Determining the observation epochs of star catalogs from ancient China using the generalized Hough transform method

Ancient China recorded a wealth of astronomical observations,notably distinguished by the inclusion of empirical measurements of stellar observations.However,determining the precise observational epochs for these datasets poses a formidable challenge.This study employs the generalized Hough transform methodology to analyze two distinct sets of observational data originating from the Song and Yuan dynasties,allowing accurate estimation of the epochs of these stellar observations.This research introduces a novel and systematic approach,offering a scholarly perspective for the analysis of additional datasets within the domain of ancient astronomical catalogs in future investigations.

Determinants of generalized anxiety and construction of a predictive model in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)frequently experience exacerbations requiring multiple hospitalizations over prolonged disease courses,which predispose them to generalized anxiety disorder(GAD).This comorbidity exacerbates breathing difficulties,activity limitations,and social isolation.While previous studies predominantly employed the GAD 7-item scale for screening,this approach is somewhat subjective.The current literature on predictive models for GAD risk in patients with COPD is limited.AIM To construct and validate a GAD risk prediction model to aid healthcare professionals in preventing the onset of GAD.METHODS This retrospective analysis encompassed patients with COPD treated at our institution from July 2021 to February 2024.The patients were categorized into a modeling(MO)group and a validation(VA)group in a 7:3 ratio on the basis of the occurrence of GAD.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were utilized to construct the risk prediction model,which was visualized using forest plots.The model’s performance was evaluated using Hosmer-Lemeshow(H-L)goodness-of-fit test and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis.RESULTS A total of 271 subjects were included,with 190 in the MO group and 81 in the VA group.GAD was identified in 67 patients with COPD,resulting in a prevalence rate of 24.72%(67/271),with 49 cases(18.08%)in the MO group and 18 cases(22.22%)in the VA group.Significant differences were observed between patients with and without GAD in terms of educational level,average household income,smoking history,smoking index,number of exacerbations in the past year,cardiovascular comorbidities,disease knowledge,and personality traits(P<0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that lower education levels,household income<3000 China yuan,smoking history,smoking index≥400 cigarettes/year,≥two exacerbations in the past year,cardiovascular comorbidities,complete lack of disease information,and introverted personality were significant risk factors for GAD in the MO group(P<0.05).ROC analysis indicated that the area under the curve for predicting GAD in the MO and VA groups was 0.978 and 0.960.The H-L test yieldedχ^(2) values of 6.511 and 5.179,with P=0.275 and 0.274.Calibration curves demonstrated good agreement between predicted and actual GAD occurrence risks.CONCLUSION The developed predictive model includes eight independent risk factors:Educational level,household income,smoking history,smoking index,number of exacerbations in the past year,presence of cardiovascular comorbidities,level of disease knowledge,and personality traits.This model effectively predicts the onset of GAD in patients with COPD,enabling early identification of high-risk individuals and providing a basis for early preventive interventions by nursing staff.

A circular zone counting method of identifying a Duffing oscillator state transition and determining the critical value in weak signal detection

Identifying state transition and determining the critical value of the Duffing oscillator are crucial to indicating external signal existence and have a great influence on detection accuracy in weak signal detection. A circular zone counting （CZC） method is proposed in this paper, by combining the Duffing oscillator＇s phase trajectory feature and numerical calculation for quickly and accurately identifying state transition and determining the critical value, to realize a high- efficiency weak signal detection. Detailed model analysis and method construction of the CZC method are introduced. Numerical experiments into the reliability of the proposed CZC method compared with the maximum Lyapunov exponent （MLE） method are carried out. The CZC method is demonstrated to have better detecting ability than the MLE method, and furthermore it is simpler and clearer in calculation to extend to engineering application.

Determining Attitude and Position in Deep Space Missions Using X Ray Pulsars

This paper initially reviews types of deep space navigation methods. Then, it studies the use of pulsars as one of sources emitting electromagnetic waves in navigation;hence more details regarding the pulsar physics and the history of navigation using pulsars are presented. The various methods of navigation (including radio method), their advantages and disadvantages—in comparison with navigation using pulsars in spacecraft—are discussed. Then, the equations necessary for calculating position and velocity of a spacecraft (such as the arrival time of pulse from pulsar to the receiver) are introduced, and the methods of calculating position and velocity are dealt with. Finally, two algorithms are presented for positioning, and one for velocity. Attitude determination follows the same simple methods presented in various articles.

