Eco-Environment & Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 100129 - 100129
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Cerebral
small
vessel
disease
(CSVD),
a
chronic
and
progressive
vascular
disorder
closely
associated
with
stroke
dementia,
is
primarily
identified
diagnosed
in
cranial
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI).
Given
the
limited
evidence
on
relationship
between
air
pollution
CSVD,
this
study
aimed
to
investigate
links
multiple
pollutants
exposure
CSVD
risk.
Eligible
subjects
their
MRI
data
were
obtained
from
Multi-modality
Medical
Imaging
Study
Based
Kailuan
Study,
totaling
1216
participants.
Ordinal
binary
logistic
regression
models
utilized
evaluate
associations
neuroimaging
markers
of
CSVD.
For
each
interquartile
range
increase
pollutant
during
examination
year,
odds
ratios
95%
confidence
intervals
increased
white
matter
hyperintensity
burden
1.45
(1.15,
1.84)
for
PM2.5,
1.72
(1.27,
2.34)
PM10,
1.26
(1.05,
1.51)
SO2,
1.52
(1.16,
2.00)
NO2,
1.63
(1.26,
2.13)
CO.
The
results
remained
consistent
even
when
model
was
fitted
using
different
windows.
Furthermore,
estimated
effect
sizes
total
1.20
(1.01,
1.43)
1.39
(1.12,
1.74)
(1.03,
1.53)
1.30
(1.08,
1.58)
These
findings
suggest
that
positive
link
Chinese
population,
revealing
importance
controlling
environmental
protect
population
against
cerebral
damage.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: April 24, 2024
Abstract
Near-surface
atmospheric
moisture
is
a
key
environmental
and
hydro-climatic
variable
that
has
significant
implications
for
the
natural
human
systems.
However,
high-resolution
data
are
severely
lacking
fine-scale
studies.
Here,
we
develop
first
1
km
high
spatial
resolution
dataset
of
monthly
index
collection
in
China
(HiMIC-Monthly)
over
long
period
2003~2020.
HiMIC-Monthly
generated
by
light
gradient
boosting
machine
algorithm
(LightGBM)
based
on
observations
at
2,419
weather
stations
multiple
covariates,
including
land
surface
temperature,
vapor
pressure,
cover,
impervious
proportion,
population
density,
topography.
This
includes
six
commonly
used
indices,
enabling
assessment
conditions
from
different
perspectives.
Results
show
good
performance,
with
R
2
values
all
indices
exceeding
0.96
root
mean
square
error
absolute
within
reasonable
range.
The
exhibits
consistency
situ
various
temporal
regimes,
demonstrating
broad
applicability
strong
reliability.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Oct. 15, 2024
A
high-accuracy,
continuous
air
temperature
(Ta)
dataset
with
high
spatiotemporal
resolution
is
essential
for
human
health,
disease
prediction,
and
energy
management.
Existing
datasets
consider
factors
such
as
elevation,
latitude,
surface
but
insufficiently
address
meteorological
factors,
affecting
accuracy.
Additionally,
no
high-resolution
currently
includes
daily
maximum
(T
Global Ecology and Biogeography,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
34(3)
Published: March 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Aim
Plants
allocate
sodium
(Na)
to
leaves
and
roots
as
an
adaptation
salinity
drought,
potentially
modulating
herbivory
ecosystem
carbon
cycling.
However,
large‐scale
spatial
patterns
environmental
drivers
of
plant
Na
allocation
remain
unclear.
Location
China
the
world.
Time
Period
Field
data
were
collected
between
2013
2019.
Literature
1970
2024.
Major
Taxa
Studied
Vascular
plants.
Methods
We
compiled
a
global
database
paired
leaf
(Na
Leaf
)
root
Root
content,
combining
field
observations
from
2183
species
across
72
Chinese
ecosystems
with
globally
synthesised
literature
records.
Results
The
pattern
is
primarily
regulated
by
aridity.
Generally,
plants
more
in
humid
zones
but
arid
zones.
Furthermore,
aridification
leads
abrupt
non‐linear
increases
ratio
Leaf:Root
when
aridity
exceeds
critical
threshold
(0.814
for
0.774
community).
Importantly,
response
consistently
observed
community
levels
biomes.
Main
Conclusions
Our
findings
demonstrate
flexible
drought
on
large
scale.
