Grouped, stacked rods and tapeta lucida in the retina of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus

ABSTRACT: Morphology of the photoreceptor cells and tapetum of the Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus was studied by histologically and by chemical analysis. The Japanese anchovy has a duplex retina. The cones form parallel rows consisting of alternately placed long cones and bifid cones. Both types of cones are intimately associated and form triple units that are regularly spaced along the row of cones. The rods are grouped and stacked. This fish has a retinal tapetum lucidum composed of guanine and hypoxanthine. Three structures of the tapetum lucidum were recognized: platelet, diamond and rod types. Photomechanical changes include movements of the photoreceptor cells and the retinal tapetum. The retina of the Japanese anchovy is thought to be highly sensitive and well adapted to a dim light environment.     

黄土丘陵区须根系作物地土壤分离季节变化研究

采用变坡试验水槽的试验方法,研究了黄土丘陵区典型须根系作物玉米和谷子在生长季土壤分离能力的季节变化及潜在影响因素。结果表明:在作物生长季,须根系作物玉米地和谷子地的土壤分离能力具有明显的季节变化(P0.05),并表现出了相似的季节变化模式;两种作物地土壤分离能力的季节变化主要受到农事活动、土壤硬化、水稳性团聚体和作物根系生长的影响;两种作物地的土壤分离能力可以用土壤粘结力、作物根系密度和水流剪切力很好地拟合(R~20.75,NSE0.74)。     

微生物砂浆防护粉土坡面的强度与抗侵蚀性影响因素分析

微生物砂浆表面防护处理是处理粉土边坡扬尘与水流侵蚀问题的新技术。采用微生物砂浆层对粉土表面进行防护处理试验,通过微型贯入试验、水稳定性试验以及模拟降雨冲刷试验,分析了微生物砂浆防护层厚度、CaCl_2和尿素混合胶结溶液浓度、喷洒处理遍数等参数变化对微生物砂浆表面防护层的强度、水稳定性和土壤剥蚀率等性能的影响规律。结果表明,微型贯入仪可用于微生物砂浆表面防护层的强度测定,防护层的强度、水稳定性随胶结溶液浓度和喷洒处理遍数的增长而提高,最小有效厚度为5 mm。采用浓度为0.50 mol/L胶结溶液喷洒4遍,厚5 mm的防护层能够达到贯入阻力310 kPa,防护强度比77.5,崩解率2.3%,浸水强度损失率5.4%,具备较高的强度和较好的抗崩解性与强度水稳定性。粉土边坡在微生物砂浆防护前后,土壤剥蚀率能够从大于29.6降至6.8 g/(m~2·s)以下。该研究表明,微生物砂浆层用于粉土表面防护具有较好的抗冲刷性;微生物诱导结晶的方解石形成包裹砂颗粒的胶结微结构,能够使表面防护砂浆层具备良好的抗水流侵蚀性。     

Detachment of road surface soil by flowing water

An agricultural watershed generally consists of two land use categories, farmland and the unpaved road or path networks with different traffic frequency and size. Road surfaces are quite different from farmland soil in physical properties, resulting in it's distinguish production transportation process. Hydraulic flume experiments were conducted with the flow discharges ranging from 1 to 5 L s^− 1 and the slope gradients ranging from 8.8% to 46.6% to simulate the soil detachment process on a road surface and to develop tools in order to calculate detachment rates occurring on that road surfaces. The results illustrate that road surfaces behave characteristically in the runoff detachment and sediment delivery process due to the difference in the bulk density and functions of agricultural soils. The soil detachment rate is closely related to flow depth, slope gradient and other hydraulic parameters such as shear stress, stream power and unit stream power. Multiple non-linear regression analyses indicate that detachment rates for all roads can be accurately predicted by power functions of flow depth and slope gradient. According to the experimental results, stream power was suggested as an indicator to estimate soil detachment rate instead of shear stress in soil erosion models. However, considering the simplicity and availability, power function of flow depth and slope gradient is also recommended to predict detachment rate on the road surfaces.     

A comparison of retinol, retinal and retinyl ester concentrations in larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) fed Artemia or zooplankton

Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) larvae were fed enriched Artemia or zooplankton in duplicate tanks from 0 to 60 days after first‐feeding. Both diets and the larvae were analysed for vitamin A (VA) in order to confirm earlier findings, in which Artemia fed larvae had lower levels of VA compared with larvae fed zooplankton. Furthermore, we wanted to investigate the composition of the retinoids in the larvae. The results showed that Artemia and zooplankton contains low levels of VA, probably too low to sustain the assumed requirement. Nevertheless, larvae fed Artemia had the same level of retinal and retinol as larvae fed zooplankton. We found a significant lower level of retinyl esters in larvae fed Artemia. The total VA level was lower in larvae fed Artemia only at the end of the feeding trial after the onset of metamorphosis. Our conclusion is that feeding Artemia to Atlantic halibut larvae is not likely to cause VA deficiency.     

