Characteristic parameters of electromagnetic signals from a human heart system

The electromagnetic field of a human heart system is a bioelectromagnetic field. Electrocardiography (ECG) and magnetocardiography (MCG) are both carriers of electromagnetic information about the cardiac system,and they are nonstationary signals. In this study,ECG and MCG data from healthy subjects are acquired; the MCG data are captured using a high-T c radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (HTc rf SQUIDs) and the QRS complexes in these data are analysed by the evolutionary spectrum analysis method. The results show that the quality factor Q and the central frequency f z of the QRS complex evolutionary spectrum are the characteristic parameters (CHPs) of ECG and MCG in the time-frequency domain. The confidence intervals of the mean values of the CHPs are estimated by the Student t distribution method in mathematical statistics. We believe that there are threshold ranges of the mean values of Q and f z for healthy subjects. We have postulated the following criterion: if the mean values of CHPs are in the proper ranges,the cardiac system is in a normal condition and it possesses the capability of homeostasis. In contrast,if the mean values of the CHPs do not lie in the proper ranges,the homeostasis of the cardiac system is lacking and some cardiac disease may follow. The results and procedure of MCG CHPs in the study afford a technological route for the application of HTc rf SQUIDs in cardiology.     

CsLiB6O10晶体光学参变振荡器的光学特性

根据三波耦合过程中的能量和动量守恒、晶体的塞耳迈耶尔色散方程,通过数值模拟计算了213nm作CLBO光学参变振荡抽运源时,分别得到了在Ⅰ类和Ⅱ类相位匹配时参量光调谐范围为237～289nm、807～2793nm和404～2800nm。获得了在Ⅰ类匹配时的单谐振或双谐振腔的CLBO光学参变振荡转换效率都大于同等条件下的BBO光学参变振荡,Ⅱ类匹配时,CLBO晶体的转换效率略小于BBO晶体,但是CLBO光学参变振荡转换效率的最大值较BBO光学参变振荡出现于更短的紫外波段。从理论上证明了CLBO晶体是优质的深紫外透光波段非线性光学晶体。     

一类具有非线性传染率的阶段结构传染病模型

讨论了一类带有非线性传染率的阶段结构传染病模型,得到了各类平衡点存在的阈值条件.借助Hurwitz判据、Lasalle不变集原理和Bendixson法则,找到了疾病消除平衡点,及在无因病死亡时,地方病平衡点全局渐近稳定的充要条件.     

一类具有阶段结构和接种的SIR传染病模型

根据不同程度的感染者有不同的传染率,建立了一个具有阶段结构和双线性传染率的S IR流行病模型,得到了模型的阈值参数R0,证明了模型平衡点的全局性态完全由R0的值确定.并进行了数值模拟.     

Analyzing short time series data from periodically fluctuating rodent populations by threshold models: A nearest block bootstrap approach

The study of the rodent fluctuations of the North was initiated in its modern form with Elton’s pioneering work. Many scientific studies have been designed to collect yearly rodent abundance data, but the resulting time series are generally subject to at least two “problems”: being short and non-linear. We explore the use of the continuous threshold autoregressive (TAR) models for analyzing such data. In the simplest case, the continuous TAR models are additive autoregressive models, being piecewise linear in one lag, and linear in all other lags. The location of the slope change is called the threshold parameter. The continuous TAR models for rodent abundance data can be derived from a general prey-predator model under some simplifying assumptions. The lag in which the threshold is located sheds important insights on the structure of the prey-predator system. We propose to assess the uncertainty on the location of the threshold via a new bootstrap called the nearest block bootstrap (NBB) which combines the methods of moving block bootstrap and the nearest neighbor bootstrap. The NBB assumes an underlying finite-order time-homogeneous Markov process. Essentially, the NBB bootstraps blocks of random block sizes, with each block being drawn from a non-parametric estimate of the future distribution given the realized past bootstrap series. We illustrate the methods by simulations and on a particular rodent abundance time series from Kilpisjärvi, Northern Finland.     

