Reference evapotranspiration is very important parameter in the hydrological, agricultural and environmental studies and is accurately estimated by the FAO Penman-Monteith equation (FAO-PM) under different climatic co...Reference evapotranspiration is very important parameter in the hydrological, agricultural and environmental studies and is accurately estimated by the FAO Penman-Monteith equation (FAO-PM) under different climatic conditions. However, due to data requirement of the FAO-PM equation, there is a need to investigate the applicability of alternative ETo equations under limited data. The objectives of this study were to evaluate twelve mass transfer based reference evapotranspiration equations and determine the impact of ETo equation on long term water management sustainability in Tanzania and Kenya. The results showed that the Albrecht, Brockamp-Wenner, Dalto, Meyer, Rohwer and Oudin ETo equations systematically overestimated the daily ETo at all weather stations with relative errors that varied from 34% to 94% relative to the FAO-PM ETo estimates. The Penman, Mahringer, Trabert, and the Romanenko equations performed best across Tanzania and the South Western Kenya with root mean squared errors ranging from 0.98 to 1.48 mm/day, which are relatively high and mean bias error (MBE) varying from -0.33 to 0.02 mm/day and the absolute mean error (AME) from 0.79 to 1.16 mm/day. For sustainable water management, the Trabert equation could be adopted at Songea, the Mahringer equation at Tabora, the Dalton and/or the Rohwer equations at Eldoret, the Romanenko equation at Dodoma, Songea and Eldoret. However, regional calibration of the most performing equation could improve water management at regional level.展开更多
The definition of relatively stable expressed internal reference genes is essential in both traditional blotting quantification and as a modern data quantitative strategy.Appropriate internal reference genes can accur...The definition of relatively stable expressed internal reference genes is essential in both traditional blotting quantification and as a modern data quantitative strategy.Appropriate internal reference genes can accurately standardize the expression abundance of target genes to avoid serious experimental errors.In this study,the expression profiles of ten candidate genes,ACT1,ACT2,GAPDH,eIF1,eIF2,α-TUB,β-TUB,TBP,RNA Pol II and RP II,were calculated for a suitable reference gene selection in Paeonia ostii T.Hong et J.X.Zhang leaves under various drought stress conditions.Data were processed by the four regularly used evaluation software.A comprehensive analysis revealed that RNA Pol II was the most stable gene and eIF2 was the least stable one.In addition,the geNorm program provided the optimal choice of two reference gene combination,RNA Pol II andβ-TUB,for qRT-PCR normalization in P.ostii subjected to different drought stress levels.Our research provided convenience for gene expression analysis in P.ostii under drought stress and promoted research of effective methods to alleviate P.ostii drought stress in the future.展开更多
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread negative impact globally. It shares symptoms with other respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia and influenza, making rapid and accurate diagnosis essential to treat individu...The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread negative impact globally. It shares symptoms with other respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia and influenza, making rapid and accurate diagnosis essential to treat individuals and halt further transmission. X-ray imaging of the lungs is one of the most reliable diagnostic tools. Utilizing deep learning, we can train models to recognize the signs of infection, thus aiding in the identification of COVID-19 cases. For our project, we developed a deep learning model utilizing the ResNet50 architecture, pre-trained with ImageNet and CheXNet datasets. We tackled the challenge of an imbalanced dataset, the CoronaHack Chest X-Ray dataset provided by Kaggle, through both binary and multi-class classification approaches. Additionally, we evaluated the performance impact of using Focal loss versus Cross-entropy loss in our model.展开更多
