To address the conflict between pressure relief and support effectiveness caused by large-diameter boreholes in roadway surrounding rock, this paper proposes a method involving variable-diameter boreholes for pressure relief and energy dissipation. With a typical rock burst coal mine as the engineering context, the study establishes a mechanical model for variable-diameter boreholes through theoretical analysis to examine the elastic stress distribution around boreholes within the coal body. Physical similarity simulation tests are conducted to investigate the influence of conventional borehole and variable diameter borehole on the transmission pattern of dynamic load stress waves. Furthermore, numerical simulations are employed to explore the effects of reaming diameter, depth, and spacing on pressure relief, energy dissipation, and attenuation of dynamic stress wave transmission in roadway surrounding rock. The results demonstrate that stress within the coal surrounding the variable-diameter borehole correlates with the borehole radius, lateral pressure coefficient, and distance from the point to the borehole center, the extent of the plastic zone is influenced by borehole diameter, spacing, and depth. Increased diameter, reduced spacing, and greater depth of deep reaming holes exacerbate the transfer of stress concentration from the surrounding rock of the roadway to the deeper regions, facilitating the formation of stress double peak areas. Moreover, the variable diameter position should be within the original stress peak position of the surrounding rock in the roadway, with deep reaming passing through the stress concentration area for optimal results. This study offers guidance on the prevention and control technology for rock bursts in deep coal mining operations.

The changes and transformation laws of intermediate liquid-phase products during the anaerobic degradation of lignite by sulfate-reducing bacteria in the formation of hydrogen sulfide play an important role in supplementing and improving the existing theories on the genesis of hydrogen sulfide gas in coal mines. In this paper, H2S gas and key intermediate liquid-phase products produced during the anaerobic degradation of lignite by sulfate-reducing bacteria were detected and analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results showed that the process of hydrogen sulfide production from lignite degradation by sulfate-reducing bacteria can be roughly divided into four stages: slow production phase, rapid growth phase, steady production phase, and slight decline phase. In this reaction system, the SO42- concentration showed a decreasing trend, the pH value showed an increasing trend, and the ORP value decreased and then slightly increased with time. Ten volatile component types were detected during the experiment: straight-chain alkanes, branched-chain alkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, olefins, amines, lipids, acids and phenols. The key components in the intermediate liquid phase products were straight chain alkanes, straight chain alkanes, acids, alcohols, phenols and amines. PAHs, alkanes, and phenols are closely related to H2S production, while amides stimulate nitrogen production. The process is divided into three stages: hydrolysis stage, H2S gas production stage, and decay stage. Liquid-phase intermediates play an important role in the formation process of coal mine BSR hydrogen sulfide and the mechanism of coal mine H2S genesis.

To explore the precursory characteristics and influencing factors of rockburst in the bifurcation area of coal seam, the evolution and expansion of fracture and the energy accumulation and dissipation characteristics of coal-rock parting-coal structure (CRCS) during failure and instability process are explored from a micro-scopic perspective, and the influence of coal and rock parting parameters on the instability is studied. The following four points are addressed: (1) Compared with the single coal structure or the coal- rock combined structure, the CRCS can more directly reflect the geological structure characteristics of the coal seam in the bifurcated area; (2) The failure and instability process of CRCS includes two types of instability: slip and fracture. The slip instability is characterized by low strength and high energy release, which is very difficult to predict. (3) Before the failure of CRCS, there are several precursor signal characteristics, such as the shortened development time of the \"stable-fracture-stable\" cycle, abnormal slip dislocation of the contact surface, and rapid accumulation of rock fracture energy. (4) The inclination angle of the contact surface affects the instability form, the strength of the rock parting affects the instability state, and the thickness of the rock parting affects the impact tendency. The research results have important theoretical significance for preventing rockburst caused by failure and instability in bifurcated area of coal seam.

