Production of perovskite-like La1−xCaxMnO3+δ ferromagnetic thin films by electrochemical reduction

Ferromagnetic and perovskite-like thin films (<1m) of La1–xCaxMnO3+ have been routinely prepared by heat treatment of an amorphous La–Ca–Mn precursor. The precursor was electrodeposited cathodically in the absence of oxygen and water onto polished silver substrates from a nonaqueous solution of the components' nitrates. Analysis by X-ray diffraction and SQUID magnetometry shows these materials exhibit the appropriate structural and magnetic phases indicative of colossal magnetoresistance.     

Parameterized complexity of control problems in Maximin election

Elections are a central model in a variety of areas. This paper studies parameterized computational complexity of five control problems in the Maximin election. We obtain the following results: constructive control by adding candidates is W[2]-hard with respect to the parameter “number of added candidates”; both constructive and destructive control by adding/deleting voters are W[1]-hard with respect to the parameter “number of added/deleted voters”.     

Revisiting Zhang's 1D calibration algorithm

In recent years, the camera calibration using 1D patterns has been studied and improved by researchers all over the world. However, the progress in that area has been mainly in the sense of reducing the restrictions to the 1D pattern movement. On the other hand, the method's accuracy still demands improvements. In the present paper, the original technique proposed by Zhang is revisited and we demonstrate that the method's accuracy can be significantly improved, simply by analyzing and reformulating the problem. The numerical conditioning can be improved if a simple data normalization is performed. Furthermore, a non-linear solution based on the Partitioned Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm is proposed. That solution takes advantage of the problem's particular structure to reduce the computational complexity of the original method and to improve the accuracy. Tests using both synthetic and real images demonstrate that the calibration method using 1D patterns can be applied in practice, with accuracy comparable to other already traditional methods.     

A class of aggregation functions encompassing two-dimensional OWA operators

In this paper we prove that, under suitable conditions, Atanassov’s K_α operators, which act on intervals, provide the same numerical results as OWA operators of dimension two. On one hand, this allows us to recover OWA operators from K_α operators. On the other hand, by analyzing the properties of Atanassov’s operators, we can generalize them. In this way, we introduce a class of aggregation functions - the generalized Atanassov operators - that, in particular, include two-dimensional OWA operators. We investigate under which conditions these generalized Atanassov operators satisfy some properties usually required for aggregation functions, such as bisymmetry, strictness, monotonicity, etc. We also show that if we apply these aggregation functions to interval-valued fuzzy sets, we obtain an ordered family of fuzzy sets.     

Spatial and temporal variability of macrophyte cover and productivity in the eastern Amazon floodplain: A remote sensing approach

Herbaceous aquatic macrophytes cover extensive areas on the floodplains of the Amazon basin and are an important habitat and input of organic carbon. These communities have large intra- and inter-annual variability, and characterization of this variability is necessary to quantify the role of macrophytes in the ecology and biogeochemistry of the floodplain. A novel approach for mapping the temporal evolution of aquatic vegetation in the Amazon floodplain, which could be adapted to other spatially and temporally changing environments, is presented. Macrophyte cover varied seasonally and inter-annually, ranging between 104 and 198 km² for the floodplain examined (total area, 984 km²). The observed evolution of plant distribution indicated a spatial and temporal partition of macrophyte communities into short-lived and annual groups. A simulation of macrophyte net primary production (NPP) based on the mapping results indicated that at least 3% of NPP could be attributed to the short-lived communities. The present results suggest that significant changes in the macrophyte's contribution to carbon cycling in the Amazon floodplain could occur as a result of the predicted increase in frequency of drought years for the Amazon system due to climate change.     

Embedding HMMs-based models in a Euclidean space: the topological hidden Markov models

Current extensions of hidden Markov models such as structural, hierarchical, coupled, and others have the power to classify complex and highly organized patterns. However, one of their major limitations is the inability to cope with topology: When applied to a visible observation (VO) sequence, the traditional HMM-based techniques have difficulty predicting the n-dimensional shape formed by the symbols of the VO sequence. To fulfill this need, we propose a novel paradigm named “topological hidden Markov models” (THMMs) that classifies VO sequences by embedding the nodes of an HMM state transition graph in a Euclidean space. This is achieved by modeling the noise embedded in the shape generated by the VO sequence. We cover the first and second level topological HMMs. We describe five basic problems that are assigned to a second level topological hidden Markov model: (1) sequence probability evaluation, (2) statistical decoding, (3) structural decoding, (4) topological decoding, and (5) learning. To show the significance of this research, we have applied the concept of THMMs to: (i) predict the ASCII class assigned to a handwritten numeral, and (ii) map protein primary structures to their 3D folds. The results show that the second level THMMs outperform the SHMMs and the multi-class SVM classifiers significantly.     

基于递阶综合评价模型的电力用户能效评估系统

针对电力用户能效评估,建立了基于递阶综合评价方法的能效评估系统,该系统将能效评估过程分解为三个层次,分别为基于G1群组判断的一级指标评估、基于熵权法的二级指标评估以及最终的综合评估,充分结合主客观评价信息,克服传统单一赋权法局限性,因而能有效地运用到电力用户能效评估的日常工作中。     

基于FLAC~(3D)的引水隧洞主、支洞交叉部位的围岩变形分析

圆形洞室开挖后,岩体中形成一个自由空间,使原来处于挤压状态的围岩,由于失去了支撑而发生向洞内松动变形;如果这种变形超过了围岩本身所能承受的能力,则围岩就会发生破坏。本文应用有限差分法数值模拟软件FLAC3D对主、支洞交叉部位的隧洞围岩变形进行模拟分析。模拟结果表明,隧洞开挖后,围岩各部分的位移量较大,围岩应力集中在主、支洞交叉部位。     

全固态裸露式Ag／AgCl参比电极的研制及应用

该文报道了一种树脂接界全固态裸露式Ag／Agcl参比电极,勿需电镀氯化,制备工艺简单,性能稳定,是对电解型Ag／AgCl参比电极的一大改进。可代替饱和甘汞电极作为通用型参比电极,同时可减少汞对环境所造成的二次污染,在温度大于75℃时仍能保持良好性能,突破了甘汞电极的局限。     

基于DS28EA00的单总线测温系统设计

介绍了一种基于Dallas公司的新型数字温度传感器DS28EA00的单总线测温系统的设计方案.DS28EA00支持顺序检测功能,允许用户将器件在链路中的物理位置与序列号对应.采用该方案无需进行传统的ROM搜索,节省了RAM开销,进一步简化了基于单总线的应用设计.