简介:ThepapermodelsthearrivalofheterogeneousinformationduringR&DstagesasadoublystochasticPoissonprocess(DSPP).Thenewproductmarketintroductionisthoughtofasoptiononanoption(acompoundoption).ThispaperderivesananalyticapproximationvaluationformulafortheR&Doption,anddemonstratesthattheaccountsforheterogeneousinformationarrivalmayreducethepricingbiases.Thisway,thegapbetweenrealoptiontheoryandthepracticeofdecisionmakingwithrespecttoinvestmentinR&Disdiminished.
简介:Asanewscientificdiscipline,nanoparticleaerosolscienceandtechnology(NAST)dealswiththeformation,propertiesandbehaviorofnanoparticlesingases.Drivenbyitspracticalapplicationsinmanydifferentfields,NASThasbeenundergoingrapiddevelopment.Aconceptualframeworkofthediscipline,withitsownbasicprinciples,experimentalmethodsandcomputationaltechniques,isnowtakingshape.Thispaperpresentsanoverviewofthecurrentstatusandresearchneedsofthenewdiscipline.Thepresentationbeginswithadiscourseontherelationshipamongvariousparticlesystems,whichoccurfrequentlyinnatureandindustry.Thepropertiesandbehaviorofnanoparticleaerosolsarethendiscussed,withemphasisonthekeyrolesplayedbyparticlesizeandmorphology.Similartofluiddynamics,NASTisanenablingdisciplineinthesensethatithasprovidedtheconceptsandmethodologyneededforthedevelopmentofmanyotherfields.Applicationsofnanoparticleaerosolscienceandtechnologyarehighlightedinthreeimportantareas:(1)aerosolprocessesforsynthesisofnanoparticles,(2)atmosphericnanoparticlesandglobalclimate,and(3)dosimetryofinhalednanoparticles.Thesefieldshavefeaturesincommoninsofarasnanoparticleaerosolsfollowthesamebasiclawsofphysicsandchemistry.
简介:Inthispaper,theinterestingdevelopmentoftheveryimportantinnovationofthrustvestoringtechnologyinappliedaerodynamicsisdescribed.InMemoryofafirend.Dr.W.HerbstofMBB,Germany,theso-calledfatheroftheX-31experimentalthrustvectoringfighter,wholosthislifeafewyearsagowhilepilotinghisprivateairplane.BertrandRussel:“Menarebornignorant,notstupid-theyaremadestupidbyeducation.”.AdmiralHymanRickover:“Thebestengineersarethosewho,inadditiontotechnicalexpertise,havehadgoodtrainingintheliberalartsandunderstandtheworldaroundthem”。
简介:Energyandenvironmentalissueshavebecomeincreasinglyprominentinmattersoftransportation.Comparedwithroad,air,andseatransportation,railwaytransportationhastheadvantagesofalargetransmissioncapacity,withrapid,safe,andon-timetravel,requiringlesslandresources,withlowerenergyconsumption,lessenvironmentalpollution,andthecapacitytooperateundermostweatherconditions.Inparticular,high-speedrailwaytechnologyhasbeengrowingrapidly.Sincetheworld'sfirsthigh-speedrailwaywasbuiltinJapanin1964,morethantencountriesandregionshavedevelopedhigh-speedrailways,operatingoveratotalofmorethan10000km.High-speedrailwaysnotonlyprovidethepublicwithanewtypeofrapid,convenient,safe,andcomfortabletravel,butalsogreatlyboostthesocio-economicdevelopmentofthecountry.