Search Results - "Zhuang, Q."

Recognizing the challenges of anaerobic digestion: Critical steps toward improving biogas generation by Rasapoor, M., Young, B., Brar, R., Sarmah, A., Zhuang, W.-Q., Baroutian, S.

“…•Three strategies for enhancing AD of organic wastes are presented.•Balancing biomass composition can ensure the optimum digestion process.•Both macro and…”
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Effects of biochar and activated carbon on biogas generation: A thermogravimetric and chemical analysis approach by Rasapoor, M., Young, B., Asadov, A., Brar, R., Sarmah, Ajit K., Zhuang, W.-Q., Baroutian, S.

“…•Using 20 g/L biochar-additive changed the TG pattern, in favour of the AD process.•Biochar improved AD process by maintaining ammonia nitrogen below…”
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Cold‐Season Methane Fluxes Simulated by GCP‐CH4 Models by Ito, A., Li, T., Qin, Z., Melton, J. R., Tian, H., Kleinen, T., Zhang, W., Zhang, Z., Joos, F., Ciais, P., Hopcroft, P. O., Beerling, D. J., Liu, X., Zhuang, Q., Zhu, Q., Peng, C., Chang, K.‐Y., Fluet‐Chouinard, E., McNicol, G., Patra, P., Poulter, B., Sitch, S., Riley, W., Zhu, Q.

“…Cold‐season methane (CH4) emissions may be poorly constrained in wetland models. We examined cold‐season CH4 emissions simulated by 16 models participating in…”
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Carbon dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau during the 20th century: an analysis with a process-based biogeochemical model by Zhuang, Q., He, J., Lu, Y., Ji, L., Xiao, J., Luo, T.

“…The Tibetan Plateau accounts for about a quarter of the total land area of China and has a variety of ecosystems ranging from alpine tundra to evergreen…”
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Sb-Induced Phase Control of InAsSb Nanowires Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy by Zhuang, Q. D, Anyebe, Ezekiel A, Chen, R, Liu, H, Sanchez, Ana M, Rajpalke, Mohana K, Veal, Tim D, Wang, Z. M, Huang, Y. Z, Sun, H. D

“…For the first time, we report a complete control of crystal structure in InAs1–x Sb x NWs by tuning the antimony (Sb) composition. This claim is substantiated…”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress eIF2α–ATF4 pathway-mediated cyclooxygenase-2 induction regulates cadmium-induced autophagy in kidney by Luo, B, Lin, Y, Jiang, S, Huang, L, Yao, H, Zhuang, Q, Zhao, R, Liu, H, He, C, Lin, Z

“…The heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is nephrotoxic. Recent studies show that autophagy plays an essential role in Cd-induced kidney injury. However, the mechanisms of…”
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Modeling the effects of organic nitrogen uptake by plants on the carbon cycling of boreal forest and tundra ecosystems by Zhu, Q, Zhuang, Q

“…Boreal forest and tundra are the major ecosystems in the northern high latitudes in which a large amount of carbon is stored. These ecosystems are…”
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WETCHIMP-WSL: intercomparison of wetland methane emissions models over West Siberia by Bohn, T. J, Melton, J. R, Ito, A, Kleinen, T, Spahni, R, Stocker, B. D, Zhang, B, Zhu, X, Schroeder, R, Glagolev, M. V, Maksyutov, S, Brovkin, V, Chen, G, Denisov, S. N, Eliseev, A. V, Gallego-Sala, A, McDonald, K. C, Rawlins, M.A, Riley, W. J, Subin, Z. M, Tian, H, Zhuang, Q, Kaplan, J. O

“…Wetlands are the world's largest natural source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. The strong sensitivity of methane emissions to environmental factors…”
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Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems by EUSKIRCHEN, E. S., McGUIRE, A. D., KICKLIGHTER, D. W., ZHUANG, Q., CLEIN, J. S., DARGAVILLE, R. J., DYE, D. G., KIMBALL, J. S., McDONALD, K. C., MELILLO, J. M., ROMANOVSKY, V. E., SMITH, N. V.

“…In terrestrial high‐latitude regions, observations indicate recent changes in snow cover, permafrost, and soil freeze–thaw transitions due to climate change…”
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Effects of a nutrient‐dense formula compared with a post‐discharge formula on post‐discharge growth of preterm very low birth weight infants with extrauterine growth retardation: a multicentre randomised study in China by Yu, M.‐X., Zhuang, S.‐Q., Gao, X.‐Y., Tong, X.‐M., Yue, S.‐J., Shi, L.‐P., Chen, D.‐M., Liang, K.

