Abstract： Based on the analysis of core samples from the hole of Zk23 in the East China Sea Continental Shelf and by means of sedimentary stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, the authors consider tha...Abstract： Based on the analysis of core samples from the hole of Zk23 in the East China Sea Continental Shelf and by means of sedimentary stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, the authors consider that the fine-sand deposition in borehole was part of buried ancient estuary sand ridges of the Yangtze River. The deposition history of study area around the hole before and after the glacial period as well as postglacial period is made clear after our research： （1） the estuarine sublayer -undersea delta facies strata was deposited under the fast sea level rise about 15 kaB.P; （2） sand ridges mostly consisting of fine-sand, were formed when the sea level was the fluctuant range of 60 - 80 m of isoba during the deglacial period around 15 - 12 kaB.P; （3） first silty clay and clay silt strata above the sand ridges were deposited during the period when the sea level rose fast from 12 to 7 kaB.P, and then it keeps stable to the present.展开更多
Objective To explore the feasibility and clinical results of circumferential decompression and three column reconstruction through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach for spinal tumor treatment. Methods Tot...Objective To explore the feasibility and clinical results of circumferential decompression and three column reconstruction through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach for spinal tumor treatment. Methods Totally, 24 patients with spinal tumor underwent tumor resection and spinal reconstruc tion through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach. Preoperatively, according to the Frankel classification, 12 patients were grade E, 9 grade D, and 3 grade C. Anterior column was reconstructed with non-expandable titanium cages. Posterior segmental instrumentation was used to maintain the stability of spine in all cases. Anterior and posterolateral fusion was performed with autograft and allogenic bone. The following data were followed up in these patients: deformity angle, local recurrence, neurological function, and spinal bony fusion. Results The average operating time and blood loss was 5.6 hours and 3 400 ml respectively. No intraoperative and postoperative complications were observed in this group. Postoperatively, 21 patients were Frankel grade E, 2 grade D, and 1 grade C. Four patients reported significant functional restoration and twenty patients reported complete resolution of pain. At follow-up (range, 6-42 months), implant failure or recurrent neurological symptoms was not found. Conclusions The tumor resection and spinal reconstruction through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of spinal tumor. It can fully decompress the neurological structures, correct the kyphosis, and achieve early weight-bearing. This technique can improve life quality for the patients with spinal tumor.展开更多
Because of permanent matter and energy accumulation in the sea marginal biotopes, communities of organisms adapted to these specific conditions are developed. Terms contour biotopes and contourobiont＇s communities we...Because of permanent matter and energy accumulation in the sea marginal biotopes, communities of organisms adapted to these specific conditions are developed. Terms contour biotopes and contourobiont＇s communities were proposed. These habitats are populated by a great variety of organisms with numerical superiority of early stages of development of hydrobionts. Therefore, contour biotopes are responsible for the reproduction of many species of plants and animals, including commercialiy ~rnportant species of invertebrate and fish. But as a result of natural physical and chemical processes, the same habitats accumulate many substances that are harmful to living organisms, especially for early ontogenetic stages. So here formed main hotspots, critical ecological zones in seas and oceans, which need to be monitored in the first place. Understanding of the key role of contour biotopes and communities in marine ecological processes development is an ecological imperative. Making of ecological diagnoses, prediction of possible departures from the ecological norm and prevention of serious negative events in the marine environment needs special consideration of contour biotopes and their inhabitants, which are underestimated in traditional marine biological and ecological investigations.展开更多
REE （Rare Earth Element） signatures in fossil vertebrates from different stratigraphic units are sufficiently distinctive to allow identification of the original unit or location in which fossilization occurred. Our...REE （Rare Earth Element） signatures in fossil vertebrates from different stratigraphic units are sufficiently distinctive to allow identification of the original unit or location in which fossilization occurred. Our field studies at the classic Pleistocene site of Fossil Lake, Oregon, reveal at least nine exposed depositional packages, most separated by disconformities. Bones analyzed from eight of the defined packages have distinctly different REE signatures. By accruing an extensive REE data library, samples with nebulous origin can be compared to this data library to determine the best stratigraphic context of the fossil. The research involves an articulated horse from the Ferruginous Sandstone unit at Fossil Lake. This unit shows subtle lithological changes which may indicate differences in depositional environment. The recovered specimen transected these subtle variations of this unit. Since REE reflect depositional environment this specimen offers a unique opportunity to investigate the possible variations in a signature due to subtle changes in lithology. This was accomplished by collecting bone and sediment material from 1 cm increments. By relating subtle changes in lithology to possible variations in REE signature, this study will offer a better resolution for application of REE signatures to Paleoenvironmental interpretations, fossil provenience and stratigraphic correlation.展开更多
