Tigris River Sediments as Abrasive for Polishing Marble     

Awadh  Salih Muhammad  Khalid  Sara Ali 《Natural Resources Research》2019,28(4):1371-1383

Natural Resources Research - This study aims to evaluate the use of Tigris River sediments as abrasives for polishing marble surfaces to achieve a usable form as floor tiles, facing stones and...  相似文献   

Evaluation of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) for Water Quality Monitoring: A Case Study for the Estimation of Salinity     

Majid Nazeer  Muhammad Bilal 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2018,17(2):305-310

Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) dataset have been used to estimate salinity in the coastal area of Hong Kong. Four adjacent Landsat TM images were used in this study, which was atmospherically corrected using the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) radiative transfer code. The atmospherically corrected images were further used to develop models for salinity using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) based on in situ data of October 2009. Results show that the coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.42 between the OLS estimated and in situ measured salinity is much lower than that of the GWR model, which is two times higher (R² = 0.86). It indicates that the GWR model has more ability than the OLS regression model to predict salinity and show its spatial heterogeneity better. It was observed that the salinity was high in Deep Bay (north-western part of Hong Kong) which might be due to the industrial waste disposal, whereas the salinity was estimated to be constant (32 practical salinity units) towards the open sea.  相似文献   

An international program on Silk Road Disaster Risk Reduction——a Belt and Road initiative (2016-2020)     

Lei Yu  Cui Peng  Amar Deep Regmi  Virginia Murray  Alessandro Pasuto  Giacomo Titti  Muhammad Shafique  Tilak Priyadarshana D. G 《山地科学学报》2018,15(7):1383-1396

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese national strategy which calls for cooperative economic, political and cultural exchange at the global level along the ancient Silk Road. The overwhelming natural hazards located along the belt and road bring great challenges to the success of BRI. In this framework, a 5-year international program was launched to address issues related to hazards assessment and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The first workshop of this program was held in Beijing with international experts from over 15 countries. Risk conditions on Belt and Road Countries (BRCs) have been shared and science and technology advancements on DRR have been disseminated during the workshop. Under this program, six task forces have been setup to carry out collaborative research works and three prioritized study areas have been established. This workshop announced the launching of this program which involved partners from different countries including Pakistan, Nepal, Russia, Italy, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan. The program adopted the objectives of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and United Nation Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and was implemented to assess disaster risk in BRCs and to propose suitable measures for disaster control which can be appropriate both for an individual country and for specific sites. This paper deals with the outcomes of the workshop and points out opportunities for the near future international cooperation on this matter.  相似文献   

印尼混合海草床大型底栖生物丰度和多样性生态研究     

林俊辉  黄雅琴  ARBI Ucu Yanu  林和山  AZKAB Muhammad Husni  王建军  何雪宝  牟剑锋  刘坤  张舒怡 《海洋学报(英文版)》2018,37(6):82-89

海草床是海岸带最富生产力的生态系统之一,支撑着各种各样的伴生生物。热带的印度和太平洋地区被认为拥有海草植物种类多样性最高,且分布面积最广,然而,这个区域的海草床大型底栖生物我们知之甚少。为了填补认知的空白,我们在该区域开展了一项生态调查,旨在描述该区热带海草床大型底栖生物的丰度和多样性,以及确定大型底栖生物丰度、物种丰富度和群落结构是否明显存在断面内的站间变化和样地间变化。2014年5月和2015年10月我们分别在北苏拉威西省东海岸和西海岸开展野外工作,使用柱状取样器采集海草床大型底栖生物样品。所得样品共计鉴定14大类149种底栖生物,种类最为丰富的类别为多毛类（56种,占26%的总个体数）,十足类（20种,占9%的总个体数）和端足类（18种,占35%的总个体数）。东、西海岸海草床大型底栖生物表现出不同的空间分布模式。在东海岸,同一断面的大型底栖生物和端足类的丰度存在显著的站间差异;而在西海岸,大型底栖生物和多毛类的种类丰富度和丰度都表现出明显的站间变化,这可能归结于同一断面底质不均所造成。单因素ANOSIM以及MDS排序表明了北苏拉威西省东海岸和西海岸海草床大型底栖生物群落结构存在显著不同,正好对应于将海草床分成两大类型的栖息地,即西海岸的红树林-海草床-珊瑚连续体和东海岸的海草床-珊瑚连续体。与在热带海区开展的其他研究相比,本研究的大型底栖生物丰度和多样性处于中等水平。东、西海岸海草床大型底栖生物群落存在显著区别,其原因可能源于多方面,包括了沉积物模式,海草床结构和时间变化。  相似文献   

The role of visual saliency in the automation of seismic interpretation          下载免费PDF全文

Muhammad Amir Shafiq  Tariq Alshawi  Zhiling Long  Ghassan AlRegib 《Geophysical Prospecting》2018,66(Z1):132-143

In this paper, we propose a workflow based on SalSi for the detection and delineation of geological structures such as salt domes. SalSi is a seismic attribute designed based on the modelling of human visual system that detects the salient features and captures the spatial correlation within seismic volumes for delineating seismic structures. Using this attribute we cannot only highlight the neighbouring regions of salt domes to assist a seismic interpreter but also delineate such structures using a region growing method and post‐processing. The proposed delineation workflow detects the salt‐dome boundary with very good precision and accuracy. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed workflow on a real seismic dataset acquired from the North Sea, F3 block. For the subjective evaluation of the results of different salt‐dome delineation algorithms, we have used a reference salt‐dome boundary interpreted by a geophysicist. For the objective evaluation of results, we have used five different metrics based on pixels, shape, and curvedness to establish the effectiveness of the proposed workflow. The proposed workflow is not only fast but also yields better results as compared with other salt‐dome delineation algorithms and shows a promising potential in seismic interpretation.  相似文献   

