Applying the methods of image evaluation and spatial analysis to study the sound environment of urban street areas

One important aspect of the urban environment is its sound environment, in which the sound environment of street areas plays a significant role. In this research, we employed methods of subjective image evaluation and spatial analysis of soundscape formation, in studying the sound environments of urban street areas. In Saga City, Japan, we analysed the structure and main sound components of urban street areas, as well as the sound pressure levels through on-site investigation. Through image evaluation, we obtained people's ratings of each sound component in terms of “preference” and “congruence”. Simultaneously, we interviewed people on site for their evaluation of the sound environment using semantic differential profiles. Lastly, we performed a spatial analysis of the site, identifying the different types of street sound environment and their characteristics using cluster analysis, as well as noting the interaction of auditory image and visual factors. The methods presented by this research can help us understand the sound environment of urban street areas more comprehensively and vividly, and to point out a unique direction in the research of urban sound environment as well as the planning of urban street areas.     

A COMPARISON OF SIX POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION METHODS FOR REGIONAL USE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES1

ABSTRACT: Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is an important index of hydrologic budgets at different spatial scales and is a critical variable for understanding regional biological processes. It is often an important variable in estimating actual evapotranspiration (AET) in rainfall‐runoff and ecosystem modeling. However, PET is defined in different ways in the literature and quantitative estimation of PET with existing mathematical formulas produces inconsistent results. The objectives of this study are to contrast six commonly used PET methods and quantify the long term annual PET across a physiographic gradient of 36 forested watersheds in the southeastern United States. Three temperature based (Thornthwaite, Hamon, and Hargreaves‐Samani) and three radiation based (Turc, Makkink, and Priestley‐Taylor) PET methods are compared. Long term water balances (precipitation, streamflow, and AET) for 36 forest dominated watersheds from 0.25 to 8213 km² in size were estimated using associated hydrometeorological and land use databases. The study found that PET values calculated from the six methods were highly correlated (Pearson Correlation Coefficient 0.85 to 1.00). Multivariate statistical tests, however, showed that PET values from different methods were significantly different from each other. Greater differences were found among the temperature based PET methods than radiation based PET methods. In general, the Priestley‐Taylor, Turc, and Hamon methods performed better than the other PET methods. Based on the criteria of availability of input data and correlations with AET values, the Priestley‐Taylor, Turc, and Hamon methods are recommended for regional applications in the southeastern United States.     

德国工伤保险的特点及成功之处(上)

德国是世界上第一个建立工伤保险制度的国家。1884年7月6日,德国颁布工伤保险法,其基于与民法不同的原则,即“不以追究事故责任者确定赔付的原则”。其含义为,在工伤赔付上,无需再追究是雇主还是雇员方面的过错,而是以是否发生在就业过程中为确定工伤赔付范围的划定标准。工伤保险法律将过去由工人方面承担事故后果,转移向由雇主方面承担。但雇主的责任不是以企业主个人承担     

马来西亚职业安全与卫生联合信息系统

法律法规马来西亚的新《职业安全与卫生法》是1994年颁布的。该法修订了1967年颁布的《工厂与机器法》。《工厂与机器法》是先前制订颁布的《职业安全与卫生法》的一个主要篇章,它在一些特定的机械作业、建筑以及一些工程特定的伤害细节上没有规定要提供充分的防护。因此1994年的《职业安全与卫生法》明确体现了全面关注全国劳工安全、卫生与福利的立法意图。     

元古宙—寒武纪疑源类的辐射演化、绝灭作用与海洋地球化学演变——兼论扬子区元古宙—奥陶纪疑源类的演化

通过对目前全世界元古宙———寒武纪地层中的浮游植物 (疑源类 )的统计 ,发现在新元古代晚期和早、中寒武世相对较短的时间间隔内发生了一系列的微体植物 (疑源类 )辐射和绝灭事件。而这些辐射和绝灭事件又与早期后生生物的辐射、绝灭都有密切的镜像关系。通过对古海洋的δ13 C、87Sr/ 86Sr研究 ,发现元古宙—寒武纪浮游植物 (疑源类 )的辐射演化、绝灭作用与古海洋环境变化有着密切的关系 ,即生物辐射时期 ,δ13 C、　87Sr/ 86Sr呈现高异常 ;生物绝灭时期 ,δ13 C、87Sr/ 86Sr呈现低异常 ;冰期δ13 C呈现明显的负异常。     

