Derivative temporal clustering analysis: detecting prolonged neuronal activity

Temporal clustering analysis (TCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) are promising data-driven techniques in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments to obtain brain activation maps in conditions with unknown temporal information regarding the neuronal activity. Although comparable to ICA in detecting transient neuronal activities, TCA fails to detect prolonged plateau brain activations. To eliminate this pitfall, a novel derivative TCA (DTCA) method was introduced and its algorithms with different subtraction intervals were tested on simulated data with a pattern of prolonged plateau brain activation. It was found that the best performance of DTCA method in generating functional maps could be obtained if the subtraction interval is equal to or larger than the length of the rising time of the fMRI response. The DTCA method and its theoretical predication were further investigated and validated using in vivo fMRI data sets. By removing the limitations in the previous TCA, DTCA has shown its powerful capability in detecting prolonged plateau neuronal activities.     

基于形态学4子带分解金字塔的图像融合

提出了一种基于数学形态学滤波的多分辨力图像融合。这种融合方法使用了形态学开闭运算构造了低通与高通滤波器,将原始图像分解为4子带图像金字塔和4子带方向衬比度图像金字塔。然后利用方向衬比度和区域标准差进行图像融合得到融合的4子带图像金字塔,最后应用子带图像重构得到融合图像。融合实验表明,该方法优于传统的形态学金字塔图像融合,衬比度金字塔图像融合和小波分解图像融合。     

基于平行活动围道模型的高分辨率遥感影像城区主干道路段提取

为了提取并表示高分辨率遥感影像中的主干道路段,提出了一种多分辨框架下的平行活动围道模型的算法.该算法在活动围道模型原理的基础上,重新定义各能量项:采用抛物线做为道路段的先验模型,增加了平行性能量,并采用多分辨框架下的梯度做为外部能量.该模型的优化过程实现了道路的定位,得到的结果是平行抛物线的参数,实现了道路的矢量表示.实验结果表明,能有效提取高分辨率遥感影像中的主干道路段.     

近自然彩色图像融合算法及其实时处理系统的发展

在军事和生产领域,特别是在极其恶劣的可视条件下,图像融合技术越来越强调融合效果显示的"近自然"感觉,以及人类视觉感知的要求。从彩色图像融合算法的发展概况出发,着重介绍了两种具有代表性的基于视觉特性的近自然彩色图像融合方法,并特别阐述了课题组近期开展的相关算法研究成果。总结了国内外实时彩色图像融合系统的发展现状,概括了课题组已具备的硬件实验基础,综合分析了实时彩色图像融合技术的若干关键技术,如多源图像特征分析、实时图像配准、融合图像后处理等。针对实时图像融合技术的应用状况,提出图像融合系统未来的发展趋势。     

Formation of niobium oxynitrides by rapid thermal processing (RTP)

The potential of rapid thermal processing (RTP) for the preparation of thin films of niobium oxynitrides was investigated. The 200 and 500 nm niobium films were deposited via sputtering on oxidized silicon(1 0 0)- and on sapphire(1 −1 0 2)-substrates. At first, oxidation of niobium films in molecular oxygen and then nitridation in ammonia using an RTP-system was performed. The films were characterized before and after the oxidation and nitridation processes by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The influence of the two different substrates, amorphous SiO₂ and single crystalline sapphire on the reactivity of the niobium films was studied in dependence of temperature, time of reaction and film thickness. The existence of niobium oxynitride formation was verified for some of the films. In some of the experiments, crack formation in the films or even delamination of the Nb-films from the substrates was observed.     

匹配垂直质点振速的浅海地声参数反演

海底声学参数对海洋波导中的声场特性研究和相关应用具有重要意义。针对一次夏季黄海声传播实验,分析了浅海负跃层环境下垂直质点振速的传播特性和简正波结构,说明当声源和接收器均位于负跃层下时,除海底附近外的大部分深度上垂直质点振速能量较高,且与声压相比,号数高的简正波对垂直质点振速的贡献更大,利用垂直质点振速进行匹配场反演能获得更高的海底参数敏感性。分析了海底吸收系数对垂直质点振速匹配场反演的影响,结果表明只有当进行匹配场反演时设置的海底吸收系数接近真实值时,才能获得准确的海底声速、密度和海深反演结果。利用实验中矢量水听器获取的垂直质点振速信号进行匹配场反演,将海底吸收系数在变化范围内取不同值对海底声速、密度和平均海深进行全局搜索,根据代价函数值最大确定了海底声速、密度及平均海深的反演结果,并利用不同距离上的声压传播损失反演出不同频率下的海底吸收系数。根据反演得到的海底声学参数计算声压传播损失,与实验中声压水听器测量结果符合较好。     

Asymptotic theorems for estimating the distribution function under random truncation

Representation theorem and local asymptotic minimax theorem are derived for nonparametric estimators of the distribution function on the basis of randomly truncated data. The convolution-type representation theorem asserts that the limiting process of any regular estimator of the distribution function is at least as dispersed as the limiting process of the product-limit estimator. The theorems are similar to those results for the complete data case due to Beran (1977, Ann. Statist., 5, 400–404) and for the censored data case due to Wellner (1982, Ann. Statist., 10, 595–602). Both likelihood and functional approaches are considered and the proofs rely on the method of Begun et al. (1983, Ann. Statist., 11, 432–452) with slight modifications.Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Columbia Univ.     

Creep deformation measurement using quartz optical fiber

This paper describes an optical system for high temperature creep strain measurement using quartz optical fiber, super long working distance microscope and digital image processing techniques. In this system one end of the quartz optical fibers is arrayed in a small area on the specimen surface and the other end is illuminated by a laser beam. The fiber ends on the specimen surface form the spot array. The small optical spots on the specimen are tracked by a CCD camera and the images are processed by digital image processing software. The diameter of each quartz fiber is 100 μm and the fibers can be arrayed in a small area. The local strains are determined by measuring the variety of relative distance between two spots. Experimental results of local creep strain on the welding joints of 15CrMo and HK40 at 850°C are obtained.     

一种显示器投影成象系统的彩色图象几何畸变校正方法

显示器投影成象系统是解决数字图象输出的一种设备,它可将显示器荧屏上的图象(可来自数码相机、光盘、计算机等)扩印在普通彩色相纸上.由于光学镜头会产生几何畸变,加之显示器表面有一定弧度,因此成象在相纸上的图象存在着非线性的畸变.本文主要介绍了如何用数字图象处理的方法对显示器投影成象系统的图象进行几何畸变校正,并对其软件实现进行了简单的讨论.     

等高线图分析技术在GC／FTIR联用数据处理中的应用

在三种高聚物的裂解大口径毛细管气相色谱－傅里叶变换红外光谱联用分析（ＰｙＷＢＣＧＣ／ＦＴＩＲ）数据获得的基础上，介绍应用等高线图（ＣＴＤ）分析技术处理色谱重叠峰，并在该分析提供的信息指导下进行红外光谱累加及差减技术，获得了重叠峰中各纯物质较好信噪比的气相红外谱图并予以定性，显著了等高线图分析技术在联用数据中的优点，充分发挥了ＧＣ／ＦＴＩＲ联用特有的光谱分离离度优势。