河北迁安盆地中全新世以来的植被变化及人类活动的影响

依据位于燕山南部迁安盆地蚕姑庙村和余家洼村具放射性碳年代测定支持的埋藏泥炭剖面的孢粉分析资源，揭示了迁安盆地5000a BP以来自然植被变化和人类活动对自然环境的影响。在4600～3100a BP期间，迁安盆地曾经生长着以栎为主的落叶阔叶林，至3100a BP以后，森林中阔叶树成分显下降，喜凉耐干的松树比例增加，1600a BP后，迁安盆地人类农耕活动进一步加剧，森林遭受到大规模的破坏，孢粉分析资料揭示迁安盆地人类栽培板栗的历史可以追溯到1600a BP左右，种植水稻的历史可以追溯到700a BP左右。     

河北迁安盆地中全新世以来的植被变化及人类活动的影响(英)

依据位于燕山南部迁安盆地蚕姑庙村和余家洼村具放射性碳年代测定支持的埋藏泥炭剖面的孢粉分析资料 ,揭示了迁安盆地 5 0 0 0aBP以来自然植被变化和人类活动对自然环境的影响。在 4 6 0 0～ 310 0aBP期间 ,迁安盆地曾经生长着以栎为主的落叶阔叶林 ,至 310 0aBP以后 ,森林中阔叶树成分显著下降 ,喜凉耐干的松树比例增加 ,16 0 0aBP后 ,迁安盆地人类农耕活动进一步加剧 ,森林遭受到大规模的破坏。孢粉分析资料揭示迁安盆地人类栽培板栗的历史可以追溯到 16 0 0aBP左右 ,种植水稻的历史可以追溯到 70 0aBP左右。     

印度库茂恩喜马拉雅纳尼塔尔温带地区晚全新世古植被和古气候

根据从印度库茂恩（Kumaun)喜马拉雅纳尼塔尔（Naini Tal)温带地区获得的85cm钻井的孢粉资料,恢复了1720＋／－130年以来晚全新世古植被演变史,并推测了当地的古气候,当前孢粉资料说明了该地区当时发育有栎树混交林和波动的温暖润气候,孢粉组合序列的初始阶段,森林距沉积盆地较远,但是,由于气候变得更加温暖潮湿,森林也很快茂密起来,约1200年前,因气候恶化,森林变得稀疏,而在约124年前,气候再次转好,麦类及其他作物花粉资料证明农耕活动大约开始于1460年前左右。     

新疆哈巴河桦木属湿地3600年以来的植被变化和人类活动

湿地是水陆相互作用形成的独特自然综合体,对全球气候变化敏感,尤其是干旱半干旱区分布的湿地对自然环境和人类活动的响应更为显著。基于新疆哈巴河地区桦木林湿地人工开挖130 cm深的地层剖面,结合较高时间分辨率的¹⁴C测年数据和孢粉组合,揭示出该区3600年来曾经历5个时段的植被变化和人类活动的影响。3540—3430 cal a BP期间,该区以蒿属(Artemisia)等旱生植物为主,湿地尚未形成;3430—2640 cal a BP期间,局地小环境较湿润,湿生草本和以沼泽蕨(Thelypteris palustris)为代表的蕨类植物大量生长,落叶阔叶的桦木属(Betula)植物开始出现;至2640—660 cal a BP期间,浅水湿地开始形成,桦木属植物迅速扩张,但在大区域仍分布着由藜科(Chenopodiaceae)和蒿属等为主要组成的荒漠植被;尤其在660—210 cal a BP期间,桦木属成为森林的优势种;值得关注的是,近200年以来,该区以藜科为代表的草本植物增多,而桦木林出现萎缩。通过对选取的典型局域湿地不同历史时期环境变化和人类活动影响的研究,揭...     

内蒙古东南部季风气候尾闾区全新世降水量时空差异性的孢粉学证据

内蒙古高原东南部森林草原过渡带位于中国东部季风气候尾闾区,是全球变化研究的关键区域.这一地区降水量存在着明显的东南至西北(SE-NW)梯度.在现代植被和表土花粉分析的基础上,建立了内蒙古高原东南缘森林草原过渡带孢粉-降水量转换函数.将研究区森林草原过渡带内3个湖泊沉积剖面的孢粉分析结果代入转换函数,定量恢复了这一地区全新世降水量的变化过程.结果表明:3个剖面全新世以来降水量变化的过程存在明显的差异,北部的好鲁库剖面在1 100 a BP以前一直呈减弱的趋势,而南部的碌轴湾剖面和小牛场剖面降水量在分别在7 800-6 200 a BP和7 200-5 000 a BP出现降水量的峰值,作者推断这种时空差异性与西南季风的影响、地形条件的差异有关.     

