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The challenge of biomimetic design for carbon-neutral buildings using termite engineering

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Insect Science 2010年第2期17卷 154-162页

作者： john r.J. French Berhan m. Ahmed (Shiday) Faculty of Science Health and Education University of the Sunshine Coast Maroochydore DC QId 4558 Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science The University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond Vic 3121 Australia

The main aim of this paper is to present humanity and termites as design partners in the creation of a new dimension of ecosystem understanding. The paper by Turner and Soar, Beyond biomimicry： What termites can tell us about realizing the living building＂（2008） opens up a new era in how we think of human habitations, not only on earth, but perhaps on other planets, and using the termite model as the comer stone of innovative engineering. We know that termites are masters of constructing ＇buildings＇ that meet all nutrition, energy, waste disposal needs, shelter, and food sources for many other animals and insects. We need to emulate the symbiotic abilities of termites to survive over time, for we all live on this symbiotic planet, and symbiosis is natural and common.

关键词： biomimicry ecosystem engineering living building symbiotic termites

role of simple biomarkers in predicting fibrosis progression in HCV infection

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2010年第45期16卷 5710-5715页

作者： rajasekhara r mummadi john r Petersen Ned Snyder Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Texas Medical BranchHoustonTX 77025United States Department of Pathology University of Texas Medical BranchHoustonTX 77025United States Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Kelsey Seybold Clinic2727 W. HolcombeHoustonTX 77025United States

AIm: To examine the accuracy of the aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Platelet ratio Index (APrI) and FIB-4, in predicting longitudinal changes in liver histology in hepatitis C virus (HCV) ***: Patients that underwent repeat liver biopsies at least 1 year apart from 1999 to 2007 were identified. Liver fibrosis was staged on needle core biopsies evaluated by a single expert liver pathologist. Only laboratory values within 3 mo of the liver biopsies were ***: Thirty-six patients met the inclusion criteria with 50% stage 1 on initial biopsy, 25% stage 2, and 22% stage 3. Nineteen of 36 (53%) had progression of fibrosis on repeat biopsies, while 16 (44%) showed no change in stage, and one (3%) showed improvement. Patients that showed progression of fibrosis had significantly higher alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels than the group that did not show progression. A significant correlation was seen between change in stage of fibrosis and change in APrI (r2 = 0.39, P = 0.00001) and a change in FIB-4 (r2 = 0.31, P = 0.00004). A change in APrI (ΔAPrI) of 0.18 had 80% positive predictive value (PPV) and 67% nega- tive predictive value (NPV) for progression of fibrosis. A change in FIB-4 (ΔFIB-4) of 0.39 had 75% PPV and 75% NPV for predicting progression of fibrosis. CONCLUSION: ΔAPrI and ΔFIB-4 parallel changes in fibrosis progression, and could be useful tools for clinicians in following patients with active chronic HCV infection.

关键词： Hepatitis C Liver fibrosis Liver biopsy Biomarkers

The 12th International Symposium on Spermatology

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2015年第4期17卷 519-520页

作者： r john Aitken Jim m Cummins Brett Nixon Priority research Centre in reproductive Science Discipline of Biological Sciences and HunterMedical Research Institute University of NewcastleNSW 2308 Australia Division of Veterinary andBiomedical Sciences Murdoch University MurdochWA. Australia.

The 12th International Symposium of Spermatology continued the excellent tradition of this meeting since its inception in 1969 when the first Symposium was held in Italy under the Chairmanship of Professor baccio baccetti. This unique Symposium is held every 4 years and serves as a beacon for sperm cell biologists from all over the world, regardless of which species, animal or plant, they are working on. This willingness to embrace the fundamental biology of this distinctive cell type without species limitations is one of the hallmarks of this Symposium. For sperm biologists - it is our Olympics. The meeting in Newcastle, NSW brought together around 300 biologists from more than 22 different countries covering North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Given the considerable distances and high cost involved in travelling to the East Coast of NSW, this was an outstanding outcome. The Symposium featured a series of 31 plenary lectures culminating in the prestigious Thaddeus mann memorial Lecture, which was delivered with typical grace and brilliance by Professor masaru Okabe.

关键词： International Symposium Spermatology

Genetic variability of the stable fly assessed on a global scale using amplified fragment length polymorphism

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Insect Science 2016年第5期23卷 695-703页

作者： Kathleen m Kneeland Steven r. Skoda john E. Foster Department of Entomology 103 Entomology Haft University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68583 USDA-ArS-KBUSLIrL Screwworm research Unit 2700 Fredericksburg Road Kern/ille TX 78028 USA

The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans （L.）（Diptera： muscidae）, is a blood-feeding, economically important pest of animals and humans worldwide. Improved management strategies are essential and their development would benefit from studies on genetic di- versity of stable flies. Especially if done on a global scale, such research could generate information necessary for the development and application of more efficient control meth- ods. Herein we report on a genetic study of stable flies using amplified fragment length polymorphism, with samples of 10-40 individuals acquired from a total of 25 locations in the Nearctic, Neotropic, Palearctic, Afrotropic and Australasian biogeographical regions. We hypothesized that genetic differentiation would exist across geographical barriers. Although Fsx （0.33） was moderately high, the Gsx （0.05; representing genetic diversity between individuals） was very low; Nm values （representing gene flow） were high （9.36）. The mismatch distribution and tests of neutrality suggested population expansion, with no genetic differentiation between locations. The analysis of molecular variance （AmOVA） results showed the majority of genetic diversity was within groups. The mantel test showed no correlation between geographic and genetic distance; this strongly supports the AmOVA results. These results suggest that stable flies did not show genetic differentiation but are panmictic, with no evidence of isolation by distance or across geographical barriers.

