哈克地区全新世生态环境演变与人类文化的发展轨迹

哈克遗址是呼伦贝尔地区一处重要的细石器遗址,对划分和确立东北地区细石器文化的类型及其渊源具有重要的价值。遗址位于海拉尔河东、北、南三面环绕而形成的半封闭式高平台小岛上,自下而上基本存在着四个时期的文化堆积,其中,包含细石器文化遗存的堆积物的厚度最大。岩性、岩相、碳酸钙含量检测和植物孢粉分析等方面的综合信息表明,全新世以来地层垂直沉积和气候变迁波动是同步发展的。人类依环境优劣而留居或迁徙,其文化发展从早到晚经历了新石器、辽至蒙元、明清时期的历史演变,变化始终伴随着气候的波动,表现出以适应为特征的生存与繁衍轨迹。     

溶解性有机质对土壤中有机污染物环境行为的影响

土壤中溶解性有机质(DOM)是生物活性和物理化学反应活性都很活跃的有机组分,主要通过疏水吸附、分配、氢键、电荷转移、共价键、范德华力等多种作用与有机污染物结合,提高溶液中有机污染物的溶解度,改变土壤中有机污染物的吸附-解吸、迁移-转化等环境行为．DOM对有机污染物的吸附-解吸、迁移-转化过程的影响有双重性：一方面,DOM与有机污染物在土壤表面的共吸附可增加土壤对有机污染物的吸附容量,促进有机污染物在土壤中的吸持;另一方面,DOM对有机污染物的增溶作用,有利于土壤中有机污染物的解吸,提高移动性．作为光敏剂,DOM能提高土壤中有机物的光解反应速率．在一定条件下,DOM也可影响土壤中有机污染物的水解过程．DOM对土壤中有机污染物环境行为的影响与DOM和有机污染物的性质及其相互作用的介质条件密切相关．     

Quorum Sensing Is a Language of Chemical Signals and Plays an Ecological Role in Algal-Bacterial Interactions

Algae are ubiquitous in the marine environment, and the ways in which they interact with bacteria are of particular interest in the field of marine ecology. The interactions between primary producers and bacteria impact the physiology of both partners, alter the chemistry of their environment, and shape microbial diversity. Although algal-bacterial interactions are well known and studied, information regarding the chemical-ecological role of this relationship remains limited, particularly with respect to quorum sensing (QS), which is a system of stimuli and response correlated to population density. In the microbial biosphere, QS is pivotal in driving community structure and regulating behavioral ecology, including biofilm formation, virulence, antibiotic resistance, swarming motility, and secondary metabolite production. Many marine habitats, such as the phycosphere, harbor diverse populations of microorganisms and various signal languages (such as QS-based autoinducers). QS-mediated interactions widely influence algal-bacterial symbiotic relationships, which in turn determine community organization, population structure, and ecosystem functioning. Understanding infochemicals-mediated ecological processes may shed light on the symbiotic interactions between algae host and associated microbes. In this review, we summarize current achievements about how QS modulates microbial behavior, affects symbiotic relationships, and regulates phytoplankton chemical-ecological processes. Additionally, we present an overview of QS-modulated co-evolutionary relationships between algae and bacterioplankton, and consider the potential applications and future perspectives of QS.     

Preparation, structures and properties of oxalate-bridged binuclear iron(III) complex: [(acac)2Fe(μ-ox)Fe(acac)2] and [(acac)2Fe(μ-ox)Fe(acac)2]·CH2ClCH2Cl

An oxalate-bridged binuclear iron(III) complex, [(acac)₂Fe(μ-ox)Fe(acac)₂], (acac⁻=acetylacetonate anion and ox²⁻=oxalate anion) was prepared. The complex crystallized as two types of crystals under different conditions: one had 1,2-dichloroethane as a solvent molecule of crystallization 2, the other did not 1. Both compounds have been characterized by X-ray crystallography, infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Compound 1 has also been characterized by UV-Vis and ¹H NMR spectroscopies, mass spectrometry, and electrochemistry. In both crystals, each iron(III) is coordinated in an octahedral arrangement by the oxygen atoms of an oxalate-bridging ligand and four oxygen atoms belonging to peripheral acac ligands in an octahedral arrangement. The intermetallic distance of Fe?Fe is 5.4368(9) Å in 1 and 5.438(2) Å in 2. Two iron(III) ions in each crystal are bridged by the oxalate and both lie in the oxalate-plane. The results of thermal analyses imply that the thermal stability of 2 is lower than that of 1. Cyclic voltammograms of 1 in acetonitrile and dichloromethane at low temperature showed two consecutive, quasi-Nernstian, one-electron reduction steps corresponding to the reduction of Fe^III-Fe^III to Fe^III-Fe^II followed by the reduction of Fe^III-Fe^II to Fe^II-Fe^II. The electrochemical comproportionation constants (K_c) of the equilibrium (Fe^III-Fe^III) + (Fe^II-Fe^II) ? 2(Fe^III-Fe^II) are 10^8.9 in acetonitrile medium and 10^8.5 in dichloromethane, respectively. The considerably large K_c values indicate that the main factor contributing to the stabilization of the Fe^III-Fe^II mixed-valence state is electronic delocalization through the oxalate-bridge.     

