Cultivation Techniques of Panax notoginseng F.H. Chen under Different Forests

To overcome the issues of high cost and continuous cropping obstacles in facility cultivation of Panax notoginseng_ F. H. Chen, satisfy the market demand, save the production cost, improve the utilization rate of forest land, increase the in-come of forest farmers and protect the ecological environment, the cultivation tech-niques of high-quality P. notoginseng seedlings from Wenshan, Yunnan under four kinds of forests （walnut forest, China fir forest, grape forest and kiwi forest） were in-vestigated in this study. The results showed that the height growth, crown diameter, survival rate and 3-year-old tuber weight of P. notoginseng_under walnut forest were higher than those under the other three kinds of forests; the height growth, crown diameter, survival rate and 3-year-old tuber weight of P. notoginseng under China fir forest were higher than those under grape forest and kiwi forest; and the crown di-ameter and survival rate under grape forest were higher, and the height growth and tuber weight under grape forest were lower than those under kiwi forest. Walnut is a broad-leaved deciduous tree species, so large-scale cultivation of P. notoginseng_should be conducted under broadleaf deciduous forest with canopy density around 0.8, taking advantage of the cool environment and rich humus layer under forest. This cultivation technology could save labor, shade, fertilizer and other costs, and accord with the ecological habit and the growth rules of P. notoginseng, thus im-proving yield and achieving high economic benefit.

Correlation between Yield of Coptis chinensis Franch. and Soil Nutrients under Different Forests

[Objective] This study was conducted to investigate the correlation be- tween yield of Coptis chinensis Franch. and soil nutrients under different forests. [Method] The soil nutrients and yields of C. chinensis in fallow field, Cryptomeria japonica forest, Magnolia officinalis forest and Phellodendron chinense forest planted with C. chinensis were investigated. [Result] The contents of soil nitrogen （total ni- trogen, alkali-hydrolyzale nitrogen）, organic matter, potassium and phosphorous under the planting mode of C. chinensis under C. japonica forest were the highest; and the contents of organic matter and total nitrogen in the soils of M. officinalis and P. chinense forests were close to each other at the medium abundant level, and the phosphorous contents were more abundant than those in fallow field. [Conclusion] This study could provide a theoretical basis for scientific fertilization.

Differential uplift and settlement between inner column and diaphragm wall in top-down excavation

Top structure and basement will confront the risk of being damaged on account of large stress and strain fields incurred by differential uplift and settlement between inner column and diaphragm wall in top-down method. Top-down excavation of the Metro Line 10 in Shanghai was modeled with finite element analysis software ABAQUS and parameters of subsoil were obtained by inverse analysis. Based on the finite element model and parameters, changes in the following factors were made to find more effective methods to restrain differential uplift and settlement: length of diaphragm wall, thickness of jet-grouting reinforcement layer, ways of subsoil reinforcement, sequence of pit excavation, connection between slabs and diaphragm wall or column and width of pit. Several significant results are acquired. The longer the diaphragm wall is, the greater the differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall is. Rigidity of roof slab is in general not strong enough to keep diaphragm wall and column undergoing the same uplift during excavation; Uplift at head of column and differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall decrease when subsoil from-16.6 to-43 m in pit is reinforced through jet-grouting. But, as excavation proceeds to a lower level, benefit from soil reinforcement diminishes. During the process applying vertical load, the larger the depth of diaphragm wall is, the smaller the settlement is at head of column and diaphragm wall, and the greater the differential settlement is between column and diaphragm wall. When friction connection is implemented between column, diaphragm wall and floor slabs, uplifts at head of column and diaphragm wall are larger than those of the case when tie connection is implemented, and so does differential uplift between column and diaphragm wall. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 58% on account of soil reinforcement in pit. The maximum deflection of diaphragm wall decreases by 61.2% when friction connection is implemented instead of tie connection.

Influence of underground water seepage flow on surrounding rock deformation of multi-arch tunnel

Based on a typical multi-arch tunnel in a freeway, the fast Lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions(FLAC3D) was used to calculate the surrounding rock deformation of the tunnel under which the effect of underground water seepage flow was taken into account or not. The distribution of displacement field around the multi-arch tunnel, which is influenced by the seepage field, was gained. The result indicates that the settlement values of the vault derived from coupling analysis are bigger when considering the seepage flow effect than that not considering. Through the contrast of arch subsidence quantities calculated by two kinds of computation situations, and the comparison between the calculated and measured value of tunnel vault settlement, it is found that the calculated value(5.7-6.0 mm) derived from considering the seepage effect is more close to the measured value(5.8-6.8 mm). Therefore, it is quite necessary to consider the seepage flow effect of the underground water in aquiferous stratum for multi-arch tunnel design.

