This study is focused on climate-induced variation of sea level in Stockholm during 1873-1995. After the effect of the land uplift, is removed, the residual is characterized and related to large-scale temperature and ...This study is focused on climate-induced variation of sea level in Stockholm during 1873-1995. After the effect of the land uplift, is removed, the residual is characterized and related to large-scale temperature and atmospheric circulation. The residual shows an overall upward trend, although this result depends on the uplift rate used. However, the seasonal distribution of the trend is uneven. There are even two months （June and August） that show a negative trend. The significant trend in August may be linked to fresh water input that is controlled by precipitation. The influence of the atmospheric conditions on the sea level is mainly manifested through zonal winds, vorticity and temperature. While the wind is important in the period January-May, the vorticity plays a main role during June and December. A successful linear multiple-regression model linking the climatic variables （zonal winds, vorticity and mean air temperature during the previous two months） and the sea level is established for each month. An independent verification of the model shows that it has considerable skill in simulating the variability.展开更多
To celebrate the International Women's Day, China Cultural Center in Stockholm and the Chinese Swedish Federation jointly held "'International Women's Day Art Lecture The artist named Ma Jun living in...To celebrate the International Women's Day, China Cultural Center in Stockholm and the Chinese Swedish Federation jointly held "'International Women's Day Art Lecture The artist named Ma Jun living in Sweden introduced the history of Western art for nearly 100 audiences. Nearly 3 hour lectures were rich in con tent and vivid, and the audience was still in full swing.展开更多
The 2019 “Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, hosted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Sweden and the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Sweden, and organized by China Cu...The 2019 “Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, hosted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Sweden and the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Sweden, and organized by China Cultural Center in Stockholm, kicked off on February 2.展开更多
Increasing public pollution and US President Nixon's environmental diplomacy strategy led to the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment(also known as the Stockholm Conference), to which China was ...Increasing public pollution and US President Nixon's environmental diplomacy strategy led to the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment(also known as the Stockholm Conference), to which China was invited as one of the United Nations member states. Before the conference, the Chinese government clearly understood the purpose of its participation in international environmental issues and the way to demonstrate its political position. During the conference, the Chinese delegation promoted the establishment of a group to revise the declaration on the human environment by uniting with Third World countries. China quickly established an effective environmental management system and contributed to the improvement of international environmental issues by acquiring scientific and technical information through participation in international conferences.展开更多
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.Zones The library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent r...Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.Zones The library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading,and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.展开更多
I feel that this award was not made to me as a man,but to mywork—a life s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit,not for glory and least of all for profit,but to create out of thematerials of the human spiri...I feel that this award was not made to me as a man,but to mywork—a life s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit,not for glory and least of all for profit,but to create out of thematerials of the human spirit something which did not exist before,sothis award is only mine in trust.It will not be difficult to fred a dedi-cation for the money part of it commensurate with the purpose andsignificance of its origin.But I would like to do the same with the ac-claim too,by using this moment as a ...展开更多
Persistent organic pollutants(POPs)are extremely harmful to the environment and human health;the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was therefore adopted by the international community in 2001 to el...Persistent organic pollutants(POPs)are extremely harmful to the environment and human health;the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was therefore adopted by the international community in 2001 to eliminate or reduce the production,use,and emissions of POPs.China is the largest developing country that has signed the Stockholm Convention,and thus plays an important role in its implementation.This paper systematically studies the practice and achievements of China since it signed the Stockholm Convention 20 years ago.China has established an implementation guarantee system including institutions,implementation mechanisms,policies,law enforcement,and scientific and technological support.During the 20 years since the implementation of the Stockholm Convention,dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT)and hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)concentrations in the air have been steadily decreasing,and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid/Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride(PFOS/PFOSF)concentrations in water bodies have decreased.In the past 20 years,China has safely disposed of 6352.1 tons of pesticide persistent organic pollutants and 36998 sets of electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs),with a disposal rate of 100%.In the future,China will further strengthen the construction of persistent organic pollutant monitoring networks,scientific research,publicity,education,and international cooperation to improve environmental quality,providing a reference for other countries to implement the Stockholm Convention.展开更多
