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2192. Analysis of stability of permanent GPS stations KRAW, KATO and ZYNI
- Creator:
- Władysław Góral and Kudrys, Jacek
- Format:
- print, bez média, and svazek
- Type:
- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
- Subject:
- Geologie. Meteorologie. Klimatologie, analýza časových řad, time series analysis, GPS permanent stations, relative site velocities, 7, and 551
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- GPS permanent stations KRAW, KATO and ZYWI are part of so called Active Geodetic Network which covers entire area of Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) in Poland and forms precise reference frame for geodetic and geodynamic applications. Moreover the above mentioned stations belong to EUREF Permanent Network. The stations, as datum points, play important role in precise positioning and geoid determination in area of USCB. The study of the stability of these points is one of the main components in precise monitoring of ground deformation in mining areas. The analysis of stability of permanent GPS stations KRAW, KATO and ZYWI are based on the coordinate time series obtained from the EUREF weekly solutions. The relative coordinate time series of weekly solutions for the vectors KRAW - KATO, KRAW - ZYWI , KATO - ZYWI are presented. The consistency, linearity, seasonal variations and jumps in the relative coordinate time series are discussed., Władysław Góral and Jacek Kudrys., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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2193. Analysis of state space of RNNs trained on a chaotic symbolic sequence
- Creator:
- Makula, Matej and Beňušková, Ľubica
- Format:
- bez média and svazek
- Type:
- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- recurrent neural networks, state space, clustering, architectural bias, and information gain
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- We investigate Solutions provided by the finite-context predictive model called neural prediction machine (NPM) built on the recurrent layer of two types of recurrent neural networks (RNNs). One type is the first-order Elman’s simple recurrent network (SRN) trained for the next symbol prediction by the technique of extended Kalman filter (EKF). The other type of RNN is an interesting unsupervised counterpart to the “claissical” SRN, that is a recurrent version of the Bienenstock, Cooper, Munro (BCM) network that performs a kind of time-conditional projection pursuit. As experimental data we chose a complex symbolic sequence with both long and short memory structures. We compared the Solutions achieved by both types of the RNNs with Markov models to find out whether training can improve initial Solutions reached by random network dynamics that can be interpreted as an iterated function system (IFS). The results of our simulations indicate that SRN trained by EKF achieves better next symbol prediction than its unsupervised counterpart. Recurrent BCM network can provide only the Markovian solution that is not able to cover long memory structures in sequence and thus beat SRN.
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2194. Analysis of structural properties of Petri nets based on product incidence matrix
- Creator:
- Ji, Guangyou and Wang, Mingzhe
- Format:
- bez média and svazek
- Type:
- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- Petri net, structural property, linear inequality, and product incidence matrix
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- This paper presents some structural properties of a generalized Petri net (PN) with an algorithm to determine the (partial) conservativeness and (partial) consistency of the net. A product incidence matrix A=CCT or A~=CTC is defined and used to further improve the relations among PNs, linear inequalities and matrix analysis. Thus, based on Cramer's Rule, a new approach for the study of the solution of a linear system is given in terms of certain sub-determinants of the coefficient matrix and an efficient algorithm is proposed to compute these sub-determinants. The paper extends the common necessary and/or sufficient conditions for conservativeness and consistency in previous papers and some examples are designed to explain the conclusions finally.
