Based on the Involvement Load Hypothesis, the present study investigated the differential effects of three post-listening output tasks(gap-filling, translation, and sentence-making) on immediate acquisition and retent...Based on the Involvement Load Hypothesis, the present study investigated the differential effects of three post-listening output tasks(gap-filling, translation, and sentence-making) on immediate acquisition and retention of such vocabulary dimensions as productive knowledge of orthography,receptive recall of meaning and form, and productive knowledge of grammatical functions. Ninety second-year English majors were divided into three groups to finish listening plus one of the postlistening tasks. The results showed that the post-listening output tasks had positive effects on immediate acquisition of productive vocabulary knowledge, partially in agreement with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. However, the effects on vocabulary knowledge retention were found to be largely inconsistent with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. The finding thus challenges this hypothesis in that involvement load is not the only determining factor and suggests that the theoretical construct of involvement load should be constructed with more caution.展开更多
We propose a scheme for testing the small violations of the symmetrization postulate （SP） for photons in cavity QED. In the scheme, a degenerate A-type three-level atom is sent through a cavity field initially in a ...We propose a scheme for testing the small violations of the symmetrization postulate （SP） for photons in cavity QED. In the scheme, a degenerate A-type three-level atom is sent through a cavity field initially in a q-deformed coherent state. After an appropriate interaction time, the atom is measured by a state-selective detector. The probability that the atom makes a transition from one of the lower states to the other characterizes the violation of the SP. In the scheme, only one atom is required and classical fields are unnecessary, which is prior to the previous schemes.展开更多
In this paper, the classical economic order quantity （EOQ） inventory model assumption that all items of a certain product received from a supplier are of perfect quality is relaxed. Another basic assumption that the...In this paper, the classical economic order quantity （EOQ） inventory model assumption that all items of a certain product received from a supplier are of perfect quality is relaxed. Another basic assumption that the payment for the items is made at the beginning of the inventory cycle when they are received is also eased. We consider an inventory situation where items received from the supplier are of two types of quality, perfect and imperfect, and a short deferral in payment is allowed. The split between perfect and imperfect quality items is assumed to follow a known probability distribution. Both qualities of items have continuous demands, and items of imperfect quality are sold at a discount. A mathematical model is developed using the net present value of all cash flows involved in the inventory cycle. A numerical method for obtaining the optimal order quantity is presented, and the impact of the short-term financing is analyzed. An example is presented to validate the equations and illustrate the results.展开更多
Hypothesis test on the population mean with various inequality constraints is studied in this paper.The empirical likelihood method is applied to construct test statistics.Limiting distributions of the empirical likel...Hypothesis test on the population mean with various inequality constraints is studied in this paper.The empirical likelihood method is applied to construct test statistics.Limiting distributions of the empirical likelihood ratio test statistics are proven to be a weighted mixture of chi-square distributions.Numerical results are presented to show the validity of the proposed method.展开更多
One important model in handling the multivariate data is the varying-coefficient partially linear regression model. In this paper, the generalized likelihood ratio test is developed to test whether its coefficient fun...One important model in handling the multivariate data is the varying-coefficient partially linear regression model. In this paper, the generalized likelihood ratio test is developed to test whether its coefficient functions are varying or not. It is showed that the normalized proposed test follows asymptotically x2-distribution and the Wilks phenomenon under the null hypothesis, and its asymptotic power achieves the optimal rate of the convergence for the nonparametric hypotheses testing. Some simulation studies illustrate that the test works well.展开更多
The authors consider the partially linear model relating a response Y to predictors （x, T） with a mean function x^Tβ0 ＋ g（T） when the x＇s are measured with an additive error. The estimators of parameter β0 are...The authors consider the partially linear model relating a response Y to predictors （x, T） with a mean function x^Tβ0 ＋ g（T） when the x＇s are measured with an additive error. The estimators of parameter β0 are derived by using the nearest neighbor-generalized randomly weighted least absolute deviation （LAD for short） method. The resulting estimator of the unknown vector 30 is shown to be consistent and asymptotically normal. In addition, the results facilitate the construction of confidence regions and the hypothesis testing for the unknown parameters. Extensive simulations are reported, showing that the proposed method works well in practical settings. The proposed methods are also applied to a data set from the study of an AIDS clinical trial group.展开更多
It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists ...It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists for a fire under a sloped ceiling,and is fundamental to estimate the activation time of a fire detector or other fire extinguishing system.This study focuses on the lag time of smoke plume under a sloped ceiling.Based on the weak-plume theory at early-fire phase and previous studies concerning the fire plume characteristics under a sloped ceiling,a calculation method on lag time of fire plume transporting is presented in theory.Meanwhile,two dimensionless equations predicting the lag time of fire plume for steady fire and unsteady fire are proposed respectively.Furthermore,the critical time calculation equation is also proposed to determine the applicability of quasi-steady assumption for a time-dependent fire.展开更多
文摘Based on the Involvement Load Hypothesis, the present study investigated the differential effects of three post-listening output tasks(gap-filling, translation, and sentence-making) on immediate acquisition and retention of such vocabulary dimensions as productive knowledge of orthography,receptive recall of meaning and form, and productive knowledge of grammatical functions. Ninety second-year English majors were divided into three groups to finish listening plus one of the postlistening tasks. The results showed that the post-listening output tasks had positive effects on immediate acquisition of productive vocabulary knowledge, partially in agreement with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. However, the effects on vocabulary knowledge retention were found to be largely inconsistent with the Involvement Load Hypothesis. The finding thus challenges this hypothesis in that involvement load is not the only determining factor and suggests that the theoretical construct of involvement load should be constructed with more caution.
