Enhanced surface plasmon resonance detection of DNA hybridization based on ZnO nanorod arrays

We demonstrated an enhanced surface plasmon resonance detection incorporating ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) built on a thin gold film. ZnO NRAs were fabricated by wet chemical growth method and used for the detection of DNA hybridization. Experimental results exhibited that ZnO NRAs provided a notable sensitivity improvement by more than 3 times, which is attributed to an increase in the surface reaction area. The measured sensitivity enhancement matched well with the numerical analyses based on the effective medium theory. Our approach is intended to show the feasibility and extend the applicability of the ZnO-based SPR biosensor to diverse biomolecular binding events.     

Reliability analysis and optimal version-updating for open source software

Context

Although reliability is a major concern of most open source projects, research on this problem has attracted attention only recently. In addition, the optimal version-dating for open source software considering its special properties is not yet discussed.

Objective

In this paper, the reliability analysis and optimal version-updating for open source software are studied.

Method

A modified non-homogeneous Poisson process model is developed for open source software reliability modeling and analysis. Based on this model, optimal version-updating for open source software is investigated as well. In the decision process, the rapid release strategy and the level of reliability are the two most important factors. However, they are essentially contradicting with each other. In order to consider these two conflicting factors simultaneously, a new decision model based on multi-attribute utility theory is proposed.

Results

Our models are tested on the real world data sets from two famous open source projects: Apache and GNOME. It is found that traditional software reliability models provide overestimations of the reliability of open source software. In addition, the proposed decision model can help management to make a rational decision on the optimal version-updating for open source software.

Conclusion

Empirical results reveal that the proposed model for open source software reliability can describe the failure process more accurately. Furthermore, it can be seen that the proposed decision model can assist management to appropriately determine the optimal version-update time for open source software.     

An inexact fuzzy-queue programming model for environmental systems planning

In this study, an inexact fuzzy-queue programming (IFQP) model is developed for municipal solid waste (MSW) management under uncertainty, where fuzzy queue (FQ) model is introduced into the interval-fuzzy linear programming (IFLP) framework. The proposed IFQP model can not only handle uncertainties that are presented in terms of fuzzy sets and discrete intervals, but also reflect the influence of FQ in decision-making problems. Moreover, it can help quantify the satisfaction degrees of the system cost and constraints under uncertainty. It improves upon the existing optimization model with advantages in data availability, uncertainty reflection and result analysis. In its solution process, the model is transformed into two deterministic submodels based on an interactive algorithm. Interval solutions which are stable in the decision space can be obtained by solving the two submodels sequentially. The developed model is applied to a case of long-term planning of MSW management systems to demonstrate its applicability. It can effectively reflect dynamic, interactive, and uncertain characteristics of municipal waste management systems. The decision variable solutions provide optimal schemes for waste flow allocation corresponding to lower and upper bounds of system cost. The results indicate that reasonable solutions have been generated. They are helpful for supporting: (i) decision making or justification of waste-allocation patterns of MSW management system, and (ii) in-depth analysis of tradeoffs among system cost, satisfaction degree, and environmental constraint under uncertainty.     

改进的证据理论在合作频谱感知中的应用

为了能够在认知无线电网络中有效、准确地检测出授权用户,提出了基于改进的证据理论的合作频谱感知方案设计方法.根据各个次用户对授权用户进行多次本地检测得出的时域DS融合结果,设计并改进融合顺序和融合结构,将多个时域DS融合结果送到融合中心进行空域DS融合,得到最终判决.在此基础上,给出了融合顺序、融合结构的改变对算法性能的...     

基于证据理论数据融合的双效水印

提出一种新的基于证据理论的数据融合的双效水印算法.首先应用水印公式构造特殊的水印嵌入后条件,根据嵌入系数之间的定性分析提取鲁棒水印;利用嵌入系数之间的定量分析能提取脆弱水印,并能准确定位篡改的区域.其次在嵌入过程中还使用纠错码对水印信息进行调和,把水印重复嵌入到图像信息的不同位置,以便利用纠错码的辅助信息来估计出提取的...     

