Open caissons are widely used in foundation engineering because of their load-bearing efficiency and adaptability in diverse soil conditions.However,accurately predicting their undrained bearing capacity in layered so...Open caissons are widely used in foundation engineering because of their load-bearing efficiency and adaptability in diverse soil conditions.However,accurately predicting their undrained bearing capacity in layered soils remains a complex challenge.This study presents a novel application of five ensemble machine(ML)algorithms-random forest(RF),gradient boosting machine(GBM),extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost),adaptive boosting(AdaBoost),and categorical boosting(CatBoost)-to predict the undrained bearing capacity factor(Nc)of circular open caissons embedded in two-layered clay on the basis of results from finite element limit analysis(FELA).The input dataset consists of 1188 numerical simulations using the Tresca failure criterion,varying in geometrical and soil parameters.The FELA was performed via OptumG2 software with adaptive meshing techniques and verified against existing benchmark studies.The ML models were trained on 70% of the dataset and tested on the remaining 30%.Their performance was evaluated using six statistical metrics:coefficient of determination(R²),mean absolute error(MAE),root mean squared error(RMSE),index of scatter(IOS),RMSE-to-standard deviation ratio(RSR),and variance explained factor(VAF).The results indicate that all the models achieved high accuracy,with R²values exceeding 97.6%and RMSE values below 0.02.Among them,AdaBoost and CatBoost consistently outperformed the other methods across both the training and testing datasets,demonstrating superior generalizability and robustness.The proposed ML framework offers an efficient,accurate,and data-driven alternative to traditional methods for estimating caisson capacity in stratified soils.This approach can aid in reducing computational costs while improving reliability in the early stages of foundation design.展开更多
This study investigates the effects of radiation force due to the rotational pitch motion of a wave energy device,which comprises a coaxial bottom-mounted cylindrical caisson in a two-layer fluid,along with a submerge...This study investigates the effects of radiation force due to the rotational pitch motion of a wave energy device,which comprises a coaxial bottom-mounted cylindrical caisson in a two-layer fluid,along with a submerged cylindrical buoy.The system is modeled as a two-layer fluid with infinite horizontal extent and finite depth.The radiation problem is analyzed in the context of linear water waves.The fluid domain is divided into outer and inner zones,and mathematical solutions for the pitch radiating potential are derived for the corresponding boundary valve problem in these zones using the separation of variables approach.Using the matching eigenfunction expansion method,the unknown coefficients in the analytical expression of the radiation potentials are evaluated.The resulting radiation potential is then used to compute the added mass and damping coefficients.Several numerical results for the added mass and damping coefficients are investigated for numerous parameters,particularly the effects of the cylinder radius,the draft of the submerged cylinder,and the density proportion between the two fluid layers across different frequency ranges.The major findings are presented and discussed.展开更多
Network Intrusion Detection System(NIDS)detection of minority class attacks is always a difficult task when dealing with attacks in complex network environments.To improve the detection capability of minority-class at...Network Intrusion Detection System(NIDS)detection of minority class attacks is always a difficult task when dealing with attacks in complex network environments.To improve the detection capability of minority-class attacks,this study proposes an intrusion detection method based on a two-layer structure.The first layer employs a CNN-BiLSTM model incorporating an attention mechanism to classify network traffic into normal traffic,majority class attacks,and merged minority class attacks.The second layer further segments the minority class attacks through Stacking ensemble learning.The datasets are selected from the generic network dataset CIC-IDS2017,NSL-KDD,and the industrial network dataset Mississippi Gas Pipeline dataset to enhance the generalization and practical applicability of the model.Experimental results show that the proposed model achieves an overall detection accuracy of 99%,99%,and 95%on the CIC-IDS2017,NSL-KDD,and industrial network datasets,respectively.It also significantly outperforms traditional methods in terms of detection accuracy and recall rate for minority class attacks.Compared with the single-layer deep learning model,the two-layer structure effectively reduces the false alarm rate while improving the minority-class attack detection performance.The research in this paper not only improves the adaptability of NIDS to complex network environments but also provides a new solution for minority-class attack detection in industrial network security.展开更多
