Study on Joint Method of 3D Acoustic Emission Source Localization Simplex and Grid Search Scanning

Acoustic emission(AE)source localization is a fundamental element of rock fracture damage imaging.To improve the efficiency and accuracy of AE source localization,this paper proposes a joint method comprising a three-dimensional(3D)AE source localization simplex method and grid search scanning.Using the concept of the geometry of simplexes,tetrahedral iterations were first conducted to narrow down the suspected source region.This is followed by a process of meshing the region and node searching to scan for optimal solutions,until the source location is determined.The resulting algorithm was tested using the artificial excitation source localization and uniaxial compression tests,after which the localization results were compared with the simplex and exhaustive methods.The results revealed that the localization obtained using the proposed method is more stable and can be effectively avoided compared with the simplex localization method.Furthermore,compared with the global scanning method,the proposed method is more efficient,with an average time of 10%–20%of the global scanning localization algorithm.Thus,the proposed algorithm is of great significance for laboratory research focused on locating rupture damages sustained by large-sized rock masses or test blocks.

Corrosion behavior of 2A97 Al-Cu-Li alloys in different thermomechanical conditions by quasi-in-situ analysis

As a promising material in the aircraft industry,2A97 Al-Cu-Li alloy exhibits high corrosion susceptibility that may limit its application.In the present work,to illustrate the influences of precipitate and grain-stored energy on localized corrosion evolution in 2A97 Al-Cu-Li alloy,cold working and artificial aging were carried out to produce 2A97 Al-Cu-Li alloys under different thermomechanical conditions.Quasi-in-situ analysis,traditional immersion test and electrochemical measurement were then conducted to examine the corrosion behavior of 2A97 alloys.It is revealed that precipitate significantly affects Cu enrichment at corrosion fronts,which determines corrosion susceptibility of alloys,whereas grain-stored energy distribution is closely associated with localized corrosion propagation.It is also indicated that quasi-in-situ analysis exhibits a consistent corrosion evolution with traditional immersion tests,which is regarded as a proper method to explore localized corrosion mechanisms by providing local microstructural information with enhanced time and spatial resolutions.

Interface,lattice strain and dislocation density of SiC_p/Al composite consolidated by equal channel angular pressing and torsion

Powder mixture of pure A1 and oxidized SiC was consolidated into 10% （mass fraction） SiCp/AI composites at 523 K by equal channel angular pressing and torsion （ECAP-T）. The interfacial bonding of the composites was characterized by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）. The selected area electron diffraction （SAED） for the interface was investigated. The elements at the interface were scanned by energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） and the EDS mapping was also obtained. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis was carried out for the composites fabricated by 1 pass, 2 passes and 4 passes ECAP-T. According to the XRD analysis, the influences of ECAP-T pass on the Bragg angle and interplanar spacing for AI crystalline planes were studied. The results show that after ECAP-T, the interface between A1 and SiC within the composites is a belt of amorphous SiO2 containing a trace of A1, Si and C which diffused from the matrix and the reinforcement. With the growing ECAP-T pass, the Bragg angle decreases and interplanar spacing increases for A1 crystalline planes, due to the accumulated lattice strain. The increasing lattice strain of A1 grains also boosts the density of the dislocation within A1 grains.

“索南夏-叶斯柏森论争”多棱透视

"格"识别的标准问题堪称语言学史上一桩公案,在以英国学者索南夏与丹麦语言学家叶斯柏森各自为代表的两大阵营之间展开持久论战。索南夏在当今语言学界知者寥寥,但"灵魂"与时俱进,其提倡的有关格位术语至今依然通用。叶斯柏森著作拥有庞大读者群,其格位观点在为实践证明行之有效,但他将词品划分方式移用于格位分类这一做法并未赢得广泛接受,其创设的部分术语也未能为普通语言学所接受。本文回顾这场论战背景,评析双方论点,探析论战背后的深层动因,力图还原论战全过程,从而说明学术的钟摆总在摇晃中寻找平衡,任何绝对主义观点及其处理方式均难经受历史长河之涤荡。

Multi-phase signal setting and capacity of signalized intersection

A capacity model of multi-phase signalized intersections is derived by a stopping-line method. It is simplified with two normal situations： one situation involves one straight lane and one left-turn lane; the other situation involves two straight lanes and one left-turn lane. The results show that the capacity is mainly relative to signal cycle length, phase length, intersection layout and following time. With regard to the vehicles arrival rates, the optimal model is derived based on each phase＇s remaining time balance, and it is solved by Lagrange multipliers. Therefore, the calculation models of the optimal signal cycle length and phase lengths are derived and simplified. Compared to the existing models, the proposed model is more convenient and practical. Finally, a practical intersection is chosen and its signal cycles and phase lengths are calculated by the proposed model.