用可分负载理论分析无线传感器网络任务调度

针对无线传感器网络的任务如何在最短时间内完成且充分利用网络资源的问题,提出了一种基于可分负载理论的无线传感器网络任务调度算法（WDTA）.该算法根据网络中各个节点的处理能力和节点间的通信能力,将总任务从SINK节点下发至网络中.通过去除节点间的通信干扰来提高资源利用率和减少总任务完成时间.算法在两种分群结构的异构网络环境下进行了分析,得到了在各个节点上最合理的任务分配方案,以及最短的任务完成所需时间.理论分析了基于可分负载理论的无线传感器网络任务调度的极限情况.实验结果表明WDTA算法能够通过合理分配任务,而减少任务完成时间及节点能耗.该方案可以作为设计大规模无线传感器网络的原则.     

Agents’ model of uncertainty

Multi-agent systems play an increasing role in sensor networks, software engineering, web design, e-commerce, robotics, and many others areas. Uncertainty is a fundamental property of these areas. Agent-based systems use probabilistic and other uncertainty models developed earlier without explicit consideration of agents. This paper explores the impact of agents on uncertainty models and theories. We compare two methods of introducing agents to uncertainty theories and propose a new theory called the agent-based uncertainty theory (AUT). We show advantages of AUT for advancing multi-agent systems and for solving an internal fundamental question of uncertainty theories, that is identifying coherent approaches to uncertainty. The advantages of AUT are that it provides a uniform agent-based representation and an operational empirical interpretation for several uncertainty theories such as rough set theory, fuzzy sets theory, evidence theory, and probability theory. We show also that the introduction of agents to intuitionist uncertainty formalisms can reduce their conceptual complexity. To build such uniformity the AUT exploits the fact that agents as independent entities can give conflicting evaluations of the same attribute. The AUT is based on complex aggregations of crisp (non-fuzzy) conflicting judgments of agents. The generality of AUT is derived from the logical classification of types (orders) of conflicts in the agent populations. At the first order of conflict, the two agent populations are disjoint and there is no interference of logic values assigned to any statement p and its negation by agents. The second order of conflict models superposition (interference) of logic values for overlapping agent populations where an agent assigns conflicting logic values (true, false) to the same attribute simultaneously.

网络演算的矩阵解释

网络演算是离散事件动态系统理论在计算机网络中的应用,网络演算通过到达曲线和服务曲线计算网络的性能参数,这两个概念封装了复杂的理论背景,从而易于在实际中应用,但对到达曲线和服务曲线概念的理论研究比较缺乏.文中采用幂等矩阵的角度描述到达曲线和服务曲线,演算的过程成为矩阵运算,通过结合矩阵双子理论和余理论的研究结果,得出了由矩阵表演算的基本定理.研究表明,幂等矩阵理论为网络演算提供了很好的理论解释.文中还提出一种基于变换矩阵的方法求某些网络元素的服务曲线.     

移动自组网中非完全信息节点风险评估

移动自组网是一种无中心、自组织以及多跳的无线网络,能否有效可靠地对通信节点进行风险评估是保障节点高质量通信的重要因素.当前基于可信度或是信誉的评估方法对评估样本都有特殊的要求,对评估对象提出种种假设,无法辨别间接样本的恶意推荐问题,在实际移动自组网中各个节点尤其是恶意节点对外暴漏的信息往往偏少,样本数量有限,无法明确判断其状态,大部分是非完全信息,从而导致评估结果缺乏客观性与可靠性.文中提出采用灰色系统理论描述通信节点非完全信息状态,根据灰类白化以及灰色聚类思想进行节点风险评估.方案针对自组网络通信需求对节点行为进行多关键属性划分,采用味集群方法收集原始样本,避免恶意推荐;将难以用数值精确刻画的关键属性以白化权函数量化,引入灰聚类的概念和计算方法,将实体的通信风险水平定义为实体关键属性值序列针对各评估灰类的聚类评估值,从而得到该实体通信风险水平的相对参考值.分析与实际计算表明该方法是一种适合移动自组网中非完全信息节点风险评估的有效方法.