Modes Of Consumption Research Articles

The diversification and potential function of microbiome in sediment-water interface of methane seeps in South China Sea.

The sediment-water interfaces of cold seeps play important roles in nutrient transportation between seafloor and deep-water column. Microorganisms are the key actors of biogeochemical processes in this interface. However, the knowledge of the microbiome in this interface are limited. Here we studied the microbial diversity and potential metabolic functions by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing at sediment-water interface of two active cold seeps in the northern slope of South China Sea, Lingshui and Site F cold seeps. The microbial diversity and potential functions in the two cold seeps are obviously different. The microbial diversity of Lingshui interface areas, is found to be relatively low. Microbes associated with methane consumption are enriched, possibly due to the large and continuous eruptions of methane fluids. Methane consumption is mainly mediated by aerobic oxidation and denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO). The microbial diversity in Site F is higher than Lingshui. Fluids from seepage of Site F are mitigated by methanotrophic bacteria at the cyclical oxic-hypoxic fluctuating interface where intense redox cycling of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen compounds occurs. The primary modes of microbial methane consumption are aerobic methane oxidation, along with DAMO, sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (SAMO). To sum up, anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) may be underestimated in cold seep interface microenvironments. Our findings highlight the significance of AOM and interdependence between microorganisms and their environments in the interface microenvironments, providing insights into the biogeochemical processes that govern these unique ecological systems.

Relation of Langerhans cell size to buccal carcinoma

ABSTRACT Oral cancer decreases quality of life despite timely medical management. The carcinogens in tobacco products and their role in tumorigenesis are well documented. Langerhans cells (LCs) are a subset of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that monitor the tumor microenvironment and engulf carcinogens and foreign bodies. We investigated the distribution and size of LCs and their relation to the mode of tobacco consumption and clinical outcome in patients with buccal carcinoma. We recruited patients with oral cancer who were scheduled for tumor excision and men with urethral stricture undergoing substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa. Normal and tumor-adjacent tissues were stained with CD1a antibody. The distribution and mean diameter of 100 LCs/patient were determined. We found significantly smaller LCs in patients who chewed only tobacco compared to those who consumed tobacco by other means. The size of LCs decreased significantly with progressive stages of malignant disease. We found that patients with larger LCs survived longer than those with smaller LCs during an average follow-up of 24 months. We suggest a relation between the size of LCs and clinical outcomes in patients with buccal carcinoma.

Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China

BackgroundTraditional knowledge associated with medicinal food plants (MFPs) plays a vital role in fighting hidden hunger and safeguarding the health of local people. MFPs resources are abundant in the Gaoligongshan area, a biosphere reserve with the richest biocultural diversity in China. Local people of different linguistic groups also have rich traditional botanical knowledge. However, there are still few comprehensive and systematic studies on MFPs there.MethodsEthnobotanical investigation including market survey, semi-structured interviews, free listing and key informant interviews was conducted in the Gaoligongshan area, Western Yunnan, Southwest China. A total of 13 local farmers’ markets were selected and information about medicinal food plants, including food categories, medicinal and edible parts, modes of consumption, medicinal effects, and distribution were collected. The relative occurrence frequency (RFO) and cultural food significance index (CFSI) were calculated to identify the culturally significant MFPs.ResultsA total of 184 species of MFPs, belonging to 83 families, were collected in the Gaoligongshan area, including vegetables (77), medicinal diets (26), fruits (25), spices (18), herbal tea (13), tea substitutes (11), substitutes for staple food (8), nuts (5), oils and fats (4), and dye material (1). The most frequently used families were Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Apiaceae, with 11, 10, and 9 species, respectively. The most frequently used plant parts were the stems, followed by fruits and leaves. Based on the evaluation results of the CFSI and RFO indices, 18 species of MFPs with magnificent local cultural importance have been screened out, such as Houttuynia cordata, Eryngium foetidum, Sechium edule, Centella asiatica and Pseudocydonia sinensis.ConclusionThese findings have guiding significance for conservation of traditional knowledge associated with MFPs and facilitation of scientific utilization of MFPs to meet local people’s needs for a healthy life.

