Feedback acceptance in developmental assessment centers: the role of feedback message,participant personality,and affective response to the feedback session

We investigated feedback acceptance by participants (N = 141) in an operational developmental assessment center (AC). Consistent with predictions based on self‐enhancement theory and the Affective Infusion Model, results indicated that higher assessor ratings were associated with higher feedback acceptance, and this relationship was partially mediated by the participant's affective reaction to the feedback session. Participants' self‐ratings of their AC performance did not affect this relationship suggesting no support for our prediction based on self‐verification theory. We also investigated the role of participants' self‐ratings of agreeableness, extraversion, and emotional stability in feedback acceptance by testing specific moderated mediation hypotheses. Extraversion was related to feedback acceptance through the affective reaction to the feedback session. Agreeableness moderated the affective reaction to the feedback session and feedback acceptance relationship such that there was a strong relationship between affective reaction and feedback acceptance for highly agreeable participants, but no relationship for low agreeable individuals. For low agreeable individuals, there was a positive direct relationship between the assessor ratings and feedback acceptance which was not observed for highly agreeable individuals. The hypothesized role of emotional stability in predicting feedback acceptance was not supported. Implications for the delivery of feedback in developmental ACs are discussed in light of these findings. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Models for the field-based toxicity of copper and zinc salts to wheat in 11 Australian soils and comparison to laboratory-based models

Laboratory-based relationships that model the phytotoxicity of metals using soil properties have been developed. This paper presents the first field-based phytotoxicity relationships. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was grown at 11 Australian field sites at which soil was spiked with copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) salts. Toxicity was measured as inhibition of plant growth at 8 weeks and grain yield at harvest. The added Cu and Zn EC10 values for both endpoints ranged from approximately 3 to 4760 mg/kg. There were no relationships between field-based 8-week biomass and grain yield toxicity values for either metal. Cu toxicity was best modelled using pH and organic carbon content while Zn toxicity was best modelled using pH and the cation exchange capacity. The best relationships estimated toxicity within a factor of two of measured values. Laboratory-based phytotoxicity relationships could not accurately predict field-based phytotoxicity responses.     

东莞市市政污泥集中处置工程总体设计

东莞市东部污泥处理处置厂一期设计规模为1000 t/d,远期规模为1700 t/d,工程采用污泥造粉工艺对全市部分市政污水处理厂产生的市政污泥进行处置,使其达到减量化、资源化的目的。主要介绍了本污泥处理处置厂的工艺流程、主要工艺设备及除臭工艺设计等内容。     

Benzene accumulation in horticultural crops

In this study apple, blackberry and cucumber crops were exposed to elevated levels of benzene under controlled conditions. Benzene was retained in fruits of all crops, but only accumulated in leaves of blackberries and apples. The retention by cucumber fruits is suggested to result from the longer pathway for the desorption of benzene as a consequence of their increased tissue depth compared to leaves. The process of accumulation in blackberry and apple leaves is unknown. The ingestion of benzene via the food-chain pathway on the basis of this study is concluded not to be significant.     

Ecological lessons from the Chernobyl accident

The Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 not only caused serious ecological problems in both the Ukraine and Belarus, which continue to the present day, but also contaminated a large part of the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere. In this paper an overview is given of the latter problems in upland UK, where ecological problems still remain some 17 years after initial contamination. Following deposition of radiocaesium and radioiodine in May 1986, measurements of radioactivity in grass and soil indicated a rapidly declining problem as the radioiodine decayed and the radiocaesium became immobilised by attachment to clay particles. However, these studies, as well as the advice received by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, were based on lowland agricultural soils, with high clay and low organic matter contents. The behaviour of radiocaesium in upland UK turned out to be dominated by high and persistent levels of mobility and bioavailability. This resulted in the free passage of radiocaesium through the food chain and into sheep. Consequently the Ministry banned the sale and movement of sheep over large areas of upland Britain, with bans remaining on some farms to the present day. Present day predictions suggest that these bans will continue in some cases for some years to come. The causes of radiocaesium mobility in upland areas have subsequently been the subject of intense investigation centred around vegetation and, in particular, soil characteristics. Soil types were identified which were particularly vulnerable in this respect and, where these coincided with high levels of deposition, sheep bans tended to be imposed. While much of the earlier work suggested that a low clay content was the main reason for continuing mobility, a very high organic matter content is now also believed to play a major role, this being a characteristic of wet and acidic upland UK soils. The overall message from this affair is the importance of a fundamental understanding of biogeochemical pathways in different ecosystems when attempting to predict the impacts of large-scale contamination.     

