On equivalence and explicit solutions of a class of matrix equations

It is shown in this paper that three types of matrix equations AX−XF=BY,AX−EXF=BY and which have wide applications in control systems theory, are equivalent to the matrix equation with their coefficient matrices satisfying some relations. Based on right coprime factorization to , explicit solutions to the equation are proposed and thus explicit solutions to the former three types of matrix equations can be immediately established. With the special structure of the proposed solutions, necessary conditions to the nonsingularity of matrix X are also obtained. The proposed solutions give an ultimate and unified formula for the explicit solutions to these four types of linear matrix equations.     

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: toward a comprehensive CMR exam

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder characterized by abnormally increased blood pressure of the pulmonary circulation. The clinical course of the untreated PAH involves rapid progression to right ventricular (RV) failure and death. Right heart catheterization is the gold-standard method for confirming PAH. However, the technique's invasiveness and associated risks preclude its use on a regular basis. Different imaging techniques have been implemented for evaluating PAH, including echocardiography, computed tomography and nuclear medicine. However, these techniques have their own limitations. During the past decade, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been increasingly used for the evaluation of different cardiovascular diseases, including PAH, due to its high resolution, high tissue contrast, and the plethora of anatomical and physiological parameters that can be measured with this modality. This article presents an up-to-date review of the implementation of CMR for evaluating PAH. This is achieved by describing a comprehensive CMR protocol that includes several imaging sequences for assessing different cardiovascular parameters pertaining to PAH. In contrast to the previously published articles, the presented CMR protocol evaluates both RV function and pulmonary artery hemodynamics, which are both affected in PAH. Each imaging sequence is explained along with the image analysis steps required for deriving the cardiovascular parameters of interest. Then, based on an extensive literature review, the article illustrates the significance of the derived cardiovascular parameters and their association with PAH. The article concludes with a discussion of the advantages of the proposed CMR exam for better understanding of the disease pathophysiology and treatment planning.     

Model-based likelihood ratio confidence intervals for survival functions

We introduce an adjusted likelihood ratio procedure for computing pointwise confidence intervals for survival functions from censored data. The test statistic, scaled by a ratio of two variance quantities, is shown to converge to a chi-squared distribution with one degree of freedom. The confidence intervals are seen to be a neighborhood of a semiparametric survival function estimator and are shown to have correct empirical coverage. Numerical studies also indicate that the proposed intervals have smaller estimated mean lengths in comparison to the ones that are produced as a neighborhood of the Kaplan-Meier estimator. We illustrate our method using a lung cancer data set.     

随机右删失非参数回归模型的影响分析

将随机删失非参数固定设计回归模型转化为非参数回归模型进行研究;然后对此模型作了局部影响分析,得到计算影响矩阵及最大影响曲率方向的简洁公式;最后通过实例分析,验证了分析方法的有效性.     

第三讲:Weibull分布和对数正态分布情形的可靠性评定

对于产品寿命服从Weibull分布或对数正态分布的情形,针对几种不同类型的数据(例如随机截尾,定数截尾情形出现的数据),分别给出了可靠性参数(可靠度、可靠寿命)的点估计或置信下限。特别是在定时截尾出现零失效情形,给出了可靠性参数的置信下限的计算公式。     

右对称环

本文在左对称环的基础上提出了右对称环的概念,分别给出了是右对称环但不是左对称环和是左对称环但不是右对称环的例子．证明了（1）如果R是Armendariz环,则R是右对称环的充要条件R[x]是右对称环;（2）如果R是约化环,则R[x]/（x^n）是右对称环,其中（xn）是由xn生成的理想．     

Spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust collapse in higher dimensional space-time and cosmic censorship hypothesis

We consider a collapsing spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust cloud in higher dimensional space-time. We show that the central singularity of collapse can be a strong curvature or a weak curvature naked singularity depending on the initial density distribution.     

模糊(左,右)理想格的结构

本文利用截集和集合套理论研究模糊（左,右）理想格的结构。证明了环Ｒ的模糊（左,右）理想格是模格,并给出了这类格中并ＨＶＫ的构造。     

Local asymptotic normality and asymptotical minimax efficiency of the MLE under random censorship

Here we study the problems of local asymptotic normality of the parametric family of distributions and asymptotic minimax efficient estimators when the observations are subject to right censoring. Local asymptotic normality will be established under some mild regularity conditions. A lower bound for local asymptotic minimax risk is given with respect to a bowl-shaped loss function, and furthermore a necessary and sufficient condition is given in order to achieve this lower bound. Finally, we show that this lower bound can be attained by the maximum likelihood estimator in the censored case and hence it is local asymptotic minimax efficient.