Density functional theory(DFT)calculations were employed to investigate the adsorption behavior of NH_(3),AsH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4)molecules on both pristine and mono-vacancy phosphorene sheets.The pristine pho...Density functional theory(DFT)calculations were employed to investigate the adsorption behavior of NH_(3),AsH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4)molecules on both pristine and mono-vacancy phosphorene sheets.The pristine phosphorene surface showsweak physisorption with all the gasmolecules,inducing onlyminor changes in its structural and electronic properties.However,the introduction ofmono-vacancies significantly enhances the interaction strength with NH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4).These variations are attributed to substantial charge redistribution and orbital hybridization in the presence of defects.The defective phosphorene sheet also exhibits enhanced adsorption energies,along with favorable sensitivity and recovery characteristics,highlighting its potential as a promising gas sensor for NH_(3),AsH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4)at ambient conditions.展开更多
In floodplain wetlands,alterations in hydrological patterns resulting from climate change and human activities could potentially diminish the carbon sequestration capacity of the soils,thereby having a negative impact...In floodplain wetlands,alterations in hydrological patterns resulting from climate change and human activities could potentially diminish the carbon sequestration capacity of the soils,thereby having a negative impact on global climate change.However,the magnitude of the influence of hydrological regime change on soil carbon remains inadequately monitored.To address this research gap,we collected 306 upper layer(0–20 cm)soil samples from the Dongting Lake floodplain between 2013 and 2022.The random forest(RF)algorithm was used to analyze the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon(SOC)in the upper soil layer of Dongting Lake floodplain and the impact of climate and hydrological changes in the past decade on surface SOC in the East Dongting Lake area was studied.In 2022,the SOC concentration of the Dongting Lake floodplain upper layer soil ranged from 3.34 to 17.67 g kg^(-1),averaging 10.43 g kg^(-1),with a corresponding SOC density of(2.65±0.49)kg m^(-2) and total SOC stock of 6.82 Tg C(2.87–13.48 Tg C).From 2013 to 2022,the SOC concentration of the upper soil layer of the East Dongting Lake area decreased from 18.37 to 10.82 g kg^(-1).This reduction could be attributed to climate and hydrological changes which reduce SOC input by reducing vegetation growth and accelerating SOC decomposition.Above 21.4 m elevation,the amount of SOC loss increased with elevation,the loss being related to the decline in Miscanthus community biomass and greater susceptibility of higher altitude areas to climate and hydrological changes.Our results highlight the need for strengthening wetland SOC management to increase SOC in the soils to help combat climate change.展开更多
In this paper,we show the performance benefits of connecting multiple observers within a control system.We focus here on a particular observer-based control approach,namely the active disturbance rejection control(ADR...In this paper,we show the performance benefits of connecting multiple observers within a control system.We focus here on a particular observer-based control approach,namely the active disturbance rejection control(ADRC)with cascade extended state observer(ESO).For this framework,we analyze the control performance in terms of quality of observer estimation,reference tracking,disturbance rejection,sensitivity to measurement noise/unmodeled dynamics,and overall stability.A comprehensive frequency response analysis is performed to study the influence of cascading the observers on the selected quality criteria.To make the inquiry beneficial also to practitioners,FPGA-in-the-loop tests are conducted using a guided missiles gimbaled seeker.They validate the theoretical findings in discretetime settings,where the sampling time and hardware resource requirements become a factor.The results of the investigation are distilled into guidelines for prospective users on when and how a cascade observer structure can be useful for controls.展开更多
Large language models(LLMs)have significantly advanced artificial intelligence(AI)by excelling in tasks such as understanding,generation,and reasoning across multiple modalities.Despite these achievements,LLMs have in...Large language models(LLMs)have significantly advanced artificial intelligence(AI)by excelling in tasks such as understanding,generation,and reasoning across multiple modalities.Despite these achievements,LLMs have inherent limitations including outdated information,hallucinations,inefficiency,lack of interpretability,and challenges in domain-specific accuracy.To address these issues,this survey explores three promising directions in the post-LLM era:knowledge empowerment,model collaboration,and model co-evolution.First,we examine methods of integrating external knowledge into LLMs to enhance factual accuracy,reasoning capabilities,and interpretability,including incorporating knowledge into training objectives,instruction tuning,retrieval-augmented inference,and knowledge prompting.Second,we discuss model collaboration strategies that leverage the complementary strengths of LLMs and smaller models to improve efficiency and domain-specific performance through techniques such as model merging,functional model collaboration,and knowledge injection.Third,we delve into model co-evolution,in which multiple models collaboratively evolve by sharing knowledge,parameters,and learning strategies to adapt to dynamic environments and tasks,thereby enhancing their adaptability and continual learning.We illustrate how the integration of these techniques advances AI capabilities in science,engineering,and society—particularly in hypothesis development,problem formulation,problem-solving,and interpretability across various domains.We conclude by outlining future pathways for further advancement and applications.展开更多
