In this study, some environmental factors were investigated to assess the potential effects on the dynamics of a dinoflagellate red tide caused by Gymnodinium catenatum in Shenhu Bay coastal waters in June, 2017. The ...In this study, some environmental factors were investigated to assess the potential effects on the dynamics of a dinoflagellate red tide caused by Gymnodinium catenatum in Shenhu Bay coastal waters in June, 2017. The highest cell density of G. catenatum was 1.0×10 6 cells/L, so it was known as the predominant species of the red tide discovered in Fujian coastal waters for the first time. Continuous rainfall process brought many land-based pollutants into the coastal waters, providing abundant nutrients for plankton growth. Then the continuous sunny and hot weather, high temperature, high salinity and south wind conditions accelerated the formation and occurrence of the red tide. During the red tide, DO, pH and COD increased remarkably and had significant positive correlations with the cell density of the red tide organisms. The contents of various nutrients decreased obviously, and eutrophication index E became low before and after the red tide, indicating the oligotrophic status of Shenhu Bay coastal waters. It is also found that DIP was one of the determinant environmental factors that induced the red tide. The N/P ratio of water in the declining phase of the red tide was close to the Redfield ratio. As for DIN, NH + 4-N and NO - 3-N were the two main species of inorganic nitrogen needed for this red tide dinoflagellate. The study indicates the relationship between the occurrence of the red tide and environmental conditions, providing essential reference for monitoring and forecasting research of red tide in marine environment and ecosystem management.展开更多
Factor analysis is used to study the organic compounds that have high degree of correlation with biomass in algal blooming. Based on this correlation, they are named characteristic organic compounds. The compounds fou...Factor analysis is used to study the organic compounds that have high degree of correlation with biomass in algal blooming. Based on this correlation, they are named characteristic organic compounds. The compounds found are sequalene (SQU), cedrol (CED), 2, 5-cyclohexadiene-1, 4-dione, 2, 6-bis(1, 1-dimthylethyl ) (PBQ), phenol, 2, 6-bis (1, 1-dimethylethy-4-methyl) (BHT), 3-t-butyl-4- hydroxyanisole ( BHA ), 1, 2-benzenedicarboxylie acid, bis-( 2-methyl propyl ) ester (DIBP), dibutyl phthalate (DNBP), respectively. Monitoring the variations of concentration of these characteristic organic compounds in seawater may provide scientific basis for studying and forecasting red tides.展开更多
Using the SAS software, the data of environmental factors vs. red tide biomass were analysed during the process of Skeletonema costatum red tide which broke out in the Changjiang Estuary on June 9~15, 1990. The resul...Using the SAS software, the data of environmental factors vs. red tide biomass were analysed during the process of Skeletonema costatum red tide which broke out in the Changjiang Estuary on June 9~15, 1990. The results of the multivariate statistical analysis show that the environmental factors are similar in their developing and maintenance periods and that the values of environmental factors begin to be restored to normal levels during the disappearing period.The results obtained from using the methods of correlation, variable cluster and main component analyses are basically identical. The important factors contributing to the occurrence of this red tide are atmospherical pressure, water temperature, salinity, pH, No3-, -N, Po43--P and Fe, among which,salinity, Fe and PO43--P are the leading factors which have triggered the occurrence of the red tide as determined by the step-by-step regression analysis. Meanwhile, the linear discrimination functions have been established for the red tide. The environmental factor data of another occurring process of Skeletonema costatum red tide in the Changjiang Estuary have been chosen for red tide discrimination with satisfactory results.展开更多
The strain accumulation state in crustal interior and its migration trend can be inverted from observational data of earth tide tilts.In China,large earthquakes frequently occur in the border area between Yunnan and S...The strain accumulation state in crustal interior and its migration trend can be inverted from observational data of earth tide tilts.In China,large earthquakes frequently occur in the border area between Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces.Using the observational data for years from 7 stations in this area,γ(the amplitude factor of earth tide tilts)values that characterize the strain accumulation state in crustal interior have been inverted in this paper.It has been found out that,Ms】5 events in the area often occur when γreaches an anomaly value.Using the time-space collocational stereomodelling the migration trend of strain accumulation can be determined to make a prediction for the probable location of a forthcoming earthquake in the area.展开更多
