With the loss of substantial natural wetlands in coastal zones,artificial wetlands provide alternative habitats for many shorebirds.Scientific management of artificial wetlands used by shorebirds plays an important ro...With the loss of substantial natural wetlands in coastal zones,artificial wetlands provide alternative habitats for many shorebirds.Scientific management of artificial wetlands used by shorebirds plays an important role in maintaining the stability of shorebird population.Satellite tracking technique can obtain high-precision location information of individuals day and night,providing a good technical support for the study of quantitative relationship between waterfowls and their habitats.In this study,satellite tracking method,Remote Sensing(RS)and Geographic Information System(GIS)technology were used to analyze the activity pattern and habitat utilization characteristics of Pied Avocet during breeding period in an artificial wetland complex in the Yellow River Delta(YRD),China.The results showed that the breeding Pied Avocets had a small range of activity,with a total core and main home range of 33.10 km^(2) and 216.30 km^(2),respectively.This species tended to forage in the pond and salt pan during the day and night,respectively,with an unfixed staying time in the breeding ground.The distance between breeding ground and feeding ground was less than 6 km.It is emphasized that in addition to improving the conditions of the remaining natural habitats,effective managing artificial habitats is a priority for shorebird conservation.This research could provide reference for the management of artificial wetlands in coastal zones and supply technique support for the protection of shorebirds and their habitats,and alleviate human-bird conflicts and sustainable development of coastal zones.展开更多
To determine the influence of pairing status on dawn singing behaviour in pied bush chats Saxicola caprata, we conducted mate removal experiments across eight territories. The experiment was divided into three stages...To determine the influence of pairing status on dawn singing behaviour in pied bush chats Saxicola caprata, we conducted mate removal experiments across eight territories. The experiment was divided into three stages： pre-removal （pairs were present on their respective territories）, removal （females were experimentally removed）, and returned （females were released into the focal pairs＇ territories）. Dawn bout length, song rate, song complexity, percentage performance time, song perch height, and distance of singing location to territory boundary were measured for each male during each experimental stage. We did not find an effect of mate removal on any dawn song characteristics of male pied bush chats suggesting that the presence or absence of a mate does not influence male dawn singing behaviour. Our findings further suggest that males use dawn chorus to mediate social relationships with neighbouring males to proclaim an established territory展开更多
Background: Water clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has implications for their conservation in polluted urban wetlands. W...Background: Water clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has implications for their conservation in polluted urban wetlands. We studied the relationship between water clarity and the abundance and prey capture success of Pied Kingfishers(Ceryle rudis) and Common Terns(Sterna hirundo) in two polluted coastal waters of south-east Ghana—the Weija Lake and Densu Delta Ramsar Site.Methods: On each wetland, data on abundance and prey capture success of plunge-divers were collected in four spatio-temporal quadrats of 100 m × 100 m and analysed with concurrent measurements of water quality parameters using GLM regression with Pearson's correlation coefficients.Results: Mean prey capture success of Pied Kingfishers(34.7 e two species responded differently to water clarity. The± 13.1%) and Common Terns(35.3 abundance of Common Terns was± 11.0%) were similar but th significantly higher in less transparent/more turbid water while that of Pied Kingfishers showed no significant relationship with turbidity and transparency. In contrast, the prey capture success of Common Terns was neither related to transparency nor turbidity, as opposed to that of Pied Kingfishers which was significantly higher in more turbid/less transparent waters. Correlations between capture success and bird abundance, as well as capture attempts were insignificant, suggesting that increased fish abundance associated with cloudy water may not necessarily promote higher abundance and capture success of foraging birds. Thus, when foraging in less transparent water, capture success may depend more on predator avoidance by fish prey than lower prey detectability of foraging birds.Conclusion: Within a gradient of 15–51 cm transparency studied, lower water clarity did not constrain prey capture success of Common Terns and Pied Kingfishers. Further studies on the foraging ecology of plunge-divers in coastal Ghana are however required to make firm conclusions on the relationship between water clarity and foraging birds and fish prey abundances, as well as capture success.展开更多
