New approaches are required to prevent the plagues of locusts that threaten crop security in many areas of the world. One such approach is to exploit the phototactic response of locusts, enabling their aggregation and...New approaches are required to prevent the plagues of locusts that threaten crop security in many areas of the world. One such approach is to exploit the phototactic response of locusts, enabling their aggregation and effective removal from agricultural sites. This study examined the effect of the dorsal rim area (DRA) of the locust compound eye on the phototactic response of locusts to spectral light. Locusts with intact DRA showed increased phototactic responses to blue, green or orange light but decreased responses to UV and violet light, whereas locusts with blacked-out DRA (non-DRA vision) showed the strongest phototactic responses to orange followed by violet light. The combined results revealed that phototactic push-pull effect triggered by responses of DRA versus non-DRA vision was strongest in response to violet light. Compound vision in the locust is the result of the synergism between DRA versus non-DRA vision, causing a push-pull phototactic effect that is most stimulated by exposure to violet light, with light intensity enhancing this effect. These results provide theoretical support for the induction of phototaxis and polarotaxis in response to light in locusts, which could be useful for the development of light-based control systems in the field.展开更多
V0405 Dra is a W UMa-type binary star.Based on the TESS data,we have conducted an orbital period study and performed a light curve analysis for the system.The orbital period study reveals that the O-C curve for V0405 ...V0405 Dra is a W UMa-type binary star.Based on the TESS data,we have conducted an orbital period study and performed a light curve analysis for the system.The orbital period study reveals that the O-C curve for V0405 Dra exhibits secular decrease at an extremely high rate of d P/dt=-2.71×10^(-6)day year^(-1),along with periodic variations characterized by an amplitude of A_(3)=0.0032 day and a period of P_(3)=1.413 years.The orbital periodic change is possibly due to the light-travel time effect resulting from an additional third body in the system,for which we estimate a minimum mass of M_(3)=0.77M_(⊙).By employing the 2013 version of the Wilson-Devinney(W-D)method to synthesize a light curve,we derived photometric solutions indicating that V0405 Dra is a new deep(f=68.7%)and low-mass ratio(q=0.175)contact binary.The fast decrease in its orbital period is likely caused by mass transfer from the more massive primary star to the less massive secondary star,or due to angular momentum loss.With further mass transfer and loss of angular momentum,the binary will gradually evolve into a tighter contact configuration,eventually leading to a merger into a single star,following the evolutionary paths suggested for such deep and low mass ratio contact binaries.展开更多
This paper proposes a new dielectric resonator antenna(DRA)design that can generate circularly polarized(CP)triple-band signals.Atripleband CP DRA antenna fed by a probe feed system is achieved with metal strips struc...This paper proposes a new dielectric resonator antenna(DRA)design that can generate circularly polarized(CP)triple-band signals.Atripleband CP DRA antenna fed by a probe feed system is achieved with metal strips structure on side of DRA structure.The design start with conventional rectangular DRA with F shaped metal strips on DRA structure alongside the feed.Then,the F metal strip is enhanced by extending the length of the metal strip to obtain wider impedance bandwidth.Further improvement on the antenna performance is observed by improvised the conventional DRA structure.The method of removing part of DRA bottom resulted to higher antenna gain with triple band CP.The primary features of the proposed DRA include wide impedance matching bandwidth(BW)and broadband circular polarization(CP).The primary features of the proposedDRAinclude wide impedance matching bandwidth(BW)and broadband circular polarization(CP).The CP BW values recorded by the proposed antenna were∼11.27%(3.3–3.65 GHz),12.18%(4.17–4.69 GHz),and 1.74%(6.44–6.55 GHz)for impedance-matching BW values of 35.4%(3.3–4.69 GHz),1.74%(5.36–5.44 GHz),and 1.85%(6.41–6.55 GHz)with peak gains of 6.8 dBic,7.6 dBic,and 8.5 dBic,respectively,in the lower,central,and upper bands.The prototype of the proposed antenna geometry was fabricated and measured.A good agreement was noted between the simulated and the measured results.展开更多
DRA 基因属 BoLA 家族Ⅱ类基因，编码Ⅱ类抗原分子的α链，其第2外显子编码的抗原结合区在抗原呈递中发挥重要作用。以天祝白牦牛、大通牦牛、甘南牦牛和普通牛为研究对象，利用 PCR-SSCP 的方法对 BoLA-DRA 基因第2外显子及第2内含子...DRA 基因属 BoLA 家族Ⅱ类基因，编码Ⅱ类抗原分子的α链，其第2外显子编码的抗原结合区在抗原呈递中发挥重要作用。以天祝白牦牛、大通牦牛、甘南牦牛和普通牛为研究对象，利用 PCR-SSCP 的方法对 BoLA-DRA 基因第2外显子及第2内含子多态性进行了检测。结果表明，DRA 基因第2外显子区检测到197位 T ＞C 和116位 G ＞A 突变，对应 A、B 和 C 3种等位基因，PIC 值为0．249～0．424，为中度多态。第2内含子区发现1个 A ＞G、1个 T ＞C突变和1个 C ＞T 突变，对应 a、b、c 和 d 4种等位基因，PIC 值为0．389～0．515，为中度及高度多态。聚类分析表明，牦牛 DRA 基因第2外显子区碱基序列与普通牛以及山羊的同源性最高，系统进化情况与它们亲缘关系远近一致。展开更多
基金supported by the Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province,China(Grant No.242102111179,222102210116,222102320080)the Natural Science Foundation Project of Henan Province,China(Grant No.232300420024)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31772501).
