Dynamic interacting relationships among international oil prices, macroeconomic variables and precious metal prices

From the perspective of long-term and short-term, the methods of TY causality test, generalized impulse response function, variance decomposition were used to investigate the impacts of international oil prices and macroeconomic variables on Chinese gold, silver and platinum prices, but also the feedback effects of Chinese precious metal prices under this impact. The results show that international oil prices play an important role in precious metal price variation both in long-term and short-term, and exchange rate only has an effect in short-term, while interest rate is ineffective in predicting precious metal prices. In addition, precious metal prices have some feedback effects on international oil prices and interest rate in short-term.

两个气象应用项目软件的研制与应用

介绍了《三峡自动站报表软件》和《气象自记风报表信息化与格检、质检软件》的设计技术和基本功能。其中《三峡自动站报表软件》通过数据库视图技术从三峡水文气象数据库获取基本数据,通过SQL查询技术统计合计,最后通过开发动态链接库,调用Excel模版完成可视化报表;《气象自记风报表信息化与格检、质检软件》通过可视化界面,实现人工录入数据的采集、格检、保存,在此基础上进行对比质检和A模式存储。

浅析自动气象站A文件异常数据处理与维护

A文件维护用于建立或修改A文件,进行A文件维护,必须先选取要加载的A文件或新建的A文件"台站参数"页:包括基本参数、项目索引、报表制作信息等内容。下跨降水量错误,不是漏输入下月一日20-8时降水量就是这个量输入成自动站的降水量了。格检审核A文件是对A文件的全部数据进行格式检查,对记录进行相关审核,分析找出各类矛盾或不合理、不正常的记录,达到质量把关的目的。

浅谈自动气象站数据A文件审核与维护

A文件维护用于建立或修改A文件，进行A文件维护，必须先选取要加载的A文件或新建的A文件“台站参数”页：包括基本参数、项目索引、报表制作信息等内容。下跨降水量错误，不是漏输入下月一日20—8时降水量就是这个量输入成自动站的降水量了。格检审核A文件是对A文件的全部数据进行格式检查，对记录进行相关审核，分析找出各类矛盾或不合理、不正常的记录，达到质量把关的目的。

自动站A文件维护浅析

本文通过平果县气象局自动站在使用中A文件维护用于建立或修改A文件,进行A文件维护,必须先选取要加载的A文件或新建的A文件"台站参数"页:包括基本参数、项目索引、报表制作信息等内容。下跨降水量错误,不是漏输入下月一日20-8时降水量就是这个量输入成自动站的降水量了。格检审核A文件是对A文件的全部数据进行格式检查,对记录进行相关审核,分析找出各类矛盾或不合理、不正常的记录,达到质量把关的目的。

Ordered successive noise projection cancellation algorithm for dual lattice-reduction-aided MIMO detection

A novel nonlinear multi-input multi-output MIMO detection algorithm is proposed which is referred to as an ordered successive noise projection cancellation OSNPC algorithm. It is capable of improving the computation performance of the MIMO detector with the conventional ordered successive interference cancellation OSIC algorithm. In contrast to the OSIC in which the known interferences in the input signal vector are successively cancelled the OSNPC successively cancels the known noise projections from the decision statistic vector. Analysis indicates that the OSNPC is equivalent to the OSIC in error performance but it has significantly less complexity in computation.Furthermore when the OSNPC is applied to the MIMO detection with the preprocessing of dual lattice reduction DLR the computational complexity of the proposed OSNPC-based DLR-aided detector is further reduced due to the avoidance of the inverse of the reduced basis of the dual lattice in computation compared to that of the OSIC-based one. Simulation results validate the theoretical conclusions with regard to both the performance and complexity of the proposed MIMO detection scheme.

