S The methane emission flux from rice paddies was simultaneously measured with automatic and manual methods in the suburban of Suzhou. Both methods were based on the static chamber/GC-FID techniques. Detail analysi...S The methane emission flux from rice paddies was simultaneously measured with automatic and manual methods in the suburban of Suzhou. Both methods were based on the static chamber/GC-FID techniques. Detail analysis of the experimental results indicates: a) The data of methane emission measured with the automatic method is reliable. b) About 11 or 19 o′clock of local time is recommended as the optimum sampling time for the manual spot measurement of methane emission from rice paddies. The methane emission fluxes measured by manual sampling at local time other than the optimum time have to be corrected. The correction coefficient may be determined by automatic and continuous measurement. c) In order to get a more accurate result, an empirical correction factor, such as 18%, is recommended to correct the seasonally total amount of measured methane emission by enlarging the automatically measured data or reducing the manually measured ones.展开更多
目的:评估一种智能手机辅助的新型“任意点两步法”在白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术中寻找目标轴位的便利性和准确性。方法:前瞻性观察性研究。选取2021-10/2022-04于我院拟行白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术的年龄...目的:评估一种智能手机辅助的新型“任意点两步法”在白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术中寻找目标轴位的便利性和准确性。方法:前瞻性观察性研究。选取2021-10/2022-04于我院拟行白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术的年龄相关性白内障患者62例62眼。随机分为两组,对照组31例31眼采用裂隙灯下标记的“传统两步法”标记人工晶状体的目标轴位,试验组31例31眼采用智能手机辅助的“任意点两步法”标记人工晶状体的目标轴位。术中均采用Callisto eye导航系统作为标准参照,计算参照标记点的偏差值(偏差-1)、目标轴位标记点的偏差值(偏差-总)和参照标记点到目标轴位标记点夹角的偏差值(偏差-2),并记录术前轴位标记用时。结果:试验组偏差-1值和偏差-总值均低于对照组(1.06°±1.39°vs 2.48°±2.23°,1.77°±1.54°vs 2.81°±1.58°,均P<0.01),但两组偏差-2值无明显差异(1.35°±1.40°vs 1.48°±1.79°,P>0.05)。试验组术前轴位标记用时短于对照组(1.77±1.70 min vs 2.88±3.20 min,P<0.01)。结论:与“传统两步法”相比,智能手机辅助的“任意点两步法”在白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术中寻找目标轴位的过程操作简便省时、准确性高。展开更多
To investigate whether and how manual acupuncture（MA） modulates brain activities,we design an experiment where acupuncture at acupoint ST36 of the right leg is used to obtain electroencephalograph（EEG） signals in ...To investigate whether and how manual acupuncture（MA） modulates brain activities,we design an experiment where acupuncture at acupoint ST36 of the right leg is used to obtain electroencephalograph（EEG） signals in healthy subjects.We adopt the autoregressive（AR） Burg method to estimate the power spectrum of EEG signals and analyze the relative powers in delta（0 Hz-4 Hz）,theta（4 Hz-8 Hz）,alpha（8 Hz-13 Hz）,and beta（13 Hz-30 Hz） bands.Our results show that MA at ST36 can significantly increase the EEG slow wave relative power（delta band） and reduce the fast wave relative powers（alpha and beta bands）,while there are no statistical differences in theta band relative power between different acupuncture states.In order to quantify the ratio of slow to fast wave EEG activity,we compute the power ratio index.It is found that the MA can significantly increase the power ratio index,especially in frontal and central lobes.All the results highlight the modulation of brain activities with MA and may provide potential help for the clinical use of acupuncture.The proposed quantitative method of acupuncture signals may be further used to make MA more standardized.展开更多
An experiment was carried out for two consecutive growing seasons (2012 and 2013) at the Research Site of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ejiba, Nigeria, to examine the response of sorghum to tillag...An experiment was carried out for two consecutive growing seasons (2012 and 2013) at the Research Site of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ejiba, Nigeria, to examine the response of sorghum to tillage methods and foliar fertilizer (Boost ExtraTM) application. A split plot experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates to randomize the tillage methods (main plots) and foliar fertilizer application (sub-plots), respectively. The experiment comprised of three tillage methods: No Tillage (NT), Manual Tillage (MT) and convectional tillage (Ploughing, Harrowing and Ridging, PHR) and three foliar fertilizer rates: 0, 2 and 4 liters of foliar fertilizer per hectare. The parameters taken on soil physical properties and weed characters are soil moisture content (%), soil temperature (℃), weed species and weed dry weight (g). Growth and yield parameters taken are: average plant height (cm), stem girth (cm), leaf area (m2), days to 50% flowering, root dry weight (g), shoot dry weight (g), weight of 1000 seeds and grain yield per land area. Weeds were identified and harvested, and their dry weights were taken and recorded. Data were also collected from ten randomly selected plants in each plot. The data were statistically analyzed using GENSTAT. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out to find out the significance of variation among the treatments while the significant differences between mean treatments were separated using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at 5% level of probability. The results obtained from this study indicated that tillage methods and foliar fertilizer application significantly affected growth and yield parameters of sorghum, consequently the yield per unit area. The results also indicated that “Manually Tilled” seedbed (MT) improved soil physical properties better than either plots with PHR or No Till plots in the study area. Foliar fertilizer application at 2 l/ha performed best in terms of growth and yield. It is therefore recommended that manual tillage should be used as a method of seedbed preparation for sorghum production. However, better and stable grain yield of sorghum could be obtained with the practice of manual tillage (MT) in combination with foliar fertilization at rate of 2 litres/ha. It is recommended that different tillage methods should be combined with foliar fertilizer application for higher grain yield in the study area.展开更多
文摘S The methane emission flux from rice paddies was simultaneously measured with automatic and manual methods in the suburban of Suzhou. Both methods were based on the static chamber/GC-FID techniques. Detail analysis of the experimental results indicates: a) The data of methane emission measured with the automatic method is reliable. b) About 11 or 19 o′clock of local time is recommended as the optimum sampling time for the manual spot measurement of methane emission from rice paddies. The methane emission fluxes measured by manual sampling at local time other than the optimum time have to be corrected. The correction coefficient may be determined by automatic and continuous measurement. c) In order to get a more accurate result, an empirical correction factor, such as 18%, is recommended to correct the seasonally total amount of measured methane emission by enlarging the automatically measured data or reducing the manually measured ones.
