红马蹄草的生态生物学特征及其扦插繁殖

为了解红马蹄草(Hydrocotyle nepalensis Hook.)的生态生物学特征, 对其形态解剖特征及光合特性进行了研究。结果表明, 红马蹄草叶片较薄, 栅栏组织不发达, 海绵组织与栅栏组织厚度之比较大;遮荫条件下叶片的净光合速率日变化呈单峰型, 具有较低的光补偿点、光饱和点、叶绿素a/b 以及较高的表观量子效率、总叶绿素含量、叶绿素b 含量, 这显示其耐荫特性, 对弱光环境的适应能力和利用弱光的能力较强。同时, 红马蹄草扦插繁殖迅速, 成活率较高, 以荫蔽潮湿的生长环境为佳。因此, 红马蹄草适合生长在弱光环境中, 因其具有较高的观赏价值, 是一种值得大力推广的地被植物。     

大陈洋产卵场保护区甲壳类群落结构特征及其与环境因子的关系

为了解浙江省大陈洋产卵场保护区甲壳类的群落结构特征,于2018年春季(4月)和秋季(11月)对甲壳类生物资源进行了底拖网调查,应用相对重要性指数(IRI)、生物多样性指数和典范对应分析(CCA)等方法对其群落结构及其与环境因子的关系进行了综合分析。结果表明: 共鉴定出甲壳类38种,隶属14科25属,其中口虾蛄、三疣梭子蟹、双斑蟳和哈氏仿对虾为优势种。春季甲壳类资源密度在50 m以浅海域较高;秋季在50 m以深海域较高,且保护区内南部甲壳类资源密度高于北部。关于多样性特征,春季甲壳类丰富度指数(D)、多样性指数(H)和均匀度指数(J)均高于秋季,空间分布上50 m以深海域甲壳类的H最高。根据生物量进行等级聚类分析(CLUSTER)和非度量多维标度排序(NMDS)分析,春季可将甲壳类划分为3个群落,秋季划分为4个群落,春季甲壳类群落结构组内差异性较秋季显著。典范对应分析结果表明,水深、底温、盐度和溶解氧为影响甲壳类种类组成和时空变化的主要环境因子。     

Copper complexation by natural organic matter in contaminated and uncontaminated ground water

Abstract

Ground-water samples were collected from an uncontaminated and a contaminated site. Copper complexation was characterized by ion- selective electrode (ISE), fluorescence quenching (FQ), and cathodic stripping voltammetric (CSV) titrations. All of the samples were titrated at their natural pH values and some of the samples were also titrated at other pH values. For a total Cu concentration of 10^?6 M, the free Cu²⁺ concentrations in the samples from the uncontaminated site were all less than 10^?7 M, while free Cu²⁺ in the samples from the contaminated site were all less than 10^?8 M. For a particular sample and total Cu concentration, the free Cu²⁺ concentration decreased as the pH increased. Relative to ISE, FQ underestimated and CSV overestimated the degree of Cu²⁺ binding. The Cu²⁺ -complexing properties of the ground waters are similar to many published results for the same pH and for ligand concentrations normalized to T.O.C. Chemical equilibrium computations indicate that organic complexes would dominate Cu speciation in the uncontaminated ground waters for 10^?7 to 10^?5 M total Cu. In the contaminated ground waters, sulfide complexes would be the predominant Cu species for total Cu less than the total S(?11) concentration. Organic complexes would dominate Cu speciation for total Cu greater than total S(?11).     

Performance evaluation and phylogenetic characterization of anaerobic fluidized bed reactors using ground tire and pet as support materials for biohydrogen production

This study evaluated two different support materials (ground tire and polyethylene terephthalate [PET]) for biohydrogen production in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR) treating synthetic wastewater containing glucose (4000 mg L⁻¹). The AFBR, which contained either ground tire (R1) or PET (R2) as support materials, were inoculated with thermally pretreated anaerobic sludge and operated at a temperature of 30 °C. The AFBR were operated with a range of hydraulic retention times (HRT) between 1 and 8 h. The reactor R1 operating with a HRT of 2 h showed better performance than reactor R2, reaching a maximum hydrogen yield of 2.25 mol H₂ mol⁻¹ glucose with 1.3 mg of biomass (as the total volatile solids) attached to each gram of ground tire. Subsequent 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of particle samples revealed that reactor R1 favored the presence of hydrogen-producing bacteria such as Clostridium, Bacillus, and Enterobacter.     

