Dynamics of a dwarf bear-poppy ( Arctomecon humilis ) population over a sixteen-year period

A population of the dwarf bear-poppy ( Arctomecon humilis Coville, Papaveraceae) at Red Bluff, Washington County, Utah, was monitored twice annually between 1987 and 2002. This is a narrowly endemic, gypsophilous species that has been formally listed as endangered since 1979. During the 16 years of observation, density of this species has fluctuated between 3 and 1336 individuals on the 0.07-ha monitoring plot. Moderate to large recruitments of seedlings occurred in 1992, 1995, and 2001. Seedling recruitments from a large, long-lived seed bank are triggered by abundant precipitation during the February-April period. At least 5.0 cm of rainfall is required during that interval to produce any seedlings. Seedlings experienced considerable mortality in the 1st few months of life in all observed cases. The average seedling initiated in the very large recruitment event of 1992 survived for only 2.6 years. Seedlings in that cohort that were alive 1 year after germination had an average longevity of 4.6 years. None of the seedlings that emerged in 1992 were still alive in October 2002. Mortality in this species was poorly correlated with fluctuations in precipitation or temperature. No epidemics of parasites or herbivores were observed. Mortality in the species appears to be caused by a variety of factors acting over a cohort's lifetime.     

基于人眼状态识别的驾驶员疲劳检测方法研究

提出一种基于眼睛状态识别的驾驶员疲劳状态检测的方法。首先通过建立肤色模型分割出人脸区域,再利用搜索连通域的方法实现眼睛区域的定位;然后计算出眼睛区域的垂直积分投影曲线,提取并比较曲线的特征参数,从而识别眼睛的状态;最后以眼睛闭合时间比率为测量标准实现对驾驶员疲劳程度的检测。实验表明,该方法简单、有效、实时性较好,疲劳检测的正确率较高。     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</Emphasis> supports Th17 differentiation and limits de novo regulatory T cell induction by directly interfering with T cell receptor signaling

Adaptive immunity critically contributes to control acute infection with enteropathogenic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis; however, the role of CD4⁺ T cell subsets in establishing infection and allowing pathogen persistence remains elusive. Here, we assessed the modulatory capacity of Y. pseudotuberculosis on CD4⁺ T cell differentiation. Using in vivo assays, we report that infection with Y. pseudotuberculosis resulted in enhanced priming of IL-17-producing T cells (Th17 cells), whereas induction of Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs) was severely disrupted in gut-draining mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs), in line with altered frequencies of tolerogenic and proinflammatory dendritic cell (DC) subsets within mLNs. Additionally, by using a DC-free in vitro system, we could demonstrate that Y. pseudotuberculosis can directly modulate T cell receptor (TCR) downstream signaling within naïve CD4⁺ T cells and Tregs via injection of effector molecules through the type III secretion system, thereby affecting their functional properties. Importantly, modulation of naïve CD4⁺ T cells by Y. pseudotuberculosis resulted in an enhanced Th17 differentiation and decreased induction of Foxp3⁺ Tregs in vitro. These findings shed light to the adjustment of the Th17-Treg axis in response to acute Y. pseudotuberculosis infection and highlight the direct modulation of CD4⁺ T cell subsets by altering their TCR downstream signaling.     

以聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵为探针测定人血清中总蛋白的含量

通过共振光散射(RLS)技术, 将聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PDDA)作为探针应用于人血清中总蛋白含量的测定. 在一定的人血清白蛋白(HSA)浓度范围(2.35×10^-8-~1.17×10^-6mol/L)内, HSA PDDA体系的RLS强度随HSA浓度的增加而增加, 并具有一定的线性关系. 将该方法应用于实际人血清中总蛋白含量的测定, 其结果与考马士亮蓝法得到的结果进行对比, 较为满意.     

未知噪声统计的交错估计GPS导航定位算法

将未知噪声统计量的估计与信号状态估计交替进行的算法引入 Ｇ Ｐ Ｓ定位,计算机模拟结果表明效果很好。     

浅谈盾构隧道推进及衬砌拼装

文章针对在松软含水地层中采用手掘式敞胸盾构施工,需辅以气压、人工井点降水及其他地层加固措施,论述了在这种条件下盾构开挖掘进时的几种施工方法.     

高动态GPS/INS组合导航算法研究

首先介绍了新型深组合GPS/INS系统原理图及组合导航滤波算法。在该算法中,组合卡尔曼滤波器除完成INS误差及GPS接收机时钟误差的估计外,还参与了GPS码跟踪,即完成传统码跟踪环中环路滤波器的功能。采用自适应码跟踪误差估计器补偿组合卡尔曼滤波器测量值中的相关分量,从而消除了传统组合中不稳定的主要根源。然后进行了计算机仿真计算,仿真结果表明,新型深组合GPS/INS导航算法适用于机动性较高的载体。     

自适应阶梯模糊控制在电涡流缓速器中的应用

分析了电涡流缓速器在制动过程中所要求的恒速模式及在制动中出现的热衰退现象,提出了采用自适应阶梯模糊控制方法．该方法采用分段调节的机制,通过在线改变规则中的调整因子α,使得电涡流缓速器控制器根据实时转速和转子盘温度的变化,调整模糊控制规则,最终使得电涡流缓速器输出的励磁电流根据转速和转子盘温度实时调节．通过在电涡流缓速器转鼓实验台上对该算法进行验证,对比常规的控制方法,该方法具有更好的控制性能．