Many studies have well reported nutrient deficiency and soil degradation focusing on soil N in pure plantations. However, few papers focused on soil P deficiency during pure plantation afforestation. We examined the variations in P fractions and phosphatase (P-ase) activities in the rhizosphere and bulk soils in Larix olgensis plantations of 16, 23, 34, and 49 y. Correlation analysis was ap…
A new graph based constrained semi-supervised learning (G-CSSL) framework is proposed. Pairwise constraints (PC) are used to specify the types (intra- or inter-class) of points with labels. Since the number of labeled data is typically small in SSL setting, the core idea of this framework is to create and enrich the PC sets using the propagated soft labels from both labeled and unlabeled data b…
Background and Aims Crop yield and nutritional quality are significantly reduced when potassium (K) in soil is deficient. As a beneficial element for plants, silicon (Si) is effective in alleviating the toxic effects of mineral nutrients. However, the roles played by Si in mediating deficiency in essential mineral nutrients in general and K in particular have not been investigated. Methods To …
Abstract. Carbon fibrils with length of 2–3 lm formed by stacking graphite sheets of 10–40 nm in thickness along the h001i direction were prepared by pyrolysis of tetrahydrofuran at 600 C in the existence of metallic nickel. The spacing of adjacent sheets concentrated on 3.8 nm and 50 nm. Metallic nickel played a catalytic role in the formation of carbon fibrils, and a possible formati…
Abstract. An ultralong (1.0 mm) aligned carbon nanotube (ACNT) electrode was fabricated by a cut/ paste method. The electrode retains the intrinsic properties, including robust mechanical property, high surface area, and regular pore structure, of individual nanotubes. Electrochemical properties of the ACNT electrode in an ionic liquid (IL) electrolyte were studied by cyclic voltammetry, g…
A biofuel cell, consisting of two 7-ím diameter, 2-cm long carbon fibers and operating at ambient temperature in a pH 5 aqueous solution is described. The areas of the anode and the cathode of the cell are 60 times smaller than those of the smallest reported (methanol oxidizing) fuel cell1 and 180 times smaller than those of the smallest area biofuel cell.2 The power density of the cell exceed…
ABSTRACT Nanocomposites reinforced with hybrid fillers of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon black (CB) are developed, aiming at enhancing the electrical conductivity of composites with balanced mechanical properties while lowering the cost of the final product. Epoxy-based nanocomposites were prepared with varying combinations of CNTs and CB as conducting fillers, and their electrical and me…
BACKGROUND: Probiotics are widely used in the food industry and medicine fields in China, but few studies have been conducted to evaluate the actual microbial amounts and species in probiotic products, which may conflict with the labels and mislead consumers to choose inappropriate foods or medicines. RESULTS: Twenty commercial dairy products and eight commercial ‘healthcare’ samples were …
The performance of herbivorous insects is greatly affected by plant nutritional quality and resistance, which are likely to be altered by rising concentrations of atmospheric CO2. We previously reported that elevated CO2 enhanced biological nitrogen (N) fixation of Medicago truncatula, which could result in an increased supply of amino acids to the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). The curr…
The tomato receptor-like protein (RLP) Ve1 mediates resistance to the vascular fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae. To identify the proteins required for Ve1 function, we transiently expressed and immunopurified functional Ve1-enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) from Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, followed by mass spectrometry. This resulted in the identification of peptides origina…