Determining the number of new employees with learning, forgetting and variable wage with a Newsvendor model in pull systems

This paper develops a new quantitative model to find the optimal number of new employees with a Newsvendor model in a pull production system. This model allows learning, forgetting and variable wage. This paper also provides numerical results on sensitivity analysis, and compares the numerical results in three different situations: the situation with both learning and forgetting effect, that with learning effect but without forgetting effect and the situation with neither learning nor forgetting effect. The conclusions drawn from the comparison may offer theoretical insight for human resource managers to make appropriate employment decisions.     

Pressure-induced non-bulk superconductivity in Eu1.2Mo6(S1−x Se x )8

High-pressure study has been made both resistively and magnetically on Eu_1.2Mo₆(S_1–x Se _x )₈. Superconductivity was detected at a lower pressure in samples forx0 than forx=0 in spite of the larger unit cell volume of the former. The superconductivity observed remains non-bulk up to 20 kbar. The maximum onset temperature of the superconductivity transition decreases withx.On leave from the Physics Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking, China.     

加速基因方法在最大流量频率曲线参数估计中的应用

基因方法是基于自然选择和自然基因机制的并行随机自适应工程模型参数全局优化估计的通用数值方法。它不限制模型结构、优化准则、被估参数的数目、约束条件等，已开始广泛用于各种工程模型的优化设计之中。文中对它的原理、步骤、特点进行初步探讨，并针对基因方法的弱点，作者提出予以改进的加速基因方法，后者在最大流量频率曲线参数估计中得到成功应用     

Electrostatic actuation of three-dimensional MEMS mirrors using sidewall electrodes

We propose and demonstrate electrostatic sidewall-electrodes actuation of three-dimensional (3-D) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gimbal mirrors. The linearity of the mirror angle dependence on actuation voltage is improved with the sidewall-electrodes actuation. In addition, the undesired spring-softening effect commonly found in electrostatic actuation, where the mirror resonance frequency decreases with increased tilt angle, is significantly reduced. Sidewall actuation enables superior performance of 3-D MEMS mirrors including large pull-in angles, reduced actuation voltages, improved device reliability, and fast switching times.     

Characterization of PdAg/Al2O3 composite membrane by electroless co-deposition

In this work, PdAg/Al₂O₃ composite membranes prepared by electroless co-deposition technique have been studied. Effects of plating time, Ag composition and total concentration of metal ions on surface morphologies, composition and microstructure of the resulting layers were investigated. Scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer and nitrogen permeation technique were used to characterize the as-prepared composite membranes. From the experimental results, it shows that the surface morphology of the deposited PdAg layer is strongly affected by the Ag content of the plating bath. Since large differences of deposition rates and growth modes are observed between Pd and Ag grains, the PdAg layer exhibits the dendritic structure. As the Ag content is approximately 50%, the dendritic structured PdAg layer reveals the largest nitrogen permeability with the smallest size of residual pores. Furthermore, a comprehensive electrochemical analysis is proposed to interpret the composition and structure of the PdAg layer. Eventually, the experimental results are quite consistent with those predicted from the electrochemical analysis.     

Calculating the elastic moduli of steel-fiber reinforced concrete using a dedicated empirical formula

The equivalent inclusion method (EIM) is adopted to study the characteristics of the equivalent material properties of steel-fiber reinforced concrete as a function of the volume fraction and the length to diameter ratio of the fibers. It is found that the equivalent material moduli of concrete reinforce with randomly orientated and distributed fibers are insensitive to the length to diameter ratio of the steel fibers. A set of empirical formulae is then proposed for the purposes of engineering applications. The proposed empirical model can simplify the calculation of the equivalent material moduli. Verifications of the proposed empirical formulae with the EIM model and with experimental data are performed with two examples. The first is a compression test. The second is 4 point bending test. The empirical formulae, based on the equivalent inclusion method proposed in this study, represent an alternative means of quickly calculating the effective elastic modulus of steel-fiber reinforced concrete materials.     

基于虚拟仪器的差分功耗分析攻击平台

差分功耗分析攻击利用嵌入式加密系统功耗泄漏信号来获取加密系统密钥,将穷举问题转化为数据采集、处理问题.在对DES加密嵌入式系统攻击实验中,基于虚拟仪器的差分功耗分析平台令差分功耗分析攻击的数据采集过程由虚拟仪器应用程序控制进行,而后再对采集的功耗进行分析,能够快速、准确地找到加密系统密钥.较传统的穷举攻击而言,减少了消耗的时间和成本.     

Ultralow feeding gas flow guiding growth of large-scale horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotube arrays

On the basis of the rational analysis about the fluidic property of the system, an ultralow gas flow chemical vapor deposition (CVD) strategy was designed to prepare large-scale horizontally aligned ultralong single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) arrays. SWNT arrays could be well obtained under extremely low feeding flow of 1.5 sccm in a 1 in. quartz tube reactor. It was confirmed that the tubes grew floatingly and could cross microtrenches or climb over micro-obstacles in ultraslow gas flow. SWNTs arrays also could be formed no matter the substrate was placed vertically or upside down. The growth mechanism was discussed. Both the buoyancy effect induced by gas temperature/density difference and gas flow stability played dominant roles. More attractively, simultaneous batch-scale preparation of SWNT arrays was realized by the ultralow gas flow strategy. This new strategy turns to be more abstemious, efficient, promising, and flexible compared with the high gas flow rate fast-heating CVD processes.