Low Earth Orbit(LEO)multibeam satellites will be widely used in the next generation of satellite communication systems,whose inter-beam interference will inevitably limit the performance of the whole system.Nonlinear ...Low Earth Orbit(LEO)multibeam satellites will be widely used in the next generation of satellite communication systems,whose inter-beam interference will inevitably limit the performance of the whole system.Nonlinear precoding such as Tomlinson-Harashima precoding(THP)algorithm has been proved to be a promising technology to solve this problem,which has smaller noise amplification effect compared with linear precoding.However,the similarity of different user channels(defined as channel correlation)will degrade the performance of THP algorithm.In this paper,we qualitatively analyze the inter-beam interference in the whole process of LEO satellite over a specific coverage area,and the impact of channel correlation on Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)of receivers when THP is applied.One user grouping algorithm is proposed based on the analysis of channel correlation,which could decrease the number of users with high channel correlation in each precoding group,thus improve the performance of THP.Furthermore,our algorithm is designed under the premise of co-frequency deployment and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM),which leads to more users under severe inter-beam interference compared to the existing research on geostationary orbit satellites broadcasting systems.Simulation results show that the proposed user grouping algorithm possesses higher channel capacity and better bit error rate(BER)performance in high SNR conditions relative to existing works.展开更多
The joint spatial division and multiplexing(JSDM)is a two-phase precoding scheme for massive multiple-input-multiple-output(MIMO)system under frequency division duplex(FDD)mode to reduce the amount of channel state in...The joint spatial division and multiplexing(JSDM)is a two-phase precoding scheme for massive multiple-input-multiple-output(MIMO)system under frequency division duplex(FDD)mode to reduce the amount of channel state information(CSI)feedback.To apply this scheme,users need to be partitioned into groups so that users in the same group have similar channel covariance eigenvectors while users in different groups have almost orthogonal eigenvectors.In this paper,taking the clustered user model into account,we consider the user grouping of JSDM for the downlink massive MIMO system with uniform planar antenna array(UPA)at base station(BS).A deep learning based user grouping algorithm is proposed to improve the efficiency of the user grouping process.The proposed grouping algorithm transfers the statistical CSI of all users into a picture,and utilizes the deep learning enabled objective detection model you look only once(YOLO)to divide the users into different groups rapidly.Simulation results show that the proposed user grouping scheme can achieve higher sum rate with less time delay.展开更多
Pilot allocation is one of the effective means to reduce pilot pollution in massive multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)systems.The goal of this paper is to improve the uplink achievable sum rates of strong users,and ...Pilot allocation is one of the effective means to reduce pilot pollution in massive multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)systems.The goal of this paper is to improve the uplink achievable sum rates of strong users,and ensure the quality of service(QoS)requirements of weak users at the same time,so that the sum rates of system can be improved.Combining with the technical advantage of pilot grouping,a low complexity pilot allocation scheme based on matching algorithm is proposed,which divides the users in the target cell into weak user group and strong user group,and adopts the minimum-maximum matching method to allocate pilots in weak user group.Through the introduction of Hungarian algorithm,a pilot allocation method is designed to ensure the fairness of the strong users.The simulation results show that,compared with the smart pilot allocation scheme,the pilot allocation scheme based on Hungarian algorithm,the pilot allocation scheme based on user grouping and the random pilot allocation scheme,the system performance of the proposed scheme has been effectively improved.展开更多
The influence of cells groupings factor to the performance of the cells groupings time-shift pilot scheme is researched for the multiple cells large scale antennas systems（LSAS）. The former researches have confirmed...The influence of cells groupings factor to the performance of the cells groupings time-shift pilot scheme is researched for the multiple cells large scale antennas systems（LSAS）. The former researches have confirmed that the cells groupings time-shift pilots scheme is effective to reduce inter-cell interference, especially pilot contamination, which results from the pilot reuse in adjacent cells. However, they have not specified reasonable cells groupings factor, which plays a critical role in the general performance of the LSAS. Therefore, this problem is researched in details. The time for reverse-link data transmission will be compressed, when the groupings factor surpasses a certain range. Thus it is not always beneficial to increase the cells groupings factor without limitation. Furthermore,a reasonable cells groupings factor is deduced from the perspective of optimization to enhance the system performance. Simulations verify the proposed cell grouping factor.展开更多
