Loft features influence the processing of navigational information by pigeons

The present study evaluates the impact of lofts on the development of the navigational system of pigeons. A series of results obtained between 2000 and 2004 were analyzed. The H-loft was placed 10 m above the ground, with a ring format and seven windows all around it as well as three external aviaries that allowed birds to have a wide view of the outdoors and of the sky and knowledge of the wind dynamics. The L-loft was placed at ground level, with a single window transformed into an external aviary. The L-loft was protected from the wind by surrounding trees, reducing the ability of the pigeons to access the wind dynamics and also restricting their access to information regarding the outside area and the sky. In a preliminary analysis, we found the parameter of “vanishing time” to differ significantly between lofts in two of the five age classes. A thorough analysis of this parameter throughout the ontogenetic development of the birds demonstrated a pronounced improvement in the information-processing system with age, with adults vanishing quicker than younger birds, although an impairment of development occurred during the third month of age, perhaps due to a reorganization of the system. This result was obtained when the effect of lofts was considered in the different age classes. Results suggest that loft features are an important factor in the ability of the young pigeons to exploit navigational cues.     

Extension of twoCaulerpa species along the Tunisian coast

Two species of the green alga genusCaulerpa are considered as invasive in Tunisia:Caulerpa racemosa andC. taxifolia. C. racemosa is found in a many new localities at the central and southern Tunisian coast, and even in the North of the country in colder water. These new observations lead to the hypothesis of the multiplicity of the origins of the introduction of the species and suggest possible invasive potentialities. The general thallus, and more particularly the number, the shape as well as the arrangement of ramelli on fronds allowed us to identify four morphologically different groups. These groups could be either different systematic entities or polymorphic variations of the same taxon due to different ecological conditions.Caulerpa taxifolia was observed for the first time in Tunisia at the roadstead of Sousse in the beginning of the year 2000. It is recognized as identical to that found in the other Mediterranean localities (GenBank number AJ228960). Up to the end of March 2000, a submarine prospecting campaign revealed an affected area of about 350 ha in front of 2 km of coast. Colonies ofCaulerpa taxifolia disseminating in this area appear in isolated spots. form, In the growing stage, they form surfaces varying between 0.5 to 6 m² and located 20 to 100 m from each other. The total covered surface was estimated to be between 0.5 and 1 ha.     

试论湖北省伏旱的环流特征

通过对湖北省几个典型伏旱年的同期环流特征的分析,揭示了与湖北严重伏旱灾害密切联系的几中大气环流系统,并进行了分型。指出,造成严重伏旱的主要天气系统有西太平洋副热高压,西风带环流和西太平洋台风,并根据伏旱期大气环流的不同型式,将造成湖北伏旱的环流特征主要归结为两类,一是副高势力强盛,西伸强烈,稳定控制长江中下游地区;中高纬度向环流占优势;台风活动较少,另一类是副高压势力较弱,主体位于太平洋面上空,西     

锶—89在珍珠岩中吸附的研究

研究了不同粒径的珍珠岩对＾８９Ｓｒ的吸附。结果表明，珍珠岩对＾８９Ｓｒ具有较强的吸附能力，饱和吸附率大于９５％；通过振荡能加速珍珠岩对＾８９Ｓｒ的吸附；珍珠岩对＾８９Ｓｒ的吸附率与时间关系由多项指数描述；不同粒径的珍珠岩对＾８９Ｓｒ的吸附率没有明显差异。     

Effects of tectonic stress environment on tectonophysical features of deformed coal

To study the effects of the tectonic stress environment on the tectonophysical features of deformed coal, No.8 Mine in the Pingdingshan mine area is used as a study area and the relationship between the development of deformed coal, distribution of fractures, formation of deformed coal and tectonic stress environment are analyzed. The results indicate that the thickness of the bedrock layer should be included in the analysis of the tectonic stress environment for a region of intense tectonic activity. Although the reverse faulting stress regime can control the development of deformed coal, the C seam is extremely sensitive to the stress regime. The most advantageous direction of the deformed coal fractures is consistent with the regional maximum principal stress, and the development of fractures is closely related to the evolution of the tectonic stress environment. The fracture density of the E seam presents a uniform distribution, yet that of the C seam is completely heterogeneous. Superposition and compounding of the tectonic communities evidently increase the fracture density of the deformed coal. There is a relatively apparent boundary between the different types of deformation, which gradually transform from brittle to ductile with a decreasing lateral pressure coefficient. A generalized deformation pattern of the deformed coal is proposed and can be divided into frictional sliding and solid flow.     

