Correction: Association of Paternal Age Alone and Combined with Maternal Age with Perinatal Outcomes: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in China by Shaohua Yin, Yubo Zhou, Cheng Zhao, Jing Yang, Pengbo Yuan, Yangyu Zhao, Hongbo Qi, Yuan Wei

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The mediating role of psychological equilibrium in the relationship between dietary variety and self-reported health among older adults in rural China by Zhaoquan Jiang, Zhaoxu Xu, Mingyue Zhou, Huijun Zhang, Shixue Zhou

“…Therefore, this study aimed to analyze this association in a large-scale general population of rural older adults from China. It also investigates the mediating effect of the psychological equilibrium (PE) in the association between dietary variety and SRH in this population. …”
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Pleiotropic Effects of a KCNQ1 Variant on Lipid Profiles and Type 2 Diabetes: A Family-Based Study in China by Xiaowen Wang, Junhui Wu, Yao Wu, Mengying Wang, Zijing Wang, Tao Wu, Dafang Chen, Xun Tang, Xueying Qin, Yiqun Wu, Yonghua Hu

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Draft genome sequences of five Calonectria species from Eucalyptus plantations in China, Celoporthe dispersa, Sporothrix phasma and Alectoria sarmentosa by Feifei Liu, Shuaifei Chen, Maria A. Ferreira, Runlei Chang, Mohammad Sayari, Aquillah M. Kanzi, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield, David Pizarro, Ana Crespo, Pradeep K. Divakar, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Tuan A. Duong

“…Species of Calonectria are the causal agents of Eucalyptus leaf blight disease, threatening the growth and sustainability of Eucalyptus plantations in China. Celoporthe dispersa is the causal agent of stem canker in native Syzygium cordatum and exotic Tibouchina granulosa in South Africa. …”
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Incidence and fatality of serious suicide attempts in a predominantly rural population in Shandong, China: a public health surveillance study by Aiqiang Xu, Mei Wang, Xiaolei Guo, Cunxian Jia, Jiandong Sun, Jiyu Zhang

“…With regard to the method of suicide, fatality was lowest for non-pesticide poisons (7%) and highest for hanging (97%).Conclusions The incidence of serious suicide attempts is substantially higher in rural areas than in urban areas of China. The risk of death is influenced by the attempter's sex, age, education level, occupation, method used and season of year.…”
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Tracking hydrothermal infiltration within light oil reservoirs using organic geochemical proxies in the Shunbei area of Tarim Basin in China by Jian Gao, Shaojie Li, Huan Li, Zicheng Cao, Huili Li, Feng Geng, Jun Han, Cheng Huang

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Estimating the Surface Air Temperature by Remote Sensing in Northwest China Using an Improved Advection-Energy Balance for Air Temperature Model by Suhua Liu, Hongbo Su, Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian, Weizhen Wang

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Association between fluoride exposure and the risk of serum CK and CK-MB elevation in adults: a cross-sectional study in China by Junhua Wu, Ming Qin, Yue Gao, Yang Liu, Xiaona Liu, Yuting Jiang, Yanmei Yang, Yanhui Gao

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Transcriptomic Insights into Dual Temperature–Salinity Stress Response in “Shuike No. 1”, a Pioneering Rainbow Trout Strain Bred in China by Xiaojun Liu, Gaochao Wang, Tianqing Huang, Enhui Liu, Wei Gu, Peng Fan, Kaibo Ge, Datian Li, Yunchao Sun, Gefeng Xu

“…This study investigates the dual stress of salinity and temperature response of “Shuike No. 1” (SK), a pioneering commercially bred rainbow trout strain in China, using RNA-sequencing of gill, intestine, and liver tissues from fish exposed to four treatment combinations: freshwater at 16 °C, freshwater at 25 °C, saltwater (30‰) at 16 °C, and saltwater at 25 °C. …”
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Effect Of Open-Pit Blasting Vibrations on a Hanging-Wall Slope: A Case Study of the Beizhan Iron Mine in China by Yong-gang Xiao, Jie Cao, Xiao-min Liu, Chang-hong Li

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Retraction notice: Exploring the influencing factors of environmental deterioration: evidence from China employing ARDL–VECM method with structural breaks

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Research on the Protection of Battlefield Sites in the Taihang Mountain Area of Southern Hebei Province, China: A Case Study of She County by Feifei Zheng, Yuan Kuang, Yue Hu

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The influence of internal spatial coupling characteristics of blue-green space on cooling benefit in metropolitan areas: Evidence form Hangzhou, China by Qianru Lu, Weifeng Qi, Dongye Yang, Mingyu Zhang

“…This study addresses this gap by examining the internal spatial coupling characteristics of blue and green spaces and their impact on cooling benefit under varying high-temperature conditions and development densities in Hangzhou, China. This study uses the area-weighted cooling intensity and the mean land surface temperature to reflect the cooling benefit, and proposes an evaluation system for spatial coupling characteristics including internal scale relationships, distance relationships, and morphological relationships, while considering the built environment and integrated spatial features as control variables. …”
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Research note: Genetically diverse avian hepatitis E virus identified in chickens with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in Guangdong Province, China by Xue-Lian Zhang, Yu-Qian Zhang, Chun-Hong Liu, Yan Ma, Shu-Jian Huang, Jian-Wei Shao

“…Epidemiological investigations have demonstrated the wide distribution and genetic diversity of avian HEV strains in China. In this study, avian HEV strains were identified in chickens exhibiting hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in Guangdong province, China. …”
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Identification of standing dead trees in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations across China’s Loess Plateau using multiple deep learning models by Li Zhang, Xiaodong Gao, Shuyi Zhou, Zhibo Zhang, Tianjie Zhao, Yaohui Cai, Xining Zhao

“…Drought-induced tree mortality has increasingly expanded worldwide under the influence of climate warming, with China’s Loess Plateau (CLP) emerging as a critical hotspot for such impacts. …”
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Do meteorological variables impact air quality differently across urbanization gradients? A case study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China by Bohan Wu, Shuang Zhao, Yuxiang Liu, Chunyan Zhang

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Is the Children’s 15-Minute City an Effective Framework for Enhancing Children’s Health and Well-Being? An Empirical Analysis from Western China by Xiao Wang, Jingping Huang, Zhengyou Qin, Wei Gan, Zhen He, Xiang Li

“…The concept of the 15-minute city, or “15-minute life circle”, in China is significant; however, the needs of the pediatric population are often overlooked. …”
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The Estimation of Reservoir Temperature for Thermal Springs Using the Integrated Multicomponent Geothermometry Method at Changbai Mountain, Northeastern Songliao Basin, China by Jin Na, Bai-zhong Yan, Bao-ming Chi, Bo Feng, Xue Jiang

“…The Changbai Mountain volcanic region, eastern Songliao Plain, China, is considered a potential target development area for geothermal water exploitation. …”
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Impacts of Sea Surface Temperature and Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns in the Northern Mid-Latitudes on Winter Extremely Cold Events in North China by Liping Li, Wenjie Ni, Yige Li, Dong Guo, Hui Gao

“…The frequency distribution of winter extreme cold events (ECEs) in North China and the influences of mid-latitude sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the Northern Hemisphere are studied. …”
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Study of the coupling effect of CO2 and PM2.5 emissions: A case study of yangtze river delta, China by Wengin Chung, Chao Liu

“…This study explores the spatio-temporal pattern of the coupling effect between CO2 emissions and PM2.5 pollution by conducting a case study of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region of China and aims to identify the urban influencing factors that contribute to this coupling effect. …”
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