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Long-term changes in radial growth of seven tree species in the mixed broadleaf-Korean pine forest in Northeast China: Are deciduous trees favored by climate change?
The role of the temperate mixed broadleaf-Korean pine forest (BKF) in global biogeochemical cycles will depend on how the tree species community responds to climate; however, species-specific responses and vul...
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Open AccessOptic Nerve Sheath Fenestration for Progressive Visual Loss in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Long-Term Retrospective Observational Study
Progressive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST)-induced visual loss remains problematic, despite decreasing overall mortality owing to early diagnosis and aggressive treatment. Optic nerve sheath fenestrat...
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Radial growth response of Quercus liaotungensis to climate change–a case study on the central Loess Plateau, China
Results of tree growth–climate relationship analyses and recent variation of climate factors indicated that the Liaotung oak is in a steady development phase on the central Loess Plateau. ...
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A Modified Temperature-Vegetation Dryness Index (MTVDI) for Assessment of Surface Soil Moisture Based on MODIS Data
Spatio-temporal dynamic monitoring of soil moisture is highly important to management of agricultural and vegetation ecosystems. The temperature-vegetation dryness index based on the triangle or trapezoid meth...
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Open AccessCerebrospinal Fluid Extracellular Vesicles with Distinct Properties in Autoimmune Encephalitis and Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Encephalitis mediated by autoantibodies against neuronal antigens and herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) are seemingly separate causes of encephalopathy in adults. Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is autoimmune in ...
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Multi-species approach strengthens the reliability of dendroclimatic reconstructions in monsoonal Northeast China
The unstable sensitivity of growth-climate relationships greatly restricts tree-ring-based paleoclimate reconstructions, especially in areas with frequent “divergence” problems, such as the monsoonal zone of N...
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Climatic controls of Pinus pumila radial growth along an altitude gradient
Recent temperature rise caused by human activities has led to profound changes in the forest ecosystem. Shrubs play an important role in the boreal forest. However, it is not clear how shrub growth responds to...
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Open AccessNeuroprotective Effect of Trans-Resveratrol in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
Amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein is a major component of the extracellular plaque found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we investigated the effect of trans-resveratrol as an an...
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Tree ring–based minimum temperature reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains, China
We developed a tree ring-width chronology of Abies georgei at the timber line in the Big Snow Mountain Scenic Area in northwestern Yunnan, China. The climate-tree growth response analysis indicated that temperatu...
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Response of Soil Moisture to Rainfall Event in Black Locust Plantations at Different Stages of Restoration in Hilly-gully Area of the Loess Plateau, China
Precipitation plays an important role in the water supplies that support ecological restoration by sustaining large-scale artificial plantations in arid and semiarid regions, especially black locust (Robinia pseu...
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Identifying climate risk causing maize (Zea mays L.) yield fluctuation by time-series data
A long time series in crop yield is usually expressed as a long-term trend and a short-term fluctuation due to agricultural technological advance and climatic anomaly. The real climate risk is related to the s...
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The response of relative humidity to centennial-scale warming over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau inferred from tree-ring width chronologies
Understanding the past variability in atmospheric moisture associated with global warming is essential for reducing the uncertainties in climate projections. Such understanding is especially necessary in the A...
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Impacts of Drought and Human Activity on Vegetation Growth in the Grain for Green Program Region, China
The Chinese government adopted six ecological restoration programs to improve its natural environments. Although these programs have proven successful in improving local environments, some studies have questio...
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Climate–growth relationship for different directions of Pinus pumila radial growth at the treeline of northern Daxing’an Mountains, China
Pinus pumila radial growth in differing radii directions’ response to climatic factors is inconsistent. The effects of freeze–thaw events on growth differ between spring and autumn.
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Open AccessResponses of CH4 and N2O fluxes to land-use conversion and fertilization in a typical red soil region of southern China
Land-use conversion and fertilization have been widely reported as important management practices affecting CH4 and N2O fluxes; however, few long-term in situ measurements are available after land-use conversion ...
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Open AccessRing-widths of the above tree-line shrub Rhododendron reveal the change of minimum winter temperature over the past 211 years in Southwestern China
Changes in minimum winter temperature (MWT) and their potential effects on plant growth and development have been gaining increased scientific attention. To better understand these changes across long temporal...
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Temperature signals in tree-ring width and divergent growth of Korean pine response to recent climate warming in northeast Asia
Temperature is a major limiting factor of Pinus koraiensis radial growth, while which exhibited various growth responses at different sites of its distribution area to recent climate warming. ...
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Effects of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon in China: A meta-analysis
Vegetation restoration has been proposed as an effective method for increasing both plant biomass and soil carbon (C) stocks. In this study, 204 publications (733 observations) were analyzed, focusing on the e...
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Evaluation of ecological effectiveness of protected areas in Northwest China
Protected areas (PAs) have experienced explosive growth in Northwest China over the last three decades, but their effectiveness in representing regional ecological system diversity has not attracted considerab...
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Responses of soil methanogens, methanotrophs, and methane fluxes to land-use conversion and fertilization in a hilly red soil region of southern China
Changes in land-uses and fertilization are important factors regulating methane (CH4) emissions from paddy soils. However, the responses of soil CH4 emissions to these factors and the underlying mechanisms remain...
