基于Sigmoid函数局部视觉适应模型的真实影像再现

为解决图像采集与显示设备之间的动态范围差异,色调映射技术试图建立一种由高到低的动态范围映射关系,可用于一般图像的真实影像再现.在不同亮度适应水平下,人眼能产生不同的响应特性及对比度敏感性,从而同时响应不同明暗的光强.由此建立了一种局部视觉适应的再现算法,采用具有参数控制的Sigmoid函数来模拟视觉适应的S形非线性特点,得到不同局部亮度适应水平下的压缩曲线,因此能较好地协调图像整体对比度、亮度调整与局部增强之间的关系,在增强图像较暗区域的同时,极大程度地保持亮区细节.经主观评价与特征统计参数相结合的方法验证,该算法能有效地实现动态范围压缩,保持图像细节而避免伪像,具有一定的色彩恒定性,且复杂度低,具有很好的实用性.     

企业内部的随机分权

在一个信息传递模型框架中考察多部门组织内部权力的随机配置. 研究结论表明,在特定参数范围内,随机分权能提升组织治理局部适应和部门协调的能力;而且,数值分析表明最优组织结构下的集权概率随着部门协调需求和部门经理层激励冲突的上升而增加. 因此,组织主动引入权力配置不确定性本身可能就是最优组织结构的组成部分,从而为随机分权提供了一种理论解读.     

A New Universal Domain Adaptive Method for Diagnosing Unknown Bearing Faults

The domain adaptation problem in transfer learning has received extensive attention in recent years. The existing transfer model for solving domain alignment always assumes that the label space is completely shared between domains. However, this assumption is untrue in the actual industry and limits the application scope of the transfer model. Therefore, a universal domain method is proposed, which not only effectively reduces the problem of network failure caused by unknown fault types in the target domain but also breaks the premise of sharing the label space. The proposed framework takes into account the discrepancy of the fault features shown by different fault types and forms the feature center for fault diagnosis by extracting the features of samples of each fault type. Three optimization functions are added to solve the negative transfer problem when the model solves samples of unknown fault types. This study verifies the performance advantages of the framework for variable speed through experiments of multiple datasets. It can be seen from the experimental results that the proposed method has better fault diagnosis performance than related transfer methods for solving unknown mechanical faults.     

叶绿素荧光技术对受Cu~(2+)胁迫藻类暗适应时间的研究

利用叶绿素荧光技术,对受相同浓度Cu2+胁迫的蛋白核小球藻、斜生栅藻、铜绿微囊藻的最佳暗适应时间进行研究.通过对三种供试藻在光照和暗适应时间分别为30s、1min、3min、5min、10min和20min条件下的光合荧光参量进行测定,以光化学淬灭参量值为主要参考依据,结合t检验方法对暗适应时间进行显著性差异分析,结果表明:暗适应条件下三种供试藻的潜在最大量子效率值略有增加,实际量子效率值基本保持不变;蛋白核小球藻和斜生栅藻的光化学淬灭参量值和非光化学淬灭参量值随暗适应时间的延长显著增加;铜绿微囊藻光化学淬灭参量值在光照1min时达到最大,无需进行暗适应,这可能与蓝藻在暗适应时发生状态转换有关;藻类不是暗适应时间越长越好,蛋白核小球藻和斜生栅藻的最佳暗适应时间分别为5min和10min.这将为采用叶绿素荧光技术进一步研究毒物对藻类的胁迫机理提供可靠依据.     

Locally adaptive Nakagami-based ultrasound similarity measures

The derivation of statistically optimal similarity measures for intensity-based registration is possible by modeling the underlying image noise distribution. The parameters of these distributions are, however, commonly set heuristically across all images. In this article, we show that the estimation of the parameters on the present images largely improves the registration, which is a consequence of the more accurate characterization of the image noise. More precisely, instead of having constant parameters over the entire image domain, we estimate them on patches, leading to a local adaptation of the similarity measure. While this basic idea of creating locally adaptive metrics is interesting for various fields of application, we present the derivation for ultrasound imaging. The domain of ultrasound is particularly appealing for this approach, due to the inherent contamination with speckle noise. Furthermore, there exist detailed analyses of suitable noise distributions in the literature. We present experiments for applying a bivariate Nakagami distribution that facilitates modeling of several scattering scenarios prominent in medical ultrasound. Depending on the number of scatterers per resolution cell and the presence of coherent structures, different Nakagami parameters are required to obtain a valid approximation of the intensity statistics and to account for distributional locality. Our registration results on radio-frequency ultrasound data confirm the theoretical necessity for a spatial adaptation of similarity metrics.     

