In this study, the ground potential rise(GPR) phenomenon caused by a lightning current injected into a field-shaped artificial grounding grid, as well as the potential difference between two different nodes at the edg...In this study, the ground potential rise(GPR) phenomenon caused by a lightning current injected into a field-shaped artificial grounding grid, as well as the potential difference between two different nodes at the edge of the grounding grid, was observed and analyzed under artificially triggered lightning conditions. Based on circuit theory and measured current data, a π-equivalent circuit was established to simulate the transient response of the grounding grid.Nineteen return strokes from three artificially triggered lightning events were analyzed. The peak currents of the 19 return strokes range from -6.7 to -25.1 kA, and the mean value was -14.3 kA. The GPR decreased rapidly and formed a subpeak after reaching the initial peak, with the mean value of the initial peak being -148.65 kV and the mean value of the subpeak being -92.87 kV. The GPR induced by the triggered lightning currents exhibited a subpeak phenomenon. Simulation results indicate that the subpeak phenomenon is related to localized corrosion of the vertical grounding electrode. The potential difference at the grounding grid edge exhibited a multi-pulse waveform with alternating polarity, dominated by positive pulses. The peak values of both the positive and negative polarity pulses gradually decreased, with the first positive pulse displaying a significantly higher intensity than that of subsequent pulses.展开更多
We have examined an unusual rocket-triggered lightning flash during the summer campaign of the SHAndong Triggered Lightning Experiment(SHATLE)in 2018.High-speed video camera observations and three-dimensional(3D)light...We have examined an unusual rocket-triggered lightning flash during the summer campaign of the SHAndong Triggered Lightning Experiment(SHATLE)in 2018.High-speed video camera observations and three-dimensional(3D)lightning mapping show that the upward positive leader split into two branched channels(referred to as branch A&branch B,respectively)at a height of about 370 m,and then progressed into different charge regions of the thundercloud.Branch A initially developed upward before turning northwest from the trigger point;ten pronounced intermittent negative leaders were observed propagating downward along this branch channel,causing strong current pulses.Branch B propagated obliquely upward towards the northeast before continuing northward to a region of weak radar echo at 3 km altitude,resulting in a large-scale charge transfer of approximately–250 C(C=Coulomb)and generating a sustained,strong current exceeding 2 kA.Furthermore,downward dart leaders propagating along branch A connected to the active channel of branch B at the bifurcation point.This connection generated a surge of large current pulses(M-components)superimposed on the continuing current.Evidence from 3D lightning mapping and concurrent channel-base current measurements suggests that the 10th negative dart leader split during its downward propagation,with one branch propagating to ground,while the other entered into a positive charge reservoir.This initiated a positive charge transfer to ground via the existing channel,ultimately triggering the final stroke which exhibited a bi-polarity current pulse.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization of a resilient model predictive control(MPC)algorithm with a dynamic event-triggered mechanism subject to Denial-of-Service(Do S)attacks.Different from previous wor...Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization of a resilient model predictive control(MPC)algorithm with a dynamic event-triggered mechanism subject to Denial-of-Service(Do S)attacks.Different from previous works,this letter is based on the designed threshold function to dynamically trigger and gives the upper bound conditions for intersampling intervals with attack and attack-free scenarios to converge.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter investigates the problem of multi-dimension formation tracking(MDFT)for the cross-domain unmanned systems,including several interconnected agents,namely,unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)and unmann...Dear Editor,This letter investigates the problem of multi-dimension formation tracking(MDFT)for the cross-domain unmanned systems,including several interconnected agents,namely,unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)and unmanned surface vehicles(USVs).We assume that each agent suffers from by the mixed constraints on its velocity,control input and Euler angle.Solving the MDFT problem implies that 1)The virtual state of each USV is determined in the earth coordinate by expanding its 2D work space to the 3D space.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter investigates global stabilization of uncertain nonlinear systems via adaptive event-triggered output feedback.Uncertainties lie in both system nonlinearities and measurement sensitivity.To this...Dear Editor,This letter investigates global stabilization of uncertain nonlinear systems via adaptive event-triggered output feedback.Uncertainties lie in both system nonlinearities and measurement sensitivity.To this end,a dynamic high gain is introduced to cope with the influence of large uncertainties,the unknown measurement sensitivity and the execution error,while a time-varying threshold event-triggering mechanism is constructed to effectively exclude the Zeno phenomenon.As such,the adaptive event-triggered control ensures globally bounded and convergent of system states.The design method is demonstrated using a controlled pendulum example.展开更多
This study utilizes data from a 3D lightning location system,polarimetric radar,and current measurements from channels of triggered lightning flashes(TLFs)to analyze the structural characteristics of the parent thunde...This study utilizes data from a 3D lightning location system,polarimetric radar,and current measurements from channels of triggered lightning flashes(TLFs)to analyze the structural characteristics of the parent thunderstorms associated with negative TLFs in South China.The triggered-flash region(TFR)displays distinct stratiform cloud characteristics,including lower radar reflectivity heights and a predominance of ice crystals and dry snow above the 0℃ layer.In contrast,the thunderstorm convection core region(CCR)tends to have more graupel particles in the mixed-phase layers and exhibits an ice-water content peak approximately 3.4 times that of the TFR.The charge regions involved in discharges in TFRs exhibit a dipolar charge structure,with the-5℃ layer roughly dividing the upper positive and lower negative charge regions.Conversely,the CCRs feature a typical tripolar charge structure.The dominant dipole charge structure in the TFR results in an increase in the negative charge field below the negative charge region with height,providing a necessary condition for successfully triggering negative TLFs.Furthermore,the horizontal extent of TLFs is positively correlated with their duration and charge transfer.Regions where TLF channels with larger charge transfers propagate tend to have greater maximum radar reflectivity but lower average radar reflectivity compared to regions with TLFs with smaller charge transfer.展开更多
