Revision of the Cretaceous echinoids Heterodiadema and Trochodiadema,and description of two new genera from the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula

The Cretaceous hetero diadematid echinoids Heterodiadema Cotteau, 1862 and Trochodiadema de Loriol, 1900 are revised and provided with amended diagnoses. Of six species previously referred to Heterodiadema, only three are now retained in this genus, namely Heterodiadema libycum (Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1846), Heterodiadema ouremense de Loriol, 1884 and Heterodiadema buhaysensis Smith, 1995. Similarly, seven species were previously assigned to Trochodiadema, but here only Trochodiadema abramense de Loriol, 1900 is left in this genus. Based on material previously referred to Trochodiadema, two new genera and one new species are established: Loriolidiadema gen. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous of the Middle East, and Arabicodiadema gen. nov. and Arabicodiadema alii sp. nov from the Albian and Cenomanian of the Arabian Peninsula. Trochodiadema isidis Fourtau, 1921 is transferred to Aegyptiaris Abdelhamid & Abdelghany, 2015. New morphological data on primary and secondary spines and perignathic girdle are presented; these improve our understanding of the evolution and relationships of the family Heterodiadematidae Smith & Wright, 1993.     

New raninid crabs (Crustacea,Decapoda, Brachyura) from the late Maastrichtian of the Netherlands

Three new raninid crabs, Lyreidina pyriformis gen. n., sp. n., Raniliformis chevrona sp. n., and Raniliformis prebaltica sp. n., are described from the Maastrichtian type area (SE Netherlands). The new genus Lyreidina is the third member within the subfamily Lyreidinae Guinot 1993, and the first anterolateral-spines-lacking representative from the Cretaceous. The evolutionary development of the genus Raniliformis Jagt, Collins & Fraaye (1993) seems to include a continuous lineage occlusa-prebaltica-baltica. R. chevrona is considered as an offshoot.     

Rare and new small-celled taxa of Navicula s. str. in the Gulf of Gdansk and in its freshwater affluents

Presented are results of morphological (LM and SEM) and taxonomical investigations on very small-sized Navicula spp. from the brackish waters of the Gulf of Gdansk and some freshwater affluents. Detailed studies revealed that most of the taxa in question are either new for science or previously described but rather poorly known. Dominant in that assemblage of extraordinarily small-celled Navicula species, specimens mostly below 10 μm in length, are Navicula germanopolonica Witkowski & Lange-Bertalot and Navicula paulschulzii Witkowski & Lange-Bertalot as established taxa. New for science are Navicula aleksandrae, Navicula bozenae and Navicula viminoides ssp. cosmomarina. From common freshwater habitats no species are known that could be confused with the new taxa.     

Variations of O/O in plants from temperate peat bogs (Switzerland): implications for paleoclimatic studies

Despite the great potential of peat bogs as climatic archives, to date only few studies have focused on the climatic controls on cellulose isotopic composition in modern bog plants. This study attempts to calibrate plant-climate relationships by sampling a set of modern plant species (both vascular plants and mosses) and bog surface waters along an altitude transect in Switzerland. Isotopic analyses of water samples show that the δ¹⁸O-values of surface bog waters follow the trend of precipitation despite significant scatter in the data set. Detailed sampling of surface waters within one bog shows that δ¹⁸O-values vary widely and are closely related to the micro-topography of the bog surface. More enriched ¹⁸O/¹⁶O ratios in water samples collected from small raised hummocks than the ones collected from hollows are documented in both horizontal and vertical profiles. A δ¹⁸O-δD plot indicates that the process leading to the isotopic enrichment of the uppermost surface waters is evaporation, greater above Sphagnum covered hummocks than above open pools. To investigate the implications of such high variability of source water for plant α-cellulose δ¹⁸O-values, a detailed study of both surface water and α-cellulose δ¹⁸O-values within one site is conducted. The large δ¹⁸O variability observed in surface waters is found to be considerably smoothed in α-cellulose (by a factor of 5-10 depending on the plant species). This indicates that the water used by plant photosynthetic processes reflects the isotopic composition of the average annual precipitation. This points to a source water level for plants of a few decimeters where the variations are smaller than at the air-water interface. The response of the α-cellulose δ¹⁸O to the environmental gradient along the altitude transect varies considerably from species to species. For most of the species studied, the δ¹⁸O-values decrease with altitude, following the trends of δ¹⁸O-values in precipitation and in surface water samples. Some species, the cotton sedge Eriophorum vaginatum and the moss Sphagnum capillifolium, show statistically significant δ¹⁸O relationships to an altitude of −1.8‰/km and −2.9‰/km respectively. However, some other plant species, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda poliflora, Carex pauciflora, Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum magellanicum, do not, or only partially, reflect changes in climatic parameters associated with an altitude increase. Furthermore, changes in relative humidity, which are not correlated with altitude, are found to explain a large part of the variability in δ¹⁸O-values for the sedge Carex pauciflora and the moss Sphagnum cuspidatum. Therefore, this study confirms the importance of species-specific studies when interpreting ¹⁸O/¹⁶O ratios of macrofossils along a fossil peat sequence as a record of past climate changes. Our study allows to extend the mechanistic model that isotopically links source water and cellulose to the physiological specificities of sedges and mosses. A comparison of the modeled and calculated net biological fractionation factors for Eriophorum vaginatum and Sphagnum capillifolium reveals that these two species appear to have a more homogeneous leaf reservoir than trees.     

