On delay adjustment for dynamic load balancing in distributed virtual environments

Distributed virtual environments (DVEs) are becoming very popular in recent years, due to the rapid growing of applications, such as massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs). As the number of concurrent users increases, scalability becomes one of the major challenges in designing an interactive DVE system. One solution to address this scalability problem is to adopt a multi-server architecture. While some methods focus on the quality of partitioning the load among the servers, others focus on the efficiency of the partitioning process itself. However, all these methods neglect the effect of network delay among the servers on the accuracy of the load balancing solutions. As we show in this paper, the change in the load of the servers due to network delay would affect the performance of the load balancing algorithm. In this work, we conduct a formal analysis of this problem and discuss two efficient delay adjustment schemes to address the problem. Our experimental results show that our proposed schemes can significantly improve the performance of the load balancing algorithm with neglectable computation overhead.     

DDFSGEN

This paper presents a functional compiler for the automatic design of Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer (DDFS) integrated circuits (ICs) using a ROM based table look-up architecture. The compiler allows the user to specify high-level specifications such as the acceptable spurious response and it generates the IC architecture, floorplan, and layout. To construct the layout for different specifications, a library of parameterized macrocells has been developed in 1.2 m CMOS technology.A test chip with a quadrature DDFS module has been generated, using the compiler, and fabricated. The chip has two input signals: one is for frequency control while the other is for phase initialization. Input and output word lengths are 16 bits and 6 bits respectively. The chip complexity is approximately 12,000 transistors (DDFS core) and the die size is 4.8×2.9mm ². A maximum sample rate of 80 MHz has been attained implying a maximum sine (cosine) output frequency of 40 MHz and a frequency resolution of 1.22 kHz. The maximum spurious level measured is –46 dB.     

基于流式细胞仪和高通量测序技术联用的超微藻检测方法

了解超微藻结构的动态变化规律有利于更好的评估水体水质情况,然而由于现有技术手段和表征方法的限制,对超微藻检测的准确性还较低.提出综合运用流式细胞仪和高通量测序技术,实现超微藻检测方法体系的构建和运用,对超微藻细胞进行定性和定量分析.以上海金泽水库水体样本为试验材料,验证此方法具有可行性,能够有效提高超微藻检测的准确性.     

Ca1-3x/2Al2Si2O8:xEu3+荧光粉的发光和光温传感特性

为了探究稀土离子掺杂铝硅酸盐的光温特性,本文采用燃烧合成法制备了系列荧光粉材料Ca_1-3x/2Al₂Si₂O₈:xEu³⁺。X射线衍射结果表明掺杂Eu³⁺离子不会改变基质CaAl₂Si₂O₈的晶体结构。荧光光谱结果表明该荧光粉在近紫外光区域具有较强吸收,当被波长为393 nm的近紫外光激发后,其最大特征发射峰为611 nm,且Eu³⁺离子的最佳掺杂浓度为0.05。利用上升时间测温法研究了CaAl₂Si₂O₈:Eu³⁺荧光粉的光温传感特性,结果表明:随着Eu³⁺掺杂浓度的增加,上升时间单调递减,但当掺杂掺杂超过0.100时就会发生淬灭。Ca_0.985Al₂Si₂O₈:0.01Eu³⁺的相对灵敏度随温度的升高先增大后减小,并在520 K时达到最大值（0.024 K^-1）。上述研究表明该荧光粉具备优异的温度传感性能,在测温领域具有广泛的应用前景。     

Optimization and evaluation of reduced graphene oxide hydrogel composite as a demulsifier for heavy crude oil-in-water emulsion

The rising production of produced water from oilfields had been proven to bring detrimental environmental effects. In this study, an efficient, recyclable, and environmental-friendly reduced graphene oxide immobilized κ-Carrageenan hydrogel composite(κCa GO) was fabricated as an alternative sorbent for crude oil-in-water demulsification. Polyethyleneimine(PEI) was employed to form a stable hydrogel composite. The conditions for the immobilization of graphene oxide(GO) on PEI-modified κ-Carrageenan(κC) beads were optimized appropriately. An immobilization yield of 77% was attained at 2% PEI, 2 h immobilization activation time, and p H6.5. Moreover, the synthesized κCa GO is capable of demulsification with an average demulsification efficiency of 70%. It was found that the demulsification efficiency increases with salinity and κCa GO dosage, and it deteriorates under alkaline condition. These phenomena can be attributed to the interfacial interactions between κCa GO and the emulsion. Furthermore, the κCa GO can be recycled to use for up to six cycles without significant leaching and degradation. As such, the synthesized κCa GO could be further developed as a potential sorbent substitute for the separation of crude oil from produced water.     

