华南与缅甸奥陶纪末赫南特贝动物群中的非铰合类腕足动物

在奥陶纪末生物大灭绝的两幕之间,海洋底域繁盛着赫南特贝腕足动物群(Hirnantia Fauna)。它数量丰富,分布广泛,历程短暂。以往国内外学者研究这个动物群时,常把铰合类腕足动物作为重点,而非铰合类只被简单描述或列出名单,整体面貌不明。非铰合类化石尽管材料有限、研究基础薄弱,但只就属的数目而言,占据了全球赫南特贝动物群总属数的近1/5,其群落、演化和环境意义不可小觑。文中专门记述上扬子区(华南古板块)观音桥层(赫南特早中期)与缅甸曼德勒地区(滇缅马苏古地体)Hwe Mawng紫色页岩段(赫南特中期)所产赫南特贝动物群的非铰合类化石,计有3目、4超科[Linguloidea (舌形贝超科)、Discinoidea (平圆贝超科)、Craniopsoidea(似髑髅贝超科)和Cranioidea (髑髅贝超科)]的10属、12种,包括5个命名属种[Plectoglossa cf.davidsoni (Barrande),Schizotretinia cf.euxina (Havlicek),Pseudopholidops partibilis (Rong),Petrocrania cr...     

湖北宜昌晚奥陶世末期赫南特贝动物群

湖北宜昌地区奥陶纪地层发育完整,化石丰富,前人对该区的奥陶系划分和生物群虽进行了详细的研究,但对赫南特贝动物群(Hirnantia fauna)的系统报道尚未见到。本文描述的赫南特贝动物群,采自宜昌分乡、黄花场、王家湾三地上奥陶统顶部,岩性是硅质泥灰岩,厚约0.25米。含赫南特贝动物群     

华南与缅甸奥陶纪末赫南特贝动物群中的无铰类腕足动物

在奥陶纪末生物大灭绝的两幕之间,海洋底域繁盛着赫南特贝腕足动物群（Hirnantia Fauna）。它数量丰富,分布广泛,历程短暂。以往国内外学者研究这个动物群时,常把有铰类腕足动物作为重点,而无铰类只被简单描述或列出名单,整体面貌不明。无铰类化石尽管材料有限、研究基础薄弱,但只就属的数目而言,占据了全球赫南特贝动物群总属数的近1/5,其群落、演化和环境意义不可小觑。文中专门记述上扬子区（华南古板块）观音桥层（赫南特早中期）与缅甸曼德勒地区（滇缅马苏古地体）Hwe Mawng紫色页岩段（赫南特中期）所产赫南特贝动物群的无铰类化石,计有3目、4超科[Linguloidea（舌形贝超科）、Discinoidea（平圆贝超科）、Craniopsoidea（似髑髅贝超科）和Cranioidea（髑髅贝超科）]的10属、12种,包括5个命名属种[Plectoglossa cf. davidsoni (Barrande),Schizotretinia cf. euxina (Havlí?ek), Pseudopholidops partibilis (Rong),Petrocrania cribrum (Temple),Xenocrania haimei (Reed)]和7个未定种（Trematis sp.,Paracraniops sp.,Acanthocrania sp.,Petrocrania? sp. 1,Petrocrania? sp. 2, Pseudolingula? sp. 和Orbiculoidea sp.）,其中,Pseudolingula? sp.和Orbiculoidea sp.两个未定名种因标本不佳,未正式描述。其中,以Pseudopholidops最为常见,其次是Xenocrania和Petrocrania。前两属是华南、滇缅马苏、波罗的卡、阿瓦隆尼亚、佩鲁尼卡等古板块或地体赫南特贝动物群的常见分子。它们已知限于南、北纬30°之间的低纬度地区,这可能与化石采集和研究程度有关,但更可能反映奥陶纪末全球气候仍存在分异现象。研究识别了奥陶纪晚期无铰类腕足动物7个目,可归为3个类群：灭绝目（仅神父贝目Paterinida）、消减目（多样性与丰度大幅衰减,尤其是三分贝目Trimerellida和乳孔贝目Acrotretida在Hirnantian销声匿迹）和延续目（适应能力强、忍耐阈值高,成功穿越大灾难的首幕）。这些分类单元对研究奥陶纪-志留纪交界期腕足动物群的多样性、群落生态、生物地理及宏演化等有重要意义。     

