Physiological mechanisms underlying reduced photosynthesis in wheat leaves grown in the field under conditions of nitrogen and water deficiency

Reduced photosynthesis results directly from nitrogen or water deficiency in wheat plants,and leads to a decrease in grain yield.In this study,by measuring the effects of water and N deficiencies,both individually and combined,we characterized the responses of wheat(Triticum aestivum L.Yumai 49-198)plants to these two deficiencies using physiological measurements and comparative proteomics.Significant decreases in grain yield and leaf photosynthetic performance were observed in all deficiency conditions,and 106 photosynthetic proteins that showed responses were identified.Nitrogen deficiency induced the least change in photosynthetic proteins,and similar changes in most of these proteins were also observed for the combined nitrogen and water deficiencies.Water deficiency induced the largest change in photosynthetic proteins and resulted in the lowest 1000-kernel weight.Severe decreases in photosynthesis in both the water-deficiency and combined N and water deficiency groups were reflected mainly in an imbalanced ATP/NADPH ratio associated with the light reaction,which influences carbon metabolism in the Calvin cycle.Photorespiration was respectively stimulated or inhibited by N or water deficiency,while suppression of photorespiratory flux and activation of nitrogen recycling were observed in the combined N and water deficiency treatments.Comparison of photosynthetic proteins between experimental sites suggested that precipitation affected linear electron flow in the photoreaction,and thus photosynthetic efficiency.Our results provide a baseline for future studies of the roles of these photosynthetic proteins in the response to N or water deficiency and their effect on 1000-kernel weight.

A new method of encryption wireless energy transmission for EV in the smart grid

Wireless charging has played a crucial role in electric vehicle charging market presently.As electric vehicles will be important nodes access to the smart grid in the future,the security flow of energy and information between wireless charging infrastructure and the smart grid will directly affect the security of the smart grid.A novel secure wireless transfer method for energy and information transfer simultaneously has been represented in this paper by designing a reasonable dual-band coil for simultaneous transmission of energy and information,using improved chaotic modulation and a three times handshake protocol for encrypting energy and information between wireless charging infrastructure and the smart grid.Both the simulation and experiments show that the security of energy transmission can be effectively improved by this structure,in the premise of ensuring the power and efficiency of wireless energy transmission.

Operator Product Formula for a Special Macdonald Function

In this paper, we construct two sets of vertex operators S+ and S? from a direct sum of two sets of Heisenberg algebras. Then by calculating the vacuum expectation value of some products of vertex operators, we get Macdonald function in special variables xi = t i-1 ( i = 0,1, 2,). Hence we obtain the operator product formula for a special Macdonald function Pλ (1,t,,tn-1;q,t ) when n is finite as well as when n goes to infinity.

A 180-Day Subchronic Oral Toxicity Study of Total Flavones of <i>E. leptorrhizum</i>Stearn in Rats

A subchronic oral toxicity was conducted to evaluate the safety of total flavones of E. leptorrhizum Stearn in Sprague-Dawley rats. The test article was administered once daily by gavage in male and female rats at dose levels of 24, 48, and 96 mg/kg body weight/day for 180 days. 90 and 180 days after administration, ten and tweedy animals (each half of male and female) of each group were tested. 28 days after withdrawal, five male and female rats were tested. There were no significant toxicological changes shown in daily clinical signs, body weight, food consumption, hematology parameters, blood biochemistry, organ weights and histopathological examination except leukocyte differential count. It was concluded that the no-observed-effect level (NOEL) for total flavones of E. leptorrhizum Stearn was >96 mg/kg in SD rats.

A review: status and prospect of heterosis prediction in rapeseed(Brassica napus L.)

Heterosis has been widely exploited and utilized in rapeseed breeding. Reliable and precise prediction techniques of heterosis contributed in accelerating the crossbreeding and reducing the cost of large-scale field evaluation. Combined with our work in last decades, this review summarized the progress on heterosis prediction of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), compared the efficiency of different methods, and proposed its prospect.

