Phylogenetic position and morphology of thecae and cysts of Scrippsiella (Dinophyceae) species in the East China Sea

Resting cysts of the marine phytoplanktonic dinoflagellate Scrippsiella spp. are encountered in coastal habitats and shallow seas all over the world. Identification of Scrippsiella species requires information on cyst morphology because the plate pattern of the flagellated cell is conserved. Cysts from sediments of the East China Sea were identified based on traits from both the cysts and the thecal patterns of germinated cells. Calcareous cysts belonged predominantly to S. trochoidea (F. Stein) A. R. Loebl., S. rotunda J. Lewis, and S. precaria Montresor et Zingone. The former two species also produced smooth and noncalcified cysts in the field. A new species, S. donghaienis H. Gu sp. nov, was obtained from six noncalcified cysts with organic spines. These cysts are spherical, full of pale white and greenish granules with a mesoepicystal archeopyle. The vegetative cells consist of a conical epitheca and a round hypotheca with a plate formula of po, x, 4', 3a, 7 '', 6c (5c + t), 6 s, 5''', 2'''' and are morphologically indistinguishable from S. trochoidea. Results of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence comparisons revealed that S. donghaienis was distinct from the S. trochoidea complex and appeared nested within the Calciodinellum/Calcigonellum clade. Culture experiments showed that the presence of a red body in the cyst and the shape of the archeopyle were constant within cell lines from one generation to the next, while the morphological features of the cyst wall, such as calcification and spine shape, appeared to be phenotypically plastic.

Seasonal variation in metabolism of cultured Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in Sanggou Bay, China

Rates of respiration and excretion of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, were measured seasonally from June 2002 to July 2003 under ambient conditions of food, water temperature, pH, and salinity in Sanggou Bay, an important mariculture coast in north China. The aim of this study is to obtain fundamental data for further establishing an energy budget model and assessing the carrying capacity for cultivation of C. gigas in north China. Oysters were collected monthly or bimonthly from the integrated culture areas of bivalve and kelp in the bay. Oxygen consumption and ammonium and phosphorus excretion rates were measured, and ratios of O/N and NIP were calculated. One-way ANOVA was applied to determine differences among these parameters that act as a function of seasonal variation. All the physiological parameters yielded highly significant variations with season (P<0.01) The rate of respiration varied seasonally, with the highest oxygen consumption rate in July and the lowest rate in January, ranging from 0.07 to 2.13 mg O-2 h(-1) g(-1) dry tissue weight (DW). Maximum and minimum ammonium excretion rates were recorded in August and January, respectively, ranging from 0.51 to 5.40 mu mol NH4-N h(-1) g(-1) DW. Rates of phosphorus excretion varied from 0.11 (in January) to 0.64 (in July) mu mol PO4-P h(-1) g(-1) DW. The O/N and N/P ratios changed from 9.2 (in January) to 59.8 (in July) and from 4.6 (in January) to 10.9 (in August), respectively. For each season, the allometric relationship between the physiological response (e.g., rate of oxygen consumption, ammonium and phosphorus excretion) and DW of the animal was estimated using the formula: Y=a x DWb. (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The influence of diets containing dried bivalve feces and/or powdered algae on growth and energy distribution in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) (Echinodermata : Holothuroidea)

In recent years, bivalve feces and powdered algae have been used as the food sources of holothurians in China. In this study, growth and energy budget for sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) with initial wet body,veights of 32.5 1.0 g (mean +/- SE, n=45) when fed with five different granule diets containing dried bivalve feces and/or powdered algae in water temperature 13.2-19.8 degrees C and salinity 30-32ppt were quantified in order to investigate how diets influence growth and energy distribution and to find out the proper diet for land-based intensive culture of this species. Results showed that diets affected the food ingestion, feces production, food conversion efficiency and apparent digestive ratios, hence the growth and energy budget. Sea cucumbers fed with dried feces of bivalve showed poorer energy absorption, assimilation and growth than individuals fed with other four diets; this could be because feces-drying process removed much of the benefits. Dried bivalve feces alone, therefore, were not a suitable diet for sea cucumbers in intensive cultivation. The mixed diets of feces and powered algae showed promising results for cultivation of sub-adult Apostichopus japonicus, while animals fed with powdered algae alone, could not obtain the best growth. According to SGR of tested animals, a formula of 75% feces and 25% powdered algae is the best diet for culture of this species. Extruded diets were used in the present experiment to overcome shortcomings of the traditional powdered feeds, however, it seems a conflict exists between drying bivalve feces to form extruded diets and feeding sea cucumbers with fresh feces which contain beneficial bacteria. Compared with other echinoderms, in holothurians the energy deposited in growth is lower and the energy loss in feces accounts for the majority of the ingested energy. Such detailed information could be helpful in further development of more appropriate diets for culture of holothurians. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Observation and modeling for terrestrial processes in alpine meadow

The water-heat transfer process between land and atmosphere in Haibei alpine meadow area has been systematically observed. A multi-layer coupling model for land-atmosphere interaction was presented with special attention paid to the moisture transfer in leaf stomata under unsaturated condition. A profound investigation on the physical process of turbulent transfer inside the vegetation has been performed with a revised formula of water absorption for root system. The present model facilitates the study of vertically distributed physical variables in detail. Numerical simulation was conducted according to the transfer process of Kinesia humility meadow in the area of Haibei Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Station, CAS. The calculated results agree well with observation.

