Analysis of the sensitivity to the electrochemical potential of the width of a metallic nanoconstriction

In relation to a metallic nanowire in the presence of an electrochemical potential, the sensitivity to this potential of the nanowire width is evaluated by defining and calculating a suitable parameter that can be regarded as a normalized gradient, this gradient being the derivative of the above-mentioned width with respect to the electrochemical potential.     

Analyzing the Sensitivity of Generalized Linear Models to Incomplete Outcomes via the IDE Algorithm

Incomplete data models typically involve strong untestable assumptions about the missing data distribution. As inference may critically depend on them, the importance of sensitivity analysis is well recognized. Molenberghs, Kenward, and Goetghebeur proposed a formal frequentist approach to sensitivity analysis which distinguishes ignorance due to unintended incompleteness from imprecision due to finite sampling by design. They combine both sources of variation into uncertainty. This article develops estimation tools for ignorance and uncertainty concerning regression coefficients in a complete data model when some of the intended outcome values are missing. Exhaustive enumeration of all possible imputations for the missing data requires enormous computational resources. In contrast, when the boundary of the occupied region is of greatest interest, reasonable computational efficiency may be achieved via the imputation towards directional extremes (IDE) algorithm. This is a special imputation method designed to mark the boundary of the region by maximizing the direction of change of the complete data estimator caused by perturbations to the imputed outcomes. For multi-dimensional parameters, a dimension reduction approach is considered. Additional insights are obtained by considering structures within the region, and by introducing external knowledge to narrow the boundary to useful proportions. Special properties hold for the generalized linear model. Examples from a Kenyan HIV study will illustrate the points.     

Fast sensitivity analysis of defective system

Sensitivity analysis of linear vibration system is of wide interest. In this paper, sensitivity analysis based on non-defective system and defective system is summarized in all cases. Specially, for the defective systems, a fast method for the perturbation problem of state vectors is constructed in terms of the theories of generalized eigenvectors and adjoint matrices. By this method, the state vector derivatives can be expressed by a linear combination of generalized eigenvectors. The expansion coefficients can be obtained without solving large-scale equations based on eigensolutions of original system. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness and the stability of the method.     

Feasibility in reverse convex mixed-integer programming

In this paper we address the problem of the infeasibility of systems defined by reverse convex inequality constraints, where some or all of the variables are integer. In particular, we provide a polynomial algorithm that identifies a set of all constraints critical to feasibility (CF), that is constraints that may affect a feasibility status of the system after some perturbation of the right-hand sides. Furthermore, we will investigate properties of the irreducible infeasible sets and infeasibility sets, showing in particular that every irreducible infeasible set as well as infeasibility sets in the considered system, are subsets of the set CF of constraints critical to feasibility.     

Comparison of the performance of three ion mobility spectrometers for measurement of biogenic amines

The performance of three different types of ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) devices: GDA2 with a radioactive ion source (Airsense, Germany), UV-IMS with a photo-ionization source (G.A.S. Germany) and VG-Test with a corona discharge source (3QBD, Israel) was studied. The gas-phase ion chemistry in the IMS devices affected the species formed and their measured reduced mobility values. The sensitivity and limit of detection for trimethylamine (TMA), putrescine and cadaverine were compared by continuous monitoring of a stream of air with a given concentration of the analyte and by measurement of headspace vapors of TMA in a sealed vial. Preprocessing of the mobility spectra and the effectiveness of multivariate curve resolution techniques (MCR-LASSO) improved the accuracy of the measurements by correcting baseline effects and adjusting for variations in drift time as well as enhancing the signal to noise ratio and deconvolution of the complex data matrix to their pure components. The limit of detection for measurement of the biogenic amines by the three IMS devices was between 0.1 and 1.2 ppm (for TMA with the VG-Test and GDA, respectively) and between 0.2 and 0.7 ppm for putrescine and cadaverine with all three devices. Considering the uncertainty in the LOD determination there is almost no statistically significant difference between the three devices although they differ in their operating temperature, ionization method, drift tube design and dopant chemistry. This finding may have general implications on the achievable performance of classic IMS devices.     