Rare combination of dilated cardiomyopathy and ankylosing spondylitis in a family

A 65-year-old man presented to our cardiovascular department due to fatigue and palpation on exertion during the previous three weeks. He had a medical history of diabetes mellitus and hyperlipemia without hypertension or myocarditis. However, he mentioned that his son had dilated cardiomyopathy （DCM） and ankylosing spondylitis （AS）. Examination at admission revealed a blood pressure of 115/69 mmHg and pulse of 82 beats/min. The results of routine blood tests for creatine kinase （CK）, CK muscle and brain （CK-MB）, troponin T, and thyroid function were all within normal limits. ECG revealed I, aVL, and V4--6 T wave inversion （Figure 1）. Ultrasonic cardiography showed that the left ventricular ejection fraction （EF） was 32%, in- dicating ventricular wall dysfunction. Angiography showed no coronary stenosis. Radionuclide imaging demonstrated myopathy of the anterior, part of the inferior, the posterior,and the lateral apical segments based on reduced radioactivity with a patchy pattern, consistent with DCM （Figure 2A）.

Distribution Pattern Scale of Natural Toona ciliata Population

In order to research the population distribution pattern of endangered species Toona ciliata Roem., the sampling quadrats of 5 mx5 m and 3 m×3 m in size, accurate to 1 mxl m, were established in 2 newly-found only existing T. cili- ata Roem. communities （T1 and T2） with contiguous grid quadrate method, in the Nanhe River valley, Gucheng County. By X2 test, t-test of distribution coefficient Cx method, and F test of Morisita pattern index Iδ whether the distribution patterns of the T. ciliata Roem. populations conformed to Poisson distribution were checked. The results indicated that, population T1 was in Poisson distribution under 5 m×5 m and 3 m×3 m in size by Cx and 16 methods, but in clumped distribution pattern un- der 5 m×5 m in size by the Chi-square test; however, the population was in Pois- son distribution under the dimension of 3 m×3 m. Population T2 under human dis- turbance had higher population density, indicating clumped distribution under 3 above-mentioned tests. If Chi-square test is satisfied, a distribution pattern is in Poisson distribution, and size and quantity of sampling quadrats should be given pri- ority to; and if df is greater, both theoretical values and observed values tend to- wards normal distribution more probably, and the test of distribution pattern, there- fore will be more dependable.

A Novel Sensor for Detecting the Vibration

The micro-cantilever beam with a twin long period optic fiber grating sensitive to the strain and the vibration is designed to use as the sensor head.The micro-displacement of wavelength caused by strain or vibration is amplified in the system.Special cladding material is used to eliminate the interference brougth about the temperature.The designing structure is enabled to detect the micro-information.

China Ocean ReAnalysis(CORA)version 1.0 products and validation for 2009-18

China Ocean ReAnalysis(CORA) version 1.0 products for the period 2009-18 have been developed and validated.The model configuration and assimilation algorithm have both been updated compared to those of the 51-year(1958-2008) products.The assimilated observations include temperature and salinity field data,satellite remote sensing sea surface temperature,and merged sea surface height(SSH) anomaly data.The validation includes the following three aspects:(1) Temperature,salinity,and SSH anomaly root-mean-square errors(RMSEs) are computed as a primary evaluation of the reanalysis quality.The 0-2000 m domain-averaged RMSEs of temperature and salinity are 0.61℃ and 0.08 psu,respectively.The SSH anomaly RMSE is less than 0.2 m in most regions.(2) The 35°N temperature section is used to evaluate the ability to reproduce the thermocline,mixing layer,and Yellow Sea cold water mass.In summer,the thermocline is reinforced,with the gradient changing from 3℃ in May to 10℃ in August.The mixing-layer depth reproduced by CORA is consistent with that computed from the observed climatology.The Yellow Sea cold water mass forms at a depth of 50 m.(3) The reanalysis current is examined against the tracks of some drifting buoys.The results show that the reanalysis current can capture the mesoscale eddies near the Kuroshio,which are similar to those described by the drifting buoys.Overall,the 2009-18 CORA reanalysis products are capable of reproducing major oceanic phenomena and processes in the coastal waters of China and adjacent seas.

