The Mythological Battles Around the World The Images and Meanings of International Dragon-Slayers

Dragons and dragon slayers belong to a system ofsemiology.They are images with messages.Differentcultures in the world have assigned to these imageshistorical limits,conditions of use,and introducedmultiple meanings into them.Dragons do not exist,therefore dragon slayers do not either.However,they have become an artificial existence in most cul-tures,and this existence have passed from a closed,silent existence to an oral state,open to appropria-tion by society,for there is no regulation,either nat-ural or not,which forbids imagination.Few symbols saturate human civilization sobroadly and thoroughly as those of the dragon:proudly flicking its tail across the tapestries

WeChat Battles Potential Charge

Whether or not Chinese over-the-top （OTT） content service WeChat, in Chinese, Weixin, should start charging users for its services has recently been the subject of heated debate.

Fantastic Histories： The Battles of Coxinga and the Preservation of Ming in Japan

People in Japan reacted to the bewilderment they felt at the fall of Ming by creating a bifurcated view of China, evident in encyclopedias and gazeteers： On the one hand, there was the traditional China represented by the Ming; on the other, there was the new China ruled by the Dattan or the Tatars. Such was the power of the Ming as an image that it endured in Japanese literature and theater for centuries after its fall. This article explores the preservation in popular discourse of the Ming as the most natural representation of China, focusing on Chikamatsu Monzaemon＇s hit jrruri play The Battles of Coxinga （Kokusen＇ya kassen）, first staged in 1715 and produced many times after that, showing how the political turmoil was filtered through both misunderstandings and creative fabrications. It shows that The Battles of Coxinga creates a fantastic image of China, as opposed to the barbaric Dattan, by drawing on historical memories internal to Japan and readily available images of foreignness. I argue that the preservation of the Ming in popular theater offered audiences a means of rethinking Japan＇s position as the inheritor of a ＂universal＂ Chinese essence in an age when knowledge of the world was being dramatically expanded by imported European cartography, complicating earlier views of a world centered on the Three Realms or the Sinocentric world order.

Egypt Battles to Save Its Endangered Tortoise

本文让我们认识了一种Egyptian Tortoise,其学名是Testudo Kleinmanni,是世界上最小的龟种之一。其生活环境险恶,并有“保护色”: It is found in both sandy and fairly rocky habitats(生活环境)and its lightbrown color blends(混和)in with the local soil color. 但是,这种保护色也许能帮助它们对付其他动物,然而,“保护色”却对付不了本应是它们朋友的人类！现在,Testudo Kleinmanni已被列为most endangeredtortoises。 本文透露的信息让我们略感欣慰:拯救Testudo Kleinmanni已经成了一个国际行动。 世界野生动物横遭“灭顶之灾”的原因似乎有其共同之处,值得我们深思: Overgrazing(过度放牧)and the expansion of agriculture and tourism threatentheir existence…

Optimal Cyber Attack Strategy Using Reinforcement Learning Based onCommon Vulnerability Scoring System

Currently,cybersecurity threats such as data breaches and phishing have been on the rise due to the many differentattack strategies of cyber attackers,significantly increasing risks to individuals and organizations.Traditionalsecurity technologies such as intrusion detection have been developed to respond to these cyber threats.Recently,advanced integrated cybersecurity that incorporates Artificial Intelligence has been the focus.In this paper,wepropose a response strategy using a reinforcement-learning-based cyber-attack-defense simulation tool to addresscontinuously evolving cyber threats.Additionally,we have implemented an effective reinforcement-learning-basedcyber-attack scenario using Cyber Battle Simulation,which is a cyber-attack-defense simulator.This scenarioinvolves important security components such as node value,cost,firewalls,and services.Furthermore,we applieda new vulnerability assessment method based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.This approach candesign an optimal attack strategy by considering the importance of attack goals,which helps in developing moreeffective response strategies.These attack strategies are evaluated by comparing their performance using a variety ofReinforcement Learning methods.The experimental results show that RL models demonstrate improved learningperformance with the proposed attack strategy compared to the original strategies.In particular,the success rateof the Advantage Actor-Critic-based attack strategy improved by 5.04 percentage points,reaching 10.17%,whichrepresents an impressive 98.24%increase over the original scenario.Consequently,the proposed method canenhance security and risk management capabilities in cyber environments,improving the efficiency of securitymanagement and significantly contributing to the development of security systems.

