Anaerobic ammonium oxidation(anammox)plays a vital role in the global nitrogen cycle by mitigating reactive nitrogen.In recent years,its ecological importance has drawn increasing attention.Despite its widespread occu...Anaerobic ammonium oxidation(anammox)plays a vital role in the global nitrogen cycle by mitigating reactive nitrogen.In recent years,its ecological importance has drawn increasing attention.Despite its widespread occurrence,the distribution and quantitative contribution of anammox to global nitrogen loss remain unclear.We collected 390 reported anammox activity measurements which were obtained using 15N isotope tracing techniques and analyzed anammox rate and environmental factors including soil/sediment and water property using generalized additive models(GAMs).Moreover,based on the division of the anammox activity region,we estimated anammox-driven nitrogen loss across different ecosystems including wetlands and oxygen minimum zones(OMZs)ecosystems.Our findings revealed that soil moisture content was the most significant predictor of anammox activity in wetlands ecosystems.Paddy fields contributed 51%of anammox-driven nitrogen loss(32.0 Tg N/yr),followed by rivers/lakes(29%)and wetlands(20%).Asia emerged as the dominant region for anammoxdriven nitrogen loss(30.7 Tg N/yr),with paddy fields making a substantial contribution.North America was the second-largest contributor(25.4 Tg N/yr),with rivers/lakes being the main sources of nitrogen loss.In OMZs ecosystems,nitrate and dissolved oxygen were key factors influencing anammox rates.OMZs were hotspots for anammox,with peak activity at 300 m depth and nitrogen loss totaling 68.6 Tg N/yr,mostly between 100 and 500 m depths.This study underscores the critical role of anammox in global nitrogen cycling and offers a basis for environmental nitrogen management through predictive anammox modeling.展开更多
Urban populations are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and rapid urbanization,heightening health risks in cities worldwide.Accurate heat exposure assessment is essential for public health pla...Urban populations are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and rapid urbanization,heightening health risks in cities worldwide.Accurate heat exposure assessment is essential for public health planning and risk reduction.Most existing approaches rely on a single threshold temperature(e.g.,35℃of daily max temperature),applied uniformly to the entire population.However,this one-size-fits-all assumption overlooks substantial differences in heat sensitivity across population subgroups.In this study,we address this limitation by quantifying subgroup-specific temperature-mortality relationships and using corresponding minimum mortality temperatures(MMTs)to assess heat exposure.Results show that the population-wide MMT was 27.5℃,but it varied greatly across population subgroups.The elderly population(≥65)had an MMT of 24.6℃,much lower than the 28.6℃observed in younger individuals(<65).Females also exhibited a lower MMT that males(25℃versus 28.2℃).However,educational attainment did not significantly affect MMT.Using a uniform MMT resulted in substantial underestimation of heat exposure,ranging from 25.3%in 1990 to 13.9%in 2020,reflecting demographic shifts over time.Spatially,nearly half of the city experienced underestimated heat risk,especially in central and northeastern regions where heat-vulnerable populations are concentrated.These findings underscore the need for more nuanced heat exposure assessments that account for demographic and spatial variability,paving the way for targeted public health interventions to protect the most vulnerable urban populations.展开更多
This article studies the consensus problem with directed graphs for general linear multi-agent systems.New distributed state-feedback protocols with dynamic event-triggered(DET)mechanisms are proposed for directed gra...This article studies the consensus problem with directed graphs for general linear multi-agent systems.New distributed state-feedback protocols with dynamic event-triggered(DET)mechanisms are proposed for directed graphs that are strongly connected and weight-balanced,general strongly connected,and have spanning trees,respectively.It is proven that strictly positive minimum inter-event times(MIETs)are ensured using the designed DET mechanisms.Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.Compared with existing results,our results have the following merits:1)DET mechanisms are designed to determine the sampling instants,which can reduce the communication frequency between agents compared with static mechanisms;2)We focus on the consensus problem on directed graphs,which is more general than existing related results on undirected graphs;3)The existence of positive MIETs is shown to be guaranteed by the designed DET sampling strategies while existing related results can only exclude Zeno behavior.展开更多
In this paper,the authors propose a class of test procedures to check the fitness of parametric forms of the variance function in regression models when the mean function is unknown.By evaluating the unknown mean func...In this paper,the authors propose a class of test procedures to check the fitness of parametric forms of the variance function in regression models when the mean function is unknown.By evaluating the unknown mean function with the classical kernel estimator,the proposed test statistics are built upon a modified minimum distance between a nonparametric fit and a parametric estimator under the null hypothesis for the variance function.Asymptotic properties of the estimator of the parameters in the variance function are discussed,and the large sample distribution of the test statistics under the null hypothesis is established,as well as the consistency and the power under some local alternative hypotheses.Extensive numerical studies demonstrate that the proposed test procedures have satisfactory finite sample performance.Finally,two real data examples further showcase the effectiveness of the proposed test in real applications.展开更多
Based on the surrounding rock arching and hingeless arch structure theories,a theoretical formula for the minimum overburden thickness was derived.By substituting different mechanical parameters of multiple tunnels at...Based on the surrounding rock arching and hingeless arch structure theories,a theoretical formula for the minimum overburden thickness was derived.By substituting different mechanical parameters of multiple tunnels at home and abroad into this formula,minimum self-supporting arch formulas under different surrounding rock classes were obtained.Based on the actual engineering case of a dual-mode shield tunnel,a numerical model for the tunnel boring machine excavation mode was established to verify the theoretical formulas.Next,three surrounding rock classes,four soil layer thickness gradients,and twelve overburden thickness gradients were designed,resulting in 144 models formed by the combination of the three factors.Uniform tests were conducted,and the pressure arch heights under different surrounding rock classes were obtained.The results show that in the theoretical formulas,the tunnel radius has a linear positive correlation with the pressure arch height,while the tunnel depth has a linear positive correlation with the square of the pressure arch height.According to numerical simulation results,the pressure arch height increases with the increase of the overburden thickness and then tends toward a critical value of twice the tunnel diameter.Finally,the results of the numerical model are in good agreement with those calculated using the theoretical formulas,verifying the rationality of the established theoretical formulas.展开更多
