A Structural Equation Model of Residents＇ Support for Mega Event

The aim of this article is to develop a structural equation model to assess key factors of residents' support for hosting mega event based on previous literature. The model consisted of five latent constructs and eight path hypotheses. A survey was conducted in Shanghai before 2010 World Expo. It was found that the support for mega events is affected directly and/or indirectly by four determinants factors: perceived benefits, perceived costs, personal benefits and community attachment, and support relies heavily on perceived benefits rather than costs. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge in an attempt to understand local residents' support for a mega event in different economic and cultural settings.     

基于SEM的建筑施工企业KPI安全绩效评价

鉴于建筑施工企业生产安全和服务质量管理以及企业员工综合素质和工作效率的重要性,探讨影响建筑施工企业安全生产的因素,并对建筑施工企业的安全绩效进行全面、客观的评价。采用关键绩效指标(KPI)建立基于人的因素、管理制度、施工设备和环境条件四维度的建筑施工企业安全绩效评价指标体系,研究将结构方程模型理论引入到评价体系中,构建安全绩效评价的结构方程模型(SEM)。总结评价的一般程序,并结合实例,从定量的角度对某建筑施工企业安全绩效进行评价。结果表明,KPI评价体系和SEM评价模型评估得出建筑企业安全绩效影响因素的程度是:人的因素>管理制度>环境条件>施工设备。     

苏南丘陵主要森林类型保持水土效益的研究

１９９１年度在苏南丘陵地区用径流小区法测得杉木林、火炬松林、栎林及裸地的地表径流系数分别为９．５５％、３８．９９％、６．０１％、４５．３７％。土壤侵蚀量分别为２８１．０ｔ／ｋｍ￣２、２２５．４ｔ／ｋｍ￣２、２３８。４ｔ／ｋｍ￣２、１４４１４．５ｔ／ｋｍ￣２。与裸地相比，森林保持水土的效益非常显著。文中还详细讨论了裸地的土壤侵蚀规律，并给出了裸地土壤侵蚀量的经验预报方程。     

山西历山山地草甸生物多样性、优势种和土壤因素对群落生产力的影响

自然生态系统生产力同生物多样性、优势种功能性状和土壤性质等多因素紧密关联,因此,受到多变量过程的综合调控。利用结构方程模型研究了山西历山山地草甸物种多样性、功能多样性、优势种功能性状和土壤等多变量因素对群落生产力的影响。结果表明：除了物种多样性外（γ=0.10,P=0.69）,优势种功能性状（γ=0.61,P=0.00）、功能多样性（γ=0.47,P=0.04）和土壤因素（γ=0.34,P=0.02）直接影响群落生产力,并且土壤因素还通过改变优势种功能性状和功能多样性的方式间接影响群落生产力（间接影响系数分别为0.35、0.27）。优势种功能性状是预测群落生产力变化的最佳变量,其次是功能多样性和土壤因素。因此,理解自然生态系统生产力变化应在引入多元方法的前提下,重点考虑优势种功能性状因素。     

温度和氨氮浓度对水体N2O释放的影响

氧化亚氮的释放已经成为了一个全球性的环境问题,水体中N₂O的释放量会随着氮含量的增加而增加.本文通过微宇宙系统的构建,分析氮的转化过程和氮转化基因的变化,并结合结构方程模型分析了温度、氨氮含量对水体N₂O释放的贡献.研究结果发现氨氧化古菌和反硝化细菌丰度均与N₂O释放呈正相关,表明水体中的硝化和反硝化作用都会造成N₂O的释放.氨氮浓度的升高并不直接促进N₂O的释放,而温度和通过硝化作用产生的硝态氮对N₂O的释放有促进作用.此外,硝化速率通过促进亚硝态氮和反硝化菌的丰度而间接地促进N₂O的释放.     

Estimation of waste from computers and mobile phones in Iran

The amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been rapidly growing in recent years. Estimation close to reality of the future amounts of WEEE as a function of time is critical to effective their management. Wastes from mobile phones and computers are one of the several subgroups of WEEE. The objective of this study was to estimate past and future trends in the generation of obsolete computers and mobile phones in Iran. For this purpose a combination of two models were used. At the beginning, time-series multiple lifespan model was used to estimate outflows end-of-life obsolete equipment. Then, using the simplified logistic function model by Excel software, the values of obsolete computers and mobile phones in the future were estimated. The study found that the amount of E-waste generation in the country was 20 million wasted computers until 2016 and 39 million wasted mobile phones until 2014. Results of the time series model analysis showed a total amount of 2.8 million waste computers would be reused by 2016 and 4.2 million mobile phones would be reused by 2014. The results of the logistic equation indicate that by the year 2040 there will be 50 million units of obsolete computers. According to the same model 90 million mobile phones will be obsolete by 2035. Increase in the number of computers and mobile phones was fitted into the logistic model and the results showed that the saturation level of generation of obsolete computers and mobile phones are 24 and 21 years respectively following the base year 2016 and 2014.     

