Chemical Constituents from the Leaves and Stems of Schisandra rubriflora

Six new nortriterpenoids, schirubridilactones A-F (1-6). as well as 14 known compounds, were isolated from the leaves and stems of Schisandra rubriflora. The Structures of 1-6 were elucidated oil the basis of spectroscopic methods including HSQC, HMBC, H-1-H-1 COSY, and ROESY NMR experiments. The relative stereochemistry of I was confirmed through single-crystal X-ray analysis. In addition, compounds 1-6 showed anti-HIV-1 activity with EC50 values in the range 14.3-80.8 mu g/mL and Selectivity indices in the range 2.2-9.0.

云南纳帕海越冬黑颈鹤日间行为模式与年龄和集群的关系

2006年10月2007年5月,在云南省西北部纳帕海,采用路线调查结合瞬时扫描行为取样法,对越冬黑颈鹤(Grus nigricollis)种群的时间分配及其与年龄、集群和时间的关系进行了观察.结果说明,黑颈鹤越冬活动主要足以觅食为主,占日间时间的(76.81±9.1)%.越冬期间黑颈鹤日间行为的节律性较为明显,具有适应高寒气候的特点.集群形式对成鹤的行为有着显著影响,集群和家庭中活动的成鹤红觅食、警戒和争斗中存在显著差异(F1.76=0.27、0.77,U=2779,P=0.001-0.000).年龄是影响鹤群行为的因素之一.幼鹤相比成鹤有较多的觅食时间和休息时间,警戒行为比例较低(F1.76=0.04-2.59,U=188-2779,P=0.006-0.000),且小受集群形式的影响.随着越冬期间的早、中、晚3个时期的环境变化,黑颁鹤的时间分配有显著变化(F2.36=4.63-26.54,x22=5.29-13.68,P=0.0016-0.000).不同越冬地的黑颈鹤行为存在差异.气候、食物资源和人为影响可能是造成这些差异的主要因素.

云南碧塔海自然保护区生态旅游开发模式研究

Bita lake provincial natural reserve is located in Shangri La region of North western Yunnan,and was set as a demonstrating area for ecotourism exploitation in 1998.After a year's exploitation construction and half a year's operation as a branch of the 99' Kunming International Horticulture Exposition to accept tourists,it was proved that the ecotourism demonstrating area attained four integrated functions of ecotourism,i.e,tourism,protection,poverty clearing and environment education.Five exploitation and management models including function zoned exploitation model, featured tourism communication model signs system designing model,local Tibetan family reception model and environmental monitoring model,were also successful,which were demonstrated and spreaded to the whole province.Bita lake provincial natural reserve could be a good sample for the ecotourism exploitation natural reserves of the whole country.

Spatial and temporal flows of China's forest resources: Development of a framework for evaluating resource efficiency

Science & Technology Basic Work Program of China: Scientific Survey of the Middle-lower Reaches of Lantsang River and the Great Shangri-La Region [2008FY110300]; National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program): Ecosystem Services and Ecological Safety of the Major Terrestrial Ecosystems of China [2009CB421106]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [30670374]; EU ; European Commission, DG Research [003874]

Self-Immolation In Tibet: Beyond The Lens Of The Western Media

This thesis provides a critique of Western media articles concerning self-immolation in Tibet. I begin by illustrating how the Western media provides reductionist accounts of Tibetan self-immolation by depicting the act solely as a form of political protest in response to Chinese occupation. I argue that these limited portrayals of self-immolation can be attributed to the Shangri-La imagery that characterizes much of the Western conceptions of Tibet. Through Shangri-La imagery, both Tibetans and their Buddhist religion are portrayed as utopic, peaceful, and able to provide the antidote to solving Western problems relating to modernization and consumerism. After illustrating the ways in which Shangri-La imagery influences Western media portrayals of Tibetan self-immolation, this thesis explores the commonly disregarded Buddhist dimensions of the act. Looking to Buddhist doctrine, scripture, and history, this thesis establishes a clear relationship between self-immolation and Buddhism, which situates the act as being more complicated than mere political protest. I argue that these limited portrayals given by the Western media are problematic because they overlook a fundamental aspect of self-immolation, thus potentially misrepresenting Tibetans. This thesis explores the Buddhist dimensions of self-immolation as a possible way to further understand what has led more than one hundred Tibetans to perform this act during the time of political crisis.

F2TE3: A Transparent semi-monocoque VIP Envelope

This article examines a new lightweight, slim, high energy efficient, light-transmitting, selfsupporting envelope system, providing for seamless, free-form designs for use in architectural projects. The system exploits vacuum insulation panel technology. The research was based on envelope components already existing on the market and patents and prototypes built by independent laboratories, especially components implemented with silica gel insulation, as this is the most effective transparent thermal insulation there is today.

