Neural Computing and Applications - Autonomous driving research is an emerging area in the machine learning domain. Most existing methods perform single-task learning, while multi-task learning... 相似文献
The structure and surface morphology of Ni-incorporated diamond like carbon (Ni:DLC) films have been investigated. These films were deposited on Si substrates using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. A KrF Excimer laser (λ = 248 nm) was used for co-ablation from multi component Ni–graphite target. The concentration of Ni was varied by ablating the Ni part of the target with various numbers of laser pulses. The SEM and AFM analysis reveals that the surface is composed of segregates of Ni which increases with the increase in Ni content during the growth process. The structural investigations by XRD and Raman spectroscopy provided information about the orientation of the incorporated constituent and the ordering of the carbon species. Maximum height of the nano structures which were observed on the surface was ∼50 nm. The G-peak of the graphite was shifted towards higher wave number due to enhancement in SP2 sites which have been increased due to the increase in the Ni concentration. A small change in the surface roughness ranging from 7.78 nm to 13.1 nm due to increased Ni concentration was also observed. 相似文献
With the development and wide adoption of industrial wireless sensor networks to support various domain applications, the boundary detection of continuous objects has become an important research challenge, where improving the accuracy of boundary area while reducing the energy consumption are the first-class citizens to be considered. To address this research challenge, this article proposes a two-stage boundary face detection mechanism, where sensor nodes are duty-cycled and to be deployed in a dense fashion. When the occurrence of potential events are recognized using the initially activated sensor nodes, the boundary faces of continuous objects are constructed through adopting planarization algorithms. Thereafter, sensor nodes contained in certain boundary faces are examined, where their sensory data are estimated using spatial interpolation methods. Certain sensor nodes are selected to be woken up, only when their sensory data suggest that they should be more appropriate candidates of boundary sensor nodes. Consequently, the size of boundary faces is reduced, and this coarse-to-fine refinement procedure iterates, until all sensor nodes contained in the boundary faces have been examined. Experimental evaluation result shows that the boundary area can be refined significantly and be more precise, where the half of the initial boundary face area should be reduced in most situations. 相似文献
Withdrawal and lateral resistance of wood screw in three hardwood species of beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky.), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and poplar (Populus deltoides 75/51) were studied. Measured values of ultimate withdrawal resistance of wood screws were compared with predicted values. Moreover, shear strength parallel to the grain of wood as an input parameter of the expression given by Eckelman was measured. Measured values of lateral resistance of wood screw connection were compared with predicted values of yield limit equations, and dowel bearing strength of wood as the input parameter of yield limit equations was measured. Results show that the expression by Eckelman gives a more accurate prediction than the expression given in NDS. Furthermore, yield limit equations accurately predicted observed yield mode, and in the three species lateral resistance was predicted lower than the measured values. 相似文献
In this paper we develop an efficient spread-sheet production planning/scheduling model for a resource-constraint production line or a manufacturing cell that produces several products but one at a time with significant changeover time and changeover cost. There are also management and physical constraints related to the operating hours, production capacity and amount of inventory allowed. The production line/cell supplies several products to customers who pull the products according to their own operating policy (working hours) that may be different from manufacture's operating hours. We also show several real-world applications and highlight the benefits and merits of the model. 相似文献
For the fast uptake into industrial applications, the further development of robust methods of nanomaterials, which are inexpensive and simultaneously technologically feasible, is one of the major key factors. A newly introduced atmospheric pulsed laser deposition method, based on a flowing gas approach, was used for plasmonic metal nanoparticle (NP) film of silver. Contrary to vacuum, in this method, the ambient air restricts expansion of the ablation plume within 1 to 3 mm above the target surface. These sets constrain on the formation of NP film close to the ablation spot. For deposition on a widely spaced surface, ablation material was entrained in a flow of argon, supplied at ~32 ms−1, and effectively delivered to the substrate at ~20 ms−1. The films produced were crystalline and particulate in nature, showing spectral plasmonic feature of surface plasmon resonance in the visible region. The film was directly tested in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for chemical detection of crystal violet; the film with large particulates and aggregated crystallites was well-performed, showing enhanced Raman signals and detection sensitivity. Certainly, flowing gas atmospheric pulsed laser deposition seems a fast alternative to vacuum-pulsed laser deposition but needs further investigations to bring it in the industry for applications in sensor, catalysis, solar cell, and coating technology. 相似文献
Chemical doping and coating have been considered as efficient semiconductor physics strategies to modulate the physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials for the required applications. In this study, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) stabilizer-capped nickel-doped cupric oxide (NixCu1?xO) nanoparticles (NPs) with different doping concentrations (0.0?≤?x?≤?0.05) were synthesized via a one-step rapid and low-cost solvothermal synthesis route. The as-synthesized CTAB-capped NixCu1?xO NPs have been sightseen for their structural/morphological, optical/dielectric, and antimicrobial properties using XRD/SEM/TEM, FT-IR/UV–visible/Impedance spectroscopies, and Agar well diffusion method, respectively. Relevant results show enhanced optical, dielectric and antimicrobial properties with Ni doping due to the smaller size effect. Importantly, in vitro examination, the antimicrobial activity of the grown NPs was evaluated against four microbial species, exhibits that the CTAB-capped Ni-doped CuO NPs possess a command antimicrobial toxicity to Staphylococcus aureus (25923-ATCC), Klebsiella pneumoniae (700603-ATCC), and Escherichia coli (25922-ATCC) and an intermediate performance towards Candida albicans (24433-ATCC). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay for the obtained CTAB-Ni0.05Cu0.95O sample upon S. aureus or K. pneumoniae pathogens reaches extremely as low as 5 μg ml?1 for all reported CuO NPs. The improved dose-dependent antimicrobial effect has been found to be strongly dependent on the particle size, surface morphology, elemental compositions, and surface bio-functionality of the catalytic nanomaterials. Additionally, Ni-dopant, CTAB-stabilizer, and binding of Cu+/Cu2+ ions with respiratory enzymes collectively produce an excess amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the bacterial culture medium, which determines a predominant antibacterial mechanism for bacterial cells damage. Overall, these inorganic (NixCu1?xO) NPs with antimicrobial cationic surfactant (CTAB) have advantages to use as a functionalized disinfection nanoagent to control the microbial infections in the healthcare sector together with various electronic and photonic medical diagnoses.
The human host defence peptide LL‐37 is a broad‐spectrum antibiotic with immunomodulatory functions. Residues 18–29 in LL‐37 have previously been identified as a minimal peptide (KR‐12) that retains antibacterial activity with decreased cytotoxicity. In this study, analogues of KR‐12 were generated by Ala and Lys scans to identify key elements for activity. These were tested against a panel of human pathogens and for membrane permeabilisation on liposomes. Replacements of hydrophobic and cationic residues with Ala were detrimental for antibiotic potency. Substitutions by Lys increased activity, as long as the increase in cationic density did not disrupt the amphiphilic disposition of the helical structure. Importantly, substitutions showed differential effects against different organisms. Replacement of Gln5 with Lys and Asp9 with Ala or Lys improved the broad‐spectrum activity most, each resulting in up to an eightfold increase in potency against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans. The improved analogues displayed no significant toxicity against human cells, and thus, KR‐12 is a tuneable template for antibiotic development. 相似文献