Analysis of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil samples for the assessment of the average effective dose

The activity concentrations of the natural radionuclides namely ²³⁸Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K are measured for soil samples collected from different locations of Faridkot and Mansa districts of Punjab. HPGe detector, based on high-resolution gamma spectrometry system is used for the measurement of activity concentration. The range of activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K in the soil from the studied areas varies from 21.42 Bq kg⁻¹ to 40.23 Bq kg⁻¹, 61.01 Bq kg⁻¹ to 142.34 Bq kg⁻¹ and 227.11 Bq kg⁻¹ to 357.13 Bq kg⁻¹ with overall mean values of 27.17 Bq kg⁻¹, 95.22 Bq kg⁻¹ and 312.76 Bq kg⁻¹, respectively. Radium equivalent activities are calculated for the analyzed samples to assess the radiation hazards arising due to the use of these soil samples in the construction of dwellings. The absorbed dose rate calculated from activity concentration of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K ranges between 9.87 and 18.55, 38.01 and 88.68 and 9.40 and 14.79 nGy h⁻¹, respectively. The total absorbed dose in the study area ranges from 61.10 nGy h⁻¹ to 112.86 nGy h⁻¹ with an average value of 84.80 nGy h⁻¹. The calculated values of external hazard index (H _ex) for the soil samples of the study area range from 0.36 to 0.68. Since these values are lower than unity, according to the Radiation Protection 112 (European Commission, 1999) report, soil from these regions is safe and can be used as construction material without posing any significant radiological threat to population. The corresponding average annual effective dose for indoor and outdoor measured in the study area are 0.42 mSv and 0.10 mSv respectively.      

随机时间剩余寿命的分布类性质

得出了随机时间剩余寿命XY的随机比较性质和矩不等式．当Y是指数分布时求出了XY的故障率的界．     

Optimal Compensation with Hidden Action and Lump-Sum Payment in a Continuous-Time Model

We consider a problem of finding optimal contracts in continuous time, when the agent’s actions are unobservable by the principal, who pays the agent with a one-time payoff at the end of the contract. We fully solve the case of quadratic cost and separable utility, for general utility functions. The optimal contract is, in general, a nonlinear function of the final outcome only, while in the previously solved cases, for exponential and linear utility functions, the optimal contract is linear in the final output value. In a specific example we compute, the first-best principal’s utility is infinite, while it becomes finite with hidden action, which is increasing in value of the output. In the second part of the paper we formulate a general mathematical theory for the problem. We apply the stochastic maximum principle to give necessary conditions for optimal contracts. Sufficient conditions are hard to establish, but we suggest a way to check sufficiency using non-convex optimization.     

晋西黄土洞穴成因研究

在野外调查、室内实验基础上,对晋西黄土洞穴的成因进行了分析,研究表明:晋西黄土洞穴的形成是多种内外因素综合作用的结果,主要因素包括黄土的土性、微观结构、节理裂隙、地层结构厚度、水文气候、地形地貌等,其中黄土土性和微观结构是黄土洞穴形成的内因,节理裂隙和地层分布状况为洞穴发育提供了空间和物质基础,水成为黄土洞穴形成的源动力,地形地貌则控制着黄土洞穴的分布。     

黄土边坡剥落病害的发育特征及其发育程度评价

黄土边坡剥落病害影响黄土边坡的坡面稳定及环保美观。以黄延高速公路黄土路堑边坡剥落病害为背景,采用现场调查结合理论分析的方法,研究了黄土边坡剥落病害的发育特征; 将发育特征与可拓工程方法相结合,实现了黄土边坡剥落病害发育程度的评价。研究结果表明:(1)黄土中节理裂隙分布密度大于6条 ·m^-1 时,极易发生剥落,小于2条 ·m^-1 时,基本不发生剥落。黏粒含量大于15%时,剥落病害越易发生,小于5%时,不易发生剥落。黄土边坡开挖量越大、剥落产生的厚度越大。黄土边坡坡体节理裂隙促使剥落病害的发生。当黄土边坡单级坡高大于10m、坡度大于60°时,容易出现重力型剥落病害; 而单极坡高小于4m、坡度小于50°时,边坡坡面很少出现剥落病害。(2)针对影响黄土边坡剥落病害发育因素的复杂性和模糊性,重视实践中的经验,将可拓工程方法与黄土边坡剥落发育程度评价相结合,提出了黄土边坡剥落发育程度的物元关联函数及物元关联度的计算方法。建立了适合可拓学理论的黄土边坡剥落发育程度的分类标准,实现了定性与定量评价结合。     

线上分类回收平台的道德风险决策研究

线上回收模式采用“线上分类交易+线下物流”机制,可大幅提高交易效率,然而也面临严重的信任危机。掌握回收平台的道德风险决策机理,对于解决行业困境至关重要。考虑一个线上回收平台向顾客收购两个等级旧产品的交易系统,其中顾客可能低估或高估持有产品等级。平台存在道德风险从顾客低估中获利;顾客可利用逆向选择规避该风险。基于Stackelberg博弈模型,研究了顾客的订单提交决策和平台的最优道德风险概率决策。分析结果表明,平台并非总是存在不诚实动机,取决于产品质量分布以及双方争价的相对成本。研究结论对线上回收模式的监管和规范具有较强的管理启示。     

时钟信号竞争型边沿触发器

本文通过对触发器存贮函数的形式变换,导出各种钟控锁存器的结构设计;并根据对一次操作型(边沿操作型)触发器时钟的要求,设计与解释了二类时钟信号竞争型边沿触发器.     

嵌套病例对照研究中的两步估计方法(英文)

本文讨论嵌套病例对照研究中相对危险率的估计问题,引入了相对危险率的两步估计,并在一般嵌套病例对照抽样的假设下讨论了相对危险率的两步估计的相合性问题．最后给出了几个例子．     

Some new approaches to multivariate probability distributions

We extend and generalize to the multivariate set-up our earlier investigations related to expected remaining life functions and general hazard measures including representations and stability theorems for arbitrary probability distributions in terms of these concepts. (The univariate case is discussed in detail in Kotz and Shanbhag, Advan. Appl. Probab. 12 (1980), 903–921.)     

Thermal hazard analysis of hydrazine and nitric acid mixtures

Summary In order to obtain a better understanding of the thermal hazard of hydrazine and nitric acid mixtures which are used in PUREX (Plutonium and Uranium Recovery by Extraction) process during recycling of spent fuel in nuclear plant, DSC and small scale reaction calorimetry super-CRC were carried out for the mixtures in various conditions. From the DSC analysis the apparent activation energy of hydrazine monohydrate in SUS 303 crucible was determined to be 96 kJ mol^-1. The mixing hazard of hydrazine monohydrate with nitric acid was measured with super-CRC and the results suggested that the concentration and the mass of nitric acid had a strong influence on the mixing heat of reaction of the system.