A new image coding algorithm using variable-rate side-matchfinite-state vector quantization

A new side-match vector quantizer, NewSMVQ, is presented in this paper. Three techniques are incorporated to improve the image quality, encoding speed, and bit rate for compressing images. The experimental result shows: i) the encoding time of NewSMVQ is almost 7 times faster than that of SMVQ (ordinary fixed-rate side-match vector quantizer) and CSMVQ (variable-rate SMVQ) and ii) NewSMVQ outperforms SMVQ and CSMVQ in terms of bit rate versus image quality tradeoffs.     

Preferential exclusion of sucrose from recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist: role in restricted conformational mobility and compaction of native state

Understanding the mechanism for sucrose-induced protein stabilization is important in many diverse fields, ranging from biochemistry and environmental physiology to pharmaceutical science. Timasheff and Lee [Lee, J. C. & Timasheff, S. N. (1981) J. Biol. Chem. 256, 7193-7201] have established that thermodynamic stabilization of proteins by sucrose is due to preferential exclusion of the sugar from the protein's surface, which increases protein chemical potential. The current study measures the preferential exclusion of 1 M sucrose from a protein drug, recombinant interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (rhIL-1ra). It is proposed that the degree of preferential exclusion and increase in chemical potential are directly proportional to the protein surface area and that, hence, the system will favor the protein state with the smallest surface area. This mechanism explains the observed sucrose-induced restriction of rhIL-1ra conformational fluctuations, which were studied by hydrogen-deuterium exchange and cysteine reactivity measurements. Furthermore, infrared spectroscopy of rhlL-1ra suggested that a more ordered native conformation is induced by sucrose. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy demonstrated that in the presence of sucrose, spin-labeled cysteine 116 becomes more buried in the protein's interior and that the hydrodynamic diameter of the protein is reduced. The preferential exclusion of sucrose from the protein and the resulting shift in the equilibrium between protein states toward the most compact conformation account for sucrose-induced effects on rhIL-1ra.     

The band areas of proteins determined by fluorescent scanning in the commercial automated gel electrophoresis apparatus

An automated gel electrophoresis apparatus, recently available commercially, allows one to follow the band during electrophoresis in real time, and lends itself therefore to an evaluation of bandwidth as a function of migration time (the dispersion coefficient), resolution and band shape. These determinations assume the constancy of band area with migration time and at various gel concentrations. The purpose of the present study was to verify these assumptions. Representative proteins and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-proteins, either natively fluorescent or fluorescein carboxylate labeled, were found to exhibit band areas which approach constancy as a function of migration time in both agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, provided that (i) the protein concentration under the band was low enough to obviate self-quenching of fluorescence; (ii) the separation of the protein of interest from contaminants had progressed sufficiently during the time at which band areas were measured; (iii) the baseline under the peak was sufficiently well defined. However, band areas decrease with increasing gel concentration. Protein peaks exhibited leading and trailing tails. The ratio of the combined tail area to total area appeared to be near-constant at varying migration times. However, that ratio increases with increasing gel concentration. The tail area does not appear to be an artifact of fluorometric detection since it is reproduced upon fluorimetric analysis of the protein eluted from gel slices after electrophoresis. However, it may be due to photochemical destruction under the conditions of repetitive fluorometric peak detection.     

Early patterning of prelimbic cortical axons to the striatal patch compartment in the neonatal mouse

The striatum receives excitatory input from virtually the entire cerebral cortex. In the adult, this input is segregated into two functionally distinct compartments of the striatum, the patch (striosome) and matrix regions. This study determined whether the patterning of corticostriatal afferents from the prelimbic cortex to the striatal patch compartment develops during the early period of collateral formation or instead at the time of peak synaptogenesis. Initial formation of corticostriatal axon collaterals was observed by embryonic day (E) 19. Quantification of corticostriatal collaterals revealed a significant increase in the number and complexity of collateral branches at postnatal day 6 as compared to E19. Concomitant with the increase in collateral branching, a heterogeneous pattern of collateralization consisting of parallel rows of corticostriatal collaterals was observed in the medial striatum. In addition to the rows, clusters of corticostriatal axons occurred more laterally. These clusters colocalized with patches of dense tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibers, a marker for the striatal patch compartment in the neonatal mouse. Together, these data indicate that corticostriatal patterning occurs during the period of early axon collateralization resulting in a segregation of corticostriatal axon collaterals from the prelimbic cortex to the striatal patch compartment.     

晋北吕梁群石榴石的特征及指示意义

石榴石是山西岚县袁家村一带-娄烦县出露的吕梁群地层中主要的特征变质矿物，其次为黑云母、十字石等，对这些特征变质矿物进行电子探针的成分分析及其相关计算，并利用不同采样点的矿物对估算该点变质温度和压力，最后得到石榴石的成分变化与变质程度之间的关系，进而阐明了石榴石中成分变化对变质温度与压力的指示意义。     

水溶性油墨用富马酸改性松香树脂的研制

介绍了一种水溶性富马酸改性松香树脂的制备方法 ,选取了较佳的工艺条件 ,本产品经国内几家油墨厂使用 ,结果表明适合水溶性油墨的应用要求     

Mg_(0.15)Zn_(0.85)O:Tb合金薄膜的阴极射线发光性质研究

采用溶胶凝胶方法成功地制备了掺杂稀土铽离子的 Zn O和 Mg0 .1 5Zn0 .85薄膜。通过对 X射线衍射结果的分析表明 ,稀土离子替代了 Zn2 +的格位 ,进入了半导体基质的晶格中。从阴极射线发光结果可以发现 ,在Mg0 .1 5Zn0 .85O基质中 ,可以观察到来源于稀土铽离子各能级的发射 ,而 Zn O:Tb的薄膜只能观察到较强的铽离子 5D4 — 7F5能级的跃迁。这可能是由于 Mg0 .1 5Zn0 .85O基质的能隙 (3 .65 e V)比 Zn O更宽 (3 .3 e V) ,其对铽离子的能量传递更有效的缘故。     

基于体全息技术的WDM器件

利用体全息技术制作波分复用器件是一种新方法。本文介绍了此种方法的基本原理和器件的基本性能，并报道了国外对该项技术的研究进展。     

头盔显示器的关键技术及有关设计问题综述

头盔显示器可以提高驾驶员的态势感知能力，红外传感器提供的信息，使驾驶员的态势感知能力大大加强，头盔显示器提供的红外图像，使恶劣的天气和黑夜不再成为驾驶员作战的障碍，概述了头盔显示器的发展过程和关键技术，介绍了当前空军用头盔显示器的技术问题，解决方法，设计示例。     

一种改进的交错脉冲解速度模糊方法

研究了脉冲多普勒气象雷达中用于解速度模糊的交错脉冲方法，理论分析了时域脉冲对处理中速度估计公式的局限性，同时对该公式进行了修正。仿真结果表明，改进的交错脉冲方法具有更好的解速度模糊性能，而且易于实时处理。