Promoting Entrepreneurship through a Community Learning Model – Case Study: Green Businesses

This article presents a community learning model formulated by Engineers Without Borders Colombia with the aim of providing communities with tools to create sustainable productive solutions which have relevancy for members and for potential customers. The goal of this formulation is to promote learning processes that are guided by decisions made by community members to propose sustainable and replicable initiatives. The model applicability is evidenced through a case study devoted to strengthening community-led green businesses in the Guavio Province, Colombia by collecting lessons and conclusions. Ultimately, this collection will prove useful in replicating the learning model in other similar rural communities.

     

白莲河水电厂2号机组振动在线监测系统

在线监测系统是水电机组安全运行的保证，该系统能监视机组的运行情况，对尾水管压力脉动值、顶盖、机架跳动及主轴摆度值进行适时测量．为推广该成果的应用，论述了白莲河水电厂振动在线监测系统的设计方法和系统具备的功能．     

尾式金属卟啉配合物的研究(Ⅶ)邻-苯并唑类杂环基尾式铁(Ⅲ)卟啉的合成及催化性质

合成并表征了氯化｛５－（邻－（４－（２－巯基苯并咪唑基）正丁氧基）苯基－１０，１５，２０－三（对－甲基）苯基卟啉铁（Ⅲ）｝（ｏ－ＢｚＩｍＴＭＰＰＦｅ（Ⅲ）Ｃｌ），氯化｛５－（邻－（４－（２－巯基苯并噻唑基）正丁氧基）苯基－１０，１５，２０－三（对－甲基）苯基卟啉铁（Ⅲ）｝（ｏ－ＢｚＴａＴＭＰＰＦｅ（Ⅲ）Ｃｌ），氯化｛５－（邻－（４－（２－巯基苯并口恶唑基）正丁氧基）苯基－１０，１５，２０－三（对－甲基）苯基卟啉铁（Ⅲ）｝（ｏ－ＢｚＡ－ｚＴＭＰＰＦｅ（Ⅲ）Ｃｌ）等配合物，详细研究了丙酮／水介质中，在分子氧和抗坏血酸存在下，这些配合物对环己烷羟化反应的催化性质．结果表明，在无外加轴向配体时，由于尾端基团的分子内轴向配位作用，这些配合物具有较高的催化活性；还原剂的用量对催化效率也有直接的影响     

烃源岩中烷基二苯并噻吩组成及其地球化学意义

对一个海相地层的实际剖面进行了研究，发现烃源岩芳烃馏分中烷基二苯并噻吩和烷基苯并萘噻吩的相对丰度与碳酸盐矿物含量间有良好的正相关性．不同岩性中含硫芳烃相对丰度的变化顺序是：碳酸盐岩＞泥灰岩＞泥质岩．在深度剖面上，二苯并噻吩（ＤＢＴ）与甲基二苯并噻吩（ＭＤＢＴ）呈消长关系。４－ＭＤＢＴ和２＋３－ＭＤＢＴ的相对丰度随埋深增加而增加．１－ＭＤＢＴ则随之下降，４－ＭＤＢＴ／１－ＭＤＢＴ值和２＋３－ＭＤＢＴ／１－ＭＤＢＴ值能较好地反映有机质的热演化程度．     

太平沟大桥曲线箱梁顶推施工设计概述

太平沟大桥该桥全长358．8m，平面位于R=1380．965m圆曲线及L5=300m的缓和曲线上，是国内曲线连续顶推桥长最长、跨径最大的一座桥。详细介绍了太平沟大桥曲线箱梁顶推设计特点及施工设计要点。     

Non-random coextinctions in phylogenetically structured mutualistic networks

The interactions between plants and their animal pollinators and seed dispersers have moulded much of Earth's biodiversity. Recently, it has been shown that these mutually beneficial interactions form complex networks with a well-defined architecture that may contribute to biodiversity persistence. Little is known, however, about which ecological and evolutionary processes generate these network patterns. Here we use phylogenetic methods to show that the phylogenetic relationships of species predict the number of interactions they exhibit in more than one-third of the networks, and the identity of the species with which they interact in about half of the networks. As a consequence of the phylogenetic effects on interaction patterns, simulated extinction events tend to trigger coextinction cascades of related species. This results in a non-random pruning of the evolutionary tree and a more pronounced loss of taxonomic diversity than expected in the absence of a phylogenetic signal. Our results emphasize how the simultaneous consideration of phylogenetic information and network architecture can contribute to our understanding of the structure and fate of species-rich communities.     

Termination of asymmetric cell division and differentiation of stomata

Stomata consist of a pair of guard cells that mediate gas and water-vapour exchange between plants and the atmosphere. Stomatal precursor cells-meristemoids-possess a transient stem-cell-like property and undergo several rounds of asymmetric divisions before further differentiation. Here we report that the Arabidopsis thaliana basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein MUTE is a key switch for meristemoid fate transition. In the absence of MUTE, meristemoids abort after excessive asymmetric divisions and fail to differentiate stomata. Constitutive overexpression of MUTE directs the entire epidermis to adopt guard cell identity. MUTE has two paralogues: FAMA, a regulator of guard cell morphogenesis, and SPEECHLESS (SPCH). We show that SPCH directs the first asymmetric division that initiates stomatal lineage. Together, SPCH, MUTE and FAMA bHLH proteins control stomatal development at three consecutive steps: initiation, meristemoid differentiation and guard cell morphogenesis. Our findings highlight the roles of closely related bHLHs in cell type differentiation in plants and animals.     

Oxysterols direct immune cell migration via EBI2

Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 2 (EBI2, also known as GPR183) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that is required for humoral immune responses; polymorphisms in the receptor have been associated with inflammatory autoimmune diseases. The natural ligand for EBI2 has been unknown. Here we describe the identification of 7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol (also called 7α,25-OHC or 5-cholesten-3β,7α,25-triol) as a potent and selective agonist of EBI2. Functional activation of human EBI2 by 7α,25-OHC and closely related oxysterols was verified by monitoring second messenger readouts and saturable, high-affinity radioligand binding. Furthermore, we find that 7α,25-OHC and closely related oxysterols act as chemoattractants for immune cells expressing EBI2 by directing cell migration in vitro and in vivo. A critical enzyme required for the generation of 7α,25-OHC is cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H). Similar to EBI2 receptor knockout mice, mice deficient in CH25H fail to position activated B cells within the spleen to the outer follicle and mount a reduced plasma cell response after an immune challenge. This demonstrates that CH25H generates EBI2 biological activity in vivo and indicates that the EBI2-oxysterol signalling pathway has an important role in the adaptive immune response.