BACKGROUND：Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis （ALS） is the most common of all the motor neuron diseases and the absence of a biologic marker has made both diagnosis and tracking evolution of the disease difficult, Elect...BACKGROUND：Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis （ALS） is the most common of all the motor neuron diseases and the absence of a biologic marker has made both diagnosis and tracking evolution of the disease difficult, Electrodiagnostic tests play a fundamental role in quantifying pathological changes in the motor unit pool.OBJECTIVE：We assessed distal-proximal Motor Unit （MU） loss and changes using the method of motor unit number estimation （MUNE）.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING：A case-control study was performed at the Department of Neuroscience, Pisa University Medical School, Italy from December 1999 to November 2009. PARTICIPANTS：A total of 50 ALS patients were recruited, 30 males：mean age （59.6 ± 13.3） years; 20 females：mean age （63.9 ± 11.7） years; range （30-82） years; all patients had probable or definite ALS. Thirty healthy volunteers were recruited from department staffs, including 20 males and 10 females; mean age （57.7 ± 13.8） years served as controls.METHODS：MUNE was performed for both the biceps brachii and abductor digiti minimi muscles of the same side. The technique used relayed substantially on manual incremental stimulation of the motor nerve, known as the McComas technique （50 ms sweep duration, a gain of 2 mV/Div for M wave, 0.5 mV/Div for each step; filters 10-20 kHz）.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES：MUNE results were measured.RESULTS：Functioning MU numbers, measured by MUNE, decreased in the biceps brachii and abductor digiti minimi muscles over the entire one-year follow-up period （one assessment every three months） compared with baseline determination, the rate of MU decrease was similar in both muscles, but steeper distally.CONCLUSION：MUNE is a feasible method for ALS patients both proximally and distally to track changes over time in muscle MUs during the disease＇s evolution.展开更多
The distribution of Al （j） and the structural units distribution of Qi T in calcium aluminosilicate melts were studied by means of molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that provided there exists lower-fie...The distribution of Al （j） and the structural units distribution of Qi T in calcium aluminosilicate melts were studied by means of molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that provided there exists lower-field strength cation relative to Al3+, such as alkaline and alkaline earth metals, Al will be four-coordinated but not six-coordinated. Meanwhile, if there exist a large number of higher-field strength cations such as Si4+ and little lower-field strength cation, six-coordinated aluminum will be formed. The relation of structural units distribution of Qi T with chemical composition shift was also extracted, showing that as Ca2+ exists, the distributions of Qi Si, Qi Al or Qi T have the similar changing trend with the variation of component. Because of high-temperature effect, the Al-tetrahedral units in melts are greatly active and unstable and there exist dynamic transforming equilibria of Al（3）Al（4） and （Al（5））Al（4）. The three-coordinated oxygen and charge-compensated bridging oxygen are proposed to explain phenomena of the negative charge redundancy of AlO4 and location of network modifier with charge-compensated function in aluminosilicate melts.展开更多
In the issue of rainfall estimation by radar through the necessary relationship between radar reflectivity Z and rain rate R (Z-R), the main limitation is attributed to the variability of this relationship. Indeed, se...In the issue of rainfall estimation by radar through the necessary relationship between radar reflectivity Z and rain rate R (Z-R), the main limitation is attributed to the variability of this relationship. Indeed, several pre-vious studies have shown the great variability of this relationship in space and time, from a rainfall event to another and even within a single rainfall event. Recent studies have shown that the variability