Search Results - Xin TONG

The Asia-Pacific remains a region of strategic importance, where nations compete for power and influence, despite rising exclusionism that undermines the international order. Unlike prevailing literature on geopolitics and security, this article examines the current dynamics and trends shaping the U...

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International food trade has become a key driving force of agricultural land-use changes in trading countries, which has influenced food production and the global environment. Researchers have studied agricultural land-use changes and related environmental issues across multi-trading countries toget...

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ABSTRACT Global climate change may represent a significant threat to the distribution and quality of medicinal plants, altering cultivation areas and compromising the quality of medical materials. Platycodon grandiflorus, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has a millennia‐long medicinal and culin...

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This study presents an efficient method to determine discrete element model parameters at multiple soil depths and enhance the precision of soil–implement interaction simulations in agricultural machinery by integrating the JKR and Bonding contact models. The soil was divided into three layers based...

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Modern physical protection systems (PPSs) play a pivotal role in safeguarding critical infrastructure and maintaining public safety. Yet increasingly complex system architectures and evolving threat landscapes pose significant vulnerability challenges to PPSs. Conventional vulnerability assessment m...

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Two new species, Phaeoclavulina aurea and P. fulva, were discovered and described from North China. Identification was based on morphological observations combined with phylogenetic analysis of nrITS–nrLSU sequences. Phaeoclavulina aurea is characterized by its pale yellow to golden yellow basidioma...

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BackgroundChronic constipation, a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder with limited treatment efficacy in refractory cases, has prompted exploration of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a novel therapeutic strategy. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate the efficacy, safety, and g...

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Personnel search and localization constitute the fundamental aspects of mine rescue operations. Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) radar technology possesses the capability to penetrate non-magnetic media, including masonry walls, coal, and rock, thereby enabling the detection and localization of individuals bey...

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Thirteen kinds of steroid hormones in raw milk (cow, goat and buffalo milk) were analyzed with ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) after extraction and cleanup with the modified QuEChERS method. These steroid hormones included 17β-estrad...

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The effect of external roof shading on the spatial distribution of air temperature and relative humidity in a greenhouse (Tin and RHin) was evaluated under the arid climatic conditions of Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Two identical, evaporatively-cooled, single-span greenhouses were used in the experim...

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Black carbon (BC) affects the Arctic climate via aerosol‒radiation‒cloud interaction and snow/ice albedo feedback. Fires have become a substantial source of the Arctic BC in recent years, while the radiative effects of BC in the Arctic due to the recent extreme fires remain unclear. In this study, t...

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Bladder cancer is the most common cancer of the urinary tract and can be avoided through proper surveillance and monitoring. Several genetic factors are known to contribute to the progression of bladder cancer, many of which produce molecules that serve as cancer biomarkers. Blood, urine, and tissue...

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As a member of the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) involving in the innate immune system, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) can sense a wide range of microbial pathogens and combat infections by producing antimicrobial products, inflammatory cytokines, and chemokines. All TLRs, with the exception of T...

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Straw row grouping is vital in conservation tillage for precision seeding, and accurate centerline extraction of the seedling bands enhances agricultural spraying efficiency. However, the traditional single-threshold Otsu segmentation struggles with adaptability and accuracy under complex field cond...

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High nitrate (NO3−) in vegetables, especially in leaf vegetables poses threaten to human health. Selenium (Se) is an important element for maintaining human health, and exogenous Se application during vegetable and crop production is an effective way to prevent Se deficiency in human bodies. Exogeno...

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The clinical significance of the coexistence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and antibodies against HBeAg (anti-HBe) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains unclear. This study investigated the clinical features and phase transition of patients with coexisting HBeAg/anti-HBe. A total of...

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IntroductionRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes significant lower-respiratory-tract disease in high-risk groups. A phase IIb trial showed that a combination vaccine of Ad26-vectored prefusion RSV F (Ad26.preF) plus soluble prefusion F protein (SpreF) was 80 % protective, yet the longevity and f...

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Indices for predicting HBsAg or HBeAg seroconversion in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection during antiviral therapy remain elusive. We aimed to investigate if the presence of HBsAb-specific B cells at baseline can predict HBsAg or HBeAg seroconversion. In this study, 134 treatme...

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