死海（约旦）里散半岛的重磁勘查

里散半岛位于非洲板块和阿拉伯板块交接处的死海盆地中。该盆地面积大，构造简单且有下沉运动，说明它是一拉张型盆地。由重力异常数据发现死海盆地可划分成沿南北延伸各约３０ｋｍ长的几个块体，里散半岛是其中最深的一个。中生代沉积厚度约６ｋｍ，更新世沉积厚度为９ｋｍ。死海盆地的拉张距离为２０ｋｍ，表明死海盆地的年龄约３．３Ｍａ。里散半岛下部的前寒武纪结晶基底磁化率较高，这与区内延续的构造活动性有关。     

Population dynamics in the Ukrainian SSR (1959-1984)

Changes in the spatial distribution of the population of the Ukraine between 1959 and 1984 are analyzed. Attention is given to changes in the rural and urban population composition over time as well as to regional variations in population dynamics.     

东北多年冻土区埋地输油管道周围温度场特征非线性分析

为解决冻土区输油管道周围土壤的温度计算问题,根据考虑相变瞬态温度场的控制微分方程,应用Galerkin法推导出了二维温度场的有限元计算公式.以东北多年冻土区中俄原油管道工程为背景,根据该工程区的冻土条件和气候条件,应用该方法对温热型输油管道土壤温度场进行了计算预报与对比分析.结果表明:对于输送油温为15 ℃、直径为0.914 m以及管顶埋深为2.0 m的管道,在没有铺设保温材料情况下,管顶之上的土壤在管道运行的第1年就达到热平衡状态,同时土壤融化速率在第1年达到最大,随后4a时间里迅速减小,第5年后融化速率变化趋于稳定;管道运行一段时间后,管道周围的融化圈随冷暖季节的变化呈交替式的扩展;在管道运行30 a后,融深＞10 m,即管底下的融化层厚＞7 m,而在铺设5～8 cm的聚氨酯保温材料后,融深控制在3.08～3.88 m,即管底下融化层厚为0.2～1.0 m.因此,合理使用保温方法能有效防止冻土区管道冻害的发生,同时达到保护冻土环境的目的.     

高温冻土区开放新型复合护坡路堤热稳定性研究

在全球升温和人类工程活动下,高温冻土区块碎石护坡路基需要补强措施。研究人员提出了一种新的补强措施新型复合护坡结构。本文考虑青藏高原的气温特征和冷暖季风速差异的影响,基于非Darcy定律利用有限体积法对开放新型复合护坡结构的热传递特性和热稳定性进行了研究,研究发现边界条件对新型复合护坡路基的热传递特性有明显的影响,开放新型复合护坡结构较封闭系统具有较好的冷却效果和较快的降温速度。     

Hydrocarbon degraders from tropical marine environments

Analysis of 20 samples of marine mud and water around Mumbai resulted in the isolation of 17 bacteria and yeasts all of which were able to degrade more than 10% of the supplied crude oil. The yeasts strains were important degraders of the aliphatic fraction of crude. All the isolated yeasts belonged to the genus Candida. Using biochemical tests these were identified as Candida parapsilosis, C. albicans, C. guilliermondii, Yarrowia lipolytica, C. tropicalis and C. intermedia. Y. lipolytica was the best degrader utilizing 78% of the aliphatic fraction of Bombay High crude oil. None of these isolates degraded the aromatic or ashphaltene fractions. All the isolates required aeration, nitrogen and phosphate supplementation for optimal degradation. Four out of the six yeasts are human pathogens.     

边界条件对碎石层降温效果及机理的影响

对平均粒径为22.1 cm, 厚度1.3 m, 边界为开放和封闭的碎石层进行了一系列的实验. 从环境温度为最高和最低时刻封闭碎石层内的温度和速度分布可知: 当碎石层上表面温度低于下表面时,碎石层自下向上的散热由空气对流和碎石间的热传导来完成; 当上表面温度高于下表面时, 自上向下传递的热量由碎石接触面间的热传导完成, 此时, 由于其内部的空气几乎静止, 能阻隔热量的传入, 因此封闭边界的碎石层具有热半导体特性. 而开放边界的碎石层, 当平均温度为 0.5℃的空气从上表面吹过时, 碎石体内的热量传递主要是靠强迫对流来完成, 热半导体效果不明显, 不利于使其下面的冻土降温.     

Estrogenic responses of larval sunshine bass (Morone saxatilis x M. Chrysops) exposed to New York City sewage effluent

To determine the estrogenicity of effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs) to larval fish, 2-day-old sunshine bass were exposed to effluents from three STPs serving New York City (NYC), varying in size and treatment level. Estrogenic response was evaluated by measuring vitellogenin (VTG) and estrogen receptor (ER) expression in cytosolic fractions of whole body homogenates. Concentrations of the presumptive endocrine disruptors in the effluents were also measured. VTG and ER levels in sewage-exposed fish were 3-5 times that observed in controls. Combined concentrations of estradiol and estrone ranged from 5 to 13 ng/l and nonylphenol-ethoxylate metabolites (NPEOs: 4-nonylphenol, and 1-, 2-, and 3-nonylphenol-ethoxylates) ranged from 180 to 470 microg/l in chlorinated effluent. Results indicate that both ER and VTG can be used as biomarkers for endocrine disruption in larval fish, and that 4-day exposure to sewage effluent is sufficient to elicit significant expression of these markers in sunshine bass larvae. The extremely higher concentrations of NPEOs found in effluent relative to hormones (approximately 40,000-fold) indicates that surfactant metabolites may be contributing significantly to the estrogenic effects observed.