Method to measure tree-ring width,density,elemental composition,and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes using one sample

Tree-ring width(RW),density,elemental com-position,and stable carbon and oxygen isotope(δ^(13)C,δ^(18)O)are widely used as proxies to assess climate change,ecology,and environmental pollution;however,a specific pretreat-ment has been needed for each proxy.Here,we developed a method by which each proxy can be measured in the same sample.First,the sample is polished for ring width meas-urement.After obtaining the ring width data,the sample is cut to form a 1-mm-thick wood plate.The sample is then mounted in a vertical sample holder,and gradually scanned by an X-ray beam.Simultaneously,the count rates of the fluorescent photons of elements(for chemical characteriza-tion)and a radiographic grayscale image(for wood density)are obtained,i.e.the density and the element content are obtained.Then,cellulose is isolated from the 1-mm wood plate by removal of lignin,and hemicellulose.After producing this cellulose plate,cellulose subsamples are separated by knife under the microscope for inter-annual and intra-annual stable carbon and oxygen isotope(δ^(13)C,δ^(18)O)analysis.Based on this method,RW,density,elemental composition,δ^(13)C,and δ^(18)O can be measured from the same sample,which reduces sample amount and treatment time,and is helpful for multi-proxy comparison and combination research.

A High-Quality Adaptive Video Reconstruction Optimization Method Based on Compressed Sensing

The video compression sensing method based onmulti hypothesis has attracted extensive attention in the research of video codec with limited resources.However,the formation of high-quality prediction blocks in the multi hypothesis prediction stage is a challenging task.To resolve this problem,this paper constructs a novel compressed sensing-based high-quality adaptive video reconstruction optimizationmethod.Itmainly includes the optimization of prediction blocks(OPBS),the selection of searchwindows and the use of neighborhood information.Specifically,the OPBS consists of two parts:the selection of blocks and the optimization of prediction blocks.We combine the high-quality optimization reconstruction of foreground block with the residual reconstruction of the background block to improve the overall reconstruction effect of the video sequence.In addition,most of the existing methods based on predictive residual reconstruction ignore the impact of search windows and reference frames on performance.Therefore,Block-level search window(BSW)is constructed to cover the position of the optimal hypothesis block as much as possible.To maximize the availability of reference frames,Nearby reference frame information(NRFI)is designed to reconstruct the current block.The proposed method effectively suppresses the influence of the fluctuation of the prediction block on reconstruction and improves the reconstruction performance.Experimental results showthat the proposed compressed sensing-based high-quality adaptive video reconstruction optimization method significantly improves the reconstruction performance in both objective and supervisor quality.

OGG1 inhibition suppresses African swine fever virus replication

African swine fever virus(ASFV)is an important pathogen that causes a highly contagious and lethal disease in swine,for which neither a vaccine nor treatment is available.The DNA repair enzyme 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1(OGG1),which excises the oxidative base lesion 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine(8-oxoG),has been linked to the pathogenesis of different diseases associated with viral infections.However,the role of OGG1-base excision repair(BER)in ASFV infection has been poorly investigated.Our study aimed to characterize the alteration of host reactive oxygen species(ROS)and OGG1 and to analyse the role of OGG1 in ASFV infection.We found that ASFV infection induced high levels and dynamic changes in ROS and 8-oxoG and consistently increased the expression of OGG1.Viral yield,transcription level,and protein synthesis were reduced in ASFV-infected primary alveolar macrophages(PAMs)treated by TH5487 or SU0268 inhibiting OGG1.The expression of BER pathway associated proteins of ASFV was also suppressed in OGG1-inhibited PAMs.Furthermore,OGG1 was found to negatively regulate interferonβ(IFN-β)production during ASFV infection and IFN-βcould be activated by OGG1 inhibition with TH5487 and SU0268,which blocked OGG1 binding to 8-oxoG.Additionally,the interaction of OGG1 with viral MGF360-14-L protein could disturb IFN-βproduction to further affect ASFV replication.These results suggest that OGG1 plays the crucial role in successful viral infection and OGG1 inhibitors SU0268 or TH5487 could be used as antiviral agents for ASFV infection.

非洲猪瘟病毒p35蛋白作为诊断抗原的抗原性比较

为了筛选出酶联免疫吸附测定(Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)反应性最佳的非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)诊断抗原,通过建立ELISA方法,以杆状病毒昆虫细胞表达系统表达的ASFV p30蛋白诊断抗原为参照,首次探讨原核表达系统表达的ASFVp35蛋白作为诊断抗原的抗原性和潜力。免疫印迹和免疫荧光结果表明,获得了40 kDa的重组p35蛋白和30 kDa的p30蛋白,两种蛋白与ASFV阳性血清均具有较好的免疫反应原性。采用重组p30和p35蛋白作为诊断抗原分别建立ELISA方法,并验证其敏感性、稳定性以及与进口试剂盒的符合率。结果显示,尽管p35-ELISA方法的检测敏感性稍低于p30-ELISA方法,但其敏感性仍可达95.8%,且p35-ELISA方法和p30-ELISA方法的批内和批间变异系数均小于10%。p35-ELISA方法与进口试剂盒比较,符合率达97.2%。结果表明建立的p35-ELISA方法敏感性高且稳定性好,可应用于ASFV感染血清的检测。

Copper（Ⅱ） Acetylacetonate： An Efficient Catalyst for Huisgen- Click Reaction for Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazoles in Water

An efficient and green copper（Ⅱ） acetylacetonate-catalyzed protocol for the Huisgen-click reaction in water at 100℃ has been established. The protocol was not only suitable for the reaction between organic azides and alkynes, but also suitable for one-pot three-component reaction among alkyl halides, NaN3 and alkynes.