Broadband dielectric microwave microscopy on micron length scales

We demonstrate that a near-field microwave microscope based on a transmission line resonator allows imaging in a substantially wide range of frequencies, so that the microscope properties approach those of a spatially resolved impedance analyzer. In the case of an electric probe, the broadband imaging can be used in a direct fashion to separate contributions from capacitive and resistive properties of a sample at length scales on the order of one micron. Using a microwave near-field microscope based on a transmission line resonator we imaged the local dielectric properties of a focused ion beam milled structure on a high-dielectric-constant Ba(0.6)Sr(0.4)TiO(3) thin film in the frequency range from 1.3 to 17.4 GHz. The electrostatic approximation breaks down already at frequencies above approximately 10 GHz for the probe geometry used, and a full-wave analysis is necessary to obtain qualitative information from the images.     

A base62 transformation format of ISO 10646 for multilingual identifiers

ISO 10646 Universal Character Set (UCS) is a 31‐bit coding architecture that covers symbols in most of the world's written languages. Identifiers in programming languages are usually defined by using alphanumeric characters of ASCII, which represent mainly English words. An approach for working around this deficiency is to encode multilingual identifiers into the alphanumeric range of ASCII. For case‐sensitive languages, an encoding that utilizes [0–9][A–Z][a–z] can be more space‐efficient for multilingual identifiers. This paper proposes a base62 transformation format of ISO 10646 called UTF‐62. The resulting string of UTF‐62 is within a [0–9][A–Z][a–z] range, a total of 62 base characters. UTF‐62 also preserves the lexicographic sorting order of UCS‐4. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

ISDN功能与性能测试

本文通过对ISDN功能和性能测试的简要阐述,为数据网建设人员提供在网络构建、工程设计、运行和市场服务方面的参考。     

低密度、高强度DG型高变催化剂的研制

本文叙述了一种适合大型氨厂使用的、堆密度低到1.25 kg·L^-1、还原态侧压强度高达350 N·cm^-1以上、本体含硫＜500 ppm(wt)、低温活性好的高温变换催化剂的研制开发过程 还介绍了催化剂制备工艺特点和工业试用效果。     

Stress wave propagation in supporting bolts: A test for bolt support quality

A test method for the non-destructive determination of bolt length, anchoring length, and bolt body force is described. This addresses the problems of low accuracy, limited number of data, and untimely warning signs encountered with existing test methods. Numerical simulations of the bolt, resin, and rock system show that the length accuracy when using the velocity wave is lower than when using the acceleration wave. It is accepted practice to use the acceleration wave for length tests because of improved signal to noise ratios of the waveforms. Laboratory and in situ underground tests showed that the precision of the measurements meets field requirements. Using this method the anchor properties of each single bolt and, thus, the safety of the entire roadway support may be evaluated.     

Identification of Breast Cancer Prognosis Markers via Integrative Analysis

In breast cancer research, it is of great interest to identify genomic markers associated with prognosis. Multiple gene profiling studies have been conducted for such a purpose. Genomic markers identified from the analysis of single datasets often do not have satisfactory reproducibility. Among the multiple possible reasons, the most important one is the small sample sizes of individual studies. A cost-effective solution is to pool data from multiple comparable studies and conduct integrative analysis. In this study, we collect four breast cancer prognosis studies with gene expression measurements. We describe the relationship between prognosis and gene expressions using the accelerated failure time (AFT) models. We adopt a 2-norm group bridge penalization approach for marker identification. This integrative analysis approach can effectively identify markers with consistent effects across multiple datasets and naturally accommodate the heterogeneity among studies. Statistical and simulation studies demonstrate satisfactory performance of this approach. Breast cancer prognosis markers identified using this approach have sound biological implications and satisfactory prediction performance.     

Synthesis of neural tree models by improved breeder genetic programming

Neural tree model has been successfully applied to solving a variety of interesting problems. In most previous studies, optimization of the neural tree model was divided into two steps: first structure optimization, then parameter optimization. One major problem in the evolution of structure without parameter information was noisy fitness evaluation. In this paper, an improved breeder genetic programming algorithm is proposed to the synthesis of neural tree model. The effectiveness and performance of the method are evaluated on time series prediction problems and compared with those of related methods. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is a potential method with better performance and effectiveness.     

江西经济发展走势对运输需求的分析与预测

区域经济的发展是运输需求的源泉。新世纪以来,江西经济进入了持续稳定发展的快车道,极大地促进了运输需求的持续增长,运输线路长度不断延长,全社会运输量不断增加。随着江西经济社会快速发展,城镇化进程的加快,资源环境约束压力的加大,运输需求结构提升,对运输需求提出了更高的要求,运输需求多样化、个性化、机动化、快速化和网络化的趋势更加显著。     

The influence of oleic acid on the hydration and mechanical properties of portland cement

To investigate the effects of OA on the portland cement using oleic acid （OA） as grinding aid and the effects of OA on the portland cement, we characterized the different perfermances of the cement, discussed the characteristics of properties. The results reveal that the OA can reduce the water requirement of normal consistency. With the content of OA added, setting time was extended. The OA can significantly improve the rheological properties of cement-based materials, while the compressive strength decreases.     

Heterogeneous acid catalytic esterification by porous polyoxometalate-tantalum pentoxide nanocomposites

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are useful catalysts in both redox and acid catalysis reactions since its catalytic features can be controlled at a molecular level. We investigated POM (POM = H₃PW₁₂O₄₀) on tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) via hydrolysis of tantalum pentachloride (TaCl₅) in the presence of POM using the sol-gel method for acid catalytic reaction. All obtained amorphous materials have been characterized by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, Raman scattering spectroscopy, ³¹P magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis, in order to confirm the structure integrity of the Keggin unit in as-prepared composites and investigate the morphology and surface textural property of the composites. Catalytic activity of the catalysts has been evaluated for esterification of acetic acid with ethanol as a model reaction with different catalytic reaction parameters such as POM loading, reaction time, catalyst dose, molar ratio of the reactants, etc. The conversion of ethanol reached 87.4 % and the turnover frequency (TOF) was 2.9×10³.Meanwhile, it is easy to separate and recover POM/Ta₂O₅ from the reaction system.