Cryptanalysis and improvement of a quantum secret sharing scheme based on χ-type entangled states

In the paper [2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 050306], Yang et al. put forward a novel three-party quantum secret sharing protocol of secure direct communication based on x-type entangled states, they claimed that the scheme is secure. However, in this paper, we study the security of the protocol and find that it is insecure. Applying intercept and resend attack, the agent Bob can obtain Alice＇s secret without the help from the other agent Charlie. In the end, we give our effective modification for its improvement.

Inference of General Mass Action-Based State Equations for Oscillatory Biochemical Reaction Systems Using <i>k</i>-Step Genetic Programming

Systems biology requires the development of algorithms that use omics data to infer interaction networks among biomolecules working within an organism. One major type of evolutionary algorithm, genetic programming (GP), is useful for its high heuristic ability as a search method for obtaining suitable solutions expressed as tree structures. However, because GP determines the values of parameters such as coefficients by random values, it is difficult to apply in the inference of state equations that describe oscillatory biochemical reaction systems with high nonlinearity. Accordingly, in this study, we propose a new GP procedure called “k-step GP” intended for inferring the state equations of oscillatory biochemical reaction systems. The k-step GP procedure consists of two algorithms: 1) Parameter optimization using the modified Powell method—after genetic operations such as crossover and mutation, the values of parameters such as coefficients are optimized by applying the modified Powell method with secondary convergence. 2) GP using divided learning data—to improve the inference efficiency, imposes perturbations through the addition of learning data at various intervals and adaptations to these changes result in state equations with higher fitness. We are confident that k-step GP is an algorithm that is particularly well suited to inferring state equations for oscillatory biochemical reaction systems and contributes to solving inverse problems in systems biology.

STUDY OF NORTHERN WINTER ATMOSPHERIC ACTIVE CENTERS (AAC) CLIMATE BASE-STATE WITH ITS CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND EFFECTS

The study of low-frequency oscillations is an important part of climate variability research. In view of insufficient efforts spent on multidecadal and ENSO-scale changes of the climate, the present paper undertakes study of > 30 year slowly-varying means, called climate base state (CBS), of northern winter AAC’s in the past 100 years and more, with the CBS variability and its temporal evolution investigated, indicating that Aleutian low and Icelandic low (North Pacific high and North American high) experience maximum (minimum) variation in the CBS. The CBS exhibits two modes for its variation. The positive (negative) phase of mode I presents a weak (strong) NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation), a weaker (stronger) NPO (North Pacific Oscillation), a robust (feeble) Siberian high and a quite weak (vigorous) Aleutian low whilst the positive (negative) phase of mode II reveals a feeble (strong) Aleutian low and a weak (robust) Siberian high. Also, the research shows that the recent CBS of northern circulations is in a remarkably negative phase of mode I and a noticeably positive phase of mode II, viz., in the background of slowly-varying circulations of an exceptionally weak Siberian high, an extremely vigorous Aleutian low and an intense NAO. The background field is likely to persist for a matter of 30 years such that northern winter temperature is expected to be in such a warm situation for a long period to follow.

Magnetic Field Measurement with Heisenberg Limit Based on Solid Spin NOON State

The maximum entangled number state （NOON state） can improve the sensitivity of physical quantity measure- ment to the Heisenberg limit 1/N. In this work, the magnetic field measurement based on the individual solid spin NOON state is investigated. Based on the tunable effective coupling coefficient, we propose a generation scheme of the three-spin NOON state, i.e, the Creenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （CHZ） state, and discussed the mea- surement resolution reduction due to decoherence. It is unnecessary to entangle spins as many as possible when decoherence exists. In practice, defect spins in diamond and alp donors with long coherence time can be applied with current techniques in the nano-scaled high resolution magnetic measurement.

The singularity in the state-based peridynamic solution of uniaxial tension

We solve the local uniaxial tension of an infinite rod in the framework of non-ordinary state-based peridynamics.The singular solutions of stress and displacement are acquired.When the influencing range of the window function approaches zero,these two solutions will return to the solutions of the classical elasticity.The analysis shows that the singularities of the solutions stem from such a feature of the window function that must be represented by a rapidly decreasing function in physics.Contrary to the classical elasticity,the stress solution of peridynamics is smoother than the displacement solution.In addition,a criterion used to select the window function is proposed in this paper.

