The segment erector is a key part of the shield machines for tunnel engineering. The available segment erectors are all of serial configuration which is suffering from the problems of low rigidity and accumulative mot...The segment erector is a key part of the shield machines for tunnel engineering. The available segment erectors are all of serial configuration which is suffering from the problems of low rigidity and accumulative motion errors. The current research mainly focuses on improving assembly accuracy and control performance of serial segment erectors. An innovative design method is proposed featuring motion group-decoupling, based on which a new type of segment erector is developed and investigated. Firstly, the segment installation manipulation is analyzed and decomposed into three motion groups that are decoupled. Then the type synthesis for the 4-DOF motion group is performed based on the general function（GF） set theory and a new configuration of （1T？1R？1PS3UPS） is attained according to the segment manipulation requirements. Consequently, the kinematic models are built and the reducibility and accuracy are analyzed. The dexterity is verified though numerical simulation and no singular points appear in the workspace. Finally, a positioning experiment is carried out by using the prototype developed in the lab that demonstrates a 13.1% improvement of positioning accuracy and the feasibility of the new segment erector. The presented group-decoupling design method is able to invent new type of hybrid segment erectors that avoid the accumulative motion error of erecting.展开更多
Clinical trials are usually long term studies and it seems impossible to reach all required subjects at the same time. Performing interim analyses and monitoring results may provide early termination of trial after ob...Clinical trials are usually long term studies and it seems impossible to reach all required subjects at the same time. Performing interim analyses and monitoring results may provide early termination of trial after obtaining significant results. The aim of this study is comparing group sequential tests in respect to advantage of sample size reduction and early termination. In this study, 4 test types used in group sequential designs were compared with fixed sample size design test and each other. Comparisons were done according to two-sided tests for comparing two treatments. In this sense, 1080 models were performed. In models, 2 different Type I errors, 2 different powers, 5 different analysis groups, 6 different effect sizes and 9 different variances selections were considered. All test types increased the maximum sample size in different manner, compared with fixed sample size design. Each test had different critical values to reject H0 hypothesis, at the same type I error rate and number of analyses conditions. Selection of test type used in group sequential designs depends on a few characteristics, as reducing sample size, early termination and detecting minimal effect size. Test performance is highly related with selected Type I error rate, power and number of analyses. In addition to these statistical characteristics, researchers should decide test type with respect to other trial conditions as the issue of trial, reaching subjects easy or not and importance of early termination.展开更多
To conduct this study, the literatures, questionnaires, interviews and other methods were used, the analysis of the present situation and health status of the students’ physical education in universities “special gr...To conduct this study, the literatures, questionnaires, interviews and other methods were used, the analysis of the present situation and health status of the students’ physical education in universities “special group”, and the nature of the course and teaching modes of thinking were also done in order to provide references to improve sports education in colleges and universities.展开更多
Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotec...Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotechnical conditions and therefore,scour protection will be a decisive factor for ensuring smooth and successful construction of this bridge.This paper,starting from structural description of deep-water group pile foundation,analyzes impact to the bridge safety introduced by scour and its protection and further presents different solutions of scour protection for foundation structures of this bridge.展开更多
This article is a contribution to the study of the automorphism groups of designs. Let be a non-trivial design where for some positive integer , and is block-transitive. If the socle of G is iso...This article is a contribution to the study of the automorphism groups of designs. Let be a non-trivial design where for some positive integer , and is block-transitive. If the socle of G is isomorphic to the simple groups of lie type, then G is not flag-transitive.展开更多
