A system model for green manufacturing

Manufacturing systems evolution is afunction in multiple external and internal factors. With today’s global awareness of environmental risks as well as the pressing needs to compete through efficiency, manufacturing systems are evolving into a new paradigm. This paper presents a system model for the new green manufacturing paradigm. The model captures various planning activities to migrate from a less green into a greener and more eco-efficient manufacturing. The various planning stages are accompanied by the required control metrics as well as various green tools in an open mixed architecture. The system model is demonstrated by an industrial case study. The proposed model is a comprehensive qualitative answer to the question of how to design and/or improve green manufacturing systems as well as a roadmap for future quantitative research to better evaluate this new paradigm.     

A strategic decision framework for green supply chain management

The number of organizations contemplating the integration of environmental practices into their strategic plans and daily operations is continuously increasing. Numerous initiatives have provided incentives for organizations to become more environmentally benign. Some of these regulation driven programs are mandatory, but increasingly numerous voluntary environmental programs are also introduced by organizations. Organizations view many of these environmental programs, which may include technological and organizational development projects, as possible alternatives for gaining or maintaining a competitive advantage. One environmental program area that continues to gain in importance is one that focuses on the external relationships among organizations. To help evaluate alternatives that will effect this relationship we present a strategic decision framework that will aid managerial decision-making. This decision framework is based on literature and practice in the area of environmentally conscious business practices. The focus of this paper will be on the components and elements of green supply chain management and how they serve as a foundation for the decision framework. We shall explore the applicability of a dynamic non-linear multiattribute decision model, defined as the analytical network process, for decision making within the green supply chain. Issues facing the modeling approach are also discussed.     

Effects of some eucalypts on yields of Vigna unguiculata L. Walp., Zea mays L. and Sorghum bicolor L.

Vigna unguiculata (beans), Zea mays (maize) and Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) were grown with and without fertiliser in a savanna grassland (control) and under the effects of decomposing parts of eucalyptus in an old eucalyptus plantation with a well-lit floor (treatment).Morphological characters of the beans, compared between the two sites, showed that leaf dry-matter production, expressed as specific leaf area (SLA), did not differ between plants in the two sites (fertilised and unfertilised). Although the organic-matter content and water-holding capacity of the plantation soil were significantly higher than those of the control plants. beans, grain yield ha⁻¹, shoot height, number of leaves and fruits were higher in the control plants. However, when beans were fertilised, shoot height did not differ between sites, but the other measured morphological characters and grain yield were significantly improved in both sites, although these characters still remained higher in the control. In maize and sorghum, grain yield ha⁻¹ did not vary significantly in the two sites (fertilised or unfertilised). These findings suggest that beans can be incompatible with eucalypts, while maize and sorghum may be compatible with eucalypts for agrosilvicultural practices, and that fertilisation can offset, to an extent, the depressive effects of eucalypts on crops.     

绿色建筑小区雨水资源化综合利用技术

运用生态学原理设计绿色建筑小区已逐渐成为潮流,节水与水资源利用的问题正日益受到关注。绿色建筑小区雨水资源化综合利用技术集成优化了小区雨水收集与分散处理系统、雨水集中收集与处理系统、雨水渗透系统等技术,具有投资省、处理效果好、管理方便等优点,适合为今后的绿色建筑小区雨水资源化综合利用建设参考。     

薜荔瘦果的营养成分研究

首次对薜荔（ＦｉｃｕｓｐｕｍｉｌａＬ．）瘦果进行营养成分分析,结果表明：薜荔花被果胶含量为３２７０％,蛋白质含量为３８０％,总糖含量为２０３３％,总黄酮含量为１５１４％；薜荔种子果胶含量为１５１５％,蛋白质含量为１５７０％,粗纤维含量为２６２０％,总黄酮含量为２０８％；种子含油率高达３０１３％,油的多不饱和脂肪酸与饱和脂肪酸的比值（ＰＵＦＡ／ＳＦ）为１０９３；薜荔瘦果的维生素和矿质元素含量也很丰富。研究结果为合理开发研制薜荔保健食品提供科学依据     

A novel L1CAM mutation with L1 spectrum disorders

X-linked hydrocephalus, HSAS (hydrocephalus due to stenosis of aqueduct of Sylvius), MASA (mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs), and CRASH (corpus callosum hypoplasia, retardation, adducted thumbs, spastic paraplegia, and hydrocephalus) syndromes are allelic disorders. X-linked hydrocephalus and associated phenotypes are due to mutations in the L1CAM gene, which has been identified as a coding neural cell adhesion molecule. We report two cases of L1 spectrum disorders within the same family. The first case was diagnosed by ultrasonographic examination prenatally and the second case was diagnosed postnatally. Both patients and their mothers carry a novel mutation of the L1CAM gene. In this family, nine X-linked hydrocephalus and five female carriers were found in three generations, and molecular genetic analysis was performed to detect the asymptomatic carriers. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

下凹式绿地对城市降雨径流污染的削减效应

以现场7次降雨14组径流污染监测数据为基础,探讨了下凹式绿地对城市降雨径流污染的削减效应,分析了径流污染负荷、绿地土壤与覆被植物、降雨历时等因素对污染削减率的影响.结果表明,当COD,NH4+-N和TP的浓度分别为56.0~216.0,0.27~2.97,0.20~0.95mg/L时,下凹式绿地对COD,NH4+-N和TP的平均削减率为52.21%,48.98%和47.35%.下凹式绿地对径流污染的削减过程可分为2个阶段:初期1h的径流污染削减率符合一级动力学模式,后期径流污染削减规律可用二级动力学模式表示.降雨历时增加可提高污染物削减率,当降雨历时约从3h增加到20h时,径流污染的综合削减率可从40%上升到65%.