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Optimal Disturbances Rejection Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Shallow Water Environment
To deal with the disturbances of wave and current in the heading control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), an optimal disturbances rejection control (ODRC) approach for AUVs in shallow water environment is designed to realize this application. Based on the quadratic optimal control theory, the AUVs heading control problem can be expressed as a coupled two-point boundary value (TPBV) problem. Using a recently developed successive approximation approach, the coupled TPBV problem is transformed into solving a decoupled linear state equation sequence and a linear adjoint equation sequence. By iteratively solving the two equation sequences, the approximate ODRC law is obtained. A Luenberger observer is constructed to estimate wave disturbances. Simulation is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented approach
Colorful Hydrophobic Poly(Vinyl Butyral)/Cationic Dye Fibrous Membranes via a Colored Solution Electrospinning Process
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Biomaterials-based anti-inflammatory treatment strategies for Alzheimer’s disease
The current therapeutic drugs for Alzheimer's disease only improve symptoms, they do not delay disease progression. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new effective drugs. The underlying pathogenic factors of Alzheimer's disease are not clear, but neuroinflammation can link various hypotheses of Alzheimer's disease; hence, targeting neuroinflammation may be a new hope for Alzheimer's disease treatment. Inhibiting inflammation can restore neuronal function, promote neuroregeneration, reduce the pathological burden of Alzheimer's disease, and improve or even reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. This review focuses on the relationship between inflammation and various pathological hypotheses of Alzheimer's disease; reports the mechanisms and characteristics of small-molecule drugs (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, neurosteroids, and plant extracts); macromolecule drugs (e.g., peptides, proteins, and gene therapeutics); and nanocarriers (e.g., lipid-based nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and inorganic nanoparticles) in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The review also makes recommendations for the prospective development of anti-inflammatory strategies based on nanocarriers for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Gaussian Boson Sampling with Pseudo-Photon-Number Resolving Detectors and Quantum Computational Advantage
We report new Gaussian boson sampling experiments with
pseudo-photon-number-resolving detection, which register up to 255 photon-click
events. We consider partial photon distinguishability and develop a more
complete model for characterization of the noisy Gaussian boson sampling. In
the quantum computational advantage regime, we use Bayesian tests and
correlation function analysis to validate the samples against all current
classical mockups. Estimating with the best classical algorithms to date,
generating a single ideal sample from the same distribution on the
supercomputer Frontier would take ~ 600 years using exact methods, whereas our
quantum computer, Jiuzhang 3.0, takes only 1.27 us to produce a sample.
Generating the hardest sample from the experiment using an exact algorithm
would take Frontier ~ 3.1*10^10 years.Comment: submitted on 10 Apri
Gaussian Boson Sampling with Pseudo-Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors and Quantum Computational Advantage
We report new Gaussian boson sampling experiments with pseudo-photon-number-resolving detection, which register up to 255 photon-click events. We consider partial photon distinguishability and develop a more complete model for the characterization of the noisy Gaussian boson sampling. In the quantum computational advantage regime, we use Bayesian tests and correlation function analysis to validate the samples against all current classical spoofing mockups. Estimating with the best classical algorithms to date, generating a single ideal sample from the same distribution on the supercomputer Frontier would take ∼600 yr using exact methods, whereas our quantum computer, Jizhāng 3.0, takes only 1.27 μs to produce a sample. Generating the hardest sample from the experiment using an exact algorithm would take Frontier∼3.1×1010 yr.</p
Optical Data Transmission ASICs for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) Experiments
We present the design and test results of two optical data transmission ASICs
for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) experiments. These ASICs include a
two-channel serializer (LOCs2) and a single-channel Vertical Cavity Surface
Emitting Laser (VCSEL) driver (LOCld1V2). Both ASICs are fabricated in a
commercial 0.25-um Silicon-on-Sapphire (SoS) CMOS technology and operate at a
data rate up to 8 Gbps per channel. The power consumption of LOCs2 and LOCld1V2
are 1.25 W and 0.27 W at 8-Gbps data rate, respectively. LOCld1V2 has been
verified meeting the radiation-tolerance requirements for HL-LHC experiments.Comment: 9 pages, 12 figure
The CDEX-1 1 kg Point-Contact Germanium Detector for Low Mass Dark Matter Searches
The CDEX Collaboration has been established for direct detection of light
dark matter particles, using ultra-low energy threshold p-type point-contact
germanium detectors, in China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL). The first
1 kg point-contact germanium detector with a sub-keV energy threshold has been
tested in a passive shielding system located in CJPL. The outputs from both the
point-contact p+ electrode and the outside n+ electrode make it possible to
scan the lower energy range of less than 1 keV and at the same time to detect
the higher energy range up to 3 MeV. The outputs from both p+ and n+ electrode
may also provide a more powerful method for signal discrimination for dark
matter experiment. Some key parameters, including energy resolution, dead time,
decay times of internal X-rays, and system stability, have been tested and
measured. The results show that the 1 kg point-contact germanium detector,
together with its shielding system and electronics, can run smoothly with good
performances. This detector system will be deployed for dark matter search
experiments.Comment: 6 pages, 8 figure
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