Grid-based directed diffusion for wireless sensor networks

Directed diffusion is a data dissemination protocol for wireless sensor networks. In directed diffusion, flooding is used for dissemination of interest and exploratory data, which will bring broadcast storm resulting in substantial energy consumption of networks. A grid-based directed diffusion is presented to improve the energy efficiency of directed diffusion. Virtual geographic grid clusters are constructed by self-organization of nodes using geographic location information. The flooding of interest and exploratory data of original directed diffusion is limited in cluster head nodes. The simulation results and testbed experiments show that the method effectively reduces the network energy consumption. This gain is not achieved at the cost of either delivery ratio or the delay. Importantly, the decreased load also leads to a better delivery ratio and lower delay.

Superconvergence Study of the Direct Discontinuous Galerkin Method and Its Variations for Diffusion Equations

In this paper,we apply the Fourier analysis technique to investigate superconvergence properties of the direct disontinuous Galerkin(DDG)method(Liu and Yan in SIAM J Numer Anal 47(1):475-698,2009),the DDG method with the interface correction(DDGIC)(Liu and Yan in Commun Comput Phys 8(3):541-564,2010),the symmetric DDG method(Vidden and Yan in Comput Math 31(6):638-662,2013),and the nonsymmetric DDG method(Yan in J Sci Comput 54(2):663-683,2013).We also include the study of the interior penalty DG(IPDG)method,due to its close relation to DDG methods.Error estimates are carried out for both P2 and P3 polynomial approximations.By investigating the quantitative errors at the Lobatto points,we show that the DDGIC and symmetric DDG methods are superior,in the sense of obtaining(k+2)th superconvergence orders for both P2 and P3 approximations.Superconvergence order of(k+2)is also observed for the IPDG method with P3 polynomial approximations.The errors are sensitive to the choice of the numerical flux coefficient for even degree P2 approximations,but are not for odd degree P3 approxi-mations.Numerical experiments are carried out at the same time and the numerical errors match well with the analytically estimated errors.

Distributed adaptive direct position determination based on diffusion framework

The conventional direct position determination（DPD） algorithm processes all received signals on a single sensor.When sensors have limited computational capabilities or energy storage,it is desirable to distribute the computation among other sensors.A distributed adaptive DPD（DADPD）algorithm based on diffusion framework is proposed for emitter localization.Unlike the corresponding centralized adaptive DPD（CADPD） algorithm,all but one sensor in the proposed algorithm participate in processing the received signals and estimating the common emitter position,respectively.The computational load and energy consumption on a single sensor in the CADPD algorithm is distributed among other computing sensors in a balanced manner.Exactly the same iterative localization algorithm is carried out in each computing sensor,respectively,and the algorithm in each computing sensor exhibits quite similar convergence behavior.The difference of the localization and tracking performance between the proposed distributed algorithm and the corresponding CADPD algorithm is negligible through simulation evaluations.

AD相关认知障碍脑白质微结构的DTI和NODDI研究进展

阿尔茨海默病(AD)相关认知障碍是目前最主要的认知障碍类型,相比较皮质萎缩,皮质下白质变性被认为是AD相关认知障碍的关键病理特征。弥散张量成像(duffusion tensor imaging, DTI)和神经突方向离散度和密度成像(neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging, NODDI)技术是评估大脑白质微结构,检测大脑中神经纤维束扩散特征,揭示白质纤维束走行和完整性,量化白质通路微观结构特性,评估神经树突和轴突微观层面复杂性,提供神经纤维形态学信息的常用和新型方法。本文首先介绍白质微结构概念及位置,综述DTI和NODDI技术在AD相关认知障碍中白质微结构相关研究进展。

Directional region control of the thermal fractal diffusion of a space body

We present a directional region control （DRC） model of thermal diffusion fractal growth with active heat diffusion in three-dimensional space. This model can be applied to predict the space body heat fractal growth and study its directional region control. When the nonlinear interference term and the inner heat source term are generalized functions, the relationship between the particle aggregation probability and the interference terms can be obtained using the norm theory. We can then predict the aggregation form of particles in different regions. When the nonlinear interference terms in the model are expressed as a trigonometric function and its composite function, our simulations show that the DRC method of thermal fractal diffusion is effective and has reference value for the directional control of actual fractal growth systems.

Reverse Direction Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography, Hydrostatic Flow Injection and Diffusional Injection Analysis： An Experimental Work

Separation was reported by Dunn, Hankins and Ghowsi for the case that ions incapillary electrophoresis move opposite to electroosmosis and ions move faster than flow finally they get separated and reach the detector. Similar mode for electrokinetic chromatography is reported for p-xylene and toluene separation, which is called reverse direction MECC （micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography）. The effect of injection time on separation in reverse direction micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography is investigated. In this study, hydrostatic and diffusion injection were studied.

