Flow and sound fields of scaled high-speed trains with different coach numbers running in long tunnel

Segregated incompressible large eddy simulation and acoustic perturbation equations were used to obtain the flow field and sound field of 1:25 scale trains with three,six and eight coaches in a long tunnel,and the aerodynamic results were verified by wind tunnel test with the same scale two-coach train model.Time-averaged drag coefficients of the head coach of three trains are similar,but at the tail coach of the multi-group trains it is much larger than that of the three-coach train.The eight-coach train presents the largest increment from the head coach to the tail coach in the standard deviation(STD)of aerodynamic force coefficients:0.0110 for drag coefficient(Cd),0.0198 for lift coefficient(Cl)and 0.0371 for side coef-ficient(Cs).Total sound pressure level at the bottom of multi-group trains presents a significant streamwise increase,which is different from the three-coach train.Tunnel walls affect the acoustic distribution at the bottom,only after the coach number reaches a certain value,and the streamwise increase in the sound pressure fluctuation of multi-group trains is strengthened by coach number.Fourier transform of the turbulent and sound pressures presents that coach number has little influence on the peak frequencies,but increases the sound pressure level values at the tail bogie cavities.Furthermore,different from the turbulent pressure,the first two sound pressure proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)modes in the bogie cavities contain 90%of the total energy,and the spatial distributions indicate that the acoustic distributions in the head and tail bogies are not related to coach number.

Spatial-temporal Pattern and Differences of Land Use Changes in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China during 1975-2005

Regional land use changes are an important part of global changes.The research on land use changes in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China attracts a lot of attention owing to the Three Gorges Dam building.The Three Gorges Reservoir Area becomes one of the important research areas.This study analyzed the transforming processes and traits of each land use type and the regional differences of land use changes during the past 30 years,summarized the distribution of different land use types in different buffer zones and regresses the equation areas and different buffer distances based on buffer analyses and regression analyses,and then analyzed the transforming rules in different buffer distances,got the optimal influence distances.The research results indicate that,(1) cultivated land lies at the northwest of the reservoir and was decreasing,however,the construction land was increasing,especially the urban construction land,a large number of land was flooded because of the reservoir water level rise;(2) urban area was sprawling quickly in developed and neighboring areas,and a great deal of cultivated land and a considerable amount of grassland were occupied;in the earlier time,rural settlements occupied lots of cultivated land and a sum of forestry land in the later time;(3) the optimum influenced distances for cultivated land and forestry land were 10-35 km,and for urban and rural settlements were in 5-20 km.Overall,this research can reflect the spatial-temporal characteristics of land use changes during the 30 years,and it is helpful for urban planning and land use planning in the reservoir area.

Spatial-temporal differences in in-stream flow requirement based on GIS： A case study of Yan＇an region, northern Shaanxi

Although water has the central function of the bloodstream in the biosphere especially in arid or semi-arid regions such as Yah＇an region in northwestern China, yet the very limited attention is paid to the role of the water-related processes in ecosystem. In this research, based on continuous nearly 50-year data including runoff volume, sediment discharge as well as sediment accretion from hydrographic stations, and 10-year information of water quality from pollution monitoring stations, the method for measuring in-stream flow requirement has been put forward supported by experiential models and GIS spatial analysis. Additionally, the changes of in-stream flow requirement for environment and economic development have been addressed from spatial-temporal dimensions. The results show that： （1） According to the central streams in Yan＇an region, mean annual in-stream flow requirement reaches 1.0619 billion m^3, and the surface water for economic exploitation is 0.2445 billion m3 （2） Mean annual in-stream flow requirement for sediment transfers in flood period occupies over 80% of the integrated volume in a year. （3） From the 1950s to 1970s, in-stream flow requirement for sediment transfers is comparatively higher, while from the 1980s to 1990s, this requirement presents a decreasing tendency.

Reconstruction of different scales of pore-fractures network of coal reservoir and its permeability prediction with Monte Carlo method

There are millimeter, micron and nanometer scales of pores and fractures in coal to describe different scales of coal pores and fissures communicating path and to quantitatively characterize their permeability. Such information provides an important basis for studying coalbed methane output mechanism. The pores and fissures in a large number of coal samples were observed and counted by scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy. The probability distribution models of pore-fissure network were then established. Different scales of pore-fissures 2D network models were reconstructed by Monte Carlo method. The 2D seepage models were obtained through assignment zero method and using Matlab software. The effect of permeability on different scale pore-fractures network was obtained by two-dimensional seepage equation. Predicted permeability is compared with the measured ones. The results showed that the dominant order of different scale pore-fractures connected path from high to low is millimeter-sized fractures, seepage pores and micron-size fractures. The contribution of coal reservoir permeability from large to small is millimeter-size fractures, micron-size fractures and seepage pores. Different parameters in different scale pore-fractures are of different influence permeability.Reconstruction of different scale pore-fractures network can clearly display the connectivity of porefractures, which can provide a basis for selecting migration path and studying gas flow pattern.

