The optimization of Marasmius androsaceus submerged fermentation conditions in five-liter fermentor

Using desirability function, four indexes including mycelium dry weight, intracellular polysaccharide, adenosine and mannitol yield were uniformed into one expected value (Da) which further served as the assessment criteria. In our present study, Plackett–Burman design was applied to evaluate the effects of eight variables including initial pH, rotating speed, culture temperature, inoculum size, ventilation volume, culture time, inoculum age and loading volume on Da value during Marasmius androsaceus submerged fermentation via a five-liter fermentor. Culture time, initial pH and rotating speed were found to influence Da value significantly and were further optimized by Box–Behnken design. Results obtained from Box–Behnken design were analyzed by both response surface regression (Design-Expert.V8.0.6.1 software) and artificial neural network combining the genetic algorithm method (Matlab2012a software). After comparison, the optimum M. androsaceus submerged fermentation conditions via a five-liter fermentor were obtained as follows: initial pH of 6.14, rotating speed of 289.3 rpm, culture time of 6.285 days, culture temperature of 26 °C, inoculum size of 5%, ventilation volume of 200 L/h, inoculum age of 4 days, and loading volume of 3.5 L/5 L. The predicted Da value of the optimum model was 0.4884 and the average experimental Da value was 0.4760. The model possesses well fitness and predictive ability.     

Reduced inflammation in expanding populations of a neotropical bird species

The loss of regulating agents such as parasites is among the most important changes in biotic interactions experienced by populations established in newly colonized areas. Under a relaxed parasite pressure, individuals investing less in costly immune mechanisms might experience a selective advantage and become successful colonizers as they re‐allocate resources to other fitness‐related traits. Accordingly, a refinement of the evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposed that immunity of invasive populations has evolved toward a reduced investment in innate immunity, the most costly component of immunity, and an increased humoral immunity that is less costly. Biogeographical approaches comparing populations between native and expansion ranges are particularly relevant in exploring this issue, but remain very scarce. We conducted a biogeographical comparison between populations of Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis) from the native area (South America) and from the expansion range (Caribbean islands). First, we compared haemosporidian prevalence and circulating haptoglobin (an acute‐phase protein produced during inflammation). Second, we challenged captive birds from both ranges with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and measured postchallenge haptoglobin production and body mass change. Birds from the expansion range showed lower haemosporidian prevalence and lower levels of haptoglobin than birds from the native range. In addition, the inflammation elicited by LPS injection and its associated cost in terms of body mass loss were lower in birds from the expansion range than in birds from the native range. In accordance with the enemy release hypothesis, our results suggest that range expansion is associated with a reduced infection risk. Our study also supports the hypothesis that individuals from newly established populations have evolved mechanisms to dampen the inflammatory response and are in accordance with one prediction of the refined EICA hypothesis, proposed to understand biological invasions.     

中国与南亚水稻恢复系资源产量性状的配合力分析

分析中国与南亚水稻恢复系资源产量及其构成要素的一般配合力差异,为引进与利用南亚资源提供参考。利用来自中国和印度等国的37份恢复系材料,按照NCⅡ设计,分别与冈46A、泸98A和德香074杂交,获得111份杂交种作为试验材料,在四川泸州和德阳两个环境下,分析8个产量性状的配合力。结果表明:(1)8个性状在两个环境下,一般配合力和特殊配合力方差达到显著或极显著水平,一般配合力方差均大于特殊配合力方差,表明这些性状基因的加性效应占主导地位。(2)8个性状杂种一代性状受恢复系的影响大于不育系。(3)印度和孟加拉材料有效穗一般配合力好于中国资源,其他性状一般配合力中国资源优于南亚来源材料。中国与南亚恢复资源产量性状配合力有一定的差异,印度和孟加拉资源有效穗配合力较好,中国恢复系资源其他性状较好。     

Effects of generalist herbivory on resistance and resource allocation by the invasive plant,Phytolacca americana

Successful invasions by exotic plants are often attributed to a loss of co‐evolved specialists and a re‐allocation of resources from defense to growth and reproduction. However, invasive plants are rarely completely released from insect herbivory because they are frequently attacked by generalists in their introduced ranges. The novel generalist community may also affect the invasive plant's defensive strategies and resource allocation. Here, we tested this hypothesis using American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana L.), a species that has become invasive in China, which is native to North America. We examined resistance, tolerance, growth and reproduction of plant populations from both China and the USA when plants were exposed to natural generalist herbivores in China. We found that leaf damage was greater for invasive populations than for native populations, indicating that plants from invasive ranges had lower resistance to herbivory than those from native ranges. A regression of the percentage of leaf damage against mass showed that there was no significant difference in tolerance between invasive and native populations, even though the shoot, root, fruit and total mass were larger for invasive populations than for native populations. These results suggest that generalist herbivores are important drivers mediating the defensive strategies and resource allocation of the invasive American pokeweed.     

Highly Flexible,Freestanding Supercapacitor Electrode with Enhanced Performance Obtained by Hybridizing Polypyrrole Chains with MXene

Though polypyrrole (PPy) is widely used in flexible supercapacitors owing to its high electrochemical activity and intrinsic flexibility, limited capacitance and cycling stability of freestanding PPy films greatly reduce their practicality in real‐world applications. Herein, we report a new approach to enhance PPy's capacitance and cycling stability by forming a freestanding and conductive hybrid film through intercalating PPy into layered Ti₃C₂ (l‐Ti₃C₂, a MXene material). The capacitance increases from 150 (300) to 203 mF cm^?2 (406 F cm^?3). Moreover, almost 100% capacitance retention is achieved, even after 20 000 charging/discharging cycles. The analyses reveal that l‐Ti₃C₂ effectively prevents dense PPy stacking, benefiting the electrolyte infiltration. Furthermore, strong bonds, formed between the PPy backbones and surfaces of l‐Ti₃C₂, not only ensure good conductivity and provide precise pathways for charge‐carrier transport but also improve the structural stability of PPy backbones. The freestanding PPy/l‐Ti₃C₂ film is further used to fabricate an ultra‐thin all‐solid‐state supercapacitor, which shows an excellent capacitance (35 mF cm^?2), stable performance at any bending state and during 10 000 charging/discharging cycles. This novel strategy provides a new way to design conductive polymer‐based freestanding flexible electrodes with greatly improved electrochemical performances.     

