Seismology in the Light of Fundamental Sciences

According to the definition, seismology is a science that studies the processes and causes of seismic phenomena and the structure of the Earth, i.e. a scientific discipline that studies the movement of blocks of rocks of the Earth’s crust and mantle and related phenomena. Seismology conducts research in the following areas and is designed to scientifically explain two main issues: 1) Study of the nature of seismic phenomena and the internal structure of the Earth. Why, how and where do seismic impacts occur? 2) Protecting humanity from the catastrophic consequences of seismic events. Is it possible to predict seismic impacts? Like any other scientific discipline, seismology is obliged to follow the laws of science and its fundamental principles. This article is devoted to the description of violations of the fundamental laws of science committed by seismologists in the study of seismic processes and raises the question of compliance of the stated research directions with the current level of development of sciences. Answering point No. 1, regarding the structure of the Earth, it is possible to recognize some successes of seismology, which nevertheless cause great doubts in the scientific community of geophysicists, because if the stratigraphic data of ultra-deep wells often refute [1] the conclusions made by seismologists on the structure of the Earth’s crust at shallow depth, then to assert something unambiguously about the structure of the mantle and at the present stage, seismology cannot. Answering the main questions of seismology, why seismic phenomena occur, and how earthquake energy is formed, seismologists have not had, and have not. Answering point No. 2, we can confidently say that in the matter of forecasting seismic phenomena, seismology has not advanced one iota over the past century, and as seismologists have been confused in the search for earthquake prediction algorithms, they are also confused without any hope of success. All that modern seismology can “boast” is the theory of Elastic recoil [2], the absurdity of which does not cause any doubt among the progressive part of geophysicists. But, the fact that most of the leading scientists-seismologists continue to piously believe the conclusions of the Elastic Recoil theory puts seismology in a humiliating position, because Mr. Reid’s theory is the clearest example of a false theory based on scientific incompetence of scientists, a model of brazen violation of the fundamental laws of science and the foundation of false and ignorant conclusions. Based on the results achieved, or rather on their absence, we regret to draw a sad conclusion: modern seismology is in the deepest decline, the cause of which is the incompetence of researchers as a result of their catastrophically low level of academic training, who stuff the scientific community with scientific geophysical rubbish, breeding similar ignoramuses in seismology. We understand that by asserting this, we offend most seismologists, but it is impossible to continue to tolerate this state of affairs in geophysics, because: “Amicus plato, sed magis amica est veritas.” Obviously, the time has come for a new meteorologist, Alfred Wagener [3], who will come and teach seismologists not to guess on coffee grounds, but to investigate seismic processes using the fundamental laws of science. In this article, we not only investigate the reasons for the unsatisfactory state of affairs in seismology, but also give our answers to the questions, of why earthquakes occur and how seismic energy is formed.

基于Web of Science对土壤胶体影响重金属行为研究的计量分析

为全面了解土壤胶体影响重金属行为方向的研究现状和前沿动态,基于Web of Science(WoS)核心合集数据库,利用WoS自带分析工具、HistCite引文图谱分析软件、VOSviewer和Citespace可视化分析软件对1990—2021年间土壤胶体影响重金属行为的文献进行了计量分析。结果表明,在世界范围内该方向的发文量逐年稳步增长,我国相关研究起步较晚,但近些年呈现迅猛发展的势头。目前土壤胶体影响重金属行为研究发文量最多的国家和研究机构分别是美国和中国科学院,发文量最高的期刊为Environmental Science&Technology,主要研究学科为环境科学与生态学的交叉学科。关键词聚类分析显示“土壤胶体颗粒粒径分级与重金属的形态分布”、“土壤胶体的释放、沉积及对重金属的吸附作用”和“土壤胶体颗粒的迁移机制与迁移模型研究”为主要的研究主题,人工纳米颗粒在土壤中的行为、迁移转化以及生物有效性是现阶段的研究热点。利用场流分离技术结合单粒子电感耦合等离子体质谱等技术,探讨土壤胶体与人工纳米颗粒之间发生的复杂相互作用及其对人工纳米颗粒迁移归趋与环境命运的影响,是未来的主要研究方向。