A devastating MW 7.7 earthquake struck near Mandalay,Myanmar,on March 28,2025,causing extensive damage and casualties across Myanmar and neighboring regions.The 2025 event occurred in a well-recognized seismic gap alo...A devastating MW 7.7 earthquake struck near Mandalay,Myanmar,on March 28,2025,causing extensive damage and casualties across Myanmar and neighboring regions.The 2025 event occurred in a well-recognized seismic gap along the Sagaing Fault.Here we focus on the mainshock rupture properties based on backprojection of teleseismic P waves and early aftershock locations,analysis of near-field seismic recordings for the mainshock initiation,and remotely triggered seismicity following the MW 7.7 mainshock.We find that the~500 km mainshock rupture can be revealed by both rapid back-projection of teleseismic P waves from multiple broadband arrays and early aftershock locations within about 3 h from the Thai Meteorological Department(TMD)catalog.The rupture speed went supershear in the southward propagation after the initial bilateral subshear ruptures,as expected for large strike-slip earthquakes of such sizes.Clear fault zone head waves that are reflected along a bimaterial fault interface are observed at the only near-fault station GE.NPW on the slower side about 2.6 km away from the Sagaing fault,consistent with the preferred direction of a supershear rupture propagating to the south.In addition,aftershocks from the regional TMD catalog appear to be located mostly to the east of the mainshock rupture.While we cannot completely rule out mis-locations from the one-sided station distribution,these off-fault seismicity could also be explained by reactivations of subsidiary faults within the Shan Plateau,or an eastward dipping of the mainshock rupture plane.Although no immediate foreshocks were found from several nearby stations,we identify one sub-event with magnitude~6 at the beginning of the mainshock with a slightly different focal mechanism about 20–30 km south of the hypocenter determined by the United States Geological Survey(USGS).The mainshock also occurred when the tidal stresses reached its maximum on the right-lateral strike-slip fault,likely indicating that the timing of the mainshock is modulated by the solid earth tides.We find a significant increase of seismic activity near the Thailand/Myanmar border,in multiple(geothermally active)regions of Yunnan province in Southwest China,as well as the Xingfengjian reservoir in the Guangdong province in South China.Because static stress changes from the mainshock are small but negative near the Thailand/Myanmar border,the occurrence of microseismicity in this and other regions can be mainly explained by remote triggering from dynamic stress changes of the mainshock rupture.Our analyses demonstrate the importance of rapid analysis on openly available seismic data and catalog to better understand the rupture properties and triggered seismicity following large earthquakes.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter concentrates on distributed event-triggered formation control problems with finite-time convergence in an arbitrarily dimensional Euclidean space.A new unified approach of finite-time event-tri...Dear Editor,This letter concentrates on distributed event-triggered formation control problems with finite-time convergence in an arbitrarily dimensional Euclidean space.A new unified approach of finite-time event-triggered formation control is proposed by steering all agents to a sliding manifold(the affine image)to achieve general formations,like affine,rigid or translational formation.It only requires to design an extra steering law driving at least d+1 leaders from an affine image to a rigid or translational image,where d is the dimension of the space.The event-triggered function is designed in a distributed and discontinuous manner based only on local information to reduce the communication and calculation resources by aperiodic sampling.In the proposed event-triggered formation law,zeno-free behavior is ensured.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization problem of nonlinear stochastic systems via self-triggered impulsive control(STIC), where the timing of impulsive control actions is not dependent on continuous sta...Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization problem of nonlinear stochastic systems via self-triggered impulsive control(STIC), where the timing of impulsive control actions is not dependent on continuous state monitoring. In contrast to the existing self-triggered control method, novel self-triggered mechanism(STM) is proposed by incorporating a waiting time for stabilizing impulses. This allows for direct prediction of the next impulsive instant.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter introduces an innovative event-triggered secondary control strategy for Microgrid(MG)to address challenges of low inertia and renewable energy integration.Utilizing semi-Markov switching topolo...Dear Editor,This letter introduces an innovative event-triggered secondary control strategy for Microgrid(MG)to address challenges of low inertia and renewable energy integration.Utilizing semi-Markov switching topologies,this method employs semi-Markov jump processes for accurate load forecasting,facilitating adaptive adjustments of distributed generators(DGs)in response to load changes.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter studies the distributed Nash equilibrium seeking problem of aggregative game,in which the decision of each player obeys second-order dynamics and is constrained by nonidentical convex sets.To s...Dear Editor,This letter studies the distributed Nash equilibrium seeking problem of aggregative game,in which the decision of each player obeys second-order dynamics and is constrained by nonidentical convex sets.To seek the generalized Nash equilibrium(GNE),a projectionbased distributed algorithm via constant step-sizes is developed with linear convergence.In particular,a variable tracking technique is incorporated to estimate the aggregative function,and an event-triggered mechanism is designed to reduce the communication cost.Finally,a numerical example demonstrates the theoretical results.