Impacts of meteorology and precursor emission change on O_(3) variation in Tianjin, China from 2015 to 2021

Deterioration of surface ozone (O_(3)) pollution in Northern China over the past few years received much attention.For many cities,it is still under debate whether the trend of surface O_(3)variation is driven by meteorology or the change in precursors emissions.In this work,a time series decomposition method (Seasonal-Trend decomposition procedure based on Loess (STL)) and random forest (RF) algorithm were utilized to quantify the meteorological impacts on the recorded O_(3)trend and identify the key meteorological factors affecting O_(3)pollution in Tianjin,the biggest coastal port city in Northern China.After “removing” the meteorological fluctuations from the observed O_(3)time series,we found that variation of O_(3)in Tianjin was largely driven by the changes in precursors emissions.The meteorology was unfavorable for O_(3)pollution in period of 2015-2016,and turned out to be favorable during 2017-2021.Specifically,meteorology contributed 9.3μg/m^(3)O_(3)(13%) in 2019,together with the increase in precursors emissions,making 2019 to be the worst year of O_(3)pollution since 2015.Since then,the favorable effects of meteorology on O_(3)pollution tended to be weaker.Temperature was the most important factor affecting O_(3)level,followed by air humidity in O_(3)pollution season.In the midday of summer days,O_(3)pollution frequently exceeded the standard level (>160μg/m^(3)) at a combined condition with relative humidity in 40%-50%and temperature>31℃.Both the temperature and the dryness of the atmosphere need to be subtly considered for summer O_(3)forecasting.

Hsa_Circ_0000826 inhibits the proliferation of colorectal cancer by targeting AUF1

Many circular RNAs(circRNAs)are reported to be abnormally expressed during the progression of various tumors,and these circRNAs can be used as anti-tumor targets.Therefore,it is important to identify circRNAs that can be used effectively for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer(CRC).Here,we report that hsa_Circ_0000826(Circ_0000826),a circ RNA with significantly reduced expression level in CRC tissues,is associated with a poor prognosis in patients.The silencing of Circ_0000826 promotes the proliferation of CRC cells.Conversely,the overexpression of Circ_0000826 restricted CRC cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo.Furthermore,Circ_0000826 could target AU-rich element RNA-binding protein 1(AUF1).AUF1,known as heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D(hnRNP D),could bind to the c-MYC 3’-UTR and promote c-MYC expression.When Circ_0000826 binds to AUF1,it competitively inhibits the binding of AUF1 to the c-MYC 3’-UTR,which inhibits the c-MYC expression and cell proliferation.These results provide novel insights into the functional mechanism of Circ_0000826 action in CRC progression and indicate its potential use as a therapeutic target in CRC.