Coal forming environments in the tectonically controlled intermontane Stephanian Cévennes coal basin (Massif central, France) show a complex interelationship between structural and sedimentological features. The ...Coal forming environments in the tectonically controlled intermontane Stephanian Cévennes coal basin (Massif central, France) show a complex interelationship between structural and sedimentological features. The study of the general structural features and the geometry of the coal beds developed during the different stages in the evolution of the basin, and the spatial relation of the lithofacial units to the early tectonic activities, lead the authors to suggest the following model. The synsedimentary faults that occurred as both intrabasinal and marginal faults controlled not only the spatial distribution, shape and thickness of the detrital rock units and coal seams, but also caused the inversion of the tectonic style. The marginal faults exercised important controls on the geometry of the basin and the distribution of lithofacial units. However due to the subsidence of the central part of the basin and the depocenter, and the to differences in the timing and intensity of the displacement the coal enrichment zones shifted both vertically and laterally. This eventually resulted in the inversion of the whole tectonic framework from semi graben through graben to a new semi graben. The style and rate of the tectonic movement and basin filling that occurred in the Stephanian Cévennes coal basin were in turn closely linked with the tectonic movement in the surrounding area. Therefore the authors propose that the environment and processes of coal formation in this basin are closely linked to its tectonic evolution.展开更多
Algeria registers only 0.25 ha of agricultural surface per capita. This indicates very low agricultural capacities. Otherwise agricultural activities are concentrated in a narrow fringe of the Northern part of the cou...Algeria registers only 0.25 ha of agricultural surface per capita. This indicates very low agricultural capacities. Otherwise agricultural activities are concentrated in a narrow fringe of the Northern part of the country where the dominant climate is semi-arid with very irregular rainfalls. A majority of farms produces its main part of income from cereal crops--livestock association system. However, the diversity of the climate and the physical environment, on one hand, and the agricultural policies on the other hand, induce major transformations in this system. Transformations are also the result of a significant demographic growth in rural area. In this context, significant issues appear in term of resource's uses and systems' sustainability. To shed light in the actual situation, this study, based on a survey of 90 owners, shows that: the intensification can constitute a threat on the pastoral resources; the weakness of the farms encourages the generalization of practices characterised by a weak feed autonomy and a bad management of stock fodders; the animal interspecific integration and partial intensification are positive if they follow models which ensure autonomy, performance and optimal pastoral resource management.展开更多
Video synopsis is an effective and innovative way to produce short video abstraction for huge video archives,while keeping the dynamic characteristic of activities in the original video.Abnormal activity,as the critic...Video synopsis is an effective and innovative way to produce short video abstraction for huge video archives,while keeping the dynamic characteristic of activities in the original video.Abnormal activity,as the critical event,is always the main concern in video surveillance context.However,in traditional video synopsis,all the normal and abnormal activities are condensed together equally,which can make the synopsis video confused and worthless.In addition,the traditional video synopsis methods always neglect redundancy in the content domain.To solve the above-mentioned issues,a novel video synopsis method is proposed based on abnormal activity detection and key observation selection.In the proposed algorithm,activities are classified into normal and abnormal ones based on the sparse reconstruction cost from an atomically learned activity dictionary.And key observation selection using the minimum description length principle is conducted for eliminating content redundancy in normal activity.Experiments conducted in publicly available datasets demonstrate that the proposed approach can effectively generate satisfying synopsis videos.展开更多
Carbohydrates constitute the most abundant organic matter in nature, serving as structural components and energy sources, and mediating a wide range of cellular activities. The emergence of nanomaterials with distinct...Carbohydrates constitute the most abundant organic matter in nature, serving as structural components and energy sources, and mediating a wide range of cellular activities. The emergence of nanomaterials with distinct optical, magnetic, and electronic properties has witnessed a rapid adoption of these materials for biomedical research and applications. Nanomaterials of various shapes and sizes having large specific surface areas can be used as multivalent scaffolds to present carbohydrate ligands. The resulting glyconanomaterials effectively amplify the glycan-mediated interactions, making it possible to use these materials for sensing, imaging, diagnosis, and therapy. In this review, we summarize the synthetic strategies for the preparation of various glyconanomaterials. Examples are given where these glyconanomaterials have been used in sensing and differentiation of proteins and cells, as well as in imaging glycan-medicated cellular responses.展开更多
Detailed information about the crustal structure is essential for better understanding the occurrence and mechanisms of earthquakes and volcanoes.Here we present a study of the upper crustal P-wave velocity structure ...Detailed information about the crustal structure is essential for better understanding the occurrence and mechanisms of earthquakes and volcanoes.Here we present a study of the upper crustal P-wave velocity structure of two seismically and volcanically active areas in northern Iran using the two-dimensional Pg travel time tomography method.The imaging results suggest low velocities in the upper crust beneath the Damavand and Sahand-Sabalan volcanic areas in the central and western parts of northern Iran,respectively.The upper crustal low velocities in these two areas roughly coincide with previously imaged low Pn velocity anomalies,suggesting that the Late Cenozoic volcanic activity was probably caused by the upwelling of hot materials from the mantle.The image feature of the Pg velocity structure beneath the Sahand-Sabalan volcanic area further indicates that the hot materials stored in the upper crust beneath Sahand may be larger in size than those stored beneath Sabalan.Comparison of the Pg velocity images with the earthquake distribution in north Iran suggests that earthquakes mainly occur at moderately low velocity or low to high velocity boundary areas instead of significantly low or high velocity regions.The anisotropy results show that the Pg wave fast direction is consistent with the GPS direction at high Pg velocity areas and the fast direction is inconsistent with the GPS direction but consistent with the strike direction of faults at low velocity areas.Our new upper crustal structural images provide the basic observation for better understanding of the regional seismicity and volcanism,and link the surface geological phenomena to deep crustal and mantle processes associated with the active tectonics in northern Iran.展开更多
文摘Coal forming environments in the tectonically controlled intermontane Stephanian Cévennes coal basin (Massif central, France) show a complex interelationship between structural and sedimentological features. The study of the general structural features and the geometry of the coal beds developed during the different stages in the evolution of the basin, and the spatial relation of the lithofacial units to the early tectonic activities, lead the authors to suggest the following model. The synsedimentary faults that occurred as both intrabasinal and marginal faults controlled not only the spatial distribution, shape and thickness of the detrital rock units and coal seams, but also caused the inversion of the tectonic style. The marginal faults exercised important controls on the geometry of the basin and the distribution of lithofacial units. However due to the subsidence of the central part of the basin and the depocenter, and the to differences in the timing and intensity of the displacement the coal enrichment zones shifted both vertically and laterally. This eventually resulted in the inversion of the whole tectonic framework from semi graben through graben to a new semi graben. The style and rate of the tectonic movement and basin filling that occurred in the Stephanian Cévennes coal basin were in turn closely linked with the tectonic movement in the surrounding area. Therefore the authors propose that the environment and processes of coal formation in this basin are closely linked to its tectonic evolution.
