Site-specific management units in a commercial maize plot delineated using very high resolution remote sensing and soil properties mapping

14 Pags. The definitive version, with tabls. and figs., is available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01681699The joint use of satellite imagery and digital soil maps derived from soil sampling is investigated in the present paper with the goal of proposing site-specific management units (SSMU) within a commercial field plot. Very high resolution Quickbird imagery has been used to derive leaf area index (LAI) maps in maize canopies in two different years. Soil properties maps were obtained from the interpolation of ion concentrations (Na, Mg, Ca, K and P) and texture determined in soil samples and also from automatic readings of electromagnetic induction (EMI) readings taken with a mobile sensor. Links between the image-derived LAI and soil properties were established, making it possible to differentiate units within fields subject to abiotic stress associated with soil sodicity, a small water-holding capacity or flooding constraints. In accordance with the previous findings, the delineation of SSMUs is proposed, describing those field areas susceptible of variable-rate management for agricultural inputs such as water or fertilizing, or soil limitation correctors such as gypsum application in the case of sodicity problems. This demonstrates the suitability of spatial information technologies such as remote sensing and digital soil mapping in the context of precision agriculture.The Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) funded the PhD grant of the first author. This work is a result of the project RTA2005-00230, funded by INIA. The contribution of the project AGL2009-08931/AGR is also recognized.Peer reviewe

Геофизические исследования скважин для выявления коллекторов и определения их фильтрационно-емкостных свойств на Вынгаяхинском газо-нефтяном месторождении (Тюменская область)

Объектом исследования является месторождение Вынгаяхинское. Цель работы – проектирование комплекса геофизических методов исследования скважин с целью изучения пластов- коллекторов Вынгаяхинского месторождения (ЯНАО). В процессе исследования проводились сбор и анализ геофизических материалов для обоснования оптимального комплекса. В результате исследования предложен комплекс ГИС для выявления и исследования нефтенасыщенных коллекторов. Область применения: предназначаемый комплекс ГИС может применяться на любых месторождениях нефти с терригенно-поровым типом коллекторов. Экономическая значимость работы определяется необходимостью исследований для подсчетов запасов.The object of this study is to deposit Vyngayakhinskoye. The purpose of the work - design of geophysical methods for wells to examine plastov- collectors Vyngayakhinskoye deposit (Yamalo-Nenets District). The study carried out collection and analysis of geophysical data to support the optimum combination. The study proposed a set of GIS for the detection and investigation of oil-saturated reservoir. Scope: intended complex GIS can be used on any oil fields with terrigenous pore type reservoirs. The economic significance of the work is determined by the necessity of research for calculation of reserves

Effective interactions between star polymers and colloidal particles

Using monomer-resolved Molecular Dynamics simulations and theoretical arguments based on the radial dependence of the osmotic pressure in the interior of a star, we systematically investigate the effective interactions between hard, colloidal particles and star polymers in a good solvent. The relevant parameters are the size ratio q between the stars and the colloids, as well as the number of polymeric arms f (functionality) attached to the common center of the star. By covering a wide range of q's ranging from zero (star against a flat wall) up to about 0.75, we establish analytical forms for the star-colloid interaction which are in excellent agreement with simulation results. A modified expression for the star-star interaction for low functionalities, f < 10 is also introduced.Comment: 37 pages, 14 figures, preprint-versio

Сложность алгоритмов криптографической системы Эль–Гамаля и ихэффективность

Objective. - Electrical remodeling as well as atrial contractile dysfunction after the conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm (SR) are mainly caused by a reduction of the inward L-type Ca2+ current (ICaL). We investigated whether the expression of L-type Ca2+-channel subunits was reduced in atrial myocardium of AF patients. Methods. - Right atrial appendages were obtained from patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CAD, n = 35) or mitral valve surgery (MVD, n = 37). Seventeen of the CAD patients and 18 of the MVD patients were in chronic (>3 months) AF, whereas the others were in SR. The protein expression of the L-type Ca2+-channel subunits {alpha}1C and {beta}2 was quantified by western blot analysis. Furthermore, we measured the density of dihydropyridine (DHP)-binding sites of the L-type Ca2+ channel using 3H-PN220-100 as radioligand. Results. - Surprisingly, the {alpha}1C and the {beta}2-subunit expression was not altered in atrial myocardium of AF patients. Also, the DHP-binding site density was unchanged. Conclusion. - The protein expression of the L-type Ca2+-channel subunits {alpha}1C or {beta}2 is not reduced in atrial myocardium of AF patients. Therefore, the reduced ICaL might be due to downregulation of other accessory subunits ({alpha}2{delta}), expression of aberrant subunits, changes in channel trafficking or alterations in channel function