ON THE OPTIMAL BACKGROUND ERROR COVARIANCES: DIFFERENT SCALE ERRORS' CONTRIBUTION

The large-scale and small-scale errors could affect background error covariances for a regional numerical model with the specified grid resolution.Based on the different background error covariances influenced by different scale errors,this study tries to construct a so-called"optimal background error covariances"to consider the interactions among different scale errors.For this purpose,a linear combination of the forecast differences influenced by information of errors at different scales is used to construct the new forecast differences for estimating optimal background error covariances.By adjusting the relative weight of the forecast differences influenced by information of smaller-scale errors,the relative influence of different scale errors on optimal background error covariances can be changed.For a heavy rainfall case,the corresponding optimal background error covariances can be estimated through choosing proper weighting factor for forecast differences influenced by information of smaller-scale errors.The data assimilation and forecast with these optimal covariances show that,the corresponding analyses and forecasts can lead to superior quality,compared with those using covariances that just introduce influences of larger-or smallerscale errors.Due to the interactions among different scale errors included in optimal background error covariances,relevant analysis increments can properly describe weather systems(processes)at different scales,such as dynamic lifting,thermodynamic instability and advection of moisture at large scale,high-level and low-level jet at synoptic scale,and convective systems at mesoscale and small scale,as well as their interactions.As a result,the corresponding forecasts can be improved.

Spatial-temporal Changes of Vegetation Cover in Guizhou Province, Southern China

Guizhou Province is an important karst area in the world and a fragile ecological area in China. Ecological risk assessment is very necessary to be conducted in this region. This study investigates different characteristics of the spatial-temporal changes of vegetation cover in Guizhou Province of Southern China using the data set of SPOT VEGETATION(1999–2015) at spatial resolution of 1-km and temporal resolution of 10-day. The coefficient of variation, the Theil-Sen median trend analysis, and the Mann-Kendall test are used to investigate the spatial-temporal change of vegetation cover and its future trend. Results show that: 1) the spatial distribution pattern of vegetation cover in Guizhou Plateau is high in the east whereas low in the west. The average annual normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) from west to east is higher than that from south to north. 2) Average annual NDVI improved obviously in the past 17 years. The growth rate of average annual NDVI is 0.028/10 yr, which is slower than that of vegetation in the country(0.048/10 yr) from 1998 to 2007. Average annual NDVI in karst area is lower than that in non-karst area. However, the growing rate of average annual NDVI in karst area(0.030/10 yr) is faster than that in non-karst area(0.023/10 yr), indicating that vegetation coverage increases more rapidly in karst area. 3) Vegetation coverage in the study area is stable overall, but fluctuates in the local scales. 4) Vegetation coverage presents a continuous increasing trend. The Hurst exponent of NDVI in different vegetation types has an obvious threshold in various elevations. 5) The proportion of vegetation cover with sustainable increase is higher than that of vegetation cover with sustainable decrease. The improvement in vegetation cover may expand to most parts of the study area.

New results on global exponential stability of competitive neural networks with different time scales and time-varying delays

This paper studies the global exponential stability of competitive neural networks with different time scales and time-varying delays. By using the method of the proper Lyapunov functions and inequality technique, some sufficient conditions are presented for global exponential stability of delay competitive neural networks with different time scales. These conditions obtained have important leading significance in the designs and applications of global exponential stability for competitive neural networks. Finally, an example with its simulation is provided to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed criteria.

INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT-SCALE ERRORS INTERACTIONS ON ANALYSIS AND FORECAST OF REGIONAL NWP MODEL

