We prove the M?bius disjointness conjecture in short intervals for a class of skew products on the 2-torus,which includes Furstenberg’s example of irregular flows.
This research developed a hybrid position-channel network (named PCNet) through incorporating newly designed channel and position attention modules into U-Net to alleviate the crack discontinuity problem in channel an...This research developed a hybrid position-channel network (named PCNet) through incorporating newly designed channel and position attention modules into U-Net to alleviate the crack discontinuity problem in channel and spatial dimensions. In PCNet, the U-Net is used as a baseline to extract informative spatial and channel-wise features from shield tunnel lining crack images. A channel and a position attention module are designed and embedded after each convolution layer of U-Net to model the feature interdependencies in channel and spatial dimensions. These attention modules can make the U-Net adaptively integrate local crack features with their global dependencies. Experiments were conducted utilizing the dataset based on the images from Shanghai metro shield tunnels. The results validate the effectiveness of the designed channel and position attention modules, since they can individually increase balanced accuracy (BA) by 11.25% and 12.95%, intersection over union (IoU) by 10.79% and 11.83%, and F1 score by 9.96% and 10.63%, respectively. In comparison with the state-of-the-art models (i.e. LinkNet, PSPNet, U-Net, PANet, and Mask R–CNN) on the testing dataset, the proposed PCNet outperforms others with an improvement of BA, IoU, and F1 score owing to the implementation of the channel and position attention modules. These evaluation metrics indicate that the proposed PCNet presents refined crack segmentation with improved performance and is a practicable approach to segment shield tunnel lining cracks in field practice.展开更多
The existence of several non-symmetric balanced incomplete block designs (BIBDs) is still unknown. This is because the non-existence property for non-symmetric BIBDs is still not known and also the existing constructi...The existence of several non-symmetric balanced incomplete block designs (BIBDs) is still unknown. This is because the non-existence property for non-symmetric BIBDs is still not known and also the existing construction methods have not been able to construct these designs despite their design parameters satisfying the necessary conditions for the existence of BIBD. The study aimed to bridge this gap by introducing a new class of non-symmetric BIBDs. The proposed class of BIBDs is constructed through the combination of disjoint symmetric BIBDs. The study was able to determine that the total number of disjoint symmetric BIBDs (n) with parameters (v = b, r = k, λ) that can be obtained from an un-reduced BIBD with parameters (v, k) is given by n = r - λ. When the n symmetric disjoint BIBDs are combined, then a new class of symmetric BIBDs is formed with parameters v<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= v, b<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= nb, r<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= nr, k<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= k, λ<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= λ, where 2≤ n ≤ r - λ. The study established that the non-existence property of this class of BIBD was that when is not a perfect square then v should be even and when v<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>is odd then the equation should not have a solution in integers x, y, z which are not all simultaneously zero. In conclusion, the study showed that this construction technique can be used to construct some non-symmetric BIBDs. However, one must first construct the disjoint symmetric BIBDs before one can construct the non-symmetric BIBD. Thus, the disjoint symmetric BIBDs must exist first before the non-symmetric BIBDs exist.展开更多
The integration of the Lab model with the extended histogram of oriented gradients (EHOG) is proposed to improve the accuracy of human appearance matching across disjoint camera views under perturbations such as ill...The integration of the Lab model with the extended histogram of oriented gradients (EHOG) is proposed to improve the accuracy of human appearance matching across disjoint camera views under perturbations such as illumination changes and different viewing angles. For the Lab model that describes the global information of observations, a sorted nearest neighbor clustering method is proposed for color clustering and then a partitioned color matching method is used to calculate the color similarity between observations. The Bhattacharya distance is employed for the textural similarity calculation of the EHOG which describes the local information. The global information, which is robust to different viewing angles and scale changes, describes the observations well. Meanwhile, the use of local information, which is robust to illumination changes, can strengthen the discriminative ability of the method. The integration of global and local information improves the accuracy and robustness of the proposed matching approach. Experiments are carried out indoors, and the results show a high matching accuracy of the proposed method.展开更多
