The development of high-efficiency photocatalysts is the primary goal in the field of photocatalytic antibacterial research.In this work,the Ga N:Zn O solid solution nanoparticles(NPs)photocatalyst with strong visible...The development of high-efficiency photocatalysts is the primary goal in the field of photocatalytic antibacterial research.In this work,the Ga N:Zn O solid solution nanoparticles(NPs)photocatalyst with strong visible absorption and large specific surface area was synthesized via the sol-gel and nitridation reaction process.Also,we systematically investigated the removal efficiency of the organic pollutant and antibacterial activity on E.coli and S.aureus.Notably,methylene blue solution could be completely degraded after 100 min of visible light illumination using 2 mg/m L Ga N:Zn O catalyst.Moreover,~94%of the E.coli were inactivated within 120 min,whereas 100%antibacterial activity against S.aureus was achieved after 90 min of visible light illumination mediated by Ga N:Zn O NPs.We further explore the potential mechanism of visible light photocatalytic antibacterial activity enhanced by Ga N:Zn O NPs photocatalyst.The current work not only provides a new and efficient photocatalytic antibacterial nanomaterial but also demonstrates its promising applications in environmental and biological fields.展开更多
BACKGROUND SMARCB1/INI1-deficient pancreatic undifferentiated rhabdoid carcinoma is a very aggressive tumor that is rarely reported in the literature.The tumor has a predominant rhabdoid cell component and different p...BACKGROUND SMARCB1/INI1-deficient pancreatic undifferentiated rhabdoid carcinoma is a very aggressive tumor that is rarely reported in the literature.The tumor has a predominant rhabdoid cell component and different patterns of growth have been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 59-year-old woman presented with diffuse abdominal pain,increasing in severity and accompanied by weight loss,nausea,and vomiting.Imaging showed a pancreatic head mass.Fine needle aspiration demonstrated atypical epithelioid cells with a pseudopapillary growth pattern suggestive of solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.The excised neoplasm showed monotonous epithelioid and focally spindle cells with pseudopapillary structures,rhabdoid features,and loss of SMARCB1 protein expression with wild-type KRAS,consistent with a SMARCB1/INI1-deficient undifferentiated rhabdoid carcinoma.The patient’s condition deteriorated rapidly following surgery and she expired 3 mo post operation.CONCLUSION In this article,we report the first case of SMARCB1/INI1-deficient undifferentiated pancreatic rhabdoid carcinoma mimicking solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.展开更多
In recent years,organic field-effect transistors(OFETs) with high performance and novel multifunctionalities have attracted considerable attention.Meanwhile,featured with reversible photoisomerization and the corres...In recent years,organic field-effect transistors(OFETs) with high performance and novel multifunctionalities have attracted considerable attention.Meanwhile,featured with reversible photoisomerization and the corresponding variation in color,chemical/physical properties,photochromic molecules have been applied in sensors,photo-switches and memories.Incorporation of photochromic molecules to blend in the device functional layers or to modify the interfaces of OFETs is common way to build photo-transistors.In this review,we focus on the recent advantages on the study of photoresponsive transistors involving one of three typical photochromic compounds spiropyran,diarylethene and azobenzene.Three main strategies are demonstrated in detail.Firstly,photochromic molecules are doped in active layers or combined with semiconductor structure thus forming photoreversible active layers.Secondly,the modification of dielectric layer/active layer interface is mainly carried out by bilayer dielectric.Thirdly,the photo-isomerization of self-assembled monolayer(SAM) on the electrode/active layer interface can reversibly modulate the work functions and charge injection barrier,result in bifunctional OFETs.All in all,the combination of photochromic molecules and OFETs is an efficient way for the fabrication of organic photoelectric devices.Photoresponsive transistors consisted of photochromic molecules are potential candidate for real applications in the future.展开更多
