Characterization of alpine meadow surface crack and its correlation with root-soil properties

Quantifying surface cracks in alpine meadows is a prerequisite and a key aspect in the study of grassland crack development.Crack characterization indices are crucial for the quantitative characterization of complex cracks,serving as vital factors in assessing the degree of cracking and the development morphology.So far,research on evaluating the degree of grassland degradation through crack characterization indices is rare,especially the quantitative analysis of the development of surface cracks in alpine meadows is relatively scarce.Therefore,based on the phenomenon of surface cracking during the degradation of alpine meadows in some regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,we selected the alpine meadow in the Huangcheng Mongolian Township,Menyuan Hui Autonomous County,Qinghai Province,China as the study area,used unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)sensing technology to acquire low-altitude images of alpine meadow surface cracks at different degrees of degradation(light,medium,and heavy degradation),and analyzed the representative metrics characterizing the degree of crack development by interpreting the crack length,length density,branch angle,and burrow(rat hole)distribution density and combining them with in situ crack width and depth measurements.Finally,the correlations between the crack characterization indices and the soil and root parameters of sample plots at different degrees of degradation in the study area were analyzed using the grey relation analysis.The results revealed that with the increase of degradation,the physical and chemical properties of soil and the mechanical properties of root-soil composite changed significantly,the vegetation coverage reduced,and the root system aggregated in the surface layer of alpine meadow.As the degree of degradation increased,the fracture morphology developed from"linear"to"dendritic",and eventually to a complex and irregular"polygonal"pattern.The crack length,width,depth,and length density were identified as the crack characterization indices via analysis of variance.The results of grey relation analysis also revealed that the crack length,width,depth,and length density were all highly correlated with root length density,and as the degradation of alpine meadows intensified,the underground biomass increased dramatically,forming a dense layer of grass felt,which has a significant impact on the formation and expansion of cracks.

A related degree-based frequent pattern mining algorithm for railway fault data

It is of great significance to improve the efficiency of railway production and operation by realizing the fault knowledge association through the efficient data mining algorithm.However,high utility quantitative frequent pattern mining algorithms in the field of data mining still suffer from the problems of low time-memory performance and are not easy to scale up.In the context of such needs,we propose a related degree-based frequent pattern mining algorithm,named Related High Utility Quantitative Item set Mining(RHUQI-Miner),to enable the effective mining of railway fault data.The algorithm constructs the item-related degree structure of fault data and gives a pruning optimization strategy to find frequent patterns with higher related degrees,reducing redundancy and invalid frequent patterns.Subsequently,it uses the fixed pattern length strategy to modify the utility information of the item in the mining process so that the algorithm can control the length of the output frequent pattern according to the actual data situation and further improve the performance and practicability of the algorithm.The experimental results on the real fault dataset show that RHUQI-Miner can effectively reduce the time and memory consumption in the mining process,thus providing data support for differentiated and precise maintenance strategies.

Cost analysis of radical resection of malignant breast tumors under the China Healthcare Security Diagnosis Related Groups payment system

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women worldwide and poses a severe threat to their health.Therefore,this study examined patients who underwent breast cancer surgery,analyzed hospitalization costs and structure,and explored the impact of China Healthcare Security Diagnosis Related Groups(CHS-DRG)management on patient costs.It aimed to provide medical institutions with ways to reduce costs,optimize cost structures,reduce patient burden,and improve service efficiency.AIM To study the CHS-DRG payment system’s impact on breast cancer surgery costs.METHODS Using the CHS-DRG(version 1.1)grouping criteria,4073 patients,who underwent the radical resection of breast malignant tumors from January to December 2023,were included in the JA29 group;1028 patients were part of the CHS-DRG payment system,unlike the rest.Through an independent sample t-test,the length of hospital stay as well as total hospitalization,medicine and consumables,medical,nursing,medical technology,and management expenses were compared.Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to test the cost correlation.RESULTS In terms of hospitalization expenses,patients in the CHS-DRG payment group had lower medical,nursing,and management expenses than those in the diagnosis-related group(DRG)non-payment group.For patients in the DRG payment group,the factors affecting the total hospitalization cost,in descending order of relevance,were medicine and consumable costs,consumable costs,medicine costs,medical costs,medical technology costs,management costs,nursing costs,and length of hospital stay.For patients in the DRG nonpayment group,the factors affecting the total hospitalization expenses in descending order of relevance were medicines and consumable expenses,consumable expenses,medical technology expenses,the cost of medicines,medical expenses,nursing expenses,length of hospital stay,and management expenses.CONCLUSION The CHS-DRG system can help control and reduce unnecessary medical expenses by controlling medicine costs,medical consumable costs,and the length of hospital stay while ensuring medical safety.

