There is evidence that the shipping industry could achieve energy efficiency gains through the implementation of new technologies, with considerable reductions of fuel costs and emissions to air in the sector. Althoug...There is evidence that the shipping industry could achieve energy efficiency gains through the implementation of new technologies, with considerable reductions of fuel costs and emissions to air in the sector. Although the cost reducing effects of some new technologies are well established, companies appear reluctant to innovate despite the financial and societal benefits, as a result of what is referred to as the energy efficiency gap. The global emission impacts of the shipping industry, most notably of greenhouse gases, sulphur and nitrogen oxides are increasingly attracting the attention of regulators, non-governmental organisations and the media, and shipping companies are under pressure to find new ways to reduce their emission footprint. Understanding the determinants of the energy efficiency gap in shipping is then critical in improving the environmental profile of the industry. This paper presents the results of a survey among Norwegian shipping companies aimed at gaining a better understanding of the barriers to implementation of new cost saving technologies. The paper assesses the technical barriers that have traditionally been indicated as the main cause of the energy efficiency gap in shipping. The paper results indicate that next to technical factors, important barriers are constituted also by managerial practices and legal constraints.展开更多
As an essential component of bus dwelling time, passenger boarding time has a significant impact on bus running reliability and service quality. In order to understand the passengers’ boarding process and mitigate pa...As an essential component of bus dwelling time, passenger boarding time has a significant impact on bus running reliability and service quality. In order to understand the passengers’ boarding process and mitigate passenger boarding time, a regression analysis framework is proposed to capture the difference and influential factors of boarding time for adult and elderly passengers based on smart card data from Changzhou. Boarding gap, the time difference between two consecutive smart card tapping records, is calculated to approximate passenger boarding time. Analysis of variance is applied to identify whether the difference in boarding time between adults and seniors is statistically significant. The multivariate regression modeling approach is implemented to analyze the influences of passenger types, marginal effects of each additional boarding passenger and bus floor types on the total boarding time at each stop. Results show that a constant difference exists in boarding time between adults and seniors even without considering the specific bus characteristics. The average passenger boarding time decreases when the number of passenger increases. The existence of two entrance steps delays the boarding process, especially for elderly passengers.展开更多
This paper presents new existence results for singular discrete boundary value problems. In particular our nonlinearity may be singular in its dependent variable and is allowed to change sign.
The phenomenon of aggradation due to sediment accumulation upstream reservoirs had been studied in this research. For this purpose, groups of experiments were conducted in a laboratory with 25 m long, 0.80 m wide and ...The phenomenon of aggradation due to sediment accumulation upstream reservoirs had been studied in this research. For this purpose, groups of experiments were conducted in a laboratory with 25 m long, 0.80 m wide and 0.70 m deep channel. A block was built at the end of the channel to work as a dam to impound water. The channel was supplied with drainage pipes on both sides to release water out in a manner similar to what happens in reservoirs. The bed of the channel was filled with sand of 0.80 mm median sieve diameter and 0.72 geometric standard deviation. The slope was 0.0093 for all experiments. Two sizes of sand were used representing the sediment. The median diameter and geometric standard deviation of the first were 0.365 mm and 0.46 mm, respectively. The second sample had 0.65 mm median diameter and 0.67 standard deviation. A total of 70 experiments were conducted in two groups to examine effects of sediment transport rate, particle size of sediment and flow velocity on aggradation characteristics. The results showed that there was a strong linear direct relationship between aggradation elements （length and depth） with the rate of sediment transport. Groups of dimensionless parameters affecting the aggradation characteristics were used to develop empirical equations to predict the length, maximum depth of aggradation and predict transient bed profile. The results of empirical approach were compared with the measurement data and previous numerical method. The results indicated that the percentage error was 19% to 31% for length of aggradation and -21% to 26% for maximum depth of aggradation. The results also showed that the sediment materials were deposited closer to the body of the dam when the released water from the dam is higher than the inflow.展开更多
Based on CHIP （Chinese household income project） survey data, this paper estimated the changes of absolute poverty and income disparity for the period of 1988-2002, as well as the impact of income growth and changes...Based on CHIP （Chinese household income project） survey data, this paper estimated the changes of absolute poverty and income disparity for the period of 1988-2002, as well as the impact of income growth and changes in income distribution on poverty reduction in rural China. The results show that absolute rural poverty fell sharply during this period, regardless of where the poverty line is set. Both the decomposition of poverty and the panel data analysis demonstrate that income growth causes a fall in poverty.展开更多