Tactical reward shaping for large-scale combat by multi-agent reinforcement learning

Future unmanned battles desperately require intelli-gent combat policies,and multi-agent reinforcement learning offers a promising solution.However,due to the complexity of combat operations and large size of the combat group,this task suffers from credit assignment problem more than other rein-forcement learning tasks.This study uses reward shaping to relieve the credit assignment problem and improve policy train-ing for the new generation of large-scale unmanned combat operations.We first prove that multiple reward shaping func-tions would not change the Nash Equilibrium in stochastic games,providing theoretical support for their use.According to the characteristics of combat operations,we propose tactical reward shaping(TRS)that comprises maneuver shaping advice and threat assessment-based attack shaping advice.Then,we investigate the effects of different types and combinations of shaping advice on combat policies through experiments.The results show that TRS improves both the efficiency and attack accuracy of combat policies,with the combination of maneuver reward shaping advice and ally-focused attack shaping advice achieving the best performance compared with that of the base-line strategy.

高分辨一维距离像的雷达目标识别方法

提出了一种基于高分辨一维距离像的宽带雷达目标识别方法。首先使用零相位描述对雷达回波进行预处理,实现距离像的绝对对准,解决了平移敏感性问题。然后根据多分辨分析构造出3次Battle-Lemarie小波函数和尺度函数,对预处理后的一维距离像进行小波变换提取目标特征矢量,在显著降低特征存储空间的同时保留了主要散射点。最后对3类不同目标的雷达实测数据进行识别试验,结果表明本算法不但具有较高的正确识别率,而且能够有效降低加性高斯白噪声对识别率的影响。

Enterovirus B Sneaks into Victim Cells through Accomplice Receptors

“If you know both the enemy and yourself well, you need not to fear for the results of a hundred battles,” wrote Sun Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, in his famous the Art of War about 2,500 years ago. This is particularly true in the ever-lasting war against human viruses. Recently, a vital piece of information has been acquired concerning enteroviruses, which could cause many severe brain infections and even death in children. A recent study published in Cell unravels how these viruses sneak into cells with the help of accomplices from the host, opening a new window on developing drugs to specifically fight against them.

Knowledge-oriented modeling for influencing factors of battle damage in military industrial logistics:An integrated method

Modeling influencing factors of battle damage is one of essential works in implementing military industrial logistics simulation to explore battle damage laws knowledge.However,one of key challenges in designing the simulation system could be how to reasonably determine simulation model input and build a bridge to link battle damage model and battle damage laws knowledge.In this paper,we propose a novel knowledge-oriented modeling method for influencing factors of battle damage in military industrial logistics,integrating conceptual analysis,conceptual modeling,quantitative modeling and simulation implementation.We conceptualize influencing factors of battle damage by using the principle of hierarchical decomposition,thus classifying the related battle damage knowledge logically.Then,we construct the conceptual model of influencing factors of battle damage by using Entity-Relations hip approach,thus describing their interactions reasonably.Subsequently,we extract the important influencing factors by using social network analysis,thus evaluating their importance quantitatively and further clarifying the elements of simulation.Finally,we develop an agent-based military industry logistics simulation system by taking the modeling results on influencing factors of battle damage as simulation model input,and obtain simulation model output,i.e.,new battle damage laws knowledge,thus verifying feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.The results show that this method can be used to support human decision-making and action.

Further Recognition of Interventional Medicine

Subtle changes have occurred in China, and interventional radiology has gradually become an independent specialty, separated from diagnostic radiology. This has been called "Interventionalogy", "interventional medicine(IM)", or simply Intervention by our team,and "Interventional Radiology" is used no more. It has even been given the name "Third clinical Medicine" by us. Chinese intervention has established an independent association for interventional doctors, as well as independent interventional societies in many provinces. The national interventional society will likely be set up at some point in time. Chinese interve ntion has set up their own clinical wards, with much attention paid to a clinical, professional, and normalized direction for development, and established special nursing units. According to us, turf battle is meaningless. "The Third clinical Medicine" belongs to all human beings. It could also be predicted that interventional history will follow the same evolutionary rule as other disciplines, i.e., "long divided, must unite; long united, must divide".

