Learning to Branch in Combinatorial Optimization With Graph Pointer Networks

Traditional expert-designed branching rules in branch-and-bound(B&B) are static, often failing to adapt to diverse and evolving problem instances. Crafting these rules is labor-intensive, and may not scale well with complex problems.Given the frequent need to solve varied combinatorial optimization problems, leveraging statistical learning to auto-tune B&B algorithms for specific problem classes becomes attractive. This paper proposes a graph pointer network model to learn the branch rules. Graph features, global features and historical features are designated to represent the solver state. The graph neural network processes graph features, while the pointer mechanism assimilates the global and historical features to finally determine the variable on which to branch. The model is trained to imitate the expert strong branching rule by a tailored top-k Kullback-Leibler divergence loss function. Experiments on a series of benchmark problems demonstrate that the proposed approach significantly outperforms the widely used expert-designed branching rules. It also outperforms state-of-the-art machine-learning-based branch-and-bound methods in terms of solving speed and search tree size on all the test instances. In addition, the model can generalize to unseen instances and scale to larger instances.

The Study of “Imitation” Aesthetics in Ancient Painting Theory-Taking the Chinese and Western Sources as an Example

The theory of“imitation”in painting occupies a leading position in western art,which originated from the theory of“imitation”in ancient Greece,and has become one of the art theories affecting the world through the continuous development of later generations.Through the exploration of the source of“imitation”in China and the West,there are some comments on the meaning of“imitation”in Chinese classical painting theory,such as“transfer model writing”and“image form”,which is obvious differences from the west.Traditional Chinese painting is a combination of careful observation of natural things and subjective emotions to express their own aesthetic feelings,and ultimately form a vivid artistic conception.Modern imitation is borrowed from Western imitation.In fact,imitation in traditional painting has its own meaning,which contains Chinese aesthetic thought.“Imitation”aesthetics is unique in traditional Chinese painting and is the most important form of painting art.

Structural Analysis of Interactive Multimedia-Internet-based Teaching System in College English Teaching

It is of vital importance for modern college English teaching to properly construct an interactive multimedia-internet-based teaching system, the structure of which is clearly elaborated in this paper. An IMITS usually consists of hardware, software, teaching and management. At the end of this paper, a conclusion is made that only when all the four parts of IMITS are construct ed such as is demonstrated, can the IMITS exert its full effects in college English teaching.

Overview on Environmental Comprehensive Management System Established in Imitation of Biome

Environmental comprehensive management system, called “the bionic community”, can be established in imitation of biome, which can transform the wastes generated in a certain field into the raw materials of other field. The establishment of the bionic community includes two aspects, i.e., the matching technique and the management system. The main matching technique is the preparation of composite materials made of various wastes. This new kind of material can be divided into four types: polymer matrix, silicate matrix, metal matrix and carbon matrix(or ceramic matrix). The environmental comprehensive management system is formed by organizing a trans-trades joint-management business entity with the products of composite material made of wastes at the core.

Imitated Ecological Cultivation Technology of Dendrobium offcinale: A Case Study of Longshitou Village,Longmen County

In order to optimize the planting structure of Longshitou Village in Longmen County and promote the efficient cultivation of Dendrobium offcinale industry,the imitate ecological cultivation technology of D.offcinale is studied from the aspects of site selection,seedling domestication,seedling colonization,and disease and pest control after colonization according to the natural environmental conditions of Longshitou Village.

Neural Correlates of Developmental Coordination Disorder: The Mirror Neuron System Hypothesis

Primary impairments of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) include impairments in motor skill, motor learning, and imitation. Such difficulties present challenges for individuals with DCD and may persist into adulthood, negatively impacting daily life in school, work, and social domains. A better understanding of the neural correlates of motor and imitation impairments in DCD holds the potential for informing development of treatment approaches to address these impairments. Although the disorder is assumed to be of neurological origin, little is known of the brain-based etiology of DCD. In recent years the discovery of a fronto-parietal circuit—known as the mirror neuron system—has enabled researchers to better understand imitation, general motor functions, and aspects of social cognition. Given its involvement in imitation and other motor functions, we propose that dysfunction in the mirror neuron system may underlie the characteristic impairments of DCD. We review literature pertaining to the mirror neuron system and develop a theory of disordered mirror neuron functioning in DCD. Finally, we review the limited neuroimaging literature available on neural correlates of DCD and show that the findings from those investigations are congruent with a mirror neuron system theory of DCD. Future research in this population should be designed to investigate specifically mirror neuron regions in individuals with DCD during skilled motor tasks and imitation in particular.

