Seismic behaviour of anchored quay walls with dry backfill

The seismic behaviour of anchored sheet pile walls is a complex soil-structure interaction problem. Damaged sheet pile walls are very expensive to repair and their seismic behaviour needs to be investigated in order to understand their possible mechanisms of failure. The research described in this paper involves both centrifuge testing and Finite Element (FE) analyses aimed at investigating the seismic behaviour of an anchored sheet pile wall in dry sand. The model wall is tied to the backfill with two tie rods connected to an anchor beam. The accelerations of the sheet pile wall, the anchor beam and the soil around the wall were measured using miniature piezoelectric accelerometers. The displacement at the tip of the wall was also measured. Stain gauges at five different locations on the wall were used to measure the bending moments induced in the the wall. The anchor forces in the tie rods were also measured using load cells. The results from the centrifuge tests were compared with 2-D, plane strain FE analyses conducted using DIANA-SWANDYNE II and the observed seismic behaviour was explained in the light of these findings. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Record of cestode parasites from Penaeid prawns of Ratnagiri

Studies on the cestode parasites of commercially important prawns are few. So far only four species of larval cestodes have been recorded from penaeid prawns of Florida (Woodburn et al., 1957, Sparks and Mackin, 1957, Hutton et al, 1959 and Kruse, 1959). So far there are no records of larval cestodes from prawns of India. For the first time the authors have been able to collect six forms of larval cestodes from penaeid prawns of Ratnagiri.

随机扩增多态DNA影响因素的研究

随机扩增多态 DNA(PAPD）分析受诸多因素的影响, 作者发现不同厂家制造的 PCR 扩增仪, 不同厂家出品的 TaqDNA 聚合酶和 PCR 缓冲液, PAPD 反应体系中的引物浓度, Mg~(2+)浓度, dNTP 浓度, BSA（牛血清白蛋白）和明胶, 以及模板 DNA的量等均可能对 PAPD 结果有不同程度的影响. 为了使 PAPD 结果在不同实验室间具有重复性和可比性, 提高 PAPD 数据的科学价值, 作者建议在 PAPD 分析过程和文章写作中应规范化. 方法部分, 除一般写明的引物浓度、TaqDNA 聚合酶单位数、dNTP 浓度、每一次 PCR 反应的循环条件和循环数等外, 还应注明 PCR 仪的制造厂家及型号、TaqDNA 聚合酶生产厂家 、PCR 缓冲液的成分、Mg~(2+)浓度, 模板 DNA 浓度等。

Identification of genes differentially expressed in wild type and Purkinje cell degeneration mice

Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mice are characterized by death of virtually all cerebellar Purkinje cells by postnatal day 30. In this study, we used DNA microarray analysis to investigate differences in gene expression between the brains of wild type and pcd mice on postnatal day 20, before the appearance of clear-cut phenotypic abnormalities. We identified 300 differentially expressed genes, most of which were involved in metabolic and physiological processes. Among the differentially expressed genes were several calcium binding proteins including calbindin -28k, paravalbumin, matrix gamma-carboxygluta mate protein and synaptotagamins 1 and 13, suggesting the involvement of abnormal Ca2+ signaling in the pcd phenotype.

芒果切叶象(Deporaus marginatus Pascoe)生物学及防治研究

芒果切叶象在云南景谷湿热河谷种植区1年发生7-8代,世代重叠严重,以幼虫在芒果树冠下5-10cm深的表土中越冬。5月中、下旬至7月上、中旬为第1个发生为害高峰期;8月中、下旬至10月上、中旬为第2个发生为害高峰期。降低越冬代和第1代虫口基数,对控制后期发生为害至关重要。综合防治后,3年芒果树、象牙芒果树秋梢为害率分别由53.6%,57.3%降至7.4%,9.7%。

虫草菌感染虫草蝠蛾幼虫的研究

报道了虫草菌在自然条件下感染虫草蝠蛾幼虫的过程和特性,主要包括自然感染的虫龄和影响感染的生态因子。表2参9

广西高原鳅属鱼类一穴居新种记述

2003 年1 月, 在广西壮族自治区天峨县红水河水系地下河采集到一批盲鱼标本。经鉴定, 为高原鳅 属Triplophysa 一未经发表的新种。新种天峨高原鳅Triplophysa tianeensis sp1nov1 与个旧盲高原鳅T. gejiuensis 、 石林盲高原鳅T. shilinensis 、阿庐高原鳅T. aluensis 和南丹高原鳅T. nandanensis 相似; 本新种腹鳍末端不达 肛门, 尾鳍分枝鳍条16 , 可进一步与个旧盲高原鳅和石林盲高原鳅(腹鳍末端达到肛门, 尾鳍分枝鳍条14～ 15) 相区别; 本新种背鳍起点位于体之中点、腹鳍起点之后, 肛门紧靠臀鳍起点, 可进一步与阿庐高原鳅(背 鳍起点靠近吻端、位于腹鳍起点之前, 肛门距臀鳍起点仍有一段距离) 相区别。本新种与同分布于红水河水系 的南丹高原鳅Triplophysa nandanensis Lan et al1 较为相似; 但二者区别明显: 新种背鳍分枝鳍条7 、胸鳍分枝鳍 条9 、腹鳍分枝鳍条6 、背鳍外缘平截、背鳍起点位于腹鳍起点之后, 后者背鳍分枝鳍条8 、胸鳍分枝鳍条10～ 11 、腹鳍分枝鳍条7 、背鳍外缘凹入、背鳍起点位于腹鳍起点之前; 此外, 新种的穴居特征更为显著: 眼极度 退化、头长为眼径1618～3218 (2510) 倍、部分个体无色素斑且各鳍无斑点, 而南丹高原鳅眼小、头长为眼径 417～910 (715) 倍、体和头背侧密布云状斑且各鳍均具点状斑。