Search

The travel and tourism industry is among most severely impacted by natural disasters, terrorism, financial crises, and pandemics. Scholars are currently paying attention to how to revive tourism and establish tourist loyalty in the post-pandemic era. Aesthetics is a fundamental component of the tourist experience, and significantly affects tourist loyalty, intention, and behavior. However, research on destination aesthetics is limited, with most studies neglecting the role of memorability in the outcomes of aesthetics, particularly after the pandemic. Therefore, this study explores the mediating role of memorability in the effects of the aesthetic experiential qualities (scenery, cleanliness, harmony, art/architecture, and genuineness) of a nature-based tourism destination on tourist loyalty. Based on a two-wave panel data approach, 509 survey responses were collected and analyzed using Smarts. The findings indicate that the aesthetic experiential qualities positively affect tourists’ memorability. Although three of the five aesthetic qualities (scenery, harmony, art/architecture) demonstrated no direct impact on loyalty, all the qualities had significant indirect effects on loyalty through the mediation of memorability. This study provides insights and new perspectives for promoting tourist loyalty in the context of post-pandemic tourism recovery.

The β detector of 4πβ-γ coincidence measurement is usually a proportional counter with a single wire of which the electric field distribution is divergent and the detection area is limited, so it can only measure the activity of the point source. A 4π multi-wire proportional chamber used as the β detector of 4πβ-γ coincidence measurement has been designed and fabricated because of the uniform electric field distribution and large detection area. The β plateau curves and the background have been tested. The results show that the plateau length of the β plateau curve is about 270 V, and the plateau slope of the upper and lower anode wires are 8.3‰ and 9.6‰ (60Co), 8.3‰ and 8.9‰ (90Sr-90Y), respectively. The background counting rate is within 10 s-1. The 4π multiwire proportional chamber can be used as the β detector of 4πβ-γ coincidence measurement for further research.

As an ideal medical theranostic radionuclide, 177Lu is widely applied in many cancer diagnostics and therapies. The carrier added 177Lu has the advantages of simple radiochemical process and high irradiation yield. Herein, this paper conducted the research on the preparation of carrier added 177Lu by thermal neutron irradiation of 176Lu in the high flux engineering test reactor (HFETR). This work irradiated natural lutetium and enriched 176Lu. As a result, 177Lu with specific activity of 0.87 Ci/mg and 177mLu content of 0.009% was produced by 13 days irradiation of natural Lu at thermal neutron flux of 2×1014 n·cm-2·s-1; 177Lu with specific activity of 24.9 Ci/mg and 177mLu content of 0.02% was produced by 28 days irradiation of enriched 176Lu (86.5%) at thermal neutron flux of 1×1014 n·cm-2·s-1; 177Lu with specific activity of 25.76 Ci/mg and 177mLu content of 0.002% was produced by 5 days irradiation of enriched 176Lu (86.5%) at thermal neutron flux of 2×1014 n·cm-2·s-1; and 177Lu with specific activity of 28.3 Ci/mg and 177mLu content of 0.009% was produced by 12 days irradiation of enriched 176Lu (86.5%) at thermal neutron flux of 2×1014 n·cm-2·s-1. Among them, both 177Lu products using enriched 176Lu targets meet the domestic group requirements with specific activity more than 20 Ci/mg and 177mLu/177Lu less than 0.07%. Overall, carrier added 177Lu which can meet the standards can be prepared by irradiation of enriched 176Lu in HFETR. It is expected to realize localized production of carrier added 177Lu according to market demand and promote the domestic researches in 177Lu nuclear medicine applications.

The dual-cycle new development pattern, a consequence of changing times, "superposes" multi-scale spatial-output theory and the regional division of labor under the condition of market economy. It also introduces a new force for developing new forms of urbanization. To explore this influence, the present study first internalizes two exogenous variables in urbanization-development dynamics: technological innovation and institutional reform. It then constructs a new urbanization-dynamics factors-analysis framework for the "four-dimensional driving forces model + innovation force + institution force", combines this with the principal component-regression model, which empirically analyzes the development dynamics of Chongqing's new urbanization since 2000. Accordingly, this study uses Porter's "diamond model" to systematically consider the new urbanization development path. The results demonstrate: (1) Innovation and institutional forces incorporated into the urbanization-dynamics factors-analysis framework have had a significant positive driving effect on the urbanization of Chongqing; of these, innovation is the most evident. The advantages of technological innovation and institutional reform now underpin development dynamics, responding to changing times in a new era; (2) Although the development of new urbanization in Chongqing is the result of "six-dimensional forces," market and administrative forces are still the primary driving forces, followed by innovation and internal and external forces. Here, the driving effect of innovation on urbanization has surpassed the impact of administrative force during the second stage of urbanization in 2010-2018. The least significant effect is institutional force; it indirectly reflects that Chongqing's urbanization is an endogenous process. It is forecast and objectively necessary to construct a new development pattern; (3) Based on Porter's Diamond Model, researchers have pointed out problems in Chongqing, such as small growth volume, limited hinterland, insufficient market-purchasing power, unsustainable development, low-end products, and serious homogenization. To address this, the present study introduces specific countermeasures and suggestions for realizing high-quality urbanization development, based on six dimensions: developing advanced production factors; creating a unified free-flow market of factors; expanding market demand; promoting urban development; cultivating and developing leading and supporting industries by "expanding domestic demand, adjusting structure and deepening opening to the outside world"; and, seizing the opportunity to "go out" and build a high-quality service-oriented government. These results are expected to provide a theoretical basis and reference for research on development dynamics of urbanization in China, the high-quality development of urbanization in Chongqing, and the integration of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual city economic circle.

To achieve the goal of 'carbon neutrality', it is of great significance to accelerate the process of dismantling high-carbon and high-pollution thin-walled cylinder structures such as chimneys and so on. A 183 m ultra-high coaxial thin-walled steel-inner-cylinder reinforced concrete chimney (UCTS-RCC) was successfully demolished for the first time. To successfully dismantle the UCTS-RCC by controlled blasting demolition technology, the necessary structural mechanics theoretical analysis and the critical blasting designs rationality verification were carried out. Based on the equilibrium equation of force and bending moment, a theoretical model of incision angle selection was established to determine the incision design of the steel inner cylinder (SIC). The stability of SIC under the designed incision parameters was verified based on FEM statics analysis. The cutting experimental on the target steel plate was completed with a linear shaped cutter to obtain the cutting effect. The cutting process and the overall collapse process of the UCTS-RCC were simulated by LS-DYNA. Based on the fixed axis rotation differential equation, the synchronous toppling theoretical model were established to study the motion of the UCTS-RCC. The results showed that the maximum stress at the position of the directional window and the stresses of the remaining supports were less than the yield limit of Q235B steel after that several pretreatment windows were carried out, the SIC could maintain the stability of remaining structures. The cutting experimental results of the target steel plate using linear shaped cutter were basically consistent with the cutting simulation and the cutting effect satisfied the design requirements of instantaneous cutting separation of the supports. According to the obvious difference of material properties between Q235B steel and reinforced concrete, the ignition delay time of the SIC was set 2 s earlier than that of the RCC. According to the synchronous collapse simulations, it could be known that the ignition delay time setting was reasonable and the collapse motion state of the UCTS-RCC was approximately fixed axis rotation, which was in line with the established synchronous toppling theory model. The SIC and RCC finally successfully collapsed synchronously. The blasting scheme and the rationality verification methods were applied successfully in this project, which was of great significance to provide a reliable reference for such ultra-high thin-walled cylinder complex structural chimney.