Patterns of Fos-like immunoreactivity in the brains of parent ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) given tactile and nontactile exposure to their young.

Neuronal activation was examined by fos immunohistochemistry in ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) reunited with their young after overnight separation. In an initial study, squab-exposed parents showed more fos immunoreactivity (ir) in the preoptic area (POA) and lateral hypothalamus (LH) than squab-deprived parents. In a 2nd study, parents allowed free access to young and those separated from young by a wire mesh partition showed more fos-ir in the POA, LH, and lateral septum than box-exposed controls. Contact with young also increased fos-ir in the medial preoptic nucleus and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, but noncontact exposure did not. Conversely, nontactile squab exposure stimulated more fos-ir in the POA than did free access to young, which suggests POA involvement in appetitive aspects of parenting. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Intra-seasonal NDVI change projections in semi-arid Africa

Early warning systems (EWS) tend to focus on the identification of slow onset disasters such famine and epidemic disease. Since hazardous environmental conditions often precede disastrous outcomes by many months, effective monitoring via satellite and in situ observations can successfully guide mitigation activities. Accurate short term forecasts of NDVI could increase lead times, making early warning earlier. This paper presents a simple empirical model for making 1 to 4 month NDVI projections. These statistical projections are based on parameterized satellite rainfall estimates (RFE) and relative humidity demand (RHD). A quasi-global, 1 month ahead, 1° study demonstrates reasonable accuracies in many semi-arid regions. In Africa, a 0.1° cross-validated skill assessment quantifies the technique's applicability at 1 to 4 month forecast intervals. These results suggest that useful projections can be made over many semi-arid, food insecure regions of Africa, with plausible extensions to drought prone areas of Asia, Australia and South America.     

基于改进BP神经网络的网络故障诊断研究

针对网络故障诊断过程中故障规则难以提取的问题,提出一种基于改进BP神经网络的故障诊断方法。以网络故障信息为样本对BP网络进行训练,利用其强大的自适应能力和非线性映射能力,建立起网络故障信息与故障模式输出之间的映射。同时,为了避免BP网络的学习算法陷入局部极小值,提高故障诊断的效率和精确度,采用L-M优化算法来对网络进行训练。另外,采取初期终止的方法提高BP网络的泛化能力。实例表明,该方法有效提高了网络故障诊断的有效性。     

IT投资风险预警的研究

进行IT投资风险预警的基础是对IT投资风险域进行分析;文章提出了基于IT投资目标、信息化生命周期以及企业架构的IT投资风险域的三维框架,并引入贝叶斯网络的原理建立预警机制。最后,在此基础上进行了IT投资风险预警的案例分析。     

重症监护病房紧急状况预警算法

重症监护病房中的病人身体状况通常很不稳定,常出现各种需要医护人员介入治疗的紧急状况。由于医疗资源有限,医护人员可能无法及时发现并处理这些紧急状况,给病人的存活率带来严重的负面影响。如果可以预测这些紧急状况的发生,并及时通知相关医护人员,将大大提高病人的存活率。常见重症监护病房紧急状况包括突然死亡、败血症、肺部感染、急性低血压、以及器官衰竭等。紧急状况预警建模主要采用病人的长时间生命体征监测数据,预测在一定时间之后发生某种紧急状况的可能性。预警模型所采用的监测数据分为静态数据、事件数据和时间序列数据等三类。静态数据具有容易采集、但预测准确性偏低的特点。事件数据或时间序列数据、以及多种类型数据的混合数据对于紧急状况预警模型的预测性能的提高有重要作用,将会获得更广泛的应用。     

高陡边坡危岩体治理技术

杨房沟水电站自然边坡高陡,边坡岩石节理发育,浅部岩体卸荷作用明显,局部岩体松动,山脊突出或边坡陡峻的局部形成了危岩体、危石群等,严重威胁下部建筑物、人员及设备安全。笔者通过分析危岩体特点,确定了危岩体治理的总体目标、原则及设计方法,提出了治理方案、施工技术及监测、预警等综合措施,解决了边坡稳定及安全问题。     