Self‐organizing traffic lights at multiple‐street intersections

The elementary cellular automaton following rule 184 can mimic particles flowing in one direction at a constant speed. Therefore, this automaton can model highway traffic qualitatively. In a recent paper, we have incorporated intersections regulated by traffic lights to this model using exclusively elementary cellular automata. In such a paper, however, we only explored a rectangular grid. We now extend our model to more complex scenarios using an hexagonal grid. This extension shows first that our model can readily incorporate multiple‐way intersections and hence simulate complex scenarios. In addition, the current extension allows us to study and evaluate the behavior of two different kinds of traffic‐light controller for a grid of six‐way streets allowing for either two‐ or three‐street intersections: a traffic light that tries to adapt to the amount of traffic (which results in self‐organizing traffic lights) and a system of synchronized traffic lights with coordinated rigid periods (sometimes called the “green‐wave” method). We observe a tradeoff between system capacity and topological complexity. The green‐wave method is unable to cope with the complexity of a higher‐capacity scenario, while the self‐organizing method is scalable, adapting to the complexity of a scenario and exploiting its maximum capacity. Additionally, in this article, we propose a benchmark, independent of methods and models, to measure the performance of a traffic‐light controller comparing it against a theoretical optimum. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity, 2012     

A robust methodology for RANS simulations of highly underexpanded jets

This work aims at developing/combining numerical tools adapted to the simulation of the near field of highly underexpanded jets. An overview of the challenging numerical problems related to the complex shock/expansion structure encountered in these flows is given and an efficient and low‐cost numerical strategy is proposed to overcome these, even on short computational domains. Based on common upwinding algorithms used on unstructured meshes in a mixed finite‐volume/finite‐element approach, it relies on an appropriate utilization of zonal anisotropic remeshing algorithms. This methodology is validated for the whole near field of cold air jets issuing from axisymmetric convergent nozzles and yielding various underexpansion ratios. In addition, the most usual corrections of the k–ε model used to take into account the compressibility effects on turbulence are precisely assessed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of temperature on growth of psychrophilic and psychrotrophic members of Rhodotorula aurantiaca

The thermodependence of growth kinetic parameters was investigated for the Antarctic psychrophilic strain Rhodotorula aurantiaca and a psychrotrophic strain of the same species isolated in Belgium (Ardennes area). Cell production, maximum growth rate (μ_max), and half-saturation constant for glucose uptake (Ks) of both yeasts were temperature dependent. For the two yeasts, a maximum cell production was observed at about 0°C, and cell production decreased when temperature increased. The μ_max values for both strains increased with temperature up to a maximum of 10°C for the psychrophilic strain and 17°C for the psychrotrophic strain. For both yeasts, Ks for glucose was relatively constant at low temperatures. It increased at temperatures above 10°C for the psychrophilic strain and 17°C for the psychrotrophic strain. Although its glucose affinity was lower, the psychrotrophic strain grew more rapidly than the psychrophilicone. The difference in growth rate and substrate affinity was related to the origin of the strain and the adaptation strategy of R. aurantiaca to environmental conditions.     

The Other Side of the Network Coin: Cost Considerations of Network Structure

The purpose of this study is to investigate the differential impact that inter-organizational network connections have on organizational level change. Drawing from the strategic leaning perspective on adaptation, this study investigates how the nature of inter-organizational ties among top management impact the cost and the effectiveness of an organizational level change process. To build on the existing empirical work in this area, this study employs a virtual experiment to create a controlled laboratory investigation of the hypothesized relationships among the strength, formalization, and functional equivalence of network ties; and the cost and effectiveness of an organizational change process. The findings of this study provide support for the strength of weak ties argument and structural hole theory, in addition to suggesting a caveat to Galbraith's information processing model. Furthermore, the results reveal that the tradeoff between increasing effectiveness and decreasing costs is not universally applicable across all decisions regarding network structure.     

Two‐dimensional anisotropic Cartesian mesh adaptation for the compressible Euler equations

Simulating transient compressible flows involving shock waves presents challenges to the CFD practitioner in terms of the mesh quality required to resolve discontinuities and prevent smearing. This paper discusses a novel two‐dimensional Cartesian anisotropic mesh adaptation technique implemented for transient compressible flow. This technique, originally developed for laminar incompressible flow, is efficient because it refines and coarsens cells using criteria that consider the solution in each of the cardinal directions separately. In this paper, the method will be applied to compressible flow. The procedure shows promise in its ability to deliver good quality solutions while achieving computational savings. Transient shock wave diffraction over a backward step and shock reflection over a forward step are considered as test cases because they demonstrate that the quality of the solution can be maintained as the mesh is refined and coarsened in time. The data structure is explained in relation to the computational mesh, and the object‐oriented design and implementation of the code is presented. Refinement and coarsening algorithms are outlined. Computational savings over uniform and isotropic mesh approaches are shown to be significant. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.