In response to the challenges presented by the unreliable identity of the master node,high communication overhead,and limited network support size within the Practical Byzantine Fault-Tolerant(PBFT)algorithm for conso...In response to the challenges presented by the unreliable identity of the master node,high communication overhead,and limited network support size within the Practical Byzantine Fault-Tolerant(PBFT)algorithm for consortium chains,we propose an improved PBFT algorithm based on XGBoost grouping called XG-PBFT in this paper.XG-PBFT constructs a dataset by training important parameters that affect node performance,which are used as classification indexes for nodes.The XGBoost algorithm then is employed to train the dataset,and nodes joining the system will be grouped according to the trained grouping model.Among them,the nodes with higher parameter indexes will be assigned to the consensus group to participate in the consensus,and the rest of the nodes will be assigned to the general group to receive the consensus results.In order to reduce the resource waste of the system,XG-PBFT optimizes the consensus protocol for the problem of high complexity of PBFT communication.Finally,we evaluate the performance of XG-PBFT.The experimental results show that XG-PBFT can significantly improve the performance of throughput,consensus delay and communication complexity compared to the original PBFT algorithm,and the performance enhancement is significant compared to other algorithms in the case of a larger number of nodes.The results demonstrate that the XG-PBFT algorithm is more suitable for large-scale consortium chains.展开更多
High-mobility group box 1 was first discovered in the calf thymus as a DNA-binding nuclear protein and has been widely studied in diverse fields,including neurology and neuroscience.High-mobility group box 1 in the ex...High-mobility group box 1 was first discovered in the calf thymus as a DNA-binding nuclear protein and has been widely studied in diverse fields,including neurology and neuroscience.High-mobility group box 1 in the extracellular space functions as a pro-inflammatory damage-associated molecular pattern,which has been proven to play an important role in a wide variety of central nervous system disorders such as ischemic stroke,Alzheimer’s disease,frontotemporal dementia,Parkinson’s disease,multiple sclerosis,epilepsy,and traumatic brain injury.Several drugs that inhibit high-mobility group box 1 as a damage-associated molecular pattern,such as glycyrrhizin,ethyl pyruvate,and neutralizing anti-high-mobility group box 1 antibodies,are commonly used to target high-mobility group box 1 activity in central nervous system disorders.Although it is commonly known for its detrimental inflammatory effect,high-mobility group box 1 has also been shown to have beneficial pro-regenerative roles in central nervous system disorders.In this narrative review,we provide a brief summary of the history of high-mobility group box 1 research and its characterization as a damage-associated molecular pattern,its downstream receptors,and intracellular signaling pathways,how high-mobility group box 1 exerts the repair-favoring roles in general and in the central nervous system,and clues on how to differentiate the pro-regenerative from the pro-inflammatory role.Research targeting high-mobility group box 1 in the central nervous system may benefit from differentiating between the two functions rather than overall suppression of high-mobility group box 1.展开更多
In this paper,we study the Bowen entropy of stable sets in positive entropy G-system of amenable group actions.The lower bound of the Bowen entropy of these sets are estimated.
Herein the use of rare-earth compounds in catalytic reduction systems for the end-group functionalization of carboxyl-terminated low-molecularweight fluoropolymers was explored.Leveraging the high catalytic activity a...Herein the use of rare-earth compounds in catalytic reduction systems for the end-group functionalization of carboxyl-terminated low-molecularweight fluoropolymers was explored.Leveraging the high catalytic activity and selectivity of rare-earth compounds along with no residual impact on polymer product's performance,highly efficient catalytic reduction systems containing sodium borohydride(NaBH_(4))and rare-earth chloride(RECl_(3))were specifically designed for a telechelic carboxyl-terminated liquid fluoroeslastomer,aiming to facilitate the conversion of chainend carboxyl groups into hydroxyl groups and improvement in end-group reactivity.To achieve this,lanthanum chloride(LaCl_(3)),cerium chloride(CeCl_(3)),and neodymium chloride(NdCl_(3))were used separately to form catalytic reduction systems with NaBH_(4).The effects of solvent dosage,reaction temperature,reaction time length,and reductant dosage on carboxylic conversion were investigated,and the molecular chain structure,molecular weight,and functional group content of the raw materials and the products were analyzed and characterized by means of infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),proton nuclear magnetic resonance(^(1)H-NMR),fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance(^(19)F-NMR),gel permeation chromatography(GPC),and chemical titration.Moreover,the catalytic activity and selectivity of the rare-earth chlorides,as well as the corresponding underlying interactions were discussed.Results indicated that the rare-earth-containing catalytic reduction systems studied in this work could efficiently convert the chain-end carboxyl groups into highly active hydroxyl groups,with a highest conversion up to 87.0%and differing catalytic reduction activities ranked as NaBH_(4)/CeCl_(3)>NaBH_(4)/LaCl_(3)>NaBH_(4)/NdCl_(3).Compared with the conventional lithium aluminum hydride(LiAIH_(4))reduction system,the NaBH_(4)/RECl_(3)systems provide multiple advantages such as mild reaction conditions,high conversion ratio with good selectivity,and environmental innocuity,and are potentially applicable as new reduction-catalysis combinations for the synthesis and functionalization of polymer materials.展开更多
