Simulated change in the near-surface soil freeze/thaw cycle on the Tibetan...
AbstractThe near-surface freeze/thaw cycle in cold regions plays a major role in the surface energy budget, hydrological activity, and terrestrial ecosystems. In this study, the Community Land Model,...
View ArticleWill typhoon over the western North Pacific be more frequent in the Blue...
AbstractHow would typhoon activity over the western North Pacific change for various scenarios of future global warming? Using the model projections of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 3...
View ArticleDesign and testing of a global climate prediction system based on a coupled...
AbstractA global climate prediction system (PCCSM4) was developed based on the Community Climate System Model, version 4.0, developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and an...
View ArticleA review of seasonal climate prediction research in China
AbstractThe ultimate goal of climate research is to produce climate predictions on various time scales. In China, efforts to predict the climate started in the 1930s. Experimental operational climate...
View ArticleModulation of Aleutian Low and Antarctic Oscillation co-variability by ENSO
Abstract We use both the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)–National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reanalysis data (1979–2013) and the Community Atmospheric Model Version 3...
View ArticleUse of quantile regression to investigate changes in the body mass index...
AbstractBackgroundTraditional linear regression analyses have detected increasing trends in the incidence of overweight/obesity among both genders in China. However, these previous regression analyses...
View ArticleThe western Pacific subtropical high after the 1970s: westward or eastward...
AbstractThe interdecadal variation of the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) in summer (June–July–August) during 1979–2009 relative to 1948–1978 was investigated based upon NCEP–NCAR reanalysis...
View ArticleImprovement of Resistance of MgO-Based Refractory to Slag Penetration by In...
AbstractMgO-in situ spinel substrate was prepared at 1773 K (1500 °C) using colloidal alumina suspension and coarse MgO as raw materials. While the addition of 10 mass pct colloidal alumina had limited...
View ArticleDynamic downscaling of summer precipitation prediction over China in 1998...
AbstractTo study the prediction of the anomalous precipitation and general circulation for the summer (June–July–August) of 1998, the Community Climate System Model Version 4.0 (CCSM4.0) integrations...
View ArticleInter-decadal transition of the leading mode of inter-annual variability of...
AbstractThis study investigated the inter-decadal variations of the leading empirical orthogonal function mode of the inter-annual variability of summer precipitation in East China from 1951 to 2012....
View ArticleAtmospheric response to the autumn sea-ice free Arctic and its detectability
AbstractWe have used an Atmospheric General Circulation Model with a large ensemble (300) to explore the atmospheric responses during the autumn–winter (September to February) to the projected sea-ice...
View ArticlePotential impact of future climate change on crop yield in northeastern China
AbstractWe evaluated the potential impact of future climate change on spring maize and single-crop rice in northeastern China (NEC) by employing climate and crop models. Based on historical data,...
View ArticlePhylogeny and expression pattern of starch branching enzyme family genes in...
AbstractStarch branching enzyme (SBE) is one of the key enzymes involved in starch biosynthetic metabolism. In this study, six SBE family genes were identified from the cassava genome. Phylogenetic...
View ArticleClimatic change features of fog and haze in winter over North China and...
AbstractThis paper revealed the climatic change characteristics of fog and haze of different levels over North China and Huang-Huai area (NCHH). It was found that the haze-prone period has changed from...
View ArticlePEG–PEI/siROCK2 Protects Against Aβ 42 -Induced Neurotoxicity in Primary...
AbstractGene therapy that targets the ROCK2 gene has yielded promising results in the treatment of AD. Our previous study indicated that PEG–PEI/siROCK2 could effectively suppress ROCK2 mRNA expression...
View ArticleWill the western Pacific subtropical high constantly intensify in the future?
AbstractThe western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) features lower-level southerlies or southwesterlies at its western and southern edges that transport amount of water vapor into East Asia, and it...
View ArticleKRAS G12D mosaic mutation in a Chinese linear nevus sebaceous syndrome infant
AbstractBackgroundLinear nevus sebaceous syndrome (LNSS) is a multisystem disorder that includes nevus sebaceous and central nervous system, ocular and skeletal anomalies. We report the first case of a...
View ArticleAsymmetry in the response of central Eurasian winter temperature to AMO
Abstract The asymmetry in the teleconnection of the central Eurasian winter surface air temperature (SAT) with the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO) is discussed using observations and model...
View ArticleRelative contribution of the anthropogenic forcing and natural variability to...
AbstractGlobal warming accelerated after the late 1970s and slowed down after the late 1990s, accompanying the significant interdecadal changes in the regional climate. We hypothesized that the...
View ArticleEffects of DDIT4 in Methamphetamine-Induced Autophagy and Apoptosis in...
AbstractMethamphetamine (METH) is an illicit psychoactive drug that can cause a variety of detrimental effects to the nervous system, especially dopaminergic pathways. We hypothesized that DNA...
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