Modeling of Compliance Behavior of Motorcyclists to Proper Usage of Safety Helmets in Malaysia

A questionnaire study was carried out in Kajang, Malaysia on the compliance behavior of motorcyclists in relation to the proper usage of safety helmets. A total of 500 respondents were interviewed and the data analyzed using logistic regression method. Six variables were found to be significant at 5 percent level (p < 0.05): age, gender, distance of travel, location of travel, riders practice and perception of police enforcement. Compliance to the proper usage of safety helmet was higher for motorcyclists 21 years of age and above, female riders and pillion passengers, travelling in town areas, categorized as having good practices, who are able to predict enforcement activities and travelling a distance of 2 km and above.     

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND CANOPY RESISTANCE AT AN UNDEVELOPED PRAIRIE IN A HUMID SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE1

ABSTRACT: Reliable estimates of evapotranspiration from areas of wildland vegetation are needed for many types of water-resource investigations. However, little is known about surface fluxes from many areally important vegetation types, and relatively few comparisons have been made to examine how well evapotranspiration models can predict evapotranspiration for soil-, climate-, or vegetation-types that differ from those under which the models have been calibrated. In this investigation at a prairie site in west-central Florida, latent heat flux (λE) computed from the energy balance and alternatively by eddy covariance during a 15-month period differed by 4 percent and 7 percent on hourly and daily time scales, respectively. Annual evapotranspiration computed from the energy balance and by eddy covariance were 978 and 944 mm, respectively. An hourly Penman-Monteith (PM) evapotranspiration model with stomatal control predicated on water-vapor-pressure deficit at canopy level, incoming solar radiation intensity, and soil water deficit was developed and calibrated using surface fluxes from eddy covariance. Model-predicted λE agreed closely with λE computed from the energy balance except when moisture from dew or precipitation covered vegetation surfaces. Finally, an hourly PM model developed for an Amazonian pasture predicted λE for the Florida prairie with unexpected reliability. Additional comparisons of PM-type models that have been developed for differing types of short vegetation could aid in assessing interchangeability of such models.     

Urban waste recycling behavior: antecedents of participation in a selective collection program

ABSTRACT/ The aim of this study is to analyze the antecedents of urban waste recycling behavior. To achieve this goal, a concrete urban waste management program was chosen. The study focuses on the Selective Collection Program (SCP) in Zaragoza, a medium-sized city in northeastern Spain. The research starts with a conceptual model in which the variables that potentially affect recycling behavior can be classified into two groups: incentives and barriers. Moreover, the sociodemographic characteristics of the individuals are included in our study. Given that the proposed model requires specification of latent variables or constructs, the analysis is based on the Structural Equation Models (SEM) methodology. The results revealed that environmental awareness, knowledge of the environmental impact of urban waste, and the positive perception of management by local government exercise a positive effect on individual recycling behavior, while perceived personal difficulties (space and time availability) and distance to and from the container have a negative effect. As regards sociodemographic variables, this study found that annual family income sustains a negative relationship with recycling behavior, while age maintains a positive one. The results obtained clearly show the important role that the public authorities play, especially municipal governments, in achieving the waste recycling objectives established in accordance with international legislation.     

非均匀热环境下热舒适评价的两种方法及其关键技术

针对非均匀热环境下乘员热舒适性的评价问题,提出当量温度评价指标(EQT)和当量均匀温度评价指标(EHT);完成这两种评价指标的关键技术在于如何进行流场的三维Navier-Stokes方程与人体的生物热方程之间的耦合迭代。在进行数值计算时发现:流场计算时人体皮肤表面给温度分布(即提D irichlet问题)、人体的生物热方程求解时给热流密度分布(即提Neumann问题),采用其边界条件的提法后,使得非均匀热环境下的流场与人体生物热方程之间的大迭代容易收敛和稳定。典型算例表明:对同一种物理问题,尽管两种评价下所得到的当量温度不同,但得出的评价效果是一致的,这就从侧面显示了这两种评价方法的一致性与有效性。