植被生化组分光谱模型抗土壤背景能力分析

应用LOPEX'93(Leaf Optical Properties Experiment)数据,分析了统计回归模型在进行植被叶绿素和水分反演中抗土壤背景影响的能力,模型参数分别使用了:反射率及其变化形式、光谱位置变量、植被指数。在LOPEX'93数据库的植被波谱中分别加入10%-90%的实测土壤光谱信息,得到植被与土壤的混合光谱,并分析混合光谱对植被生化组分的响应。结果表明:应用反射率及其变化形式进行植被叶绿素反演时,以730nm和400nm组合的反射率和反射率倒数的对数为参数的模型具有最高的抗土壤背景能力,在土壤背景所占比例从低到高的变化过程中,以二者反射率组合为参数的模型与叶绿素的相关系数,始终保持在0.645附近,以二者反射率倒数的对数为参数的模型与植被叶绿素的相关系数保持在0.650附近;应用反射率及其变化形式进行植被含水量反演时,以1100,1170,1000,1040,1080nm组合的反射率为参数的模型以及以1170,960,1210,1090,1080,950,1220,1210nm反射率倒数的对数组合为参数的模型具有较高的稳定性,在土壤组分变化的过程中,以上模型与植被含水量的相关系数均稳定的高于0.99;对于光谱位置变量的分析中,以红边-绿峰-红谷组合的模型与植被叶绿素含量具有较高、而且稳定的相关系数,在土壤背景所占比例变化的情况下,相关系数稳定在0.53附近;在应用植被指数进行叶绿素的反演过程中,植被指数与叶绿素的相关系数在土壤背景所占比例变化的情况下变化较大,抗土壤背景的能力均较差;在应用植被指数进行植被水分含量的反演时,以水分指数Ratio975和Ratio1200相关系数最高,且在不同比例土壤背景变化下稳定,相关系数分别分布在0.980附近和0.960附近。该结果可用于指导不同植被覆盖条件下植被冠层参数的反演,提高反演的稳定性和准确性。     

基于小波分析的大豆叶绿素a含量高光谱反演模型

 2003和2004年分别在长春市良种场和中国科学院海伦黑土生态实验站实测了大田耕作与水肥耦合作用下大豆（Glycine max）冠层高光谱反射率 与叶绿素a含量数据,对光谱反射率、微分光谱与叶绿素a含量进行了相关分析;采用归一化植被指数(Normalized diffe rence vegetation index, NDVI)、土壤调和植被指数(Soil-adjusted vegetation index, SAVI)、再归一植被指数(Renormalized difference vegetation index, RDVI)、第二修正比值植被指数(Modified second ratio index, MSRI)等建立了大豆叶绿素a反演模型;应用小波分析对采集的光谱反 射率数据进行了能量系数提取,并以小波能量系数作为自变量进行了单变量与多变量回归分析,对大豆叶绿素a进行了估算。研究结果表明,大 豆叶绿素a 与可见光光谱反射率相关性较好,并在红光波段取得最大值(R²>0.70),但在红边处,微分光谱与大豆叶绿素a的相关性较反射率好 得多,在其它波段则相反;由NDVI、SAVI、RDVI、MSRI等植被指数建立的估算模型可以提高大豆叶绿素a的估算精度（R²>0.75）;小波能量系 数回归模型可以进一步提高大豆叶绿素a含量的估算水平,以一个特定小波能量系数作为自变量的回归模型,大豆叶绿素a回归决定系数R²高达 0.78;多变量回归分析结果表明,大豆叶绿素a实测值与预测值的线性回归决定系数R²均高达0.85。以上结果表明, 小波分析可以对高光谱进 行特征变量提取,并可在一定程度上提高大豆生理参数反演精度。     

基于机载高光谱影像的植被冠层叶绿素反演

利用黑龙江省伊春市带领区凉水国家级自然保护区机载高光谱数据,提取了红边面积、三角形植被指数、归一化植被指数等15个光谱参数,结合坡度、坡向、海拔、郁闭度和植被总盖度5个地理参数,并利用叶绿素计SPAD-502对研究区植被冠层叶绿素相对含量进行同步测量,分析了叶片光谱反射率、反射率的一阶导数及其他变形分别与SPAD值的相关性,采用基于核变换的偏最小二乘原理建立了叶绿素相对含量的估测模型,用该模型对研究区植被冠层叶绿素相对含量进行定量估算.结果表明:当分段数为3、提取的主成分数为10时,所建模型的效果较好,模型决定系数达到0.855,平均绝对百分误差为9.6％,预测精度为89.7％.     