In order to decrease the calculation complexity of connectivity reliability of road networks, an improved recursive decomposition arithmetic is proposed. First, the basic theory of recursive decomposition arithmetic i...In order to decrease the calculation complexity of connectivity reliability of road networks, an improved recursive decomposition arithmetic is proposed. First, the basic theory of recursive decomposition arithmetic is reviewed. Then the characteristics of road networks, which are different from general networks, are analyzed. Under this condition, an improved recursive decomposition arithmetic is put forward which fits road networks better. Furthermore, detailed calculation steps are presented which are convenient for the computer, and the advantage of the approximate arithmetic is analyzed based on this improved arithmetic. This improved recursive decomposition arithmetic directly produces disjoint minipaths and avoids the non-polynomial increasing problems. And because the characteristics of road networks are considered, this arithmetic is greatly simplified. Finally, an example is given to prove its validity.展开更多
In this paper, extracting parallelizatio n from the sum of disjoint products approach is discussed. A general framework of parallelizing disjoint products approach is presented. And a parallel version of the newest...In this paper, extracting parallelizatio n from the sum of disjoint products approach is discussed. A general framework of parallelizing disjoint products approach is presented. And a parallel version of the newest disjoint products algorithm is implemented. The results of testing s how the effect is so good to get linear speedups.展开更多
Let E be an Archimedean Riesz algebra possessing a weak unit element e and a maximal disjoint system {e,: i∈I} in which e, is a projection element for each i. The principal band generated by eiis denoted by B(ei). T...Let E be an Archimedean Riesz algebra possessing a weak unit element e and a maximal disjoint system {e,: i∈I} in which e, is a projection element for each i. The principal band generated by eiis denoted by B(ei). The main result in this paper says that if there exists a completely regular Hausdorff space X such that E is Riesz algebra isomorphic to C(X) then for every i ∈ I there exists a completely regular Hausdorff space X, such that B(ei) is Riesz algebra isomorphic to C(Xi). Under an additional condition the inverse holds.展开更多
The algorithm is based on constructing a disjoin kg t set of the minimal paths in a network system.In this paper, cubic notation was used to describe the logic function of a network in a well-balanced state,and then t...The algorithm is based on constructing a disjoin kg t set of the minimal paths in a network system.In this paper, cubic notation was used to describe the logic function of a network in a well-balanced state,and then the sharp-product operation was used to construct the disjoint minimal path set of the network.A computer program has been developed,and when combined with decomposition technology,the reliability of a general lifeline network can be effectively and automatically calculated.展开更多
The present paper deals with the gracefulness of unconnected graph (jC_(4n))∪P_m,and proves the following result:for positive integers n,j and m with n≥1,j≥2,the unconnected graph(jC_(4n))∪P_m is a gracef...The present paper deals with the gracefulness of unconnected graph (jC_(4n))∪P_m,and proves the following result:for positive integers n,j and m with n≥1,j≥2,the unconnected graph(jC_(4n))∪P_m is a graceful graph for m=j-1 or m≥n+j,where C_(4n) is a cycle with 4n vertexes,P_m is a path with m+1 vertexes,and(jC_(4n))∪P_m denotes the disjoint union of j-C_(4n) and P_m.展开更多
In this article, we present several equivalent conditions ensuring the disjoint supercyclicity of finite weighted pseudo-shifts acting on an arbitrary Banach sequence space.The disjoint supercyclic properties of weigh...In this article, we present several equivalent conditions ensuring the disjoint supercyclicity of finite weighted pseudo-shifts acting on an arbitrary Banach sequence space.The disjoint supercyclic properties of weighted translations on locally compact discrete groups,the direct sums of finite classical weighted backward shifts, and the bilateral backward operator weighted shifts can be viewed as special cases of our main results. Furthermore, we exhibit an interesting fact that any finite bilateral weighted backward shifts on the space ?~2(Z) never satisfy the d-Supercyclicity Criterion by a simple proof.展开更多
