Publications by authors named "Yiqiang Li"

Char materials (e.g., hydrochar) can enhance carbon sequestration, improve soil quality and modulate soil microbial communities to recuperate soil health.

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Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are highly contagious pathogens with various genotypes implicated in acute respiratory disease (ARD) and linked to fatality, especially in immunosuppressed patients, young children, and military recruits. Currently, no vaccines or specific drugs are approved for clinical use. The hosts of adenoviruses are strictly species-specific, which strongly limits the development of vaccines and drugs against HAdVs.

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Tobacco alkaloids in tobacco-cultivated soils pose potential risks for succeeding crops, due to their allelopathy and toxicity. Effects of biochar on the dissipation of tobacco alkaloids in soil-crop systems remain poorly understood. In this study, a 40-day pot experiment was conducted to explore the effect of cow dung biochar (CDBC) and maize straw biochar (MSBC) on the uptake of nicotine and nornicotine by pea (Pisum sativum L.

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  • Wu et al. developed a modified radiographic classification system for congenital thumb duplications (CTD), showing reliable results among different evaluators, but previous studies had not focused specifically on type C3 CTD with bone attachment at the metacarpal level.
  • The aim of the study was to assess the radiographic features of type C3 CTD, define its various anatomical subtypes, and suggest a new categorization to guide surgical approaches based on radiographic anatomy.
  • The analysis involved 215 patients with type C3 CTD, leading to a new four-type classification system based on thumb joint alignment and hypertrophic epiphysis, successfully categorizing all affected thumbs and providing insights into frequency and demographics of the condition.
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Resource utilization of tail vegetables has raised increasing concerns in the modern agriculture. However, the effect and related mechanisms of flue-cured tobacco leaves on the product quality, phytotoxicity and bacterially-mediated nitrogen (N) transformation process of tail vegetable composting were poorly understood. Amendments of high-dosed (5% and 10% w/w) tobacco leaves into the compost accelerated the heating process, prolonged the time of thermophilic stage, increased the peak temperature, thereby improving maturity and shortening composting duration.

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Implementing novel technologies, including the "well factory" model and zipper fracturing techniques, has become prevalent in shale gas development. During completion operations such as lowering casing and multistage fracturing, the casing is subjected to many complex loads, reducing its strength and increasing the risk of casing deformation. By establishing a casing wear model and conducting multistage cyclic loading experiments and numerical simulations, we analyzed the change rule of casing anticollapse strength under complex loads, developed a calculation method for casing comprehensive anticollapse ability under complex loads, and applied the method to an illustrative calculation.

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The application of biochar in degraded farmland improves soil productivity while achieving the recycling of agricultural waste. The collapse of the physical structure of coastal saline soils will greatly reduce the carbon sequestration potential of biochar. Phosphorus- and magnesium-modified biochar greatly improve the stability of biochar, which endows them with the potential to greatly improve the organic carbon pool of coastal saline soil.

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Chitooligosaccharide (COS) can increase the resistance of plants to disease. COS can also promote the symbiosis between AMF and plants. However, the effects of AMF & COS combined application on the rhizosphere soil microbial community of tobacco and the improvement of tobacco's resistance to black shank disease are poorly understood.

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  • The study aimed to identify the risk factors for unsuccessful radial head reduction in children with chronic Monteggia fractures after surgery.
  • Researchers reviewed the cases of 209 children, focusing on various factors such as age, surgery timing, and dislocation distance, to analyze what might lead to unsuccessful outcomes.
  • The key finding was that the time from injury to surgery significantly increased the risk of unsuccessful radial head reduction, especially when this time exceeded 1.75 months, with no other factors showing a significant impact.
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The Bacillus genus is widely distributed in nature, has bacteriostatic and growth-promoting activities, and has broad application potential in agriculture. An exopolysaccharide (EPS) was extracted and purified from Bacillus velezensis HY23. Structural characterisation of the EPS was performed by chemical and spectroscopic analyses.

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Human adenovirus type 41 (HAdV-F41) usually causes pediatrics gastroenteritis. However, it was reported to be associated with the outbreaks of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology (SAHUA) in pediatrics during COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of enteric HAdV-F41 in 37,920 paediatric gastroenteritis cases from 2017 to 2022 in Guangzhou, China.

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The mechanisms underlying hydrochar-regulated soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition in the coastal salt-affected soils were first investigated. Straw-derived hydrochar (SHC)-induced C-transformation bacterial modulation and soil aggregation enhancement primarily accounted for negative priming effects. Modification of soil properties (e.