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter deals with the controller synthesis problem of networked Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)fuzzy systems.Due to the introduction of network communications,the same premise is no longer shared by fuzzy plants a...Dear Editor,This letter deals with the controller synthesis problem of networked Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)fuzzy systems.Due to the introduction of network communications,the same premise is no longer shared by fuzzy plants and fuzzy controllers.This makes the classic parallel distribution compensation(PDC)control infeasible.To overcome this situation,a novel method for reconstructing the membership functions'grades is proposed,which synchronizes the time scales.Then,the membership function dependent method is adopted to introduce asynchronous errors and detailed membership function information.For the event-triggered control strategy,a series of robust H∞stable conditions in LMI form are derived.Finally,a simulation of a practical system is used to demonstrate the method proposed in this letter can reduce conservatism.展开更多
Dear Editor,It is well known that event-triggered control(ETC)is an effective approach in addressing networked control problems for Industry 5.0.Its feasibility,however,is still restricted to canonical nonlinear syste...Dear Editor,It is well known that event-triggered control(ETC)is an effective approach in addressing networked control problems for Industry 5.0.Its feasibility,however,is still restricted to canonical nonlinear systems so far.Considering this,a gradient-based adaptive ETC scheme for noncanonical nonlinear systems is newly developed in this letter,where the hysteresis input constraints are considered also.By proper decomposition,the technical issue of handling ETC-induced measurement errors and hysteresis inputs can be transformed into the robustness problem to bounded disturbance-like terms,which is then addressed by integrating a switching modification strategy in adaptive design and developing a novel augmented error-based analysis framework.Experimental results based on a practical piezoactuator confirm the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter studies the event-triggered adaptive horizon distributed model predictive control problem for discrete-time coupled nonlinear systems with additive disturbances.By constructing a new dualmodel ...Dear Editor,This letter studies the event-triggered adaptive horizon distributed model predictive control problem for discrete-time coupled nonlinear systems with additive disturbances.By constructing a new dualmodel optimal control problem,an event-triggered mechanism and an adaptive prediction horizon scheme are co-designed in the proposed scheme.Notably,the upper bound of the triggering interval remains independent of the dynamically shrinking prediction horizon.This enables the event-triggered mechanism to operate effectively even when the prediction horizon becomes zero,thus achieving cost savings throughout the control process.In addition,the sufficient conditions of the proposed scheme associated with the feasibility and stability are provided.The effectiveness is illustrated through a practical example.展开更多
Objective To investigate whether Tuina alleviates fibrotic symptoms in myofascial trigger points(MTrPs)by regulating transforming growth factor(TGF)-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,thereby deactivating these points.Method...Objective To investigate whether Tuina alleviates fibrotic symptoms in myofascial trigger points(MTrPs)by regulating transforming growth factor(TGF)-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,thereby deactivating these points.Methods This study comprised two experimental phases.In phase 1,27 specific pathogenfree(SPF)grade female Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomized into three groups:control 1,model 1,and Tuina 1 groups.Model 1 and Tuina 1 groups underwent an 8-week MTrPs modeling protocol involving blunt impact and eccentric exercise.After successful modeling,rats in Tuina 1 group received manual pressing on nodules or cord-like taut bands on the medial aspect of the left hindlimb.Pain sensitivity and tissue stiffness were evaluated via pressure pain threshold(PPT)and soft tissue tension(STT).Muscle histopathology and fibrosis were observed using hematoxylin and eosin(HE)and Masson staining.Inflammatory factors in muscle were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),while immunofluorescence(IF)and Western blot(WB)were used to detect the expression levels ofα-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA),collagenⅢ,and TGF-β1.In phase 2,45 SPF female SD rats were randomized into five groups:control 2,model 2,Tuina 2,TGF-β1 inhibitor(TI),and Tuina+TGF-β1 agonist(Tuina+TA)groups.All groups except control 2 underwent standardized MTrPs modeling.Rats in Tuina 2 group received consistent pressing manipulation.TI group received intraperitoneal injections of oxymatrine,while Tuina+TA group received intraperitoneal injections of SRI-011381 hydrochloride followed by the same pressing protocol as Tuina 2 group.WB was used to detect the expression of collagen I,collagen III,TGF-β1,and phosphorylated-Smad3(p-Smad3)/Smad3.Results In phase 1,Tuina significantly improved PPT and STT in MTrPs of rats(P<0.01),reversed pathological damages including disorganized muscle fiber arrangement,abnormal myocyte morphology,and exacerbated fibrosis.In addition,in MTrPs of rats in model 1 group,expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells(NF-κB),interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α,and fibrosis markers(α-SMA,collagen I,and collagen III)were upregulated,and all exhibited a significant downward trend after Tuina intervention(P<0.05 or P<0.01).This indicates that the therapeutic effects of Tuina are directly associated with reduced local inflammation and fibrosis in MTrPs.In phase 2,compared with model 2 group,rats in TI and Tuina 2 groups had decreased expression levels of TGF-β1 and p-Smad3/Smad3 in MTrPs,alongside reduced levels of inflammatory factors(IL-1β,IL-6,NF-κB,and TNF-α)and fibrosis markers(α-SMA,collagen I,and collagen III)(P<0.05 or P<0.01).When co-administered with TGF-β1 agonist,the therapeutic effects of Tuina were significantly attenuated,with rebounded TGF-β1 expression and p-Smad3/Smad3 in local MTrPs,and fibrosis and inflammatory responses were re-exacerbated(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Tuina can effectively reduce inflammatory responses and fibrosis in MTrPs tissue,and its mechanism is closely related to the inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,which plays a critical role in Tuina-mediated regulation of MTrPs fibrosis.展开更多
