苏南快速城市化地区景观生态优化调控研究

城市化是经济快速发展的必然结果和要求.以苏锡常为代表的快速城市化苏南板块正在导致原有的城乡景观发生快速的变化（优化与恶化并存）.基于城市景观生态调控方法,通过城市景观生态规划（整体共生的理念）、城市景观生态工程（循环再生的理念）和城市景观生态管理（竞争自生的理念）,提出快速城市化过程中城市景观生态优化调控的构想.以苏南地区的常州市武进区为例,从其地理环境背景及景观演化出发,提出可持续发展的景观生态优化的基本原则和目标.将城镇整合成以中心城区斑块为核心的向外辐射的4个城镇景观生态发展斑块,即5大斑块平衡组团的景观格局,协调各行政区域的城市化、工业化发展;典型景观生态片区建设以淹城保护区斑块为核心,以滆湖-太湖斑块和绿色空间基底景观生态建设为主体,依托＂二纵三横＂的生态廊道网络,形成整个武进富有韵律的生态网架,从区域整体上改善、优化城乡景观生态,有效避免景观破碎与退化和生态环境恶化.     

Production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources using engineered Escherichia coli

Biotechnological production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources is an appealing way to move from the current petroleum-based economy to a biomass-based green economy. Recently, the feedstocks that can be used for bioconversion or fermentation have been expanded to plant biomass, microbial biomass, and industrial waste. Several microbes have been engineered to produce chemicals from renewable resources, among which Escherichia coli is one of the best studied. Much effort has been made to engineer E. coli to produce fuels and chemicals from different renewable resources. In this paper, we focused on E. coli and systematically reviewed a range of fuels and chemicals that can be produced from renewable resources by engineered E. coli. Moreover, we proposed how can we further improve the efficiency for utilizing renewable resources by engineered E. coli, and how can we engineer E. coli for utilizing alternative renewable feedstocks. e.g. C1 gases and methanol. This review will help the readers better understand the current progress in this field and provide insights for further metabolic engineering efforts in E. coli.     

吉林延边智新盆地大拉子组孢粉组合

本文对产自吉林延边地区智新盆地大拉子组上段的孢子花粉进行了系统研究,共计36属91种,另有疑源类化石1属2种,组成以Classopollis-Cicatricosisporites为代表的孢粉组合。根据组合内一些重要分子的地质时限讨论和与相关组合的对比。其时代应归为早白垩世晚期,根据疑源类和主要孢粉属种可能的母体植物生长环境,推测在早白恶世晚期吉林延边地区智新镇是一个宁静的湖泊,气候温暖,干燥。     

城市公园绿地可达性分析——以沈阳市铁西区为例

公园绿地作为城市重要的自然景观元素,其可达性是体现公园绿地所提供的自然服务能否被市民便捷、公平享用的一个重要指标.对可达性理论进行深入研究,从而更加准确、真实地对公园绿地可达性进行评价是目前亟需解决的问题.本文基于QuickBird卫星影像和GIS平台,以沈阳市铁西区为例,选取步行、非机动车、机动车和公共交通4种方式来定量评价公园绿地的可达性,并对4种交通方式下公园绿地可达区的空间分布、可达面积及可达人口的数量差异进行对比分析.结果表明： 沈阳市铁西区公园绿地数量较少且分布不均衡,表现为西南部及中心区域公园绿地的可达性较好,边缘区域可达性较差,东部和北部边缘可达性最差;各交通方式下公园绿地的可达性存在较大差异,机动车可达性最好,其次为非机动车和公共交通,步行可达性最差：近九成的居民可以采用步行30 min、非机动车和公共交通15 min、机动车10 min的方式到达最近的公园绿地.该研究对城市公园绿地可达性理论的深入、系统研究提供了一种新思路,对基于可达性的绿地空间布局优化具有重要的现实意义.     

Spatio-temporal distribution patterns of two tachinid flies,Epicampocera succincta andCompsilura concinnata parasitizingPieris

Larvae of genus Pieris in the northern part of Kyoto City are parasitized by two tachinid flies:Epicampocera succincta, a specialist on genus Pieris, and Compsilura concinnata, a generalist with very wide host-range. We surveyed the parasitism rates of Pieris by both flies for two years at six study areas. In these study areas, there lived three host species in the genus Pieris: P. rapae, P. melete, and P. napi, but neither tachinid parasitized P. napi to any significant extent. In the mountainous district, P. rapae and P. melete coexisted and their populations were relatively continuous, while in the lowland, only P. rapae larvae were abundant in spring and autumn, but even they disappeared in summer. Parasitisms by E. succincta occurred mainly in mountainous district and never in the lowland. C. concinnata parasitized Pieris in all the areas, but its parasitisms occurred mainly in autumn. We analyzed the factors affecting the spatial and temporal patterns of parasitism rates and presumed that the temporal discontinuity of host population restricted the distribution of the specialist parasitoid.     

