Closed-Form Analysis of Various Diversity Techniques for Multiband OFDM UWB System Over Log-Normal Fading Channels

Wireless Personal Communications - In this paper, we investigate the effect of multipath fading on the combined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in conjunction with multiband orthogonal frequency...     

New approach to mimic rheological actual shear rate under wall slip condition

Engineering with Computers - The presence of wall slip in concentrated suspensions affect the rheological measurements such as shear stress, shear rate, and viscosity. The measured shear rate will...     

Hyperspectral Image-Based Variety Discrimination of Maize Seeds by Using a Multi-Model Strategy Coupled with Unsupervised Joint Skewness-Based Wavelength Selection Algorithm

Discrimination of seed varieties is important in agricultural planting and plant breeding. This research aims to develop a rapid and highly accurate model for differentiating maize seeds through hyperspectral imaging. Hyperspectral reflectance images between 924 and 1657 nm were acquired for 1120 maize seeds from 14 varieties. The mean spectra were extracted from the region of interest on the hyperspectral reflectance image. Unsupervised joint skewness-based wavelength selection algorithm (JSWSA) was then used to select the optimal wavelengths. Finally, a multi-model strategy was developed based on least square support vector machine for variety discrimination. Experimental results showed that the multi-model for full-wavelength data achieved 98.18 % classification accuracy for the test set, which is higher than the 96.36 % classification accuracy of the single model. The multi-model also elicited 96.57 % classification accuracy, with an improvement of 4.96 %, relative to that of the single model when using 19 optimal wavelengths (only 8.68 % full wavelengths) selected by JSWSA. This study shows that the multi-model coupled with JSWSA exhibits high potential in rapid and highly accurate classification of seed varieties.     

基于Trace Pro仿真的橙果品质光谱检测托盘参数设计与试验

为了实现橙果的内部品质可见/近红外光谱无损检测,采用Trace Pro软件对设计的橙果在线检测传送托盘模型进行光学仿真分析,参考仿真结果中的辉度/照度值,对值较高的托盘模型进行实物加工,结合实际光谱检测平台进行试验验证。仿真结果表明,成果传送托盘的最优外形参数为:外径80 mm、内横径55 mm,内纵径50mm、厚度20mm。采用不同材料对托盘进行加工,用于实际橙果可溶性固形物含量(SSC)检测,光谱数据经预处理后,建立偏最小二乘回归法(PLSR)的预测模型,其中亚克力托盘预测结果最优。为进一步优化检测模型,分别用遗传算法(GA)、稳定性竞争自适应重加权采样(SCARS)算法提取光谱特征波段,建立橙果SSC的PLSR的预测模型,其中SCARS算法特征提取方法最佳,预测决定系数R_pre²为0.920 9;预测均方根误差(RMSEP)为0.468 3。     

菥蓂提取物体外抗氧化活性研究

研究了菥蓂提取物的体外抗氧化活性,筛选有效活性部位。通过对菥蓂水提物的有机溶剂萃取、D101大孔树脂分离纯化,制备得到8个部位样品。以抗坏血酸作为阳性对照,通过考查各部位还原Fe3+的能力、清除二苯基苦基苯肼自由基(DPPH.)和羟基自由基(.OH)的能力、抑制油脂氧化的能力,来评价菥蓂水提物不同部位的抗氧化能力。结果表明:菥蓂的各部位均具有一定的抗氧化能力,但抗氧化活性总体上弱于抗坏血酸和BHT。大孔树脂分离得到的30%乙醇洗脱部位(VII)和乙酸乙酯萃取部位(II)抗氧化能力明显强于菥蓂水提物,稍弱于抗坏血酸。得到结论为萃取、大孔树脂分离纯化等步骤能富集更多的抗氧化成分。     

