简介:体积的动态脆弱Zr64Cu16Ni10Al10合金的金属性的玻璃(BMG)被三点的横梁弯曲学习方法。脆弱参数mforZr64Cu16Ni10Al10BMG被计算在高温度是24.5,它意味着液体是一强壮“液体,当时在液体是的工具的低温度是13.4一超级强壮”液体。在supercooled区域的Zr64Cu16Ni10Al10BMG的动态行为经历一对超级强壮的转变强壮。到我们的知识,是第一次strong-to-superstrong转变在金属性的玻璃里被发现。用散布实验的小角度X光,我们发现这转变被假定与在supercooled液体的一个阶段分离过程有关。
简介:Thisisanaccountofthechangesinfunding,administration,andmanagementoftheBritishGeologicalSurvey(BGS),theoldestgovernment-fundedgeologicalsurveyintheworld,fromtheearly1980sto2000.Itwillintereststudentsofpublicadministration,historiansofscienceandgeologicalsurveys,andthosewhohavefollowedtheconvolutedrecenthistoryofBGS.PeterAllenhasrenderedamostvaluableserviceindocumentinganddescribingasaninsider(heonlyrecentlyretiredfromapositionasAssistantDirector)thestrugglestomaintaintheSurveyanditsprimeroleofdiscovering,
简介:Withtheneedtorebuildinfrastructureanditspoliticalsystem,Serbiahastocompletetwotransitions,achievingprogressdomesticallyandgainingrecognitionfromtheEuropeanUnion.Eventhoughthelongandwindingroadoftransitionmayhavelookedlikeadeadend,theproblemscouldmoreaccuratelybedescribedasdeadlock,andpost-transitionSerbiacouldhavearelativelybrightfuture.
简介:Inrecentdevelopmentsinchemistryandgeneticengineering,thehumbleresearcherdealingwiththeoriginoflifefindsher(him)selfinagreyareaoftacklingsomethingthatevendoesnotyethaveacleardefinitionagreedupon.Aseriesofchemicalstepsisdescribedtobeconsideredasthelife-nonlifetransition,ifoneadherestotheminimalisticdefinition:lifeisself-reproductionwithvariations.ThefullyartificialRNAsystemchosenfortheexplorationcorrespondssequence-wisetothereconstructedinitialtripletrepeats,presumablycorrespondingtotheearliestprotein-codingmolecules.Thedemonstratedoccurrenceofthemismatches(variations)inotherwisecomplementarysyntheses("self-reproduction"),inthisRNAsystem,opensanexperimentalandconceptualperspectivetoexploretheoriginoflife(anditsdefinition),ontheapparentedgeoftheorigin.
简介:Theforegoingsixresponsesmayresultineitherpeaceorconflict,whichbringaboutanotherissueininternationalrelationstheory,thatis,howtoavoidconflict,orinotherwords,whetherpeacefultransitionofpowercanbeachieved.
简介:TheIslamicworldrepresentsanimportantforcetobereckonedwithintheinternationalpoliticalarena.Beingendowedwithhugeoilandgasresourcesandcommandingaspecialstrategicpositiononavitalrouteforinternationalcommerce,tradeandshipping,ithasalwaysbeenafocusofcontentionamongmajorpowers,andisnowanareatowhichtheU.S.globalstrategypaysspecialattention.Underthedoublepressureofeconomic
简介:Thecharacteristicsofalaminarwalljetsubmittedtodifferentconfigurationshavebeenexperimentallyexploredinordertoobtainabetterknowledgeoftransitionmodifications,Infactdifferentparameterscanaccelerateordelaythetransitionusingasmoothorroughsurface,heatedornot,submittedtovibrationsornot.Inthisstudy,significanteffectscanbenoticed.Ithasbeenpossibletomeasurethebeginningofgrowthratesofdisturbanceamplitudeusingawindtunnelandcomparingtheresultswiththelinearstabilitytheory.
简介:提炼伴随转变从的变化对在蝗虫的独居的阶段状态群居是那么激烈的很长时间,这些阶段被看作不同种类。是鲍里斯·乌瓦罗夫介绍了polyphenism的概念。研究的十年表明阶段转变在morphometry,表皮的颜色,行为和生理学的几个方面暗示变化。在最近的十年,特别地,相当很多分子的研究被承担了揭开阶段相关的差别。他们导致了新奇卓见进corazonin的角色,neuroparsins,一些朊酶禁止者,phenylacetonitrile等等。蝗虫的EST数据库的来临(例如坑等,2004)是在生理、行为的蝗虫研究的很令人鼓舞的新奇开发。然而,最吸引人的问题的答案,也就是是否有阶段转变的初发的分子的inducer,在不久的将来可能不在活动范围以内。
简介:Modernizationtheorypredictslooseningfamilytiesandthegradualdeclineoffamilysupportsfortheelderly.Inatransitionaleconomy,wearguethattherapidlygrowingincomeforadultchildrenhelpstomaintainfamilysupportsfortheelderlyatahighlevel.Datafrom2005China's1%populationsurveyshowsthathalfofelderlypeopleintownsorruralareasreliedonfamilysupportsasthemainsourceforliving.Theodds-ratiofromLogisticregressionshowsthatfamilysupportswerefargreaterforfemalesthanmalesandfargreaterforruralthanforurbanresidents.Labormigrationbyaruralhouseholdmembergreatlyenhancedtheoddsoffamilysupportsfortheelderlyinruralareas.Inthecities,wefoundthattheoddsoffamilysupportswerethehighestinthewell-developedregionsalongthecoast.Asthepopulationisrapidlyaging,moregovernmenteffortsareneededtoexpandsocializedsupportsfortheelderly,especiallytotheweakest.
