Seasonal variation in amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the intestine after breakfast in Japanese subjects

We previously showed that daytime dim-light exposure has a negative effect on the efficiency of dietary carbohydrate absorption in the evening, whereas evening-time dim-light exposure has a beneficial effect. These results suggest that seasonal changes in the environmental light may affect gastrointestinal activity, and that there might, therefore, be seasonal variation in the efficiency of dietary carbohydrate absorption from the intestine. In order to prove this hypothesis, we measured the amount of dietary carbohydrate unabsorbed from the intestine after a breakfast in healthy female Japanese subjects during the four seasons of the year. We estimated the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate by the breath hydrogen test, which measures the amount of hydrogen in exhaled air. A 6 g solution of lactosucrose, an indigestible trisaccharide, was used for comparison. Two groups of subjects, 12 subjects in Osaka and 14 subjects in Nagano, were studied in the winter (January to February), spring (April to May), summer (July to August), and autumn (October to November) of 2004. We found the following results: (1) In no season were there any significant differences between the two subgroups in the orocecal transit time of the breakfast and the lactosucrose solution. Nor were there any significant differences in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast. (2) Using the pooled data of the total of 26 subjects, there was no significant seasonal variation in the orocecal transit time of the breakfast or the lactosucrose solution. (3) There was a significant seasonal variation in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast. (4) The amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast was largest in winter and smallest in autumn. Results in spring and in summer were similar and intermediate between those in winter and autumn. Post hoc multiple comparison tests showed that the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate in winter was significantly larger than in autumn. (5) In winter, the average ratio of the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate to the total amount of carbohydrate in the breakfast was about 12%; in autumn it was about 6%. These results clearly show that there is seasonal variation in the efficiency of intestinal dietary carbohydrate absorption among young female Japanese subjects.     

Seasonal Variation in Amount of Unabsorbed Dietary Carbohydrate from the Intestine after Breakfast in Japanese Subjects

We previously showed that daytime dim‐light exposure has a negative effect on the efficiency of dietary carbohydrate absorption in the evening, whereas evening‐time dim‐light exposure has a beneficial effect. These results suggest that seasonal changes in the environmental light may affect gastrointestinal activity, and that there might, therefore, be seasonal variation in the efficiency of dietary carbohydrate absorption from the intestine. In order to prove this hypothesis, we measured the amount of dietary carbohydrate unabsorbed from the intestine after a breakfast in healthy female Japanese subjects during the four seasons of the year. We estimated the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate by the breath hydrogen test, which measures the amount of hydrogen in exhaled air. A 6 g solution of lactosucrose, an indigestible trisaccharide, was used for comparison. Two groups of subjects, 12 subjects in Osaka and 14 subjects in Nagano, were studied in the winter (January to February), spring (April to May), summer (July to August), and autumn (October to November) of 2004. We found the following results: (1) In no season were there any significant differences between the two subgroups in the orocecal transit time of the breakfast and the lactosucrose solution. Nor were there any significant differences in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast. (2) Using the pooled data of the total of 26 subjects, there was no significant seasonal variation in the orocecal transit time of the breakfast or the lactosucrose solution. (3) There was a significant seasonal variation in the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast. (4) The amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate from the breakfast was largest in winter and smallest in autumn. Results in spring and in summer were similar and intermediate between those in winter and autumn. Post hoc multiple comparison tests showed that the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate in winter was significantly larger than in autumn. (5) In winter, the average ratio of the amount of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrate to the total amount of carbohydrate in the breakfast was about 12%; in autumn it was about 6%. These results clearly show that there is seasonal variation in the efficiency of intestinal dietary carbohydrate absorption among young female Japanese subjects.     

The distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in Fukuoka, Japan.

To determine the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) subtypes in Fukuoka, Japan, viruses from 41 HIV-1 infected individuals were subtyped. Subtyping by V3-loop enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed 31 of the 41 subjects as subtype B (MN type), one as subtype A, one as subtype C, and eight untypable. The subject infected with subtype C was identified as a foreigner; the subtype A subject was Japanese. A phylogenetic analysis of nucleic acid sequences from the env C2-V3 region was also conducted. Genetic subtyping was successful for 25 samples: 23 samples were determined as subtype B, one subtype A and one subtype E. One of the individuals infected with subtype B, as well as the subtype A and subtype E subjects, were not Japanese. This study indicated that subtype B (USA and European type) is still dominant among HIV-1 infections in Fukuoka. Further, no Japanese were subtype E positive, which is increasing in the Kanto region. It is notable, however, that subtype A and subtype C infections, which are rare in Japan, were found in Fukuoka, located far from the metropolitan area of Tokyo.     

