Study on Flora Components and Floristic Characteristic of Urban Forest in Nanjing

Based on the thorough investigation of the components of urban forest in Nanjing and the collection of samples,it is concluded that there are 1 500 species(including subspecies) of vascular plants belonging to 572 genera of 172 families,among which there are 63 species of ferns belonging to 36 genera of 25 families,1 437 species of seed plants belonging to 536 genera of 147 families.The characteristics are that the flora is rich in species,complex in geographic composition,and possess the distinct transferring quality from tropical to temperate zone.Besides,it is characterized with certain ancient nature,and the peculiar elements are comparatively simple.

Characteristics of Retoon Rice Yield Components and Relationship of the Characteristics with Rate of Bud Emergence and Root Activity

[Objective] The aim was to study on characteristics of retoon rice yield components, and relationship of the characteristics with born bud rate and root ac- tivity of retoon rice before harvesting. [Method] Eighteen mid-season hybrid rice va- rieties approved recently were taken as materials in high-yield cultivation conditions. Characteristics of retoon rice yield components were analyzed, and relationship of yield components characteristics with the rate of bud emergence and root activity of retoon rice before harvesting was explored, based on related data. [Result] Highly- yielding retoon rice is characterized by high effective ear number （Xl） and high set- ting percentage （X4）; the number of germinated shoots the 5^＊ d after first-batch rice was cut is a key factor for retoon rice yield and was of positive correlation with re- toon rice seedlings and effective ears, with correlation coefficients at 0.80^＊＊ and 0.76^＊＊. In addition, bleeding sap was of positive correlation with grain number and setting percentage of retoon rice and correlation coefficients were 0.50^＊ and 0.48^＊＊, and of positive correlation with average panicle weight, with correlation coefficient at 0.63. [Conclusion] It is an effective way for the rate of bud emergence and root activity at lar ecological zones. mproving retoon rice yield to increase harvesting in the test sites and simi lar ecological zones.

Analysis of Volatile Compounds and Identification of Characteristic Aroma Components of <i>Toona sinensis</i>(A. Juss.) Roem. Using GC-MS and GC-O

In this study, volatile compounds present in Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roem (TS) were investigated and their characteristic aromatic components were identified using Headspace Solid-phase Microextraction (HS-SPME) followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry (GC-O). The optimum conditions for extracting the volatiles from TS were achieved with the experimental parameters including the use of a 65 μm polydimethylsiloxane/divinyl benzene (PDMS/DVB) fibre, an extraction temperature of 40℃ and an extraction time of 30 min. Under these conditions, 56 volatile compounds were separated and 53 were identified by GC-MS. Among them, 21 sulfide compounds (42.146%) and 27 terpenes(55.984%) were found to be the major components. The sample was analyzed by GC-O and 26 elutes were sniffed and their sensory descriptions evaluated by an odor panelists. Analysis of the data indicated, two compounds cis and trans isomers of 2-Mercapto-3,4-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrothiophene were major contributors to the characteristic aroma of TS.

Experimental investigation on vibration characteristics of the medium-low-speed maglev vehicle-turnout coupled system

The steel turnout is one of the key components in the medium–low-speed maglev line system.However,the vehicle under active control is prone to vehicle–turnout coupled vibration,and thus,it is necessary to identify the vibration characteristics of this coupled system through field tests.To this end,dynamic performance tests were conducted on a vehicle–turnout coupled system in a medium–low-speed maglev test line.Firstly,the dynamic response data of the coupled system under various operating conditions were obtained.Then,the natural vibration characteristics of the turnout were analysed using the free attenuation method and the finite element method,indicating a good agreement between the simulation results and the measured results;the acceleration response characteristics of the coupled system were analysed in detail,and the ride quality of the vehicle was assessed by Sperling index.Finally,the frequency distribution characteristics of the coupled system were discussed.All these test results could provide references for model validation and optimized design of medium–low-speed maglev transport systems.

