Distribution Pattern of Vascular Plant Species of Mountains in Nepal and their Fate Against Global Warming

This study aims to find the altitudinal distribution pattern of vascular plant species reported from high mountain of Nepal(Manang) along the whole Himalayan elevation gradient, and evaluate their fate against climate change. Data was gathered from multiple sources, field investigations, literatures, and herbarium specimens. Altogether, 303 vascular plant species were reported from Manang. We used a published data to calculate distribution range of each species by interpolating between its upper and lower elevation limits. The relationship between elevation and species richness is elucidated by generalized linear model. The consequence of global warming upon Manang's vascular plant species was estimated based on projected temperature change for next century and adiabatic lapse rate along the elevation gradient of the Himalayas. The vascular plant species richness has a unimodel relationship with elevation along the whole elevation gradient of Nepal as well as in three biogeographical regions of Nepal. Vascular plants of Manang are found distributed from low land Terai to high alpine regions of Nepal and their elevation distribution range varies from 200 to 4700 m. Out of 303 vascular plants of Manang, only seven species might be affected if temperature increase by 1.5°C, whereas at least 70 species will be affected with 5°C temperature increased. However, the majority of species(233 species) have wider distribution range(> 1000 m) and more than 5°C temperature tolerance range, thus they are likely to be less affected from global warming by the end of 21 st century.

Research on Containment Relationships between Rapid Prototyping Part and CAD Model

Aiming at the geometrical features of different containment relationships in Rapid Prototyping （RP）, a general method of achieving the RP layer＇s cusp distribution of the positive, negative and mixed tolerance is proposed to meet the part＇s different applications. The procedure is executed by projecting the current and the next section of the CAD model onto a horizontal plane, computing the union and the intersection of the sections to get the outer and the inner boundary, and then blending the boundaries using a rotary vector through a proper inner point in the intersection to achieve the current layer＇s scanning contour. The method can realize the layer＇s cusp distribution of the mixed tolerance with unequal cusp height, expanding the connotation of the mixed tolerance.

Bioaccumulation, subcellular distribution and chemical forms of yttrium in rice seedling

Yttrium（Y） accumulation in soil is a serious environment problem in China. To understand the mechanisms involved in Y tolerance and detoxification in rice seedling, the bioaccumulation, subcellular distribution, and chemical forms of Y was investigated in the present study. The results show that the content of Y both in roots and shoots increases with the increasing concentration of Y, and a large amount of Y is stored in roots. Subcellular distribution of Y in rice indicates that the majority of Y is bound to cell wall. Meanwhile, various chemical forms of Y is absorbed by rice. The greatest amount of Y is extracted by 2% hydrate acetic acid（HAc） and 0.6 mol/L HCl（particularly 2% HAc）, which indicates that most of Y is combined with un-dissolved phosphate and oxalate（particularly phosphate）. Cluster analysis, based on Y abundance levels, reveals the relationship between Y distribution patterns and chemical forms. Our results imply that Y forming of precipitates with phosphate（and/or oxalate） and depositing in the cell wall may be a key strategy for Y detoxicity and tolerance in rice.