In the previous study, the influences of introducing larger- and smaller-scale errors on the background error covariances estimated at the given scales were investigated, respectively. This study used the eovariances obtained in the previous study in the data assimilation and model forecast system based on three-dimensional variational method and the Weather Research and Forecasting model. In this study, analyses and forecasts from this system with different covariances for a period of one month were compared, and the causes for differing results were presented. The varia- tions of analysis increments with different-scale errors are consistent with those of variances and correlations of back- ground errors that were reported in the previous paper. In particular, the introduction of smaller-scale errors leads to greater amplitudes in analysis increments for medium-scale wind at the heights of both high- and low-level jets. Tem- perature and humidity analysis increments are greater at the corresponding scales at the middle- and upper-levels. These analysis increments could improve the intensity of the jet-convection system that includes jets at different levels and the coupling between them that is associated with latent heat release. These changes in analyses will contribute to more ac- curate wind and temperature forecasts in the corresponding areas. When smaller-scale errors are included, humidity analysis increments are significantly enhanced at large scales and lower levels, to moisten southern analyses. Thus, dry bias can be corrected, which will improve humidity forecasts. Moreover, the inclusion of larger- （smaller-） scale errors will be beneficial for the accuracy of forecasts of heavy （light） precipitation at large （small） scales because of the ampli- fication （diminution） of the intensity and area in precipitation forecasts.

Interdecadal Variations of Phase Delays Between Two Nino Indices at Different Time Scales

Phase delays between two Nino indices-sea surface temperatures in Nino regions 1+2 and 3.4 (1950-2001)-at different time scales are detected by wavelet analysis. Analysis results show that there are two types of period bifurcations in the Nino indices and that period bifurcation points exist only in the region where the wavelet power is small. Interdecadal variation features of phase delays between the two indices vary with different time scales. In the periods of 40-72 months, the phase delay changes its sign in 1977: Nino 1+2 indices are 2-4 months earlier than Nino 3.4 indices before 1977, but 3-6 months later afterwards. In the periods of 20-40 months, however, the phase delay changes its sign in another way: Nino 1+2 indices are 1-4 months earlier before 1980 and during 1986-90, but 1-4 months later during 1980-83 and 1993-2001.

Outcome assessment of stroke convalescence using multiple scales based on different dimensions

BACKGROUND: Convalescence is an important stage of stroke treatment. A lot of patients have somatic and mental disorders at various degrees. The primary standard can only reflect partial conditions of somatic disorder; in addition, multiple dimensions of patients at the phase of stroke convalescence are further observed by using a lot of standards, such as signs and symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine, daily activity and psychological status. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the outcome assessments of the cases of stroke convalescence measured with different criteria consisting of various dimensions by a cross-sectional investigation of the condition of stroke convalescent patients. DESIGN: Scale evaluation. SETTING: Departments of Clinical Epidemiology Exploratory Development and Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; National Center for Training of Design, Measurement and Evaluation in Clinical Research,Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 194 stroke convalescent patients treated in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 26, 2000 to February 28, 2001 were taken as subjects of the study. There were 126 males and 68 females aged from 40 to 89 years, and the illness course ranged from 14 to 181 days. All patients met diagnosis-treatment criteria of stroke (the second version)[DTCS(V2.0)] and various kinds of diagnostic points of cerebrovascular diseases; moreover, all patients provided confirmed consents. METHODS: They were assessed by assessment methods including the following assessment instruments: DTCS(V2.0), self-designed scale of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptoms (28 symptoms and physical signs were scored as 0, 1, 2 marks from none to severity), modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale (a total of 45 marks, 0 to 15 marks as mild defect, 16 to 30 as moderate defect, 31 to 45 as severe defect), modified Barthel activities of daily life (ADL) index (a total of 100 marks, less than 60 marks as unable self-care), vitality and mental health (subscales derived from Health Survey Questionnaire, SF-36). The collected data from scales and inter-scale correlation were processed by the statistic methods mainly including descriptive analysis, Spearmen correlation analysis, factor analysis, etc. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Average scores of scales and criteria; ② correlation between modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale and other scales. RESULTS: All of the patients completed the assessment, and analyzed in the final analysis. ① The average scores of the scales and criteria: The average scores of DTCS(V2.0), self-designed scale of TCM symptoms, modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale, modified Barthel ADL index, vitality and mental health scales were 6.51±6.29, 13.73±6.97, 7.56±7.35, 63.58±23.68, 52.79±23.32 and 62.83±22.75 respectively. ② Correlation between modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale and other scales: The Spearman correlation coefficients (R ’) of modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale with diagnosis-treatment criteria of stroke, scales of TCM symptoms, modified Barthel ADL index, vitality scale and mental health scale were 20.885, 0.302, -0.824, -0.294 and -0.258 respectively. CONCLUSION: The modified Edinburgh-Scandinavia stroke scale and DTCS(V2.0) shared the same assessment dimension, so they can be mutually alternated in some clinical practices. Discrepancy in measurements of health status was gained due to the diverse dimensions applied in outcome assessments. It is necessary to build up a multi-dimensional assessment criteria system, such as signs and symptoms, daily activities and psychological status, for assessing the stroke convalescent cases in a more comprehensive scope and reflecting the efficacy of TCM treatment scientifically.

