Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated ...Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated physical deconditioning after a cardiovascular event,especially compared to their younger counterparts.The last few decades were privy to multiple studies that demonstrated the beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation （CR） and exercise therapy on mortality,exercise capacity,psychological risk factors,inflammation,and obesity among patients with CHD.Unfortunately,a significant portion of the available data in this field pertains to younger patients.A viable explanation is that older patients are grossly underrepresented in these programs for multiple reasons starting with the patient and extending to the physician.In this article,we will review the benefits of CR programs among the elderly,as well as some of the barriers that hinder their participation.展开更多
A three-party scheme for splitting an arbitrary unknown two-qutrit state is proposed,where two non-maximally-entangled three-qutrit states are taken as the quantum channel among three parties.With the sender'shelp...A three-party scheme for splitting an arbitrary unknown two-qutrit state is proposed,where two non-maximally-entangled three-qutrit states are taken as the quantum channel among three parties.With the sender'shelp,if and only if both receivers collaborate together,they can securely share the quantum state in a probabilisticway by introducing an ancilla qutrit and performing appropriate unitary operations.The relation between the successprobability and coefficients characterizing the quantum channel is revealed.The security of the present scheme is analyzedand confirmed.Moreover,the generalization of the three-party scheme to more-party case is also sketched.展开更多
This paper has empirical character and investigates locational determinants of the inward foreign direct investment （FDI） stock among 50 states of the United States. The analysis uses annual data for the period from...This paper has empirical character and investigates locational determinants of the inward foreign direct investment （FDI） stock among 50 states of the United States. The analysis uses annual data for the period from 1997 to 2007. The study identifies several state-specific determinants of FDI and investigates the changes in their importance during the study period. Our results show that among the major determinants, the real per capita income, real per capita expenditure on education, FDI related employment, plus real research and development expenditure are found to have a significant positive impact on inward FDI. There is also evidence that manufacturing density and unionization exert a small positive impact on inward FDI. In addition, per capita state taxes, the share of scientists and engineers in the workforce, real capital expenditure, and unemployment rate exert a negative impact on FDI.展开更多
The paper analyzes several representative overseas investment models, afterwards to domestic actuality of investment and financing in metro development, then advise about intemalunderground investment and financing af...The paper analyzes several representative overseas investment models, afterwards to domestic actuality of investment and financing in metro development, then advise about intemalunderground investment and financing after comparison.展开更多
High male mating effort and high variation in female quality select for male mate choice, which may be expressed as differential investment of reproductive effort based on female value. Male reproductive effort includ...High male mating effort and high variation in female quality select for male mate choice, which may be expressed as differential investment of reproductive effort based on female value. Male reproductive effort includes investment in direct contest competition with rival males for access to females, yet variation in male-male contest behavior is rarely examined in the context of male mate choice. We examine such male response to variation in female body size, reproductive state, and female-specific ornamentation in the striped plateau lizard, Sceloporus virgatus. We housed lizards in trios of 2 size-matched males and one female for 5 days, such that all 3 lizards were physi- cally isolated and the males could see the female but not each other. We then placed males simultaneously into the female＇s cage and scored the interaction. Male-male aggression was not significantly affected by female body size, reproductive state, nor ornament color, but was influenced by ornament size which reliably signals the phenotypic quality of the female and her off- spring. In the presence of larger-ornamented females, males engaged in more male-male aggressive display behavior more quickly, and performed fewer high-intensity contact behaviors but were equally likely to escalate to this riskier level of fighting. Our data suggest that males adjust their energetic investment during intrasexual competitive interactions in response to variation in the contested female which, assuming males gain direct or indirect benefits from their strategic allocation of reproductive effort, fits the modern understanding of male mate choice.展开更多
The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decompo...The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decomposed into macroscopic,microscopic and rotational terms.The macroscopic and microscopic components are described with the liquid drop model and Strutinsky method,respectively,and the rotational energy is given by the TPSM,the term beyond the mean field.To test theory,the PTES calculations have been carried out for the yrast states of the well deformed rare earth nucleus172W,and the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.By using the equilibrium quardrupole deformations(ε2andγ)determined by the PTES,the calculation of the transition quardrupole moment(Qt)in function of spin also reproduces the experimental data.A comparison between the PTES and TRS methods has been made for theoretical and application uses.展开更多
This paper considers a proportional reinsurance-investment problem and an excess-of-loss reinsurance-investment problem for an insurer,where price processes of the risky assets and wealth process of the insurer are bo...This paper considers a proportional reinsurance-investment problem and an excess-of-loss reinsurance-investment problem for an insurer,where price processes of the risky assets and wealth process of the insurer are both described by Markovian regime switching.The target of the insurer is assumed to maximize the expected exponential utility from her terminal wealth with a state-dependent utility function.By employing the dynamic programming approach,the optimal value functions and the optimal reinsurance-investment strategies are derived.In addition,the impact of some parameters on the optimal strategies and the optimal value functions is analyzed,and lots of interesting results are discovered,such as the conclusion that excess-of-loss reinsurance is better than proportional reinsurance is not held in the regime-switching jump-diffusion model.展开更多
