Publications by authors named "Ma Yongliang"

Exploration of molecular markers is an ongoing focus in the field of bladder cancer research. Based on data from public databases, was identified as upregulated in bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA); however, its exact function and regulatory mechanism in this context remain unclear. To investigate the clinical implications of , we examined its levels in 90 BLCA and adjoining normal tissue samples.

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  • * Field measurements in Beijing during spring 2021 indicated that HMS appeared in particulate matter (PM) during both haze and sandstorm events, with higher levels during haze (0.44% of PM) compared to sandstorms (0.097%).
  • * The study demonstrated that HMS formation is influenced by atmospheric conditions, showing strong correlations with aerosol water content, particularly during haze, while suggesting a new heterogeneous formation mechanism on mineral aerosols.
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Organosulfur and organonitrogen compounds (OrgSs and OrgNs) notably influence haze formation, reflecting the intricacies of sulfur and nitrogen chemistry in the atmospheric process. Despite this, a comprehensive understanding of OrgSs and OrgNs remains elusive. Here, we conducted molecular analyses of OrgSs and OrgNs in PM concurrently during three haze episodes in winter and summer from 2016 to 2019.

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  • Lattice oxygen in metal oxides is crucial for diesel oxidation catalysts, but its structural changes during catalysis are not fully understood.
  • A new MnO/SmMnO catalyst was developed using a specific method that enhances the bond strength and electron density at manganese sites, leading to more reactive lattice oxygen.
  • Testing shows that this catalyst not only oxidizes NO more effectively but also withstands degradation better than traditional Pt/AlO catalysts due to its ability to undergo reversible changes during chemical reactions.
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Protein from tiger nut meal (TNP) performance high nutritional value. This study optimized the extraction parameters for TNP (DES-TNP) using deep eutectic solvent, with HBD: HBA = 5:1, Liquid: Solid = 11:1, and the moisture content was 15 %. A comprehensive comparison was conducted with the protein extracted using alkali-soluble acid precipitation (ASAE-TNP).

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The ability of spices (bay leaf, star anise, and red pepper) and their characteristic phenolic compounds (quercetin, kaempferol, and capsaicin) to inhibit Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) in roasted beef patties were compared. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to reveal phenolic compounds interacting with HAAs-related intermediates and free radicals to explore possible inhibitory mechanisms for HAAs. 3 % red chili and 0.

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Background: Complex phosphates (CP) can improve the physicochemical properties and gelation properties of myofibrillar fibrous protein (MP) in mixed meat products, but an excessive intake of phosphates over a long period of time is harmful to health. The present study investigated the effects of partial or complete substitution of CP with sodium bicarbonate (SB) on the physicochemical properties and gel properties of beef-pork-chicken mixed myofibrillar protein (BPC-MP), aiming to evaluate the feasibility of this method in reducing the amount of phosphate in mixed meat products.

Results: Under the optimal substitution conditions, the turbidity of BPC-MP was reduced by 37.

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Air quality has significantly improved in China; however, new challenges emerge when dust weather is combined with haze pollution during spring in northern China. On March 15, 2021, an extremely severe sandstorm occurred in Beijing, with hourly maximum PM and PM concentrations reaching 5267.7 μg m and 963.

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Organic aerosols (OA) are major components of fine particulate matter, yet their formation mechanism remains unclear, especially in polluted environments. In this study, we investigated the diurnal chemical compositions and formation processes of OA in carbonaceous particles during winter in Beijing using aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry. We found that 84.

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Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) generally has a poor prognosis because of late diagnosis and metastasis. Despite its abundance in RCC cells, the functions of kallikrein-related peptidase 4 (KLK4) in RCC cells remain unknown. The results of this investigation were examined to discover if KLK4 gene silencing influences the development of RCC cells.

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During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in 2020, severe haze pollution occurred in the North China Plain despite the significant reduction in anthropogenic emissions, providing a natural experiment to explore the response of haze pollution to the reduction of human activities. Here, we study the characteristics and causes of haze pollution during the COVID-19 outbreak based on comprehensive field measurements in Beijing during January and February 2020. After excluding the Spring Festival period affected by fireworks activities, we found the ozone concentrations and the proportion of sulfate and nitrate in PM increased during the COVID-19 lockdown compared with the period before the lockdown, and sulfate played a more important role.

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) serves as a prevalent malignancy of urinary system and presents severe mortality and increasing incidence. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have demonstrated critical roles in RCC development. Here, we were interested in the function of MMP2-AS1 during RCC progression.

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A diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) is installed upstream of an exhaust after-treatment line to remove CO and hydrocarbons and generate NO. The catalyst should possess both good oxidation ability and thermal stability because it sits after the engine. We present a novel high-performance DOC with high steam resistance and thermal stability.

