Multiplex PCR system to track authorized and unauthorized genetically modified soybean events in food and feed

A diverse range of genetic elements has been used to develop genetically modified organisms (GMOs) over the last 18 years. Screening methods that target few elements, such as the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 35S promoter (P-35S) and Agrobacterium tumefaciens nopaline terminator (T-nos), are not sufficient to screen GMOs. In the present study, a multiplex PCR system for all globally commercialized GM soybean events was developed to easily trace the events. For this purpose, screening elements of 24 GM soybean events were investigated and 9 screening targets were selected and divided into three individual triplex PCR systems: P-35S, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana, T-nos, T-35S, pea E9 terminator, open reading frame 23 terminator of A. tumefaciens, proteinase inhibitor II terminator of potato, acetohydroxy acid synthase large subunit terminator of A. thaliana, and the revealed 3′ flanking sequences of DP-305423-1. The specificity of the assays was confirmed using thirteen GM soybean events as the respective positive/negative controls. The limit of detection of each multiplex set, as determined using certified reference materials of specific GM events, ranged from 0.03 to 0.5%, depending upon target. Furthermore, 26 food samples that contained soybean ingredients, which were purchased from the USA, China, Japan, and Korea, were analyzed, 17 of which contained one or more GM soybean events. These results suggest that the developed screening method can be used to efficiently track and identify 24 GM soybean events in food and feed.     

Research on Circular Area Search algorithm of multi-robot service based on SOA cloud platform

Considering autonomous mobile robots with a variety of specific functions as a kind of service, when there are many types and quantities of services and the density of regional services is large, proposing an algorithm of Circular Area Search (CAS) because of the problem of multi-robot service scheduling in various areas. Firstly, Django is used as the web framework to build the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) multi-robot service cloud platform, which is the basic platform for multi-service combination. Then, the service type, the latitude and longitude and the scoring parameters of the service are selected as the service search metrics to design the CAS algorithm that based on the existing service information registered in MySQL and the Gaode Map for screening optimal service, and then providing the service applicant with the best service. Finally, the service applicant applies for the self-driving tour service as an example to perform performance simulation test on the proposed CAS algorithm. The results show that the CAS algorithm of the multi-robot service cloud platform proposed in this paper is practical compared to the global search. And compared with the Greedy Algorithm experiment, the service search time is reduced about 58% compared with the Greedy Algorithm, which verifies the efficiency of CAS algorithm.     

富集孢粉化石的一种方法

本论述了孢粉，沟鞭藻化石与矿物颗粒相互分离的方法，并与传统的氢氟酸冷处理方法进行实验对比。结果表明，该方法摒弃有毒重液，提高了化石收获率。     

一种新型悬臂棒条筛的设计与应用

介绍了一种新型悬臂棒条筛分机械,论述了其结构、工作原理和技术特性。从理论和实践两方面论证了它的结构、处理能力、筛分效率、返矿率都明显优于普通悬臂棒条筛分机械,可广泛应用于高炉槽下烧结矿的筛分作业。     

注高温热水管线缓蚀,阻垢实验研究

针对辽河油田高凝油区块注高温热水(85—95℃)引起的腐蚀、结垢,开展了室内和现场缓蚀、阻垢试验;分析了不同温度下注水的腐蚀情况,对比、考察了不同的缓蚀剂、阻垢剂及其复配物,得出了如下认识:在注高温热水条件下直接采用常温下使用的防腐蚀、防垢方法是不可行的,必须有针对性地进行高温条件下防腐蚀、防垢的实验研究工作。     

乳山硫铁矿破碎工艺的改进

原矿含泥量大造成设备的堵塞。根据现场生产实际改用粉碎后的矿粒直接给入扇形孔条筛，筛下可调刮板使细粒均匀分布在皮带下面，粗粒复盖其上。物料到达皮带首轮处，使其呈抛掷状态，然后利用分离挡板除去细粒。首轮的直径和转速是按粒度分离的决定因素。分离细粒级后使中碎机生产能力增大，降低能耗，减少磨损，提高了设备运转率。     

胨冻样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus mucilagininosus)的分离、筛选及其发酵培养基研究

本文报道了胨冻样芽孢杆菌 (Bacillusmucilaginosus)的分离、筛选及其对小麦苗期生长的作用 ,并对胨冻样芽孢杆菌的发酵培养基进行了优化 .结果表明 ,胨冻样芽孢杆菌 (B .mucilaginosus)生长的最适培养基 (g/L)为 :蔗糖 1 4、Na2 HPO4 1 .5、FeCl3 0 .0 0 2、CaCO3 1 .5、酵母膏 1 0 ,自来水 1 0 0 0ml、pH7.0～ 7.5;有机氮和无机铵态氮抑制胨冻样芽孢杆菌的生长 ;胨冻样芽孢杆菌液体培养物对小麦苗期生长具有促进作用 .     

Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol. I: Impact of Operational Variables

The current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency protocol for testing the effectiveness of dispersants, the swirling flask test, has been found to give widely varying results in the hands of different testing laboratories. The sources of the ambiguities in the test were determined by considering several options in a rigorous systematic fashion. Options considered were variability among three operators and the variability and limitations of three analytical instruments in establishing a calibration curve for oil/dispersant mixtures. Other options included flask type, impact of operational variables (rotational speed, mixing time, settling time, and oil:dispersant ratio), development of a revised procedure for dispersant effectiveness, reproducibility and repeatability of the revised procedure, and development of selection criteria for screening of dispersants. A redesign of the test flask, which is characterized by having baffles with a stopcock at the bottom for sample collection, was deemed necessary to accomplish reproducibility within operator and between operators. The results indicated that the baffled flask provided a total coefficient of variation (variations within operator and between operators) less than 11% compared to above 100% in some cases for the swirling flask.     

Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol. II: Performance of Revised Protocol

The current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protocol for testing the effectiveness of dispersants for use in treating oil spills on the open water, the swirling flask test (SFT), has been found to give widely varying results in the hands of different testing laboratories. Part I addressed the sources of the ambiguities in the EPA SFT and the development of a new test referred to as the baffled flask test (BFT). In this part of the series, further experiments were conducted for estimating the repeatability of three operators in determining the effectiveness of 18 dispersants by both the EPA SFT and the BFT methods. Overall statistical analysis of the results indicated that the coefficient of variation by the BFT was only 7.8% compared to 21.9% for the EPA SFT. The mean percent effectiveness of the EPA SFT was only 19.7% as compared to 64.6% for the BFT. Proposed selection criteria for screening of dispersants for listing on the National Contingency Plan Product Schedule have been developed.