减氮配施不同种类有机肥对玉米物质分配、转运与产量的影响

为倡导减量施用化学氮肥,探索科学施肥模式,以达到绿色、稳产、高产的种植目标,通过田间试验,以空白处理(CK₀)、常规施氮(CK₁)为对照,设置减氮比例和配施有机肥两因素试验,减氮比例设减氮20%(A₁)、减氮40%(A₂);配施有机肥设:不配施有机肥(B₀)、配施普通有机肥(B₁)、配施生物有机肥(B₂),研究了减氮配施不同种类有机肥对玉米物质积累分配、转运及产量的影响,为玉米化学氮肥减量增效技术提供科学依据。结果表明:随化学氮肥施用量的减少,玉米干物质积累量及产量降低;配施有机肥显著提高了干物质积累量、籽粒分配比例、吐丝后干物质对籽粒的贡献率和产量;减氮20%配施普通有机肥、生物有机肥处理较不配施有机肥处理,两年干物质积累量平均分别提高了31.38%和46.29%(P<0.05);产量分别提高了19.57%和23.78%,较常规施氮处理产量分别提高了7.15%和10.95%;减氮40%配施普通有机肥、生物有机肥处理较不配施有机...     

Age-related changes in lamin A/C expression in cardiomyocytes

Lamin A and C (A/C) are type V intermediate filaments that form the nuclear lamina. Lamin A/C mutations lead to reduced expression of lamin A/C and diverse phenotypes such as familial cardiomyopathies and accelerated aging syndromes. Normal aging is associated with reduced expression of lamin A/C in osteoblasts and dermal fibroblasts but has never been assessed in cardiomyocytes. Our objective was to compare the expression of lamin A/C in cardiomyocytes of old (24 mo) versus young (4 mo) C57Bl/6J mice using a well-validated mouse model of aging. Lamin B1 was used as a control. Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses showed reduced expression of lamin A/C in cardiomyocyte nuclei of old mice (proportion of nuclei expressing lamin A/C, 9% vs. 62%, P < 0.001). Lamin A/C distribution was scattered peripherally and perinuclear in old mice, whereas it was homogeneous throughout the nuclei in young mice. Western blot analyses confirmed reduced expression of lamin A/C in nuclear extracts of old mice (ratio of lamin A/C to B1, 0.6 vs. 1.2, P < 0.01). Echocardiographic studies showed increased left ventricular wall thickness with preserved cavity size (concentric remodeling), increased left ventricular mass, and a slight reduction in fractional shortening in old mice. This is the first study to show that normal aging is associated with reduced expression and altered distribution of lamin A/C in nuclei of cardiomyocytes.     

A significant age shift of the human parvovirus B19 antibody prevalence among young adults in Japan observed in a decade.

A seroepidemiological study on human parvovirus (B19) in Japan was undertaken with serum samples randomly collected from healthy Japanese populations (416 in 1973, 675 in 1984 and 508 in 1987/88). All samples were tested for anti-B19 IgG antibody by the indirect antigen-capture ELISA. The antibody prevalence for ages 0-9 years old in 1984 was significantly higher (16%) than that in 1973 (2%), whereas those for ages 20-29 years and 30-39 years were significantly lower in 1984 (20% and 56%) than in 1973 (67% and 80%) (p < 0.005). After the erythema infectiosum (EI) outbreak in 1986/87, the antibody prevalences for ages 5-9, 10-14 and 15-19 years were 40-85% in Fukuoka, 0-10% in Gunma, and 21-41% in Chiba reflecting each EI incidence in these three prefectures, whereas those for ages 20-29 years remained low (< 20%). These data indicate that B19 virus was transmitted mainly among children and no significant incidence of B19 virus infection in adults has occurred since 1973, resulting in a notable shifting of B19 susceptibility toward older ages including child-bearing females.     