Taiwan changed its earnings forecast policy from mandatory to voluntary disclosure in 2005. In this study, the inferences of voluntary earnings forecast are examined based on forecasts issued by listed firms. This stu...Taiwan changed its earnings forecast policy from mandatory to voluntary disclosure in 2005. In this study, the inferences of voluntary earnings forecast are examined based on forecasts issued by listed firms. This study suspects that insiders have a temptation to strategically manipulate financial forecast information to influence markets and thus receive extra rents. Under the new earnings forecast disclosure policy, the number of disclosing firm decreases but the precision of earnings forecast increases. The empirical result from dynamic panel data evidences the forecast error of voluntary disclosure may negatively impact firm values. Furthermore, there is a positive relationship between insiders＇ trading profit and manipulation of earnings forecasts. As volatility in insider manipulation increases, it is difficult for the investors to predict the real intention of insiders, and insiders may achieve greater benefits from trading. This study also observes that many listed companies hold investor conferences to provide earnings guidance in Taiwan. The reason may be that investor conference is more flexible and has less forecast error cost than the formal financial forecast. This study provides important insights into earnings forecast policy in emerging markets. The competent authority should improve corporate governance and develop monitoring functions to abate forecast manipulation.展开更多
AIM:To identify genes potentially involved in Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)-induced gastric carcinogenesis.METHODS:GES-1 cells were co-cultured with H.pylori strains isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma(GC,n ...AIM:To identify genes potentially involved in Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)-induced gastric carcinogenesis.METHODS:GES-1 cells were co-cultured with H.pylori strains isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma(GC,n = 10) or chronic gastritis(CG,n = 10) for in vitro proliferation and apoptosis assays to identify the most and least virulent strains.These two strains were cagA-genotyped and used for further in vivo carcinogenic virulence assays by infecting Mongolian gerbils for 52 wk,respectively;a broth free of H.pylori was lavaged as control.Genomic profiles of GES-1 cells cocultured with the most and least virulent strains were determined by microarray analysis.The most differentially expressed genes were further verified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in GES-1cells infected with the most and least virulent strains,and by immunohistochemistry in H.pylori positive CG,precancerous diseases,and GC biopsy specimens in an independent experiment.RESULTS:GC-derived H.pylori strains induced a potent proliferative effect in GES-1 cells in co-culture,whereas CG-derived strains did not.The most(from a GC patient) and least(from a CG patient) virulent strains were cagA-positive and negative,respectively.At week 52,CG,atrophy,metaplasia,dysplasia,and GC were observed in 90.0%,80.0%,80.0%,90%,and 60.0%,respectively,of the animals lavaged with the most virulent strain.However,only mild CG was observed in 90% of the animals lavaged with the least virulent strain.On microarray analysis,800 differentially expressed genes(49 up-and 751 down-regulated),involving those associated with cell cycle regulation,cell apoptosis,cytoskeleton,immune response,and substance and energy metabolisms,were identified in cells co-cultured with the most virulent strain as compared with those co-cultured with the least virulent strain.The six most differentially expressed genes(with a betweenness centrality of 0.1-0.2) were identified among the significant differential gene profile network,including JUN,KRAS,BRCA1,SMAD2,TRAF1,and HDAC6.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses verified that HDAC6 and TRFA1 mRNA expressions were significantly more up-regulated in GES-1 cells cocultured with the most virulent strain than in those cocultured with the least virulent strain.Immunohistochemistry of gastric mucosal specimens from H.pyloripositive patients with CG,intestinal metaplasia(IM),dysplasia,and GC showed that moderately positive and strongly positive HDAC6 expression was detected in 21.7% of CG patients,30.0% of IM patients,54.5% of dysplasia patients,and 77.8% of GC patients(P < 0.001).The up-regulation of TRAF1 expressions was detected in 34.8%,53.3%,72.7%,and 88.9% specimens of CG,IM,dysplasia,and GC,respectively(P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:The overexpression of HDAC6 and TRAF1 in GES-1 cells co-cultured with the GC-derived strain and in H.pylori-positive dysplasia and GC suggests that HDAC6 and TRAF1 may be involved in H.pyloriinduced gastric carcinogenesis.展开更多
1.Money is not everything.There’s Master card&Vise.钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。2.Never put off the work till tomorrow what yon can put off today.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今天就要找好。3.Success is a relati...1.Money is not everything.There’s Master card&Vise.钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。2.Never put off the work till tomorrow what yon can put off today.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今天就要找好。3.Success is a relative term.It brings so many relatives.成功是一个相关名词,它会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚。4.Your future depends on your dreams.So go to sleep.现在的梦想决定着你的将来,所以快去睡觉吧。5.Hard work never killed any body.But why take the risk?努力工作不会导致死亡。不过我不会用自己去证明。6.God made relatives;thank God we Call choose our friends.神决定了谁是你的亲戚;幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给你留下了余地。展开更多
