The influence of music on mood and performance while driving

Mood can influence our everyday behaviour and people often seek to reinforce, or to alter their mood, for example by turning on music. Music listening while driving is a popular activity. However, little is known about the impact of music listening while driving on physiological state and driving performance. In the present experiment, it was investigated whether individually selected music can induce mood and maintain moods during a simulated drive. In addition, effects of positive, negative, and no music on driving behaviour and physiological measures were assessed for normal and high cognitive demanding rides. Subjective mood ratings indicated that music successfully maintained mood while driving. Narrow lane width drives increased task demand as shown in effort ratings and increased swerving. Furthermore, respiration rate was lower during music listening compared to rides without music, while no effects of music were found on heart rate. Overall, the current study demonstrates that music listening in car influences the experienced mood while driving, which in turn can impact driving behaviour. PRACTITIONERS SUMMARY: Even though it is a popular activity, little is known about the impact of music while driving on physiological state and performance. We examined whether music can induce moods during high and low simulated drives. The current study demonstrates that in car music listening influences mood which in turn can impact driving behaviour. The current study shows that listening to music can positively impact mood while driving, which can be used to affect state and safe behaviour. Additionally, driving performance in high demand situations is not negatively affected by music.     

沧州南部典型区近30年来气温演变特征分析

文中主要分析了沧州南部典型区近30年来气温演变情势,分析了其统计特征、年内变化趋势性和年代际变化、持续性、突变性和周期性,得出了一定的规律性,为深入研究本区域与气温有关的课题打下了基础。     

一种新的比相式电抗型距离继电器算法

对测量阻抗型和相量比较型两种类型的电抗距离继电器的抗稳态超越的能力进行了研究,主要包括负荷的影响和同相问题的研究。同时,构造了一个新的电抗型距离继电器判据和算法,该算法具有方向性,且不受负荷和同相问题的影响,解决了由于负荷和同相问题引起的稳态超越现象,提高了保护动作的可靠性。电磁暂态仿真结果证明该原理具有防止负荷和同相问题引起的稳态超越和保护范围不足的问题。     

辐射诱导冷却肉脂肪氧化机理与抑制方法研究

探讨了辐照剂量、贮藏效应、氧气含量和抗氧化剂等因素对辐照冷却肉脂肪氧化的影响，提出了抑制辐照冷却肉脂肪氧化的技术方法。结果表明，辐照冷却肉的过氧化值与辐照剂量存在极显著的正相关关系（p〈0．01），随着贮藏时间的延长表现为先升后降；在包装实验中，真空包装和无氧包装（N2＋CO2）可以咀显降低贮藏期间辐照冷却肉的过氧化值和TBARS值（硫代巴比妥酸反应物）；添加抗氧化剂后，辐照冷却肉的脂肪氧化明显降低，其过氧化值和TBARS值在贮藏期间不超过3meq／kg和0．4mgMDA／kg，而对照达到29meq／kg和1．13mgMDA／kg，其中抗氧化剂茶多酚和维生素E起主导作用。     

输电线路边界保护中雷电冲击与故障的识别

输电线路的边界保护原理是在单端利用暂态分量中包含的高频分量是否经过线路边界这一特点构成的 ,当雷电冲击线路时 ,会使边界保护发生误动作。通过大量的仿真分析 ,发现在雷电冲击没有造成短路和造成弧光短路以及普通短路故障情况下 ,由于线路两端的避雷器造成暂态分量的小波谱随着时间的变化规律不同 ,并提取这一差别构成了雷电和短路的识别算法。输电系统的仿真模型采用频率相关模型 ,ZnO避雷器采用IEEE公认的频率相关模型。EMTP仿真验证说明了该算法的正确性。     

需求弹性对发电系统可靠性的影响

在电力市场环境下,由于负荷需求弹性的存在,面对电价的波动,用户可适时调整负荷计划,改变实际负荷曲线,从而直接影响发电系统可靠性的计算。构筑考虑需求弹性的电价负反馈模型,通过对IEEE30节点系统进行计算,研究了需求弹性对发电系统可靠性的影响,也即对电源充裕度的影响。     

分子自组装体系的影响因素及其在纳米材料中的应用

介绍了分子自组装体系的影响因素以及分子自组装技术在纳米材料制备方面的应用,并对聚合物自组装体系及研究进展作了综述.     