Vertical profiles of seasonally varying pressure, temperature, water vapor, and trace gases （O3, N2O, CO, CH4）, representing atmospheric conditions up to a height of 100 km over the East Asia region （30°-50...Vertical profiles of seasonally varying pressure, temperature, water vapor, and trace gases （O3, N2O, CO, CH4）, representing atmospheric conditions up to a height of 100 km over the East Asia region （30°-50°N, 110°-150°E） were constructed by using various observation data, model outputs of atmospheric thermodynamic parameters, and gaseous concentrations. Optical characteristics of the obtained East Asia reference atmospheres were compared with those from typical midlatitude summer and winter atmospheres. It was noted that, in the water vapor field, there are major differences between the two model atmospheres during the summer. The resultant impact during the summer of water vapor difference on incoming solar fluxes at the surface and emitted terrestrial fluxes at the top of the atmosphere are 14.3 W m^-2 and 6.5 W m^-2, respectively. On the other hand, the winter difference between East Asian and midlatitude atmospheres appears to be insignificant. Reference atmospheres for the spring and fall are also available. Utilizing the constructed atmospheric profiles as inputs to the radiative transfer model, it is expected that the constructed seasonally varying reference atmospheres can facilitate better descriptions of optical properties in East Asia.展开更多
DFT/6-311 + g** level calculations are performed tp study the electron transfer bond-breaking reaction of CH3-X. The calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental results or the empirical model. Throug...DFT/6-311 + g** level calculations are performed tp study the electron transfer bond-breaking reaction of CH3-X. The calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental results or the empirical model. Through analyzing the change of the energy and the charge densilty along hte reaction path, the bond-breaking in ET reaction for CH3X is investigated.展开更多
This work investigated the absorbed dose to water rate under reference conditions in a Cyberknife VSI system using radiochromic films EBT3 and MD-V3 and three ionization chambers: an Exradin A12 and two FC65P Welh&...This work investigated the absorbed dose to water rate under reference conditions in a Cyberknife VSI system using radiochromic films EBT3 and MD-V3 and three ionization chambers: an Exradin A12 and two FC65P Welhöfer Scanditronix with different serial numbers. The correction factor,, was studied using a Varian iX linac and the Cyberknife system. The measurements in the Varian iX were performed in a 10 × 10 cm2 field, 10 cm depth in liquid water at 90 cm and 70 cm SSD and in a 5.4 × 5.4 cm2 field, 10 cm depth at 70 cm SSD to simulate the Cyberknife conditions. In the Cyberknife system, measurements were performed using ionization chambers and both film types at 70 cm SSD and 10 cm depth in its 6 cm diameter reference field. The results indicate that ?is independent of the dosimeters and the evaluation methods. Maximum differences of 0.22% - 0.55% (combined uncertainties of 1.22% - 1.98%, k = 1) are obtained on ?using Varian iX, whereas discrepancies of 2.08% - 2.09% (combined uncertainties of 1.87% - 2.13%, k = 1) are observed using the Cyberknife system. Given the agreement between detectors and the combined standard uncertainties, the data from Varian iX could be considered the most accurate and consequently a weighted average factor of 0.902 ± 0.006 could be used for the Cyberknife VSI system reference field. Within measurement uncertainties, the absorbed dose rate measured in the Cyberknife VSI system reference field was found to be independent of the dosimeters used. These results suggest that the absorbed dose measured at a point within a given field size should be the same, regardless the dosimeter used, if their dosimetric characteristics are well known. This highlighted the importance of performing dosimetry by controlling all parameters that could affect the dosimeter response. One can conclude that radiochromic film dosimetry can be considered as an appropriate alternative for measuring absorbed dose to water rate.展开更多
The energy transfer phenomenon of Ce→Gd→Tb via Gd sublattice and its depandence has been investigated in GdxY-1-xP5O14:Ce,Tb.The fluorescent and excitation spectra of Gdp5O14,Gdp5O14:Ce,Gdp5O14:Tb and GdxY-1xP5O14:C...The energy transfer phenomenon of Ce→Gd→Tb via Gd sublattice and its depandence has been investigated in GdxY-1-xP5O14:Ce,Tb.The fluorescent and excitation spectra of Gdp5O14,Gdp5O14:Ce,Gdp5O14:Tb and GdxY-1xP5O14:Ce,Tb and absorption spectrum of Gdp5O14 have been studied.The results show that as x is larger than 0.7.the energy transfer from Ce3+ via Gd3+to Tb3+ is obvious.The main reason for the energy transfer of Ce→Gd→Tb being efficient in the region x>0.7 is that the spectral overlap between Ce3+ emission spectrum and Gd3+ absorption spectrum increases and the structure changes from monoclinic Ⅱ(C2/c) layer structure(x<0.7) to monoclinic I(P21/c) ribbon structure.展开更多
