Pulsating of the generalized ion and neutral polar winds

A three-dimensional, time-dependent model of the ion and neutral polar winds was used to study their dynamic evolution during the May 4, 1998 magnetic storm. The simulation tracked the dynamics of five species (O⁺, H⁺, H_s, O_s, and electrons) and covered a 9-h period. During the storm, D_st decreased to −210 nT, Ap reached 300, and K_p was elevated. The IMF B_z component was southward at the start of the storm and for several hours thereafter and then turned northward. However, the magnetospheric energy input to the ionosphere exhibited a 50-min oscillation, with the plasma convection and particle precipitation patterns expanding and contracting in a periodic manner. As a consequence, the ion and neutral polar winds pulsated with an approximate 50-min period. The H⁺ and O⁺ ions displayed cyclic upflows and downflows in the topside ionosphere as well as a highly structured spatial distribution that varied with time. The vertical flux of the neutral H_s atoms was upward at the top of the ionosphere, but the magnitude varied in a cyclic manner in response to the oscillating stormtime energy input. The vertical flux of neutral O_s atoms was downward at the top of the ionosphere and varied significantly with the stormtime energy input. For H⁺, O⁺, and H_s, the maximum total (integrated) vertical flux during the storm was upward at the top of the ionosphere, with values of 8–9×10²⁵ particles/s for H⁺, 2–4×10²⁶ particles/s for O⁺, and 2–3×10²⁷ particles/s for H_s. The corresponding total vertical O_s flux was predominately downward, with only localized areas with positive fluxes.     

褶皱中和面对煤层的控制性研究

利用纵弯褶皱变形中中和面上下岩层的不同应力与应变特点,分析了处于褶皱中和面上下各煤层在背斜与向斜部位煤层厚度、煤层构造、煤体结构及煤层瓦斯的赋存规律与差异性,揭示了这些现象产生的原因。该研究对于开展煤层厚度、煤层构造及煤与瓦斯突出的预测研究提供了理论依据。     

Selection of scale can reverse the importance of stochastic controls on community assembly

Reconciling the long-standing debate on the importance of niche-related and neutral factors on community assembly, recent research suggests that both deterministic and stochastic processes operate simultaneously along a continuum in many biogeographical systems. In particular, stochastic processes seem to lose importance under stressful conditions, which results in the increasing influence of deterministic counterparts. In this paper, I show that, at local scales, this stochasticity–stress relationship can be reversed along the environmental stress gradients within a salt marsh: stochasticity manifested under harshness. Here, low-lying, more stressful sites contained all of the plant species of the local pool (i.e. a greater chance of ecological drift), whereas high-elevation, less stressful sites exhibited reduced species richness due to competitive exclusion (i.e. a lower chance of ecological drift). I conclude that determining whether the importance of stochasticity in shaping community structure is greater under benign or harsh conditions depends on the scale of interest.     

不同类型糖源对大菱鲆脂肪代谢酶活性和脂肪酸组成的影响

以初始体质量(8.77±0.16)g的大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus)幼鱼为研究对象,在室内流水系统中进行9周的养殖实验,比较分析饲料中3种不同类型的糖源(葡萄糖、蔗糖和糊精)对大菱鲆脂肪代谢相关酶活性和肌肉脂肪酸组成的影响。结果表明,不同类型的糖源显著影响肝脏中与脂肪合成相关的葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶(G6PD)和苹果酸酶(ME)的活性(P0.05)。饲料糖源为葡萄糖时,大菱鲆肝脏中G6PD和ME的活性显著高于其他处理组,而蔗糖和糊精处理组之间没有显著差异。对与脂肪分解代谢相关酶的活性分析表明,肠道脂肪酶的活性受饲料中不同糖源的影响显著(P0.05);肝脏脂蛋白脂酶的活性在糖源为葡萄糖时显著低于其他处理组(P0.05);不同糖源对肝脂酶的活性无显著影响(P0.05);糊精组的总脂酶活性显著高于葡萄糖组(P0.05)。葡萄糖组大菱鲆肌肉中的C16∶0和C18∶0的含量显著高于糊精组,而C16∶1和C18∶1n-9的含量显著低于糊精组(P0.05)。研究表明,饲料中不同类型的糖源对大菱鲆肌肉脂肪酸的影响集中在饱和脂肪酸和单不饱和脂肪酸上,而对多不饱和脂肪酸的影响有限。     

关于桩基负摩阻力的若干问题的探讨

负摩阻力是桩基问题中常见且尚未完全解决的问题,更是一个复杂的问题.工程实际中负摩阻力的作用可能导致基础的上部结构的不均匀沉降,不少建筑物因负摩阻力的作用而产生过大的沉降、倾斜或是建筑物的开裂现象.针对负摩阻力问题的探讨,能够引起人们对负摩阻力的高度关注.     