简介:Therearepresently33independentcountriesand12regionsthathavenotyetacquiredindependenceinLatinAmerica.TheyincludeMexico,CentralAmerica,Caribbeanregion,andSouthAmerica.
简介:SpectroscopicmethodsareusedtoinvestigatecoordinationstructureofN-picolylpolyurethanetransitionmetalcomplexes(PUPYM,M=Co^2+andNi^2+).Geometricalarrangementofligandsinfirst-shellcoordinationsphereofmetalionsispostulatedtobetetrahedralCoL2Cl2andoctahedralNiL2-Cl2Z2.whereListhepicolylgroupandZisahydrate.FromextendedX-rayabsorptionfinestructure(EXAFS)analysis,bondlengthsformetal-chlorineandmetal-ligandofPUPYMaresimilartothoseofsmallmolecularweighttransitionmetalcomplexes.Atwo-phasemodelofPUPYMwhichbestdescribestheexperimentaldataofDMTAandSAXS.isproposed.Onemicrophaseistheharddomainofselfsegregatedhaedsegmentsbroughtaboutbymetal-ligandinteraction.andtheotherphaseisthematrixofsoftsegments.Transitionmetalion-ligandmoietiesandtheirinteractionsdominatethemacroscopicthermalbehaviorofPUPYM.Theligandfieldstabilizationenergydifference(ΔLFSE)betweenmteald-electronsincomplexeswithtwopicolylligandsinthecoordinationsphereofmetalionsandcomplexesmaintainingonepicolylligandascoordinationpendentgroupiscalculatedonthebasisofobservedcoordinationstructure,anditrepresentstheenergysuppliedtosplitcoordinationcross-links.ΔLFSEofpolyurethanenickel(II)complexislargerthanthatofthecobalt(II)complex,Sincethemobilityofhardsegmentsisininverseproportiontothestrengthofcoordinationcross-links.ahigherα-transitiontemperatureofPUPYNi^2+withrespecttoPUPYCo^2+isfoundasexpected.
简介:Theinternationalorderisbuiltontheprinciplesofsovereignequality,nationalinterests,greatpowersandrespectforhumanrightsamongothers.Internationalrivalryandcooperationhaveexistedsidebysideoverthepastfewcenturies,whilethefoundationsofaninternationalorderhavesolidified.Wearenowseeingatransitionintheinternationalorderthatrequiresnewinnovativewaysofthinking.Chinaisseenasthekeydriverofthesechangesbecauseofitsuniquestatus,patternofgrowthandfuturepotential.Chinashouldembracethishistoricopportunityandtakeonitsobligationstocontributetothebirthofanewmoderninternationalorder.
简介:Amodificationofthetransitionstatetheoryforevaporationandcondensationispresentedbyanalysingthekineticcharacteristicsofliquid-vapourinterphasetransport.Inthemodifiedtransitionstatetheory,themovingorientationofmoleculesisintroducedintothecalculationofthefreevolumeoftheactivatedcomplex.Thecondensationcoefficientsofargonatdifferenttemperaturesarecalculatedwiththemodifiedtransitionstatetheory.Theresultsagreewellwiththosefrommoleculardynamicssimulations.
简介:ExaminingChina'spopulationchangesinthepastthreedecadesdemonstratesthatChina'sdemographictransitionhasbeensuccessfullycompletedwithasplendidandzigzagpath.Thereareprofoundhistoricalexperiencesandlessons.ThispaperreviewsChina'sfertilitytransitionwhichisdividedintofourperiodsandarguesthatfertilitychangesarearesultoftheinteractionsbetweensocioeconomicdevelopment,fertilitybehaviorsandfertilitypolicies.Substantialresistancetothe'one-childpolicy'during1979to1984resultedinreboundingandfluctuatingfertility.Thebabyboomoccurredintheperiod1985to1991wasamanifestationoftheinherentlawsofdemographicdynamics,andsubsequentlyforcefulbirthcontrolwasagainmobilized.Theperiodfrom1992to1999witnessedlargedeclinesinfertilitywhichpenetratesthereplacementzone,showingthatChinawascompletingthefertilitytransition.China'sstabilizinglowfertilityandemergingpopulationstructuralissuessince2000callforcomprehensivewaysinaddressingthepopulationproblems.