Automatic breast tumor detection in ABVS images based on convolutional neural network and superpixel patterns

Breast cancer is one of the most common female malignancies, as well as the second leading cause of mortality for women. Early detection and treatment can dramatically decrease the mortality rate. Recently, automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) has become one of the most frequently used diagnose methods for breast tumor screening because of its operator-independent and reproducible advantages. However, it is a challenging job to obtain the tumors’ accurate locations and shapes by reviewing hundreds of ABVS slices. In this paper, a novel computer-aided detection (CADe) system is developed to reduce clinicians’ reading time and improve the efficiency. The CADe system mainly contains three parts: tumor candidate acquisition, false-positive reduction and tumor segmentation. Firstly, a local phase-based approach is built to obtain breast tumor candidates for further recognition. Subsequently, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is applied to reduce false positives (FPs). The introduction of CNN can help to avoid complicated feature extraction as well as elevate the accuracy and efficiency. Finally, superpixel-based segmentation is used to outline the breast tumor. Here, superpixel-based local binary pattern (SLBP) is proposed to assist the segmentation, which improves the performance. The methods were evaluated on a clinical ABVS dataset whose abnormal cases were manually labeled by an experienced radiologist. The experiment results were mainly composed of two parts. At the FP reduction stage, the proposed CNN achieved 100% and 78.12% sensitivity with FPs/case of 2.16 and 0. At the segmentation stage, our SLBP obtained 82.34% true positive, 15.79% false positive and 83.59% Dice similarity. In summary, the proposed CADe system demonstrated promising potential to detect and outline breast tumors in ABVS images.

     

双信号金纳米簇对三硝基甲苯的荧光分析

三硝基甲苯作为硝基芳香化合物的代表物,应用相当广泛。其对人体健康、生活环境均具有较大的危害,因此发展简单、便捷检测三硝基甲苯的分析方法非常有必要。利用环境友好的牛血清白蛋白和2-氨基嘌呤合成了双信号金纳米簇荧光探针,基于三硝基甲苯对金纳米簇荧光的淬灭作用,建立了一种检测三硝基甲苯的荧光分析新方法,检出限可达0.14μmol/L,该方法具有良好的灵敏度和选择性。     

内嵌纳凝胶阴离子交换聚甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯复合晶胶分离苯乳酸研究

采用超声乳化聚合法制备了聚甲基丙烯酸丁酯纳凝胶，然后经结晶致孔法制备了内嵌纳凝胶的甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯纳晶胶，对其接枝功能单体N，N，N-三甲基乙烯基苯甲氯化铵，得到内嵌纳凝胶阴离子交换纳晶胶，用于从发酵液中分离苯乳酸。结果表明：所得纳晶胶具有良好的渗透性能和轴向分散性能，在流速为1 cm·min^-1时，不同配比纳晶胶对牛血清白蛋白的吸附容量为3.9~5.4 mg·ml^-1；将质量比为 8∶2（HEMA∶pBMA）的纳晶胶用于从转化液中分离苯乳酸，所得苯乳酸的纯度达89.24%，回收率93.74%，分离效果好，表明其在生物分离方面有良好的应用前景。     

燃油选择性吸附脱硫的多孔材料研究进展

吸附脱硫技术具有操作条件温和、节能、不改变燃油品质和成本低等特点而备受关注。针对噻吩类难脱除硫化物的深度脱除和转化问题，综述了近年来应用多孔吸附材料选择性吸附超深度脱除燃油中噻吩类硫化物的作用机理及最新研究进展。重点分析了分子筛、金属有机骨架、多孔炭材料、复合材料等不同吸附剂的研究现状，并探讨了各种吸附材料的吸附机理、改性方式和优缺点。本文指出分子筛因优异的热稳定性、高比表面积、均一的孔道结构、低成本和易于工业化等特点，是目前最具优势的吸附剂材料。未来研究应着重阐明吸附机理、提高合成便捷性、脱硫性能以及再生能力，更全面系统的研究将为开发具有理想选择性和再生能力的高效吸附剂奠定基础。     

