Multi-Concept Learning for Scene Graph Generation.

Existing Unbiased Scene Graph Generation (USGG) methods only focus on addressing the predicate-level imbalance that high-frequency classes dominate predictions of rare ones, while overlooking the concept-level imbalance. Actually, even if predicates themselves are balanced, there is still a significant concept-imbalance within them due to the long-tailed distribution of contexts (i.e.

Effects of different crushing methods on the properties and flavor of selenium-enriched sweet potato leaves.

In this study, the physical, chemical, structural, and antioxidant characteristics of selenium (Se)-enriched sweet potato leaves (SSPL) powder produced through shear breaking and superfine grinding were examined. The superfine grinding SSPL powder had a brighter color, smaller particle size, and spherical shape. The superfine grinding SSPL powder showed improved dispersibility and solubility but reduced liquidity.

Temporal Trends in the Burden of Diabetes and Its Risk Factors Across the Western Pacific Region Between 1990 and 2044: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Aims: We aimed to assess changes in the burden of diabetes in the Western Pacific region (WPR) between 1990 and 2019, project future trends for 2020-2044, and identify the factors influencing these trends.

Materials And Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 were used to calculate the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardised death rate (ASDR) and age-standardised disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate for diabetes in the region. The Nordpred model was used to predict diabetes-related ASIR and ASDR trends over the next 25 years, and an age-period-cohort (APC) model analysed the effects of age, period and cohort.

Environmental DNA-based assessment of multitrophic biodiversity in a typical river located in the Loess Plateau, China: Influence of PAHs and suspended sediments.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution and high suspended sediment (SS) contents are significant anthropogenic and natural stressors that threaten aquatic biodiversity. However, the characteristics of multitrophic biological communities and their co-occurrence patterns in response to PAHs in sediment-laden rivers remain unclear. This study investigated the spatial distribution of species across three trophic levels, including algae, metazoan, and fish, in the Beiluo River on the Loess Plateau, China, using environmental DNA metabarcoding.

Diterpenoids and lignans from the stems of Tripterygium wilfordii and their anti-inflammatory activities.

Two undescribed diterpenoids (1-2) and three lignans (3a/3b, 4a), together with sixteen known compounds (4b, 5-9, 10a/10b-14a/14b) were obtained from the stems of Tripterygium wilfordii (T. wilfordii). The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analyses, and their absolute configurations were estabished by ECD calculations.

Biodiversity of multi-trophic biological communities within riverine sediments impacted by PAHs contamination and land use changes.

River ecosystems currently face a significant threat of degradation and loss of biodiversity resulting from continuous emissions of persistent organic pollutants and human activities. In this study, multi-trophic communities were assessed using DNA metabarcoding in a relatively stable riverine sediment compartment to investigate the biodiversity dynamics in the Beiluo River, followed by an evaluation of their response to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and land use changes. A total of 48 bacterial phyla, 4 fungal phyla, 4 protist phyla, 9 algal phyla, 31 metazoan phyla, and 12 orders of fish were identified.

Convenient Size Analysis of Polystyrene Nanoplastics via Regulating the Radiative Transition Efficiency.

Developing a convenient method to efficiently determine the size of nanoplastics in the environment is urgent in terms of ecological or human health protection. In this work, a novel strategy for discriminating the size of polystyrene (PS)-based nanoplastics was reported via regulating the radiative transition efficiency of NH-UIO-66 (NU) with benzoic acid (BA) as the auxiliary ligand. The elaborately doped BA capped the defect sites and triggered nonradiative transition efficiency of NU.

Atramacrolodes A-D (1-4), Four Undescribed Eudesmane-Type Sesquiterpenes from the Rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala.

Four undescribed sesquiterpenes, atramacrolodes A-D (1-4), along with six known compounds 5-10 were isolated from the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala. Compound 3 possessed a new skeleton based on an unprecedented carton-carton connection. Their structures were determined by UV, IR, HRESIMS, NMR spectra, C NMR calculation with DP4 analysis, and the comparison of experimental and calculated ECD spectra.

