The Application of Self-Efficiency Theory in College English Teaching

This paper in intended to explore the application of Self-Efficiency Theory in college English teaching. Based on an introduction to this theory, this exploration is carried out from three perspectives: to adjust the college students' learning strategies; to guide the learner autonomy in their learning process; to help teachers improve their teaching efficiency.

The Efficiency of Multi-Range Hydro-Mechanical Stepless Transmission

Aim To determine efficiency of multi-range hydro-mechanical stepless transmis- sion(HMT).Methods Ageneral model of HMT was of HMT was structured.On the basis of power flow analysis, the efficiency was obtained,Results efficiency of multi-range HMT changes continuously with output speed in speed range and is higher than the highest point of the hydraulic efficiency,The volumetric efficiency can potentially result in the speed fluctuation, which can be reduced or eliminated through controlling the ratio of the displacements ofhydraulic unity properly or changing the point of range exchanging .And the mechanical- constant output torque or different output torque under the condition of constant pressure when the transmission works in different parts of a range,Conclusion The multi-range HMT is an ideal stepless transmission with high efficiency.

Using irrigation intervals to optimize water-use efficiency and maize yield in Xinjiang,northwest China

Worldwide, scarce water resources and substantial food demands require efficient water use and high yield.This study investigated whether irrigation frequency can be used to adjust soil moisture to increase grain yield and water use efficiency(WUE) of high-yield maize under conditions of mulching and drip irrigation.A field experiment was conducted using three irrigation intervals in 2016: 6, 9, and 12 days(labeled D6, D9, and D12) and five irrigation intervals in 2017: 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 days(D3, D6, D9, D12, and D15).In Xinjiang, an optimal irrigation quota is 540 mm for high-yield maize.The D3, D6, D9, D12, and D15 irrigation intervals gave grain yields of 19.7, 19.1–21.0, 18.8–20.0, 18.2–19.2, and 17.2 Mg ha^-1 and a WUE of 2.48, 2.53–2.80, 2.47–2.63, 2.34–2.45, and 2.08 kg m-3, respectively.Treatment D6 led to the highest soil water storage, but evapotranspiration and soil-water evaporation were lower than other treatments.These results show that irrigation interval D6 can help maintain a favorable soil-moisture environment in the upper-60-cm soil layer, reduce soilwater evaporation and evapotranspiration, and produce the highest yield and WUE.In this arid region and in other regions with similar soil and climate conditions, a similar irrigation interval would thus be beneficial for adjusting soil moisture to increase maize yield and WUE under conditions of mulching and drip irrigation.

Development of an Enhanced Self-Tuning RBF-PID Controller for Achieving Higher Energy-Efficient Process Control

Proportional, integral and derivative (PID) control strategy has been widely applied in heating systems in decades. To improve the accuracy and the robustness of PID control, self-tuning radial-basis-function neural network PID (RBF-PID) is developed and used. Even though being popular, during the control process both of PID and RBF-PID control strategy are inadequate in achieving simultaneous high energy-efficiency and good control accuracy. To address this problem, in this paper we develop and report an enhanced self-tuning radial-basis-function neural network PID (e-RBF-PID) controller. To identify the superiority of e-RBF-PID, following works are conducted and reported in this paper. Firstly, four controllers, i.e., on-off, PID, RBF-PID and e-RBF-PID are designed. Secondly, in order to test the performance of the e-RBF-PID controller, an experimental water heating system is constructed for being controlled. Finally, the energy consumption for the four controllers under the three control scenarios is investigated through experiments. The experimental results indicate that in the three scenarios, the developed e-RBF-PID controller outperforms on-off controller as having higher accuracy. Compared to the PID controller, the e-RBF-PID controller has higher speed in control, and the experimental results show that settling time savings is between 12.6% - 49.0%. Most importantly, less control energy consumption is obtained if using the e-RBF-PID controller. It is found that up to 28.5% energy consumption can be saved. Therefore, it is concluded that the proposed e-RBF-PID is capable of enhancing energy efficiency during control process.

