Study on the Stability of Slopes Reinforced by Composite Vegetation Combined with a Geogrid under Rainfall Conditions by Qizhi Hu, Yong Zhou, Gaoliang Tao

“…The planting of shrubs and trees on geogrid-reinforced slopes is an important ecological slope protection method that is frequently implemented in the rainy areas of southern China. First, this paper analyzes the soil-fixing principle of the geogrid and root system and demonstrates the feasibility of using composite vegetation of shrubs and trees to reinforce the slope with a geogrid. …”
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Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China by Shuhan Ma, Julien Kimmig, James D. Schiffbauer, Ruibo Li, Shanchi Peng, Xianfeng Yang

“…Here we report new material of the genus Pomatrum from the Cambrian Balang Biota (Series 2, Stage 4) of Hunan, southern China. This is the first discovery of this vetulicolian outside of the Chengjiang Biota (Series 2, Stage 3) and the first report of vetulicolians from the Balang Biota. …”
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A Simulation Study for Lateral Stability Control of Vehicles on Icy Asphalt Pavement by Yunsheng Zhu, Huacong Li, Kaifeng Wang, Yunhan Bao, Peng Zeng

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The Four-Class System (sideng renzhi 四等人制) of Administration During the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) in China by Tatiana Frank

“…The progression of the Mongol conquest in both northern and southern China warrants special attention. Initially, the Mongol campaigns in northern China (1211–1234) were marked by excessive cruelty, city destruction, the conversion of lands into pastures, and the displacement of the conquered population. …”
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Influences of Temperature on Development and Survival, Reproduction and Growth of a Calanoid Copepod (Pseudodiaptomus dubia) by Changling Li, Xiaoxia Luo, Xianghu Huang, Binhe Gu

“…Pseudodiaptomus dubia is a calanoid copepod that is distributed widely in the estuarine-coastal waters of Asia and is a dominant copepod in the shrimp grow-out ponds in southern China. A laboratory culture experiment was conducted to evaluate the influences of water temperature on larval development, survival, and reproduction. …”
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An Emerging New Paradigm in Opioid Withdrawal: A Critical Role for Glia-Neuron Signaling in the Periaqueductal Gray by Handong Ouyang, Shue Liu, Weian Zeng, Roy C. Levitt, Keith A. Candiotti, Shuanglin Hao

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Chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome of the tropical loach (Oreonectes platycephalus) by Xi Wang, Dandan Wang, Hongbo Wang, David Dudgeon, Kerry Reid, Juha Merilä

“…Abstract The flat-headed loach (Oreonectes platycephalus) is a small fish inhabiting headwaters of hillstreams of southern China. Its local populations are characterized by low genetic diversity and exceptionally high differentiation, making it an ideal model for studying small population isolates’ persistence and adaptive potential. …”
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Effects of Furrow Irrigation on the Growth, Production, and Water Use Efficiency of Direct Sowing Rice by Chunlin He

“…Three field and pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the furrow irrigation (FI) system to improve water use efficiency (WUE) and production of direct sowing rice in southern China. Compared to the conventional irrigation (CI) system (continuous flooding irrigation), for every square hectometer of rice field, the FI system reduced water use by 3130 m3, or 48.1%, and increased grain production by 13.9% for an early cultivar. …”
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Composition and Thermal Structure of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere in a Penetrating Mesoscale Convective Complex Determined by Satellite Observations and Model Simul... by Chunhua Shi, Wenyi Cai, Dong Guo

“…We describe here the composition and thermal structure of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during a penetrating mesoscale convective complex (MCC) event that occurred in southern China on 8 June 2009. Our results are based on satellite observations and Weather Research and Forecasting model simulations. …”
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Silicon-modified Solidago canadensis L. biochar suppresses soilborne disease and improves soil quality by Sheng Wang, Abdul Hafeez, Tiantian Zhang, Muhammad Junaid Rao, Sicong Li, Kunzheng Cai

“…., an invasive alien plant in southern China, at different pyrolysis temperatures (450, 550, and 650 ℃). …”
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Association analysis of dry heat or wet cold weather and the risk of urolithiasis hospitalization in a southern Chinese city by Yanlu Li, Xubiao Duan, Shichen Wan, Xiaoning Wang, Yanbin Hao

