Formulating a General Spatial Segregation Measure*

Most traditional segregation measures, such as the index of dissimilarity D, fail to distinguish spatial patterns effectively. Previously proposed spatial measures modifying D suffer from several shortcomings. This article describes a general spatial segregation index based upon the concept of composite population counts, which are derived from grouping people in neighboring areas together to account implicitly for spatial interaction of groups across unit boundaries. The suggested spatial index can overcome the disadvantages of previous indices and can assess the spatial extent of the segregated clusters. The results offer a more comprehensive depiction of spatial segregation of a region.     

Na 元素的EPMA 定量分析：矿物晶体结构对Na 行为的制约

Na 属于热扩散元素,具有不稳定性,准确测定有难度。前人对含Na 玻璃和具有不同晶体结构的含Na 矿物的电子探针定量分析发现,随着分析时间的延长,Na 的计数明显下降,并且含Na 玻璃计数的下降要比含Na 矿物相比更为明显,表明Na 计数与试样的结构有关,但对其内在控制因素还不太明确。文章在前人研究的基础上,选择具有代表性不同结构含Na 硅酸盐矿物和非晶质含Na 玻璃作为研究对象,通过对不同晶体结构中Na 元素所处的位置、配位数、键性类型的特征进行总结,针对不同晶体结构中Na 原子扩散条件和是否存在附加阴离子与之相伴等因素,对比分析不同晶体结构中Na 计数下降的程度,深入探讨了导致Na 计数下降的内在原因。结果显示,试样分析过程中Na 计数下降顺序为：非晶质> 架状>层状> 环状> 单链状> 双链,且有附加阴离子的含Na 矿物要大于无附加阴离子的矿物。通过对不同测试条件下Na 计数的对比分析发现,加速电压、束流、束斑直径等改变,都会对Na 计数产生一定的影响。最终总结得出了准确测定含Na 硅酸盐矿物的最佳分析条件,为准确测定含Na 矿物和玻璃中的Na 含量提供参考。     

Total-to-selective extinction ratio in nearby and distant objects

In an area of nearly 23.1 square degrees centered at α(1950) = 23^h57^m and δ(1950) = + 59δ48' magnitudes, colors, and spectral classes were determined for 1419 stars brighter than m_pg = 13^m.00. Star counts were made in this area for all objects brighter than m_pg = m_pv = 15^m.5. Altogether 50585 stars were included in the pv counts. The original photographic data have been transformed to the B, V system. From star counts the ratio of total-to-selective extinction was derived to be R ≉ 4.0 ± 0.2. It depends on the distance to the stars under consideration as well as on the surface density of the objects inside the considered region. In einem Gebiet von annähernd 23.1 Quadratgrad mit den Mittelpunktskoordinaten α(1950) = 23^h57^m und δ(1950) = 59°48' werden für 1419 Sterne heller als m_pg = 13^m.00 Helligkeiten, Farben und Spektraltypen bestimmt. Sternzählungen in Helligkeitsintervallen m_pg und m_pv wurden für alle Objekte heller als m_pg = m_pv = 15^m.5 durchgeführt. Für diese 50585 Sterne wurden die gemessenen photographischen und photovisuellen Helligkeiten in das B, V-System transformiert. Im Ergebnis dieser Sternzählungen wurde ein Wert von R ≉ 4.0 ± 0.2 abgeleitet. Er hängt sowohl von der Entfernung der betrachteten Objektgruppen als auch von der Flächendichte der Sterne innerhalb der Region ab.     

Membership of faint stars in the globular cluster M3

A proper motion study from Tautenburg Schmidt plates is presented for the globular cluster M3 and its vicinity. The plates were scanned with the Automated Photographic Measuring (APM) system in Cambridge (UK). A photographic B,V photometry and star counts on the deepest plates were carried out. With a limiting magnitude of about B = 21.4 proper motions with an accuracy from 2 to 3 mas/yr have been obtained for stars with B 19. The proper motions were determined using a stepwise regression method with 3rd order polynomials in the plate-to-plate solutions with about 2000 reference galaxies. The results which were corrected for systematic errors dependent on position and magnitude of the stars were used for the determination of membership probabilities. We also looked for possible internal motions of M3.     