BACKGROUND The early diagnosis rate of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is low and the prognosis is poor.It is important to develop an interpretable noninvasive early diagnostic model in clinical practice.AIM To ...BACKGROUND The early diagnosis rate of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is low and the prognosis is poor.It is important to develop an interpretable noninvasive early diagnostic model in clinical practice.AIM To develop an interpretable noninvasive early diagnostic model for PDAC using plasma extracellular vesicle long RNA(EvlRNA).METHODS The diagnostic model was constructed based on plasma EvlRNA data.During the process of establishing the model,EvlRNA-index was introduced,and four algorithms were adopted to calculate EvlRNA-index.After the model was successfully constructed,performance evaluation was conducted.A series of bioinformatics methods were adopted to explore the potential mechanism of EvlRNA-index as the input feature of the model.And the relationship between key characteristics and PDAC were explored at the single-cell level.RESULTS A novel interpretable machine learning framework was developed based on plasma EvlRNA.In this framework,a two-layer classifier was established.A new concept was proposed:EvlRNA-index.Based on EvlRNA-index,a cancer diagnostic model was established,and a good diagnostic effect was achieved.The accuracy of PDACandCPvsHealth-Probabilistic PCA Index-SVM(PDAC and chronic pancreatitis vs health-probabilistic principal component analysis index-support vector machine)(1-18)was 91.51%,with Mathew’s correlation coefficient 0.7760 and area under the curve 0.9560.In the second layer of the model,the accuracy of PDACvsCP-Probabilistic PCA Index-RF(PDAC vs chronic pancreatitis-probabilistic principal component analysis index-random forest)(2-17)was 93.83%,with Mathew’s correlation coefficient 0.8422 and area under the curve 0.9698.Forty-nine PDAC-related genes were identified,among which 16 were known,inferring that the remaining ones were also PDAC-related genes.CONCLUSION An interpretable two-layer machine learning framework was proposed for early diagnosis and prediction of PDAC based on plasma EvlRNA,providing new insights into the clinical value of EvlRNA.展开更多
In the wake of major natural disasters or human-made disasters,the communication infrastruc-ture within disaster-stricken areas is frequently dam-aged.Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs),thanks to their merits such as rapi...In the wake of major natural disasters or human-made disasters,the communication infrastruc-ture within disaster-stricken areas is frequently dam-aged.Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs),thanks to their merits such as rapid deployment and high mobil-ity,are commonly regarded as an ideal option for con-structing temporary communication networks.Con-sidering the limited computing capability and battery power of UAVs,this paper proposes a two-layer UAV cooperative computing offloading strategy for emer-gency disaster relief scenarios.The multi-agent twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient(MATD3)algorithm integrated with prioritized experience replay(PER)is utilized to jointly optimize the scheduling strategies of UAVs,task offloading ratios,and their mobility,aiming to diminish the energy consumption and delay of the system to the minimum.In order to address the aforementioned non-convex optimiza-tion issue,a Markov decision process(MDP)has been established.The results of simulation experiments demonstrate that,compared with the other four base-line algorithms,the algorithm introduced in this paper exhibits better convergence performance,verifying its feasibility and efficacy.展开更多