The seismic reliability evaluation of lifeline networks has received considerable attention and been widely studied. In this paper, on the basis of an original recursive decomposition algorithm, an improved analytical...The seismic reliability evaluation of lifeline networks has received considerable attention and been widely studied. In this paper, on the basis of an original recursive decomposition algorithm, an improved analytical approach to evaluate the seismic reliability of large lifeline systems is presented. The proposed algorithm takes the shortest path from the source to the sink of a network as decomposition policy. Using the Boolean laws of set operation and the probabilistic operation principal, a recursive decomposition process is constructed in which the disjoint minimal path set and the disjoint minimal cut set are simultaneously enumerated. As the result, a probabilistic inequality can be used to provide results that satisfy a prescribed error bound. During the decomposition process, different from the original recursive decomposition algorithm which only removes edges to simplify the network, the proposed algorithm simplifies the network by merging nodes into sources and removing edges. As a result, the proposed algorithm can obtain simpler networks. Moreover, for a network owning s-independent components in its component set, two network reduction techniques are introduced to speed up the proposed algorithm. A series of case studies, including an actual water distribution network and a large urban gas system, are calculated using the proposed algorithm. The results indicate that the proposed algorithm provides a useful probabilistic analysis method for the seismic reliability evaluation of lifeline networks.展开更多
some properties of the inclusion variation and the disjoint variation of set functions on T∞-tribe are studied in detail.The absolute continuity and singularity of set functions on T∞-tribe are discussed.The triangu...some properties of the inclusion variation and the disjoint variation of set functions on T∞-tribe are studied in detail.The absolute continuity and singularity of set functions on T∞-tribe are discussed.The triangular norms T∞ and S∞ are considered as the operators of intersection and union between the fuzzy sets.As a result,some important conclusions about the variations and absolute continuity of set functions on T∞-tribe are obtained such as the superadditivity of inclusion variation,the relation between the variations and the equivalence proposition of absolute continuity of set functions on T∞-tribe.In addition,two small mistakes about T∞-measure are pointed out by the counterexamples and are revised.展开更多
We estimate the number of disjoint open subsets in Rn, which can support area-decreasing minimal graphs. This result generalizes the related results of Li-Wang and Tkachev for minimal hypersurfaces to higher codimensi...We estimate the number of disjoint open subsets in Rn, which can support area-decreasing minimal graphs. This result generalizes the related results of Li-Wang and Tkachev for minimal hypersurfaces to higher codimensional case.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key Reserarch and Development Program of China (Grant No.2021YFA1000700)。
文摘We prove the M?bius disjointness conjecture in short intervals for a class of skew products on the 2-torus,which includes Furstenberg’s example of irregular flows.
基金support from the Ministry of Science and Tech-nology of the:People's Republic of China(Grant No.2021 YFB2600804)the Open Research Project Programme of the State Key Labor atory of Interet of Things for Smart City(University of Macao)(Grant No.SKL-IoTSC(UM)-2021-2023/ORPF/A19/2022)the General Research Fund(GRF)project(Grant No.15214722)from Research Grants Council(RGC)of Hong Kong Special Administrative Re gion Government of China are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘This research developed a hybrid position-channel network (named PCNet) through incorporating newly designed channel and position attention modules into U-Net to alleviate the crack discontinuity problem in channel and spatial dimensions. In PCNet, the U-Net is used as a baseline to extract informative spatial and channel-wise features from shield tunnel lining crack images. A channel and a position attention module are designed and embedded after each convolution layer of U-Net to model the feature interdependencies in channel and spatial dimensions. These attention modules can make the U-Net adaptively integrate local crack features with their global dependencies. Experiments were conducted utilizing the dataset based on the images from Shanghai metro shield tunnels. The results validate the effectiveness of the designed channel and position attention modules, since they can individually increase balanced accuracy (BA) by 11.25% and 12.95%, intersection over union (IoU) by 10.79% and 11.83%, and F1 score by 9.96% and 10.63%, respectively. In comparison with the state-of-the-art models (i.e. LinkNet, PSPNet, U-Net, PANet, and Mask R–CNN) on the testing dataset, the proposed PCNet outperforms others with an improvement of BA, IoU, and F1 score owing to the implementation of the channel and position attention modules. These evaluation metrics indicate that the proposed PCNet presents refined crack segmentation with improved performance and is a practicable approach to segment shield tunnel lining cracks in field practice.
