scholarly journals The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-191
Author(s):  
Andreas Hölzl
Keyword(s):  
Northeast China ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Chinese Characters

Bala (bala1242) is an extinct Tungusic language formerly spoken in and around the Zhangguangcai mountain range in Northeast China. The language is only fragmentarily recorded. This study analyzes a song that is the only known text of this language and was written with the help of Chinese characters. The language of the song is close to Manchu dialects but exhibits clear signs of a mixture with a more archaic variety. The underlying language is probably from a higher register of Bala that is strongly influenced by Manchu but at the same time preserves several unique characteristics, such as an intervocalic -g- in dege(ng) 德更 ‘high’ (Manchu den).

Introduction to Cell Membranes at Molecular Resolution

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-502
Author(s):  
R.J. Barrnett
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membranes ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Cellular Membranes ◽  
Short History ◽  
Biological Organization ◽  
Macromolecular Assemblies ◽  
The Past

This subject, is like observing the panorama of a mountain range, magnificent towering peaks, but it doesn't take much duration of observation to recognize that they are still in the process of formation. The mountains consist of approaches, materials and methods and the rocky substance of information has accumulated to such a degree that I find myself concentrating on the foothills in the foreground in order to keep up with the advance; the edifices behind form a wonderous, substantive background. It's a short history for such an accumulation and much of it has been moved by the members of the societies that make up this International Federation. My panel of speakers are here to provide what we hope is an interesting scientific fare, based on the fact that there is a continuum of biological organization from biochemical molecules through macromolecular assemblies and cellular membranes to the cell itself. Indeed, this fact explains the whole range of towering peaks that have emerged progressively during the past 25 years.

Assessment of viral assemblages in different types of wetland water in northeast China using RAPD-PCR

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 183-196
Author(s):  
Y Sun ◽  
J Liu ◽  
Q Yao ◽  
J Jin ◽  
X Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Bacterial Community Composition ◽  
Freshwater Wetlands ◽  
Viral Community ◽  
Rapd Pcr ◽  
Wetland Water ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Viral Communities

Viruses are the most abundant and ubiquitous biological entities in various ecosystems, yet few investigations of viral communities in wetlands have been performed. To address this data gap, water samples from 6 wetlands were randomly collected across northeast China; viruses in the water were concentrated by sequential tangential flow filtration, and viral communities were assessed through randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR (RAPD-PCR) with 4 decamer oligonucleotide primers. Principal coordinate analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis of the DNA fingerprints showed that viral community compositions differed among the water samples: communities in the 2 coastal wetlands were more similar to each other than to those in the 4 freshwater wetlands. The Shannon-Weaver index (H) and evenness index (E) of the RAPD-PCR fingerprint also differed among the 6 wetlands. Mantel test revealed that the changes in viral communities in wetland water were most closely related to the water NH4+-N and inorganic C content, followed by total K, P, C and NO3--N. DNA sequence analysis of the excised bands revealed that viruses accounted for ~40% of all sequences. Among the hit viral homologs, the majority belonged to the Microviridae. Moreover, variance partitioning analysis showed that the viral community contributed 24.58% while environmental factors explained 30.56% of the bacterial community variation, indicating that the bacterial community composition was strongly affected by both viral community and water variables. This work provides an initial outline of the viral communities from different types of wetlands in northeast China and improves our understanding of the viral diversity in these ecosystems.

Observed changes in shallow soil temperatures in Northeast China, 1960-2007

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Liu ◽  
L Wang ◽  
B Liu ◽  
M Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Northeast China ◽  
Shallow Soil ◽  
Soil Temperatures

Multi-index drought characteristics in Songhua River basin, Northeast China

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Faiz ◽  
D Liu ◽  
Q Fu ◽  
F Baig ◽  
AA Tahir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Songhua River ◽  
Multi Index ◽  
Songhua River Basin ◽  
Drought Characteristics
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