The rapid development of mega low earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks is expected to have a significant impact on 6G networks.Unlike terrestrial networks,due to the high-speed movement of satellites,users will frequent...The rapid development of mega low earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks is expected to have a significant impact on 6G networks.Unlike terrestrial networks,due to the high-speed movement of satellites,users will frequently hand over between satellites even if their positions remain unchanged.Furthermore,the extensive coverage characteristic of satellites leads to massive users executing handovers simultaneously.To address these challenges,we propose a novel double grouping-based group handover scheme(DGGH)specifically tailored for mega LEO satellite networks.First,we develop a user grouping strategy based on beam-limited hierarchical clustering to divide users into distinct groups.Next,we reframe the challenge of managing multiple users’simultaneous handovers as a single-objective optimization problem,solving it with a satellite grouping strategy that leverages the accuracy of greedy algorithms and the simplicity of dynamic programming.Additionally,we develop a group handover algorithm based on minimal handover waiting time to improve the satellite grouping process further.The detailed steps of the DGGH scheme’s handover procedure are meticulously outlined.Comprehensive simulations show that the proposed DGGH scheme outperforms single-user handover schemes in terms of handover signaling over-head and handover success rate.展开更多
Integrated sensing and communication(ISAC),assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surface(RIS)has emerged as a breakthrough technology to improve the capacity and reliability of 6G wireless network.However,a significa...Integrated sensing and communication(ISAC),assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surface(RIS)has emerged as a breakthrough technology to improve the capacity and reliability of 6G wireless network.However,a significant challenge in RIS-ISAC systems is the acquisition of channel state information(CSI),largely due to co-channel interference,which hinders meeting the required reliability standards.To address this issue,a minimax-concave penalty(MCP)-based CSI refinement scheme is proposed.This approach utilizes an element-grouping strategy to jointly estimate the ISAC channel and the RIS phase shift matrix.Unlike previous methods,our scheme exploits the inherent sparsity in RIS-assisted ISAC channels to reduce training overhead,and the near-optimal solution is derived for our studied RIS-ISAC scheme.The effectiveness of the element-grouping strategy is validated through simulation experiments,demonstrating superior channel estimation results when compared to existing benchmarks.展开更多
TSvegea-a member of TMAS,the Swedish textile machinery association-has delivered no less than six of its EC 200 automatic collarette machines to the Bangladesh-based Interstoff Group in the past 12 months.Interstoff,w...TSvegea-a member of TMAS,the Swedish textile machinery association-has delivered no less than six of its EC 200 automatic collarette machines to the Bangladesh-based Interstoff Group in the past 12 months.Interstoff,which belongs to the Pandughar Group,was founded in 2000 as a modest garment factory withjust 62 sewing machines.展开更多
This paper investigates the number of limit cycles in a predator-prey system with group defense,intially introduced by Wolkowicz and later examined by Rothe and Shafer in the 1980’s.Under the assumption of large prey...This paper investigates the number of limit cycles in a predator-prey system with group defense,intially introduced by Wolkowicz and later examined by Rothe and Shafer in the 1980’s.Under the assumption of large prey growth,the system reduces to a perturbed singular system,whose limit cycles can be analyzed using geometric singular perturbation methods-primarily through the study of a slow-divergence integral.Our work completes partially the results previously obtained by Li and Zhu and by Hsu.We provide a comprehensive classification of all possible singular cycles capable of generating limit cycles and analyze the slow-divergence integral for the nine distinct types of cycle families that arise in a canard explosion.Based on these findings,we demonstrate that the maximum number of limit cycles emerging from the singular cycles is two in all cases,thereby confirming conjectures posed by Rothe-Shafer and Xiao-Ruan.展开更多
This article investigates the time-varying output group formation tracking control(GFTC)problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems(HMASs)under switching topologies.The objective is to design a distributed control s...This article investigates the time-varying output group formation tracking control(GFTC)problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems(HMASs)under switching topologies.The objective is to design a distributed control strategy that enables the outputs of the followers to form the desired sub-formations and track the outputs of the leader in each subgroup.Firstly,novel distributed observers are developed to estimate the states of the leaders under switching topologies.Then,GFTC protocols are designed based on the proposed observers.It is shown that with the distributed protocol,the GFTC problem for HMASs under switching topologies is solved if the average dwell time associated with the switching topologies is larger than a fixed threshold.Finally,an example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.展开更多
