BACKGROUND Scientifically sound and reasonable care strategies in surgical nursing play a crucial role in facilitating postoperative recovery and preventing complications.This study focused on the application of quant...BACKGROUND Scientifically sound and reasonable care strategies in surgical nursing play a crucial role in facilitating postoperative recovery and preventing complications.This study focused on the application of quantitative assessment strategies to postoperative care.By quantitatively analyzing the effects of nursing interventions,we explored their feasibility and effectiveness at improving postoperative recovery quality and reducing the incidence of complications.This study provides a scientific basis for nursing practice and offers new insights into nursing management with significant clinical value.AIM To analyze the efficacy of postoperative quantitative assessment strategy-based nursing care for patients with colorectal cancer(CRC).METHODS This randomized controlled trial evaluated the ability of nursing interventions using a quantitative assessment strategy to prevent postoperative complications and enhance patient recovery.Patients with CRC were randomly divided into routine nursing(RN)and quantitative assessment strategy nursing(QASN)groups.The RN group received standard care,while the QASN group also underwent screenings for visual analog scale for pain,Barthel Index for functional recovery,and self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale for psychological status.Follow-ups were conducted on postoperative days 1,7,14,28,and 56.RESULTS The participants’baseline characteristics did not significantly differ between study groups,thereby ensuring the reliability of the results.The QASN vs RN group showed significant improvements in pain management(visual analog scale scores)and psychological status(self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale scores)and a reduced incidence of postoperative complications(P<0.05).The follow-up evaluations at specified intervals confirmed these findings,indicating that quantitative assessment strategies significantly enhanced patients’postoperative pain management and psychological well-being.CONCLUSION Nursing interventions using structured quantitative assessments demonstrated significantly improved postoperative recovery and quality of life in patients with CRC,supporting their integration into standard postoperative care protocols.展开更多
Design patterns offer reusable solutions for common software issues,enhancing quality.The advent of generative large language models(LLMs)marks progress in software development,but their efficacy in applying design pa...Design patterns offer reusable solutions for common software issues,enhancing quality.The advent of generative large language models(LLMs)marks progress in software development,but their efficacy in applying design patterns is not fully assessed.The recent introduction of generative large language models(LLMs)like ChatGPT and CoPilot has demonstrated significant promise in software development.They assist with a variety of tasks including code generation,modeling,bug fixing,and testing,leading to enhanced efficiency and productivity.Although initial uses of these LLMs have had a positive effect on software development,their potential influence on the application of design patterns remains unexplored.This study introduces a method to quantify LLMs’ability to implement design patterns,using Role-Based Metamodeling Language(RBML)for a rigorous specification of the pattern’s problem,solution,and transformation rules.The method evaluates the pattern applicability of a software application using the pattern’s problem specification.If deemed applicable,the application is input to the LLM for pattern application.The resulting application is assessed for conformance to the pattern’s solution specification and for completeness against the pattern’s transformation rules.Evaluating the method with ChatGPT 4 across three applications reveals ChatGPT’s high proficiency,achieving averages of 98%in conformance and 87%in completeness,thereby demonstrating the effectiveness of the method.Using RBML,this study confirms that LLMs,specifically ChatGPT 4,have great potential in effective and efficient application of design patterns with high conformance and completeness.This opens avenues for further integrating LLMs into complex software engineering processes.展开更多
Aircraft icing has been proven to be one of the most serious threats to flight safety. During the analysis of flight risk under icing conditions, quantitative assessment and visualization of flight risk are quite esse...Aircraft icing has been proven to be one of the most serious threats to flight safety. During the analysis of flight risk under icing conditions, quantitative assessment and visualization of flight risk are quite essential as they provide safe manipulation strategies in intricate conditions.However, they are rarely studied. Since the icing flight accidents are the result of the coupling of multiple unfavorable factors, in present study, we have proposed a method to quantitatively assess flight risk induced by multi-factor coupling under icing conditions by Monte-Carlo simulation and multivariate extreme value theory. The results demonstrate that the flight risk probability increases with the rise of unfavorable factors. Besides, a flight risk visualization method named flight safety window has been presented to build the flight risk distribution cloud maps in different complex conditions. The cloud maps show that the icing would give rise to atrophy of the safety scope, and the consequence would be even more severe when coupled with other more unfavorable factors. The proposed methods in this study would be useful in flight risk analysis under icing conditions and can enhance the pilot's situational awareness in selecting correct strategies within the safety zone to avoid unsafe manipulation.展开更多
A quantitative assessment method is proposed to sense the specific effects of atmospheric icing conditions on flight safety. A six degree-of-freedom computational flight dynamics model is used to study the effects of ...A quantitative assessment method is proposed to sense the specific effects of atmospheric icing conditions on flight safety. A six degree-of-freedom computational flight dynamics model is used to study the effects of ice accretion on aircraft dynamics, and a pilot model is also involved. In order to investigate icing severity under different icing conditions, support vector regression is applied in establishing relationship between aircraft icing parameter and weather conditions. Considering the characteristics of aircraft icing accidents, a risk probability assessment model optimized by the particle swarm method is developed to measure the safety level. In particular, angle of attack is chosen as a critical parameter in this method. Results presented in the paper for a series of simulation show that this method captures the basic effects of atmospheric icing conditions on flight safety, which may provide an important theoretical reference for icing accidents avoidance.展开更多
