Model of Survivable Architecture

Critical information system in Interact is in face of increasingly security problems. More attention has been focused on the survivability of information system, which is the capability of system to continue its mission even in the presence of damage to the system. The authors first introduce the definition of survivability. According to four function properties of survivability, which are Resistance, Recognition, Recovery, and Adaption, the authors design a model of survivable system structure and then explain survivability requirement, survivability strategy in this model. Additionally, they provide possible technical solutions for the survivability of systems, categorized by different aspects of our survivability strategy.     

A spline polynomial model to describe serum IGF-I concentration from birth to slaughter in calves: effects of weaning age,pre-weaning concentrate feeding and breed

The statistical analysis of hormones sampled throughout the production cycle is complicated because factors such as age and weight at the measuring date interfere. Spline curves constructed from pieces of low-degree, random-effects polynomials could be used for a more accurate analysis of data. Concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), weight gain, and concentrate intake of Parda de Montaña (PM) (n = 27) and Pirenaica calves (n = 14) were modeled with a spline model according to age at weaning, pre-weaning concentrate feeding, and breed. At birth, calves were randomly assigned to early weaning (EW) at 90 d or traditional weaning (TW) at 150 d. During lactation, half of PM calves received concentrates (S), whereas the remainder received no concentrates (NS). After weaning, calves received concentrates on an ad libitum basis until they reached a weight of 450 kg. The spline model had better likelihood than a polynomial of 6 degrees or a split-plot model. Serum IGF-1 concentration was greatly affected by age at weaning and pre-weaning concentrate feeding, but not by breed. In NS calves, IGF-1 concentration was greater in EW than in TW calves from 120 to 300 d, irrespective of breed. During lactation, S calves had greater IGF-1 concentration than NS calves. After weaning, EWNS calves reached the IGF-1 concentration of EWS calves after 4 mo on concentrates, whereas TWNS calves attained IGF-1 concentration of TWS calves after only 2 mo, because of their increased concentrate intake relative to TWS calves. Concentration of IGF-1 was positively correlated with the immediate weight gains and intake, but it was not a good predictor of performance in the long term.     

Survivability of low pathogenic (H9N2) avian influenza virus in water in the presence of Atyopsis moluccensis (Bamboo shrimp)

Low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) exhibits an ecological climax with the aquatic ecosystem. The most widely prevalent subtype of LPAIV is H9N2. Wild aquatic birds being the natural reservoirs and ducks, the “Trojan horses” for Avian Influenza Virus (AIV), can contaminate the natural water bodies inhabited by them. The virus can persist in the contaminated water from days to years depending upon the environmental conditions. Various aquatic species other than ducks can promote the persistence and transmission of AIV; however, studies on the role of aquatic fauna in persistence and transmission of avian influenza virus are scarce. This experiment was designed to evaluate the survivability of H9N2 LPAIV in water with and without Atyopsis moluccensis (bamboo shrimp) for a period of 12 days. The infectivity and amount of virus in water were calculated and were found to be significantly higher in water with A. moluccensis than in water without A. moluccensis. The study also showed that A. moluccensis can accumulate the virus mechanically which can infect chicken eggs up to 11 days. The virus transmission potential of A. moluccensis requires further studies.     

Model for the Deliver of Essential Services in the Survivability Network System Based on Mobile Agent

Survivability is defined as the capability of a system to fulfill its mission, in a timely manner, in the presence of attacks, or accidents. A key characteristic of survivable systems is their capability to deliver essential services in the face of attack, failure, or accident. Thus, it is important to deliver essential services in the survivability network system. Mobile Agent has a character of motion besides reactive, autonomy and oriented-objective as a new technology. By discussing the characters of survivability network system and mobile agent, this paper presents a model for essential services mobility based on mobile agent-MESMMA. This paper mainly focuses on the design of both MESMMA system and mobile agent inner architecture.     

Prediction of Genetic Variation in Stocks of Offspring and Its Correlation with Viability and Growth Rate

This study tested the accuracy of predictions of genetic variation with Genassemblage 1.0 software and investigated whether offspring with greater genetic variation have higher survivability in aquaculture conditions than offspring with less genetic variation. To achieve these aims, microsatellite polymorphism was used to determine genetic variation in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, spawners and progeny. Spawning pairs were assembled based on the estimated genetic variation of their offspring. The offspring were divided into two groups: (H) group had higher expected values of heterozygosity (0.93) and allelic richness (41), whereas (L) group had lower expected values (0.63 and 31). The heterozygosity, survivability, and growth rate of these groups were recorded. The observed heterozygosity was 0.93 in (H) group and 0.62 in (L) group. (H) group had slightly higher survivability (89.8%) than (L) group (87.6%), but this difference was not significant (p ≥ 0.05), possibly due to residual tetrasomy in the rainbow trout genome. In the offspring, predicted and observed variations were very similar, indicating that Genassemblage 1.0 accurately predicts genetic variation in progeny.     