关键词： AFLP biting flies external parasites genetic diversity livestock pests Stomoxys calcitrans

Bemisia tabaci Phylogenetic Groups in India and the relative Transmission Efficacy of Tomato leaf curl bangalore virus by an Indigenous and an Exotic Population

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Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2012年第2期11卷 235-248页

作者： r V Chowda-reddy m Kirankumar Susan E Seal V muniyappa Girish B Valand m r Govindappa john Colvin Agriculture Health and Environment GroupNatural Resources InstituteUniversity of Greenwich at MedwayChatham MaritimeKentME4 4TBUnited Kingdom Southern Crop Protection and Food research Centre London-N5V 4T3Canada Department of Plant Pathology University of Agricultural SciencesBangalore-560 065India Department of Plant Pathology Gujarat Agricultural UniversityAnand 388110GujaratIndia

Bemisia tabaci adults from various host-plant species were collected from 31 regions across India.266 *** samples were first screened by rAPD-PCr to examine molecular variability and to select individuals with different ***-plant and region of collection were then used to select 25 individuals for PCr amplification and sequencing of their partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit one（mtCOI）*** comparisons with mtCOI consensus sequences showed that the majority of these samples had 〈3.5% sequence divergence from groups currently termed Asia I,Asia II-5,Asia II-7,and Asia *** biotype-B *** from India clustered into the middle East-Asia minor 1 group.A new group of *** from Coimbatore,collected from pumpkin,was related most closely to the Asia I group（6.2% sequence divergence from the consensus Asia I sequence）.To increase our understanding of the epidemiology of tomato leaf curl disease（ToLCD）and the key *** genetic groups involved in virus spread,the indigenous Asia I and the exotic biotype-B population from South India were used to carry out transmission experiments using Tomato leaf curl bangalore virus（ToLCBV）.The acquisition access periods（AAP）,inoculation access periods（IAP）,latent periods（LP）,and ToLCBV transmission efficiencies of the two populations were compared and the biotype-B had the more efficient transmission *** results are discussed in relation to recent changes in the epidemiology of tomato leaf curl disease in South India.

关键词： begomoviruses mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase whitefly Bemisia tabaci virus-vector relationships epidemiology

Aerodynamics of a Tandem-Bladed Axial Compressor rotor under Circumferential Distortion at Different rotational Speeds

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Journal of Thermal Science 2024年第4期33卷 1340-1356页

作者： Amit KUmAr Jerry T.john A.m.PrADEEP r.A.DAKKErmANS Dragan KOZULOVIC Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai400076India Department of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering Hamburg University of Applied Sciences20099HamburgGermany Institute of Jet Propulsion Bundeswehr University Munich85577NeubibergGermany

For most aircraft engines,inflow distortion is *** distortion is known to degrade the aerodynamic performance and stable operating limits of a *** rotor configuration is an arrangement that effectively controls the growth of the boundary layer over the suction surface of the ***,a higher total pressure rise can be achieved through this unconventional design approach involving the splitting of the blade into forward and aft *** is expected that the effect of inlet flow distortion would be more severe for a tandem-rotor design due to the greater flow turning inherent in such ***,this aspect needs to be thoroughly *** present study discusses the effect of circumferential distortion on the tandem-rotor at different rotational ***-annulus rANS simulations using ANSYS CFX are used in the present *** performance of the rotor at a particular flow coefficient and different rotational speeds is *** total pressure and efficiency are observed to drop at lower mass flow rates under the influence of circumferential *** loss region in each blade passage is mainly associated with the blade wake,tip leakage vortex,secondary flow,and boundary ***,their contribution varies from passage to passage,particularly in the distorted *** the lower span,the wake width is found to be higher than that at a higher *** to the redistribution of the mass flow,the circumferential extent reduces at a higher *** the undistorted sector,the strength of the tip leakage vortex is significantly higher at the design rotational speed than at lower *** distortion near the tip region promotes an early vortex breakdown even at the design operating *** adversely affects the total pressure,efficiency,and stall *** clean flow conditions,this phenomenon is only observed near the stall *** the design operating condition,the breakdown of the forward rotor tip l

关键词： tandem rotor circumferential distortion loss tip leakage vortex vortex breakdown diffusion factor aerodynamics of compressor blade

reconstructing seafloor age distributions in lost ocean basins

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Geoscience Frontiers 2021年第2期12卷 769-780页

