Mining-affected water resources and ecological effects in ecologically fragile mining areas of western China by Qiangling YAO, Liqiang YU, Shengyan CHEN, Yinghu LI, Xuehua LI

“…Mining-affected water resources refers to the water resources transferred, pooled and effectively stored due to mining activities, which are artificial aquifers, and play a pivotal role in the surface ecological restoration from the point of view of the regional water cycle. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mingzhu Li, Yeqian Jiang, Ying Xu, Qianbing Li

“…Clinical risk factors(including S1Q3 pattern on electrocardiograph(ECG), hospital stay and home oxygen therapy) showed no significant association with the occurrence of PE (P>0.05). …”
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Global glucose metabolism rate as diagnostic marker for disorder of consciousness of patients: quantitative FDG-PET study by Dongsheng Liu, Dongsheng Liu, Dongsheng Liu, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Ming Song, Ming Song, Ming Song, Xiaoke Chai, Xiaoke Chai, Qiheng He, Tianqing Cao, Dawei Kong, Zhuhuan Song, Guangming Zhang, Lei Liu, Xiaosong Wang, Guoqiang Chen, Shaoya Yin, Shaoya Yin, Shaoya Yin, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Jizong Zhao, Jizong Zhao

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Association Between ACTN3 R577X Genotypes and Performance in Endurance Versus Power Athletes and Non-athletes by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Benjamin Barthelemy, Juan Del Coso, Anthony C. Hackney, Ismail Laher, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal

“…A meta-analysis was then performed using either fixed or random-effects models. Pooled odds ratios (OR) were determined. Heterogeneity was detected using I2 and Cochran's Q tests. …”
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Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study. by Darren M Lipnicki, John D Crawford, Rajib Dutta, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Nicole A Kochan, Gavin Andrews, M Fernanda Lima-Costa, Erico Castro-Costa, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Blossom C M Stephan, Richard B Lipton, Mindy J Katz, Karen Ritchie, Jacqueline Scali, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Mary Yannakoulia, Efthimios Dardiotis, Linda C W Lam, Candy H Y Wong, Ada W T Fung, Antonio Guaita, Roberta Vaccaro, Annalisa Davin, Ki Woong Kim, Ji Won Han, Tae Hui Kim, Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin, Peter Butterworth, Marcia Scazufca, Shuzo Kumagai, Sanmei Chen, Kenji Narazaki, Tze Pin Ng, Qi Gao, Simone Reppermund, Henry Brodaty, Antonio Lobo, Raúl Lopez-Anton, Javier Santabárbara, Perminder S Sachdev, Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)

“…Performance on all cognitive measures declined with age, with the most rapid rate of change pooled across cohorts a moderate -0.26 standard deviations per decade (SD/decade) (95% confidence interval [CI] [-0.35, -0.16], p < 0.001) for processing speed. …”
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Aquatic and soil CO₂ emissions from forested wetlands of Congo's Cuvette Centrale by A. de Clippele, A. C. H. Jaeger, S. Baumgartner, S. Baumgartner, M. Bauters, P. Boeckx, C. Botefa, G. Bush, J. Carilli, T. W. Drake, C. Ekamba, G. Lompoko, N. B. Mukwiele, K. Van Oost, R. A. Werner, J. Zambo, J. Six, M. Barthel

“…The time series data revealed no marked seasonal pattern in CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> fluxes. …”
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Community structure and diversity of soil nematodes in different slope directions of wild cherry plum forests in Xinjiang, China by CAO Jing, CUI Dong, JIANG Zhicheng, YAN Jiangchao, WU Yunhao, LIU Junqi, GUO Jinfeng, HAN Yaxin, HAN Shutong

“…[Objective] This study elucidates the spatial differentiation pattern of nematode communities in soils in slopes facing different directions and provides reference for the conservation and scientific management of wild cherry plum forest population. …”
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Biogeochemical versus biogeophysical temperature effects of historical land-use change in CMIP6 by A. A. Amali, C. Schwingshackl, A. Ito, A. Barbu, C. Delire, D. Peano, D. M. Lawrence, D. Wårlind, E. Robertson, E. L. Davin, E. L. Davin, E. L. Davin, E. Shevliakova, I. N. Harman, N. Vuichard, P. A. Miller, P. J. Lawrence, T. Ziehn, T. Hajima, V. Brovkin, V. Brovkin, Y. Zhang, V. K. Arora, J. Pongratz, J. Pongratz

“…Still, there is a discernible cooling pattern between 30° N and 60° N, extending across large landmasses from the Great Plains of North America to the Northeast Plain of Asia. …”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

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