Critical windows of greenness exposure during preconception and gestational periods in association with birthweight outcomes by Zhenchun Yang, Jiawen Liao, Yi Zhang, Yan Lin, Yihui Ge, Wu Chen, Chenyu Qiu, Kiros Berhane, Zhipeng Bai, Bin Han, Jia Xu, Yong Hui Jiang, Frank Gilliland, Weili Yan, Zhanghua Chen, Guoying Huang, Junfeng (Jim) Zhang

“…Ambient temperature, relative humidity, ambient levels of fine particles (PM _2.5 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO _2 ) assessed during the same period were adjusted for as sensitivity analyses. …”
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Impact of Average Daily Temperature on Stroke Mortality in Community: a Time-series Analysis by Yichen CHEN, Hua CHEN, Xiaobin QU, Lianghong SUN, Hanyi CHEN, Xiaopan LI, Li PENG, Wanghong XU, Yi ZHOU

“…Methods Data were collected from Pudong New Area from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2019, including deaths due to stroke (hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke) , meteorological information (air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure) , atmospheric pollutants 〔particulate matter 10 (PM10) , sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 〕. We used a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) to evaluate the impact of average daily air temperature on stroke mortality, and assess the lagged and cumulative effects. …”
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Effect of Supplementation of Cryoprotectant Solution with Hydroxypropyl Cellulose for Vitrification of Bovine Oocytes by Min-Jee Park, Seung-Eun Lee, Jae-Wook Yoon, Hyo-Jin Park, So-Hee Kim, Seung-Hwan Oh, Do-Geon Lee, Da-Bin Pyeon, Eun-Young Kim, Se-Pill Park

“…For the vitrification, bovine metaphase II oocytes were pretreated with a solution containing 10% ethylene glycol supplemented with 0, 10, 50, or 100 µg/mL HPC for 5 min, then exposed to a solution containing 30% ethylene glycol supplemented with 0, 10, 50, or 100 µg/mL HPC for 30 sec, and then directly plunged into liquid nitrogen. Oocytes exposed to 0, 10, 50, and 100 µg/mL HPC were named the 0, 10, 50, and 100 HPC groups, respectively. …”
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Anti-hyperuricemia effect of hesperetin is mediated by inhibiting the activity of xanthine oxidase and promoting excretion of uric acid by Meng-Fei An, Meng-Fei An, Chang Shen, Chang Shen, Shao-Shi Zhang, Shao-Shi Zhang, Ming-Yue Wang, Ming-Yue Wang, Ze-Rui Sun, Ze-Rui Sun, Mao-Si Fan, Mao-Si Fan, Li-Juan Zhang, Yun-Li Zhao, Yun-Li Zhao, Yun-Li Zhao, Jun Sheng, Jun Sheng, Jun Sheng, Xuan-Jun Wang, Xuan-Jun Wang, Xuan-Jun Wang

“…Serum level of uric acid (UA), creatinine (CRE), and urea nitrogen (BUN) were reduced significantly after hesperetin treatment in vivo. …”
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Potted-Seedling Machine Transplantation Simultaneously Promotes Rice Yield, Grain Quality, and Lodging Resistance in China: A Meta-Analysis by Ping Liao, Yi Meng, Yuqiong Chen, Wenan Weng, Le Chen, Zhipeng Xing, Baowei Guo, Haiyan Wei, Hui Gao, Hongcheng Zhang

“…The results indicated that compared to BSMT, PSMT increased grain yield, aboveground biomass, and nitrogen uptake by an average of 8.4%, 6.2%, and 7.2%, respectively. …”
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Supplementation of a tropical low-quality forage with Calliandra calothyrsus improves sheep health and performance, and reduces methane emission by Paul M. Mwangi, Paul M. Mwangi, Richard Eckard, Ilona Gluecks, Lutz Merbold, Daniel Girma Mulat, Jesse Gakige, Svenja Marquardt, Svenja Marquardt, Cesar S. Pinares-Patino

“…Nonetheless, Calliandra supplementation decreased the digestibility of crude protein and fibre and raised the faecal nitrogen (N) output to N intake (FN/NI) ratio. The effects of PEG supplementation on CT activity remained inconclusive. …”
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Research of new Preventive maintenance materials based on automobile exhaust gas purification and PM2.5 absorption by Zhenxia Li, Tengteng Guo, Yuanzhao Chen, Kun Yang, Xinyu Dong, Decai Wang, Jing Wang, Lihui Jin

