The effectiveness of forecast-based humanitarian assistance in anticipation of extreme winters: a case study of vulnerable herders in Mongolia

This paper presents evidence relating to a forecast-based cash and non-food item distribution among vulnerable herder households during the 2017–18 dzud (extreme winter) season in Mongolia, and analyses the results of a quasi-experimental study evaluating its impacts. An innovative approach in disaster risk reduction, forecast-based financing (FbF) can have short- and long-term benefits to vulnerable households but remains understudied. The paper contributes information on a multimodal FbF programme offering one-off cash grants and in-kind veterinary kits. The data found significant effects of reduced mortality and increased offspring survival in some types of livestock, and that the timing of FbF assistance is crucial, as reported early assistance correlated to positive outcomes in terms of reduced animal mortality. These findings can be used to design more effective FbF interventions, to understand better the appropriateness of FbF designs, and to use early warnings and early actions to help people prepare and withstand disasters such as dzuds.     

‘Sea of blood’: the intended and unintended effects of criminalising humanitarian volunteers assisting migrants in distress at sea

This paper investigates the impact of the recent criminalisation of humanitarian actors engaged in the search for and rescue of migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, focusing on the impact on the motivation and engagement of humanitarian volunteers in Greece. It argues that criminalisation is aimed at reducing search and rescue (SAR) activities and thus removing perceived ‘pull factors’ for migrants. The paper locates this phenomenon within the broader trend of policing and punishing those who assist migrants in order to deter them and prevent others from engaging in such endeavours. It finds that efforts to criminalise can have the unintended effects of encouraging and mobilising volunteers, as well as generating public attention and support for migrants. However, the negative consequences of criminalisation are far-reaching, including contributing to a high mortality rate among those crossing the Mediterranean without SAR capabilities and the heightened risk of violence against migrants and those who help them.     

力限振动试验技术应用与研究

首先介绍传统加速度振动试验产生过试验的主要原因;接着介绍机械阻抗特性,给出视在质量、有效质量及剩余质量的定义;然后通过对复杂二自由度方法进行理论推导,给出力限试验条件的制定方法;最后以铝板为例,建立典型力限控制试验方案,提出力限试验方法及试验步骤。从试验结果看,力限控制试验方法是缓解试件过试验的一种有效方法。     

区域安全发展与人才支撑复合系统协调性实证

通过对区域安全发展和人才支撑方面的研究综述,从系统理论出发构建了区域安全发展与人才支撑复合系统,并对复合系统理论作出假设和理论分析,进一步研究了复合系统的协调性。在此基础上,对山西安全发展与人才支撑复合系统的协调性进行了实证研究,从人才支撑角度提出了实现山西安全发展的对策与措施。     

锰铈脱硝催化剂的制备及其再生性能研究

采用等体积浸渍法制备了一系列Mn-Ce-Ox复合氧化物脱硝催化剂用于NH3选择性催化还原(NH3-SCR)NO。考察了Mn/Ce摩尔比、焙烧温度、H2O和SO2对Mn-Ce-Ox复合氧化物脱硝催化剂活性的影响及催化剂中毒再生性能。结果表明:当NH3:NO=1:1,空速为5 000 h-1,550℃焙烧制得的Mn/Ce摩尔比为5∶1的Mn-Ce-Ox复合脱硝催化剂活性最佳,活性温度窗口为100~260℃,在此温度区间内催化剂活性大于90%。200℃时,Mn-Ce-Ox复合催化剂活性最高为97.84%;在10%(V/V)H2O蒸汽和300×10-6SO2共存条件下,200℃时,催化剂活性在开始反应2.5 h内迅速下降至53%左右,并在之后的6 h内没有明显变化;中毒催化剂经常温水洗再生处理、质量分数为3%的硝酸溶液再生处理和550℃焙烧2 h再生处理后200℃活性均能恢复到90%以上,其中中毒催化剂经质量分数为3%硝酸处理后活性恢复率最高。     

气溶胶等效复折射率反演的免疫进化算法

通过Mie散射理论公式构建目标函数,利用免疫进化算法对气溶胶等效复折射率的实部和虚部进行协同优化,据此创新性地提出了气溶胶等效复折射率反演的新途径.基于成都市2017年9~12月逐时的气溶胶散射系数和吸收系数观测数据以及该时段同时次GRIMM180大气颗粒物监测仪的连续监测资料,研究结果表明,气溶胶等效复折射率反演的免疫进化算法不仅是普适的,而且还具有收敛速度快、计算稳定和求解精度高等特点.通过与其它气溶胶等效复折射率反演方法的对比分析,进一步论证了新方法的优势,这为气溶胶等效复折射率演变机理以及气溶胶吸湿性增长模型的后续研究提供了算法保障.     

