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Control energy of complex networks towards distinct mixture states
Controlling complex networked systems is a real-world puzzle that remains largely unsolved. Despite recent progress in understanding the structural characteristics of network control energy, target state and system dynamics have not been explored. We examine how varying the final state mixture affects the control energy of canonical and conformity-incorporated dynamical systems. We find that the control energy required to drive a network to an identical final state is lower than that required to arrive a non-identical final state. We also demonstrate that it is easier to achieve full control in a conformity-based dynamical network. Finally we determine the optimal control strategy in terms of the network hierarchical structure. Our work offers a realistic understanding of the control energy within the final state mixture and sheds light on controlling complex systems.This work was funded by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61763013, 61703159, 61403421), The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (No. 20171BAB212017), The Measurement and Control of Aircraft at Sea Laboratory (No. FOM2016OF010), and China Scholarship Council (201708360048). The Boston University Center for Polymer Studies is supported by NSF Grants PHY-1505000, CMMI-1125290, and CHE-1213217, and by DTRA Grant HDTRA1-14-1-0017. (61763013 - National Natural Science Foundation of China; 61703159 - National Natural Science Foundation of China; 61403421 - National Natural Science Foundation of China; 20171BAB212017 - Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province; FOM2016OF010 - Measurement and Control of Aircraft at Sea Laboratory; 201708360048 - China Scholarship Council; PHY-1505000 - NSF; CMMI-1125290 - NSF; CHE-1213217 - NSF; HDTRA1-14-1-0017 - DTRA)Published versio
Characteristics of typical pollutants in tannery site soil
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This paper briefly introduced the process of leather manufacture and the potential pollution sources of soil in tannery sites. Pollutants are mainly derived from the use of a large number of various chemicals and organic matter decomposed by raw skin. The characteristics of typical pollutants in tannery sites soil were summarized, including tannery site soil pH, organic and inorganic compounds, and heavy metals, etc., especially the status of chromium contamination were reviewed. The pH of soil in the tanning workshop (6.65-7.8) is generally lower than tannery sludge dumping site (7.94-8.40). The main organic pollutants contained in the tannery site soil include nitrogen compound, grease, petroleum hydrocarbon. In tannery sludge dumping site soil, the content of nitrogen compound (10cm depth) is 28400 mg/kg, which is similar to tannery sludge. The content of petroleum hydrocarbon is 5-700 mg/kg, which partially exceed the limits of China agricultural land quality standard(450mg/L), total dissolved solids (>1000mg/L), sulfate ions (>250mg/L), nitrite nitrogen (>0.02mg/L) partially exceed the limits of China groundwater quality standard, which are found in groundwater below the tannery site. Heavy metal pollutants in the tannery sites soil have many characteristics and large differences in content, due to the different tanning processes. Among them, chromium (Cr) is the most used heavy metal and the highest content of pollutants. Cr content in tanning process wastewater, dyeing process wastewater and chromiumcontaining sludge are about 2000-3000 mg/L, 30-40 mg/L and 8500-25800 mg/kg, respectively. Total Cr content in the partial tannery sites soil are higher than 800 mg/kg, which exceed the limits of China agricultural land quality standard(<150mg/kg). Surprisingly, Cr(VI) appears in tannery sites soil and the contents are partly higher than 40 mg/kg, which exceed the limits of China development land quality standard(<3.0mg/kg). Furthermore, the more effort needs to be directed toward the chemistry of chromium-organic complex pollutants, and an understanding of the speciation of Cr in highly organics
contaminated tannery site soil is essential for the development of suitable remediation strategies for contaminated soil.
Take-Away:
1. The pH of soil in the tanning workshop (6.65-7.8) is generally lower than tannery sludge dumping site(7.94-8.40).
2. Total Cr content in the partial tannery sites soil are higher than 800 mg/kg, which exceed the limits of China agricultural land quality standard(<150mg/kg).
3. Cr(VI) appears in tannery sites soil and the contents are partly higher than 40 mg/kg, which exceed the limits of China development land quality standard(<3.0mg/kg)
Fixed-Time Gradient Flows for Solving Constrained Optimization: A Unified Approach
The accelerated method in solving optimization problems has always been an
absorbing topic. Based on the fixed-time (FxT) stability of nonlinear dynamical
systems, we provide a unified approach for designing FxT gradient flows
(FxTGFs). First, a general class of nonlinear functions in designing FxTGFs is
provided. A unified method for designing first-order FxTGFs is shown under
PolyakL jasiewicz inequality assumption, a weaker condition than strong
convexity. When there exist both bounded and vanishing disturbances in the
gradient flow, a specific class of nonsmooth robust FxTGFs with disturbance
rejection is presented. Under the strict convexity assumption, Newton-based
FxTGFs is given and further extended to solve time-varying optimization.
Besides, the proposed FxTGFs are further used for solving equation-constrained
optimization. Moreover, an FxT proximal gradient flow with a wide range of
parameters is provided for solving nonsmooth composite optimization. To show
the effectiveness of various FxTGFs, the static regret analysis for several
typical FxTGFs are also provided in detail. Finally, the proposed FxTGFs are
applied to solve two network problems, i.e., the network consensus problem and
solving a system linear equations, respectively, from the respective of
optimization. Particularly, by choosing component-wisely sign-preserving
functions, these problems can be solved in a distributed way, which extends the
existing results. The accelerated convergence and robustness of the proposed
FxTGFs are validated in several numerical examples stemming from practical
applications
Coupled effects of local movement and global interaction on contagion
By incorporating segregated spatial domain and individual-based linkage into
the SIS (susceptible-infected-susceptible) model, we investigate the coupled
effects of random walk and intragroup interaction on contagion. Compared with
the situation where only local movement or individual-based linkage exists, the
coexistence of them leads to a wider spread of infectious disease. The roles of
narrowing segregated spatial domain and reducing mobility in epidemic control
are checked, these two measures are found to be conducive to curbing the spread
of infectious disease. Considering heterogeneous time scales between local
movement and global interaction, a log-log relation between the change in the
number of infected individuals and the timescale is found. A theoretical
analysis indicates that the evolutionary dynamics in the present model is
related to the encounter probability and the encounter time. A functional
relation between the epidemic threshold and the ratio of shortcuts, and a
functional relation between the encounter time and the timescale are
found
(E)-2-{3-[4-(DiphenylÂamino)styrÂyl]-5,5-dimethylÂcycloÂhex-2-enylÂidene}ÂmalonoÂnitrile
In the title compound, C31H27N3, the cycloÂhexene ring has an envelope configuration. In the crystal structure, there is an 34 Å3 void around the inversion center, but the low electron density (0.13 e Å−3) in the difference Fourier map suggests no solvent molÂecule occupying this void. No hydrogen bonding is found in the crystal structure
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