A mode Ⅲ crack problem in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric material subjected to uniform loads at infinity is studied based on exact boundary conditions. The complex potential approach is used to reduce the pro...A mode Ⅲ crack problem in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric material subjected to uniform loads at infinity is studied based on exact boundary conditions. The complex potential approach is used to reduce the problem to Hilbert problem. As a result, closed form field solutions in the piezoelectric material and inside the crack are presented. It is shown that the stresses and electric displacement have square root singularities at the crack tips, but the electric field is uniform everywhere in the material and equal to the remote applied one. It is also found that the electric displacement intensity factor depends on both material properties and the mechanical loads, but not the electric loads. Hence it may be concluded that the electric loads have no influence on the field singularities.展开更多
The influence of the confining potential strength and temperature on the structures and dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) dusty plasma system is investigated through molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. The circular sy...The influence of the confining potential strength and temperature on the structures and dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) dusty plasma system is investigated through molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. The circular symmetric confining potential leads to the nonuniform packing of particles, that is, an inner core with a hexagon lattice surrounded by a few outer circular shells. Under the appropriate confining potential and temperature, the particle trajectories on middle shells form a series of concentric and nested hexagons due to tangential movements of particles.Mean square displacement, self-diffusion constant, pair correlation function, and the nearest bond are used to characterize the structural and dynamical properties of the system. With the increase of the confining potential, the radial and tangential movements of particles have different behaviors. With the increase of temperature, the radial and tangential motions strengthen, particle trajectories gradually become disordered, and the system gradually changes from a crystal or liquid state to a gas state.展开更多
Extreme precipitation events cause severe environmental and societal damage worldwide.Southwest China(SWC)is sensitive to such effects because of its overpopulation,underdevelopment,and fragile ecosystems.Using daily ...Extreme precipitation events cause severe environmental and societal damage worldwide.Southwest China(SWC)is sensitive to such effects because of its overpopulation,underdevelopment,and fragile ecosystems.Using daily observations from 108 rain-gauge stations,the authors investigated the frequency of extreme precipitation events and their contribution to total precipitation in SWC since the late 1970 s.Results indicate that total precipitation is decreasing insignificantly,but rainfall-events frequency is decreasing significantly,whereas the region is experiencing more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events.Note that although fewer stations are statistically significant,about 60%of the rain-gauge stations show an increasing trend in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation.Furthermore,there is an increasing trend in the contribution of total extreme precipitation to total precipitation,with extreme precipitation becoming dominant in the increasingly arid SWC region.The results carry important implications for policymakers,who should place greater emphasis on extreme precipitation and associated floods and landslides when drafting water-resource management policies.展开更多
Long-term variations and trends in a wide range of statistics for daily precipitation characteristics in terms of intensity, frequency and duration in Finland were analysed using precipitation records during 1908e2008...Long-term variations and trends in a wide range of statistics for daily precipitation characteristics in terms of intensity, frequency and duration in Finland were analysed using precipitation records during 1908e2008 from 3 meteorological stations in the south(Kaisaniemi),centre(Kajaani) and north(Sodankyl€a). Although precipitation days in northern part were more frequent than in central and southern parts, daily precipitation intensity in the south was generally higher than those in the centre and north of the country. Annual sum of very light precipitation(0 mm < daily precipitation long-term 50 th percentile of daily precipitation more than 0 mm) significantly( p < 0.05) decreased over time,with the highest rate in northern Finland. These decreasing trends might be the result of significant increases in frequency of days with very light precipitation at all the stations, with the highest and lowest rates in northern and southern Finland, respectively. Ratio of annual total precipitation to number of precipitation days also declined in Finland over 1908e2008, with a decreasing north to south gradient. However, annual duration indices of daily precipitation revealed no statistically significant trends at any station. Daily precipitation characteristics showed significant relationships with various well-known atmospheric circulation patterns(ACPs). In particular, the East Atlantic/West Russia(EA/WR)pattern in summer was the most influential ACP negatively associated with different daily precipitation intensity, frequency and duration indices at all three stations studied.展开更多