of raindrop size distributions and thereby Z-R relationships is therefore, more the result of complex dynamic, thermody-namic and microphysical processes within rainfall systems than a convective/stratiform classification of the ground rainfall signature. The raindrop number and size at ground being the resultant of various processes mentioned above, a suitable approach would be to analyze their variability in relation to that of Z-R relation-ship. In this study, we investigated the total raindrop concentration number NT and the median volume di-ameter D0 used in numerous studies, and have shown that the combination of these two ‘observed’ parame-ters appears to be an interesting approach to better understand the variability of the Z-R relationships in the rainfall events, without assuming a certain analytical raindrop size distribution model (exponential, gamma, or log-normal). The present study is based on the analysis of disdrometer data collected at different seasons and places in Africa, and aims to show the degree of the raindrop size and number implication in regard to the Z-R relationships variability.展开更多
为明确不同品种(系)彩色小麦主要农艺性状的特征及其与籽粒产量的相关关系,筛选出适宜鲁东地区栽培的彩色小麦品种。于2020-2022年2个冬小麦生长季,选用4个紫色小麦品种(系)青研紫麦1号(QYZ-1)、QYZ-2、山农紫麦1号(SNZM1)和农大3753(ND...为明确不同品种(系)彩色小麦主要农艺性状的特征及其与籽粒产量的相关关系,筛选出适宜鲁东地区栽培的彩色小麦品种。于2020-2022年2个冬小麦生长季,选用4个紫色小麦品种(系)青研紫麦1号(QYZ-1)、QYZ-2、山农紫麦1号(SNZM1)和农大3753(ND3753),2个蓝色小麦品系20064和20072以及普通白粒小麦品种济麦22(JM22,对照品种)为试验材料,系统研究了不同品种(系)彩色小麦的旗叶SPAD值、叶面积指数、干物质积累与转运、产量及其构成因素等方面的差异,和各农艺性状的稳定性以及产量可持续性。结果表明,各彩色小麦品种产量、千粒质量、开花期叶面积指数、花后SPAD值、开花期干物质积累量、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量及收获指数均低于普通白粒小麦品种济麦22。各彩色小麦品种(系)间比较,紫色小麦QYZ-1产量显著高于其他彩色小麦品种(系),单位面积粒数与QYZ-2无显著差异,但其千粒质量显著高于QYZ-2;紫色小麦QYZ-1开花期上三叶叶面积指数显著高于蓝色小麦品系及ND3753,紫色小麦QYZ-1花后旗叶SPAD、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量、花前干物质转运量和收获指数均高于其余彩色小麦品种(系);与其他品种(系)比较,JM22和QYZ-1各农艺性状的变异系数(CV)均较小,彩色小麦间比较,QYZ-1的产量均值和产量可持续性指数(SYI)均较高。另外,相关分析表明,产量分别与开花期干物质积累量、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量、花前干物质转运量、收获指数、旗叶花后28 d SPAD值、开花期全绿叶叶面积指数和千粒质量呈极显著的正相关关系。综合2 a的结果,表明QYZ-1具有适宜的叶面积指数,并维持了较高的花后旗叶SPAD值,花后旗叶的衰老较慢,开花-成熟时间较长,协同提高了花后干物质积累量和花前干物质转运量、成熟期干物质积累量和收获指数以及单位面积粒数和千粒质量,表现出较高的产量。综上所述,青研紫麦1号产量稳定且可持续性较好,是适宜鲁东地区栽培的彩色小麦品种。展开更多
基金Supported by the Italian MIUR PRIN Grant year 2006,# 2006062332_002
文摘BACKGROUND：Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis （ALS） is the most common of all the motor neuron diseases and the absence of a biologic marker has made both diagnosis and tracking evolution of the disease difficult, Electrodiagnostic tests play a fundamental role in quantifying pathological changes in the motor unit pool.OBJECTIVE：We assessed distal-proximal Motor Unit （MU） loss and changes using the method of motor unit number estimation （MUNE）.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING：A case-control study was performed at the Department of Neuroscience, Pisa University Medical School, Italy from December 1999 to November 2009. PARTICIPANTS：A total of 50 ALS patients were recruited, 30 males：mean age （59.6 ± 13.3） years; 20 females：mean age （63.9 ± 11.7） years; range （30-82） years; all patients had probable or definite ALS. Thirty healthy volunteers were recruited from department staffs, including 20 males and 10 females; mean age （57.7 ± 13.8） years served as controls.METHODS：MUNE was performed for both the biceps brachii and abductor digiti minimi muscles of the same side. The technique used relayed substantially on manual incremental stimulation of the motor nerve, known as the McComas technique （50 ms sweep duration, a gain of 2 mV/Div for M wave, 0.5 mV/Div for each step; filters 10-20 kHz）.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES：MUNE results were measured.RESULTS：Functioning MU numbers, measured by MUNE, decreased in the biceps brachii and abductor digiti minimi muscles over the entire one-year follow-up period （one assessment every three months） compared with baseline determination, the rate of MU decrease was similar in both muscles, but steeper distally.CONCLUSION：MUNE is a feasible method for ALS patients both proximally and distally to track changes over time in muscle MUs during the disease＇s evolution.