Children in backseats cause accidents.Accidents in backseats cause children.后排座位上的小孩会生出意外,后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。Never put offtheworktilltomorrowthatyou canput offtoday.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今...Children in backseats cause accidents.Accidents in backseats cause children.后排座位上的小孩会生出意外,后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。Never put offtheworktilltomorrowthatyou canput offtoday.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今天就要找好。展开更多
In this paper, we derive an upper bound for the adiabatic approximation error, which is the distance between the exact solution to a Schrodinger equation and the adiabatic approximation solution. As an application, we...In this paper, we derive an upper bound for the adiabatic approximation error, which is the distance between the exact solution to a Schrodinger equation and the adiabatic approximation solution. As an application, we obtain an upper bound for 1 minus the fidelity of the exact solution and the adiabatic approximation solution to a SchrOdinger equation.展开更多
When satellite navigation receivers are equipped with multiple antennas, they can deliver attitude information. In previous researches, carrier phase differencing measurement equations were built in the earth-centered...When satellite navigation receivers are equipped with multiple antennas, they can deliver attitude information. In previous researches, carrier phase differencing measurement equations were built in the earth-centered, earth-fixed (ECEF) co- ordinate, and attitude angles could be obtained through the rotation matrix between the body frame (BF) and the local level frame (LLF). Different from the conventional methods, a hybrid algorithm is presented to resolve attitude parameters utilizing the single differencing (SD) carrier phase equations established in LLF. Assuming that the cycle integer ambiguity is known, the measure- ment equations have attitude analytical resolutions by using simultaneous single difference equations for two in-view satellites. In addition, the algorithm is capable of reducing the search integer space into countable 2D discrete points and the ambiguity function method (AFM) resolves the ambiguity function within the analytical solutions space. In the case of frequency division multiple access (FDMA) for the Russian Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), a receiver clock bias estimation is employed to evaluate its carrier phase. An evaluating variable and a weighted factor are introduced to assess the integer ambiguity initialization. By static and dynamic ground experiments, the results show that the proposed approach is effective, with enough accuracy and low computation. It can satisfy attitude determination in cases of GPS alone and combined with GLONASS.展开更多
文摘There is evidence that the shipping industry could achieve energy efficiency gains through the implementation of new technologies, with considerable reductions of fuel costs and emissions to air in the sector. Although the cost reducing effects of some new technologies are well established, companies appear reluctant to innovate despite the financial and societal benefits, as a result of what is referred to as the energy efficiency gap. The global emission impacts of the shipping industry, most notably of greenhouse gases, sulphur and nitrogen oxides are increasingly attracting the attention of regulators, non-governmental organisations and the media, and shipping companies are under pressure to find new ways to reduce their emission footprint. Understanding the determinants of the energy efficiency gap in shipping is then critical in improving the environmental profile of the industry. This paper presents the results of a survey among Norwegian shipping companies aimed at gaining a better understanding of the barriers to implementation of new cost saving technologies. The paper assesses the technical barriers that have traditionally been indicated as the main cause of the energy efficiency gap in shipping. The paper results indicate that next to technical factors, important barriers are constituted also by managerial practices and legal constraints.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51338003,71801041)
文摘As an essential component of bus dwelling time, passenger boarding time has a significant impact on bus running reliability and service quality. In order to understand the passengers’ boarding process and mitigate passenger boarding time, a regression analysis framework is proposed to capture the difference and influential factors of boarding time for adult and elderly passengers based on smart card data from Changzhou. Boarding gap, the time difference between two consecutive smart card tapping records, is calculated to approximate passenger boarding time. Analysis of variance is applied to identify whether the difference in boarding time between adults and seniors is statistically significant. The multivariate regression modeling approach is implemented to analyze the influences of passenger types, marginal effects of each additional boarding passenger and bus floor types on the total boarding time at each stop. Results show that a constant difference exists in boarding time between adults and seniors even without considering the specific bus characteristics. The average passenger boarding time decreases when the number of passenger increases. The existence of two entrance steps delays the boarding process, especially for elderly passengers.
