Is single-step genomic REML with the algorithm for proven and young more computationally efficient when less generations of data are present?

Efficient computing techniques allow the estimation of variance components for virtually any traditional dataset. When genomic information is available, variance components can be estimated using genomic REML (GREML). If only a portion of the animals have genotypes, single-step GREML (ssGREML) is the method of choice. The genomic relationship matrix (G) used in both cases is dense, limiting computations depending on the number of genotyped animals. The algorithm for proven and young (APY) can be used to create a sparse inverse of G (GAPY~-1) with close to linear memory and computing requirements. In ssGREML, the inverse of the realized relationship matrix (H⁻¹) also includes the inverse of the pedigree relationship matrix, which can be dense with a long pedigree, but sparser with short. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether costs of ssGREML can be reduced using APY with truncated pedigree and phenotypes. We also investigated the impact of truncation on variance components estimation when different numbers of core animals are used in APY. Simulations included 150K animals from 10 generations, with selection. Phenotypes (h² = 0.3) were available for all animals in generations 1–9. A total of 30K animals in generations 8 and 9, and 15K validation animals in generation 10 were genotyped for 52,890 SNP. Average information REML and ssGREML with G⁻¹ and GAPY~-1 using 1K, 5K, 9K, and 14K core animals were compared. Variance components are impacted when the core group in APY represents the number of eigenvalues explaining a small fraction of the total variation in G. The most time-consuming operation was the inversion of G, with more than 50% of the total time. Next, numerical factorization consumed nearly 30% of the total computing time. On average, a 7% decrease in the computing time for ordering was observed by removing each generation of data. APY can be successfully applied to create the inverse of the genomic relationship matrix used in ssGREML for estimating variance components. To ensure reliable variance component estimation, it is important to use a core size that corresponds to the number of largest eigenvalues explaining around 98% of total variation in G. When APY is used, pedigrees can be truncated to increase the sparsity of H and slightly reduce computing time for ordering and symbolic factorization, with no impact on the estimates.     

鸡粪沼液复合微生物有机肥在温室樱桃番茄上的应用效果研究

为了探讨鸡粪沼液复合微生物有机肥在樱桃番茄上的田间应用效果,在滴灌施肥的条件下,设置化肥和液体复合微生物有机肥两个处理进行对比应用,结果表明施用液体复合微生物有机肥的处理其单果重可提高39.69％,含糖量可提高11.94％,茎粗可提高8.76％,Vc含量可提高5.72％,产量可提高30.95％,节约成本1.32％,可有...     

杉木间伐材ACQ防腐与综合强化复合改性研究

在将ACQ与UF树脂调制成相容的复合改性剂对杉木间伐材进行复合改性研究的基础上,深入探索复合改性的机理与综合效果.对浸渍材与表面密实化处理相结合的优化工艺,当弦向压缩率为20%时各项力学性能指标均比素材增加51%以上;进行浸渍处理与ACQ或UF单独处理材经煮沸和抗水、酸、碱抽提的抗流失性对比试验及防腐试验,表明前者比后者有所提高;并采用铜离子跟踪法进行X-射线荧光光谱仪定量分析,测定了浸渍材复合改性剂的含量和分布情况,确认了一次性浸渍优化工艺参数的较佳效果.     

青贮时间及添加剂对高寒牧区燕麦-箭筈豌豆混播捆裹青贮发酵品质的影响

为了探讨青藏高原高寒牧区燕麦与箭筈豌豆混播捆裹青贮的可行性,为该地区草产品加工提供技术依据,在甘南州夏河县研究了青贮时间与添加剂对燕麦与箭筈豌豆混播捆裹青贮品质的影响。在燕麦灌浆期、箭筈豌豆开花期刈割,添加玉米粉(4%)、尿素(0.4%)、Synlac Dry(0.002 g/kg)和Sila-Max 200 (0.0025 g/kg),以直接青贮为对照(CK),进行捆裹青贮。分别在青贮第40,80,120天开包取样,每处理各时间点3个重复,测定其营养指标、发酵指标和主要微生物类群数量。结果表明:青贮时间对燕麦与箭筈豌豆混播捆裹青贮品质影响显著。由于高寒牧区秋冬季气温很低,完成青贮发酵所需的时间明显增加,在青贮80 d左右发酵才能完成。添加尿素显著提高了青贮料的粗蛋白含量,但同时其氨态氮含量在青贮40,80和120 d时一直保持最高值,较对照分别增加了73.70%、189.60%和185.27%;pH值下降缓慢,青贮120 d后pH仍在4.2以上。添加玉米粉效果明显优于添加尿素。和非生物型添加剂相比,乳酸菌制剂的青贮效果更佳,不仅促进了发酵进程,而且提高了青贮发酵品质。添加Sila-Max 200青贮效果优于添加Synlac Dry,其LAB 数量在青贮40 d后较对照增加了9.88%,乳酸含量增加了110.77%,pH值显著(P<0.05)下降;在青贮80 d后乳酸含量仍为对照的2倍,显著(P<0.05)高于其他3个处理,pH已降至4.1以下。因此,在青藏高原高寒地区,燕麦与箭筈豌豆混播在燕麦灌浆期、箭筈豌豆开花期刈割,添加Sila-Max 200后捆裹青贮80 d即可获得优质的青贮料。     

晚稻秸秆还田腐熟技术在油菜上的应用效果

研究了腐秆剂的作用效果.结果表明,在油菜作物上盖草施腐秆剂能提高油菜子产量,比不盖草不施腐秆荆每公顷增产49.5～124.5 kg,增产率达2.22%～5.61%;明显改善油菜的株高、分枝、角长、角果数及角粒数等农艺、经济性状,但降低了油菜的千粒重;促进了油菜的生长发育.     

