The top ten California floods of the 20th century

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the biggest northern California floods of the 20th century. Flooding in California can occur from different causes. At least three types of floods occur: 1. Winter general floods, which cover a large area. 2. Spring and early summer snowmelt floods unique to the higher-elevation central and southern Sierra Nevada, which occur about once in 10 years on the average. 3. Local floods from strong thunderstorms, with intense rain over a relatively small area. These originate in moist tropical or subtropical air and include the flash floods of the desert and other areas of southern California when remnants of eastern Pacific hurricanes get carried into the state.

Millisecond processing beyond chip technology: From electronics to photonics

There is a clear and increasing interest in short time annealing processing far below one second, i.e. the lower limit of Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) called spike annealing. This was driven by the need of suppressing the so-called Transient Enhanced Diffusion in advanced boronimplanted shallow pn-junctions in silicon technology. Meanwhile the interest in flash lamp annealing (FLA) in the millisecond range spread out into other fields related to silicon technology and beyond. This paper reports on recent experiments regarding shallow junction engineering in germanium, annealing of ITO layers on glass and plastic foil to form an conductive layer as well as investigations which we did during the last years in the field of wide band gap semiconductor materials (SiC, ZnO). A more common feature evolving from our work was related to the modeling of wafer stress during millisecond thermal processing with flash lamps. Finally recent achievements in the field of silicon-based light emission basing on Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices will be reported. © 2007 IEEE.

Advanced thermal processing of semiconductor materials in the msec-range

This paper reviews the advances that flash lamp annealing brings to the processing of the most frequently used semiconductor materials, namely silicon and silicon carbide, thus enabling the fabrication of novel microelectronic structures and materials. The paper describes how such developments can translate into important practical applications leading to a wide range of technological benefits. Opportunities in ultra-shallow junction formation, heteroepitaxial growth of thin films of cubic silicon carbide on silicon, and crystallization of amorphous silicon films, along with the technical reasons for using flash lamp annealing are discussed in the context of state-of-the-art materials processing. © 2005 IEEE.

Preparation and storage of cutlet from low-priced fish

Cutlets have been prepared from the minces of lizard fish (Saurida tumbil), threadfin bream (Nemipterus japonicus), jew fish (Johnius dussumieri) and miscellaneous fish. The storage characteristics of cutlet (both raw and flash fried) at 4°C, -8°C and -20°C were studied. Cutlets prepared from the minced lizard fish showed the highest acceptability. Flash fried cutlets were found to be superior in quality compared to raw cutlets. The raw cutlet had storage life of 6 days, 11 weeks and 19 weeks at 4°C, -8°C and -20°C respectively and flash fried cutlets had a shelf life of 22 weeks at -20°C.

Determination of proximate composition, shelf life and fatty acid profiles of breaded kilka (Clupeonella cultriventris) during frozen storage