The spatio-temporal distribution of phytoplankton is influenced by physical and chemical factors such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Ph and nutrients. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essenti...The spatio-temporal distribution of phytoplankton is influenced by physical and chemical factors such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Ph and nutrients. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential for the growth of phytoplankton, which play a key role in determining the abundance of phyto- plankton. The species composition, community similarity and diversity of phytoplankton affect the structure and function of ocean ecosystems. Marine phytoplankton can be used as a rapid and sensitive indicator reflecting environmental changes. The offshore area of Qinhuangdao is a spawning and feeding ground for fish, shrimp and crabs. However, this region has experienced an increase in frequency of red tides as a result of pollution and marine development. In 2010, red tides began in late May and ended in August. We evaluated the species composition, spatio-temporal distribution, community structure of phytoplankton and the relationship be- tween phytoplankton abundance and environmental factors based on data collected from May to September in 2010. The phytuplankton , belonging to 96 species, 46 genera, were identified. The phytoplankton community was primarily composed of Bacillariophyta and Pyrrophyta. The majority were neritic species or eurythermal and euryhaline cosmopolitan species, while the remainders were oceanic warm species or polagic species. The dominant species included Noctiluca scintiUans, Rhizosolenia stolterfothii, Ghaetoceros spp. , Goscinodiscus spp. , and Bacteriastrum spp.. A total of 48 red tide causative species were observed, accounting for 50% of total phytoplankton species. The average phytoplankton abundance ranged from 6.20 × 10^4 cells/m^3 to 4 129.53 × 10^4 cells/ms. Abundance peaked in September 2010 and reached the lowest value in July 2010. The diversity index values were all greater than 1.0, suggested that biodiversity and community structure was healthy. The highest indices of community structure and biodiversity were observed in September, and biediversity was the lowest in June. The community similarity of phytuplankton was relatively high and the similarity range was 40% -70% from May to September. The community similarity of phytoplankton successively were September 〉 July 〉 August 〉 May 〉 June. The average abundance of phytoplankton had significant negative correlation with salinity( r = - 0. 734, P 〈 0. 01, N = 37 ) and significant positive correlation with inorganic nitrogen nutrients ( r = 0. 753, P 〈 0. 01, N = 37 ). We concluded that inorganic nitrogen was the primary factor explaining the increase in phytoplankton abundance during the survey period. A canonical correspondence analysis of the relationship between phytoplankton species and environmental factors indicated that N/P, salinity, nitrate, silicate, nitrite and water temperature were the main environmental factors influencing community structure of phytoplankton in Qinhuangdac waters.展开更多
Through analysis of operational evaluation factors for tide forecasting, the relationship between the evaluation factors and the weights of forecasters was examined. A tide forecasting method based on dynamic weight d...Through analysis of operational evaluation factors for tide forecasting, the relationship between the evaluation factors and the weights of forecasters was examined. A tide forecasting method based on dynamic weight distribution for operational evaluation was developed, and multiple-forecaster synchronous forecasting was realized while avoiding the instability cased by only one forecaster. Weights were distributed to the forecasters according to each one's forecast precision. An evaluation criterion for the professional level of the forecasters was also built. The eligibility rates of forecast results demonstrate the skill of the forecasters and the stability of their forecasts. With the developed tide forecasting method, the precision and reasonableness of tide forecasting are improved. The application of the present method to tide forecasting at the Huangpu Park tidal station demonstrates the validity of the method.展开更多
