Interval standard neural network models for nonlinear systems

INTRODUCTION Neural networks have been successfully em- ployed for controlling nonlinear systems since the 1990’s (Narendra and Parthasarathy 1990; Hunt et al., 1992; Suykens et al., 1996). In these nonlinear control systems, neural networks have been used either for modelling the system to be controlled, or for design- ing a controller, or both. Recently, the robustness issue has been an important focus of research in neuro-control circles (Suykens et al., 1996; Wams et al., 1999; Aya…     

Predictive control of a class of bilinear systems based on global off-line models

INTRODUCTION Bilinear systems are a kind of important nonlinear systems with relatively simple structure, and many industrial processes can be described as a bilinear system. Thus research on the control of this kind of systems is very important. On the other hand, model predictive control (MPC) (Clarke et al., 1987) has been widely used in industrial applications and many predictive control methods focusing on bilinear systems are emerging (Bloemen et al., 2001; Fontes et al., 2004; He…     

A proof of maximum contention-free property of interleavers for Turbo codes using permutation polynomials over integer rings

INTRODUCTION In order to satisfy the high throughput and lowlatency requirements for next generation mobilecommunication systems, the parallelization of de-coding of Turbo codes (Berrou et al., 1993) has re-ceived remarkable attention. As the interleav-ing/deinterleaving operations may result in memorycontentions, interleaver design (Dinoi and Benedetto,2005; Dobkin et al., 2005; Popovski et al., 2004; Thulet al., 2002) is the bottleneck of the parallel Turbodecoder. For certain inter…     

Feature-based multiresolution techniques for product design

INTRODUCTION 3D CAD systems for the feature-based B-rep solid models (Choi et al., 2002; Kim et al., 2003; 2005; Koo and Lee, 2002; Lee et al., 2004; Lee, 2005a) are becoming more suitable for CAD when compared with the conventional polygon-based mul- tiresolution modelling in computer graphics (Cignoni et al., 1998; Schr?der et al., 1992). As illustrated in Fig.1b, the object of the feature-based multiresolution modelling is a solid model where the suppressed ob- jects are form feat…     

Analysis of a functionally graded piezothermoelastic hollow cylinder

INTRODUCTION Piezoelectric symmetric structures always play an important role in the use of piezoelectric materials (Olesiak and Pyryev, 1995; Ding et al., 2003; Wu et al., 2003). To improve the durability of this kind of piezoelectric structures, functionally gradient piezo- electric materials (FGPM) have been developed and used to produce these devices such as sensors and actuators (Hauke et al., 2000; Zhu et al., 1995). For the case when a rectangular plate made of function- ally gr…     

Identification of Rhodiola species by using RP-HPLC

INTRODUCTION The roots of Rhodiola species, one of the im-portant traditional Chinese herbal medicines, have anti-viral (Sun et al., 1993), anti-tumor (Wang et al., 1992), anti-ageing (Yi et al., 1992), anti-oxygen de-ficiency, anti-radiation (Luo et al., 1996) effects and other pharmacological properties (Xu et al., 2000). Ten Rhodiola species distribute in the Tianshan Mountains areas of China. Biologically active com-pounds content in the roots has large variation and the value of…     

Homoharringtonine induces apoptosis of endothelium and down-regulates VEGF expression of K562 cells

INTRODUCTION Homoharringtonine (HHT) is a cephalotoxin alkaloid with anti-leukemic activity and had been used successfully in the treatment of acute and chronic myeloid leukemias (O払rien et al., 1995; 1999; Feldman et al., 1992). The principal mecha-nism of action by HHT is the inhibition of protein synthesis in a dose- and time-dependent manner by binding to ribosome and inhibiting polypeptide chain elongation (Tujebajeva et al., 1989; Zhou et al., 1995). HHT had been shown to indu…     

Quantum Yang-Baxter equation and constant R-matrix over Grassmann algebra

INTRODUCTION The Yang-Baxter equation(Yang,1967;Baxter,1972)is one of the most valuable concepts in modern theoretical physics(Baxter,1982).The importance of detailed study of Yang-Baxter equation solutions is due to its key role in constant solution models of sta-tistics mechanics(Baxter,1972;1982)and field the-ory in lower dimensions(Yang,1967),conformal field theory(Di Francesco et al.,1997)and in quan-tum integrable systems(Faddeev et al.,1990).From the group-theoretical viewpoint…     

A resonator mode in linear arrays of silver spheres and cylinders

INTRODUCTION The waveguide properties of linear arrays (chains) of silver nano-particles at optical frequencies are well known (Krenn et al., 1997; 1999; Tretyakov and Viitanen, 2000; Girard et al., 1994; Weber and Ford, 2004). Silver spheres and ellipsoids can support forward or backward waves along the chain depend- ing on their polarization state and the eigenfrequency (Krenn et al., 1999; Tretyakov and Viitanen, 2000; Girard et al., 1994; Weber and Ford, 2004). At com- paratively …     