基于生态径流指标的水文情势变化评估新方法

基于流量历时曲线计算生态径流指标的方法存在诸多不足,也未形成相应的河流水文情势变化评估方法。采用流量过程线重新定义了月、季和年三种时间尺度的生态径流,构建了包含12个月生态盈余和12个月生态赤字的生态径流指标体系,提出了衡量这些指标在建库前后变化度的计算公式,基于月生态赤字发展了月生态风险评估方法,形成了一种河流生态水文情势变化评估方法。将其用于长江宜昌站,评估三峡工程在建库前后的生态水文情势变化。结果表明：重新定义的月、季、年生态径流之间消除了不一致性,香农多样性指数与年生态赤字的年际变化具有更高的相似度,变化度计算公式完全适用于衡量建库前后的变化程度,生态风险图使生态径流指标的实用性大为增强。     

级联电池储能系统待机状态电位与电压分布特性∗

受电缆对地分布电容和电池簇对地分布电容的影响,待机状态下CHB-BESS主电路中流过的电流为较微弱的容性漏电流,回路阻抗大,其储能单元对地电位和交流侧出口电压分布与运行状态有很大不同.靠近并网点的储能单元交流侧电压为矩形波,有效值高;随着与并网点距离的增加,储能单元交流侧电压趋向于正弦波,且电压有效值逐渐减小.测量装置的输入阻抗对C HB-BESS待机状态的电位分布和交流侧出口电压分布也会产生严重影响,需要针对性地对相关设备或电路在待机状态的适应性进行评估方可保证安全.     

Development of Covalent Chitosan-Polyethylenimine Derivatives as Gene Delivery Vehicle: Synthesis,Characterization, and Evaluation

There is an increasing interest in cationic polymers as important constituents of non-viral gene delivery vectors. In the present study, we developed a versatile synthetic route for the production of covalent polymeric conjugates consisting of water-soluble depolymerized chitosan (dCS; M_W 6–9 kDa) and low molecular weight polyethylenimine (PEI; 2.5 kDa linear, 1.8 kDa branched). dCS-PEI derivatives were evaluated based on their physicochemical properties, including purity, covalent bonding, solubility in aqueous media, ability for DNA condensation, and colloidal stability of the resulting polyplexes. They were complexed with non-integrating DNA vectors coding for reporter genes by simple admixing and assessed in vitro using liver-derived HuH-7 cells for their transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity. Using a rational screening cascade, a lead compound was selected (dCS-Suc-LPEI-14) displaying the best balance of biocompatibility, cytotoxicity, and transfection efficiency. Scale-up and in vivo evaluation in wild-type mice allowed for a direct comparison with a commercially available non-viral delivery vector (in vivo-jetPEI). Hepatic expression of the reporter gene luciferase resulted in liver-specific bioluminescence, upon intrabiliary infusion of the chitosan-based polyplexes, which exceeded the signal of the in vivo jetPEI reference formulation by a factor of 10. We conclude that the novel chitosan-derivative dCS-Suc-LPEI-14 shows promise and potential as an efficient polymeric conjugate for non-viral in vivo gene therapy.     

钛制容器产品试板压弯角度的探讨

针对钛制容器产品试板弯曲角度按现行标准执行中出现的问题，从力学角度进行探讨，导了了试板压弯对所采用的压头直径与试板厚度和延伸率的关系，即Ｄ〉（１／δ－１）ｔ，并提出了设定试板弯曲压头直径的新思路。     

基于UG平台的塑料异型材挤出模标准件库的建立

针对塑料异型材挤出模中存在大量标准件这一特点,以UG软件为开发平台,利用VC++6 0面向对象的编程技术,在UG/OpenAPI开发平台上,创建参数化图库、设计用户界面、实现参数化尺寸驱动,总结了系统的主要功能和特点,建立了三维塑料异型材挤出模的标准件库。