INDUCED OSCILLATIONS GENERATED BY PROTECTIVE THRESHOLD POLICIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EXPLOITED POPULATIONS

Abstract Management and conservation of exploited populations have been a central issue in theoretical and empirical studies. In this work, it is shown that threshold policies can induce cyclic behavior in an otherwise exploited stable population as a consequence of the combination of harvest pressure and excessively protective threshold densities. Moreover, the dynamical outcomes generated by these extremely protective policies may vary according to the initial densities. These results may be of significant concern in conservation as well as in management of exploited population.     

Luminescence-Based Optical Fiber Chemical Sensors

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A scheme for the simultaneous determination of temperature and analyte concentration for application in luminescence-based chemical sensors is proposed. This scheme is applied to an optical oxygen sensor, which is based on the quenching of the fluorescence of a ruthenium complex. Temperature measurement is performed using the excitation radiation and an absorption long-pass filter. Preliminary results are presented that show the viability of an oxygen measurement that is independent of temperature and optical power level. The possibility of self-referenced temperature measurements with semiconductor nanoparticles is also investigated. In order to optimize the sensor design, several different optical fiber probe geometries for oxygen sensing are tested and compared, including different methods of coupling radiation into the optical fiber system. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyacrylamide membranes are tested as supports for sensor immobilization in fiber-optical pH sensing devices in aqueous solution. Some results are presented that show the feasibility of using fiber-optical pH indicators for remote monitoring.     

Modelling the metabolic action of human and rat CYP1A2 and its relationship with the carcinogenicity of heterocyclic amines

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a family of enzymes responsible for organism detoxification. However, some of the members of the CYP1A subfamily also catalyse the activation of heterocyclic amines (HAs), present in cooked meat, to carcinogenic compounds which have been shown to increase the risk of breast, colorectal and lung cancer. In humans, CYP1A2 is the enzyme with the most significant action in HA metabolism but in rodents CYP1A1 is also important in this biotransformation. Understanding the metabolic action of these enzymes is essential to predict the factors that enable the formation of the carcinogenic products. We have built two models of CYP1A2, one for the human enzyme and one for the rat homologue. The templates chosen include the only X-ray structure published to date for a mammal CYP, a quimeric C2A5 from rabbit, as well as CYPs belonging to Bacillus megaterium (CYPBm-3), Pseudomonas putida (CYPcam), Pseudomonas sp. (CYPterp), and Saccharopolyspora erythraea (CYPeryf). Two HAs, MeIQ (2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-?]quinoline) and MeIQx (2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-?]quinoxaline), known substrates of human and rat CYPIA2, were docked in the active site of the models, providing information regarding the different catalytic rates associated with the metabolisms in both enzymes. This is important for analysing the behaviour of animal models concerning the testing of anticancer drugs.     

Equivalent properties of single event burnout induced by different sources

The experimental results of single event burnout induced by heavy ions and 252Cf fission fragments in power MOSFET devices have been investigated. It is concluded that the characteristics of single event burnout induced by 252Cf fission fragments is consistent to that in heavy ions. The power MOSFET in the "turn-off" state is more susceptible to single event burnout than it is in the "turn-on" state. The thresholds of the drain-source voltage for single event burnout induced by 173 MeV bromine ions and 252Cf fission fragments are close to each other, and the burnout cross section is sensitive to variation of the drain-source voltage above the threshold of single event burnout. In addition, the current waveforms of single event burnouts induced by different sources are similar. Different power MOSFET devices may have different probabilities for the occurrence of single event burnout.     

Equivalent properties of single event burnout induced by different sources

The experimental results of single event burnout induced by heavy ions and 252Cf fission fragments in power MOSFET devices have been investigated. It is concluded that the characteristics of single event burnout induced by 252Cf fission fragments is consistent to that in heavy ions. The power MOSFET in the ＂turn-off＂ state is more susceptible to single event burnout than it is in the ＂turn-on＂ state. The thresholds of the drain-source voltage for single event burnout induced by 173 MeV bromine ions and ^252Cf fission fragments are close to each other, and the burnout cross section is sensitive to variation of the drain-source voltage above the threshold of single event burnout. In addition, the current waveforms of single event burnouts induced by different sources are similar. Different power MOSFET devices may have different probabilities for the occurrence of single event burnout.     

