Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and post-GWAS analyses for technological traits in Assaf and Churra dairy breeds

This study aimed to perform a GWAS to identify genomic regions associated with milk and cheese-making traits in Assaf and Churra dairy sheep breeds; second, it aimed to identify possible positional and functional candidate genes and their interactions through post-GWAS studies. For 2,020 dairy ewes from 2 breeds (1,039 Spanish Assaf and 981 Churra), milk samples were collected and analyzed to determine 6 milk production and composition traits and 6 traits related to milk coagulation properties and cheese yield. The genetic profiles of the ewes were obtained using a genotyping chip array that included 50,934 SNP markers. For both milk and cheese-making traits, separate single-breed GWAS were performed using GCTA software. The set of positional candidate genes identified via GWAS was subjected to guilt-by-association-based prioritization analysis with ToppGene software. Totals of 84 and 139 chromosome-wise significant associations for the 6 milk traits and the 6 cheese-making traits were identified in this study. No significant SNPs were found in common between the 2 studied breeds, possibly due to their genetic heterogeneity of the phenotypes under study. Additionally, 63 and 176 positional candidate genes were located in the genomic intervals defined as confidence regions in relation to the significant SNPs identified for the analyzed traits for Assaf and Churra breeds. After the functional prioritization analysis, 71 genes were identified as promising positional and functional candidate genes and proposed as targets of future research to identify putative causative variants in relation to the traits under examination. In addition, this multitrait study allowed us to identify variants that have a pleiotropic effect on both milk production and cheese-related traits. The incorporation of variants among the proposed functional and positional candidate genes into genomic selection strategies represent an interesting approach for achieving rapid genetic gains, specifically for those traits difficult to measure, such as cheese-making traits.     

黑色着色剂在湿法涂层中的应用研究

采用含黑色着色剂的涂层浆对尼龙6织物进行湿法涂层,通过测定着色剂在涂层浆中的稳定性及着色剂对涂层织物的着色性和色牢度等性能,研究了黑色着色剂种类、着色剂复配比例及用量、分散剂种类及用量对湿法涂层性能的影响。试验结果表明:炭黑301和中性染料S-RR在湿法涂层中的应用性能较好,并对其进行复配研究,确定中性染料S-RR和炭黑301的复配比例为3∶1,用量为8g;分散剂为TS100,用量为1.0g。     

Trademarks and the patent premium value: Evidence from medical and cosmetic products

The determinants of the premium value of patents for medical and cosmetic products are analyzed with respect to a complementary IP strategy such as trademarks. I discuss a novel method and database to gauge combinations of patent and trademark pairs regarding the same innovative project. The premium value is computed through a model of renewal decisions for the patent cohorts 1985–1990 that have been designated in the U.K. and Germany. After taking into the account several firm characteristics and patent indicators typically used in the literature, I find ample evidences that patent and trademark pairs are featured by higher valuations.     

服装企业知识产权保护状况调查分析及解决对策

本文通过调查服装企业知识产权保护现状及存在的问题,对服装企业在知识产权保护中应采取的对策提出建议,主要包括:将知识产权战略纳入企业战略之中,设立专门的知识产权管理部门;加强对企业自有知识产权的保护;多种措施并用对市场侵权给与严厉打击等.     

DTC与MPTC自适应切换的表贴式永磁同步电机控制策略

针对传统表贴式永磁同步电机(SPMSM)模型预测转矩控制(MPTC)备选电压矢量数目多,计算负担较大等问题,将传统MPTC的7个备选电压矢量精简为1个由开关表输出的电压矢量和1个零电压矢量。仿真结果表明:该控制策略可有效减小转矩脉动和平均开关频率,消除了转速阶跃下的磁链脉动,并将MPTC的运算次数降低到2次或者0次,减少了系统的运算负担。为了进一步提升系统动态特性,提出根据系统状态将直接转矩控制(DTC)与MPTC自适应切换控制的策略。系统处于稳态时,采用基于开关表的MPTC;系统处于动态时,采用DTC。仿真结果表明:该策略结合了MPTC和DTC的优点,在保持控制效果的同时,提高了转矩动态响应,消除了动态下磁链脉动。     

Integrative Analysis of Metabolomic,Proteomic and Genomic Data to Reveal Functional Pathways and Candidate Genes for Drip Loss in Pigs

The aim of this study was to integrate multi omics data to characterize underlying functional pathways and candidate genes for drip loss in pigs. The consideration of different omics levels allows elucidating the black box of phenotype expression. Metabolite and protein profiling was applied in Musculus longissimus dorsi samples of 97 Duroc × Pietrain pigs. In total, 126 and 35 annotated metabolites and proteins were quantified, respectively. In addition, all animals were genotyped with the porcine 60 k Illumina beadchip. An enrichment analysis resulted in 10 pathways, amongst others, sphingolipid metabolism and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, with significant influence on drip loss. Drip loss and 22 metabolic components were analyzed as intermediate phenotypes within a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We detected significantly associated genetic markers and candidate genes for drip loss and for most of the metabolic components. On chromosome 18, a region with promising candidate genes was identified based on SNPs associated with drip loss, the protein “phosphoglycerate mutase 2” and the metabolite glycine. We hypothesize that association studies based on intermediate phenotypes are able to provide comprehensive insights in the genetic variation of genes directly involved in the metabolism of performance traits. In this way, the analyses contribute to identify reliable candidate genes.     

Short communication: Validation of somatic cell score–associated loci identified in a genome-wide association study in German Holstein cattle

Recently, we identified 6 genomic loci affecting daughter yield deviations (DYD) for somatic cell score (SCS) in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) performed with German Holstein bulls. In the current study, we tested if these loci were associated with SCS in cows using their own performance data. The study was performed with 1,412 German Holstein cows, of which 483 were daughters of 71 bulls that had been used in the GWAS. We tested 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) representing 6 genomic regions that were associated with DYD for SCS in bulls. All tested SNP were significant in cows. Seven of them, located on Bos taurus autosomes (BTA) 6, 13, and 19, had the same direction of effect as those previously reported in the bull population. The most significant associations were detected on BTA6 and BTA19, accounting for 1.8% of the total genetic variance. The major allele of the 2 SNP on BTA6 and the minor allele of the 2 SNP on BTA19 were favorable for lower SCS. The differences between the homozygous genotype classes were up to 15,000 cells/mL. The verification of SNP associated with SCS in this study provides further evidence for the functional role of the linked genomic regions for immune response and contributes to identification of causative mutations. In particular, SNP with minor frequency of the favorable allele possess high potential to reduce SCS in German Holstein cattle by selection.     

GB／T221—2008《钢铁产品牌号表示方法》国家标准综述

介绍我国钢铁产品牌号表示方法标准的演变过程及新版GB／T221—2008《钢铁产品牌号表示方法》的修订原则、主要技术内容修改情况等。