高职院校实验教学中存在的问题及对策

当前,高职院校实验教学中存在的主要问题是教学体制陈旧、教学手段落后、教学方法单一、仪器设备老化等。为此,必须改革传统的实验教学模式,结合工程实际,完善教学内容,改进实验教学手段和方法,积极开设综合性、设计性实验,以培养学生的探索精神、创新意识和科学素养。只有这样,才能提升高职院校人才培养质量。     

投资学专业实验教学改革探讨

实验教学对于投资学专业课程的学习具有重要的意义。针对投资学专业实验教学过程中存在师资队伍不足、实验室建设滞后、实验课程开设过少等问题,提出从增加投入改善实验教学的软硬件环境、加强实验教学师资队伍建设、增加实验教学的比重、将实验教学和实践教学相结合、开放实验室等方面对投资学专业实验教学进行改革。     

快速分析香料槟榔片的挥发性组分

采用顶空固相微萃取气质联用(HS-SPME-GC/MS)法分析检测香料槟榔片的挥发性香味组分,探讨萃取时间和萃取温度对所鉴定出的化合物数量及其质量分数的影响,确定固相微萃取的优化条件为:萃取时间30 min,萃取温度60℃。此时槟榔色谱共分离得到35种化合物,可鉴别出29种物质,其主要组分是反式茴香醚(w=25.573%)、己酸(w=17.227%)、肉桂醛(w=11.658%)、4-甲氧基安息香醛(w=4.513%)、十二烷酸(w=4.463%)和己醛(w=3.459%)等。     

中药材良姜挥发性组分分析

通过顶空固相微萃取结合气-质联用技术,分析检测中药良姜的挥发性组分,研究萃取时间、萃取温度对良姜挥发性物质数量的影响。结果表明,当萃取时间为35 min,萃取温度为60℃时共检出53种化学组分,其中52种物质可鉴别。其主要组分是萜烯类化合物(w=40.238%)、桉树脑(w=23.066%)、α-松油醇(w=8.522%)、β-蒎烯(w=3.618%)和莰烯(w=3.001%)等。     

Parasite community of the golden cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann and Jenkins 1891 (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatidae), in Acapulco Bay,Guerrero, Mexico

The parasite community of the ray Rhinoptera steindachneri from Acapulco Bay was examined and quantified; analyses were based on the sex of the host and the date of sampling. A total of 171 specimens of R. steindachneri were examined during July–August of 2010, and May and July of 2012. Twenty-one species of parasites were found: three species of Monogenea; eight adult and one larval species of Cestoda; one larval species of Nematoda; five species of Copepoda; two species of Isopoda; and one species of Hirudinea. Cestodes had the greatest species richness (43% of the total species), followed by the copepods (24%). Two species of cestode, Glyphobothrium sp. and Rhinebothrium sp., were collected only from adult rays. At the component community level, species richness showed statistically significant variation between 13 and 16 species, which is similar to previous reports for other species of rays. The parasite component communities and infracommunities of R. steindachneri exhibited similar patterns: high species number and low numerical dominance by a particular species of parasite. The differences of body size of male vs. female rays, and a change in diet and feeding behaviour with the age of R. steindachneri, are likely important factors in the structuring of their parasite communities.     

Multiobjective routing in multiservice MPLS networks with traffic splitting — A network flow approach

A multiobjective routing model for Multiprotocol Label Switching networks with multiple service types and traffic splitting is presented in this paper.The routing problem is formulated as a multiobjective mixed-integer program,where the considered objectives are the minimization of the bandwidth routing cost and the minimization of the load cost in the network links with a constraint on the maximal splitting of traffic trunks.Two different exact methods are developed for solving the formulated problem,one based on the classical constraint method and another based on a modified constraint method.Avery extensive experimental study,with results on network performance measures in various reference test networks and in randomly generated networks,is also presented and its results are discussed.     

Laccases of prokaryotic origin: enzymes at the interface of protein science and protein technology

The ubiquitous members of the multicopper oxidase family of enzymes oxidize a range of aromatic substrates such as polyphenols, methoxy-substituted phenols, amines and inorganic compounds, concomitantly with the reduction of molecular dioxygen to water. This family of enzymes can be broadly divided into two functional classes: metalloxidases and laccases. Several prokaryotic metalloxidases have been described in the last decade showing a robust activity towards metals, such as Cu(I), Fe(II) or Mn(II) and have been implicated in the metal metabolism of the corresponding microorganisms. Many laccases, with a superior efficiency for oxidation of organic compounds when compared with metals, have also been identified and characterized from prokaryotes, playing roles that more closely conform to those of intermediary metabolism. This review aims to present an update of current knowledge on prokaryotic multicopper oxidases, with a special emphasis on laccases, anticipating their enormous potential for industrial and environmental applications.     

Comparison of breeding biology aspects of Fluvicola nengeta (Aves: Tyrannidae) between two nesting sites

Fluvicola nengeta is an insectivorous bird that belongs to the Tyrannidae family, which lives close to bodies of water and can occur in urban areas as well. It makes use of natural and man-made substrates to build its nests. This study aims at describing the reproductive biology of F. nengeta by comparing nests built on vegetation and man-made structures as to their shapes, nest dimensions, building materials, distance from bodies of water and reproductive success. Forty-four nests were found, where 30 were located in vegetation and 14 on man-made structures. Nests did not exhibit any single pattern and were divided into three distinct shapes: closed/globular/base; closed/ovoid/base (45.5%; n = 5 for both) and low cup/base (9%; n = 1). Nests built on man-made structures exhibited a larger amount of anthropic material, such as plastic and paper, instead of plant-derived materials. Nests on man-made structures were found to be higher up from the ground (459.8 ± 46.9 m) and farther from water (232.9 ± 54.8 m) in comparison to those on vegetation (92.2 ± 28.6 m and 7.3 ± 4.7 m, respectively), aside from exhibiting a higher Mayfield reproductive success (37%) when compared to nests built on vegetation (34%). The estimated values of the daily survival rate (DSR) for vegetation nests were 0.997 for the incubation period and 0.928 for the nestling period. In man-made structure nests, DSRs were 0.968 and 0.964, respectively, during the incubation and nestling periods. The period survival rate (PSR) of nests in vegetation was significantly higher than the PSRs of nests in man-made structures during the incubation period. DSRs did not differ between incubation and nestling periods for either nesting sites.