释东周金文中的“成日”

本文将东周金文中的“”字释为“成日”合文。并将其与战国楚简《日书》、秦简《日书》相比较,认为“成日”是好日子的一种说法。

危机动员方式何以影响政治信任?--一项基于列举实验的研究

政治信任是政治合法性与稳定性的来源,是国家长治久安的基础,受到公共危机应对方式的影响。本研究的关键问题是:在公共危机事件中,政府采取的危机动员方式是否影响以及如何影响民众的政治信任?为此,本研究设计了一个启动效应调查实验与列举实验的组合实验,以此来测量新冠疫情中不同危机动员方式对民众政治信任的影响。研究发现,危机动员方式对民众的政治信任具有显著影响,其中,强制型危机动员方式能提高民众的体制信任,但会降低机构信任与官员信任,诱致型危机动员方式则恰好相反,而宣传型危机动员方式仅能降低机构信任与官员信任。在公共危机情境下,可用文化主义路径解释民众体制信任的变化,制度主义路径也可在一定程度上解释危机动员方式对机构信任与官员信任的影响。

Behavioral migration diversity of the Yangtze River Japanese Eel,Anguilla japonica,based on otolith Sr/Ca ratios

The Yangtze River estuary is the main production area of Anguilla japonica in China,as well as the only existing fishery area for adult eels.Japanese eels are distributed in the main rivers and many tributaries from the Yangtze River estuary to the upper Jinsha River,which extend to nearly 3 000 km.However,their migration behaviors remain relatively unknown.We analyzed the biological characteristics of 153 specimens of silver eels collected from the Jingjiang section of Yangtze River（31o30＇N,120o42＇E） between September and November,2008,and tested the sagittal Sr/Ca ratios of 27 specimens.Among the 153 specimens examined,85 were female and 68 were male,which translated to a female-male ratio of 1：0.8.The ages of the female specimens ranged from 3 to 7 a（average 5.52） with an average total length（TL） of（669±80） mm,average body weight（BW） of（555±229）g,average condition factor of 1.77±0.22,and average gonad somatic index（GSI） of 1.32±0.31.The ages of the males ranged from 3 to 5 a（average：4.38） with an average TL of（518±51） mm,average BW of（234±76） g,average condition factor of 1.62±0.18,and average GSI of 0.21±0.11.All biological parameters of females were significantly larger than those of the male specimens（P0.05）.According to the average Sr/Ca ratio（7.99±1.05） ×10-3 of the elver mark of sagitta,17 individuals（62.96%） were river eels and 10 individuals（37.04%） were estuarine eels.Of 16 females,13 individuals（81.25%） were river eels and 3 were estuarine eels,while of 11 males,36.36% were river eels and 63.64% were estuarine eels.The analysis on Sr/Ca ratios for every growth layer group（GLG） indicated there were no significant differences between second-age males and females.However,significant differences were observed between the third-age,fourth-age,and migration-age male and female specimens.This was likely related to the fact that second-age eels of both sexes stay in the same inhabitation waters;however,as they grow older,they move to different areas.

Effect of Cumian No.1 on anti-immunity stress of chickens

2500 chickens were treated intwo households （A and B）, and divided into a test group and a contrast group in each of the households. 0.5% of ＂Cumian No.l＂ was added to the feeds of 1- to 15-day-olds of the test group and 0.2% to the feeds of 16- to 44-day-olds of the test group. The result showed that compared with the contrast group, the average weight and survival rate increased by 4.786% and 2% respectively, and FIG decreased by 9.2% in the test group in household A; the average weight and survival rate increased by 3.608% and 2% respectively, and FIG decreased by 14.9% in the test group in household B.

Changes in microbial community composition in the leaf litter of successional communities after volcanic eruptions of Mount Usu, northern Japan

Changes in the fungal and bacterial biomass and community structure in litter after the volcanic eruptions of Mount Usu, northern Japan were investigated using a chronosequence approach, which is widely used for analyzing vegetation succession. The vegetation changed from bare ground （10 years after the eruptions） with little plant cover and poor soil to monotonic grassland dominated by Polygonum sachalinense with undeveloped soil （33 years） and then to deciduous broad-leaved forest dominated by Populus maximowiczii with diverse species composition and well-developed soil （100 years）. At three chronosequential sites, we evaluated the compositions of phospholipid fatty acids （PLFAs）, carbon （C） and nitrogen （N） contents and the isotope ratios of C （δ13C） and N （δ15N） in the litter of two dominant species, Polygonum sachalinense and Populus maximowiezii. The C/N ratio, δ13C and δ15N in the litter of these two species were higher in the forest than that in the bare ground and grassland. The PLFAs gradually increased from the bare ground to the forest, showing that microbial biomass increased with the development of the soil and/or vegetation. The fungi-to-bacteria ratio of PLFA was constant at 5.3 ± 1.4 in all three sites, suggesting that fungi were predominant. A canonical correspondence analysis suggested that the PLFA comoosition was related to the successional ages and the developing soil properties （P 〈 0.05, ANOSIM）. The chrono- sequential analysis effectively detected the successional changes in both microbial and plant communities.

