As natural ecosystems provide the material basis and fundamental support for regional sustainable devel-opment,the sustainability of natural ecosystems is an important prerequisite and a viable approach for the achiev...As natural ecosystems provide the material basis and fundamental support for regional sustainable devel-opment,the sustainability of natural ecosystems is an important prerequisite and a viable approach for the achievement of regional sustainable development.It is also the final criteria to assess whether sustainable development paradigm is successful.Along with the increasing impacts of human activities on natural ecosystems,the evaluation of regional ecological sustainability has become one of the key issues for research on macro ecology and sustainable development.Based on different unit of indicators,this study firstly groups the evaluation frameworks of regional ecological sus-tainability into three major types:comprehensive index evaluation with dimensionless unit,monetary valuation,and biophysical quantity measurement.We then discuss and compare these types in terms of basic principles,scope of ap-plications,advantages and shortcomings.Finally,drawn on the discussion about characteristics of ecological sustain-ability,we outline the current trend and future directions of regional ecological sustainability evaluation,for instance,transition from sustainable development evaluation to sustainability science,integration of goal-oriented and problem-solving approaches,combination of spatial pattern analysis and ecological sustainability evaluation,and en-hancement of ecological sustainability evaluation at landscape scale.展开更多
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of actigraphy to monitor sleep quality and quantity in healthy self-rated good sleeper adults at home-based settings. Method: Sixteen healthy vo...Purpose: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of actigraphy to monitor sleep quality and quantity in healthy self-rated good sleeper adults at home-based settings. Method: Sixteen healthy volunteers (age > 18) were invited to participate. Each participant was provided with a wrist actigraph device to be worn for 24-hour/day for seven consecutive days to monitor their sleep-wake patterns. Actigraphy data were downloaded using-proprietary software to generate an individual-sleep report. Participants also completed a set of self-reported Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) using WHO (five) Well Being Index (WBI) questionnaires. Results: Actigraphy was well accepted by all participants. Only 43.8% of the participants achieved normal total sleep time (TST) and 62.5% had a mean sleep efficiency value below the normal range. Despite a reduced quality of sleep among the participants, the self-reported HRQOL scores produced by the WHO-5 WBI showed a “fair” to “good” among the participants. Conclusions: To maintain healthy well-being, it is vital to have efficient and quality sleep. Insufficient and poor sleep may contribute to various health problems and hazardous outcomes. People often believe they have normal and efficient sleep, not realising they may be developing poor sleep habits. This study found that actigraphy can be easily utilized to monitor sleep-wake patterns at home-based settings. We proposed that actigraphy could be adapted for use in the primary care settings (e.g. community pharmacy) to improve the sleep health management in the community.展开更多
The real estate market is at risk to produce economic bubbles, which produce heavy financial losses while bursting. To flatten these bubbles, Germany tried since the 1960s a way of thorough analysis and high transpare...The real estate market is at risk to produce economic bubbles, which produce heavy financial losses while bursting. To flatten these bubbles, Germany tried since the 1960s a way of thorough analysis and high transparency of the real estate market as a public task. The experts from different professions in the local market effectively are included in a honorary form. The competition between the experts and also between the experts and the public institution is intentionally maintained.展开更多
