基于BP神经网络的避洪安置区选址研究

为了解决洪水灾害应急管理中避洪安置区的选址问题,在总结前人研究成果的基础上,从自然环境、可行性、生活条件、社会环境、实用性等5个方面出发,通过17个具体指标,构建了避洪安置区选址评价体系;在安置区的选址分析中引入BP神经网络,构建了基于BP神经网络的安置区选址模型,根据选址评价体系及相关经验确定网络模型各层次的神经元节点数量,并采用样本对模型进行训练分析,建立了稳定的网络结构,最终实例验证了该模型在避洪安置区选址问题中的有效性及可行性。     

Forecasting under model uncertainty: Non-homogeneous hidden Markov models with Pòlya-Gamma data augmentation

We consider finite state-space non-homogeneous hidden Markov models for forecasting univariate time series. Given a set of predictors, the time series are modeled via predictive regressions with state-dependent coefficients and time-varying transition probabilities that depend on the predictors via a logistic/multinomial function. In a hidden Markov setting, inference for logistic regression coefficients becomes complicated and in some cases impossible due to convergence issues. In this paper, we aim to address this problem utilizing the recently proposed Pólya-Gamma latent variable scheme. Also, we allow for model uncertainty regarding the predictors that affect the series both linearly — in the mean — and non-linearly — in the transition matrix. Predictor selection and inference on the model parameters are based on an automatic Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme with reversible jump steps. Hence the proposed methodology can be used as a black box for predicting time series. Using simulation experiments, we illustrate the performance of our algorithm in various setups, in terms of mixing properties, model selection and predictive ability. An empirical study on realized volatility data shows that our methodology gives improved forecasts compared to benchmark models.     

Space use by two arboreal rodent species in a Neotropical cloud forest

Studying animal space use patterns can help increase our understating of ecological processes such as competition and community dynamics. To quantify space and habitat use in an isolated and patchy cloud forest community in Mexico, we evaluate the vertical stratification, home range and habitat selection of two arboreal rodents: Habromys schmidlyi and Reithrodontomys microdon. Using live-traps at ground level and different forest strata, we radio-equipped nine individuals of H. schmidlyi and seven of R. microdon, and evaluated fine-scale space use and broad-scale habitat selection between cloud forest and oak forest. We found an average home range of 0.24 ha for R. microdon males and 0.72 ha for females, with a preference for higher canopy in the cloud forest. For H. schmidlyi the home range was 0.83 ha for males and 0.29 ha for females, with a preference for the understory level in the cloud forest. Home range is three-dimensional for these rodents, so we estimate that on average, individuals of both species used eight trees in the time they were tracked. We characterised the vegetation at the trap sites, and used recursive partitioning to relate the presence of different plants with the probability of finding these two species and Peromyscus aztecus, a third rodent species also present in the area and considered in our analysis of habitat use. The highest probability of finding R. microdon (96%) was related to the presence of Brachythecium occidentale and Renauldia mexicana, while H. schmidlyi (95%) was found in close proximity to Fabronia ciliaris and Everniastrum. We highlight the importance of arboreal trapping in biodiversity assessments, and the role of arboreal rodents in maintaining tropical forest ecosystems. We suggest that these rodent species could avoid or reduce competition by using the vertical strata differentially, and that H. schmidlyi and R. microdon can be biological indicators for cloud forest management and conservation.     

带有两种营销模式的供应链合作广告协调模型

本文考虑了带有直营店和代理商两种营销模式的Newsvendor型产品合作广告问题,分别建立了分散决策和集中控制下制造商和代理商的最优广告决策模型,分析了需求的随机性及直营店的营销模式对供应链双方广告决策的影响．给出了一个基于地方促销广告费用分摊的策略以实现供应链协调．最后,用数值仿真验证了本文的相关结论并得到一些重要的管理启示．     

Microhabitat selection in the sand recluse spider (Sicarius thomisoides): the effect of rock size and temperature

In spiders, temperature is considered an important environmental variable for microhabitat selection. In this study, we evaluated the effect of temperature and rock size on the presence of the sand recluse spider Sicarius thomisoides and the degree of selectivity in different locations. This species is a large spider that lives under rocks in desert and semi-desert climates and is particularly active during the summer. In Chile, these spiders can be found at both coastal and inland locations under different thermal conditions, where usually the temperatures are lower near the coast. If large-scale climatic conditions are important for this species, they may be expected to select lower rock temperatures on the coast than at inland locations. In addition, we would expect that the spiders would choose larger rocks in inland compared to coast locations, which reduce the effect of high temperatures. We found that the probability of finding individuals of this species increased according to rock temperature and rock size in the field. Our results suggest that S. thomisoides prefers larger and warmer rocks to shelter under during the day, this selectivity being similar at both coastal and inland locations. Thus, this species tends to select rocks with the same thermal and structural conditions, independent of the climatic conditions.     