Since 2006,Kuwait has been a party to the Stockholm Convention(SC)on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs).According to Article 7 of the SC,each party should develop a National Implementation Plan(NIP)and endeavour to i...Since 2006,Kuwait has been a party to the Stockholm Convention(SC)on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs).According to Article 7 of the SC,each party should develop a National Implementation Plan(NIP)and endeavour to implement the plan for the control and elimination of POPs.A first detailed National Implementation Plan has been developed for Kuwait with the support of the Stockholm Convention Regional Center for Capacity-Building and the Transfer of Technology for West Asia(SCRC Kuwait)in KISR.It includes a detailed action plan to manage and control the POPs in the country but also with activities to further give regional support for POPs monitoring and management.The current paper discusses the major inventory findings for the individual POPs groups including POPs pesticides,polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs),polybrominated diphenyl ethers,and hexabromocyclododecane(HBCD)as well as Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid(PFOS)and unintentional POPs.Besides,information from POPs monitoring studies in Kuwait relevant to the NIP is shortly compiled for further informing on the current situation of POPs in Kuwait.Selected soil samples were collected and analyzed for selected POPs during the NIP development to generate supplementary information to the POP monitoring studies already conducted in Kuwait.Further relevant areas for the POPs management and control were assessed during the NIP development and are listed in the paper.One finding in the NIP assessment was that some of the alternatives used are also bioaccumulative with toxicity in biota and that in the NIP implementation.Also,alternative pesticides in the current use are an issue of concern.Therefore one activity in the implementation of the NIP is the avoidance of regrettable alternatives and the use of more sustainable and green chemicals.展开更多
Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention requires that each Party shall take measures to reduce the releases from anthropogenic sources of unintentional persistent organic pollutants(UPOPs),with the goal of their continu...Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention requires that each Party shall take measures to reduce the releases from anthropogenic sources of unintentional persistent organic pollutants(UPOPs),with the goal of their continuing minimization and,where feasible,their ultimate elimination.A major source of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans(PCDD/Fs)and other unintentional POPs releases,both in China and worldwide,is the metal industry in particular secondary metal industries such as copper smelting.More than 50%of the global secondary copper production is now in China and high levels of PCDD/Fs are released from these operations with the national inventory of China reporting a total of 1133.8 g toxic equivalents(TEQ)yr1.Consequently the Global Environment Facility(GEF)is supporting the project‘UPOPs Reduction through best available techniques and best environmental practices(BAT/BEP)in the secondary copper production sector’in China compromising>50%of the global secondary copper production.As part of this project,information on relevant UPOPs from the metal industry have been reviewed and is presented here.This information should also be useful for other(developing)countries for controlling UPOPs releases from metal industries.This review and the information it contains provides a robust resource for policy makers,the industry and researchers to improve secondary copper production to BAT/BEP standards in relation to the reduction of PCDD/Fs and other UPOPs release.The contents include the details required to assist the understanding of the formation of chlorinated UPOPs along with their brominated and brominated-chlorinated analogues.It reviews the international sources of information on BAT/BEP,including the integrated approach considered in the European BAT Reference document,and shows how this can be used to achieve an overall reduction of pollutant releases from the industry.The current national standards of PCDD/F limits to air,water and solid residues have been compiled and are also included.Challenges which need to be addressed,such as the current international lack to consider brominated and mixed bromo-chloro PXDD/Fs which might be more environmentally significant than PCDD/Fs in some facilities e are also discussed.The study includes a brief description of the steps China has taken to change the national regulatory framework and to improve the sustainability of its secondary metal industry.The Stockholm Convention BAT/BEP guidelines recommend consideration of integrated pollution prevention and control and sustainable production as general principles which parties may incorporate when applying the BAT/BEP guidelines and guidance.This holistic approach is considered in the current project and in the improvement of the pilot facilities and will also be considered in the replication of experiences in other facilities.Using this approach ensures the implementation of the Stockholm Convention can contribute to integrated pollution prevention and control,the development of a circular economy and consequently to genuinely sustainable development thus contributing to different sustainable development goals(SDGs).It is hoped this approach will be adopted in other developing and transition economies and thus help to achieve improvements of the secondary metal industry globally.展开更多
