Costs of air pollutants from shipping: a meta-regression analysis

ABSTRACT

This study estimated the external cost of air pollution from shipping by means of a meta-regression analysis, which has not been made before. Three pollutants, which were included in most of the primary studies, were considered: nitrogen oxides (NO_x), sulphur dioxides (SO₂) and particulate matters with a diameter of max 2.5 micrometres (PM_2.5). All primary studies included damages of health and a majority added impacts on agriculture and estimated the cost of air pollutants by transferring cost estimates from studies on costs of air emissions from transports in Europe. Different regression models and estimators were used and robust results were found of statistically significant emission elasticities of below one, i.e. total external costs increase by less than 1% when emissions increase by 1%. There was a small variation between the pollutants, with the highest elasticity for PM_2.5 and lowest for NO_x. Calculations of the marginal external cost of the pollutants showed the same pattern, with this cost being approximately six times higher for PM_2.5 than for the other pollutants. Common to all pollutants was that the marginal external cost decreases when emission increases. Another robust result was a significant increase in the cost of studies published in journals compared with other publication outlets. These findings point out some caution when transferring constant external unit cost of air pollutant from shipping, which is much applied in the literature, and the cost functions estimated in this study could thus provide a complementary transfer mechanism.     

Online channel strategies under different offline channel power structures for the Belt and Road of China

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the online channel strategies adopted by Chinese manufacturers with regard to the Belt and Road. It also investigates the effect of offline channel power structures and maritime transportation costs on online channel mode selection and pricing strategies. The offline channel power structures are classified into three types, namely, Chinese manufacturer Stackelberg (MS) structure, vertical Nash (VN) structure, and foreign retailer Stackelberg (RS) structure. Furthermore, a game model is developed among the Chinese manufacturer, foreign retailer, and cross-border e-tailer to investigate the interactions among offline channel power structures, maritime transportation costs, and Chinese manufacturers’ online channel mode selection. The results show that Chinese manufacturers’ preferences for the online agency selling mode increases correspondingly with the decrease in their market position and bargaining power. Moreover, foreign retailers can obtain higher profits in the online agency selling mode under the VN structure. However, the level of profit for foreign retailers depends on the intensity of their competition with cross-border e-tailers under the MS and RS structures. Finally, consumers in countries along the Belt and Road can obtain a higher surplus in the online agency selling mode under all of the structures.     

斜腿刚构桥几何布局的优化设计

采用数学规划的方法从静力和动力两方面对斜腿刚构桥的几何布局进行优化设计。静力优化设计的优化目标是截面截面应力平方均值最小，动力优化设计的优化目标是结构自振周期平方和最小。采用了直接搜索法寻优。通过算例可知，这两种优化设计方法均可行，且均为刚性设计。     

关键航段江海直达船舶驾驶技术探讨

此文通过对江海直达船舶的操纵性分析,从过弯曲河段航法、过桥航法、入海河口的航法三方面对关键航段江海直达船舶驾驶技术进行了探讨。     

一种具有鲁棒性的磁链观测器在异步电机直接转矩控制中的应用

对磁链的准确估计在异步电机直接转矩控制中具有至关重要的作用．针对参数不确定电机模型．利用Lyapunov函数方法，给出了一种基于线性矩阵不等式（LMI）的具有鲁棒性的磁链观测器设计方法．得到了磁链观测器辨识的收敛性条件：相对于基于参数辩识磁链估计方法，其计算量很小．容易满足实时性控制的要求、仿真结果表明．磁链受定转子电月且不确定性变化影响较小．具有较强的鲁捧性．     

实时断轨检测技术发送系统设计

基于轨道电路原理的一送两受式实时断轨检测技术,以单片机为控制核心,设计了适应长大隧道的实时断轨检测发送系统.采用直接数字频率合成(DDS)技术合成了频率稳定度优于10-4的高精度正弦检测信号,使用自动增益控制(AGC)技术实现了发送端轨面电压的恒压控制.结果表明:设计的系统能够满足实时断轨检测技术对发送系统高精度、高稳定性的要求.     

高液限粘土适于直接填筑分类指标研究

从路基的稳定与变形角度出发，研究了高液限粘土适合于直接填筑的土质分类，提出了土的内摩擦角Ф、粘聚力指标c、土质的强度指标CBR、压实度、压缩系数等适合于直接填筑的土质分类的具体指标，并对这些分类指标进行了定量化分析。     

The effects of federal transit subsidy policy on investment decisions: The case of San Francisco's Geary Corridor

In the United States, federal funding for public transit often accounts for a large proportion of a local agency's budget, especially for capital investments. For this reason, local governments can be expected to plan a portfolio of projects that maximize federal contributions. This study examines the financial effects of federal transit subsidy policy on local transit investment decisions. Data from a System Planning Study for the Geary Corridor in San Francisco are used as an illustration. It is found that federal transit subsidy policy provides financial incentives for local decision-makers to select capital-intensive investment options that may not be efficient or effective. While federal financial incentives are not the only factor influencing local investment decisions, some reform of the current subsidy policy may be necessary to reduce the incentive for ineffective use of public resources.     

缸内直喷天然气发动机开闭环控制系统的研究

本文介绍了天然气发动机采用缸内直接喷气技术时供气与点火控制系统的设计，实现了开闭环相结合的控制方式，并进行了试验验证。     

公路建设项目征地拆迁补偿费用确定与控制方法研究

文中以广东省公路建设项目征地拆迁费用的确定为例,以现行实施的征地拆迁补偿相关规定为基础,探讨征地数量和标准的计量、计算方法,建立征地拆迁标准动态数据库,以期对征地拆迁费用的确定和控制提供思路和实际操作指导。