Methodology of uncertainty analysis prediction based on multi-well data fusion

Huan Jie Zhang,Kai Wei,Alain P. Tchameni,G. Ben-Kane 한국자원공학회 2018 Geosystem engineering Vol.21 No.3

During drilling activities, geological parameters of a well to be drilled (target well) can be predicted within a limited interval based on multi-well data fusion which aims at ensuring a drilling safety, enhancement of drilling efficiency, reduction of drilling cost as well as acquiring accurate measurements in respect to Oil and Gas protection layers. This work presents a method of uncertainty analysis prediction of pressures using fusion data (formation pressures) from adjacent multi-well. The Eaton method, effective stress theory, and mathematical confidence interval were the various methods used to establish the formation pressure matrix of the target well. The results revealed that due to the complexity and variability of the formations, data interpretation errors of the geological parameters were inevitable. Therefore, the probability density distribution function was established through stratigraphy, probability statistics, and information diffusion. Moreover, the real value of the wells’ formation pressure (target well) was within the distribution interval of multi-well data fusion. Hence, the developed method cannot only effectively reduce the interval of geological parameter of the target well but also enhance the accuracy of parameters prediction.

Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer in Rural Areas of Wuhan China: a Matched Case-control Study

Zhang, Bin,Zhou, Ai-Fen,Zhu, Chang-Cai,Zhang, Ling,Xiang, Bing,Chen, Zhong,Hu, Rong-Hua,Zhang, Ya-Qi,Qiu, Lin,Zhang, Yi-Ming,Xiong, Chao-Du,Du, Yu-Kai,Shi, Yu-Qin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.12

Cervical cancer is a serious public health problem in developing countries. We investigated possible risk factors for cervical cancer in rural areas of Wuhan China using a matched case-control study with 33 women diagnosed with cervical cancer and 132 healthy women selected from the same area as matched controls. A questionnaire, which included questions about general demography conditions, environmental and genetic factors, the first sexual intercourse, first marriage age, age at first pregnancy, pregnancy first child's age, female personal health history, social psychological factors, dietary habits, smoking and alcohol status and other living habits was presented to all participants. At the same time, HPV infection of every participant was examined in laboratory testing. Results showed HPV infection (P<0.000, OR=23.4) and pregnancy first child's age (P<0.000, OR=13.1) to be risk factors for cervical cancer. Menopause (P=0.003, OR=0.073) was a protective factor against cervical cancer. However, there was no indication of associations of environmental (drinking water, insecticide, disinfectant) genetic (cancer family history), or life-style factors (smoking status, alcohol status, physical training, sleep quality), including dietary habits (intake of fruit and vegetable, meat, fried food, bean products and pickled food) or social psychological factors with cervical cancer. The results suggest that the risk of cervical cancer in Chinese rural women may be associated with HPV infection, menopause and the pregnancy first child's age.

A Study on the Combination of Smoke Projection Art and Fireworks Art: Taking the Work Fireworks Smoke Projection as an Example

Zhang Kai,Jogwon Choi 중앙대학교 영상콘텐츠융합연구소 2022 TechArt :Journal of Arts and Imaging Science Vol.9 No.1

This study puts forward a novel form of projection art in media art works in which the materials used are refined while exploring the background, development, characteristics, forms of expression, and artistic effects of special material projection art. In addition to examining the artistic expression significance of this kind of work, through a case study, the content of the authors’ work, specifically fireworks art, are introduced and subsequently analyzed. This paper also discusses the artistry produced by the combination of fireworks art and special material projection art. It argues the need to avoid the damage caused by traditional fireworks and emphasizes innovative transformation of customary things into new art forms.

Potential Therapeutic Targets for the Primary Gallbladder Carcinoma: Estrogen Receptors

Zhang, Ling-Qiang,Zhang, Xiu-De,Xu, Jia,Wan, Yong,Qu, Kai,Zhang, Jing-Yao,Wang, Zhi-Xin,Wei, Ji-Chao,Meng, Fan-Di,Tai, Ming-Hui,Zhou, Lei,Liu, Chang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.4

Gallbladder carcinoma, the most frequent malignant neoplasm of the biliary tract system, has always been considered to feature late clinical presentation and diagnosis, limited treatment options and an extremely poor prognosis. In recent years, while the incidence of gallbladder cancer has appeared to be on the increase, the available treatment methods have not greatly improved survival of the affected patients. Thus, exploring new therapeutic targets for this devastating disease is an urgent matter at present. Epidemical studies have demonstrated that the incidence of gallbladder carcinoma exhibits a distinct gender bias, affecting females two to three times more than males, pointing to crucial roles of estrogen. It is well known that estrogen acts on target tissues by binding to estrogen receptors (ERs), which are mainly divided into three subtypes, $ER{\alpha}$, $ER{\beta}$ and $ER{\gamma}$. $ER{\alpha}$ and $ER{\beta}$ appear to have overlapping but also unique even opposite biological effects. As important pathogenic mediators, ERs have been considered to relate to several kinds of tumors. In gallbladder carcinoma tissue, ERs have been shown to be positively expressed, and ERs expression levels are associated with differentiation and prognosis of this cancer. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms of estrogen inducing growth of gallbladder carcinoma remain poorly understood. On the base of the current investigations, we deduce that estrogen participates in promotion of gallbladder carcinoma by influencing the formation of gallstones, stimulating angiogenesis, and promoting abnormal proliferation. Since ERs mediate the carcinogenic actions of estrogen in gallbladder, and therapy targeting ERs may provide new directions for gallbladder carcinoma. Therefore, it should be stressed that ERs are potential therapeutic targets for gallbladder carcinoma.

