In order to further improve the effectiveness of image processing,it is necessary that an efficient invariant representation is stable to deformation applied to images.This motivates the study of image representations...In order to further improve the effectiveness of image processing,it is necessary that an efficient invariant representation is stable to deformation applied to images.This motivates the study of image representations defining an Euclidean metric stable to these deformation.This paper mainly focuses on two aspects.On the one hand,in this paper,two properties of expected scattering and averaged scattering,i.e.,Lipschitz continuity and translation invariance,are proved in detail.These properties support that excepted scattering and averaged scattering are invariant,stable and informative representations.On the other hand,the issue of texture classification based on expected scattering and averaged scattering has been analyzed respectively in this study.Energy features,which are based on expected scattering and averaged scattering,are calculated and used for classification.Experimental results show that starting with the seventh feature,the two approaches can achieve good performance in texture image classification.展开更多
Source from China Textile releases that a delegation from the Spinners Committee of International Textile Manufactureres Federation(ITMF),as co-headed by Dr.Christian Schindler, general director of ITMF,and Mr.Andrew ...Source from China Textile releases that a delegation from the Spinners Committee of International Textile Manufactureres Federation(ITMF),as co-headed by Dr.Christian Schindler, general director of ITMF,and Mr.Andrew G.Macdonald, chairman of the Spinners Committee,will start a cotton study tour to China from Oct.14-20 this autumn.展开更多
The team appointed by President-elect Obama to oversee the transition at the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) plans to put together its initial report on its ongoing on-site review of
This paper considers the optimal replacement problem of a repairable system consisting of one component and a single repairman, assume that the system after repair is not 'as good as new', by using the geometr...This paper considers the optimal replacement problem of a repairable system consisting of one component and a single repairman, assume that the system after repair is not 'as good as new', by using the geometric process, we consider a placement policy T based on the age of the system. The problem is to determine the optimal replacement policy T * such that the long_run expected benefit per unit time is maximized. Also, the explicit expression of the long_run expected benefit per unit time can be found. In some conditions, the existence and uniqueness of the optimal policy T * can be proved, finally, we prove that the policy T * is better than the policy T * in .展开更多
EFL motivation is a hot research field of second language learners.In recent years,many researchers have focused on Dornyei’s second language self-system as a theoretical framework.The purpose of this study is to exa...EFL motivation is a hot research field of second language learners.In recent years,many researchers have focused on Dornyei’s second language self-system as a theoretical framework.The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive power of self-orientation of college medium level English learners to EFL learners’motivation,and to find ways to enhance their motivation and EFL proficiency.The subject of this paper is a medium level students of an ordinary college.Using linear regression analysis to collect data through questionnaires,it is found that the self-orientation of the subjects can explain the predictive effect on the actu⁃al learning behavior is not ideal.Ideal L2 self and L2 self-confidence are insufficient,and corresponding learning strategies are lacking,which limits self-directed ability to predict L2 motivation.展开更多
A new two-step framework is proposed for image segmentation. In the first step, the gray-value distribution of the given image is reshaped to have larger inter-class variance and less intra-class variance. In the sec-...A new two-step framework is proposed for image segmentation. In the first step, the gray-value distribution of the given image is reshaped to have larger inter-class variance and less intra-class variance. In the sec- ond step, the discriminant-based methods or clustering-based methods are performed on the reformed distribution. It is focused on the typical clustering methods-Gaussian mixture model （GMM） and its variant to demonstrate the feasibility of the framework. Due to the independence of the first step in its second step, it can be integrated into the pixel-based and the histogram-based methods to improve their segmentation quality. The experiments on artificial and real images show that the framework can achieve effective and robust segmentation results.展开更多
A target is assumed to move according to a Brownian motion on the real line. The searcher starts from the origin and moves in the two directions from the starting point. The object is to detect the target. The purpose...A target is assumed to move according to a Brownian motion on the real line. The searcher starts from the origin and moves in the two directions from the starting point. The object is to detect the target. The purpose of this paper is to find the conditions under which the expected value of the first meeting time of the searcher and the target is finite, and to show the existence of a search plan which made this expected value minimum.展开更多
The question of optimal portfolio is that finds the trading strategy satisfying the maximal expected utility function subject to some constraints. There is the optimal trading strategy under the risk neutral probabili...The question of optimal portfolio is that finds the trading strategy satisfying the maximal expected utility function subject to some constraints. There is the optimal trading strategy under the risk neutral probability measure （martingale measure） if and only if there is no-arbitrage opportunity in the market. This paper argues the optimal wealth and the optimal value of expected utility with different utility function.展开更多