Hydrogel microcapsules are powerful microreactor vessels that have attracted widespread attention and research.Among the various methods for their generation,the aqueous two-phase system(ATPS)is by far the most straig...Hydrogel microcapsules are powerful microreactor vessels that have attracted widespread attention and research.Among the various methods for their generation,the aqueous two-phase system(ATPS)is by far the most straightforward approach.However,the high viscosity of ATPS solutions significantly limits the generation throughput of hydrogel microcapsule.In this study,we developed a novel high-throughput approach for generating hydrogel microcapsules using a microfluidic bubble-triggering strategy.By integrating constant-pressure air flow with droplet microfluidics devices,we efficiently manipulated the formation of ATPS droplet through bubble-induced Rayleigh-Plateau instability,enabling the production of uniform,monodisperse microcapsules.Additionally,the droplet generation frequency in the bubble-triggering method exceeded 36 kHz.We further demonstrated the encapsulation of genetically engineered Escherichia coli strains,which acted as biosensors for arsenic ions and caprolactam,highlighting the potential of these microcapsules for biosensing applications.This advancement in hydrogel microcapsule generation offers promising implications for scalable applications in biosensing,organoid culture,and high-throughput screening.展开更多
Techniques of artificially-triggered lightning have provided a significantly useful means to directly measure various physical parameters of lightning discharge and to conduct research on protection methods of lightni...Techniques of artificially-triggered lightning have provided a significantly useful means to directly measure various physical parameters of lightning discharge and to conduct research on protection methods of lightning electromagnetic pulses.In this study,using capacitive and resistive dividers,current probes and optical fiber transmission devices,we measured and analyzed the induced overvoltage on the overhead transmission line and the overcurrent through Surge Protective Devices(SPD) when a lightning discharge was artificially triggered nearby on August 12,2008 at Conghua Field Lightning Experiment Site.The triggered lightning discharge contained an initial current stage and eight return strokes whose peak currents ranged from 6.6kA to 26.4kA.We found that overcurrents through SPD were induced on the power line both during the initial continuous current stage and the return stroke processes.During the return strokes,the residual voltage and the current through the SPD lasted up to the ms(millisecond) range,and the overcurrents exhibited a mean waveform up to 22/69μs with a peak value of less than 2kA.Based on the observed data,simple calculations show that the corresponding single discharge energy was much greater than the values of the high voltage pulse generators commonly used in the experiments regulated for SPD.The SPD discharge current peak was not synchronous to that of the residual voltage with the former obviously lagging behind the latter.The SPD discharge current peak was well correlated with the triggered lightning current peak and the wave-front current gradient.The long duration of the SPD current is one of the major reasons why the SPD was damaged even with a big nominal discharge current.展开更多
As a short-day(SD)and thermophilic plant,soybean(Glycine max(L.)Merr.)is sensitive to photo-thermal conditions.This characteristic severely limits the cultivation range of a given soybean cultivar and affects the perf...As a short-day(SD)and thermophilic plant,soybean(Glycine max(L.)Merr.)is sensitive to photo-thermal conditions.This characteristic severely limits the cultivation range of a given soybean cultivar and affects the performances of agronomic traits such as yield,plant architectures,and seed quality.Therefore,understanding the mechanism of photo-thermal sensitivity will provide a theoretical basis for soybean improvement.In this review,we introduce the advances in physiological,genetic,and molecular researches in photoperiodism of soybean,and progress in the improvement of the photo-thermal adaptability.We also summarize the photo-thermal conditions and characteristics of widely-planted soybean cultivars of major production regions in China.Furthermore,we proposed a novel concept of‘ecotyping’and the strategies for widely-adapted soybean cultivar breeding.This review provides an important guide for improving the adaptability of soybean.展开更多
An extraordinary earthquake swarm occurred at Rushan on the Jiaodong Peninsula from October 1, 2013, onwards, and more than 12,000 aftershocks had been detected by December 31, 2015. All the activities of the whole sw...An extraordinary earthquake swarm occurred at Rushan on the Jiaodong Peninsula from October 1, 2013, onwards, and more than 12,000 aftershocks had been detected by December 31, 2015. All the activities of the whole swarm were recorded at the nearest station, RSH, which is located about 12 km from the epicenter. We examine the statistical characteristics of the Rushan swarm in this paper using RSH station data to assess the arrival time difference, ts p, of Pg and Sg phases. A temporary network comprising 18 seismometers was set up on May 6, 2014, within the area of the epicenter; based on the data from this network and use of the double difference method, we determine precise hypocenter locations. As the distribution of relocated sources reveals migration of seismic activity, we applied the mean-shift cluster method to perform clustering analysis on relocated catalogs. The results of this study show that there were at least 16 clusters of seismic activities between May 6, 2014, and June 30, 2014, and that each was characterized by a hypocenter spreading process. We estimated the hydraulic diffusivity, D, of each cluster using envelope curve fitting; the results show that D values range between 1.2 and 3.5 m2/d and that approximate values for clusters on the edge of the source area are lower than those within the central area. We utilize an epidemic-type aftershock sequence （ETAS） model to separate external triggered events from self-excited aftershocks within the Rushan swarm. The estimated parameters for this model suggest that α = 1.156, equiva- lent to sequences induced by fluid-injection, and that the forcing rate （μ） implies just 0.15 events per day. These estimates indicate that around 3% of the events within the swarm were externally triggered. The fact that variation in μ is synchronous with swarm activity implies that pulses in fluid pressure likely drove this series of earthquakes.展开更多