Integral Sequences of Infinite Length Whose Terms Are Relatively Prime

It is given in Weil and Rosenlicht ([1], p. 15) that (resp. 2) for all non-negative integers m and n with m≠n if c is any even (resp. odd) integer. In the present paper we generalize this. Our purpose is to give other integral sequences such that G.C.D.(ym,yn)=1 for all positive integers m and n with m≠n. Roughly speaking we show the following 1) and 2). 1) There are infinitely many polynomial sequences such that G.C.D.(fm(a),fn(a))=1 for all positive integers m and n with with m≠n and infinitely many rational?integers a. 2) There are polynomial sequences such that G.C.D.(gm(a,b),gn(a,b))=1 for all positive integers m and n with m≠n and arbitrary (rational or odd) integers a and b with G.C.D.(a,b)=1. Main results of the present paper are Theorems 1 and 2, and Corollaries 3, 4 and 5.

Effect of Relative Stress on Post-Peak Uniaxial Compression Fracture Energy of Concrete

Fracture energy in strain softening regime was investigated analytically by considering microstructures interaction and interplay.Based on gradient-dependent plasticity, the thickness of localized band was determined completely and strictly by characteristic length in relation to average grain diameter.After obtaining the plastic shear displacement of the band,the formula on axial response of concrete was proposed and the analytical post-peak fracture energy was deduced.A comparison between present theoretical results and earlier experimental results was carried out and the analytical result is reasonable and has a plausible foundation as considering the localized failure theoretically.Decreasing the relative stress leads to increasing the fracture energy non-linearly.The larger the shear elastic modulus and shear softening modulus,the lower the post-peak fracture energy.A larger fracture energy is caused by a larger thickness of shear band or a larger characteristic length of concrete material.If the inclination angle of the shear band and the compressive strength are not concerned with structural size of specimen,the post-peak fracture energy is size independent.

Mathematical expression for the relationship between internode number and internode length for bamboo, Phyllostachys pubescens

We analyzed the relationship between internode number and intemode length for one of the largest bamboo, Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex Houz. For 50 sample culms with various sizes felled in a pure stand of P. pubescens, the intemode number was assigned from base to tip and the length for each internode was directly measured. The result indicated that the intemode length should be cumulated from base to tip, and then the cumulated internode length should be relativized by the total culm length. It was inappropriate to relativize the internode length by the maximum intenode length. In addition, the relationship between the relative internode number （the intemode number relativized by the total number of intemodes） and the relative cumulated internode length should be described not by a power function but by a sigmoid function such as the third-order function. The determined function enabled us to estimate the actual internode length, with the root mean squared error being 4 cm. In conclusion, the mathematical expression presented here, i.e., the relativization of the cumulated internode length by the total culm length and the application of the sigmoid function, will be useful in describing the relationship between internode number and internode length for P. pubescens.

Analysis of Length of Stay (LOS) Data from the Medical Records of Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia for Five Diagnosis Related Groups: Application of Cox Prediction Model

Background: One of the main objectives of hospital managements is to control the length of stay (LOS). Successful control of LOS of inpatients will result in reduction in the cost of care, decrease in nosocomial infections, medication side effects, and better management of the limited number of available patients’ beds. The length of stay (LOS) is an important indicator of the efficiency of hospital management by improving the quality of treatment, and increased hospital profit with more efficient bed management. The purpose of this study was to model the distribution of LOS as a function of patient’s age, and the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG), based on electronic medical records of a large tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: Information related to the research subjects were retrieved from a database of patients admitted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between January 2014 and December 2016. Subjects’ confidential information was masked from the investigators. The data analyses were reported visually, descriptively, and analytically using Cox proportional hazard regression model to predict the risk of long-stay when patients’ age and the DRG are considered as antecedent risk factors. Results: Predicting the risk of long stay depends significantly on the age at admission, and the DRG to which a patient belongs to. We demonstrated the validity of the Cox regression model for the available data as the proportionality assumption is shown to be satisfied. Two examples were presented to demonstrate the utility of the Cox model in this regard.