不同环境条件下黑土对四溴双酚A的吸附动力学特征

采集吉林省松源农田的黑土样品,研究四溴双酚A在黑土中的吸附动力学特征,并探讨了pH值、离子强度(CaCl_2)、温度等不同环境条件对吸附动力学的影响。结果表明,四溴双酚A在黑土中的吸附过程可以分为快速吸附阶段(0~4 h)和慢速吸附阶段(4~48h),并于48 h达到吸附平衡。黑土对四溴双酚A的吸附符合拉格朗日准二级动力学方程和内扩散模型,表明该吸附过程以化学吸附为主,而吸附过程的限速步骤为颗粒间扩散。pH值等环境条件对吸附有明显影响,当pH值在6~9时,随pH值降低,黑土对四溴双酚A的吸附速率加快且平衡吸附量增加;离子强度(CaCl_2)为0.001 mol/L、0.01 mol/L、0.1 mol/L时,离子强度增大,黑土对四溴双酚A的吸附速率加快但平衡吸附量减小;温度为15℃、25℃、35℃时,随着温度升高,黑土对四溴双酚A的吸附速率加快且平衡吸附量增加。     

柴油/碳酸二甲酯燃烧颗粒的微观结构和分形特征

为降低柴油机颗粒物排放,探讨了柴油机燃用柴油/碳酸二甲酯混合燃料燃烧颗粒微观结构和分形特征的变化规律. 采用扫描电镜、透射电镜和SAXS(同步辐射小角X射线散射)相结合的方法,针对DMC(碳酸二甲酯)添加量(以w计)对柴油机燃烧颗粒微观结构和分形特征参数的影响规律进行了研究. 结果表明:与柴油燃烧颗粒相比,D10〔w(DMC)为10%〕、D20〔w(DMC)为10%〕燃烧颗粒的碳粒子平均层面间距分别增加了5.3%、15.1%,弯曲度平均值分别增加了4.0%和10.3%,表明燃烧颗粒的氧化活性增加;与柴油相比,D10、D20燃烧颗粒的质量分形维数分别增加了0.44和0.52,下限均升高了0.2,SAXS与电镜图像对燃烧颗粒的质量分形维数的分析结果相一致,即质量分形维数随DMC添加量的增加而升高,表明燃烧颗粒的团聚程度提高;与柴油燃烧颗粒相比,D10、D20燃烧颗粒表面分形维数的下限分别升高了0.1和0.2,表明其燃烧颗粒表面的粗糙程度和不规则程度提高;与柴油燃烧颗粒相比,D10、D20燃烧颗粒的活化能分别降低了3.9和7.9 kJ/mol,表明燃烧颗粒的氧化活性随着DMC添加量的增加而增强,验证了燃烧颗粒微观尺寸结构和分形特征的研究结果. 研究显示,柴油中添加DMC能够提高燃烧颗粒的氧化活性,燃烧颗粒的氧化活性越强,其在后处理过程中就越易被氧化,有助于降低柴油机的颗粒物排放.      

衡阳近五十年暴雨气候特征和变化规律分析

利用统计分析、Morlet小波分析和墨西哥帽小波诊断方法,对近50n衡阳暴雨的时空变化进行分析,得到其变化规律和周期震荡的突变点,结果表明:衡阳暴雨分布不均,其中南、北部偏多,中部偏少,平均暴雨数为3.0次/n;≥100mm暴雨占暴雨总数的11.0%,特大暴雨较少出现;衡阳局地性暴雨占23.6%,主要以区域性和全市性暴...     

电气火灾残留物的SEM分析方法研究

通过分析电气火灾的形成原因,总结出该类型火灾的残留物种类。然后利用电焊机和电阻炉等设备分别制备出铜铝导线的一、二次短路熔痕和火烧熔痕,电热丝的通电过热和火烧熔痕,并运用了目前一种新式有效的显微结构分析工具——扫描电子显微镜,对以上样品的表面进行微观形貌的观察、比较与分析。通过分析讨论,可以发现电气火灾残留物在火灾前后其表面的微观形貌特征存在明显不同。根据这些特征能够很轻易的鉴别出电气设备在火灾发生前的使用状态,从而推断出火灾是否由该电气设备引发而起。此项结论能够为从事火灾调查的人员对电气火灾原因的准确认定提供可靠依据,也能够为扫描电子显微镜技术的应用领域进行拓宽提供一些帮助。     

燃气加热炉火焰视频监控系统设计

为了持续监测燃气工业加热炉燃烧状况,保障锅炉运行安全,根据燃气火焰的特点,利用数字图像处理技术,设计了相应的燃气加热炉火焰视频监控系统。通过图像预处理、火焰特征提取、火焰特征分析三个步骤,可实现对炉膛火焰燃烧状态进行实时判定,包括火焰燃烧或熄灭、燃烧是否充分、是否稳定。仿真实验结果表明,该系统能准确地从监控视频中检测和识别火焰燃烧状态,并能将燃烧特征量和特征分析结果存储到数据库以供事后查询。