A NEW LOPHIALETID PERISSODACTYL(MAMMALIA) FROM THE EARLY EOCENE OF WUTU BASIN,SHANDONG PROVINCE

Periss0dactyla0wen,laseTaPiroideaGill,lgy2?tophiaiedaeMathedthenger,1925(Radhay,l%5)Ampeqhu!~gco'etsp'nov'TypeAfragInentaryrightmaxillawithcomPleteP2-MlandanteriorpartofM2twvlo7o2)'~andhothenCountyMine,2kmeastofWutUVillageofChangleCounty,Shandong;Eariyhee,WutUFonnahon'Inagn0dsApdrihveandmedium-edtapiroid'UPpercheekdrilow-crownedandmoderatey1ophodont,withdishnCtcuSPs;MlAnconeequalt0paraconeinfor;parastylerelativefysmall,anddosetoparacone;labialandlingUalcusPsinclinedt0ndd-dleakisof…     

The effects of azadirachtin on the testes of the desert locust,Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)

Testes removed from Schistocerca gregaria, injected with 5 or 7&mgr;g azadirachting(-1) body wt on day 0-2 of the Vth instar and killed by decapitation 20days after treatment, showed significant reductions between the widths, lengths and volumes of the treated groups, compared to control insects. Under cytological examination these testes, from insects exhibiting classical signs of azadirachtin poisoning, showed arrested spermatogenic meiosis at Metaphase I.     

Persistence and Periodic Solutions of a System of Two Competing Species with Functional Response

1IntroductionOneofthemOStnit~tingquestionsinrnathernaticalbiologyconcernsthesurvivalofspeCiesinecologiCalmodels.Perslstenceisanimportantconceptindabingwiththeseproblems.Therearemanyliteraturesaboutthedy'ndricsofdiffuSivecompetingspeCies,butthefunctionalresPOnseofthisfOITnhasnotbeenst'Udiedtoomuchyet.Inthispaper,weconsiderthepersistenceproblemforanonautonomoussystemoftwOcompetingspecieswithfunctionalreSPOnse,themodelweconsiderinthispaperishereallri(t),ail(t),D,(t)anda(t)areassumedtobecon…     

关于研究动物寄生线虫的一些基本方法

动物寄生线虫种类很多,有不少种类严重地危害人畜的健康,对医学和农业都有密切关系。研究寄生线虫可以帮助我們了解各种寄生线虫的种类、分布及其对人畜的危害情况,借此作出防治措施,逐漸予以消灭,以增进人畜的健康。检查动物寄生线虫的检查,通常采用下面两种方法: 1.完全剖检法在准备剖检动物以前,先仔細观     

水稻抗白叶枯病基因Xa-4的PCR标记研究

根据与水稻抗白叶枯病基因Xa-4紧密连锁的分子标记M55的序列设计引物,通过对国际水稻研究所育成的抗白叶枯病近等基因系和基因累加系的叶片DNA、半粒种子提取物及Xa-4基因的杂合体DNA的PCR特异扩增,初步建立了Xa-4的PCR标记体系。进而用该标记体系对我国籼型杂交水稻常用的亲本材料进行分析,揭示出了Xa-4在这些材料中的分布情况。 Abstract　Based on the sequence of a DNA marker tightly linked to the rice bacterial blight（BB） resistance gene Xa-4, two primers were designated and synthesized to develop a PCR marker for the gene. Specific amplified polymorphism analysis was carried out with these primers on a set of BB resistance isogenic lines and pyramided lines developed by IRRI. Two PCR bands were revealed corresponding to lines with dominant Xa-4 and those with the recessive allele, respectively, regardless the lines pyramided with other resistance genes. A hybrid with heterozygous Xa-4 produced both of the two allele PCR pattern. Then, the PCR marker was used to survey a range of hybrid rice germplasm. The results of the germplasm survey will be useful in hybrid rice breeding programs aimed at exploiting Xa-4.     