Objective： The present study was to observe the expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in rats with chronic inflammatory pain to investigate whether COX-2 is involved in the mechanism of el...Objective： The present study was to observe the expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in rats with chronic inflammatory pain to investigate whether COX-2 is involved in the mechanism of electroacupuncture （EA） analgesia. Methods： After EA treatment, the pain score and expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of spinal cord in rats with complete Freund＇s adjuvant （CFA）-induced arthritis were measured by the behavioral test and immunohistochemistry technique, and compared with those of the normal group, model group and medicine group. Results： EA could decrease the pain score significantly and repeated EA treatments had the remarkable cumulative analgesic effect; and with the increase in EA treatments, the number of COX-2 immunoreactive cells was obviously decreased. Conclusion： EA at acupoints Yanglingquan （GB 34） and Kunlun （BL 60） had remarkable analgesic effect on adjuvant arthritis rats; and in the meantime, could inhibit the expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of spinal cord.展开更多
Knowledge about the spatial and temporal scales of both habitat use and the functional significance of different adaptations is essential for an understanding of the population dynamics of invertebrate assemblages. Th...Knowledge about the spatial and temporal scales of both habitat use and the functional significance of different adaptations is essential for an understanding of the population dynamics of invertebrate assemblages. This fundamental knowledge is not only interesting from an academic point of view, but is sorely lacking and needed in the field of restoration ecology. Many species are threatened due to degradation. Knowing what environmental conditions are needed dtLring the life cycle of these species is important in the design of restoration measures which aim to lift existing bottlenecks for threatened species. To assess the relative importance of water type and microhabitat in structuring the invertebrate assemblage during different seasons, invertebrates were sampled in three water bodies differing in trophic level and acidity. Different parts within a water body （microhabitats） were sampled separately and each water body was sampled in all four seasons. Results show that water body is an important factor structuring the invertebrate assemblage early in the season, whereas microhabitat became more important later in the season. Structural complexity of microhabitats was related to the type of locomotion employed by invertebrates. Seasonal differences could be related to population dynamics （reproduction, mortality）. Moreover, fluctuations in resource availability were expected to differ between the water bodies, with highest fluctuations in the eutrophic water body and with fluctuations becoming less predictable later in the season. This was confirmed by the data： species synchronization to pulses in food availability was strongest in the eutrophic water body. Moreover, synchronization was strongest in summer, while in autumn waters were invaded by dispersive species. Based on these results a synthesis is presented on the functioning of the different waters during the different seasons.展开更多
Larval growth and survival of organisms are strongly influenced by abiotic and biotic factors, as demonstrated by ex- perimental studies performed under controlled laboratory or semi-natural conditions. Even if they h...Larval growth and survival of organisms are strongly influenced by abiotic and biotic factors, as demonstrated by ex- perimental studies performed under controlled laboratory or semi-natural conditions. Even if they have many advantages, ex- periments cannot cover the full complexity of natural conditions and field studies are needed for a better understanding of how environmental variation determines growth and development rate. Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra females give birth to larvae in a variety of habitats, both epigean and subterranean. In caves, salamander larvae successfully grow and metamorphose, but their growth is more than three times longer than in epigean streams and factors determining these differences require inves- tigation. We performed a field study to understand the factors related to the growth of fire salamander larvae in different envi- ronmental conditions, evaluating the relationship between environmental features and larval growth and differences between caves and epigean spring habitats. Both caves and epigean larvae successfully grew. Capture-mark-recapture allowed to individu- ally track individuals along their whole development, and measure their performance. Growth rate was significantly affected by environmental variables： larvae grew faster in environments with abundant invertebrates and few conspeciflcs. Taking into ac- count the effect of environmental variables, larval growth was significantly lower in caves. Food availability plays a different ef- fect in the two environments. Larval growth was positively related to the availability of invertebrates in epigean sites only. The development rate of hypogeous populations of salamanders is slower because of multiple parameters, but biotic factors play a much stronger role than the abiotic ones展开更多
