Changes in Large Livestock Breeding Industry and Their Influences on Gross Output Value of Animal Husbandry in Guyuan City of Ningxia

[Objectives]The aim of this paper was to reveal the changes of large livestock industry and their influence on animal husbandry economy in Guyuan City of Ningxia.[Methods]The linear trend method was employed to quantify the change trends of the indicators for large livestock industry,and the ridge regression model was conducted to analyze their impacts on the gross output value of animal husbandry(GOVAH).[Results]The numbers of sold and slaughtered cattle and sheep in Guyuan presented a significant upward trend,while the number for hog had a significant downward trend,during 2000-2019.The GOVAH in Guyuan and its 5 counties had increased by 2-3 times in recent 20 years,which was mainly driven by large-scale livestock breeding.The cattle and sheep breeding sectors had positive effects on GOVAH,while the hog breeding sector had negative effect.[Conclusions]This study provides a reference for the structural adjustment and large-scale development of animal husbandry.

Emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8)clade 2.3.4.4b viruses in grebes in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia,China,in 2021

Highly pathogenic avian influenza(HPAI)subtype H5Nx viruses have spread globally and are a major concern for poultry,wild birds,mammals,and even humans(de Vries et al.2015;Zeng et al.2022).The hemagglutinin(HA)genes of H5 subtype viruses have evolved into multiple clades and some of these clades have been further divided into subclades(Cui et al.2022).Clade 2.3.4.4H5N8 HPAI viruses(HPAIVs)have caused several waves of disease outbreaks in wild birds and domestic poultry(Wang et al.2022).

Spatial and Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Isohyets in Ningxia

The multi-scale spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of extreme precipitation and isohyets in Ningxia were studied using daily,monthly,and annual precipitation data from 20 meteorological stations in Ningxia over the last 60 years.The results revealed that the intensity of rainstorms in Ningxia had decreased slightly over the previous 60 years,with the intensity of rainstorms in southern and central Ningxia being higher than in northern areas.Ningxia's annual and seasonal precipitation varied regionally,declining from the southeast to the northwest.Annual,spring and autumn precipitation exhibited a significantly declining trend from 1960 to the early 21^(st)century;summer precipitation displayed a slightly decreasing trend;and winter precipitation showed a significantly increasing trend.Nevertheless,there was a noticeable increase in annual and seasonal precipitation after 2005.From the 1960s to the 2000s,the 200 mm isohyet moved slowly southward,while the 400 mm isohyet jumped southward twice in the 1970s and 2000s before jumping considerably northward in the 2010s to reach their northernmost region.

Exploring Ningxia The Chinese Culture and Tourism Global Promotional Campaign&Ningxia Cultural Tourism Resources Promotion

Ningxia,known as"Saishang Jiangnan"(the place to the north of the Great Wall,which is as beautiful as south of Yangtze River),is converged with diverse natural landscapes and rich cultural heritage.In recent years,Ningxia has combined the development of the wine industry with the strengthening of ecological governance and the development of culture and tourism.

Treating Guests Coming from Afar with Delicious Ningxia Food

Located in China's mainland,Ningxia has complex terrain and landform,unique landscape and distinctive delicious food.The Helan Mountain and Yinchuan Plain in the north are intertwined with the Yellow River,contributing to the fertile land.

China Story,Purple Image Ningxia Wine Cultural Tour in the Eyes of Foreign Photographers

Ningxia,a treasure land in western China converged with profound culture and rich natural resources,is now attracting the world's attention with its unique wine culture.This year,we invited four photographers,i.e.,Jeremy Walter from France,OlmoReverterFernandezfromSpain,DanSandoval from the United States and Micheal Joseph Finck from Canada,to visit Ningxia for a six-day tour of wineculture.

China Story,Purple Witness Ningxia Wine Label Art Exhibition

Wine and art are our connection to the land.The land at the foot of the Helan Mountains has been quiet for too long between sand and gravel.It wasn't until the 1980s that there was finally human farming on this land for the first time.Wine,for the first time,conveyed the vitality of life and thepowerof millions ofyears ofdeposition.

Research on the Spatial Characteristics of Traditional Residential Buildings in Ningxia Region

This article takes traditional residential buildings in Ningxia region as the starting point,and through field research and data analysis,demonstrates the specific elements of the spatial composition of traditional residential buildings and the common forms of courtyard space.The study summarizes the regional cultural characteristics of traditional residential buildings in the region,laying a foundation for subsequent research and providing some reference basis.

