In this paper, a sensing model for the coverage analysis of wireless sensor networks is provided. Using this model and Monte Carlo method, the ratio of private range to sensing range required to obtain the desired cov...In this paper, a sensing model for the coverage analysis of wireless sensor networks is provided. Using this model and Monte Carlo method, the ratio of private range to sensing range required to obtain the desired coverage can be derived considering the scale of deployment area and the number of sensor nodes. Base on the coverage analysis, an energy-efficient distributed node scheduling scheme is proposed to prolong the network lifetime while maintaining the desired sensing coverage, which does not need the geographic or neighbor information of nodes. The proposed scheme can also handle uneven distribution, and it is robust against node failures. Theoretical and simulation results demonstrate its efficiency and usefulness.展开更多
Objective To investigate the effects of captopril on cardiac function and levels of energy-rich phosphates in pressure overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy rats. Methods One hundred and twenty SD rats were ra...Objective To investigate the effects of captopril on cardiac function and levels of energy-rich phosphates in pressure overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy rats. Methods One hundred and twenty SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation group (SH group, n=40),coarctation of abdominal aorta group (CAA group, n=40) and captopril treatment lmg~ 100g1 ~ d-1) group (CAP group, n=40). Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), left venh-icular mass index (LVMI), levels of energy-rich phosphates and morphological changes of the myocardial mitochondria were compared at the 62 and 82 week after operation. Results At 62 week, in CAA group, LVMI and LVEDP were increased and _ dp/dtmax was decreased, while ATP and ADP were decreased and AMP was increased (P〈0.01). These changes were much obvious at 8th week (P〈0.01). Compared with those of CAA group, the parameters of heart function and energy-rich phosphates (ATP, ADP, AMP, TAN) in CAP group were improved significantly(P〈0.01) at the 6th and 8th week. In CAP group, the parameters of heart function and energy-rich phosphates (ADP, AMP, TAN) were much better at 8~ week than those at 6th week. The morphological change of mitochondria was less in CAP group than that in CAA group. Conclusion Captopril significantly improves myocardial energy metabolism in pressure overload rats and protects the function of myocardial mitochondria展开更多
SIM (semi interlocking masonry) is a kind of innovative building system for mortar-less walls. It utilizes a special method of interlocking SIM bricks that allows relative sliding of brick courses in-plane of a wall...SIM (semi interlocking masonry) is a kind of innovative building system for mortar-less walls. It utilizes a special method of interlocking SIM bricks that allows relative sliding of brick courses in-plane of a wall and prevents out-of-plane relative movement of bricks. It has increased capacity to dissipate earthquake energy through friction between bricks compared with traditional masonry. It can be used in earthquake resistant frame structures as infill panels, which also act as EDD (energy dissipation devices). However, as a mortar-less system, it is not covered by masonry design standards. The purpose of this paper is to introduce S1M and also to develop an analytical design procedure for this innovative masonry system.展开更多
Natural ventilation is driven by either buoyancy forces or wind pressure forces or their combinations that inherit stochastic variation into ventilation rates. Since the ventilation rate is a nonlinear function of mul...Natural ventilation is driven by either buoyancy forces or wind pressure forces or their combinations that inherit stochastic variation into ventilation rates. Since the ventilation rate is a nonlinear function of multiple variable factors including wind speed, wind direction, internal heat source and building structural thermal mass, the conventional methods for quantifying ventilation rate simply using dominant wind direction and average wind speed may not accurately describe the characteristic performance of natural ventilation. From a new point of view, the natural ventilation performance of a single room building under fluctuating wind speed condition using the Monte-Carlo simulation approach was investigated by incorporating building facade thermal mass effect. Given a same hourly turbulence intensity distribution, the wind speeds with 1 rain frequency fluctuations were generated using a stochastic model, the modified GARCH model. Comparisons of natural ventilation profiles, effective ventilation rates, and air conditioning electricity use for a three-month period show statistically significant differences (for 80% confidence interval) between the new calculations and the traditional methods based on hourly average wind speed.展开更多
