An empirical investigation of safety climate in container terminal operators

INTRODUCTION: This study empirically evaluates the crucial dimensions of safety climate from a container terminal operator's perspective, specifically in the Port of Kaohsiung. METHOD: Seven safety climate dimensions are identified based on factor analysis: (a) supervisor safety, (b) job safety, (c) coworkers' safety, (d) safety management, (e) safety training, (f) safety rules and special safety training, and (g) job pressure. Cluster analysis is subsequently performed to form worker groups. Respondents are categorized into four groups on the basis of their factor scores in safety climate dimensions: (a) safety management oriented terminal operators, (b) safety training and management oriented terminal operators, (c) job safety and supervisor safety oriented terminal operators, and (d) coworkers' safety oriented terminal operators. RESULTS: Results indicate that safety training and management oriented terminal operators have the best safety performance, followed by safety management oriented terminal operators, job safety and supervisor safety oriented terminal operators, and coworkers' safety oriented terminal operators. Theoretical and practical implications of the research findings are discussed.     

Transformation of [14C] trichloroethylene by poplar suspension cells

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the most prevalent environmental contaminants, and it poses an expensive remediation problem. Phytoremediation has been investigated as a potential tool for the removal of TCE from ground water and soil, and has shown promise in preliminary trials. However, the fate of TCE in plants is largely unknown. Radiolabel studies showed that once taken up and transformed, most of the TCE is incorporated into plant tissue as a non-volatile, un-extractable residue. We describe here an assay for TCE transformation by poplar suspension cells. Using this assay, it was shown that two different activities contribute to the fixation of TCE by poplar cells, one associated with cell walls and insoluble residues, the other associated with a high molecular weight, heat labile fraction of the cell extract. It appears that plant enzymes catalyze some of the transformations.     

框架柱抗震抗火设计因素分析

在介绍地震火灾危害基础上,分析了钢筋混凝土框架柱地震与火灾引起的破坏形式,论述了同时考虑抗震与抗火的钢筋混凝土框架柱相悖与相符的设计因素及其依据,给出了相悖设计因素的弥补方法。相关结论对需要同时考虑抗震与抗火的钢筋混凝土框架柱的设计具有一定的指导意义。     

包装材料及食品中纳米材料的检测与表征技术

随着纳米技术的发展,纳米材料在包装行业及食品工业中得到了广泛的应用。然而,纳米材料的安全应用高度依赖于对其生物及环境效应的了解。有研究表明,纳米材料对人类健康及生态环境存在着潜在危害,这使得纳米材料的安全性成为毒理学领域的热点研究课题。同时纳米材料的安全性问题也成为纳米复合包装材料及纳米食品研究和开发的新瓶颈。在对纳米材料没有充分认识的情况下,为了消费者和生态环境的安全,必须控制包装材料及食品中纳米颗粒的种类、来源、含量及可能的释放,这就需要可靠的方法对纳米颗粒的性质和结构进行检测及表征。首先,综述了目前纳米材料在复合包装材料及食品加工中的应用,然后总结了包装材料及食品中纳米材料的检测技术及表征方法,例如显微技术、色谱分离技术、光谱与质谱技术等。由于纳米材料的理化性质参数众多,应用多种分析手段来检测和表征纳米材料成为必然。最后对目前检测技术及表征方法的不足和今后发展方向进行了探讨。     

重金属暴露铜锈环棱螺全组织均一化cDNA文库构建及表达序列标签特征分析

构建cDNA文库是寻找生物新功能基因的有效手段.采用SM ART技术构建了重金属铜和镉暴露铜锈环棱螺全组织均一化cDNA文库,文库库容为1.78×106克隆,重组率大于99%.从初始文库中随机挑取6000个克隆进行测序,获得5 473个高质量表达序列标签(ESTs)序列.经聚类分析得到3 961个Unigene(平均长...     

Using X-ray computed tomography and micro-Raman spectrometry to measure individual particle surface area, volume, and morphology towards investigating atmospheric heterogeneous reactions

Heterogeneous reactions on the aerosol particle surface in the atmosphere play important roles in air pollution, climate change, and global biogeochemical cycles. However, the reported uptake coefficients of heterogeneous reactions usually have large variations and may not be relevant to real atmospheric conditions. One of the major reasons for this is the use of bulk samples in laboratory experiments, while particles in the atmosphere are suspended individually. A number of technologies have been developed recently to study heterogeneous reactions on the surfaces of individual particles. Precise measurements on the reactive surface area, volume, and morphology of individual particles are necessary for calculating the uptake coefficient, quantifying reactants and products, and understanding the reaction mechanism better. In this study, for the first time we used synchrotron radiation X-ray computed tomography(XCT) and micro-Raman spectrometry to measure individual CaCO_3 particle morphology, with sizes ranging from 3.5–6.5 μm. Particle surface area and volume were calculated using a reconstruction method based on software threedimensional(3-D) rendering. The XCT was first validated with high-resolution fieldemission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) to acquire accurate CaCO_3 particle surface area and volume estimates. Our results showed an average difference of only 6.1% in surface area and 3.2% in volume measured either by micro-Raman spectrometry or X-ray tomography. X-ray tomography and FE-SEM can provide more morphological details of individual Ca CO3 particles than micro-Raman spectrometry. This study demonstrated that X-ray computed tomography and micro-Raman spectrometry can precisely measure the surface area, volume, and morphology of an individual particle.     

TiO2纳米粒子光催化降解室内挥发性有机污染物苯的研究

利用溶胶凝胶法制备了纳米TiO2粒子。通过X射线粉末衍射分析，晶相为锐钛矿和金红石混晶，晶粒尺寸约为13nm。以苯为目标污染物，研究了不同的苯初始浓度、氧气、催化剂的用量以及光源强度和波长对光催化效率的影响。结果发现，氧气可以提高光催化降解苯的效率；无论在有氧条件还是无氧条件下，随着苯初始浓度的降低，光催化效率升高；光源的强度和波长对光催化效率具有影响；对于光催化降解0．70μg／cm^3苯而言，最佳的TiO2投入量为0.1g。     

TiO2纳米粒子光催化降解室内挥发性有机污染物苯的研究

利用溶胶凝胶法制备了纳米TiO2粒子.通过X射线粉末衍射分析,晶相为锐钛矿和金红石混晶,晶粒尺寸约为13 nm.以苯为目标污染物,研究了不同的苯初始浓度、氧气、催化剂的用量以及光源强度和波长对光催化效率的影响.结果发现,氧气可以提高光催化降解苯的效率;无论在有氧条件还是无氧条件下,随着苯初始浓度的降低,光催化效率升高;光源的强度和波长对光催化效率具有影响;对于光催化降解0.70μg/cm3苯而言,最佳的TiO2投入量为0.1g.     

Windows95下的锻造CAD系统开发

从系统原理、数据管理、图形处理等几方面探讨了Windows95下的锻造CAD系统开发,并简单介绍了该系统的主要功能和特色。     

排水管道噪声简易评价方法设计的研究

建筑排水管道产生的噪声是家庭噪声的主要来源之一,而目前的测定方法系统较复杂、测试时间又长,本文根据管道声学测量理论对排水管道噪声测定方法进行设计,旨在探寻一种排水管道噪声简易的评测方法,以提高实验测试效率,同时又可为排水管材降噪性能研究提供一种简便方法。