Packet Drop Battling Mechanism for Energy Aware Detection in Wireless Networks

Network security and energy consumption are deemed to be two important components of wireless and mobile ad hoc networks(WMANets).There are various routing attacks which harm Ad Hoc networks.This is because of the unsecure wireless communication,resource constrained capabilities and dynamic topology.In order to cope with these issues,Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector(AODV)routing protocol can be used to remain the normal networks functionality and to adjust data transmission by defending the networks against black hole attacks.The proposed system,in this work,identifies the optimal route from sender to collector,prioritizing the number of jumps,the battery life,and security,which are fundamental prerequisites.Researches have proposed various plans for detecting the shortest route,as well as ensuring energy conversions and defense against threats and attacks.In this regard,the packet drop attack is one of the most destructive attack against WMANet communication and hence merits special attention.This type of attack may allow the attacker to take control of the attacked hubs,which may lost packets or transmitted information via a wrong route during the packets journey from a source hub to a target one.Hence,a new routing protocol method has been proposed in this study.It applies the concept of energy saving systems to conserve energy that is not required by the system.The proposed method for energy aware detection and prevention of packet drop attacks in mobile ad hoc networks is termed the Ad Hoc On-Demand and Distance Vector–Packet Drop Battling Mechanism(AODV–PDBM).

BUILDING A MODERATELY PROSPEROUS SOCIETY IN ALL RESPECTS——Poverty Reduction: Xi Jinping’s Statements and Chinese Path

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese people have been struggling against poverty amid national development under the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC). Since reform and opening up, in particular, China has planned for and organized development-oriented poverty reduction practices on a broad scale with remarkable achievements and blazed a new path of development-oriented poverty reduction with Chinese characteristics. This path is both an essential component of Chinese socialism and a result of the CPC’s ideological improvement on poverty reduction. Since the 18 th CPC National Congress in 2012, the whole Party, country, and society have been called upon to fight the battle against poverty on a full-scale under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important statements on poverty reduction, unveiling a new stage for China’s development-oriented poverty reduction in the new era. China’s unprecedented poverty reduction achievements have enriched the path of poverty reduction with Chinese characteristics. Xi Jinping’s insightful and coherent statements on poverty reduction represent the latest results of Marxist anti-poverty theories and comprise an essential part of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era. His guidelines are the basis for the brilliant achievements of China’s poverty reduction endeavors, and will contribute Chinese experience and wisdom to global poverty governance.

Design and Implementation of Distributed Self-Election Dynamic Array Honeypot System

Traditional honeypot is in fact a "passive proactive" defense mechanism because it may lose the value entirely once the adversary has detected the existence of the static trap and bypassed it.Our work focuses on a Self-Election dynamic honeypot framework which aims to bewilder attackers by coordinating and switching roles periodically to form a huge dynamic puzzle.In this paper,we discuss the UDP Spokesman synchronization scheme and the Self-Election coordination method,perform the framework simulation of the dynamic array honeypot with NS2,carry out the prototype implementation by Java,and then validate the effectiveness and feasibility on the simulation and prototype system.The promising results of applying this framework to mitigate the effects of attacks are shown and analyzed.Our work demonstrates that the Self-Election dynamic array honeypot system is feasible and effective for proactive network confrontation.

Winning Probability Estimation Based on Improved Bradley-Terry Model and Bayesian Network for Aircraft Carrier Battle

To provide a decision-making aid for aircraft carrier battle,the winning probability estimation based on Bradley-Terry model and Bayesian network is presented. Firstly,the armed forces units of aircraft carrier are classified into three types,which are aircraft,ship and submarine. Then,the attack ability value and defense ability value for each type of armed forces are estimated by using BP neural network,whose training results of sample data are consistent with the estimation results. Next,compared the assessment values through an improved Bradley-Terry model and constructed a Bayesian network to do the global assessment,the winning probabilities of both combat sides are obtained. Finally,the winning probability estimation for a navy battle is given to illustrate the validity of the proposed scheme.

Coordination, Compromise, and Change： A Case of US-Japan Conflict Over Commercial Whaling

This paper, for the goal of revealing the mechanism of compromise and change in coordination, will focus on US-Japan conflict over commercial whaling. The regime like the international whaling regulation, where countries agree in general but disagree on coordination methods, is known as the Battle of the Sexes in game theory. It has been believed that in regimes presented as the Battle of the Sexes （BoS） situation, once the countries could somehow coordinate their interests and reach an agreement on the specific method of coordination, neither country would have the incentive to withdraw from that agreement. This case study, however, shows that this belief is not always true. From the analysis of this study, it will be concluded that coordination methods change over time even in regimes where the countries agree in general and disagree on coordination methods. In this case, ＂power,＂ ＂institution＂ and ＂consensus＂ are pointed out as incentives to make the two countries accept a specific coordination method.

Long-Term Poverty Reduction Strategies in China Post-2020

Poverty reduction is an eternal theme in the modernization drive of countries.After 2020,China’s poverty reduction endeavors will face new challenges and shift towards:(i)elevating poverty standards,(ii)placing equal emphasis on rural and urban poverty,(iii)preventing people in the deeply poor regions from slipping back to poverty,(iv)combining external assistance with endogenous development,and(v)enhancing social protection and targeted fiscal support for aiding the poor.Following the new trends of poverty reduction,policymakers should update their strategic approach,adopt new poverty reduction standards,target at a broader group of poor groups,promote pro-poor development,and improve poverty governance.Lastly,this paper puts forward the following policy recommendations for reducing poverty in China post-2020:(i)maintaining policy continuity and stability during the transition period;(ii)creating regular poverty relief mechanisms for urban and rural residents;(iii)improving the targeted identification and dynamic adjustment of target groups for poverty reduction;and(iv)reducing poverty through social protection and development.

Energy Consumption Patterns for Different Mobility Conditions in WSN

Wireless sensor networks are challenging networks regarding communication because of its resource constrained nature and dynamic network topology. Plenty of research has being going on throughout the world to optimize communication cost and overhead due to it in the ad hoc networks, thus efforts are being made to make the communications more energy efficient. The application spectrum and use cases of wireless sensor networks includes many critical applications as environmental monitoring, to resource monitoring, to Industrial measurements, to public safety applications and last but not the least to sensitive applications as military sector applications .The erratic size of such networks and along with its exotic topology pose a magnificent set of challenges to the routing algorithms designed and implemented within such networks. The present work concentrates on the comparative analysis of some of reactive and proactive protocols used in the wireless sensor networks. The parameter for comparative analysis is the energy consumption for different simulation time and for different mobility conditions based scenario.

The Battle of The Sexes in James Thurber’s Works:Take The Unicorn in the Garden as an Example

From The Unicorn in the Garden to The Catbird Seat and two adaptations of Little Red Riding Hood,this thesis,mainly based on several famous works of Jame Thurber,by comparison and contrast,aims to analyze the battle of the sexes in James Thurber’s literary works.

Dependability in Future Battle Network System —Transport Layer Ability to Maintain Quality of Service

Modernization of armies is a constant process and is driven by intuitive fact that those who do not modernize will become extinct. In last five decades, the development of modern armies has taken place around Colonel John Boyd’s theory of OODA loop that deals with information superiority. Building a robust, mobile and capable network that could provide for novel appliances and information superiority is the main challenge which modernizers are facing. Network, suitable for future combat operations, and able to transport a vast amount of information on a battlefield, is expensive to build. Every mistake in design and the need to correct those mistakes could halt development in an army for years. Therefore, system dependability analysis during system design phase is needed. In this report, the concept of a future Battle Network System is described. The Report evaluates operational environment of BNS and possible failure reasons of the service, and illustrates the change in BNS Quality of Service due to probable transport layer errors. This paper describes the method of testing the concept of proposed network systems on the drawing board, and emphasizes design points for a new system. Nevertheless, the proposed method is by no means conclusive. Rather, it describes an engineering approach to define the main problems while creating MANET-based networking systems.

The Miraculous Victory:War and Ideology in The Life of Henry The Fifth

In William Shakespeare’s play The Life of Henry The Fifth,King Henry V is described as an excellent speaker whose speech becomes the key element of the Britain’s miraculous victory in the Battle of Agincourt,and he attributes the victory to God.It is then worth to explore the reasons why Shakespeare highlights the power of the king’s speech and why the king hands the victory to God.This essay argues that Shakespeare’s emphasis on the power of Henry V’s speech in the Battle of Agincourt exaggerates Britain’s power and stirs the British’s sense of glory,and Henry V’s handing over the victory to God makes his colonial war seemingly rationalized,which strengthens the colonial dream and unites the Britons in the age of Elizabeth I.