Influential facilities placement over moving objects

Distributed and Parallel Databases - In this paper we propose and study the problem of k-Collective influential facility placement over moving object. Specifically, given a set of candidate...     

Texture compensation with multi-scale dilated residual blocks for image denoising

Neural Computing and Applications - Deep convolutional neural networks have achieved great success for image denoising recently. However, increasing the depth of the neural network cannot...     

具有时变状态滞后2-D离散系统的稳定与镇定(英文)

针对一类由局部状态空间(LSS)Fornasini-Marchesini(FM)第二模型描述的,具有时变状态滞后的2-D离散系统,其中时变滞后项的上、下界均为正实数,研究了其稳定性和控制综合问题。首先,利用Lyapunov-Krasovski泛函方法,提出了系统的稳定性准则。再根据这一准则,分别设计状态反馈和动态输出反馈控制器保证系统的稳定性。状态反馈控制律和输出反馈矩阵可由线性矩阵不等式(LMI)求得。最后,通过数值算例说明所得结果的有效性。     

Customer knowledge discovery from online reviews

The explosive growth of Chinese electronic market has made it possible for companies to better understand consumers?? opinion towards their products in a timely fashion through their online reviews. This study proposes a framework for extracting knowledge from online reviews through text mining and econometric analysis. Specifically, we extract product features, detect topics, and identify determinants of customer satisfaction. An experiment on the online reviews from a Chinese leading B2C (Business-to-Customer) website demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed method. We also present some findings about the characteristics of Chinese reviewers.     

From ethnographic record to system design

This paper explores the issues involved in moving from ethnographic explorations of work in context to a practical contribution to system design. It does so using the example of an interdisciplinary research project involving sociologists and computer scientists in the domain of air traffic control systems. It forms a pair with another paper (Sommerville et al., 1992) exploring these questions from the perspective of our computer science partners. We characterise ethnography as a research method, and consider the differences between undertaking it for strictly sociological or anthropological purposes by contrast with interdisciplinary and design purposes. We summarise some of our results in ethnographic explications of the work of air traffic controllers, and the sociality which it manifests. We describe the dialogues involved in rendering these observations informative for systems design, and the mutual translations implied in attempting to reconcile sociological with software engineering questions about supporting the work. We conclude by specifying some features of cooperative work which an engineering approach is in danger of overlooking; the ways, and limits, in which ethnographers can form a bridge between users and designers; and some of the conflicts of interest entrained in generating technical change.The research is funded by the UK MRC/SERC/ESRC Cognitive Science/HCI Initiative with the title Social Analysis of Control Systems for HCI Design, grant number SPG 8931598. The computer science partners are Professor Ian Sommerville, Dr Tom Rodden, Dr Pete Sawyer and Mr Richard Bentley. Thanks are due to Val King, Kjeldt Schmidt, Ian Sommerville and Tom Rodden for very helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper.     

Multi-Omics Revealed Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Guard Cell Systemic Acquired Resistance

Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR) improves immunity of plant systemic tissue after local exposure to a pathogen. Guard cells that form stomatal pores on leaf surfaces recognize bacterial pathogens via pattern recognition receptors, such as Flagellin Sensitive 2 (FLS2). However, how SAR affects stomatal immunity is not known. In this study, we aim to reveal molecular mechanisms underlying the guard cell response to SAR using multi-omics of proteins, metabolites and lipids. Arabidopsis plants previously exposed to pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst) exhibit an altered stomatal response compared to control plants when they are later exposed to the bacteria. Reduced stomatal apertures of SAR primed plants lead to decreased number of bacteria in leaves. Multi-omics has revealed molecular components of SAR response specific to guard cells functions, including potential roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and fatty acid signaling. Our results show an increase in palmitic acid and its derivative in the primed guard cells. Palmitic acid may play a role as an activator of FLS2, which initiates stomatal immune response. Improved understanding of how SAR signals affect stomatal immunity can aid biotechnology and marker-based breeding of crops for enhanced disease resistance.     

氘/钯气-固系统中过热现象的量热研究(三)

在凝聚态核科学低能核反应的研究领域中,通常使用等温量热法来计算系统中产生的过热功率.由于反应室结构以及在标定实验和触发实验中使用的气体的导热系数的不同,反应室内会产生不同的温度梯度和温度分布.另外,气体压力的变化也会改变反应室内热传递方式,进而进一步影响反应室内的温度梯度和温度分布,这些原因导致利用等温量热法计算的过热功率存在较大的测量误差,这类误差在很多的过热测量中被误认为是系统产生的过热功率.     

一种新的基于梯度方向直方图的图像配准方法*

构建了一种新的局部梯度方向直方图,同时定义了特征点的主方向,从而提出了一种具有旋转不变性的图像配准算法.首先采用高斯加权求模技术对特征点邻域内的像素的梯度作直方图统计,确定出具有旋转不变性和抗噪性的特征点主方向;然后用主方向作角度直方图统计,确定待配准图像之间的旋转角度.根据得到的特征点信息及旋转角度定义了特征点对互信息匹配准则,这样使得新配准算法对于图像间旋转角度的范围没有限制,获得了良好的配准效果.     

CFRP与金属结合件盐雾腐蚀试验研究

采用中性盐雾、乙酸盐雾、铜加速乙酸盐雾3种电化学方法研究碳纤维/环氧复合材料与CR4级冷轧钢板的电偶腐蚀行为.比较了CR4级冷轧钢板与碳纤维复合材料紧固件构成偶对时3种盐雾腐蚀试验的电偶腐蚀性能.结果表明在NaCl电解质溶液体系中电偶腐蚀作用对CFRP影响不大,CFRP基本没有受到腐蚀.     

（反应）模晶生长法制备NBT-6BT织构陶瓷的研究

以熔盐法合成的片状SrTiO3，Bi4Ti3O12为种晶，分别采用模晶生长法（TGG）和反应模晶生长发（RTGG）制备了具有〈001〉取向的0．94（Na1/2Bi1／2）TiO3-0．06BaTiO3（NBT-6BT）织构陶瓷。研究了不同种晶选择、流延和热处理工艺参数对陶瓷织构化程度、显微结构和压电性能的影响。结果表明，RTGG制备的织构陶瓷比TGG的在结构和性能等方面都具有优势，且用该方法以Bi4Ti3O12为种晶，制备出了高密度（f≥96％）、高织构度（F≈95％）、高性能（d33≈241pC／N）的NBT-6BT无铅压电陶瓷。