Influence of photoperiod on carbon dioxide and methane emissions from two pilot-scale stabilization ponds

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (CO(2), CH(4)) from pilot-scale algal and duckweed-based ponds (ABP and DBP) were measured using the static chamber methodology. Daylight and nocturnal variations of GHG and wastewater characteristics (e.g. chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH) were determined via sampling campaigns during midday (12:30-15:30) and midnight (00:30-03:30) periods. The results showed that under daylight conditions in ABP median emissions were -232 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-1) and 9.9 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), and in DBP median emissions were -1,654.5 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-1) and 71.4 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), respectively. During nocturnal conditions ABP median emissions were 3,949.9 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-1), 12.7 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), and DBP median emissions were 5,116 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-1), 195.2 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), respectively. Once data measured during daylight were averaged together with nocturnal data the median emissions for ABP were 1,566.8 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-1) and 72.1 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), whilst for DBP they were 3,016.9 mg CO(2) m(-2) d(-) and 178.9 mg CH(4) m(-2) d(-1), respectively. These figures suggest that there were significant differences between CO(2) emissions measured during daylight and nocturnal periods (p < 0.05). This shows a sink-like behaviour for both ABP and DBP in the presence of solar light, which indicates the influence of photosynthesis in CO(2) emissions. On the other hand, the fluxes of CH(4) indicated that DBP and ABP behave as net sources of CH(4) during day and night, although higher emissions were observed from DBP. Overall, according to the compound average (daylight and nocturnal emissions) both ABP and DBP systems might be considered as net sources of GHG.     

Segmentation of cervical cell nuclei in high-resolution microscopic images: A new algorithm and a web-based software framework

In order to automate cervical cancer screening tests, one of the most important and longstanding challenges is the segmentation of cell nuclei in the stained specimens. Though nuclei of isolated cells in high-quality acquisitions often are easy to segment, the problem lies in the segmentation of large numbers of nuclei with various characteristics under differing acquisition conditions in high-resolution scans of the complete microscope slides. We implemented a system that enables processing of full resolution images, and proposes a new algorithm for segmenting the nuclei under adequate control of the expert user. The system can work automatically or interactively guided, to allow for segmentation within the whole range of slide and image characteristics. It facilitates data storage and interaction of technical and medical experts, especially with its web-based architecture. The proposed algorithm localizes cell nuclei using a voting scheme and prior knowledge, before it determines the exact shape of the nuclei by means of an elastic segmentation algorithm. After noise removal with a mean-shift and a median filtering takes place, edges are extracted with a Canny edge detection algorithm. Motivated by the observation that cell nuclei are surrounded by cytoplasm and their shape is roughly elliptical, edges adjacent to the background are removed. A randomized Hough transform for ellipses finds candidate nuclei, which are then processed by a level set algorithm. The algorithm is tested and compared to other algorithms on a database containing 207 images acquired from two different microscope slides, with promising results.     

一种高效的无证书多重签名方案*

为了满足多个人对同一份文件签名的高效性,将无证书密码体制与多重签名方案相结合,提出一种高效的无证书多重签名方案。该方案有效地削弱了可信第三方的权力,并且被证明了在适应性选择消息攻击下是存在性不可伪造的,其安全性基于CDH问题的困难假设。与现有方案相比,该方案需要计算的双线性对计算次数少,降低了系统开销。     

一种针对C程序缓冲区溢出的检测方法*

为了增强对程序缓冲区溢出漏洞的检测,提出一种利用CCured和BLAST对C程序进行分析的检测方法。首先利用CCured对C语言源程序进行运行时检测的代码插桩;然后用BLAST提供的自定义安全属性语言对这些插桩代码进行相关约束描述;最后让BLAST根据约束描述文件对代码插桩后的程序进行模型检测,就可以尽可能地找出C语言程序中潜在的缓冲区溢出漏洞。     

金属真空弧离子源引出强流离子束的数值模拟

为了引出更高强度、更高亮度的铀离子束,以满足重离子研究中心(Gesellschaft für SchwerionenforschungmbH,GSI)重离子同步加速器的需求,本文用三维的计算机程序KOBRA3-INP对金属真空弧离子源(Metalvapor vacuum arcion source,MEVVA)引出强流铀离子束在引出系统和后加速系统中的动力学特性进行了研究,讨论了离子源发射束流密度对引出束性能的影响.结果表明,束流损失主要发生在引出系统和后加速系统之间的漂移区;在假设漂移区束流被空间电荷中和的情况下,模拟结果和实验结果符合;在发射束流密度为180-230 mA/cm2范围内,经后加速的束流强度变化不大.     

