[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production. [Method] Impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production was investigate...[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production. [Method] Impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production was investigated based on path analysis by using data from 200 counties and cities in Shandong Province and Henan Province in 2000 and 2008. [Result] Off-farm employment of agricultural labor affects grain production through agricultural land use patterns, off-farm employment of agricultural labor has negative impacts on grain production through multiple cropping index and positive impacts through the proportion of grain planting area. The positive impacts were greater in 2008. [Conclusion] Prerequisite of the positive impacts of off-farm employment on grain production is the substitution of agricultural mechanization development and agricultural technology advancement for agricultural labor. Orderly land circulation and scale land use should be promoted to avoid the lack of agricultural labor due to off-farm employment.展开更多
Intracranial hemorrhage(I)is a major problem of neonatal intensive care.The incidence of Iistypically asymptomatic and'canmot be effectively detected by standard diagnostic methods.The mechanisms underlying IH are...Intracranial hemorrhage(I)is a major problem of neonatal intensive care.The incidence of Iistypically asymptomatic and'canmot be effectively detected by standard diagnostic methods.The mechanisms underlying IH are unknown but there is evidence that stress-induced disorders inadrenergic regulation of cerebral venous blood flow (CVBF) are among the main reasons.Quantitative and qualitative:could significantly advance understanding ofthe nature of I in newbornslth1sions of CVBF in newborn rats withan experimental model of stinjection.Our analysis is bas ed on theDoppler optical coheavelet-based approachthat provides sensitiv external factors.Theobtained resultsccompanied by asupprectivity to adrenaline.Weintroducd show that the values0<1.23 estimated ithelodinto the sympathicusindicate abnormal reactions associated with the developent of I.We conclude that t he revealed areactivity of the cerebral veins to adrenaline represents a possible mechanism responsible forpat hological changes in CVBF.展开更多
A fundamental goal in cellular signaling is to understand allosteric communication, the process by which sig-nals originating at one site in a protein propagate reliably to affect distant functional sites. The general...A fundamental goal in cellular signaling is to understand allosteric communication, the process by which sig-nals originating at one site in a protein propagate reliably to affect distant functional sites. The general principles of protein structure that underlie this process remain unknown. Statistical coupling analysis (SCA) is a statistical technique that uses evolutionary data of a protein family to measure correlation between distant functional sites and suggests allosteric communication. In proteins, very distant and small interactions between collections of amino acids provide the communication which can be important for signaling process. In this paper, we present the SCA of protein alignment of the esterase family (pfam ID: PF00756) containing the sequence of antigen 85C secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify a subset of interacting residues. Clustering analysis of the pairwise correlation highlighted seven important residue positions in the esterase family alignments. These resi-dues were then mapped on the crystal structure of antigen 85C (PDB ID: 1DQZ). The mapping revealed corre-lation between 3 distant residues (Asp38, Leu123 and Met125) and suggests allosteric communication between them. This information can be used for a new drug against this fatal disease.展开更多
Rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy rare earth elements (HREEs), are in demand for their current and emerging applications in advanced technologies. Here we perform computer-driven micro-mapping at the millim...Rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy rare earth elements (HREEs), are in demand for their current and emerging applications in advanced technologies. Here we perform computer-driven micro-mapping at the millimeter scale of the minerals that comprise Round Top Mountain, in west Texas, USA. This large rhyolite deposit is enriched in HREEs and such other critical elements as Li, Be, and U. Electron probe microanalysis of 2 × 2 mm areas of thin sections of the rhyolite produced individual maps of 16 elements. These were superimposed to generate a 16-element composition at each pixel. Principal components analysis of elements at each pixel identified the specific mineral at that site. The pixels were then relabeled as the appropriate minerals, thereby producing a single mineral map. The overall mineral composition of the 7 studied samples compared favorably with prior analyses of the Round Top deposit available in the literature. Likewise the range of porosity in the maps was consistent with that of previous direct measurements by water saturation. This new statistical and GIS-based technique provides a robust and unbiased approach to electron microprobe mapping. The study further showed that the high-value yttrofluorite grains exhibited little tendency to cluster with other late-stage trace minerals and that the samples extended the previously documented overall homogeneity of the deposit at field scale to this microscopic scale.展开更多
