Sociotechnical systems, risk management, and public health: comparing the North Battleford and Walkerton outbreaks

Accidents in different complex sociotechnical systems are rarely compared using the same theoretical framework for risk management. We conducted a comparative analysis of two Canadian public health disasters involving drinking water distribution systems, the North Battleford Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak in April 2001 and the Walkerton E. coli outbreak in May 2000. Both accidents resulted from a complex interaction between all levels of a complex sociotechnical system. However, the low-level physical and individual factors differed in the two cases, whereas, the high-level governmental and regulatory factors tended to be the same. These findings may have implications for the design of public policies to minimize risk in complex sociotechnical systems.     

CL－1型缓蚀剂的研制

为了阻缓高含水原油对集输管线的腐蚀，研制了ＣＬ－１型输油管线缓蚀剂。这种缓蚀剂是以两种咪唑啉衍生物与联氨为主要成分的复配药剂，运用于油水共在体系．本文介绍了该剂的室内性能评价和现场试验结果。     

一种新颖的表面等离子谐振效应光波导水质传感技术

光学表面等离子谐振（ＳＰＲ）效应是一种很有效的水质检测技术，经过详细的理论推导，同了ＳＰＲ反射光强的普遍适用公式。在纯水与受污染水两种情况下，根据一些已知参数计算出结果。由计算结果数据一出的曲线比较表明，ＳＰＲ效应在两种情况下有明显差别，这也正是ＳＰＲ效应用于水质检测的理论根据。     

利用信息融合方法的三维特征提取

本文提出了一种基于信息融合的物体三维特征的提取方法，该方法利用两幅互相配准的三维测距图像和灰度图像，来提取多面体的三维特征。首先，通过分析灰度图像中的灰度变化及测距图像中的测距值变化，分别求取各自图像中物体的特征点及特征边；然后，利用两配准图像之间的对应关系，求得所有特征点、面与多边形在三维测距图像中的三维表示；接着，通过分析三维测距图像中所测得的各候选平面上特定点与边处的曲率及法向，验证候选平面     

An integrated approach to the optimum utilization of national tungsten resources: Technology gaps

A critical review of the current status of tungsten resources, of state-of-the-art processing technology and of product development in India vis-a-vis the world scenario is presented. An attempt has been made to identify technology gap areas requiring attention.     

提高前馈神经网络推广能力的若干实际方法

提高前馈神经网络的推广能力是深受关注的问题，本文根据我们最近提出了一个网络有效推广的准则，从提高网络特征提取能力，分类能力和修改神经元激活函数等几方面给出了若干实际方案，我们在任意手写数字识别问题上的实验结果证实了这些方法的有效性。     

芝麻营养原液的开发与研究

本文对芝麻营养保健成分的提取进行了系统的研究。确定了芝麻营养原液的制取工艺。为充分发挥芝麻的营养保健作用开辟了新的途径。     

遥感在水面薄层研究中应用的可行性分析及其验证

从遥感测温的基本原理出发，结合发生在水面热力薄层内热结构变化的物理特征，分析了遥感技术用于监测水面薄层热结构垂直温度廊线与变化的可行性。据此，在气一水热力薄层的实验室模拟研究中得到了应用与验证，经实验证实这种新技术与常规手段结合可为水面热力边界层研究提供可靠的数据来源。由此认为，这一方法的研究将在微尺度海面过程、全球气候变化和水一气间能量通量研究中有着广阔的推广应用前景。     

无机高分子絮凝剂聚硫酸铁合成条件的研究

实验研究了以工业硫酸亚铁及废硫酸为原料,分别采用NaClo_3、KClO_3、H_2O_2及(o_2+NaNO_2)为氧化剂成聚硫酸铁的条件。在以(O_2+NaNO_2)为氧化剂的合成过程中,发现添加微量助催化剂(型号为HG-1、HG-2和HG-3),对提高合成速度及反应过程的稳定性具有重大作用。     

Characteristics of hydrostatic bearing/seal parts for water hydraulic pumps and motors. Part 1: Experiment and theory

In this paper, the load-carrying capacity, power losses and stiffness of disk-type hydrostatic thrust bearings including the case of eccentric loading are discussed theoretically. The numerical analysis method is established based on a two-dimensional elastohydrostatic problem with an elastic deformation model, which is extended to adapt it for a non-axisymmetric load acting on the thrust bearing. The bearing is made of a combination of stainless steel/stainless steel and stainless steel/plastics. For the elastic materials, the maximum stiffness derived from, i.e., minimum film thickness is, larger than that of the rigid material in the range of a large ratio of pocket pressure and a hydrostatic balance ratio of over unity, which is defined as the ratio of the load to the maximum hydrostatic load-carrying capacity. The maximum load-carrying capacity and minimum power loss can exist in the domain of the hydrostatic balance ratio over unity for the case of the bearing consisting of elastic/rigid materials, in comparison with that composed of the same rigid materials. For the case of water, the power loss due to leakage flow is slightly larger but that due to frictional torque is much smaller than that in the case of hydraulic oil. Then, the total power loss is much smaller than that of hydraulic oil.