Abstract: The present disclosure provides use of sweetpotato IbSAP15 gene in regulating leaf shape and flower shape of sweetpotato. Compared with the control, Ipomoea batatas cv. Xuzishu 8, IbSAP15-overexpressing lines have more deeply incised blades, dehiscent corollas, and higher ornamental value. In the present disclosure, overexpression of the sweetpotato IbSAP15 gene in sweetpotato can deepen leaf incisions, make trumpet-shaped corollas dehiscent, and change leaf shape and flower shape of sweetpotato. The present disclosure is suitable for developing sweetpotato germplasms with different leaf shape and flower shape and promotes ornamental flowering/foliage sweetpotato breeding.

Abstract: A moored floating offshore wind semi-submersible platform with at least three columns characterized in that columns are supported on a T-shaped underwater hull made up of two elongated pontoons, where one pontoon is perpendicular to the other pontoon and a method that allow that the semi-submersible platform is constructed in hull-assemblies and blocks at a first location, transported efficiently to a second location close to the final offshore location where the hull-assemblies and blocks may be assembled quay-side while floating in the water. The platform will support at least one wind turbine on a supporting structure (tower) but may also support two turbines and in the latter case the platform will be moored offshore with a mooring turret to allow the platform to align in a favourable direction to the wind.

Abstract: A semi-submersible offshore platform comprises a main structure comprising two longitudinal lower side beam structures, two transverse lower side beam structures and four columns, the longitudinal and transverse lower side beam structures are located between the four columns connecting the four columns with each other such that the semi-submersible offshore platform exhibits a frame shaped submersible pontoon having a lower central opening the four columns extends upwards from the frame shaped submersible pontoon. The main structure of the semi-submersible offshore platform comprises two longitudinal upper side beam structures and two transverse upper side beam structures, the longitudinal and transverse upper side beam structures are located between the four columns connecting the four columns with each other such that the semi-submersible offshore platform exhibits a frame shaped deck box structure having an upper central opening for receiving at least one structural module.

Abstract: A semi-submersible offshore platform comprises a main structure comprising two longitudinal lower side beam structures, two transverse lower side beam structures and four columns, the longitudinal and transverse lower side beam structures are located between the four columns connecting the four columns with each other such that the semi-submersible offshore platform exhibits a frame shaped submersible pontoon having a lower central opening the four columns extends upwards from the frame shaped submersible pontoon. The main structure of the semi-submersible offshore platform comprises two longitudinal upper side beam structures and two transverse upper side beam structures, the longitudinal and transverse upper side beam structures are to located between the four columns connecting the four columns with each other such that the semi-submersible offshore platform exhibits a frame shaped deck box structure having an upper central opening for receiving at least one structural module.

Abstract: A semi-submersible offshore vessel including a rectangular ring-pontoon having a first transverse pontoon section at a first end of the vessel and a parallel second transverse pontoon section at a second end of the vessel, and two parallel pontoon sections extending between the first and the second end of the vessel. Four support columns extend upwardly from respective edge-portions of the ring-pontoon to support an upper deck structure. The first pontoon section has a vertical mean cross-section area (A) which exceeds the corresponding vertical mean cross-section area (B) of the second pontoon section, and the support columns in the second column pair each has a water-plane area (F) which exceeds the water-plane area (D) of each of the support columns in the first column pair.

Abstract: A semi-submersible offshore vessel (1) exhibiting a first end (2), for example constituting the forward end of the vessel, and a second end (4), for example constituting the aft end of the vessel (1), or vice versa, wherein the vessel (1) includes a substantially rectangular ring-pontoon (6) including a first transverse pontoon section (10) located at the first end (2) of the vessel (1); a second transverse pontoon section (12) located at the second end (4) of the vessel (1), the second transverse pontoon section (12) being parallel to the first transverse pontoon section (10), the ring-pontoon (6) further including two mutually parallel longitudinal pontoon sections (14) extending between the first (2) and the second end (4) of the vessel (1); at least four support columns (16, 18, 20, 22) extending upwardly from respective edge-portions (23) of said ring-pontoon (2), the support columns (16, 18, 20, 22) being arranged in a first column pair (24) located at the first end (2) of the vessel (1) and a second co