The study investigates the effects of pre-strain on the bake hardenability and precipitation behavior of Al-Mg-Si automotive body sheets. The scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, tensile tes...The study investigates the effects of pre-strain on the bake hardenability and precipitation behavior of Al-Mg-Si automotive body sheets. The scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, tensile test, Vickers hardness test, and differential scanning calorimetry were conducted for the purpose. It was found that the pre-strain treatment partially inhibits the natural aging hardening effect but cannot completely eliminate it. The pre-straining significantly enhances the bake hardening effect, with the 5% pre-strain sample showing the highest increase in yield strength and hardness. The formation of fine β" precipitates and dislocation structures contribute to the observed strengthening. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of optimizing pre-strain levels to achieve the best balance between strength and ductility in bake-hardened aluminum alloys.展开更多
Fungal pathogen of asparagus stem blight was isolated. No significant genetic difference was detected among the three strains with 492 bp long ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequence. It was then identified through colony growth, con...Fungal pathogen of asparagus stem blight was isolated. No significant genetic difference was detected among the three strains with 492 bp long ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequence. It was then identified through colony growth, conidia morphology, and molecular characterization. The physiological response to oxidation and osmosis stress, and virulence to Asparagus officinalis L. were analyzed. The results showed that the pathogen causing asparagus stem blight for A. officinalis L. in Jiangxi Province is Phomopsis asparagri (Sacc.) Bubák. Under pure culture conditions, the conidia were oval-shaped (α-type), with colorless single spore and single nucleus, containing 0-2 oil balls. Its vegetative growth rate was higher when cultured on 0.2 × potato dextrose agar (0.2 × PDA) medium than that on oatmeal agar (OA) medium. However, the pycnidia appeared earlier on OA medium than on 0.2 earlier PDA medium. The vegetative growth rate was depressed under oxidation (H2O2) or osmosis (NaCl) stress conditions, and totally inhibited under 7 mmol/L H2O2 or 2.4 mol/L NaCl. All the strains caused typical pathogenic symptoms to Asparagus officinalis L. at 7 days-post-inoculation (dpi) with conidia.展开更多
The geometric and electronic properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters in the presence of oxygen on the surface have been investigated.The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation funct...The geometric and electronic properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters in the presence of oxygen on the surface have been investigated.The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation functional was applied in our calculations.By calculating the total energy,the double bond Si=O is shown to be more stable than the bridge bond Si-O-Si for large size oxidized clusters.The results of Mulliken population analysis indicate that a so-called passivation effect is enhanced by oxidization effects.From the energy band structures and density of states,we find that some localized states are induced by the p-orbital of O atom mainly and reduce the energy gaps substantially.展开更多
Density functional theory B3LYP/6-311 G* method was used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si5X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, E Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl) clusters. The influence of the doped seco...Density functional theory B3LYP/6-311 G* method was used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si5X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, E Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl) clusters. The influence of the doped second and third period element impurities on the structure and stability of Si5X clusters with C2p symmetry has been investigated, and the thermal stability and dynamic activity have also been discussed.展开更多
The density functional theory B3LYP/6-311g* method is used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si4X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F) clusters. The equi- librium structures of these clusters are quas...The density functional theory B3LYP/6-311g* method is used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si4X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F) clusters. The equi- librium structures of these clusters are quasi-trigonal bipyramidal structures with C2v symmetry. The periodicity of their thermal stabilities and vibration spectra has been discussed. The influence of the inserted second period element impurities for the structures and stabilities of the Si5 clusters have also been investigated.展开更多
The geometric, electronic, and photoabsorption properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters are investigated. The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation fimctional is applied. Our study ...The geometric, electronic, and photoabsorption properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters are investigated. The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation fimctional is applied. Our study shows that the geometric structures of them relax with their increasing sizes. Synchronously, the polarizations of Si-H bonds become weak slowly but overlap populations increase. In Mulliken population analysis, we find a distinctive passivation effect (some electrons are transferred from outer Si atoms to the central Si with four-coordinate Si atoms). Owing to the quantum confinement, the energy gap and the lowest excitation energy increase with the decreasing sizes. For nanometer scale cluster, the transition from the highest occupied molecular orbital to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital state is usually prohibited.展开更多