目的:观察基于补肾健脾法拟定的中药汤剂补肾健脾活血方对多囊卵巢综合征伴胰岛素抵抗(PCOS-IR)模型大鼠的干预作用,并从磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B/核因子κB(PI3K/Akt/NF-κB)信号通路探讨其作用机制。方法:将30只雌性SD大鼠随机分...目的:观察基于补肾健脾法拟定的中药汤剂补肾健脾活血方对多囊卵巢综合征伴胰岛素抵抗(PCOS-IR)模型大鼠的干预作用,并从磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B/核因子κB(PI3K/Akt/NF-κB)信号通路探讨其作用机制。方法:将30只雌性SD大鼠随机分为正常组6只和造模组24只,造模组采用高脂饮食联合来曲唑灌胃法构建PCOS-IR模型。造模组所有大鼠均造模成功,将造模成功的24只大鼠随机分为模型组、阳性药物组(二甲双胍,每日给药量0.195 g/kg)和补肾健脾活血方低剂量组(每日给药量14.3 g/kg)、高剂量组(每日给药量28.6 g/kg),每组6只。各治疗组大鼠每日灌胃给予相应药物,模型组与正常组大鼠每日灌胃给予等量生理盐水,均每日1次,连续14 d。末次给药结束后当天下午4时起各组大鼠禁食不禁水,第2日上午9时开始进行取材和指标检测。尾尖取血,使用血糖仪检测空腹血糖(FBG);眼眶静脉取血,采用酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)法检测空腹胰岛素(FINS),计算胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR);运用苏木精-伊红(HE)染色法观察各组大鼠卵巢组织病理形态;采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(q PCR)法检测各组大鼠卵巢组织PI3K、Akt、NF-кB抑制蛋白激酶(IKK)、NF-κB、NF-κB抑制因子(IκB)m RNA表达水平。结果:模型组大鼠FINS、FBG、HOMAIR水平均明显高于正常组(P<0.05,P<0.01);阳性药物组大鼠上述指标水平均明显低于模型组(P<0.05),补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组大鼠FINS、HOMA-IR水平均显著低于模型组(P<0.01);阳性药物组大鼠FINS水平明显高于补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组(P<0.05),FBG水平明显低于补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组(P<0.05);上述各指标补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组组间比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。正常组大鼠卵巢结构完整,可见各级发育卵泡及黄体;模型组大鼠卵巢组织呈典型PCOS-IR病理改变,即白膜增厚、皮质纤维化、囊状卵泡增多、黄体减少及闭锁卵泡增加;各给药组病理表现相似,均较模型组有不同程度改善,表现为囊状卵泡减少、闭锁卵泡减少,卵巢结构趋于恢复正常。模型组大鼠卵巢组织PI3K、Akt m RNA表达明显低于正常组(P<0.01),IKK、IκB、NF-κB m RNA表达明显高于正常组(P<0.05,P<0.01);补肾健脾活血方高剂量组大鼠上述指标较模型组均有明显改善(P<0.05,P<0.01),阳性药物组、补肾健脾活血方低剂量组Akt m RNA表达明显高于模型组(P<0.05);补肾健脾活血方高剂量组PI3K、Akt m RNA表达明显高于低剂量组和阳性药物组(P<0.05,P<0.01),IKK、NF-κB m RNA表达明显低于低剂量组和阳性药物组(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论:补肾健脾活血方能有效改善PCOS-IR大鼠的胰岛素抵抗及卵巢多囊样病变,其机制可能与激活PI3K/Akt信号并抑制IKK/NF-κB通路有关。展开更多
Concrete-filled steel tubes(CFST)are widely utilized in civil engineering due to their superior load-bearing capacity,ductility,and seismic resistance.However,existing design codes,such as AISC and Eurocode 4,tend to ...Concrete-filled steel tubes(CFST)are widely utilized in civil engineering due to their superior load-bearing capacity,ductility,and seismic resistance.However,existing design codes,such as AISC and Eurocode 4,tend to be excessively conservative as they fail to account for the composite action between the steel tube and the concrete core.To address this limitation,this study proposes a hybrid model that integrates XGBoost with the Pied Kingfisher Optimizer(PKO),a nature-inspired algorithm,to enhance the accuracy of shear strength prediction for CFST columns.Additionally,quantile regression is employed to construct prediction intervals for the ultimate shear force,while the Asymmetric Squared Error Loss(ASEL)function is incorporated to mitigate overestimation errors.The computational results demonstrate that the PKO-XGBoost model delivers superior predictive accuracy,achieving a Mean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE)of 4.431%and R2 of 0.9925 on the test set.Furthermore,the ASEL-PKO-XGBoost model substantially reduces overestimation errors to 28.26%,with negligible impact on predictive performance.Additionally,based on the Genetic Algorithm(GA)and existing equation models,a strength equation model is developed,achieving markedly higher accuracy than existing models(R^(2)=0.934).Lastly,web-based Graphical User Interfaces(GUIs)were developed to enable real-time prediction.展开更多
基金Under the auscpices of Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No.ZR2020QD090)Research Funds of Beijing VMinFull Limted (No.VMF2021RS)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.42176221)Seed Project of Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.YICE351030601)。