This article discusses the problem of utility maximization in a market with random-interval payoffs without short-selling prohibition. A novel expected utility model is given to measure an investor's subjective vi...This article discusses the problem of utility maximization in a market with random-interval payoffs without short-selling prohibition. A novel expected utility model is given to measure an investor's subjective view toward random interval wealth. Some techniques are proposed to transfer a complex programming involving interval numbers into a simple non-linear programming. Under the existence of the optimal strategy, relations between the optimal strategy and assets' prices are discussed. Some properties of the maximal utility function with respect to the endowment are given.展开更多
Combining a trust region method with a biased sampling method,a novel optimization strategy(TRBSKRG)based on a dynamic metamodel is proposed.Initial sampling points are selected by a maximin Latin hypercube design met...Combining a trust region method with a biased sampling method,a novel optimization strategy(TRBSKRG)based on a dynamic metamodel is proposed.Initial sampling points are selected by a maximin Latin hypercube design method,and the metamodel is constructed with Kriging functions.The global optimization algorithm is employed to perform the biased sampling by searching the maximum expectation improvement point or the minimum of surrogate prediction point within the trust region.And the trust region is updated according to the current known information.The iteration continues until the potential global solution of the true optimization problem satisfied the convergence conditions.Compared with the trust region method and the biased sampling method,the proposed optimization strategy can obtain the global optimal solution to the test case,in which improvements in computation efficiency are also shown.When applied to an aerodynamic design optimization problem,the aerodynamic performance of tandem UAV is improved while meeting the constraints,which verifies its engineering application.展开更多
In this article, we consider an optimal proportional reinsurance with constant dividend barrier. First, we derive the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation satisfied by the expected discounted dividend payment, and then ge...In this article, we consider an optimal proportional reinsurance with constant dividend barrier. First, we derive the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation satisfied by the expected discounted dividend payment, and then get the optimal stochastic control and the optimal constant barrier. Secondly, under the optimal constant dividend barrier strategy, we consider the moments of the discounted dividend payment and their explicit expressions are given. Finally, we discuss the Laplace transform of the time of ruin and its explicit expression is also given.展开更多
A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a lay...A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a layout with the minimum transportation cost subject to adjacency and other constraints. A fuzzy expected value model is given and an ant colony system is designed to solve the problem. Computational results indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the method.展开更多
On the basis of strict mathematical description about Failure_Free Period Life Test (FFPLT), the statistical properties of the tests and optimal confidence limit of the parameter are discussed in detail and correspond...On the basis of strict mathematical description about Failure_Free Period Life Test (FFPLT), the statistical properties of the tests and optimal confidence limit of the parameter are discussed in detail and corresponding calculating formulae are found out.展开更多
Power system equipment outages are one of the most important factors affecting the reliability and economy of power systems.It is crucial to consider the reliability of the planning problems.In this paper,a generation...Power system equipment outages are one of the most important factors affecting the reliability and economy of power systems.It is crucial to consider the reliability of the planning problems.In this paper,a generation expansion planning(GEP)model is proposed,in which the candidate generating units and energy storage systems(ESSs)are simultaneously planned by minimizing the cost incurred on investment,operation,reserve,and reliability.The reliability cost is computed by multiplying the value of lost load(VOLL)with the expected energy not supplied(EENS),and this model makes a compromise between economy and reliability.Because the computation of EENS makes the major computation impediment of the entire model,a new efficient linear EENS formulation is proposed and applied in a multi-step GEP model.By doing so,the computation efficiency is significantly improved,and the solution accuracy is still desirable.The proposed GEP model is illustrated using the IEEE-RTS system to validate the effectiveness and superiority of the new model.展开更多
Continuous-time Markowitz＇s by parameterizing a critical quantity. It mean-variance efficient strategies are modified is shown that these parameterized Markowitz strategies could reach the original mean target with a...Continuous-time Markowitz＇s by parameterizing a critical quantity. It mean-variance efficient strategies are modified is shown that these parameterized Markowitz strategies could reach the original mean target with arbitrarily high probabilities. This, in turn, motivates the introduction of certain stopped strategies where stock holdings are liquidated whenever the parameterized Markowitz strategies reach the present value of the mean target. The risk aspect of the revised Markowitz strategies are examined via expected discounted loss from the initial budget. A new portfolio selection model is suggested based on the results of the paper.展开更多
