Effects of personal,psychosocial and occupational factors on low back pain severity in workers

Low back pain (LBP) remains the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD). While most of the LBP research has focused on occupational risk factors, other underlying causal mechanisms may exist since not all workers performing the same task develop an injury. Previous research has identified three primary risk factor categories for LBP (occupational, personal and psychosocial factors); however, few studies have investigated the impact of cross categorical risk factor interactions on LBP. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of occupational, personal and psychosocial factors, and their interactions, on LBP severity in a population of workers currently suffering from LBP. Sixty LBP patients recruited for the study through local physicians and local announcements, completed questionnaires relating to identified occupational, personal and psychosocial risk factors, and completed an Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Multiple regression models for predicting LBP severity were developed for each risk factor category and for a combined risk factor model (which included factors from all three risk factor categories) that included two-way interactions. Results showed that the final model consisted of both main effects and interaction terms between risk factor categories and had an adjusted R² value of 0.85, a significant improvement over models developed for the individual categories. These findings illustrate the need to consider all three broad categories of risk factors simultaneously in predicting injury status and in developing effective potential intervention efforts.     

Implementation of Web‐based argumentation in facilitating elementary school students to learn environmental issues

This research develops a Web‐based argumentation system named the Web‐based Interactive Argumentation System (WIAS). WIAS can provide teachers with the scaffolding for argumentation instruction. Students can propose their statements, collect supporting evidence and share and discuss with peers online. This research adopts a quasi‐experimental design, applying WIAS to the teaching of environmental issues, including mudslides, global warming and nuclear power. Fifty‐seven elementary school fifth graders from two classes participated in this research. With each class as a unit, they were divided into the WIAS group (n = 30) and the traditional argumentation instruction (TAI) group (n = 27). Before research, all students took the pre‐test of the ‘achievement test for environmental issues (ATEI)’ and the ‘environmental literacy scale (ELS).’ Then all students received argumentation training and six classes of argumentation instruction. Students in the WIAS group performed argumentation in the WIAS, while those in the TAI group performed argumentation in a traditional classroom. After the six‐class argumentation instruction, all students took the post‐test of the ATEI and ELS. The results show that students in the WIAS group have significantly better learning effectiveness than those in the TAI group. Students in the WIAS group also exhibited significantly better improvement in their environmental literacy.     

环境保护与汽车涂装

叙述了与汽车涂装相关的国际环保法规及汽车涂装的公害,重点介绍了汽车用环保型涂料、5R活动和3C1B涂装技术等环保达标措施.     

基于Monte Carlo随机模拟的综合交通网络布局评价与决策方法

针对综合交通网络评价指标权重及属性值具有主观性和随机性的特点,提出了基于模拟运算的布局规划方案排序选优的群体随机决策方法.仿真生成满足集结的多个专家对指标重要性偏好排序统计分布的权重,同时考虑交通需求的不确定性对指标值的影响,结合客观熵权计算方案的综合评价值,由多次模拟得到的排序优势度确定方案的优劣差异.根据设计的仿真流程通过算例说明了方法应用的有效性,评价中考虑了主客观因素及随机性特征,可以为网络布局提供科学决策依据.     

乙醇生产集成工艺流程的环境与经济性评价分析(英文)

乙醇是一种非常重要的可再生燃料,在本文中,从环境影响和经济效益的角度对不同的原料玉米、纤维素和乙烯生产制乙醇的工艺过程进行了评估,并利用AspenPlus模拟软件中的严格物料和能量平衡模块对典型的生产工艺进行了设计、模拟和优化。基于模拟的结果,提出了定量的环境影响方法一绿色度理论,并通过综合对比文献中报道的数据和模拟数据表明,纤维素制乙醇具有更强的环境影响优势,但在经济效益方面仍需要进一步改进。     

工艺因素影响焦炭颗粒耐压强度的试验研究

焦炭颗粒的耐压强度一直是焦炭颗粒最重要的性质之一。利用最近提出的表征焦炭颗粒耐压强度的新方法，就模压压力、加压方式、粒度组成范围、粒度大小、粒度配比等因素对单粒度或多粒度组成焦炭颗粒耐压 强度的影响进行了较为详细的试验研究。结果表明：（1）焦炭颗粒的粒度大小和粒度范围均可用其原始平均细度来表征。焦炭颗粒的原始平均细度越大，其耐压强度系数也就越高；（2）多粒度组成焦炭颗粒混合料的耐压能力比单粒度组成混合料的耐压能力要高得多。对多粒度组成焦炭颗粒而言，模压压力及粒度组成配比对其耐压强度系数的影响不甚明显；（3）分阶段缓慢加压到位比一次快速加压到位有利于提高焦炭颗粒的耐压强度系数。     

基于环境选择和配对选择的多目标粒子群算法

为了使多目标粒子群算法中种群粒子能够快速地收敛于怕累托最优边界,针对标准多目标粒子群算法中缺乏粒子评价标准以及种群个体历史最优值位置和全局最优值位置选择问题,提出了一种基于环境选择和配对选择策略的多目标粒子群算法.该算法在每次迭代时,采用SPEA2中的环境选择和配对选择策略及适应度值计算方法,以此来提高种群粒子之间的信息交换力度,减少标准多目标粒子群算法中大量的随机性,使种群粒子能够更快速地收敛于怕累托最优边界.经典测试函数的仿真实验结果表明,在标准多目标粒子群算法中运用SPEA2的环境选择、配对选择策略和适应度值计算方法,能够使种群粒子更快速地收敛于帕累托最优边界,验证了算法改进的可行性和有效性.     

尿素设备腐蚀的影响因素及防腐措施

从温度、氨碳比、水碳比、甲铵液浓度、氧含量、硫含量、氯离子含量、介质流速等方面论述了尿素设备腐蚀的影响因素;提出了在正常生产和停车封塔情况下的防腐控制措施。     

HDPE耐环境应力开裂性能的研究及改进

对HDPE的耐环境应力开裂性能进行了研究。试验表明:采用共混及化学改性的方法,HDPE的耐环境应力开裂性能有了很大提高,为解决HDPE树脂在制作管材时出现的短时间内应力开裂问题提供了依据。     

基于无线传感网的智能环境监控系统设计

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