文摘With the loss of substantial natural wetlands in coastal zones,artificial wetlands provide alternative habitats for many shorebirds.Scientific management of artificial wetlands used by shorebirds plays an important role in maintaining the stability of shorebird population.Satellite tracking technique can obtain high-precision location information of individuals day and night,providing a good technical support for the study of quantitative relationship between waterfowls and their habitats.In this study,satellite tracking method,Remote Sensing(RS)and Geographic Information System(GIS)technology were used to analyze the activity pattern and habitat utilization characteristics of Pied Avocet during breeding period in an artificial wetland complex in the Yellow River Delta(YRD),China.The results showed that the breeding Pied Avocets had a small range of activity,with a total core and main home range of 33.10 km^(2) and 216.30 km^(2),respectively.This species tended to forage in the pond and salt pan during the day and night,respectively,with an unfixed staying time in the breeding ground.The distance between breeding ground and feeding ground was less than 6 km.It is emphasized that in addition to improving the conditions of the remaining natural habitats,effective managing artificial habitats is a priority for shorebird conservation.This research could provide reference for the management of artificial wetlands in coastal zones and supply technique support for the protection of shorebirds and their habitats,and alleviate human-bird conflicts and sustainable development of coastal zones.
文摘To determine the influence of pairing status on dawn singing behaviour in pied bush chats Saxicola caprata, we conducted mate removal experiments across eight territories. The experiment was divided into three stages： pre-removal （pairs were present on their respective territories）, removal （females were experimentally removed）, and returned （females were released into the focal pairs＇ territories）. Dawn bout length, song rate, song complexity, percentage performance time, song perch height, and distance of singing location to territory boundary were measured for each male during each experimental stage. We did not find an effect of mate removal on any dawn song characteristics of male pied bush chats suggesting that the presence or absence of a mate does not influence male dawn singing behaviour. Our findings further suggest that males use dawn chorus to mediate social relationships with neighbouring males to proclaim an established territory
文摘Background: Water clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has implications for their conservation in polluted urban wetlands. We studied the relationship between water clarity and the abundance and prey capture success of Pied Kingfishers(Ceryle rudis) and Common Terns(Sterna hirundo) in two polluted coastal waters of south-east Ghana—the Weija Lake and Densu Delta Ramsar Site.Methods: On each wetland, data on abundance and prey capture success of plunge-divers were collected in four spatio-temporal quadrats of 100 m × 100 m and analysed with concurrent measurements of water quality parameters using GLM regression with Pearson's correlation coefficients.Results: Mean prey capture success of Pied Kingfishers(34.7 e two species responded differently to water clarity. The± 13.1%) and Common Terns(35.3 abundance of Common Terns was± 11.0%) were similar but th significantly higher in less transparent/more turbid water while that of Pied Kingfishers showed no significant relationship with turbidity and transparency. In contrast, the prey capture success of Common Terns was neither related to transparency nor turbidity, as opposed to that of Pied Kingfishers which was significantly higher in more turbid/less transparent waters. Correlations between capture success and bird abundance, as well as capture attempts were insignificant, suggesting that increased fish abundance associated with cloudy water may not necessarily promote higher abundance and capture success of foraging birds. Thus, when foraging in less transparent water, capture success may depend more on predator avoidance by fish prey than lower prey detectability of foraging birds.Conclusion: Within a gradient of 15–51 cm transparency studied, lower water clarity did not constrain prey capture success of Common Terns and Pied Kingfishers. Further studies on the foraging ecology of plunge-divers in coastal Ghana are however required to make firm conclusions on the relationship between water clarity and foraging birds and fish prey abundances, as well as capture success.
