Publications by authors named "Mingming He"

Low temperature is a limiting environmental factor for tea plant growth and development. CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) are important components of the calcium pathway and involved in plant development and stress responses. Herein, we report the function and regulatory mechanisms of a low-temperature-inducible gene, CsCIPK20, in tea plants.

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  • Electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CORR) is a pivotal method for closing the carbon cycle and minimizing fossil fuel dependency, but traditional methods face high operational costs due to energy-intensive processes.* -
  • A new bismuth-poly(ionic liquid) (Bi-PIL) hybrid catalyst shows outstanding efficiency in converting CO to formate with over 90% Faradaic efficiency, even at low CO concentrations found in industrial emissions.* -
  • The Bi-PIL catalyst not only enhances CO concentration and reaction speed but also makes the production of pure formic acid solutions more economical compared to traditional methods, potentially transforming CO utilization in valuable liquid fuel production.*
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As emerging knowledge management platforms, enterprise social media (ESM) provide an important way for employees to engage in knowledge sharing and information communication within their organization. However, the question of how to encourage employees to engage in continuous knowledge sharing rather than knowledge hiding on ESM has not received sufficient attention from scholars. In contrast to previous studies that focused on a single theory perspective and a single knowledge behavior, in this study, we took a user cognition and emotion perspective and constructed a mechanism model for the impact of knowledge sharing and knowledge hiding among employees on ESM based on social cognition theory and emotion as social information theory.

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Cold stress negatively impacts the growth, development, and quality of Camellia sinensis (Cs, tea) plants. CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPK) comprise a pivotal protein family involved in plant development and response to multiple environmental stimuli. However, their roles and regulatory mechanisms in tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.

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Background: The interim analysis of the randomized phase 3 ESCORT-1st study demonstrated significantly longer overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for camrelizumab-chemotherapy than placebo-chemotherapy in untreated advanced/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Here, we present the final analysis of this study and investigate potential indicators associated with OS.

Methods: Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive camrelizumab (200 mg) or placebo, both in combination with up to six cycles of paclitaxel (175 mg/m) and cisplatin (75 mg/m).

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Background: Surveillance colonoscopy after polyp removal is recommended to prevent subsequent colorectal cancer (CRC). It is known that advanced adenomas have a substantially higher risk than non-advanced ones, but optimal intervals for surveillance remain unclear.

Design: We prospectively followed 156 699 participants who had undergone a colonoscopy from 2007 to 2017 in a large integrated healthcare system.

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  • The unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of rocks is important for engineering, but traditional testing isn't always feasible, particularly for historic structures with limited samples.
  • Non-destructive tests like the Schmidt hammer and compressional wave velocity can help, but linking these to UCS needs complex math.
  • This study presents an artificial neural network (ANN) that effectively correlates UCS with these non-destructive tests, providing accurate predictions and useful contour maps for engineers, thus improving UCS estimation efficiency and accuracy.
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The electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CORR) has emerged as a promising approach for sustainable carbon cycling and valuable chemical production. Various methods and strategies have been explored to boost CORR performance. One of the most promising strategies includes the construction of stable ionic interfaces on metallic or molecular catalysts using organic or inorganic cations, which has demonstrated a significant improvement in catalytic performance.

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Albino tea cultivars have high economic value because their young leaves contain enhanced free amino acids that improve the quality and properties of tea. Zhonghuang 1 (ZH1) and Zhonghuang 2 (ZH2) are two such cultivars widely planted in China; however, the environmental factors and molecular mechanisms regulating their yellow-leaf phenotype remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that both ZH1 and ZH2 are light- and temperature-sensitive.

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The clinical implications of extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in cancer therapy remain largely elusive. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of ecDNA amplification spectra and their association with clinical and molecular features in multiple cohorts comprising over 13,000 pan-cancer patients. Using our developed computational framework, GCAP, and validating it with multifaceted approaches, we reveal a consistent pan-cancer pattern of mutual exclusivity between ecDNA amplification and microsatellite instability (MSI).

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Background: Use of multivitamin supplements has been associated with lower incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its influence on CRC survival remains unknown.

Methods: Among 2424 patients with stage I-III CRC who provided detailed information about multivitamin supplements in the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the authors calculated multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) of multivitamin supplements for all-cause and CRC-specific mortality according to post-diagnostic use and dose of multivitamin supplements.

