A new indolic antiauxin, α-(5,7-dichloroindole-3-)isobutyric acid: its chemical synthesis and biological activity

Summary A new potent antiauxin, -(5,7-dichloroindole-3-)isobutyric acid has been synthesized and shown to inhibit auxin-mediated elongation ofAvena coleoptiles and to stimulate root growth of rice seedlings. Its activity is stronger than -(p-chlorophenoxy)isobutyric acid and is comparable to that of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, which are typical antiauxins.     

Evolutionary and ecological implications of cardenolide sequestration in the monarch butterfly

Summary Monarch butterflies sequester cardenolides from their larval host plants in the milkweed genusAsclepias for use in defense against predation. Of 108Asclepias species in North America, monarchs are known to feed as larvae on 27. Research on 11 of these has shown that monarchs sequester cardenolides most effectively, to an asymptote of approximately 350 g/0.1 g dry butterfly, from plants with intermediate cardenolide contents rather than from those with very high or very low cardenolide contents. SinceAsclepias host plant species are distributed widely in space and time across the continent, monarchs exploit them by migration between breeding and overwintering areas. After overwintering in central Mexico, spring migrants east of the Rocky Mountains exploit three predominantAsclepias species in the southern USA that have moderately high cardenolide contents. Monarchs sequester cardenolides very effectively from these species. First generation butterflies are thus well protected against predators and continue the migration north. Across the northern USA and southern Canada most summer breeding occurs on a fourthAsclepias species and in autumn most of these monarchs migrate back to Mexican overwintering sites. The ecological implications of this cycle of cardenolide sequestration for the evolution of monarch migration are discussed.     

塑料摩擦学简论

“摩擦学”是一门新兴的应用学科,迄今主要研究金属的摩擦。工程塑料的使用愈来愈广泛,对塑料的摩擦、磨损与润滑进行系统与深入的研究已经成为迫切的课题。作者在1987年提出建立“塑料摩擦学”并写成了《塑料摩擦学概论》(1987)一书,本文仅仅是对这一新领域的简单介绍。     

关子齐次微分方程的积分曲线

记所论微分方程为(E_λ)_n,本文拓广的不变直线法,在(E_λ)_n的“有理相曲线”与临界、中介水平线”的交、切点与型号间建立起对应关系.依次以各水平线上交、切点型号串得的型列为行,使构成(E_λ)_n的型阵.它表达出λ遍取不同实数值(由-∞至,+∞)时,(E_λ)_n积分曲线的定性变化图景.实际上,它就是的均匀旋转向量场的完全族.     

关于Terrell转动的一点商榷

<正>《大学物理》1985第l期上发表了胡先生有关"Terrell转动"的文章。作者的结论是:"综上所述,"......v>ccos时,能同时看到后表面,侧面和反转了的前表面,一,在v=c时,相当于静止立方体转动了尤一e的角度,并且看起来似乎是透明的."     

空间机构的位置分析

本文以“基本方向”确定空间机构中各构件的位置,并基于“基本方向”之间的关系以及机构的环路封闭条件,建立了机构位置分析的数学模型。将优化技术和求解非线性方程组迭代技术结合起来,提高了解决问题的可靠性及效率。     

模型试验基础边界模拟研究

为提高结构模型试验精度,减小通常模型基础偏小的影响,提出了调整模型基础边 界弹模的办法以“延长”模型边界,应用于某水电站拦河坝整体光弹试验后,取得了较 好的结果。     

偶应力两层流体通过狭窄管腔时外围层的粘度效应

本文讨论了偶应力两层流体通过带有柔和狭窄的刚圆管时的流动特性,导出了速度、流量、阻抗和壁面最大剪应力的解析式,考察了外围层粘度和厚度的效应,并作了数值计算;是对单层偶应力流体狭窄流动及两层牛顿流体(粘度不同)狭窄流动的推广。     

配电网结线变化时电压损失和功率损耗的矩阵算法

作者在文献[1]中,曾提出用关联矩阵法计算配网参数,以监察其供电质量和经济指标,本文则提出当电网负荷结点增加或结线图改变时,由计算机自动修改原配网关联矩阵并求得新配网的电压损失和功率损耗值的方法。     

钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差的补尝

本文论述了钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差存在的必然性及该误差对定量检测的影响,基于模拟实验结果,给出了适用于多种类型钢丝绳的V_H-S数学关系式;提出了波形因素的概念与形式,并用软件实现了钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差的补偿。