Determining the in vitro Anti-Aging Effect of the Characteristic Components from Eucommia ulmoides

To evaluate the potential anti-aging ability of Eucommia ulmoides,four characteristic components(chlorogenic acid,geniposidic acid,aucubin,quercetin)were selected to assess their effects on H_(2)O_(2)-induced oxidative damage model of human umbilical vein endothelial cell(HUVEC).Oxidative damage indexes,inflammatory factors,cell cycle,cell apoptosis,cell senescence,and their related proteins were analyzed by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT)assay,enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),propidium iodide(PI)staining,annexin V-FITC/PI double staining,SAβ-galactosidase staining,and western blotting(WB).The results showed that H_(2)O_(2)-induced cell growth inhibition rate decreased as supplementation with characteristic components when compared to H_(2)O_(2) group.Meanwhile,the contents of antioxidant indexes(reactive oxygen species,lactate dehydrogenase,molondialdehyde,superoxide dismutase,glutathione),inflammatory factors(nuclear factor kappa-B,intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1,vascular cell adhesion protein 1),and functional factors(NO,Endothelin-1)in characteristic components treated groups improved if comparison with H_(2)O_(2) group,suggesting the characteristic components of E.ulmoides could alleviate H_(2)O_(2)-induced oxidative damage.Moreover,cell cycle,cell apoptosis,cell senescence,and their related proteins under characteristic components treatment exhibited a better effect than under H_(2)O_(2) treatment,implying the characteristic components could participate in anti-aging via multiple pathways.These results manifested that the characteristic components of E.ulmoides posses the capacity of anti-aging,which provided a basis for investigating the anti-aging ability of E.ulmoides itself.

Some Characteristic Parameters of the Basic Components of the Solar Radio Emission

Four basic components of the solar radio emission: the quiet sun, the slowly varying component (SVC), the radio burst and the ultra-fast varying component (UFVC) are studied. As their six characteristic parameters: radiation source, brightness temperature, radiation lifetime, polarized radiation, radiation mechanism, and character of superposition are affirmed.

Population distribution in China-characteristics,components, determinants since 1949

Rational population distribution is an important issue in China. In depth analysis on population distribution is valuable for policy making. in this paper, an attempt is made to study changes in population distribution by region. province, rural-urban and city size in China. their components and determinants since 1949.

Differences in body components and electrical characteristics between youth soccer players and non-athletes

Many previous studies have focused on youth soccer player injuries without body component analysis compared to non-athletes. Only a few studies which have investigated body components of youth soccer players, and studies that look at electrical characteristics used by rheobase and chronaxie as well as body components are even scarcer. Therefore, we feel that there is a need for a study investigating objective clinical analysis of the body components (body structure and body composition) and electrical characteristics of both youth soccer players and non-athletes. Sixty subjects participated in our study, comprising of thirty youth soccer players and thirty non-athletes. The Inbody 520 was used to measure and analyze body composition and the Duo 500 was employed to measure electrical characteristics. It was observed that the soccer players showed markedly lower total impedance compared to the non-athletes. In both legs, it was particularly noted that there were significant differences between the right and left sides. The soccer players showed a higher skeletal muscle mass and lean/ideal lean × 100% compared to the non-athletes. Furthermore, the soccer players had a lower rheobase and higher chronaxie. A comparison of the genders showed a similar pattern. In this study, we were able to separate the differences in body components and electrical characteristics between the subject groups using a systemic approach. Future studies on diverse types of athletes would contribute further to the development of clinical physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation.

