模拟地表火行为对燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮的影响

燃烧剩余物是火烧迹地土壤表面必然存在的残留物,可以通过降水过程以及地表径流释放其所含有的矿物质和有机质至土壤生态系统,从而在一定时间内持续地对火后生态系统恢复过程造成影响。但不同火行为下,相同的可燃物所产生的燃烧剩余物可能具有不同的生态学功能,为了认知火行为对燃烧剩余物的影响,进一步了解二者对火烧迹地生态恢复过程中养分循环和能量流动的潜在影响,探究了火行为对燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮化学计量特征的影响。以红松人工林地表可燃物为实验材料,通过设置不同坡度和含水率为火行为的驱动因子,进行了森林可燃物床层地表上坡火和下坡火的室内模拟燃烧实验。用独立样本T检验、单因素方差分析、多因素方差分析探究了火环境对燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮和火行为的影响,用基于距离的冗余分析(db-RDA)探究了火行为对燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮化学计量特征的影响。上坡火实验组的燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮含量明显高于下坡火实验组(P<0.01);5°实验组中,燃烧剩余物的水溶性碳含量随着可燃物预设含水率的升高而升高(P<0.05)。进一步的数据分析发现火行为与燃烧剩余物水溶性碳氮化学计量特征关系密切,火焰宽度是影响燃烧剩余物水溶性...     

基于高通量测序的闽楠幼林根际土壤丛枝菌根真菌群落变化

【背景】闽楠是珍贵用材树种。阐明闽楠根际土壤微生物特征,对科学经营闽楠人工林有指导作用。【目的】明确闽楠人工林恢复过程中根际土壤丛枝菌根群落随林龄的变化特征。【方法】采用高通量Illumina MiSeq测序的方法,评估不同林龄闽楠幼林根际土壤丛枝菌根真菌(Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi,AMF)群落的多样性和组成,揭示造林后闽楠根际土壤真菌群落对时间序列中土壤养分变化的响应特征。【结果】从3个林龄闽楠根际土壤中共得到342 555条有效序列,共得到253个AMF-OTU,分属于1门1纲5目9科14属。α多样性指数表明,丛枝菌根真菌群落的Chao1、Shannon指数随着林龄的增加而增加,但不同林龄间差异不显著。β多样性指数表明,在闽楠幼龄阶段,不同林龄间AMF群落组成差异明显。根据Bray-Curtis相异度分析阐明AMF群落组成的相似性与林龄相关。种水平物种丰度与土壤因子的相关性分析表明,影响AMF群落丰度的主要土壤因子是pH、全钾、硝态氮和铵态氮。铵态氮与优势AMF分子虚拟种Glomus-Franke-A1-VTX00076、Glomus-Franke-A1-VTX00269的丰度呈显著正相关。【结论】随着林龄的增加,闽楠幼龄根际土壤丛枝菌根真菌的种类组成发生了显著变化,影响AMF特性的主要土壤因子是pH、全钾、硝态氮和铵态氮。这些发现将有助于揭示闽楠幼林生态系统和土壤微生物多样性的相互关系和机制,为生物多样性-生态系统功能实验提供理论依据。     

Perception of donor breast milk and determinants of its acceptability among mothers in a developing community: a cross-sectional multi-center study in south-east Nigeria

Background

Due to the health and economic benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that for infants who cannot receive breast milk from their own mothers, the next preferred option is donated breast milk. This recommendation is however rarely practiced in most developing countries where donor milk is not widely accepted.

Methods

This cross-sectional multi-center study enrolled mothers attending antenatal or pediatric clinics in six tertiary institution in south-east Nigeria using purposive and convenient sampling method. Data collection was done using pretested questionnaires. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, acceptability and willingness to donate breast milk and/or use donated breast milk for their infants It also explored factors that determine this behavior.

Results

A total of 1235 mothers participated; 39% (480/1225) have heard about the concept of donor milk, while only 10% (79/759) and 7% (81/1179), respectively, had adequate knowledge of the concept and policy on donor milk. Sixty percent indicated willingness to use donor milk or donate breast milk if need arises. Respondents with lower age (p?=?0.049) and with higher occupational status (p?=?0.001) were more likely to have adequate knowledge of donor breast milk, while respondents with lower educational attainment (p?=?0.002) and those who are non-Christians (p?=?0.004) were more likely to request financial inducement for donating their breast milk. Adequate knowledge of the concept of donor milk (p?=?0.001), preference of donor milk to infant formula (p?=?0.001) and requirement of financial remuneration (p?=?0.001) were the only significant predictors of willingness to donate and/or receive donated breast milk.

Conclusion

The knowledge of the concept of donor breast milk and awareness of policies regulating its practice in Nigeria is low, but the prospect of its acceptability is high among mothers surveyed in south-east Nigeria. Targeted public education by relevant government agencies in collaboration with clinicians, community and religious leaders about the concept of donor breast milk to families may help increase the acceptance and practice of donating breast milk and/or use of donated breast milk among mothers in the region.