文摘The existence of several non-symmetric balanced incomplete block designs (BIBDs) is still unknown. This is because the non-existence property for non-symmetric BIBDs is still not known and also the existing construction methods have not been able to construct these designs despite their design parameters satisfying the necessary conditions for the existence of BIBD. The study aimed to bridge this gap by introducing a new class of non-symmetric BIBDs. The proposed class of BIBDs is constructed through the combination of disjoint symmetric BIBDs. The study was able to determine that the total number of disjoint symmetric BIBDs (n) with parameters (v = b, r = k, λ) that can be obtained from an un-reduced BIBD with parameters (v, k) is given by n = r - λ. When the n symmetric disjoint BIBDs are combined, then a new class of symmetric BIBDs is formed with parameters v<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= v, b<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= nb, r<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= nr, k<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= k, λ<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>= λ, where 2≤ n ≤ r - λ. The study established that the non-existence property of this class of BIBD was that when is not a perfect square then v should be even and when v<sup>*</sup><sup> </sup>is odd then the equation should not have a solution in integers x, y, z which are not all simultaneously zero. In conclusion, the study showed that this construction technique can be used to construct some non-symmetric BIBDs. However, one must first construct the disjoint symmetric BIBDs before one can construct the non-symmetric BIBD. Thus, the disjoint symmetric BIBDs must exist first before the non-symmetric BIBDs exist.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60972001)the Science and Technology Plan of Suzhou City(No.SG201076)
文摘The integration of the Lab model with the extended histogram of oriented gradients (EHOG) is proposed to improve the accuracy of human appearance matching across disjoint camera views under perturbations such as illumination changes and different viewing angles. For the Lab model that describes the global information of observations, a sorted nearest neighbor clustering method is proposed for color clustering and then a partitioned color matching method is used to calculate the color similarity between observations. The Bhattacharya distance is employed for the textural similarity calculation of the EHOG which describes the local information. The global information, which is robust to different viewing angles and scale changes, describes the observations well. Meanwhile, the use of local information, which is robust to illumination changes, can strengthen the discriminative ability of the method. The integration of global and local information improves the accuracy and robustness of the proposed matching approach. Experiments are carried out indoors, and the results show a high matching accuracy of the proposed method.
基金The National Key Technology R& D Program of Chinaduring the 11th Five-Year Plan Period (No.2006BAJ18B03).
文摘In order to decrease the calculation complexity of connectivity reliability of road networks, an improved recursive decomposition arithmetic is proposed. First, the basic theory of recursive decomposition arithmetic is reviewed. Then the characteristics of road networks, which are different from general networks, are analyzed. Under this condition, an improved recursive decomposition arithmetic is put forward which fits road networks better. Furthermore, detailed calculation steps are presented which are convenient for the computer, and the advantage of the approximate arithmetic is analyzed based on this improved arithmetic. This improved recursive decomposition arithmetic directly produces disjoint minipaths and avoids the non-polynomial increasing problems. And because the characteristics of road networks are considered, this arithmetic is greatly simplified. Finally, an example is given to prove its validity.
文摘In this paper, extracting parallelizatio n from the sum of disjoint products approach is discussed. A general framework of parallelizing disjoint products approach is presented. And a parallel version of the newest disjoint products algorithm is implemented. The results of testing s how the effect is so good to get linear speedups.
