An intelligent emergency service( IES) system is designed for indoor environments based on a wireless sensor and actuator network( WSAN) composed of a gateway, sensor nodes, and a multi-robot system( MRS). If th...An intelligent emergency service( IES) system is designed for indoor environments based on a wireless sensor and actuator network( WSAN) composed of a gateway, sensor nodes, and a multi-robot system( MRS). If the MRS receives accident alarm information, the group of robots will navigate to the accident sites and provide corresponding emergency services.According to the characteristics of the MRS, a distributed consensus formation protocol is designed, which can assure that the multiple robots arrive at the accident site in a specified formation. The prototype emergency service system was designed and implemented, and some relevant simulations and experiments were carried out. The results showthat the MRS can successfully provide emergency lighting and failure node replacement services when accidents happen. The effectiveness of the algorithm and the feasibility of the system are verified.展开更多
Objective To analyze the effects of Dan Huang Ming Mu Recipe(DHMMR)(a pharmaceutical preparation from herbs and having the function of replenishing vital essence,removing heat,promoting blood circulation and excreting...Objective To analyze the effects of Dan Huang Ming Mu Recipe(DHMMR)(a pharmaceutical preparation from herbs and having the function of replenishing vital essence,removing heat,promoting blood circulation and excreting pathogenic water) on diabetic retinopathy(DR) after retinal laser photocoagulation through regulating the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor(PEDF).Methods Forty male Brown Norway(BN) rats were randomly divided into blank group(group A,10 BN rats) and model group(30 BN rats).DR models were induced by 40 mg/kg streptozotocin(STZ) and the body weight and blood glucose of rats were monitored.After 12-week injection,fluorescein fundus angiography(FFA) and histopathological examination were detected to confirm the successful establishment of DR models.Subsequently,the right eyes of model group rats were conducted retinal laser photocoagulation with the left eyes having no retinal laser photocoagulation and rats of the model group were randomly divided into group B(the model control group),group C(the positive control group),and group D(the DHMMR group),with 10 rats in each group.Rats of the group A and the group B were given vehicle,and the group C were given calcium dobesilate suspension by gavage,and the group D were given DHMMR by gavage.After 4-week gavage,FFA was carried out to observe the fundus microvascular change.Then,the rats were sacrificed to do histopathological examinations and the serum levels of P-selectin,cAMP,cGMP,and the relative expression of the protein of VEGF and PEDF in retina were detected.Results After 12-week STZ injection,the blood glucose of the model group were pronouncedly higher than the blank group(P < 0.01).Fundus micro-hemangioma changes were observed in the rats of the model group through FFA,and the rats of the blank group did not see any changes.The pictures of HE staining showed that the retinal structure of the model group was more disordered than the blank group.After 4-week gavage,treatments with DHMMR showed dramatic reduction of serum levels of Pselectin,cAMP and cGMP compared with the group B(P < 0.01).FFA and histopathological examinations of DHMMR-treated rats revealed significantly suppression of retinal edema,fundus microvascular destruction and retinal destruction distinguishing from the group B.And the relative expression of VEGF protein of the group D and the group A was markedly lower than that of the group B(P < 0.01).The relative expression of PEDF protein of the group D and the group A was dramatically higher than that of the group B to the contrary(P < 0.01).Conclusions DHMMR demonstrates pronounced suppressive effects on the progression of DR after retinal laser photocoagulation,through down-regulating VEGF and upregulating PEDF.展开更多
Algorithmic composition is a very popular research field today. Bach's "two voice part invention" is the research object in this paper. The grammar and compositional rules of "invention" are in...Algorithmic composition is a very popular research field today. Bach's "two voice part invention" is the research object in this paper. The grammar and compositional rules of "invention" are introduced first. Then two soft computational methods,genetic algorithms and back propagation (BP) neural network technology,are combined to the experiment on assisting in composing "two voice part inventions". The system presented in this paper is quite effective and satisfactory.展开更多