孤独症谱系障碍儿童情绪表达能力干预系统研制

大量研究表明,通过干预孤独症谱系障碍(Autism Spectrum Disorder,ASD)儿童情绪能力,可以提高其移情能力从而改善核心症状--社交交往障碍。随着ASD儿童人数逐年上升,对干预的需求日益增大。目前国内外对于ASD儿童情绪能力的系统干预研究较少,主要研究均集中在表情识别这一层面。本文结合视频分析,自动表情识别算法,Flash技术,设计交互式虚拟场景游戏,研发一个面向ASD儿童的情绪能力干预的系统。该系统可以训练儿童的表情识别能力,还可以训练儿童对表情的模仿和表达,具有实用性,方便推广。     

早期理性情绪疗法对脊髓损伤患者心肺功能和日常生活能力的干预效果

目的:探讨早期理性情绪疗法对脊髓损伤患者心肺功能和日常生活能力的干预效果。方法:选择2013年1月到2015年1月我院132例脊髓损伤患者作为研究对象,根据康复治疗过程中有无介入早期理性情绪疗法,将患者分为治疗组(早期理性情绪疗法组)和常规组,5个月后观察两组患者的情绪状态、心肺功能、日常生活能力。结果:治疗5个月后,两组患者的汉密尔顿焦虑量表(HAMA)和贝克抑郁量表(BDI)评分均低于治疗前,且治疗组的HAMA和BDI评分低于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者的血压和心率较治疗前升高,且治疗组的血压和心率高于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者的肺活量(VC)、最大自主分钟通气量(MVV)和一秒用力呼气容积(FEV1)较治疗前增加,且治疗组的VC、MVV和FEV1高于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者的巴塞尔指数(Barthel)评分较治疗前增加,且治疗组高于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:早期理性情绪疗法可以改善脊髓损伤患者的抑郁和焦虑状态,改善患者的心脏功能指标和肺功能指标,促进心肺功能康复,提高患者日常生活活动能力。     

Lager啤酒酵母RLM1基因调控对其抗自溶性能的影响

啤酒酵母的自溶会严重影响啤酒的品质,而酵母的质量也被认为是啤酒酿造的关键因素之一。前期在啤酒酵母自溶的研究中发现细胞完整性途径中重要的转录因子RLM1基因与酵母自溶有密切关系。本研究在啤酒酵母单倍体菌株中对RLM1进行敲除与过表达,发现RLM1敲除后,酵母菌抗自溶性能差,而RLM1过表达则有助于酵母的抗自溶。另外,发现RLM1基因的敲除影响了酵母的抗渗透压性能、细胞壁损伤的耐受性、抗氮饥饿性能和温度耐受性。研究发现细胞壁组装及DNA损伤应答相关基因GAS1的表达随RLM1的过表达与敲除而调整,而CWI途径中其他相关基因的调控方式并没有明显的规律,推测RLM1可能主要影响了CWI途径中GAS1基因的表达,进而提高啤酒酵母在恶劣环境中的抗逆性。此研究结果对于进一步选育抗自溶啤酒酵母以及了解啤酒酵母的自溶机制提供了基础。     

DA大鼠的繁殖性能及部分生物学特性参数的测定

目的建立我国新的近交系品系DA种群,观察其生长繁殖性能及部分生物学特性。方法从丹麦M＆B公司引进近交系大鼠DA,建立种群,从其扩大群中随机抽取15对鼠,统计其繁殖率;抽取50只DA鼠（雌雄各半）测其部分血液生化。结果近交系种群扩大成功,DA大鼠平均产仔数为5．5,成活率为90.8％,所测生理生化值接近Wistar大鼠。结论DA大鼠已适应我国环境,种群引进成功;性别对脏器重量、系数和血生化影响显著。     

Community structure,dispersal ability and functional profiling of microbiome existing in fat body and ovary of the brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens

The endosymbionts play vital roles in growth, development and reproduction in insects. Yeast-like endosymbionts (YLSs) have been well studied in Nilaparvata lugens (N. lugens), but little is known about the tissue-specific bacterial microbiomes, especially on the microbial intersection among internal tissues. Here, the correlation of microbial composition, structure, dispersal ability and functional profiling were illuminated in two tissues, the fat body and ovary in N. lugens. A total of 11 phyla and 105 genera were captured from all samples;Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the most predominant and accounted for more than 99% in all samples. However, the relative abundance ofFirmicutes and Proteobacteria was significantly different in ovary and fat body through Fisher's Least Significant Difference test. Microbial diversity but not the richness index in the two tissues exhibited significant difference. Furthermore, the microbial community structure of the ovary and fat body were primarily determined by tissue quality. Firmicutes showed strong dispersal ability between ovary and fat body based on the quantitative null model assessing, indicating the frequent interaction of these microbiomes in the two tissues. In addition, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways of microbial participation were delineated. The ten most abundant pathways counted for over 46% of the annotation and were shared between the two tissues, mainly containing Energy Metabolism and Amino Acid Metabolism/Biosynthesis. The results will provide insights into the correlation of microbial community structure between ovary and fat body of N. lugens.