In this paper, a modified shear-lag model is developed to calculate the surface crack density in thermal barrier coatings(TBCs). The mechanical properties of TBCs are also measured to quantitatively assess their sur...In this paper, a modified shear-lag model is developed to calculate the surface crack density in thermal barrier coatings(TBCs). The mechanical properties of TBCs are also measured to quantitatively assess their surface crack density. Acoustic emission(AE) and digital image correlation methods are applied to monitor the surface cracking in TBCs under tensile loading. The results show that the calculated surface crack density from the modified model is in agreement with that obtained from experiments. The surface cracking process of TBCs can be discriminated by their AE characteristics and strain evolution. Based on the correlation of energy released from cracking and its corresponding AE signals, a linear relationship is built up between the surface crack density and AE parameters, with the slope being dependent on the mechanical properties of TBCs.展开更多
With the development of single-molecule detection and super-resolution fluorescence imaging,rhodamine dyes gain new life.Through the modification of the N-substituents a nd the replacement of the oxygen atom in xanthe...With the development of single-molecule detection and super-resolution fluorescence imaging,rhodamine dyes gain new life.Through the modification of the N-substituents a nd the replacement of the oxygen atom in xanthene,the wavelength and brightness can be effectively changed.However,the spectra of rhodamine,especially due to the balance between ring-closed non-fluorescent lactone and ring-opened fluorescent zwitterion/cation,are sensitive to interference from various environmental facto rs,In this way,the spectral data of various rhodamines repo rted by different re search groups under different test conditions lacked comparability,sometimes even lacked accuracy.In order to meet the requirements for the accuracy and uniformity of spectral data in the research of single molecule imaging and dye structure-fluorescence relationship study,we have tested the spectra of fifteen rhodamine dyes that cover the visible and near-infrared regions under exactly the same conditions.By studying the dependence of the spectra on dye concentrations,it was confirmed that 1 μmol/L was ideal fo r detection less from the interference of dye molecule aggregation.We provide compre hensive and reliable spectral data of these fifteen dyes,which are expected to be used as references for future research.And the direct comparison of different rhodamine spectra would help to understand the structure-fluorescence relationship of rhodamines.展开更多
AIM: To set up a mathematic model for gastric cancer screening and to evaluate its function in mass screening for gastric cancer.METHODS: A case control study was carried on in 66patients and 198 normal people, then t...AIM: To set up a mathematic model for gastric cancer screening and to evaluate its function in mass screening for gastric cancer.METHODS: A case control study was carried on in 66patients and 198 normal people, then the risk and protective factors of gastric cancer were determined, including heavy manual work, foods such as small yellow-fin tuna, dried small shrimps, squills, crabs, mothers suffering from gastric diseases, spouse alive, use of refrigerators and hot food,etc. According to some principles and methods of probability and fuzzy mathematics, a quantitative assessment model was established as follows: first, we selected some factors significant in statistics, and calculated weight coefficient for each one by two different methods; second, population space was divided into gastric cancer fuzzy subset and non gastric cancer fuzzy subset, then a mathematic model for each subset was established, we got a mathematic expression of attribute degree (AD).RESULTS: Based on the data of 63 patients and 693 normal people, AD of each subject was calculated. Considering the sensitivity and specificity, the thresholds of AD values calculated were configured with 0.20 and 0.17, respectively.According to these thresholds, the sensitivity and specificity of the quantitative model were about 69% and 63%.Moreover, statistical test showed that the identification outcomes of these two different calculation methods were identical (P>0.05).CONCLUSION: The validity of this method is satisfactory.It is convenient, feasible, economic and can be used to determine individual and population risks of gastric cancer.展开更多
Objective The aim of the study was to use dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare quantitative parameters of small bowel motility between healthy volunteers and patients with small bowel diseases in orde...Objective The aim of the study was to use dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare quantitative parameters of small bowel motility between healthy volunteers and patients with small bowel diseases in order to investigate the characteristics of normal and impaired bowel peristalsis. Methods A total of 44 healthy volunteers (20 men, 24 women; mean age: 36 years; range: 20-61 years) and 42 patients (28 men, 14 women; mean age: 44 years; range: 15-72 years) with organic small bowel disease were recruited in our hospital (Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Sci- ence and Technology, Wuhan, China) in this prospective study approved by the hospital institutional review board. Imaging was performed using a 3.0-T scanner 45 minutes after standardized oral administration of 1500 mL non-absorbable fluid (2.5% mannitol). A serial coronal scan was performed at selected planes for two minutes without breath-hold. Time-caliber curves were plotted at two well-distended small bowel loops in both healthy and patient groups regardless of location. Luminal diameter (LD), contraction period (CP), frequency of contraction (FC), and amplitude-diameter ratio (ADR) were measured based on the graph. Results The characteristics of abnormal peristaltic parameters were assessed in different patients and compared to normal curves from healthy volunteers. A total of 37 segments with abnormal motility were confirmed by two readers in consensus, based on curve patterns and the presence of a stationary phase. Compared to normal peristalsis in healthy volunteers, five different patterns of impaired peristalsis were identified: Ⅰ, consecutive; Ⅱ, slow; Ⅲ, giant type; Ⅳ, uncoordinated; and V, akinetic. Dilated LDs were de- tected in all instances of abnormal peristalsis (P 〈 0.05). Increased frequency was found in type Ⅰ [(8.73 ± 1.15)/min], while decreased frequency was detected in type Ⅲ peristalsis [(0.67 ± 0.29)/min]. There were no significant differences in frequency between type Ⅱ [(3.19 ±0.43)/min] and normal peristalsis [(3.45± 0.57)/min]. Apart from typeⅠ [(8.70± 0.75)/min], increased FCs were found in all other abnormal patterns. In type Ⅱ peristalsis, the average ADR value was 0.82 ± 0.08, comparable to the ADR value in the healthy group (0.83 ± 0.13). Conclusion MR cine is an effective method for differentiating normal and abnormal small bowel peristal- sis. Plotting time-caliber curves and measuring quantitative MR cine parameters such as LD, CP, FC, and ADR offers more precise information about small bowel motility.展开更多
