Expression of heat shock protein 70 in a permanent cell line (EPC) exposed to sediment extracts from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

Heat shock proteins 70 (hsp70) are known to be induced by a great variety of chemical stressors. The effects of different environmental contaminants, which were identified in sediments of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as main contaminants or as contaminants of special toxicological interest, on the extent of expression of hsp70 in a permanent cell line Epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) were investigated. Concentrations of the single contaminants leading to elevated hsp70 levels were compared to the respective concentrations of these contaminants encountered in the sediment extracts thus allowing an assessment of their contribution to the toxicity of these sediments. Analysis of hsp70 was performed using western blotting techniques with subsequent comparative quantification by densitometry. Eleven of thirteen contaminants have shown a dose-dependent increase in hsp70 levels. An expression of hsp70 was observed in most cases between 0.1 and 10 microg/mL test solution. Some of the investigated stressors led to extremely high hsp70 contents even at low concentrations. However, in most cases contaminant concentrations in sediments were too low to cause an effect. For this reason, effects of the tested sediments are attributed to other contaminants or rather to mixtures of stressors.     

翼龙重建：方法论的一个研究例子

Reconstructions of fossil animals are widespread and often very high profile, yet many of these reconstructions exhibit low standards of scientific accuracy.     

基于人群活动大数据的太行山区人文自然过渡区的识别研究

山地是过渡性地理空间的重要载体。中国山地占地面积大、分布范围广,开展山地过渡区的识别研究对于优化国土空间规划、促进生态系统服务提质增效有重要的指导意义。当前过渡区的识别研究对时间动态变化特征考虑较少,本文从人群活动角度出发,基于腾讯位置请求数据,以典型过渡性地理空间——太行山区为例提取了表征过渡区属性渐变、空间异质、时间动态三个指标。分析它们在人文-自然梯度上的变化,并利用滑动阈值、时空非监督分类方法,结合土地利用/覆盖、夜间灯光、不透水面、农田生产潜力、植被净初级生产力和生态系统服务价值以及分类结果的分布形态,识别了太行山区人文-自然过渡区。主要结论如下：(1)太行山区人群活动时间动态度呈现“过渡区>城区>自然区”的分布格局,人群活动的时间动态可用于人文自然过渡区的分类;(2)时间动态度在人文-自然梯度上的分布变化可能体现了不同人地地域系统有着不同的人群行为模式特征;(3)太行山区主要以自然区域为主导,城市、城乡过渡区、农业主导区近年变化稳定,而自然主导区和农业-自然过渡区分别呈现扩张和收缩趋势,变化量约占研究区总面积5.3%和6.27%;(4)地形地貌制约着不同人文自然...     

Mushroom production as an alternative for rural development in a forested mountainous area

Wild mushrooms are recognized as important non-wood forest products in mountainous ecosystems, but their real potential for generating rural economies has not been fully evaluated due to the difficulties in obtaining reliable productivity data, minimizing their true potential as contributor to rural economies. Mushroom yield models based on large data series from Pinus forest ecosystems in the region of Catalonia(Spain), combined with data from the Spanish National Forest Inventory allow us to estimate the potential mushroom productivity by forest ecosystems. The results of 24,500 tons/yr of mushrooms of which 16,300 tons are classified as edible and 7,900 tons are commonly marketed demonstrate the importance of mushroom productions in Catalonian pine forests, mostly located in mountainous areas where the development of agricultural activities is limited. Economic mushroom value is estimated at 48 million € for the edible mushroom and 32 million € for those corresponding to marketable yields, confirming the potential of this non-wood forest product. These production results and corresponding economic values provide a basis for the incorporation of wild mushrooms as significant non-wood forest products in the development of forest policies in mountainous areas.     

鄂西渝东地区震旦系灯影组古岩溶作用特征

鄂西渝东地区中寒武统蒸发岩类盖层之下的震旦系灯影组海相岩溶地层是我国南方的重要勘探目的层。基于野外地质调查、系统薄片观察以及地球化学资料,认为这一地区存在桐湾运动两个幕次的隆升过程以及相关的古岩溶作用。在灯影组上部和中部分别形成了1个和2个洞缝带,其充填作用规律性强,以化学沉淀充填为主。上部洞缝带依次被泥晶白云石、微晶白云石以及粉晶至粗晶白云石三期充填,而中部的两个洞缝带依次被泥晶白云石、微晶白云石、纤状白云石以及粒状白云石四期充填。初步认为这些充填物发育与否主要受下渗的饱和碳酸盐流体的流动路径、流速等因素控制,残存孔隙是现今储集层的主要储集空间。灯影组古岩溶型储层应是今后这一地区油气勘探中需要关注的重点之一。     

太平洋海山富钴结壳钙质超微化石生物地层学及生长过程

正确判断富钴结壳生长年代及过程有助于研究结壳形成地质历史和重建古海洋环境.利用生物地层学方法(生物遗留印痕)对太平洋不同海山结壳样品进行生长时代和阶段研究,发现麦哲伦海山CM3D06结壳和中太平洋海山CB14结壳最初形成年代和富集特征差异显著: 前者为白垩纪(或更古老)、晚古新世-早始新世、中-晚始新世、中-晚中新世、上新世-更新世等5个阶段;后者为晚古新世-早始新世、中-晚始新世、中中新世、上新世-更新世等4个阶段.两座海山结壳层内部超微化石组合具有极强的区域性特征,反映了大洋环境对生物的影响以及生物对环境的适应.结壳层间的不整合和结构构造的变化指示在渐新世其生长存在间断期,与成矿作用的间断有关.      

Rare Earth Element Enrichments in the Elk Creek Carbonatite

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采用网络分区与预计算策略的k近邻查询算法

k近邻查询是GIS和空间数据库等领域的研究热点.文章针对道路网络中的k近邻查询,通过分区以及预计算近邻集策略,获得查询点的k近邻结果:首先利用自适应格网分区方法将道路网络划分为若干格网单元,并存储格网内节点与边界点、边界点之间距离;其次在网络中的节点预先存储近邻集.实验证明,在兴趣点密度高、k值较大情况下,算法具有较好的性能.     

Stellar Population Analysis of Galaxies based on Genetic Algorithms

We present a new method for determining the age and relative contribution of different stellar populations in galaxies based on the genetic algorithm. We apply this method to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3384, using CCD images in U, B, V, R and I bands. This analysis indicates that the galaxy NGC 3384 is mainly inhabited by old stellar population (age >109yr). Some problems were encountered when numerical simulations are used for determining the contribution of different stellar populations in the integrated color of a galaxy. The results show that the proposed genetic algorithm can search efficiently through the very large space of the possible ages.     

星系NGC5018的星族合成研究

利用星团谱样本的星族合成方法,研究了邻近巨椭圆星系NGC5018中的星族成分和其内部的恒星形成历史,给出了星系中不同年龄和金属丰度星族的成分占有比.星族合成结果表明,NGC5018中不仅存在大量金属丰度低的年老恒星成分,而且较年轻的星族成分(T=5×108yr)对星系光度贡献也很重要.星系吞并和相互作用过程可能是触发这些较年轻星族形成的物理原因,椭圆星系内部的恒星形成历史可能是2次爆发或者多次爆发过程.这些结果可以很好地解释NGC5018颜色偏蓝、Mg2谱指数强度偏弱等观测特征.