文摘New approaches are required to prevent the plagues of locusts that threaten crop security in many areas of the world. One such approach is to exploit the phototactic response of locusts, enabling their aggregation and effective removal from agricultural sites. This study examined the effect of the dorsal rim area (DRA) of the locust compound eye on the phototactic response of locusts to spectral light. Locusts with intact DRA showed increased phototactic responses to blue, green or orange light but decreased responses to UV and violet light, whereas locusts with blacked-out DRA (non-DRA vision) showed the strongest phototactic responses to orange followed by violet light. The combined results revealed that phototactic push-pull effect triggered by responses of DRA versus non-DRA vision was strongest in response to violet light. Compound vision in the locust is the result of the synergism between DRA versus non-DRA vision, causing a push-pull phototactic effect that is most stimulated by exposure to violet light, with light intensity enhancing this effect. These results provide theoretical support for the induction of phototaxis and polarotaxis in response to light in locusts, which could be useful for the development of light-based control systems in the field.
基金supported by the Joint Research Fund in Astronomy(grant No.U1631108)under a cooperative agreement between the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,grant No.12103030)。
文摘V0405 Dra is a W UMa-type binary star.Based on the TESS data,we have conducted an orbital period study and performed a light curve analysis for the system.The orbital period study reveals that the O-C curve for V0405 Dra exhibits secular decrease at an extremely high rate of d P/dt=-2.71×10^(-6)day year^(-1),along with periodic variations characterized by an amplitude of A_(3)=0.0032 day and a period of P_(3)=1.413 years.The orbital periodic change is possibly due to the light-travel time effect resulting from an additional third body in the system,for which we estimate a minimum mass of M_(3)=0.77M_(⊙).By employing the 2013 version of the Wilson-Devinney(W-D)method to synthesize a light curve,we derived photometric solutions indicating that V0405 Dra is a new deep(f=68.7%)and low-mass ratio(q=0.175)contact binary.The fast decrease in its orbital period is likely caused by mass transfer from the more massive primary star to the less massive secondary star,or due to angular momentum loss.With further mass transfer and loss of angular momentum,the binary will gradually evolve into a tighter contact configuration,eventually leading to a merger into a single star,following the evolutionary paths suggested for such deep and low mass ratio contact binaries.
文摘This paper proposes a new dielectric resonator antenna(DRA)design that can generate circularly polarized(CP)triple-band signals.Atripleband CP DRA antenna fed by a probe feed system is achieved with metal strips structure on side of DRA structure.The design start with conventional rectangular DRA with F shaped metal strips on DRA structure alongside the feed.Then,the F metal strip is enhanced by extending the length of the metal strip to obtain wider impedance bandwidth.Further improvement on the antenna performance is observed by improvised the conventional DRA structure.The method of removing part of DRA bottom resulted to higher antenna gain with triple band CP.The primary features of the proposed DRA include wide impedance matching bandwidth(BW)and broadband circular polarization(CP).The primary features of the proposedDRAinclude wide impedance matching bandwidth(BW)and broadband circular polarization(CP).The CP BW values recorded by the proposed antenna were∼11.27%(3.3–3.65 GHz),12.18%(4.17–4.69 GHz),and 1.74%(6.44–6.55 GHz)for impedance-matching BW values of 35.4%(3.3–4.69 GHz),1.74%(5.36–5.44 GHz),and 1.85%(6.41–6.55 GHz)with peak gains of 6.8 dBic,7.6 dBic,and 8.5 dBic,respectively,in the lower,central,and upper bands.The prototype of the proposed antenna geometry was fabricated and measured.A good agreement was noted between the simulated and the measured results.
文摘DRA 基因属 BoLA 家族Ⅱ类基因，编码Ⅱ类抗原分子的α链，其第2外显子编码的抗原结合区在抗原呈递中发挥重要作用。以天祝白牦牛、大通牦牛、甘南牦牛和普通牛为研究对象，利用 PCR-SSCP 的方法对 BoLA-DRA 基因第2外显子及第2内含子多态性进行了检测。结果表明，DRA 基因第2外显子区检测到197位 T ＞C 和116位 G ＞A 突变，对应 A、B 和 C 3种等位基因，PIC 值为0．249～0．424，为中度多态。第2内含子区发现1个 A ＞G、1个 T ＞C突变和1个 C ＞T 突变，对应 a、b、c 和 d 4种等位基因，PIC 值为0．389～0．515，为中度及高度多态。聚类分析表明，牦牛 DRA 基因第2外显子区碱基序列与普通牛以及山羊的同源性最高，系统进化情况与它们亲缘关系远近一致。
