Solution of the volume integral equation using the revised pulse vector basis functions for electromagnetic scattering from thin homogeneous dielectric objects.

For the efficient analysis of electromagnetic scattering from thin, homogenous dielectric objects, a kind of revised pulse vector basis function is proposed for the solution of the volume integral equation. In this revised version of the definition, three pulse vector basis functions are defined in two neighboring tetrahedral elements sharing a common face. Therefore, the number of unknowns can be reduced to about half of the traditionally used one.

Glomerular organization of the antennal lobe in the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1770).

The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea), a typical destructive invasive pest, has caused substantial damage to both the ecological environment and economy in China. H. cunea uses primarily its antennae to locate food and perceive pheromones through stimulation of olfactory receptor neurons.

Decreasing the memory of the discontinuous Galerkin volume integral equation method for scattering from inhomogeneous dielectric objects.

A memory-efficient implementation scheme for the discontinuous Galerkin volume integral equation method (DGVIE) using Schaubert-Wilton-Glisson (SWG) basis functions is proposed to analyze electromagnetic scattering from inhomogeneous dielectric objects. For this proposed scheme, almost no half-SWG basis functions are needed for the elements separating nonconformal meshes, while these half-SWG basis functions are indispensable for the conventional DGVIE-SWG method. This is realized by applying the divergence-free condition of the electric displacement vector explicitly for nonconformal meshes separating neighboring subdomains of an inhomogeneous dielectric body.

Microdon dentigiganteum sp. nov. and other Microdontinae species (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Northeast China.

Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the subfamily Microdontinae were surveyed in Northeast China. A total of six species were identified, including one new to science, Microdon dentigiganteum sp. nov.

Review and key to all known species of the genus Uvarov, 1942 (Orthoptera: Acrididae).

This paper provides a review and key to all species of the genus Epacromius Uvarov, 1942. The first description of the male of the species Epacromius fallax Wang, 2007 is given.

Study of the genus Gomphocerippus (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae) with a new species from northeast China.

A new species Gomphocerippus longipennis Li & Ren sp. nov. of the genus Gomphocerippus Roberts, 1941 is described and illustrated from the most northern region of China.

Systematic comparison of constitutive promoters and the doxycycline-inducible promoter.

Constitutive promoters are used routinely to drive ectopic gene expression. Here, we carried out a systematic comparison of eight commonly used constitutive promoters (SV40, CMV, UBC, EF1A, PGK and CAGG for mammalian systems, and COPIA and ACT5C for Drosophila systems). We also included in the comparison the TRE promoter, which can be activated by the rtTA transcriptional activator in a doxycycline-inducible manner.