Globalizing forms of elite sociability: varieties of cosmopolitanism in Paris social clubs

This article examines the cultivation of transnational connections, cosmopolitanism and global class consciousness among members of elite social clubs in Paris. Drawing from interviews with members, it compares how – according to their respective characteristics – various social clubs promote different kinds of bourgeois cosmopolitanism, while rejecting the more recent internationalism of upper-middle-class service clubs such as the Rotary. Each club's peculiar ethos, practice and representations of social capital are related to the features of competing clubs through relations of mutual symbolic distinction; for example, some clubs emphasize the ‘genuineness’ of links while stigmatizing others for the accent they put on utility. The varied forms of cosmopolitanism that they promote partly replicate these logics of distinction, eliciting struggles over the authenticity or inauthenticity of transnational connections. Yet, clubs also oppose each other according to the unequal emphasis that they place on international ties per se, which creates a competing axiology within the symbolic economy of social capital accumulation.     

Telomerase enzymatic component hTERT shortens long telomeres in human cells

Telomere lengths are tightly regulated within a narrow range in normal human cells. Previous studies have extensively focused on how short telomeres are extended and have demonstrated that telomerase plays a central role in elongating short telomeres. However, much about the molecular mechanisms of regulating excessively long telomeres is unknown. In this report, we demonstrated that the telomerase enzymatic component, hTERT, plays a dual role in the regulation of telomere length. It shortens excessively long telomeres and elongates short telomeres simultaneously in one cell, maintaining the optimal telomere length at each chromosomal end for efficient protection. This novel hTERT-mediated telomere-shortening mechanism not only exists in cancer cells, but also in primary human cells. The hTERT-mediated telomere shortening requires hTERT’s enzymatic activity, but the telomerase RNA component, hTR, is not involved in that process. We found that expression of hTERT increases telomeric circular DNA formation, suggesting that telomere homologous recombination is involved in the telomere-shortening process. We further demonstrated that shelterin protein TPP1 interacts with hTERT and recruits hTERT onto the telomeres, suggesting that TPP1 might be involved in regulation of telomere shortening. This study reveals a novel function of hTERT in telomere length regulation and adds a new element to the current molecular model of telomere length maintenance.     

淡水螺类去壳干重和无灰干重的换算方法

软体动物的生物量常用带壳湿重表示,然而外壳的主要成分是碳酸钙,不宜计为生物量,去壳干重和无灰干重相对更接近真实生物量,但其测量过于繁琐,因此有必要建立一套简单易行的方法对这2种干重生物量进行换算.选择长江流域常见的6种淡水螺类（环棱螺、长角涵螺、纹沼螺、大沼螺、方格短沟蜷和萝卜螺）,对其螺壳的5个形态参数和带壳干湿重与去壳干重和无灰干重的关系进行了研究.结果表明：这6种螺类的5个形态参数与去壳干重和无灰干重的回归关系均为指数式（y=ax^b）,其中,壳宽和壳长的换算效果（预测值与实测值间的百分误差率均值分别为22.0%和22.5%）好于其他参数;带壳湿重可通过方程直接换算为去壳干重和无灰干重（百分误差率均值为21.7%）.从概念的内涵和换算误差表明,无灰干重是表示螺类生物量的最适参数.     

基于“源-汇”生态过程的长江上游农业非点源污染

景观空间格局是农业非点源污染的主要影响因素之一,关于二者的相互关系缺乏定量研究.针对长江上游的农业非点源污染问题,应用基于"源-汇"生态过程理论提出的景观空间负荷对比指数,选取9个典型的行政单元,探讨了长江上游流域景观空间格局和非点源污染之间的定量关系.结果表明,景观空间负荷对比指数对非点源污染负荷有显著的响应关系,说明景观空间负荷对比指数可作为非点源污染空间风险评价的有用方法之一.在此基础上,进一步分析了长江上游典型行政单元景观空间负荷对比指数时空演变规律.探讨了指数演变时空差异原因,认为该指数主要受到区域景观的坡度、与污染出口相对距离、高程、土地利用类型比重和农业与农村经济政策的影响.最后提出了长江上游非点源污染空间风险控制与管理的对策.     