Formation control in multi-agent systems has become a critical area of interest due to its wide-ranging applications in robotics,autonomous transportation,and surveillance.While various studies have explored distribut...Formation control in multi-agent systems has become a critical area of interest due to its wide-ranging applications in robotics,autonomous transportation,and surveillance.While various studies have explored distributed cooperative control,this review focuses on the theoretical foundations and recent developments in formation control strategies.The paper categorizes and analyzes key formation types,including formation maintenance,group or cluster formation,bipartite formations,event-triggered formations,finite-time convergence,and constrained formations.A significant portion of the review addresses formation control under constrained dynamics,presenting both modelbased and model-free approaches that consider practical limitations such as actuator bounds,communication delays,and nonholonomic constraints.Additionally,the paper discusses emerging trends,including the integration of eventdriven mechanisms and AI-enhanced coordination strategies.Comparative evaluations highlight the trade-offs among various methodologies regarding scalability,robustness,and real-world feasibility.Practical implementations are reviewed across diverse platforms,and the review identifies the current achievements and unresolved challenges in the field.The paper concludes by outlining promising research directions,such as adaptive control for dynamic environments,energy-efficient coordination,and using learning-based control under uncertainty.This review synthesizes the current state of the art and provides a road map for future investigation,making it a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners aiming to advance formation control in multi-agent systems.展开更多
The working group on design and evaluation of intelligent system ergonomics,under SAC/TC 7,Ergonomics,was officially established in Qingdao city,Shandong province on June 18.The launching ceremony was jointly organize...The working group on design and evaluation of intelligent system ergonomics,under SAC/TC 7,Ergonomics,was officially established in Qingdao city,Shandong province on June 18.The launching ceremony was jointly organized by the Sub-institute of Fundamental Standardization of CNIS and China Standard Certification Co.,Ltd.It was attended by more than 60 experts and industry representatives in fields such as smart home technology,intelligent driving,wearable devices,medical health,and nuclear engineering.展开更多
Objective:To assess the burden of Group B Streptococcus(GBS)and analyze the distribution of scrotypes in relation to their source.The review highlights data gaps in transmission dynamics and regional food consumption ...Objective:To assess the burden of Group B Streptococcus(GBS)and analyze the distribution of scrotypes in relation to their source.The review highlights data gaps in transmission dynamics and regional food consumption practices,which are esscntial for designing cffective public health strategies and advancing vaccine development.Methods:Scarches were conducted in Web of Science,MEDLINE,Science Direct,PubMcd,and Scopus databases to find studies related to GBS during 1990-2025.Eligible studies were those that described prevalence,scrotype distribution or scquence type(ST)of GBS in Southeast Asian countries.Random-cffects meta-analysis was used to pool data.Results:A total of 26 studies met the inclusion criteria from cight countries.The pooled estimate of maternal GBS colonization was 15.1%,with scrotypesII,v,ⅡI,V,and I a accounting for the majority of cases(91.24%)in the Southcast Asia studies.Data on ST was limited;however,ST1 was found to be predominant in Malaysia and Thailand,while ST283 was notably linked to the consumption of raw fish.Conclusions:The pooled estimate of the maternal colonization with GBS was 15.1%which is cquivalent to many other primary and review reports worldwide.Distribution of scrotype and ST is needed to be studied in Southcast Asian countries to devise cffective preventive measures.These findings underscore thc importance of surveillance and tailored prevention strategies to combat GBS infections in Southcast Asia.展开更多
This paper presents an allowable-tolerance-based group search optimization(AT-GSO),which combines the robust GSO(R-GSO)and the external quality design planning of the Taguchi method.AT-GSO algorithm is used to optimiz...This paper presents an allowable-tolerance-based group search optimization(AT-GSO),which combines the robust GSO(R-GSO)and the external quality design planning of the Taguchi method.AT-GSO algorithm is used to optimize the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger system.The R-GSO algorithm integrates the GSO algorithm with the Taguchi method,utilizing the Taguchi method to determine the optimal producer in each iteration of the GSO algorithm to strengthen the robustness of the search process and the ability to find the global optima.In conventional parameter design optimization,it is typically assumed that the designed parameters can be applied accurately and consistently throughout usage.However,for systems that are sensitive to changes in design parameters,even minor inaccuracies can substantially reduce overall system performance.Therefore,the permissible variations of the design parameters are considered in the tolerance-optimized design to ensure the robustness of the performance.The optimized design of the heat exchanger system assumes that the system’s operating temperature parameters are specific.However,fixing the systemoperating temperature parameters at a constant value is difficult.This paper assumes that the system operating temperature parameters have an uncertainty error when optimizing the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger system.Experimental results show that the AT-GSO algorithm optimizes the heat exchanger system and finds the optimal operating temperature in the absence of tolerance and under three tolerance conditions.展开更多
In this paper,the synchronizable system by groups and the generalized synchronizable system are studied for a coupled system of wave equations.Moreover,situations possessing different groupings are also discussed.