“…Background Post‐discharge optimal growth and nutritional intake have beneficial effects for neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs)…”
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Improved Constraints on Global Methane Emissions and Sinks Using δ13C-CH4 by Lan, X., Basu, S., Schwietzke, S., Bruhwiler, L. M. P., Dlugokencky, E. J., Michel, S. E., Sherwood, O. A., Tans, P. P., Thoning, K., Etiope, G., Zhuang, Q., Liu, L., Oh, Y., Miller, J. B., Pétron, G., Vaughn, B. H., Crippa, M.

“…We study the drivers behind the global atmospheric methane (CH4) increase observed after 2006. Candidate emission and sink scenarios are constructed based on…”
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Selective detection of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid by a carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel modified electrode by Zhao, Yifang, Gao, Yuqian, Zhan, Dongping, Liu, Hui, Zhao, Qiang, Kou, Yuan, Shao, Yuanhua, Li, Meixian, Zhuang, Qiankun, Zhu, Zhiwei

“…The electrochemistry of dopamine (DA) was studied by cyclic voltammetry at a glassy carbon electrode modified by a gel containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes…”
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Investigation of the Electrochemical and Electrocatalytic Behavior of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Film on a Glassy Carbon Electrode by Luo, Hongxia, Shi, Zujin, Li, Nanqiang, Gu, Zhennan, Zhuang, Qiankun

“…The electrochemical behavior of a film of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) functionalized with carboxylic acid groups was studied extensively on a glassy…”
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Annexin-1 interacts with NEMO and RIP1 to constitutively activate IKK complex and NF-[kappa]B: implication in breast cancer metastasis by Bist, P, Leow, S C, Phua, Q H, Shu, S, Zhuang, Q, Loh, W T, Nguyen, T H, Zhou, J B, Hooi, S C, Lim, L H K

“…The molecular mechanisms underlying constitutive nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation in solid tumors has not been elucidated. We show that Annexin-1 (ANXA1)…”
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Spatial scale-dependent land–atmospheric methane exchanges in the northern high latitudes from 1993 to 2004 by Zhu, X, Zhuang, Q, Lu, X, Song, L

“…Effects of various spatial scales of water table dynamics on land–atmospheric methane (CH4) exchanges have not yet been assessed for large regions. Here we…”
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Linear magnetoresistance due to multiple-electron scattering by low-mobility islands in an inhomogeneous conductor by Kozlova, N.V., Mori, N., Makarovsky, O., Eaves, L., Zhuang, Q.D., Krier, A., Patanè, A.

“…Linear transverse magnetoresistance is commonly observed in many material systems including semimetals, narrow band-gap semiconductors, multi-layer graphene…”
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Methane fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere at northern high latitudes during the past century: A retrospective analysis with a process-based biogeochemistry model by Zhuang, Q., Melillo, J. M., Kicklighter, D. W., Prinn, R. G., McGuire, A. D., Steudler, P. A., Felzer, B. S., Hu, S.

“…We develop and use a new version of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM) to study how rates of methane (CH4) emissions and consumption in high‐latitude soils…”
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The role of historical fire disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan-boreal region: A process-based analysis by Balshi, M. S., McGuire, A. D., Zhuang, Q., Melillo, J., Kicklighter, D. W., Kasischke, E., Wirth, C., Flannigan, M., Harden, J., Clein, J. S., Burnside, T. J., McAllister, J., Kurz, W. A., Apps, M., Shvidenko, A.

“…Wildfire is a common occurrence in ecosystems of northern high latitudes, and changes in the fire regime of this region have consequences for carbon feedbacks…”
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Atomic-column scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis of misfit dislocations in GaSb/GaAs quantum dots by Fernández-Delgado, N., Herrera, M., Chisholm, M. F., Kamarudin, M. A., Zhuang, Q. D., Hayne, M., Molina, S. I.

“…The structural quality of GaSb/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) has been analyzed at atomic scale by aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning…”
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Gain and tuning characteristics of mid-infrared InSb quantum dot diode lasers by Lu, Q., Zhuang, Q., Hayton, J., Yin, M., Krier, A.

“…There have been relatively few reports of lasing from InSb quantum dots (QDs). In this work, type II InSb/InAs QD laser diodes emitting in the mid-infrared at…”
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