A new species, Uralaphorura liangshuiensissp. n., has been reported from Xiao Hinggan Mountains (northeast China). The new species is unique in having the pso formulae as 32/133/33332 dorsally and 0/000/0001(0) ventrally, and the ventral psx formula as 3/000/221000. A key to all known species of the genus is given.

Hongli Donga∗ Zidong Wangb,c Xianye Bua Fuad E. Alsaadic Yuxuan Shena aCollege of Electrical and Information Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China bDepartment of Computer Science, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, U.K. cCommunication Systems and Networks (CSN) Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia...

Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060–8589, Japan (D.T.); Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, University of Tokyo, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo 188–0002, Japan (D.T., T.T.); and Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Northeast Forestry University, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, People’s Republic of China (S...

On the basis of AVHRR GIMMS NDVI and MODIS NDVI, we constructed monthly NDVI sequences covering Northeast China from 1982 to 2009 using a per-pixel unary linear regression model. The expanded NDVI passed the consistency check and were well used for analysis. The monthly NDVI trends were highly correlated with climatic changes. Spatially averaged NDVI in summer exhibited a downward trend with

BACKGROUND COPD is one of the most common chronic diseases, and more and more farmers who were frequently exposed to greenhouse environments were diagnosed with COPD. However, little information is available on the prevalence of COPD among the greenhouse farmers. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of COPD and investigate the potential risk factors for COPD among the Chinese green...

Monthly mean air temperature and precipitation data, monthly dust storm frequencies (times of dust storm occurrences) of 107 stations in North China were analyzed to clarify the relationship between the climate change and dust storm occurrence. Arid regions of North China were divided into five and trends of dust storm occurrence and climate changes showed different patterns for these regions, ...

Eco-efficiency is a tool for sustainability analysis that indicates how to carry out economic activities effectively. This paper assesses agricultural eco-efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the Theil index approach. Using basic data of 31 provinces in China during 2003–2013, we analyzed the agricultural eco-efficiency development level and spatial pattern in China. The results...

OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of dental caries in elderly population in northeast China. METHODS A community-based, cross-sectional study among 2376 elderly subjects (age: 65-74 years) from nine urban areas and nine rural areas in three provinces of northeast China was conducted using multistage stratified random sampling per the World Health ...

Corylus mandshurica, also known as pilose hazelnut, is an economically and ecologically important species in China. In this study, ten polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were applied to evaluate the genetic diversity and population structure of 348 C. mandshurica individuals among 12 populations in China. The SSR markers expressed a relatively high level of genetic diversity (Na =...

OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), the associated factors of current smoking among adults, and their attitudes and perceptions towards tobacco control. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2012 using a self-reported questionnaire. A representative sample of adults aged 18-79 years was...