Dynamic Model Averaging and CPI Inflation Forecasts: A Comparison between the Euro Area and the United States

The paper forecasts consumer price inflation in the euro area (EA) and in the USA between 1980:Q1 and 2012:Q4 based on a large set of predictors, with dynamic model averaging (DMA) and dynamic model selection (DMS). DMA/DMS allows not solely for coefficients to change over time, but also for changes in the entire forecasting model over time. DMA/DMS provides on average the best inflation forecasts with regard to alternative approaches (such as the random walk). DMS outperforms DMA. These results are robust for different sample periods and for various forecast horizons. The paper highlights common features between the USA and the EA. First, two groups of predictors forecast inflation: temporary fundamentals that have a frequent impact on inflation but only for short time periods; and persistent fundamentals whose switches are less frequent over time. Second, the importance of some variables (particularly international food commodity prices, house prices and oil prices) as predictors for consumer price index inflation increases when such variables experience large shocks. The paper also shows that significant differences prevail in the forecasting models between the USA and the EA. Such differences can be explained by the structure of these respective economies. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Backward‐in‐Time Selection of the Order of Dynamic Regression Prediction Model

We investigate the optimal structure of dynamic regression models used in multivariate time series prediction and propose a scheme to form the lagged variable structure called Backward‐in‐Time Selection (BTS), which takes into account feedback and multicollinearity, often present in multivariate time series. We compare BTS to other known methods, also in conjunction with regularization techniques used for the estimation of model parameters, namely principal components, partial least squares and ridge regression estimation. The predictive efficiency of the different models is assessed by means of Monte Carlo simulations for different settings of feedback and multicollinearity. The results show that BTS has consistently good prediction performance, while other popular methods have varying and often inferior performance. The prediction performance of BTS was also found the best when tested on human electroencephalograms of an epileptic seizure, and for the prediction of returns of indices of world financial markets.Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

能量有效的NOMA多用户-多信道匹配算法

针对非理想信道状态信息(channel state information, CSI)下面向海量用户的无线资源高效分配难题,通过引入非正交多址(non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA)技术提出了一种能量有效的多用户-多信道匹配方案。首先,考虑用户中断概率约束,建立以最大化系统能量效率为目标的非理想CSI蜂窝下行NOMA系统信道和功率联合分配优化问题;然后,将建立的含概率约束的优化问题转化为非概率约束优化问题,并从中解耦出用户-信道匹配优化问题;最后,将面向能量效率的NOMA用户-信道匹配优化问题映射为婚姻匹配问题,进而提出一种高效低复杂度的双边匹配算法实现了多用户-多信道的动态匹配。仿真结果表明,提出的匹配算法性能优于传统匹配算法,能够提供更高的系统能效、实现更低的用户中断概率且收敛速度更快。     

瑞利衰落信道中OFDM自适应频率同步算法

提出了一种新的频偏差值表达式,在此基础上构造了自适应跟踪算法,对频偏进行跟踪,从而减小OFDM系统中载波频率偏差对系统性能的影响,并运用该算法对瑞利衰落信道中多种时变频偏的情况进行了仿真,获得了频偏跟踪曲线.理论分析和仿真结果表明,由于算法复杂度低,收敛速度快,对时变频偏的跟踪达到了较好的效果.将跟踪到的频偏补偿后,提高了系统解调性能.     

协同多点传输中迫零预编码和天线选择技术

MIMO无线传输技术极大地提高了系统的容量,在实际通信系统中,整个网络是一个干扰受限的系统,小区间干扰对MIMO系统传输的影响是显著的,每个相邻小区的基站天线都可以看成一个干扰源．由于基站端数据处理能力的提升和回程容量的增加,多个小区协同多点传输技术引起了人们的广泛关注．目前的大部分工作都是集中于研究系统的容量（吞吐量）,而在实际系统中,每个用户的接收等效信噪比（即公平性）对系统的性能如误帧率等有重要的影响．对于每个用户为单天线的情形,研究了总功率受限和每天线功率受限下采用迫零预编码的系统容量和公平性．对两种功率约束条件下的公平性进行了分析,得到了公平性算法的闭式表达式．当每个用户为多天线的情形,为了降低计算的复杂度,引入了信道范数最大的接收天线选择算法,把每个用户为多天线的情形转化成等效的每个用户单天线情形,推导的每用户为单天线的公平性算法仍然适用．仿真结果显示,采用迫零预编码的多小区协作可以使系统性能显著提升．在相同的迫零预编码下,不同的功率分配策略对系统的容量和公平性有显著的影响．和用户为单天线相比,采用天线选择算法可以提升系统的容量和公平性．考虑了用户公平性时的吞吐量和最大系统吞吐量之间的折中关系,并给出了仿真结果．