Clinical impact of endoscopy position detecting unit(UPD-3) for a non-sedated colonoscopy

AIM:To evaluate whether an endoscopy position detecting unit(UPD-3) can improve cecal intubation rates, cecal intubation times and visual analog scale(VAS) pain scores, regardless of the colonoscopist's level of experience.METHODS:A total of 260 patients(170 men and 90women)who underwent a colonoscopy were divided into the UPD-3-guided group or the conventional group(no UPD-3 guidance).Colonoscopies were performed by experts(experience of more than 1000colonoscopies)or trainees(experience of less than 100colonoscopies).Cecal intubation rates,cecal intubation times,insertion methods(straight insertion:shortening the colonic fold through the bending technique;roping insertion:right turn shortening technique)and patient discomfort were assessed.Patient discomfort during the endoscope insertion was scored by the VAS that was divided into 6 degrees of pain.RESULTS:The cecum intubation rates,cecal intubation times,number of cecal intubations that were performed in<15 min and insertion methods were not significantly different between the conventional group and the UPD-3-guided group.The number of patients who experienced pain during the insertion was markedly less in the UPD-3-guided group than in the conventional group.Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that the following factors were associated with lower VAS pain scores during endoscope insertion:insertion method(straight insertion)and UPD-3guidance in the trainee group.For the experts group,univariate analysis showed that only the insertion method(straight insertion)was associated with lower VAS pain scores.CONCLUSION:Although UPD-3 guidance did not shorten intubation times,it resulted in less patient painduring endoscope insertion compared with conventional endoscopy for the procedures performed by trainees.

An indoor positioning system for mobile target tracking based on VLC and IMU fusion

An indoor positioning system( IPS) is designed to realize positioning and tracking of mobile targets,by taking advantages of both the visible light communication( VLC) and inertial measurement unit( IMU). The platform of the IPS is designed,which consists of the light-emitting diode( LED)based transmitter,the receiver and the positioning server. To reduce the impact caused by measurement errors,both inertial sensing data and the received signal strength( RSS) from the VLC are calibrated. Then,a practical propagation model is established to obtain the distance between the transmitter and the receiver from the RSS measurements. Furthermore,a hybrid positioning algorithm is proposed by using the adaptive Kalman filter( AKF) and the weighted least squares( WLS)trilateration to estimate the positions of the mobile targets.Experimental results show that the developed IPS using the proposed hybrid positioning algorithm can extend the localization area of VLC,mitigate the IMU drifts and improve the positioning accuracy of mobile targets.

AN ALGORITHM OF MOTION ESTIMATION BASED ON UNIT QUATERNION DECOMPOSITION OF THE ROTATION MATRIX

Based on the unit quaternion decomposition of rotation matrix, this paper puts forward an algorithm to estimate motion parameters from the space position vectors of 3D feature points. Rotation matrix’s representation with the unit quaternion has no singular points, so the unit quaternion-based estimation method is of more practical importance, and the algorithm in this paper does not need iteration computation compared to those unit quaternion-based methods proposed by Horn(1987) and Su, et al.(1989). Solution’s uniqueness analysis of the algorithm and simulation experiment results are also presented, it can be seen that performance of our method is satisfactory.

Remote positioning system based on GPS/GPRS

Considering the need of target positioning,a remote positioning system is designed based on global positioning system(GPS)and general packet radio service(GPRS);The data collection terminal is based on microcontroller unit(MCU)PIC24FV301.It uses GPRS network to create wireless link and transmits GPS source information which is collected by LEA-5H board to monitor center on the Internet.The monitor center obtains the target information through processing and analysis of the calculated data.Actual operation results indicate that the designed system has excellent performance and achieves the goal of the remote location.

Positioning Study of the Robot Vision based on Geometry

The robot＇ s eyes through the background difference method were used to find broke into the visual range of a moving object and track and monitor the moving object. On the basis of geometry and according to the distance and deflection angle of the robot eyes positioning, the objects were captured and tracked by robots eyes. Geometry method precision was low, but simple calculation processing was quick. Thus, it can effectively meet the robot eyes preliminary positioning of the fast moving target.