Purpose:Despite advances in modern medicine,traumatic brain injuries(TBIs)are still a major medical problem.Early diagnosis of TBI is crucial for clinical decision-making and prognosis.This study aims to compare the p...Purpose:Despite advances in modern medicine,traumatic brain injuries(TBIs)are still a major medical problem.Early diagnosis of TBI is crucial for clinical decision-making and prognosis.This study aims to compare the predictive value of Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores in predicting the 6-month outcomes in blunt TBI patients.Methods:This cohort study was conducted on blunt TBI patients of 15 years or older.All of them were admitted to the surgical emergency department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan,Iran from 2020 to 2021 and had abnormal trauma-related findings on brain CT images.The patients’demographic data such as age,gender,history of comorbid conditions,mechanism of trauma,Glasgow coma scale,CT images,length of hospital stay,and surgical procedures were recorded.The Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores were simultaneously determined according to the existing guidelines.The included patients'6-month outcome was determined using the Glasgow outcome scale extended.M Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16.0.Sensitivity,specificity,negative/positive predictive value and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were calculated for each test.The Kappa agreement coefficient and Kuder Richardson-20 were used to compare the scoring systems.Results:Altogether 171 TBI patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria,with the mean age of(44.9±20.2)years.Most patients were male(80.7%),had traffic related injuries(83.1%)and mild TBIs(64.3%).Patients with lower Glasgow coma scale had higher Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores and lower Glasgow outcome scale extended scores.Among all the scoring systems,the Helsinki and Stockholm scores showed the highest agreement in predicting patients’outcomes(kappa=0.657,p<0.001).The Rotterdam scoring system had the highest sensitivity(90.1%)in predicting death of TBI patients,whereas the Helsinki scoring system had the highest sensitivity(89.8%)in predicting the 6-month outcome in TBI patients.Conclusion:The Rotterdam scoring system was superior in predicting death in TBI patients,whereas the Helsinki scoring system was more sensitive in predicting the 6-month outcome.展开更多
A set of human milk samples,consisting of pools from up to 50 mothers that delivered their first baby was assessed for the persistent organic pollutants(POPs)listed in the Stockholm Convention.It must be noted that on...A set of human milk samples,consisting of pools from up to 50 mothers that delivered their first baby was assessed for the persistent organic pollutants(POPs)listed in the Stockholm Convention.It must be noted that only samples that qualified for the criteria,as established in the global monitoring plan of the Stockholm Convention,following an initial protocol from the World Health Organization,were included.The data do not allow for an assessment of POP concentrations in breast milk with lactation period nor,in most cases and when not indicated otherwise,a comparison within the same country.The assessment does not rank the POPs as to the risk for breastfeeding.Rather the measurements provide a basis for countries to compare among POPs or with other countries.A regional preference for certain POPs could not be identified;thus,taking into account global food supply chains and local production elsewhere does not allow us to prioritize a country for a certain POP.Although the highest concentrations were always found for the sum of DDT,these samples were not prominent in multivariate statistical analyses.The best indicator for the scale of POPs in breast milk was the sampling year:the earlier a national pool was created,the higher and the wider spread were the concentrations:see the example of dioxin-like POPs and indicator PCB.For some POPs,the income of a country seems to indicate scale and POP compounds.The population density was not found to be a suitable predictor or discriminator.Since all POPs seemed to level off and some POPs were only measured after the entry-into-force of the Stockholm Convention in 2004,we do not have a strong indicator to determine POP concentrations in the 1980s or before.展开更多
On March 7,2025,Reachings:Watercolor Exhibition opened at China Cultural Center in Stockholm,bringing together more than 120 Swedish artists and art enthusiasts for a grand artistic feast that transcends time and space.
文摘This study is focused on climate-induced variation of sea level in Stockholm during 1873-1995. After the effect of the land uplift, is removed, the residual is characterized and related to large-scale temperature and atmospheric circulation. The residual shows an overall upward trend, although this result depends on the uplift rate used. However, the seasonal distribution of the trend is uneven. There are even two months （June and August） that show a negative trend. The significant trend in August may be linked to fresh water input that is controlled by precipitation. The influence of the atmospheric conditions on the sea level is mainly manifested through zonal winds, vorticity and temperature. While the wind is important in the period January-May, the vorticity plays a main role during June and December. A successful linear multiple-regression model linking the climatic variables （zonal winds, vorticity and mean air temperature during the previous two months） and the sea level is established for each month. An independent verification of the model shows that it has considerable skill in simulating the variability.
文摘To celebrate the International Women's Day, China Cultural Center in Stockholm and the Chinese Swedish Federation jointly held "'International Women's Day Art Lecture The artist named Ma Jun living in Sweden introduced the history of Western art for nearly 100 audiences. Nearly 3 hour lectures were rich in con tent and vivid, and the audience was still in full swing.
文摘The 2019 “Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, hosted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Sweden and the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Sweden, and organized by China Cultural Center in Stockholm, kicked off on February 2.
文摘Increasing public pollution and US President Nixon's environmental diplomacy strategy led to the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment(also known as the Stockholm Conference), to which China was invited as one of the United Nations member states. Before the conference, the Chinese government clearly understood the purpose of its participation in international environmental issues and the way to demonstrate its political position. During the conference, the Chinese delegation promoted the establishment of a group to revise the declaration on the human environment by uniting with Third World countries. China quickly established an effective environmental management system and contributed to the improvement of international environmental issues by acquiring scientific and technical information through participation in international conferences.
