A method for quantifying cell size from differential interference contrast images: validation and application to osmotically stressed chondrocytes

An automatic image analysis method was developed to determine the shape and size of spheroidal cells from a time series of differential interference contrast (DIC) images. The program incorporates an edge detection algorithm and dynamic programming for edge linking. To assess the accuracy and working range of the method, results from DIC images of different focal planes and resolutions were compared to confocal images in which the cell membrane was fluorescently labelled. The results indicate that a 1‐µm focal drift from the in‐focus plane can lead to an overestimation of cell volume up to 14.1%, mostly due to shadowing effects of DIC microscopy. DIC images allow for accurate measurements when the focal plane lies in a zone slightly above the centre of a spherical cell. In this range the method performs with 1.9% overall volume error without taking into account the error introduced by the representation of the cell as a sphere. As a test case, the method was applied to quantify volume changes due to acute changes of osmotic stress.     

Interference effects from grammatically unavailable constituents during sentence processing.

Evidence from 3 experiments reveals interference effects from structural relationships that are inconsistent with any grammatical parse of the perceived input. Processing disruption was observed when items occurring between a head and a dependent overlapped with either (or both) syntactic or semantic features of the dependent. Effects of syntactic interference occur in the earliest online measures in the region where the retrieval of a long-distance dependent occurs. Semantic interference effects occur in later online measures at the end of the sentence. Both effects endure in offline comprehension measures, suggesting that interfering items participate in incorrect interpretations that resist reanalysis. The data are discussed in terms of a cue-based retrieval account of parsing, which reconciles the fact that the parser must violate the grammar in order for these interference effects to occur. Broader implications of this research indicate a need for a precise specification of the interface between the parsing mechanism and the memory system that supports language comprehension. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

川东二叠系生物礁油气藏的地震勘探技术

 生物礁油气藏是一种特殊的岩性油气藏，由于其地质特点的多样性和复杂性，使得生物礁的地震勘探难度很大。本文针对川东地区二叠系生物礁的地质特点和资料情况，以生物礁气藏为研究对象，从已知井井震响应特征分析出发，通过地震反射结构分析、神经网络波形分类处理、地震属性分析、三维可视化解释、多参数地震反演等多项地震特殊处理和解释方法，建立了生物礁和生物礁储层的判别模式，形成了有针对性的地震勘探配套技术。其中以伽马、补偿中子及声波为目标曲线的多参数地震反演技术对于预测和评价生物礁特别有效。     

单片机系统的硬件抗干扰技术

本文讨论了单片机系统中干扰的特性和主要窜入渠道。提出应根据干扰的机理，有针对性地采取相应措施，才能得到良好的效果。文中从供电系统、过程通道、电路配置等方面讨论了硬件抗干扰的可能方法和工艺措施，并给出了相应的实用电路。     

差分扩频技术在移动水声通信中的应用

提出了基于差分相干解调法的DS/BDPSK水声通信技术,在接收端采用差分相干解调的方法,解决了在水声通信中载波估计较难的问题,可克服传输过程中由于载波漂移产生的频率和相位误差.通过计算机仿真研究、湖试试验,验证了该系统在复杂的水声信道中具有较强的抗多径能力、抗多普勒能力,能实现低误码率通信,具有较好的有效性和鲁棒性.     

DCS安装调试规范

介绍DCS系统的安装、调试,阐述系统的接地规范、干扰在过程控制中的影响及预防、系统调试的具体方法和步骤。     

试论开关电源的电磁干扰

开关电源因体积小、功率因数较大等优点而在通信、控制、计算机等领域广泛应用,但其产生的电磁干扰在一定程度上限制了它的使用。文中简单介绍了开关电源电磁干扰的相关概念,分析了开关电源电磁干扰产生的机理,介绍了实施开关电源电磁兼容的方法,并结合实际实用,介绍了开关电源目前常用的抑制干扰的具体措施。