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.     

基于CSSCI的我国自闭症研究知识图谱分析

以CSSCI数据库中1998—2013年间收录的自闭症研究的237篇文献为原始数据,应用可视化软件CiteSpace Ⅱ绘制国内自闭症研究的知识结构图谱与发展进程图谱,挖掘自闭症领域的代表人物和经典文献,描绘自闭症研究在不同时期的热点问题与知识基础。结果显示：我国自闭症领域的研究主要包括理论探讨和教育干预两大分支,涵盖了心理理论、个案研究、体育游戏、早期干预、行为治疗和应用行为分析等多方面内容。     

拓扑空间中的截口定理及其应用

将KyFan截口定理推广到具有性质（H）的拓扑空间．作为应用,在具有性质（H）的拓扑空间上进一步推广了Browder不动点定理,并利用所得结果在具有性质（H）的拓扑空间中证明了极大极小不等式定理和鞍点定理．     

田径、举重运动员下肢反应力量能力探析

采用国际上通用的反应力量测试手段和方法，对191名田径、举重运动员和普通人进行了实验测试，通过对测试结果的统计分析，发现：（1）田径、举重运动员下肢反应力量测试结果未能表现出运动项目和竞技水平间的显著性差异；（2）跳深实验中，适宜的下落高度随着性别、运动项目、竞技水平等条件的不同，差异较大，因此，判定适宜的下落高度时，最好具体分析，因人而异；（3）起跳时间对于判定适宜的下落高度也有一定影响，准确的适宜下落高度的判定，对于反应力量的训练具有重要意义。     

我国公共体育服务研究的计量学分析*

以中文社会科学引文索引CSSCI成立至今所收录的研究主题为公共体育和体育公共服务的246篇文献为数据来源,并结合CNKI对246篇文献进行检索下载,采用CiteSpaceⅤ进行可视化处理与计量学分析。运用知识图谱的方式对公共体育和体育公共服务研究领域文献的年度数量、机构分布、作者团队、期刊来源、热点共现及演进过程进行探测。研究表明,公共体育和体育公共服务研究文献数量逐年上升,研究多分布于江浙沪地区与长江流域;研究形成了以不同机构为单位的研究团队并掌握着这一科学领域的研究方向;收录期刊来源中,体育类期刊占绝对优势,其中上海体育学院学报载文最多;研究热点前沿与演进围绕着公共体育和体育公共服务的构建与完善展开,由公共体育和体育公共服务的理论研究逐渐过渡到应用研究,从公共体育和体育公共服务的纯理论概念研究向着服务体系、服务均等化、服务供给等应用型研究发展,并形成了以政府购买公共体育和体育公共服务与政府管理为代表的研究实践。     

基于多系数保角变换法的船舶垂荡纵摇运动仿真

为给航海模拟器建立实用可靠的船舶在波浪中运动的数学模型,基于二维线性势流理论,采用多系数保角变换法对每个船舶横剖面进行高精度拟合,计算各个横剖面的水动力系数和波浪激励力,利用Visual Studio自主开发出船舶在规则波中的纵向运动数值模拟程序。为验证这个数值模拟程序的可靠性,对S175集装箱船在迎浪中运动的幅值响应因子(response amplitude operator, RAO)进行数值计算。结果表明:当弗劳德数为0.275时,RAO计算结果在大部分频率范围内与试验结果吻合良好。因此,这个数值模拟程序能准确地对船舶在波浪中的运动时历进行仿真。     

The effects of a calf pump device on second half performance of a simulated soccer match in competitive youth players

During soccer matches, performance decrements have been reported that relate to both physical abilities and technical skills. To investigate the effects of low-frequency electrical stimulation LFES (VeinoplusSport®, Ad Rem Technology, France) administered during half-time recovery on performance alterations during the second half. Twenty-two highly trained young players undertook a soccer-match simulation (SAFT⁹⁰). During half-time, they were randomly assigned to LFES group or Placebo group. Each half was split into 3 bouts of 12 minutes. Following each bout, maximal strike speed (MSS), sprint test (ST), maximal sprint accelerations (MA) and metabolic power (MP) were determined in both groups. Arterial (AF) and venous flows (VF) were measured at rest and at the end of half-time. LEFS group exhibited beneficial effects on performance compared to the Placebo group with a likely effect for MSS, ST, MA, and a possible effect for MP. AF and VF increased statistically more in LEFS group compared to Placebo group. The use of specific calf-pump LFES during half-time of a youth simulated soccer match attenuated the decrease in performance during the second half compared to Placebo group. This effect is most marked at the beginning of the second half with regards to explosive parameters.     

