Figuring Out #Fukushima: An Initial Look at Functions and Content of US Twitter Commentary About Nuclear Risk

This study takes an exploratory look at Twitter content in the USA about the emergency at Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station. In particular, I focus on the concepts of the “atrophy of vigilance” from the risk communication literature and the message functions fulfilled for social media users. Two important results emerge from this analysis. First, Twitter content in the USA reflected a cautious approach, mainly suggesting an informative versus interpretive function and rarely mentioning risk or hazard outright. Second, this informative emphasis on risk dominated the content of tweets in the few days following the emergency but decreased substantially within 2 weeks afterwards; it was then overtaken by an interpretive risk emphasis. In addition, toward the end of this period, tweets were more likely to include hyperlinks to websites of traditional news outlets. Implications for the empirical study of social media and risk communication are discussed.     

基于g-C3 N4研究环境中甲氧苄啶的光降解行为及其毒性

为研究残留抗生素在不同环境介质中的可见光降解行为特征,借助非金属和生物相容的石墨相氮化碳（g-C₃N₄）构建恒温恒湿和快速模拟可见光降解的实验环境,考察甲氧苄啶（TMP）进入不同环境（水、大气颗粒物和土壤）中的光降解过程与机制,并深入探讨TMP降解前后毒性变化规律.结果表明,用氙灯模拟太阳光和g-C₃N₄共存下,水、大气颗粒物和土壤中TMP经光照3 h后降解率分别为89.2%、35.8%和16.9%,同时发现参与水体TMP光降解的主要活性物质是·OH,而在大气颗粒物和土壤介质中光降解过程主要受·O₂^-控制.与大气颗粒物、土壤相比,水中TMP光解后可生成较为稳定的羰基化中间产物（m/z,305）,水生毒性试验结果表明TMP光解产物对斜生栅藻表现出较原药更强的毒性,可显著抑制藻细胞生长率、叶绿素a和b的含量,并引起细胞氧化应激.     

A dominant coalition and policy change: an analysis of shale oil and gas politics in India

This paper identifies the coalitions involved in the topic of shale oil and gas development in India and identifies the circumstances surrounding a change in policy in 2013 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to promote shale exploration. Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework as the theoretical lens, the data are collected primarily from newspaper articles from 2010 to 2015 to identify coalitions, including actors’ positions, priorities, and interactions. The findings show the presence of a dominant advocacy coalition in favor of shale oil and gas development with priorities about energy security and a regulatory framework. The findings indicate some internal coalition disagreement, but stronger internal coalition agreement. Policy change was preceded by a spike in disagreement internal to the dominant coalition. This paper shows how a change in a dominant coalition can precede a change in policy, offers a replicable method of identifying and measuring coalitions via newspaper content analysis, provides a rare application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework outside of North America and Western Europe, and provides evidence of support for shale oil and gas development in India.     

稠油及超稠油污水达标外排处理工艺研究

稠油及超稠油污水具有黏度大、油水密度差小、乳化严重、水温高、水质水量变化大、成分复杂等特点,该废水的B/C小于0.3,属于难生物降解污水.通过试验表明,采用预处理工艺先除油、除悬浮物,再进行生物处理工艺去除可生化降解COD,最后经过深度处理工艺去除残余的难生化降解COD,可保证处理后水质全面达标.     

Factors influencing the willingness to pay for sustainable tourism: a case of mass tourism destinations

A 17-month research programme focused on development of an Education for Sustainability (EFS) Global Media Network at Ball State University Indiana was recently concluded. The study results include some surprising conclusions related to the contradictions between the benefits of education for global sustainability and the use of technology to facilitate that educational process in achieving a more sustainable world. This article provides an overview of the EFS Network research programme and a discussion of some of the key results and conclusions related to advantages and disadvantages of technology-based learning. The article then addresses the environmental impact of computer technology manufacturing, use, and after-use. Research findings are utilized to illustrate the ecological footprint of computer-based education. The article concludes with a discussion about achieving a balance between the need for global-to-local sustainable education and the environmental impact of technology use for sustainable education.     

人工湿地中除磷填料的筛选及其除磷能力

针对猪场废水水质特点,对4种填料的理化特性进行了分析,并考察了4种填料的除磷能力.结果表明,废砖块和沸石的表面微结构更有利于生物膜的生长,而海蛎壳与废砖块则具有较高的除磷潜能;4种填料对磷素的理论饱和吸附量依次为海砺壳>废砖块>火山岩>沸石,海蛎壳对磷素的吸附主要为化学吸附,而废砖块、火山岩和沸石对磷素的吸附主要为物理吸附,其中废砖块对磷素的吸附过程中存在化学吸附作用;在动态吸附试验中,海蛎壳对磷素的去除效果最好,其次为废砖块、火山岩和沸石,4种填料去除磷素的主要途径由其化学成分和化学形态决定.由试验结果可知,海蛎壳是人工湿地处理猪场废水时较为理想的除磷填料.     

Media messages and the needs of infants and young children after Cyclone Nargis and the WenChuan Earthquake

Infants and young children are vulnerable in emergencies. The media plays an important role in aid delivery and has a positive impact when reports are accurate. However, the media has been implicated in encouraging harmful aid in the form of donations of infant formula and other milk products. Internet‐based media reports were collected after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the WenChuan Earthquake in China (2008) and examined for content related to infant and young child feeding. Common messages identified included that: babies are vulnerable; stress prevents breastfeeding; and providing infant formula saves lives. Messages rarely reported included that: artificial feeding is dangerous; and breastfeeding protects infants. This analysis suggests that current patterns of media reporting may encourage harmful aid and increase child morbidity and mortality. Aid organisations should encourage the media to report accurately on the needs of infant and young children in emergencies so as to improve aid delivery.     

Upgrade of three municipal wastewater treatment lagoons using a high surface area media

Lagoon-based municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are facing difficulties meeting the needs of rapid population growth as well as the more stringent requirements of discharge permits. Three municipal WWTPs were modified using a high surface area media with upgraded fine-bubble aeration systems. Performance data collected showed very promising results in terms of five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅), ammonia (NH₃) and total suspended solids (TSS) removal. Two-year average ammonia effluents were 4.1 mg·L^-1 for Columbia WWTP, 4 mg·L^-1 for Larchmont WWTP and 2.1 mg·L^-1 for Laurelville WWTP, respectively. Two- year average BOD₅ effluents were 6.8, 4.9 and 2.7 mg·L^-1, and TSS effluents were 15.0, 9.6 and 7.5 mg·L^-1. The systems also showed low fecal coliform (FC) levels in their effluents.     

中洛线热媒炉更换为直接加热炉的综合分析

介绍了中洛线热媒炉在使用过程中出现的问题,指出热媒炉附属设备多、系统复杂、工作不可靠、故障率高、维修困难、维修费用高,严重影响安全生产,是目前难以解决的问题,也是中洛线热媒炉全部更换为直接加热炉的原因.     

饱和-非饱和介质热-水-应力耦合二维有限元分析

从建立应力平衡方程、水连续性方程、能量守恒方程和弹塑性矩阵开始,使用Galerkin方法,将各控制方程分别在空间域和时间域进行离散,初步开发出了一个用于分析饱和-非饱和介质热-水-应力耦合弹塑性问题的二维有限元程序.通过对一个假定的核废料地下处置的热-水-应力耦合问题进行数值计算,在定性上验证了本程序的正确性.