Objective To evaluate the value of intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT on preoperative localization of insulinoma. Methods Two patients with insulinoma proved by operative pathology were preoperatively localized by int...Objective To evaluate the value of intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT on preoperative localization of insulinoma. Methods Two patients with insulinoma proved by operative pathology were preoperatively localized by intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT. Results In intra-arterial spiral CT, two small insulinomas (1.5–2.0 cm in diameter) demonstrated as a significantly high dense nodule 20 s later after initiation of injection of contrast medium. The course of high density lasted nearly 4 min. Conclusion Intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT could clearly detect small insulinoma, and might be one of most effective preoperative localization methods for small insulinoma. Key words insulinoma - anteriography - CT展开更多
In the harsh environment where n ode density is sparse, the slow-moving nodes cannot effectively utilize the encountering opportunities to realize the self-organized identity authentications, and do not have the chanc...In the harsh environment where n ode density is sparse, the slow-moving nodes cannot effectively utilize the encountering opportunities to realize the self-organized identity authentications, and do not have the chance to join the network routing. However, considering m ost of the communications in opportunistic networks are caused by forwarding operations, there is no need to establish the complete mutual authentications for each conversation. Accordingly, a novel trust management scheme is presented based on the information of behavior feedback, in order to complement the insufficiency of identity authentications. By utilizing the certificate chains based on social attributes, the mobile nodes build the local certificate graphs gradually to realize the web of "Identity Trust" relationship. Meanwhile, the successors generate Verified Feedback Packets for each positive behavior, and consequently the "Behavior Trust" relationship is formed for slow-moving nodes. Simulation result shows that, by implementing our trust scheme, the d elivery probability and trust reconstruction ratio can be effectively improved when there are large numbers of compromised nodes, and it means that our trust management scheme can efficiently explore and filter the trust nodes for secure forwarding in opportunistic networks.展开更多
A methodology for topology optimization based on element independent nodal density(EIND) is developed.Nodal densities are implemented as the design variables and interpolated onto element space to determine the densit...A methodology for topology optimization based on element independent nodal density(EIND) is developed.Nodal densities are implemented as the design variables and interpolated onto element space to determine the density of any point with Shepard interpolation function.The influence of the diameter of interpolation is discussed which shows good robustness.The new approach is demonstrated on the minimum volume problem subjected to a displacement constraint.The rational approximation for material properties(RAMP) method and a dual programming optimization algorithm are used to penalize the intermediate density point to achieve nearly 0-1 solutions.Solutions are shown to meet stability,mesh dependence or non-checkerboard patterns of topology optimization without additional constraints.Finally,the computational efficiency is greatly improved by multithread parallel computing with OpenMP.展开更多
This paper addresses the available capacity and robust connectivity of time division duplex based wireless mesh networks (TDD-based WMNs). A stochastic model is presented for TDD-based WMNs. Considering the paramete...This paper addresses the available capacity and robust connectivity of time division duplex based wireless mesh networks (TDD-based WMNs). A stochastic model is presented for TDD-based WMNs. Considering the parameters that affect the network performance like ratio of control slots number to data slots number, collision probability, node density and average hopcounts, the availa- ble capacity for each node is inferred. Meanwhile, the order of transmission range for robust connec- tivity of large scale WMNs is derived. With the stochastic model and inferred available capacity per node, the performance of TDD-based WMNs using IEEE 802.16 standard is analyzed under various conditions. Simulation results indicate that the available capacity of IEEE 802.16-based TDD-based WMNs and the theoretical result have the same increasing and decreasing trend as the node density increases. Simulation results also illustrate the optimal value of the ratio of control slots number to data slots number that maximizes the available capacity.展开更多
In order to evaluate the seismic behavior of confined RC column-composite beam joints, five interior joints were tested under low cyclic reversed load. The weakening extent of flanges, the number of studs, and whether...In order to evaluate the seismic behavior of confined RC column-composite beam joints, five interior joints were tested under low cyclic reversed load. The weakening extent of flanges, the number of studs, and whether to reinforce weakened flanges were used as parameters in designing these five joints. Failure characteristics, hysteretic curves, skeleton curves, ductility, energy dissipation, strength degradation, and stiffness degradation were analyzed. The test results revealed that the steel beam flanges in the joints were equivalent to the tie rod. Weakened flanges resulted in poor seismic behavior; however, the seismic behavior could be improved by increasing studs and reinforcing weakened flanges. The joint steel plate hoops, equivalent to stirrups, did not yield when the maximum load was reached, but yielded when the failure load was reached for the joints with shear failure. Increasing stud-type joints and reinforcing flange-type joints ensured good seismic behavior and met project requirements. Based on the experimental results, the failure mechanism of the joints was discussed, and the shear capacity equations of the joints was presented.展开更多