Reviewing the Variability-Overuse Injury Hypothesis: Does Movement Variability Relate to Landing Injuries?

Purpose: Overuse injuries are common in sport, but complete understanding of injury risk factors remains incomplete. Although biomechanical studies frequently examine musculoskeletal injury mechanisms, human movement variability studies aim to better understand neuromotor functioning, with proposed connections between overuse injury mechanisms and changes in motor variability. Method: In a narrative review, we discuss the variability-overuse injury hypothesis, which suggests repeated load application leads to mechanical tissue breakdown and subsequent injury when exceeding the rate of physiological adaptation. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of this hypothesis, we incorporate concepts from motor control, neurophysiology, biomechanics, as well as research design and data analysis. We therefore summarize multiple perspectives while proposing theoretical relationships between movement variability and lower extremity overuse injuries. Results: Experimental data are presented and summarized from published experiments examining interactions between experimental task demands and movement variability in the context of drop landing movements, along with comparisons to previous movement variability studies. Conclusion: We provide a conceptual framework for sports medicine researchers interested in predicting and preventing sports injuries. Under performance conditions with greater task demands, we predict reduced trial-to-trial movement variability that could increase the likelihood of overuse injuries.     

Kinematic analysis of hip and knee rotation and other contributors to ballet turnout

Turnout, or external rotation (ER) of the lower extremities, is essential in ballet. The purpose of this study was to utilise physical examination and a biomechanical method for obtaining functional kinematic data using hip and knee joint centres to identify the relative turnout contributions from hip rotation, femoral anteversion, knee rotation, tibial torsion, and other sources. Ten female dancers received a lower extremity alignment assessment, including passive hip rotation, femoral anteversion, tibial torsion, weightbearing foot alignment, and Beighton hypermobility score. Next, turnout was assessed using plantar pressure plots and three-dimensional motion analysis; participants performed turnout to ballet first position on both a plantar pressure mat and friction-reducing discs. A retro-reflective functional marker motion capture system mapped the lower extremities and hip and knee joint centres. Mean total turnout was 129±15.7° via plantar pressure plots and 135±17.8° via kinematics. Bilateral hip ER during turnout was 49±10.2° (36% of total turnout). Bilateral knee ER during turnout was 41±5.9° (32% of total turnout). Hip ER contribution to total turnout measured kinematically was less than expected compared to other studies, where hip ER was determined without functional kinematic data. Knee ER contributed substantially more turnout than expected or previously reported. This analysis method allows precise assessment of turnout contributors.     

Mapping cultural assets and evaluating significance: theory,methodology and practice

Over the last decade in the UK, there has been a notable shift in the popularity and use of cultural mapping as a methodology for policy making at a regional and local level. This follows increased demand for an informed framework for planning arts and cultural facilities from local and regional government and from within the cultural sector (Evans, 2008: p. 65). The article begins with an exploration of cultural mapping within cultural policy, which explores the context for the growth in this area of activity, and why this kind of activity appeals to policy makers and organisations. It then goes on to examine four cultural mapping exercises which have been undertaken in recent years in the UK. These studies have been chosen because although they all focus the mapping of cultural assets within a specific geographic area, they differ to one degree or another in purpose, context, definition, geographic scale and methodology. They illustrate the narrow range of approaches deployed in the cultural mapping field in the UK, and as such provide a useful means of critically reviewing their limits as well as highlighting the issues and challenges faced by cultural cartography in practice. The article concludes by considering the type of mapping research that is “allowed” within the discursive confines of consultancy based cultural policy research.