Partnership patterns and homeownership: a cross-country comparison of Germany,the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Using detailed micro-level survey data for three advanced European welfare-state economies (Germany, Netherlands and UK), our analyses suggest a fairly common hierarchy to homeownership, according to partnership status, exists. In all three countries, a variety of interrelated factors appear to encourage greater propensities for homeownership amongst co-residential households (married/cohabiting), as compared to single-person households. However, important macro-contextual differences do appear to play a significant role in mediating the magnitude of difference within this hierarchy. For instance, in Germany the importance of marriage as a predictor of homeownership is found to be particularly strong, with married couples having far higher propensities for homeownership, even when compared to non-married cohabiters. In the Netherlands and UK, where an emphasis on traditional family and marriage is less pronounced, and where homeownership is generally more popular and accessible, the differentiation between married/unmarried partners is greatly reduced. Furthermore, we find no evidence to suggest that living-apart-together partners are more/less likely to own their home than singles.     

Electrical double-layer capacitors: evaluation of ageing phenomena during cycle life testing

This paper represents an assessment of the main ageing phenomena in electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs). In this study the cycle life of the EDLC cells with a rated capacitance of 1,600 F has been investigated at different ambient temperatures and current rates. From the experimental results we can observe that the impact of the high ambient temperature is significant on the cycle life of the cells. Moreover, the results also show the negative impact of the current rate. The internal resistance tests showed that the increase of the resistance is much higher than the decrease of the capacitance. Thus, the ageing of the EDLC during cycling was clearly non-linear. Further the EIS measurements indicated the higher increase of the imaginary part of the impedance at low frequencies during cycling, which indicates the capacitance fade.     

Between-herd variation in resilience and relations to herd performance

Resilient cows are minimally affected in their functioning by infections and other disturbances, and recover quickly. Herd management is expected to have an effect on disturbances and the resilience of cows, and this effect was investigated in this study. Two resilience indicators were first recorded on individual cows. The effect of herd-year on these resilience indicators was then estimated and corrected for genetic and year-season effects. The 2 resilience indicators were the variance and the lag-1 autocorrelation of daily milk yield deviations from an expected lactation curve. Low variance and autocorrelation indicate that a cow does not fluctuate much around her expected milk yield and is, thus, subject to few disturbances, or little affected by disturbances (resilient). The herd-year estimates of the resilience indicators were estimated for 9,917 herd-year classes based on records of 227,655 primiparous cows from 2,644 herds. The herd-year estimates of the resilience indicators were then related to herd performance variables. Large differences in the herd-year estimates of the 2 resilience indicators (variance and autocorrelation) were observed between herd-years, indicating an effect of management on these traits. Furthermore, herd-year classes with a high variance tended to have a high proportion of cows with a rumen acidosis indication (r = 0.31), high SCS (r = 0.19), low fat content (r = ?0.18), long calving interval (r = 0.14), low survival to second lactation (r = ?0.13), large herd size (r = 0.12), low lactose content (r = ?0.12), and high production (r = 0.10). These correlations support that herds with high variance are not resilient. The correlation between the variance and the proportion of cows with a rumen acidosis indication suggests that feed management may have an important effect on the variance. Herd-year classes with a high autocorrelation tended to have a high proportion of cows with a ketosis indication (r = 0.14) and a high production (r = 0.13), but a low somatic cell score (r = ?0.17) and a low proportion of cows with a rumen acidosis indication (r = ?0.12). These correlations suggest that high autocorrelation at herd level indicates either good or poor resilience, and is thus a poor resilience indicator. However, the combination of a high variance and a high autocorrelation is expected to indicate many fluctuations with slow recovery. In conclusion, herd management, in particular feed management, seems to affect herd resilience.