Pitting corrosion resistance of La added 316L stainless steel in simulated body fluids

Lanthanum (La), a rare earth element with anticoagulative and antiphlogistic function, was added into the medical grade 316L stainless steel in order to improve its biocompatibility. The corrosion resistance of the La added 316L steel in two different simulated body fluids, simulated blood plasma and Hank's solution, was evaluated. The result showed that the addition of La in the steel could largely affect the corrosion behavior of the steel. The steel with 0.01% La showed the widest passive region and the best resistance to pitting attack, within the addition range of La from 0.01% to 0.08%. The corrosion resistance improvement of La added 316L stainless steel is probably due to the effect of La on the purification of the steel, the modification of inclusions, and the passive film formation in the simulated body fluids.     

Effect of Magnetic Interaction on Thermally Activated Reversal in a Magnet With a Distribution of Energy Barriers

The time dependence of magnetization is usually expressed as M(t)=M₀-SInt [see Proc. Phys. Soc. 62, 562 (1949)] for magnetic viscosity experiments. Considering magnetic interaction during the thermal activation process, a form as M(t)=M₀-SIn(t+t₀) is deduced. The dipolar interaction and exchange coupling in a magnet can lead to positive and nonpositive t₀, respectively. In the experiments of the magnetic viscosity for nanocrystalline Pr₂Fe₁₄B ribbons, the existence of positive t₀ is confirmed.     

ROSA:资源敏感的高性能Web容器体系结构

现有的Web容器多采用线程池体系结构,而Web容器所支撑的动态Web组件在执行过程中可能需要获取多种共享资源,由共享资源并发量限制导致的线程阻塞可能会严重影响性能。提出了一种资源敏感的Web容器体系结构ROSA(resource-oriented staged architecture)。当某些共享资源达到饱和时,若Web容器接到对需要这些资源的Web组件的请求,ROSA会暂缓为这些请求提供服务以减少线程阻塞。基于排队Petri网,建立了ROSA结构和线程池结构的性能模型,通过模型仿真和负载实验验证了ROSA体系结构的性能优势。     

一种新的SAR图像斜距多普勒定位模型的直接解法

斜距多普勒定位模型是实现SAR图像无控制点定位的基本模型,因此如何高效准确地获得RD方程组的解成为实现SAR图像无控制点几何定位的根本问题,也是实现SAR自动图像定位的关键。首先利用地固坐标系下目标速度为零的特性,简化RD模型并整理为一元四次方程,然后利用一元四次方程求根方法,推导出斜距多普勒定位模型的明确数学解析解,并与常用的数值迭代求解方法进行比较分析,仿真结果验证了推导的正确性。新解法具有无需设置初始值,易于编程实现,鲁棒性高的特点。     

一种用户行为分析的动态备份机制

目前大多数分布式存储系统采用静态备份机制保证系统的高可靠性,灵活性差,不适合系统规模及用户访问量不断变化的存储系统．因此提出一种基于用户行为分析的动态备份机制,通过分析用户行为获得相关信息来动态改变备份数量及确定备份位置,具有较强的灵活性,适合大规模的分布式存储系统;实现动态备份系统将其应用于已建立的科技信息数据中心．通过实验分析表明,该动态备份机制能提高系统的可靠性。     

The application of the methodology for secure cyber–physical systems design to improve the semi-natural model of the railway infrastructure

The paper suggests a new methodology for secure cyber–physical systems design. The proposed methodology consists of two main cycles. The main goal of the first cycle is in design of the system model, while the second one is about development of the system prototype. The key idea of the methodology is in providing of the most rational solutions that are improving the security of cyber–physical systems. Such solutions are called alternatives and built according to functional requirements and non-functional limitations to the system. Each cycle of the methodology consists of the verification process and seven stages that are associated with the used cyber–physical system model. The objective of the verification process is in checking of constructed models and prototypes in terms of their correctness and compatibility. The model represents cyber–physical systems as sets of building blocks with network between them, takes elements internal structure into account and allows direct and reverse transformations. The novelty of the suggested methodology is in the combination of design, development and verification techniques within a single approach. To provide an example of the design methodology application, in this paper it is used to improve the semi-natural model of the railway infrastructure.     

基于Web services的WebGISVisA体系结构研究与实现*

针对目前网络地理信息系统体系结构难以实现Internet环境下的异构空间信息的互操作问题,深入分析其主要原因,在对现有网络地理信息系统的三层体系结构进行深入分析的基础上,提出一种基于Web services的网络地理信息系统体系结构(Web-based geographical information services visualization architecture,WebGISVisA).WebGISVisA体系结构通过Web services对各个地理信息系统组件进行包装,实现各个组件的跨平台操作,从技术上使得客户端和服务端达到了负载平衡,完成了WebGIS三维的虚拟现实,实现了在Internet下空间数据互操作和跨平台的功能,最大限度地达到数据共享.     

Global software testing under deadline pressure: Vendor-side experiences

ContextIn the era of globally-distributed software engineering, the practice of global software testing (GST) has witnessed increasing adoption. Although there have been ethnographic studies of the development aspects of global software engineering, there have been fewer studies of GST, which, to succeed, can require dealing with unique challenges.ObjectiveTo address this limitation of existing studies, we conducted, and in this paper, report the findings of, a study of a vendor organization involved in one kind of GST practice: outsourced, offshored software testing.MethodWe conducted an ethnographically-informed study of three vendor-side testing teams over a period of 2 months. We used methods, such as interviews and participant observations, to collect the data and the thematic-analysis approach to analyze the data.FindingsOur findings describe how the participant test engineers perceive software testing and deadline pressures, the challenges that they encounter, and the strategies that they use for coping with the challenges. The findings reveal several interesting insights. First, motivation and appreciation play an important role for our participants in ensuring that high-quality testing is performed. Second, intermediate onshore teams increase the degree of pressure experienced by the participant test engineers. Third, vendor team participants perceive productivity differently from their client teams, which results in unproductive-productivity experiences. Lastly, participants encounter quality-dilemma situations for various reasons.ConclusionThe study findings suggest the need for (1) appreciating test engineers’ efforts, (2) investigating the team structure’s influence on pressure and the GST practice, (3) understanding culture’s influence on other aspects of GST, and (4) identifying and addressing quality-dilemma situations.