The authors extend the marginal coordinate test for predictor contribution(Cook,2004)to the case with multivariate responses.Instead of explicitly specifying the link functions between the responses and the predictors...The authors extend the marginal coordinate test for predictor contribution(Cook,2004)to the case with multivariate responses.Instead of explicitly specifying the link functions between the responses and the predictors,an asymptotic test is proposed under the normality assumption of the predictors as well as an asymmetry assumption about the unknown regression mean function.When these assumptions are violated,the asymptotic test with elliptical trimming and clustering is still valid with desirable numerical performances.展开更多
Multilevel image segmentation is a critical task in image analysis,which imposes high requirements on the global search capability and convergence efficiency of segmentation algorithms.In this paper,an improved Artifi...Multilevel image segmentation is a critical task in image analysis,which imposes high requirements on the global search capability and convergence efficiency of segmentation algorithms.In this paper,an improved Artificial Protozoa Optimization algorithm,termed the two-stage Taguchi-assisted Gaussian–Levy Artificial Protozoa Optimization(TGAPO)algorithm,is proposed and applied tomultilevel image segmentation.The proposed algorithm adopts a two-stage evolutionary mechanism.In the first stage,Gaussian perturbation is introduced to enhance local search capability;in the second stage,Levy flight is incorporated to expand the global search range;and finally,the Taguchi strategy is employed to further refine the optimal solution.Consequently,the global optimization performance and robustness of the algorithm are significantly improved.To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed TGAPO algorithm,comparative experiments are conducted with representative optimization algorithms,including the Grey Wolf Optimizer(GWO)and Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO),in the context ofmultilevel image segmentation.The segmentation quality is assessed using the minimum cross-entropy function as the performance metric.Experimental results demonstrate that the TGAPO algorithm outperforms the comparison algorithms in terms of segmentation accuracy and convergence speed,and exhibits superior stability in high-threshold segmentation tasks.Furthermore,the proposedmethod achieves excellentmulti-threshold segmentation performance for color images and shows strong potential for practical applications.展开更多
Multi-dimensional arrays are referred to as tensors.Tensor-valued predictors are commonly encountered in modern biomedical applications,such as electroencephalogram(EEG),magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),functional MRI(...Multi-dimensional arrays are referred to as tensors.Tensor-valued predictors are commonly encountered in modern biomedical applications,such as electroencephalogram(EEG),magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),functional MRI(fMRI),diffusion-weighted MRI,and longitudinal health data.In survival analysis,it is both important and challenging to integrate clinically relevant information,such as gender,age,and disease state along with medical imaging tensor data or longitudinal health data to predict disease outcomes.Most existing higher-order sufficient dimension reduction regressions for matrix-or array-valued data focus solely on tensor data,often neglecting established clinical covariates that are readily available and known to have predictive value.Based on the idea of Folded-Minimum Average Variance Estimation(Folded-MAVE:Xue and Yin,2014),the authors propose a new method,Partial Dimension Folded-MAVE(PF-MAVE),to address regression mean functions with tensor-valued covariates while simultaneously incorporating clinical covariates,which are typically categorical variables.Theorems and simulation studies demonstrate the importance of incorporating these categorical clinical predictors.A survival analysis of a longitudinal study of primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC)data is included for illustration of the proposed method.展开更多
Mega low Earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks serve as effective complements to terrestrial networks.However,the dual mobility of users and LEO satellites makes inter-satellite handovers more frequent for users.Moreover...Mega low Earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks serve as effective complements to terrestrial networks.However,the dual mobility of users and LEO satellites makes inter-satellite handovers more frequent for users.Moreover,there are both ascending and descending segments in widely deployed walker-delta constellations.Even if the locations of users do not change,when the access satellites of the communicating parties are not in the same ascending or descending segment,the end-to-end latency between them will increase.To address this challenge,the self-decision handover(SDH)strategy and the joint decision handover(JDH)strategy are proposed,and they both incorporate the routing hops as a crucial handover criterion to minimize the end-to-end latency.In addition,the shortest route hop-count algorithm is designed to assist in the handover decision-making process.Simulations demonstrate that the proposed handover strategies outperform the traditional handover strategies in terms of the number of handovers and end-to-end latency.展开更多
In this study,three specific scenarios of a novel accelerator light source mechanism called steady-state microbunching(SSMB)were studied:longitudinal weak focusing,longitudinal strong focusing,and generalized longitud...In this study,three specific scenarios of a novel accelerator light source mechanism called steady-state microbunching(SSMB)were studied:longitudinal weak focusing,longitudinal strong focusing,and generalized longitudinal strong focusing(GLSF).At present,GLSF is the most promising method for realizing high-power short-wavelength coherent radiation with mild requirements on modulation laser power.Its essence is to exploit the ultrasmall natural vertical emittance of an electron beam in a planar storage ring for efficient microbunching formation,like a partial transverse-longitudinal emittance exchange in the optical laser wavelength range.Based on an in-depth investigation of related beam physics,a solution for a GLSF SSMB storage ring that can deliver 1 kW average-power EUV light is presented.The work in this paper,such as the generalized Courant–Snyder formalism,analysis of theoretical minimum emittances,transverse-longitudinal coupling dynamics,and derivation of the bunching factor and modulation strengths for laser-induced microbunching schemes,is expected to be useful not only for the development of SSMB but also for future accelerator light sources in general that demand increasingly precise electron beam phase space manipulations.展开更多
