Performance of paddy-cum-prawn culture in rainfed low land ecosystem of Sunderbans

Performance of both paddy (Var. NC 492) and prawn Penaeus monodon were assessed for two years during wet-season in rainfed lowland ecosystem with a view to study the economic viability of paddy-cum-prawn culture in the coastal saline zone of West Bengal. Both mono and dual culture of paddy and prawn were tried in the study. Fingerlings of prawn (α 35,000 haˉ¹) of 10-15 mm size were reared for about three and half months with and without fish feed. It was observed that addition of fish feed resulted in higher (57.7%) production of prawn (2.65 mg/haˉ¹) but not rice. Such increase in prawn production was 1.6 times higher when no feed was provided and 1.4 times higher when grown as sole crop. However, paddy, whether grown as mono or mixed culture, did not differ in yield significantly. In dual culture, the benefit - cost ratio was higher (6.83) when prawn was grown with feed and it was maximum (36.0) when grown without feed as sole crop. The study, therefore, indicates that paddy-cum-prawn culture under low land ecosystem of the coastal saline zone is enterprising particularly for small and marginal farmers who fear to take risk of growing prawn alone at the cost of paddy.

Magnetotunnelling spectroscopy: an experimental tool for studying chaos in quantum transport

Resonant tunnelling spectroscopy is used to investigate the energy level spectrum of a wide potential well in the presence of a large magnetic field oriented at angles θ between 0° and 90° to the normal to the plane of the well. In the tilted field geometry, the current-voltage characteristics exhibit a large number of quasiperiodic resonant peaks even though the classical motion of electrons in the potential well is chaotic. The voltage range and spacing of the resonances both change dramatically with θ. We give a quantitative explanation for this behaviour by considering the classical period of unstable periodic orbits within the chaotic sea of the potential well.

Analysis and performance assessment of 6-pulse inverter-fed 3-phase and 6-phase induction machines

The paper describes a model for a 6-phase induction motor driven by an inverter operating in a 6-pulse (square wave) mode. The model is implemented and performance, in terms of torque, current, efficiency and pulsating torque, compared to the performance of a 3-phase motor (both sine and 6-pulse supplied). The models are verified experimentally, in particular the efficiency performance, and it is illustrated that the improvement in inverter efficiency when in 6-pulse operating mode may improve the performance of the overall system. © 2005 IEEE.

Theoretical performance of a coiled coil piezoelectric bimorph

The electromechanical coupling behaviour of a novel, highly coiled piezoelectric strip structure is developed in full, in order to expound its performance and efficiency. The strip is doubly coiled for compactness and, compared to a standard straight actuator of the same cross-section, it is shown that the actuator here offers better generative forces and energy conversion, and substantial actuated displacements, however, at the expense of a much lower stiffness. The device is therefore proposed for high-displacement, quasi-static applications. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

基因转换的生物学意义及分子机制

基因转换是指同源序列之间遗传信息的非交互的传递.该现象最早是在真菌上发现的.近年来,随着研究的不断深入,发现它普遍存在于所有的生物类群中.目前有关它的分子机制已有较多研究并提出了多种分子模型,其中以DSBR模型和SDSA模型具有较强说服力被较普遍认可.本文对近些年来的这些新进展傲一综述,并对该领域的研究进行了分析和展望.

横断山地区果蝇三新种(双翅目: 果蝇科)

分述了横断山地区果蝇新种叉茎果蝇Drosophila (D.) furcapenis、拟叉茎果 蝇D. (D.) furcapenisoides和长叉茎果蝇D. (D.) longifurcapenis的形态特征及其与近似种的区别。

Case study on a deep excavation in soft ground by centrifuge model tests

This paper provides a case study on the deepest excavation carried out so far in the construction of the metro network in Shanghai, which typically features soft ground. The excavation is 38 m deep with retaining walls 65 m deep braced by 9 levels of concrete props. To obtain a quick and rough prediction, two centrifuge model tests were conducted, in which one is for the 'standard' section with green field surrounding and the other with an adjacent piled building. The tests were carried out in a run-stop-excavation-run style, in which excavation was conducted manually. By analyzing the lateral wall displacement, ground deformation, bending moment and earth pressure, the test results are shown to be reasonably convincing and the design and construction were validated. Such industry orientated centrifuge modeling was shown to be useful in understanding the performance of geotechnical processes, especially when engineers lack relevant field experience. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

双酚A和壬基酚对隆线溞和微型裸腹溞的毒性

我们以隆线溞和微型裸腹溞为实验动物,进行了两种酚类内分泌干扰物双酚A(BPA)和壬基酚(NP)的毒性效应研究。急性实验测定出双酚A对隆线溞的24h和48h半数致死浓度(LC50)为:12.02mg/L和11.64mg/L,对微型裸腹溞24h和48h半数致死浓度LC50为:13.70mg/L和9.63mg/L。而壬基酚对隆线溞的24h和48h半数致死浓度(LC50)分别为:0.221mg/L和0.159mg/L,对微型裸腹溞的24h和48h半数致死浓度(LC50)分别为:0.334mg/L和0.126mg/

粉煤灰沸石颗粒滤柱去除氮和磷的动态运行

利用粉煤灰合成沸石,研究了其在去除污水中氨氮和磷酸盐方面的应用.结果表明,合成沸石对废水中的氨氮和磷酸盐具有显著的脱除效果.对氨氮和磷酸盐的吸附净化均随时间增加而变化,但均在24h后基本达到平衡.随合成沸石投加量的增加,去除污水中氮、磷的效果越好,但在投加量为8g.L-1以上时去除率的增加明显放慢.合成沸石在pH为7～9时氨氮去除率最高,为60%以上,磷的去除相反,在pH为7～9时去除率最低,为85%左右.合成沸石对氨氮的吸附为放热反应,温度越高,氨氮去除率下降越明显;对磷的吸附为吸热反应,温度升高对合成

基于28S rDNA序列的鞘藻目系统发育研究

作者进行了较广泛的样品采集,通过实验分离纯化培养得到多个鞘藻目种类的株系,并采用PCR技术新获得鞘藻目2属8个种类的部分28S rDNA序列,连同GenBank中的另两条序列,分析的物种涵盖了鞘藻目中的每个属。通过比较分析绿藻纲中包括此10条序列的共36个种类的同一基因序列,并选取Trebouxiophyceae中的椭圆小球藻(Chlorella ellipsoidea)和Fusochloris perforata作外类群,运用多种方法构建分子系统树,包括邻接法(Neighbor-Joining)、最大简

四种方法对鲢血清免疫球蛋白的纯化及分子量测定

采用mannan-binding protein(MBP)、TG及免疫亲和层析法和饱和硫酸铵沉淀法纯化鲢血清免疫球蛋白IgM,并比较了4种纯化方法的纯化效果.SDS-PAGE显示鲢血清免疫球蛋白的重链和轻链分子量分别为76.4 kD和27.2 kD,推算其总分子量约828.8kD.