Publications by authors named "Wang Jichao"

In the rapid urbanization process in China, due to reasons such as employment, education, and family reunification, the number of mobile population without registered residence in the local area has increased significantly. By 2020, the group had a population of 276 million, accounting for over 20% of the total population, making significant contributions to urban economic development and resource optimization. However, the health status of migrant populations is affected by unique issues such as occupational risks and socio-economic disparities, which play an important role in personal welfare, social stability, and sustainable economic growth.

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Microplastics are widespread in many bird species, but the inter-specific variations of microplastic contamination are still unclear. The present study measured microplastics in 24 bird species from South China and investigated the impacts of bird physiological and ecological traits on microplastic contamination. The median abundances of microplastics ranged between 5-167 particles per individual or 0.

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The presence of greenhouse CO gas in the atmosphere causes serious environmental issues. Consequently, the development of photocatalysts for reducing CO is essential for mimicking artificial photosynthesis. In this study, we prepared a 5,15-di(4-aminophenty)-10,20-diphentyporphyrin copper (CuDAPP)-1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (TP)-covalent organic framework (COF) layer on a glass sheet a layer-by-layer (LBL) method.

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive form of glioma, characterized by high mortality and poor prognosis. Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a critical role in the progression and metastasis of GBM. This study aimed to investigate the role and molecular mechanism of miR-124-3p in GBM.

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  • The study aims to explore factors affecting abnormal pulmonary ventilation in workers and create a risk prediction model to help prevent occupational diseases.
  • It analyzed data from 7,472 workers who underwent health exams in 2020, finding a 22.6% rate of abnormal pulmonary function.
  • Key factors identified include age, work tenure, type of enterprise, and dust exposure, with logistic regression determined to be the best model for predicting these issues.
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  • Habitat utilization affects the accumulation of chemical pollutants, specifically trace elements (TEs), in the tissues of large marine organisms, like green turtles.
  • This study divides nesting female green turtles on the Xisha Islands into two foraging groups—oceanic and neritic—based on isotopic signatures, revealing different patterns of TEs in their eggs.
  • The research indicates that habitat differences and dietary choices influence the concentration of harmful elements, which is crucial for understanding and aiding in the conservation efforts for this endangered species.
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  • Some snakes make hissing sounds that birds mimic to scare off predators, but their impact on frogs' risk recognition was previously unexplored.
  • Research on little torrent frogs revealed they altered their calling when they heard snakes' hisses but did not react to other noises like white noise or different snake calls.
  • The frogs reacted more strongly to bird hisses that sounded similar to snakes, indicating they might be able to recognize and respond to these sounds as potential threats.
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  • Diamondback terrapins show strong adaptability to both freshwater and saltwater, but their genetic mechanisms for this have been underexplored.
  • Researchers created a detailed genome assembly for the diamondback terrapin with high accuracy, identifying 25 chromosomes and over 22,000 protein-coding genes.
  • The study found that changes in specific gene families related to ion transport might explain the terrapins' ability to adapt to salty environments, providing valuable insights into their evolutionary genetics.
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In contemporary society, commercial buildings, as a crucial component of urban development, face increasingly prominent energy consumption issues, posing significant challenges to the environment and sustainable development. Traditional energy management methods rely on empirical models and rule-based approaches, which suffer from low prediction accuracy and limited applicability. To address these issues, this study proposes a commercial building energy consumption prediction and energy-saving strategy model based on hybrid deep learning and optimization algorithms.

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Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a frequent clinical symptom of non-communicating hydrocephalus (NCH) involving multiple domains, including executive function, working memory, visual-spatial function, language, and attention. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be used to obtain information on functional activity in local brain areas and functional connectivity (FC) across multiple brain regions. However, studies on the associated cognitive impairment are limited; further, the pathophysiological mechanisms of NCH with cognitive impairment remain unclear.

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Background: Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has drawn an increasing amount of attention over the last 20 years. At present, there is a shortage of intuitive analysis on the trends in development, key contributors, and research hotspots topics in the NPH field. This study aims to analyze the evolution of NPH research, evaluate publications both qualitatively and quantitatively, and summarize the current research hotspots.

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Sexually dimorphic hearing sensitivity has evolved in many vertebrate species, and the sex with a larger body size typically shows more sensitive hearing. However, generalizing this association is controversial. Research on sexually dimorphic hearing sensitivity contributes to an understanding of auditory sense functions, adaptations, and evolution among species.

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Exposure to noise can cause non-auditory health problems and has been widely studied in mammals such as rats and rabbits. However, the non-auditory effects of noise exposure on reptiles (such as red-eared sliders) remain unclear. In this study, we determined the noise exposure-induced transcriptomic changes in the liver of red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) using Illumina Novaseq6000 sequencing technology.

