On cyclic colorings and their generalizations
A cyclic coloring is a vertex coloring such that vertices in a face receive different colors. Let Δ be the maximum face degree of a graph. This article shows that plane graphs have cyclic 9 5 Δ -colorings, improving results of Ore and Plummer, and of Borodin. The result is mainly a corollary of a best-possible upper bound on the minimum cyclic degree of a vertex of a plane graph in terms of its maximum face degree. The proof also yields results on the projective plane, as well as for d-diagonal colorings. Also, it is shown that plane graphs with Δ=5 have cyclic 8-colorings. This result and also the 9 5 Δ result are not necessarily best possible.

title: Coloring edges of graphs embedded in a surface of characteristic zero
abstract: Consider graphs that are embeddable in a surface of characteristic zero. Class two graphs of this type with maximum degree Δ ≤ 6 are known to exist. Hind and Zhao showed that such graphs with maximum degree Δ ge; 8 must be class one. This article shows that such graphs with maximum degree Δ = 7 also must be class one, completing the analysis of these surfaces. These are the first surfaces where the maximum degree of class two graphs has been determined.

title: On total 9-coloring planar graphs of maximum degree seven
abstract: Given a graph G, a total k-coloring of G is a simultaneous coloring of the vertices and edges ofGwith at most k colors. If ∆(G) is the maximum degree ofG, then no graph has a total ∆-coloring, but Vizing conjectured that every graph has a total (∆ + 2)-coloring. This Total Coloring Conjecture remains open even for planar graphs. This article proves one of the two remaining planar cases, showing that every planar (and projective) graph with ∆ ≤ 7 has a total 9-coloring by means of the discharging method.

title: On Diagonally 10-Coloring Plane Triangulations
abstract: This article shows that the vertices of a plane triangulation may be colored with 10 colors such that every pair of vertices has different colors if they are either adjacent or diagonal, that is, that they are not adjacent but are adjacent to two faces which share an edge. This improves a result of Borodin, who showed that 11 colors were sufficient.

title: On Simultaneous Edge-Face Colorings of Plane Graphs

title: On spanning trees and walks of low maximum degree

title: MBBNTree Classifier Algorithm Based on Active Learning from Unlabeled Samples
abstract: MBBNTree algorithm, which integrates the advantage of Markov blanket Bayesian networks (MBBN) and decision tree, would behave better performance than other Bayesian networks for classification. But the available training samples with actual classes are not enough for building MBBNTree classifier in practice. Active learning aims at reducing the number of training examples to be labeled by automatically processing the unlabeled examples, then selecting the most informative ones with respect to a given cost function for a human to label. In this paper, the MBBNTree classifier algorithm based on active learning would be presented to solve the problem of learning MBBNTree classifier from unlabeled samples. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can reach the same accuracy as passive learning with few labeled training examples.

title: Research on Query-by-Committee Method of Active Learning and Application
abstract: Active learning aims at reducing the number of training examples to be labeled by automatically processing the unlabeled examples, then selecting the most informative ones with respect to a given cost function for a human to label. The major problem is to find the best selection strategy function to quickly reach high classification accuracy. Query-by-Committee (QBC) method of active learning is less computation than other active learning approaches, but its classification accuracy can not achieve the same high as passive learning. In this paper, a new selection strategy for the QBC method is presented by combining Vote Entropy with Kullback-Leibler divergence. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is better than previous QBC approach in classification accuracy. It can reach the same accuracy as passive learning with few labeled training examples.

title: Design of a real-time interactive tele-exercise classroom for computer exercises over a Gigabit Network
abstract: This paper proposes a tele-exercise classroom for computer exercises over the Japan Gigabit Network. The requirements for constructing the tele-exercise classroom be discussed. The main features of the classroom are (1) a teacher can monitor a strident's operations, (2) give instructions to the student, (3) show a demonstration to the student. Besides, exercise materials and/or problems happening during the exercise class can be presented by using a synchronous/asynchronous white board, and discussions between the teacher and a student (students) can be carried out through interactive real-time video/audio. We present a systems model which shows the configuration of the system, user computer terminal types, system modes, and action modes. In addition, the extendibility of the system is considered in the model.

title: Improvement of the Damaged Thermowell of the Monju Fast-Breeder Reactor Based on Vibration Analysis
abstract: In December 1995, the thermowell in the secondary cooling system of the Japanese fast-breeder reactor Monju was damaged, resulting in a sodium leak. Sodium flow was thought to have produced a vibration in the thermowell that then caused high-cycle fatigue that eventually destroyed the thermowell. Using the finite element method, the natural frequency of the thermowell was found to be approximately 230 Hz, which is in the region of resonance of the fluid vibration. Next, in a theoretical study, the authors altered the position at which the diameter of the thermowell changes and examined the resulting natural frequencies. They also studied the effects of thickness and diameter on the natural frequency of the thermowell and examined the case for a truncated conical thermowell. The results indicate that production of a thermowell that is not affected by vibration due to resonance is possible. This paper recommends improved shapes for the thermowell.

title: Optimal Spectrum Management in Multiuser Interference Channels
abstract: In this paper, we study the problem of continuous frequency optimal spectrum management in multiuser frequency selective interference channels. We assume that interference is treated as noise by the decoders, and separate encoding is applied. First, a simple pair-wise channel condition for frequency division multiple access schemes to achieve all Pareto optimal points of the rate region is derived. It enables fully distributed global optimal decision making on whether any two users should use orthogonal channels. Next, we present an analytical solution to finding the maximum sum-rate in two-user symmetric frequency flat channels. Generalizing this solution to frequency selective channels, a convex optimization is established that yields the global optimum. Finally, we show that our method generalizes to K-user (K ≥ 2) weighted sum-rate maximization in asymmetric frequency selective channels, and we transform this classic nonconvex optimization to an equivalent convex optimization in the primal domain.