The fire distribution can be divided into weapon assignment and firing time scheduling. The criterion of weapon allocation is that a target with greater threat has higher priority. And the criterion of firing time sch...The fire distribution can be divided into weapon assignment and firing time scheduling. The criterion of weapon allocation is that a target with greater threat has higher priority. And the criterion of firing time scheduling is that a target can be damaged with the expected probability before a specific time. A fire distribution scheme and a program for the integrated missile-gun air defense system based on a criterion of earlier damage were presented. An example was taken to illustrate its effectiveness.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(11626239)the Foundation of Education Department of Henan Province(18A110037)
文摘In order to further improve the effectiveness of image processing,it is necessary that an efficient invariant representation is stable to deformation applied to images.This motivates the study of image representations defining an Euclidean metric stable to these deformation.This paper mainly focuses on two aspects.On the one hand,in this paper,two properties of expected scattering and averaged scattering,i.e.,Lipschitz continuity and translation invariance,are proved in detail.These properties support that excepted scattering and averaged scattering are invariant,stable and informative representations.On the other hand,the issue of texture classification based on expected scattering and averaged scattering has been analyzed respectively in this study.Energy features,which are based on expected scattering and averaged scattering,are calculated and used for classification.Experimental results show that starting with the seventh feature,the two approaches can achieve good performance in texture image classification.
文摘Source from China Textile releases that a delegation from the Spinners Committee of International Textile Manufactureres Federation(ITMF),as co-headed by Dr.Christian Schindler, general director of ITMF,and Mr.Andrew G.Macdonald, chairman of the Spinners Committee,will start a cotton study tour to China from Oct.14-20 this autumn.
文摘The team appointed by President-elect Obama to oversee the transition at the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) plans to put together its initial report on its ongoing on-site review of
文摘This paper considers the optimal replacement problem of a repairable system consisting of one component and a single repairman, assume that the system after repair is not 'as good as new', by using the geometric process, we consider a placement policy T based on the age of the system. The problem is to determine the optimal replacement policy T * such that the long_run expected benefit per unit time is maximized. Also, the explicit expression of the long_run expected benefit per unit time can be found. In some conditions, the existence and uniqueness of the optimal policy T * can be proved, finally, we prove that the policy T * is better than the policy T * in .
文摘EFL motivation is a hot research field of second language learners.In recent years,many researchers have focused on Dornyei’s second language self-system as a theoretical framework.The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive power of self-orientation of college medium level English learners to EFL learners’motivation,and to find ways to enhance their motivation and EFL proficiency.The subject of this paper is a medium level students of an ordinary college.Using linear regression analysis to collect data through questionnaires,it is found that the self-orientation of the subjects can explain the predictive effect on the actu⁃al learning behavior is not ideal.Ideal L2 self and L2 self-confidence are insufficient,and corresponding learning strategies are lacking,which limits self-directed ability to predict L2 motivation.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(60505004,60773061)~~
文摘A new two-step framework is proposed for image segmentation. In the first step, the gray-value distribution of the given image is reshaped to have larger inter-class variance and less intra-class variance. In the sec- ond step, the discriminant-based methods or clustering-based methods are performed on the reformed distribution. It is focused on the typical clustering methods-Gaussian mixture model （GMM） and its variant to demonstrate the feasibility of the framework. Due to the independence of the first step in its second step, it can be integrated into the pixel-based and the histogram-based methods to improve their segmentation quality. The experiments on artificial and real images show that the framework can achieve effective and robust segmentation results.
文摘A target is assumed to move according to a Brownian motion on the real line. The searcher starts from the origin and moves in the two directions from the starting point. The object is to detect the target. The purpose of this paper is to find the conditions under which the expected value of the first meeting time of the searcher and the target is finite, and to show the existence of a search plan which made this expected value minimum.
文摘The question of optimal portfolio is that finds the trading strategy satisfying the maximal expected utility function subject to some constraints. There is the optimal trading strategy under the risk neutral probability measure （martingale measure） if and only if there is no-arbitrage opportunity in the market. This paper argues the optimal wealth and the optimal value of expected utility with different utility function.
