基于分布式应变的三芯光纤形态重构算法研究

为了利用分布式光纤传感技术测量的光纤应变进行三芯光纤三维形态重构,设计 了重构算法, 并利用有限元求解数据进行了验证。首先,设计了三芯光纤曲率和弯曲方向采样值的计算方 法,利用三次 样条插值法构建了曲率和挠率连续函数,基于Frenet-Serret框架设计了弧长参数下的空间 曲线公式;然后 构建了三芯光纤有限元模型,求解并提取了单向弯曲和S形弯曲的光纤应变分布数据,并带 入设计的算法 中进行求解,实现了三芯光纤的三维形态重构;最后通过均方根误差和归一化准确度对重构 误差进行了计 算和分析。结果表明,设计的三芯光纤三维形态重构算法误差控制在0.07%以内。该算法还原效果好,精度高,具有一定的理论和工程应用价值。     

基于NS2的OBS网络仿真平台研究与实现

给出了一种基于NS-2的OBS网络仿真平台--OBS-NP(OBS-NS2-platform).该平台通过扩展NS-2中的节点类与链路类,支持对光突发交换(OBS)网络的运行及关键算法的仿真.在详细描述OBS-NP系统构成的基础上,以一个9节点OBS网络为基础,对网络中突发包的时延、吞吐量和资源利用率进行了仿真,并给出了突发包的路由信息.最后,对OBS-NP仿真结果的准确性进行了分析和讨论.     

基于风电出力模糊集的电-气耦合系统分布鲁棒优化调度

随着可再生能源装机容量不断扩展及综合能源系统研究的持续推进,燃气轮机作为耦合元件加深了电力系统和天然气系统的相互融合,为可再生能源消纳提供了新的途径。针对随机规划方法、区间优化及鲁棒优化算法处理风电出力不确定性的不足,文中提出一种基于风电预测误差模糊集的分布鲁棒优化方法求解电力-天然气耦合系统的协同调度决策。首先,利用主成分分析法提取高维预测误差向量蕴含的时空尺度关联特性,并引入一系列矩函数描述预测误差的分布信息以构建相应的模糊集。然后,建立两阶段分布鲁棒优化经济调度模型,第1阶段制定日前机组开停机计划、调度出力及备用方案;第2阶段辨识最劣风电场景分布以保证第1阶段调度决策的有效性。结合线性决策规则和对偶理论将该半无限优化问题转化为有限维优化问题进行求解。最后,通过算例验证了所提模型及求解方法的有效性。     

Localization of intraorbital foreign bodies

A study was performed utilizing 3 mock eyes of different sizes to determine the precision and accuracy of 3 radiographic methods of localization of intraorbital foreign bodies. The Comberg method was found to be the most precise and accurate, next, the Sweet method, and then the modified spectacle frame method. However, the modified spectacle frame field expedient method of localization yielded a surprisingly high degree of accuracy in 2 of the 3 planes of reference, that is, mediolaterally and superointeriorly. A more accurate field expedient type of device which will permit greater accuracy in localization of intraorbital foreign bodies in the anteroposterior axis is currently under development.     

Activated coagulation time (ACT) of whole blood in normal dogs

The activated coagulation time (ACT) test is technically simple, inexpensive, and commercially available and provides a rapid, accurate assessment of canine whole blood clotting time. The medium ACT for 72 normal dogs ranging in age from 6 monhts to 11 years was 75 seconds, with a range of from less than 60 seconds to 125 seconds and a mean of 77.5 seconds. Significant difference in the ACT due to sex or age of the animals tested was not found.     