文摘Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.Zones The library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading,and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
文摘I feel that this award was not made to me as a man,but to mywork—a life s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit,not for glory and least of all for profit,but to create out of thematerials of the human spirit something which did not exist before,sothis award is only mine in trust.It will not be difficult to fred a dedi-cation for the money part of it commensurate with the purpose andsignificance of its origin.But I would like to do the same with the ac-claim too,by using this moment as a ...
基金the Global Environment Facility(GEF),UNDP and the World Bank for their support.
文摘Persistent organic pollutants(POPs)are extremely harmful to the environment and human health;the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was therefore adopted by the international community in 2001 to eliminate or reduce the production,use,and emissions of POPs.China is the largest developing country that has signed the Stockholm Convention,and thus plays an important role in its implementation.This paper systematically studies the practice and achievements of China since it signed the Stockholm Convention 20 years ago.China has established an implementation guarantee system including institutions,implementation mechanisms,policies,law enforcement,and scientific and technological support.During the 20 years since the implementation of the Stockholm Convention,dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT)and hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)concentrations in the air have been steadily decreasing,and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid/Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride(PFOS/PFOSF)concentrations in water bodies have decreased.In the past 20 years,China has safely disposed of 6352.1 tons of pesticide persistent organic pollutants and 36998 sets of electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs),with a disposal rate of 100%.In the future,China will further strengthen the construction of persistent organic pollutant monitoring networks,scientific research,publicity,education,and international cooperation to improve environmental quality,providing a reference for other countries to implement the Stockholm Convention.
文摘Since 2006,Kuwait has been a party to the Stockholm Convention(SC)on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs).According to Article 7 of the SC,each party should develop a National Implementation Plan(NIP)and endeavour to implement the plan for the control and elimination of POPs.A first detailed National Implementation Plan has been developed for Kuwait with the support of the Stockholm Convention Regional Center for Capacity-Building and the Transfer of Technology for West Asia(SCRC Kuwait)in KISR.It includes a detailed action plan to manage and control the POPs in the country but also with activities to further give regional support for POPs monitoring and management.The current paper discusses the major inventory findings for the individual POPs groups including POPs pesticides,polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs),polybrominated diphenyl ethers,and hexabromocyclododecane(HBCD)as well as Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid(PFOS)and unintentional POPs.Besides,information from POPs monitoring studies in Kuwait relevant to the NIP is shortly compiled for further informing on the current situation of POPs in Kuwait.Selected soil samples were collected and analyzed for selected POPs during the NIP development to generate supplementary information to the POP monitoring studies already conducted in Kuwait.Further relevant areas for the POPs management and control were assessed during the NIP development and are listed in the paper.One finding in the NIP assessment was that some of the alternatives used are also bioaccumulative with toxicity in biota and that in the NIP implementation.Also,alternative pesticides in the current use are an issue of concern.Therefore one activity in the implementation of the NIP is the avoidance of regrettable alternatives and the use of more sustainable and green chemicals.
基金the National Key Research and Development Project of China(2019YFC1805600)the Global Environment Facility(Project 5383)the contributions are highly appreciated.
文摘Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention requires that each Party shall take measures to reduce the releases from anthropogenic sources of unintentional persistent organic pollutants(UPOPs),with the goal of their continuing minimization and,where feasible,their ultimate elimination.A major source of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans(PCDD/Fs)and other unintentional POPs releases,both in China and worldwide,is the metal industry in particular secondary metal industries such as copper smelting.More than 50%of the global secondary copper production is now in China and high levels of PCDD/Fs are released from these operations with the national inventory of China reporting a total of 1133.8 g toxic equivalents(TEQ)yr1.Consequently the Global Environment Facility(GEF)is supporting the project‘UPOPs Reduction through best available techniques and best environmental practices(BAT/BEP)in the secondary copper production sector’in China compromising>50%of the global secondary copper production.As part of this project,information on relevant UPOPs from the metal industry have been reviewed and is presented here.This information should also be useful for other(developing)countries for controlling UPOPs releases from metal industries.This review and the information it contains provides a robust resource for policy makers,the industry and researchers to improve secondary copper production to BAT/BEP standards in relation to the reduction of PCDD/Fs and other UPOPs release.The contents include the details required to assist the understanding of the formation of chlorinated UPOPs along with their brominated and brominated-chlorinated analogues.It reviews the international sources of information on BAT/BEP,including the integrated approach considered in the European BAT Reference document,and shows how this can be used to achieve an overall reduction of pollutant releases from the industry.The current national standards of PCDD/F limits to air,water and solid residues have been compiled and are also included.Challenges which need to be addressed,such as the current international lack to consider brominated and mixed bromo-chloro PXDD/Fs which might be more environmentally significant than PCDD/Fs in some facilities e are also discussed.The study includes a brief description of the steps China has taken to change the national regulatory framework and to improve the sustainability of its secondary metal industry.The Stockholm Convention BAT/BEP guidelines recommend consideration of integrated pollution prevention and control and sustainable production as general principles which parties may incorporate when applying the BAT/BEP guidelines and guidance.This holistic approach is considered in the current project and in the improvement of the pilot facilities and will also be considered in the replication of experiences in other facilities.Using this approach ensures the implementation of the Stockholm Convention can contribute to integrated pollution prevention and control,the development of a circular economy and consequently to genuinely sustainable development thus contributing to different sustainable development goals(SDGs).It is hoped this approach will be adopted in other developing and transition economies and thus help to achieve improvements of the secondary metal industry globally.