The innovation consumption mode of distributed renewable energy under resource bricolage: A case study of China

Developing distributed renewable energy is an inevitable choice for China to deal with environmental pollution and energy security. At present, the consumption of distributed renewable energy in China mainly depends on the power grid, but the amount of absorption is not ideal. Therefore, it is necessary to study the consumption mode of distributed renewable energy. This paper first analyzes the necessity of implementing the innovative consumption of distributed renewable energy power in China, discusses the consumption path of distributed renewable energy innovation based on resource bricolage, and analyzes the users in the innovation consumption path of distributed renewable energy power under the resource patchwork. It then proposes the innovation consumption mode of distributed renewable energy power under the resource patchwork: with distributed energy points as the center, the consumption model of "distributed renewable energy power + decentralized economy” is established. On this basis, the consumption mode of "distributed renewable energy power + distributed economy" is established. Finally, the dilemma of implementing the consumption model of distributed renewable energy under resource patchwork is discussed, and some suggestions are put forward for implementing the consumption model of distributed renewable energy under resource patchwork in China. The innovations in this paper include: (1) Analyzing the consumption of distributed renewable energy from the perspective of resource patchwork. (2) Pointing out the innovation absorption path of distributed renewable energy from the perspective of resource patchwork. (3) Proposing two modes of innovation consumption of distributed renewable energy power under the resource patchwork, namely "distributed renewable energy power + decentralized economy" consumption mode and "distributed renewable energy power + distributed economy" consumption mode.

Politics of Shared Humanity: On Hospitality, Equality and the Spiritual in Rural Gambia

ABSTRACT In rural communities on the north bank of River Gambia, religious ‘visitations’ or pilgrimage ceremonies (siyaare) are becoming increasingly popular. These ceremonies have been described as a hallmark of Senegalese urban Sufism but are currently organised across the countryside and communicated in wide personal networks and through social media to attract guests and strangers from near and far. The sensibilities articulated in preparations for siyaare ceremonies promote inclusiveness, hospitality and the bridging of difference. Organisers appeal to the ‘oneness’ of humankind, to be achieved in siyaree by transcending differences between people and between humans and the spiritual realm, through communal prayers that enhance the circulation of God-given blessing. This article takes debates among Wolof speakers in rural Gambia over such Muslim religious ceremonies as the starting point to explore how attention to ‘network’ can illuminate various appeals to ‘shared humanity’. Appeals to human unity feature divergent, or in part competing values and virtues, and bring particular social forms and worlds into being. These, I will show, are articulated as modes of consumption, but also moral living, including forms of modesty and preferences for rural lifestyles and futures, and convey generational differences. The article questions what ‘politics’ of shared humanity encompasses, and argues for a gaze beyond dyadic relationships and interpersonal networks, and a perspective on what goes into, as well as who takes part in, world-making.

Epidemiological Aspects of Opioid Poisoning in Northern Iran: A Registry-Based Clinical Study.

Opioids are a class of drugs that are commonly used to manage pain due to their analgesic and sedative effects. However, the high consumption of opioids in the community has led to an increase in the incidence of overdoses and poisonings caused by various types of these drugs, whether intentional or unintentional. Therefore, comprehending the epidemiological features of patients experiencing opioid poisoning is crucial. We decided to investigate various epidemiological aspects of patients with opioid poisoning in the Mazandaran province, located in northern Iran, during the period of 2020 to 2021. The present investigation was conducted as a descriptive cross-sectional study, wherein we collected data on patients registered in the Mazandaran Registry Center of Opioid Poisoning (MRCOP) who had a history of using any kind of opioid. We collected information on various parameters, including patient demographics, the type of opioid consumed, the mode of consumption, and clinical outcomes. A total of 240 patients were initially registered at the registry center. However, 17 cases were excluded with personal consent, and eventually, a total of 223 patients were included in the investigation. The majority of the patients 70.9% (n = 158) were male, and the average age was 34.4 ± 16.55 years. The most common cause of poisoning reported in our study was intentional, which was mainly due to a suicide attempt. Furthermore, the most prevalent type of opioid consumed was methadone. The most frequently observed symptoms of poisoning among the patients were drowsiness, a decreased level of consciousness, and reduced arterial oxygen saturation levels. Based on the results of our study, several factors were found to be significant in methadone poisoning, including addiction, age, gender, suicide attempt, and a history of psychiatric disorder. These findings highlight the need for public education and awareness campaigns on the risks associated with opioid use, particularly methadone.

