Black shank-mediated alteration of the community assembly of rhizosphere soil bacteria in tobacco.

Introduction: There is a close and complex interaction between the elements in the aboveground-underground ecosystem during the growth and development of plants. Specifically, when the aboveground part of plants is infected by pathogens, it induces the plant rhizosphere to synthesize specific root exudates. Consequently, a group of beneficial rhizosphere soil bacteria is recruited to help plants resist diseases.

Long-Term Outcomes for Chinese COPD Patients After PCI: A Propensity Score Matched, Double-Cohort Study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze long-term outcomes of Chinese coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with (and without) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic condition which often develops in conjunction with CAD. PCI is a core therapy for CAD, although we still need to understand CAD-COPD outcomes and to identify factors that influence prognoses, across ethnicities.

Preparation of aramid-based epoxy resin from low-grade aramid.

Low-grade aramid fibers, an unavoidable by-product in the industrialized process of aramid fiber production, are difficult to utilize and harmful to the environment. In this study, low-grade aramid fibers were recycled to assemble a high-quality epoxy resin through an epoxidation modification. Triggered by the epichlorohydrin, the molecular configuration of the low-grade aramid fibers was altered through crosslinking and chain-extension processes.

Exercise Physiology Impairments of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Findings.

Background And Objective: In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive weakness significantly limits the ability to exercise. However, measurements of the impaired exercise function and their practical value to assess disease progression in ALS are scarce. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a non-invasive accurate method used to comprehensively quantify exercise physiology in a variety of diseases.

Hypermetabolism associated with worse prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Background And Objective: Exploration of hypermetabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with different ethnicities is needed to understand its metabolic implications for clinical management. We aimed to evaluate the features of hypermetabolism and investigate its association with clinical characteristics and prognosis of ALS in a prospective Chinese cohort.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Peking University Third Hospital, China from 2017 to 2020.

The effects of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin on exercise tolerance in patients with coronary heart disease.

Objectives: This study was aimed to analyze the effects of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin and different lipid-lowering intensity treatments on exercise tolerance in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted in 549 patients with CHD who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) from February 2014 to August 2018. The CPET results of patients taking different types and doses of statins were compared from baseline to follow-up.

Comparison of temporal changes in established cardiovascular biomarkers after acute coronary syndrome between Caucasian and Chinese patients with diabetes mellitus.

Population means of conventional cardiovascular biomarkers are known to differ between ethnic groups. In this study we performed detailed comparisons in the temporal pattern of these biomarkers between Caucasian and Chinese diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We studied differences in temporal changes of established cardiovascular biomarkers, including high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol, cardiac Troponin T (TnT), NT-proBNP and C-reactive protein (CRP), in 48 Chinese and 48 clinically matched Caucasian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were admitted for ACS.

Modeling urban growth by the use of a multiobjective optimization approach: environmental and economic issues for the Yangtze watershed, China.

Urban growth is an unavoidable process caused by economic development and population growth. Traditional urban growth models represent the future urban growth pattern by repeating the historical urban growth regulations, which can lead to a lot of environmental problems. The Yangtze watershed is the largest and the most prosperous economic area in China, and it has been suffering from rapid urban growth from the 1970s.