基金This study was supported by deputy of research,Kashan University of Medical Sciences(Grant no:99116).
文摘Purpose:Despite advances in modern medicine,traumatic brain injuries(TBIs)are still a major medical problem.Early diagnosis of TBI is crucial for clinical decision-making and prognosis.This study aims to compare the predictive value of Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores in predicting the 6-month outcomes in blunt TBI patients.Methods:This cohort study was conducted on blunt TBI patients of 15 years or older.All of them were admitted to the surgical emergency department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan,Iran from 2020 to 2021 and had abnormal trauma-related findings on brain CT images.The patients’demographic data such as age,gender,history of comorbid conditions,mechanism of trauma,Glasgow coma scale,CT images,length of hospital stay,and surgical procedures were recorded.The Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores were simultaneously determined according to the existing guidelines.The included patients'6-month outcome was determined using the Glasgow outcome scale extended.M Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16.0.Sensitivity,specificity,negative/positive predictive value and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were calculated for each test.The Kappa agreement coefficient and Kuder Richardson-20 were used to compare the scoring systems.Results:Altogether 171 TBI patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria,with the mean age of(44.9±20.2)years.Most patients were male(80.7%),had traffic related injuries(83.1%)and mild TBIs(64.3%).Patients with lower Glasgow coma scale had higher Helsinki,Rotterdam,and Stockholm CT scores and lower Glasgow outcome scale extended scores.Among all the scoring systems,the Helsinki and Stockholm scores showed the highest agreement in predicting patients’outcomes(kappa=0.657,p<0.001).The Rotterdam scoring system had the highest sensitivity(90.1%)in predicting death of TBI patients,whereas the Helsinki scoring system had the highest sensitivity(89.8%)in predicting the 6-month outcome in TBI patients.Conclusion:The Rotterdam scoring system was superior in predicting death in TBI patients,whereas the Helsinki scoring system was more sensitive in predicting the 6-month outcome.
文摘A set of human milk samples,consisting of pools from up to 50 mothers that delivered their first baby was assessed for the persistent organic pollutants(POPs)listed in the Stockholm Convention.It must be noted that only samples that qualified for the criteria,as established in the global monitoring plan of the Stockholm Convention,following an initial protocol from the World Health Organization,were included.The data do not allow for an assessment of POP concentrations in breast milk with lactation period nor,in most cases and when not indicated otherwise,a comparison within the same country.The assessment does not rank the POPs as to the risk for breastfeeding.Rather the measurements provide a basis for countries to compare among POPs or with other countries.A regional preference for certain POPs could not be identified;thus,taking into account global food supply chains and local production elsewhere does not allow us to prioritize a country for a certain POP.Although the highest concentrations were always found for the sum of DDT,these samples were not prominent in multivariate statistical analyses.The best indicator for the scale of POPs in breast milk was the sampling year:the earlier a national pool was created,the higher and the wider spread were the concentrations:see the example of dioxin-like POPs and indicator PCB.For some POPs,the income of a country seems to indicate scale and POP compounds.The population density was not found to be a suitable predictor or discriminator.Since all POPs seemed to level off and some POPs were only measured after the entry-into-force of the Stockholm Convention in 2004,we do not have a strong indicator to determine POP concentrations in the 1980s or before.
文摘On March 7,2025,Reachings:Watercolor Exhibition opened at China Cultural Center in Stockholm,bringing together more than 120 Swedish artists and art enthusiasts for a grand artistic feast that transcends time and space.
