Rapid and label-free classification of pathogens based on light scattering,reduced power spectral features and support vector machine

The rapid identification of pathogens is crucial in controlling the food quality and safety. The proposed system for the rapid and label-free identification of pathogens is based on the principle of laser scattering from the bacterial microbes. The clinical prototype consists of three parts: the laser beam, photodetectors, and the data acquisition system. The bacterial testing sample was mixed with 10 mL distilled water and placed inside the machine chamber. When the bacterial microbes pass by the laser beam, the scattering of light occurs due to variation in size, shape, and morphology. Due to this reason, different types of pathogens show their unique light scattering patterns. The photo-detectors were arranged at the surroundings of the sample at different angles to collect the scattered light. The photodetectors convert the scattered light intensity into a voltage waveform. The waveform features were acquired by using the power spectral characteristics, and the dimensionality of extracted features was reduced by applying minimal-redundancy-maximal-relevance criterion (mRMR). A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was developed by training the selected power spectral features for the classification of three different bacterial microbes. The resulting average identification accuracies of E. faecalis, E. coli and S. aureus were 99%, 87%, and 94%, respectively. The overall experimental results yield a higher accuracy of 93.6%, indicating that the proposed device has the potential for label-free identification of pathogens with simplicity, rapidity, and cost-effectiveness.     

Evaluation of ion mobility in capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry for the identification in metabolomics

Currently, feature annotation remains one of the main challenges in untargeted metabolomics. In this context, the information provided by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) in addition to accurate mass can improve the quality of metabolite annotation, and MS/MS fragmentation patterns are widely used. Accurate mass and a separation index, such as retention time or effective mobility (μ_eff), in chromatographic and electrophoretic approaches, respectively, must be used for unequivocal metabolite identification. The possibility of measuring collision cross-section (CCS) values by using ion mobility (IM) is becoming increasingly popular in metabolomic studies thanks to the new generation of IM mass spectrometers. Based on their similar separation mechanisms involving electric field and the size of the compounds, the complementarity of ^DTCCS_N2 and μ_eff needs to be evaluated. In this study, a comparison of ^DTCCS_N2 and μ_eff was achieved in the context of feature identification ability in untargeted metabolomics by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) coupled with HRMS. This study confirms the high correlation of ^DTCCS_N2 with the mass of the studied metabolites as well as the orthogonality between accurate mass and μ_eff, making this combination particularly interesting for the identification of several endogenous metabolites. The use of IM-MS remains of great interest for facilitating the annotation of neutral metabolites present in the electroosmotic flow (EOF) that are poorly or not separated by CZE.     

Rapid and label-free classification of pathogens based on light scattering,reduced power spectral features and support vector machine

The rapid identification of pathogens is crucial in controlling the food quality and safety. The proposed system for the rapid and label-free identification of pathogens is based on the principle of laser scattering from the bacterial microbes. The clinical prototype consists of three parts: the laser beam, photodetectors, and the data acquisition system. The bacterial testing sample was mixed with 10 mL distilled water and placed inside the machine chamber. When the bacterial microbes pass by the laser beam, the scattering of light occurs due to variation in size, shape, and morphology. Due to this reason, different types of pathogens show their unique light scattering patterns. The photo-detectors were arranged at the surroundings of the sample at different angles to collect the scattered light. The photodetectors convert the scattered light intensity into a voltage waveform. The waveform features were acquired by using the power spectral characteristics, and the dimensionality of extracted features was reduced by applying minimal-redundancy-maximal-relevance criterion (mRMR). A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was developed by training the selected power spectral features for the classification of three different bacterial microbes. The resulting average identification accuracies of E. faecalis,E. coli and S. aureus were 99%, 87%, and 94%, respectively. The overall experimental results yield a higher accuracy of 93.6%, indicating that the proposed device has the potential for label-free identification of pathogens with simplicity, rapidity, and cost-effectiveness.     

结合区域提取和改进卷积神经网络的水下小目标检测

针对水下小目标信息量有限而难以提取有效特征导致的检测性能不佳问题,提出了一种结合区域提取和融合Hu矩特征的改进卷积神经网络水下小目标检测方法。该方法包含区域提取和分类两个步骤。首先以马尔可夫随机场分割算法为基础进行区域提取,对潜在目标定位的同时降低伪目标对后续分类的干扰;然后提取潜在目标区域的Hu矩特征并融入卷积神经网络,形成一种形状特征表征能力更强的改进卷积神经网络用于分类。声呐实测数据处理结果表明,该方法可以有效提升对水下小目标的发现概率和正确报警率,与其他目标检测方法相比,该方法具有更好的检测性能和泛化性。     

基于目标与环境FD模型的多特征检测算法适应性评估

智能变形、变色、变温、变谱技术发展趋势下,低特征目标加速实现与自然地物背景的特征融合,导致复杂自然背景环境下低散射、微反射、弱辐射目标的检测与评估愈发困难,特定场景下潜在威胁目标的检测方法快速决策与准确评估成为了难题.为了提升离散目标、伪装目标、弱小目标、异常目标等低特征目标与复杂自然背景环境融合场景下的多特征检测算法...     