Preparation, structure and spectral properties of rare earth pentaphosphates Gd_xY_(1-x)P_5O_(14): Ce, Tb have been investigated. When x>0. 7, the pentaphosphates belong to monoclinic crystal system Ⅰ with space g...Preparation, structure and spectral properties of rare earth pentaphosphates Gd_xY_(1-x)P_5O_(14): Ce, Tb have been investigated. When x>0. 7, the pentaphosphates belong to monoclinic crystal system Ⅰ with space group P2_1/c (C). When x≤0. 7. they belong to monoclinic crystal system Ⅱ with C2/c (C). The fluorescent and excitation spectra of Gdp_5O_(14), GdP_5O_(14): Ce. GdP_5O_(14) : Tb and Gd_xY_(1-x)P_5O_(14) : Ce, Tb have been studied and the energy transfer phenomenon from Ce(3+)→Gd(3+)→Tb(3+) by the medium of Gd(3+) sublattice has been determined.展开更多
文摘Reference evapotranspiration is very important parameter in the hydrological, agricultural and environmental studies and is accurately estimated by the FAO Penman-Monteith equation (FAO-PM) under different climatic conditions. However, due to data requirement of the FAO-PM equation, there is a need to investigate the applicability of alternative ETo equations under limited data. The objectives of this study were to evaluate twelve mass transfer based reference evapotranspiration equations and determine the impact of ETo equation on long term water management sustainability in Tanzania and Kenya. The results showed that the Albrecht, Brockamp-Wenner, Dalto, Meyer, Rohwer and Oudin ETo equations systematically overestimated the daily ETo at all weather stations with relative errors that varied from 34% to 94% relative to the FAO-PM ETo estimates. The Penman, Mahringer, Trabert, and the Romanenko equations performed best across Tanzania and the South Western Kenya with root mean squared errors ranging from 0.98 to 1.48 mm/day, which are relatively high and mean bias error (MBE) varying from -0.33 to 0.02 mm/day and the absolute mean error (AME) from 0.79 to 1.16 mm/day. For sustainable water management, the Trabert equation could be adopted at Songea, the Mahringer equation at Tabora, the Dalton and/or the Rohwer equations at Eldoret, the Romanenko equation at Dodoma, Songea and Eldoret. However, regional calibration of the most performing equation could improve water management at regional level.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD1000405)Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology System(JATS[2020]436)。
文摘The definition of relatively stable expressed internal reference genes is essential in both traditional blotting quantification and as a modern data quantitative strategy.Appropriate internal reference genes can accurately standardize the expression abundance of target genes to avoid serious experimental errors.In this study,the expression profiles of ten candidate genes,ACT1,ACT2,GAPDH,eIF1,eIF2,α-TUB,β-TUB,TBP,RNA Pol II and RP II,were calculated for a suitable reference gene selection in Paeonia ostii T.Hong et J.X.Zhang leaves under various drought stress conditions.Data were processed by the four regularly used evaluation software.A comprehensive analysis revealed that RNA Pol II was the most stable gene and eIF2 was the least stable one.In addition,the geNorm program provided the optimal choice of two reference gene combination,RNA Pol II andβ-TUB,for qRT-PCR normalization in P.ostii subjected to different drought stress levels.Our research provided convenience for gene expression analysis in P.ostii under drought stress and promoted research of effective methods to alleviate P.ostii drought stress in the future.
文摘The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread negative impact globally. It shares symptoms with other respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia and influenza, making rapid and accurate diagnosis essential to treat individuals and halt further transmission. X-ray imaging of the lungs is one of the most reliable diagnostic tools. Utilizing deep learning, we can train models to recognize the signs of infection, thus aiding in the identification of COVID-19 cases. For our project, we developed a deep learning model utilizing the ResNet50 architecture, pre-trained with ImageNet and CheXNet datasets. We tackled the challenge of an imbalanced dataset, the CoronaHack Chest X-Ray dataset provided by Kaggle, through both binary and multi-class classification approaches. Additionally, we evaluated the performance impact of using Focal loss versus Cross-entropy loss in our model.