Traditional large-scale multi-objective optimization algorithms(LSMOEAs)encounter difficulties when dealing with sparse large-scale multi-objective optimization problems(SLM-OPs)where most decision variables are zero....Traditional large-scale multi-objective optimization algorithms(LSMOEAs)encounter difficulties when dealing with sparse large-scale multi-objective optimization problems(SLM-OPs)where most decision variables are zero.As a result,many algorithms use a two-layer encoding approach to optimize binary variable Mask and real variable Dec separately.Nevertheless,existing optimizers often focus on locating non-zero variable posi-tions to optimize the binary variables Mask.However,approxi-mating the sparse distribution of real Pareto optimal solutions does not necessarily mean that the objective function is optimized.In data mining,it is common to mine frequent itemsets appear-ing together in a dataset to reveal the correlation between data.Inspired by this,we propose a novel two-layer encoding learning swarm optimizer based on frequent itemsets(TELSO)to address these SLMOPs.TELSO mined the frequent terms of multiple particles with better target values to find mask combinations that can obtain better objective values for fast convergence.Experi-mental results on five real-world problems and eight benchmark sets demonstrate that TELSO outperforms existing state-of-the-art sparse large-scale multi-objective evolutionary algorithms(SLMOEAs)in terms of performance and convergence speed.展开更多
This work uses refined first-order shear theory to analyze the free vibration and transient responses of double-curved sandwich two-layer shells made of auxetic honeycomb core and laminated three-phase polymer/GNP/fib...This work uses refined first-order shear theory to analyze the free vibration and transient responses of double-curved sandwich two-layer shells made of auxetic honeycomb core and laminated three-phase polymer/GNP/fiber surface subjected to the blast load.Each of the two layers that make up the double-curved shell structure is made up of an auxetic honeycomb core and two laminated sheets of three-phase polymer/GNP/fiber.The exterior is supported by a Kerr elastic foundation with three characteristics.The key innovation of the proposed theory is that the transverse shear stresses are zero at two free surfaces of each layer.In contrast to previous first-order shear deformation theories,no shear correction factor is required.Navier's exact solution was used to treat the double-curved shell problem with a single title boundary,while the finite element technique and an eight-node quadrilateral were used to address the other boundary requirements.To ensure the accuracy of these results,a thorough comparison technique is employed in conjunction with credible statements.The problem model's edge cases allow for this kind of analysis.The study's findings may be used in the post-construction evaluation of military and civil works structures for their ability to sustain explosive loads.In addition,this is also an important basis for the calculation and design of shell structures made of smart materials when subjected to shock waves or explosive loads.展开更多
文摘Open caissons are widely used in foundation engineering because of their load-bearing efficiency and adaptability in diverse soil conditions.However,accurately predicting their undrained bearing capacity in layered soils remains a complex challenge.This study presents a novel application of five ensemble machine(ML)algorithms-random forest(RF),gradient boosting machine(GBM),extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost),adaptive boosting(AdaBoost),and categorical boosting(CatBoost)-to predict the undrained bearing capacity factor(Nc)of circular open caissons embedded in two-layered clay on the basis of results from finite element limit analysis(FELA).The input dataset consists of 1188 numerical simulations using the Tresca failure criterion,varying in geometrical and soil parameters.The FELA was performed via OptumG2 software with adaptive meshing techniques and verified against existing benchmark studies.The ML models were trained on 70% of the dataset and tested on the remaining 30%.Their performance was evaluated using six statistical metrics:coefficient of determination(R²),mean absolute error(MAE),root mean squared error(RMSE),index of scatter(IOS),RMSE-to-standard deviation ratio(RSR),and variance explained factor(VAF).The results indicate that all the models achieved high accuracy,with R²values exceeding 97.6%and RMSE values below 0.02.Among them,AdaBoost and CatBoost consistently outperformed the other methods across both the training and testing datasets,demonstrating superior generalizability and robustness.The proposed ML framework offers an efficient,accurate,and data-driven alternative to traditional methods for estimating caisson capacity in stratified soils.This approach can aid in reducing computational costs while improving reliability in the early stages of foundation design.
基金supported by MHRD as researcher C.K.Neog received the MHRD Institute GATE scholarship from Govt.of India.
