基于图像局部结构的区域匹配变分光流算法

针对变分光流算法的计算精度与鲁棒性问题,提出一种基于图像局部结构的区域匹配变分光流算法.光流估计能量泛函的数据项采用图像结构守恒与灰度守恒相结合,并引入规则化非平方惩罚函数,保证了光流估计的精度与鲁棒性;平滑项采用随图像局部结构自适应变化的扩散策略结合区域匹配约束函数能够有效地保护运动物体或场景的边缘轮廓信息;在光流计算过程中引入金字塔分层细化策略克服图像序列中大位移运动引起的像素点漂移现象,并采用数学方法证明光流估计模型的鲁棒性和收敛性.多组实验表明,本文方法在图像中存在剧烈光照变化、非刚性物体复杂运动以及多目标大位移运动等情况下具有较高的计算精度、较好的鲁棒性.     

基于交互行为的在线社会网络水军检测方法

网络水军对广告、谣言、木马和恶意链接进行传播,不仅干扰用户对在线社会网络的正常访问,还可能引发网络安全、社会稳定等方面的问题。针对网络水军信息传播的特点,提出基于交互行为的信息传播模型。模型根据不同传播主体间的交互定义特征来量化传播行为,使用决策树方法对水军传播的信息进行检测。通过新浪微博的真实数据分析传播模型并验证检测方法,结果表明检测方法能够对微博中水军信息进行有效检测。     

一种改进的各向异性扩散超声图像去噪算法

针对传统的各向异性扩散算法中扩散系数函数的平滑效果不好,扩散过程中扩散门限K的选取依靠经验确定,扩散过程对图像细节保护不足的问题,提出了一种改进的各向异性扩散算法。介绍了几种当前比较典型的各向异性扩散去噪算法;在典型算法分析的基础上提出了一种基于自适应中值滤波的改进扩散模型;根据扩散系数应满足的3个条件及经典的扩散系数函数,提出了改进的扩散模型中的改进扩散系数函数;提出了一种扩散门限K的自适应选取的方法。通过在改进的扩散模型中使用改进的扩散系数函数并结合扩散门限K的自适应选取,对超声图像进行去噪。实验结果表明,所提算法优于PM模型、Catte模型、王常虹算法等,去噪后图像的FOM值比PM模型高出3.34%,PSNR值比PM模型高出0.250 6。该算法在去除散斑噪声的同时有效保护了图像的细节及边缘,有助于医务人员对患病区域的准确诊断。     

差分投影快速定向图像插值算法的优化

针对图像放大时分辨率会降低,图像的感知质量变差等问题,并考虑到计算的复杂度,提出了一种差分投影快速定向图像插值算法。该方法通过对低分辨率图像的梯度扩散确定高分辨图像的丢失像素,由特殊的去噪方法对该算法进行优化,并与最近邻插值法与双线性插值算法等相比较。实验结果表明,该方法具有较高的分辨率和较低的计算复杂度,优于其他方法。     

Cure Kinetics of Poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) Modified Epoxy–Amine System

The cure kinetics of epoxy based on the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) modified with different amounts of poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS) and cured with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) was investigated by employing differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The curing reaction was followed by using an isothermal approach over the temperature range 150–180°C. The amount of ABS in the blends was 3.6, 6.9, 10 and 12.9 wt%. Blending of ABS in the epoxy monomer did not change the reaction mechanism of the epoxy network formation, but the reaction rate seems to be decreased with the addition of the thermoplastic. A phenomenological kinetic model was used for kinetic analysis. Activation energies and kinetic parameters were determined by fitting the kinetic model with experimental data. Diffusion control was incorporated to describe the cure in the latter stages, predicting the cure kinetics over the whole range of conversion. The reaction rates for the epoxy blends were found to be lower than that of the neat epoxy. The reaction rates decreased when the ABS contents was increased, due to the dilution effect caused by the ABS on the epoxy/amine reaction mixture.     