文摘This paper presents new existence results for singular discrete boundary value problems. In particular our nonlinearity may be singular in its dependent variable and is allowed to change sign.
文摘The phenomenon of aggradation due to sediment accumulation upstream reservoirs had been studied in this research. For this purpose, groups of experiments were conducted in a laboratory with 25 m long, 0.80 m wide and 0.70 m deep channel. A block was built at the end of the channel to work as a dam to impound water. The channel was supplied with drainage pipes on both sides to release water out in a manner similar to what happens in reservoirs. The bed of the channel was filled with sand of 0.80 mm median sieve diameter and 0.72 geometric standard deviation. The slope was 0.0093 for all experiments. Two sizes of sand were used representing the sediment. The median diameter and geometric standard deviation of the first were 0.365 mm and 0.46 mm, respectively. The second sample had 0.65 mm median diameter and 0.67 standard deviation. A total of 70 experiments were conducted in two groups to examine effects of sediment transport rate, particle size of sediment and flow velocity on aggradation characteristics. The results showed that there was a strong linear direct relationship between aggradation elements （length and depth） with the rate of sediment transport. Groups of dimensionless parameters affecting the aggradation characteristics were used to develop empirical equations to predict the length, maximum depth of aggradation and predict transient bed profile. The results of empirical approach were compared with the measurement data and previous numerical method. The results indicated that the percentage error was 19% to 31% for length of aggradation and -21% to 26% for maximum depth of aggradation. The results also showed that the sediment materials were deposited closer to the body of the dam when the released water from the dam is higher than the inflow.
文摘Based on CHIP （Chinese household income project） survey data, this paper estimated the changes of absolute poverty and income disparity for the period of 1988-2002, as well as the impact of income growth and changes in income distribution on poverty reduction in rural China. The results show that absolute rural poverty fell sharply during this period, regardless of where the poverty line is set. Both the decomposition of poverty and the panel data analysis demonstrate that income growth causes a fall in poverty.
文摘Taiwan changed its earnings forecast policy from mandatory to voluntary disclosure in 2005. In this study, the inferences of voluntary earnings forecast are examined based on forecasts issued by listed firms. This study suspects that insiders have a temptation to strategically manipulate financial forecast information to influence markets and thus receive extra rents. Under the new earnings forecast disclosure policy, the number of disclosing firm decreases but the precision of earnings forecast increases. The empirical result from dynamic panel data evidences the forecast error of voluntary disclosure may negatively impact firm values. Furthermore, there is a positive relationship between insiders＇ trading profit and manipulation of earnings forecasts. As volatility in insider manipulation increases, it is difficult for the investors to predict the real intention of insiders, and insiders may achieve greater benefits from trading. This study also observes that many listed companies hold investor conferences to provide earnings guidance in Taiwan. The reason may be that investor conference is more flexible and has less forecast error cost than the formal financial forecast. This study provides important insights into earnings forecast policy in emerging markets. The competent authority should improve corporate governance and develop monitoring functions to abate forecast manipulation.
