Science fiction reduces the eeriness of android robots: A field experiment

As suggested by the uncanny valley hypothesis, robots that resemble humans likely elicit feelings of eeriness. Based on the psychological model of meaning maintenance, we expected that the uncanny valley experience could be mitigated through a fictional story, due to the meaning-generating function of narratives. A field experiment was conducted, in which 75 participants interacted with the humanlike robot Telenoid. Prior to the interaction, they either read a short story, a non-narrative leaflet about the robot, or they received no preliminary information. Eeriness ratings were significantly lower in the science fiction condition than in both other conditions. This effect was mediated by higher perceived human-likeness of the robot. Our findings suggest that science fiction may provide meaning for otherwise unsettling future technologies.     

灞河生态治理工程模型试验研究

通过模型试验 ,对位于西安市东郊因采沙使河道破坏严重的灞河河段进行了复现试验和研究 ,并以此为依据 ,通过优化比较为设计部门提供了合理的橡胶坝坝址和坝座高程。在此基础上 ,又对建坝后橡胶坝对上下游冲淤变化的影响进行了试验研究和分析 ,解决了工程设计中的一些关键技术问题     

Red clays from Central and Eastern Crete: geochemical and mineralogical properties in view of provenance studies on ancient ceramics

The existing geochemical diversity of clay deposits consists the underlying assumption for the determination of provenance of archaeological ceramics on the basis of their chemical composition. This assumption was tested on Quarternary red clayey alluviums from Central and Eastern Crete (Greece), an area rich in archaeological pottery and very popular for ceramics provenance studies. This type of clay has been used for pottery production on the island since the antiquity and it is still in use by traditional workshops. Altogether, 17 samples of clayey raw materials were collected from 7 different locations in Central and Eastern Crete, and characterised by chemistry, mineralogy and petrography. The study was focussed on the internal variability within deposits and the diversity among different deposits.It was possible to distinguish all seven deposits from each other on the basis of their chemical composition, taking into account the available mineralogical and petrographical information, although some deposits presented compositional relations. Compared to Neogene clay deposits in the same area, the variability among the examined red clayey deposits was clearly higher and exceeded by far the intra-deposit variability.     

The intervalley X6→Γ6, L6 scattering time in GaAs measured by ultrafast pump-probe infrared absorption spectroscopy

A direct measurement of the dynamics of electrons in the X₆ valley for a GaAs crystal by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy is reported for the first time. IR picosecond probe pulses were used to monitor the growth and decay of the population in the X₆ valley subsequent to excitation by a 527 nm pump pulse. The intervalley X₆→Γ₆, L₆ scattering time t_x of 0.70 ± 0.50 ps is determined and the crossection for the X₆→X₇ transition is estimated to be 1.8 × 10⁻¹⁶ cm².     

为流域管理机构立法

本文主要借鉴美国田纳西河流域的管理职权立法经验，对中国江河流域机械法案的内容框架进行探讨：流域机械法的地位；流域机械的地位；流域机构管理人员组成、任免、待遇规范及工作制度；流域机构的责、权、利、罚规则；与地方各行政部门尤其是环保、城建、地质矿产等部门的关系。     

降水和植被变化对龙川江径流量的影响

基于龙川江大峡谷进出口水文控制站楚雄站和小黄瓜园站的长系列水文资料和流域森林盖度变化资料,结合小波分析方法,对降水、植被与径流量变化间相互关系以及径流量各时间尺度准周期变化的本质和形成机制进行了研究。结果表明:研究区降水量序列存在2 a、4 a和14.5 a左右的主周期,径流量序列具有2 a、4 a、6 a和22 a左右的主周期;其中径流量低频振荡所反映的是总径流中来自于壤中水径流和存在于裂隙中的地下水径流的准周期变化,而高频振荡反映的是总径流中来自于地面径流的准周期变化;径流量的年内变化和年际高频振荡主要是由降水量变化所引起的,而径流量序列6 a和22 a的主周期是由土壤和裂隙对降水量序列4 a和14.5 a的主周期滞后放大作用所形成的,径流量序列4 a的主周期是由干热河谷特殊自然地理环境所形成的;径流量与降水量间相互关系在1969年左右发生了突变     

洪积扇区域渠系工程设计洪水计算探究——以乌鲁木齐河分洪工程为例

通过对乌鲁木齐河分洪工程渠道沿线洪沟洪水的成因分析,对于山区河沟,采用水文比拟法计算出各河沟出山口处的洪水,对于出山口以下纯坡面区域,采用推理公式法计算其小流域暴雨洪水。根据沿线典型洪沟调查洪峰与推理公式法计算洪峰的拟合情况,率定出计算参数m为Ⅲ类,R=1.1、r1=0.76。对小东沟、乌什城沟出山口断面与渠线断面分别进行洪水调查,可知山区河沟出山口以后每公里河长洪峰衰减率为3.7%~3.9%。利用谷歌卫星地图结合现场调查,将分洪渠道沿线洪沟划分为各个相对独立的区域,对每一个区域分别计算出上游山区衰减至渠线断面的洪水和洪积扇区间洪水后,按照调查洪峰流量的比例将该区域洪峰总量分配到区域内与渠线相交的各个洪沟断面,基于工程安全性考虑,对于有汊流的洪沟,其最终设计洪水成果按加成20%进行处理。     

Game‐Based Valley‐Fill Charging Coordination for Large‐Population Plug‐in Electric Vehicles

Charging coordination of large‐population autonomous plug‐in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the power grid can be formulated as a class of constrained optimization problems. To overcome the computational complexity, a game‐based method is proposed for the charging problems of the PEV population, which is composed of homogeneous subpopulations, such that individuals update their best charging strategies simultaneously with respect to a common electricity price determined by the total demand. To mitigate the oscillation behavior caused by the greedy behavior for the cheap electricity by individuals, a deviation cost is introduced to penalize against the deviation of the individual strategy from the average value of the homogeneous subpopulation. By adopting a proper deviation cost and following a best strategy update mechanism, the game systems may converge to the socially optimal valley‐fill Nash equilibrium. Simulation examples are studied to illustrate the results.     

积石峡水电站混凝土面板堆石坝设计

积石峡水电站拦河坝为混凝土面板堆石坝,最大坝高103 m。坝址位于高山峡谷地区,河谷狭窄且不对称,岸坡陡峻。在设计中,围绕减少岸坡开挖和填筑工程量、减小坝体不均匀沉降、确保止水效果等关键技术问题,就堆石坝的布置、坝体分区、趾板布置、周边缝结构、坝顶结构等进行了优化设计,为在不对称狭窄河谷上建造高面板坝积累了成功经验。     

滦河流域水资源承载力研究

针对滦河流域水资源承载力问题,明确相关概念,介绍了水资源承载力的计算方法及过程,经分析得出滦河流域水资源承载力将会出现轻度超载现象,指出应采取开源节流的对策,提高水资源的承载能力,促进流域水资源可持续利用.