Objective: The purpose of the study wass to explore the correlation between thyroid function and nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone. Methods: We collected 120 cases about nodular goiter accompanied with galls...Objective: The purpose of the study wass to explore the correlation between thyroid function and nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone. Methods: We collected 120 cases about nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone and 128 cases about nodular goiter and establish 50 healthy control groups. Detected t level of hyrotropic hormone (TSH), total triio- dothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine in the peripheral venous blood of these cases in the three groups by using electrochemilu- minescenca immunoassay, measure level of total cholesterol (TC), high-density tipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and total bile acid (TBA) levels by using enzymic method, and observed the changes of thyroid function and blood lipid among the three groups. Results: The serum TT3 level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group and the nodular goiter group was significantly lower than that in control group (P 〈 0.01), and TSH level in the nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group is significantly higher than that in control group (P 〈 0.01), There were no statistical significance about difference of TT4 level among the three groups (P 〉 0.05). Accordingly, TC and LDL-C level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group was significantly higher than that in nodular goiter and control group (P 〈 0.01), while TBA level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group was significantly lower than that in simple nodular goiter group and control group (P 〈 0.01). There was no statistical significance about difference of TC and LDL-C level between simple nodular goiter group and control group (P 〉 0.05). The HDL-C level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group and control group was higher than that in simple nodular goiter group (P 〈 0.01). Conclusion: The originating etiologic factor of nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone may be related to that the decreased TT3 induced sub-clinical hypothyroidism.展开更多
Wireless sensor network nodes (WSN nodes) have limited computing power, storage ca-pacity, conmmunication capabilities and energy and WSN nodes are easy to be paralyzed by Sybil at- tack. In order to prevent Sybil a...Wireless sensor network nodes (WSN nodes) have limited computing power, storage ca-pacity, conmmunication capabilities and energy and WSN nodes are easy to be paralyzed by Sybil at- tack. In order to prevent Sybil attacks, a new key distribution scheme for wireless sensor networks is presented. In this scheme, the key inforrmtion and node ID are associated, and then the attacker is dif-ficult to forge identity ID and the key inforrmtion corresponding to ID can not be forged. This scheme can use low-power to resist the Syhil attack and give full play to the resource advantages of the cluster head. The computing, storage and corrn^ni- cation is rminly undertaken by the cluster head o- verhead to achieve the lowest energy consumption and resist against nodes capture attack. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that com- pared with the traditional scheme presented in Ref. [14], the capture rate of general nodes of cluster re-duces 40%, and the capture rate of cluster heads reduces 50%. So the scheme presented in this pa-per can improve resilience against nodes capture at- tack and reduce node power consumption.展开更多
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being deployed for a wide variety of applications and the security problems of them have received considerable attention. Considering the limitations of power, computation capabilit...Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being deployed for a wide variety of applications and the security problems of them have received considerable attention. Considering the limitations of power, computation capability and storage resources, this paper proposed an efficient defense against collusion scheme based on elliptic curve cryptography for wireless sensor networks in order to solve the problems that sensor node-key leaking and adversaries make compromised nodes as their collusions to launch new attack. In the proposed scheme, the group-key distribution strategy is employed to compute the private key of each sensor node, and the encryption and decryption algorithms are constructed based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). The command center (node) only needs to broadcast a controlling header with three group elements, and the authorized sensor node can correctly recover the session key and use it to decrypt the broadcasting message. Analysis and proof of the proposed scheme's efficiency and security show that the proposed scheme can resist the k-collusion attack efficiently.展开更多
During the two cruises in March and July of 2011, the tidal cycling of turbulent properties and the T/S profiles at the same location in seasonally stratified East China Sea (ECS) were measured synchronously by a bo...During the two cruises in March and July of 2011, the tidal cycling of turbulent properties and the T/S profiles at the same location in seasonally stratified East China Sea (ECS) were measured synchronously by a bottom-mounted fast sampling ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) and a RBR CTD (RBR-620) profiler. While focusing on the tide-induced and stratification's impact on mixing, the Reynolds stress and the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) production rate were calculated using the ‘variance method'. In spring, the features of mixing mainly induced by tides were clear when the water column was well-mixed. Velocity shear and turbulent parameters intensified towards the seabed due to the bottom friction. The components of the velocity shear and the Reynolds stress displayed a dominant semi-diurnal variation related to velocity changes caused by the flood and ebb of M2 tide. Stratification occurred in summer, and the water column showed a strongly stratified pycnocline with a characteristic squared buoy- ancy frequency of N2~ (1-6)x 10 3 S-2 The components of the velocity shear and the Reynolds stress penetrated upwards very fast from the bottom boundary layer to the whole water column in spring, while in summer they only penetrated to the bottom of the pycnocline with a relatively slow propagation speed. In summer, the TKE production within the pycnocline was comparable with and sometimes larger than that in the well-mixed bottom layer under the pycnocline. Considering the associated high velocity shear, it is speculated that the mixing in the pycnocline is a result of the local velocity shear.展开更多
