The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

Using next-generation sequencing technology alone, we have successfully generated and assembled a draft sequence of the giant panda genome. The assembled contigs (2.25 gigabases (Gb)) cover approximately 94% of the whole genome, and the remaining gaps (0.05 Gb) seem to contain carnivore-specific repeats and tandem repeats. Comparisons with the dog and human showed that the panda genome has a lower divergence rate. The assessment of panda genes potentially underlying some of its unique traits indicated that its bamboo diet might be more dependent on its gut microbiome than its own genetic composition. We also identified more than 2.7 million heterozygous single nucleotide polymorphisms in the diploid genome. Our data and analyses provide a foundation for promoting mammalian genetic research, and demonstrate the feasibility for using next-generation sequencing technologies for accurate, cost-effective and rapid de novo assembly of large eukaryotic genomes.

塔里木盆地绿洲农田土壤水盐运动动力学模式研究

采用了改进型Picard迭代差分法求解土壤水分运动的混合型Richards方程,避免了采用Picard迭代法求解h型Richards方程所出现的质量平衡误差问题.同时,采用迎风二次型插值差分法求解土壤盐分运移的对流扩散方程,避免了采用一般差分格式时所出现的数值弥散问题.最后,将上述动力学模型对塔里木盆地绿洲农田在灌既入渗条件下的土壤水盐运动过程进行了数值模拟,模拟结果与测量值吻合较好.

海底管道沉降特性的数值模拟分析

本文给出了一种模拟海底管道沉降的有限元分析方法.在该方法中,海床土体采用弹塑性帽盖本构模型进行模拟;管土接触面采用‘接触对'(contact pair)算法进行处理,解决了管道嵌入海床的动边界接触问题.数值模拟显示,随着管道水下重量的增大,管道下方土体的塑性区域逐渐扩展,相应的管道沉降量也逐渐增大,并明显高于弹性模型的计算值.通过参量分析,还探讨了土体和管道特性对管道沉降量的影响.

反射型体全息光栅对超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质

在光栅记录介质色散效应的影响下，拓展Kogelnik的耦合波理论研究了反射型体全息光栅对偏振方向垂直和平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的性质。结果表明对于记录在LiNbO3光折变晶体中的体全息光栅，在色散效应、光栅参量和入射条件的共同影响下，光栅对偏振方向垂直于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽大于对偏振方向平行于入射面的超短脉冲激光光束衍射的光谱带宽，在不考虑光栅介质色散效应的影响时，它们都变大。进一步给出了衍射光的光谱带宽及光栅的衍射效率随入射脉冲的光谱带宽与光栅的光谱带宽比值的变化情况。