Pharmacokinetic compartment models are the only models that can extract pharmacokinetic parameters from data collected in clinical studies but their estimates lack accuracy, explanations and physiological significance...Pharmacokinetic compartment models are the only models that can extract pharmacokinetic parameters from data collected in clinical studies but their estimates lack accuracy, explanations and physiological significance. The objective of this work was to develop particular solutions to drug concentration and AUC in the form of mathematical series and Heaviside functions for repetitive intermittent infusions in the one- and two-compartment models, as a function of dose number and total time using differential calculus. It was demonstrated that the central and peripheral compartment volumes determined from regression analysis of the aminoglycoside antibiotic Sisomicin concentration in plasma represent the actual physiological body fluid volumes accessible by the drug. The drug peak time and peak concentration in the peripheral compartment were also calculated as a function of dose number. It is also shown that the time of intercompartmental momentary distribution equilibrium can be used to determine the drug’s apparent volume of distribution within any dosing interval in multi-compartment models. These estimates were used to carry out simulations of plasma drug concentration with time in the one-compartment model. In conclusion, the two-compartment open mammillary pharmacokinetic model was fully explained for the aminoglycoside antibiotic sisomicin through the new concept of the apparent volume of distribution.展开更多
In this paper we design and analyze a class of high order numerical methods to two dimensional Heaviside function integrals. Inspired by our high order numerical methods to two dimensional delta function integrals [19...In this paper we design and analyze a class of high order numerical methods to two dimensional Heaviside function integrals. Inspired by our high order numerical methods to two dimensional delta function integrals [19], the methods comprise approximating the mesh cell restrictions of the Heaviside function integral. In each mesh cell the two dimen- sional Heaviside function integral can be rewritten as a one dimensional ordinary integral with the integrand being a one dimensional Heaviside function integral which is smooth on several subsets of the integral interval. Thus the two dimensional Heaviside function inte- gral is approximated by applying standard one dimensional high order numerical quadra- tures and high order numerical methods to one dimensional Heaviside function integrals. We establish error estimates for the method which show that the method can achieve any desired accuracy by assigning the corresponding accuracy to the sub-algorithms. Numerical examples are presented showing that the in this paper achieve or exceed the expected second to fourth-order methods implemented accuracy.展开更多
Most material distribution-based topology optimization methods work on a relaxed form of the optimization problem and then push the solution toward the binary limits.However,when benchmarking these methods,researchers...Most material distribution-based topology optimization methods work on a relaxed form of the optimization problem and then push the solution toward the binary limits.However,when benchmarking these methods,researchers use known solutions to only a single form of benchmark problem.This paper proposes a comparison platform for systematic benchmarking of topology optimization methods using both binary and relaxed forms.A greyness measure is implemented to evaluate how far a solution is from the desired binary form.The well-known ZhouRozvany(ZR)problem is selected as the benchmarking problem here,making use of available global solutions for both its relaxed and binary forms.The recently developed non-penalization Smooth-edged Material Distribution for Optimizing Topology(SEMDOT),well-established Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization(SIMP),and continuation methods are studied on this platform.Interestingly,in most cases,the grayscale solutions obtained by SEMDOT demonstrate better performance in dealing with the ZR problem than SIMP.The reasons are investigated and attributed to the usage of two different regularization techniques,namely,the Heaviside smooth function in SEMDOT and the power-law penalty in SIMP.More importantly,a simple-to-use benchmarking graph is proposed for evaluating newly developed topology optimization methods.展开更多
It is a solid truth in mathematics that the derivative of a function is unique. We want to show that there exist particular functions all of which have the same form but their derivatives are different. Even though th...It is a solid truth in mathematics that the derivative of a function is unique. We want to show that there exist particular functions all of which have the same form but their derivatives are different. Even though this may seem quite novel, such function could be crucial for the purpose of describing the world such as related to mental phenomena where the logic of the current mathematics is not adequate.展开更多
The problem of excitation and the propagation of a nerve impulse by an axon (nerve fiber) for the case of a noninstantaneous function is studied. The application of no instantaneous step function of the Heaviside type...The problem of excitation and the propagation of a nerve impulse by an axon (nerve fiber) for the case of a noninstantaneous function is studied. The application of no instantaneous step function of the Heaviside type takes into account the time of delay. This generalizes the problem of the propagation of axon excitation to the case of an input impulse function’s noninstantaneous action with some increasing excitation. An exact analytical solution to the problem is constructed based on the Laplace integral transform and Ephros theorem. The propagation of the transmembrane potential was studied, in response to the switching on and off, for impulse of a constant current pulse delivered intracellularly at different points in time. The time analysis of excitation propagation along axon at different distances from the excitation point was performed.展开更多
