Developing support structures for ethnic minorities in Slovakia

Ethnic minorities are facing increasing problems of social exclusion in Central and Eastern Europe. The complex nature of the transition from socialism means that the institutional framework to support them is still being established. Whilst non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have a crucial role to play in promoting a more inclusive society, through improving access to local democratic structures for otherwise excluded groups and acting as fora for improved community participation throughout the region, their development remains fraught with problems. Examination of the experiences of one such organisation, ETNO Agentura based in northern Slovakia, provides an insight into the problems and opportunities arising as community representatives work together to provide social support for ethnic minorities. The paper outlines key issues arising from the case of ETNO Agentura, including difficulty in gaining access to supporting finance and securing long term financial viability, the lack of institutional capacity of local authorities to become receptive to their views, and implicit socio-cultural barriers to ethnic minority representation in community participation processes. Developing a fuller understanding of these problems and the measures required to overcome them is a central part of establishing a more effective role for NGOs within post socialist societies. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

矩阵相乘的压缩存储算法

介绍了对稀疏矩阵进行压缩存储时,稀疏矩阵相乘运算的基本思想和算法.在此基础上,探讨了避免矩阵中零元素相乘的无效操作,奠定了该算法的矩阵变换基础.     

致密射电源的快速偏振变化和星际闪烁模型

以类星体０９１７＋６２４中１９８９年５月观测到的ＩＤＶ事件为实例,尝试提出一个４成分模型（１个稳定成分和 ３个闪烁成分）以充分解释在 ６ ｃｍ波长上观测到的偏振变化,包括流量和偏振流量的相关性和反相关性以及它们之间的快速转化．对于 ２０ ｃｍ波长上观测到的偏振变化,３成分模型（１个稳定成分和３个闪烁成分）已足以解释全部现象．文中提出的闪烁模型在解释ＩＤＶ事件的偏振变化方面改进了以前的模型拟合．     

类星体3C 286的一个早期VLBI观测结果

利用基于自校正和ＣＬＥＡＮ算法的现代ＶＬＢＩ混合成图技术,对Ｐｅａｒｓｏｎ等人于１９７６年观测得到的类星体 ３Ｃ ２８６在 １８ ｃｍ波段上的 ＶＬＢＩ数据重新作了处理．由此得到的图像要大大好于最初的处理结果,也获得了更多的有用信息．用几个Ｇａｕｓｓ模型去拟合校正后的ＵＶ数据,发现中央亮区可以被分解为两个致密结构,这与后来的高分辨率观测相一致．与不同历元的ＶＬＢＩ观测结果相比较,发现这两个致密结构间的距离不但在同一时间随观测频率变化,而且很有可能在同一观测频率上随时间变化．     

Population synthesis of H ii galaxies

We study the stellar population of galaxies with active star formation, determining ages of the stellar components by means of spectral population synthesis of their absorption spectra. The data consist of optical spectra of 185 nearby ( z 0.075) emission-line galaxies . They are mostly H  ii galaxies, but we also include some starbursts and Seyfert 2s, for comparison purposes. They were grouped into 19 high signal-to-noise ratio template spectra, according to their continuum distribution, absorption- and emission-line characteristics. The templates were then synthesized with a star cluster spectral base.
The synthesis results indicate that H  ii galaxies are typically age-composite stellar systems, presenting important contributions from generations up to as old as 500 Myr. We detect a significant contribution of populations with ages older than 1 Gyr in two groups of H  ii galaxies. The age distributions of stellar populations among starbursts can vary considerably despite similarities in the emission-line spectra. In the case of Seyfert 2 groups we obtain important contributions from the old population, consistent with a bulge.
From the diversity of star formation histories, we conclude that typical H  ii galaxies in the local Universe are not systems presently forming their first stellar generation.     

An improved return‐map stress update algorithm for finite deformation analysis of general isotropic elastoplastic geomaterials

This paper develops a novel return mapping algorithm for the numerical integration of general isotropic finite strain elastoplastic constitutive models for geomaterials. The constitutive formulation is founded on multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient. The logarithmic strain measure as well as the exponential approximation of the plastic flow rule is utilized to restore the standard infinitesimal format return mapping algorithm. Central to the algorithm is the exploitation of a set of three mutually orthogonal unit base tensors for the representation of constitutive relations and the corresponding integration of the rate form of the constitutive equations. The base tensors constitute a local cylindrical coordinate system in the principal space, which allows to formulate the return mapping algorithm in the three‐dimensional space and reduce the dimension of the problem to be analyzed from six down to three. With the proposed approach, direct determination of the principal axes and the transformation procedure between the general space and the principal space, as required in traditional spectral decomposition, are avoided. Furthermore, the matrices that are involved in the inversion evaluation take simple forms, leading to extremely easy inverse computation. As a result, the consistent tangent operator can be streamlined into a form simpler and more compact than those by conventional integration methods. Following the formulation of the integration procedure, a numerical experiment is performed to assess the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed algorithm. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于新闻数据的新冠疫情事件下“全球-中国”国际关系变化分析方法

在新冠疫情的冲击下,国际关系错综复杂、瞬息万变,不稳定性不确定性剧增。全面及时地分析“全球-中国”国际关系变化特征,对于中国的外交发展规划具有重要的参考价值。复杂的国际关系可以分解为一系列事件单元,新闻数据中蕴含了时间、地点、人物、事物等关键信息,是构建事件的最直接、最全面的信息来源。本文以GDELT（Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone）新闻事件数据库为数据源,基于“全球-中国”的视角,利用2020年1—5月全球疫情相关新闻数据,研究新冠疫情事件背景下的国际关系的变化。本文首先以事件数量、事件强度值和事件被提及数作为关键变量,提出了国际关系的分类表达和计算模型,解决了国际关系表达模糊和难以计算的问题。然后从时空可视化角度展示疫情下国际关系的变化特征,并结合疫情期间的国际重要事件,进一步分析引起国际关系变化的原因。研究表明,采用本文方法能精确掌握新冠疫情下“全球—中国”国际关系的发展程度,发现“全球-中国”国际关系的变化规律和变化原因,具有重要的应用价值。本文的研究可以为大数据时代的国际关系研究提供一个新的视角,同时也为新闻数据的分析提供参考。     

GIS数据与制图数据一体化方法研究与实现

以海南1∶10 000 DLG数据为例,描述了基于ArcGIS制图表达机制、制图数据与GIS数据通过模板方式生产实现一体化存储的工作方法,为海南1∶10 000 DLG数据更新提供参考,能够实现地理信息获取实时化、处理自动化、传输网络化和服务社会化。     

基于haar小波基周跳探测与修复方法

利用haar小波的紧支性,分析了haar小波GPS周跳检测原理,实现了双频组合观测值中周跳和粗差的判断。