According to the life cycle assessment and the environmental design method of industry prnduction, a quantitative assessment model for the embodied environmetal impact of concrete with or without fly ash was proposed....According to the life cycle assessment and the environmental design method of industry prnduction, a quantitative assessment model for the embodied environmetal impact of concrete with or without fly ash was proposed. The environmental burden impact indicator ( EBII ), the resources depletion impact indicator (RDII), and the environmental impact comprehensive indicator (EICI) are defined. The specific environmental impact values of different grade concretes with or wittout fly ash were presented. In the embodied process of concrete with or without fly ash, the key potential environmental impact categories are global warming and dust endsskin, and it is an effective way for reducing the embndied environmental impact of concrete to mix fly ash and lower grade cenwat . The method presented in this paper makes it possible to quantitatively assess the embodied environmental impact of concrete with or without .fly ash. The results calculated in this paper can be used to quantitatively assess the life cycle environmental impact of construction materials and buildings.展开更多
Digital elevation model (DEM) is the most popular product for three-dimensional (3D) digital representation of bare Earth surface and can be produced by many techniques with different characteristics and ground sa...Digital elevation model (DEM) is the most popular product for three-dimensional (3D) digital representation of bare Earth surface and can be produced by many techniques with different characteristics and ground sampling distances (GSD). Space-borne opti- cal and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging are two of the most preferred and modern techniques for DEM generation. Using them, global DEMs that cover almost entire Earth are produced with low cost and time saving processing. In this study, we aimed to assess the Satellite pour robservation de la Terre-5 (SPOT-5), High Resolution Stereoscopic (HRS), the Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) C-band global DEMs, produced with space-borne optical and SAR imaging. For the assessment, a reference DEM derived from 1 : 1000 scaled digital photogrammetric maps was used. The study is performed in 100 km2 study area in Istanbul including various land classes such as open land, forest, built-up land, scrub and rough terrain obtained from Landsat data. The analyses were realized considering three vertical accuracy types as fundamental, supplemental, and consolidated, defined by national digital elevation program (NDEP) of USA. The results showed that, vertical accuracy of SRTM C-band DEM is better than optical models in all three accuracy types despite having the largest grid spacing. The result of SPOT-5 HRS DEM is very close by SRTM and superior in comparison with ASTER models.展开更多
On the basis of the synthetic analysis of present regional tectonic stress field in China, this paper follows three steps to do crustal stability assessment: (1) zonation of preevaluation area for regional crustal sta...On the basis of the synthetic analysis of present regional tectonic stress field in China, this paper follows three steps to do crustal stability assessment: (1) zonation of preevaluation area for regional crustal stability assessment and zonation; (2) choice, taking value and weight distribution of quantitative evaluation indices and determination of evaluation standards; (3) assessment and zonation of regional crustal stability using fuzzy mathematics in China.展开更多
Software defined networking(SDN) has emerged as an efficient network technology for lowering operating cost through simplified hardware, software and management. Specific research focus has been placed to achieve a ...Software defined networking(SDN) has emerged as an efficient network technology for lowering operating cost through simplified hardware, software and management. Specific research focus has been placed to achieve a successful carrier grade network with SDN, in terms of scalability, reliability, Qo S and service management. In this paper, graph theory and traffic engineering are used to model the network state transitions and path assignment problem at first. Next, we present a quantitative assessment model on path assignment for a centralized controller to assess different kinds of path assignments, considering optimal path utilization, network load balance, network load volatility, and resource utilization simultaneously. In the end, an example forquantitatively assessing existing different path assignments is detailed to illustrate our proposed model.展开更多
Based on the desertification definition of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and features of desertification in China, three-level hierarchical classification system for desertification and quantitat...Based on the desertification definition of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and features of desertification in China, three-level hierarchical classification system for desertification and quantitative assessment methodology of desertification degree were developed and used to evaluate desertification danger degree across the country. The system is composed of three components: type of desertification, type of land utilization and degree of desertification. The type of desertification monitored in China was divided into 4 major categories, 15 sub-categories and 52 types. Vegetation coverage, soil characteristics, and topography are considered as three major indicators for quantitative assessment of desertified land. A simple, yet practically sound mathematical assessment model was built using these indicators. Furthurmore, a regional land desertification warning model was also constructed on the basis of the ratios of non-desertified land area to desertified land area in different degrees. The warning result of wind-erosion desertification at county scale for 12 provinces in northern China was also calculated by this model.展开更多
