Dielectric analysis on phase transition and micelle shape of polyoxyethylene trisiloxane surfactant in dilute aqueous solution

The cloudy Silwet L-77 aqueous solution on the concentration range from 0.5%to 50%was investigated by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy.The concentration dependence of phase microstructure was confirmed by means of analyzing the dielectric parameters of bulk solution.The relaxation behavior was assigned to the interfacial polarization between the micelle and the medium,and the relaxation distribution parameter was used to figure the shape transition from sphere to ellipsoid with the concentration increasing.The synchronous reduction of permittivity and conductivity indicated the formation of the lamellar phase. As compensation,the quantity of the surfactant liquid phase gradually decreased,whose shape constantly kept ellipsoidal.     

A simultaneous multi-issue negotiation through autonomous agents

Automated negotiation through autonomous agents has become increasingly important since the advent of e-marketplace. A deadlock may arise in which both negotiators refuse to disclose more information; then, mediation is required. We propose an agent-based sealed-bid design in which both agents simultaneously submit their respective offers to the mediate agent, and construct an efficient negotiation strategy which can reach an agreement aiming to maximize their owner’s utility. An important contribution of this paper is that we consider negotiators not necessarily to conflict over all issues, such as quantity. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed automated negotiation strategy is efficient in terms of the Pareto-efficiency of the negotiated contracts, the joint utility obtained, and the equality of both agents. In addition, since disclosure of information is reduced greatly, the design can discourage counter-speculation and effectively control fraud and misrepresentation to a certain extent. The method we proposed is simple and stable in the context of a game and the model could be well suited for practical agent applications.     

有向网络下多个体系统的整体行为

研究非时变有向通讯网络背景下一阶线性多个体动力学系统的整体行为.根据通讯网络的结构,系统可以区分为独立基本子系统和非独立基本子系统.当系统的控制规则为一类平凡的线性类型时,系统的独立基本子系统将趋于自身的一致状态,也即子系统中的每个个体趋于子系统的带权中心.独立基本子系统带权中心由子系统的系数矩阵的零特征根归一化左特征向量确定.非独立子系统中个体将趋于独立基本子系统带权中心的凸集内.当且仅当系统的独立基本子系统唯一时,系统实现一致性行为.     

银行间债券市场的外部效率:基于商业银行的视角

以参与我国银行间债券市场的商业银行为研究对象,运用面板数据模型检验银行间债券市场的外部效率对于商业银行经营绩效的影响.实证结果表明:我国银行间债券市场的发展对于商业银行的盈利能力和流动性管理水平均有较强的外部正效率,而对于商业银行传统盈利模式和风险管理则具有负面影响.建议商业银行应利用银行间债券市场的外部正效率提高其资产负债管理水平,通过提升自身经营管理水平来降低银行间债券市场外部负效率对自身的影响;此外监管当局还应该降低小型金融机构进入银行间债券市场的门槛,以发挥该市场外部正效率对化解区域金融风险的作用.     

The value of information for price dependent demand

Predicting demand and determining optimal pricing are essential components of operations management. It is often useful to think in terms of the price elasticity of demand when reasoning about the demand curve. Firms wishing to invest in demand prediction and information gathering should reason about the relationship between the expected value of perfect information (EVPI) on demand and demand elasticity. Should firms pay more/less for information on demand if elasticity is high/low? Furthermore, when considering different product prices, correlation may exist between demand at different prices. Should firms pay more/less for information if the correlation between demand at different prices is high or low? This paper derives analytic and numeric results to answer these questions. We start with the assumption that demand is uncertain and follows a uniformly distributed band around a deterministic demand curve where the upper and lower bounds of the demand distribution vary with price. This formulation enables a closed form expression for EVPI that provides a useful benchmark. We find nuanced behavior of EVPI that depends on both the elasticity and the initial price preference. The EVPI approaches zero as elasticity increases (decreases) for a firm that initially prefers the low (high) price. Numerical results using the truncated normal and beta distributions relax assumptions about the uniform distribution and show EVPI is similar when the distribution variances are similar. Finally, we relax the assumption of perfect information and show the expected value of imperfect information (EVOI) follows similar patterns as EVPI with respect to demand elasticity.     