Objective: To explore the risk factors of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis, reveal the molecular mechanism of pyroptosis in peripheral blood of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis patients, and provide new strategies and potential diagnostic biomarkers for the treatment of the disease. Methods: From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022, workers with suspected occupational diseases who were diagnosed with coal workers\' pneumoconiosis in the Third People\'s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were included in the study, including 77 patients with coal workers\' pneumoconiosis stage Ⅰ, 10 patients with stage Ⅱ, 6 patients with stage Ⅲ, and 49 workers with dust-free lung disease as the control group. General information of the subjects was collected, blood samples were collected for routine blood and blood biochemical results, and plasma levels of interleukin (IL) -1β and IL-18 were measured. Combined with the results of clinical examination, multi-factor ordered logistic regression analysis was carried out to evaluate the influencing factors of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis. At the same time, the expression of pyroptosis related proteins in blood cells was detected to reveal the molecular mechanism of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis. Results: All 142 subjects were male, with an average age of (51.65±6.31) years old and an average working age of (15.94±9.38) years. There were significant differences in smoking age (F=4.95, P=0.003) and lunch break distribution (H=8.84, P=0.031) among all groups. The hemoglobin content of stage Ⅰ patients was higher than that of stage Ⅱ patients, and the neutrophil percentage of stage Ⅲ patients was higher than that of the other 3 groups (P<0.05). The levels of total bilirubin and indirect bilirubin in stage Ⅰ patients were higher than those in control group, while the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in stage Ⅱ patients was higher than that in the other 3 groups (P<0.05). The levels of IL-18 and IL-1β in stage Ⅲ of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis were higher than those in the other 3 groups (P<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that smoking age (OR=1.03, 95%CI: 1.00-1.06) and IL-1β level (OR=4.61, 95%CI: 1.59-13.32) were independent risk factors for coal workers\' pneumoconiosis (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the expression levels of nucleotide-binding of oligomeric domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), Caspase-1, GSDMD, Caspase-4 and other proteins in stage Ⅲ of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis were significantly increased (P<0.05) . Conclusion: Smoking age is a risk factor for coal workers\' pneumoconiosis, IL-1β may be a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis, and pyroptosis may play a role in the development of peripheral inflammation of coal workers\' pneumoconiosis.
目的： 探索煤工尘肺患病的危险因素，揭示细胞焦亡在煤工尘肺患者外周血中的分子机制，为疾病的治疗提供新的策略和潜在的诊断生物标志物。 方法： 将2020年1月1日至2022年12月31日在新疆维吾尔自治区第三人民医院进行煤工尘肺诊断的疑似职业病劳动者纳入研究，其中煤工尘肺壹期患者77例、贰期患者10例、叁期患者6例，对照组为无尘肺病劳动者（49例）。收集研究对象的一般信息，采集血样测定血常规和血生化结果，测量血浆中白细胞介素（IL）-1β和IL-18水平。结合临床检查结果，进行多因素有序logistic回归分析，评估煤工尘肺的影响因素。同时检测血细胞中细胞焦亡相关蛋白的表达情况，揭示煤工尘肺发病的分子机制。 结果： 142名研究对象均为男性，年龄为（51.65±6.31）岁，工龄为（15.94±9.38）年，各组研究对象的烟龄（F=4.95，P=0.003）和午休分布（H=8.84，P=0.031）差异均有统计学意义。煤工尘肺壹期患者的血红蛋白含量高于煤工尘肺贰期，煤工尘肺叁期的中性粒细胞百分比高于其他3组（P<0.05）。煤工尘肺壹期患者的总胆红素水平和间接胆红素水平高于对照组，而煤工尘肺贰期的红细胞沉降率高于其他3组（P<0.05）；煤工尘肺叁期的IL-18和IL-1β水平高于其他3组（P<0.05）。多因素有序logistic回归分析结果显示，烟龄（OR=1.03，95%CI：1.00~1.06）和IL-1β水平（OR=4.61，95%CI：1.59~13.32）是煤工尘肺的独立危险因素（P<0.05）。与对照组比较，煤工尘肺叁期患者核苷酸结合寡聚化结构域样受体蛋白3（NLRP3）、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶1（Caspase-1）、消化道皮肤素D蛋白（GSDMD）、半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶4（Caspase-4）等蛋白表达量均明显增高（P<0.05）。 结论： 烟龄是煤工尘肺的危险因素，IL-1β可能是诊断煤工尘肺的潜在生物标志物，且细胞焦亡在煤工尘肺的外周炎症发展中可能发挥作用。.