A novel technique of three-dimensional reconstruction segmentation and analysis for sliced images of biological tissues

INTRODUCTION The past decades witnessed unprecedented ad-vances in the imaging science fields(Yelbuz et al.,2002;Campagnola et al.,2002;Sharpe et al.,2002).The technique of3D image reconstruction andanalysis plays a significant role in the basic researchof life science,which developed from2D imageprocessing but provides more information than2Dimage,and has rapidly expanded to molecular andcellular field(Guo et al.,1995;Trehan et al.,2003).Despite the rapid development of the new field,…     

CdS/SiO2 nanowire arrays and CdS nanobelt synthesized by thermal evaporation

INTRODUCTION The richness of fundamental phenomena and the potential applications in nano-technologies has ar- oused rapidly growing interest in nano-dimensional materials. Quasi-one-dimensional (1D) nano-semi- conductors in the form of nanowires and nanoribbons have recently been successfully fabricated in many laboratories and by many methods (Wu et al., 2004; Yang et al., 2005; Gan et al., 2004; Soumitra et al., 2006). To synthesize CdS nanowires, people have developed a series of sy…     

Optimal coordinated voltage control of power systems

INTRODUCTION Voltage security control as an indispensable fa- cility in power systems aims at mid or long term voltage quality maintenance of power systems in the presence of load and/or transmission line disturbances. Most results of earlier research have been reported on transient stabilization and network control for voltage security of power systems, with various techniques originated from modern control methodology such as dynamic programming (Popovic et al., 2002; Wu et al., 2001), …     

Experimental study on the inhibition of biological reduction of Fe(III)EDTA in NO_x absorption solution

INTRODUCTION Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are significant airborne contaminants resulting from fossil fuels combustion. The use of metal chelate additives for combined re- moval of NOx and SO2 in FGD (flue-gas desulfuriza- tion) systems was investigated by several groups (Harriott et al., 1993; Tsai et al., 1989; Shi et al., 1996a; 1997). Fe(II)EDTA (EDTA, ethylenediami- netetraacetate) as an additive for removing nitric oxide (NO) from flue gas had been extensively stud- ied, with the …     

Optimal operation of water supply systems with tanks based on genetic algorithm

INTRODUCTION With increased urbanization and consumer de-mand, most water distribution systems and efficient scheduling of pump operation have become increas-ingly complex. Several optimization methods are used to find optimal pump schedules. Because of the complex water distribution systems, simple calcula-tions are no longer possible. The main methods used at present are linear programming (Crawley and Dandy, 1993), dynamic programming (Yeh et al., 1992; Nitivattananon et al., 1996), …     

Petrology, geochemistry and geodynamics of basic granulite from the Altay area, North Xinjiang, China

INTRODUCTION Due to granulites representing products of thedeeper lower crust-upper mantle and having geneticassociation with early crustal evolution and forma-tion of large-scale metallogenic-forming and nonmetallogenic-forming belts, the study of granulitesin the world has resulted in much recent attention(Zhai and Liu, 2001; Liu and Zhou, 1994; Yu et al.,1998; 2003; Li et al., 2000; Zhang et al., 2001; Yuet al., 2002; Bingen and Stein, 2003; Blein et al.,2003; Garcia et al., …     

Influence of kaolinite on chiral hydrolysis of methyl dichlorprop enantiomers

INTRODUCTION Lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) is an important hydrolysis enzyme (Jaeger et al., 1994) excreted to the envi-ronment by plant roots and microorganisms. Many pollutants such as organophosphorus pesticides and synthetic polyesters and polyamides can be degraded by lipase (Monroy-Noyola et al., 1999; Marten et al., 2003). In soil, enzymatic reactions occur in a het-erogeneous rather than homogeneous environment (Huang et al., 1998). Catalytic function of lipase, an extracelluar enzyme, …     

Study on dynamic model of tractor system for automated navigation applications

INTRODUCTION Automatic guidance of agricultural tractors hasbeen studied over the past several decades. The po-tential benefits of automated agricultural tractorsinclude increased productivity, increased applicationaccuracy, and enhanced operation safety (Reid et al.,2000). Various guidance technologies, includingmechanical guidance, machine-vision guidance, ra-dio navigation, and ultrasonic guidance, had beeninvestigated (Reid et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2003).Most previous work on…     

Influence of surfactant concentration on counter-ion induced solubility of poly（pyridine-2,5-diyl）

INTRODUCTION Preparation and electrical properties ofpoly(arylene)s having π-conjugation system along thepolymer chain are the subject of recent interest(Skotheim et al., 1997; Nalwa, 1997; Yamamoto,2002). Among the poly(arylene)s, poly(p-phenylene),poly(pyridine-2,5-diyl) and poly(thiophene-2,5-diyl)are the most fundamental polymers and had beenextensively studied (Skotheim et al., 1997; Yama-moto, 2002; Nurulla et al., 2001). However, thesepolymers show only…