Phenological studies of selected savanna mosses of south-western Nigeria

It was established that there is little diversity of bryophytes in the derived savanna. Mosses were found in the sampling sites, whereas liverworts were rarely observed. The reproductive methods of four dominant sexually reproducing savanna mosses —Archidium ohioense, Bryum coronatum, Fissidens minutifolius andTrachycarpidium tisserantii were monitored over two consecutive rainy seasons. Protonemal and gametophyte production were noticed in the field in March/April, and capsule dehiscence and spore dispersal occurred in September/October. The sequential stages of development, starting with gametangial production and ending with the falling of the dehisced capsules, occurred within the rainy season. However,A. ohioense andT. tisserantii did not discharge their spores easily (cleistocarpous), unlike the stegocarpous speciesB. coronatum andF. minutifolius. Water availability and possibly high humidity may have contributed to growth. The short period between sex organ formation and dehiscence of capsule seen in these studies, compared with the longer period in some temperate mosses, may be an advantage for bryophytes in a savanna environment.     

Are you growing systems thinking managers? Use a systems model to teach and practice organizational analysis and planning,management policy,and organizational development

This paper discusses the use of the Kast and Rosenzweig systems and contingency model for teaching and practice in organizational analysis and planning, management policy, and organizational development. The need for an organizational model for graduate students and field-based managers and executives is identified. The model is presented beginning with the Kast and Rosenzweig work, with integration of research by Daft, Schein, Trist, Deal and Kennedy, Ackoff, Delbecq, and Mintzberg. The teaching and practice uses of the model in four areas are presented, including organizational analysis and planning, management policy making, and organizational development. In each area case examples of the use of the model in teaching and practice are presented. Needs for future research and implications for the use of the model are discussed.     

Resistant orthogonal procrustes analysis

In this paper two alternative loss criteria for the least squares Procrustes problem are studied. These alternative criteria are based on the Huber function and on the more radical biweight function, which are designed to be resistant to outliers. Using iterative majorization it is shown how a convergent reweighted least squares algorithm can be developed. In asimulation study it turns out that the proposed methods perform well over a specific range of contamination. When a uniform dilation factor is included, mixed results are obtained. The methods also yield a set of weights that can be used for diagnostic purposes.     

由莰烯一步合成E型ω—乙酰基莰烯

该文报道了由莰烯直接ω－乙酰化一步合成Ｅ型ω－乙酰基莰烯，产率达３０％，产品香气良好，与文献报道的合成方法相比，路线缩短、操作简化、成本降低，本法为合成其它的ω－酰基莰烯开辟了一条可行的途径。     

对西方数学直观的评析

本文从数学方法论的角度,具体论述和评析了西方数学直观随数学发展的不同阶段所表现出的特点和演变方式。     

One modified method of characteristics used to analyze the multiconductor transmission lines

1.INTRODUCTIONThe analysis of electromagnetic compatibility becomesmorei mportant in the analysis of the multiconductortransmissionlines(MTLs).It provides the effectivemethod for designing the MTLs.Several methodsbased on frequency domain and ti me domain tech-niques have beenrecently proposed[1,2].Thefrequen-cy method should performthe inverse Fourier trans-formation,so it is not more accurate than ti memethod to some degree.The method of characteris-ticsis based ontheti me domain met…     

逆向遗传分析与遗传工程小鼠

遗传学的实验研究往往是从生物体的突变分析入手,通过观察自发的或诱发的突变型个体表型改变来识别突变基因,进而识别与突变基因等位的正常基因的结构与功能.但是,随着研究的深入,这种传统思路的局限性慢慢显现出来.譬如,许多能造成致死表型的突变,很可能因阻断重要的发育或代谢途径而导致携有突变基因的个体死亡.而分离和研究这类突变基因对于阐明生长、发育、疾病、衰老乃至进化等基本生物学问题至关重要.     

舰船·天安门·顶戴花翎——“‘洋务运动‘博物馆“东立面形象反思

通过对“洋务运动博物馆”东立面形象的反思 ,讨论了建筑形态设计中隐喻手法的运用 ;就此引申 ,探讨传统问题 ,指出正确理解传统与创新的四个方面。     

Influence of hydrochlorothiazide on the pain threshold and on the antinociceptive activity of morphine,in rats

Summary Hydrochlorothiazide, acutely injected in rats, has a weak analgesic activity per se and potentiates and prolongs the antinociceptive effect of morphine.This work was supported in part by grants from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, and by Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione, Roma.