La industria de transporte regular internacional y la competitividad del comercio exterior de los países de América Latina y el Caribe = The international common-carrier transportation industry and the competitiveness of the foreign trade of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

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La industria de transporte regular internacional y la competitividad del comercio exterior de los países de América Latina y el Caribe = The international common-carrier transportation industry and the competitiveness of the foreign trade of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

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Sistemi per la rilevazione di frodi nel "Carrier Billing"

Il rilevamento e l’analisi delle frodi è una delle attività cruciali per un sistema di carrier billing. Una frode non rilevata prontamente può causare ingenti danni economici, mentre un falso positivo porta ad uno spreco di tempo da parte del team di Reporting and Control. In questa tesi viene studiato il dominio di un Payment Service Provider (PSP) operativo nel settore del carrier billing, andando ad approfondire il sistema di rilevamento delle frodi basato sull’analisi di serie storiche con la tecnica Holt-Winters. Verrà fornita una panoramica sull’architettura del sistema seguita da alcuni esempi in cui la scarsa qualità delle predizioni ha causato una perdita economica o temporale al PSP. Verranno quindi proposte numerose soluzioni per estendere e migliorare il sistema attuale, concentrandosi principalmente sulla pulizia dei dati da analizzare e sullo sfruttamento di informazioni implicitamente contenute nei dati. I miglioramenti apportati possono essere divisi in due categorie: quelli che necessitano della supervisione dell’essere umano e quelli che possono essere ottenuti in modo automatico da un algoritmo. Alcune di queste soluzioni verranno implementate e commentate confrontando le prestazioni del sistema prima e dopo le varie implementazioni. Alcune proposte verranno invece trattate solamente a livello teorico ma faranno parte degli sviluppi futuri. Infine si cercherà di trarre delle conclusioni, dimostrando come nel dominio del carrier billing sia possibile ottenere prestazioni soddisfacenti grazie ad un filtraggio supervisionato dei dati delle serie storiche, mentre i tentativi di filtraggio non supervisionato hanno fornito risultati contrastanti.

Análisis de la embarcabilidad de aviones de combate terrestres

La retirada de los aviones Harrier, en servicio en operaciones embarcadas con Armadas de diferentes países, está basada en la perspectiva de poder sustituirlos por el F-35B, versión de operación vertical del controvertido programa Joint Strike Fighter. Este proyecto en realidad engloba el diseño de tres aviones de combate muy distintos entre sí, que, a pesar de tener una considerable parte en común, y dados sus muy diferentes requisitos, es un proyecto tremendamente complejo. Como consecuencia de todo esto, y ante el sobrecoste y los continuos retrasos acumulados en el desarrollo de un proyecto tan ambicioso, se plantean numerosas incertidumbres temporales y económicas, que hacen atractivo el estudio de posibles alternativas de menor riesgo. Esta tesis es un trabajo de investigación tecnológica que plantea el estudio de la modificación de determinados diseños de aviones de combate de operación terrestre, con idea de que puedan satisfacer los exigentes requisitos de operación desde un buque. Tras estudiar las peculiaridades de dichas operaciones, y analizar los tipos de buque y sus necesidades de modificación asociadas más importantes, se propone qué acciones a realizar, y se identifican las áreas de mayor interés, permitiendo establecer un procedimiento objetivo de comparación, con el fin de poder seleccionar los potenciales candidatos para su adaptación. Se aplica esta metodología, en particular, a dos casos de diseño de especial interés; el Eurofighter Typhoon y el Saab Gripen. En ambos, y por lo que respecta a las modificaciones planteadas, no se aprecian especiales dificultades que permitan descartar las posibilidades técnicas de su adaptación. Por último, y dada la complejidad de la consecución del objetivo final, se sugieren posibles líneas de investigación, desde completar y extender la filosofía de trabajo a otros subsistemas, al análisis de los costes de las modificaciones. ABSTRACT The Harrier fleet has been in active service in several Navies from different countries as a carrier-based aircraft. However, this aircraft may be withdrawn and replaced by the F-35B, a vertical capability version of the controversial Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, which great complexity and constant development delays raise numerous uncertainties from a temporal and economical point of view. In fact, this program encompasses the design of three different fighter aircraft which, at the same time, share many similarities. All these aspects led us to undertake the analysis of other lower-risk alternatives. This thesis is a technological research work aimed at studying those design changes required for several fighter aircraft, initially designed for ground operation, in order to make them fullfil the highly demanding requirements for operating from aircraft carriers. After analizing the peculiarities of such operations, and studying different types of ships as well as their most significant modifications, specific actions to undertake are proposed, and those areas of greatest interest are identified, for the purposes of establishing an objective comparison procedure, and selecting potential candidates for this adaptation. This methodology is applied to design two specific cases of particular concern: the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Saab Gripen. In both instances, no major problems have been encountered regarding the modifications suggested. Finally, given the complexity of the analysis performed, some future research lines are outlined such as completing and extending this methodology to other subsystems, and giving an initial estimate of the modification costs.

The human equation in aircraft accidents; an analysis of 758 fatal accidents charged to "pilot error" which occurred in non-air carrier flying during the year 1948.

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