To improve crop yields,global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria(PGPR).Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production.Argentina is the ...To improve crop yields,global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria(PGPR).Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production.Argentina is the seventh-largest peanut producer,and Cordoba is the main region with 250,000 ha(75%of the total sowing area).This study aimed to isolate,identify,and characterize the biocontrol and growth promotion capacity of PGPR strains belonging to the Bacillus and Pseudomonas genera.The strains were tested against Sclerotinia minor,Sclerotium rolfsii,Fusarium verticillioides,and Aspergillus flavus for biocontrol assays.For growth promotion,pot trials used two peanut cultivars,ASEM 400 INTA and Granoleico,under 40%and 60%field capacity under two water regimes.The isolated strains were Bacillus velezensis,B.subtilis,B.tequilensis,B.safensis,B.altitudinis,and Pseudomonas psychrophila.These strains demonstrated in-vitro phosphorus solubilization,nitrogen fixation,ammonification,nitrification,enzyme releasing,phytohormones production,and high biocontrol capacity of over 75%.SC6 and RI3(both B.velezensis)and P10(P.psychrophila)exhibited outstanding performance.They significantly promoted peanut root biomass by more than 50%and leaf area by 30%,with increased chlorophyll content index and leaf relative water content,particularly under water stress conditions(40%field capacity).According to the results,RI3,SC6,and P10 could be classified as PGPR,which supports the results obtained in other field studies with these same microorganisms.Future investigations should prioritize the development of industrial formulations to assess their effectiveness in alternative crops and to incorporate them into other agricultural practices.展开更多
Male fiddler crabs own an enlarged claw which is a weapon and an ornament.The enlargement of this claw begins from the juvenile stage and continues throughout life.Males may voluntarily lose(i.e.,autotomize)this claw....Male fiddler crabs own an enlarged claw which is a weapon and an ornament.The enlargement of this claw begins from the juvenile stage and continues throughout life.Males may voluntarily lose(i.e.,autotomize)this claw.After several molts males may regenerate a new claw,called leptochelous,which acquires a similar length but a lower muscle mass area than the original one,called brachychelous.In some species,regenerated claws develop permanently as leptochelous,the population having 2 discrete claw morphologies.Other species present morphological variations with leptochelous and brachychelous being 2 ends of a continuum.In the species Leptuca uruguayensis,we studied the morphological variation of this enlarged claw,whether it may be caused by its regeneration at different male sizes,and its consequences on mating success.We found that claws could not be discriminated as discrete morphs,suggesting a morphological continuum from brachychelous to leptochelous.Regenerated claws in the laboratory were initially small and proportional to body size,although a field experiment confirmed that claw size is recovered after several molts.Morphological variation may be caused by energetic limitations where males of different sizes must differently trade-off between restitution of claw length(ornament function)or claw muscle area(weapon function).Fiddler crabs use 2 mating tactics with different levels of female choice.However,regardless of the mating tactic,leptochelous males were at a disadvantage at high densities,although not at low densities,suggesting that the consequences of autotomy and regeneration on mating success may depend on the social context.展开更多
We extend a well-known mass-gap equation for pure gluodynamics in global colour models(formulated in equal-time quantization in Coulomb gauge)to one in which gluons are split into two sets,each exhibiting different ma...We extend a well-known mass-gap equation for pure gluodynamics in global colour models(formulated in equal-time quantization in Coulomb gauge)to one in which gluons are split into two sets,each exhibiting different masses.If the theory is SU(N)×SU(M)with gluons in both groups having identical couplings(as suggested by Grand Unification arguments at large scales)it is immediate to see that different masses are generated for each subgroup.This global symmetry is not broken,but the split masses erase accidental symmetries that might be present due to the two couplings being the same at a large scale,such as SU(N×M)or similar.We also numerically explore a couple of low-dimensional examples of simple Lie groups,but in spite of the system of equations having a form that would seem to allow spontaneous symmetry breaking,it is not triggered for these groups whose algebra has no ideal,and the dispersion relations for the various gluons converge to the same form.展开更多
