北票—义县地区义县组岩石地层特征

北票-义县地区的义县组地层是一套火山-沉积地层,其中火山岩地层占80%以上,具有四个火山作用亚旋回,第一亚旋回以基性-偏碱的基性-中基性火山作用为特征,第二亚旋回以中基性-酸性的火山作用为特征,第三亚旋回以基性-中性火山作用为特征,第四亚旋回以中酸性火山作用为特征;义县组火山-沉积地层包含至少7个沉积夹层,可以进一步归纳为四套沉积层,即底砾岩层、下部火山岩中的沉积夹层、中部湖相沉积层和上部河湖相沉积层,沉积层中生物化石主要集中在3个主要层位.综合火山岩的旋回性特征,岩石组合、岩石产出特征,不同岩石组合的上、下接触关系和岩石形成环境的分析结果,结合同位素年代学及生物地层学的研究成果,区内义县组被划分成了4个岩性段.同位素年龄数据显示义县组时代为早白垩世,其形成年龄介于135~120Ma之间,含中华龙鸟、孔子鸟和辽宁古果等珍稀化石的湖相沉积层是在125~127Ma之间形成的.     

多代理人系统在商业街消费者行为模拟中的应用——以上海南京东路为例

用模型方法研究消费者行为经历了从集合模型到个体模型的过程.随着计算机技术的进步,近十余年来多代理人技术得到了长足的发展.当前,将消费者个体行为模型和多代理人系统相结合来模拟商业街消费者活动,已经成为相关研究和实践领域的前沿方法.其主要优点在于能够使相关人员以单个消费者为基础,整合复杂的相关因素,预测整体或局部商业空间的动态运行效果,作为规划开发的依据.本文介绍由笔者基于NetLogo开发的一个模拟商业街消费者行为的多代理人模拟平台,包括系统的建构和模拟的流程.该模拟系统的核心由四个基于有限理性原理的消费者决策模型构成:回家决策、方向选择决策、休息决策、商店光顾决策.然后应用这个平台于研究上海南京东路消费者行为的实例.该数据收集于2007年,现场记录了消费者在南京东路的活动过程,并被用于拟合行为模型.将模拟的代理人个体行为集合后,于三方面同观察到的消费者实际行为作比较,包括从事不同活动的消费者数量随时间的变化、在各街道段中活动的消费者数量随时间的变化,以及单个商店中的消费者人次和延时;同时分析了模拟中的问题.结果显示该模拟平台总体上能够较好地预测消费者集合行为.     

西北地区水资源若干问题探讨

在对我国西北地区水资源及开发利用现状进行分析的基础上,针对如何认识西北地区的缺水问题,如何评价西北地区地下水资源的重要性,怎样看待深层地下水资源以及开采地下水可能引起的环境地质问题等,进行了较深入的分析论述。指出进一步查清西北地区地下水资源,尤其是中深层地下水资源,并加以科学、适度的开发和合理利用,是解决西北地区水资源短缺问题的重要途径之一。     

夹皮沟金矿深部成矿预测研究

系统研究了夹皮沟地区二道沟、庙岭、大猪圈、下戏台和东坨腰子等矿床矿体和近矿围岩微量元素、矿石矿物组合和黄铁矿热电系数等的垂直变化特征,认为三者具有相互一致的变化规律,即：与热液金矿床通常的分带性相比,具有逆向分带的现象,这种特征被认为是多层次正常分带上下叠加的产物,反映夹皮沟地区金矿床在垂向上普遍存在着多个富集地段.据此预测二道沟、庙岭、大猪圈、下戏台和东坨腰子等矿床在目前的开采深度下部仍有发现深部矿体的可能.     

A densification mechanism to model the mechanical effect of methane hydrates in sandy sediments

Recent pore-scale observations and geomechanical investigations suggest the lack of true cohesion in methane hydrate-bearing sediments (MHBSs) and propose that their mechanical behavior is governed by kinematic constrictions at pore-scale. This paper presents a constitutive model for MHBS, which does not rely on physical bonding between hydrate crystals and sediment grains but on the densification effect that pore invasion with hydrate has on the sediment mechanical properties. The Hydrate-CASM extends the critical state model Clay and Sand Model (CASM) by implementing the subloading surface model and introducing the densification mechanism. The model suggests that the decrease of the sediment available void volume during hydrate formation stiffens its structure and has a similar mechanical effect as the increase of sediment density. In particular, the model attributes stress-strain changes observed in MHBS to the variations in sediment available void volume with hydrate saturation and its consequent effect on isotropic yield stress and swelling line slope. The model performance is examined against published experimental data from drained triaxial tests performed at different confining stress and with distinct hydrate saturation and morphology. Overall, the simulations capture the influence of hydrate saturation in both the magnitude and trend of the stiffness, shear strength, and volumetric response of synthetic MHBS. The results are validated against those obtained from previous mechanical models for MHBS that examine the same experimental data. The Hydrate-CASM performs similarly to previous models, but its formulation only requires one hydrate-related empirical parameter to express changes in the sediment elastic stiffness with hydrate saturation.     