This paper focuses on the key issues of information processing in the new sensing technology-electromagnetic induction tomography and depth theoretical study and experimental simulation have been conducted.In this stu...This paper focuses on the key issues of information processing in the new sensing technology-electromagnetic induction tomography and depth theoretical study and experimental simulation have been conducted.In this study,Labview is used to drive the data acquisition card to control the signal generation and acquisition,and Matlab is used to achieve algorithms such as Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) algorithm,relevant law algorithm and the classical method algorithm.The simulation results show this software system enables successful digital phase identification and the phase difference resolution of 0.10 can be achieved,which is consistent with theoretical analysis.It can also be seen that software system based on Labview and Matlab is a successful method to identify the phase difference in magnetic induction tomography system,which can meet the measurement needs of sensor nodes,laying the basis for the further development of medical IoT study.展开更多
The upper mixed layer (UML) depth obtained from temperature is very close to that from density:the maximum is about 15m. This indicates that temperature is a good indicator of mixed layer during measurements. When the...The upper mixed layer (UML) depth obtained from temperature is very close to that from density:the maximum is about 15m. This indicates that temperature is a good indicator of mixed layer during measurements. When the surface heat flux is balanced by a cross-shore heat flux, the surface mixed layer depth obtained from the WM model (Weatherly and Martin, 1978),hPRT, is roughly the same as observed. The mixed layer depth calculated from the PWP model (Price, Weller and Pinkel, 1986) is close to the depth obtained from thermistor chain temperature data. The results show that both the WM model and PWP model can provide a good estimate of stratification in the study area during the cruise. The value of log( h/u3) is about 9.5 in the study area, which shows that the study area is strongly stratified in summer. Observations on the northern Portugal shelf reveal high variability in stability, giving rise to semi-diurnal, semi-monthly and diurnal oscillations, and long term variations. The fortnightly oscillations are highlighted by post-springs and post-neaps. The stirring of spring tide is reinforced by strong wind mixing which brings about complete vertical homogeneity everywhere. The semi-diurnal periodic stratification is very pronounced because the major axis of the tidal ellipse is orientated acrossshore, even though the tidal current is weak in this area, the maximum stratification is observed around the middle of ebb, and, the water at this time is much warmer. The diurnal oscillation results from the upper ocean response to heating and wind mixing when solar heating warms and stabilizes the upper ocean. There is a clear relationship between upper mixed layer depth and wind-stress magnitude at subtidal frequencies. Stronger winds result in a deeper surface mixed layer. Typically, the surface mixed layer depth lags the wind stress by 6 -12 h.展开更多
Objective: The aim of this retrospective investigation was to explore the influence of femoral osteoporosis on short-term curative effects ofcementless hip arthroplasty and to evaluate the femoral metaphyseal bone mi...Objective: The aim of this retrospective investigation was to explore the influence of femoral osteoporosis on short-term curative effects ofcementless hip arthroplasty and to evaluate the femoral metaphyseal bone mineral density (BMD) for femoral osteoporosis in order to guide prosthesis choice and rehabilitation. Methods: We performed 127 total arthroplasty operations between June 1999 to February 2003 and investigated 49 cementless hip replacements with the Metalcancellous cementless Lubeck Ⅱ system being used in all hips. There were twenty men and twenty-nine women whose mean age at the time of the operation was 60 years (range, 52-81 years). The patients were divided into osteoporosis or normal groups according to the femoral metaphyseal BMD measured preoperatively. The average duration of follow-up was 30 months (range, 8-52 months). We evaluated all of the patients from a clinical standpoint with use of a standard-terminology questionnaire with respect to the short-term curative effects and patients' satisfaction. Hip pain status and functional ability were important indicators of treatment efficacy. Results: Harris hip score and patients' satisfaction in femoral osteoporosis patients who underwent noncemented hip arthroplasty were lower (P=0.004, P=0.03) while the incidence of thigh pain was higher (P=0.03) than the patients with non-osteoporosis. Conclusion: The higher incidence of pain, as well as the decrease in function experienced by the patients in osteoporosis group, supports the case that cementless arthroplasty is not a better choice for those patients and that we had better select prosthesis based on the femoral metaphyseal BMD.展开更多
Corporate decisions related to "make or buy" have significantly changed over the last 20 years, since the rush towards concentration on core business of the 1980s has progressively lost grasp. Although long-term all...Corporate decisions related to "make or buy" have significantly changed over the last 20 years, since the rush towards concentration on core business of the 1980s has progressively lost grasp. Although long-term alliances and mega deals are replacing the existing spot contracts, both academic literature and managerial practices still lack appropriate models for coping with such decisions. As a consequence, the traditional accounting approach, extensively based on emerging costs and cost savings, seems to be less and less effective in the governance of such phenomena. On the other hand, the managerial literature still suffers significant gaps in modeling the relations between outsourcing and business performance. The attention paid to the subject in past decades has not been matched by the rigor in assessing the actual impact on business performance. This paper aims to fill some of the existing gaps by presenting an original empirical study based on the analysis of the impact of outsourcing decisions on business performance.展开更多
The key exposure problem is a practical threat for many security applications. In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), keys could be compromised easily due to its limited hardware protections. A secure group key managemen...The key exposure problem is a practical threat for many security applications. In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), keys could be compromised easily due to its limited hardware protections. A secure group key management scheme is responsible for secure distributing group keys among valid nodes of the group. Based on the key-insulated encryption (KIE), we propose a group key management scheme (KIE-GKMS), which integrates the pair-wise key pre-distribution for WSN. The KIE-GKMS scheme updates group keys dynamically when adding or removing nodes. Moreover, the security analysis proves that the KIE-GKMS scheme not only obtains the semantic security, but also provides the forward and backward security. Finally, the theoretical analysis shows that the KIE-GKMS scheme has constant performance on both communication and storage costs in sensor nodes.展开更多