“…Based on a total of 38,184 urolithiasis-related hospitalizations from 2018 to 2019 in Ganzhou as a large prefecture-level city in southern China, dry-heat weather during the hot season (May to September) increased the risk of urolithiasis-related hospitalizations (relative risk [RR]: 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02, 1.35), with the most pronounced effects in those aged 21–40 years and male. …”
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Tipping point-induced abrupt shifts in East Asian hydroclimate since the Last Glacial Maximum by Fuzhi Lu, Huayu Lu, Yao Gu, Pengyu Lin, Zhengyao Lu, Qiong Zhang, Hongyan Zhang, Fan Yang, Xiaoyi Dong, Shuangwen Yi, Deliang Chen, Francesco S. R. Pausata, Maya Ben-Yami, Jennifer V. Mecking

“…Here we present an ensemble reconstruction of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) using nine statistical and machine learning methods based on multi-proxy records from a maar lake in southern China. Our results define five tipping points in the EASM rainfall since the LGM, which are characterized by abrupt and irreversible regime shifts with a median amplitude of 387 ± 73 mm (24 ± 5 %). …”
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Biomarkers in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC): Clinical relevance and prognostic potential by Madhan Krishnan, Shyamaladevi Babu

“…Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a unique malignancy with a distinct epidemiological pattern, primarily affecting populations in Southeast Asia and Southern China. The identification and utilization of biomarkers in NPC have significantly advanced over recent years, offering promising avenues for improving clinical outcomes. …”
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A Regional Ionospheric Storm Forecasting Method Using a Deep Learning Algorithm: LSTM by Panpan Ban, Lixin Guo, Zhenwei Zhao, Shuji Sun, Tong Xu, Zhengwen Xu, Fengjuan Sun

“…The mean precision rate, recall rate, accuracy, and F1 score of the model were 71.7%, 59.7%, 92.7%, and 65.0% in northern China and 78.9%, 56.3%, 96.3% and 65.0% in southern China, respectively. The LSTM forecasting model performed better than other models such as persistence, multiple‐layer perceptron and support vector machine models. …”
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Characteristics of serum lipid levels in patients with hypertension: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive study by Heming Wu, Zhikang Yu, Qingyan Huang

“…The serum lipid profiles among Hakka patients with hypertension in southern China are still unclear.Methods 35 448 patients with hypertension were enrolled in this study from January 2016 to October 2020, and their serum lipids were analysed.Results Low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (29.9%) accounted for the highest proportion in dyslipidaemia, followed by high triglyceride (TG) (20.7%), high total cholesterol (TC) (14.0%) and high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) (7.9%) in all subjects. …”
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The population structure and habitat use of resident of Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) in Wu River (Southwest China) by Canshi Hu

“…The resident population of this species is primarily recorded in southern China, which is not only the traditional wintering range, but also the southernmost breeding sites. …”
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Mediating role of exercise in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and overeating using structural equation modeling by Zhimin Yi, Wenjing Yan, Guohuan Hua, Ying Wang, Chunmei Wu, Guoqiu Liu, Ming Hao

“…Methods In this study, 1711 college students between 17 and 23 years old in southern China completed relevant anthropometric measurements, essential information and three questionnaires. …”
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The influence of generative artificial intelligence on creative cognition of design students: a chain mediation model of self-efficacy and anxiety by Younjung Hwang, Yi Wu

“…IntroductionThis study investigated the role of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing the creative cognition of design students, examining the mediating effects of self-efficacy and anxiety reduction.MethodsA quantitative approach was employed, collecting data through online surveys from 121 design students at universities in southern China. The study utilized scales for AI knowledge and perception, self-efficacy, anxiety, and creative cognition, adapted from previous studies and evaluated on 5-point Likert scales. …”
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Gene Identification and Characterization of Correlations for DEPs_DEGs Same Trend Responding to Salinity Adaptation in Scylla paramamosain by Huan Wang, Hongling Wei, Lei Tang, Junkai Lu, Changkao Mu, Chunlin Wang

“…Scylla paramamosain is a commercially important species distributed along the coast of southern China and other Indo-Pacific countries. Sudden salinity drop exceeding the adjustment capability of S. paramamosain can result in damage or even mortality. …”
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A Comparison of a GNSS‐GIM and the IRI‐2020 Model Over China Under Different Ionospheric Conditions by Rong He, Min Li, Qiang Zhang, Qile Zhao

“…The Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) or the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model can be used for regional ionospheric correction. Since southern China is located near the electron density equatorial anomaly, this study evaluates the performance of the Wuhan University GIM (WHU‐GIM) and the IRI‐2020 from 2008 to 2020 over the China region. …”
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