We report the formation and local electronic structure of Ge clusters on the Si(111)-7×7 surface studied by using variable temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (VT-STM) and low-temperature scanning tunn...We report the formation and local electronic structure of Ge clusters on the Si(111)-7×7 surface studied by using variable temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (VT-STM) and low-temperature scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (STS). Atom-resolved STM images reveal that the Ce atoms are prone to forming clusters with 1.0 nm in diameter for coverage up to 0.12 ML. Such Ce clusters preferentially nucleate at the centre of the faulted-half unit cells, leading to the 'dark sites' of Si centre adatoms from the surrounding three unfaulted-half unit cells in filled-state images. Biasdependent STM images show the charge transfer from the neighbouring Si adatoms to Ce clusters. Low-temperature STS of the Ce clusters reveals that there is a band gap on the Ce cluster and the large voltage threshold is about 0.9 V.展开更多
Amorphous forms of C will first be compared and contrasted with amorphous Si, the differences in chemical bonding being emphasized in relation to atomic structure. After a brief discussion of ordered layers of graphit...Amorphous forms of C will first be compared and contrasted with amorphous Si, the differences in chemical bonding being emphasized in relation to atomic structure. After a brief discussion of ordered layers of graphite and of BN, some attention will be focused on BN cages and polymers and on C nanotubes. Finally properties of Na metal clusters will be discussed, including fission of such charged clusters展开更多
Multiconfiguration quantum chemical calculation of geometry and electron properties of Fe2Si18 cluster indicates on the predictable change of spin states as a function of the excitation energy beginning from ground st...Multiconfiguration quantum chemical calculation of geometry and electron properties of Fe2Si18 cluster indicates on the predictable change of spin states as a function of the excitation energy beginning from ground state with the total spin S = 4. The charges on the two Fe atoms are quite different as well as the charge distribution on the surrounding Si atoms. Nevertheless the total dipole moment of the cluster is a monotonically decreasing function of the excitation energy and it reaches practically zero value in the first singlet state in which the cluster represents a new version of a quibit system.展开更多
Based on the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation, the stable geometrical structures of one or more CO molecules adsorbed on the Al6Si cluster are investigated and the corresponding adsorp...Based on the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation, the stable geometrical structures of one or more CO molecules adsorbed on the Al6Si cluster are investigated and the corresponding adsorption energies are also calculated. It is found that the cluster Al6Si can adsorb six CO molecules. The thermal stability of the(CO)6@Al6Si complexes is examined using the atom centered density matrix propagation molecular dynamics calculations at 373 K. The results show that two isomers of Al6Si cluster can solidly adsorb six CO molecules, and the other isomer adsorbs four ones. Therefore, the Al6Si cluster is a promising candidate for eliminating CO effectively.展开更多
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production. [Method] Impact of off-farm employment of agricultural labor on grain production was investigated based on path analysis by using data from 200 counties and cities in Shandong Province and Henan Province in 2000 and 2008. [Result] Off-farm employment of agricultural labor affects grain production through agricultural land use patterns, off-farm employment of agricultural labor has negative impacts on grain production through multiple cropping index and positive impacts through the proportion of grain planting area. The positive impacts were greater in 2008. [Conclusion] Prerequisite of the positive impacts of off-farm employment on grain production is the substitution of agricultural mechanization development and agricultural technology advancement for agricultural labor. Orderly land circulation and scale land use should be promoted to avoid the lack of agricultural labor due to off-farm employment.
基金supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research(grants1l-02-00560-a,12-02-31204)by the RF Ministry of Educationand Sciences with in the Federal program"Scientific and scientific-pedagogic staff of innovative Russia for 2009-2013"(contracts14.B37.21.0216,14.B37.21.0853).
文摘Intracranial hemorrhage(I)is a major problem of neonatal intensive care.The incidence of Iistypically asymptomatic and'canmot be effectively detected by standard diagnostic methods.The mechanisms underlying IH are unknown but there is evidence that stress-induced disorders inadrenergic regulation of cerebral venous blood flow (CVBF) are among the main reasons.Quantitative and qualitative:could significantly advance understanding ofthe nature of I in newbornslth1sions of CVBF in newborn rats withan experimental model of stinjection.Our analysis is bas ed on theDoppler optical coheavelet-based approachthat provides sensitiv external factors.Theobtained resultsccompanied by asupprectivity to adrenaline.Weintroducd show that the values0<1.23 estimated ithelodinto the sympathicusindicate abnormal reactions associated with the developent of I.We conclude that t he revealed areactivity of the cerebral veins to adrenaline represents a possible mechanism responsible forpat hological changes in CVBF.