The pancreas in cystic fibrosis: chemical composition and comparative morphology

Sections of pancreas from 16 individuals who died with cystic fibrosis (CF) were classified by morphometric criteria into four categories in increasing order of pancreatic involvement. The concentration of acini, islets, main ducts, lobular ducts, connective tissue, and fat was compared with control levels. The results show that in the least involved pancreases, from neonates who died under 5 months of age, acini were reduced to 33% of control levels and the following were increased: islets, to 410%, lobular ducts, to 250%; and main ducts, to 1700% of controls. With increasing severity of the pancreatic disease the acini were further reduced to 5% and lobular ducts to 37% of control levels, respectively. Main ducts increased by 19-fold, and fatty infiltration accounted for more than 25% of the fresh weight of the pancreas in 9 of the 16 specimens. Comparative biochemical studies of 35 fibrocystic pancreases were quantitatively related to the severity of the pancreatic involvement as follows. Water and volatile matter, normally accounting for 80 +/-% of the weight of the fresh pancreas, was reduced to less than 30% in the most affected organs. The concentration of zinc diminished from near normal mean levels of 193 mugZn/g dry pancreas to 10% of this amount in the severely involved pancreas. Elevated concentrations of calcium, amounting to over 10 times control level, were found in obstructed ductal structures. Calcium was depleted from pancreatic sections adjacent to the obstructions. The following biochemical indicators were significantly different in their mean levels in the 35 fibrocystic pancreases when compared with the 17 controls: (P less than or equal to 0.001) fat, water, zinc, calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, and sodium (P less than or equal to 0.01).     

The effects of castration on body composition, adipose tissue cellularity and lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in adult male rats

Gonadal hormones affect body composition, food intake, weight gain and serum lipids in numerous species including man. In this study, mature male Sprague-Dawley rats were castrated or sham-operated at 16 weeks of age. During the 6-week observation period with weekly records of food intake and weight gain, these parameters were significantly lower in the castrated group. The decrease in food intake in this group could not account for the difference in body weight between the groups, indicating a lower feed utilisation in the castrates. At sacrifice accessory reproductive organs, the levator ani muscle, thymus and adrenals were dissected for determination of organ weight and histology, revealing significant reductions in the accessory reproductive organs and levator ani of the castrates. The thymus was significantly heavier in the castrated animals. No differences were found in the adrenals. Two of the sham-operated animals had signs of accidental functional castration. The proportion of body cell mass and total lipid of the carcass was the same in both groups. Significant reductions in adipocyte weights were found in the epididymal depots of the castrated rats. Blood samples taken at sacrifice in pentobarbital anaesthesia were analysed for glucose, insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, FFA, glycerol and protein. Statistically significant reductions in triglycerides and protein were recorded in the castrated animals without any significant changes in the other parameters studied. The results are discussed with reference to the age of castration and the importance of the reduced food intake in castrated animals.     

Dermatoglyphic patterns in patients with mitral valve prolapse: a clue to pathogenesis

Fingerprints were obtained from 100 patients with mitral valve prolapse and compared with those of 100 control subjects matched for sex and race. Arches were found in 16.8 percent of all digital patterns in patients with mitral valve prolapse but in only 2.5 percent of all digits in the control group. Whereas no patient in the control group had four or more arches, 19 percent of patients with mitral valve prolapse had this finding. In addition, arches were found on 16 and 9 percent, respectively, of digits IV and V in patients with mitral valve prolapse but were not found on these digits in the control group. The finding of four or more arches or arches on digits IV or V may be important supportive evidence of mitral valve prolapse when evaluating patients with atypical chest pain and palpitations. Antenatal factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of mitral valve prolapse since it is possible that a genetic or environmental factor that interferes with the development of the mitral valve may also influence epidermal ridge patterns.     

Within-day variation of lipolytic activity in human milk

Milk was collected from six mothers during their 8th wk of lactation to determine the diurnal variation of bile salt-stimulated lipase and serum-stimulated lipase. On the day of collection, one breast was completely emptied at 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, and 2000 h. Activities of bile-stimulated lipase and serum-stimulated lipase in the milk were determined. Activity of bile-stimulated lipase was constant throughout the day, whereas serum-stimulated lipase activity varied significantly with time. Both activities differed significantly in milk from different women. Time of collection must be considered when measuring activity of serum-stimulated lipase but is not a major variable when measuring activity of bile-stimulated lipase in human milk. These results may be helpful when designing future studies involving these enzymes.