Modeling and Implementation of a Highly Efficient Solar-Powered Storage Installation through Self-Reconfigurable Batteries

Self-reconfigurable batteries represent a new and promising technique of electrochemical storage. The application of self-reconfigurable batteries can resolve the challenge of efficient renewable storage in solar-powered installations. In this paper, the problem of solar panel’s Maximum Power Point (MPP) tracking utilizing self-reconfigurable batteries is explored through modeling. The efficiency of energy storage is improved by removing the intervening DC/DC converter, which is usually necessary for solar PV applications. To make such a system functional, a Switching Battery Management System (SBMS) is proposed instead of a traditional couple of DC/DC converter and usual BMS. This system allows the series connection of multiple battery modules of different sizes, States-of-Charge (SoC), and States-of-Health (SoH). Two main challenges arise by the proposed implementation: tracking MPP of solar panels through battery cell switching and maintaining an equal (balanced) SoC of the separate cells/modules. The theoretical investigation includes developing the distinct software parts: digital twins of the battery module and solar PV modules that interact with the SBMS and the algorithm according to which the proposed SBMS will operate. The SBMS algorithm, based on sorting the battery cells according to their SoC, resolves both challenges. Having this promising theoretical starting point, a working prototype was developed. The prototype worked as expected and was tested under field conditions, being integrated into the power grid as part of a virtual power plant.

基于改进U-Net的遥感影像建筑物识别

目的近年来,深度学习用于提取影像中的建筑物信息已经成为遥感领域研究热点之一,为了准确高效地提取遥感影像中的建筑物信息。方法使用ResNet替换U-Net的骨干网络,并以此为基础进行改进,融合自校正卷积(SCCnov)和高效通道注意力(ECA),构建了一种新的建筑物提取网络模型。使用马萨诸塞州建筑物数据集设计消融实验,对所构建的网络模型的提取精度和实际效果进行对比分析,并使用WHU数据集验证网络的普适性,同时使用安徽某矿区的无人机影像数据集设计了迁移性实验,验证所构建网络的迁移能力。结果所构建的网络在mIoU、mPrecision和mRecall 3个指标上分别达到了82.89%、92.26%和88.32%,较改进前分别提升了1.70%、1.08%和1.19%;另外,在迁移性实验中,网络在mIoU、mPrecision和mRecall 3个指标上分别达到88.66%、94.37%和93.19%。结论本文所提出的SCEC-Unet在建筑物提取中具有良好的效果,且在独立小建筑物,异形建筑以及边缘建筑物的提取中表现较好,同时该网络具有良好的迁移能力,可用于矿区建筑物提取任务的迁移学习。

Self-expandable metallic stent placement plus laparoscopy for acute malignant colorectal obstruction

AIM:To investigate the clinical advantages of the stent-laparoscopy approach to treat colorectal cancer(CRC)patients with acute colorectal obstruction(ACO).METHODS:From April 2008 to April 2012,surgeryrelated parameters,complications,overall survival(OS),and disease-free survival(DFS)of 74 consecutive patients with left-sided CRC presented with ACO who underwent self-expandable metallic stent(SEMS)placement followed by one-stage open(n=58)or laparoscopic resection(n=16)were evaluated retrospectively.The stent-laparoscopy group was also compared with a control group of 96 CRC patients who underwent regular laparoscopy without ACO between January 2010 and December 2011 to explore whether SEMS placement influenced the laparoscopic procedure or reduced long-term survival by influencing CRC oncological characteristics.RESULTS:The characteristics of patients among these groups were comparable.The rate of conversion to open surgery was 12.5%in the stent-laparoscopy group.Bowel function recovery and postoperative hospital stay were significantly shorter(3.3±0.9 d vs 4.2±1.5 d and 6.7±1.1 d vs 9.5±6.7 d,P=0.016 and P=0.005),and surgical time was significantly longer(152.1±44.4 min vs 127.4±38.4 min,P=0.045)in the stent-laparoscopy group than in the stent-open group.Surgery-related complications and the rate of admission to the intensive care unit were lower in the stent-laparoscopy group.There were no significant differences in the interval between stenting and surgery,intraoperative blood loss,OS,and DFS between the two stent groups.Compared with those in the stentlaparoscopy group,all surgery-related parameters,complications,OS,and DFS in the control group were comparable.CONCLUSION:The stent-laparoscopy approach is a feasible,rapid,and minimally invasive option for patients with ACO caused by left-sided CRC and can achieve a favorable long-term prognosis.