Soil Development and Fertility Characteristics of Inland Valleys in the Rain Forest Zone of Nigeria: Mineralogical Composition and Particle-Size Distribution

The particle-size distribution and mineralogical composition of the clay （〈 2 μm） and fine-sand （0.25-0.10 mm） fractions in soils of two inland valleys in Abakaliki and Bende, Southeast Nigeria, were investigated to provide basic information on soil-forming processes and agricultural potentials. These soils were silty or clayey, deriving from Cretaceous or Tertiary shale materials. The particle-size distribution and its computation on a clay-free basis revealed relatively remarkable lithologic breaks in a couple of pedons. The effect of lithologic discontinuities on soil mineralogical composition was not, however, conspicuous. Petrographic investigation revealed that quartz predominantly comprised the fine-sand fraction in the soils at both study sites. Nevertheless, the clay mineralogical composition of the soils was a mixture of kaolinite, irregularly interstratified smectite-illite intergrades （S/I）, hydroxyl-A1 interlayered 2：1 type clays （HICs）, vermiculite, smectite, halloysite and illite along with fine-sized quartz in Abakaliki. The soils of Bende predominantly contained smectite, which was partially interlayered with hydroxyl-A1 and kaolinite. It is suggested that seasonal floodwater has slowed the disintegration of weatherable clay minerals inherited from the shale, while quartz originating from the sandstone is predominant in the fine-sand fraction. Additionally, a possible soil-forming process observed at the both study sites was ferrolysis, which was indicated by a clear decreasing pattern of HICs downward in the soil profiles, The entry of S/I and vertical distribution patterns for a couple of clay minerals in the pedon suggested that the soils in Abakaliki have developed under the significant influence of aeolian dust delivered by the Harmattan. The findings might describe a site-specific deposition pattern of Harmattan dusts as well as hydromorphic soil-forming processes in the wetlands of the inland valleys.

Difference Discrete Variational Principle,Euler—Lagrange Cohomology and Symplectic,Multisymplectic Structures II：Euler—Lagrange Cohomology

In this second paper of a series of papers, we explore the difference discrete versions for the Euler?Lagrange cohomology and apply them to the symplectic or multisymplectic geometry and their preserving properties in both the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms for discrete mechanics and field theory in the framework of multi-parameter differential approach. In terms of the difference discrete Euler?Lagrange cohomological concepts, we show that the symplectic or multisymplectic geometry and their difference discrete structure-preserving properties can always be established not only in the solution spaces of the discrete Euler?Lagrange or canonical equations derived by the difference discrete variational principle but also in the function space in each case if and only if the relevant closed Euler?Lagrange cohomological conditions are satisfied.

Difference Discrete Variational Principles, Euler?Lagrange Cohomology and Symplectic, Multisymplectic Structures III: Application to Symplectic and Multisymplectic Algorithms

In the previous papers I and II, we have studied the difference discrete variational principle and the Euler?Lagrange cohomology in the framework of multi-parameter differential approach. We have gotten the difference discrete Euler?Lagrange equations and canonical ones for the difference discrete versions of classical mechanics and field theory as well as the difference discrete versions for the Euler?Lagrange cohomology and applied them to get the necessary and sufficient condition for the symplectic or multisymplectic geometry preserving properties in both the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms. In this paper, we apply the difference discrete variational principle and Euler?Lagrange cohomological approach directly to the symplectic and multisymplectic algorithms. We will show that either Hamiltonian schemes or Lagrangian ones in both the symplectic and multisymplectic algorithms are variational integrators and their difference discrete symplectic structure-preserving properties can always be established not only in the solution space but also in the function space if and only if the related closed Euler?Lagrange cohomological conditions are satisfied.

