Forensic examination of ink by high-performance thin layer chromatography--the United States Secret Service Digital Ink Library

Forensic examinations of ink have been performed since the beginning of the 20th century. Since the 1960s, the International Ink Library, maintained by the United States Secret Service, has supported those analyses. Until 2009, the search and identification of inks were essentially performed manually. This paper describes the results of a project designed to improve ink samples' analytical and search processes. The project focused on the development of improved standardization procedures to ensure the best possible reproducibility between analyses run on different HPTLC plates. The successful implementation of this new calibration method enabled the development of mathematical algorithms and of a software package to complement the existing ink library.     

服役环境下腐蚀坑等效为表面裂纹的有效性分析

对取自退役飞机机翼蒙皮的光滑试件进行了等幅疲劳试验,通过疲劳断口分析得到了服役环境下飞机主体材料LY12CZ 铝合金蚀坑的拓扑特征.基于飞机结构的实际腐蚀尺寸,将蚀坑的宽度和深度作为等效裂纹的长轴和短轴,并应用 Stress Check 软件对蚀坑等效为裂纹的可行性进行了有限元分析.结果表明:实际蚀坑与等效裂纹对结构应力分布的影响十分相似;应力强度因子在蚀坑等效前后数值大小和变化趋势不大.在分析蚀坑对典型试件疲劳寿命影响时将蚀坑等效成半椭圆形裂纹,选取 Walker 公式作为扩展速率模型,并与试验值进行了对比.结果表明:预测值与试验值比较吻合,最大误差为9.23%,满足工程需求.     

供应和需求不确定条件下物流服务供应链能力协调研究

为解决物流能力供应和需求不确定环境下,物流服务集成商和供应商能力采购和投资的协调问题,建立了Stackelberg主从博弈下物流服务集成商和供应商的决策模型,提出了基于收益共享的能力采购费用补偿协调机制,给出了实现供应链协同以及帕雷托改进的合约参数设计和取值区间.数值分析进一步验证了该协调机制的有效性,以及供应和需求波动对决策双方行为的影响.研究结果表明,物流服务集成商通过调节合约参数取值能有效协调供应和需求随机环境下物流服务供应链的采购和投资风险.     

An analysis of p-median location problem: Effects of backup service level and demand assignment policy

Any solution to facility location problems will consider determining the best suitable locations with respect to certain criteria. Among different types of location problems, involving emergency service system (ESSs) are one of the most widely studied in the literature, and solutions to these problems will mostly aim to minimize the mean response time to demands. In practice, however, a demand may not be served from its nearest facility if that facility is engaged in serving other demands. This makes it a requirement to assign backup services so as to improve response time and service quality. The level of backup service is a key, strategic-level planning factor, and must be taken into consideration carefully. Moreover, in emergency service operations conducted in congested demand regions, demand assignment policy is another important factor that affects the system performance. Models failing to adopt sufficient levels of backup service and realistic demand assignment policies may significantly deteriorate the system performance.Considering the classic p-median problem (pMP) location model, this paper investigates the effects of backup service level, demand assignment policy, demand density, and number of facilities and their locations on the solution performance in terms of multiple metrics. For this purpose, we adopt a combined optimization and simulation approach. We will first modify the classic pMP to account for distances to backup services. Next, we employ a discrete event simulation to evaluate the performance of location schemes obtained from the deterministic mathematical model. Our results provide insights for decision-makers while planning ESS operations.     

A difference equation approach for analysing a batch service queue with the batch renewal arrival process

We consider an infinite buffer single server queue wherein customers arrive according to the batch renewal arrival process and are served in batches following the random serving capacity rule. The service-batch times follow exponential distribution. This model has been studied in the past using the embedded Markov chain technique and probability generating function. In this paper we provide an alternative yet simple methodology to carry out the whole analysis which is based on the supplementary variable technique and the theory of difference equations. The procedure used here is simple in the sense that it does not require the complicated task of constructing the transition probability matrix. We obtain explicit expressions of the steady-state system-content distribution at pre-arrival and arbitrary epochs in terms of roots of the associated characteristic equation. We also present few numerical results in order to illustrate the computational procedure.     