AIM:To investigate human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)-vAkt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog signaling pathway.METHODS:We analyzed 231 formalin-fixed,paraffinembedde...AIM:To investigate human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)-vAkt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog signaling pathway.METHODS:We analyzed 231 formalin-fixed,paraffinembedded gastric cancer tissue specimens from Japanese patients who had undergone surgical treatment.The patients' age,sex,tumor location,depth of invasion,pathological type,lymph node metastasis,and pathological stage were determined by a review of the medical records.Expression of HER2 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry(IHC) using the HercepTest TM kit.Standard criteria for HER2 positivity(0,1+,2+,and 3+) were used.Tumors that scored 3+ were considered HER2-positive.Expression of phospho Akt(pAkt) was also analyzed by IHC.Tumors were considered pAkt-positive when the percentage of positive tumor cells was 10% or more.PI3K,catalytic,alpha polypeptide(PIK3CA) mutations in exons 1,9 and 20 were analyzed by pyrosequencing.Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) infection was analyzed by in situ hybridization targeting EBV-encoded small RNA(EBER) with an EBER-RNA probe.Microsatellite instability(MSI) was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction using the mononucleotide markers BAT25 and BAT26.RESULTS:HER2 expression levels of 0,1+,2+ and 3+ were found in 167(72%),32(14%),12(5%) and 20(8.7%) samples,respectively.HER2 overexpression(IHC 3+) significantly correlated with intestinal histological type(15/20 vs 98 /205,P = 0.05).PIK3CA mutations were present in 20 cases(8.7%) and significantly correlated with MSI(10/20 vs 9/211,P < 0.01).The mutation frequency was high(21%) in T4 cancers and very low(6%) in T2 cancers.Mutations in exons 1,9 and 20 were detected in 5(2%),9(4%) and 7(3%) cases,respectively.Two new types of PIK3CA mutation,R88Q and R108H,were found in exon1.All PIK3CA mutations were heterozygous missense singlebase substitutions,the most common being H1047R(6/20,30%) in exon20.Eighteen cancers(8%) were EBV-positive and this positivity significantly correlated with a diffuse histological type(13/18 vs 93/198,P = 0.04).There were 7 cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas(LELC) and 6 of those cases were EBV-positive(percent/EBV:6/18,33%;percent/all LELC:6/7,86%).pAkt expression was positive in 119(53%) cases but showed no correlation with clinicopathological characteristics.pAkt expression was significantly correlated with HER2 overexpression(16/20 vs 103/211,P < 0.01) but not with PIK3CA mutations(12/20 vs 107/211,P = 0.37) or EBV infection(8/18 vs 103/211,P = 0.69).The frequency of pAkt expression was higher in cancers with exon20 mutations(100%) than in those with exon1(40%) or exon9(56%) mutations.One case showed both HER2 overexpression and EBV infection and 3 cases showed both PIK3CA mutations and EBV infection.However,no cases showed both PIK3CA mutations and HER2 overexpression.One EBVpositive cancer with PIK3CA mutation(H1047R) was MSI-positive.Three of these 4 cases were positive for pAkt expression.In survival analysis,pAkt expression significantly correlated with a poor prognosis(hazard ratio 1.75;95%CI:1.12-2.80,P = 0.02).CONCLUSION:HER2 expression,PIK3CA mutations and EBV infection in gastric cancer were characterized.pAkt expression significantly correlates with HER2 expression and with a poor prognosis.展开更多
基金Supported by Key Laboratory of Integrated Marine Monitoring Technology and Applied Technologies for Harmful Algal Blooms,State Oceanic Administration(MATHAB201802)
文摘In this study, some environmental factors were investigated to assess the potential effects on the dynamics of a dinoflagellate red tide caused by Gymnodinium catenatum in Shenhu Bay coastal waters in June, 2017. The highest cell density of G. catenatum was 1.0×10 6 cells/L, so it was known as the predominant species of the red tide discovered in Fujian coastal waters for the first time. Continuous rainfall process brought many land-based pollutants into the coastal waters, providing abundant nutrients for plankton growth. Then the continuous sunny and hot weather, high temperature, high salinity and south wind conditions accelerated the formation and occurrence of the red tide. During the red tide, DO, pH and COD increased remarkably and had significant positive correlations with the cell density of the red tide organisms. The contents of various nutrients decreased obviously, and eutrophication index E became low before and after the red tide, indicating the oligotrophic status of Shenhu Bay coastal waters. It is also found that DIP was one of the determinant environmental factors that induced the red tide. The N/P ratio of water in the declining phase of the red tide was close to the Redfield ratio. As for DIN, NH + 4-N and NO - 3-N were the two main species of inorganic nitrogen needed for this red tide dinoflagellate. The study indicates the relationship between the occurrence of the red tide and environmental conditions, providing essential reference for monitoring and forecasting research of red tide in marine environment and ecosystem management.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (29977029).
