Understanding the Complexity of Temperature Dynamics in Xinjiang, China, from Multitemporal Scale and Spatial Perspectives by Jianhua Xu, Yaning Chen, Weihong Li, Zuhan Liu, Chunmeng Wei, Jie Tang

“…Based on the observed data from 51 meteorological stations during the period from 1958 to 2012 in Xinjiang, China, we investigated the complexity of temperature dynamics from the temporal and spatial perspectives by using a comprehensive approach including the correlation dimension (CD), classical statistics, and geostatistics. …”
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Climate Change and Sweet Potato Production; Empirical Insights from Ebonyi State, Nigeria by Emeka Osuji, Christiana Igberi, Esther Nwachukwu, Emmanuel Osang, Akunna Tim-Ashama

“…The majority of the farmers (41.5%) were aware of changes in climate. Farm sizes of 1.1-2.0 hectares produced the highest land productivity (1769.831 hectares) in the state from about 51.5% of the farmers. …”
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Impact of Climate Change and Air Pollution Forecasting Using Machine Learning Techniques in Bishkek by Erkin Isaev, Boobek Ajikeev, Urmatbek Shamyrkanov, Kenjebek-uulu Kalnur, Karimov Maisalbek, Roy C. Sidle

“…Atmospheric stability increased from 2015 to 2020 with ongoing climate change leading to more temperature inversions. About 80%–90% of days with temperature inversions are associated with winter heating seasons and these numbers increased two-fold during the past 5 years. …”
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CHANGE OF MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-CARBON STEELS AT LOW-TEMPERATURE SPEED HEAT TREATMENT by A. A. Krylov-Olefirenko, V. M. Abakumov, A. Ju. Seregin

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Tea Production and its Forecasts, and the Possibility of Tea Cultivation in the Context of Environmental Requirements in China by Kaja Karwowska, Magdalena Skotnicka, Maria Śmiechowska

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Molecular Detection of Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Ruminants from Twelve Provinces of China by Haixiang Qiu, Patrick John Kelly, Jilei Zhang, Qinghua Luo, Yi Yang, Yongjiang Mao, Zhangping Yang, Jing Li, Hongzhuan Wu, Chengming Wang

“…There is little information on anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis in ruminants in China. 16S rRNA FRET-qPCRs were used to screen convenience whole blood samples from 2,240 domestic ruminants in 12 provinces of China for Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Traffic Violations and Crashes at Signalized Intersections: An Empirical Study in China by Ze-Hao Jiang, Xiao-Guang Yang, Tuo Sun, Tao Wang, Zheng Yang

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RETRACTED: Consumer Behavior and COVID-19: Comparing Purchase Incentives and Ecological Awareness Changes by Letunovska Nataliia, Ziabina Yevheniia, Lyulyov Oleksii, Pimonenko Tetyana

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Age‐related longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function in adults at increased cardiovascular risk by Fei Fei Gong, Jennifer M. Coller, Michele McGrady, Umberto Boffa, Louise Shiel, Danny Liew, Simon Stewart, Alice J. Owen, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid, David L. Prior, Duncan J. Campbell

“…CVD risk factors were differentially associated with longitudinal change in different echocardiographic parameters. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…The prevalence of H. pylori infection and diabetes was 28.2% and 8.1%, respectively. The prevalence of diabetes was higher among H. pylori-positive participants compared with their counterparts (8.9% vs 7.8%, p=0.05). …”
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Spatial-temporal Characteristics and Source Apportionment of Ambient VOCs in Southeast Mountain Area of China by Xiaoting Ji, Ke Xu, Dan Liao, Gaojie Chen, Taotao Liu, Youwei Hong, Sijun Dong, Sung-Deuk Choi, Jinsheng Chen

“…The study was helpful to understand the pollution characteristics in the mountainous area and provides a scientific basis for local O3 and PM2.5 pollution control.…”
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Changes in the Nutrient Composition of Barley Grain (Hordeum vulgare L.) and of Morphological Fractions of Sprouts by Luis T. Ortiz, Susana Velasco, Jesús Treviño, Beatriz Jiménez, Almudena Rebolé

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Imaging study of adult coccygeal morphology using direct digital radiography technology in China by Yingsen Pan, Feipeng Qin, Yi Shen, Ndalyolusha Tileinge Hapulile, Haoyang Zhang, Xin Ye, Shuailin Li, Xiaoming Li, Chao Yang, Xiang Zhou, Xiaoming Ying

“…The subjects exhibited coccyx type III (33.3%), type II (32.7%), type I (16.7%), type IV (16%), type V (0.3%), and type VI (1%). 32 males with coccygeal type II; 76 females with coccygeal type III. …”
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Analysis of Ocular Injury Characteristics in Survivors of the 8.12 Tianjin Port Explosion, China by Hao Jiang, Chao Xue, Yanlin Gao, Yan Wang

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Hydrochemistry and Isotope Hydrology for Groundwater Sustainability of the Coastal Multilayered Aquifer System (Zhanjiang, China) by Pengpeng Zhou, Ming Li, Yaodong Lu

“…Groundwater sustainability has become a critical issue for Zhanjiang (China) because of serious groundwater level drawdown induced by overexploitation of its coastal multilayered aquifer system. …”
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Spectrum of Discrete Second-Order Neumann Boundary Value Problems with Sign-Changing Weight by Ruyun Ma, Chenghua Gao, Yanqiong Lu

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Five-year Record of Black Carbon Concentrations in Urban Wanzhou, Sichuan Basin, China by Yimin Huang, Liuyi Zhang, Yang Qiu, Yang Chen, Guangming Shi, Tingzhen Li, Lei Zhang, Fumo Yang

“…The average daily concentration ranged from 0.5 to 10.4 µg m−3, with a mean of 4.4 ± 2.2 µg m−3, and the annual mean displayed a significantly decreasing trend, from 5.3 µg m−3 in 2013 to 3.7 µg m−3 in 2017. …”
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East China Sea Storm Surge Modeling and Visualization System: The Typhoon Soulik Case by Zengan Deng, Feng Zhang, Linchong Kang, Xiaoyi Jiang, Jiye Jin, Wei Wang

“…East China Sea (ECS) Storm Surge Modeling System (ESSMS) is developed based on Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). …”
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Trade policy uncertainty and corporate financialization: strategic implications for non-financial firms in China by Mingyao Wang, Normaziah Mohd Nor, Norhuda Abdul Rahim, Faisal Khan, Ziyu Zhou

“…Using 27,339 firm-year observations of China A-share listed companies from unbalanced panel data spanning from 2011-Q1 to 2020-Q4, we utilized the fixed effect model (FEM), instrumental variables – two-stage least squares (IV-2SLS), and generalized method of moments (GMM) approaches. …”
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The integration of hospital pharmacists into primary care settings in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study by Zhiling Deng, Pengxiang Zhou, Yiting Lu, Zhengrong Li, Mi Yao, Yang Li, Chuan Zou, Haixin Li, Songtao Cai, Yi Guo, Yuling Tong, Yang Zhao, Zhijie Xu

“…However, the challenges vary across countries. China has piloted such collaborations between hospital pharmacists and primary care practitioners in recent years, but research on this subject is limited. …”
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