A Class of POCA Distributions For rapid fading variations

Polydorou and Capsalis [1] pioneered the concept of POCA distribution to study the statistical behavior of the fast fading characteristics in an indoor environment under the assumption of finite number of scatters. In this note, we derive a comprehensive class of formulas for the POCA distribution to help better statistical modeling of the fast fading characteristics. The calculations involve use of several special functions and their properties.     

关于集群系统中无线信道数的确定

准确估算集群系统所需无线信道数是工程设计中的一个重要的关键环节。本文从讨论系统业务、系统话务量出发,提出了一种正确使用爱尔兰—B公式(或巴姆表)确定集群系统中无线信道数的新方法。继而,较为详细地定量分析了集群方式对系统话务量的影响。最后,针对实际工程设计,推荐了一个集群系统容量计算的经验公式。     

认知定位系统的自适应精度研究

为了能够实现定位精度的自适应,本文分析了认知无线电定位系统(cognitive positioning systems,CPS)的原理。该系统利用频谱及环境感知等模块中的传感器单元来获取所需的定位参数,并将其与到达时间(time of arrival,TOA)定位估计算法相结合,以克拉美罗下界(Cramer-Rao lower bound,CRLB)为准则分析最大似然(maximum likelihood,ML)定位精度自适应算法。本文还对单径和多径环境条件下定位精度自适应性能进行了比较。仿真结果表明,该算法能够实现定位精度的自适应,并能通过改善系统可用的频带带宽、分散频谱的数目、信号的调制方式等因素来提高定位精度。     

A framework for avoiding steganography usage over HTTP

Steganographic techniques allow users to covertly transmit information, hiding the existence of the communication itself. These can be used in several scenarios ranging from evading censorship to discreetly extracting sensitive information from an organization. In this paper, we consider the problem of using steganography through a widely used network protocol (i.e. HTTP). We analyze the steganographic possibilities of HTTP, and propose an active warden model to hinder the usage of covert communication channels. Our framework is meant to be useful in many scenarios. It could be employed to ensure that malicious insiders are not able to use steganography to leak information outside an organization. Furthermore, our model could be used by web servers administrators to ensure that their services are not being abused, for example, as anonymous steganographic mailboxes. Our experiments show that steganographic contents can be successfully eliminated, but that dealing with high payload carriers such as large images may introduce notable delays in the communication process.     

The Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and BTP-2 on Acute Lung Injury

Acute lung injury (ALI) afflicts approximately 200,000 patients annually and has a 40% mortality rate. The COVID-19 pandemic has massively increased the rate of ALI incidence. The pathogenesis of ALI involves tissue damage from invading microbes and, in severe cases, the overexpression of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). This study aimed to develop a therapy to normalize the excess production of inflammatory cytokines and promote tissue repair in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI. Based on our previous studies, we tested the insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and BTP-2 therapies. IGF-I was selected, because we and others have shown that elevated inflammatory cytokines suppress the expression of growth hormone receptors in the liver, leading to a decrease in the circulating IGF-I. IGF-I is a growth factor that increases vascular protection, enhances tissue repair, and decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines. It is also required to produce anti-inflammatory 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. BTP-2, an inhibitor of cytosolic calcium, was used to suppress the LPS-induced increase in cytosolic calcium, which otherwise leads to an increase in proinflammatory cytokines. We showed that LPS increased the expression of the primary inflammatory mediators such as toll like receptor-4 (TLR-4), IL-1β, interleukin-17 (IL-17), TNF-α, and interferon-γ (IFN-γ), which were normalized by the IGF-I + BTP-2 dual therapy in the lungs, along with improved vascular gene expression markers. The histologic lung injury score was markedly elevated by LPS and reduced to normal by the combination therapy. In conclusion, the LPS-induced increases in inflammatory cytokines, vascular injuries, and lung injuries were all improved by IGF-I + BTP-2 combination therapy.     

