Biological invasion poses a significant threat to biodiversity conservation and also results in substantial economic loss including the excessive cost of management to control it. Still, its impact on plant sexual reproduction strategies remains underexplored in natural settings. We conducted a field experiment on native Phragmites australis and invasive Spartina alterniflora in Bohai Bay and assessed plant size (aboveground biomass and height) and sexual reproduction (ear biomass, reproductive allocation, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFhave a significant regulatory effect on plant growth, but the response mechanism of functional traits to the parasitism of and the trade-off relationship between traits and hyperspectral characteristics are not clear. We investigated the functional trait response and hyperspectral characteristics of , the most common urban hedge plant in China, to the parasitism of . The results showed that the parasitism of led to the difference of leaf functional traits: the leaf thickness, stomatal density, and leaf dry matter content were significantly increased, whereas the leaf area, leaf weight, specific leaf area, chlorophyll content index, and leaf tissue density were significantly decreased.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The efficacy of Vonoprazan-amoxicillin dual therapy (VAT) in the treatment of () is controversial.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of VAT in the Chinese population.
Methods: This prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, and two-stage study was conducted at 23 centers in Fujian, China (May 2021-April 2022).
Influenced by the interplay of global climate change and urbanization, urban plants have become increasingly homogenized in China. However, regional effects of biotic homogenization cannot be clearly explained due to the lack of continuous large-scale data. Thus, we explored the characteristics and regional effects of biotic homogenization, which not only contributes to the improvement of urban biodiversity, but also has important value for human well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEcosystem engineering, such as green roof, provides numerous key ecosystem functions dependent on both plants and environmental changes. In the recent years, global nitrogen (N) deposition has become a hot topic with the intensification of anthropogenic disturbance. However, the response of green roof ecosystems to N deposition is still not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study aimed to investigate the antiproliferative effect of embryonic stem cell-conditioned medium (ESC-CM) on the mouse liver cancer Hepa1-6 cells . Furthermore, in order to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism, the microRNAs (miRNAs) in ESC-CM associated with the inhibition of Hepa1-6 proliferation were identified. Following the co-culture of ESC-CM and Hepa1-6 in Transwell chambers, the proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis and associated protein expression were determined in Hepal-6 cells.
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August 2012
A novel method for controllable fabrication of a superhydrophobic CuO surface on AZ91D magnesium alloy is reported in this paper. Hierarchical structure composed of micro/nano-featherlike CuO was obtained by electrodeposition of Cu-Zn alloy coating and subsequently an electrochemical anodic treatment in alkaline solution. After modification with lauric acid, the surface became hydrophobicity/superhydrophobicity.
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