Fuzzy Views on Black-Litterman Portfolio Selection Model

In this paper, views of investor are described in fuzzy sets, and two fuzzy Black-Litterman models are constructed with fuzzy views and fuzzy random views respectively. In the models, expected returns and uncertainty matrix of views are redefined and the views are formulated by fuzzy approaches suitably. Then the models are tested with data from Chinese financial markets. Empirical results show that the fuzzy random views model performs the best, and both the fuzzy models are better than the traditional ones, demonstrating that the fuzzy approaches can contain more information in the views and measure the uncertainty more correctly.     

The growth plate’s response to load is partially mediated by mechano-sensing via the chondrocytic primary cilium

Mechanical load plays a significant role in bone and growth-plate development. Chondrocytes sense and respond to mechanical stimulation; however, the mechanisms by which those signals exert their effects are not fully understood. The primary cilium has been identified as a mechano-sensor in several cell types, including renal epithelial cells and endothelium, and accumulating evidence connects it to mechano-transduction in chondrocytes. In the growth plate, the primary cilium is involved in several regulatory pathways, such as the non-canonical Wnt and Indian Hedgehog. Moreover, it mediates cell shape, orientation, growth, and differentiation in the growth plate. In this work, we show that mechanical load enhances ciliogenesis in the growth plate. This leads to alterations in the expression and localization of key members of the Ihh-PTHrP loop resulting in decreased proliferation and an abnormal switch from proliferation to differentiation, together with abnormal chondrocyte morphology and organization. Moreover, we use the chondrogenic cell line ATDC5, a model for growth-plate chondrocytes, to understand the mechanisms mediating the participation of the primary cilium, and in particular KIF3A, in the cell’s response to mechanical stimulation. We show that this key component of the cilium mediates gene expression in response to mechanical stimulation.     

Ciliary proteins Fap43 and Fap44 interact with each other and are essential for proper cilia and flagella beating

Cilia beating is powered by the inner and outer dynein arms (IDAs and ODAs). These multi-subunit macrocomplexes are arranged in two rows on each outer doublet along the entire cilium length, except its distal end. To generate cilia beating, the activity of ODAs and IDAs must be strictly regulated locally by interactions with the dynein arm-associated structures within each ciliary unit and coordinated globally in time and space between doublets and along the axoneme. Here, we provide evidence of a novel ciliary complex composed of two conserved WD-repeat proteins, Fap43p and Fap44p. This complex is adjacent to another WD-repeat protein, Fap57p, and most likely the two-headed inner dynein arm, IDA I1. Loss of either protein results in altered waveform, beat stroke and reduced swimming speed. The ciliary localization of Fap43p and Fap44p is interdependent in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.     

ICP-MS法测定黔产枳椇果梗、枳椇子中22种金属元素

建立微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法同时分析枳椇果梗、枳椇子中Be、Mg、Al、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、As、Sr、Mo、Ag、Cd、Sn、Sb、Ba、Tl、Pb等22种元素的含量。样品经微波消解后,利用ICP-MS测定上述22种元素,通过标准曲线计算其含量。实验结果表明,22种元素在其线性范围内线性关系良好,r值0.995;检出限为0.0007～1.0713μg/L;重复性的相对标准偏差(RSD)3%;精密度的相对标准偏差(RSD)7%;回收率为81.14%～112.91%。该方法灵敏度高,重复性好,分析速度快,适用于枳椇果梗、枳椇子中22种元素的含量测定。     

高职院校工程造价专业课程评价探讨

课程评价是高职院校课程实践和课程改革中不可忽视的环节。目前高职院校课程理论研究远远落后于课程实践,课程评价研究尤为滞后,因此,开展课程评价研究对于指导高职课程建设、提高课程建设质量十分必要。该文通过对课程评价含义、评价原则、评价主体、评价方法、评价手段等几个侧面问题的探讨,结合该研究者所在学校开展的项目化课程改革研究成果,提出了构建高职院校工程造价专业课程评价体系的思路,以期为高职工程造价专业课程评价改革提供实践依据。     

中立型分数阶微分控制系统能控性

研究一类分数阶中立型微分控制系统的能控性问题,对系统状态方程的分析,利用拉普拉斯变换通过基本控制系统的基础解给出了控制系统通解的表达式,并且通过构造格拉姆矩阵,研究了控制系统能控性的充分必要条件;最后通过举出一个格拉姆矩阵的计算举例来进行验证。     

基于改进Faster R-CNN的农田残膜识别方法

为了实现农田残膜的精准捡拾,提高残膜回收机的回收率.将改进Faster R-CNN卷积神经网络运用到农田残膜的识别检测中,提出了一种农田残膜的识别方法.以11MS-1850残膜回收机工作后遗留在农田表面的残膜为研究对象,分别在晴天、阴天不同时间段采集图像共计1648幅.通过更改图像亮度、旋转等方式扩充数据集,最终得到4950幅残膜样本图像,按照7:2:1划分为训练集(3465幅)、验证集(990幅)、测试集(495幅);采用双阈值算法替代传统的单阈值算法,降低了阈值对模型性能的影响;通过对比试验,选取具有残差网络结构的ResNet50作为主干特征提取网络,准确率可达88.84％,召回率为87.70％,总体精度为88.27％;为了使检测模型对小目标更加灵敏,根据数据集中残膜尺寸大小,在原有锚点基础上增加322和642的尺度参数,准确率、召回率、总体精度分别提升了1.29％、0.67％、0.97％,单幅检测时间为284.13 ms,基本满足了识别残膜的要求.可为残膜回收机加装补收装置提供参考,为研制人工智能残膜回收机提供理论基础.     

Modeling eBay price using stochastic differential equations

Online auctions have become increasingly popular in recent years. There is a growing body of research on this topic, whereas modeling online auction price curves constitutes one of the most interesting problems. Most research treats price curves as deterministic functions, which ignores the random effects of external and internal factors. To account for the randomness, a more realistic model using stochastic differential equations is proposed in this paper. The online auction price is modeled by a stochastic differential equation in which the deterministic part is equivalent to the second‐order differential equation model proposed in Wang et al. (Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2008, 103, 1100–1118). The model also includes a component representing the measurement errors. Explicit expressions for the likelihood function are also obtained, from which statistical inference can be conducted. Forecast accuracy of the proposed model is compared with the ODE (ordinary differential equation) approach. Simulation results show that the proposed model performs better.