Changes and determining factors of crop evapotranspiration derived from satellite-based dual crop coefficients in North China Plain

Evaluating actual crop evapotranspiration(ET) variations and their determining factors under changing climates is crucial for agricultural irrigation management and crop productivity improvement in nonhumid regions.This study analyzed the spatiotemporal characteristics and detected the determining factors of ETfor winter wheat and summer maize rotation system from 2000 to 2017 in the North China Plain(NCP),by combining the FAO-56 dual crop coefficient approach with remotely sensed vegetation indices(VIs).The results indicated that daily air temperature increased in varying degrees while wind speed and sunshine hours decreased slightly during the growing season of winter wheat and summer maize over the study period.The trends of relative humidity and effective precipitation varied in crop growing seasons.Based on the validated relationship of dual crop coefficients and VIs,the estimated multi-year average ETof winter wheat(370.29±31.28 mm) was much higher than summer maize(281.85±20.14 mm),and the rotation cycle was 652.43±27.67 mm.Annual ETof winter wheat and the rotation cycle increased by 2.96 mm aand 1,77 mm a,respectively.However,the ETof summer maize decreased with distinct spatial variation.Spatially,winter wheat ETincreased significantly in the northeast NCP,covering the Beijing-Tianiin-Hebei areas.Meanwhile,significant increases in summer maize ETwere detected in the southwest NCP.The sensitivity and contribution analysis showed that ETof winter wheat and summer maize was positively sensitive to temperature,wind speed,and sunshine hours while negatively to relative humidity.Moreover,wind speed and sunshine hours contributed most to changes in ET(around 20%-40%).

S Phase Cell Percentage Normalized BrdU Incorporation Rate, a New Parameter for Determining S Arrest

In this study, a new parameter, S phase cell percentage （S fraction） normalized BrdU （SFN-BrdU） incorporation rate, was introduced to detect $ arrest. The results showed a positive linear correlation between the BrdU incorporation rate and the S fraction in unperturbed 16HBE cells. Theoretical analysis indicated that only S arrest could result in a decrease in the SFN-BrdU incorporation rate. Additionally, the decrease in SFN-BrdU incorporation rate and the activation of DNA damage checkpoints further demonstrated that S arrest was induced by diethyl sulfate treatment of 16HBE cells. In conclusion, $FN-BrdU incorporation rate can be used to detecting S arrest.

Prognostic significance of sex determining region Y-box 2,Ecadherin,and vimentin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

BACKGROUND Sex determining region Y-box 2(SOX2) can promote squamous cell carcinoma(SSC) because it regulates the migration and invasion of several different types of squamous carcinoma cells.However,few studies have examined the prognostic value of SOX2 and its effect on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) in esophageal SSC(ESCC),a cancer characterized by high invasion and rapid metastasis.AIM To verify the relationship of SOX2 and the EMT in ESCC and determine the prognostic value and significance of SOX2 and protein markers of the EMT in ESCC.METHODS One hundred and eighty-five postsurgical ESCC patients were retrospectively examined.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect SOX2,E-cadherin,and vimentin in ESCC tissues.The chi-square test was used to determine the relationships of the expression of these proteins with clinical data.Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to evaluate factors associated with overall survival(OS).RESULTS SOX2 and vimentin had high expression in ESCC tissues and correlated with the depth of local carcinoma invasion.SOX2 expression had positive correlations with tumor size,vimentin expression,and the EMT,and a negative correlation with Ecadherin expression.Expression of SOX2 and vimentin had negative correlations with OS.SOX2 expression was an independent prognostic risk factor for poor OS in patients with ESCC.CONCLUSION SOX2 expression was an independent risk factor for OS in patients with ESCC and its expression had a positive correlation with the expression of vimentin,a classic marker of the EMT.SOX2 promoted the migration and invasion of ESCC,and this may related to its effect on vimentin in promoting the EMT.

