Analysis,levels and seasonal variation of cyanotoxins in freshwater ecosystems

Nutrient over-enrichment in freshwater environments, together with the on-going climate change, favour the toxin-producing cyanobacteria bloom. Human health hazard may arise from drinking contaminated water. Additionally, cyanobacterial blooms affect other economic areas such as tourism, recreation, commercial fishery, water management and monitoring. Nowadays there is a scarcity of information on seasonal variations of cyanotoxins in various regions. Understanding of historical trends and seasonal variation patters is a foundation for forecasting and will help to develop effective water management strategies.This review gives an overview of cyanotoxins' analysis and levels in freshwater environments with particular emphasis on seasonal variations in Europe. Recent analytical approaches are discussed and the seasonal patterns for three major European climate zones (Mediterranean, continental, and Atlantic) were distinguished. Additionally, data from multi-year studies showed a tendency of increasing cyanotoxins' levels.     

Numerical simulation of mass transfer to micropolar fluid flow past a stenosed artery

A mathematical model of unsteady non‐Newtonian blood flow together with the mass transfer through constricted arteries has been developed. The mass transport refers to the movement of atherogenic molecules, i.e. blood‐borne components, such as low‐density lipoproteins from flowing blood into the arterial walls or vice versa. The flowing blood is represented as the suspension of all erythrocytes assumed to be Eringen's micropolar fluid and the arterial wall is considered to be rigid having cosine‐shaped stenosis in its lumen. The mass transfer to blood is controlled by the convection–diffusion equation. The governing equations of motion accompanied by the appropriate choice of the boundary conditions are solved numerically by Marker and Cell method and the results obtained are checked for numerical stability with the desired degree of accuracy. The quantitative analysis carried out finally includes the respective profiles of the flow‐field and the mass concentration along with their distributions over the entire arterial segment as well. The key factors, such as the wall shear stress and Sherwood number, are also examined for further quantitative insight into the flow and the mass transport phenomena through arterial stenosis. The present results show consistency with several existing results in the literature which substantiate sufficiently to validate the applicability of the model under consideration. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于模糊认知图的我国自贸区洗钱风险影响因素研究

自贸区洗钱风险的影响因素相互关联,通过专家认知判断自贸区洗钱风险各影响因素间相互关系。运用模糊认知图的迭代推理机制,借助灰色关联度,计算各影响因素与自贸区洗钱风险的关联度,识别影响自贸区洗钱风险的主要因素。研究表明,自贸区内反洗钱法律法规健全度、上游犯罪规模、反洗钱监管当局和义务主体履职效力、司法合作水平、上游犯罪结案率是影响自贸区洗钱风险的主要因素,这为我国自贸区反洗钱实务工作提供了决策参考。     

On the Asymptotics of Trimmed Best k-Nets

Trimmed best k-nets were introduced in J. A. Cuesta-Albertos, A. Gordaliza and C. Matrán (1998, Statist. Probab. Lett.36, 401–413) as a robustified L_∞-based quantization procedure. This paper focuses on the asymptotics of this procedure. Also, some possible applications are briefly sketched to motivate the interest of this technique. Consistency and weak limit law are obtained in the multivariate setting. Consistency holds for absolutely continuous distributions without the (artificial) requirement of a trimming level varying with the sample size as in J. A. Cuesta-Albertos, A. Gordaliza and C. Matrán (1998, Statist. Probab. Lett.36, 401–413). The weak convergence will be stated toward a non-normal limit law at a O_P(n^−1/3) rate of convergence. An algorithm for computing trimmed best k-nets is proposed. Also a procedure is given in order to choose an appropriate number of centers, k, for a given data set.     

Radon anomalies along faults in North of Jordan

Radon emanation was sampled in five locations in a limestone quarry area using SSNTDs CR-39. Radon levels in the soil air at four different well-known traceable fault planes were measured along a traverse line perpendicular to each of these faults. Radon levels at the fault were higher by a factor of 3–10 than away from the faults. However, some sites have broader shoulders than the others. The method was applied along a fifth inferred fault zone. The results show anomalous radon level in the sampled station near the fault zone, which gave a radon value higher by three times than background. This study draws its importance from the fact that in Jordan many cities and villages have been established over an intensive faulted land. Also, our study has considerable implications for the future radon mapping. Moreover, radon gas is proved to be a good tool for fault zones detection.     