Model and economic analysis of hydrogen consumption from hydropower considering storage capacity

Abstract Due to the characteristics of clean and efficient hydrogen energy and its wide application, hydropower hydrogen production has become one of the potential technical means to reduce the new energy abandonment rate, and its economic benefits are analyzed in this paper. After exploring the operation characteristics of hydropower plants, the paper examines the characteristics of water and energy abandonment in combination with the calculation method of hydropower plant power abandonment, mathematically models the relevant equipment of hydropower hydrogen generation and consumption mode, and establishes a hydrogen storage and consumption model considering the capacity of storage. Based on the economic index of hydropower hydrogen production, the storage capacity of the hydropower hydrogen consumption mode is configured by combining the two-layer planning algorithm. Finally, a simulation experiment is carried out to analyze the hydropower hydrogen consumption model established in the paper and explore the optimal storage settings for hydropower hydrogen consumption. The results show that the optimal energy storage capacity of the demonstration base is 1MWh kWh cost of electricity is 0.113 yuan/kWh respectively, the whole life cycle NPV is the largest, is 7.39×106 yuan, the daily profit including hydrogen sales, electricity sales, and energy sales is about 463,110,000 yuan, and the incremental daily profit is about 144,980,000 yuan. Based on this study, we aim to promote the sustainable development of the new energy economy.

Design or Decline? A Decolonial Cease and Desist

This paper critically examines the contemporary relationship between design and decolonization, with a focus on reevaluating our expectations of design as a profession and exploring potential pathways forward. The discussion centers on the stagnant state of design discourse, and the intricate power dynamics within design practices. It underscores the significance of recognizing that designers do not uniformly occupy identical positions, highlighting the asymmetrical power dynamics inherent in design nearshoring and the prioritization of Northern interests. Furthermore, it questions the reliance on exclusive designerly methods for systemic change, the pursuit of the common good, and the realization of the pluriverse. We claim that design, in its current form, often reinforces capitalist and colonial structures rather than dismantling them. The paper criticizes design’s complicity in perpetuating colonial differences while claiming to address them, recognizing the fundamental role of design for the realization of the modern project and as a key enabler of capitalist modes of production and consumption. Through an interdisciplinary lens, this paper scrutinizes the dissonance between design’s self-professed ethical values and the pursuit of capitalistic gains.

Technical and economic calculation of a high (medium) pressure dead-end gas network

The article is devoted to the analysis of situations that arose as a result of the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines and Europe’s refusal of Russian gas. Russia is forced to redistribute gas flows. There was a need to increase gas supplies to China. Moreover, the corresponding gas pipelines have already been built. But most importantly, the prospect of providing gas to Russian consumers arose. A strange situation has arisen when Ukraine is 100% supplied with natural gas, and Russia supplies its consumers with 70%. At the same time, Russia has enormous reserves of natural gas. To supply consumers with economical and safe fuel, it is necessary to design the gas distribution system in such a way that, regardless of the mode of gas consumption, a stable pressure is maintained in front of gas appliances. This requirement can be met by using a pressure regulator for each consumer. The designed system is characterized by reduced capital costs, as there is a transition from a ring to a dead-end circuit. But most importantly, the laying of low-pressure gas pipelines is excluded from the gas distribution system. When hydraulically calculating a dead-end gas network of medium and high pressure, the differences between successive sections are redistributed in such a way that the total cost of capital costs, or material characteristics, is significantly reduced. Currently, polyethylene pipes are widely used in the construction of gas networks, which have significant advantages over steel ones, since they do not corrode.

