Research Trends in Non Point Source during 1975-2010

AbstractAccording to the samples of 2924 articles about non point source of SCI and SSCI databases from 1975 to 2010, this study analysed the articles in the growth trend of article outputs, subject categories and journals, international collaborations, geographic distribution and scientific research issues by using bibliometric analysis. The results showed that non point source research steadily increased over the past 35 years and the annual number of articles published in 2010 was 79 times of that in 1975. Non point source was involved into 67 kinds of subjects and appeared in 451 journals. The main study area was concentrated in North America and Europe, following by East Asia. There were 79 countries/territories participated in non point source research, and USA was the largest contributor in non point source research and had a central position in collaboration networks. A keyword analysis indicated that water quality, non point pollutions, and watershed were the hottest issues of non point source research; “GIS, “watershed management”, “modeling”, “simulation”, “monitoring”, and “remote sensing” were the most popular research methods; and “agriculture”, “land use”, “runoff”, and “pollution” were the leading causes of non point pollution

A novel joint support vector machine-cubature Kalman filtering method for adaptive state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries.

Accurate estimation of SOC of lithium-ion batteries has always been an important work in the battery management system. However, it is often very difficult to accurately estimate the SOC of lithium-ion batteries. Therefore, a novel joint support vector machine - cubature Kalman filtering (SVM-CKF) method is proposed in this paper. SVM is used to train the output data of the CKF algorithm to obtain the model. Meanwhile, the output data of the model is used to compensate the original SOC, to obtain a more accurate estimate of SOC. After the SVM-CKF algorithm is introduced, the amount of data needed for prediction is reduced. By using Beijing Bus Dynamic Stress Test (BBDST) and the Dynamic Stress Test (DST) condition to verify the training model, the results show that the SVM-CKF algorithm can significantly improve the estimation accuracy of Lithium-ion battery SOC, and the maximum error of SOC prediction for BBDST condition is 0.800%, which is reduced by 0.500% compared with CKF algorithm. The maximum error of SOC prediction under DST condition is about 0.450%, which is 1.350% less than that of the CKF algorithm. The overall algorithm has a great improvement in generalization ability, which lays a foundation for subsequent research on SOC prediction

An Array-Type System Applied to Complex Surfaces in Nuclear Pollution Detection

[EN] Radioactive pollution detection plays a key role in nuclear technology application. In this paper, an array-type of nuclear pollution detection system is designed for the detection scenario of complex surfaces. Firstly, to get the three-dimensional point cloud of the surface, a complex surface was modeled based on the geometric ranging model of a two-dimensional laser profilometer and the motion model of a two-degree-of-freedom displacement platform. Secondly, an 'S' type scanning scheme of profilometer was developed to overcome the problem of limited scanning area of the profilometer. Thirdly, Euclidean distance weighted median filtering was used to solve the impulsive noise that may occur during the point cloud acquisition process. Finally, the 3D point cloud information of the complex surface was used for controlling the movement of the 6 x 6 array channel pollution detector to complete the alpha and beta particle measurement tasks. A mechanical platform was constructed for experiments, the results are as follows. The working range of this system is from -5 cm to 5 cm in elevation difference of surfaces, and the accuracy is 12 mu m in surface height measuring. It takes 26.13 s to perform a detection task including surface scanning and the detector moving, and scanning accuracy is 0.35 x 0.35 mm(2). The maximum control error of the surface contamination detector is 0.4 mm. Specifically, the detection area of the system reaches 240 x 240 mm(2). The results show that the system acquires three-dimensional terrain information, and realizes control over the movement of the pollution detector accurately and then completes the detection of alpha and beta particles effectively.This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) of China under Grant No.61601382, Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Support Project No.2019YJ0325, the Doctoral Fund of Southwest University of Science and Technology No.16zx7148, No.19zx7123, Longshan academic talent research supporting program of SWUST No.18LZX632 and the Fund of Robot Technology Used for Special Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province No.13zxtk08.Chu, H.; Chang, Z.; Shao, Y.; Zhang, X.; Lloret, J. (2020). An Array-Type System Applied to Complex Surfaces in Nuclear Pollution Detection. Electronics. 9(11):1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9111870S12191

The role of evolutionary time, diversification rates and dispersal in determining the global diversity of a large radiation of passerine birds

Aim: Variation in species diversity among different geographic areas may result from differences in speciation and extinction rates, immigration and time for diversification. An area with high species diversity may be the result of a high net diversification rate, multiple immigration events from adjacent regions,anda long time available for the accumulation of species (know as the "time-for-speciation effect"). Here, we examine the relative importance of the three aforementionedprocesses in shaping the geographic diversity patterns of a large radiation of passerine birds. Location: Global Time period: Early Miocene to present Major taxa studied: Babblers (Aves: Passeriformes) Methods: Using a comprehensive phylogeny of extant species (~90% sampled) and distributions of the world's babblers, we reconstructed their biogeographic history and analysed the diversification dynamics. We examined how species richness correlates with the timing of regional colonization, the number of immigration events and the rate of speciation within all 13 geographic distribution regions. Results: We found thatbabblers likely originated in the Sino-Himalayan Mountains (SHM) in the early Miocene, suggesting a long time for diversification and species accumulation within the SHM. Regression analyses showed the regional diversity of babblers can be well explained by the timing of the first colonization within of these areas, while differences in rates of speciation or immigration have far weaker effects. Nonetheless, the rapid speciation of Zosteropsduring the Pleistocene has accounted for the increased diversification and accumulation of species in the oceanic islands. Main conclusions: Our results suggest that the global diversity patterns of babblers have predominantly been shaped by the time-for-speciation effect. Our findings also support an origin centred in tropical and subtropical parts of the SHM, with a cradle of recent diversification in the oceanic islands of the Indo-Pacific region, which provides new insights into the generation of global biodiversity hotspots.A near-complete phylogeny of babblers has been reconstructed in BEAST 1.8.4 based on 12 gene loci

