This paper investigates the data collection in an unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)-aided Internet of Things(IoT) network, where a UAV is dispatched to collect data from ground sensors in a practical and accurate probabili...This paper investigates the data collection in an unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)-aided Internet of Things(IoT) network, where a UAV is dispatched to collect data from ground sensors in a practical and accurate probabilistic line-of-sight(LoS) channel. Especially, access points(APs) are introduced to collect data from some sensors in the unlicensed band to improve data collection efficiency. We formulate a mixed-integer non-convex optimization problem to minimize the UAV flight time by jointly designing the UAV 3D trajectory and sensors’ scheduling, while ensuring the required amount of data can be collected under the limited UAV energy. To solve this nonconvex problem, we recast the objective problem into a tractable form. Then, the problem is further divided into several sub-problems to solve iteratively, and the successive convex approximation(SCA) scheme is applied to solve each non-convex subproblem. Finally,the bisection search is adopted to speed up the searching for the minimum UAV flight time. Simulation results verify that the UAV flight time can be shortened by the proposed method effectively.展开更多
Travel time and delay are among the most important measures for gauging a transportation system’s performance. To address the growing problem of congestion in the US, transportation planning legislation mandated the ...Travel time and delay are among the most important measures for gauging a transportation system’s performance. To address the growing problem of congestion in the US, transportation planning legislation mandated the monitoring and analysis of system performance and produced a renewed interest in travel time and delay studies. The use of traditional sensors installed on major roads (e.g. inductive loops) for collecting data is necessary but not sufficient because of their limited coverage and expensive costs for setting up and maintaining the required infrastructure. The GPS-based techniques employed by the University of Delaware have evolved into an automated system, which provides more realistic experience of a traffic flow throughout the road links. However, human error and the weaknesses of using GPS devices in urban settings still have the potential to create inaccuracies. By simultaneously collecting data using three different techniques, the accuracy of the GPS positioning data and the resulting travel time and delay values could be objectively compared for automation and statistically compared for accuracy. It was found that the new technique provided the greatest automation requiring minimal attention of the data collectors and automatically processing the data sets. The data samples were statistically analyzed by using a combination of parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. This analysis greatly favored the GeoStats GPS method over the rest methods.展开更多
The present study investigated the possible changes in the mixis potential of rotifer resting eggs produced by a single stock of Brachionus plicatilis and collected and preserved annually from 1985-1998. Several clone...The present study investigated the possible changes in the mixis potential of rotifer resting eggs produced by a single stock of Brachionus plicatilis and collected and preserved annually from 1985-1998. Several clones derived from each batch of resting eggs were cultured under the same conditions for 21 days. The percentage of clones appearing resting eggs and the average yield of resting eggs produced from each clone were recorded and statistically analyzed to find the differences between the mixis potential of those resting egg batches. Results showed that different batches of resting eggs had different mictic levels among their descendent clones; but no regular relationship was found between the mixis potential of resting eggs and their collection times/preservation periods. Several internal and external factors that might affect the mixis potential of resting eggs were discussed.展开更多
Recently, use of mobile communicational devices in field data collection is increasing such as smart phones and cellular phones due to emergence of embedded Global Position System GPS and Wi-Fi Internet access. Accura...Recently, use of mobile communicational devices in field data collection is increasing such as smart phones and cellular phones due to emergence of embedded Global Position System GPS and Wi-Fi Internet access. Accurate timely and handy field data collection is required for disaster management and emergency quick responses. In this article, we introduce web-based GIS system to collect the field data by personal mobile phone through Post Office Protocol POP3 mail server. The main objective of this work is to demonstrate real-time field data collection method to the students using their mobile phone to collect field data by timely and handy manners, either individual or group survey in local or global scale research.展开更多