Pine Forest Floor Carbon Accumulation in Response to N and PK Additions: Bomb <Superscript>14</Superscript>C Modelling and Respiration Studies

The addition of nitrogen via deposition alters the carbon balance of temperate forest ecosystems by affecting both production and decomposition rates. The effects of 20 years of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus and potassium (PK) additions were studied in a 40-year-old pine stand in northern Sweden. Carbon fluxes of the forest floor were reconstructed using a combination of data on soil ¹⁴C, tree growth, and litter decomposition. N-only additions caused an increase in needle litterfall, whereas both N and PK additions reduced long-term decomposition rates. Soil respiration measurements showed a 40% reduction in soil respiration for treated compared to control plots. The average age of forest floor carbon was 17 years. Predictions of future soil carbon storage indicate an increase of around 100% in the next 100 years for the N plots and 200% for the NPK plots. As much as 70% of the increase in soil carbon was attributed to the decreased decomposition rate, whereas only 20% was attributable to increased litter production. A reduction in decomposition was observed at a rate of N addition of 30 kg C ha^–1 y^–1, which is not an uncommon rate of N deposition in central Europe. A model based on the continuous-quality decomposition theory was applied to interpret decomposer and substrate parameters. The most likely explanations for the decreased decomposition rate were a fertilizer-induced increase in decomposer efficiency (production-to-assimilation ratio), a more rapid rate of decrease in litter quality, and a decrease in decomposer basic growth rate.     

Differential distribution of leaf chemistry in eucalypt seedlings due to variation in whole-plant nutrient availability

We investigated the effects of whole-plant nutrient-availability on the degree of distribution of some plant primary and secondary (nitrogen, fibre, flavonols, gallotannins and cineole) chemicals across young, mature and old leaves of seedlings of Eucalyptus nitens. Four treatments that ranged from low to high nutrient-application rates resulted in mean whole-plant foliar concentrations of 0.63%, 0.85%, 1.11% and 1.82% nitrogen dry matter (N%DM) for treatments A, B, C and D, respectively. Within-plant distribution (across the leaf age profile of young, mature and old leaves within a eucalypt seedling) of N%DM ranged from zero in treatment A to a wide range of distribution in treatment D (low N%DM concentrations in old leaves to high N%DM concentrations in young leaves). Similarly, the distribution of fibre ranged from zero in treatment A to a wide range of distribution in treatment D, but with high concentrations in old leaves and low concentrations in young leaves. In contrast, flavonols (weakly) and gallotannins had a wide range of distribution in treatment A (low concentrations in old leaves to high concentrations in young leaves) but were little or not distributed in the other treatments. Again in contrast, cineole was strongly distributed between old and young leaves (low concentrations in old leaves to high concentrations in young leaves) across all treatments while concentrations in mature leaves reflected one or other leaf age depending on treatment. Protein precipitable phenols in treatments A, B and C were high in young, and low in old leaves; whereas in treatment D they were low and similar between leaves of different ages.     

林隙对香樟和枫香幼苗早期生长阶段功能性状的影响

探究林隙对不同需光性树种早期生长特征和功能性状的影响,对揭示林隙微生境影响次生林内幼苗更新机制具有重要意义。以亚热带次生林中耐荫常绿树种香樟和阳性落叶树种枫香幼苗为试验对象,研究大林隙(D/H介于1.5—2.0)、中林隙(D/H介于1.0—1.5)和小林隙(D/H介于0.5—1.0)对不同需光树种幼苗早期(1—3年生)生长特征和功能性状的影响。结果表明：(1)林隙大小对两种幼苗的生长均有显著影响。其中,中林隙可显著促进香樟2—3年生幼苗的生长,大林隙对枫香1—3年生幼苗的生长均具有显著促进作用。(2)对林隙环境因子与幼苗功能性状的关系进行冗余分析表明,香樟幼苗功能性状的变化与林隙土壤有机质含量、水解性氮含量、酸碱度和有效磷含量密切相关,而枫香幼苗功能性状则主要受林隙土壤酸碱度、有机质含量、水解性氮含量、土壤含水率、冠层透光率和土壤有效磷含量的影响。(3)维持较高的根重比、细根比根长、叶碳氮比和叶碳磷比是幼苗应对林隙环境影响的重要生理生态调节机制。     