Assessment system of implicit environmental impacts was established including environmental impact indicator, resources consumption indicator and energy consumption indicator. The quantification of environmental impac...Assessment system of implicit environmental impacts was established including environmental impact indicator, resources consumption indicator and energy consumption indicator. The quantification of environmental impact indicators is based on the life cycle assessment system of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the evaluation software BEES. Normalization reference values and weights of 12 categories of environmental impacts were identified, and the environmental impact indicators in the phases of raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, use and end of life were analyzed. By analyzing the environmental performance of a university refectory as a case study, it is demonstrated that human health, global wanning and acidification are the first three environmental impacts in 12 categories. The total implicit environmental impact load per square meter of this project is 18.448 × 10 ^-2 standard human equivalent weight. Moreover, 97.3% of total environmental impacts occur in the phase of raw material extraction.展开更多
Based on the analysis of social risk of geological disasters,the index system of social risk evaluation was established. To assess the social risk quantitatively,a quantitative evaluation model of the social risk was ...Based on the analysis of social risk of geological disasters,the index system of social risk evaluation was established. To assess the social risk quantitatively,a quantitative evaluation model of the social risk was established based on AHP,and the social risk of geological disasters was graded. Finally,the evaluation model was applied in a case.展开更多
Despite the fact that applying constructability concepts in building designs have led to savings estimated within a range of 1% to 14% of the capital cost, the construction industry still lacks an advanced tool to ass...Despite the fact that applying constructability concepts in building designs have led to savings estimated within a range of 1% to 14% of the capital cost, the construction industry still lacks an advanced tool to assess and check for constructability implementations in designs. Therefore, the objective of this research is to propose a quantitative assessment of building constructability, which transforms the subjective assessment of constructability knowledge to a quantified value so that it is easy to analyze and improve building design. The proposed methodology uses the advancement of object oriented Building Information Model (BIM) and 4D simulation model to serve as a data repository models for the constructability assessment platform. Factors affecting constructability of building designs have been identified and relatively weighted using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique based on a questionnaire survey collected throughout the Canadian provinces. Evaluation criteria are also developed to assist the designer to evaluate the design proposals. The outcome shows that the proposed method provides the designer an accurate and faster mode in evaluating project constructability by using the parametric features from BIM and taking the advantage of spatial relationship between building components.展开更多
The superposition effect of river floods and urban waterlogging is becoming more common in urbanized watersheds.A quantitative assessment method was proposed based on the copula function and hydrological and hydrodyna...The superposition effect of river floods and urban waterlogging is becoming more common in urbanized watersheds.A quantitative assessment method was proposed based on the copula function and hydrological and hydrodynamic models to explore the exacerbating effect on urban inundation.The suggested method was applied to construct the joint distribution pattern of river flood and heavy rainfall in a typical urbanized watershed,the North Canal Basin in Tongzhou District,Beijing.An integrated model was constructed to simulate the hydrological and hydrodynamic processes during river floods and urban waterlogging.The 38 different combination patterns of rainfall and river flood scenarios were analysed,and the results showed a significant exacerbating effect on urban inundation when a river flood encounters heavy rainfall.The insight factor analysis showed that the water depth was more sensitive to river flooding changes than to rainfall.Taking the 50-year return period as an example,compared with scenarios with only rainfall or river flood,the maximum water depth under the superimposed scenarios increased by 1.7 and 0.2 m,respectively.The simulation results indicated that the simultaneous occurrence of river floods and heavy rainfall would have a superimposed amplification effect on urban inundation risk.展开更多
Spinal cord injury(SCI)refers to the impairment of neural structure and its function in spinal canal caused by various reasons,resulting in spinal cord dysfunction below the injury level.Currently,the most commonly us...Spinal cord injury(SCI)refers to the impairment of neural structure and its function in spinal canal caused by various reasons,resulting in spinal cord dysfunction below the injury level.Currently,the most commonly used sensory assessment scale for individuals with SCI is the American Spinal Cord Injury Association(ASIA)score,which can quickly identify the spinal level of sensory deficit.However,the ASIA can only identify the sensory impairment in SCI as 3-level,which is not accurate expression of sensory deficit in patients with SCI.展开更多
Ecosystem service flow is essential for transporting,transforming,and maintaining ecosystem services and connecting supply and demand.This study attempted to quantitatively assess the supply and demand flows of ecosys...Ecosystem service flow is essential for transporting,transforming,and maintaining ecosystem services and connecting supply and demand.This study attempted to quantitatively assess the supply and demand flows of ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin in 2000,2010,and 2020;assess the evolution of the spatial patterns of ecosystem service flow at the provincial,watershed and urban agglomeration scales;and design a zoning standard for ecosystem service flow.The results showed as follows.1)Between 2000 and 2020,the Yangtze River had a progressive drop in its freshwater supply,water conservation service and carbon sequestration service flows.The decline rates for these services were measured at 10.90%,11.11%,and 5.17%,respectively.The climate regulation service flow exhibited a pattern of initial fall followed by a subsequent increase,characterized by a decline rate of 35.53%.2)The lowest was the ecosystem service flow in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.Freshwater supply service flow and water conservation service flow were the highest in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration.Carbon sequestration service flow and climate regulation service flow were the highest in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Basin and the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.3)From 2000 to 2020,the change ratios of the area proportion of the confluence,flow,and outflow areas in the Yangtze River Basin were 1.06,3.17,and 0.86,respectively.The results of this research could offer decision support for regulating ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin,promoting sustainable regional development and achieving rational use of the basin resources.展开更多
