A comparison of single- and multi-site calibration and validation： a case study of SWAT in the Miyun Reservoir watershed, China

An essential task in evaluating global water resource and pollution problems is to obtain the optimum set of parameters in hydrological models through calibra- tion and validation. For a large-scale watershed, single-site calibration and validation may ignore spatial heterogeneity and may not meet the needs of the entire watershed. The goal of this study is to apply a multi-site calibration and validation of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool （SWAT）, using the observed flow data at three monitoring sites within the Baihe watershed of the Miyun Reservoir watershed, China. Our results indicate that the multi-site calibration parameter values are more reasonable than those obtained from single-site calibrations. These results are mainly due to significant differences in the topographic factors over the large-scale area, human activities and climate variability. The multi-site method involves the division of the large watershed into smaller watersheds, and applying the calibrated parameters of the multi-site calibration to the entire watershed. It was anticipated that this case study could provide experience of multi-site calibration in a large-scale basin, and provide a good foundation for the simulation of other pollutants in follow- up work in the Miyun Reservoir watershed and other similar large areas.

一种高效率MCU芯片Multi-Sites测试技术

介绍了使用Multi-Sites工程测试技术提高MCU芯片测试效率的方案。针对MCU芯片Multi-Sites测试难点,阐述了在MCU芯片Multi-Sites测试中电性能测试、功能测试的影响因素和解决方案,并对MCU芯片Multi-Sites测试过程中经常遇到的干扰因素进行分析,保证MCU芯片Multi-Sites测试获得稳定可靠的性能参数,有效提高测试效率。

基于Multi-Site并行测试的效率分析与研究

在晶圆芯片测试时,提高单位时间内的效率能够实现低投入、高产出的效果。在采用Multi-site方式的并行测试中,需要先解决选择何种产品进行并行测试,如何确定并行site数等问题,然后再用最高效率的方法设计确定Multi-site并行测试方案。从软件和硬件方面,分析当前流行的Multi-site并行测试的效率,研究了影响Multi-site并行测试效率的各种因素,并对其影响深度和范围进行分析,给出相应的对策和提高效率的解决方法,同时还提出了溢出die计算方法,通过选择适当的site数,减少无用touchdown次数,提高测试效率。

Nuclephilic ring opening of epoxides promoted by multi-site phase-transfer catalyst:An efficient and eco-friendly route to synthesis of β-hydroxythiocyanate

A highly effective and mild protocol for ring opening of epoxides with NH4SCN in the presence of catalytic amount of a multi- site phase-transfer catalyst, α,α＇,α＂-N-hexakis（triethylammoniummethylene chloride）-melamine, is developed. A variety of ^-hydroxy thiocyanates as important intermediates in agricultural and pharmaceutical chemistry were obtained in high yields with excellent regioselectivity and in short reaction times. 2009 Ali Reza Kiasat. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Accurate Multi-Site Daily-Ahead Multi-Step PM_(2.5)Concentrations Forecasting Using Space-Shared CNN-LSTM

Accurate multi-step PM_(2.5)(particulate matter with diameters≤2.5 um)concentration prediction is critical for humankinds’health and air populationmanagement because it could provide strong evidence for decisionmaking.However,it is very challenging due to its randomness and variability.This paper proposed a novel method based on convolutional neural network(CNN)and long-short-term memory(LSTM)with a space-shared mechanism,named space-shared CNN-LSTM(SCNN-LSTM)for multi-site dailyahead multi-step PM_(2.5)forecasting with self-historical series.The proposed SCNN-LSTM contains multi-channel inputs,each channel corresponding to one-site historical PM_(2.5)concentration series.In which,CNN and LSTM are used to extract each site’s rich hidden feature representations in a stack mode.Especially,CNN is to extract the hidden short-time gap PM_(2.5)concentration patterns;LSTM is to mine the hidden features with long-time dependency.Each channel extracted features aremerged as the comprehensive features for future multi-step PM_(2.5)concentration forecasting.Besides,the space-shared mechanism is implemented by multi-loss functions to achieve space information sharing.Therefore,the final features are the fusion of short-time gap,long-time dependency,and space information,which enables forecasting more accurately.To validate the proposed method’s effectiveness,the authors designed,trained,and compared it with various leading methods in terms of RMSE,MAE,MAPE,and R^(2)on four real-word PM_(2.5)data sets in Seoul,South Korea.The massive experiments proved that the proposed method could accurately forecast multi-site multi-step PM_(2.5)concentration only using self-historical PM_(2.5)concentration time series and running once.Specifically,the proposed method obtained averaged RMSE of 8.05,MAE of 5.04,MAPE of 23.96%,and R^(2)of 0.7 for four-site daily ahead 10-hourPM_(2.5)concentration forecasting.