基于第一性原理计算Mn掺杂MoS2对油中溶解气体的吸附性能

CO、C₂H₂、CH₄是溶解在变压器油中的典型故障特征气体,其种类和浓度能够反映油浸式变压器绝缘故障的不同类型和严重程度,进行油中溶解气体分析是在线检测变压器运行状态的重要方法.基于第一性原理,通过Mn-MoS₂单层对三种气体的吸附能、转移电荷、态密度和形变电荷密度等参数以及解吸性能分析和灵敏度计算,提出了一种基于Mn-MoS₂材料的气敏传感器对油中溶解气体进行分析的方法.结果表明Mn-MoS₂对CH₄是物理吸附,对CO和C₂H₂是化学吸附.对于Mn-MoS₂来说,CH₄在常温下吸附能力差且灵敏度低,CO在不同温度下均有较强的吸附能力,而C₂H₂在常温下吸附稳定,高温下易解吸且响应灵敏度高.因此,Mn掺杂的MoS₂体系可预期作为CO的气体吸附剂和检测C₂H     

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介绍了为开展漏孔检测、氘-氦分辨性能及真空检漏技术等相关实验研究而进行的四极质谱计分析与测量系统的研制,描述了真空室结构、抽气设备的选型、测量仪器的选择及控制保护子系统工作方式。对系统进行了包括极限真空、残余气体质谱分析、漏放气率、质谱计性能等测试,结果表明本系统达到了设计要求。     

The diagnostic accuracy of MRI for the detection of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears in adults

This study assessed the diagnostic test accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears in the adult population. A systematic review was conducted of the following electronic databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, ISI Web of Science, Current Controlled Trials, National Technical Information Service, the National Institute for Health Research Portfolio, the UK National Research Register Archive and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database and reference lists of articles. All studies assessing the sensitivity and/or specificity of MRI for adult patients with suspected rotator cuff tear where surgical procedures were the reference standard were included in the study. A meta-analysis was performed to calculate pooled sensitivity, specificity, likelihood and diagnostic odds ratio values, and summary receiver operating characteristic plots were constructed. Forty-four studies were included. These included 2751 shoulders in 2710 patients. For partial-thickness rotator cuff tears, the pooled sensitivity and specificity values were 0.80 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.79-0.84] and 0.95 (95% CI: 0.94-0.97), respectively. For full-thickness tears, the sensitivity and specificity values were 0.91 (95% CI: 0.86-0.94) and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.96-0.98), respectively. While there was no substantial difference in diagnostic test accuracy between MRIs reviewed by general radiologists and those reviewed by musculoskeletal radiologists, higher-field-strength (3.0 T) MRI systems provided the greatest diagnostic test accuracy.     

Study on the relations of sensitivity with energy properties for HMX and HMX-based PBXs by molecular dynamics simulation

Molecular dynamics simulation was applied to study the structure and energy properties of β-HMX (β-cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine) crystal and its composite PBXs (polymer-bonded explosives) with F₂₃₁₁ as a polymer binder under different temperatures and F₂₃₁₁ concentrations. The interface interaction energy of HMX and F₂₃₁₁, the interaction energy E_N–N between N atoms in N–NO₂ trigger bond in HMX molecules, and the cohesive energy density (CED) are presented and analyzed. A meaningful finding is that there exists correlation between E_N–N and the sensitivity of β-HMX and its composites, i.e. the less the E_N–N is, the larger the sensitivity is. Additionally, molecular interactions are inherently disclosed by using pair correlation function (PCF) to analyze the interfacial structure between (1 0 0)HMX crystal surface and F₂₃₁₁ molecular chain.     

改进的Brenner图像清晰度评价算法

图像清晰度评价是基于数字图像的被动式自动调焦技术的基本问题之一.传统Brenner图像清晰度评价算法具有运算速度快特点,但是其评价准确性取决于阈值选取,且其灵敏度较低.针对上述问题,本文提出了一种改进算法.改进算法采用高通和带通两个滤波器对图像进行计算,克服阈值对传统Brenner算法评价结果的影响.为了衡量改进算法的性能,将其与传统的Brenner算法比较,并对评价算法的单峰性、无偏性、灵敏度、计算量等主要衡量标准逐一分析.实验结果表明:与传统的Brenner评价算法相比,改进算法在满足评价算法单峰性和无偏性前提下,提高了灵敏度,降低了计算次数.