ALTERNATING DIRECTIONFINITE ELEMENT METHOD FORSOME REACTION DIFFUSION MODELS

This paper is concerned with some nonlinear reaction - diffusion models. To solve this kind of models, the modified Laplace finite element scheme and the alternating direction finite element scheme are established for the system of patrical differential equations. Besides, the finite difference method is utilized for the ordinary differential equation in the models. Moreover, by the theory and technique of prior estimates for the differential equations, the convergence analyses and the optimal L2- norm error estimates are demonstrated.

Interface of solid steel and liquid aluminum under nonequilibrium diffusion

The nonequilibrium diffusion of liquid aluminum atoms in cross direction in the innerpart of the solid steel base has been realized by using methods such as roughening steel plate surface, immersing flux on steel plate surface and short time diffusion, and the interface of solid steel and liquid aluminum under nonequilibrium diffusion in cross direction was formed by using rapid solidification. The interfacial structure was studied by means of electron probe microanalysis. The results showed that the interfacial structure of solid steel and liquid aluminum under nonequilibrium diffusion in cross direction is quite different from that of solid steel and liquid aluminum under conventional diffusion, that is, the interface of solid steel and liquid aluminum under nonequilibrium diffusion in cross direction is made up of groups of Al 13 Fe 4 teeth (which grew from the contact surface to steel base inner) at the bulges of steel plate surface and Fe Al solid solution (whose Al content is less than 3.5%) at the concaves of steel plate surface between the groups of Al 13 Fe 4 teeth.

Curvature range measurements of the arcuate fasciculus using diffusion tensor tractography

Because Broca＇s area and Wernicke＇s area in the brain are connected by the arcuate fasciculus, understanding the anatomical location and morphometry of the arcuate fasciculus can help in the treatment of patients with aphasia. We measured the horizontal and vertical curvature ranges of the arcuate fasciculus in both hemispheres in 12 healthy subjects using diffusion tensor tractography. In the right hemisphere, the direct curvature range and indirect curvature range values of the arcuate fasciculus horizontal part were 121.13 ± 5.89 and 25.99 ± 3.01 degrees, respectively, and in the left hemisphere, the values were 121.83 ± 5.33 and 27.40 ± 2.96 degrees, respectively. In the right hemisphere, the direct curvature range and indirect curvature range values of the arcuate fasciculus vertical part were 43.97 ± 7.98 and 30.15 ± 3.82 degrees, respectively, and in the left hemisphere, the values were 39.39 ± 4.42 and 24.08 ± 4.34 degrees, respectively. We believe that the measured curvature ranges are important data for localization and quantitative assessment of specific neuronal pathways in patients presenting with arcuate fasciculus abnormalities.

Open Innovation and New Mechanism of Market-Based Technology Diffusion from MNCs

The international community has blamed developing countries for the lack of intellectual property rights(IPR)protection-not least the“forced technology transfers”-in attracting foreign direct investment(FDI).This paper employs the largesample contract data of multinational companies’(MNCs)IT R&D transactions in China to discuss this controversy from a unique perspective of MNCs in the role of contractors.Our findings suggest that MNCs initially guarded their know-how before the 2000s under closed innovation,but have started to take the initiative to transfer technology to local partners as open innovation held sway.China’s structured market entities and huge demand for technology transactions have served as key drivers for MNCs to transfer technology,which has been further boosted by the new business model of open innovation.This paper’s empirical analysis not only helps unravel the“black box”of technology transfers by MNCs,but reveals how late-moving developing countries may make better use of FDI referencing China’s experience on the three dimensions of market opportunities,structured entities,and economies of scale.

Aware Diffusion: A Semi-Holistic Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Routing is a challenging task in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) due to the limitation in energy and hardware capabilities in WSN nodes. This challenge prompted researchers to develop routing protocols that satisfy WSNs needs. The main design objectives are reliable delivery, low energy consumption, and prolonging network lifetime. In WSNs, routing is based on local information among neighboring nodes. Routing decisions are made locally;each node will select the next hop without any clue about the other nodes on the path. Although a full knowledge about the network yields better routing, that is not feasible in WSNs due to memory limitation and to the high traffic needed to collect the needed data about all the nodes in the network. As an effort to try to overcome this disadvantage, we are proposing in this paper aware diffusion routing protocol. Aware diffusion follows a semi-holistic approach by collecting data about the available paths and uses these data to enforce healthier paths using machine learning. The data gathering is done by adding a new stage called data collection stage. In this stage, the protocol designer can determine which parameters to collect then use these parameters in enforcing the best path according to certain criteria. In our implementation of this paradigm, we are collecting total energy on the path, lowest energy level on the path, and hop count. Again, the data collected is designer and application specific. The collected data will be used to compare available paths using non-incremental learning, and the outcome will be preferring paths that meet the designer criteria. In our case, healthier and shorter paths are preferred, which will result in less power consumption, higher delivery rate, and longer network life since healthier and fewer nodes will be doing the work.

