Artificial selection of the Green Revolution gene Semidwarf 1 is implicated in upland rice breeding

Semidwarf breeding has boosted crop production and is a well-known outcome from the first Green Revolution. The Green Revolution gene Semidwarf 1(SD1), which modulates gibberellic acid(GA) biosynthesis, plays a principal role in determining rice plant height. Mutations in SD1 reduce rice plant height and promote lodging resistance and fertilizer tolerance to increase grain production. The plant height mediated by SD1 also favors grain yield under certain conditions. However, it is not yet known whether the function of SD1 in upland rice promotes adaptation and grain production. In this study, the plant height and grain yield of irrigated and upland rice were comparatively analyzed under paddy and dryland conditions. In response to dryland environments, rice requires a reduction in plant height to cope with water deficits. Upland rice accessions had greater plant heights than their irrigated counterparts under both paddy and dryland conditions, and appropriately reducing plant height could improve adaptability to dryland environments and maintain high grain yield formation. Moreover, upland rice cultivars with thicker stem diameters had stronger lodging resistance, which addresses the lodging problem. Knockout of SD1 in the upland rice cultivar IRAT104 reduced the plant height and grain yield, demonstrating that the adjustment of plant height mediated by SD1 could increase grain production in dryland fields. In addition, an SD1 genetic diversity analysis verified that haplotype variation causes phenotypic variation in plant height. During the breeding history of rice, SD1 allelic mutations were selected from landraces to improve the grain yield of irrigated rice cultivars, and this selection was accompanied by a reduction in plant height. Thus, five known mutant alleles were analyzed to verify that functional SD1 is required for upland rice production. All these results suggest that SD1 might have undergone artificial positive selection in upland rice, which provides further insights concerning greater plant height in upland rice breeding.

The Revolution that Reshapes Lifestyles

While navigating the brave new world of online shopping,China should strike a balance between embracing the future and preserving the traditions that enrich its cultural fabric.IN the bustling streets of China,a quiet revolution has taken place,reshaping the way people shop and interact with the market.E-commerce has emerged as a dominant force,offering a plethora of products and services at the fingertips of tens of millions.From the tiny needle to the grandest household appliances,from branded shoes to fresh fruits and vegetables,everything is just a click away.

World Industrial Revolutions and the Development of Artificial Intelligence System

The objective-scientific conclusions obtained from the researches conducted in various fields of science prove that era and worldview are in unity and are phenomena that determine one another,and era and worldview are the most important phenomena in the understanding of geniuses,historical events,including personalities who have left a mark on the history of politics,and every individual as a whole.And it is appropriate to briefly consider the problem in the context of human and personality factors.It is known that man has tried to understand natural phenomena since the beginning of time.Contact with the material world naturally affects his consciousness and even his subconscious as he solves problems that are important or useful for human life.During this understanding,the worldview changes and is formed.Thus,depending on the material and moral development of all spheres of life,the content and essence of the progress events,as the civilizations replaced each other in different periods,the event of periodization took place and became a system.If we take Europe,the people of the Ice Age of 300,000 years ago,who engaged in hunting to solve their hunger needs,in other words,the age of dinosaurs,have spread to many parts of the world from Africa,where they lived in order to survive and meet more of their daily needs.The extensive integration of agricultural Ice Age People into the Earth included farming,fishing,animal husbandry,hunting,as well as handicrafts,etc.,and has led to the revolutionary development of the fields.As economic activities led these first inhabitants of the planet from caves to less comfortable shelters,then to good houses,then to palaces,labor activities in various occupations,including crafts,developed rapidly.Thus,the fads of the era who differed from the crowd(later this class will be called personalities,geniuses...-Kh.G.)began to appear.If we approach the issue from the point of view of history,we witness that the world view determines the development in different periods.This idea can be expressed in such a way that each period can be considered to have developed or experienced a crisis according to the level of worldview.In this direction of our thoughts,the question arises:So,what is the phenomenon of worldview of this era-XXI century?Based on the general content of the current events,characterized as the globalization stage of the modern world,we can say that the outlook of the historical stage we live in is based on the achievements of the last stage of the industrial revolution.In this article,by analyzing the history of the artificial intelligence system during the world industrial revolutions,we will study both the concept of progress of the industrial revolutions and the progressive and at the same time regressive development of the artificial intelligence system.