The field research on five black crested gibbon groups, recently performed at Dazhaizi, Mr. Wuliang, Central Yunnan, China, showed that all groups in the local population consisted of one adult male, two adult females...The field research on five black crested gibbon groups, recently performed at Dazhaizi, Mr. Wuliang, Central Yunnan, China, showed that all groups in the local population consisted of one adult male, two adult females and 2 - 5 sub-adults, juveniles and itfants. The mean group size was 6.2 in August 2003 and 6.4 in August 2005. Two subadult males disappeared from their natal home range and three newborns were given birth in Group 3 （G3） and G4 during this study. The two adult females in G1, G2 and G3 gave births and/or carried babies but at different times. There was no aggressive or dominating behaviour observed between the two adult females. One floating female was first seen in G3＇s territory on April 15, 2005. The two resident females interrupted her duet with adult male and chased her. We did not observe adult male chased this floating female and she left G3＇s territory 10 days later. Sub-adult males often kept distance with the family, and they often sang solo bouts in their natal territory before they dispersed. The sub-adult males and females dispersed from natal territory and two adult resident females rejected the third one, which might were the reasons why the black gibbon groups were polygyny in Dazhaizi.展开更多
To further explore the human visual system（ HVS）,the perceptual grouping（ PG）, which has been proven to play an important role in the HVS, is adopted to design an effective image quality assessment（ IQA） model. ...To further explore the human visual system（ HVS）,the perceptual grouping（ PG）, which has been proven to play an important role in the HVS, is adopted to design an effective image quality assessment（ IQA） model. Compared with the existing fixed-window-based models, the proposed one is an adaptive window-like model that introduces the perceptual grouping strategy into the IQA model. It works as follows： first,it preprocesses the images by clustering similar pixels into a group to the greatest extent; then the structural similarity is used to compute the similarity of the superpixels between reference and distorted images; finally, it integrates all the similarity of superpixels of an image to yield a quality score. Experimental results on three databases（ LIVE, IVC and MICT） showthat the proposed method yields good performance in terms of correlation with human judgments of visual quality.展开更多
基金supported by the Key R&D Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2020YFB1808005)。
文摘Low Earth Orbit(LEO)multibeam satellites will be widely used in the next generation of satellite communication systems,whose inter-beam interference will inevitably limit the performance of the whole system.Nonlinear precoding such as Tomlinson-Harashima precoding(THP)algorithm has been proved to be a promising technology to solve this problem,which has smaller noise amplification effect compared with linear precoding.However,the similarity of different user channels(defined as channel correlation)will degrade the performance of THP algorithm.In this paper,we qualitatively analyze the inter-beam interference in the whole process of LEO satellite over a specific coverage area,and the impact of channel correlation on Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)of receivers when THP is applied.One user grouping algorithm is proposed based on the analysis of channel correlation,which could decrease the number of users with high channel correlation in each precoding group,thus improve the performance of THP.Furthermore,our algorithm is designed under the premise of co-frequency deployment and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM),which leads to more users under severe inter-beam interference compared to the existing research on geostationary orbit satellites broadcasting systems.Simulation results show that the proposed user grouping algorithm possesses higher channel capacity and better bit error rate(BER)performance in high SNR conditions relative to existing works.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant 2017YFE0121500in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61971126 and 61831013.
文摘The joint spatial division and multiplexing(JSDM)is a two-phase precoding scheme for massive multiple-input-multiple-output(MIMO)system under frequency division duplex(FDD)mode to reduce the amount of channel state information(CSI)feedback.To apply this scheme,users need to be partitioned into groups so that users in the same group have similar channel covariance eigenvectors while users in different groups have almost orthogonal eigenvectors.In this paper,taking the clustered user model into account,we consider the user grouping of JSDM for the downlink massive MIMO system with uniform planar antenna array(UPA)at base station(BS).A deep learning based user grouping algorithm is proposed to improve the efficiency of the user grouping process.The proposed grouping algorithm transfers the statistical CSI of all users into a picture,and utilizes the deep learning enabled objective detection model you look only once(YOLO)to divide the users into different groups rapidly.Simulation results show that the proposed user grouping scheme can achieve higher sum rate with less time delay.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62001001).
文摘Pilot allocation is one of the effective means to reduce pilot pollution in massive multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)systems.The goal of this paper is to improve the uplink achievable sum rates of strong users,and ensure the quality of service(QoS)requirements of weak users at the same time,so that the sum rates of system can be improved.Combining with the technical advantage of pilot grouping,a low complexity pilot allocation scheme based on matching algorithm is proposed,which divides the users in the target cell into weak user group and strong user group,and adopts the minimum-maximum matching method to allocate pilots in weak user group.Through the introduction of Hungarian algorithm,a pilot allocation method is designed to ensure the fairness of the strong users.The simulation results show that,compared with the smart pilot allocation scheme,the pilot allocation scheme based on Hungarian algorithm,the pilot allocation scheme based on user grouping and the random pilot allocation scheme,the system performance of the proposed scheme has been effectively improved.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(6110602261574013)
文摘The influence of cells groupings factor to the performance of the cells groupings time-shift pilot scheme is researched for the multiple cells large scale antennas systems（LSAS）. The former researches have confirmed that the cells groupings time-shift pilots scheme is effective to reduce inter-cell interference, especially pilot contamination, which results from the pilot reuse in adjacent cells. However, they have not specified reasonable cells groupings factor, which plays a critical role in the general performance of the LSAS. Therefore, this problem is researched in details. The time for reverse-link data transmission will be compressed, when the groupings factor surpasses a certain range. Thus it is not always beneficial to increase the cells groupings factor without limitation. Furthermore,a reasonable cells groupings factor is deduced from the perspective of optimization to enhance the system performance. Simulations verify the proposed cell grouping factor.
文摘In response to the challenges presented by the unreliable identity of the master node,high communication overhead,and limited network support size within the Practical Byzantine Fault-Tolerant(PBFT)algorithm for consortium chains,we propose an improved PBFT algorithm based on XGBoost grouping called XG-PBFT in this paper.XG-PBFT constructs a dataset by training important parameters that affect node performance,which are used as classification indexes for nodes.The XGBoost algorithm then is employed to train the dataset,and nodes joining the system will be grouped according to the trained grouping model.Among them,the nodes with higher parameter indexes will be assigned to the consensus group to participate in the consensus,and the rest of the nodes will be assigned to the general group to receive the consensus results.In order to reduce the resource waste of the system,XG-PBFT optimizes the consensus protocol for the problem of high complexity of PBFT communication.Finally,we evaluate the performance of XG-PBFT.The experimental results show that XG-PBFT can significantly improve the performance of throughput,consensus delay and communication complexity compared to the original PBFT algorithm,and the performance enhancement is significant compared to other algorithms in the case of a larger number of nodes.The results demonstrate that the XG-PBFT algorithm is more suitable for large-scale consortium chains.
