Water-use efficiency in response to simulated increasing precipitation in a temperate desert ecosystem of Xinjiang, China

Water-use efficiency（WUE） is a key plant functional trait that plays a central role in the global cycles of water and carbon. Although increasing precipitation may cause vegetation changes, few studies have explored the linkage between alteration in vegetation and WUE. Here, we analyzed the responses of leaf WUE, ecosystem carbon and water exchanges, ecosystem WUE, and plant community composition changes under normal conditions and also under extra 15% or 30% increases in annual precipitation in a temperate desert ecosystem of Xinjiang, China. We found that leaf WUE and ecosystem WUE showed inconsistent responses to increasing precipitation. Leaf WUE consistently decreased as precipitation increased. By contrast, the responses of the ecosystem WUE to increasing precipitation are different in different precipitation regimes： increasing by 33.9% in the wet year（i.e., the normal precipitation years）and decreasing by 4.1% in the dry year when the precipitation was about 30% less than that in the wet year.We systematically assessed the herbaceous community dynamics, community composition, and vegetation coverage to explain the responses of ecosystem WUE, and found that the between-year discrepancy in ecosystem WUE was consistent with the extent to which plant biomass was stimulated by the increase in precipitation. Although there was no change in the relative significance of ephemerals in the plant community, its greater overall plant biomass drove an increased ecosystem WUE under the conditions of increasing precipitation in 2011. However, the slight increase in plant biomass exerted no significant effect on ecosystem WUE in 2012. Our findings suggest that an alteration in the dominant species in this plant community can induce a shift in the carbon-and water-based economics of desert ecosystems.

Access to advanced sodium-ion batteries by presodiation:Principles and applications

Sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)are expected to offer affordability and high energy density for large-scale energy storage system.However,the commercial application of SIBs is hurdled by low initial coulombic efficiency(ICE),continuous Na loss during long-term operation,and low sodium-content of cathode materials.In this scenario,presodiation strategy by introducing an external sodium reservoir has been rationally proposed,which could supplement additional sodium ions into the system and thereby markedly improve both the cycling performance and energy density of SIBs.In this review,the significance of presodiation is initially introduced,followed by comprehensive interpretation on technological properties,underlying principles,and associated approaches,as well as our perspectives on present inferiorities and future research directions.Overall,this contribution outlines a distinct pathway towards the presodiation methodology,of significance but still in its nascent phase,which may inspire the targeted guidelines to explore new chemistry in this field.

To Overcome the Obstacle of Data Exchange to Increase the Utilization Efficiency of Accounting Data

On Nov.4^(th), AQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine of the People' s Republic of China), SAC (Standardization Administrationof China), National Audit Office of China (CNAO), and National Ministry of Finance of China jointlyheld the conference press on the national standard of Information Technology--Data Interface ofAccounting Software (GB/T 19581-2004) in Beijing. The standard was approved and issued on Sept. 20,2004 by AQSIQ and SAC, and it would come into effect all over the whole nation from January 1^(st),2005. Pu Changcheng, Vice Director of AQSIQ, Shi Aizhong, Vice Director of CNAO, Li Zhonghai. amember of the Party Group of AQSIQ and Director of SAC, the other leaders of concerned departmentssuch as National Ministry of Finance, National Telegraphy Office, and etc. attended the ConferencePress and made speeches. They fully affirmed the important significance and the achievements onstandardization work of electronic government business, and also they set new demands on the workfor the future.

Fine Single Channel Identification Controlled by Sedimentary Facies—Taking KLA Oilfield as an Example

The Neogene fluvial reservoir in the Bohai oilfield is one of the leading development horizons for increasing reserves and production in the Bohai oilfield. However, the development of offshore fluvial reservoirs is faced with the problems of thin reservoir thickness, narrow plane width, rapid lateral change, and thin well pattern. Taking the KLA oilfield as an example, this paper discusses the nuanced characterization and configuration of a single channel controlled by sedimentary facies to guide developing offshore river facies’ narrow channel main control oilfield. Firstly, based on a large number of core data, the acceptable sedimentary facies identification is realized, the sedimentary model of the study area is established, the delicate calibration of logging facies and seismic facies is realized under the constraint of the sedimentary model, and a set of technical methods for nuanced reservoir characterization guided by seismic sedimentology is summarized, to realize the boundary identification of composite channel configuration and further realize the nuanced characterization of the single narrow channel. Based on this set of technology, it guides the smooth implementation of horizontal wells in the oilfield. The drilling encounter rate of the reservoir in the horizontal section of the single well exceeds 90%, ensuring the injection production connectivity and increasing the reserve production rate by more than 10%.

The Practical Application of Lean Management Model to the Production and Operation of China＇s Small and Medium- sized Apparel Enterprises

In this paper, the prospect and advantages of applying prospect and advantages to the production and operation of China＇ s small and medimn-sized apparel enterprises, the main waste parts in the apparel production and operation process are systematically analyzed, an efficient production, management, and operation model meeting the characteristics of the small and medium-sized apparel enterprises is explored according to the solutions in lean management, and also the technical transformation in the key positions is fully implemented, so that the production efficiency of the sewing workshop is improved, the bottlenecks of the backward production management way to restrict the development of enterprises are broken, the vitality of the enterprises is restored, and also significant economic and social benefits are achieved.

Ternary solvent-processed efficient organic solar cells based on a new A-DA'D-A acceptor derivative employing the 3^(rd)-position branching side chains on pyrroles

Recent advances in non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs),typically Y6,have driven power conversion efficiency(PCE) of single-junction orga nic solar cells(OSCs) over 16%.Mea nwhile,it becomes essential to know how to adopt simple strategies to further improve device performance.In this work,a new A-DA'D-A acceptor derivative,Y19-N3 employing 3-ethylheptyl branched at the 3^(rd)-position instead of 2-ethylhexyl on the pyrroles of Y19 is reported.The selection of an appropriate solvent in casting device is implemented to maximize the photovoltaic performance.PBDB-T:Y19-N3-based OSCs treated with a ternary solvent of CF/CB(1:3,v/v) and 0.8% DIO exhibit the optimal PCE of 13.77% here,with the significantly improved V_(oc)(0.78 V) and FF(0.72) as well as the high J_(sc)(24.46 mA/cm^(2)).Further characterizations indicate that this ternary solvent-treated PBDB-T/Y19-N3 film exhibits the more appropriate morphological features with the highly efficient charge generation and collection as well as the more balanced electron and hole mobilities.This work combines molecular design and device engineering to improve the photovoltaic properties,which is important to the development of OSCs.