Vibration analysis of damaged and undamaged steel structure systems: cantilever column and frame     

Khan  Muhammad Abuzar  Akhtar  Kareem  Ahmad  Naveed  Shah  Feroz  Khattak  Naeem 《地震工程与工程振动(英文版)》2020,19(3):725-737

This paper presents the experimental and numerical studies conducted on a steel column and a steel frame structure using free vibration analysis. The effects of damages on structures were investigated, which were simulated by introducing multiple cracks at different locations in the experimental and numerical models. The acceleration responses of the test models, were recorded through an accelerometer, and were used to calibrate the numerical models developed in finite element based software. Modal frequencies of damaged and undamaged structures were compared and analyzed, to derive relationships for damaged and undamaged structures' frequencies in terms of crack depth. It was found that, due to the presence of cracks, the mechanical properties of a structure changes, whereby, the modal frequencies decrease. An approximately linear trend was observed for the frequency decrease with the increase in crack depth, which was also confirmed by the numerical models. The derived relationships were extended to further develop a mechanics-based damage scale for steel structures, to help facilitate structural health monitoring and screening of vulnerable structures.  相似文献   

Thermal structure of hot events and their possible role in maintaining the warm isothermal layer in the Western Pacific warm pool     

Wirasatriya  Anindya  Kawamura  Hiroshi  Helmi  Muhammad  Sugianto  Denny Nugroho  Shimada  Teruhisa  Hosoda  Kohtaro  Handoyo  Gentur  Putra  Yoppik Disma Girindra  Koch  Magaly 《Ocean Dynamics》2020,70(6):771-786

Ocean Dynamics - The short-lived events of high SST are called hot events (HEs) and can only be generated under the conditions of large daily heat gain due to strong solar radiation and weak wind....  相似文献   

Green and Eco‐Friendly Removal of Mycotoxins with Organo‐Bentonites; Isothermal,Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies     

Muhammad Saeed  Komal Farooq  Muhammad Nafees  Muhammad Arshad  Mohammad Salim Akhter  Amir Waseem 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2020,48(9)

In the current study the application of organo‐modified bentonite for the adsorption of mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, citrinin, patulin, and zearalenone) is presented. The modification of clays is carried out using benzyl‐tri‐n‐butyl ammonium bromide (BTB), benzethonium chloride (BTC), and dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS). Various experimental parameters such as pH, time, adsorbent dose, and mycotoxins concentration are thoroughly studied. The modified clays (B‐BTB, B‐BTC and B‐DSS) are characterized by X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results depicted the high detoxification efficiency (≈99%) of modified clays for the removal of mycotoxins under optimized conditions (pH 5, time: 30 min, adsorbent amount: 50 mg). The adsorption capacities of modified clays are found in the order of: B‐BTC (AFB1: 18.02, CIT: 18.35, PAT: 18.21, ZEA: 18.09 mg g^?1) > B‐BTB (AFB1: 17.7, CIT: 18.11, PAT: 17.95, ZEA: 17.90 mg g^?1) > B‐DSS (AFB1: 17.5, CIT: 18.02, PAT: 17.86, ZEA: 17.80 mg g^?1). The obtained results fitted well with thermodynamic, isothermal (Langmuir) and pseudo‐second order kinetics. Low cost organo‐modified bentonite shows the promise in mitigating mycotoxin contamination, which could improve food safety and reduce environmental contamination.  相似文献   

高密度电法电性结构揭示天山天池堆积坝体厚度及其阻渗稳水功能分析     

尚彦军  金维浚  伊学涛  姜东廷  HASAN Muhammad 《现代地质》2023,37(1):31-39

天山天池北堆积坝体结构受其成因和演化控制,影响其含水和渗流特性。对该坝体稳定至关重要的下伏基岩埋深、坝体结构阻渗水结构特征等需现场探测并给出科学判断。在地质调查基础上采用高密度电法对天池堆积坝体结构进行探测,首次获得深达下伏基岩的堆积坝体纵向和横向电性剖面。结合光释光测年、水化学成分对比、水量平衡计算等手段,分析坝体堆积物形成时代以及坝体水文地质结构特征。结果显示：天池坝堆积体厚度大于100 m并可分为3层,上部浅表层滑坡形成的巨大块石层厚30～40 m且基本不含水,其下松散含水层厚度为30～50 m;下部为较低电阻率弱透水的冰碛物,主要分布在坝体下游和东端;底部为高电阻率不透水的石炭系火山岩。坝体中间部位地下水集中下渗补给了西小天池。同时靠坝体东侧发育排泄通道,呈现多处溢水点,控制了飞龙涧左岸下降泉季节性发育,同河谷冲刷作用一起影响并导致下游左岸冰碛物中发育4处滑坡体。电法剖面揭示出与坝体轴向近平行的2条隐伏断层,其中堆积坝高堤处气象台所在山丘上游一侧发育一条近东西走向并倾向上游的断层F1,构成地下水阻隔带而使天池堆积坝上游潜水水位呈现一定雍高,同坝体下伏基岩和弱透水冰碛物联合组成的...  相似文献   

Trace Metals Accumulation and Antioxidants Profiling in Two Maize Genotypes Against Sewage and Textile Wastewater Treatment     

Zoya Zafar  Javaid Akhtar  Muhammad Amjad  Muhammad Anwar‐ul‐Haq  Zulfiqar Ahmed Saqib 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2019,47(7)

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