基于CPLD和单片机的多光谱数字相机下位机设计

介绍一种基于单片机和CPLD结合的多光谱CCD相机下位机系统的设计实现.利用CPLD扩展多光谱相机下位机的输出控制端口.分别用图形输入法和VHDL硬件编程语言作为CPLD的输入方式,使之成为一个多用途I/O端口扩展芯片,既简化了电路设计,减小了电路尺寸,降低了电路功耗,又便于修改配置,非常适合于多光谱遥感相机下位机系统应用.     

城市化进程中上海植被的多样性、空间格局和动态响应（Ⅳ）：人工植物群落景观与生态协调性评价

针对目前生态与景观效果并重,绿化建设与管护并重,以及节约型的城市绿地建设要求,建立相应的评价指标体系是城市植物群落构建、提升的前提和基础.根据所制定的原则,通过德尔菲（Delphi）专家咨询法,选取评价指标;采用层次分析法确定各级指标的权重,从而构建一个4层次的评价指标体系.对上海市外环以内的中心城区绿地植物群落进行评价.结果表明：51.4%的植物群落没有达到景观效益与生态效益的相协调,主要表现为近自然度不高以及高额的绿地养护成本.为此,应倡导乡土物种的广泛应用,体现乡土特色,构建“地标性”近自然植物群落;提倡近自然型养护与管理模式,降低群落的养管成本.     

基于MEMS姿态传感器的声矢量传感器设计

针对声矢量传感器姿态变化难以准确测量导致目标测向精度低的现状,设计一种微型MEMS姿态传感器,并将其封装在声矢量传感器内部,实现基于MEMS姿态传感器的声矢量传感器设计。首先根据声矢量传感器姿态测量与校正原理,采用四元数姿态解算方法及扩展卡尔曼滤波器设计MEMS姿态传感器,并对其进行姿态精度测试;然后基于MEMS姿态传感器进行声矢量传感器样机设计、制作、参数测试;最后对样机进行了海上实验,结果表明,通过姿态校正后声矢量传感器目标方位估计精度与GPS推算方位精度一致,验证了利用MEMS姿态传感器设计声矢量传感器的可行性。     

QuEChERS-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定植物性食品中30种氨基甲酸酯类农药残留

基于欧洲标准化委员会标准方法(EN 15662)对食品基质的分类,选择6种代表性植物性食品作为基质,系统优化了QuEChERS样品前处理方法;在此基础上,建立了30种氨基甲酸酯类农药的液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。实验结果表明,除涕灭威砜的线性范围为2~100 μg/kg,其他29种氨基甲酸酯类农药的线性范围均为1~100 μg/kg;6种样品基质在3个添加水平(5、20、100 μg/kg)下的回收率为56.13%~127.6%,相对标准偏差为0.47%~16%;以信噪比(S/N)≥10计,30种农药的定量限(LOQ)为0.041~1.9 μg/kg。本文方法灵敏、有效,适用于植物性食品基质中30种氨基甲酸酯类农药残留的测定。     

浅海舰船噪声声强流的垂直方向性

浅海环境中,确定性声源的多途声信号干涉使得接收点处声强流的方向发生改变,不再与声源位置处的声强流方向一致。只测量声场的标量声强时,无法得到接收点处声强流的垂直方向性,而基于简正波矢量场建模和仿真,可获得理想条件下宽带点声源激发声场声强流的垂直方向性。本文采用单矢量水听器进行海上实验,获得了海洋环境噪声和干扰条件下舰船噪声声强流的垂直方向性。仿真和实验结果表明:远场条件下,浅海干涉现象引起接收点处声强流的方向(极角)随频率和距离变化,其时间-频率分布呈现与LOFAR谱干涉条纹相似的条纹,声强流的极角值主要分布在70?～110?范围内。