In artificial intelligence(AI)based-complex power system management and control technology,one of the urgent tasks is to evaluate AI intelligence and invent a way of autonomous intelligence evolution.However,there is,...In artificial intelligence(AI)based-complex power system management and control technology,one of the urgent tasks is to evaluate AI intelligence and invent a way of autonomous intelligence evolution.However,there is,currently,nearly no standard technical framework for objective and quantitative intelligence evaluation.In this article,based on a parallel system framework,a method is established to objectively and quantitatively assess the intelligence level of an AI agent for active power corrective control of modern power systems,by resorting to human intelligence evaluation theories.On this basis,this article puts forward an AI self-evolution method based on intelligence assessment through embedding a quantitative intelligence assessment method into automated reinforcement learning(AutoRL)systems.A parallel system based quantitative assessment and self-evolution(PLASE)system for power grid corrective control AI is thereby constructed,taking Bayesian Optimization as the measure of AI evolution to fulfill autonomous evolution of AI under guidance of their intelligence assessment results.Experiment results exemplified in the power grid corrective control AI agent show the PLASE system can reliably and quantitatively assess the intelligence level of the power grid corrective control agent,and it could promote evolution of the power grid corrective control agent under guidance of intelligence assessment results,effectively,as well as intuitively improving its intelligence level through selfevolution.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Scientifically sound and reasonable care strategies in surgical nursing play a crucial role in facilitating postoperative recovery and preventing complications.This study focused on the application of quantitative assessment strategies to postoperative care.By quantitatively analyzing the effects of nursing interventions,we explored their feasibility and effectiveness at improving postoperative recovery quality and reducing the incidence of complications.This study provides a scientific basis for nursing practice and offers new insights into nursing management with significant clinical value.AIM To analyze the efficacy of postoperative quantitative assessment strategy-based nursing care for patients with colorectal cancer(CRC).METHODS This randomized controlled trial evaluated the ability of nursing interventions using a quantitative assessment strategy to prevent postoperative complications and enhance patient recovery.Patients with CRC were randomly divided into routine nursing(RN)and quantitative assessment strategy nursing(QASN)groups.The RN group received standard care,while the QASN group also underwent screenings for visual analog scale for pain,Barthel Index for functional recovery,and self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale for psychological status.Follow-ups were conducted on postoperative days 1,7,14,28,and 56.RESULTS The participants’baseline characteristics did not significantly differ between study groups,thereby ensuring the reliability of the results.The QASN vs RN group showed significant improvements in pain management(visual analog scale scores)and psychological status(self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale scores)and a reduced incidence of postoperative complications(P<0.05).The follow-up evaluations at specified intervals confirmed these findings,indicating that quantitative assessment strategies significantly enhanced patients’postoperative pain management and psychological well-being.CONCLUSION Nursing interventions using structured quantitative assessments demonstrated significantly improved postoperative recovery and quality of life in patients with CRC,supporting their integration into standard postoperative care protocols.
文摘Design patterns offer reusable solutions for common software issues,enhancing quality.The advent of generative large language models(LLMs)marks progress in software development,but their efficacy in applying design patterns is not fully assessed.The recent introduction of generative large language models(LLMs)like ChatGPT and CoPilot has demonstrated significant promise in software development.They assist with a variety of tasks including code generation,modeling,bug fixing,and testing,leading to enhanced efficiency and productivity.Although initial uses of these LLMs have had a positive effect on software development,their potential influence on the application of design patterns remains unexplored.This study introduces a method to quantify LLMs’ability to implement design patterns,using Role-Based Metamodeling Language(RBML)for a rigorous specification of the pattern’s problem,solution,and transformation rules.The method evaluates the pattern applicability of a software application using the pattern’s problem specification.If deemed applicable,the application is input to the LLM for pattern application.The resulting application is assessed for conformance to the pattern’s solution specification and for completeness against the pattern’s transformation rules.Evaluating the method with ChatGPT 4 across three applications reveals ChatGPT’s high proficiency,achieving averages of 98%in conformance and 87%in completeness,thereby demonstrating the effectiveness of the method.Using RBML,this study confirms that LLMs,specifically ChatGPT 4,have great potential in effective and efficient application of design patterns with high conformance and completeness.This opens avenues for further integrating LLMs into complex software engineering processes.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2015CB755802)。
文摘Aircraft icing has been proven to be one of the most serious threats to flight safety. During the analysis of flight risk under icing conditions, quantitative assessment and visualization of flight risk are quite essential as they provide safe manipulation strategies in intricate conditions.However, they are rarely studied. Since the icing flight accidents are the result of the coupling of multiple unfavorable factors, in present study, we have proposed a method to quantitatively assess flight risk induced by multi-factor coupling under icing conditions by Monte-Carlo simulation and multivariate extreme value theory. The results demonstrate that the flight risk probability increases with the rise of unfavorable factors. Besides, a flight risk visualization method named flight safety window has been presented to build the flight risk distribution cloud maps in different complex conditions. The cloud maps show that the icing would give rise to atrophy of the safety scope, and the consequence would be even more severe when coupled with other more unfavorable factors. The proposed methods in this study would be useful in flight risk analysis under icing conditions and can enhance the pilot's situational awareness in selecting correct strategies within the safety zone to avoid unsafe manipulation.