One of the most serious conundrum facing the stope production in underground metalliferous mining is uneven break (UB: unplanned dilution and ore-loss). Although the UB has a huge economic fallout to the entire min...One of the most serious conundrum facing the stope production in underground metalliferous mining is uneven break (UB: unplanned dilution and ore-loss). Although the UB has a huge economic fallout to the entire mining process, it is practically unavoidable due to the complex causing mechanism. In this study, the contribution of ten major UB causative parameters ha,; been scrutinised based on a published UB predicting artificial neuron network (ANN) model to put UB under the engineering management. Two typical ANN sensitivity analysis methods, i.e., connection weight algorithm (CWA) and profile method (PM) have been applied. As a result of CWA and PM applications, adjusted Qrate (AQ) revealed as the most influential parameter to UB with contribution of 22,40% in CWA and 20,48% in PM respectively. The findings of this study can be used as an important reference in stope design, production, and reconciliation stages on underground stoping mine.展开更多
This paper presents a resource scheduling approach in grid computing environment. Using P2P technology, this novel approach can schedule dynamic grid computing resources efficiently. Grid computing resources in differ...This paper presents a resource scheduling approach in grid computing environment. Using P2P technology, this novel approach can schedule dynamic grid computing resources efficiently. Grid computing resources in different domains are organized into a structured P2P overlay network. Available resource information is published in type of grid services. Task requests for computational resources are also presented as grid services. Problem of resources scheduling is translated into services discovery. Different from central scheduling approaches that collect available resources information, this Chord-based approach forwards task requests in the overlay network and discovers satisfied resources for these tasks. Using this approach, the computational resources of a grid system can be scheduled dynamically according to the real- time workload on each peer. Furthermore, the application of this approach is introduced into DDG, a grid system for drug discovery and design, to evaluate the performance. Experimental results show that computational resources of a grid system can be managed efficiently, and the system can hold a perfect load balance state and robustness.展开更多
A Mixed Line Rate(MLR)optical network is a good candidate for a core backbone network because of its ability to provide diverse line rates to effectively accommodate traffic demands with heterogeneous bandwidth requir...A Mixed Line Rate(MLR)optical network is a good candidate for a core backbone network because of its ability to provide diverse line rates to effectively accommodate traffic demands with heterogeneous bandwidth requirements.Because of the deleterious effects of physical impairments,there is a maximum transmission reach for optical signals before they have to be regenerated.Being expensive devices,regenerators are expected to be sparsely located and used in such a network,called a translucent optical network.In this paper,we consider the Grooming,Routing,and Wavelength Assignment(GRWA)problem so that the Quality of Transmission(QoT)for connections is satisfied,and the network-level performance metric of blocking probability is minimized.Cross-layer heuristics to effectively allocate the sparse regenerators in MLR networks are developed,and extensive simulation results are presented to demonstrate their effectiveness.展开更多
Existing location privacy- preserving methods, without a trusted third party, cannot resist conspiracy attacks and active attacks. This paper proposes a novel solution for location based service (LBS) in vehicular a...Existing location privacy- preserving methods, without a trusted third party, cannot resist conspiracy attacks and active attacks. This paper proposes a novel solution for location based service (LBS) in vehicular ad hoc network (VANET). Firstly, the relationship among anonymity degree, expected company area and vehicle density is discussed. Then, a companion set F is set up by k neighbor vehicles. Based on secure multi-party computation, each vehicle in V can compute the centroid, not revealing its location to each other. The centroid as a cloaking location is sent to LBS provider (P) and P returns a point of interest (POI). Due to a distributed secret sharing structure, P cannot obtain the positions of non-complicity vehicles by colluding with multiple internal vehicles. To detect fake data from dishonest vehicles, zero knowledge proof is adopted. Comparing with other related methods, our solution can resist passive and active attacks from internal and external nodes. It provides strong privacy protection for LBS in VANET.展开更多
How to build a commercial decorative paintings sale web with the function of see placing effect was explained before you buy. Especially, the user could remotely choose a painting and virtually place it on a model roo...How to build a commercial decorative paintings sale web with the function of see placing effect was explained before you buy. Especially, the user could remotely choose a painting and virtually place it on a model room, or even his own real room picture. ASP(Active Server Pages) was used to connect VRML and the database, and JavaScript was used to make3D interaction. In addition, the layered images and transparent images were proposed to solve the occlusion between background picture and foreground picture.展开更多