基于Web of Science全球小麦低温逆境的研究态势分析

低温逆境已成为限制全球小麦稳产丰产与优质的主要农业气象灾害之一。为客观全面地了解全球小麦低温逆境领域的研究现状和发展趋势,基于Web of Science核心数据库中2000-2020年发表的以“小麦”和“低温”为研究主题的相关文献为数据源,利用CiteSpace可视化分析软件对检索到与主题密切相关的475篇文献从发文数量、发文国家、发文作者、研究机构、研究热点等方面进行统计分析。结果表明:自2000年以来,小麦低温逆境领域年发文数量总体呈波动上升趋势;以中国、美国和加拿大等国家为代表的农业大国均致力于该领域的研究;美国学者Skin⁃ner是该领域发文量最多的作者,与其他学者合作密切的有李向楠和Fowler;该领域文献多发表于《Molecular Genetics and Genomics》和《Annual Review of Plant Biology》等优质期刊上;俄罗斯科学院是该领域发文量最多的科研机构;耐低温小麦新品种培育、耐寒分子生物学研究以及提高小麦产质量等方面成为该领域的研究热点。

基于Web of Science数据库的副凋亡研究文献计量分析

目的分析近20年来副凋亡研究现状、热点和发展趋势,为今后的研究提供参考。方法以副凋亡为主题在Web of Science数据库中检索并筛选于2003年1月1日至2023年12月31日发表的语言为英语的论著和综述,利用CiteSpace和VOSviewer软件生成知识图谱。结果共纳入305篇文献,副凋亡研究的发文量呈逐年递增趋势。中国(106篇)和亚洲大学(韩国)分别是发文量最多的国家和机构,美国与其他国家合作更频繁。刊文量较多的期刊为《Cell death disease》《Photochemistry and Photobiology》《Oncotarget》。关键词的热度分析显示线粒体功能障碍、内质网自噬、乳腺癌和肝细胞癌是该领域的研究热点。结论国内外副凋亡研究发展迅速,尤其在肿瘤学领域,信号通路将成为未来研究的重点。

基于Web of Science数据库的水稻土土壤微生物研究态势分析

为进一步了解水稻土土壤微生物领域的研究进展和未来发展趋势,基于Web of Science数据库,采用文献计量学的分析方法,分析了2014-2023年水稻土土壤微生物领域文章。结果表明,2014-2023年全球范围内关于水稻土土壤微生物发表文章数量共计768篇,其中美国、印度、中国发文量排在前3位;研究机构中法国国家科学研究中心位居首位,发文量达36篇;中国科学院位列第二,发文量为33篇。该领域研究论文主要发表在Frontiers in Microbiology、Microorganisms和Frontiers in Plant Science;研究学科包括微生物学、农学、分子生物学等相关学科。

基于Web of Science的战争旅游研究综述

以2000—2023年“Web of Science核心合集”中111篇与战争旅游研究高度相关的论文为基础,对战争旅游研究现状及成果进行系统性总结和梳理。研究发现:按照文献发表数量,战争旅游的发展可分为萌芽期(2000—2009年)、缓慢增长期(2010—2015年)和快速增长期(2016年至今)3个阶段;战争旅游研究的方法主要采用定性研究,但定量研究和混合研究方法也逐渐受到研究者的重视;战争旅游的相关研究内容主要集中在战争旅游概念界定、战争旅游体验、战争旅游动机、战争旅游游客类别、战争旅游的功能、战争旅游目的地管理6个方面。最后,结合国外的研究经验,立足于中国的实际情况,就中国战争旅游地的实践发展提出建议,并对该领域的未来研究进行展望。

基于Web of Science男男性行为相关艾滋病研究热点前沿的可视化分析

目的:运用文献计量学方法分析男男性行为(MSM)相关艾滋病的研究现状、前沿热点和研究趋势,为艾滋病防治研究提供借鉴。方法:计算机检索并收集Web of Science核心合集数据库中与MSM相关艾滋病有关的文献,运用CiteSpace软件进行作者合作分析、机构分布分析,并绘制关键词共现和聚类知识图谱。结果:共纳入MSM相关艾滋病研究文献5221篇,发文量整体呈现上升趋势,发文量最多的国家是美国,发文量最多的机构是加利福尼亚大学旧金山分校,发文量最大的期刊是AIDS and Behavior,Mayer是核心作者,纳入研究的高频关键词为HIV/AIDS,gay men,infection,risk behavior,prevention。结论:MSM相关艾滋病的研究处于积极状态,研究主题丰富,热点集中,作者合作度高。未来还需继续探索积极有效的干预措施,早期和全面识别具有感染风险的MSM人群,快速启动抗逆转录病毒治疗,注重MSM人群心理健康,构建良好的社会支持和照护系统。

