Vegetation Change in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands: Deviation from the Historical Cycle

Water-level change is integral to the structure and function of Great Lakes coastal wetlands, and many studies document predictable relationships between vegetation and water level. However, anthropogenic stressors, such as invasive species, land-use change, and water-level stabilization, interact to shift the historical cycle (of native vegetation migration up- and down-slope) toward dominance by invasive Typha species. Knowing from earlier studies that water-level stabilization alters the historical vegetation cycle, we asked if similar shifts can occur where water levels are not stabilized. Using historical aerial photographs of three coastal wetlands (in Lake Michigan's Green Bay, Wisconsin), we determined that habitat dominated by Typha species has expanded to eliminate wet meadow habitat. Between 1974 and 1992, linear regressions showed strong, significant relationships of both meadow area (R² ≥ 0.894; p < 0.02) and marsh area (R² ≥ 0.784; p < 0.05) to water level in all three wetlands. In 2000, meadow area was below that predicted by the historical pattern due to the landward advance of marsh habitat during a year of decreasing water levels. In the same period, land use in the wetland watersheds converted from agriculture to urban. Urbanization and the replacement of native Typha latifolia by the invasive hybrid Typha xglauca may have overwhelmed the beneficial impact of water-level fluctuation. The documentation of vegetation shifts, as herein, is an essential step in the process of preserving and restoring ecological integrity.     

用于多峰函数优化的小生境差分演化算法

针对监控视频图像的特点,提出了一种有效的实时视频降噪算法。首先结合多帧图像采用基于Non—localmeans的运动检测方法自适应地区分图像的运动区域和静止区域,对静止区域采用时域加权均值滤波,对运动区域采用空域ANL滤波。充分利用了视频的时域、空域信息,在去除视频序列噪声的同时很好地保护了图像的细节。实验结果表明,提出的算法在不造成运动拖影的前提下,能够显著提高视频的信噪比和图像的主观质量。     

Is implementation of continuous improvement possible? An evolutionary model of enablers and inhibitors

The purpose of this article is to present an evolutionary model of the enablers and inhibitors affecting the implementation and sustainability of continuous improvement. With this aim, a qualitative study using the grounded theory was carried out. Interviews were conducted with managers responsible for continuous improvement in first‐tier suppliers in the automotive sector. As a result, two existing lines of research in the continuous improvement literature are synthesized: on one hand, the literature concerning the enablers and barriers associated with continuous improvement sustainability; and on the other, the literature concerning the evolutionary model. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

福禄宫“蝼蜂窠”制作技术初探

福禄宫位于湖南长沙市城西区,始建于清代光绪年间。解放后,福禄宫因未及时修理维护,朽损情况严重,1983年底被拆毁。通过对残留木制装修构件拼凑,推算出该建筑的蝼蜂窠部分测绘图。福禄宫蝼蜂窠类似于北方斗栱中的平身科,是一种装饰性构件。福禄宫的昂嘴采用翼龙飞凤交错排列的形式,部分昂嘴端部另加雕饰花板。蝼蜂窠采用层层叠置出踩的形式,其表面只施以桐油或光油等透明涂料,未施其它色漆及彩绘。     

基于群智能混合算法的物流配送路径研究

针对物流车辆路径优化问题,考虑到基本蚁群算法有收敛速度慢、易陷入局部最优的缺点,采用了一种双种群蚁群算法,在蚁群的基础上引入差分进化(DE)和粒子群算法(PSO)。通过在PSOAS种群和DEAS种群之间建立一种信息交流机制,使信息能够在两个种群中传递,以免某一方因错误的信息判断而陷入局部最优点。通过matlab仿真实验测试,表明该群智能混合算法可以较好地解决TSP的问题。     

喷射成形高温合金沉积态组织的形成与演变

对喷射成形高温合金的组织形成及其从雾化过程的树枝晶向等轴晶组织的演变过程进行了分析，结果表明，半液态层中发生的枝晶破碎，重熔所造成的核心增殖作用为等轴晶组织的形成提供了大量结晶核心，在此基础上枝晶臂的合并，粗化以及未严重固相枝晶的粗化和均匀化产生了喷射成形材料所持有的非枝非等轴晶组织。     

Removal of nitrogen oxides from air by chemicals-impregnated carbons

Fixation of nitrogen oxides (NO_x) in air onto granular activated carbon impregnated with chemicals was attempted to improve removal efficiency of NO_x by activated carbon adsorption. Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), were tried to remove by a flow test. Fixed-bed adsorption breakthrough curves were obtained when some kinds of carbon were used. The amount adsorbed of NO₂ changed with the amount and kinds of metallic salts impregnated. Chemicals-impregnated carbons were prepared from a commercial activated carbon. Among obtained carbons, the one which showed the highest selectivity for NO_x was chosen, and its performance with the change in humidity was determined. Removal mechanism of NO₂ was estimated, and the carbon impregnated with potassium hydroxide was found to be superior to any other carbon tested. The amount of the adsorbed NO and that produced by the reduction of NO₂ were determined from the breakthrough curves.     

A continuous-time framework for least squares parameter estimation

This paper proposes a continuous-time framework for the least-squares parameter estimation method through evolution equations. Nonlinear systems in the standard state space representation that are linear in the unknown, constant parameters are investigated. Two estimators are studied. The first one consists of a linear evolution equation while the second one consists of an impulsive linear evolution equation. The paper discusses some theoretical aspects related to the proposed estimators: uniqueness of a solution and an attractive equilibrium point which solves for the unknown parameters. A deterministic framework for the estimation under noisy measurements is proposed using a Sobolev space with negative index to model the noise. The noise can be of large magnitude. Concrete signals issued from an electronic device are used to discuss numerical aspects.     

LTE系统中一种改进的基于CP的ML频偏估计算法

主要研究了LTE系统下行链路中的载波同步,分析了基于PSS相关估计和基于CP的ML估计两类传统频偏估计算法。针对后者抗多径能力不足、抗极性反转能力差和估计范围较小的缺陷,提出了一种改进频偏估计算法。该算法在利用CP数据进行ML频偏估计时去掉一部分受符号干扰的数据,以减少多径影响;利用PSS相关估计结果的极性信息,对算法估计结果进行修正,扩大频偏估计范围和提高抗极性反转能力。仿真结果表明：改进算法相对于原算法在多径环境下具有更好的估计性能;当频偏｜εF｜接近0.5时能够抵抗极性反转具有较高的鲁棒性,当｜εF｜〉0.5时原算法失效而改进算法仍能够保持较高的估计性能。