Genetic analysis and gene mapping of a dominant presenescing leaf gene <Emphasis Type="Italic">PSL3</Emphasis> in rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.)

Leaf senescence as an active process is essential for plant survival and reproduction. However, premature senility is harmful to agricultural production. In this study, a rice mutant, named as psl3 (presescing leaf 3) isolated from EMS-treated Jinhui 10, displays obvious premature senility features both in morphological and physiological level. Genetic analysis showed that mutant trait was controlled by a single dominant gene (PSL3), which was located on rice chromosome 7 between SSR marker c7sr1 and InDel marker ID10 with an interval of 53.5 kb. The result may be useful for the isolation of the PSL3 gene.     

Performances improvement of eosin Y sensitized solar cells by modifying TiO2 electrode with silane-coupling reagent

Chemical fixing of xanthene dye （eosin Y） on the surface of TiO2 electrode was carried out by modifying the electrode with silane-coupling reagent to obtain stable dye-sensitized TiO2 electrode. Such silane modification can not only evidently enhance the stability of dye-sensitized TiO2 electrode but also improve the energy conversion efficiency of the assembled cells by increasing short-circuit photocurrent （Jsc） and open-circuit photovoltage （Voc）. It was found that the improvements of cell performances differ depending on the composition of the electrolyte. The optimum cell of the cell performance was achieved in the electrolyte with 0.5 mol/L TBAI/0.05 mol/L 12/EC：PC（3：1 w/w）, yielding Jsc of 4.69 mA. cm-2, Voc of 0,595 V, fill factor （FF） of 0.64 and ηof 1,78%, Different spectroscopic techniques including UV-Vis spectra, fluorescence spectra, EIS and dark current measurements were employed to derive reasonable analysis and explanations.     

Fluorescence and sensitization performance of phenylene-vinylene-substituted polythiophene

A new kind of polythiophene derivative, Poly(3-{2-[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-phenyl]-vinyl}-2,2′-bithiophene) (PTh), was applied in dye-sensitized solar cell to extend the light response of nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode. UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra were employed to investigate the interaction of PTh with nanocrystalline TiO2. The absorption coefficient of the PTh was high in visible part of spec- trum, and the fluorescence emission of the PTh can be efficiently quenched by TiO2 nanoparticles ow- i...     

激光间接驱动聚变内爆流体不稳定性研究

激光间接驱动惯性约束聚变(ICF)内爆过程多层靶球各个界面发生的流体力学不稳定性是影响聚变点火成功的关键因素.为深入了解内爆过程这样不稳定性的发生、发展和它对聚变点火的影响,研制成了研究内爆多介质辐射流体力学过程的高精度二维(局部三维)大型LARED-S程序,并在长期研究实践中不断发展和改善.该程序模拟结果与不稳定性线性和弱非线性解析结果,以及非线性激波管实验结果都很好符合.应用这一程序,进行了大量数值模拟研究,结合理论模型分析,获得了大量流体力学不稳定性发展和演化的重要结果和物理规律认识.获得了具有不同密度、速度、磁场分布的Rayleigh-Taylor(RT)和Kelvin-Helmholtz(KH)不稳定性的线性增长率,以及它们在不可压缩条件下的弱非线性发展的解析解,表明了两者在不同Froude数、密度过渡层厚度、速度剪切层下的竞争关系;通过数值模拟,发现弱预热条件下烧蚀RT不稳定性二次谐波非线性发展导致不稳定增长尖钉(Spike)断裂的重要过程;数值模拟进一步揭露了强预热条件下,烧蚀RT不稳定性非线性发展导致不稳定增长尖钉出现射流状结构,气泡发生加速;还发现强烈的电子热传导使初始单模扰动的KH不稳定性大大削弱,然而却可能使两模扰动非线性发展增大混合尺度.在神光II激光装置上开展了一系列烧蚀RT不稳定性实验.平面靶烧蚀加速飞行轨迹实验结果与LARED-S模拟结果的比较表明腔壁辐射源能流明显小于激光注入孔的辐射能流,且辐射源的非平衡Planckian谱对靶的飞行轨迹和扰动增长有重要影响.实验分别观测到初始小扰动幅度烧蚀RT明显的增长和初始大扰动幅度尖钉变窄和气泡变宽的清晰物理图像.通过提高空间分辨率,实验获得了二次和三次谐波的增长数据.模拟结果与实验结果相符合.神光II激光装置上开展的流体不稳定性实验考核了LARED-S程序的一维和二维计算.在上述理论和实验认识基础上,进行了ICF聚变点火靶物理研究.主要研究靶丸内外表面单球谐模扰动、辐射不对称性、内爆热斑界面不稳定性、黑腔辐射M带以及氘氚(DT)主燃料低阶模面密度不均匀性等物理过程对ICF内爆流体不稳定性的影响.对于ICF间接驱动初始烧蚀层外表面和DT冰内表面的单模粗糙度扰动和辐射驱动不对称性扰动,获得了不稳定性增长规律,提高了热斑界面扰动增长对点火影响和黑腔M带X射线能谱对内爆稳定性影响的物理认识.模拟研究表明DT主燃料面密度不均匀严重影响内爆动能转换为燃料内能的效率和内爆惯性约束时间.研究结果不仅对研究ICF内爆点火有重要参考价值,而且对发生在天体和自然界中流体不稳定性的物理本质理解会有帮助.     