Analyzing and Designing Business Processes Management System Based on Transformation of Instantiated Ontology’s State

The paper discusses efforts of finding a simple and transparent method to analyze business processes and developing its management system architecture. By introducing ontology and its state, the approach tried to find a unified representation and a flexible choreography of business processes. The main idea of the paper is the transformation of ontology＇s states, which are the most important scenarios of enterprises. The business activity composition, that is, case composition based on an AI technique, Case Based Reason （CBR）, which is to solve new problems by retrieving solutions to previous problems, and then store the modified solution. The main interest in CBR relies on that it allows a system to avoid past failures and exploit past successes.

Low Spin State Dinuclear Fe^Ⅲ,Ni^Ⅱand Cu^ⅡComplexes Supported by 1-Amino-2-indanol Schiff Base Derivatives

Four complexes of compositions [Fe2（L^1）2]（1）, [Ni2（L^1）2]（2）, [Ni2（L^2）2]（3） and [Cu2（L^2）2]（4）（H2L^1 = 1-（（（2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1 H-inden-1-yl）imino）methyl）naphthalen-2-ol, H2L^2 = 4-（（2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1 H-inden-1-yl）imino）pentan-2-one） were synthesized under solvothermal conditions. The structures of 1~4 were characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. The magnetic properties of these four complexes are investigated. The dc magnetic measurements indicate that the metal ions of 1, 2 and 3 are in the low spin state, revealing the strong ligand field character of 1-amino-2-indanol. This work provides an effective approach to coordination complexes possessing low spin state metal centers.

Transient state model of actin-based motility

We developed a transient model for actin-based motility.Diffusion of actin monomers was included in the formulation and its influence on the speed of actin-driven cargos was examined in detail.Our results clearly demonstrated how actin polymerization accelerates cargos that are initially stationary,as well as how steady-state is eventually reached.We also found that,due to polymerization and diffusion,actin monomer concentration near the load surface can be significantly lower than that in the rest of the comet tail,suggesting that many previous models may not be very accurate.

The Rising,Recession and Revitalization of the Traditional Industrial Base in the Northeastern United States

The distribution of American industries has been unbalanced and most of the early industrial regions were centered in northeastern America.The northeastern traditional industrial base once was called"manufacturing belt".Since the 1950s,old industrial bases in the United States have been under recession.The northeastern region was then even called"rust belt".Some issues and measures of policy were set up by the government to adjust and restructure the old industrial bases,and some are useful experience and inspirations for our country,such as setting up special branches and organizations,establishing and implementing strategic planning for the adjustment and restructure of old industrial bases,adjusting the industrial branch and system,emphasizing on environment control and preservation and so on was achieved.Learning the successful experience from America,effective countermeasures and steps must be taken to accelerate the revival of the old industrial base in Northeastern China.

Optimal Stiffness for Flexible Connectors on A Mobile Offshore Base at Rough Sea States

This paper investigates a simplified method to determine the optimal stiffness of flexible connectors on a mobile offshore base(MOB) during the preliminary design stage. A three-module numerical model of an MOB was used as a case study. Numerous constraint forces and relative displacements for the connectors at rough sea states with different wave angles were utilized to determine the optimized stiffness of the flexible connectors. The range of optimal stiffnesses for the connectors was obtained based on the combination and intersection of the optimized stiffness results, and the implementation steps were elaborated in detail. The percentage reductions of the optimized and optimal stiffness of the flexible connector were determined to quantitatively evaluate the decreases of the constraint force and relative displacement of the connectors compared with those calculated by using the original range of the connector stiffnesses. The results indicate the accuracy and feasibility of this method for determining the optimal stiffness of the flexible connectors and demonstrate the rationality and practicability of the optimal stiffness results. The research ideas, calculation process, and solutions for the optimal stiffness of the flexible connectors of an MOB in this paper can provide valuable technical support for the design of the connectors in similar semisubmersible floating structures.