Crystal defect engineering is widely used as an effective approach to regulate the optical and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures.However,photogenerated electron-hole pair recombination centers ...Crystal defect engineering is widely used as an effective approach to regulate the optical and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures.However,photogenerated electron-hole pair recombination centers caused by structural defects usually lead to the reduction of optoelectronic performance.In this work,a high-performance photodetector based on(GaN)_(1-x)(ZnO)_(x)solid solution nanowire with bicrystal structure is fabricated and it shows excellent photoresponse to ultraviolet and visible light.The highest responsivity of the photodetector is as high as 60,86 and 43 A/W under the irradiation of365 nm,532 nm and 650 nm,respectively.The corresponding response time is as fast as 170,320 and 160 ms.Such wide spectral responses can be attributed to various intermediate energy levels induced by the introduction of various structural defects and dopants in the solid solution nanowire.Moreover,the peculiar bicrystal boundary along the axial direction of the nanowire provides two parallel and fast transmission channels for photo-generated carriers,reducing the recombination of photo-generated carriers.Our findings provide a valued example using crystal defect engineering to broaden the photoresponse range and improve the photodetector performance and thus can be extended to other material systems for various optoelectronic applications.展开更多
A series of core-expanded naphthalene diimides(NDI-DTYM) and thiophene-based derivatives(1a-c)were designed and synthesized to investigate the relationship between molecular structures and the highest occupied mol...A series of core-expanded naphthalene diimides(NDI-DTYM) and thiophene-based derivatives(1a-c)were designed and synthesized to investigate the relationship between molecular structures and the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) energy levels but has little impact on the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) energy levels.The results demonstrated that increasing the number of thiophene units can gradually elevate the HOMO energy levels but had little impact on the LUMO energy levels.The n-channel organic field-effect transistors(OFETs) based on 1b and 1c have demonstrated that these almost unchanged LUMO energy levels are proper to transport electrons.展开更多
Introducing photochromic molecules into the active layer of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is a direct way to implement a photoresponse nature in OFETs. However, active layer blended photo- responsive tran...Introducing photochromic molecules into the active layer of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is a direct way to implement a photoresponse nature in OFETs. However, active layer blended photo- responsive transistors based on n-type semiconductors are challenging and rarely studied, which are crucial for multifunctional organic-based logic applications. Herein, we fabricated n-channel photo- responsive OFETs based on a tri-component active layer spin-coated from the mixed solution of an n-type semiconductor (NDI2OD-DTYM2), spiropyran and polystyrene with a weight ratio of 1:1:1. The morphology of the blended films was improved by the introduction of the polymer matrix. Photochromic spiropyran molecules dispersed in the semiconductor layer could switch between the closed-ring state and ionic open-ring state flexibly under the irradiation of different wavelengths of light, and thus change the channel conductivity reversibly and modulate the OFET characteristics. Therefore, under the irradiation of alternate UV and vis light, both the device carrier mobility and current on and off ratio successfully realized a reversible switch.展开更多
Investigating the intercultural adaptation of Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines provides an effective example of bridging the gap between theories of intercultural adaptation.A questionnaire and interviews wer...Investigating the intercultural adaptation of Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines provides an effective example of bridging the gap between theories of intercultural adaptation.A questionnaire and interviews were conducted to explore the problems and challenges faced by Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines,thereby providing some first-hand information for subsequent studies on cultural adaptation.Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines faced four main challenges,namely interpersonal communication,living environment,social services,and course study.As coping strategies,four suggestions are presented,including cultural integration,life experience,bridge building,and rational docking.展开更多
