Parallel and bootstrapped stochastic approximation

Parallelization of stochastic approximation procedures can reduce computation and total observation time of a system. Concerning the number of all observations used by the pure sequential and the suggested parallel method a weak invariance principle implies the asymptotic equivalence of both methods. A loglog invariance principle and a rate of a.s. convergence result describe the pathwise properties. Due to the parallel design asymptotic confidence regions can readily be constructed either by computing the bootstrap distribution or the Gaussian limit distribution determined by the empirical covariance     

Existence of extremal solutions by approximation to a first-order initial dynamic equation with Carathéodory's conditions and discontinuous non-linearities*

This paper is devoted to the study of the existence of extremal solutions to a first-order initial value problem on an interval of an arbitrary time scale. We prove the existence of extremal solutions for problems satisfying Carathéodory's conditions. Moreover, they are approximated uniformly by a sequence of lower and upper solutions to this problem, respectively.

We also can warrant the existence and approximation of extremal solutions for the problem by relaxing their continuity properties.     

A generalization of Baer’s Lemma

There is a classical result known as Baer’s Lemma that states that an R-module E is injective if it is injective for R. This means that if a map from a submodule of R, that is, from a left ideal L of R to E can always be extended to R, then a map to E from a submodule A of any R-module B can be extended to B; in other words, E is injective. In this paper, we generalize this result to the category q _ω consisting of the representations of an infinite line quiver. This generalization of Baer’s Lemma is useful in proving that torsion free covers exist for q _ω.      

Solution of the Dipoles in Noncommutative Space with Minimal Length *

The single neutral spin-half particle with electric dipole moment and magnetic dipole moment moving in an external electromagnetic field is studied. The Aharonov-Casher effect and He-McKellar-Wilkens effect are emphatically discussed in noncommutative (NC) space with minimal length. The energy eigenvalues of the systems are obtained exactly in terms of the Jacobi polynomials. Additionally, a special case is discussed and the related energy spectra are plotted.     

On Newton’s method for solving equations containing Fréchet-differentiable operators of order at least two

We provide sufficient conditions for the semilocal convergence of Newton’s method to a locally unique solution of a nonlinear operator equation containing operators that are Fréchet-differentiable of order at least two, in a Banach space setting. Numerical examples are also provided to show that our results apply to solve nonlinear equations in cases earlier ones cannot [J.M. Gutiérrez, A new semilocal convergence theorem for Newton’s method, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 79(1997) 131-145; Z. Huang, A note of Kantorovich theorem for Newton iteration, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 47 (1993) 211-217; F.A. Potra, Sharp error bounds for a class of Newton-like methods, Libertas Mathematica 5 (1985) 71-84].     

Rectifying properties of a boron/nitrogen-doped C131-based molecular junction: A first-principles study

Using first-principles density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green′s function formalism for quantum transport calculation, we have investigated the electronic transport properties of the boron/nitrogen-doped C₁₃₁-based molecular junction. Our results show that an obvious rectifying behavior is observed. Moreover, the rectifying performance can be tuned by adjusting the doping sites. The mechanism for the rectifying phenomenon is suggested. The present findings could be helpful for the application of the C₁₃₁ molecule in the field of single molecular devices or nanometer electronics.     

CMOS三值译码器

本文探讨了在常规CMOS集成电路基础上设计三值逻辑电路的方法。从三值倒相器入手,结合常规CMOS门电路,给出了CMOS三值译码器的设计方案及应用电路。     

逻辑函数高阶布尔e偏导数求解算法的实现

针对已有方法在求解布尔e偏导数时只能解决小规模电路的问题,提出了一种基于逻辑函数不相交运算的大函数高阶布尔e偏导数的求解算法.该方法将逻辑函数转化为不相交乘积项的集合,用逻辑函数的不相交运算替代布尔e导数运算中的逻辑“与”运算;并将不包含待求导变量的乘积项拆分出来,不参与布尔e导数运算,以达到降低算法复杂度、提高算法速度的目的.提出的算法用C语言编程实现,并用MCNC测试电路进行了测试.实验结果显示,本算法能快速实现大函数高阶布尔e偏导数的求解,求解效率与参与不相交运算的乘积项数量有关,但对输入变量的数量不敏感.     

Analysis of dissolution profiles of iron,zinc, and manganese from complex dietary supplements by ion chromatography and chemometrics

Four commercially available formulations containing iron, zinc, and manganese were subjected to dissolution profile testing during 60 min and the dissolution was analyzed by ion chromatography. The obtained curves were analyzed directly by principal component analysis (PCA). The main trend (87.1% of variance) was connected with average dissolution percentage over the investigated time. The second component (11.2% of variance) is connected with shape of dissolution profile. All metals behave in the similar way and the differences were connected with excipients. An additional fit was completed on 12 kinetic models: first order kinetics (4 variants), Higuchi (2 variants), Hixson-Crowell (2 variants), Korsemeyer-Peppas, Logistic (2 variants), Peppas-Sahlin, Quadratic (2 variants), Weibull (3 variants), and Zero order kinetics (2 variants). The ranking of the fitting was performed by Akaike information criteria (AIC) values with additional PCA analysis on them, an approach presented in literature for the first time. The main trend (67.4% of variance) was connected with average fit. The second (14.8% of variance) is connected with differences of fitting ability to investigated dissolution curves. This methodology brought an overall look to trends and variances inside obtained data, both the profile shape and fitting ability to particular models.