文摘Let E be an Archimedean Riesz algebra possessing a weak unit element e and a maximal disjoint system {e,: i∈I} in which e, is a projection element for each i. The principal band generated by eiis denoted by B(ei). The main result in this paper says that if there exists a completely regular Hausdorff space X such that E is Riesz algebra isomorphic to C(X) then for every i ∈ I there exists a completely regular Hausdorff space X, such that B(ei) is Riesz algebra isomorphic to C(Xi). Under an additional condition the inverse holds.
基金Key Project of Science and Technology from the State Plan Committee.No.101-9914003
文摘The algorithm is based on constructing a disjoin kg t set of the minimal paths in a network system.In this paper, cubic notation was used to describe the logic function of a network in a well-balanced state,and then the sharp-product operation was used to construct the disjoint minimal path set of the network.A computer program has been developed,and when combined with decomposition technology,the reliability of a general lifeline network can be effectively and automatically calculated.
文摘The present paper deals with the gracefulness of unconnected graph (jC_(4n))∪P_m,and proves the following result:for positive integers n,j and m with n≥1,j≥2,the unconnected graph(jC_(4n))∪P_m is a graceful graph for m=j-1 or m≥n+j,where C_(4n) is a cycle with 4n vertexes,P_m is a path with m+1 vertexes,and(jC_(4n))∪P_m denotes the disjoint union of j-C_(4n) and P_m.
基金supported by the Research Project of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission(2017KJ124)
文摘In this article, we present several equivalent conditions ensuring the disjoint supercyclicity of finite weighted pseudo-shifts acting on an arbitrary Banach sequence space.The disjoint supercyclic properties of weighted translations on locally compact discrete groups,the direct sums of finite classical weighted backward shifts, and the bilateral backward operator weighted shifts can be viewed as special cases of our main results. Furthermore, we exhibit an interesting fact that any finite bilateral weighted backward shifts on the space ?~2(Z) never satisfy the d-Supercyclicity Criterion by a simple proof.
基金Natural Science Funds for the Innovative Research Group of China Under Grant No.50621062
文摘The seismic reliability evaluation of lifeline networks has received considerable attention and been widely studied. In this paper, on the basis of an original recursive decomposition algorithm, an improved analytical approach to evaluate the seismic reliability of large lifeline systems is presented. The proposed algorithm takes the shortest path from the source to the sink of a network as decomposition policy. Using the Boolean laws of set operation and the probabilistic operation principal, a recursive decomposition process is constructed in which the disjoint minimal path set and the disjoint minimal cut set are simultaneously enumerated. As the result, a probabilistic inequality can be used to provide results that satisfy a prescribed error bound. During the decomposition process, different from the original recursive decomposition algorithm which only removes edges to simplify the network, the proposed algorithm simplifies the network by merging nodes into sources and removing edges. As a result, the proposed algorithm can obtain simpler networks. Moreover, for a network owning s-independent components in its component set, two network reduction techniques are introduced to speed up the proposed algorithm. A series of case studies, including an actual water distribution network and a large urban gas system, are calculated using the proposed algorithm. The results indicate that the proposed algorithm provides a useful probabilistic analysis method for the seismic reliability evaluation of lifeline networks.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(70471063,70771010)Youth Foundation of Henan University of Science and Technology(2007QN051)
文摘some properties of the inclusion variation and the disjoint variation of set functions on T∞-tribe are studied in detail.The absolute continuity and singularity of set functions on T∞-tribe are discussed.The triangular norms T∞ and S∞ are considered as the operators of intersection and union between the fuzzy sets.As a result,some important conclusions about the variations and absolute continuity of set functions on T∞-tribe are obtained such as the superadditivity of inclusion variation,the relation between the variations and the equivalence proposition of absolute continuity of set functions on T∞-tribe.In addition,two small mistakes about T∞-measure are pointed out by the counterexamples and are revised.
基金supported by zhongdian grantof NSFC (A010501)NSFC-NSF (1081112053)supported by NSFC (10701025)
文摘We estimate the number of disjoint open subsets in Rn, which can support area-decreasing minimal graphs. This result generalizes the related results of Li-Wang and Tkachev for minimal hypersurfaces to higher codimensional case.