Malaria and related environmental issues in India: a case study of Aligarh city

Malaria is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. Endemic malaria no longer occurs in many temperate zones as a result of social and economic improvement. At present malaria is the Third World's most dreaded killer. It kills over 1 million people and causes 300–500 million episodes of illness. In India, malaria-reported deaths have shown an upward trend. In 1955, a drive to eradicate malaria was launched in India. But after initial success it failed and malaria made a comeback. Malarial mosquitoes generally prefer unpolluted natural breeding sites but now they have adapted to the changed urban environment. In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine the occurrence of malaria and related environmental issues in a small town of India. Aligarh city, lying in the shadow of the country's capital New Delhi, was selected as a case study. Data were collected mainly from household surveys with the help of questionnaire interviews. About 2,185 households belonging to different income groups were sampled. The differences in the occurrence of malaria in the different income households (in 87% low, 69% lower-middle, 65% middle, 14% upper-middle, and 5% upper) suggest that most of these differences are related to the environmental conditions existing inside and outside their homes, such as poor drainage system, poor sullage disposal, open blocked drains, waterlogging and indoor water storage in open containers. Commitment both by the Government and local residents is needed to improve the environmental conditions and eradicate malaria.     

侵入带对视电阻率的影响

利用混合法研究了侵入带的三种模式——台阶型、斜坡型、具有低阻环带的侵入带对电位电极系视电阻率的影响。其目的, 一是确定常用的台阶型侵入带引入的误差, 二是研究细致地探测侵入带的方法。研究结果一方面表明了考虑过渡带和低阻环带可以提高测井解释的准确度,另一方面也为用多电极系电阻率测井探测侵入带提供了理论依据。     

煤层气测井探测技术的应用

煤田中在煤层附近有煤层气砂岩储层、泥质砂岩储层的存在,声波、密度两种孔隙度测井是进行孔隙度探测的有效方法。但是,当煤层气砂岩储层、泥质砂岩储层含气饱和度较小时,其分辨能力较低,这时就可以利用三测向电阻率,通过阿尔奇公式来计算孔隙饱和度;或是统计计算区内煤层气储层下限值的方法,还可采用孔隙度挖补法,提高识别能力。     

淡水资源勘探无岩心钻进的电测井方法

根据电测井所得数值,通过造浆水影响改正及颗粒度影响改正后,利用相关图判定地层水矿化度,达到半定量或接近定量分析水平,完成淡水勘探中只对淡水层进行评价,进而实现无岩心钻进,结合抽水试验结果,优化取水位置,获取水质好、涌水量大的效果。     

Testing the nonsysmmetric gravitational theory with rotation curves of galaxies

We use the rotation curves of 13 galaxies to test the nonsymmetric gravitaional theory (NGT). If we follow Moffat's assumption of a constant mass-to-light for all galaxies then we shall find that the two supposedly universal constants r₀, L₀ to show a large scatter. By regarding the mass-to-light ratio as a free parameter for each galaxy, and adjusting the values of r₀, L₀, we find that NGT can well account for the observed rotation curves. Further, the mass-to-light ratios so found show the well-known trend along the Hubble morphological sequence.     

Assessment of Dynamic Characteristics for Compaction Piles with Geophysical Logging in Soft Ground

In this paper, a case study was performed on a sand compaction pile (SCP) and a gravel compaction pile (GCP) to estimate the dynamic characteristics and the improvement effect of soft ground. The dynamic elastic modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Poisson's ratio were estimated and the dynamic characteristics were analyzed using the compression and shear wave velocity of the improved ground based on the results of suspension P- and S-wave (PS) logging. The results revealed that the dynamic properties were increased in the order of unimproved subsoil and improved subsoil using SCP and GCP. The increase in the effects of dynamic properties with each replacement ratio of SCP was not large, whereas a good increase in the effects was observed in the case of the improved subsoil with GCP. Consequently, it was presented that the resistance characteristics against the seismic loading of GCP are excellent. As a result of analyzing the density distribution of the improved subsoil through density field logging, the overall density distribution gradually exhibits increasing trends in the order of unimproved subsoil and improved subsoil with SCP and GCP. Thus, the improvement effect of GCP was relatively high in comparison with the same replacement ratio of SCP.     

地震测井联合物性参数反演在煤炭岩性勘探中的应用

基于二维波动方程的物性参数联合反演方法,以常规地震勘探资料为基础、地震地质解释的测井资料为约束,采用线性、非线性反演、神经网络等方法进行地层物性参数预测。其方法保证了反演的成功进行和成果的可靠性,其高分辨率的岩性参数反演成果可有效地用于煤田岩性地震勘探。     

内蒙古四子王旗芒和特铀矿地质特征

在铀矿航空γ能谱测量和地面放射性普查工作的基础上,通过对铀矿异常进行地表揭露和钻探工程验证,发现了芒和特铀矿床。铀矿床类型为湖沼相砂岩型沉积矿床,含铀矿岩石为古近系粉砂岩,铀矿化具有放射性强度较弱、铀含量较高和矿化分布不均匀的特点。深入分析铀矿放射性强度弱的原因,采用放射性测量结合化学样品分析的方法,能够提高找矿效率。     

水平井中随钻电阻率实时确定地层界面方法

实时确定地层界面是水平井地质导向钻井中的重要问题之一。考虑到泥浆电阻率、井眼在一定范围内对随钻电磁波影响较小,把三维地层模型简化为一维地层模型,大大减少了正演计算量。利用马奎特方法对其进行了实时反演计算,获得了仪器与地层界面之间的距离。实验表明,所确定的地层界面位置与实际相吻合,能够控制仪器的运行轨迹,使井眼保持在期望的地层内,有效提高了水平井的随钻地质导向能力。     

Assessment of sediment yield estimations for large watershed areas: a case study for the Seyhan,Demirköprü and Hirfanlı reservoirs in Turkey

Abstract

Analyses of data from reservoir surveys and sediment rating curves are compared to predict sediment yield in three large reservoir watershed areas in Turkey. Sediment yield data were derived from reservoir sedimentation rates and suspended sediment measurements at gauging stations. The survey data were analysed to provide the volume estimates of sediment, the time-averaged sediment deposition rates, the long-term average annual loss rates in the reservoir storage capacity, and the long-term sediment yield of the corresponding watershed areas. Four regression methods, including linear and nonlinear cases, were applied to rating curves obtained from gauging stations. Application of the efficiency test to a power function form of a rating curve with nonlinear regression yielded the highest efficiency values. Based on the analysis of the sediment rating curves, sediment load fluxes were calculated by using average daily discharge data at each gauging station. Comparison of these two sediment yield values for each reservoir showed that the sediment yields from the suspended sediment measurements, SY_GS, are 0.99 to 3.54 times less than those obtained from the reservoir surveys, SY_RS. The results from the reservoir surveys indicate that all three reservoirs investigated have lost significant storage capacity due to high sedimentation rates.