Current climate overrides past climate change in explaining multi-site beta diversity of Lauraceae species in China

Background:We aimed to characterise the geographical distribution of Sørensen-based multi-site dissimilarity(β_(sor))and its underlying true turnover(β_(sim))and nestedness(βsne)components for Chinese Lauraceae and to analyse their relationships to current climate and past climate change.Methods:We used ensembles of small models(ESMs)to map the current distributions of 353 Lauraceae species in China and calculated β_(sor) and its β_(sim) and β_(sne) components.We tested the relationship between β_(sor),β_(sne) and β_(sim) with current climate and past climate change related predictors using a series of simultaneous autoregressive(SAR_(err))models.Results:Spatial distribution of β_(sor)of Lauraceae is positively correlated with latitude,showing an inverse rela-tionship to the latitudinalα-diversity(species richness)gradient.High β_(sor) occurs at the boundaries of the warm temperate and subtropical zones and at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau due to high β_(sne).The optimized SAR_(err) model explainsβ_(sor) andβ_(sne) well,but notβ_(sim).Current mean annual temperature determinesβ_(sor) and β_(sne) of Lauraceae more than anomalies and velocities of temperature or precipitation since the Last Glacial Maximum.Conclusions:Current low temperatures and high climatic heterogeneity are the main factors explaining the high multi-siteβ-diversity of Lauraceae.In contrast to analyses of the β-diversity of entire species assemblages,studies of single plant families can provide complementary insights into the drivers of β-diversity of evolutionarily more narrowly defined entities.

Preparation of Cellulose Nanofibrils by Multi-Site Regioselective Oxidation

Cellulose nanofibrils(CNFs)are promising sustainable materials that can be applied to nanocomposites,as well as medical and life-sciences devices.However,methods for the preparation of these important materials are energy intensive because heating and mechanical disintegration are required to produce cellulose fibers below 100 nm in size.In this study,CNFs were prepared through the multi-site regioselective oxidation of cellulose with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl(TEMPO)and periodate at room temperature(20–25°C),without any mechanical-disintegration treatment.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)revealed that the CNFs had the average widths of 14.1,55.4,and 81.9 nm for three different treatments.Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that carboxyl groups were created on the surfaces of the microfibrils,while X-ray diffraction studies showed that the cellulose I structure was maintained after oxidation,and that the cellulose nanofibril crystallinity index exceeded 70%.These results demonstrate that CNFs can be prepared by multi-site regioselective oxidation at room temperature in the absence of mechanical disintegration.In addition,a model was developed to calculate the total content of carboxylate and aldehyde groups of CNFs prepared by the TEMPO mediate oxidation,the periodate oxidation,and the multi-site regioselective oxidation methods based on the particle width determined by TEM.The calculated values of the model were in good agreement with the total content(experimental value)of carboxylate and aldehyde groups of CNFs prepared by the TEMPO-mediated oxidation and the multi-site regioselective oxidation methods.However,the model was not valid for CNFs prepared by the periodate oxidation method.

Multi-site spinal stimulation strategies to enhance locomotion after paralysis

With the advent of spinal cord epidural stimulation techniques,i.e.,electrically enabled motor control（e Emc）in combination with activity dependent locomotor training,humans with traumatic complete sensori-motor paralysis are able to initiate voluntary leg movements and achieve gains in postural control,and bladder and sexual function（Angeli et al.,2014）.

基于ATE的电源芯片Multi-Site测试设计与实现

介绍了电源芯片的多Site测试设计与实现。基于CTA8280测试系统,通过对芯片CP(晶圆测试)要求进行分析,设计了8 Site测试电路外围,能够实现对晶圆进行8 Die并行测试。测试结果显示,该方案能够有效提升该电源芯片的测试效率,降低测试成本。

ON ANALYSIS METHOD FOR INFRARED MULTI-SITES SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

The calculation method about infrared multi-sites passive system location is introduced based on the principle of the weighted least square method, and the variance matrix of estimated error is offered. Through deduction, it can be found out that treated appraise precision can be directly analyzed and deduced without carrying out real measure and reaching estimation value. The simulation result shows that the system performance based on the weighted least square method is much better than the traditional passive location method, and it can be also used for reference to the research of the location algorithm of similar system.

