Optimal allocation of minimal repairs in parallel and series systems

In reliability engineering, the concept of minimal repair describes that the repair brings the failed unit (eg, system or component) to the situation which is same as it was just before the failure. With the help of the well‐known Gamma‐Poisson relationship, this paper investigates optimal allocation strategies of minimal repairs for parallel and series systems through implementing stochastic comparisons of various allocation policies in terms of the hazard rate, the reversed hazard rate, and the likelihood ratio orderings. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate these findings as well. These results not only strengthen and generalize some known ones in the seminal work of Shaked and Shanthikumar, but also solve the open problems proposed by Chahkandi et al.'s study and Arriaza et al.'s study.     

Military Spending,Conflict and External Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa

The damaging economic effects of the debt crises on Africa in the late 1980s encouraged considerable research on the determinants of external debt in developing economies. Although sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) debt was cut by two-thirds by 2008, through two debt relief programmes, debt in the region has since been rising at an increasingly rapid pace. This study provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of external debt in SSA over the period 1960–2016, using dynamic panel methods. It also considers two potentially important factors that have received relatively little attention. One is military spending, rarely considered, despite a number of well-publicised scandals over the procurement of unnecessary and expensive high-tech weapons systems. A second, is the possibility that the countries studied have been involved in conflict. The empirical results point to a positive impact of military spending on external debt, but with some evidence of heterogeneity across the countries. Furthermore, findings indicate that the positive effect of military expenditure on debt becomes more marked in countries that have been affected by conflict. These results imply that policies to improve security and reduce military spending could be beneficial in reducing external debt and, potentially, improving economic performance in the region.     

On Government-industry Nexus and Indigenous Armed Resistance

This paper proposes a simple game-theoretic framework for analyzing the relationship between the government, industry and indigenous community, especially in the context of mounting violence surrounding displacement of indigenous communities by governments for the purposes of commercial use of their habitat. It specifically takes into account the possibility of alleged ‘nexus’ between the government and the industry and explores its implications on the level of allocation and utilities of the players. We find that the bias in allocation that occurs when the government and the industry enter a ‘nexus’ can be rectified when there is resistance from the indigenous groups. Moreover, rebellion is a dominant strategy of the indigenous community, irrespective of whether there is ‘nexus’ or not, and being in ‘nexus’ with the government is a best response for the industry. The unique SPNE occurs when there is ‘nexus’ between the industry and the government and resistance by the indigenous groups, corroborating the widespread allegations of ‘nexus’ and evidence of resistance worldwide. We also explore a few extensions of the basic model and present some narrative evidence in support of the theoretical model.     

关于半鞅向量随机积分的两个结果

首先利用半鞅Girsanov定理与闭图像定理证明了:若{Xn}是带滤基的完备概率空间(Ω,F,F,P)中的一列半鞅,其中滤基F=(Ft)t≥0满足通常条件,且{Xn}在关于P的Emery拓扑空间中收敛于X,则当概率测度Q相似文献   

风场的科学计算可视化在导弹射击中的应用

在导弹射击时,消除风会对导弹飞行造成不利的影响,因此基于可视化分析的研究模型、流程等,利用科学计算方法直观分析优点对风的大小和方向进行分析,并采用开放图形接口对实验风场数据进行了三维图形绘制以提高导弹打击目标的精度,对实际中导弹的风场阻力研究有一定的指导意义.     

装备故障诊断和预测技术综述

结合故障诊断与预测技术的国内外研究现状,综述了故障诊断和预测的完整性认知模型,并以此对蓬勃发展的故障诊断和故障预测技术进行了分类与综合分析。同时针对故障的不确定性特征,对故障诊断和预测技术的性能要求、定量评价与验证方法进行了分析。最后,分别从实际应用及扩展的四个方面提出了故障诊断、预测,以及PHM技术未来发展的几个问题。     

通用武器装备供应系统设计中的硬、软系统方法整合研究

分析了硬、软系统方法应用的异同点,研究了将硬、软系统方法整合起来处理通用装备供应系统设计的问题,最后提出了系统设计的框架。     

氙原子在铂表面散射的分子动力论方法

运用分子动力论方法研究气体分子 (Xe)在固壁表面 (Pt)的散射。在构造了合理的气体分子与固壁表面相互作用势模型之后 ,运用随机经典轨道方法求解气体分子及固壁原子的运动方程 ,得到气体分子运动轨迹及散射后的运动状态。结果表明 ,气体分子散射后的角度分布与Maxwellian模型存在较大差异 ,而速度基本服从半空间的Maxwellian分布。     

高炮火控系统模拟训练及综合评价系统

提出了一种新型的基于计算机及计算技术的高炮火控系统仿真模拟训练及综合评价系统的设计方案。这一方案不仅注重了系统实现仿真训练的基本功能,同时还利用计算机仿真优势,强调了对训练效果的评估及对训练模式的总结。提出了实时决策支持的新概念     

罗伯特·布朗宁《深夜幽会》的赏析及翻译

该文对英国维多利亚时代的著名诗人罗伯特.布朗宁的《深夜幽会》从三个方面进行了赏析:1.寓情于景,运用多种鲜明的意象表达情思;2.多种格律和韵律的运用;3.拟声词的运用;并在学习、比较、借鉴多种译文之后进行对《深夜幽会》的翻译。