非火山型大陆边缘从张裂到破裂分离时岩石圈伸展：流变学、蛇纹岩化和对称性

在过去二十年中,大陆破裂分离过程的对称性和非对称性存在许多争论,一些作者提出了非对称性的简单剪切模式,另一些作者则强调对称性、纯剪切模型和部分二者的结合。在非火山型边缘大陆下的地幔上涌侵蚀使得一些作者认为简单剪切模式是正确的,但缺乏足够的支持证据。从共轭边缘对的沉降史之证据是可疑的,这些边缘详细的地壳和岩石圈结构不十分了解,不能得到确定的结论。在Porcupine盆地,这里大陆破裂分离的最后阶段是可知的,不对称构造的发育是存在的,它们显然与在随着地壳完全脆裂过程中地壳和地幔的后期耦合作用有关。这和理论模拟的结果是一致的,只有当地壳和地幔紧密耦合时,仅仅在岩石圈尺度上可预测不对称模型的发育。然而,对在地幔连续剥露过程中是否一直是存在这样不对称性仍不清楚。     

对《中国国家自然地图集》的评价

1999年出版了中国国家自然地图集,它是反映中国自然、社会、历史、经济和文化系列国家地图集的一部分。该图集用中(2500册)英(1000册)文出版。中国国家自然地图集的工作在1956年由周恩来总理直接领导编制的“科学发展十二年规划”中就开始了。于1958年开始图集的设计工作。按设计要求,图集由四卷组成:即普通地图集、自然地图集、历史地图集、经济地图集。1965年出版了中华人民共和国自然地图集。普通地图集没有全部完成,于1969年出版了“中华人民共和国分省地图”。     

Production of the Blood Pressure Lowing Peptides from Brown Alga （ Undaria pinnatifida ）

Brown alga （ Undaria pinnatifida） was treated with alginate lyase and hydrolyzed using 17 kinds of proteases and the inhibitory activity of the hydrolysates for the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme （ACE） was measured. Four hydrolysates with potent ACE-inhibitory activity were administered singly and orally to spontaneously hypertensive rats （SHRs）. The systolic blood pressure of SHRs decreases significantly after single oral administration of the brown alga hydrolysates by pro- tease S ＇ Amano＇ （from Bacillus stearothermophilus） at the concentration of 10 （mg protein） （kg body weight）^ - 1. In the 17 weeks of feeding experiment, 7-week-old SHRs were fed standard diet supplemented with the brown alga hydrolysates for 10 weeks. In SHRs fed 1.0 and 0.1% brown alga hydrolysates, elevating of systolic bloodpressure was significantly suppressed for 7 weeks. To elucidate the active components, the brown alga hydrolysates were fractionated by 1-butanol extraction and HPLC on a reverse-phase column. Seven kinds of ACE-inhibitory peptides were isolated and identified by amino acid composition analysis, sequence analysis, and LC-MS with the results Val-Tyr, Ile-Tyr, Ala-Trp, Phe-Tyr, Val-Trp, Ile-Trp, and Leu-Trp. Each peptide was determined to have an antihypertensive effect after a single oral administration in SHRs. The brown alga hydrolysates were also confirmed to decrease the blood pressure in humans.     

联邦德国逆城市化强化原因之研究

一些详尽的研究认为,逆城市化现象于20世纪70年代出现于西欧,并同时扩散到其它一些高度工业化的国家。逆城市化一般指人口从大城市或人口稠密区向较小城市或人口低密度区的扩散。更准确地讲,逆城市化可以用区域人口规模与净移民率间的负相关关系来衡量。对逆城市化的原因,有三种不同的观点。一种观点强调就业机会空间分布差异的重要性,认为逆城市化是个就业导向的过程。     

5个CSS源50cm VLBI观测数据的再处理

本文给出了全球VLBI网50cm数据成图再处理的部分结果.样本包括5个CSS射电源:3C43、3C138、3C186、3C216和3C237.为了便于比较,同时给出了二次成图处理后的图象.通过对这些源的形态描述,并且通过与其它波段高分辨率图的对照,核实了再处理图上各子源的位置,这些低频观测细节,对更好地了解CSS源的本质无疑是十分有益的。     

A Possible Periodicity in the Radio Light Curves of 3C 454.3

During the period 1966.5–2006.2 the 15GHz and 8GHz light curves of 3C 454.3 (z = 0.859) show a quasi-periodicity of ～12.8 yr (～6.9 yr in the rest frame of the source) with a double-bump structure. This periodic behaviour is interpreted in terms of a rotating double-jet model in which the two jets are created from the black holes of a binary system and rotating with the period of the orbital motion. The periodic variations in the radio fluxes of 3C 454.3 are suggested to be mainly due to the lighthouse effects (or the variation in Doppler boosting) of the precessing jets caused by the orbital motion. In addition, variations in the rate of mass accreting onto the black holes may be also involved.     

通过神经网络加速实现大型黏弹性计算

认识重复地震周期活动的影响,其最大的挑战之一是大尺度的黏弹性地震周期模型的计算成本。对于计算密集型黏弹性代码,须在数以千计的时间和位置点上进行评估。因此,研究趋向于采用几个固定的流变结构和模型几何结构,考查所预测的大震后短时间(小于10年)内给定深度处不同时间的形变。训练一个深层神经网络来学习黏弹性解在任意时间、位置和大范围流变结构计算效率的表示,可快速且可靠地完成计算,并具有较高时空分辨率。结果表明,该机器学习方法可以将黏弹性计算速度提高50 000%以上。这种加速量级将使得在更大的模型参数范围内、在比以前更大的时空尺度上和数千个地震周期内,模拟几何结构复杂的断层成为可能。     

"The Bush is No More": Insights on Institutional Change and Natural Resource Availability in Rural South Africa

The past decade has brought substantial transition to South Africa. The introduction of democracy in 1994 has yielded important political and socioeconomic transformations affecting millions of people. Here, we explore the impact of institutional and structural changes on the availability and management of fuelwood, a key natural resource in rural South Africa. As in other developing regions, many households depend on natural resources for both sustenance and energy needs. Drawing on qualitative data from 32 interviews, our objective is to describe, from the perspective of the respondents, (1) resource scarcity, (2) the underlying causes of resource scarcity, (3) the role of traditional authority in managing resources, and (4) strategies used by community members in the face of resource scarcity. The results have important implications for the well-being of both social and natural systems in many transitional, rural developing societies.