Design Concept for an Anchored Diaphragm Wall in the Central Part of Budva, Montenegro

This paper presents a design concept and acceptance test application procedure for a deep pit protection structure. The structure is intended for use in the construction of three underground levels of a residential building： A, B, C and D, located in Block 10C, Budva, Montenegro. The anchored wall will consist of non-gravity cantilevered walls with three levels of ground anchors. Non-gravity cantilevered walls employ continuous walls constructed in slurry trenches （i.e., slurry （diaphragm） walls）, e.g., vertical elements that are drilled to depths below the finished excavation grade. For those non-gravity cantilevered walls, support is provided through the shear and bending stiffness of the vertical wall elements and passive resistance from the soil below the finished excavation grade. Anchored wall support relies on these components as well as lateral resistance provided by the ground anchors to resist horizontal pressures （e.g., earth, water and external loads） acting on the wall. The anchored wall analyzed in this paper will be recommended for use as a temporary supporting structure necessary for the excavation and erection of the underground structure. The design life of the temporary ground anchors is two years. Dynamic loads are not considered in this analysis.

Fluid-structure coupled analysis of underwater cylindrical shells

Underwater cylindrical shell structures have been found a wide of application in many engineering fields, such as the element of marine, oil platforms, etc. The coupled vibration analysis is a hot issue for these underwater structures. The vibration characteristics of underwater structures are influenced not only by hydrodynamic pressure but also by hydrostatic pressure corresponding to different water depths. In this study, an acoustic finite element method was used to evaluate the underwater structures. Taken the hydrostatic pressure into account in terms of initial stress stiffness, an acoustical fluid-structure coupled analysis of underwater cylindrical shells has been made to study the effect of hydrodynamic pressures on natural frequency and sound radiation. By comparing with the frequencies obtained by the acoustic finite element method and by the added mass method based on the Bessel function, the validity of present analysis was checked. Finally, test samples of the sound radiation of stiffened cylindrical shells were acquired by a harmonic acoustic analysis. The results showed that hydrostatic pressure plays an important role in determining a large submerged body motion, and the characteristics of sound radiation change with water depth. Furthermore, the analysis methods and the results are of significant reference value for studies of other complicated submarine structures.

United States and France： Imprisonment and Torture From the End of WWII to the Algerian War

Mistreatment and violation of international laws are recurrent events during Second World War （WWII） and torture is a frequent method used in the Algerian War. This paper investigates the escalation of violence which, in some cases, degenerates into torture and offers a comparison between the situation of Axis Prisoners of War （1943-1946） and the imprisonment’s conditions in Algeria （1954-1962）. In spite of the temporal interval and different political contexts, in some cases there’s a strange “continuity”.

Effect of discontinuities characteristics on coal mine stability and sustainability： A rock fall prediction approach

Rock fall related accidents continue to occur in coal mines,although artificial support mechanisms have been used extensively. Roof stability is primarily determined in many underground mines by a limited number of methods that often resort to subjective criteria. It is argued in this paper that stability conditions of mine roof strata,as a key factor in sustainability in coal mines,must be determined by a survey which proactively investigates fundamental aspects of said mine. Failure of rock around the opening happens as a result of both high rock stress conditions and the presence of structural discontinuities. The properties of such discontinuities affect the engineering behavior of rock masses causing wedges or blocks to fall from the roof or sliding out of the walls. A practical rule-based approach to assess the risk of a roof fall is proposed in the paper. The method is based on the analysis of structural data and the geometry and stability of wedges in underground coal mines. In this regard,an accident causing a huge collapse in a coal mine leading to 4 fatalities is illustrated by way of a case study. Horizontal and vertical profiles are prepared by geophysical methods to define the falling zone and its boundaries. The collapse is then modeled by the use of sophisticated computer programs in order to identify the causes of the accident.

