Evaluation and simulation of spatial variability of soil property effects on deep percolation and nitrate leaching within a large-scale field in arid Northwest China.

Variability of soil properties within large-scale fields not only exists in the horizontal domain, but also in the vertical direction, causing spatial variability in yield. Three yield zones were delineated based on measured yield in 2017 and 2018 within a large field in northwest China. The Soil Water Heat Carbon Nitrogen Simulator (WHCNS) model was calibrated and used to simulate yield, nitrogen uptake (N), water use efficiency (WUE), fertilizer N (nitrogen) use efficiency (FNUE), deep percolation (DP), nitrate leaching (NL) and residual nitrate (RN) at each sampling point in different yield zones.

Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Twist overexpression in NSCLC.

Several studies were conducted to explore the prognostic significance of Twist in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), however, contradictory results in different studies were reported. To this end, we presented a systematic review aiming to summarize the prognostic significance of Twist in patients with NSCLC. 5 studies involving a total of 572 patients were identified.

Different Survival Benefits of Chinese Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer: How to Choose?

Objective: To assess the efficacy of Chinese medicine (CM) on patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) in a retrospective population-based study.

Methods: Between January 1, 2013, and August 30, 2016, according to whether received Western medicine treatment, the patients were included into either integrative medicine (IM) group or CM group. All enrolled patients were orally administrated with Gexia Zhuyu Decoction () or Liujun Ermu Decoction () by syndrome differentiation, twice a day, last for at least 2 months.

Shenyi Capsule () plus Chemotherapy versus Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of Overlapping Meta-Analyses.

Objective: To assist decision-makers interpret and choose among conflfl icting meta-analyses, as well as to offer treatment recommendations based on current best evidence by performing a systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses regarding Shenyi Capsule (, SC) plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: A literature search was conducted to select systematic reviews comparing SC plus chemotherapy with chemotherapy for NSCLC. Meta-analyses only composed of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) met the inclusion criteria.

[Effect of Lignum sappan containing serum on the proliferation cycle of human lung cancer cell line PG: a comparative study].

Objective: To explore the effect of Lignum Sappan (LS) containing serum on the proliferation cycle arrest of human lung cancer cell line PG and its molecular mechanism.

Methods: The lung cancer PG cells were divided into four groups, i.e.