Dear editor,Recently,researchers have obtained many new results about the multi-agent systems(MASs)[1]-[3].In[1],the fixed-time cooperative control(FTCC)algorithm of linear MASs with matched disturbances was proposed....Dear editor,Recently,researchers have obtained many new results about the multi-agent systems(MASs)[1]-[3].In[1],the fixed-time cooperative control(FTCC)algorithm of linear MASs with matched disturbances was proposed.The nonholonomic chained-form dynamics case was considered in[2].In[3],the output tracking problem with data packet dropout was solved for high-order MASs.Moreover,delay frequently occurs because of the non-ideal data transmission[4],and the corresponding FTCC algorithm of MASs with delay was given in[5].展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(42575091)Marine Meteorological Science and Data Center Program (2024B1212070014)。
文摘In this study, the ground potential rise(GPR) phenomenon caused by a lightning current injected into a field-shaped artificial grounding grid, as well as the potential difference between two different nodes at the edge of the grounding grid, was observed and analyzed under artificially triggered lightning conditions. Based on circuit theory and measured current data, a π-equivalent circuit was established to simulate the transient response of the grounding grid.Nineteen return strokes from three artificially triggered lightning events were analyzed. The peak currents of the 19 return strokes range from -6.7 to -25.1 kA, and the mean value was -14.3 kA. The GPR decreased rapidly and formed a subpeak after reaching the initial peak, with the mean value of the initial peak being -148.65 kV and the mean value of the subpeak being -92.87 kV. The GPR induced by the triggered lightning currents exhibited a subpeak phenomenon. Simulation results indicate that the subpeak phenomenon is related to localized corrosion of the vertical grounding electrode. The potential difference at the grounding grid edge exhibited a multi-pulse waveform with alternating polarity, dominated by positive pulses. The peak values of both the positive and negative polarity pulses gradually decreased, with the first positive pulse displaying a significantly higher intensity than that of subsequent pulses.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFC3007703,2017YFC1501501)the CAS Project of Stable Support for Youth Team in Basic Research Field(YSBR-018)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(41875006,and U1938115)Youth Innovation Fund Project of the University(WK2080000172)the Chinese Meridian Project.
文摘We have examined an unusual rocket-triggered lightning flash during the summer campaign of the SHAndong Triggered Lightning Experiment(SHATLE)in 2018.High-speed video camera observations and three-dimensional(3D)lightning mapping show that the upward positive leader split into two branched channels(referred to as branch A&branch B,respectively)at a height of about 370 m,and then progressed into different charge regions of the thundercloud.Branch A initially developed upward before turning northwest from the trigger point;ten pronounced intermittent negative leaders were observed propagating downward along this branch channel,causing strong current pulses.Branch B propagated obliquely upward towards the northeast before continuing northward to a region of weak radar echo at 3 km altitude,resulting in a large-scale charge transfer of approximately–250 C(C=Coulomb)and generating a sustained,strong current exceeding 2 kA.Furthermore,downward dart leaders propagating along branch A connected to the active channel of branch B at the bifurcation point.This connection generated a surge of large current pulses(M-components)superimposed on the continuing current.Evidence from 3D lightning mapping and concurrent channel-base current measurements suggests that the 10th negative dart leader split during its downward propagation,with one branch propagating to ground,while the other entered into a positive charge reservoir.This initiated a positive charge transfer to ground via the existing channel,ultimately triggering the final stroke which exhibited a bi-polarity current pulse.
文摘Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization of a resilient model predictive control(MPC)algorithm with a dynamic event-triggered mechanism subject to Denial-of-Service(Do S)attacks.Different from previous works,this letter is based on the designed threshold function to dynamically trigger and gives the upper bound conditions for intersampling intervals with attack and attack-free scenarios to converge.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62073301,62373162,62473349,U24A20268,62233007)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(JCYJ20240813114007010).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter investigates the problem of multi-dimension formation tracking(MDFT)for the cross-domain unmanned systems,including several interconnected agents,namely,unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)and unmanned surface vehicles(USVs).We assume that each agent suffers from by the mixed constraints on its velocity,control input and Euler angle.Solving the MDFT problem implies that 1)The virtual state of each USV is determined in the earth coordinate by expanding its 2D work space to the 3D space.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62203283)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2022QF009,ZR2023QA063)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M711981).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter investigates global stabilization of uncertain nonlinear systems via adaptive event-triggered output feedback.Uncertainties lie in both system nonlinearities and measurement sensitivity.To this end,a dynamic high gain is introduced to cope with the influence of large uncertainties,the unknown measurement sensitivity and the execution error,while a time-varying threshold event-triggering mechanism is constructed to effectively exclude the Zeno phenomenon.As such,the adaptive event-triggered control ensures globally bounded and convergent of system states.The design method is demonstrated using a controlled pendulum example.
