Effects of developmental stage,cold acclimation and diet on the cold tolerance of three species of Cryptolestes (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)

Flat grain beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) are common stored-product insect pests in Canada, infesting cereals in grain bins, equipment and end products in flour mills. We studied the cold tolerance of the three most common flat grain beetles: Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Cryptolestes turcicus and Cryptolestes pusillus, by measuring the survival at −10 °C and supercooling point (SCP) for different life stages (egg, young larva, old larva, pupa and adult) reared on flour mixed with brewer’s yeast. Probit analysis was used to estimate the lethal time for 50 and 95% mortality. This was done with non-acclimated individuals (only held at 30 °C) or cold-acclimated individuals (held at 18, 10 and 5 °C, for 1 week/temperature). In general, adults were the most cold-hardy stage for each of the species. Acclimated insects were anywhere from no increase in cold tolerance to 14-fold more cold-tolerant than the corresponding non-acclimated stage and species. Cryptolestes ferrugineus was most cold-tolerant species (58 d at −10 °C to reach 95% mortality for acclimated adult), C. turcicus was the next most cold-tolerant, (39 d) and C. pusillus was the least cold-tolerant (11 d). The cold tolerance of adults reared on three diets was measured both for acclimated and non-acclimated insects. The adults reared on grain diet (whole wheat kernels, cracked wheat kernels and wheat germ (90:5:5 mass ratio) were the most cold-tolerant, adults reared on white-wheat flour and brewer’s yeast diet (95:5 mass ratio) had the next highest cold tolerance followed by the adults reared on 100% white-wheat flour. Supercooling point (SCP) of insects ranged from −20.6 to −26.7 °C. In general, acclimated insects had slightly lower SCP than non-acclimated insects.     

Evaluating the profile of myofibrillar proteins and its relationship with tenderness among five styles of dry-cured hams

In order to investigate the relationship between profile of myofibrillar proteins and tenderness among 2 kinds of Chinese hams (Jinhua and Xuanwei) and 3 kinds of European hams (Iberian, Serrano and Parma), shear force, myofibril fragmentation index (MFI), SDS-PAGE, carbonyls content and Raman spectroscopy were investigated. The shear force and salt content of Chinese hams were significantly higher than that of European hams, while moisture content was lower than that of European hams (p < 0.05). MFI values and SDS-PAGE profile revealed that the degradation of myofibrillar proteins in Chinese hams was lower than in European hams. In addition, Chinese hams showed significantly higher carbonyls content and β-sheet content compared with European hams, indicated that proteins aggregation intensively inhibited the degradation of myofibrillar proteins in Chinese hams. These results indicated that the higher shear force in Chinese style hams could be attributed to the lower moisture content and limited proteolysis.     

犹豫模糊环境下准则具有偏好关系的TODIM方法

针对智慧制造评估时专家的决策信息具有犹豫模糊不确定性问题，提出了一种关于准则具有犹豫模糊偏好关系的改进交互式多准则决策（TODIM）方法。首先提出了准则间的犹豫模糊偏好关系概念，并证明了其基本性质。在TODIM方法优势度的计算过程中，将准则权重犹豫模糊偏好关系替代原有的精确值权重，使信息的准确性最大化。将该方法用于智能制造的评估上，实例分析结果表明所提方法是可行和有效的。     

角度自适应离散纵标输运计算方法

精确的屏蔽计算方法是核装置辐射屏蔽设计的重要基础，离散纵标法(SN)是主要的屏蔽计算方法之一。本文基于价值理论的目标导向与角度自适应相结合的方法，有效地减弱了角度的离散误差。求解输运共轭方程获得目标函数的重要性分布，采用局部角度离散误差与目标函数的重要性加权，产生后验误差估计，为角度自适应过程提供判断依据。角通量密度的映射采用多项式权重法和球谐函数拟合法。数值结果表明，对于具有直孔道或曲折孔道的屏蔽问题，在相同精度下离散角度数减少了1～2个数量级，极大地减少了计算量。角度自适应方法以较少的离散方向获得了准确的计算结果，有效地减弱了角度离散误差对屏蔽计算精度的影响。     

Synthesis of Long-Chain β-Lactones and Their Antibacterial Activities against Pathogenic Mycobacteria

In the quest for new antibacterial agents, a series of novel long- and medium-chain mono- and disubstituted β-lactones was developed. Their activity against three pathogenic mycobacteria—M. abscessus, M. marinum, and M. tuberculosis—was assessed by the resazurin microtiter assay (REMA). Among the 16 β-lactones synthesized, only 3-hexadecyloxetan-2-one (VM005) exhibited promising activity against M. abscessus, whereas most of the β-lactones showed interesting activities against M. marinum, similar to that of the classical antibiotic, isoniazid. Regarding M. tuberculosis, six compounds were found to be active against this mycobacterium, with β-lactone VM008 [trans-(Z)-3-(hexadec-7-en-1-yl)-4-propyloxetan-2-one] being the best growth inhibitor. The promising antibacterial activities of the best compounds in this series suggest that these molecules may serve as leads for the development of much more efficient antimycobacterial agents.     