Behavior Characteristics of Asphalt Components during the Process of Nano-cracks Temperature Self-healing

In order to investigate the behavior characteristics of asphalt components during the process of nano-cracks temperature self-healing(NTS),molecular simulation technology was used to simulate the temperature self-healing of asphalt.Based on the determination of asphalts(virgin asphalt and aged asphalt),the proportional changes of asphalt components were confirmed.The distribution characteristics of asphalt components were obtained by marking different components in the process of NTS.At the same time,the rationality of the micro simulation findings was confirmed by asphalt performance tests and infrared spectroscopy results.The results show that different asphalt components have different behavior characteristics in the process of NTS.The content of asphaltene and resin plays a key role in the process of NTS,while saturation and aromatics play an active role in the temperature self-healing before and after aging.The NTS is the result of the comprehensive action of different components,and the self-healing efficiency is proportional to the relative molecular mass.The effect of aging on the NTS is also realized by changing the proportion of asphalt components.

The Changing Characteristics of Profile Distribution of Organic Nitrogen Components in Apple-pear Orchard Soil

In order to evaluate the effects of soil depth on the contents of soil organic nitrogen,organic nitrogen forms in apple-pear orchard soil profile were quantified using the method proposed by Bremner in 1965.The results indicated that in addition to the amino sugar-N,all the soil organic N components within the same soil layer in wasteland were more than those in apple-pear orchard soil;with the layer depth increasing,the contents of different organic nitrogen forms in apple-pear orchard soil and wasteland were decreased;and the proportion of each organic N component within total hydrolysable N was different,and the percentages of ammonia N and amino acid-N components within total hydrolysable N were higher,especially the percentage of ammonia N components within total hydrolysable N was the highest.

Physicochemical and structural characteristics of the Venn components of wheat gliadin

The aim of this study was to analyze the physicochemical and structural characteristics of the Venn components of wheat gliadin to provide theoretical basis of gliadin for processing in dough and Chinese steamed bread. Eight Venn components, Gli-8, Gli-9, Gli-10, Gli-11, Gli-12, Gli-13, Gli-14, and Gli-15, were extracted from wheat gliadin based on their solubility. The results of physicochemical characteristics showed that the differences in the contents, TDS,electrical conductivity, particle size and zeta potential of Venn components were significant, respectively. The content of Gli-15 in gliadin was the highest, and the content of Gli-9 was the lowest. The TDS value of Gli-9 was the highest(336.0), and the TDS value of Gli-15 was the lowest(52.0). The electrical conductivity of Gli-9 was the highest,which was 7.54 times the lowest value of Gli-11. The zeta potential of Gli-9 was -25.2 mV, and the zeta potential of the Gli-15 was -7.64 mV. However, the difference in the p H values was not significant. The results of UV spectrum and FTIR analysis showed that the secondary structures of the Venn components had significant differences. The results of the XRD patterns indicated that the Venn components might not be a single substance. The results of CLSM images implied that the molecular interactions among the components were varied. Hence, the results could provide research materials and basic data for deep processing and utilization of gliadin.

Distribution, Development and Utilization of Bioactive Components Resources of Russian Melilotus officinalis

To confirm the content and distribution of bioactive components in roots, stems, leaves and grains of Russian Me/i/otus officina/is ＇Sligen 1 ＂, an experiment involving bioactive components detection and field planting was conducted. Kjeldahl method and high performance gas chromatography were used to detect the protein. The automatic amino acid analyzer was used to detect amino acid. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS） and molecular distillation apparatus were used to confirm the fatty acid content. Gravimetric method was used to detect saponin and alkaloid contents. High performance liquid chromatography was used to detect the coumarin content. The polyphenol content was determined by forint reagent colorimetric method. Anthracene copper-sulfuric acid colorimetry was used to detect the polysaccharide, and aluminum nitrate-sodium nitrite-sodium hydroxide col- orimetric method was used to confirm flavone. The results showed that protein and amino acid were mainly distributed in leaves and seeds. The fatty acid was mainly distributed in seeds. The saponin was mainly distributed in roots and leave. The polyphenol was mainly distributed in roots, stems and leaves. The alkaloid was mainly distributed in stems, leaves and seeds. Seeds mainly contained coumarin. M. officinalis had little polysaccharide and flavone. The total production of bioactive in- gredients was 3 016.3 kg/hm2. The output of crude protein, amino acids and fatty acids was 1 400.6, 1 246.8, 112.2, respectively. The yields of effective components saponins, alkaloids, polyphenols and coumarin were 97.0, 77.9, 41.7, 40.1 kg/hm2, respectively. After separation, extraction and purification, those components can be used as the natural ingredients to develop medicine, food, chemical and other biotechnological products.

