Influence of acceleration stage electrode voltage on the performance of double-stage Hall effect thruster with adjustable zero magnetic point

The configuration of electrode voltage and zero magnetic point position has a significant impact on the performance of the double-stage Hall effect thruster. A 2D-3V model is established based on the two-magnetic peak type double-stage Hall thruster configuration, and a particle-in-cell simulation is carried out to investigate the influences of both acceleration electrode voltage value and zero magnetic point position on the thruster discharge characteristics and performances.The results indicate that increasing the acceleration voltage leads to a larger potential drop in the acceleration stage, allowing ions to gain higher energy, while electrons are easily absorbed by the intermediate electrode, resulting in a decrease in the anode current and ionization rate. When the acceleration voltage reaches 500 V, the thrust and efficiency are maximized, resulting in a 15%increase in efficiency. After the acceleration voltage exceeds 500 V, a potential barrier forms within the channel, leading to a decrease in thruster efficiency. Further study shows that as the second zero magnetic point moves towards the outlet of the channel, more electrons easily traverse the zero magnetic field region, participating in the ionization. The increase in the ionization rate leads to a gradual enhancement in both thrust and efficiency.

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Impact of Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) Program on Viral Load Suppression amongst Members of the Adolescent Club in 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba Lagos, Nigeria

Background: In Nigeria, adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 10 - 24, comprise 22.3% of the population and with HIV prevalence of 3.5%. The AYP living with HIV enrolled at the 68 NARHY, Lagos reflects the national challenges with poor viral suppression. The OTZ program aligns with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals. It seeks to empower AYPLHIV to be in charge of their treatment and commit to triple zero outcomeszero missed appointments, zero missed drugs, and zero viral loads. The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of the OTZ program on viral load suppression among members of the adolescent club in 68 NARHY, Lagos. Method: A cross-sectional retrospective study to evaluate the impact of the OTZ program on the viral load of 53 AYP enrolled in the OTZ program between March 2019 to December 2019 was analyzed. The Percentage of viral load suppression before enrollment compared with 6 and 12 months after enrollment into the OTZ program. The AYP is grouped into 10 - 14, 15 - 19, and 20 - 24 years. Activities conducted were peer driven monthly meetings with the AYP during which the adolescents interacted on issues relating to improving their treatment outcomes, healthcare workers reviewed their clinical status, viral load result, provider peer counseling, and caregivers engagement to support adherence to medication and ARV refills. Results: Before OTZ, 81% aged 10 - 14 years, 75% aged 15 - 19 years, and 25% aged 20 - 24 years were virally suppressed (VL less than 1000 copies/ml). Six months after enrollment, 94% were virally suppressed95% aged 10 - 14 years, 96% aged 15 - 19 years, and 66% aged 20-24 years. Twelve months after enrollment, 96% of AYP were virally suppressed100% aged 10-14 years, 93% aged 15 - 19 years, and 100% aged 20 - 24 years. Males viral load (VL) suppression improved from 79% to 96% and 92%, while females VL suppression improved from 69% to 93% and 100% at 6 and 12 months respectively. Conclusion: The OTZ activities contributed to improved viral load suppression in the AYP of the facility.

Research on Data Tampering Prevention Method for ATC Network Based on Zero Trust

The traditional air traffic control information sharing data has weak security characteristics of personal privacy data and poor effect,which is easy to leads to the problem that the data is usurped.Starting from the application of the ATC(automatic train control)network,this paper focuses on the zero trust and zero trust access strategy and the tamper-proof method of information-sharing network data.Through the improvement of ATC’s zero trust physical layer authentication and network data distributed feature differentiation calculation,this paper reconstructs the personal privacy scope authentication structure and designs a tamper-proof method of ATC’s information sharing on the Internet.From the single management authority to the unified management of data units,the systematic algorithm improvement of shared network data tamper prevention method is realized,and RDTP(Reliable Data Transfer Protocol)is selected in the network data of information sharing resources to realize the effectiveness of tamper prevention of air traffic control data during transmission.The results show that this method can reasonably avoid the tampering of information sharing on the Internet,maintain the security factors of air traffic control information sharing on the Internet,and the Central Processing Unit(CPU)utilization rate is only 4.64%,which effectively increases the performance of air traffic control data comprehensive security protection system.