基本过程控制系统(BPCS)作为独立保护层的探讨

对于特定场景，识别现有的防护措施是否满足独立保护层（IPL）的要求是保护层分析技术的核心内容。基本过程控制系统（BPCS）作为一种基本保护措施，在一定的条件下可以作为一种IPL。探讨BPCS作为IPL必须满足的条件，分析同一BPCS多重功能回路作为IPL的方法、各种影响因素、限制条件、所需的专业知识和信息及注意事项。在实际运用中，必须谨慎识别同一BPCS多重功能回路作为同一场景下的多个IPL。     

Significant coal combustion contribution to water-soluble brown carbon during winter in Xingtai, China: Optical properties and sources

To understand the characteristics of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC), daily PM_2.5 samples in Xingtai, a small city in North China Plain (NCP), during the four seasons of 2018-2019, were collected and analyzed for optical properties and chemical compositions. The light absorption at 365 nm (abs_{λ=365 nm}) displayed a strong seasonal variation with the highest value in winter (29.0±14.3 M/m), which was 3.2∼5.4-fold of that in other seasons. A strong correlation of abs_{λ=365 nm} with benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) was only observed in winter, indicating that coal combustion was the major source for BrC in the season due to the enhanced domestic heating. The mass absorbing efficiency of BrC also exhibited a similar seasonal pattern, and was found to correlate linearly with the aerosol pH, suggesting a positive effect of aerosol acidity on the optical properties and formation of BrC in the city. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis further showed that on a yearly basis the major source for BrC was biomass burning, which accounted for 34% of the total BrC, followed by secondary formation (26.7%), coal combustion (21.3%) and fugitive dust (18%). However, the contribution from coal combustion was remarkably enhanced in winter, accounting for ∼40% of the total. Our work revealed that more efforts of “shifting coal to clean energy” are necessary in rural areas and small cities in NCP in order to further mitigate PM_2.5 pollution in China.     

Long-term forest management and timely transfer of carbon into wood products help reduce atmospheric carbon

In their efforts to deal with global climate change, scientists and governments have given much attention to the carbon emissions associated with fossil fuels and to strategies for reducing their use. While it is very important to burn less fossil fuel and to employ alternative energy sources, other carbon-reduction options must also be considered. Given that forests comprise a large portion of the global landbase and that they play a very significant role in the global carbon cycle, it is logical to examine how forest management practices could effect reductions in carbon emissions. Many papers that discuss forest carbon sinks or sources refer only to the short term (<20 years). This paper focuses on the sustainable carbon storage contributions of a forest over the long term. This paper explains that long-term carbon storage and reduced carbon fluctuation can be achieved by a combination of improved forest management and efficient transfer of carbon into wood products. Here we show how three different forest management scenarios affect the overall carbon storage capacity of forest and wood products combined over the long term. We used a timber supply model and scenario analysis to predict forest carbon and other resource conditions over time in the Prince George Forest District, a 3.4-million-ha landbase in northern British Columbia. We found that the high-harvest scenario stores 3% more carbon than the low-harvest scenario and 27% (120 million tonnes) more carbon than the no-harvest scenario even though only 1.2-million ha is in timber harvesting landbase. Our results tell us that forest management practices that maintain and increase forest area, reduce natural disturbances in the forest, improve forest conditions, and ensure the appropriate and timely transfer of carbon into wood products lead to increasing overall carbon storage, thereby reducing carbon in the atmosphere.     

热成形和热处理对3.5Ni钢力学性能的影响

本文研究了不同厚度3.5Ni低温钢板以不同热成形加热温度和冷却条件成形后的力学性能变化。通过对经历热成形同样加热和冷却条件的母材试板重新进行不同规范的正火和回火,对材料被损坏的性能进行了恢复和提高,为低温钢设备的制造提供了可靠的工艺依据。