Impact of network effects and diffusion channels on home computer adoption

Researchers have identified network effects as one of the major drivers for the adoption and diffusion of household technologies. However, the mechanisms and social contexts through which network effects induce technology adoption are unclear. In this paper, we investigate the adoption of household computers using the dataset from the 1989-2003 Computer and Internet Supplement to the Current Population Surveys (CPS). We argue that social influence and learning play a dominant role in inducing the adoption of home computers, and workplaces and schools are important channels through which network effects take place. We find that recent adopters have a stronger impact than distant adopters on future computer adoptions. When the adoption rate is low, channels play a more important role, but their effects diminish as the adoption rate grows. We also find that diffusion channels are more effective for first-time adoption than for repeat purchases. Overall, our study provides important theoretical, policy, and managerial implications.     

Dataflow Architectures for GALS

In Kahn process network (KPN), the processes (nodes) communicate by unbounded unidirectional FIFO channels (arcs), with the property of non-blocking writes and blocking reads on the channels. KPN provides a semantic model of computation, where a computation can be expressed as a set of asynchronously communicating processes. However, the unbounded FIFO based asynchrony is not realizable in practice and hence requires refinement in real hardware. In this work, we start with KPN as the model of computation for GALS, and discuss how different GALS architectures can be realized. We borrow some ideas from existing dataflow architectures for our GALS designs.     

Molecular dynamics simulations of oscillatory flows in microfluidic channels

In this paper we apply the direct non-equilibrium molecular dynamics technique to oscillatory flows of fluids in microscopic channels. Initially, we show that the microscopic simulations resemble the macroscopic predictions based on the Navier–Stokes equation very well for large channel width, high density and low temperature. Further simulations for high temperature and low density show that the non-slip boundary condition traditionally used in the macroscopic equation is greatly compromised when the fluid–wall interactions are the same as the fluid–fluid interactions. Simulations of a system with very narrow channel width confirm earlier findings of Poiseuille flow, namely, that the velocity profiles are modulated. We find that these modulations cannot be explained by the local area density model.

GEOMORPHIC RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN INSTREAM FLOWS: THE FLOW‐CHANNEL FITNESS MODEL

The flow‐channel fitness model is a conceptual and practical model for predicting the qualitative response of alluvial channels to modifications of flow regimes. ‘Fitness’ refers to the size of channels compared with the flows they convey, with the terminology derived from traditional geomorphic concepts of overfit and underfit streams. The qualitative predictions refer to whether channels experience aggradation, degradation or relative stability, and whether aggradation or degradation is dominated by width or depth. The model is based on transitions among seven possible fitness states, triggered by key thresholds of sediment supply versus transport capacity and shear stress versus shear strength, and requires that potential changes in sediment supply and water surface or energy‐grade slope also be accounted for. The fitness approach can be used where only relative values and changes are known, as is illustrated in three example applications from Texas. The flow‐channel fitness model synthesizes key elements from several existing approaches to predicting geomorphic responses to changes in flow and is intended to augment rather than replace quantitative approaches, providing a predictive tool where the data requirements and assumptions for quantitative models cannot be fully met. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Roll Waves in High Gradient Channels

Abstract

Vedernikov's number quantifies the allowable capacity that can be sustained as a stable uniform flow in a high gradient channel, but it does not provide any guidance to the design of freeboard when roll waves exist. Without considering roll waves, high gradient channels are undersized using the uniform flow approach and fail to maintain design integrity. This paper presents revised design curves to determine the stability of flow in high gradient channels. When the design condition exceeds the limiting condition, roll waves should be considered in design. This study applies the model of moving hydraulic jump to simulate roll waves. It provides estimations for wave heights when Froude number is greater than 1.50.     

有限字符集信号传输的互信息计算

针对目前有限字符集上衰落信道下的数字通信传输方法无法既简洁又准确地计算互信息值问题,提出了一种新的互信息值计算方法.通过分析对数似然比与互信息之间的关系,对高信噪比和低信噪比两种情况下的简化计算进行加权组合,实现了宽信噪比区间内的低复杂度和准确的互信息值计算.实验结果表明,该算法不仅能够准确地计算互信息值,而且能够简洁、准确地评估无线传输的差错概率.与目前常用算法相比,本文算法具有准确、简便和直观的优势,对数字通信系统性能的理论分析具有较好的指导意义.     

Optimal cooperative beamforming design schemes  for AF MOMO two way relay channels

In this paper,beamforming parameters in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) two-way relay channels (TWRCs) are designed.We investigate three communicating scenarios,in which,the source nodes are all ...     

MSMSE-based optimal beamforming design and simplification on AF MIMO two-way relay channels

An optimal cooperative beamforming for the amplify-and-forward (AF) MIMO two-way relay channels was designed. Supposing the channel state information (CSI) was perfectly known by the receiver and transmitter as well as the relay, optimal beamforming vectors (matrices) of all nodes were jointly designed based on the criterion of minimizing the sum mean square errors (MSMSE). The analysis result shows that the performance effect of transmitting and receiving beamforming pairs is to maximize the receive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at two communication nodes, and the rank of the optimal relay beamforming matrix is no larger than two when there is only one data stream at each source node. A simplified algorithm was put forward to accomplish the design based on the analysis conclusions. Simulation results provide that the system performance, which is characterized in terms of bit error rates (BER), is significantly improved by cooperative beamforming, and the performance of the simplified method is not only very close to the optimal one but also with faster iteration speed and much lower computational complexity.     

ZDM软件在灌区渠道改建设计中的应用

ZDM软件广泛应用于水利水电设计行业,尤其是对灌区渠道、河道整治、供水管道、堤防加固等长线路工程的设计,可明显提高工作效率。介绍该软件在灌区渠道改造设计中的应用,重点为图纸绘制、图纸打印和工程量计算等工作。