Distinctive features of the transonic flow past a cone-cylinder body at small angles of the bend in the body generator at the leading corner edge

The distinctive features of the transonic flow past cone-cylinder bodies with small angles of the bend in the body generator at the leading corner edge are considered. The mechanism of transonic flow restructuring downstream of the edge and the associated variation of the gasdynamic parameters are studied, the reasons for the formation of aerodynamic hysteresis are established, and the effect of the length of the cylindrical part of the body is determined.     

Axial annular flow of plastic fluids: dead zones and plug-free flow

In axial annular flow, the shear stress decreases from its value τ(κR) at the inner cylinder to 0 at r = λR and increases from then on to τ(R) at the outer cylinder. For plastic fluids with a yield stress τ _c, λ will be such that flow commences when τ(κR) = τ(R) = τ _c. For fluids with position-dependent yield stresses (electro- and magnetorheological fluids are examples), the situation is more complex. While it is possible that yielding and flow occur everywhere, it is also possible that flow occurs only in parts of the fluid-filled space, and a dead zone (region in which the fluid is at rest) close to one of the walls exists. In that case, the fluid will flow no matter how small the applied pressure difference is. If P is large enough, the dead zone ceases to exist and flow without any plug is possible. The fluid flows as if no yield stress exists.

基于非线性统一强度理论的裂隙岩体圆形隧道扩张问题的弹塑性研究

由于节理岩体具有复杂的力学特性,因此节理岩体圆形隧道扩张问题的弹塑性解要复杂得多。节理岩体的力学特性可以很好地用考虑了岩体结构的强度参数m,s和α以及中间主应力影响的非线性统一强度准则来表达。本文根据非线性统一强度准则确定了瞬时摩擦角,强度参数m,s和α是瞬时摩擦角的函数,获得了节理岩体圆形隧道扩张问题的弹塑性解和支护应力的封闭形式的理论解,并给出了算例。     

Evaluation of models for flame stretch due to curvature in the thin reaction zones regime

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) was used to study modelling assumptions for the curvature-propagation component of flame stretch in the thin reaction zones regime of turbulent premixed combustion, a regime in which small eddies can penetrate the preheat zone but not the thinner fuel breakdown zone. Simulations of lean hydrogen–air and methane–air flames were conducted, and statistics of flame stretch due to curvature, henceforth referred to simply as stretch, were extracted from a species mass fraction iso-surface taken to represent the flame. The study focussed on investigating the modelling assumptions of Peters [J. Fluid Mech. 384 (1999) 107]. It was found that the mean stretch is dominated by stretch due to correlations of flame speed with curvature, and specifically the effects of tangential diffusion. The modelling suggestions of Peters were found to provide an improvement over the assumptions of a constant flame speed or a flame speed governed by the linear relationship with stretch at small and steady stretch. However for the conditions considered here, diffusive-thermal effects remain well into the thin reaction zones regime, and the suggestions of Peters generally over-predict the mean compressive stretch. An effective diffusivity for flame stretch was suggested and evaluated for the methane simulations. It was found that the effective diffusivity was comparable to the mass diffusivity for flames with a high ratio of flame time to eddy turnover time. The length scales contributing to stretch were investigated, and it was found that while most flame area has a radius of curvature greater than the laminar flame thickness, most stretch occurs in more tightly curved flame elements.     

Angular criterion to distinguish between Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction

The distinction between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction is an essential condition for the accurate analysis of diffracting structures. In this paper we propose a criterion based on the angle subtended by the first minimum of the diffraction pattern from the centre of the diffracting aperture. The determination of the minimum of the diffraction pattern is the crucial point to assure the accuracy of the criterion. Therefore, the applicability of adequate thresholds for detection is discussed. The criterion is also generalized by expressing it in terms of the number of Fresnel zones delimited by the aperture. Simulations are reported to illustrate the feasibility of the criterion.