Northwest University

Global origins of tuna and billfish fisheries reveal the transition from coastal access to oceanic exploitation

Ocean ecosystems have played a crucial role in people’s lives around the world for millennia. However, questions persist about when, why, and how people first began removing biomass from offshore habitats and established fisheries in distant, oceanic environments. We explore the...

Comparative Assessment of Machine Learning and Statistical Models for Agricultural Drought Forecasting and Driver Attribution in the North China Plain

ABSTRACT Drought severely threatens agricultural productivity and water resources in the North China Plain (NCP). This study provides a spatiotemporal analysis and prediction of agricultural drought from 2001 to 2024 using the Vegetation Health Index (VHI) derived from satellite...

Predicting the Water Retention Behavior of Biochar-Amended Soils: A Comparative Study of Six Machine Learning Approaches

The soil-water retention curve (SWRC) is a key indicator characterizing soil water retention capacity. Biochar incorporation can affect the SWRC by altering soil pore structure and physicochemical properties. The SWRC of biochar-amended soils is influenced by both soil- and bioch...

Energy Policy and Energy Management in China: Governance Logic and Future Pathways of Structural Transformation

China’s energy policy and management are transitioning from scale expansion to systemic restructuring. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), renewables accounted for approximately 60% of installed capacity, and the Energy Law took effect. Entering the 15th Five-Year...

When digital meets green: How technological convergence drives eco-innovation in Chinese firms

The convergence of digital and green technologies (DGT) is emerging as a key driver of low-carbon transformation, yet its effects on eco-innovation remain understudied. Using matched micro-enterprise data and highly granular patent data from 2010 to 2023, we employ co-classificat...

Magnetically Induced Functional Fe 3 O 4 /Iron Foam Catalysts for Enhanced CO 2 ‐Assisted Ethane Dehydrogenation

ABSTRACT CO 2 ‐assisted ethane dehydrogenation (CO 2 ‐EDH) combines olefin production with CO 2 conversion, yet suffers from high temperatures and catalyst instability in thermal catalysis. This work establishes an alternating current magnetic field (ACMF)‐mediated catalytic syst...

Soil carbon and inundation regimes jointly regulate denitrification potential in restored riverine floodplains

Denitrification plays a key role in nitrogen removal in restored floodplains, yet the relative importance of inundation regimes, hydrogeomorphic setting, and soil properties remains uncertain. In this study, we evaluated the environmental controls on denitrification potential acr...

Food security-oriented optimization of rural settlements: coupling GAEZ and PLUS to address cropland productivity loss in Shaanxi, China

Rapid urbanization and rural transformation continue to reshape production and living spaces in rural China. Cropland occupation and reclamation resulting from rural settlement evolution may alter the spatial configuration and production potential of cropland, thereby affecting r...

A Fluorescent Aptamer Sensor Based on Cu-TCPP/rGO for Homogeneous Screening of G-Quadruplex Ligands

Abstract Single-stranded human telomeric DNA can fold into G-quadruplexes, structures composed of stacked G-quartets. Ligands that target G-quadruplex DNA have received considerable attention because of their potential anticancer activity. We developed a Förster resonance energy...

Interactions of pollen-stigma interface in fruit trees: A multiscale analysis of adhesion mechanisms

Abstract Inspired by sophisticated adhesion strategies in nature, physicochemical properties of pollen from three widely distributed fruit species (apple, pear, and kiwifruit) are investigated, and an novel adhesion mechanism for fruit tree pollination is proposed. Through simula...

Spin-current-controlled anisotropic deformation of magnetic lump solitons

We investigate a (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear spin system containing an effective spin-current transport term. Based on its integrable structure, exact magnetic lump solutions are constructed on a rotating spin background, including both fundamental and higher-order configurations...

Advantage of cerebellar intermittent theta-burst stimulation in Alzheimer's disease (ACT-AD): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

Abstract Introduction The cerebellum plays a crucial role in cognitive processing and thus presents a promising therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term, neuronavigated cerebellar intermittent theta burst st...

Iron production at the Zhujiazui site of the late Tang dynasty in Ezhou, South China

This study investigates iron production at the Zhujiazui site in Ezhou, Hubei Province, dating to the late 8th to the early 10th century AD. Macroscopic classification, metallographic analysis, and SEM-EDS examination of slags and iron artifacts were combined with reassessment of...

MOF-derived amorphous Fe-ZIF-67/Nitrogen-Doped porous carbon for safe and efficient decomposition of energetic materials

Efficient and safe combustion catalysts are crucial for lowering the decomposition temperature and regulating the decomposition behavior of energetic materials (EMs), thereby improving propellant performance. Here, using a salt‑template strategy to prepare nitrogen‑doped porous c...

Symmetry-engineered and electrically tunable in-plane anomalous Hall effect in oxide heterostructures

The anomalous Hall effect has long served as a cornerstone for uncovering low-dissipation quantum phenomena and powering Hall-based functionalities, yet its tunability and device application are constrained by the orthogonal relationship among electric field, Hall current, and ou...

Orthogonal Light‐ and Enzyme‐Triggered and‐Gate Prodrugs for Senolytic Therapy

ABSTRACT Senescence‐associated β‐galactosidase (SA‐β‐gal) is widely used to target senescent cells, but its activity in non‐senescent tissues can limit selectivity. Here, we developed a light–enzyme AND‐gate strategy in which an o‐nitrobenzyl photocage blocks β‐galactoside cleava...

A wooden brazier and ritual plant burning in early Iron Age Xinjiang, China

This study aimed to investigate the function of a wooden brazier excavated from the Hongshan Cemetery (5th to 3rd century BC) in Xinjiang, northwestern China. Organic residues and material composition were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and wood anato...

Construction of a polyoxometalate-based composite catalyst for efficient extractive and oxidative desulfurization of fuel

A novel polyoxometalate-based composite SiO 2 @VTES@IL-PW 11 was constructed via stepwise functionalization of mesoporous SiO 2 with vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) and lacunary Keggin-type phosphotungstate (PW 11 ). This design features a synergistic integration of three functional...

Groundwater connectivity driven watershed boundary evolution leads to lake shrinkage in the Inner Mongolia Plateau

While extensive research has explored the responses of lakes to climate change and human activities, the process of watershed evolution driven by altered hydrological connectivity, and the mechanisms by which it drives lake shrinkage, remain poorly understood. We reconstructed gr...

Efficacy and Safety of Crisugabalin for Inadequately Controlled Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized, Active‐Controlled, Phase 2 Trial

AIMS: Crisugabalin (HSK16149), a selective γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog, has shown preliminary efficacy in controlling diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), but efficacy in patients with inadequate response to prior pregabalin treatment remains unknown. MATERIALS AND...