Development of correlation between potassium hydroxide number and conductivity of concentrated natural rubber latex

Increase in the ion concentration in the medium was found to increase conductivity and potassium hydroxide number (KOH No) in natural rubber latex (NRL). Addition of long chain fatty acids can increase the ion concentration in the medium and stability of NRL. A series of concentrated natural rubber latex samples from three different areas with different soils and climatic conditions were tested for the parameters such as KOH No and conductivity. They have been measured over a period of 62 days, upon addition of soap to natural rubber latex concentrate. The result showed that there was a strong positive linear correlation between conductivity and KOH No. The regression equation to express the relationship between the variables has also been found. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2008     

A graph-theoretical clustering method based on two rounds of minimum spanning trees

Many clustering approaches have been proposed in the literature, but most of them are vulnerable to the different cluster sizes, shapes and densities. In this paper, we present a graph-theoretical clustering method which is robust to the difference. Based on the graph composed of two rounds of minimum spanning trees (MST), the proposed method (2-MSTClus) classifies cluster problems into two groups, i.e. separated cluster problems and touching cluster problems, and identifies the two groups of cluster problems automatically. It contains two clustering algorithms which deal with separated clusters and touching clusters in two phases, respectively. In the first phase, two round minimum spanning trees are employed to construct a graph and detect separated clusters which cover distance separated and density separated clusters. In the second phase, touching clusters, which are subgroups produced in the first phase, can be partitioned by comparing cuts, respectively, on the two round minimum spanning trees. The proposed method is robust to the varied cluster sizes, shapes and densities, and can discover the number of clusters. Experimental results on synthetic and real datasets demonstrate the performance of the proposed method.     

鲁棒的镜头边缘检测融合算法

对于镜头骤变检测，通过最小扩展树算法(MST)提取保留了视频帧空间信息的颜色聚合向量直方图、引入了动态自适应阈值和时间阻尼，使得骤变检测效率高；对于渐变检测，通过分析其数学产生模型，根据模型特性实现渐变镜头检测；最后，采用一个良好的融合策略同时完成骤变和渐变。     

低代价最短路径树快速算法的时间复杂度研究

低代价最短路径树是一种广泛使用的多播树,它能够在保证传送时延最小的同时尽量降低带宽消耗.快速低代价最短路径树算法FLSPT是在DDSP算法的基础上,通过改进节点的搜索过程,该算法构造的最短路径树与DDSP算法构造的树具有相同的性能,但其时间复杂度低于DDSP,其时间复杂度为O(nlog n e).FLSPT是利用Fibonacci堆来选择图中未计算点的最小值来计算时间复杂度的.通过对FLSPT的程序和Fibonacci堆的分析发现,用O(log(n!) e)来表示FLSPT算法的时间复杂度比文献[6]中分析的O(nlog(n) e)更能体现FLSPT算法高效率.     

求解多目标最小生成树的一种新的遗传算法

在改进的非支配排序遗传算法（NSGA-II）的基础上,提出了一种新的基于生成树边集合编码的繁殖算子求解多目标最小生成树问题的遗传算法。通过快速非支配排序法,降低了算法的计算复杂度,引入保存精英策略,扩大采样空间。实验结果表明：对于多目标最小生成树问题,边集合编码具有较好的遗传性和局部性,而且基于此繁殖算子的遗传算法在求解效率和解的质量方面都优于基于PrimRST的遗传算法。     

基于“断弦护枝”思想的MST构造算法的设计与分析

为弥补MS I’经典算法的局限性,开创性地提出了构造MST的“断弦护枝”思想,并基于此思想创造性地设计与实现了一种全新的MST构造算法。实验结果和数学证明表明新算法是正确的;实验和分析结果表明新算法在某些实际应用领域能显著弥补经典算法的不足,具有重要的理论和应用价值。     

大图数据上顶点驱动的并行最小生成树算法

最小生成树(minimum spanning tree, MST)是图论中最为经典算法之一.基于MST结构的聚类、分类和最短路径查询等复杂图算法,在效率和结果质量方面均有显著提高.然而,随着互联网的迅猛发展,图数据规模也变得越来越大,包含千万甚至上亿个顶点的大图数据越发常见.因此,如何在大图数据上实现查询处理和数据挖掘算法已成为亟待解决的问题之一.除此之外,由于大图数据的动态性特征,如何动态地维护算法结果也势必成为最受关注的问题之一.针对目前集中式的最小生成树算法无法解决海量和动态图数据的问题,首先提出了分区Prim(partition Prim, PP)算法,基于此提出了顶点驱动的并行MST算法——PB(PP Boruvka)算法,并论证了PB算法的正确性.另外,基于MapReduce和BSP框架实现了PB算法.针对只删除动态图特征,提出了MST维护算法,以实现高效的增量计算.对提出的计算和维护算法进行了代价分析和比较.最后,使用真实和模拟数据集,验证了PB算法和维护算法的有效性、高效性和可扩展性.     

Contested landscapes: territorial conflicts and the production of different ruralities in Brazil

ABSTRACT

From the perspective of Brazilian agrarian geography, the conflicts generated by land tenure disputes have as protagonists the families of the Landless Workers’ Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra), traditional landowners, and agribusiness corporations. In this article, we present a reflection on land conflicts and the spatial and territorial production of latifundia, peasant smallholders, and large-scale agribusiness through studies of the landscapes of two municipalities in the state of São Paulo. Among the various tools for analysing territorial disputes, Google Earth can be used for local, regional, and international comparative studies of how landscapes have been transformed. Informed by traditional research, the article analyses a diversity of photographs, from satellite to field shots, as evidence of landscapes that express conflicting social relations in disputes over different models of social and territorial development.     

The Tiny Companion Matters: The Important Role of Protons in Active Transports in Plants

In plants, the translocation of molecules, such as ions, metabolites, and hormones, between different subcellular compartments or different cells is achieved by transmembrane transporters, which play important roles in growth, development, and adaptation to the environment. To facilitate transport in a specific direction, active transporters that can translocate their substrates against the concentration gradient are needed. Examples of major active transporters in plants include ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporters, monosaccharide transporters (MSTs), sucrose transporters (SUTs), and amino acid transporters. Transport via ABC transporters is driven by ATP. The electrochemical gradient across the membrane energizes these secondary transporters. The pH in each cell and subcellular compartment is tightly regulated and yet highly dynamic, especially when under stress. Here, the effects of cellular and subcellular pH on the activities of ABC transporters, MATE transporters, MSTs, SUTs, and amino acid transporters will be discussed to enhance our understanding of their mechanics. The relation of the altered transporter activities to various biological processes of plants will also be addressed. Although most molecular transport research has focused on the substrate, the role of protons, the tiny counterparts of the substrate, should also not be ignored.     

Determination of the Impact of Glycolate on Cs,Sr, and Actinide Separations in High-Level Waste

The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), responsible for vitrifying high-level waste (HLW) at the Savannah River Site (SRS), is planning to introduce glycolic acid as a reductant during chemical conditioning of the waste prior to vitrification. A portion of this glycolic acid may be recycled back to the tank farm as sodium glycolate. Since glycolate can serve as a complexing agent for a variety of metallic ions, recent studies were performed to examine the effect of glycolate on the removal of Sr and actinides by monosodium titanate (MST) and modified MST (mMST) and the separation of Cs by the caustic-side solvent extraction (CSSX) process.