Smart environment is being used in many areas to deliver more services to individuals in a physical space, such as a hospital. In the UK, the National Health Service(NHS) provides free and high quality healthcare serv...Smart environment is being used in many areas to deliver more services to individuals in a physical space, such as a hospital. In the UK, the National Health Service(NHS) provides free and high quality healthcare service for all residents. Smart hospital environment is able to support NHS and provide more convenience. Patient flow scheduling is a crucial section in a smart hospital environment. Smart hospital environment aims to provide a smart environment in the hospital to facilitate individual experience and improve the quality of healthcare service.First of all, this paper investigates a real world patient flow scenario of a hospital in the UK and models a general scheduling scheme based on the scenario using a compositional formal approach, i.e. performance evaluation process algebra(PEPA). This scheduling scheme uses an easy-implemented solution(the grouping scheme) to reduce the waiting queue in the hospital. Secondly, fluid flow analysis is used for the performance analysis by generating a set of ordinary differential equations(ODEs) in terms of the PEPA model.展开更多
We present narrow-band and equivalent width （EW） images of the thermal composite supernova remnant （SNR） 3C 391 in the X-ray emission lines of Mg, Si and S using the Chandra ACIS Observational data. The EW images ...We present narrow-band and equivalent width （EW） images of the thermal composite supernova remnant （SNR） 3C 391 in the X-ray emission lines of Mg, Si and S using the Chandra ACIS Observational data. The EW images reveal the spatial distribution of the emission of the metal species Mg, Si and S in the remnant. They have a clumpy structure similar to that seen in the broadband diffuse emission, suggesting that they are largely of interstellar origin. We find an interesting finger-like feature protruding outside the southwestern radio border of the remnant, somewhat similar to the jet-like Si structure found in the famous SNR Cas A. This feature may possibly be the debris of the jet of ejecta from an asymmetrical supernova explosion of a massive progenitor star.展开更多
Cross-media analysis and reasoning is an active research area in computer science, and a promising direction for artificial intelligence. However, to the best of our knowledge, no existing work has summarized the stat...Cross-media analysis and reasoning is an active research area in computer science, and a promising direction for artificial intelligence. However, to the best of our knowledge, no existing work has summarized the state-of-the-art methods for cross-media analysis and reasoning or presented advances, challenges, and future directions for the field. To address these issues, we provide an overview as follows： （1） theory and model for cross-media uniform representation; （2） cross-media correlation understanding and deep mining; （3） cross-media knowledge graph construction and learning methodologies; （4） cross-media knowledge evolution and reasoning; （5） cross-media description and generation; （6） cross-media intelligent engines; and （7） cross-media intelligent applications. By presenting approaches, advances, and future directions in cross-media analysis and reasoning, our goal is not only to draw more attention to the state-of-the-art advances in the field, but also to provide technical insights by discussing the challenges and research directions in these areas.展开更多
本研究建立了一种抗生素平板与分子检测相结合的高效筛选水产品中携带SXT/R391家族整合接合元件(integrative and conjugative elements,ICEs)的多重耐药菌株的方法。采用美国临床与实验室标准研究所标准Kirby-Bauer纸片扩散法、需氧菌...本研究建立了一种抗生素平板与分子检测相结合的高效筛选水产品中携带SXT/R391家族整合接合元件(integrative and conjugative elements,ICEs)的多重耐药菌株的方法。采用美国临床与实验室标准研究所标准Kirby-Bauer纸片扩散法、需氧菌液体微量稀释法,以及接合实验,对筛选、鉴定获得的携带SXT/R391家族ICEs的变形杆菌(Proteus vulgaris)进行了抗菌素、重金属抗性以及ICEs元件接合转移活性的分析。结果表明:运用本研究建立的筛选法可有效获得含有多重耐药基因的ICEs元件,其检出率为3%,远高于常规聚合酶链式反应技术的检测水平(<1‰)。受试菌株对六大类10种抗菌素均表现出抗性,并且对重金属镉、铜、锌和汞具有高度耐受性。接合实验证明了受试菌株所携带的ICEs元件在普通变形杆菌与大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)MG1655之间的自我转移活性。展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61502206 and 61472343)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Nos.BK20160543 and BK20150523)the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province(No.BM20082061507)
文摘Smart environment is being used in many areas to deliver more services to individuals in a physical space, such as a hospital. In the UK, the National Health Service(NHS) provides free and high quality healthcare service for all residents. Smart hospital environment is able to support NHS and provide more convenience. Patient flow scheduling is a crucial section in a smart hospital environment. Smart hospital environment aims to provide a smart environment in the hospital to facilitate individual experience and improve the quality of healthcare service.First of all, this paper investigates a real world patient flow scenario of a hospital in the UK and models a general scheduling scheme based on the scenario using a compositional formal approach, i.e. performance evaluation process algebra(PEPA). This scheduling scheme uses an easy-implemented solution(the grouping scheme) to reduce the waiting queue in the hospital. Secondly, fluid flow analysis is used for the performance analysis by generating a set of ordinary differential equations(ODEs) in terms of the PEPA model.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘We present narrow-band and equivalent width （EW） images of the thermal composite supernova remnant （SNR） 3C 391 in the X-ray emission lines of Mg, Si and S using the Chandra ACIS Observational data. The EW images reveal the spatial distribution of the emission of the metal species Mg, Si and S in the remnant. They have a clumpy structure similar to that seen in the broadband diffuse emission, suggesting that they are largely of interstellar origin. We find an interesting finger-like feature protruding outside the southwestern radio border of the remnant, somewhat similar to the jet-like Si structure found in the famous SNR Cas A. This feature may possibly be the debris of the jet of ejecta from an asymmetrical supernova explosion of a massive progenitor star.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61371128,U1611461,61425025,and 61532005)
文摘Cross-media analysis and reasoning is an active research area in computer science, and a promising direction for artificial intelligence. However, to the best of our knowledge, no existing work has summarized the state-of-the-art methods for cross-media analysis and reasoning or presented advances, challenges, and future directions for the field. To address these issues, we provide an overview as follows： （1） theory and model for cross-media uniform representation; （2） cross-media correlation understanding and deep mining; （3） cross-media knowledge graph construction and learning methodologies; （4） cross-media knowledge evolution and reasoning; （5） cross-media description and generation; （6） cross-media intelligent engines; and （7） cross-media intelligent applications. By presenting approaches, advances, and future directions in cross-media analysis and reasoning, our goal is not only to draw more attention to the state-of-the-art advances in the field, but also to provide technical insights by discussing the challenges and research directions in these areas.
