Cadmium(Cd)is a highly toxic and mobile heavy metal of environmental concern,while calcium(Ca)is essential for plant cell metabolism and signal transduction.This study aimed to explore the effect of exogenous Ca appli...Cadmium(Cd)is a highly toxic and mobile heavy metal of environmental concern,while calcium(Ca)is essential for plant cell metabolism and signal transduction.This study aimed to explore the effect of exogenous Ca application on Cd enrichment and transport in a Cd-enriched crop,pepper(Capsicum annuum L.),grown on a high-Cd acidic soil in a karst region.The biological concentration factors were all greater than 1 in plant roots,stems,and leaves at different growth stages.The Cd sequestered by roots accounted for 56%-73%of the total Cd accumulation in the whole plant,while the fruits showed Cd accumulation of only 1%-5%of the total.As the plant grew,the Cd accumulation in the aboveground parts decreased in the high Ca/Cd treatments(6 mg kg−1Cd with 1.6 or 3.2 g kg−1Ca).Plant accumulation of Cd at the harvesting stage exhibited a significantly inverse correlation with the level of Ca added exogenously to soil.The results of this study elucidate the effect of elevated soil Ca levels on Cd accumulation in plants in karst regions and provide valuable insights into the remediation of Cd contamination in acid yellow soils with a geologically high background Cd level.展开更多
The precise acquisition of multi-feature and multi-pose fusion information is crucial for revealing intrinsic physical interactions of laser dynamics,providing reliable intelligent decision-making in complex environme...The precise acquisition of multi-feature and multi-pose fusion information is crucial for revealing intrinsic physical interactions of laser dynamics,providing reliable intelligent decision-making in complex environments.We investigate the optical feedback-modulated interference dynamics in view of the developed laser self-mixing-based multi-parameter sensing system.It demodulates the combined extracavity moving information that is sensitive to translation and rotation with directional identification,leveraging the selfmixing speckle modulation effect and Doppler shift effect,describing the complete target’s attitude transformations.Experimentally,the optical feedback frequency-shifted technique suppresses the low-frequency noise interferences and provides a reference for rotation direction discrimination.We observe the evolution of photon behaviors under various feedback states,with the mean minimum feedback photon number of 0.691 feedback photons per Doppler cycle of 2.02μs.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed sensor enables simultaneous vector measurements of in-plane translational linear velocity and out-of-plane rotational angle for a non-cooperative target.High signal-to-noise ratio dual-frequency domain signals with unambiguous directional recognition were acquired over a velocity and an angle range of 448.2 to 1232.6 mm∕s and 40 to 85 deg,respectively.We present a robust,common-path solution for multi-parameter fusion information detection from external moving targets,showing potential applications in autonomous navigation systems,industrial metrology,and dynamic target tracking scenarios.展开更多
Host-guest recognition-based macrocycle in macrocycle to form"Russian doll"assemblies remains an interesting topic in supramolecular chemistry.Herein,a macrocycle-in-macrocycle assembly was studied using cuc...Host-guest recognition-based macrocycle in macrocycle to form"Russian doll"assemblies remains an interesting topic in supramolecular chemistry.Herein,a macrocycle-in-macrocycle assembly was studied using cucurbit[10]uril(Q[10])and the smallest cucurbituril-like macrocycle(TD[4]).X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed that TD[4]was encapsulated in the cavity of Q[10]to form a 1:1 complex.Importantly,competitive guest studies suggested that TD[4]had the highest binding constant with the Q[10]host among the guests used,including Q[5],Me8TD[4],and amantadine molecules in water.Our results provided a new cucurbituril-based Russian-doll structure containing both the largest and smallest cavities of the cucurbiturils,which expanded the family of molecular Russian dolls.展开更多
Given that it was a once-in-a-century emergency event,the confinement measures related to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic caused diverse disruptions and changes in life and work patterns.These changes s...Given that it was a once-in-a-century emergency event,the confinement measures related to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic caused diverse disruptions and changes in life and work patterns.These changes significantly affected water consumption both during and after the pandemic,with direct and indirect consequences on biodiversity.However,there has been a lack of holistic evaluation of these responses.Here,we propose a novel framework to study the impacts of this unique global emergency event by embedding an environmentally extended supply-constrained global multi-regional