Coping with the Impact of Climate Change: A Dive into Precision Agriculture in the United States

With the continued increase in the number of people that are food insecure globally, which could be increasing because of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, leading to reduction in international agribusinesses, coupled with drastic climate change exacerbating the problem of food insecurity, there is a constant need to come up with innovative approaches to solve this global issue. In this article, we articulated how precision agriculture can be a tool for ensuring food security in the United States. This study aims to reiterate the significance of precision agriculture in solving global food insecurity.

CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL SYSTEMS WITH CRITICAL EXPONENTS

We classify all positive solutions for the following integral system：{ui（x）=∫Rn1/│x-y│^n-α fi（u（y））dy,x∈R^n,i=1,…,m,0〈α〈n,and u（x）=（u1（x）,u2（x）…,um（x））.Here fi（u）, 1 ≤ i ≤m, monotone nondecreasing are real-valued functions of homogeneous degree n＋α/n-α and are monotone nondecreasing with respect to all the independent variables U1, u2, ..., urn.In the special case n ≥ 3 and α = 2. we show that the above system is equivalent to thefollowing elliptic PDE system：This system is closely related to the stationary SchrSdinger system with critical exponents for Bose-Einstein condensate

SYMMETRY OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FRACTIONAL HARTREE EQUATION

In this paper, by using the method of moving planes, we are concerned with the symmetry and monotonicity of positive solutions for the fractional Hartree equation.

NONEXISTENCE OF POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A SEMI-LINEAR EQUATION INVOLVING THE FRACTIONAL LAPLACIAN IN R^N

In this paper, we consider the semilinear equation involving the fractional Laplacian in the Euclidian space R^n：（-△）^α/2u（x） ： f（xn）u^p（x）, x ∈R^n（0.1）in the subcritical case with 1〈 p〈n＋a/n-a.Instead of carrying out direct investigations on pseudo-differential equation （0.1）, we first seek its equivalent form in an integral equation as below：u（x）=∫R^nG∞（x, y） f（yn） u^p（y）dy,where G∞（x, y） is the Green＇s function associated with the fractional Laplacian in R^n. Employing the method of moving planes in integral forms, we are able to derive the nonexistence of positive solutions for （0.2） in the subcritical case. Thanks to the equivalence, same con- clusion is true for （0.1）.

Finite Element Analysis of Vehicle Load Effect on Harvesting Energy Properties of a Piezoelectric Unit

To realize the goal of harvesting energy from pavement vibration on a large scale, a new type of piezoelectric harvesting units as the energy transducer has been proposed. The piezoelectric harvesting units are paved 40 mm below the asphalt, which is the same as thickness of the top layer of typical asphalt pavement in China. The spacing distance is 2200 mm, which is the same as the one between two tires of a normal vehicle. A mathematical model of the unit is deduced on Meda empirical formula and Hamilton principle and piezoelectric equations. Effects of the external vehicle load on its harvesting energy properties and pavement deformation and stress are analyzed with the finite element method. The results show that the excited voltage is linearly variation with contact pressure while the harvested electrical energy exponential varies with contact pressure. The more the contact pressure is, the larger the harvested electrical energy and the deformation and stress are. The harvested electrical energy also increases with the load frequency. At least 100 mJ of electrical energy can be collected with the proposed piezoelectric harvesting unit. It shows that the technology application of the piezoelectric harvesting energy from pavement is promising.

Effects of the prone position on arterial blood gas analysis and respiratory parameters of acute respiratory distress syndrome patients:An observational retrospective study

Objective:To investigate the effect of the first prone position on arterial blood gas analysis and respiratory parameters of acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)patients with and without COVID.Methods:This study was conducted retrospectively with 22 COVID-ARDS and 22 non-COVID ARDS patients,who were placed in a prone position for at least 16 hours on the first day at the intensive care unit admission,and arterial blood gas analysis was taken in the pre-prone,prone and post-prone periods.Results:PaO2 were significantly increased in the pre-prone vs.prone comparison in both groups,but the increase in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio was not significant.In comparing the pre-prone vs.post-prone PaO2/FiO2 ratios,there was a significant difference only in the non-COVID ARDS group.Conclusions:The improved oxygenation provided by prone positioning is more permanent with the“post-prone effect”in non-COVID ARDS patients.This can be attributed to the differences in the pathogenesis of the two ARDS types.

