1982～1996年亚洲热带夏季风建立迟早的探讨(Ⅰ)热带季风环流的主要特征和季风建立指数

利用NCEP再分析的 1982～ 1996年的风场和高度场资料 ,分析讨论了亚洲热带夏季风环流的若干基本特征 ;从季风环流的主要特征出发 ,定义了一个季风建立指数 ;计算、确定和分析了东亚季风区和印度季风区 15年平均的季风建立时间 .结果表明 ,在 1982～ 1996年期间 ,平均而言 ,东亚热带季风 5月第 4候建立 ,维持到 10月第 2候 ;印度季风 6月第 2候建立 ,比南海热带季风晚约 4候 ,持续至 9月第 1候     

不排水条件下全风化花岗岩残积土工程特性与本构模型

通过土工试验对不排水剪切条件下的饱和松散砂质土的工程特性进行了探讨 ,发现其在剪切时的应力 -应变关系呈现出加工软化特性 ,土体超过峰值强度后最终达到了变形的稳定状态 .基于稳定状态概念 ,将临界土力学理论与非线性应力 -应变关系相结合 ,建立了非线性应力 -应变 -临界状态本构模型 .采用香港钻石山地区全风化花岗岩残积土的不排水三轴试验结果 ,确定了有关模型参数 ,验证了所建议本构模型的合理性     

A role for graphene in silicon-based semiconductor devices

As silicon-based electronics approach the limit of improvements to performance and capacity through dimensional scaling, attention in the semiconductor field has turned to graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. Its high mobility of charge carriers (electrons and holes) could lead to its use in the next generation of high-performance devices. Graphene is unlikely to replace silicon completely, however, because of the poor on/off current ratio resulting from its zero bandgap. But it could be used to improve silicon-based devices, in particular in high-speed electronics and optical modulators.     

Arabian Sea tropical cyclones intensified by emissions of black carbon and other aerosols

Throughout the year, average sea surface temperatures in the Arabian Sea are warm enough to support the development of tropical cyclones, but the atmospheric monsoon circulation and associated strong vertical wind shear limits cyclone development and intensification, only permitting a pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period for cyclogenesis. Thus a recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones over the northern Indian Ocean is thought to be related to the weakening of the climatological vertical wind shear. At the same time, anthropogenic emissions of aerosols have increased sixfold since the 1930s, leading to a weakening of the southwesterly lower-level and easterly upper-level winds that define the monsoonal circulation over the Arabian Sea. In principle, this aerosol-driven circulation modification could affect tropical cyclone intensity over the Arabian Sea, but so far no such linkage has been shown. Here we report an increase in the intensity of pre-monsoon Arabian Sea tropical cyclones during the period 1979-2010, and show that this change in storm strength is a consequence of a simultaneous upward trend in anthropogenic black carbon and sulphate emissions. We use a combination of observational, reanalysis and model data to demonstrate that the anomalous circulation, which is radiatively forced by these anthropogenic aerosols, reduces the basin-wide vertical wind shear, creating an environment more favourable for tropical cyclone intensification. Because most Arabian Sea tropical cyclones make landfall, our results suggest an additional impact on human health from regional air pollution.     

Host cell reactivation capacity of different strains of E. coli B resistant or sensitive to ozone

Host cell reactivation capacity for ozonated or irradiated phage was determined for different strains of E. coli either more sensitive or resistant to ozone than the wild type strain. The results suggest that the ozr gene product could be involved in the same repair pathway for ozone-induced lesions on DNA as the polA gene. The possible involvement of a specific endonuclease for these lesions is also considered.     

Biological correlates of psychological states among young children: a cross-sectional examination of roles of aspartate transaminase/alanine aminotransferase,insulin, and cytokines