植被生化组分光谱模型抗土壤背景的能力

应用LOPEX'93(Leaf Optical Properties Experiment)数据,分析了统计回归模型在进行植被叶绿素和水分反演中抗土壤背景影响的能力,模型参数分别使用了:反射率及其变化形式、光谱位置变量、植被指数。在LOPEX'93数据库的植被波谱中分别加入10%—90%的实测土壤光谱信息,得到植被与土壤的混合光谱,并分析混合光谱对植被生化组分的响应。结果表明:应用反射率及其变化形式进行植被叶绿素反演时,以730nm和400nm组合的反射率和反射率倒数的对数为参数的模型具有最高的抗土壤背景能力,在土壤背景所占比例从低到高的变化过程中,以二者反射率组合为参数的模型与叶绿素的相关系数,始终保持在0.645附近,以二者反射率倒数的对数为参数的模型与植被叶绿素的相关系数保持在0.650附近;应用反射率及其变化形式进行植被含水量反演时,以1100,1170,1000,1040,1080nm组合的反射率为参数的模型以及以1170,960,1210,1090,1080,950,1220,1210nm反射率倒数的对数组合为参数的模型具有较高的稳定性,在土壤组分变化的过程中,以上模型与植被含水量的相关系数均稳定...     

亚热带典型常绿阔叶树种叶片叶绿素含量与其高光谱特征间的关系

叶绿素在植物的生理生态过程中非常重要.利用高光谱数据,揭示光谱反射率上特征光谱与叶绿素含量间的关系将有助于理解叶绿素光谱反射特征的规律.选取了6种亚热带常绿阔叶树种,抽取一定数量的叶片样品,分别测量了叶片的光谱反射率及其叶绿素含量,并建立了光谱反射率曲线上的红边位置附近的光谱反射率和叶绿素总量间的回归模型.结果显示:对所研究的树种而言,红边位置处一窄波长范围内的平均光谱反射率与叶绿素总量间的相关性普遍较高,回归效果显著.从高光谱遥感的角度结合植物的生理生态特点分析了其机理.建立的有关红边位置处的光谱反射率与叶绿素总量间的回归模型普遍具有较高的拟合度,其应用前景较好.     

基于优化SVR高光谱指数的独尾草叶绿素含量估算

以位于新疆准噶尔盆地腹地的古尔班通古特沙漠为研究区,测定独尾草幼苗期、开花期的叶片光谱反射率和叶绿素含量,分析24种光谱指数与叶绿素含量之间的相关关系,选用相关性较高的光谱指数建立优化支持向量回归机(SVR)估算模型。结果表明:(1)开花期的叶绿素含量高于幼苗期,主要与植被的光合作用有关,开花期的光谱反射率低于幼苗期,两期的光谱反射率符合普遍植物光谱反射率。(2)在幼苗期,GNDVI(green normalized difference vegetation index)与叶绿素含量相关性最高(R~2=0.664);在开花期,GM-2(Gitelson and Merzlyak)与叶绿素含量相关性最高(R~2=0.711)。按相关性排序时,在两期中,决定系数排名前7的光谱指数都相同。(3)将7个敏感光谱指数作为输入因子,通过3种优化算法选择最优参数(c,g),建立优化SVR估算模型:幼苗期和开花期,模型精度都较高,PSO-SVRGA-SVRGS-SVR,其中PSO-SVR决定系数最高,均方根误差最小。在幼苗期,PSO-SVR决定系数为0.812,均方根误差为0.728,在开花期,PSO-SVR决定系数为0.841,均方根误差为0.247。说明基于PSO-SVR算法优化后的SVR模型精度高误差小,能较好地对叶绿素含量进行估算,且独尾草叶绿素含量开花期的估算比幼苗期的效果要好。本研究为荒漠植被生态特征的监测估算、时空分布和生化参数反演提供了科学依据和技术支持。     

华南地区亚热带树木叶面积指数的高光谱反演研究

为构建树种叶面积指数的估算模型,以NDVI、RVI、FREP、CIGreen、CIRed-edge、MSAVI2为高光谱特征变量,通过统计分析,确定反演树种叶面积指数的最佳光谱特征变量,构建华南农业大学校园内50种亚热带树木的叶片反射率和叶面积指数(LAI)模型。结果表明,6种高光谱特征变量与树种叶面积指数间都具有极显著相关性,其中红边位置反射率(FREP)和比值植被指数(RVI)与LAI的拟合方程的R2都大于0.8,决定系数分别为0.820和0.811。经过精度验证,FREP估算的均方根误差(RMSE)只有0.13,该回归模型为估测亚热带典型树种的叶片LAI最佳模型。从高光谱遥感的角度结合亚热带植被的群落结构特点来看,建立的红边位置光谱反射率与叶面积指数的回归模型普遍具有较高的拟合度,所以利用高光谱特征变量反演亚热带树木叶片的叶面积指数等植被参数的应用前景较好。     

