Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability Influences on Baseflows in the Continental United States

Water Resources Management - Baseflows are one of the important components of streamflows and the influences of climate change and variability on changes in baseflows in space and time can aid in...     

Characterization and exposure assessment of household fine particulate matter pollution in China

Household fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) pollution greatly impacts residents' health. To explore the current national situation of household PM_2.5 pollution in China, a study was conducted based on literature published from 1998 to 2018. After extracting data from the literature in conformity with the requirements, the nationwide household-weighted mean concentration of household PM_2.5 (HPL) was calculated. Subgroup analyses of spatial, geographic, and temporal differences were also done. The estimated overall HPL in China was 132.2 ± 117.7 μg/m³. HPL in the rural area (164.3 ± 104.5 μg/m³) was higher than that in the urban area (123.9 ± 122.3 μg/m³). For HPLs of indoor sampling sites, the kitchen was the highest, followed by the bedroom and living room. There were significant differences of geographic distributions. The HPLs in the South were higher than the North in four seasons. The inhaled dose of household PM_2.5 among school-age children differed from provinces with the highest dose up to 5.9 μg/(kg·d). Countermeasures should be carried out to reduce indoor pollution and safeguard health urgently.     

Influence of bio-clogging on permeability characteristics of soil

It is necessary to enhance the barrier performance of cutoff walls in order to improve the contamination control level, especially for reconstruction or expansion of existing landfill sites. This paper presents a comprehensive laboratory investigation on the synergistic effects of microorganisms and fibers on the hydraulic conductivity of silty sand to evaluate the applicability to the field condition as an alterative barrier material. Inside the soil, the added carbon fibers not only provided good biocompatibility, but also formed spatial three-dimensional network between soil particles to improve the bacterial adhesion that eventually caused 2–3 orders of magnitude decrease in soil permeability. The resistance of the biofilm to extreme conditions was tested by permeation with solutions of different salinity and pH values, and by subjecting specimens to various hydraulic gradients and soil conditions. Despite the microbial growth inhibition occurred at these conditions, however, biofilm can largely remain intact and continue to reduce k, which due to the gradual adaptation of microorganisms to the extreme environment and the gradual recovery of their activity. Results of these tests demonstrate that biofilm treatment may be a feasible technology for creating waste containment barriers in soil.     

Deep eutectic solvent-based supramolecular gel polymer electrolytes for high-performance electrochemical double layer capacitors

Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) can avoid the electrolyte leakage risk of electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs). But aqueous GPEs often suffer from narrow electrochemical windows. Herein, a series of deep eutectic solvent (DES)-based supramolecular GPEs are firstly developed for carbon-based EDLCs with wide voltage windows. The as-fabricated DES-based GPE shows an ionic conductivity of ~58 mS cm^?1, which makes the stable voltage window of a carbon-based EDLC reach 2.4 V. The carbon-based EDLC exhibits a specific capacitance of 32.1 F g^?1, an energy density of 24.6 Wh kg^?1 and a capacitance retention of ~90% after 15,000 charge-discharge cycles. Moreover, when quinhydrone is added into the DES-based GPE, the specific capacitance and energy density of the corresponding EDLC can be further expanded to 60 F g^?1 and 43.6 Wh kg^?1, respectively. Therefore, our work may present a universal strategy to prepare novel supramolecular GPEs for high-performance EDLCs with wide voltage windows.     

分布式连接全装配RC楼盖动力特性分析

为研究分布式连接全装配RC楼盖(DCPCD)的动力特性,进行了 4个足尺DCPCD试件和一个整浇板试件在两端简支条件下的锤击法试验和数值模拟分析,研究了 DCPCD的板缝构造、连接件锚固方式、边界约束条件和自重等对楼盖竖向动力特性的影响.试验结果表明:与整浇板相比DCPCD横板向刚度较小,自振频率较低,板缝构造是影响楼盖刚度和振动特性的主要因素;连接件数量越多,楼盖的刚度和自振频率越高;板缝数量越多,楼盖的刚度和自振频率越低.所提出的有限元模拟方法可以准确模拟DCPCD的动力特性;连接件锚固强度越高,楼盖的刚度和自振频率越高;两端嵌固约束下的楼盖基频比两端简支约束下提高了 70％;随着楼盖自重的增加,自振频率显著降低.研究结果可为四边约束下楼盖的竖向振动特性与人致激励响应研究提供参考和依据.     

Biofortification with selenium and lithium improves nutraceutical properties of major winery grapes in the Midwestern United States

Enriching the micronutrients, selenium (Se) and lithium (Li), in grapes to improve their nutraceutical properties were implemented by foliar application of organic fertiliser rich in Se and Li onto five grape cultivars. The effects of this biofortification on vine vigour, fruit quality, overall micronutrients and phenolic compounds also were investigated. Agronomic biofortification was found greatly increased the Se and Li content in the whole grape by multiple times, meanwhile it did not significantly affect the vine vigour and fruit quality of grapes. However, the biofortification did impact the Ionome (including all the mineral nutrients and trace elements) and phenolic compounds in grapes and this varied among cultivars. This study demonstrated foliar spray of organic Se/Li fertiliser was a very effective strategy to biofortify these micronutrients in grape berries, particularly in the skin, and therefore might be a promising strategy to increase the consumption and awareness of these grapes.     

浅谈装配式气囊芯模空心叠合楼板施工技术应用

在建筑施工中,选用科学、有效的技术不仅可以实现施工质量的提升,更能达到资源节约和成本控制的目的,所以在当前的市场环境下,为了尽可能控制建筑成本,建筑企业在积极地进行新方法、新技术的研究与利用.装配式气囊芯模空心叠合楼板在实践利用中具有自重轻、跨度大等显著特点,其在大柱网、大开间建筑的楼盖结构体系中进行利用有突出的现实价值,所以对此种楼板的具体施工技术进行分析可以为实践工作开展提供指导和帮助.分析研究装配式气囊芯模空心叠合楼板施工技术的具体应用,旨在为实践工作提供参考.