基金Supported by Grants from the Department of Science and Technology,No. 2011FJ6087the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China,No. 10JJ5035
文摘AIM:To identify genes potentially involved in Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)-induced gastric carcinogenesis.METHODS:GES-1 cells were co-cultured with H.pylori strains isolated from patients with gastric carcinoma(GC,n = 10) or chronic gastritis(CG,n = 10) for in vitro proliferation and apoptosis assays to identify the most and least virulent strains.These two strains were cagA-genotyped and used for further in vivo carcinogenic virulence assays by infecting Mongolian gerbils for 52 wk,respectively;a broth free of H.pylori was lavaged as control.Genomic profiles of GES-1 cells cocultured with the most and least virulent strains were determined by microarray analysis.The most differentially expressed genes were further verified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in GES-1cells infected with the most and least virulent strains,and by immunohistochemistry in H.pylori positive CG,precancerous diseases,and GC biopsy specimens in an independent experiment.RESULTS:GC-derived H.pylori strains induced a potent proliferative effect in GES-1 cells in co-culture,whereas CG-derived strains did not.The most(from a GC patient) and least(from a CG patient) virulent strains were cagA-positive and negative,respectively.At week 52,CG,atrophy,metaplasia,dysplasia,and GC were observed in 90.0%,80.0%,80.0%,90%,and 60.0%,respectively,of the animals lavaged with the most virulent strain.However,only mild CG was observed in 90% of the animals lavaged with the least virulent strain.On microarray analysis,800 differentially expressed genes(49 up-and 751 down-regulated),involving those associated with cell cycle regulation,cell apoptosis,cytoskeleton,immune response,and substance and energy metabolisms,were identified in cells co-cultured with the most virulent strain as compared with those co-cultured with the least virulent strain.The six most differentially expressed genes(with a betweenness centrality of 0.1-0.2) were identified among the significant differential gene profile network,including JUN,KRAS,BRCA1,SMAD2,TRAF1,and HDAC6.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses verified that HDAC6 and TRFA1 mRNA expressions were significantly more up-regulated in GES-1 cells cocultured with the most virulent strain than in those cocultured with the least virulent strain.Immunohistochemistry of gastric mucosal specimens from H.pyloripositive patients with CG,intestinal metaplasia(IM),dysplasia,and GC showed that moderately positive and strongly positive HDAC6 expression was detected in 21.7% of CG patients,30.0% of IM patients,54.5% of dysplasia patients,and 77.8% of GC patients(P < 0.001).The up-regulation of TRAF1 expressions was detected in 34.8%,53.3%,72.7%,and 88.9% specimens of CG,IM,dysplasia,and GC,respectively(P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:The overexpression of HDAC6 and TRAF1 in GES-1 cells co-cultured with the GC-derived strain and in H.pylori-positive dysplasia and GC suggests that HDAC6 and TRAF1 may be involved in H.pyloriinduced gastric carcinogenesis.
文摘1.Money is not everything.There’s Master card&Vise.钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。2.Never put off the work till tomorrow what yon can put off today.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今天就要找好。3.Success is a relative term.It brings so many relatives.成功是一个相关名词,它会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚。4.Your future depends on your dreams.So go to sleep.现在的梦想决定着你的将来,所以快去睡觉吧。5.Hard work never killed any body.But why take the risk?努力工作不会导致死亡。不过我不会用自己去证明。6.God made relatives;thank God we Call choose our friends.神决定了谁是你的亲戚;幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给你留下了余地。
文摘Children in backseats cause accidents.Accidents in backseats cause children.后排座位上的小孩会生出意外,后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。Never put offtheworktilltomorrowthatyou canput offtoday.不要等明天交不上差再找借口,今天就要找好。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Fundation of China(Grant No.11171197)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.GK201301007)the Innovation Fund Project for Graduate Program of Shaanxi Normal University(Grant No.2013CXB012)
文摘In this paper, we derive an upper bound for the adiabatic approximation error, which is the distance between the exact solution to a Schrodinger equation and the adiabatic approximation solution. As an application, we obtain an upper bound for 1 minus the fidelity of the exact solution and the adiabatic approximation solution to a SchrOdinger equation.
文摘When satellite navigation receivers are equipped with multiple antennas, they can deliver attitude information. In previous researches, carrier phase differencing measurement equations were built in the earth-centered, earth-fixed (ECEF) co- ordinate, and attitude angles could be obtained through the rotation matrix between the body frame (BF) and the local level frame (LLF). Different from the conventional methods, a hybrid algorithm is presented to resolve attitude parameters utilizing the single differencing (SD) carrier phase equations established in LLF. Assuming that the cycle integer ambiguity is known, the measure- ment equations have attitude analytical resolutions by using simultaneous single difference equations for two in-view satellites. In addition, the algorithm is capable of reducing the search integer space into countable 2D discrete points and the ambiguity function method (AFM) resolves the ambiguity function within the analytical solutions space. In the case of frequency division multiple access (FDMA) for the Russian Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), a receiver clock bias estimation is employed to evaluate its carrier phase. An evaluating variable and a weighted factor are introduced to assess the integer ambiguity initialization. By static and dynamic ground experiments, the results show that the proposed approach is effective, with enough accuracy and low computation. It can satisfy attitude determination in cases of GPS alone and combined with GLONASS.