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In order to evaluate the early radiographic characteristics of the lateral talocalcaneal (L-TC) angle in patients with idiopathic clubfoot (ICF) and to investigate its prognostic significance for relapse after initial treatment with the Ponseti method. We retrospectively included 151 patients (96 males and 55 females; 227 feet) with ICF treated at our Institution between January 2005 and December 2014. The age at initial treatment was less than 6 months, and radiographs were obtained within 3 months of the Achilles tenotomy (mean age: 2.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the treatment and outcomes of supracondylar humeral fractures (SHFs) in children over 10 years old, focusing on surgical methods and healing assessments.
  • A total of 60 patients were analyzed, with most (93.3%) undergoing successful closed reduction and subsequent follow-up showing high averages in radiographic angles and elbow function scores.
  • Results indicated excellent outcomes for the majority, with 98.3% of patients rated as having excellent recovery, though there were some cases of nerve injury and a single instance of redisplacement.
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The root-associated microbiota plays an important role in the response to environmental stress. However, the underlying mechanisms controlling the interaction between salt-stressed plants and microbiota are poorly understood. Here, by focusing on a salt-tolerant plant wild soybean (Glycine soja), we demonstrate that highly conserved microbes dominated by Pseudomonas are enriched in the root and rhizosphere microbiota of salt-stressed plant.

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The conversion of fast-twitch fibers into slow-twitch fibers within skeletal muscle plays a crucial role in improving physical stamina and safeguarding against metabolic disorders in individuals. Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) possesses numerous pharmacological and health advantages, effectively inhibiting the onset of chronic illnesses. However, there is a lack of research on the specific mechanisms by which GSPE influences muscle physiology and gut microbiota.

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  • The study presents a smart pesticide-controlled release platform (SCRP) designed to enhance tobacco black shank treatment by encapsulating the botanical pesticide honokiol (HON) in specially structured silica nanospheres coated with pectin and chitosan oligosaccharide (COS).
  • SCRP allows for a selective release of HON in response to environmental conditions, achieving a controlled release that effectively inhibits tobacco black shank infection by up to 87.50% while also being biocompatible and promoting plant growth.
  • The research highlights the SCRP's potential as a sustainable solution for pesticide application in agriculture, aiming to improve pesticide utilization and reduce environmental impact.
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  • This study compares the effectiveness of two treatment methods for type II pediatric phalangeal neck fractures: closed reduction and cast immobilization (CRCI) versus closed reduction percutaneous pinning (CRPP), using a meta-analysis to evaluate clinical outcomes.
  • Patients were grouped based on treatment type and assessed on various measurements, including radiographic outcomes and hand function, with statistical analysis to confirm the results.
  • While both treatment methods showed significant improvement from preoperative states, conservatively treated patients had better total active range of motion, and the complication rates varied, highlighting that CRCI mainly faced imaging-related issues compared to functional complications in CRPP.
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant disease with abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells. The development of the disease shows a vast heterogeneity, which is closely related to the interaction between MM cells and bone marrow microenvironment (BMM). The interleukin-6 (IL-6)/interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R)/Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway can regulate the transcription of related soluble factors in BMM, promote the proliferation, anti-apoptosis, drug resistance and guide related bone destruction of MM cells.

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PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is of great significance in the development and prognosis of tumors, and is closely related to the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM). PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway can participate in the regulation of MM through multichannel and multitarget, such as regulating the tumor microenvironment of MM cells survival, affecting tumor development and migration, regulating the proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy of MM cells. It have shown that after the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is inhibited, the apoptosis and autophagy of MM cells are activated, which promote the death of MM cells and inhibit the metastasis and recurrence of MM cells.

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HanMYB1 was found to play positive roles in the modulation of anthocyanins metabolism based on the integrative analysis of different color cultivars and the related molecular genetic analyses. As a high value ornamental and edible crop with various colors, sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) provide an ideal system to understand the formation of flower color.

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  • - The study aimed to assess the radiographic features of congenital thumb duplication (CTD) type C2 and propose a new classification for surgical strategies based on these features.
  • - Researchers analyzed 92 patients with type C2 CTD using a new classification system that identifies joint alignment, categorizing them into type I, II, and III based on the degree of deviation.
  • - Results showed the majority of cases were type I (82.6%), with the suggested classification potentially enhancing surgical treatment decision-making for children with this condition.
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between intraoperative hip arthrogram parameters and residual acetabular dysplasia (RAD) and avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVN) in children with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) treated by closed reduction.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 102 patients (110 hips; mean age, 14.6 months ± 4.

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Plant extracts are commonly used as feed additives to improve pork quality. However, due to their high cost, shortening the duration of supplement use can help reduce production costs. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) on meat quality and muscle fiber characteristics of finishing pigs during the late stage of fattening, which was 30 days in our experimental design.

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