Age and growth of Schizothorax waltoni in the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, China

Age and growth were studied for Schizothorax waltoni in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, southwest of China, from April 2004 to September 2006. A total of 201 specimens were collected ranging from 110 to 580 mm in standard length (SL). In contrast to other otoliths, sectioned lapillus showed a clear pattern of alternating opaque and hyaline zones. Marginal increment analyses showed that the increments, each composed of one opaque and one hyaline zone, are deposited annually. Opaque edges were prevalent from May to August. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters based on sectioned otolith data were L (t) = 689.8{1 - exp[0.051 (t + 3.275)]} for males, and L (t) = 691.1{1 - exp[0.056 (t + 2.466)]} for females. The slow growth and long life indicate that S. waltoni is vulnerable to overfishing and that harvesting strategies for the species should be conservative.

Ultrastructure of the Spermatozoa of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis)

P>Semen sample was collected from two captive adult Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) during physical examination. One individual was aged about 9 years with body length 143 cm (total length) and body weight 46.1 kg in 2003. The age of the other was unknown and its body length was 147 cm and body weight was 43 kg in 2004. Ultrastructure of their spermatozoa was examined using scanning and transmission electron microscope. The sperm concentration was 4.17 x 10(9) spermatozoa per ml by the cytometer. The approximate dimensions of the spermatozoa were as follows: head length, 3.366 +/- 0.140 mu m (mean +/- SE, n = 15); head width, 1.896 +/- 0.099 mu m (n = 15); and neck length, 1.004 +/- 0.074 mu m (n = 10). The tail included midpiece, principal piece and terminal piece. The length of the midpiece was 1.882 +/- 0.077 mu m (n = 9). There is no apparent boundary between the principal piece and the terminal piece, so the length of the principal piece and the terminal piece was 44.612 +/- 3.485 mu m (n = 5). Total length of the spermatozoa was 53.314 +/- 4.580 mu m (n = 10). The acrosome covered approximately 45.8% of the anterior portion of the head.

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in surface sediment and bivalve from the Changjiang Estuary, China

Surface sediments and bivalves were collected from the Changjiang Estuary in December 2003 and November 2004, respectively. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in these samples were measured with high-resolution chromatography (HRGC)/High Resolution Mass Spectrometer (HRMS). The concentrations of total PCDD/Fs and toxic equivalent (TEQ) were 169.83 +/- 119.63 and 0.81 +/- 0.36 pg/g dry weight (dw) in sediments, and 580.33 +/- 240.17 and 7.24 +/- 3.65 pg/g dw in bivalves. The homolog compositions of PCDD/Fs were similar among samples, the most abundant congener was octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (OCDD) and then octa-chlorinated dibenzofuran (OCDF) and 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-hepta-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (HOCDD). The herbicide pentachlorophenol (PCP) and sodium pentachlorophenol (Na-PCP) were proved the main source of PCDD/Fs in this area.

Isolation and characterization of six microsatellite markers in the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea Richardson)

Six polymorphic microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized using an enriched library technique in the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea Richardson, 1864), a commercially important marine fish in China. They showed PIC (polymorphism information content) ranging from 0.064 to 0.885 (average of 0.580) and allele numbers ranging from two to 13 (average of 7.5), which were useful for the studies on population genetics and selective breeding of the large yellow croaker.

Dynamics of microcystins-LR and -RR in the phytoplanktivorous silver carp in a sub-chronic toxicity experiment

A sub-chronic toxicity experiment was conducted to examine tissue distribution and depuration of two microcystins (microcystin-LR and microcystin -RR) in the phytoplanktivorous filter-feeding silver carp during a course of 80 days. Two large tanks (A, B) were used, and in Tank A, the fish were fed naturally with fresh Microcystis viridis cells (collected from a eutrophic pond) throughout the experiment, while in Tank B, the food of the fish were M. viridis cells for the first 40 days and then changed to artificial carp feed. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used to measure MC-LR and MC-RR in the M. viridis cells, the seston, and the intestine, blood, liver and muscle tissue of silver carp at an interval of 20 days. MC-RR and MC-LR in the collected Microcystis cells varied between 268-580 and 110-292 mug g(-1) DW, respectively. In Tank A, MC-RR and MC-LR varied between 41.5-99.5 and 6.9-15.8 mug g(-1) DW in the seston, respectively. The maximum MC-RR in the blood, liver and muscle of the fish was 49.7, 17.8 and 1.77 mug g(-1) DW, respectively. No MC-LR was detectable in the muscle and blood samples of the silver carp in spite of the abundant presence of this toxin in the intestines (for the liver, there was only one case when a relatively minor quantity was detected). These findings contrast with previous experimental results on rainbow trout. Perhaps silver carp has a mechanism to degrade MC-LR actively and to inhibit MC-LR transportation across the intestines. The depuration of MC-RR concentrations occurred slowly than uptakes in blood, liver and muscle, and the depuration rate was in the order of blood > liver > muscle. The grazing ability of silver carp on toxic cyanobacteria suggests an applicability of using phytoplanktivorous fish to counteract cyanotoxin contamination in eutrophic waters. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