Global energy transition revolution and the connotation and pathway of the green and intelligent energy system

The essence of energy system transition is the"energy revolution':The development of the"resource-dominated"energy system with fossil energy as the mainstay has promoted human progress,but it has also triggered energy crisis and ecological environment crisis,which is not compatible with the new demands of the new round of scientific and technological revolution,industrial transformation,and sustainable human development.It is in urgent need to research and develop a new-type energy system in the context of carbon neutrality.In the framework of"technique-dominated"new green and intelligent energy system with"three new"of new energy,new power and new energy storage as the mainstay,the"super energy basin"concepts with the Ordos Basin,Nw China as a representative will reshape the concept and model of future energy exploration and development.In view of the"six inequalities"in global energy and the resource conditions of"abundant coal,insufficient oil and gas and infinite new energy"in China,it is suggested to deeply boost"China energy revolution',sticking to the six principles of independent energy production,green energy supply,secure energy reserve,efficient energy consumption,intelligent energy management,economical energy cost;enhance"energy scientific and technological innovation"by implementing technique-dominated"four major science and technology innovation projects',namely,clean coal project,oil production stabilization and gas production increasing project,new energy acceleration project,and green-intelligent energy project;implement"energy transition"by accelerating the green-dominated"four-modernization development',namely,fossil energy cleaning,large-scale new energy,coordinated centralized energy distribution,intelligent multi-energy management,so as to promote the exchange of two 80%s"in China's energy structure and construct the new green and intelligent energy system.

Revolution CT联合不同权重ASIR-V在胸痛三联征成像中的应用价值比较

目的探讨Revolution CT联合不同权重多模型迭代重建技术(ASIR-V)在胸痛三联征(TRO)成像中的应用价值。方法选取我院2022年8月~2023年3月收治的90例胸痛患者进行研究,入院后接受TRORevolution CT平扫。按随机数字表法分成滤波反投影(FBP)组与ASIR-V组各45例。FBP组采用FBP技术进行图像重组,ASIR-V组采用不同权重(10%、30%、50%、70%、90%)前置ASIR-V技术重组。记录两组辐射剂量长度乘积(DLP)、有效剂量(ED),比较不同重组方式及不同权重下冠状动脉、升主动脉、降主动脉、肺动脉干的平均CT值、噪声值、信噪比(SNR)、对比信噪比(CNR),由2名经验丰富的影像科医生进行主观图像质量评分。结果ASIR-V组DLP、ED低于FBP组(P<0.05)。ASIR-V不同权重的血管腔噪声值低于FBP,血管腔SNR、CNR与主观图像质量评分高于FBP(P<0.05)。ASIR-V权重50%、70%、90%的噪声值低于ASIR-V权重10%、30%的噪声值(P<0.05)。ASIR-V权重50%、70%、90%的SNR、CNR高于ASIR-V权重10%、30%的SNR、CNR(P<0.05)。ASIR-V权重50%、70%的主观评分高于ASIR-V权重10%、30%、90%的主观评分(P<0.05)。结论Revolution CT联合ASIR-V技术能减少辐射剂量,ASIR-V权重50%、70%时对血管腔与解剖结构的显示良好,血管腔噪声值较低,SNR、CNR较高,能满足诊断需求。

The Debate on Democratic Revolution in Japan in the 1920s

Anti-hegemonic movements in Japan had occurred frequently since the early 20th century,and democratic revolution debate in the 1920s was the first significant domestic debate on future development strategy.Various discussions on it from Japanese academia involved state power,absolutism,agrarian revolution,and revolutionary strategy,etc.An analysis of early Japanese scholars’perspectives on the democratic revolution helps to know about the social milieu in Japan at that time,and is of positive significance to comprehend the development process of the current Japanese democratic revolution.

Aesthetic Utopia,Revolution in Daily Life and Identity Construction of Peasant Paintings

Peasant painting is a kind of painting created by farmers as creative subject,bearing rich significance.According to the historical development of peasant painting in reality,the types of meaning it carried could be divided into three types in chronological order:political ideological significance,folk life significance,and creative fashion significance.These three types of meaning gave rise to three types of aesthetic utopia,namely political aesthetic utopia,folk aesthetic utopia and fashion aesthetic utopia.The three types of aesthetic utopia reflected three forms of negation and revolution of daily life.What the political aesthetic utopia resisted was the alienation force of material desire.What folk aesthetic utopia resisted was the desire for material and the binding of political ideology.The fashion aesthetic utopia opposed the relatively narrow localism.Through these three forms of resistance,the public also constructed three identities:the interpreter of their own aesthetic interpretation of political ideology,the interpreter of their own aesthetic interpretation of real life from perspective of local feelings,and the interpreter of their own aesthetic interpretation of real life from perspective of the relationship between themselves and the world.

