Weight loss in frankfurters during thermal processing

A simplified two-term model was developed to predict the weight loss of frankfurters during thermal processing at various process conditions and with various product compositions. The model was validated with the experimental data. The moisture loss rate was found to be proportional to product temperature and inversely proportional to the fat-protein ratio of the product.     

Surface ultrastructure of the gill filaments and the secondary lamellae of the catfish, Rita rita, and the carp, Cirrhinus mrigala

Surface ultrastructures of gill filaments and secondary lamellae of Rita rita and Cirrhinus mrigala, inhabiting different ecological habitat, were investigated to unravel adaptive modifications. R. rita is a sluggish, bottom dwelling carnivorous catfish, which inhabits regions of river with accumulations of dirty water. It retains its viability for long time if taken out of water. C. mrigala is an active bottom dwelling Indian major carp, which lives in relatively clean water and dies shortly after taken out of water. In R. rita, gill septa between gill filaments are reduced. Microridges on epithelial cells covering gill filaments are often continuous and arranged concentrically. Secondary lamellae are extensive. The epithelium appears corrugated, show irregular elevations and shallow depressions, and microridges on epithelial cells appear fragmented. In C. mrigala, in contrast, the gill septa are extensive. Microridges on epithelial cells covering gill filaments are fragmented. Secondary lamellae are less extensive. The epithelium appears smooth and microridges on epithelial cells are relatively inconspicuous. These differences have been considered adaptive modification in relation to habit and ecological niches inhabited by two fish species. Presence of mucous goblet cells on gill filaments is discussed in relation to their functions including precipitation of the sediments and preventing clogging of gill filaments. Infrequent mucous goblet cells in the epithelium of secondary lamellae in two fish species are considered an adaptation, minimizing thickness of the epithelium to reduce barrier between blood and water for favoring gasses exchange with increased efficiency.     

Conjugate gradient on Grassmann manifolds for robust subspace estimation

Most geometric computer vision problems involve orthogonality constraints. An important subclass of these problems is subspace estimation, which can be equivalently formulated into an optimization problem on Grassmann manifolds. In this paper, we propose to use the conjugate gradient algorithm on Grassmann manifolds for robust subspace estimation in conjunction with the recently introduced generalized projection based M-Estimator (gpbM). The gpbM method is an elemental subset-based robust estimation algorithm that can process heteroscedastic data without any user intervention. We show that by optimizing the orthogonal parameter matrix on Grassmann manifolds, the performance of the gpbM algorithm improves significantly. Results on synthetic and real data are presented.     

M2Tracker: A Multi-View Approach to Segmenting and Tracking People in a Cluttered Scene

When occlusion is minimal, a single camera is generally sufficient to detect and track objects. However, when the density of objects is high, the resulting occlusion and lack of visibility suggests the use of multiple cameras and collaboration between them so that an object is detected using information available from all the cameras in the scene.In this paper, we present a system that is capable of segmenting, detecting and tracking multiple people in a cluttered scene using multiple synchronized surveillance cameras located far from each other. The system is fully automatic, and takes decisions about object detection and tracking using evidence collected from many pairs of cameras. Innovations that help us tackle the problem include a region-based stereo algorithm capable of finding 3D points inside an object knowing only the projections of the object (as a whole) in two views, a segmentation algorithm using bayesian classification and the use of occlusion analysis to combine evidence from different camera pairs.The system has been tested using different densities of people in the scene. This helps us determine the number of cameras required for a particular density of people. Experiments have also been conducted to verify and quantify the efficacy of the occlusion analysis scheme.     

Brownian motion model of nanoparticle considering nonrigidity of matter-a systems modeling approach

The variance models for Brownian motion are developed either using the diffusion equation method or by using spectral analysis with a Langevin equation. The diffusion method approach does not consider properties of matter like inertia, elasticity, and dissipative capabilities whereas in the Langevin equation approach, although based on the property concept, the matter is considered rigid and there are no attempts of inclusion of elastic and other properties to study the Brownian motion. The concept of absoluteness (in rigidity) is debatable in nanodomains, and instead an analytical model for Brownian motion of nanosize particles has been obtained and explored in this work using the Langevin equation considering nonrigidity and dissipative capabilities of matter.     

Stopping power of Mylar for heavy ions up to copper

The stopping powers of Mylar for several heavy ions covering Z=11 to 29 in the energy range 0.3 to 2.3 MeV/n have been measured using the elastic recoil detection technique and twin detector system. The technique provided a unique method to generate a variety of variable energy ion species utilizing a fixed energy 140 MeV Ag¹³⁺ primary beam from the Pelletron accelerator facility at Nuclear Science Center, New Delhi, India. Most of these measurements are new. The experimentally measured stopping power values have been compared with those calculated using LSS theory, Ziegler et al. formulation and Northcliffe and Schilling tabulations. Merits and demerits of these formulations are highlighted. Stopping power calculations using the Hubert et al. formulation have been extended successfully beyond its recommended range of validity, i.e. 2.5–500 MeV/n down to energies as low as 0.5 MeV/n.     

A Novel FrWT Based Arrhythmia Detection in ECG Signal Using YWARA and PCA

Wireless Personal Communications - In general, Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal gets corrupted by variety of noise at the time of its acquisition. Unfortunately, these noise tend to mask the crucial...     

Pinch Roller Failure Analysis and Resulting Enhancement of Rebar Mechanical Properties

Reinforcing bars, popularly termed “rebars,” are used to impart tensile strength to concrete structures. Concrete has high resistance to weathering and fire and high compressive strength but almost no tensile strength, hence rebars are used to provide the latter to concrete. Property consistency along the length of rebars is an important prerequisite. When the finished product is subjected to thermomechanical treatment (TMT), proper control of rolling and water box parameters and efficient pinch rolling are needed to achieve acceptable properties. Variation of yield strength (YS) along TMT bars from the front to back end has been observed within the same heat treatment. In the presented investigation, it was observed that pinch rolling ineffectiveness is the main reason for the poor mechanical properties at the back end. The pinch roller was unable to support the back end of the TMT bars properly to maintain the speed and tension of the bars, resulting in nonuniform cooling of the back end through the water box and subsequent mechanical property failure. Due to the substandard material of the pinch roller, it was unable to hold the back end of the bar properly. Based on analysis of the roller it was concluded that it failed due to improper microstructure, resulting in inadequate hardness and toughness for the stringent operating conditions. AISI H13 is a better material to use in such high-service-temperature conditions. Moreover, proper heat treatment is needed to achieve adequate hardness and microstructure properties. After proper heat treatment of pinch rollers, their service life was increased twofold, minimizing the YS variation along the rebars.