大尺度景观监测信息系统的研究与建立

本文讨论景观监测信息系统(LMIS)的结构框架,并在AST/386和遥感图像处理机上建立了该系统。LMIS系统软件的工作方式采用汇编语言、多种高级语言和数据库语言混合编程的方式,并通过多级功能菜单完成全部功能。LMIS不同于微机GIS,除了GIS的一般功能外,还可对遥感信息进行处理,从而对有关专题数据加以更新,并进行大范围的景观监测。     

The Human Frontier Science Program: its aims and a proposal for its implementation

Reactions to the Human Frontier Science Program have been mixed. It has been welcomed as an important initiative in basic biological research yet regarded with suspicion by some outside Japan who see it as facilitating access to European and North American fundamental research. However, suspicion is clearing away and the governments concerned are looking forward to the Program's implementation. In this article, the Program's aims and the mechanisms for its execution are outlined as proposed in the light of a recent feasibility study.     

基于ComGIS的区域景观格局监测信息系统

从区域景观生态数据科学管理和景观格局动态分析的需要入手,以陕北纸坊沟流域作为设计和应用实例,采用地理信息系统组件MapX与可视化编程语言Delphi相结合的方式研制和开发了区域景观格局监测信息系统;文中首先对系统设计路线和建立方法进行简要说明,然后详细介绍了系统的基本结构和功能:该系统主要由数据管理模块、查询管理模块、景观指标分析和景观预测模块组成,实现了景观属性和景观图形数据的有机集成和高效管理,提供景观空间信息的显示、定位和交互查询,在此基础上计算景观类型和整个景观层次上的各种景观指数来实现景观格局综合分析,并且能够对景观发展趋势进行模拟预测,同时可以动态生成统计图表,形象直观地反映出不同时期内景观格局的发展变化规律.     

Post-release survival of translocated fishers: implications for translocation success

As a vital tool for the conservation of species at risk, translocations are also opportunities to identify factors that influence translocation success. We evaluated factors associated with post-release survival of 90 radio-tracked fishers (Pekania pennanti) translocated from central British Columbia, Canada, to the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA, from 2008 to 2011. We hypothesized that the survival of translocated fishers would be affected by the same factors that influence the survival of resident, native fishers (i.e., sex, age, season, body condition), and additional factors that were associated with the translocation process (e.g., duration of captivity, release date, yr of release). Fisher survival was most strongly influenced by translocation year (i.e., release-yr cohort), season, sex, and age class of fisher; whereas duration of captivity, standardized body mass, release date, and number of intact canines did not influence survival. Survival was lowest for fishers released in cohort 2 in 2009 and during the breeding season (Mar–Jun), and was greatest for juveniles and males. When combined across release-year cohorts, year 1 survival rates were greatest for juvenile males followed by juvenile females, adult females, and adult males. Sex and age-related differences in survival of translocated fishers were counter to those commonly reported for established fisher populations, where adult females often have the highest survival rates and juveniles the lowest. Predation (40%) and vehicle strikes (20%) were the most common causes of known mortality among the 24 recovered fishers for which cause of death was determined. We speculate that females face higher risks of mortality in translocated populations because their small size makes them more vulnerable to predation and because adult females in resident populations are less likely than males and juveniles to disperse. Our findings support designing translocations that favor releasing a preponderance of female fishers in recognition of their lower survival rates and to ensure adequate breeders are established in the population, and juvenile and young adult fishers to enhance survival of both sexes. Releases conducted over multiple years will minimize the impact of stochastic annual events that may adversely affect survival in any given year. Persistence, widespread distribution, and documented reproduction of fishers within our study area for ≥6 years following the last releases indicate that survival parameters we measured contributed toward successful population establishment over the short term.     

Basic equipment requirements for hemodynamic monitoring.

Hemodynamic monitoring in the critically ill patient requires the use of sophisticated electronic devices. To use this equipment one should have a general understanding of the principles involved and the requirements of a reliable system. This communication serves to explain the requirements of the various components of a hemodynamic monitoring system and to demonstrate how they interact to produce accurate and safe electronic signals from mechanical wave forms obtained from the patient.     

