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Application of the InVEST model for assessing water yield and its response to precipitation and land use in the Weihe River Basin, China (Postprint)

WU Changxue, QIU Dexun, GAO Peng, MU Xingmin, ZHAO Guangju
2022-05-09 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00019

Abstract: With realizing the importance of ecosystem services to society, the efforts to evaluate the ecosystem services have increased. As the largest tributary of the Yellow River, the Weihe River has been endowed with many ecological service functions. Among which, water yield can be a measure of…

Effects of mixed-based biochar on water infiltration and evaporation in aeolian sand soil (Postprint)

ZOU Yiping, ZHANG Shuyue, Shi Ziyue, ZHOU Huixin, ZHENG Haowei, HU Jiahui, MEI Jing, BAI Lu, JIA Jianli
2022-05-09 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00022

Abstract: Aeolian sandy soil in mining areas is characterized by intense evaporation and poor water retention capacity. This study was designed to identify a suitable biochar application method to improve soil water infiltration and minimize soil water evaporation for aeolian sandy soil. Using an in…

Soil carbon mineralization as affected by water content and nitrogen rate after ryegrass incorporated into soil

Meijuan Lu, Jiancheng Xu, Xiaowei Wang, Wenting Yang, Wenting Yang
2022-05-08 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00037

Planting cover crop has been suggested as a way of increasing soil organic carbon in agricultural land. Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.), as a cover crop, could improve soil fertility and lower soil CO2 emission. However, effects of soil water content and nitrogen on soil carbon mineralization after…

Femtosecond Laser Internal Modification of Hot-Extruded Polymethylpentene

Zhu Guangyu, Xiang Jing, Zhou Dengmei, Li Peng, Ou Hanwen, Xihao Chen, Zhu Guangyu, Chen Xihao
2022-05-08 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00036

This study investigates the application technology of near-ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulse inscription inside polymethylpentene. We discovered that this thermoplastic material exhibits polarization-sensitive characteristics. First, inscription experiments employed a lens with a numerical apertur…

The Role of Chinese Text Familiarity in Word Segmentation and Lexical Recognition

Chen Mingjing, Wang Yongsheng, Zhao Bingjie, Li Xin, Bai Xuejun, Wang Yongsheng, Bai Xuejun
2022-05-08 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00101

Abstract Based on the E-Z Reader model and the integrated model of Chinese reading, there is controversy over whether word segmentation and lexical identification constitute an interactive unified process. By manipulating reading direction to alter text familiarity, we investigated its role in word …

Danger as a Catalyst for Change? A Study on the Differential Effects of Job Insecurity on Innovative Behavior

Ma Bing, Yang Rong, Du Jing, Ma Guimei, Ma Guimei
2022-05-07 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00031

Organizations often face a "dilemma" in employee management and organizational innovation—finding it difficult to provide stable employment yet having to rely on employees to achieve organizational innovation, which makes research on the impact of employee job insecurity on innovative behavior cruci…

Processing Mechanisms and Integration Time Course of Verb Metaphors: Evidence from Behavioral and ERP Studies

Li Ying, Lu Xiaoxiao, Li Xinyan, Wang Yue, Wang Yue
2022-05-06 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00032

The debate over whether verb metaphor processing is entirely based on perceptual-motor simulation or also involves the participation of abstract semantic processing systems, and how the two interact, has remained a subject of debate. This study investigated the processing mechanisms and integration …

The Underlying Mechanism of Attentional Templates in Facilitating Visual Search

Wang Zile, Zhang Qi, Zhang Qi
2022-05-05 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00016

The visual search ability of organisms is of vital survival significance for adapting to complex external environments. Attentional templates can enhance relevant information and suppress irrelevant information during search tasks, thereby rapidly locating targets. A summary of recent research findi…

A Survey of Subword Tokenization Methods in Neural Natural Language Processing

Liu Qun, Liu Qun
2022-05-04 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00015

