Body mass index change in relation to longitudinal systolic blood pressure: An age- and sex-matched and repeated measures study.

Background And Aims: The positive association between mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and body mass index (BMI) diminished or reversed over the past four decades. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate effects of BMI change on longitudinal SBP.

Methods And Results: A total of 3638 participants who had annual health examination from 2015 to 2019 were included and matched by age and sex according to BMI levels.

The molecular genetic basis of creativity: a mini review and perspectives.

Although creativity is one of the defining features of human species, it is just the beginning of an ambitious attempt for psychologists to understand its genetic basis. With ongoing efforts, great progress has been achieved in molecular genetic studies of creativity. In this mini review, we highlighted recent molecular genetic findings for both domain-general and domain-specific creativity, and provided some perspectives for future studies.

The neurobiological basis of divergent thinking: Insight from gene co-expression network-based analysis.

Although many efforts have been made to explore the genetic basis of divergent thinking (DT), there is still a gap in the understanding of how these findings relate to the neurobiology of DT. In a combined sample of 1,682 Chinese participants, by integrating GWAS with previously identified brain-specific gene co-expression network modules, this study explored for the first time the functional brain-specific gene co-expression networks underlying DT. The results showed that gene co-expression network modules in anterior cingulate cortex, caudate, amygdala and substantia nigra were enriched with DT association signals.

Relationships between Parenting Behaviors and Adolescents' Creativity in China: The Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation.

This study used a two-wave, longitudinal design to examine the relationships between parenting behaviors (parental autonomy support, parental behavioral control, and parental psychological control) and Chinese adolescents' creativity, and the mechanism underlying the relationships. A total of 258 Chinese adolescents (mean age = 13.35, 48% girls) participated in the present study.

Distant Temporal Distance and Creative Thinking: The Mediating Role of Promotion Motivation.

The present study examined the effect of distant temporal distance on creative thinking and the underlying motivation mechanism. We tested our hypotheses in four studies. In Studies 1-4, participants in the distant temporal distance opposed to the proximal temporal distance performed better on a series of creative thinking tasks: the Verbal Divergent Thinking Test (Study 1), the Chinese Remote Associates Test (Study 2), the Toy Design Task (Study 3) and the Ad Evaluation Task (Study 4).

Development of Chinese Junior High School Students' Creative Potential: Within-Person and Between-Person Effects of Student-Student Support and Need for Cognition.

A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the developmental trend of creative potential in Chinese junior high school students and the within-person and between-person effects of student-student support and need for cognition. Two hundred and fourteen Chinese junior high school students participated in the present study (mean age = 13.29 years, SD = 0.

Paternal indifference and neglect in early life and creativity: Exploring the moderating role of TPH1 genotype and offspring gender.

For further understanding the joint contribution of environment, heredity and gender to creativity, the present research examined the prospective impact of paternal indifference & neglect in early life, TPH1 rs623580, offspring gender, and the interaction effects thereof on creativity in five hundred and thirty-nine unrelated healthy Chinese undergraduate students. Paternal indifference & neglect in early life was assessed on the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) and creativity on the Runco Creativity Assessment Battery (rCAB). Two primary findings emerged.

Genetic susceptibility to parenting style: DRD2 and COMT influence creativity.

The present study systematically investigated if genetic variations in the DRD2 and COMT interacted with parenting style to predict individual differences in creativity. In a sample of young adults, we first examined the interaction of each individual polymorphism and parenting style on creativity. Then, we aggregated the contribution of these susceptibility polymorphisms into a Cumulative Genetic Score (CGS) which combines the plasticity conferred by two or more single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DRD2 and COMT into a single score.

The Association Between Schizophrenia Risk Variants and Creativity in Healthy Han Chinese Subjects.

Although previous evidence has suggested that there is a genetic link between schizophrenia and creativity, the specific genetic variants that underlie the link are still largely unknown. To further explore the potential genetic link between schizophrenia and creativity, in a sample of 580 healthy Han Chinese subjects, this study aimed to (1) validate the role of Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) rs6994992 (one schizophrenia risk variant that has been previously linked to creativity in the European population) in the relationship between schizophrenia and creativity and (2) explore the associations between 10 other schizophrenia risk variants and creativity. For NRG1 rs6994992, the result validated its association with creativity measures.

No association of with insight problem solving in Chinese college students.

Genes involved in dopamine (DA) neurotransmission, such as the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (), have been suggested as key genetic candidates that might underlie the genetic basis of insight. In a sample of Chinese college students, this study examined whether was associated with individual differences in the ability to solve classic insight problems. The results demonstrated that was not associated with insight problem solving and there was no gender-dependent effect.

The Interaction of A779C Polymorphism and Maternal Authoritarianism on Creative Potential.

Exploring the possible mechanisms through which gene may interact with environment to influence creativity has been one of the leading issues in creativity research. In a sample of four hundred and twenty-one Chinese undergraduate students, the present study investigated for the first time the interaction of A779C polymorphism and maternal parenting styles on creative potential. The results showed that there was a significant interaction of A779C polymorphism and maternal authoritarianism on creative potential.

The Association of with Insight Problem Solving.