长江安庆段江豚主要栖息地鱼类群落结构

长江皖河交汇处(皖河口)是安庆江段江豚主要的栖息地之一。为了解江豚主要栖息地鱼类群落结构,于2013年9月—2014年8月对皖河口及其附近4个断面逐月进行了鱼类调查。研究结果表明,共采集鱼类35种,与历史资料相比,鱼类物种多样性已经严重下降,并且小型化趋势明显。5个断面当中,皖河口鱼类种数最多,为27种,且以中上层鱼类餐和油餐为主要优势种;其余4个断面分别为16、20、19和14种,且多数断面以底层鱼类黄颡鱼和长须黄颡鱼为主要优势种。方差分析结果表明,皖河口渔获物的总数量和总重量与其他断面无显著差异,但总种数却显著高于断面1和5。对中上层、中下层和底层鱼类的进一步分析发现,5个断面的显著差异仅存在于中上层鱼类,且皖河口中上层渔获物的数量和重量均显著高于其他断面。由此推断,江豚选择皖河口作为主要栖息地可能主要由于其更加丰富的中上层鱼类资源。研究结果不仅有助于了解鱼类资源的变化,还对江豚的原地和迁地保护具有重要意义。     

高寒退化草地狼毒种群株丛间格局控制机理

在黑河上游祁连山北坡高寒退化草地,应用Ripley's K函数检测种间格局控制关系的技术方法,按狼毒个体分枝数设置Ⅰ级株丛(1-10枝)、Ⅱ级株丛(11-20枝)、Ⅲ级株丛(21-30枝)、Ⅳ级株丛(31-40枝)、V级株丛(40以上)5个株丛,研究了各株丛之间的格局控制关系和空间关联性.结果表明:Ⅲ和Ⅳ级狼毒株丛对其他狼毒株丛有一定的格局控制作用,尤其是Ⅳ级狼毒株丛对其他狼毒株丛格局控制的程度和尺度最大;Ⅳ级狼毒株丛在20cm尺度内和Ⅰ、Ⅱ以及Ⅴ级狼毒株丛表现出正关联,Ⅲ级狼毒株丛在0-10cm尺度上和Ⅰ级狼毒株丛表现为正关联.狼毒种群中两个形体大小越相近的株丛之间存在格局控制关系的可能性相对较小,尤其是在种群内处于劣势地位或受其他株丛格局控制的株丛之间存在格局控制关系的可能性更小,Ⅳ级狼毒株丛表现出较强的格局控制作用,同时对其他狼毒个体有保护作用,在种群内具有重要作用和地位.     

天山北坡不同环境条件下雪岭云杉(Picea schrenkiana)林限土壤属性

为了研究干旱区天山北坡中山带长达1000余公里的单建群种山地针叶林的空间分布原因,选择精河、玛纳斯、阜康和巴里坤中山带作为四种不同的环境条件,通过对不同环境条件雪岭云杉(Picea schrenkiana)上、下限土壤的采样与分析,探讨土壤因素对天山北坡中山带雪岭云杉分布的控制作用.雪岭云杉在天山北坡的连续分布主要是水热组合条件和土壤因素相互作用的结果,上、下限土壤属性变化与环境条件变化间存在着紧密的联系,表现为降雨量丰富的玛纳斯林区土壤肥力较高,但CaCO3含量较低,而降雨量较小的巴里坤和精河林区土壤肥力较差,但CaCO3含量较高.虽然长达1000余公里的雪岭云杉中山带环境条件差异较大,但其土壤属性变化均在雪岭云杉发育所需土壤条件的允许范围之内,这主要是受土壤成土母质、不同海拔高度的降雨量、地形、局地环流等因素的共同影响.     

