To overcome the limitation that complex data types with noun attributes cannot be processed by rank learning algorithms, a new rank learning algorithm is designed. In the learning algorithm based on the decision tree,...To overcome the limitation that complex data types with noun attributes cannot be processed by rank learning algorithms, a new rank learning algorithm is designed. In the learning algorithm based on the decision tree, the splitting rule of the decision tree is revised with a new definition of rank impurity. A new rank learning algorithm, which can be intuitively explained, is obtained and its theoretical basis is provided. The experimental results show that in the aspect of average rank loss, the ranking tree algorithm outperforms perception ranking and ordinal regression algorithms and it also has a faster convergence speed. The rank learning algorithm based on the decision tree is able to process categorical data and select relative features.展开更多
Subtree analysis and three area satements (TASS) procedure are used to deal with the area relationship in historical biogeography. On the basis of the taxon cladogram, the procedure could identify and eliminate the ...Subtree analysis and three area satements (TASS) procedure are used to deal with the area relationship in historical biogeography. On the basis of the taxon cladogram, the procedure could identify and eliminate the paralogy node and determine the informative subtree. The area relationships are generally illustrated in several subtrees and the consensus tree. The distribution pattern of the genus Caragana comprising about 72 species and occurring in 13 areas, was analyzed by using subtree method and TASS procedure in this study. The results showed seven subtrees representing the area relationships of section and series of the genus, and the consensus tree provided the 13 area relationships. These results are congruent with our former result using component analysis for Caragana.展开更多
The complete genome sequence of transmissible Gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) strain TS, previously isolated from Gansu province, was cloned and compared with published sequence data from other TGEV strains. Phylogenetic...The complete genome sequence of transmissible Gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) strain TS, previously isolated from Gansu province, was cloned and compared with published sequence data from other TGEV strains. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the amino acid and nucleotide sequences of the S gene showed that the TGEV strains were divided into 3 clusters. TGEV TS showed a close evolutionary relationship to the American Miller cluster but had a 5' non-translated region (NTR) sequence closely related to the American Purdue cluster. Continued culture in different cell types indicated that TGEV TS virulence could be attenuated after fifty passages in Porcine kidney (PK-15) cells, and that the Porcine kidney cell line IB-RS-2 (IBRS) was not suitable for culture of the TGEV strain TS.展开更多
Temporal adverbial clause is an important language structure and exhibits different features in English and Chinese,which brings about difficulties for Chinese EFL learners.Based on the theory of Dependency Grammar,th...Temporal adverbial clause is an important language structure and exhibits different features in English and Chinese,which brings about difficulties for Chinese EFL learners.Based on the theory of Dependency Grammar,the study attempts to investigate the ordering distribution of temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners at the beginning,intermediate and advanced levels.The results show that:1)Chinese EFL learners at different proficiencies tend to precede temporal adverbial clause to main clause.With the increase of proficiency,the postposition of temporal adverbial clauses by learners increases and is approaching to the ordering preference of target language.2)The ordering distribution of subordinators for temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners is consistent with native English,showing a tendency of 100%preposition,which ascribes to the high frequency and salience of subordinators in English.3)MDD is one of the significant motivations that cause the preference of prepositional temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners.As a kind of natural language,interlanguage has a unique cognitive mechanism which distinguishes from both native and target language.This study provides a more comprehensive theoretical reference for learners at different proficiencies to understand and learn temporal adverbial clauses,as well as data support from empirical research for language teaching.展开更多
