758 research outputs found
A novel approach to fault diagnosis in multicircuit transmission lines using fuzzy ARTmap neural networks
Expression of wheat gibberellins 2-oxidase gene induced dwarf or semi-dwarf phenotype in rice
Gibberellins (GAs) are a class of plant hormones that play important roles in diverse aspects during plant growth and development. A series of GA synthesis and metabolism genes have been reported or proved to have essential functions in different plant species, while a small number of GA 2-oxidase genes have been cloned or reported in wheat. Previous studies have provided some important findings on the process of GA biosynthesis and the enzymes involved in its related pathways. These may facilitate understanding of the complicated process underlying GA synthesis and metabolism in wheat. In this study, GA 2-oxidase genes TaGA2ox1-1, TaGA2ox1-2, TaGA2ox1-3, TaGA2ox1-4, TaGA2ox1-5, and TaGA2ox1-6 were identified and further overexpressed in rice plants to investigate their functions in GA biosynthesis and signaling pathway. Results showed overexpression of GA 2-oxidase genes in rice disrupted the GA metabolic pathways and induced catalytic responses and regulated other GA biosynthesis and signaling pathway genes, which further leading to GA signaling disorders and diversity in phenotypic changes in rice plants
Complex transitions to synchronization in delay-coupled networks of logistic maps
A network of delay-coupled logistic maps exhibits two different
synchronization regimes, depending on the distribution of the coupling delay
times. When the delays are homogeneous throughout the network, the network
synchronizes to a time-dependent state [Atay et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 92,
144101 (2004)], which may be periodic or chaotic depending on the delay; when
the delays are sufficiently heterogeneous, the synchronization proceeds to a
steady-state, which is unstable for the uncoupled map [Masoller and Marti,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 134102 (2005)]. Here we characterize the transition from
time-dependent to steady-state synchronization as the width of the delay
distribution increases. We also compare the two transitions to synchronization
as the coupling strength increases. We use transition probabilities calculated
via symbolic analysis and ordinal patterns. We find that, as the coupling
strength increases, before the onset of steady-state synchronization the
network splits into two clusters which are in anti-phase relation with each
other. On the other hand, with increasing delay heterogeneity, no cluster
formation is seen at the onset of steady-state synchronization; however, a
rather complex unsynchronized state is detected, revealed by a diversity of
transition probabilities in the network nodes
Study on the Correlation between the Structure and Toxicity of Amines, Mercaptans and Halohydrocarbons
The aim of the present work was to understand the structure of amines, mercaptans and halohydrocarbons and their cell toxicity effect on rat liver BRL-3A cells. BRL-3A cells were seeded into each well of 96-well plates and treated with amines, mercaptans and halohydrocarbons (total 18 kinds) in DMEM culture medium containing 10% fetal calf serum. 24h later, the growth viability in vitro of BRL3A cells was measured using the MTT assay. The results show that the cytotoxic of propane diamine> ethidene diamine> n-butylamine> n-propylamine> ethylamine, butyl mercaptan> propanethiol> disulfide propane> dithioglycol, n-Butyl iodide> n-Propyl iodide> iodoethane, propylene bromide> 1, 2-dibromoethane> ethyl bromide, ethylene dichloride> butyl chloride> chloropropane. We can conclude that among amines, when the length of carbon chain is fixed, the more amidogen, the stronger the toxicity; when the number of hydroxyl group is fixed, the longer carbon chain, the stronger the toxicity. Among mercaptans, when the length of carbon chain is the same, the more hydrosulphonyl, the weaker the toxicity; when the number of hydrosulphonyl is the same, the longer carbon chain, the weaker the toxicity. Among halohydrocarbons, when the length of carbon chain is fixed, the more halogen, the stronger the toxicity; when the number of halogen is fixed, the longer carbon chain, the stronger the toxicity. Under the same conditions, the toxicity of mercaptans is greater than amines and halohydrocarbons
Improved Eavesdropping Detection Strategy in Quantum Direct Communication Protocol Based on Four-particle GHZ State
In order to improve the eavesdropping detection efficiency in two-step
quantum direct communication protocol, an improved eavesdropping detection
strategy using four-particle GHZ state is proposed, in which four-particle GHZ
state is used to detect eavesdroppers. During the security analysis, the method
of the entropy theory is introduced, and two detection strategies are compared
quantitatively by using the constraint between the information which
eavesdropper can obtain and the interference introduced. If the eavesdroppers
intend to obtain all information, the eavesdropping detection rate of the
original two-step quantum direct communication protocol by using EPR pair block
as detection particles is 50%; while the proposed strategy's detection rate is
88%. In the end, the security of the proposed protocol is discussed. The
analysis results show that the eavesdropping detection strategy presented is
more secure.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with
arXiv:quant-ph/0308173 by different author
The development of pharyngeal taste buds in Hucho taimen (Pallas, 1773) larvae
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the development of pharyngeal taste buds (TBs) and first feeding of Hucho taimen. Larvae were fed with live food (water flea and tubifex) for 8 weeks. TBs of larval pharynx were histologically examined using light microscopy during the rearing experiment. The results showed that the first few TBs primordia were visible within the pharynx 27 days after hatch (DAH), which coincides with the onset of feeding, and the first few TBs with open receptor areas appear 45 DAH. TBs of pharynx were well developed 76 DAH. The number and size of TBs were quantified during larval development. The average number of pharynx was 8.63±1.15, 11.29±0.50, 14.50±1.06, and 17.78±0.47 TBs at 27, 36, 45, and 76 DAH, respectively. The number of TBs increased in both the upper and lower pharynx. The ratio of height to width of TBs showed an increase tendency, ranging from 0.81 to 1.11. The height of TBs showed an increase tendency after 29 DAH during the development. However, the width of TBs exhibited a low at 35 DAH. In conclusion, the development of pharyngeal TBs coincides with the first feeding, and this should lead to a better understanding of improvement of larval rearing in H. taimen hatcheries
Direct Measurements of the Branching Fractions for and and Determinations of the Form Factors and
The absolute branching fractions for the decays and
are determined using singly
tagged sample from the data collected around 3.773 GeV with the
BES-II detector at the BEPC. In the system recoiling against the singly tagged
meson, events for and events for decays are observed. Those yield
the absolute branching fractions to be and . The
vector form factors are determined to be
and . The ratio of the two form
factors is measured to be .Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
Search for the Lepton Flavor Violation Processes and
The lepton flavor violation processes and are
searched for using a sample of 5.8 events collected with
the BESII detector. Zero and one candidate events, consistent with the
estimated background, are observed in and
decays, respectively. Upper limits on the branching ratios are determined to be
and at the 90% confidence level (C.L.).Comment: 9 pages, 2 figure
The pole in
Using a sample of 58 million events recorded in the BESII detector,
the decay is studied. There are conspicuous
and signals. At low mass, a large
broad peak due to the is observed, and its pole position is determined
to be - MeV from the mean of six analyses.
The errors are dominated by the systematic errors.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, submitted to PL
Observation of the decay \psip\rar\kstark
Using 14 million events collected with the BESII detector,
branching fractions of \psip\rar\kstarkpm and \kstarknn are determined to
be: \calB(\psip\rar\kstarkpm)=(2.9^{+1.3}_{-1.7}\pm0.4)\times 10^{-5} and
\calB(\psip\rar\kstarknn)=(13.3^{+2.4}_{-2.7}\pm1.9)\times 10^{-5}. The
results confirm the violation of the "12%" rule for these two decay channels
with higher precision. A large isospin violation between the charged and
neutral modes is observed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
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