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2195. Analysis of structures and epitopes of a novel secreted protein MYR1 in Toxoplasma gondii
- Creator:
- Zhou, Jian, Lu, Gang, and He, Shenyi
- Format:
- print, počítač, and online zdroj
- Type:
- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- vakcíny, toxoplazmóza, vaccines, toxoplasmosis, myc regulation, PTM sites, bioinformatic analysis, 2, and 59
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908) is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite and can infect warmblooded animals and humans all over the world. Development of effective vaccines is considered the only ideal way to control infection with T. gondii. However, only one live vaccine is commercially available for use in sheep and goats. Thus more effective antigenic proteins are searched for. In the present study we report a novel protein by secreted T. gondii termed Myc regulation 1 (MYR1). The physical and chemical characteristics, epitopes, hydrophilicity and functional sites of MYR1 were analysed by multiple bioinformatic approaches. The 3D models of MYR1 proteins were constructed and analysed. Furthermore, liner B-cell epitopes and T-cell epitopes of MYR1 protein and SAG1 were predicted. Compared to SAG1, MYR1 with good B-cell epitopes and T-cell epitopes had a potentiality to become a more successful vaccine against T. gondii. The bioinformatics analysis of MYR1 proteins could laid the foundation for further studies of its biological function experimentally and provide valuable information necessary for a better prevention and treatment of toxoplasmosis., Jian Zhou, Gang Lu, Shenyi He., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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2196. Analysis of surface changes from undermining and building site categorization: the case study in mining location Louky near Karvina
- Creator:
- Doležalová, Hana and Kajzar, Vlastimil
- Format:
- bez média and svazek
- Type:
- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- coal mining, surface movements and deformations, building site categories, Upper Silesian Coal Basin, and Karviná region
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Repeated geodetic observations were applied in mining location Louky near Karviná to detect surface changes from undermining in complex geo-mechanical conditions. Analyses of the subsidence magnitude and the length and direction of horizontal displacements showed that the subsidence trough was formed unevenly not only due to the position of the exploited local longwall panels and their different size but also showed a notable effect of the dominant tectonic fault. The significantly uneven development of the subsidence trough negatively affects line constructions. Terrain deformations of the road and stream pipeline were computed and classified into the building site categories according to the Czech standard ČSN 73 0039. The course of individual deformations in the monitored locality is influenced by a complex geo-mechanical situation. While the course of the subsidence curves is continuous at the observed pipeline and the classification of individual sections into building site categories corresponds with that, the road profile points out a more complex development of surface deformations. At the end of the observed period, 5 % of the profiles’ sections fell into category III (medium intensity), 49 % into category IV (moderate intensity) and 32 % stayed in category V (very moderate intensity of mining effects).
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2197. Analysis of surface movements from undermining in time
- Creator:
- Doležalová, Hana, Vlastimil Kajzar, Kamil Souček, and Staš, Lubomír
- Format:
- print, bez média, and svazek
- Type:
- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
- Subject:
- Geologie. Meteorologie. Klimatologie, poddolování, undermining, GNSS, mining subsidence, horizontal displacement, 7, and 551
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Using GNSS method, fixed points of an observation network were repeatedly surveyed on the surface of the undermined area. Below the surface, at the depth of c. 1 km, there were four mining panels exploited subsequently. The main reaction of the surface points to the changes in the rock massif and the movement of the points were different, according to their surface position, local geo-mechanical conditions etc. This paper analyses the time-dependence of the surface points mining subsidence and horizontal movements on the progress of the exploitation., Hana Doležalová, Vlastimil Kajzar, Kamil Souček and Lubomír Staš., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
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2198. Analysis of the accuracy and precision of the McMaster method in detection of the eggs of Toxocara and Trichuris species (Nematoda) in dog faeces
- Creator:
- Kochanowski, Maciej, Dąbrowska, Joanna, Karamon, Jacek, Cencek, Tomasz, and Osiński, Zbigniew
- Format:
- bez média and svazek
- Type:
- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- validation, quantitative coproscopy, diagnostics, and carnivores
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and precision of McMaster method with Raynaud's modification in the detection of the eggs of the nematodes Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) and Trichuris ovis (Abildgaard, 1795) in faeces of dogs. Four variants of McMaster method were used for counting: in one grid, two grids, the whole McMaster chamber and flotation in the tube. One hundred sixty samples were prepared from dog faeces (20 repetitions for each egg quantity) containing 15, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 eggs of T. canis and T. ovis in 1 g of faeces. To compare the influence of kind of faeces on the results, samples of dog faeces were enriched at the same levels with the eggs of another nematode, Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782. In addition, 160 samples of pig faeces were prepared and enriched only with A. suum eggs in the same way. The highest limit of detection (the lowest level of eggs that were detected in at least 50% of repetitions) in all McMaster chamber variants were obtained for T. canis eggs (25-250 eggs/g faeces). In the variant with flotation in the tube, the highest limit of detection was obtained for T. ovis eggs (100 eggs/g). The best results of the limit of detection, sensitivity and the lowest coefficients of variation were obtained with the use of the whole McMaster chamber variant. There was no significant impact of properties of faeces on the obtained results. Multiplication factors for the whole chamber were calculated on the basis of the transformed equation of the regression line, illustrating the relationship between the number of detected eggs and that of the eggs added to the sample. Multiplication factors calculated for T. canis and T. ovis eggs were higher than those expected using McMaster method with Raynaud modification.