Identification and analysis of serum samples by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy combined with characteristic ratio method and PCA for gastric cancer detection

This study aimed to explore the application of surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)in the rapid diagnosis of gastric cancer.The SERS spectra of 68 serum samples from gastric cancer patients and healthy volunteers were acquired.The characteristic ratio method(CRM)and principal component analysis(PCA)were used to differentiate gastric cancer serum from normal serum.Compared with healthy volunteers,the serum SERS intensity of gastric cancer patients was relatively high at 722 cm^(-1),while it was relatively low at 588,644,861,1008,1235,1397,1445 and 1586 cm^(-1).These results indicated that the relative content of nucleic acids in the serum of gastric cancer patients rises while the relative content of amino acids and carbohydrates decreases.In PCA,the sensitivity and specificity of discriminating gastric cancer were 94.1%and 94.1%,respectively,with the accuracy of 94.1%.Based on the intensity ratios of four characteristic peaks at 722,861,1008 and 1397 cm^(-1),CRM presented the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 100%and 97.4%,respectively,and the accuracy of 98.5%.Therefore,the three peak intensity ratios of I_(722)/I_(861),I_(722)/I_(1008)and I_(722)/I_(1397)can be considered as biologicalfingerprint information for gastric cancer diagnosis and can rapidly and directly reflect the physiological and pathological changes associated with gastric cancer development.This study provides an important basis and standards for the early diagnosis of gastric cancer.

Study on the Variation Rule of Produced Oil Components during CO_(2) Flooding in Low Permeability Reservoirs

CO_(2) flooding has been widely studied and applied to improve oil recovery from low permeability reservoirs.Both the experimental results and the oilfield production data indicate that produced oil components(POC)will vary during CO_(2) flooding in low permeability reservoirs.However,the present researches fail to explain the variation reason and rule.In this study,the physical model of the POC variation during CO_(2) flooding in low permeability reservoir was established,and the variation reason and rule were defined.To verify the correctness of the physical model,the interaction rule of the oil-CO_(2) system was studied by related experiments.The numerical model,including 34 components,was established based on the precise experiments matching,and simulated the POC variation during CO_(2) flooding in low permeability reservoir at different inter-well reservoir characteristics.The POC monitoring data of the CO_(2) flooding pilot test area in northeastern China were analyzed,and the POC variation rule during the oilfield production was obtained.The research results indicated that the existence of the inter-well channeling-path and the permeability difference between matrix and channeling-path are the main reasons for the POC variation during CO_(2) flooding in low permeability reservoirs.The POC variation rules are not the same at different inter-well reservoir characteristics.For the low permeability reservoirs with homogeneous inter-well reservoir,the variation of the light hydrocarbon content in POC increases initially followed by a decrease,while the variation of the heavy hydrocarbon content in POC is completely opposite.The carbon number of the most abundant component in POC will gradually increase.For the low permeability reservoirs with the channeling-path existing in the inter-well reservoir,the variation rule of the light hydrocarbon content in POC is increase-decrease-increase-decrease,while the variation rule of the heavy hydrocarbon content in POC is completely opposite.The carbon number variation rule of the most abundant component in POC is increase-decrease-increase.

Review of the sesame breeding by characteristic analysis on the varieties in Henan province

The results of characteristic comparison and principal component analysis showed that the major .characteristics of sesame varieties in Henan province were improved in the past decades. The sesame breeding works in the province were focused on the collection and the screening of the native germplasms from 1950 to 1969 and the mean values of the variety characteristics were the lowest. In 1970s,the pedigree breeding was mainly conducted,which resulted in the release of varieties of various types with better traits. During 1980s,the hybridization breeding was carried out dominantly with the varieties possessing fine traits. Since 1990,there were no better varieties released. To make new progresses,it is essential to renew the breeding method and at the same time to introduce and create special germplasms to widen the genetic background.

