Food recognition using neural network classifier and multiple hypotheses image segmentation

ABSTRACT

This paper proposes the multiple-hypotheses image segmentation and feed-forward neural network classifier for food recognition to improve the performance. Initially, the food or meal image is given as input. Then, the segmentation is applied to identify the regions, where a particular food item is located using salient region detection, multi-scale segmentation, and fast rejection. Then, the features of every food item are extracted by the global feature and local feature extraction. After the features are obtained, the classification is performed for each segmented region using a feed-forward neural network model. Finally, the calorie value is computed with the aid of (i) food volume and (ii) calorie and nutrition measure based on mass value. The experimental results and performance evaluation are validated. The outcome of the proposed method attains 0.947 for Macro Average Accuracy (MAA) and 0.959 for Standard Accuracy (SA), which provides better classification performance.     

稀土元素Ce对取向硅钢热轧钢带组织和织构的影响

对2250 mm热轧生产线生产的取向硅钢热轧钢带的合金体系进行了设计,制定了合理的加热制度和热轧轧制工艺。对添加稀土元素Ce的取向硅钢铸坯和热轧钢带进行了分析,探究了稀土元素Ce对取向硅钢低倍组织、热轧织构及成品磁性能的影响。结果表明,稀土元素Ce能够细化取向硅钢连铸坯低倍组织和热轧显微组织,提高取向硅钢成品磁性能。     

不同pH环境下CMS改性纳米铁在异质多孔介质中的迁移

纳米铁在污染土壤和地下水的修复中受到广泛关注。为进一步探究其在多孔介质的迁移行为，本研究采用羧甲基淀粉钠（CMS）对纳米零价铁（nZVI）进行包覆，进行了改性纳米零价铁的沉降试验，测量zeta电位与粒径分布探究其分散性；进行了不同pH条件下改性纳米零价铁在酸洗砂与水洗砂的柱实验，分析了化学异质性与pH对纳米铁在多孔介质迁移的影响。结果表明，CMS包覆纳米铁不仅使纳米颗粒本身稳定，而且还减少其在多孔介质表面沉积，大大提高了迁移性。pH=6～8时，nZVI的zeta电位由18.3mV减小到2.9mV，有效粒径由685nm增大到880nm，稳定性变差；而CMS-nZVI的zeta电位值由-19.7mV增大到-53.5mV，颗粒间静电排斥力增强稳定性变好。经能量色散X射线光谱（EDS）分析，水洗砂表面存在碳、铝、铁等氧化物杂质，这些杂质带有正电荷，会增强与带负电的CMS-nZVI的吸附作用，不利于其迁移；而经过酸洗后的石英砂，其表面杂质大大减少，在pH=8时，CMS-nZVI在酸洗砂最大迁移率为77.0%要好于水洗砂的63.0%。此外较高pH环境有助于增加石英砂介质的表面负电荷，减少颗粒与介质的吸附，促进纳米颗粒的迁移。     

紫外分光光度法测定核酸含量的影响因素分析

选择寡聚核苷酸、鲑鱼精单链DNA、小牛胸腺双链DNA标准物质为样本,系统研究了溶液pH、苯酚、丙酮、蛋白质、多糖等对紫外分光光度法测量结果的影响情况,另外考察了核糖核酸(RNA)和脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)的相互影响情况。研究发现基于分光光度法的核酸定量分析,易受溶液pH、苯酚、丙酮、蛋白质、多糖等的影响,另外,DNA和RNA之间也会相互干扰。因此,紫外分光光度法测定核酸含量时,特别是该方法用于核酸标准物质特性量值确定时,需要样品高度纯化,pH确定的条件下才能保证测量结果的准确可靠。     

Controllability Analysis of Process Alternatives for Biobutanol Purification

Biobutanol has characteristics similar to petroleum fuel and is considered as a superior biofuel compared to ethanol. The development of technologies for biobutanol production by fermentation has resulted in higher final biobutanol concentrations together with less energy‐intensive separation and purification techniques. These new technological developments have the potential to provide a production process for biobutanol that is economically viable in comparison to the petrochemical pathway for its production. The control properties of four different possible process designs for biobutanol purification are analyzed. The results, using the singular value decomposition technique, indicated that the scheme where only biobutanol flow is purified, and both ethanol and acetone leaving the purification process mixed with water and biobutanol traces, showed the best control properties.     

天然染料银杏叶染亚麻纱的染色性能研究

以天然染料银杏叶为原料,采用微波提取法进行染料原液的提取,并以提取后的原液作为染料原液对28 tex亚麻纱进行染色,采用p H、染色温度、媒染剂用量、渗透剂用量4个因素分析染色效果,以单因素分析结果作为基础,进行4因素3水平的正交试验,将正交试验后的染色纱样进行色牢度测定。研究结果表明,染色最佳工艺条件为:渗透剂用量1.5 m L,媒染剂用量5 m L,染色p H 7,染色温度80℃,亚麻纱染色后的色牢度达到3级以上。     

产融结合对上市公司经营绩效和企业价值的影响

以我国上市公司为研究样本,从金融机构参股钢铁上市公司的视角,分析不同参股比例的产融结合行为对经营绩效、企业价值的影响。经分析发现,金融机构参股超过一定比例后,产融结合对企业经营绩效和企业价值呈显著非线性相关关系。     

The use of bio-diesel based additive as rheology improver and pour point depressant of Nigerian waxy crude

The chemical method has proved to be the most effective mitigating method of wax deposition in petroleum system as it deals with the root cause of wax formation. Most of the commercial chemicals in the industry are very expensive and toxic. This paper aims the use of biodiesel based additives for improving the rheological behavior and pour points of waxy crude from Nigeria field. The biodiesels derived additives gave better performance than the commercial chemical and the seed oils as greatly improvement in rheology and pour point values of the waxy crude were observed