Let D be a 2-（v, k, 4） symmetric design and G be a flag-transitive point-primitive automorphism group of D with X ≥G ≤Aut（X） where X ≌ PSL2（q）.Then D is a 2-（15,8,4） symmetric design with X = PSL2（9） and ...Let D be a 2-（v, k, 4） symmetric design and G be a flag-transitive point-primitive automorphism group of D with X ≥G ≤Aut（X） where X ≌ PSL2（q）.Then D is a 2-（15,8,4） symmetric design with X = PSL2（9） and Xx = PGL2（3） where x is a point of D.展开更多
Background and Objective: A multitude of large cohort studies have data on incidence rates and predictors of various chronic diseases. However, approaches for utilization of these costly collected data and translation...Background and Objective: A multitude of large cohort studies have data on incidence rates and predictors of various chronic diseases. However, approaches for utilization of these costly collected data and translation of these?valuable results to inform and guide clinical disease prevention practice are?not well developed. In this paper we proposed a novel conceptual group/community disease prevention design strategy based on large cohort study data. Methods and Results: The data from participants (n = 3516;2056 women) aged 45 to 74 years and the diabetes risk prediction model from Strong Heart Study were used. The Strong Heart Study is a population-based cohort study of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in American Indians. A conceptual group/community disease prevention design strategy based on large cohort data was initiated. The application of the proposed strategy for group diabetes prevention was illustrated. Discussion: The strategy may provide reasonable solutions to the prevention design issues. These issues include complex associations of a disease with its combined and correlated risk factors, individual differences, choosing intervention risk factors and setting their appropriate, attainable, gradual and adaptive goal levels for different subgroups, and assessing effectiveness of the prevention program. Conclusions: The strategy and methods shown in the illustration example can be analogously adopted and applied for other diseases preventions. The proposed strategy for a target group/community in a population provides a way to translate and apply epidemiological study results to clinical disease prevention practice.展开更多
为了在数据密集型工作流下有效降低缓存碎片整理开销并提高缓存命中率,提出一种持久性分布式文件系统客户端缓存DFS-Cache(Distributed File System Cache)。DFS-Cache基于非易失性内存(NVM)设计实现,能够保证数据的持久性和崩溃一致性...为了在数据密集型工作流下有效降低缓存碎片整理开销并提高缓存命中率,提出一种持久性分布式文件系统客户端缓存DFS-Cache(Distributed File System Cache)。DFS-Cache基于非易失性内存(NVM)设计实现,能够保证数据的持久性和崩溃一致性,并大幅减少冷启动时间。DFS-Cache包括基于虚拟内存重映射的缓存碎片整理机制和基于生存时间(TTL)的缓存空间管理策略。前者基于NVM可被内存控制器直接寻址的特性,动态修改虚拟地址和物理地址之间的映射关系,实现零拷贝的内存碎片整理;后者是一种冷热分离的分组管理策略,借助重映射的缓存碎片整理机制,提升缓存空间的管理效率。实验采用真实的Intel傲腾持久性内存设备,对比商用的分布式文件系统MooseFS和GlusterFS,采用Fio和Filebench等标准测试程序,DFS-Cache最高能提升5.73倍和1.89倍的系统吞吐量。展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 51275284)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China(Grant No. NCET-10-0567)the Research Fund of State Key Lab of Mechanical Systems and Vibration(Grant No.MSV-ZD-2010-02)
文摘The segment erector is a key part of the shield machines for tunnel engineering. The available segment erectors are all of serial configuration which is suffering from the problems of low rigidity and accumulative motion errors. The current research mainly focuses on improving assembly accuracy and control performance of serial segment erectors. An innovative design method is proposed featuring motion group-decoupling, based on which a new type of segment erector is developed and investigated. Firstly, the segment installation manipulation is analyzed and decomposed into three motion groups that are decoupled. Then the type synthesis for the 4-DOF motion group is performed based on the general function（GF） set theory and a new configuration of （1T？1R？1PS3UPS） is attained according to the segment manipulation requirements. Consequently, the kinematic models are built and the reducibility and accuracy are analyzed. The dexterity is verified though numerical simulation and no singular points appear in the workspace. Finally, a positioning experiment is carried out by using the prototype developed in the lab that demonstrates a 13.1% improvement of positioning accuracy and the feasibility of the new segment erector. The presented group-decoupling design method is able to invent new type of hybrid segment erectors that avoid the accumulative motion error of erecting.