A Graphical Analysis on Compensation Designs of Large-gap CPT systems for EV Charging Applications

Capacitive power transfer(CPT)technology is a newly emerging research focus for EV charging applications.Due to the absence of eddy current loss and light weight of the capacitive coupling metal plates,CPT technology is considered to be a promising alternative to the inductive power transfer(IPT)technology.In this paper,the recent designs of large-gap CPT systems designed for EV charging applications are summarized.And a graphical method based on Smith chart is proposed to analyze the characteristics of the compensation designs.With the design objectives graphically represented,the Smith chart can be used to visually analyze the performance of a compensation design,which could be helpful in multi-objectives design of the CPT system.The graphic features of three major design objectives on the Smith chart are investigated.Several guidelines of a good compensation design are concluded.

STON2风险变异通过影响Syt1转运和突触功能导致精神分裂症样行为

Synaptic dysfunction is a core component of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.However,the genetic risk factors and molecular mechanisms related to synaptic dysfunction are still not fully understood.The Stonin 2(STON2)gene encodes a major adaptor for clathrin-mediated endocytosis(CME)of synaptic vesicles.In this study,we showed that the C-C(307Pro-851Ala)haplotype of STON2 increases the susceptibility to schizophrenia and examined whether STON2 variations cause schizophrenia-like behaviors through the regulation of CME.We found that schizophrenia-related STON2 variations led to protein dephosphorylation,which affected its interaction with synaptotagmin 1(Syt1),a calcium sensor protein located in the presynaptic membrane that is critical for CME.STON2307Pro851Ala knockin mice exhibited deficits in synaptic transmission,short-term plasticity,and schizophrenia-like behaviors.Moreover,among seven antipsychotic drugs,patients with the C-C(307Pro-851Ala)haplotype responded better to haloperidol than did the T-A(307Ser-851Ser)carriers.The recovery of deficits in Syt1 sorting and synaptic transmission by acute administration of haloperidol effectively improved schizophrenia-like behaviors in STON2307Pro851Ala knockin mice.Our findings demonstrated the effect of schizophreniarelated STON2 variations on synaptic dysfunction through the regulation of CME,which might be attractive therapeutic targets for treating schizophrenia-like phenotypes.

The differential fault analysis on block cipher FeW

Feather weight(FeW)cipher is a lightweight block cipher proposed by Kumar et al.in 2019,which takes 64 bits plaintext as input and produces 64 bits ciphertext.As Kumar et al.said,FeW is a software oriented design with the aim of achieving high efficiency in software based environments.It seems that FeW is immune to many cryptographic attacks,like linear,impossible differential,differential and zero correlation attacks.However,in recent work,Xie et al.reassessed the security of FeW.More precisely,they proved that under the differential fault analysis(DFA)on the encryption states,an attacker can completely recover the master secret key.In this paper,we revisit the block cipher FeW and consider the DFA on its key schedule algorithm,which is rather popular cryptanalysis for kinds of block ciphers.In particular,by respectively injected faults into the 30th and 29th round subkeys,one can recover about 55/80~69%bits of master key.Then the brute force searching remaining bits,one can obtain the full master secret key.The simulations and experiment results show that our analysis is practical.

Research on human gait sensing based on triboelectric nanogenerator

To address the problem of frequent battery replacement for wearable sensors applied to fall detection among the elderly,a portable and lowcost triboelectric nanogenerator(TENG)-based self-powered sensor for human gait monitoring is proposed.The main fabrication materials of the TENG are polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)film,aluminum(Al)foil,and polyimide(PI)film,where PTFE and Al are the friction layer materials and the PI film is used to improve the output performance.Exploiting the ability of TENGs to monitor changes in environmental conditions,a self-powered sensor based on the TENG is placed in an insole to collect gait information.Since a TENG does not require a power source to convert physical and mechanical signals into electrical signals,the electrical signals can be used as sensing signals to be analyzed by a computer to recognize daily human activities and fall status.Experimental results show that the accuracy of the TENG-based sensor for recognizing human gait is 97.2%,demonstrating superior sensing performance and providing valuable insights for future monitoring of fall events in the elderly population.

