Experimental Stress-Strain Relations and Amplitude-Dependence of Wave Velocities in Sedimentary Rocks

Using the theory of microplasticity as the base, it is shown that the curvature of graph for the function describing the equation of state of rocks can change its sign depending on the value of the mechanical energy applied. The experiments on dolomites under the strains of order of 10_-6 reveal an increase in wave velocities as the amplitude grows.     

Depression in ethnically diverse women: Implications for treatment in primary care settings.

What do health care practitioners need to know about providing adequate care for depressed minority women? This article examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms and clinical depression in ethnic minorities, the extent to which current health service utilization is congruent with needs, and the effectiveness of treatments provided to ethnic minorities in the primary care setting. The impact of ethnic minority women's sociocultural context on symptom expression and help-seeking behavior is also discussed. Finally, the clinical implications for accurate assessment and treatment of ethnic minority women by both medical and mental health practitioners working in the primary care sector are addressed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Understanding the role of impulsivity and externalizing psychopathology in alcohol abuse: Application of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale.

The present study explores the relation among 4 personality traits associated with impulsive behavior and alcohol abuse. Personality traits were measured using the 4 subscales of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS: S. P. Whiteside & D. R. Lynam. 2001). The UPPS and measures of psychopathology were administered to clinical samples of alcohol abusers high in antisocial personality traits (AAPD), alcohol abusers low in antisocial personality traits (AA), and a control group (total N = 60). Separate analyses of variance indicated that AAPDs had significant elevations on all 4 UPPS scales, whereas the AAs and controls differed only on the Urgency subscale. However, when controlling for psychopathology, group differences on the UPPS scales disappeared. The results suggest that personality traits related to impulsive behavior are not directly related to alcohol abuse but rather are associated with the elevated levels of psychopathology found in a subtype of alcohol abusers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

CODIRO: A New System for Obtaining Data Concerning Consumer Behavior Based on Data Factors of High Interest Determined by the Analyst

The aim of this paper is to propose a new system for the strategic use of customer data that includes and integrates such differing data sources as company databases, mobile telephone networks and Internet data and is a consumer research support system for the discovery of new marketing opportunities. This system, called CODIRO, will be discussed in this paper using a case study of the effects on sales of processed food product television commercials. A system for verifying the validity of consumer behavior models will also be described and discussed. Use of the CODIRO analysis system makes it easy to introduce, into the analytic model, consumer attitude changes and in-store data of many types that have not been used to measure advertising and promotional activity effectiveness in the past.     

Stochastic nonlinear stabilization — II: Inverse optimality

After considering the stabilization of a specific class of stochastic nonlinear systems in a companion paper, in this second part, we address the classical question of when is a stabilizing (in probability) controller optimal and show that for every system with a stochastic control Lyapunov function it is possible to construct a controller which is optimal with respect to a meaningful cost functional. Then we return to the problem from Part I and design an optimal backstepping controller whose cost functional includes penalty on control effort and which has an infinite gain margin.     

激光熔敷合金层组织及腐蚀磨损特性研究

利用ＣＯ＿２连续激光器在４５钢表面进行了激光熔敷镍基合金、镍基Ｃｒ＿２Ｏ＿３合金和镍基ＷＣ合金，以２Ｃｒ１３不锈钢为对比材料，系统地研究了激光熔敷层在不同冲击速度和腐蚀介质浓度下的腐蚀磨损特性，并根据组织分析、显微硬度测试及腐蚀磨损后的表面形貌观察，探讨了激光熔敷层的腐蚀磨损过程。结果表明：激光熔敷层的腐蚀磨损性能均比２Ｃｒ１３不锈钢好。     

Nonlinear electrical transport in K-TCNQ at low temperatures

A remarkable nonlinearity has been observed for electric transport in K-TCNQ (potassium tetracyanoquinodimethane) quasi-one-dimensional conductor. The negative differential resistance region appears afterV _m (turn over voltage), beyond which voltage goes down with increase of current. A possible mechanism is discussed in terms of dynamics of charged solitons and domain walls in one-dimensional molecular stacks of these types of crystals.     

正则化长波方程的三次样条差分模拟

本文对正则化长波方程(RLW方程)的时间、空间项分别采用三次样条公式进行离散,所得到的差分方程为三点、三层隐格式,对时间的精度为四阶,对空间的精度为二阶,每个时间步只需求解一个三对角方程组,而三次样条配置法在每个时间步中需要求解三个三对角方程组。本文对单个孤立波的演化进行了计算,参数与文[8]相同,其结果与解析解的最大绝对误差均保持在10~(-3)的量级以内,与文[8]给出的数值方法精度相当。对两、三个孤立波的相互碰撞,本文结果显示出在忽略10~(-3)量级的误差后,碰撞前后的孤立波形状保持不变,无论是一个孤立波的演化,还是两、三个孤立波相互碰撞,当将波形放大100倍后均可以发现有振荡的尾波,这说明这类振荡尾波的产生并非真实的物理现象,而是由数值误差产生的。本文认为仅从工程应用的意义上说,RLW方程具有孤立子性质的结论是可以接受的。     

非线性隔振理论初探

本文以线必阻尼，立方刚度非线性系统为例，对非线性隔振理论进行了初步探讨，导出了系统的无量纲运动响应和传递率，并与线性隔振系统进行了比较，着重讨论了非线性对它们的影响，获得了一些有用的结论。     

双稳态孤子

对于具有一定形式非线性的薛定谔方程，存在单孤子解的多稳态，也就是说对于相同能量，单孤子具有不同的传输常数．本文以一非线住形式Ｌｉｎｅａｒ　Ｓｍｏｏｔｈ　Ｓｔｅｐ（ＬＳＳ）函数为例，对孤子的双稳态进行理论分析，并对其双稳态的光学转换进行数值模拟．