Free Information Flow Benefits Truth Seeking

How can we approach the truth in a society? It may depend on various factors. In this paper, using a well-established truth seeking model, the authors show that the persistent free information flow will bring us to the truth. Here the free information flow is modeled as the environmental random noise that could alter one's cognition. Without the random noise, the model predicts that the truth can only be captured by the truth seekers who own actively perceptive ability of the truth and their believers, while the other individuals may stick to falsehood. But under the influence of the random noise, the authors strictly prove that even there is only one truth seeker in the group, all individuals will finally approach the truth.     

Input-to-State Stability of Switched Nonlinear Delay Systems Based on a Novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functional Method

In this paper, the input-to-state stability (ISS) analysis is addressed for switched nonlinear delay systems. By introducing a novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional with indefinite derivative and the merging switching signal techniques, some new criteria are established for switched nonlinear delay systems under asynchronous switching, which extends the existing results to the nonlinear systems with switching rules and delays. The ISS problem is also considered under synchronous switching for switched nonlinear systems by employing the similar techniques. Finally, a nonlinear delay model is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed results.     

空间多样化约束下的移动k近邻查询

考虑为移动中的查询对象连续返回k个距离近并且满足空间多样化约束的对象，提出了空间多样化约束下的移动k近邻(SDC-MkNN)查询.在此，满足空间多样化约束代表对象之间的相互距离大于距离阈值.为了高效处理SDC-MkNN查询问题，提出了两种基于安全区域技术的算法.算法均通过减少重新计算查询结果的次数来提高查询效率.其中一种为精确算法EA，可连续返回精确的查询结果；另一种为近似算法ρAA，可连续返回具有近似率保障的近似查询结果.采用真实数据集验证了所提出算法的有效性.     

Systemic Thinking and Practice Toward Facilitating Inclusive Education: Reflections on a Case of Co-Generated Knowledge and Action in South Africa

This article offers our reflections around a case of facilitating systemic thinking and practice in which the first author of the article (Tlale) interacted with research participants/participant researchers with the intention of strengthening systemic thought and action toward fostering inclusive education in the setting (a rural school in the Eastern Cape in South Africa). We reflect upon the process and also how our engagement was perceived by participants, as expressed in feedback received from them. We point to how Tlale introduced the idea of systemic thinking (to teachers, school management team, school governing body, and a district officer for the district) as tied to the possibility of acting to generate transformation toward a more inclusive educational context for the benefit of the learners at the school in question, thus acting as a systemic mediator on their behalf.     

计算机化自适应测验技术在情绪智力智能测评中的初步应用——基于项目反应理论

在项目反应理论(IRT)框架下,采用计算机化自适应测验技术实现对情绪智力的智能测评.基于IRT系列分析(含单维性检验、模型拟合检验、局部独立性检验以及项目质量分析),构建了符合IRT测量学要求的情绪智力测评的题库,并以此为基础探讨了计算机化自适应测验技术在情绪智力智能测评(CAT-EI)中的应用.实验结果表明:(i)CAT-EI相关算法具有较高的参数估计精度,同时具有较理想的测量信度和效度;(ii)CAT-EI可使用较少的题量(M_ean=9.88题)达到使用整个题库(67题)的测量精度,它一方面能做到减轻被试的测试负担,另一方面实现了对情绪智力高效、快速、准确的智能测评.总之,该研究为实现对情绪智力智能测评提供了一种新的测量技术支持.     

The Ordering and Replacement Policy for the System with Two Types of Failures

In this paper, the optimal maintenance policy is investigated for a system with stochastic lead time and two types of failures. The system has two types of failures, one type is repairable, when the repairable failure occurs, the system will be repaired by repairman, and the system after repair is not "as good as new". The other type of failure is unrepairable, and when the unrepairable failure occurs the system must be replaced by a new and identical one. The spare system for replacement is available only by order, and the lead time for delivering the spare system is stochastic. The successive survival times of the system form a stochastically decreasing geometric process, the consecutive repair times after failures of the system form a renewal process. By using the renewal process theory and geometric process theory, the explicit expression of the long-run average cost per unit time under ordering policy(N-1) is derived, and the corresponding optimal can be found analytically. Finally,the numerical analyses are given.     

Effect of MWCNT reinforcement on the precipitation-hardening behavior of AA2219

Aluminum alloy matrix composites have found a predominant place in research, and their applications are explored in almost all industries. The aerospace industry has been using precipitation-hardenable alloys in structural applications. However, insufficient literature is available on the influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on precipitation-hardenable alloy composite materials; thus, this work was designed to elucidate the effect on MWCNT reinforcement on AA2219 with and without precipitation hardening. Reinforcement with MWCNTs has been reported to accelerate precipitation and to achieve greater hardness within a much shorter time. The addition of 0.75wt% MWCNTs resulted in maximal hardness at 90 min, which is approximately 27% of improvement over the maximum hardness achieved by the corresponding monolithic alloy after 10 h of aging. The sample reinforced with 0.75wt% MWCNTs showed an improvement of 82% in hardness by solutionizing and aging compared to that achieved by sintering.     

基于深度学习的节假日高速公路交通流预测方法

准确的预测节假日期间高速公路交通流量，能够为节假日高速公路应急管理提供重要的数据基础。利用深度学习的理论框架建立了LSTM-SVR 预测模型，利用BP 神经网络对样本数据进行处理，再将LSTM 捕获的数据特征输入SVR 回归层中实现交通流预测。选取“ 十一” 黄金周前后时段，利用位于丽江市的交调站流量监测数据对LSTM-SVR 模型进行验证，并将LSTM-SVR 模型与其它模型预测效果进行对比。发现LSTM-SVR 模型在节假日不同时段、天气、流量状态下的高速公路交通流预测中有较好的适用性。     

ABS/透闪石短纤维复合体系流变行为及形态研究

研究ABS／透门石（TS）短纤维复合体系的流变行为,测定该复合体系的粘度随组分的变化及流动活化能,对挤出物的结构形态给出定性的说明．