Assessing modern arboreal phytolith sensitivity to vegetation variations in temperate forest regions

To assess the reliability of arboreal phytoliths for differentiating vegetation types in temperate forest regions, we systematically analysed arboreal leaf phytoliths from 72 arboreal plants and 49 modern soils from three forest types in northeast China. The arboreal leaf phytolith production and morphotypes were highly variable between species. The arboreal leaf phytolith assemblages could clearly distinguish between broadleaf and coniferous species, but they were much less successful in differentiating broadleaved trees into subtaxa. Coniferous leaf morphotypes were successfully used to differentiate coniferous trees into families and subtaxa, especially in the Pinaceae. Two diagnostic broadleaved and six coniferous phytolith morphotypes were recognized within the modern soil beneath forest ecosystems. These arboreal phytoliths comprised up to 10–15% of the total soil phytoliths, and were dominated by coniferous types. Arboreal phytolith concentrations and phytolith assemblages in the soils fluctuated substantially amongst the three forest types. Soil arboreal phytolith assemblages were successfully used to differentiate samples from Larix mixed forest, broadleaf forest and Pinus koraiensis mixed forest. In addition, the arboreal index quantitatively distinguished the three forest types, with B/BE values <0.4 for Larix mixed forest samples, values from 0.4 to 0.6 for broadleaf forest samples, and values from 0.6 to 0.9 for P. koraiensis mixed forest. Thus, our surface soil arboreal phytolith assemblages and arboreal index are a useful reference for differentiating forest ecotypes, and they also provide reliable analogues for arboreal phytoliths from palaeoecological contexts in temperate forest regions.     

Fahien reconsidered: Pleistocene exploitation of wild bananas and Holocene introduction of Musa cultivars to Sri Lanka

A recent publication on the phytolith assemblage at Fahien rockshelter, Sri Lanka (Premathilake and Hunt) is argued to represent: the exploitation of wild Musa acuminata and M. balbisiana during the Late Pleistocene; the introduction of edible diploid cultivars from the Southeast Asia–New Guinea region during the early to mid‐Holocene; the generation and cultivation of triploid banana hybrids on Sri Lanka before 6194–5994 cal bp ; and the subsequent spread of derived triploid cultivars to mainland India and westward to Africa. A careful review of the archaeobotanical research presented by Premathilake and Hunt, in the context of broader multidisciplinary evidence (agronomy, archaeobotany, genetics and linguistics) for the domestication and spread of banana cultivars, indicates that three main aspects of their argument are problematic: the lack of clarity in the characterization of banana domestication in the past; the methods used to discriminate phytoliths into banana taxa; and the promotion of Sri Lanka as a source region rather than a recipient of banana cultivars. Following reconsideration, the Fahien evidence is consistent with previous interpretations for the origins of diploid and significant triploid cultivars outside of Sri Lanka and dispersal to that island. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Torsion and inflation

We show that considering the torsion in early universe, we are led to an inflationary expansion with only a massless scalar field, so avoiding all physical questions that we are facing when working with massive scalar field.     

A new investigation on neutralino dark matter: relic density and detection rates

The main properties of the neutralino dark matter are revisited in the light of the new theoretical developments in Susy theories and of the recent constraints from accelerators and underground experiments. The neutralino relic abundance and the detection rates relevant for direct and indirect searches are evaluated in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) with the full inclusion of the (one-loop) radiative corrections, both to the Higgs masses and to the trilinear Higgs self-coupling. The relevance of these corrections for the neutralino-neutralino annihilation cross-section, and thus for the relic density, is discussed in detail. Large regions of the parameter space are considered, including those where the neutralino only provides a fraction of the local dark matter density; in these domains the standard value for the local density is appropriately scaled down. Some general properties of the detection rates as functions of the MSSM parameters are also elucidated; in particular it is shown that in the regions of the parameter space where scaling of the local density occurs, the rates are largely independent of two of the model free parameters. The relevance of the Kamiokande upper bounds to the upgoing muon fluxes is discussed in connection with the possible neutrino outputs from the Earth and from the Sun due to neutralino accumulation and annihilation in these macroscopic bodies. Finally, the complementarity between the search for neutralino dark matter and the discovery potential of future accelerators is discussed.