The high frequency of extra-pair paternity in tree swallows is not an artifact of nestboxes

A common criticism of nestbox studies is one of creating artificial nesting conditions and breeding behavior different from what would be seen under natural conditions. We assessed the frequency of extra-pair paternity (percentage of broods with at least one extra-pair young) in 25 families of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting in natural cavities and compared it to that in a nestbox population. We found that 84% of females nesting in natural cavities obtained fertilizations from extra-pair males. These extra-pair males fathered 69% of all nestlings. Studies of tree swallows breeding in nestboxes have shown that 50–87% of broods contained extra-pair young, with extra-pair males fathering 38–53% of all the young. In broods with extra-pair paternity, natural cavities contained a significantly greater proportion of extra-pair young than did nestboxes. Despite differences in nesting habitat and female age structure, the frequency of extra-pair paternity did not differ significantly between the natural-cavity and nestbox populations. Therefore, the presence of extra-pair paternity in tree swallows is not an artifact of nestboxes or of artificial nesting conditions. Received: 2 May 1995/Accepted after revision: 14 January 1996     

采用合理毛坯形状可以消除缩孔

此文应用金属塑性变形理论对冷挤压中的缩孔形成机理进行了定性分析,分别论述了工艺改进前的毛坯形状对金属流动规律的影响和工艺改进后的毛坯形状对金属流动规律的影响,找到了缩孔的形成原因和消除缩孔的解决办法。此文对解决原材料浪费问题和提高产品质量均有实用价值。     

Observations of N2O5 and NO3 at a suburban environment in Yangtze river delta in China: Estimating heterogeneous N2O5 uptake coefficients

The nitrate radical (NO₃) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N₂O₅) play an important role in the nocturnal atmosphere chemistry. Observations of NO₃ radicals and N₂O₅ were performed in a semirural ground site at Tai'Zhou in polluted southern China using cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) from 23 May to 15 June 2018. The observed NO₃ and N₂O₅ concentrations were relatively low, with 1 min average value of 4.4 ± 2.2 and 26.0 ± 35.7 pptV, respectively. The N₂O₅ uptake coefficient was determined to be from 0.027 to 0.107 based on steady state lifetime method. Fast N₂O₅ hydrolysis was the largest contributor to the loss of NO₃ and contributed to substantial nitrate formation, with an average value of 14.83 ± 6.01 µg/m³. Further analysis shows that the N₂O₅ heterogeneous reactions dominated the nocturnal NO_x loss and the nocturnal NO_x loss rate is 0.14 ± 0.02 over this region.     

Nocturnal atmospheric chemistry of NO3 and N2O5 over Changzhou in the Yangtze River Delta in China

Comprehensive observations of the nocturnal atmospheric oxidation of NO₃ and N₂O₅ were conducted at a suburban site in Changzhou in the YRD using cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) from 27 May to 24 June, 2019. High concentrations of NO₃ precursors were observed, and the nocturnal production rate of NO₃ was determined to be 1.7 ± 1.2 ppbv/hr. However, the nighttime NO₃ and N₂O₅ concentrations were relatively low, with maximum values of 17.7 and 304.7 pptv, respectively, illustrating the rapid loss of NO₃ and N₂O₅. It was found that NO₃ dominated the nighttime atmospheric oxidation, accounting for 50.7%, while O₃ and OH only contributed 34.1% and 15.2%, respectively. For the reactions of NO₃ with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), styrene was found to account for 60.3%, highlighting its dominant role in the NO₃ reactivity. In general, the contributions of the reactions between NO₃ and VOCs and the N₂O₅ uptake to NO₃ loss were found to be about 39.5% and 60.5%, respectively, indicating that N₂O₅ uptake also played an important role in the loss of NO₃ and N₂O₅, especially under the high humidity conditions in China. The formation of nitrate at night mainly originated from N₂O₅ uptake, and the maximum production rate of NO₃⁻ reached 6.5 ppbv/hr. The average NO_x consumption rate via NO₃ and N₂O₅ chemistry was found to be 0.4 ppbv/h, accounting for 47.9% of the total NO_x removal. The predominant roles of NO₃ and N₂O₅ in nitrate formation and NOx removal in the YRD region was highlighted in this study.     

2种环境空气中甲烷自动监测方法的比对分析

光腔衰荡光谱法(CRDS)和气相色谱法（GC）均被广泛应用于环境空气中甲烷（CH₄）的测定。采用CRDS和GC这2种自动监测方法对CH₄标准气体和环境空气样品进行分析比对。结果表明,通过使用统一的标准气体和校准方法,2种方法测定CH₄标准气体的不确定度均＜0.5%,CRDS法的不确定度更低;2种方法测定CH₄环境空气样品结果的平均相对误差为0.28%,Z检验法显示,2种方法没有显著性差异,并具有很高的相关性和一致性。提出,对于测量精度和稳定性更高的大气CH₄监测领域,建议优先选用CRDS法或经过比对达到同等性能的方法;而对于测量精度和稳定性要求稍低的CH₄排放源及周边等监测领域,可以采用GC法。     

冷挤压双层组合凹模的最佳设计

此文应用厚壁圆筒弹性解,推导了冷挤压双层组合凹模,具有最大弹性极限时所能承受的最大挤压应力的计算公式,以及满足上述条件时双层组合凹模分界面半径和分界面过盈量的计算公式.利用上述各式,可使组合凹模获得最佳设计.     

深孔药壶爆破中药包最小安全间距的研究

在实验和实践的基础上 ,利用现代爆破理论 ,提出了深孔药壶爆破法药包最小安全间距的校核方法 ,指出了在深孔药壶爆破实践中应严格控制的几个钻孔参数及孔间距校验方法。它可杜绝相邻壶腔坍塌或贯通可能带来的事故隐患 ,提高深孔药壶法爆破施工的安全性     

超燃冲压发动机凹腔内补氧的强化点火试验

在超燃冲压发动机扩张型燃烧室中,对凹腔内局部补氧的点火强化方法进行了试验研究。采用高速摄影手段研究了不同的补氧方式对凹腔内火焰分布特征和燃烧强度的影响,并针对并联双凹腔燃烧室构型,研究了在单侧凹腔补氧条件下向异侧凹腔的火焰传播过程。试验结果表明,采用凹腔内补氧的方式能调节凹腔内的燃料浓度分布、改善凹腔内的燃烧过程,控制燃烧放热强度;稳态燃烧情况下,观察到凹腔驻留火焰的两种存在特征,分别表现为:由回流区热量反馈机制作用下的凹腔局部驻留火焰和燃烧室全局压力反馈影响下的凹腔剪切层火焰。只有在单侧凹腔燃烧建立了全局压力反馈的条件下才能实现凹腔火焰的异侧传播。 