A Simple and Highly Efficient Enantioselective Synthesis of (<i>S</i>)-Rivastigmine

A highly efficient and convenient procedure for the enantioselective synthesis of (S)-Rivastigmine, a cholinergic agent for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type and dementia due to Parkinson’s disease, is accomplished by the treatment of versatile, readily accessible (S)-(-)-2-methyl-2-propanesulfinamide with 3-hydroxyacetophenone. This protocol provides high yield and excellent enantiomeric excess in short step synthesis.

Efficiency and Feasibility of an Integrated Algorithm for Distributed Hydrological M odel Calibration

Increasing complexity of distributed hydrological model （DHM） has lowered the efficiency of convergence.In this study,global sensitivity analysis （SA） was introduced by combining multiobjective （MO） optimization for DHM calibration.Latin Hypercube-once at a time （LH-OAT） was adopted in global parameter SA to obtain relative sensitivity of model parameter,which can be categorized into different sensitivity levels.Two comparative study cases were conducted to present the efficiency and feasibility by combining SA with MO（SA-MO）.WetSpa model with non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-Ⅱ （NSGA-Ⅱ） algorithm and EasyDHM model with multi-objective sequential complex evolutionary metropolis-uncertainty analysis （MOSCEM-UA）algorithm were adopted to demonstrate the general feasibility of combining SA in optimization.Results showed that the LH-OAT was globally effective in selecting high sensitivity parameters.It proves that using parameter from high sensitivity groups results in higher convergence efficiency.Study case Ⅰ showed a better Pareto front distribution and convergence compared with model calibration without SA.Study case Ⅱ indicated a more efficient convergence of parameters in sequential evolution of MOSCEM-UA under the same iteration.It indicates that SA-MO is feasible and efficient for high dimensional DHM calibration.

Self-Interference Elimination by Physical Feedback Channel in CCFD for 3-D Beamforming Communication

The 3-D beamforming scheme has elite as evolving interest because of its efficiency to empower assorted techniques such as vertical and horizontal domains and emanation beamforming according to subscriber's provisions. Usually, 3-D beamforming communication is set up on FDD/TDD approach those effects on the performance of spectrum and energy efficiency. Co-frequency and CoTime Full Duplex(CCFD) is an effective solution to improve the spectrum and energy efficiency by transmitting and receiving simultaneously in frequency and time domain. While, CCFD communication often face the self-interference issue when communication occurs, simultaneously. Consequently, in this paper a self-interference elimination by physical feedback channel in CCFD for 3-D Beamforming communication scheme is proposed to improve the over-all system performance in terms of energy and spectrum efficiency. The simulation and analytical outcomes demonstrated that the proposed system is superior than the traditional one.

Parameter Self - Learning of Generalized Predictive Control Using BP Neural Network

This paper describes the self—adjustment of some tuning-knobs of the generalized predictive controller(GPC).A three feedforward neural network was utilized to on line learn two key tuning-knobs of GPC,and BP algorithm was used for the training of the linking-weights of the neural network.Hence it gets rid of the difficulty of choosing these tuning-knobs manually and provides easier condition for the wide applications of GPC on industrial plants.Simulation results illustrated the effectiveness of the method.

