An adaptive watermarking scheme for e-government document images

This paper proposes an adaptive watermarking scheme for e-government document images. The adaptive scheme combines the discrete cosine transform (DCT) and the singular value decomposition (SVD) using luminance masking. As a core of masking model in the human visual system (HVS), luminance masking is implemented to improve noise sensitivity. Genetic algorithm (GA), subsequently, is employed for the optimization of the scaling factor of the masking. Involving a number of steps, the scheme proposed through this study begins by calculating the mask of the host image using luminance masking. It is then continued by transforming the mask on each area into all frequencies domain. The watermark image, following this, is embedded by modifying the singular values of DCT-transformed host image with singular values of mask coefficient of host image and the control parameter of DCT-transformed watermark image using Genetic Algorithm (GA). The use of both the singular values and the control parameter respectively, in this case, is not only to improve the sensitivity of the watermark performance but also to avoid the false positive problem. The watermark image, afterwards, is extracted from the distorted images. The experiment results show the improved adaptive performance of the proposed scheme is in resistant to several types of attacks in comparison with the previous schemes; the adaptive performance refers to the adaptive parameter of the luminance masking functioned to improve the performance or robustness of an image from any attacks.     

不同预氧化剂对铜绿微囊藻细胞的灭活

为比较不同预氧化剂对藻细胞的处理效果及其机理,在高锰酸钾灭活藻细胞研究的基础上,采用次氯酸钠与臭氧对铜绿微囊藻进行灭活实验.结果表明:次氯酸钠和臭氧对藻类的灭活反应均符合二级动力学模型;次氯酸钠较易引起铜绿微囊藻细胞萎缩破裂,从而导致细胞内代谢有机质的释放,对藻细胞的灭活动力学常数为(220±3)L·mol-1·s-1,不同初始次氯酸钠浓度对动力学常数无明显影响;臭氧对于铜绿微囊藻细胞有极强的氧化作用,细胞灭活速率常数达(2 655±15)L·mol-1·s-1,能迅速引起藻细胞破裂及胞内代谢有机质的释放,不同初始臭氧浓度对动力学常数无明显影响.3种氧化剂对铜绿微囊藻细胞的灭活速率由大到小依次为:臭氧次氯酸钠高锰酸钾.电镜扫描结果显示,臭氧与次氯酸钠在氧化过程中比高锰酸钾更易引起藻细胞破裂及IOM的释放.     

试探基于似然比的枪弹痕迹检验鉴定

随着司法鉴定专家以似然比方式表述证据性的依据,物证的司法鉴定证据力都逐渐倾向于用数学概率逻辑规则呈现。本文通过借鉴似然比在DNA、声像和笔迹中的应用研究成果,借助体式显微镜和比对显微镜,通过使用2支QSZ92式9 mm手枪射击DAP9mm手枪弹各100枚,对收集的弹壳进行观察、统计、分析同一支枪射击的多枚子弹的痕迹特征和不同枪种射击同一种子弹的痕迹特征,尝试用一种贝叶斯公式表达子弹痕迹认定枪支的概率。     

Roles of soluble and insoluble aggregates induced by soy protein processing in the gelation of myofibrillar protein

The role of soluble and insoluble aggregates induced by soy protein isolate (SPI) processing in the gelling properties of myofibrillar protein (MP) was studied. Incorporating soluble SPI aggregate could greatly improve (P < 0.05) the elastic modulus (G’) and water‐holding capacity (WHC) of MP gel, but had no notable effect on MP gel strength. In contrast, incorporating the insoluble SPI aggregate significantly enhanced the G’, strength and WHC of MP gel, although the improvement in WHC was smaller than that produced by the soluble aggregate. The results of environmental scanning electron microscopy showed that the soluble SPI aggregate induced a less randomly composite gel structure, which may explain its notable enhancement of WHC. However, the insoluble SPI aggregate appeared to be granules embedded in the continuous MP gel matrix, which may be related to the reinforcement of gel strength. Hence, the results of this study suggest further means of processing commercial SPI for use in meat products.     

Effect of boron addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6.5% V-5% W high speed steel

The effect of adding 0.04% additional boron to 6.5% V-5% W high speed steel was investigated. The microstructure characterization, phase identification, and carbide identification of the materials were performed using SEM/EDS and XRD. The cell size and carbide volume fraction were examined using image analysis software. The boron distribution was observed by PTA Boron Tracking. The addition of 0.04% more boron to a HSS alloy exerted a cell refining effect on the sample. The cell refinement of dendritic structures in the alloy containing boron may be attributed to the constitutional supercooling effect associated with the fairly small distribution coefficient for boron in iron. The addition of boron increases the bending strength of the material by more than 10%, as well as increasing its hardness.     

