层次分析法在工业污水处理厂收水体制选择中的应用

该文基于适应于工业污水处理厂(工业废水量≥50%)的收水体制,利用层次分析法(AHP)建立4层14指标2方案的综合评价体系,并通过构造判断矩阵及一致性检验得到各指标的权重值。在此基础上,利用专家打分法建立指标评价标准和量化方法,并选择采用合流制和分流制收水体制的工业污水处理厂各8家,分别建立来水复杂程度、处理效果和投资费用之间的相关函数,从而为通过来水复杂程度选择收水体制提供理论依据和实践指导。     

窖水中微生物降解污染物的关键细菌

为探究以氮、磷及有机物污染为主要特征的、窖水中参与污染物降解的关键细菌及它们之间潜在的相关关系,基于16S rRNA的微生物组学截面数据,分析了窖水中细菌群落结构与功能及其与水质因子间的相关性,并通过微生物物种的同现或相关种间作用推断模型,构建了7个微生物菌属间的共现性关联网络.结果表明,窖水中存在具有相对特定生态功能的细菌,进行着诸多活跃的与新陈代谢功能基因相关的代谢活动;窖水微生物类群共现性关联网络中大部分节点的菌属营互利共生类型的生态关系;Lacibacter、Arthrobacter、Candidatus Protochlamydia、Methylocaldum、Sulfuritalea、Mycobacterium、Aquirestis、Rhodobacter、Methylotenera等菌属拥有较高的点度中心度;较强的互作关系发生在Sulfuritalea-Rhodobacter、Azospirillum-Rhodobacter、Methylocaldum-Rhodobacter、Arthrobacter-Rhodobacter、Rhodoplanes-Rhodobacter、Candidatus Protochlamydia-Rhodobacter、Methylotenera-Rhodobacter、Rhodobacter-Aquirestis、Mycobacterium-Rhodobacter、PlanctomycesCandidatus Solibacter、Planctomyces-Legionella、Hymenobacter-Adhaeribacter、Luteolibacter-Crenothrix之间.综合分析节点微生物相关性、点度中心度及菌属间的互作强度,认为Rhodobacter、Methylocaldum、Methylotenera、Acinetobacter、Novosphingobium、Planctomyces、Hymenobacter、Luteolibacter为参与窖水污染物微生物降解的关键细菌,Rhodobacter为关键细菌的代表属.研究结果加深了对窖水中污染物微生物降解机制的认识.     

On the origins of informal hierarchy: The interactive role of formal leadership and task complexity

Informal hierarchies are a common and important feature of many groups, yet we know little about the antecedent conditions that determine the strength of such hierarchies. Building on theory that has depicted hierarchy as a mechanism for reducing uncertainty and creating structure, we posit that informal hierarchies emerge most strongly in situations that are ambiguous, ill‐defined, and unstructured. Three independent studies confirm this notion, demonstrating that groups develop particularly strong informal hierarchies in situations characterized by both a lack of strong formal leadership and high task complexity. These findings support the theoretical notion that formal and informal hierarchies are closely related, but only under conditions of high task complexity in which the structuring functions of hierarchies are most crucial.     

宋至清荆江南岸分流四口的演变

在历史时期荆江地区的经济开发与江湖关系的演变历程中,分流诸口是极其重要的影响因素。以宋至清的志书为主要资料,立足于历史学的实证方法,以今荆江南岸存在的4个分流穴口,即虎渡口、调弦口、藕池口和松滋口为主要对象,考察四口在宋元明清时期的分塞情况,并对今人存在的一些认识进行了辨析。其中,虎渡河的形成时间说法不一,南宋以后,虎渡口逐渐形成稳定分流。调弦口自元代大德年间开浚后时开时塞,直至清朝才基本保持分流,1958年调关设置后此口渐废。藕池口早在五代时即已存在,北宋以后湮塞,直至1852年藕池堤溃不筑,藕池河再次形成。松滋河则在1869年以前由于黄家埠堤溃决而形成。研究表明,宋代以降,四口的分塞情况较为复杂,因此,考察荆江穴口分流与湮塞的历史变迁,厘清以往的相关歧见,将有助于更正确、客观地理解今天的人地关系、江湖关系的格局及其走向。     

Agro-Biodiversity Conservation in Europe: Ethical Issues

While it is commonly acknowledged that the ecosystemic, and the inter- and intra-specific diversity of natural life is under threat of being irremediably lost, there is much less awareness that the diversity in agro-ecosystems is also under threat. This paper is focused on the biodiverse agro-ecosystems generated by landraces (LRs), i.e., farmer-developed populations of cultivated species that show among- and within-population diversity and are linked to traditional cultures. The aim of this work is to arouse concern about their loss, to explain how they can be conserved, and to discuss values that support maintaining and/or restoring on-farm agro-biodiversity. Although agriculture has relied on biodiverse agro-ecosystems for millennia, most of them have disappeared or are disappearing due to profound transformations in the socio-economic context. This is discussed with particular reference to the European situation. The positive values of LRs and LR systems that support their conservation are discussed along with possible objections. The conservation of LRs and LR systems can be well justified on ethical grounds. In particular, the complex intertwining of the biological and cultural contexts of LR systems, which continuously creates new adaptive responses to the changing socio-economic and eco-physical processes, is a value that strongly motivates conservation, particularly when the needs of future generations are considered.     

