Accelerating BPC-PaCo through Visually Lossless Techniques

Fast image codecs are a current need in applications that deal with large amounts of images. Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are suitable processors to speed up most kinds of algorithms, especially when they allow fine-grain parallelism. Bitplane Coding with Parallel Coefficient processing (BPC-PaCo) is a recently proposed algorithm for the core stage of wavelet-based image codecs tailored for the highly parallel architectures of GPUs. This algorithm provides complexity scalability to allow faster execution at the expense of coding efficiency. Its main drawback is that the speedup and loss in image quality is controlled only roughly, resulting in visible distortion at low and medium rates. This paper addresses this issue by integrating techniques of visually lossless coding into BPC-PaCo. The resulting method minimizes the visual distortion introduced in the compressed file, obtaining higher-quality images to a human observer. Experimental results also indicate 12% speedups with respect to BPC-PaCo.     

JPEG encryption for image rescaling in the encrypted domain

This work proposes a novel protocol of encrypting the JPEG image suitable for image rescaling in the encrypted domain. To protect the privacy of original content, the image owner perturbs the texture and randomizes the structure of the JPEG image by enciphering the quantized Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) coefficients. After receiving the encrypted JPEG image, the service provider generates a rescaled JPEG image by down-sampling the encrypted DCT coefficients. On the recipient side, the encrypted JPEG image rescaled by the service provider can be decrypted to a plaintext image with a lower resolution with the aid of encryption keys. Experimental results show that the proposed method has a good capability of rescaling the privacy-protected JPEG file.     

High pressure EIGA preparation and 3D printing capability of Ti—6Al—4V powder

Ti—6Al—4V alloy powder was processed by electrode induction melting gas atomization (EIGA) at high gas pressure (5.5–7.0 MPa). The effects of atomizing gas pressure on the powder characteristics and the microstructure, along with the mechanical properties of the as-fabricated block by laser melting deposition (LMD), were investigated. The results indicate that the diameters of powders are distributed in a wide range of sizes from 1 to 400 μm, and the median powder size (d₅₀) decreases with increasing gas pressure. The powders with a size fraction of 100–150 μm obtained at gas pressures of 6.0 and 6.5 MPa have better flowability. The oxygen content is consistent with the change trend of gas pressure within a low range of 0.06%–0.20%. Specimens fabricated by LMD are mainly composed of α+β grains with a fine lamellar Widmanstatten structures and have the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength of approximately 1100 and 1000 MPa, respectively. Furthermore, the atomized powders have a favorable 3D printing capability, and the mechanical properties of Ti—6Al—4V alloys manufactured by LMD typically exceed those of their cast or wrought counterparts.     

Microstructure and strengthening mechanism of Mg—5.88Zn—0.53Cu—0.16Zr alloy solidified under high pressure

Mg—5.88Zn—0.53Cu—0.16Zr (wt.%) alloy was solidified at 2—6 GPa using high-pressure solidification technology. The microstructure, strengthening mechanism and compressive properties at room temperature were studied using SEM and XRD. The results showed that the microstructure was refined and the secondary dendrite spacing changed from 35 μm at atmospheric pressure to 10 μm at 6 GPa gradually. Also, Mg(Zn,Cu)₂ and MgZnCu eutectic phases were distributed in the shape of network, while under high pressures the second phases (Mg(Zn,Cu)₂ and Mg₇Zn₃) were mainly granular or strip-like. The solid solubility of Zn and Cu in the matrix built up over increasing solidification pressure and reached 4.12% and 0.32% respectively at 6 GPa. The hardness value was HV 90 and the maximum compression resistance was 430 MPa. Therefore, the grain refinement strengthening, the second phase strengthening and the solid solution strengthening are the principal strengthening mechanisms.     

Development of Core-Shell Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems Based on Biomimetic Mineralization

Among various drug-delivery systems, core-shell nanoparticles have many advantages. Inspired by nature, biomimetic synthesis has emerged as a new strategy for making core-shell nanoparticles in recent years. Biomimetic mineralization is the process by which living organisms produce minerals based on biomolecule templating that leads to the formation of hierarchically structured organic–inorganic materials. In this minireview, we mainly focus on the synthesis of core-shell nanoparticle drug-delivery systems by biomimetic mineralization. We review various biomimetic mineralization methods for fabricating core-shell nanoparticles including silica-based, calcium-based and other nanoparticles, and their applications in drug delivery. We also summarize strategies for drug loading in the biomolecule-mineralized core-shell NPs. Current challenges and future directions are also discussed.     

