Fault lubrication during earthquakes

The determination of rock friction at seismic slip rates (about 1?m?s(-1)) is of paramount importance in earthquake mechanics, as fault friction controls the stress drop, the mechanical work and the frictional heat generated during slip. Given the difficulty in determining friction by seismological methods, elucidating constraints are derived from experimental studies. Here we review a large set of published and unpublished experiments (～300) performed in rotary shear apparatus at slip rates of 0.1-2.6?m?s(-1). The experiments indicate a significant decrease in friction (of up to one order of magnitude), which we term fault lubrication, both for cohesive (silicate-built, quartz-built and carbonate-built) rocks and non-cohesive rocks (clay-rich, anhydrite, gypsum and dolomite gouges) typical of crustal seismogenic sources. The available mechanical work and the associated temperature rise in the slipping zone trigger a number of physicochemical processes (gelification, decarbonation and dehydration reactions, melting and so on) whose products are responsible for fault lubrication. The similarity between (1) experimental and natural fault products and (2) mechanical work measures resulting from these laboratory experiments and seismological estimates suggests that it is reasonable to extrapolate experimental data to conditions typical of earthquake nucleation depths (7-15?km). It seems that faults are lubricated during earthquakes, irrespective of the fault rock composition and of the specific weakening mechanism involved.     

学习型组织知识创新的文化环境分析

知识创新是学习型组织的内在要求。学习型组织的知识创新是在社会系统中进行的,社会文化环境对其有重要的影响和作用。而社会环境文化的作用包括了外生变量和内生变量两种不同的方式,其中外生变量表现为适应环境的行为,内生变量表现为积极主动地创新。     

H5亚型禽流感病毒HA基因昆虫/杆状病毒系统的表达及对BALB/c小鼠的免疫保护

经RT-PCR扩增了禽流感病毒A/Goose/Guangdong/1／96 H5N1亚型1．7kb HA基因的cDNA,将其克隆到pMD18-T中并测序。亚克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pMelBacA的蜜蜂蜂毒素分泌信号下游中,测序正确后与线性化的杆状病毒DNA(Bac-N-BlueTM DNA)共转染Sf9昆虫细胞。将重组杆状病毒感染HFive细胞,72h左右收获细胞,超声波裂解,SDS—PAGE结果表明HA基因在重组杆状病毒感染的HFive细胞中获得表达。蛋白胶薄层扫描分析显示:表达的HA蛋白占重组杆状病毒感染细胞总蛋白含量的17．1％。Western-blot 及血凝实验结果显示,表达的禽流感H5N1亚型病毒HA蛋白具有生物学活性。表达的H5 HA蛋白定量乳化后,皮下多点注射免疫SPF 级BALB/c雌性小鼠,免疫后产生了H5 HA特异抗体,并在三免前后达到并保持较高水平。用致死剂量的HPAIV H5N1攻击小鼠,免疫组小鼠提供了100％的保护力,而对照组小鼠先后发病且死亡:为研制禽流感H5N1亚型病毒亚单位疫苗,防制禽流感奠定了基础。     

企业员工职业生涯停滞原因的实证研究

职业生涯停滞问题是职业发展的一个重要方面,由其所引发的一系列问题必须予以高度重视。通过对某机械行业企业员工开展问卷调查的实证方式,运用统计软件SPSS对数据进行科学的统计与分析,证实了造成职业生涯停滞的六大因素,并进一步探讨了这六大因素之间的相互作用关系。通过本次研究能够了解造成职业生涯停滞的成因,从而帮助企业和个人防范于未然,避免职业停滞现象的发生。     

用于卫星载荷数据传输总线的终端IP核设计

根据通信卫星有效载荷数据传输总线协议及其工作原理,提出了一种总线终端IP(intellectual property)核的设计及验证方法,该IP核由总线接口模块、时钟分频模块、协议处理模块、数据采集模块等组成,其设计和研制具有自主知识产权.该IP核完成了模块仿真验证、芯片系统仿真验证和FPGA(field progra...     

固液流化床中不同粒径粒子群的滑流速度

在稳定的流动状态下,实验考察了铅直管内粒径不同的两组分粒子群的滑流速度,并与每一组分单独存在时的值进行了对比.相对于单组分时的滑流速度,两组分场合的每一组分的滑流速度都会发生偏离并相互接近,偏离的程度受两个粒子群的粒径比、浓度比以及总粒子浓度的影响.通过对两个粒子群之间的相互影响因素的定量分析,以单成分的空隙方程式为基础,建立了在多种操作条件下直接计算滑流速度的模型.     

聚丙烯酸钠高吸水树脂合成及尿素控释性研究

利用新型交联剂制备了聚丙烯酸钠高吸水性树脂,研究考察了交联剂种类及用量、引发剂用量、丙烯酸中和度以及反应时间等因素对高吸水性树脂溶胀率及溶解率的影响,得到了制备高溶胀率、低溶解率产物的最佳反应条件:交联剂用量0.08%(占丙烯酸单体的质量分数,下同),引发剂用量0.10%,丙烯酸的中和度60%,反应时间10 h.同时利用高吸水性树脂凝胶作为尿素控制释放基质,考察了高吸水树脂交联度、中和度等因素对尿素控制释放速率的影响.     

Nest structure and all stages of the long-cheeked yellow jacket Dolichovespula intermedia Birula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Nest structure, morphology of all stages and behaviour have contributed to the phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of social vespids. Two aerial nests of Dolichovespula intermedia were discovered in China. The morphology of the three castes, the five larval instars, and the nest structure of D. intermedia Birula, are described in detail and illustrated. The presence of only one campaniform sensillum above each labial palp and the dense minute spicules on the posterior gena found in D. intermedia larvae are mentioned here for the first time for Dolichovespula. The identification characters between D. intermedia and Dolichovespula sylvestris are briefly discussed.     

Dynamic Model Averaging and CPI Inflation Forecasts: A Comparison between the Euro Area and the United States

The paper forecasts consumer price inflation in the euro area (EA) and in the USA between 1980:Q1 and 2012:Q4 based on a large set of predictors, with dynamic model averaging (DMA) and dynamic model selection (DMS). DMA/DMS allows not solely for coefficients to change over time, but also for changes in the entire forecasting model over time. DMA/DMS provides on average the best inflation forecasts with regard to alternative approaches (such as the random walk). DMS outperforms DMA. These results are robust for different sample periods and for various forecast horizons. The paper highlights common features between the USA and the EA. First, two groups of predictors forecast inflation: temporary fundamentals that have a frequent impact on inflation but only for short time periods; and persistent fundamentals whose switches are less frequent over time. Second, the importance of some variables (particularly international food commodity prices, house prices and oil prices) as predictors for consumer price index inflation increases when such variables experience large shocks. The paper also shows that significant differences prevail in the forecasting models between the USA and the EA. Such differences can be explained by the structure of these respective economies. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.