河北省北部中雨后的强沙尘暴成因分析

本文利用常规观测资料和数值模拟的方法,对2002年4月6日发生在河北省北部中雨后紧接着出现的强沙尘暴天气过程进行了分析和诊断.结果表明:强冷空气爆发南下、致使斜压能量释放、地面气旋发展是有利于本次沙尘暴天气产生的大尺度背景;高空急流的高度迅速下降代表了动量下传,这是形成大风,产生沙尘暴的动力原因;在高空急流下方,日间湍流加强,湍流涡旋的下沉气流也是沙尘暴形成的动力因子,农谚称它是"刮地风",可见其机制作用;降水结束后,天气转晴,并出现6～7级西北风,在西北大风出现6个多小时的短时间内就能迅速使土表蒸发变干出现沙尘暴.     

紫花芒果NPKCaMg叶片诊断的DRIS标准初步研究

按诊断与推荐综合系统（DRIS）标准建立的常规方法.通过比较低产和高产组叶片N、P、K、Ca、Mg养分含量以及两元素间的养分比和养分积,初步筛选出N／P、N／K、N／Ca、N／Mg、K／P、Ca/P、P／Mg、K／Ca.K／Mg和Ca／Mg作为DRIS参项,并初步提出紫花芒果DRIS诊断标准.     

Cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis and its relative effectiveness in the mersey region and North Wales

The relative effectiveness of cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis in the Mersey Region and North Wales is presented by estimating the percentage detection rates of Down's syndrome annually following amniocentesis from 1978–1984 inclusive. Tables indicating the percentage of screened pregnancies, types of chromosomal aberrations detected and the occurrence of Down's syndrome in mothers in age groups of five-year intervals are also presented. The average prenatal detection rate for Down's syndrome (estimated at the time of birth) was 15–15 per cent over the years 1978–1984 and was above 22 per cent for the last two years when 44–13 per cent of all pregnancies to mothers of 35 years and over were investigated.     

Maternal cell contamination in cultured chorionic villi: Comparison of chromosome Q-polymorphisms derived from villi,fetal skin,and maternal lymphocytes

Maternal cell contamination of chorionic villi (CV) samples used for first trimester prenatal diagnosis can cause obvious and/or unrecognized diagnostic dilemmas. The purpose of this investigation is to assess the frequency of maternal cell contamination (MCC) in chorionic villus samples and to evaluate selected parameters which might predict where contamination is more likely to have occurred. Maternal lymphocytes, chorionic villi from ultrasonically directed transcervical catheter aspiration, and fetal tissue were obtained at 8–11 weeks gestation from 45 patients undergoing elective termination. Quinacrine (Q) banded metaphases were compared from duplicate direct preparations of chorionic villi; cultured chorionic villi, fetal fibroblast tissue cultures, and maternal lymphocyte cultures. Q-polymorphisms in metaphase chromosomes were 100 per cent concordant between fetal tissue and direct CV preparation. However, evidence for maternal cell contamination occurred in 13.1 per cent of cultured chorionic villi preparations where polymorphisms were found to be identical between maternal and cultured CV and both distinct from fetal tissue preparations. Where MCC was identified, it was noted that CV cell cultivation interval was prolonged (24.2±6.8 days) compared with non-contaminated cultures (14.1±4.4 days) (p <0.05). We conclude that maternal cell contamination is a significant problem with chorionic villus sampling. Where direct preparations are not employed or when cultures are ‘slow growing’, MCC may be a significant and unrecognized complication re: fetal diagnosis. Direct preparations, multiple cultures, quinacrine banding, and maternal Q-polymorphism comparisons can minimize diagnostic dilemmas secondary to maternal cell contamination. Q-polymorphism comparisons between maternal and fetal chromosomes should be included in all instances where cultured chorionic villi are utilized for fetal diagnosis and where direct preparations are not available.