Linking dynamics in consumer behavior and product life cycles in environmental assessments of shared mobility systems: A literature review

Sharing economy businesses (SEB) have attracted attention for their potential to reduce environmental impacts compared to conventional business models. While it is often assumed that SEB enable more sustainable modes of consumption, it is still a challenge to clarify the desirable linkage between consumers and business providers by means of services, products, and digital platforms, due to complexity and uncertainty in consumer behavior. To address this, a systematic review of literature that evaluates the environmental impacts of SEB, using shared mobility systems (SMS) as a case study, was conducted. An analysis is presented on how studies have addressed the above challenges, extracting key factors identified in literature to determine the net environmental effects of SMS, which can be useful in re-designing them for environmental sustainability.

Coupling development of sports industry and tourism industry based on internet of things.

This study investigates the positive coupling between the sports industry and tourism, exploring the ways to promote their interconnection. Under state guidance, the integration of sports industry services is facilitated to attract sports culture and tourism fairs, leveraging regional economic development advantages to enhance the industrial market appeal. The emerging leisure consumption mode of sports tourism injects vitality into the economy, fostering the core sports service industry. The coupling of the education and tourism sectors is strategically aligned with long-term national policies. Using IoT technology, this paper employs a grey relational analysis to assess the coupling between the sports industry and tourism, revealing a significant correlation. Experimental results demonstrate a positive coupling trend, likened to conjoined twins with a natural material basis and technical support. This coupling not only aligns with industry trends but also resonates with the "environmental protection era," "green era," and "ecological era," marking a pivotal aspect of industrial development. The study contributes valuable insights into the symbiotic relationship between the sports and tourism industries, emphasizing their interconnectedness and the positive implications for economic and environmental sustainability.

Intelligent Logistics Management System Based On Improved AES Algorithm

With the rapid development of China's economy and information technology, the Internet has penetrated into People's Daily life, especially with the rise of mobile e-commerce, online shopping has become a convenient, fast, cost-effective consumption mode. However, this convenience also brings challenges to the logistics industry, mainly in terms of user privacy and logistics efficiency. In order to solve these challenges, an intelligent logistics management system based on improved AES algorithm is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of logistics services. The system includes a new logistics management system and a pick-up verification APP. By using AES algorithm to encrypt order information, generate order QR code, and realize goods tracking, the system effectively protects user privacy and improves the efficiency of logistics services. In order to enhance the security, this research also combines the chaotic system to generate random keys and encrypts the order information with AES algorithm, which fundamentally solves the security problem of AES algorithm. The new logistics management system has greatly improved the logistics efficiency and reduced the logistics cost by automatically generating the pick-up number and sending the pick-up short message using the instant communication technology. The pick-up verification APP further strengthens the security and timeliness of pick-up, and provides practical significance for the development of logistics enterprises. These research results have important implications for promoting the development of intelligent logistics management system, and provide new ideas and inspirations for the research and application of related fields.

RESEARCH OF HEAT GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION MODES IN COMBINED HEAT SUPPLY SYSTEMS USING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

Alternative energy currently has all the technical means that allow it to be considered a classic addition to traditional methods of energy production. Modern energy technologies require a more effective and reliable solution to the problem of energy supply based on the integrated use of various types of renewable energy sources, energy accumulators of various types, heat pumps, combined means of thermal modernization of buildings and alternative fuel energy backups. In modern heat supply systems using alternative energy sources, usually at least 2 heat sources are used - a renewable heat source and a traditional source as reserve and peak. The operation of gas, solid fuel, pellet and electric boilers, solar collectors, various types of heat pumps in the heat supply systems of buildings and civilian buildings is analyzed. The high-quality operation of the heat supply system is affected by various schemes of connecting consumers to heat generators. The specifics of the effective operation of the combined heat supply system are the coordination of various hydraulic “generator-consumer” modes. In practice, three approaches are used to coordinate the modes of operation of alternative heat supply systems with consumers: regulation of the power of the heat source, programming of heat consumption modes, introduction of heat accumulators. It is important to find out the conditions for the effective use of heat accumulators for intermittent heating mode, which can ensure a decrease in the thermal power of a heat generator operating in superheat mode. The operation of the pilot plant of the integrated system of alternative heat supply (ISAHS) was studied, the technical and economic indicators obtained for the heating period for three different types of heat generators: gas boiler, pellet boiler, heat pump were analyzed. An experimental study of the combined heat supply system for various heat supply facilities made it possible to establish that for public buildings, a rational way to increase their efficiency is the use of intermittent heating modes, a two-stage storage system, and coordination of structural and mode parameters of the main contours of the system. Keywords: combined heat supply system, boiler, solar collector, heat pump, heat accumulator