Four novel variants identified in primary hyperoxaluria and genotypic and phenotypic analysis in 21 Chinese patients

Background: Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of oxalate in plasma and urine, resulting in various phenotypes due to allelic and clinical heterogeneity. This study aimed to analyze the genotype of 21 Chinese patients with primary hyperoxaluria (PH) and explore their correlations between genotype and phenotype.Methods: Combined with clinical phenotypic and genetic analysis, we identified 21 PH patients from highly suspected Chinese patients. The clinical, biochemical, and genetic data of the 21 patients were subsequently reviewed.Results: We reported 21 cases of PH in China, including 12 cases of PH1, 3 cases of PH2 and 6 cases of PH3, and identified 2 novel variants (c.632T > G and c.823_824del) in AGXT gene and 2 novel variants (c.258_272del and c.866-34_866-8del) in GRHPR gene, respectively. A possible PH3 hotspot variant c.769T > G was identified for the first time. In addition, patients with PH1 showed higher levels of creatinine and lower eGFR than those with PH2 and PH3. In PH1, patients with severe variants in both alleles had significantly higher creatinine and lower eGFR than other patients. Delayed diagnosis still existed in some late-onset patients. Of all cases, 6 had reached to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) at diagnosis with systemic oxalosis. Five patients were on dialysis and three had undergone kidney or liver transplants. Notably, four patients showed a favorable therapeutic response to vitamin B6, and c.823_824dup and c.145A > C may be identified as potentially vitamin B6-sensitive genotypes.Conclusion: In brief, our study identified 4 novel variants and extended the variant spectrum of PH in the Chinese population. The clinical phenotype was characterized by large heterogeneity, which may be determined by genotype and a variety of other factors. We first reported two variants that may be sensitive to vitamin B6 therapy in Chinese population, providing valuable references for clinical treatment. In addition, early screening and prognosis of PH should be given more attention. We propose to establish a large-scale registration system for rare genetic diseases in China and call for more attention on rare kidney genetic diseases

The Impact of General Self-Efficacy on Psychological Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Growth and the Moderating Role of Deliberate Rumination

Purpose: This study used a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and psychological resilience (PR) and the associated mechanisms, the mediating role of posttraumatic growth (PTG), and the moderating role of deliberate rumination (DR) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowledge of the relationship between these four variables examined further understanding of the PR improvement mechanism of college students and even the general public.Methods: The college students who participated in this study came from an independent college in Guangdong Province, China. A total of 918 college students completed the survey, and the final data sample size was 881. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS (version 3.3) were used to conduct Pearson's correlation analysis and hierarchical regression linear analysis on the data.Results: (1) The correlation analysis showed that GSE and PR were positively correlated and that PTG was positively correlated with GSE and PR. DR was positively correlated with GSE, PTG, and PR. (2) The results of mediation analysis showed that GSE had a direct predictive effect on DR, and PTG partially mediated the relationship between the two. (3) The results of moderating effect analysis showed that DR hindered the effect of GSE on PTG but enhanced the positive impact of PTG on PR.Conclusions: General self-efficacy can improve PR under the mediating influence of PTG. DR played a positive moderating role in the relationship between GSE and PTG, and played a negative moderating role in the relationship between PTG and PR. These results advance the understanding of the mechanism between GSE and PR

Sequence Variation in TMEM18 in Association With Body Mass Index: Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium Targeted Sequencing Study

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for body mass index (BMI) previously identified a locus near TMEM18. We conducted targeted sequencing of this region to investigate the role of common, low frequency, and rare variation influencing BMI

Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome

The sequence of the human genome encodes the genetic instructions for human physiology, as well as rich information about human evolution. In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium reported a draft sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human genome. Since then, the international collaboration has worked to convert this draft into a genome sequence with high accuracy and nearly complete coverage. Here, we report the result of this finishing process. The current genome sequence (Build 35) contains 2.85 billion nucleotides interrupted by only 341 gaps. It covers ∼99% of the euchromatic genome and is accurate to an error rate of ∼1 event per 100,000 bases. Many of the remaining euchromatic gaps are associated with segmental duplications and will require focused work with new methods. The near-complete sequence, the first for a vertebrate, greatly improves the precision of biological analyses of the human genome including studies of gene number, birth and death. Notably, the human enome seems to encode only 20,000-25,000 protein-coding genes. The genome sequence reported here should serve as a firm foundation for biomedical research in the decades ahead