Review of preventive and constructive measures for coal mine explosions:An Indian perspective

Firedamp and coal dust explosion constitute a lion’s share in mine accidents in a global mining scenario.This paper reports a list of mine explosion disasters since last two decades,a critical review of the different prevention and constructive measures,and its recent development to avoid firedamp and coal dust explosion.Preventive legislation in core coal-producing countries,viz.China,USA,Australia,South Africa,and India related to firedamp and coal dust explosion are critically analysed.Accidents occurred due to explosion after Nationalisation of Coal Mines(1973)in India are listed.Prevention and constructive measures adopted in India are critically analysed with respect to the global mining scenario.Measures like methane credit concept,classification of mines/seams with respect to explosion risk zone,deflagration index;installation of automatic fire warning devices,canopy air curtain technology,explosion-prevention measures,such as fire-retardant materials,inhibitors,extinguishing agent,dust suppressor,and active explosion barrier are discussed in detail to avoid explosion and thereby adhering to zero accident policy due to coal mine explosion.

Research and Application of Meteorological Response Measures for Civil Engineering and Data Acquisition System

Meteorological conditions have a very important impact on the development of construction projects.In order to assist project site managers to quickly and accurately deal with the engineering risks brought by meteorological conditions,meteorological risk assessment indicators for civil construction are established based on the actual impact of different meteorological conditions on each sub-project of civil engineering.A meteorological intelligent management system is created,and it will select reasonable countermeasures from the integrated existing database and push them to on-site construction managers based on meteorological risk assessment indicators.Through the pre-set construction log module,the managers can give feedback on the application effect of the pushed measures,and achieve the effect of construction data collection,correction and expansion of the existing database.

Recent Measures to Construct China's Human Rights Discourse

China must accomplish two tasks on human rights:domestically,it must continue its efforts for healthy development of human rights based past achievements;internationally,it must strengthen exchange and cooperation on human rights issues with the international community,contribute to the building of a reasonable international human

Trade-off analyses between food provision and soil conservation service of Grain for Green Program in Mountainous Area

The Grain for Green Program and soil and water conservation engineering initiatives are crucial for controlling erosion in steep-slope agriculture.However,it is still unclear how these two management methods should be carried out in respect to the situation in mountainous areas.Therefore,taking a typical mountainous area in southwest China as an example,we simulated six scenarios in order to compare the food provisioning service(FPS)and soil conservation service of the Grain for Green Program(converting to grassland)and Construction Measures(converting to sloping terrace)under different slopes.Results showed that when farmland with a>25°slope was converted into grassland,the amount of soil erosion(M)decreased by 21.0%,while FPS decreased by only 0.7%.However,when farmland with a>25°slope was converted into sloping terrace,M decreased by 31.3%while FPS increased by 18.7%.With the increases of farmland slope ranges in the Construction Measures scenario,M gradually decreased and FPS gradually increased.Particularly when farmland>15°was converted into sloping terrace,M decreased by 63.9%and FPS increased by 52.7%.Furthermore,the trade-offs of Construction Measures are lower than that of Grain for Green on different slope ranges.Therefore,we conclude that Construction Measures are a more suitable method in mountainous areas than the Grain for Green,and we suggest that further research be conducted to consider the ecological risks of construction engineering measures.

Forecast and analysis on the prospect of Chinese medicine after Australian National Registration and Accreditation

The inauguration of the National Registration and creditation Scheme （NRAS） in July 2012 marked a significant milestone in the history of Chinese medicine （CM） in Australia. Although it has been a recent achievement, it has been made possible because of the hard work and dedication of many individuals and organizations over the past years1 The positive impacts experienced throughout the legislative process have grown within economics, education, and culture. However, it is important to note that there are problems concerning CM education, standardization and scientization, and CM products themselves, which will impede further development of CM worldwide. To address these problems, in this paper, we put forward eight constructive suggestions from both government and pharmaceutical corporations＇ points of view, and firmly states that a convergence between CM and mainstream medicines will greatly benefit human healthcare in the foreseeable future.

Great Silk Road on the Territory of Kazakhstan: From Past to Future

The Great Silk Road is a trade route linking the East and West which gave impetus to the development of ancient society, and Kazakhstan is the heart of the trade route. At the initial stage, intensive transaction of goods took place between the West and East through The Great Silk Road. This paper reviewed the history of development of the Silk Road and suggested that today to construct the ＂New Silk Road＂, Kazakhstan should face many issues, and take many steps to become a Eurasian hub through taking full of advantages. Above all, developing mechanisms of integration and sustainable development is our urgent need.

Green Construction of National Speed Skating Oval

1 Background As the basic principle of the world economy,environment,and social development,sustainable development is the focus of the international community today.In the Olympic Agenda 2020 published by the International Olympic Committee(IOC),sustainable development was officially listed as one of the core concepts of the Olympic Games.Since the beginning of the bid,the concept of ctathlete-centered,sustainable and economical”was proposed,which was highly consistent with the idea of the Olympic Agenda 2020.To implement the concept of holding“green”Olympic Games and meet the sustainability requirements of the IOC,the Organizing Committee of Beijing Winter Olympic Games issued a series of documents related to the sustainability of sports venues such as Sustainability Policies for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games,and strived to realize the sustainable development of sports venues in the whole life cycle of planning and design stage,construction stage,operation stage,and post-game utilization.