文摘A quantitative assessment method is proposed to sense the specific effects of atmospheric icing conditions on flight safety. A six degree-of-freedom computational flight dynamics model is used to study the effects of ice accretion on aircraft dynamics, and a pilot model is also involved. In order to investigate icing severity under different icing conditions, support vector regression is applied in establishing relationship between aircraft icing parameter and weather conditions. Considering the characteristics of aircraft icing accidents, a risk probability assessment model optimized by the particle swarm method is developed to measure the safety level. In particular, angle of attack is chosen as a critical parameter in this method. Results presented in the paper for a series of simulation show that this method captures the basic effects of atmospheric icing conditions on flight safety, which may provide an important theoretical reference for icing accidents avoidance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11002122,51172192,11272275,and 10828205)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(11JJ4003)+1 种基金the Key Project of Scientific Research Conditions in Hunan Province(2012TT2040)The specimens were provided by the AVIC Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine(GROUP)Corporation Ltd
文摘In this paper, a modified shear-lag model is developed to calculate the surface crack density in thermal barrier coatings(TBCs). The mechanical properties of TBCs are also measured to quantitatively assess their surface crack density. Acoustic emission(AE) and digital image correlation methods are applied to monitor the surface cracking in TBCs under tensile loading. The results show that the calculated surface crack density from the modified model is in agreement with that obtained from experiments. The surface cracking process of TBCs can be discriminated by their AE characteristics and strain evolution. Based on the correlation of energy released from cracking and its corresponding AE signals, a linear relationship is built up between the surface crack density and AE parameters, with the slope being dependent on the mechanical properties of TBCs.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.22078314,21878286, 21908216)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (Nos. DICPI201938,DICPZZBS201805)。
文摘With the development of single-molecule detection and super-resolution fluorescence imaging,rhodamine dyes gain new life.Through the modification of the N-substituents a nd the replacement of the oxygen atom in xanthene,the wavelength and brightness can be effectively changed.However,the spectra of rhodamine,especially due to the balance between ring-closed non-fluorescent lactone and ring-opened fluorescent zwitterion/cation,are sensitive to interference from various environmental facto rs,In this way,the spectral data of various rhodamines repo rted by different re search groups under different test conditions lacked comparability,sometimes even lacked accuracy.In order to meet the requirements for the accuracy and uniformity of spectral data in the research of single molecule imaging and dye structure-fluorescence relationship study,we have tested the spectra of fifteen rhodamine dyes that cover the visible and near-infrared regions under exactly the same conditions.By studying the dependence of the spectra on dye concentrations,it was confirmed that 1 μmol/L was ideal fo r detection less from the interference of dye molecule aggregation.We provide compre hensive and reliable spectral data of these fifteen dyes,which are expected to be used as references for future research.And the direct comparison of different rhodamine spectra would help to understand the structure-fluorescence relationship of rhodamines.
基金Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China, No.30170828
文摘AIM: To set up a mathematic model for gastric cancer screening and to evaluate its function in mass screening for gastric cancer.METHODS: A case control study was carried on in 66patients and 198 normal people, then the risk and protective factors of gastric cancer were determined, including heavy manual work, foods such as small yellow-fin tuna, dried small shrimps, squills, crabs, mothers suffering from gastric diseases, spouse alive, use of refrigerators and hot food,etc. According to some principles and methods of probability and fuzzy mathematics, a quantitative assessment model was established as follows: first, we selected some factors significant in statistics, and calculated weight coefficient for each one by two different methods; second, population space was divided into gastric cancer fuzzy subset and non gastric cancer fuzzy subset, then a mathematic model for each subset was established, we got a mathematic expression of attribute degree (AD).RESULTS: Based on the data of 63 patients and 693 normal people, AD of each subject was calculated. Considering the sensitivity and specificity, the thresholds of AD values calculated were configured with 0.20 and 0.17, respectively.According to these thresholds, the sensitivity and specificity of the quantitative model were about 69% and 63%.Moreover, statistical test showed that the identification outcomes of these two different calculation methods were identical (P>0.05).CONCLUSION: The validity of this method is satisfactory.It is convenient, feasible, economic and can be used to determine individual and population risks of gastric cancer.
基金Supported by a grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81371524)
文摘Objective The aim of the study was to use dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare quantitative parameters of small bowel motility between healthy volunteers and patients with small bowel diseases in order to investigate the characteristics of normal and impaired bowel peristalsis. Methods A total of 44 healthy volunteers (20 men, 24 women; mean age: 36 years; range: 20-61 years) and 42 patients (28 men, 14 women; mean age: 44 years; range: 15-72 years) with organic small bowel disease were recruited in our hospital (Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Sci- ence and Technology, Wuhan, China) in this prospective study approved by the hospital institutional review board. Imaging was performed using a 3.0-T scanner 45 minutes after standardized oral administration of 1500 mL non-absorbable fluid (2.5% mannitol). A serial coronal scan was performed at selected planes for two minutes without breath-hold. Time-caliber curves were plotted at two well-distended small bowel loops in both healthy and patient groups regardless of location. Luminal diameter (LD), contraction period (CP), frequency of contraction (FC), and amplitude-diameter ratio (ADR) were measured based on the graph. Results The characteristics of abnormal peristaltic parameters were assessed in different patients and compared to normal curves from healthy volunteers. A total of 37 segments with abnormal motility were confirmed by two readers in consensus, based on curve patterns and the presence of a stationary phase. Compared to normal peristalsis in healthy volunteers, five different patterns of impaired peristalsis were identified: Ⅰ, consecutive; Ⅱ, slow; Ⅲ, giant type; Ⅳ, uncoordinated; and V, akinetic. Dilated LDs were de- tected in all instances of abnormal peristalsis (P 〈 0.05). Increased frequency was found in type Ⅰ [(8.73 ± 1.15)/min], while decreased frequency was detected in type Ⅲ peristalsis [(0.67 ± 0.29)/min]. There were no significant differences in frequency between type Ⅱ [(3.19 ±0.43)/min] and normal peristalsis [(3.45± 0.57)/min]. Apart from typeⅠ [(8.70± 0.75)/min], increased FCs were found in all other abnormal patterns. In type Ⅱ peristalsis, the average ADR value was 0.82 ± 0.08, comparable to the ADR value in the healthy group (0.83 ± 0.13). Conclusion MR cine is an effective method for differentiating normal and abnormal small bowel peristal- sis. Plotting time-caliber curves and measuring quantitative MR cine parameters such as LD, CP, FC, and ADR offers more precise information about small bowel motility.