文摘Vertical profiles of seasonally varying pressure, temperature, water vapor, and trace gases （O3, N2O, CO, CH4）, representing atmospheric conditions up to a height of 100 km over the East Asia region （30°-50°N, 110°-150°E） were constructed by using various observation data, model outputs of atmospheric thermodynamic parameters, and gaseous concentrations. Optical characteristics of the obtained East Asia reference atmospheres were compared with those from typical midlatitude summer and winter atmospheres. It was noted that, in the water vapor field, there are major differences between the two model atmospheres during the summer. The resultant impact during the summer of water vapor difference on incoming solar fluxes at the surface and emitted terrestrial fluxes at the top of the atmosphere are 14.3 W m^-2 and 6.5 W m^-2, respectively. On the other hand, the winter difference between East Asian and midlatitude atmospheres appears to be insignificant. Reference atmospheres for the spring and fall are also available. Utilizing the constructed atmospheric profiles as inputs to the radiative transfer model, it is expected that the constructed seasonally varying reference atmospheres can facilitate better descriptions of optical properties in East Asia.
文摘DFT/6-311 + g** level calculations are performed tp study the electron transfer bond-breaking reaction of CH3-X. The calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental results or the empirical model. Through analyzing the change of the energy and the charge densilty along hte reaction path, the bond-breaking in ET reaction for CH3X is investigated.
文摘This work investigated the absorbed dose to water rate under reference conditions in a Cyberknife VSI system using radiochromic films EBT3 and MD-V3 and three ionization chambers: an Exradin A12 and two FC65P Welhöfer Scanditronix with different serial numbers. The correction factor,, was studied using a Varian iX linac and the Cyberknife system. The measurements in the Varian iX were performed in a 10 × 10 cm2 field, 10 cm depth in liquid water at 90 cm and 70 cm SSD and in a 5.4 × 5.4 cm2 field, 10 cm depth at 70 cm SSD to simulate the Cyberknife conditions. In the Cyberknife system, measurements were performed using ionization chambers and both film types at 70 cm SSD and 10 cm depth in its 6 cm diameter reference field. The results indicate that ?is independent of the dosimeters and the evaluation methods. Maximum differences of 0.22% - 0.55% (combined uncertainties of 1.22% - 1.98%, k = 1) are obtained on ?using Varian iX, whereas discrepancies of 2.08% - 2.09% (combined uncertainties of 1.87% - 2.13%, k = 1) are observed using the Cyberknife system. Given the agreement between detectors and the combined standard uncertainties, the data from Varian iX could be considered the most accurate and consequently a weighted average factor of 0.902 ± 0.006 could be used for the Cyberknife VSI system reference field. Within measurement uncertainties, the absorbed dose rate measured in the Cyberknife VSI system reference field was found to be independent of the dosimeters used. These results suggest that the absorbed dose measured at a point within a given field size should be the same, regardless the dosimeter used, if their dosimetric characteristics are well known. This highlighted the importance of performing dosimetry by controlling all parameters that could affect the dosimeter response. One can conclude that radiochromic film dosimetry can be considered as an appropriate alternative for measuring absorbed dose to water rate.
文摘The energy transfer phenomenon of Ce→Gd→Tb via Gd sublattice and its depandence has been investigated in GdxY-1-xP5O14:Ce,Tb.The fluorescent and excitation spectra of Gdp5O14,Gdp5O14:Ce,Gdp5O14:Tb and GdxY-1xP5O14:Ce,Tb and absorption spectrum of Gdp5O14 have been studied.The results show that as x is larger than 0.7.the energy transfer from Ce3+ via Gd3+to Tb3+ is obvious.The main reason for the energy transfer of Ce→Gd→Tb being efficient in the region x>0.7 is that the spectral overlap between Ce3+ emission spectrum and Gd3+ absorption spectrum increases and the structure changes from monoclinic Ⅱ(C2/c) layer structure(x<0.7) to monoclinic I(P21/c) ribbon structure.
文摘Preparation, structure and spectral properties of rare earth pentaphosphates Gd_xY_(1-x)P_5O_(14): Ce, Tb have been investigated. When x>0. 7, the pentaphosphates belong to monoclinic crystal system Ⅰ with space group P2_1/c (C). When x≤0. 7. they belong to monoclinic crystal system Ⅱ with C2/c (C). The fluorescent and excitation spectra of Gdp_5O_(14), GdP_5O_(14): Ce. GdP_5O_(14) : Tb and Gd_xY_(1-x)P_5O_(14) : Ce, Tb have been studied and the energy transfer phenomenon from Ce(3+)→Gd(3+)→Tb(3+) by the medium of Gd(3+) sublattice has been determined.