Algorithm for Visualization of Zero Divisor Graphs of the Ring ℤn Using MAPLE Coding

This research investigates the comparative efficacy of generating zero divisor graphs (ZDGs) of the ring of integers ℤn modulo n using MAPLE algorithm. Zero divisor graphs, pivotal in the study of ring theory, depict relationships between elements of a ring that multiply to zero. The paper explores the development and implementation of algorithms in MAPLE for constructing these ZDGs. The comparative study aims to discern the strengths, limitations, and computational efficiency of different MAPLE algorithms for creating zero divisor graphs offering insights for mathematicians, researchers, and computational enthusiasts involved in ring theory and mathematical computations.

From Standard Policy-Based Zero Trust to Absolute Zero Trust (AZT): A Quantum Leap to Q-Day Security

Cybercrime is projected to cost a whopping $23.8 Trillion by 2027. This is essentially because there’s no computer network that’s not vulnerable. Fool-proof cybersecurity of personal data in a connected computer is considered practically impossible. The advent of quantum computers (QC) will worsen cybersecurity. QC will be a boon for data-intensive industries by drastically reducing the computing time from years to minutes. But QC will render our current cryptography vulnerable to quantum attacks, breaking nearly all modern cryptographic systems. Before QCs with sufficient qubits arrive, we must be ready with quantum-safe strategies to protect our ICT infrastructures. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is being aggressively pursued worldwide as a defence from the potential Q-day threat. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), in a rigorous process, tested 82 PQC schemes, 80 of which failed after the final round in 2022. Recently the remaining two PQCs were also cracked by a Swedish and a French team of cryptographers, placing NIST’s PQC standardization process in serious jeopardy. With all the NIST-evaluated PQCs failing, there’s an urgent need to explore alternate strategies. Although cybersecurity heavily relies on cryptography, recent evidence indicates that it can indeed transcend beyond encryption using Zero Vulnerability Computing (ZVC) technology. ZVC is an encryption-agnostic absolute zero trust (AZT) approach that can potentially render computers quantum resistant by banning all third-party permissions, a root cause of most vulnerabilities. Unachievable in legacy systems, AZT is pursued by an experienced consortium of European partners to build compact, solid-state devices that are robust, resilient, energy-efficient, and with zero attack surface, rendering them resistant to malware and future Q-Day threats.

On Zero Translation in News Discourse

In the context of globalization,zero translation words are more and more frequently used in news discourse.This article aims to explore the reasons for the frequent use of zero translation words in news discourse and their impact on news discourse from the perspectives of translation studies and journalism and communication studies.

虚拟桌面与零客户端在实验室管理中的研究应用——VMware Horizon View与Dell Wyse Zero Client的融合研究

我校计算机实验室至今仍在使用2006年开发的机房计费管理系统,此系统的刷卡终端安装于实验室外,常年运行在恶劣的户外环境中,因此故障频发,无法长时间正常运行。面对上述问题,我校教学环境部利用当前已趋于成熟的虚拟桌面技术,让机房计费管理系统的刷卡终端能够稳定地运行在恶劣的户外环境中,并且能够便利地对其进行管理和维护。

基于强化学习与Zero-DCE的图像增强方法

在深度学习技术不断演进的背景下,图像增强技术在图像处理领域备受瞩目。尽管传统的处理方法在改善图像质量方面有所成就,但对于高动态范围、高噪声、低对比度等复杂场景的图像处理需求,其效果通常难以令人满意。采用了创新性的图像增强方法,将图像分解为照明和反射两部分,以实现更为出色的增强效果。综合运用Retinex、Zero-DCE和强化学习技术,提升了图像质量和可视性,在处理复杂场景中展现了显著的效果。通过强化学习和组合损失函数,使得图像增强效果更显著。基于Retinex理论的实现方式进一步加强了整体算法的性能。此外,结合Zero-DCE的方法,通过深度曲线估计照明和反射两部分,有效区分了不同场景的图像增强需求。

Zero-P颈椎前路融合系统治疗双节段颈椎病的临床研究

目的探讨Zero-P颈椎前路融合系统治疗双节段颈椎病的临床疗效。方法选取2013年1月~2017年12月于本院因颈椎退行性疾病行双节段前路颈椎间盘切除椎间融合术的患者,应用传统椎间融合器+钉板固定系统者为A组,应用Zero-P融合器者为B组。对两组患者的围手术期指标和术后疗效、并发症情况进行评价。结果A组患者手术时间显著长于B组(P<0.05),术后吞咽困难发生率显著高于B组(P<0.05)。与术前相比,两组患者术后3个月、12个月和末次随访时(>24个月)的JOA评分、NDI指数和VAS评分均显著改善(P<0.05),但组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组术后各时间点的颈椎整体前凸角、颈椎间隙高度均较术前显著矫正(P<0.05);与术后3个月相比,上述指标在末次随访时的矫正程度有所丢失,但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论Zero-P手术治疗双节段颈椎病,可取得与传统钉板系统固定同样的手术效果,且手术时间短、吞咽困难发生率低。