It is to be expected that the number of electric vehicles will be growing in the near future. This trend comes together with the development of smaller decentralized generation units, like PV (photo voltaic). Togeth...It is to be expected that the number of electric vehicles will be growing in the near future. This trend comes together with the development of smaller decentralized generation units, like PV (photo voltaic). Together with the change on demand side that comes with the global "electrification", this can lead to serious grid congestion in low voltage grids and massive grid investments in solving this congestion. Smart charging can partly solve this issue, but with using a connected EV (electric vehicle) as a small distribution unit, combined with bi-directional charging or V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology, these investments can be reduced to a minimum. In Lombok, Utrecht, the Netherlands, an innovative pilot was initiated with smart solar charging stations, shared electric vehicles and AC (alternating current) V2G technology. This unique combination proves that EVs are an opportunity for the grid rather than a threat. A unique partnership with OEM Renault was established to develop an AC V2G vehicle product line and work on open standardized communication between the EV, the charging station and the grid.展开更多
The effect of grid shape on the properties of transparent conductive films(TCFs) is theoretically analyzed and experimentally verified. The light transmittance by three types of grid shapes: triangle, square and hexag...The effect of grid shape on the properties of transparent conductive films(TCFs) is theoretically analyzed and experimentally verified. The light transmittance by three types of grid shapes: triangle, square and hexagon have been theoretically calculated and simulated. It was found that hexagonal grid unit has the highest light transmittance limit under the practical lattice parameters and its decrease in light transmittance caused by the increase of line width in printing process is the least. The grid of three different shapes with same theoretical transmittance is fabricated through flexographic printing. The result shows that the actual light transmittance of the printed TCFs is lower than its theoretical value because of the inevitable width increase of printed grid lines, with slight difference between the three shapes. However, it is greatly different in terms of conductivity, leading to variation in the quality factor Q(defined as the ratio of light transmittance to total resistance) which represents the performance of TCFs. The Q of hexagonal grid(6.04) is the highest, which is 21% higher than that of the square grid.展开更多
Organic photovoltaic(OPV)cells have found their potential applications in the harvest of indoor light photons.However,the output power of such indoor devices is usually far from the demand of the internet of things.Th...Organic photovoltaic(OPV)cells have found their potential applications in the harvest of indoor light photons.However,the output power of such indoor devices is usually far from the demand of the internet of things.Therefore,it is essential to boost the output power of indoor organic photovoltaics to a much higher level.As wildly deployed among industrial and civil luminous environments,thermal radiation-based indoor light sources are alternative candidates to supply the essential power of the off-grid electronics with a broad consecutive emission spectrum.In this work,we evaluated the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells under indoor incandescent and halogen illuminations.Impressively,under such thermal radiations,an improvement over 500%of the output power density can be achieved in comparison with that under light-emitting diodes and fluorescent lamps,reaching a record high value of 279.1 lWcm^(-2) by the PM6:Y6-based device.The remarkable power output is originated from the extra near-infrared spectrum of indoor thermal lights,which restricts the effective area under 10 cm^(2) in achieving 1 mW output power.This work clarifies the feasibility of collecting photons radiated from indoor thermal light sources through OPV cells,and enlightens the further applications of indoor OPV cells under multiple illumination environments.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61375076)the Research&Innovation Program for Graduate Student in Universities of Jiangsu Province(No.KYLX_0108)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University(No.YBJJ1423)Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds(No.1302064B)
文摘An intelligent emergency service( IES) system is designed for indoor environments based on a wireless sensor and actuator network( WSAN) composed of a gateway, sensor nodes, and a multi-robot system( MRS). If the MRS receives accident alarm information, the group of robots will navigate to the accident sites and provide corresponding emergency services.According to the characteristics of the MRS, a distributed consensus formation protocol is designed, which can assure that the multiple robots arrive at the accident site in a specified formation. The prototype emergency service system was designed and implemented, and some relevant simulations and experiments were carried out. The results showthat the MRS can successfully provide emergency lighting and failure node replacement services when accidents happen. The effectiveness of the algorithm and the feasibility of the system are verified.