A facet-dependent electrochemiluminescence (ECL) behavior was found for nanostructured ZnO with different dominant exposing planes.The ECL spectrum of nanostructured ZnO was recorded by the emission scan mode with a f...A facet-dependent electrochemiluminescence (ECL) behavior was found for nanostructured ZnO with different dominant exposing planes.The ECL spectrum of nanostructured ZnO was recorded by the emission scan mode with a fluorescence spectrometer and applied to investigate the difference of surface state for different crystal planes.Electronic structure calculations based on density functional theory were used to study the effect of crystal plane on the band structure and density of states.It revealed that the ECL emission was originated primarily from the recombination of electrons from Zn 4s and the hole from O 2p,which could be utilized to study the physical and chemical properties of surface structures of as-prepared nanostructured ZnO.A physical model was suggested to elucidate the differences of ECL spectra.A concept was proposed that the energy released as photons during ECL process of nanocrystalline semiconductor materials will be correlated with the energy level of active sites located at different crystal planes.展开更多
Atomic-undercoordination-induced local bond contraction,bond strength gain,and the associated temperature (T)-dependent atomic-cohesive-energy and binding-energy-density are shown to originate intrinsically the exotic...Atomic-undercoordination-induced local bond contraction,bond strength gain,and the associated temperature (T)-dependent atomic-cohesive-energy and binding-energy-density are shown to originate intrinsically the exotic paradox of superplasticity,superelasticity,and superrigidity demonstrated by solid sizing from monatomic chain to mesoscopic grain.The paradox follows these relationships:(ε(K,T)y(K,T)σ(K,T))∝(exp(B/△T_(mk)),(η_1△T_(mk))d~(-3),[1+AK~(-2/2)exp(△T_(mk)/T)]△T_(mk)d~(-3)),(Plastic strain)(Elastic modulus)(Yield stress,IHPR)where A,B,η1,d and△T_(mk)=Tm(K) Tare size (K)-dependent physical parameters.Tm (K) is the melting point.Mechanical work hardening during compressing and self-heating during stretching modulate the measured outcome extrinsically.Superplasticity dominates in the solid-quasimolten-liquid transition state.The competition between the accumulation and annihilation of dislocations activates the inverse Hall-Petch relationship.Therefore,it is essential for one to discriminate the intrinsic competition between the local bond energy density gain and the atomic cohesive energy loss from the extrinsic factors of pressure and temperature in dealing with atomistic mechano-thermo dynamics.展开更多
Although food supplementation is well known to increase population density,there is still debate on the causative effects of food supplementation on reproduction,survival,and immigration.Large manipulative experiments...Although food supplementation is well known to increase population density,there is still debate on the causative effects of food supplementation on reproduction,survival,and immigration.Large manipulative experiments,which exclude any confounding effects of dispersal and predation,are essential for clarifying the debate.In this study,we investigated the effects of food supplementation on Brandt's vole population dynamics and plant community in eight large enclosures(0.48 ha each) from2010 to 2014.Food supplementation showed significant positive effects on population density due to increases in recruitment;however,it showed a complex effect on survival of voles:positive in non-breeding seasons,but negative in breeding seasons.In addition,food supplementation increased the quality of plants(as reflected by increased crude protein content),but decreased the quantity of less preferred plants in experimental enclosures.Thus,food seems to have direct positive effects on small rodents through improvement of food supply and indirect negative effects through food-induced density-dependent effects,and may have long-term effects on rodents through altering plant community composition and abundance.展开更多
Human proximity often have negative consequences for wildlife. However, animals may also benefit from human proximity in terms of availability of resources and protection against predators and parasites. We recorded t...Human proximity often have negative consequences for wildlife. However, animals may also benefit from human proximity in terms of availability of resources and protection against predators and parasites. We recorded the distance between all birds detected during the breeding season along 18 5-kin transects and the nearest inhabited house in three areas of 50 km2 in Spain, France, and Denmark. More than three quarters of birds were located closer than 100 m to the nearest house, while the null expectation was less than a third. Mean distance for species was correlated with degree of bird urbanization and with flight initiation distance. Habitat specialist species with small breeding territories tended to live closer to houses. Birds from species having more broods per year, larger annual fecundity and lower nest predation rate lived closer to human habitation. Breeding range size, population density, and continental breeding population sizes were larger for species living closer to human habitation. Most relationships between distance to houses and bird traits had a strong phylogenetic signal, but most additive trait effects remained after phylogenetic correction. Proximity to human habitation was a main driver of the distribution of birds, with most individuals and species tightly linked to inhabited houses. Living close to human habitation was associated with success in the colonization of urban habitats and with consistent changes in distribution, abundance, behavior, and life history. Replicated measurements of the spatial and tempo- ral variation in these distributions may be useful for monitoring and analyzing the ongoing process of organisms' urbanization.展开更多
