Ziying Sun

Submitted: 27 January 2026 You are already at the latest version Optimizing public investment in urban green infrastructure under water scarcity is a core challenge in resource economics. This study addresses the critical knowledge gap in quantifying the economic returns on physiological adaptations of urban trees, which are central to their value as natural capital.

1 Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is widely accepted as a kind of low-grade and aseptic inflammatory disorder,[1] and the inflammatory phenotype is denoted as one of the major subtypes.[2-5] Moreover, growing evidence suggests that knee synovitis plays an etiopathogenic and modifiable role in KOA,[6, 7] but the pathogenesis of synovitis is still largely unclear.

1 INTRODUCTION Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is an increasingly common cause of shoulder pain and disability that eventually requires surgical repair to restore shoulder function.1-3 Secondary muscle pathologies following RCT include muscle atrophy, fibrosis and fatty infiltration.4, 5 Despite the performance of reattachment procedures, complete reversal of muscle degeneration remains elusive, leading to tendon tear recurrence and subsequent decline in shoulder function.6 The skeletal muscle...