B2O3-K2O-Sb2O3系统玻璃的光学折射率及带隙

高折射率和非线性光学玻璃可以用于高速光开关、光学存储器、新型光纤和光学运算元件等，其研究受到各国科技工作者的高度重视，本文采用熔融淬冷法制备了组成为(85-x)B₂O₃-15K₂O-xSb₂O₃(x=70, 75, 80, 85)的4组玻璃，测试了玻璃样品的密度、折射率、热学性能、拉曼光谱和吸收光谱，利用玻璃样品的吸收光谱计算了其直接允许光学带隙、间接允许光学带隙及Urbach能量。结果表明：随着Sb₂O₃含量的增加，玻璃样品的密度从4.445g/cm³逐渐增加到4.767g/cm³，折射率从1.9438增加到2.0058，玻璃转变温度从291℃降低到260℃，玻璃析晶温度从463℃降低到370℃，直接光学带隙从3.2775eV降低到3.1379eV，间接光学带隙从3.1444eV降低到3.0256eV，Urbach能量从0.137eV逐渐减小到0.107eV。说明Sb₂O₃-K₂O-B₂O₃系统玻璃可以作为新型的非线性光学玻璃候选材料之一。     

基于制备超细复合含能材料的对置受限式撞击流反应器微观混合性能

由于对置受限式撞击流反应器较高的传热及混合效率，能够制备出粒径小、均匀且分布范围窄的超细颗粒。本文采用碘化物-碘酸盐平行竞争反应体系研究入射速度、结构尺寸对对置受限式撞击流反应器微观混合效果的影响规律，并将混合腔尺寸同等比例放大一倍进行对比研究。结果表明，随着入射速度的增大，离集指数减小，微观混合效果提高。喷嘴间距与喷嘴直径比的增大使得离集指数增大，微观混合效果降低。离集指数随着混合腔高度、混合腔出口尺寸的增大呈现先增大后减小的趋势，且混合腔高度对混合效果的影响较混合腔出口尺寸显著。将对置受限式撞击流反应器混合腔尺寸扩大一倍，离集指数增加到原来的2.4倍，微观混合效果显著下降，但是在较大入射速度下，两种结构的混合效果差距减小。研究结果可为纳米复合含能材料的制备提供高效、安全的技术支持。     

La2O3对SiO2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO熔体黏度和结构的影响

使用分析纯物质模拟微晶玻璃熔体，分别采用柱体旋转法和拉曼光谱技术研究了La2O3含量对SiO2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO熔体黏度和结构的影响规律。结果表明：熔体黏度和黏流活化能随着La2O3含量的增加而降低；拉曼光谱表明La2O3能破坏硅酸盐结构（Qn），随着La2O3含量的增加，Q1、Q2的百分含量增加，Q3的百分含量减小，Q0的百分含量基本不变，表明熔体中非桥氧数量增加，熔体聚合度降低。La2O3在熔体中起网络修饰体的作用。     

Workers’ rest allowance and smoothing of the workload in assembly lines

Ergonomic aspects have a crucial role in manual assembly systems. They impact on the workers’ health, final product quality and productivity. For these reasons, there is the necessity to integrate them into the assembly line balancing phase as, whereas, only time and cost variables are considered. In this study, human energy expenditures are considered as ergonomic aspects and we integrate them, for the first time, into the assembly line balancing problem type 2 through the rest allowance evaluation. We consider as an objective function the minimization of the smoothness index. Firstly, a new optimal method based on mixed integer linear programming and a new linearization methodology are proposed. Then, a heuristic approach is introduced. To complete the study, a computational experimentation is presented to validate the mathematical model and to compare the methodologies proposed in terms of computational time, complexity and solution. Additionally, we provide a detailed analysis of the impact that rest allowance evaluation can have on productivity comparing the results obtained, taking into account the rest allowance integration before, during and after the assembly balancing process.     

Improved error performance for generalised spatial modulation with enhanced spectral efficiency

The existing analytical average bit error rate (ABER) expression of conventional generalised spatial modulation (CGSM) does not agree well with the Monte Carlo simulation results in the low signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) region. Hence, the first contribution of this paper is to derive a new and easy way to evaluate analytical ABER expression that improves the validation of the simulation results at low SNRs. Secondly, a novel system termed CGSM with enhanced spectral efficiency (CGSM‐ESE) is presented. This system is realised by applying a rotation angle to one of the two active transmit antennas. As a result, the overall spectral efficiency is increased by 1 bit/s/Hz when compared with the equivalent CGSM system. In order to validate the simulation results of CGSM‐ESE, the third contribution is to derive an analytical ABER expression. Finally, to improve the ABER performance of CGSM‐ESE, three link adaptation algorithms are developed. By assuming full knowledge of the channel at the receiver, the proposed algorithms select a subset of channel gain vector (CGV) pairs based on the Euclidean distance between all CGV pairs, CGV splitting, CGV amplitudes, or a combination of these.     