Regulated multi-sited practice for physicians in China: incentives and barriers

The multi-sited practices (MSP) policy in China is expected to exert found implications upon uneven distribution of high-quality medical resources,coupled with the widespread phenomenon of physician's informal practices on multiple sites.Since 2009,the Chinese government has upheld a policy that allows medical doctors to take on secondary jobs for the purpose of encouraging talented physicians to work in medical institutions and underdeveloped areas where their expertise is badly needed.This paper focuses on the MSP policy in China by examining how it has been implemented at the national and provincial levels through a review of government documents,statistical information,academic papers,and newspaper accounts.Despite the MSP policy is to offer incentive to physicians at first-tier public hospitals to work in primary care centers or areas where their expertise,the evidence is hard to find.This paper identifies several outstanding challenges to the MSP policy:(1) The importance of the MSP policy which is made by the central government is perceived differently at the provincial level by health officials and hospital administrators;(2) Interest in implementing the policy varies among physicians and hospitals;(3) Concerns about quality control and legal responsibilities for medical doctors to take on secondary jobs are widespread.China's MSP policy differs from the 'dual practice' policy in many countries because of its top-down approach,with its emphasis on government's role and administrative intervention.This paper's findings may be useful for other developing countries where medical expertise is unevenly distributed due to market forces.On the special occasion of the Alma Ata Declaration's 40th anniversary and for the sake of promoting Universal Health Coverage,this paper also aims at sharing with other countries China's experience in trying to develop an adequate force of primary care professionals.At the end of this paper,a four-point proposal is made for policy makers in China.

Multi-site Passivation of ZnO Metal Oxides via Biomolecules for Efficient and Highly Stable Organic Solar Cells

ZnO nanoparticles(nps)among metal oxide(MOs)are proven to be essential electron transporting layers(ETLs)applied in organic solar cells(OSCs).However,intrinsic defects,interfacial charge recombination,and catalytic behavior towards the active layer restrict the applications of ZnO nps for efficient and long-term stable OSCs.The commonly available biomolecule cytidine 5'-monophosphate(CMP-OH)with phosphonic acid,its salt cytidine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt(CMP-ONa)with a phosphate group as an anchoring group and conjugated terminal functional in both analogous molecules provide carrier transfer bridge at bottom interface of the active layer.Systematized theoretical investigations and characterizations have discovered the multi-site coordination of CMP-OH towards acceptor molecules and ZnO nps.The dual-side alignment of CMP analogous molecules hinders interfacial charge recombination and enhances charge transfer potential at once.Inevitably,PM6:L8-BO-based OSCs with modified ETL obtain 18.13%efficiency,12%higher than that of unmodified nps.Besides higher efficiency,CMP-OH-based OSC devices illustrate remarkably improved thermal stability for 500 h at 85℃with 72%of initial PCE and operation stability for 2000 h with 90.1%of initial PCE.This work reveals the passivation mechanism of multi-anchoring groups towards MOs and single-functional groups towards the active layer to optimize the interface for efficient and highly stable OSCs.

Tandem catalysis of Cu/Ni multi-sites promotes oxygen reduction reaction

The special electronic characteristics and high atom usage efficiency of metal-nitrogen-carbon(M-N-C)materials have made them extremely attractive for oxygen reduction reactions(ORRs).However,it is inevitable that hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))will be formed via the two-electron pathway in ORRs.Herein,the Cu nanoparticles(NPs)have been encapsulated into Ni doped hollow mesoporous carbon spheres(Ni-HMCS)to reduce the generation of H_(2)O_(2)in ORR.Electrochemical tests confirm that the introduction of Cu NPs improves the ORR performance greatly.The obtained Cu/Ni-HMCS exhibits a half-wave potential of 0.82 V vs.reversible hydrogen electrode and a limited current density of 5.5 mA cm^(-2),which is comparable with the commercial Pt/C.Moreover,Cu/Ni-HMCS has been used in Zn-air battery,demonstrating a high power density of 161 mW cm^(-2)and a long-term recharge capability(50 h at 5 mA cm^(-2)).The theoretical calculation proposes a tandem catalysis pathway for Cu/Ni multi-sites catalysis,that is,H_(2)O_(2)released from the Ni-N_(4)and Cu-N_(4)sites migrates to the Cu(111)face,on which the captive H_(2)O_(2)is further reduced to H_(2)O.This work demonstrates an interesting tandem catalytic pathway of dual-metal multi-sites for ORR,which provides an insight into the development of effective fuel cell electrocatalysts.