华东志留纪最早期的华夏正形贝动物群及其宏演化意义北大核心

志留纪最早期的腕足动物群在文献中很少记录,与标准笔石相伴者更为稀罕。江西玉山志留系底部因发现Akidograptus ascensus带的笔石而确定该处盛产志留纪初期(鲁丹早期)、多样性较高的腕足动物群。根据组成、性质与层位,它与浙江江山、常山、淳安、余杭等7个地点的同期组合可统一命名为华夏正形贝动物群(Cathay-siorthis Fauna)。它包含了不同群集,都产自细碎屑岩(如泥岩)中,其分布主要受海水深度和距华夏古陆远近的控制。这个动物群生长在奥陶纪大灭绝后的残存期,文章探讨了它的残存特征。研究揭示,奥陶纪末大灭绝对腕足动物演化的一个实质性的贡献在于制约了奥陶纪占优势的A组(正形贝/扭月贝大类群:发育铰合面、窗齿型铰齿、正扭型主突起和简单腕器官)的繁盛态势,滋生了B组(五房贝/无洞贝大类群:发育后转面、弓齿型铰齿和复杂腕器官但缺失正扭型主突起)在志留纪的优势,造成腕足动物宏演化历程中的一次重大转折。文中提出"优势替代滞后型式(Pattern of lag of dominance replacement)",专指A组类群的优势被B组类群替代的时间不是紧跟在奥陶纪末大灭绝之后,而是距大灭绝结束约4Ma之后。文中描记新属华夏正形贝(Cathaysiorthis gen.nov.)。     

华东志留纪最早期的华夏正形贝动物群及其宏演化意义

志留纪最早期的腕足动物群在文献中很少记录,与标准笔石相伴者更为稀罕。江西玉山志留系底部因发现Akidograptus ascensus带的笔石而确定该处盛产志留纪初期（鲁丹早期）、多样性较高的腕足动物群。根据组成、性质与层位,它与浙江江山、常山、淳安、余杭等7个地点的同期组合可统一命名为华夏正形贝动物群（Cathaysiorthis Fauna）。它包含了不同群集,都产自细碎屑岩（如泥岩）中,其分布主要受海水深度和距华夏古陆远近的控制。这个动物群生长在奥陶纪大灭绝后的残存期,文章探讨了它的残存特征。研究揭示,奥陶纪末大灭绝对腕足动物演化的一个实质性的贡献在于制约了奥陶纪占优势的A组（正形贝／扭月贝大类群：发育铰合面、窗齿型铰齿、正扭型主突起和简单腕器官）的繁盛态势,滋生了B组（五房贝／无洞贝大类群：发育后转面、弓齿型铰齿和复杂腕器官但缺失正扭型主突起）在志留纪的优势,造成腕足动物宏演化历程中的一次重大转折。文中提出“优势替代滞后型式（Pattern of lag of dominance replacement）”,专指A组类群的优势被B组类群替代的时间不是紧跟在奥陶纪末大灭绝之后,而是距大灭绝结束约4Ma之后。文中描记新属华夏正形贝（Cathaysiorthis gen．nov．）。     

奥陶-志留系界线地层生物带的全球对比

详述扬子区晚奥陶世晚期(阿什极期)至兰多维列世初期的生物带序列,修正部分的笔石带,与全球各重要地区进行对比.研究表明,全球奥陶系顶部赫南特亚阶及其上下地层在我国的扬子区发育最好,地层连续发育并广泛出露,生物带发育齐全,不但有连续的笔石带,而且有世界广布的赫南特贝腕足动物群,有望在我国建立赫南特亚阶的全球层型剖面和点(GSSP).     

底栖藻对扬子地台西缘晚奥陶世生态危机的改善作用

晚奥陶世的冈瓦纳大陆冰川导致全球性海退和两幕生物灭绝事件,第一幕,也是高潮幕,发生于Rawtheyan期末;第二幕发生于Hirnantian期末。在经历第一幕事件的过程中,扬子地台西缘的四川汉源地区大渡河组浅水相灰岩和硅质灰岩中出现了极其繁盛的底栖藻类,局部层位中可达到造礁的程度。大量底栖藻通过光合作用改善、缓冲了这一浅海地区的低温、缺氧的灾变环境,并成为生态系统重建的先驱群落。局部浅海环境的正常化为后生动物腕足类、三叶虫和海百合在Hirnantian期南郑组的短暂复苏创造了生存条件。当后生动物再度成为生态系统的主体时,啃食压力的增大使底栖藻的居群数量骤然减低。始于Hirnantian后期冰川消融的海进造成第二幕Hirnantia动物群的灭绝。     

