A preliminary study of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the endangered aquatic quillwortIsoetes sinensis Palmer in China

Isoetes sinensis Palmer (Isoetaceae) is an aquatic or amphibious plant that is critically endangered in China. Previous studies have revealed the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)-like photosynthetic pathway occurs commonly in submerged leaves in genusIsoetes. Water chemistry parameters and the titratable acidity content of the plant extract were measured from samples obtained in the early morning (7∶00) and late afternoon (15∶00) from twoI. sinensis populations in China. One population occurs in the eulittoral zone of a freshwater tidal river at low elevation (134 m) and another occurs in a densely vegetated, high elevation (1 100 m) alpine shallow pool. Significant differences in pH and titratable acidity of the plant extract were detected between the morning and afternoon samples. These changes are associated with diurnal changes in water chemistry. Our results provide the first evidence for the existence of the CAM pathway in the East Asian endemicIsoetes sinensis Palmer. The magnitude of fluctuations in the titratable acidity of the plant extract may be correlated with the severe carbon limitation imposed on the plants by its aquatic habitat. Foundation item: Supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan (G2000046805) Biography:Pang Xin-an (1974-), male, Master candidate, research direction: conservation biology.     

Holocene lake deposits of Bosten Lake, southern Xinjiang, China

A 9.25-m-long sediment core from Bosten Lake,Xinjiang, provides detailed information about changes in the water budget and biological acticity over the last 8400 cal-endar years. The chronology is constructed from six AMS radiocarbon dates on the terrestrial plant remains. Based onanalyses of TOC, CO3, detrital compounds and biogenic SiO2,lake level fluctuations and periods of remarkably-negative water budget appeared at 8.4-8.2 cal ka, 7.38-7.25 cal ka,5.7-5.5 cal ka, 3.7-3.4 cal ka and 3.3-2.9 cal ka, respec-tively. As they are in-phase with low lake levels at Sumxl Co and Bangong Co in western Tibet Plateau and with paleo-lakes in Inner Mongolia, a climate-induced change to some-what drier and warmer conditions is inferred. A further drop in lake level after 1320 AD of about 200 yr duration may heattributed to a negative water balance prior to the main phase of the Little Ice Age. Deep and stable lake phases of 1500 yr and 1800 yr duration at 7.2-5.7 cal ka and 5.5-3.7cal ka coincide with maximum moisture during the Holocene Megathermai in China. The long term trend towards aridity since about 4.3 cal ka can dearly be recognised. The reduced water budget of Bosten Lake from 640-1200 AD may be attributed to local effects.     

A carbon- and oxygen-isotope record of recent environ- mental change from Qinghai Lake, NE Tibetan Plateau

An understanding of natural climatic variability is essential for evaluating anthropogenic impacts on recent and future climate[1—3]. Due to the lack of lengthy instrumental records, such an understanding must be gained from natural archives of climate change. Palaeolimnological indicators of past lake levels may provide a sensitive record of changes in effective precipitation in closed basins. This approach is particularly relevant on the Tibetan Plateau, where instrumental records are very…     

Evolution of the South China Sea and monsoon history revealed in deep-sea records

As the third summary report of ODP Leg 184 to the South China Sea (SCS), this paper discusses the evolution of the East Asian monsoon and the SCS basin. A multi-proxy approach, involving geochemistry, micropale-ontology, pollen and other analyses, was adopted for reconstructing the evolutionary history of the East Asian monsoon, which was characterized by a series of paleo-climate events especially at 8, 3.2, 2.2 and 0.4 Ma. The new record indicates similar stages in the development of the East and South Asian monsoons, with an enhanced winter monsoon over East Asia being the major difference. The rich spectrums of monsoon variability from the southern SCS also reveal other characteristic features of the low latitude ocean. Evidence for the evolution of the SCS includes the hemipelagic Oligocene sediments, implying the existence of deep water environments during the early seafloor spreading stage of the SCS basin. The four major unconformities and some remarkabl ediagenetic features in upper Oligocene deposits indicate the strongest tectonic events in the region. From a careful comparison of lithologies and sedimentation rates, we conclude that the prominent differences in sedimentary environments between the southern and northern SCS were established only by ～3 Ma.     

连续事件的语义数据模型

语义抽象概念aggregation和generalization不仅对不包含时间概念的复杂情况的数据模型的建立很有用，而且还可以成功地用于连续事件的建模。建立了两种情况并存的语义数据模型：or—dering(次序)和sequencing(先后顺序)，并且可以在任何程序环境下实现。     

简析微分几何研究中的思想和方法

本简要分析了微分几何研究中处理局部与整体关系的思想以及通过附加结构利用分析、代数工具进行研究的方法。     

单管塔疲劳效应的时域分析

目前通信塔正由角钢塔向单管塔转型 ,但单管塔的加工工艺使其焊缝疲劳问题非常突出 .据此 ,对设计中通常选用的 4 0m高单管塔进行了疲劳分析 .其中 ,采用线性滤波器法进行了风荷载的时程模拟 ,建立了悬臂梁有限元模型 ,由有限元法计算应力最大焊缝处在各种风速下的应力时程 ,结合风玫瑰图、风速分布的Weibull曲线确定各应力时程的分布情况 .由S—N曲线进行焊缝疲劳分析 ,根据Miner准则得到线性疲劳寿命 .最后 ,结合实际焊接工艺 ,给出了提高单管塔疲劳寿命的构造措施     

土工格栅加筋路堤的三维有限元分析

运用通用有限元程序ANSYS ,对软弱地基上路堤加筋的作用和效果进行了三维有限元分析 .计算中采用DP模型模拟土体的材料非线性 ,采用面—面接触单元考虑筋土界面的状态非线性 ,并采用薄膜单元来模拟土工格栅 .通过对相关参数的敏感性分析 ,证明了土工格栅模量对加筋效果有显著影响 ,并且加筋位置靠近路堤底部时更能发挥加筋性能 ;证明了在土体发生显著侧向变形时土工格栅能够发挥抗拉效果 ,从而限制土体侧向变形和路堤外侧土体的隆起 ,达到减小沉降和不均匀沉降的效果 .研究成果对软弱地基路堤加筋处理和新老路基结合部处理均有借鉴意义     

基于项目计划与协调的网络联盟制造系统

网络联盟制造作为一种新的制造模式 ,引起了企业界和学术界的广泛关注 .故从基于项目计划与协调的网络联盟制造系统的主要思想和重要特征出发 ,推导出基于项目计划与协调的网络联盟制造系统的概念模型和信息模型 ;通过已开发的原型系统 ,验证其可行性和先进性