基于梯度矢量流的水平集算法

针对传统水平集分割图像会出现演化曲线停止于梯度的局部极大值或孤立的边缘处的缺点,对速度停止项进行了改进.该方法将梯度阈值和梯度矢量流引入速度停止项中,利用梯度阈值来使边缘得到更好的保持;利用梯度矢量流来代替梯度场以扩大边界梯度场吸引曲线的范围,避免出现演化曲线停止于梯度的局部极大值或孤立的边缘处的现象.实验结果表明该方法优于传统水平集方法.     

Counterexamples to optimal permutation schedules for certain flow shop problems

It is well known that a minimal makespan permutation sequence exists for the n × 3 flow shop problem and for the n × m flow shop problem with no inprocess waiting when processing times for both types of problems are positive. It is shown in this paper that when the assumption of positive processing times is relaxed to include nonnegative processing times, optimality of permutation schedules cannot be guaranteed.     

PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE MORAL DILEMMA IN THE DEFENSE AGAINST TERROR

The economic theory of defense has traditionally described public safety as achieved through investments that deter adversaries. Deterrence is, however, ineffective and pre‐emptive defense is required when a population of intended victims confronts supreme‐value suicide terror. A moral dilemma then arises, since pre‐emption may impose collective punishment, while in the absence of pre‐emption the population of intended victims is exposed to acts of terror. We consider how a population of intended terror victims confronts the moral dilemma, and compare the threatened population's response with the public‐safety recommendations of external judges who are not personally affected by the threat of terror.     

Minimizing Public Sector Corruption: The Economics of Crime,Identity Economics,and Money Laundering

Abstract

This paper offers a simple strategic framework to help governments identify various policy mechanisms to minimize public sector corruption. The paper offers a formal model that blends the economics of crime with identity economics and money laundering. It presents a partial equilibrium framework that focuses on a representative public official engaged in a mix of legal and illegal effort. The model introduces various levers a government might use to impact the costs and benefits of illegal effort. The ultimate goal is to help turn volatile vicious cycles of political instability, into steady virtuous cycles of stability, growth, and sustainable development.     

SPEED BUMP ON THE ROAD TO GLOBAL ZERO

The prospect of the United States continuing to reduce the size of its nuclear arsenal to “very low numbers” has raised questions in Japan and South Korea, where US extended deterrence guarantees are premised on the “nuclear umbrella.” In both countries, however, concerns focus less on numerical arsenal size than on the sufficiency of specific nuclear and non-nuclear capabilities to meet evolving threats and on the degree of broader US commitment to these alliances. This article assesses developments in US-Japan and US-South Korea relationships in response to the Obama administration's nuclear disarmament policies, focusing on how the evolutionary course of those relationships may in turn condition prospects for sustaining this US nuclear policy direction. The analysis finds that the challenges of deterrence credibility and allied reassurance are difficult and long-term, but also that US nuclear arsenal size is secondary to broader political, strategic, and military factors in meeting these challenges. The evaluation concludes that strong alliance relationships and strategic stability in East Asia can be maintained while the size of the US nuclear arsenal continues to decline, but also that deterioration of these relationships could imperil core US nuclear policy and nonproliferation objectives.     

A produce‐to‐stock system with advance demand information and secondary customers

We consider a manufacturer (i.e., a capacitated supplier) that produces to stock and has two classes of customers. The primary customer places orders at regular intervals of time for a random quantity, while the secondary customers request a single item at random times. At a predetermined time the manufacturer receives advance demand information regarding the order size of the primary customer. If the manufacturer is not able to fill the primary customer's demand, there is a penalty. On the other hand, serving the secondary customers results in additional profit; however, the manufacturer can refuse to serve the secondary customers in order to reserve inventory for the primary customer. We characterize the manufacturer's optimal production and stock reservation policies that maximize the manufacturer's discounted profit and the average profit per unit time. We show that these policies are threshold‐type policies, and these thresholds are monotone with respect to the primary customer's order size. Using a numerical study we provide insights into how the value of information is affected by the relative demand size of the primary and secondary customers. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2007     

军事通信中ad hoc网络路由协议性能分析

移动ad hoc组网灵活,抗毁性很强,将在未来的军事通信中发挥重要作用。因此,对于移动ad hoc网络研究中的首要的路由问题作了探讨,先简要介绍了两种典型的路由协议OLSR(Optimized Link State Routing)和AODV(Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing),接着利用网络仿真工具OPNET分析了AODV的协议特点,最后比较了两种路由协议的性能。仿真结果表明AODV路由开销小,但时延大,节点移动过快时存在路由稳定性的问题;OLSR路由开销很大,但时延相对较小。因此在搭建军用adhoc网时,应根据实际使用情形做出选择。     

基于舰载直升机的舰艇编队对空预警性能配置研究

针对现代海战中空袭目标的特点,合理配置舰载直升机在舰艇编队对空防御中的预警过程。在舰载直升机前出距离的数学模型基础上,从预警机本身因素、敌方攻击因素和我方编队防御因素这三个方面入手,对舰载直升机的对空预警性能进行优化配置,采用MATLAB数学工具得出计算结果,绘制性能匹配曲线(或曲面)并得出约束条件。从不同角度对舰载直升机对空预警的配置进行了分析,可为舰艇编队预警探测和作战指挥决策提供依据。     

Becoming a disarmament champion: the Austrian crusade against nuclear weapons

ABSTRACT

The making of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has put Austria and its involvement in nuclear disarmament in the spotlight. This study highlights several factors that led Austria to become a prominent voice in nuclear-disarmament debates. First, its involvement dovetails with the emphasis on humanitarian disarmament it has promoted since the 1990s. Second, a strong antinuclear identity pervades Austrian society. This “nuclear allergy” combines antimilitarism inherited from the Cold War and, more broadly, an aversion to nuclear power, including for energy purposes. These two considerations form the background to the increased activism of the Austrian Foreign Ministry on nuclear disarmament in international fora. But, equally, Austria’s crusade for the TPNW can be attributed to the engagement of a small team of diplomats implementing personal as well as national preferences in favor of disarmament.