滕州湿地水生维管植物群落调查和保护利用

调查记载了滕州湿地挺水植物群落、浮水植物群落、浮叶根生植物群落、沉水植物群落等4大类典型水生维管植物群落,其中包括芦苇群落、香蒲群落、菰群落、豆瓣菜群落、水苦荬群落、酸模叶蓼群落、空心莲子菜群落、浮萍群落、紫萍群落、水鳖群落、槐叶萍群落、莲群落、莕菜群落、睡莲群落、眼子菜群落、菱群落、芡群落、菹草群落、水毛茛群落、马来眼子菜+穿叶眼子菜群落、狐尾藻群落等21种群落类型,群落的组成以世界广布的植物为主,其次为暖温带性质的种类。同时对水生维管植物群落的生态价值、人类干扰及保护和利用等方面进行了讨论。     

减影CTA在颅内静脉窦病变的诊断价值

目的:探讨减影CTA在颅内静脉窦病变的影像特点及诊断价值。方法:收集28例颅内静脉窦病变患者,其中动静脉畸形9例,静脉畸形3例,颅内静脉窦血栓4例,颈内动脉海绵窦瘘2例,肿瘤累及静脉窦10例;行CT平扫,增强及减影CTA,研究病变显示情况及诊断价值。结果:28例患者CTA静脉影像显示成功率为100%,可清楚显示病变位置,大小,形态以及与周围血管的关系。结论:减影CTA对颅内静脉窦病变具有无创,安全,快捷,准确性高等特点,可作为颅内静脉窦病变有效的检查方法。     

基于复杂网络分析针刺治疗血管性认知障碍的取穴规律

采用复杂网络分析针刺治疗血管性认知障碍（VCI）的取穴规律。方法：收集中国知网（CNKI）自2000年1月1日至2021年9月30日针刺治疗VCI的文献,建立数据库,统计取穴个数、腧穴、归经、部位、特定穴等,并运用Cytoscape 3.2.1进行复杂网络分析,总结治疗该病的核心腧穴。结果：共纳入文献60篇,处方60首,腧穴89个,取穴443次,涵盖14条经络,取穴以3～9个穴位为主。针刺频次≥3次的腧穴共38个,排前5位的依次为百会、神庭、四神聪、风池、足三里。涉及经络11条,穴位部位6个,选穴最高部位为头面部。涉及特定穴12个,分别为交会穴、原穴、输穴、络穴、八会穴、合穴、背俞穴、八脉交会穴、募穴、井穴、郄穴、下合穴。核心腧穴包括百会、神庭、四神聪、太溪、风池、足三里、丰隆、悬钟、印堂。腧穴配伍关联性最强的是头面部局部腧穴配伍,包括百会-风池、百会-印堂、百会-四神聪。结论：针刺治疗VCI的腧穴部位主要集中于头面部、经络以督脉为主,注重特定穴的使用,所获得的核心腧穴可为临床治疗提供思路。     

吉林省心脑血管疾病与气象条件关系分析和预报研究

利用吉林省部分地区医院病例资料及气象资料,分析了吉林省心脑血管疾病与气象条件的关系。结果发现:心脑血管疾病的复发、加重与气象条件有一定的关系,但不同的患者对天气变化的敏感性有一定的差异。在各种天气条件中,以气压低、感觉闷热的影响最为显著,确认率达74%。不论冬半年还是夏半年,长春市气压和气温的大幅变化都易引起冠心病复发,较大幅度的气压升高、气温下降对脑出血、脑梗塞不利,高血压主要与气压的波动、相对湿度关系较为密切。辽源市心脑血管疾病在日平均气温和极端气温下降、气压上升时发病人数增加。气象要素影响心脑血管疾病的机理分析表明:高温、高湿天气将造成心排出量增加,心功能减弱,心排血量降低;强降温将导致人体内的肾上腺素水平上升,从而造成心律加快,血压升高,同时寒冷刺激可使交感神经过度兴奋,诱发冠状动脉痉挛甚至心肌梗死。最后,建立了长春市和辽源市医疗气象预报模型。     

川西水生维管束植物区系地理及生态类型

四川省西部甘孜藏族自治州和凉山彝族自治州地区共有48科90属187种水生维管束植物.植物区系地理成分较复杂,具有较明显温带性质.48科植物可以划分6个分布型和1个变型,世界分布34科,热带分布6科,温带分布8科;90属被划分为10个分布型和6个变型,世界分布35属,热带分布22属,温带分布33属;184种野生种可以归并...     

福建省维管束植物物种多样性及其分布格局

截至2011年7月,福建省发现的维管束植物有250科1611属4839种（含亚、变种）,是中国植物多样性较为丰富的省份之一．福建维管束植物主要集中分布在武夷山脉和戴云山脉地区,其中武夷山脉北段具有物种丰富度高、特有种多等特点,是中国11个具有全球意义的生物多样性保护的关键区之一．武夷山脉中段是福建省自然保护区分布最为密集的区域,也是福建省植物物种多样性最为丰富的地区．以福建戴云山国家级自然保护区为核心的戴云山脉中段,分布着大面积的南亚热带季风常绿阔叶林,有着丰富的植物多样性,位于戴云山脉南段的博平岭则是福建省南亚热带雨林森林生态系统的典型分布区,其植物种类在福建省植物物种多样性中独树一帜．分布在福建滨海湿地的维管束植物虽然种类不多,但地域特色显著,是福建维管束植物的重要组成部分．