We demonstrate that laser beams can be converged toward a light-absorbing target through optically diffusive media by using photoacoustic-guided interferometric focusing. The convergence of light is achieved by shaping the wavefront of the incident light with a deformable mirror to maximize the photoacoustic signal, which is propor tional to the scattered light intensity at the light absorber.
Abstract. In this chapter, we review the basic concepts of the theory of belief functions and sketch a brief history of its conceptual development. We then provide an overview of the classic works and examine how they established a body of knowledge on belief functions, transformed the theory into a computational tool for evidential reasoning in artificial intelligence, opened up new avenues for applications, and became authoritative resources for anyone who is interested in gaining further insight into and understanding of belief functions.
Motivated by the emergence of dominant physical stores utilizing a buy‐online‐and‐pickup‐in‐store (BOPS) channel, we examine the interaction of such a stronger retailer and a manufacturer's strategies on the pricing and service value. The dominant retailer provides an added service value to end consumers by the traditional channel and BOPS option, which has a positive influence on the market demand. The manufacturer makes the channel selection decision between a dual channel and an omni‐channel. We formulate a retailer Stackelberg game and characterize the equilibrium pricing and service solutions under centralized and decentralized cases. Our results indicate that the service value of a physical store strongly influences the players' pricing strategies. The sensitivity analysis reveals that the total revenue of the supply chain increases with the market scale expansion coefficient of the BOPS option. Furthermore, the result suggests that offering the BOPS channel is always an effective initiative to boost supply chain performance, especially in the centralized structure.
A straightforward
yet efficient, nanopore-based strategy that enables
the sensitive detection of copper(II) ion (Cu2+) and real-time
monitoring of a click reaction is provided. Two single-stranded DNAs
(ssDNAs) are designed to act as the preprobes, one being modified
with an azide and the other an alkyne. The presence of Cu2+ induces the ligation of two ssDNAs via click reaction, leading to
the formation of a forked DNA which can quantitatively generate characteristic
current signatures when interacts with α-hemolysin (α-HL)
nanopore. The assay facilitates a highly selective and sensitive measurement
of Cu2+ without the need for labels or signal amplification.
More importantly, this nanopore platform exhibits excellent performance
in real-time monitoring of a copper(I) ion (Cu+)-catalyzed
click reaction at the single-molecule level, by recording the current
signals of the forked DNA generated by click chemistry. The proposed
strategy is believed to play an important role in both nanopore sensing
and characterization of chemistry reactions, especially coupling reactions.
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