High-field ferromagnetic resonance in fine particles

We investigate high-field ferromagnetic resonance of superparamagnetic particles with uniaxial anisotropy, In this case, since the field is large enough to saturate the magnetization, the thermal orientational fluctuations of the magnetic moment of the particle are negligible. Thus, we derive the dynamic susceptibility of the system on the basis of an independent particle model. High-field ferromagnetic resonance has been performed on fine cobalt particles, The analysis of the spectra obtained at different frequencies allows us to estimate the effective magnetic anisotropy, the gyromagnetic ratio, and the transverse relaxation time. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Photoluminescence from surface-oxidized Ge nanoclusters

Photoluminescence from gas-evaporated Ge nanoclusters consisting of a crystalline core encased in an oxide shell are presented. An as-grown sample shows room temperature luminescence with separate peaks around 357 and 580 nm. Prolonged air exposure of the clusters reduces the Ge core dimensions, and the emission initially at 580 nm shifts to 420 nm; however, the violet luminescence at 357 nm displays no difference. These results indicate that there are two mechanisms involved with light emission from Ge nanoclusters, visible light emission associated with the quantum confinement effect, and violet light emission correlated to luminescent centers. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

A silicon light emitting devices in standard CMOS technology

A silicon light emitting device is designed and simulated. It is fabricated in 0.6 mum standard CMOS technology. The device can give more than 1 muW optical power of visible light under reverse breakdown. The device can be turned on at a bias of 0.88 V and work in a large range of voltage: 1.0-6.0 V The external electrical-optical conversion efficiency is more than 10(-6). The optical spectrum of the device is between 540-650 nm, which have a clear peak near 580 nm. The emission mechanism can be explained by a hot carrier direct recombination model.

一个基于双线性映射的前向安全门限签名方案

将前向安全的概念引入到基于双线性映射的门限签名方案中,提出了一个基于双线性映射的前向安全的门限签名方案.该方案将签名密钥分散到签名成员集合中,采用各成员部分密钥前向更新的方式实现了签名密钥的前向更新,增强了签名密钥的安全性,使得签名方案具有前向安全性.另外,由于部分密钥具有前向更新的特性,从而方案有效防止了移动攻击.对该方案的安全性进行了分析,分析表明,该方案是安全、有效的.

Isabelle在分析安全操作系统状态机模型中的应用

为了解决已有的状态机模型的形式化框架在分析安全操作系统状态机模型时不够直观．简洁的问题，提出了一套使用Isabelle工具对安全操作系统模型状态中的类型、变量、常量、关系、映射、函数，以及模型中的安全不变量和状态迁移规 则进行形式化描述的新方法．通过实际验证一种典型的安全操作系统状态机模型——可信进程模型，总结出了有效地使用Isabelle辅助形式化设计、分析、验证模型的策略．

铒镱共掺铅硅酸盐玻璃的光谱分析

采用传统的高温熔融工艺制备了铒镱共掺铅硅酸盐玻璃. 测量了样品的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和折射率， 利用McCumber 理论和Judd-Ofelt 理论计算了该玻璃系统中Er3+离子4I13/2→4I15/2 能级跃迁受激发射截面和荧 光寿命.该玻璃在1 536 nm 处受激发射截面σemi 为8.62×10-21 cm2；荧光寿命长达11.32 ms（实验测量值为9.26 ms）；在1536 nm 附近有很强的荧光发射，荧光有效线宽为46.5 nm；样品存在中心波长为580 nm 的4S3/2→4I15/2 跃迁的上转换荧光. 结果表明，该样品荧光寿命长，受激发射截面大，同时具有较弱的上转换发光等特性， 是制作高能脉冲光纤激光器的理想材料

不同生育期土壤-苜蓿系统水流阻力和水容变化规律研究

紫花苜蓿是水蚀风蚀交错带重要的人工种植牧草,具有较强的耐寒、耐旱性。自然条件下的模拟土柱试验在陕北神木试验站进行,采用抑制蒸腾法定量分析了水蚀风蚀交错带土壤-苜蓿系统水流阻力、水容等瞬态水流参数变化过程。结果表明:不同生育期内瞬态水流阻力及水容有明显差异:开花旺盛期平均水流阻力最小0.22×108Mpa.s.m-3,约为干枯老化期的1/9;平均水容最大5.38×10-4m3/Mpa;是现蕾期的4倍多。该研究结果有助于揭示紫花苜蓿体内水分调节作用及抗旱机制,对干旱半干旱地区植被恢复有重要指导意义。