Dynamical time evolution for central collision of <sup>197</sup> Au on <sup>197</sup>Au at 150 MeV/u is in-vestigated by using Isospin-dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics (IQMD) calculation....Dynamical time evolution for central collision of <sup>197</sup> Au on <sup>197</sup>Au at 150 MeV/u is in-vestigated by using Isospin-dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics (IQMD) calculation. Thepreequilibrium emission, its influence and the time evolution of radial collective flow are dis-cussed in detail.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the safety and utility of an electrocautery dilation catheter for endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS)-guided pancreatic fluid collection drainage.METHODS: A single-center, exploratory, retrospective st...AIM: To investigate the safety and utility of an electrocautery dilation catheter for endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS)-guided pancreatic fluid collection drainage.METHODS: A single-center, exploratory, retrospective study was conducted between August 2010 and August 2014. This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of our institution. Informed, written consent was obtained from each patient prior to the procedure. The subjects included 28 consecutive patients who underwent EUS-guided transmural drainage(EUS-TD) for symptomatic pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections(PFCs) by fine needle aspiration using a 19-gauge needle. These patients were retrospectively divided into two groups based on the use of an electrocautery dilation catheter as a fistula dilation device; 15 patients were treated with an electrocautery dilation catheter(electrocautery group), and 13 patients were treated with a non-electrocautery dilation catheter(non-electrocautery group). We evaluated the technical and clinical successes and the adverse events associated with EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs between the two groups.RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age, sex, type, location and diameter of PFCs between the groups. Thirteen patients(87%) in the electrocauterygroup and 10 patients(77%) in the non-electrocautery group presented with infected PFCs. The technical success rates of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs were 100%(15/15) and 100%(13/13) for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively. The clinical success rates of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs were 67%(10/15) and 69%(9/13) for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively(P = 0.794). The procedure time of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs in the electrocautery group was significantly shorter than that of the non-electrocautery group(mean ± SD: 30 ± 12 min vs 52 ± 20 min, P < 0.001). Adverse events associated with EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs occurred in 0 patients and 1 patient for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively(P = 0.942).CONCLUSION: EUS-TD using an electrocautery dilation catheter as a fistula dilation device for the treatment of symptomatic PFCs appears safe and contributes to a shorter procedure time.展开更多
In this paper exhaustive-service priority-M/G/1 queueing systems with multiple vacations, single vacation and setup times are studied under the nonpreemptive and preemptive resume priority disciplines. For each of the...In this paper exhaustive-service priority-M/G/1 queueing systems with multiple vacations, single vacation and setup times are studied under the nonpreemptive and preemptive resume priority disciplines. For each of the six models analysed, the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of the virtual waiting time Wk(t) at time t of class k is derived by the method of collective marks. A sufficient condition for , where U has the standard normal distribution, is also given.展开更多
March is a right party time for friends to get together to enjoy the smell of early spring. Moreover, people would like to take off the thick winter coat to showcase their colorful attitude towards the warm spring sun...March is a right party time for friends to get together to enjoy the smell of early spring. Moreover, people would like to take off the thick winter coat to showcase their colorful attitude towards the warm spring sunshine. Here, an annual fashion feast in Beijing not only could provide you a visual inspiration of trend, but also would tell you what’s the most "in" factors in the coming season.展开更多
由日本汽车制造商丰田公司于20世纪中叶创建的Just in Time(JIT)(即时供应)几十年来一直是生产和库存管理的领先理念。美国的图书馆越来越多地将这种理念应用于管理馆藏和服务工作。这与几个世纪以来使用的更传统的Just-in-case(JIC)(...由日本汽车制造商丰田公司于20世纪中叶创建的Just in Time(JIT)(即时供应)几十年来一直是生产和库存管理的领先理念。美国的图书馆越来越多地将这种理念应用于管理馆藏和服务工作。这与几个世纪以来使用的更传统的Just-in-case(JIC)(备需供应)模型不同。从馆藏选择、馆藏建设、馆藏开发到现在的馆藏服务,分析描述图书馆馆藏专业活动的术语的演变,反映了图书馆在不同的时间建设馆藏的方法。JIT馆藏建设服务已经在美国的大多数图书馆中得到应用。什么是JIT馆藏服务以及它是如何应用的?本文通过美国图书馆的实践描述了JIT模型。展开更多