By combining the B-spline basis set with model potential (B-spline + MP),we present oscillator strengthspectra of Rydberg Li atoms in external fields.The photoabsorption spectra are analyzed.Over the narrow energyrang...By combining the B-spline basis set with model potential (B-spline + MP),we present oscillator strengthspectra of Rydberg Li atoms in external fields.The photoabsorption spectra are analyzed.Over the narrow energyranges considered in this paper,the structure of the spectra can be independent of the initial state chosen for a givenatom.Our results are in good agreement with previous high-precision experimental data and theoretical calculations,where the R-matrix approach together with multichannel quantum defect theory (R-matrix+MQDT) was used.It issuggested that the present methods can be applied to deal with the oscillator strength spectra of Rydberg atoms incrossed electric and magnetic fields.展开更多
We analyzed interdecadal variability of the South China Sea monsoon and its relationship with latent heat flux in the Pacific Ocean, using NCEP wind field and OAFlux heat flux datasets. Results indicate that South Chi...We analyzed interdecadal variability of the South China Sea monsoon and its relationship with latent heat flux in the Pacific Ocean, using NCEP wind field and OAFlux heat flux datasets. Results indicate that South China Sea monsoon intensity had an obvious interdecadal variation with a decreasing trend. Variability of the monsoon was significantly correlated with latent heat flux in the Kuroshio area and tropical Pacific Ocean. Variability of latent heat flux in the Kuroshio area had an interdecadal increasing trend, while that in the tropical Pacific Ocean had an interdecadal decreasing trend. Latent heat flux variability in these two sea areas was used to establish a latent heat flux index, which had positive correlation with variability of the South China Sea monsoon. When the latent heat flux was 18 months ahead of the South China Sea monsoon, the correlation coefficient maximized at 0.58 (N=612), with a 99.9% significance level of 0.15. Thus, it is suggested that latent heat flux variability in the two areas contributes greatly to interdecadal variability of the South China Sea monsoon.展开更多
Many analytic strategies have emerged to estimate plant responses to Fusarium wilt. The demand for fast and reliable method (diagnosis, prediction) to determine isolate strength accurately is not established yet. Ea...Many analytic strategies have emerged to estimate plant responses to Fusarium wilt. The demand for fast and reliable method (diagnosis, prediction) to determine isolate strength accurately is not established yet. Early determination of pathogen strength helps in plant medication. The aim of this study was to develop a faster strategy and method for early determination of fungal isolates strength in correlation to plant response. Till now, the scientists have no consensus on the most correlated parameters that could express wilt precisely. In this study, 30 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum isolated from Lupinus termis L. were used to provide an explicit image about the real strength of Fusarium isolates and its impact on the plant. Wilting percentage ranged from 26.67% to 93.33% of the infected plants depending on isolate virulence. Some of cellular, morphological and physical measurements were conducted on 8 out of 30 isolates, including root (length, fresh weight (FW) and dry weight (DW)), nodules (water content (WC), FW, DW), stem (height, WC, FW, DW), total leaves/plant (WC, FW, DW) and the fourth leaf (WC, FW, DW, leaf area, epidermal cell area, epidermal cell number, succulence). Hierarchical clustering was used to determine the variance between the isolates. Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were used to determine the most important growth parameters that could express wilting accurately. The CCA results showed that most of the measured parameters on the fourth leaf, except for leaf epidermal cell number, were highly and positively correlated to wilt. That makes these specific parameters valuable and sensitive for any changes in isolates strength. Accordingly, a mathematical model was created to be helpful in the quick determination of isolate strength and precise medication.展开更多
Drought can affect the growth and soil enzyme activities of invasive alien plants(IAPs).It is imperative to evaluate the competitive advantage of IAPs compared with that of the native species and the activities of soi...Drought can affect the growth and soil enzyme activities of invasive alien plants(IAPs).It is imperative to evaluate the competitive advantage of IAPs compared with that of the native species and the activities of soil enzymes under drought.This study aimed to evaluate the competitive advantage of the IAP Amaranthus spinosus that originated from tropical America compared with the native Chinese species A.tricolor and the activities of soil enzymes under drought.A competitive co-culture of A.spinosus and A.tricolor was established using a planting basin experiment.The two species were treated with different levels of drought,i.e.(i)the control;(ii)a light level of drought and(iii)a heavy level of drought.The functional traits,osmotic adjustment and the activities of antioxidant enzymes of the two species,as well as soil pH and electrical conductivity,contents of soil microbial biomass carbon and the activities of soil enzymes were determined.The relative competition intensity and relative dominance of A.spinosus were greater than those of A.tricolor under drought.Drought may provide an advantage to the competitive advantage of A.spinosus.Soil water-soluble salt content and sucrose hydrolytic power of A.spinosus were greater than those of A.tricolor under drought.The ability of A.spinosus to grow in soil with higher levels of water-soluble salt contents and sucrose hydrolytic power under drought may aid in its acquisition and utilization of nutrients.展开更多
