Description of an ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block injection technique and the spread of dye in calf cadavers

ObjectivesTo describe an ultrasound-guided rectus sheath (RS) block technique in calves with injections of methylene blue and assess the extent of injectate spread and nerve staining in calf cadavers.Study designProspective, experimental, blinded cadaveric study.AnimalsA total of 16 calf cadavers weighing 30.7 ± 7.1 kg.MethodsUsing an ultrasound-guided, in-plane technique, each cadaver was injected with both a low (LV; 0.25 mL kg^–1) and high (HV; 0.5 mL kg^–1) volume of methylene blue dye. Volumes were randomly assigned to the left or right hemiabdomen. Ultrasound imaging was scored based on landmarks and needle visualization, and duration to perform injections were assessed. Dissections were performed immediately after injections. Staining of ventral branches of spinal nerves and the extent of dye spread were recorded by an anatomist unaware of treatment allocation.ResultsThe number of nerves stained in treatments LV and HV were 2.3 ± 1.7 and 4.4 ± 1.3, respectively (p = 0.0001). Branches of thoracic nerves T7–13 and lumbar nerves L1–2 were completely stained 6.3%, 6.3%, 31.3%, 62.5%, 56.3%, 37.5%, 31.3%, 6.3% and 0%, respectively, in treatment LV and 0%, 12.5%, 50%, 93.8%, 100%, 93.8%, 62.5%, 25% and 6.3%, respectively, in treatment HV. Ultrasound imaging was scored excellent in most cadavers and needle visualization deemed excellent in all injections. The mean duration to perform RS injections in both treatments was 2 (range, 1–6) minutes.Conclusions and clinical relevanceNerve staining results from treatment HV suggest that this RS injection technique could be clinically useful in ventral midline surgical procedures, including umbilical procedures, in calves. This study supports future clinical trials in calves.     

甘蔗细胞壁转化酶基因(SoCIN1)克隆及其在转基因烟草中的表达特性分析

[目的]克隆甘蔗细胞壁转化酶基因(SoCIN1)并分析其在转基因烟草植株中的表达特性,为研究CIN1基因功能提供参考.[方法]克隆SoCIN1基因,利用基因重组技术构建植物正义表达载体pBI121-SoCIN1,采用叶盘法经农杆菌EHA105介导将其转化烟草品种K346.经抗性筛选和PCR扩增验证后获得转SoCIN1基因烟草植株,采用半定量PCR检测叶片SoCIN1基因的表达量,并测定叶片可溶性糖含量、CIN活性及株高(以野生型烟草为对照).[结果]克隆获得的SoCIN1基因长度为1731 bp,与GenBank已公布的SoCIN1基因(JQ312298)核苷酸序列同源性达100%,并通过构建其植物正义表达载体转化烟草.PCR扩增鉴定结果表明,SoCIN1基因已整合至烟草基因组DNA.对F0和F1代进行转基因烟草连续筛选,获得4个转SoCIN1基因烟草株系(T-1、T-2、T-3和T-4).在4个株系的叶片中均检测到SoCIN1基因的表达,其中以在T-1株系叶片中SoCIN1基因表达量最高,其次是T-3株系,最低的是T-4株系.4个株系叶片的可溶性糖含量、CIN活性及株高均高于野生型烟草,其中CIN活性显著高于野生型烟草(P<0.05,下同),且T-1株系CIN活性高于其他3株系;T-1、T-2和T-3株系叶片可溶性糖含量分别显著高于野生型烟草39.68%、19.95%和31.15%;T-1、T-2、T-3和T-4株系的株高较野生型烟草分别提高了15.57%、2.90%、5.74%和5.22%,但仅T-1株系与野生型烟草存在极显著差异(P<0.01).[结论]转SoCIN1基因烟草叶片过表达SoCIN1基因,能提高烟草的CIN活性和可溶性糖含量,促进植株生长,由此推测该基因在甘蔗生长发育和蔗糖积累过程发挥作用.     

绕基础转动模式下刚性挡土墙主动土压力的计算

采用考虑墙体位移模式和转角的土压力计算方法,能较好地反映挡土墙实际工作条件下的位移情况,并且能计算挡土墙任意转角下的主动土压力,避免了采用库仑主动土压力理论计算得到土压力偏小而使设计安全度降低的缺点。因此,本文提出的土压力计算方法对挡土墙的设计及验算有一定的参考价值。     

原位生物修复脱氮墙去除地下水硝酸盐的进展

脱氮墙技术是一种高效、无能耗去除地下水硝酸盐污染的有效方法。通过对脱氮墙技术的原理、影响脱氮墙系统的关键因素如外加碳源、脱氮效率、水力负荷等的分析,提出脱氮墙技术在运用中存在的问题及其发展方向。     

Comparison of predictions of baking volume using large deformation rheological properties

Three large deformation rheological tests, the Kieffer dough extensibility system, the D/R dough inflation system and the 2 g mixograph test, were carried out on doughs made from a large number of winter wheat lines and cultivars grown in Poland. These lines and cultivars represented a broad spread in baking performance in order to assess their suitability as predictors of baking volume. The parameters most closely associated with baking volume were strain hardening index, bubble failure strain, and mixograph bandwidth at 10 min. Simple correlations with baking volume indicate that bubble failure strain and strain hardening index give the highest correlations, whilst the use of best subsets regression, which selects the best combination of parameters, gave increased correlations with R²=0.865 for dough inflation parameters, R²=0.842 for Kieffer parameters and R²=0.760 for mixograph parameters.     

