Modeling the probability of freeway lane-changing collision occurrence considering intervehicle interaction

Objective: To better capture the relationships between lane-changing collisions and explanatory variables, a microscopic model is developed for freeway lane-changing collisions based on the interactions between lane-changing vehicles.

Methods: The model applies an intervehicle interaction structure to account for the occurrence mechanism of lane-changing collisions. The occurrence mechanism can be described as the failure of a vehicle driver of an adjacent lane in avoiding the lane-changing vehicle, which disturbs the smooth movement of the adjacent lane vehicle and requires the driver's brake action to avoid an angle collision. This model is examined using data collected from freeways in Washington State during 2010 to 2011 and validated using lane-changing collision data for the SR 520 freeway.

Results: The findings of this study show that generalized truck percentage has a significant decreasing effect on lane-changing collision risk, whereas average spacing and several roadway characteristics have significant increasing effects. The frequency of slight collisions during peak hours is higher than that during off-peak hours. Young female drivers are more likely to be involved in collisions during lane-changing than young male drivers, but the result for senior drivers is opposite, with older male drivers having a higher probability of lane-changing collisions than female drivers in the same age group.

Conclusion: The process of lane-changing collisions is a complicated maneuver. Truck percentage, average spacing, and good roadway characteristics, such as straight and level segment, in the target lane have a significant effect on the occurrence of lane-changing collisions. Age and gender are also 2 important factors contributing to the relationship between lane-changing collisions and explanatory variables.     

探究性教学在大学语文课程中的运用——以讲授苏轼《水调歌头》一课为例

《大学语文》作为高职高专的一门公共基础课,因其丰富的人文内蕴、情感价值和审美趣味而承担了进一步提高大学生人文素质、增进文化修养的功能,从而培养大学生具有深厚人文精神的理想人格。在《大学语文》教学活动中开展探究性教学,既是教育改革全面实施素质教育的客观要求,也是大学生自我提升的内在需要。以讲授苏轼的《水调歌头·明月几时有》一课为例,阐述如何在高职高专《大学语文》课程的教学活动中引导和组织学生开展探究性教学。     

Performance of the supported copper oxide catalysts for the catalytic incineration of aromatic hydrocarbons

A fixed bed reactor was used to assess the catalytic incineration of toluene by various transition-metal oxide species supported on gamma-Al(2)O(3). CuO/gamma-Al(2)O(3) was found to be the most active of seven catalysts investigated. The CuO species, with a Cu content of 5% (wt), was hence used with four different supports (CeO(2), gamma-Al(2)O(3), TiO(2) and V(2)O(5)) in order to define the optimal combination. Results of the catalytic incineration of toluene, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, oxygen-temperature programmed desorption (O(2)-TPD), toluene-temperature programmed desorption (toluene-TPD) and hydrogen-temperature programmed reduction (H(2)-TPR) showed that CuO/CeO(2) was the most active catalyst, followed by CuO/gamma-Al(2)O(3). The activity of CuO/CeO(2) with respect to the VOC molecule was observed to follow this sequence: toluen>p-xylene>benzene. The addition of water vapor or CO(2) significantly inhibited the activity of the CuO/CeO(2) and CuO/gamma-Al(2)O(3) catalysts. The inhibiting effect of both was reversible for CuO/gamma-Al(2)O(3). For CuO/CeO(2), the inhibiting effect of CO(2) was reversible and even insignificant at a higher temperature (220 degrees C), but the effect of H(2)O vapor was somewhat irreversible at lower incineration temperatures (220 degrees C). For complete oxidation of toluene, the required reaction temperature increased with gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) and toluene inlet concentration.     

A historical perspective of river basin management in the Pearl River Delta of China

Three innovations in water and soil conservancy technology in the Pearl River Delta of South China, i.e., dike building, land reclamation, and dike-pond systems, were examined from a historical perspective. They were found to best reflect local farmers' efforts to cope with the challenges of various water disasters and to build a harmonious relationship with the changed environment. These technologies were critical to the agricultural success and sustainability over the past 2000 years, and reflected local farmers' wisdom in balancing land use and environmental conservation. Imprudent use of a new agricultural technology could damage the environment, and could disturb the human-environment relationship, as evidenced by the more frequent flooding that followed inappropriate dike building and premature reclamation. It is suggested that as the urbanization and industrialization process in the delta region continues, the kind of thinking that made the water and soil conservancy sustainable needs to be incorporated into the design of similar technologies for water use and river basin management today.     