Zero-p融合器置入与钛板内固定治疗单节段脊髓型颈椎病临床疗效比较

目的:比较Zero-p融合器置入与钛板内固定治疗单节段脊髓型颈椎病的临床疗效,为临床的实际应用提供实践参考。方法:回顾性分析2015年5月至2020年8月于我院接受手术治疗的单节段脊髓型颈椎病78例患者的临床资料。按照手术方式不同分为对照组(采用钛板内固定)和研究组(采用Zero-p融合器置入),对照组32例,研究组46例。采用VAS评分、JOA评分及NDI评分评估和比较2组患者术前和末次随访时的神经功能差异性。测量和比较2组患者手术前后C2-C7 Cobb角及手术节段椎间隙高度(IDH)差异性。结果:研究组手术时间、术中出血量低于对照组(P<0.05)。对照组患者手术前后颈椎Cobb角、IDH差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);研究组患者手术前后IDH差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),颈椎Cobb角差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。2组的VAS、JOA、NDI评分在末次随访时较术前均有明显改善(P<0.05),2组NDI术后比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。研究组吞咽困难、邻近节段退变的发生率低于对照组。结论:对于单节段脊髓型颈椎病,Zero-p融合器置入与钛板内固定具有相似的临床疗效,但Zero-p融合器置入手术创伤更小,并发症发生率更低,颈椎功能恢复更好。

ZERO DISSIPATION LIMIT TO A RAREFACTION WAVE WITH A VACUUM FOR A COMPRESSIBLE,HEAT CONDUCTING REACTING MIXTURE

In this paper,we study the zero dissipation limit with a vacuum for the reacting mixture Navier-Stokes equations.For proper smooth initial data that the initial density tends to zero as the relevant physical coefficients tend to zero,we demonstrate that the solution tends to a rarefaction wave connected to a vacuum on the left side coupled with a zero mass fraction of reactant.What is more,the uniform convergence rate is obtained.

一类Z_(2)对称三次jerk系统的zero-Hopf分支

基于线性空间理论,构造了一类Z_(2)对称三次jerk系统,使得当ε=0时系统以原点为zero-Hopf奇点,即具有一个零特征根和一对纯虚特征根的孤立奇点。在此基础上,讨论了扰动系统的小振幅极限环的个数。利用四阶平均理论,证明扰动系统从奇点至多可分支出5个小振幅极限环且此上界是可达的,从而改进了已有的一个结果。

NONLINEAR STABILITY OF RAREFACTION WAVES TO THE COMPRESSIBLE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS FOR A REACTING MIXTURE WITH ZERO HEAT CONDUCTIVITY

In this paper,we study the time-asymptotically nonlinear stability of rarefaction waves for the Cauchy problem of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations for a reacting mixture with zero heat conductivity in one dimension.If the corresponding Riemann problem for the compressible Euler system admits the solutions consisting of rarefaction waves only,it is shown that its Cauchy problem has a unique global solution which tends time-asymptotically towards the rarefaction waves,while the initial perturbation and the strength of rarefaction waves are suitably small.

Zero distribution of some difference polynomials

In this paper,suppose that a,c∈C{0},c_(j)∈C(j=1,2,···,n) are not all zeros and n≥2,and f (z) is a finite order transcendental entire function with Borel finite exceptional value or with infinitely many multiple zeros,the zero distribution of difference polynomials of f (z+c)-af^(n)(z) and f (z)f (z+c_1)···f (z+c_n) are investigated.A number of examples are also presented to show that our results are best possible in a certain sense.

THE ZERO LIMIT OF THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY FOR THE 2D DENSITY-DEPENDENT BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS

This paper is concerned with the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the initial boundary problem of the two-dimensional density-dependent Boussinesq equations.It is shown that the solutions of the Boussinesq equations converge to those of zero thermal diffusivity Boussinesq equations as the thermal diffusivity tends to zero,and the convergence rate is established.In addition,we prove that the boundary-layer thickness is of the valueδ(k)=k^(α)with anyα∈(0,1/4)for a small diffusivity coefficient k>0,and we also find a function to describe the properties of the boundary layer.

