Estimation of the Stress-Strength Reliability for Exponentiated Pareto Distribution Using Median and Ranked Set Sampling Methods

In reliability analysis, the stress-strength model is often used to describe the life of a component which has a random strength (X) and is subjected to a random stress (Y). In this paper, we considered the problem of estimating the reliability R=P [Y<X] when the distributions of both stress and strength are independent and follow exponentiated Pareto distribution. The maximum likelihood estimator of the stress strength reliability is calculated under simple random sample, ranked set sampling and median ranked set sampling methods. Four different reliability estimators under median ranked set sampling are derived. Two estimators are obtained when both strength and stress have an odd or an even set size. The two other estimators are obtained when the strength has an odd size and the stress has an even set size and vice versa. The performances of the suggested estimators are compared with their competitors under simple random sample via a simulation study. The simulation study revealed that the stress strength reliability estimates based on ranked set sampling and median ranked set sampling are more efficient than their competitors via simple random sample. In general, the stress strength reliability estimates based on median ranked set sampling are smaller than the corresponding estimates under ranked set sampling and simple random sample methods.     

High Accuracy Network Cardinalities Estimation by Step Sampling Revision on GPU

Host cardinality estimation is an important research field in network management and network security. The host cardinality estimation algorithm based on the linear estimator array is a common method. Existing algorithms do not take memory footprint into account when selecting the number of estimators used by each host. This paper analyzes the relationship between memory occupancy and estimation accuracy and compares the effects of different parameters on algorithm accuracy. The cardinality estimating algorithm is a kind of random algorithm, and there is a deviation between the estimated results and the actual cardinalities. The deviation is affected by some systematical factors, such as the random parameters inherent in linear estimator and the random functions used to map a host to different linear estimators. These random factors cannot be reduced by merging multiple estimators, and existing algorithms cannot remove the deviation caused by such factors. In this paper, we regard the estimation deviation as a random variable and proposed a sampling method, recorded as the linear estimator array step sampling algorithm (L2S), to reduce the influence of the random deviation. L2S improves the accuracy of the estimated cardinalities by evaluating and remove the expected value of random deviation. The cardinality estimation algorithm based on the estimator array is a computationally intensive algorithm, which takes a lot of time when processing high-speed network data in a serial environment. To solve this problem, a method is proposed to port the cardinality estimating algorithm based on the estimator array to the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Experiments on real-world highspeed network traffic show that L2S can reduce the absolute bias by more than 22% on average, and the extra time is less than 61 milliseconds on average.     

Occurrence and diversity of Listeria spp. in seafood processing plant environments

Listeria contamination in processing plant environments is a major issue for the seafood industry worldwide; faster and more reliable results are therefore desired for early detection and monitoring of environmental Listeria spp. This study aimed to gain a better understanding of the prevalence and diversity of Listeria spp., and to evaluate a rapid detection method, the 3M Molecular Detection Assay (MDA) Listeria, for its ability to detect Listeria spp. in environmental samples from seafood processing plants. Duplicate environmental sponge samples (n = 444) were collected from 152 different sites within three seafood processing plants, and analyzed for Listeria spp. by the MDA method (after 26 and 48 h of enrichment) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual method. Overall, detection of Listeria spp. by the two methods did not differ significantly (p > 0.05); 11 (4.9%) and 13 (5.9%) samples were positive for Listeria spp. by the MDA and FDA-BAM method, respectively. The sensitivity of the MDS was 87.0% (95% CI: 77.4–96.6%), specificity was 97.6% (95% CI: 95.5–99.7%), accuracy was 95.3%, and the positive predictive value was 89.4% (95% CI: 80.5–98.2%). Classification of 19 Listeria isolates by partial SigB sequencing analysis identified three allelic types. Twelve of these isolates were ATs 58 and 60 which were classified as Listeria monocytogenes lineage I and serotypes 1/2b, 3b, 4b, 4d, 4e, by multiplex-PCR serotyping. Six Listeria isolates were classified as Listeria innocua (AT31). Our data show that the 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria provides rapid and reliable results for detection and monitoring of Listeria spp., which are important for seafood processing plants. Effective Listeria monitoring programs will allow for improved development of Listeria control measures in order to minimize cross-contamination in finished products.     

Using retrospective sampling to estimate models of relationship status in large longitudinal social networks

Estimation of longitudinal models of relationship status between all pairs of individuals (dyads) in social networks is challenging due to the complex inter-dependencies among observations and lengthy computation times. To reduce the computational burden of model estimation, a method is developed that subsamples the “always-null” dyads in which no relationships develop throughout the period of observation. The informative sampling process is accounted for by weighting the likelihood contributions of the observations by the inverses of the sampling probabilities. This weighted-likelihood estimation method is implemented using Bayesian computation and evaluated in terms of its bias, efficiency, and speed of computation under various settings. Comparisons are also made to a full information likelihood-based procedure that is only feasible to compute when limited follow-up observations are available. Calculations are performed on two real social networks of very different sizes. The easily computed weighted-likelihood procedure closely approximates the corresponding estimates for the full network, even when using low sub-sampling fractions. The fast computation times make the weighted-likelihood approach practical and able to be applied to networks of any size.     