“…The microstructure of environmental protection materials was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the mechanism of tail gas purification and PM2.5 particle adsorption was revealed.The results show that with the increase of nano TiO _2 /tourmaline composite content, the viscosity and high temperature stability of SBR modified emulsified asphalt evaporation residue are improved, but the ability to resist deformation at low temperature is slightly reduced.When the content of nano-TiO _2 /tourmaline is 7%,the wear resistance at the micro-surfacing increases by 4%, and the high temperature stability increases by 14.6%.The purification efficiency of various gas components in automobile exhaust by adding nano-TiO _2 /tourmaline composite micrometer reached 33.3% of hydrocarbons, 46% of carbon monoxide and 92.8% of nitrogen oxides, respectively. The adsorption effect of particulate component PM2.5and10 in automobile exhaust reached 29.9% and 25.2%, respectively.The nano-TiO _2 aggregates loaded on the surface of tourmaline particles are uniformly dispersed, and the crystal forms are anatase and rutile. …”
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High efficient broad-spectrum Bradyrhizobium elkanii Y63-1 by Piao Leng, Fuxiao Jin, Song Li, Yi Huang, Chanjuan Zhang, Zhihui Shan, Zhonglu Yang, Limiao Chen, Dong Cao, Qingnan Hao, Wei Guo, Hongli Yang, Shuilian Chen, Xinan Zhou, Songli Yuan, Haifeng Chen

“…Harnessing the full potential of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in soybean production holds immense significance for agriculture and ecology alike. …”
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Satellite Remote Sensing of Water Quality Variation in a Semi-Enclosed Bay (Yueqing Bay) under Strong Anthropogenic Impact by Bozhong Zhu, Yan Bai, Zhao Zhang, Xianqiang He, Zhihong Wang, Shugang Zhang, Qian Dai

“…Levels of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) were lower in summer than in spring and winter, and reactive phosphate (PO₄-P) levels were lower in summer and higher in autumn. …”
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Comparative study on the effects of soil quality improvement between urban spontaneous groundcover and lawn by Cangshuan Li, Huiyi Liang, Dongyang Gao, Yuebin Wang, Kedi Jin, Jiangnan Liu, Denggao Xue, Yingyuan Chen, Yapeng Li, Tian Gao, Ling Qiu

“…Soil quality indicators including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), boron (B), iron (Fe), soil organic carbon (SOC), catalase (CAT), root biomass and species richness were tested, and the soil quality index (SQI) reflecting soil quality was calculated. …”
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Phenobot - Intelligent photonics for molecular phenotyping in Precision Viticulture by Martins R.C., Cunha M., Santos F., Tosin R., Barroso T.G., Silva F., Queirós C., Pereira M.R., Moura P., Pinho T., Boaventura J., Magalhães S., Aguiar A.S., Silvestre J., Damásio M., Amador R., Barbosa C., Martins C., Araújo J., Vidal J.P., Rodrigues F., Maia M., Rodrigues V., Garcia A., Raimundo D., Trindade M., Pestana C., Maia P.

“….: i. grapes: chlorophylls a and b, pheophytins a and b, anthocyanins, carotenoids, malic and tartaric acids, glucose and fructose; ii. foliage: chlorophylls a and b, pheophytins a and b, anthocyanins, carotenoids, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sugars, and leaf water potential; and iii. soil nutrients (NPK). …”
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Response of soil phosphorus fractions to land use change in the subalpine ecosystems of Southeast margin of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Southwest China by Belayneh Azene, Peng Qiu, Renhuan Zhu, Kaiwen Pan, Xiaoming Sun, Yalemzewd Nigussie, Belayneh Yigez, Piotr Gruba, Xiaogang Wu, Lin Zhang

“…Soil moisture content, pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (total N), and calcium were key soil properties governing soil P fractions. …”
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Exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria enhanced Pb immobilization and influenced the microbiome composition in rhizosphere soil of pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) by Ruiwen Cao, Yiling Zhang, Yuhao Ju, Wei Wang, Yanqiu Zhao, Nan Liu, Gangrui Zhang, Xingbao Wang, Xuesong Xie, Cunxi Dai, Yue Liu, Hongfei Yin, Kaiyuan Shi, Chenchen He, Weiyan Wang, Lingyu Zhao, Che Ok Jeon, Lujiang Hao