Hardwoods are important raw material for making pulp and paper products. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is a fast-growing hardwood species with a wide distribution in Iran and can be introduced as appropriatematerial to com...Hardwoods are important raw material for making pulp and paper products. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is a fast-growing hardwood species with a wide distribution in Iran and can be introduced as appropriatematerial to compensate the wood shortages of the natural forest. Kraft pulping was performed under different cooking conditions and, based on the relations of pulp yield and kappa number, bleachable kraft pulp at screened yield of 43.3% and kappa number of 31.3 was selected for DED （Chlorine Dioxide-Alkaline Extraction-Chlorine Dioxide） bleaching and its bleachability was studied at different kappa factor in D~ stage. The results indicated that the bleachable kraft pulp from this species has high kappa number at acceptable screened yield and to complete the delignification in the bleaching process, higher kappa factor may be needed in DED bleaching sequence. The main reduction in final kappa number and yield loss were observed at kappa factor level of 0.2 but by further increase in kappa factor up to 0.4, more development were observed in optical properties but at lower opacity.展开更多
Cathepsin D （CTSD） is a lysosomal acidic endoproteinase that plays an important role in immune response, In this study, we obtained sweetfish （Plecoglossus altivelis） CTSD （PaCTSD） via de-novo transcriptome sequ...Cathepsin D （CTSD） is a lysosomal acidic endoproteinase that plays an important role in immune response, In this study, we obtained sweetfish （Plecoglossus altivelis） CTSD （PaCTSD） via de-novo transcriptome sequencing of sweetfish macrophages. The full length cDNA sequence of PaCTSD was 1955 bp encoding a propeptide of 397 amino acids. The deduced protein had a calculated molecular weight of 43.17x 103. Multiple alignment with other known CTSD amino acid sequences revealed amino acid conservation through the teleosts. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that PaCTSD grouped tightly with other fish CTSD, and was close to that of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Subsequently, PaCTSD was prokaryotically expressed and refolded by the urea gradient method on a nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid column. Enzyme activity analysis showed that PaCTSD exhibited pH-dependent proteolytic activity. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that PaCTSD mRNA was expressed in all detected tissues in healthy sweetfish. The highest expression was observed in the spleen and white blood cells, followed by liver, head-kidney, kidney, intestine, gill, and muscle. After Listonella anguillarum infection, PaCTSD transcripts were up-regulated significantly in liver, spleen, white blood cells, and head-kidney of sweetfish. In summary, PaCTSD has proteolytic activity and is closely involved in the immune response of sweetfish.展开更多
Although Pampus minor has been classified as a new species, it still remains controversial. Was used a DNA barcoding technique based on homologous sequence analysis of the16S and CO1 genes to clarify the confusion ove...Although Pampus minor has been classified as a new species, it still remains controversial. Was used a DNA barcoding technique based on homologous sequence analysis of the16S and CO1 genes to clarify the confusion over the identification of this species. Among 12 individuals whose genetic distance was 0.002, two haplotypes were found. According to the 16S sequences, the genetic distances ranged from 0.121 to 0.133 between P. minor and other Pampus species. Although the same the genetic distance between the two P minor haplotypes was generated using CO1 sequences, the haplotype of Pm22-23, Pm28, and Pm32-33 was the same as that of Pci EF607462 and EF607466, while the haplotype of Pm24-27 and Pm29-31 was the same as that of Pci EF607461 and EF607463-65. In addition, the genetic distance ranged only from 0.002 to 0.005 between P minor and Pa EF607460 and EF607458. Apart from this, the interspecies genetic distances varied from 0.135 to 0.143 between P minor and other t＇ampus species according to the C01 sequences. Phylogenetic trees, using combined 16S and CO1 data, strongly support the viewpoint that all the P. minor individuals form one clade that is in a sister position to Pampus sp. individuals （EU357803, FJ434342-FJ434343, and FJ652423-FJ652427）.展开更多
The Tilted tilted transversely isotropic(TTI)media,a kind of anisotropic medium,widely exists within the earth.For faster calculation of travel times in the TTI anisotropic media,we modifi ed a minimum traveltime tree...The Tilted tilted transversely isotropic(TTI)media,a kind of anisotropic medium,widely exists within the earth.For faster calculation of travel times in the TTI anisotropic media,we modifi ed a minimum traveltime tree algorithm with high effi ciency by dynamical modifi cation of the secondary wave propagation region during the spread of seismic waves.To manage the wavefront points in the modified version,we used a novel minimum heap sorting technique to reduce the time spent on selecting secondary waves points.In this study,seismic group velocities were obtained from analytical solutions in terms of phase angle,and the corresponding phase angles were determined by binary search rather than approximate equations for weakly anisotropic media.For the most time-consuming part of the secondary wave traveltime calculation,the parallel computation was initially performed using multiple cores and threads.Numerical examples showed that the improved method can calculate seismic travel times and ray paths faster and accurately in a 3D TTI medium.For four cores and eight threads,the computing speed increased by six times when compared to the conventional method.展开更多