文摘This study investigates the effects of radiation force due to the rotational pitch motion of a wave energy device,which comprises a coaxial bottom-mounted cylindrical caisson in a two-layer fluid,along with a submerged cylindrical buoy.The system is modeled as a two-layer fluid with infinite horizontal extent and finite depth.The radiation problem is analyzed in the context of linear water waves.The fluid domain is divided into outer and inner zones,and mathematical solutions for the pitch radiating potential are derived for the corresponding boundary valve problem in these zones using the separation of variables approach.Using the matching eigenfunction expansion method,the unknown coefficients in the analytical expression of the radiation potentials are evaluated.The resulting radiation potential is then used to compute the added mass and damping coefficients.Several numerical results for the added mass and damping coefficients are investigated for numerous parameters,particularly the effects of the cylinder radius,the draft of the submerged cylinder,and the density proportion between the two fluid layers across different frequency ranges.The major findings are presented and discussed.
基金supported by the Institute of Information&Communications Technology Planning&Evaluation(IITP)—Innovative Human Resource Development for Local Intellectualization program grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(IITP-2025-RS-2022-00156334)in part by Liaoning Province Nature Fund Project(2024-BSLH-214).
文摘Network Intrusion Detection System(NIDS)detection of minority class attacks is always a difficult task when dealing with attacks in complex network environments.To improve the detection capability of minority-class attacks,this study proposes an intrusion detection method based on a two-layer structure.The first layer employs a CNN-BiLSTM model incorporating an attention mechanism to classify network traffic into normal traffic,majority class attacks,and merged minority class attacks.The second layer further segments the minority class attacks through Stacking ensemble learning.The datasets are selected from the generic network dataset CIC-IDS2017,NSL-KDD,and the industrial network dataset Mississippi Gas Pipeline dataset to enhance the generalization and practical applicability of the model.Experimental results show that the proposed model achieves an overall detection accuracy of 99%,99%,and 95%on the CIC-IDS2017,NSL-KDD,and industrial network datasets,respectively.It also significantly outperforms traditional methods in terms of detection accuracy and recall rate for minority class attacks.Compared with the single-layer deep learning model,the two-layer structure effectively reduces the false alarm rate while improving the minority-class attack detection performance.The research in this paper not only improves the adaptability of NIDS to complex network environments but also provides a new solution for minority-class attack detection in industrial network security.
基金Supported by Talent Scientific Research Start-up Foundation of Wannan Medical College,No.WYRCQD2023045.
文摘BACKGROUND The early diagnosis rate of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is low and the prognosis is poor.It is important to develop an interpretable noninvasive early diagnostic model in clinical practice.AIM To develop an interpretable noninvasive early diagnostic model for PDAC using plasma extracellular vesicle long RNA(EvlRNA).METHODS The diagnostic model was constructed based on plasma EvlRNA data.During the process of establishing the model,EvlRNA-index was introduced,and four algorithms were adopted to calculate EvlRNA-index.After the model was successfully constructed,performance evaluation was conducted.A series of bioinformatics methods were adopted to explore the potential mechanism of EvlRNA-index as the input feature of the model.And the relationship between key characteristics and PDAC were explored at the single-cell level.RESULTS A novel interpretable machine learning framework was developed based on plasma EvlRNA.In this framework,a two-layer classifier was established.A new concept was proposed:EvlRNA-index.Based on EvlRNA-index,a cancer diagnostic model was established,and a good diagnostic effect was achieved.The accuracy of PDACandCPvsHealth-Probabilistic PCA Index-SVM(PDAC and chronic pancreatitis vs health-probabilistic principal component analysis index-support vector machine)(1-18)was 91.51%,with Mathew’s correlation coefficient 0.7760 and area under the curve 0.9560.In the second layer of the model,the accuracy of PDACvsCP-Probabilistic PCA Index-RF(PDAC vs chronic pancreatitis-probabilistic principal component analysis index-random forest)(2-17)was 93.83%,with Mathew’s correlation coefficient 0.8422 and area under the curve 0.9698.Forty-nine PDAC-related genes were identified,among which 16 were known,inferring that the remaining ones were also PDAC-related genes.CONCLUSION An interpretable two-layer machine learning framework was proposed for early diagnosis and prediction of PDAC based on plasma EvlRNA,providing new insights into the clinical value of EvlRNA.
