Hemispheric contributions to nonverbal abstract reasoning and problem solving.

Hemispheric involvement in reasoning abilities has been debated for some time, and it remains unclear whether the right hemisphere's involvement in problem solving is modality specific or dependent on the type of spatial reasoning required. In the current study, 2 types of nonverbal reasoning abilities were examined, spatial reasoning and proportional reasoning, in 109 patients with cerebrovascular disease that was confined to either the right or the left hemisphere or was diffuse in nature. Results indicated that no lateralizing effects were present based on type of spatial reasoning. Findings are consistent with the suggestion that higher order cognitive processes involved in nonverbal abstraction and problem solving are not strongly lateralized to the right hemisphere but rather are more generally distributed throughout the cortex. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Real-world extensions to scheduling algorithms based on lagrangian relaxation

Recently, efficient scheduling algorithms based on Lagrangian relaxation have been proposed for scheduling parallel machine systems and job shops. In this article, we develop real-world extensions to these scheduling methods. In the first part of the paper, we consider the problem of scheduling single operation jobs on parallel identical machines and extend the methodology to handle multiple classes of jobs, taking into account setup times and setup costs. The proposed methodology uses Lagrangian relaxation and simulated annealing in a hybrid framework. In the second part of the paper, we consider a Lagrangian relaxation based method for scheduling job shops and extend it to obtain a scheduling methodology for a real-world flexible manufacturing system with centralized material handling. This research was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research and the Department of Science and Technology grant N00014-93-1017.     

Hierarchical production control for a flow shop with dynamic setup changes and random machine breakdowns

In this paper, we study a manufacturing system consisting of two machines separated by two intermediate buffers, and capable of producing two different products. Each product requires a constant processing time on each of the machines. Each machine requires a constant non-negligible setup change time from one product to the other. The demand rate for each product is considered to be piecewise constant. Each machine undergoes failure and repair. The time-to-failure and time-to-repair are exponentially distributed random variables. The setup change and processing operations are resumable. We model our system as a continuous time, continuous flow process. An optimal control problem is formulated for the system to minimize the total expected discounted cost over an infinite horizon. To determine the optimal control policy structure, a discrete version of the problem is solved numerically using a dynamic programming formulation with a piecewise linear penalty function. A real-time control algorithm is then developed with the objective of maintaining low work-in-process inventory and keeping the production close to the demand. The algorithm uses a hierarchical control structure to generate the loading times for each product on each machine in real time and to respond to random disruptions in the system. The system is simulated using this algorithm to study its performance. The performance of the algorithm is also compared to alternative policies.     

解线性及二次型规划问题增广的神经网络

本文提出了一个解线性及二次型规划问题的神经网络模型，证明了该网络是全局稳定于平衡点，而平衡点就是线性及二次型规划问题的解，该网络的优点是能够实时获得问题的精确解，且可以同时获得带等式不式约束的对偶问题解，该网络易于电路实现。     

解Job－Shop调度问题的一个遗传算法

本文首先介绍了遗传算法的基本概念和流程，然后叙述了如何把Ｊｏｂ－Ｓｈｏｐ调度问题编码成为遗传算法的形式，并解释了对于实现这一算法中一些问题的考虑．最后给出了算法运行结果并对结果与算法做了总结。     

网络分解法的误差分析

网络分解法是求解电大尺寸复杂结构电磁问题的重要方法之一,关于网络分解法误差分析的研究有着重要的理论意义和实用价值.本文给出了网络分解法的误差估计,并对于脉冲基函数转换成三角基函数的情况给出了三角基函数个数的最优公式,数值结果表明了分析的正确性.     

Applicant reactions to face-to-face and technology-mediated interviews: A field investigation.

This field study examined applicant reactions (N = 802) toward face-to-face as compared with technology-mediated interviews (through videoconferencing or by telephone) for 346 organizations. Face-to-face interviews were perceived as more fair and led to higher job acceptance intentions than were videoconferencing and telephone interviews. Perceived interview outcomes were higher with face-to-face and telephone interviews over videoconferencing. Self-monitoring moderated the relationship between interview medium and perceptions of fairness. Specifically, this relationship was (a) positive for face-to-face, (b) negative for telephone, and (c) nonsignificant for videoconferencing interviews. Moreover, the number of offers an applicant received moderated the relationship between interview medium over, and perceived fairness. The relationship between number of offers and perceived fairness was positive for face-to-face and negative for technology-mediated interviews. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

安钢宽板坯连铸机达产实践

分析了安钢宽板坯连铸机在热试车期间出现的生产问题,总结出制约生产主要因素,制定针对性措施,使该连铸机在较短时间内实现达产创效.     

挠性抗回旋PDC钻头的有限元分析

回旋是导致PDC钻头早期失效的主要原因，介绍了一种基于挠性钻头的构想设计的抗回旋PDC钻头，阐述了其结构和抗回旋原理。对挠性钻头的公、母接头进行了有限元应力分析，说明了模型建立、网格划分以及约束和载荷施加过程中所采用的方法和关键技术。有限元分析结果表明挠性钻头的强度满足要求。