Palatability of Leaves Conditioned in Streams Affected by Mine Drainage: A Feeding Experiment with Gammarus Pulex (L.)

Both the absence of leaf shredding macroinvertebrates and low microbial activity are of major importance in determining slow and incomplete leaf decay in extremely acidic (pH<3.5) mining streams. These streams are affected by a heavy ochre deposition causing the formation of massive iron plaques on leaf surfaces that hinder microbial exploitation. An investigation was carried out to determine whether iron plaques and leaf conditioning status (acid conditioned with and without iron plaques, neutral conditioned, unconditioned) affect the feeding preference of the shredder Gammarus pulex (L.). Leaf respiration rates and fungal biomass (ergosterol contents) were measured to determine microbial colonization. Neutral conditioned leaves had significantly higher microbial colonization than acid conditioned leaves with iron plaques. Notwithstanding, leaves of both conditioning types were consumed at high rates by G. pulex. The microbial colonization had no influence on feeding preference in the experiment. It is presumed that iron adsorbed organic material caused the high palatability of leaves with iron plaques. The results indicate that the large deposits of leaves coated with iron plaques will be available to the stream food web when water quality will be restored to neutral as planed in scenarios for the future development of mining streams.     

Toward a Solution for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment: Role of Electron Donors in Sulfate Reduction at Low pH

Abstract

Sediment historically impacted by acid mine drainage was exposed to different initial pH and electron donors to investigate the effect that both conditions had on the performance and fingerprint of the community from naturally acidic sediments. Batch experiments were fed with either acetate, lactate, or glycerol at initial pH of 5, 4, or 3, under sulfate-reducing conditions. The performance results indicated that sulfide production efficiency was above 85% in the treatments fed with lactate and glycerol at pH 5 and 4. However, acetate consumption efficiency was greater than 85% only in the treatments with acetate at pH 5 and lactate at pH 5 and 4. Glycerol fed treatments successfully produced sulfide even at initial pH?=?3. Sulfide production rates were related to the initial pH in treatments fed with lactate and acetate and independent of the pH in the glycerol fed treatments. 16S rRNA gene T-RFLP analysis of the enriched communities indicated that the initial pH could explain the differences of the microbial community fingerprint obtained after 90?days. This study points out the fact that acidic stress is a heavy burden for the development of sulfate-reducing microorganisms, especially for those that use acetate as substrate.     

微创血肿清除与侧脑室引流术治疗小脑出血

目的：观察不同软通道微创手术方式治疗小脑出血的临床疗效。方法：高血压脑出血25例分成软通道微创血肿清除组（n=14）和侧脑室引流组（n=11）。以治疗后28天SSS和死亡率作为判断疗效的标准,比较两组的疗效。2组患者在入院时和入院后7 d行（格拉斯哥昏迷量表,Glasgow coma scale,GCS）评分,入院时和入院后14d及28d行（斯勘的纳维亚卒中量表,Scandinavianstroke scale,SSS）评分。结果：治疗组手术后SSS评分14d（t=3.65 P〈0.01）及30d（t=4.01,P〈0.01）,治疗组明显优于对照组。两组总有效率比较有显著差异（P〈0.05）。结论：软通道微创血肿清除术疗效优于单纯侧脑室引流术,其作为治疗小脑出血的微创治疗技术总体上是安全、有效的,明显降低了患者死亡率,提高了患者生存质量。     

基于水体盐度和水文结构的滨海湿地海陆水文连通性

以水体盐度作为核心指标,综合水文结构连通指标(沟渠水面率、进出水渠密度、海陆距离以及沟塘距离)构建海陆水文连通性指数。在多尺度空间分析的基础上,选择150 m×150 m网格作为评价单元,对研究区内海陆水文连通性进行空间定量分析和等级划分。结果表明: 研究区海陆水文连通性由海向陆逐渐递减,但递减速率存在差异,这是由于研究区内水体盐度空间分异明显,对水文连通性变化速率造成一定影响。将海陆水文连通性划分为优、良、中、差4个等级,优与良所在区域主要分布在近海地区,土地利用类型以咸水养殖塘和农田为主;中与差所在区域主要分布在内陆地区,土地利用类型以淡水养殖塘和农田为主。滨海湿地的水文过程十分复杂,定量化滨海湿地海陆水文连通性能够为滨海湿地现状评估以及湿地修复提供参考资料。     