input-output model(MRIO)into the drivers-pressure-state-impact-response(DPSIR)framework.This framework allowed us to develop scenarios related to COVID-19 confinement measures to quantify country-sector-specific changes in freshwater consumption and the associated changes in biodiversity for the period of 2020-2025.The results suggest progressively diminishing impacts due to the implementation of COVID-19 vaccines and the socio-economic system’s self-adjustment to the new normal.In 2020,the confinement measures were estimated to decrease global water consumption by about 5.7% on average across all scenarios when compared with the baseline level with no confinement measures.Further,such a decrease is estimated to lead to a reduction of around 5% in the related pressure on biodiversity.Given the interdependencies and interactions across global supply chains,even those countries and sectors that were not directly affected by the COVID-19 shocks experienced significant impacts:Our results indicate that the supply chain propagations contributed to 79% of the total estimated decrease in water consumption and 84%of the reduction in biodiversity loss on average.Our study demonstrates that the MRIO-enhanced DSPIR framework can help quantify resource pressures and the resultant environmental impacts across supply chains when facing a global emergency event.Further,we recommend the development of more locally based water conservation measures—to mitigate the effects of trade disruptions—and the explicit inclusion of water resources in post-pandemic recovery schemes.In addition,innovations that help conserve natural resources are essential for maintaining environmental gains in the post-pandemic world.展开更多
The food industry is constantly seeking bioactive molecules from natural sources,using recyclable and sustainable strategies for effective use and for preventive and therapeutic purposes.The Dictyophora genus,consider...The food industry is constantly seeking bioactive molecules from natural sources,using recyclable and sustainable strategies for effective use and for preventive and therapeutic purposes.The Dictyophora genus,considered to be a well-known homology plant of food or medicine,has considerable great health benefits and market utilization value.Guizhou Dictyophora genus,has recently attract the interest of experts owing to its vast health benefits.The production and processing of Dictyophora genus produces a large number of by-products(pileus,volva and stipe)with limited commercial development and negative environmental impacts.This review summarizes recent advances in the Dictyophora genus by-products as valuable sources of bioactive molecules for functional food development.Particular attention was given to the approaches used for Dictyophora genus polysaccharides extraction,purification,and structural characterization,chemical components,relevant biological properties in Dictyophora genus.These by-products are vital resources with diverse bioactivity and high value-added ingredients,which are widely used as functional emulsifiers and additives in the food industry.Due to these health-promoting potentials,the efficient use of these high value-added ingredients in the development of novel food formulations should be further stimulated.Furthermore,we highlight areas where further research is still required.展开更多
In recent years,the rapid development of fi ntech has brought far-reaching changes to the fi nancial sector.At the same time,fi ntech may cause potential systemic risk in the fi nancial sector,which has aroused specia...In recent years,the rapid development of fi ntech has brought far-reaching changes to the fi nancial sector.At the same time,fi ntech may cause potential systemic risk in the fi nancial sector,which has aroused special concerns from fi nancial regulatory authorities.Based on the micro data of China’s listed banks from 2013 to 2020,this paper analyzes the impact of fi ntech development on systemic risk in China’s banking industry and its mechanism.It reveals that for a micro bank,fintech progress increases its risk-taking and enhances inter-bank linkages,which results in signifi cantly amplifi ed systemic risk,and the impact is time-lagged and persistent.In addition,the heterogeneity analysis shows that the impacts of fi ntech on state-owned banks and other banks are heterogeneous and the margining risk of state-owned banks is lower when the fi ntech improves.It is also found that enhancing macroprudential supervision can reduce the systemic risk spillover of fintech.Robustness analyses including GMM regression and the method of instrumental variables prove that the conclusion is robust.This paper is of theoretical and policy signifi cance for the prevention of systemic risk in the banking industry as China develops fi ntech.展开更多
基金supported by the Guizhou Provincial Projects under the Central Guidance for Local Science and Technology Development Fund,China(No.Qiankehe Zhongyindi[2023]026)the Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Province,China(No.ZK[2022]299).