Experimental Studies of Self Healing Behaviour of Under-Aged Al-Mg-Si Alloys and 60Sn-40Pb Alloy Reinforced Aluminium Metal-Metal Composites

Experimental studies to demonstrate self healing potentials of Al-Mg-Si alloy were undertaken in this research work. Self healing exploring secondary precipitation in the Al-Mg-Si alloy and use of low melting metallic alloy reinforcement (60Sn-40Pb alloy) were used as basis for the investigation. For the precipitation study, the Al-Mg-Si alloy was under-aged at temperature of 160oC for 10 minutes and then subjected to second step ageing treatment at four different temperatures within the range of 25oC and 70oC. In the 60Sn-40Pb alloy reinforced Al-Mg-Si alloy study, the samples were prepared in pre-cracked state and then subjected to healing heat-treatment at 250oC. For all cases tensile test and healing efficiency was used to analyze the results generated. It was observed that a second step thermal ageing at 50oC resulted in peak improvement in tensile strength, yield strength, toughness and percent elongation while ageing above this temperature lead to a drop in the tensile properties in comparison to that of the sample not subjected to a second ageing treatment. Also the use of 60Sn-40Pb alloy as reinforcement in the Al-Mg-Si alloy resulted in a healing efficiency of 91% after pre-cracking and heat-treatment. The satisfactory bonding between the 60Sn-40Pb alloy and the Al-Mg-Si alloy matrix contributed to the high healing efficiency observed.

Self - Crosslinking Behavior of Self - Emulsion Water - Based Polyure-thane Coating Agents

The relation between structures and properties of polyurethane are investigated by modern physical and chemical methods.The results obtained are as follows:the effects of the content of self-crosslinking agent on the properties of polyurethane,i.e.,dispersion stability,dynamical viscoelasticity and mechanical properties are discussed.It is found that the optimum molar ratio of epichlorohydrin and diethylenetriamine is 1:2.A mois-

Culture Self- Consciousness in Transmission of Chinese Philosophy from the Perspective of English Globalization -- Taking the Belt and Road Initiative for Example

The Belt and Road Initiative contains the aspiration of Chinese nation to pursue ideological freedom and desire of strengthening international exchanges and cooperation. This paper takes the Belt and Road Initiative for example,emphasizing the interpretation of the inheritance and development of Chinese culture so as to study the importance of Culture Self-Consciousness in Chinese Philosophy,in the context of English globalization. That is to say,this paper stresses the spirits and the stand of nation 's demonstration on pursuing peace,cooperation and sustainable development in the civilization continuity from traditional China to the contemporary China,with practical philosophic view.

Energy Efficient MAC Protocol for Wireless Full-Duplex Networks

The wireless full-duplex(FD) nodes can transmit and receive at the same time using the same frequency-band. Currently, the latest FD media access control(MAC) protocols mainly focus on how to convert the physical layer gains of FD nodes to the throughput gain of wireless FD networks, but pay little attention to the energy consumptions of FD nodes. In this paper, we propose an energy efficient FD MAC protocol. According to the values of self-interference cancellation coefficients corresponding to the nodes of each FD pair and the signal propagation attenuation, the proposed protocol can adaptively select the communication mode of the FD pair between the full-duplex and half-duplex. Also, the minimum transmit power for FD nodes can be obtained to achieve high energy efficiency. We develop an analytical model to characterize the performance of our protocol. The numerical results show that the proposed MAC protocol can optimize the system throughput and reduce the transmission energy consumptions of nodes simultaneously as compared with those of the existing works.

Self-desiccation Effect of High Performance Concrete

Effects of water to binder ratio (m(W)/m(B)), types and addition content of mineral admixtures ont he autogenous relative humidity (ARH) change of concrete resulting from self-desiccation were studies. The parameters of coefficient of mineral self-desiccation-effect ka nd efficient water to binder ratio r(e) were proposed, and experimental results were fitted non-linearly and analyzed using these proposed parameters. The experimental results indicate that ARH reduction of concrete at different ages increases with the decrease of m(W)/m(B). The ARH changes laws of concrete with m(W)/m(B) lower than 0.4 can be expressed with a non-linear equation. The extent of the effect of types and addition content of mineral admixures on ARH reduction of concrete resulting from self-desiccation can be reflected by the non-linear equation with the parameter of efficient water to binder ratio r(e) effectively.