文摘The distribution of Al （j） and the structural units distribution of Qi T in calcium aluminosilicate melts were studied by means of molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that provided there exists lower-field strength cation relative to Al3+, such as alkaline and alkaline earth metals, Al will be four-coordinated but not six-coordinated. Meanwhile, if there exist a large number of higher-field strength cations such as Si4+ and little lower-field strength cation, six-coordinated aluminum will be formed. The relation of structural units distribution of Qi T with chemical composition shift was also extracted, showing that as Ca2+ exists, the distributions of Qi Si, Qi Al or Qi T have the similar changing trend with the variation of component. Because of high-temperature effect, the Al-tetrahedral units in melts are greatly active and unstable and there exist dynamic transforming equilibria of Al（3）Al（4） and （Al（5））Al（4）. The three-coordinated oxygen and charge-compensated bridging oxygen are proposed to explain phenomena of the negative charge redundancy of AlO4 and location of network modifier with charge-compensated function in aluminosilicate melts.
文摘In the issue of rainfall estimation by radar through the necessary relationship between radar reflectivity Z and rain rate R (Z-R), the main limitation is attributed to the variability of this relationship. Indeed, several pre-vious studies have shown the great variability of this relationship in space and time, from a rainfall event to another and even within a single rainfall event. Recent studies have shown that the variability of raindrop size distributions and thereby Z-R relationships is therefore, more the result of complex dynamic, thermody-namic and microphysical processes within rainfall systems than a convective/stratiform classification of the ground rainfall signature. The raindrop number and size at ground being the resultant of various processes mentioned above, a suitable approach would be to analyze their variability in relation to that of Z-R relation-ship. In this study, we investigated the total raindrop concentration number NT and the median volume di-ameter D0 used in numerous studies, and have shown that the combination of these two ‘observed’ parame-ters appears to be an interesting approach to better understand the variability of the Z-R relationships in the rainfall events, without assuming a certain analytical raindrop size distribution model (exponential, gamma, or log-normal). The present study is based on the analysis of disdrometer data collected at different seasons and places in Africa, and aims to show the degree of the raindrop size and number implication in regard to the Z-R relationships variability.
文摘为明确不同品种(系)彩色小麦主要农艺性状的特征及其与籽粒产量的相关关系,筛选出适宜鲁东地区栽培的彩色小麦品种。于2020-2022年2个冬小麦生长季,选用4个紫色小麦品种(系)青研紫麦1号(QYZ-1)、QYZ-2、山农紫麦1号(SNZM1)和农大3753(ND3753),2个蓝色小麦品系20064和20072以及普通白粒小麦品种济麦22(JM22,对照品种)为试验材料,系统研究了不同品种(系)彩色小麦的旗叶SPAD值、叶面积指数、干物质积累与转运、产量及其构成因素等方面的差异,和各农艺性状的稳定性以及产量可持续性。结果表明,各彩色小麦品种产量、千粒质量、开花期叶面积指数、花后SPAD值、开花期干物质积累量、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量及收获指数均低于普通白粒小麦品种济麦22。各彩色小麦品种(系)间比较,紫色小麦QYZ-1产量显著高于其他彩色小麦品种(系),单位面积粒数与QYZ-2无显著差异,但其千粒质量显著高于QYZ-2;紫色小麦QYZ-1开花期上三叶叶面积指数显著高于蓝色小麦品系及ND3753,紫色小麦QYZ-1花后旗叶SPAD、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量、花前干物质转运量和收获指数均高于其余彩色小麦品种(系);与其他品种(系)比较,JM22和QYZ-1各农艺性状的变异系数(CV)均较小,彩色小麦间比较,QYZ-1的产量均值和产量可持续性指数(SYI)均较高。另外,相关分析表明,产量分别与开花期干物质积累量、成熟期干物质积累量、花后干物质积累量、花前干物质转运量、收获指数、旗叶花后28 d SPAD值、开花期全绿叶叶面积指数和千粒质量呈极显著的正相关关系。综合2 a的结果,表明QYZ-1具有适宜的叶面积指数,并维持了较高的花后旗叶SPAD值,花后旗叶的衰老较慢,开花-成熟时间较长,协同提高了花后干物质积累量和花前干物质转运量、成熟期干物质积累量和收获指数以及单位面积粒数和千粒质量,表现出较高的产量。综上所述,青研紫麦1号产量稳定且可持续性较好,是适宜鲁东地区栽培的彩色小麦品种。