The Revolution’s Result: The Change of Cuban-American Relations During the 1959-1962 Period

Cuban-American relations have become one of the most attractive bilateral relations since the Cold War era.With historical methods and international relations theory,this paper aims to discuss the Cuban Revolution and the change of Cuban-American relations through two issues.One is the Cuban Revolution and the gradual rupture of traditional Cuban-American ties,demonstrating that since Castro’s radical reform of nationalization deeply violated the economic interests of the United States,conflicts and confrontations had already been incurred.At the same time,with Moscow’s intervention,the Cuban Revolution gradually became complicated and sensitive to deal with from Washington’s perspective.The other one is the evolution of confrontation between the Castro revolutionary regime and the United States government during the 1959-1962 period.The Bay of Pigs Invasion rapidly caused political tensions in Cuban-American relations,and soon,the Cuban Missile Crisis institutionalized the escalating confrontation and deeply worsened bilateral relations.As a result,the Castro regime had no choice but to rely on Soviet assistance to maintain a delicate balance with the United States for several decades,which indicated the tragedy of the small nations’destiny.

The Haitian Revolution and Jean-Jacques Dessalines:The End of History and the Last Man Standing

This work,using a structurationist approach,phenomenological structuralism,argues that the Haitian Revolution and Jean-Jacques Dessalines represented the first embodiment of Alexandre Kojève’s“End of History”thesis.Following the Haitian Revolution,which is a revolt against slavery and mercantilist capitalism,the founder of the country,Jean-Jacques Dessalines,attempted to synthesize three forms of system and social integration on the island in order to constitute the nation of Haiti:the mercantilist and liberal capitalism of the Affranchis,petit-bourgeois blacks and mulatto elites,respectively;and the Lakouism,communism,of the African majority on the island.In this sense,Dessalines represented the first embodiment of Kojève’s end of history Hegelian thesis.Using a structurationist,structural Marxist,understanding of practical consciousness constitution,the work explores the origins and basis for Dessalines’s social,political,and economic policies to that end.The death of Dessalines,I conclude,would undermine this revolutionary impetus of the Haitian Revolution,rendering it insignificant,and converted Haiti into the so-called poorest country in the Western Hemisphere under American neoliberal capitalist hegemony.

Innovative fabrics that revolutionize the concept of sustainability in apparel

This collection,part of the Earth line for summer 2025,will be previewed at Interfiliere Paris(July 2-4,2023),Maredimoda Miami(July 9-11,2023)and MarediModa Cannes(November 7-9,2023).

Integrating GPT into the Journalism and Communication Industries:The Technological Logic,Ecosystem Reconstruction,and Ethical Chal enges

Generative AI,represented by GPT(Generative Pre-trained Transformer),is now leading the technological revolution and is reconstructing the journalism and communication industries'ecosystems because of its powerful generative capacity and diverse range of outputs.While GPT is busy revolutionizing and innovating the production of news content,working patterns,and operation modes,it has also given rise to ethical concerns in regard to news authenticity,data security,humanistic values,and other related aspects.Therefore,it is imperative to initiate strategies and approaches,such as establishing a mechanism for verifying information authenticity,enhancing data security and privacy regulations,and instituting an ethical supervision and governance framework for AI,in order to facilitate the systematic advancement of AI-based news production while reinstating public trust.

World’s Energy Transition and Chinese-style Modern Energy Revolution under Carbon Neutrality (Ⅱ)

Chinese-style modernization emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and actively yet prudently promotes carbon peak and carbon neutrality.It delves deeply into the energy revolution,upholding the following principles:the“independence”of energy production,the“green”energy supply,the“security”of energy reserves,the“efficiency”of energy consumption,the“intelligence”of energy management,and the“economy”of energy costs.Efforts are being made to accelerate the planning and construction of a new type of energy system that is green and smart,with new energy,new electricity,new stored energy,and new smart energy as the mainstays,to ensure energy security.Currently,China is an energy power but not an energy superpower,and its energy consumption structure still needs further optimization.China’s new energy security strategy is composed of energy consumption revolution,energy supply revolution,energy technology revolution,and energy system revolution,complemented by comprehensive strengthening of international cooperation.This approach is aimed at advancing China’s energy revolution and transforming the nation’s energy supply pattern and shifting from a consumption mix in 2022.

