Impact of dams on point bar habitat: a case for the extirpation of the Sacramento Valley Tiger Beetle,C. hirticollis abrupta

Quantitative analyses of flow and stage data, remote sensing and geographic information systems analysis, and field studies were used to assess the impact of dams and diversions on the point bar habitat of the Sacramento Valley Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hirticollis abrupta). The reaches of interest include sites of known historic populations of C. h. abrupta along the Sacramento River from approximately 8 km north of Colusa southward to the confluence with the Feather River and along the Feather River between Yuba City and its confluence with the Sacramento River. The results from this study show that construction of two major dams has altered flows such that prolonged and increased flows during summer, fall, and early winter have most likely disrupted life cycles, flooded larvae, drowned overwintering adults and led to high mortality. Additionally, habitat availability has decreased over time because point bars have decreased in number and area causing increased distances between populations and isolation of populations. Moreover, point bar armouring, channel scouring, altered flows, redirected flows through weirs, and lithologic controls have produced a bimodal distribution of mean grain sizes in the Sacramento River in which the more northern bars contain gravel deposits and more southern bars possess fine sands. These conditions negatively alter moisture retention and sediment compaction and, consequently, burrowing conditions needed by this tiger beetle. Additionally, more stabilized flows (reduced variability) and increased fine‐grained deposition have enabled development and encroachment of vegetation onto the sand bars. Finally, human stresses, such as foot traffic and vehicular traffic may have interfered with burrowing, ovipositing, and foraging. The combination of these stress factors has most likely led to a reduction in source populations and, ultimately, the apparent extirpation of the entire metapopulation. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of reliability of grounding of the shaft of a turboset on the operation of devices for control and protection of exciting circuits

Disturbance of the grounding of the shaft of a turboset or its absence for technical reasons can result in failure, misoperation, limitation of the operating zone, errors or limitation of the sensitivity of devices for control and protection of exciting circuits from single-point leakage, and electroerosion of elements of the turboset structure. Measures for increasing the reliability of the grounding of the shaft are discussed. __________ Translated from élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 61–66.     

Optimal production-inventory policy for make-to-order versus make-to-stock based on the M/Er/1 queuing model

This paper analyzes a multi-product production / inventory system where demands for each item arrive according to a Poisson process and the production time for each product has an Erlang distribution. The paper proposes an optimality condition that specifies whether each product should be produced make-to-stock or make-to-order. In the event a product should be produced make-to-stock, an approach for computing the optimal base-stock level is proposed. Numerical examples are given for illustrative purpose.     

浅谈省煤器汽水冲击的原因及消除

从省煤器产生汽水冲击的原因着手分析,提出消除省煤器汽水冲击现象的方法和省煤器在运行中应注意的问题,指出只有认识了解汽水冲击产生的物理过程及其原因,才可减少汽水冲击事故的发生。     

新型VAE乳液及其在胶粘剂中的应用

介绍了在高压环形反应器上采用连续聚合工艺进行的VAE(醋酸乙烯-乙烯共聚物)乳液新品种的开发。通过在普通型VAE乳液配方基础上调整保护胶体的品种和用量,并采用新型氧化-还原引发体系,生产出高固含(6S%)低粘度的VAE乳液,具有优异的粘接强度和干燥速度。用于包装行业的快速粘接和配制成木材拼板胶,效果优异。     

利津地区深层沙三、沙四段油藏测试评价

利用测试资料，将利津地区深层沙三、沙四段油藏分为5种油藏类型：①高压、低-极低渗、导数曲线后期上翘、地层存在非均质性的油藏；②高压、低渗、无污染、双孔介质的油藏；③高压、低-中渗、无-轻微污染的复合油藏；④常-高压、低渗、有污染的油藏；⑤常-高压、极低渗、无污染、干层的油藏。最后对利津地区深层沙三、沙四段各种类型油藏进行了评价，认为利津地区深层沙三、沙四段自然产能较低，一般需要进行改造措施来提高渗透性，提高产能。     

原油集输太阳能加热节能技术的应用

在油田的采油、集输等过程中,传统技术使用燃烧煤、油、天然气和电加热方法来实现原油加热,造成大量的能源消耗和严重的环境污染。原油集输太阳能加热计算机控制节能系统,为油田的采油、集输开辟了节能新途径。该系统不仅具有自动化、智能化的特点,而且节能效果显著,实际节气率超过40%。文章介绍了该系统的结构、工作原理、功能特点以及应用效果。     

企业施工定额的编制以及施工成本分析平台的应用

本文阐述了施工企业内部编制定额的必要性和成本分析平台的实用性,并根据多年的工作经验就建筑施工企业对施工成本的控制谈谈一自己的认识和看法.     

夏热冬暖地区住宅平面设计与空调能耗关系分析

夏季住宅空调能耗已成为目前广州地区电力过荷的一个主要原因，而目前建筑师对住宅设计中的空调能耗因素并未有深入的考虑。本文就广州地区中高层住宅标准层平面设计中的朝向、形状、大小及层高与空调能耗关系进行了相关的分析，适用于夏热冬暖地区。     

山西煤焦流通市场化改革建议

本文分析了山西在推进煤炭流通市场化过程中面临的机遇及现行体制弊端,提出建立更加适合市场经济的煤焦流通体制的若干建议。