Carbon emission accounting is the basic premise of effective carbon emission reduction and management. This study aimed to establish the carbon emission model and performance evaluation framework of coal mine production enterprises and clarify the low-carbon development path of enterprises. In this study, we took a typical coal production enterprise (K enterprise) in the Shanxi province of China as the research object. We also estimated the carbon emissions of the enterprise mainly according to the Chinese Carbon Emission Accounting Standard (GB/T 32151.11-2018). The triangular model was used to construct the carbon performance evaluation framework. On this basis, we suggested the enterprise\'s low-carbon development path. The results showed that (1) the carbon emission of K enterprise in 2021 was 36,875.38 tCO2eq; the carbon emission intensity of each ton of coal produced was 0.089 tCO2eq. The critical carbon emissions were electricity consumption and methane fugitive emissions during production. (2) The evaluation indicators for carbon emission performance revealed an imbalance in K enterprise\'s economic, energy, and environmental development in 2021. The work on energy saving and consumption reduction was relatively weak. (3) Countermeasures for low-carbon development, including a carbon emission ledger, were proposed based on carbon emission accounting and performance evaluation results. This study can help typical underground coal production enterprises in Shanxi province obtain more accurate carbon emission data, providing practical guidance and reference for the same underground coal production enterprises to improve the carbon emission control effect.

Due to the low permeability characteristics of the deep gas-containing coal seam, the conventional prevention and control measures that cannot solve the problems of gas outbursts are unsatisfactory for the prevention and control of the coal and gas outbursts disaster. Therefore, in this study, a strain of methane-oxidizing bacteria M07 with high-pressure resistance, strong resistance, and high methane degradation rate was selected from coal mines. The growth and degradation abilities of M07 in chelating wetting agent solutions to assess its adaptability and find the optimal agent-to-M07 ratio. It provides a new method for integrating the reduction of impact tendency and gas pressure in deep coal mines. The experimental results show that M07 is a Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Bacillus, which has strong resistance and adaptability to high-pressure water injection. By degrading 70 mol of methane, M07 produces 1 mol of carbon dioxide, which can reduce gas pressure and reduce the risk of gas outbursts in coal mines. As the experiment proves, the best effect was achieved when the M07 concentration of the chelating wetting agent was 0.05%. The methane-oxidizing bacteria based on the chelating wetting agent as carriers prove a new prevention and control method for the integrated prevention and control of coal and gas outbursts in coal mines and also provide a new idea for microbial application in coal mine disaster control.

In the confined space of the underground coal mine, which is dominated by transportation lanes, explosion-proof diesel-powered trackless rubber-wheeled vehicles are becoming the main transportation equipment, and the exhaust gas produced by them is hazardous to the health of workers and pollutes the underground environment. In this experiment, a similar test platform is built to study the effects of wind speed, vehicle speed, and different wind directions on the diffusion characteristics of exhaust gas. In this paper, CO and SO2 are mainly studied. The results show that the diffusion of CO and SO2 gas is similar and the maximum SO2 concentration only accounts for 11.4% of the CO concentration. Exhaust gas is better diluted by increasing the wind speed and vehicle speed, respectively. Downwind is affected by the reverse wind flow and diffuses to the driver\'s position, which is easy to cause occupational diseases. When the wind is a headwind, the exhaust gases spread upwards and make a circumvention movement, gathering at the top. When the wind speed and vehicle speed are both 0.6 m/s, the CO concentration corresponds to the change trend of the Lorentz function when the wind is downwind and the CO concentration corresponds to the change trend of the BiDoseResp function when the wind is headwind. The study of exhaust gas diffusion characteristics is of great significance for the subsequent purification of the air in the restricted mine space and the protection of the workers\' occupational health.