To further test whether polynitriprismanes are capable of being potential high energy density materials (HEDMs), extensive theoretical calculations were carried out to investigate on a series of polynitrotriprisman...To further test whether polynitriprismanes are capable of being potential high energy density materials (HEDMs), extensive theoretical calculations were carried out to investigate on a series of polynitrotriprismanes (PNNPs): C6H6-.(NO2). (n=1-6) Heats of formation (HOFs), strain energies (SE), and disproportionation energy (DE) were obtained using B3LYP/6-311+G(2df, 2p)//B3LYP/6-31G* method by designing different isodesmic reactions, respectively. Detonation properties of PNNPs were obtained by the well-known KAMLET-JACOBS equations, using the predicted densities (p) obtained by Monte Carlo method and HOFs. It is found that they increase as the number of nitro groups n varies from 1 to 6, and PNNPs with n〉4 have excellent detonation properties The relative stability and the pyrolysis mechanism of PNNPs were evaluated by the calculated bond dissociation energy (BDE). The comparison of BDE suggests that rupturing the C--C bond is the trigger for thermolysis of PNNPs. The computed BDE for cleavage of C--C bond (88.5 kJ/mol) further demonstrates that only the hexa-nitrotriprismane can be considered to be the target of HEDMs.展开更多
Vector tracking changes the classical structure of receivers. Combining signal tracking and navigation solution,vector tracking can realize powerful processing capabilities by the fusion technique of receiving channel...Vector tracking changes the classical structure of receivers. Combining signal tracking and navigation solution,vector tracking can realize powerful processing capabilities by the fusion technique of receiving channel and feedback correction. In this paper,we try to break through the complicated details of numerical analysis,consider the overall influencing factors of the residual in observed data,and use the intrinsic link between a conventional receiver and a vector receiver. A simple method for performance analysis of the vector tracking algorithm is proposed. Kalman filter has the same steady performance with the classic digital lock loop through the analysis of the relation between gain and band width. The theoretical analysis by the least squares model shows that the reduction of range error is the basis for the superior performance realized by vector tracking. Thus,the bounds of its performance enhancement under weak signal and highly dynamic conditions can be deduced. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the analysis presented here.展开更多
The response of a silicon alpha detector to beta particles, electrons and photons was investigated using measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. This information is of relevance for in situ alpha spectrometry from d...The response of a silicon alpha detector to beta particles, electrons and photons was investigated using measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. This information is of relevance for in situ alpha spectrometry from different surfaces at ambient air pressure. According to the simulations, photon detection efficiencies were more than two orders of magnitude smaller than those of electrons. Photons generate signals mainly by Compton electrons. Counts originating from beta particles, electrons and photons were usually below 1 MeV in energy and no clear peaks could be identified from the measured spectra. Unequivocal identification of radionuclides emitting beta particles, electrons and photons is not possible when a mixture of different radionuclides is present in the source. However, radionuclide classification according to their emission energies appears to be possible. Surface contamination measurements will benefit from this capability.展开更多
Lucas-Kanade(LK) algorithm, usually used in optical flow filed, has recently received increasing attention from PIV community due to its advanced calculation efficiency by GPU acceleration. Although applications of th...Lucas-Kanade(LK) algorithm, usually used in optical flow filed, has recently received increasing attention from PIV community due to its advanced calculation efficiency by GPU acceleration. Although applications of this algorithm are continuously emerging,a systematic performance evaluation is still lacking. This forms the primary aim of the present work. Three warping schemes in the family of LK algorithm: forward/inverse/symmetric warping, are evaluated in a prototype flow of a hierarchy of multiple two-dimensional vortices. Second-order Newton descent is also considered here. The accuracy & efficiency of all these LK variants are investigated under a large domain of various influential parameters. It is found that the constant displacement constraint, which is a necessary building block for GPU acceleration, is the most critical issue in affecting LK algorithm's accuracy, which can be somehow ameliorated by using second-order Newton descent. Moreover, symmetric warping outbids the other two warping schemes in accuracy level, robustness to noise, convergence speed and tolerance to displacement gradient, and might be the first choice when applying LK algorithm to PIV measurement.展开更多