An e-government framework for assessing readiness for public sector e-procurement in a lower-middle income country

ABSTRACT

Governments globally are leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) growth towards improving the quality of public procurement services for socio-economic development. However, the extent of its application differs across nations. Notwithstanding the extant theoretical and empirical literature on IT for development, knowledge on how to assess readiness for adopting a full e-procurement system in the public sector of lower and lower-middle income countries (LMICs) begs for understanding. With the narrative of Ghana, we address this gap by drawing on the institutional and economic theory and the United Nations E-Government Development Index towards a holistic framework beyond the dyad of linear website functionalities and internet focus of prior e-government adoption models. Elite interviews gathered from multiple cases from Ghana’s public sector reveals the key readiness determinants for a full public sector e-procurement system. This study has significant implications for shaping the process-oriented management of government e-procurement projects towards socio-economic development in LMICs amid their complex institutional and socio-technical environments.     

Application of LSPIV to measure supercritical flow in steep channels with low relative submergence

Measuring flow discharge has always been one of the most important concerns of water experts. To measure discharge in streams using velocity-area method it is necessary to quantify average velocity of the flow. It is not feasible to measure velocity by contact approaches like current meters under certain conditions such as in flood periods or for very shallow flows. Flow surface image velocimetry methods as non-intrusive solutions have recently been widely utilized to measure discharge in open channels. One of these methods is a variety of PIV method named LSPIV which has been very popular due to the elimination of laser application. In this study, LSPIV was used to measure 2D velocity field over the surface of steep supercritical flow. The obtained surface velocity data were used to calculate Velocity Index (VI) which is multiplied by surface velocity to convert it to mean velocity and subsequently flow discharge. Also, a few relations were proposed to calculate the VI according to the slope and relative submergence. Since, Velocity Index has been so far mostly studied for subcritical conditions, results of this study may be applied for measuring supercritical flows. Eventually, the proposed method was verified to be used for discharge measurement and was proven quite precise in this regard.     

稠油地下改质开采技术及发展趋势

稠油作为全球重要的非常规原油资源，是保障我国能源安全、重大工程需求的重要资源。目前常规的热采稠油油藏陆续进入开采后期，高能耗、高污染、高成本问题日趋严重，亟需依靠技术换代实现开发方式升级。稠油地下改质是通过向油藏中注入改质催化剂，使其与稠油发生化学反应，实现稠油地下不可逆降黏并高效采出的一种开采方式，是近十年来最受瞩目的下一代稠油开采技术之一。本文从技术机理、改质催化剂及开采效果影响因素三方面阐述了技术内涵，通过系统调研国内外相关学者和企业的代表性成果，按照催化剂种类、反应温度和降黏效果等进行综合性分类统计，对比了现有矿场试验的开采方式和采油效果，指出制约技术应用的两个关键问题，并展望了技术未来发展方向。     

Measurement of solubility and diffusion coefficients of ethylene in solid and molten low-density polyethylene with different melt indices

The diffusion behavior of ethylene in polyethylene is of great importance for the polymerization and degassing of polyethylene (PE) industry. Based on the gravimetric sorption and desorption measurement approach, an intelligent gravimetric analyzer is applied to obtain the solubility and diffusion coefficients of ethylene in solid low-density PE (LDPE) with different melt indices at 30°C to 70°C, 0 to 4 atm and in molten LDPE at 160°C to 230°C, 0 to 4 atm, respectively. Results indicate that both the solubility and diffusion coefficients of ethylene in solid LDPE are smaller than those in molten LDPE, while the dissolution enthalpy and diffusion activation energy of ethylene in solid LDPE are higher. In addition, one- and two-dimensional diffusion models are built and the effects of particle size, polymer properties, and operation conditions are systematically investigated on the diffusion behaviors of ethylene in solid and molten LDPE.     

Can Tolerant Diatom Taxa be Used for Effective Assessments of Human Pressure?

Because lately the low bioindicative value of tolerant species from different taxonomic groups is often questioned, in this study, we hypothesized that tolerant diatoms may be used for effective temporal assessments of human pressure. We tested this on the lowland Bzura River in central Poland, on 156 diatom samples (DSs) from two study periods of 1972 with extremely severe point‐source water pollution and of 2002–2004, where the complex wastewater management in the river catchment improved water quality considerably. Out of the total 295 diatom species recorded in the samples, only 133 tolerant ones were included in the study. Patterns in their abundance were recognized with a Kohonen artificial neural network (self‐organizing map, SOM), whereas the species significantly associated with each SOM cluster of diatom samples were identified with the indicator value (IndVal) index and the Monte Carlo test. If the hypothesis tested was not supported, the assignation of DSs to the SOM clusters would be random. However, the separation of DSs from 1972 and 2002–2004 was almost perfect because the number of exceptions was as low as 4.5%. In addition, the relatively high number (64 out of 133) of tolerant species significantly associated with any SOM cluster (and respective environmental conditions at sites from which samples assigned to it come) supports the hypothesis tested. This means that almost half of the studied species are not evenly distributed in particular clusters as might be expected for highly tolerant species. The study proves that the abundances of many diatom species, currently classified as tolerant, carry quite precise information on the differences in the quality of the environment, and indicates those tolerant diatom species whose bioindicative potential may be highest. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.