文摘Factor analysis is used to study the organic compounds that have high degree of correlation with biomass in algal blooming. Based on this correlation, they are named characteristic organic compounds. The compounds found are sequalene (SQU), cedrol (CED), 2, 5-cyclohexadiene-1, 4-dione, 2, 6-bis(1, 1-dimthylethyl ) (PBQ), phenol, 2, 6-bis (1, 1-dimethylethy-4-methyl) (BHT), 3-t-butyl-4- hydroxyanisole ( BHA ), 1, 2-benzenedicarboxylie acid, bis-( 2-methyl propyl ) ester (DIBP), dibutyl phthalate (DNBP), respectively. Monitoring the variations of concentration of these characteristic organic compounds in seawater may provide scientific basis for studying and forecasting red tides.
文摘Using the SAS software, the data of environmental factors vs. red tide biomass were analysed during the process of Skeletonema costatum red tide which broke out in the Changjiang Estuary on June 9~15, 1990. The results of the multivariate statistical analysis show that the environmental factors are similar in their developing and maintenance periods and that the values of environmental factors begin to be restored to normal levels during the disappearing period.The results obtained from using the methods of correlation, variable cluster and main component analyses are basically identical. The important factors contributing to the occurrence of this red tide are atmospherical pressure, water temperature, salinity, pH, No3-, -N, Po43--P and Fe, among which,salinity, Fe and PO43--P are the leading factors which have triggered the occurrence of the red tide as determined by the step-by-step regression analysis. Meanwhile, the linear discrimination functions have been established for the red tide. The environmental factor data of another occurring process of Skeletonema costatum red tide in the Changjiang Estuary have been chosen for red tide discrimination with satisfactory results.
文摘The strain accumulation state in crustal interior and its migration trend can be inverted from observational data of earth tide tilts.In China,large earthquakes frequently occur in the border area between Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces.Using the observational data for years from 7 stations in this area,γ(the amplitude factor of earth tide tilts)values that characterize the strain accumulation state in crustal interior have been inverted in this paper.It has been found out that,Ms】5 events in the area often occur when γreaches an anomaly value.Using the time-space collocational stereomodelling the migration trend of strain accumulation can be determined to make a prediction for the probable location of a forthcoming earthquake in the area.
基金Supported by Special Fund for Marine-scientific Research in the Public Interest(201005018)Science and Technology Support Project of Hebei Province(11246723D)Project of Hebei Fishery Bureau in the Public Interest(20100105)
文摘The spatio-temporal distribution of phytoplankton is influenced by physical and chemical factors such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Ph and nutrients. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential for the growth of phytoplankton, which play a key role in determining the abundance of phyto- plankton. The species composition, community similarity and diversity of phytoplankton affect the structure and function of ocean ecosystems. Marine phytoplankton can be used as a rapid and sensitive indicator reflecting environmental changes. The offshore area of Qinhuangdao is a spawning and feeding ground for fish, shrimp and crabs. However, this region has experienced an increase in frequency of red tides as a result of pollution and marine development. In 2010, red tides began in late May and ended in August. We evaluated the species composition, spatio-temporal distribution, community structure of phytoplankton and the relationship be- tween phytoplankton abundance and environmental factors based on data collected from May to September in 2010. The phytuplankton , belonging to 96 species, 46 genera, were identified. The phytoplankton community was primarily composed of Bacillariophyta and Pyrrophyta. The majority were neritic species or eurythermal and euryhaline cosmopolitan species, while the remainders were oceanic warm species or polagic species. The dominant species included Noctiluca scintiUans, Rhizosolenia stolterfothii, Ghaetoceros spp. , Goscinodiscus spp. , and Bacteriastrum spp.. A total of 48 red tide causative species were observed, accounting for 50% of total phytoplankton species. The average phytoplankton abundance ranged from 6.20 × 10^4 cells/m^3 to 4 129.53 × 10^4 cells/ms. Abundance peaked in September 2010 and reached the lowest value in July 2010. The diversity index values were all greater than 1.0, suggested that biodiversity and community structure was healthy. The highest indices of community structure and biodiversity were observed in September, and biediversity was the lowest in June. The community similarity of phytuplankton was relatively high and the similarity range was 40% -70% from May to September. The community similarity of phytoplankton successively were September 〉 July 〉 August 〉 May 〉 June. The average abundance of phytoplankton had significant negative correlation with salinity( r = - 0. 734, P 〈 0. 01, N = 37 ) and significant positive correlation with inorganic nitrogen nutrients ( r = 0. 753, P 〈 0. 01, N = 37 ). We concluded that inorganic nitrogen was the primary factor explaining the increase in phytoplankton abundance during the survey period. A canonical correspondence analysis of the relationship between phytoplankton species and environmental factors indicated that N/P, salinity, nitrate, silicate, nitrite and water temperature were the main environmental factors influencing community structure of phytoplankton in Qinhuangdac waters.
