Deorthogonalization of ODS-CDMA QPSK by AM/PM Nonlinearity

When using a conventional demodulator, a sufficient condition to maintain ODS-CDMA codeword orthogonality is constant relative channel amplitude over the codeword duration. When transmitted over a memoryless, AM/PM nonlinearity channel, the chip-to-chip fluctuating amplitude of a composite ODS-CDMA QPSK waveform produces a chip-to-chip fluctuating phase that deorthogonalizes the ODS-CDMA codewords, resulting in an additional multiple access self-interference similar to that found in asynchronous DS-CDMA. For ODS-CDMA QPSK in an AM/PM nonlinearity channel, we utilize the Central Limit Theorem, derive, and evaluate: (i) an expression for the signal-to-distortion ratio at the demodulator output, (ii) an expression for the uncoded bit error probability, and (iii) an upper bound on the convolutionally-coded bit error probability. We find that the degradation to BER depends on both the AM/PM nonlinearity slope and the ODS-CDMA channel loading.     

Stereological estimation of the total volume of MR visible brain lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis

Point counting represents a convenient and efficient technique for estimating the area of transects through multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions on magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained for sections through the brain. When sectioning has been performed according to the Cavalieri method, unbiased estimates of the total volume of MR-visible MS plaques can be obtained with a precision of 3–5% in 5–10 min.     

浅论水电规划工作思路

在水电的前期设计阶段，规划专业的重要性显而易见。由于水电规划工作涉及专业很多，如果仅停留于规划专业本身，未必能解决问题。在规划工作中，既有定量的计算，也有定性的分析；既要站在国家的角度进行评价，也要进行企业的财务效益分析；既要考虑目前的现实情况，也要对未来的发展做出预测；既有企业的主观意志，也有自然、社会历史的限制。总之，规划专业是涉及多目标、多量纲的综合判断，若以局部来通观全体，则一定要流于片面的谬误。因此，水电规划工作须进行辩证的综合研究。     

大庆油田水平井分流压裂技术

水平井分流压裂的技术原理是将水平井的水平段分成若干个单元，在每个单元的最佳部位进行射孔，每段的射孔数由孔径、单元数、设计施工排量等参数决定，射孔方案为压裂方案的有机组成部分。大庆油田已有5口水平井实施分流压裂，根据油层厚度分为两类：裂缝限制在油层内和裂缝穿透隔层贯穿多个薄油层。通过肇57-平35井和肇57-平33井进行的分流压裂贯穿多个油层现场试验，介绍了大庆油田水平井分流压裂的设计方法、压裂液体系、现场施工控制方法和效果分析方法。微地震裂缝监测结果表明，在最大施工排量7．5m^3／mim条件下，一次施工形成3～4条裂缝，加砂量最大达到75m^3（陶粒），平均砂比达到35％以上。水平井采用分流压裂技术施工后，初期产能可达到相邻直井压裂后产能的2．0倍以上。如何检测裂缝是否穿透了隔层并贯穿多个油层，是指导水平井分流压裂技术的选井选层，提高压裂效果的关键技术。图8表2参2。     

Multi-plant production scheduling in SMEs

Traditionally, companies used to view themselves as separate entities and did not devote efforts to collaborate with other echelons of the extended enterprise. This even happened at multi-site companies owning different plants that belonged to the same supply chain. However, manufacturing facilities of the same supply chain should intensively share information and coordinate planning and scheduling tasks in order to get a globally optimized solution. This paper discusses some specific characteristics of the planning and scheduling problem in the extended enterprise including an analysis of a case study, and reviews the available state-of-the-art research studies in this field. Most studies suggest that integrated approaches can have a significant impact on the system performance, in terms of lower production costs, and less inventory levels. The paper provides some conclusions and suggestions of future works.     

A visual tool for computer supported learning: The robot motion planning example

We introduce an effective computer aided learning visual tool (CALVT) to teach graph-based applications. We present the robot motion planning problem as an example of such applications. The proposed tool can be used to simulate and/or further to implement practical systems in different areas of computer science such as graphics, computational geometry, robotics and networking. In the robot motion planning example, CALVT enables users to setup the working environment by creating obstacles and a robot of different shapes, specifying starting and goal positions, and setting other path or environment parameters from a user-friendly interface. The path planning system involves several phases. Each of these modules is complex and therefore we provide the possibility of visualizing graphically the output of each phase. Based on our experience, this tool has been an effective one in classroom teaching. It not only cuts down, significantly, on the instructor’s time and effort but also motivates senior/graduate students to pursue work in this specific area of research.     

上海市松江新城突进式发展的体制创新与探索

本文用理论和现实的案例分析详细阐述了“经营城市”的六项特征和“三赢”的理念 ,简要介绍了松江新城在财政不出一分钱的情况下为取得突进式发展所采取的制度创新和探索 ,并总结了两点如何树立规划权威性的经验。     

Performance Evaluation of Packet Mobile Communications through Level Crossing Analysis

In this paper the performance of a packet mobile radio network is studied inthe presence of shadow fading outage intervals.Under quite general assumptions for the medium access protocol,the probability mass function of the sequence of packets that may be lostdue to an outage interval is derived. It is seen that long sequences of lostpackets are likely to occur for typical values of the mobile speed andshadowing correlation parameters.For delay constrained sources, e.g., voice, the analysis is mainly focused atderiving the probability function of the sequence of dropped packetsand the probability of dropping. For data sources, the delay statistic isalso derived. In the latter case, the effect of finite buffer length isaddressed. Simulation is used to verify the accuracy of approximations introduced in the analysis.     

多目标模糊优选理论在水资源系统中的应用

开放的水资源系统分析理论应是水资源学与系统科学等多种学科的结合 ,介绍一种新兴而实用的水资源系统分析技术———半结构性决策系统模糊优选理论的基本原理及其应用。