Y2000-62094-77 0010847模糊控制金属卤素灯的高功率因数=High power fac-tor of metal halide lamp with dimming control[会,英]/Lin,B.-R.& Hsieh,Y.-C.//1999 IEEE Interna-tional Symposium on Circuits and Systems.Vol.6 of6...Y2000-62094-77 0010847模糊控制金属卤素灯的高功率因数=High power fac-tor of metal halide lamp with dimming control[会,英]/Lin,B.-R.& Hsieh,Y.-C.//1999 IEEE Interna-tional Symposium on Circuits and Systems.Vol.6 of6.—77～80(EZ)展开更多
Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated and cation-nonselective ion channels （lh channels, or HCN channels） are known to play important roles in mammals. Their physiological functions in invertebrate re...Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated and cation-nonselective ion channels （lh channels, or HCN channels） are known to play important roles in mammals. Their physiological functions in invertebrate remain largely unclear. Here, we re- port our studies with lh channel in Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila lh channel mutants are found with several defects by behavioral analyses. Their lifespan is reduced, and their chemical sensitivity is shifted. In addition, their length of sleep at light-dark condition is mildly reduced. We generated transgenic flies of lh promoter-driven Gal4 and examined its expression pattern in both larvae and adult flies. Our results suggest that Ih channel may play diverse roles in Drosophila and provide a basis to further expand our understanding of Drosophila Ih channel function in vivo.展开更多
Pollution of the aquatic environment is an ever-growing problem, as waters are the ultimate sink for the large number of xenobiotics from multiple sources. DNA damaging agents have a significant ecological relevance s...Pollution of the aquatic environment is an ever-growing problem, as waters are the ultimate sink for the large number of xenobiotics from multiple sources. DNA damaging agents have a significant ecological relevance since they are implicated in many pathological processes and exert effects beyond that of individual being active through following generations. A large number of methods have been applied to evaluate genotoxic damage in different aquatic species. Comet assay, as method for de- tecting DNA alterations, and micronucleus test, as an index of chromosomal damage are the most widely applied and validated methods in field studies. These methods were applied in different vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic species, but only mollusk and fish species have been employed in routine biomonitoring programs. Mussels, due to their widely geographical distribution and the suitability for caging represent the bioindicator of choice in field studies. Mytilus species is the most used marine mussel. The use of fish is limited to specific geographic areas. The present review mainly focuses on the application of comet assay and micronucleus test in mussels. A number of biomonitoring studies in mussels, using comet assay or micronucleus test, revealed exposure to different classes of genotoxic compounds with a good discrimination power. The different evidence from the two as- says, reflects different biological mechanisms for the two genetic endpoints, DNA damage and chromosomal damage, suggesting their combined application in the field. Different endogenous and exogenous factors have been shown to modulate the genotoxic responses in mussels, acting as confounding factors in environmental monitoring. The use of standardized protocol for caging, sampling and genotoxity evaluation is critical in biomonitoring studies. The use of a multimarker approach coupling genotoxicity biomarkers with physiological and biochemical factors allows to have a complete picture of the environmental pollution [Current Zoology 60 （2）： 273-284, 2014].展开更多
文摘Abstract： Based on the analysis of core samples from the hole of Zk23 in the East China Sea Continental Shelf and by means of sedimentary stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, the authors consider that the fine-sand deposition in borehole was part of buried ancient estuary sand ridges of the Yangtze River. The deposition history of study area around the hole before and after the glacial period as well as postglacial period is made clear after our research： （1） the estuarine sublayer -undersea delta facies strata was deposited under the fast sea level rise about 15 kaB.P; （2） sand ridges mostly consisting of fine-sand, were formed when the sea level was the fluctuant range of 60 - 80 m of isoba during the deglacial period around 15 - 12 kaB.P; （3） first silty clay and clay silt strata above the sand ridges were deposited during the period when the sea level rose fast from 12 to 7 kaB.P, and then it keeps stable to the present.
