General solution of one-dimensional,time dependent coupled heat flow systems

A new, powerful method of analysis, involving the combined use of finite integral transform and finite element techniques, is presented for the solution of time dependent heat flow systems composed of many one-dimensional elements connected through the nodes. This method leads to an eigenvalue problem which is not of the conventional Sturm-Liouville type. A procedure for the determination of the eigenvalues is described. The solution obtained is in the form of an infinite series and contains quasi-steady and transient terms. The general solution obtained can be applied in the mathematical modelling of many engineering applications such as the determination of the penetration of the daily temperature cycle into buildings, the analysis of heat transfer in array of extended surfaces in compact heat exchangers, and many others.     

Creativity in non‐routine jobs: The role of transformational leadership and organizational identification

An increasing number of individuals work in jobs with little standardization and repetition, that is, with high levels of job non‐routinization. At the same time, demands for creativity are high, which raises the question of how employees can use job non‐routinization to develop creativity. Acknowledging the importance of social processes for creativity, we propose that transformational leaders raise feelings of organizational identification in followers and that this form of identification then helps individuals to develop creativity in jobs with little routinization. This is because organizational members evaluate and promote those ideas as more creative, which are in line with a shared understanding of creativity within the organization. To investigate these relationships, we calculated a mediated moderation model with 173 leader–follower dyads from China. Results confirm our hypotheses that transformational leadership moderates the relationship between job non‐routinization on employee creativity through organizational identification. We conclude that raising feelings of social identity is a key task for leaders today, especially when working in uncertain and fast developing environments with little repetition and the constant need to develop creative ideas.     

A note on double lacunary statistical $$\sigma$$-convergence of fuzzy numbers

Quite recently, Sava? (Appl Math Lett 21:134–141, 2008), defined the lacunary statistical analogue for double sequence \(X=\{X_{k,l}\}\) of fuzzy numbers as follows: a double sequence \(X=\{X_{k,l}\}\) is said to be lacunary P-statistically convergent to \(X_{0}\) provided that for each \(\epsilon >0\)

$ P-\lim_{r,s}\frac{1}{h_{r,s}}\left | \{(k,l)\in I_{r,s}: d(X_{k,l },X_0)\geq \epsilon\}\right|= 0. $

In this paper we introduce and study double lacunary \(\sigma\)-statistical convergence for sequence of fuzzy numbers and also we get some inclusion theorems.

     

A new ECG beat clustering method based on kernelized fuzzy c-means and hybrid ant colony optimization for continuous domains

The kernelized fuzzy c-means algorithm uses kernel methods to improve the clustering performance of the well known fuzzy c-means algorithm by mapping a given dataset into a higher dimensional space non-linearly. Thus, the newly obtained dataset is more likely to be linearly seprable. However, to further improve the clustering performance, an optimization method is required to overcome the drawbacks of the traditional algorithms such as, sensitivity to initialization, trapping into local minima and lack of prior knowledge for optimum paramaters of the kernel functions. In this paper, to overcome these drawbacks, a new clustering method based on kernelized fuzzy c-means algorithm and a recently proposed ant based optimization algorithm, hybrid ant colony optimization for continuous domains, is proposed. The proposed method is applied to a dataset which is obtained from MIT–BIH arrhythmia database. The dataset consists of six types of ECG beats including, Normal Beat (N), Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC), Fusion of Ventricular and Normal Beat (F), Artrial Premature Beat (A), Right Bundle Branch Block Beat (R) and Fusion of Paced and Normal Beat (f). Four time domain features are extracted for each beat type and training and test sets are formed. After several experiments it is observed that the proposed method outperforms the traditional fuzzy c-means and kernelized fuzzy c-means algorithms.     