Characterization of long non-coding RNAs and MEF2C-AS1 identified as a novel biomarker in diffuse gastric cancer

Previous studies proved that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important role in human cancer. However, the knowledge of genome scale expression of lncRNAs and their potential biological function in gastric cancer is still lacking. Next generation RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed on tumor tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues of six diffuse gastric cancer (DGC) patients. Then we performed a comprehensive analysis on lncRNAs and mRNA. Fifty-eight lncRNAs were upregulated and 54 lncRNAs were downregulated in diffuse gastric cancer tissue compared with adjacent tissue. The numbers of up- and downregulated mRNAs were 306 and 161, respectively. In addition, we inferred the function of lncRNAs by construction of a co-expression network for deregulated mRNAs and lncRNAs. Co-expressed genes of MEF2C-AS1 and FENDRR were enriched to RAS and TGF-beta signaling pathway. MEF2C-AS1 and FENDRR expression were re-evaluated by Real-time Quantitative PCR in 42 DGC patients' tumor and normal tissues, and other 46 DGC patents' and 21 healthy controls' plasma. Validation data showed MEF2C-AS1 and FENDRR were significantly downregulated in tumor tissues compared with normal tissues. And decreased FENDRR are associated with aggressive tumor characteristics including more advanced stage (P = .030), poor differentiation (P = .043) and lymphatic metastasis (P = .001). The expression level MEF2C-AS1 was significantly lower in DGC patients' plasma than that in healthy controls' plasma. In gastric cancer cell lines, knock-down of MEF2C-AS1 or FENDRR reduced the protein levels of FAT3, NTN1 and LYVE1 (the co-expressed genes), which were related with gastric cancer cell proliferation and invasion by previous studies. In addition, knock-down of MEF2C-AS1 or FENDRR promoted aggressive tumor behaviors in in-vitro assays. In this study, we provide a valuable resource of lncRNAs which might play important roles in the function of oncogenes or tumor suppressors affecting the development and progression of diffuse gastric cancer.     

中国神农架蜡梅属一新变种和新变型

描述了蜡梅（Chimonanthus praecox L.）一新变种即卷瓣蜡梅,该变种与原变种的主要区别是中花被片高度反卷,中被片颜色为白色或金黄色,主要分布于神农架林区。其中中被片颜色为白色的卷瓣蜡梅可以被看作一个新变型跳枝蜡梅。     

A life cycle evaluation of wood pellet gasification for district heating in British Columbia

The replacement of natural gas combustion for district heating by wood waste and wood pellets gasification systems with or without emission control has been investigated by a streamlined LCA. While stack emissions from controlled gasification systems are lower than the applicable regulations, compared to the current base case, 12% and 133% increases are expected in the overall human health impacts for wood pellets and wood waste, respectively. With controlled gasification, external costs and GHG emission can be reduced by 35% and 82% on average, respectively. Between wood pellets and wood waste, wood pellets appear to be the better choice as it requires less primary energy and has a much lower impact on the local air quality.     

佛山市禅城区小型兽类组成及多样性的时空变化

城市化导致的野生动物生境破碎化,会使野栖小型兽类更多聚集分布于城区斑块化的农区和公园生境中,因而其多样性组成及时空变化模式可能会与其他区域不同,了解这些模式对防控城区野栖小型兽类的危害具有重要支撑作用。本研究于2020年12月至2021年10月,分4个季节在佛山市禅城区3个公园和7处农区生境中以夹捕法调查小型兽类,比较了小型兽类的种类、密度和生态学指标的时空差异。共有效置夹1843夹次,捕获小型兽类2目2科4属7种共244只。其中劳亚食虫目（Eulipotyphla）的臭鼩（Suncus murinus）占总捕获动物的48.77%;啮齿目中黑缘齿鼠（Rattus andamanensis,20.90%）和卡氏小鼠（Mus caroli,18.03%）为优势鼠种,黑缘齿鼠为佛山市新增记录,卡氏小鼠为禅城区新增记录。4次调查总捕获率达13.28%±0.93%,12月的啮齿类捕获率显著低于4月;公园的总捕获率和啮齿类捕获率都比农区略高,而臭鼩捕获率比农区略低,但差异不显著。12月的物种丰富度和优势度指数最高,均匀度指数最低;4月的多样性指数最高,优势度指数最低;而10月的均匀度指数最高,物种...