Michael Hsieh,1,2 Rebing Wu,5 Herschel Rabitz,6 and Daniel Lidar1,2,3,4 1Center for Quantum Information Science and Technology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA 2Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA 3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089...

Terrestrial ecosystems have continued to provide the critical service of slowing the atmospheric CO2 growth rate. Terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP) is thought to be a major contributing factor to this trend. Yet our ability to estimate NPP at the regional scale remains limited due to large uncertainties in the response of NPP to multiple interacting climate factors and uncertainties in...

Anopheles sinensis is the most important vector of malaria in Southeast Asia, including China. Currently, the most effective measure to prevent malaria transmission relies on vector control through the use of insecticides, primarily pyrethroids. Extensive use of insecticides poses strong selection pressure on mosquito populations for resistance. Resistance to insecticides can arise due to mutat...

INTRODUCTION Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease which is still a challenging medical problem in rural areas such as northern China. It rarely occurs in urban areas such as Shenzhen in southern China. Osteoarticular involvements are frequently seen in brucellosis, and rarely is arthritis the only clinical presentation. We report a case of hip septic arthritis caused by Brucella meliten...

Ten new species of the genus Chydaeus Chaudoir, 1854 are described: C. dissimilis sp. n. (the bedeli species group) from the Doi Inthanon Mountain, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand; C. shaanxiensis sp. n. (the kasaharai species group) from the Daba Shan Mountain Range, southern Shaanxi, China; C. kabaki sp. n. (the kasaharai species group) from southern Sichuan, China; C. weishanensis sp. n. (the ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the project is to retrospectively study the changes in bacterial pathogens in acute neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis from 2002 to 2016 in Southern China. The results may provide the guidance for drug choice for acute neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis. METHODS Secretion specimens for bacterial culture were taken from 485 cases with clinically diagnosed acute bacterial ne...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a significant public health challenge in China. Human enterovirus 71 (EV71) is regarded as the predominant causative pathogen of HFMD. Since 2015, two inactivated EV71 vaccines have been approved in mainland China, and because their use could change the HFMD pathogen spectrum, this should now be monitored. However, the epidemiological and genetic trends o...

The H9N2 avian influenza virus circulates worldwide, predominantly in poultry. Its increasing infectivity and adaptation in poultry and mammals have enhanced the possibility of human infection. However, H9N2 human cases are difficult to detect due to their mild clinical symptoms. Serological study is valuable for risk assessment. A total of 15,700 serum samples were collected from occupationall...

1Human Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan 2Research Center for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan 3School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan 4Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan 5Department ...

Zhiqiang Yang 1, Minghui Yin 1,*, Yan Xu 2, Yun Zou 1, Zhao Yang Dong 3,4 and Qian Zhou 5 1 School of Automation, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; [email protected] (Z.Y.); [email protected] (Y.Z.) 2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore; [email protected] 3 China Southern Power...