基金the funding support from the Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Program(No.2015JJ2109)Hunan Province Graduate Student Research Innovation Program(No.CX2018B473)+7 种基金Hunan Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific Research Program(NO.201463 and NO.2017141)Key Scientific Research Project of Hunan Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(NO.201917)University-level Scientific Research Projects of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine(NO.2017029 and NO.2018XJJJ31)The Domestic Firstclass Discipline Construction Project of Chinese Medicine of Hunan University of Chinese MedicineCentral Finance Supported Local High School Construction ProjectState Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology Key Discipline Construction ProjectHunan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Facial Feature Key Discipline Construction ProjectHunan Engineering Technology Research Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases and Protection of Visual Function with Chinese Medicine,Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Treatment of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Diseases with Traditional Chinese Medicine
文摘Objective To analyze the effects of Dan Huang Ming Mu Recipe(DHMMR)(a pharmaceutical preparation from herbs and having the function of replenishing vital essence,removing heat,promoting blood circulation and excreting pathogenic water) on diabetic retinopathy(DR) after retinal laser photocoagulation through regulating the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor(PEDF).Methods Forty male Brown Norway(BN) rats were randomly divided into blank group(group A,10 BN rats) and model group(30 BN rats).DR models were induced by 40 mg/kg streptozotocin(STZ) and the body weight and blood glucose of rats were monitored.After 12-week injection,fluorescein fundus angiography(FFA) and histopathological examination were detected to confirm the successful establishment of DR models.Subsequently,the right eyes of model group rats were conducted retinal laser photocoagulation with the left eyes having no retinal laser photocoagulation and rats of the model group were randomly divided into group B(the model control group),group C(the positive control group),and group D(the DHMMR group),with 10 rats in each group.Rats of the group A and the group B were given vehicle,and the group C were given calcium dobesilate suspension by gavage,and the group D were given DHMMR by gavage.After 4-week gavage,FFA was carried out to observe the fundus microvascular change.Then,the rats were sacrificed to do histopathological examinations and the serum levels of P-selectin,cAMP,cGMP,and the relative expression of the protein of VEGF and PEDF in retina were detected.Results After 12-week STZ injection,the blood glucose of the model group were pronouncedly higher than the blank group(P < 0.01).Fundus micro-hemangioma changes were observed in the rats of the model group through FFA,and the rats of the blank group did not see any changes.The pictures of HE staining showed that the retinal structure of the model group was more disordered than the blank group.After 4-week gavage,treatments with DHMMR showed dramatic reduction of serum levels of Pselectin,cAMP and cGMP compared with the group B(P < 0.01).FFA and histopathological examinations of DHMMR-treated rats revealed significantly suppression of retinal edema,fundus microvascular destruction and retinal destruction distinguishing from the group B.And the relative expression of VEGF protein of the group D and the group A was markedly lower than that of the group B(P < 0.01).The relative expression of PEDF protein of the group D and the group A was dramatically higher than that of the group B to the contrary(P < 0.01).Conclusions DHMMR demonstrates pronounced suppressive effects on the progression of DR after retinal laser photocoagulation,through down-regulating VEGF and upregulating PEDF.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60975076)
文摘Algorithmic composition is a very popular research field today. Bach's "two voice part invention" is the research object in this paper. The grammar and compositional rules of "invention" are introduced first. Then two soft computational methods,genetic algorithms and back propagation (BP) neural network technology,are combined to the experiment on assisting in composing "two voice part inventions". The system presented in this paper is quite effective and satisfactory.
文摘One of the most serious conundrum facing the stope production in underground metalliferous mining is uneven break (UB: unplanned dilution and ore-loss). Although the UB has a huge economic fallout to the entire mining process, it is practically unavoidable due to the complex causing mechanism. In this study, the contribution of ten major UB causative parameters ha,; been scrutinised based on a published UB predicting artificial neuron network (ANN) model to put UB under the engineering management. Two typical ANN sensitivity analysis methods, i.e., connection weight algorithm (CWA) and profile method (PM) have been applied. As a result of CWA and PM applications, adjusted Qrate (AQ) revealed as the most influential parameter to UB with contribution of 22,40% in CWA and 20,48% in PM respectively. The findings of this study can be used as an important reference in stope design, production, and reconciliation stages on underground stoping mine.
文摘This paper presents a resource scheduling approach in grid computing environment. Using P2P technology, this novel approach can schedule dynamic grid computing resources efficiently. Grid computing resources in different domains are organized into a structured P2P overlay network. Available resource information is published in type of grid services. Task requests for computational resources are also presented as grid services. Problem of resources scheduling is translated into services discovery. Different from central scheduling approaches that collect available resources information, this Chord-based approach forwards task requests in the overlay network and discovers satisfied resources for these tasks. Using this approach, the computational resources of a grid system can be scheduled dynamically according to the real- time workload on each peer. Furthermore, the application of this approach is introduced into DDG, a grid system for drug discovery and design, to evaluate the performance. Experimental results show that computational resources of a grid system can be managed efficiently, and the system can hold a perfect load balance state and robustness.
