Quantitative analysis of land mammal zoogeographical regions in China and adjacent regions

Quantitative analysis of land mammal zoogeographical regions in China and adjacent regions. Zoological Studies 43(1): 142-160. In this paper, our aim was to determine, by means of quantitative analysis, the distribution patterns of the land mammals in China and, adjacent regions using physiographical regions as operative geographical units (OGUs). Based, on the pre-sence or absence of 11 orders, 42 families, 197 genera, and 577 species of land mammals in their zoogeographical regions, which were used as OGUs, we studied the biotic boundary between the Oriental Region (OR) and the Palaearctic Region (PR), as well as subregion boundaries. The boundary's statistical significance was tested by G-test as described by McCoy et al. A significantly strong biotic boundary was found to separate the PR from the OR, and there is a weak biotic boundary in the PR, which divides it into 2 subregions. We concluded that the biotic boundary which separates the PR and OR is a strong boundary. We suggest that the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau should be regarded as a subregion of the PR, which can embody its characteristics of high elevations and a frigid climatic, which is called the Qing-Zang subregion of the PR (QZSP).

大肠阻塞模型绵羊血浆及组织中血管紧张素-Ⅱ(AⅡ)含量的变化

为研究大肠阻塞动物血浆及组织中A Ⅱ含量的变化,研究以绵羊为实验动物,进行结肠结扎作为大肠阻塞 模型动物,用放射免疫法对其血浆和组织中的A Ⅱ含量进行了测定。结果发现:模型组绵羊动物血浆A Ⅱ含量在术 后呈上升趋势,从第2 天开始显著高于手术前及对照组( P < 01001) ,在术后第2 天的密集采样中低于手术前和对照 组( P < 0105) ,第4 天显著低于手术前和对照组( P < 0101) ;模型组动物右心室和结肠结扎点后段A Ⅱ含量降低( P < 0105) 。结果提示:大肠阻塞动物血浆A Ⅱ含量随病情的发展而迅速升高,与病情的严重程度呈明显正相关。

家马核基因组中线粒体核内插入序列分析

在各种真核生物核基因组中,存在一些由线粒体基因组转移进入核基因组中的DNA片段,这些被认为是分子化石的片段叫做线粒体核内插入序列(Numt).由于Numt与真实的线粒体序列高度相似,因此它的存在必然会成为PCR扩增线粒体DNA的不利因素.利用已经公布的家马(Equus caballus)基因组序列(2007年9月公布,GenBank登录号为NC 009144--NC 009175)对家马Numt进行了深入分析,其发现200个可能的Numt,长度范围为29到3727bp,其中有10个的长度大于800bp.分析结果显示由于不存在线粒体控制区域的疑似Numt,因此对基于此区域的群体遗传学研究不会产生影响.本研究还发现在家马进化过程中,第1号和27号染色体更倾向于接受线粒体序列的转移.以上结果将为今后马科动物的研究提供重要的参考信息,有助于避免在线粒体DNA研究中由于Numt污染的存在而得出错误的实验结果.

MTT方法评价微生物细胞活性的探讨

对MTT比色法用于评价微生物细胞活性进行了探讨。本文以大肠杆菌为模式菌株,研究了不同浓度MTT、不同用量、在不同时间对试验结果OD570值的影响,结果表明细菌数在4.9×107—4.9×108个/mL范围内测出的OD570值与细菌浓度呈良好的正相关,0.5mg/mLMTT用量20μL,反应时间20min时效果最佳,其相关回归方程为y=0.1769x+0.03,R2=0.9983。

从毛发中钙、磷含量的变化探讨氟中毒的早期诊断

<正>氟是最活泼的非金属元素,几乎能与任何元素相互作用形成化合物。基于氟的上述特性,氟中毒可造成机体肝、肾等多方面的损伤,最典型的症状是氟骨症。骨中以钙(Ca)、磷(P)含量最为重要,由于Ca、P为机体的常量元素,不易

Studying adsorbent dynamics on a quartz crystal resonator using its nonlinear electrical response

The quartz crystal resonator has been traditionally employed in studying surface-confined physisorbed films and particles by measuring dissipation and frequency shifts. However, theoretical interpretation of the experimental observations is often challenged due to limited understanding of physical interaction mechanisms at the interfaces involved. Here we model a physisorbed interaction between particles and gold electrode surface of a quartz crystal and demonstrate how the nonlinear modulation of the electric response of the crystal due to the nonlinear interaction forces may be used to study the dynamics of the particles. In particular, we show that the graphs of the deviation in the third Fourier harmonic response versus oscillation amplitude provide important information about the onset, progress and nature of sliding of the particles. The graphs also present a signature of the surface-particle interaction and could be used to estimate the interaction energy profile. Interestingly, the insights gained from the model help to explain some of the experimental observations with physisorbed streptavidin-coated polystyrene microbeads on quartz resonators. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Photoconductive hybrid films via directional self-assembly of C 60 on aligned carbon nanotubes