基于改进的加速鲁棒特征的目标识别

为了提高加速鲁棒特征(SURF)算法的实时性和准确性,本文提出了一种结合AGAST角点检测和改进的SURF特征描绘算法。首先利用AGAST角点检测模板检测特征点,再使用增加对角信息的哈尔小波响应来生成特征点的描述子,之后利用特征袋对产生的描述子进行编码并生成新的特征向量,最后利用支持向量机(SVM)对特征向量进行分类,完成识别。本文以SIFT和SURF算法为对照,分别进行不同视角、光照和尺度的识别实验。实验结果表明,本文算法的平均识别率为98.0%、96.9%、97.1%,平均时间分别为66.1 ms、79.3 ms、41.0 ms,在识别率上较优于SURF算法,所耗时间约是SURF算法的1/3。     

Vocal Fatigue: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Vocal fatigue is a complex multifaceted clinical phenomenon. Several hypotheses exist concerning its underlying mechanism, and a range of empirical studies have examined its manifestation. This article reviews the literature pertaining to the nature, underlying processes, and salient features of vocal fatigue. First, vocal fatigue is defined, its major symptoms are discussed, and hypotheses concerning its primary physiological and biomechanical mechanisms are considered. Second, studies of experimentally induced vocal fatigue in humans are evaluated. Third, research investigating the clinical and occupational manifestations of vocal fatigue is discussed. Fourth, directions for ongoing research in this area are offered.     

基于听觉谱特征的变压器绕组状态检测研究

绕组松动是变压器常见故障之一,对变压器的安全运行产生巨大威胁.故对其进行精准的监测,对提高电力系统的安全稳定性具有十分重要的意义.基于声信号的变压器绕组松动检测,由于其具有无损检测和不需停运变压器等优点,成为近年来研究的热点.但声信号检测存在故障特征提前复杂和易受噪声干扰等缺陷,限制了其工程应用.该文提出了一种基于声信...     

改进的梅尔倒谱系数在低空飞行器特征提取中的应用*

梅尔倒谱系数特征提取技术依据人耳的感知特性将声信号从线性频域转换到梅尔域,在语音识别中得到广泛应用。该文将梅尔倒谱系数技术用于小型低空飞行器的声信号特征提取中,并针对螺旋桨驱动类的小型低空飞行器具有稳定的强谐波特性,对梅尔倒谱系数特征提取中使用的梅尔滤波器进行改进,通过对此类谐波处的线性频谱与梅尔谱转换曲线的斜率进行投影替换,提高滤波器对该谐波处信号的感知敏感度。仿真结果表明,使用改进的梅尔倒谱系数特征提取方法对小型低空飞行器进行特征提取时,能够得到更低的等误识率,并且在低信噪比环境中,改进的梅尔倒谱系数特征提取方法具有更好的抗噪能力。     

基于小波特征的小麦白粉病与条锈病的定量识别

小麦白粉病和条锈病是小麦常发病害中为害较重的两种病害,在我国小麦产区均有发生,但它们由不同病原引起,需要采取不同的防治措施。因此,快速、准确的获取小麦病害类型信息对于病害的防治具有重要的指导意义。遥感数据具有快速、准确的获取空间上连续信息的特点,提出一种基于实测冠层高光谱数据信息的小麦病害定量识别方法。通过对标准化光谱进行连续小波变换,分析350～1 300 nm范围内各波段及其连续小波特征与小麦白粉病和条锈病之间的相关性,以及在不同病害间的差异性,筛选出对不同病害敏感的光谱波段(SBs)和小波特征(WFs),然后采用Fisher判别分析法分别基于SBs,WFs以及结合SBs和WFs建立小麦白粉病、条锈病及正常小麦识别模型,分别采用未参与建模的55个地面调查数据和留一法进行验证。结果显示： (1)基于WFs模型的总体识别精度(分别为92.7%和90.4%)明显高于基于SBs模型的总体识别精度(分别为65.5%和61.5%);(2)SBs和WFs结合模型的总体识别精度(分别为94.6%和91.1%)略高于基于WFs模型的总体识别精度,在Fisher80-55模型中白粉病和正常样本的生产者精度提高了10%以上。(3)条锈病样本能在基于WFs和SBs & WFs的模型中准确判别出来,用户精度和生产者精度均达到100%。结果表明采用作物光谱信息能够准确的识别健康作物和不同类型的作物病害,为采用遥感影像进行大范围作物病害识别提供了理论基础,对于指导作物病害防治具有实际应用价值。