A specially structured nonlinear integer resource allocation problem

We present an algorithm for solving a specially structured nonlinear integer resource allocation problem. This problem was motivated by a capacity planning study done at a large Health Maintenance Organization in Texas. Specifically, we focus on a class of nonlinear resource allocation problems that involve the minimization of a convex function over one general convex constraint, a set of block diagonal convex constraints, and bounds on the integer variables. The continuous variable problem is also considered. The continuous problem is solved by taking advantage of the structure of the Karush‐Kuhn‐Tucker (KKT) conditions. This method for solving the continuous problem is then incorporated in a branch and bound algorithm to solve the integer problem. Various reoptimization results, multiplier bounding results, and heuristics are used to improve the efficiency of the algorithms. We show how the algorithms can be extended to obtain a globally optimal solution to the nonconvex version of the problem. We further show that the methods can be applied to problems in production planning and financial optimization. Extensive computational testing of the algorithms is reported for a variety of applications on continuous problems with up to 1,000,000 variables and integer problems with up to 1000 variables. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 770–792, 2003.     

环境新闻在中国的发展及其特征简析

环境问题已经成为一大社会问题,环境新闻成为媒体和公众关注的焦点。国内环境新闻作为一个新兴的报道题材,已迅速闯进主要新闻传媒的主阵地,并逐渐成为与时政新闻、经济新闻、科技新闻等并驾齐驱的报道领域,成为各家传媒和记者争相采访报道的重要内容。本文从环境新闻的概念与产生入手,分析其在中国的发展。     

蚁群算法及其在火力分配问题中的应用

火力分配问题是指用一定数量的武器对一定数量的目标进行打击,如何根据武器性能和目标特性等一系列的因素,制定打击计划,使打击效果最好,满足打击需求,是我二炮部队火力运用专业的研究课题之一.火力分配问题是NP难题,经典的求解算法存在指数级的时间复杂度.采用蚁群优化算法,对该问题进行了研究.     

我国现行工程建设消防技术标准存在问题及解决对策

工程建设消防技术标准是公安消防机构审核、验收及工程技术人员设计、施工及验收的依据,也是公安消防机构进行日常监督检查和执法的技术依据。然而,目前我国现行工程建设消防技术标准的编制仍存在一些不完善的方面,影响了这些标准的有效执行。在对当前各类工程建设消防技术标准进行分析的基础上,总结了现行工程建设消防技术标准亟待完善的若干方面,并对此提出相关建议。     

基于高斯和-容积Kalman滤波的高轨双星辐射源跟踪

高轨双星系统可通过测量辐射源信号的到达时差、频差和到达高轨卫星的多普勒频移,跟踪沿地球表面巡航且载频固定、已知的运动辐射源。针对辐射源运动方程和观测方程的强非线性,提出了基于高斯和框架与5阶容积Kalman滤波的运动辐射源跟踪算法GS-5CKF。算法将起始时刻的时差观测量所确定的处于地球表面的时差线按辐射源经度等间隔划分,初始化多个并行的5阶容积Kalman滤波器,线性组合各滤波器每个时刻的输出以获得辐射源运动状态的估计。针对5阶容积Kalman滤波器,提出了相应的非线性测度并引入滤波器分裂与合并,以提高跟踪精度并保持GS-5CKF算法计算复杂度基本不变。仿真表明,相对仅使用单个5阶容积Kalman滤波器和基于高斯和框架但使用3阶容积Kalman滤波器的GS-3CKF等算法,提出的跟踪算法具有更高的估计精度。     

Militarism in post-war Cyprus: the development of the ideology of defence

This article provides a theorisation of militarism in post-war Cyprus. Based on qualitative empirical research conducted in Cyprus in 2011, the article explores the manifestation and steadfastness of Greek-Cypriot militarism, and the development of this militarism, which appeared after the partition of the island in 1974. In particular, it proposes the ideology of defence as a way to understand post-war Greek-Cypriot militarism. It shows the embedded nature of defence in the idea of the national struggle. It aims at mapping the character of this militarism in order to provide the grounds for future discussion. Only by understanding the interconnecting discourses that made Greek-Cypriot militarism possible in post-war Cyprus, can we understand its past, present, and future.     

The solution to an open problem for a caching game

In a caching game introduced by Alpern et al. (Alpern et al., Lecture notes in computer science (2010) 220–233) a Hider who can dig to a total fixed depth normalized to 1 buries a fixed number of objects among n discrete locations. A Searcher who can dig to a total depth of h searches the locations with the aim of finding all of the hidden objects. If he does so, he wins, otherwise the Hider wins. This zero‐sum game is complicated to analyze even for small values of its parameters, and for the case of 2 hidden objects has been completely solved only when the game is played in up to 3 locations. For some values of h the solution of the game with 2 objects hidden in 4 locations is known, but the solution in the remaining cases was an open question recently highlighted by Fokkink et al. (Fokkink et al., Search theory: A game theoretic perspective (2014) 85–104). Here we solve the remaining cases of the game with 2 objects hidden in 4 locations. We also give some more general results for the game, in particular using a geometrical argument to show that when there are 2 objects hidden in n locations and n→∞, the value of the game is asymptotically equal to h/n for h≥n/2. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 23–31, 2016     

A strategic model for state compliance verification

The theory of directed graphs and noncooperative games is applied to the problem of verification of State compliance to international treaties on arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Hypothetical treaty violations are formulated in terms of illegal acquisition paths for the accumulation of clandestine weapons, weapons‐grade materials or some other military capability. The paths constitute the illegal strategies of a sovereign State in a two‐person inspection game played against a multi‐ or international Inspectorate charged with compliance verification. The effectiveness of existing or postulated verification measures is quantified in terms of the Inspectorate's expected utility at Nash equilibrium. A prototype software implementation of the methodology and a case study are presented. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 260–271, 2016     

朝核问题对中国边境安全的影响

朝核问题一直是困扰东北亚地区安全的核心问题,自20世纪90年代第一次朝核危机至今．朝核问题不但没有得到妥善解决,反而更加复杂。2006年10月9日,朝鲜宣布成功进行了地下核试验,朝鲜半岛再一次成为全球关注的焦点。在前人研究的基础上,就朝核问题产生的背景,朝核问题对中国边境地区经济、地区稳定以及生态环境等方面产生的影响进行分析和探讨。     

建筑防排烟系统存在问题及对策

结合火灾烟气蔓延扩散的客观规律和防排烟工程的实际状况,分析了建筑防排烟工程存在的几个共性问题及其危害,剖析了出现这些问题的根本原因,提出了尽快制定一部统一的《防排烟系统设计规范》、加强防排烟系统的设计、施工队伍监督管理和部件质量管理的对策。