Accurate ensemble pruning with PL-bagging

Ensemble pruning deals with the selection of base learners prior to combination in order to improve prediction accuracy and efficiency. In the ensemble literature, it has been pointed out that in order for an ensemble classifier to achieve higher prediction accuracy, it is critical for the ensemble classifier to consist of accurate classifiers which at the same time diverse as much as possible. In this paper, a novel ensemble pruning method, called PL-bagging, is proposed. In order to attain the balance between diversity and accuracy of base learners, PL-bagging employs positive Lasso to assign weights to base learners in the combination step. Simulation studies and theoretical investigation showed that PL-bagging filters out redundant base learners while it assigns higher weights to more accurate base learners. Such improved weighting scheme of PL-bagging further results in higher classification accuracy and the improvement becomes even more significant as the ensemble size increases. The performance of PL-bagging was compared with state-of-the-art ensemble pruning methods for aggregation of bootstrapped base learners using 22 real and 4 synthetic datasets. The results indicate that PL-bagging significantly outperforms state-of-the-art ensemble pruning methods such as Boosting-based pruning and Trimmed bagging.     

Public Attitudes to In-House Water Recycling in England and Wales

This study, which is based on responses from over 300 individuals in England and Wales, explores how a willingness to use a water-recycling system of specific configuration varies against a number of factors which are linked to system design, system scale, system context, and water-conservation behaviour. Findings show that there is broad willingness to accept in-house water recycling provided that public health is not compromised.     

Harvesting small trees and forest residues

Eight countries collaborated and shared technical information on the harvesting of small trees and forest residues in a three year program. Proceedings and reports from workshops and reviews are summarized in a review of activities and harvesting systems of the participating countries. Four databases were developed for harvesting and transportation of these materials.     

Sediment chemistry and nutrient influx in a hydrologically restored bottomland hardwood forest in Midwestern USA

Exchanges of total N and C between a river and its floodplain forest have been enhanced by sedimentation processes during flood pulses at a 5‐ha bottomland hardwood forest located at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park in central Ohio. In the spring of 2000, the forest was hydrologically restored by notching an artificial levee that had separated the Olentangy River and its floodplain forest for 100 years. One‐hundred flat sediment traps (30 cm × 30 cm) were used to collect sediment samples during spring/summer flooding events from 2003 to 2005. Results showed that sediment deposition is determined by the landscape variability during flooding events, Net sediment deposit in the wettest area averaged 134 ± 12 g‐dry wt m^?2 in 2003, 127 ± 17 g‐dry wt m^?2 in 2004 and 149 ± 23 g‐dry wt m^?2 in 2005. Total N and C sedimentation ranged from 0.49 to 0.92 g‐N m^?2 and 5.2 to 19.9 g‐C m^?2. Fe dominates the sediment chemistry and results show the elemental abundance in the order of Al > Fe > Ca > K > Mg > S > P > Na > Mn > Zn > B > Cu > Mo. A hydrologic pulsing index (HPI) could be used as an indicator for mass changes of energies with hydrologic pulsing events. Restoration of seasonally flooded bottomland forests could stimulate potentially large nutrient and Fe releases, which would eventually lead to an enhanced forest productivity and biodiversity. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地面立体摄影测量在露天矿山的应用

本文针对露天矿验收测量的特点，论述了露天矿验收地面立体摄影测量方法及其内业处理系统，并将地面立体摄影测量结果与ＥＤＭ解析法测量结果进行了比较。     

黄土塬区天然气地震技术和综合解释

黄土塬区复杂的地表条件难以获得可供解释的物探资料,本文给出了勘探天然气的地震技术,在野外弯线地震数据采集中,冲沟区运用了弯线高分辨率技术;塬上区采用非纵测线和地震测深观测系统,大药量、深井和强化组合法的接收条件。初步解决了弯线地震资料处理中二维滤波、静校正、速度分析等技术难题。摸索出一套以地震为骨架,构造解释与岩性解释相结合,重力-电法-地震联合解释落实古生界天然气构造圈闭的综合物探解释技术,并以实例展示方法的有效性。     

GIS支持下的岩土工程勘察设计区域化

通过分析我国岩土工程勘察设计的现状和GIS在岩土工程勘察设计中应用的情况，提出了GIS支持下的岩土工程勘察设计区域化设想，论述了其结构体系，并展望其应用前景。     

低渗透油藏生产井关井测压时间的计算与应用

低渗透油藏的生产井压裂后，在单井试油试采过程中，压力恢复测试关井时间不同，其中有些井压力恢复曲线不能出现边界反应段，渗流不能反映地层中真实流动特征。针对这种情况，基于长庆绥靖油田塞39井区长：低渗透油藏大量试井和实际生产资料，利用现代试井解释理论，研究合理关井时间的界限及其计算方法。结果表明，当油井关井测压时间达到3倍地层径向流开始出现的时间后，利用此时的压力数据解释地层参数和地层压力，其结果的误差小于5％，同时能较准确地判断边界类型。计算的理论曲线和霍纳法解释值非常接近，对于塞39井区，若预先知道某生产井地层有效渗透率值，可从理论曲线查出压力恢复试井的关井时间，否则，建议按照该井区地层有效渗透率（大约在6mD左右），将不稳定试井测试时间控制在25d以上为宜。图4表3参14     

可编程计算器辅助测量施工放线

昌马水库工程是甘肃省重点工程，在施工中对测量放线要求较高，为了提高放线精度及效率，在放线中引入可编程序的casio fk一4500P计算器配合，迅速处理放线数据，取得了可喜的效果。