Patterns in species richness,species density,and evenness in groundfish assemblages on the continental slope of the U.S. Pacific coast

For many taxa, diversity, often measured as species richness, decreases with latitude. In this report patterns of diversity (species richness, species diversity, and evenness) in groundfish assemblages were investigated in relation to depth (200–1200 m) and latitude (33–47°N) on the continental slope of the U.S. Pacific coast. The data originated from the 1999–2002 upper continental slope groundfish surveys conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service. When the data were pooled across depths, species density and evenness were found to decline with latitude. All three diversity measures declined with depth, with the lowest overall diversity in the 600- to 900-m depth range where longspine thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis constituted close to 70% of the catch. When latitudinal gradients were examined within four depth zones (200–300 m, 400–500 m, 600–900 m, and 1000–1200 m) more complex patterns emerged. At depth species richness and evenness were inversely correlated with latitude as longspine thornyhead dominated catches to the north. However, in shallower areas of the slope, species richness and evenness were positively correlated with latitude. Latitudinal patterns of diversity in the deeper zones and when pooled across depths were positively correlated with temperature and broadly consistent with the Ambient Energy hypothesis discussed by Willig et al. [Annu Rev Ecol System 34:273–309 (2003)].     

Cell-free protein synthesis of perdeuterated proteins for NMR studies

Cell-free protein synthesis protocols for uniformly deuterated proteins typically yield low, non-uniform deuteration levels. This paper introduces an E. coli cell-extract, D-S30, which enables efficient production of proteins with high deuteration levels for all non-labile hydrogen atom positions. Potential applications of the new protocol may include production of proteins with selective isotope-labeling of selected amino acid residues on a perdeuterated background for studies of enzyme active sites or for ligand screening in drug discovery projects, as well as the synthesis of perdeuterated polypeptides for NMR spectroscopy with large supra-molecular structures. As an illustration, it is demonstrated that the 800-kDa chaperonine GroEL synthesized with the D-S30 cell-free system had a uniform deuteration level of about 95% and assembled into its biologically active oligomeric form.     

基于c-均值聚类的粗糙集神经网络在心脏病诊断中的应用

采用c-均值聚类法将决策表中的连续条件属性进行离散化,用粗糙集处理离散化后的决策表系统得到简化规则,然后将规则集输入BP神经网络进行训练,并对测试集进行预测.以此模型对一组有关心脏病诊断的数据进行处理,得到的预测判准率达85%,而单独使用粗糙集或BPNN进行预测,则判准率分别为76%和82%;若在粗糙集和BPNN联用模型中,对原始数据采用传统的等距离离散化和等频率离散化等离散化方法,预测判准率则分别只有53%和77%.     

Evaluating dynamic error of a treadmill and the effect on measured kinetic gait parameters: Implications and possible solutions

The dynamic properties of instrumented treadmills influence the force measurement of the embedded force platform. We investigated these properties using a frequency response function, which evaluates the ratio between the measured and applied forces in the frequency domain. For comparison, the procedure was also performed on the gold-standard ground-embedded force platform. A predictive model of the systematic error of both types of force platform was then developed and tested against different input signals that represent three types of running patterns. Results show that the treadmill structure distorts the measured force signal. We then modified this structure with a simple stiffening frame in an attempt to reduce measurement error. Consequently, the overall absolute error was reduced (−22%), and the error in force-derived metrics was also sufficiently reduced: −68% for average loading rate error and −80% for impact peak error. Our procedure shows how to measure, predict, and reduce systematic dynamic error associated with treadmill-installed force platforms. We suggest this procedure should be implemented to appraise data quality, and frequency response function values should be included in research reports.     

Differences in muscle activity between natural forefoot and rearfoot strikers during running

Running research has focused on reducing injuries by changing running technique. One proposed method is to change from rearfoot striking (RFS) to forefoot striking (FFS) because FFS is thought to be a more natural running pattern that may reduce loading and injury risk. Muscle activity affects loading and influences running patterns; however, the differences in muscle activity between natural FFS runners and natural RFS runners are unknown. The purpose of this study was to measure muscle activity in natural FFS runners and natural RFS runners. We tested the hypotheses that tibialis anterior activity would be significantly lower while activity of the plantarflexors would be significantly greater in FFS runners, compared to RFS runners, during late swing phase and early stance phase. Gait kinematics, ground reaction forces and electromyographic patterns of ten muscles were collected from twelve natural RFS runners and ten natural FFS runners. The root mean square (RMS) of each muscle?s activity was calculated during terminal swing phase and early stance phase. We found significantly lower RMS activity in the tibialis anterior in FFS runners during terminal swing phase, compared to RFS runners. In contrast, the medial and lateral gastrocnemius showed significantly greater RMS activity in terminal swing phase in FFS runners. No significant differences were found during early stance phase for the tibialis anterior or the plantarflexors. Recognizing the differences in muscle activity between FFS and RFS runners is an important step toward understanding how foot strike patterns may contribute to different types of injury.