简介:Weproposeacatalysis-selectmigrationdrivenevolutionmodeloftwo-species(A-andB-species)aggregates,whereoneunitofspeciesAmigratestospeciesBunderthecatalystsofspeciesC,whileunderthecatalystsofspeciesDthereactionwillbecomeoneunitofspeciesBmigratingtospeciesA.MeanwhilethecatalystaggregatesofspeciesCperformself-coagulation,asdothespeciesDaggregates.Westudythiscatalysis-selectmigrationdrivenkineticaggregationphenomenausingthegeneralizedSmoluchowskirateequationapproachwithCspeciescatalysis-selectmigrationratekernelK(k;i,j)=KkijandDspeciescatalysis-selectmigrationratekernelJ(k;i,j)=Jkij.Thekineticevolutionbehaviourisfoundtobedominatedbythecompetitionbetweenthecatalysis-selectimmigrationandemigration,inwhichthecompetitionisbetweenJD0andKC0(D0andC0aretheinitialnumbersofthemonomersofspeciesDandC,respectively).WhenJD0KC0>0,theaggregatesizedistributionofspeciesAsatisfiestheconventionalscalingformandthatofspeciesBsatisfiesamodifiedscalingform.AndinthecaseofJD0KC0<0,speciesAandBexchangetheiraggregatesizedistributionsasintheaboveJD0KC0>0case.
简介:Forasemi-supervisedclassificationsystem,withtheincreaseofthetrainingsamplesnumber,thesystemneedstobecontinuallyupdated.Asthesizeofsamplessetisincreasing,manyunreliablesampleswillalsobeincreased.Inthispaper,weusefuzzyc-means(FCM)clusteringtotakeoutsomesamplesthatareuseless,andextracttheintersectionbetweentheoriginaltrainingsetandtheclusterafterusingFCMclustering.Theintersectionbetweeneveryclassandclusterisreliablesampleswhichwearelookingfor.Theexperimentresultdemonstratesthatthesuperiorityoftheproposedalgorithmisremarkable.
简介:ThelinkbetweenclimatechangeanddesertificationisanimportantglobalproblemfortheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)andtheUnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD).ThecoastalprovincesinSouthernCentreVietnamarestronglyinfluencedbydesertification,whichisfurtherexacerbatedbyclimatechange.TheDelphimethodwasusedtoselectsustainabilityindicatorsandthenamethodofananalyticalhierarchyprocesswasappliedtoprioritizesustainablesolutionsinBinhThuanexpertstoelicitthecausesandeffectsofdesertification.Accordingtothepanelof23experts,27cause(e.g.rainfallandsunshineduration)and22effect(e.g.riceandagriculture)indicatorswereofparticularimportancetodesertificationanddroughtintheprovince.Thehighestprioritiesforcausearegiventoemigration,followedbyincomefromindustryandwatersupplyforhouseholduse.Thehighestprioritiesforeffectintheareaaregiventosocioeconomiccriteria,andinparticulartothesub-criteriaresettlementduetodevelopmentprojects,buildinghydropowerreservoirs,andimplementingirrigationschemes.Thesystemofindicatorsprovidesusefulinformationforthefuturestudies.Thisstudyprovidesameanstouncoverthemostimportantcriteriaperceivedasmajorcontributorstodesertificationandassuchenablespolicy-makerstoprioritizesolutionsforBinhThuan(Vietnam)by2015andavisionin2020.
简介:Objective:Cancerisoneofthemostcommondiagnosesinelderlypatients.Ofalltypesofabdominalcancer,colorectalcancer(CRC)isundoubtedlythemostfrequent.Medianageatdiagnosisisapproximately70yearsoldworldwide.Duetothemultiplecomorbiditiesaffectingelderlypeople,frailtyevaluationisveryimportantinordertoavoidover-orundertreatment.Thispilotstudywasdesignedtoinvestigatethevariablescapableofpredictingthelong-termriskofmortalityandlivingsituationaftersurgeryforCRC.Methods:Patientswith70yearsoldandolderundergoingelectivesurgeryforCRCwereprospectivelyenrolledinthestudy.Thepatientswerepreoperativelyscreenedusing11internationally-validated-frailty-assessmenttests.Theendpointsofthestudywerelong-termmortalityandlivingsituation.ThedatawereanalyzedusingunivariateCoxproportional-hazardregressionanalysistoverifythepredictivevalueofscoreindicesinordertoidentifypossibleriskfactors.Results:Forty-sixpatientswerestudied.Themedianfollow-uptimeaftersurgerywas4.6years(range,2.9-5.7years)andnopatientswerelosttofollow-up.Theoverallmortalityratewas39%.Fourofthepatientswhosurvived(4/28,14%)losttheirfunctionalautonomy.ThepreoperativeimpairedTimedUpandGo(TUG),EasternCooperativeGroupPerformanceStatus(ECOGPS),InstrumentalActivitiesofDailyLiving(IADLs),VulnerableEldersSurvey(VES-13)scoringsystemsweresignificantlyassociatedwithincreasedlongtermmortalityrisk.Conclusion:Simplifiedfrailty-assessingtoolsshouldberoutinelyusedinelderlycancerpatientsbeforetreatmentinordertostratifypatientrisk.TheTUG,ECOG-PS,IADLsandVES-13scoringsystemsarepotentiallyabletopredictlong-termmortalityanddisability.Additionalstudieswillbeneededtoconfirmthepreliminarydatainordertoimprovemanagementstrategiesforoncogeriatricsurgicalpatients.