适用于煤层气井的潜在酸压裂液研究

据目前的统计资料表明,我国煤层气资源总量约为36.8×1012m3,可采储量为10.9×1012m3,开采潜力巨大。以沁水盆地3#煤层为例,对煤层割理特征、孔缝填充物赋存状态及类型、酸液对煤岩孔缝中的充填物溶蚀情况进行了研究。得出3#煤层主要发育两组割理系统,裂隙多为方解石充填,可通过有机酸酸化解除部分填充物对煤岩孔缝的堵塞。根据煤岩可酸化的性能特征研究出了适用于煤层气井的潜在酸压裂液。实验表明:压裂液p H在1 h后才趋于稳定,3 h时p H可降至最低(1);对煤粉的平均溶蚀率为3.48%,且具有较好的缓速性能;抗剪切性能好,2 h时表观黏度仍高于35 m Pa·s;破胶液对煤心的渗透率伤害率10%。现场应用5口井,施工曲线表明,该潜在酸压裂液能降施工压力,提高施工成功率;微地震监测结果表明,该潜在酸压裂液能够实现储层深度改造。     

杂草种子空间扩散模型的建立

为通过模型分析和模拟来制定控制杂草的优化策略,我们设计并完成了一个杂草种子风扩散的室内实验。本文根据实验获得的数据建立了杂草种子扩散的空间模型。结果表明:杂草种子在任意方向上的扩散服从近似的高斯分布;在实验条件下,杂草种子扩散的空间分布型随风速的变化而变化。著名的Howard等〔5〕的杂草扩散模型是本文所建模型的特例。据此,我们推断Howard等〔5〕的模型所表示的分布型与一定高度的杂草种子在中等风速条件下扩散的分布型相似。     

Morphometric study of the aortic body type I cell.

The subclavian glomus (aortic body) of New Zealand white rabbits was examined ultrastructurally using stereological morphometric analysis. The Type I cells of the glomus possess numerous electron-opaque vesicles which occupy approximately 12% of the cytoplasmic volume of the cells. The amine-containing vesicles comprise a heterogeneous population of vesicles with a mean caliper diameter of 113.5 nm. Differences in vesicle diameters may indicate the storage of different biogenic amines, different secretion or maturation states between glomera and/or additional physiological functions for the glomera.     

Peptide ligand-induced conformation and surface expression of the Ld class I MHC molecule

Newly synthesized major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum are thought to bind peptides of foreign and endogenous antigens. Several lines of evidence indicate that beta-2 microglobulin (beta 2m) and/or peptide ligand participate in the intracellular transport and surface expression of class I molecules, but the nature of their involvement is still unclear. Here we present evidence that culturing non-mutant cells (fibroblast, thymoma or mastocytoma) with a peptide ligand specific for the Ld class I molecule of the mouse leads to a dramatic (fourfold) and specific induction of Ld surface expression. Surprisingly, this peptide ligand-induced expression of Ld does not result in an increased intracellular association of Ld with beta 2m. These findings demonstrate that the previously reported decrease in surface expression of Ld results from its failure to be saturated with endogenous self-peptide ligands. This unique feature of Ld could also contribute to the fact that several virus-specific cytotoxic T cell responses have been found to be Ld-restricted.     

Field observations of Irbisia pacifica (Hemiptera: Miridae): feeding behavior and effects on host plant growth

The interaction between a grass-feeding mirid, Irbisia pacifica (Uhler), and plant growth of intermediate wheatgrass, Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw. & D. R. Dewey, was examined on a field site in northern Utah in 1985. With egg hatch beginning in April, the bug completed its life cycle within two months. Ovarian development was completed by 11 June, a week after all bugs had become adults. The proportion of feeding damage per leaf (35.1%) peaked on the seventh week of the twelve-week study (18 July). Green leaf area per tiller decreased initially from bug feeding and then continued to decrease because of seasonal aging. All plants senesced within three months. Grass bugs predominantly attacked the second and third youngest leaves. Analyses of age-specific leaf cohorts demonstrated that the major effect of bug feeding was the loss of green leaf area and potential foliage production over time. Bug feeding may also exacerbate other physiological stresses on the host plants.     

Seasonal foods of coyotes in southeastern Idaho: a multivariate analysis

Seasonal foods of coyotes ( Canis latrans ) inhabiting the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory site were examined using step-wise discriminant analysis. Significant differences ( P < 0.01) were detected among seasons in food consumption by coyotes, where univariate statistical analysis failed to recognize differences. Recognition of seasonal changes in foods consumed by coyotes is essential to understanding coyote feeding strategies. The role opportunistic behavior plays in coyote food selection on the study area is questioned.     

Douglas-fir tussock moth ( Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough) on subalpine fir in northern Utah

Douglas-fir tussock moth ( Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough) defoliation was detected by aerial survey on three areas of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in 1990 and 1991. These are the first documented tussock moth outbreaks in Utah. Ground surveys revealed that subalpine fir ( Abies lasiocarpa [Hook.] Nutt.) was heavily defoliated during the outbreak. Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco), though minor component in the affected areas, had noticeably less defoliation and mortality. Adjacent stands of Douglas-fir had little or no visible tussock moth activity. Defoliation on subalpine fir was typically found evenly distributed throughout the crown rather than concentrated at the top. Ninety-four percent of subalpine fir with defoliation ratings of 90% or more were killed. Top-kill occurred on nearly one-half of subalpine firs defoliated 25-89%. Heavy defoliated trees tended to occur in pockets bounded by areas of light defoliation. After three consecutive years of defoliation, tussock moth populations collapsed. No life stages were detected in 1993 from visual inspections of foliage or in pheromone traps.