镉砷在针铁矿界面共吸附的相互作用机制

通过吸附动力学和吸附热力学结合表面物理化学表征等手段,研究了As(Ⅴ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在针铁矿界面上的相互作用过程,解析了As(Ⅴ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在针铁矿界面共吸附过程中形成三元络合物的形态.结果表明：(1) As(Ⅴ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在针铁矿界面的吸附过程均符合准二级动力学模型,吸附以化学吸附为主;(2) As(Ⅴ)在针铁矿界面吸附均以内圈吸附为主,具有单层吸附的典型特征,Cd(Ⅱ)在针铁矿界面单吸附过程与As(Ⅴ)类似,而添加了As(Ⅴ)的共吸附过程则出现了外圈吸附,呈现多层吸附的典型特征;(3) As(Ⅴ)和Cd(Ⅱ)共存时可通过静电作用以及形成三元络合物的方式相互促进对方在针铁矿界面上的吸附;(4)通过对比各种表征结果,推导As(Ⅴ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在针铁矿上共吸附过程中生成了“Fe-As-Cd”形式的三元络合物.研究结果进一步丰富了对土壤-氧化铁界面重金属元素微化学相互作用过程的理解.     

基于大田试验的铅镉复合污染土壤中甜糯玉米低积累特性

为筛选适合在铅（Pb）、镉（Cd）复合污染土壤种植的低积累特性甜糯玉米品种,选取39个玉米品种,通过大田试验,研究其籽粒和秸秆对Pb和Cd的富集特性和差异.将玉米产量、富集系数和基于土壤Pb和Cd风险阈值的方法作为筛选低积累玉米品种的评价指标.结果表明,不同品种玉米的产量、籽粒和秸秆的Pb和Cd含量之间存在显著差异（P<0.05）.籽粒对Pb和Cd的富集系数分别为0.00003~0.00230和0.01~0.15,秸秆对Pb和Cd的富集系数分别为0.003~0.065和0.64~4.28.通过对不同玉米富集系数的聚类分析,综合不同品种玉米的土壤Pb和Cd风险阈值得出,惠甜5号、新美甜818和玉糯9号可在Pb和Cd含量超风险管制值的耕地安全生产,天贵糯937和金萬糯2000可在Cd含量超风险筛选值的耕地安全生产.惠甜5号、新美甜818和玉糯9号作为Pb和Cd复合低积累品种,适宜在广西铅镉复合污染土壤上推广种植,天贵糯937和金萬糯2000作为籽粒低积累、秸秆Cd高积累品种,建议将其作为植物修复资源加以利用.     

菌藻复合体系氮代谢性能及菌群特征

为了城市尾水深度脱氮,控制地表水体富营养化,利用分子生物学等方法,分别对脱氮复合菌群和藻菌共生系统的氮代谢性能进行研究.结果表明,氮代谢复合菌群具有较高氨化和反硝化性能.JZ组对城市尾水中氨氮的去除效果最好,降解率高达95%以上,在实验室模拟污水中JZ组系统总氮去除效果优于J组.高通量测序显示,J组主要优势菌群及占比分别为：厚壁菌门44.53%,变形菌门43.41%,放线菌门5.37%,类杆菌门3.04%,绿弯菌门1.35%;JZ组丰度主要优势菌群和占比分别为：蓝藻门33.89%,绿弯菌门25.34%,变形菌门19.38%,厚壁菌门10.02%,酸杆菌门4.20%;各优势物种在J组和JZ组比例不同,厚壁菌门分别为82%和18%,变形菌门为69%和31%,蓝藻门为1%和99%,绿弯菌门为5.1%和95%,放线菌门分别为73%和27%.表明JZ组在城市尾水中去除氨氮效果较好,J组氮代谢菌群随着微球藻加入和生长,JZ组氮代谢菌群构成随之发生变化,以适应优势藻类形成的环境,与微球藻构成新的菌藻氮代谢体系.研究结果为藻菌共代谢体系应用提供了理论和数据基础.     

A new report of mesomelic camptomelia,polydactyly and Dandy–Walker complex in siblings

Two male siblings with several malformations are reported. The anomalies detected in both fetuses were mesomelic camptomelia, postaxial hexadactyly and Dandy–Walker complex. There was only one similar previous report in the literature. This combination could represent a specific pattern of malformation or a new syndrome, with different variants. The parents' consanguinity and the recurrence in a subsequent pregnancy suggest an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.