Persistence and Periodic Solution for Diffusive Preypredator System with Functional Response

1IntroductionThesurvivalofspeciesisoneofthemostinterestingqllestionsinmathematicalbiology.Persistenceisanimportantconcepttodealwiththisproblem.Recently,manyauthorsfindthatthediffusionprocessinecologicalsystemplaysanimportantrole.Therearemanyliteraturestoinvestigatethedynamicswithdiffusionprocess,butfewerliteraturetoinvestigatethedynamicswithbothdiffusionprocessandfunctionalresponse.Inthispaper,theauthorswillbedevotetostudythethreespeciesdiffosiveprey-predatorsystemwithfunctionalresponseasfoll…     

水稻糯性相关基因的全基因组关联分析

利用1 090 071个SNP标记, 对419份广西地方稻种资源核心种质的糯性进行全基因组关联分析。结果表明, 运用混合线性模型, 在P<4.72×10^-8 (4.72E-8)水平下, 检测到45个与糯性显著关联的SNP位点, 均位于第6号染色体上。通过筛选显著关联位点上、下游各150 kb区域内的基因, 共找到305个候选基因, 其中包含2个与淀粉合成酶相关的Wx和SSIIa基因; 同时在第6号染色体5.69-5.89 Mb区域发现4个与糯性显著关联的SNP位点, 该区域可能是影响水稻(Oryza sativa)糯性的重要候选区域。     

Laboratory and Clinical Predictors of Disease Progression following Initiation of Combination Therapy in HIV-Infected Adults in Thailand

BACKGROUND: Data on determinants of long-term disease progression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are limited in low and middle-income settings. METHODS: Effects of current CD4 count, viral load and haemoglobin and diagnosis of AIDS-defining events (ADEs) after start of combination ART (cART) on death and new ADEs were assessed using Poisson regression, in patient aged ≥18 years within a multi-centre cohort in Thailand. RESULTS: Among 1,572 patients, median follow-up from cART initiation was 4.4 (IQR 3.6-6.3) years. The analysis of death was based on 60 events during 6,573 person-years; 30/50 (60%) deaths with underlying cause ascertained were attributable to infections. Analysis of new ADE included 192 events during 5,865 person-years; TB and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia were the most commonly presented first new ADE (35% and 20% of cases, respectively). In multivariable analyses, low current CD4 count after starting cART was the strongest predictor of death and of new ADE. Even at CD4 above 200 cells/mm(3), survival improved steadily with CD4, with mortality rare at ≥500 cells/mm(3) (rate 1.1 per 1,000 person-years). Haemoglobin had a strong independent effect, while viral load was weakly predictive with poorer prognosis only observed at ≥100,000 copies/ml. Mortality risk increased following diagnosis of ADEs during cART. The decline in mortality rate with duration on cART (from 21.3 per 1,000 person-years within first 6 months to 4.7 per 1,000 person-years at ≥36 months) was accounted for by current CD4 count. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with low CD4 count or haemoglobin require more intensive diagnostic and treatment of underlying causes. Maintaining CD4≥500 cells/mm(3) minimizes mortality. However, patient monitoring could potentially be relaxed at high CD4 count if resources are limited. Optimal ART monitoring strategies in low-income settings remain a research priority. Better understanding of the aetiology of anaemia in patients on ART could guide prevention and treatment.     

偃麦草属植物醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白多态性及系统学研究

运用酸性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(A-PAGE)和十二烷基硫酸钠聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)对偃麦草属(Elytrigia)24个物种的醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白进行了研究。以中国春为参照,按醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白电泳图谱条带迁移距离大小和条带多态性对供试材料进行聚类分析。结果显示,24份供试材料均呈现不同的醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白电泳图谱,共分离出醇溶蛋白带纹83条和谷蛋白带纹53条,多态性均达100%,并且在相同染色体组组成的物种中,染色体数目越多,其蛋白带纹越多;偃麦草属24个物种的醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白图谱均有明显差异,蛋白图谱可作为鉴定偃麦草属物种的指纹图谱。聚类分析结果显示,在材料间的醇溶蛋白遗传相似性系数为0.66时,24份材料被划分为6个主要类群,含E和St基因组的物种具有较近的亲缘关系;在谷蛋白遗传相似性系数为0.62时,24份材料被聚为4大类。聚类结果表明,染色体组成未知的物种Et.pachynera可能为异源多倍体物种。