Variability and Correlation of Egg Qualitative Characteristics in Ducks of Shaoxing Breed

Birds＇ selection on increase of egg＇s mass resulted in changes in the ratio of egg components. In this regard, now selection on improvement of eggs＇ quali- ty became one of the most important directions of selection work. In this work, the interrelation among various qualitative characteristics of eggs of Shanxing egg ducks breed, their variability and an individual assessment of ducks-mothers was considered. Prospects of carrying out selection on increase of yolk ratio in egg were estimated.

Comprehensive Study on the Estimation of the Variance Components of Traverse Nets

This paper advances a new simplified formula for estimating variance components ,sums up the basic law to calculate the weights of observed values and a circulation method using the increaments of weights when estimating the variance components of traverse nets,advances the charicteristic roots method to estimate the variance components of traveres nets and presents a practical method to make two real and symmetric matrices two diagonal ones.

Component Analysis of Odor Components in Food Waste Treatment

Purpose: To analyze the odor components in food waste treatment process. Method: Cold trap enrichment-GC/MS technology was used to determine the component. Result: The detection results showed that the levels of odorant concentrations from the main processing units were ranked in the order of: temperature sterilization device > oil-water separator > anaerobic fermenter > separation equipment > unloading area. Oxygenated organic compounds were the main components. Conclusion: Ethanol, hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, ammonia, limonene were characteristic pollutants in the unloading areas and separation equipment;ethanol, methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, limonene were characteristic pollutants in the temperature sterilization device and oil-water separator;ethanol, hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, p-diethylbenzene, limonene were characteristic pollutants in the anaerobic fermenter.

Influence of Regular Wave and Ship Characteristics on Mooring Force Prediction by Data-Driven Model

The study of mooring forces is an important issue in marine engineering and offshore structures.Although being widely applied in mooring system,numerical simulations suffer from difficulties in their multivariate and nonlinear modeling.Data-driven model is employed in this paper to predict the mooring forces in different lines,which is a new attempt to study the mooring forces.The height and period of regular wave,length of berth,ship load,draft and rolling period are considered as potential influencing factors.Input variables are determined using mutual information(MI)and principal component analysis(PCA),and imported to an artificial neural network(NN)model for prediction.With study case of 200 and 300 thousand tons ships experimental data obtained in Dalian University of Technology,MI is found to be more appropriate to provide effective input variables than PCA.Although the three factors regarding ship characteristics are highly correlated,it is recommended to input all of them to the NN model.The accuracy of predicting aft spring line force attains as high as 91.2%.The present paper demonstrates the feasibility of MI-NN model in mapping the mooring forces and their influencing factors.

Evaluating gravity gradient components based on a reweighted inversion method

In gravity gradient inversion,to choose an appropriate component combination is very important,that needs to understand the function of each component of gravity gradient in the inversion.In this paper,based on the previous research on the characteristics of gravity gradient components,we propose a reweighted inversion method to evaluate the influence of single gravity gradient component on the inversion resolution The proposed method only adopts the misfit function of the regularized equation and introduce a depth weighting function to overcome skin effect produced in gravity gradient inversion.A comparison between different inversion results was undertaken to verify the influence of the depth weighting function on the inversion result resolution.To avoid the premise of introducing prior information,we select the depth weighting function based on the sensitivity matrix.The inversion results using the single-prism model and the complex model show that the influence of different components on the resolution of inversion results is different in different directions,however,the inversion results based on two kind of models with adding different levels of random noise are basically consistent with the results of inversion without noises.Finally,the method was applied to real data from the Vinton salt dome,Louisiana,USA.