Forecasting key US macroeconomic variables with a factor‐augmented Qual VAR

In this paper, we first extract factors from a monthly dataset of 130 macroeconomic and financial variables. These extracted factors are then used to construct a factor‐augmented qualitative vector autoregressive (FA‐Qual VAR) model to forecast industrial production growth, inflation, the Federal funds rate, and the term spread based on a pseudo out‐of‐sample recursive forecasting exercise over an out‐of‐sample period of 1980:1 to 2014:12, using an in‐sample period of 1960:1 to 1979:12. Short‐, medium‐, and long‐run horizons of 1, 6, 12, and 24 months ahead are considered. The forecast from the FA‐Qual VAR is compared with that of a standard VAR model, a Qual VAR model, and a factor‐augmented VAR (FAVAR). In general, we observe that the FA‐Qual VAR tends to perform significantly better than the VAR, Qual VAR and FAVAR (barring some exceptions relative to the latter). In addition, we find that the Qual VARs are also well equipped in forecasting probability of recessions when compared to probit models.     

基于点造型的简单阴影生成方法

研究基于点表示的物体的真实感图形阴影生成方法, 提出了Z缓冲器的改进算法. 在此算法中取光源方向为视线方向, 对景物点进行坐标变换, 按Z值大小得到距离光源最近的点, 这些点即为产生阴影的点. 该算法避免了大量的求交运算. 试验结果表明, 该基于点的造型表示方法和阴影生成算法可以较准确、 真实地反映实际场景中的阴影现象.     

基于宽带WR10十字转门连接器的直接式收发器设计

设计了一种基于十字转门连接器的波导直接式收发器,并测试应用于WR10波段.运用有限元素分析法（一种仿真软件）使这种设计达到了优化,并用毫米波矢量网络分析仪检测了这种波导直接式收发转换器的性能,发现在WR10波段下可以获得正常工作状态下-22 dB的平均回波损耗和-45 dB水平的绝缘性能.     

弱耦合Josephson结系统稳定性

分析了弱耦合的Josephson结系统在外加强迫力作用下的运动状态,阐述了其系统的稳定性,以便能够更好地控制系统的动力学行为.     

导弹无线电引信半实物仿真系统设计

介绍了导弹无线电引信模拟仿真系统的现状,分析了导弹无线电引信目标散射模型,根据亮点法和面元法模型设计和实现了导弹无线电引信的半实物仿真系统,通过中频调制实现引信探测脉冲的变换,采用模块化方法设计亮点回波模拟器,满足系统的可扩充性和可维护性。采用仿真数据分布式存储,满足半实物仿真系统实时性要求。     

On the self-association potential of transmembrane tight junction proteins

Tight junctions seal intercellular clefts via membrane-related strands, hence, maintaining important organ functions. We investigated the self-association of strand-forming transmembrane tight junction proteins. The regulatory tight junction protein occludin was differently tagged and cotransfected in eucaryotic cells. These occludins colocalized within the plasma membrane of the same cell, coprecipitated and exhibited fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Differently tagged strand-forming claudin-5 also colocalized in the plasma membrane of the same cell and showed fluorescence resonance energy transfer. This demonstrates self-association in intact cells both of occludin and claudin-5 in one plasma membrane. In search of dimerizing regions of occludin, dimerization of its cytosolic C-terminal coiledcoil domain was identified. In claudin-5, the second extracellular loop was detected as a dimer. Since the transmembrane junctional adhesion molecule also is known to dimerize, the assumption that homodimerization of transmembrane tight junction proteins may serve as a common structural feature in tight junction assembly is supported. Received 6 October 2005; received after revision 14 December 2005; accepted 27 December 2005 †These authors contributed equally to this work.     

Regulation of cell adhesion by PP2A and SV40 small tumor antigen: An important link to cell transformation

The serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) represents a large family of highly conserved heterotrimeric enzymes. Their critical importance in cell homeostasis is underlined by the fact that they are targets of natural toxins like the tumor promoter okadaic acid, and of simian virus 40 small tumor antigen (SV40 small t), a viral protein known to promote cell transformation. Furthermore, mutated or lower expression levels of PP2A subunits have been found in certain cancers. One major known event in PP2A-dependent cell transformation is the alteration of key signaling pathways that control cell growth and survival. In this review, we focus on how PP2A enzymes also affect cell adhesion and cytoskeletal dynamics, the disruption of which is linked to loss of cell polarity, increased cell motility and invasiveness. We also examine how those various pathways participate in the transforming activity of SV40 small t. Received 29 June 2006; received after revision 3 August 2006; accepted 20 September 2006     

基于图象的人体运动追踪系统研究

首先介绍了运动测量的几种主要方法,讨论了基于图象的运动追踪研究中要考虑的时间延迟问题及多摄像机的采集同步问题,最后介绍了一个能较好地完成大尺度空间人体无约束追踪的基于透视四点投影(P4P)问题的单摄像机运动追踪实验系统,包括摄像机标定、图象处理、特征提取、特征匹配、深度估计和姿态估计等等技术。     

变配电安装工程施工探讨

变配电安装工程施工质量是保障电力安全运行的关键,关系到人民的生产生活。文章就变配电安装工程施工的技术要点进行具体阐述,并提出应注意的安装事项。     

电力电缆泄漏电流测量及直流耐压试验初探

按照电气试验的方法、程序和有关规范，探讨了电力电缆泄漏电流测量及直流耐压试验，包括其试验要点、接线方法、操作步骤及试验结果的判断。