In-situ crystal growth and photoluminescence properties of YBO3: Tb3+ microstructures

Three-dimensional (3D) YBO₃:Tb³⁺ flower-like and dense flower-like hierarchitecture constituted of nanoflakes are solvothermally synthesized in the presence of polyborate precursors in the mixture of ethanol and water. The growth process of the YBO₃:Tb³⁺ flowers and dense flowers was explored based on the time-dependent experiment and the results showed that the growth mechanism follows an in situ growth rather than self-assembly process as reported previously. YBO₃:Tb³⁺ morphologies composed of nanoflakes are achieved by controlling the concentration of ethanol and dependence of photoluminescence on morphology was studied. Remarkable photoluminescence enhancement was observed for YBO₃:Tb³⁺ with flower-like morphology demonstrating the potential of the microstructure in future applications as a green phosphor. Such a synthetic method and growth mechanism may be applied to fabricate complex 3D architectures of other materials.     

Functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets with unique three-inone properties for efficient and tunable antibacterial applications

Developing antibiotics-independent antibacterial agents is of great importance since antibiotic therapy faces great challenges from drug resistance.Graphene oxide(GO)is a promising agent due to its natural antibacterial mechanisms,such as sharp edgemediated cutting effect.However,the antibacterial activity of GO is limited by its negative charge and low photothermal effect.Herein,the amino-functionalized GO nanosheets(AGO)with unique three-in-one properties were synthesized.Three essential properties(positive charge,strong photothermal effect,and natural cutting effect)were integrated into AGO.The positive charge(30 mV)rendered AGO a strong interaction force with model pathogen Streptococcus mutans(330 nN).The natural cutting effect of 100 ng·mL^-1AGO caused 27%loss of bacterial viability after incubation for 30 min.Most importantly,upon the near-infrared irradiation for just 5 min,the three-in-one properties of AGO caused 98%viability loss.In conclusion,the short irradiation period and the tunable antibacterial activity confer the three-in-one AGO a great potential for clinical use.     

土壤中石油污染物的脱附过程

文章中主要采用有机溶剂萃取法（OSE）对高浓度石油污染土壤进行修复，经过精馏操作，有效回收原油，建立脱附等温曲线，研究了石油污染物在土壤-有机溶剂两相间的迁移规律。     

基于支路影响系数分析的接地网分层故障诊断方法研究

现有的基于电磁感应理论的接地网故障诊断方法需要大量的磁场测量数据,为了解决该问题,笔者提出了一种基于支路影响系数分析的分层诊断方法.首先定义了支路影响系数,并根据影响系数建立了支路诊断难易程度的评价体系.在该评价体系的指导下,分层诊断方法的测量点选取更具针对性,并以分层递进的方式实现了高精确度的腐蚀诊断.在诊断模型求解方面,运用改进的鲸鱼优化算法,保证了分层诊断的准确性.最后,进行了分层诊断与普通磁场反演诊断的对比实验.实验结果表明:分层诊断方法可以在保证诊断准确率的情况下大幅减少测量点数量(可做到接地网支路数50％以下),并且能够缩小测量点的分布范围,因此该方法可以减少现场测量工作量,提高接地网故障诊断效率.     

向家坝水电站施工期客货过坝方案研究

为了保证金沙江通航河段在向家坝水电站施工期间客货运输的畅通,本文提出了临时船闸通航方案和不设临时船闸的公路驳运方案,并对两种方案在通航条件、工程进度和投资分析等方面进行深入的比较研究,论证了选择不设临时船闸方案的合理性和可行性。     

阿鸠田电站SF35-16/4100水轮发电机绝缘工艺

云南保山阿鸠田电站由三台SF35-16/4100水轮发电机组成,单机额定容量35 MW,额定电压10.5 kV,定、转子绕组均采用F级绝缘。根据用户要求采用了一些新绝缘结构,并进行了大量的工艺试验,生产中选择优质材料,严格控制工艺过程,使已出厂的三台发电机定、转子线圈及定、转子装配的电气绝缘性能优良。文章就机组定、转子绕组绝缘工艺进行了简要的介绍。