谐振式光纤陀螺全数字闭环方案

谐振式光纤陀螺是一种新型的惯性传感仪器,与传统机械陀螺和其他光学陀螺相比具有很多理论上的优势.数字信号处理电路的谐振式光纤陀螺全数字闭环是采用双频率数字锯齿波相位调制技术对光路进行了相应的调制和解调.对光信号中夹杂的大量白噪声以及数字信号处理中由于有限位数的A/D引入的量化噪声进行综合考虑,提出了用比信号带宽高很多的采样率对含有噪声的信号进行过采样,加上后续的数字信号处理,低位数A/D和高位数A/D的检测效果几乎一样.数字调制的精度影响了系统的精度,使用平均法用低位的D/A可以实现很大的调制动态范围.经过基于文中设计的数字系统的实验,得到了和理论仿真类似的解调曲线,证明了文中提出的数字闭环方案的可行性.     

微流道交流电水力泵的数值模拟及优化

描述了微通道内交流电水力泵(EHD)的工作原理,并用IntelliSuite(R)的Microfluidic模块对电水力泵进行数值模拟.并分析了影响电水力泵速度场分布的因素,包括流体电导率、驱动交流电频率和相位、电极维度以及电极间隙和数量等.通过数值模拟不同参数下的电水力泵,比较驱动压力大小,最后给出优化的设计结果,为给电水力泵设计参数的选择提供依据.本文对流道长度为5mm,宽0.4mm,厚度0.4mm的电水力泵做了优化设计的数值模拟,最后得到驱动电极宽度为0.01mm,电极间距为0.02mm.     

Functional and comparative study of lingual papillae in four species of bear (Ursidae) by scanning electron microscopy

The eight current species of bear (Ursidae) are widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and America. They are mainly encountered in the northern hemisphere, except for the spectacled bear and the sun bear, which are also found in the south of the equator. Adaptations of the masticatory apparatus (teeth, tongue, and musculature) to diet are one of the factors that imply the greatest structural changes in the cranium. This diet may be carnivorous, herbivorous, melliferous, or insectivorous, with one type of food predominating according to the time of year. The way in which food is eaten determines the morphology of the lingual surface; generally speaking, all bears put their mouth to the food, which, initially, they lick or they let the food stick to their tongue, as occurs when insects are eaten. As in all mammals, a distinction can be made between mechanical and gustatory papillae and the development and distribution of which depend on the species and their eating habits. In this study of the complete tongues of four species of adult bears, we describe the morphology of the lingual surfaces, the different types of papillae, their characteristics, and topographic distribution. It was seen that there were five main types of lingual papillae: filiform, conical, fungiform, foliate, and vallate. Morphology of the microgrooves and pores was similar to that observed in other mammals. In general, there were no great differences among the four species of bears studied, perhaps due to the similarity in the kind of food they consume in captivity.     

Structural studies of pulsed-laser deposited nanocomposite metal-oxide films

Pulsed laser deposition in vacuum has been used to develop metal-oxide nanocomposite films with well controlled structural quality. Results for the copper–aluminium oxide (Cu:Al₂O₃) system are used to illustrate the main morphological and structural features of these films. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis shows that the films consist of Cu nanocrystals with average dimensions that can be controlled between 2 nm and 10 nm embedded in an amorphous Al₂O₃ matrix. It is observed that the in-plane shape of the nanocrystals evolves from circular to elongated, and the number of nanocrystals per unit area decreases as their size increases. This evolution is explained in terms of nucleation at the substrate surface and coalescence during the later stages of growth. The thermal stability of the films has been studied by in situ TEM annealing and no transformation could be observed up to about 800 °C when partial crystallization of the Al₂O₃ starts.