Study on graphs of electrical load and analysis of power consumption modes

The issues of planning and managing power consumption modes are considered, using electrical load schedules, comparisons of the declared maximum load with the actual one are presented, the main directions for increasing the efficiency of rational use of electricity and regulating electrical load schedules are given.

Disenchantment and Remolding: the Influence of Luxury Live Streaming on Consumer Brand Goodwill

As the COVID-19 epidemic is over, the global luxury market is gradually recovering. The arrival of the Internet era has provided people with a new consumption mode, and the rise of various online shopping platforms has injected new vitality into this market. Brand is the core of luxury consumption culture. Luxury brands have been tasked with constructing international brands by constructing brand awareness and boosting brand goodwill, due to the intensifying rivalry in the market. In 2020, China's live-streaming e-commerce companies have officially started the journey of luxury brands. An urgent issue in the luxury sector is to find a way to direct shoppers to build brand recognition and strengthen brand identity. Luxury goods have always been a high-end route, and whether live streaming e-commerce can improve the brand tonality and consumers' love for the brand is also an important topic continuously discussed in recent years. Through empirical analysis in this paper, it is concluded that live streaming e-commerce plays a positive role in promoting the goodwill of luxury brands.

Modeling and Performance Projections of a Dual-Purpose CO2 Capture and Energy Storage Device from Oceanwater

Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and removal technologies are critical to limit global warming to 2 °C in the next few decades. In addition to the atmosphere, the oceans are large carbon sinks and have to-date captured about 25% of all anthropogenically released carbon. Therefore, ocean water CO2 capture can complement Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies. To harness this source of CO2, this talk proposes, models, and analyzes the performance implications of a reversible, aqueous electrochemical flow device, which uses hydrogen and redox salt looping to achieve pH shifting. The reversible nature of this device enables its use in both power production and consumption modes, enabling CO2 capture to be powered exclusively by variable sources of renewable electricity. To model the performance of the proposed energy storage and CO2 capture device, we developed an equivalent circuit model to predict the current-voltage performance of this device mediated by ferricyanide/ferrocyanide and H2. Performance predictions are modeled as a function of key transport and thermodynamic conditions, specifically, for different mass transport rates of gases and aqueous electrolytes and different extents of pH shift between acidification and basification steps. Estimations of device performance are developed at both laboratory-scale and industrially relevant current densities. Modeled electrochemical energy intensity values of the overall device operation are compared to current state-of-the-art electrochemical ocean CO2 capture technologies to show the approach’s potential. Overall energy intensities are compared to current state-of-the-art DAC technologies. Our results show the energy intensity for CO2 capture during the reversible process has the potential to be reduced compared to present day DAC systems, but is highly sensitive to parasitics, ohmic losses, and the extent of competing reactions. Additionally, projections of the device energy-time profile are demonstrated to show the diurnal energy storage potential, specifically with applications to solar energy. Energy storage capabilities in the proposed device provide additional benefits of powering this CO2 capture device with renewable electricity while providing flexibility to manage grid-scale electricity demand. Overall, a reversible, pH-shifting based oceanic CO2 capture device offers holistic benefits from designing CO2 capture to operate exclusively from renewable electricity.

The impact of digital economy on high-quality economic development: Research based on the consumption expansion.

