Reliability Index of Caisson Breakwaters for Load Variables Correlated

In order to suit the condition that the wave uplift is correlated with the horizontal wave load acting on a vertical breakwater, a generally used method for determining the reliability index β of the breakwater, i.e. the Hasofer-Lind method, is extended in a generalized stochastic space for correlative variables. The computational results for a caisson breakwater indicate that the value of β for the case of correlated variables is obviously smaller than that for the case of independent variables.

Adaptive Radial Based Sampling for Reliability and Reliability Sensitivity Analysis Involving Truncated Correlated Normal Variables

The reliability and reliability sensitivity （ RS ） models are presented for the engineering problem involving truncated correlated normal variables （CNV）, and in the case an adaptive radial based sampling is used to analyze the reliability and the RS. In the presented models, the truncated CNV is transformed to general CNV, and the value domains of the truncated CNV are treated as multiple failure modes, then the reliability and the RS with the truncated CNV are transformed to the general cases, on which an e^cient radial based sampling is used to analyze the trans- formed reliability and RS. An adaptive strategy is employed to search for the optimal radial in the sampling, by which the robustness of the method is improved. After the model concepts and the detailed implementation are given, several examples are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the model and the efficiency of the solutions.

AN EFFICIENT SIMULATION OF MULTIPLE CORRELATED RAYLEIGH FADING ENVELOPES

In order to better assess the performance of wireless communication systems,it is desirable to produce multiple Rayleigh fading envelopes with specified correlations.In this paper,we analyze theoretically a procedure which generates correlated Gaussian random variables from independent Gaussian random variables and give a physical explanation for the limitation of this procedure.Then,based on some uncorrelated Rayleigh fading envelopes,a simple but efficient procedure for generating an arbitrary number of cross-correlated Rayleigh fading envelopes is proposed.Simulation results and computational complexity analysis are presented,which show that the proposed method has some advantages,such as high accuracy,low computational complexity and easy implementation,over the conventional simulation method.

Study of Partial Coefficients for Design of Semicircular Breakwaters

In the present study, the reliability design of semicircular breakwater is based on the verification of the rules defined by standard specifications, where partial coefficients are introduced to ensure safety. The reliability of the semicircular breakwaters has been analyzed by using the Hasofer-Lind method to determine the reliability index of structure that has correlated loads, utilizing the long-term observed wave data at a given place. The relation curve between reliability index and safety factor in the traditional design method, as well as the relationships between reliability index and partial coefficients, have been obtained. This paper proposes values of partial coefficients for the design expression of semicircular breakwaters in the cases of anti-sliding and anti-overturning.

Laws of Large Numbers of Negatively Correlated Random Variables for Capacities

Our aim is to present some limit theorems for capacities. We consider a sequence of pairwise negatively correlated random variables. We obtain laws of large numbers for upper probabilities and 2-alternating capacities, using some results in the classical probability theory and a non-additive version of Chebyshev＇s inequality and Boral-Contelli lemma for capacities.

Deterministic quantum key distribution based on Gaussian-modulated EPR correlations

This paper proposes a deterministic quantum key distribution scheme based on Gaussian-modulated continuous variable EPR correlations. This scheme can implement fast and efficient key distribution. The security is guaranteed by continuous variable EPR entanglement correlations produced by nondegenerate optical parametric amplifier. For general beam splitter eavesdropping strategy, the secret information rate ΔI = I（α, β）-I（α, ε） is calculated in view of Shannon information theory. Finally the security analysis is presented.

Correlation of Inferior Vena Cava Respiratory Variability Index with Central Venous Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Ventilated Pigs with Septic Shock

Septic shock is a common critical condition, for which effective early fluid resuscitation is the therapeutic focus. According to the 2008 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, resuscitation should achieve a central venous pressure （CVP） of 8-12 mmHg within the first 6 h. However, it is still uncertain about the sensitivity and specificity of CVP in reflecting the cardiac preload. Ultrasonography is a simple, rapid, non-invasive, and repeatable method for the measurement of sensitivity and specificity of CVP and has thus gradually attracted the increasing attention of physicians. It was reported that ultrasonography can show the inferior vena cava diameter, respiratory variability index, and blood volume in patients with sepsis or heart failure.

EXTREMES OF RATIOS OF DETERMINANTS AND CANONICAL CORRELATION VARIABLES

This article develops some extremes of the ratios of determinants. The results are themultivariate extensions of the extremes of quadratic forms, and can be applied to finding thecanonicai correlation variables of two random vectors. Hence a group of canonical correlationvariables is a solution of the extreme of the ratio of determinants.