基金supported in part by National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants No. CNS-0915795 and No.CNS-0916890
文摘A Mixed Line Rate(MLR)optical network is a good candidate for a core backbone network because of its ability to provide diverse line rates to effectively accommodate traffic demands with heterogeneous bandwidth requirements.Because of the deleterious effects of physical impairments,there is a maximum transmission reach for optical signals before they have to be regenerated.Being expensive devices,regenerators are expected to be sparsely located and used in such a network,called a translucent optical network.In this paper,we consider the Grooming,Routing,and Wavelength Assignment(GRWA)problem so that the Quality of Transmission(QoT)for connections is satisfied,and the network-level performance metric of blocking probability is minimized.Cross-layer heuristics to effectively allocate the sparse regenerators in MLR networks are developed,and extensive simulation results are presented to demonstrate their effectiveness.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China,the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘Existing location privacy- preserving methods, without a trusted third party, cannot resist conspiracy attacks and active attacks. This paper proposes a novel solution for location based service (LBS) in vehicular ad hoc network (VANET). Firstly, the relationship among anonymity degree, expected company area and vehicle density is discussed. Then, a companion set F is set up by k neighbor vehicles. Based on secure multi-party computation, each vehicle in V can compute the centroid, not revealing its location to each other. The centroid as a cloaking location is sent to LBS provider (P) and P returns a point of interest (POI). Due to a distributed secret sharing structure, P cannot obtain the positions of non-complicity vehicles by colluding with multiple internal vehicles. To detect fake data from dishonest vehicles, zero knowledge proof is adopted. Comparing with other related methods, our solution can resist passive and active attacks from internal and external nodes. It provides strong privacy protection for LBS in VANET.
文摘How to build a commercial decorative paintings sale web with the function of see placing effect was explained before you buy. Especially, the user could remotely choose a painting and virtually place it on a model room, or even his own real room picture. ASP(Active Server Pages) was used to connect VRML and the database, and JavaScript was used to make3D interaction. In addition, the layered images and transparent images were proposed to solve the occlusion between background picture and foreground picture.
文摘It is to be expected that the number of electric vehicles will be growing in the near future. This trend comes together with the development of smaller decentralized generation units, like PV (photo voltaic). Together with the change on demand side that comes with the global "electrification", this can lead to serious grid congestion in low voltage grids and massive grid investments in solving this congestion. Smart charging can partly solve this issue, but with using a connected EV (electric vehicle) as a small distribution unit, combined with bi-directional charging or V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology, these investments can be reduced to a minimum. In Lombok, Utrecht, the Netherlands, an innovative pilot was initiated with smart solar charging stations, shared electric vehicles and AC (alternating current) V2G technology. This unique combination proves that EVs are an opportunity for the grid rather than a threat. A unique partnership with OEM Renault was established to develop an AC V2G vehicle product line and work on open standardized communication between the EV, the charging station and the grid.
基金supported by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education Foundation for School Innovation Ability Promotion Plan(Grant No.TJSHG201310015016)the Key Project of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication(Grant No.Ea201501)the Creative Groups of Materials and Technology of Printed Electronics(Grant No.23190113100)
文摘The effect of grid shape on the properties of transparent conductive films(TCFs) is theoretically analyzed and experimentally verified. The light transmittance by three types of grid shapes: triangle, square and hexagon have been theoretically calculated and simulated. It was found that hexagonal grid unit has the highest light transmittance limit under the practical lattice parameters and its decrease in light transmittance caused by the increase of line width in printing process is the least. The grid of three different shapes with same theoretical transmittance is fabricated through flexographic printing. The result shows that the actual light transmittance of the printed TCFs is lower than its theoretical value because of the inevitable width increase of printed grid lines, with slight difference between the three shapes. However, it is greatly different in terms of conductivity, leading to variation in the quality factor Q(defined as the ratio of light transmittance to total resistance) which represents the performance of TCFs. The Q of hexagonal grid(6.04) is the highest, which is 21% higher than that of the square grid.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52073162,and 11774204)the Major Program of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019ZD43)X.T.H also acknowledged support from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science(CE170100026).H.Y.thanks the Qilu Young Scholar Program of Shandong University.
文摘Organic photovoltaic(OPV)cells have found their potential applications in the harvest of indoor light photons.However,the output power of such indoor devices is usually far from the demand of the internet of things.Therefore,it is essential to boost the output power of indoor organic photovoltaics to a much higher level.As wildly deployed among industrial and civil luminous environments,thermal radiation-based indoor light sources are alternative candidates to supply the essential power of the off-grid electronics with a broad consecutive emission spectrum.In this work,we evaluated the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells under indoor incandescent and halogen illuminations.Impressively,under such thermal radiations,an improvement over 500%of the output power density can be achieved in comparison with that under light-emitting diodes and fluorescent lamps,reaching a record high value of 279.1 lWcm^(-2) by the PM6:Y6-based device.The remarkable power output is originated from the extra near-infrared spectrum of indoor thermal lights,which restricts the effective area under 10 cm^(2) in achieving 1 mW output power.This work clarifies the feasibility of collecting photons radiated from indoor thermal light sources through OPV cells,and enlightens the further applications of indoor OPV cells under multiple illumination environments.