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Study on Traffic Status Threshold Based on Floating Taxi
AbstractThe applications of floating car in road traffic condition identification are taken seriously and gradually developed. The paper studies the variables threshold in traffic condition information based on the floating taxi: section traffic information update cycle, data sampling interval, section covering ratio, floating taxi sample size. The optimization idea of floating taxi sample size is given. The traffic condition identification algorithm based on the floating taxi is put forward. The practice in two road sections shows that the algorithm is feasible which can offer useful reference for urban traffic management and resident trips decision
A Spiking Neural Network Based Cortex-Like Mechanism and Application to Facial Expression Recognition
In this paper, we present a quantitative, highly structured cortex-simulated model, which can be simply described as feedforward, hierarchical simulation of ventral stream of visual cortex using biologically plausible, computationally convenient spiking neural network system. The motivation comes directly from recent pioneering works on detailed functional decomposition analysis of the feedforward pathway of the ventral stream of visual cortex and developments on artificial spiking neural networks (SNNs). By combining the logical structure of the cortical hierarchy and computing power of the spiking neuron model, a practical framework has been presented. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate our system on several facial expression recognition tasks. The proposed cortical-like feedforward hierarchy framework has the merit of capability of dealing with complicated pattern recognition problems, suggesting that, by combining the cognitive models with modern neurocomputational approaches, the neurosystematic approach to the study of cortex-like mechanism has the potential to extend our knowledge of brain mechanisms underlying the cognitive analysis and to advance theoretical models of how we recognize face or, more specifically, perceive other people’s facial expression in a rich, dynamic, and complex environment, providing a new starting point for improved models of visual cortex-like mechanism
Antioxidant properties of lutein contribute to the protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced uveitis in mice
Chern insulators and high Curie temperature Dirac half-metal in two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials with nontrivial topological states
have drawn considerable attention recently. Among them, 2D metal-organic
frameworks (MOFs) are standing out due to their advantages, such as the easy
synthesis in practice and less sensitivity to oxidation that are distinctly
different from inorganic materials. By means of density-functional theory
calculations, we systematically investigate the electronic and topological
properties of a class of 2D MOFs X(C21H15N3) (X = transition metal element from
3d to 5d). Excitingly, we find that X(C21H15N3) (X = Ti, Zr, Ag, Au) are Chern
insulators with sizable band gaps (~7.1 meV). By studying a four-band effective
model, it is revealed that the Chern insulator phase in X(C21H15N3) (X = Ti,
Zr, Ag, Au) is caused cooperatively by the band inversion of the p orbitals of
the C21H15N3 molecule and the intrinsic ferromagnetism of X(C21H15N3).
Additionally, Mn(C21H15N3) is a Dirac half-metal ferromagnet with a high Curie
temperature up to 156 K. Our work demonstrates that 2D MOFs X(C21H15N3) are
good platforms for realizing Quantum anomalous Hall effect and designing novel
spintronic devices based on half-metals with high-speed and long-distance spin
transport.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure
Room-temperature antiferromagnetic CrSe monolayer with tunable metal-insulator transition in ferroelectric heterostructures
Recently, there has been a rapidly growing interest in two-dimensional (2D)
transition metal chalcogenide monolayers (MLs) due to their unique magnetic and
electronic properties. By using an evolutionary algorithm and first-principles
calculations, we report the discovery of a previously unexplored, chemically,
energetically, and thermodynamically stable 2D antiferromagnetic (AFM) CrSe ML
with a N\'eel temperature higher than room temperature. Remarkably, we predict
an electric field-controllable metal-insulator transition (MIT) in a van der
Waals (vdW) heterostructure comprised of CrSe ML and ferroelectric Sc2CO2. This
tunable transition in CrSe/Sc2CO2 heterostructure is attributed to the change
in the band alignment between CrSe and Sc2CO2 caused by the ferroelectric
polarization reversal in Sc2CO2. Our findings suggest that 2D AFM CrSe ML has
important potential applications in AFM spintronics, particularly in the gate
voltage conducting channel.Comment: 13 Pages, 4 Figure
Electrically tunable Gilbert damping in van der Waals heterostructures of two-dimensional ferromagnetic metals and ferroelectrics
Tuning the Gilbert damping of ferromagnetic (FM) metals via a nonvolatile way
is of importance to exploit and design next-generation novel spintronic
devices. Through systematical first-principles calculations, we study the
magnetic properties of the van der Waals heterostructure of two-dimensional FM
metal CrTe2 and ferroelectric (FE) In2Te3 monolayers. The ferromagnetism of
CrTe2 is maintained in CrTe2/In2Te3 and its magnetic easy axis can be switched
from in-plane to out-of-plane by reversing the FE polarization of In2Te3.