Studies have found that the digital economy plays a positive role in promoting high-quality economic development. Meanwhile, the digital industrialization and industrial digitalization have given rise to new demands and supply modes of consumption. It is necessary to analyze the role of consumption expansion in the impact of digital economy on high-quality economic development. Based on Chinese provincial panel data, we first applied the entropy weight method to construct the digital economy index and the high-quality economic development index. And on this basis, it was verified that the digital economy can positively promote the high-quality development of the inverted U-shaped structural economy. Then we separately used the mediation and the threshold effect models to analyze the role of consumption expansion in empowering high-quality development in the digital economy. Regional heterogeneity was further taken into account. The results dedicate that consumer demand and the digital economy have a partial or complete mediating effect. The promotion of high-quality development by the digital economy can be affected by the threshold of consumption expansion, which is manifested in the marginal incremental effect due to the growth of consumption supply. On the contrary, the growth of consumer demand has led to the inverted U-shape of the digital economy to promote high-quality economic development. In the heterogeneity analysis, the threshold effect also varied greatly. This research enriches the theoretical achievements and reveals the impact of consumption expansion on the digital economy affecting the high-quality development, which may provide certain reference for other countries and regions.

Design and Application of New Support and Power System of Residential Building Machine

In recent years, with the transformation and upgrading of national development and the acceleration of urbanization, the construction mode of high energy consumption, high pollution and high labor intensity in the construction industry can no longer meet the development needs. The State Council and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development have successfully issued policies and initiatives to improve industrialization and intelligent construction. In 2021, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a building height limit order, and it has become a trend that aerial building machines have begun to diversify into ordinary high-rise residences. The "14th Five-Year Plan" construction industry development plan issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development proposed accelerating the coordinated development of intelligent construction and new building industrialization and promoting digital design, intelligent production and intelligent construction. In response to the national policy guidance and leading the development of the industry, solve the inherent problems in the construction industry, learn from the application concept of super high-rise heavy-duty construction equipment integration, create a "factory-like" construction environment for ordinary high-rise through lightweight, standardization and intelligent and other innovative technologies, and explore a construction integration platform suitable for high-rise residences, called "high-rise building industrialization construction lightweight construction operation integration platform" (referred to as "building machine"). Based on the first generation of building construction machines, continuous improvement and replacement, the supporting power system has dramatically improved in support capacity and lightweight. The effective combination of a support column, hydraulic cylinder, and pump station has been realized, which is more convenient and faster, and the construction is more efficient.

Тренды использования данных телеметрии систем водоснабжения

The article discusses the analysis of water consumption data obtained based on automated resource consumption accounting. The prerequisites for obtaining large arrays of telemetry data based on the introduction of "smart" housing and communal services technology have been identified. Typical purposes of water consumption data analysis are listed. It is noted that the use of artificial intelligence methods for analyzing housing and communal services data has a point character. The research is based on the principle of expediency of data analysis. The factors influencing the mode of water consumption in apartment buildings are considered. Methods of analyzing water consumption telemetry data are considered. The data of hourly automatic accounting of hot and cold water consumption in an apartment building is discussed as factual material for analysis. The data is a time series of water consumption accounting. Possible methods of statistical and intelligent analysis of telemetry data are discussed. It is concluded that the analysis of water consumption data should be carried out not only for the purpose of accrual and payment of payments, but also for the purpose of clarifying engineering calculations, adjusting regulatory indicators and making recommendations on resource conservation. Modern trends in the use of telemetry data are formulated: wider use of telemetry systems in apartment buildings, expansion of the purposes of using telemetry data analysis, the use of intelligent data analysis methods, the creation of a methodology for analyzing and evaluating telemetry data of water supply systems.

Analysis of the Sales of Surplus Food Blind Box

With the improvement of living standards, people have higher and higher requirements for food quality and health. However, the global problem of surplus food is becoming increasingly prominent, especially in China, where a staggering amount of foodstuffs are wasted every year. As a new consumption mode, the surplus food blind box can not only reduce waste, save costs, but also meet the needs of consumers, but how to open new sales ideas is still a problem that needs to be discussed. This paper aims to explore a new idea of how to open the surplus food blind box through diversified product portfolios, social media marketing, online and offline combination and other ways. With the increasing concern of people on environmental protection, surplus food and healthy living, the surplus food blind box has a broad market prospect as a consumption way to use leftover ingredients. In this context, this paper puts forward some innovative sales ideas, including the combination of different flavors of surplus food blind boxes, the combination of online and offline sales models, social media marketing strategies, etc., to meet the needs of different consumers and improve sales and brand influence.