This paper presents the characteristics of nickel-based alloys, alongside their division into groups, and describes thefeatures that make such materials difficult to grind. The possibilities of exerting a positive inf...This paper presents the characteristics of nickel-based alloys, alongside their division into groups, and describes thefeatures that make such materials difficult to grind. The possibilities of exerting a positive influence upon machining conditions,especially through the proper application of grinding fluids, are briefly presented. Both the precise methodologies for, and theresults of, the experimental tests carried out on flat surfaces are also detailed. The aim of these tests was to determine the influenceof the application of two types of grinding liquid （Ecocut Mikro Plus 82 and Biocut 3000） upon the grinding force values andsurface roughness of the machined workpieces made from three nickel alloys （Nickel 201, INCONEL~ alloy 600, and MONEL^alloy 400）. An additional goal of the tests was to determine the influence of grinding wheel structure on the course and results ofthe machining process. The results indicate that the physical and chemical properties of Biocut 3000 enabled the most advanta-geous properties of the machined surface roughness, alongside a simultaneous increase in grinding power, when compared to theresults when applying Ecocut Mikro Plus 82. The results showed an almost inversely proportional dependence upon the specifictangential grinding force Ft＇ and arithmetic mean deviation of the surface profile Ra values, especially in cases of machining Nickel201 and INCONEL alloy 600. The original traverse grinding methodology used in the tests made it possible to assess the changesof the grinding conditions within the conventionally selected zones.展开更多
This paper presents a pilot effort to identify a methodology to more efficiently codify, quantify and illustrate the intrinsic values associated with ecological resources as expressed by stakeholders. Existing methodo...This paper presents a pilot effort to identify a methodology to more efficiently codify, quantify and illustrate the intrinsic values associated with ecological resources as expressed by stakeholders. Existing methodologies examine the value of ecological resources, but are often criticized for their monetary focus. These methods generally produce quasi-market values for non-market resources. The natural and cultural resources associated with a national park are analyzed in terms of the expressed values of active stakeholders to quantitatively produce multiple dimensions of value for each resource relative to all others. The resulting abstract and graphical value-space quantitatively reflects stakeholder participation, reflects non-market intrinsic value, and proactively contributes to environmental management and decision making.展开更多
本文利用舟山地区的雷暴观测资料、闪电定位资料、MICAPS(meteorology information comprehensive analysis process system)常规气象资料等,对舟山绿色石化基地地区2017—2021年雷暴天气时空分布特征及分类特征进行统计分析。结果表明:...本文利用舟山地区的雷暴观测资料、闪电定位资料、MICAPS(meteorology information comprehensive analysis process system)常规气象资料等,对舟山绿色石化基地地区2017—2021年雷暴天气时空分布特征及分类特征进行统计分析。结果表明:2017—2021年该地区年均地闪密度约为1.9~2.1次/km^(2)·a;雷暴天气在2019年后逐年增加。月雷暴分布呈双峰型,8月雷暴最多,月均雷暴日为7.2 d。5年内夏季发生雷暴的次数占全年的58%。从热动力学结构特征将该地区的雷暴天气分为5类:准正压类、斜压锋生类、暖平流强迫类、冷平流强迫类和高架雷暴类,依次占比51%、19%、16%、10%和4%;夏季以准正压类占主导,春季多为斜压锋生类。通过对NCEP 1°×1°物理量再分析场对雷暴过程的指示性进行统计分析,结果显示:CAPE、K指数、LI指数、PWAT是判断夏、秋两季出现强对流的敏感性指标,而春季仅有K指数有较好的指示意义;T(850~500 hPa)在23~24℃,是判断是否出现雷暴的有利指标;高低空垂直风切变(春季:14.61 s^(-1)、夏季:6.89 s^(-1)、秋季:8.30 s^(-1))是指导不同季节是否发生雷暴最有区分度的判据。展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40635028,40801066)State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology of China (No.2008-KF-04)
文摘As natural ecosystems provide the material basis and fundamental support for regional sustainable devel-opment,the sustainability of natural ecosystems is an important prerequisite and a viable approach for the achievement of regional sustainable development.It is also the final criteria to assess whether sustainable development paradigm is successful.Along with the increasing impacts of human activities on natural ecosystems,the evaluation of regional ecological sustainability has become one of the key issues for research on macro ecology and sustainable development.Based on different unit of indicators,this study firstly groups the evaluation frameworks of regional ecological sus-tainability into three major types:comprehensive index evaluation with dimensionless unit,monetary valuation,and biophysical quantity measurement.We then discuss and compare these types in terms of basic principles,scope of ap-plications,advantages and shortcomings.Finally,drawn on the discussion about characteristics of ecological sustain-ability,we outline the current trend and future directions of regional ecological sustainability evaluation,for instance,transition from sustainable development evaluation to sustainability science,integration of goal-oriented and problem-solving approaches,combination of spatial pattern analysis and ecological sustainability evaluation,and en-hancement of ecological sustainability evaluation at landscape scale.
