Epidemiological Study of Voice Disorders Among Teaching Professionals of La Rioja, Spain

The purpose of the present study was to calculate the prevalence and incidence of voice disorders among teaching staff and find out the associated occupational risk factors. A case-control study was performed with 905 teachers, 579 cases and 326 controls; 492 were randomly selected and 413 volunteered. All teachers were asked to fill out a standard questionnaire. Next, a complete laryngeal exam was performed including a general ear, nose, and throat evaluation and videolaryngostroboscopy. The prevalence of voice disorders among teaching staff was 57%. The most prevalent lesions were vocal overstrain (18%), nodular lesions (14%), and hyperfunctional dysphonia (8%). The incidence rate was 3.87 new cases per year per 1000 teachers. Women had organic lesions three times more than men (odds ratio [OR]: 3.52, confidence interval [CI]: 2.04-6.09). However, men had chronic laryngitis three times more than women (OR: 2.93, CI: 1.50-5.71) and functional dysphonia nearly twice more than women (OR: 1.81, CI: 1.21-2.69). We find a significant risk of suffering voice disorders in teachers who smoke daily (OR: 2.31, CI: 1.58-3.37) and who drink several cups of coffee or tea (OR: 1.87, CI: 1.36-2.56). It is advisable to carry out an annual evaluation of all teaching staff on account of the high prevalence of voice disorders among them.     

大气云层分布的偏振激光后向散射研究

 利用大气激光后向散射垂直剖面图与消偏振度相结合的方法,分析CALIPSO卫星偏振激光雷达的后向散射信号。以2008年11月23日和24日的CALIPSO卫星数据为例,研究了北京地区大气中云层在可见光和红外光波段的垂直和水平分布特征。利用交互式数据语言IDL(interactive data language)得到大气后向散射强度的垂直分布及其消偏振度,根据垂直剖面图可以直观地观测大气中各成分（如气溶胶、低空云和卷云等）的空间分布情况,并且能清楚地显示大气边界层的高度,由消偏振度可准确获得云层的分布高度及厚度。观测数据的处理结果表明：在海拔高度3 km~7 km存在厚度为2 km~2.5 km的云,其消偏振度约为0.2。     

Voice Training and Changing Weight—Are They Reflected in Speaking Fundamental Frequency, Voice Range, and Pitch Breaks of 13-Year-Old Girls? A Longitudinal Study

Objective

Assessment of the voice-change progress of 20 girls (12–13 years) over 1 year by observing changes in speaking fundamental frequency (SFo), voice range, and register pitch breaks in the context of weight, height, voice training, and self-perception.

Study Design

One-year longitudinal collective case study.

Method

Twenty girls were recorded at the beginning and end of a year; nine girls were recorded another three times. SFo, vocal range, and characteristics were analyzed and interactions between these data assessed against weight and height to indicate pubertal development, and to test the hypothesis that changes in weight, height, SFo, and pitch breaks were related. Effects of training and the girls' self-perception of their voice use were also assessed.

Results

Vocal characteristics changed as the girls passed through different weight ranges. During 47.5–52.4 kg (called band 2) and 52.4–57.5 kg (band 3), there was progressive contraction of vocal range and in some girls a slight rise in SFo between recording times 1 and 5. Both high- and low-pitch breaks were present in 45% of girls' voices. Girls in band 4 (<57.5 kg) had an increased vocal range, and pitch breaks in vocal-range areas that indicated the development of adult vocal registers. In this study, voice-trained girls were heavier, had higher SFo, used wider speech-range inflection, had a higher vocal range, and greater voice-use confidence; all girls lost confidence in their voice use over the year.

Conclusions

In this longitudinal study of twenty 13-year-old girls, voice changes in SFo, vocal range, and pitch-break frequency were synchronous with certain weight ranges. Girls with training registered higher maximum phonational frequency and were more confident in their voice use than girls without training.     

微尺度水平单管内流动沸腾特性实验研究

对非共沸混合工质R134a/R32(75/25)在水平微尺度管道内的流动沸腾换热实验结果进行了分析和讨论,以探究微细通道内流动沸腾换热的主导机制。对影响其换热的多种因素(热流密度、质量流量和质量干度)进行了分析,实验得出,当质量干度较低时,热流密度和质量流量共同控制着微尺度管内的换热方式,当热流密度的影响占主导地位时,管道内的换热以核态沸腾为主;当质量流量的影响占主导地位时,管道内的换热以强制对流为主。     

螺旋轴流式多相泵的实验研究与优化设计

本文简要介绍了作者及所在课题组成员在螺旋轴流式多相泵研制方面所进行的探索性研究工作,包括多相泵原理机、多台中、高速样机的实验研究及改进设计思路,在此基础上,进行了设计参数和结构的优化,为螺旋轴流式多相泵的改进设计和最终实现工业化应用奠定了良好的研究基础。     

试论研究创新型实验的潜科学方法

针对研究创新型实验的思想方法与潜科学的思想方法的相关性,首次将潜科学方法融人研究创新型实验的工作之中,弥补了以往轻思想方法培养,轻潜能开发,轻素质教育的缺陷,为培养学生的综合实践能力,起到了很好的推动作用,由此也为研究创新型实验的探讨开辟了新的领域。     

电离层钡云释放早期动力学行为的数值模拟

在中性钡云扩散动力学模型的基础上,考虑钡原子的氧化和电离损耗, 探讨了钡云释放早期(t≤ 100 s)的演化基本特征、钡云形态、亮度以及电子密度分布等问题. 得到了不同释放量(1, 10 kg)、不同释放高度(250, 300 km)和不同初始形状因子(1, 10) 条件下钡云释放早期动力学行为的数值模拟结果.     

LOM and HOM damping study in a superconducting deflecting cavity for ALS at LBNL

Superconducting deflecting cavities can be used in synchrotron light source to generate subpicosecond X-ray pulses while the impedance of the lower order modes (LOM) and higher order modes (HOM) in the cavity should be kept below an accepted level to avoid beam instability. These modes can be damped by adding waveguide on beam pipe. Detailed simulation of Q in CST Microwave Studio is introduced and experiment results on an aluminum model cavity with damping waveguide are reported to make a comparison.     

菱铁矿FeCO3高压相变与性质的第一性原理研究

采用平面波赝势方法对菱铁矿FeCO₃高压下的晶体结构, 电子构型和电子结构进行了第一性原理计算研究. 研究过程中考虑了菱铁矿FeCO₃真实的反铁磁(AFM) 自旋有序态, 模拟静水压环境, 从零压逐步加压到500 GPa. 在40---50 GPa压力范围内, FeCO₃发生了从高自旋(HS) AFM态到低自旋(LS) 非磁性(NM) 态的磁性相变, 伴随着晶胞体积坍塌10.5%. FeCO₃在相变前后均是绝缘体, 但是相变后的LS-NM态的Fe²⁺ 离子的3d电子局域化程度更强, 能隙随着压力的进一步增大而逐步增大, 离化程度更高, 直到500 GPa没有发生金属绝缘体相变.     

高空偏北大风与有无暴雨的对比分析

利用常规观测资料对1991～1996年江淮地区梅雨期的高、低层流场进行合成诊断分析，比较了高空偏北大风下有无暴雨在天气形势、物理量特征、三维流场方面的差异，文中一些分析结果可供暴雨预报参考。