文摘A fundamental goal in cellular signaling is to understand allosteric communication, the process by which sig-nals originating at one site in a protein propagate reliably to affect distant functional sites. The general principles of protein structure that underlie this process remain unknown. Statistical coupling analysis (SCA) is a statistical technique that uses evolutionary data of a protein family to measure correlation between distant functional sites and suggests allosteric communication. In proteins, very distant and small interactions between collections of amino acids provide the communication which can be important for signaling process. In this paper, we present the SCA of protein alignment of the esterase family (pfam ID: PF00756) containing the sequence of antigen 85C secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify a subset of interacting residues. Clustering analysis of the pairwise correlation highlighted seven important residue positions in the esterase family alignments. These resi-dues were then mapped on the crystal structure of antigen 85C (PDB ID: 1DQZ). The mapping revealed corre-lation between 3 distant residues (Asp38, Leu123 and Met125) and suggests allosteric communication between them. This information can be used for a new drug against this fatal disease.
文摘Rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy rare earth elements (HREEs), are in demand for their current and emerging applications in advanced technologies. Here we perform computer-driven micro-mapping at the millimeter scale of the minerals that comprise Round Top Mountain, in west Texas, USA. This large rhyolite deposit is enriched in HREEs and such other critical elements as Li, Be, and U. Electron probe microanalysis of 2 × 2 mm areas of thin sections of the rhyolite produced individual maps of 16 elements. These were superimposed to generate a 16-element composition at each pixel. Principal components analysis of elements at each pixel identified the specific mineral at that site. The pixels were then relabeled as the appropriate minerals, thereby producing a single mineral map. The overall mineral composition of the 7 studied samples compared favorably with prior analyses of the Round Top deposit available in the literature. Likewise the range of porosity in the maps was consistent with that of previous direct measurements by water saturation. This new statistical and GIS-based technique provides a robust and unbiased approach to electron microprobe mapping. The study further showed that the high-value yttrofluorite grains exhibited little tendency to cluster with other late-stage trace minerals and that the samples extended the previously documented overall homogeneity of the deposit at field scale to this microscopic scale.
文摘The study investigates the effects of pre-strain on the bake hardenability and precipitation behavior of Al-Mg-Si automotive body sheets. The scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, tensile test, Vickers hardness test, and differential scanning calorimetry were conducted for the purpose. It was found that the pre-strain treatment partially inhibits the natural aging hardening effect but cannot completely eliminate it. The pre-straining significantly enhances the bake hardening effect, with the 5% pre-strain sample showing the highest increase in yield strength and hardness. The formation of fine β" precipitates and dislocation structures contribute to the observed strengthening. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of optimizing pre-strain levels to achieve the best balance between strength and ductility in bake-hardened aluminum alloys.
文摘Fungal pathogen of asparagus stem blight was isolated. No significant genetic difference was detected among the three strains with 492 bp long ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 sequence. It was then identified through colony growth, conidia morphology, and molecular characterization. The physiological response to oxidation and osmosis stress, and virulence to Asparagus officinalis L. were analyzed. The results showed that the pathogen causing asparagus stem blight for A. officinalis L. in Jiangxi Province is Phomopsis asparagri (Sacc.) Bubák. Under pure culture conditions, the conidia were oval-shaped (α-type), with colorless single spore and single nucleus, containing 0-2 oil balls. Its vegetative growth rate was higher when cultured on 0.2 × potato dextrose agar (0.2 × PDA) medium than that on oatmeal agar (OA) medium. However, the pycnidia appeared earlier on OA medium than on 0.2 earlier PDA medium. The vegetative growth rate was depressed under oxidation (H2O2) or osmosis (NaCl) stress conditions, and totally inhibited under 7 mmol/L H2O2 or 2.4 mol/L NaCl. All the strains caused typical pathogenic symptoms to Asparagus officinalis L. at 7 days-post-inoculation (dpi) with conidia.
