Life history strategies of Calanus sinicus in the southern Yellow Sea in summer

Ecological and physiological features of the planktonic copepod Calanus sinicus in the southern Yellow Sea in summer were studied to reveal its life history strategy. From the coastal shallow waters to the central part of the southern Yellow Sea, a shift of the stage composition occurs from being dominated by the egg-nauplius stage to being dominated by the fifth copepodite (CV) stage. Most CVs reside in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass (YSCWM), where both temperature and food abundance are low. CVs in the YSCWM have longer body lengths, heavier body weights and higher carbon contents than those outside the YSCWM. Onboard incubations show that the development of CVs in the YSCWM is suspended. Energy conservation, development suspension and lack of diel vertical migration (DVM) behavior suggest a diapause status for the CVs in the YSCWM, although vertical distribution patterns indicate the CV individuals are not fully synchronous in physiology and development. This adaptive oversummering strategy would help C. sinicus to live through the warm and food-limited summer in the central part of the southern Yellow Sea; both low temperature and low food supply are necessary for CV to maintain the resting state in the YSCWM. Calanus sinicus exhibits different life history strategies in different regions of the southern Yellow Sea in summer.

棕色田鼠种群繁殖特征及密度制约调节

1992年～1994年在河南灵宝市郊黄土高源农作区春夏秋逐月捕获并解剖棕色田鼠1757只（雌性961只，雄性796只），总性比为1．2073。全年都有繁殖鼠出现，但怀孕率、胎仔数、性比、繁殖指数有明显的季节变化，年间也有一定的差异。不同年龄组的性比、怀孕率、胎仔数、繁殖指数、睾丸下降率不同。种群密度对繁殖特征有明显的调节作用。高密度年份的棕色田鼠的性比、怀孕率和繁殖指数低于低密度年份。高密度区种群的繁殖强度受到抑制，雌鼠怀孕率、睾丸下降率低于低密度种群。

偏动式双程SMA驱动器工作机理与能量转换研究

研究了偏动式双程ＳＭＡ驱动器的工作机理，建立了驱动器输出力、输出位移、负载与驱动元件弹性刚度和预变形之间的变量关系。基于热力学基本定律，给出了双程ＳＭＡ驱动器工作过程中能量的周期性流动、转移和转化模型，指出双程ＳＭＡ驱动器双程做功的能量都来源于ＳＭＡ元件的相变弹性势能，能量的一部分用于来程做功，一部分在来程转移给偏置元件，用于回程时做工，还有一部分被释放掉。

铁同位素测定化学前处理方法初步研究

样品纯化分离的效果对铁同位素比值的精确测定起着至关重要的作用.本文通过对GSB Fe试剂标准、重金属混和标准、水系沉积物标准、植物标准及自然样品(包括湖泊水、沉积物和颗粒物等)预处理实验研究,并在Bio-Rad AGMP-1 100～200目氯化物型阴离子交换柱上进行分离,回收率达104%,基质的去除较为彻底,初步建立了铁同位素测定的化学纯化分离方法.

Evolving Controllers for Real Robots: A Survey of the Literature

Walker,J. and Garrett,S. and Wilson,M.S., 'Evolving Controllers for Real Robots: A Survey of the Literature', Adaptive Behavior, 2003, volume 11, number 3, pp 179--203, Sage

Courting Shadows

Poster, Jeremy, Courting Shadows (Sceptre, 2003) RAE2008

A modern pioneer in Korea the life story of Henry G. Appenzeller

http://www.archive.org/details/amodernpioneerin00grifuoft

Cell cycle start is coupled to entry into the yeast metabolic cycle across diverse strains and growth rates