基金supported by a grant of the M.D.-Ph.D./Medical Scientist Training Program through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI)funded by the Ministry of Health&Welfare,Republic of Korea(to HK)+3 种基金supported by National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grants funded by the Korean government(MSITMinistry of Science and ICT)(NRF2019R1A5A2026045 and NRF-2021R1F1A1061819)a grant from the Korean Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI),funded by the Ministry of Health&Welfare,Republic of Korea(HR21C1003)New Faculty Research Fund of Ajou University School of Medicine(to JYC)。
文摘High-mobility group box 1 was first discovered in the calf thymus as a DNA-binding nuclear protein and has been widely studied in diverse fields,including neurology and neuroscience.High-mobility group box 1 in the extracellular space functions as a pro-inflammatory damage-associated molecular pattern,which has been proven to play an important role in a wide variety of central nervous system disorders such as ischemic stroke,Alzheimer’s disease,frontotemporal dementia,Parkinson’s disease,multiple sclerosis,epilepsy,and traumatic brain injury.Several drugs that inhibit high-mobility group box 1 as a damage-associated molecular pattern,such as glycyrrhizin,ethyl pyruvate,and neutralizing anti-high-mobility group box 1 antibodies,are commonly used to target high-mobility group box 1 activity in central nervous system disorders.Although it is commonly known for its detrimental inflammatory effect,high-mobility group box 1 has also been shown to have beneficial pro-regenerative roles in central nervous system disorders.In this narrative review,we provide a brief summary of the history of high-mobility group box 1 research and its characterization as a damage-associated molecular pattern,its downstream receptors,and intracellular signaling pathways,how high-mobility group box 1 exerts the repair-favoring roles in general and in the central nervous system,and clues on how to differentiate the pro-regenerative from the pro-inflammatory role.Research targeting high-mobility group box 1 in the central nervous system may benefit from differentiating between the two functions rather than overall suppression of high-mobility group box 1.
基金Supported by NSFC(No.11861010),also supported by NSFC(No.12171175),also supported by NSFC(No.12261006)NSF of Guangxi Province(No.2018GXNSFFA281008)Project of Guangxi First Class Disciplines of Statistics(No.GJKY-2022-01)。
文摘In this paper,we study the Bowen entropy of stable sets in positive entropy G-system of amenable group actions.The lower bound of the Bowen entropy of these sets are estimated.
文摘Herein the use of rare-earth compounds in catalytic reduction systems for the end-group functionalization of carboxyl-terminated low-molecularweight fluoropolymers was explored.Leveraging the high catalytic activity and selectivity of rare-earth compounds along with no residual impact on polymer product's performance,highly efficient catalytic reduction systems containing sodium borohydride(NaBH_(4))and rare-earth chloride(RECl_(3))were specifically designed for a telechelic carboxyl-terminated liquid fluoroeslastomer,aiming to facilitate the conversion of chainend carboxyl groups into hydroxyl groups and improvement in end-group reactivity.To achieve this,lanthanum chloride(LaCl_(3)),cerium chloride(CeCl_(3)),and neodymium chloride(NdCl_(3))were used separately to form catalytic reduction systems with NaBH_(4).The effects of solvent dosage,reaction temperature,reaction time length,and reductant dosage on carboxylic conversion were investigated,and the molecular chain structure,molecular weight,and functional group content of the raw materials and the products were analyzed and characterized by means of infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),proton nuclear magnetic resonance(^(1)H-NMR),fluorine-19 nuclear magnetic resonance(^(19)F-NMR),gel permeation chromatography(GPC),and chemical titration.Moreover,the catalytic activity and selectivity of the rare-earth chlorides,as well as the corresponding underlying interactions were discussed.Results indicated that the rare-earth-containing catalytic reduction systems studied in this work could efficiently convert the chain-end carboxyl groups into highly active hydroxyl groups,with a highest conversion up to 87.0%and differing catalytic reduction activities ranked as NaBH_(4)/CeCl_(3)>NaBH_(4)/LaCl_(3)>NaBH_(4)/NdCl_(3).Compared with the conventional lithium aluminum hydride(LiAIH_(4))reduction system,the NaBH_(4)/RECl_(3)systems provide multiple advantages such as mild reaction conditions,high conversion ratio with good selectivity,and environmental innocuity,and are potentially applicable as new reduction-catalysis combinations for the synthesis and functionalization of polymer materials.
