Asthma‐related outcomes associated with indoor air pollutants among schoolchildren from four informal settlements in two municipalities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

The health impact of indoor air pollution in informal settlement households has not been extensively studied in South Africa. This cross‐sectional study investigated the association between asthma and common indoor exposures among schoolchildren from four informal settlements located in two municipalities in the Western Cape Province. A total of 590 children, aged 9‐11 years, were recruited. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire was administered to caregivers. Pulmonary function assessment included spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO). Phadiatop test for atopy was done. The prevalence of doctor‐diagnosed asthma was 3.4% (n = 20) among whom only 50% were on treatment. The prevalence of current wheeze was 12.9%, and 17.6% had airway obstruction (FEV₁ < lower limit of normal), while 10.2% had airway inflammation (FeNO > 35 ppb). In adjusted logistic regression models, dampness, visible mold growth, paraffin use for cooking, and passive smoking were associated with a twofold to threefold increased risk in upper and lower airway outcomes. The strongest association was that of visible mold growth with rhinitis (adjusted odds ratio—aOR 3.37, 95% CI: 1.69‐6.71). Thus, there is a need for improved diagnosis of childhood asthma and Indoor Air Quality in informal settlement households.     

基于数据挖掘的开源电子资源访问行为统计模型

为了解决当前图书馆资源个性化推荐过程中存在推荐的准确率、召回率以及效率较低的问题,采用二维距离模型构建用户社区模型,用于描述访问用户与图书馆开源电子资源之间的关系,并对互联网用户需求和访问行为进行模糊规则推理.依据互联网用户属性和图书馆资源访问需求属性之间的模糊规则,建立图书馆开源电子资源访问行为统计模型,并利用该模型向用户提供个性化推荐服务.仿真结果表明,所建模型的推荐召回率高达98. 4%,推荐准确率为99. 2%,运行时间小于0. 04 s.所建模型能够为互联网用户提供准确、高效地图书馆资源个性化推荐服务.     

2011～2020年华北平原气溶胶光学厚度时空分布特征及潜在源分析

随着经济高速增长和城市化进程不断加快,华北平原区域性空气污染问题愈演愈烈。针对该区域开展长时序气溶胶光学厚度时空分布特征和潜在源分析研究,对华北平原大气污染治理具有重要意义。基于长时序MODIS/Terra C6.1 MOD04_L2气溶胶光学厚度产品,分析华北平原气溶胶光学厚度的时空分布特征,并利用后向轨迹聚类分析讨论华北平原7个重点城市气团输送的季节变化,并以污染较为严重的河北石家庄为例进行潜在源分析和浓度权重分析,探究影响其大气质量的污染物潜在源区。结果表明:2011～2020年华北平原气溶胶光学厚度月均值呈显著的周期性变化,以年为周期,每个周期内峰值一般出现在6月至8月; 气溶胶光学厚度月际年内呈单峰分布,峰值出现在6月(0.75),最小值出现在12月(0.37); 气溶胶光学厚度季均值从大到小依次为夏季(0.67)、春季(0.59)、冬季(0.49)、秋季(0.46); 10年间气溶胶光学厚度呈下降趋势,整体下降幅度达36.84%,其中2011年最高(0.72),2018年最低(0.45); 华北平原7个重点城市春、夏、秋、冬四季主要受短距离气团输送影响较大,长距离气团输送影响较小; 2014～2020年河北石家庄的空气质量优良天数占比相对较小,空气质量状况差,影响其空气质量的污染物多为本地生成,同时也受周边省市近距离输送的影响。     

高压并联电抗器噪声影响因素及其控制措施研究

文中针对变电站高压并联电抗器噪声对环境的影响问题及其控制要求,通过实验研究了高压并联电抗器噪声的影响因素及其控制措施。文中采用改进声强法实测了湖北省内15座变电站37组共111台500 kV高压并联电抗器声功率级,并对其进行了分析。测试结果表明,随着运行年限的增加,电抗器最大声功率级逐步增大。由于设备额定容量与额定电压的提高,使用新的绝缘材料和设计方案后,在一定程度上会起到减震降噪作用。同时,电抗器采用散热片四周布置方式,也能实现对噪声的控制。针对高压电抗器的噪声控制,文中从声源控制、传播过程控制角度,提出相应的控制措施。其中,声源主要通过改善材料和设计进行控制。以某500 kV变电站的降噪处理为例,利用SoundPLAN噪声分析软件,提出了隔声屏障控制方案,使噪声平均声压级降低约6 dB(A),从而满足噪声控制的要求。文中的研究内容对于指导变电站的设计及降噪处理具有重要意义。     

基于PID-二分组合控制算法的分布参数空气源热泵仿真模型的研究

采用分布参数法建立双级压缩空气源热泵系统热力学模型,建立一种基于PID-二分组合控制算法的全系统循环分布参数模型,并结合实验数据验证该模型的准确性。结果表明：系统模型在双级压缩制热模式下制热性能系数（COP）的模拟数据与实验数据的平均偏差为5.41%,两者在不同运行模式下的最大偏差不超过15%,均在可信范围之内,模型能准确反映系统性能随外界参数变化的规律;该模型与单独使用比例积分微分（PID）控制算法的分布参数法模型相比,总迭代次数较原模型减少约2.96倍,极大减少了模型的计算量,可在保证模型精度的情况下提升模型的计算速度。     