Analysis on the Climatic Characteristics of Hail in the South Mountain Area of Ningxia

[Objective] The research aimed to study the climatic characteristics of hail in the southern mountain area of Ningxia in recent 50 years. [Method] Based on the hail observation data of 5 surface meteorological stations (Guyuan, Xiji, Jingyuan, Longde, Liupanshan) in the south of Ningxia during 1960-2009, the spatial distribution rule, the interannual and monthly climatic characteristics and variation trends of hail in the south mountain area of Ningxia were analyzed by using the statistical method. Moreover, the hail disaster prevention and reduction measures in Guyuan were put forward. [Result] The hail in the south mountain area of Ningxia in recent 50 years had the obvious annual, seasonal, monthly and daily variation characteristics. The hail might occur from March to October and mainly concentrated during May-August which occupied 72% in the whole year. The occurrence probability of hail in June was the biggest and occupied 21.7% in the whole year. It was the typical multi-hail zone in summer. The interannual variation of hail occurrence in Guyuan was big and had 3-year periodicity. The secondary-order time trend of hail in Guyuan was the anti-parabolic type, and the hail occurrence times during the 1960s-1980s presented the increase trend. It was the hail multi-occurrence period in the 1970s and 1980s. After the 1990s, the hail presented the decrease trend. In recent 20 years, the hail significantly decreased. The hail in Guyuan mainly concentrated during 12:00-21:00, and the hail occurrence times occupied 85% of total times. The hail distribution in Guyuan area had the obvious regional characteristics. The hail in the mountain area, hilly area was more and in the stream valley, north Pingchuan area was less. The hail cloud mainly derived from the mountain areas, such as Liupanshan, Nanhua Mountain, Yueliang Mountain, Xifeng Mountain and Yunwu Mountain, etc. The move direction of hail cloud was mainly from northwest to southeast or from north to south. Part of hail cloud disappeared in the original place. According to the regional distribution of hail, the hail risk in Guyuan City was divided into the high, moderate and low occurrence zones by combining with the hail disaster data. [Conclusion] The research provided the scientific basis for the forecast, early-warning of hail weather and the artificial hail suppression.

Study on the Countermeasures of Eco-environment Conservation in the Mountainous Areas of Southern Ningxia under New Situation

Under the implementation of principal functional zoning,further promotion of western development,regional migration,new countryside construction,global warming and so on,the spatial adjustment of regional industry and its structure must be enforced.The spatial adjustment and arrangement of population and economy in the mountainous areas of southern Ningxia could create tremendous opportunity for its eco-environment conservation.Based on analysis on the opportunity and challenge of eco-environment conservation in the mountainous areas of southern Ningxia,some countermeasures of eco-environment conservation were discussed in the paper,so as to provide some theoretical references for the eco-environment conservation in the mountainous areas of southern Ningxia.

Molecular Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA ATPase8 gene in Guyuan Native Chicken

[Objective] To amplify ATPase8 genes from genomic DNA of Guyuan chicken （white plume, ma plume and red plume）, Arbor acres broiler and Roman layer. [Method] Using specific pdmers for differential detection of chicken-derived ingredients, the ATPase8 genes were amplified from the genomic DNA extracted from chicken blood by PCR. And the PCR products were sequenced. [ Result] The full length sequence of chicken ATPase8 was 165 bp in the Guyuan chicken and Arbor acres broiler and 168 bp in Roman layer. [Condusion] The ATPase8 gene of the Guyuan chicken has high homology to that of the Arbor acres broiler or Roman layer, but it has low homology to that of quail, partridge, ostrich, goose or turkey.

Present land use and cover patterns and their development potential in North Ningxia

With the objectives to acquire the fundamental dat a of the territorial resource, understand the impacts of human activit ies on the land use and cover patterns and evaluate the potential of the future exploitation, an intensive land cover classification with an accuracy of 93% has been completed for North Ningxia by remote sen sing technique based on the adoption of a combination method composed o f texture training, maximum likelihood classification and post-processing such as re-allocation and aggregation. This classification result was incorporated with the contemporaneous socio-economic and meteorological d ata for cross-sectional regression modelling to reveal the spatial dete rminants of the land cover patterns and understand the human-environmen tal relationships. A tentative evaluation on the potential of soil exp loitation in the near future was carried out in combination with our land use and cover change detection results aiming at supplying some useful references for the central and local governments in their sustainable l and use planning.

Analysis of Patterns and Benefits of Cultivated Land Transfer in Rural Areas in the Loess Plateau——A Case Study of Yuanzhou District of Ningxia

Cultivated land transfer is one of hotspots in research on agriculture,rural areas and farmers in China. Based on research achievements related to cultivated land transfer and the field survey of Yuanzhou District in the Loess Plateau,the primary patterns of cultivated land transfer in rural areas in the Loess Plateau were summarized according to the management subjects of cultivated land. According to the analyses of family income and expenses of a peasant household,the benefit of various patterns of cultivated land transfer to increase farmers' income was analyzed,and the social and ecological benefits of cultivated land transfer were assessed. The results showed that cultivated land transfer had developed rapidly in the Loess Plateau,and 42. 5% of the investigated peasant households took part in cultivated land transfer. The benefit of cultivated land transfer to increase farmers' income was obvious after cultivated land transfer. There were significant differences between various patterns of cultivated land transfer in the increase of farmers' income. The pattern driven by agricultural cooperatives increased farmers' income most obviously,and the annual family earnings per peasant household reached 12072. 99 yuan / a. The social and ecological benefits of cultivated land transfer conducted by peasant households spontaneously were very remarkable. The pattern led by leading enterprises promoted the large-scale operation of cultivated land greatly,but its benefit to increase farmers' income was limited. The comprehensive benefit of the pattern guided by the government was the most balanced. Geographic environment had decisive influences on the choose of patterns of cultivated land transfer in the Loess Plateau.