The present study aimed production of a new product with various texture and sensory properties in chase of the impetus for increasing human consumption considering suitable resources of Kilka fish in Caspian Sea. Following deheading, gutting, and brining, common Kilka were battered in two different formulations, i.e. simple batter and tempura batter, via automated predusting machinery and then, they were fried through flash frying for 30 seconds at 170°C in sunflower oil after they were breaded with bread crumbs flour. The products were subjected to continuous freezing at -40°C and were kept at -18°C in cold storage for four months once they were packed. Chemical composition (protein, fat, moisture, and ash), fatty acid profiles (29 fatty acids), chemical indices of spoilage (peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid, free fatty acids, and volatile nitrogen), and microbial properties (total bacteria count and coliform count) were compared in fresh and breaded Kilka at various times before frying (raw breaded Kilka), after frying (zero-phase), and in various months of frozen storage (phases 1, 2, 3, and 4). Organoleptic properties of breaded Kilka (i.e. odor, taste, texture, crispiness, cohesiveness of batter) and general acceptability in the phases 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 were evaluated. The results obtained from chemical composition and fatty acid profiles in common Kilka denoted that MUFA, PUFA, and SFA were estimated to be 36.96, 32.85, and 29.12 g / 100g lipid, respectively. Levels of ù-3 and ù-6 were 7.6 and 1.12 g / 100 gr lipid, respectively. Docosahexaonoic acid (20.79%) was the highest fatty acid in PUFA group. ù-3/ù-6 and PUFA/SFA ratios were 7.6 and 1.12, respectively. The high rates of the indices and high percentage of ù-3 fatty acid in common Kilka showed that the fish can be considered as invaluable nutritional and fishery resources and commonsensical consumption of the species may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Frying breaded Kilka affected overall fat and moisture contents so that moisture content in fried breaded Kilka decreased significantly compared to raw breaded Kilka, while it was absolutely reverse for fat content. Overall fat content in tempura batter treatment was significantly lower than that of simple batter treatment (P≤0.05). Presence of hydrocolloids, namely proteins, starch, gum, and other polysaccharides, in tempura batter may prohibit moisture evaporation and placement with oil during frying process in addition to boosting water holding capacity through confining water molecules. During frying process, fatty acids composition of breaded Kilka with various batters changed so that rates of some fatty acids such as Palmitic acid (C16:0), Stearic acid (C18:0), Oleic acid (C18:1 ù-9cis), and linoleic acid (C18:3 ù-3) increased considerably following frying; however, ù-3/ù-6, PUFA/SFA, and EPA+DHA/C16:0 ratios (Polyan index) decreased significantly after frying. ù-3/ù-6, PUFA/SFA, and EPA+DHA/C16:0 ratios in tempura batter treatment were higher than those of simple batter treatment which is an indicator of higher nutritional value of breaded Kilka with tempura batter. Significant elevations were found in peroxide, thiobarbituric acid, and free fatty acids in fried breaded Kilka samples compared to raw samples which points to fat oxidation during cooking process. Overall microorganism count and coliform count decreased following heating process. Both breaded Kilka samples were of high sanitation quality at zero-phase according to ICMSF Standard. The results acquired from organoleptic evaluation declared that odor, cohesiveness, and general acceptability indices, among others, had significant differences between the treatments (P≤0.05). In all evaluated properties, breaded Kilka with tempura batter in different phases gained higher scores than breaded Kilka with simple batter. During cold storage of various treatments of breaded Kilka, total lipid content, PUFA, MUFA, ù-3, ù- 3/ù-6, PUFA/SFA, Polyen index decreased significantly. The mentioned reductions in addition to significant elevation of spoilage indices, namely peroxide, thiobarbituric acid, and free fatty acids, during frozen storage, indicate to oxidation and enzymatic mechanism activity during frozen storage of breaded Kilka. Considering sensory evaluation at the end of the fourth month and TVB-N contents exceeded eligible rate in the fourth month, shelf life of the products during frozen storage was set to be three months at -18°C. The results obtained from statistical tests indicate to better quality of breaded Kilka processed with tempura batter compared to simple batter in terms of organoleptic evaluation, spoilage indices, and high quality of fat in various sampling phases.

MCMC-based tracking and identification of leaders in groups

We present a novel framework for identifying and tracking dominant agents in groups. Our proposed approach relies on a causality detection scheme that is capable of ranking agents with respect to their contribution in shaping the system's collective behaviour based exclusively on the agents' observed trajectories. Further, the reasoning paradigm is made robust to multiple emissions and clutter by employing a class of recently introduced Markov chain Monte Carlo-based group tracking methods. Examples are provided that demonstrate the strong potential of the proposed scheme in identifying actual leaders in swarms of interacting agents and moving crowds. © 2011 IEEE.

Parallels between wind and crowd loading of bridges

Parallels between the dynamic response of flexible bridges under the action of wind and under the forces induced by crowds allow each field to inform the other.Wind-induced behaviour has been traditionally classified into categories such as flutter, galloping, vortex-induced vibration and buffeting. However, computational advances such as the vortex particle method have led to a more general picture where effects may occur simultaneously and interact, such that the simple semantic demarcations break down. Similarly, the modelling of individual pedestrians has progressed the understanding of human–structure interaction, particularly for large amplitude lateral oscillations under crowd loading. In this paper, guided by the interaction of flutter and vortexinduced vibration in wind engineering, a framework is presented, which allows various human–structure interaction effects to coexist and interact, thereby providing a possible synthesis of previously disparate experimental and theoretical results.