基金Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(10D10909)
文摘This article discusses the problem of utility maximization in a market with random-interval payoffs without short-selling prohibition. A novel expected utility model is given to measure an investor's subjective view toward random interval wealth. Some techniques are proposed to transfer a complex programming involving interval numbers into a simple non-linear programming. Under the existence of the optimal strategy, relations between the optimal strategy and assets' prices are discussed. Some properties of the maximal utility function with respect to the endowment are given.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11532002)
文摘Combining a trust region method with a biased sampling method,a novel optimization strategy(TRBSKRG)based on a dynamic metamodel is proposed.Initial sampling points are selected by a maximin Latin hypercube design method,and the metamodel is constructed with Kriging functions.The global optimization algorithm is employed to perform the biased sampling by searching the maximum expectation improvement point or the minimum of surrogate prediction point within the trust region.And the trust region is updated according to the current known information.The iteration continues until the potential global solution of the true optimization problem satisfied the convergence conditions.Compared with the trust region method and the biased sampling method,the proposed optimization strategy can obtain the global optimal solution to the test case,in which improvements in computation efficiency are also shown.When applied to an aerodynamic design optimization problem,the aerodynamic performance of tandem UAV is improved while meeting the constraints,which verifies its engineering application.
基金Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China and the Ministry of Education of China
文摘In this article, we consider an optimal proportional reinsurance with constant dividend barrier. First, we derive the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation satisfied by the expected discounted dividend payment, and then get the optimal stochastic control and the optimal constant barrier. Secondly, under the optimal constant dividend barrier strategy, we consider the moments of the discounted dividend payment and their explicit expressions are given. Finally, we discuss the Laplace transform of the time of ruin and its explicit expression is also given.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70471063 ,70171036)
文摘A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a layout with the minimum transportation cost subject to adjacency and other constraints. A fuzzy expected value model is given and an ant colony system is designed to solve the problem. Computational results indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the method.
文摘On the basis of strict mathematical description about Failure_Free Period Life Test (FFPLT), the statistical properties of the tests and optimal confidence limit of the parameter are discussed in detail and corresponding calculating formulae are found out.
基金supported by project of State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company(52062520000Q)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFE0118400)。
文摘Power system equipment outages are one of the most important factors affecting the reliability and economy of power systems.It is crucial to consider the reliability of the planning problems.In this paper,a generation expansion planning(GEP)model is proposed,in which the candidate generating units and energy storage systems(ESSs)are simultaneously planned by minimizing the cost incurred on investment,operation,reserve,and reliability.The reliability cost is computed by multiplying the value of lost load(VOLL)with the expected energy not supplied(EENS),and this model makes a compromise between economy and reliability.Because the computation of EENS makes the major computation impediment of the entire model,a new efficient linear EENS formulation is proposed and applied in a multi-step GEP model.By doing so,the computation efficiency is significantly improved,and the solution accuracy is still desirable.The proposed GEP model is illustrated using the IEEE-RTS system to validate the effectiveness and superiority of the new model.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10571167)the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2007CB814902)+2 种基金the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups (10721101)supported by the Nomura Centrefor Mathematical Finance and the Oxford–Man Institute of Quantitative Financea start-up fund of the University of Oxford
文摘Continuous-time Markowitz＇s by parameterizing a critical quantity. It mean-variance efficient strategies are modified is shown that these parameterized Markowitz strategies could reach the original mean target with arbitrarily high probabilities. This, in turn, motivates the introduction of certain stopped strategies where stock holdings are liquidated whenever the parameterized Markowitz strategies reach the present value of the mean target. The risk aspect of the revised Markowitz strategies are examined via expected discounted loss from the initial budget. A new portfolio selection model is suggested based on the results of the paper.
基金Sponsored by Jiangsu Planned Project for Postdoctoral (0901014B)
文摘The fire distribution can be divided into weapon assignment and firing time scheduling. The criterion of weapon allocation is that a target with greater threat has higher priority. And the criterion of firing time scheduling is that a target can be damaged with the expected probability before a specific time. A fire distribution scheme and a program for the integrated missile-gun air defense system based on a criterion of earlier damage were presented. An example was taken to illustrate its effectiveness.