Biological effects of perfluoroalkyl substances on running water ecosystems: A case study in Beiluo River, China.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are emerging contaminants that pose a threat to the biodiversity of the Beiluo River, a polluted watercourse on the Loess Plateau impacted by diverse human activities. However, the occurrence, spatial distribution, and substitution characteristics of PFASs in this region remain unclear. This study aimed to unravel PFAS distribution patterns and their impact on the aquatic ecosystems of the Beiluo River Basin.

Highly sensitive and selective off-on fluorescent platform for tricresyl phosphate flame retardant based on twisted intramolecular charge transfer probe.

Background: Tricresyl phosphate (TCP), a typical organic phosphorus flame retardant (OPFR), is an emerging pollutant that causes great concern in recent years due to its high neurotoxicity and reproductive toxicity, etc. Conventional analysis methods for TCP such as gas chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry exhibit high sensitivity and accuracy. However, these techniques generally suffer from certain limitations, such as high cost, bulky equipment, time-consuming and operator-dependent properties.

Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of Asparagus meioclados Levl. and Asparagus munitus Wang et S. C. Chen plastomes and utility of plastomes mutational hotspots.

Tiandong is a vital traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It is derived from the tuber root of the Asparagus cochinchinensis according to the Pharmacopoeia of the people's republic of China (2020 Edition). On account of the similar morphology, Asparagus meioclados and Asparagus munitus were used as Tian-Dong in southwest China.

Enhancing perovskite solar cells efficiency through cesium fluoride mediated surface lead iodide modulation.

The presence of an excessive amount of lead iodide on the surface of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a significant contributing factor that adversely affects the stability of these devices when exposed to continuous light. To address this issue, we developed an effective strategy involving polishing PbI on a perovskite surface using CsF. In this study, we investigated the effects of CsF post-treatment on perovskite films and their photovoltaic properties.

Temporal trends of breast cancer burden in the Western Pacific Region from 1990 to 2044: Implications from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is a malignant disease that occurs worldwide and poses serious health burden.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of BC burden in the Western Pacific region (WPR) from 1990 to 2019, and to predict trends from 2020 to 2044. To analyze the driving factors and put forward the region-oriented improvement.

Surfactant encapsulating N-doped carbon dots with enhanced optical properties as a selective sensor for Cr(VI) detection.

Detecting hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is important for human health and environmental protection due to its high toxicity, carcinogenicity and persistence, but developing a sensor to selectively detect Cr(VI) remains challenging. Here, we proposed a selective fluorescent sensor for Cr(VI) detection using cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) modified N-doped carbon dots (N-CDs-CTAC) synthesized a post-modification strategy. Specifically, the introduced CTAC molecules could self-assemble into micelles for encapsulating fluorescent N-CDs, causing the aggregation of N-CD particles and then displaying enhanced fluorescence emission owing to the aggregation-induced emission effect.

Occurrence of OCPs & PCBs and their effects on multitrophic biological communities in riparian groundwater of the Beiluo River, China.

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) may exert adverse effects on human and ecosystem health. However, as an ecologically fragile zone with strong interaction between river and groundwater, the POPs pollution in the riparian zone has received little attention. The goal of this research is to examine the concentrations, spatial distribution, potential ecological risks, and biological effects of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the riparian groundwater of the Beiluo River, China.

Distribution, Sources and Risk Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Sediments from Beiluo River.

The distribution and source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pollution in the Beiluo River, the secondary tributary of the Yellow River, still remain unclear. With the purpose of determining the distribution, origins, and pollution levels of PCBs and their consequences on ecological risks, the concentrations of 27 PCBs at 17 locations in the sediments of the Beiluo River were examined in this study. The results showed that the mass concentrations of ∑PCBs in the sediment ranged from 0.

