morphology

摘要： In this study,we isolated starches from non-traditional sources,including quinoa,lentil,arrowhead,gorgon fruit,sorghum,chickpea,proso millet,and purple potato and investigated their morphology,physicochemical,and functional properties.Significant differences in starch particle morphology,swelling power,solubility,syneresis,crystalline pattern,and pasting viscosity were observed among the starches from these nontraditional sources.Further,all these isolated starches had unique properties because of their characteristic distinct granules when seen under scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The amylose content of the isolated starches shown significant difference(P<0.05),and the values ranged between 11.46%and 37.61%.Results demonstrated that the isolated starches contained between 79.82%to 86.56%starch,indicating that the isolated starches had high purity.X-ray diffraction(XRD)patterns of starches isolated from sorghum,proso millet,quinoa,purple potato,and gorgon fruit presented A-type diffraction pattern;while lentil seeds,arrowhead,and chickpea starches presented C-type diffraction pattern.Overall,these results will promote the development of products based on starch isolated from non-traditional starches.

摘要： A new species,Oreocharis xieyongii T.Deng,D.G.Zhang&H.Sun,from Hunan Province,central China,is described.The combination of purple zygomorphic corolla with longer adaxial lobes and exserted stamens defines the species and discriminates it from all other current Oreocharis species.Morphological traits of the new species were compared to those of two similar species,Oreocharis xiangguiensis and 0.rubrostriata.Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the new species is nested within the Oreocharis.Although only half of Oreocharis species were included in our study,evolutionary character analysis indicates that the ancestral states of the genus are likely the purple corolla,longer abaxial lip and inserted stamens.The longer adaxial lip is perhaps an apomorphy and only present in O.xieyongii and O.rubrostriata.Both morphological and molecular evidence suggest that O.xieyongii is a taxon new to science.

摘要： A new genus and species of agnathan Eugaleaspidiformes(Galeaspida), Yongdongaspis littoralis gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Llandovery(lower Silurian) Huixingshao Formation at Yongdong Town, Xiushan County, Chongqing, southwestern China. This new Telychian taxon morphologically exhibits some transitional states between Sinogaleaspidae and a cluster of higher eugaleaspidiforms containing Tridensaspidae, Eugaleaspidae, Yunnanogaleaspis, and Nochelaspis, which we term here as the ’eugaleaspid cluster’. Phylogenetic analysis of an extended character matrix of Galeaspida reveals Yongdongaspis, on which Yongdongaspidae fam. nov. is erected, as the sister taxon of this ’eugaleaspid cluster’, supported by two synapomorphies, the presence of one median transverse canal, and two lateral transverse canals leaving from the infraorbital canal. As the first fish described from the Llandovery Huixingshao Formation in Chongqing, Yongdongaspis provides new fossil evidence for the subdivision and correlation of the Upper Red Beds in South China.

摘要： Antimony sulfide(Sb_(2)S_(3))is an appealing semiconductor as light absorber for solar cells due to its high absorption coefficient,appropriate band gap(~1.7 e V)and abundance of constituent elements.However,power conversion efficiency(PCE)of Sb_(2)S_(3)-based solar cells still lags much behind the theoretically predicted due to the imperfect energy level alignment at the charge transporting layer/Sb_(2)S_(3)interfaces and hence severe charge recombination.Herein,we insert a high-temperature sintered magnesium(Mg)-doped tin oxide(SnO_(2))layer between cadmium sulfide(Cd S)and fuorine doped tin oxide to form a cascaded energy level alignment and thus mitigate interfacial charge recombination.Simultaneously,the inserted Mg-doped Sn O_(2)buffer layer facilitates the growth of the neibouring Cd S film with orientation followed by Sb_(2)S_(3)film with larger grains and fewer pinholes.Consequently,the resultant Sb_(2)S_(3)solar cells with Mg-doped SnO_(2)deliver a champion PCE of 6.31%,22.8%higher than those without a buffer layer.Our work demonstrates that deliberate absorber growth as well as efficient hole blocking upon an appropriate buffer layer is viable in obtaining solution-processed Sb_(2)S_(3)solar cells with high performance.

摘要： Molecular design of either polymer donors or acceptors is a promising strategy to tune the morphology of the active layer of organic solar cells,enabling a high-performance device.Thereinto,developing novel polymer donors is an alternative method to obtain high photovoltaic performance.Herein,we present a facile side-chain engineering on the dithiophenobenzotriazole(DTBTz)unit of newly-designed polymer donors(named p BDT-DTBTz-EH and p BDT-DTBTz-Me)to boost the performance of non-fullerene solar cells.Compared with p BDT-DTBTz-EH with long N-alkyl side chains,p BDT-DTBTz-Me with a short methyl exhibits stronger molecular aggregation,higher absorption coefficient,and preferred face-on orientation packing.As a consequence,p BDT-DTBTz-Me based devices achieve an optimal power conversion efficiency of 15.31%when donors are paired with the narrow bandgap acceptor Y6,which is superior to that of p BDT-DTBTz-EH based devices(9.17%).Additionally,the p BDT-DTBTz-Me based devices manifest more effective charge separation and transfer than p BDT-DTBTz-EH based devices.These results indicate that fine-tuning side chains of polymer donors provide new insights for the design of high-performance polymer donors in non-fullerene solar cells.