文摘Through analysis of operational evaluation factors for tide forecasting, the relationship between the evaluation factors and the weights of forecasters was examined. A tide forecasting method based on dynamic weight distribution for operational evaluation was developed, and multiple-forecaster synchronous forecasting was realized while avoiding the instability cased by only one forecaster. Weights were distributed to the forecasters according to each one's forecast precision. An evaluation criterion for the professional level of the forecasters was also built. The eligibility rates of forecast results demonstrate the skill of the forecasters and the stability of their forecasts. With the developed tide forecasting method, the precision and reasonableness of tide forecasting are improved. The application of the present method to tide forecasting at the Huangpu Park tidal station demonstrates the validity of the method.
基金Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology of Japan,to Yamamoto H and Shinomura Y
文摘AIM:To investigate human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)-vAkt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog signaling pathway.METHODS:We analyzed 231 formalin-fixed,paraffinembedded gastric cancer tissue specimens from Japanese patients who had undergone surgical treatment.The patients' age,sex,tumor location,depth of invasion,pathological type,lymph node metastasis,and pathological stage were determined by a review of the medical records.Expression of HER2 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry(IHC) using the HercepTest TM kit.Standard criteria for HER2 positivity(0,1+,2+,and 3+) were used.Tumors that scored 3+ were considered HER2-positive.Expression of phospho Akt(pAkt) was also analyzed by IHC.Tumors were considered pAkt-positive when the percentage of positive tumor cells was 10% or more.PI3K,catalytic,alpha polypeptide(PIK3CA) mutations in exons 1,9 and 20 were analyzed by pyrosequencing.Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) infection was analyzed by in situ hybridization targeting EBV-encoded small RNA(EBER) with an EBER-RNA probe.Microsatellite instability(MSI) was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction using the mononucleotide markers BAT25 and BAT26.RESULTS:HER2 expression levels of 0,1+,2+ and 3+ were found in 167(72%),32(14%),12(5%) and 20(8.7%) samples,respectively.HER2 overexpression(IHC 3+) significantly correlated with intestinal histological type(15/20 vs 98 /205,P = 0.05).PIK3CA mutations were present in 20 cases(8.7%) and significantly correlated with MSI(10/20 vs 9/211,P < 0.01).The mutation frequency was high(21%) in T4 cancers and very low(6%) in T2 cancers.Mutations in exons 1,9 and 20 were detected in 5(2%),9(4%) and 7(3%) cases,respectively.Two new types of PIK3CA mutation,R88Q and R108H,were found in exon1.All PIK3CA mutations were heterozygous missense singlebase substitutions,the most common being H1047R(6/20,30%) in exon20.Eighteen cancers(8%) were EBV-positive and this positivity significantly correlated with a diffuse histological type(13/18 vs 93/198,P = 0.04).There were 7 cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas(LELC) and 6 of those cases were EBV-positive(percent/EBV:6/18,33%;percent/all LELC:6/7,86%).pAkt expression was positive in 119(53%) cases but showed no correlation with clinicopathological characteristics.pAkt expression was significantly correlated with HER2 overexpression(16/20 vs 103/211,P < 0.01) but not with PIK3CA mutations(12/20 vs 107/211,P = 0.37) or EBV infection(8/18 vs 103/211,P = 0.69).The frequency of pAkt expression was higher in cancers with exon20 mutations(100%) than in those with exon1(40%) or exon9(56%) mutations.One case showed both HER2 overexpression and EBV infection and 3 cases showed both PIK3CA mutations and EBV infection.However,no cases showed both PIK3CA mutations and HER2 overexpression.One EBVpositive cancer with PIK3CA mutation(H1047R) was MSI-positive.Three of these 4 cases were positive for pAkt expression.In survival analysis,pAkt expression significantly correlated with a poor prognosis(hazard ratio 1.75;95%CI:1.12-2.80,P = 0.02).CONCLUSION:HER2 expression,PIK3CA mutations and EBV infection in gastric cancer were characterized.pAkt expression significantly correlates with HER2 expression and with a poor prognosis.