Non-Uniform Doo-Sabin Subdivision Surface via Eigen Polygon

This paper constructs a new non-uniform Doo-Sabin subdivision scheme via eigen polygon.The authors proved that the limit surface is always convergent and is G1 continuous for any valence and any positive knot intervals under a minor assumption, that λ is the second and third eigenvalues of the subdivision matrix. And then, a million of numerical experiments are tested with randomly selecting positive knot intervals, which verify that our new subdivision scheme satisfies the assumption.However this is not true for the other two existing non-uniform Doo-Sabin schemes in Sederberg, et al.(1998), Huang and Wang(2013). In additional, numerical experiments indicate that the quality of the new limit surface can be improved.     

不同边界条件薄壁截锥壳的高阶振动特性研究

采用传递矩阵法研究了不同边界条件下薄壁截锥壳的高阶振动特性.基于Love壳体理论建立薄壁截锥壳振动微分方程,根据薄壁截锥壳子段间的状态向量,通过传递矩阵法得出整体传递矩阵,并用高精度的精细积分法计算固有频率,通过文献和有限元法进行验证,并分析了薄壁截锥壳在不同边界条件下的高阶振动特性.结果表明,不同边界条件下,采用传递矩阵法计算高阶固有频率与有限元法的计算结果基本一致.当轴向半波数增加时,频率明显增大;随着周向波数的增加,频率先减小后增大.固支-固支和简支-简支边界下在m=1和n=7处得到最小频率,固支-自由边界下在m=1和n=6处得到最小频率,三种边界下最小频率值分别为400.1、325.6和226.1 Hz;边界条件约束越多,最低阶固有频率越大.     

企业生命周期下投资者关注对权益资本成本的影响

基于行为金融学的价格压力假说，结合企业生命周期理论，以2007—2014年的主板上市公司为样本，分析投资者关注对权益资本成本的影响以及这种影响在企业生命周期中存在的阶段性差异。研究发现，投资者关注与权益资本成本显著负相关，即权益资本成本随着投资者关注的提高而降低。对于不同生命周期的企业，投资者关注对权益资本成本的影响存在差异。新生期、衰退期企业的权益资本成本并不会随着投资者关注程度的提高而降低；成长期、成熟期企业的权益资本成本随着投资者关注程度的提高而降低。可以看出，投资者能够识别企业所处的生命周期，并愿意为成长期、成熟期的企业支付更高的溢价。     

基于动态博弈的补贴模式对机场群航线网络结构的影响研究

为探讨不同补贴模式对机场群航线网络结构的影响，本文构建了关于机场、航空公司和乘客之间的动态博弈模型，通过逆向归纳法得到了纳什均衡条件. 研究结果发现：（1）不同的补贴模式对多机场航线网络结构产生重要影响，低补贴模式促使机场群倾向于形成点对点航线网络结构，反之，在高补贴模式下机场群易于形成枢纽辐射航线网络； （2）在较低的空铁联运总运营成本环境下，补贴竞争使得航空公司倾向于选择系统内的大型机场作为枢纽机场；反之，如果空铁联运总运营成本相对较高，补贴竞争使得航空公司倾向于选择小机场作为枢纽节点； （3）随航班固定成本和空铁联运总运营成本的增大，大型机场作为枢纽节点的概率逐渐减少，而小机场被选为枢纽节点的概率将逐渐增大. 随着机场群内大型机场腹地服务人口比例的增大，航空公司选择点对点航线网络的概率在减小. 研究结论能够为民航管理部门科学制定和应用航线补贴政策提供决策依据.     