Introducing a 2nd Universal Space-Time Constant Can Explain the Observed Age of the Universe and Dark Energy

The purpose of this paper is to introduce new theoretical concepts as opposed to accepting the existence of dark entities, such as dark energy. This research sought to introduce a 2nd universal space-time constant, besides having a finite speed constant (speed of light in vacuum c). A finite universal age constant b is introduced. Namely, this paper shows that the changes in the Earth’s anomalistic year duration over time support the hypothesis of the age of the universe correlating with a maximum number of orbital revolutions constant. Neglecting the gravitational influence of other cosmological entities in the proximity of the Earth, the constant maximum number of revolutions is herewith determined solely by the Earth’s orbital revolutions around the Sun. The value of the universal age constant b is calculated to be around 13.8 billion orbital revolutions, derived out of an equation related to the changes in the Earth’s anomalistic year duration over time and the so-called Hubble tension. The above-mentioned calculated value b correlates well with the best fit to measured data of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) by the Planck spacecraft, the age of the observed universe is measured to be approximately 13.787 ± 0.020 billion years (2018 final data release). Developing a theory with this 2nd universal space-time constant b, being covariant with respect to the Lorentz transformations when time spans are large, gives results such as: A confirmation of the measured CMBR value of 13.787 ± 0.020 billion years. Correlating well with the observed expansion rate of the universe (dark energy). The universe’s expansion accelerating over the last four to five billion years.

Revolution 256 CT轴扫模式下不同心率患者冠状动脉CT血管成像的图像质量及辐射剂量分析

目的:本研究旨在评估采用Revolution 256 CT扫描仪进行冠状动脉CT血管成像(CCTA)时不同心率(HR)患者的图像质量和辐射剂量。方法:收集2022年3月—2023年3月期间90例不同心率患者的数据,根据入组时的心率将其分为三组:低心率组(HR<60bpm)、正常心率组(60bpm≤HR≤80bpm)和高心率组(HR>80bpm),各组人数均为30例,每组患者均采用Revolution 256 CT扫描仪进行CCTA检查,比较不同心率患者的图像质量和辐射剂量。结果:低心率组的图像质量最高,高心率组的图像质量最差,数据差异明显(P<0.05);统计分析表明,高心率组和低心率组在辐射剂量方面存在显著差异(P<0.05)。结论:使用Revolution 256 CT扫描仪进行CCTA检查时,低心率组和高心率组患者的图像质量均能够达到诊断标准,而且辐射剂量相对较低,因此,在使用Revolution256 CT扫描进行CCTA检查时,不同心率的患者均可采用该检查方式,无需特殊处理。

Revolution CT在心律不齐患者行胸痛三联征CT血管成像中的应用

目的探讨利用Revolution CT对心律不齐患者行胸痛三联征CT血管成像检查的图像质量及可诊断性。资料与方法回顾性收集2020年1—9月在吉林大学第二医院因急性胸痛伴心律不齐行胸痛三联征CT血管成像检查的50例患者设为A组,选取同时期、相同对比剂剂量下心律规整且心率<80次/min的50例患者设为B组,两组均采用Revolution CT扫描,分别评价两组的图像质量,并计算辐射剂量。结果A组冠状动脉、肺动脉及主动脉的对比噪声比分别为34.98±11.11、39.08±11.93、37.82±12.08;B组分别为33.08±8.75、37.17±11.18、38.08±9.58,两组差异均无统计学意义(t=0.95、0.82、0.46,P均>0.05);两组患者冠状动脉、肺动脉及主动脉图像质量主观评分比较,差异无统计学意义(t=1.15、0.99、0.25,P均>0.05);两组有效剂量差异无统计学意义[(14.75±3.08)mSv比(13.77±2.05)mSv;t=1.84,P=0.07]。结论胸痛三联征CT血管成像中,对于心律不齐的患者采用Revolution CT扫描可以保证获得的图像满足诊断需求。