The charged lepton flavor violation process is a clean and sensitive probe of new physics beyond the Standard Model. A sensitivity study is performed to the process τ^-→γμ^- based on a 3 fb^(-1) inclusive Monte Ca...The charged lepton flavor violation process is a clean and sensitive probe of new physics beyond the Standard Model. A sensitivity study is performed to the process τ^-→γμ^- based on a 3 fb^(-1) inclusive Monte Carlo sample of e^+e^- collisions at a center-of-mass energy of4.26 or 4.6 Ge V, in the framework of the BESIII software system. The 90 % confidence level upper limits on B(τ^-→γμ^-) are estimated assuming no signal is produced. We also obtain the sensitivity on B(τ^-→γμ^-) as a function of the integrated luminosity, to serve as a reference for the HIEPA being proposed in China. It is found that 6.34 ab^(-1) are needed to reach the current best upper limit of 4:4 10^(-8) and about 2510 ab^(-1) are needed to reach a sensitivity of 10^(-9) if the detector design is similar to that of BESIII.展开更多
Objective: To explore the clinical regularities in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of cancer pain by reviewing the re leva nt studies published betwee n 1985 and 2017. Methods: Based on the Chinese Medicine Acupunct...Objective: To explore the clinical regularities in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of cancer pain by reviewing the re leva nt studies published betwee n 1985 and 2017. Methods: Based on the Chinese Medicine Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Database, quantitative analysis, correlation an alysis and Chi-square test were applied to an a lyze the comm only used acupoi nts, meridia n affiliatio ns and body regi on distributi ons, comm only used methods and acupoi nt correlati ons, treatme nt method correlati ons, the efficacy of acupuncture- moxibusti on plus the three-step an algesic ladder for can cer pain, and in dicators. Results: Zusanli (ST 36), Ashi point and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) ranked the top on the list of frequency;points from Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang and Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming were often used;points from the lower limbs and back had high frequencies. The most commonly used treatment method was acupuncture-moxibustion plus medication. Acupuncture-moxibusti on plus the three-step an algesic ladder showed certai n adva ntage compared with the two methods used separately, and among the integrated methods, acupoint application plus the three-step analgesic ladder produced the most significant efficacy. It took (44.77±55.54) min for the analgesic effect to act and the effect lasted for (12.81±14.59) h. Numerical rati ng scale (NRS), visual an alog scale (VAS) and Kar nofsky performa nee status (KPS) scores all showed sign ifica nt changes after interventions (all P<0.01);there was no significant change in the score of quality of life (QOL) after interventions (P>0.05). Conclusion: Zusa nli (ST 36), Ashi point and Sanyin jiao (SP 6) are comm only selected in acup un cture-moxibusti on treatment of cancer pain;acupuncture and acupoint application are often used;acupuncture-moxibustion plus the three-step an algesic ladder can boost the treatme nt efficacy.展开更多
基金Supported by China Scholarship Council(No.201306255014)
文摘In this paper, a sensing model for the coverage analysis of wireless sensor networks is provided. Using this model and Monte Carlo method, the ratio of private range to sensing range required to obtain the desired coverage can be derived considering the scale of deployment area and the number of sensor nodes. Base on the coverage analysis, an energy-efficient distributed node scheduling scheme is proposed to prolong the network lifetime while maintaining the desired sensing coverage, which does not need the geographic or neighbor information of nodes. The proposed scheme can also handle uneven distribution, and it is robust against node failures. Theoretical and simulation results demonstrate its efficiency and usefulness.
基金Corresponding author: Dr. Cao Xuebin, MD, Department of Cardiology, 252 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Baoding 071000,Hebei Province,China Email: cxb252@yahoo.com.cn. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30873398), Research Project of "Eleventh Five-year Plan" for Medical Science Development of PLA(2006MA064) and the Research Project of Hebei Province (06276012D- 114).
