Qualitative representation of spatial knowledge in two-dimensional space

Various relation-based systems, concerned with the qualitative representation and processing of spatial knowledge, have been developed in numerous application domains. In this article, we identify the common concepts underlying qualitative spatial knowledge representation, we compare the representational properties of the different systems, and we outline the computational tasks involved in relation-based spatial information processing. We also describesymbolic spatial indexes, relation-based structures that combine several ideas in spatial knowledge representation. A symbolic spatial index is an array that preserves only a set of spatial relations among distinct objects in an image, called the modeling space; the index array discards information, such as shape and size of objects, and irrelevant spatial relations. The construction of a symbolic spatial index from an input image can be thought of as a transformation that keeps only a set of representative points needed to define the relations of the modeling space. By keeping the relative arrangements of the representative points in symbolic spatial indexes and discarding all other points, we maintain enough information to answer queries regarding the spatial relations of the modeling space without the need to access the initial image or an object database. Symbolic spatial indexes can be used to solve problems involving route planning, composition of spatial relations, and update operations.     

Management of multidimensional discrete data

Spatial database management involves two main categories of data: vector and raster data. The former has received a lot of in-depth investigation; the latter still lacks a sound framework. Current DBMSs either regard raster data as pure byte sequences where the DBMS has no knowledge about the underlying semantics, or they do not complement array structures with storage mechanisms suitable for huge arrays, or they are designed as specialized systems with sophisticated imaging functionality, but no general database capabilities (e.g., a query language). Many types of array data will require database support in the future, notably 2-D images, audio data and general signal-time series (1-D), animations (3-D), static or time-variant voxel fields (3-D and 4-D), and the ISO/IEC PIKS (Programmer's Imaging Kernel System) BasicImage type (5-D). In this article, we propose a comprehensive support ofmultidimensional discrete data (MDD) in databases, including operations on arrays of arbitrary size over arbitrary data types. A set of requirements is developed, a small set of language constructs is proposed (based on a formal algebraic semantics), and a novel MDD architecture is outlined to provide the basis for efficient MDD query evaluation.     

A semantic modeling approach for image retrieval by content

We introduce a semantic data model to capture the hierarchical, spatial, temporal, and evolutionary semantics of images in pictorial databases. This model mimics the user's conceptual view of the image content, providing the framework and guidelines for preprocessing to extract image features. Based on the model constructs, a spatial evolutionary query language (SEQL), which provides direct image object manipulation capabilities, is presented. With semantic information captured in the model, spatial evolutionary queries are answered efficiently. Using an object-oriented platform, a prototype medical-image management system was implemented at UCLA to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.     

变差函数在地下水位估值中的应用研究

用数值方法进行地下水水资源评价时 ,需要给出每个节点上的初始地下水位值。本文着重阐述了区域化变量和变差函数及其计算步骤 ,指出变差函数在分析地下水位的空间变异的重要性     

CCD相机调制传递函数的测试原理分析

对于CCD相机的空间分辨率特性,通常用调制传递函数来表征.基于调制传递函数理论分析值与具体的实验测试值存在差别,分别对分辨率板在焦平面所成的像与CCD像元之间的偏移量和积分时间内被摄物体与相机的相对运动产生的像移对相机调制传递函数的影响进行了分析.讨论了调制传递函数与对比调制传递函数之间的联系和区别.     

大庆油田套损井打通道加固技术

介绍了大庆油田近几年在套损井打通道加固技术方面取得的技术进步，在磨铣打通道技术上主要对钻铣工具的结构进行了优化设计及合理及合金刀块的优选组合，提高了磨铣效率，缩短了施工周期；在爆炸打通道技术中设计了安全隔爆装置，提高了施工的安全性，使爆炸扩径技术得到完善；Φ106mm密封加固技术的研制成功，取代了Φ100mm密封加固技术，为套损井修复后的完井工艺提供有效的技术支持，提出了大庆油田目前在套损井打通道加固方面存在的难题，结合国外在套损井打通道加固方面技术的新发展，对现有技术的局限性进行了分析，提出了今后技术攻关的方向。     

Cooperation between memory systems: Acetylcholine release in the amygdala correlates positively with performance on a hippocampus-dependent task.

The present experiment examined the relationship between release of acetylcholine (ACh) in the amygdala and performance on a hippocampus-dependent spatial working memory task. Using in vivo microdialysis, the authors measured ACh release in rats during testing on a spontaneous alternation task. Amygdala ACh release was positively correlated with performance on the hippocampus-dependent task. These findings suggest that activation of the amygdala promotes processing in other neural systems important for learning and memory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

合成氨扩能改造中锅炉存在的问题及采取的措施

针对天脊集团年产30万t合成氨扩能改造,给2台225t/h高压锅炉带来的除氧器热量过剩、锅炉给水温度升高、主蒸汽温度降低等一系列问题,分析了产生问题的原因,从节约能源、提高锅炉效率考虑,提出了相应的解决问题的办法:利用热量分流、改造省煤器管、增加二级过热器受热面积。经过3年多的生产实践证明,取得了良好的效果。     

同成矿期构造减压扩容对内生金矿的控制作用

从同成矿期断裂构造与金矿的关系入手，分析了不同断裂构造形迹的减压扩容机制对金矿类型，矿体形态，矿石品位的控制作用，对寻找盲矿体具有借鉴和指导意义。     

Agglomeration and networks in spatial economies

We consider the parallel developments in the economics of agglomeration and the economics of networks. We explore the complementarities between the productivity benefits of agglomeration and those of network linkages, arguing that networks of actors dispersed over space may substitute for agglomerations of actors at a single point.JEL Classification: D20, L14, R30