草原土壤N2O释放及全球变暖影响下土壤养分变化的反馈效应

对草原土壤Ｎ２Ｏ释放及其受全球变暖土壤养分变化的影响研究表明,以沼泽泥炭土Ｎ２Ｏ释放量最大,生长季节为１３～１２．２ｋｇＮ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,其次灰壤土,为１．５～２．４ｋｇＮ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,酸性棕壤最小,为０～３．２ｋｇＮ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１;Ｎ２Ｏ的释放层灰壤土在０～５ｃｍ,其它２种土壤为０～１０ｃｍ;施肥试验表明,Ｎ、Ｐ肥在生长季节对土壤Ｎ２Ｏ释放量影响不显著,但在生长季末期,Ｎ肥对酸性棕壤及灰壤土Ｎ２Ｏ影响显著,施肥后第３天酸性棕壤由对照的１．３提高到４４．２ｋｇＮ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,灰壤土则由对照的１．９提高到３１．１ｋｇＮ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,说明全球变暖对土壤有机质分解的影响不会诱发Ｎ２Ｏ释放量的大幅度增加．     

稻田CH4和N2O的排放及养萍和施肥的影响

用箱法对我国东北稻田ＣＨ４和Ｎ２Ｏ排放进行观测研究表明,东北稻田的ＣＨ４排放通量比南方稻田小,平均日排放通量和生长季节排放总量分别为０．０７和７．４ｇ·ｍ－２．稻田淹水期几乎没有Ｎ２Ｏ的净排放,但在非淹水期内却有大量Ｎ２Ｏ排放（平均通量５９μｇＮ２Ｏ·ｍ－２·ｈ－１）．稻田养萍和施肥明显促进ＣＨ４和Ｎ２Ｏ排放．稻田ＣＨ４和Ｎ２Ｏ排放之间存在消长关系．制定稻田温室气体减排技术措施时应充分注意这一关系．     

长白山北坡不同土壤N2O和CH4排放的初步研究

用箱法技术原位测定了长白山北坡不同土壤（苔原土、生草森林土、棕色针叶林土和暗棕色森林土）６—８月间的Ｎ２Ｏ和ＣＨ４排放．结果表明,这些土壤既是Ｎ２Ｏ的源,又同时是ＣＨ４的汇．Ｎ２Ｏ通量变化于６．１７—１２．３３μｇ·ｍ－２·ｈ－３之间（平均９．３７μｇ·ｍ－２·ｈ－１）,ＣＨ４通量为－８５．６３—－７．５８μｇ·ｍ－２·ｈ－１（平均－４１．４５μｇ·ｍ－３·ｈ－１）,并观察到在Ｎ２Ｏ排放和ＣＨ４吸收之间有着相互消长关系．实验室培养实验表明,最大反硝化作用活性存在于土壤上层（０—６ｃｍ）;不同土壤的反硝化作用活性明显不同．山地暗棕色森林土的ＣＨ４吸收作用也主要发生在土壤的上层（０—１２ｃｍ）．     

北京山区辽东栎林土壤释放CO_2的模拟实验研究

模拟北京山区辽东栎林群落,对该类型土壤释放ＣＯ２过程进行了连续３ａ的实验研究,结果表明：辽东栎林土壤呼吸强度平均为５．９２±１．３２μｍｏｌＣＯ２ｍ－２ｓ－１,在不同月份中,以８月份最高,１０月最低,依次为８月＞７月＞６月＞９月＞１０月（Ｐ＜０．０５）;１３：００为土壤日呼吸的最高峰。温度为影响土壤呼吸的主要因子,二者存在极显著相关关系（ｒ＝０．５６６８,ｐ＜０．００１,ｎ＝９４）。据３ａ观测的土壤呼吸日平均值计算得出,模拟辽东栎林土壤释放ＣＯ２的通量估计范围为１７１．５～２７５．１ｋｇＣＯ２ｈｍ－２ｄ－１,平均为２２３．３ｋｇＣＯ２ｈｍ－２ｄ－１。     

