PM2.5/PM10 Ratios in Eight Economic Regions and Their Relationship with Meteorology in China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Erze Yu, Ting Luo

“…Besides, domestic heating in northern China had a significant contribution to the ratios. …”
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Effect of intercropping Lolium perenne in Ziziphus jujuba orchards on soil quality in the canopy by Yao Ma, Bin Cao, Xiaojia Wang, Weijun Chen

“…Therefore, the adoption of ryegrass and jujube tree intercropping is highly advisable in the ecologically sensitive and resource-constrained arid sandy regions of northern China, offering substantial practical benefits.…”
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Life History Strategies of the Winter Annual Plant <i>Echinops gmelinii</i> (Asteraceae) in a Cold Desert Population by Yanli Wang, Xinrong Li, Jiecai Zhao

“…<i>Echinops gmelinii</i> Turcz. is a winter annual species of the Asteraceae family, distributed in sandy areas of northern China, and is crucial for wind avoidance and sand fixation. …”
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Runoff responses to Atlantic multidecadal and Pacific decadal oscillations in China: Insights from the last millennium simulations by Yangyi Liu, Jie Chen, Lihua Xiong, Chong-Yu Xu

“…For individual effects during MCA, the positive AMO phase can cause positive summer runoff anomalies in eastern China, northern China, and southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, while PDO has the opposite effect. …”
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Light-chain proximal tubulopathy: a retrospective study from a single Chinese nephrology referral center by Xin Wang, Xiao-juan Yu, Su-xia Wang, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao

“…These patients showed improved or stable kidney function.Conclusions This is the first case series report of LCPT in four different pathological types in northern China. Clone-targeted chemotherapy may help preserve the kidney function in these patients.…”
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Performance optimization analysis of cleaning mechanism for bottom frozen sticky float coal in train body based on Edem-RecurDyn co-simulation by XIE Miao, Ll SiYao, LIU Yi, NIE RenDong, ZHANG HongYu, ZHU Yun, LIU DongXu

“…Under the condition of low temperature in winter in northern China, the main reason affecting the transportation efficiency is that the water contained in coal is adhered to the inner surface of the uneven carriage, and gradually diffuses from the surface of the carriage to the inside of the coal, finally, the phenomenon of frozen car causes the equipment to be unable to continue to run. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of multiple time scale precipitation in Yellow River Basin based on Köppen-Geiger Trend Indicator System by Hao Ke, Wenzhuo Wang, Zengchuan Dong, Xinhua Zhu, Zhuozheng Li, Chao Lü, Dawei Jin, Weilin Liu

“…Study region: The Yellow River Basin, situated in northern China. Study focus: Precipitation has shown significant variability over the past century, understanding its evolving trends helps addressing the impacts of climate change on local water resources. …”
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Relationship between high-sensitivity C reactive protein and the risk of gallstone disease: results from the Kailuan cohort study by Tong Liu, Wenqiang Li, Sarah Tan Siyin, Nan Yao, Ning Duan, Guoshuai Xu, Jun Qu, Siqing Liu

“…We prospectively investigated hs-CRP in relation to the occurrence of GSD based on the Kailuan study.Study design Prospective cohort study.Setting The Kailuan cohort study was conducted in Tangshan City in northern China.Participants 95 319 participants who were free from GSD were recruited in this study. …”
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Petrophysical Regression regarding Porosity, Permeability, and Water Saturation Driven by Logging-Based Ensemble and Transfer Learnings: A Case Study of Sandy-Mud Reservoirs by Shenghan Zhang, Yufeng Gu, Yinshan Gao, Xinxing Wang, Daoyong Zhang, Liming Zhou

“…To validate the working performance of the proposed predictor, the basic data derived from the member of Chang 8, Jiyuan Oilfield, Ordos Basin, Northern China, is collected to launch the corresponding experiments. …”
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The Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) population genetic structure in Russia by E. A. Mudrik, Е. I. Ilyashenko, О. А. Goroshko, T. A. Kashentseva, М. V. Korepov, I. A. Sikorskiy, G. S. Dzhamirzoev, V. Yu. Ilyashenko, D. V. Politov

“…The Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo Linneaus, 1758) is a widespread crane species of Eurasia distributed in the steppe and semi-desert zones from southeast Ukraine eastward to Northern China. The Demoiselle crane uses two wintering grounds in Africa and India corresponding to the European and Asian breeding parts of the range subdivided into several spatially separated breeding flocks. …”
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Deep-Learning-Driven Insights into Nitrogen Leaching for Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Practices by Caixia Hu, Jie Li, Yaxu Pang, Lan Luo, Fang Liu, Wenhao Wu, Yan Xu, Houyu Li, Bingcang Tan, Guilong Zhang