传感器网络启动式自组织方法

无线传感器网络如何形成一个有序的自组织网络结构是一项重要研究内容,针对按地理区域交替性工作的动态监测网络,提出了相应的网络自组织方法,该方法以启动式方式运行网络,通过单播信令的方式分配MAC地址,标记相邻节点。在数据转发过程中以局部最小代价函数为准则转发数据。仿真实验表明,该自组织方法具有较短的MAC地址,适宜相应的网络环境。     

Synthesis and characterization of poly acrylic acid/graphite oxide nanocomposite

1　INTRODUCTIONOrganic intercalatedlayeredsolidshavebeenstudiedbyscientistsindifferentfieldsformanyyearsbecauseoftheirnew physicalandchemicalpropertiessuchaselectricalproperties[1] ,mechanicalproper ties ,thermalbehavior[2 ] ,surfaceandinterfacialproperties[3] .Graphiteoxide (GO)hasbeenstudiedformany years ,itsstructuralmodel[4 6 ] ,formationprocessandkinetics[7,8] havebeenstudiedindetail.IthasbeenreportedthatGOpossessesC OHande poxidefunctionalgroups[9] whichmakegraphiteox ideeasilyabs…     

Fabrication of composite wire of lead coated on glass fiber by extrusion

1　INTRODUCTIONCoatingglassfiberwithleadproducesakindofnewcontinuouscomposite ,whichcanfindwideap plicationsinmanydifferentfields ,especiallyinthebatteryoftheEVsandHEVsthathasalreadybecomethemostimportantgoalinmostcountries[13] .Withakindofspecialtechnologythiskindofnewcompos itewirecanbeusedtoproducegridsofnewleadacidbatterythatisveryusefultotheEVsandHEVs .Thiskindofnewleadacidbatteryhasmanyadvan tages ,suchashigherspecificenergy ,lessinnerresis tance ,morequicklychargingcapabilityand…     

The role of the surface free energy in the selection of a suitable excipient in the course of a wet-granulation method

Pellets containing metronidazole were produced in a centrifugal granulator, with hydroxypropylcellulose (Klucel LF®) as binding agent, and corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose (Vivapur 101®) and lactose as excipients. The wettability of the pharmaceutical powders was assessed by means of contact angle measurements, and the dispersive and polar surface energies were determined. The spreading coefficients, the work of adhesion and the work of cohesion were calculated and correlated with the pellet properties (friability, bulk and tapped density, and porosity). The aim was to investigate the role of the surface free energy of one- and two-component powder compositions in pellet production. The interactions between the particles were found to be connected with the measured pellet parameters. It was concluded that, in the course of the growth of the pellets, the particle sizes of the pharmaceutical powders and the interactions between them are important. If the work of cohesion of the binder is lower than the work of cohesion of the substrate and the work of adhesion, then the optimal amount of the binding agent is that which coats the particles uniformly in minimal quantity and in continuous layer.     

碘仿电解合成的工艺研究

开发了一种以石墨为阳极、铅为阴极、采用旋转阳极和离子膜分隔电解槽的碘仿电解合成的先进工艺 ,经过 5因素 4水平的正交试验 ,发现影响电流效率的各工艺因素中 ,阳极电流密度的影响最大 ,其次分别为阳极液温度 ,阳极液 p H值 ,阳极液中碘化钾的浓度和阳极转速。优化得到碘仿电合成的最佳工艺条件为 :碘化钾浓度 2 0 0 g· L- 1 ,阳极电流密度 2 5 A· dm- 2 ,阳极液温度为 2 0℃ ,阳极液 p H值为 9.5,阳极转速为2 0 0 r· min- 1 ,在此最佳工艺条件下 ,电流效率可达 97.2 3%。     

Decentralized observers with consensus filters for distributed discrete-time linear systems

This paper presents a decentralized observer with a consensus filter for the state observation of discrete-time linear distributed systems. Each agent in the distributed system has an observer with a model of the plant that utilizes the set of locally available measurements, which may not make the full plant state detectable. This lack of detectability is overcome by utilizing a consensus filter that blends the state estimate of each agent with its neighbors’ estimates. It is proven that the state estimates of the proposed observer exponentially converge to the actual plant states under arbitrarily changing, but connected, communication and pseudo-connected sensing graph topologies. Except these connectivity properties, full knowledge of the sensing and communication graphs is not needed at the design time. As a byproduct, we obtained a result on the location of eigenvalues, i.e., the spectrum, of the Laplacian for a family of graphs with self-loops.