Genome-scale data,while promising for illuminating phylogenetic relationships,frequently pose a conundrum by yielding conflicting topologies and highly variable gene tree distributions(Pease et al.,2016).This complexi...Genome-scale data,while promising for illuminating phylogenetic relationships,frequently pose a conundrum by yielding conflicting topologies and highly variable gene tree distributions(Pease et al.,2016).This complexity likely arises from the reticulate evolution observed in many taxa,where genetic information exchange occurs through diverse biological processes.展开更多
This study examined spatial variations in the concentration,grain size and heavy mineral assemblages on Cedar Beach(Lake Erie,Canada).Magnetic studies of heavy mineral-enriched,dark-reddish sands present on the beac...This study examined spatial variations in the concentration,grain size and heavy mineral assemblages on Cedar Beach(Lake Erie,Canada).Magnetic studies of heavy mineral-enriched,dark-reddish sands present on the beach showed that magnetite(~150μm) is the dominant magnetic mineral.Surficial magnetic susceptibility values defined three zones:a lakeward region close to the water line(Zone 1),the upper swash zone(Zone 2) and the region landwards of the upper swash zone (Zone 3).Zone 2 showed the highest bulk and mass susceptibility(κ,χ) and the highest mass percentage of smaller grain-size(250μm) fractions in the bulk sand sample.Susceptibility(i.e.κandχ) values decreased and grain size coarsened from Zone 2 lakewards(into Zone 1) and landwards (into Zone 3),and correlated with the distribution of the heavy mineral assemblage,most probably reflecting preferential separation of large,less dense particles by waves and currents both along and across the beach.The eroded western section of Cedar Beach showed much higher concentrations of heavy minerals including magnetite,and finer sand grain sizes than the accreting eastern section, suggesting that magnetic techniques could be used as a rapid,cost-effective way of examining erosion along sensitive coastline areas.展开更多
Proteolytic processing of the transmembrane amyloid precursor protein (APP) to aggregation-prone amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide underlies the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
针对柴油发动机推进特性下的中高负荷工况出现的NO_(x)排放峰值现象,以及燃油价格日益上涨带来降低油耗率的迫切需求,本研究通过调节柴油/甲醇组合燃烧(diesel/methanol compound combustion,DMCC)发动机多种控制参数,在保证动力性前提...针对柴油发动机推进特性下的中高负荷工况出现的NO_(x)排放峰值现象,以及燃油价格日益上涨带来降低油耗率的迫切需求,本研究通过调节柴油/甲醇组合燃烧(diesel/methanol compound combustion,DMCC)发动机多种控制参数,在保证动力性前提下,实现NO_(x)排放和有效燃油消耗率(brake specific fuel consumption,BSFC)的同步下降。为避免大规模试验带来的成本增加,首先基于高斯过程回归建立DMCC发动机排放的NO_(x)体积分数、BSFC和指示功率预测模型;然后将所建模型与第二代非支配排序遗传算法(non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-Ⅱ,NSGA-Ⅱ)结合,对NO_(x)的体积分数和BSFC进行优化,并将Pareto前沿解集代入逼近理想解排序法(the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution,TOPSIS)寻找最优控制参数组合;最后将最优控制参数组合标定至电子控制单元,与原机数据进行对比分析。结果表明:基于高斯过程回归建立的预测模型的拟合优度大于0.95,均方根误差小于1,具有良好的一致性和准确性;使用NSGA-Ⅱ获取的最佳控制参数与优化前(原机工况)的相比,NO_(x)的排放量下降74.5%,仅为3.47 g/(kW·h),BSFC平均下降6.7%,仅为203.5 g/(kW·h)。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no.32001085,31971392,31960319)。
文摘Genome-scale data,while promising for illuminating phylogenetic relationships,frequently pose a conundrum by yielding conflicting topologies and highly variable gene tree distributions(Pease et al.,2016).This complexity likely arises from the reticulate evolution observed in many taxa,where genetic information exchange occurs through diverse biological processes.
基金supported by funding from the 111 Project B07011 of Ministry of Education of China,the China Scholarship Council(CSC) to SWZ (NCIS No.2007103928)an NSERC grant to MTC. D.Chevalier is thanked for her help in sampling. Laboratory assistance was provided bv K.Kawasaki and S.Joshi
文摘This study examined spatial variations in the concentration,grain size and heavy mineral assemblages on Cedar Beach(Lake Erie,Canada).Magnetic studies of heavy mineral-enriched,dark-reddish sands present on the beach showed that magnetite(~150μm) is the dominant magnetic mineral.Surficial magnetic susceptibility values defined three zones:a lakeward region close to the water line(Zone 1),the upper swash zone(Zone 2) and the region landwards of the upper swash zone (Zone 3).Zone 2 showed the highest bulk and mass susceptibility(κ,χ) and the highest mass percentage of smaller grain-size(250μm) fractions in the bulk sand sample.Susceptibility(i.e.κandχ) values decreased and grain size coarsened from Zone 2 lakewards(into Zone 1) and landwards (into Zone 3),and correlated with the distribution of the heavy mineral assemblage,most probably reflecting preferential separation of large,less dense particles by waves and currents both along and across the beach.The eroded western section of Cedar Beach showed much higher concentrations of heavy minerals including magnetite,and finer sand grain sizes than the accreting eastern section, suggesting that magnetic techniques could be used as a rapid,cost-effective way of examining erosion along sensitive coastline areas.
文摘Proteolytic processing of the transmembrane amyloid precursor protein (APP) to aggregation-prone amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide underlies the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
文摘针对柴油发动机推进特性下的中高负荷工况出现的NO_(x)排放峰值现象,以及燃油价格日益上涨带来降低油耗率的迫切需求,本研究通过调节柴油/甲醇组合燃烧(diesel/methanol compound combustion,DMCC)发动机多种控制参数,在保证动力性前提下,实现NO_(x)排放和有效燃油消耗率(brake specific fuel consumption,BSFC)的同步下降。为避免大规模试验带来的成本增加,首先基于高斯过程回归建立DMCC发动机排放的NO_(x)体积分数、BSFC和指示功率预测模型;然后将所建模型与第二代非支配排序遗传算法(non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-Ⅱ,NSGA-Ⅱ)结合,对NO_(x)的体积分数和BSFC进行优化,并将Pareto前沿解集代入逼近理想解排序法(the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution,TOPSIS)寻找最优控制参数组合;最后将最优控制参数组合标定至电子控制单元,与原机数据进行对比分析。结果表明:基于高斯过程回归建立的预测模型的拟合优度大于0.95,均方根误差小于1,具有良好的一致性和准确性;使用NSGA-Ⅱ获取的最佳控制参数与优化前(原机工况)的相比,NO_(x)的排放量下降74.5%,仅为3.47 g/(kW·h),BSFC平均下降6.7%,仅为203.5 g/(kW·h)。