Mountains are important reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism on a global scale, but little is known about the altitudinal configuration of this diversity and its driving factors in arid mountains. We explored varia...Mountains are important reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism on a global scale, but little is known about the altitudinal configuration of this diversity and its driving factors in arid mountains. We explored variations in composition, diversity, cover,and life forms of vascular plants along a complete altitudinal gradient(1300-4000 m a.s.l) in Sierra de Velasco, an arid mountain in northwestern Argentina.We evaluated the influence of environmental variables on plant diversity and cover. Field sampling was conducted in the northern sector of the Sa. de Velasco,on the western slope in eight 50 m wide altitudinal bands at 400 m elevation intervals. We used rectangular plots(20 × 4 m;n:10/altitudinal band) to register the vascular plants of all the growth forms, and linear transects(20 m long.;n:30/altitudinal band) to quantify the vegetation cover using the point intercept method. Diversity was calculated using hill numbers.Data analysis included non-metric multidimensional scaling(NMDS), indicator species analysis,generalized linear models(GLMs), and variance partitioning analysis. A total of 232 species from 51families and 158 genera were registered. Species composition showed greater similarity at intermediate elevations. Plant diversity and cover exhibited a unimodal distribution, peaking at intermediate elevations(2100-2500 m). In contrast, life forms' distribution showed divergent patterns. Therophytes and succulents predominated at low altitudes,phanerophytes and hemicryptophytes at medium altitudes, and chamaephytes and geophytes at high altitudes. The altitudinal patterns of plant diversity and cover were primarily driven by climatic factors.Conservation efforts in the Sierra de Velasco should focus on the middle and upper zones due to their high biodiversity and vulnerability to climate change.展开更多
基金financial support to conduct this research from the Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB)through a state university research excellence(SURE)grant(SUR/2022/004935).
文摘Density functional theory(DFT)calculations were employed to investigate the adsorption behavior of NH_(3),AsH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4)molecules on both pristine and mono-vacancy phosphorene sheets.The pristine phosphorene surface showsweak physisorption with all the gasmolecules,inducing onlyminor changes in its structural and electronic properties.However,the introduction ofmono-vacancies significantly enhances the interaction strength with NH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4).These variations are attributed to substantial charge redistribution and orbital hybridization in the presence of defects.The defective phosphorene sheet also exhibits enhanced adsorption energies,along with favorable sensitivity and recovery characteristics,highlighting its potential as a promising gas sensor for NH_(3),AsH_(3),PH_(3),CO_(2),and CH_(4)at ambient conditions.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC3204101 and 2023YFF0807202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A20570 and U2444221)+4 种基金the Youth Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2021365)the Changsha Outstanding Innovative Youth Project,China(kq2305035)the Science,Technology and Innovation Platform Plan of Hunan Province,China(2022PT1010)the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of the Ministry of Water Resources,China(SKS-2022081)the Comprehensive Investigation and Potential Evaluation of Natural Resources Carbon Sink in Southern Hilly Region,China(DD20220880)。
文摘In floodplain wetlands,alterations in hydrological patterns resulting from climate change and human activities could potentially diminish the carbon sequestration capacity of the soils,thereby having a negative impact on global climate change.However,the magnitude of the influence of hydrological regime change on soil carbon remains inadequately monitored.To address this research gap,we collected 306 upper layer(0–20 cm)soil samples from the Dongting Lake floodplain between 2013 and 2022.The random forest(RF)algorithm was used to analyze the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon(SOC)in the upper soil layer of Dongting Lake floodplain and the impact of climate and hydrological changes in the past decade on surface SOC in the East Dongting Lake area was studied.In 2022,the SOC concentration of the Dongting Lake floodplain upper layer soil ranged from 3.34 to 17.67 g kg^(-1),averaging 10.43 g kg^(-1),with a corresponding SOC density of(2.65±0.49)kg m^(-2) and total SOC stock of 6.82 Tg C(2.87–13.48 Tg C).From 2013 to 2022,the SOC concentration of the upper soil layer of the East Dongting Lake area decreased from 18.37 to 10.82 g kg^(-1).This reduction could be attributed to climate and hydrological changes which reduce SOC input by reducing vegetation growth and accelerating SOC decomposition.Above 21.4 m elevation,the amount of SOC loss increased with elevation,the loss being related to the decline in Miscanthus community biomass and greater susceptibility of higher altitude areas to climate and hydrological changes.Our results highlight the need for strengthening wetland SOC management to increase SOC in the soils to help combat climate change.