Controllable construction of ionic frameworks for multi-site synergetic enhancement of CO_(2) capture

CO_(2) capture is one of the key technologies for dealing with the global warming and implementing lowcarbon development strategy.The emergence of ionic metal-organic frameworks(I-MOFs)has diversified the field of porous materials,which have been extensively applied for gas adsorption and separation.In this work,amino-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquid as organic monodentate ligand was used for one step synthesis microporous Cu based I-MOFs.Precise tuning of the adsorption properties was obtained by incorporating aromatic anions,such as phenoxy,benzene carboxyl,and benzene sulfonic acid group into the I-MOFs via a facile ion exchange method.The new I-MOFs showed high thermal stability and high capacity of 5.4 mmol·g^(-1) under atmospheric conditions for selective adsorption of CO_(2).The active sites of microporous Cu-MOF are the ion basic center and unsaturated metal,and electrostatic attraction and hydroxyl bonding between CO_(2) and modified functional sulfonic groups are responsible for the adsorption.This work provides a feasible strategy for the design of I-MOF for functional gas capture.

New Numerical Integration Formulations for Ordinary Differential Equations

An entirely new framework is established for developing various single- and multi-step formulations for the numerical integration of ordinary differential equations. Besides polynomials, unconventional base-functions with trigonometric and exponential terms satisfying different conditions are employed to generate a number of formulations. Performances of the new schemes are tested against well-known numerical integrators for selected test cases with quite satisfactory results. Convergence and stability issues of the new formulations are not addressed as the treatment of these aspects requires a separate work. The general approach introduced herein opens a wide vista for producing virtually unlimited number of formulations.

A Thermal-Hydraulic Coolant Channel Module (CCM) for Single- and Two-Phase Flow

A theoretical “drift-flux based thermal-hydraulic mixture-fluid coolant channel model” is presented. It is the basis to a corresponding digital “Coolant Channel Module (CCM)”. This purpose derived “Separate-Region Mixture Fluid Approach” should yield an alternative platform to the currently dominant “Separate-Phase Models” where each phase is treated separately. Contrary to it, a direct procedure could be established with the objective to simulate in an as general as possible way the steady state and transient behaviour of characteristic parameters of single- and/or (now non-separated) two-phase fluids flowing within any type of heated or non-heated coolant channels. Their validity could be confirmed by a wide range of verification and validation runs, showing very satisfactory results. The resulting universally applicable code package CCM should provide a fundamental element for the simulation of thermal-hydraulic situations over a wide range of complex systems (such as different types of heat exchangers and steam generators as being applied in both conventional but also nuclear power stations, 1D and 3D nuclear reactor cores etc). Thereby the derived set of equations for different coolant channels (distinguished by their key numbers) as appearing in these systems can be combined with other ODE-s and non-linear algebraic relations from additional parts of such an overall model. And these can then to be solved by applying an appropriate integration routine. Within the solution procedure, however, mathematical discontinuities can arise. This due to the fact that along such a coolant channel transitions from single- to two-phase flow regimes and vice versa could take place. To circumvent these difficulties it will in the presented approach be proposed that the basic coolant channel (BC) is subdivided into a number of sub-channels (SC-s), each of them being occupied exclusively by only a single or a two-phase flow regime. After an appropriate nodalization of the BC (and thus its SC-s) and after applying a “modified finite volume method” together with other special activities the fundamental set of non-linear thermal-hydraulic partial differential equations together with corresponding constitutive relations can be solved for each SC separately. As a result of such a spatial discretization for each SC type (and thus the entire BC) the wanted set of non-linear ordinary differential equations of 1st order could be established. Obviously, special attention had to be given to the varying SC entrance or outlet positions, describing the movement of boiling boundaries or mixture levels along the channel. Including even the possibility of SC-s to disappear or be created anew during a transient.

Generative adversarial networks for detecting contamination events in water distribution systems using multi-parameter,multi-site water quality monitoring

Contamination events in water distribution networks(WDNs)can have a huge impact on water supply and public health;increasingly,online water quality sensors are deployed for real-time detection of contamination events.Machine learning has been used to integrate multivariate time series water quality data at multiple stations for contamination detection;however,accurate extraction of spatial features in water quality signals remains challenging.This study proposed a contamination detection method based on generative adversarial networks(GANs).The GAN model was constructed to simultaneously consider the spatial correlation between sensor locations and temporal information of water quality indicators.The model consists of two networksda generator and a discriminatordthe outputs of which are used to measure the degree of abnormality of water quality data at each time step,referred to as the anomaly score.Bayesian sequential analysis is used to update the likelihood of event occurrence based on the anomaly scores.Alarms are then generated from the fusion of single-site and multi-site models.The proposed method was tested on a WDN for various contamination events with different characteristics.Results showed high detection performance by the proposed GAN method compared with the minimum volume ellipsoid benchmark method for various contamination amplitudes.Additionally,the GAN method achieved high accuracy for various contamination events with different amplitudes and numbers of anomalous water quality parameters,and water quality data from different sensor stations,highlighting its robustness and potential for practical application to real-time contamination events.

