Consolidation of Long-Term Memory: Evidence and Alternatives.

Memory loss in retrograde amnesia has long been held to be larger for recent periods than for remote periods, a pattern usually referred to as the Ribot gradient. One explanation for this gradient is consolidation of long-term memories. Several computational models of such a process have shown how consolidation can explain characteristics of amnesia, but they have not elucidated how consolidation must be envisaged. Here findings are reviewed that shed light on how consolidation may be implemented in the brain. Moreover, consolidation is contrasted with alternative theories of the Ribot gradient. Consolidation theory, multiple trace theory, and semantization can all handle some findings well but not others. Conclusive evidence for or against consolidation thus remains to be found. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

三峡工程升船机坝段基础特点与施工期形变特征

简要分析了升船机上闸首基础岩体的特点，在施工期随上部建筑物形成的过程中沉降与水平形变随荷载变化的特征。分析认为:基础岩体形变与其受荷特点相吻合，目前建筑物总体安全状态正常，但部分坝段需引起注意，同时为验证设计、指导施工提供了依据。     

基于排队理论的渠道容量设计

在设计一个新的灌溉配水系统时，渠道容量是一个不易确定的参数，因为农场用户提出供水的时间和水量通常是不确定的，取决于季节、气候、农作物种类等因素。渠道容量对灌溉投资和服务质量有重要的影响。提出运用排队理论确定渠道容量的大小。依据该理论，服务系统需提供的容量取决于将要达到的服务水平，以及顾客到达时间和服务时间的平均密度和分布规律。将灌溉渠道容量比作排队系统的服务能力。研究了指数分配和非指数分配模型及10个连续的灌溉周期。计算实例显示，同传统的Clement方程相比，该方法的结果相当可信。     

贯流式水轮发电机集电环短路原因分析及改善措施

白石窑水电厂1～4号发电机组在投运初期,集电环曾多次出现绝缘降低甚至短路的非正常现象。通过分析,引发故障的原因主要是碳刷架、集电环绝缘结构设计欠妥、运行环境恶劣以及机组的振动过大。针对上述原因,改进了绝缘结构设计上的不足,加强巡视和维护检查,装设工业电视监控,加装碳粉回收装置,对受油器进行防漏油或喷油技术处理,加强清污力度、提高发电水头以便减少机组振动,从内外因加以防范和改善后,问题得到了标本兼治,取得了理想的效果。     

小浪底水库坝前漏斗区泥沙测验分析

小浪底水库坝前漏斗区的形成和发展,直接影响到枢纽建筑物的安全运行。为了保持塔前“门前清,”掌握坝前漏斗区的形成和发展,保证水库进入拦沙后期和正常运用期的正常运用,对坝前漏斗区进行了泥沙测验分析。结果表明:目前漏斗区范围内纵向坡度较缓,尚没有明显的漏斗形成,仅在坝前和塔前200m×1000m范围形成了漏斗雏形。     

数据挖掘技术在有线电视领域的应用

数据挖掘是近年来在数据库技术、统计学、人工智能、神经网络等学科的基础上发展起来的一门交叉学科，数据挖掘技术已经成功地应用于商业领域，随之又迅速地扩展到社会保险、医学、电信等领域，探讨和分析数据挖掘技术在有线电视领域的应用，并给出了系统体系结构和挖掘算法。     

Boundary knot method for 2D and 3D Helmholtz and convection–diffusion problems under complicated geometry

The boundary knot method (BKM) of very recent origin is an inherently meshless, integration‐free, boundary‐type, radial basis function collocation technique for the numerical discretization of general partial differential equation systems. Unlike the method of fundamental solutions, the use of non‐singular general solution in the BKM avoids the unnecessary requirement of constructing a controversial artificial boundary outside the physical domain. The purpose of this paper is to extend the BKM to solve 2D Helmholtz and convection–diffusion problems under rather complicated irregular geometry. The method is also first applied to 3D problems. Numerical experiments validate that the BKM can produce highly accurate solutions using a relatively small number of knots. For inhomogeneous cases, some inner knots are found necessary to guarantee accuracy and stability. The stability and convergence of the BKM are numerically illustrated and the completeness issue is also discussed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Criteria and methodology for the evaluation of conservation interventions on treated porous stone susceptible to salt decay

Susceptibility of stone to salt decay is directly related to its microstructural and mechanical characteristics. In the present work, a porous stone from a quarry in Cyprus was examined. Samples of this stone were consolidated and protected with certain conservation materials. The modification of microstructural characteristics of the stone was evaluated by mercury intrusion porosimetry, while its mechanical characteristics were measured by compressive and bending strength tests. From these data, the susceptibility of Cyprus stone to salt (NaCl) decay was estimated. The values of crystallization pressure of NaCl were calculated and compared to the experimentally measured compressive and tensile strength of the stone, in order to examine the probability of stone disruption due to salt crystallization. The development of the phenomenon after coarse pores’ filling with crystals, i.e. crystallization of salts in capillaries or mechanical failure of the stone, was determined by thermodynamic analysis. Additionally, artificial weathering tests of marine salt spray were performed for the evaluation of stone’s durability after the conservation. The treated stone proved to be resistant to salt decay, as it presented ameliorated microstructural and mechanical characteristics, concerning decay due to soluble salt crystallization. The most possible thermodynamic scenario was small pores repletion with crystals, avoiding mechanical failure of the stone.     

Drying of Uncoated Paper with Gas-Fired Infrared Emitters—Optimum Emitters' Location Within a Paper Machine Drying Section

This article theoretically investigates the drying of uncoated paper with gas-fired infrared (IR) emitters installed within the drying section of a given commercial paper machine. Specifically, it presents the ideal location of two opposing IR emitters within the drying section. The ideal location of the two opposing IR emitters corresponds to the highest machine speed with specified average moisture content of paper sheet at the end of the drying section. This article also presents the average evaporation rate, temperature, and moisture content of the paper sheet as it travels through the drying section with the two opposing IR emitters operating at the optimum location. In addition, the temperature and moisture profiles in the sheet thickness direction, before and after the IR emitters, are provided. This article is not concerned with the potential effects of drying with IR emitters on paper sheet properties and machine runnability issues.     

我国突发性水资源污染事故应急机制的若干问题评述

基于突发性水资源污染事故应急处理现状的分析,对目前我国突发性水资源污染事故防范和应急机制的建立进行探讨,指出当前工作中的三大缺陷,并有针对性地提出如何加快防范突发性水资源污染事故以及建立相关应急机制的进程的若干措施,包括突发污染事故的隐患调查、脆弱性评价、水质预报、动态监测以及应急组织机构等方面,以期能为我国减少突发性水资源污染事故及其损失提供一定的理论分析依据。