INFORMATION FILTERING FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Information filtering is an intelligent function that selects the relevant messages and items of use or interest to the user from a large amount of incoming information. This function has become very important for the rapid development of network technology. This article focuses on information filtering for the management of emergency situations. We believe that special purpose-built "information filtering systems" should be developed to cope with the problem of information overload in emergency management. In this article, we first investigated features of information in emergent situations and then proposed an information filtering system for emergency management. The proposed system is composed of two parts: causal analysis and information classification. A prototype system has been developed and its effectiveness was evaluated by experiments.     

INHIBITION STUDIES ON BURDOCK POLYPHENYL OXIDASE (PPO) ACTIVITY

The inhibitory effect of 4-hexylresorcinol (HR), ascorbic acid (AA), citric acid (CA), and bisulfites on polyphenol oxidase (PPO) of burdock roots was studied. HR was an effective inhibitor at low concentrations used in this study for crude PPO from root slices. A binary mixture of HR and AA at 1.0% concentration for 5 min achieved more than 90% inhibition of crude PPO. AA also showed high antibrowning activity for the purified PPO comparable to that of bisulfites, whereas its activity was much lower than that of HR in the crude extract. The inhibitory effect of the combined use of inhibitors was overall in the decreasing order of HR+AA, HR+CA and AA+CA, irrespective of the crude PPO or the purified PPO from burdock slices.     

Mix design procedure for recycled aggregate concrete

Conservation of natural resources and preservation of environment is the essence of any development. Use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is one such attempt and is an answer to some of the problems in constructional engineering. The concept of using RAC is now gaining popularity and research in this direction has gained momentum. In this paper, the authors have identified the most suitable method of mix design for RAC, from amongst the available conventional methods of mix design. An influencing parameter is identified and an empirical relation is suggested to modify the influencing parameter. Mix design parameters thus obtained, enable RAC to attain the desired and designed target strength without attempting any trial mixes. The suggested modified procedure, however, demands 10% more cement which is considered quite reasonable and acceptable in view of the inferior quality of recycled aggregate.     

Use of Cement Kilns in Managing Solid and Hazardous Wastes: Implementation in Australia

The use of cement kilns for managing solid and hazardous wastes is facilitated by the high temperature, long gas retention periods, natural alkaline environment, minimum amount of waste produced and high thermal capacity. The main benefits include energy recovery, conservation of fossil fuels, reduction in cement production costs and the use of already existing facilities.
The test burns conducted in cement kilns worldwide have demonstrated very high destruction efficiencies for most stable organic compounds, with toxic contaminants barely above the background levels.
There are several cement plants in the US and Europe presently using solid and hazardous wastes as supplementary fuel. The application of this technology in Australia has been ignored in the past. An international conference (Kilnburn'92) on the role of cement kilns in waste management was held recently in Australia and has enhanced the implementation of this technology in Australia.     

自适应Web站点设计中变色龙算法研究及实现

本文把变色龙(Chmeleon)算法应用于自适应网站的设计中,通过对算法的分析具体给出了算法在聚类过程中的实现细节,并按数据挖掘的过程对自适应Web站点设计中的关键问题进行了介绍.     

The strength and deformation characteristics of high early strength structural concrete

There are many possible structural applications of concrete with a compressive strength of about 100 N/mm². In practice, however, the development of early strength is far more important, but the combination of both can bring considerable economic benefits to the construction industry. Tests are reported on the strength and deformation characteristics of high early strength structural concrete. Tests using an ultra fine cement with expanded slate lightweight aggregate and granite produced concretes with a strength of 30–40 N/mm² and 60–70 N/mm² respectively in 24 hours. Tests with aluminous cement produced better aggregate-matrix bond and developed strengths of about 95 N/mm² in the same time. Equations are presented to predict the tensile strength and elasticity of the high early strength concrete. It is shown that the rapid hydration results in a high rate of shrinkage and creep initially but the long-term deformation characteristics are comparable to normal concrete. It is suggested that it is worth exploring methods to minimise the effects of conversion.     

复杂的多核心ARM集成设计面临的挑战及对策

最近,英国Ascot的Agere系统公司ASIC设计中心从一个重要客户处收到一份富有挑战性的简报:将8个ARM966E-Srlp0处理器子系统集成到单芯片上.     

提高胶版纸不透明度的措施

通过实践摸索出提高胶版纸不透明度的一些经验.在原材料上尽可能多的使用光学性能良好的阔叶木浆,选择合适的打浆度,增加少量的机械浆,增加适量的沉淀碳酸钙等;在纸机操作上尽可能地增加纸页的厚度,使纸页微观粗糙,对于提高纸页不透明度有良好的效果.     

减小地层水流阻力的增注技术

针对国内低渗透油田注采过程中注水压力高、配注不足等问题,研究应用了水基纳米聚硅减阻增注技术,该技术通过将合成的水基纳米减阻增注材料,以合适的方法注入油层来降低渗流阻力,提高配水量,阐述了纳米聚硅材料在油田注水井中的降压增注应用机理、岩心室内试验、选井原则、并对注清水及污水的现场效果进行了分析,通过应用分析可知,该技术显著地提高了注水井的注水量、降低了注水压力,为纳米聚硅材料的工业化转化与规模化推广应用打下了基础。