Slope failures,particularly in railway embankments during intense rainfall,are a major cause of economic damage and humanitarian loss.To forecast how shear cracks develop in slopes under heavy precipitation,we present...Slope failures,particularly in railway embankments during intense rainfall,are a major cause of economic damage and humanitarian loss.To forecast how shear cracks develop in slopes under heavy precipitation,we present a novel modeling framework:the Extended Cohesive Damage Element enhanced by soil moisture(SMECDE).The method first translates forecasted rainfall into soil moisture levels via an established correspondence.Then,recognizing that rainfall infiltration lowers soil cohesion—particularly at varying depths—we introduce a Soil Moisture Decoherence Model(SMDM)based on experimental data,which quantifies how cohesion degrades with moisture and how depth affects this process.By embedding SMDM within the ECDE technique,we investigate how shear fractures propagate under different moisture conditions throughout the slope profile.We apply SMECDE to a real railway embankment case to identify critical moisture thresholds and crack growth patterns.Validation is performed by comparing predictions against field measurements and weather station records,and further checked through simulations of large-scale plastic deformation in ABAQUS.展开更多
Two-photon laser scanning microscopy has been extensively applied to study in vivo neuronal activity at cellular and subcellular resolutions in mammalian brains.However,the extent of such studies is typically confined...Two-photon laser scanning microscopy has been extensively applied to study in vivo neuronal activity at cellular and subcellular resolutions in mammalian brains.However,the extent of such studies is typically confined to a single functional region of the brain.Here,we demonstrate a novel technique,termed the multiarea two-photon real-time in vivo explorer(MATRIEX),that allows the user to target multiple functional brain regions distributed within a zone of up to 12mm in diameter,each with a field of view(FOV)of ~200μm in diameter,thus performing two-photon Ca2+imaging with single-cell resolution in all of the regions simultaneously.For example,we demonstrate real-time functional imaging of single-neuron activities in the primary visual cortex,primary motor cortex and hippocampal CA1 region of mice in both anesthetized and awake states.A unique advantage of the MATRIEX technique is the configuration of multiple microscopic FOVs that are distributed in three-dimensional space over macroscopic distances(>1 mm)both laterally and axially but that are imaged by a single conventional laser scanning device.In particular,the MATRIEX technique can be effectively implemented as an add-on optical module for an existing conventional single-beam-scanning two-photon microscope without requiring any modification to the microscope itself.Thus,the MATRIEX technique can be readily applied to substantially facilitate the exploration of multiarea neuronal activity in vivo for studies of brain-wide neural circuit function with single-cell resolution.展开更多
Photogating is an effective strategy to modulate the channel conductance of the device with light-induced gate field or voltage,thereby improving the performance of optoelectronic devices.In this work,to overcome the ...Photogating is an effective strategy to modulate the channel conductance of the device with light-induced gate field or voltage,thereby improving the performance of optoelectronic devices.In this work,to overcome the long response time and low photoresponse of one-dimensional ZnO,a MoS_(2)-on-ZnO photogating vertical heterojunction photodetector is design and constructed.Herein,the ZnO nanowire with high carrier mobility can response ultraviolet light and supply a highspeed carrier transport channel,while the MoS_(2) flake as a photogating layer can response with visible light and transfer photogenerated electrons into the ZnO nanowire to adjust its conductivity.Thus,the irradiation of visible light is equivalent to applying a photo-induced gate voltage on the ZnO nanowire.In addition,the photogenerated electrons will not transmit through the MoS_(2) with low carrier mobility,so that not only the visible light response of the photodetector can be realized,but also its ultraviolet light response is able to be improved.Under ultraviolet light irradiation,the photoresponsivity of the photodetector can be reached to 273 A W-1and the response speed is less than 24 ms.More important,based on this unique heterojunction structure,MoS_(2)-on-ZnO photodetector also illustrates an excellent visible light response with a high photoresponsivity(74 A W-1) and fast response speed(<24 ms) due to the photogating effect.This work not only paves the way to design high-performance photodetectors with high photoresponsivity and fast response speed,but also provide a promising approach to improve the performance of optoelectronic devices using photogating effect.展开更多
The triennial International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology has been held 5 times since it was initiated in the United States. PCWB2017 for the first time is organized in China. The conference was attended with ...The triennial International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology has been held 5 times since it was initiated in the United States. PCWB2017 for the first time is organized in China. The conference was attended with more than 220 participants and featured with oral and poster presentations, reflecting the contemporarv status of plant cell wall studies.展开更多
