Electric Character of Strange Stars

Using the Thomas-Fermi model, we investigated the electric characteristics of a static non-magnetized strange star without crust in this paper. The exact solutions of electron number density and electric field above the quark surface are obtained. These results are useful if we are concerned about physical processes near the quark matter surfaces of strange stars.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX, Published in Chinese Physics Letters, Vol.16, p.77

Construction Stage Seismic Resilience Evaluation of a Continuous Girder Bridge with the Cast-in-Place Cantilever Construction Method

To rapidly evaluate the seismic resilience of the bridges under construction, the construction stage seismic resilience evaluation method was proposed. Based on a case bridge of continuous girder with the cast-in-place cantilever construction method, the seismic resilience of bridges at different construction stages was researched and compared. The bridge model was established by utilizing the construction stage module in the Midas Civil finite element modelling software. The functional losses of the bridges at different construction stages were computed. The three dimensional functional surfaces of Function-Time-PGA (Peak Ground Acceleration) were drawn. The resilience indexes at different construction stages with different seismic PGAs were compared, the resilience indexes with and without consideration of the delay recovery period were compared and analysed. The research results show: 1) in the control period, the functional loss is directly proportional to the PGA, but the function and resilience indexes are inversely proportional to the PGA; 2) the seismic resilience indexes of bridges at different construction stages are vastly different; 3) the resilience indexes with and without consideration of the delay recovery period are different; for the case bridge with the delay recovery period to recovery period ratio of 20%, the difference of the resilience indexes with and without consideration of the delay recovery period can reach 17% when the seismic PGA is 1.0 g. This paper provides a new method to evaluate the seismic resilience of construction stages, and it can be used to provide suggestions for the seismic damage evaluation and post-seismic recovery scheme

A Prototype Model Using Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) with a Japanese Local Standard : Designing and Implementing a Referral Letter System

Since clinical document architecture (CDA) became an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved health level seven (HL7) Standard, many countries have begun making an eff ort to make local standards conform to CDA. In order to make CDA compatible with the many diff erent local standards existing in diff erent countries, we designed a prototype model using HL7 CDA R2 with medical markup language (MML), a Japanese medical data exchange standard. Furthermore, a referral letter system based on this model was developed. Archetypes were used to express medical concepts in a formal manner and to make 2 diff erent standards work collaboratively. We share herein the experience gathered in designing and implementing a referral letter system based on HL7 CDA, Release 2 (CDA R2). We also outline the challenges encountered in our project and the opportunities to widen the scope of this approach to other clinical documents.</p

Vehicle Scheduling Optimization considering the Passenger Waiting Cost

In the operational planning process of public transport, the time a passenger spends on waiting is a very critical element for judging passenger service. Schedule synchronization is a useful strategy for reducing bus waiting time and improving service connectivity. This paper develops an extended vehicle scheduling model, taking into account the interests of passengers and operators in attaining optimization of timetable synchronization integrated with vehicle scheduling and considering the passenger waiting cost. Deficit functions at terminals are formulated. Deadheading (DH), shifting departure time (SDT), and network flow technique are used for vehicle scheduling with the consideration of passenger waiting times. An experimental study in Beijing is conducted and three important bus lines are selected as a regional bus network to demonstrate the methodology developed. Results show that both the fleet size of bus operators and the waiting cost of passengers are minimized. For example, the minimum fleet size can be reduced from 28 vehicles to 24 ones while the passenger times are less than 20 minutes in this multidepot network. Document type: Articl

Free-riding Analysis Via Dynamic Game with Incomplete Information

AbstractP2P networks are distributed, acentric and self-organized systems. Due to the incomplete information of network environment, the uncertainty of trust relationship among peers and the selfishness of the peers in P2P networks, which give rise to many free-riders that seriously impact the stability and scalability of P2P networks. In this paper, by analyzing the incomplete information of network environment, the uncertainty of trust relationship among nodes, the phenomenon of the free-riding is studied based on game theory. The IIDGTrust (Incomplete Information Dynamic Game Trust)mechanism is presented through the case “Supplying the Public Resources”. Updating the trust relationship among the nodes according to the Bayesian law, which make nodes choose better strategies in time. The experimental results demonstrate that the IIDGTrust mechanism can effectively reduce the proportion of the free-riders in the P2P networks and maintain the stability of networks better

Tetra-μ2-acetato-diaqua­bis­(μ2-2-{[1,3-dihy­droxy-2-(oxidometh­yl)propan-2-yl]imino­meth­yl}phenolato)trimanganese(II,III) acetonitrile disolvate dihydrate

In the title complex, [MnIIMnIII 2(C11H13NO4)2(CH3CO2)4(H2O)2]·2CH3CN·2H2O, there are two MnIII and one MnII atoms. The MnII atom lies on an inversion center and the MnIII—MnII—MnIII angle is therefore 180°, as required by crystallographic symmetry. The MnIII and MnII atoms are six-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral geometry. In the crystal, complex mol­ecules and solvent mol­ecules are linked into a three-dimensional network by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter­actions