Rejoinder for Gaining effciency via weighted estimators for multivariate failure time data

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不完全序关系信息下的双边匹配决策

针对不完全序关系信息下的双边匹配问题,提出了一种匹配决策方法。为了解决该问题,首先将不完全序关系信息转化为不完全Borda分值矩阵,并进行规范化处理;依据规范化Borda分值矩阵,构建综合Borda分值矩阵和离差矩阵,进而构建匹配度矩阵。基于匹配度矩阵构建优化模型,通过求解模型获得匹配方案。最后,以软件服务外包供需匹配为例说明本文所提方法的实用性和有效性。     

Polymer-Nanoparticle Composites Composed of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and Coated Silver Nanoparticles

The effects of addition of synthesized organic-suspension silver nanoparticles on the crystallization and thermal stability of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, polarized optical microscopy (POM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The TEM images showed the average primary size of the as-synthesized silver nanoparticles, coated with a monolayer of the surfactants consisting of oleic acid and an alkylamine, was about 5 nm with narrow distribution, and that they were uniformly dispersed in n-heptane. PHBV/silver nanocomposites were prepared by melt mixing in an internal mixer and then injection molded into rectangle-shaped specimens by a labscale injection molding device. The coated silver nanoparticles showed a homogenuous dispersion in the PHBV matrix when the content of coated silver nanoparticles was about 1%. Both the DSC and POM data showed the efficient heterogeneous nucleation by the coated silver nanoparticles for facilitating PHBV crystallization. The thermal stability of the PHBV/silver nanocomposites improved with the increase in the content of the coated silver nanoparticles.     

脉冲中立泛函微分方程概周期解的存在性［英文］

本文讨论一类脉冲中立型泛函微分方程的概周期解问题.利用Banach压缩映射原理和算子半群理论得到其概周期解的存在唯一性定理.     

TMEDA-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF N-ARYL-N′-ETHOXYCARBONYL THIOUREA AND ARENE (OR POLYMETHYLENE)-BIS-ETHOXYCARBONYLTHIOUREA DERIVATIVES

A novel and efficient method for synthesis ethoxycarbonyl isothiocyanate and ethoxycarbonyl thioureas catalyzed by TMEDA is reported. A series of N-aryl-N′-ethoxycarbonyl thioureas and arene (or polymethylene)-bis-ethoxycarbonyl thiourea derivatives have been synthesized in good-to-excellent yields via this method at room temperature.     

Poly(vinyl alcohol)/melamine phosphate composites prepared through thermal processing: thermal stability and flame retardancy

Poly(vinyl alcohol)/melamine phosphate composites (PVA/MP) as a novel halogen‐free, flame‐retardant foam matrix were prepared through thermal processing, and then their thermal stability and flame retardancy were investigated by thermo‐gravimetric analysis, micro‐scale combustion calorimeter, cone calorimeter, vertical burning test, and limiting oxygen index (LOI) test. It was found that the thermal stability and combustion properties of the PVA/MP composites could be influenced by the addition of MP. Compared with the control PVA sample (B‐PVA), in the PVA/MP (75/25) composites, the temperature at 5% mass loss (T_5%) decreased about 10°C, the residual chars at 600°C increased by nearly 27%, the temperature at the maximum peak heat release rate (T_P) shifted from 292°C to 452°C, and the total heat released and the heat release capacity (HRC) decreased by 28% and 14%, respectively. Moreover, the PVA/MP composites could reach LOI value up to 35% and UL94 classification V‐0, showing good flame retardancy. At the same time, both Fourier transform infrared and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra of the residual chars from the PVA/MP composites demonstrated that the catalytic effect of MP on the dehydration and decarboxylation reactions of PVA, and the chemical reactivity of MP during the chars‐forming reactions could be used to account for the changed thermal stability and flame retardancy of the PVA/MP composites. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.