空间目标天基光学定位方法综述

近年来空间目标定位领域不断结合网络协同、多模融合等探测技术,发展迅速。其中,基于天基光学探测的定位方法以隐蔽性好、测量精度高的独特优势在民用和国防领域应用广泛。为了分析不同情景下适用于不同类型目标的定位方法,针对基于天基光学探测的空间小目标定位进行综述。首先介绍天基光学探测技术的发展、空间目标的分类和特点以及空间目标定位的概念。然后着重分析适用于空间“小、弱”目标的单星和多星定位方法,并对近年提出的异质传感器联合定位展开说明。最后,依据成像过程建立空间目标定位误差分析模型,分析定位精度的影响因素占比并根据现存问题做出总结和展望。

A decade of job realignment movement at large Chinese and American academic libraries from 1998 to 2007

Based on a questionnaire survey,the paper made a comparative study on the changes of traditional library positions within the context of the emerging professional positions and functional units at some large academic libraries in China and in the United States from 1998 to 2007.It describes how some of the library professional positions and functional units have gone through a time period of intensified and proactive position allocation realignment in terms of their rise,decline,fission and/or fusion within the administrative context of their library's evolving changes in missions,objectives and service delivery structure under the impact of the rapid development of information technologies.Such changes are graphically demonstrated in several charts in this paper to highlight the evolutionary development of academic librarianship in general and the waves of changes for library position reallocations in specific in the ten-year period under study.It is believed that such a study can be useful for discerning the overall developing trend of academic librarianship,especially in the area of the rising professional and social status of academic librarianship during this period.The movement of library position allocation realignment was a corresponding response at the time to the influx of applicable information technologies to the library scene.It not only made the library operation to become'leaner and meaner,' but also gave added impetus to the rise of the professional and social status of their practitioners in the society due to the latter's enhanced service delivery innovations and capabilities for meeting their constituencies' timely information needs more satisfactorily.

Role of proning and positive end-expiratory pressure in COVID-19

The novel coronavirus,which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in early 2020 has brought with itself major morbidity and mortality.It has increased hospital occupancy,heralded economic turmoil,and the rapid transmission and community spread have added to the burden of the virus.Most of the patients are admitted to the intensive care unit(ICU)for acute hypoxic respiratory failure often secondary to acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).Based on the limited data available,there have been different opinions about the respiratory mechanics of the ARDS caused by coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).Our article provides an insight into COVID-19 pathophysiology and how it differs from typical ARDS.Based on these differences,our article explains the different approach to ventilation in COVID-19 ARDS compared to typical ARDS.We critically analyze the role of positive end-expiratory pressure(PEEP)and proning in the ICU patients.Through the limited data and clinical experience are available,we believe that early proning in COVID-19 patients improves oxygenation and optimal PEEP should be titrated based on individual lung compliance.

The Application Model of Moving Objects in Cargo Delivery System

The development of spatio-temporal database systems is primarily motivated by applications which track and present mobile objects. In this paper, solutions for establishing the moving object database based on GPS/GIS environment are presented, and a data modeling of moving object is given by using Temporal logical to extent the query language, finally the application model in cargo delivery system is shown.

应用于运动平台光电跟瞄系统的惯性参考单元研究综述

目标的变化和任务的拓展对光电跟瞄系统提出了快速机动的要求,从地基平台到车载、船载、机载、星载等运动平台是光电跟瞄系统的重要发展趋势。基于惯性参考单元(Inertial Reference Unit,IRU)的视轴稳定方式是克服运动平台高频扰动,实现光电跟瞄系统微弧度甚至亚微弧度级跟瞄的主要技术手段。针对运动平台光电跟瞄系统精确指向对载体基座扰动抑制的需求,分析和对比了IRU的各种技术方案,特别介绍了利用低噪声、宽频带惯性传感器敏感角扰动,并通过反馈控制实现视轴惯性稳定的系统方案。从此类IRU系统的工作原理出发,阐述了系统的两种工作模式及功能特点,建立了系统数学模型。然后,介绍了IRU的国内外研究进展及发展方向,指出惯性传感、支承结构和控制系统是决定IRU稳定能力的关键因素,梳理了三项关键技术的研究动态。最后,总结了IRU的空间应用情况,并结合目前的应用需求对其未来应用领域进行了探讨。