文摘Objective To investigate the effects of captopril on cardiac function and levels of energy-rich phosphates in pressure overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy rats. Methods One hundred and twenty SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation group (SH group, n=40),coarctation of abdominal aorta group (CAA group, n=40) and captopril treatment lmg~ 100g1 ~ d-1) group (CAP group, n=40). Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), left venh-icular mass index (LVMI), levels of energy-rich phosphates and morphological changes of the myocardial mitochondria were compared at the 62 and 82 week after operation. Results At 62 week, in CAA group, LVMI and LVEDP were increased and _ dp/dtmax was decreased, while ATP and ADP were decreased and AMP was increased (P〈0.01). These changes were much obvious at 8th week (P〈0.01). Compared with those of CAA group, the parameters of heart function and energy-rich phosphates (ATP, ADP, AMP, TAN) in CAP group were improved significantly(P〈0.01) at the 6th and 8th week. In CAP group, the parameters of heart function and energy-rich phosphates (ADP, AMP, TAN) were much better at 8~ week than those at 6th week. The morphological change of mitochondria was less in CAP group than that in CAA group. Conclusion Captopril significantly improves myocardial energy metabolism in pressure overload rats and protects the function of myocardial mitochondria
文摘SIM (semi interlocking masonry) is a kind of innovative building system for mortar-less walls. It utilizes a special method of interlocking SIM bricks that allows relative sliding of brick courses in-plane of a wall and prevents out-of-plane relative movement of bricks. It has increased capacity to dissipate earthquake energy through friction between bricks compared with traditional masonry. It can be used in earthquake resistant frame structures as infill panels, which also act as EDD (energy dissipation devices). However, as a mortar-less system, it is not covered by masonry design standards. The purpose of this paper is to introduce S1M and also to develop an analytical design procedure for this innovative masonry system.
文摘Natural ventilation is driven by either buoyancy forces or wind pressure forces or their combinations that inherit stochastic variation into ventilation rates. Since the ventilation rate is a nonlinear function of multiple variable factors including wind speed, wind direction, internal heat source and building structural thermal mass, the conventional methods for quantifying ventilation rate simply using dominant wind direction and average wind speed may not accurately describe the characteristic performance of natural ventilation. From a new point of view, the natural ventilation performance of a single room building under fluctuating wind speed condition using the Monte-Carlo simulation approach was investigated by incorporating building facade thermal mass effect. Given a same hourly turbulence intensity distribution, the wind speeds with 1 rain frequency fluctuations were generated using a stochastic model, the modified GARCH model. Comparisons of natural ventilation profiles, effective ventilation rates, and air conditioning electricity use for a three-month period show statistically significant differences (for 80% confidence interval) between the new calculations and the traditional methods based on hourly average wind speed.
基金Projects(2006DFA41090,2007DFA40680) supported by the International Cooperation Project on Traditional Chinese Medicines of Ministry of Science and Technology of ChinaProject(20475066) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘To further test whether polynitriprismanes are capable of being potential high energy density materials (HEDMs), extensive theoretical calculations were carried out to investigate on a series of polynitrotriprismanes (PNNPs): C6H6-.(NO2). (n=1-6) Heats of formation (HOFs), strain energies (SE), and disproportionation energy (DE) were obtained using B3LYP/6-311+G(2df, 2p)//B3LYP/6-31G* method by designing different isodesmic reactions, respectively. Detonation properties of PNNPs were obtained by the well-known KAMLET-JACOBS equations, using the predicted densities (p) obtained by Monte Carlo method and HOFs. It is found that they increase as the number of nitro groups n varies from 1 to 6, and PNNPs with n〉4 have excellent detonation properties The relative stability and the pyrolysis mechanism of PNNPs were evaluated by the calculated bond dissociation energy (BDE). The comparison of BDE suggests that rupturing the C--C bond is the trigger for thermolysis of PNNPs. The computed BDE for cleavage of C--C bond (88.5 kJ/mol) further demonstrates that only the hexa-nitrotriprismane can be considered to be the target of HEDMs.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41474027)the National Defense Basic Science Project(JCKY2016110B004)
文摘Vector tracking changes the classical structure of receivers. Combining signal tracking and navigation solution,vector tracking can realize powerful processing capabilities by the fusion technique of receiving channel and feedback correction. In this paper,we try to break through the complicated details of numerical analysis,consider the overall influencing factors of the residual in observed data,and use the intrinsic link between a conventional receiver and a vector receiver. A simple method for performance analysis of the vector tracking algorithm is proposed. Kalman filter has the same steady performance with the classic digital lock loop through the analysis of the relation between gain and band width. The theoretical analysis by the least squares model shows that the reduction of range error is the basis for the superior performance realized by vector tracking. Thus,the bounds of its performance enhancement under weak signal and highly dynamic conditions can be deduced. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the analysis presented here.