随着超导材料的发展,超导列车技术发展迅速,针对高温超导磁浮列车会在运行过程中对轨道系统造成影响以及强磁环境下传统电子学传感器难以实现稳定可靠测量的问题,设计了基于光纤传感器的高温超导磁浮列车轨道监测系统,以提高超导磁浮列...随着超导材料的发展,超导列车技术发展迅速,针对高温超导磁浮列车会在运行过程中对轨道系统造成影响以及强磁环境下传统电子学传感器难以实现稳定可靠测量的问题,设计了基于光纤传感器的高温超导磁浮列车轨道监测系统,以提高超导磁浮列车运行安全和稳定性。该系统主要包括传感器系统、数据采集及传输系统、智能化监测软件系统以及供配电系统。监测系统提供实时可靠的连续性数据监测,并由解调仪解算各通道传感器数据,通过TCP协议经局域网上传至服务器,由服务器上传至CCU(Central Control Unit)。该系统经过试验验证,实现了多台服务器数据交互、指令发送、在线监测以及数据读取工作,为高温超导磁浮列车可靠运行提供技术支持。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program under Grant 2022YFB3303702the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61931001+1 种基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.62203368the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province under Grant No.2023NSFSC1440。
文摘This paper investigates the data collection in an unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)-aided Internet of Things(IoT) network, where a UAV is dispatched to collect data from ground sensors in a practical and accurate probabilistic line-of-sight(LoS) channel. Especially, access points(APs) are introduced to collect data from some sensors in the unlicensed band to improve data collection efficiency. We formulate a mixed-integer non-convex optimization problem to minimize the UAV flight time by jointly designing the UAV 3D trajectory and sensors’ scheduling, while ensuring the required amount of data can be collected under the limited UAV energy. To solve this nonconvex problem, we recast the objective problem into a tractable form. Then, the problem is further divided into several sub-problems to solve iteratively, and the successive convex approximation(SCA) scheme is applied to solve each non-convex subproblem. Finally,the bisection search is adopted to speed up the searching for the minimum UAV flight time. Simulation results verify that the UAV flight time can be shortened by the proposed method effectively.
文摘Travel time and delay are among the most important measures for gauging a transportation system’s performance. To address the growing problem of congestion in the US, transportation planning legislation mandated the monitoring and analysis of system performance and produced a renewed interest in travel time and delay studies. The use of traditional sensors installed on major roads (e.g. inductive loops) for collecting data is necessary but not sufficient because of their limited coverage and expensive costs for setting up and maintaining the required infrastructure. The GPS-based techniques employed by the University of Delaware have evolved into an automated system, which provides more realistic experience of a traffic flow throughout the road links. However, human error and the weaknesses of using GPS devices in urban settings still have the potential to create inaccuracies. By simultaneously collecting data using three different techniques, the accuracy of the GPS positioning data and the resulting travel time and delay values could be objectively compared for automation and statistically compared for accuracy. It was found that the new technique provided the greatest automation requiring minimal attention of the data collectors and automatically processing the data sets. The data samples were statistically analyzed by using a combination of parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. This analysis greatly favored the GeoStats GPS method over the rest methods.
文摘The present study investigated the possible changes in the mixis potential of rotifer resting eggs produced by a single stock of Brachionus plicatilis and collected and preserved annually from 1985-1998. Several clones derived from each batch of resting eggs were cultured under the same conditions for 21 days. The percentage of clones appearing resting eggs and the average yield of resting eggs produced from each clone were recorded and statistically analyzed to find the differences between the mixis potential of those resting egg batches. Results showed that different batches of resting eggs had different mictic levels among their descendent clones; but no regular relationship was found between the mixis potential of resting eggs and their collection times/preservation periods. Several internal and external factors that might affect the mixis potential of resting eggs were discussed.
文摘Recently, use of mobile communicational devices in field data collection is increasing such as smart phones and cellular phones due to emergence of embedded Global Position System GPS and Wi-Fi Internet access. Accurate timely and handy field data collection is required for disaster management and emergency quick responses. In this article, we introduce web-based GIS system to collect the field data by personal mobile phone through Post Office Protocol POP3 mail server. The main objective of this work is to demonstrate real-time field data collection method to the students using their mobile phone to collect field data by timely and handy manners, either individual or group survey in local or global scale research.