漓江上游毛竹生理生态特征对不同土壤水分的响应

漓江上游毛竹林面积大,是我国毛竹最南端产区。该研究针对当地季节性干旱问题,通过模拟降水使土壤水分变化,共设立了5个毛竹水分处理小区(CK.对照;A.无降水+覆膜;B.降水5 mm+覆膜;C.降水10mm+覆膜;D.降水20 mm+覆膜),并与HM(木荷Schima superba)(自然状态)进行对比。结果表明:土壤水分变化影响了毛竹叶片水势和叶绿素的变化,叶片白天水势下降,傍晚均可恢复到凌晨水势。C处理的毛竹午间水势下降值最小,叶绿素含量也最高。本研究区位于最南端产区,毛竹的光合生产力也属偏低水平。适当的土壤水分亏缺,毛竹表现出相对的高净光合速率(P_(n))、高蒸腾速率(Tr)、低水分利用效率(WUE)的特点;过多或过少土壤水分,则为低P_(n)和Tr,但高WUE。毛竹叶片的P_(n)与气孔导度Gs呈极显著的正相关关系,说明毛竹的光合速率受气孔调节明显;Tr与午时叶水势呈负相关(符合二项式函数)关系,土壤水分问题造成的叶片水分不足同时也影响了毛竹的Tr。水分亏缺,P_(n)主要由气孔调节,但水分过多导致P_(n)的下降应该是由气孔导度的下降和叶肉细胞光合能力的下降共同作用的结果。水分过少或过多均对毛竹生理生态过程产生负效应。相对于木荷,毛竹的P_(n)较高,但同时也消耗更多的水分。     

The role of the local microbial ecosystem in respiratory health and disease

Respiratory tract infections are a major global health concern, accounting for high morbidity and mortality, especially in young children and elderly individuals. Traditionally, highly common bacterial respiratory tract infections, including otitis media and pneumonia, were thought to be caused by a limited number of pathogens including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. However, these pathogens are also frequently observed commensal residents of the upper respiratory tract (URT) and form—together with harmless commensal bacteria, viruses and fungi—intricate ecological networks, collectively known as the ‘microbiome’. Analogous to the gut microbiome, the respiratory microbiome at equilibrium is thought to be beneficial to the host by priming the immune system and providing colonization resistance, while an imbalanced ecosystem might predispose to bacterial overgrowth and development of respiratory infections. We postulate that specific ecological perturbations of the bacterial communities in the URT can occur in response to various lifestyle or environmental effectors, leading to diminished colonization resistance, loss of containment of newly acquired or resident pathogens, preluding bacterial overgrowth, ultimately resulting in local or systemic bacterial infections. Here, we review the current body of literature regarding niche-specific upper respiratory microbiota profiles within human hosts and the changes occurring within these profiles that are associated with respiratory infections.     

限制性输血与开放性输血对急性上消化道出血患者凝血功能、血液流变学及预后的影响

摘要 目的：探讨限制性输血与开放性输血对急性上消化道出血患者凝血功能、血液流变学及预后的影响。方法：选取2018年1月~2020年1月期间我院收治的急性上消化道出血患者80例,根据随机数字表法分为对照组（n=40）和研究组（n=40）,对照组患者输血方式采用开放性输血,研究组患者输血方式采用限制性输血,比较两组患者治疗24 h后、48 h后、72 h后的止血率。统计两组患者死亡率、疗效、再出血率和不良事件发生率。比较两组治疗前、治疗72 h后的Blatchford评分及凝血功能指标：凝血酶原时间（PT）、活化部分凝血活酶时间（APTT）以及血液流变学指标：全血黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞比容。结果：研究组治疗24 h后的止血率高于对照组（P<0.05）;两组治疗48 h后、治疗72 h后的止血率组间比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。两组治疗72 h后Blatchford评分均下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗72 h后PT、APTT均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组死亡率比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）;研究组不良事件总发生率、再出血率均低于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组治疗后的临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗72 h后全血黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞比容均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：与开放性输血相比,急性上消化道出血患者采用限制性输血,可迅速止血,有效防止患者凝血功能紊乱及血液流变学异常,同时还可减少不良事件总发生率、再出血率,可进一步改善患者预后。