Metabolism is the basic activity of life. Two in- ternational conferences, including the 4th Interna- tional Conference on Plant Metabolism (ICPM2017, http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/icpm.asp), and the 13th Internation...Metabolism is the basic activity of life. Two in- ternational conferences, including the 4th Interna- tional Conference on Plant Metabolism (ICPM2017, http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/icpm.asp), and the 13th International Meeting on Biosynthesis, Function and Synthetic Biology of Isoprenoids (TERPNET2017,http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/terpnet.asp) were concurrently convened side by side in Dalian from July 16 to 20, 2017.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51702326,1872332,51901227)the Liaoning Province Natural Science Foundation(2019-MS-333)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1105504)。
文摘The development of high-efficiency photocatalysts is the primary goal in the field of photocatalytic antibacterial research.In this work,the Ga N:Zn O solid solution nanoparticles(NPs)photocatalyst with strong visible absorption and large specific surface area was synthesized via the sol-gel and nitridation reaction process.Also,we systematically investigated the removal efficiency of the organic pollutant and antibacterial activity on E.coli and S.aureus.Notably,methylene blue solution could be completely degraded after 100 min of visible light illumination using 2 mg/m L Ga N:Zn O catalyst.Moreover,~94%of the E.coli were inactivated within 120 min,whereas 100%antibacterial activity against S.aureus was achieved after 90 min of visible light illumination mediated by Ga N:Zn O NPs.We further explore the potential mechanism of visible light photocatalytic antibacterial activity enhanced by Ga N:Zn O NPs photocatalyst.The current work not only provides a new and efficient photocatalytic antibacterial nanomaterial but also demonstrates its promising applications in environmental and biological fields.
文摘BACKGROUND SMARCB1/INI1-deficient pancreatic undifferentiated rhabdoid carcinoma is a very aggressive tumor that is rarely reported in the literature.The tumor has a predominant rhabdoid cell component and different patterns of growth have been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 59-year-old woman presented with diffuse abdominal pain,increasing in severity and accompanied by weight loss,nausea,and vomiting.Imaging showed a pancreatic head mass.Fine needle aspiration demonstrated atypical epithelioid cells with a pseudopapillary growth pattern suggestive of solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.The excised neoplasm showed monotonous epithelioid and focally spindle cells with pseudopapillary structures,rhabdoid features,and loss of SMARCB1 protein expression with wild-type KRAS,consistent with a SMARCB1/INI1-deficient undifferentiated rhabdoid carcinoma.The patient’s condition deteriorated rapidly following surgery and she expired 3 mo post operation.CONCLUSION In this article,we report the first case of SMARCB1/INI1-deficient undifferentiated pancreatic rhabdoid carcinoma mimicking solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21302212 and 21522209)the "Strategic Priority Research Program"(No.XDB12010100)
文摘In recent years,organic field-effect transistors(OFETs) with high performance and novel multifunctionalities have attracted considerable attention.Meanwhile,featured with reversible photoisomerization and the corresponding variation in color,chemical/physical properties,photochromic molecules have been applied in sensors,photo-switches and memories.Incorporation of photochromic molecules to blend in the device functional layers or to modify the interfaces of OFETs is common way to build photo-transistors.In this review,we focus on the recent advantages on the study of photoresponsive transistors involving one of three typical photochromic compounds spiropyran,diarylethene and azobenzene.Three main strategies are demonstrated in detail.Firstly,photochromic molecules are doped in active layers or combined with semiconductor structure thus forming photoreversible active layers.Secondly,the modification of dielectric layer/active layer interface is mainly carried out by bilayer dielectric.Thirdly,the photo-isomerization of self-assembled monolayer(SAM) on the electrode/active layer interface can reversibly modulate the work functions and charge injection barrier,result in bifunctional OFETs.All in all,the combination of photochromic molecules and OFETs is an efficient way for the fabrication of organic photoelectric devices.Photoresponsive transistors consisted of photochromic molecules are potential candidate for real applications in the future.