基金supported by the major research program from the State Ministry of Science and Technology (No. 2009CB939901)
文摘The geometric and electronic properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters in the presence of oxygen on the surface have been investigated.The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation functional was applied in our calculations.By calculating the total energy,the double bond Si=O is shown to be more stable than the bridge bond Si-O-Si for large size oxidized clusters.The results of Mulliken population analysis indicate that a so-called passivation effect is enhanced by oxidization effects.From the energy band structures and density of states,we find that some localized states are induced by the p-orbital of O atom mainly and reduce the energy gaps substantially.
基金This work was supported by Foundation of Education Committee of Liaoning Province (No. 990321076)
文摘Density functional theory B3LYP/6-311 G* method was used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si5X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, E Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl) clusters. The influence of the doped second and third period element impurities on the structure and stability of Si5X clusters with C2p symmetry has been investigated, and the thermal stability and dynamic activity have also been discussed.
基金This work was supported by the Foundation of Education Committee of Liaoning Province (990321076)
文摘The density functional theory B3LYP/6-311g* method is used in the geometry optimization and frequency calculation on Si4X (X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F) clusters. The equi- librium structures of these clusters are quasi-trigonal bipyramidal structures with C2v symmetry. The periodicity of their thermal stabilities and vibration spectra has been discussed. The influence of the inserted second period element impurities for the structures and stabilities of the Si5 clusters have also been investigated.
基金supported by the Hebei North University Foundation (No.200706)
文摘The geometric, electronic, and photoabsorption properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters are investigated. The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation fimctional is applied. Our study shows that the geometric structures of them relax with their increasing sizes. Synchronously, the polarizations of Si-H bonds become weak slowly but overlap populations increase. In Mulliken population analysis, we find a distinctive passivation effect (some electrons are transferred from outer Si atoms to the central Si with four-coordinate Si atoms). Owing to the quantum confinement, the energy gap and the lowest excitation energy increase with the decreasing sizes. For nanometer scale cluster, the transition from the highest occupied molecular orbital to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital state is usually prohibited.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 90406022 and 10674159).
文摘We report the formation and local electronic structure of Ge clusters on the Si(111)-7×7 surface studied by using variable temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (VT-STM) and low-temperature scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (STS). Atom-resolved STM images reveal that the Ce atoms are prone to forming clusters with 1.0 nm in diameter for coverage up to 0.12 ML. Such Ce clusters preferentially nucleate at the centre of the faulted-half unit cells, leading to the 'dark sites' of Si centre adatoms from the surrounding three unfaulted-half unit cells in filled-state images. Biasdependent STM images show the charge transfer from the neighbouring Si adatoms to Ce clusters. Low-temperature STS of the Ce clusters reveals that there is a band gap on the Ce cluster and the large voltage threshold is about 0.9 V.
文摘Amorphous forms of C will first be compared and contrasted with amorphous Si, the differences in chemical bonding being emphasized in relation to atomic structure. After a brief discussion of ordered layers of graphite and of BN, some attention will be focused on BN cages and polymers and on C nanotubes. Finally properties of Na metal clusters will be discussed, including fission of such charged clusters
文摘Multiconfiguration quantum chemical calculation of geometry and electron properties of Fe2Si18 cluster indicates on the predictable change of spin states as a function of the excitation energy beginning from ground state with the total spin S = 4. The charges on the two Fe atoms are quite different as well as the charge distribution on the surrounding Si atoms. Nevertheless the total dipole moment of the cluster is a monotonically decreasing function of the excitation energy and it reaches practically zero value in the first singlet state in which the cluster represents a new version of a quibit system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.NSFC-11574125 and NSFC-11374132)the Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province(ts201511055)
文摘Based on the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation, the stable geometrical structures of one or more CO molecules adsorbed on the Al6Si cluster are investigated and the corresponding adsorption energies are also calculated. It is found that the cluster Al6Si can adsorb six CO molecules. The thermal stability of the(CO)6@Al6Si complexes is examined using the atom centered density matrix propagation molecular dynamics calculations at 373 K. The results show that two isomers of Al6Si cluster can solidly adsorb six CO molecules, and the other isomer adsorbs four ones. Therefore, the Al6Si cluster is a promising candidate for eliminating CO effectively.