摘要Cadmium(Cd)is a highly toxic and mobile heavy metal of environmental concern,while calcium(Ca)is essential for plant cell metabolism and signal transduction.This study aimed to explore the effect of exogenous Ca application on Cd enrichment and transport in a Cd-enriched crop,pepper(Capsicum annuum L.),grown on a high-Cd acidic soil in a karst region.The biological concentration factors were all greater than 1 in plant roots,stems,and leaves at different growth stages.The Cd sequestered by roots accounted for 56%-73%of the total Cd accumulation in the whole plant,while the fruits showed Cd accumulation of only 1%-5%of the total.As the plant grew,the Cd accumulation in the aboveground parts decreased in the high Ca/Cd treatments(6 mg kg−1Cd with 1.6 or 3.2 g kg−1Ca).Plant accumulation of Cd at the harvesting stage exhibited a significantly inverse correlation with the level of Ca added exogenously to soil.The results of this study elucidate the effect of elevated soil Ca levels on Cd accumulation in plants in karst regions and provide valuable insights into the remediation of Cd contamination in acid yellow soils with a geologically high background Cd level.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62275001,62105001,62205001,and 62405001)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(Grant No.GZC20242187)the Zhejiang Province Postdoctoral Research Funding(Grant No.ZJ2024097).
摘要The precise acquisition of multi-feature and multi-pose fusion information is crucial for revealing intrinsic physical interactions of laser dynamics,providing reliable intelligent decision-making in complex environments.We investigate the optical feedback-modulated interference dynamics in view of the developed laser self-mixing-based multi-parameter sensing system.It demodulates the combined extracavity moving information that is sensitive to translation and rotation with directional identification,leveraging the selfmixing speckle modulation effect and Doppler shift effect,describing the complete target’s attitude transformations.Experimentally,the optical feedback frequency-shifted technique suppresses the low-frequency noise interferences and provides a reference for rotation direction discrimination.We observe the evolution of photon behaviors under various feedback states,with the mean minimum feedback photon number of 0.691 feedback photons per Doppler cycle of 2.02μs.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed sensor enables simultaneous vector measurements of in-plane translational linear velocity and out-of-plane rotational angle for a non-cooperative target.High signal-to-noise ratio dual-frequency domain signals with unambiguous directional recognition were acquired over a velocity and an angle range of 448.2 to 1232.6 mm∕s and 40 to 85 deg,respectively.We present a robust,common-path solution for multi-parameter fusion information detection from external moving targets,showing potential applications in autonomous navigation systems,industrial metrology,and dynamic target tracking scenarios.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2271090)。
摘要Host-guest recognition-based macrocycle in macrocycle to form"Russian doll"assemblies remains an interesting topic in supramolecular chemistry.Herein,a macrocycle-in-macrocycle assembly was studied using cucurbit[10]uril(Q[10])and the smallest cucurbituril-like macrocycle(TD[4]).X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed that TD[4]was encapsulated in the cavity of Q[10]to form a 1:1 complex.Importantly,competitive guest studies suggested that TD[4]had the highest binding constant with the Q[10]host among the guests used,including Q[5],Me8TD[4],and amantadine molecules in water.Our results provided a new cucurbituril-based Russian-doll structure containing both the largest and smallest cavities of the cucurbiturils,which expanded the family of molecular Russian dolls.
基金supported by Aalto University and the Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Hydrosphere and Watershed Water SecurityAdditional support was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42361144001,72304112,72074136,and 72104129)the Key Program of International Cooperation,Bureau of International Cooperation,the Chinese Academy of Sciences(131551KYSB20210030).