黑龙江青冈地区晚更新世猛犸象-披毛犀动物群生存的环境背景

更新世晚期大型哺乳动物消亡一直是科学界关注的热点科学问题,其消亡的环境背景和影响机制仍没有形成一致观点。我国东北地区晚更新世地层中保存有丰富的猛犸象-披毛犀动物群(Mammuthus-Coelodonta Fauna)化石记录,是研究更新世晚期大型哺乳动物生存环境及消亡过程的理想区域。黑龙江省青冈地区出土有典型的晚更新世哺乳动物化石种类,如真猛犸象(Mammuthus primigenius)、披毛犀(Coelodonta antiquitatis)等。本文以青冈县英贤村化石出土剖面为研究对象,通过孢粉分析,重建猛犸象-披毛犀动物群的生存环境背景。青冈地区猛犸象-披毛犀动物群出土于湖沼相沉积中,研究发现其生存环境的主要植被成分是蒿属、菊科、禾本科、莎草科和云杉属,指示草甸草原为主,局地生长有针叶林的植被景观。欧亚大陆晚更新世高纬度地区广泛分布的猛犸象草原植被曾延伸到我国东北地区。     

晚元古代埃迪卡拉动物群的绝灭

晚元古代埃迪卡拉动物群(Ediacara fauna)的绝灭是目前所确定的最早的大规模绝灭。其原因尚不清楚,具体的绝灭过程也未见论述。对此本文作一初步探索。埃迪卡拉动物是最早的后生动物,首先发现于澳大利亚南部阿第雷德地区的埃迪卡拉附近。这个动物群中的主要动物有腔肠动物、水母类、蠕虫动物、海鳃类、节肢动物及分类不明的动物等(见附图)。与它相当的动物化石在世界各地广为分布,我国陕西的宁强和黑龙江的鸡西也有发现。埃迪卡拉动物群的生存年代为6—7亿年前,这正是南沱冰期以后与罗圈冰期出     

安徽早三叠世巢湖动物群的研究进展:生物面貌、地层分布和古生态学意义*

巢湖动物群主要分布在安徽巢湖及邻近地区下三叠统奥伦尼克阶南陵湖组中上段地层中,以保存大量完整且精美的巢湖龙化石为特点,伴生有鳍龙类、鱼龙形类、鱼类及多门类的海生无脊椎动物。巢湖动物群的研究始于20世纪70年代,近年来基于巢湖动物群中大量新材料的系统研究为二叠纪–三叠纪大灭绝发生之后三叠纪海洋生态系统的快速复苏过程提供了新的依据。本文梳理了巢湖动物群的地质背景、研究简史、生物组合特征、地层分布与时代特征、稳定同位素地球化学等方面取得的进展,并就其群落生态组成进行初步探讨。这项工作对建设巢湖动物群相关国家地质公园、开展科普教育工作、旅游开发等有着积极的意义。     

Crystal structure, detonation performance, and thermal stability of a new polynitro cage compound: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptacyclo [5.5.1.13, 11. 15, 9] pentadecane

A new polynitro cage compound 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonanitro-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15-nonaazaheptcyclo [5.5.1.1(3,11).1(5,9)] pentadecane (NNNAHP) was designed in the present work. Its molecular structure was optimized at the B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p) level of density functional theory (DFT) and crystal structure was predicted using the Compass and Dreiding force fields and refined by DFT GGA-RPBE method. The obtained crystal structure of NNNAHP belongs to the P-1 space group and the lattice parameters are a = 9.99 ?, b = 10.78 ?, c = 9.99 ?, α = 90.01°, β = 120.01°, γ = 90.00°, and Z = 2, respectively. Based on the optimized crystal structure, the band gap, density of state, thermodynamic properties, infrared spectrum, strain energy, detonation characteristics, and thermal stability were predicted. Calculation results show that NNNAHP has detonation properties close to those of CL-20 and is a high energy density compound with moderate stability.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

Reference values for the concentrations of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Fe, I,Hg, Mn,Mo, Ni,Pb, Se,and Zn in selected human tissues and body fluids

This report attempts to formulate reference ranges of elemental concentrations for 15 trace elements in selected human tissues and body fluids. A set of samples consisting of whole blood, blood serum, urine, milk, liver, and hair were chosen and considered for 15 elements of biological significance: As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, I, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn. The results represent wholly or partially data received from 40 countries of the global regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North, South, and Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. This survey, even if qualitative, has been useful in demonstrating certain trends of trace-element scenarios around the world. It is of course recognized that both diet and environment exert a strong influence on the distribution pattern of several elements, such as As, Cd, Mn, Pb, Se, and Zn. A limited comparison of the available information on soil status of different countries reflected some interesting associations for elements, such as Mn and Zn. Importantly, this study revealed that only a few countries were in a position to identify a reasonable amount of data on samples requested for this project. Regretably, for a number of countries, any dependable data for even such essential elements as Cu, Fe, and Zn were not available. In view of the nutritional importance of many elements, the time is ripe for concerted efforts by intergovernmental agencies to initiate investigations or commission task forces/projects to generate reliable reference data for selected global regions, which sadly lack data of any kind at present.     