文摘We propose a scheme for testing the small violations of the symmetrization postulate （SP） for photons in cavity QED. In the scheme, a degenerate A-type three-level atom is sent through a cavity field initially in a q-deformed coherent state. After an appropriate interaction time, the atom is measured by a state-selective detector. The probability that the atom makes a transition from one of the lower states to the other characterizes the violation of the SP. In the scheme, only one atom is required and classical fields are unnecessary, which is prior to the previous schemes.
文摘In this paper, the classical economic order quantity （EOQ） inventory model assumption that all items of a certain product received from a supplier are of perfect quality is relaxed. Another basic assumption that the payment for the items is made at the beginning of the inventory cycle when they are received is also eased. We consider an inventory situation where items received from the supplier are of two types of quality, perfect and imperfect, and a short deferral in payment is allowed. The split between perfect and imperfect quality items is assumed to follow a known probability distribution. Both qualities of items have continuous demands, and items of imperfect quality are sold at a discount. A mathematical model is developed using the net present value of all cash flows involved in the inventory cycle. A numerical method for obtaining the optimal order quantity is presented, and the impact of the short-term financing is analyzed. An example is presented to validate the equations and illustrate the results.
基金supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(Grant No.10731010),National Nature Science Fund for Creative Research Groups(GrantNo.10721101)Key Fund of Yunnan Province(Grant No.2010CC003)
文摘Hypothesis test on the population mean with various inequality constraints is studied in this paper.The empirical likelihood method is applied to construct test statistics.Limiting distributions of the empirical likelihood ratio test statistics are proven to be a weighted mixture of chi-square distributions.Numerical results are presented to show the validity of the proposed method.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.1117112the Fund of Shanxi Datong University under Grant No.2010K4+1 种基金the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China under Grant No.20090076110001National Statistical Science Research Major Program of China under Grant No.2011LZ051
文摘One important model in handling the multivariate data is the varying-coefficient partially linear regression model. In this paper, the generalized likelihood ratio test is developed to test whether its coefficient functions are varying or not. It is showed that the normalized proposed test follows asymptotically x2-distribution and the Wilks phenomenon under the null hypothesis, and its asymptotic power achieves the optimal rate of the convergence for the nonparametric hypotheses testing. Some simulation studies illustrate that the test works well.
文摘The authors consider the partially linear model relating a response Y to predictors （x, T） with a mean function x^Tβ0 ＋ g（T） when the x＇s are measured with an additive error. The estimators of parameter β0 are derived by using the nearest neighbor-generalized randomly weighted least absolute deviation （LAD for short） method. The resulting estimator of the unknown vector 30 is shown to be consistent and asymptotically normal. In addition, the results facilitate the construction of confidence regions and the hypothesis testing for the unknown parameters. Extensive simulations are reported, showing that the proposed method works well in practical settings. The proposed methods are also applied to a data set from the study of an AIDS clinical trial group.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50909058)"Chen Guang" Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation Science&Technology(Grant No.10CG51)
文摘It is known that there is a lag time for smoke plume induced by fires transporting from a fire origin to the location of interest underneath an unconfined and flat ceiling.This lag behavior of smoke plume also exists for a fire under a sloped ceiling,and is fundamental to estimate the activation time of a fire detector or other fire extinguishing system.This study focuses on the lag time of smoke plume under a sloped ceiling.Based on the weak-plume theory at early-fire phase and previous studies concerning the fire plume characteristics under a sloped ceiling,a calculation method on lag time of fire plume transporting is presented in theory.Meanwhile,two dimensionless equations predicting the lag time of fire plume for steady fire and unsteady fire are proposed respectively.Furthermore,the critical time calculation equation is also proposed to determine the applicability of quasi-steady assumption for a time-dependent fire.
