Evaluating Urban Heat Island Effects in the Southwestern Plateau of China: A Comparative Analysis of Nine Estimation Methods by Ziyang Ma, Huyan Fu, Jianghai Wen, Zhiru Chen

“…While previous studies have examined the responses of SUHII to different methods at large scales, further analysis is needed for plateau cities in southwestern China, which have complex geographical features. …”
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Japanese Orange Fly, Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…This fruit fly has also been reported to have infested 50 percent of the oranges at Kiangtsin, in the Szechwan Province of southwestern China during 1940. There have been no interceptions of the Japanese orange fly in the United States, probably due in a large part to the protection provided by a US embargo of long standing against citrus from the orient.This document is EENY-263 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 56), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Japanese Orange Fly, Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…This fruit fly has also been reported to have infested 50 percent of the oranges at Kiangtsin, in the Szechwan Province of southwestern China during 1940. There have been no interceptions of the Japanese orange fly in the United States, probably due in a large part to the protection provided by a US embargo of long standing against citrus from the orient.This document is EENY-263 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 56), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Two novel hyphomycetes associated with ferns from China by Jing-Yi Zhang, Kevin D. Hyde, Li-Juan Zhang, Song Bai, Dan-Feng Bao, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Yong-Zhong Lu

“…During an ongoing investigation of fungi associated with ferns in southwestern China, three hyphomycetes were discovered on the dead rachises of Angiopteris fokiensis and an unidentified fern. …”
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Three new asexual Kirschsteiniothelia species from Guizhou Province, China by Xing-Juan Xiao, Ning-Guo Liu, Jian Ma, Li-Juan Zhang, Dan-Feng Bao, Song Bai, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Kevin D. Hyde, Yong-Zhong Lu

“…During our investigation of saprobic fungi in southwestern China, three micro-hyphomycetous fungi were isolated from dead wood in freshwater and terrestrial habitats in Guizhou Province. …”
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Formation Mechanism and Mechanical Properties of Soil-Rock Mixture Containing Macropore by Feng Zhu, Wei Qian, Huilin Le, Haotian Fan, Wuchao Wang

“…In southwestern China, soil-rock mixture containing macropore (SRMCM) is very common in large-scale accumulation slopes. …”
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Investigating the Permeability of Marble under Moderate Pressure and Temperature by Jianping Yang, Weizhong Chen, Diansen Yang, Hongming Tian

“…The permeability of intact marble samples collected from the depth of 1.6 km in southwestern China is investigated under moderate confining pressures and temperatures. …”
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Experimental Research on the Influence of Temperature on the Static Properties of Skarn by Lei Liu, Xiang Meng, Hao Qin, Zhaozhao Chang

“…In view of insufficient research on the high-temperature mechanical properties of deep rocks in southwestern China, we used high-temperature heating devices and statics equipment to conduct static tests on Skarn. …”
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Study on Deformation Evolution Characteristics of Reverse-Dip Rock Slope under the Influence of Rainfall by Jiabing Zhang, Liangfu Xie, Xuejun Liu, Yongjun Qin, Liming Wu

“…In Southwestern China, there exists deep river valleys and abundant rainfall, which leads to a large number of reverse-dip rock slopes. …”
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Potential Risks of PM2.5 in Urban and Suburban Environments: A Dual Perspective on Chemical Constituents and Pollution Sources by Huarui Ren, Xiongping Wu, Wenchang Zhao, Jinping Cheng

“…Abstract To investigate the chemical characteristics and source profiles of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) between suburban and urban areas, intensive observation and sample collection were conducted from November 2019 to January 2020 covering both clean and polluted days in Yulin, southwestern China. higher pollution levels were observed in urban areas during both clean and polluted days. …”
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Distribution and Determinants of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Its Association with Sleep Quality in Chinese Teenagers by Chen-Wei Pan, Yu-Xi Qian, Hua Zhong, Jun Li, Qin Chen

