A Layer-Stripping Method for 3D Near-Surface Velocity Model Building Using Seismic First-Arrival Times

In order to improve the efficiency of 3D near-surface velocity model building, we develop a layer-stripping method using seismic first-arrival times. The velocity model within a Common Mid-Point (CMP) ...     

迹为整数的3×3阶正交矩阵的谱

讨论了3×3阶正交矩阵的特征值和迹的关系,证明了迹为整数的3×3阶正交矩阵的谱可由迹确定,为应用广泛的3×3阶正交矩阵的谱的计算提供了简单实用的方法.     

Defining G protein-coupled receptor peptide ligand expressomes and signalomes in human and mouse islets

Introduction

Islets synthesise and secrete numerous peptides, some of which are known to be important regulators of islet function and glucose homeostasis. In this study, we quantified mRNAs encoding all peptide ligands of islet G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in isolated human and mouse islets and carried out in vitro islet hormone secretion studies to provide functional confirmation for the species-specific role of peptide YY (PYY) in mouse islets.

Materials and methods

GPCR peptide ligand mRNAs in human and mouse islets were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR relative to the reference genes ACTB, GAPDH, PPIA, TBP and TFRC. The pathways connecting GPCR peptide ligands with their receptors were identified by manual searches in the PubMed, IUPHAR and Ingenuity databases. Distribution of PYY protein in mouse and human islets was determined by immunohistochemistry. Insulin, glucagon and somatostatin secretion from islets was measured by radioimmunoassay.

Results

We have quantified GPCR peptide ligand mRNA expression in human and mouse islets and created specific signalomes mapping the pathways by which islet peptide ligands regulate human and mouse GPCR signalling. We also identified species-specific islet expression of several GPCR ligands. In particular, PYY mRNA levels were ~ 40,000-fold higher in mouse than human islets, suggesting a more important role of locally secreted Pyy in mouse islets. This was confirmed by IHC and functional experiments measuring insulin, glucagon and somatostatin secretion.

Discussion

The detailed human and mouse islet GPCR peptide ligand atlases will allow accurate translation of mouse islet functional studies for the identification of GPCR/peptide signalling pathways relevant for human physiology, which may lead to novel treatment modalities of diabetes and metabolic disease.

     

An Economic Model-Based Matching Approach Between Buyers and Sellers Through a Broker in an Open E-Marketplace

A broker in an open e-marketplace enables buyers and sellers to do business with each other. Although a broker plays an important role in e-marketplaces, theory and guidelines for matching between buyers and sellers in multi-attribute exchanges are limited. Therefore, a challenge for a broker’s responsibility is how to maximize a buyer’s total satisfaction degree as its goals under the consideration of trade-off between a buyer’s buying quantity and price paid to a seller, and other attributes. To solve this challenge, this paper proposes an economic model-based matching approach between a buyer’s requirements and a seller’s offers. The major contributions of this paper are that (i) a broker can model a seller’s price policy as per a buyer’s buying quantity through communication between a broker and a seller; (ii) due to each buyer’s different quantity demand, a broker models a buyer’s satisfaction degree as per a buyer’s buying quantity based on communication between a broker and a buyer; and (iii) to carry out a broker’s matching processes, an objective function and a set of constraints are generated to help a broker to maximize a buyer’s total satisfaction degree. Experimental results demonstrate the good performance of the proposed approach.     

磺酸化CNTs在钙钛矿太阳能电池电极中的应用

为解决钙钛矿太阳能电池(perovskite solar cells,PSCs)中采用贵金属作为对电极(counter electrode,CE)而导致的成本高昂问题,对碳纳米管(CNTs)进行磺酸化处理,并将磺酸化CNTs(s-CNTs)作为对电极材料应用到PSCs中.利用稳态荧光(PL)、电化学阻抗(EI)等方法对PSCs的电荷传输过程进行研究,结果如下:与CNTs对电极相比,s-CNTs对电极具有更好的导电性、更优异的空穴提取和传输能力,在s-CNTs基PSC上获得6.18％的能量转换效率.当喷涂量为1 mL/块,退火温度为100℃,退火时间为30 min时,s-CNTs基PSC的各项性能最优,并具有较好的重复性.研究结果为改善碳基PSCs的光电性能提供了新思路.     

基于随机机器故障的柔性作业车间动态调度

为了有效快速地应对生产过程中出现的随机机器故障,构建了一个故障机器可恢复的动态柔性作业车间调度模型,采用事件和周期混合驱动的方式,设计了一个组合重调度策略.在组合重调度策略中,将改进的二叉树右移重调度与完全重调度进行组合,引入序位偏差和完工时间偏差为重调度评价指标,对重调度方法进行选择,并且在精英选择遗传算法(elite selection genetic algo-rithm,ESGA)基础上,对精英选择策略进行改进,以防止陷入局部最优.试验算例仿真结果表明,动态调度算法对随机机器故障下的柔性作业车间动态调度是有效的.     

用于有机磷农药及其水解产物可视化检测的荧光探针制备及性质研究

使用氯金酸和柠檬酸三钠回流法合成出荧光吸收峰在520 nm的金纳米颗粒,并与罗丹明B修饰合成探针.金纳米颗粒与罗丹明B发生荧光共振能量转移(FRET)作用使罗丹明B的荧光淬灭.在加入毒死蜱之后,毒死蜱及其水解产物能有效取代罗丹明B,使荧光恢复.金纳米颗粒探针对毒死蜱及其水解产物的浓度响应区间为(0～0.1)mm,低至0.1 nm也有响应,且荧光变化迅速,从而能够快速有效地检测超痕量有机磷农药毒死蜱及其水解产物.     

设施拥堵状态下的层次性备用覆盖网络模型与改进遗传算法

经典的分层覆盖位置问题(HCLP)是在有限预算内找到设施位置以提供分层服务的问题.这个过程中,需求点的差异化服务需求可以来自层次型网络中不同服务可用性的设施.我们设计了混合服务可用性的层次型网络,通过讨论层次型设施数量为定量和变量的情况构建混合层次网络备用覆盖问题的整数规划模型,并设计、改进元启发式算法来求解问题.结果表明考虑变量的混合服务可用性的优化模型在一次覆盖中能更好的满足客户的需求,而其备用覆盖能力和系统造价并非始终优于单类型层次网络;建议的启发式算法在合理的计算时间内产生高质量的解.     

乡村振兴绩效评价:意义、维度与路径

2018年,中共中央、国务院印发《中国乡村振兴战略规划(2018-2022年)》,全面部署和布局乡村振兴战略.文章基于政府绩效评价的理念和方法,构建乡村振兴绩效评价指标体系,明确评价维度,为实现乡村振兴、城乡融合发展提供价值导向、度量体系和动力工具.该评价维度包涵资源投入、过程监管、目标实现情况和社会满意度四个方面.文章指出,相关单位以绩效评价推进乡村振兴时应注重顶层设计,强化部门协同,构建评价体系,引入第三方评价主体,凸显农民获得感.     

Speeding Up the GVW Algorithm via a Substituting Method

Journal of Systems Science and Complexity - The GVW algorithm is an efficient signature-based algorithm for computing Gröbner bases. In this paper, the authors consider the implementation of...