文摘Dynamical time evolution for central collision of <sup>197</sup> Au on <sup>197</sup>Au at 150 MeV/u is in-vestigated by using Isospin-dependent Quantum Molecular Dynamics (IQMD) calculation. Thepreequilibrium emission, its influence and the time evolution of radial collective flow are dis-cussed in detail.
文摘AIM: To investigate the safety and utility of an electrocautery dilation catheter for endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS)-guided pancreatic fluid collection drainage.METHODS: A single-center, exploratory, retrospective study was conducted between August 2010 and August 2014. This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of our institution. Informed, written consent was obtained from each patient prior to the procedure. The subjects included 28 consecutive patients who underwent EUS-guided transmural drainage(EUS-TD) for symptomatic pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections(PFCs) by fine needle aspiration using a 19-gauge needle. These patients were retrospectively divided into two groups based on the use of an electrocautery dilation catheter as a fistula dilation device; 15 patients were treated with an electrocautery dilation catheter(electrocautery group), and 13 patients were treated with a non-electrocautery dilation catheter(non-electrocautery group). We evaluated the technical and clinical successes and the adverse events associated with EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs between the two groups.RESULTS: There were no significant differences in age, sex, type, location and diameter of PFCs between the groups. Thirteen patients(87%) in the electrocauterygroup and 10 patients(77%) in the non-electrocautery group presented with infected PFCs. The technical success rates of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs were 100%(15/15) and 100%(13/13) for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively. The clinical success rates of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs were 67%(10/15) and 69%(9/13) for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively(P = 0.794). The procedure time of EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs in the electrocautery group was significantly shorter than that of the non-electrocautery group(mean ± SD: 30 ± 12 min vs 52 ± 20 min, P < 0.001). Adverse events associated with EUS-TD for the treatment of PFCs occurred in 0 patients and 1 patient for the electrocautery and the non-electrocautery groups, respectively(P = 0.942).CONCLUSION: EUS-TD using an electrocautery dilation catheter as a fistula dilation device for the treatment of symptomatic PFCs appears safe and contributes to a shorter procedure time.
文摘In this paper exhaustive-service priority-M/G/1 queueing systems with multiple vacations, single vacation and setup times are studied under the nonpreemptive and preemptive resume priority disciplines. For each of the six models analysed, the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of the virtual waiting time Wk(t) at time t of class k is derived by the method of collective marks. A sufficient condition for , where U has the standard normal distribution, is also given.
文摘March is a right party time for friends to get together to enjoy the smell of early spring. Moreover, people would like to take off the thick winter coat to showcase their colorful attitude towards the warm spring sunshine. Here, an annual fashion feast in Beijing not only could provide you a visual inspiration of trend, but also would tell you what’s the most "in" factors in the coming season.
文摘由日本汽车制造商丰田公司于20世纪中叶创建的Just in Time(JIT)(即时供应)几十年来一直是生产和库存管理的领先理念。美国的图书馆越来越多地将这种理念应用于管理馆藏和服务工作。这与几个世纪以来使用的更传统的Just-in-case(JIC)(备需供应)模型不同。从馆藏选择、馆藏建设、馆藏开发到现在的馆藏服务,分析描述图书馆馆藏专业活动的术语的演变,反映了图书馆在不同的时间建设馆藏的方法。JIT馆藏建设服务已经在美国的大多数图书馆中得到应用。什么是JIT馆藏服务以及它是如何应用的?本文通过美国图书馆的实践描述了JIT模型。
文摘随着超导材料的发展,超导列车技术发展迅速,针对高温超导磁浮列车会在运行过程中对轨道系统造成影响以及强磁环境下传统电子学传感器难以实现稳定可靠测量的问题,设计了基于光纤传感器的高温超导磁浮列车轨道监测系统,以提高超导磁浮列车运行安全和稳定性。该系统主要包括传感器系统、数据采集及传输系统、智能化监测软件系统以及供配电系统。监测系统提供实时可靠的连续性数据监测,并由解调仪解算各通道传感器数据,通过TCP协议经局域网上传至服务器,由服务器上传至CCU(Central Control Unit)。该系统经过试验验证,实现了多台服务器数据交互、指令发送、在线监测以及数据读取工作,为高温超导磁浮列车可靠运行提供技术支持。