This paper presents a comprehensive survey of subword tokenization methods in neural network-based natural language processing. It first elaborates on the out-of-vocabulary (OOV) problem stemming from closed vocabulary limitations in such approaches, and introduces three prevalent methods for addres…

A Novel Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Method for Optimal Sample Size Estimation in Generalizability Theory: Comparison with Three Traditional Methods

LI Guangming, Qin Yue, Qin Yue
2022-05-03 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00014

Generalizability Theory is widely applied in the field of psychological and educational measurement. How to achieve optimal reliability of measurement procedures under budget constraints is an important issue that researchers need to consider, and this problem can be transformed into one of optimal …

Large-scale ultra-fast strain engineering of CVD-grown two-dimensional materials on strain self-limited deformable nanostructures towards enhanced field effect transistors

Zheng Huang, Nan Lu, Zifeng Wang, Shuoheng Xu, Jie Guan, Yaowu Hu, Yaowu Hu
2022-04-30 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00002

Strain engineering of 2D materials is capable of tuning the electrical and optical properties of the materials without introducing additional atoms. However, there are still great challenges in realizing straining of 2D materials with CMOS compatibility. Here, a method for large-scale ultrafast stra…

Cloning, Prokaryotic Expression, and Subcellular Localization of the PtCHI Gene from *Pueraria thomsonii* (Postprint)

Yu Jianbin, Guo Lijun, Zhang Jing, Xiao Dong, He Longfei, Wang Aiqin
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00005

To investigate the molecular mechanism differences of the key enzyme gene PtCHI in isoflavonoid metabolism among Pueraria varieties, and to preliminarily elucidate the causes for inter-varietal differences in isoflavonoid content, this study employed wild Pueraria and the starch-rich Pueraria cultiv…

A Ks Distribution-Based Study on the Timescale of Angiosperm Evolution (Postprint)

Jiao Beibei, Wang Xiyin
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00004

Estimating species evolutionary timescales constitutes a crucial component of research on life's evolution. In recent years, numerous studies have revealed significant disparities in evolutionary rates among different genes and species, necessitating novel approaches to re-estimate the timing of evo…

Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Nitrogen Transformation and Related Functional Gene Abundance in Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Plantations (Postprint)

LIU Xinjun, Wei Hongjie
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00009

Soil nitrogen (N) availability is an important factor affecting soil microbial community structure and soil nitrogen cycling; however, the effects of N addition on soil N transformation and N functional genes (NFGs) expression in Mongolian pine plantations remain poorly understood. To explore the ef…

Effects of Altitude, Soil, and Vegetation on Soil Nutrient and Enzyme Stoichiometric Ratios in the Lijiang River Basin: Postprint

Chen Rongshu, Wang Ruru, Sun Jiahao, Huang Ling, Yang Sixian, Pu Jilong, Huang Huimin, Zhu Jing
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00010

The Lijiang River basin features diverse elevations, soil types, and vegetation types. To investigate the characteristics of soil nutrients and soil enzyme activities, this study examined surface soils (0–20 cm) under typical vegetation types (natural forest, bamboo forest, pine forest, orchard, pad…

Preliminary Study on Plant Species Diversity in Mulun National Nature Reserve, Guangxi (Postprint)

Tan Weining, Luo Liujuan, Nong Suyun, Xiqiang Huang, Liu Yan, Huang Yusong
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00011

Guangxi Mulun National Nature Reserve is located in the transitional zone between the Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi and South China floristic regions, and constitutes a central intersection between the Palearctic and Paleotropical floristic realms, occupying an irreplaceable position in China's biodiversit…

Postprint: Culturable Bacterial Diversity and Biological Activity of Acanthus ebracteatus

Li Zhe, Huang Yuanlin, Zhu Junhua, Hu Wenjin, Wang Qiaozhen, Huang Shushi, Pan Xinli
2022-04-29 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202205.00006

Acanthus ebracteatus is a rare true mangrove plant inhabiting mangrove ecosystems with considerable medicinal value. This study aimed to investigate the diversity of culturable endophytic and rhizosphere bacteria associated with A. ebracteatus, and to explore potential novel species and strains with…