Climate change is altering river regimes in mountainous regions,affecting water availability and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems.In the Andes Mountains,characterizing the natural flow regime is essential for est...Climate change is altering river regimes in mountainous regions,affecting water availability and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems.In the Andes Mountains,characterizing the natural flow regime is essential for establishing operational conditions that balance multiple water uses(irrigation,supply,hydropower)with the conservation of high-elevation ecosystems in the context of increasing hydroclimatic variability.This study analyzes extreme hydrological conditions in nivoglacial rivers of the upper Mendoza River Basin(Argentina),using indicators of magnitude,frequency,duration,and timing of high(HP)and low(LP)pulses.Daily flow records from the Cuevas,Vacas,Tupungato,and Mendoza Rivers were used to define eight ecologically relevant extreme hydrological parameters over the period 1956–2023.The results reveal a reduction in the magnitude of extreme flows since 2010(−30%to–55%)and significant delays in their timing,with maximum and minimum flow shifting by 15–20 days later in recent decades.The duration of LP events increased by 120%–240%in the Cuevas,Tupungato,and Mendoza Rivers,while in the Tupungato River,HP events tended to occur less frequently but with longer durations.These changes are associated with a 0.1℃decade^(−1)rise in mean temperature and a∼25%decrease in precipitation since 2009.Such trends have major implications for water resource management and the resilience of high-Andean ecosystems under climate warming.展开更多
Minimum quantity lubrication(MQL),as a new sustainable and eco-friendly alternative cooling/lubrication technology that addresses the limitations of dry and wet machining,utilizes a small amount of lubricant or coolan...Minimum quantity lubrication(MQL),as a new sustainable and eco-friendly alternative cooling/lubrication technology that addresses the limitations of dry and wet machining,utilizes a small amount of lubricant or coolant to reduce friction,tool wear,and heat during cutting processes.MQL technique has witnessed significant developments in recent years,such as combining MQL with other sustainable techniques to achieve optimum results,using biodegradable lubricants,and innovations in nozzle designs and delivery methods.This review presents an in-depth analysis of machining characteristics(e.g.,cutting forces,temperature,tool wear,chip morphology and surface integrity,etc.)and sustainability characteristics(e.g.,energy consumption,carbon emissions,processing time,machining cost,etc.)of conventional MQL and hybrid MQL techniques like cryogenic MQL,Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube MQL,nanofluids MQL,hybrid nanofluid MQL and ultrasonic vibration assisted MQL in machining of aeronautical materials.Subsequently,the latest research and developments are analyzed and summarized in the field of MQL,and provide a detailed comparison between each technique,considering advantages,challenges,and limitations in practical implementation.In addition,this review serves as a valuable source for researchers and engineers to optimize machining processes while minimizing environmental impact and operational costs.Ultimately,the potential future aspects of MQL for research and industrial execution are discussed.展开更多
In the practice of healthcare,patient-reported outcomes(PROs)and PRO measures(PROMs)are used as an attempt to observe the changes in complex clinical situations.They guide us in making decisions based on the evidence ...In the practice of healthcare,patient-reported outcomes(PROs)and PRO measures(PROMs)are used as an attempt to observe the changes in complex clinical situations.They guide us in making decisions based on the evidence regarding patient care by recording the change in outcomes for a particular treatment to a given condition and finally to understand whether a patient will benefit from a particular treatment and to quantify the treatment effect.For any PROM to be usable in health care,we need it to be reliable,encapsulating the points of interest with the potential to detect any real change.Using structured outcome measures routinely in clinical practice helps the physician to understand the functional limitation of a patient that would otherwise not be clear in an office interview,and this allows the physician and patient to have a meaningful conver-sation as well as a customized plan for each patient.Having mentioned the rationale and the benefits of PROMs,understanding the quantification process is crucial before embarking on management decisions.A better interpretation of change needs to identify the treatment effect based on clinical relevance for a given condition.There are a multiple set of measurement indices to serve this effect and most of them are used interchangeably without clear demarcation on their differences.This article details the various quantification metrics used to evaluate the treatment effect using PROMs,their limitations and the scope of usage and implementation in clinical practice.展开更多
In shale reservoirs,fluids are often confined within nanopores,leading to apparent effects on the properties and phase behavior of the fluid.However,previous studies have primarily focused on the effect of capillary p...In shale reservoirs,fluids are often confined within nanopores,leading to apparent effects on the properties and phase behavior of the fluid.However,previous studies have primarily focused on the effect of capillary pressure or adsorption on well performance,and only a very limited number of studies have researched the complex and coupled impact of confinement on capillarity,adsorption,and interactions between fluid molecules and pore walls.Therefore,in this study,an effective method is developed for evaluating the coupled effects of nanopore confinement on CO_(2) injection performance.First,a comprehensive thermodynamic model that incorporates adsorption,capillary pressure,and molecule-wall interaction in nanopores by modifying the Peng-Robinson equation of state(PR-EOS)is proposed.Subsequently,the calculated critical properties of different components are validated against experimental measured data,illustrating that the developed model can accurately predict the properties of the components of CO_(2)-hydrocarbon systems.Numerical simulations of field-scale case studies were then performed and calibrated using a modified phase equilibrium model.Typical fluid properties were inputted to investigate the effect of nanopore confinement on the CO_(2) injection performance.The results of this study show that the ultimate recovery factor increases by approximately 4.61%at a pore size of 10 nm,indicating that nanopore confinement is advantageous to well performance.Light hydrocarbons undergo more intense mass transfer than heavy hydrocarbons.Furthermore,as the pore radius decreased from 100 nm to 10 nm,the CO_(2) storage coefficient increased by 2.8%.The findings of this study deepen the collective understanding of the effect of nanopore confinement on CO_(2) displacement and storage,which has significant field-scale applications.展开更多
In ultra-deep and large well sections,high collapse stresses and diminished annular return velocity present significant challenges to wellbore cleaning.With increasing depth,rising temperature and pressure constrain t...In ultra-deep and large well sections,high collapse stresses and diminished annular return velocity present significant challenges to wellbore cleaning.With increasing depth,rising temperature and pressure constrain the regulation of displacement and drilling fluid rheology,impairing the fluid’s capacity to transport cuttings effectively.A precise understanding of cuttings settlement behavior and terminal velocity is therefore essential for optimizing their removal.This study accounts for variations in wellbore temperature and pressure,incorporates non-spherical cuttings and wellbore diameter parameters,and develops accordingly a simplified model to predict terminal settlement velocity.Thecuttings carrying ratio is introduced as a metric for evaluatingwellbore cleanliness.Findings reveal that temperature and pressure fluctuations can alter terminal velocity by up to 3.4%.Cuttings shape plays a crucial role,with block-shaped cuttings requiring higher annular return velocity than flake-shaped ones at the same carrying ratio.As wellbore size increases,the minimum required carrying flow rate rises nonlinearly,though the rate of increase gradually declines.For a Φ444.5mmwellbore,a carrying ratio of at least 0.6 is recommended.Terminal velocity decreases with increasing consistency coefficient,particularly in high-viscosity regimes.The proposed carrying ratio offers a more accurate and practical assessment of wellbore cleanliness.展开更多