基于Web of Science的精喹禾灵研究热点与趋势的可视化分析

本研究旨在客观分析精喹禾灵(Quizalofop-p-ethyl)领域的研究现状,并揭示其研究前沿,以期为相关学者提供科学的数据参考。通过科学引文索引扩展版SCIE检索“Quizalofop-p-ethyl”,查到2007-2023年间181篇相关文献,并从中获取了精喹禾灵发文量、发文研究机构和作者等信息。借助Python和VOSviewer工具,进行了精喹禾灵研究领域关键词共现图谱的可视化分析。主要研究结果有:(1)精喹禾灵领域世界发文量和被引频次整体呈上升趋势,中国为发文量最多的国家,前10位世界发文量的研究机构大部分来自中国;(2)发文量最多的作者为美国的Webster EP,来自中国的研究机构篇均被引频次均较高;(3)研究热点主要聚集在降解和除草剂等方面。综上所述,中国在精喹禾灵研究领域处于领先地位,国内学者具有较强的研究实力和国际影响力。然而,近年来中国的发文量有所下降,面对日益深入的研究需求,中国需要持续努力以保持其领先优势。

基于Web of Science数据库术后谵妄研究现状的文献计量学分析

目的通过文献计量学分析术后谵妄的研究现状、趋势和热点,为国内外研究提供新思路。方法检索Web of Science核心数据库中2002-2022年发表的术后谵妄相关文献(检索日期为2023年7月10日),对年度发表量、引用频率、发文国家、机构、期刊、作者、关键词、研究方向等方面进行分析,并运用CiteSpace软件对文献的总体特征性进行可视化分析。结果共纳入1208篇文献,2002-2022年术后谵妄相关文献年发表量呈上升趋势;美国是发文最多的国家,其次是中国;发文量前两位作者是Inouye Sharon和Marcantonio Edward R;发文最多的机构是哈佛大学;老年、长期住院、癌症、疼痛、髋关节骨折、心脏手术、腹部大手术和重症监护患者是术后谵妄研究的热点群体。术后谵妄预测模型的建立、预防性系统管理模型、患者远期结局等方面都具有较高的关注度。结论术后谵妄的研究正逐步增加,但是我国和发达国家仍存在一定差距。针对术后谵妄的系统规范性评估、预防、治疗是未来重点关注的研究方向。

基于Web of Science数据库分析2013—2022年生酮饮食的研究热点与趋势

目的基于Web of Science(WOS)数据库分析生酮饮食相关文献,明确该领域的研究热点与趋势。方法基于WOS核心数据库检索生酮饮食相关文献,时间范围为2013年1月1日—2022年12月31日。应用文献计量学方法和CiteSpace软件,对国家/地区、研究机构、发表期刊、关键词等文献特征进行统计学分析。结果本研究共获取有效文献4548篇,包括论著3317篇、综述1231篇。2013—2022年生酮饮食研究领域的发文量总体呈增长趋势,并于2021年达到峰值(756篇);年被引频次呈逐年增长趋势,于2022年达到峰值(25643次)。该领域发文量最多的国家和研究机构分别为美国(1695篇,占37.27%)和约翰·霍普金斯大学(88篇,占1.93%),且研究机构以高校为主。Nutrients载文量最多(241篇,占5.30%),Epilepsia的篇均被引频次最高(33.19次)。被引频次前10位的文献中,5篇文献阐述了酮体在疾病治疗中的代谢与作用机制,4篇文献的研究主题与癫痫相关。研究热点包括生酮饮食在癫痫与肥胖治疗中的应用和疗效评价,酮体的脂肪酸氧化、代谢、氧化应激、Warburg效应等常见调控机制,肠道菌群介导生酮饮食的作用研究;研究趋势为生酮饮食在心力衰竭中的应用前景。结论生酮饮食已被应用于多种疾病的治疗中,且其全球关注度持续增长,后续研究热点应聚焦于临床试验,以验证其临床疗效与耐受性。

基于Web of Science数据库可逆性后部脑病综合征研究的可视化分析

目的通过可视化图谱探讨可逆性后部脑病综合征(posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome,PRES)研究现状、热点及前沿动态。方法检索Web of Science数据库中关于PRES文献,时间范围为从数据库建立至2022年12月31日,检索日期为2023年5月12日。采用可视化软件进行图谱分析。结果检索1778篇文献,从累计年发文量来看,文献数量不断增加;对关键词进行聚类分析,得到11个聚类群,涉及高血压脑病、他克莫司、磁共振成像等;关键词突现提示病理生理学、危险因素、新型冠状病毒感染、细胞因子等为前沿热点。结论PRES发病与血脑屏障破坏有关。近年来,新型冠状病毒感染后缩血管物质所介导的内皮损伤和脑组织低灌注可引发PRES。