Concatenated Trellis Coding and CPM for DS/SSMA Communications in Rayleigh Fading Channel

In this paper, direct sequence spread spectrum multiple access (DS/SSMA) communication system employing serially concatenated trellis coded modulation (TCM) and continuous phase modulation (CPM) over flat Rayleigh fading channel are presented. The performance of this concatenated TCM/CPM DS/SSMA system is exploited by the theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. The results demonstrate that significant improvements in error probability of this DS/SSMA system over the system with single TCM or CPM of different modulation indices can be achieved under the same conditions.

“Digital Region” in the Context of the “Grid Computing”

This paper is to construct a “digital local, regional, region” information framework based on the technology of “SIG” and its significance and application to the regional sustainable development evaluation system. First, the concept of the “grid computing” and “SIG” is interpreted and discussed, then the relationship between the “grid computing” and “digital region” is analyzed, and the framework of the “digital region” is put forward. Finally, the significance and application of “grid computing” to the “region sustainable development evaluation system” are discussed.

Positioning of grid points in wave front construction

In view of the relative positioning problem between non-regular quadrilateral grids and regular rectangle grid nodes in the wave front construction method, concrete realization problems with four grid positioning methods （vector cross product judgment, angle sum, intersection-point, and signs comparison algorithms） in wave front construction which are commonly used in computer graphics are compared and analyzed in this paper. Based on the stability analysis of the location method, the calculation examples show that the vector cross product judgment method is faster and more accurate than other methods in the realization of the relative positioning between non-regular quadrilateral grids and regular rectangle grid nodes in wave front construction. It provides precise grid point attribute values for the next steps of migration and demigration.

Deciphering anomalous Ag enrichment recorded by galena in Dayingezhuang Au(-Ag)deposit,Jiaodong Peninsula,Eastern China

Texture,geochemistry,and in-situ Pb isotope of galena were investigated to probe the origin of anomalous Ag enrichment in the Dayingezhuang Au(-Ag)deposit.Silver enrichment postdates the main Au mineralization and occurs in the south of the Dayingezhuang deposit.It is primarily associated with galena and the exsolution of Ag-rich sulfosalts(e.g.,matildite)in distal vein-ores related to steeply dipping brittle fractures.Silver-rich galena is characterized by the least radiogenic Pb isotope signature(^(206)Pb/^(204)Pb 17.195–17.258 and ^(208)Pb/^(204)Pb 37.706–37.793),possibly indicating a metasomatized lithospheric mantle or modified lower crustal source for Pb and Ag.Both of these mafic and ultramafic source regions have been previously suggested as Au reservoirs for other Jiaodong Au deposits,implying that the metal reservoir has only a weak control on the uneven Ag-enrichment.Since the Ag-enrichment areas are located in the footwalls of both the Dayingezhuang and Zhaoping faults,the enrichment was most likely dominated by local rotational stress during coeval movements of the two faults in a NE–SW compression and NW−SE extension regime.This work highlights the shallow-crust structural deformation responsible for controlling the flow of late ore-forming fluid resulting in local anomalous metal enrichment.

Analyzing gravity anomaly variations before the 2016 Ms6.4 earthquake in Menyuan,Qinghai with an interpolation/cutting potential field separation technique

We evaluated 2011-2015 mobile relative gravity data from the Hexi monitoring network that covers the epicenter of the 2016 Menyuan Ms6.4 earthquake, Qinghai Province, China and examined the spatiotemporal characteristics of the gravity field at the focal depth. In addition, we assessed the regional gravity field and its variation the half-year before the earthquake. We use first different interpolation algorithms to build a grid for the gravity data and then introduce potential field interpolation-cutting separation techniques and adaptive noise filtering. The results suggest that the gravity filed at the focal depth of 11.12 km separated from the total gravity field at about -400-150 ×10^-8 m/s^2 in the second half of 2015, which is larger than that in the same period in 2011 to 2014 （±30×10^-8 m/s^2）. Moreover, at the same time, the gravity field changed fast from September 2014 to May 2015 and May 2015 to September 2015, reflecting to some extent material migration deep in the crust before the Menyuan earthquake.

Outsourcing Service Departments

In a manufacturing company, certain departments can be characterized as production departments and others as service departments. This paper expands and simplifies the results by the author and his co-author （Lowenthal ＆ Malek, 2005; 2013）, by explaining in a simple way how to obtain the fair-price per unit to pay to external suppliers that replace service departments. The paper also proves that replacing several service departments at once produces exactly the same fair-price per unit if they were replaced sequentially.

