Geographies of identity theft in the U.S.: understanding spatial and demographic patterns, 2002–2006

Identity theft is among the fastest growing white-collar crimes in the United States, although official recognition of it as a criminal act is a relatively recent development. Utilizing theoretical framework established in crime geography, GIS mapping and spatial statistics are employed to conduct a spatial analysis of identity theft in the U.S. from 2002 to 2006. Distinct regional variations, such as high rates in the western and southwestern states, and low rates in New England and the central plains states, are identified for identity theft. Significant spatial patterns of identity theft victims alongside social demographic variables are also revealed in order to better understand the regional patterns that may suggest underlying social causes contributing to identity theft. Potential social variables, such as race/ethnicity and urban–rural populations, are shown to have similar patterns that may be directly associated with U.S. identity theft victims.     

黔东西溪堡-寨英南华纪早期成锰盆地特征 及锰矿潜力预测

黔湘渝毗邻区南华纪“大塘坡式”锰矿床,近年被认为是一种新的锰矿床类型,即Rodinia超大陆裂解背景下的古天然气渗漏沉积型锰矿床（周琦等,2007,2008,2012）。随着Rodinia超大陆裂解,南华裂谷盆地（I级）的进一步发展,其间的松桃～古丈断陷盆地（Ⅲ级）成为武陵次级裂谷盆地（Ⅱ级）的裂陷中心,锰矿成矿作用强烈,形成的锰矿资源量巨大（安正泽等,2014;杜光映等,2013;侯兵德,2011;杨胜堂等,2013;张遂等,2015）,已成为世界级锰矿资源富集区之一。黔东西溪堡-寨英南华纪早期成锰盆地系松桃～古丈断陷盆地（Ⅲ级）中圈定的若干Ⅳ级断陷盆地之一。目前,该盆地北东端已发现西溪堡（203Mt）和桃子坪（106Mt）两个超大型锰矿床,南西端经初步钻探工程验证,已证明预测的正确性,发现了厚1.14～3.14m的锰矿体。     

Development of a SCAR marker for male gametophyte of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis based on AFLP technique

The red alga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis （Bory） is an economically valuable macroalgae. As a means to identify the sex of immature Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, the amplified fragment length polymorphism （AFLP） technique was used to search for possible sex- or phase-related markers in male gametophytes, female gametophytes, and tetrasporophytes, respectively. Seven AFLP selective amplification primers were used in this study. The primer combination E-TG/M-CCA detected a specific band linked to male gametophytes. The DNA fragment was recovered and a 402-bp fragment was sequenced. However, no DNA sequence match was found in public databases. Sequence characterized amplified region （SCAR） primers were designed from the sequence to test the repeatability of the relationship to the sex, using 69 male gametophytes, 139 female gametophytes, and 47 tetrasporophytes. The test results demonstrate a good linkage and repeatability of the SCAR marker to sex. The SCAR primers developed in this study could reduce the time required for sex identification of Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis by four to six months. This can reduce both the time investment and number of specimens required in breeding experiments.     

CHGS method for numerical forecasting of typhoon waves——Ⅰ. Spectrum of waves in growing phase

Owing to the fact that the wind speed and direction of typhoon vary rapidly with time and space in typhoon fetch; the nearer to the typhoon eye the greater the wind velocity, and the shorter the wind fetch the smaller the wind time,as a result,the more difficult for the wind wave to fully grow. Hence.in typhoon wave numerical calculation it is impossible to use the model for a fully grown wave spectrum. Lately, the author et at. presented a CHGS method for numerical forecasting of typhoon waves, where a model for the growing wave spectrum was set up (see Eq. (2) in the text). The model involves a parameter indicating the growing degree of wind wave, i. e. ,the mean wave age β. When βvalue is small, the wave energy is chiefly concentrated near the peak frequency, so that the spectral peak gets high and steep; with the increase of β the spectral shape gradually gets lower and gentler; when β=Ⅰ, the wave fully grows, the growing spectrum becomes a fully grown P-M spectrum. The model also shows a spect     