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2199. Analysis of the biological features of the goldfish Carassius auratus auratus in Lake Trasimeno (Umbria, Italy) with a view to drawing up plans for population control
- Creator:
- Lorenzoni, Massimo, Ghetti, Lucia, Pedicillo, Giovanni, and Carosi, Antonella
- Type:
- article and TEXT
- Subject:
- growth, sex ratio, age structure, fecundity, and condition factor
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- The growth and reproductive biology of the invasive goldfi sh Carassius auratus auratus were studied in Lake Trasimeno, central Italy. The results of the research revealed that the population is made up of eight age-classes. The sex ratio proved to be extremely unbalanced (1 : 19 in favour of females). Growth can be deemed rapid, the von Bertalanffy growth in length function being TL = 43.019{1- e(-0.272(t+0.162) )} for the total sample and Ф’ = 2.702. No sexual dimorphism in growth was observed. Back-calculation analysis suggested the existence of an inverse Lee phenomenon among 1 year-old specimens. The reproductive period covers a broad time-span, from March to June. In females, sexual maturity is reached after the second winter of life (2+ age-class); however, a small percentage (7.55%) of females is able to reproduce at the age of 1 year. Most of the males attained sexual maturity in the fi rst year (60.61%). The reproductive investment of the females is high; the relationship between SL and the number of eggs was Ne = 0.0041 SL4.368. Fecundity varied from 286 to 219104 eggs, with an average relative fecundity of 103 ± 5 eggs g-1; the mean diameter of the eggs was 1.27 ± 0.01 mm. The reproductive investment of the females was not homogeneous across the ageclasses; in addition to absolute fecundity, relative fecundity and egg diameter were seen to increase with the size of the specimens.
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2200. Analysis of the cartel legislation and leniency programs in Germany and the Czech Republic
- Creator:
- Kocí, Miloš
- Type:
- article, model:article, and TEXT
- Subject:
- leniency program, cartel law, effectiveness, and comparative study
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Judging the influence of private law enforcement on the success of the leniency programs is a veryinteresting and current topic. When dealing with it, it is necessary to find an answer to following question:How should be handled the initiative of the European Commission to strengthen the private law pillar ofthe cartel law enforcement not to weaken the public law pillar at the same time? It is possible to assume thatthe support of private enforcement of damages discourages cartel participants to report the existence of acartel and avoid the fine imposed by the state, because by admitting a cartel they potentially face an evenlarger financial burden than in the case of a fine. However, the other point of view is, taking into account thevery low effort of the impaired parties (mainly consumers) to enforce their claims through private means,that the support of private enforcement should not be perceived as a danger to the functionality of leniencyprograms, but only as their suitable complement, which can exert sufficient pressure on the cartel participantsto perform their activities in accordance with law. The article strives to show that at the moment the supportof private enforcement of cartel law does not pose any danger to leniency programs and that the implementationof legal institutions proposed by the European Commission, which would emphasize the role of privateenforcement, is desirable.
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