HEGM: A hierarchical elastic graph matching for hand gesture recognition

A hierarchical scheme for elastic graph matching applied to hand gesture recognition is proposed. The proposed algorithm exploits the relative discriminatory capabilities of visual features scattered on the images, assigning the corresponding weights to each feature. A boosting algorithm is used to determine the structure of the hierarchy of a given graph. The graph is expressed by annotating the nodes of interest over the target object to form a bunch graph. Three annotation techniques, manual, semi-automatic, and automatic annotation are used to determine the position of the nodes. The scheme and the annotation approaches are applied to explore the hand gesture recognition performance. A number of filter banks are applied to hand gestures images to investigate the effect of using different feature representation approaches. Experimental results show that the hierarchical elastic graph matching (HEGM) approach classified the hand posture with a gesture recognition accuracy of 99.85% when visual features were extracted by utilizing the Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) representation. The results also provide the performance measures from the aspect of recognition accuracy to matching benefits, node positions correlation and consistency on three annotation approaches, showing that the semi-automatic annotation method is more efficient and accurate than the other two methods.     

Adaptive thresholding algorithm: Efficient computation technique based on intelligent block detection for degraded document images

Document image binarization involves converting gray level images into binary images, which is a feature that has significantly impacted many portable devices in recent years, including PDAs and mobile camera phones. Given the limited memory space and the computational power of portable devices, reducing the computational complexity of an embedded system is of priority concern. This work presents an efficient document image binarization algorithm with low computational complexity and high performance. Integrating the advantages of global and local methods allows the proposed algorithm to divide the document image into several regions. A threshold surface is then constructed based on the diversity and the intensity of each region to derive the binary image. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in providing a promising binarization outcome and low computational cost.     

Numerical investigation of the mechanical component design of a hexacopter drone for real-time fine dust monitoring

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - Multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being widely used in various military and civilian fields because they can replace manned systems in...     

One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Novel Diethyl((2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-3-yl)(arylamino)methyl)phosphonate as Potential Anticancer Agents

With the aim of discovering new anticancer agents, we have designed and synthesized novel α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing a 2-oxoquinoline structure using a convenient one-pot three-component method. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for antitumor activities against the A549 (human lung adenocarcinoma cell), HeLa (human cervical carcinoma cell), MCF-7 (human breast cancer cell), and U2OS (human osteosarcoma cell) cancer cell lines in vitro, employing a standard 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The results of pharmacological screening indicated that many compounds exhibited moderate to high levels of antitumor activities against the tested cancer cell lines and that most compounds showed more potent inhibitory activities comparable to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) which was used as a positive control. The mechanism of representative compound 4u (diethyl((2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-3-yl)(phenyl-amino)methyl)phosphonate) indicated that the compound mainly arrested HeLa cells in S and G2 stages and was accompanied by apoptosis in HeLa cells. This action was confirmed by acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, Hoechst 33342 staining, and flow cytometry.     

Identification of Entry Inhibitors against Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2

Entry inhibitors against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are urgently needed to control the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study developed a robust and straightforward assay that detected the molecular interaction between the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of viral spike protein and the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in just 10 min. A drug library of 1068 approved compounds was used to screen for SARS-CoV2 entry inhibition, and 9 active drugs were identified as specific pseudovirus entry inhibitors. A plaque reduction neutralization test using authentic SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vero E6 cells confirmed that 2 of these drugs (Etravirine and Dolutegravir) significantly inhibited the infection of SARS-CoV-2. With molecular docking, we showed that both Etravirine and Dolutegravir are preferentially bound to primary ACE2-interacting residues on the RBD domain, implying that these two drug blocks may prohibit the viral attachment of SARS-CoV-2. We compared the neutralizing activities of these entry inhibitors against different pseudoviruses carrying spike proteins from alpha, beta, gamma, and delta variants. Both Etravirine and Dolutegravir showed similar neutralizing activities against different variants, with EC50 values between 4.5 to 5.8 nM for Etravirine and 10.2 to 22.9 nM for Dolutegravir. These data implied that Etravirine and Dolutegravir may serve as general spike inhibitors against dominant viral variants of SARS-CoV-2.     

基于宽度回声状态网络的菜籽油加工参数自动决策方法研究

目的 实现菜籽油生产过程中加工参数的自动给定,研究基于人工神经网络的自动决策方法。方法 利用菜籽油加工过程的检测数据,建立一种宽度回声状态网络模型对加工参数与危害物的内在映射关系进行建模;在危害物含量要求下,利用此模型可实现加工过程参数的自动给定。结果 以脱臭工序为例的实验表明,所提方法能够有效利用已知变量自动计算出加工参数,宽度回声状态网络的计算精度优于其他几种典型循环神经网络模型。结论 所提方法可有效提升菜籽油加工过程危害物的自动控制水平,进而提升加工过程的科学性和规范性。     

变频器在热力站定压补水中的应用

文中介绍了丹佛斯Danfoss新型变频器VLT8000 AQUA的特点,阐述了定压补水控制的基本原理,设计了变频定压补水系统的控制方案,进行了变频定压补水系统的性能分析和经济效益分析.实际运行表明,系统运行稳定、可靠、节能.     

砷含量测定在蜂蜜掺假鉴别中的应用

目的建立一种通过检测蜂蜜中砷的含量来鉴别大米糖浆掺假的方法。方法检测并比较大量不同来源的大米糖浆和纯正蜂蜜中砷的含量,同时优化了蜂蜜中砷的检测方法,样品以硝酸-微波消解,电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定,内标法定量。结果在0~5.0μg/L范围内线性良好,定量限为10μg/kg,10、15和30μg/kg的添加水平的回收率均在83.7%~109.6%之间,相对标准偏差小于5.9%,并确定了蜂蜜中大米糖浆的阳性判定限,砷含量在15μg/kg以上的蜂蜜为大米糖浆掺假蜂蜜。结论该方法前处理简单,结果准确度和精密度高,纯蜂蜜和大米糖浆的中砷的含量差别明显,可用于蜂蜜中大米糖浆的掺假鉴别。     

Object Tracking Using a Particle Filter with SURF Feature

In this paper, a novel object tracking based on a particle filter and speeded up robust feature(SURF) is proposed, which uses both color and SURF features. The SURF feature makes the tracking result more robust. On the other hand, the particle selection can lead to save time. In addition, we also consider the matched particle applicable to calculating the SURF weight. Owing to the color, spatial, and SURF features being adopted, this method is more robust than the traditional color-based appearance model. Experimental results demonstrate the robustness and accurate tracking results with challenging sequences.Besides, the proposed method outperforms other methods during the intersection of similar color and object’s partial occlusion.     

Trend transformation of drain-current degradation under drain-avalanche hot-carrier stress for CLC n-TFTs

Continuous-wave green laser-crystallized (CLC) single-grain-like polycrystalline silicon n-channel thin-film transistors (poly-Si n-TFTs) demonstrate the higher electron mobility and turn-on current than excimer laser annealing (ELA) poly-Si n-TFTs. Furthermore, high drain voltage accelerates the flowing electrons in n-type channel, and hence the hot-carriers possibly cause a serious damage near the drain region and deteriorate the source/drain (S/D) current. In this study, at high drain stress voltage, it appears that CLC TFT was degraded in the initial stress time (before 50 s), but the drain current was enhanced after 50 s. After 50 s stress time, the amount of grain boundary trap states near the drain side was getting large and the reflowing holes damaged the source region or injected into gate oxide near source side as well.