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2342215)Key Laboratory of South China Sea Meteorological Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Hainan Province(Grant No.SCSF202302)。
文摘This study utilizes data from a 3D lightning location system,polarimetric radar,and current measurements from channels of triggered lightning flashes(TLFs)to analyze the structural characteristics of the parent thunderstorms associated with negative TLFs in South China.The triggered-flash region(TFR)displays distinct stratiform cloud characteristics,including lower radar reflectivity heights and a predominance of ice crystals and dry snow above the 0℃ layer.In contrast,the thunderstorm convection core region(CCR)tends to have more graupel particles in the mixed-phase layers and exhibits an ice-water content peak approximately 3.4 times that of the TFR.The charge regions involved in discharges in TFRs exhibit a dipolar charge structure,with the-5℃ layer roughly dividing the upper positive and lower negative charge regions.Conversely,the CCRs feature a typical tripolar charge structure.The dominant dipole charge structure in the TFR results in an increase in the negative charge field below the negative charge region with height,providing a necessary condition for successfully triggering negative TLFs.Furthermore,the horizontal extent of TLFs is positively correlated with their duration and charge transfer.Regions where TLF channels with larger charge transfers propagate tend to have greater maximum radar reflectivity but lower average radar reflectivity compared to regions with TLFs with smaller charge transfer.
基金supported by the National Nonprofit Fundamental Research Grant of China, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration (grant number IGCEA2504)partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant RISE-2425889+1 种基金supported by Earthquake Prediction Open Fund, China Earthquake Administration (Grant No. XH25006D)supported by the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 164GJHZ2023006MI)
文摘A devastating MW 7.7 earthquake struck near Mandalay,Myanmar,on March 28,2025,causing extensive damage and casualties across Myanmar and neighboring regions.The 2025 event occurred in a well-recognized seismic gap along the Sagaing Fault.Here we focus on the mainshock rupture properties based on backprojection of teleseismic P waves and early aftershock locations,analysis of near-field seismic recordings for the mainshock initiation,and remotely triggered seismicity following the MW 7.7 mainshock.We find that the~500 km mainshock rupture can be revealed by both rapid back-projection of teleseismic P waves from multiple broadband arrays and early aftershock locations within about 3 h from the Thai Meteorological Department(TMD)catalog.The rupture speed went supershear in the southward propagation after the initial bilateral subshear ruptures,as expected for large strike-slip earthquakes of such sizes.Clear fault zone head waves that are reflected along a bimaterial fault interface are observed at the only near-fault station GE.NPW on the slower side about 2.6 km away from the Sagaing fault,consistent with the preferred direction of a supershear rupture propagating to the south.In addition,aftershocks from the regional TMD catalog appear to be located mostly to the east of the mainshock rupture.While we cannot completely rule out mis-locations from the one-sided station distribution,these off-fault seismicity could also be explained by reactivations of subsidiary faults within the Shan Plateau,or an eastward dipping of the mainshock rupture plane.Although no immediate foreshocks were found from several nearby stations,we identify one sub-event with magnitude~6 at the beginning of the mainshock with a slightly different focal mechanism about 20–30 km south of the hypocenter determined by the United States Geological Survey(USGS).The mainshock also occurred when the tidal stresses reached its maximum on the right-lateral strike-slip fault,likely indicating that the timing of the mainshock is modulated by the solid earth tides.We find a significant increase of seismic activity near the Thailand/Myanmar border,in multiple(geothermally active)regions of Yunnan province in Southwest China,as well as the Xingfengjian reservoir in the Guangdong province in South China.Because static stress changes from the mainshock are small but negative near the Thailand/Myanmar border,the occurrence of microseismicity in this and other regions can be mainly explained by remote triggering from dynamic stress changes of the mainshock rupture.Our analyses demonstrate the importance of rapid analysis on openly available seismic data and catalog to better understand the rupture properties and triggered seismicity following large earthquakes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62173118).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter concentrates on distributed event-triggered formation control problems with finite-time convergence in an arbitrarily dimensional Euclidean space.A new unified approach of finite-time event-triggered formation control is proposed by steering all agents to a sliding manifold(the affine image)to achieve general formations,like affine,rigid or translational formation.It only requires to design an extra steering law driving at least d+1 leaders from an affine image to a rigid or translational image,where d is the dimension of the space.The event-triggered function is designed in a distributed and discontinuous manner based only on local information to reduce the communication and calculation resources by aperiodic sampling.In the proposed event-triggered formation law,zeno-free behavior is ensured.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62403393,12202058,62103118)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021T140160,2023 T160051)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(CSTB 2023NSCQ-MSX0152)
文摘Dear Editor,This letter deals with the stabilization problem of nonlinear stochastic systems via self-triggered impulsive control(STIC), where the timing of impulsive control actions is not dependent on continuous state monitoring. In contrast to the existing self-triggered control method, novel self-triggered mechanism(STM) is proposed by incorporating a waiting time for stabilizing impulses. This allows for direct prediction of the next impulsive instant.
基金supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2023QF092)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62373224).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter introduces an innovative event-triggered secondary control strategy for Microgrid(MG)to address challenges of low inertia and renewable energy integration.Utilizing semi-Markov switching topologies,this method employs semi-Markov jump processes for accurate load forecasting,facilitating adaptive adjustments of distributed generators(DGs)in response to load changes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62473048,61925303,62088101,62273195,U19B2029).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter studies the distributed Nash equilibrium seeking problem of aggregative game,in which the decision of each player obeys second-order dynamics and is constrained by nonidentical convex sets.To seek the generalized Nash equilibrium(GNE),a projectionbased distributed algorithm via constant step-sizes is developed with linear convergence.In particular,a variable tracking technique is incorporated to estimate the aggregative function,and an event-triggered mechanism is designed to reduce the communication cost.Finally,a numerical example demonstrates the theoretical results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62173218,61833011)International International Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(21190780300).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter deals with the controller synthesis problem of networked Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)fuzzy systems.Due to the introduction of network communications,the same premise is no longer shared by fuzzy plants and fuzzy controllers.This makes the classic parallel distribution compensation(PDC)control infeasible.To overcome this situation,a novel method for reconstructing the membership functions'grades is proposed,which synchronizes the time scales.Then,the membership function dependent method is adopted to introduce asynchronous errors and detailed membership function information.For the event-triggered control strategy,a series of robust H∞stable conditions in LMI form are derived.Finally,a simulation of a practical system is used to demonstrate the method proposed in this letter can reduce conservatism.
