Agile Spectrum Imaging: Programmable Wavelength Modulation for Cameras and Projectors

We advocate the use of quickly‐adjustable, computer‐controlled color spectra in photography, lighting and displays. We present an optical relay system that allows mechanical or electronic color spectrum control and use it to modify a conventional camera and projector. We use a diffraction grating to disperse the rays into different colors, and introduce a mask (or LCD/DMD) in the optical path to modulate the spectrum. We analyze the trade‐offs and limitations of this design, and demonstrate its use in a camera, projector and light source. We propose applications such as adaptive color primaries, metamer detection, scene contrast enhancement, photographing fluorescent objects, and high dynamic range photography using spectrum modulation.     

Real-Time GPU Silhouette Refinement using Adaptively Blended Bézier Patches

We present an algorithm for detecting and extracting the silhouette edges of a triangle mesh in real time using Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). We also propose a tessellation strategy for visualizing the mesh with smooth silhouettes through a continuous blend between Bézier patches with varying level of detail. Furthermore, we show how our techniques can be integrated with displacement and normal mapping. We give details on our GPU implementation and provide a performance analysis with respect to mesh size.     

布尔表达式的化简与并行排序网络验证

为设计出能够验证并行排序网络正确性的有效工具,根据[0,1]原理和布尔函数的特点和性质,提出一种布尔表达式的化简算法,并根据此算法设计出验证工具.对[0,1]原理和布尔函数的特点和性质进行了讨论,指出有利于化简操作的性质.设计出的工具能够根据并行排序网络的参数显示网络图形、自动生成布尔表达式并实现化简验证,工具的输出有利于对排序网络的分析,也可以用于辅助排序网络的设计和优化.实验结果表明了该工具的有效性.     

Molecular modeling of tricyclic compounds with anilino substituents and their intercalation complexes with DNA sequences

Although 9-anilinoacridines are among the best studied antitumoral intercalators, there are few studies about the effect of isosteric substitution of a benzene moiety for a heterocycle ring in the acridine framework. According to these studies, this approach may lead to effective cytotoxic agents, but good cytotoxic activity depends on structural requirements in the aniline ring which differ from those in 9-anilinoacridines. The present paper deals with molecular modeling studies of some 9-anilino substituted tricyclic compounds and their intercalation complexes (in various DNA sequences) resulting from docking the compounds into various DNA sequences. As expected, the isosteric substitution in 9-anilinoacridines influences the LUMO energy values and orbital distribution, the dipole moment, electrostatic charges and the conformation of the anilino ring. Other important differences are observed during the docking studies, for example, changes in the spatial arrangement of the tricyclic nucleus and the anilino ring at the intercalation site. Semiempirical calculations of the intercalation complexes show that the isosteric replacement of a benzene ring in the acridine nucleus affects not only DNA affinity but also base pair selectivity. These findings explain, at least partially, the different structural requirements observed in several 9-anilino substituted tricyclic compounds for cytotoxic activity. Thus, the data presented here may guide the rational design of new agents with different DNA binding properties and/or a cytotoxic profile by isosteric substitution of known intercalators.     

新型双温驱动吸收制冷循环性能

针对跨临界CO_2压缩制冷系统制取冷量以消耗高品位能量为代价的问题,本文依据能量梯级利用原理,提出双温低品位热源驱动的新型CO_2-[emim][Tf_2N]吸收式制冷循环的新流程,在构建该制冷循环数学模型的基础上,搭建测试双温驱动吸收制冷循环性能的实验装置,利用模拟和实验方法分析了操作参数对系统性能的影响规律。在定流量的条件下,研究驱动热源温度、冷却水入口温度以及载冷剂入口温度等操作参数对新系统性能的影响规律,结果表明双温驱动新型吸收制冷系统不仅可实现高效制冷,而且最低制冷温度可达到-15.2℃,研究结果为CO_2-离子液体制冷系统的理论设计计算提供实用的数据基础。     

1，4，5，8-四硝基-1，4，5，8-四氮杂双环[4.4.0]癸烷合成工艺的改进?

为了改进1,4,5,8-四硝基-1,4,5,8-四氮杂双环[4.4.0]癸烷(TNAD)的合成方法,以1,4,5,8-四氮杂双环[4.4.0]癸烷(THAD)为原料,经成盐、硝化两步反应合成出了TNAD,反应总收率为90%,纯度为98.7%。采用红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱及元素分析对产品结构进行了表征。考察了硝化体系、物料比、反应温度、反应时间对硝化反应的影响,确定了最佳的反应条件:n(THAD.4HNO_3):n(98%HNO_3):n(AC_2O)=1:24:15,反应温度为25℃,反应时间为2 h。     

Parameterized complexity of control problems in Maximin election

Elections are a central model in a variety of areas. This paper studies parameterized computational complexity of five control problems in the Maximin election. We obtain the following results: constructive control by adding candidates is W[2]-hard with respect to the parameter “number of added candidates”; both constructive and destructive control by adding/deleting voters are W[1]-hard with respect to the parameter “number of added/deleted voters”.     

ProbExplorer: Uncertainty‐guided Exploration and Editing of Probabilistic Medical Image Segmentation

In this paper, we develop an interactive analysis and visualization tool for probabilistic segmentation results in medical imaging. We provide a systematic approach to analyze, interact and highlight regions of segmentation uncertainty. We introduce a set of visual analysis widgets integrating different approaches to analyze multivariate probabilistic field data with direct volume rendering. We demonstrate the user's ability to identify suspicious regions (e.g. tumors) and correct the misclassification results using a novel uncertainty‐based segmentation editing technique. We evaluate our system and demonstrate its usefulness in the context of static and time‐varying medical imaging datasets.     

A Multidirectional Occlusion Shading Model for Direct Volume Rendering

In this paper, we present a novel technique which simulates directional light scattering for more realistic interactive visualization of volume data. Our method extends the recent directional occlusion shading model by enabling light source positioning with practically no performance penalty. Light transport is approximated using a tilted cone‐shaped function which leaves elliptic footprints in the opacity buffer during slice‐based volume rendering. We perform an incremental blurring operation on the opacity buffer for each slice in front‐to‐back order. This buffer is then used to define the degree of occlusion for the subsequent slice. Our method is capable of generating high‐quality soft shadowing effects, allows interactive modification of all illumination and rendering parameters, and requires no pre‐computation.     

Using a Visual Attention Model to Improve Gaze Tracking Systems in Interactive 3D Applications

This paper introduces the use of a visual attention model to improve the accuracy of gaze tracking systems. Visual attention models simulate the selective attention part of the human visual system. For instance, in a bottom‐up approach, a saliency map is defined for the image and gives an attention weight to every pixel of the image as a function of its colour, edge or intensity. Our algorithm uses an uncertainty window, defined by the gaze tracker accuracy, and located around the gaze point given by the tracker. Then, using a visual attention model, it searches for the most salient points, or objects, located inside this uncertainty window, and determines a novel, and hopefully, better gaze point. This combination of a gaze tracker together with a visual attention model is considered as the main contribution of the paper. We demonstrate the promising results of our method by presenting two experiments conducted in two different contexts: (1) a free exploration of a visually rich 3D virtual environment without a specific task, and (2) a video game based on gaze tracking involving a selection task. Our approach can be used to improve real‐time gaze tracking systems in many interactive 3D applications such as video games or virtual reality applications. The use of a visual attention model can be adapted to any gaze tracker and the visual attention model can also be adapted to the application in which it is used.