Integrated real-time roof monitoring

CSIRO has recently developed a real-time roof monitoring system for under-groundcoal mines and successfully tried the system in gate roads at Ulan Mine.The systemintegrated displacement monitoring,stress monitoring and seismic monitoring in onepackage.It included GEL multianchor extensometers,vibrating wire uniaxial stress meters,ESG seismic monitoring system with microseismic sensors and high-frequency AE sensors.The monitoring system automated and the data can be automatically collected by acentral computer located in an underground nonhazardous area.The data are then transferredto the surface via an optical fiber cable.The real-time data were accessed at anylocation with an Internet connection.The trials of the system in two tailgates at Ulan Minedemonstrate that the system is effective for monitoring the behavior and stability of roadwaysduring Iongwall mining.The continuous roof displacement/stress data show clearprecursors of roof falls.The seismic data (event count and locations) provide insights intothe roof failure process during roof fall.

3D-FSM·DDM IBEM numerical system of multi-medium

Based on the idea of the developed 3D-FSM.DDM boundary element method, the field with muti-medium was formulized firstly, then connected at the interface of two fields according to the continuous conditions of stress and displacement, after that, a boundary value problem with unified model was formed and solved. Ultimately, an applied numerical simulation system was developed. It was compared with the model having analytical solution for verifying the applicability and the calculating precision.

Analyzing Climatic and Hydrologic Trends in Lebanon

Lebanon was described as the ＂water tower of the Middle East＂. However, this status does not exist lately, thus the increase in population and the variability in climatic conditions affected the hydrologic regime. Recent data is still lacking to build up a comprehensive figure on the existing climatic conditions. Whereas, the available hydrologic data is non-sequential in some areas. This study presents illustrations on climatic and hydrologic trends in Lebanon. They were built in combination between data from ground measures and from satellite images. It established a complete figure on precipitation （rainfall and snow） and temperature trends. While hydrologic components were also recognized and monitored, including, rivers, springs and groundwater regime. The resulted illustrations indicated no considerable changes in trends of rainfall, but there is an increase in temperature, which enhances snowmelt and reduces it spatial cover. Besides, there is an obvious decline in the volume of water from different sources, which reaches about 60% in some rivers and springs. This in turn reveals the negative influence ofanthropogenic interference on water resources rather than considering only the climatic parameters.

对于单管垂直式热水采暖系统中上供下回和下供上回连接方式的分析、比较

在室内供暖设计中,如何选择系统的供热形式,这对建筑物的综合经济指标,供热系统本身的运行及使用效果等有着极其重要的影响。

Affective Spaces in Urban Transformation’s Contexts

According to the contributions coming from different fields of research-from aesthetics to cognitive science-the paper intends to address the topic of urban transformation within the framework of the concept of “affective space”, which associates the emotions with all stimuli both internal to the agent and within its environment. The central research question will be： what is the influence of the affective sphere on changes that take place in the city and vice versa how much do these changes affect the emotional sphere？ By placing subjects at the center of the research, the paper intends to study the relationship between individuals-as well as groups and communities-and urban spaces they inhabit. This can be done by guaranteeing centrality to the pre-reflective emotional impact that spatial situations produce on subjects, where for “spatial situation” it is intended the inclusive description of a specific condition, including both the material articulation of space and its intangible qualities that influence the subject’s emotional sphere.

Regulating Aspects and Geologic Solutions of the Natural Gas Building Capacities to a Gas Market Model in Albania

Caspian Gas into Balkans over medium to long term becames Albanian case on June 2013 when TAP route was selected. After Albanian National Territory Council approved TAP AG＇s Compound Development Permit, the project should start Construction Phase 1. Existing gas pipeline connections of Albania within the European network via TAP, is highly estimated by energy authorities in both technical and regulating aspects. New pipelines are projected to be build in order to meet local energy consume and seasonal fluctuations, as well as needs of Kosovo and FYROM. Some of important points： determination on the capacity sector building for a due Albanian Gas Market Model, supply options on the future gasification, alternatives of opening underground gas storages in the salt domes of Dumre region and extending pipelines to neighboring countries. By assistance of the Secretariat of Energy Community, MEI starts drafting the new gas law to meet Third Energy Package. TAP project, IAP project, Albania-Kosovo Pipeline, an LNG plant and terminals coastal construction, can contribute on the diversification of gas supply. Underground Gas Storage potentials are geologic solution target, considering the Upper Miocene depleted sandstone gas fields of Divjaka, as well as the Dumre evaporitic deposits diapir of the Upper Triassic.