ISFM （integrated soil fertility management） involving annual sequencing of dual-purpose early-maturing first crop of cowpeas with biomass incorporation before seeding second crop of early-maturing NERICA （New Rice ...ISFM （integrated soil fertility management） involving annual sequencing of dual-purpose early-maturing first crop of cowpeas with biomass incorporation before seeding second crop of early-maturing NERICA （New Rice for Africa） was evaluated to enhance rice productivity and soil-nitrogen. Five dual-purpose early-maturing cowpea cultivars and local cultivar （Katche） were seeded early in the wet season in five farmers＇ fields at Ouake （9046＇ N, 1°35′ E, highly degraded-savanna）, Benin. After pod harvest, cowpea residues were minimally worked into the soil using minimum tillage with hand-hoe and seeded with early-maturing, resilient NERICA8 rice that received either 20 kg N/ha or zero-N. Cowpea grain yield averaged 0.1-0.3 Mg/ha, and mean aboveground cowpea biomass produced and recycled was 0.54-0.64 Mg/ha among best cultivars （IT97-568-11 and IT89KD-288）. NERICA8 seeded after cowpea cv. IT97-568-11 and supplied with 20N gave the greatest grain yield of about 2.0 Mg/ha, accounting for 500% heavier grains than fallow-rice rotation with zero-N. Mineral-N dynamics monitored under NERICA8 in year 2 showed that previous IT97-568-11 plots had the highest mineral-N at tillering which persisted till panicle initiation stage. The adoption of an ISFM comprising annual cowpea-NERICA sequence by smallholder rice farmers could enhance productivity and improve N-supply in fragile savannas.展开更多
The modeling of dynamical systems from a time series implemented by our DSA program introduces binary trees of height D with all leaves on the same level, and the related subtrees of height L 〈 D. These are called e-...The modeling of dynamical systems from a time series implemented by our DSA program introduces binary trees of height D with all leaves on the same level, and the related subtrees of height L 〈 D. These are called e-trees and e-subtrees. The recursive and nonrecursive versions of the traversal algorithms for the trees with dynamically created nodes are discussed. The original nonrecursive algorithms that return the pointer to the next node in preorder, inorder and postorder traversals are presented. The space-time complexity analysis shows and the execution time measurements confirm that for these O（2D） algorithms, the recursive versions have approximately 10-25% better time constants. Still, the use of nonrecursive algorithms may be more appropriate in several occasions.展开更多
The standard method to construct a finite field requires a primitive irreducible polynomial of a given degree. Therefore, it is difficult to apply for the construction of huge finite fields. To avoid this problem, we ...The standard method to construct a finite field requires a primitive irreducible polynomial of a given degree. Therefore, it is difficult to apply for the construction of huge finite fields. To avoid this problem, we propose a new method to construct huge finite fields with the characteristic p = 5 by using an Artin-Schreier tower. Utilizing the recursive basis of the Artin-Schreier tower, we define a nmltiplication algorithm The algorithm can explicitly calculate the multiplication of two elements on the top finite field of this tower, without any primitive element. We also define a linear recurrence equation as an application, which produces a sequence of numbers, and call the new pseudorandom number generator Abstract Syntax Tree （AST） for p = 5. The experircental results show that our new pseudorandom number generator can produce a sequence of numbers with a long period.展开更多
基金The Planning Program of Science and Technology of Hunan Province (No05JT1039)
文摘To overcome the limitation that complex data types with noun attributes cannot be processed by rank learning algorithms, a new rank learning algorithm is designed. In the learning algorithm based on the decision tree, the splitting rule of the decision tree is revised with a new definition of rank impurity. A new rank learning algorithm, which can be intuitively explained, is obtained and its theoretical basis is provided. The experimental results show that in the aspect of average rank loss, the ranking tree algorithm outperforms perception ranking and ordinal regression algorithms and it also has a faster convergence speed. The rank learning algorithm based on the decision tree is able to process categorical data and select relative features.
文摘Subtree analysis and three area satements (TASS) procedure are used to deal with the area relationship in historical biogeography. On the basis of the taxon cladogram, the procedure could identify and eliminate the paralogy node and determine the informative subtree. The area relationships are generally illustrated in several subtrees and the consensus tree. The distribution pattern of the genus Caragana comprising about 72 species and occurring in 13 areas, was analyzed by using subtree method and TASS procedure in this study. The results showed seven subtrees representing the area relationships of section and series of the genus, and the consensus tree provided the 13 area relationships. These results are congruent with our former result using component analysis for Caragana.