Dynamic analysis of double racks gear 3D roll forming machine

3 D roll-forming for high strength steel sheets is a new technology at present.Double racks gear 3D roll forming machine developed by our research group can be used to perform variable cross section roll forming for high strength steel.In the paper,a dynamic model of 8-DOF double rack gear 3D roll-forming machine is established by the method of Lagrange equation.The expression of the angle acceleration of the system response is obtained by solving the dynamic equations.Through an actual engineering example,the dynamical characters of the 3D roll forming machine are revealed.The results can support the design of 3D roll forming machine.Meanwhile,the research will play an active role in the development of control system.

Influence of Three Protein Sources on Performance of Grasscutters （Thryonomys swinderianus） Fed Diets with or without Fishmeal

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of soybean meal （SBM）, groundnut meal （GNM） and blood meal （BM） addition in diets with or without （1%） fishmeal on the performance, N-digestibility and cost of production of growing grasscutters. Fifty-four grasscutters （9-week-old） of mixed sexes were randomly assigned to six dietary treatments, using a completely randomized design （CRD） in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement, with three grasscutters per treatment and three replicates each. Treatments 1-3 （TI-T3） contained no fishmeal, whilst treatments 4-6 （T4-T6） had 1% fishmeal added. The diets were formulated to be isocaloric and isonitrogenous. N-digestibility was significantly high for SBM diets with or without fishmeal, 83.91% and 82.19%, respectively, followed by BM diets. Average daily gain （ADG） was significantly （P 〈 0.05） high （12.95 g） for BM diet without fishmeal. Feed cost per kg diet was the lowest （US$0.195） for the same BM diet. The results indicated that the inclusion of SBM and BM in the diet of grasscutters with or without 1% fishmeal could improve performance and it may be the most economical for feeding BM in the diet without fishmeal.

Chemical Compostion of Earthen Pond Feed from Spring Water, in Asaba Campus, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

Sound pond productivity accompanied with adequate fish health is maintained, when water quality parameters are conducive. The study evaluated the chemical composition of a pond feed from spring water, in Asaba Campus. Sampling was carried out from September 2011 to February 2012 on a monthly basis. Surface water samples were collected between the hours of 7：00-9：00 am from the pond on each sampling day. Hydrogen-ion-concentration was in the range of 6.5 to 8.0 units. Dissolved oxygen was the highest in February 2012 with a value of 11.0 mg/L while it was the lowest in December 2011 with a value of 9.0 mg/L. Biological oxygen demand ranged from 3.5 to 5.0 mg/L. The chemical oxygen demand was the highest in December （10.00 mg/L） and lowest between January and February （8.0mg/L）. The highest alkalinity was observed in October with a value of 1.05 mg/L and lowest in December with a value of 0.042 mg/L. Conductivity values ranged from 0.075 to 0.12 μS/cm. Total phosphorus was the highest in October with a value of 1.01 mg/L and lowest in December with a value of 0.83 mg/L. Total dissolved solids ranged from 90 to 105 mg/L. Values of physco-chemical parameters revealed that the pond was not polluted. Water quality analysis of the aquatics is of economic advantage to the fish farmer, hence, the need for its assessment at regular intervals. This is a quality assurance process that assures early dictation of toxic substances and mitigation processes to adopt before problems arise. In this way, the good health of organisms in the aquatic ecosystem and those of human dependent on them are guaranteed.

Activity Based Costing Adoption Among Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria

The study examines the extent of adoption of Activity Based Costing （ABC） among naanufacturing companies in Nigeria. The primary data were sourced through questionnaires administered to the Management Accountants of 40 selected manufacturing companies in South Western part of Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was employed to analyze the data. The study reveals that inability of the traditional cost systems to provide relevant cost was the most highly ranked reason in their decision to adopt ABC. Traditional methods of allocating overhead were therefore believed to be deficient in terms of improving global competitiveness. Also, 60% of the respondents have adopted ABC due to increased ranges of products, competition and increased overhead. Familiarity with and adoption of ABC was found to be across the manufacturing, more than half of the sample are familiar with it. The 40% of respondents who have not adopted ABC cited the cost and complexity involved with implementation as the main reason in non-adoption. However, cost of implementing ABC was enormous which hinder the small scale manufacturing from adopting it. This result may reflect the fact that larger firms are more likely to have the diverse mix of products or services that makes the use of ABC advantages. Consequently, the study recommends that the companies who have not adopted ABC because of its high cost of implementation should endeavor to consider its adoption because in the long run the benefits derive from it will outweigh its cost. It helps to identify inefficient products, departments and activities and helps to allocate more resources on profitable products. In conclusion, the senior management should also give their utmost support to the implementation and success of ABC.