A Note on the Way-Below Relation on LSC(X, R~*)~*

A mistake in Proposition I-1.21.1 of 'A Compendium of Continuous Lattices'by G.Giers et al. is pointed out and a revised proposition with a proof is given.

Claudin-4 is required for AMPK-modulated paraceliular permeability in submandibular gland ceils

Tight junction plays an important rote in mediating paraceUular permeability in epithelia. We previously found that activation of AMP- activated protein kinase （AMPK） increased saliva secretion by modulating paraceUular permeability in submandibular glands. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying AMPK-modulated paraceUular permeability are unknown. In this study, we found that AICAR, an AMPK agonist, increased saliva secretion in the isolated rat submandibular glands, decreased transepithelial electrical resistance （TER）, and increased 4 kDa FITC-dextran flux in cultured SMG-C6 cells. AICAR also induced redistribution of tight junction protein claudin-4, but not claudin-1, claudin-3, occtudin, or ZO-1, from the cytoplasm to the membrane. Moreover, knockdown of claudin-4 by shRNA suppressed while claudin-4 re-expression restored the TER and 4 kDa FITC-dextran flux responses to AICAR. Additionally, AICAR increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and inhibition of ERK1/2 by U0126, an ERK1/2 kinase inhibitor, or by siRNA decreased AICAR-induced TER responses. AICAR induced the serine S199 phosphorylation of claudin-4 and enhanced the inter- action of claudin-4 and occludin. Furthermore, pretreatment with U0126 significantly suppressed AMPK-modulated phosphorytation, redistribution, and interaction with occludin of claudin-4. Taken together, these results indicated that claudin-4 played a crucial role in AMPK-rnodutated paraceUular permeability and ERK1/2 was required in AMPK-modulated tight junction barrier function in subman- dibular gland.

The Continuous Selections for the Metric Projection

Some results concerning weakly continuous selection for set-valued mappingare given and, applied to metric projection. Let Y be a subspace of a Banach space X.If Y is a separable reflexive Banach space,reinoved a first category subset, the metricprojection is weakly lower semicontinnous and admits a weakly continuous selection.

Lower Semicontinuity of the Effcient Solution Mapping in Semi-In?nite Vector Optimization

This paper establishes some suffcient conditions for the lower semicontinuity of the effcient solution mapping for the semi-infinite vector optimization problem with perturbations of both the objective function and the constraint set in normed linear spaces. The constraint set is the set of weakly effcient solutions of vector equilibrium problem, and perturbed by the perturbation of the criterion mapping to the vector equilibrium problem.

The robustness of contextuality and the contextuality cost of empirical models

In this paper, we introduce and discuss the robustness of contextuality（Ro C） R_C（e） and the contextuality cost C（e） of an empirical model e. The following properties of them are proved.（i） An empirical model e is contextual if and only if R_C（e） ＆gt; 0;（ii） the Ro C function R_C is convex, lower semi-continuous and un-increasing under an affine mapping on the set E M of all empirical models;（iii） e is non-contextual if and only if C（e） = 0;（iv） e is contextual if and only if C（e） ＆gt; 0;（v） e is strongly contextual if and only if C（e） = 1. Also, a relationship between RC（e） and C（e） is obtained. Lastly, the Ro C of three empirical models is computed and compared. Especially, the Ro C of the PR boxes is obtained and the supremum 0.5 is found for the Ro C of all no-signaling type（2, 2, 2） empirical models.

Underwater Oil Wettability on Nanostructured Superamphiphobic Surface Tuned by Trapped Air Layer Continuity

When the superamphiphobic meshes are immersed in water, the rough structures on steel wires are filled with air. The nanostructured superamphiphobic surfaces were prepared on the stainless-steel mesh. By adjusting the mesh size of the surface, the continuity of trapped air layer on the superamphiphobic surface underwater could be controlled. Then the underwater oil-wetting behavior on the prepared superamphiphobic mesh was investigated. The oil droplet spread out on the superamphiphobic surface without mesh and exhibited an oil contact angle of about 0° under water. But the oil contact angle formed on the superamphiphobic mesh surfaces and extended with increasing mesh size. We thought the discontinuity of trapped air layer on the surface and the entry of water into interval between the steel wires should be responsible for these behaviors.