Fracture(fault)reactivation can lead to dynamic geological hazards including earthquakes,rock collapses,landslides,and rock bursts.True triaxial compression tests were conducted to analyze the fracture reactivation pr...Fracture(fault)reactivation can lead to dynamic geological hazards including earthquakes,rock collapses,landslides,and rock bursts.True triaxial compression tests were conducted to analyze the fracture reactivation process under two different orientations of σ_(2),i.e.σ_(2) parallel to the fracture plane(Scheme 2)and σ_(2) cutting through the fracture plane(Scheme 3),under varying σ_(3) from 10 MPa to 40 MPa.The peak or fracture reactivation strength,deformation,failure mode,and post-peak mechanical behavior of intact(Scheme 1)and pre-fractured(Schemes 2 and 3)specimens were also compared.Results show that for intact specimens,the stress remains nearly constant in the residual sliding stage with no stick-slip,and the newly formed fracture surface only propagates along the σ_(2) direction when σ_(3) ranges from 10 MPa to 30 MPa,while it extends along both σ_(2) and σ_(3) directions when σ_(3) increases to 40 MPa;for the pre-fractured specimens,the fractures are usually reactivated under all the σ_(3) levels in Scheme 2,but fracture reactivation only occurs when σ_(3) is greater than 25 MPa in Scheme 3,below which new faulting traversing the original macro fracture occurs.In all the test schemes,both ε_(2) and ε_(3) experience an accumulative process of elongation,after which an abrupt change occurs at the point of the final failure;the degree of this change is dependent on the orientation of the new faulting or the slip direction of the original fracture,and it is generally more than 10 times larger in the slip direction of the original fracture than in the non-slip direction.Besides,the differential stress(peak stress)required for reactivation and the post-peak stress drop increase with increasing σ_(3).Post-peak stress drop and residual strength in Scheme 3 are generally greater than those in Scheme 2 at the same σ_(3) value.Our study clearly shows that intermediate principal stress orientation not only affects the fracture reactivation strength but also influences the slip deformation and failure modes.These new findings facilitate the mitigation of dynamic geological hazards associated with fracture and fault slip.展开更多
Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its minimum each year in September. On 11 September 2023 the minimum was 4.969 million square kilometers(mill.km^(2)). This was not a record low, which occurred in 2012, when the minimum ...Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its minimum each year in September. On 11 September 2023 the minimum was 4.969 million square kilometers(mill.km^(2)). This was not a record low, which occurred in 2012, when the minimum was 4.175 mill.km^(2), 0.794 mill.km^(2) less than the minimum in 2023. However, the ice extent had decreased by 0.432 mill.km^(2) compared with 2022. Nevertheless, the summer melting in 2023 was remarkably less than expected when considering the strong heat waves in the atmosphere and ocean, with record temperatures set around the world. In general, there is a high correlation between the long-term decrease in sea-ice extent and the increasing CO_(2) in the atmosphere, where the increase of CO_(2) in recent decades explains about 80% of the decrease in sea ice in September, while the remainder is caused by natural variability.展开更多
Solar cycles are fundamental to astrophysics,space exploration,technological infrastructure,and Earth's climate.A better understanding of these cycles and their history can aid in risk mitigation on Earth,while al...Solar cycles are fundamental to astrophysics,space exploration,technological infrastructure,and Earth's climate.A better understanding of these cycles and their history can aid in risk mitigation on Earth,while also deepening our knowledge of stellar physics and solar system dynamics.Determining the solar cycles between 1600 and 1700-especially the post-1645 Maunder Minimum,characterized by significantly reduced solar activity-poses challenges to existing solar activity proxies.This study utilizes a new red equatorial auroral catalog from ancient Korean texts to establish solar cycle patterns from 1623 to 1700.Remarkably,a further reevaluation of the solar cycles between 1610 and 1755 identified a total of 13 cycles,diverging from the widely accepted record of 12 cycles during that time.This research enhances our understanding of historical solar activity,and underscores the importance of integrating diverse historical sources into modern analyses.展开更多
Currently,the International Maritime Organization(IMO)has approved and implemented the assessment requirement for Minimum Propulsion Power(MPP)of ships in adverse sea conditions.The assessment method and relevant infl...Currently,the International Maritime Organization(IMO)has approved and implemented the assessment requirement for Minimum Propulsion Power(MPP)of ships in adverse sea conditions.The assessment method and relevant influence factors will have a vital impact on ship's design and operation.On the other hand,MPP is essentially a criterion for manoeuvring safety at actual seas.However,the practical assessment methods adopted in IMO guidelines do not directly and accurately account for ship's coursekeeping ability in severe seas.A time-domain comprehensive method with supplementary course-keeping ability criteria has been proposed in the authors'preliminary research.Based on an updated mathematical model and criteria,this paper presents more detailed elaborations,results and discussions on the time-domain method,including the comparative analyses with a power line method and two steady-state equilibrium methods based on IMO guidelines and draft.Discussions on the influences of key factors,involving criterion conditions and calculation parameters,are also presented.The results indicate that different methods exhibit varying advantages and complexity in MPP assessment,thus constituting a multi-level assessment framework for MPP.In particular,the time-domain comprehensive assessment has a higher accuracy with more realistic description of manoeuvre behaviors,capable of offering a solution for the ships that cannot meet other assessments,or for the assessment requiring additional course-keeping ability.Furthermore,an expanded range of wave direction sets a stricter but potentially necessary requirement,while using the self-propulsion factors at low speeds can eliminate the unnecessary conservation of assessment result caused by those at design speed.展开更多
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB0750400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91851204,42177063,and 52370185)+1 种基金the Special project of eco-environmental technology for peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality(No.RCEES-TDZ-2021-20)the State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control(Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences)(No.24Z01ESPCR).