Pneumatic cryogenic control valves(PCCV)are designed to meet the special requirements for the large cryogenic helium refrigeration system.Polychlorotrifluoroethylene(PCTFE)is adopted as the flat seal material of the v...Pneumatic cryogenic control valves(PCCV)are designed to meet the special requirements for the large cryogenic helium refrigeration system.Polychlorotrifluoroethylene(PCTFE)is adopted as the flat seal material of the valve seat.The leakage rates and compressive strain of the PCTFE gasket with different sealing stress are tested at both room temperature(293 K)and liquid nitrogen temperature(77 K).After 300 open/close cycles,the experimental results show that the sealing properties of the PCTFE gasket are improved.The leakage rates are about 10-8(293 K)and 10-4(77 K)Pam3 s-1 respectively.Finally,the effects of working pressure on sealing characteristics are discussed.The working pressure has little effect on compressive strain but it has a great influence on leakage rate.The leakage rate is linear with the working pressure of inlet at room temperature,but at liquid nitrogen temperature the leakage rate is linear with the square of the working pressure.展开更多
文摘Objective To evaluate the value of intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT on preoperative localization of insulinoma. Methods Two patients with insulinoma proved by operative pathology were preoperatively localized by intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT. Results In intra-arterial spiral CT, two small insulinomas (1.5–2.0 cm in diameter) demonstrated as a significantly high dense nodule 20 s later after initiation of injection of contrast medium. The course of high density lasted nearly 4 min. Conclusion Intra-arterial dynamic spiral CT could clearly detect small insulinoma, and might be one of most effective preoperative localization methods for small insulinoma. Key words insulinoma - anteriography - CT
基金supported by the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT1078)the Key Program of NSFC-Guangdong Union Foundation (U1135002)+3 种基金the Major national S&T program(2012ZX03002003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JY10000903001)the National Natural Sci ence Foundation of China (Grant No. 61363068, 61100233)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2012JM8030, 2011JQ8003)
文摘In the harsh environment where n ode density is sparse, the slow-moving nodes cannot effectively utilize the encountering opportunities to realize the self-organized identity authentications, and do not have the chance to join the network routing. However, considering m ost of the communications in opportunistic networks are caused by forwarding operations, there is no need to establish the complete mutual authentications for each conversation. Accordingly, a novel trust management scheme is presented based on the information of behavior feedback, in order to complement the insufficiency of identity authentications. By utilizing the certificate chains based on social attributes, the mobile nodes build the local certificate graphs gradually to realize the web of "Identity Trust" relationship. Meanwhile, the successors generate Verified Feedback Packets for each positive behavior, and consequently the "Behavior Trust" relationship is formed for slow-moving nodes. Simulation result shows that, by implementing our trust scheme, the d elivery probability and trust reconstruction ratio can be effectively improved when there are large numbers of compromised nodes, and it means that our trust management scheme can efficiently explore and filter the trust nodes for secure forwarding in opportunistic networks.
基金Projects(11372055,11302033)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Huxiang Scholar Foundation from Changsha University of Science and Technology,ChinaProject(2012KFJJ02)supported by the Key Labortory of Lightweight and Reliability Technology for Engineering Velicle,Education Department of Hunan Province,China
文摘A methodology for topology optimization based on element independent nodal density(EIND) is developed.Nodal densities are implemented as the design variables and interpolated onto element space to determine the density of any point with Shepard interpolation function.The influence of the diameter of interpolation is discussed which shows good robustness.The new approach is demonstrated on the minimum volume problem subjected to a displacement constraint.The rational approximation for material properties(RAMP) method and a dual programming optimization algorithm are used to penalize the intermediate density point to achieve nearly 0-1 solutions.Solutions are shown to meet stability,mesh dependence or non-checkerboard patterns of topology optimization without additional constraints.Finally,the computational efficiency is greatly improved by multithread parallel computing with OpenMP.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( No. 60674009, 60830001 ).
文摘This paper addresses the available capacity and robust connectivity of time division duplex based wireless mesh networks (TDD-based WMNs). A stochastic model is presented for TDD-based WMNs. Considering the parameters that affect the network performance like ratio of control slots number to data slots number, collision probability, node density and average hopcounts, the availa- ble capacity for each node is inferred. Meanwhile, the order of transmission range for robust connec- tivity of large scale WMNs is derived. With the stochastic model and inferred available capacity per node, the performance of TDD-based WMNs using IEEE 802.16 standard is analyzed under various conditions. Simulation results indicate that the available capacity of IEEE 802.16-based TDD-based WMNs and the theoretical result have the same increasing and decreasing trend as the node density increases. Simulation results also illustrate the optimal value of the ratio of control slots number to data slots number that maximizes the available capacity.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51209094)
文摘In order to evaluate the seismic behavior of confined RC column-composite beam joints, five interior joints were tested under low cyclic reversed load. The weakening extent of flanges, the number of studs, and whether to reinforce weakened flanges were used as parameters in designing these five joints. Failure characteristics, hysteretic curves, skeleton curves, ductility, energy dissipation, strength degradation, and stiffness degradation were analyzed. The test results revealed that the steel beam flanges in the joints were equivalent to the tie rod. Weakened flanges resulted in poor seismic behavior; however, the seismic behavior could be improved by increasing studs and reinforcing weakened flanges. The joint steel plate hoops, equivalent to stirrups, did not yield when the maximum load was reached, but yielded when the failure load was reached for the joints with shear failure. Increasing stud-type joints and reinforcing flange-type joints ensured good seismic behavior and met project requirements. Based on the experimental results, the failure mechanism of the joints was discussed, and the shear capacity equations of the joints was presented.
