Freight transport and non-driving work duties as predictors of falling asleep at the wheel in urban areas of Crete

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the impact of subjective reports of drowsy driving and non-driving duties on the falling asleep responses and road crash involvement of professional drivers in Crete. An attempt was also made to elucidate other driving parameters, such as freight transportation, which could be potential predictors of risky driving, after controlling for lifestyle patterns. METHOD: A sample of 317 professional drivers was studied through personal interviews. The interview questionnaire included items about sleep and fatigue as contributing factors to falling asleep probability and crash risk. In addition, the drivers reported the type of freight they carried in their last trip, as well as practices such as smoking and alcohol consumption. RESULTS: The first logistic regression analysis showed that the most significant predictors of falling asleep at the wheel were transportation of fruits/vegetables and livestock, non-driving hours of work, insufficient hours of sleep, and smoking. The second logistic regression analysis revealed all the previous items as powerful factors of crash probability, including the transportation of express freight and freezer. IMPACT: The findings of the current study are discussed as they pertain to directions for future studies and for the development of fatigue countermeasures.     

资源驱动型旅游地中心城市形象研究——以黄山市屯溪区为例

资源驱动型旅游地中心城市是我国普遍存在的一种旅游城市类型，但对这类城市形象的研究相对较少。以黄山市屯溪区为例，在感知形象测度的基础上，利用定性与定量方法论结合分析其感知形象现状和问题，并提出解决方案，总结出该类型城市在形象建设中应当注意的四对矛盾。     

综掘工作面卸压槽防突措施试验研究

通过对卸压槽防突机理的系统分析 ,研制了直接利用掘进机自身动力驱动和控制开挖连续卸压槽装置 ,进行了水平槽、两帮竖槽开挖工艺试验 ,成功地开挖出连续卸压槽 ,对卸压槽的瓦斯排放效果、有效排放半径进行了考察。试验结果表明 ,卸压槽有效地消除了激发突出的应力 ,排放了煤体中的瓦斯 ,增大了煤体抑制突出的阻力 ,很好地起到了综合防突的作用。     

The future of humanitarian action: mapping the implications of Iraq and other recent crises

In late 2003 the Feinstein International Famine Center, in partnership with institutions in London, Geneva and Washington, organised a series of consultations on the future of humanitarian action post-Iraq. This article is based on those discussions. A number of recurring concerns are elaborated, ranging from the perception of humanitarianism as a Northern-driven and Northern-controlled enterprise, through the politicisation of security and the devaluation of the protective power of emblems, to the very nature of how the crisis in Iraq is perceived. The article explores the implications of such issues for humanitarian workers and their institutions. It concludes by framing an agenda for action by the humanitarian sector.     

黄河河川基流量演化规律及其驱动因子探讨

河川基流量是指地下水补给河川径流的水量。论文首次对黄河河川基流量50年来的时空演化规律和驱动因子做了较为全面的分析。研究表明:黄河河川基流量约占黄河河川径流量的44%,黄河河川基流量对维持健康黄河具有重要意义。受自然变化和人类活动影响,黄河干支流河川基流量50年来总体呈下降趋势;支流基流量变化可划分为双峰型、单峰型、直线下降型3种类型,干流区间基流量主要减少在黄河中游地区。黄河河川基流量具有维持河川径流、维护河流生态、湖泊以及表生生态植被良性发展等多种功能,河川基流量衰减导致湖泊萎缩、表生植被退化、加剧黄河断流等一系列生态环境负效应。通过对驱动因子进一步分析表明,降水量是维持河川基流量的主要来源,其变化影响黄河河川基流量变化趋势。人类活动是黄河河川基流量驱动因子中最活跃的因子,基流量衰减最明显的地区也是人类活动频繁的地区。因此维持健康的黄河必须要对黄河基流量进行科学保护和合理开发利用。     

Real-world vehicle emission factors in Chinese metropolis city--Beijing

The dynamometer tests with different driving cycles and the real-world tests are presented. Results indicated the pollutants emission factors and fuel consumption factor with ECE15 EUDC driving cycle usually take the lowest value and with real wodd driving cycle occur the highest value, and different driving cycles will lead to significantly different vehicle emission factors with the same vehicle. Relative to the ECE15 EUDC driving cycle, the increasing rate of pollutant emission factors of CO, NOx and HC are - 0.42--2.99, - 0.32--0.81 and - 0.11--11 with FTP75 testing, 0.11--1.29, - 0.77--0.64 and 0.47--10.50 with Beijing 1997 testing and 0.25--1.83, 0.09--0.75 and - 0.58--1.50 with real wodd testing. Compared to the carburetor vehicles, the retrofit and MPI TWC vehicles‘ pollution emission factors decrease with different degree. The retrofit vehicle (Santana) will reduce 4.44%--58.44% CO, - 4.95%--36.79% NOx, -32.32%--33.89% HC, and -9.39%--14.29% fuel consumption, and especially that the MPI TWC vehicle will decrease CO by 82.48%--91.76%, NOx by 44.87%--92.79%, HC by 90.00%--93.89% and fuel consumption by 5.44%--10.55%. Vehicles can cause pollution at a very high rate when operated in high power modes; however, they may not often operate in these high power modes. In analyzing vehicle emissions, it describes the fraction of time that vehicles operate in various power modes. In Beijing, vehicles spend 90% of their operation in low power modes or decelerating.     

