R/S分析法在大坝安全监测中的应用

R/S分析法可以描述自然界非线性系统的某种复杂性。以某水电站大坝坝顶水平位移为研究对象,采用R/S分析法得到其测点水平位移序列的Hurst指数,并根据Hurst指数在不同区间表现出的不同特性,分析坝顶未来的变化趋势。结果表明:该测点未来位移有较明显的增加趋势,应加强监测,以确保未来大坝的安全运营。     

直方图的脑图像分割策略

为了提高核磁共振分割精度和效率,提出了一种基于直方图核磁共振脑图像分割算法.利用脑提取工具剔除脑核磁共振图像中非脑组织.根据灰度变化的特点,将脑图像直方图的区域峰值组成新的直方图,通过基于直方图阈值选取规则将脑组织分割成白质、灰质、脑脊液.实验结果表明:该算法相对于常见的分割算法,获得了较高的分割精度,同时运算效率高,运算时间降低了1~2个数量级.     

The "hidden observer" phenomenon in hypnosis: Some additional findings.

23 highly hypnotizable undergraduates (Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility) underwent 2 specially constructed 7-item hypnotic inductions. Over the 14 items, the main finding was of a relationship between E. R. Hilgard's (1973, 1977, 1979) "hidden observer" effect and 2 aspects of hypnotic age regression. Ss reporting a hidden observer experienced duality during regression to age 5, in which they were aware of being both adult and child. When asked to write a complex sentence, most did so, usually without spelling errors. The Ss not reporting this effect experienced quasi-lateral age regression in which they had the exclusive feeling of being 5 yrs old, with no sense of an adult identity. Most of these Ss were unable to write the same complex sentence when requested to during age regression. The study replicated Hilgard's finding of the hidden observer phenomenon in terms of its incidence and obtained similar verbal reports from Ss experiencing it. At the same time, the results suggest that a neodissociation account of hypnosis may need some modifications to accommodate these additional findings. (27 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Importance of Third Virial Coefficients for Representing the Gaseous Phase Based on Measuring PVT-Properties of 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (R143a)

For a reliable derivation of the thermodynamic properties in the gaseous phase from thermodynamic equations of state, it has been pointed out that third virial coefficients significantly affect calculations of heat capacities. Among existing equations of state including internationally accepted equations, there is a large discrepancy, sometimes more than 5%, in calculated heat-capacity values near saturation. Two different approaches have been conducted in addressing this problem. One is for providing the third virial coefficient from intermolecular-potential models based on speed-of-sound measurements with a spherical resonator, and another is for confirming the effect of the third virial coefficient on density values near saturation by measuring the density precisely with a magnetic suspension densimeter. This report is focused on the latter case, i.e., precise measurements of density for 1,1,1-trifluoroethane, R143a, near saturation and some important evidence for the necessity of considering third virial coefficients for calculating reliable thermodynamic properties in the gaseous phase.Paper presented at the Seventh Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference, August 23–28, 2004, Hefei and Huangshan, Anhui, P. R. China.     

Determination of J–R curves of thermoplastic starch composites containing crossed quasi-unidirectional flax fiber reinforcement

Thermoplastic starch (MaterBi) composites reinforced with quasi-unidirectional flax fiber in cross-ply (CP) arrangement were produced by film stacking followed by hot pressing. These composites, containing various amount of flax, failed ductilely with pronounced crack growth. Therefore, to determine their fracture mechanical behaviour the J-integral resistance curve concept (J–R) was applied. As the crack growth could not be traced, attempt was made to use the located acoustic emission (AE) events for that purpose. It was established that weighting and smoothing the located cumulative AE amplitudes the crack path can be correctly reconstructed. This was proved by collating the AE results with those derived from infrared thermographic (IT) inspection. Knowing the crack propagation at each point of the force–displacement curves the J–R curves could be determined. Both critical or initiation J-integral and tearing modulus went through a minimum with increase of flax content in the composites.     

Viscosity of Alternative Refrigerants R407C and R407E in the Vapor Phase from 298.15 to 423.15 K

This paper presents new measurements of the viscosity of gaseous R407C (23 mass% HFC-32, 25 mass% HFC-125, 52 mass% HFC-143a) and R407E (25 mass% HFC-32, 15 mass% HFC-125, 60 mass% HFC-143a). The measurements were carried out with an oscillating-disk viscometer of the Maxwell type at temperatures from 298.15 to 423.15 K. The densities of these two fluid mixtures were calculated with the equation-of-state model in REFPROP. The viscosity at normal pressures was analyzed with the extended law of corresponding states developed by Kestin et al., and the scaling parameters needed in the analysis were obtained from our previous studies for the viscosity of the binary mixtures consisting of HFC-32, HFC-125, and HFC-134a. The modified Enskog theory developed by Vesovic and Wakeham (V-W method) was applied to predict the viscosity for the ternary gaseous HFC mixtures under pressure. As for the calculation of pseudo-radial distribution functions in mixtures, a method based on the equation of state for hard-sphere fluid mixtures proposed by Carnahan-Starling was applied. It was found that the V-W method can predict the viscosity of R407C and R407E without any additional parameters for the ternary mixture.     

MPEG-4背景图像编码研究

介绍了背景图像编码。Sprite编码是针对背景视频对象的特点而提出的一种有效的编码方法。对GME的改进着重考虑合理的选择计算点、减少冗余点数和采用一种较好的去除前景对象干扰的方法三个方面。     

有机蒙脱石对酸性大红的吸附性能及吸附工艺条件优化研究

利用壳聚糖对纯蒙脱石进行有机改性,并对有机蒙脱石和纯蒙脱石吸附水溶液中酸性大红进行实验研究。结果表明吸附性能主要受吸附剂投加量,pH值和吸附时间等因素的影响;改性蒙脱石对酸性大红的吸附要优于纯蒙脱石。在本实验条件中,有机柱撑蒙脱石对水中酸性大红(50 ml,浓度为40 mg/l)的最佳吸附工艺条件为:pH2.5,投加量0.2 g,吸附时间35 min,此条件下对水中酸性大红去除率达到了71.26%。20℃时有机柱撑蒙脱石对酸性大红的等温吸附曲线符合Freundlich方程。     

Kepler's Living Cosmology: Bridging the Celestial and Terrestrial Realms

Abstract. Johannes Kepler's system of mathematical archetypes played a primary role in his physical cosmology. Identified as the geometrical models making up the metaphysical blueprint of the material world, Kepler's archetypes underlay every aspect of his world picture. Despite their importance, however, it has remained unclear how Kepler conceived of the archetypes in corporeal terms, that is, how he saw archetypes as being embodied in the form of material phenomena. Kepler's solution, I suggest, is an efficient cause, a facultas animalis, or animate faculty, pervading both the celestial and the terrestrial realms. In addition to its ability to realise the archetypes in their physical form, the animate faculty allowed Kepler to account for heavenly and earthly occurrences in terms of the same geometrical principles. Faraway phenomena such as comets and new stars could thus be seen as essentially comparable to more accessible curiosities on the Earth.