Which is the use of systems theory in literature analysis?: The discovery of the place in La Mancha in Don Quixote

The use of systems theory to attempt to determine which ''place in La Mancha'' was the one whose name Cervantes could not quite recall in his universal novel, appears to be ordained to change certain attitudes towards science held in Cervantine literature. The reason: after four centuries of literary analysis, systemic methodology has proven able to identify the famous ''place'' with acceptable accuracy. Nonetheless, certain reasonable doubts persist around the suitability of a strictly scientific analysis of literature. In light of those doubts, the present article aims primarily to facilitate critique both of the systemic approach adopted and its outcome.     

A partial robust optimization approach to inventory management for the offline-to-online problem under different selling prices

This study examines an optimal inventory strategy when a retailer markets a product at different selling prices through a dual-channel supply chain, comprising an online channel and an offline channel. Using the operating pattern of the offline-to-online (O2O) business model, we develop a partial robust optimization (PRO) model. Then, we provide a closed-form solution when only the mean and standard deviation of the online channel demand distribution is known and the offline channel demand follows a uniform distribution (partial robust). Specifically, owing to the good structural properties of the solution, we obtain a heuristic ordering formula for the general distribution case (i.e., the offline channel demand follows a general distribution). In addition, a series of numerical experiments prove the rationality of our conjecture. Moreover, after comparing our solution with other possible policies, we conclude that the PRO approach improves the performance of incorporating the internet into an existing supply chain and, thus, is able to adjust the level of conservativeness of the solution. Finally, in a degenerated situation, we compare our PRO approach with a combination of information approach. The results show that the PRO approach has more “robust” performance. As a result, a reasonable trade-off between robustness and performance is achieved.     

A low order nonconforming anisotropic finite element approximation to parabolic problem

A low order nonconforming finite element is applied to the parabolic problem with anisotropic meshes. Both the semidiscrete and fully discrete forms are studied. Some superclose properties and superconvergence are obtained through some novel approaches and techniques. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10671184.     

Security transmission and recognition of F-knowledge

The concept of F-knowledge is presented by employing S-rough sets. By engrafting and penetrating between the F-knowledge generated by S-rough sets and the RSA algorithm, the security transmission and recognition of multi-agent F-knowledge are proposed, which includes the security transmission of multi-agent F-knowledge with positive direction secret key and the security transmission of multi-agent F-knowledge with reverse direction secret key. Finally, the recognition criterion and the applications of F-knowledge are presented. The security of F-knowledge is a new application research direction of S-rough sets in information systems.     

电网故障下双馈风力发电机控制改进与仿真

随着风电装机规模的不断增加,作为未来能源互联网中重要的一环,风电机组应对电网故障的能力越加显得重要。针对双馈风力发电机组在电网故障下的暂态特性,提出了一种基于电网故障类型区分、控制器设计和辅助设备穿越的综合控制策略。相比于传统的控制方法,克服了控制误差大和响应滞后的问题,真正实现了系统的精细化控制。基于MATLAB和VC++联合建模,利用MEX技术搭建了电网故障下的1.5 MW双馈风力发电系统模型,仿真结果验证了所提出的综合控制策略在电网故障下提高双馈风力发电机控制的有效性。     

双参数优先级递推式变采样周期调度算法

针对资源受限的网络控制系统,提出了一种基于双参数优先级的递推式变采样周期动态调度算法。计算控制回路的网络需求度和网络紧急度双参数,并以控制回路误差的绝对值建立二次平方根映射函数来确定双参数权重,实现对传感器优先级的调度。同时,综合分析控制回路性能递推动态调节各控制回路的采样周期,在保证控制系统的稳定的前提下完成调度调节。仿真表明该调度算法提高了网络控制系统的控制质量。     

GROUP SIZE AND PARALLELISM EFFECTS IN TASKS WITHHETEROGENEOUS LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY：A STOCHASTIC ORDER APPROACH

We consider tasks where in order to perform them it is sufficient that one member of a group will know how to do it. We are interested in the effect of task difficulty, and variability of that difficulty, on group performance, and in particular on the marginal contribution of an additional number to the performance of groups of different size. We explore the implications of various stochastic orders over task difficulty and variability. Some intuitive conjectures are shown to be false.     

GROUP-BUYING ONLINE AUCTION AND OPTIMAL INVENTORY POLICY IN UNCERTAIN MARKET

In this paper we consider a group-buying online auction (GBA) model for a monopolistic manufacturer selling novel products in the uncertain market. Firstly, we introduce the bidder's dominant strategy, after which we optimize the GBA price curve and the production volume together. Finally, we compare the GBA with the traditional posted pricing mechanism and find that the GBA is highly probable to be advantageous over the posted pricing mechanism in some appropriate market environments.     

AUTOMATIC DECISION-MAKING： NEURAL FIRING AND RESPONSE

1. Introduction This is the fourth exposition on theAnalytic Hierarchy Process. It is true thatmany decisions we make subconsciously ariseout of our physical and biological needs andderive from the pressure to survive physically.We also make subconsciou…