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.     

Notch Effect and Frequency Compensation of Dual-Sensor OBC Data in Shallow Water

Reverberation is significant in shallow water and produces obvious notches in OBC spec-tra. It also degrades the quality of sections and increases the difficulty of processing and interpretation. This ...     

"数字电路与系统"多媒体双语教学的体会

“数字电路与系统”具有实践性和离散性等特点;采用多媒体与板书相结合的方法克服多媒体的局限性,发扬板书的优势,取长补短;加强与学生的交流,创建和谐、有序、兴趣盎然的教学氛围。     

CHARACTERISTICS OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM RESISTANT BACTERIA FROM A FINE PAPERMACHINE SYSTEM

To evaluate the biocide effect of quaternary ammonium chloride (QAC), a whitewater sample was taken from a fine papermachine headbox. By plate spreading method, 51 strains of facultative anaerobe were isolated morphologically. Then the strains were separately transferred to basal medium and were incubated before the beginning of log phase. To identify strains with different QAC resistance, 30-120 ppm of N-Alkyl-benzyl-dimethyl ammonium chloride were added to basal medium.Biocide effect was investigated by comparison of bacterial growth, which can be monitored by 600 nm light absorbance of basal medium suspension. Among 51 strains, only 2 strains can Survive for QAC concentration up to 120 ppm. API20E aud 16S rRNA gene sequencing technique were applied to identify two strains with highest (120 ppm)QAC resistance. One strain (HB22)was identified as Morganella morganii. HB22 can resist QAC concentration up to 150 ppm. HB22 is Gram-negative rod, motile with flagella, catalase positive, oxidase negative, Indole positive, H2S production negative, facultative anaerobe. HB22 has optimum growth condition of 35℃ and pH 7.0.HB22 can catabolize only glucose and D (+)-Mannose.The other (HB45) was identified with high similarity among Pseudomonas cf. monteili or Pseudomonas mosselii or Pseudomonas putida. HB45 can resist QAC concentration up to 200 ppm.HB45 is Gram-negative rod, motile with flagella,catalase positive, oxidase negative, Indole negative,H2S production negative, aerobe. HB45 has optimum growth condition of 30℃ and pH 7.4. HB45 can catabolize L-Arabinose, L(+)-Rhanmose, D (+)-Mannose, Glucose, Glycerol, Lactose, Maltose,Raffmose, Xylose, Cellulose and Xylan. The implication of this work to paper industry is also discussed.     

PIC系列单片机片内定时器实时时钟的实现

针对直接用单片机片内定时器作实时计时不准问题，本文提出了一种可以获取与秒成整数倍关系的定时器溢出信号的方法，同时克服定量溢出中信号被其它中断暂停所受的计时影响，实验表明，在4MHz晶振下，计时误差可控制在每天14s以下，本方法也适用于一般的单片机，在PIC87系列上的实验结果表明效果很好。     

Research on Tracing Evaluation System in Virtual Enterprise Based on Neural Network

The tracing evaluation index system was designed to be used in virtual enterprise and established neural network trace evaluation model. As a result, it was more simple and nicer than the traditional method, so it had wider application foreground.