     

茶褐牛肝菌化学成分研究

为了解茶褐牛肝菌(Neoboletus brunneissimus)的化学成分,共分离鉴定了18个化合物,经理化性质和波谱分析,分别鉴定为5α,8α-环二氧-(22E,24R)-麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(1)、5α,8α-环二氧-(22E,24R)-麦角甾-6,9(11),22-三烯-3β-醇(2)、(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β-醇(3)、(24S)-麦角甾-7-烯-3β-醇(4)、(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇(5)、(24S)-乙基胆甾烯-7-烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇(6),(22E,24R)-麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β,9α-四烯(7)、(22E,24R)-麦角甾-5,7,2-三烯-3β-醇(8)、3β-O-吡喃葡萄糖基-5α,8α-环二氧-(22E,24R)-麦角-6,22-二烯(9)、富马酸单甲酯(10)、富马酸(11)、琥珀酸(12)、反-2-癸烯二酸(13)、烟酸(14)、烟酰胺(15)、莽草酸(16)、亚油酸-α-甘油酯(17)和1-O-吡喃葡萄糖基-(2S,3R,4E,8E,2′R)-2-N-(2′-羟基棕榈酰)-9-甲基-4,8-鞘氨醇(18)。以上化合物均为首次从茶褐牛肝菌中分离得到,其中化合物6、9、13和17为首次从牛肝菌科高等真菌中分离得到。     

中枢注射U－50，488H对肾水钠钾的排出及PVH内TH－IR神经元活性的影啊

本工作用１２％乙醇麻醉的大鼠,观察了下丘脑室旁核（ＰＶＨ）微量注射Ｋ型阿片受体激动剂Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ对大鼠肾水钠钾排出的影响,以及第三脑室注射Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ对ＰＶＨ中多巴胺神经元活性的影响。结果如下：（１）ＰＶＨ微量注射Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ（５μｎ／ｕｌ）后２０ｍｉｎ内大鼠尿量开始增加（Ｐ＜０．０１）,持续约１００ｍｉｎ,４１—６０ｍｉｎ尿量增加达峰值（Ｐ＜０．００１）。（２）ＰＶＨ预先（１０ｍｉｎ）注射Ｋ型阿片受体阻断剂ＮＢＴ（Ｎｏｒ－ＢｉｎａｌｔｏｒｐｈｉｍｉｎｅＴｅｔｒａｈｙｄｒａｔｅ）（５μｇ／ｐｌ）可以阻断Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ所产生的利尿效应（Ｐ＜０．０１）。（３）第三脑室注射Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ（１０μｇ／１０ｕｌ）２０ｍｉｎ后,ＰＶＨ中酪氨酸羟化酶免疫反应阳性（Ｔｙｒｏｓｉｎｅｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｌａｓｅ－ｉｍｍｕｎｏｒｅａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ,ＴＨ－ＩＲ）神经元数量减少,染色强度减弱,于注药后５０ｍｉｎ变化最为显著,１００ｍｉｎ时已恢复正常。上述结果表明：ＰＶＨ微量注射Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ可作用于Ｋ型阿片受体引起利尿效应;第三脑室微量注射Ｕ－５０,４８８Ｈ可抑制ＰＶＨ中ＴＨ－ＩＲ神经元的免疫活性。     

Studies on DNA—protein interactions in the upstream regulatory region of the human ε—globin gene promoter

The erythroid- and developmental stage-specific expression of the human ε-globin gene is controlled,in part,by the 5‘-flanking DNA sequence of this gene.In the present study,we have used DNA-protein binding assays to identify trans-acting factors which regulate the temporal expression of the human ε-globin gene during development.Using gel mobility shift assays and DNaseI footprinting assays,a nuclear protein factor (termed ε-SSF1) in the nuclear extracts from mouse haematopoietic tissues at d 11 and d 13 of gestation was identified.It could specifically bind to the positive control region (between-535 and -453bp) of the human ε-globin gene.We speculated that the ε-SSF1 might be an erythroid-and developmental stage-specific activator.In addition,we found another nuclear protein factor (terned ε-R1) in the nuclear extract from mouse fetal liver at d18 of gestation,which could strongly bind to the silencer region (between-392 and -177bp) of this gene.Therefore,we speculated that the ε-R1 might be an erythroid-and developmental stagespecific repressor.Our data suggest that both ε-SSF1 and ε-R1 might play important roles in developmental regulation of the human ε-globin gene expression during the early embryonic life.On the hand,we observed that the binding patterns of nuclear proteins from three cell lines (K562,HEL and Raji) to these regulatory regions were partially different.These results suggest that different trans-acting factors in K562,HEL and Raji cells might be responsible for activating or silencing the human ε-globin gene in three different cell lines.     

A SHORT-SNOUTED DYROSAURID (CROCODYLIFORMES, MESOEUCROCODYLIA) FROM THE PALAEOCENE OF MOROCCO

Abstract:  This paper describes a new genus and species of dyrosaurid, Chenanisuchus lateroculi gen. et sp. nov. (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Thanetien (Late Palaeocene) of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco. This new taxon has a particularly short snout, as well as widely separated and laterally facing orbits. In the holotype, the mandible exhibits a retroarticular process that is strongly depressed posterior to the glenoid fossa, bringing the ventral margin of the medial wing of the articular to the same level as the ventral margin of the retroarticular process. This feature is shared with Congosaurus bequaerti , Dyrosaurus and isolated dyrosaurid material from Mali and Niger, but is absent in the putative closely related crocodyliforms, such as pholidosaurids and Terminonaris , and could be a dyrosaurid character.