Analytical mapping of research on disaster management,types and role of ICT during 2011–2018

Catastrophic disasters like earthquake and flood cause widespread destruction and financial devastation. This has brought disaster management into limelight making it a burgeoning academic research field. The remarkable rise of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has instigated the scientific world to incorporate these technologies in disaster management. This study presents scientometric analysis to identify the status quo of research on the management of various disasters and role of ICT in it. This paper uses bibliographic data retrieved from Scopus for the observation period from 2011 to 2018. We provide extensive insights into growth of publications, citation pattern and their connectedness with other subject disciplines. Furthermore, we identify most productive and influential countries, institutes and journals. Our study analyses co-occurrence of keywords using Visualization of Similarities (VOS) Viewer. This structured overview will enhance the understanding of this field leading to more focussed and purposeful research.     

The implications of new information and communication technologies for sustainability

This paper discusses the relationship of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) and sustainable development. It deconstructs popular myths about a sustainable information society. One myth is that telework has reduced the need to travel and hence environmental pollution. The reality is that teleworkers make up only a small share of the total workforce, telework can generate new social relationships and hence the need for more travelling, work-related travel produces only a small amount of the total carbon dioxide emissions, and that the total distance travelled per employee is constantly rising. Another myth is that information economy is weightless and dematerialized which reduces environmental impacts. The energy and resource intensities of the ICT sector are indeed lower than the one of the total economy. The ICT sector also emits less CO₂ than the total economy. But the ICT sector constitutes only a small portion of the total value added and fossil fuel combustion is still the dominant activity of modern industrial economies. Some stakeholders argue that virtual products allow resource, energy, and transport savings. But burning digital music on compact discs and DVDs, printing digital articles and books, etc. results in rebound effects that cause new material and energy impacts, computers have a low life span of 2–3 years, reusable and upgradeable computers and computer equipment are hardly used and might not be as profitable as non-reusable ones, computers are consuming much energy. Alternatives such as energy consumption labels on ICTs and green ICTs that consume less energy contradict dominant economic interests. A sustainable information society is a society that makes use of ICTs and knowledge for fostering a good life for all human beings of current and future generations by strengthening biological diversity, technological usability, economic wealth for all, political participation of all, and cultural wisdom. Achieving a sustainable information society costs, it demands a conscious reduction of profits by not investing in the future of capital, but the future of humans, society, and nature.     

Influence of environmental factors on arsenic accumulation and biotransformation using the aquatic plant species Hydrilla verticillata

Hydrilla verticillata(waterthyme) has been successfully used for phytoremediation in arsenic(As) contaminated water.To evaluate the effects of environmental factors on phytoremediation,this study conducted a series of orthogonal design experiments to determine optimal conditions,including phosphorus(P),nitrogen(N),and arsenate(As(Ⅴ))concentrations and initial pH levels,for As accumulation and biotransformation using this aquatic plant species,while also analyzing As species transformation in culture media after 96-hr exposure.Analysis of variance and the signal-to-noise ratio were used to identify both the effects of these environmental factors and their optimal conditions for this purpose.Results indicated that both N and P significantly impacted accumulation,and N was essential in As species transformation.High N and intermediate P levels were critical to As accumulation and biotransformation by H.verticillata,while high N and low P levels were beneficial to As species transformation in culture media.The highest total arsenic accumulation was(197.2±17.4) μg/g dry weight when As(V) was at level 3(375μg/L),N at level 2(4 mg/L),P at level 1(0.02 mg/L),and pH at level 2(7).Although H.verticillata is highly efficient in removing As(Ⅴ) from aquatic environments,its use could be potentially harmful to both humans and the natural environment due to its release of highly toxic arsenite.For cost-effective and ecofriendly phytoremediation of As-contaminated water,both N and P are helpful in regulating As accumulation and transformation in plants.     

Density functional theory (DFT) studies of vanadium-titanium based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts

Based on density functional theory (DFT) and basic structure models, the chemical reactions on the surface of vanadium-titanium based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) denitrification catalysts were summarized. Reasonable structural models (non-periodic and periodic structural models) are the basis of density functional calculations. A periodic structure model was more appropriate to represent the catalyst surface, and its theoretical calculation results were more comparable with the experimental results than a non-periodic model. It is generally believed that the SCR mechanism where NH₃ and NO react to produce N₂ and H₂O follows an Eley-Rideal type mechanism. NH₂NO was found to be an important intermediate in the SCR reaction, with multiple production routes. Simultaneously, the effects of H₂O, SO₂ and metal on SCR catalysts were also summarized.     

不锈钢壳体的冷挤压工艺及模具设计

壳体是机械中广泛使用的重要零件之一.采用冷挤压工艺可提高质量、降低成本.对不锈钢壳体成形工艺及模具设计作了详细讨论.     

建设项目审批数据管理系统的设计与实现

本系统根据葫芦岛市环境保护的需要,整合各种环境保护建设项目审批数据,建立Oracle数据仓库,利用PowerBuilder技术完成对环境保护建设项目数据的管理、统计与发布。     

焦化废水中有机污染物的特性及处理工艺方法的研究

研究了焦化废水中有机物的特性及有机污染物处理技术的发展动态和新方法。研究表明 ,生物法和物化新方法的联合工艺是处理焦化废水有机污染物的有效方法     

花键轴冷挤压成形工艺及模具设计

花键轴是机械中广泛使用的重要零件之一。制造工艺复杂,外观质量、尺寸精度、综合机械性能等要求高。采用冷挤压成形,可使成本降低、提高质量、使用可靠。此文对花键轴成形工艺,模具设计作了详细探讨。     

一个耐受镉毒害的拟南芥突变体的筛选

从甲基磺酸乙酯(EMS)诱变获得的拟南芥M2代群体(Columbia型)中筛选获得一个耐受镉Cd2 毒害能力显著增强的拟南芥突变体(命名为cdr1-1).遗传分析表明,该突变性状为隐性单基因突变,与野生型相比,cdr1-1突变体在不同发育时期均能耐受Cd2 毒害,且其对Cd2 的积累能力也显著高于野生型.此外,还发现cdr1-1突变体体内的还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)水平显著高于野生型,用GSH合成抑制剂丁硫氨酸亚矾胺处理cdr1-1突变体,导致其耐受Cd2 毒害能力显著下降,几乎接近野生型水平,表明cdr1-1突变体对Cd2 的耐受性至少部分依赖于GSH介导的途径.     

对解决沈阳冶炼厂污染问题的建议

就沈阳冶炼厂污染问题提出了一次性全部搬迁到郊外，尽快完成异地改造的若干相应建议．