矩阵式电力变换器的仿真研究

与其它矩阵变换器的控制策略相比,矩阵式电力变换器的双电压控制策略具有电压增益大,抗扰动性能好的优点。文章对矩阵式电力变换器进行了Simulink仿真研究,建立了详细的仿真模型,对基波频率为50Hz、75Hz时的矩阵式电力变换器输入端电流、输出端电压的波形进行了分析。仿真分析结果验证了矩阵式电力变换器的众多优点及矩阵式电路变换器用于工程实际的可行性。     

Experimental research on cardiac fibrosis induced by recombinant mouse interleukin-11 in mice

AIM To observe the effect of recombinant mouse interleukin-11 （rmIL-11）injected subcutaneously into mice on heart structure and function and to determine its pro-fibrotic effect. METHODS C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into experimental group and control group.The mice in experimental group were injected subcutaneously with recombinant mouse IL-11 at the dose of 100 μg·kg^-1·d^-1 for 3 consecutive weeks, while the control group were given equal volume of normal saline in the same way. After the experiment was finished, the parameters of heart function were measured by echocardiography.The heart weight was weighed and the cardiac weight index (CWI) was calculated. HE staining and Masson's trichrome staining were performed to observe the pathological changes and the extent of myocardial fibrosis in mouse myocardia respectively, and the cardiac collagen volume fraction (CVF) was calculated. The expression levels of extracellular matrix proteins in the myocardial tissues of mice, including type Ⅰ collagen, type Ⅲ collagen and fibronectin, were determined by Western blot. RESULTS Left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular fraction shortening in experimental group were obviously lower than those in control group (P<0.01), however left ventricular end-diastolic diamension and left ventricular end systolic dimension were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05).Compared with control group, the CWI was increased (P<0.01), the myocardial arrangement was disorder, the necrosis of cardiac myocytes was increased, and excessive deposition of collagen was observed in the myocardial tissues in experimental group. Correspondingly, the CVF and protein levels of type Ⅰ collagen, type Ⅲ collagen and fibronectin in the left ventricle in experimental group were increased significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Injection of rmIL-11 into the mice subcutaneously induces fibrogenesis in the heart, which implies that IL-11 is likely a novel pro-fibrotic factor.     

Scale-dependent habitat use in three species of prairie wetland birds

We evaluated the influence of scale on habitat use for three wetland-obligate bird species with divergent life history characteristics and possible scale-dependent criteria for nesting and foraging in South Dakota, USA. A stratified, two-stage cluster sample was used to randomly select survey wetlands within strata defined by region, wetland density, and wetland surface area. We used 18-m (0.1 ha) fixed radius circular-plots to survey birds in 412 semipermanent wetlands during the summers of 1995 and 1996. Variation in habitat use by pied-billed grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) and yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), two sedentary species that rarely exploit resources outside the vicinity of nest wetlands, was explained solely by within-patch variation. Yellow-headed blackbirds were a cosmopolitan species that commonly nested in small wetlands, whereas pied-billed grebes were an area-sensitive species that used larger wetlands regardless of landscape pattern. Area requirements for black terns (Chlidonias niger), a vagile species that typically forages up to 4 km away from the nest wetland, fluctuated in response to landscape structure. Black tern area requirements were small (6.5 ha) in heterogeneous landscapes compared to those in homogeneous landscapes (15.4–32.6 ha). Low wetland density landscapes composed of small wetlands, where few nesting wetlands occurred and potential food sources were spread over large distances, were not widely used by black terns. Landscape-level measurements related to black tern occurrence extended past relationships between wetlands into the surrounding matrix. Black terns were more likely to occur in landscapes where grasslands had not been tilled for agricultural production. Our findings represent empirical evidence that characteristics of entire landscapes, rather than individual patches, must be quantified to assess habitat suitability for wide-ranging species that use resources over large areas.     

基于TM遥感影像的鄱阳湖湿地分类研究

对覆盖鄱阳湖湿地的LandsatTM遥感影像进行了计算机自动分类技术方法的实验研究,采用了先对遥感影像数据进行非监督分类,在非监督分类的基础上进行人工解译,确定其类别属性,然后将人工解译后的非监督分类的分类属性表经过光谱聚类处理转化成适用于监督分类的分类模板文件,再执行监督分类的方法,有效地提高了湿地遥感影像分类的精度。     

基于纹理和位置特征的麦田杂草识别方法

以化学防除适期麦田杂草为研究对象,对利用条播作物的位置和纹理特征识别田间杂草的方法进行了研究。根据条播作物小麦作物行的间距相对固定等位置特征,利用植物像素直方图法确定作物行的中心线和行宽,并识别行间杂草。然后,以作物行中心为基准来选取纹理块,计算量化级数为8级的H颜色空间的共生矩阵,提取5个纹理特征参数,利用K均值聚类法判别分析各块的类别来识别行内杂草。研究结果表明,杂草的正确识别率约为93％,作物的错误识别率约为7％。