Transparency in complex dynamic food supply chains

Food supply chains are increasingly complex and dynamic due to (i) increasing product proliferation to serve ever diversifying and globalising markets as a form of mass customisation with resulting global flows of raw materials, ingredients and products, and (ii) the need to satisfy changing and variable consumer and governmental demands with respect to food safety, animal welfare, and environmental impact. Transparency in the food supply chain is essential to guarantee food quality and provenance to all users of food and food products. Intensified information exchange and integrated information systems involving all chain actors are needed to achieve transparency with respect to a multitude of food properties.In this paper, specific challenges of food supply chains are highlighted. Major elements are addressed that support transparency to consumers, the government and food companies, which are considered the claimants of transparency. Elements considered to be enablers of transparency are governance mechanisms, quality and safety standards and information exchange. The paper specifies these transparency claimants and enablers for food supply chains and identifies major information system functions and information technology applications needed to comply with transparency demands. It thereby provides a framework for transparency analysis in food supply chains.     

D-2-DenseNet噪音鲁棒的城市音频分类模型

为了提高噪音环境下城市音频分类系统的鲁棒性,提出了一种双特征2阶密集卷积神经网络（D-2-DenseNet）噪音鲁棒的城市音频分类模型.首先介绍了噪音添加和噪音鲁棒处理,阐述了一种双特征互补偿的算法;然后结合2阶密集卷积神经网络与自适应机制提出了一种噪音鲁棒音频分类模型：双特征2阶密集卷积神经网络.模型采用双特征互补偿自适应算法,可在特征提取与模型训练中更有针对性地提取有效音频信息,降低噪音干扰,以提高噪音鲁棒性.最后,基于Dcase2016数据集开展噪音环境下城市音频分类测试.实验结果表明,模型分类准确率分别可达77.12%、75.52%,与基线模型相比,平均分类准确率分别提高了8.51%和10.38%,验证了模型良好的噪音鲁棒性.     

绳牵引刚柔式波浪补偿并联机构的设计与建模

为了减少海上集装箱货物运输中风浪造成的损坏,提出刚柔混合驱动主动式波浪补偿并联机构. 基于刚柔混合并联机构的动定平台的矩阵旋转原理和几何封闭法建立位置逆解数学模型;利用空间几何原理构建机构位置正解数学模型;利用求导法则对位置逆解进行求导,建立速度雅可比矩阵与加速度的二阶影响矩阵;基于绳子是柔性变形体推导出系统刚度矩阵,探究影响系统刚度的因素和增加系统刚度的原则. 利用数值模拟仿真对运动学和系统刚度进行验证,结果表明位置正逆解的输入输出误差不超过实际误差的2.25%;发现理论仿真曲线和样机仿真曲线较吻合,误差不超过7.4%,验证了运动学模型的正确性;根据刚度矩阵发现刚度影响因素对系统刚度的影响规律. 通过对绳驱动刚柔混合驱动波浪补偿并联机构的实验验证,发现该机构的补偿效果均高于90%. 证明研究结果为刚柔混合主动式波浪补偿并联机构的运动和机构设计提供了理论支持.     

Future energy goals for Maryland: Greenhouse gas reductions

Legislative requirements in Maryland set very robust goals for the implementation of energy efficiency by utilities. Significant energy savings has been achieved in all customer sectors and efficiency gains have been made over time in equipment and building construction. Looking forward, utilities should implement programs to promote energy efficiency with a greater emphasis on GHG reductions. Feasibility studies need to occur, but flexibility is key given changing codes and standards and market transformation.     

