On-line state recognition in a yeast fed-batch culture using error vectors

The physiological states with respect to cell growth and ethanol production in a yeast fed-batch culture expressed in linguistic form could be recognized on-line by fuzzy inferencing based on error vectors. The error vector was newly defined here in a macroscopic elemental balance equation. The physiological states for cell growth and ethanol production were characterized by error vectors using many experimental data from fed-batch cultures. Fuzzy membership functions were constructed from the frequency distributions of the error vectors and state recognition was performed by fuzzy inferencing. In particular, an unusual physiological state for a yeast cultivation, in which aerobic ethanol production was accompanied by very low cell growth, could be recognized accurately. According to the results of the state recognition, an energy parameter, the P/O ratio in the metabolic reaction model was adaptively estimated, and the cell growth was successfully evaluated with the estimated P/O. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

半夏种内居群形态变异的模糊聚类分析

在同一栽培条件下,对主要引自长江中下游地区的１５个半夏〔Ｐｉｎｅｌｉａｔｅｒｎａｔａ（Ｔｈｕｎｂ．）Ｂｒｅｉｔ．〕居群的１６个主要形态性状进行模糊聚类分析,在置信水平λ＝０．６７６４时,将１５个居群划分成４个类型：（１）双珠芽类型：主要形态特征为叶柄上均具双珠芽,但叶型和块茎形状变异较小;（２）普通类型：主要形态特征为叶柄上均只着生单珠芽,但叶型和块茎形状变异较大;（３）长茎类型：主要形态特征为叶柄上具单珠芽,但着生位置较低,块茎呈矩圆形;（４）复合类型：主要形态特征为叶柄上具单珠芽,但居群内常有双珠芽个体出现。     

5个菊花品种自交结实特性及减数分裂行为与花粉育性研究

对rm1-1、rm1-3、02-42-6、rm1-4和rm48-2等5个菊花品种3年自交结实率及花粉母细胞的减数分裂行为和花粉活力进行了研究.结果显示:(1)rm1-1、rm1-3和02-42-6属自交结实品种,结实性主要来源筒状小花;rm1-4和rm48-2为自交不结实品种.(2)在减数分裂过程中,rm1-1、rm1-3和02-42-6中期Ⅰ每个花粉母细胞(PMC)平均染色体配对构型分别为0.93Ⅰ+23.64Ⅱ+0.85Ⅲ+0.64Ⅳ、0.92Ⅰ+ 24.40Ⅱ+ 0.78Ⅲ+0.51Ⅳ和0.45Ⅰ+ 25.04Ⅱ+0.36Ⅲ+0.55Ⅳ;rm1-4和rm48-2每个PMC平均染色体配对构型分别为0.53Ⅰ+25.25Ⅱ+0.84Ⅲ+0.16Ⅳ和1.39Ⅰ+24.87Ⅱ+0.42Ⅲ+0.40Ⅳ;后期和末期5个品种花粉母细胞均出现不同频率的染色体桥、落后染色体、微核等异常现象,但大部分花粉母细胞均能正常发育.(3)5个品种花粉萌发率为8.1%～28.9%,其中rm1-1最低,rm1-4最高.结果表明,减数分裂过程和花粉育性与自交结实率没有必然关系.     

Risk Assessment for a Flood Control Engineering System Using Fuzzy Theory: A Case in China

Flood control engineering system risk assessment entails fuzziness. An assessment model is developed, based on the improved fuzzy comprehensive assessment method that developed a new index (S_fin ) to judge the assessment class. The model is used to assess the flood control engineering risk of a case in China. The results show that the proposed model in the present article can rationally determine the risk status of a flood control engineering system, and has higher resolution compared to the two conventional methods, fuzzy comprehensive assessment and matter-element model method. The proposed model is flexible and adaptable for determining flood control engineering system risk status.     

Strong synergistic effects of gibberellins with the synthetic cytokinin N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N-phenylurea on parthenocarpic fruit set and some other fruit characteristics of apple

The induction of parthenocarpic fruit set was investigated using the apple cvs. Golden Delicious and Jonagold. The gibberellins GA₃, GA₄, GA₅ and GA₇ and the synthetic phenylurea-type cytokinin CPPU (N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N-phenylurea), were applied alone and in combination to unpollinated flowers at the end of petal fall. Gibberellins induced only a marginal final set of parthenocarpic fruits. CPPU sprays were more effective, particularly in the first year. When applied in combination, CPPU and gibberellins had a positive synergistic effect on parthenocarpic fruit set and fruit size, but a negative effect on flower induction the next year. After CPPU + GA sprays, percent fruit set was similar, or greater, compared to natural pollinated trees. The parthenocarpic fruits induced by CPPU + GA had an increased length to diameter ratio. CPPU stimulated, and GA₄ and GA₇ reduced, the russeting of the parthenocarpic fruits. The internal quality of the fruits was hardly affected, but Ca-deficiency symptoms occurred more frequently in parthenocarpic fruits.     