基于相似系数法的冷源供水温度研究

针对中华鲟保育池冷冻水系统冷源设备选型采用经济性或生态因子进行单因素比选的不足,通过相似系数法对保育池不同水温工况下的经济性和生长影响因子赋予权重,提出了统筹经济指标和生长影响因子指标的综合评价指标。分析结果表明,21℃为保育池冷冻水系统最佳供水温度,不仅满足中华鲟生长对水温的要求,经济性也较好。将基于相似系数法的权重确定方法应用于保育池冷源供水温度的比选,提高了比选的客观性,对其他涉及主观性评价指标的方案比选具有一定的借鉴意义。     

Facile scalable manufacture of improved electrodes using structured surface coatings of nickel oxide as cathode and reduced graphene oxide as anode for evaluation in a prototype development on microbial fuel cells

Improvement of the microbial fuel cell performance is highly required in energy production associated with domestic sewage treatment. For this objective, metal electrodes coated with specific materials for anode and cathode were manufactured. Materials such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as an anode, with high electrical conductivity, and structured nickel oxide (sNiO), which act as air cathode, could be the key to obtaining substantial improvements in the production of energy and treatment of domestic sewage. In this work, simple methods were developed to coat the stainless steel meshes with rGO and sNiO, used in MFC prototypes. The results show that the methodologies developed for the coating of the electrodes aid to improve the performance of the MFC in the delivery of potential, current density and power density up to 220%, 140% and 700% respectively, compared to the blank stainless steel electrodes; while the COD levels in the water purified by the MFC with covered electrodes reached a decrease of 36% compared to the same system without covered electrodes. Additionally, the built MFCs prototypes were tested as a power supply for a digital clock and an LED light.     

南水北调中线水源区浮游植物群落结构 及其生物多样性

为探究南水北调中线水源区丹江口水库浮游植物群落结构变化及其生物多样性，于 2014—2015 年对丹江 口水库进行为期 1 年的调查和分析。发现浮游植物共 8 门 76 属 101 种，其中，绿藻门、蓝藻门及硅藻门占总种数 90.10%，绿藻门种类数最多（45 种），其次是蓝藻门（26 种）和硅藻门（20 种）。浮游植物群落结构随季节变化有所 不同：夏秋季节生物量明显高于冬春季节；优势种在冬季以颗粒直链藻、颗粒直链藻极狭变种、铜绿微囊藻和小 环藻为主，春季以球衣藻、薄甲藻属及小环藻为主，夏季以简单颤藻、单胞衣藻原变种和球衣藻为主，秋季以类颤 藻鱼腥藻、简单颤藻、球衣藻和小环藻为主。应用 Shannon-Wiener 多样性指数 H′、Pielou 均匀度指数 J′、Margalef 丰富度指数 Dm评价水质结果表明：丹江口水库夏秋季水体营养化程度更高。典型对应分析表明：水温、透明度、 总氮、总磷等是影响浮游植物群落结构的主要环境因子，夏秋季受温度影响蓝藻、绿藻数量逐渐增多，一定程度 上增加了受水区生态变化风险。本研究可为南水北调中线水源区丹江口水库生态环境变化及生物迁移风险提供 数据支持。     

Impact of viscous dissipation and Dufour on MHD natural convective flow past an accelerated vertical plate with Hall current

The present research work concentrates on viscous dissipation, Dufour, and heat source on an unsteady magnetohydrodynamics natural convective flow of a viscous, incompressible, and electrically conducting fluid past an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical plate in the existence of a strong magnetic field. The presence of the Hall current induces a secondary flow in the problem. The distinguishing features of viscous dissipation and heat flux produced due to gradient of concentration included in the model along with heat source as they are known to arise in thermal-magnetic polymeric processing. The flow equations are discretized implicitly using the finite difference method and solved using MATLAB fsolve routine. Numerical values of the primary and secondary velocities, temperature, concentration, skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are illustrated and presented via graphs and tables for various pertinent parametric values. The Dufour effect was observed to strengthen the velocity and temperature profile in the flow domain. In contrast, due to the impact of viscous dissipation, the local Nusselt number reduces. The study also reveals that the inclusion of the chemical reaction term augments the mass transfer rate and diminishes the heat transfer rate at the plate.     

基于源质的煤基中间相小球体生成与可控演化

煤全组分族分离所得的密中质组是中间相小球体生成的来源物质（即源质）。以该源质为原料，制备煤基碳质中间相。考察了炭化过程中温度、恒温时间、氮气流速、原料进样方式和添加剂等因素对中间相小球体生成过程的影响，探讨了中间相小球体演化过程的可控性。结果表明：温度、恒温时间、进样方式是影响中间相小球体生成的主要因素，能够控制生成中间相小球体粒径大小；温度升高或恒温时间延长均会加剧原料分子的热反应，促进中间相小球体的生成和融并；大面积的融并将使粒度迅速增加，部分球体解体，球体数目下降，最终形成体中间相；进样方式主要通过影响小球体演化过程中挥发性气体的逸出及原料颗粒间热传递效率影响小球体的生成和发展；氮气流速起到辅助调控作用；添加剂的加入促进了原料成核，加速了小球体的生成。