脉冲激光轰击法连续制备纳米金掺杂YBCO

利用超声法获得钇钡铜氧（YBCO）和乙醇混合溶液,采用聚焦脉冲激光轰击浸于流动无水乙醇中的金靶,连续制备得到纳米金和乙醇混合溶胶.将纳米金和乙醇混合溶胶直接滴入接收器中的YBCO和乙醇混合溶液中,经干燥获得纳米金掺杂的YBCO材料.结果发现,纳米金未明显改变YBCO的吸放热现象,对样品的组成影响不大;掺杂0.01%、0.05%重量比例的纳米金后YBCO的结晶度和超导转变温度Tc均有所提高.     

高含沙水流水轮机转轮的改型与抗磨蚀研究

进行高含沙水流水轮机转轮的改型研究，关键是要从正确确定转轮设计参数和轴面流道型式入手，根据三维水力设计理论，考虑导叶与转轮匹配关系进行叶型设计，针对不同破坏机理选择强磨蚀区采用金属喷涂或非金属保护等综合措施，使水轮机在高舍沙水流中运行时出力增加、抗磨蚀能力提高。     

基于EDEM-RecurDyn的指夹式取苗爪仿真优化与试验

为了实现自动移栽机高效、高质量取苗,提出整排取苗、同时投苗的工作方式。以指夹式取苗爪为研究对象,阐述了取苗爪的结构组成及工作原理。建立了取苗爪的运动数学模型,结合钵体力学特性及根系分布特点,对组成取苗爪的各构件进行尺寸参数优选,并在RecurDyn中建立其虚拟样机模型。通过试验进行钵体力学性能测量,对试验所得数据进行处理,得出钵体物理特性参数,进而在EDEM中建立钵体颗粒模型。通过EDEM-RecurDyn耦合仿真取苗爪插入、夹取、提离过程。分析取苗爪插入钵体苗深度、开始夹苗深度对取苗时钵体的影响,仿真优化得到当取苗爪插入钵体深度I_d=34 mm,插入钵体平均速度I_v=280 mm/s,开始夹苗深度C_i=4 mm,夹苗平均速度C_v=250 mm/s时,可以获得较好的钵体完整性。在16、20、24次/min的取苗速率下进行取苗爪取投苗试验,结果表明,所设计的指夹式取苗爪取苗成功率均在96%以上,钵体破碎率小于1%,具有良好的取苗、投苗效果,在取苗作业中可以保持良好的钵体完整性。     

Crack formation due to weathering of radial and tangential sections of pine and spruce

Abstract

The development of cracks and changes in appearance have been investigated on radial and tangential sections of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and spruce (Picea abies Karst.) after exposure outdoors for 61 months. The degradation of the sections has also been studied at the micro-level. The annual ring orientation was the most important factor affecting crack development on weathering. After 61 months of outdoor exposure, the tangential sections of spruce had 1.7–2.2 times greater mean total crack length per area unit than the corresponding radial sections. In pine, the total crack length per area unit on the tangential sections was 2.2–2.6 times greater than that on the radial sections. Tangential and radial sections show the same colour change as a result of weathering. Tangential sections have more and deeper cracks than radial surfaces. The cracks on the tangential sections occur frequently in both earlywood and latewood. On radial sections, cracks occur primarily at the annual ring borders, but to a certain extent also in the earlywood. Decomposition of the cell wall takes place in both radial and tangential cell walls, and cracks tend to follow the fibril orientation in the S2-layer of the cell wall. The radial cell wall of the earlywood has a large number of pits which are degraded at an early stage.     

饲料中不同磷水平对红螯螯虾幼虾生长和体组成的影响

以秘鲁鱼粉、豆粕为蛋白源,鱼油和豆油为脂肪源,通过调节饲料中不同磷酸二氢钙水平形成7种不同磷水平(0.72%、0.85%、1.00%、1.16%、1.32%、1.47%和1.74%)的等氮等能饲料,并以此饲料投喂红螯螯虾幼虾(2.25±0.12)g8周。试验结果显示:饲料中不同磷水平对红螯螯虾幼虾的增重率、特定生长率、饲料系数和成活率都有一定的影响,增重率和特定生长率均随着磷水平的升高而升高,当总磷含量为1.34%时获得最佳特定生长率,而过高(1.74%)或过低(0.72%)的磷水平会显著影响幼虾的生长;饲料系数随磷水平的升高呈下降趋势;在1.00%～1.74%的磷水平之间成活率均为100%;随着磷水平的升高,全虾和肝胰脏粗脂肪含量逐渐降低,全虾粗灰分和总磷含量均逐渐升高,并且肌肉粗蛋白含量也呈一定的增长趋势;适宜的磷水平可以提高血浆碱性磷酸酶活性,而肝胰脏碱性磷酸酶活性随磷水平的升高而降低。综合幼虾的生长性能、营养成分等分析得出,体重在(2.25±0.12)g的红螯螯虾幼虾适宜的饲料总磷含量在1.32%～1.47%之间。     