Global Uniform Asymptotic Stability of Competitive Neural Networks with Different-Time Scales and Delay

The global uniform asymptotic stability of competitive neural networks with different time scales and delay is investigated. By the method of variation of parameters and the method of inequality analysis, the condition for global uniformly asymptotically stable are given. A strict Lyapunov function for the flow of a competitive neural system with different time scales and delay is presented. Based on the function, the global uniform asymptotic stability of the equilibrium point can be proved.

Assessment of the methods for determining net radiation at different time-scales of meteorological variables

When modeling the soil/atmosphere interaction,it is of paramount importance to determine the net radiation flux.There are two common calculation methods for this purpose.Method 1 relies on use of air temperature,while Method 2 relies on use of both air and soil temperatures.Nowadays,there has been no consensus on the application of these two methods.In this study,the half-hourly data of solar radiation recorded at an experimental embankment are used to calculate the net radiation and long-wave radiation at different time-scales(half-hourly,hourly,and daily) using the two methods.The results show that,compared with Method 2 which has been widely adopted in agronomical,geotechnical and geo-environmental applications.Method 1 is more feasible for its simplicity and accuracy at shorter time-scale.Moreover,in case of longer time-scale,daily for instance,less variations of net radiation and long-wave radiation are obtained,suggesting that no detailed soil temperature variations can be obtained.In other words,shorter time-scales are preferred in determining net radiation flux.

长三角地区医疗卫生资源供给的时空演化特征及其影响因素

在健康中国与长三角区域一体化发展国家战略的目标驱使下,医疗卫生资源供给能力日渐成为区域公共设施均等化发展的重要指标,新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情等突发公共卫生事件对地区医疗卫生资源供给能力提出了更高的要求。为辨明长三角地区医疗卫生资源供给的发展特征与影响因素,构建了以时间演变、空间分异与因子探究为主的分析结构,采用泰尔指数、空间自相关、多尺度地理加权回归等方法,研究了2001—2019年长三角地区41个城市医疗卫生资源供给的区域差异与影响因素。结果表明,研究期内长三角地区医疗卫生资源增长迅速,区域均衡性提高;总体格局与长三角“Z”字形空间结构相吻合;医疗卫生资源供给的影响因素涵盖社会、经济与政治3个维度,且作用强度存在空间异质性。在此基础上,提出了促进长三角地区医疗服务一体化发展的对策及建议。

交往焦虑量表在中国大学生中的信效度检验

为提高大学生社交焦虑筛查效率,进行交往焦虑量表(Interaction Anxiety Scale,IAS)在中国大学生群体中的修订及信效度检验,采用中文版IAS、羞怯量表、简版惧怕否定评价量表对1020名大学生进行施测,进行项目分析、信效度检验、男女群组等值性检验。因素分析结果建议删除条目6和条目9,修订后的中文版IAS包括紧张和放松两个维度,具有良好的信效度。修订后的IAS适宜作为测量中国大学生群体社交焦虑的可靠工具。

牛栏江—滇池补水工程水源区不同时间尺度径流变化特征

为做好补水工程水资源调度、配置、流域水安全治理和区域防汛抗旱工作,充分发挥工程效益,基于牛栏江—滇池补水工程水源区代表站长系列水文资料,采用集中度、不均匀系数、Hurst系数、M-K趋势检验、滑动T检验等多种方法分析了牛栏江—滇池补水工程水源区不同时间尺度径流变化特征。结果表明,水源区不同时间尺度径流年际变化大、丰-平-枯周期明显;年内分配向均匀性和坦化趋势演变;最小1、7 d径流显著上升,其他7个径流趋势变化不显著,均发生突变;年、丰水期、极端最大等5个径流指标突变后径流量减少明显,枯水期和极端最小等4个径流指标突变后为增长趋势;年径流突变后8~10月来水量减少明显;预计补水工程水源区未来一段时间不易发生极端枯水事件,但总来水量可能会进一步衰减。

基于优化Hough变换的铆接高度差亚像素检测方法研究

针对飞机铆接高度差的检测问题,提出了一种优化的Hough变换铆接高度差亚像素检测方法。该方法首先通过空间域点运算的灰度变换法对采集的铆接孔图像进行增强处理,然后利用局部阈值分割法进行图像分割,采用Canny算法进行边缘粗提取,再利用优化的Hough变换进行亚像素级的边缘精细提取,提取出铆接孔和铆钉钉头的圆环区域,最后结合RANSAC算法进行圆拟合,利用开发算子get_current_region_z()分别提取内外圆环区域的高度平均值,再通过函数height_Z()将所得的高度平均值作差即可得到铆接表面的高度差。经试验证明,该检测方法亚像素精确定位能力强,检测结果准确率高、稳定性好,重复测量精度可达到±10μm。