摘要Given that it was a once-in-a-century emergency event,the confinement measures related to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic caused diverse disruptions and changes in life and work patterns.These changes significantly affected water consumption both during and after the pandemic,with direct and indirect consequences on biodiversity.However,there has been a lack of holistic evaluation of these responses.Here,we propose a novel framework to study the impacts of this unique global emergency event by embedding an environmentally extended supply-constrained global multi-regional input-output model(MRIO)into the drivers-pressure-state-impact-response(DPSIR)framework.This framework allowed us to develop scenarios related to COVID-19 confinement measures to quantify country-sector-specific changes in freshwater consumption and the associated changes in biodiversity for the period of 2020-2025.The results suggest progressively diminishing impacts due to the implementation of COVID-19 vaccines and the socio-economic system’s self-adjustment to the new normal.In 2020,the confinement measures were estimated to decrease global water consumption by about 5.7% on average across all scenarios when compared with the baseline level with no confinement measures.Further,such a decrease is estimated to lead to a reduction of around 5% in the related pressure on biodiversity.Given the interdependencies and interactions across global supply chains,even those countries and sectors that were not directly affected by the COVID-19 shocks experienced significant impacts:Our results indicate that the supply chain propagations contributed to 79% of the total estimated decrease in water consumption and 84%of the reduction in biodiversity loss on average.Our study demonstrates that the MRIO-enhanced DSPIR framework can help quantify resource pressures and the resultant environmental impacts across supply chains when facing a global emergency event.Further,we recommend the development of more locally based water conservation measures—to mitigate the effects of trade disruptions—and the explicit inclusion of water resources in post-pandemic recovery schemes.In addition,innovations that help conserve natural resources are essential for maintaining environmental gains in the post-pandemic world.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Plan(2022YFC2503003)Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Endemic and Ethnic Regional Diseases Coconstructed by the Province and Ministry+3 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(81860560)Guizhou Medical University highlevel Talent Research Start-up Fund project[2023]039,Guizhou Provincial Innovation Engineering Research Center[2022]825Science and Technology Support Project[2021]General 134Guizhou Food Nutrition and Health Engineering Research Center[2021]008.
摘要The food industry is constantly seeking bioactive molecules from natural sources,using recyclable and sustainable strategies for effective use and for preventive and therapeutic purposes.The Dictyophora genus,considered to be a well-known homology plant of food or medicine,has considerable great health benefits and market utilization value.Guizhou Dictyophora genus,has recently attract the interest of experts owing to its vast health benefits.The production and processing of Dictyophora genus produces a large number of by-products(pileus,volva and stipe)with limited commercial development and negative environmental impacts.This review summarizes recent advances in the Dictyophora genus by-products as valuable sources of bioactive molecules for functional food development.Particular attention was given to the approaches used for Dictyophora genus polysaccharides extraction,purification,and structural characterization,chemical components,relevant biological properties in Dictyophora genus.These by-products are vital resources with diverse bioactivity and high value-added ingredients,which are widely used as functional emulsifiers and additives in the food industry.Due to these health-promoting potentials,the efficient use of these high value-added ingredients in the development of novel food formulations should be further stimulated.Furthermore,we highlight areas where further research is still required.
基金supported by the National Social Science Fund of China(18CJY061)。
摘要In recent years,the rapid development of fi ntech has brought far-reaching changes to the fi nancial sector.At the same time,fi ntech may cause potential systemic risk in the fi nancial sector,which has aroused special concerns from fi nancial regulatory authorities.Based on the micro data of China’s listed banks from 2013 to 2020,this paper analyzes the impact of fi ntech development on systemic risk in China’s banking industry and its mechanism.It reveals that for a micro bank,fintech progress increases its risk-taking and enhances inter-bank linkages,which results in signifi cantly amplifi ed systemic risk,and the impact is time-lagged and persistent.In addition,the heterogeneity analysis shows that the impacts of fi ntech on state-owned banks and other banks are heterogeneous and the margining risk of state-owned banks is lower when the fi ntech improves.It is also found that enhancing macroprudential supervision can reduce the systemic risk spillover of fintech.Robustness analyses including GMM regression and the method of instrumental variables prove that the conclusion is robust.This paper is of theoretical and policy signifi cance for the prevention of systemic risk in the banking industry as China develops fi ntech.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(72242105)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFE0208700 and2022YFE0208500)the Norwegian Research Council(287690/F20)。