Voting to select projects in participatory budgeting

In participatory budgeting, citizens are invited to vote on different projects. This paper sets out to study the voting stage of participatory budgeting from theoretical and practical perspectives. At theoretical level, the potential objectives of voting procedures are examined. From the practical point of view it should be easy to select projects, even when the number of projects is large. This paper proposes three algorithms which are theoretically justified and can be easily applied. Participatory budgeting in the town of Portugalete (Spain) provides a test for them. The results obtained with 2018 voting data suggest that the algorithm that includes the costs of the projects at the selection stage performs better than the others. KEYWORDS: decision processes; participatory budgeting; collective decision-making; cost-benefit analysis.     

基于收益共享机制的干支线衔接运输联合定价模型

在班轮运输网络中,支线运输与干线运输具有互补性,干线承运人与支线承运人之间的合作能够为托运人提供更高的便利度和更完善的运输服务。本文在考虑可替代运输路径之间竞争关系的基础上,研究干支线衔接路径的定价问题,在运输链纵向一体化和分散化两种结构下,构建Bertrand博弈模型研究上下游承运人的均衡运价。同时,设计合理的收益共享机制,使承运人在分散结构的运输系统中仍能实现运输链的协调。     

基于突变级数-灰靶的生鲜电商O2O成熟度模型

为了对生鲜农产品电商O2O水平做出评估,本文设计了生鲜电商与传统流通体系融合发展的成熟度模型,确定了成熟度模型五个层级的十七个关键过程域及其目标。通过实例,运用突变级数法和灰靶决策对超市生鲜农产品020的成熟度进行了评估,使其发现经营过程中的薄弱环节并改善,向成熟度更高一层级迈进。结合突变级数和灰靶决策的成熟度模型避免了赋权的主观性,既提高了生鲜农产品电商与传统流通体系融合发展成熟度模型评估的准确性,又不失可靠性、合理性以及科学性,具有重要的实用价值。     

基于QUALIFLEX和LINMAP的简化中性犹豫模糊多属性决策方法

在处理多属性决策问题中,QUALIFLEX是一种非常有用的排序算法。针对属性取值为简化中性犹豫模糊集的多属性决策问题,提出了SNHFS-QUALIFLEX算法。另外考虑到属性权重不确定的情况,将LINMAP扩展到简化中性犹豫模糊集中,定义了符号距离,建立了最优数学规划模型来确定属性权重。最后将SNHFS-QUALIFLEX方法应用到多属性决策实例中,并验证了其可行性和有效性。     

基于太赫兹时域光谱的食用油过氧化值定量分析研究

针对目前太赫兹光谱技术在食用油品质检测方面存在定性多、定量难的问题,提出一种基于衰减全反射（ATR）式太赫兹时域光谱（THz-TDS）技术的食用油过氧化值定量分析方法。首先采集不同种类、不同氧化程度食用油样本的太赫兹时域光谱图,筛选有效信号波段并提取得到光学常数,经预处理算法校正后的光学常数,结合多种化学计量学方法建立定量分析模型,实现快速、无损预测食用油的过氧化值。70个实验样本包括大豆油、菜籽油和玉米,过氧化值覆盖范围0.41~10.23 mmol·kg-1,且样本的过氧化值均匀分布。采用TeraView公司生产配有ATR检测模块的TeraPulse 4000太赫兹脉冲光谱系统采集样本THz-TDS信号,根据THz-TDS谱图信号特征筛选有效波段10~86.78 cm-1用于建模分析。通过快速傅里叶变换得到频域信号并从中提取光学常数：折射率和吸收系数,采用Savitzky-Golay7点卷积平滑分别对折射率和吸收系数进行预处理,去除干扰信号。运用SPXY算法按照3∶1比例划分校正集和预测集样本,结合主成分回归法、偏最小二乘法两种化学计量学分析方法,分别建立基于折射率和基于吸收系数的过氧化值分析模型。对模型评价指标均方根误差和相关系数进行分析,基于折射率的过氧化值分析模型采用偏最小二乘算法建模预测精度最理想,选取最优主成分数为6时,其校正集均方根误差RMSEC为0.168%、决定系数R2为0.981,预测集均方根误差RMSEP为0.231%、决定系数r2为0.977;基于吸收系数的过氧化值分析模型则采用主成分回归算法建模预测模型稳健度最好,选取最优主成分数为10时,其校正均方根误差RMSEC为0.192%、校正集决定系数R2为0.979,预测均方根误差RMSEP为0.262%、预测集决定系数r2为0.97。该研究结果的得出,验证了THz-TDS技术用于食用油过氧化值定量分析的可行性,为食用油的品质评价找到一种高精度、性能稳定、快速无损的检测方法。