Relations of the Al,B, Ba,Br, Ca,Cl, Cu,Fe, K,Li, Mg,Mn, Na,P, S,Si, Sr,and Zn mass fractions to morphometric parameters in pediatric and nonhyperplastic young adult prostate glands

The variation with age of the 18 trace element mass fractions and some histological characteristics of intact prostate glands of 50 subjects aged 0–30 years was investigated by instrumental neutron activation analysis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and a quantitative morphometric analysis. Mean values ± standard error of the mean (M ± SΕΜ) for the mass fractions (in milligrams per kilogram wet tissue) of these trace elements in pre-puberty were: Al 28.5 ± 9.0, B 0.40 ± 0.11, Ba 1.48 ± 0.44, Br 10.5 ± 1.5, Ca 241 ± 30, Cl 3,203 ± 278, Cu 3.51 ± 0.89, Fe 33.7 ± 4.1, K 2,364 ± 145, Li 0.020 ± 0.004, Mg 153 ± 23, Mn 0.46 ± 0.06, Na 2,286 ± 130, P 1,391 ± 100, S 1,698 ± 132, Si 62 ± 11, Sr 0.38 ± 0.08, and Zn 27.6 ± 2.3. During puberty and postpuberty, when there is a significant increase in circulating androgens, the mean values were: Al 7.2 ± 1.4, B 0.21 ± 0.05, Ba 0.25 ± 0.06, Br 5.8 ± 1.0, Ca 433 ± 81, Cl 2,314 ± 201, Cu 1.77 ± 0.13, Fe 20.9 ± 1.6, K 2,585 ± 118, Li 0.0088 ± 0.0014, Mg 232 ± 27, Mn 0.34 ± 0.04, Na 1,875 ± 107, P 1,403 ± 98, S 1,673 ± 73, Si 22.2 ± 3.1, Sr 0.22 ± 0.03, and Zn 93.3 ± 8.9. Mean values (M ± SΕΜ) of percent volumes (%) of the stroma, epithelium and lumen in the prostate before puberty were 73.4 ± 2.6, 20.4 ± 1.7, and 4.45 ± 0.94, respectively, versus 46.5 ± 2.5, 38.5 ± 1.9, and 14.9 ± 1.2 during puberty and postpuberty. This work’s results confirm that the Zn mass fraction in prostate tissue is an androgen-dependent parameter. For the first time it has been demonstrated that the glandular lumen is a main pool of Ca, Mg, and Zn accumulation and that the stroma is a main pool of Al, B, Ba, Br, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Si accumulation in the normal human prostate, for the age range 0–30 years. It was concluded that the Ca, Mg, and Zn binds tightly within the prostatic fluid, because the volume of glandular lumen reflects the volume of prostatic fluid.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Potential Compounds for Oral Cancer Treatment: Resveratrol,Nimbolide, Lovastatin,Bortezomib, Vorinostat,Berberine, Pterostilbene,Deguelin, Andrographolide,and Colchicine

Oral cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths in South-Asian countries. There are very limited treatment options available for oral cancer. Research endeavors focused on discovery and development of novel therapies for oral cancer, is necessary to control the ever rising oral cancer related mortalities. We mined the large pool of compounds from the publicly available compound databases, to identify potential therapeutic compounds for oral cancer. Over 84 million compounds were screened for the possible anti-cancer activity by custom build SVM classifier. The molecular targets of the predicted anti-cancer compounds were mined from reliable sources like experimental bioassays studies associated with the compound, and from protein-compound interaction databases. Therapeutic compounds from DrugBank, and a list of natural anti-cancer compounds derived from literature mining of published studies, were used for building partial least squares regression model. The regression model thus built, was used for the estimation of oral cancer specific weights based on the molecular targets. These weights were used to compute scores for screening the predicted anti-cancer compounds for their potential to treat oral cancer. The list of potential compounds was annotated with corresponding physicochemical properties, cancer specific bioactivity evidences, and literature evidences. In all, 288 compounds with the potential to treat oral cancer were identified in the current study. The majority of the compounds in this list are natural products, which are well-tolerated and have minimal side-effects compared to the synthetic counterparts. Some of the potential therapeutic compounds identified in the current study are resveratrol, nimbolide, lovastatin, bortezomib, vorinostat, berberine, pterostilbene, deguelin, andrographolide, and colchicine.