Research Surveys of Electrochemical Sensors for in-situ Determining Hydrogen in Steels

The principle, construction and application of two types of electrochemical sensors-amperometric and potentiometric are surveyed. Both types of sensors are very sensitive to changes in temperature. The accuracy of hydrogen measurement depends on both the precision of sensors developed and the reliable technique of installation and security of sensors. The two types of sensors have been used for in-situ determining hydrogen permeated in steels owing to a corrosive reaction, a hydrogen gas circumstance at elevated temperatures and high pressure or also a pretreatment process such as pickling and plating process, etc.

LOCALIZATION OF A PUTATIVE EPIBOLY-DETERMINING FACTOR IN OOCYTES OF THE GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS AURATUS)

It is unknown whether cytoplasmic determinants in goldfish eggs are asymmetrically localized beforematuration. In this study fully grown goldfish oocytes with infact germinal vesicles (GVs) were ligated withbaby hair loops along desired planes into two parts, mature in vitro, and inseminated. Embryos developedfrom the animal halves with GV of oocytes ligated along the equator un unable to undergoepiboly, while those developed from the GV-containing parts of oocytes ligated along the animal-vegetal axiswere able to. Also, embryos developed from the animal halves obtained from fertilized eggs could undergo epiboly. From there results, it was postulated that the goldfish’s premature oocyte possessed a putativefactor in the vegetal hemisphere which was responsible for epiboly of the embryonic cells.

APPROACHES DETERMINING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION OF A NATURAL SECONDARY WHITE BIRCH FOREST

Evapotranspiration of a natural secondary white birch (Betula populifolia)forest in Maoershan Ecological Station was determined by water balance method, heat balance method and water and heat combination method. Results showed that the total evapotranspiration of the forest in the growing season was 3. 6mm/d. of which evapotrans piration from canopy xvas 2. 91 mm/d and that from forest floor was 0. 57 mm/d. and that in the non-growing season was 0. 8 mm/d.

DETERMINING POSE PARAMETERS WITHOUT PRIMITIVE-TO-PRIMITIVE CORRESPONDENCE

The problem of determining the pose of an object in 3-D space is essential in many computer vision applications. In this paper, a model-based approach for solving this problem is proposed. This approach does not require the knowledge of point-to-point correspondences between 3-D points on the model and 2-D points in the observed image. The spatial location of the object is iteratively estimated and updated from the values globally defined over the model image and the observed image.

Determining winner in multi-attribute procurement auction:a method based on technical and business experts' evaluation information

A method for solving the winner determination problem （WDP） in multi-attribute procurement auctions is proposed, based on technical and business experts＇ evaluation information. Firstly, on the background of procurements in China, a multi-attribute pro- curement auction mechanism is presented, where technical and business experts participate in the bid evaluation. Then, the concept of TOPSIS is used to determine the positive and negative ideal points of the WDP according to bid prices, the technical and business experts＇ evaluation information. Further, the closeness coefficient of each bidder （candidate supplier） is obtained by calculating the distances to the positive and negative ideal points. Thus, the winning supplier can be determined according to the closeness coefficients. Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the use of the proposed method.

A Novel Approach for Determining the Orientation of 3-Hydroxyl Group of Some Steroids by CIMS

Trimethylchlorosilane was used as a stereoselective reagent to determine the e or a orientation of 3-hydroxyl group of some steroids by chemical ionization mass spectrometry.

Factors Determining Coyote (<i>Canis latrans</i>) Diets

Although studies have documented the potential for coyote (Canis latrans) food use to negatively affect wildlife populations and domesticated animals, they are often equivocal, possibly because most are of small spatial extent, and little is known of factors determining coyote diets. Our objectives were to quantify the diet and identify factors determining coyote food use, particularly game species and livestock, over a large spatial and temporal extent. Contents of gastrointestinal tracts were identified from 263 coyotes opportunistically obtained from hunters, trappers, and as road-kills throughout Florida, 2011-2015. We employed logistic regression in an information-theoretic framework to understand determinants of coyote food use. Coyotes were opportunistic and omnivorous foragers with a diverse diet of vegetation, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and more than 25 species of mammals (including important game species and livestock). They commonly consumed 11 food items (Virginia opossum [Didelphis virginiana], non-mast vegetation, feral hog [Sus scrofa], northern raccoon [Procyon lotor], insects, rabbits (Sylvilagus spp.), skunks [Mephitis mephitis and Spilogale putorius], white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mast, birds, and cows [Bos taurus]). Food use was determined by coyote age, sex, and body mass, season of the year, deer hunting and fawning seasons, livestock calving season, and coyote collection method and location/region. As coyotes expand their range and numbers, conservationists may find it useful to understand how this opportunistic and adaptable predator uses available food sources to reduce conflict across the landscape.