“…A total of 509 observational data points regarding nitrate leaching in northern China were collected, capturing the spatial and temporal variations across crops such as winter wheat, maize, and greenhouse vegetables. …”
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Development of the Chinese Dual Auroral Radar Network and Preliminary Results by Jiaojiao Zhang, Ailan Lan, Jingye Yan, Xiang Deng, Wei Wang, Hang Li, Lingchen Sun, Ying Nan, Xiaochao Song, Chi Wang

“…Abstract Led by the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, we have built a Chinese dual auroral radar network in northern China, which is called the CN‐DARN. The CN‐DARN consists of three pairs of high‐frequency coherent scattering radar facilities and is one of the key parts of the Chinese Meridian Project Phase II. …”
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Genetic diversity atlas of Brucella melitensis strains from Sichuan Province, China by Wenbo Li, Linzi Zeng, Rongmei Yuan, Teng Qi, Hongyu Liao, Yuhangxi Cao, Shu Huang, Zhiguo Liu, Zhenjun Li

“…The dominant STs and MLVA genotypes of strains were epidemic in Northern, China, and 36 MLVA-16 genotypes were shared among strains (n = 51, 50.4%, 51/101) from Sichuan and strains from 22 other provinces. …”
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Distinct ecological processes shape micro-eukaryotic generalists and specialists in a canal-disturbed wetland, Lake Weishan, China by Xinghao Li, Yunfeng Wang, Micah Dunthorn, Chengzhi Mao, Qiaoyi Kong, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Weibo Song, Jie Huang

“…In this study, we utilized 18S rDNA amplicon sequencing to examine the biodiversity of micro-eukaryotes over a one-year period in Lake Weishan, one of the largest freshwater lakes in northern China. We analyzed the ecological processes governing community assembly among key ecological groups, specifically habitat generalists and specialists. …”
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Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…In this study, we want to investigate whether ATM polymorphisms are associated with gender-specific metastasis of PTC. 358 PTC patients in Northern China, including 109 males and 249 females, were included in our study. …”
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Variation and simulation of tomato transpiration in a greenhouse under different ventilation modes by Jiankun Ge, Sen Wang, Xuewen Gong, Yuhao Zhu, Zihui Yu, Yanbin Li

“…Field experiments were conducted at the Xinxiang Integrated Experimental Base of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in northern China from March to July in 2020 and 2021. Drip-irrigated tomatoes were grown under natural sunlight with two ventilation treatments: T1 (top window open) and T2 (top and south windows open). …”
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Polymorphism of ITS sequences in 35S rRNA genes in Elymus dahuricus aggregate species: two cryptic species? by A. V. Rodionov, K. S. Dobryakova, N. N. Nosov, A. A. Gnutikov, E. O. Punina, A. A. Kriukov, V. S. Shneyer

“…In other words, there are at least two population groups (two races) of the Elymus dahuricus aggregate species that consistently differ in their ITS-sequences in Siberia, the Far East and Northern China. Each contains all morphological forms, which taxonomists now attribute either to different species of E. dahuricus aggr. …”
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A prospective study to evaluate the clinical specificity of the cobas® MPX test kit for screening for HIV RNA, HCV RNA, and HBV DNA in blood donation samples using the cobas® 6800... by Lei Zhou, Lin Wang, Xiaofang Gong, Xiaochun Liu, Yaxuan Zou, Yingying Wang, Jinfeng Zeng, Liang Zang

“…Materials and methods: A total of 12,067 donor samples from the Dalian Blood Center (DLBC, northern China) were tested for HIV, HCV, and HBV using both the cobas® MPX assay on the cobas® 6800 system and the previous generation cobas® TaqScreen MPX test v2.0 on the cobas s 201 system as the reference method. …”
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Eukaryotic plankton community and assembly processes in a large-scale water diversion project in China by Liming Zhu, Lihui Feng, Daoxi Zhang, Fang Shi, Xi Zou, Qing Yang, Shan He, Wen Zhu

“…Abstract The Middle Route of the South to North Water Diversion Project (MRP) and its water source, the Danjiangkou Reservoir (DJK), play a pivotal role in mitigating the chronic water scarcity challenges faced by northern China. Eukaryotic plankton are widespread in aquatic ecosystems, which are crucial for the water quality stability of DJK and MRP, yet comparative studies on their contemporaneous dynamics and assembly processes are scarce. …”
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Re-Engagement in Physical Activity Slows the Decline in Older Adults’ Well-Being – A Longitudinal Study by Hon Lon Tam PhD, Kai Chow Choi PhD, Ying Lau PhD, Leona Yuen Ling Leung DN, Alex Siu Wing Chan PhD, Lilin Zhou BSc, Eliza Mi Ling Wong PhD, Jonathan Ka Ming Ho DN

“…Geographical variations were noted, with more favorable healthy aging scores observed in northern China than in southern China. As older adults age, well-being deteriorates, and disengagement of physical activity accelerates the rate of decline. …”
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