同源四倍体与二倍体水稻Wx基因位点的遗传差异

测定了中国科学院成都生物所培育出的14种同源四倍体水稻及8种大面积推广的二倍体水稻的直链淀粉含量，并利用微卫星标记484／485，Wxup2／485及PCR—AceⅠ分子标记对同源四倍体及二倍体水稻进行扩增．发现直链淀粉含量发生变化的部分同源四倍体水稻队基因位点发生变异，表明微卫星标记与同源四倍体水稻直链淀粉含量之间存在相关性，并初步探讨了同源四倍体水稻Wx基因位点遗传变异的原因．图2表1参13     

Dufour’s gland pheromone as a reliable fertility signal among honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers

When a colony becomes queenless and without the possibility of requeening, honeybee workers initiate reproduction and lay male eggs about a week later. Assays in which two bees were confined in a small arena revealed that they establish a reproductive dominance hierarchy, i.e., one worker demonstrates greater ovarian development than her paired bee. Reproductive dominance is independent of relatedness, and can be established between full sisters, cousins, or random nestmates. A social environment, however, is obligatory, as singly housed bees fail to develop ovaries on the same time scale. Allowing varying degrees of social interactions between the paired bees revealed that olfaction of volatile bee compounds, as well as tactile communication, seem to provide the necessary social environment. Ovarian development was accompanied by the production of queen-like Dufours gland secretion in these workers. Especially notable was the increase in the queen-like esters. This increase was tightly linked to ovarian development and not necessarily to the dominance status of the bees in the pair. Thus, the occurrence of queen-like esters can serve as a reliable fertility signal. Advertising ovarian status may recruit helper workers with less developed ovaries (and which are less likely to successfully reproduce before colony breakdown) to assist their nestmates and thereby gain inclusive fitness. Revealing the role of Dufours gland secretion as a fertility signal adds another dimension to our understanding of how queen pheromones operate. The mandibular-gland secretion is a good predictor of dominance hierarchy, being correlated with false-queen characteristics but not fertility, whereas Dufours gland secretion is a good predictor of fertility but not dominance hierarchy.Communicated by R.F.A. Moritz     

Background levels of soil beryllium in several countries

Beryllium and aluminium contents in uncontaminated soils from six countries are reported. The means and ranges of beryllium in the surface soils were as follows: 1.43(0.20–5.50)g g^–1 in Thailand (n=28), 0.7 (0.31–1.03) g g^–1 in Indonesia (n=12), 0.99(0.82–1.32) g g^–1 in New Zealand (n=3), 0.58(0.08-1.68)g g^–1 in Brazil (n=16), 3.52(2.49–4.97)g g^–1 in the former Yugoslavia (n=10), and 1.56(1.01–2.73) g g^–1 in the former USSR (n=8). The mean and range of beryllium contents of the surface soils in Japan (1.17(0.27–1.95)g g^–1 n=27) are situated within the values of the soils from these countries except for the Yugoslav soils derived from limestones. The mean of the mean beryllium contents of the surface soils in all these countries is 1.42 g g^–1 which will be used as a tentative average content of beryllium in uncontaminated surface soils, except for the soils derived from parent materials high in beryllium content. The beryllium contents of the subsoils were higher than those of the surface soils in New Zealand and Yugoslavia as is the case with Japan. The correlation coefficient between the contents of beryllium and aluminium in all the soil samples (n=113) including surface soils and subsoils was 0.505 (p < 0.001).     

岩浆中主要挥发份含量──熔融包裹体和淬火玻璃证据

挥发份在成矿熔体和流体的形成与演化过程中扮演着相当重要的角色。直接分析火成岩矿物中的熔融包裹体是确定岩浆结晶前挥发份含量的最理想方法。本文在现有熔融包裹体（和海底火山淬火玻璃）中挥发份含量数据的基础上．估算了主要挥发价（H2O、CO2、Cl、F、S等）在基性、中性和酸性等各类岩浆中的平均含量。     

苏州河底泥中污染物分布特征及相关性

通过对苏州河市区段底泥的分析测定与研究，揭示了涉是金属，耗氧有机物，无机有害非金属和有毒有害有机物的若干相关性，以及它们的含量在各断面，统一断面的各深度和不同点位之间的分布的共同特征和规律性。     

Functionalization of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot: A sustainable carbon-based catalyst for the production of cyclic carbonate from epoxide and CO2

A series of organic compounds were successfully immobilized on an N-doped graphene quantum dot (N-GQD) to prepare a multifunctional organocatalyst for coupling reaction between CO₂ and propylene oxide (PO). The simultaneous presence of halide ions in conjunction with acidic- and basic-functional groups on the surface of the nanoparticles makes them highly active for the production of propylene carbonate (PC). The effects of variables such as catalyst loading, reaction temperature, and structure of substituents are discussed. The proposed catalysts were characterized by different techniques, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (FESEM/EDX), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), elemental analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. Under optimal reaction conditions, 3-bromopropionic acid (BPA) immobilized on N-GQD showed a remarkable activity, affording the highest yield of 98% at 140°C and 10⁶ Pa without any co-catalyst or solvent. These new metal-free catalysts have the advantage of easy separation and reuse several times. Based on the experimental data, a plausible reaction mechanism is suggested, where the hydrogen bonding donors and halogen ion can activate the epoxide, and amine functional groups play a vital role in CO₂ adsorption.     

