Evolution of groups with a hierarchical structure

The universal occurrence of a hierarchical structure and its dynamic behavior in various types of group, living or abstract, are discussed. Here the word “group” refers not only to tangible aggregation but also to invisible aggregation of social psychological and of geopolitical meaning. The evolution of these groups is simulated using a model of agents distributed on the lattices of cellular grids. It is assumed that agents, fearing isolation, interact asymmetrically with each other with regard to exchange of “power”. As an indicator of hierarchy, the Gini coefficient is introduced. Example calculations are made for the aggregation, fusion and fission of animal groups, and for the appearance of a powerful empire and the rise and fall of supremacy. It is shown that such abstract objects evolve with time in accordance with the universal rules of groups common to birds and fish.     

动态冷原子吸收法快速测定地球化学样品中微量汞

本文介绍了动态冷原子吸收法快速测定地球化学样品中微量汞的方法。本文研究采用了新型的汞蒸气发生器，并对气泡的干扰进行了研究。线性范围为0.2-12ng/mL，标准回收率为97％－106％，相对标准偏差为3.6%，相关系数为0.9997，试验结果表明此方法简便、快速、准确。     

原子吸收光度法测定钢铁及合金中的铌量

本法叙述了一氧化二氮－乙炔火焰原子吸收光度法测定铌量，用鞣酸沉淀分离和在盐酸－氢氟酸介质中加入增感剂三氯化铝，灵敏度１２μｇ／ｍＬ／１％吸收，检出限６．１μｇ／ｍＬ。     

Ultra-high speed all-optical shift registers and their applications in OTDM networks

All-optical shift registers are basic building modules for the development of ultra-high speed optical time division multiplexing networks. In this paper, we review the progress that has been made in this cutting-edge technology, focusing on implementations that exploit the attractive features of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based interferometric configurations. We present regenerative storage performed with an all-optical recirculating shift register with an inverter at 10 Gb/s using a SOA-assisted Sagnac switch and a second SOA to provide feedback. We demonstrate also an all-optical memory based on the SOA-assisted Ultrafast Nonlinear Interferometer capable of reading/writing 20 Gb/s packets of variable length without data inversion. These registers can find application in the development of two nontrivial complex all-optical circuits of enhanced functionality. The first is an all-optical pseudorandom binary sequence generator for which we describe an efficient design algorithm and propose ways for monitoring and verification. The second is an all-optical error counter for which we address the error detection and evaluation issues using a novel sampling technique. These circuits are key elements for the implementation of a high-speed, all-optical bit error rate tester (BERT), which has the potential to outperform its electronic equivalent and constitute a possible new product for the telecommunications industry.     

一种移动Agent的安全认证方案的设计与实现

针对移动Agent的安全问题，简要介绍了几种常用的安全认证技术，并在公钥密码体制认证方案的基础上，提出并实现了一种可用于移动Agent和Agent平台之间安全认证的方案。证书采用X.509证书格式，使用RSA和IDEA混合加密的算法，密钥管理采用PGP算法中公私钥环的方式，使该认证方案具有很高的安全性。文中详细说明了方案的实现流程，并深入分析了其安全性。结果表明，采用该方案能有效改善移动Agent的安全性。     

An Approximate Distribution for the Maximum Order Complexity

In this paper we give an approximate probability distribution for the maximum order complexity of a random binary sequence. This enables the development of statistical tests based on maximum order complexity for the testing of a binary sequence generator. These tests are analogous to those based on linear complexity.     

An investigation of the laryngeal system as the resonance source of the singer''s formant

Since its introduction, the Sundberg model of the laryngeal system as the resonance source of the singer's formant has gained wide acceptance. However, no studies directly testing this hypothesis in vivo have previously been reported. Thus, the present study was undertaken to test this hypothesis on three classically trained professional male singers. The vocal behaviors of the singer-subjects were evaluated during modal and pulse register phonation via magnetic resonance imaging, strobolaryngoscopy, and acoustic analysis. Results indicated the subjects did not achieve the laryngopharyngeal/laryngeal outlet cross-sectional area ratio requisite to the model and that the formant remained robust in pulse register phonation. It was concluded that these subjects' behaviors were not consistent with Sundberg's model and that the model was inadequate to account for the generation of the singer's formant in these three subjects.     

Influenza epidemic spread simulation for Poland — a large scale, individual based model study

In this work a construction of an agent based model for studying the effects of influenza epidemic in large scale (38 million individuals) stochastic simulations, together with the resulting various scenarios of disease spread in Poland are reported. Simple transportation rules were employed to mimic individuals’ travels in dynamic route-changing schemes, allowing for the infection spread during a journey. Parameter space was checked for stable behaviour, especially towards the effective infection transmission rate variability. Although the model reported here is based on quite simple assumptions, it allowed to observe two different types of epidemic scenarios: characteristic for urban and rural areas. This differentiates it from the results obtained in the analogous studies for the UK or US, where settlement and daily commuting patterns are both substantially different and more diverse. The resulting epidemic scenarios from these ABM simulations were compared with simple, differential equations based, SIR models — both types of the results displaying strong similarities. The pDYN software platform developed here is currently used in the next stage of the project employed to study various epidemic mitigation strategies.     

Scheduling two agents with controllable processing times

We consider several two-agent scheduling problems with controllable job processing times, where agents A and B have to share either a single machine or two identical machines in parallel while processing their jobs. The processing times of the jobs of agent A are compressible at additional cost. The objective function for agent B is always the same, namely a regular function _fmax$f_{\text{max}}$. Several different objective functions are considered for agent A, including the total completion time plus compression cost, the maximum tardiness plus compression cost, the maximum lateness plus compression cost and the total compression cost subject to deadline constraints (the imprecise computation model). All problems are to minimize the objective function of agent A subject to a given upper bound on the objective function of agent B. These problems have various applications in computer systems as well as in operations management. We provide NP-hardness proofs for the more general problems and polynomial-time algorithms for several special cases of the problems.     

资金限制条件下的原油采购策略研究

在对原油采购市场的复杂性和生产商面临的采购风险进行深入分析的基础上,综合考虑影响企业采购的因素,强调原油供应链中资金流的限制,引入合同组合管理的方法,构建了一个简单的原油供应链系统,并借助供应链Agent建模仿真技术实现了该原油供应链系统。仿真结果的分析证明,相比较于传统的数学模型、系统动力学等方法,Agent的自主性、适应性和分布性等特点更适合于描述此类难以求解的供应链复杂性问题。随着采购进程的演化,生产商Agent通过对油价和需求变化规律的学习给出基于预测的最优合同组合策略,该策略在保证利润最大化的同时能够有效控制采购风险,平衡库存采购成本和财务成本,增强企业的可持续发展能力。