Simulation of macroscopic material behavior for uniaxial fiber-matrix composites, using a DAE-approach

The macroscopic deformation behavior of a fiber-reinforced aluminum-boron composite is investigated. Different periodic and random arrangements of the microstructure are considered with macroscopic hardening behavior due to the evolution of plastic zones on the microscale being taken into account.

For the solution of the initial boundary value problem, a non-standard algorithm is applied. It consists of the direct solution of the whole set of equations, treating all variables as global quantities. Together with a higher order time integration method (BDF2), an automatic step size control is used in the FEM calculations.     

A distant-learning training module on the environmental design of urban buildings

The present paper aims to present a distant-learning training module that concerns the environmental design of urban buildings. The whole approach attempts to integrate topics that concern the design of urban buildings from various points of views, e.g. active and passive systems, automation systems, indoor air quality, economic aspects, energy and resources management. The package offers both printed and electronic material that gives the possibility to the students to study the various topics by using different educational methods. Additionally, the present package contains software tools that permit the students to examine real or hypothetical situations and to study further the influence of various parameters that concern the environmental building design.     

Environment as a first class abstraction in multiagent systems

The current practice in multiagent systems typically associates the environment with resources that are external to agents and their communication infrastructure. Advanced uses of the environment include infrastructures for indirect coordination, such as digital pheromones, or support for governed interaction in electronic institutions. Yet, in general, the notion of environment is not well defined. Functionalities of the environment are often dealt with implicitly or in an ad hoc manner. This is not only poor engineering practice, it also hinders engineers to exploit the full potential of the environment in multiagent systems. In this paper, we put forward the environment as an explicit part of multiagent systems.We give a definition stating that the environment in a multiagent system is a first-class abstraction with dual roles: (1) the environment provides the surrounding conditions for agents to exist, which implies that the environment is an essential part of every multiagent system, and (2) the environment provides an exploitable design abstraction for building multiagent system applications. We discuss the responsibilities of such an environment in multiagent systems and we present a reference model for the environment that can serve as a basis for environment engineering. To illustrate the power of the environment as a design abstraction, we show how the environment is successfully exploited in a real world application. Considering the environment as a first-class abstraction in multiagent systems opens up new horizons for research and development in multiagent systems.     

山西资源环境状况探析

在对山西资源现状分析的基础上，就山西如何走新型工业化道路，如何正确地处理山西日益突出的生态环境，自然资源和社会经济发展的矛盾问题，提出了对策和建议。     

Hypnosis and clinical pain.

Hypnosis has been demonstrated to reduce analogue pain, and studies on the mechanisms of laboratory pain reduction have provided useful applications to clinical populations. Studies showing central nervous system activity during hypnotic procedures offer preliminary information concerning possible physiological mechanisms of hypnotic analgesia. Randomized controlled studies with clinical populations indicate that hypnosis has a reliable and significant impact on acute procedural pain and chronic pain conditions, Methodological issues of this body of research are discussed, as are methods to better integrate hypnosis into comprehensive pain treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

海洋钻井液有机物添加剂生物降解性评价

随着海洋石油的勘探开发，钻井液有机添加剂不可避免地进入海洋．因此在海洋勘探开发过程中应选择环保性能好，即生物降解性能好的有机物添加剂。用累计耗氧量法测定了海洋钻井液有机添加剂的生物降解性，研究评价了有机添加剂的生物降解规律和机理，探讨了有机物生物降解性同其化学结构的内在联系，为海洋勘探开发过程中选择环保性能好的有机物添加剂提供理论依据。总结实验结果发现：淀粉类(如DFD-140和FI-E1等)最容易生物降解；其次是纤维素类(如MV-CMC等)和烯类单体聚合物(如PAM和PHP)；而沥青类、两性离子类则难以生物降解，有的甚至对生物降解起抑制作用。     

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豫西地区中、下二叠统太原组、山西组、上石盒子组及下石盒子组煤成气资源丰富，但成煤环境纵向发育与横向变化较大，规律难于把握。因此，开展煤成气源岩沉积环境研究有利于该区煤成气资源的勘探与开发及合理的利用。通过露头、钻井、地震资料及分析、测试资料的综合研究认为：本区中、下二叠统主要沉积了一套浅海碳酸盐岩，海湾-泻湖、潮坪、沼泽、障壁岛(砂质滩、坝)及三角洲相陆源碎屑岩和煤层。从总的沉积特征来看，下二叠统太原组、山西组基本上发育滨、浅海相碳酸盐岩、陆源碎屑岩和煤的混合沉积。上二叠统上、下石盒子组则以海陆交互相陆源碎屑沉积为主，三角洲及三角洲平原沼泽十分发育；沉积环境具有自下而上，自南东向北西方向由海相逐步过渡为陆相的基本特点。其煤成气源岩沉积环境以早二叠世山西期潮坪、泻湖过渡带之滨岸沼泽环境为最佳，其次为中二叠世下石盒子期三角洲平原沉积之平原沼泽环境。     

航空放射性遥感技术应用研究

航空放射性遥感系统采用航空γ能谱仪,在空中飞行探测地表放射性,能够快速进行大面积环境放射性调查。结合已经开始进行的首次大面积航空放射性遥感调查工作,简要介绍了航空放射性遥感系统构成、核探测γ能谱测量和数据处理技术。对系统转换因子刻度和剥离系数刻度方法进行了讨论,并对初步应用情况进行了总结。     

Nisin expression production from Lactococcus lactis in milk whey medium

BACKGROUND: Nisin is a commercially available bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis ATCC 11454 and used as a natural agent in the biopreservation of food. In the current investigation, milk whey, a byproduct from dairy industries was used as a fermentation substrate for the production of nisin. Lactococcus lactis ATCC 11454 was developed in a rotary shaker (30 °C/36 h/100 rpm) using two different media with milk whey (i) without filtration, pH 6.8, adjusted with NaOH 2 mol L^?1 and without pH adjustment, both autoclaved at 121 °C for 30 min, and (ii) filtrated (1.20 µm and 0.22 µm membrane filter). These cultures were transferred five times using 5 mL aliquots of broth culture for every new volume of the respective media. RESULTS: The results showed that culture media composed of milk whey without filtration supplied L. lactis its adaptation needs better than filtrated milk whey. Nisin titers, in milk whey without filtration (pH adjusted), was 11120.13 mg L^?1 in the second transfer, and up to 1628‐fold higher than the filtrated milk whey, 6.83 mg.L^?1 obtained in the first^t transfer. CONCLUSIONS: Biological processing of milk byproducts (milk whey) can be considered a profitable alternative, generating high‐value bioproducts and contributing to decreasing river disposals by dairy industries. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

中国区域地质调查现代化与加强深部调查

从对区域地质调查的任务出发，总结了过去区域地质调查工作的特点，即基本上是沿用传统方式进行的。提出和论述了21世纪中国区域地质调查应有新发展，以适应战略转变的要求，即除去运输、通讯、记录及数字化成图等之外，更应当面向土地资源、矿产资源、地质灾害以及提高环境质量的需要, 用现代地学理论指导进行多学科的调查和采集、整理资料，实现3维多参数填图和理论概括，是关系现代地质科学发展的、具有深远战略意义的事。几十年的调查工作已证明深部的地质构造情况与地表层的观察结果是不一样的，与依据地表地质构造情况推测的深层情况也很不同。今后应加强深部探测，发展深部探测技术，取得不同深度层次的高分辨率成像图案，使人们对地球的认识提高到一个新的高度，形成新的空间—时间观念，以更有效地解决我国及地球的资源环境问题。