© 2016 Burnetti et al. Cells have evolved oscillators with different frequencies to coordinate periodic processes. Here we studied the interaction of two oscillators, the cell division cycle (CDC) and the yeast metabolic cycle (YMC), in budding yeast. Previous work suggested that the CDC and YMC interact to separate high oxygen consumption (HOC) from DNA replication to prevent genetic damage. To test this hypothesis, we grew diverse strains in chemostat and measured DNA replication and oxygen consumption with high temporal resolution at different growth rates. Our data showed that HOC is not strictly separated from DNA replication; rather, cell cycle Start is coupled with the initiation of HOC and catabolism of storage carbohydrates. The logic of this YMC-CDC coupling may be to ensure that DNA replication and cell division occur only when sufficient cellular energy reserves have accumulated. Our results also uncovered a quantitative relationship between CDC period and YMC period across different strains. More generally, our approach shows how studies in genetically diverse strains efficiently identify robust phenotypes and steer the experimentalist away from strain-specific idiosyncrasies.

Ideas y acciones para la reunión de área de Matemáticas

En muchos colegios las reuniones de área son el único espacio programado por la institución para la interacción entre profesores del área. El Colegio Santafé de Bogotá es un ejemplo de ellos. En éste, las reuniones de área tenían un carácter eminentemente informativo, situación que parecía ser la causa de que el grupo de profesores de matemáticas no estuviera suficientemente cohesionado para el trabajo y de que en las reuniones de área no se trataran temas relacionados con asuntos propios de la enseñanza de las matemáticas. Con la consciencia de que lograr el consenso del equipo de profesores en cuanto a aspectos fundamentales para la formación matemática, es el primer paso de un proceso de largo plazo para mejorar la enseñanza de las matemáticas, se realizaron acciones tendientes a iniciar ese proceso y a promover el tratamiento de temas propios de la educación matemática entre los profesores. La experiencia que se narra en este artículo da cuenta de lo que sucedió en tres reuniones de área: la primera, de motivación; la segunda, de indagación y consenso; y la última, de lectura, debate y reflexión. Entre los resultados obtenidos con las acciones implementadas vale la pena destacar que se logró dentro del grupo de profesores explicitar inquietudes u opiniones en cuanto al quehacer matemático y unificar criterios en lo referente a la formación de aspectos relevantes de la matemática. Por otro lado, el trabajo mismo de investigación deja en quien lo realiza una lección sobre el continuo cuestionamiento y reflexión que se debe hacer sobre la propia práctica.

Predicting toxic gas concentrations resulting from enclosure fires using local equivalence ratio concept linked to fire field models

A practical CFD method is presented in this study to predict the generation of toxic gases in enclosure fires. The model makes use of local combustion conditions to determine the yield of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbon, soot and oxygen. The local conditions used in the determination of these species are the local equivalence ratio (LER) and the local temperature. The heat released from combustion is calculated using the volumetric heat source model or the eddy dissipation model (EDM). The model is then used to simulate a range of reduced-scale and full-scale fire experiments. The model predictions for most of the predicted species are then shown to be in good agreement with the test results

Modeling the structural breakdown of solder paste using the structural kinetic model

Solder paste is the most important strategic bonding material used in the assembly of surface mount devices in electronic industries. It is known to exhibit a thixotropic behavior, which is recognized by the decrease in apparent viscosity of paste material with time when subjected to a constant shear rate. The proper characterization of this time-dependent rheological behavior of solder pastes is crucial for establishing the relationships between the pastes structure and flow behavior; and for correlating the physical parameters with paste printing performance. In this article, we present a novel method which has been developed for characterizing the time-dependent and non-Newtonian rheological behavior of solder pastes and flux mediums as a function of shear rates. We also present results of the study of the rheology of the solder pastes and flux mediums using the structural kinetic modeling approach, which postulates that the network structure of solder pastes breaks down irreversibly under shear, leading to time and shear-dependent changes in the flow properties. Our results show that for the solder pastes used in the study, the rate and extent of thixotropy was generally found to increase with increasing shear rate. The technique demonstrated in this study has wide utility for R&D personnel involved in new paste formulation, for implementing quality control procedures used in solder-paste manufacture and packaging; and for qualifying new flip-chip assembly lines.