Although the insight phenomenon has attracted great attention from psychologists, it is still largely unknown whether its variation in well-functioning human adults has a genetic basis. Several lines of evidence suggest that genes involved in dopamine (DA) transmission might be potential candidates. The present study explored for the first time the association of dopamine D2 receptor gene () with insight problem solving.

Association of COMT and COMT-DRD2 interaction with creative potential.

Several lines of evidence suggest that genes involved in dopamine (DA) transmission may contribute to creativity. Among these genes, the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) and the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) are the most promising candidates. Our previous study has revealed evidence for the involvement of DRD2 in creative potential.

Effect of dissolved organic matter on sorption and desorption of phenanthrene onto black carbon.

Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene (PHE) onto black carbon (BC) extracted from sediments were studied in the presence of three types of dissolved organic matter (DOM), including L-phenylalanine (L-PH), peptone and citric acid. The nonlinearity of the sorption isotherms increased in the presence of DOM. The presence of L-PH reduced the sorption capacity and desorption hysteresis because of the solubilization of PHE in L-PH solution.

Effect of surfactants on sorption and desorption of phenanthrene onto black carbon.

Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene onto black carbon extracted from sediment were studied in the presence of a cationic surfactant (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide [CTAB]), an anionic surfactant (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate [SDBS]), and a nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100 [TX100]), to examine the role of surfactants in sorption and desorption. Nonlinearity of the sorption isotherms increased in the presence of surfactants. The CTAB enhanced the sorption capacity and irreversibility of phenanthrene on black carbon.

Effect of structural variations on sorption and desorption of phenanthrene by sediment organic matter.

Sorption and desorption isotherms of phenanthrene (PHE) on sediment organic matter (SOM) prepared at different combustion temperature were studied to examine the impact of SOM structure on sorption and desorption. With the increase of combustion temperature from 0 to 400°C, the aromatic groups (-CC) in SOM samples increased, while the aliphatic groups (-CH, -CH(2)) and polar structures (-C-O, -OH) decreased. When the combustion temperature increased to 500°C, aliphatic structures, polar structures and most aromatic structures were burnt out, and the mineral materials were dominant in the sample.

Effects of temperature and surfactants on naphthalene and phenanthrene sorption by soil.

Adsorption experiments were carried out to investigate the sorption behaviors of naphthalene and phenanthrene in six different soils and to determine the effects of temperature, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and cetylrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) on sorption. The results show that for a given sorbent phenanthrene exhibited greater nonlinear and stronger sorption than naphthalene. There was a strong negative correlation for the K(OC) values with organic carbon content (f(OC)).

Effect of combined Bacillus subtilis on the sorption of phenanthrene and 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene onto mineral surfaces.

In the natural environment, minerals are often associated with coexisting microorganisms. These interactions have profound impacts on the fate of a wide variety of contaminants. However, little information is available on the sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated benzenes, onto the composites of minerals with bacteria, and knowledge of the influence of combined bacteria on HOC sorption to minerals is limited.

Hydrothermal-hydrolysis synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nano-TiO2 with an adjustable crystalline structure.

Tri-phase (anatase, rutile, and brookite), bi-phase (anatase and rutile), and mono-phase (rutile) TiO(2) nanomaterials with different morphologies were successively synthesized using a hydrothermal-hydrolysis method and adjusting the Ti(4+)/Ti(3+) molar ratio in a precursor solution. The properties of the fabricated nanomaterials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), photocatalytic reaction, and other techniques. It has been shown that TiO(2) nanorods can be obtained by increasing the Ti(4+)/Ti(3+) molar ratio in a precursor solution from 1:0 to 0.

Predicted models for phenanthrene sorption nonlinearity and capacity based on different HA/BC ratios in sediments.

Phenanthrene (Phen) sorption isotherms for synthetic sediment organic matter samples with nine different humic acid/black carbon (HA/BC) ratios were determined to provide predicted models for Phen sorption nonlinearity and affinity by sediments. The sorption data were fitted well by the Freundlich model. The nonlinear sorption of Phen was dominated by BC particles.

Phenanthrene sorption to humic acids, humin, and black carbon in sediments from typical water systems in China.

Humic acid (HA) and humin (HM) were extracted with 0.1 M NaOH and black carbon (BC) was isolated using a combustion method at 375 degrees C from six sediments in different areas in China and their sorption isotherms for phenanthrene (Phen) were determined. All sorption isotherms were nonlinear and fitted well with the Freundlich model.

Comparative sorption of benzo[alpha]phrene to different humic acids and humin in sediments.

Sediment/soil organic matter (SOM) is the predominant sorbents for hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs). The identification and comparison of sorption characterization of HOCs by different organic matter fractions are essential to predict the fate and transport of HOCs in soils and sediments. The objectives of this paper are to compare the sorption of benzo[alpha]phrene (BaP) to the humic acid (HA) and humin (HM) extracted from different sediments.

[Adsorption of toluene and naphthalene on Beijing soils and its influence factor].

Static adsorption experiments were carried out to investigate the adsorption of toluene and naphthalene on Beijing soils, and to determine the influence of temperature and surfactants on adsorption. Although the affinity of petroleum hydrocarbons for seven soils is different, the adsorption isotherms of toluene and naphthalene on seven soils are well described by the Freundlich type. The adsorbed amount of naphthalene is higher than that of toluene on the same soil.