Analysis Method based on Rough Attack-defense Bayes Game Model

Kai Zhang 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.9 No.1

In order to solve the strategic interdependence question during the attack and defense process in a complex network, the dissertation proposes an analysis method based on rough attack-defense Bayes game model. After defining the inner structure of attacking agent and defense agent, the dissertation extends traditional object Petri Net and introduces rough set theory into node domain and transition domain, then propose the network attack-defense confrontation model. By dividing domain attack strategy set into equivalence classes, the extraction method of characteristic attack strategy set is given. Then the rough game model and utility function of attack and defense agents are defined, accordingly, the solution of Bayes equilibrium strategy and maximal attack and defense strategy set are proposed. The analysis method can reduce the scale of strategic space of the game model, and suitable for researching on complex network attack and defense action.

Nonlinear Dust-acoustic Solitary Waves in a Dust Plasma with Two-temperature Nonthermal Ions

Kai-Biao Zhang,Hong-Yan Wang 한국물리학회 2009 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.55 No.4

The effect of two-temperature nonthermal ions on small, but flnite, amplitude nonlinear dust- acoustic waves (DAW) is studied in a dusty plasma consisting of a negative dust °fluid, Boltzmann distributed electrons, and two-temperature nonthermally distributed ions. We derive a Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation governing the dust-acoustic solitary waves by using the reductive perturbation method. We show that the presence of two-temperature nonthermal ions modi¯es the properties of dust-acoustic solitary structures significantly and may allow rarefactive and compressive solitary waves to coexist. The effect of two-temperature nonthermal ions on small, but flnite, amplitude nonlinear dust- acoustic waves (DAW) is studied in a dusty plasma consisting of a negative dust °fluid, Boltzmann distributed electrons, and two-temperature nonthermally distributed ions. We derive a Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation governing the dust-acoustic solitary waves by using the reductive perturbation method. We show that the presence of two-temperature nonthermal ions modi¯es the properties of dust-acoustic solitary structures significantly and may allow rarefactive and compressive solitary waves to coexist.

Enhanced strength and ductility in particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix composites fabricated by flake powder metallurgy

Kai, X.Z.,Li, Z.Q.,Fan, G.L.,Guo, Q.,Xiong, D.B.,Zhang, W.L.,Su, Y.S.,Lu, W.J.,Moon, W.J.,Zhang, D. Elsevier Sequoia 2013 Materials science & engineering. properties, micro Vol.587 No.-

Reinforcement agglomeration always leads to severe stress concentration and porosity, which is detrimental to the deformation ability and mechanical properties of particulate-reinforced metal matrix composites. In this study, uniform distribution of 32vol%B<SUB>4</SUB>C has been achieved in B<SUB>4</SUB>C/Al composite by means of flake powder metallurgy (Flake PM), in which flake Al powder is used as the starting material. The flake Al powder exhibits higher apparent volume than spherical powders of the same mass, and thus can provide more space to accommodate the B<SUB>4</SUB>C particles. Therefore, compared with conventional PM, Flake PM can lead to more uniform distribution of B<SUB>4</SUB>C particles in the composite powder as well as in the consolidated composite. Meanwhile, the flake Al powder has a nano skin of Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>, which could be fractured and dispersed inside the fine matrix grains during consolidation, and were found to induce a higher normalized strain hardening rate for the composite during deformation. As a result, the Flake PM 32vol%B<SUB>4</SUB>C/Al composite exhibits an ultimate tensile strength of 305MPa and a uniform elongation of 6.6%, 63% stronger and 13% more ductile than its counterpart fabricated by conventional PM.

Performance Analysis of Transmit Diversity in Multiuser Data Networks With Fading Correlation

Kai Zhang,Zhisheng Niu 한국통신학회 2008 Journal of communications and networks Vol.10 No.4

This paper studies the performance of multiuser data networks with transmit diversity under correlated fading channels. Previous work shows that correlated fading reduces the link performance of multiple antenna systems, but how correlated fading affects the throughput of multiuser data networks is still unknown since the throughput depends not only on the link performance but also on the multiuser diversity. We derive the throughput of the multiuser data networks with various transmit diversity schemes under correlated fading channels. The impact of correlated fading on the throughput is investigated. Analytical and simulation results show that, although correlated fading is harmful for link performance, it increases the throughput of the multiuser data networks if the transmit scheme is appropriately selected.

Design and homogenization of metal sandwich tubes with prismatic cores

Kai Zhang,Zichen Deng,Huajiang Ouyang,Jiaxi Zhou 국제구조공학회 2013 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.45 No.4

Hollow cylindrical tubes with a prismatic sandwich lining designed to replace the solid cross-sections are studied in this paper. The sections are divided by a number of revolving periodic unit cells and three topologies of unit cells (Square, Triangle and Kagome) are proposed. Some types of multiple-topology designed materials are also studied. The feasibility and accuracy of a homogenization method for obtaining the equivalent parameters are investigated. As the curved elements of a unit cell are represented by straight elements in the method and the ratios of the lengths of the curved elements to the lengths of the straight elements vary with the changing number of unit cells, some errors may be introduced. The frequencies of the first five modes and responses of the complete and equivalent models under an internal static pressure and an internal step pressure are compared for investigating the scope of applications of the method. The lower bounds and upper bounds of the number of Square, Triangular and Kagome cells in the sections are obtained. It is shown that treating the multiple-topology designed materials as a separate-layer structure is more accurate than treating the structure as a whole.

Bifunctional Conducting Polymer Coated CoP Core-Shell Nanowires on Carbon Paper as a Free-Standing Anode for Sodium Ion Batteries

Zhang, Jing,Zhang, Kai,Yang, Junghoon,Lee, Gi-Hyeok,Shin, Jeongyim,Wing-hei Lau, Vincent,Kang, Yong-Mook Wiley (John WileySons) 2018 Advanced energy materials Vol.8 No.20