崖沙燕繁殖期雄鸟的鸣叫行为

2003年3月～2004年4月在南充市郊的嘉陵江边记录了崖沙燕(Riparia riparia)繁殖期雄鸟的呜叫。声谱分析结果表明,崖沙燕繁殖期有8种呜叫(恫吓叫声、屈服叫声、求救叫声、警报叫声以及4种鸣唱声)。通过对其行为的实时观察,确定了每种呜叫的生物学意义。4种叫声是整个繁殖期的主要呜叫,而4种鸣唱声则主要出现在开春以后的集群求偶与筑巢期间。虽其鸣唱声仅有两种类型的短音节,但通过组合可形成含有多达4个或6个音节的鸣唱声。鸣唱声的持续时间分别为3184、1030、1274、1232ms。鸣唱声中的间歇时间分别占持续时间的47％、39％、50％、48％。     

补充非寄主食物对芙新姬小蜂和潜蝇姬小蜂控害行为权衡的影响

芙新姬小蜂和潜蝇姬小蜂均为强卵育型(synovigenic)寄生蜂,成虫具有产卵寄生致死、寄主取食致死和寄主叮蛰直接致死3种寄主致死行为。为了明确成虫补充非寄主食物营养对2种姬小蜂控害潜力/控害行为的影响,本文比较研究了分别提供寄主食物和寄主食物+非寄主食物(10%葡萄糖)条件下的2种姬小蜂在初羽化前期(前6 d)内对美洲斑潜蝇幼虫的致死行为的影响。结果显示:在仅提供寄主食物时,芙新姬小蜂的寄生、取食和总体致死量均显著的高于潜蝇姬小蜂,但是直接致死能力却弱于后者;补充非寄主食物和仅提供寄主食物处理相比,两种寄生蜂的寄生量,取食量和总致死量均呈下降趋势。该研究显示:在初羽化前期,取食寄主食物的雌蜂比取食寄主食物+葡萄糖的雌蜂具有更强的致死能力。     

Spatial distribution and historical deposition behaviors of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in sediments of Lake Chaohu,a shallow eutrophic lake in Eastern China

Sediment samples were collected from the Chaohu Lake basin to investigate the spatial distribution and historical deposition behaviors of 17 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Concentrations of the total PFASs (∑PFASs) in limnetic sediments ranged from 0.719 to 2.429 ng/g dry weight (dw), with an average of 1.449 ng/g dw. A clear gradient in the spatial distribution was observed from west to east in surface sediments of Lake Chaohu. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid were predominant in limnetic sediments, with an average of 0.383 and 0.275 ng/g dw, respectively. The ∑PFASs concentrations in riverine sediments were the highest in the Shiwuli River, followed by the Nanfei River. PFASs in riverine sediments indicated that industrial discharge and urban runoff played key roles in PFAS distribution and pollution levels. In vertical profiles, concentrations of the ∑PFASs and PFAS congeners in three sediment cores generally increased with decreasing depths, indicating that the input history of the ∑PFASs could be attributed to the development of industrialization and urbanization in the Chaohu Lake basin. The correlations between PFASs and sedimentary characteristics, organic carbon, nutrients and inorganic salts suggested that both hydrophobic and electrostatic effects played important roles in PFAS distribution and pollution levels in sediments of Lake Chaohu.     

Optogenetic fUSI for brain-wide mapping of neural activity mediating collicular-dependent behaviors

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基于社区生活圈尺度的城市绿色基础设施空间分布与居民就医行为关系研究—以福州市中心城区为例

本研究根据对研究案例区常住居民空间行为轨迹的刻画,就社区生活圈内公园绿地、绿化水平、文化设施、体育健身设施和医疗卫生设施的空间分布与常住居民就医频次的关系进行了分析。发现评价单元内公园绿地面积和绿化水平与居民就医频次具有比较明显的负相关,而文化体育设施与居民就医频次的相关性不明显。在此基础上,进一步分析评价单元内医疗卫生设施的影响,发现其数量、可达性的提高在一定程度上提升了居民就医的频次。故此,便利易得的医疗卫生服务可能增加居民的就医频次,而城市中公园绿地的建设则对于降低居民就医频次有一定的显著作用。相较于增加集中的公园绿地面积,整体性的提高绿化水平则更有益于居民就医频次的降低。     

Rescue of CAMDI deletion‐induced delayed radial migration and psychiatric behaviors by HDAC6 inhibitor

The DISC1‐interacting protein CAMDI has been suggested to promote radial migration through centrosome regulation. However, its physiological relevance is unclear. Here, we report the generation and characterization of CAMDI‐deficient mice. CAMDI‐deficient mice exhibit delayed radial migration with aberrant neural circuit formation and psychiatric behaviors including hyperactivity, repetitive behavior, and social abnormality typically observed in autism spectrum disorder patients. Analyses of direct targets of CAMDI identify HDAC6 whose α‐tubulin deacetylase activity is inhibited by CAMDI at the centrosome. CAMDI deficiency increases HDAC6 activity, leading to unstable centrosomes with reduced γ‐tubulin and acetylated α‐tubulin levels. Most importantly, psychiatric behaviors as well as delayed migration are significantly rescued by treatment with Tubastatin A, a specific inhibitor of HDAC6. Our findings indicate that HDAC6 hyperactivation by CAMDI deletion causes psychiatric behaviors, at least in part, through delayed radial migration due to impaired centrosomes.