绿色壁垒的法律分析

面对我国国际贸易深受国外绿色壁垒影响的现状,我国应以国际规则坚决抵制贸易保护主义,制定绿色产品及其包装发展鼓励条例,并不断完善环境管理和绿色保障法律制度。     

长江水系四大家鱼种质资源的保护和合理利用

四大家鱼是我国淡水养殖和捕捞的主要对象，本文从影响长江水第四大家鱼种质资源的主要因素出发，对目前鱼类养殖场普遍存在的四大家鱼种质退化的原因进行了分析，提出了保护长江水系四大家鱼天然产卵场，利用长江故道保护和合理利用长江四大家鱼种质资源，保护四大家鱼人工养殖群体的遗传性能，建立长江水系四大家鱼种质资源监测体系等对策。     

均相阳离子隔离阴阳极室电化学降解含酚废水实验及其动力学研究

在隔离阴阳极室的条件下进行电化学法降解含酚废水实验 ,结果表明 ,在 2 5～ 4 5℃的低温范围内 ,苯酚的转化率能达到 95 %以上。反应动力学研究揭示 ,其活化能Ea =12 75～ 16 0 6kJ mol,与一般化学反应的活化能Ea =6 0～2 5 0kJ mol相比 ,本实验的活化能很低 ,即反应所要克服的势能垒很低 ,反应更易进行 ,这是电化学脱酚速率快 ,降解彻底的重要原因 ;另外 ,不同电解液对比实验显示 ,降解苯酚时在碱性电解液中更为有效     

酸性矿山废水中锰氧化菌的分离鉴定及其对Mn2+的去除作用

含锰（Mn）重金属废水的处理是行业痛点与难点,近年来高效的生物脱锰技术得到广泛关注,但具有较高锰氧化效率菌株的报道仍然有限.本研究从酸性矿山废水中分离纯化出一株锰氧化细菌,并深入探究其微生物特性以及对Mn²⁺的去除作用.通过生理生化及16S rRNA序列分析鉴定该菌株为短芽孢杆菌,并命名为Brevibacillus brevis MM2.进一步通过单因素实验探究了环境因子和初始锰浓度对菌株MM2的生长和锰去除率的影响.结果表明,菌株MM2对Mn²⁺的最高耐受浓度可达1000 mg·L^-1,且在弱酸条件下（pH 6、pH 5）仍然显现出良好的生长趋势,具有较高的锰去除率（91.93%,pH=6）.此外,菌株MM2在 30~35 ℃,pH 7,转速180 r·min^-1条件下生长趋势最好,当初始Mn²⁺浓度为100 mg·L^-1时,Mn²⁺的最高去除率为92.76%.最后,通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、X射线衍射（XRD）、傅里叶红外光谱仪（FTIR）对代谢固相产物分析表明,菌株MM2介导生成的生物氧化锰附着在菌株表面并以层状和颗粒状两种形态呈现,锰平均氧化度为3.55,其成分主要为无定形的Mn₂O₃和MnO₂.综上所述,本研究分离纯化的菌株MM2不仅能在弱酸性条件下生长且对锰具有较高的耐受和去除能力,在含锰废水的处理中具有较好应用前景.     

The Investigation of the Toughening Mechanism of PHBV/PBAT with a Novel Hyperbranched Ethylenediamine Triazine Polymer Based Modifier: The Formation of the Transition Layer and the Microcrosslinking Structure

A new type of designed hyperbranched ethylenediamine trazine polymer (HBETP) is successfully synthesized and characterized based upon NMR and GPC. The prepared HBETP is used to modify the poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blends. The effect of HBETP on the microstructure, mechanical properties and thermal properties of the blends is studied. The results indicate that upon addition of 1.0 wt% of HBETP, the impact strength of the PHBV/PBAT blends is increased by 47.1%; ?T_g of the blends decreases from 53.2 to 49.9 °C. These results, together with the morphology analysis of the fractured surface of the blends, conclude the formation of the transition layer between PHBV and PBAT. Also, the XRD result shows that the addition of HBETP can limit the growth of the PHBV crystals and causes the decrease of both the crystallinity and the grain crystalline size. The DSC result demonstrates that the addition of HBETP mainly affects the crystallization of the HB-HV binary eutectic region within PHBV. The mechanism of PHBV/PBAT toughening is due to the formation of the strong physical hydrogen bonding and the chemical micro-crosslinking between HBETP and PHBV/PBAT, which is proposed based on XPS characterization.