Better is the Neighbor?

Abstract

This study applies the Sequential Panel Selection Method (SPSM), to investigate the convergence properties of the military expenditure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the period of 1990–2015. Compared to the traditional methods, SPSM considers fundamentally general spatial homogeneous and heterogeneous relationships with countries and examines the evolution of military expenditure. We find that four-fifths of NATO member countries have been convergent with the UK, but no country’s military expenditure is convergent with the US. This means that there is no significant linkage effect in the US for NATO military expenditure. While they are allies of the US, the majority of NATO member countries’ military expenditures are consistent with UK military expenditure. The main reasons are due to the geographical space layout and the international relationship convergence. The results indicate that more than four-fifths of NATO member countries have been coordinated with convergence theory and spillover effect.     

Do Military Expenditures Crowd-out Health Expenditures? Evidence from around the World, 2000–2013

Abstract

The paper examines the relationship between health and military expenditures using pooled cross-sectional (197 countries) and time series (2000–2013) data. Simultaneous equation models were employed to estimate the relationship between an array of public sector expenditures in order to address potential endogeneity. Our empirical findings strongly support the crowding-out hypothesis whereby increased military expenditures reduce the capacity of government to direct expenditures to health expenditures. These findings were robust to alternative specifications explored in the sensitivity analyses. Compared with upper-middle-income countries, the crowding-out effect became more pronounced among lower-middle-income countries. Consequently, this study shows that increased military expenditures negatively impacts health expenditures, and therefore poses as an important risk factor for population health and individual well-being. Moreover, it is the poorest of nations that are most sensitive to the negative effects of increased military expenditures.     

一种用于GAF协议的优化邻居表算法

GAF协议是一种基于地理信息的无线传感器网络路由协议,由于采用多跳传输,将导致热区的产生。提出了一种优化邻居表算法,可以有效辨识GAF虚拟网格内的节点密度,从而选择密度大的网格通行,以均衡热区能耗,延长网络寿命。仿真结果验证了该算法的可行性。     

基于电磁涡旋的雷达目标成像

作为信息载体的电磁波除了传统的携带信息方式外,近年来其波前以电磁涡旋形式展现的信息调制能力也越来越受到关注。本文综述了电磁涡旋在信息调制等方面的研究进展,阐述了其在雷达信息获取方面的潜在应用价值。针对圆形相控阵列,建立了电磁涡旋波照射下理想点散射目标的回波模型。将各阵元的接收信号按照与发射时相同的模式移相后,沿圆周积分即可获得雷达阵列的输出回波。该回波可表示为经平方Bessel函数调幅后的傅里叶基函数的线性组合。结合Bessel函数的频谱特性,分析了轨道角动量态与方位角变量之间的近似对偶关系,利用逆投影和滤波-傅里叶变换方法进行了成像处理。仿真实验表明,电磁涡旋对雷达目标具有方位向成像的潜力。本文的研究可为新体制的雷达设计、目标识别技术的发展提供参考和借鉴。     

Steady-state analysis of load balancing with Coxian-2 distributed service times

This paper studies load balancing for many-server (N servers) systems. Each server has a buffer of size b ? 1, and can have at most one job in service and b ? 1 jobs in the buffer. The service time of a job follows the Coxian-2 distribution. We focus on steady-state performance of load balancing policies in the heavy traffic regime such that the normalized load of system is λ = 1 ? N^?α for 0 < α < 0.5. We identify a set of policies that achieve asymptotic zero waiting. The set of policies include several classical policies such as join-the-shortest-queue (JSQ), join-the-idle-queue (JIQ), idle-one-first (I1F) and power-of-d-choices (Po d) with d = O(N^α log N). The proof of the main result is based on Stein's method and state space collapse. A key technical contribution of this paper is the iterative state space collapse approach that leads to a simple generator approximation when applying Stein's method.     

基于ANSYS的油罐拱顶稳定性分析

针对加肋拱顶稳定性十分复杂的问题,基于ANSYS建立了加肋拱顶油罐的三维有限元模型,对加肋拱顶的结构稳定性进行了数值模拟。对加肋拱顶在外压作用下的线性与非线性临界屈曲载荷进行了对比分析,利用弧长法获得了拱顶在加肋情况下径向、环向、轴向的载荷-位移曲线。结果表明:数值模拟的加肋拱顶屈曲方向和屈曲区域与实际失稳结果相一致,可以为加肋拱顶设计和稳定性分析提供一定参考。     

面向需求变化的军队自动化立体仓库货位优化

为提高军队自动化立体仓库的出库能力,提出应根据需求变化对在库物资货位进行动态调整,从而最大限度地保障军队物资需求。综合考虑堆垛机总行程、货物离散度和出库频率等评价指标,采用遗传算法对该多目标优化问题进行求解,并运用Matalab仿真。结果表明,该方法能较好地提高军队自动化立体仓库在需求动态变化时的出库能力。同时,该研究对一般仓库的货位优化也有一定的借鉴意义。     

管道机器人直线行进过程中多模式模糊PID控制

针对管道机器人PID控制直线行进过程中的跑偏问题,提出了一种改进的多模式模糊PID控制方法。通过建立集成直线行进偏差维度、阈值更新时间维度和初速度维度模式切换自适应阈值模型,减小了因模式切换造成的时间滞后误差。依托能力风暴AS-UⅢ机器人搭建实验测试平台,获取了不同初始速度下驱动轮的轨迹曲线。对比采用改进控制方法前后的轨迹曲线,验证了多模式模糊PID控制方法的有效性和实用性。     

基于营区精、气、神文化表达的自然仿生设计

精、气、神文化是营区规划设计的核心.自然仿生设计为营区精、气、神文化的表达提供了独特而有效的方式.通过对营区精、气、神文化的解读,发掘出自然仿生的3个层面,即“形”之仿生,“意”之仿生和“结构”之仿生.在营区规划设计中,当自然仿生的这3个层面得到有效表达,实现有机统一,营区就会产生独特的文化气质与魅力,从而体现其精、气、神特色,展现部队的“军营魂”.     

大力弘扬求真务实精神扎实推进军事斗争准备

在军事斗争准备中弘扬求真务实精神 ,必须牢固确立真打实备观念 ,进一步增强高标准抓好训练和演习的责任感紧迫感 ;必须端正工作指导思想 ,真正把训练和学习的着力点放在提高实战能力上 ;必须切实加强党委领导 ,在新的起点谋求训练和演习的实效