Yolk androgen deposition as a compensatory strategy

The deposition of androgens into the yolks of eggs can have long-lasting effects on the growth and development of young birds. It has been proposed that female birds and reptiles deposit yolk androgens according to the differential allocation hypothesis (DAH), which posits the allocation of more resources to offspring sired by more attractive, higher-quality males. We examined deposition patterns of yolk androgens in relation to mate attractiveness in the house finch Carpodacus mexicanus. Contrary to the predictions of the DAH, female house finches deposited significantly more androgens into eggs sired by less attractive males. We propose that, rather than serving as resources, androgens are used as mediators in a compensatory distribution strategy, enabling females to improve the quality of young produced with less attractive males.     

Modelling dynamics of managed tropical rainforests—An aggregated approach

The overuse of rainforests in the last century and its consequences necessitate a rethinking of logging policies. To this end models have been developed to simulate rainforest dynamics and to allow optional management strategies to be evaluated. Parameterisation of presently existing models for a certain site needs a lot of work, thus the parameterisation effort is too high to apply the models to a wide range of rainforests. Hence, in this paper we introduce the simplified model FORREG using the knowledge we have gained from a more complex model, FORMIX3-Q.     

Investigation of fault position and sources of radon by measurement of 238U decay series radionuclide activity in soil samples

North Derbyshire is designated a Radon Affected Area by the National Radiological Protection Board of Great Britain since more than 1% of the housing stock is estimated to have radon levels in excess of the 200 Bq m-3 Action Level. Enhanced radon emissions associated with geological faults make knowledge of their position important in relation to any potential residential or industrial development. A general survey of radionuclides present in the soils of north Derbyshire and their relationship to the underlying geology highlighted the difficulty of identifying the position of geological faults in the field. Using gamma-ray spectroscopy of soil samples the activity of three 238U decay series radionuclides (226Ra, 214Pb and 214Bi), which were taken as evidence of the presence of 222Rn which occurs in the same decay series, was measured to indicate the position of a fault by enhanced activity. The results also provided some evidence of the source of radon emitted at the fault. A comparison of this methodology with the more conventional soil gas analysis method is made.     

用荧光光谱研究腐殖酸与金属离子Al^3＋的配合作用

用同步荧光法对两种来源不同的腐殖酸与金属离子Ａｌ＾３＋的配合作用进行了研究,采用非线性回归分析,用荧光强度变化数据,拟合出金属配合物（１：１）的条件稳定常数Ｋ,在配合滴定进行的同时,探讨了溶液在５００ｎｍ处的瑞利散射现象。     

Characterization of dissolved organic matter from saline soils by fluorescence spectroscopy

In this paper hydrophilic (HI) and hydrophobic (HO) fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) extracted from soils at different degrees of salinisation were characterised by means of fluorescence spectroscopy in the emission, excitation and synchronous-scan modes. Results provided evidence of the different chemical nature of DOM fractions and allowed to distinguish hydrophilic and hydrophobic fractions extracted from the same soil substrate. The strong decrease in fluorescence intensity observed with the increasing salinity of the soils can be utilised to obtain information on the salinity level of different soil substrates by comparison of spectral fluorescence intensities.     

荧光光谱法鉴别海面溢油源的研究进展

本文以大量的研究成果介绍了荧光光谱技术在鉴别海面溢油源中的应用和进展。根据普通荧光光谱、同步扫描光谱、可变角同步扫描光谱和总荧光光谱等不同荧光光谱信息特等，论述了荧光光谱的三维特性及维特性及其在溢油鉴别中的应用。同时，结合低温荧光法、磷光光谱法、导数荧光光谱法等辅助方法和技术，介绍了国内外荧光光谱法鉴别海面溢油的新进展和新成果。     

两次金汞齐-冷原子荧光光谱法测定大气中的痕量气态总汞

建立了两次金汞齐-冷原子荧光光谱法(CVAFS)测定大气中痕量气态总汞(TGM)的方法。研究表明:本方法的绝对检出限为2 pg;当以0.2~0.4 L·min-1 采样速度,采集12~48 h时,采样效率> 99%,精密度为9.63%;样品经2次循环加热分析,热解吸效率> 99%。这种分析方法还可以运用到其他环境样品痕量汞的测定。     