We present a scheme for symmetric controlled remote preparation of an arbitrary 2-qudit state form a sender to either of the two receivers via positive operator-valued measurement and pure entangled two-particle state...We present a scheme for symmetric controlled remote preparation of an arbitrary 2-qudit state form a sender to either of the two receivers via positive operator-valued measurement and pure entangled two-particle states. The first sender transforms the quantum channel shared by all the agents via POVM according to her knowledge of prepared state. All the senders perform singIe- or two-particle projective measurements on their entangled particles and the receiver can probabilisticaly reconstruct the original state on her entangled particles via unitary transformation and auxiliary qubit. The scheme is optimal as the probability which the receiver prepares the original state equals to the entanglement of the quantum channel. Moreover, it is more convenience in application than others as it requires only two-particle entanglements for preparing an arbitrary two-qudit state.展开更多
This paper investigates a multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with regime switching and uncertain exit time. The returns of assets all depend on the states of the stochastic market which are assumed to foll...This paper investigates a multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with regime switching and uncertain exit time. The returns of assets all depend on the states of the stochastic market which are assumed to follow a discrete-time Markov chain. The authors derive the optimal strategy and the efficient frontier of the model in closed-form. Some results in the existing literature are obtained as special cases of our results.展开更多
Immersed boundary method is a crucial method to deal with particle suspension flow.Particle shapes involved in such flow are usually simple geometry,such as sphere and ellipsoid,which can be conveniently represented b...Immersed boundary method is a crucial method to deal with particle suspension flow.Particle shapes involved in such flow are usually simple geometry,such as sphere and ellipsoid,which can be conveniently represented by the triangular surface grid.When the number of particles and resolution of the surface grid increase,calculating the hydrodynamic force on the particle surface through integration can be time-consuming.Hence,the present paper establishes a fast mapping method to evaluate immersed boundary hydrodynamic force.Firstly,the particle surface grid is generated by an initial triangular element grid.Subsequently,the initial surface grid is refined by bisection refinement to the desired resolution.The final step is to find the triangular element index on the particle triangular surface grid,which contains the projective point.Test cases show that the present mapping algorithm has good accuracy and efficiency for calculating hydrodynamic forces of particles.展开更多
文摘Coronary heart disease （CHD） is the leading cause of death worldwide and becomes increasingly prevalent among patients aged 65 years and older.Elderly patients are at a higher risk for complications and accelerated physical deconditioning after a cardiovascular event,especially compared to their younger counterparts.The last few decades were privy to multiple studies that demonstrated the beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation （CR） and exercise therapy on mortality,exercise capacity,psychological risk factors,inflammation,and obesity among patients with CHD.Unfortunately,a significant portion of the available data in this field pertains to younger patients.A viable explanation is that older patients are grossly underrepresented in these programs for multiple reasons starting with the patient and extending to the physician.In this article,we will review the benefits of CR programs among the elderly,as well as some of the barriers that hinder their participation.
基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents at Universities of China under Grant No.NCET-06-0554National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.60677001 and 10747146+2 种基金the Science-Technology Fund of Anhui Province for Outstanding Youth under Grant No.06042087the Key Fund of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No.206063the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant Nos.06300345 and 7007806
文摘A three-party scheme for splitting an arbitrary unknown two-qutrit state is proposed,where two non-maximally-entangled three-qutrit states are taken as the quantum channel among three parties.With the sender'shelp,if and only if both receivers collaborate together,they can securely share the quantum state in a probabilisticway by introducing an ancilla qutrit and performing appropriate unitary operations.The relation between the successprobability and coefficients characterizing the quantum channel is revealed.The security of the present scheme is analyzedand confirmed.Moreover,the generalization of the three-party scheme to more-party case is also sketched.
文摘This paper has empirical character and investigates locational determinants of the inward foreign direct investment （FDI） stock among 50 states of the United States. The analysis uses annual data for the period from 1997 to 2007. The study identifies several state-specific determinants of FDI and investigates the changes in their importance during the study period. Our results show that among the major determinants, the real per capita income, real per capita expenditure on education, FDI related employment, plus real research and development expenditure are found to have a significant positive impact on inward FDI. There is also evidence that manufacturing density and unionization exert a small positive impact on inward FDI. In addition, per capita state taxes, the share of scientists and engineers in the workforce, real capital expenditure, and unemployment rate exert a negative impact on FDI.
文摘The paper analyzes several representative overseas investment models, afterwards to domestic actuality of investment and financing in metro development, then advise about intemalunderground investment and financing after comparison.