一种FPGA控制DDS实现4FSK&FM调制载波的国产化设计

文章主要介绍一种现场可编程逻辑门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)控制数字频率合成器(Direct Digital Synthesizer,DDS)实现四进制移频键控(Quaternary Frequency Shift Keying,4FSK)&频率调制(Frequency Modulation,FM)调制载波的设计方案,给出技术指标参数、硬件组成框图以及信号处理流程,对4FSK的调制信号和FM信号产生的实施方法进行探讨,并对电路框图中的关键器件进行国产化设计选型。

彭罗斯对跨国公司的研究及其重要贡献

跨国公司理论一直将企业对外直接投资与其在母国国内的扩张割裂研究,且多是静态研究,彭罗斯对跨国公司的研究可弥补这一缺陷。作为企业成长理论的提出者和跨国公司研究的先驱,彭罗斯认为对外投资是企业成长的自然表现,企业的跨国经营和在国内的扩张并无本质差异,且是动态演进发展的。从企业成长理论出发,在母国国内设立多个分支机构、越出母国到东道国投资、在东道国国内设立多个分支机构可以统一于“三位一体”的、动态演进的分析框架中,中国和美国多家典型企业在国内外的扩张可诠释这一框架。引入空间费用和区位选择微观机制,企业成长理论可以一般性地、动态地解释公司在母国、跨国和在东道国的投资行为。

Microscopic phase-field study on directional coarsening mechanism caused by interaction between precipitates in Ni-Al-V alloy

A microscopic phase-field model was used to investigate a directional coarsening mechanism caused by the anisotropic growth of long period stacking and different effects of phases on precipitation in Ni-Al-V alloy.The results show that DO22 mainly coarsens along its short axis,which may press the neighboring L12,leading to the interaction among atoms.Diffusion channels of Al are formed in the direction where the mismatch between γ＇ and γ reduces;the occupation probabilities are anisotropic in space;and direction coarsening of L12 occurs finally.With a rise of ageing temperature,phases appear later and DO22 is much later at a higher temperature,the average occupation probabilities of Al and V reduce,and Al changes more than V.

Highlighting display of geologic bodies based on directivity filtering

To make a geologic body more outstanding, it is necessary to preserve edges when filtering. For this reason, a filtering method based on anisotropic diffusion is introduced. The key point of this method is that diffusion filtering will be made along the edge while diffusion is forbidden in the direction perpendicular to the edge, so the filtering has directionality. When doing anisotropic diffusion filtering, parameters like diffusion coefficient and threshold have great impacts on the results, so the anisotropic diffusion model parameters are discussed, the diffusion coefficient equation is introduced, and the diffusion threshold selection criterion is derived and analyzed. In addition, this method was used with the diffusion coefficient equation＇s proper diffusion threshold to highlight the tidal channel geobodies in the XX area, sand body in the YY area, and faults in the ZZ area. The good delineation results prove that the diffusion threshold selection criterion introduced in this paper is reasonable.

一种宽带Chirp-DDS及其FPGA实现

设计了一种宽带Chirp-DDS,并在AlteraFlex10KFPGA上予以实现。该结构包括32位流水线频率-相位累加器和ROM查找表。系统的时钟频率为100MHz,频率切换时间为0.68μs,建立时间为0.8μs,频率分辨率为0.02328Hz,输出信号的频率范围为DC到40MHz。

DDS芯片及其在雷达回波生成系统中的应用

概述了DDS技术的一般原理 ,详细介绍了由美国AD公司生产的高性能完全正交DDS芯片AD985 4的结构、性能及工作原理。

泰勒级数的DDS设计与FPGA实现

为了提高直接数字频率合成输出信号的动态范围,提出了一种在不增加直接数字频率合成中的累加器的位数的基础上,利用泰勒级数法较少数字频率合成的相位抖动的方法。并且对一个具有32位累加器的直接数字频率合成,输出一定频率范围的信号进行了仿真。仿真结果表明,基于泰勒级数的直接数字频率合成具有较好的动态范围,比一般的方法提高了12 dB。该方法对直接数字频率合成设计者有着重要的参考价值。