文摘Objective To explore the feasibility and clinical results of circumferential decompression and three column reconstruction through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach for spinal tumor treatment. Methods Totally, 24 patients with spinal tumor underwent tumor resection and spinal reconstruc tion through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach. Preoperatively, according to the Frankel classification, 12 patients were grade E, 9 grade D, and 3 grade C. Anterior column was reconstructed with non-expandable titanium cages. Posterior segmental instrumentation was used to maintain the stability of spine in all cases. Anterior and posterolateral fusion was performed with autograft and allogenic bone. The following data were followed up in these patients: deformity angle, local recurrence, neurological function, and spinal bony fusion. Results The average operating time and blood loss was 5.6 hours and 3 400 ml respectively. No intraoperative and postoperative complications were observed in this group. Postoperatively, 21 patients were Frankel grade E, 2 grade D, and 1 grade C. Four patients reported significant functional restoration and twenty patients reported complete resolution of pain. At follow-up (range, 6-42 months), implant failure or recurrent neurological symptoms was not found. Conclusions The tumor resection and spinal reconstruction through single-stage posterior transpedicular approach is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of spinal tumor. It can fully decompress the neurological structures, correct the kyphosis, and achieve early weight-bearing. This technique can improve life quality for the patients with spinal tumor.
文摘Because of permanent matter and energy accumulation in the sea marginal biotopes, communities of organisms adapted to these specific conditions are developed. Terms contour biotopes and contourobiont＇s communities were proposed. These habitats are populated by a great variety of organisms with numerical superiority of early stages of development of hydrobionts. Therefore, contour biotopes are responsible for the reproduction of many species of plants and animals, including commercialiy ~rnportant species of invertebrate and fish. But as a result of natural physical and chemical processes, the same habitats accumulate many substances that are harmful to living organisms, especially for early ontogenetic stages. So here formed main hotspots, critical ecological zones in seas and oceans, which need to be monitored in the first place. Understanding of the key role of contour biotopes and communities in marine ecological processes development is an ecological imperative. Making of ecological diagnoses, prediction of possible departures from the ecological norm and prevention of serious negative events in the marine environment needs special consideration of contour biotopes and their inhabitants, which are underestimated in traditional marine biological and ecological investigations.
文摘REE （Rare Earth Element） signatures in fossil vertebrates from different stratigraphic units are sufficiently distinctive to allow identification of the original unit or location in which fossilization occurred. Our field studies at the classic Pleistocene site of Fossil Lake, Oregon, reveal at least nine exposed depositional packages, most separated by disconformities. Bones analyzed from eight of the defined packages have distinctly different REE signatures. By accruing an extensive REE data library, samples with nebulous origin can be compared to this data library to determine the best stratigraphic context of the fossil. The research involves an articulated horse from the Ferruginous Sandstone unit at Fossil Lake. This unit shows subtle lithological changes which may indicate differences in depositional environment. The recovered specimen transected these subtle variations of this unit. Since REE reflect depositional environment this specimen offers a unique opportunity to investigate the possible variations in a signature due to subtle changes in lithology. This was accomplished by collecting bone and sediment material from 1 cm increments. By relating subtle changes in lithology to possible variations in REE signature, this study will offer a better resolution for application of REE signatures to Paleoenvironmental interpretations, fossil provenience and stratigraphic correlation.
基金Supported by Shanghai Key Project of TCM 2000(3)Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(02DZ1915001)
文摘Objective： The present study was to observe the expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in rats with chronic inflammatory pain to investigate whether COX-2 is involved in the mechanism of electroacupuncture （EA） analgesia. Methods： After EA treatment, the pain score and expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of spinal cord in rats with complete Freund＇s adjuvant （CFA）-induced arthritis were measured by the behavioral test and immunohistochemistry technique, and compared with those of the normal group, model group and medicine group. Results： EA could decrease the pain score significantly and repeated EA treatments had the remarkable cumulative analgesic effect; and with the increase in EA treatments, the number of COX-2 immunoreactive cells was obviously decreased. Conclusion： EA at acupoints Yanglingquan （GB 34） and Kunlun （BL 60） had remarkable analgesic effect on adjuvant arthritis rats; and in the meantime, could inhibit the expression of COX-2 protein in the dorsal horn of spinal cord.
文摘Knowledge about the spatial and temporal scales of both habitat use and the functional significance of different adaptations is essential for an understanding of the population dynamics of invertebrate assemblages. This fundamental knowledge is not only interesting from an academic point of view, but is sorely lacking and needed in the field of restoration ecology. Many species are threatened due to degradation. Knowing what environmental conditions are needed dtLring the life cycle of these species is important in the design of restoration measures which aim to lift existing bottlenecks for threatened species. To assess the relative importance of water type and microhabitat in structuring the invertebrate assemblage during different seasons, invertebrates were sampled in three water bodies differing in trophic level and acidity. Different parts within a water body （microhabitats） were sampled separately and each water body was sampled in all four seasons. Results show that water body is an important factor structuring the invertebrate assemblage early in the season, whereas microhabitat became more important later in the season. Structural complexity of microhabitats was related to the type of locomotion employed by invertebrates. Seasonal differences could be related to population dynamics （reproduction, mortality）. Moreover, fluctuations in resource availability were expected to differ between the water bodies, with highest fluctuations in the eutrophic water body and with fluctuations becoming less predictable later in the season. This was confirmed by the data： species synchronization to pulses in food availability was strongest in the eutrophic water body. Moreover, synchronization was strongest in summer, while in autumn waters were invaded by dispersive species. Based on these results a synthesis is presented on the functioning of the different waters during the different seasons.
