Rural communities in Kenya largely depend on plant resources for their livelihood.The utilization of these resources depends on the availability of plant resources and the level of knowledge of the residents.We conduc...Rural communities in Kenya largely depend on plant resources for their livelihood.The utilization of these resources depends on the availability of plant resources and the level of knowledge of the residents.We conducted an ethnobotanical study in Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya to determine the knowledge and utilization of various plant species by the local communities.The study was conducted in four major administrative regions from June 2018 to February 2019,involving interview schedules using semi-structured open-ended questionnaires and guided field collections with 48 informants.A total of 214 plant species distributed in 73 families and 169 genera with 616 Use Reports(URs)were documented.Fabaceae was the highest family cited by the informants(31 species)followed by Lamiaceae and Euphorbiaceae(each with 11 species).Trees(49%)and shrubs(32%)were the top life forms of the plants frequently utilized by the local residents.The general plant uses reported were medicinal,food,fodder,construction,fuel,pesticidal,religious,live fencing,and making crafts.Zanthoxylum gilletii,Prunus africana,and Solanum incanum were found to be highly valued by the local communities.Plant utilization as food and medicinal uses against snake-bite related problems had the highest Informant Consensus Factor(ICF).Only 29(13.6%)of the species reported had their status assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN).Conservation measures,alongside awareness creation in this region,are highly recommended for the species endemic to the region,highly depended on by the community,and those threatened according to IUCN standards.展开更多
In order to solve the problems of too large mass,too complex structure and poor flexibility of the 6 DOF manipulator,the topological optimization theory based on variable density method is applied to the 6-DOF manipul...In order to solve the problems of too large mass,too complex structure and poor flexibility of the 6 DOF manipulator,the topological optimization theory based on variable density method is applied to the 6-DOF manipulator,the topology optimization of the main structural components of the manipulator is carried out with the help of the finite element software ANSYS,and the optimized structure is simplified according to the density distribution of the units and the requirements of manufacturability.the results are compared and analysed by static mechanics.It shows that the whole mass of the 6-DOF manipulator is reduced by 47.23%without changing the original mechanical properties after topological optimization,and the optimized model can meet the requirements of manufacturability,the optimization effect is signifcant,which can be used as a reference for the structure optimization of the 6-DOF manipulator.展开更多
基金We acknowledge the support of the foresters,rangers,area chiefs,sub-chiefs and residents of Tharaka-Nithi county accorded to this study.The Kenya Forest Service for the fieldwork permits and the scientist Mr.Ken Wambua of National Museums of Kenya for help with specimen identification.Dr.Emily Wabuyele who gave helpful insights in the development of this manuscript.This research was supported by grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970211)from the Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre,CAS(SAJC201614).
文摘Rural communities in Kenya largely depend on plant resources for their livelihood.The utilization of these resources depends on the availability of plant resources and the level of knowledge of the residents.We conducted an ethnobotanical study in Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya to determine the knowledge and utilization of various plant species by the local communities.The study was conducted in four major administrative regions from June 2018 to February 2019,involving interview schedules using semi-structured open-ended questionnaires and guided field collections with 48 informants.A total of 214 plant species distributed in 73 families and 169 genera with 616 Use Reports(URs)were documented.Fabaceae was the highest family cited by the informants(31 species)followed by Lamiaceae and Euphorbiaceae(each with 11 species).Trees(49%)and shrubs(32%)were the top life forms of the plants frequently utilized by the local residents.The general plant uses reported were medicinal,food,fodder,construction,fuel,pesticidal,religious,live fencing,and making crafts.Zanthoxylum gilletii,Prunus africana,and Solanum incanum were found to be highly valued by the local communities.Plant utilization as food and medicinal uses against snake-bite related problems had the highest Informant Consensus Factor(ICF).Only 29(13.6%)of the species reported had their status assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN).Conservation measures,alongside awareness creation in this region,are highly recommended for the species endemic to the region,highly depended on by the community,and those threatened according to IUCN standards.
基金supported in part by China intelligent robot project of firm-universities cooperative R&D under Grant No.2021JQR021the Anhui Provincial Teaching Demonstration Course Project under Grant No.2020SJJXSFK0330+9 种基金the demonstration experiment training center project of Anhui Polytechnic University under Grant No.2020sysx02the Overseas Visiting and Research Project for Outstanding Young Backbone Talents in Universities of Anhui Province under Grant No.gxgwfx2019041the Innovation Project for Returned Overseas Students in Anhui Province under Grant No.2020LCX013Key Research and Development Projects of Anhui Province under Grant No.202004b11020006Scientific Research Foundation of Anhui Polytechnic University under Grant No.2020YQQ010Anhui Polytechnic University Research Initiation Fund for Introducing Talents under Grant No.2019YQQ004Anhui Polytechnic University Research Project under Grant No.Xjky019201905Industrial Collaborative Innovation Fund of Anhui Polytechnic University and Jiujiang District under Grant No.2021cyxtb9Open Project of Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory on Information Fusion and Control of Intelligent Robot under Grant No.IFCIR2020001Open project of Key Laboratory of industrial equipment quality big data Ministry of industry and information technology under Grant No.2021-IEQBD-05.
文摘In order to solve the problems of too large mass,too complex structure and poor flexibility of the 6 DOF manipulator,the topological optimization theory based on variable density method is applied to the 6-DOF manipulator,the topology optimization of the main structural components of the manipulator is carried out with the help of the finite element software ANSYS,and the optimized structure is simplified according to the density distribution of the units and the requirements of manufacturability.the results are compared and analysed by static mechanics.It shows that the whole mass of the 6-DOF manipulator is reduced by 47.23%without changing the original mechanical properties after topological optimization,and the optimized model can meet the requirements of manufacturability,the optimization effect is signifcant,which can be used as a reference for the structure optimization of the 6-DOF manipulator.