Electricity Price Forecasting Based on AOSVR and Outlier Detection

Electricity price is of the first consideration for all the participants in electric power market and its characteristics are related to both market mechanism and variation in the behaviors of market participants. It is necessary to build a real-time price forecasting model with adaptive capability; and because there are outliers in the price data, they should be detected and filtrated in training the forecasting model by regression method. In view of these points, mis paper presents an electricity price forecasting method based on accurate on-line support vector regression (AOSVR) and outlier detection. Numerical testing results show that the method is effective in forecasting the electricity prices in electric power market

3D Engineering Model Retrieval Based on Enhanced Shape Distributions

To reuse and share the valuable knowledge embedded in repositories of engineering models for accelerating the design process, improving product quality, and reducing costs, it is crucial to devise search engines capable of matching 3D models efficiently and effectively. In this paper, an enhanced shape distributions-based technique of using geometrical and topological information to search 3D engineering models represented by polygonal meshes was presented. A simplification method of polygonal meshes was used to simplify engineering model as the pretreatment for generation of sample points. The method of sampling points was improved and a pair of functions that was more sensitive to shape was employed to construct a 2D shape distribution. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the proposed algorithm utilizing the Engineering Shape Benchmark (ESB) database. The experiential results suggest that the search effectiveness is significantly improved by enforcing the simplification and enhanced shape distributions to engineering model retrieval.

Trading volume and returns relationship in SET50 index futures market

This study investigates the relationship between trading volume and returns in SET50 index Futures market in the period from April 2006 to December 2008 using 653 observations. From previous studies, we include three methodologies namely the GARCH model, the Generalized Method of Moments （GMM） to estimate systems of equations and the Granger causality test to investigate the relationship more thoroughly. In addition, we introduce the lagged volume as a new explanatory variable in the GARCH model. Overall, the results show the significant contemporaneous and dynamic relationships between trading volume and returns volatility which support the sequential information arrival hypothesis and imply some degree of market inefficiency. The results from this study also show that past information of trading volume can be used to improve the prediction of price volatility. Therefore, regulators and traders could include past information of trading volume of SET50 index futures in tracking and monitoring the market volatility level and the investment risk in order to make a timely decision.

Detection of Mercury in Soil and Some Leaf Plants in Campus AL-Mustansaryah University, Baghdad, Iraq

The study was undertaken to assess the extent of mercury contamination in the soil and three types of leaf plants in Campus AL-Mustansaryah University sites within Baghdad, Iraq, as well as to determine the relationship between environmental parameters and the distribution of the mercury contamination with carbon in soil samples were collected and analyzed for inorganic mercury. The highest mercury concentrations were recorded at the sites located lowest cover the plant and close to the diesel-electric generators. Mercury concentrations in leaf plant Ziziphusspina-christi higher concentration than the rest type and soil were mostly higher mercury concentration. Also ratio of carbon to coincide with the increase in the concentration of mercury in the soil of the study areas. Mercury is more biologically because of his preference to bind with carbon. This research confirms that Campus University is key areas for formation of bioavailable mercury distribution is tied to organic carbon.

On the Plaintiff's Subject Qualification for Environmental Public Interest Litigation Instituted by People's Procuratorates

Although it is not the main duty for the People's Procuratorate to institute environmental public interest litigation proceedings, the existence of "reserve" prosecution right of plaintiff not only is beneficial to timely prevention and cure of environmental damage, but also contributes indispensable judicial supervision force to the environmental legality construction. In order to safeguard environmental public interests, many local prosecutorial organizations have practiced environmental public interests litigation. Since Chinese law has not made explicit stipulation on the function of the People's Procuratorate instituting environmental public interest litigation, the plaintiff's subject qualification for environmental public interest litigation instituted by the People's Procuratorate is still in question. In order to propel the People's Procuratorate to completely and fully exercise their power of supervision and prosecution, there shall be corresponding legislation that provides powerful guarantee for the People's Procuratorate instituting environmental public interest litigation.