不同林龄杉木人工林土壤C:N:P化学计量特征及其与土壤理化性质的关系

为了阐明林龄对杉木人工林土壤理化性质及碳氮磷(C∶N∶P)生态化学计量特征的影响,在福建农林大学三明莘口林场选取4个林龄(4, 20, 24, 33a)的杉木人工林为研究对象,测定0—20,20—40,40—60 cm深度土壤的水分-物理性质、pH、总碳(TC)、全氮(TN)、全磷(TP)、全钾(TK),探讨它们随林龄的变化及其与C∶N∶P化学计量比之间的关系,为杉木人工林持续经营管理提供科学依据。结果表明:(1)随着林龄的增加,质量含水量、田间持水量和毛管孔隙度先减小后增加,在20 a达到最小,TN和TP也有相似的变化趋势,但在24 a林分的深层土壤达到最小,TC和TK保持不变;(2)随着林龄的增加,C∶N保持不变,C∶P和N∶P在24 a成熟林达到最大,但只在20—60 cm达到显著差异;(3)TC与多数水分-物理性质及3个生态化学计量比显著相关,质量含水量和孔隙度与C∶N∶P生态化学计量比均显著相关,TP与C∶P和N∶P显著负相关。土壤物理性质与土壤养分循环存在一定关联,有机质与土壤结构及养分平衡的调节有关,研究区杉木林发育过程中土壤腐殖质化进程较缓慢,24 a成熟林杉木的生长受到土壤磷的限制,在杉木速生阶段适当增施磷肥,保证林木的良好生长,促进土壤与植物的良性养分循环。     

Studies on the Dutch rabbit for pyrogen test

A study was conducted on Dutch rabbits to examine their applicability for the pyrogen test in comparison with the Japanese white rabbit which, conventionally, has been mainly used for the test in Japan. The following results were obtained. Adult Dutch rabbits, so small as to weight only about 60% of average adult weight of the Japanese white, showed a food consumption as low as 40% of that in the latter. None in the Dutch rabbit group suffered dislocation of the hip-joint during restraint on a neck stock while it was frequently encountered among Japanese white rabbits. The body temperature during restraint was unstable in infantile Dutch rabbits (7-8 weeks old)(, but stable in the young (14 weeks old) and in the adult (20-47 weeks old). Adult Dutch rabbits exhibited greater febrile responses to intravenously injected bacterial pyrogen (LPS) than infantile and young Dutch rabbits and adult Japanese white rabbits. A good linear regression was observed between the dose of LPS (0.01-0.1 microgram/kg, iv) and the febrile response in adult Dutch rabbits as well as in adult Japanese white rabbits. From these data, it is concluded that the Dutch rabbit has an advantage over the Japanese white for the pyrogen test in respect of febrile responsiveness and cost of rearing.     

低氮诱导玉米幼苗叶片衰老过程中碳氮平衡的动态变化

叶片适时衰老对保证玉米产量有重要意义。本试验以玉米自交系PH6WC和PH4CV为研究对象,通过水培方法,设置低氮(0.04 mmol·L^-1,LN)和正常(4 mmol·L^-1,CK)氮素水平两种处理,在培养2、4、6和8 d后,对其幼苗第2和第3叶片表型、光合特性、叶片中氮素和糖分含量及碳氮比进行分析,旨在探究低氮胁迫下玉米幼苗叶片衰老过程中碳氮平衡的动态变化。结果表明: 与CK相比,LN造成两玉米自交系幼苗第2和第3叶片的面积、生物量、相对叶绿素含量、净光合速率、可溶性糖和淀粉含量均下降,而其氮物质生产能力均先后增加,但第2叶片的变化时间均早于第3叶片;在两叶片的各性状上,均为LN下PH6WC的变化幅度大于PH4CV,且仅幼苗叶片中的碳氮比在LN下显著提高;PH6WC的叶片衰老更快,PH4CV有更强的碳氮平衡能力,其叶片衰老相对滞后。综上,低氮会诱导玉米幼苗叶片衰老,高碳氮比具有促进叶片衰老的调控作用,低氮胁迫下幼苗叶片的碳氮平衡能力在两个玉米基因型间存在较大差异。     

Do the old aged females experience a long post-reproductive life span?: The cases of Japanese macaques and chimpanzees

The average time lag between the last parturition and the disappearance/death was 6.0 years for the Japanese macaque females that survived at least to the age of 20 years in the Arashiyama B troop. Since it may take 1.5 years for the last offspring to become able to survive without the mother, 4.5 years may correspond to the “post-reproductive life span (PRLS),” which occupied about 16% of the average span of their lives (27.3 years). During the PRLSs, the females continued to become estrous and mate with the males for at least several years. On the other hand, one of the oldest females showed neither estrus nor copulatory behaviors. There may be several causes for the lack of reproductive success among old aged females: (1) in spite of ovulation, other physiological functions related to conception may have declined; (2) the old aged females may not have been able to maintain pregnancy, and may have aborted; or (3) the old aged females may have exhibited estrus without ovulation, and may be considered to have been in menopause. In the Arashiyama B troop, PRLS may not be an unusual phenomenon, because, out of the 32 females born from 1954 to 1963, 13 females (41%) survived to the age of 20 yrs and most of them exhibited conspicuous PRLSs. Similar PRLSs were found in a non-provisioned population of the Japanese macaque of Yakushima Island, and in a wild population of the chimpanzee of the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.     