海南地区与环渤海湾美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种水产动物分离株的表型与遗传特征分析

美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种(Photobacterium damselae subsp.damselae,PDD)是一种广泛分布于海洋环境内的重要病原菌,可导致多种海洋生物患病死亡,近年来在我国不同养殖区域内均有发现和报道。【目的】通过生理代谢表型、毒力基因分布和分子遗传分析,系统比较我国海南地区和环渤海湾不同株系PDD的表型与遗传多样性特征。【方法】使用选择性培养基测定PDD的蔗糖发酵能力、运动性、溶血性和磷脂酶活性;通过PCR检测质粒pPHDD1复制起始点基因pPHDD1 replication origin和毒力基因dly,hlyA_(pl),hlyA_(ch),plpV;基于toxR基因序列构建系统发育树,分析16株PDD的遗传关系。【结果】4株PDD蔗糖发酵测试呈阳性,12株PDD蔗糖发酵测试呈阴性。不同株系PDD运动能力存在显著差异,其中环渤海湾分离株Pdd1608、Pdd2009和Pdd1704的运动能力较强。仅有环渤海湾分离株Pdd1608表现为强溶血性、强磷脂酶活性;海南地区分离株Pdd1612和Pdd0912表现为弱溶血性、无磷脂酶活性;其余菌株表现为弱溶血性、弱磷脂酶活性。菌株Pdd1608的毒力基因谱为pPHDD1 replication origin-dly-hlyAp-hlyAch-plpV,其余菌株的毒力基因谱为hlyAch-plpV。系统发育分析揭示不同株系PDD具有高度的遗传多样性。【结论】流行于海南地区和环渤海湾的PDD可能都由多克隆种群组成,它们具有复杂的表型特征、相似的毒力基因分布和高度的遗传多样性。

典型生境巨菌草根内生固氮菌的群落多样性

【目的】探究不同生境巨菌草内生固氮菌群落组成多样性及其分异规律。【方法】采用高通量测序固氮酶nif H标靶基因方法,研究了我国6个典型地区的巨菌草内生固氮菌群,包括福建闽侯县、新疆墨玉县、内蒙古阿拉善左旗、青海贵德县、甘肃安定区、海南那大镇,结合地理气候因子统计,分析了固氮菌多样性的环境驱动机制。【结果】共获得64122条nif H基因的有效序列,640个OTUs,归属于6个门、10个纲、17个目、24个科、33个属和39个种。不同地区巨菌草中优势内生固氮菌群的种类和丰度存在较大的差异。在门水平上,福州闽侯县、甘肃安定区、新疆墨玉县、内蒙古阿拉善左旗和青海贵德县5个地区的优势菌门均为变形菌门,海南那大镇的优势菌门为变形菌门和蓝藻菌门;属水平上,不同地区巨菌草最优势内生固氮菌类群分别为:福州闽侯县(变形菌门中未定属,80.56%);新疆墨玉县(变形菌门中未定属,33.14%);内蒙古阿拉善左旗(变形菌门中未定属,76.23%);甘肃安定区(α-变形菌纲中的未定属,53.78%);海南那大镇(变形菌门中未定属,38.37%);青海贵德县(变形菌门中未定属,46.12%)。Alpha多样性和Beta多样性分析表明,不同地区巨菌草内生固氮菌群落的多样性存在较大的差异,海南那大镇样本中巨菌草各类内生固氮菌群的多样性及丰富度最高,福建闽侯县样本中巨菌草各类内生固氮菌群的多样性及丰富度最低。典范对应分析(CCA)结果表明,年均降雨量和年均气温是影响巨菌草内生固氮菌群变化的主要因素,其次是土壤有机质、土壤全氮和土壤p H。【结论】不同地区巨菌草内生固氮菌群落的组成及丰度存在着较大的差异,海南那大镇巨菌草内生固氮菌群的种类及相对丰度较高,本研究可为巨菌草内生固氮菌群的资源开发及其固氮微生物肥料的菌种选育和生产应用提供理论支持。

包头市室内环境与儿童普通感冒的相关性

为探讨包头市学龄前儿童普通感冒的患病率及其与现代住宅室内环境因素间的相关性, 2014年3~7月在包头市随机选取了37所幼儿园的4907名3~7岁儿童进行了一项横断面调研.结果显示,被调查儿童1年内经常患普通感冒(次数大于5次)的比例为4.8%,有过长时间感冒(1次感冒持续时间大于2周)的比例为6.1%.与低年龄段儿童(3~5岁)相比,高年龄段儿童(6~7岁)1年内患普通感冒次数大于5次的比例降低,且差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05).家庭成员有过敏史的儿童1年内患普通感冒次数大于5次和1次患普通感冒持续时间大于2周的频率较高,具有显著性差异(P<0.001).通过卡方检验及多元logistics回归方法分析发现:有家庭成员过敏史、室内有凝结水现象(表明通风量较低)出现都会导致学龄前儿童患普通感冒的次数和患病持续时间增加的风险;经常晒被褥则是儿童普通感冒的保护因素.本研究表明包头市现代住宅室内环境因素及生活方式与儿童普通感冒的患病率和持续时间均存在显著相关性.