GICL型鼓形齿联轴器的研制

分析了国内外鼓形齿式联轴器技术的发展和特点，介绍了GICL型鼓形齿式联轴器的研制过程。     

变流场情景下基于鱼类游泳特性的上溯通道分析

水电开发对洄游性鱼类的生境造成了影响,预测目标鱼类洄游期的上溯通道可为修建过鱼设施提供依据,从而减缓其负面效应。本文选取虎渡溪航电工程的下游河段作为研究区域,将长薄鳅、白甲鱼、异鳔鳅鮀作为目标鱼类,针对几种目标鱼类的游泳能力对不同流速进行分区后,得出了适用于多种过鱼目标的流速适宜度曲线,然后对研究区域过鱼期的典型流量进行了数值模拟。根据流速适宜度曲线对研究区域的多种过鱼目标进行了流速适宜度评价,并由评价结果预测了满足多目标过鱼要求的上溯通道。结果表明：流速适宜度评价最优区域出现的位置随流量变化而有所不同,低流量运行条件下出现在主流区域,而高流量运行条件下出现在主流区域两侧;上溯的通道面积占总面积的比例也随流量变化而有所不同,低流量运行条件下的占比约为高流量运行条件下的3 ~ 4倍。根据预测通道特征,对鱼道的进口布置及电站运行调度提供了建议。该结果可为相关鱼类的保护工作提供依据。     

研究性学习:现代大学德育的一种新模式

研究性学习是一种教育理念与学习模式。为完成大学德育任务，增强德育有效性，在现代大学德育中开展研究性学习是一种新思路，新模式。本文从回归德育出发点，优化“德育生态环境”和落实德育创新教育理念等方面，对大学德育中的研究性学习进行了论述。     

2000—2014年辽宁省植被动态演变特征分析

基于MODIS － NDVI 数据,辅以线性回归法与分段线性回归法,并借助ArcGIS 软件,对辽宁 省2000—2014 年植被覆盖的动态演变过程进行分析。结果表明: ( 1) 时间上,辽宁省植被NDVI 在年 际尺度上呈现出明显的增大趋势,2005 年出现突变,多年平均NDVI 值为0. 496; 春季、夏季、秋季 以及植被生长季NDVI 突变年份分别为2006 年、2005 年、2009 年和2004 年,秋季波动变化的突变点 明显滞后; 植被生长最旺盛的季节为夏季,且集中于8 月。( 2) 空间上,辽宁省植被覆盖具有明显的 地域性差异,呈现出东部高、中西部低的分布特征; 辽宁省植被覆盖优良区与辽东山地的界限基本吻 合,植被覆盖贫乏区主要集中在朝阳市和阜新市的东北部地区。( 3) 辽宁省植被覆盖程度呈山地阴坡 高于阳坡的形态,并且植被覆盖程度最好的坡向为北偏西方向。( 4) 2000—2014 年辽宁省植被覆盖度 整体以维持现状和轻微改善为主,保持不变的区域集中于中东部地区,辽阳市与沈阳市一带有轻微退 化现象,辽西北地区改善情况较为明显。     

Langmuir probe RF plasma compensation using a simulation method

The problem of Langmuir probe data deformation due to RF pickup by the probe is treated through a computer simulation method. It is pointed out that proper RF compensations can be obtained by treatment of the Langmuir probe raw data through the use of computer software. It is demonstrated that correct, RF unaffected probe I–V$I\text{–}V$ characteristics can be accurately reproduced from the RF contaminated data. This eliminates the need for the use of any filters or other hardware procedures. User friendly matlab based software is presented. The software automatically retrieves the correct RF I–V$I\text{–}V$ characteristics for single Langmuir probe data which consequently allows for proper evaluation of plasma parameters such as the plasma electron temperature, electron number density and the electron energy distribution function (EEDF)     

Motion-based method for estimating time required to attach self-adhesive insulators

A self-adhesive insulator is a component of a home appliance that is used to suppress vibration or prevent humidity affecting the internal parts of the appliance. There is a wide range of types and designs available, allowing them to be applied to areas having different shapes. At the design stage, once an insulator design has been developed sufficiently to identify its dimensions and features, the attaching time and baseline cost must be estimated with reasonable accuracy to enable a comparison of vendor quotes. However, the current estimation method is not sufficiently accurate in terms of the baseline cost. This paper presents a motion-based time-estimating scheme with which the time required for the attachment of such insulators can be calculated more accurately. The scheme has been developed by analyzing the motions needed to attach 350 insulators and then designating representative motions and their time values. For this purpose, a modular arrangement of predetermined time standards (MODAPTS) is adopted. Motion-based time-estimation method is useful in terms of simplicity and accuracy. It enables design engineers to estimate the time required for the attachment based only on a drawing of the insulator and a few MODAPTS rules. Estimates made with this method should vary from the actual value by no more than 9.5%.