MICELLE FORMATION BY ANIONIC AND CATIONIC SURFACTANTS IN AQUEOUS 18-CROWN-6 ETHER,P-CYCLODEXTRIN,AND 1,10-PHENANTHROLINE SOLUTIONS AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

The conductances of sodium perfluorooctanoate (SPFO), sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) in 18-crown-6 ether + water (CR+W), p-cyclodextrin + water (CY+W), and 1,10-phenanthroIine + water (Phen+W) mixtures with fixed 4 mM of each additive were determined over the temperature range of 5-55 °C. The conductivity plots for all the surfactants showed single break from which the critical micellization concentration (cmc) and degree of micelle ionization (x) were computed. From the pre and the post micellar slopes of the conductivity curves, the equivalent conductivities of the monomeric (Aass) and the micellar states (Amjc), respectively, were calculated and discussed with respect to the surfactant-additive complexation. It was observed that the micelle formation of all the ionic surfactants irrespective of the nature of their head groups were delayed in CYC+W in comparison to that in CR+W and Phen+W systems over the temperature range studied. The micelle formation of SPFO and SDS in CR+W and Phen+W systems showed stabilization of the respective micelles due to the adsorption of Na⁺-CR and Na+-Phen complexes at the micelle solution interface in comparison to that of DTAB and TTAB.     

The Effects of CO2 Additional on Flame Characteristics in the CH4/N2/O2 Counterflow Diffusion Flame

The effects (chemical, thermal, transport, and radiative) of CO₂ added to the fuel side and oxidizer side on the flame temperature and the position of the flame front in a one-dimensional laminar counterflow diffusion flame of methane/N₂/O₂ were studied. Overall CO₂ resulted in a decrease in flame temperature whether on the fuel side or on the oxidizer side, with the negative effect being more obvious on the latter side. The prominent effects of CO₂ on the flame temperature were derived from its thermal properties on the fuel side and its radiative properties on the oxidizer side. The results also highlighted the differences in the four effects of CO₂ on the position of the flame front on different sides. In addition, an analysis of OH and H radicals and the heat release rate of the main reactions illustrated how CO₂ affects the flame temperature.     

Enhanced performance in the deteriorated area of multicrystalline silicon wafers by internal gettering

The deteriorated area of the multicrystalline silicon (mc‐Si) ingots grown by directional solidification, commonly known as the Red Zone, is usually removed before wafering. This area, characterized by poor minority carrier lifetime, is located on the sides, at the top, and the bottom of the mc‐Si ingots. In this study, the effect of internal gettering by oxygen precipitates and structural defects has been investigated on the bottom zone of a mc‐Si ingot. Nucleation and growth of oxygen precipitates as well as low temperature annealing were studied. Photoluminescence imaging, lifetime mapping, and interstitial iron measurements performed by μ‐PCD reveal a considerable reduction of the bottom Red Zone. An improvement of lifetime from below 1 µs to about 20 µs and a reduction of interstitial iron concentration from 1.32 × 10¹³ at/cm³ to 8.4 × 10¹⁰ at/cm³ are demonstrated in this paper. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transient pockets as mediators of gas molecules routes inside proteins: The case study of dioxygen pathway in homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase and its implication in Alkaptonuria development

Alkaptonuria (AKU) is an ultra-rare disease caused by mutations in homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) enzyme, characterized by the loss of enzymatic activity and the accumulation of its substrate, homogentisic acid (HGA) in different tissues, leading to ochronosis and organ degeneration. Although the pathological effects of HGD mutations are largely studied, less is known about the structure of the enzyme, in particular the pathways for dioxygen diffusion to the active site, required for the enzymatic reaction, are still uninvestigated. In the present project, the combination of two in silico techniques, Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation and Implicit Ligand Sampling (ILS), was used to delineate gas diffusion routes in HGD enzyme. A route from the central opening of the hexameric structure of the enzyme to the back of the active site trough the protein moiety was identified as the path for dioxygen diffusion, also overlapping with a transient pocket, which then assumes an important role in dioxygen diffusion. Along the route the sequence location of the missense variant E401Q, responsible for AKU development, was also found, suggesting such mutation to be conducive of enzymatic activity loss by altering the flow dynamics of dioxygen. Our in silico approach allowed also to delineate the route of HGA substrate to the active site, until now only supposed.