“…Inoculation with Hao 2018 raised the pH of the soil, the activity of several enzymes (alkaline phosphatase, urease, and dehydrogenase), the nitrogen content (NH4+-N and NO3−-N), and the pakchoi quality (Vc and soluble protein content), while also raising the relative abundance of bacteria that promote plant growth and immobilize metals, such as Streptomyces and Sphingomonas. …”
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Machine Learning Explains Long-Term Trend and Health Risk of Air Pollution during 2015–2022 in a Coastal City in Eastern China by Zihe Qian, Qingxiao Meng, Kehong Chen, Zihang Zhang, Hongwei Liang, Han Yang, Xiaolei Huang, Weibin Zhong, Yichen Zhang, Ziqian Wei, Binqian Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Meijuan Chen, Yunjiang Zhang, Xinlei Ge

“…The annual mean concentration of observed air pollutants, including fine particles, inhalable particles, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide, presented significant decreasing trends during 2015–2022, with dominant contributions (55–75%) by anthropogenic emission reduction. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on the Prevalence of Food Insecurity with Emphasis on the Role of Water Resources Management in Hamadan-Bahar Plain by Shiva Soltani, Seyed Habibollah Mosavi, Sadegh Khalilian, Hamed Najafi Alamdarlo

“…Resource constraints used in the experimental model include water, land, capital, labor, and chemical fertilizers, with chemical fertilizer restrictions repeated for each nitrogen, phosphate, and potash fertilizers. Finally, the GAMS software and CONOPT3 algorithm were used for data analysis. …”
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Forest gaps alter the soil bacterial community of weeping cypress plantations by modulating the understory plant diversity by Qian Lyu, Yan Luo, Size Liu, Yan Zhang, Xiangjun Li, Guirong Hou, Guirong Hou, Guirong Hou, Gang Chen, Gang Chen, Gang Chen, Kuangji Zhao, Kuangji Zhao, Kuangji Zhao, Chuan Fan, Chuan Fan, Chuan Fan, Xianwei Li, Xianwei Li, Xianwei Li

“…Of the indicator bacterial species, the abundance of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria, Lysobacter_ yangpyeongensis, and Ensifer_meliloti, was significantly different across plots with different gap sizes and accounted for a large proportion of the bacterial population of plots with medium and large gaps. …”
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Effects of Energy-Restricted Feeding during Rearing on the Performance, Uniformity, and Development of Rugao Layer Breeders at the Initiation of the Laying Period by Jian Lu, Liang Qu, Yongfeng Li, Meng Ma, Manman Shen, Xingguo Wang, Jun Guo, Yuping Hu, Taocun Dou, Zhi Yang, Kehua Wang

“…A total of 2400 8-week-old Rugao layer breeders were randomly assigned to one of five groups (480 pullets per group) with eight replicates and were fed one of five diets that were nutritionally equal with the exception of apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen (AME_n) content (2850, 2750, 2650, 2550, and 2450 kcal AME_n/kg) from 8 to 18 weeks of age. …”
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Novel anti-inflammatory effects of the IL-1 receptor in kidney myeloid cells following ischemic AKI by Yanting Chen, Xiaohan Lu, Raeann L. Whitney, Raeann L. Whitney, Yu Li, Yu Li, Matthew J. Robson, Matthew J. Robson, Randy D. Blakely, Jen-Tsan Chi, Jen-Tsan Chi, Steven D. Crowley, Steven D. Crowley, Jamie R. Privratsky, Jamie R. Privratsky

“…Kidney injury was assessed by blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine and injury marker neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) protein expression. …”
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Effects of the Level and Composition of Concentrate Supplements before Breeding and in Early Gestation on Production of Different Hair Sheep Breeds by Farida Belkasmi, Amlan Kumar Patra, Raquel Vasconcelos Lourencon, Ryszard Puchala, Lionel James Dawson, Luana Paula dos Santos Ribeiro, Fabiola Encinas, Arthur Louis Goetsch

“…Hence, the supplementation of low-protein and high-fiber forage such as wheat straw should include a consideration of the inclusion of a feedstuff(s) high in energy in addition to nitrogen.…”
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Torrefaction of bamboo pellets using a fixed counterflow multibaffle reactor for renewable energy applications by W. Hidayat, B.A. Wijaya, B. Saputra, I.T. Rani, S. Kim, S. Lee, J. Yoo, B.B. Park, L. Suryanegara, M.A.R. Lubis

“…The ultimate analysis showed increased carbon and reduced nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, improving solid fuel quality, energy density, and combustion emissions. …”
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