文摘According to the life cycle assessment and the environmental design method of industry prnduction, a quantitative assessment model for the embodied environmetal impact of concrete with or without fly ash was proposed. The environmental burden impact indicator ( EBII ), the resources depletion impact indicator (RDII), and the environmental impact comprehensive indicator (EICI) are defined. The specific environmental impact values of different grade concretes with or wittout fly ash were presented. In the embodied process of concrete with or without fly ash, the key potential environmental impact categories are global warming and dust endsskin, and it is an effective way for reducing the embndied environmental impact of concrete to mix fly ash and lower grade cenwat . The method presented in this paper makes it possible to quantitatively assess the embodied environmental impact of concrete with or without .fly ash. The results calculated in this paper can be used to quantitatively assess the life cycle environmental impact of construction materials and buildings.
基金Under the auspices of Scientific Research Project Coordinatorship of Yildiz Technical University,Turkey(No.20100503KAP01)
文摘Digital elevation model (DEM) is the most popular product for three-dimensional (3D) digital representation of bare Earth surface and can be produced by many techniques with different characteristics and ground sampling distances (GSD). Space-borne opti- cal and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging are two of the most preferred and modern techniques for DEM generation. Using them, global DEMs that cover almost entire Earth are produced with low cost and time saving processing. In this study, we aimed to assess the Satellite pour robservation de la Terre-5 (SPOT-5), High Resolution Stereoscopic (HRS), the Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) C-band global DEMs, produced with space-borne optical and SAR imaging. For the assessment, a reference DEM derived from 1 : 1000 scaled digital photogrammetric maps was used. The study is performed in 100 km2 study area in Istanbul including various land classes such as open land, forest, built-up land, scrub and rough terrain obtained from Landsat data. The analyses were realized considering three vertical accuracy types as fundamental, supplemental, and consolidated, defined by national digital elevation program (NDEP) of USA. The results showed that, vertical accuracy of SRTM C-band DEM is better than optical models in all three accuracy types despite having the largest grid spacing. The result of SPOT-5 HRS DEM is very close by SRTM and superior in comparison with ASTER models.
文摘On the basis of the synthetic analysis of present regional tectonic stress field in China, this paper follows three steps to do crustal stability assessment: (1) zonation of preevaluation area for regional crustal stability assessment and zonation; (2) choice, taking value and weight distribution of quantitative evaluation indices and determination of evaluation standards; (3) assessment and zonation of regional crustal stability using fuzzy mathematics in China.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61373040,61173137)the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20120141110002)the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2010CDA004)
文摘Software defined networking(SDN) has emerged as an efficient network technology for lowering operating cost through simplified hardware, software and management. Specific research focus has been placed to achieve a successful carrier grade network with SDN, in terms of scalability, reliability, Qo S and service management. In this paper, graph theory and traffic engineering are used to model the network state transitions and path assignment problem at first. Next, we present a quantitative assessment model on path assignment for a centralized controller to assess different kinds of path assignments, considering optimal path utilization, network load balance, network load volatility, and resource utilization simultaneously. In the end, an example forquantitatively assessing existing different path assignments is detailed to illustrate our proposed model.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.30070601 and 399904900)
文摘Based on the desertification definition of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and features of desertification in China, three-level hierarchical classification system for desertification and quantitative assessment methodology of desertification degree were developed and used to evaluate desertification danger degree across the country. The system is composed of three components: type of desertification, type of land utilization and degree of desertification. The type of desertification monitored in China was divided into 4 major categories, 15 sub-categories and 52 types. Vegetation coverage, soil characteristics, and topography are considered as three major indicators for quantitative assessment of desertified land. A simple, yet practically sound mathematical assessment model was built using these indicators. Furthurmore, a regional land desertification warning model was also constructed on the basis of the ratios of non-desertified land area to desertified land area in different degrees. The warning result of wind-erosion desertification at county scale for 12 provinces in northern China was also calculated by this model.
基金The Research Fund for the Doctoral Pro-gram of Higher Education of China(No.20050487017)
文摘Assessment system of implicit environmental impacts was established including environmental impact indicator, resources consumption indicator and energy consumption indicator. The quantification of environmental impact indicators is based on the life cycle assessment system of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the evaluation software BEES. Normalization reference values and weights of 12 categories of environmental impacts were identified, and the environmental impact indicators in the phases of raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, use and end of life were analyzed. By analyzing the environmental performance of a university refectory as a case study, it is demonstrated that human health, global wanning and acidification are the first three environmental impacts in 12 categories. The total implicit environmental impact load per square meter of this project is 18.448 × 10 ^-2 standard human equivalent weight. Moreover, 97.3% of total environmental impacts occur in the phase of raw material extraction.
基金Supported by the Key Project for National Social Science Foundation of China(12AZD109)National Natural Science Foundation of China(71171202)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University(2014zzts127)
文摘Based on the analysis of social risk of geological disasters,the index system of social risk evaluation was established. To assess the social risk quantitatively,a quantitative evaluation model of the social risk was established based on AHP,and the social risk of geological disasters was graded. Finally,the evaluation model was applied in a case.