文摘Larval growth and survival of organisms are strongly influenced by abiotic and biotic factors, as demonstrated by ex- perimental studies performed under controlled laboratory or semi-natural conditions. Even if they have many advantages, ex- periments cannot cover the full complexity of natural conditions and field studies are needed for a better understanding of how environmental variation determines growth and development rate. Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra females give birth to larvae in a variety of habitats, both epigean and subterranean. In caves, salamander larvae successfully grow and metamorphose, but their growth is more than three times longer than in epigean streams and factors determining these differences require inves- tigation. We performed a field study to understand the factors related to the growth of fire salamander larvae in different envi- ronmental conditions, evaluating the relationship between environmental features and larval growth and differences between caves and epigean spring habitats. Both caves and epigean larvae successfully grew. Capture-mark-recapture allowed to individu- ally track individuals along their whole development, and measure their performance. Growth rate was significantly affected by environmental variables： larvae grew faster in environments with abundant invertebrates and few conspeciflcs. Taking into ac- count the effect of environmental variables, larval growth was significantly lower in caves. Food availability plays a different ef- fect in the two environments. Larval growth was positively related to the availability of invertebrates in epigean sites only. The development rate of hypogeous populations of salamanders is slower because of multiple parameters, but biotic factors play a much stronger role than the abiotic ones
文摘Y2000-62094-77 0010847模糊控制金属卤素灯的高功率因数=High power fac-tor of metal halide lamp with dimming control[会,英]/Lin,B.-R.& Hsieh,Y.-C.//1999 IEEE Interna-tional Symposium on Circuits and Systems.Vol.6 of6.—77～80(EZ)
文摘Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated and cation-nonselective ion channels （lh channels, or HCN channels） are known to play important roles in mammals. Their physiological functions in invertebrate remain largely unclear. Here, we re- port our studies with lh channel in Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila lh channel mutants are found with several defects by behavioral analyses. Their lifespan is reduced, and their chemical sensitivity is shifted. In addition, their length of sleep at light-dark condition is mildly reduced. We generated transgenic flies of lh promoter-driven Gal4 and examined its expression pattern in both larvae and adult flies. Our results suggest that Ih channel may play diverse roles in Drosophila and provide a basis to further expand our understanding of Drosophila Ih channel function in vivo.
文摘Pollution of the aquatic environment is an ever-growing problem, as waters are the ultimate sink for the large number of xenobiotics from multiple sources. DNA damaging agents have a significant ecological relevance since they are implicated in many pathological processes and exert effects beyond that of individual being active through following generations. A large number of methods have been applied to evaluate genotoxic damage in different aquatic species. Comet assay, as method for de- tecting DNA alterations, and micronucleus test, as an index of chromosomal damage are the most widely applied and validated methods in field studies. These methods were applied in different vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic species, but only mollusk and fish species have been employed in routine biomonitoring programs. Mussels, due to their widely geographical distribution and the suitability for caging represent the bioindicator of choice in field studies. Mytilus species is the most used marine mussel. The use of fish is limited to specific geographic areas. The present review mainly focuses on the application of comet assay and micronucleus test in mussels. A number of biomonitoring studies in mussels, using comet assay or micronucleus test, revealed exposure to different classes of genotoxic compounds with a good discrimination power. The different evidence from the two as- says, reflects different biological mechanisms for the two genetic endpoints, DNA damage and chromosomal damage, suggesting their combined application in the field. Different endogenous and exogenous factors have been shown to modulate the genotoxic responses in mussels, acting as confounding factors in environmental monitoring. The use of standardized protocol for caging, sampling and genotoxity evaluation is critical in biomonitoring studies. The use of a multimarker approach coupling genotoxicity biomarkers with physiological and biochemical factors allows to have a complete picture of the environmental pollution [Current Zoology 60 （2）： 273-284, 2014].