Pollen monitoring: minimum requirements and reproducibility of analysis

Training, quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) play an important role in building competence in monitoring and research in aerobiology. The main goals of this paper were to: (a) formulate an updated Minimum Requirements Report for pollen monitoring; (b) carry out a pilot QC exercise of staff involved in pollen counting from various national networks in order to examine between analysts reproducibility and develop a methodology that can be used in future QC exercises. A questionnaire survey was sent to coordinators of participating pollen monitoring networks. In addition, a total of 45 technicians from 15 European countries participated in the pilot QC exercise. All technicians were instructed to analyse two slides containing the following pollen types: (a) Poaceae and Betula pollen grains in the north of Europe; (b) Poaceae and Olea pollen grains in the south of Europe. Minimum Recommendations were produced based on the results of the questionnaire survey, published literature, and the outcomes of a workshop. In the QC exercise, it was noticed that technicians who followed the Minimum Recommendations and examined at least 10 % of the slide tended to have better indicators of precision and accuracy than those technicians who did not follow the Minimum Recommendations. The proposed Minimum Recommendations will help to improve the quality of scientific work, particularly for those who are considering the setting up of new monitoring sites. The results of the pilot QC exercise will help to develop a methodology that can be used again in the future, thereby ensuring data quality.     

A system for monitoring and improving animal visibility and its implications for zoological parks

With the growing trend in zoos to build complex, naturalistic exhibits comes the potential for exhibits to be so densely vegetated or complex that animals are not easily seen by zoo visitors. This can negatively impact the visitor's visiting experience and the zoo's ability to communicate conservation and education messages. Over the past 9 years, Disney's Animal Kingdom^® has developed a process for monitoring and improving the visibility of animals on display to the public. This animal visibility process utilizes a data collection system whereby systematic observations are collected each week. The percentage of observations where at least one animal was visible is recorded for each species and compared to an 80% visibility criterion. Species that do not reach this criterion for 4 consecutive weeks are discussed at animal management meetings. If the problems associated with animal visibility cannot be easily solved, the animal‐care teams partner with the research team to conduct a second process, called the Visibility Issues Process. This process provides additional information for the animal‐care team to utilize in developing a plan to improve visibility. Although the processes described here are specific to the infrastructure at Disney's Animal Kingdom^®, the basic concepts of (1) a formalized visibility data collection process, (2) a visibility criterion to which managers of species are held accountable, and (3) a process for planning to improve animal visibility without negatively impacting animal welfare are fundamental concepts that can be developed at individual institutions and incorporated into that zoo's existing infrastructure. Zoo Biol 29:68–79, 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Clinicians'' requirements for chemical sensors for in vivo monitoring: a multinational survey.

We report on a survey of senior clinicians in 11 countries which asked about what they see as the main areas where in vivo chemical sensors will be most useful in medicine, and about what their operating characteristics should be. This information may help those designing such sensors to match available and new technologies to clinical needs.     

Workshop aims,outline of the program

This workshop on the Technology Assessment of PACS has been organized as a rounding off of the Technology Assessment Activities which were initiated within the Dutch PACS Project (1986–1989). It is made possible by a funding from the Dutch Ministry of Health Care (WVC). We hope it will be not only a rounding off, but will contribute to more intensive cooperations in this area. In the scope of the Dutch PACS project, the software package CAPACITY for cost analyses of PACS has been developed, to stimulate the dialogue and exchange of data. During the workshop, the data which were collected with CAPACITY are used as a framework for discussions. This paper presents the outline of the workshop, its background, its aims and the program.     

Nucleotide requirements for the bone marrow heme oxygenase system

Rat bone marrow microsomal heme oxygenase activity has been studied and optimal condition for the measurement of this activity are described. The activity of bone marrow heme oxygenase was linear with time and protein concentration as measured under these assay conditions. Bilirubin formation by the heme oxygenase complex system was observed with either a NADPH generating system or with NADH as electron donor. The enzyme activity for heme degradation supported by NADH proceeds at a comparable rate to that observed with NADPH as reducing equivalent. It thus appears that this oxidation reaction must be more complex than simply involving NADPH as the sole election donor as has been previously proposed.