文摘Anaerobic ammonium oxidation(anammox)plays a vital role in the global nitrogen cycle by mitigating reactive nitrogen.In recent years,its ecological importance has drawn increasing attention.Despite its widespread occurrence,the distribution and quantitative contribution of anammox to global nitrogen loss remain unclear.We collected 390 reported anammox activity measurements which were obtained using 15N isotope tracing techniques and analyzed anammox rate and environmental factors including soil/sediment and water property using generalized additive models(GAMs).Moreover,based on the division of the anammox activity region,we estimated anammox-driven nitrogen loss across different ecosystems including wetlands and oxygen minimum zones(OMZs)ecosystems.Our findings revealed that soil moisture content was the most significant predictor of anammox activity in wetlands ecosystems.Paddy fields contributed 51%of anammox-driven nitrogen loss(32.0 Tg N/yr),followed by rivers/lakes(29%)and wetlands(20%).Asia emerged as the dominant region for anammoxdriven nitrogen loss(30.7 Tg N/yr),with paddy fields making a substantial contribution.North America was the second-largest contributor(25.4 Tg N/yr),with rivers/lakes being the main sources of nitrogen loss.In OMZs ecosystems,nitrate and dissolved oxygen were key factors influencing anammox rates.OMZs were hotspots for anammox,with peak activity at 300 m depth and nitrogen loss totaling 68.6 Tg N/yr,mostly between 100 and 500 m depths.This study underscores the critical role of anammox in global nitrogen cycling and offers a basis for environmental nitrogen management through predictive anammox modeling.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42225104)CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR-086).
文摘Urban populations are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and rapid urbanization,heightening health risks in cities worldwide.Accurate heat exposure assessment is essential for public health planning and risk reduction.Most existing approaches rely on a single threshold temperature(e.g.,35℃of daily max temperature),applied uniformly to the entire population.However,this one-size-fits-all assumption overlooks substantial differences in heat sensitivity across population subgroups.In this study,we address this limitation by quantifying subgroup-specific temperature-mortality relationships and using corresponding minimum mortality temperatures(MMTs)to assess heat exposure.Results show that the population-wide MMT was 27.5℃,but it varied greatly across population subgroups.The elderly population(≥65)had an MMT of 24.6℃,much lower than the 28.6℃observed in younger individuals(<65).Females also exhibited a lower MMT that males(25℃versus 28.2℃).However,educational attainment did not significantly affect MMT.Using a uniform MMT resulted in substantial underestimation of heat exposure,ranging from 25.3%in 1990 to 13.9%in 2020,reflecting demographic shifts over time.Spatially,nearly half of the city experienced underestimated heat risk,especially in central and northeastern regions where heat-vulnerable populations are concentrated.These findings underscore the need for more nuanced heat exposure assessments that account for demographic and spatial variability,paving the way for targeted public health interventions to protect the most vulnerable urban populations.
基金supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China(62273227,92367203)the Open Research Project of the State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology,China(ICT2024B68)。
文摘This article studies the consensus problem with directed graphs for general linear multi-agent systems.New distributed state-feedback protocols with dynamic event-triggered(DET)mechanisms are proposed for directed graphs that are strongly connected and weight-balanced,general strongly connected,and have spanning trees,respectively.It is proven that strictly positive minimum inter-event times(MIETs)are ensured using the designed DET mechanisms.Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.Compared with existing results,our results have the following merits:1)DET mechanisms are designed to determine the sampling instants,which can reduce the communication frequency between agents compared with static mechanisms;2)We focus on the consensus problem on directed graphs,which is more general than existing related results on undirected graphs;3)The existence of positive MIETs is shown to be guaranteed by the designed DET sampling strategies while existing related results can only exclude Zeno behavior.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.12071267。
文摘In this paper,the authors propose a class of test procedures to check the fitness of parametric forms of the variance function in regression models when the mean function is unknown.By evaluating the unknown mean function with the classical kernel estimator,the proposed test statistics are built upon a modified minimum distance between a nonparametric fit and a parametric estimator under the null hypothesis for the variance function.Asymptotic properties of the estimator of the parameters in the variance function are discussed,and the large sample distribution of the test statistics under the null hypothesis is established,as well as the consistency and the power under some local alternative hypotheses.Extensive numerical studies demonstrate that the proposed test procedures have satisfactory finite sample performance.Finally,two real data examples further showcase the effectiveness of the proposed test in real applications.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52478426)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2024JJ5428).
文摘Based on the surrounding rock arching and hingeless arch structure theories,a theoretical formula for the minimum overburden thickness was derived.By substituting different mechanical parameters of multiple tunnels at home and abroad into this formula,minimum self-supporting arch formulas under different surrounding rock classes were obtained.Based on the actual engineering case of a dual-mode shield tunnel,a numerical model for the tunnel boring machine excavation mode was established to verify the theoretical formulas.Next,three surrounding rock classes,four soil layer thickness gradients,and twelve overburden thickness gradients were designed,resulting in 144 models formed by the combination of the three factors.Uniform tests were conducted,and the pressure arch heights under different surrounding rock classes were obtained.The results show that in the theoretical formulas,the tunnel radius has a linear positive correlation with the pressure arch height,while the tunnel depth has a linear positive correlation with the square of the pressure arch height.According to numerical simulation results,the pressure arch height increases with the increase of the overburden thickness and then tends toward a critical value of twice the tunnel diameter.Finally,the results of the numerical model are in good agreement with those calculated using the theoretical formulas,verifying the rationality of the established theoretical formulas.
