21 research outputs found
Research of geotechnical properties of slope covers from Jamne and Jaszcze stream valleys in Gorce Mts.
W pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki badań parametrów geotechnicznych gruntów stanowiących pokrywy stokowe dwóch dolin potoków górskich w Gorcach w aspekcie oceny ich podatności osuwiskowej. Badania terenowe obejmowały określenie podstawowych właściwości fizycznych gruntów na kilku stanowiskach zlokalizowanych na zboczach obydwu dolin. Natomiast badania laboratoryjne obejmowały oznaczenie składu uziarnienia, granic konsystencji, współczynnika filtracji oraz wytrzymałości na ścinanie w aparacie bezpośredniego ścinania próbek zawodnionych oraz w aparacie trójosiowego ściskania metodą CIU. Wyniki badań wykazały, że badane grunty można określić jako utwory gruboziarniste z nieznaczną zawartością frakcji ilastej, charakteryzujące się niską plastycznością. Wartości kąta tarcia wewnętrznego większości badanych gruntów były wysokie i wahały się w zakresie od 28 do 38° , a spójności od 0 do 7 kPa. Generalnie większe wartości kąta tarcia wewnętrznego, a mniejsze spójności uzyskano z badań w aparacie trójosiowego ściskania. Współczynniki infiltracji z badań terenowych pozwalają scharakteryzować badane utwory jako średnio-przepuszczalne. Obliczenia stateczności wykonane z wykorzystaniem modelu SINMAP wykazały, że znaczna część analizowanego obszaru jest narażona na ruchy masowe, co daje bardziej konserwatywną oceną podatności osuwiskowej niż podają wyniki opracowane w programie SOPO. Z kolei probabilistyczna ocena stateczności wskazuje, że prawdopodobieństwo utraty stateczności wzrasta na zboczach o nachyleniu przekraczającym 20°, a uzyskane wyniki obliczeń pozwalają uzyskać bardziej szczegółowy obraz podatności rozpatrywanego obszaru na ruchy masowe niż uzyskano stosując model SINMAP.Test results of geotechnical parameters of slope covers from valleys of two mountainous streams from Gorce Mts. are presented in the paper. The tests were carried out in the context of estimation of slope stability of analyzed watersheds. Field studies included determination of basic soil physical properties at several sites within studied area, laboratory tests involved determination of particle size distribution, consistency limits, permeability coefficients and shear strengths, which were carried out at direct shear box and CIU tests in triaxial apparatus. Test results revealed that tested slope covers can be described as coarse-grained soils with low content clay fraction, characterized by low plasticity. The values of the internal friction angle of the average bad land were high and ranged from 28 to 38 degrees, whereas cohesion varied from 0 to 7 kPa. Generally higher values of angle of internal friction and lower cohesion were obtained from triaxial tests. Values of permeability coefficients determined using infiltration method allow to characterize tested soils as a semi-permeable medium. Stability calculations using the SINMAP model have shown that a significant part of the analyzed area is prone to mass movements, giving a more conservative assessment of landslide vulnerability than results of the SOPO report. The likelihood of slope failure increases significantly on slopes of inclination exceeding 20 degrees, and the results of the calculations obtained the method provide a more detailed information of the mass movements susceptibility of the area than were obtained using the SINMAP model
Diversification of the hydromorphological state and the habitat quality of streams in the Negev Desert (Israel)
Genome-wide characterization of genetic variants and putative regions under selection in meat and egg-type chicken lines
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Background\ud
Meat and egg-type chickens have been selected for several generations for different traits. Artificial and natural selection for different phenotypes can change frequency of genetic variants, leaving particular genomic footprints throghtout the genome. Thus, the aims of this study were to sequence 28 chickens from two Brazilian lines (meat and white egg-type) and use this information to characterize genome-wide genetic variations, identify putative regions under selection using Fst method, and find putative pathways under selection.\ud
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Results\ud
A total of 13.93 million SNPs and 1.36 million INDELs were identified, with more variants detected from the broiler (meat-type) line. Although most were located in non-coding regions, we identified 7255 intolerant non-synonymous SNPs, 512 stopgain/loss SNPs, 1381 frameshift and 1094 non-frameshift INDELs that may alter protein functions. Genes harboring intolerant non-synonymous SNPs affected metabolic pathways related mainly to reproduction and endocrine systems in the white-egg layer line, and lipid metabolism and metabolic diseases in the broiler line. Fst analysis in sliding windows, using SNPs and INDELs separately, identified over 300 putative regions of selection overlapping with more than 250 genes. For the first time in chicken, INDEL variants were considered for selection signature analysis, showing high level of correlation in results between SNP and INDEL data. The putative regions of selection signatures revealed interesting candidate genes and pathways related to important phenotypic traits in chicken, such as lipid metabolism, growth, reproduction, and cardiac development.\ud
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Conclusions\ud
In this study, Fst method was applied to identify high confidence putative regions under selection, providing novel insights into selection footprints that can help elucidate the functional mechanisms underlying different phenotypic traits relevant to meat and egg-type chicken lines. In addition, we generated a large catalog of line-specific and common genetic variants from a Brazilian broiler and a white egg layer line that can be used for genomic studies involving association analysis with phenotypes of economic interest to the poultry industry.CB received a fellowship from the program Science Without Borders - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, grant 370620/2013–5). GCMM and TFG received fellowships from São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, grants 14/21380–9 and 15/00616–7). LLC is recipient of productivity fellowship from CNPq. This project was funded by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) - thematic project (2014/08704–0)