自密实包浆再生混凝土早期塑性开裂试验研究

为了研究包浆再生粗骨料对自密实再生混凝土早期塑性开裂性能的影响,通过正交试验得出混凝土相对最优的配比方案。在此基础上,控制其他因素不变,以包浆水泥强度等级为单一变量,采用平板约束法,进行混凝土早期塑性开裂试验。结果表明:再生粗骨料经过包浆后,混凝土抗压与抗折强度均得到一定的提高;再生混凝土单位面积总开裂面积约为普通混凝土的1.5倍,经过水泥包浆后,开裂面积有了不同程度的减少,与未包浆的相比,32.5R、42.5R、52.5R水泥包浆的混凝土开裂面积分别减少了11.1%、25.1%、13.1%,其中42.5R水泥的包浆效果最好。结合微观电镜试验发现,骨料包浆可加强混凝土的界面过渡区,提高其抗开裂能力。     

SCS模型在山区小流域山洪灾害预报预警中的适用性分析

预报预警是山洪灾害防治中重要的非工程措施,是防灾减灾救灾的关键环节。选取分别代表秦巴山地水资源保护区、西南地震作用区、喀斯特地区、黄土高原超渗产流区、东南沿海台风影响区的湖北省丹江口官山河流域、四川省都江堰白沙河流域、贵州省望谟县望谟河流域、陕西省子洲县岔巴沟流域、广东省高州市马贵河流域这5个典型流域,通过构建改进的SCS模型进行历史山洪模拟,探讨该模型在小流域暴雨山洪预报预警中的广泛适用性。结果表明:基于SCS模型构建的小流域暴雨山洪预报方案中官山河、白沙河、望谟河、马贵河方案均为乙级方案,可用于正式发布预报;岔巴沟为丙级方案,可用于参考性预报。SCS模型在5个典型示范区的洪峰流量预报精度普遍在80%左右,高于我国山洪灾害洪峰流量预报平均水平(40%)。总体来说,SCS模型对各类典型流域的山洪模拟效果较好,能够用于山洪灾害预报预警业务。SCS模型结构简单,参数少,特别适用于无资料地区推广应用。     

机车110V充电装置实时故障预警系统研究

110V充电装置作为机车的一个重要部分,其性能的好坏直接影响到机车的运行。本文以专家系统及故障树理论为基础,进行机车充电装置实时故障预警系统的研究。基于专家系统的故障诊断及预警方法进行分析研究后,将其应用到充电装置的针对预警中,建立了充电装置的故障树、知识获取、知识表示、故障预警推理机方法。然后,建立实时验证系统验证该理论分析及方法的可行性、有效性。     

Evaluation of the Effects of Developmental Trauma on Neurotransmitter Systems Using Functional Molecular Imaging

Early life stress (ELS) is strongly associated with psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia in adulthood. To date, biological, behavioral, and structural aspects of ELS have been studied extensively, but their functional effects remain unclear. Here, we examined NeuroPET studies of dopaminergic, glutamatergic, and serotonergic systems in ELS animal models. Maternal separation and restraint stress were used to generate single or complex developmental trauma. Body weights of animals exposed to single trauma were similar to those of control animals; however, animals exposed to complex trauma exhibited loss of body weight when compared to controls. In behavioral tests, the complex developmental trauma group exhibited a decrease in time spent in the open arm of the elevated plus-maze and an increase in immobility time in the forced swim test when compared to control animals. In NeuroPET studies, the complex trauma group displayed a reduction in brain uptake values when compared to single trauma and control groups. Of neurotransmitter systems analyzed, the rate of decrease in brain uptake was the highest in the serotonergic group. Collectively, our results indicate that developmental trauma events induce behavioral deficits, including anxiety- and depressive-like phenotypes and dysfunction in neurotransmitter systems.