Genetic variation of fish parasite populations in historically connected habitats: undetected habitat fragmentation effect on populations of the nematode Procamallanus fulvidraconis in the catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco

Habitat fragmentation may have some significant effects on population genetic structure because geographic distance and physical barriers may impede gene flow between populations. In this study, we investigated whether recent habitat fragmentation affected genetic structure and diversity of populations of the nematode Procamallanus fulvidraconis in the yellowhead catfish, Pelteobagrus fin't4draco. The nematode was collected from 12 localities in 7 floodplain lakes of the Yangtze River. Using I I intersirnple sequence repeat markers, analysis of molecular variance showed that genetic diversity occurred mainly within populations (70.26%). Expected heterozygosity (He) of P. fulvidraconis was barely different between connected (0.2105) and unconnected lakes (0.2083). Population subdivision (Fst) between connected lakes (0.2177) was higher than in unconnected lakes (0. 1676). However, the connected and unconnected lakes did not Cluster into 2 clades. A Mantel test revealed significant positive correlation between genetic and geographic distances (R = 0.5335, P < 0.01). These results suggest that habitat fragmentation did not cause genetic differentiation among populations or a reduction of diversity in isolated populations of P. fulvidraconis. At least 2 factors may increase the dispersal range of the nematode, i.e., flash flooding in summer and other species of fish that may serve as the definitive hosts. Moreover, lake fragmentation is probably a recent process; population size of the nematode in these lakes is large enough to maintain Population structure.

带参并发系统的模型检测

带参并发系统 实际包含一族并发系统实例，其中以一个（或多个）参数表示每个系统实例的规模，比如实例系统中 并发执行的进程个数或数据域的大小。带参模型检测的任务是验证 对任意的参数数值，所有的系统实例都满足所期望的性质。本文研究带参并发系统的模型检测方法和技术。 一般来说， 带参系统的参数不仅代表进程个数，也可以是通信缓冲区容量、数据域大小、数据通路宽度等。然而迄今为止，该领域的绝大多数研究都 针对前者类型的参数，而往往忽视数据方面的参数。本文中，我们提出基于带符号迁移图的复合型带参网络协议建模框架。 系统表示为顺序结构的“结点进程”的并发复合，彼此通过“信道进程”进行通讯；性质以一种嵌套谓词等式系形式的一阶$\mu$ 演算表达；进而相应扩展由实验室自主开发的传值进程模型检测工具，对于数据带参的并发系统给出有效的验证方法， 并且对于一些典型的带参系统作出实例研究。 出乎意料的是，在GERMAN2004 协议的缓存一致性已经被其他研究者证明正确的情况下，我们却发现了它在于数据一致性方面的一个严重错误，并予以更正。 进一步，应用我们检测工具中所实现的“数据无关”技术，我们有效推广了研究结论，证明了对于任意大小的数据域， 修改后的GERMAN协议仍然保证满足数据一致性要求。 环境抽象的方法将计数抽象的思想借鉴到谓词抽象的技术中，对于控制带参的并发系统给出一般性验证框架。然而该方法具有相当 高的复杂度；对于很多实际应用的系统而言，所构造的抽象系统规模仍然超出常用模型检测工具所能处理的范围。为了克服这个困难， 我们提出了{\em 状态聚类}方法，在 局部可达性分析的基础上，通过对系统表达式的分析把全部可达的局部状态分组成为少数几个状态簇。在进行 状态聚类的启发式算法中，我们采用了先分裂后聚合的策略，即在识别出不同类的具有代表性的状态配置后，再将类似的状态尽可能 合并到同一个状态簇。这样局部状态被相应划分成为若干等价类，每个类以一个单元状态为代表。然后我们在系统描述的层次上， 通过程序重写的方式直接构造生成对应的抽象系统。 实例研究显示，状态聚类方法通常能够将抽象节点的大小缩减约3个数量级。 参数抽象作为带参系统的安全性性质验证的另外一个有效方法，其最困难之处在于找到合适的辅助不变量，用以进行卫加强 以精化抽象模型。针对这个问题，我们提出一种启发式的方法，通过在参考模型中计算自动产生辅助不变量。 利用这一技术，我们将参数截断的思想应用于 处理环境抽象中依赖于参数类型的复杂变量，使得环境抽象在状态聚类后得到进一步优化。我们有效结合了参数抽象与环境抽象技术， 显著降低了抽象系统状态空间规模，从而极大节省了模型检测的内存开销；并且由于抽象中的每个 步骤都以现行的模型检测工具辅助计算，整个验证过程可以机械化完成，不需要过多的人工介入。作为示范，对于 工业应用的复杂的缓存一致性协议FLASH，我们在保留了其中最为著名的“三跳”事务处理的情况下，验证了缓存一致性和数据一致性。 据我们所知，这是首次这样工业实用的复杂协议能够同时在控制方面和数据方面在如此的精度上得到成功验证。

