大规模风电接入电网的机组组合问题研究

伴随着风力发电规模的日益增加,风电并网需求量增大,大电网环境下与之相适应的火电机组的启停组合经济调度问题显得特别突出。针对此问题,通过对离散二进制粒子群算法进行优化改进,采用等耗量微增率迭代法整合优化方案,用于解决火电机组启停组合经济调度问题。仿真结果表明:该方案接近最优,在满足电力系统约束条件下得出的机组组合方式能够使得总运行费用最低,能够根据风电具体预测信息,为电网接入的火电机组经济调度提供可靠依据。     

Evaluating the ability of habitat suitability models to predict species presences

Models predicting species spatial distribution are increasingly applied to wildlife management issues, emphasising the need for reliable methods to evaluate the accuracy of their predictions. As many available datasets (e.g. museums, herbariums, atlas) do not provide reliable information about species absences, several presence-only based analyses have been developed. However, methods to evaluate the accuracy of their predictions are few and have never been validated. The aim of this paper is to compare existing and new presence-only evaluators to usual presence/absence measures.     

考虑侧壁阻力的顺层边坡失稳机制及稳定性评价∗

侧壁阻力作用下,顺层边坡主滑方向将偏离岩层倾向,其变形及失稳机制具有典型特征。以四川盆地马边河流域某顺层边坡为例,基于其工程地质条件,总结顺层边坡不同变形区域的特征,结合失稳边界条件研究了考虑侧壁阻力的顺层边坡失稳演化机制;最后,对比主滑方向偏离岩层倾向与否的受力差异,分析考虑侧壁阻力的顺层边坡三维稳定性,并研究了各影响因素的作用效应。结果表明：（1）考虑侧壁阻力的顺层边坡变形可划为失稳滑走区、滑坡区和稳定区,滑坡区包含滑动区和蠕滑变形区,滑动区岩体滑动后解体风化为碎、块石土,蠕滑变形区受侧壁阻力影响岩体仅变形拉裂;（2）顺层边坡经岩体劣化和前缘临空后,总体呈下部滑动、中部蠕滑拉裂的顺层临空-后退式破坏;滑动区边界受前缘及侧壁临空控制,长度与侧壁冲沟下切段长度相近;蠕滑变形区部分侧壁由节理面转化为挤压带,侧壁阻力增大,稳定性高于临界失稳状态;受侧壁阻力及滑体厚度控制,蠕滑变形区与稳定区界限处因滑体厚度削薄而拉裂;（3）建立了考虑侧壁阻力的顺层边坡稳定性系数计算式,以及岩层倾角δ、滑面倾角α、主滑方向偏离岩层倾向夹角β 三角度间的换算关系式,侧壁摩擦系数和β 越大,侧壁阻力越利于顺层边坡稳定。     

Analysing spectroscopy data using two-step group penalized partial least squares regression

Environmental and Ecological Statistics - A statistical challenge to analyse hyperspectral data is the multicollinearity between spectral bands. Partial least squares (PLS) has been extensively...     

What are the drivers and barriers for green business practice adoption for SMEs?

Environment Systems and Decisions - The depletion of natural resources as a byproduct of widespread, global economic growth has urged entrepreneurs to think about the environment when starting or...     

Effect of two TiO2 nanoparticles on the growth of unicellular green algae using the OECD 201 test guideline: influence of the exposure system

This work aimed at assessing the influence of different exposure systems to perform the commonly used OECD 201 freshwater algal growth inhibition test in the context of nanoparticles hazard assessment. Two distinct TiO₂ nanoparticles were considered and three different exposure systems were investigated: Erlenmeyers flasks and 24-well microplates (both using an orbital shake system), and an alternative system using cylindrical vials and magnetic stirring. All three systems are in accordance with the OECD 201 test guideline recommendations. We concluded that the exposure systems applied to achieve the test can substantially affect the ecotoxicological results and the subsequent calculated ECx. The selected systems influenced both the interaction between algal cells and TiO₂ nanoparticles as well as the growth inhibition recorded. Disparities in ecotoxicity relative to the TiO₂ nanoparticles tested were also observed and are finally discussed.     