High‐pressure microfluidisation pretreatment disaggregate peanut protein isolates to prepare antihypertensive peptide fractions

High‐pressure microfluidisation (HPM) pretreatment was applied to increase in vitro antihypertensive activity of peanut peptide fractions (PPF). The morphology of protein in aqueous dispersion revealed that peanut protein isolate (PPI) disaggregated at relatively low pressure (≤120 MPa) and re‐aggregated at relatively high pressures (150–210 MPa). The treated pressure of 120 MPa could lead to the most disaggregation of PPI. Small peptides contents, trichloroacetic acid‐nitrogen soluble index (TCA‐NSI) and degree of hydrolysis (DH) of peanut protein hydrolysates (PPH) all reached the highest at 120 MPa. Consequently, it possessed the highest angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and renin inhibitory activity. The highest surface hydrophobicity occurred at 120 MPa pretreatment samples. Thirty‐nine oligopeptides at 120 MPa pretreatment were identified by ultra‐performance liquid chromatography‐quadrupole time‐of‐flight (UPLC‐Q‐TOF) mass spectrometer combined with Progenesis QI for Proteomics software compared with 29 and 35 at control and 210 MPa, respectively. This meant that disaggregation of PPI at 120 MPa resulted in the release of new hydrophobic peptide.     

Drying of Burdock Root Cubes Using a Microwave-Assisted Pulsed Spouted Bed Dryer and Quality Evaluation of the Dried Cubes

Burdock cube samples were dried using hot air and microwave pulsed spouted bed drying (MPSBD). Hot air drying was carried out at three temperatures (70, 80, and 90°C). MPSBD was carried out at three microwave power levels (1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 W/g). The results showed that MPSBD samples dried at 2.0 W/g for 30 min and at 1.0 W/g for 40 min had desirable color, flavor, and textural attributes. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry results showed that the samples dried using MPSBD were richer in flavor compounds, especially in esters, compared to the hot air–dried samples.     

The Effects of Ultrasound Treatment and Nano-zinc Oxide Coating on the Physiological Activities of Fresh-Cut Kiwifruit

This study evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound treatment and nano-zinc oxide (ZnO) coating individually and in combination in preserving the quality of fresh-cut kiwifruit. The nano-ZnO coating solution was prepared by mixing the ZnO nanoparticles in premixed chitosan–acetic acid solution. The fresh-cut kiwifruit were dipped in NaClO solution (50 μL?L^?1 sodium, control), subjected to ultrasound treatment (40 KHz, 350 W, 10 min), or coated with nano-ZnO solution. The fresh-cut kiwifruit samples were also subjected to combined ultrasound treatment and nano-ZnO coating. All of these test samples were stored at 4 °C for 10 days. The effects of these treatments on the quality parameters such as the production of carbon dioxide and ethylene, mass loss, and flesh firmness were investigated. At the end of storage, the combination treatments with ultrasound treatment at 40 KHz with 1.2 g?L^?1 nano-ZnO coating showed lower production of ethylene (1.86 μL?kg^?1?h^?1) and carbon dioxide (10.01 mg?kg^?1?h^?1), water loss (0.46 %), and texture (7.87 N). Hence, it was concluded that the combination of ultrasound treatment with nano-ZnO coating is a promising approach to extend the shelf-life of fresh-cut kiwifruit.     

Colza oil bleaching through optimized acid activation of bentonite. A comparative study

The acid activation of an Algerian bentonite was investigated using a factorial 3³ experiment design in order to improve the bleaching capacity in the colza oil processing. Optimized acid treatment of this bentonite gave rise to an effective bleaching earth in colza oil treatment. The 80 °C temperature value was regarded as being convenient in this study. For this purpose, the effects at 80 °C of three key parameters were investigated, namely the effects of the acid concentration in aqueous solution, the contact time and the clay to acid (S/L) ratio upon the clay effectiveness, regarded as the response function to be prone to modeling, simulation and optimization. The results showed that the acid concentration displays a stronger individual effect, as compared to the other parameters. In optimal activation conditions (acid concentration 31%, contact time 10 h and solid to liquid ratio 320 g/L), the highest bleaching capacity was found to be 99%. Comparison of the bleaching capacity from our bentonite shows that similar performances require less acid activated bentonite than any other bentonite. The acid acid-activated bentonite displayed also even higher color and chlorophyll removal than both the Tonsil and Maghnia standards, for similar bleaching earth amounts. The recommended features for the colza oil were obtained using only 1 wt.% of acid-activated bentonite, as compared to the Tonsil and Maghnia standard (1.2–1.4 and 2 wt.%, respectively). The model adequacy was also verified through additional bleaching experiment within the fixed parameters ranges, and was discussed.