作者： Simon Williams Nicky m.Wright john Cannon Nicolas Flament r.Dietmar müller Department of Geology Northwest UniversityXi’an710069China State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics Northwest UniversityXi’an710069China research School of Earth Sciences The Australian National UniversityACT2601Australia ArC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes The Australian National UniversityACT2601Australia EarthByte Group School of GeosciencesUniversity of SydneyAustralia GeoQuEST research Centre School of EarthAtmospheric and Life SciencesUniversity of WollongongNorthfields AvenueNSW2522Australia

reconstructions of past seafloor age make it possible to quantify how plate tectonic forces,surface heat flow,ocean basin volume and global sea level have varied through geological ***,past ocean basins that have now been subducted cannot be uniquely reconstructed,and a significant challenge is how to explore a wide range of possible ***,we investigate possible distributions of seafloor ages from the late Paleozoic to present using published full-plate reconstructions and a new,efficient seafloor age reconstruction workflow,all developed using the open-source software *** test alternative reconstruction models and examine the influence of assumed spreading rates within the Panthalassa Ocean on the reconstructed history of mean seafloor age,oceanic heat flow,and the contribution of ocean basin volume to global sea *** reconstructions suggest variations in mean seafloor age of~15 myr during the late Paleozoic,similar to the amplitude of variations previously proposed for the Cretaceous to *** reconstructed oceanic age-area distributions are broadly compatible with a scenario in which the long-period fluctuations in global sea level since the late Paleozoic are largely driven by changes in mean seafloor *** suggestions of a constant rate of seafloor production through time can be modelled using our workflow,but require that oceanic plates in the Paleozoic move slower than continents based on current reconstructions of continental motion,which is difficult to reconcile with geodynamic studies.

关键词： Plate reconstructions Sea level Seafloor spreading

Water-stable ZIF-300/Ultrason? mixed-matrix membranes for selective CO_2 capture from humid post combustion flue gas

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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 2018年第5期26卷 1012-1021页

作者： muhammad Sarfraz m. ba-Shammakh Department of Polymer and Process Engineering University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 54890 Pakistan Department of Chemical Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia

Water stable mixed-matrix membranes(mmms) were developed to help control the global warming by capturing and sequestrating carbon dioxide(CO_2) from post-combustion flue gas originated from burning of fossil *** of different compositions were prepared by doping glassy polymer Ultrason? S 6010(US) with nanocrystals of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks(ZIF-300) in varying degrees. Solution-casting technique was used to fabricate various mmms to optimize their CO_2 capturing performance from both dry and wet gases. The prepared composite membranes indicated enhanced filler-polymer interfacial adhesion, consistent distribution of nanofiller, and thermally established matrix configuration. CO_2 permeability of the membranes was enhanced as demonstrated by gas sorption and permeation experiments performed under both dry and wet conditions. As compared to neat Ultrason? membrane, CO_2 permeability of the composite membrane doped with 40 wt% ZIF-300 nanocrystals was increased by four times without disturbing CO_2/N_2 ideal selectivity. In contrast to majority of previously reported membranes, key features of the fabricated mmms include their structural stability under humid conditions coupled with better and unaffected gas separation performance.

关键词： Hydrophobic mmms ZIF-300 Gas permeation CO2 capture Permselectivity

Campaign-style U-Pb titanite petrochronology:Along-strike variations in timing of metamorphism in the Himalayan metamorphic core

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Geoscience Frontiers 2019年第3期10卷 827-847页

作者： Catherine m.mottram john m.Cottle Andrew r.C.Kylander-Clark School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Portsmouth Department of Earth Science University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara

Present-day along-strike heterogeneities within the Himalayan orogen are seen at many scales, from variations within the deep architecture of the lithospheric mantle, to differences in geomorphologic surface processes. Here, we present an internally consistent petrochronologic dataset from the Himalayan metamorphic core(HmC), in order to document and investigate the causes of along-strike variations in its Oligocene-miocene tectonic history. Laser ablation split-stream analysis was used to date and characterise the geochemistry of titanite from 47 calc-silicate rocks across >2000 km along the *** combined U-Pb-rEE-Zr single mineral dataset circumvents uncertainties associated with interpretations based on data compilations from different studies, mineral systems and laboratories, and allows for direct along-strike comparisons in the timing of metamorphic processes. Titanite dates range from ～30 ma to 12 ma, recording(re-)crystallization between 625 ℃ and 815 ℃. Titanite T-t data overlap with previously published P-T-t paths from interleaved peltic rocks, demonstrating the usefulness of titanite petrochronology for recording the metamorphic history in lithologies not traditionally used for thermobarometry. Overall, the data indicate a broad eastward-younging trend along the *** in the duration and timing of metamorphism within the HmC are best explained by alongstrike variations in the position of ramps on the basal detachment controlling a two-stage process of preferential ductile accretion at depth followed by the formation of later upper-crust brittle *** processes, coupled with variable erosion, resulted in the asymmetric exhumation of a younger,thicker crystalline core in the eastern Himalaya.

关键词： Himalaya Petrochronology Titanite metamorphic petrology