Charge Transfer and Normal State Anomaly in Bi-Based High T_c Superconductors Studied by Positron Annihilation

The positron annihilation lifetime and Doppler broadened line-shapeparameter have been measured between 77 and 300 K for Bi1.8Pb0.1Sb0.1Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox,Bi1.8Sb0.2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox and Bi1.7Pb0.2Sb0.1Sr2Ca2Cu2Ox. The charge transfer from Cu-Olayers to Bi-O layers has been observed across Tcs for all samples.Three samples allshow two normal state anomalies around 160 K and 240 K,respectively.The anomalyaround 160 K is attributed to the structural instability and that around 240 Kpresumably to the displacement phase transition.

Research on evaluation model of technology innovation ability of state-owned enterprises in northeast industry base

The paper viewed the current problem that state-owned enterprises in northeast industry base hadn＇t technologies of their own intellectual property right, whose sources mainly depended on imitation and introduction from abroad. Operational evaluation method and index criteria system of enterprises technology innovation ability were put forward in this paper, different enterprises may revise the model according to their actual situations to evaluate the enterprise technological innovation ability scientifically and quickly. The findings will be helpful to correlative departments to formulate the related policies and also has important theoretical and practical value in technological innovation project of enterprise.

Encoding-Decoding-Based Control and Filtering of Networked Systems： Insights, Developments and Opportunities

In order to make the information transmission more efficient and reliable in a digital communication channel with limited capacity, various encoding-decoding techniques have been proposed and widely applied in many branches of the signal processing including digital communications, data compression,information encryption, etc. Recently, due to its promising application potentials in the networked systems(NSs), the analysis and synthesis issues of the NSs under various encoding-decoding schemes have stirred some research attention. However, because of the network-enhanced complexity caused by the limited network resources, it poses new challenges to the design of suitable encoding-decoding procedures to meet certain control or filtering performance for the NSs. In this survey paper, our aim is to present a comprehensive review of the encoding-decodingbased control and filtering problems for different types of NSs.First, some basic introduction with respect to the coding-decoding mechanism is presented in terms of its engineering insights,specific properties and theoretical formulations. Then, the recent representative research progress in the design of the encodingdecoding protocols for various control and filtering problems is discussed. Some possible further research topics are finally outlined for the encoding-decoding-based NSs.

Feedback Scheduling of Model-based Networked Control Systems with Flexible Workload

In this paper,a novel control structure called feedback scheduling of model-based networked control systems is proposed to cope with a flexible network load and resource constraints.The state update time is adjusted according to the real-time network congestion situation.State observer is used under the situation where the state of the controlled plant could not be acquired.The stability criterion of the proposed structure is proved with time-varying state update time.On the basis of the stability of the novel system structure,the compromise between the control performance and the network utilization is realized by using feedback scheduler. Examples are provided to show the advantage of the proposed control structure.

Temperature Prediction of Aluminum Alloy Work-Pieces in Aging Furnaces Based on Improved Case-Based Reasoning

The temperature of aluminum alloy work-pieces in the aging furnace directly affects the quality of aluminum alloy products. Since the temperature of aluminum alloy work-pieces cannot be measured directly, a temperature prediction model based on improved case-based reasoning (CBR) method is established to realize the online measurement of the work-pieces temperature. More specifically, the model is constructed by an advanced case-based reasoning method in which a state transition algorithm (STA) is firstly used to optimize the weights of feature attributes. In other words, STA is utilized to find the suitable attribute weights of the CBR model that can improve the accuracy of the case retrieval process. Finally, the CBR model based on STA (STCBR) was applied to predict the temperature of aluminum alloy work-pieces in the aging furnace. The results of the experiments indicated that the developed model can realize high-accuracy prediction of work-pieces temperature and it has good application prospects in the industrial field.

Customizing Service Path Based on Polymorphic Routing Model in Future Networks

The current Internet has evolved during the last decade to a global provider of diverse applications. However, the underlying structure of routing and addressing has not evolved in the same pace and is somewhat inflexible. How to provide diverse routing services, support emerging communication paradigms based on limited and definite network resources has become an urgent challenge. This paper investigates the adaptive matching between routing and application through network function decomposition and composition, and proposes a polymorphic routing model to support diverse applications and emerging communication paradigms. The model splits complex routing functions into its constituents, and derives customized routing mechanisms supporting various applications by composing the routing constituents. The derivation process is modeled as a Markov Decision Process (MDP), and a polymorphic derivation algorithm is also proposed to derive customized routing instances for diverse applications. The model enables the network to self-adjust routing services dynamically to adapt to the different requirements of applications, supports coexistence of multiple routing modes and communication paradigms, and provides a feasible solution for the network compatibility and evolvement. We describe the key design and demonstrate the feasibility of polymorphic derivation by simulations. We also present case studies that demonstrate key functionalities the polymorphic routing model enables.

