Do active‐dispersing insects dominate the invertebrate fauna of rock pools in the wet–dry tropics,Kimberley, Australia?

1. Invertebrate assemblages of tropical freshwater rock pools (FRPs) are poorly known compared with temperate regions, where FRPs contain specialized, endemic taxa of high conservation value. Invertebrates were sampled from pristine FRPs in the Morgan River catchment in the Australian wet–dry tropics in the 2015 and 2016 wet seasons. Taxa were classified as either active or passive dispersers and by functional feeding groups. A range of physical variables were examined to identify associations with invertebrate assemblages.
2. Forty‐seven taxa were identified from FRPs; most were actively dispersing predatory insects, primarily Coleoptera and Hemiptera. Five adult insect species were found in most pools; other taxa were rare and scattered across FRPs. Two previously undescribed species of Spinicaudata were collected, but few crustacean taxa were recorded, and passively dispersing taxa were rare. Species accumulation curves indicated that had more pools been sampled, more taxa would have been collected in 2015, but in 2016 most species were collected.
3. There was no pattern in FRP assemblages related to any physical variable, but the assemblages in pools were correlated between sampling times. An opportunistic and mobile assemblage composed mostly of actively dispersing predatory insects may explain the absence of relationships with measured variables. Low hydrological stability in the wet–dry tropics may be associated with low taxon richness.
4. The dominance of actively dispersing insects is in contrast with FRP assemblages in temperate and arid regions. Studies of a wider range of FRPs from tropical regions are required to determine whether the fauna of these Kimberley FRPs are typical, and to fully describe short‐range endemic species across the Kimberley and elsewhere.
5. The FRPs have conservation value as habitat for endemic, specialist rock‐pool taxa, contributing to regional species pools. At present, a lack of knowledge of endemic FRP specialist species in tropical regions, including the Kimberley, impedes our ability to protect and conserve these species from disturbance.

     

Generation of mouse monoclonal antibodies specific to tilapia immunoglobulin using fish immunoglobulin/BSA complex for monitoring of the immune response in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

The simple immunoprecipitation method was used to isolate tilapia immunoglobulin (Ig) for immunization in order to produce monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific to tilapia Ig. First, the tilapia antiserum against bovine serum albumin (BSA) was prepared by peritoneal injection of BSA into tilapia, and the tilapia anti‐BSA antiserum was used to precipitate BSA to form the Ig/BSA immune complex. The Ig/BSA immune complex was then injected into Swiss mice for hybridoma production. After fusion, three hybridoma clones producing MAbs specific to the tilapia antibody were selected by dot blot and Western blot. All MAbs (101A, 59G, and 11A) were bound specifically to the heavy chain of immunoglobulin M (IgM). The MAbs 101A and 59G demonstrated twofold higher affinity than MAb 11A and the commercialized antibody. However, MAbs 11A could also bind to the heavy chain of IgM in Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, as well. These MAbs can be used to monitor the immune responses of individual fish by indirect ELISA upon exposure to various antigens.     

试析费孝通西部大开发的人文生态思想

著名社会学家费孝通先生为了西部的发展开展了广泛的社会调查,研究了当地少数民族的历史和现状。他发现有关西部开发主要集中在物质文明和经济利益层面,忽略了文化艺术。在费孝通看来,西部的贫困与生态失衡之间有着密切的关系,他指出生态平衡是西部大开发的根本,民族共同繁荣是西部大开发的重点,人文资源是西部大开发的宝库。因此,他提出要保护、开发和利用西部的人文资源,认为只有将人文和地理结合起来考察西部的开发,才是我国经济发展逐步发育成熟的表现,只有这样才符合邓小平关于我国现代化建设＂两个大局＂战略思想,符合我国全面推进社会主义现代化建设的战略部署     

疏干水资源化利用效益评价研究

疏干水资源化利用是将煤矿开采废水经处理后用于煤化工生产,其不仅可以缓解旱区煤炭及化工企业面临的水资源供需矛盾,而且还能改善生态环境。目前疏干水资源化利用项目已在蒙陕地区部分煤化工企业实施,但其具体效益尚未明了,文中以已实施该项目的煤化工企业为典型,采用静态和动态评价分析企业实施该项目产生的经济效益,定义并计算各评价指标,同时定性定量描述其社会、生态环境效益,构建完整综合的评价体系,从而全面阐释该项目各方效益,结果显示疏干水资源化利用项目经济、社会、生态环境效益显著,建议在行业及区域推广以促进旱区水资源可持续发展。     