Projected
could
amplify
threshold‐exceeding
regions,
possibly
enhancing
activity
herbivores
decomposers
triggering
cascading
impacts
structure
cycling
rate.
Environmental Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(5), P. 054039 - 054039
Published: April 22, 2025
Abstract
In
recent
years,
the
rapid
expansion
of
wind
power
industry
has
increased
awareness
its
ecological
impacts.
A
thorough
understanding
these
impacts
is
essential
for
scientifically
planning
farms
(WFs)
in
future.
While
previous
studies
have
evaluated
influences
WFs
on
vegetation
and
climate
indicators,
analyses
underlying
mechanisms
remain
limited.
Here,
we
focused
169
cropland
eastern
China
to
investigate
this
prevalent
type
WF.
Specifically,
developed
an
analytical
framework
that
first
environmental
factors.
Ridge
regression
was
then
applied
identify
differences
variables
inside
outside
affect
gross
primary
productivity
(GPP)
evapotranspiration
(ET).
Finally,
structural
equation
modeling
used
delineate
pathways
by
which
influence
GPP
ET.
The
results
show
reduce
daytime
land
surface
temperature
0.186
°C,
significantly
increase
soil
moisture
(0.003
m
3
−3
),
decrease
vapor
pressure
deficit
0.095
hPa.
These
changes
subsequently
contributed
a
significant
rise
(25.181
gC
−2
)
ET
(3.785
mm).
By
elucidating
complex
from
pathway
perspective,
study
reveals
interactions
among
factors
influenced
local
scale
effects
WFs,
providing
deeper
their
valuable
insights
future
research.
Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53, P. 101852 - 101852
Published: May 31, 2024
a
typical
humid
karst
region
of
southwestern
China.
Temporally
stable
soil
moisture
variability
(SMV)
helps
clarify
stress
on
vegetation
growth.
In
the
southwest
China,
large-scale
restoration
has
affected
moisture.
However,
most
studies
here
have
focused
changes
in
content,
and
SMV
not
been
considered.
this
study,
to
after
were
analyzed
using
two
indicators:
coefficient
variation(SMCV)
memory(SMM).
The
results
showed
that
SMCV
decreased
by
an
average
22.3
%
SMM
increased
17.2
Karst
had
significantly
restoration,
overall
decrease
was
larger
15-day,
monthly,
yearly
scales
smaller
weekly
scale.When
effects
different
types
considered,
greatly
forestland
grassland
15-day
monthly
scales,
shrubland
annual
scale,
sparse
woodland
scales.
Four
geomorphic
regions
particular
large
reductions
SMV:
basin,
peak
cluster
depression,
forest
plain,
non-karst
region.
addition,
significant
positive
influence
geochemical
climatic
factors
non-significant
negative
geological
structure
factors.
Among
them,
CaO
content
MgO
are
greater
than
SiO2
0.71
0.63.
precipitation
temperature
vapor
pressure
difference
0.51
0.4.
Overall,
found
make
more
stable.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(22), P. 4310 - 4310
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Evapotranspiration
(ET)
plays
a
significant
role
in
the
surface
water
cycle,
particularly
within
unique
geographical
context
of
Southwest
China.
The
region’s
different
topography,
driven
by
mountain
uplift
and
variations
slope
direction,
alters
regional
hydrothermal
conditions,
thereby
affecting
local
ecoclimatic
patterns.
ET
characteristics,
shaped
orientation,
can
also
serve
as
important
indicators
climate
variability
study
area.
While
most
existing
research
on
shady
sunny
slopes
has
been
conducted
at
point
scale,
this
employed
Global
Land
Surface
Satellite
(GLASS)
products
to
estimate
average
for
across
five
provinces
China
between
2003
2018.
driving
factors
behind
variation
regions
were
explored.
Key
results
include
following:
(1)
Annual
ranges
200
mm
800
mm,
with
Tibet
exhibiting
lowest
values
Yunnan
highest.
(2)
decreases
gradually
increasing
altitude
range
0
m
5000
m.
is
higher
than
slopes.
Notably,
when
m,
greater
that
increases.
(3)
initially
increases
inclination
before
decreasing.
areas
exceeding
35°
Yunnan,
value
found
be
significantly
compared
(4)
effects
soil
moisture,
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index,
relative
humidity,
land
temperature
are
more
substantial
slopes,
whereas
air
stronger
impact
These
provide
valuable
data
change
contribute
strategies
ecological
environmental
protection.