Target Decision versus Motor Elicitation: The Influence of Motor Responses in Target Detection on the Attentional Facilitation Effect

Zheng Siqi, Meng Yingfang, Huang Fajie, Meng Yingfang
2022-04-26 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00150

The Attentional Boost Effect (ABE) refers to the phenomenon wherein, under dual-task conditions, memory performance for background information presented concurrently with target stimuli in a detection task is superior to that for background information presented with distractor stimuli. Previous res…

The Hierarchical Nature of Cognitive Control: EEG Evidence from Task Switching

Wu Jianxiao, Cao Bihua, Chen Yun, Li Zixia, Li Fuhong, Li Fuhong
2022-04-25 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00147

One of the main research paradigms in cognitive control is task switching. Previous studies have found that switch costs are modulated by the hierarchical nature of cognitive control, but few studies have explored the dynamic neural mechanisms underlying this modulation process. The present study in…

The Framework and Problems of Knowledge Economics

Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning
2022-04-22 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00144

This paper formally proposes Knowledge Economics as a new theoretical system. Knowledge Economics investigates the laws through which knowledge creates economic value; it is a discipline that studies the efficient utilization and allocation of resources and the generation of economic value under the…

Differences in Performance Characteristics for Head-Turn Selection of Receding and Approaching Moving Targets in 3D Virtual Space

Deng Chenglong, Geng Peng, KUAI Shuguang, Kuai Shuguang
2022-04-22 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00143

Selecting moving targets by head rotation is a common operation in virtual reality (VR). However, moving targets include both receding and approaching motions, and determining the differences in temporal characteristics between these two types of operations is of significant importance for designing…

The Online Construction of Numerical Spatial Representations: Evidence from the SNARC Effect in Interference Contexts

Wang Qiangqiang, Zhang Qi, Shi Wendian, Wang Zhiwei, Zhang Pengcheng, Shi Wendian
2022-04-21 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00142

Although previous studies have found that numbers are spatially represented in the human memory system, how the human brain accomplishes this spatial representation of numbers remains controversial. This study conducted two experiments to investigate the characteristics and mechanisms of numerical s…

Multiple Accretion Outburst Processes of the Massive Protostar M17 MIR

Zhiwei Chen, Sun Wei, Rolf Chini, Martin Haas, Jiang Zhibo, Chen Xuepeng, Chen Zhiwei
2022-04-20 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00141

We report the discovery of a massive protostar M17~MIR embedded in a hot molecular core in M17. The multiwavelength data obtained during 1993--2019 show significant mid-IR (MIR) variations, which can be split into three stages: the decreasing phase during 1993.03--mid-2004, the quiescent phase from …

The Effect of Marital Quality on Parental Coparenting: A Cross-Level Mediation Analysis Based on the Common Fate Model

Liu Yiting, Fan Jieqiong, Chen Binbin, Fan Jieqiong, Chen Binbin
2022-04-18 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00140

The common fate model (CFM) is a reliable model in family or dyadic-level research that better explains the inherent interdependence in intimate relationships. Based on the common fate model, this study examined the influence of overall family marital quality on parental coparenting and the cross-le…

Fast detection method for Baggage pallet based on multi-layer

Qijun Luo, Zheng Li, Qingji Gao, Zheng Li
2022-04-18 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00127

In self-service baggage check-in and sorting for civil aviation, automatically detecting whether pallets are added to self-dropped baggage is an essential function; however, the pallets are largely obscured by the embedded baggage, which poses a challenging problem. To address this issue, a fast det…

Gain or Loss? The Double-Edged Sword Effect of Challenging Job Demands on Work-Family Gain

Xu Shan, Yucheng Zhang, Zhang Bingran, Shi Junqi, Yuan Mengsha, Ren Yingwei, Yucheng Zhang, Zhang Bingran
2022-04-17 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00124

Based on Conservation of Resources Theory and Uncertainty Management Theory, and employing a diary study methodology to collect data from 81 participants over 10 working days, this study comprehensively examined the influence of challenging job demands on work-family enrichment from both static and …