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Low temperature is one of the most important environmental factors limiting tea plants' geographic distribution and severely affects spring tea's yield and quality. Circadian components contribute to plant responses to low temperatures; however, comparatively little is known about these components in tea plants. In this study, we identified a core clock component the LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL, CsLHY, which is mainly expressed in tea plants' mature leaves, flowers, and roots.

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Development of electrode materials exhibiting exceptional phosphate removal performance represents a promising strategy to mitigate eutrophication and meet ever-stricter stringent emission standards. Herein, we precisely designed a novel LaCeO heterostructure-decorated hierarchical carbon composite (L8C2PC) for high-efficiency phosphate electrosorption. This approach establishes an internal electric field within the LaCeO heterostructure, where the electrons transfer from Ce atoms to neighboring La atoms through superexchange interactions in La-O-Ce coordination units.

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Background: Evidence regarding the relationship between sleep duration and blood pressure is controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and blood pressure in children with short stature.

Methods: A total of 1,085 participants with short stature were enrolled from the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University in China.

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Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the effectiveness of the combination of letrozole and recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) to improve the predicted adult height (PAH) and final adult height (FAH) of Chinese short pubertal boys.

Methods: In total, 171 Chinese short pubertal boys were recruited for this study. 96 of them received letrozole (2.

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Purpose: Genetic factors account for a large proportion of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) etiologies, although not necessarily a complete genetic basis. This study aimed to characterize the clinical presentations, genetic variants, and therapeutic outcomes of patients with sporadic IHH, which may be helpful for genetic counseling and treatment decisions.

Patients And Methods: Eleven Chinese patients with IHH were retrospectively analyzed.

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  • Sporadic synchronous colorectal cancer (SCRC) involves multiple primary colorectal tumors diagnosed at once in patients without hereditary risks, yet there's limited understanding of its genomic landscape for effective treatment.
  • A study analyzed 103 tumor samples from 51 SCRC patients through whole-exome sequencing and found significant genetic inconsistencies across tumors, highlighting higher prevalence of tumor mutation burden high (TMB-H) and microsatellite-instability high (MSI-H) compared to solitary CRC cases.
  • SCRC tumors that evolve neutrally show greater intratumoral diversity and potentially better patient outcomes, prompting a need for improved targeted and immunotherapy strategies based on these unique molecular characteristics.
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Objective: To evaluate the association of early-life tobacco smoke exposure, especially interacting with cancer genetic variants, with adult cancer.

Participants And Methods: We examined the associations of in utero tobacco smoke exposure, age of smoking initiation, and their interaction with genetic risk levels with cancer incidence in 393,081 participants from the UK Biobank. Information on tobacco exposure was obtained by self-reported questionnaires.

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The molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer (CRC) represent a comprehensive dissection of CRC heterogeneity. However, molecular feature-based classification systems have limitations in accurately prognosticating stratification due to the inability to distinguish cancer-specific deaths. This study aims to establish a classification system that bridges clinical characteristics, cause-specific deaths, and molecular features.

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The yellowing of leaves caused by the decomposition of chlorophyll (Chl) is a characteristic event during senescence, which can be induced by various environmental stresses. However, the molecular mechanisms of high temperature-induced Chl degradation in horticultural plants remain poorly understood. Here, we found that heat stress induced Chl degradation and the expression of and in cucumber.

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As a powerful representation of 3D scenes, the neural radiance field (NeRF) enables high-quality novel view synthesis from multi-view images. Stylizing NeRF, however, remains challenging, especially in simulating a text-guided style with both the appearance and the geometry altered simultaneously. In this paper, we present NeRF-Art, a text-guided NeRF stylization approach that manipulates the style of a pre-trained NeRF model with a simple text prompt.

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Purpose: The use of primary tumor resection (PTR) in the treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) patients has become increasingly controversial. Our goal is to establish a nomogram to screen for the candidates that would benefit from PTR in CRLM patients.

Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was searched for 8366 patients with colorectal liver cancer metastases (CRLM) from 2010 to 2015.

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Photosystem II repair in chloroplasts is a critical process involved in maintaining a plant's photosynthetic activity under cold stress. FtsH (filamentation temperature-sensitive H) is an essential metalloprotease that is required for chloroplast photosystem II repair. However, the role of FtsH in tea plants and its regulatory mechanism under cold stress remains elusive.

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