不同时间尺度下气象-水文要素变化对察尔汗盐湖盐田蒸发作用的影响

目前对察尔汗盐湖蒸发量的研究主要集中在气象-水文因素与卤水蒸发量定量关系,缺乏在不同时间尺度下盐湖蒸发量的驱动因素动态变化研究。利用2020年11月5日—2023年5月1日察尔汗盐湖盐田的空气温度、露点温度、风速、相对湿度、总辐射日累计以及盐田的蒸发量、水温、水位等监测数据,结合获取的察尔汗盐湖补给河流格尔木河流量等水文资料,采用相关性分析、多元回归模型等方法探讨了不同时间尺度下盐田蒸发作用与气象-水文因素之间的关系。研究表明,不同盐田的水温、水位、淡水蒸发量变化保持一致,卤水蒸发量变化与盐田密度有关。随着时间尺度的增大,蒸发量与气象要素之间的相关性增强。察尔汗盐田蒸发量在逐小时与逐月尺度主要受到环境温度的影响,日尺度下主要受到太阳辐射的影响。在极端天气作用下河流水文与盐湖微气象因子呈同步变化,对蒸发量的影响具有滞后性。这一研究结果可为盐田生产工艺优化提供理论指导。

多向加权Tsallis熵最大化导向的自动阈值分割方法

受噪声或随机细节、目标和背景的大小比例、成像时的点扩散等不同因素的影响,许多图像的灰度直方图呈现为无模态、单模态、双模态或者多模态样式.为了在统一框架内处理这4种不同模态情形下的自动阈值选择问题,本文提出了一种多向加权Tsallis熵最大化导向的自动阈值分割方法(Multi-directional Weighted Tsallis Entropy,MWTE).基于新设计的反正切方向性卷积核的多尺度乘积效应,该方法将不同模态的灰度直方图转化为统一的单模态右偏灰度直方图.在4个不同方向上提取出这种特殊的单模态右偏灰度直方图后,通过多向加权策略构建出与原始图像灰度值紧密相关的加权Tsallis熵目标函数,并以该目标函数取最大值时对应的灰度值作为最终分割阈值.本文将提出的方法和3个阈值分割方法、1个软分割方法、1个活动轮廓分割方法以及1个自动聚类分割方法进行了比较.在4种不同模态情形下的4幅合成图像和50幅真实世界图像上的实验结果表明,本文提出的方法虽然在计算效率方面不占有优势,但它对不同模态的测试图像具有更稳健的分割适应性,且在量化分割精度所用的马修斯相关系数方面优于其他6个分割方法.

最省刻度尺设计的组合差集递推算法

在长度为n(n≥2为正整数)的直尺上最少刻多少个刻度就能度量1到n的所有长度,这便是至今未解决的最省刻度尺问题。阐明了最省刻度尺与极小优美图之间的关系,给出了计算最省刻度尺的所有最省刻度值的组合差集递推算法,得到长度为3~40的最省刻度尺的所有最省刻度值,同时,结合图论模型,给出了长度为41~82的最省刻度尺的最省刻度值。

陕西省传统村落可达性特征及影响因素的空间分异

传统村落是推进乡村振兴和新型城镇化建设的重要载体。以陕西省182个国家级传统村落为研究对象,分析其空间分布特征,并运用ArcGIS网络分析和地理加权回归模型,深入剖析县级和镇级尺度下传统村落可达性特征及影响因素的空间分异。研究结果表明:①陕西省国家级传统村落呈集聚型空间分布,在空间上形成了4个主要集聚区。②传统村落可达性整体水平较低,呈现以关中为中心的阶梯状递减特征。③不同空间尺度下的传统村落可达性与影响因素存在着较强的空间不稳定性。县级尺度下,高程与传统村落可达性基本呈正相关关系,但在镇级尺度下,两者正负向关系并存,且呈现以榆林西北部和渭南中部为中心向外围圈层逐渐增强的特点。县级尺度下,近水体最短距离与传统村落可达性水平呈负相关关系,但在镇级尺度下,其对可达性水平的影响呈现出从陕南和陕北向中部逐步递减的趋势。④高程、坡度和近水体最短距离是影响陕西省国家级传统村落可达性的主要因素,且在不同地区具有不同的影响效应。传统村落可达性特征和影响因素的研究可以为不同地区传统村落可达性的改进和传统村落保护利用策略的制定提供科学依据。