文摘Dear Editor,It is well known that event-triggered control(ETC)is an effective approach in addressing networked control problems for Industry 5.0.Its feasibility,however,is still restricted to canonical nonlinear systems so far.Considering this,a gradient-based adaptive ETC scheme for noncanonical nonlinear systems is newly developed in this letter,where the hysteresis input constraints are considered also.By proper decomposition,the technical issue of handling ETC-induced measurement errors and hysteresis inputs can be transformed into the robustness problem to bounded disturbance-like terms,which is then addressed by integrating a switching modification strategy in adaptive design and developing a novel augmented error-based analysis framework.Experimental results based on a practical piezoactuator confirm the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62473265,62476176,12426311).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter studies the event-triggered adaptive horizon distributed model predictive control problem for discrete-time coupled nonlinear systems with additive disturbances.By constructing a new dualmodel optimal control problem,an event-triggered mechanism and an adaptive prediction horizon scheme are co-designed in the proposed scheme.Notably,the upper bound of the triggering interval remains independent of the dynamically shrinking prediction horizon.This enables the event-triggered mechanism to operate effectively even when the prediction horizon becomes zero,thus achieving cost savings throughout the control process.In addition,the sufficient conditions of the proposed scheme associated with the feasibility and stability are provided.The effectiveness is illustrated through a practical example.
基金Natural Science Foundation of China(82274676 and 82374613)Program of Hunan Provincial Natural Science(2023JJ30458).
文摘Objective To investigate whether Tuina alleviates fibrotic symptoms in myofascial trigger points(MTrPs)by regulating transforming growth factor(TGF)-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,thereby deactivating these points.Methods This study comprised two experimental phases.In phase 1,27 specific pathogenfree(SPF)grade female Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomized into three groups:control 1,model 1,and Tuina 1 groups.Model 1 and Tuina 1 groups underwent an 8-week MTrPs modeling protocol involving blunt impact and eccentric exercise.After successful modeling,rats in Tuina 1 group received manual pressing on nodules or cord-like taut bands on the medial aspect of the left hindlimb.Pain sensitivity and tissue stiffness were evaluated via pressure pain threshold(PPT)and soft tissue tension(STT).Muscle histopathology and fibrosis were observed using hematoxylin and eosin(HE)and Masson staining.Inflammatory factors in muscle were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),while immunofluorescence(IF)and Western blot(WB)were used to detect the expression levels ofα-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA),collagenⅢ,and TGF-β1.In phase 2,45 SPF female SD rats were randomized into five groups:control 2,model 2,Tuina 2,TGF-β1 inhibitor(TI),and Tuina+TGF-β1 agonist(Tuina+TA)groups.All groups except control 2 underwent standardized MTrPs modeling.Rats in Tuina 2 group received consistent pressing manipulation.TI group received intraperitoneal injections of oxymatrine,while Tuina+TA group received intraperitoneal injections of SRI-011381 hydrochloride followed by the same pressing protocol as Tuina 2 group.WB was used to detect the expression of collagen I,collagen III,TGF-β1,and phosphorylated-Smad3(p-Smad3)/Smad3.Results In phase 1,Tuina significantly improved PPT and STT in MTrPs of rats(P<0.01),reversed pathological damages including disorganized muscle fiber arrangement,abnormal myocyte morphology,and exacerbated fibrosis.In addition,in MTrPs of rats in model 1 group,expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells(NF-κB),interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α,and fibrosis markers(α-SMA,collagen I,and collagen III)were upregulated,and all exhibited a significant downward trend after Tuina intervention(P<0.05 or P<0.01).This indicates that the therapeutic effects of Tuina are directly associated with reduced local inflammation and fibrosis in MTrPs.In phase 2,compared with model 2 group,rats in TI and Tuina 2 groups had decreased expression levels of TGF-β1 and p-Smad3/Smad3 in MTrPs,alongside reduced levels of inflammatory factors(IL-1β,IL-6,NF-κB,and TNF-α)and fibrosis markers(α-SMA,collagen I,and collagen III)(P<0.05 or P<0.01).When co-administered with TGF-β1 agonist,the therapeutic effects of Tuina were significantly attenuated,with rebounded TGF-β1 expression and p-Smad3/Smad3 in local MTrPs,and fibrosis and inflammatory responses were re-exacerbated(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Tuina can effectively reduce inflammatory responses and fibrosis in MTrPs tissue,and its mechanism is closely related to the inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway,which plays a critical role in Tuina-mediated regulation of MTrPs fibrosis.
基金sponsored by the National Key R&D Program of China(no.2023YFB3208203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.62374170)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(no.23J21900200).