基金supported in part by the State Key Laboratory of Micro-Spacecraft Rapid Design and Intelligent Cluster(No.MS01240103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62071146,No.62431009)+1 种基金the National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Wireless Communication Technologies(No.2242022k60006)the Research Project Fund of Songjiang Laboratory(No.SL20230104).
文摘The rapid development of mega low earth orbit(LEO)satellite networks is expected to have a significant impact on 6G networks.Unlike terrestrial networks,due to the high-speed movement of satellites,users will frequently hand over between satellites even if their positions remain unchanged.Furthermore,the extensive coverage characteristic of satellites leads to massive users executing handovers simultaneously.To address these challenges,we propose a novel double grouping-based group handover scheme(DGGH)specifically tailored for mega LEO satellite networks.First,we develop a user grouping strategy based on beam-limited hierarchical clustering to divide users into distinct groups.Next,we reframe the challenge of managing multiple users’simultaneous handovers as a single-objective optimization problem,solving it with a satellite grouping strategy that leverages the accuracy of greedy algorithms and the simplicity of dynamic programming.Additionally,we develop a group handover algorithm based on minimal handover waiting time to improve the satellite grouping process further.The detailed steps of the DGGH scheme’s handover procedure are meticulously outlined.Comprehensive simulations show that the proposed DGGH scheme outperforms single-user handover schemes in terms of handover signaling over-head and handover success rate.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62001171in part by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant 2024A1515011172in part by the Henan Science and Technology Research and Development Program Joint Fund under Grant 235200810049。
文摘Integrated sensing and communication(ISAC),assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surface(RIS)has emerged as a breakthrough technology to improve the capacity and reliability of 6G wireless network.However,a significant challenge in RIS-ISAC systems is the acquisition of channel state information(CSI),largely due to co-channel interference,which hinders meeting the required reliability standards.To address this issue,a minimax-concave penalty(MCP)-based CSI refinement scheme is proposed.This approach utilizes an element-grouping strategy to jointly estimate the ISAC channel and the RIS phase shift matrix.Unlike previous methods,our scheme exploits the inherent sparsity in RIS-assisted ISAC channels to reduce training overhead,and the near-optimal solution is derived for our studied RIS-ISAC scheme.The effectiveness of the element-grouping strategy is validated through simulation experiments,demonstrating superior channel estimation results when compared to existing benchmarks.
文摘TSvegea-a member of TMAS,the Swedish textile machinery association-has delivered no less than six of its EC 200 automatic collarette machines to the Bangladesh-based Interstoff Group in the past 12 months.Interstoff,which belongs to the Pandughar Group,was founded in 2000 as a modest garment factory withjust 62 sewing machines.
文摘This paper investigates the number of limit cycles in a predator-prey system with group defense,intially introduced by Wolkowicz and later examined by Rothe and Shafer in the 1980’s.Under the assumption of large prey growth,the system reduces to a perturbed singular system,whose limit cycles can be analyzed using geometric singular perturbation methods-primarily through the study of a slow-divergence integral.Our work completes partially the results previously obtained by Li and Zhu and by Hsu.We provide a comprehensive classification of all possible singular cycles capable of generating limit cycles and analyze the slow-divergence integral for the nine distinct types of cycle families that arise in a canard explosion.Based on these findings,we demonstrate that the maximum number of limit cycles emerging from the singular cycles is two in all cases,thereby confirming conjectures posed by Rothe-Shafer and Xiao-Ruan.
文摘This article investigates the time-varying output group formation tracking control(GFTC)problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems(HMASs)under switching topologies.The objective is to design a distributed control strategy that enables the outputs of the followers to form the desired sub-formations and track the outputs of the leader in each subgroup.Firstly,novel distributed observers are developed to estimate the states of the leaders under switching topologies.Then,GFTC protocols are designed based on the proposed observers.It is shown that with the distributed protocol,the GFTC problem for HMASs under switching topologies is solved if the average dwell time associated with the switching topologies is larger than a fixed threshold.Finally,an example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 6237319in part by the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province under Grant KYCX230479.
文摘Formation control in multi-agent systems has become a critical area of interest due to its wide-ranging applications in robotics,autonomous transportation,and surveillance.While various studies have explored distributed cooperative control,this review focuses on the theoretical foundations and recent developments in formation control strategies.The paper categorizes and analyzes key formation types,including formation maintenance,group or cluster formation,bipartite formations,event-triggered formations,finite-time convergence,and constrained formations.A significant portion of the review addresses formation control under constrained dynamics,presenting both modelbased and model-free approaches that consider practical limitations such as actuator bounds,communication delays,and nonholonomic constraints.Additionally,the paper discusses emerging trends,including the integration of eventdriven mechanisms and AI-enhanced coordination strategies.Comparative evaluations highlight the trade-offs among various methodologies regarding scalability,robustness,and real-world feasibility.Practical implementations are reviewed across diverse platforms,and the review identifies the current achievements and unresolved challenges in the field.The paper concludes by outlining promising research directions,such as adaptive control for dynamic environments,energy-efficient coordination,and using learning-based control under uncertainty.This review synthesizes the current state of the art and provides a road map for future investigation,making it a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners aiming to advance formation control in multi-agent systems.