洁净机器人手臂的转动惯量分析及运动控制

针对洁净机器人手臂的转动惯量对系统动态性能的影响,在利用动能公式分析得到其转动惯量与位置关系的基础上,提出了一种位置PI闭环加前馈参数整定的控制方法。该控制方法是由位置值实时得到转动惯量,再由转动惯量来实时整定PI参数。仿真结果表明了该控制方法能有效抑制转动惯量的变化对系统动态性能的影响,且简单可行。

关于水面形状的分析

对以恒加速度沿光滑平面运动的无盖水箱中的水面形状进行了具体分析,并给出了计算水箱中水稳定时液面与水平面夹角的公式·

一种3自由度并联柔索驱动机器人的变刚度特性研究

以一种3自由度并联驱动机器人为研究对象,研究这种机器人的变刚度特性。从操作臂的静力学出发,对并联柔索驱动机器人的刚度进行了分析得到刚度公式。从得到的公式可以看出,操作臂的刚度不仅与各分支的刚度有关,与操作臂位姿有关,还与张紧柔索的张紧力有关。在机器人各分支上串联刚度较低的弹簧后做刚度实验,试验结果验证了对刚度理论分析所得的结论。

基于坐标变换的六维力传感器静态标定方法

为了提高传感器的测量精度,研究了六维力传感器标定矩阵的构造方法。首先,指出了传统标定矩阵的物理意义。然后,在传统标定矩阵中引入坐标平移变换算式,提出了一种综合考虑位置、姿态、坐标轴刻度比例缩放变换关系的六维力传感器静态标定方法。在标定试验的基础上,构造了标定矩阵,并对实测数据进行了补偿计算。误差分析表明:在传感测量系统无平移系统误差时,与传统标定方法相比,该方法的补偿精度略有下降。当在传感测量中加入平移系统误差时,该方法的补偿精度不变,而传统标定方法的测量精度明显下降。该方法起到了消除平移系统误差作用。

广义统计不相关最优鉴别矢量集的一个理论结果

本文对统计不相关最优鉴别矢量集的理论问题进行研究 ,提出了广义统计不相关最优鉴别准则 ,并给出了广义统计不相关最佳鉴别矢量集的一个理论结果 ,研究表明 ,广义统计不相关最佳鉴别矢量集的计算公式与基于Fisher最优鉴别准则的统计不相关最佳鉴别矢量集的计算公式完全一样 ,但是以前这一点没有被认识到 .本文的研究丰富了统计不相关最优鉴别分析的特征抽取理论 .

基于约束的4自由度并联机床的可达工作空间分析

针对一种新型的4-DOF并联机构的结构特点,采用基于逆解计算的网格法对其工作空间求解的算法进行了详细的分析,并利用Matlab编制了相应的程序,以Matlab图的形式描绘了几种情况下的工作空间区域,并对此进行了分析。

一种混合型4自由度并联机床的位置分析

针对原沈阳自动化研究所研制开发的五轴并联铣床的结构特点 ,提出了一种改进方案 ,并对这种新的构型的运动学进行了分析 ,针对其特点 ,从新的角度给出了位置正解及反解的方程。该构型的位置正解由于使用了附加传感器并充分考虑到机构特点而使得正解方程形式非常简单并且其中只存在一次项 ,从而避免了对复杂数值解法的采用

蠕动爬行攻泥机构转向工作特性的有限元分析

针对用于沉船打捞的水下攻泥机器人蠕动爬行攻泥机构的结构与工作机理 ,建立了适当的有限元计算模型 ,进而通过弹塑性有限元计算 ,模拟了攻泥机构处于土中不同深度的工作情况 ,建立了攻泥机构前进位移V和转向角θ之间关系的通用公式。通过它可以实现对攻泥机构前进路线的规划与自动控制

一种三自由度并联机器人机构运动学计算

出一种新型的三杆三自由度并联机器人机构，并推导了其运动学正反计算式，给出运动空间和根据作业空间设计结构参数的计算式。

微机控制的红热钢板动态测长仪

本文叙述了微机控制的红热钢板动态测长仪的原理、工程公式的导出、软件功能及其特点。

高阶无静差采样控制系统的动态综合

本文利用“最小响应法”给出了 N≥2阶无静差采样控制系统的设计公式.作者指出:对于某类闭环控制系统,在给定阶跃响应最大超调量σ_(max)的条件下,可以找出最佳比值T/T_(T 为系统的采样周期,T_(?)为对象的不便克服的等效小时间常数之和),使系统获得相应阶最大误差系数 K_(N+1),从而可使系统达到快速精密的控制指标。为了在工程设计中应用方便,文中还给出了二至六阶无静差的σ_(max),T/T_(?),K_(N+1)T(?)最佳参数组,使得这类闭环控制系统的设计最佳化和简易化.