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Trichotylenchus disperses (Siddiqi & Sharma, 1995) Geraert, 2011 Figs. 1–2, Published as part of Chen, Yan, Han, Yu-Chun, Wang, Hui-Zhong, Xie, Hui & Xu, Chun-Ling, 2023, Redescription and Molecular Characterization of Trichotylenchus dispersus (Nematoda: Dolichodoridae) in China, pp. 552-566 in Zootaxa 5231 (5) on page 553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/7609645, {"references":["Geraert, E. (2011) The Dolichodoridae of the world-Identification of the family Dolichodridae. Academia Press, Gent, 520 pp."]}

Smoking is a well-known major risk factor in development of esophageal cancer, but few studies have reported the association between smoking status and prognosis of these patients. We conduct the present study to summarize current evidence. A computerized search of the PubMed and EMBASE was performed up to April 30, 2015. Eight studies, containing 4,286 patients, were analyzed. In the grouping analysis, among esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma patients, current and former smokers, compared to those who have never smoked, seemed to have a poorer prognosis (HR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.22–1.64, and HR = 1.35, 95% CI 0.92–1.97, resp.). In the subgroup analysis, adverse effects on current smoker compared with never smoker were also observed in China and the other countries (HR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.18–1.92, and HR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.12–1.65, resp.). In the group that ever smoked, we could not get a similar result. No significantly increased risk was found in esophageal adenocarcinoma patients compared to the squamous-cell histology ones. In the smoking intensity analysis, heavy smoking was associated with poor survival in esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma. Our pooled results supported the existence of harmful effects of smoking on survival after esophagus cancer diagnosis.

The new variety Tripterospermum chi- nense var. linearifolium X. F. Jin (Gentianaceae) is described from Zhejiang, eastern China, and distin- guished from T. chinense (Migo) Harry Smith. Leaf characteristics of both varieties were statistically analyzed, and pollen grain and seed morphology was observed under SEM. SEM results showed that pollen and seed morphology did not differ between the new variety and the autonymic variety. According to the results of statistical analysis, T. chinense var. linearifolium differs mainly from the autonymic variety in having narrower leaves (3-9 mm vs. 11- 43 mm) and solitary flowers (vs. two to five flowers).

In this study, the composite of pre-reservoirs system was designed and to explored the removal of suspended particles (SS) in the non-point sources pollution. The operating parameter (residence time) was investigated its effect on the SS removal, and the particle size distribution of effluent was analysis. The results showed that this system could remove the SS with high efficiency. When the residence time was 24hrs, SS could remove over 90%. From the Particle Size Distribution analysis, the results revealed that the particle size > 30µm and