Enhancing the Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEB) approach for estimating landscape ET: Validation with the METRIC model

Evapotranspiration (ET) can be derived from satellite data using surface energy balance principles. METRIC (Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) is one of the most widely used models available in the literature to estimate ET from satellite imagery. The Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEB) model is much easier and less expensive to implement. The main purpose of this research was to present an enhanced version of the Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEB) model and to evaluate its performance using the established METRIC model. In this study, SSEB and METRIC ET fractions were compared using 7 Landsat images acquired for south central Idaho during the 2003 growing season. The enhanced SSEB model compared well with the METRIC model output exhibiting an r² improvement from 0.83 to 0.90 in less complex topography (elevation less than 2000 m) and with an improvement of r² from 0.27 to 0.38 in more complex (mountain) areas with elevation greater than 2000 m. Independent evaluation showed that both models exhibited higher variation in complex topographic regions, although more with SSEB than with METRIC. The higher ET fraction variation in the complex mountainous regions highlighted the difficulty of capturing the radiation and heat transfer physics on steep slopes having variable aspect with the simple index model, and the need to conduct more research. However, the temporal consistency of the results suggests that the SSEB model can be used on a wide range of elevation (more successfully up 2000 m) to detect anomalies in space and time for water resources management and monitoring such as for drought early warning systems in data scarce regions. SSEB has a potential for operational agro-hydrologic applications to estimate ET with inputs of surface temperature, NDVI, DEM and reference ET.     

在羊驼皮肤黑色素细胞中α-黑素细胞刺激素对诱导一氧化氮合酶的影响

为研究α-黑素细胞刺激素（α-Melanocytestimulatinghormone,α-MSH）对诱导型一氧化氮合酶（NOS2）在羊驼皮肤黑素细胞中的影响。采用体外培养正常羊驼皮肤黑素细胞,检测不同浓度α-MSH（0、10-9、10^-8、10^-7moL／L）对羊驼皮肤黑素细胞中诱导型一氧化氮合酶（NOS2）基因...     

诱导母猪同期分娩的技术

在集约化猪场中,要求严格按工艺流程有节奏地进行养猪生产。为了避免夜间产仔和有效地提高商品猪的整体质量,常采用同期分娩解决这一难题。作为调控繁殖节律的技术之一,药物诱导母猪同期分娩已成为集约化养猪业的一个重要研究课题。本文对前列腺素F2α和氦前列烯醇在母猪同期分娩中的应用作一简单介绍。     

植物乳杆菌α-半乳糖苷酶基因（melA）的克隆与序列分析

试验以L.plantarum1.557的基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR技术扩增α-半乳糖苷酶基因（melA）基因,PCR产物经纯化回收后克隆至pMD18-T载体中,转化E.coli DH5α感受态细胞,筛选阳性克隆,提取质粒进行SacⅠ和Sph Ⅰ酶切及PCR扩增鉴定,并对melA基因片段进行序列测定。结果表明,测得的melA基因序列全长2240 bp,含有酶切位点、启动子、SD序列及编码738个氨基酸的开放阅读框,理论分子质量为84 ku;4种核苷酸中GC含量为47.45%、AT含量为52.55%;序列中有3个碱基发生了变化,均为无义突变,未导致其推导的氨基酸的改变;序列测定结果与GenBank中登录的序列进行比较,核苷酸和氨基酸序列的同源性除与AY873840相比分别为96.6%和92.2%外,其余均大于99%。试验成功克隆了melA基因,为进一步构建重组表达载体奠定了基础。     

正交试验法优化黄褐毛忍冬总皂苷的提取工艺

[目的]建立黄褐毛忍冬（Lonicera fulvotomentosa Hsu et S.C.Cheng）总皂苷的水提工艺。[方法]以黄褐毛忍冬总皂苷中有效成分α-常春藤皂苷的含量为考察指标,采用正交设计法考察加水量、煎煮时间、煎煮次数及浸泡时间4个因素对黄褐毛忍冬总皂苷提取工艺的影响,同时采用高效液相法测定α-常春藤皂苷的含量。[结果]加水量、煎煮次数、煎煮时间、浸泡时间对α-常春藤皂苷含量的影响程度不同,各因素影响程度的大小为：煎煮次数〉加水量〉浸泡时间〉煎煮时间,即煎煮次数对煎煮条件影响最大,为最重要的因素,其次为加水量、浸泡时间、煎煮时间。最优方案为：黄褐毛忍冬药材不用浸泡,加10倍量水煎煮3次,每次1.0h。方差分析结果表明,加水量和煎煮次数对α-常春藤皂苷含量的影响具有显著意义（PA=0.034〈0.05,PB=0.020〈0.05）,而煎煮时间、浸泡时间对水α-常春藤皂苷含量无显著影响（PC=0.500〉0.05,PD=0.264〉0.05）,对测定结果影响小,这与直观分析结果相吻合。[结论]优选提取工艺简单、稳定、可行。     

Improving the Field Emergence Performance of Super Sweet Corn by Sand Priming

Abstract

A priming method called sand priming was developed using sand as a priming solid matrix. The effect of sand priming on improving the field emergence performance of five super sweet corn cultivars was investigated. Sand priming significantly improved field emergence performance of all super sweet corn cultivars, and there was marked improvement by priming at 20ºC for 24 hr. After sand priming at 20ºC for 24 hr, field emergence percentage (FEP) of “Green Superman”, “Huatian 1”, “Yangtian 1”, “Mitian 8”, and “Chaotian 43” was increased by 52.1%, 37.5%, 38.0%, 40.9%, and 33.3%, respectively. Their field emergence speed (FES) was 2.3, 1.8, 2.0, 2.0, and 1.8 times of the control, respectively. To further elucidate the effect of sand priming on improving the field emergence performance of super sweet corn, we analyzed the membrane system integrity, α-amylase activity and protein content. Sand priming at 20ºC for 24 hr improved membrane system integrity and α-amylase activity in all super sweet corn cultivars. Furthermore, sand priming at 20ºC for 24 hr accelerated the degradation of embryo protein after 1 d germination in “Green Superman”.     