三槽式氧化沟施工介绍

结合工程实例简要介绍三槽式氧化沟的施工     

Daily concentrations of trace metals in aerosols in Beijing, China, determined by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry equipped with laser ablation analysis, and source identification of aerosols

This paper describes the daily concentrations of trace metals and ionic constituents in the aerosol of Beijing, China from March 2001 to August 2003. Daily PM10 concentrations were also measured from September 2001 to August 2003. The daily average PM10 concentration at Beijing, China from September 2001 to August 2003 was 171+/-117 microg m(-3) (n = 673), which is 5-fold higher than at Yokohama, Japan. Trace metal concentrations were analyzed by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry equipped with a laser ablation sample introduction (LA/ICP-MS), which is a rapid and simultaneous method for multi-element analysis. The daily average metal concentrations in TSP in Beijing from March 2001 to August 2003 were: Al: 3.5+/-2.4 (n = 727), Ti: 0.47+/-0.35 (n = 720), V: 0.013+/-0.010 (n = 716), Cr: 0.019+/-0.015 (n = 618), Mn: 0.24+/-0.16 (n = 730), Fe: 5.5+/-3.9 (n = 728), Co: 0.0046+/-0.0055 (n = 629), Ni: 0.022+/-0.024 (n = 680), Cu: 0.11+/-0.11 (n = 660), Zn: 0.77+/-0.60 (n = 726), As: 0.048+/-0.047 (n = 731), Se: 0.010+/-0.010 (n = 550), Cd: 0.0068+/-0.0082 (n = 709), Sb: 0.033+/-0.036 (n = 687), and Pb: 0.43+/-0.50 (n = 728) (unit, microg m(-3)). All the metal concentrations in TSP in Beijing, China were 1.7-21.8 times higher than those in TSP in the center of Tokyo, Japan. Notably, As concentrations in TSP in Beijing were 20-fold higher than those in Tokyo. Source identification of aerosols in Beijing was carried out by using the chemical mass balance (CMB) receptor model, with the daily concentration of metals in the aerosol. The major primary sources of the aerosol of Beijing were considered to be soil dust and coal combustion. Vehicle exhaust contribution tended to increase.     

动态真空安定性方法评估LA和CMC-LA热安定性

采用动态真空安定性(DVST)方法研究了叠氮化铅(LA)和羧甲基纤维素叠氮化铅(CMC-LA)的热分解过程。利用微分法分析了测试数据。获得了LA和CMC-LA的反应机理函数和表观活化能,剖析了羧甲基纤维素钠晶型控制剂对LA安定性和热分解反应动力学参数的影响。结果表明,在非等温阶段,60~100℃,LA热分解反应的机理函数为Zhuralev-Lesokin-Tempelman方程,表观活化能(Ea)分别是86.53、42.26、39.43、38.09 k J·mol-1和10.84k J"mol-1。在60~70℃,CMC-LA热分解反应的机理函数为Avrami-Erofeev方程,Ea分别是133.02 k J·mol-1和41.87 k J·mol-1,在80~100℃,CMC-LA热分解反应的机理为减速型α-t曲线,Ea分别是43.07、34.34 k J·mol-1和33.46 k J·mol-1。添加羧甲基纤维素钠改变了LA的反应机理函数,使得CMC-LA在60~70℃产气量更小,热安定性更好。     

一种基于ADV212图像压缩的方法

高效的硬件图像压缩系统可以有效的减少图像数据的冗余度,在分析专用编解码芯片ADV212的基础上,设计了一种现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)组合ADV212的图像压缩系统,实现对720×288的静态图像进行JPEG2000压缩.FPGA用来实现时序控制和数据转换,ADV212则进行图像的压缩.本次实验主要是改变图像压缩倍数及小波变换级数,并采用峰值信噪比(peak signal to noise ratio,PSNR)和均方误差(mean squared error,MSE)两个参数来衡量压缩图像的质量.实验结果表明,该系统可实现图像的有效压缩,并且压缩倍数越大图像失真越严重,小波变换级数在3级以上时图像质量较好.