Effect of personality on fraud detection： The Malaysian case

Auditing standards require external auditors to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements, either due to fraud or error. Inability of the external auditors to detect the material misstatements, particularly fraud, may expose them to litigation. The present study aims to examine the effect of personality factors （i.e., neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience and agreeableness） on the external auditors＇ ability to detect the likelihood of fraud. An experimental approach is adopted by sending case materials to audit partners and audit managers attached to auditing firms operating in Malaysia. The result shows that personality does not have a positive effect on the external auditors＇ ability to detect the likelihood of fraud.

Application of spectral decomposition technology in shallow gas detection based on Wigner-Ville distribution

Shallow gas is composed of all kinds of shallow buried natural gas resources( < 1500 m) with relatively small reserve for each gas resource. It has some advantages such as shallow burial depth,good physical properties and the huge accumulations. Based on the Wigner-Vill distribution,a general spectral decomposition method is applied in the shallow gas detection. Cone-shaped kernel function filtering method is used to suppress cross-terms of the Wigner-Ville distribution,which is tested on field seismic data. Because of shallow gas reservoir has a characteristic that low frequency energy is stronger and high frequency energy is weaker,it indicates the presence of shallow gas successfully.

To What Extent Does the Market Price of Imported Fishmeal Affect the Market Price of Pisciculture Products in Japan？ The Case of Yellowtail and Sea Bream

This study investigates the extent of the influence of imported fishmeal price changes on the market price of pisciculture products. To date, there have been only a few insufficient researches on this topic in Japan. This paper aims to reveal the causality relationship between the market price of imported fishmeal and the market price of pisciculture products using the granger causality test, and to simulate the market price of pisciculture products using impulse response functions as the price of imported fishmeal increases. The results of the granger causality test and impulse response function analyses were as follows： （1） there is a market linkage from the price of imported fishmeal to the market price of sea bream, but no causality with the market price yellowtail; and （2） this has a positive impact on the market price of sea bream when the price of imported fishmeal changes. Moreover, spillover effects were noticed in this simple scenario （at a market price of 800 yen/kg and one unit shock of 1 yen） of about 3 yen/kg.

Malnutrition:laboratory markers vs nutritional assessment

Malnutrition is an independent risk factor for patient morbidity and mortality and is associated with increased healthcarerelated costs.However,a major dilemma exists due to lack of a unified definition for the term.Furthermore,there are no standard methods for screening and diagnosing patients with malnutrition,leading to confusion and varying practices among physicians across the world.The role of inflammation as a risk factor for malnutrition has also been recently recognized.Historically,serum proteins such as albumin and prealbumin(PAB)have been widely used by physicians to determine patient nutritional status.However,recent focus has been on an appropriate nutrition-focused physical examination(NFPE)for diagnosing malnutrition.The current consensus is that laboratory markers are not reliable by themselves but could be used as a complement to a thorough physical examination.Future studies are needed to identify serum biomarkers in order to diagnose malnutrition unaffected by inflammatory states and have the advantage of being noninvasive and relatively cost-effective.However,a thorough NFPE has an unprecedented role in diagnosing malnutrition.

The Relationship between Carbon Dioxide Emission Intensity and Economic Growth in China:Cointegration,Linear and Nonlinear Granger Causality

This study is to use cointegration, linear and non-linear Granger causality test to investigate the relationship between carbon dioxide （CO2） emissionand economic growth （GDP） in China for the period 1961-2010. Our analysis shows that CO2 emission and GDP are balanced in the long-run. The results suggest that there is evidence that economic development can improve environmental degradation in the long-run. Moreover, the result of linear and non-linear Granger causality test indicates a long-run unidirectional causality running from GDP to CO2 emissions. The study suggests that in the long run, economic growth may have an adverse effect on the CO2 emissions in China. Government should take into account the environment in their current policies, which may be of great importance for policy decision-makers to develop economic policies to preserve economic growth while curbing of carbon emissions.