Introduction of a nonlinearity measure for principal component models

Although principal component analysis (PCA) is an important tool in standard multivariate data analysis, little interest has been devoted to assessing whether the underlying relationship within a given variable set can be described by a linear PCA model or whether nonlinear PCA must be utilized. This paper addresses this deficiency by introducing a nonlinearity measure for principal component models. The measure is based on the following two principles: (i) the range of recorded process operation is divided into smaller regions; and (ii) accuracy bounds are determined for the sum of the discarded eigenvalues. If this sum is within the accuracy bounds for each region, the process is assumed to be linear and vice versa. This procedure is automated through the use of cross-validation. Finally, the paper shows the utility of the new nonlinearity measure using two simulation studies and with data from an industrial melter process.     

Comment on Greenwood (2007): Solving the puzzle of structure/function relations in the aging brain?

Neuroimaging experiments have shown that prefrontal regions of the brain, which have the most age-related volume loss, are also the regions most likely to be more active in older adults than in younger adults. In an attempt to solve this puzzle, P. M. Greenwood (see record 2007-15625-001) has proposed a cascade that flows from age-related atrophy in the brain to changed processing strategies that result in plastic changes in regions adjacent and contralateral to the atrophic areas, culminating in greater functional activity. This hypothesis should stimulate research into these mechanisms and hopefully will ultimately inform researchers' ability to rehabilitate cognitive disorders in the elderly. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

西北地区节水灌溉市场与技术需求

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形状记忆聚氨酯的结构与性能研究

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苏北及邻区前志留基础层的综合地球物理研究

在前新生代油气资源选区评价中，前志留面之下未变质沉积地层（简称前志留基础层）的分布具有重要的参考价值。从提高纵向分辨率的处理和反演技术的应用入手，结合约束条件,利用大地电磁测深数据反演,揭示前志留面等界面的埋深和分布；同时应用小波分析技术，从磁场中分解出区域磁异常，反演结晶基底的埋深。通过这2个界面埋深的差异来分析前志留基础层的分布     

地理环境与先秦南北饮食文化

先秦时期是我国饮食文化的形成时期，受地理环境的强烈影响，逐渐形成了以秦岭-淮河一线为界的南北两个主要的饮食文化区域：黄河中下游地区为中心的北方饮食文化区，是以旱地粮食作物黍、稷、粟等为主食，陆地动物为辅食，烧、烤、炸为主要烹饪方法的北方饮食风味；长江中下游地区为中心的南方饮食文化区，是以水田粮食作物稻米为主食，陆地动物和水产动植物为辅食，蒸、炖、煎为主要烹饪方法的南方饮食风味。     

带间耦合多有源区大功率980nm半导体激光器

提出利用隧道结实现带间耦合再生多有源区大光腔大功率的半导体激光器。该激光器能够在小的电流下输出大的光功率；同时可以使出光端面成倍增加，减少了端面光密度，克服端面灾变性毁坏（COD）。由于耦合形成大光腔，提高了光输出的质量。制备4个有源区带间耦合大功率980nm半导体激光器。在2A注入电流下输出功率5W，阈值电流172mA，斜率效率3.24w/a，阈值电流密度273A/cm^2。     

东安石灰石矿爆破降震新技术

本文介绍了湘钢东安石灰石矿和长沙矿冶研究院合作进行降震技术试验研究的结果．异步分区起爆综合降震技术既可显著降震，由于振动频率提高，降低了周围民房的地震效应，减轻了房屋的摆动程度．     

GIS中实时建立区域拓扑关系的快速算法

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