Vowel Intelligibility in Classical Singing

Vowel intelligibility during singing is an important aspect of communication during performance. The intelligibility of isolated vowels sung by Western classically trained singers has been found to be relatively low, in fact, decreasing as pitch rises, and it is lower for women than for men. The lack of contextual cues significantly deteriorates vowel intelligibility. It was postulated in this study that the reduced intelligibility of isolated sung vowels may be partly from the vowels used by the singers in their daily vocalises. More specifically, if classically trained singers sang only a few American English vowels during their vocalises, their intelligibility for American English vowels would be less than for those classically trained singers who usually vocalize on most American English vowels. In this study, there were 21 subjects (15 women, 6 men), all Western classically trained performers as well as teachers of classical singing. They sang 11 words containing 11 different American English vowels, singing on two pitches a musical fifth apart. Subjects were divided into two groups, those who normally vocalize on 4, 5, or 6 vowels, and those who sing all 11 vowels during their daily vocalises. The sung words were cropped to isolate the vowels, and listening tapes were created. Two listening groups, four singing teachers and five speech-language pathologists, were asked to identify the vowels intended by the singers. Results suggest that singing fewer vowels during daily vocalises does not decrease intelligibility compared with singing the 11 American English vowels. Also, in general, vowel intelligibility was lower with the higher pitch, and vowels sung by the women were less intelligible than those sung by the men. Identification accuracy was about the same for the singing teacher listeners and the speech-language pathologist listeners except for the lower pitch, where the singing teachers were more accurate.     

Comparison between Eulerian and Lagrangian semi-analytical models to simulate the pollutant dispersion in the PBL

In this work we display a numerical comparison, under statistical and computational point of view, between semi-analytical Eulerian and Lagrangian dispersion models to simulate the ground-level concentration values of a passive pollutant released from a low height source. The Eulerian approach is based on the solution of the advection–diffusion equation by the Laplace transform technique. The Lagrangian approach is based on solution of the Langevin equation through the Picard’s Iterative Method. Turbulence inputs are calculated according to a parameterization capable of generating continuous values in all stability conditions and in all heights of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL). Numerical simulations and comparisons show a good agreement between predicted and observed concentrations values. The comparison reveals the main advantages and disadvantages between the models.     

关于企业经济效益综合评价模型的再讨论——利用费歇判别值进行排序的质疑

本文从理论上讨论了费歇判别与回归模型的等价，指出了利用费歇判别值对企业的综合经济效益进行排序是不合理的，并提出了改进的综合评价方法     

Calorimetric analysis of the ethanolysis of 1,2-epoxybutane

Polyethers, which are produced by alcoholysis of oxiranes, are often used as solvents in chemical plants. The spectra of the products can be influenced by the choice of the catalyst (acid or base). The results of the base-catalyzed ethanolysis of 1,2-epoxybutane are displayed. The reaction was investigated calorimetrically by varying the molar ratio between ethanol and 1,2-epoxybutane, the starting temperature and the concentration of the catalyst sodium hydroxide. Additionally, the influence of the used alcohol will be shown in one example. To determine the activation parameters, the experiments were evaluated by the nonlinear software package TA-kin v3.3.     

用模糊综合评价值作为单纯形优化指标

本文介绍了一个模糊综合评价方法,讨论了模糊运算方法对运算结果即综合评价值的影响,并将模糊综合评价值用作单纯形优化指标。     

中国的百岁老人研究Ⅲ.百岁老人聚居区——中国长寿之乡的成因和评定

探讨了中国长寿之乡的成因,提出了评定中国长寿之乡的四项指标和六项衡量标准。主张中国长寿之乡应由有资质的学术团体经过认真调查和核实后认定,被命名的长寿之乡应是相当于县(市)或大城市区一级以上的地域,总人口应在10万人以上;该地区每百万人口中应有70位以上百岁老人;并应有反映后备力量和发展速度的指标。     

湛江港湾海产动物污染残毒的测定与评价

介绍了用原子吸收分光光度法等测定湛江港湾海产动物的污染残毒水平，并对其残毒水平及海产品质量进行了评价。     

洛阳市郊区叶菜中重金属含量抽样分析及评价

为了研究洛阳市郊区蔬菜中重金属污染状况,采用火焰原子吸收法对郊区李楼乡和孙旗屯乡抽取的叶菜样品中重金属Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd含量进行了测定。结果表明,8个蔬菜样品中Cu含量在0.393 9～0.970 7 mg/kg之间,Zn含量在1.395 0～10.080 0 mg/kg之间,均未超过国家蔬菜卫生限量标准;Pb含量在0.100 0～0.248 6 mg/kg之间,其中有3个样品Pb含量超出国家蔬菜卫生限量标准;Cd含量有5个样品未检出,其余3个样品也不超国标。经用单因子和综合因子污染指数评价,洛阳市郊区叶菜类蔬菜重金属污染大部分已处于警戒级到轻度污染,因此,应加强蔬菜中重金属污染的预防与治理工作。     

Re-Evaluation of the Activity Coefficients of Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid Solutions up to a Molality of 2.0 Using Two-Parameter Hückel and Pitzer Equations. Part I. Results at 25°C

Simple two-parameter Hückel and Pitzer equations were used for the calculation of the activity coefficients of aqueous hydrochloric acid at 25°C up to a molality of 2.0 mol-kg^–1. The data obtained by Harned and Ehlers^(12,13) from galvanic cells without liquid junction were used in the analysis and the parameters obtained were compared to those obtained from all reliable data presented in the literature for HCl at this temperature. A good agreement between the parameters was always observed. The activity coefficients obtained by the new equations were compared to those suggested by Robinson and Stokes,⁽⁸⁾ Hamer and Wu,⁽¹⁾ and Pitzer and Mayorga,⁽⁹⁾ and good agreement was also found. The data from the most important literature data sets for HCl were also predicted using the new activity coefficient equations, and the magnitude of the resulting errors was close to the precision of the measurements, the errors forming an almost random pattern for all data sets.     

土壤中总汞测量不确定度的评定

依据JJF1059-1999,对GB/T17136-1997冷原子吸收分光光度法测定土壤中总汞含量进行了不确定度评定。建立了数学模型,对各不确定度分量进行分析和量化。计算出土壤中总汞含量测量结果的相对合成标准不确定度为0.0215,扩展不确定度为0.163mg/kg。在土壤总汞含量测量过程中,求试液中汞含量贡献的不确定度最大。