茵陈蒿汤加味配合西药治疗犬传染性肝炎的试验研究

为了观察3种治疗方法治疗犬传染性肝炎的疗效并进行对比，选出较好的治疗方案，以提高犬传染性肝炎的治愈率。本研究选宠物医院确诊为犬传染性肝炎的病犬60只，将患犬随机分4组，分别采用茵陈篙汤加味配合西药、单用茵陈篙汤加味、单用西药的治疗方法，并设对照组。结果显示，茵陈篙汤加味配合西药组的治愈率86.67%；茵陈篙汤加味组治愈率73.33%；西药组治愈率66.67%；对照组治愈率为0。试验表明，采用茵陈篙汤加味配合西药治疗犬传染性肝炎的疗效高于其他两种方法，为临床治疗该病提供了确实可行的治疗方法。     

西汉农业诏书探析简

西汉农业诏书及其所反映的农业政策可分为六个时期。农政主要包括:颁布劝农诏,鼓励农业生产;减免租赋,与民休息;振贷贫民,促进农业生产的恢复;皇帝倡导节俭,躬耕藉田,以劝农天下;建立完善的农业管理体系等内容。这些政策促进了国家农本思想形成、农业技术推广,以及农业经济繁荣,并成为封建社会农政的基本模式,使以农立国的传统正式形成。     

A rapid extensigraph protocol for measuring dough viscoelasticity and mixing requirement

The extensigraph is particularly useful in characterizing dough viscoelastic properties; however, testing throughput for standard method is low due to the prerequisite for farinograph water absorption, long dough resting and milling to prepare large amounts of flour. Therefore, a rapid extensigraph method was developed that reduced sample size (165 g wheat) for milling and more than tripled throughput. Wheat is milled in Quadrumat Junior mill with a modified sieving system. The resulting flour (100 g) was mixed with a pin mixer at constant water absorption to allow the evaluation of wheat genotypes at the absorption level they are expected to perform. Dough was subsequently stretched by an extensigraph after 15 min of floor time and 30 min resting. Strong correlations for extensigram R_max (r > 0.93), extensibility (r > 0.64) and area (r > 0.88) were found for the proposed method compared to the standard method. Mixing parameters (time and energy) obtained during dough preparation provided further information about dough strength and mixing requirement. By significantly reducing sample size requirement and increasing testing throughput, this rapid extensigraph method can be widely adopted in milling and baking industry and meets the need for a fast evaluation of dough strength in breeding trials.     

云南怒江傈僳族自治州古树名木资源现状调查

对怒江傈僳族自治州人为活动区域古树名木资源现状进行调查。结果表明:共记录到古树名木496株,涉及36科54属76种,其中有8种国家重点保护野生植物,分别为澜沧黄杉、秃杉、南方红豆杉、云南榧树、千果榄仁、红椿、光叶珙桐和香果树;怒江州古树名木主要分布在乡村街道及远郊野外,占总数的98.8%,63.6%的古树生长在海拔1500~1999 m;古树名木的生长环境及长势总体较好,但保护力度相对薄弱,应采取相关措施加强保护和管理。     

内蒙古“5.3”强沙尘暴天气成因分析

为了研究内蒙古中西部强沙尘暴发生发展机制，利用常规气象资料及NCEP1°×1°再分析资料，对2017年5月3—4日内蒙古中西部地区一次强沙尘暴天气成因进行分析。结果表明：（1）500 hPa低槽、蒙古气旋和地面冷锋是本次强沙尘暴天气过程的主要影响系统，此次强沙暴过程属于地面冷锋和蒙古气旋共同影响的类型；（2）分析高低层温压场与涡度平流发现，动力因子（涡度平流）和热力因子（温度平流）的共同作用，推动了蒙古气旋的东移发展；（3）垂直螺旋度分布特征是上负下正，表明沙尘区域上空高层为辐散区，有下沉运动，中低层为辐合区，有上升运动。     

钢支撑代替混凝土支撑可行性分析

在地铁深基坑施工中，围护结构对基坑的安全起着至关重要的作用。本文依据合肥地铁一号线明光路站，施工过程中，由于车站3号出入口为出土口，原计划的第一道钢筋混凝土支撑无法实现，更改为钢支撑，通过有限元分析软件MIDAS-GTS\NX，建立二维模型进行数值模拟，对围护结构的变形和地表沉降进行分析，结果表明：第一道支撑采用钢支撑代替钢筋混凝土支撑对围护结构的侧移值影响不大，钢筋混凝土支撑控制地表沉降的效果要比钢支撑好，对今后类似工程变更提供依据。