Spatiotemporal coupling dynamics and factors influencing soil organic carbon and crop yield in Chinese farmlands.

Clarifying the correlation between soil organic carbon (SOC) and crop yield is key to achieving carbon neutrality and ensuring food security. However, owing to the lack of analysis based on large-scale farmland monitoring data and research on deep soil, relevant research has not yet reached a consensus. Here, we based on the monitoring data of 118 sample plots from 21 typical farmland and farmland compound ecosystem stations of the China Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) between 2004 and 2020, the temporal and spatial coupling associations between SOC content and crop yield in 0-20 cm and 0-100 cm soil layers and its factors influencing were determined.

An analysis of the effect of agriculture subsidies on technical efficiency: Evidence from rapeseed production in China.

This study was conducted to examine the effects of agricultural subsidies on the technical efficiency of agricultural production technology and on factor input. It utilized a random frontier production function, instrumental variable method, and threshold regression model. The data used for this analysis consisted of 609 field yield measurements from the National Rapeseed Industry Technology System in 2020.

High mobility group box 1 mediates inflammatory responses in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.

Background: Serum high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) serves as a diagnostic biomarker for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) patients, yet its diagnostic significance within MPM tumor tissues remains uncertain. This study aims to elucidate the roles of HMGB1 in MPM.

Methods: HMGB1 expression analysis was conducted in both tumor and adjacent non-cancerous tissues collected from MPM patients.

COVID-19 incidence of poverty: How has disease affected the cost of purchasing food in Pakistan.

COVID-19 harms health and income generation activities. The pandemic caused poverty, and food crisis in the most vulnerable and underprivileged segments. Economic turbulence and massive poverty during epidemic period probably resulted in short-term food insecurity and low food consumption.

Correlation of serum-soluble mesothelin-related protein, HMGB1 and CA125 in diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma and their combined measurement for prognosis.

Diagnosis of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is challenging due to the lack of efficient biomarkers for early-stage DMPM. This study was designed to characterize three serum-soluble mesothelium-related proteins, including soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP), high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), and cancer antigen 125 (CA125) in diagnosing DMPM. Serum samples of DMPM patients and healthy controls were collected and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the levels of HMGB1, CA125, and SMRP.

Regulation of human cytokines by Cordyceps militaris.

Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris) exhibits many biological activities including antioxidant, inhibition of inflammation, cancer prevention, hypoglycemic, and antiaging properties, etc. However, a majority of studies involving C. militaris have focused only on in vitro and animal models, and there is a lack of direct translation and application of study results to clinical practice (e.