Monitoring of yeast fermentation by ion mobility spectrometry measurement and data visualisation with Self-Organizing Maps

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) measurement combined with unsupervised neurocomputing is considered as a new potential method for on-line monitoring of fermentation and other processes producing volatile compounds that involve micro-organisms. This was demonstrated in a model system in which a strain of brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was cultivated in a bench-top fermenter. Five phases of yeast growth could be detected from measurements of the exhaust gases from the fermenter, as indicated by the changes in ion mobility spectra analysed by computational methods.The data were first processed using the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) algorithm, the results showing that the phases of fermentation can be detected and identified. The cultivations were also shown by Sammon’s mapping to be comparable to a certain level of accuracy. Contaminated cultivation could be detected by its distinctive ion mobility spectrometry profile.     

10°锥角台锥型液相色谱柱尺寸等比例放大和柱内谱带流型的可视化研究

摘要利用改进的可视化装置, 研究了10°锥角的台锥型液相色谱柱内的谱带流型与柱参数变化的关系. 将有机玻璃柱管加工成内圆台外方型的一体结构, 选择折射率一致的色谱固定相硅胶和流动相环己烷, 使整个色谱柱成为高度清晰的透明体, 能直接观察柱中彩色样品谱带的动态三维流型. 研究结果表明, 在实验条件范围内, 流动相流速对谱带流型无影响, 填料的形状和性质对塞子状流型有一定程度的影响. 比较了柱长为5cm和等比例放大后柱长为10cm锥型柱内的流型, 发现放大后的锥型柱内仍然保持塞子状流型, 总柱效等比例增加. 表明继续按比例放大成为工业规模色谱柱后仍能保持塞子状流型.     

浅析VFP完整性机制

在明确了数据完整性概念及分类后 ,从 SQL和可视化两个角度对 VFP中的完整性机制的实现进行了深入分析。     

基于D-TIN和OpenGL技术的给水管网水质三维可视化

以余氯浓度作为水质参数,实现了给水管网水质的三维可视化。先计算出节点余氯含量;再对由节点平面坐标和节点余氯含量构成的三维空间散点(x,y,z),用Delaunay三角网构网原则建立不规则三角网(TIN);最后在VC 6.0中开发了OpenGL应用程序实现了三维可视化。将三维可视化技术引进给水管网水质管理中,不仅保证了给水管网水质数据的精度,而且还具有良好的可视性,很好的满足了实践需要。     

CARTscans: A Tool for Visualizing Complex Models

We present CARTscans, a graphical tool that displays predicted values across a fourdimensional subspace. We show how these plots are useful for understanding the structure and relationships between variables in a wide variety of models, including (but not limited to) regression trees, ensembles of trees, and linear regressions with varying degrees of interactions. In addition, the common visualization framework allows diverse complex models to be visually compared in a way that illuminates the similarities and differences in the underlying methods, facilitates the choice of a particular model structure, and provides a useful check for implausible predictions of future observations in regions with little or no data.     

Development of bioorthogonal SERS imaging probe in biological and biomedical applications

Living-cell imaging demands high specificity,sensitivity,and minimal background interference to the targets of interest.However,developing a desirable imaging probe that can possess all the above features is still challenging.The bioorthogonal surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) imaging has been recently emerged through utilizing Raman reporters with characteristic peaks in Raman-silent region of cells(1800-2800 cm~(-1)),which opens a revolutionary avenue for living-cell imaging with multiplexing capability.In this review,we focus on the recent advances in the technology development and the biological and biomedical applications of the living-cell bioorthogonal SERS imaging technique.After introduction of fundamental principles for bioorthogonal tag or label,we present applications for visualization of various intracellular components and environment including proteins,nucleic acids,lipids,pH and hypoxia,even for cancer diagnosis in tissue samples.Then,various bioorthogonal SERS imaging-guided thera py strategies have been discussed such as photothera py and surge ry.In conclusion,this strategy has great potential to be a flexible and robust tool for visualization detection and diseases diagnosis.     

Flexible sheet with radiophotoluminescence glass beads for remotely monitoring high beta-surface-contamination

A flexible sheet was made with radiophotoluminescence (RPL) glass beads on an experimental basis for visualization of high beta-surface-contamination. A simple RPL observation system for remote contamination monitoring was constructed with a homemade UV floodlight and a commercially available digital camera with supplementary optical lenses and filters. In preliminary experiments, RPL images were well observed with the digital camera of the present system. Their precise RPL intensity was determined after the correction of nonlinear response of the camera. It was expected from experiments that RPL images of beta-surface-contamination could be quantitatively evaluated through calibration, i.e., the conversion of camera images to dose data on the sheet-type glass dosimeter.     

Numbers,scale and symbols: the public understanding of nanotechnology

Nanotechnology will be an increasing part of the everyday lives of most people in the world. There is a general recognition that few people understand the implications of the technology, the technology itself or even the definition of the word. This lack of understanding stems from a lack of knowledge about science in general but more specifically difficulty in grasping the size scale and symbolism of nanotechnology. A potential key to informing the general public is establishing the ability to comprehend the scale of nanotechnology. Transitioning from the macro to the nanoscale seems to require an ability to comprehend scales of one-billion. Scaling is a skill not common in most individuals and tests of their ability to extrapolate size based upon scaling a common object demonstrates that most individuals cannot scale to the extent needed to make the transition to nanoscale. Symbolism is another important vehicle to providing the general public with a basis to understand the concepts of nanotechnology. With increasing age, individuals are able to draw representations of atomic scale objects, but these tend to be iconic and the different representations not easily translated. Ball and stick models are most recognized by the public, which provides an opportunity to present not only useful symbolism but also a reference point for the atomic scale.     

利用三角迭代生成具有周期性的分形几何图像

复平面中的迭代过程可以产生许多分形图像,曼德勃罗集是在复平面内对映射z→z~2+c进行迭代的结果,但是,曼德勃罗集的图像是无穷杂色斑驳,它不具周期性.本文利用三角迭代研究了二次变换φ(z)=z~2+c并实现了具有周期性的分形图像的可视化.研究表明:只有用计算机模拟的方法才能对它进行有效的研究.     

机械故障模糊诊断中模糊矩阵的可视化处理与分析

通过对机械故障诊断中的模糊矩阵及采用不同数学模型运算后的结果进行可视化处理,得到二维图谱和三维图谱,使故障与征兆之间的关系更加明确