文摘The authors extend the marginal coordinate test for predictor contribution(Cook,2004)to the case with multivariate responses.Instead of explicitly specifying the link functions between the responses and the predictors,an asymptotic test is proposed under the normality assumption of the predictors as well as an asymmetry assumption about the unknown regression mean function.When these assumptions are violated,the asymptotic test with elliptical trimming and clustering is still valid with desirable numerical performances.
文摘Multilevel image segmentation is a critical task in image analysis,which imposes high requirements on the global search capability and convergence efficiency of segmentation algorithms.In this paper,an improved Artificial Protozoa Optimization algorithm,termed the two-stage Taguchi-assisted Gaussian–Levy Artificial Protozoa Optimization(TGAPO)algorithm,is proposed and applied tomultilevel image segmentation.The proposed algorithm adopts a two-stage evolutionary mechanism.In the first stage,Gaussian perturbation is introduced to enhance local search capability;in the second stage,Levy flight is incorporated to expand the global search range;and finally,the Taguchi strategy is employed to further refine the optimal solution.Consequently,the global optimization performance and robustness of the algorithm are significantly improved.To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed TGAPO algorithm,comparative experiments are conducted with representative optimization algorithms,including the Grey Wolf Optimizer(GWO)and Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO),in the context ofmultilevel image segmentation.The segmentation quality is assessed using the minimum cross-entropy function as the performance metric.Experimental results demonstrate that the TGAPO algorithm outperforms the comparison algorithms in terms of segmentation accuracy and convergence speed,and exhibits superior stability in high-threshold segmentation tasks.Furthermore,the proposedmethod achieves excellentmulti-threshold segmentation performance for color images and shows strong potential for practical applications.
文摘Multi-dimensional arrays are referred to as tensors.Tensor-valued predictors are commonly encountered in modern biomedical applications,such as electroencephalogram(EEG),magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),functional MRI(fMRI),diffusion-weighted MRI,and longitudinal health data.In survival analysis,it is both important and challenging to integrate clinically relevant information,such as gender,age,and disease state along with medical imaging tensor data or longitudinal health data to predict disease outcomes.Most existing higher-order sufficient dimension reduction regressions for matrix-or array-valued data focus solely on tensor data,often neglecting established clinical covariates that are readily available and known to have predictive value.Based on the idea of Folded-Minimum Average Variance Estimation(Folded-MAVE:Xue and Yin,2014),the authors propose a new method,Partial Dimension Folded-MAVE(PF-MAVE),to address regression mean functions with tensor-valued covariates while simultaneously incorporating clinical covariates,which are typically categorical variables.Theorems and simulation studies demonstrate the importance of incorporating these categorical clinical predictors.A survival analysis of a longitudinal study of primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC)data is included for illustration of the proposed method.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of Micro-Spacecraft Rapid Design and Intelligent Cluster(MS01240103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62071146,62431009)+2 种基金the National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Wireless Communication Technologies(2242022k60006)the Research Project Fund of Songjiang Laboratory(SL20230104)Heilongjiang Province Postdoctoral General Foundation(LBH-Z22133)。
文摘Mega low Earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks serve as effective complements to terrestrial networks.However,the dual mobility of users and LEO satellites makes inter-satellite handovers more frequent for users.Moreover,there are both ascending and descending segments in widely deployed walker-delta constellations.Even if the locations of users do not change,when the access satellites of the communicating parties are not in the same ascending or descending segment,the end-to-end latency between them will increase.To address this challenge,the self-decision handover(SDH)strategy and the joint decision handover(JDH)strategy are proposed,and they both incorporate the routing hops as a crucial handover criterion to minimize the end-to-end latency.In addition,the shortest route hop-count algorithm is designed to assist in the handover decision-making process.Simulations demonstrate that the proposed handover strategies outperform the traditional handover strategies in terms of the number of handovers and end-to-end latency.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFA1603401)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12035010 and 12342501)+1 种基金Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program(No.JWZQ20240101006)the Tsinghua University Dushi Program.
文摘In this study,three specific scenarios of a novel accelerator light source mechanism called steady-state microbunching(SSMB)were studied:longitudinal weak focusing,longitudinal strong focusing,and generalized longitudinal strong focusing(GLSF).At present,GLSF is the most promising method for realizing high-power short-wavelength coherent radiation with mild requirements on modulation laser power.Its essence is to exploit the ultrasmall natural vertical emittance of an electron beam in a planar storage ring for efficient microbunching formation,like a partial transverse-longitudinal emittance exchange in the optical laser wavelength range.Based on an in-depth investigation of related beam physics,a solution for a GLSF SSMB storage ring that can deliver 1 kW average-power EUV light is presented.The work in this paper,such as the generalized Courant–Snyder formalism,analysis of theoretical minimum emittances,transverse-longitudinal coupling dynamics,and derivation of the bunching factor and modulation strengths for laser-induced microbunching schemes,is expected to be useful not only for the development of SSMB but also for future accelerator light sources in general that demand increasingly precise electron beam phase space manipulations.