Testing the role of genetic variation of the MC4R gene in Chinese population in antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbance

Antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbance(AIMD) is a common adverse effect of antipsychotics with genetics partly underpinning variation in susceptibility among schizophrenia patients. Melanocortin4 receptor(MC4 R) gene, one of the candidate genes for AIMD, has been under-studied in the Chinese patients. We conducted a pharmacogenetic study in a large cohort of Chinese patients with schizophrenia. In this study, we investigated the genetic variation of MC4 R in Chinese population by genotyping two SNPs(rs489693 and rs17782313) in 1,991 Chinese patients and examined association of these variants with the metabolic effects that were often observed to be related to AIMD. Metabolic measures, including body mass index(BMI), waist circumference(WC), glucose, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein(HDL), and low-density lipoprotein(LDL) levels were assessed at baseline and after 6-week antipsychotic treatment. We found that interaction of SNP×medication status(drug-na?ve/medicated) was significantly associated with BMI, WC, and HDL change %, respectively. Both SNPs were significantly associated with baseline BMI and WC in the medicated group. Moderate association of rs489693 with WC, Triglyceride, and HDL change % were observed in the whole sample. In the drug-na?ve group, we found recessive effects of rs489693 on BMI gain more than 7%, WC and Triglyceride change %, with AA incurring more metabolic adverse effects. In conclusion, the association between rs489693 and the metabolic measures is ubiquitous but moderate. Rs17782313 is less involved in AIMD. Two SNPs confer risk of AIMD to patients treated with different antipsychotics in a similar way.

Atmospheric wet and dry deposition of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to the South China Sea

At the global scale,atmospheric inputs of nitrogen are an important source of the new nitrogen that supports new marine production,especially in oligotrophic open oceans and marginal seas.This study reports quantities of atmospheric deposition of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN)to the largest marginal sea in the North Pacific(the oligotrophic South China Sea,SCS)based primarily on rainwater sampling in the open northwestern region(Yongxing Island)from 2013 to 2015,and aerosol sampling from the SCS basin in June 2017.Atmospheric wet and dry deposition of DIN and their potential contributions to productivity were estimated.The volume-weighted mean rainwater concentrations during the wet and dry seasons were 4.9 and 18.1μmol L-1 for N+N(NO3-+NO2-),and 5.7 and 4.0μmol L-1 for NH4+,respectively.Rainwater concentrations of DIN were lower in the marginal seas than in the open ocean.The aerosol NO3-concentration was 1.15±1.18μg m-3 during the wet season,which is slightly lower than reported for the East China Sea and East Sea,but higher than in the Arabian Sea.Monthly wet and dry deposition rates ranged from 0.4-3.9 and 0.4-1.2 mmol m-2 mon-1 for NO3-,and 0.2-1.3 and 0.01-0.02 mmol m-2 mon-1 for NH4+,respectively.The annual wet and dry deposition fluxes of DIN were estimated to be 16.8 and 10.1 mmol m-2yr-1,respectively.Compared to other marginal seas,the SCS receives less atmospheric NO3-inputs than the Yellow Sea,East China Sea,East Sea,and northeastern Mediterranean Sea.The total atmospheric DIN deposition may account for 1.8-11.1%of the nitrogen supporting new production and 0.7-1.8%of the nitrogen supporting primary production.

Energetics and structures of hydrogen-vacancy clusters in tungsten based on genetic algorithm

The behavior of hydrogen(H)in metals has been a longstanding research topic in materials science.One of the most compelling subjects is the deleterious effects of H on the microstructural evolution of materials;these effects include H embrittlement,superabundant vacancy formation,and blistering.Vacancies have been demonstrated through both experiments and computational simulations to have strong H trapping effects[1],resulting in increased H retention[2],

Interaction Between Variations in Dopamine D2 and Serotonin 2A Receptor is Associated with Short-Term Response to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia

Dear Editor,Schizophrenia is a chronic and debilitating brain disorder,which has a strong genetic component with heritability ranging from 66%to 85%[1,2].Currently,antipsychotic drugs remain the most effective treatment for the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia[3].Because of the severe sideeffects of first-generation antipsychotics(FGAs),secondgeneration antipsychotics(SGAs)have become more widely used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