文摘Algeria registers only 0.25 ha of agricultural surface per capita. This indicates very low agricultural capacities. Otherwise agricultural activities are concentrated in a narrow fringe of the Northern part of the country where the dominant climate is semi-arid with very irregular rainfalls. A majority of farms produces its main part of income from cereal crops--livestock association system. However, the diversity of the climate and the physical environment, on one hand, and the agricultural policies on the other hand, induce major transformations in this system. Transformations are also the result of a significant demographic growth in rural area. In this context, significant issues appear in term of resource's uses and systems' sustainability. To shed light in the actual situation, this study, based on a survey of 90 owners, shows that: the intensification can constitute a threat on the pastoral resources; the weakness of the farms encourages the generalization of practices characterised by a weak feed autonomy and a bad management of stock fodders; the animal interspecific integration and partial intensification are positive if they follow models which ensure autonomy, performance and optimal pastoral resource management.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61402023)Beijing Technology and Business' University Youth Fund(No.QNJJ2014-23)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.4162019)
文摘Video synopsis is an effective and innovative way to produce short video abstraction for huge video archives,while keeping the dynamic characteristic of activities in the original video.Abnormal activity,as the critical event,is always the main concern in video surveillance context.However,in traditional video synopsis,all the normal and abnormal activities are condensed together equally,which can make the synopsis video confused and worthless.In addition,the traditional video synopsis methods always neglect redundancy in the content domain.To solve the above-mentioned issues,a novel video synopsis method is proposed based on abnormal activity detection and key observation selection.In the proposed algorithm,activities are classified into normal and abnormal ones based on the sparse reconstruction cost from an atomically learned activity dictionary.And key observation selection using the minimum description length principle is conducted for eliminating content redundancy in normal activity.Experiments conducted in publicly available datasets demonstrate that the proposed approach can effectively generate satisfying synopsis videos.
基金The authors are grateful for financial supports from the National Institutes of Health (Nos. R01GM080295 and 2R15GM066279), the National Science Foundation (No. CHE-1112436), the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and KTH--Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
文摘Carbohydrates constitute the most abundant organic matter in nature, serving as structural components and energy sources, and mediating a wide range of cellular activities. The emergence of nanomaterials with distinct optical, magnetic, and electronic properties has witnessed a rapid adoption of these materials for biomedical research and applications. Nanomaterials of various shapes and sizes having large specific surface areas can be used as multivalent scaffolds to present carbohydrate ligands. The resulting glyconanomaterials effectively amplify the glycan-mediated interactions, making it possible to use these materials for sensing, imaging, diagnosis, and therapy. In this review, we summarize the synthetic strategies for the preparation of various glyconanomaterials. Examples are given where these glyconanomaterials have been used in sensing and differentiation of proteins and cells, as well as in imaging glycan-medicated cellular responses.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program(B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB03010800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.41225016,41304065 & 41674066)
文摘Detailed information about the crustal structure is essential for better understanding the occurrence and mechanisms of earthquakes and volcanoes.Here we present a study of the upper crustal P-wave velocity structure of two seismically and volcanically active areas in northern Iran using the two-dimensional Pg travel time tomography method.The imaging results suggest low velocities in the upper crust beneath the Damavand and Sahand-Sabalan volcanic areas in the central and western parts of northern Iran,respectively.The upper crustal low velocities in these two areas roughly coincide with previously imaged low Pn velocity anomalies,suggesting that the Late Cenozoic volcanic activity was probably caused by the upwelling of hot materials from the mantle.The image feature of the Pg velocity structure beneath the Sahand-Sabalan volcanic area further indicates that the hot materials stored in the upper crust beneath Sahand may be larger in size than those stored beneath Sabalan.Comparison of the Pg velocity images with the earthquake distribution in north Iran suggests that earthquakes mainly occur at moderately low velocity or low to high velocity boundary areas instead of significantly low or high velocity regions.The anisotropy results show that the Pg wave fast direction is consistent with the GPS direction at high Pg velocity areas and the fast direction is inconsistent with the GPS direction but consistent with the strike direction of faults at low velocity areas.Our new upper crustal structural images provide the basic observation for better understanding of the regional seismicity and volcanism,and link the surface geological phenomena to deep crustal and mantle processes associated with the active tectonics in northern Iran.