Thermal Physiology,Disease, and Amphibian Declines on the Eastern Slopes of the Andes

Rising temperatures, a widespread consequence of climate change, have been implicated in enigmatic amphibian declines from habitats with little apparent human impact. The pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), now widespread in Neotropical mountains, may act in synergy with climate change causing collapse in thermally stressed hosts. We measured the thermal tolerance of frogs along a wide elevational gradient in the Tropical Andes, where frog populations have collapsed. We used the difference between critical thermal maximum and the temperature a frog experiences in nature as a measure of tolerance to high temperatures. Temperature tolerance increased as elevation increased, suggesting that frogs at higher elevations may be less sensitive to rising temperatures. We tested the alternative pathogen optimal growth hypothesis that prevalence of the pathogen should decrease as temperatures fall outside the optimal range of pathogen growth. Our infection‐prevalence data supported the pathogen optimal growth hypothesis because we found that prevalence of Bd increased when host temperatures matched its optimal growth range. These findings suggest that rising temperatures may not be the driver of amphibian declines in the eastern slopes of the Andes. Zoonotic outbreaks of Bd are the most parsimonious hypothesis to explain the collapse of montane amphibian faunas; but our results also reveal that lowland tropical amphibians, despite being shielded from Bd by higher temperatures, are vulnerable to climate‐warming stress. Fisiología Termal, Enfermedades y Disminuciones de Anfibios en las Laderas Orientales de los Andes     

稻壳吸附剂净化水中有机污染物的研究

以酸处理稻壳为原料，研究了稻壳吸附剂的活化工艺，所制备的吸附剂对水中芳香化合物和杂环染料均有较大的吸附能力。通过试验得出了吸附剂净化水中芳香化合物及染料的最佳条件     

括苍山中生代火山岩的构造环境及地壳热状态

从晚侏罗世(或早白垩世)到晚白垩世,由于太平洋板块向亚洲大陆的俯冲而对亚洲大陆东部火山活动的影响越来越弱,其大地构造环境相应地从活动大陆边缘(Ⅰ、Ⅱ旋回火山活动)而转变为类裂谷大陆边缘(Ⅲ、Ⅳ旋回火山活动),后者可能是正在演化着的中国东部新生代大陆裂谷在中生代时期的雏形。 研究表明,从早到晚,火山岩岩石的碱度,K_2O/Na_2O比值越来越大,岩浆来源越来越深。火山活动的这种规律性变化与由早期挤压为主转变为晚期拉张为主的区域应力状态变化有关,而区域应力状态变化则又是太平洋板块消减带向东迁移,本区应力松驰和地幔均衡上隆的结果。     

Accumulation of heavy metals in two crop seeds due to soil contamination as determined by neutron activation analysis techniques

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The effect of thermal instability of intact human chorionic gonadotropin (ihcg) on the application of its free β-subunit (free βhcg) as a serum marker in down syndrome screening

The kinetics of free βhCG concentrations were measured in 30 maternal whole blood samples from second-trimester pregnancies during 72 h incubation at 3, 20, and 30°C. Dissociation of intact hCG (ihCG) was undetectable at 3°C and produced a more than 20 per cent increase of free βhCG at 20°C and a more than 100 per cent increase at 30°C. hCG dissociation at 30°C was not reduced by a protease inhibitor (sodium iodoacetate) and also occurred in purified hCG dissolved in a protease-free incubation medium. These results were reproduced under conditions of sample transport by post at different environmental temperatures. In conclusion, reliable free βhCG assessment requires that the specimen be kept cool from vene puncture until assay or completely other transport strategies have to be considered. Evaluation of free βhCG as an effective marker in prenatal Down syndrome screening must be reconsidered from this aspect.     

浅谈火电厂烟气连续监测系统（CEM）

近几年，随着我国环境保护意识的不断提高，环境保护工作也日益加强，为了做到环境和经济持续协调发展，必须要求建设项目加强污染防治对策，加强环保管理部门的有效监督。火电厂装设烟气连续监测系统（CEM）就是对其大气污染物的排放进行连续监测，为生产运行和环保管理部门提供基础数据，本文介绍了电厂CEM系统的分析系统。     

Appljcation of the thermal lens effectfor determination of iodide

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镜质体反射率(R_O)推算古地温研究进展

沉积盆地形成和演化过程中 ,盆地的热体制是动态变化的 ,研究的方法也多种多样。文中较详细地介绍了各种运用有机质成熟度来研究盆地热演化的方法 ,并对它们的优缺点进行了评价。因此得出适合自己工作区的两种方法 :A .Hood图解法和镜质体反射率梯度法。前者是较为成熟的方法 ,而后者是较新的方法     

MTO/FCC反应器高温高压设备隔热衬里对金属壳体温度分布的影响

MTO/FCC反应器高温高压设备的隔热衬里发生局部开裂或破碎时,该部分衬里将保持全部或部分隔热功能。以衬里的破坏厚度和破坏高度作为控制变量,研究衬里破坏程度对衬里-金属结构温度分布的影响。结果表明:设计温度为750℃时,随着衬里破坏厚度和破坏高度的增加,衬里-金属结构温度逐渐升高,且存在温度上限;当衬里设备存在"施工缝"缺陷时,随着衬里破坏厚度的增加,衬里-金属结构的温度增高,最大温度为546℃;当衬里破坏厚度超过80%时,金属壳体最高温度为346℃,验证了国外手册中衬里破坏决策书选取350℃为极限温度条件的科学性和适用性。     

非平衡等离子体技术对有害气体污染物的降解研究进展

由于非平衡等离子体化学过程在增强氧化能力、促进分子离解以及加速化学反应等方面具有很高的效率 ,因此 ,近年来利用非平衡等离子技术对气体污染物的破坏分解研究受到了广泛的关注。本文简述了非平衡等离子体技术对气体污染物的降解原理 ,综述了国内外利用这一技术破坏各种气体污染物的最新进展 ,讨论了放电功率、停留时间、催化剂、化合物结构等因素对放电反应效率的影响 ,并展望了其应用前景