Fault estimation and accommodation for networked control systems with nonuniform sampling periods

This paper deals with the problem of fault estimation and accommodation for a class of networked control systems with nonuniform uncertain sampling periods. Firstly, the reason why the adaptive fault diagnosis observer cannot be applied to networked control systems is analyzed. Based on this analysis, a novel robust fault estimation observer is constructed to estimate both continuous‐time fault and system states by using nonuniformly discrete‐time sampled outputs. Furthermore, using the obtained states and fault information, a nonuniformly sampled‐data fault tolerant control law is designed to preserve the stability of the closed‐loop system. The proposed scheme can not only guarantee the impact of continuous‐time uncertainties and discrete‐time sampled estimation errors on the faulty system to satisfy a H _∞ performance index but also repress the negative effect of the unknown intersample behavior of continuous‐time fault by use of an inequality technique. Finally, simulation results are included to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Topology Sampling of H2SO4·NH3 with Meta-Dynamics Method

The configurations of molecular clusters have significant impacts on their growth into fine particles in atmosphere. In this paper, we explore the topology space of the structure of H2SO4·NH3 dimer with a novel sampling technique of meta-dynamics (MTD) method and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations are carried out at the temperatures of both 50 K and 242 K, which represent the typical high and low latitudes of troposphere. The results show that, compared with only traditional MD simulations, the structure samplings are significantly accelerated with MTD method. Therefore, more isomers of the dimer are discovered within the same simulation time scale. In addition, the results show that MTD is more efficient for circumstances with high temperature.     

基于Marr小波改进的SIFT算法的遥感影像配准

〖HTH〗通讯作者〖HTSS〗:[ZK（]金〓燕(1991-)，女，山东济宁人，硕士研究生，主要从事图形图像处理，图像与视觉信息计算方面的研究。E\|mail:jyan0529@163.com。[ZK）] 〖ZW)〗〖HT〗 〖AM〗〖HT5SS〗〖MM(〗〖ZZ(S〗〖HT5”〗〖SX(B〗第34卷〓第3期〖〗2019年6月〖SX)〗[KG0.2mm]〖KG7*3〗〖HT〗〖SX(B〗遥〓感〓技〓术〓与〓应〓用〖〗〖WT5，6〗REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION〖SX)〗〓〓〓〓〖KG6*2〗〖WT5”BX〗〖SX(B〗Vol.34〓No.3〖〗Jun.2019〖WT〗〖SX)〗〖ZZ)〗〖MM)〗〖HT〗 〖HT2H〗〖JZ(〗〖WTHZ〗〖STHZ〗 基于Marr小波改进的SIFT算法的遥感影像配准 〖STBZ〗〖WTBZ〗〖HT4K〗 张海涛，金〓燕，刘万军 〖HT5K〗 (辽宁工程技术大学 软件学院，辽宁 葫芦岛〓125105) 〖JZ)〗〖ＨＴ５Ｈ〗〖GK2!2〗摘要〖HTK〗: [KG(0.1mm]针对遥感图像配准方法中错误匹配点对过多、配准效率低和其他性能，提出了一种基于小波的遥感图像配准方法。首先，利用尺度空间理论下的Marr小波对参考图像和待配准图像进行特征提取，然后利用欧氏距离对参考图像和待配准图像的特征点进行初配准，再根据随机采样一致法，对初配准结果进行精配准。为了验证方法的有效性，选择无人机实时航拍图像、不同时相变化遥感图像以及遥感不同高度的遥感图像。实验结果表明：该方法与SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transform)算法以及其他改进SIFT算法相比可以有效剔除错误匹配点对，提高了配准精度，同时提高配准效率两倍以上。该方法可以应用于不同遥感数据源，能够有效地提高配准精度，降低配准时间。[KG)] 〖ＨＴＨ〗关〓键〓词〖ＨＴ５Ｋ〗: 遥感图像配准;Marr小波;欧氏距离;随机采样一致法 〖ＨＴＨ〗中图分类号〖HTSS〗:TP79〓〓〖HTH〗文献标志码〖HTSS〗:A〓〓〖HTH〗文章编号〖HTSS〗:1004 0323(2019)03 0622 08 〖HK〗〖HT5SS〗     

基于BP神经网络的条带刚凸特征回弹预测

为了研究核燃料组件格架的条带刚凸特征的回弹量与压边力、冲压速度、凸凹模间隙、摩擦系数等冲压工艺参数之间的关系,首先,获取包含50个GA拉丁超立方抽样的数据点以及10个随机抽样的数据点的数据集,前者作为训练集、后者作为测试集。将前者输入到BP神经网络进行训练,后者验证训练模型的精度。最后,通过响应面图研究各因素之间的交互作用以及各因素的敏感程度。结果表明:BP神经网络能够有效预测刚凸回弹量与冲压工艺参数之间的关系,相对于其他因素,压边力对回弹量的影响特别明显,冲压速度对回弹量的影响不明显,但与凸凹模间隙和摩擦系数有明显的交互作用。     

A Practical Method for Animating Anisotropic Elastoplastic Materials

This paper introduces a simple method for simulating highly anisotropic elastoplastic material behaviors like the dissolution of fibrous phenomena (splintering wood, shredding bales of hay) and materials composed of large numbers of irregularly-shaped bodies (piles of twigs, pencils, or cards). We introduce a simple transformation of the anisotropic problem into an equivalent isotropic one, and we solve this new “fictitious” isotropic problem using an existing simulator based on the material point method. Our approach results in minimal changes to existing simulators, and it allows us to re-use popular isotropic plasticity models like the Drucker-Prager yield criterion instead of inventing new anisotropic plasticity models for every phenomenon we wish to simulate.     

基于确定性抽样的过冷沸腾边界条件不确定性分析

本文使用Fluent软件构建数学物理模型，对DEBORA过冷沸腾基准实验进行了数值模拟，并采用确定性抽样方法对模拟沸腾流动的边界条件不确定性进行分析，计算得到了主要径向参数分布的期望值和置信区间，分析了边界条件不确定性的影响趋势。此外，还计算得到了不确定性源对部分径向参数的影响权重。结果表明，流体入口温度和壁面热流密度的不确定性对径向空泡份额的影响较大，而运行压力和流体入口温度的不确定性是影响径向液体温度计算的主要因素。