基金partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51702326 and 51872296)the Liaoning Province Natural Science Foundation(No.2019-MS333)+3 种基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2019197)the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science(No.L2019F36)the Shenyang Planning Project of Science and Technology(No.18-013-0-52)Tomsk Polytechnic University Competitiveness Enhancement Program grant with project number TPU CEP NOC N.M.Kizhnera188/2020。
文摘Crystal defect engineering is widely used as an effective approach to regulate the optical and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures.However,photogenerated electron-hole pair recombination centers caused by structural defects usually lead to the reduction of optoelectronic performance.In this work,a high-performance photodetector based on(GaN)_(1-x)(ZnO)_(x)solid solution nanowire with bicrystal structure is fabricated and it shows excellent photoresponse to ultraviolet and visible light.The highest responsivity of the photodetector is as high as 60,86 and 43 A/W under the irradiation of365 nm,532 nm and 650 nm,respectively.The corresponding response time is as fast as 170,320 and 160 ms.Such wide spectral responses can be attributed to various intermediate energy levels induced by the introduction of various structural defects and dopants in the solid solution nanowire.Moreover,the peculiar bicrystal boundary along the axial direction of the nanowire provides two parallel and fast transmission channels for photo-generated carriers,reducing the recombination of photo-generated carriers.Our findings provide a valued example using crystal defect engineering to broaden the photoresponse range and improve the photodetector performance and thus can be extended to other material systems for various optoelectronic applications.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21302212 and 21522209)the ‘‘Strategic Priority Research Program’’ (No. XDB12010100)
文摘A series of core-expanded naphthalene diimides(NDI-DTYM) and thiophene-based derivatives(1a-c)were designed and synthesized to investigate the relationship between molecular structures and the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) energy levels but has little impact on the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) energy levels.The results demonstrated that increasing the number of thiophene units can gradually elevate the HOMO energy levels but had little impact on the LUMO energy levels.The n-channel organic field-effect transistors(OFETs) based on 1b and 1c have demonstrated that these almost unchanged LUMO energy levels are proper to transport electrons.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21302212 and 21522209)the "Strategic Priority Research Program"(No. XDB12010100) for funding this work
文摘Introducing photochromic molecules into the active layer of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is a direct way to implement a photoresponse nature in OFETs. However, active layer blended photo- responsive transistors based on n-type semiconductors are challenging and rarely studied, which are crucial for multifunctional organic-based logic applications. Herein, we fabricated n-channel photo- responsive OFETs based on a tri-component active layer spin-coated from the mixed solution of an n-type semiconductor (NDI2OD-DTYM2), spiropyran and polystyrene with a weight ratio of 1:1:1. The morphology of the blended films was improved by the introduction of the polymer matrix. Photochromic spiropyran molecules dispersed in the semiconductor layer could switch between the closed-ring state and ionic open-ring state flexibly under the irradiation of different wavelengths of light, and thus change the channel conductivity reversibly and modulate the OFET characteristics. Therefore, under the irradiation of alternate UV and vis light, both the device carrier mobility and current on and off ratio successfully realized a reversible switch.
基金Support received from Humanities and Social Science Research Project of Higher Education in Anhui Province(No.SK2020A0248)Research Fund Project of Anhui Medical University(No.2022xkj015).
文摘Investigating the intercultural adaptation of Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines provides an effective example of bridging the gap between theories of intercultural adaptation.A questionnaire and interviews were conducted to explore the problems and challenges faced by Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines,thereby providing some first-hand information for subsequent studies on cultural adaptation.Chinese undergraduates in the Philippines faced four main challenges,namely interpersonal communication,living environment,social services,and course study.As coping strategies,four suggestions are presented,including cultural integration,life experience,bridge building,and rational docking.
文摘Slope failures,particularly in railway embankments during intense rainfall,are a major cause of economic damage and humanitarian loss.To forecast how shear cracks develop in slopes under heavy precipitation,we present a novel modeling framework:the Extended Cohesive Damage Element enhanced by soil moisture(SMECDE).The method first translates forecasted rainfall into soil moisture levels via an established correspondence.Then,recognizing that rainfall infiltration lowers soil cohesion—particularly at varying depths—we introduce a Soil Moisture Decoherence Model(SMDM)based on experimental data,which quantifies how cohesion degrades with moisture and how depth affects this process.By embedding SMDM within the ECDE technique,we investigate how shear fractures propagate under different moisture conditions throughout the slope profile.We apply SMECDE to a real railway embankment case to identify critical moisture thresholds and crack growth patterns.Validation is performed by comparing predictions against field measurements and weather station records,and further checked through simulations of large-scale plastic deformation in ABAQUS.