高温、高湿和光照对特殊医用配方食品流变特性的影响

为确定特殊医用配方食品在高温、高湿、光照条件下的流变性变化,以豌豆肽为原料进行影响因素(高温、高湿、光照)试验、加速试验、长期试验,揭示环境因素对特殊医用配方食品黏性、弹性与流变性质的影响。特殊医用配方食品在高温下5 d之后食用安全性降低;在高湿条件下放置10 d左右的医用食品,其食用安全性相对于放置5 d左右的医用食品安全性要高;在光照条件下5 d之后食用安全性降低。由此可见,温度、湿度、光照对特殊医用配方的食用有很大影响。在加速试验及长期试验中,医用食品最佳保质期时间应控制在2~5个月。文章为具有广阔发展前景的特殊医用食品的开发、食用条件及储存条件提供理论数据和指导依据。     

Contractor as Trust Initiator in Construction Partnering—Prisoner’s Dilemma Perspective

Partnering has been advocated for use in construction as a project-delivery approach to curb dispute and enable a cooperative contracting environment. Successful construction partnering is perceived to derive benefits to both developers and contractors. In view of significant implications to successful project delivery, there has been a surge of research and studies on construction partnering. These studies typically focus on the partnering process as well as the identification of critical success factors. Among the various success factors that underpin partnering success, establishing trust among partners is considered the most important. Moreover, skeptics have been swift to point out that establishing trust in construction is daunting. A better understanding of the role of trust and its manifestation in partnering efforts is therefore of both academic and practical value. In this study, motivating trust in construction partnering is described within the classic framework of “the prisoner’s dilemma,” which suggests the trust cycle can be kick-started if construction partners put cooperation before competition and self-interest. This paper reports a study that is designed to suggest a suitable candidate for the trust initiator. As such, the critical trust factors for two groups of construction partners in Hong Kong—developers/consultants and contractors—are first identified. It is found that “performance” and “permeability” of partners are the two most critical trust factors. “Performance” describes the partner’s competence and problem-solving ability as perceived by their counterpart. “Permeability” reflects the partner’s openness in sharing information. The result of a multiple-regression analysis further suggests that the contractor is in a position to initiate trust through competent performance and maintaining effective communication with the client. In this manner, the trust cycle can expand with reciprocal trustworthiness from the client.     

Tunable Terahertz Circularly Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna with the Higher Order Modes

Silicon - A tunable terahertz (THz) dielectric resonator (DR) antenna (DRA) with circular polarization operating with multiple higher order modes is numerically studied and implemented. A...     

Candidate Genes and Pathways in Rice Co-Responding to Drought and Salt Identified by gcHap Network

Drought and salinity stresses are significant abiotic factors that limit rice yield. Exploring the co-response mechanism to drought and salt stress will be conducive to future rice breeding. A total of 1748 drought and salt co-responsive genes were screened, most of which are enriched in plant hormone signal transduction, protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, and the MAPK signaling pathways. We performed gene-coding sequence haplotype (gcHap) network analysis on nine important genes out of the total amount, which showed significant differences between the Xian/indica and Geng/japonica population. These genes were combined with related pathways, resulting in an interesting mechanistic draft called the ‘gcHap-network pathway’. Meanwhile, we collected a lot of drought and salt breeding varieties, especially the introgression lines (ILs) with HHZ as the parent, which contained the above-mentioned nine genes. This might imply that these ILs have the potential to improve the tolerance to drought and salt. In this paper, we focus on the relationship of drought and salt co-response gene gcHaps and their related pathways using a novel angle. The haplotype network will be helpful to explore the desired haplotypes that can be implemented in haplotype-based breeding programs.     

染料敏化纳米晶MgO/TiO2薄膜太阳能电池

染料敏化TiO2薄膜太阳能电池被认为是硅基太阳能电池的潜在替代产品,但其光电转化效率较低.为了提高光电转化效率,采用物理吸附的方法,利用宽禁带半导体MgO对TiO2光阳极进行表面修饰.研究表明:大部分MgO进入到TiO2的表面结构中,复合薄膜形成的表面势垒改变了TiO2的禁带结构,有效的抑制了电池内部复合反应的进行,使电池的光电转化效率提高.MgO与TiO2之间的界面效应,增加了光在薄膜内的传输路径,使电池吸光度、染料吸附量增加.其中光电转化效率同未经修饰的染料敏化TiO2薄膜太阳能电池相比,提高了24.5%.