Issues in nonlinear stochastic grey box identification

Grey box identification refers to the practice of identifying dynamical systems in model structures exploiting partial prior information. This contribution reviews a method for stochastic grey box identification and surveys experiences and lessons of applying it to a number of industrial processes. Issues to be addressed include advantages and costs of introducing stochastics into the model, the question of what contribution must be expected from the model designer as opposed to what can be formalized in computer algorithms, and an outlook on future plans to resolve present shortcomings.     

Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) Encode Relevant Problem Features in a Tool-Using Task.

Two important elements in problem solving are the abilities to encode relevant task features and to combine multiple actions to achieve the goal. The authors investigated these 2 elements in a task in which gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) had to use a tool to retrieve an out-of-reach reward. Subjects were able to select tools of an appropriate length to reach the reward even when the position of the reward and tools were not simultaneously visible. When presented with tools that were too short to retrieve the reward, subjects were more likely to refuse to use them than when tools were the appropriate length. Subjects were proficient at using tools in sequence to retrieve the reward. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

柴达木盆地天然气中稀有气体同位素特征

为了确定柴达木盆地勘探新层系，测试并分析了该盆地5个油气田的8个天然气样品的氦、氩同位素比值，探讨了其在大地构造背景、大地热流和气源方面的示踪意义。研究结果如下：①柴达木盆地8个天然气样品³He/⁴He值分布在2.0×10^-8～5.48×10^-8的范围，总体平均为3.7×10^-8，均在10^-8量级，体现了典型的壳源成因氦同位素的特征。②据³He/⁴He计算的大地热流值较低，分布于41.2~48.2 mW/m²之间，平均44.9 mW/m²，低于东部地区大地热流平均值73 mW/m²，表明该盆地具有较稳定的构造背景。③根据天然气⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar的年代积累效应，结合烃源岩分布特征推测，柴达木盆地东部凹陷区伊克雅乌汝构造伊深1井天然气应源于上第三系；西部坳陷区尕斯油田尕斯8-6井和尕斯475井天然气应源于下第三系；碱山构造碱1井天然气应源于侏罗系，碱山构造碱2井的天然气应源于上第三系；北缘块断带南八仙油气田仙试1井的天然气应源于侏罗系；南八仙油气田仙试8井和马北构造马北1井的天然气可能主要源于侏罗系。     

Reliability models for computer systems: An overview including dataflow graphs

The reliability of a system is the probability that the system will perform its intended mission under given conditions. This paper provides an overview of the approaches to reliability modelling and identifies their strengths and weaknesses. The models discussed include structure models, simple stochastic models and decomposable stochastic models. Ignoring time-dependence, structure models give reliability as a function of the topological structure of the system. Simple stochastic models make direct use of the properties of underlying stochastic processes, while decomposable models consider more complex systems and analyse them through subsystems. Petri nets and dataflow graphs facilitate the analysis of complex systems by providing a convenient framework for reliability analysis.     

Extensions of LDA by PCA mixture model and class-wise features

Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) is a data discrimination technique that seeks transformation to maximize the ratio of the between-class scatter and the within-class scatter. While it has been successfully applied to several applications, it has two limitations, both concerning the underfitting problem. First, it fails to discriminate data with complex distributions since all data in each class are assumed to be distributed in the Gaussian manner. Second, it can lose class-wise information, since it produces only one transformation over the entire range of classes. We propose three extensions of LDA to overcome the above problems. The first extension overcomes the first problem by modelling the within-class scatter using a PCA mixture model that can represent more complex distribution. The second extension overcomes the second problem by taking different transformation for each class in order to provide class-wise features. The third extension combines these two modifications by representing each class in terms of the PCA mixture model and taking different transformation for each mixture component. It is shown that all our proposed extensions of LDA outperform LDA concerning classification errors for synthetic data classification, hand-written digit recognition, and alphabet recognition.     

论科技论文英语摘要的表现形式

论述科技论文中英语摘要的文体风格、时态、语态和基本要求，并结合例句介绍了常用的表现形式，使之简洁、准确和流畅。     

Distinctiveness and Correlation in Conceptual Structure: Behavioral and Computational Studies.

Patients with category-specific deficits have motivated a range of hypotheses about the structure of the conceptual system. One class of models claims that apparent category dissociations emerge from the internal structure of concepts rather than fractionation of the system into separate substores. This account claims that distinctive properties of concepts in the living domain are vulnerable because of their weak correlation with other features. Given the assumption that mutual activation among correlated properties produces faster activation in the normal system, the authors predicted a disadvantage for the distinctive features of living things for unimpaired adults. Results of a speeded feature verification study supported this prediction, as did a computational simulation in which networks mapped from orthography to semantics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

局域网服务器缓冲区容量的Petri网设计方法

本文在分析局域网服务器信息缓冲区、数据包接受和发送缓冲区的相互关系基础上提出一种新的局域网服务器缓冲区设计方法─—广义随机Ｐｅｔｒｉ网方法，并给出了局域网服务器信息缓冲区的广义随机Ｐｅｔｒｉ网模型。该设计方法理论完备、严谨实用，且不再局限于追求某一边界值（上限或下限），并且避免了排队理论处理多级服务的繁琐公式。最后本文用一例题说明了这种方法的应用。