Analysis of Systematic Error Influences on Accuracy of Airborne Laser Scanning Altimetry

The error sources related to the laser rangefinder, GPS and INS are analyzed in details. Several coordinates systems used in airborne laser scanning are set up, and then the basic formula of system is given. This paper emphasizes on discussing the kinematic offset correction between GPS antenna phase center and laser fired point. And kinematic time delay influence on laser footprint position, the ranging errors, positioning errors, attitude errors and integration errors of the system are also explored. Finally, the result shows that the kinematic time delay can be neglected as compared with other error sources. The accuracy of the coordinates is not only influenced by the amplitude of the error, but also controlled by the operation parameters such as flight height, scanning angle amplitude and attitude magnitude of the platform.

Development and Investigation of the Program Model of Multichannel Queueing System with Unreliable Recoverable Servers in Matlab Environment

In real life, in different industries, we often deal with systems designed for multiple use for performing single-type tasks. Processes taking place at this time are called service of requirements, and the systems themselves—Queueing Systems. This article is dedicated to computer software modelling of processes taking place in the systems in question, Markov processes in particular. In this article, by means of Matlab environment, software realization of one of the typical models of queueing service theory-multichannel QS with unreliable recoverable servers and limited number of requirements in the system, is fulfilled. The results of this research are important because it gives the possibility to use received results to determine optimality degree of some real queueing systems that possess Markov property.

Simulation and Implementation of Real-Time Vision-Based Control System for 2-DoF Robotic Arm Using PID with Hardware-in-the-Loop

Microsoft Kinect sensor has shown the research community that it's more than just an interactive gaming device, due to its multi-functional abilities and high reliability. In this work, online HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) experimental data are used to apply human motion imitation to a 2-degree of freedom Lego Mind storm NXT robotic arm. A model simulation of the dc motor used in this experiment is also present in this paper. The acquired input data from the Kinect sensor are processed in a closed loop PID controller with feedback from motors encoders. The applied algorithms solve the overlapping input problem, conducting a simultaneous control of both shoulder and elbow joints, and solving the overlapping input problem as well. The work in this paper is presented as a prototype to assure the applicability of the algorithms, for further development.

The Use of Imitation Models at Developing and Introducing Information-Control Systems

Imitation models for computing the environmental water pollution level depending on the intensity of pollution sources created by the author over the years are presented. For this purpose, an additive model of a non-stationary random process is considered. For the modeling of its components, models that consider only dilution and self-purification processes are proposed for waste water and three-dimensional turbulent diffusion equations for river waters, and multidimensional Gaussian Markov series are proposed for modeling the random component. The purpose, the capabilities and the peculiarities of such imitation models are discussed taking into account the peculiarities of the water objects. The modular principle of creating imitation models is proposed to facilitate their development and use.

A 3D Spectroscopic Vision-based Control Technique for Bilateral Systems

Visual servoing is an active and popular area of research among roboticists.Eventhough visual servoing techniques enhance the perfomance,the associated systems still use traditional methods for their input control.Many research activities and applications have been carried out to implement effective and precise controlling of bilateral systems.This paper presents a 3D spresctroscope-based control technique for bilateral systems.The effectiveness of the available master side designs are evaluated against gesture-based techniques.Joystick control,Electromyography(EMG),Voice control,Haptic control,Exoskeleton control,Gesture and Brain Control Interface(BCI)are identified in the litreature as available bilateral inputs.In the present technnique,Leap Motion Controller(LMC)has been introduced(LMC)to extract the human hand gestures and their parameters.Then these parameters are convereted into respective joint sapce angles using the presented mathematical model.The mathematical models for fingertip mapping,inverse kinematics,dynamics and trajectory generation are implemented and studied.Wolfman Mathematica 10 and MATLAB simulation framework are used to validate the mathematical models,simulations and developed control algorithms.The developed system has sucesfully imitated the fingertip motion.In particular,the system has been able to imitate the figretip motion with a deviation of 6.7%in X axis,5.5%in Y axis and7.9%in Z axis with respect to the expected position.