Large-area electronics enabled high resolution digital microfluidics for single cell manipulations

Siyi HU, Jingmin YE, Subao SHI, Kai JIN, Dongping WANG, Hanbin MA, Hanbin MA
2022-04-17 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00129

Thin-film semiconductor devices as switching elements represent an ideal match for electrode-array-based digital microfluidics. With the support of large-area electronics technology, high-resolution digital droplets (diameter around 100 μm) containing single cells can be generated by pre-programmabl…

Comparative Analysis of Differentiation Mechanisms of Spatial Poverty Traps under Different Geographical Environments: An Empirical Postprint Based on the Dabie Mountains and Loess Plateau

Sun Jianwu
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00130

The victory of the poverty alleviation campaign has shifted the focus of poverty governance toward alleviating relative poverty. The overlap between the population that has been lifted out of poverty and the relatively poor population determines that contiguous destitute areas will remain the main b…

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Coordinated Development between Tourism Economy and Ecological Environment in the Yellow River Basin: Postprint

Gu Haoxin
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00131

Based on panel data of the tourism economic system and ecological environment system for 66 central cities (municipalities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures, and leagues) in the Yellow River Basin, and employing methods such as the coupling coordination model, spatial autocorrelation analysis, an…

Spatial Migration Characteristics and Ecological Impacts of Ecological Migration in Arid Regions: A Case Study of Gulang County, Gansu Province (Postprint)

Wei Zhang
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00132

Ecological migration is one of the effective approaches for rural revitalization in western China and regional ecological protection and restoration. Investigating the spatial migration characteristics and ecological impacts of ecological migration contributes to regional poverty alleviation and eco…

Multifunctional Characteristics and Typology of Villages in Arid Oasis Agricultural Areas: A Case Study of Linze County (Postprint)

Jing Huang
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00133

Villages are the units that most directly reflect the laws of rural socio-economic activities, and functional type classification at the village level is key to advancing classified rural revitalization. Taking administrative villages as the basic unit, this study employs the entropy weight method, …

Construction and Application of Citation Linkages Between Papers and Citing Literature: Solving the Bottleneck Problem in Citation Analysis

Wang Lixue, Wang Lixue
2022-04-15 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00139

[Purpose/Significance] Researchers require citation linkages that identify the cited papers referenced by citing documents; however, the commonly downloaded data only contains the references listed in citing documents. Only by establishing a mapping between reference entries and cited papers can cit…

Postprint: Research on Methods for Improving YFOSC Spectroscopic Observation Efficiency

Chen Yuyang, Wang Chuanjun, Fan Yufeng, Lun Baoli
2022-04-15 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00117

The Lijiang 2.4-meter telescope, as the largest-aperture general-purpose optical telescope currently in China, plays a very important role in nighttime astronomical observations in China. According to the overall observation time allocation in recent years, spectroscopic observations with the Yunnan…

RFI Mitigation Techniques in Radio Astronomy: Postprint

Hailong Zhang, Zhang Yazhou, Wang Jie, Ye Xinchan, Wang Wanqiong, Li Jia, Zhang Meng, Du Xu
2022-04-14 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00115

A detailed analysis of RFI mitigation strategies employed by radio observatories both domestically and internationally is presented, specifically addressing the problem of radio frequency interference (RFI) in radio astronomy observations. Based on the RFI issues encountered during actual observatio…

Postprint of Experimental Study on Direction of Arrival of Radio Interference Sources Based on a Four-Antenna Linear Array

Liu Daorui, Miao Sheng, Dong Liang, Wang Xiaorui, Tian Bin, Li Shengyang, Guo Shaojie
2022-04-14 ChinaXiv:chinaxiv-202204.00116

This paper addresses the deficiencies in detection methods for the electromagnetic quiet zone surrounding radio astronomy observations and proposes a radio interference monitoring method based on a four-antenna linear array, aiming to real-time monitor the presence of interference sources in the ele…