Trans‐Resveratrol Extraction from Grapevine: Application to Berries and Leaves from Vines Affected by Esca Proper

Abstract

Trans‐resveratrol is a metabolite involved in resistance of plants during biotic and abiotic stress. Here we report the optimization of a rapid solvent extraction protocol and its application to different parts of grapevines. We also demonstrate the influence of sample pretreatment with liquid nitrogen on trans‐resveratrol stability, which results as the key step in avoiding oxygen degradation during solvent extraction. Up to 94% of trans‐resveratrol was recovered using this procedure. Berries and leaves from healthy and symptomatic, esca proper–affected vines collected at two different phenological growth stages were analyzed. Trans‐resveratrol was determined in berry and leaf samples; symptomatic vines always showed a significantly higher amount with respect to healthy vines. The mean concentration of trans‐resveratrol in berries was 0.93 µg/g_dm and 1.92 µg/g_dm at veraison and 1.49 µg/g_dm and 2.72 µg/g_dm at harvest from healthy and symptomatic vines, respectively.     

Calculation of bridge function coefficients via modified Mayer-samplings

Two modified Mayer-sampling methods are described based on Transition Matrix Monte Carlo (TMMC) and overlap sampling for calculating the integrated diagrams appearing in the coefficients of the bridge function; b_n (r) constructed in terms of the total correlation function h(r) for a hard-sphere system. Calculations are performed using prescribed h(r) for reduced densities at 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8 up to the third-order expansion in density. The results from these methods compared with the generic Monte Carlo Mayer-sampling are analysed in detail. It was found that the TMMC Mayer-sampling approach shows better precision over core and tail regions of b ₂(r) and b ₃(r), and the overlap sampling method shows overall improvement in the precision of the bridge coefficients. Both methods can be straightforwardly applied to calculate higher order bridge function coefficients and to any model systems with relatively simple modifications.     

Imaging quality analysis and evaluation of optical polarization imaging system with optical transfer matrix

An optical transfer matrix (OTM) is introduced and proposed to analyze the performance of optical polarization imaging systems. This 4 × 4 OTM describes the frequency transfer characteristics of the optical system for each Stokes parameter. It includes the transfer functions and the crosstalk functions. The transfer functions can be used to analyze the imaging quality of the system for each polarization component, while crosstalk functions indicate the polarization errors. We calculate the modulation transfer matrix as an example and numerically simulate the Stokes vector imaging for a polarization imaging system with a singlet and rotating polarization elements. The simulated imaging results show conformance with the analysis.     

Improvement of texture and palatability of chicken breast: effect of high hydrostatic pressure and sodium hydrogen carbonate

Chicken breast is not preferred in Japan because it is not juicy. In this study, the effect of combined high pressure and sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO₃) treatment on the texture and palatability of chicken breast was investigated. The sample used was broiler chicken breast. Meat samples were soaked in.0–.4 M NaHCO₃ solution and then pressurized at 100–400 MPa. After pressurization, the samples were heated for 30 min at 80°C and cooled down in ice-cold water. High pressure and NaHCO₃ treatment of broiler chicken breast resulted in increased water content, and decreased weight reduction and rupture stress. Moreover, meat exposed to 200 MPa pressurization and.3 M NaHCO₃ treatment was judged tender, juicy and of good taste by sensory evaluation. The combination of high pressure and NaHCO₃ treatment can be effectively used for broiler chicken breast production.     

土壤源热泵在合肥地区规模化应用绩效研究

介绍了土壤源热泵的工作原理,探讨了土壤源热泵空调应用于中央空调系统的设计方法,以及其主要部件地热换热器的埋管方式、结构、管材、运行等特点。选取几种常用的冷热源系统与土壤源热泵系统进行比较,参考合肥地区的能源价格,计算各方案的运行成本,用动态费用年值法评价了各方案的经济性。最后,对土壤源热泵系统的节能减排量进行了分析。     

企业选择SaaS 供应商的决策及实例研究

选择合适的SaaS供应商是很多企业信息化顺利进行的保障．本文建立了合理的SaaS供应商选择评价指标体系及SaaS供应商选择的多层次评估模型,阐述了基于层次分析法综合评估SaaS供应商的过程,并将该方法应用于某一企业,选择出了恰当的SaaS供应商．     

1000MW超超临界水冷和空冷机组生命周期评价

以1000 MW超超临界水冷和空冷燃煤机组为研究对象,采用生命周期分析方法,建立超超临界水冷和空冷电厂生命周期清单,从能源消耗、环境影响、经济性和综合评价指标进行对比分析。结果表明:空冷电厂较水冷电厂在全生命周期内节水3.08×10~8 m~3,水冷电厂生命周期综合评价指标值较空冷电厂低11.7%,缺水地区发展空冷电厂还需要技术和政策的支持。     

风力机叶片21%相对厚度翼型粗糙敏感性研究

基于变速变桨水平轴风力机,依据动量叶素理论和风力机实例,分析得出了叶片外侧翼型(包括21%相对厚度翼型)在低于额定风速变速运行阶段的粗糙敏感性评价指标为升力系数和升阻比的下降率;提出了根据升、阻力系数对输出功率的作用大小来确定两粗糙敏感性评价指标权重系数的方法,并用实例演示了21%相对厚度翼型粗糙敏感性评判基准的获得;另外,通过正交设计、XFOIL软件几何造型与气动计算和方差分析得出了翼型各几何参数在不同雷诺数下对粗糙敏感性不同评价指标的影响程度和最优组合是不一样的。本文结论可为不同风况下风力机翼型的设计和粗糙敏感性评价提供参考。     

Evaluating fitness by integrating the highest payoff within the neighborhood promotes cooperation in social dilemmas

In this paper, we propose a modified fitness evaluation mechanism, which integrates the environmental factors into the focal player’s fitness calculation, to investigate the evolution of cooperative behaviors in the prisoner’s dilemma game. Here, the fitness of a player is computed by combining the individual raw payoff and the highest payoff within the neighborhood, which is regulated by a single parameter termed as trust level η$\eta$. We show, compared to the traditional version (η=0$\eta =0$), that the cooperation level can be highly enhanced for η>0$\eta >0$. Meanwhile, we illustrate the dynamical evolution of cooperators on the square lattice, and for different defection parameters b$b$ the _FC−K$F_C-K$ curves are utilized to investigate the impact of noise during the strategy updates. Likely, the role of pursuing the highest payoff within the neighborhood also favors the survival of cooperators in the spatial snowdrift game. In addition, the sensibility of knowing the external factors is often not identical for all individuals and we consider the distributed trust level in which η$\eta$ is a distributed parameter, and the results indicate that pursuing the highest payoff in the neighborhood is also inspiring as a consequence of its positive effect on cooperation. The current results are highly instructive for us to further understand the maintenance and emergence of cooperation under the framework of evolutionary game theory.     

Guided plate wave scattering at vertical stiffeners and its effect on source location

This paper examines guided wave transmission characteristics of plate stiffeners and their influence on the performance of acoustic noise source location. The motivation for this work is the detection of air leaks in manned spacecraft. The leaking air is turbulent and generates noise that can be detected by a contact-coupled acoustic array to perform source location and find the air leak. Transmission characteristics of individual integral stiffeners are measured across a frequency range of 50-400 kHz for both high and low aspect-ratio rectangular stiffeners, and comparisons are made to model predictions which display generally good agreement. It is demonstrated that operating in frequency ranges of high plate wave stiffener transmission significantly improves the reliability of noise source location in the plate. A protocol is presented to enable the selection of an optimal frequency range for leak location.