Comment on “Is there a paleolimnological explanation for ‘walking on water’ in the Sea of Galilee?”

In a recent paper, Nof et al. (J Paleolimnol 35:417–439, 2006) suggest a physical mechanism which could account for the formation of ice on Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) in northern Israel. Based on the sea surface temperature record of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea the authors argue that centennial-scale cold events had the potential to trigger local ‘springs ice’ formation on the lake in the past. Here, we demonstrate that a closer inspection of the paleoceanographic record in combination with correlation and regression analyses of meteorological data provides no evidence for such cold events in the lake region during the last 10,000 years. Thus, the formation of ‘springs ice’ on Lake Kinneret was unlikely at least since the beginning of the Neolithic.     

恒应变率试验中岩石膨胀与应变能损耗特性的研究

借助广义品质因数和变形的归一化处理方法,分析了房山砂岩在10~(-5)/s恒应变率试验中膨胀和应变能损耗特征.结果表明,房山砂岩的膨胀伴随着应变能的迅速耗散,差应力-体应变曲线在膨胀阶段出现的反转点与应变能损耗曲线的特征点相对应.     

Higher-dimensional perfect fluid collapse in $$ gravity

In this paper, we analyze higher-dimensional spherical perfect fluid collapse in \(f(R,T)\) theory for minimally coupled models. We use Darmois junction conditions by taking Lemaître-Tolman-Bondi geometry as an interior region and Schwarzschild metric as an exterior spacetime. The solution of field equations is obtained for constant scalar curvature. We determine mass in two regions of the collapsing object and discuss the formation of apparent horizons. We conclude that modified curvature term tends to slow down the collapse rate.     

Observations of supernovae in the period 1997–1999

Astronomy Letters - We present our photometric observations of the 15 supernovae (SN) discovered in the period 1997–1999; of these, six are type Ia SN, two are peculiar type Ia SN, three are...     

Robotic telescopes for high energy astrophysics in Ondřejov

We report on two small aperture robotic telescopes called BART and D50 operated in Ondřejov. Both telescopes are capable of automatic observation of gamma ray burst (GRB) optical afterglows. Coordinates of GRBs are taken from alerts distributed via Internet. Telescopes observe other interesting high energy sources when there is not any alert. The smaller telescope BART has aperture D = 254 mm. The bigger telescope D50 has a primary mirror of diameter D = 500 mm. Both telescopes are controlled by free software package RTS2 and are accessible through Internet. We describe the two telescopes and related software and show some results such as our first observed optical counterpart of GRB.     

淄博市淄川区规范土地交易市场建设

规范、完善的土地交易市场，不仅是地方经济社会发展与成熟的重要标志，也是保证土地资源参与宏观调控的有利手段。近年来，淄博市国土资源局淄川区分局为进一步加强土地管理，积极发挥有形土地市场的作用，满足地方经济发展用地需求，逐步探索出了土地交易市场建设“一二三四五”的工作思路，不仅扭转了土地需求决定土地供给的局面，而且创造了良好的用地环境，为淄川区的经济发展注入了强大活力。     

Managing Depleting Gold Revenues in Mali: An Assessment of Policy Options

This paper analyzes the impact of medium-term policy options in the context of gold resources depletion in Mali. Using a recursive-dynamic computable general equilibrium model calibrated to a 2006 Malian Social Accounting Matrix, we assess the impact of gold resources depletion in Mali and two policy options: the adoption of the permanent income hypothesis (PIH) and a “borrow and invest” scenario consisting at boosting public investment by 5% points of GDP. The depletion of gold resources in Mali would cause a substantial fall in GDP growth, and lead to unsustainable fiscal path if the government were to keep its current pattern of spending. Adopting either the “borrow and invest” fiscal approach or the PIH is likely to generate higher growth and a more sustainable fiscal framework compared to the status quo.