Research of geotechnical properties of slope covers from Jamne and Jaszcze stream valleys in Gorce Mts
W pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki badań parametrów geotechnicznych gruntów stanowiących pokrywy stokowe dwóch dolin potoków górskich w Gorcach w aspekcie oceny ich podatności osuwiskowej. Badania terenowe obejmowały określenie podstawowych właściwości fizycznych gruntów na kilku stanowiskach zlokalizowanych na zboczach obydwu dolin. Natomiast badania laboratoryjne obejmowały oznaczenie składu uziarnienia, granic konsystencji, współczynnika filtracji oraz wytrzymałości na ścinanie w aparacie bezpośredniego ścinania próbek zawodnionych oraz w aparacie trójosiowego ściskania metodą CIU. Wyniki badań wykazały, że badane grunty można określić jako utwory gruboziarniste z nieznaczną zawartością frakcji ilastej, charakteryzujące się niską plastycznością. Wartości kąta tarcia wewnętrznego większości badanych gruntów były wysokie i wahały się w zakresie od 28 do 38° , a spójności od 0 do 7 kPa. Generalnie większe wartości kąta tarcia wewnętrznego, a mniejsze spójności uzyskano z badań w aparacie trójosiowego ściskania. Współczynniki infiltracji z badań terenowych pozwalają scharakteryzować badane utwory jako średnio-przepuszczalne. Obliczenia stateczności wykonane z wykorzystaniem modelu SINMAP wykazały, że znaczna część analizowanego obszaru jest narażona na ruchy masowe, co daje bardziej konserwatywną oceną podatności osuwiskowej niż podają wyniki opracowane w programie SOPO. Z kolei probabilistyczna ocena stateczności wskazuje, że prawdopodobieństwo utraty stateczności wzrasta na zboczach o nachyleniu przekraczającym 20°, a uzyskane wyniki obliczeń pozwalają uzyskać bardziej szczegółowy obraz podatności rozpatrywanego obszaru na ruchy masowe niż uzyskano stosując model SINMAP.Test results of geotechnical parameters of slope covers from valleys of two mountainous streams from Gorce Mts. are presented in the paper. The tests were carried out in the context of estimation of slope stability of analyzed watersheds. Field studies included determination of basic soil physical properties at several sites within studied area, laboratory tests involved determination of particle size distribution, consistency limits, permeability coefficients and shear strengths, which were carried out at direct shear box and CIU tests in triaxial apparatus. Test results revealed that tested slope covers can be described as coarse-grained soils with low content clay fraction, characterized by low plasticity. The values of the internal friction angle of the average bad land were high and ranged from 28 to 38 degrees, whereas cohesion varied from 0 to 7 kPa. Generally higher values of angle of internal friction and lower cohesion were obtained from triaxial tests. Values of permeability coefficients determined using infiltration method allow to characterize tested soils as a semi-permeable medium. Stability calculations using the SINMAP model have shown that a significant part of the analyzed area is prone to mass movements, giving a more conservative assessment of landslide vulnerability than results of the SOPO report. The likelihood of slope failure increases significantly on slopes of inclination exceeding 20 degrees, and the results of the calculations obtained the method provide a more detailed information of the mass movements susceptibility of the area than were obtained using the SINMAP model
Attenuation by leptin of the effects of fasting on ovarian function in hens (Gallus domesticus)
Šutnja uprave je situacija kad službena osoba ne donese i ne dostavi stranci u zakonom propisanom roku rješenje, već se ogluši na uredan zahtjev stranke. U radu su definirani uprava, upravni odnosi, a posebna pozornost usmjerena je na šutnju uprave u Republici Hrvatskoj, koja predstavlja pogrešku u radu tijela državne uprave, a ona je u Republici Hrvatskoj normirana kroz Zakon o općem upravnom postupku i Zakon o upravnim sporovima. Cilj ovog rada je definirati važnost efikasnog rada javne uprave, kao i brzinu njenog funkcioniranja u suvremenom svijetu. U ovom radu predstavljeno je zakonsko uređenje šutnje uprave kroz povijest, pa sve do donošenja novog zakona 2009.godine. Nadalje, obrađuju se članci iz važećeg ZUP-a i ZUS-a koji se danas primjenjuju, a odnose se na šutnju uprave. Zatim se obrađuje pozitivna i negativna fikcija u institutu zaštite građana od šutnje uprave, s posebnim naglaskom na premdjevu usvajanja zahtjeva stranke, sa svojim pozitivnim i negativnim učincima. U zadnjem poglavlju opisani su pravni lijekovi koji se primjenjuju u zaštiti od šutnje uprave
Controlling the CERN Experimental Area Beams
The CERN fixed target experimental areas are composed of more than 8 km of beam lines with around 800 devices used to define and monitor the beam parameters. Each year more than 140 groups of users come to perform experiments in these areas, with a need to control and access the data from these devices. The software to allow this therefore has to be simple and robust, and be able to control and read out all types of beam devices. This contribution describes the functionality of the beam line control system, CESAR, and its evolution. This includes all the features that can be used by the beam line physicists, operators, and device experts that work in the experimental areas. It also underlines the flexibility that the software provides to the experimental users for control of their beam line, allowing them to manage this in a very easy and independent way. This contribution also covers the on-going work of providing MAD-X support to CESAR to achieve an easier way of integrating beam optics. An overview of the on-going software migration of the Experimental Areas is also given