Abstract. Following a continuous increase in the surface ozone (O3) level from 2013 to 2019, overall summertime O3 concentrations across China showed significant reduction 2020. In contrast this China, unexpected enhancements of 10.2 ± 0.8 ppbv (23.4 %) were observed May–June 2020 (relative 2019) over Sichuan Basin (SCB), China. study, we use high-resolution nested-grid GEOS-Chem simulation, eX...

The effect of early moderate exercise on articular cartilage and subchondral bone were investigated by comparing two groups of age and sex matched, pasture reared, 1 8 month old (± one month) Thoroughbred horses. The treatment group (n=6, 3 colts, 3 fil l ies) were exercised five days per week from I 0 days of age on a purpose-built grass racetrack. The control group were managed ident ical ly ...

Investigations of slow axonal transport reveal variation in both protein composition and the rate of movement. However, these studies involve a variety of nerve preparations in different species, and most lack the resolution needed to determine the kinetics of identified proteins. We have compared the axonal transport of slow-transported proteins in retinal ganglion cells and spinal motor neuro...

We propose a difference-based nonparametric methodology for the estimation and inference of time-varying auto-covariance functions locally stationary time series when it is contaminated by complex trend with both abrupt smooth changes. Simultaneous confidence bands (SCB) asymptotically correct coverage probabilities are constructed under trend. A simulation-assisted bootstrapping method propose...

During the Cretaceous, the South China Block (SCB) experienced a widely distributed extensional event including numerous plutons emplacement and basin opening. Investigations on the tectonic regime coeval with pluton emplacement, and emplacement mechanism of the pluton remain relatively rare in the SCB. In order to address these questions, a multidisciplinary approach, including field structura...

The paper investigates the application of two advanced optimisation methods for solving active flow control device shape design problem and compares their optimisation efficiency in terms of computational cost and design quality. The first optimisation method uses Hierarchical Asynchronous Parallel Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (HAPMOEA) and the second uses Hybridized EA with Nash-Game...

This retrospective study compared mid-term outcome of a simple crural bypass (SCB, n=72) and branched crural bypass (BCB, n=23) constructed with reverse or in situ saphenous grafts or prosthetic grafts in patients with peripheral arterial disease grade III to IV (Fontaine classification) and type D lesions (TASC II classification). Life table analysis showed comparable primary (P=0.83), assiste...

The proteins carried by the slow axonal transport in the rat sciatic motor axons were radiolabeled by injecting 35S-methionine into the spinal cord, and the distribution of their solubility through the 2 main components of slow transport (SCa and SCb) was considered. For this purpose, a cytoskeleton-stabilizing buffer was designed in which a pellet enriched in macromolecular and polymeric struc...

The location of the suture zone between South China Block (SCB) and Indochina (IB) is disputed. Recently, along Song Chay (Chay river) belt, a mélange was proposed as potential SCB IB. However, provenance age poorly known. In order to better constrain elements forming mélange, nine samples detrital material, one orthogneiss were subjected zircon U-Pb Hf isotope analysis. Detrital zircons from s...

This study assessed the in vitro effects of the bioaccessible food components released during the simulated human digestion of a coffee fibre-containing biscuit (CFB) on α-glucosidase activity, antioxidant capacity and satiety hormones. Digest of CFB presented a significantly (p < 0.05) lower amount of sugar (68.6 mg/g) and a higher antioxidant capacity (15.1 mg chlorogenic acid eq./g) than tha...