As the number falls,alternatives to the Hagberg–Perten falling number method: A review

This review examines the application, limitations, and potential alternatives to the Hagberg–Perten falling number (FN) method used in the global wheat industry for detecting the risk of poor end-product quality mainly due to starch degradation by the enzyme α-amylase. By viscometry, the FN test indirectly detects the presence of α-amylase, the primary enzyme that digests starch. Elevated α-amylase results in low FN and damages wheat product quality resulting in cakes that fall, and sticky bread and noodles. Low FN can occur from preharvest sprouting (PHS) and late maturity α-amylase (LMA). Moist or rainy conditions before harvest cause PHS on the mother plant. Continuously cool or fluctuating temperatures during the grain filling stage cause LMA. Due to the expression of additional hydrolytic enzymes, PHS has a stronger negative impact than LMA. Wheat grain with low FN/high α-amylase results in serious losses for farmers, traders, millers, and bakers worldwide. Although blending of low FN grain with sound wheat may be used as a means of moving affected grain through the marketplace, care must be taken to avoid grain lots from falling below contract-specified FN. A large amount of sound wheat can be ruined if mixed with a small amount of sprouted wheat. The FN method is widely employed to detect α-amylase after harvest. However, it has several limitations, including sampling variability, high cost, labor intensiveness, the destructive nature of the test, and an inability to differentiate between LMA and PHS. Faster, cheaper, and more accurate alternatives could improve breeding for resistance to PHS and LMA and could preserve the value of wheat grain by avoiding inadvertent mixing of high- and low-FN grain by enabling testing at more stages of the value stream including at harvest, delivery, transport, storage, and milling. Alternatives to the FN method explored here include the Rapid Visco Analyzer, enzyme assays, immunoassays, near-infrared spectroscopy, and hyperspectral imaging.     

紫金山东南矿段成矿期次、阶段浅析

通过对紫金山东南矿段铜钼(金)矿床地质矿化特征分析,指出铜钼矿化带主要赋存于花岗闪长斑岩的内外接触带,处于似斑状花岗闪长斑岩的上部,金矿化带赋存在表生氧化带的英安玢岩、隐爆角砾岩中。经过对矿石的组构特征、矿物生成顺序等特征分析,将矿床的成矿演化过程分为斑岩热液期、高硫化浅成低温热液期、表生氧化期三个主要矿化期次,进一步将斑岩热液期分为黑云母-钾长石化阶段、石英-绢云母化阶段、碳酸盐化阶段三个阶段;高硫化浅成低温热液期分为地开石化阶段、明矾石化阶段、硅化阶段三个阶段。研究结果为进一步研究矿床成因提供了依据。     

多模态影像学检查在诊断早期强直性脊柱炎骶髂关节疾病中的效果

目的:探究在早期强直性脊柱炎骶髂关节疾病诊断中不同放射影像学检查方法的应用效果。方法:抽取2018年5月-2020年1月本院收治的早期强直性脊柱炎骶髂关节疾病患者65例作为研究对象,所有患者均开展X线、CT、MRI影像学检查,对比三种不同影像学检查方法的检出率、影像学特征。结果:X线、CT、MRI检出率分别为38.46%(25/65)、60.00%(39/65)、76.92%(50/65),检出率相比,MRI、CT明显高于X线,P<0.05;X线、CT、MRI影像学特征,发现关节间隙出现不同的异常,如关节面出现侵蚀、骨质囊变现象,关节面下骨质出现硬化与关节软骨出现肿胀,其中MRI、CT检查,阳性率高于X线,P<0.05。而对于软组织肿胀、骨髓水肿、滑膜炎症、关节滑膜增厚等现象,只能通过MRI检查才能诊断。结论:在早期强直性脊柱炎骶髂关节疾病诊断中,X线、CT、MRI影像学检查均具有一定的指导意义,而MRI不仅可以提高检出率,还能准确反映微小病灶及其软组织病变,对于早期发现骶髂关节炎值得推荐。     

新发展阶段中国水资源安全保障战略对策

进入新发展阶段，中国水资源安全保障需要以“节水优先、空间均衡、系统治理、两手发力”治水思路为指导，厘清问题、研判趋势、优化对策，支撑新阶段水利高质量发展。本文在全面分析我国水资源安全保障存在的突出问题与面临形势基础上，阐述了新发展阶段中国水资源安全保障的基本思路与战略路径，从保证资源安全、构建国家水网、强化供水保障、建设美丽河湖、改善水环境质量等方面提出了战略对策和需要进一步回答的重大问题，以期为完善新发展阶段中国水资源安全保障战略，全面提高国家水资源安全保障能力提供有力支撑。     