Queen and young larval pheromones impact nursing and reproductive physiology of honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers

Several insect pheromones are multifunctional and have both releaser and primer effects. In honey bees (Apis mellifera), the queen mandibular pheromone (QMP) and e-beta-ocimene (eβ), emitted by young worker larvae, have such dual effects. There is increasing evidence that these multifunctional pheromones profoundly shape honey bee colony dynamics by influencing cooperative brood care, a fundamental aspect of eusocial insect behavior. Both QMP and eβ have been shown to affect worker physiology and behavior, but it has not yet been determined if these two key pheromones have interactive effects on hypopharyngeal gland (HPG) development, actively used in caring of larvae, and ovary activation, a component of worker reproductive physiology. Experimental results demonstrate that both QMP and eβ significantly suppress ovary activation compared to controls but that the larval pheromone is more effective than QMP. The underlying reproductive anatomy (total ovarioles) of workers influenced HPG development and ovary activation, so that worker bees with more ovarioles were less responsive to suppression of ovary activation by QMP. These bees were more likely to develop their HPG and have activated ovaries in the presence of eβ, providing additional links between nursing and reproductive physiology in support of the reproductive ground plan hypothesis.     

Accumulation of lead and cadmium by four tropical forage weeds found in the premises of an automobile battery manufacturing company in Nigeria

The potentials of tropical weeds namely, Nephrolepis biserrata, Panicum maximum, Eleusine indica, and Chromolaena odorata to accumulate lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) from soil within the premises of an automobile battery manufacturing company in Ota, south-western Nigeria, were explored. The weed samples were collected in both wet and dry seasons. Standard analytical methods were employed to collect, digest, and analyze the weeds. Lead levels in the weeds for both seasons ranged from 1990–4870, 1090–1730, 4800–7890, and 400–1210 µg g^?1 dry weight (DW) for Nephrolepis biserata, Panicum maximum, Eleusine indica, and Chromolaena odorata, respectively, while the cadmium level in the weeds for both seasons ranged from 3.92–6.78 µg g^?1 DW for N. biserata, 1.99–6.85 µg g^?1 DW for P. maximum, 2.90–7.40 µg g^?1 DW for E. indica, and 2.90–5.09 µg g^?1 DW for C. odorata. There was no significant difference in the accumulation of both Pb and Cd for the two seasons. All the weeds showed Pb levels higher than the phytotoxic range. On the contrary, 99% of the weeds showed Cd concentration within the phytotoxic range. The weeds demonstrate good phytoremediation potentials of contaminated soil.     

杭州无车日大气细颗粒物化学组成形成机制及光学特性

在世界无车日期间对PM2.5化学组分、光学参数及气态污染物进行同步监测,评估机动车尾气排放对杭州市细颗粒物污染及能见度的影响.结果表明:管制期间NO2、NOx、CO和PM2.5浓度分别为45.0, 50.8, 1119, 85.8μg/m3,比平日分别下降了17.5%、23.3%、20.6%和32.6%.管制期间PM2.5中OC、EC和二次无机组分浓度为8.58, 4.29, 25.95μg/m3,比管制前下降了13.8%、12.6%和15.7%,管制后则达到20.24, 10.85, 27.39μg/m3,上升了136.0%、152.7%和5.5%.管制期间较高的NO3-/PM2.5和NOR(0.15)表明PM2.5的形成更多受二次无机转化影响,管制后PM2.5中上升的OC、EC比例和较低的NOR(0.07)则说明PM2.5主要来自机动车排放的碳质组分的贡献.硫酸盐、硝酸盐、有机气溶胶和EC是最主要的消光组分,共解释了总消光系数的74.0%~89.7%.管制后,机动车排放的有机物和EC消光比例达到26.6%和24.6%,大气消光系数则达到438.7Mm-1,比管制期间上升了60.5%,表明机动车污染排放已成为影响杭州大气细颗粒物污染和能见度下降的重要因素.