Longitude correction method for the field magnetic surveyed diurnal-variation correction

Solar quiet daily variation(Sq)are dependent on local time.Herein,we applied the moving superposition method to separate the Sq component of correction observatory data and performed a time diff erence correction on the Sq component according to the longitudinal diff erence between the correction observatory and the field station while maintaining the time of other data components.The data were then reconstructed and used for diurnal-variation correction to improve the accuracy of the daily variations correction resu;lts The moving superposition method employs data of“nonmagnetic disturbance days”obtained 15 d before and after to perform the superposing average calculation on a daily basis,aiming to obtain the Sq of continuous morphological changes.The effect of longitude correction was tested using the observatory record and field survey data.The average correction distance of the test observatories was 2114 km,and the correction accuracies of the H(horizontal component of geomagnetic field),D(geomagnetic declination),and Z(vertical component of geomagnetic field)were improved by 28.4%,45.0%,and 21.7%,respectively;the average correction distance of the field stations was 2130 km,and the correction accuracies of the F(geomagnetic total intensity),D,I(geomagnetic inclination)components were improved by 35.2%,26.7%,and 13.9%,respectively.The test results also demonstrated that the longitude correction eff ect was greater with an increased correction distance.

Energy Crisis in Nigerian University System： Implications of Self Auto-generation for Human Capital Development

Energy requirements for tertiary educational purpose is burgeoning, a reflection of its criticality to human asset formation and to use self auto-generation by petrol or diesel generators as the energy supply source is an unsustainable practice. The situation is worrisome in view of the noise pollution and nuisance that constitutes to the learning environment. This paper, therefore, determines the quantity of self generated energy supply, its intensity, the associated CO2 emissions and their possible implications for human capital development. A survey of generating sets was conducted using the University of Nigeria Nsukka as a representative of Nigerian universities. A walk-through-approach was adopted in gathering data and two metrics-life cycle cost and cost of electricity from auto-generation were used to determine the economic implications of the self generation. The results show that self auto-generation contributed installed energy capacity of amount 19 MVA, 20 MVA, 34 MVA, 11 MVA and 22 MVA to run human capital development activities, respectively for academic sessions from July 2006 to November 2010. The study helps us understand that reforms in educational sector are not effective as long as energy insecurity is a dominant factor.

The Relationship between Major Components of PM2.5 and Meteorological Factors in Urban Tokyo, Japan

In this research, the main purpose is to estimate the variation of PM2.5 mass concentration and study the influence of meteorological characteristics on major components of PM2.5 concentrations in urban Tokyo, Japan. The results shown that the annual mean mass concentration of PM2.5 in urban Tokyo was higher than JEQS （Japanese Environmental Quality Standard） of the MOEJ （Ministry of the Environment Japan） （15 μg/m^3）, and 41.1% of the daily PM2.5 mass concentration exceeded the annual JEQS concentration during observation period. The major components of PM2.5 including SO4^2-, NO3^-, NH4^＋, OC and EC were tightly related to the meteorological conditions, the correlations results shown that the wind speed and relative humidity had significant correlations with major components of PM2.5 than the other meteorological factors. Higher relative humidity, windless and less rainfall conditions were favorable for elimination of PM2.5 concentration. Higher temperature was beneficial to the formation of SO42＂, but higher temperature and stronger sunshine duration were not conducive to the formation of NO3^-.

Feeding Habits of the Bogue, Boops boops （Linnaeus, 1758） （Teleostei： Sparidae）in Benghazi Coast, Eastern Libya

The feeding habits of 500 specimens ofBoops boops （family： Sparidae）, inhabiting Benghazi Mediterranean coast, were studied monthly from November 2012 to October 2013. The annual diet composition, monthly variations in the diet composition, the variations of diet with length and the intensity of feeding were studied. Boops hoops feed on a wide variety of prey types： Crustacean （49.0%）, Porifera （22.7%）, Coelenterate （10.2%）, Seagrasses （9.2%）, Mollusca （8.1%） and Protozoa （0.9%）. The Crustacean, Porifera, Coelenterate, Seagrasses and Mollusca were the major food item all year round and it was found in all length groups. In the present study, Crustacean, Porifera, Seagrasses and Mollusca increased as the size increased while Coelenterate and Protozoa decreased as the fish size increased. The feeding intensity was quite high during the autumn and summer.

