Rural women and agrotourism in the context of sustainable rural development: A case study from Turkey

As in many developing countries also in Turkey, agriculture is on the center of rural development and rural women are on the center of agriculture. Although they are main part as a major labor force at every stage of agricultural activity and undertake responsibilities such as domestic task and childcare, women do not profit from social and economic benefits proportionate to the responsibilities they have undertaken. Agrotourism is an alternative activity in the rural development process, which combines agriculture and tourism, improves natural resources, contributes the rural area socially and economically. The aim of this study is to examine the participation conditions of rural women to the agrotourism activities, which is considered as an option in the context of sustainable rural development, and to identify the possible social and economic implications of agrotourism on the rural women’s life, after determining the situation and importance of rural women in the agricultural activity. This research was carried out in three villages of Kalecik district of Ankara and data gathered from group meetings and surveys.     

Contrasting structure and composition of the understory in species-rich tropical rain forests

In large samples of trees > or = 1 cm dbh (more than 1 million trees and 3000 species), in six lowland tropical forests on three continents, we assigned species with >30 individuals to one of six classes of stature at maturity (SAM). We then compared the proportional representation of understory trees (1-2 cm dbh) among these classes. The understory of the three Asian sites was predominantly composed of the saplings of large-canopy trees whereas the African and American sites were more richly stocked with trees of the smaller SAM classes. Differences in class representation were related to taxonomic families that were present exclusively in one continent or another. Families found in the Asian plots but not in the American plot (e.g., Dipterocarpaceae, Fagaceae) were predominantly species of the largest SAM classes, whereas families exclusive to the American plots (e.g., Melastomataceae sensu stricto, Piperaceae, and Malvaceae [Bombacacoidea]) were predominantly species of small classes. The African plot was similar to Asia in the absence of those American families rich in understory species, while similar to America in lacking the Asian families rich in canopy species. The numerous understory species of Africa were chiefly derived from families shared with Asia and/or America. The ratio of saplings (1-2 cm dbh) to conspecific canopy trees (>40 cm dbh) was lower in American plots than in the Asian plots. Possible explanations for these differences include phenology, moisture and soil fertility regimes, phyletic constraints, and the role of early successional plants in forest development. These results demonstrate that tropical forests that appear similar in tree number, basal area, and the family taxonomy of canopy trees nonetheless differ in ecological structure in ways that may impact the ecology of pollinators, dispersers, and herbivores and might reflect fundamental differences in canopy tree regeneration.     

关于制药工业生产废水特点分析及其处理方式的选择

随着制药工业的发展,制药废水已成为严重的污染源之一.制药工业废水主要包括四种:抗菌素工业废水:合成药物生产废水;中成药生产废水;各类制剂生产过程的洗涤水和冲洗废水.由于药物品种繁多,在药物生产过程中,需使用多种原料,生产工艺又较复杂,因而废水组成也十分复杂.结合节能减排等国家政策出台,制药废水综合治理日显突出,应加强对此类废水治理.从而减少对水环境和人类的危害.     

浅议环境保护专项资金效益审计的重点和方法

重点论述了从征、管、用三大环节对环保专项资金进行效益审计。论述了审计方法,提出了存在的问题和建议。     

利用煤矸石制备低环境负荷型水泥的研究

煤矸石是我国排放量最大的工业废渣之一,破坏生态环境,不利于可持续发展。本文分析与研究了煤矸石的综合利用现状,着重探讨了煤矸石在我国水泥工业中的应用,并从材料学、热学和环境学等交叉学科入手研究了利用煤矸石生产低环境负荷型水泥的控制理论与技术及其社会经济效益。     

波纹板弯曲模

正弦波纹板的回弹量较大。此文详细介绍波纹板弯曲模的参数计算模具结构以及制造、使用模具的技术要领。     

计算冲裁间隙的实用公式

此文按照冲裁间隙的传统计算公式及经验数据,总结出了冲裁模合理间隙的实用计算公式。     

SBR法后处理DTTA颜料中间体废水试验研究

采用SBR法处理DTTA颜料中间体废水,考察其废水处理效果,及曝气时间、pH值、进水COD等对处理效果的影响,结果表明,曝气时间6h、进水pH为7.0-8.5、进水COD为1000-2000 mg/L时,COD去除率达到71.3%-77.2%。     

絮凝体分形维数投药控制研究

依据分形理论，通过先进的图像分析处理技术，实现了对絮凝体分形维数的联机在线监测，试验证实分形维数可以很好地反映絮凝程度及其混凝处理效果，通过建立的混凝剂投加量、分形维数及沉后水浊度三者间的模糊控制模型，最终实现了对混凝剂投加量的自动控制与调节。     

论高速公路建设中的生态破坏及其恢复

探讨高速公路建设对生态与环境的影响,结合近几年国内外的研究成果和工作实践,对高速公路建设中的生态恢复理论、原则和技术展开讨论。可为有关建设项目中的生态恢复提供科学依据。