中全新世以来福建东北地区植被与环境变化

本文提供了福建宁德市霞浦县沿海平原XPZK3钻孔的年代和孢粉记录用于研究中全新世以来福建东北地区的植被与环境变化。中全新世以来,研究区植被中亚热带木本成分逐步降低而落叶阔叶成分逐渐增多,反映气温逐步降低,与东亚季风和北半球温度变化的趋势相同,反映在轨道尺度上北半球夏季太阳辐射对东亚季风的影响。DCA分析显示,中全新世以来,人类活动是影响研究区植被变化的最主要因素,5 000 cal. yr BP以来,松属、草本植物花粉和蕨类孢子的逐步增加反映人类活动对植被的干扰逐步加重,尤其是1 370 cal. yr BP(南北朝)以来,反映人类活动的孢粉占主要地位,人类活动对植被产生了重要影响。     

长江三峡库区玉溪遗址的环境与人类活动的孢粉记录

对玉溪遗址剖面53个地层样品和附近山地的9个现代表土样品进行了孢粉分析,结果表明:玉溪文化时期(6 000a.BP—7 200a.BP)孢粉组合以乔灌木为主,草本次之,蕨类孢子含量较少。乔灌木中以松属、桦木属、栎属占绝对优势;草本中藜科、蒿属含量较高;蕨类孢子以凤尾蕨为主。孢粉谱反映了较为湿润的气候特征。表土孢粉以超代表性的松属占绝对优势,可能是植被群落演替过程中松属植物作为先锋种类表现在演替初级阶段具有明显生长优势的结果,表土孢粉组合基本与当地植被状况相吻合。本研究在14 C测年基础上结合其它代用指标发现在剖面上部第4—8层和下部淤泥层中Rb/Sr值较高且乔灌木花粉百分含量明显增加,可以解释为该段淤泥层为古洪水遗迹,洪水可能有利于对孢粉的富集。地层剖面中文化层与淤泥层呈现交互沉积,表明周期性的洪水事件影响到了人类活动的连续性。     

天山乌鲁木齐河源区3.6 ka BP以来的植被变化和环境变迁:以大西沟剖面为例

天山乌鲁木齐河源区大西沟剖面孢粉鉴定结果表明:在3.6～3.2 ka BP,该区气候较今温暖湿润;在3.2～2.0 ka BP,气候变为寒冷干燥,这一时期乌鲁木齐河源地区曾出现一次冰进;在2.0～1.4 ka BP,气候又转为暖湿;在1.4～0.5 ka BP,出现了3.6 ka BP以来气候最适宜的时期.整个剖面自下而上都有一定量的淡水水生植物出现,这反映了该剖面3 ka BP以来一直处于淡水沼泽的环境中.通过对云杉属生态习性、传播特性等综合分析,认为剖面中的云杉丰值可能与林线上移、山谷风搬运以及冰川退缩等有一定的相关性.通过对孢粉样品中炭屑浓度统计以及磁化率测试结果的综合研究,提出在0.5 ka BP左右,该地区可能出现过多次火灾;炭屑的峰值可能与人类活动有关.     

天山乌鲁木齐河源区3．6ka BP以来的植被变化和环境变迁：以大西沟剖面为例

天山乌鲁木齐河源区大西沟剖面孢粉鉴定结果表明：在3．6～3．2ka BP,该区气候较今温暖湿润;在3.2～2．0ka BP,气候变为寒冷干燥,这一时期乌鲁木齐河源地区曾出现一次冰进;在2．0～1．4ka BP,气候又转为暖湿;在1．4～0．5ka BP,出现了3．6ka BP以来气候最适宜的时期。整个剖面自下而上都有一定量的淡水水生植物出现,这反映了该剖面3ka BP以来一直处于淡水沼泽的环境中。通过对云杉属生态习性、传播特性等综合分析,认为剖面中的云杉丰值可能与林线上移、山谷风搬运以及冰川退缩等有一定的相关性。通过对孢粉样品中炭屑浓度统计以及磁化率测试结果的综合研究,提出在0．5ka BP左右,该地区可能出现过多次火灾;炭屑的峰值可能与人类活动有关。     

北京房山东甘池15000年以来岩屑分析及对火发生可能性的探讨

 火是森林和草原生态系统的重要因子。本文通过北京房山东甘池15000aB.P．沉积物的炭屑、孢粉及烧失量(LOI)的分析,试图讨论北京地区15000aB.P以来火发生的可能性,提出火与植被中某些成分的相互关系及影响火发生的一些因素,同时结合考古和历史地理资料说明人类活动引起火灾的情形和程度。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.