东北典型旱作农田N_2O和CH_4排放通量研究

应用封闭式箱法技术测定了玉米、大豆田中Ｎ２Ｏ和ＣＨ４全年的通量变化．指出Ｎ２Ｏ排放有明显的季节变化和明显的日变化．大量的Ｎ２Ｏ排放发生在作物生长季节中．在冰雪溶化期和收割作物后也有一定量的Ｎ２Ｏ从土壤中排放．此外,实验结果也指出,玉米和大豆田作为大气ＣＨ４源或汇的作用不明显．     

辽北平原苏打盐渍土增施泥炭对土壤盐分的影响

对辽河北部平原苏打盐渍化土壤改良试验表明,在增施泥炭条件下,苏打草甸盐土当年玉米产量可达２５００～４４００ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２,苏打碱化草甸土为５５００～６８００ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２,增产率分别为４０～１４４％和１２７～１８１％;第２年后者的持续产量为６２００～８０００ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２,增产率仍高达６９～１１８％．相应地,土壤剖面特别是耕作层呈现为明显脱盐,ｐＨ及碱化度下降,土壤有机质、全氮及全磷含量增加．     

稻鱼鸭复合生态经济效益的初步研究

试验表明．稻鱼鸭种养共生,水稻增产 １０％以上,同时增收鲜鱼 １０３６．５ ｋｇ· ｈｍ－２,成鸭２３８．９～４８９．３ ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２;水稻土壤全Ｎ、Ｐ、Ｋ和有机质含量分别增加２７．９、 ４４． ３、６． ５和 ２８． ２％,提高了土壤肥力;水稻植株虫口量最少．稻鱼鸭共生大大提高了稻田 的产出和效益．属良性循环的高效复合生态农业．     

北方稻田生态系统研究Ⅱ．稻萍结合系统细绿萍共生固N量研究

对稻萍结合系统细绿萍共生固Ｎ量研究表明,萍的固Ｎ力在整个生长季不同时期有所变化．最高固Ｎ率出现在６月初,萍固Ｎ量随其接种量和水稻行距增加而增加．５０～１０ｃｍ宽窄行交替的水稻行距和１５００ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２的萍接种量的稻萍结合系统的总固Ｎ量为１０７．１ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２,而３０ｃｍ等行距的３２５ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２的萍接种量的稻－萍结合系统的总固Ｎ量仅为３６．０ｋｇ·ｈｍ－２     

氢醌和双氰胺对种稻土壤N2O和CH4排放的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究了脲酶抑制剂氢醌（ＨＱ）、硝化抑制剂双氰胺（ＤＣＤ）及二者的组合（ＨＱ＋ＤＣＤ）对种稻土壤Ｎ２Ｏ和ＣＨ４排放的影响．结果表明,在未施麦秸粉时,所有施抑制剂的处理均较单施尿素的能显著减少水稻生长期供试土壤Ｎ２Ｏ和ＣＨ４的排放．特别是ＨＱ＋ＤＣＤ处理,其Ｎ２Ｏ和ＣＨ４排放总量分别约为对照的１／３和１／２．而在施麦秸粉后,该处理的Ｎ２Ｏ排放总量为对照的１／２,但ＣＨ４排放总量却较少差别．不论是Ｎ２Ｏ还是ＣＨ４的排放总量,施麦秸粉的都比未施的高出１倍和更多．因此,单从土壤源温室气体排放的角度看,将未腐熟的有机物料与尿素共施,并不是一种适宜的施肥制度．供试土壤的Ｎ２Ｏ排放通量,与水稻植株的ＮＯ－３Ｎ含量和土表水层中的矿质Ｎ量分别呈显著的指数正相关和线性正相关;ＣＨ４的排放通量则与水稻植株的生长量和土表水层中的矿质Ｎ量呈显著的线性负相关．在Ｎ２Ｏ与ＣＨ４的排放间,未施麦秸粉时存在着定量的相互消长关系;施麦秸粉后,虽同样存在所述关系,但难以定量化．     

地膜条件下土壤生态因子与玉米产量的关系

研究干旱地区地膜条件下,土壤生态因子对玉米产量的影响．结果表明,最佳种植模式为作物距地膜中心线２１．３—３３．２Ｃｍ,施纯Ｎ＋Ｐ为５９８—７４３ｋｇ·ｈａ－１,玉米产量为１４４９２≤Ｙ佳≤１６５９ｋｇ·ｈ－１．该种植模式有利于提高作物产量及残膜回收．     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.