豆科锦鸡儿属Caragana Fabr三个近似种花粉形态的观察

本文利用光学显微镜和扫描电子显徽镜对Caragana Fabr,3个近似种的花粉形态进行了出较观察,试图从花粉形态来探讨3个种在分类上的独立性和亲缘关系。     

8种野生葱属植物的叶形态特征及其分类学意义研究

【目的】比较8种野生葱属植物的叶形态特征,为其分类学研究和生态适应性机制分析提供依据。【方法】以分布于新疆不同生境的8种野生葱属植物齿丝山韭、实葶葱、新疆蒜、健蒜、多籽蒜、奇台蒜、喀纳斯蒜和乌鲁木齐蒜为研究对象,采用田间观测和树胶制片法,测定其叶片数量、长度、宽度等指标,观察其解剖结构异同;通过相关性分析和聚类分析,研究叶片表皮性状之间的关系以及性状的分类学意义。【结果】8种葱属植物的叶形态和微形态存在差异,实葶葱和齿丝山韭叶直立,其余呈不同程度倒伏;实葶葱叶圆柱形,其余叶均为条形;实葶葱叶表面被蜡粉,其余均为光滑;实葶葱叶表皮细胞矩形,其余均为菱形;实葶葱垂周壁直线型,其余均为弧线形。8种植物叶片均为双面气孔型,气孔椭圆形,保卫细胞肾形,无副卫细胞,保卫细胞不同程度下陷。基于叶表皮结构性状的聚类分析结果显示,供试8种材料分为3类,齿丝山韭和实葶葱分别聚为一类,其余6种聚为一类。【结论】叶形态、表皮细胞形状、垂周壁形状、表皮细胞密度和气孔指数大小可为种的界定提供重要的形态分类学依据,具有分类学意义。叶片上表皮细胞比下表皮细胞可以提供更为全面的微形态特征。新疆8种野生葱属植物的叶片形态和微形态结构均呈现一定的抗旱和抗寒特征。     

不同年限设施菜地番茄细胞壁果胶Cd累积的研究

为探讨不同种植年限和设施菜地番茄细胞壁果胶Cd累积的关系,以种植年限为2年和14年设施菜地番茄为研究对象,测定了不同种植年限下番茄茎、叶细胞壁果胶含量,并对细胞壁果胶含量、果胶甲酯酶(PME)活性与种植年限及Cd累积量之间的相关性进行了分析。结果表明,随着种植年限的增加,番茄植株各器官Cd累积量均有所增加;种植14年设施菜地番茄茎中Cd累积量比种植2年的增加了24.55%,叶片中Cd累积量增加了45.96%;种植14年设施菜地番茄茎细胞壁Cd累积量增加了61.86%,叶片细胞壁Cd累积量增加了57.46%;不同种植年限设施菜地番茄茎和叶细胞壁果胶Cd含量也存在极显著差异(P0.05)。另外,随着种植年限的增加,番茄茎、叶细胞壁果胶含量和PME活性随之升高:与种植2年相比,种植14年设施菜地番茄茎中果胶含量提高了104.51%,叶片果胶含量提高了127.45%;种植14年设施菜地番茄茎中PME活性提高了10.56%,叶片PME活性提高了9.39%。果胶含量及PME活性和细胞壁Cd累积量呈正相关。研究发现不同年限设施菜地土壤全Cd和有效Cd含量有所不同,影响着番茄不同器官果胶含量及PME活性,说明细胞壁果胶在缓解番茄Cd毒害中起着一定的作用。     

The potential for combining living wall and vertical farming systems with aquaponics with special emphasis on substrates

Aquaponics is a method of food production, growing fish and vegetables in a recirculating aquaculture system. Aquaponics uses the water from the fish to feed the plants in a totally natural way and like hydroponics, aquaponics is considered to be more sustainable as more plants can be grown per square metre compared to normal agriculture. However, as is the case with normal agriculture, in aquaponics plants are grown within horizontally. In aquaponics, using the UVI system, the ratio between fish tanks:filters:plant tanks is 2:1:5 which means that the plant tanks are occupying close to half of the production space. In order to reduce the spatial requirement for plants, which would make production even more sustainable, this research investigates aspects of combining living wall and vertical farming technologies in aquaponics. It is considered that by growing the plants vertically less space would be required. In this research living wall system is investigated but the main focus is on the potentials of using various inert substrates in the living wall systems for vertical aquaponics. The results showed that a pot system performs better in terms of management of the systems. With regard to substrates, horticultural grade coconut fibre and horticultural grade mineral wool outperformed other substrates.     

深厚砂砾石地基墙幕结合防渗体系搭接长度优化研究

目前深厚砂砾石地基墙幕结合防渗体系普遍采用10m的经验搭接长度,针对搭接长度在设计中偏于保守的现状,结合新疆下坂地水利枢纽工程,采用了有限元数值模拟计算和归一化处理的方法,在防渗体系不同深度布置尺寸和搭接长度的情况下,建立有限元数值计算模型,对防渗墙的受力和位移进行研究分析,计算分析出新疆下坂地墙幕结合防渗体系优化搭接长度度值,并总结出墙幕优化搭接长随防渗墙修建深度的变化规律,为深厚砂砾石地基墙幕结合防渗体系的设计和施工提供一定的参考。