P-Rex1 Overexpression Results in Aberrant Neuronal Polarity and Psychosis-Related Behaviors

Neuronal polarity is involved in multiple developmental stages, including cortical neuron migration,multipolar-to-bipolar transition, axon initiation, apical/basal dendrite differentiation, and spine formation. All of these processes are associated with the cytoskeleton and are regulated by precise timing and by controlling gene expression. The P-Rex1(phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate dependent Rac exchange factor 1) gene for example, is known to be important for cytoskeletal reorganization, cell motility, and migration. Deficiency of P-Rex1 protein leads to abnormal neuronal migration and synaptic plasticity, as well as autism-related behaviors.Nonetheless, the effects of P-Rex1 overexpression on neuronal development and higher brain functions remain unclear. In the present study, we explored the effect of P-Rex1 overexpression on cerebral development and psychosis-related behaviors in mice. In utero electroporation at embryonic day 14.5 was used to assess the influence of P-Rex1 overexpression on cell polarity and migration.Primary neuron culture was used to explore the effects of P-Rex1 overexpression on neuritogenesis and spine morphology. In addition, P-Rex1 overexpression in the medial prefrontal cortex(m PFC) of mice was used to assess psychosis-related behaviors. We found that P-Rex1 overexpression led to aberrant polarity and inhibited the multipolar-to-bipolar transition, leading to abnormal neuronal migration. In addition, P-Rex1 overexpression affected the early development of neurons, manifested as abnormal neurite initiation with cytoskeleton change,reduced the axon length and dendritic complexity, and caused excessive lamellipodia in primary neuronal culture.Moreover, P-Rex1 overexpression decreased the density of spines with increased height, width, and head area in vitro and in vivo. Behavioral tests showed that P-Rex1 overexpression in the mouse m PFC caused anxiety-like behaviors and a sensorimotor gating deficit. The appropriate P-Rex1 level plays a critical role in the developing cerebral cortex and excessive P-Rex1 might be related to psychosis-related behaviors.

Import of Rift Valley fever to China:a potential new threat?

Several recent studies in Virologica Sinica and other journals have highlighted the enormous international challenge of emerging arboviral diseases,such as Zika virus disease,dengue,and chikungunya(Islam et al.,2015;Maurice et al.,2015;Dai et al.,2016;Deng et al.,2016;Song et al.,2016;Wang et al.,2016;Xu et al.,2016;Zhang et al.,2016;Zhou

RhoGEF Trio Regulates Radial Migration of Projection Neurons via Its Distinct Domains

The radial migration of cortical pyramidal neurons(PNs)during corticogenesis is necessary for establishing a multilayered cerebral cortex.Neuronal migration defects are considered a critical etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders,including autism spectrum disorders(ASDs),schizophrenia,epilepsy,and intellectual disability(ID).TRIO is a high-risk candidate gene for ASDs and ID.However,its role in embryonic radial migration and the etiology of ASDs and ID are not fully understood.In this study,we found that the in vivo conditional knockout or in utero knockout of Trio in excitatory precursors in the neocortex caused aberrant polarity and halted the migration of late-born PNs.Further investigation of the underlying mechanism revealed that the interaction of the Trio N-terminal SH3 domain with Myosin X mediated the adherence of migrating neurons to radial glial fibers through regulating the membrane location of neuronal cadherin(N-cadherin).Also,independent or synergistic overexpression of RAC1 and RHOA showed different phenotypic recoveries of the abnormal neuronal migration by affecting the morphological transition and/or the glial fiber-dependent locomotion.Taken together,our findings clarify a novel mechanism of Trio in regulating N-cadherin cell surface expression via the interaction of Myosin X with its N-terminal SH3 domain.These results suggest the vital roles of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1(GEF1)and GEF2 domains in regulating radial migration by activating their Rho GTPase effectors in both distinct and cooperative manners,which might be associated with the abnormal phenotypes in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Finite 2-Groups Whose Number of Subgroups of Each Order are at Most 2^(4)

Assume G is a group of order 2^(n),n≥5.Let s_(k)(G)denote the number of subgroups of order 2^(k) of G.We classify finite 2-groups G with s k(G)≤2^(4),where 1≤k≤n.