Three-dimensionally ordered macroporous SnO_2-based solid solution catalysts for effective soot oxidation

A series of three‐dimensionally ordered macroporous(3DOM)SnO2‐based catalysts modified by the cations Ce4+,Mn3+,and Cu2+have been prepared by using a colloidal crystal templating method and tested for soot combustion under loose contact condition.XRD and STEM mapping results confirm that all the secondary metal cations have entered the lattice matrix of tetragonal rutile SnO2 to form non‐continuous solid solutions,thus impeding crystallization and improving the surface areas and pore volumes of the modified catalysts.In comparison with regular SnO2 nanoparticles,the 3DOM SnO2 displays evidently improved activity,testifying that the formation of the 3DOM structure can anchor the soot particulates in the macro‐pores,which ensures that the contact of the soot particles with the active sites on the 3DOM skeleton is more easily formed,thus benefiting the target reaction.With the incorporation of the secondary metal cations,the activity of the catalyst can be further improved due to the formation of more abundant mobile oxygen species.In summary,these effects are believed to be the major factors responsible for the activity of the catalyst.

Lattice QCD Calculation of ππ Scattering Length

We study s-wave pion-pion scattering length in lattice QCD for pion masses ranging from 330 MeV to 466 MeV. In the ＂Asqtad＂ improved staggered fermion formulation, we measure full ππ four-point correlators for isospin I = 0 and 2 channels, and use chiral perturbation theory at next-to-leading order to extrapolate our simulation results. Extrapolating to the physical pion mass yields scattering lengths as mna01=2 = -0.041 6（2） and mna01= 0.186（2） for isospin I = 2 and 0 channels, respectively. Our lattice simulation for ππ scattering length in I = 0 channel is an exploratory study, where we include the disconnected contribution, and our preliminary result is near to its experimental value. These simulations are carried out with MILC 2 ＋ 1 flavor gauge configurations at lattice spacing a ≈0.15 fm.

Northern-Hemisphere Snow Cover Patterns and Formation Conditions in Winter 2007 and 2012

The Arctic sea ice minimum records appeared in the Septembers of 2007 and 2012, followed by high snow cover areas in the Northern Hemisphere winters. The snow cover distributions show different spatial patterns in these two years: increased snow cover in Central Asia and Central North America in 2007, while increased snow cover in East Asia and northwestern Europe in 2012. The high snow cover anomaly shifted to higher latitudes in winter of 2012 compared to 2007. It is noticed that the snow cover had positive anomaly in 2007 and 2012 with the following conditions: the negative geopotential height and the related cyclonic wind anomaly were favorable for upwelling, and, with the above conditions, the low troposphere and surface air temperature anomaly and water vapor anomaly were favorable for the formation and maintenance of snowfalls. The negative geopotential height, cyclonic wind and low air temperature conditions were satisfied in different locations in 2007 and 2012, resulting in different spatial snow cover patterns. The cross section of lower air temperature move to higher latitudes in winter of 2012 compared to 2007.

Indications of c-axis Charge Transport in Hole Doped Triangular Antiferromagnets

The c-axis charge transport of the hole doped triangular antiferromagnet is investigated within the t-J model by considering the incoherent interlayer hopping. It is shown that the c-axis charge transport of the hole doped triangular antiferromagnet is essentially determined by the scattering from the in-plane fluctuation. The c-axis conductivity spectrum shows a low-energy peak and the unusual high-energy broad band, while the c-axis resistivity is characterized by a crossover from the high temperature metallic-like behavior to the low temperature insulating-like behavior, which is qualitatively consistent with those of the hole doped square lattice antiferromagnet.

NUMERICAL CALCULATION OF THREE-STREAM MIXING FLOW WITH WALL COOLING

The flow and the temperature in the threestream mixing flow of the lobed nozzle mixer-ejector with double-wall diffuser are numerically investigated. The domain of computation is divided into sub-domalns according to the shapes of the double-plate and lobed nozzle. The three-dimensional body-fitted coordinated grids are generated respectively in these sub-domains by solving Lapalace's equations. Grids are dense on the boundaries and orthogonal at the lobe. The grids of all sub-domains compose the whole grid of the domain. In order to avoid the divergence of the computation as the serious non-orthogonality of the grid from the lobe, the co-located grid, SIMPLEC and Chen-Kim modified k-εturbulence model are applied. The great viscosity, the linear and simultaneous cooperation under-relaxation factors are used to solve the coupling of the fluid and solid. Results show that the air is ejected into the double wall section to form the cooling flow. The wall temperature of the double-wall diffuser is lower than that of the single-wall diffuser. The average wall temperature goes down as the diffuser angle increases at the range of 0～5°,otherwise, the result at the range of 5～10°is opposite.

