Overcompensation and population cycles in an ungulate.

Although theoretical studies show that overcompensatory density-dependent mechanisms can potentially generate regular or chaotic fluctuations in animal numbers, the majority of realistic single-species models of invertebrate populations are not overcompensatory enough to cause sustained population cycles. The possibility that overcompensation may generate cycles or chaos in vertebrate populations has seldom been considered. Here we show that highly overcompensatng density-dependent mortality can generate recurrent population crashes consistent with those observed in a naturally limited population of Soay sheep. The observed interval of three or more years between crashes points to sharp 'focusing' of mortality over a narrow range of population density.     

On the limitations of comparing mean square forecast errors

Linear models are invariant under non-singular, scale-preserving linear transformations, whereas mean square forecast errors (MSFEs) are not. Different rankings may result across models or methods from choosing alternative yet isomorphic representations of a process. One approach can dominate others for comparisons in levels, yet lose to another for differences, to a second for cointegrating vectors and to a third for combinations of variables. The potential for switches in ranking is related to criticisms of the inadequacy of MSFE against encompassing criteria, which are invariant under linear transforms and entail MSFE dominance. An invariant evaluation criterion which avoids misleading outcomes is examined in a Monte Carlo study of forecasting methods.     

Trying times for human insulin.

The introduction of human insulin to treat diabetics seemed straightforward. What can account for the problems that have followed?     

选择性催化氧化H2S的催化剂研究

在考察了几种单组分氧化物把硫化氢催化氧化为单质硫的基础上，采用共沉淀法合成了3种复合氧化物催化剂A，B，C，并考察了它们的催化活性和选择性．结果表明，在一定条件下，催化剂B的转化率和选择性分别在90％和97％以上，在40h的催化性能稳定性测试中，其转化率和选择性均能保持稳定，具有良好的催化性能．     

分光光度法测定脯氨酸的含量

文章用分光光度法研究了脯氨酸与四氯对苯醌的荷移反应 .实验指出 ,在硼砂缓冲溶液中 ,脯氨酸与四氯对苯醌于 30℃的水浴中恒温 1 2 0 min,可形成 1∶ 1的稳定络合物 ,其λmax=35 8nm,表观摩尔吸光系数 ε=1 .5 0× 1 0 5L·mol- 1 ·cm- 1 ,在 60 ng·m L- 1 ～ 40 0 ng·m L- 1 的范围内符合比耳定律 ,用本方法测定药物制剂的含量与文献方法一致 ,回收率在 99.65 %～ 1 0 0 .7%范围内 ,相对标准偏差在 1 .4%以内 .     

Y32－300型四柱式压力机工作台的设计

利用弹性力学的变分原理，对Ｙ３２－３００型四柱式万能压力机主机工作台的强度和刚度进行了研究，并给出了估算其变厚度的实用方法。     

线性驱动下一级相变的重正化群理论

把重正化群理论应用于一受外场驱动而发生一级相变的系统中，结果表明，与有序化过程一样，该系统也由零温不动点所决定，并得到磁化强度及结构函数的新的动力学标度关系．由此可获得滞后回约面积与变场速率的标度关系．