机场任务指派问题的优化方案研究

本文研究了机场任务指派问题,该问题是指将具有特殊属性的任务指派给有限数量的班次。由于机场任务和班次属性的多样性,机场任务指派问题是一个复杂的组合优化问题,属于NP-完全问题。本文以任务完成产生的效益总和最大化为目标建立数学优化模型,提出有效不等式,应用CPLEX软件对实际数据进行求解,结果表明,CPLEX可以在较短时间内对一定规模的算例求得最优解。同时对影响目标函数的四个因素:任务数量、班次数量、班次工作时长和任务属性分别进行分析,通过实际算例测试对比,得出具有指导意义的结论,即根据机场特征分别调整四个因素不仅能够提高机场资源的有效利用率,而且能够提高机场的运行效率和服务水平。     

基于多级工作流的在线查新服务平台建设实践

随着计算机网络技术的快速发展和社会科技创新能力的不断提高,科研新项目和新课题的数目迅速增长,传统的查新工作由于受到于工作流程繁杂、沟通方式不畅、资源分配不均等方面的限制,在高效性、及时性、针对性等方面已逐渐满足不了科技人员的需求.为此,本研究设计了一条高效、简捷的工作流程,用于合理重组、分配查新资源;规范科技查新工作内容,模块化业务流程;基于用户委托信息数据合理重组、分配查新资源,从而提高科技查新工作效率,节省大量时间及人力资源,极大地便利用户查新工作.以紧密吻合业务、模块化的业务流程模型为基础,结合针对用户委托信息数据的统计分析进行查新资源的重组优化,可大幅度提升信息交流及工作效率.     

采用ABMS方法的煤炭企业服务化绩效的影响机制研究

本研究认为煤炭企业服务化转型是促进产业结构调整与升级的有效措施.为了分析服务化对企业绩效的影响机制,将服务化分为服务创新与组织创新两个维度,并采用基于Agent的建模仿真(Agent-Based Modeling And Simulation,ABMS)方法和CobbDouglas生产函数构建企业服务化创新多Agent仿真模型,通过确定管理者、员工、科研机构和政府等Agent及其属性,借助Netlogo仿真平台模拟组织变革水平、知识获取水平和政策支持对服务化绩效的影响程度.结果表明:组织变革水平与服务化绩效之间呈S型曲线关系;知识获取水平与服务化绩效之间呈倒U型曲线关系;政策支持与服务化绩效具有显著的正向影响.多Agent仿真模型促进了服务化对绩效影响的定量化分析研究,为煤炭企业决策提供了有效依据.     

高速列车轴承可靠性评估关键力学参量研究进展

轴承是高速列车牵引传动和轮轴系统的关键零部件. 受列车运行过程中电机转矩、齿轮啮合以及轮轨随机激励的影响,轴承可能发生疲劳破坏, 严重影响高速列车的行车安全.我国特有的复杂运用条件对轴承部件的疲劳性能提出了更高的要求,而轴承疲劳可靠性的基础理论和关键技术是我国轴承正向设计研发中的薄弱环节.可靠性评估方面的相关研究在解决轴承可靠性研究的瓶颈问题中起到了承上启下的关键作用.高速列车轴承可靠性评估手段与技术旨在获得使用环境中轴承可靠性评估的关键力学参量,并以此推动复杂激励下轴承疲劳可靠性理论研究. 因此,需要哪些关键力学参量并且在复杂的实际使用环境下如何去获取这些力学参量是进行高速列车轴承可靠性评估的关键所在.本文首先概述了高速列车轴承所处的复杂使用环境及运用中的主要失效模式,并据此分析了高速列车轴承可靠性评估所需的关键力学参量,强调了轴承内部滚滑行为和载荷分布在可靠性评估和轴承状态监测中的重要作用,之后从计算模型和测试技术等方面系统阐述了针对这两个关键力学参量的研究进展.最后提出了在高速列车轴承可靠性评估关键力学参量特征及测试技术研究中值得关注的若干问题.      

基于中智犹豫模糊语言优先QUALIFLEX方法的绿色供应商选择

针对绿色供应商选择过程中,评价指标数量明显超过可供选择的供应商数量且指标之间存在优序关系等特点,提出了基于中智犹豫模糊语言优先QUALIFLEX方法的绿色供应商选择方法.首先,利用中智犹豫模糊语言表征评价信息和评价权重;其次,构造优先矩阵对指标权重做精确化处理,考虑到决策者对指标的要求和指标之间的优序关系,对指标权重进行修订;然后,提出改进的中智犹豫模糊语言余弦距离测度,在此基础上借助QUALIFLEX方法确定备选供应商的最终排序;最后,利用化学制药企业选择原料供应商的案例验证了所提方法的有效性.