牛津工学院授予出版学位

现在,学生可以在英国牛津的牛津工学院学习有学位的出版课程。这个课程是由全国科学奖委员会批准的,讲授广泛的新闻媒介的出版技术,从杂志到报纸,从缩微胶片到录音带,尤其重视新技术的出现及其带来的影响。设置该课程的主要目的是使毕业生对现代世界出版业的结构及其实际工作情况有一个较好的理解。

香港师资教育回顾与展望

日前从报章中获知,大学教育资助委员会及师训与师资咨询委员会已拟定培训师资报告书,其中建议从2007年起,所有新任中小学教师须持有学位及已受职前师训。这将不但是香港师资培训历史的里程碑,也是整个教师界期待已久的梦想。

马来西亚准备成为区域高等教育中心

马来西亚的马来人正越来越迫切地改变妨碍大马进步的态度,这给新加坡带来了机会,也带来了新的竞争。最明显不过的是在教育领域。说得更确切,就是允许外国大学在马来西亚开分校。私人学院已经跟外国著名大学一起,开办“

A New Kind of Two-Fold Integration Transformation in Phase Space and Its Uses in Weyl Ordering of Operators

We propose a new two-fold integration transformation in p-q phase space∫∫^∞-∞dpdq/π e^2i（p-x）（q-y）f（p,q）≡G（x,y）,which possesses some well-behaved transformation properties. We apply this transformation to the Weyl ordering of operators, especially those Q-P ordered and P-Q ordered operators.

Useful Precursor Weather Conditions for Hail-Event Forecasting in the Beijing-Tianjin Region

Hail is one of the important weather disasters that affects the Beijing-Tianjin(BT) region.To better understand and to improve the forecasting of hail events over the BT region,the precursor weather conditions for hail based on 30 previous hail events were derived.It was found that the high-level trough and low-level cold front over the Mongolian region,the accumulated convective available potential energy,the decrease of the height of the 0℃-isotherm in the morning,and the persistence and intensification of these factors from morning to afternoon are valuable clues for forecasting the occurrence of hail events over the BT region.

Influence of Finite Chemical Potential on Critical Boson Mass in QED3

Using the coupled Dyson-Schwinger equation for the fermion propagator at finite chemical potential μ, we investigate the fermion chiral condensate when the gauge boson mass is nonzero in QED3. We show that the chiral symmetry restores when the boson mass is large enough, and the critical boson mass depends little on μ.

Shear Viscosity of Hot QED at Finite Chemical Potential from Kubo Formula

Within the framework of finite temperature field theory this paper discusses the shear viscosity of hot QED plasma through Kubo formula at one-loop skeleton diagram level with a finite chemical potential The effective widths (damping rates) are introduced to regulate the pinch singularities and then gives a reliable estimation of the shear viscous coefficient.The finite chemical potential contributes positively compared to the pure temperature case. The result agrees with that from the kinetics theory qualitatively.

Spatial Variability of Soil Organic Carbon in Different Hillslope Positions in Toshan Area, Golestan Province, Iran: Geostatistical Approaches

Accessibility to organic carbon(OC) budget is required for sustainable agricultural development and ecosystem preservation and restoration. Using geostatistical models to describe and demonstrate the spatial variability of soil organic carbon(SOC) will lead to a greater understanding of this dynamics. The aim of this paper is to present the relationships between the spatial variability of SOC and the topographic features by using geostatistical methods on a loess mountain-slope in Toshan region, Golestan Province, northern Iran. Hence, 234 soil samples were collected in a regular grid that covered different parts of the slope. The results showed that such factors as silt, clay, saturated moisture content, mean weighted diameter(MWD) and bulk density were all correlated to the OC content in different slope positions, and the spatial variability of SOC more to slope positions and elevations. The coefficient of variation(CV) indicated that the variability of SOC was moderate in different slope positions and for the mountain-slope as a whole. However, the higher variability of SOC(CV = 45.6%) was shown in the back-slope positions. Also, the ordinary cokriging method for clay as covariant gave better results in evaluating SOC for the whole slope with the RMSE value 0.2552 in comparison with the kriging and the inverse distance weighted(IDW) methods. The interpolation map of OC for the slope under investigation showed lowering SOC concentrations versus increasing elevation and slope gradient. The spatial correlation ratio was different between various slope positions and related to the topographic texture.

Heterogeneity of Adsorption Sites and Adsorption Kinetics of n-Hexane on Metal–Organic Framework MIL-101(Cr)

The heterogeneity of adsorption sites and adsorption kinetics of n-hexane on a chromium terephthalate-based metal-organic framework MIL-10^1 （Cr） were studied by gravimetric method and temperature-programmed desorption （TPD） experiments. The MIL-101 crystals were synthesized by microwave irradiation method. The ad- sorption isotherms and kinetic curves of n-hexane on the MIL-101 were measured. Desorption activation energies of n-hexane from the MIL-10^1 were estimated by TPD experiments. The resulthowed that equilibrium amount ofn-hexane adsorbed on the MIL-10^1 was up to 5.62 mmol.g- 1 at 298 K and 1.6 x10^4 Pa, much higher than that of some activated carbons, zeolltes and so on. The isotherms of n-hexane on the MIL-101 could be well fitted with Langmuir-Freundlich model. TPD spectra exhibit two types of adsorption sites on the MIL-101 with desorption activation energies of 39.41 and 86.69 kJ. mol-1. It reflects the surface energy heterogeneity on the MIL-10I frameworks for n-hexane adsorption. The diffusion coefficients of n-hexane are in the range of （1.35- 2.35 ） x 10 - 1 o cm2. s - 1 with ad sorotion activation enerv of 16.33 kl. mol - 1.