Properties of microemulsions with sugar surfactants and peppermint oil

In this study, we report on the properties of water + propylene glycol/sugar surfactant/peppermint oil + ethanol. The sugar surfactants were sucrose monolaurate and sucrose dilaurate. The mixing ratios (w/w) of water/propylene glycol and that of ethanol/oil equal 2 and 1, respectively. U-type microemulsions were observed in the sucrose monolaurate while S-type microemulsions were observed in the dilaurate-based systems. Temperature-insensitive microemulsions were formulated using the two surfactants. Water volume fraction percolation thresholds were determined by the study of electrical conductivity and dynamic viscosity. The structural parameters that include the periodicity and the correlation length were estimated using small angle X-ray scattering. The periodicity increases linearly with the increase in the water content whereas the correlation length increases with the increase in the water volume fraction to a certain value then decreases. The diffusion properties investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance confirm a progressive transformation of the microemulsions from water-in-oil to bicontinuous and inversion to oil-in-water upon dilution with water. The hydrodynamic radius of diluted microemulsions measured by dynamic light scattering increases with the increase in temperature. The area per polar head group decreases with the increase in temperature. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Univariate and bivariate GPD methods for predicting extreme wind storm losses

Wind storm and hurricane risks are attracting increased attention as a result of recent catastrophic events. The aim of this paper is to select, tailor, and develop extreme value methods for use in wind storm insurance. The methods are applied to the 1982-2005 losses for the largest Swedish insurance company, the Länsförsäkringar group. Both a univariate and a new bivariate Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) gave models which fitted the data well. The bivariate model led to lower estimates of risk, except for extreme cases, but taking statistical uncertainty into account the two models lead to qualitatively similar results. We believe that the bivariate model provided the most realistic picture of the real uncertainties. It additionally made it possible to explore the effects of changes in the insurance portfolio, and showed that loss distributions are rather insensitive to portfolio changes. We found a small trend in the sizes of small individual claims, but no other trends. Finally, we believe that companies should develop systematic ways of thinking about “not yet seen” disasters.     

Sharp threshold of global existence for the Klein-Gordon equations with critical nonlinearity

In this paper, we present a cross-constrained variational method to study the Cauchy problem of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations with critical nonlinearity in two space dimensions. By constructing a type of cross-constrained variational problem and establishing so-called cross-invariant manifolds of the evolution flow, we establish a sharp threshold of global existence and blowup of it. Furthermore, we answer the question： How small are the initial data if the solution exists globally.     

航空摄影过程中云的实时自动检测

云的存在严重影响遥感影像质量。在航空影像的获取过程中,实时的云检测能够及时提供准确的云遮挡比例以评价影像质量,进而指导飞行方案以获取满足质量要求的影像。采用光谱特征阈值的方法,通过分析云光谱的特性,选取能够有效检测云的亮度特征I和归一化差值特征P进行组合。为实现自动检测,在一维Otsu自动阈值和带限定条件Otsu阈值的基础上,设计了阈值的分级配置策略为云特征配置合适的自动阈值,策略的主要思想是：首先采用多级分类标准对影像进行无云、薄云、厚云的类别判定,再对不同类别的影像采取不同的特征阈值配置方案,其中厚云影像的检测需要进一步分类配置阈值。该策略实现了有云情况下能准确检测云、无云情况下检测不到云的应用目标。再结合选择性自动后处理方案,真正做到云的自动、高效、准确的检测。通过与不同方法的检测结果对比分析,表明该方法的检测效率高,精度满足实时质量评定的要求,通用性强。     

Quadratic harvesting dominated optimal strategy for a stochastic single-species model

A stochastic population model with the mixed harvesting strategy is formulated and studied in this paper. Sufficient and necessary conditions for survival of the species are derived firstly. Then, based on the ergodic stationary distribution, the optimal strategy is identified. Results show that the linear harvesting effort threatens to the survival of the species; the quadratic harvesting strategy occupies an absolute advantage in the harvesting and excludes the linear part out of the optimal harvesting strategy. It''s interest to see all these occur only in the random environments. Computer simulations are carried out to support the obtained results.