文摘A mode Ⅲ crack problem in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric material subjected to uniform loads at infinity is studied based on exact boundary conditions. The complex potential approach is used to reduce the problem to Hilbert problem. As a result, closed form field solutions in the piezoelectric material and inside the crack are presented. It is shown that the stresses and electric displacement have square root singularities at the crack tips, but the electric field is uniform everywhere in the material and equal to the remote applied one. It is also found that the electric displacement intensity factor depends on both material properties and the mechanical loads, but not the electric loads. Hence it may be concluded that the electric loads have no influence on the field singularities.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under
文摘The influence of the confining potential strength and temperature on the structures and dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) dusty plasma system is investigated through molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. The circular symmetric confining potential leads to the nonuniform packing of particles, that is, an inner core with a hexagon lattice surrounded by a few outer circular shells. Under the appropriate confining potential and temperature, the particle trajectories on middle shells form a series of concentric and nested hexagons due to tangential movements of particles.Mean square displacement, self-diffusion constant, pair correlation function, and the nearest bond are used to characterize the structural and dynamical properties of the system. With the increase of the confining potential, the radial and tangential movements of particles have different behaviors. With the increase of temperature, the radial and tangential motions strengthen, particle trajectories gradually become disordered, and the system gradually changes from a crystal or liquid state to a gas state.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers U20A2097,42175042,41905037,41805054]the China Scholarship Council[grant numbers 201908510031 and 201908510032]the Plateau and Basin Rainstorm,Drought and Flood Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province[grant number SCQXKJZD202102-6]。
文摘Extreme precipitation events cause severe environmental and societal damage worldwide.Southwest China(SWC)is sensitive to such effects because of its overpopulation,underdevelopment,and fragile ecosystems.Using daily observations from 108 rain-gauge stations,the authors investigated the frequency of extreme precipitation events and their contribution to total precipitation in SWC since the late 1970 s.Results indicate that total precipitation is decreasing insignificantly,but rainfall-events frequency is decreasing significantly,whereas the region is experiencing more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events.Note that although fewer stations are statistically significant,about 60%of the rain-gauge stations show an increasing trend in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation.Furthermore,there is an increasing trend in the contribution of total extreme precipitation to total precipitation,with extreme precipitation becoming dominant in the increasingly arid SWC region.The results carry important implications for policymakers,who should place greater emphasis on extreme precipitation and associated floods and landslides when drafting water-resource management policies.
基金the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Maa-ja vesitekniikan tuki r.y. (MVTT, 29188) for funding this researchsupported by Swedish VR, BECC and MERGE programs
文摘Long-term variations and trends in a wide range of statistics for daily precipitation characteristics in terms of intensity, frequency and duration in Finland were analysed using precipitation records during 1908e2008 from 3 meteorological stations in the south(Kaisaniemi),centre(Kajaani) and north(Sodankyl€a). Although precipitation days in northern part were more frequent than in central and southern parts, daily precipitation intensity in the south was generally higher than those in the centre and north of the country. Annual sum of very light precipitation(0 mm < daily precipitation long-term 50 th percentile of daily precipitation more than 0 mm) significantly( p < 0.05) decreased over time,with the highest rate in northern Finland. These decreasing trends might be the result of significant increases in frequency of days with very light precipitation at all the stations, with the highest and lowest rates in northern and southern Finland, respectively. Ratio of annual total precipitation to number of precipitation days also declined in Finland over 1908e2008, with a decreasing north to south gradient. However, annual duration indices of daily precipitation revealed no statistically significant trends at any station. Daily precipitation characteristics showed significant relationships with various well-known atmospheric circulation patterns(ACPs). In particular, the East Atlantic/West Russia(EA/WR)pattern in summer was the most influential ACP negatively associated with different daily precipitation intensity, frequency and duration indices at all three stations studied.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10674154Doctoral Foundation of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
文摘By combining the B-spline basis set with model potential (B-spline + MP),we present oscillator strengthspectra of Rydberg Li atoms in external fields.The photoabsorption spectra are analyzed.Over the narrow energyranges considered in this paper,the structure of the spectra can be independent of the initial state chosen for a givenatom.Our results are in good agreement with previous high-precision experimental data and theoretical calculations,where the R-matrix approach together with multichannel quantum defect theory (R-matrix+MQDT) was used.It issuggested that the present methods can be applied to deal with the oscillator strength spectra of Rydberg atoms incrossed electric and magnetic fields.