饱和状态下黄绵土坡面细沟侵蚀可蚀性和临界剪切应力特征

土壤可蚀性参数和临界剪切应力是评价土壤易侵蚀程度和抗水流剪切变形能力的重要指标,目前在黄绵土坡面细沟侵蚀过程中,土壤饱和条件下可蚀性参数和临界剪切应力的变化尚不明确。该研究采用室内土槽模拟冲刷试验确定不同坡度（5°、10°、15°、20°）和流量（2、4、8 L/min）下饱和黄绵土坡面的最大细沟剥蚀率,基于数值法、修正数值法和解析法计算土壤可蚀性参数和临界剪切应力。结果表明,3种方法所得最大细沟剥蚀率均随坡度和流量增加而增大,其中修正数值法和解析法计算的最大细沟剥蚀率更接近。土壤可蚀性参数分别是0.485、0.283和0.268 s/m,土壤临界剪切应力分别为1.225、1.244和1.381 N/m2。修正数值法可提高数值法近似计算的精度,使近似计算结果更接近解析法计算获得的理论值。饱和较未饱和黄绵土的土壤可蚀性参数略有减小（16.83%）,而临界剪切应力减小了66.97%,表明土壤饱和对黄绵土土壤可蚀性参数影响很小,但大幅度削弱了土壤临界剪切应力,使得黄绵土坡面饱和后土壤侵蚀更为强烈。此外,饱和黄绵土边坡的临界剪切应力比饱和紫色土坡面大6.38%,而细沟可蚀性参数大2.35倍,表明土壤饱和对2种土壤临界剪切应力影响程度相似,但黄绵土较紫色土对土壤侵蚀的敏感性更高。研究结果可为饱和状态下不同土壤坡面细沟侵蚀模型参数的优化提供参考。     

集中流作用下黄土坡面剥蚀率对侵蚀动力学参数的响应

集中流引起的细沟侵蚀是黄土高原坡耕地主要侵蚀方式之一,对坡面集中水流动力学特性研究有利于掌握坡面集中流剥蚀产沙的根本原因,但目前哪种集中流水动力学参数最能准确揭示侵蚀动力过程机理尚不明确。该文采用室内集中流放水冲刷试验,以黄土高原典型黄绵土为研究对象,研究坡面平均和瞬时剥蚀率与相应水流剪切力、水流功率、单位水流功率以及过水断面单位能量之间的关系。结果表明,除了瞬时过水断面单位能量拟合效果较差外,其他平均和瞬时水力学参数均能够较好地与坡面剥蚀率建立不同的拟合关系。所有参数中平均水流功率是描述本试验条件下的最优水力学参数。由于细沟发育过程中大量坍塌的出现,导致整个径流剪切力和水流功率与剥蚀率之间的关系曲线整体上升,出现了临界剪切力和临界水流功率为负值的情况。通过与仅考虑水流对坡面直接作用参数所得结果对比,表明坍塌等作用在细沟发育过程中具有重要影响,对剥蚀率的贡献可达90.93%。研究可为控制和预防集中流侵蚀发生提供科学依据。     

草地土壤分离能力季节变化特征及其影响因素

土壤分离能力是土壤侵蚀机理模型的重要参数.受土壤性质、植被根系等因素影响,土壤分离能力呈现显著的季节变化.为研究草地土壤分离能力季节变化特征及其影响机制,以建植一年的柳枝稷、无芒雀麦草地及对照裸地为研究对象,以20 d为周期,测定土壤密度、黏结力和根系密度,并采集原状土样进行水槽实验(τ=6.5-23.4Pa),测量土壤分离能力,并运用相关分析、回归分析等方法,研究土壤性质及植被根系对土壤分离能力季节变化的影响.结果显示:柳枝稷和无芒雀麦草地具有类似的季节变化特征,而裸地与二者差异明显.4月中旬至6月下旬,草地土壤分离能力较大,此后土壤分离能力迅速下降;7月中旬直至10月上旬,草地土壤分离能力较低;10月下旬,土壤分离能力小幅回升;裸地土壤分离能力7、8月份较低,其余时间较高.裸地土壤分离能力试验期均值为柳枝稷草地的10.6倍,无芒雀麦草地的23.7倍.草地土壤分离能力的季节变化受根系密度和土壤黏结力的影响,随着根系密度与土壤黏结力增大,土壤分离能力呈指数形式降低,而土壤密度对土壤分离能力季节变化的影响并不显著.试验区内草地土壤分离能力可用水流剪切力、根系密度、根径和土壤黏结力等参数进行模拟(R2=0.636).研究结果可为土壤侵蚀机理模型的推广应用,以及小流域水土保持措施配置等工作提供科学依据.     

A case of primary choroidal malignant melanoma in a cat

This report describes the clinical presentation, diagnosis, histological lesions, and prognosis of a primary choroidal malignant melanoma in a 15‐year‐old cat. The animal was presented for unilateral blindness. On ocular examination, a raised pigmented mass protruding from the posterior pole into the vitreous body was observed by diffuse transillumination and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Ocular ultrasound and computer tomography (CT) scan confirmed localization of the tumor to the posterior segment. The diagnosis of primary choroidal melanoma was confirmed by histopathology after enucleation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a feline malignant melanoma with a primary choroidal localization without iris involvement.     

Immunopathology of the eye: Purification of canine retinal “S” antigen

Canine retinal S antigen has been purified to study the retinal progressive atrophy of the dog. The purified antigen will be used to detect, by the ELISA technique, specific autoantibody in dogs with ocular diseases.