利用手持技术数字化实验促进学生对焰色反应概念的认知*

针对焰色反应教学存在的不足,以手持技术TQVC概念认知模型为理论依据,从“混合、定量”的角度出发,设计手持技术数字化实验以促进学生对焰色反应概念的认知。利用分光光度计传感器,通过测定火焰发射光谱的波长和光强度,从定性和定量2个方面检测混合液中的NaCl和KCl,帮助学生从宏观和微观相结合的视角认识焰色反应的本质。     

基于元素化合物认识模型的单元教学设计实践探索——以“铁及其化合物”单元教学为例

从元素化合物认识模型出发, 以“铁及其化合物”为例设计单元教学, 阐述了基于元素化合物认识模型建构与应用的单元教学设计思路, 并从确定单元主题, 确定单元教学目标, 厘清单元教学起点, 设计单元教学进阶, 在真实情境中创设活动, 实施“教学评”一体化设计等方面进行单元教学设计实践研究。     

School students' reasoning about conjunction and conditional events

The objective of this study was to provide baseline data in an area of the mathematics curriculum that is beginning to receive greater attention than previously. Four survey items were completed by 2615 students in grades 5 to 11. Two survey items asked for estimates of probability or frequency for everyday events (A), (B), and their conjunction (A and B). Two survey items asked for estimates of probability or frequency for conditional events, (X|Y) and (Y|X). Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses revealed improvement with grade in expressing probability numerically and in distinguishing conditional events, but no change in incidence of conjunction errors. The relationships of responses to conjunction items with those to conditional items, and of both with responses to other items of basic chance measurement were considered. Implications were related to interpretation of the results in terms of previous research and suggestions for educators.     

An integrated FCM and fuzzy soft set for supplier selection problem based on risk evaluation

Supplier selection problem, considered as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem, is one of the most important issues for firms. Lots of literatures about it have been emitted since 1960s. However, research on supplier selection under operational risks is limited. What’s more, the criteria used by most of them are independent, which usually does not correspond with the real world. Although the analytic network process (ANP) has been proposed to deal with the problems above, several problems make the method impractical. This study first integrates the fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) and fuzzy soft set model for solving the supplier selection problem. This method not only considers the dependent and feedback effect among criteria, but also considers the uncertainties on decision making process. Finally, a case study of supplier selection considering risk factors is given to demonstrate the proposed method’s effectiveness.     

混沌量子克隆优化求解认知无线网络决策引擎

通过分析认知无线网络引擎决策, 给出了其数学模型, 并将其转化为一个多目标优化问题, 进而提出一种基于混沌量子克隆的优化求解算法, 并证明了该算法以概率1收敛. 算法采用量子编码, 利用Logistic映射初始化抗体种群, 设计了一种基于混沌扰动的量子变异方案. 最后, 在多载波环境下对算法进行了仿真实验. 结果表明, 与QGA-CE(基于量子遗传算法的认知引擎)算法相比, 本文算法收敛速度较快, 具有较高的目标函数值, 可以对无线参数优化调整, 满足认知引擎的实时性要求.     

绿色认知无线电自适应参数调整

提出了绿色认知无线电自适应参数调整问题模型,并提出了基于粒子群算法的调整方法, 通过仿真对所提方法性能进行了分析.结果表明不同服务质量(quality of service, QoS)要求情况下, 本文所提方法均能在满足QoS要求的前提下尽可能减少系统总的发射功率,从而达到了降低能量消耗的目的.     

Measuring the strength of trade unions and identifying the privileged groups: A two-dimensional approach and its implementation

Trade unions were important actors in the advanced capitalist countries until the late 1970s, but since the 1980s, union membership is declining. Whether this decline has been homogenous is crucial. Because unions may still have power and non-homogenous decline implies that some groups benefit from this power disproportionately. However, we don’t have instruments to scrutinize this dynamic properly. To fill the gap, this study develops a model that identifies privileged groups within trade unions by informing us about the relative strength of a group within trade unions, the ability of this group to use the union power, and the extent to which union members belonging to the group would advance the interests of the entire group by using this power.     

A Partnership Approach to Improving Student Attitudes About Sharks and Scientists

This article describes the methods and impact of a student–teacher–scientist research partnership on student attitudes. The partnership objective was to teach students about the diverse roles of sharks in the marine environment while personally connecting students with scientific study. Students (N = 229) participated in lessons about shark biology and helped the partnering scientist design experimental protocols and analyze data. A self‐selected subset of students also volunteered (n = 82) for a field component working with live hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewinii). Student surveys before and after the partnership suggested that negative attitudes about sharks are due largely to lack of exposure, and direct attention to students' stereotypes about sharks resulted in significant attitude improvement. Change in students' attitudes toward scientists, however, was minimal. Students' negative views of scientists did decline significantly, but their overall views of scientists were relatively positive to begin with. Also of interest was the students' unremitting association of scientists with specialized equipment and the students' lack of personal connection to scientific ways of examining the world, suggesting that partnerships may be more effective at personally connecting students with scientific process if they explicitly incorporate activities designed to improve students' view of themselves as scientists.     

Evolution behavior of catalytically activated replication-decline in a coagulation process

We propose a catalytically activated replication-decline model of three species, in which two aggregates of the same species can coagulate themselves, an A aggregate of any size can replicate itself with the help of B aggregates, and the decline of A aggregate occurs under the catalysis of C aggregates. By means of mean-field rate equations, we derive the asymptotic solutions of the aggregate size distribution ak（t） of species A, which is found to depend strongly on the competition among three mechanisms： the self-coagulation of species A, the replication of species A catalyzed by species B, and the decline of species A catalyzed by species C. When the self-coagulation of species A dominates the system, the aggregate size distribution a~（t） satisfies the conventional scaling form. When the catalyzed replication process dominates the system, ak（t） takes the generalized scaling form. When the catalyzed decline process dominates the system, ak（t） approaches the modified scaling form.     

Brain Dynamics Altered by Photic Stimulation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Repetitive photic stimulation (PS) is commonly used in routine electroencephalogram (EEG) examinations for rapid assessment of perceptual functioning. This study aimed to evaluate neural oscillatory responses and nonlinear brain dynamics under the effects of PS in patients with mild AD, moderate AD, severe AD, and MCI, as well as healthy elderly controls (HC). EEG power ratios during PS were estimated as an index of oscillatory responses. Multiscale sample entropy (MSE) was estimated as an index of brain dynamics before, during, and after PS. During PS, EEG harmonic responses were lower and MSE values were higher in the AD subgroups than in HC and MCI groups. PS-induced changes in EEG complexity were less pronounced in the AD subgroups than in HC and MCI groups. Brain dynamics revealed a “transitional change” between MCI and Mild AD. Our findings suggest a deficiency in brain adaptability in AD patients, which hinders their ability to adapt to repetitive perceptual stimulation. This study highlights the importance of combining spectral and nonlinear dynamical analysis when seeking to unravel perceptual functioning and brain adaptability in the various stages of neurodegenerative diseases.