文摘High male mating effort and high variation in female quality select for male mate choice, which may be expressed as differential investment of reproductive effort based on female value. Male reproductive effort includes investment in direct contest competition with rival males for access to females, yet variation in male-male contest behavior is rarely examined in the context of male mate choice. We examine such male response to variation in female body size, reproductive state, and female-specific ornamentation in the striped plateau lizard, Sceloporus virgatus. We housed lizards in trios of 2 size-matched males and one female for 5 days, such that all 3 lizards were physi- cally isolated and the males could see the female but not each other. We then placed males simultaneously into the female＇s cage and scored the interaction. Male-male aggression was not significantly affected by female body size, reproductive state, nor ornament color, but was influenced by ornament size which reliably signals the phenotypic quality of the female and her off- spring. In the presence of larger-ornamented females, males engaged in more male-male aggressive display behavior more quickly, and performed fewer high-intensity contact behaviors but were equally likely to escalate to this riskier level of fighting. Our data suggest that males adjust their energetic investment during intrasexual competitive interactions in response to variation in the contested female which, assuming males gain direct or indirect benefits from their strategic allocation of reproductive effort, fits the modern understanding of male mate choice.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11047171,11301508,11175258,11021504 and 11275068)the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.KJCX2-SW-N02)the Key Project of Science and Technology Research of Education Ministry of China (Grant No.209053).
文摘The projected total energy surface(PTES)approach has been developed based on the triaxial projected shell model(TPSM)hybridized with the macroscopic–microscopic method.The total energy of an atomic nucleus is decomposed into macroscopic,microscopic and rotational terms.The macroscopic and microscopic components are described with the liquid drop model and Strutinsky method,respectively,and the rotational energy is given by the TPSM,the term beyond the mean field.To test theory,the PTES calculations have been carried out for the yrast states of the well deformed rare earth nucleus172W,and the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.By using the equilibrium quardrupole deformations(ε2andγ)determined by the PTES,the calculation of the transition quardrupole moment(Qt)in function of spin also reproduces the experimental data.A comparison between the PTES and TRS methods has been made for theoretical and application uses.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.71501050 and 71231008the National Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China under Grant No.2014A030310195+1 种基金Guangdong Natural Science for Research Team under Grant No.2014A030312003Chinese Scholarship Council under Grant No.201508440324
文摘This paper considers a proportional reinsurance-investment problem and an excess-of-loss reinsurance-investment problem for an insurer,where price processes of the risky assets and wealth process of the insurer are both described by Markovian regime switching.The target of the insurer is assumed to maximize the expected exponential utility from her terminal wealth with a state-dependent utility function.By employing the dynamic programming approach,the optimal value functions and the optimal reinsurance-investment strategies are derived.In addition,the impact of some parameters on the optimal strategies and the optimal value functions is analyzed,and lots of interesting results are discovered,such as the conclusion that excess-of-loss reinsurance is better than proportional reinsurance is not held in the regime-switching jump-diffusion model.
基金Supported by Program for Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi under Grant No. 2011GxNSFB018062, Excellent Talents in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions under Grant No. [2012]41, Key program of Cuangxi University for Nationalities under Grant No. [2011]317 and the Bagui Scholarship Project
文摘We present a scheme for symmetric controlled remote preparation of an arbitrary 2-qudit state form a sender to either of the two receivers via positive operator-valued measurement and pure entangled two-particle states. The first sender transforms the quantum channel shared by all the agents via POVM according to her knowledge of prepared state. All the senders perform singIe- or two-particle projective measurements on their entangled particles and the receiver can probabilisticaly reconstruct the original state on her entangled particles via unitary transformation and auxiliary qubit. The scheme is optimal as the probability which the receiver prepares the original state equals to the entanglement of the quantum channel. Moreover, it is more convenience in application than others as it requires only two-particle entanglements for preparing an arbitrary two-qudit state.
基金This research is supported by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant No. 70825002, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 70518001, and the National Basic Research Program of China 973 Program, under Grant No. 2007CB814902.
文摘This paper investigates a multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with regime switching and uncertain exit time. The returns of assets all depend on the states of the stochastic market which are assumed to follow a discrete-time Markov chain. The authors derive the optimal strategy and the efficient frontier of the model in closed-form. Some results in the existing literature are obtained as special cases of our results.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51636009 and 52006212)Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.ZDBS-LY-JSC033 and XDB22040201).
文摘Immersed boundary method is a crucial method to deal with particle suspension flow.Particle shapes involved in such flow are usually simple geometry,such as sphere and ellipsoid,which can be conveniently represented by the triangular surface grid.When the number of particles and resolution of the surface grid increase,calculating the hydrodynamic force on the particle surface through integration can be time-consuming.Hence,the present paper establishes a fast mapping method to evaluate immersed boundary hydrodynamic force.Firstly,the particle surface grid is generated by an initial triangular element grid.Subsequently,the initial surface grid is refined by bisection refinement to the desired resolution.The final step is to find the triangular element index on the particle triangular surface grid,which contains the projective point.Test cases show that the present mapping algorithm has good accuracy and efficiency for calculating hydrodynamic forces of particles.
