Application of maximum entropy principle for reliability-based design optimization

The maximum entropy principle (MEP) is used to generate a natural probability distribution among the many possible that have the same moment conditions. The MEP can accommodate higher order moment information and therefore facilitate a higher quality PDF model. The performance of the MEP for PDF estimation is studied by using more than four moments. For the case with four moments, the results are compared with those by the Pearson system. It is observed that as accommodating higher order moment, the estimated PDF converges to the original one. A sensitivity analysis formulation of the failure probability based on the MEP is derived for reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) and the accuracy is compared with that by finite difference method (FDM). Two RBDO examples including a realistic three-dimensional wing design are solved by using the derived sensitivity formula and the MEP-based moment method. The results are compared with other methods such as TR-SQP, FAMM + Pearson system, FFMM + Pearson system in terms of accuracy and efficiency. It is also shown that an improvement in the accuracy by including more moment terms can increase numerical efficiency of optimization for the three-dimensional wing design. The moment method equipped with the MEP is found flexible and well adoptable for reliability analysis and design.     

土壤有机碳储量研究进展

如何有效进行土壤有机碳储量估算,世界各同都做了有益地探索和研究.本文通过对比分析目前国内外土壤有机碳相关研究成果,系统总结了土壤有机碳的研究背景、研究方法、评价指标及储量等主要成果,并指出了我国在土壤有机碳储量研究方面存在的若干问题.最后提出目前需要深入的几个研究方向,包括采用大比例尺地形图,进一步提高不同海拔地块土壤碳储量估算精度,加强土壤有机碳与气候相互作用机理分析,综合分析土地利用/覆盖变化对土壤有机碳的影响,并寻求不同时空条件下土壤有机碳估算方法.     

A Lanczos-based method for structural dynamic reanalysis problems

In this paper, a new solution method for the modified eigenvalue problem with specific application to structural dynamic reanalysis is presented. The method, which is based on the block Lanczos algorithm, is developed for multiple low rank modifications to a system and calculates a few selected eigenpairs. Given the solution to the original system Ax = λx, procedures are developed for the modified standard eigenvalue Problem (A + ΔA)x? = λ x?, where

• 1 ΔA = Σ_jBS_jB^T, where S_j = S ∈ ?^{p × p}, p ? n and B ∈ ?^{n × p} is constant for all the perturbations S_j.
• 2 ΔA = Σ_iΣ_j B_iS_jB_i^T, where B_i ∈ ?^{n × p} may vary with the pertubations S_j.

The procedures are then extended for the reciprocal and generalized eigenvalue problems so that they are directly applicable to the structural dynamic reanalysis problem. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the applications of the method.     

基准物最好具有较大摩尔质量的两种求证方法

对基准物“最好具有较大当量”更改为“最好具有较大摩尔质量”是否完全等效及当前所提出的两种求证方法进行了论证、比较。指出两法得到相同结论实属巧合之例;另举例说明在比较基准物摩尔质量大小以说明称量误差大小时,只有选用完全一致的比较标准才能使基准物“最好具有较大当量”或“最好具有较大摩尔质量”的两提法完全等效,并适用于任何情况。     

Reversible inactivation of purified leukocyte integrin CR3 (CD11b/CD18, alpha m beta 2) by removal of divalent cations from a cryptic site

Integrins exhibit reversible changes in their ability to bind ligands and these changes enable transient cell adhesion. We recently showed that leukocyte integrin CR3 (complement receptor type three, CD11b/CD18, alpha m beta 2) may be purified in a form that is either capable or incapable of binding soluble, monomeric ligand and that "inactive" CR3 may be rendered capable of binding ligand by addition of an anti-CR3 mAb known as KIM-127 (Cai and Wright, JBC. 270: 14358, 1995). Here, we demonstrate that active CR3 may be rendered inactive by treatment of immobilized receptor with EDTA. EDTA-treated CR3 failed to bind ligand even in the presence of mM Ca2+ and Mg2+, suggesting that EDTA-treatment caused a change in the receptor that is not readily reversed. EDTA-treated receptor did, however, bind ligand upon addition of KIM-127 plus Mg2+ with an affinity (17.8 +/- 4.5 nM) similar to untreated, active receptor (12.5 +/- 4.7 nM). EDTA-treated CR3 thus exhibits the properties of inactive CR3, in which the ligand binding site is cryptic but subject to exposure by KIM-127. A candidate for the cryptic ligand binding site is the I-domain, a Mg2+-binding region in the alpha chain of CR3. We found that monomeric C3bi binds directly to recombinant I-domain in a Mg(2+)-dependent fashion with an affinity of 300 +/- 113 nM. These results thus suggest that CR3 may be inactivated by removing tightly bound divalent cation from a cryptic site in CR3.     

InAs基范德华异质结界面电荷转移特性第一性原理计算的研究进展

由低维InAs材料和其他二维层状材料堆叠而成的垂直范德华异质结构在纳米电子、光电子和量子信息等新兴领域中应用广泛。探索跨结界面的电荷转移机制对于全面理解该类器件的非凡特性至关重要。第一性原理计算在揭示界面电荷转移特性与各种能量稳定型InAs基范德华异质结的电、光、磁等原理物理特性和器件性能变化之间的内在关系方面发挥着不可比拟的作用。文中梳理、总结和探讨了近年来InAs基范德华异质结间界面电荷转移特性的理论研究工作与潜在的功能应用,提出在理论方法和计算精度方面大力发展第一性原理计算的几个途径,为更好地开展InAs基范德华异质结的基础科学研究和应用器件设计提供可借鉴的量化研究基础。     

InPBi禁带下红外光致发光效率的Bi组分依赖研究

稀Bi半导体InPBi的光致发光（Photoluminescence, PL）主要来自缺陷能级跃迁过程,具有红外长波长、大线宽和高辐射强度等特点,因而引发广泛兴趣。针对InPBi的红外发光效率问题,本文研究了不同Bi组分InPBi的激发功率依赖红外PL光谱演化规律。实验发现,随着Bi组分增大,PL线型发生显著变化,导致发光波长总体红移;同时激发功率依赖的PL积分强度演化分析表明,发光效率随Bi组分先增大然后下降,在0.5%组分时发光效率达到峰值。发光效率增大一方面归因于Bi捕获空穴降低非辐射复合,另一方面来自Bi的表面活性剂效应;而高Bi组分引入过多缺陷从而抑制了Bi的优势,导致发光效率下降。这些结果或有助于理解InPBi的红外发射性能,表明InPBi具有红外光电子应用前景。     

Semi-supervised transformable architecture search for feature distillation

Pattern Analysis and Applications - The designed method aims to perform image classification tasks efficiently and accurately. Different from the traditional CNN-based image classification methods,...     

Adaptive full order sliding mode control for electronic throttle valve system with fixed time convergence using extreme learning machine

Neural Computing and Applications - This paper proposes a novel extreme learning machine (ELM)-based fixed time adaptive trajectory control for electronic throttle valve system with uncertain...