“…Methods. 1063 grade 7 students aged 13 to 14 years with pRNFL thickness data from a school-based study on grade 7 students in Southwestern China participated in the study. The pRNFL thickness was measured on the optical coherence tomography images of a circular scan centered on the optic disc. …”
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Weakened future surface warming in China due to national planned afforestation through biophysical feedback by Shuaifeng Song, Xiaodong Yan, Xuezhen Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Wenqiang Xie

“…The additional cooling effect offsets about 3.69% of the projected LST increase due to global warming and even overcompensates the LST increase in southwestern China. On the diurnal cycles, afforestation induces daytime cooling effects of −0.21 °C caused by increased latent heat fluxes, while nighttime warming effects of 0.05 °C induced mainly by cloud feedback. …”
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Male Gender Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis but Not with Recurrence in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Jiang Zhu, Rui Huang, Ping Yu, Haoyu Ren, Xinliang Su

“…This observational cohort study revealed that male gender was significantly associated with CLNM; whereas, LLNM was not different between female and male PTC patients in southwestern China. Moreover, currently, there is insufficient evidence to justify that male gender is an independent prognostic factor for recurrence.…”
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Influences of a Quasi-stationary Front on Particulate Matter in the Low-latitude Plateau Region in China by Wenxuan Fan, Jian Wu, Xiaopeng Li, Fangyuan Yang, Bing Chen, Jun Guo

“…Abstract By utilizing observation and reanalysis data and statistical methods to comprehensively assess the main characteristics of particulate matter (PM) on the low-latitude plateau (LoLaP) of southwestern China, this study analyzed the influence of the Kunming quasi-stationary front (KMQSF) on the PM concentration during winter in this region. …”
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Heterogeneous influences of urban compactness on air pollution: evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China by Dan Yan, Shaoxuan Huang, Guoliang Chen, Huan Tong, Peiyuan Qin

“…Cities in Northeastern China had the strongest pollution mitigation effect from transportation compactness, followed by the cities in Southwestern China.…”
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Spatiotemporal Distributions of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds in China: Characteristics and Sources by Gang Wang, Na Zhao, Hanyu Zhang, Guohao Li, Gang Xin

“…The annual average VOC concentrations ranged from 6.7 to 75.0 ppbv and featured spatial variations, with a high value in northwestern China (62.7 ± 17.5 ppbv) but no significant difference among northern, central, southern, and southwestern China (32.0–36.0 ppbv). The VOC concentrations in Qingdao and Fuzhou were consistent with the background values for the region (7.6 ± 1.2 ppbv). …”
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Complete chloroplast genomes of 13 species of the Impatiens genus for genomic features and phylogenetic relationships studies by Qinqin Yong, Meijun Li, Zhi Li, Chao Luo, Jinling Zhang, Xinxiang Bai

“…Abstract Impatiens spp. are well-known ornamental and medicinal plants that are widely distributed in the highlands and mountains of southwestern China. This area is one of the hotspots for the distribution of Impatiens species, with typical karst landforms and abundant wild resources. …”
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Association between hyperuricemia and dietary retinol intake in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study based on CHNS database by Yi Liang, Tian Qiao, Xiaorong Ni, Lihui Yang, Tianhua Yao, Yiya Liu

“…BackgroundHyperuricemia is increasingly common in Southwestern China and poses significant health risks, including gout and cardiovascular disease. …”
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A Machine-Learning-Based Classification Method for Meteorological Conditions of Ozone Pollution by Yang Cao, Xiaoli Zhao, Debin Su, Xiang Cheng, Hong Ren

“…The study area focused on 21 cities in Sichuan Province in southwestern China, which was divided into 12 BP classifiers according to the urban geographical location and sample number of each city, and a single BP classifier was trained for 21 cities. …”
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Stability Analysis of a Weathered-Basalt Soil Slope Using the Double Strength Reduction Method by Xiaoliang Liu, Xin Chen, Mei Su, Shilin Zhang, Dengfeng Lu

“…Slope stability analysis of the mountain landforms in southwestern China has always been an important problem in the field of geotechnical engineering. …”
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