Introduction to the Special Issue on Advances in Neutrosophic and Plithogenic Sets for Engineering and Sciences:Theory,Models,and Applications

Recently,research on uncertainty modeling has been progressing rapidly,and many essential and breakthrough studies have already been done.There are various ways to handle these uncertainties,such as fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets.Although these concepts can take incomplete information in various real-world issues,they cannot address all types of uncertainty,such as indeterminate and inconsistent information.The neutrosophic theory founded by Florentin Smarandache in 1998 constitutes a further generalization of fuzzy set,intuitionistic fuzzy set,picture fuzzy set,Pythagorean fuzzy set,spherical fuzzy set,etc.Since then,this logic has been applied in various science and engineering domains.

Practice and Reflection on the Science and Technology Propaganda Work of Agricultural Research Institutes in the New Era : A Case Study of Changli Pomology Institute, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

Taking Changli Fruit Tree Research Institute of Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences as an example,starting from the importance of strengthening scientific and technological propaganda work in agricultural research institutes,the current situation of scientific and technological propaganda work in agricultural research institutes is analyzed in this paper.In response to the problems of lack of targeted evaluation mechanism,lack of distinctive publicity forms,and weak news sensitivity of science and technology propaganda workers in agricultural research institutions,strategies such as establishing a scientific and standardized evaluation system,improving incentive policies,deeply exploring propaganda content,leveraging the joint advantages of new and traditional media,and cultivating and training science and technology propaganda teams are proposed.

Characterizing structure of cross-disciplinary impact of global disciplines:A perspective of the Hierarchy of Science

Purpose:Interdisciplinary fields have become the driving force of modern science and a significant source of scientific innovation.However,there is still a paucity of analysis about the essential characteristics of disciplines’cross-disciplinary impact.Design/methodology/approach:In this study,we define cross-disciplinary impact on one discipline as its impact to other disciplines,and refer to a three-dimensional framework of variety-balance-disparity to characterize the structure of cross-disciplinary impact.The variety of cross-disciplinary impact of the discipline was defined as the proportion of the high cross-disciplinary impact publications,and the balance and disparity of cross-disciplinary impact were measured as well.To demonstrate the cross-disciplinary impact of the disciplines in science,we chose Microsoft Academic Graph(MAG)as the data source,and investigated the relationship between disciplines’cross-disciplinary impact and their positions in the Hierarchy of Science(HOS).Findings:Analytical results show that there is a significant correlation between the ranking of cross-disciplinary impact and the HOS structure,and that the discipline exerts a greater cross-disciplinary impact on its neighboring disciplines.Several bibliometric features that measure the hardness of a discipline,including the number of references,the number of cited disciplines,the citation distribution,and the Price index have a significant positive effect on the variety of cross-disciplinary impact.The number of references,the number of cited disciplines,and the citation distribution have significant positive and negative effects on balance and disparity,respectively.It is concluded that the less hard the discipline,the greater the cross-disciplinary impact,the higher balance and the lower disparity of cross-disciplinary impact.Research limitations:In the empirical analysis of HOS,we only included five broad disciplines.This study also has some biases caused by the data source and applied regression models.Practical implications:This study contributes to the formulation of discipline-specific policies and promotes the growth of interdisciplinary research,as well as offering fresh insights for predicting the cross-disciplinary impact of disciplines.Originality/value:This study provides a new perspective to properly understand the mechanisms of cross-disciplinary impact and disciplinary integration.

Perception of fundamental science to boost lithium metal anodes toward practical application

As a key material for lithium metal batteries(LMBs),lithium metal is one of the most promising anode materials to break the bottleneck of battery energy density and a commonly used active material for reference electrodes.Although lithium anodes are regarded as the holy grail of lithium batteries,decades of exploration have not led to the successful commercialization of LMBs,due mainly to the challenges related to the inherent properties of lithium metal.To pave the way for further investigation,herein,a comprehensive review focusing on the fundamental science of lithium are provided.Firstly,the natures of lithium atoms and their isotopes,lithium clusters and lithium crystals are revisited,especially their structural and energetic properties.Subsequently,the electrochemical properties of lithium metal are reviewed.Numerous important concepts and scientific questions,including the electronic structure of lithium,influence of high pressure and low temperature on the properties of lithium,factors influencing lithium deposition,generation of lithium dendrites,and electrode potential of lithium in different electrolytes,are explained and analyzed in detail.Approaches to improve the performance of lithium anodes and thoughtfulness about the electrode potential in lithium battery research are proposed.