Constructing and packaging scAAV vectors and detecting their transduction efficiency

Gene therapy is a form of molecular medicine that promises to provide new treatments for a large number of inherited and acquired diseases. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to successful widespread application of genetic treatments is the development of safe and effective vectors with which to ferry genetic material into cells. Adeno-associated virus （AAV）, a nonpathogenic human parvovirus, has gained attention as a potentially safe vector for gene transfer and gene therapy. The AAV genome is a single-stranded DNA, which is transcriptionally inactive. It has been reported that viral second-strand DNA synthesis is the rate-limiting step in AAV-mediated transgene expression. Self-complementary adeno-associated viral（scAAV） vectors bypass the requirement for viral second-strand DNA synthesis, and lead to a significant increase in transduction efficiency, scAAV vectors have been successfully constructed by Xiao and Smulski in the USA in 2003. Recently, we have developed and packaged scAAV, and reported as following.

基于动态自重构结构的3D-HEVC帧内预测算法并行化实现

3D高效视频编码3D-HEVC中帧内预测算法在专用硬件上的实现具有一定的局限性,无法满足帧内预测算法多种模式灵活自主切换的需求,导致编码性能差,硬件资源利用率不高。针对这一问题,提出一种新的3D-HEVC帧内预测算法在可编程动态自重构阵列处理器上的实现方法,该方法基于动态自重构机制,通过可编程控制器实时收集阵列执行状态,监测到阵列对当前任务执行结束后自主下发新的执行任务。通过对不同预测模式映射方案的硬件自主重构,实现算法的灵活切换。实验结果表明,与相关工作相比,该方法在提高灵活性的同时,硬件资源减少了49.1%,计算延迟减少了29.2%。将测试序列经过整个帧内环路测试,测试结果显示,图像质量良好。

基于SOM-K-means的新能源车能效评估

对新能源汽车进行能效评估是监控车辆性能和及时做出预警的前提。利用取自大数据实时监测平台的新能源车运行数据,总结新能源车性能特征,构建能效等级评价算法。基于自组织映射神经网络修正K-means聚类受初始点影响较大的不足,结合主成分分析给出新能源汽车能效等级结果。通过实际案例验证了方法的有效性和实用性。

综合需求在B淋巴细胞白血病CAR-T治疗患者自我效能感和生命质量间的中介效应

目的分析综合需求在B淋巴细胞白血病嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)治疗患者自我效能感和生命质量间的中介效应。方法采取横断面研究法,选取2022年4月-2023年4月我院收治的B淋巴细胞白血病CAR-T治疗患者127例,采用一般资料问卷、一般自我效能感量表、中文版癌症患者综合需求评估量表(CNAT)、中文版癌症患者生命质量测定量表(FACT-G)进行问卷调查,分析综合需求与自我效能感、生命质量间的相关性,建立综合需求在自我效能感和生命质量间的中介模型并验证。结果回收有效问卷127份(97.69%)。127例患者自我效能感、生命质量和综合需求得分分别为(21.91±5.46)分、(68.18±17.23)分和(127.61±23.49)分。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,患者自我效能感与生命质量呈显著正相关(r>0,P<0.05),综合需求与自我效能感、生命质量呈显著负相关(r<0,P<0.05)。自我效能感对综合需求、生命质量有直接预测作用(P<0.05),综合需求在自我效能感和生命质量间具有部分中介作用,中介效应占总效应的24.35%。结论B淋巴细胞白血病CAR-T治疗患者综合需求处于较高水平,且综合需求、生命质量及自我效能感之间具有密切关系,自我效能感能够直接影响患者的生命质量,还可通过综合需求间接影响患者生命质量;临床应针对患者综合需求进行有效干预,影响患者自我效能感对生命质量的作用路径,提升生命质量。