Design and Realization of Similar Report System of Moderate Rain,Heavy Rain and Rainstorm in Guyuan City

[Objective] The aim was to design and promote similar report system of moderate rain, heavy rain and rainstorm in Guyuan City. [Method] As C#. Net2005 development platform and based on MSSQLSEVER2005 database system, the upper air circulation during moderate rain, heavy rain and rainstorm from May to September since 1960, taking 500 hPa, 700 hPa and ground situation as complement, the similar height of 500 and 700 hPa were calculated. [Result]The system is set to be personal and template. The system only needs to be set for once. If the in- stallation is changed, the system doesn＇t need to change parameters. The system would automatically read the parameters and make it easy for the businessman to use. Meanwhile, it solves the problem of storing abundant data. Considering the promotion and application, the system is designed to be universal and portable, [ Conclusion] The system makes uP the Oossibilitv of mis-reoortina the moderate rain. heaw rain and rainstorm.

Deep Deformation Processes in the Southern Ningxia Geomorphic Belt: Insight from Two-dimensional Particle-in-cell Finite Difference Numerical Modelling

The deep lateral growth process of the plateau is a hot topic in earth science.As the growth boundary zone of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau,southern Ningxia geomorphic zone is controlled by four major arcuate fault zones(Fig.1),namely Haiyuan fault(HYF),XiangshanTianjingshan fault(XTSF),Yantongshan fault(YTSF).

The Variation Rule and Anomaly Features of the Available Precipitation in the Growth Period of Crops in the Middle and Southern Part of Ningxia

[ Objective] The aim was to study the available precipitation and its abnormal characteristics during the growth period of crops in the mid- dle and southern part of Ningxia. [ Methed] Through Takahashi＇s evaporation equation, linear trend analysis, Mann -Kendall, Lepage, wavelet analysis, the characteristics of available precipitation and its abnormal characteristics during its growth period in Ningxia were analyzed based on monthly precipitation （March- September）, temperature, and NCAR/NCEP reanalysis data in 9 observation stations from 1961 to 2010. E Result l In recent 50 years, the available precipitation during the growth period of crops in central drought area and south hilly area varied a lot, more in the south and less in the north. The available precipitation in these two areas was reducing and varied a lot in different ages. The available precipitation was less in the middle drought region after 1970s and in the southern hilly region after 1990s and the available precipitation in middle drought area changed significantly. The available precipitation in the two areas appeared in July, August, and September, above 76% of general growth period, while that in March, April and May was 14% lower than that in growth period. No abrupt changes in central drought area and south hilly area. There were the periods of 5 -7 a and 2 -3 a oscillations in the middle drought region, 2 -3 a and 10 -12 a oscillations in the southern hilly region. There were negative anomaly field at 500hPa height in high-precipitation years between the Baikal and the China＇s northwestern, and there were positive anomaly field in low-precipitation years. [ Cenclusion] The study provided reference for the reasonable utilization of available water resources in cen- tral and south Ningxia.

Epidemiological Analysis of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Novel Coronavirus Infection Cases in Yinchuan City of Ningxia

Objective:To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus infection cases in Yinchuan City,Ningxia.Methods:Cases of asymptomatic SARSCoV-2 novel coronavirus infections discovered in Yinchuan City from February 2020 to April 2020 were taken as the research subjects,epidemiological and laboratory examination data were collected,and statistics and analysis were conducted.Results:Among the 10 cases of asymptomatic infection,6 were males and 4 were females,with an average age of(34.3±2.1)years;2 cases had a history of living in Hubei,8 cases had a history of close contact with confirmed cases;6 cases had no other underlying diseases while the other 4 cases were accompanied by one or more underlying diseases;6 cases were diagnosed as asymptomatic infection by serum-specific IgM antibody detection;4 cases were diagnosed as asymptomatic infection by throat swab testing;there were 4 cases with alanine base transferase level higher than the normal range,2 cases with aspartate aminotransferase level higher than the normal range,and 3 cases with D-dimer level out of the normal range.Conclusion:The asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus infection has certain clinical characteristics;it is infectious and has insidious characteristics.Even if medical observation is dismissed,monitoring is still needed to prevent the pandemic from rebounding.

Assessing effect of grassland resources policies using AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation:A case study of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China

In order to quantitatively analyze grassland resources policies of Ningxia,the analytic hierarchy process(AHP)was used to establish the evaluation index system,and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was adopted to make a comprehensive evaluation.The results indicated that the current grassland resources policies in Ningxia are in upper-middle level,and the relevant policies need to be improved.Finally,the corresponding suggestions were put forward in the hope of promoting the sustainable development of grassland resources in Ningxia.