一种基于关联程度的高效用数量比频繁模式挖掘算法

高效用频繁模式挖掘算法运用数据项的重要度信息,能够从数据中挖掘出更重要的频繁模式,而高效用数量比频繁模式挖掘算法可以进一步研究频繁模式中数据项的数量比例关系,是目前数据挖掘领域中的研究课题。从提高算法性能和实用性的角度出发对高效用数量比频繁模式挖掘算法进行优化,提出了一种基于关联程度的高效用数量比频繁模式挖掘算法RHUQI-Miner。RHUQI-Miner首先提出关联程度的概念,依据关联程度构建项目关联程度结构,并给出关联剪枝优化策略,寻找关联程度更高的项目集合,减少冗余和无效的频繁模式;随后运用修正模式长度策略,修正挖掘过程中项集的效用信息,使算法可根据实际数据情况控制输出频繁模式的长度,进一步提升算法的性能,提高算法的实用性。通过对RHUQI-Miner在动车组PHM系统车载故障数据集上的实验结果进行分析,表明该算法能够有效减少挖掘过程中的时间以及内存消耗,可以得出该算法适用于铁路实际数据和业务的有效结论。

超声NT及LC联合母血分子标志物评估高危妊娠产妇妊娠结局的价值

目的:探讨超声颈项透明层厚度(NT)、子宫颈长度(LC)联合游离人绒毛膜促性腺激素(B-HCG)、妊娠相关血浆蛋白(PAPPA)、D二聚体(D-D)评估高危妊娠产妇妊娠结局的价值。方法:回顾性选取2019年1月至2022年1月在我院就诊的高危妊娠产妇80例作为研究对象,根据是否发生不良妊娠结局分为有不良妊娠结局组和无不良妊娠结局组,比较两组NT、LC、动脉S/D、PI、RI以及血清B-HCG、PAPPA、D-D的差异,以及指标间的相关性和对不良妊娠结局的预测价值。结果:有不良妊娠结局产妇的B-HCG、PAPPA、D-D和NT分别为(2.28±0.62)mom、(0.72±0.16)mom、(351.12±82.80)mg/L和(3.78±0.81)mm,明显高于无不良妊娠结局产妇(1.75±0.41)mom、(0.57±0.15)mom、(295.33±85.52)mg/L和(3.31±0.64)mm(P<0.01),而LC为(24.49±4.53)mm,明显低于无不良妊娠结局产妇(31.01±5.12)mm(P<0.01)。B-HCG、PAPPA、D-D水平与NT呈正相关(P<0.05),而与LC呈负相关(P<0.05)。NT、LC联合B-HCG、PAPPA、D-D预测高危妊娠产妇不良妊娠结局的ROC曲线下面积为0.911(95CI:0.848~0.974),明显高于各指标单独预测,其灵敏性和特异性分别为79.20%和96.30%,P<0.01。结论:NT、LC及B-HCG、PAPPA、D-D与高危妊娠产妇不良妊娠结局有相关性,在预测高危妊娠产妇不良妊娠结局中有较好的价值。

One-year results for myopia control of orthokeratology with different back optic zone diameters: a randomized trial using a novel multispectral-based topographer

