At present, chlorophyll meters are widely used for a quick and nondestructive estimate of chlorophyll (Chl) contents in plant leaves. Chl meters allow to estimate the Chl content in relative units - the Chl index (CI). However, using such meters, one can face a problem of converting CI into absolute values of the pigment content and comparing data acquired with different devices and for different plant species. Many Chl meters (SPAD-502, CL-01, CCM-200) demonstrated a high degree of correlation between the CI and the absolute pigment content. A number of formulas have been deduced for different plant species to convert the CI into the absolute value of the photosynthetic pigment content. However, such data have not been yet acquired for the atLEAF+ Chl meter. The purpose of the present study was to assess the applicability of the atLEAF+ Chl meter for estimating the Chl content. A significant species-specific exponential relationships between the atLEAF value (corresponding to CI) and extractable Chl a, Chl b, Chl (a+b) for Calamus dioicus and Cleistanthus sp. were shown. The correlations between the atLEAF values and the content of Chl a, Chl b, and Chl (a+b) per unit of leaf area was stronger than that per unit of dry leaf mass. The atLEAF value- Chl b correlation was weaker than that of atLEAF value-Chl a and atLEAF value-Chl (a+b) correlations. The influence of light conditions (Chl a/b ratio) on the atLEAF value has been also shown. The obtained results indicated that the atLEAF+ Chl meter is a cheap and convenient tool for a quick nondestructive estimate of the Chl content, if properly calibrated, and can be used for this purpose along with other Chl meters., E. V. Novichonok, A. O. Novichonok, J. A. Kurbatova, E. F. Markovskaya., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The article deals with the description and creation of a parametric model of the generator s stator winding coil using the Unigraphics(NX program. It contains a detailed procedure for designing a parametric model, including the creation of basic planes, link to another application, and entering parametric environment.
In the real-life engineering practice, non-linear regression models have to be designed rather often. To ensure their technical or physical feasibility, such models may, in addition, require another coupling condition. This paper describes two procedures for designing a specific non-linear model using AI methods. A Radial Basis Functions (RBF) based optimization is presented of the model using Genetic Algorithms (GA). The problem solved was based on practical measurements and experiments. The results presented in the paper can be applied to many technical problems in mechanical and civil engineering and other engineering fields. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The mobile robot path planning involves finding the shortest and least difficult path from a start to a goal position in a given environment without collisions with known obstacles.
The main idea of case-based reasoning (CBR) is a presumption that similar tasks probably also have similar solutions. New tasks are solved by adapting old proved solutions of similar tasks to new conditions. Tasks and their solutions (cases) are stored in a case base.
The focal point of this paper is the proposition of a path planning method based on CBR combined with graph algorithms in the environment represented by a rectangular grid. On the basis of the experimental results obtained, it is possible to say that case-based reasoning can significantly save computation costs, particularly in large environments. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
One broad-leaved pioneer tree, Alnus formosana, two broad-leaved understory shrubs, Ardisia crenata and Ardisia cornudentata, and four ferns with different light adaptation capabilities (ranked from high to low, Pyrrosia lingus, Asplenium antiquum, Diplazium donianum, Archangiopteris somai) were used to elucidate the light responses of photosynthetic rate and electron transport rate (ETR). Pot-grown materials received up to 3 levels of light intensity, i.e., 100%, 50% and 10% sunlight. Both gas exchange and chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence were measured simultaneously by an equipment under constant temperature and 7 levels (0-2,000 μmol m-2 s-1) of photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). Plants adapted to-or acclimated to high light always had higher
light-saturation point and maximal photosynthetic rate. Even materials had a broad range of photosynthetic capacity [maximal photosynthetic rate ranging from 2 to 23 μmol(CO2) m-2 s-1], the ratio of ETR to gross photosynthetic rate (PG) was close for A. formosana and the 4 fern species when measured under constant temperature, but the PPFD varied. In addition, P. lingus and A. formosana grown under 100% sunlight and measured at different seasonal temperatures (15, 20, 25, and 30°C) showed increased ETR/P G ratio with increasing temperature and could be fitted by first- and second-order equations, respectively. With this equation, estimated and measured PG were closely correlated (r2 = 0.916 and r2 = 0.964 for P. lingus and A. formosana, respectively, p<0.001). These equations contain only the 2 easily obtained dynamic indicators, ETR and leaf temperature. Therefore, for some species with near ETR/PG ratio in differential levels of PPFD, these equations could be used to simulate dynamic variation of leaf scale photosynthetic rate under different temperature and PPFD conditions., S.-L.. Wong ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Accurate measurement of shallow flows is important for hydraulics, hydrology and water resources management. The objective of this paper is to discuss a technique for shallow flow and overland flow velocity estimation that uses infrared thermography. Laboratory flumes and different bare, vegetated and paved field surfaces were used to test the technique. Results show that shallow flow surface velocities estimated using thermal tracers and infrared technology are similar to estimates obtained using the Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter; similar results were also obtained for overland flow velocity estimates using thermography, here comparing with the dye tracer technique. The thermographic approach revealed some potential as a flow visualization technique, and leaves space for future studies and research.
Trh s učebnými pomôckami poskytuje množstvo rôznych pomôcok, experimentálnych zostáv, ktoré je možné na vyučovaní bez problémov využiť. V mnohých prípadoch si však ich zakúpenie vyžaduje nemalé finančné prostriedky. V súčasnosti existuje veľa možností na vytvorenie prototypu experimentálnej súpravy, ktorá by mala potenciál stať sa užitočnou a najmä lacnou pomôckou vo vzdelávaní mladých ľudí, nie je to však triviálna úloha. Cieľom predkladaného príspevku je ukázať, aké problémy sme objavili (a museli vyriešiť) pri konštrukcii základného prvku nami navrhovanej experimentálnej zostavy - zdroja jednosmerného napätia pre viaceré moduly v experimentálnej súprave., The market for teaching aids provides many different tools and experimental sets suitable for seamless teaching. However, in many cases, their purchase requires considerable funds. At present, there are any ways to create a prototype of an experimental set, which has the potential to become a useful and cheap tool in the education of young people, but this is not a trivial task. In this article, we introduce several problems which were discovered and solved during the construction of a basic part of a DC power supply suitable for individual experimental modules., Martin Hruška., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy