Variations of Enclosing Problem Using Axis Parallel Square(s): A General Approach

Let P be a set of n?points in two dimensional plane. For each point , we locate an axis- parallel unit square having one particular side passing through p and enclosing the maximum number of points from P. Considering all points , such n?squares can be reported in O(nlogn)?time. We show that this result can be used to (i) locate m>(2)?axis-parallel unit squares which are pairwise disjoint and they together enclose the maximum number of points from P (if exists) and (ii) find the smallest axis-parallel square enclosing at least k points of P , .

Zonal disintegration phenomenon in enclosing rock mass surrounding deep tunnels——Elasto-plastic analysis of stress field of enclosing rock mass

The zonal disintegration phenomenon （ZDP） is a typical phenomenon in deep block rock masses. In order to investigate the mechanism of ZDP, an improved non-linear Hock-Brown strength criterion and a bi-linear constitutive model of rock mass were used to analyze the elasto-plastic stress field of the enclosing rock mass around a deep round tunnel. The radius of the plastic region and stress of the enclosing rock mass were obtained by introducing dimensionless parameters of radial distance. The results show that tunneling in deep rock mass causes a maximum stress zone to appear in the vicinity of the boundary of the elastic and the plastic zone in the surrounding rock mass. Under the compression of a large tangential force and a small radial force, the rock mass in the maximum stress zone was in an approximate uniaxial loading state, which could lead to a split failure in the rock mass.

Theory and Experiments on Enclosing Control of Multi-Agent Systems

This paper proposes a control strategy called enclosing control.This strategy can be described as follows:the followers design their control inputs based on the state information of neighbor agents and move to specified positions.The convex hull formed by these followers contains the leaders.We use the single-integrator model to describe the dynamics of the agents and proposes a continuous-time control protocol and a sampled-data based protocol for multi-agent systems with stationary leaders with fixed network topology.Then the state differential equations are analyzed to obtain the parameter requirements for the system to achieve convergence.Moreover,the conditions achieving enclosing control are established for both protocols.A special enclosing control with no leader located on the convex hull boundary under the protocols is studied,which can effectively prevent enclosing control failures caused by errors in the system.Moreover,several simulations are proposed to validate theoretical results and compare the differences between the three control protocols.Finally,experimental results on the multi-robot platform are provided to verify the feasibility of the protocol in the physical system.

Minimal Enclosing of an MPT (v,λ) in a TS (v+1,μ)

Let MPT ( v,λ ) denote a maximum packing of triples of order v with index λ and TS ( u,λ ) denote a triple system of order u with index λ . In this paper, for v ≥6, we determine necessary and sufficient conditions for enclosing an MPT ( v,λ ) in a TS ( v+1,λ+m ) with one extra point and minimal increase in λ .

Minimal Enclosing of an MPT (v,λ) in a TS (u,λ+1)

Let MPT (v,λ) denote a maximum packing of triples of order v with index λ and TS (u,λ) denote a triple system of order u with index λ. In this paper, for v≥6, we determine necessary and sufficient condition for enclosing an MPT (v,λ) in a TS (v+m,λ+1) with index λ increased by 1 and minimal increase in extra points.

OBSERVATION ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ENCLOSING NEEDLING UNDER CT ORIENTATION FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIC CEREBRAL STROKE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PLASMA NO

In the present paper, 61 cases of ischemic cerebral apoplexy were randomly divided into enclosing needling group (n=31) and scalpacupuncture group (n=30). After 30 sessions of treatment, there was a significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P<0.05), indicating enclosing needling being superior to scalpacupuncture. Both enclosing needling and scalpacupuncture could lower plasma NO content while the former was more apparent in lowering plasma NO level.

Target-enclosing affine formation control of two-layer networked spacecraft with collision avoidance

This paper addresses a target-enclosing problem for multiple spacecraft systems by proposing a two-layer affine formation control strategy. Compared with the existing methods,the adopted two-layer network structure in this paper is generally directed, which is suitable for practical space missions. Firstly, distributed finite-time sliding-mode estimators and formation controllers in both layers are designed separately to improve the flexibility of the formation control system. By introducing the properties of affine transformation into formation control protocol design,the controllers can be used to track different time-varying target formation patterns. Besides, multilayer time-varying encirclements can be achieved with particular shapes to surround the moving target. In the sequel, by integrating adaptive neural networks and specialized artificial potential functions into backstepping controllers, the problems of uncertain Euler-Lagrange models, collision avoidance as well as formation reconfiguration are solved simultaneously. The stability of the proposed controllers is verified by the Lyapunov direct method. Finally, two simulation examples of triangle formation and more complex hexagon formation are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the theoretical results.

An Efficient Inexact Newton-CG Algorithm for the Smallest Enclosing Ball Problem of Large Dimensions

In this paper,we consider the problem of computing the smallest enclosing ball(SEB)of a set of m balls in Rn,where the product mn is large.We first approximate the non-differentiable SEB problem by its log-exponential aggregation function and then propose a computationally efficient inexact Newton-CG algorithm for the smoothing approximation problem by exploiting its special(approximate)sparsity structure.The key difference between the proposed inexact Newton-CG algorithm and the classical Newton-CG algorithm is that the gradient and the Hessian-vector product are inexactly computed in the proposed algorithm,which makes it capable of solving the large-scale SEB problem.We give an adaptive criterion of inexactly computing the gradient/Hessian and establish global convergence of the proposed algorithm.We illustrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm by using the classical Newton-CG algorithm as well as the algorithm from Zhou et al.(Comput Optim Appl 30:147–160,2005)as benchmarks.

直流GIL中自由线形金属微粒的运动与放电特性

针对直流GIL中较常见且具有严重影响的自由线形金属微粒,搭建了贴合实际工况的封闭式同轴圆柱电极平台,同时使用高速相机和局放监测手段观测线形金属微粒的运动、局放与击穿行为。定量获得了微粒长度对站立与跳跃两种不同运动模式发生概率的影响;拍摄了站立线形微粒引起的电晕图像,同时监测、提取并统计微粒引起的局部放电情况;记录金属微粒引起的击穿图像,并基于流注理论分析了自由线形金属微粒引起的气隙击穿特性。研究表明:线形微粒的起动场强与微粒的长度基本无关,而与微粒的半径开方成正比,微粒越短,起动后越易达到跳跃运动状态,而微粒越长,越易保持站立状态;微粒引起的局部放电随着微粒长度的增大而更加剧烈;对于跳跃的自由线形微粒,其引起的微放电击穿间距随着微粒长度的增加而增加,击穿电压随着微粒长度的增加而降低。

Zonal disintegration phenomenon in rock mass surrounding deep tunnels

Zonal disintegration is a typical static phenomenon of deep rock masses. It has been defined as alternating regions of fractured and relatively intact rock mass that appear around or in front of the working stope during excavation of a deep tunnel. Zonal disintegration phenomenon was successfully demonstrated in the laboratory with 3D tests on analogous gypsum models, two circular cracked zones were observed in the test. The linear Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion was used with a constitutive model that showed linear softening and ideal residual plastic to analyze the elasto-plastic field of the enclosing rock mass around a deep tunnel. The results show that tunneling causes a maximum stress zone to appear between an elastic and plastic zone in the surrounding rock. The zonal disintegration phenomenon is analyzed by considering the stress-strain state of the rock mass in the vicinity of the maximum stress zone. Creep instability failure of the rock due to the development of the plastic zone, and transfer of the maximum stress zone into the rock mass, are the cause of zonal disintegration. An analytical criterion for the critical depth at which zonal disintegration can occur is derived. This depth depends mainly on the character and stress concentration coefficient of the rock mass.

Airport automatic detection in large space-borne SAR imagery

A method to detect airports in large space-borne synthetic aperture radar（SAR） imagery is studied.First,the large SAR imagery is segmented according to amplitude characteristics using maximum a posteriori（MAP） estimator based on the heavytailed Rayleigh model.The attention is then paid on the object of interest（OOI） extracted from the large images.The minimumarea enclosing rectangle（MER） of OOI is created via a rotating calipers algorithm.The projection histogram（PH） of MER for OOI is then computed and the scale and rotation invariant feature for OOI are extracted from the statistical characteristics of PH.A support vector machine（SVM） classifier is trained using those feature parameters and the airport is detected by the SVM classifier and Hough transform.The application in space-borne SAR images demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method.

主动脉隔离技术应用于非体外冠脉手术中期疗效评估

目的:总结主动脉隔离技术用于非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植手术的经验,探讨其可行性与安全性,评估中期临床疗效。方法:在180例非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植手术中,应用Enclose装置,以主动脉隔离技术完成桥血管与升主动脉近端吻合。术前用薄层CT平扫评价升主动脉粥样硬化及钙化程度,术中用超声检查升主动脉结合手指扪查升主动脉。23例(12.8%)存在明显升主动脉粥样硬化斑块或钙化灶。术中再血管化的顺序为:(1)应用主动脉隔离技术,完成所有静脉或桡动脉桥血管与主动脉近端吻合;(2)左乳内动脉与左前降支远端吻合;(3)顺次完成所有桥血管与冠状动脉远端吻合。术后常规应用肠溶阿司匹林及硫酸氢氯吡格雷抗血小板治疗。结果:共完成桥血管536根,平均2.98±0.8根.例-1。用主动脉隔离技术成功完成近端吻合口408个;其中,桡动脉桥近端吻合口7个,静脉桥近端吻合口401个,平均2.27±0.7个.例-1。术中无技术故障和相关意外情况发生。围手术期死亡4例(2.2%)。176例存活患者无心肌梗死、脑梗死、主动脉夹层动脉瘤、二次开胸止血及心功能衰竭等严重围术期并发症和心脏相关事件发生。术后147例(83.5%)存活患者接受门诊或电话随访,随访时间27.7±9.4(6～39)个月。1例(0.7%)患者术后15个月死于肠道肿瘤;胸痛发生率2.7%、房颤发生率2.0%、脑梗发生率3.4%、下肢栓塞发生率1.4%。全组患者无其它心血管不良事件发生。术后心功能NYHA分级较手术前明显改善(P<0.05)。术后30个月以上的25例患者行冠状动脉CTA检查,结果58个桥血管近端吻合口中53个(91.4%)近端吻合口均通畅。结论:用Enclose装置的主动动脉隔离技术可安全地用于非体外冠脉旁路移植术的近端吻合,尤其可用于升主动脉明显钙化和粥样硬化的患者,术后中期疗效满意。

The Validity Analysis of Regression: Combining Uniform Experiment Design with Nonlinear Regression

The data topology structure of uniform experiment design (UD) is too complex to be reasonable regressed. In this paper, the principle and method of distinguish the training data and testing data were described to make a reasonable regression when uniform experiment design combined with support vector regression (SVR). Two equivalent ways which were the smallest enclosing hypersphere perceptron (SEH) and the enclosing simplex perceptron (ES) were provided to discover the topology relationship of the process parameter datum. To give an application, a series of experiments about laser cladding layer quality were conducted by UD to get the relationship of load, velocity and wearing capacity. Results showed that only the testing datum recommended by the two perceptrons got a good forecasting by SVR. Therefore, the two perceptrons could guide experiments with process parameter data of complex topology structure. Further, the application could be extended over a much wider field of experiments.

Diagnostic model construction and example analysis of habitat degradation in enclosed bay: II. spatiotemporal variations in habitat degradation in Sansha Bay

The process of habitat degradation varies in habitat type and driving force which shows certain spatial and temporal heterogeneity on regional scales. In the present study, a new diagnostic model for enclosed bay habitat degradation was established, with which the spatial and temporal variation patterns of habitat degradation during 1991–2012 in Sansha Bay, Fujian, China was investigated. The results show that anthropogenic disturbance is the major controlling factor for the habitat degradation in large temporal heterogeneity in the bay. On the other hand, the habitat degradation experienced signifi cant spatial variations among six sub-bays. Under the joint action of temporal and spatial heterogeneity, the degradation trend in growing scale shows a more signifi cant correlation with the distribution of local leading industries along shorelines. Therefore, we quantifi ed the main characters of habitat degradation in Sansha Bay, and have understood the relationship between the status of habitats spatio-temporal variation value and the main controlling factor leading to the changes. However, a defi ciency of this research is the lack of or inaccessible to the detailed data, which shall be better solved in the future study for accessing more data from more sources.

Acoustic characteristics of pulse detonation engine sound propagating in enclosed space

Acoustic characteristics of pulse detonation engine(PDE)sound propagating in enclosed space are numerically and experimentally investigated.The finite element software LS-DYNA is utilized to numerically simulate the PDE sound propagating in enclosed space.Acoustic measurement systems are established for testing the PDE sound in enclosed space,and the time-frequency characteristics of PDE sound in enclosed space are reported in detail.The experimental results show that the sound waveform of PDE sound in enclosed space are quite different from those in open space,and the reflection and superposition of PDE sound on the walls of enclosed space results in the sound pressure oscillating obviously.It is found that the peak sound pressure level(PSPL)and overall sound pressure level(OASPL)of PDE sound in enclosed space are higher than those in open space and their difference increases with the rise of propagation distance.The results of the duration of PDE sound indicate that the A duration of PDE sound in enclosed space is higher than that in open space except at measuring points located at 2-m and 5-m while the B duration is higher at each of all measuring points.Results show that the enclosed space has a great influence on the acoustic characteristic of PDE sound.This research is helpful in performing PDE experiments in enclosed laboratories to prevent the PDE sound from affecting the safety of laboratory environment,equipment,and staffs.

New Campus Design of Institute of Technology, Jiangxi Normal University

The construction of new campus of Institute of Technology,Jiangxi Normal University was based on "returning to teaching",natural ecological conditions of the local area and enclosed house characterized by "Gan-Po culture"(culture of Jiangxi and Lake Poyang) were integrated into the design,and innovative auxiliary pedestrian roads introduced,so as to build an ecological,natural and humanistic campus with regional characteristics,multiple-level and three-dimensional development. A novel mode was given to the campus construction from a brand-new perspective.

On Characteristics and Cultures of the Hakka's Enclosed Houses in South Jiangxi Province

General situation and distribution of round houses of the Hakka in south Jiangxi were introduced, such architectural styles as enclosed house with a square yard (kouzi wei, in the shape of 口), enclosed house with a yard of three transverse and one longitudinal constructions (guozi wei, in the shape of 国), and enclosed house with a round house in its yard (tao wei) were taken to analyze features of the Hakka's enclosed houses. It was highlighted that the Hakka's enclosed houses in south Jiangxi has diversified architectural styles and outstanding defensive and living functions. Construction art and religious culture shown by the enclosed houses were interpreted, and the branch of Han people with unique dialects, cultures, folk customs and emotional attitudes was proposed as a miniature of the culture in south Jiangxi. Moreover, it was stressed that more attention of the public and more efforts for the protection should be given to the Hakka's cultures in south Jiangxi, carriers of the locals' history over the past thousands of years.

Was the enclosed Qaidam Basin of The Tibetan Plateau Accumulative or Erosive during the Late Quaternary?

A geological feature in the Qaidam Basin known as the"Shell Bar"contains millions of freshwater articulated clam shells buried in-situ.Since the 1980s this feature in the now hyper-arid basin has been interpreted to be lake deposits that provide evidence for a warmer and more humid climate than present during late Marine Isotope Stage 3(MIS 3)(Bowler et al.,1986).However,the global climate during

How the pollution stress acting on the phytoplankton populations ──an observation by the experimental enclosed ecosystem

A marine ended enclosed ecosystem expetiment was conducted by Chinese and Canadian scientists in Xiamen inApril 1985. Pollutants of heavy metals mixed with Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn and Cd and of suspended sediments were added tobags VOlumed about 10 m3. It was showed that dabing 21 days the effects on the plankton populations were evident in thebags due to the contamination, i. e. the growth of diatom population reduced to different levels characterized by the lagappearance of density peaks, low instant growth rate and delay of doulbling time with low biomass. A strong grazing fromthe pollutant affected zooplankton population resulted in heavy stress on the growth of algal population. As a result, thestress transferred to the phytoplankton population through the herbivores.