Quantitative measurements of nanoparticle layer thicknesses near the contact line region after droplet drying-out

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - Confocal fringe patterns of evaporating sessile drops have provided initial evidence of the presence of a sub-micron thin liquid film emanating from...     

Succinct Palette and Color Model Generation and Manipulation Using Hierarchical Representation

We propose a new method to obtain the representative colors and their distributions of an image. Our intuition is that it is possible to derive the global model from the local distributions. Beginning by sampling pure colors, we build a hierarchical representation of colors in the image via a bottom‐up approach. From the resulting hierarchy, we can obtain satisfactory palettes/color models automatically without a predefined size. Furthermore, we provide interactive operations to manipulate the results which allow the users to reflect their intention directly. In our experiment, we show that the proposed method produces more succinct results that faithfully represent all the colors in the image with an appropriate number of components. We also show that the proposed interactive approach can improve the results of applications such as recoloring and soft segmentation.     

A write-friendly approach to manage namespace of Hadoop distributed file system by utilizing nonvolatile memory

The Journal of Supercomputing - With the emergence of the big data era, various technologies have been proposed to cope with the exascale of data. For a considerably large volume of data, a single...     

Contents-aware partitioning algorithm for parallel high efficiency video coding

Multimedia Tools and Applications - We introduce a new parallelization method for high-efficiency video coding (HEVC), which resolves the shortcomings of the existing tile-based parallel processing...     

Design and Analysis of Single-Bit Ternary Matched Filter

Wireless Personal Communications - Matched filtering has found its way in many diverse applications such as communication, signal processing and more. The emphasis of this paper is on the design...     

不同粒度纳米碳酸钙的可控制备

不同粒度的纳米碳酸钙具有不同的特性和应用范围,目前不同粒度纳米碳酸钙的可控制备方法还未见报道。以氯化钙、碳酸铵为原料,以乙醇、柠檬酸和焦磷酸钠为分散剂,采用复分解法研究了不同制备条件对纳米碳酸钙粒径的影响规律,在此基础上制备出平均粒径为17~71 nm的碳酸钙,并对其进行了表征。实验结果表明,所制备的纳米碳酸钙均为球霰石型,纯度很高,而且形貌近似球形。制备条件对纳米碳酸钙的粒径有显著的影响：随着反应温度升高,纳米碳酸钙的粒径减小;随着氯化钙滴加时间的增加,纳米碳酸钙的粒径增大;随着反应物浓度的提高,纳米碳酸钙的粒径先减小后增大;当分散剂为柠檬酸和焦磷酸钠的混合溶液时所得纳米碳酸钙的粒径最小,当分散剂为乙醇和焦磷酸钠的混合溶液时所得纳米碳酸钙的粒径最大。利用这些影响规律通过控制制备条件可以实现所需粒径纳米碳酸钙的可控制备。     

Detection of fresh palm oil adulteration with recycled cooking oil using fatty acid composition and FTIR spectral analysis

There is a growing concern over the food safety issue related to increased incidence of cooking oil adulteration with recycled cooking oil (RCO). The objective of this study was to detect fresh palm olein (FPO) adulteration with RCO using fatty acid composition (FAC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectral analyses combined with chemometrics. RCO prepared in the laboratory was mixed with FPO in the proportion ranged from 1% to 50% (v/v) to obtain the adulterated oil samples (AO). FACs for FPO, RCO, and AO were determined using gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID). The compositions of most fatty acids in RCO lied within the normal ranges of Codex standard, except for C8:0, C10:0, C11:0, C15:0, trans C18:1, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), C20:5. PUFAs showed a consistent decreasing trend with increasing magnitude of change with respect to increasing adulteration level and thus might be a good indicator for detecting FPO adulteration with RCO. The evaluation parameters (coefficient of determination, root mean standard error) of the FTIR-partial least square (PLS) model of palm oil adulteration with recycled oil are R² = 0.995 and 3.25, respectively. For FTIR spectral analysis, the distinct variations in spectral regions and aberrations in characteristic bands between FPO and RCO were observed. The optimized PLS calibration model developed from normal spectral of the combined region at 3602–3398, 3016–2642, and 1845–650 cm^?1 overpredict the adulteration level. On the other hand, the discriminant analysis classification model was able to classify the FPO and AO into two distinct groups. Improvement of the principles of combined techniques in authenticating AO from fresh oil is beneficial as a guideline to detect adulteration in cooking oil.     

Stomata‐Inspired Photomechanical Ion Nanochannels Modified by Azobenzene Composites

A low‐powered and highly selective photomechanical sensor system mimicking stomata in the epidermis of leaves harvested from nature is demonstrated. This device uses a light‐responsive composite consisting of 4‐amino‐1,1′‐azobenzene‐3,4′‐disulfonic acid monosodium salt (AZO) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) coated on a membrane with tens of nanometer‐size pores. The ionic current change through the pore channels as a function of pore size variation is then measured. The tran–cis isomerism of AZO–PDDA during light irradiation and the operation mechanism of photomechanical ion channel sensor are discussed and analyzed using UV–vis spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy analysis. It presents the discriminative current levels to the different light wavelengths. The response time of the photoreceptor is about 0.2 s and it consumes very low operating power (≈15 nW) at 0.1 V bias. In addition, it is found that the change of the pore diameter during the light irradiation is due to the photomechanical effect, which is capable of distinguishing light intensity and wavelength.     

On speeding up an asymptotic-analysis-based homogenisation scheme for designing gradient porous structured materials using a zoning strategy

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization - Surrogate modeling is commonly used to replace expensive simulations of engineering problems. Kriging is a popular surrogate for deterministic...     

深部大采高工作面煤柱留设优化数值模拟研究

为缓解高产高效矿井采掘接续紧张局面，鄂尔多斯地区综采工作面多采用“两进一回”的巷道布置形式，辅运巷在回采结束后用作下一工作面的回风巷，两进风巷之间采用大煤柱护巷。但随着该地区采深600 m以上的深部矿井增多，冲击地压灾害问题逐渐显现，双巷大煤柱留设的弊端也暴露出来。针对此问题，以鄂尔多斯红庆河煤矿3^-1101大采高综采工作面为例，对不同宽度煤柱留设的应力分布规律进行建模研究，提出了合理的煤柱留设宽度，为鄂尔多斯地区类似条件矿井的安全高效开采提供参考依据。