In the present paper, the authors introduce a new integral transform which yields a number of potentially useful （known or new） integral transfoms as its special cases. Many fundamental results about this new integr...In the present paper, the authors introduce a new integral transform which yields a number of potentially useful （known or new） integral transfoms as its special cases. Many fundamental results about this new integral transform, which are established in this paper, in- clude （for example） existence theorem, Parseval-type relationship and inversion formula. The relationship between the new integral transform with the H-function and the H-transform are characterized by means of some integral identities. The introduced transform is also used to find solution to a certain differential equation. Some illustrative examples are also given.展开更多
文摘Pharmacokinetic compartment models are the only models that can extract pharmacokinetic parameters from data collected in clinical studies but their estimates lack accuracy, explanations and physiological significance. The objective of this work was to develop particular solutions to drug concentration and AUC in the form of mathematical series and Heaviside functions for repetitive intermittent infusions in the one- and two-compartment models, as a function of dose number and total time using differential calculus. It was demonstrated that the central and peripheral compartment volumes determined from regression analysis of the aminoglycoside antibiotic Sisomicin concentration in plasma represent the actual physiological body fluid volumes accessible by the drug. The drug peak time and peak concentration in the peripheral compartment were also calculated as a function of dose number. It is also shown that the time of intercompartmental momentary distribution equilibrium can be used to determine the drug’s apparent volume of distribution within any dosing interval in multi-compartment models. These estimates were used to carry out simulations of plasma drug concentration with time in the one-compartment model. In conclusion, the two-compartment open mammillary pharmacokinetic model was fully explained for the aminoglycoside antibiotic sisomicin through the new concept of the apparent volume of distribution.
文摘In this paper we design and analyze a class of high order numerical methods to two dimensional Heaviside function integrals. Inspired by our high order numerical methods to two dimensional delta function integrals [19], the methods comprise approximating the mesh cell restrictions of the Heaviside function integral. In each mesh cell the two dimen- sional Heaviside function integral can be rewritten as a one dimensional ordinary integral with the integrand being a one dimensional Heaviside function integral which is smooth on several subsets of the integral interval. Thus the two dimensional Heaviside function inte- gral is approximated by applying standard one dimensional high order numerical quadra- tures and high order numerical methods to one dimensional Heaviside function integrals. We establish error estimates for the method which show that the method can achieve any desired accuracy by assigning the corresponding accuracy to the sub-algorithms. Numerical examples are presented showing that the in this paper achieve or exceed the expected second to fourth-order methods implemented accuracy.
文摘Most material distribution-based topology optimization methods work on a relaxed form of the optimization problem and then push the solution toward the binary limits.However,when benchmarking these methods,researchers use known solutions to only a single form of benchmark problem.This paper proposes a comparison platform for systematic benchmarking of topology optimization methods using both binary and relaxed forms.A greyness measure is implemented to evaluate how far a solution is from the desired binary form.The well-known ZhouRozvany(ZR)problem is selected as the benchmarking problem here,making use of available global solutions for both its relaxed and binary forms.The recently developed non-penalization Smooth-edged Material Distribution for Optimizing Topology(SEMDOT),well-established Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization(SIMP),and continuation methods are studied on this platform.Interestingly,in most cases,the grayscale solutions obtained by SEMDOT demonstrate better performance in dealing with the ZR problem than SIMP.The reasons are investigated and attributed to the usage of two different regularization techniques,namely,the Heaviside smooth function in SEMDOT and the power-law penalty in SIMP.More importantly,a simple-to-use benchmarking graph is proposed for evaluating newly developed topology optimization methods.
文摘It is a solid truth in mathematics that the derivative of a function is unique. We want to show that there exist particular functions all of which have the same form but their derivatives are different. Even though this may seem quite novel, such function could be crucial for the purpose of describing the world such as related to mental phenomena where the logic of the current mathematics is not adequate.
文摘The problem of excitation and the propagation of a nerve impulse by an axon (nerve fiber) for the case of a noninstantaneous function is studied. The application of no instantaneous step function of the Heaviside type takes into account the time of delay. This generalizes the problem of the propagation of axon excitation to the case of an input impulse function’s noninstantaneous action with some increasing excitation. An exact analytical solution to the problem is constructed based on the Laplace integral transform and Ephros theorem. The propagation of the transmembrane potential was studied, in response to the switching on and off, for impulse of a constant current pulse delivered intracellularly at different points in time. The time analysis of excitation propagation along axon at different distances from the excitation point was performed.
文摘In the present paper, the authors introduce a new integral transform which yields a number of potentially useful （known or new） integral transfoms as its special cases. Many fundamental results about this new integral transform, which are established in this paper, in- clude （for example） existence theorem, Parseval-type relationship and inversion formula. The relationship between the new integral transform with the H-function and the H-transform are characterized by means of some integral identities. The introduced transform is also used to find solution to a certain differential equation. Some illustrative examples are also given.