文摘Objective: The purpose of the study wass to explore the correlation between thyroid function and nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone. Methods: We collected 120 cases about nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone and 128 cases about nodular goiter and establish 50 healthy control groups. Detected t level of hyrotropic hormone (TSH), total triio- dothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine in the peripheral venous blood of these cases in the three groups by using electrochemilu- minescenca immunoassay, measure level of total cholesterol (TC), high-density tipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and total bile acid (TBA) levels by using enzymic method, and observed the changes of thyroid function and blood lipid among the three groups. Results: The serum TT3 level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group and the nodular goiter group was significantly lower than that in control group (P 〈 0.01), and TSH level in the nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group is significantly higher than that in control group (P 〈 0.01), There were no statistical significance about difference of TT4 level among the three groups (P 〉 0.05). Accordingly, TC and LDL-C level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group was significantly higher than that in nodular goiter and control group (P 〈 0.01), while TBA level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group was significantly lower than that in simple nodular goiter group and control group (P 〈 0.01). There was no statistical significance about difference of TC and LDL-C level between simple nodular goiter group and control group (P 〉 0.05). The HDL-C level in nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone group and control group was higher than that in simple nodular goiter group (P 〈 0.01). Conclusion: The originating etiologic factor of nodular goiter accompanied with gallstone may be related to that the decreased TT3 induced sub-clinical hypothyroidism.
基金This paper was supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scholars of China under Crant No.61001091 .
文摘Wireless sensor network nodes (WSN nodes) have limited computing power, storage ca-pacity, conmmunication capabilities and energy and WSN nodes are easy to be paralyzed by Sybil at- tack. In order to prevent Sybil attacks, a new key distribution scheme for wireless sensor networks is presented. In this scheme, the key inforrmtion and node ID are associated, and then the attacker is dif-ficult to forge identity ID and the key inforrmtion corresponding to ID can not be forged. This scheme can use low-power to resist the Syhil attack and give full play to the resource advantages of the cluster head. The computing, storage and corrn^ni- cation is rminly undertaken by the cluster head o- verhead to achieve the lowest energy consumption and resist against nodes capture attack. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that com- pared with the traditional scheme presented in Ref. [14], the capture rate of general nodes of cluster re-duces 40%, and the capture rate of cluster heads reduces 50%. So the scheme presented in this pa-per can improve resilience against nodes capture at- tack and reduce node power consumption.
基金Supported by the Six Great Talent Peak Plan of Jiangsu Province (No.06-E-044)the "Qinlan Project" Plan of Jiangsu Province 2006
文摘Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are being deployed for a wide variety of applications and the security problems of them have received considerable attention. Considering the limitations of power, computation capability and storage resources, this paper proposed an efficient defense against collusion scheme based on elliptic curve cryptography for wireless sensor networks in order to solve the problems that sensor node-key leaking and adversaries make compromised nodes as their collusions to launch new attack. In the proposed scheme, the group-key distribution strategy is employed to compute the private key of each sensor node, and the encryption and decryption algorithms are constructed based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). The command center (node) only needs to broadcast a controlling header with three group elements, and the authorized sensor node can correctly recover the session key and use it to decrypt the broadcasting message. Analysis and proof of the proposed scheme's efficiency and security show that the proposed scheme can resist the k-collusion attack efficiently.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program,2010CB428904)the National Science Foundation of China (No.41276016)+1 种基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-11-0475)the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2011BAC03B02)
文摘During the two cruises in March and July of 2011, the tidal cycling of turbulent properties and the T/S profiles at the same location in seasonally stratified East China Sea (ECS) were measured synchronously by a bottom-mounted fast sampling ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) and a RBR CTD (RBR-620) profiler. While focusing on the tide-induced and stratification's impact on mixing, the Reynolds stress and the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) production rate were calculated using the ‘variance method'. In spring, the features of mixing mainly induced by tides were clear when the water column was well-mixed. Velocity shear and turbulent parameters intensified towards the seabed due to the bottom friction. The components of the velocity shear and the Reynolds stress displayed a dominant semi-diurnal variation related to velocity changes caused by the flood and ebb of M2 tide. Stratification occurred in summer, and the water column showed a strongly stratified pycnocline with a characteristic squared buoy- ancy frequency of N2~ (1-6)x 10 3 S-2 The components of the velocity shear and the Reynolds stress penetrated upwards very fast from the bottom boundary layer to the whole water column in spring, while in summer they only penetrated to the bottom of the pycnocline with a relatively slow propagation speed. In summer, the TKE production within the pycnocline was comparable with and sometimes larger than that in the well-mixed bottom layer under the pycnocline. Considering the associated high velocity shear, it is speculated that the mixing in the pycnocline is a result of the local velocity shear.
文摘This paper focuses on the key issues of information processing in the new sensing technology-electromagnetic induction tomography and depth theoretical study and experimental simulation have been conducted.In this study,Labview is used to drive the data acquisition card to control the signal generation and acquisition,and Matlab is used to achieve algorithms such as Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) algorithm,relevant law algorithm and the classical method algorithm.The simulation results show this software system enables successful digital phase identification and the phase difference resolution of 0.10 can be achieved,which is consistent with theoretical analysis.It can also be seen that software system based on Labview and Matlab is a successful method to identify the phase difference in magnetic induction tomography system,which can meet the measurement needs of sensor nodes,laying the basis for the further development of medical IoT study.