基金supported by the Basic Scientific Research Business Fund Project of Higher Education Institutions in Heilongjiang Province(145409601)the First Batch of Experimental Teaching and Teaching Laboratory Construction Research Projects in Heilongjiang Province(SJGZ20240038).
文摘In the wake of major natural disasters or human-made disasters,the communication infrastruc-ture within disaster-stricken areas is frequently dam-aged.Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs),thanks to their merits such as rapid deployment and high mobil-ity,are commonly regarded as an ideal option for con-structing temporary communication networks.Con-sidering the limited computing capability and battery power of UAVs,this paper proposes a two-layer UAV cooperative computing offloading strategy for emer-gency disaster relief scenarios.The multi-agent twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient(MATD3)algorithm integrated with prioritized experience replay(PER)is utilized to jointly optimize the scheduling strategies of UAVs,task offloading ratios,and their mobility,aiming to diminish the energy consumption and delay of the system to the minimum.In order to address the aforementioned non-convex optimiza-tion issue,a Markov decision process(MDP)has been established.The results of simulation experiments demonstrate that,compared with the other four base-line algorithms,the algorithm introduced in this paper exhibits better convergence performance,verifying its feasibility and efficacy.
基金supported by the Scientific Research Project of Xiang Jiang Lab(22XJ02003)the University Fundamental Research Fund(23-ZZCX-JDZ-28)+5 种基金the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars(62122093)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(72071205)the Hunan Graduate Research Innovation Project(ZC23112101-10)the Hunan Natural Science Foundation Regional Joint Project(2023JJ50490)the Science and Technology Project for Young and Middle-aged Talents of Hunan(2023TJ-Z03)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Humnan Province(2023RC1002)。
文摘Traditional large-scale multi-objective optimization algorithms(LSMOEAs)encounter difficulties when dealing with sparse large-scale multi-objective optimization problems(SLM-OPs)where most decision variables are zero.As a result,many algorithms use a two-layer encoding approach to optimize binary variable Mask and real variable Dec separately.Nevertheless,existing optimizers often focus on locating non-zero variable posi-tions to optimize the binary variables Mask.However,approxi-mating the sparse distribution of real Pareto optimal solutions does not necessarily mean that the objective function is optimized.In data mining,it is common to mine frequent itemsets appear-ing together in a dataset to reveal the correlation between data.Inspired by this,we propose a novel two-layer encoding learning swarm optimizer based on frequent itemsets(TELSO)to address these SLMOPs.TELSO mined the frequent terms of multiple particles with better target values to find mask combinations that can obtain better objective values for fast convergence.Experi-mental results on five real-world problems and eight benchmark sets demonstrate that TELSO outperforms existing state-of-the-art sparse large-scale multi-objective evolutionary algorithms(SLMOEAs)in terms of performance and convergence speed.
文摘This work uses refined first-order shear theory to analyze the free vibration and transient responses of double-curved sandwich two-layer shells made of auxetic honeycomb core and laminated three-phase polymer/GNP/fiber surface subjected to the blast load.Each of the two layers that make up the double-curved shell structure is made up of an auxetic honeycomb core and two laminated sheets of three-phase polymer/GNP/fiber.The exterior is supported by a Kerr elastic foundation with three characteristics.The key innovation of the proposed theory is that the transverse shear stresses are zero at two free surfaces of each layer.In contrast to previous first-order shear deformation theories,no shear correction factor is required.Navier's exact solution was used to treat the double-curved shell problem with a single title boundary,while the finite element technique and an eight-node quadrilateral were used to address the other boundary requirements.To ensure the accuracy of these results,a thorough comparison technique is employed in conjunction with credible statements.The problem model's edge cases allow for this kind of analysis.The study's findings may be used in the post-construction evaluation of military and civil works structures for their ability to sustain explosive loads.In addition,this is also an important basis for the calculation and design of shell structures made of smart materials when subjected to shock waves or explosive loads.