遮光和施氮对暗紫贝母生长和C-N平衡的影响

为了了解暗紫贝母对资源变化的适应策略,本研究通过田间控制试验,研究了遮光和施氮对暗紫贝母生物量、生物量分配,以及叶、根C、N状态的影响。结果表明：遮光和施氮处理后,暗紫贝母生物量均减少;遮光下叶片的生物量分配相对增加,叶根生物量比显著升高（P<0.05）,但施氮处理下叶根生物量比的变化不明显;遮光和施氮后,暗紫贝母叶、根N含量均显著升高（P<0.05）,叶片和根的C：N显著降低（P<0.05）;相关分析显示,叶片N、C：N与暗紫贝母总生物量、叶根生物量比有极显著的相关性（P<0.01）。本研究表明,与生物量分配相比,C-N平衡,尤其是叶片的C：N比能更好的解释暗紫贝母对资源变化的适应。     

急性心肌梗死高龄患者心肌灌注水平影响左室重构

为了探讨高龄急性心肌梗死(acute myocardial infarction, AMI)患者心脏超声特点,分析左室重构(left ventricle remodel, LVR)与心肌灌注水平的相关性,本研究选取2016年2月至2017年10月在广西医科大学第一附属医院治疗的高龄AMI患者104例,根据患者年龄分为A组49例(60~79岁)和B组55例(≥80岁),比较两组心脏超声指标,采用声学造影积分指数(contrast score index, CSI)评估两组术后心肌灌注水平。结果表明,B组后下壁心肌梗死比例为27.27%,明显高于A组(p<0.05);B组和A组前壁、下壁、前壁+下壁心肌梗死比例差异无统计学意义(p>0.05);B组左心室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF)为(45.29±12.14)%,明显低于A组(p<0.05),左心房内径和左心室内径分别为(46.10径和左心室) mm和(57.29径和左心室内) mm,明显高于A组(p<0.05);B组经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(percutaneous coronary intervention,PCI)术后6个月CSI为(0.68±0.20),明显低于A组(p<0.05);B组术后左心房内径和左心室内径分别为(50.01±8.10) mm和(64.10±7.02) mm,明显高于A组(p<0.05);左心室内径与CSI呈负相关(r=-0.312, p<0.05)。综上表明,≥80岁患者与60~79岁患者心脏超声特点有所差异,年龄超过80岁的患者心功能以及PCI术后心肌灌注水平较差;心肌灌注水平与左室重构有一定相关性。     

Carbon/Nitrogen Imbalance Associated with Drought-Induced Leaf Senescence in Sorghum bicolor

Drought stress triggers mature leaf senescence, which supports plant survival and remobilization of nutrients; yet leaf senescence also critically decreases post-drought crop yield. Drought generally results in carbon/nitrogen imbalance, which is reflected in the increased carbon:nitrogen (C:N) ratio in mature leaves, and which has been shown to be involved in inducing leaf senescence under normal growth conditions. Yet the involvement of the carbon/nitrogen balance in regulation of drought-induced leaf senescence is unclear. To investigate the role of carbon/nitrogen balance in drought-induced senescence, sorghum seedlings were subjected to a gradual soil drought treatment. Leaf senescence symptoms and the C:N ratio, which was indicated by the ratio of non-structural carbohydrate to total N content, were monitored during drought progression. In this study, leaf senescence developed about 12 days after the start of drought treatment, as indicated by various senescence symptoms including decreasing photosynthesis, photosystem II photochemistry efficiency (Fv/Fm) and chlorophyll content, and by the differential expression of senescence marker genes. The C:N ratio was significantly enhanced 10 to 12 days into drought treatment. Leaf senescence occurred in the older (lower) leaves, which had higher C:N ratios, but not in the younger (upper) leaves, which had lower C:N ratios. In addition, a detached leaf assay was conducted to investigate the effect of carbon/nitrogen availability on drought-induced senescence. Exogenous application of excess sugar combined with limited nitrogen promoted drought-induced leaf senescence. Thus our results suggest that the carbon/nitrogen balance may be involved in the regulation of drought-induced leaf senescence.     