基金supported by the project of NSFC(No.49906001)the Excellent Young Teacher Award Foundation of State Education Ministry(2000 No.6).
文摘The upper mixed layer (UML) depth obtained from temperature is very close to that from density:the maximum is about 15m. This indicates that temperature is a good indicator of mixed layer during measurements. When the surface heat flux is balanced by a cross-shore heat flux, the surface mixed layer depth obtained from the WM model (Weatherly and Martin, 1978),hPRT, is roughly the same as observed. The mixed layer depth calculated from the PWP model (Price, Weller and Pinkel, 1986) is close to the depth obtained from thermistor chain temperature data. The results show that both the WM model and PWP model can provide a good estimate of stratification in the study area during the cruise. The value of log( h/u3) is about 9.5 in the study area, which shows that the study area is strongly stratified in summer. Observations on the northern Portugal shelf reveal high variability in stability, giving rise to semi-diurnal, semi-monthly and diurnal oscillations, and long term variations. The fortnightly oscillations are highlighted by post-springs and post-neaps. The stirring of spring tide is reinforced by strong wind mixing which brings about complete vertical homogeneity everywhere. The semi-diurnal periodic stratification is very pronounced because the major axis of the tidal ellipse is orientated acrossshore, even though the tidal current is weak in this area, the maximum stratification is observed around the middle of ebb, and, the water at this time is much warmer. The diurnal oscillation results from the upper ocean response to heating and wind mixing when solar heating warms and stabilizes the upper ocean. There is a clear relationship between upper mixed layer depth and wind-stress magnitude at subtidal frequencies. Stronger winds result in a deeper surface mixed layer. Typically, the surface mixed layer depth lags the wind stress by 6 -12 h.
基金Project (No. 419200-584602) supported by the Start Foundation for Introducing Talent of Zhejiang University, China
文摘Objective: The aim of this retrospective investigation was to explore the influence of femoral osteoporosis on short-term curative effects ofcementless hip arthroplasty and to evaluate the femoral metaphyseal bone mineral density (BMD) for femoral osteoporosis in order to guide prosthesis choice and rehabilitation. Methods: We performed 127 total arthroplasty operations between June 1999 to February 2003 and investigated 49 cementless hip replacements with the Metalcancellous cementless Lubeck Ⅱ system being used in all hips. There were twenty men and twenty-nine women whose mean age at the time of the operation was 60 years (range, 52-81 years). The patients were divided into osteoporosis or normal groups according to the femoral metaphyseal BMD measured preoperatively. The average duration of follow-up was 30 months (range, 8-52 months). We evaluated all of the patients from a clinical standpoint with use of a standard-terminology questionnaire with respect to the short-term curative effects and patients' satisfaction. Hip pain status and functional ability were important indicators of treatment efficacy. Results: Harris hip score and patients' satisfaction in femoral osteoporosis patients who underwent noncemented hip arthroplasty were lower (P=0.004, P=0.03) while the incidence of thigh pain was higher (P=0.03) than the patients with non-osteoporosis. Conclusion: The higher incidence of pain, as well as the decrease in function experienced by the patients in osteoporosis group, supports the case that cementless arthroplasty is not a better choice for those patients and that we had better select prosthesis based on the femoral metaphyseal BMD.
文摘Corporate decisions related to "make or buy" have significantly changed over the last 20 years, since the rush towards concentration on core business of the 1980s has progressively lost grasp. Although long-term alliances and mega deals are replacing the existing spot contracts, both academic literature and managerial practices still lack appropriate models for coping with such decisions. As a consequence, the traditional accounting approach, extensively based on emerging costs and cost savings, seems to be less and less effective in the governance of such phenomena. On the other hand, the managerial literature still suffers significant gaps in modeling the relations between outsourcing and business performance. The attention paid to the subject in past decades has not been matched by the rigor in assessing the actual impact on business performance. This paper aims to fill some of the existing gaps by presenting an original empirical study based on the analysis of the impact of outsourcing decisions on business performance.
