Improvement of rainwater infiltration and storage capacity by an enhanced seepage well: From laboratory investigation to HYDRUS-2D numerical analysis

Seepage well is an emerging Low Impact Development (LID) technology that can effectively control the storm runoff. However, its rainwater infiltration rate and storage capacity still require further enhancement. By setting a horizontal infiltration structure at the bottom of conventional rainwater seepage well (CSW), an enhanced seepage well (ESW) was proposed in this study, and its infiltration performances compared with the permeable pavement (PP) and the CSW were systemically investigated using static infiltration experiment and HYDRUS-2D simulation. The results showed that the infiltration efficiency of ESW was significantly higher than that of PP and CSW, and the process of water infiltrated through soil mainly controlled the macroscopic infiltration rate. The Nash-Sutcliff Efficient (NSE) index was used to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the HYDRUS-2D model, and the results of NSE values greater than 0.75 (varied between 0.75 and 0.91) confirmed the applicability of HYDRUS-2D to describe correctly the hydraulic behavior of the ESW system. Simulation infiltration tests showed that the ESW performed a higher average infiltration rate and fewer total runoff volume than the CSW, indicating the effectively enhancement of the infiltration and water retention capacity of ESW, especially under heavy rainfall intensities. Additionally, the ESW system exhibited an excellent runoff-control and rainwater retention capacity in an actual rainfall scenario.     

Visual recognition efficiency of handheld infrared thermometer interface information under low ambient illuminance

One of the symptoms of plagues, epidemics or pandemics is often a fever, so during such unprecedented times, handheld infrared thermometers are vital devices for monitoring symptomatic individuals. It is therefore very important to enhance reading efficiency when these thermometers are used for lengthy periods of time in a low illuminance environment. The need for the efficient reading of infrared thermometers or a fast reaction time when reading the information is even more relevant now during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, a target search experiment of digital characters is carried out through a simulated interface and use scenarios of a handheld thermometer based on three variables: the inclination angle or slant of the seven segment display characters, screen brightness, and ambient illuminance. The experimental results show that the inclination angle or slant of the characters and ambient illuminance have a significant effect on the reaction speed. In general, the slowest reaction time is found when reading characters with a slant of 10° to the left and the reaction time is the fastest with a right slant of 20°. A continued reduction in ambient illuminance does not affect the visual recognition performance but instead further enhances reading efficiency. Increasing the screen brightness increases the reaction time more in relatively low ambient illuminance conditions as opposed to relatively high ambient illuminance, which implies that in higher ambient illuminance conditions, a brighter screen needs to be used to obtain the same reaction speed as that in lower ambient illuminance conditions.     

气动锚杆钻机冲击频率测量仪的设计

针对气动锚杆钻机冲击频率不易测量的问题,提出了一种新型气动锚杆钻机冲击频率测量仪的设计方案。该测量仪采用压力传感器采集钻机冲击信号,采用电压比较器和单稳态触发器处理冲击信号并输入到单片机,由单片机计算出钻机冲击频率。实际应用表明,该测量仪可准确、方便地测量出钻机冲击频率。     

MMA7361L的高精度角度检测平台设计

倾角是许多控制系统中需要测量的一个重要参数。针对倾角测量,设计了一种基于ARM微控制器和加速度传感器的角度测量平台。该平台采用基于ARMCortex—M3内核的STM32F103VE为数据处理的核心,利用高精度加速度传感器MMA7361L为测角传感器,同时配置液晶屏和小型键盘实现了人机交互。该平台具有测量精度高、灵敏度高、价格低的特点,应用前景广阔。     

More on Goddard and the Kallikak family photographs.

Discusses retouching of the Kallikak family photographs in H. H. Goddard's (1912) study of mental retardation and heredity, with reference to analyses by R. E. Fancher (see record 1987-31600-001) and S. J. Gould (1981), and concurs with Fancher that the retouching was probably not done for deceitful purposes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

基于嵌入式技术的倾角传感器检测系统设计

介绍了加速度传感器MMA7260的工作原理、结构及功能,设计了一个基于ARM的实时嵌入式自动检测系统,使用μC/OS-II操作系统,构造一个具有角度测量、相关数据处理以及与上位机通信等功能的现场角度测量单元,上位机则主要完成系统监控和人机交互等功能。     

两轴稳定平台大俯仰角状态控制技术研究

在对两轴稳定平台一般构型分析的基础上,指出了其在俯仰方向大角度时稳定控制存在的不足,提出了采用三正交陀螺稳定控制方式解决大俯仰角控制问题的方法,最后利用MATLAB进行了数学仿真,结果表明该方法有效提高了系统的稳定精度。     

Adverse impact: Is it a viable concept?

It appears that those federal agencies responsible for enforcement persist in the belief that a given test score can mean one thing in one subgroup and something else in another and/or that inferences from a set of test scores can be valid for one subgroup but not for another. First surfacing in early agency regulations in connection with the now discontinued "differential validity" requirement, the belief still manifests itself in the concepts of "unfairness" and "adverse impact." Furthermore, the determination of the presence or absence of adverse impact on the basis of the impact ratio involves numerous statistical and measurement issues. Use of the impact ratio to establish the prosecutorial posture of an enforcement agency is clearly flawed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

人工智能对国内劳动就业影响研究综述

利用citespace关键词共现分析方法,梳理了1980年以来人工智能对劳动就业影响的国内相关文献,发现目前的研究议题主要包括人工智能影响就业的机制、人工智能对就业规模的影响、人工智能对收入分配的影响、人工智能对就业形态的影响、人工智能对劳动过程与劳动关系的影响. 总体来看,目前的研究主要集中在与劳动力市场相关的议题; 理论性的论述占大多数,而具有说服力的实证研究较少; 宏观性的研究较多,深入企业与生产现场考察的微观研究较少. 未来应进一步拓展研究主题,进行多种视角与跨学科研究,重视实证研究与微观研究.     

Structure and Properties Characterization of Ceramic Coatings Produced on Steel Using a Combined Technique

STEEL is the most widely used material in engineering,but unfortunately,steel exhibits poor wear resistanceand obvious contact corrosion.For decades,researchersprepared coatings on steel to improve its properties;ceramic is one of these coatings.To obtain ceramiccoatings on steel,many researchers use techniques suchas plasma spraying,laser cladding,etc.,but some ofthem are too expensive,some of them have a deep heataffected zone in the substrate,and some of them cannot bond well with the subs…