Use of suppressive subtractive hybridization and cDNA arrays to discover patterns of altered gene expression in the liver of dihydrotestosterone and 11-ketotestosterone exposed adult male largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

In this study male largemouth bass (LMB) were exposed to the naturally occurring androgens, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in order to identify genes that are differentially regulated by these steroid hormones. Using subtractive hybridization on livers of fish treated with DHT against vehicle control, many novel LMB genes were cloned. These genes were added to our gene library and arrayed. Six genes were up-regulated and five were down-regulated by both androgens. But, each androgen also regulated specific genes. One gene that was identified as a potential androgen marker was spermidine-spermine-N(1)-acetyltransferase that was up-regulated by both androgens. Determining which genes are responsive to natural androgens will help to identify biochemical pathways that are impacted.     

贵州空中水汽量分布的气候特征

前言 大气中的水汽含量与降水的关系十分密切,因而人们越来越重视空中水资源的开发利用。近年来有人对我国大陆上空的水汽分布进行过专题分析和研究。贵州地处云贵高原东侧,平均海拔约1000米,从西到东,地势陡降明显,东西部相对高差近2000米;由于地形地势上的这些特点,使得空中水汽在贵州的水平梯度很大。本文根据贵阳、威宁1964—1982年和怀化、河池1979—1982年的高空月平均温度、露点资料,分别计算07时、19时地面一125mb整层及各层的水汽量。初步分析了贵州空中水汽量的分布概况及其变化规律。     

贵阳市SO2雨水清除系统的研究

提出了一种利用SO2空中和雨水采样资料和气象资料、云物理探测资料等计算云下SO2降水清除系数的方法，计算了贵阳市冬、夏季不同雨强下的SO2除水清除系数kw，并将所得结果实际用于城市SO2浓度的数值计算。结果表明，这一方法所得结果与实际情况相当一致。     

Development of a benthic index to assess sediment quality in the Tampa Bay Estuary

The identification, remedial treatment, and monitoring of contaminated sediments are among the priorities for managers of the Tampa Bay Estuary. Tampa Bay, as an urbanized estuary, is subject to the input of watershed sources of chemical contaminants, including metals, pesticides, and organic chemicals. Although the use of biological indicators and their incorporation into multi-metric indices is not new, the refinement and applications of such techniques for determining environmental condition still require further development and exploration. We present a single Tampa Bay Benthic Index (TBBI) that was developed specifically for Tampa Bay. Stepwise discriminant analysis was applied to a comprehensive list of potential benthic metrics. Results from the stepwise procedure identified the metrics that best discriminated between "healthy" and "degraded" conditions, as defined by sediment contaminant effect levels and dissolved oxygen. Discriminant analysis was then applied to the resultant three variables to determine the linear combination for the index.     

贵州与印度的夏季风的异同分析

季风作了气象科学的一个重要课题，许多人都作了大量研究，中国和印度均处于季风区，印度季风和中国季风的研究已作了大量研究，揭露了不少事实，但中国季风的研究多指我国的东部，而贵州位于我国西南部，地处东亚季风和印度季风之间的过渡区，因此，对贵州省的论及较少，从气候的角度出发，把贵州和印度的季风的某些特征量，如降雨、风、环流等进行对比分析，在一定程度上反映了贵州和印度夏季风的主要异同。     

太原城市化进程对城市热岛的影响

采用城市化的多项要素指标,系统考察了太原1980-2009年期间城市化的发展对其城市热岛效应的影响关系,发现城市化的发展是导致城市热岛效应形成和加剧的主要原因.认为:①近30年,太原市郊区的增温率为0.51℃/10a,市区的增温率为0.90℃/10a,热岛强度的增温率为0.39℃/10a,热岛效应不断增强;②各类城市发展指数与城市热岛效应都有很好的相关关系;③太原城郊温差和总人口对数呈线性相关关系,其长期变化相关系数为0.81;④太原城郊温差和城市房屋建筑面积对数呈线性关系,其长期变化相关系数为0.85.     

青藏高原东部暴雨强降水的特征

该文简要地介绍了贵州省气候中心近期主持完成的一项关于青藏高原东部暴雨强降水成因及特征的研究成果。这一成果使用多种方法综合研究了青藏高原东部暴雨的标准、暴雨的水汽通道、暴雨的天气气候特征、暴雨的小范围、短历时特征、暴雨的高效率特征、夜雨特征、暴雨强降水的巨大地形差异、青藏高原特有的雪暴强降水特征、暴雨面雨量的计算、最大可能降水量的估算、暴雨过程的地面径流特征、青藏高原东部的水平衡特征等课题,填补了青藏高原暴雨研究的空白。