The peer-to-peer(P2P) file-sharing network as a vehicle of disseminating files has become very popular. The appearance of dozens of kinds of passive worms on this network has, however, made it unsecured. This proble...The peer-to-peer(P2P) file-sharing network as a vehicle of disseminating files has become very popular. The appearance of dozens of kinds of passive worms on this network has, however, made it unsecured. This problem has been paid attention and a few of models for passive worm propagation has been presented. Unfortunately, the dynamic properties of this network are ignored in these models. Given the fact, the characteristics of both this network and the passive worm are identified, and on this basis a new mathematical model of passive worm propagation on the P2P network is presented in applying epidemiology in this paper. Note that the dynamic properties of this network are considered in the presented model. The model has been validated by large scale simulation experiments, which demonstrates that the presented model may be used for analyzing the behaviors of passive worms and predicting the trend of their propagation.展开更多
This study proposes a novel dual S-shaped logistic model for automatically quantifying the characteristic kinetic curves of breast lesions and for distinguishing malignant from benign breast tumors on dynamic contrast...This study proposes a novel dual S-shaped logistic model for automatically quantifying the characteristic kinetic curves of breast lesions and for distinguishing malignant from benign breast tumors on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) images.D(,) is the diagnostic parameter derived from the logistic model.Significant differences were found in D(,) between the malignant benign groups.Fisher's Linear Discriminant analysis correctly classified more than 90% of the benign and malignant kinetic breast data using the derived diagnostic parameter (D(,)).Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the derived diagnostic parameter (D(,)) indicated high sensitivity and specificity to differentiate malignancy from benignancy.The dual S-shaped logistic model was effectively used to fit the kinetic curves of breast lesions in DCE-MR.Separation between benign and malignant breast lesions was achieved with sufficient accuracy by using the derived diagnostic parameter D(,) as the lesion's feature.The proposed method therefore has the potential for computer-aided diagnosis in breast tumors.展开更多
In this paper, we propose a two strain epidemic model with single host population. It is assumed that strain one can mutate into strain two. Also latent-stage progression age and mutation are incorporated into the mod...In this paper, we propose a two strain epidemic model with single host population. It is assumed that strain one can mutate into strain two. Also latent-stage progression age and mutation are incorporated into the model. Stability of equilibria (including the disease free equilibrium, dominant equilibria and the coexistence equilibrium) is investigated and it is found that they are locally stable under suitable and biological feasible constraints. Results indicate that the competition exclusion and coexistence of the two strains are possible depending on the mutation. Numerical simulations are also performed to illustrate these results.展开更多
文摘The peer-to-peer(P2P) file-sharing network as a vehicle of disseminating files has become very popular. The appearance of dozens of kinds of passive worms on this network has, however, made it unsecured. This problem has been paid attention and a few of models for passive worm propagation has been presented. Unfortunately, the dynamic properties of this network are ignored in these models. Given the fact, the characteristics of both this network and the passive worm are identified, and on this basis a new mathematical model of passive worm propagation on the P2P network is presented in applying epidemiology in this paper. Note that the dynamic properties of this network are considered in the presented model. The model has been validated by large scale simulation experiments, which demonstrates that the presented model may be used for analyzing the behaviors of passive worms and predicting the trend of their propagation.
文摘This study proposes a novel dual S-shaped logistic model for automatically quantifying the characteristic kinetic curves of breast lesions and for distinguishing malignant from benign breast tumors on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) images.D(,) is the diagnostic parameter derived from the logistic model.Significant differences were found in D(,) between the malignant benign groups.Fisher's Linear Discriminant analysis correctly classified more than 90% of the benign and malignant kinetic breast data using the derived diagnostic parameter (D(,)).Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the derived diagnostic parameter (D(,)) indicated high sensitivity and specificity to differentiate malignancy from benignancy.The dual S-shaped logistic model was effectively used to fit the kinetic curves of breast lesions in DCE-MR.Separation between benign and malignant breast lesions was achieved with sufficient accuracy by using the derived diagnostic parameter D(,) as the lesion's feature.The proposed method therefore has the potential for computer-aided diagnosis in breast tumors.
文摘In this paper, we propose a two strain epidemic model with single host population. It is assumed that strain one can mutate into strain two. Also latent-stage progression age and mutation are incorporated into the model. Stability of equilibria (including the disease free equilibrium, dominant equilibria and the coexistence equilibrium) is investigated and it is found that they are locally stable under suitable and biological feasible constraints. Results indicate that the competition exclusion and coexistence of the two strains are possible depending on the mutation. Numerical simulations are also performed to illustrate these results.