文摘The response of a silicon alpha detector to beta particles, electrons and photons was investigated using measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. This information is of relevance for in situ alpha spectrometry from different surfaces at ambient air pressure. According to the simulations, photon detection efficiencies were more than two orders of magnitude smaller than those of electrons. Photons generate signals mainly by Compton electrons. Counts originating from beta particles, electrons and photons were usually below 1 MeV in energy and no clear peaks could be identified from the measured spectra. Unequivocal identification of radionuclides emitting beta particles, electrons and photons is not possible when a mixture of different radionuclides is present in the source. However, radionuclide classification according to their emission energies appears to be possible. Surface contamination measurements will benefit from this capability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11372001 and 11490552)
文摘Lucas-Kanade(LK) algorithm, usually used in optical flow filed, has recently received increasing attention from PIV community due to its advanced calculation efficiency by GPU acceleration. Although applications of this algorithm are continuously emerging,a systematic performance evaluation is still lacking. This forms the primary aim of the present work. Three warping schemes in the family of LK algorithm: forward/inverse/symmetric warping, are evaluated in a prototype flow of a hierarchy of multiple two-dimensional vortices. Second-order Newton descent is also considered here. The accuracy & efficiency of all these LK variants are investigated under a large domain of various influential parameters. It is found that the constant displacement constraint, which is a necessary building block for GPU acceleration, is the most critical issue in affecting LK algorithm's accuracy, which can be somehow ameliorated by using second-order Newton descent. Moreover, symmetric warping outbids the other two warping schemes in accuracy level, robustness to noise, convergence speed and tolerance to displacement gradient, and might be the first choice when applying LK algorithm to PIV measurement.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11235011)the National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB856701)CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics (CCEPP)
文摘The charged lepton flavor violation process is a clean and sensitive probe of new physics beyond the Standard Model. A sensitivity study is performed to the process τ^-→γμ^- based on a 3 fb^(-1) inclusive Monte Carlo sample of e^+e^- collisions at a center-of-mass energy of4.26 or 4.6 Ge V, in the framework of the BESIII software system. The 90 % confidence level upper limits on B(τ^-→γμ^-) are estimated assuming no signal is produced. We also obtain the sensitivity on B(τ^-→γμ^-) as a function of the integrated luminosity, to serve as a reference for the HIEPA being proposed in China. It is found that 6.34 ab^(-1) are needed to reach the current best upper limit of 4:4 10^(-8) and about 2510 ab^(-1) are needed to reach a sensitivity of 10^(-9) if the detector design is similar to that of BESIII.
文摘Objective: To explore the clinical regularities in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of cancer pain by reviewing the re leva nt studies published betwee n 1985 and 2017. Methods: Based on the Chinese Medicine Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Database, quantitative analysis, correlation an alysis and Chi-square test were applied to an a lyze the comm only used acupoi nts, meridia n affiliatio ns and body regi on distributi ons, comm only used methods and acupoi nt correlati ons, treatme nt method correlati ons, the efficacy of acupuncture- moxibusti on plus the three-step an algesic ladder for can cer pain, and in dicators. Results: Zusanli (ST 36), Ashi point and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) ranked the top on the list of frequency;points from Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang and Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming were often used;points from the lower limbs and back had high frequencies. The most commonly used treatment method was acupuncture-moxibustion plus medication. Acupuncture-moxibusti on plus the three-step an algesic ladder showed certai n adva ntage compared with the two methods used separately, and among the integrated methods, acupoint application plus the three-step analgesic ladder produced the most significant efficacy. It took (44.77±55.54) min for the analgesic effect to act and the effect lasted for (12.81±14.59) h. Numerical rati ng scale (NRS), visual an alog scale (VAS) and Kar nofsky performa nee status (KPS) scores all showed sign ifica nt changes after interventions (all P<0.01);there was no significant change in the score of quality of life (QOL) after interventions (P>0.05). Conclusion: Zusa nli (ST 36), Ashi point and Sanyin jiao (SP 6) are comm only selected in acup un cture-moxibusti on treatment of cancer pain;acupuncture and acupoint application are often used;acupuncture-moxibustion plus the three-step an algesic ladder can boost the treatme nt efficacy.