基金National Basic Research Program(2004CCA00500)National High-tech Development Research Program of China (2006AA02Z440)
文摘The complete genome sequence of transmissible Gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) strain TS, previously isolated from Gansu province, was cloned and compared with published sequence data from other TGEV strains. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the amino acid and nucleotide sequences of the S gene showed that the TGEV strains were divided into 3 clusters. TGEV TS showed a close evolutionary relationship to the American Miller cluster but had a 5' non-translated region (NTR) sequence closely related to the American Purdue cluster. Continued culture in different cell types indicated that TGEV TS virulence could be attenuated after fifty passages in Porcine kidney (PK-15) cells, and that the Porcine kidney cell line IB-RS-2 (IBRS) was not suitable for culture of the TGEV strain TS.
基金supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China(No.21BYY186)。
文摘Temporal adverbial clause is an important language structure and exhibits different features in English and Chinese,which brings about difficulties for Chinese EFL learners.Based on the theory of Dependency Grammar,the study attempts to investigate the ordering distribution of temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners at the beginning,intermediate and advanced levels.The results show that:1)Chinese EFL learners at different proficiencies tend to precede temporal adverbial clause to main clause.With the increase of proficiency,the postposition of temporal adverbial clauses by learners increases and is approaching to the ordering preference of target language.2)The ordering distribution of subordinators for temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners is consistent with native English,showing a tendency of 100%preposition,which ascribes to the high frequency and salience of subordinators in English.3)MDD is one of the significant motivations that cause the preference of prepositional temporal adverbial clauses by Chinese EFL learners.As a kind of natural language,interlanguage has a unique cognitive mechanism which distinguishes from both native and target language.This study provides a more comprehensive theoretical reference for learners at different proficiencies to understand and learn temporal adverbial clauses,as well as data support from empirical research for language teaching.
文摘Hardwoods are important raw material for making pulp and paper products. Eucalyptus camaldulensis is a fast-growing hardwood species with a wide distribution in Iran and can be introduced as appropriatematerial to compensate the wood shortages of the natural forest. Kraft pulping was performed under different cooking conditions and, based on the relations of pulp yield and kappa number, bleachable kraft pulp at screened yield of 43.3% and kappa number of 31.3 was selected for DED （Chlorine Dioxide-Alkaline Extraction-Chlorine Dioxide） bleaching and its bleachability was studied at different kappa factor in D~ stage. The results indicated that the bleachable kraft pulp from this species has high kappa number at acceptable screened yield and to complete the delignification in the bleaching process, higher kappa factor may be needed in DED bleaching sequence. The main reduction in final kappa number and yield loss were observed at kappa factor level of 0.2 but by further increase in kappa factor up to 0.4, more development were observed in optical properties but at lower opacity.
基金Foundation items： The project was supported by the Program for the National Natural Science Foundation of China （31201970, 31372555）, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China （LZ13C- 190001, LQ13C190002）
文摘Cathepsin D （CTSD） is a lysosomal acidic endoproteinase that plays an important role in immune response, In this study, we obtained sweetfish （Plecoglossus altivelis） CTSD （PaCTSD） via de-novo transcriptome sequencing of sweetfish macrophages. The full length cDNA sequence of PaCTSD was 1955 bp encoding a propeptide of 397 amino acids. The deduced protein had a calculated molecular weight of 43.17x 103. Multiple alignment with other known CTSD amino acid sequences revealed amino acid conservation through the teleosts. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that PaCTSD grouped tightly with other fish CTSD, and was close to that of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Subsequently, PaCTSD was prokaryotically expressed and refolded by the urea gradient method on a nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid column. Enzyme activity analysis showed that PaCTSD exhibited pH-dependent proteolytic activity. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that PaCTSD mRNA was expressed in all detected tissues in healthy sweetfish. The highest expression was observed in the spleen and white blood cells, followed by liver, head-kidney, kidney, intestine, gill, and muscle. After Listonella anguillarum infection, PaCTSD transcripts were up-regulated significantly in liver, spleen, white blood cells, and head-kidney of sweetfish. In summary, PaCTSD has proteolytic activity and is closely involved in the immune response of sweetfish.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40676085)