Selective fruit filling in relation to pollen load size in Alstroemeria aurea (Alstroemeriaceae)

 We conducted an experiment in a natural population of Alstroemeria aurea, a clonal perennial, to determine (1) if reproduction was resource limited, and (2) if fruits would be selectively filled based on differences in pollination intensity when pollen loads were adequate for full seed set. Under these conditions, differences in pollination intensity are unlikely to affect seed number, but could affect seed quality, providing an interesting test of the gametophytic competition hypothesis. To test for resource limitation, percent fruit maturation, number of seeds per fruit and average seed weight were compared to paired controls for ramets in which all but one fruit was removed. To test the effect of pollination intensity on selective resource allocation, three types of pollination treatments were performed: (1) all flowers of the single inflorescence received a low pollen load, (2) all flowers received a high pollen load, (3) alternate flowers of the inflorescence received either a high or a low pollen load. We determined the percentage of fruit that reached maturity, counted the number of seeds and ovules and calculated the average seed weight for all capsules in each treatment. Resources appeared to limit reproduction in this population since seed number and weight were significantly higher than in controls when competing capsules were removed. At the whole ramet level, a four fold difference in pollen loads had no significant effect on any of the parameters measured. However, when pollination intensity varied within an inflorescence, the number of seeds per fruit increased by about 10% in flowers that received the higher pollen load. We observed the same trend in each of 2 years, but the increase was significant in only 1 year. The differences, although not great, were only slightly smaller than when all competing fruits were removed, and were consistent with selective resource allocation based on pollination intensity independent of seed set. Received: 28 September 1997 / Accepted: 30 April 1998     

Effects of exogenous hormones on floret development and grain setin wheat

At specific stages during floret development, solutions of IAA,GA₃, zeatin and ABA were injected into the leaf sheath around theyoung spike of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to study theregulating effects of exogenous hormones on floret development. Zeatin promotedfloret development and significantly increased the number of fertile florets aswell as grain set, especially at the stage of anther-lobe formation. Zeatinalsoincreased the sugar concentrations in spikes at anthesis. In contrast, IAA,GA₃ and ABA inhibited floret development, with different patternsforeach of the hormones. IAA inhibited the development of the whole spike and allflorets in the spikelets such that grain loss occurred in all positions in thespikelets. GA₃ increased the number of fertile florets per spike,butdecreased grain set of the third floret in each spikelet, especially whenapplied at terminal spikelet formation. ABA inhibited floret development, anddecreased the number of fertile florets and grain set at almost all developmentstages, except at anther-lobe formation. The inhibitory effect of ABA wasmainlyon the first and third florets in each spikelet.     

基于NOAA PAL数据集的地表蒸散遥感估算方法

基于NOAA AVHRR气象卫星长时间序列10 d合成的PAL数据集（分辨率8 km×8 km）以及地表能量平衡原理和“VI-T_s”方法,建立了地表蒸散的遥感估算方法,该方法不需要地面气象观测数据的支持,所需参数可直接从遥感数据反演或推算,并选择国际上著名的遥感蒸散模型——SEBS模型对新建模型进行了验证比较.结果表明：新建模型和SEBS模型模拟的地表蒸散值及其季节性变化趋势非常一致,说明新构建模型的模拟结果比较可靠,能够反映地表蒸散的实际情况.新建地表蒸散遥感估算模型可操作性强,为利用长时间序列的卫星遥感数据研究我国乃至全球地表蒸散的时空变化规律提供了一个新的途径.     

Identification of aberrant cell cycle regulation in Epstein-Barr virus-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by cDNA microarray and gene set enrichment analysis

Previous studies have revealed that Epstein-Barr virus （EBV） was closely associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC）. This study aimed to characterize the global pathways affected in the EBV-associated NPC. Combined with microdissection, gene expression profries in 22 NPCs and 10 non-tumor nasopharyngeal epithelial （NPE） tissue samples were analyzed. All NPC specimens served in the microarray analysis were positive for EBV, as judged by identification of the expression of EBV nuclear antigen 1 （EBNA1）. Through gene set enrichment analysis （GSEA）, we found that cell cycle pathway was the most disregulated pathway in NPC （P = 0.000, false discovery rate q-value = 0.007）, which included some aberrant expressed components. We first found that overexpression of CDK4, cyclin D1, and Rb proteins, and loss of expression of proteins p16, p27, and p19 were statistically significant in NPC tissues compared with non-cancerous NPE （P〈 0.05） by real-time RT- PCR and tissue microarray. EBV-encoded small RNA-1 （EBER-1） hybridization signals in the NPC showed significant associations with the overexpression of Rb （P = 0.000）, cyclin D1 （P = 0.000）, CDK4 （P = 0.000）, and the loss of expression of p16 proteins （P = 0.039）. In the final logistic regression analysis model, EBER-1 and abnormal expression of p16, Rb, cyclin D1, and E2F6 were inde- pendent contributions to nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis. Through survival analysis, only cyclin D1 could predict the prognosis of NPC patients. These results suggested that cell cycle pathway was the most disregulated pathway in the EBV-associated NPC, and EBER-1 was closely associated with p16, CDK4, cyclin D1, and Rb. cyclin D1 could be the prognosis biomarker for NPC.