Genetic determination of mothering ability and piglet growth in indigenous Mukota sows of Zimbabwe

The objective of this study was to determine genetic parameters of individual and sow records on litter size and weights at 21 and 35 days in Mukota pigs. Data gathered from 1961 pigs at the University of Zimbabwe between January 1998 and August 2003, were analysed. Individual pig traits analysed were the weight at 21 days of age (THRWT), weight at weaning (WWT) and average daily gain from birth to weaning (ADGWW). Sow performance traits considered were the litter weight after 21 days (LTHRWT), litter weight at weaning (LWWT), number of pigs weaned (NW) and mothering ability (MA). An animal model was used to estimate genetic parameters using the average information restricted maximum likelihood procedure. Individual pig records were analysed using models with or without litter effects and maternal genetic effects. Incorporating the maternal genetic variance component drastically reduced the standard errors of the heritability estimates. The heritabilities for LTHRWT, LWWT and MA were 0.18, 0.15 and 0.05, respectively. The LWWT and NW were positively correlated. There were no genetic relationships between MA and LTHRWT and LWWT. No antagonisms should be expected when selecting for MA and increasing litter weights in Mukota pigs.     

饲用发酵乳酸杆菌(Lactobacillus fermentum)生物学特性的研究

在体外研究了1株仔猪源的发酵乳酸杆菌(Lactobacillus fermentum)的生长曲线、耐热存活率：耐酸存活率、贮藏存活率等生物学特性,采用均匀设计法优化发酵乳酸杆菌的发酵培养基。结果表明,发酵乳酸杆菌的浓度在2h之后从10^5个数量级迅速上升,到第24h菌体浓度达到最高值,第28h之后,活菌浓度开始缓慢下降到10^11数量级以下。pH2.0处理6h的存活率为80.9％,经过1个月贮藏存活率为78.4％,75℃处理15min之后存活率为45.1％。优化的发酵参数为：时间：20h;葡萄糖：10g/L;蔗糖：60g/L;胰蛋白胨：30g/L;酵母浸粉：30g/L：柠檬酸铵：12g/L。研究证明该发酵乳酸杆菌具有良好的生长繁殖性能和较强的抗逆性。在仔猪饲料中可以用作益生素菌种。     

Graphical approaches to support the analysis of linear-multilevel models of lamb pre-weaning growth in Kolda (Senegal)

Linear-multilevel models (LMM) are mixed-effects models in which several levels of grouping may be specified (village, herd, animal, …). This study highlighted the usefulness of graphical methods in their analysis through: (1) the choice of the fixed and random effects and their structure, (2) the assessment of goodness-of-fit and (3) distributional assumptions for random effects and residuals.

An LMM was developed to study the effect of ewe deworming with morantel on lamb pre-weaning growth in a field experiment involving 182 lambs in 45 herds and 10 villages in Kolda, Senegal. Growth was described as a quadratic polynomial of age. Other covariates were sex, litter-size and treatment. The choice of fixed and random effects relied on three graphs: (1) a trellis display of mean live-weight vs. age, to select main effects and interactions (fixed effects); (2) a trellis display of individual growth curves, to decide which growth-curve terms should be included as random effects and (3) a scatter plot of parameters of lamb-specific regressions (live-weight vs. quadratic polynomial of age) to choose the random-effects covariance structure.

Age, litter-size, age×litter-size, litter-size×treatment and age×litter-size×treatment were selected graphically as fixed effects and were significant (p<0.05) in subsequent statistical models. The selection of random-effect structures was guided by graphical assessment and comparison of the Akaike’s information criterion for different models. The final random-effects selected included no random effect at the village level but intercept, age and squared-age at the herd and lamb levels. The structure of the random-effects variance–covariance matrices were blocked-diagonal at the herd level and unstructured at the lamb level. An order-1 autoregressive structure was retained to account for serial correlations of residuals. Smaller residual variance at 90 days than at younger ages was modeled with a dummy variable taking a value of 1 at 90 days and 0 elsewhere.

Ewe-deworming with morantel during the rainy season lead to higher lamb live-weights (probably related to a better ewe-nutrition and -health status). A positive correlation was demonstrated between early weight and growth rate at the population level (with important lamb and herd-level random deviations). The persistence of this correlation at older ages should be checked to determine whether early weights are good predictors of mature weights and ewe-reproductive lifetime performance.     

Effects of jasmonic acid-induced resistance in rice on the plant brownhopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Homoptera: Delphacidae)

It has been established that jasmonate and its pure derivative, Jasmonic Acid can induce the emission of volatiles similar to those induced by herbivory which fed on the plant. Although the effects of induced resistance on chewing insects have been extensively studied, relatively little is known about their potential effects on phloem-feeding insects such as brown planthoppers. We studied the pattern of within-plant preference in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (BPH) (Homoptera: Delphacidae) and its consequences for offspring performance on the host-plant Oryza sativa L. (Taebaegbyeo variety) regarding the role of induced resistance of rice plants to hopper feeding. The present study examined the effects of induced resistance on the feeding (food assimilation and digestion), development, egg hatchability and survival. In this study, induced resistance was activated in rice using a foliar application of synthetic jasmonic acid (JA) (low 2.5 mM and high 5 mM). Induced resistance significantly reduced the longevity and egg hatchability of the adult N. lugens, as well as the percentage of nymphs surviving to maturity (only at high dose). This study also observed N. lugens food utilization, in order to evaluate the potential influence of induced resistance on N. lugens feeding behavior. The quantity of food ingested and assimilated by N. lugens on JA treated rice plants was significantly affected at the high dose of JA. These results indicate that JA application induces systemic defenses in rice that have a direct negative impact on N. lugens survivorship. At high concentration (5 mM) several abnormalities possibly related to defective moulting, were observed along with malformed eggs. These findings expand our knowledge the effects of JA-dependent defenses on phloem-feeding insects.