Wastewater treatment plays a crucial role in preserving water quality in receiving streams;however, continuous nutrient enrichment can diminish the retention capacity of rivers. The objectives of this study were to ev...Wastewater treatment plays a crucial role in preserving water quality in receiving streams;however, continuous nutrient enrichment can diminish the retention capacity of rivers. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent and river discharge on water chemistry and determine the retention efficiency of nutrients added in the effluent along a 6.1-km reach of a 5th-order stream in the Ozark Highlands of northwest Arkansas. From 2006 through 2007, effluent discharge increased river nitrite, soluble reactive P (SRP), and total organic C (TOC) and conductivity. As river discharge increased, DO and turbidity increased, but water temperature, conductivity, and TOC decreased. Net nutrient uptake lengths were inconsistent for NO3-N, NH4-N, and SRP. Results indicated that the fluvial channel acted as both a sink and a source of NO3-N and SRP, but the channel always acted as a sink for NH4-N with a significantly positive retention coefficient that indicated only 12% of added NH4-N was retained in the study reach. The effluent discharge increased the concentrations of seven water quality parameters, and it appears the long-term enrichment has rendered the immediate-downstream reach ineffective as a nutrient sink. Nutrients added in the effluent were generally transported with little to no uptake or transformation, thus river chemical concentrations beyond the study reach have likely been influenced by this effluent discharge.展开更多
Crystal structures of several naturally occurring minerals are known to contain various deformities such as cones, cylinders, and tapered hollow cylinders with different apex angles, which have been described as solid...Crystal structures of several naturally occurring minerals are known to contain various deformities such as cones, cylinders, and tapered hollow cylinders with different apex angles, which have been described as solid and hollow cones, “cups”, “lampshades” as well as rolled cylindrical planes. The present study was undertaken to determine how these different shapes within a crystal structure can be explained. Since the usual method of observing them is by either X-ray and electron diffraction or electron microscopy, we investigated Fourier transforms of these forms, which were considered in terms of spirals with varying radii. Three types of spirals were considered, namely: 1) Archimedean spiral;2) Involute of a circle or power spiral and 3) Logarithmic spiral. Spiraling caused the radius r to be modified by a factor f(θ), so that r becomes rf(θ), where f(θ) = θ for Archimedean helix, θn for power helices like θ1/2 for Fermat’s helix, θ-1 for hyperbolic helix and eθ or e-θ for logarithmic helix, r and θ being co-ordinates of the map on which the helix has to be drawn, f(θ) is unaffected by the magnitude of r. Expressions have been derived that explain the diffraction of structures containing the distortions described above, and bring all of these phenomena under one “umbrella” of a comprehensive theory.展开更多
The research uses the development of 2019 novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)in the human body as an example to explore the microstructures and dynamic processes of a concise complex system from the lens of the five-p...The research uses the development of 2019 novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)in the human body as an example to explore the microstructures and dynamic processes of a concise complex system from the lens of the five-phase system.Based on the structural balance theory and system dynamics,the research finds that Iransitive triads and cyclic triads in the fivephase system are both imbalanced.The integration of these differentiated triads comprises of a balaneed intermediate form in the shape of quadrangular cycles.These cycles serve as microstructures of the five-phase system,due to the inherent balancing feedback mechanism,and support the generation of resultants.The alter nation of quadra ngular cycles drives the spirali ng development of the whole system.By orderly and regular in terweaving of sig ned directed links,the research provides a holistic,process-oriented demonstrati on for the developme nt processes of COVID-19.It clarifies that the esse nee of the five-phase system is phase-tra nsition processes with the quadrangular cycle as carrier and supporter,rather than the static aggregati on of five elements.The research deep ens the understanding of system non linearity by visualizi ng the circular causality and promotes the academic dialogue between the Western process theory and the Chinese inherited notion of the fivephase system.展开更多
文摘Wastewater treatment plays a crucial role in preserving water quality in receiving streams;however, continuous nutrient enrichment can diminish the retention capacity of rivers. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent and river discharge on water chemistry and determine the retention efficiency of nutrients added in the effluent along a 6.1-km reach of a 5th-order stream in the Ozark Highlands of northwest Arkansas. From 2006 through 2007, effluent discharge increased river nitrite, soluble reactive P (SRP), and total organic C (TOC) and conductivity. As river discharge increased, DO and turbidity increased, but water temperature, conductivity, and TOC decreased. Net nutrient uptake lengths were inconsistent for NO3-N, NH4-N, and SRP. Results indicated that the fluvial channel acted as both a sink and a source of NO3-N and SRP, but the channel always acted as a sink for NH4-N with a significantly positive retention coefficient that indicated only 12% of added NH4-N was retained in the study reach. The effluent discharge increased the concentrations of seven water quality parameters, and it appears the long-term enrichment has rendered the immediate-downstream reach ineffective as a nutrient sink. Nutrients added in the effluent were generally transported with little to no uptake or transformation, thus river chemical concentrations beyond the study reach have likely been influenced by this effluent discharge.
文摘Crystal structures of several naturally occurring minerals are known to contain various deformities such as cones, cylinders, and tapered hollow cylinders with different apex angles, which have been described as solid and hollow cones, “cups”, “lampshades” as well as rolled cylindrical planes. The present study was undertaken to determine how these different shapes within a crystal structure can be explained. Since the usual method of observing them is by either X-ray and electron diffraction or electron microscopy, we investigated Fourier transforms of these forms, which were considered in terms of spirals with varying radii. Three types of spirals were considered, namely: 1) Archimedean spiral;2) Involute of a circle or power spiral and 3) Logarithmic spiral. Spiraling caused the radius r to be modified by a factor f(θ), so that r becomes rf(θ), where f(θ) = θ for Archimedean helix, θn for power helices like θ1/2 for Fermat’s helix, θ-1 for hyperbolic helix and eθ or e-θ for logarithmic helix, r and θ being co-ordinates of the map on which the helix has to be drawn, f(θ) is unaffected by the magnitude of r. Expressions have been derived that explain the diffraction of structures containing the distortions described above, and bring all of these phenomena under one “umbrella” of a comprehensive theory.
基金supported by the Major Basic Research Project of Scientific Research Program at the Renmin University of China(Project No.:13XNL004,Project Name:Research on Organizational Transformation and Path Creation of Large Enterprises in China).
文摘The research uses the development of 2019 novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)in the human body as an example to explore the microstructures and dynamic processes of a concise complex system from the lens of the five-phase system.Based on the structural balance theory and system dynamics,the research finds that Iransitive triads and cyclic triads in the fivephase system are both imbalanced.The integration of these differentiated triads comprises of a balaneed intermediate form in the shape of quadrangular cycles.These cycles serve as microstructures of the five-phase system,due to the inherent balancing feedback mechanism,and support the generation of resultants.The alter nation of quadra ngular cycles drives the spirali ng development of the whole system.By orderly and regular in terweaving of sig ned directed links,the research provides a holistic,process-oriented demonstrati on for the developme nt processes of COVID-19.It clarifies that the esse nee of the five-phase system is phase-tra nsition processes with the quadrangular cycle as carrier and supporter,rather than the static aggregati on of five elements.The research deep ens the understanding of system non linearity by visualizi ng the circular causality and promotes the academic dialogue between the Western process theory and the Chinese inherited notion of the fivephase system.