基金supported by the“100-Talents Program for Elite Engineers”of the CAS(H.J.)the Key Scientific Research Equipment Development Project of the CAS(Super-resolution Microscopy Systems and Key Components,ZDYZ2013-1)+3 种基金the“1000-Talents Program for Young Scholars”of China(X.C.)grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(“973 Program”:2015CB759500,2018YFA0109600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61705251,81671106,81771175,31700933,81721001)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M632374).
文摘Two-photon laser scanning microscopy has been extensively applied to study in vivo neuronal activity at cellular and subcellular resolutions in mammalian brains.However,the extent of such studies is typically confined to a single functional region of the brain.Here,we demonstrate a novel technique,termed the multiarea two-photon real-time in vivo explorer(MATRIEX),that allows the user to target multiple functional brain regions distributed within a zone of up to 12mm in diameter,each with a field of view(FOV)of ~200μm in diameter,thus performing two-photon Ca2+imaging with single-cell resolution in all of the regions simultaneously.For example,we demonstrate real-time functional imaging of single-neuron activities in the primary visual cortex,primary motor cortex and hippocampal CA1 region of mice in both anesthetized and awake states.A unique advantage of the MATRIEX technique is the configuration of multiple microscopic FOVs that are distributed in three-dimensional space over macroscopic distances(>1 mm)both laterally and axially but that are imaged by a single conventional laser scanning device.In particular,the MATRIEX technique can be effectively implemented as an add-on optical module for an existing conventional single-beam-scanning two-photon microscope without requiring any modification to the microscope itself.Thus,the MATRIEX technique can be readily applied to substantially facilitate the exploration of multiarea neuronal activity in vivo for studies of brain-wide neural circuit function with single-cell resolution.
基金partially supported by the Liaoning Province Natural Science Fund Program (2019-MS-333)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019197)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51702326, 51872296)。
文摘Photogating is an effective strategy to modulate the channel conductance of the device with light-induced gate field or voltage,thereby improving the performance of optoelectronic devices.In this work,to overcome the long response time and low photoresponse of one-dimensional ZnO,a MoS_(2)-on-ZnO photogating vertical heterojunction photodetector is design and constructed.Herein,the ZnO nanowire with high carrier mobility can response ultraviolet light and supply a highspeed carrier transport channel,while the MoS_(2) flake as a photogating layer can response with visible light and transfer photogenerated electrons into the ZnO nanowire to adjust its conductivity.Thus,the irradiation of visible light is equivalent to applying a photo-induced gate voltage on the ZnO nanowire.In addition,the photogenerated electrons will not transmit through the MoS_(2) with low carrier mobility,so that not only the visible light response of the photodetector can be realized,but also its ultraviolet light response is able to be improved.Under ultraviolet light irradiation,the photoresponsivity of the photodetector can be reached to 273 A W-1and the response speed is less than 24 ms.More important,based on this unique heterojunction structure,MoS_(2)-on-ZnO photodetector also illustrates an excellent visible light response with a high photoresponsivity(74 A W-1) and fast response speed(<24 ms) due to the photogating effect.This work not only paves the way to design high-performance photodetectors with high photoresponsivity and fast response speed,but also provide a promising approach to improve the performance of optoelectronic devices using photogating effect.
文摘The triennial International Conference on Plant Cell Wall Biology has been held 5 times since it was initiated in the United States. PCWB2017 for the first time is organized in China. The conference was attended with more than 220 participants and featured with oral and poster presentations, reflecting the contemporarv status of plant cell wall studies.
文摘Metabolism is the basic activity of life. Two in- ternational conferences, including the 4th Interna- tional Conference on Plant Metabolism (ICPM2017, http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/icpm.asp), and the 13th International Meeting on Biosynthesis, Function and Synthetic Biology of Isoprenoids (TERPNET2017,http://www.cspb.org.cn/2017/terpnet.asp) were concurrently convened side by side in Dalian from July 16 to 20, 2017.