橙皮素对金黄葡萄球菌α-溶血素表达的抑制作用

α-溶血素在金黄葡萄球菌的致病过程中发挥着不可或缺的作用。本研究采用最小抑茵浓度测定、茵液上清溶血活性以及α-溶血素含量测定、荧光定量PCR及细胞毒性的测定等相关试验验证了橙皮素对金黄葡萄球菌α-溶血素表达的影响。结果显示，无抗茵活性的橙皮素在较低质量浓度下即可抑制金黄葡萄球菌α-溶血素的表达及其编码基因的转录，是-种潜在的以毒力因子为靶标的前导化合物，并可进一步开发用于抗金黄葡萄球茵感染。     

朱顶红实时荧光定量PCR中不同组织器官内参基因的筛选

以朱顶红（Hippeastrum vittatum）不同组织器官为试验材料,通过实时荧光定量PCR技术检测肌动蛋白基因（ACT）、亲环蛋白基因（CYP）、转录延伸因子基因（EF-1α）、甘油醛–3–磷酸脱氢酶基因（GAPDH、GAPDH2）、α微管蛋白基因（TUA）和β微管蛋白基因（TUB）这7个常用的看家基因的表达水平,并利用geNorm、NormFinder和BestKeeper综合评价其表达稳定性。结果表明,EF-1α和GAPDH2的表达水平较高,而且相对稳定;其次为TUB、TUA和GAPDH。geNorm和NormFinder软件分析结果显示,在不同组织器官中CYP和GAPDH2的表达稳定性最高,其次是EF-1α;进一步分析表明,CYP的表达稳定性虽然较高,但是其表达丰度较低,故不适合作为内参基因。BestKeeper分析表明,EF-1α和GAPDH2在不同组织器官中的表达稳定性较好。综合分析表明,EF-1α和GAPDH2在所有样品中表达量较高,稳定性较好。以筛选出来的EF-1α、GAPDH2以及EF-1α + GAPDH2作为内参基因检测朱顶红花器官调控基因PI的表达水平,结果表明,以上述两个基因及其组合为内参基因得到的PI表达模式相同,而且在花器官中的表达高于茎盘和根,基本符合PI调控花模型的机理。因此,EF-1α、GAPDH2或EF-1α + GAPDH2可作为朱顶红的内参基因进行相关基因的表达调控研究。     

Needle blight caused by Dothistroma pini in Slovakia: distribution,host range and mating types

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) has been observed in Slovakia during the last two decades. Up until 2017, Dothistroma septosporum has only been detected and molecularly confirmed to cause DNB in Slovakia. Here, we report the detection of Dothistroma pini at six localities around Slovakia, representing different plantation types. Four pine species (Pinus sylvestris, P. nigra, P. mugo and P. jeffreyi) were confirmed as hosts of D. pini in Slovakia, of which only P. mugo has been previously reported as host in Slovakia. Three gene regions (ITS, EF1 –α, and ß-tubulin) of each of the 13 isolates were sequenced and assigned as D. pini. Based on ITS sequences, the studied isolates represent the haplotypes Dp_HAP.1, Dp_HAP.2. Both mating types were detected but at different localities. Our results suggest that in addition to D. septosporum, D. pini may contribute to DNB also in Slovakia.     

产气荚膜梭菌α毒素基因的克隆、表达及其抗血清的制备

本试验通过设计并合成1对引物,PCR扩增B型产气荚膜梭菌C58-2株α毒素完整成熟肽序列,并将其插入到pGEM-T Easy载体中,构建克隆载体pGEM-T-α。对克隆载体pGEM-T-α进行EcoRⅠ和Hind Ⅲ的双酶切,将得到的1125 bp片段以正确的阅读框架定向克隆于pET-28a(+)中,然后将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)plys宿主菌中,37 ℃、1.0 mmol/L IPTG诱导该片段获得良好表达。经SDS-PAGE分析,其表达的蛋白约为46.1 ku,与预期大小一致。Western blotting结果显示,该重组α毒素蛋白可被A型产气荚膜梭菌定型血清识别,表明该重组α毒素蛋白具备与天然毒素相似的反应原性。重组α毒素蛋白在菌液上清、超声波裂解上清和超声波裂解沉淀中均有分布,且以包涵体表达为主,表明重组α毒素蛋白可同时在胞外、周质和胞浆表达。小鼠毒力试验结果表明,重组α毒素蛋白不具有毒性。毒素—抗毒素中和试验结果表明,该抗血清具有α毒素特异性。以重组α毒素蛋白作为抗原免疫家兔制备血清,效价测定结果表明每1 mL重组α毒素蛋白抗血清可以中和100 MLD的A型毒素。