Immunotoxicity Effect of Benzo[α]Pyrene on Scallop Chlamys f arreri

The toxic effects of benzo[α]pyrene （B[α]P） at different concentrations （0.1, 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 7.5 μgL^-1） on scallop （Chlamys farreri） immune system were studied. The results showed that B[α]P had significant toxic effects on the haemocyte counts, neutral red uptake, phagocytosis, bacteriolytic and antibacterial activity （P〈0.05）, while the seawater control and acetone control had no significant differences. The haemocyte counts, neutral red uptake, phagocytosis and bacteriolytic activity in all B[α]P treatment groups as well as antibacterial activity in groups of 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 7.5 μgL^-1·B[α]P decreased significantly （P〈0.05）. Some of these indices tended to be stable on the sixth day and others on the ninth day, and the indices showed clear time- and concentration-response to B[α]E Bactenolytic activity in 0.1 μgL^-1 B[α]P treatment group and antibacterial activity in 0.1 ggLl and 0.5 μgL^-1 B[α]P treatment groups increased at the beginning of exposure and reached their peaks on day 1 and day 6, respectively. Following that, both activities decreased gradually and became stable after day 9. When all the indices reached stability, they were significantly lower than those in control group （P〈0.05）, except for antibacterial activity in 0.1 μgLl B[α]P treatment group （P〉0.05）. Thus, B[α]P has evident toxic effects on scallop immune system, which supports the view that a relationship exists between pollution and lmmunomodulation in aquatic organisms.     

矽卡岩单轴循环加卸载试验及声发射特性研究

利用MTS岩石力学试验系统和PAC声发射信号采集系统,研究了单轴循环加卸载作用下矽卡岩强度变化及声发射特征。在矽卡岩循环加卸载过程中,若加载过程中岩样没有明显局部破坏,则随着循环次数的增加,弹性模量逐渐增大,岩样强度略有提高;若加载过程中岩样内部已经出现明显的局部破坏,产生了不可恢复的宏观裂纹,则循环加卸载会促进宏观裂纹层面间的滑移,从而加速岩样失稳破坏。矽卡岩在单轴压缩作用下声发射曲线大体可分为压密、弹性、塑性、峰后屈服4个阶段,并伴随有不同的声发射情况。此外,矽卡岩在循环加卸载作用下具有反凯塞效应,并且随着加卸载循环次数的增加,费拉西蒂比逐渐变小;岩样卸载阶段仍然有大量声发射产生。     

宇宙学常数与高红移星系观测

最近对哈勃常数的观测趋于一个大的值，引进宇宙学常数为主的宇宙学成了保持平坦宇宙并解决年龄矛盾的主要方法．本文讨论了（ｈ，Ω∧，ΩＭ）＝（０．８，０．８，０．２）的宇宙模型的一些后果，并和高红移椭球星系的观测，以及星系计数的观测作了比较．尽管观测事实表明Ω∧＝０．８模型比Ω∧＝０模型更具有优势，但这个结论仍是模糊的．除了年龄问题外，还不能排除（０．８，０，１）标准宇宙学的存在．     

Homelessness in Canada and New Zealand: A Comparative Perspective on Numbers and Policy Responses

This article provides a comparative perspective on homelessness in Canada and New Zealand, with a focus on three urban regions. It seeks to document homeless numbers in the chosen cities, to evaluate the utility of counting the homeless, and to identify common and divergent approaches in homelessness policy. Research involved document analysis, key informant interviews, and participant observation. Literal homelessness is found to be several orders of magnitude higher in the Canadian cities. In one of the Canadian centers, suburban homelessness is emerging as a significant phenomenon. Efforts to count the homeless allow such trends to be tentatively quantified, and inform policymaking. Policy differences between the countries are stark: Canadian cities are seeking to respond to an emergency, which may call for a radical change of approach in the form of "housing first." In New Zealand, a national program of social housing, combined with cultural factors, reduces pressure to act.     

Distribution of quasars on the sky

It is shown that high-redshift quasars of bright apparent magnitude are concentrated in the direction of the centre of the Local Group of galaxies. A number of them are distributed along a line originating from the Local Group companion galaxy, M 33. A similar, but shorter and fainter line of quasars is seen emanating from the spiral galaxy NGC 300 in the next nearest, Sculptor Group of galaxies. The concentration of bright quasars in the Local Group direction is supported by bright radio sources catalogued in high-frequency surveys. One of the consequences of this large-scale inhomogeneity is to explain the different gradient of radio source counts in the direction of the Local Supercluster, a result discovered in 1978 but never investigated further. Previously reported homogeneity and isotropy of radio-source counts over the sky would seem to be an effect of integrating nearby, large-scale groupings with more distant, smaller-scale groupings over different directions in the sky. More careful analyses as a function of flux strength and spectral index on various scales over the sky are now required. Previous conclusions about radio source and quasar luminosity and number evolution drawn from logN- logS counts would then need to be re-evaluated.     

On statistical estimation in fission track dating

Statistical methodology is described for obtaining point and interval estimates of age in fission track dating experiments, particularly for (a) the external detector method, which is reviewed briefly, and (b) the population method, which is considered in more detail. Some mathematical background to models, based on the underlying physical process, is given. This is used to suggest appropriate statistical methods, to assess them and to help understand sources of variation in the data. For the external detector method, a model is required for numbers of tracks given the amount of uranium; the usual Poisson model is derived as a consequence of independent thinning of a bivariate point process. For the population method, uranium heterogeneity does not necessarily invalidate the estimate but does represent a source of variation that must be allowed for in its error; thus an interval estimate of age might be relatively uninformative.