Technological research in the EU is less efficient than the world average. EU research policy risks Europeans’ future

We have studied the efficiency of research in the EU by a percentile-based citation approach that analyzes the distribution of country papers among the world papers. Going up in the citation scale, the frequency of papers from efficient countries increases while the frequency from inefficient countries decreases. In the percentile-based approach, this trend, which is uniform at any citation level, is measured by the e_p index that equals the P_{top 1%}/P_{top 10%} ratio. By using the e_p index we demonstrate that EU research on fast-evolving technological topics is less efficient than the world average and that the EU is far from being able to compete with the most advanced countries. The e_p index also shows that the USA is well ahead of the EU in both fast- and slow-evolving technologies, which suggests that the advantage of the USA over the EU in innovation is due to low research efficiency in the EU. In accord with some previous studies, our results show that the European Commission’s ongoing claims about the excellence of EU research are based on a wrong diagnosis. The EU must focus its research policy on the improvement of its inefficient research. Otherwise, the future of Europeans is at risk.     

Anatomical societies find new ways to come together in a post-Covid world

The world has been turned upside down by a global health emergency caused by the Covid-19. Given the high contagiousness of the virus and the need to contain its spread, social distancing rules, self-isolation policies, and geographical lockdowns have been enforced globally. Over the pandemic emergency the majority of the planned in-person meetings and congresses of national and international anatomical societies have been postponed or canceled. It is unclear what the future holds, but times of crisis often present possibilities for re-thinking old ways to achieve a more critical approach. It has become increasingly clear that traditional in-person congress formats of scientific societies need to be reevaluated. Over the past year and a half, two types of congressional modalities have been trialed to address the challenge of the pandemic as far as scientific meetings are concerned: the fully virtual congress, in which case the conference program is live streamed to all of the attendees, and the hybrid congress, in which case some of the attendees physically participate at the congress's venue while others interact via a virtual platform. The current study set out to investigate the technical difficulties, social challenges, costs and sustainability, logistics and management issues linked to holding various types of congresses in the post-Covid world. Anatomical societies throughout the world are actively striving to reshape their response to the current global emergency and to uncover new types of conference modalities in the effort to keep scientific exchange alive and flourishing in the post-Covid era.     

2CUL Slavic: The View So Far

In fall 2016, the Columbia-Cornell collaboration in the area of Slavic & East European resource coordination and sharing celebrated its sixth year. The author reviews particulars of the development, implementation, and function of this program as well as some of the challenges that face such cross-institutional efforts.     

Science Letters:Discovery of ultrahigh-T spinel-garnet granulite with pure CO_2 fluid inclusions from the Altay orogenic belt, NW China

We first report discovery of the spinel-garnet-orthopyroxene granulite with pure CO2 fluid inclusions from the Fuyun region of the late Paleozoic Altay orogenic belt in Central Asia, NW China. The rock is characterized by an assemblage of garnet, orthopyroxene, spinel, cordierite, biotite, plagioclase and quartz. Symplectites of orthopyroxene and spinel, and orthopyroxene and cordierite indicate decompression under UHT conditions. Mineral chemistry shows that the or-thopyroxenes have high XMg and A12O3 contents (up to 9.23 wt%). Biotites are enriched in TiO2 and XMg and are stable under granulite facies conditions. The garnet and quartz from the rock carry monophase fluid inclusions which show peak melting temperatures of around -56.7℃, indicating a pure CO2 species being presented during the ultrahigh-T metamorphism in the Altay orogenic belt. The inclusions homogenize into a liquid phase at temperatures around 15.3-23.8℃ translating into CO2 densities of the order of 0.86-0.88 g/cm3. Based on prelim     

Discussion on National Standard GB 6167"Methods for Testing the Performance of Airborne Particle Counter

Classificationofaircleanlinessinanykindofclean roomsandcleanzoneswillbeaccomplishedintermsofconcentrationofairborneparticles .Alightdiscreteair borneparticlecounter (hereafterreferringtoasAPC)isusedtodeterminetheconcentrationofairborneparticlesequaltoandlargerthanthespecifiedsizesatdesignatedsamplinglocation[1,2 ] .Inthepracticalmeasurementofparticleconcentrationincleanrooms,itisfoundthetest ingresultsofparticlenumberinthesameareacountedbydifferentparticlecountersarequitedifferentanduptoanord…     

三层C/S结构报刊发行信息系统的设计实现

阐述了三层C/S体系结构的优点,Tuxedo中间件的主要功能和特点.介绍了在Linux操作系统下基于Tuxedo的三层C/S体系结构的报刊发行信息系统的设计与实现.     

The industrial connections in Donald Judd's art

This paper examines the context and impact of the industrial materials and processes of the mid-twentieth century on Donald Judd's works, focusing on galvanized steel, cellulose nitrate paints, anodizing, and the RAL color matching system. Exploration of the industrial materials and methods Judd utilized provides a greater understanding of his processes, choices, and ultimately his art, its care, and legacy.     

智慧城市信息安全风险评估模型构建与实证研究

[目的/意义] 面对智慧城市日益突出的信息安全问题,提出一个科学的风险评估模型,以快速对智慧城市进行风险分类并分析风险因素。[方法/过程] 从智慧城市信息安全的5个层次和风险评估的4个主要因素出发,构建智慧城市信息安全风险指标框架,对智慧城市实例进行ward系统聚类形成分类属性,选择C4.5算法的决策树方法建立风险评估模型,并验证模型的科学性。[结果/结论] 结果发现:安全管理制度、数据泄露与损坏威胁、安全意识薄弱性和设备安全漏洞是智慧城市之间差距最显著的风险因素,根据评估结果提出保障智慧城市信息安全的建议。     

潮州产10种野菜中硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐及Vc的含量

利用分光光度法测定了潮州产10种野菜中硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐的含量，利用氧化还原滴定法测定了维生素ca含量．结果表明：月光花、决明、铁苋菜和叶下珠的硝酸盐含量低于轻度污染水平（432mg／kg鲜重），亚硝酸盐含量低于无公害蔬菜亚硝酸盐含量的限量标准（44．0mg／kg鲜重），它们属于一级野菜，可以安全食用；鸡矢藤、白勒和苎麻的硝酸盐含量低于785mg／kg，属于中度污染水平，亚硝酸盐含量低于无公害蔬菜亚硝酸盐含量的限量标准，属二级蔬菜范围，不宜生食，煮熟或盐渍可安全食用；鳢肠硝酸盐含量高于785mg／蚝而低于1440mg／kg，亚硝酸盐含量低于无公害蔬菜亚硝酸盐含量的限量标准，维生素C含量高于50mg／100g鲜重，属于三级蔬菜，不可生食和盐渍，可熟食。牡荆和肖梵天花虽然硝酸盐含量很低，但维生素C含量较低，亚硝酸盐含量高于无公害蔬菜亚硝酸盐含量的限量标准，所以不宜食用．     

谈义乌市公示语的英译

良好的国际化语言环境是国际化城市建设的保证。义鸟市公示语英译还存在着浮于表面的解读、选词欠地道、简单的字字对应、不规范的书写等不足。针对这些问题，建议采取建立行政管理机构、推行翻译人员持证上岗制度、加强公众舆论监督等具体措施。