The groundwater hydrodynamic and hydrochemical process of the multi-aquifer system will experience complicated and serious influence under deep coal mining disturbance. There is relatively little research that has integrated hydrodynamic and hydrochemical properties of groundwater to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and evolution patterns of hydrogeochemistry and hydrodynamic information in deep multi-aquifer systems. The study of the groundwater hydrodynamic and hydrochemical spatiotemporal coupling response of multi-aquifer systems under the deep and special thick coal seam mining-motivated effect in ecologically fragile western mining areas is of great significance for the safe mining of coal resources and ecological environment protection. In this research, the hydrochemical analysis data composed of 218 groundwater samples from Tangjiahui coalfield, Northwest China with 1526 measurements and a 6-year (2016-2021) sampling period were collected for studying the hydrogeochemical spatiotemporal evolution process and governing mechanism of the multi-aquifer system using hierarchical cluster analysis, ion-ratio method, saturation index and multidimensional statistical analysis. Additionally, wavelet analysis and cross-wavelet coherence analysis were implemented to quantitatively recognize the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of hydrodynamic information and analyze the coherence relationships between time series. The results demonstrate that the hydrochemical characteristics exhibit significant spatial differences, while the temporal variation of hydrochemical characteristics in the Permian Shanxi Formation fractured sandstone aquifer (PSFFA), mine water (MW), and Ordovician karst limestone aquifer (OKA) is not significant. The water-rock interaction is the predominant control mechanism for the spatial evolution of hydrogeochemistry in the research area. Moreover, the large-scale mining of deep coal seams controls the type and degree of water-rock interactions by damaging the structure of aquifers and altering the hydrodynamic conditions of groundwater. The period from 2016 to 2021 exhibits multi-time scale characteristics in time series of precipitation, mine water discharge, and the water level of PSFFA and OKA. The mine water discharge has a positive correlation with the water level of PSFFA and OKA, whereas the significant period of precipitation and the water level of PSFFA coherence is not obvious. The research findings not only provide in-depth insights to protect the groundwater resources in water-shortage mining areas but also promote the secure mining of deep coal resources.

To control the diffusion of high concentrations of coal dust during tunnel boring and minimize the threat to the life and health of coal miners, theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and field measurements were combined in this study. First, computational fluid dynamic simulation software was used to simulate the generation of dust particles and their transport pattern in the tunnel. Subsequently, an innovative orthogonal test was performed to study the effect of four ventilation parameters [the pressure airflow rate (Q), distance between the air duct center and heading face (LA), distance between the air duct center and tunnel floor (LB), and distance between the air duct center and nearest coal wall (LC)] on dust diffusion. According to the orthogonal test results, the optimal ventilation parameters for effective dust control are as follows: Q = 1400 m3/min, LA = 7 m, LB = 2.8 m, and LC = 1 m. The optimized set of ventilation parameters was applied to the Wangpo 3206 working face. The results show that dust diffusion in the tunnel was effectively controlled and that the air quality was sufficiently improved.

As the depth of coal mining increases, the temperature and humidity of the underground environment also rise, which can negatively impact the physiological health of miners, and may even pose a threat to their safety and lives. However, studies on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the relationship between temperature, humidity, and miners\' alertness are scant. This study investigates several research objectives: (A) the differences in reaction time and error rate in different temperature and humidity conditions, which factor has a greater impact; (B) the differences in the levels of Oxy-Hb in different conditions and which factor has a greater impact; (C) the differences of activation degree between different regions of interest; and (D) the differences in the shape of Oxy-Hb time course between different conditions between different regions of interests. The fNIRS was used to measure the activity in 100 participants\' prefrontal cortex in this study. The results showed that both temperature and humidity would lead to decreased alertness of miners, which would not only prolong the reaction time, increase the error rate, and increase the Oxy-Hb concentration, but also lead to increased activation of the prefrontal cortex and greater activation of the right side than that of the left side, the Oxy-Hb time course was different on both sides, and temperature has a greater effect on alertness than humidity.