Majorana zero modes induced by skyrmion lattice

One-dimensional s-wave superconductor with spin-orbit coupling is a platform for the realization of Majorana zero modes. The spin-exchange with the magnetic skyrmion lattice can induce spin-orbit coupling in a s-wave superconductor system and the effects are different from the constant spin–orbit coupling. The strength of the effective spin–orbit coupling as well as the rich topoloigcal phase diagram are directly connected to the radius of the skyrmion lattice R. We obtain the rich topological phase diagram of this system with different skyrmion lattice radii by numerically evaluating the spectrum of the system under the periodic boundary condition, and we also find the Majorana zero modes under the open boundary condition to verify the bulk–edge correspondence.

Securing Transmitted Color Images Using Zero Watermarking and Advanced Encryption Standard on Raspberry Pi

Image authentication techniques have recently received a lot of attention for protecting images against unauthorized access.Due to the wide use of the Internet nowadays,the need to ensure data integrity and authentication increases.Many techniques,such as watermarking and encryption,are used for securing images transmitted via the Internet.The majority of watermarking systems are PC-based,but they are not very portable.Hardwarebased watermarking methods need to be developed to accommodate real-time applications and provide portability.This paper presents hybrid data security techniques using a zero watermarking method to provide copyright protection for the transmitted color images using multi-channel orthogonal Legendre Fourier moments of fractional orders(MFrLFMs)and the advanced encryption standard(AES)algorithm on a low-cost Raspberry Pi.In order to increase embedding robustness,the watermark picture is scrambled using the Arnold method.Zero watermarking is implemented on the Raspberry Pi to produce a real-time ownership verification key.Before sending the ownership verification key and the original image to the monitoring station,we can encrypt the transmitted data with AES for additional security and hide any viewable information.The receiver next verifies the received image’s integrity to confirm its authenticity and that it has not been tampered with.We assessed the suggested algorithm’s resistance to many attacks.The suggested algorithm provides a reasonable degree of robustness while still being perceptible.The proposed method provides improved bit error rate(BER)and normalized correlation(NC)values compared to previous zero watermarking approaches.AES performance analysis is performed to demonstrate its effectiveness.Using a 256×256 image size,it takes only 2 s to apply the zero-watermark algorithm on the Raspberry Pi.

Inequalities for Sums and Products of Complex Zeros of Solutions to ODE with Polynomial Right Parts

The paper is devoted to non-homogeneous second-order differential equations with polynomial right parts and polynomial coefficients.We derive estimates for the partial sums and products of the zeros of solutions to the considered equations.These estimates give us bounds for the function counting the zeros of solutions and information about the zero-free domains.

Formulation of a Net Zero Assessment System for Healthcare Facilities

The international efforts to limit climate change are increasing, that during the COP26 convention, reaching Net Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions became part of the global goals for many countries and entities. One of the sectors that holds the responsibility of addressing the impacts of climate change is the healthcare sector, and accordingly, it is also encouraged to take a leading role in maintaining its sustainability and be a role model for the other sectors. Additionally, the buildings sector, through the World Green Building council, has taken the initiative to launch the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment for the sector. Based on these practices, the work presented aims to introduce and formulate an Approaching Net Zero assessment methodology to be integrated as part of the sustainability criteria and rating system for healthcare facilities in developing countries. The methodology planned is based on four different aspects which are: 1) Approaching Net Zero Energy, 2) Approaching Net Zero Wastewater, 3) Approaching Net Zero Solid Waste, and 4) Approaching Net Zero GHG emissions. The facility should have achieved a Green Building certification through any certification body, and then apply for the aspect on which it requires to be assessed. The assessment methodology follows a systematic approach, where a baseline year of normal operation is determined for existing facilities to act as a base of assessment, and normal design practices for new facilities Based on the assessment and proof of performance enhancement, the facility will either be awarded a basic certificate for achieving continuous savings, or additionally be awarded a best performance certificate compared to other facilities in the same category.

“双碳”目标下的经济社会系统性变革:特征、要求与路径

实现碳达峰碳中和是一场广泛而深刻的经济社会系统性变革,强调单一目标或有限目标调控的研究范式,对碳中和目标下净零碳转型复杂性的理解存在局限性,难以有效反映与应对多重目标、多重约束下社会经济系统性、全局性深刻变革的影响。理解与研判“双碳”目标下经济社会系统性变革的主要特征、具体要求与实现路径,能够提升对“双碳”目标的认识,更好地释放系统性变革带来的红利以及规避所伴随的风险,推动实现“双碳”目标下经济社会的高质量发展,并为全球碳中和理论构建与实践探索作出贡献。