Intensification of redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus culture: II. Growout in a separate cell system

In the process of exploring ways to intensify crayfish culture, a growout system of individual cages (cells) was designed to determine the effects of gender and cell size on the growth of the red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus. Cells of three different diameters—large (25 cm), medium (20 cm) and small (16 cm)—were used. When crayfish were stocked at a mean weight of approximately 10 g, growth rate of males was significantly higher than that of females. The growth rate of the males in the large cells was 0.31±0.14 g/day, while that of the females was 0.18±0.09 g/day. The size of the cell had significant influence on the weight of males. Male crayfish in the large and medium cells grew better than those in the small cells. When males were stocked at a higher mean weight (about 23 g), their mean weight after 206 days was higher in the large cells (69.28±15.72 g) than in the small cells (58.11±12.66 g), suggesting that the growth of large males was also affected by cell size. Regardless of cell size, male animals of this species grew faster than females under conditions of individual cells. This intensive culture method appears to present a powerful improvement in yields, by as much as two orders of magnitude, in comparison with communal cultures.     

Haemolymph metabolic variables in relation to eyestalk ablation and gonad development of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Boone

The present study analyses some biochemical variables in haemolymph proposed as predictive indicators of the maturation capability following eyestalk ablation. Haemolymph of captive females was obtained before and 8 days after eyestalk ablation, and levels of haemocyanin, total proteins, glucose, lactate, cholesterol, triacylglycerides and vitellogenin were determined. Biochemical variables were also analysed in the hepatopancreas at the end of the experiment. Females were grouped as immature (previtellogenic stage) and mature (vitellogenic and cortical stages) based on histological analysis done 8 days after eyestalk ablation. To analyse haemolymph variables before eyestalk ablation in relation to maturation capability, immature females were classified as those with a low maturation capability and mature females as those with a high maturation capability. Females of high maturation capability had significantly higher vitellogenin levels before eyestalk ablation than females of low maturation capability. No significant differences were found for the other biochemical variables. Vitellogenin was also higher in mature than in immature females at the end of the experiment. These results indicate that vitellogenin levels in haemolymph could be used as possible predictive criteria of maturation capability, possibly because they reflect the degree of ovarian development at the time of eyestalk ablation.     

Evidence of diadromy in the French Polynesian Kuhlia malo (Teleostei: Percoidei) inferred from otolith microchemistry analysis

Abstract – Strontium/Calcium (Sr/Ca) and Barium/Calcium (Ba/Ca) ratios were measured in 60 otoliths of the French Polynesian flagtail Kuhlia malo. Both elemental ratios were needed to correctly distinguish residence in marine, brackish and fresh water. High Sr/Ca and low Ba/Ca around the nucleus of all otoliths provided evidence of marine residency during the early life of all individuals. At about 0.5 mm from the core, Ba/Ca increased rapidly and remained high in all otoliths. High and unstable Sr/Ca ratios were attributed to estuarine residency, whereas low and stable Sr/Ca ratios were attributed to freshwater residency. These chemical signatures inferred that following recruitment to rivers, some fish remained in the estuary, while others moved upstream. Some individuals shared their time between fresh and brackish waters later in life. The findings of this study have important implications for the protection of nearshore, brackish and freshwater environments for the conservation of this French Polynesian diadromous species.     

A simple formula for predicting claw volume of cattle

The object of this study was to develop a simple method for accurately calculating the volume of bovine claws under field conditions. The digits of 30 slaughterhouse beef cattle were examined and the following four linear measurements taken from each pair of claws: (1) the length of the dorsal surface of the claw (Toe); (2) the length of the coronary band (CorBand); (3) the length of the bearing surface (Base); and (4) the height of the claw at the abaxial groove (AbaxGr). Measurements of claw volume using a simple hydrometer were highly repeatable (r(2)= 0.999) and could be calculated from linear measurements using the formula:Claw Volume (cm(3)) = (17.192 x Base) + (7.467 x AbaxGr) + 45.270 x (CorBand) - 798.5This formula was found to be accurate (r(2)= 0.88) when compared to volume data derived from a hydrometer displacement procedure. The front claws occupied 54% of the total volume compared to 46% for the hind claws.