安徽典型硫铁矿集中开采区土壤重金属污染特征及来源解析

为查明安徽某典型硫铁矿集中开采区周边土壤重金属元素污染特征及污染来源,采集了研究区42个表层土壤样品和2个垂向剖面的16个土壤样品测定其pH值及Zn、Cu、Cd、Pb、Cr、Ni、Hg和As重金属元素含量,运用ArcGIS反距离权重插值法、内梅罗综合指数法、主成分分析法和绝对因子得分-多元线性回归（APCS-MLR）受体模型等方法进行了重金属元素分布特征分析、污染评价和来源解析.结果表明,土壤中8种重金属元素的含量平均值是铜陵地区背景值的1.03~13.14倍,Zn、Cu、Cd、Pb、Hg和As这6种重金属元素局部富集明显,在空间分布上与采矿活动位置基本一致.单因子污染指数评价显示,Zn、Cu、Cd、Pb和As这5种元素存在不同程度的污染风险,Cd和Cu元素污染程度最为严重,中度污染以上占比分别为47.62%和42.86%;内梅罗综合污染指数评价显示,研究区土壤样点中度污染以上占比为61.90%;地累积指数评价显示,研究区Zn、Cu、Cd、Pb、Hg和As这6种重金属元素污染程度主要为轻污染~强污染.在土壤剖面垂向变化上,重金属元素易在土壤表层富集,向深部迁移较缓慢,高含量主要在1 m以上位置.源解析表明,Zn、Pb和As的来源中地质高背景和采矿活动贡献率分别为37.82%、43.49%和46.63%,成土母质风化的自然来源贡献率分别为34.02%、40.88%和38.52%;Cr和Ni来源主要为成土母质风化的自然来源,贡献率分别为91.95%和73.68%;Cu的来源中地质高背景和采矿活动贡献率为41.91%,大气沉降和农业综合源贡献率为41.30%;Hg的来源较多,成土母质风化的自然来源贡献率为35.60%,地质高背景和采矿活动贡献率为29.87%,未知来源贡献率为34.05%;Cd的主要来源为大气沉降和农业综合源,贡献率为81.81%.     

长征国家文化公园红色旅游资源网络关注度及其旅游流网络结构分析

长征国家文化公园建设面临着的现实需求和复杂问题,迫切要求开展相应的系统性研究工作。以长征国家文化公园内154处重点红色旅游资源为研究对象,基于“虚拟”与“现实”相结合的视角,使用GIS、Gephi等研究方法,对其网络关注度和旅游流网络结构进行分析。研究表明：（1）红色旅游资源网络关注度普遍偏低、差异明显,5A级景区和重要人物是最受网络用户关注的资源类型;（2）旅游流网络结构松散、小世界效应显著,在湖南、贵州、陕西省内分别形成了“△”“网状”“双核”结构模式;（3）网络关注度与旅游流网络具有关联性和差异性,据此识别了湘中、黔川、陕北等重点红色旅游区,以及川陕、闽赣等红色旅游发展潜力区。基于以上分析,长征国家文化公园建设应以重点红色旅游资源为基础,实施分类施策、分段开发、扬长补短的发展策略。围绕高高、高低、低高、低低四种不同类型资源制定相应的发展策略,并结合不同区域的发展情况分别采取“节点”“斑块”“廊道”相结合的发展模式。     

基于卫星遥感的湖南省甲醛时空分布及影响因素分析

利用OMI遥感的甲醛逐日数据、MODIS传感器监测的NDVI数据以及湖南省能源消耗和氮氧化物排放量数据,对2009～2017年湖南省对流层大气中甲醛柱浓度时空变化特征及其影响因素进行了探究。结果表明：湖南省甲醛柱浓度总体空间分布具有西部山区低、北部洞庭湖平原和南部南岭地区高的特征;近九年湖南省甲醛柱浓度时间分布呈先增加后减小的趋势,最高值出现在2012年,最低值出现在2017年;年内甲醛柱浓度值夏季最高,秋季、春季次之,冬季最低,最低值出现在12月,最高值出现于9月;影响因素中地形与风向因素对甲醛柱浓度的空间分布有一定的影响,甲醛柱浓度与温度的相关性较高,降水次之,植被对甲醛的产生有很大的贡献,能源消耗与氮氧化物排放是湖南省甲醛柱浓度变化的重要人为因素。