Global Existence, Uniqueness of Weak Solutions and Determining Functionals for Nonlinear Wave Equations

We consider the initial-boundary value problem for a nonlinear wave equation with strong structural damping and nonlinear source terms in IR. We prove the global existence and uniqueness of weak solutions of the problem and then we will study the determining modes on the phase space by using energy methods and the concept of the completeness defect.

Comparison of two different methods for determining flow direction in catchment hydrological modeling

Digital elevation models （DEMs） are widely used to define the flow direction in distributed hydrological models for simulation of streamflow. In recent decades, numerous methods for flow direction determination have been applied successfully to mountainous regions. Nevertheless, some problems still exist when those methods are used for flat or gently sloped areas The present study reviews the conventional methods of determining flow direction for such landscapes and analyzes the problems of these methods. Two different methods of determining flow direction are discussed and were applied to the Xitiaoxi Catchment, located in the Taihu Basin in southern China, which has both mountainous and flat terrain. Both the agree method and the shortest path method use drainage networks derived from a remote sensing image to determine the correct location of the stream. The results indicate that the agree method provides a better fit with the DEM for the hilly region than the shortest path method. For the flat region where the flow has been diverted and rerouted by land managers, both methods require observation of the drainage network to determine the flow direction. In order to clarify the applicability of the two methods, both are employed in catchment hydrological models conceptually based on the Xinanjiang model and implemented with PCRaster. The simulation results show that both methods can be successfully applied in hydrological modeling. There are no evident differences in the modeled discharge when using the two methods at different spatial scales.

Method for determining number of coherent signals in the presence of colored noise

The approach of estimating the number of signals based on information theoretic criteria has good performance in the assumption of white noise, but it always leads to false estimation of the coherent sources in colored noise. An approach combining the combined information theoretic criteria and eigen- value correction, is presented to determine number of signals. The method uses maximum likelihood （ML） and information theoretic criteria to estimate coherent signals alternately, then eliminate the inequality of the eigenvalues caused by colored noise by correcting the noise eigenvalues. The computer simulation results prove the effective performance of the method.

Area under the curve of methotrexate and creatinine clearance are outcome - determining factors in primary CNS lymphomas

Although high-dose methotrexate(HD-MTX)is the most effective drug against primary CNS lymphomas(PCNSL),outcome-de-termining variables related to its administration schedule have not been defined.The impact on toxicity and outcome of the area under thecurve(AUC(MTX)),dose intensity(DI(MTX))and infusion rate(IR(MTX))of MTX and plsamatic creatinine clearance(CL(crea))was investigated in a retrospective series of 45 PCNSL patients treated with three different HD-MTX-basedcombinations.Anticon-vulsants were administered in 31 pts(69%).Age>60 years,anticonvulsant therapy,slow IR(MTX)(

RATE－DETERMINING STEP IN OLEFIN HYDROFORMYLATION OVER SUPPORTED AQUEOUS－PHASE CATALYSTS

A series of olefin hydroformylations over supported aqueous-phase rhodium catalyst with the substitUtion of CO/D2 for CO/H2 were cAned out to study the isotope effects of deuterium. The rate of aldehyde formation in CO/D2 was about 1.3 times faster than that in COns2, indicating that the aldehyde formation shows noticeable inverse deuterium isotope effect over SAP catalyst. The results of in-situIR stUdy of ethylene hydroformylation suggest that the reaction rate of acylhydrogenolysis forming aldehyde is the slowest one. It may be inferred from these results that the rate-determining step involved\in aldehyde formation is very probably astep ofhydrogenation.

ON THE FEASIBILITY OF DETERMINING ELECTRON-NEUTRINO MASS FROM THE STUDY OF ELECTRON CAPTURE RATES IN ^(157)Tb

A comparison between the electron captures of 158Tb and 157Tb is presented. The practical merit of using 157Tb electron capture rates as a tool for electron-neutrino mass determination is analysed and emphasized.