A Distributed Workflow Management System with Case Study of Real-life Scientific Applications on Grids

Next-generation scientific applications feature complex workflows comprised of many computing modules with intricate inter-module dependencies. Supporting such scientific workflows in wide-area networks especially Grids and optimizing their performance are crucial to the success of collaborative scientific discovery. We develop a Scientific Workflow Automation and Management Platform (SWAMP), which enables scientists to conveniently assemble, execute, monitor, control, and steer computing workflows in distributed environments via a unified web-based user interface. The SWAMP architecture is built entirely on a seamless composition of web services: the functionalities of its own are provided and its interactions with other tools or systems are enabled through web services for easy access over standard Internet protocols while being independent of different platforms and programming languages. SWAMP also incorporates a class of efficient workflow mapping schemes to achieve optimal end-to-end performance based on rigorous performance modeling and algorithm design. The performance superiority of SWAMP over existing workflow mapping schemes is justified by extensive simulations, and the system efficacy is illustrated by large-scale experiments on real-life scientific workflows for climate modeling through effective system implementation, deployment, and testing on the Open Science Grid.     

基于视差与分层渲染的立体显示效果评价研究

本文在充分分析国内外立体显示技术评价方法的基础上,提出了利用视差和分层渲染的方法进行立体显示效果的评价,结果表明其对于自由立体显示评价可以得到较明确的分析结果,最后对研究前景进行了必要的探讨。     

DH-1型型砂水分自动测控系统

介绍了一种新型的型砂水分测控系统。它以单片机为主控机，采用自行 研制的电容式集成水分传感器对型砂水分进行测控。该系统应用先进的数据采集和自动控制技术，具有控制精度高、运行可靠、安装操作方便等特点，实际应用试验表明本系统较好地符合生产实际要求。     

巨磁电阻材料的研究与应用

介绍了一种新型的磁性功能材料－巨磁电阻材料，综述了其研究进展情况。并就它在巨磁电阻传感器、高密度磁记录读出磁头、巨磁电阻随机存储器以及自旋晶体管等磁电子元器件上的进行了论述。     

锌铝超塑性合金超塑压缩试验研究

对Ｚｎ－２２％Ａｌ超塑性合金进行了等温超塑压缩试验。在相同的温度、变形速率条件下，研究了不同的变形强度与流动应力及硬度，以及在相同的温度、变形程度条件下，不同的变形速率与流动应力等的关系。     

Modulation on the electrical and optical properties of Na and Rh co-doped Ruddlesden-Popper layered Ca3Ti2O7

Layered perovskite Ca_2.91Na_0.09Ti_2-xRh_xO₇ (x?=?0.00, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06) were synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction. Room temperature ferroelectricity has been confirmed. The remanent polarization increases with an increase of Rh content, which is due to a larger oxygen octahedral distortion by Rh doping. The coercive field increases with Rh doping as the pinning effect of oxygen vacancies reduce the mobility of domain wall. Remanent polarization and coercive field are caused by different mechanisms, so it is possible to modulate them independently to meet the requirement of application in ferroelectric field. The concentration of oxygen vacancy increased with Rh doping, leading to the significant increase of leakage current density. The bandgap of samples doped with Rh drastically decrease and the visible light response of the sample was improved by Rh doping due to the formation of impurity energy levels within the band gap.

     

Structure and Properties Characterization of Ceramic Coatings Produced on Steel Using a Combined Technique

STEEL is the most widely used material in engineering,but unfortunately,steel exhibits poor wear resistanceand obvious contact corrosion.For decades,researchersprepared coatings on steel to improve its properties;ceramic is one of these coatings.To obtain ceramiccoatings on steel,many researchers use techniques suchas plasma spraying,laser cladding,etc.,but some ofthem are too expensive,some of them have a deep heataffected zone in the substrate,and some of them cannot bond well with the subs…     

The visual fiducial based pose estimation of mobile manipulator in large-scale components manufacturing

The accurate estimation of the end-effector’s pose in large operating spaces is the key for the mobile manipulator to realize efficient manufacturing of large and complex components. We propose a novel pose tracking method in large-range using visual fiducial markers, and further propose the layout optimization method for the encoded fiducial markers. A metric named orientational dilution of precision (ODOP) is proposed to evaluate the magnification of the pose estimation error compared with the measurement error of the coded fiducial markers. The distribution pattern of the coded markers is analyzed based on ODOP, and the square-shaped layout is determined to be a satisfactory distribution pattern for the minimum positioning unit of markers, and the side length of the square-shaped layout is further selected. The simulations and experiments prove the effectiveness of the ODOP index. Finally, the square-shaped layout and the designed distribution density for positioning coded markers are adopted to realize the high-precision measurement of large components by the mobile manipulator.

     

A Degeneration Gradient of Poplar Trees Contributes to the Taxonomic,Functional, and Resistome Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Rhizosphere Soils

Bacterial communities associated with roots influence the health and nutrition of the host plant. However, the microbiome discrepancy are not well understood under different healthy conditions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that rhizosphere soil microbial diversity and function varies along a degeneration gradient of poplar, with a focus on plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and antibiotic resistance genes. Comprehensive metagenomic analysis including taxonomic investigation, functional detection, and ARG (antibiotics resistance genes) annotation revealed that available potassium (AK) was correlated with microbial diversity and function. We proposed several microbes, Bradyrhizobium, Sphingomonas, Mesorhizobium, Nocardioides, Variovorax, Gemmatimonadetes, Rhizobacter, Pedosphaera, Candidatus Solibacter, Acidobacterium, and Phenylobacterium, as candidates to reflect the soil fertility and the plant health. The highest abundance of multidrug resistance genes and the four mainly microbial resistance mechanisms (antibiotic efflux, antibiotic target protection, antibiotic target alteration, and antibiotic target replacement) in healthy poplar rhizosphere, corroborated the relationship between soil fertility and microbial activity. This result suggested that healthy rhizosphere soil harbored microbes with a higher capacity and had more complex microbial interaction network to promote plant growing and reduce intracellular levels of antibiotics. Our findings suggested a correlation between the plant degeneration gradient and bacterial communities, and provided insight into the role of high-turnover microbial communities as well as potential PGPB as real-time indicators of forestry soil quality, and demonstrated the inner interaction contributed by the bacterial communities.     

Revealing Microstructural,Textural, and Hardness Evolution of Ti–6Al–4V Sheet Cooled From Sub β-Transus Temperature at Different Rates

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - A hot-rolled Ti–6Al–4V sheet was annealed at 960 °C (sub β-transus temperature) and then subjected to different coolings [in water...