Milton Halder, S. Liu, Zhongbin Zhang, Zhiming Guo et al.
Soil aggregation is deeply impacted by the quality of organic materials. However, the organic material features that control soil aggregation dynamics are still largely unknown. In this study, a total of 11 organic residues including vetch (alfalfa, hairy, and Chinese milk), straw (rice, maize, whea...
Md. Abu Hanif, Zhiming Guo, M. Moniruzzaman, Dan He et al.
Plant attributes have direct and indirect effects on soil microbes via plant inputs and plant-mediated soil changes. However, whether plant taxonomic and functional diversities can explain the soil microbial diversity of restored forest ecosystems remains elusive. Here, we tested the linkage between...
Qingshui Yu, Suhui Ma, Xiaofeng Ni, Xiuling Ni et al.
Guoqiang Shen, Long Zhou, Wu Yao, Zhiming Cai
Natural disasters are hazardous geophysical, meteorological, hydrological, climatological, and/or biological events that disturb human and natural environments, causing injuries, casualties, property damages, and business interruptions. Sound analysis is required regarding the effective hazard prepa...
Mingqing Lu, Yanfeng Yao, Hang Liu, Xuekai Zhang et al.
Nipah virus (NiV), a bat-borne paramyxovirus, results in neurological and respiratory diseases with high mortality in humans and animals. Developing vaccines is crucial for fighting these diseases. Previously, only a few studies focused on the fusion (F) protein alone as the immunogen. Numerous NiV ...
Zhuo Zhao, Wei Wang, Jing Geng, Liqi Wang et al.
Angiotensin II (Ang II) plays a critical role in hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes; however, the molecular mechanism, especially the signaling cascades, in cardiomyocytes remains unclear. In the present study, we examined the mechanism of Ang II in hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes. Ang II rapidly stimulate...
Chunhong Yin, Yan Yao, Peipei Yang, Hang Liu et al.
The Nipah virus (NiV), a highly deadly bat-borne paramyxovirus, poses a substantial threat due to recurrent outbreaks in specific regions, causing severe respiratory and neurological diseases with high morbidity. Two distinct strains, NiV-Malaysia (NiV-M) and NiV-Bangladesh (NiV-B), contribute to ou...
Xiuqing Hu, Du Zheng, Jun Wang, Zhiming Liu et al.
In prestressed concrete structures, due to mechanical and artificial factors, the grouting of the prestressed pipeline is not dense, which seriously affects the durability and safety performance of the structure. Nondestructive monitoring of the health of the grouting of prestressed pipelines has be...
Guo Liu, Shuhao Tian, Li Chang, Yi‐Zhi Li et al.
Catalytic conversion of polysulfides is regarded as a crucial approach to overcome the chronic challenges from polysulfides shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. Heterostructure catalysts can synergistically combine the advantages of each component with an interfacial built-in electric field (BIEF)...
Zhiming Wang, Qian Zhai, Yiyao Zhu, Harianto Rahardjo et al.
The shear modulus is a fundamental parameter for evaluating soil deformation and stiffness. It is influenced by various factors, including void ratio, confining pressure, soil type, and soil suction (or degree of saturation). Similar to the coefficient of permeability of unsaturated soils, the shear...