干旱胁迫下雷竹叶片叶绿素的高光谱响应特征及含量估算

植物叶片的反射光谱特征与叶绿素含量密切相关。以重要的笋用竹种雷竹(Phyllostachys violascens)为研究对象,采用盆栽及控水试验方法研究了2年生雷竹在干旱胁迫条件下冠层叶片反射光谱的响应特征,分析了叶片叶绿素含量与不同波段光谱反射率一阶微分值以及光谱特征参数之间的相关关系,并以雷竹叶绿素含量敏感波段及构建的植被指数与叶绿素含量进行了拟合。结果表明,重度缺水处理后雷竹叶片叶绿素含量显著降低,在可见光区叶片光谱反射率随叶绿素含量的降低而增加,以波长493、639、693、756 nm等处的光谱反射率一阶微分值与叶绿素含量的相关性较高。雷竹叶片叶绿素含量与光谱特征参数如绿峰反射率、红谷反射率、蓝边面积、绿峰面积之间的相关性较高。与已有的植被指数相比基于雷竹叶绿素含量敏感波段修正后的植被指数与叶绿素含量相关性优于原植被指数。基于反射率一阶微分值构建的多元回归方程以及修正的绿色归一化植被指数(m GNDVI)构建的回归方程拟合效果较好,为雷竹叶绿素含量的较优估算方程。研究结果可以为雷竹叶绿素含量的快速无损测定以及季节性干旱条件下雷竹林的科学经营及灾后评估提供依据。     

芦苇粉大尾蚜虫害下芦苇叶绿素高光谱反演估算

叶绿素含量是表征芦苇虫害胁迫状态的一个重要指示因子。选取遭受芦苇粉大尾蚜(Hyalopterus pruni)虫害的芦苇(Phragmites australis)作为研究对象,用便携式地物光谱仪ASD FieldSpec 4测定其叶片反射率光谱,同时用SPAD-502 Plus叶绿素测量仪测定其叶绿素相对含量(SPAD),分析健康和虫害芦苇叶片高光谱反射率与叶绿素含量间的相关关系,采用一元线性回归和偏最小二乘法回归方法,建立芦苇叶绿素含量红边位置和全波段高光谱反演估算模型。结果表明:健康芦苇叶片反射率高于虫害叶片,两种叶片叶绿素含量与高光谱的相关性存在显著差异,尤其在绿光波段和近红外波段部分区域(1400~2500nm)表现明显;全波段高光谱估算模型具有较高的准确性,健康叶片回归模型的决定系数(R2)为0.965,均方根误差(RMSE)为0.813,预测偏差比率(RPD)为3.940;虫害叶片回归模型的R2为0.966,RMSE为0.989,RPD为3.855;异地验证结果进一步表明,通过高光谱数据全波段反演能较好地估算芦苇粉大尾蚜虫害下芦苇叶绿素相对含量,这也预示着利用高光谱全波段数据估算虫害植被叶绿素相对含量是可行的。     

基于神经网络的马尾松叶绿素含量高光谱估算模型

分析不同生长期的马尾松冠层反射光谱特征与相应叶绿素含量的相关关系.利用36个红边参数逐一筛选,最终确定7个与叶绿素含量相关性较高的红边参数作为光谱特征参数,分别应用逐步分析法与BP神经网络构建叶绿素含量的高光谱估算模型;同样,筛选出4个植被指数作为光谱特征参数,同时,将对原始光谱进行主成分分析降维后的前4个主成分作为BP神经网络的输入变量,分别应用逐步分析法与BP神经网络构建叶绿素含量的高光谱估算模型.结果表明: 将红边参数作为输入变量建立的逐步回归模型和BP神经网络模型的决定系数(R²)分别为0.5205、0.7253,均方根误差(RMSE)分别为0.1004、0.0848,相对误差分别为6.3%、5.7%.将植被指数作为输入变量建立的逐步回归模型和BP神经网络模型的R²分别为0.5392、0.7064,RMSE分别为0.0978、0.0871,相对误差分别为6.2%、6.0%.基于主成分分析的BP神经网络模型的预测效果最好,R²为0.7475,RMSE为0.0540,相对误差为4.8%.     

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.