基于改进HOG特征值的车标检测与识别方法

车标自动识别是智能交通系统中机动车辆信息采集的关键内容。根据车标具有丰富边缘信息的特征,文章应用HOG(梯度方向直方图)的特征值,采用SVM(支持向量机)的分类工具实现了车标的快速检测与识别。并提出一种改进的HOG特征值,在车标检测识别准确率上取得了显著的效果。大量实验数据以及在智能交通系统中的应用表明,该方法具有较强的鲁棒性和实用价值。     

Betaine Alleviates High-Fat Diet-Induced Disruption of Hepatic Lipid and Iron Homeostasis in Mice

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive fat deposition in the liver, which is often associated with disrupted iron homeostasis. Betaine has been reported to be hepatoprotective, yet whether and how betaine ameliorates high-fat diet-induced disruption of hepatic lipid and iron homeostasis remains elusive. In this study, mice were fed either standard (CON) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 9 weeks to establish a NAFLD model. Mice raised on HF diet were then assigned randomly to HF and HFB groups, HFB group being supplemented with 1% (w/v) of betaine in the drinking water for 13 weeks. Betaine supplementation significantly alleviated excessive hepatic lipid deposition and restored hepatic iron content. Betaine partly yet significantly reversed HFD-induced dysregulation of lipogenic genes such as PRARγ and CD36, as well as the iron-metabolic genes including FPN and HAMP that encodes hepcidin. Similar mitigation effects of betaine were observed for BMP2 and BMP6, the up-stream regulators of hepcidin expression. Betaine significantly rectified disrupted expression of methyl transfer gene, including BHMT, GNMT and DNMT1. Moreover, HFD-modified CpG methylation on the promoter of PRARγ and HAMP genes was significantly reversed by betaine supplementation. These results indicate that betaine alleviates HFD-induced disruption of hepatic lipid and iron metabolism, which is associated with modification of CpG methylation on promoter of lipogenic and iron-metabolic genes.     

Neurotoxicity of Chronic Co-Exposure of Lead and Ionic Liquid in Common Carp: Synergistic or Antagonistic?

Previous studies have indicated that the harmful heavy metal lead (Pb) contamination in aquatic systems has caused intelligence development disorders and nervous system function abnormalities in juveniles due to the increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier. Ionic liquids (ILs) are considered “green” organic solvents that can replace traditional organic solvents. Studies have found the presence of ILs in soil and water due to chemical applications or unintentional leakage. Therefore, what would happen if Pb interacted with ILs in a body of water? Could ILs enable Pb to more easily cross the blood–brain barrier? Therefore, we examined the combined exposure of Pb and ILs in common carp at low concentration (18.3 mg L⁻¹ of Pb(CH₃COO)₂•3 H₂O and 11 mg L⁻¹ of the IL 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride, 5% of their LC₅₀) for 28 days in the present study. The result of a neurobehavioral assay showed that chronic exposure of lead at lower concentrations significantly altered fish movement and neurobehaviors, indicating that lead exposure caused neurotoxicity in the carp. Increases in the neurotransmitter dopamine levels and injuries in the fish brain accounted for neurobehavioral abnormalities induced by lead exposure. Moreover, we also found that lead could easily cross the blood–brain barrier and caused significant bioaccumulation in the brain. Particularly, our study indicated that the ionic liquid could not synergistically promote blood–brain barrier permeability and hence failed to increase the absorption of lead in the fish brain, suggesting that the combined exposure of lead and ILs was not a synergistic effect but antagonism to the neurotoxicity. The results of this study suggested that ILs could recede the Pb induced neurotoxicity in fish.     

国家发展改革委、国家统计局公布千家企业2006年的能源利用状况

[本刊讯] 2007年9月18日国家发展改革委、国家统计局发布2007年第61号公告《千家企业能源利用状况公报(2007)》(简称:公报).千家企业指钢铁、有色金属、石油石化、化工、建材、煤炭、电力、造纸、纺织等9个重点耗能行业中,年综合能源消费量18万t标准煤以上的企业,全国共998家.……     

创新能源效率的低能耗建筑

德国的LUWOGE公司是巴斯夫公司的住宅开发公司,在其设计的现代化的低能耗住宅内,用于取暖的燃料量平均仅为5 L/m2·a.     

T-NTRU物联网动态接入认证技术

物联网终端安全接入认证是保证电力物联网大规模建设的关键性技术.传统认证方案通常采用的椭圆曲线密码算法,计算量大,不能抵抗量子攻击.数论研究单元算法可以抵抗量子攻击,与椭圆曲线密码采用点乘算法相比,计算速度快.因此提出了一种时间变换数论研究单元算法物联网动态安全接入认证算法,使用动态变化时间序列通过哈希函数产生动态密钥,...     

水泥窑协同处置一般污泥类固废的改造

在金岗水泥有限公司2 500 t·d^-1熟料生产线的基础上通过引入柱塞泵系统将一般污泥类固废主要是印染污泥、造纸污泥和市政污泥按一定比例直接喷入预热器中进行焚烧处置。系统简单可行,有一定的经济效益和环境效益。