Excitingly, we find that the Gilbert damping of CrTe2 is tunable when the FE
polarization of In2Te3 is reversed from upward to downward. By analyzing the
k-dependent contributions to the Gilbert damping, we unravel that such
tunability results from the changed intersections between the bands of CrTe2
and Fermi level on the reversal of the FE polarizations of In2Te3 in
CrTe2/In2Te3. Our work provides an appealing way to electrically tailor Gilbert
dampings of two-dimensional FM metals by contacting them with ferroelectrics.Comment: 4 Figures, accepted by Applied Physics Letter
decays in the pQCD approach
We calculate the CP averaged branching ratios and CP-violating asymmetries
for and
decays in the perturbative QCD (pQCD) approach here. The pQCD predictions for
the CP-averaged branching ratios are Br(B_s^0 \to \eta \eta) = \left
(14.2^{+18.0}_{-7.5}) \times 10^{-6}, Br(B_s^0 \to \eta \eta^\prime)= \left
(12.4 ^{+18.2}_{-7.0}) \times 10^{-6}, and Br(B_s^0 \to \eta^{\prime}
\eta^{\prime}) = \left (9.2^{+15.3}_{-4.9}) \times 10^{-6}, which agree well
with those obtained by employing the QCD factorization approach and also be
consistent with available experimental upper limits. The gluonic contributions
are small in size: less than 7% for and
decays, and around 18% for decay. The CP-violating
asymmetries for three decays are very small: less than 3% in magnitude.Comment: 11 pages, 1 ps figure, Revte
Aqua(2-hydroxy-5-sulfonatobenzoato-κO 1)bis(2-phenyl-1H-1,3,7,8-tetraazacyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-κ2 N 7,N 8)zinc(II)
In the title compound, [Zn(C7H4O6S)(C19H12N4)2(H2O)], the ZnII ion is coordinated by two N,N′-bidentate 2-phenyl-1H-1,3,7,8-tetraazacyclopenta[l]phenanthrene ligands, one O-monodentate 5-sulfosalicylate dianion and a water molecule. This results in a distorted cis-ZnO2N4 octahedral coordination geometry for the metal ion. In the crystal, molecules are expanded into a three-dimensional supramolecular motif via O—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and N—H⋯(O,S) hydrogen bonds. In addition, π–π stacking interactions between the aromatic rings of the polycyclic ligands consolidate the sturcture [shortest centroid–centroid distance = 3.501 (2) Å]
Ceramic Nano-particle/Substrate Interface Bonding Formation Derived from Dynamic Mechanical Force at Room Temperature: HRTEM Examination
The bonding of TiO nano-particle/substrate is a critical factor influencing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. In order to reveal the bonding properties at TiO nano-particle/substrate interface, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analysis was adopted to TiO coatings prepared by three different approaches. In the HRTEM analysis, the effective bonding mode is allowed to distinguish from the false image overlapping. Results show that large areas of effective bonding between nano-TiO particles and the substrate surface formed in the room temperature cold sprayed coating and mechanically pressed coating, while only limited interface areas with the effective bonding were observed in the coating deposited by non-pressed method. These results confirm that both high impact pressure during the room temperature cold spraying and mechanical pressure contribute to the bonding formation at the particle/substrate interface
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