Carbon Management in Agricultural Soils

World soils have been a major source of enrichment of atmospheric concentration of CO₂ ever since the dawn of settled agriculture, about 10,000 years ago. Historic emission of soil C is estimated at 78 ± 12 Pg out of the total terrestrial emission of 136 ± 55 Pg, and post-industrial fossil fuel emission of 270 ± 30 Pg. Most soils in agricultural ecosystems have lost 50 to 75% of their antecedent soil C pool, with the magnitude of loss ranging from 30 to 60 Mg C/ha. The depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is exacerbated by soil drainage, plowing, removal of crop residue, biomass burning, subsistence or low-input agriculture, and soil degradation by erosion and other processes. The magnitude of soil C depletion is high in coarse-textured soils (e.g., sandy texture, excessive internal drainage, low activity clays and poor aggregation), prone to soil erosion and other degradative processes. Thus, most agricultural soils contain soil C pool below their ecological potential. Adoption of recommend management practices (e.g., no-till farming with crop residue mulch, incorporation of forages in the rotation cycle, maintaining a positive nutrient balance, use of manure and other biosolids), conversion of agriculturally marginal soils to a perennial land use, and restoration of degraded soils and wetlands can enhance the SOC pool. Cultivation of peatlands and harvesting of peatland moss must be strongly discouraged, and restoration of degraded soils and ecosystems encouraged especially in developing countries. The rate of SOC sequestration is 300 to 500 Kg C/ha/yr under intensive agricultural practices, and 0.8 to 1.0 Mg/ha/yr through restoration of wetlands. In soils with severe depletion of SOC pool, the rate of SOC sequestration with adoption of restorative measures which add a considerable amount of biomass to the soil, and irrigated farming may be 1.0 to 1.5 Mg/ha/yr. Principal mechanisms of soil C sequestration include aggregation, high humification rate of biosolids applied to soil, deep transfer into the sub-soil horizons, formation of secondary carbonates and leaching of bicarbonates into the ground water. The rate of formation of secondary carbonates may be 10 to 15 Kg/ha/yr, and the rate of leaching of bicarbonates with good quality irrigation water may be 0.25 to 1.0 Mg C/ha/yr. The global potential of soil C sequestration is 0.6 to 1.2 Pg C/yr which can off-set about 15% of the fossil fuel emissions.     

外部条件对玉米淀粉粉尘爆炸特性的影响

为了探明外部条件对玉米淀粉粉尘爆炸特性参数的影响,利用20 L球形爆炸装置进行试验测试,探讨了点火能量及粉尘含水量对粉尘爆炸特性的影响,对比研究了CaCO_3和Al(OH)_3两种惰性介质的抑爆效果。结果表明:随点火能量增加,粉尘最大爆炸压力和最大升压速率呈线性上升,在高质量浓度下,粉尘爆炸压力受点火能量的影响更显著;添加CaCO_3和Al(OH)_3能够降低玉米淀粉的爆炸压力,相对于CaCO_3的物理抑爆,Al(OH)_3的物理-化学抑爆效果更佳;玉米淀粉粉尘的最大爆炸压力及爆炸升压速率随粉尘含水量降低而不断增大。     

陕西靖边统万城建城时期地表物质成因与自然环境

为查明距今约1600年的统万城建城时期的自然环境和该古城是否建在风沙沉积之上这一长期争议的问题,对6个钻孔剖面样品进行粒度和X-射线衍射等分析。结果表明：城墙内外地表之下均为湖泊沉积,沉积物特点与风沙沉积物显著不同,主要表现为以下五个方面：（1）沙层含有褐黄色针铁矿;（2）有多个深灰色沉积层;（3）沙层中粗砂含量显著大于风积沙层;（4）沙层中粒度成分的分选性比风积沙层明显差;（5）细粒斑点中Fe₂O₃与Al₂O₃含量比风沙沉积物高。本文获得的证据充分表明,在统万城建城前后,该区自然环境较好,普遍分布的是由湖积物组成的高平地,统万城建在湖积沙层之上。统万城建城时期基本没有发生沙漠化,沙漠化发生在建城之后的一定时期。     

Fe-絮凝降阻法处理后的印染污泥燃烧特性

为明确印染污泥焚烧特性,提高其处理效率.以Fe-絮凝降阻法深度处理的印染污泥为研究对象,通过TG-DTG热重曲线法研究不同干燥时间（1.5、2.0、2.5、3.0、3.5和4.0 h）对深度处理的印染污泥燃烧特性的影响,并对深度处理的印染污泥燃烧过程的动力学和失重速率进行拟合.结果表明:不同干燥时间下,深度处理的印染污泥的焚烧过程均可分为4个阶段,阶段1为水蒸发阶段（15.9~106.9℃）,阶段2为低沸点有机物析出阶段（106.9~235.5℃）,阶段3为挥发分的析出和燃烧阶段（235.5~479.0℃）,阶段4为难挥发物质和碳酸盐分解阶段（479.0~852.2℃）,污泥最大失重率均在410.0℃左右,最大失重均出现在阶段3.最佳干燥时间为2.0 h（含水率为3.60%）,该条件下深度处理的印染污泥在阶段3失重峰值前、后分别为0.5级和2级反应,活化能分别为7.227和87.040 kJ/mol.失重峰值前、后的失重速率方程分别为y=9.003 18-0.099 68x（R2=0.998 1）和y=5.576+2.105/{1+exp[（x-18.076）/1.349]}（R2=0.997 8）.研究显示,深度处理的印染污泥主要在第3阶段燃烧,所得失重速率方程与其第3阶段燃烧的失重速率数据较好吻合.