Change of short-term memory effect in acute ischemic ventricular myocardium: A computational study

The ionic mechanism of change in short-term memory (STM) during acute myocardial ischemia has not been well understood. In this paper, an advanced guinea pig ventricular model developed by Luo and Rudy was used to investigate STM property of ischemic ventricular myocardium. STM response was calculated by testing the time to reach steady-state action potential duration (APD) after an abrupt shortening of basic cycling length (BCL) in the pacing protocol. Electrical restitution curves (RCs), which can simultaneously visualize multiple aspects of APD restitution and STM, were obtained from dynamic and local S1S2 restitution portrait (RP), which consist of a longer interval stimulus (S1) and a shorter interval stimulus (S2). The angle between dynamic RC and local S1S2 RC reflects the amount of STM. Our results indicated that compared with control (normal) condition, time constant of STM response in the ischemic condition decreased significantly. Meanwhile the angle which reflects STM amount is less in ischemic model than that in control model. By tracking the effect of ischemia on intracellular ion concentration and membrane currents, we declared that changes in membrane currents caused by ischemia exert subtle influences on STM; it is only the decline of intracellular calcium concentration that give rise to the most decrement of STM.     

Human tracking system based on adaptive multi-feature mean-shift for robot under the double-layer locating mechanism

Human tracking has been a challenging task for robot in the past decades. In this paper, to realize the human following in a cluttered environment, a human tracking system based on adaptive multi-feature mean-shift (AMF-MS) under the double-layer locating mechanism (DLLM) is proposed to solve the problem of distinguishing target, occlusion, and quick turning. The DLLM, considering the course location processing and fine location processing, is designed to estimate the person’s position using the fusion of heterogeneous data. As an ID tag attached on target can be detected by RF antennas, the course locating method can track the target easily and quickly. The Bayes rule is introduced to calculate the probability where the tag exists due to the instability of RF signals. In the fine locating step, the AMF-MS is proposed because it can reduce computational load and represent target by multi-feature histogram function. Meanwhile, we combine extended Kalman filter and AMF-MS to overcome MS’s inability of occlusion. To control the robot following the target person precisely, an intelligent gear shift strategy based on fuzzy control is implemented by analyzing the robot structure. Experiments demonstrate that the proposed approach is robust to handle complex tracking conditions, and show the system has an optimum performance.     

Double auction mechanisms on Markovian networks

This paper studies the double auction (DA) mechanism in Ma and Li (2011) for a class of exchange economies. We extend their results to more general cases where sellers and buyers each form a complex time non-homogeneous Markovian chain, as specified in Ram et al. (2009), in the communication of their private information. A numerical example is also provided. Both bubbles and crashes are observed in the example, consistent with results of our theorems. Our example and theoretical results provide new evidence that a DA mechanism, widely utilized in real exchange markets, may contribute to the excess volatility identified in Shiller (1981) and LeRoy and Porter (1981).     

密度泛函方法的ZSM-5分子筛上苯与乙烯烷基化反应机理研究

采用密度泛函(DFT)方法对于ZSM-5分子筛上苯与乙烯的烷基化反应机理进行研究。选取了包含酸性质子的8T原子簇模型代表ZSM-5分子筛的部分结构。采用B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平从生成能与反应活化能角度对于烷基化反应发生时可能存在的2种联合机理和一种分步机理进行了计算与比较。结果表明,联合反应机理中乙烯的质子化和C-C键的形成同时发生,而分步机理开始于乙醇盐中间体的生成,随后与苯反应生成反应产物。分步机理中乙醇盐中间体生成步骤的活化能(124.55 kJ/mol)低于联合机理的反应活化能(168.98 kJ/mol和156.06 kJ/mol),而烷基化步骤的活化能(209.35 kJ/mol)高于联合机理的反应活化能,由此可以推断ZSM-5分子筛上苯与乙烯的烷基化反应时2种机理同时发生,存在竞争关系。     

应力型微悬臂梁生化传感器响应机理研究进展

针对静态微悬臂梁表面特异性结合产生表面应力信号的响应机制问题,介绍了微悬臂梁生化传感器的工作原理,阐述了应力响应机制的简化模型,从纵向界面上和横向分子间2个方面对特异性吸附引起的悬臂梁表面应力的变化进行了剖析,讨论了界面能变化、位阻作用、静电力、氢键作用等与表面应力大小及方向之间的关系,总结了应力型微悬臂梁生化传感器的响应机理的研究。     

基于损益云模型的制造车间重调度决策方法

针对制造车间重调度触发机制问题,建立了制造车间重调度损益函数,揭示了生产车间重调度过程损失及增益的变化规律.引入云理论测度重调度损益的不确定性,使用逆向云算法计算重调度增益云和损失云的数字特征,根据云形态预测重调度损益变化趋势.提出一种基于损益云模型的重调度决策方法以判断是否需要重调度,并利用最佳损益比甄选预调度方案以兼顾生产系统的稳定性和有效性.最后,通过实例验证了该方法的合理性和实用性.     

防火墙技术在校园网备份系统中的应用

近年来,随着互联网普及程度不断提高,各大高校开始组建校园网,并加快教育信息化的脚步。然而校园网在给大家带来便利的同时,也带来了很多的安全隐患,特别是在备份系统上,没能得到很多高校的重视。基于以上原因,本文根据兰州文理学院的实际调研情况,首先介绍了防火墙的体系结构和备份机制的相关技术,并联系实际调研情况,发现目前校园网备份机制的存在很大隐患。因此,本文基于防火墙技术和交换机的隐蔽性,提出了一种备份系统的防火墙解决方案,并在实际中应用,让备份系统处于不可见状态,取得了很好的效果。     

基于业务驱动的“一张图”数据动态更新机制研究

在分析国土资源管理业务模型及"一张图"数据库关系的基础上,重点阐述基于业务驱动的"一张图"数据动态更新机制的原理、实现技术,并在成都市开展应用示范。本文提出基于业务并借助数据捕获、ETL工具实现"一张图"数据动态更新的新思路,为国土资源动态监管、分析核查与决策、防灾减灾提供数据支撑和信息服务。     

THE ROLE OF LATTICE OXYGEN IN THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF OXIDE CATALYSTS

The lattice of an oxide catalyst used for oxidation reactions can act as a reservoir for oxygen, storing and releasing it for reactions at the catalyst surface under appropriate conditions. The implication of this oxygen storage property of an oxide catalyst on its dynamic response characteristics has been investigated through an experimental study of 2-butene oxidation over vanadium oxide as a model reaction. Isothermal reaction rate measurements in a differential reactor and nonisothermal studies in a single pellet reactor have been carried out. Following a step increase in the feed butene concentration, isothermal reaction rate overshoot and pellet temperature overshoot were observed. These observations could be modelled in a qualitatively correct way by a very simple model accounting for the participation of lattice oxygen in the catalytic reactions under dynamic conditions. It is demonstrated through model simulations that the ignition characteristics of a catalyst pellet are significantly affected by the participation of the lattice oxygen, when steady state multiplicity is present.