文摘Although Pampus minor has been classified as a new species, it still remains controversial. Was used a DNA barcoding technique based on homologous sequence analysis of the16S and CO1 genes to clarify the confusion over the identification of this species. Among 12 individuals whose genetic distance was 0.002, two haplotypes were found. According to the 16S sequences, the genetic distances ranged from 0.121 to 0.133 between P. minor and other Pampus species. Although the same the genetic distance between the two P minor haplotypes was generated using CO1 sequences, the haplotype of Pm22-23, Pm28, and Pm32-33 was the same as that of Pci EF607462 and EF607466, while the haplotype of Pm24-27 and Pm29-31 was the same as that of Pci EF607461 and EF607463-65. In addition, the genetic distance ranged only from 0.002 to 0.005 between P minor and Pa EF607460 and EF607458. Apart from this, the interspecies genetic distances varied from 0.135 to 0.143 between P minor and other t＇ampus species according to the C01 sequences. Phylogenetic trees, using combined 16S and CO1 data, strongly support the viewpoint that all the P. minor individuals form one clade that is in a sister position to Pampus sp. individuals （EU357803, FJ434342-FJ434343, and FJ652423-FJ652427）.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2020YFA0710600)National Science Foundation of China (No. 41374098)the Special Fund of the Institute of Geophysics,China Earthquake Administration (No. DQJB19B40)
文摘The Tilted tilted transversely isotropic(TTI)media,a kind of anisotropic medium,widely exists within the earth.For faster calculation of travel times in the TTI anisotropic media,we modifi ed a minimum traveltime tree algorithm with high effi ciency by dynamical modifi cation of the secondary wave propagation region during the spread of seismic waves.To manage the wavefront points in the modified version,we used a novel minimum heap sorting technique to reduce the time spent on selecting secondary waves points.In this study,seismic group velocities were obtained from analytical solutions in terms of phase angle,and the corresponding phase angles were determined by binary search rather than approximate equations for weakly anisotropic media.For the most time-consuming part of the secondary wave traveltime calculation,the parallel computation was initially performed using multiple cores and threads.Numerical examples showed that the improved method can calculate seismic travel times and ray paths faster and accurately in a 3D TTI medium.For four cores and eight threads,the computing speed increased by six times when compared to the conventional method.
文摘ISFM （integrated soil fertility management） involving annual sequencing of dual-purpose early-maturing first crop of cowpeas with biomass incorporation before seeding second crop of early-maturing NERICA （New Rice for Africa） was evaluated to enhance rice productivity and soil-nitrogen. Five dual-purpose early-maturing cowpea cultivars and local cultivar （Katche） were seeded early in the wet season in five farmers＇ fields at Ouake （9046＇ N, 1°35′ E, highly degraded-savanna）, Benin. After pod harvest, cowpea residues were minimally worked into the soil using minimum tillage with hand-hoe and seeded with early-maturing, resilient NERICA8 rice that received either 20 kg N/ha or zero-N. Cowpea grain yield averaged 0.1-0.3 Mg/ha, and mean aboveground cowpea biomass produced and recycled was 0.54-0.64 Mg/ha among best cultivars （IT97-568-11 and IT89KD-288）. NERICA8 seeded after cowpea cv. IT97-568-11 and supplied with 20N gave the greatest grain yield of about 2.0 Mg/ha, accounting for 500% heavier grains than fallow-rice rotation with zero-N. Mineral-N dynamics monitored under NERICA8 in year 2 showed that previous IT97-568-11 plots had the highest mineral-N at tillering which persisted till panicle initiation stage. The adoption of an ISFM comprising annual cowpea-NERICA sequence by smallholder rice farmers could enhance productivity and improve N-supply in fragile savannas.
文摘The modeling of dynamical systems from a time series implemented by our DSA program introduces binary trees of height D with all leaves on the same level, and the related subtrees of height L 〈 D. These are called e-trees and e-subtrees. The recursive and nonrecursive versions of the traversal algorithms for the trees with dynamically created nodes are discussed. The original nonrecursive algorithms that return the pointer to the next node in preorder, inorder and postorder traversals are presented. The space-time complexity analysis shows and the execution time measurements confirm that for these O（2D） algorithms, the recursive versions have approximately 10-25% better time constants. Still, the use of nonrecursive algorithms may be more appropriate in several occasions.
基金supported by Overseas Scholars Research Fund of Heilongjiang Provinicial Education Department
文摘The standard method to construct a finite field requires a primitive irreducible polynomial of a given degree. Therefore, it is difficult to apply for the construction of huge finite fields. To avoid this problem, we propose a new method to construct huge finite fields with the characteristic p = 5 by using an Artin-Schreier tower. Utilizing the recursive basis of the Artin-Schreier tower, we define a nmltiplication algorithm The algorithm can explicitly calculate the multiplication of two elements on the top finite field of this tower, without any primitive element. We also define a linear recurrence equation as an application, which produces a sequence of numbers, and call the new pseudorandom number generator Abstract Syntax Tree （AST） for p = 5. The experircental results show that our new pseudorandom number generator can produce a sequence of numbers with a long period.