文摘Purpose: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of actigraphy to monitor sleep quality and quantity in healthy self-rated good sleeper adults at home-based settings. Method: Sixteen healthy volunteers (age > 18) were invited to participate. Each participant was provided with a wrist actigraph device to be worn for 24-hour/day for seven consecutive days to monitor their sleep-wake patterns. Actigraphy data were downloaded using-proprietary software to generate an individual-sleep report. Participants also completed a set of self-reported Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) using WHO (five) Well Being Index (WBI) questionnaires. Results: Actigraphy was well accepted by all participants. Only 43.8% of the participants achieved normal total sleep time (TST) and 62.5% had a mean sleep efficiency value below the normal range. Despite a reduced quality of sleep among the participants, the self-reported HRQOL scores produced by the WHO-5 WBI showed a “fair” to “good” among the participants. Conclusions: To maintain healthy well-being, it is vital to have efficient and quality sleep. Insufficient and poor sleep may contribute to various health problems and hazardous outcomes. People often believe they have normal and efficient sleep, not realising they may be developing poor sleep habits. This study found that actigraphy can be easily utilized to monitor sleep-wake patterns at home-based settings. We proposed that actigraphy could be adapted for use in the primary care settings (e.g. community pharmacy) to improve the sleep health management in the community.
文摘The real estate market is at risk to produce economic bubbles, which produce heavy financial losses while bursting. To flatten these bubbles, Germany tried since the 1960s a way of thorough analysis and high transparency of the real estate market as a public task. The experts from different professions in the local market effectively are included in a honorary form. The competition between the experts and also between the experts and the public institution is intentionally maintained.
文摘This paper presents the characteristics of nickel-based alloys, alongside their division into groups, and describes thefeatures that make such materials difficult to grind. The possibilities of exerting a positive influence upon machining conditions,especially through the proper application of grinding fluids, are briefly presented. Both the precise methodologies for, and theresults of, the experimental tests carried out on flat surfaces are also detailed. The aim of these tests was to determine the influenceof the application of two types of grinding liquid （Ecocut Mikro Plus 82 and Biocut 3000） upon the grinding force values andsurface roughness of the machined workpieces made from three nickel alloys （Nickel 201, INCONEL~ alloy 600, and MONEL^alloy 400）. An additional goal of the tests was to determine the influence of grinding wheel structure on the course and results ofthe machining process. The results indicate that the physical and chemical properties of Biocut 3000 enabled the most advanta-geous properties of the machined surface roughness, alongside a simultaneous increase in grinding power, when compared to theresults when applying Ecocut Mikro Plus 82. The results showed an almost inversely proportional dependence upon the specifictangential grinding force Ft＇ and arithmetic mean deviation of the surface profile Ra values, especially in cases of machining Nickel201 and INCONEL alloy 600. The original traverse grinding methodology used in the tests made it possible to assess the changesof the grinding conditions within the conventionally selected zones.
文摘This paper presents a pilot effort to identify a methodology to more efficiently codify, quantify and illustrate the intrinsic values associated with ecological resources as expressed by stakeholders. Existing methodologies examine the value of ecological resources, but are often criticized for their monetary focus. These methods generally produce quasi-market values for non-market resources. The natural and cultural resources associated with a national park are analyzed in terms of the expressed values of active stakeholders to quantitatively produce multiple dimensions of value for each resource relative to all others. The resulting abstract and graphical value-space quantitatively reflects stakeholder participation, reflects non-market intrinsic value, and proactively contributes to environmental management and decision making.
