Genetic risk factors for osteochondrosis in various horse breeds

Osteochondrosis (OC) is an injury to cartilage canals with a following necrosis in the growth cartilage, from there it can develop to osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD). Due to its high impact in the equine industry, new insights into predisposing factors and potential high‐risk genetic variants are warranted. This article reviews advancements in quantitative and molecular genetics in refining estimation of genetic parameters and identifying predisposing genetic loci. Heritabilities were highest for hock OC with estimates at 0.29–0.46 in Hanoverian warmblood and Norwegian trotters, whereas in Thoroughbreds only very low genetic variation seemed to be present in hock OC lesions. Whole genome scans using the Illumina Equine SNP50 or SNP70 Beadchip were performed in Thoroughbred, Standardbred, French and Norwegian trotter, Hanoverian and Dutch warmblood. Validation studies in Spanish Purebred and Hanoverian warmblood horses corroborated OC risk loci on ECA 3, 14, 27 and 29. Particularly, a strong association with hock‐OCD was found for a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on horse chromosome (ECA) 3 upstream to the LCORL gene. Gene expression and microRNA analyses may be helpful to understand pathophysiological processes in equine OC and to connect OCD‐associated genomic regions with potential candidate genes. Furthermore progress in elucidating the underlying genetic variants and pathophysiological changes in OC may be expected from whole genome DNA and RNA next‐generation sequencing studies.     

Gas and short‐chain fatty acid production from feeds commonly fed to red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) and incubated with rumen inoculum from red deer and sheep

Efficient red deer supplementary feeding depends on estimations of the nutritive value of offered feeds, frequently estimated with the use of equations derived from domestic ruminants. The aim of this study was to compare the 24‐hour in vitro true dry matter degradability (ivTD₂₄), in vitro gas production (GP) kinetic parameters, GP in 24 hr of incubation (GAS₂₄) and short‐chain fatty acid (SCFA) and microbial biomass (MBS) produced after 24‐hour incubation of feeds in inoculum prepared from sheep and red deer rumen fluid. Eleven feeds, frequently consumed by red deer in Slovenia, which occur either naturally (two fresh grasses, chestnut fruits and common and sessile oak acorns) or are fed as winter supplemental feeds (two grass hays, two grass silages, apple pomace, fresh sugar beetroot), were investigated. The in vitro GP kinetic parameters, GAS₂₄ and ivTD₂₄, did not differ between animal species. Amounts of SCFAs were greater (p < 0.05) when feeds were incubated in sheep inoculum, while molar proportions of acetic and propionic acids did not differ. Molar proportions of butyric acid produced during incubation of high fibre feeds did not differ between animal species, but were higher (p < 0.05) when feeds high in starch or sugar were incubated in red deer inoculum. Greater production of SCFA by sheep rumen microbes suggests better coverage of host animal with energy precursors, while greater production of MBS by red deer rumen microbes suggests better coverage of host animal with protein. Results also suggest that rumens of sheep and red deer are inhabited by different microbial communities, which did not affect the extent of in vitro GP and degradation of feeds used in the present experiment. However, the possibility exists that the divergent nutrient use could be a consequence of different priming by different feeds of the donor animal diets.     

利用废弃浸渍纸制造刨花板的试验研究

利用废弃浸渍纸粉末替代部分脲醛树脂胶压制刨花板,采用正交试验方案并考察刨花板的主要理化性能,探讨浸渍纸粉末部分或全部替代脲醛胶的可行性。结果表明:废弃浸渍纸粉末用量为20%、脲醛树脂用量为5%、热压温度为190℃、热压时间为0.4 min/mm时,所压制的刨花板静曲强度为17.97 MPa,内结合强度为0.76 MPa,甲醛释放量为5.69 mg/100g,废弃浸渍纸粉末可部分替代脲醛树脂压制刨花板且性能较佳。     

感应热处理工艺对拖拉机轴类零件扭转强度的影响

对驱动轮工艺轴进行了7种工艺方案的感应热处理表面强化,然后对工艺轴进行扭转破坏试验。通过对驱动轮工艺轴扭转断裂的研究,为驱动轮轴及承受扭力的轴类零件结构设计、工艺流程设计和热处理技术要求提供指导,从而提高其扭转疲劳强度和使用寿命。     

可燃气体检测与报警装置设计

文章介绍了以STC12C5201AD为核心的可燃气体检测与报警装置设计.该装置用催化型可燃气体传感器将气体浓度转换为对应的电压值,然后采用A/D进行采集和标度变换,最后由单片机进行信息处理,判断浓度是否超标,并控制报警动作.     

锅炉烟气余热用于木材干燥的节能改造

针对广东某胶合板企业2台蒸汽锅炉排烟温度高,不能根据工序用热需求实现能源梯级利用的问题,提出了锅炉烟气余热利用方案。根据干燥窑干燥木材的特点,将蒸汽锅炉的烟气引入干燥窑内的换热器用于干燥木材,每年通过回收利用的锅炉烟气余热折合标煤达439t。     

A computer vision system for oocyte counting using images captured by smartphone

This work proposes a computer vision procedure for counting Twospot astyanax (Astyanax bimaculatus) oocytes in Petri dishes using images captured by smartphone. First, the proposed procedure uses simple linear iterative clustering (SLIC) to divide the images into groups of pixels (superpixels). Then, based on their color and space characteristics, the images are classified into light background, dark background, dirt, or oocyte by a machine learning algorithm. Five different types of machine learning algorithms were tested: support vector machines (SVM), decision trees using the algorithm J48 and random forest, k-nearest neighbors (k-NN), and Naive Bayes. To train the algorithms, 8.578 superpixels were classified by an expert into oocyte (n = 354), dirtiness (n = 651), dark background (n = 3.622), and light background (n = 3.951). Of the five learning algorithms, SVM obtained the best result with 97% correct oocyte recognition. Given the wide availability of smartphones, we therefore conclude that the presented procedure can be a valuable tool in future experiments and studies on fertilization and hatching success in Twospot astyanax.     

中国图书馆电子资源联盟采购的实践与思考

[目的/意义]梳理国内图书馆电子资源联盟采购现状,剖析存在问题,提出改进建议。[方法/过程]结合不同类图书馆采购联盟的发展背景、用户需求及客观现实条件,阐述不同类图书馆联盟采购的发展概况,深入分析组织管理架构、采购流程及经费分摊方式等,总结特色亮点,剖析存在的短板或问题。借鉴国内外图书馆联盟采购典型案例和相关研究成果,结合国内图书馆在经费及平台方面的客观实际,分别从6方面提出对策与建议。[结果/结论]建立并完善相关运作机制;优化价格模式、拓展筹资渠道;综合内容、使用和服务等多维数据建立电子资源评价指标体系;深度整合联盟内部资源,构建统一信息交流平台建设;提高法律意识,捍卫长期保存与永久使用权;重视多方合作、灵活组建不同类型联盟、增强竞争实力等,是有效提升图书馆联盟采购效益的良策。     

自动车床工序调整卡的计算机辅助设计

“经验式”和“创成式”是计算机辅助工艺过程设计的两种基本的技术方法.后一种技术方法虽然还不够成熟,但它在CAPP系统的设计与实现上具有很多的优势.描述了计算机辅助设计在自动车床加工中的一些应用,它涉及到工艺方案的制定和加工工序的安排.另外,它描述了一些特有的计算机算法和编程原理.