文摘Despite the fact that applying constructability concepts in building designs have led to savings estimated within a range of 1% to 14% of the capital cost, the construction industry still lacks an advanced tool to assess and check for constructability implementations in designs. Therefore, the objective of this research is to propose a quantitative assessment of building constructability, which transforms the subjective assessment of constructability knowledge to a quantified value so that it is easy to analyze and improve building design. The proposed methodology uses the advancement of object oriented Building Information Model (BIM) and 4D simulation model to serve as a data repository models for the constructability assessment platform. Factors affecting constructability of building designs have been identified and relatively weighted using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique based on a questionnaire survey collected throughout the Canadian provinces. Evaluation criteria are also developed to assist the designer to evaluate the design proposals. The outcome shows that the proposed method provides the designer an accurate and faster mode in evaluating project constructability by using the parametric features from BIM and taking the advantage of spatial relationship between building components.
基金supported by the Chinese National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2022YFC3090600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52192671)+2 种基金the IWHR Research&Development Support Program(Grant No.WR110145B0022022)the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin(Grant No.SKL2022TS11)the Open Research Fund of Key Laboratory of River Basin Digital Twinning of Ministry of Water Resources。
文摘The superposition effect of river floods and urban waterlogging is becoming more common in urbanized watersheds.A quantitative assessment method was proposed based on the copula function and hydrological and hydrodynamic models to explore the exacerbating effect on urban inundation.The suggested method was applied to construct the joint distribution pattern of river flood and heavy rainfall in a typical urbanized watershed,the North Canal Basin in Tongzhou District,Beijing.An integrated model was constructed to simulate the hydrological and hydrodynamic processes during river floods and urban waterlogging.The 38 different combination patterns of rainfall and river flood scenarios were analysed,and the results showed a significant exacerbating effect on urban inundation when a river flood encounters heavy rainfall.The insight factor analysis showed that the water depth was more sensitive to river flooding changes than to rainfall.Taking the 50-year return period as an example,compared with scenarios with only rainfall or river flood,the maximum water depth under the superimposed scenarios increased by 1.7 and 0.2 m,respectively.The simulation results indicated that the simultaneous occurrence of river floods and heavy rainfall would have a superimposed amplification effect on urban inundation risk.
基金funded by Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant no.:ZR2021MH304).
文摘Spinal cord injury(SCI)refers to the impairment of neural structure and its function in spinal canal caused by various reasons,resulting in spinal cord dysfunction below the injury level.Currently,the most commonly used sensory assessment scale for individuals with SCI is the American Spinal Cord Injury Association(ASIA)score,which can quickly identify the spinal level of sensory deficit.However,the ASIA can only identify the sensory impairment in SCI as 3-level,which is not accurate expression of sensory deficit in patients with SCI.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42171298 and 42201333)Late Project of the National Social Science Foundation in China(No.20FJYB035)Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(No.cstc2020jcyj-jqX0004).
文摘Ecosystem service flow is essential for transporting,transforming,and maintaining ecosystem services and connecting supply and demand.This study attempted to quantitatively assess the supply and demand flows of ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin in 2000,2010,and 2020;assess the evolution of the spatial patterns of ecosystem service flow at the provincial,watershed and urban agglomeration scales;and design a zoning standard for ecosystem service flow.The results showed as follows.1)Between 2000 and 2020,the Yangtze River had a progressive drop in its freshwater supply,water conservation service and carbon sequestration service flows.The decline rates for these services were measured at 10.90%,11.11%,and 5.17%,respectively.The climate regulation service flow exhibited a pattern of initial fall followed by a subsequent increase,characterized by a decline rate of 35.53%.2)The lowest was the ecosystem service flow in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.Freshwater supply service flow and water conservation service flow were the highest in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration.Carbon sequestration service flow and climate regulation service flow were the highest in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Basin and the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.3)From 2000 to 2020,the change ratios of the area proportion of the confluence,flow,and outflow areas in the Yangtze River Basin were 1.06,3.17,and 0.86,respectively.The results of this research could offer decision support for regulating ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin,promoting sustainable regional development and achieving rational use of the basin resources.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China[grant number 2018AAA0101504]。
文摘In artificial intelligence(AI)based-complex power system management and control technology,one of the urgent tasks is to evaluate AI intelligence and invent a way of autonomous intelligence evolution.However,there is,currently,nearly no standard technical framework for objective and quantitative intelligence evaluation.In this article,based on a parallel system framework,a method is established to objectively and quantitatively assess the intelligence level of an AI agent for active power corrective control of modern power systems,by resorting to human intelligence evaluation theories.On this basis,this article puts forward an AI self-evolution method based on intelligence assessment through embedding a quantitative intelligence assessment method into automated reinforcement learning(AutoRL)systems.A parallel system based quantitative assessment and self-evolution(PLASE)system for power grid corrective control AI is thereby constructed,taking Bayesian Optimization as the measure of AI evolution to fulfill autonomous evolution of AI under guidance of their intelligence assessment results.Experiment results exemplified in the power grid corrective control AI agent show the PLASE system can reliably and quantitatively assess the intelligence level of the power grid corrective control agent,and it could promote evolution of the power grid corrective control agent under guidance of intelligence assessment results,effectively,as well as intuitively improving its intelligence level through selfevolution.