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Catalytic oxidation is promising in removing atmospheric pollutants to address serious environmental concerns. Supported Pt-based catalysts (e.g.

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The purpose of this study is to develop a green and safe chitosan-based preservative which can be applied in strawberry preservation. Chitosan (CS) was treated by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine oxygen radical/laccase oxidation system (TEMPO/laccase oxidation system), which was mainly used to prepare TEMPO/laccase chitosan (TLCS). Furthermore, on this basis, the structure and performance of TLCS were also studied.

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An online field observation was conducted in Zibo, China from September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019, covering autumn and winter. Within the investigation period, the mean mass concentrations of PM, PM, and PM were 49.3, 86.

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The surface sediment concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, Hg, and As), major metals (Fe and Mn), and the nutrient concentrations in the interstitial water of Lake Houguan, a large eutrophic shallow lake, were surveyed for three years. The results showed that Cu, Zn, and Fe were significantly higher in the east lake parts, and Cd in November was significantly higher than April. 19% of Hg and all of As were larger than the probable effect concentrations (PECs) according to the consensus-based sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), and the geo-accumulation index (I) indicated As, Hg, and Cd were slightly polluted to severely polluted.

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  • China’s lockdowns during COVID-19 led to reduced gaseous pollutants but increased particulate matter (PM) levels in summer 2020 due to sandstorms and enhanced secondary formation processes.
  • There was a rise in PM levels primarily in the 1-2.5 μm size range, correlating with severe haze conditions; chemical reactions involving sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NO) played a significant role in pollution dynamics.
  • To address ozone (O3) pollution in Beijing, controlling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is critical, as the area is identified as VOC-limited.
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Accelerating the (NH)SO oxidation gives rise to the reclaiming of byproduct, while there are secondary environmental risks from reduction of the coexisted selenium species by sulfite. In this study, a bi-functional Co-SBA-15-SH, were synthesized through Co impregnation and sulfhydryl (-SH) decoration, which can simultaneously uptake Se and accelerate sulfite oxidation efficiently. Meanwhile, the adsorption kinetics and migration mechanism of Se species were revealed through characterization and density functional calculations, with maximum adsorption capacity of 223 mg/g.

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Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, and accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies. Metastatic RCC (mRCC) is not sensitive to traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy, therefore targeted therapy has become an important treatment option. In this study, the second-line targeted drug everolimus (Afinitor), a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, was investigated for its clinical efficacy and adverse events in mRCC after failure of first-line targeted therapy, such as sorafenib, sunitinib or pazopanib.

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The elimination of benzene, a typical volatile organic pollutant, is one of the most challenging topics for environmental scientists. Catalytic oxidation technology is considered the most efficient approach for its elimination. Herein, we report the successful preparation of a novel α-MnO-like rod catalyst via an acid etching route and propose YMnO mullite as a novel precursor.

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The recent RIKEN experiment on the quenched g_{A} in the superallowed Gamow-Teller transition from ^{100}Sn indicates the role of scale anomaly encoded in the anomalous dimension β^{'} of the gluonic stress tensor Tr G_{μν}^{2}. This observation provides support to the notion of hidden scale symmetry emerging by strong nuclear correlations with an infrared (IR) fixed point realized-in the chiral limit-in the Nambu-Goldstone mode. We suggest there is an analogy in the way scale symmetry manifests in a nuclear medium to the continuity from the unitarity limit at low density (in light nuclei) to the dilaton limit at high density (in compact stars).

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Organic aerosols (OA) undergo sophisticated physiochemical processes in the atmosphere, playing a crucial role in extreme haze formations over the Northern China Plain. However, current understandings of the detailed composition and formation pathways are limited. In this study, high-molecular weight (HMW) species were observed in samples collected year-round in urban Beijing, especially in autumn and winter, during 2016-2017.

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In the Northern China Plain (NCP), extreme haze events with high concentrations of fine particles occur frequently during the winter but rarely occur in autumn. In this study, we present a synthetic analysis of particulate constituents during the historically polluted transition period of autumn-winter in 2018, revealing that mixed-type haze episodes are the result of regional transport, homogeneous/heterogeneous conversion, and sandstorm influences. The hydrolysis process of NO at higher relative humidity levels (>70%), which feature an enhanced nitrate oxidation ratio (0.

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In order to achieve efficient recovery of ions from the simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification wastewater, the effects of various factors (i.e. the saturation temperature, the cooling termination temperature, the stirring rate and the cooling rate) on crystallization yield, metastable zone width and crystal morphology were investigated to determine the optimal crystallization conditions of Mg//SO , NO -HO system.

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