Unsupervised Segmentation of Stereoscopic Video Objects: Constrained Segmentation Fusion Versus Greedy Active Contours

In this paper, we present a novel memory access reduction scheme (MARS) for two-dimension fast cosine transform (2-D FCT). It targets programmable DSPs with high memory-access latency. It reduces the number of memory accesses by: 1) reducing the number of weighting factors and 2) combining butterflies in vector-radix 2-D FCT pruning diagram from two stages to one stage with an efficient structure. Hardware platform based on general purpose processor is used to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method for vector-radix 2-D FCT pruning implementation. Experimental results validate the benefits of the proposed method with reduced memory access, less clock cycle and fewer memory space compared with the conventional implementation.     

Utilities in the sky?: Comparison of space-based and terrestrial solar power systems

Could huge arrays of space-based solar power systems one day supply utility scale electricity to the electric power grid on earth? How realistic a possibility is this option for alternative energy supply at the moment? Finley R. Shapiro, USA compares space-based and terrestrial solar power systems.     

Insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene associated with macroangiopathy and blood pressure in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

In the search for new risk factors for diabetic macroangiopathy the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene was studied in 237 consecutive patients (125 men and 112 women) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes. The female population showed an excess of ischemic electrocardiographic changes or definite myocardial infarctions in the patients homozygous for the deletion [D/D; odds ratio (OR) 2.8; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4-5.3] and in the insertion/deletion heterozygotes (I/D; OR 1.8; CI 1.1-3.1) compared with the patients homozygous for the insertion (I/I). In the total series coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and claudication were more often observed in the patients with I/D (OR 1.5; CI 1.0-2.2) or the D/D genotype patients (OR 1.7; CI 1.1-2.6) than in those with the genotype I/I. The systolic blood pressure was lower in patients with genotype I/I (138 +/- 19 mmHg) than in those with the genotype I/D (149 +/- 22 mmHg) or D/D (150 +/- 21 mmHg; P < 0.02). The prevalence of hypertension and the median urinary albumin excretion rate also tended to be lowest in the I/I genotype patients. Multiple logistic analysis revealed that in women the angiotensin-converting enzyme D/D genotype is independently associated with coronary heart disease. Our findings suggest that variation at the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene locus is one of the factors involved in the predisposition of diabetic patients to the development of arterial disease and hypertension.     

地震数据采集系统中频谱均衡滤波器的理论设计

地层的高频吸收衰减效应是导致地震勘探分辨率不高的主要原因，在高分辨率野外地震数据系统中，频谱均衡滤波器所设置的重要部件。文章以频谱均衡滤波器的原理和地层吸收衰减特性为基础，用计算机模拟的方法研究地层吸收衰减使分辨率降低的程度和频谱均衡滤波器对分辨率的补偿效果，给出了较好的频谱均衡滤波器的设计方案。     

The lack of long-term detrimental effects on liver allografts caused by donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies

Recent reports indicate a higher incidence of both acute and chronic liver allograft rejection when, at the time of transplantation, the recipients serum contains donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies. From 9/89 to 5/91, 133 liver allografts were performed at our institution. Thirteen liver recipients had donor-specific IgG anti-HLA antibodies (complement-fixing) at the time of transplantation. In eleven patients, antibodies reacted to donor class I antigens while in 1 patient the donor-specific antibody had class II reactivity. Twelve patients have been followed for a minimum of 12 months (median 18 months, range 28-12 months). No hyperacute rejection was seen in any of the cases and four patients had acute rejections. Thus far only one of the twelve patients has biopsy evidence suggestive of chronic liver injury. The remaining have normal liver enzymes and bilirubin. Three of these twelve patients died (one from a myocardial infarction and the others from sepsis) accounting for a one-year graft survival of 75%. There was no significant statistical difference in the one-year graft survival in those recipients without donor-specific antibodies (i.e., 80.5%). In eight of the twelve patients, pretransplant preformed antibody level (PRA) was > 50%. In six of the thirteen patients donor-specific antibody was present at dilutions greater than 1:64. As previously reported, the donor-specific antibody disappeared from the serum posttransplant within hours and did not reappear. In vitro studies demonstrated no factor in portal or hepatic artery blood that could inhibit rabbit complement mediated lysis of anti-HLA antibodies. We conclude that it is not a contraindication to do liver transplants in the presence of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies.     

快速凝固高碳铁基合金脉冲激光非平衡热处理

利用脉冲Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ激光辐照对快速凝固高碳铁基合金进行非平衡相变热处理，发现在高能脉冲激光辐照时，原快速凝固共晶碳化物（Ｆｅ３Ｃ）异常迅速地石墨化，获得了含超细石墨球和既含超细石墨球又含快速凝固共晶Ｆｅ３Ｃ的两种新材料，研究表明，这种快速石墨化及上述两类新型材料的形成主要归因于脉冲激光光速辐照产生强烈周期性起伏温度场的“微退火（ｍｉｃｒｏ－ａｎｎｅａｌｉｎｇ）效应。     

长庆油田苏平1井固井技术研究与应用

苏平l井完井方式运用了技术套管一次上返、悬挂尾管和筛管技术。该井技术套管段井眼大、裸眼段长，加上大斜度、小间隙的尾管段．对水泥浆体系的性能要求较高。总结分析了长庆天然气水平井苏平l井的固井技术问题，介绍了苏平l井的井身结构与地层性质。通过研究．确定采用低失水GSJ水泥浆体系。该体系成功地应用在三次工程建井过程中，解决了长裸眼、大灰量、大斜度、尾管小间隙等固井技术问题。固井质量达到工程要求。     

新经济增长理论对我国人力资本发展的借鉴

新经济增长理论为人力资本理论注入了新的内容,为各国如何利用人力资本发展经济提供了理论指导。分析了新经济增长理论中有关人力资本的理论,以此对我国经济和人力资本的发展提出了一些借鉴;收益递增模型。     

C51嵌套汇编子程序在阻抗测试仪研制中的应用

C51嵌套汇编子程序，充分发挥了两种语言自的优势，介绍了C51调用汇编子程序的接品规则，并通过阻抗测试仪程序开发的例子予以详细说明。     

地震复合波地质属性的研究方法

在地震资料解释中,地震复合波的地质属性问题一直没有得到很好地解决。本文针对松辽盆地砂泥岩薄互层的地质特点,提出了用波形合成追踪法研究地震复合波地质属性的方法。该方法在地震复合波正演合成过程中有五个可以识别的特征界面,其中 C 界面是地震复合波形成的主导界面;C 至 D 界面间的地层为形成地震复合波的主要地层。因此,找准 C 界面深度是建立地震复合波与钻孔地层间有机联系的关键,对地震地质层位准确标定和利用地震剖面复合波波形信息进行岩性预测极为重要。文中的应用实例表明,用该方法在松辽盆地较好地建立了地震信息与地质信息间的对应关系,解决了一些疑难地质问题,取得了较好的勘探效果。