Hybrid nanostructured materials can exhibit different properties than their constituent components, and can enable decoupled engineering of energy conversion and transport functions. Novel means of building hybrid assemblies of crystalline C 60 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are presented, wherein aligned CNT films direct the crystallization and orientation of C 60 rods from solution. In these hybrid films, the C 60 rods are oriented parallel to the direction of the CNTs throughout the thickness of the film. High-resolution imaging shows that the crystals incorporate CNTs during growth, yet grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) shows that the crystal structure of the C 60 rods is not perturbed by the CNTs. Growth kinetics of the C 60 rods are enhanced 8-fold on CNTs compared to bare Si, emphasizing the importance of the aligned, porous morphology of the CNT films as well as the selective surface interactions between C 60 and CNTs. Finally, it is shown how hybrid C 60-CNT films can be integrated electrically and employed as UV detectors with a high photoconductive gain and a responsivity of 10 5 A W -1 at low biases (± 0.5 V). The finding that CNTs can induce rapid, directional crystallization of molecules from solution may have broader implications to the science and applications of crystal growth, such as for inorganic nanocrystals, proteins, and synthetic polymers. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

铲鲟微卫星引物对中华鲟的适用性研究

将 2 1对铲鲟 (ScaphirhynchusplatorynchusRafinesque)的微卫星引物在中华鲟 (AcipensersinensisGray)基因组DNA上进行PCR扩增 ,1 4对 (约占 67% )引物得到了扩增产物 ,其中有 1 0对 (约占 48% )表现为多态性 ,但只有 2对 ( 9 5 % )引物Spl 1 0 0和Spl 1 68的多态性较高 ,且带型清晰 ,可直接作为分子标记应用于相关的研究。此外 ,对具有特异性扩增 ,但有Stutterband现象的 4对引物的部分

南极菲尔德斯半岛地区土壤原生动物生态学研究

作者于 1 994年 1 2月至 1 995年 2月设置 1 3个采样站 ,对南极菲尔德斯半岛地区土壤原生动物进行了研究。共观察到原生动物 37种 ,其中 :鞭毛虫 1 1种 ,肉足虫 9种 ,纤毛虫 1 7种 ;优势种为梨波豆虫 ,球波豆虫 ,小滴虫 ,聚滴虫 ,跳侧滴虫 ,磷壳虫和钩刺斜管虫 ;原生动物密度在采样站间的变化范围在 33- 577个 /g干土之间 ,格鲁玻科湖岸边土壤站最低 ,而阿德雷岛苔藓下土壤站最高 ,回归分析表明 :土壤原生动物密度与土壤含水量呈显著性直线相关。

Reliability analysis of deep excavation based on a semi-empirical approach

The design and construction of deep excavations in urban environment is often governed by serviceability limit state related to the risk of damage to adjacent buildings. In current practice, the assessment of excavation-induced building damage has focused on a deterministic approach. This paper presents a component/system reliability analysis framework to assess the probability that specified threshold design criteria for multiple serviceability limit states are exceeded. A recently developed Bayesian probabilistic framework is used to update the predictions of ground movements in the later stages of excavation based on the recorded deformation measurements. An example is presented to show how the serviceability performance for excavation problems can be assessed based on the component/system reliability analysis. © 2011 ASCE.

长江中、上游铜鱼的生长特性

铜鱼是长江中上游的重要经济鱼类和天然捕捞对象,1990—1995年作者利用在长江中上游收集的1030尾标本,对铜鱼的生长特性进行了研究。其体重和体长的关系为W=0.005413L~(3.113)(r=0.9982),生长方程为L_t=60.0229[1-e~(-0.2325(t+0.6108))];W_t=3261.9137[1-e~(-0.2325(t+0.6108))]~(3.113),体重生长拐点t=4.2龄,相应的体长41.05cm、体重973.03g。按生长指标值分析,阶段生长可明显地划分为两个

Autonomous rigid body attitude synchronization

Control laws to synchronize attitudes in a swarm of fully actuated rigid bodies, in the absence of a common reference attitude or hierarchy in the swarm, are proposed in [Smith, T. R., Hanssmann, H., & Leonard, N.E. (2001). Orientation control of multiple underwater vehicles with symmetry-breaking potentials. In Proc. 40th IEEE conf. decision and control (pp. 4598-4603); Nair, S., Leonard, N. E. (2007). Stable synchronization of rigid body networks. Networks and Heterogeneous Media, 2(4), 595-624]. The present paper studies two separate extensions with the same energy shaping approach: (i) locally synchronizing the rigid bodies' attitudes, but without restricting their final motion and (ii) relaxing the communication topology from undirected, fixed and connected to directed, varying and uniformly connected. The specific strategies that must be developed for these extensions illustrate the limitations of attitude control with reduced information. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd.

Robotics and neuroscience: A rhythmic interaction

At the crossing between motor control neuroscience and robotics system theory, the paper presents a rhythmic experiment that is amenable both to handy laboratory implementation and simple mathematical modeling. The experiment is based on an impact juggling task, requiring the coordination of two upper-limb effectors and some phase-locking with the trajectories of one or several juggled objects. We describe the experiment, its implementation and the mathematical model used for the analysis. Our underlying research focuses on the role of sensory feedback in rhythmic tasks. In a robotic implementation of our experiment, we study the minimum feedback that is required to achieve robust control. A limited source of feedback, measuring only the impact times, is shown to give promising results. A second field of investigation concerns the human behavior in the same impact juggling task. We study how a variation of the tempo induces a transition between two distinct control strategies with different sensory feedback requirements. Analogies and differences between the robotic and human behaviors are obviously of high relevance in such a flexible setup. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.