基金Project(61100201) supported by National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(12ZZ019) supported by Technology Innovation Research Program,Shang Municipal Education Commission,China+1 种基金Project(LYM11053) supported by the Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong Province,ChinaProject(NCET-12-0358) supported by New Century Excellent Talentsin University,Ministry of Education,China
文摘The key exposure problem is a practical threat for many security applications. In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), keys could be compromised easily due to its limited hardware protections. A secure group key management scheme is responsible for secure distributing group keys among valid nodes of the group. Based on the key-insulated encryption (KIE), we propose a group key management scheme (KIE-GKMS), which integrates the pair-wise key pre-distribution for WSN. The KIE-GKMS scheme updates group keys dynamically when adding or removing nodes. Moreover, the security analysis proves that the KIE-GKMS scheme not only obtains the semantic security, but also provides the forward and backward security. Finally, the theoretical analysis shows that the KIE-GKMS scheme has constant performance on both communication and storage costs in sensor nodes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21075058,21005036,21127006)Startup Research Fund of Ministry of Education of China,Higher Educational Science and Technology Program of Shandong (J10LB12)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation(ZR2010BZ004,JQ201106)Tai-Shan Scholar Research Fund of Shandong Province
文摘A facet-dependent electrochemiluminescence (ECL) behavior was found for nanostructured ZnO with different dominant exposing planes.The ECL spectrum of nanostructured ZnO was recorded by the emission scan mode with a fluorescence spectrometer and applied to investigate the difference of surface state for different crystal planes.Electronic structure calculations based on density functional theory were used to study the effect of crystal plane on the band structure and density of states.It revealed that the ECL emission was originated primarily from the recombination of electrons from Zn 4s and the hole from O 2p,which could be utilized to study the physical and chemical properties of surface structures of as-prepared nanostructured ZnO.A physical model was suggested to elucidate the differences of ECL spectra.A concept was proposed that the energy released as photons during ECL process of nanocrystalline semiconductor materials will be correlated with the energy level of active sites located at different crystal planes.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 11002121,11102176 and 11172254)
文摘Atomic-undercoordination-induced local bond contraction,bond strength gain,and the associated temperature (T)-dependent atomic-cohesive-energy and binding-energy-density are shown to originate intrinsically the exotic paradox of superplasticity,superelasticity,and superrigidity demonstrated by solid sizing from monatomic chain to mesoscopic grain.The paradox follows these relationships:(ε(K,T)y(K,T)σ(K,T))∝(exp(B/△T_(mk)),(η_1△T_(mk))d~(-3),[1+AK~(-2/2)exp(△T_(mk)/T)]△T_(mk)d~(-3)),(Plastic strain)(Elastic modulus)(Yield stress,IHPR)where A,B,η1,d and△T_(mk)=Tm(K) Tare size (K)-dependent physical parameters.Tm (K) is the melting point.Mechanical work hardening during compressing and self-heating during stretching modulate the measured outcome extrinsically.Superplasticity dominates in the solid-quasimolten-liquid transition state.The competition between the accumulation and annihilation of dislocations activates the inverse Hall-Petch relationship.Therefore,it is essential for one to discriminate the intrinsic competition between the local bond energy density gain and the atomic cohesive energy loss from the extrinsic factors of pressure and temperature in dealing with atomistic mechano-thermo dynamics.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(2007CB109102)
文摘Although food supplementation is well known to increase population density,there is still debate on the causative effects of food supplementation on reproduction,survival,and immigration.Large manipulative experiments,which exclude any confounding effects of dispersal and predation,are essential for clarifying the debate.In this study,we investigated the effects of food supplementation on Brandt's vole population dynamics and plant community in eight large enclosures(0.48 ha each) from2010 to 2014.Food supplementation showed significant positive effects on population density due to increases in recruitment;however,it showed a complex effect on survival of voles:positive in non-breeding seasons,but negative in breeding seasons.In addition,food supplementation increased the quality of plants(as reflected by increased crude protein content),but decreased the quantity of less preferred plants in experimental enclosures.Thus,food seems to have direct positive effects on small rodents through improvement of food supply and indirect negative effects through food-induced density-dependent effects,and may have long-term effects on rodents through altering plant community composition and abundance.
文摘Human proximity often have negative consequences for wildlife. However, animals may also benefit from human proximity in terms of availability of resources and protection against predators and parasites. We recorded the distance between all birds detected during the breeding season along 18 5-kin transects and the nearest inhabited house in three areas of 50 km2 in Spain, France, and Denmark. More than three quarters of birds were located closer than 100 m to the nearest house, while the null expectation was less than a third. Mean distance for species was correlated with degree of bird urbanization and with flight initiation distance. Habitat specialist species with small breeding territories tended to live closer to houses. Birds from species having more broods per year, larger annual fecundity and lower nest predation rate lived closer to human habitation. Breeding range size, population density, and continental breeding population sizes were larger for species living closer to human habitation. Most relationships between distance to houses and bird traits had a strong phylogenetic signal, but most additive trait effects remained after phylogenetic correction. Proximity to human habitation was a main driver of the distribution of birds, with most individuals and species tightly linked to inhabited houses. Living close to human habitation was associated with success in the colonization of urban habitats and with consistent changes in distribution, abundance, behavior, and life history. Replicated measurements of the spatial and tempo- ral variation in these distributions may be useful for monitoring and analyzing the ongoing process of organisms' urbanization.
基金supported by the fund of the State Key Laboratory of Technologies in Space Cryogenic Propellants (Grant No. SKLTSCP1210)
文摘Pneumatic cryogenic control valves(PCCV)are designed to meet the special requirements for the large cryogenic helium refrigeration system.Polychlorotrifluoroethylene(PCTFE)is adopted as the flat seal material of the valve seat.The leakage rates and compressive strain of the PCTFE gasket with different sealing stress are tested at both room temperature(293 K)and liquid nitrogen temperature(77 K).After 300 open/close cycles,the experimental results show that the sealing properties of the PCTFE gasket are improved.The leakage rates are about 10-8(293 K)and 10-4(77 K)Pam3 s-1 respectively.Finally,the effects of working pressure on sealing characteristics are discussed.The working pressure has little effect on compressive strain but it has a great influence on leakage rate.The leakage rate is linear with the working pressure of inlet at room temperature,but at liquid nitrogen temperature the leakage rate is linear with the square of the working pressure.