文摘The working group on design and evaluation of intelligent system ergonomics,under SAC/TC 7,Ergonomics,was officially established in Qingdao city,Shandong province on June 18.The launching ceremony was jointly organized by the Sub-institute of Fundamental Standardization of CNIS and China Standard Certification Co.,Ltd.It was attended by more than 60 experts and industry representatives in fields such as smart home technology,intelligent driving,wearable devices,medical health,and nuclear engineering.
文摘Objective:To assess the burden of Group B Streptococcus(GBS)and analyze the distribution of scrotypes in relation to their source.The review highlights data gaps in transmission dynamics and regional food consumption practices,which are esscntial for designing cffective public health strategies and advancing vaccine development.Methods:Scarches were conducted in Web of Science,MEDLINE,Science Direct,PubMcd,and Scopus databases to find studies related to GBS during 1990-2025.Eligible studies were those that described prevalence,scrotype distribution or scquence type(ST)of GBS in Southeast Asian countries.Random-cffects meta-analysis was used to pool data.Results:A total of 26 studies met the inclusion criteria from cight countries.The pooled estimate of maternal GBS colonization was 15.1%,with scrotypesII,v,ⅡI,V,and I a accounting for the majority of cases(91.24%)in the Southcast Asia studies.Data on ST was limited;however,ST1 was found to be predominant in Malaysia and Thailand,while ST283 was notably linked to the consumption of raw fish.Conclusions:The pooled estimate of the maternal colonization with GBS was 15.1%which is cquivalent to many other primary and review reports worldwide.Distribution of scrotype and ST is needed to be studied in Southcast Asian countries to devise cffective preventive measures.These findings underscore thc importance of surveillance and tailored prevention strategies to combat GBS infections in Southcast Asia.
基金funded by the National Science and Technology Council,Taiwan,under Grant Number MOST110-2221-E035-092-MY3.
文摘This paper presents an allowable-tolerance-based group search optimization(AT-GSO),which combines the robust GSO(R-GSO)and the external quality design planning of the Taguchi method.AT-GSO algorithm is used to optimize the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger system.The R-GSO algorithm integrates the GSO algorithm with the Taguchi method,utilizing the Taguchi method to determine the optimal producer in each iteration of the GSO algorithm to strengthen the robustness of the search process and the ability to find the global optima.In conventional parameter design optimization,it is typically assumed that the designed parameters can be applied accurately and consistently throughout usage.However,for systems that are sensitive to changes in design parameters,even minor inaccuracies can substantially reduce overall system performance.Therefore,the permissible variations of the design parameters are considered in the tolerance-optimized design to ensure the robustness of the performance.The optimized design of the heat exchanger system assumes that the system’s operating temperature parameters are specific.However,fixing the systemoperating temperature parameters at a constant value is difficult.This paper assumes that the system operating temperature parameters have an uncertainty error when optimizing the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger system.Experimental results show that the AT-GSO algorithm optimizes the heat exchanger system and finds the optimal operating temperature in the absence of tolerance and under three tolerance conditions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12301577)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023NSFSC1346).
文摘In this paper,the synchronizable system by groups and the generalized synchronizable system are studied for a coupled system of wave equations.Moreover,situations possessing different groupings are also discussed.
文摘The field research on five black crested gibbon groups, recently performed at Dazhaizi, Mr. Wuliang, Central Yunnan, China, showed that all groups in the local population consisted of one adult male, two adult females and 2 - 5 sub-adults, juveniles and itfants. The mean group size was 6.2 in August 2003 and 6.4 in August 2005. Two subadult males disappeared from their natal home range and three newborns were given birth in Group 3 （G3） and G4 during this study. The two adult females in G1, G2 and G3 gave births and/or carried babies but at different times. There was no aggressive or dominating behaviour observed between the two adult females. One floating female was first seen in G3＇s territory on April 15, 2005. The two resident females interrupted her duet with adult male and chased her. We did not observe adult male chased this floating female and she left G3＇s territory 10 days later. Sub-adult males often kept distance with the family, and they often sang solo bouts in their natal territory before they dispersed. The sub-adult males and females dispersed from natal territory and two adult resident females rejected the third one, which might were the reasons why the black gibbon groups were polygyny in Dazhaizi.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81272501)the National Basic Research Program of China(973Program)(No.2011CB707904)Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province,China(No.ts20120505)
文摘To further explore the human visual system（ HVS）,the perceptual grouping（ PG）, which has been proven to play an important role in the HVS, is adopted to design an effective image quality assessment（ IQA） model. Compared with the existing fixed-window-based models, the proposed one is an adaptive window-like model that introduces the perceptual grouping strategy into the IQA model. It works as follows： first,it preprocesses the images by clustering similar pixels into a group to the greatest extent; then the structural similarity is used to compute the similarity of the superpixels between reference and distorted images; finally, it integrates all the similarity of superpixels of an image to yield a quality score. Experimental results on three databases（ LIVE, IVC and MICT） showthat the proposed method yields good performance in terms of correlation with human judgments of visual quality.