Efficient quantum secret sharing scheme with two-particle entangled states

This paper proposes a protocol for multi-party quantum secret sharing utilizing four non-orthogonal two-particle entangled states following some ideas in the schemes proposed by Liu et al. （2006 Chin. Phys. Lett. 23 3148） and Zhang et al. （2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 2149） respectively. The theoretical efficiency for qubits of the new protocol is improved from 50% to approaching 100%. All the entangled states can be used for generating the private key except those used for the eavesdropping check. The validity of a probable attack called opaque cheat attack to this kind of protocols is considered in the paper for the first time.

Mechanistic Study on the Monofunctional Binding of Hydrolysis Products of Non-planar Heterocyclic Complexes Trans-[PtCl_2NH_3(piperidine)] and Trans-[PtCl_2(piperidine)_2] to DNA Purine Bases

The monofunctional substitution reactions between trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋,trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋,trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋,trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋ （pip = piperidine） and adenine/guanine nucleotides are explored by using B3LYP hybrid functional and IEF-PCM salvation models. For the trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋ and trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋ complexes,the computed barrier heights in aqueous solution are 13.5/13.5 and 11.6/11.6 kcal/mol from trans-Pt-chloroaqua complex to trans/cis-monoadduct for adenine and guanine,and the corresponding values are 20.7/20.7 and 18.8/18.8 kcal/mol from trans-Pt-diaqua complex to trans/cis-monoadduct for adenine and guanine,respectively. For trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋,the corresponding values are 21.5/21.3 and 19.4/19.4 kcal/mol,and 26.0/26.0 and 20.7/20.8 kal/mol for adenine and guanine,respectively. Our calculations demonstrate that the barrier heights of chloroaqua are lower than the corresponding values of diaqua for adenine and guanine. In addition,the free energies of activation for guanine in aqueous solution are all smaller than that for adenine,which predicts a preference of 1.9 kcal/mol when trans-[PtCl（H2O）（NH3）（pip）]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（NH3）（pip）]2＋ are the active agents and ～1.9 and ～ 5.3 kcal/mol when trans-[PtCl（H2O）（pip）2]＋ and trans-[Pt（H2O）2（pip）2]2＋ are the active agents,respectively. For the reaction of trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） to cis-monoadduct,we obtain the same transition-state structure as from the reaction of trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） to trans-monoadduct,which seems that the trans-Pt-chloroaqua （or diaqua） complex can generate trans-or cis-monoadduct via the same transition-state.

Effects of Solid-State Reaction Synthesis Processing Parameters on Thermoelectric Properties of Mg_2Si

The Mg_(2)Si-matrix thermoelectric material was synthesized by low temperature solid-state reaction.This paper studies the effects of holding time and reaction temperature on the particle size and the properties of the material,and also studies effects of doping elemental Sb,Te and their doping seqence on the properties of the material.The result shows that excessively high temperature and elongated holding time of solid-state reaction are harmful,there is a range of particle size to ensure optimum properties and the doping sequence of Sb or Te without influencing the properties.

Construction of Two Coordination Polymers Based on Two New 5-Substitued Tetrazole-based Ligands: Structures and Luminescent Properties

Two new coordination polymers(CPs) based on two new tetrazole-based ligands, namely, [Cu(TPP)]n(HTTP = 4-(3-(2 H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl)pyridine, 1) and {[Cd_2(TBCA)_2(H_2O)_2]·-H_2O}n(H_2TBCA = 3?-(2 H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid, 2), were synthesized via solvothermal reactions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that compound 1 exhibits a(3,6)-connected rtl network topology based on binuclear secondary building units(SBUs). Compound 2 presents a 2D framework composed of 1D SUBs formed by both carboxyl and tetrazole groups. The 2D network is linked into a 3D framework via various hydrogen bonds. They represent two examples of CPs construct from rigid 5-substitued tetrazole-based ligands with relatively longer spacer. The thermal stabilities and luminescent properties of compounds 1 and 2 were also explored.