Influence of Node Dynamics on Cluster Global Time Continuity

The cluster global time can change in wireless sensor networks due to leader re-elections and node disabilities between two successive synchronizations,which will affect temporal relationships.This paper analyzes cluster global time continuity,using global time change models for the node dynamics.The results prove that defining the global time using the cluster average time(AGT) is more stable than defining it using a single node’s local time(SGT).With normally distributed clock-parameter assumptions,the AGT change bounds are at most 70.7% of those for the SGT’s.The impacts of the initial phase and frequency skew distributions on the global time continuity are also investigated to show that the initial phase variations may strongly influence the continuity.Simulations show that the AGT is more stable with less disabled nodes or larger clusters.The appropriate cluster size is 20-40 when there are less than 15 disabled nodes.     

Universal Distributed Estimation Scheme for a Bandwidth Constrained Ad Hoc Sensor Network

This paper describes a distributed estimation scheme (DES) for a bandwidth constrained ad hoc sensor network.The DES is universal in the sense that operations on all sensors are identical and independent of noise distribution.The scheme requires each sensor to transmit just a 1-bit message per observation.Simulation results show that the scheme achieves much better mean-squares error (MSE) performance than the simplified isotropic universal DES and even outperforms the isotropic universal DES which requires more than twice the bandwidth of this scheme.     

Applying File Information to Block-Level Content Addressable Storage

Content addressable storage (CAS) is a promising technology for improving storage efficiency as well as access throughput.Currently,many CAS products are implemented on the block level,which results in loss of file information.Thus,some sophisticated optimizations cannot be achieved,such as accurate fileprefetching.This paper presents a file-aware block-level storage system combined with the CAS function.In contrast with some existing file-level CAS,this system is transparent to upper-level applications,including the operating system and the file system.These features are achieved by using smart-disk technologies to help the storage system to learn the file-system layout.A prototype was implemented on an open-source virtual machine (VM) with the guest operating system being Windows XP.Tests show that this combination significantly reduces the size of the VM image file and improves the storage performance by discarding unused blocks and using a simple file-level prefetching strategy.     

Fine-mapping of SRT7 for short roots and identification of its candidate in rice

Three allelic short root mutants were identified by screening mutants with defective root elongation of the rice japonica cultivar Nipponbare mutant library generated via 60 Co γ-ray irradiation mutagenesis. These mutants, designated srt7-1 (short root 7-1), srt7-2 and srt7-3, respectively, had an extremely short seminal root, adventitious roots and lateral roots. Histological observation revealed the cell length of srt7 mutant roots was significantly shorter than that of wild-type roots. Genetic analysis i...     

反相高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中的酮麝香

 酮麝香是化妆品中的限用物质,对人体有致癌作用,因此,有必要对其含量进行分析。采用超声辅助提取法对不同基质类型的化妆品样品进行预处理。利用反相高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中的酮麝香。色谱条件为Kromasil C₁₈(250mm×4.6mm i.d.,5μm)色谱柱,流动相V(乙腈):V(水)= 80:20,流速1.0mL/min,检测波长235nm。结果表明,在此条件下,酮麝香在0.5-150 μg/mL范围内与相应的峰面积具有良好的线性关系(相关系数r为0.9998),线性回归方程为A=13500ρ-4829,回收率为90.5%-102.5%,RSD为0.45%-0.98%。因此,研究建立的利用反相高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中的酮麝香的方法准确、可靠、适用性广,可为酮麝香的分析及国家相关法规的制定提供一定的参考。     

浓度对薄凹液层胶体悬浮液干燥花样形成的影响

研究了不同浓度下厚度较薄的凹液层胶体悬浮液干燥过程及花样, 利用照相机实时拍摄不同浓度下胶体悬浮液的干燥过程. 结果表明随着浓度的增加, 最终干燥花样圆环宽度增加, 而数目明显减少; 干燥过程分为5阶段, 其中包含两阶段马兰哥尼对流; 对流能够影响悬浮液内胶体颗粒的自组装和薄膜形貌, 第一阶段对流导致薄膜边缘厚、中心薄, 第二阶段对流伴随接触线的钉轧-滑移运动, 导致多重宽环花样形成.     

Land-atmosphere coupling amplifies hot extremes over China

Climate extremes, such as extreme hot temperatures and heat waves, can have dramatic societal, economic, and ecological consequences. China has experienced remarkable interannual and decadal changes in hot extremes during the last several decades. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for changes in the hot extremes over China have not been clearly identified. In this study, we investigate the role of land-atmosphere coupling for hot days and heat waves during summer over China using two long-term ...     

Net-shape forming of composite packages with high thermal conductivity

The continuing miniaturization of electronic devices in microelectronics and semiconductors drives the development of new packaging materials with enhanced thermal conductivity to dissipate the heat generated in electronic packages.In recent years,several promising composite materials with high thermal conductivity have been developed successfully for high performance electronic equipment to replace the traditional Kovar and Cu/W or Cu/Mo alloys,such as SiCp/Al,SICp/Cu,diamond/Al and diamond/Cu.However,thes...     

Rapid Manufacturing of Sand Molds by Direct Milling

Direct milling of sand molds is an important development in rapid manufacturing of sand molds. Direct milling is an effective method for manufacturing single or small batches of cast parts. This paper describes experimental investigations to find sand blocks with the appropriate strength, to describe wear patterns of different tools (high-speed steel (HSS), carbide, and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools), and to analyze sand mold cutting mechanisms. The results show that the PCD tool outperformes the other tools in terms of tool life. Average flank wear and micro-tipping are the dominant tool failure modes in the sand mold milling process. With a flank wear limit of 0.3 mm, the PCD tool works continuously for about 70 h under the experimental conditions. The experimental results show that the cutting mechanism for direct milling sand molds differs from metal cutting.     

Navier—Stokes方程的近似惯性流形方法

本文给出了Navier-Stokes方程的一个近似惯性流形∑,证明了它的存在性和全局吸引子进入这个流形领域厚度的估计,同时用一个简单的近似惯性流形序列∑_j逼近∑,且进行了误差估计,对近似惯性流形逼近与通常Galerkin逼近的计算复杂性进行了比较。