Clove as antioxidant additive in diesel–biodiesel fuel blends in diesel engines

Increased NOx emission from usage of biodiesel is a burning issue to be dealt with. Many techniques have been adopted to reduce NOx emissions from diesel engines. The present experimental study deals with the analysis of performance and emission characteristics of Cotton Seed oil biodiesel with the addition of natural antioxidant extract of clove. FTIR analysis characterized the antioxidant by the presence of hydroxyl groups denoted by the corresponding wave number. The oxidation stability of the test samples was determined in terms of induction period by means of Rancimat test. The induction periods of the test fuel samples B100, B20, B20+CL1000, and B20+CL2000 were found to be 2.20 h, 2.73 h, 10.19 h, and 11.12 h, respectively. Thus, the addition of Clove antioxidant increased the oxidation stability of the biodiesel. Results show that the addition of antioxidant to biodiesel blend has increased the Brake Thermal Efficiency to a maximum of 4.71% and decreased the Brake Specific Fuel Consumption to a maximum of 6.25% at full-load conditions compared to Cotton Seed biodiesel blend. The addition of Clove extract antioxidant at a concentration of 1000 ppm and 2000 ppm decreases the NOx emission by 23.03% and 26.7%, respectively, at full-load conditions. However, CO emissions increased by 1.12% and 4.49% with the addition of CL1000 and CL2000 to B20, respectively. Similarly, HC emissions increased by 4.19% and 7.35% by the addition of CL1000 and CL2000 to B20, respectively. The increases in smoke with the addition of CL1000 and CL2000 to B20 were 42.48% and 47.71%, respectively.     

二龙湖表层水体有色溶解有机物的光学特性及来源

CDOM（colored dissolved organic material,有色溶解有机物）的光学特性可反映水体中内源物质与外源物质的比例,为了解二龙湖受到上游来水所含污染物的影响,利用荧光区域一体化技术和荧光指数分析水体中CDOM的荧光特性,进而判定水体污染状况,并结合CDOM荧光组分与水质参数之间的关系,探讨了不同季节二龙湖水体中CDOM光学特性在时空分布上的差异性以及CDOM的组成与来源.结果表明:①水相中CDOM表现出明显的季节性差异.其中,光谱斜率S_g（275~295 nm）和E_{250 nm:365 nm}〔a_CDOM（250）/a_CDOM（365）〕均表现为丰水期>平水期>枯水期,SUVA_{254 nm}表现为枯水期>平水期>丰水期.②水体中的荧光组分以外源组分R3（富里酸类物质）和R5（腐殖酸类物质）为主,在枯水期、丰水期和平水期分别占总荧光强度的70.0%、60.4%和51.3%.③在丰水期、枯水期、平水期,FI_{310 nm}平均值均大于0.8,FI_{370 nm}平均值均小于1.4,表明在3个水文期,微生物活动带来的内源CDOM在二龙湖南部较为明显.④ρ（DOC）（dissolved organic carbon,溶解性有机碳）与CDOM的荧光组分R2（色氨酸类组分）、R4（可溶性微生物副产物组分）和R5（腐殖酸类组分）均具有较好的相关性,相关系数（R）分别为0.71、0.80、0.73,表明DOC主要源于微生物代谢的可溶性副产物及浮游植物的降解.研究显示:水体中CDOM主要组成为内源的色氨酸与微生物蛋白质类副产物以及外源的富里酸类与腐殖酸类有机物;同时,由于冰冻、降水、生活污水排放、农业废水和水生植物等因素,导致湖泊中的CDOM的组分与来源十分复杂.      

IWO-PSO-SVR算法在甲烷检测中的应用

提出一种入侵杂草算法改进的粒子群算法（IWO-PSO）用于支持向量机（SVR）算法来快速实时检测甲烷气体浓度系统,气体红外激光差分吸收法检测系统基于甲烷气体分子在1650nm处泛频光谱吸收带,结合可调谐二极管吸收光谱（TDLAS）与波长调制光谱（WMS）.选择半导体激光器瞬时输出光功率变化范围5.0~10.6mW,瞬时波长变化范围1650~1651nm,瞬时调谐频率范围0.0048~0.0115nm/mA;采集山东淄博某农场2019年3月份全天气体样本,随机抽取15组样本作为训练集,建立以光谱峰面积作为输入值与气体浓度作为输出值的IWO-PSO-SVR、SVR、PSO-SVR和PSO-BP定量分析模型,对测试集4种浓度的甲烷分别进行预测;结果表明,通过IWO-PSO-SVR定量分析模型效果最佳,4种甲烷浓度预测值与真实值相对偏差分别为0.115%、0.109%、0.131%、0.120%,均低于0.0014;相关系数分别为0.9987、0.9966、0.9899、0.9975均高于0.98;预测时间分别为1.35、1.54、1.35和1.33s,模型经过1000次训练对气体的检测精度为10^-5,与同类别检测系统相比,具有很强的理论研究价值和工程应用价值.