一种改进的基于人体静电冲击模型应力的瞬态功率模型

提出一种改进的基于人体静电冲击模型(Human Body Model, HBM)应力的瞬态功率模型。利用HSPICE仿真软件, 模拟MOS管遭受的HBM应力, 得到对应的等效直流电压。HBM电路的预充电电压与MOS管对应的等效直流电压值的散点图表明, 两者保持线性关系, 并通过拉普拉斯变化得到证明。与现有的瞬态功率模型相比, 改进后的模型降低了在HBM应力作用下的计算复杂度, 可以更加简便地从统计学上预测MOS管栅氧击穿的发生, 给HBM冲击作用下MOS管栅氧化层可靠性的评估提供参考。     

合作创新的领导权博弈与利益协调研究

研究了合作创新的权力结构对知识创造及创新绩效的作用机理.考虑上下游企业合作创新的知识共享、创造及利益分配过程,界定权力均衡(LS)、上游企业领导(UL)、下游企业领导(DL)等领导权博弈模型并进行创新效率分析.研究发现:权力结构影响合作创新效率,LS模式下企业的知识产出与供应链利润优于UL、DL模式;企业的知识溢出既可提高合作伙伴的知识产出与创新利润,也存在知识外溢损失风险,UL、DL模式下领导者(跟随者)知识溢出与其创新利润正(负)相关,LS模式下企业的知识溢出与其创新利润呈"倒U型"关系;创新贡献率是引起合作利益冲突的主要原因,使用Nash协商模型检验了通过协商机制解决利益协调问题的有效性,比较发现LS模式的利益协调效果优于UL、DL模式.最后,讨论了研究的管理启示.     

Molecular function of the novel α7β2 nicotinic receptor

The α7 nicotinic receptor is a promising drug target for neurological and inflammatory disorders. Although it is the homomeric member of the family, a novel α7β2 heteromeric receptor has been discovered. To decipher the functional contribution of the β2 subunit, we generated heteromeric receptors with fixed stoichiometry by two different approaches comprising concatenated and unlinked subunits. Receptors containing up to three β2 subunits are functional. As the number of β2 subunits increases in the pentameric arrangement, the durations of channel openings and activation episodes increase progressively probably due to decreased desensitization. The prolonged activation episodes conform the kinetic signature of α7β2 and may have an impact on neuronal excitability. For activation of α7β2 receptors, an α7/α7 binding-site interface is required, thus indicating that the three β2 subunits are located consecutively in the pentameric arrangement. α7-positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) are emerging as novel therapeutic drugs. The presence of β2 in the pentamer affects neither type II PAM potentiation nor activation by an allosteric agonist whereas it impairs type I PAM potentiation. This first single-channel study provides fundamental basis required to decipher the role and function of the novel α7β2 receptor and opens doors to develop selective therapeutic drugs.     

Macropinocytosis,mTORC1 and cellular growth control

The growth and proliferation of metazoan cells are driven by cellular nutrient status and by extracellular growth factors. Growth factor receptors on cell surfaces initiate biochemical signals that increase anabolic metabolism and macropinocytosis, an actin-dependent endocytic process in which relatively large volumes of extracellular solutes and nutrients are internalized and delivered efficiently into lysosomes. Macropinocytosis is prominent in many kinds of cancer cells, and supports the growth of cells transformed by oncogenic K-Ras. Growth factor receptor signaling and the overall metabolic status of the cell are coordinated in the cytoplasm by the mechanistic target-of-rapamycin complex-1 (mTORC1), which positively regulates protein synthesis and negatively regulates molecular salvage pathways such as autophagy. mTORC1 is activated by two distinct Ras-related small GTPases, Rag and Rheb, which associate with lysosomal membranes inside the cell. Rag recruits mTORC1 to the lysosomal surface where Rheb directly binds to and activates mTORC1. Rag is activated by both lysosomal luminal and cytosolic amino acids; Rheb activation requires phosphoinositide 3-kinase, Akt, and the tuberous sclerosis complex-1/2. Signals for activation of Rag and Rheb converge at the lysosomal membrane, and several lines of evidence support the idea that growth factor-dependent endocytosis facilitates amino acid transfer into the lysosome leading to the activation of Rag. This review summarizes evidence that growth factor-stimulated macropinocytosis is essential for amino acid-dependent activation of mTORC1, and that increased solute accumulation by macropinocytosis in transformed cells supports unchecked cell growth.