An h-adaptive method is developed for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods(DGM)to solve the laminar compressible Navier-Stokes(N-S)equations on unstructured mesh.The vorticity is regarded as the indicator of adap...An h-adaptive method is developed for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods(DGM)to solve the laminar compressible Navier-Stokes(N-S)equations on unstructured mesh.The vorticity is regarded as the indicator of adaptivity.The elements where the vorticity is larger than a pre-defined upper limit are refined,and those where the vorticity is smaller than a pre-defined lower limit are coarsened if they have been refined.A high-order geometric approximation of curved boundaries is adopted to ensure the accuracy.Numerical results indicate that highly accurate numerical results can be obtained with the adaptive method at relatively low expense.展开更多
Every year billions of chickens are shipped thousands of miles around the globe in order to meet the ever increasing demands for this cheap and nutritious protein source.Unfortunately,transporting chickens internation...Every year billions of chickens are shipped thousands of miles around the globe in order to meet the ever increasing demands for this cheap and nutritious protein source.Unfortunately,transporting chickens internationally can also increase the chance for introducing zoonotic viruses,such as highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1)to new countries.Our study used a retrospective analysis of poultry trading data from 2003 through 2011 to assess the risk of H5N1 poultry infection in an importing country.We found that the risk of infection in an importing country increased by a factor of 1.3(95%CI:1.1e1.5)for every 10-fold increase in live chickens imported from countries experiencing at least one H5N1 poultry case during that year.These results suggest that the risk in a particular country can be significantly reduced if imports from countries experiencing an outbreak are decreased during the year of infection or if biosecurity measures such as screening,vaccination,and infection control practices are increased.These findings show that limiting trade of live chickens or increasing infection control practices during contagious periods may be an important step in reducing the spread of H5N1 and other emerging avian influenza viruses.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11272152)
文摘An h-adaptive method is developed for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods(DGM)to solve the laminar compressible Navier-Stokes(N-S)equations on unstructured mesh.The vorticity is regarded as the indicator of adaptivity.The elements where the vorticity is larger than a pre-defined upper limit are refined,and those where the vorticity is smaller than a pre-defined lower limit are coarsened if they have been refined.A high-order geometric approximation of curved boundaries is adopted to ensure the accuracy.Numerical results indicate that highly accurate numerical results can be obtained with the adaptive method at relatively low expense.
基金This work is sponsored in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer Grant 67919.
文摘Every year billions of chickens are shipped thousands of miles around the globe in order to meet the ever increasing demands for this cheap and nutritious protein source.Unfortunately,transporting chickens internationally can also increase the chance for introducing zoonotic viruses,such as highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1)to new countries.Our study used a retrospective analysis of poultry trading data from 2003 through 2011 to assess the risk of H5N1 poultry infection in an importing country.We found that the risk of infection in an importing country increased by a factor of 1.3(95%CI:1.1e1.5)for every 10-fold increase in live chickens imported from countries experiencing at least one H5N1 poultry case during that year.These results suggest that the risk in a particular country can be significantly reduced if imports from countries experiencing an outbreak are decreased during the year of infection or if biosecurity measures such as screening,vaccination,and infection control practices are increased.These findings show that limiting trade of live chickens or increasing infection control practices during contagious periods may be an important step in reducing the spread of H5N1 and other emerging avian influenza viruses.