Compared to data on adolescents and adults, limited research has been conducted on biological corre- lates among young children with possible psychological difficulties, especially in Asian countries. By focusing on various peripheral biochemical indicators, we investigated potential biological correlates of psychological states in a community sample of Taiwanese school children aged 6-10 years. In total, 307 students （159 obese children and 148 normal-weight children） were selected from first- and fourth-grade school children in eight elementary schools in the Taipei metropolitan area in 2009. These children underwent a comprehensive health examination, including a physical examination, blood sample analysis, and questionnaire administration in a hospital. Differences in anthropometric and serum biochemical readings were compared between children with average and worse levels on each of the five psychological domains. We found that interleukin （IL）-1β [β = 1.29, 95 % confidence interval （CI） 0.50-2.09], IL-10 （β = 1.61, 95 % CI 〈0.01-3.24）, fasting blood glucose （β = 0.08, 95 % CI 0.01-0.15）, homocysteine （β = 0.63, 95 % CI 0.09-1.18）, and aspar- tate transaminase （AST） （β = 0.15, 95 % CI 〈0.01-0.31） were significantly positively associated with anxiety. In addition, IL-113, insulin, AST, and alanine aminotransam- inase （ALT） were significantly positively associated with depression. Anger and disruptive behaviors were also related to specific biological correlates. Specific biological correlates, including AST/ALT, cardiovascular disease- related variables, and specific cytokines, were linked to particular psychological states among young children in this Asian population. These might provide a route for better understanding the biological aspects of children＇s mental health and might contribute to research on diag- nostic or predictive biomarkers for psychiatric diseases in young children.     

土工织物加筋土坡变形和破坏过程的离心模型试验

为了评价土工织物加筋土坡的稳定性,研究了土工织物对土坡变形和破坏过程的影响。在清华大学离心机上进行了自重加载条件下离心模型试验。采用离心场图像采集和非接触位移测量系统,测量了加载过程中土坡的位移场及其发展变化过程,对比了素土坡与土工织物加筋土坡的破坏模式和变形发展过程。试验结果表明:土工织物明显改变了土坡的破坏形态,滑裂面位置明显前移;土工织物的约束作用使得土体的变形趋向均匀,增强了土体的整体稳定性。     

Interference between two indistinguishable electrons from independent sources

Very much like the ubiquitous quantum interference of a single particle with itself, quantum interference of two independent, but indistinguishable, particles is also possible. For a single particle, the interference is between the amplitudes of the particle's wavefunctions, whereas the interference between two particles is a direct result of quantum exchange statistics. Such interference is observed only in the joint probability of finding the particles in two separated detectors, after they were injected from two spatially separated and independent sources. Experimental realizations of two-particle interferometers have been proposed; in these proposals it was shown that such correlations are a direct signature of quantum entanglement between the spatial degrees of freedom of the two particles ('orbital entanglement'), even though they do not interact with each other. In optics, experiments using indistinguishable pairs of photons encountered difficulties in generating pairs of independent photons and synchronizing their arrival times; thus they have concentrated on detecting bunching of photons (bosons) by coincidence measurements. Similar experiments with electrons are rather scarce. Cross-correlation measurements between partitioned currents, emanating from one source, yielded similar information to that obtained from auto-correlation (shot noise) measurements. The proposal of ref. 3 is an electronic analogue to the historical Hanbury Brown and Twiss experiment with classical light. It is based on the electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer that uses edge channels in the quantum Hall effect regime. Here we implement such an interferometer. We partitioned two independent and mutually incoherent electron beams into two trajectories, so that the combined four trajectories enclosed an Aharonov-Bohm flux. Although individual currents and their fluctuations (shot noise measured by auto-correlation) were found to be independent of the Aharonov-Bohm flux, the cross-correlation between current fluctuations at two opposite points across the device exhibited strong Aharonov-Bohm oscillations, suggesting orbital entanglement between the two electron beams.     

基于代理模型的汽车乘员约束系统性能优化

针对汽车碰撞乘员约束系统优化设计中多参数和非线性问题,提出了基于径向基函数代理模型的优化设计方法,通过LS-DYNA分析软件建立正面碰撞乘员约束系统的仿真模型并对其进行验证.基于该模型选取对响应影响较大的设计变量作为优化变量,在LS-OPT中选择径向基函数构建代理模型,采用空间填充试验方法进行试验设计,运用自适应模拟退火算法进行优化求解.优化结果表明:人体综合损伤WIC值相比初始设计值降低了28.2%,实现了对设计目标的优化.     

PVA膜在土壤中之热降解研究

高分子材料时常被用在提高农业生产力,最近亦有许多研究将其应用在喷植植生工程的土壤改良上,使土壤团粒化及进而降低土壤侵蚀,在草种未发芽时达到水土保持的功效.聚乙烯醇(PVA)是广泛使用的高分子土壤改良剂之一,本研究使用扫描式电子显微镜(SEM)、红外线光谱仪(FT-IR)来分析土壤中PVA薄膜的受热降解的变化,研究结果显示PVA受热会产生降解,未来可视环境的差异选用不同的植生草种.