Use of Asymmetric Models to Adjust the Vitamin Intake Distribution Data for Older People

One of the main interests in the nutrition field is to estimate the distribution of usual nutrient in-take. Data from vitamin intake generally present high asymmetry mainly to the presence of outliers. This can occur due to the variability of the diet and, in this case, robust estimation to get the distribution of the data can be required. Then, the aim of paper is to propose an alternative approach for estimating usual intake through asymmetric distributions with random effects applied to data set 10 vitamins obtained from a dietetic survey for 368 older people from Botucatu city, S?o Paulo, Brazil. In general, these asymmetric distributions include parameters related to mean, median, dispersion measures and such parameters provide good estimates for the intake distribution. In order to make some comparisons, a model fitted by National Cancer Institute (NCI) method with only for amount of nutrient intake was established using Akaike Information Criteria (AIC). NCI method is based on a Box-Cox transformation coupled with normal distribution but in case of asymmetric data, this transformation can be not useful. It was observed that, in the presence of outliers, the asymmetric models provided a better fit than the NCI method in the major of the cases. Then, these models can be an alternative method to estimate the distribution of nutrient intake mainly because a transformation for the data is no necessary and all the information can be obtained directly from the parameters.

Modeling and Tracking Control for Piezoelectric Actuator Based on a New Asymmetric Hysteresis Model

This paper presents a new asymmetric hysteresis model and its application in the tracking control of piezoelectric actuators. The proposed model is based on a coupled-play operator which can avoid the conventional Prandtl-Ishlinskii(CPI)model's defects, i.e., the symmetric property. The high accuracy for modeling asymmetric hysteresis is validated by comparing simulation results with experimental measurements. In order to further evaluate the performance of the proposed model in closed-loop tracking application, two different hybrid control methods which experimentally demonstrate their performance under the same operating conditions, are compared to validate that the hybrid control strategy with proposed hysteresis model can mitigate the hysteresis more effectively and achieve better tracking precision. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed modeling and tracking control strategy can realize efficient control of piezoelectric actuator.

A Theoretical Model for the Asymmetric Transmission of Powerful Acoustic Wave in Double-Layer Liquids

A theoretical model which couples the oscillation of cavitation bubbles with the equation of an acoustic wave is utilized to describe the sound fields in double-layer liquids, which can be used to realize the asymmetric transmission of acoustic waves. Numerical simulations show that the asymmetry is related to the properties of the host liquids and the input acoustic wave. Asymmetry can be enhanced if the maximum number density or the ambient radius of the cavitation bubbles in the low cavitation threshold liquid increases. Moreover, the direction of rectification will be reversed if the amplitude of the input acoustic wave becomes high enough.

Hidden symmetry operators for asymmetric generalized quantum Rabi models

The hidden Z2 symmetry of the asymmetric quantum Rabi model(AQRM)has recently been revealed via a systematic construction of the underlying symmetry operator.Based on the AQRM result,we propose an ansatz for the general form of the symmetry operators for AQRM-related models.Applying this ansatz we obtain the symmetry operator for three models:the anisotropic AQRM,the asymmetric Rabi–Stark model(ARSM),and the anisotropic ARSM.

A New Model for Predicting Ternary Thermodynamic Properties of Solution Phase and Its Application

A new geometric asymmetric model for predicting the thermodynamic properties of ternary system from three sub-binaries is presented in this paper.Its analytical expression with good calculating ac- curacy is most simple in all asymmetric models.The new model was applied to predict the enthalpies of mixing of the Bi-Ga-Sn.Au-Ag-Sn and NaCl-KCl-CaCl_2 ternary systems which were in good agreements with experimental data.Based on thermodynamic principles,the importance of the choice of asymmetric component is also discussed.The error analysis indicates that in the case of judging the asymmetric component in ternary system according to the thermodynamic criterion the deviation is minimum.It is of great significance to improve the calculating accuracy for predicting thermodynamic properties of ternary solution phase from the sub-binary ones.

CORRECTION OF ASYMMETRIC STRENGTHENING OF QUIKSCAT WIND FIELD AND ASSIMILATION APPLICATION IN TYPHOON SIMULATION

As an approach to the technological problem that the wind data of QuikSCAT scatterometer cannot accurately describe the zone of typhoon-level strong wind speed, some objective factors such as the typhoon moving speed, direction and friction are introduced in this study to construct the asymmetric strengthening of the QuikSCAT wind field. Then by adopting a technology of four-dimensional data assimilation, an experiment that includes both the assimilation and forecasting phases is designed to simulate Typhoon Rananim numerically. The results show that with model constraints and adjustment, this technology can incorporate the QuikSCAT wind data to the entire column of the model atmosphere, improve greatly the simulating effects of the whole-column wind, pressure field and the track as well as the simulated typhoon intensity covered by the forecast phase, and work positively for the forecasting of landfall locations.

ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER AND ITS APPLICATION IN FORCE SYSTEM OF ASYMMETRIC CYLINDER CONTROLLED BY SYMMETRIC VALVE

Partial pressure, system vibration and asymmetric system dynamic performance exit in asymmetric cylinder controller by symmetric valve hydraulic system. To solve this problem in the force control system, model reference adaptive controller is designed using equilibrium point stability theory and output error equation polynomial. The reference model is selected in such a way that it meets the system dynamic performance. Hardware configuration of asymmetric cylinder controlled by asymmetric valve hydraulic system is replaced by intelligent control algorithm, thus the cost is lowered and easy to application. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed adaptive control sheme has good adaptive ability and well solves asymmetric dynamic performance problem. The designed adaptive controller is fairly robust to load disturbance and system parameter variation.

Return threshold model analysis of two stock markets： Evidence study of Italy and Germany＇s stock returns

This paper discusses the model construction and the association between the Italy and the Germany＇s stock markets. The period of study data is from January 3, 2000 to June 30, 2008. This paper also utilizes Student＇s t distribution to analyze the proposed model. The empirical results show that the two stock markets are mutually affected each other, and the dynamic conditional correlation （DCC） and the bivariate asymmetric-GARCH （1, 2） model is appropriate in evaluating the relation between them. The empirical result also indicates that Italy and Germany＇s stock markets show a positive relationship. The average value of correlation coefficient equals to 0.8424, which implies that the two stock markets return volatility have a synchronized influence on each other. In addition, the empirical result also shows that there is an asymmetrical effect between Italy and the Germany＇s stock markets, and demonstrates that the good news and bad news of the stock returns＇ volatility will produce the different variation risks for Italy and the Germany＇s stock price markets.

Asymmetric GARCH type models for asymmetric volatility characteristics analysis and wind power forecasting

Wind power forecasting is of great significance to the safety, reliability and stability of power grid. In this study, the GARCH type models are employed to explore the asymmetric features of wind power time series and improved forecasting precision. Benchmark Symmetric Curve (BSC) and Asymmetric Curve Index (ACI) are proposed as new asymmetric volatility analytical tool, and several generalized applications are presented. In the case study, the utility of the GARCH-type models in depicting time-varying volatility of wind power time series is demonstrated with the asymmetry effect, verified by the asymmetric parameter estimation. With benefit of the enhanced News Impact Curve (NIC) analysis, the responses in volatility to the magnitude and the sign of shocks are emphasized. The results are all confirmed to be consistent despite varied model specifications. The case study verifies that the models considering the asymmetric effect of volatility benefit the wind power forecasting performance.

Analysis of bending on the front end of sheet during hot rolling

The analysis of bending in finishing rolling was performed. An asymmetrical rolling force model was established, and the upper and lower neutral points were determined. Thc bending which resulted from the asymmetrical rolling force at the roll gap was studied and related flexibility equations were proposed according to elastic mechanics. Moreover, material mechanics was used to analyze the effects of temperature difference and self-weight on the bending out of the roll gap, and the flexibility equations were constructed. The main factors on bending were summed up, and the bending rule in the rolling could be obtained. In addition practical calculation was made with the production data of ribbon steel from Laiwu Iron ＆ Steel Group Co. Ltd.

Systematic study of the product((E(2_2^+)/E(2_1^+)) * B(E2)↑) through the asymmetric rotor model

A systematic study of the product（（E（22^＋）/E（21^＋））＊B（E2）↑） is carried out in the major shell space Z=50-82,N=82-126 within the framework of the asymmetric rotor model where the asymmetry parameter γ0reflects change in the nuclear structure.A systematic study of the product（（E（2^＋）/E（2^＋））＊B（E2）↑） with neutron number N is also discussed.The product（（E（22^＋）/E（21^＋））＊B（E2）↑） provides a direct correlation with the asymmetry parameter γ0.The effect of subshells is visible in Ba-Gd nuclei with N 〉 82,but not in Hf-Pt nuclei with N 〉 104.We study,for the first time,the dependency of the product（（E（22^＋）/E（21^＋））＊B（E2）↑） on the asymmetry parameterγ0.

Plasma-based terahertz wave photonics in gas and liquid phases

Ultra-broadband,intense,coherent terahertz(THz)radiation can be generated,detected,and manipulated using laser-induced gas or liquid plasma as both the THz wave transmitter and detector,with a frequency coverage spanning across and beyond the whole THz gap."Such a research topic is termed plasma-based THz wave photonics in gas and liquid phases."In this paper,we review the most important experimental and theoretical works of the topic in the non-relativistic region with pump laser intensity below 1018 W/cm^(2).

An Isoratio Method and an Isoratio Scaling Phenomenon in Heavy-Ion Collisions

An isoratio method is proposed to study the chemical potential of neutrons(protons) from the yield ratio of isotopes(isotones) differing in neutron-excess(I = N- Z). The measured fragments in the 140 A MeV ^(40),^(48) Ca and^(58),^(64) Ni +~9Be reactions, as well as those in the simulated^(58),^(64) Ni +~9Be reactions by using the antisymmetric molecular dynamics(AMD) model plus the secondary decay model gemini, have been adopted to perform the isoratio analysis.The results of the isoratio method verify that they are similar to that of the well known isoscaling method. The isoratio scaling phenomenon suggested by the isoratio method has also been found in the measured data and the fragments simulated by the AMD + gemini models.