基金Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Science (No. KZCX2-YW-Q11-02)
文摘We analyzed interdecadal variability of the South China Sea monsoon and its relationship with latent heat flux in the Pacific Ocean, using NCEP wind field and OAFlux heat flux datasets. Results indicate that South China Sea monsoon intensity had an obvious interdecadal variation with a decreasing trend. Variability of the monsoon was significantly correlated with latent heat flux in the Kuroshio area and tropical Pacific Ocean. Variability of latent heat flux in the Kuroshio area had an interdecadal increasing trend, while that in the tropical Pacific Ocean had an interdecadal decreasing trend. Latent heat flux variability in these two sea areas was used to establish a latent heat flux index, which had positive correlation with variability of the South China Sea monsoon. When the latent heat flux was 18 months ahead of the South China Sea monsoon, the correlation coefficient maximized at 0.58 (N=612), with a 99.9% significance level of 0.15. Thus, it is suggested that latent heat flux variability in the two areas contributes greatly to interdecadal variability of the South China Sea monsoon.
文摘Many analytic strategies have emerged to estimate plant responses to Fusarium wilt. The demand for fast and reliable method (diagnosis, prediction) to determine isolate strength accurately is not established yet. Early determination of pathogen strength helps in plant medication. The aim of this study was to develop a faster strategy and method for early determination of fungal isolates strength in correlation to plant response. Till now, the scientists have no consensus on the most correlated parameters that could express wilt precisely. In this study, 30 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum isolated from Lupinus termis L. were used to provide an explicit image about the real strength of Fusarium isolates and its impact on the plant. Wilting percentage ranged from 26.67% to 93.33% of the infected plants depending on isolate virulence. Some of cellular, morphological and physical measurements were conducted on 8 out of 30 isolates, including root (length, fresh weight (FW) and dry weight (DW)), nodules (water content (WC), FW, DW), stem (height, WC, FW, DW), total leaves/plant (WC, FW, DW) and the fourth leaf (WC, FW, DW, leaf area, epidermal cell area, epidermal cell number, succulence). Hierarchical clustering was used to determine the variance between the isolates. Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were used to determine the most important growth parameters that could express wilting accurately. The CCA results showed that most of the measured parameters on the fourth leaf, except for leaf epidermal cell number, were highly and positively correlated to wilt. That makes these specific parameters valuable and sensitive for any changes in isolates strength. Accordingly, a mathematical model was created to be helpful in the quick determination of isolate strength and precise medication.
基金This study was funded by Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,Northeast Forestry University,China(K2020205)National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071521)+1 种基金Key Research and Development Program of Changzhou,China(CJ20200013)Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment.
文摘Drought can affect the growth and soil enzyme activities of invasive alien plants(IAPs).It is imperative to evaluate the competitive advantage of IAPs compared with that of the native species and the activities of soil enzymes under drought.This study aimed to evaluate the competitive advantage of the IAP Amaranthus spinosus that originated from tropical America compared with the native Chinese species A.tricolor and the activities of soil enzymes under drought.A competitive co-culture of A.spinosus and A.tricolor was established using a planting basin experiment.The two species were treated with different levels of drought,i.e.(i)the control;(ii)a light level of drought and(iii)a heavy level of drought.The functional traits,osmotic adjustment and the activities of antioxidant enzymes of the two species,as well as soil pH and electrical conductivity,contents of soil microbial biomass carbon and the activities of soil enzymes were determined.The relative competition intensity and relative dominance of A.spinosus were greater than those of A.tricolor under drought.Drought may provide an advantage to the competitive advantage of A.spinosus.Soil water-soluble salt content and sucrose hydrolytic power of A.spinosus were greater than those of A.tricolor under drought.The ability of A.spinosus to grow in soil with higher levels of water-soluble salt contents and sucrose hydrolytic power under drought may aid in its acquisition and utilization of nutrients.