DINSAR measurement of glacier motion in Antarctic Grove Mountain

Grove Mountain is an important nunatak region on East Antarctic Glacier that blocks the ice flow to- ward Lambert Glacier. The existence of nunataks and subglacial mountains leads to complex ice flow patterns, which are difficult to be measured by conventional ground-based methods. In this study, several JERS-1 and ERS-1/2 SAR images covering this area are used for 3-pass and 4-pass differential interferometric processing. The ice flow field of Grove Mountain and the eastern zone are derived and validated with related knowledge. The research shows that DINSAR is an effective method for meas- uring complex ice flow in Antarctic inland glacier. L-band DINSAR is more suitable for mid or fast ice flow than C-band over this region.     

引入四元数理论的改进粒子群算法

为了解决传统粒子群算法存在早熟收敛、搜索空间受限、精度不高等问题,通过四元数理论和粒子群算法,提出了一种改进粒子群算法.该算法以树状拓扑结构为基础建立邻域结构,速度公式中分别使用粒子三部分的记忆值,即自身最佳、局部最佳及全局最佳,同时在"社会"部分加入以四元数为模型的三者之间关系项,这样既能记录三者单纯的比较结果,又可以记录三者之间的关联关系.最后,分别从理论证明、实验仿真和实际物理实验三个方面验证算法的收敛性及有效性.结果表明:提出的新算法在某些测试函数中可收敛于全局最优值,在其余的几种测试函数中,该方法的平均值也要比其他三种算法更接近于全局最优,同时在图像的对比度增强的应用上具有很明显的优势.     

Quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells based on pyridine or imidazole containing copolymer chemically crosslinked gel electrolytes

Quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells based on chemically crosslinking with backbone polymers of poly(vinylpyridine-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VP-co-AN)) or poly(vinylimidazole-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VIM-co- AN)) and diiodide compounds of I(CH2)6I or I(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2I solidified EC/PC/KI/I2 gel electrolytes have been fabricated. The ionic conductivities and apparent diffusion coefficients of I3? of the electro- lytes and cell performances have been investigated. Providing chemically crosslinking points, pyridine or imidazole from the backbone polymers benefited the open circuit voltage and fill factor of the cells. Consequently, the overall energy conversion efficiencies of the quasi-solid DSSCs improved over 10% even near 20% from that of the liquid electrolyte before solidification. Besides, the employing of crosslinker I(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2I showed higher electrolytic and cell characters than that of I(CH2)6I.     

Preparation of porous nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode by screen-printing technique

Different paste has been used for preparing porous TiO2 thin film by screen-printing technique, the main component of it comes from commercial TiO2 P25 power. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on this TiO2 thin film without further chemical treatments exhibits high overall conversion efficiency of 5.81%―6.70%, even with low TiO2 content and thin film thickness. The experimental repeatability is nice and the properties of the films are uniform.     

District prediction of cholera risk in China based on environmental factors

The epidemics of cholera are impacted by many climatic and environmental factors such as precipitation, temperature, elevation and so on. The paper analyzed the suitable degree of V. cholerae in China using MaxEnt based on some geographic and climatic factors, and predicted the cholera risk in each district of China according to the suitable degree. The result shows that the areas in coastal southeast, central China and western Sichuan Basin are relatively suitable for V. cholerae and the suitable degree is higher in the Xinjiang Basin than in surrounding areas. The variables of precipitation, temperature and DEM are three main environmental risky factors that affecting the distribution of cholera in China. The variables of relative humidity, the distance to the sea and air pressure also have impacts on cholera, but sunshine duration and drainage density have little impact. The AUC value of MaxEnt based model is above 0.9 which indicates a high accuracy.     

Risk analysis for the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Mainland China using meta-modeling

A logistic model was employed to correlate the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) with related environmental factors and the migration of birds. Based on MODIS data of the normalized difference vegetation index, environmental factors were considered in generating a probability map with the aid of logistic regression. A Bayesian maximum entropy model was employed to explore the spatial and temporal correlations of HPAI incidence. The results show that proximity to water bodies and national highways was statistically relevant to the occurrence of HPAI. Migratory birds, mainly waterfowl, were important infection sources in HPAI transmission. In addition, the HPAI outbreaks had high spatiotemporal autocorrelation. This epidemic spatial range fluctuated 45 km owing to different distribution patterns of cities and water bodies. Furthermore, two outbreaks were likely to occur with a period of 22 d. The potential risk of occurrence of HPAI in Mainland China for the period from January 23 to February 17, 2004 was simulated based on these findings, providing a useful meta-model framework for the application of environmental factors in the prediction of HPAI risk.