一种LOS环境下基于目标运动形式的TDOA定位方法

时差定位(Time Difference of Arrival,TDOA)是一种广泛应用的被动定位技术,具有定位精度高、组网能力强、系统鲁棒性强等特点。针对运动目标定位计算复杂、精度收敛较慢等问题,在给出视距(Line of Sight,LOS)环境下定位模型的基础上,提出了定位适用于多站时差定位系统的定位方法,该方法将组群时差定位关系方程合理地线性化为统计估计问题,利用在线迭代实时求解目标位置。给出了针对目标不同运动特性条件下的多平台协同定位算法及其仿真结果,仿真结果表明所述方法可以实现对目标的精确定位,并且分析了运动形式对于定位精度的影响,仿真结果对于系统的工程设计具有指导作用。

基于IPSO-LSTM的井下动目标位置预测实验研究

提升井下人员定位精度能够加强矿山安全监测,最大程度保障井下人员的生命安全。针对现有测距类算法受现场环境影响致使定位精度不足的问题,提出一种基于IPSO-LSTM的定位模型,应用于井下动目标的位置预测。采用LSTM构建指纹定位模型,通过UWB无线模块采集距离信息以构建距离-位置指纹关系数据库,利用数据库对PSO-LSTM模型进行训练,最后将训练好的模型进行目标轨迹预测。为比较不同改进策略对PSO的提升效果,对比了混沌映射随机初始化种群位置、非线性惯性权重递减、非对称优化学习因子和适应度函数优化4种改进策略,实验证明改进的PSO优化算法收敛速度快、鲁棒性好。为验证IPSO-LSTM的定位效果,以平均定位误差作为评价指标,将IPSO-LSTM模型与Chan算法、PSO-LSTM模型、LSTM神经网络、SSA-LSTM模型和GWO-LSTM进行对比,结果显示,IPSO-LSTM定位模型的平均定位误差为30 mm,相对传统Chan算法、LSTM、PSO-LSTM模型分别提升了76%、49%、24%。为降低局部误差偏大的现象,采用中值滤波对输入信息处理,进一步提升了定位精度。研究对进一步提高现有井下动目标定位系统的精度和稳定性具有重要意义和参考价值。

基于小波分解和ARIMA-GARCH-GRU组合模型的制造业PMI预测

制造业采购经理人指数(PMI)是反映国家经济运行情况的重要指标,而传统预测模型对该类时序数据预测精度不高。针对制造业PMI指数的非线性、波动性和数据量少的特点,提出一种基于一维离散小波变换进行数据预处理的组合模型。时序数据经过小波变换,由整合移动平均自回归–广义自回归条件异方差模型(ARIMA-GARCH)处理稳态低频数据,门控循环单元(GRU)处理波动性强的高频数据,将各频段预测结果进行融合得到最终预测结果。为验证模型有效性,选取一定数据量的PMI指数进行实验。结果表明,与其他常见模型对比,本文构建的组合模型具有较好的预测精度与性能,平均绝对误差(MAE)、均方根误差(RMSE)、平均绝对百分比误差(MAPE)分别达到0.00329、0.004162、0.65%。

论宋庆龄在党的统战实践中的独特地位

在中国共产党统一战线发展史上,宋庆龄是一个独特的存在。她集家族社会资源的高端性、国民党内政治地位的崇高性、共产党内政治身份的隐蔽性、文化素养的国际性等特点于一身,使得她在革命活动中,具有双重身份,既是统战主体,又是统战对象。这些特性,使得她在反对国民党独裁统治、综合利用国际资源进行革命斗争、为建立抗日民族统一战线牵线搭桥等方面,做出了别人难以做到的、无可企及的重要贡献。人民至上的大爱情怀,以真诚为内核的伟大人格,成就了宋庆龄在统战史上的不朽丰碑。