多状态系统故障树的一种生成方法

介绍一种多状态系统故障树生成方法．首先对传统的可靠性框图方法加以改进,提出一种新的框图分析方法．然后在可靠性框图分析的基础上,依据判定表,自动生成故障树．本方法适合多状态系统可靠性分析     

图像目标的可视识别与智能跟踪

本文研究图像目标的可视识别与跟踪,给出了图像目标识别印章模型和系统总体设计方案。在此基础上,采用智能跟踪算法,实现了正常跟踪、判断、预测和记忆跟踪的功能,而且跟踪方式随着环境条件的变化而变化。正常跟踪算法的图像代数描述是简明的,与算法是内在一致的。通过给出两个实时可视跟踪的实例说明在实时ＤＳＰ可视跟踪系统上算法的性能及其可行性。     

Further results on limitations of sampled-data feedback

To control continuous-time uncertain dynamical systems with sampled data-feedback is prevalent today,but the sampling rate is usually not allowed to be arbitrarily fast due to various physical and/or computational constrains.In this paper,the authors examine the limitations of sampled-data feedback control for a class of uncertain systems in continuous-time,with sampling rate not necessary fast enough and with the unknown system structure confined to a set of functions with both linear and nonlinear growth.The limitations of the sampled-data feedback control for the uncertain systems are established quantitatively,which extends the existing related results in the literature.     

Codebook design for uplink of densely small cells

The shrinking of cell-size brings significant changes to the wireless uplink of densely small cells （DSCs）. A codebook design is proposed that utilizes the strong line of sight （LOS） chan- nel component existing in a DSC system for uplink of the DSC system. To further improve the uplink performance, the high-rank codebook is designed based on singular value decomposition （SVD） due to the unnecessary preservation of strict constant modulus in the DSC system. And according to the simulation result, the proposed codebook leads to significant sum-rate gain and appreciable block error rate （BLER） performance improvement in the DSC system.     

12CaO·7Al2O3型精炼合成渣物性与脱硫试验

对近两年从国外发展起来的新型精炼合成渣 12 Ca O· 7Al2 O3的烧成工艺、物性和脱硫能力进行了试验研究。结果表明 ,该渣系原料来源广泛 ,成本较低 ;以 12 Ca O· 7Al2 O3为低熔点相 ,具有较低的熔化温度 ,在精炼温度下具有较好的流动性 ;由于具有很高的碱度和 Al2 O3含量 ,因而具有较强的脱硫能力和吸附铝脱氧产物的能力 ,并且在精炼过程中还可配加大量石灰 ,进一步提高其脱硫能力 ,尤其适用于铝脱氧钢     

基本养老保险关系转移持续探讨

2010年伊始实行的<城镇企业职工基本养老关系转移持续办法暂行办法>为我国跨地区养老保险关系实现顺畅转移提供了可能,但是在其实践过程中却存在参保与收益水平差异、异地对接困难、自我流动难以转移等问题.经过研究分析,认为只有采取加强政府间协调、加快社保信息化建设、提高经办人员素质、加大宣传力度等,新办法才能不断完善,促进我国社会保障制度的进步.     

Introducing an External Terminal Operator or Not? The Decision of Ports in a Duopoly Market

Facing with increasing competition, many ports are taking innovative approaches to improve productivity and profits. Among a variety of methods, introducing external terminal operators(ETOs) while the port acts as a landlord to collect "rents" from those operators for conducting terminal activities inside the port is regarded as an effective way and is commonly observed in practices.This paper analyzes the decisions of two competing ports about whether to introduce their respective ETOs using a three-stage non-cooperative game model when there already exists a port's self-operation terminal operator(STO). At the first stage, the two ports simultaneously decide whether to introduce an ETO. If a port decided to introduce an ETO, at the second stage, it will further decide the unit fee to charge from the ETO. At the third stage, the two ports and the introduced ETO(s) simultaneously decide their respective profit-maximizing output levels. The findings indicate the equilibrium is both ports will introduce their respective ETOs, but when the ports and ETOs are substitutable in the sense of having the same level of productivity, the equilibrium solution is only one port should introduce an ETO. And simulation results show that even if one of ETOs is inefficient this still hold true.     

The industrial asymmetry of the stock price prediction with investor sentiment: Based on the comparison of predictive effects with SVR

As a representative emerging financial market, the Chinese stock market is more prone to volatility because of investor sentiment. It is reasonable to use efficient predictive methods to analyze the influence of investor sentiment on stock price forecasting. This paper conducts a comparative study about the predictive performance of artificial neural network, support vector regression (SVR) and autoregressive integrated moving average and selects SVR to study the asymmetry effect of investor sentiment on different industry index predictions. After studying the relevant financial indicators, the results divide the Shenwan first-class industries into two types and show that the industries affected by investor sentiment are composed of young companies with high growth and high operative pressure and there are a great number of investment bubbles in those companies.     

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.