Genomic and Phenotypic Adaptations of Rattus tanezumi to Cold Limit Its Further Northward Expansion and Range Overlap with R. norvegicus.

Global climate change has led to shifts in the distribution ranges of many terrestrial species, promoting their migration from lower altitudes or latitudes to higher ones. Meanwhile, successful invaders have developed genetic adaptations enabling the colonization of new environments. Over the past 40 years, Rattus tanezumi (RT) has expanded into northern China (Northwest and North China) from its southern origins.

The special adaptation to hypoxia facilitated the expansion of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) into Tibet but not other Rattus species.

Rattus species are thought to live only at altitudes less than 2500 m, but the Asian house rat (R. tanezumi) (RT) has recently expanded to altitudes greater than 3500 m in China. Other Rattus species, especially brown rats (R.

Fatty acid metabolism decreased while sexual selection increased in brown rats spreading south.

For mammals that originate in the cold north, adapting to warmer environments is crucial for southwards invasion. The brown rat () originated in Northeast China and has become a global pest. (RNH) spread from the northeast, where (RNC) lives, to North China and diverged to form a subspecies.

Microwave frequency measurement using a silicon integrated microring resonator.

Photonics-assisted instantaneous frequency measurement of a microwave signal using a silicon integrated microring resonator (MRR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The frequency of a microwave signal has a unique relationship with the power ratio between the two microwave signals at the outputs of two microwave photonic filters (MPF) with complementary frequency responses. The key device to implement the MPFs is a silicon integrated MMR, which is employed to convert a phase-modulated optical signal to an intensity-modulated optical signal by placing two optical carriers at the complementary slopes of the MRR.

Photonic generation of a microwave waveform with an ultra-long temporal duration using a frequency-shifting dispersive loop.

A photonic approach to generate a linearly chirped microwave waveform (LCMW) with an ultra-long temporal duration is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The microwave waveform generation is achieved based on spectral-shaping and wavelength-to-time (SS-WTT) mapping by using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and a frequency-shifting dispersive loop (FSDL), respectively. To make the generated microwave waveform have an ultra-long temporal duration, the FSDL is operating to allow a spectrally shaped optical pulse to recirculate in a dispersive loop multiple times with a low propagating loss, to generate a microwave waveform with a temporal duration that is more than one order of magnitude longer than that of a microwave waveform generated using a dispersive element without recirculation.

Characteristics of pup ultrasonic vocalizations and parental behavior responses in midday gerbils (Meriones meridianus).

Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) play an important role in parent-infant interactions during the neonatal period of rodents because of the pups' need to be suckled and protected by their parents. However, studies on the effects of USVs on parental care are focused on maternal behavior, and little data on paternal care are available, with especially few investigations in midday gerbils. In this study, we examined the effects of early social deprivation (ED) on offspring due to USVs and parental behavior responses in midday gerbils (Meriones meridianus).

Exposure to quinestrol and levonorgestrel affects maternal behavior and offspring development in midday gerbil (Meriones meridianus).

Quinestrol and levonorgestrel (EP-1, at a ratio of 1:2) are often used as anti-fertility compounds (sterilants) in rodents. As most of the research has focused on the sterility and damage caused in parental reproductive organs, there is little research on the effect of these contraceptive hormones on maternal behavior and offspring's early development. In this study, we examined maternal behavior after treatment with different doses of EP-1 (10 ml/kg) at postnatal days 3 and 10, separately.

Effects of High Temperature on the Burst Process of Carbon Fiber/PVA Fiber High-Strength Concretes.

This paper carried out burst tests on the carbon and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber high-strength concrete specimens to investigate the effects of fiber type, fiber content, water content, heating rate and test specimen size on the burst, and the whole burst process of fiber-high concrete was photographed and recorded. The results indicated that fiber addition will improve the high temperature burst behavior of the high-strength concrete, and the performance of PVA is greatly different from that of carbon fiber. The water content and heating rate have little influence on the burst of the PVA test specimen, but they will greatly affect the carbon fiber test specimen.

Neuronostatin promotes soluble Aβ1-42 oligomers -induced spatial learning and memory impairments in mice.

Neuronostatin (NST) is composed of a 13-amino acid and amidated peptide hormone encoded in the somatostatin (SST) gene, and plays an important physiological function in diverse tissues. Previous studies have shown that intracerebroventricular (i.c.