文摘Clinical trials are usually long term studies and it seems impossible to reach all required subjects at the same time. Performing interim analyses and monitoring results may provide early termination of trial after obtaining significant results. The aim of this study is comparing group sequential tests in respect to advantage of sample size reduction and early termination. In this study, 4 test types used in group sequential designs were compared with fixed sample size design test and each other. Comparisons were done according to two-sided tests for comparing two treatments. In this sense, 1080 models were performed. In models, 2 different Type I errors, 2 different powers, 5 different analysis groups, 6 different effect sizes and 9 different variances selections were considered. All test types increased the maximum sample size in different manner, compared with fixed sample size design. Each test had different critical values to reject H0 hypothesis, at the same type I error rate and number of analyses conditions. Selection of test type used in group sequential designs depends on a few characteristics, as reducing sample size, early termination and detecting minimal effect size. Test performance is highly related with selected Type I error rate, power and number of analyses. In addition to these statistical characteristics, researchers should decide test type with respect to other trial conditions as the issue of trial, reaching subjects easy or not and importance of early termination.
文摘To conduct this study, the literatures, questionnaires, interviews and other methods were used, the analysis of the present situation and health status of the students’ physical education in universities “special group”, and the nature of the course and teaching modes of thinking were also done in order to provide references to improve sports education in colleges and universities.
基金National Science and Technology Support Program(No.2006BAG04B05)
文摘Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotechnical conditions and therefore,scour protection will be a decisive factor for ensuring smooth and successful construction of this bridge.This paper,starting from structural description of deep-water group pile foundation,analyzes impact to the bridge safety introduced by scour and its protection and further presents different solutions of scour protection for foundation structures of this bridge.
文摘This article is a contribution to the study of the automorphism groups of designs. Let be a non-trivial design where for some positive integer , and is block-transitive. If the socle of G is isomorphic to the simple groups of lie type, then G is not flag-transitive.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11071081)
文摘Let D be a 2-（v, k, 4） symmetric design and G be a flag-transitive point-primitive automorphism group of D with X ≥G ≤Aut（X） where X ≌ PSL2（q）.Then D is a 2-（15,8,4） symmetric design with X = PSL2（9） and Xx = PGL2（3） where x is a point of D.
文摘Background and Objective: A multitude of large cohort studies have data on incidence rates and predictors of various chronic diseases. However, approaches for utilization of these costly collected data and translation of these?valuable results to inform and guide clinical disease prevention practice are?not well developed. In this paper we proposed a novel conceptual group/community disease prevention design strategy based on large cohort study data. Methods and Results: The data from participants (n = 3516;2056 women) aged 45 to 74 years and the diabetes risk prediction model from Strong Heart Study were used. The Strong Heart Study is a population-based cohort study of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in American Indians. A conceptual group/community disease prevention design strategy based on large cohort data was initiated. The application of the proposed strategy for group diabetes prevention was illustrated. Discussion: The strategy may provide reasonable solutions to the prevention design issues. These issues include complex associations of a disease with its combined and correlated risk factors, individual differences, choosing intervention risk factors and setting their appropriate, attainable, gradual and adaptive goal levels for different subgroups, and assessing effectiveness of the prevention program. Conclusions: The strategy and methods shown in the illustration example can be analogously adopted and applied for other diseases preventions. The proposed strategy for a target group/community in a population provides a way to translate and apply epidemiological study results to clinical disease prevention practice.
文摘为了在数据密集型工作流下有效降低缓存碎片整理开销并提高缓存命中率,提出一种持久性分布式文件系统客户端缓存DFS-Cache(Distributed File System Cache)。DFS-Cache基于非易失性内存(NVM)设计实现,能够保证数据的持久性和崩溃一致性,并大幅减少冷启动时间。DFS-Cache包括基于虚拟内存重映射的缓存碎片整理机制和基于生存时间(TTL)的缓存空间管理策略。前者基于NVM可被内存控制器直接寻址的特性,动态修改虚拟地址和物理地址之间的映射关系,实现零拷贝的内存碎片整理;后者是一种冷热分离的分组管理策略,借助重映射的缓存碎片整理机制,提升缓存空间的管理效率。实验采用真实的Intel傲腾持久性内存设备,对比商用的分布式文件系统MooseFS和GlusterFS,采用Fio和Filebench等标准测试程序,DFS-Cache最高能提升5.73倍和1.89倍的系统吞吐量。