现代量子化学在染料工业中的应用--量子化学对染料应用的研究以及相关软件的介绍

本文通过对现代量子化学发展的简介,探讨了将其应用于染料工业的可能性与优越性,并具体分析了它对染料的染色和褪色机理研究的指导作用。指出量子化学必将成为染料工作者强有力的应用工具。文章对目前常用的量子化学计算软件进行了初步介绍。     

7-(Dialkylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl-Caged Compounds as Ultrafast and Effective Long-Wavelength Phototriggers of 8-Bromo-Substituted Cyclic Nucleotides

[7-(Dimethylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl (DMACM) and [7-(diethylamino)coumarin-4-yl]methyl (DEACM) esters of 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-Br-cAMP) and 8-bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-Br-cGMP) are described as novel caged compounds for 8-bromo-substituted cyclic nucleotides. Synthesis is accomplished by treatment of the free acids of the cyclic nucleotides with the corresponding 7(dialkylamino)-substituted 4(diazomethyl)coumarins. Irradiation of the DMACM- and DEACM-caged cyclic nucleotides with UV light stimulates the release of the cyclic nucleotides within roughly a nanosecond. The new caged compounds are resistant to hydrolysis in aqueous buffers and exhibit long-wavelength absorption properties with maxima at 400 nm, high extinction coefficients, and high quantum yields (0.15-0.31). Their favorable properties render these compounds the most efficient and rapid phototriggers of 8-bromo-substituted cyclic nucleotides known. The usefulness of the compounds for physiological studies under nondamaging light conditions was examined in HEK293 cells expressing the alpha subunit of the cyclic-nucleotide-gated (CNG) channel of cone photoreceptors (CNGA3) and of olfactory neurons (CNGA2) by using confocal laser scanning microscopy and the patch clamp technique.     

A study on capacity fading of lithium-ion battery with manganese spinel positive electrode during cycling

The capacity fading mechanism of lithium-ion cell was studied by disassembling the charge-discharged cells and analyzing their electrodes using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), etc. Cu ion dissolved from current collector of anode and Mn ion dissolved from LiMn₂O₄ spinel (cathode) were all existing in solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer on carbon anode as Cu₂O and MnO or MnO₂, respectively. These depositions of Cu and Mn oxides did not uniformly deposited on the anode side, and most of them were detected on the carbon surface nearby to the separator side. The SEI layer is hard and about 0.3 μm in thickness. Furthermore, the cycling performance of the cells can be improved by adding 1,2,3-benzotrazole (a corrosion inhibitor of Cu) before assembling the cell, it then coordinates strongly with Cu ions into the electrolyte. From the results, it is obvious that the existing of Cu oxide as well as Mn oxide in the SEI layer, which blocks the normal intercalation of the lithium ions, is one of the factors for the capacity fading of the cells.     

基于红外原理的微型多气体检测系统的设计

为了解决目前煤矿瓦斯事故以及大量使用天然气的家庭安全、环境污染等问题,设计并开发了一种具有集成化、微型化的红外多气体检测系统,通过实验数据的测试对比和数据分析,这种系统达到了微功耗、微体积、宽量程、高分辨率等技术要求,且能集成多气体检测的微型检测系统.重点介绍了红外检测的光学原理,以及从单气体检测引入到集成多气体检测的设计思想和方法,并介绍了有关CAN总线的数据传输方式和无线数据通信方式在系统中的应用.     

基于正交小波变换的变步长盲均衡算法

提出了一种基于正交小波变换的变步长盲均衡算法。该算法将正交小波变换理论引入到常数模盲均衡算法中,充分利用小波变换对信号的去相关性及指数型变步长控制迭代过程的特性来加快收敛速度。与常数模算法及基于正交小波变换的盲均衡算法相比,该算法收敛速度快、稳态误差小、均衡效果好。水声信道盲均衡的仿真结果,验证了其的性能。