基金supported by the project of the University of Defence in Belgrade,Serbia(VA/TT/1/25-27)。
文摘In this paper,we show the performance benefits of connecting multiple observers within a control system.We focus here on a particular observer-based control approach,namely the active disturbance rejection control(ADRC)with cascade extended state observer(ESO).For this framework,we analyze the control performance in terms of quality of observer estimation,reference tracking,disturbance rejection,sensitivity to measurement noise/unmodeled dynamics,and overall stability.A comprehensive frequency response analysis is performed to study the influence of cascading the observers on the selected quality criteria.To make the inquiry beneficial also to practitioners,FPGA-in-the-loop tests are conducted using a guided missiles gimbaled seeker.They validate the theoretical findings in discretetime settings,where the sampling time and hardware resource requirements become a factor.The results of the investigation are distilled into guidelines for prospective users on when and how a cascade observer structure can be useful for controls.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(62441605)。
文摘Large language models(LLMs)have significantly advanced artificial intelligence(AI)by excelling in tasks such as understanding,generation,and reasoning across multiple modalities.Despite these achievements,LLMs have inherent limitations including outdated information,hallucinations,inefficiency,lack of interpretability,and challenges in domain-specific accuracy.To address these issues,this survey explores three promising directions in the post-LLM era:knowledge empowerment,model collaboration,and model co-evolution.First,we examine methods of integrating external knowledge into LLMs to enhance factual accuracy,reasoning capabilities,and interpretability,including incorporating knowledge into training objectives,instruction tuning,retrieval-augmented inference,and knowledge prompting.Second,we discuss model collaboration strategies that leverage the complementary strengths of LLMs and smaller models to improve efficiency and domain-specific performance through techniques such as model merging,functional model collaboration,and knowledge injection.Third,we delve into model co-evolution,in which multiple models collaboratively evolve by sharing knowledge,parameters,and learning strategies to adapt to dynamic environments and tasks,thereby enhancing their adaptability and continual learning.We illustrate how the integration of these techniques advances AI capabilities in science,engineering,and society—particularly in hypothesis development,problem formulation,problem-solving,and interpretability across various domains.We conclude by outlining future pathways for further advancement and applications.
基金the Universidad Nacional de Co rdoba,Argentina,and the Secretaría de Cienciay Tecnología (UNC,SECyT) for the financial support of the CONSOLIDAR 2018–2022 project‘EFECTO DE LOS MICROORGANISMOS PROMOTORES DEL CRECIMIENTO SOBRE LA ECOFISIOLOGíA Y EL CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES EN EL CULTIVO DE MANí.'the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET) for the doctoral fellowshipthe University of Córdoba (Spain) for the support provided through the “Plan Propio de Investigación” 2020–2024。
文摘To improve crop yields,global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria(PGPR).Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production.Argentina is the seventh-largest peanut producer,and Cordoba is the main region with 250,000 ha(75%of the total sowing area).This study aimed to isolate,identify,and characterize the biocontrol and growth promotion capacity of PGPR strains belonging to the Bacillus and Pseudomonas genera.The strains were tested against Sclerotinia minor,Sclerotium rolfsii,Fusarium verticillioides,and Aspergillus flavus for biocontrol assays.For growth promotion,pot trials used two peanut cultivars,ASEM 400 INTA and Granoleico,under 40%and 60%field capacity under two water regimes.The isolated strains were Bacillus velezensis,B.subtilis,B.tequilensis,B.safensis,B.altitudinis,and Pseudomonas psychrophila.These strains demonstrated in-vitro phosphorus solubilization,nitrogen fixation,ammonification,nitrification,enzyme releasing,phytohormones production,and high biocontrol capacity of over 75%.SC6 and RI3(both B.velezensis)and P10(P.psychrophila)exhibited outstanding performance.They significantly promoted peanut root biomass by more than 50%and leaf area by 30%,with increased chlorophyll content index and leaf relative water content,particularly under water stress conditions(40%field capacity).According to the results,RI3,SC6,and P10 could be classified as PGPR,which supports the results obtained in other field studies with these same microorganisms.Future investigations should prioritize the development of industrial formulations to assess their effectiveness in alternative crops and to incorporate them into other agricultural practices.