New aspects of K promoted nitridation of the InP(100) surface

The effect of molecular nitrogen exposure on the InP(100) surface modified by the alkali metal K overlayer is investigated by core-level photoemission spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation. The alkali metal covered surface exhibits reasonable nitrogen uptake at room temperature, and results in the formation of a P3N5 nitride complex. Flash annealing at 400 degrees C greatly enhanced the formation of this kind of nitride complex. Above 500 degrees C, the nitride complex dissolved completely. (C) 1997 American Vacuum Society.

The design of cascaded resistors in a new analog switch two-step ADC architecture

In this paper we introduce a new Half-flash analog switch ADC architecture. And we discuss two methods to design the values of the cascaded resistors which generate the reference voltages. Derailed analysis about the effect of analog switches and comparators on reference voltages, and the methods to set the resistor values and correspond;ng voltage errors are given.

海洋枯草芽孢杆菌3512A抗真菌脂肽的研究

芽孢杆菌 (Bacillus) 被认为是一种具有潜在的能有效抑制植物病原真菌并促进植物生长作用的有益菌种，它能产生许多种不同结构的抗菌物质，其中脂肽类抗菌物质是其中重要的一类。这些抗菌脂肽具有对动植物无害、对环境友好、不易产生交叉抗性等特点，因而在生物防治由真菌引起的病害中起着十分重要的作用。海洋中也存在着大量芽孢杆菌，并且由于海洋的特殊生存环境有可能开发出与陆生芽孢杆菌性质或功能不同的代谢产物。 本论文从108株海洋芽孢菌中筛选到一株抗真菌活性显著、脂肽产量高的海洋枯草芽孢杆菌3512A（Bacillus subtilis 3512A）。对该菌株产生的脂肽进行分离纯化，结合酸沉淀、Flash Chromatography、HPLC等现代色谱手段，从其发酵液中分离得到了 4 个纯化合物，分别是流分 4 中分离到的Comd.1 和Comd.2，以及流分 8 中分离到的ALP1 和 ALP3。流分 4 中的 Comd.1 和Comd.2 分子量分别为1036D和1050D，结合1D, 2D-NMR, MS 等结构分析后确定分子式分别为 C53H93N7O13 和 C54H95N7O13，Comd.2为Comd.1的甲基化产物，均属于surfactin 的同系物，其它组分还有待进一步测定分析。而流分 8 中得到的三个化合物 ALP1、ALP2 和ALP3，对ALP1 和ALP3进行鉴定，通过 TLC 原位酸水解实验、1H-NMR 图谱分析等推断 ALP1 和 ALP3也属于环状脂肽类化合物。对这两种脂肽化合物的氨基酸组成进行分析，发现这两种化合物的氨基酸组成相同，推测可能是一组同系物，且这两种化合物的氨基酸组成不同于目前已报道的脂肽类化合物的氨基酸组成，可能是一类新的脂肽类物质，其具体化学结构还有待于进一步分析鉴定。 考察3512A所产粗脂肽的热稳定性和pH稳定性，结果显示粗脂肽的热稳定性很好，即使在115 ℃、30 min, 活性只有部分损失；粗脂肽对酸的耐受性比较好，对碱有部分耐受性，pH10后活性降低显著。通过单因素法考查培养基组成和培养条件对3512A产脂肽能力的影响，研究结果表明，以蔗糖或葡萄糖作碳源，以硝酸铵为氮源，pH为8.0，每250 ml三角瓶装液量60 ml，以5% 的接种量28℃，180 r/min培养48 h，脂肽产量最高，达到1003 mg/L。