Embedding a fault-free hamiltonian cycle in a class of faulty generalized honeycomb tori

Generalized honeycomb torus (GHT) is recognized as an attractive alternative to existing torus interconnection networks in parallel computing systems. Assume that m and d are integers with m ? 2 and d ? 8. This paper addresses the fault-tolerant hamiltonicity of GHT(m, 2d, d) with fault set F = {(w, y), (x, y)}, where w < x, w + y is even and x + y is odd. We show that such a faulty GHT is hamiltonian by presenting a systematic method for constructing a fault-free hamiltonian cycle. This result reveals another appealing feature of GHTs.     

Testbed results of an opportunistic routing for multi-robot wireless networks

Opportunistic routing is a candidate for multihop wireless routing where the network topology and radio channels vary rapidly. However, there are not many opportunistic routing algorithms that can be implemented in a real multihop wireless network while exploiting the node mobility. It motivates us to implement an opportunistic routing, random basketball routing (BR), in a real multi-robot network to see if it can enhance the capacity of the multihop network as mobility increases. For implementation purposes, we added some features, such as destination RSSI measuring, a loop-free procedure and distributed relay probability updating, to the original BR. We carried out the experiments on a real multi-robot network and compared BR with AODV combined with CSMA/CA (routing + MAC protocol). We considered both static and dynamic scenarios. Our experiments are encouraging in that BR outperforms AODV + CSMA/CA, particularly in dynamic cases; the throughput of BR is 6.6 times higher than that of AODV + CSMA/CA. BR with dynamic networks shows 1.4 times higher throughput performance than BR with static networks. We investigate the performance of BR in the large-scale network using NS-2 simulation. We verify the effect of node density, speed, destination beacon signal and loop-free procedure. According to the large-scale simulation, the end-to-end throughput grows with the node speed.     

活用RC特性实现对CMOS数字IC的输入保护

介绍了灵活利用RC的特性对CMOS数字IC的输入保护措施,并重点讨论了其应用电路及其参数的设计计算过程。此方法抑制噪声的效果非常好,可以广泛应用于理论及实践性教学、工程设计等方面。     

Group interaction analysis in dynamic context.

Computer understanding of human actions and interactions is one of the key research issues in human computing. In this regard, context plays an essential role in semantic understanding of human behavioral and social signals from sensor data. This paper put forward an event-based dynamic context model to address the problems of context awareness in the analysis of group interaction scenarios. Event-driven multilevel dynamic Bayesian network is correspondingly proposed to detect multilevel events, which underlies the context awareness mechanism. Online analysis can be achieved, which is superior over previous works. Experiments in our smart meeting room demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.     

A method to quantify hand-transmitted vibration exposure based on the biodynamic stress concept

This study generally hypothesized that the vibration-induced biodynamic stress and number of its cycles in a substructure of the hand-arm system play an important role in the development of vibration-induced disorders in the substructure. As the first step to test this hypothesis, the specific aims of this study were to develop a practical method to quantify the biodynamic stress-cycle measure, to compare it with ISO-weighted and unweighted accelerations, and to assess its potential for applications. A mechanical-equivalent model of the system was established using reported experimental data. The model was used to estimate the average stresses in the fingers and palm. The frequency weightings of the stresses in these substructures were derived using the proposed stress-cycle measure. This study found the frequency dependence of the average stress distributed in the fingers is different from that in the palm. Therefore, this study predicted that the frequency dependencies of finger disorders could also be different from those of the disorders in the palm, wrist, and arms. If vibration-induced white finger (VWF) is correlated better with unweighted acceleration than with ISO-weighted acceleration, the biodynamic stress distributed in the fingers is likely to play a more important role in the development of VWF than is th e biodynamic stressdistributed in the other substructures of the hand-arm system. The results of this study also suggest that the ISO weighting underestimates the high-frequency effect on the finger disorder development but it may provide a reasonable risk assessment of the disorders in the wrist and arm.     

Studying the protein-protein interactions in the postsynaptic density by means of immunoabsorption and chemical crosslinking

Postsynaptic densities (PSDs), isolated from porcine cerebral cortices, are large disk-shaped aggregates consisting of hundreds of different proteins. To study the protein-protein interactions in such complex supramolecules, we developed a procedure to break up the PSD's overall structure, while preserving some interactions between individual proteins. Using the resulting PSD sample and an indirect immunoabsorption procedure, PSD-95 was isolated along with the α- and β-subunits of calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKIIα and CaMKIIβ), α-tubulin, β-tubulin, and Chapsyn110. Similarly, CaMKIIα was isolated along with CaMKIIβ, α-tubulin, β-tubulin, and small amounts of PSD-95. The proteins isolated from PSDs treated with a cleavable bifunctional crosslinking reagent were further subjected to diagonal gel electrophoresis analysis, and the results indicated that CaMKIIα resides next to α-tubulin in the PSD. Overall, the results obtained here suggest that within the PSD, large aggregates of CaMKIIα, CaMKIIβ, α-tubulin, and β-tubulin may occur that indirectly associate with PSD-95 and Chapsyn110. Such a protein organization would allow interactions with F-actin in the cytoplasm and with proteins, such as N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, which reside on the postsynaptic membrane. Furthermore, it would facilitate binding to proteins such as the various microtubule-associated proteins that reside in the core region of the PSD.     

单苯环氯取代指数法预测二噁类化合物PCDDs的正辛醇/水分配系数

采用单苯环氯取代指数作为氯代二苯并二口恶口英类化合物 (PCDDs)的分子结构描述符 ,通过正向逐步线性回归方法建立了PCDDs的logKow与分子结构描述符之间的定量关系模型。与文献报道的MOD模型相比 ,该模型不仅具有显著的相关性 (n =43,Radj=0 898,SE =0 195 ,在α =0 0 5时 ,F =2 0 45 5 ,p =0 0 0 0 0 ) ,而且对于分子结构具有更好的区分能力。利用建立的模型 ,对没有logKow文献值的其他 33种PCDDs化合物给出了预测值     

Pseudoelastic behavior in Y1−xPrxBa2Cu3Oy compounds

Tensile tests show that ferroelastic loops always occur at 100–150 K, 200–250 K and room temperature in the Y_1–xPr_xBa₂Cu₃O_y samples withx=0 and 0.1 for whichT _c is 92 K and 82.5 K respectively, and the shape memory effect is always observed in the compact sample near 130 K, just similar to that of thermal elastic martensitic alloys. The loss fraction (W/W) which is proportional to the area of ferroelastic loop as a function of temperature shows that there always exist static hysteresis (W/W) peaks at 130 K and 110 K which are attributed to the phaselike transition (PLT) characterized by the jump of lattice parameters. No ferroelastic loops and shape memory effect are observed in the range of 100 K to 150 K for the lowerT _c samples withx=0.3, 0.4 and 0.6.