Long-term increases in clutch size in common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin)

Clutch size (CS) is a well-studied life history characteristic, and optimal egg size theory predicts that CS should correlate positively with reproductive investment. Turtles are good subjects for studies of reproductive strategies because few turtle species exhibit parental care; therefore quantifying their short-term reproductive investment is mostly limited to measuring egg size and number. Clutch size is usually reported as an average value for each turtle population, and where CS variation is noted, it is usually attributable to variation in adult body size. In two long-term studies of ecologically dissimilar species we detected a dramatic increase in CS in a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) population and in a diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) population. It is unknown whether these changes are due to either variation in adult body size or resource availability; but the temporal patterns we observed have apparently never been reported previously. These trends remain unexplained and should be explored further.     

Whole genome sequencing as a means to assess pathogenic mutations in medical genetics and cancer

The past decade has seen the emergence of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, which have revolutionized the field of human molecular genetics. With NGS, significant portions of the human genome can now be assessed by direct sequence analysis, highlighting normal and pathological variants of our DNA. Recent advances have also allowed the sequencing of complete genomes, by a method referred to as whole genome sequencing (WGS). In this work, we review the use of WGS in medical genetics, with specific emphasis on the benefits and the disadvantages of this technique for detecting genomic alterations leading to Mendelian human diseases and to cancer.     

基于风廓线雷达的降水云分类方法在海南地区的应用

将风廓线雷达用于热带降水云体进行垂直探测,可以实时对热带地区降水云体进行较准确分类.通过对海口地区降水云系特征(2017年1月～12月)进行统计分析,提出一套基于风廓线雷达探测数据(回波强度、垂直速度和速度谱宽)的热带降水云体分类方法.以该方法为基础,结合天气雷达等观测资料,对2017年发生在海口地区的两次降水过程展开详细分析.结果表明:风廓线雷达具备较好体现降水云体垂直结构的能力,相比于天气雷达,风廓线雷达探测数据可以更精细地描述降水云系的变化趋势;相比于传统降水分类方案,采用以风廓线雷达探测数据为基础的分类方案可以提高对复杂降水类型识别的正确率;风廓线雷达可以更好地描述快速过境的高空微弱对流系统.     

以双城市周家镇为例探讨以产业发展带动小城镇建设

发展小城镇是我国的走城市化道路的必然选择,而城市化必须有经济建设为支撑,双城市周家镇被确定为国家级小城镇综合改革试点镇后,就成了双城的经济特区,通过分析双城周家镇的区位优势及产业优势,对周家镇小城镇建设提出几点建议.     

一个基于Exchange的企业办公自动化系统的实现

介绍了一个基于Exchange的企业办公自动化系统的实现，其中包括系统目标、开发平台和工具的选择、系统的功能模块、关键技术以及系统的安全机制。     

运用试验设计法优化某军品压铸弹尾工艺

根据某军品部件出现的问题，应用试验设计法成功地找出了最优组合，提高了该部件的强度，解决了该强度问题，使生产得以正常进行。     

清明上河园游客行为及经营对策研究

主题公园必须有鲜明的主题，清明上河园突出宋文化，1998年开园以来取得了一定的效益，但还存在不少问题，针对清明上河园的经营现状，为了该园更好的发展，通过问卷调查的方式系统地了解了清明上河园的游客行为，在详细分析游客行为的基础上，对该园的经营提出了建设性对策。