基金National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina(CONICET),Grant/Award Number:PIBAA2022-202328720210100485CO。
文摘Climate change is altering river regimes in mountainous regions,affecting water availability and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems.In the Andes Mountains,characterizing the natural flow regime is essential for establishing operational conditions that balance multiple water uses(irrigation,supply,hydropower)with the conservation of high-elevation ecosystems in the context of increasing hydroclimatic variability.This study analyzes extreme hydrological conditions in nivoglacial rivers of the upper Mendoza River Basin(Argentina),using indicators of magnitude,frequency,duration,and timing of high(HP)and low(LP)pulses.Daily flow records from the Cuevas,Vacas,Tupungato,and Mendoza Rivers were used to define eight ecologically relevant extreme hydrological parameters over the period 1956–2023.The results reveal a reduction in the magnitude of extreme flows since 2010(−30%to–55%)and significant delays in their timing,with maximum and minimum flow shifting by 15–20 days later in recent decades.The duration of LP events increased by 120%–240%in the Cuevas,Tupungato,and Mendoza Rivers,while in the Tupungato River,HP events tended to occur less frequently but with longer durations.These changes are associated with a 0.1℃decade^(−1)rise in mean temperature and a∼25%decrease in precipitation since 2009.Such trends have major implications for water resource management and the resilience of high-Andean ecosystems under climate warming.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92160301,92060203,52175415,and 52205475)the Science Center for Gas Turbine Project(Nos.P2022-AB-IV-002-001 and P2023-B-IV-003-001)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20210295)the Superior Postdoctoral Project of Jiangsu Province(No.2022ZB215)the National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission in NUAA(No.HTL-A-22G12).
文摘Minimum quantity lubrication(MQL),as a new sustainable and eco-friendly alternative cooling/lubrication technology that addresses the limitations of dry and wet machining,utilizes a small amount of lubricant or coolant to reduce friction,tool wear,and heat during cutting processes.MQL technique has witnessed significant developments in recent years,such as combining MQL with other sustainable techniques to achieve optimum results,using biodegradable lubricants,and innovations in nozzle designs and delivery methods.This review presents an in-depth analysis of machining characteristics(e.g.,cutting forces,temperature,tool wear,chip morphology and surface integrity,etc.)and sustainability characteristics(e.g.,energy consumption,carbon emissions,processing time,machining cost,etc.)of conventional MQL and hybrid MQL techniques like cryogenic MQL,Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube MQL,nanofluids MQL,hybrid nanofluid MQL and ultrasonic vibration assisted MQL in machining of aeronautical materials.Subsequently,the latest research and developments are analyzed and summarized in the field of MQL,and provide a detailed comparison between each technique,considering advantages,challenges,and limitations in practical implementation.In addition,this review serves as a valuable source for researchers and engineers to optimize machining processes while minimizing environmental impact and operational costs.Ultimately,the potential future aspects of MQL for research and industrial execution are discussed.
文摘In the practice of healthcare,patient-reported outcomes(PROs)and PRO measures(PROMs)are used as an attempt to observe the changes in complex clinical situations.They guide us in making decisions based on the evidence regarding patient care by recording the change in outcomes for a particular treatment to a given condition and finally to understand whether a patient will benefit from a particular treatment and to quantify the treatment effect.For any PROM to be usable in health care,we need it to be reliable,encapsulating the points of interest with the potential to detect any real change.Using structured outcome measures routinely in clinical practice helps the physician to understand the functional limitation of a patient that would otherwise not be clear in an office interview,and this allows the physician and patient to have a meaningful conver-sation as well as a customized plan for each patient.Having mentioned the rationale and the benefits of PROMs,understanding the quantification process is crucial before embarking on management decisions.A better interpretation of change needs to identify the treatment effect based on clinical relevance for a given condition.There are a multiple set of measurement indices to serve this effect and most of them are used interchangeably without clear demarcation on their differences.This article details the various quantification metrics used to evaluate the treatment effect using PROMs,their limitations and the scope of usage and implementation in clinical practice.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52474052 and 52074248)Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by Beijing Association for Science and Technology,China(No.BYESS2023414)Scientific Research Innovation Capability Support Project for Young Faculty,China(No.ZYGXQNJSKYCXNLZCXM-E14).
文摘In shale reservoirs,fluids are often confined within nanopores,leading to apparent effects on the properties and phase behavior of the fluid.However,previous studies have primarily focused on the effect of capillary pressure or adsorption on well performance,and only a very limited number of studies have researched the complex and coupled impact of confinement on capillarity,adsorption,and interactions between fluid molecules and pore walls.Therefore,in this study,an effective method is developed for evaluating the coupled effects of nanopore confinement on CO_(2) injection performance.First,a comprehensive thermodynamic model that incorporates adsorption,capillary pressure,and molecule-wall interaction in nanopores by modifying the Peng-Robinson equation of state(PR-EOS)is proposed.Subsequently,the calculated critical properties of different components are validated against experimental measured data,illustrating that the developed model can accurately predict the properties of the components of CO_(2)-hydrocarbon systems.Numerical simulations of field-scale case studies were then performed and calibrated using a modified phase equilibrium model.Typical fluid properties were inputted to investigate the effect of nanopore confinement on the CO_(2) injection performance.The results of this study show that the ultimate recovery factor increases by approximately 4.61%at a pore size of 10 nm,indicating that nanopore confinement is advantageous to well performance.Light hydrocarbons undergo more intense mass transfer than heavy hydrocarbons.Furthermore,as the pore radius decreased from 100 nm to 10 nm,the CO_(2) storage coefficient increased by 2.8%.The findings of this study deepen the collective understanding of the effect of nanopore confinement on CO_(2) displacement and storage,which has significant field-scale applications.
基金partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52304045)the Open Fund(PLN2023-40)of the National Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation(Southwest Petroleum University)the Open Fund(2024-KFKT-08)of China National Petroleum Corporation Science and Technology Research Institute.