文摘目的:评估一种智能手机辅助的新型“任意点两步法”在白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术中寻找目标轴位的便利性和准确性。方法:前瞻性观察性研究。选取2021-10/2022-04于我院拟行白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术的年龄相关性白内障患者62例62眼。随机分为两组,对照组31例31眼采用裂隙灯下标记的“传统两步法”标记人工晶状体的目标轴位,试验组31例31眼采用智能手机辅助的“任意点两步法”标记人工晶状体的目标轴位。术中均采用Callisto eye导航系统作为标准参照,计算参照标记点的偏差值(偏差-1)、目标轴位标记点的偏差值(偏差-总)和参照标记点到目标轴位标记点夹角的偏差值(偏差-2),并记录术前轴位标记用时。结果:试验组偏差-1值和偏差-总值均低于对照组(1.06°±1.39°vs 2.48°±2.23°,1.77°±1.54°vs 2.81°±1.58°,均P<0.01),但两组偏差-2值无明显差异(1.35°±1.40°vs 1.48°±1.79°,P>0.05)。试验组术前轴位标记用时短于对照组(1.77±1.70 min vs 2.88±3.20 min,P<0.01)。结论:与“传统两步法”相比,智能手机辅助的“任意点两步法”在白内障超声乳化吸出联合人工晶状体植入术中寻找目标轴位的过程操作简便省时、准确性高。
基金Project supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50537030)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61072012 and 61172009)+1 种基金the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61104032 and 60901035)the Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 12JCZDJC21100)
文摘To investigate whether and how manual acupuncture（MA） modulates brain activities,we design an experiment where acupuncture at acupoint ST36 of the right leg is used to obtain electroencephalograph（EEG） signals in healthy subjects.We adopt the autoregressive（AR） Burg method to estimate the power spectrum of EEG signals and analyze the relative powers in delta（0 Hz-4 Hz）,theta（4 Hz-8 Hz）,alpha（8 Hz-13 Hz）,and beta（13 Hz-30 Hz） bands.Our results show that MA at ST36 can significantly increase the EEG slow wave relative power（delta band） and reduce the fast wave relative powers（alpha and beta bands）,while there are no statistical differences in theta band relative power between different acupuncture states.In order to quantify the ratio of slow to fast wave EEG activity,we compute the power ratio index.It is found that the MA can significantly increase the power ratio index,especially in frontal and central lobes.All the results highlight the modulation of brain activities with MA and may provide potential help for the clinical use of acupuncture.The proposed quantitative method of acupuncture signals may be further used to make MA more standardized.
文摘An experiment was carried out for two consecutive growing seasons (2012 and 2013) at the Research Site of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ejiba, Nigeria, to examine the response of sorghum to tillage methods and foliar fertilizer (Boost ExtraTM) application. A split plot experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates to randomize the tillage methods (main plots) and foliar fertilizer application (sub-plots), respectively. The experiment comprised of three tillage methods: No Tillage (NT), Manual Tillage (MT) and convectional tillage (Ploughing, Harrowing and Ridging, PHR) and three foliar fertilizer rates: 0, 2 and 4 liters of foliar fertilizer per hectare. The parameters taken on soil physical properties and weed characters are soil moisture content (%), soil temperature (℃), weed species and weed dry weight (g). Growth and yield parameters taken are: average plant height (cm), stem girth (cm), leaf area (m2), days to 50% flowering, root dry weight (g), shoot dry weight (g), weight of 1000 seeds and grain yield per land area. Weeds were identified and harvested, and their dry weights were taken and recorded. Data were also collected from ten randomly selected plants in each plot. The data were statistically analyzed using GENSTAT. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out to find out the significance of variation among the treatments while the significant differences between mean treatments were separated using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at 5% level of probability. The results obtained from this study indicated that tillage methods and foliar fertilizer application significantly affected growth and yield parameters of sorghum, consequently the yield per unit area. The results also indicated that “Manually Tilled” seedbed (MT) improved soil physical properties better than either plots with PHR or No Till plots in the study area. Foliar fertilizer application at 2 l/ha performed best in terms of growth and yield. It is therefore recommended that manual tillage should be used as a method of seedbed preparation for sorghum production. However, better and stable grain yield of sorghum could be obtained with the practice of manual tillage (MT) in combination with foliar fertilization at rate of 2 litres/ha. It is recommended that different tillage methods should be combined with foliar fertilizer application for higher grain yield in the study area.
