QoS and energy management with Petri nets: A self-adaptive framework

Energy use is becoming a key design consideration in computing infrastructures and services. In this paper we focus on service-based applications and we propose an adaptation framework that can be used to reduce power consumption according to the observed workload. The adaptation guarantees a trade-off between energy consumption and system performance. The approach is based on the principle of proportional energy consumption obtained by scaling down energy for unused resources, considering both the number of servers switched on and their operating frequencies. Stochastic Petri nets are proposed for the modeling of the framework concerns, their analyses give results about the trade-offs. The application of the approach to a simple case study shows its usefulness and practical applicability. Finally, different types of workloads are analyzed with validation purposes.     

Estimation of spatial-temporal gait parameters in level walking based on a single accelerometer: Validation on normal subjects by standard gait analysis

This paper investigates the ability of a single wireless inertial sensing device stuck on the lower trunk to provide spatial-temporal parameters during level walking. The 3-axial acceleration signals were filtered and the timing of the main gait events identified. Twenty-two healthy subjects were analyzed with this system for validation, and the estimated parameters were compared with those obtained with state-of-the-art gait analysis, i.e. stereophotogrammetry and dynamometry. For each side, from four to six gait cycles were measured with the device, of which two were validated by gait analysis. The new acquisition system is easy to use and does not interfere with regular walking. No statistically significant differences were found between the acceleration-based measurements and the corresponding ones from gait analysis for most of the spatial-temporal parameters, i.e. stride length, stride duration, cadence and speed, etc.; significant differences were found for the gait cycle phases, i.e. single and double support duration, etc. The system therefore shows promise also for a future routine clinical use.     

Methodological design and comparative evaluation of a MAS providing AmI

Researches on Ambient Intelligent and Ubiquitous Computing using wireless technologies have increased in the last years. In this work, we review several scenarios to define a multi-agent architecture that support the information needs of these new technologies, for heterogeneous domain. Our contribution consists of designing in a methodological way a Context Aware System (involving location services) using agents that can be used in very different domains. We describe all the steps followed in the design of the agent system. We apply a hybridizing methodology between GAIA and AUML. Additionally we propose a way to compare different agent architectures for Context Aware System using agent interactions. So, in this paper, we describe the assignment of weight values to agents interaction in two different MAS architectures for Context Aware problems solving different scenarios inspired in FIPA standard negotiation protocols.     

On learning and development, Piagetian style: I. A reply to Lefebvre-Pinard.

Examines the equilibration theory of Piaget (learning vs development, stage transitions) to make more explicit the methodological foundations of B. Inhelder et al (1974). In this connection, the "problem-solving" learning method used by these authors is analyzed by means of the new concept of "learning loops." Similarly, the successful equilibration learning method used by M. Lefebvre and A. Pinard (1974) is analyzed and shown to involve executive facilitation and chunking (coordination) of 2 crucial schemes. A process-structural model of conservation acquisition previously developed by the present author, and its empirical tests by R. Case (1975) and by G. M. Parkinson (1975), are used to illustrate and to empirically support the process-structural differences theoretically found between these 2 equilibration methods. (54 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

一次同余方程组的一种矩阵解法

同余方程组是数论中一个极为有用的课题。文中考虑的是具有一个未知数而具有不同的模的一次同余方程组。一般可以用中国剩余定理或者递推算法等方法给出一次同余方程组的解法。利用矩阵的初等变换和矩阵的Sm ith标准形给出了求解一次同余方程组的一种矩阵解法。     

基于P89LPC935便携式智能电疗仪的设计

在医疗器械领域里,电疗器械有了较大的发展,但目前电疗治疗仪的一些不足之处使其很难得到推广使用。本论文介绍了目前电疗治疗仪现状与不足,据此研制了一种新型便携式智能电疗仪。该电疗仪采用电疗的机理,选用Philips公司的低功耗的P89LPC935单片机为控制核心,具有键盘扫描、数据显示和频率强度不断变化脉冲波形输出等功能。通过便携式智能电疗治疗仪的设计,探索出一条研制便携式智能医疗器械的思路,为开发其它理疗器械提供设计参考。     

Linking Organizational Resources and Work Engagement to Employee Performance and Customer Loyalty: The Mediation of Service Climate.

This study examined the mediating role of service climate in the prediction of employee performance and customer loyalty. Contact employees (N=342) from 114 service units (58 hotel front desks and 56 restaurants) provided information about organizational resources, engagement, and service climate. Furthermore, customers (N=1,140) from these units provided information on employee performance and customer loyalty. Structural equation modeling analyses were consistent with a full mediation model in which organizational resources and work engagement predict service climate, which in turn predicts employee performance and then customer loyalty. Further analyses revealed a potential reciprocal effect between service climate and customer loyalty. Implications of the study are discussed, together with limitations and suggestions for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

表征PAN纤维和炭纤维微细结构的HRTEM样品制备方法

为用高分辨透射电子显微术(HRTEM)表征聚丙烯腈(PAN)纤维和炭纤维的微细结构，从纤维性能出发，探讨研碎、离子束减薄和超薄生物切片三种制备方法及其工艺步骤，结合实验结果，对比了三种制备方法的原理、优缺点，提出了制备方法的适用范围和选择原则，并推断适于表征预氧化纤维微细结构的样品制备方法。与生物样品的制备方法类似，把超薄生物切片法引入到纤维材料HRTEM样品制备领域，为系统研究炭纤维微细结构的演变提供了线索。     

微振动对空间实验室微重力环境的影响研究

针对大型刚柔组合体空间结构(空间实验室)的特点,建立系统的动力学方程,并对机柜内设备、太阳阵的转动、宇航员活动产生的激扰力进行了简化。利用计算机建立组合体的简化模型,对空间组合体在各种微振动激扰下的加速度响应进行了仿真研究,并将这些仿真结果用于空间实验室微重力环境的预测。     

Fatigue damage accumulation of cold expanded hole in aluminum alloys subjected to block loading

Fatigue damage accumulation of cold expanded hole in aluminum alloys used in land transportation components was investigated. Tests were carried out using pre-cracked SENT specimens and inserting an expanded hole at the crack tip. The degree of the cold expansion was chosen equal to 4.3%. Tests were performed in two and four block loading under constant amplitude. Two sequences were compared.The increasing and the decreasing magnitude were compared. The experimental results were compared to the damage calculated by the Miner's rule and a new simple fatigue damage indicator. This comparison shows that the ‘model of the damage stress’, which take into account of the loading history, yields a good estimation of the experimental results. Moreover, the error is minimized in comparison to the Miner's model.