文摘In ultra-deep and large well sections,high collapse stresses and diminished annular return velocity present significant challenges to wellbore cleaning.With increasing depth,rising temperature and pressure constrain the regulation of displacement and drilling fluid rheology,impairing the fluid’s capacity to transport cuttings effectively.A precise understanding of cuttings settlement behavior and terminal velocity is therefore essential for optimizing their removal.This study accounts for variations in wellbore temperature and pressure,incorporates non-spherical cuttings and wellbore diameter parameters,and develops accordingly a simplified model to predict terminal settlement velocity.Thecuttings carrying ratio is introduced as a metric for evaluatingwellbore cleanliness.Findings reveal that temperature and pressure fluctuations can alter terminal velocity by up to 3.4%.Cuttings shape plays a crucial role,with block-shaped cuttings requiring higher annular return velocity than flake-shaped ones at the same carrying ratio.As wellbore size increases,the minimum required carrying flow rate rises nonlinearly,though the rate of increase gradually declines.For a Φ444.5mmwellbore,a carrying ratio of at least 0.6 is recommended.Terminal velocity decreases with increasing consistency coefficient,particularly in high-viscosity regimes.The proposed carrying ratio offers a more accurate and practical assessment of wellbore cleanliness.
基金funding support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42272334)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFE0137200)the Taishan Scholars Program(Grant No.2019RKB01083).
文摘Fracture(fault)reactivation can lead to dynamic geological hazards including earthquakes,rock collapses,landslides,and rock bursts.True triaxial compression tests were conducted to analyze the fracture reactivation process under two different orientations of σ_(2),i.e.σ_(2) parallel to the fracture plane(Scheme 2)and σ_(2) cutting through the fracture plane(Scheme 3),under varying σ_(3) from 10 MPa to 40 MPa.The peak or fracture reactivation strength,deformation,failure mode,and post-peak mechanical behavior of intact(Scheme 1)and pre-fractured(Schemes 2 and 3)specimens were also compared.Results show that for intact specimens,the stress remains nearly constant in the residual sliding stage with no stick-slip,and the newly formed fracture surface only propagates along the σ_(2) direction when σ_(3) ranges from 10 MPa to 30 MPa,while it extends along both σ_(2) and σ_(3) directions when σ_(3) increases to 40 MPa;for the pre-fractured specimens,the fractures are usually reactivated under all the σ_(3) levels in Scheme 2,but fracture reactivation only occurs when σ_(3) is greater than 25 MPa in Scheme 3,below which new faulting traversing the original macro fracture occurs.In all the test schemes,both ε_(2) and ε_(3) experience an accumulative process of elongation,after which an abrupt change occurs at the point of the final failure;the degree of this change is dependent on the orientation of the new faulting or the slip direction of the original fracture,and it is generally more than 10 times larger in the slip direction of the original fracture than in the non-slip direction.Besides,the differential stress(peak stress)required for reactivation and the post-peak stress drop increase with increasing σ_(3).Post-peak stress drop and residual strength in Scheme 3 are generally greater than those in Scheme 2 at the same σ_(3) value.Our study clearly shows that intermediate principal stress orientation not only affects the fracture reactivation strength but also influences the slip deformation and failure modes.These new findings facilitate the mitigation of dynamic geological hazards associated with fracture and fault slip.
文摘Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its minimum each year in September. On 11 September 2023 the minimum was 4.969 million square kilometers(mill.km^(2)). This was not a record low, which occurred in 2012, when the minimum was 4.175 mill.km^(2), 0.794 mill.km^(2) less than the minimum in 2023. However, the ice extent had decreased by 0.432 mill.km^(2) compared with 2022. Nevertheless, the summer melting in 2023 was remarkably less than expected when considering the strong heat waves in the atmosphere and ocean, with record temperatures set around the world. In general, there is a high correlation between the long-term decrease in sea-ice extent and the increasing CO_(2) in the atmosphere, where the increase of CO_(2) in recent decades explains about 80% of the decrease in sea ice in September, while the remainder is caused by natural variability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42388101)the CAS Youth Interdisciplinary Team (JCTD-2021-05)funded by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Solar cycles are fundamental to astrophysics,space exploration,technological infrastructure,and Earth's climate.A better understanding of these cycles and their history can aid in risk mitigation on Earth,while also deepening our knowledge of stellar physics and solar system dynamics.Determining the solar cycles between 1600 and 1700-especially the post-1645 Maunder Minimum,characterized by significantly reduced solar activity-poses challenges to existing solar activity proxies.This study utilizes a new red equatorial auroral catalog from ancient Korean texts to establish solar cycle patterns from 1623 to 1700.Remarkably,a further reevaluation of the solar cycles between 1610 and 1755 identified a total of 13 cycles,diverging from the widely accepted record of 12 cycles during that time.This research enhances our understanding of historical solar activity,and underscores the importance of integrating diverse historical sources into modern analyses.
文摘Currently,the International Maritime Organization(IMO)has approved and implemented the assessment requirement for Minimum Propulsion Power(MPP)of ships in adverse sea conditions.The assessment method and relevant influence factors will have a vital impact on ship's design and operation.On the other hand,MPP is essentially a criterion for manoeuvring safety at actual seas.However,the practical assessment methods adopted in IMO guidelines do not directly and accurately account for ship's coursekeeping ability in severe seas.A time-domain comprehensive method with supplementary course-keeping ability criteria has been proposed in the authors'preliminary research.Based on an updated mathematical model and criteria,this paper presents more detailed elaborations,results and discussions on the time-domain method,including the comparative analyses with a power line method and two steady-state equilibrium methods based on IMO guidelines and draft.Discussions on the influences of key factors,involving criterion conditions and calculation parameters,are also presented.The results indicate that different methods exhibit varying advantages and complexity in MPP assessment,thus constituting a multi-level assessment framework for MPP.In particular,the time-domain comprehensive assessment has a higher accuracy with more realistic description of manoeuvre behaviors,capable of offering a solution for the ships that cannot meet other assessments,or for the assessment requiring additional course-keeping ability.Furthermore,an expanded range of wave direction sets a stricter but potentially necessary requirement,while using the self-propulsion factors at low speeds can eliminate the unnecessary conservation of assessment result caused by those at design speed.