方右旋糖酐40注射液联合甘露醇治疗下肢软组织开放性损伤负压封闭引流术后患者的疗效及对血液流变学的影响

目的:探讨复方右旋糖酐40注射液联合甘露醇治疗下肢软组织开放性损伤负压封闭引流(VSD)术后的治疗效果及对血液流变学的影响,为下肢软组织开放性损伤的治疗提供临床依据。方法:选取下肢软组织开放性损伤VSD术后患者80例,随机分为对照组和观察组各40例,对照组单纯应用甘露醇治疗,观察组应用复方右旋糖酐40注射液及甘露醇治疗,观察两组的临床疗效,比较两组治疗前后国际骨关节炎评分标准(Lequesne指数)、视觉模拟评分法(VAS)、美国食品药品管理局(FDA)皮肤评分、Lysholm膝关节功能评分(Lysholm)、血液流变学的变化以及不良反应发生情况。结果:治疗后,对照组和观察组的总有效率分别为85.00%、97.50%,比较差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组VAS评分和Lequesne指数评分均降低,Lysholm评分及FDA皮肤评分较治疗前显著升高(P<0.05);治疗后,观察组VAS评分和Lequesne指数评分低于对照组,Lysholm评分及FDA皮肤评分高于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗后,两组血细胞比容较治疗前升高,全血比高切黏度、全血比低切黏度、血浆比黏度较治疗前降低(P<0.05);治疗后,观察组血细胞比容高于对照组,全血比高切黏度、全血比低切黏度、血浆比黏度低于对照组(P<0.05)。两组不良反应发生率比较无差异(P>0.05)。结论:复方右旋糖酐40注射液联合甘露醇治疗下肢软组织开放性损伤VSD术后患者疗效确切,可减轻膝关节疼痛,促进皮肤软组织恢复,改善膝关节功能和血液流变学,安全性较好。     

The HYDE 3.1 spatially explicit database of human‐induced global land‐use change over the past 12,000 years

Aim This paper presents a tool for long‐term global change studies; it is an update of the History Database of the Global Environment (HYDE) with estimates of some of the underlying demographic and agricultural driving factors. Methods Historical population, cropland and pasture statistics are combined with satellite information and specific allocation algorithms (which change over time) to create spatially explicit maps, which are fully consistent on a 5′ longitude/latitude grid resolution, and cover the period 10,000 bc to ad 2000. Results Cropland occupied roughly less than 1% of the global ice‐free land area for a long time until ad 1000, similar to the area used for pasture. In the centuries that followed, the share of global cropland increased to 2% in ad 1700 (c. 3 million km²) and 11% in ad 2000 (15 million km²), while the share of pasture area grew from 2% in ad 1700 to 24% in ad 2000 (34 million km²) These profound land‐use changes have had, and will continue to have, quite considerable consequences for global biogeochemical cycles, and subsequently global climate change. Main conclusions Some researchers suggest that humans have shifted from living in the Holocene (emergence of agriculture) into the Anthropocene (humans capable of changing the Earth's atmosphere) since the start of the Industrial Revolution. But in the light of the sheer size and magnitude of some historical land‐use changes (e.g. as result of the depopulation of Europe due to the Black Death in the 14th century and the aftermath of the colonization of the Americas in the 16th century) we believe that this point might have occurred earlier in time. While there are still many uncertainties and gaps in our knowledge about the importance of land use (change) in the global biogeochemical cycle, we hope that this database can help global (climate) change modellers to close parts of this gap.     

尿液转流在尿道下裂术后复杂性尿瘘术中的应用

目的：评价尿液转流在修复尿道下裂术后复杂性尿瘘术中的作用。方法：将40例尿道下裂术后复杂性尿瘘患者随机分为尿液转流组和非尿液转流组两组进行比较。结果：尿液转流组：25例患者术后尿道皮肤瘘复发两例,手术成功率99.2%。非尿液转流组：15例患者中有6例（40%）发生尿瘘复发。结论：尿道下裂术后复杂性尿瘘修复术中应用尿液转流有较好的效果。     

The relative roles of contemporary and ancient processes in shaping genetic variation of a generalist fish in a catchment dominated by agriculture

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