文摘Hydrogel microcapsules are powerful microreactor vessels that have attracted widespread attention and research.Among the various methods for their generation,the aqueous two-phase system(ATPS)is by far the most straightforward approach.However,the high viscosity of ATPS solutions significantly limits the generation throughput of hydrogel microcapsule.In this study,we developed a novel high-throughput approach for generating hydrogel microcapsules using a microfluidic bubble-triggering strategy.By integrating constant-pressure air flow with droplet microfluidics devices,we efficiently manipulated the formation of ATPS droplet through bubble-induced Rayleigh-Plateau instability,enabling the production of uniform,monodisperse microcapsules.Additionally,the droplet generation frequency in the bubble-triggering method exceeded 36 kHz.We further demonstrated the encapsulation of genetically engineered Escherichia coli strains,which acted as biosensors for arsenic ions and caprolactam,highlighting the potential of these microcapsules for biosensing applications.This advancement in hydrogel microcapsule generation offers promising implications for scalable applications in biosensing,organoid culture,and high-throughput screening.
基金A key project of China Meteorological Administration (CMATG2008Z07)Specialized Science Project for Public Welfare Industries (GYHY2007622)Key Science Project of the Guangzhou Regional Meteorological Center (GRMC2007B03)
文摘Techniques of artificially-triggered lightning have provided a significantly useful means to directly measure various physical parameters of lightning discharge and to conduct research on protection methods of lightning electromagnetic pulses.In this study,using capacitive and resistive dividers,current probes and optical fiber transmission devices,we measured and analyzed the induced overvoltage on the overhead transmission line and the overcurrent through Surge Protective Devices(SPD) when a lightning discharge was artificially triggered nearby on August 12,2008 at Conghua Field Lightning Experiment Site.The triggered lightning discharge contained an initial current stage and eight return strokes whose peak currents ranged from 6.6kA to 26.4kA.We found that overcurrents through SPD were induced on the power line both during the initial continuous current stage and the return stroke processes.During the return strokes,the residual voltage and the current through the SPD lasted up to the ms(millisecond) range,and the overcurrents exhibited a mean waveform up to 22/69μs with a peak value of less than 2kA.Based on the observed data,simple calculations show that the corresponding single discharge energy was much greater than the values of the high voltage pulse generators commonly used in the experiments regulated for SPD.The SPD discharge current peak was not synchronous to that of the residual voltage with the former obviously lagging behind the latter.The SPD discharge current peak was well correlated with the triggered lightning current peak and the wave-front current gradient.The long duration of the SPD current is one of the major reasons why the SPD was damaged even with a big nominal discharge current.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0101400)the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-04)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31601239)the Agricultural Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China (CXGC2018E01)
文摘As a short-day(SD)and thermophilic plant,soybean(Glycine max(L.)Merr.)is sensitive to photo-thermal conditions.This characteristic severely limits the cultivation range of a given soybean cultivar and affects the performances of agronomic traits such as yield,plant architectures,and seed quality.Therefore,understanding the mechanism of photo-thermal sensitivity will provide a theoretical basis for soybean improvement.In this review,we introduce the advances in physiological,genetic,and molecular researches in photoperiodism of soybean,and progress in the improvement of the photo-thermal adaptability.We also summarize the photo-thermal conditions and characteristics of widely-planted soybean cultivars of major production regions in China.Furthermore,we proposed a novel concept of‘ecotyping’and the strategies for widely-adapted soybean cultivar breeding.This review provides an important guide for improving the adaptability of soybean.
基金supported financially by the Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Shandong Province(2014GSF120007)Shandong Earthquake Agency,China Earthquake Administration(SD1250501)
文摘An extraordinary earthquake swarm occurred at Rushan on the Jiaodong Peninsula from October 1, 2013, onwards, and more than 12,000 aftershocks had been detected by December 31, 2015. All the activities of the whole swarm were recorded at the nearest station, RSH, which is located about 12 km from the epicenter. We examine the statistical characteristics of the Rushan swarm in this paper using RSH station data to assess the arrival time difference, ts p, of Pg and Sg phases. A temporary network comprising 18 seismometers was set up on May 6, 2014, within the area of the epicenter; based on the data from this network and use of the double difference method, we determine precise hypocenter locations. As the distribution of relocated sources reveals migration of seismic activity, we applied the mean-shift cluster method to perform clustering analysis on relocated catalogs. The results of this study show that there were at least 16 clusters of seismic activities between May 6, 2014, and June 30, 2014, and that each was characterized by a hypocenter spreading process. We estimated the hydraulic diffusivity, D, of each cluster using envelope curve fitting; the results show that D values range between 1.2 and 3.5 m2/d and that approximate values for clusters on the edge of the source area are lower than those within the central area. We utilize an epidemic-type aftershock sequence （ETAS） model to separate external triggered events from self-excited aftershocks within the Rushan swarm. The estimated parameters for this model suggest that α = 1.156, equiva- lent to sequences induced by fluid-injection, and that the forcing rate （μ） implies just 0.15 events per day. These estimates indicate that around 3% of the events within the swarm were externally triggered. The fact that variation in μ is synchronous with swarm activity implies that pulses in fluid pressure likely drove this series of earthquakes.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62103099,61921004)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(BK20210214).
文摘Dear editor,Recently,researchers have obtained many new results about the multi-agent systems(MASs)[1]-[3].In[1],the fixed-time cooperative control(FTCC)algorithm of linear MASs with matched disturbances was proposed.The nonholonomic chained-form dynamics case was considered in[2].In[3],the output tracking problem with data packet dropout was solved for high-order MASs.Moreover,delay frequently occurs because of the non-ideal data transmission[4],and the corresponding FTCC algorithm of MASs with delay was given in[5].
