Sanya University

Phylogenetic structure shapes body-mass variation in soil nematodes

Soil nematodes are abundant metazoans and widely used as bioindicators in terrestrial ecosystems, yet the influence of evolutionary history on their functional traits remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated whether phylogenetic relatedness structures body mass variation...

Effect of Crestal Soft‐Tissue Augmentation Prior to or Simultaneously With Implant Placement on Peri‐Implant Tissue Dimensions: Histological Outcomes of an Experimental In Vivo Study

ABSTRACT Aim To histologically assess the effect of the timing of soft‐tissue augmentation (prior to or simultaneously with implant placement) and the type of grafting material on peri‐implant soft‐tissue dimensions. Materials and Methods Mandibular molars (M1, M2, M3) were bilat...

Nanotechnology-Enabled Strategies for Enhancing Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Amid increasingly complex climate scenarios, abiotic stresses such as drought, extreme temperatures, and soil salinization have emerged as primary bottlenecks limiting the sustainable development of modern agriculture. Because of their unique nanoscale effects and physicochemical...

Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on Disease Resistance and Storage Quality of Durian (Durio zibethinus L.): A Comprehensive Analysis Integrating GC-IMS, HTS, Physiological and Biochemical Parameters

In this study, we examined the multifaceted effects of sulfur dioxide (SO2) on the postharvest preservation of durian and the underlying potential mechanism of disease resistance. Our results show that 2% SO2 preserved the good quality of durian by inhibiting its respiration rate...

Apiin from sugarcane leaves modulates postprandial hyperglycemia by targeting dipeptidyl peptidase IV, α ‐amylase, and α ‐glucosidase

Abstract BACKGROUND Postprandial hyperglycemia is a metabolic abnormality that can emerge early in the progression toward type 2 diabetes and is closely associated with insulin resistance. Sugarcane leaves, an underutilized by‐product of sugar production, are rich in flavonoids a...

Salinity constrains rhizosphere-driven soil carbon mineralization through shifts in microbial communities and enzyme activities

Functional assessment of how the rhizosphere regulates soil carbon (C) mineralization is critical for predicting ecosystem C dynamics under global climate change. However, the mechanisms by which rhizosphere-mediated microbial traits and extracellular enzyme activities influence...

Femtosecond laser photoporation enables efficient delivery of apoptotic vesicles for enhanced osteogenesis

Abstract A major barrier to the translation of vesicle-based therapeutics in regenerative medicine is the ability to achieve efficient intracellular delivery without compromising, and ideally amplifying, biological activity. As a bioactive class of cell-derived vesicles with pro-...

Polarotactic Aggregation of the Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria migratorioides (Insecta: Orthoptera) Driven by Spectral-Polarization Vector Combinations

The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria migratorioides (Fairmaire et L.J. Reiche) (Insecta: Orthoptera) (syn. L. m. manilensis), exhibits polarization-sensitive (polarotactic) aggregation behavior that can be exploited for behavioral control. This study elucidates the effects of...

Green Foxtail-Derived Endophytic Fungus Chaetomium novozelandicum SV7 Produced Orsellinic Acid Ester Glycosides Active Against Rice Blast Pathogen

Plants encounter various fungi during their life history, with some of them pathogenic, some beneficial, and some neither, forming complex plant–fungi interactions. Endophytic fungi are a type of fungi that live inside the plant, and are often beneficial to the host. In this stud...

Auditory-inspired cross-attention learning of spectral and modulation signatures for ship recognition

Underwater ship recognition is fundamentally challenged by acoustic complexity and limited labeled data. This paper proposes a physics-driven multidimensional feature fusion (MDFF) framework via auditory-inspired cross-attention learning. Rather than relying on isolated acoustic...

Metabolic resistance to emamectin benzoate mediated by CYP4C175 and its dual regulatory functions in development and reproduction of Megalurothrips usitatus

Abstract BACKGROUND Cowpea is a vital vegetable crop in tropical regions, but the Megalurothrips usitatus causes severe yield losses. Emamectin benzoate is widely used for control; however, resistance has emerged and the molecular basis remains unclear. RESULTS This investigation...

Rice Bran as a Sustainable Feed Material Substitute to Improve the Meat Quality in Late-Stage Wenchang Chicken

The growing competition between humans and livestock for corn-soybean based feed calls for sustainable alternatives like rice bran. This study assessed substituting feed with rice bran (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%) in diets for slow-growing Wenchang chickens, a prized Chinese yellow-fe...

Integrity-aware multi-sensor health monitoring of bridges via denoising variational autoencoder

Accurate bridge health monitoring is essential for safety, yet existing methods still suffer from false alarms and limited multi-sensor integration. This study proposes DAVE-PI (Denoising Autoencoder–Variational Embedding Probabilistic Index), a unified and reliable alarming fram...

Achieving breakthrough high strength in AZ31 magnesium alloy bar via a novel single-pass extrusion process

AZ31 magnesium alloy generally suffers from insufficient room-temperature strength. Meanwhile, conventional processing routes offer limited strengthening efficiency, and severe plastic deformation (SPD) processes face difficulties in industrial upscaling. To address these bottlen...

An integrated remote sensing framework reveals zone-specific ecological response trajectories to open-pit mining on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Rapid mining expansion on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau threatens its fragile alpine and arid ecosystems, with complex and spatially heterogeneous impacts, underscoring the need for long-term quantitative monitoring to support effective management. To address gaps in prior work that...

Plant immune co-receptors: bridging gaps toward next-generation crop defense

Abstract Plant innate immunity is a crucial, multi-layered defense system that protects crops from a wide range of bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens, all of which pose a significant threat to global food security. Co-receptors function as central molecular modulators that am...

Natural variation in GmSOP5 regulates seed oil and protein content during soybean domestication

ABSTRACT Seed oil content, protein content, and yield are agronomically important, correlated traits that determine the economic value of soybean ( Glycine max ). However, improving seed quality and yield simultaneously is challenging because gains in one breeding target often co...

Enhanced eugenol biosynthesis through GmEGS overexpression confers broad‐spectrum pathogen protection in soybean

Soybean is a major source of plant protein and oil, yet its production is severely constrained by diverse pathogen infections. Here, we identify eugenol as a pathogen-induced defense metabolite in soybean with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against fungal, oomycete, and ba...

Multidimensional Analysis of Ore Spontaneous Combustion Tendency Based on IAHP and Improved Interval Approximation

To conduct a scientific and comprehensive analysis of the spontaneous combustion tendency of sulfide ores and improve the safety production level of sulfur mines, an indicator system for determining the spontaneous combustion tendency of sulfide ores and a comprehensive classific...

Dynamic responses and local load distribution of a twin-barge topside transport system: A numerical and experimental study

Multi-barge floatover operations enable topside installation and decommissioning, but local force-unit loads remain insufficiently understood. Frequency- and time-domain analyses and model-scale experiments investigate coupled motions and local Deck Mating Unit (DMU) forces. Beca...