Lignin derived absorbent for efficient and sustainable CO_(2) capture

High and cost-efficient capture of CO_(2) is a prerequisite and an inevitable path of carbon emission reduction. To address the challenges(high cost, low efficiency, less sustainability, etc.) of existing petroleum-based CO_(2) absorbents, herein, a class of efficient and sustainable lignin-based absorbents were resoundingly prepared by grafting the active amine group on a lignin derived compound vanillin and alkali lignin. The results demonstrated that vanillin modified by acrylamide achieved the excellent absorption capacity among the three absorbents, whose ability was 0.114 g CO_(2) per gram of absorbent under 25 ℃ and 100 kPa. In addition, the absorbent retained stable absorbability of CO_(2) after 6 cycles.The absorbing capacity of the absorbent formed by the coupling of vanillin and acrylamide to CO_(2) was much greater than their own(i.e. 0 g CO_(2) ·g^(-1)vanillin, 0.01 g CO_(2) ·g^(-1) acrylamide, respectively).Detailed information revealed the multi-site synergistic absorption mechanism, in which CO_(2) has C and O double interactions with the amide group of the absorbent, and single interaction with the hydroxyl oxygen on the benzene ring of the absorbent. The absorption capacity of modified lignin for CO_(2) is as high as 0.12 g CO_(2) per gram of absorbent, which is comparable with that of model compound vanillin.This work not only provides a new idea for the design of bio-absorbents for CO_(2) capture, but explores the application potential of lignin-based materials.

Family selection and evaluation of Larix gmelinii var.principis-rupprechtii(Mayr.)Pilger based on stem analysis data at multiple sites

Larix gmelinii var.principis-rupprechtii(Mayr.)Pilger is an important native tree species in North China with advantages of fast growth,straight trunk,and good wood properties.The multi-year and multi-site breeding research of families of the species has not been reported previously.Based on diameter at breast height(DBH),height and volume of 25 families on four experimental sites,we calculated variance components,genetic parameters,juvenile and mature trait correlations and made genotype main effect plus genotype×environment interaction effect(GGE)biplot based on the breeding values estimated using the method of best linear unbiased prediction(BLUP).Compared with height,DBH and volume had higher heritability and larger variation coefficients,making them the more suitable traits for family selection and evaluation.Based on these,GGE biplots containing 20 combinations of site×age were drawn using data at 13 to 17 years when the interactions between family and location were strong.Test sites classifications based on DBH,and volume were inconsistent,with two categories for DBH and one for volume.The Guyuan site was the most suitable with strong discriminating ability,high representativeness and stability among tree ages.Integrating the ranking results of DBH and volume,families 66,76,82 and 111 were high-yielding and stable,families 78 and96 were high-yielding with above average stability,families72 and 79 were high-yielding with below average stability,whereas stability of family 100 was inconsistent between DBH and volume.Early selection based on DBH was convenient and reliable,and can be made at seven years.This study provides support for the selection of Larix gmelinii var.principis-rupprechtii families in Hebei province and an example for the application of stem analysis data from multiple sites in tree breeding.

一种斑马鱼肝脏特异表达转基因载体的制备方法

目的:建立一套快速制备斑马鱼肝脏特异表达转基因载体的新方法。方法:首先利用multi-site gateway技术将斑马鱼肝脏脂肪酸结合蛋白(fabp10a)启动子片段与入门载体进行BP重组获得启动子的入门克隆pENTR-fabp10a,然后将目的基因克隆到载体pME-MCS中形成入门克隆pENTR-interest,最后通过multi-site gateway技术将pENTR-fabp10a、pENTR-interest和含有EGFP标记基因的p3E-IRES-EGFPpA质粒在Tol2转座载体pDestTol2pA2上进行定向重组即可获得斑马鱼肝脏特异性表达转基因载体pTol2-fabp10a-interest-IRES-EGFP。本研究采用红色荧光蛋白基因DsRed2作为目的基因,用上述方法构建了转基因载体pTol2-fabp10a-DsRed2-IRES-EGFP,并将其注射至单细胞期斑马鱼胚胎中进行表达分析。结果:转基因载体pTol2-fabp10a-DsRed2-IRES-EGFP在斑马鱼肝脏组织中能实现红色和绿色荧光蛋白同步特异表达。结论:利用Tol2转座系统以及multi-site gateway技术构建斑马鱼肝脏特异性表达转基因载体是一套行之有效的方法。