Variation in δ^(15)N of a lacustrine sedimentary sequence in the Nanling Mountains and its potential implication for climatic conditions over the past ~16000 years

Although extensive studies have been performed on nitrogen isotopes in lake sediments, understanding the complexity of the δ15N variation related to past environmental and climatic conditions still remains unclear. Supported by multi-proxy records including litho-units, organic carbon isotopes, ration of total organic carbon and total nitrogen, organic matter content, bulk dry density, the accumulation rate of organic matter, median grain size, magnetic susceptibility, and Rb/Sr and Ca/Mg ratios obtained from a sedimentary sequence in a small lake （i.e., Dahu Swamp） in the eastern Nanling Mountains in South China, we deduce that variation in the δ15N values results primarily from the sources of organic matter, which are significantly influenced by climatic conditions over the past -16 000 years. A low （or high） lake level resulting from dry （or wet） conditions would lead to more （or fewer） vascular plant remains in the sediments and stronger （or weaker） denitrification associated with hypolimnetic anoxia, resulting in lower （or higher） 615N values. In addition, dry （or wet） conditions would favor weakened （or strengthened） biogeochemical activity in the catchment, which could result in less （or more） external input of δ15N-enriched OM, thus leading to decreased （or increased） δ15N values. Our results indicate that the lake sediment δ15N record in the Nanling Mountains has the potential to provide valuable insight into past East Asian monsoon climate- driven environmental changes.

北美高校民俗学课程开设情况

美国至少有509所高校开设民俗学课程,加拿大有19所。大多数民俗学课设在英语系,教学工作跨学科。最普遍的课程是民俗学概论。虽然民俗学系培养的有学位的专家不多,但在其他相关的学科中有着重民俗学或以民俗学为副修科的专业,从中培养有学位的人数在稳步增长。大多数讲授民俗学课程的教师并不持有民俗学专业的学位。

美国军人文化高

当前各国都在推行质量建军,提高军人的文化素质成为越来越紧迫的问题。据报道,美国军人文化程度比较高,现役150万军人中,约有2868人具有博士学位,90427人有硕士学位,159755人为学士。

Recognizing Finite Groups Through Order and Degree Patterns

The degree pattern of a finite group G associated with its prime graph has been introduced by Moghaddamfar in 2005 and it is proved that the following simple groups are uniquely determined by their order and degree patterns： All sporadic simple groups, the alternating groups Ap （p ≤ 5 is a twin prime） and some simple groups of the Lie type. In this paper, the authors continue this investigation. In particular, the authors show that the symmetric groups Sp＋3, where p ＋ 2 is a composite number and p ＋ 4 is a prime and 97 〈 p ∈π（1000!）, are 3-fold OD-characterizable. The authors also show that the alternating groups All6 and A134 are OD-characterizable. It is worth mentioning that the latter not only generalizes the results by Hoseini in 2010 but also gives a positive answer to a conjecture by Moghaddamfar in 2009.

Neogene oxygen isotopic stratigraphy,ODP Site 1148,northern South China Sea

A detailed stable isotopic study based on benthic foraminifera from 1165 samples of ODP Site 1148 (18° 50.17.3’N, 116° 33.93’E, water depth 3308.3 m), northern South China Sea, provides an excellent oxygen isotopic record with an average resolution of 30 ka. It contains the most continuous δ18O data with highest resolution for the whole Neogene sequence in the world. The δ18O curve shows a step-like increasing upwards and records 5 increases, 3 decreases and 2 stable stages during the Neogene, reflecting the general trend of global cooling. Among these events the δ18O decrease at 17.2–14.5 Ma, and two δ18O increases at 14.5-13.6 and 3.0-2.4 Ma are most marked and globally comparable. The intervals at 13.6-10.2 and 6.0-3.0 Ma with the lowest-amplitude and least fluctuation in δ18O represent the most stable bottom water periods for the South China Sea.

Weighted Sum of Gray Gases Model Optimization for Numerical Investigations of Processes inside Pulverized Coal-Fired Furnaces

The effects of the number of significant figures （NSF） in the interpolation polynomial coefficients （IPCs） of the weighted sum of gray gases model （WSGM） on results of numerical investigations and WSGM optimization were investigated. The investigation was conducted using numerical simulations of the processes inside a pulverized coal-fired furnace. The radiative properties of the gas phase were determined using the simple gray gas model （SG）, two-term WSGM （W2）, and three-term WSGM （W3）. Ten sets of the IPCs with the same NSF were formcd for every weighting coefficient in both W2 and W3. The average and maximal relative difference values of the flame temperatures, wall temperatures, and wall heat fluxes were determined. The investigation showed that the results of numerical investigations were affected by the NSF unless it exceeded certain value. The increase in the NSF did not necessarily lead to WSGM optimization. The combination of the NSF （CNSF） was the necessary requirement for WSGM optimization.