The mitigating effects of diatom-bacteria biofilm on coastal harmful algal blooms: A lab-based study concerning species-specific competition and biofilm formation.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in coastal areas severely affected the health of ecosystem and human beings. The HABs control by biological methods, especially for biofilms, has been research hotspots in freshwater ecosystem. However, the biofilm-relating control of HABs in marine environment was very limited.

Determining the spatial non-stationarity underlying social and natural environment in thyroid cancer in China.

Background: Light at night (LAN) is a physiological environmental factor related to thyroid cancer (TC). The spatial relationship between the number of TC incident cases, LAN, air pollution and other macro social factors and stationarity needs to be further examined to provide evidence for regional control of TC.

Methods: Spatial econometrics methods for spatial nonstationarity were used to explore the impacts of LAN, air pollutants, economic factors, and population size on the number of TC incident cases in 182 Chinese prefecture-level cities and the local coefficients were further tested for nonstationarity.

Degree of protection provided by poverty alleviation policies for the middle-aged and older in China: evaluation of effectiveness of medical insurance system tools and vulnerable target recognition.

Background: China's medical insurance schemes and poverty alleviation policy at this stage have achieved population-wide coverage and the system's universal function. At the late stage of the elimination of absolute poverty task, how to further exert the poverty alleviation function of the medical insurance schemes has become an important agenda for targeted poverty alleviation. To analyse the risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) occurrence in middle-aged and older adults with vulnerability characteristics from the perspectives of social, regional, disease, health service utilization and medical insurance schemes.

Transcriptomic Alterations in Water Flea () following Pravastatin Treatments: Insect Hormone Biosynthesis and Energy Metabolism.

Pravastatin, used for lowering cholesterol and further decreasing blood lipid, has been frequently detected in the contaminated freshwaters, whereas its long-term exposure effects on non-target aquatic invertebrates remains undetermined. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the toxic effects of pravastatin (PRA) with the concentration gradients (0, 0.5, 50, 5000 μg/L) on a model water flea Daphnia magna (D.

Transcriptomic analysis and transgenerational effects of ZnO nanoparticles on Daphnia magna: Endocrine-disrupting potential and energy metabolism.

The widespread application of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) has raised concerns over the adverse effects on aquatic species. In this study, transcriptomic analysis was applied to evaluate the chronic toxicity of ZnO NPs on the freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna and the intergenerational effects were then further investigated. Parent daphnia (F0) were exposed to ZnO NPs at 3, 60, and 300 μg L for 21 days.

Aerosol-induced direct radiative forcing effects on terrestrial ecosystem carbon fluxes over China.

Atmospheric aerosols can change vegetation photosynthesis through the effects of aerosols on radiation, which will affect the peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality at global scales. In this study, we quantify the aerosol-induced direct radiation forcing (ADRF) in China from 2001 to 2014 based on the radiation flux simulation used by the Fu-Liou radiation transfer model under with-aerosols and no-aerosols scenarios. Using the radiation simulation results, we modify the atmospheric forcing datasets to drive Community Land Model 4.

A novel scoring system integrating molecular abnormalities with IPSS-R can improve the risk stratification in patients with MDS.

Background: The treatment strategies for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) are usually based on the risk stratification system. However, few risk signatures which integrate the revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) with gene mutations can be easily applied in the real world.

Methods: The training cohort of 63 MDS patients was conducted at Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University from January 2013 to April 2020.

Spatiotemporal variations and relationships of aerosol-radiation-ecosystem productivity over China during 2001-2014.

Several air pollution episodes occurred in China in the past decade, and high levels of aerosols load also caused the changes of radiation, which could further influence the gross primary productivity (GPP) in the terrestrial ecosystem. This paper focuses on the spatiotemporal variations and relationship of aerosol-radiation-GPP in China during a heavy pollution period (2001-2014). For this purpose, the Fu-Liou radiation transfer mechanism model was used to estimate total radiation (TR) and diffuse radiation (DIFR) at the spatial resolution of 1° × 1° based on the satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) and other auxiliary data.