation high-definition displays. In recent years, tremendous advances have been achieved in the EL efficiency of PeLEDs. However, their poor operational stability impedes practical applications.

The Effect of Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines on TRAB in Graves' Disease.

Background: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced the development of vaccines. Reports have suggested that vaccines play a role in inducing autoimmune diseases (AIDs). Scattered cases have reported that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines may promote thyroid disease, including Graves' disease (GD).

Research progress on the role and mechanism of action of exosomes in autoimmune thyroid disease.

Exosomes are widely distributed extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are currently a major research hotspot for researchers based on their wide range of sources, stable membrane structure, low immunogenicity, and containing a variety of biomolecules. A large number of literatures have shown that exosomes and exosome cargoes (especially microRNAs) play an important role in the activation of inflammation, development of tumor, differentiation of cells, regulation of immunity and so on. Studies have found that exosomes can stimulate the immune response of the body and participate in the occurrence and development of various diseases, including autoimmune diseases.

Factors controlling the spatial variability of soil aggregates and associated organic carbon across a semi-humid watershed.

Soil aggregates (SA) play crucial roles in soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. Different SA fractions contribute differently to the sequestration of SOC. However, few studies have examined the factors controlling SA fractions and associated SOC contents across a watershed.

High T3 Induces -Cell Insulin Resistance via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

Hyperthyroidism can cause glucose metabolism disorders and insulin resistance. Insulin resistance in muscle and adipose tissues has been extensively studied, whereas investigations on -cell insulin resistance are limited. This study preliminarily explored the effects of high T3 levels on -cell line (MIN6) insulin resistance, as well as the roles of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS).

Abnormal Iodine Nutrition-Induced ER Stress Upregulates MCP-1 Expression Through P38/MAPK Signaling Pathway in Thyroid Cells.

Iodine is an important chemical for thyroid hormone synthesis. The association between iodine nutrition status and the risk of disease present U-shaped curve, as either low or high iodine nutrition status will increase the risk of thyroid diseases. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress), which can induce over expressions of inflammation factors, like monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1), is related to the pathogenesis of thyroid disease.