High-dimensional supervised classification in a context of non-independence of observations to identify the determining SNPs in a phenotype

This work addresses the problem of supervised classification for highly correlated highdimensional data describing non-independent observations to identify SNPs related to a phenotype.We use a general penalized linear mixed model with a single random effect that performs simultaneous SNP selection and population structure adjustment in highdimensional prediction models.Specifically,the model simultaneously selects variables and estimates their effects,taking into account correlations between individuals.Single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)are a type of genetic variation and each SNP represents a difference in a single DNA building block,namely a nucleotide.Previous research has shown that SNPs can be used to identify the correct source population of an individual and can act in isolation or simultaneously to impact a phenotype.In this regard,the study of the contribution of genetics in infectious disease phenotypes is of great importance.In this study,we used uncorrelated variables from the construction of blocks of correlated variables done in a previous work to describe the most related observations of the dataset.The model was trained with 90%of the observations and tested with the remaining 10%.The best model obtained with the generalized information criterion(GIC)identified the SNP named rs2493311 located on the first chromosome of the gene called PRDM16((PR/SET domain 16))as the most decisive factor in malaria attacks.

On statistical energy functions for biomolecular modeling and design

Statistical energy functions are general models about atomic or residue-level interactions in biomolecules, derived from existing experimental data. They provide quantitative foundations for structural modeling as well as for structure-based protein sequence design. Statistical energy functions can be derived computationally either based on statistical distributions or based on variational assumptions. We present overviews on the theoretical assumptions underlying the various types of approaches. Theoretical considerations underlying important pragmatic choices are discussed.

Effect of atmospheric parameters on fine particulate concentration in suburban Shanghai

A study was conducted on the effect of atmospheric parameters, including temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity, on fine particulate mass concentrations measured in Jiading District of Shanghai, China, during the period from January 2009 to January 2010. A sensitivity analysis was applied to investigate the interaction between atmospheric parameters and particulate mass concentration. The experiment revealed that the concentration of particulates increased with particle size from 0.1 to 1.0 μm, and decreased with the increase of particle size from 1.0 to 2.5 μm. The effects of atmospheric parameters on fine mass concentrations were significantly particle size-dependent. The PM1.0-2.5 may come from the size increase of smaller particulates after moisture absorption, And the variation of concentrations of PM0.1-l.0 was mainly attributed to the accumulation of PM0.1. The ventilation index and dilution index were calcu- lated on the basis of data collected in December 2009. A correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant relation between these two indexes and the particulate concentration by examining the three particle size ranges, 0.0-0.1, 0.1-1.0, and 1,0-2.5 μm. The Spearman correlation coefficients that related the ventilation index to the concentration for the three particle size ranges were -0.45, -0.56 and -0.47, respectively, while the coefficients that related the dilution index to the concentration were -0.36, -0.42 and -0.45, respectively.

Magnetically assisted gas-solid fluidization in a tapered vessel:Part II Dimensionless bed expansion scaling

The article presents an effort to create dimensionless scaling correlations of the overall bed porosity in the case of magnetically assisted fluidization in a tapered vessel with external transverse magnetic field. This is a stand of portion of new branch in the magnetically assisted fluidization recently created concerning employment of tapered vessels. Dimensional analysis based on ＂pressure transform＂ of the initial set of variables and involving the magnetic granular Bond number has been applied to develop scaling relationships of dimensionless groups representing ratios of pressures created by the fluid flow, gravity and the magnetic field over an elementary volume of the fluidized bed. Special attention has been paid on the existing data correlations developed for non-magnetic beds and the links to the new ones especially developed for tapered magnetic counterparts. A special dimensionless variable Xp = （Ar△Dbt）1/3√RgMQ combining Archimedes and Rosensweig numbers has been conceived for porosity correlation. Data correlations have been performed by power-law, exponential decay and asymptotic functions with analysis of their adequacies and accuracies of approximation.

A 14-bit 40-MHz analog front end for CCD application

A 14-bit,40-MHz analog front end（AFE） for CCD scanners is analyzed and designed.The proposed system incorporates a digitally controlled wideband variable gain amplifier（VGA） with nearly 42 dB gain range,a correlated double sampler（CDS） with programmable gain functionality,a 14-bit analog-to-digital converter and a programmable timing core.To achieve the maximum dynamic range,the VGA proposed here can linearly amplify the input signal in a gain range from-1.08 to 41.06 dB in 6.02 dB step with a constant bandwidth.A novel CDS takes image information out of noise,and further amplifies the signal accurately in a gain range from 0 to 18 dB in0.035 dB step.A 14-bit ADC is adopted to quantify the analog signal with optimization in power and linearity.An internal timing core can provide flexible timing for CCD arrays,CDS and ADC.The proposed AFE was fabricated in SMIC 0.18 μm CMOS process.The whole circuit occupied an active area of 2.8×4.8 mm^2 and consumed360 mW.When the frequency of input signal is 6.069 MHz,and the sampling frequency is 40 MHz,the signal to noise and distortion（SNDR） is 70.3 dB,the effective number of bits is 11.39 bit.