Quadratically constrained minimum cross-entropy analysis

Quadratically constrained minimum cross-entropy problem has recently been studied by Zhang and Brockett through an elaborately constructed dual. In this paper, we take a geometric programming approach to analyze this problem. Unlike Zhang and Brockett, we separate the probability constraint from general quadratic constraints and use two simple geometric inequalities to derive its dual problem. Furthermore, by using the dual perturbation method, we directly prove the strong duality theorem and derive a dual-to-primal conversion formula. As a by-product, the perturbation proof gives us insights to develop a computation procedure that avoids dual non-differentiability and allows us to use a general purpose optimizer to find an-optimal solution for the quadratically constrained minimum cross-entropy analysis.     

取代脂环烃物理化学性质的拓扑化学研究

为了探讨有机化合物的分子结构与理化性质的关系,作者在以前的工作基础上,基于一阶分子连通性拓扑指数构建了一个信息拓扑指数.将拓扑指数与取代脂环烃系列分子的气态标准生成热、气态标准熵、气态标准生成自由能、沸点、临界温度、临界压力、临界体积、汽化热、密度、热容及表面张力等十一种热力学性质及物理化学性质相关联,用一个通用公式对各类性质进行概括,然后用已有的实验数据与拓扑指数进行回归分析,得到一系列计算各性质的经验公式.回归结果发现,分子的理化性质与拓扑指数有较好的相关性,有5类性质的复相关系数大于0.99.用经验公式对各类性质进行重新计算,其结果与实验值比较符合,用实验值对计算值作图,发现各数据点紧靠对角线,说明误差较小.残差分布呈正态分布.     

A subjective Bayesian approach to the theory of queues II — Inference and information in M/M/1 queues

This is a sequel to Part I of A Subjective Bayesian Approach to the Theory of Queues. The focus here is on inference and a use of Shannon's measure of information for assessing the amount of information conveyed by the various types of data from queues. The notation and terminology used here is established in Part I.     

The chemistry of electrogenerated transition metals species - the insertion of olefins into a nickelcarbon bond

The nickel(1) complex, Ni(teta)⁺, formed by cathodic reduction of the corresponding nickel(11) complex, reacts rapidly with alkyl bromides to form an unstable intermediate containing a nickelcarbon bond. When the electrolysis medium also contains an activated olefin an insertion reaction occurs. The new metalcarbon bond is cleaved by further reduction and overall the reduction of Ni(teta)²⁺ in the presence of RBr and CH₂CHY leads to high yiels of RCH₂CH₂Y.     

全球信息网WWW上的化学资源

文献查阅是化学工作者必须掌握的基本技能之一.随着计算机网络技术的迅速发展,利用全球信息网WWW浏览和获取化学信息已成为查阅化学文献最重要的方法之一.在化学工作者中普及万维网WWW查阅各类化学信息和获取化学资源的方法是非常重要的.作者简要叙述WWW的基本原理和通过WWW获取化学信息和化学资源的方法,并给出部分Internet化学资源.     

The impact of LIMS design and functionality on laboratory quality achievements

 A laboratory information management system (LIMS) can make a major contribution to the quality and therefore to the efficiency and competitiveness of a laboratory. Since it can impact all aspects of a laboratory's organization it must be the key if not the principal player of the laboratory's quality system. It should support the laboratory in establishing, maintaining and applying quality procedures thereby enabling the laboratory to achieve its quality goals. As a tool, LIMS permits the laboratory to input and use its own know-how and experience to optimize the total organization (internal and external) and workflow of generated information. However, perceived "quality" in the context of an LIMS, can be viewed as being made up of different facets such as the security, reliability and accessibility of information as well as its turn around time and production cost. This paper reviews the role of a LIMS in the laboratory and the contribution that both system design and functionality can have on "building quality ". Received: 5 October 1998 · Accepted: 20 October 1998     

A new approach for the derivation of bounds for the Jensen difference

There are many useful applications of Jensen's inequality in several fields of science, and due to this reason, a lot of results are devoted to this inequality in the literature. The main theme of this article is to present a new method of finding estimates of the Jensen difference for differentiable functions. By applying definition of convex function, and integral Jensen's inequality for concave function in the identity pertaining the Jensen difference, we derive bounds for the Jensen difference. We present integral version of the bounds in Riemann sense as well. The sharpness of the proposed bounds through examples are discussed, and we conclude that the proposed bounds are better than some existing bounds even with weaker conditions. Also, we present some new variants of the Hermite–Hadamard and Hölder inequalities and some new inequalities for geometric, quasi-arithmetic, and power means. Finally, we give some applications in information theory.     

基于主被动合作博弈的医患关系研究

针对我国医患关系日趋紧张,医患矛盾逐渐凸显这一问题,在对中国近五年医患事件进行分析的基础上,分别从信任程度、信息不对称程度、诊疗代价等多个视角出发,利用演化博弈理论和复制动态方程,构建了医患双方合作策略选择演化博弈模型,探究了影响医患关系演化的相关因素。研究表明:从长期来看,医患关系博弈系统存在两种演化路径:主动合作和被动合作;增大医患双方的信任程度,减小医患双方的信息不对称程度,降低医患双方合作成本,增大以政府为主导的仲裁机构对医患双方的奖励和惩罚都将会促使医患双方由被动合作转向主动合作。     

我国区域绿色技术创新效率的分类测度和提升模式研究——基于非期望产出的SBM-SupSBM模型

本文首先运用考虑非期望产出的SBM-SupSBM模型估计我国各省市绿色技术创新效率并进行分类:稳定上升类、平稳类、大幅度波动类以及下降类。之后从企业内部和外部两方面对绿色技术创新效率提升的影响因素提出假设,着重考虑大幅度波动类别省份的效率提升。运用面板数据模型各影响因素进行验证,结论显示:企业规模对绿色技术创新效率波动较大的省份起到显著的抑制作用,环境规制和技术进步对绿色技术创新效率波动较大的省份作用不明显。针对分析结果,提出结论:在提升绿色技术创新效率的过程中,应注重企业规模和技术进步的协同作用,以及技术的开放程度。     

Learning to align organizational design and data

The relationship between organizational learning and organizational design is explored. In particular, we examine the information processing aspects of organizational learning as they apply to a two-valued decision making task and the relation of such aspects to organizational structure. Our primary contribution is to extend Carley's (1992) model of this process. The original model assumes that all data input into the decision making processes are of equal importance or weight in determining the correct overall organizational decision. The extension described here allows for the more natural situation of non-uniform weights of evidence. Further extensions to the model are also discussed. Such organizational learning performance measures provide an interesting framework for analyzing the recent trend towards flatter organizational structures. This research suggests that flatter structures are not always better, but rather that data environment, ultimate performance goals, and relative need for speed in learning can be used to form a contingency model for choosing organizational structure.