Science and Technology Commissioners Supporting High-Quality Development Project for Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Myriads of Villages in the Context of Rural Revitalization

This paper discusses the important role of science and technology commissioners in the high-quality development of hundreds of counties,thousands of towns,and myriads of villages in the context of rural revitalization,including building bridges,accelerating the transformation of achievements,promoting the value-added of the whole agricultural industry chain,and promoting the rapid development of rural industrial economy.It also discusses the working achievements of science and technology commissioners,in order to promote further development of rural revitalization in Guangdong Province.

反硝化细菌研究现状和发展态势——基于Web of Science数据库

为解析反硝化细菌的研究进展和动态,基于Web of Science核心数据库,使用VOSviewer、Citespace等工具,分析了1990-2022年反硝化细菌领域研究概况和发展趋势。该领域经历起因、探索、发展三个过程;涉足国家较多但合作关系较弱,欧洲国家区域性合作较强且发文质量较高;中国虽起步晚但发展迅速,发文量多但影响力不够;核心作者中中国彭永臻院士发文最多;核心作者之间合作交流较少。关键词呈现出“工具—对象—方法”三种类型,当前的研究主要关注生物脱氮性能以及致力于提高污废水的脱氮效能。未来的研究更注重在氮氧化物的排放、新型反硝化细菌的筛选及反硝化菌剂的研制和应用、同步硝化反硝化研究以及硝酸盐氮的去除等方面的深化和扩展。

Literature classification and its applications in condensed matter physics and materials science by natural language processing

The exponential growth of literature is constraining researchers’access to comprehensive information in related fields.While natural language processing(NLP)may offer an effective solution to literature classification,it remains hindered by the lack of labelled dataset.In this article,we introduce a novel method for generating literature classification models through semi-supervised learning,which can generate labelled dataset iteratively with limited human input.We apply this method to train NLP models for classifying literatures related to several research directions,i.e.,battery,superconductor,topological material,and artificial intelligence(AI)in materials science.The trained NLP‘battery’model applied on a larger dataset different from the training and testing dataset can achieve F1 score of 0.738,which indicates the accuracy and reliability of this scheme.Furthermore,our approach demonstrates that even with insufficient data,the not-well-trained model in the first few cycles can identify the relationships among different research fields and facilitate the discovery and understanding of interdisciplinary directions.

An explorative study on document type assignment of review articles in Web of Science,Scopus and journals’websites

Purpose:Accurately assigning the document type of review articles in citation index databases like Web of Science(WoS)and Scopus is important.This study aims to investigate the document type assignation of review articles in Web of Science,Scopus and Publisher’s websites on a large scale.Design/methodology/approach:27,616 papers from 160 journals from 10 review journal series indexed in SCI are analyzed.The document types of these papers labeled on journals’websites,and assigned by WoS and Scopus are retrieved and compared to determine the assigning accuracy and identify the possible reasons for wrongly assigning.For the document type labeled on the website,we further differentiate them into explicit review and implicit review based on whether the website directly indicates it is a review or not.Findings:Overall,WoS and Scopus performed similarly,with an average precision of about 99% and recall of about 80%.However,there were some differences between WoS and Scopus across different journal series and within the same journal series.The assigning accuracy of WoS and Scopus for implicit reviews dropped significantly,especially for Scopus.Research limitations:The document types we used as the gold standard were based on the journal websites’labeling which were not manually validated one by one.We only studied the labeling performance for review articles published during 2017-2018 in review journals.Whether this conclusion can be extended to review articles published in non-review journals and most current situation is not very clear.Practical implications:This study provides a reference for the accuracy of document type assigning of review articles in WoS and Scopus,and the identified pattern for assigning implicit reviews may be helpful to better labeling on websites,WoS and Scopus.Originality/value:This study investigated the assigning accuracy of document type of reviews and identified the some patterns of wrong assignments.

Chinese Medicine,Acupuncture and Science

Ever since the introduction of Western biomedicine into China, there has been friction between proponents of this new approach, and proponents of the traditional medical practices that had evolved over thousands of years in China. For the most part, this friction has been couched in the unexamined assumption that Western medicine is based on science, while Chinese medicine is not. This article will examine that assumption, which in this author’s opinion is unjustified and incorrect. Having practiced acupuncture for the past 50 years, after receiving my doctoral degrees in medicine and physiology, my thinking on this topic has also evolved over time. I will begin this article with some historical information that bears on the topic under discussion, followed by my personal ideas about how to resolve the confiicts that have arisen.