不同林龄油茶人工林土壤-叶片碳氮磷生态化学计量特征

油茶是世界四大木本油料植物之一,在我国有着2000多年的栽培和利用历史。碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)化学计量元素是近年来研究的热点,通过C、N、P化学计量我们可以深入了解植物-土壤间元素相互关系,并能揭示土壤养分限制状况。为了解油茶人工林生态系统C、N、P化学计量特征及油茶人工林养分元素限制因素,以长江中下游油茶适宜栽培区湖南、江西和湖北三省油茶林为研究对象,采用空间代替时间的研究方法,在区域尺度上随机选择32个典型油茶人工林并分为4个林龄组(9年低龄林;9—20年高产林;21—60年低产林; 60年生产退化林)。测定油茶人工林土壤与油茶叶片中的C、N、P含量并分析其化学计量特征。研究结果表明:(1)随林龄增加,油茶人工林土壤有机碳(SOC)和全氮(TN)含量增大,而土壤全磷(TP)和速效/kg和5.43 mg P在一定的林龄(60 a)内具有增加的趋势。(2)随林龄增加,油茶人工林叶片C含量无显著变化,N、P含量降低,叶片的C、/kg、11.66—15.46 g增大。此外,叶片N∶P阈值分析发现,叶片N∶P比在四个林龄段均16。(3)相关分析结果表明,油茶人工林土壤SOC和TN具有显著正相关,油茶叶片N和P具有显著正相关。同时,叶片N含量与土壤TN无相关性,而油茶叶片P含量与土壤Olsen-P显著正相关。油茶人工林土壤化学计量C∶N、C∶P和N∶P与叶片C∶N、C∶P呈显著正相关,以及叶片N∶P与土壤C∶P、N∶P呈显著正相关(P0.05)。由以上可见,油茶人工林土壤主要受P养分限制,且随林龄增加,P限制增加。此外油茶叶片N、P吸收具有协同效应,且油茶叶片与土壤元素存在广泛的计量耦合关系。本研究综合分析油茶林叶片与土壤的C、N、P计量特征及其关系,有助于全面系统的揭示油茶人工林生态系统的养分状况,对油茶林高效培育、养分补充或退化林诊断等具有指导意义。     

Characteristics of the formation of compensatory and adaptive responses of sailors to chronic stress

Rhythmography and omegametry have been used to study the physiological functions in 45 sailors during a 157-day sea voyage in the northern and northwestern Atlantic. The characteristics of the formation of compensatory and adaptive responses of sailors to long-term, chronic stress caused by work at sea are analyzed. Patterns of the variation in autonomic tone in different months of the long voyage and the dependence of the constant potential of the brain on the autonomic balance are described. Markov chain models are used to simulate the adaptation outcome for different states of the autonomic balance. The specific features of the functional physiological characteristics of sailors at different levels of functional reactivity are analyzed. It is found that humoral mechanisms serve as a link between the factors ensuring structural and functional rearrangement of the mechanisms of constant potential formation in chronic fatigue. A reciprocal mechanism is shown to underlie the formation of functional states during the second half of the voyage.     

长期施肥黄土旱塬农田土壤-微生物-植物系统碳氮磷生态化学计量特征

探讨长期不同施肥制度对农田土壤、植物生态系统的碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)含量及其生态化学计量比的影响,可为揭示该系统能量平衡和养分循环,实现农业生态系统元素平衡及可持续发展提供参考意义。以位于黄土高原半干旱地区的长武国家黄土高原农业生态实验站长期施肥试验为研究对象,选取不施肥(CK)、单施氮肥(N)、单施磷肥(P)、施氮磷肥(NP)、单施有机肥(M)、氮肥配施有机肥(NM)、磷肥配施有机肥(PM)、氮磷肥配施有机肥(NPM)8个处理,分析了黄土旱塬典型农田土壤-微生物-植物生态系统中C、N、P含量及其生态化学计量变化规律。研究结果表明:1)长期单施有机肥和化肥配施有机肥处理可显著提高土壤和有机质C、N、P含量。2)氮、磷肥的输入显著降低了土壤和小麦C∶N、N∶P,施P显著降低了有机态C∶P和小麦C∶P;有机肥配施对微生物生物量和小麦C∶N∶P的影响更为明显。3)长期有机肥配施条件下土壤养分和小麦化学计量比存在较强的相关关系。微生物生物量碳与有机C、N、P呈显著正相关,土壤微生物生物量氮与土壤N、P总量呈显著正相关,微生物生物量磷与土壤C、N、P总量含量呈显著负相关;植株碳含量与微生物...