Wigner Function and Phase Probability Distribution of q-Analogue of Squeezed One-Photon State

In this paper, in terms of the technique of integration within an ordered product （IWOP） of operators and the properties of the inverses of q-deformed annihilation and creation operators, normalizable q-analogue of the squeezed one-photon state, which is quite different from one introduced by Song and Fan [Int. 3. Theor. Phys. 41 （2002） 695], is constructed. Moreover, the Wigner function and phase probability distribution of q-analogue of the squeezed one-photon state are examined.

High sensitivity micro-displacement sensor based on fiber Bragg grating and amplification substrate

A micro-displacement sensor based on fiber Bragg grating(FBG) is proposed. The device consists of a pair of FBGs with different central wavelengths fabricated by femtosecond laser phase mask method and a metal substrate with lever structure. The displacement is amplified by lever structure and it converts into axial tension of FBG, which has a high displacement sensitivity. The amplification factors obtained by theoretical analysis and finite element simulation are 2.67 and 2.50, respectively. The experimental results show that in the range of 0-50 μm the shift of FBG center wavelength is linearly related to the displacement of measured object and displacement sensitivity reaches 121 pm/μm. In addition, the cascaded FBG is used to compensate the temperature.

Characterization of gastric cancer models from different cell lines orthotopically constructed using improved implantation techniques

AIM:To develop orthotopic gastric cancer mouse models from different cell lines and characterize the tumor features to assist further in preclinical trials and clinical treatment strategies.METHODS:Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 and BGC823 cell suspensions were injected subcutaneously into nude mice to develop solid tumors,and tumor tissue pieces were then implanted under the serous coat of the stomach.An autopsy was performed on all animals of the SGC-7901 and BGC-823 models to observe the primary tumor growth and metastases using pathological and immunohistochemical methods.RESULTS:Both models showed large tumors in situ resulting in pressure and infiltration of the adjacent organs.The gastric cavity became smaller,along with stenosis of the cardia or pylorus.There were biological and statistical differences between the two models.The metastasis rate in involved organs (lymph nodes,kidney,spleen,testis) was significantly higher in the BGC-823 model compared to the SGC-7901 model (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).The median survival of the BGC-823 model was shorter than that of SGC-7901 (23 d vs 84 d,P < 0.05).Histopathologically,the primary tumor and metastatic lesions of the two models showed obvious atypia and mucus in the cytoplasm.Compared with the SGC-7901 model,BGC-823 appeared more poorly differentiated (absence of adenoid structure),had a smaller volume,and richer capillary structure.Immunohistochemical staining revealed cytokeratin 20 and epithelial membrane antigen expression was positive in the SGC-7901 tumors,while negative in BGC-823 ones.CONCLUSION:Models using the SGC-7901 and BGC-823 cell lines were established which could function in gastric cancer research on carcinogenesis mechanism and drug discovery.The two models showed different tumor behavior and the latter was more malignant than the former.

Improving performance of open-pit mine production scheduling problem under grade uncertainty by hybrid algorithms

One of the surface mining methods is open-pit mining,by which a pit is dug to extract ore or waste downwards from the earth’s surface.In the mining industry,one of the most significant difficulties is long-term production scheduling(LTPS)of the open-pit mines.Deterministic and uncertainty-based approaches are identified as the main strategies,which have been widely used to cope with this problem.Within the last few years,many researchers have highly considered a new computational type,which is less costly,i.e.,meta-heuristic methods,so as to solve the mine design and production scheduling problem.Although the optimality of the final solution cannot be guaranteed,they are able to produce sufficiently good solutions with relatively less computational costs.In the present paper,two hybrid models between augmented Lagrangian relaxation(ALR)and a particle swarm optimization(PSO)and ALR and bat algorithm(BA)are suggested so that the LTPS problem is solved under the condition of grade uncertainty.It is suggested to carry out the ALR method on the LTPS problem to improve its performance and accelerate the convergence.Moreover,the Lagrangian coefficients are updated by using PSO and BA.The presented models have been compared with the outcomes of the ALR-genetic algorithm,the ALR-traditional sub-gradient method,and the conventional method without using the Lagrangian approach.The results indicated that the ALR is considered a more efficient approach which can solve a large-scale problem and make a valid solution.Hence,it is more effectual than the conventional method.Furthermore,the time and cost of computation are diminished by the proposed hybrid strategies.The CPU time using the ALR-BA method is about 7.4%higher than the ALR-PSO approach.