摘要： Hydrate crystals growth on the surface of methane bubble(hydrate film)in pure water was studied by using a high-pressure visible microscope under the conditions of subcoolingΔT=5.44-13.72 K and methane concentration differenceΔC=2.92-8.19 mol·L^(-1).It was found the hydrate film is porous and the hydrate crystals grow towards the liquid phase on the film substrate.The crystal morphology and growth rate are affected byΔT andΔC.WhenΔT8.82 K orΔC>4.12 mol·L^(-1),the hydrate crystals grow in dendritic shape,and the axial growth rate increases first and then decreases.The perimeter and area of the growing hydrate crystals were measured,and the fractal dimension of hydrate crystal under differentΔC andΔT was calculated.The results show that the fractal dimension of columnar hydrate crystal is greater than 3.When3.87 mol·L^(-1)4.77 mol·L^(-1),ΔT<8.52 K,the fractal dimension of dendritic hydrate crystal is less than 2.

摘要： Two cyanobacterial strains CHAB5870 and CHAB5871 morphologically identifi ed as Nostoc-like species were isolated from different habitats in China,and they were phylogenetically and taxonomically characterized based on a polyphasic approach combining morphological,ecological,and molecular data.In the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny inferred using maximum likelihood,maximum-parismony,and bayesian inference methods,these two strains clustered within the Pseudoaliinostoc clade.The 16S rRNA gene sequences of these two strains displayed≥95.5%and≤98%similarity to Pseudoaliinostoc species,which indicated them to represent new species of the genus Pseudoaliinostoc.Furthermore,the unique pattern of D1-D1′and Box-B helix of the 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer(ITS)secondary structure also revealed that two strains represented novel species.These results supported the establishment of two new Pseudoaliinostoc species with the name P.jiangxiense sp.nov.and P.yunnanense sp.nov.

摘要： The most widely used metal additive manufacturing processes utilize powder that is spread or fed onto a building platform. Although there are reviews of the literature on some aspects of the powder, many aspects have been under-reviewed or unreviewed. The present work is a review of the literature on these aspects. Articles published in the open literature through the end of February 2022 were collected by consulting highly regarded relevant bibliographic databases, such as Google Scholar and Science Direct. The aspects reviewed were emerging methods of powder production, methods used to improve the quality of a powder after production by a well-established method, influence of variables of well-established powder production methods on powder properties, influence of powder production method on powder properties, and influence of powder reuse on properties of powders of a wide collection of alloys. One key finding was that with regard to powder reuse, the only consistent finding is that it leads to increase in the oxygen content of the powder. Another key finding was that the literature on the aspects of the literature reviewed herein contains many shortcomings and gaps, which suggest potential areas for future research, such as techniques for optimization of process variables for a given combination of metal powder and powder production method and development of methods for production of powders of new/emerging metallic materials.

摘要： In contrast to typical planktonic hydromedusae,Cladonema medusae are mostly benthic,with specialised adhesive branches to adhere to the substrate.In this study,a Cladonema species discovered in a laboratory aquarium in Fuzhou,China,was confirmed as a new species,based on morphological and molecular analyses.The species was named Cladonema multiramosum sp.nov.Its medusa is distinct from that of congeners possessing substantially more adhesive branches(8-24,rarely 5-7),and tiny branches on the upper radial canals.The validity of C.multiramosumum sp.nov.was also supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequence.However,C.multiramosum sp.nov.medusa also displayed considerable phenotypic plasticity with respect to its radial canals,tentacles,stinging branches per tentacle,oral tentacles,manubrium,and gonads,hindering species identification based solely on morphology.Although some morphological characteristics of hydroids(filiform tentacles and medusa buds)and nematocysts could also be used as diagnostic characters in the genus Cladonema,this information is unavailable for some Cladonema species.Thus,the taxonomy within the genus Cladonema was re-evaluated based mainly on the morphological characteristics of the medusa.Further revision of the genus Cladonema should be made when supplementary information on the life cycle and DNA barcoding are updated.

摘要： Melosira is one of the most common diatom genera found in freshwater ecosystems.There are many freshwater species of Melosira,of which M.varians is the most common.In our investigation of periphytic diatoms in the Jinsha River,China,a new species,M.capsularum sp.nov,was characterized in combined morphological and molecular approaches.M.varians was also analyzed using molecular data.The new species is similar to M.varians,M.moniliformis,M.nummuloides,and M.lineata in morphology.The cells are capsular and join to filaments by mucilage pads that are secreted on the valve face and united into pairs by their cingula.The valve face is domed and covered with small granules,and the valve mantle edge has a milled appearance.The two strains of M.capsularum are in a single clade obviously away from other Melosira species,as determined in phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear small subunit(SSU)rDNA sequences and the chloroplast-encoded rbc L gene.Thus,the results of morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data provide strong evidence that M.capsularum is a new species,thereby increasing the total number of recognized freshwater diatom species in China.In addition,we have systematically reclassified the freshwater Melosira that have been recorded in China.