Building resilience to climate change in rain-fed agricultural enterprises: An integrated property planning tool

In response to a drying climate, an integrated property planning tool was developed over three years to help landowners make better use of available rainfall. A sequence was identified which indicated how parts of each property are affected by soil moisture limitations. The sequence was combined with soil properties to indicate targeted strategies for each location aimed to improve soil moisture availability, biomass utilisation, and long-term viability of the farm or ranching enterprise. As a result of training of land owners and operators in use of this tool, 97% of participants indicated that they have begun or intend to make changes in land management; 78% are intending to make three or more substantial changes; and 91% felt better prepared for the impacts of climate change. The key to the success of this technique is that it identifies critical sustainable production drivers in a simple plan format and offers tailored management options which can address more variable climate conditions. The integrated planning tool has application as a driver of climate change adaptation in agricultural regions where farm units contain substantial landscape variation and seasonal rainfall is frequently limiting to production.     

Changes of gene expression in early generations of the synthetic allotetraploid <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cucumis</Emphasis> × <Emphasis Type="Italic">hytivus</Emphasis> Chen et Kirkbride

Changes of gene expression played an important role in the evolution of plant allopolyploids. Frequency, time and type of the changes of gene expression between the first two self-pollinated generations (S₁ and S₂) of a synthesized allotetraploid Cucumis × hytivus Chen et Kirkbride and in its diploid parents was analyzed with cDNA-AFLP and reverse-Northern blot technique. Sequences similarity of genes involved in changed expression were also analyzed with BLAST package. The results from cDNA-AFLP analysis showed that 36 (3.37%) genes showed silencing (27) or activation (9) in allotetraploids. These changes initiated in S₁ or S₂ generation. The silenced/activated genes included rRNA and protein-coding genes. Further reverse-Northern blot analysis validated the results obtained. Thus four types of changes of gene expression were observed, including silencing of genes from both parents, maternal parent, paternal parent, and genes novel expression. The results indicate rapid changes in gene expression in early generations of C. × hytivus, which contributed to the evolution of this synthetic allotetraploid.     

用链球菌疫苗免疫罗非鱼前后其差异表达基因的鉴定与分析

采用抑制性差减杂交技术（SSH）成功构建了罗非鱼O reochrom is nilotica被链球菌Streptococcus iniae疫苗免疫前后正、反两个淋巴细胞cDNA差减文库,富集了免疫过程中表达谱发生变化的淋巴细胞基因,并对文库进行了斑点杂交筛选、测序和ESTs初步分析。结果表明：文库富集了高丰度的差异表达基因,阳性率较高。正向文库中筛选得到21个免疫期间表达丰度上调的基因,其中1个基因与罗非鱼已知基因具有相似性,10个基因与其他鱼类已知基因相似,1个基因与其他物种已知基因具有相似性,9个为未知新基因;负向文库中筛选得到24个免疫期间表达丰度下调的基因,其中3个与罗非鱼已知基因具有相似性,15个与其他鱼类已知基因相似,6个为未知新基因。进一步功能注解发现,正向文库功能基因包括免疫信号传导相关蛋白、防御相关蛋白、肿瘤免疫相关蛋白和淋巴细胞相关蛋白,这些基因免疫后表达丰度升高,提高了机体免疫抵抗力。负向文库功能基因包括细胞免疫相关蛋白、感染相关蛋白和肿瘤发生相关蛋白,这些基因免疫后表达丰度降低,可以降低机体感染和发病几率。     

马克思主义关于人的发展与社会发展问题

人的发展和社会发具有内在关联性,但马克思主义所关注的人的发展是人的本质力量的发展,即人的劳动能力的发展、人的社会关系的发展。人的发展是一个社会历史过程,又是一个理想目标,社会发展是社会进步的过程,是人类生产力不断提高、人们的社会关系不断进化的过程。实践的观点是理解二者的关键,二者既具有同一性,又具有矛盾性,是一个永恒的矛盾运动的过程。