AIM:To present the 1-year results of a prospective cohort study investigating the efficacy,potential mechanism,and safety of orthokeratology(ortho-k)with different back optic zone diameters(BOZD)for myopia control in children.METHODS:This randomized clinical study was performed between Dec.2020 and Dec.2021.Participants were randomly assigned to three groups wearing ortho-k:5 mm BOZD(5-MM group),5.5 mm BOZD(5.5-MM group),and 6 mm BOZD(6-MM group).The 1-year data were recorded,including axial length,relative peripheral refraction(RPR,measured by multispectral refractive topography,MRT),and visual quality.The contrast sensitivity(CS)was evaluated by CSV-1000 instrument with spatial frequencies of 3,6,12,and 18 cycles/degree(c/d);the corneal higher-order aberrations(HOAs)were measured by iTrace aberration analyzer.The one-way ANOVA was performed to assess the differences between the three groups.The correlation between the change in AL and RPR was calculated by Pearson’s correlation coefficient.RESULTS:The 1-year results of 20,21,and 21 subjects in the 5-MM,5.5-MM,and 6-MM groups,respectively,were presented.There were no statistical differences in baseline age,sex,or ocular parameters between the three groups(all P>0.05).At the 1-year visit,the 5-MM group had lower axial elongation than the 6-MM group(0.07±0.09 vs 0.18±0.11 mm,P=0.001).The 5-MM group had more myopic total RPR(TRPR,P=0.014),with RPR in the 15°–30°(RPR 15–30,P=0.015),30°–45°(RPR 30–45,P=0.011),temporal(RPR-T,P=0.008),and nasal area(RPR-N,P<0.001)than the 6-MM group.RPR 15–30 in the 5.5-MM group was more myopic than that in the 6-MM group(P=0.002),and RPR-N in the 5-MM group was more myopic than that in the 5.5-MM group(P<0.001).There were positive correlations between the axial elongation and the change in TRPR(r=0.756,P<0.001),RPR 15–30(r=0.364,P=0.004),RPR 30–45(r=0.306,P=0.016),and RPR-N(r=0.253,P=0.047).The CS decreased at 3 c/d(P<0.001),and the corneal HOAs increased in the 5-MM group(P=0.030).CONCLUSION:Ortho-k with 5 mm BOZD can control myopia progression more effectively.The mechanism may be associated with greater myopic shifts in RPR.

周边离焦框架眼镜与角膜塑形镜对儿童近视进展控制效果及视力相关生存质量的影响

目的:探讨周边离焦框架眼镜与角膜塑形镜(OK镜)对儿童近视进展控制效果及视力相关生存质量的影响。方法:前瞻性研究。选取2021-01/2022-01在湖州市中心医院眼科首次诊断为近视的患儿237例,根据不同矫正方式分为:周边离焦框架眼镜组105例105眼,OK镜组132例132眼(所有入组儿童眼部参数均选取右眼数据纳入统计)。使用中小学生视力相关生存质量量表对两组近视患儿进行随访调查,并记录首次就诊及随访1 a时儿童最佳矫正视力(BCVA)、等效球镜度数、眼轴(AL)数据。结果:戴镜1 a后,两组患儿等效球镜度数及AL均增长,但两组间比较均无差异(P>0.05)。周边离焦框架眼镜组患儿等效球镜度数变化量和AL变化量大于OK组(均P=0.001)。戴镜1 a后,两组患儿在中小学生视力相关生存质量量表问卷中,周边离焦框架眼镜组情感维度得分高于OK镜组(P<0.05)。OK镜组患儿情感维度得分变化量大于周边离焦框架眼镜组(P<0.05)。结论:OK镜控制儿童近视进展效果优于周边离焦框架眼镜。两种矫正方式均可显著提升近视患儿视力相关生存质量,OK镜在改善儿童视力相关生存质量量表情感维度上优于周边离焦框架眼镜。

按病种付费模式在非血栓性疾病患者中的应用效果

目的 探讨按病种付费(DRGs)模式在非血栓性疾病患者中的应用意义及对治疗费用的影响。方法 收集2017年1月至2021年12月在浙江省金华市中心医院神经外科接受治疗的307例非血栓性疾病患者的一般资料,其中2017年1月至2019年6月就诊的154例患者为对照组,该组在治疗过程中采用常规付费模式,2019年7月至2021年12月就诊的153例患者为观察组,该组在治疗过程中采用DRGs模式。分析两组医疗费用,病种数量、C型、D型病例数量,平均住院时间等指标,研究DRGs模式对危重患者总费用的影响机制。结果 两组诊疗费比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),观察组检查费、手术费、药费、耗材费、人均住院费低于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组C型、D型病例多于对照组,平均住院时间短于对照组(P<0.05);两组住院死亡例数比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。DRGs模式对药费、检查费耗材量的效应比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),对手术费、诊疗费的效应比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);DRGs模式对患者整体治疗开支的间接效应值为2 313.47,直接效应值为257.89。结论 引进DRGs模式有助于优化医院的成本控制,提高医疗技术,增强对疑难杂症的应对能力;同时可以通过精准治疗,降低患者的医疗开支,以减轻患者经济负担。