A customized extended warranty policy with heterogeneous usage rate and purchasing date

To increase customers'satisfaction and promote product's competitiveness,a customized extended warranty(EW)policy is proposed,where the diversities in both the usage rate and purchase date are considered.The marginal approach is applied to describe the product's two-dimensional failure in terms of age and usage,respectively.Moreover,minimal repair is adopted to restore the failure,and the virtual age method is applied to depict the effect of preventive maintenance(PM).On this basis,an optimization model is established to minimize the maintenance cost and warranty cost from the manufacturer's view,and multiple factors are taken into account,including the PM's intensity and its period,and EW's interval,etc.A numerical case study is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.The results show that by considering the product's usage rate and the purchasing date of EW,the number of failures as well as the cost of maintenance and warranty can be reduced effectively.

Relationship between peak oxygen uptake and regional body composition in Japanese subjects

Purpose： To investigate the link between peak oxygen uptake and regional body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry （DEXA） in Japanese subjects. Methods： A total of 93 men （42.2 ± 12.3 years old） and 106 women （43.5 ± 12.3 years old） were enrolled in this cross-sectional investigation study. Peak oxygen uptake was measured by the breath-by-breath method. Regional body composition i.e., body fat mass, lean body mass, and body fat percentage was evaluated using DEXA. In addition, metabolic risk parameters were also evaluated. Results： Peak oxygen uptake was 37.6± 8.7 mL/kg/min in men and 31.1 ± 6.4 mL/kg/min in women, and decreased with age in both genders. Peak oxygen uptake was significantly correlated with total body fat percentage （men： r = -0.684, p 〈 0.0001; women： r = -0.681, p 〈 0.0001）. These associations remained even after adjusting for age and total lean body mass. However, peak work rate was positively and significantly correlated with leg lean body mass. Conclusion： Peak oxygen uptake was closely correlated with total body fat percentage in both genders. Aerobic exercise as well as leg resistance training might be useful for improving peak oxygen uptake in Japanese subjects. Copyright

The Effect of Acipin Mixed with Partial Mixed Ration （PMR） on Characteristics, Chemical Composition and Digestibility

The present study was developed to determine the effect of lactic acid residue from Purac industry （Acipin） on fermentation and chemical composition in partial mixed ration （PMR）. The PMR was mixed with 3 different levels of Acipin and compared with the control treatment without Acipin. The addition of 10,2% and 3% Acipin in PMR on fresh weight basis, with three replications each was employed. The total of fermented bags were opened at each fermentation period （0, 3, 7, 10, 14, 21 and 30 days） to investigate properties. The PMR mixed with Acipin at 1% and 2% showed good preservation process with no ethanol odor was detected. However, PMR mixed with 3% Acipin exhibited butyric acid odor and soft texture. At 30, 60 and 90 days of fermentation the pH in Acipin mixed PMR was decreased while lactic acid increased. The composition of CF, NDF, ADL and hemicellulose in PMR with 3% lactic acid after 60 days fermentation had the lowest values （P 〈 0.05）. Degradation of the digestibility of crude protein （in situ） at 48 h in PMR without Acipin was found to be the highest. Acipin mixed with PMR at 1% and 2% had the higher digestibility of fiber （ADF, ADL and cellulose） than the other groups. The overall result revealed that PMR supplemented with 2% Acipin on fresh weight basis had better preservation process and digestibility.

Biodeterioration of Building Timbers in the High-Water-Activity Built Environment of Nigeria

Moulds have been reported to destroy volumes of timbers in buildings annually. As a result, timber components within the built environment decline and fail to fulfill their basic requirements. This research focused on the isolation and evaluation of the prevalence and effects of deteriorating moulds in the rain forest and swampy rain forest regions of Nigeria where the water activity is as high as 0.7. To accomplish this, decayed timber samples were aseptically collected on buildings from six strategic locations. The samples were serially diluted and inoculated onto Sabouraud Dextrose Agar medium in Petal dishes. The Petri dishes were incubated for 72 h at 30 ~C. Thereafter, moulds were isolated through visual and microscopic observations. The commonly encountered moulds were evaluated and analyzed. It was observed that, prevalence of moulds on buildings used for non residential purpose were higher. There was no significant difference between the prevalence on the components located inside the building and those outside the building. Ceiba pentandra exhibited highest degradation while Masonia altissima resisted most. The most deteriorating moulds were Aspergillus, Mucor, Rhizopus and Gliocladium. The deteriorations of Ceiba pentandra, Afzelia africana, Lophira alata, Anogessus leocarpus and Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum timbers under Aspergillus attack were projected.