基于二进制可辨矩阵知识约简方法的完备有效性

对于海量数据的铁路各种信息管理系统,利用基于二进制可辨矩阵的知识约简方法简化数据和从大量的冗余数据中挖掘出有价值的信息,是一种很有前途的方法。但实例证明该方法中的一些规则在有些情况下还不是完备有效的。因此,以从铁道部某管理信息系统的数据中抽取并建立的决策表为例进行检算和分析,提出基于二进制可辨矩阵知识约简方法的有效性及完备性的形式化定义,即:若给定二进制矩阵其列向量逻辑和为全“1”,则其正域相等,称其为有效;反之也成立,则称其为完备。从理论上给出严格的证明,首先求出有效和完备的二进制矩阵,然后求出最简的二进制矩阵,所得结果就是最简约简。     

地质雷达在基岩完整性探测中的应用

文章通过在实践中应用地质雷达探测基岩完整性的实例,介绍了一些常见岩溶发育形态在地质雷达探测剖面中的异常规律和特征,为使用地质雷达进行基岩完整性探测提供参考。     

Incompleteness and clarity in bus contracts: Identifying the nature of the ex ante and ex post perceptual divide

In the transport sector, many types of contracts exist. Some are very precise, and strive for completeness; others are very ‘light-weight’ and are incomplete. Bus and coach contracts, won through competitive tendering or negotiation, are typically incomplete in the sense of an inability to verify all the relevant obligations, as articulated through a set of deliverables. This paper draws on recent experiences in contract negotiation, and subsequent commitment in the bus sector, to identify what elements of the contracting regime have exposed ambiguity and significant gaps in what the principal expected, and what the agent believed they were obliged to deliver. We develop a series of regression models to investigate the extent of discrepancy between the principal and the agents perceived ‘understanding’ of contract obligations. The empirical evidence, from a sample of bus operators, is used to identify the extent of perceived incompleteness and clarity across a sample of bus contracts. A noteworthy finding is the important role that a trusting partnership plays in reducing the barriers to establishing greater clarity of contract specification and obligations, and in recognition of the degree of contract completeness.