How does agricultural intensification modulate changes in plant community composition?

Agricultural intensification, at local and landscape scales, has caused a decrease in plant diversity and changes in species composition in cereal fields. To better understand the role of landscape complexity and farming systems in shaping plant assemblages, it is of interest to focus on functional traits rather than on floristic composition, which may help to highlight trends in vegetation patterns. We analysed the relative abundance of various functional attributes (different life forms, growth forms, wind-pollinated species and wind-dispersed species) at three contrasted field positions (boundary, edge and centre) of 29 organic and 29 conventional cereal fields distributed in 15 agrarian localities of NE Spain. Agricultural intensification affected the biological attributes of the vegetation in dryland Mediterranean cereal fields; local factors (farming system and position) had a more prominent role in affecting plant functional composition than the surrounding landscape. Local factors were important for life form distribution, growth form and pollination type, whereas landscape complexity mainly affected the proportion of wind-dispersed species. Therefore, depending on the objective of the study, it is important to select functional attributes sensitive to the different scales of agricultural intensification, especially because landscape complexity and land-use intensity are commonly related.     

Testosterone and the allocation of reproductive effort in male house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Testosterone has been proposed to serve as the mediator that controls the relative effort that an individual male bird will devote to mating effort versus parental effort. Here, we demonstrate a testosterone-influenced trade-off between parental and mating efforts in male house finches. Male house finches with experimentally elevated testosterone fed nestlings at a significantly lower rate, but sang at a higher rate than males without manipulated testosterone levels. Females mated to testosterone-implanted males fed nestlings at a significantly higher rate than females mated to males without testosterone implants, resulting in similar feeding rates for both treated and untreated pairs. The effects of testosterone on male house finches, however, were not as dramatic as the effects of testosterone observed in some other socially monogamous species of birds. Because extra-pair copulations are uncommon in house finches and males provide substantial amounts of parental care, these more modest effects may be due to differences in how the allocation of reproductive effort affects the costs and benefits of different reproductive behaviors. Received: 6 June 2000 / Accepted: 17 July 2000     

Humanitarian (in)security: risk management in complex settings

Attacks against humanitarian aid workers have received increasing attention in the media, particularly high-profile incidents such as those against the hospitals of Médecins Sans Frontières in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. Concurrently, scholarly research has given rise to a number of articles, white papers, and books on humanitarian insecurity. Most of this work centres on external threats, neglecting the internal mechanisms that humanitarian organisations use to mitigate security situations. This paper builds on the existing literature by focusing on the decision-making processes of humanitarian organisations, drawing on data collected from 16 security managers or advisers. The findings reveal that several factors contribute to contextual uncertainty and complexity, including recipient perceptions, local government actions, the behaviour of other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the area, logistical issues, risk variance within a single location, and organisational mandate. Furthermore, the results indicate that NGOs utilise a combination of decision-making processes to determine how to manage security in high-risk environments.     

基于农业用地和地形约束的陇南山区适宜人口规模估算

陇南山区地形复杂,耕地不足,经济贫困,人口对资源环境的压力较大。研究适度人口容量对于地震灾后重建、缓解贫困以及保护长江上游的生态安全具有重要意义。以人均粮食和经济水平两个指标来估算温饱、宽裕和小康3个水平上的人口承载量,测度人口和农业资源的关系。并基于地形复杂度计算劳动用工及可抚养人口。结果表明:目前陇南10县(区)的人口在温饱生活水平下尚有超载。以小康生活为标准,适宜人口规模约为135万。经营现有的农耕地和林地需要100.81万劳动力,可抚养人口191.54万人,加上城镇人口总人口为231.03万。这个人口规模实现温饱有余而宽裕不足,难达小康目标。"人口-农业用地-劳动力"之间形成了一个怪圈,决定了陇南山区农村实现小康目标的艰巨性和复杂性。为此,陇南山区的灾后重建和区域可持续发展需要创新思路,多方并举。     

基于统计复杂度的分数阶欠阻尼双稳系统的随机共振研究

目的研究Gaussian白噪声作用下分数阶欠阻尼双稳系统的随机共振现象。方法采用统计复杂度方法探究分数阶导数、余弦信号的幅值及频率、阻尼系数等参数对分数阶系统随机共振效应的影响。结果当这些参数变化时,分数阶系统的统计复杂度曲线和标准Shannon熵曲线会产生不同的变化趋势,且在分数阶导数q=0.3时,系统最易发生随机共振现象。此外,当信号振幅增加至0.2时,可以增强随机共振效应;相反,信号频率增大至0.07时,可以削弱此现象。结论这些因素可以有效地调节分数阶双稳系统的随机共振现象。