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This study aims to enhance the performance of supercapacitors, focusing particularly on optimizing electrode materials. While pure NiMn layered double hydroxides (LDHs) exhibit excellent electrochemical properties, they have limitations in achieving high specific capacitance. Therefore, this paper successfully synthesized composite materials of NiMn LDHs with varying loadings of graphene oxide (GO) using a hydrothermal method.

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  • This research explores artificial photosynthesis, which converts CO into valuable chemicals using solar light.
  • The study developed photocatalysts made from abundant elements (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) built into special polymers, achieving efficient CO reduction using only water as an electron donor.
  • The standout photocatalyst, ZnTBPP-BEPA-COP, showed impressive efficiency by reducing CO significantly under visible light, suggesting that metal centers play a critical role in the catalytic process.
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In this study, we designed a novel electrochemical sensor by modifying a glass carbon electrode (GCE) with Pd confined mesoporous carbon hollow nanospheres (Pd/MCHS) for the simultaneous detection of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and uric acid (UA). The structure and morphological characteristics of the Pd/MCHS nanocomposite and the Pd/MCHS/GCE sensor are comprehensively examined using SEM, TEM, XRD and EDX. The electrochemical properties of the prepared sensor are investigated through CV and DPV, which reveal three resolved oxidation peaks for AA, DA, and UA, thereby verifying the simultaneous detection of the three analytes.

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In this study, the accumulation rate of plastic litter was investigated by sampling quadrats placed on the North Island of Qilianyu, and the composition was analyzed and identified to determine its source. The results showed that the annual average accumulation rate of plastic litter on North Island was 0.64 ± 0.

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Objective: To integrate an enhanced molecular diagnostic technique to develop and validate a machine-learning model for diagnosing sepsis.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients suspected of sepsis from August 2021 to August 2023. Various feature selection algorithms and machine learning models were used to develop the model.

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  • Acoustic communication is crucial for predator-prey interactions, but how animals adjust their behaviors to predator or alarm calls in different environments is not well understood.
  • In experiments with Eurasian tree sparrows, researchers tested their responses to various predator and alarm calls in different habitats (harvested/unharvested rice paddies and residential areas).
  • Results indicated that habitat type affects sparrows' fleeing behaviors, with less fleeing observed in unharvested rice paddies, highlighting that human-altered environments influence avian anti-predator strategies.
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  • Previous research on Asian snakes mostly focused on pitvipers, leaving non-venomous snakes like colubrids and natricids, including the Chinese keelback water snake, understudied.
  • This study used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data to investigate the genetic structure and history of the Chinese keelback, finding five mtDNA lineages and four distinct SNP lineages.
  • The species likely originated around 12.68 million years ago in southwestern China and Vietnam, with genetic divergence influenced by the uplift of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, and population size changes noted over time.
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  • This study investigates how temperature changes due to climate change affect the survival of lizard embryos by examining both chronic (long-term) and acute (short-term) heat stress across different latitudes.
  • The researchers found that while embryos had consistent tolerance to chronic heat, their tolerance to acute heat was higher in lizards from northern (high) latitudes compared to southern (low) latitudes.
  • Overall, climate change is expected to lead to significant habitat loss, particularly affecting lizard populations in low-latitude regions, with species potentially shifting their habitats towards higher latitudes.
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The threat of microplastics to marine animals and habitats is increasing, which may affect sea turtle nesting grounds. The Qilianyu Islands are the largest remaining green turtle () nesting grounds in China. Despite being far from the mainland, microplastic pollution cannot be ignored.

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Phenolic compounds are industrially versatile chemicals, also the most ubiquitous pollutants. Recently, biosynthesis and biodegradation of phenols has attracted increasing attention, while phenols' toxicity is a major issue. Here, we evolved phloroglucinol-tolerant Escherichia coli strains via adaptive evolution, and three mutations (ΔsodB, ΔclpX and fetAB overexpression) prove of great assistance in the tolerance improvement.

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The tympanic middle ear is important for anuran hearing on land. However, many species have partly or entirely lost their tympanic apparatus. Previous studies have compared hearing sensitivities in species that possess and lack tympanic membranes capable of sound production and acoustic communication.

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Vegetation is vital to the ecosystem, contributing to the global carbon balance, but susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Monitoring vegetation drought remains challenging due to the lack of widely accepted drought indices. This study focused on vegetation, and simulated the vegetation suitable water demand and soil available water supply (calculated by Remote-sensing-based Water Balance Assessment Tool model).

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