文摘目的:观察基于补肾健脾法拟定的中药汤剂补肾健脾活血方对多囊卵巢综合征伴胰岛素抵抗(PCOS-IR)模型大鼠的干预作用,并从磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶/蛋白激酶B/核因子κB(PI3K/Akt/NF-κB)信号通路探讨其作用机制。方法:将30只雌性SD大鼠随机分为正常组6只和造模组24只,造模组采用高脂饮食联合来曲唑灌胃法构建PCOS-IR模型。造模组所有大鼠均造模成功,将造模成功的24只大鼠随机分为模型组、阳性药物组(二甲双胍,每日给药量0.195 g/kg)和补肾健脾活血方低剂量组(每日给药量14.3 g/kg)、高剂量组(每日给药量28.6 g/kg),每组6只。各治疗组大鼠每日灌胃给予相应药物,模型组与正常组大鼠每日灌胃给予等量生理盐水,均每日1次,连续14 d。末次给药结束后当天下午4时起各组大鼠禁食不禁水,第2日上午9时开始进行取材和指标检测。尾尖取血,使用血糖仪检测空腹血糖(FBG);眼眶静脉取血,采用酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)法检测空腹胰岛素(FINS),计算胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR);运用苏木精-伊红(HE)染色法观察各组大鼠卵巢组织病理形态;采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(q PCR)法检测各组大鼠卵巢组织PI3K、Akt、NF-кB抑制蛋白激酶(IKK)、NF-κB、NF-κB抑制因子(IκB)m RNA表达水平。结果:模型组大鼠FINS、FBG、HOMAIR水平均明显高于正常组(P<0.05,P<0.01);阳性药物组大鼠上述指标水平均明显低于模型组(P<0.05),补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组大鼠FINS、HOMA-IR水平均显著低于模型组(P<0.01);阳性药物组大鼠FINS水平明显高于补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组(P<0.05),FBG水平明显低于补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组(P<0.05);上述各指标补肾健脾活血方低、高剂量组组间比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。正常组大鼠卵巢结构完整,可见各级发育卵泡及黄体;模型组大鼠卵巢组织呈典型PCOS-IR病理改变,即白膜增厚、皮质纤维化、囊状卵泡增多、黄体减少及闭锁卵泡增加;各给药组病理表现相似,均较模型组有不同程度改善,表现为囊状卵泡减少、闭锁卵泡减少,卵巢结构趋于恢复正常。模型组大鼠卵巢组织PI3K、Akt m RNA表达明显低于正常组(P<0.01),IKK、IκB、NF-κB m RNA表达明显高于正常组(P<0.05,P<0.01);补肾健脾活血方高剂量组大鼠上述指标较模型组均有明显改善(P<0.05,P<0.01),阳性药物组、补肾健脾活血方低剂量组Akt m RNA表达明显高于模型组(P<0.05);补肾健脾活血方高剂量组PI3K、Akt m RNA表达明显高于低剂量组和阳性药物组(P<0.05,P<0.01),IKK、NF-κB m RNA表达明显低于低剂量组和阳性药物组(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论:补肾健脾活血方能有效改善PCOS-IR大鼠的胰岛素抵抗及卵巢多囊样病变,其机制可能与激活PI3K/Akt信号并抑制IKK/NF-κB通路有关。
基金funded by United Arab Emirates University(UAEU)under the UAEU-AUA grant number G00004577(12N145)with the corresponding grant at Universiti Malaya(UM)under grant number IF019-2024.
文摘Concrete-filled steel tubes(CFST)are widely utilized in civil engineering due to their superior load-bearing capacity,ductility,and seismic resistance.However,existing design codes,such as AISC and Eurocode 4,tend to be excessively conservative as they fail to account for the composite action between the steel tube and the concrete core.To address this limitation,this study proposes a hybrid model that integrates XGBoost with the Pied Kingfisher Optimizer(PKO),a nature-inspired algorithm,to enhance the accuracy of shear strength prediction for CFST columns.Additionally,quantile regression is employed to construct prediction intervals for the ultimate shear force,while the Asymmetric Squared Error Loss(ASEL)function is incorporated to mitigate overestimation errors.The computational results demonstrate that the PKO-XGBoost model delivers superior predictive accuracy,achieving a Mean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE)of 4.431%and R2 of 0.9925 on the test set.Furthermore,the ASEL-PKO-XGBoost model substantially reduces overestimation errors to 28.26%,with negligible impact on predictive performance.Additionally,based on the Genetic Algorithm(GA)and existing equation models,a strength equation model is developed,achieving markedly higher accuracy than existing models(R^(2)=0.934).Lastly,web-based Graphical User Interfaces(GUIs)were developed to enable real-time prediction.