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED STATES*

ABSTRACT. Levels of alcohol consumption are a major public health issue. This study aims to gain a better understanding of how geographical patterns of religious affiliation in the United States relate to geographical patterns of alcohol consumption. We explored state‐level correlations between alcohol consumption and religious adherence. Although we found no statistically significant correlation between overall religious adherence rates and current or binge drinking rates, states with higher adherence rates were significantly more likely to have high proportions of binge drinking among current drinkers. Yet, regionally, we found a strong inverse correlation in the Southeast and a strong positive correlation in the Midwest and Northeast between adherence rates and current and binge drinking rates. These geographical differences were largely explained after stratifying by major religious denominational groupings. States with high Catholic adherence rates tended to have higher drinking rates, whereas states with high Evangelical Protestant adherence rates tended to have lower drinking rates. These findings suggest that the relationship between religion and alcohol may be denomination‐specific and challenge the lay perception that religious adherence per se is associated with less alcohol consumption and less excessive drinking among those who drink.     

山东省海陆产业联动发展探讨

利用灰色关联分析方法,结合新的海洋经济核算标准,深入分析了山东省海陆产业关联程度。结果表明,山东省地区经济与陆地产业关联度高于海洋产业;海洋第一产业与陆地经济、陆地第一产业、陆地第三产业联系较弱,海洋第三产业与陆地第二产业联系较弱;山东省陆地经济与海洋科研教育管理服务业联系较弱。提出要以海岸带为纽带优化海陆产业联动发展布局,加强海陆产业内部的产业链对接,分阶段有重点地推进海陆产业联动发展。     

关于贵州松桃高地超大型锰矿床冷水犁式断层(F3)特征再认识

本文结合松桃高地超大型锰矿大精查(勘探)成果对矿区内冷水犁式断层(F3)特征进行深入研究,对其特征有了新的认识.F3犁式断层上陡、下缓,断层在上部的碳酸盐岩脆性层及相对脆性层中较陡,倾角随深度逐渐变缓,进入砂页岩等韧性层后迅速变缓,进入到大塘坡组泥页岩后断层滑脱面趋于平缓,断面倾角与地层倾角基本一致,变为层间滑动.音频...     

注册表的使用与维护

分析了WinNT服务器注册表的信息组成,介绍了注册表的结构、使用及维护方法.     

青色草原种畜场硅藻土矿地质特征及前景展望

青色草原种畜场硅藻土矿产于以更新世玄武岩为基底的盆地中,硅藻土矿体呈近水平层状产出,总体形态为偏长的透镜体。区内有优质的硅藻土及硅藻粘土两个品级矿石。据孢粉及硅藻化石研究可知矿床形成于晚更新世温干的浅水环境。矿区硅藻土品质优良,有良好的发展前景。     

Evaluation of EDI derived from the exponential evapotranspiration model for monitoring China’s surface drought

Drought has become the most severe natural disaster in many provinces of China. In this paper, evaporative drought index (EDI) has been used to monitor China’s surface dryness conditions based on the exponential evapotranspiration (ET) model and Hargreaves equation from JAXA-MODIS Insolation products, GEWEX, NCEP-2 and MODIS NDVI data. The exponential ET model based on the surface net radiation, vegetation index, mean air temperature and diurnal air temperature range (DTaR) has been developed to estimate surface ET of China and has been independently validated using ground-measured data collected from two sites (Arou and Miyun) in China, indicating that the bias varies from −5.96 to 5.02 W/m². The good agreement between daily estimated and ground-measured ET using ground observation data collected from all 22 sites further supports the validity of the exponential ET model for regional ET estimation. Moreover, EDI is closely correlated to the average soil moisture at 0–10 cm soil depth of the Yongning site with coefficient of determination of R ² = 0.52. The spatio-temporal patterns of monthly ET and EDI from April to September of 2004 over China are explored and the result indicates EDI is accordant with the precipitation by comparing the 15-day smoothed EDI with precipitation over six representative sites. The EDI based on the exponential ET model by integrating energy fluxes in response to soil moisture stress has demonstrated its validity for monitoring China’s surface drought events.