基于地学信息图谱的合肥市城市扩展时空特征及驱动力分析

利用多时相遥感影像,借助ArcGIS平台,采用空间形态分析、等扇分析、等距分析及分形分析等方法,以城市扩展强度、紧凑度、分形维数、重心坐标、扩展弹性系数等为指标,基于地学信息图谱分析了1987~2011年合肥市城市扩展时空特征及其驱动力。结果表明：合肥市在经历了轴向放射状扩展、双核组团扩展及轴间填充后,城市形态由不规则团块状向星楔形、连体双星形转变;24 a间,城市用地面积增长了22415 km2,城市规模扩大了455倍;2000年以前基本保持中、低速扩展,进入21世纪后,开始高速扩展;城市空间主要沿交通线向西南、东南、东、东北等方向非均衡延展,城市扩展最强烈的区域约在距城区中心8 km处,城市重心不断向南偏西方向转移;扩展过程中,城市紧凑度呈“W”型波动,分形维数呈“M”型波动,扩展弹性系数呈“∧”型波动,城市形态最终向着稳定、合理化方向发展;自然环境、经济发展、人口增长、交通建设、政府行为等是合肥市城市扩展的主要驱动力量     

典型湖泊有机聚集体时空特征及驱动因子

有机聚集体(OA)是水体中物质循环和能量流通的重要枢纽,但在不同营养水平湖泊中的比较研究仍相当匮乏.于2019～2021年间,采集了不同季节贫营养抚仙湖、中营养天目湖、中度富营养太湖和重度富营养星云湖表层水样,利用扫描电镜、表面荧光显微镜和流式细胞仪等研究了4个典型湖泊中OA及其附着细菌的时空变化特征.结果表明：(1)抚仙湖、天目湖、太湖和星云湖中,OA丰度的年均值分别为1.4×10⁴、 7.0×10⁴、 27.7×10⁴和16.0×10⁴ind·mL^-1; OA附着细菌丰度的年均值分别为0.3×10⁶、 1.9×10⁶、 4.9×10⁶和6.2×10⁶ cells·mL^-1;附着细菌占总细菌的比值分别为30%、 31%、 50%和38%.(2)夏季OA丰度显著高于秋冬季;但夏季附着细菌占总细菌的比值为26%,显著低于其它3个季节.(3)湖泊营养状态是影响OA及其附着细...     

华北平原典型城市土壤微生物群落时空变化规律及其驱动因子

微生物群落结构和功能受多种环境因素的共同影响,为阐明典型城市土壤中微生物群落的时空变化规律及其主要影响因素,亟需开展典型城市土壤中微生物群落时空动态变化特征研究.鉴于此,选取华北平原典型城市——石家庄市为研究区,共设置12个采样点,分别于2021年6月（夏季）和9月（秋季）采集表层土壤,并利用16S rRNA高通量测序技术对土壤中微生物群落结构及功能进行研究,探究其时空变化规律;同时运用Pearson相关性分析建立微生物群落与环境因子间的相关性,识别微生物群落时空变化的主要驱动因子.结果表明：①石家庄市表层土壤中主要优势菌门为放线菌（Actinobacteriota）和变形菌（Proteobacteria）;就季节变化而言,在门水平上,Actinobacteriota和Proteobacteria相对丰度均呈降低趋势;在属水平上,夏季主要优势菌属为节杆菌属（Arthrobacter）和未知分类菌属,秋季主要优势菌属为Arthrobacter和Candidatus_Nitrocosmicus,且优势菌属呈显著季节差异（P<0.05）;②就季节变化而言,Simpson、Ace和Chao指数均值呈升高趋势,而OTU均值呈降低趋势;就空间差异而言,Shannon指数和Simpson指数呈显著空间差异（P<0.01和P<0.05）;③各类功能基因无显著季节和空间差异;其中能源生产和转换类功能基因相对丰度最高,在夏季和秋季的相对丰度分别为24.06%~24.84%和24.63%~25.98%;④微生物群落结构组成、多样性指数和功能基因与喹诺酮类抗生素（QNs）、总磷（TP）和硝氮（NO₃^--N）呈显著相关,且与QNs显著相关性最强（|r| >0.900）;这表明在石家庄市表层土壤中抗生素成为影响微生物群落变化的主要驱动因素.因此,为保障城市土壤中微生物群落结构和功能稳定,应进一步加强土壤中抗生素污染的综合管控.