Genome-wide association with transcriptomics reveals a shade-tolerance gene network in soybean

Shade tolerance is essential for soybeans in inter/relay cropping systems.A genome-wide association study(GWAS)integrated with transcriptome sequencing was performed to identify genes and construct a genetic network governing the trait in a set of recombinant inbred lines derived from two soybean parents with contrasting shade tolerance.An improved GWAS procedure,restricted two-stage multi-locus genome-wide association study based on gene/allele sequence markers(GASM-RTM-GWAS),identified 140 genes and their alleles associated with shade-tolerance index(STI),146 with relative pith cell length(RCL),and nine with both.Annotation of these genes by biological categories allowed the construction of a protein–protein interaction network by 187 genes,of which half were differentially expressed under shading and non-shading conditions as well as at different growth stages.From the identified genes,three ones jointly identified for both traits by both GWAS and transcriptome and two genes with maximum links were chosen as beginners for entrance into the network.Altogether,both STI and RCL gene systems worked for shade-tolerance with genes interacted each other,this confirmed that shadetolerance is regulated by more than single group of interacted genes,involving multiple biological functions as a gene network.

线缆长度驱动的两阶段热管约束组件布局优化方法

针对航天器总体布局设计过程中需要考虑线缆长度的问题,提出一种以线缆长度最小化为目标的两阶段热管约束组件布局优化方法。面向几何、质心、热管散热以及线缆长度等多种复杂约束相互耦合的布局难题,基于分而治之的思想提出将原问题解耦为两个序贯优化子问题,通过构建并求解子问题的混合整数规划模型,实现了综合考虑多条线缆最短化目标下预埋热管舱板组件布局的高效优化设计。数值布局算例结果表明,在包含15个组件、3条有线信息链路的多种优化场景下,本方法均可以找到两级求解框架下的最优布局设计结果,充分验证了方法的可行性和有效性。

DRG付费模式对院内压力性损伤患者住院时间及住院费用的影响

目的分析疾病诊断相关分组(DRG)付费模式对院内压力性损伤患者住院时间及住院费用的影响。方法回顾性整理兰州市第一人民医院于2016年1月至2022年12月收治的180例院内压力性损伤患者的临床资料,按照患者的入院时间进行分组,将DRG付费模式实施前收治的院内压力性损伤患者纳入对照组(94例),将DRG付费模式实施后收治的院内压力性损伤患者纳入观察组(86例)。对比2组患者的住院时间、住院费用、费用构成、压力性损伤治疗效果以及患者的满意率。结果观察组的住院时间较对照组短,总住院费用和日均住院费用均少于对照组(P均<0.05)。观察组的药品费、检查费占比均低于对照组,其治疗费占比高于对照组(P均<0.05)。两组间床位费和其他费用占比均无统计学差异(P均>0.05)。观察组、对照组的治疗总有效率分别为87.21%、82.98%,组间比较未见统计学差异(P>0.05)。观察组患者的治疗费用满意率、医护人员满意率均高于对照组(P均<0.05)。两组间治疗效果满意率无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论DRG付费模式实施后,院内压力性损伤患者的住院时长缩短、住院费用下降,且患者的治疗效果稳定,对治疗费用、医护人员的满意率均有所提高。

藏族年龄相关性白内障患者眼球生物学参数特征分析

目的:比较藏族与汉族年龄相关性白内障患者眼球生物学参数的差异,分析藏族患者眼球生物学参数的分布特征。方法:回顾性队列研究。收集2019-01/2020-12就诊于我院的年龄相关性白内障患者661例1 030眼,其中藏族患者483例739眼,汉族患者178例291眼。术前所有患者均采用IOL Master 500测量眼轴长度、前房深度、角膜曲率、散光及散光轴向。结果:藏族年龄相关性白内障患者眼轴长度为23.33(22.81,23.86)mm,前房深度为3.04(2.79,3.30)mm,散光度为0.73(0.47,1.07)D,平均角膜曲率为43.89±1.35 D,较汉族患者眼轴短,角膜曲率小(均P<0.05)。藏族患者的年龄与眼轴长度和前房深度均呈负相关,而与平均角膜曲率呈正相关(均P<0.05)。藏族患者中男性患者较女性患者眼轴更长、前房更深、角膜更平坦(均P<0.05)。结论:藏族与汉族年龄相关性白内障患者的眼球生物学参数存在差异,不同年龄和性别藏族患者眼球生物学参数的分布有所变化。