Influence of bunch maturation and chemical precursors on acrylamide formation in starchy banana chips

The present study investigated the effect of ripening stages and chemical precursors on acrylamide formation in deep-fried chips of five plantains and one cooking banana. The highest level of acrylamide was found in the cooking banana, followed by False Horn plantain and French plantain, respectively. French plantain hybrids exhibited a significantly lower (P < 0.05) level of acrylamide when compared to French plantain. The ripening stage demonstrated a positive Pearson correlation (P < 0.05, r = 0.57) with acrylamide formation. As ripening progressed, the levels of glucose and fructose significantly increased (P < 0.05) and showed a positive correlation with acrylamide formation (r = 0.85 and 0.96, respectively). The level of the amino acid asparagine during ripening was not correlated with acrylamide formation. In contrast, the level of histidine, arginine, iso-leucine and cystine during ripening was positively correlated (P < 0.05, r > 0.60) with acrylamide formation in fried chips. The higher level of TP was significantly related (P < 0.05) to the lower level of acrylamide (r = −0.62). The reduced levels of carotenoid isomers, except lutein, during fruit ripening were positively correlated (P < 0.05) with acrylamide formation, especially trans-BC (r = 0.72) and 9-cis-BC(r = 0.64).     

两次喷射对正丁醇部分预混燃烧影响的试验研究

在一台改造的单缸柴油机上进行了预主喷两次喷射策略对正丁醇部分预混燃烧影响的试验研究。研究结果表明:正丁醇燃料实现部分预混燃烧相对汽油燃料对喷射时刻较敏感,最大压力升高率高,稳定运行范围窄,但未燃碳氢、氮氧化物和碳烟排放较低;预主喷两次喷射能有效降低正丁醇部分预混燃烧最大压力升高率,随着预主喷间隔的增大,最大压力升高率先快速降低后上升,预喷射比例越大,获得最低压力升高率对应的预主喷间隔越大;通过优化预主喷两次喷射策略,能显著改善正丁醇部分预混燃烧可控性差、最大压力升高率高的问题,从而有利于实现更大工况范围内的高效燃烧。     

往复式活塞压缩机中间喷液制冷系统的(火用)分析

通过对往复式活塞压缩机进行改造，在单级活塞压缩系统的基础上搭建了一种中间喷液冷却的准两级压缩系统并在蒸发温度为-20 ℃的工况下进行实验测量，根据实验数据对单级活塞压缩系统和新型中间喷液冷却活塞压缩系统的COP、〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失和〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗效率进行计算。结果表明：加入中间喷液冷却系统后，系统的COP由1.27提升至1.36，单位制冷量由155.1 kJ/kg提升至176.7 kJ/kg；单级活塞压缩系统〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失较大的部分是压缩机和膨胀阀，分别占压缩机输入〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗的16.2%和14.8%，加入中间喷液冷却系统后压缩机部分的〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失明显降低，仅占压缩机输入〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗的3.6%，冷凝器及膨胀阀的〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损比也有所下降。     

复杂型急倾斜煤层的开采技术探析

中国煤炭资源多处于中厚煤层中,伴随煤炭资源的不断开采,矿井深度日渐增加,煤层的开采环境也日渐复杂,其中复杂型急倾斜煤层对开采技术和开采施工工艺水平的要求较为突出。课题基于中国复杂型急倾斜煤层开发工艺的现状,深入分析了现有工艺在实际开采过程中存在的不足,提出了伪倾斜斜坡短臂采煤法,旨在为中国复杂型急倾斜煤层开采工艺的研究提供借鉴。     

Stable isotope and fatty acid compositions of monovarietal olive oils: Implications of ripening stage and climate effects as determinants in traceability studies

The quantitative variability of isotopic and fatty acid compositions in extra virgin olive oil was investigated in relation to variety, olive ripeness index and geographical origin. The study was carried out in two environments of Umbria region (central Italy), differing in annual/seasonal temperatures and rainfalls. Significant correlation was found between oil isotope compositions and climatic seasonal changes during fruit ripening. Moreover, significant isotopic differences among cultivars were related to the period of maximum oil accumulation in the fruits and to the fatty acid profile. A carbon kinetic isotopic effect could be associated with the fatty acid elongation from palmitic to stearic acid and to the unsaturation step leading from oleic to linoleic. No correlation was found between stable isotope and fatty acid compositions during fruit ripening. The analyzed cultivar and ripening effects on oil traceability issues are discussed in order to focus the resolution power of stable isotope methodologies and the possibility to distinguish monovarietal oils from the same area.