Composites with high omnidirectional fracture toughness due to helical interlocking fasteners are found in gingko seed shellsOA

<正>Engineering of composites mimicking load-bearing materials from living organisms is essential for sustainable economic development and successful resolution of current and future bottle-necks of chemical,automotive,aviation,biomedical,and robotic technologies.As pointed out by G.Wiedemann[1]in 1853 and M.F.Ashby et al.     

超超临界机组机炉协调系统的min-max模糊模型预测跟踪控制

为了提高非线性超超临界火电机组的控制性能,提出了一种改进的min-max模糊模型预测跟踪控制.首先,建立了 T-S模糊模型来近似非线性机炉协调系统的动态特性.然后,基于包含状态变量和输出变量的扩展模糊模型,在保证闭环系统稳定性和输入在给定约束的同时,推导了 min-max模糊模型预测跟踪控制用于输出调节.为了获得更大的...     

深度信念以及信念和信仰的相对作用

“深度信念”是怀特海文稿中的关键概念。在怀特海有机哲学看来,动机、方法和意义是一个整体。他懂得要在深层次上探查人类追求意义及理解的倾向,进而揭示“追求”行为中的创造张力。深度信念就是这种深层次的动力。深度信念不同于各种各样起源于文化传统的信仰或偶发的信念,它不像后者那样可能失去。怀特海认为,在个人经验中,某一个信念的失去更可能是“无限性激励下的有限性”,是某种“超越的内在性”,“朝向更精美细致的结果”。深度信念促成了精神的冒险,是人类固化成就中不可抹去的最富锐气的因素,是人的呈现。     

Authoritarianism, perceived threat and exclusionism on the eve of the Disengagement: Evidence from Gaza

Major political events such as terrorist attacks and forced relocation of citizens may have an immediate effect on attitudes towards ethnic minorities associated with these events. The psychological process that leads to political exclusionism of minority groups was examined using a field study among Israeli settlers in Gaza days prior to the Disengagement Plan adopted by the Israeli government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005. Lending credence to integrated threat theory and to theory on authoritarianism, our analyses show that the positive effect of religiosity on political exclusionism results from the two-staged mediation of authoritarianism and perceived threat. We conclude that religiosity fosters authoritarianism, which in turn tends to move people towards exclusionism both directly and through the mediation of perceived threat.     

意义学习分类学

综合十年的研究,作者描述了意义学习的一种分类办法.最有意义的学习结果是解决问题.在这种分类法中,四种不同的问题解决按层次方式排列.解决问题的先决条件是两种基本的推理技能——类比推理和因果推理,这是解决所有问题的基础.这些推理的形式要求运用概念,以及由概念和关系组成的低阶命题和高阶命题.解决问题的教学应该是让学习者解决问...     

美国世界一流大学经费支出研究及启示

本文运用固定效应模型,分析近十年美国公立世界一流大学的经费支出数据。研究发现:美国一流公立大学中教学科研经费是主要支出;经费总支出与一流大学的排名没有显著相关性,但部分经费支出对大学排名有显著影响。对于无医院服务支出的高校,公共服务支出与大学排名显著正相关;对于有医院服务支出的高校,辅助经营支出的增加有助于大学排名的提升,公共服务支出的影响却相反。因此,提高经费使用效率比增加总额更为重要。我国“双一流”建设高校应该革新经费支出配置理念,建立科学有效的经费配置体系,增大学校各类服务支出。     

商品个性标志的定义及其在美国流行文化中的角色

在过去的一个多世纪,商品的个性标志一直是美国人钟爱的广告工具。各种各样被广告商作为传播体系的＂会说话的动物＂和＂会跳舞的产品＂已悄无声息地蔓延在美国的流行文化中。1982年,有人在做调查后发现,凡是商品特征明显的广告,在改变品牌偏好的能力上要比同行业其他品牌强。这一点表明社会正在接收商品个性标志这样的讯息。然而,尽管商品个性标志的运用在广告商和消费者中大受欢迎,却几乎被完全遗忘在广告和流行文化研究的角落。本文将从相关文学的角度解析什么是商品个性标志,以及其如何运用在现代广告业中,并与消费者进行交流。     

Evaluating effects of atmospheric CO2 on stability of global climate: a cell-to-cell mapping approach

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration [CO2], incoming solar radiation and sea ice coverage are among the most important factors that control the global climate. By applying the simple cell-to-cell mapping technique to a simplified atmosphere-ocean-sea ice feedback climate model, effects of these factors on the stability of the climatic system are studied. The current climatic system is found to be stable but highly nonlinear. The resiliency of stability increases with [CO2] to a summit when [CO2] reaches 290 μL/L which is comparable to the pre-industrial level, suggesting carbon dioxide is essential to the stability of the global climate. With [CO2] rising further, the global climate stability decreases, the mean ocean temperature goes up and the sea ice coverage shrinks in the polar region. When the incoming solar radiation is intensified, the ice coverage gradually diminishes, but the mean ocean temperature remains relatively constant. Overall, our analysis suggests that at the current levels of three external factors the stability of global climate is highly resilient. However, there exists a possibility of extreme states of climate, such as a snow-ball earth and an ice-free earth.     

DNA microarray wet lab simulation brings genomics into the high school curriculum

We have developed a wet lab DNA microarray simulation as part of a complete DNA microarray module for high school students. The wet lab simulation has been field tested with high school students in Illinois and Maryland as well as in workshops with high school teachers from across the nation. Instead of using DNA, our simulation is based on pH indicators, which offer many ideal teaching characteristics. The simulation requires no specialized equipment, is very inexpensive, is very reliable, and takes very little preparation time. Student and teacher assessment data indicate the simulation is popular with both groups, and students show significant learning gains. We include many resources with this publication, including all prelab introductory materials (e.g., a paper microarray activity), the student handouts, teachers notes, and pre- and postassessment tools. We did not test the simulation on other student populations, but based on teacher feedback, the simulation also may fit well in community college and in introductory and nonmajors' college biology curricula.