DRG与DIP融合下的医院临床路径的设立及效果研究

目的探讨疾病诊断相关分组(diagnosis related groups,DRG)和按病种分值付费(diagnosis-intervention packet,DIP)融合下设立医院临床路径的方法,并分析其实际效果。方法选取2021年3月—2023年6月山东第一医科大学第二附属医院收治的阑尾炎接受腹腔镜下阑尾切除术者。其中观察组纳入268份病历,对照组纳入270份病历。对照组阑尾炎患者采取临床路径入组,观察组实施DRG与DIP融合下的综合管理路径进行管理,统计2组临床路径入组情况,比较2组次均药物、耗材、总住院费用以及2组住院时间及病种医保结余费用,分析2组时间及费用消耗指数变化情况。结果观察组临床路径入组例数为263例,多于对照组的217例,临床路径完成率为98.13%,高于对照组的80.37%(P<0.05)。观察组次均药物费用、耗材费用及总住院费用均显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组总住院时间低于对照组,病种医保结余费用多于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组时间消耗指数和费用消耗指数均显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论DRG与DIP融合下临床路径管理可提高临床路径入组率,降低医疗费用,缩短总住院时间,降低医保支付费用。

Association between Physical Activity and Telomere Length in a North Chinese Population： A China Suboptimal Health Cohort Study

Several studies have demonstrated an association between physical activity and telomere length; however, the association remains inconsistent. A cross-sectional study consisting of 588 participants （375 females, median age of 33.8 years） was carried out to investigate the association between telomere length and physical activity in a general population from North China. The results show that relative telomere length is not significantly different in participants in the northern Chinese population with different levels of physical activity, either in the model only adjusted for age （F = 2.127, P = 0.120） or in the model adjusted for demographics and lifestyle （F = 1.227, P = 0.294）. The gender-stratified analysis also produced insignificant results. Our study confirmed a non-significant association between physical activity and telomere length in the northern Chinese population, which adds to the inconsistent association between physical activity and telomere length across different ethnic populations.

A User-Transformer Relation Identification Method Based on QPSO and Kernel Fuzzy Clustering

User-transformer relations are significant to electric power marketing,power supply safety,and line loss calculations.To get accurate user-transformer relations,this paper proposes an identification method for user-transformer relations based on improved quantum particle swarm optimization(QPSO)and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering.The main idea is:as energymeters at different transformer areas exhibit different zero-crossing shift features,we classify the zero-crossing shift data from energy meters through Fuzzy C-Means Clustering and compare it with that at the transformer end to identify user-transformer relations.The proposed method contributes in three main ways.First,based on the fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm(FCM),the quantum particle swarm optimization(PSO)is introduced to optimize the FCM clustering center and kernel parameters.The optimized FCM algorithm can improve clustering accuracy and efficiency.Since easily falls into a local optimum,an improved PSO optimization algorithm(IQPSO)is proposed.Secondly,considering that traditional FCM cannot solve the linear inseparability problem,this article uses a FCM(KFCM)that introduces kernel functions.Combinedwith the IQPSOoptimization algorithm used in the previous step,the IQPSO-KFCM algorithm is proposed.Simulation experiments verify the superiority of the proposed method.Finally,the proposed method is applied to transformer detection.The proposed method determines the class members of transformers and meters in the actual transformer area,and obtains results consistent with actual user-transformer relations.This fully shows that the proposed method has practical application value.

Genetic analysis of morphological index and its related taxonomic traits for classification of indica

The Cheng index distinguishes indica andjaponica rice based on six taxonomic traits.This index has been widely used for classifi- cation of indica and japonica varieties in China.In this study,a double haploid(DH)popula-tion derived from anther culture of ZYQ8/JX17 F,a typical inter-subspecies hybrid,was used to investigate the six taxonomictraits,i.e.leaf hairiness(LH),color of hullwhen heading(CHH),hairiness of hull(HH),length of the first and second panicle internode(LPI),length/width of grain(L/W),andphenol reaction(PH).The morphological in- dex(MI)was also calculated.Based on themolecular linkage map constructed from this