基金funded by the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica(PICT-2019-2385)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(PIP-11220200102466CO)Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata(EXA953/20).
文摘Male fiddler crabs own an enlarged claw which is a weapon and an ornament.The enlargement of this claw begins from the juvenile stage and continues throughout life.Males may voluntarily lose(i.e.,autotomize)this claw.After several molts males may regenerate a new claw,called leptochelous,which acquires a similar length but a lower muscle mass area than the original one,called brachychelous.In some species,regenerated claws develop permanently as leptochelous,the population having 2 discrete claw morphologies.Other species present morphological variations with leptochelous and brachychelous being 2 ends of a continuum.In the species Leptuca uruguayensis,we studied the morphological variation of this enlarged claw,whether it may be caused by its regeneration at different male sizes,and its consequences on mating success.We found that claws could not be discriminated as discrete morphs,suggesting a morphological continuum from brachychelous to leptochelous.Regenerated claws in the laboratory were initially small and proportional to body size,although a field experiment confirmed that claw size is recovered after several molts.Morphological variation may be caused by energetic limitations where males of different sizes must differently trade-off between restitution of claw length(ornament function)or claw muscle area(weapon function).Fiddler crabs use 2 mating tactics with different levels of female choice.However,regardless of the mating tactic,leptochelous males were at a disadvantage at high densities,although not at low densities,suggesting that the consequences of autotomy and regeneration on mating success may depend on the social context.
基金supported by the EU under grant 824093(STRONG2020)spanish MICINN under PID2019-108655GBI00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033,PID2019-106080GB-C21 and PRX23/00225(estancias en el extranjero)Univ.Complutense de Madrid under research group 910309 and the IPARCOS institute。
文摘We extend a well-known mass-gap equation for pure gluodynamics in global colour models(formulated in equal-time quantization in Coulomb gauge)to one in which gluons are split into two sets,each exhibiting different masses.If the theory is SU(N)×SU(M)with gluons in both groups having identical couplings(as suggested by Grand Unification arguments at large scales)it is immediate to see that different masses are generated for each subgroup.This global symmetry is not broken,but the split masses erase accidental symmetries that might be present due to the two couplings being the same at a large scale,such as SU(N×M)or similar.We also numerically explore a couple of low-dimensional examples of simple Lie groups,but in spite of the system of equations having a form that would seem to allow spontaneous symmetry breaking,it is not triggered for these groups whose algebra has no ideal,and the dispersion relations for the various gluons converge to the same form.
文摘Mountains are important reservoirs of biodiversity and endemism on a global scale, but little is known about the altitudinal configuration of this diversity and its driving factors in arid mountains. We explored variations in composition, diversity, cover,and life forms of vascular plants along a complete altitudinal gradient(1300-4000 m a.s.l) in Sierra de Velasco, an arid mountain in northwestern Argentina.We evaluated the influence of environmental variables on plant diversity and cover. Field sampling was conducted in the northern sector of the Sa. de Velasco,on the western slope in eight 50 m wide altitudinal bands at 400 m elevation intervals. We used rectangular plots(20 × 4 m;n:10/altitudinal band) to register the vascular plants of all the growth forms, and linear transects(20 m long.;n:30/altitudinal band) to quantify the vegetation cover using the point intercept method. Diversity was calculated using hill numbers.Data analysis included non-metric multidimensional scaling(NMDS), indicator species analysis,generalized linear models(GLMs), and variance partitioning analysis. A total of 232 species from 51families and 158 genera were registered. Species composition showed greater similarity at intermediate elevations. Plant diversity and cover exhibited a unimodal distribution, peaking at intermediate elevations(2100-2500 m). In contrast, life forms' distribution showed divergent patterns. Therophytes and succulents predominated at low altitudes,phanerophytes and hemicryptophytes at medium altitudes, and chamaephytes and geophytes at high altitudes. The altitudinal patterns of plant diversity and cover were primarily driven by climatic factors.Conservation efforts in the Sierra de Velasco should focus on the middle and upper zones due to their high biodiversity and vulnerability to climate change.
