As the number falls,alternatives to the Hagberg–Perten falling number method: A review

This review examines the application, limitations, and potential alternatives to the Hagberg–Perten falling number (FN) method used in the global wheat industry for detecting the risk of poor end-product quality mainly due to starch degradation by the enzyme α-amylase. By viscometry, the FN test indirectly detects the presence of α-amylase, the primary enzyme that digests starch. Elevated α-amylase results in low FN and damages wheat product quality resulting in cakes that fall, and sticky bread and noodles. Low FN can occur from preharvest sprouting (PHS) and late maturity α-amylase (LMA). Moist or rainy conditions before harvest cause PHS on the mother plant. Continuously cool or fluctuating temperatures during the grain filling stage cause LMA. Due to the expression of additional hydrolytic enzymes, PHS has a stronger negative impact than LMA. Wheat grain with low FN/high α-amylase results in serious losses for farmers, traders, millers, and bakers worldwide. Although blending of low FN grain with sound wheat may be used as a means of moving affected grain through the marketplace, care must be taken to avoid grain lots from falling below contract-specified FN. A large amount of sound wheat can be ruined if mixed with a small amount of sprouted wheat. The FN method is widely employed to detect α-amylase after harvest. However, it has several limitations, including sampling variability, high cost, labor intensiveness, the destructive nature of the test, and an inability to differentiate between LMA and PHS. Faster, cheaper, and more accurate alternatives could improve breeding for resistance to PHS and LMA and could preserve the value of wheat grain by avoiding inadvertent mixing of high- and low-FN grain by enabling testing at more stages of the value stream including at harvest, delivery, transport, storage, and milling. Alternatives to the FN method explored here include the Rapid Visco Analyzer, enzyme assays, immunoassays, near-infrared spectroscopy, and hyperspectral imaging.     

A computer aided design method for car form and its application based on shape parameters

In the early design stage, automotive modeling should both meet the requirements of aesthetics and engineering. Therefore, a vehicle CAD (computer aided design) model that can be easily adjusted by feedbacks is necessary. Based on CE-Bézier surface, this paper presents a set of algorithms for parametric segmentation and fairing surface generation in a car model. This model is defined by a simplified automotive template and relevant control points, shape parameters and segmentation parameters, which can be modified to alter the car form efficiently. With this model and the corresponding adjustment method, more than fifty various vehicle models are established in this research according to different parameters. And two methods for calculating similarity index between car models are constructed, which are suitable for brand design trend analysis and modelling design decisionmaking.     

Automatic image hanging protocol for chest radiographs in PACS.

Chest radiography is one of the most widely used techniques in diagnostic imaging. It comprises at least one-third of all diagnostic radiographic procedures in hospitals. However, in the picture archive and communication system, images are often stored with the projection and orientation unknown or mislabeled, which causes inefficiency for radiologists' interpretation. To address this problem, an automatic hanging protocol for chest radiographs is presented. The method targets the most effective region in a chest radiograph, and extracts a set of size-, rotation-, and translation-invariant features from it. Then, a well-trained classifier is used to recognize the projection. The orientation of the radiograph is later identified by locating the neck, heart, and abdomen positions in the radiographs. Initial experiments are performed on the radiographs collected from daily routine chest exams in hospitals and show promising results. Using the presented protocol, 98.2% of all cases could be hung correctly on projection view (without protocol, 62%), and 96.1% had correct orientation (without protocol, 75%). A workflow study on the protocol also demonstrates a significant improvement in efficiency for image display.     

服装新产品市场测试进展

在综合分析研究现状的基础上，以国内的服装行业为研究背景，探讨服装新产品的市场测试方案，文中提出一种基于商店聚类分析的测试方法.     

三峡三期工程大坝混凝土内部温度控制

三峡右岸三期工程施工中,为了有效控制坝体混凝土内部温升,采取了预冷混凝土浇筑、控制混凝土出机口温度及入仓温度,对混凝土内部通水初冷、中冷和后冷等措施,大坝混凝土内部温度没有出现超标现象,混凝土温控工作取得了良好的效果。     

Ru的添加量对FeMn尖晶石的结构 及其氧化性能的影响

 考察了随着FeMn尖晶石催化剂中Ru的添加量的变化以及助剂Cu的加入，催化剂物理结构及化学性质的变化。结果表明，Cu的添加不仅对催化剂的比表面和孔径分布有较大的影响，还对各元素的化学环境有较大的影响。当n(Ru)/n(Mn)为0.05时，由于尚未破坏尖晶石的结构，Ru的存在对于催化剂中其它元素如Mn、Fe和O的化学环境具有较大的影响，当n(Ru)/n(Mn)大于0.15时，尖晶石结构被破坏，Ru含量的增加对于其它元素如Mn、Fe和O的化学环境影响不大，对于比表面积和孔径分布等物理性质也影响很小。所研究的催化剂均可催化氧化醇至醛或酮，Ru的含量越大，催化醇液相氧化性能越好。     

微型轴流风扇噪声特性分析及试验研究

本文对微型轴流风扇噪声的产生机理进行了系统分析及教育处，并进行了实验测试。得出的分析计算结果与实验数据作了比较验证，在声压随观测角度和距离的变化关系上，两者显示出基本一致的趋势。文中以等流量为前提，对降低微型风扇噪声的一种途径作了计算，结果表明采用转轴很细的风扇，可使噪声明显降低（大于3dB）。     

Reciprocal Relationships Between Collective Efficacy and Team Performance in Women's Ice Hockey.

This study examined reciprocal relationships between collective efficacy and team performance over a season of competition in women's intercollegiate ice hockey within weekends where the opponent was constant for 2 games. Collective efficacy beliefs within 12 teams were assessed prior to both games for at least 7 weekends. Team performance indexes produced an overall measure of performance for each game. The average influence of Saturday collective efficacy on Saturday performance was moderate and positive after controlling for Friday performance. The average influence of Friday performance on Saturday collective efficacy was small and positive after removing the influence of Friday collective efficacy from Friday performance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

折边锥形封头厚度计算探讨

分析了GB 150-1998《钢制压力容器》中圆筒和折边锥形封头大端的厚度计算公式,认为计算折边锥形封头的厚度时,可只考虑与过渡段相接处的锥壳厚度。