Arsenic fixation on iron-hydroxide-rich and plant litter-containing sediments in natural environments

Iron-hydroxide-rich and plant litter-containing sediments from natural sites contaminated with uranium mine tailing leachates were examined for their ability to adsorb arsenic. The samples with high contents of iron hydroxides (Fe_total concentration, >300 g kg⁻¹) exhibited remarkable fixation of arsenic (up to 40 g As kg⁻¹). This value corresponded approximately to the supersaturation point for natural iron hydroxides under the present conditions, and it was significantly lower than the value found for synthetic iron hydroxides. There was a strong correlation (R=0.8999) between the concentration of iron and that of arsenic at low arsenic contents, indicating adsorption on strong binding sites. Although all the samples had noticeable contents of organic carbon (plant litter), calcium, and manganese, no obvious effect of these elements on arsenic fixation could be detected. The amount of iron hydroxides was found the only fixation-controlling parameter immediately below a leaching water source.     

中立型随机发展系统的适定性

针对中立型随机发展系统的温和解与轨道温和解,给出了其存在唯一性与渐近估计的充分条件,推广了经典的Pazy定理与一些近期文献的主要工作.     

Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods

Estuaries are exposed to a number of threats and many South African estuarine systems are functionally and structurally altered. The extent to which fish are affected by these alterations is not fully understood. The estuarine round herring Gilchristella aestuaria is an appropriate species to use when examining such effects. The most widely used approaches to evaluating the nutritional condition of fish larvae are based on biochemical methods. In order to identify the most suitable technique for assessing body condition of fish larvae in estuaries, the nutritional condition of post-flexion larvae of G. aestuaria from the Sundays and Kariega estuaries on the south-east coast of South Africa was evaluated using three different biochemical techniques: (i) total lipid content analysis and the triacylglycerol/cholesterol (TAG/CHOL) ratio; (ii) protein content analysis; and (iii) the RNA/DNA ratio. Results from techniques (ii) and (iii) revealed that G. aestuaria larvae from the Kariega Estuary were in better condition than larvae from the Sundays Estuary, probably due to a recent plankton bloom. It is concluded that the individual RNA/DNA ratio can provide a reliable, sensitive and cost-effective method to assess the immediate effects of environmental changes on the nutritional condition of estuarine fish larvae.     

Chronic dietary exposure to copper affects growth, tissue lipid peroxidation, and metal composition of the grey mullet, Chelon labrosus

Juvenile grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) were fed either a basal (4.4 mg Cu/kg dry wt) or high-Cu diet (2400 mg Cu metal/kg dry wt) for 10 weeks to assess the relationship between growth and Cu-induced oxidative damage. No mortalities were observed, but growth rate and food intake were reduced by 43 and 29%, respectively, in the high-Cu group. This was not only attributed to peroxidative damage of the food which reduced food intake (palatability), but also to direct effects of hepatic lipid peroxidation. Hepatic α-tocopherol concentrations were 63% lower, while malondialdehyde (MDA) increased by 304% in mullet fed a high-Cu diet for 67d. Cu-exposure reduced apparent α-tocopherol retention by 420%. Hepatic Fe and Zn levels fell, while Cu increased (p < 0.05). The results show that oral Cu exposure induces oxidative stress in grey mullet. Quantification of lipid peroxidation (rancidity) in the food, reflecting palatability, is essential to differentiate the direct toxic effects of Cu on growth from the secondary influences of reduced food intake.     

中性厌氧环境中硫酸盐还原菌导致锌的腐蚀行为研究

以锌为研究对象,使用表面表征方法和电化学测试,研究了一个培养周期内硫酸盐还原菌(Sulfatereducing bacteria, SRB)Desulfovibrio vulgaris (D. vulgaris)引起锌(Zn)试样腐蚀行为的影响。实验结果表明,SRB导致Zn试样发生了严重的均匀腐蚀和点蚀。浸泡7天后,SRB体系中的Zn试样平均失重为32.2 mg/cm²,是无菌培养基中试样平均失重的42倍,腐蚀产物主要为ZnS。生物膜和腐蚀产物膜的累积在培养初期可以减缓金属基体与溶液界面的电子传输过程,导致腐蚀速率减缓。培养中后期,由于生物膜和腐蚀产物膜的阻隔作用,导致混合膜层底部有机碳源缺乏,SRB转向Zn获取自身所需电子,表现为腐蚀速率上升。