基于改进网格运动统计特征的图像匹配算法

为了解决尺度不变特征变换（SIFT）算法在图像匹配中匹配正确率低、耗时长等问题，提出一种基于改进网格运动统计特征RANSAC-GMS的图像匹配算法。首先，利用快速旋转不变性特征（ORB）算法对图像进行预匹配，对预匹配的特征点采用网格运动统计（GMS）来支持估计量以实现正确匹配点与错误匹配点的区分；然后，采用改进的随机抽样一致性（RANSAC）算法通过匹配点间的距离相似性对特征点进行筛选，并采用评价函数对筛选后的新数据集进行重新整理，进而实现对误匹配点的剔除。采用Oxford标准图库和现实中拍摄的图像对图像匹配算法进行测试对比，实验结果表明，所提算法在图像匹配中的平均匹配正确率达到91%以上；与GMS、SIFT、ORB等算法相比，该改进算法的近景匹配正确率和远景匹配正确率分别最少提高了16.15个百分点和3.56个百分点，说明它能有效剔除误匹配点，进一步提高图像匹配精度。     

基于多特定决策类的不完备决策系统正域约简

现有的属性约简方法大部分关注决策系统中的所有决策类，而在实际决策过程中决策者往往仅关注决策系统中的一种或几种决策类。针对上述问题，提出基于多特定决策类的不完备决策系统正域约简的理论框架。首先，给出不完备决策系统单特定决策类正域约简的概念；第二，将单特定决策类正域约简推广到多特定决策类，构造了相应的差别矩阵及区分函数；第三，分析并证明了相关定理，提出基于差别矩阵的不完备决策系统多特定决策类正域约简算法（PRMDM）；最后，选取4组UCI数据集进行实验。在数据集Teaching-assistant-evaluation、House、Connectionist-bench和Cardiotocography上，基于差别矩阵的不完备决策系正域约简算法（PRDM）的平均约简长度分别为4.00、13.00、9.00和20.00，PRMDM算法（多特定决策类中决策类数目为2）的平均约简长度分别为3.00、8.00、8.00和18.00。实验结果验证了PRMDM算法的有效性。     

限制失真的网格参数化方法

针对当前网格参数化效率较低、映射失真较严重的问题，提出一种限制失真的网格参数化方法。首先，预处理原始网格模型。输入原3D网格模型，采用Half-Edge数据结构来重新组织网格并切割网格模型产生相应的切缝；构建Tutte映射把3D网格映射到一个2D凸多边形域，即构建2D网格模型。然后，进行限制失真的网格参数化计算。将Tutte映射后的2D网格模型作为限制失真计算的初始数据，建立相对于原3D模型网格的失真度量函数；求得该度量函数的最小值点，即为映射后的网格坐标集合；将映射后的网格作为限制失真映射的输入网格，设定迭代终止条件，循环迭代直至迭代结束，得到收敛的最优网格坐标；在计算映射失真度时，针对等距映射失真采用Dirichlet能量函数度量，针对共形映射失真采用尽可能等距（MIPS）能量函数度量；在求解映射失真度量函数的最小值点时采用代理函数法结合组合牛顿法的最优解方法。最终，实现了该方法并开发了一个原型系统。在原型系统中，分别设计了限制等距失真和限制共形失真的网格参数化实验，对程序执行时间和失真能量下降情况进行了统计和对比，提供了相应的纹理映射效果展示。实验数据表明，所提出的方法执行效率高、映射失真能量下降快，最优值收敛质量稳定；纹理映射时纹理着色均匀、布局紧致、线条均匀，符合实际应用的标准。     

WSNs中规避攻击者的源位置隐私保护路由协议

为了保证无线传感器网络（Wireless Sensor Networks，WSNs）中的源节点位置隐私安全，同时实现安全性能和网络能耗的均衡，提出了WSNs中规避攻击者的源节点位置隐私路由协议，该协议假设节点具有检测攻击者的能力，通过发出危险警告消息使路由路径上的节点采取路由改变策略，使攻击者无法回溯到源节点，延长了源节点保持位置隐私的安全时间。理论分析和仿真实验表明，该协议在消耗较少的通信开销的情况下保证了源节点位置的高度隐私。