Exploration and Mapping of Metalliferous Black Shales in the Saghro Temporary Subsidence Zones (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

The Saghro massif constitutes a vast metallogenic province with numerous deposits and shows of base metals (lead, zinc, copper) and precious metals (gold and silver), besides various useful substances (talc, pyrophyllite, barite, fluorite). Silver/lead occurrences are concentrated along the Cryogenian Imiter series and moderately at Boumalne and Sidi Flah. Copper occupies the plutonic intrusions and intrusive rocks of the East-Central Saghro while barite deposits are widespread throughout the Cambrian cover of the East Saghro in contact with the Ediacaran basement. To justify this distribution, the new contributions of the cartography and the organic geochemistry of the black shales of Jbel Saghro have clearly shown the particularity of the Imiter black shales in terms of the richness in organic matter (TOC = 0.18%), the blackish color and the friability. The Boumalne and Sidi Flah groups present some similarities with the Imiter group, such as the sub-equatorial structuring, the friable pelites and the richness in organic matter (Boumalne TOC = 0.11% and SidiFlah TOC = 0.16%), which is a quite good show that requires to reinforce the exploration works. For Western Saghro in the Iknioun and Qalaa’t M’Gouna groups, the variations in the thickness of the volcanic cover show an irregular paleotopography with hard, greenish, organic-poor pelitic sediments (TOC = 0.01 to 0.04%). We can conclude that the formation of Imiter-type silver concentrations requires the combination of the sedimentological, the volcanic and structural factors. For Imiter-type silver these factors are: a fine pelitic and argillic casing deposited in a confined environment, a basic volcanism source of metals and other intermediate to acid generated by the hydrothermalism and heat, a convenable paleotopography and a network of fracturations to trap the mineralizations.

College English Listening and Speaking Teaching Guided by Memetics

Memetics confirms the importance of recitation and imitation in college English teaching.Starting with the explanation of the replication cycle of language memes,this paper discusses how to use the memetic perspective in college English listening and speaking teaching,effectively transform the input language information into language output,and improve the classroom effect of college English listening and speaking teaching.

桑树品种多性状综合评估研究

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桑树多倍体资源及育种研究概况

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Math Imitation of the Texture of Particle Cluster Emitted from Diesel Engine

Aim The particle texture from diesel engine was imitated by use of computer. Methods The theory of fractal geometry and the diffusion limited aggregation model were used to simulate the micron texture. Results The fractal dimensions of granule distribution and corpuscle superficial area are quite conformed with those of measurement. Conclusion The texture parameters of engine particle cluster can be obtained precisely by use of fractal theory.

新仿牛黄的抗惊厥作用

牛黄为脊椎动物哺乳纲牛科牛BostaursdomesticusGmelin的胆结石。由于天然牛黄极为短缺,价格昂贵,因而许多学者都在进行人工牛黄的研究。五十年代,唐德煊首先进行了人工合成牛黄的研究并获得成功。后经朱颜进行的药理实验表明,人工牛黄对古柯碱和咖啡碱引起的小鼠惊厥有对抗作用,此点与天然牛黄的药理作用是一致的。1971年,卫生部组织了人工牛黄药理实验协作小组进行了实验,观察到人工牛黄对戊四氮引起的小鼠惊厥也有较好的对抗作用。同年年底。

汉译英仿写式教学在翻译课堂中的应用

本文分析了传统翻译教学,尤其是实用翻译的汉译英教学存在的问题,提出了运用互联网作为教学辅助手段在当代翻译理论和工作坊理念的支撑下,运用仿写来提高学生综合翻译能力。

UG in Imitation

UG and imitation are two parallel hypotheses trying to answer how childrens language acquisition is realized. Imitation fails to explain how children acquire language; however, it helps a lot in childrens language acquisition.

IMT-Advanced研究和标准化进展

文章介绍了ITU-RWP8F、欧盟WINNER项目、FuTURE计划和未来移动通信论坛几个IMT-Advanced研究组织的标准化进展,展望了未来宽带无线移动通信技术的发展趋势。