Revolution CT能谱成像技术联合肺癌血清4项对肺癌患者的诊断及疗效评估价值分析

目的探讨Revolution CT能谱成像技术联合肺癌血清4项对肺癌患者的诊断及疗效评估价值。方法前瞻性选择2019年6月至2022年6月来亳州市人民医院诊治的肺占位性病变患者70例,均给予肺癌血清4项及CT能谱成像检查,病理检查确诊的肺癌患者给予化疗治疗,化疗2个周期后肺癌患者再次行肺癌血清4项检查及CT能谱成像检查。分析70例患者的病理、血清、CT能谱成像检查及CA125+SCC+NSE+CYFRA21-1+CEA+CT能谱成像检查结果,分析血清及Revolution CT能谱成像检查对肺部占位性疾病的诊断效能,良恶性患者血清4项水平、CT能谱、灌注参数,分析55例肺癌患者化疗前后有效组、无效组的血清4项水平、CT能谱、灌注参数。结果70例患者的病理检查结果表明,良性15例,恶性55例。肺癌血清4项联合Revolution CT能谱成像检查、Revolution CT能谱成像检查对肺部占位性疾病的诊断阳性预测值、阴性预测值、敏感度、特异度、准确度明显较肺癌血清4项检测高,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。恶性患者的血清SCC、NSE、CYFRA21-1、CEA明显较良性患者高,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。良性患者的CT能谱参数明显恶性患者低,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);良性患者CT灌注成像参数中的血容量、血流量、毛细血管通透性明显较恶性组患者低,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。55例肺癌患者化疗后,其中有效47例,无效8例。化疗前,有效组、无效组的血清SCC、NSE、CYFRA21-1、CEA水平、CT能谱、灌注参数比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05);化疗后,有效组、无效组患者的血清SCC、NSE、CYFRA21-1、CEA水平、能谱CT参数及CT灌注参数中的血容量、血流量、毛细血管通透性较化疗前均降低,且有效组较无效组低,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论Revolution CT能谱成像技术联合肺癌血清4项可用于肺癌的诊断,二者也可用于疗效评价。

On the Hong Kong Newspaper's Role in the Democratic Revolution

Since the Cession of Hong Kong for the British since the news of speech terms is strictly limited, long-term Hong Kong residents can not participate in local politics. But to allow discussion of political affairs in China outside Hong Kong. Thus, the various historical periods in the future, the progressive intellectuals to Hong Kong newspaper, publicity revolution, the process of democratic revolution in China, plays a very important role.

The Symbolism of Major Characters in Animal Farm As It Pertains to Russian Revolution

Animal Farm,full of symbolism,is regarded as a classic portrayal of anti-utopianism in the real world and a satire on the Russian Revolution.George Orwell expresses his views of totalitarianism by using animals to represent the major characters from the period of the Russian Revolution,from Karl Marx and Tsar Nicholas II to Stalin and Trotsky.His characters and scenar io paint a vision of a world of communism in Soviet Union,and Animal Farm chronicles the events and people of the Russian Revolution.Based on the historical background of the novel,this thesis is to reveal the real-life counterparts that the fictional characters in Animal Farm represent,thus uncovering the true meaning of the story.

Objectives and strategies for energy revolution in the context of tackling climate change

Global climate change mitigation and CO2 emission reduction have promoted the revolutionary transformation in energy system.The core content of energy system revolutionary transformation is to replace the high-carbon energy system dominated by fossil energy with low-carbon energy system dominated by new and renewable energy and finally realize the near-zero emission of CO2.The new energy system transformation has also led to a reform in global economic and social development patterns.Developing low-carbon economy becomes the fundamental strategy of sustainable development under climate risk management and the only solution to getting on the road from industrial civilization to ecological civilization.China intends to achieve the peaking of CO2 emissions around 2030 and increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20% by 2030.Guided by the targets,China directs its economy development to a low-carbon pattern.Therefore,new and renewable power capacity need to reach 1300 GW,and the electricity generated should be 4 times of that in 2013 with a continuous increase rate of 6%e8% around 2030.The pace of energy substitution need to be accelerated and efficient,safe,clean,and low-carbon energy supply and consumption systems should be established besides strengthened energy conservation and improved energy efficient.Therefore,reform need be deepened,favorable policy system and market mechanism for energy revolution and low-carbon development need be established,energy pricing mechanism should be reformed,and national carbon market should be formed to provide a favorable policy and market environment for low-carbon technology innovation and industry development.