Japanese white-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae) as potential pollinators of summer-flowering Taxillus kaempferi (Loranthaceae)

The pollination of summer-flowering plants by birds has rarely been reported in temperate Asia and Europe. However, we recorded the Japanese white-eye Zosterops japonicus (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) visiting the flowers of the hemiparasitic plant Taxillus kaempferi (Loranthaceae) during mid-summer (July to August) in a temperate forest in central Japan. Field observations showed that Z. japonicus was an almost exclusive flower visitor of T. kaempferi. Specifically, Z. japonicus inserted their bills frequently into the flower tubes of T. kaempferi. The corollas of T. kaempferi were shorter than Z. japonicus bills, suggesting that Z. japonicus is able to obtain floral nectar from T. kaempferi. Close-up pictures of Z. japonicus visiting flowers showed that the upper bill and facial feathers of Z. japonicus came into contact with the reproductive organs of T. kaempferi, leading to the attachment of pollen to these body parts. Thus, Z. japonicus might act as an important pollinator of the summer-flowering plant T. kaempferi.?     

Immature stages of Chinavia musiva (Berg, 1878): a unique pattern in the morphology of Chinavia Orian, 1965 (Hemiptera,Pentatomidae)1

Specimens of Chinavia musiva were collected in Parque Estadual do Espinilho (Barra do Quaraí County, RS, Brazil). Insects were reared under controlled conditions (24±1°C; RH 70±10%; 12h L:12h D), and fed on green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Eggs of C. musiva differ from the pattern observed in other species of the genus due to chorion colour and surface, and aero‐micropylar processes, number and shape. Exclusive features of the species in the nymphal stage are head and thorax dull; variegated pattern of abdomen, and openings of the scent glands in conspicuous tubercles. Developmental time was, on average, 52 days; females laid more frequently egg masses with 14 or 42 eggs. Females collected from the field as nymphs exhibited higher reproductive performance than females reared on green beans as nymphs and adults, suggesting that wild hosts could be essential for the species life cycle.     

2个红花槭品种适生砧木的筛选与培育技术

为了保持红花槭园艺品种的优良性状,开展了适合上海地区的砧木筛选和育苗技术研究。通过7种槭树幼苗的移栽试验,筛选出适应性强的种类和适合的栽培方法;通过嫁接试验,筛选出优良的砧穗组合;通过测定叶片变色过程中花青素的浓度差异,对接穗受到砧木的影响进行评价。结果表明有4种砧木的组合嫁接成活,红花槭嫁接苗成活率最高,三角枫嫁接苗的生长量最大;三角枫嫁接苗花青素的浓度比红花槭嫁接苗和进口大苗高,观赏期延长3~6d。红花槭、三角枫都可以作为两个品种的砧木,三角枫比红花槭砧更适合上海地区栽培。     

超超临界电站锅炉用关键材料

讨论了我国电站锅炉向大容量、高参数超超临界机组发展的趋势及对材料的要求.针对这一发展趋势,宝钢开展了超超临界电站锅炉用关键材料的研制.试验数据及生产、供货实绩表明,宝钢已具备了向主蒸汽600℃超超临界电站锅炉受热面关键部件——水冷壁、过热器和再热器整台机组供货能力,替代了进口产品,缩短了我国电站锅炉材料与国外的差距.同时,根据未来我国700℃超超临界机组的发展要求,开展了高温部件所用材料的筛选、研制及评定等,以支撑我国超超临界机组的发展.     

Retail default prediction by using sequential minimal optimization technique

This paper employed sequential minimal optimization (SMO) to develop default prediction model in the US retail market. Principal components analysis is used for variable reduction purposes. Four standard credit scoring techniques—naïve Bayes, logistic regression, recursive partitioning and artificial neural network—are compared to SMO, using a sample of 195 healthy firms and 51 distressed firms over five time periods between 1994 and 2002. The five techniques perform well in predicting default particularly one year before financial distress. Furthermore, the prediction still remains sound even 5 years before default. No single methodology has the absolute best classification ability, as the model performance varies in terms of different time periods and variable groups. External influences have greater impacts on the naïve Bayes than other techniques. In terms of similarity with Moody's ranking, SMO excelled over other techniques in most of the time periods. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

山西管涔山林区植物多样性研究

管涔山林区高等植物有107科、340属、599种（含变种）,其中单属科有60个,单种属有217个,数量较多,所占比例较高,10属以上的科有9个,为世界广布科,10种以上的科有15个,含367个种,占总种数的61.27%.管涔山林区的植物种类集中在少数大科和较大科中,优势现象十分显著.乔木层的植物多样性随海拔高度的增加而减少,优势现象增强,灌木层只有1 800m以下出现,草本层在管涔山林区任何高度上都有分布,多样性指数高,随海拔高度变化不明显,但优势种有差异.     

论水电厂安全管理中存在的问题及其对策

通过对水电厂目前存在的安全问题及其原因的分析,从生产安全的角度讨论了提高我国水电厂运行可靠性应当做到的几个重点问题。提出针对现阶段水电厂的安全管理现状应采取的策略,并在企业安全意识、制度建设、人员培训等方面进行了探讨,为确保水电厂安全运行提供了有效的管理思路。     

湖北省黄石市外来入侵植物的调查及研究

通过长期野外调查和文献资料的整理分析,发现黄石市外来入侵植物主要有48种41属21科。其中恶性杂草1种,区域性恶性杂草8种,常见杂草12种。同时本文对黄石市外来植物的入侵途径、危害作用及防治方法也进行了初步探讨。     

晋城市白马寺人工湖基础处理方案探讨

在对晋城市白马寺煤矿采空区地层沉陷状况调查的基础上,就园林城市生态综合整治项目中人工湖工程地质状况进行了综合分析,提出了人工湖基础采用全充填注浆法治理方案。     

专家系统规则启发式划分和并行推理

本文提出了一个启发式规则划分办法并分析了并行规则推理的代价,设规则集合被划分为π=(π_1,π_2,…,π_k),则对于任何一个规则R_i∈π_i,在π_(i-1)中至少有某个R_i,R_i与R_i在某种代换下相关,如果串行推理对规则进行一次遍历所费时间代价为C,对于同样规则划分π进行多处理机或进程并行推理一遍遍历代价至多为C′,C′≤(k/~#R)C。其中~#R是规则集合R的基数,同时给出一个实例和推理代价的实验数据。