Sensitivity analysis in conjunction with evidence theory representations of epistemic uncertainty

Three applications of sampling-based sensitivity analysis in conjunction with evidence theory representations for epistemic uncertainty in model inputs are described: (i) an initial exploratory analysis to assess model behavior and provide insights for additional analysis; (ii) a stepwise analysis showing the incremental effects of uncertain variables on complementary cumulative belief functions and complementary cumulative plausibility functions; and (iii) a summary analysis showing a spectrum of variance-based sensitivity analysis results that derive from probability spaces that are consistent with the evidence space under consideration.     

基于变步长自适应滤波器和小波变换的脑电预处理算法

论文将变步长自适应滤波和小波分解与重构的算法应用到实际脑电信号伪迹去噪,通过综合应用经典和现代信号处理技术,实现对脑电信号的预处理,能有效滤除去除伪迹干扰,同时防止有用数据的丢失,较传统数字滤波算法优势明显。     

适应视觉感知的块效应消除算法

针对编码图像出现块效应的现象,提出一种以人类视觉感知驱动的块效应消除算法。传统块效应消除算法经常会导致图像边缘丢失,为了解决这个问题,本文对块效应影响像素应用自适应滤波器和模糊推理技术。仿真结果表明算法可以获得比传统算法更好的效果。     

认知描述逻辑ALCKR＋：描述逻辑的一个非单调扩展

描述逻辑是语义Web的逻辑基础,是形式化表达领域知识的工具.但是描述逻辑只能表达单调推理,不能处理不完全知识.认知描述逻辑因其非单调特性和良好的时间复杂度等特点在处理不完全知识方面有较好的优势.本文在认知描述逻辑ALCK的基础上提出了新的认知描述逻辑语言ALCKR ,保留了描述逻辑原有的优点,加入传递角色属性,增强了表达能力,并通过认知查询拥有了非单调推理的能力.设计了ALCKR 的语法、语义以及表算法.     

Human visual sensitivity based optimal local backlight dimming methodologies under different viewing conditions

An adaptive local backlight dimming algorithm is proposed considering human visual sensitivities under various viewing conditions. Local dimming amount is maximized based on contrast sensitivity function and local image characteristics to minimize perceived luminance and contrast losses maintaining image qualities. Average luminance, contrast and spatial frequency are evaluated as local image characteristics. As dimming based on local characteristics has blocking artifacts, a compensation method using edge luminance difference is proposed considering human responses. The proposed algorithms reduce backlight power consumption by 39.69% on average, with an average SSIM of 0.995. It can be increased by 5.66% with varying viewing conditions, resulting in a 45.35% power consumption reduction on average. The outperformances of the proposed algorithm in power consumption reduction and maintaining image quality are verified with various image quality metrics compared to recent dimming algorithms.     

低密度脑电自适应去噪方法

便携式和可穿戴设备的低密度脑电图更便于实际使用,但会受到多种不可预知的噪声影响,给去噪带来极大的困难。脑活动成分较为相似,在特征空间分布较为紧密,而噪声成分与脑电成分不同,差异性大,在特征空间分布较为分散。本文提出了一种低密度脑电自适应去噪方法,采用小波分解和盲源分离方法提取潜在成分,并基于脑电和噪声成分在特征空间的分布特性,采用单类支持向量机识别并去除远离成分分布中心的异常成分。仿真数据的定量分析结果表明,提出的方法在肌电、眼电和工频等噪声抑制方面均优于现有方法;通过对真实脑电数据的成分簇可视化分析,直观展示了低密度脑电噪声有效去除的原因。结合盲源分离和异常检测的思路进行低密度脑电去噪,不需要设定特定噪声相关的特征参数,能够自适应地去除多种类型噪声同时有效保留脑活动成分,具有优良的性能和实用性。     

Measuring Mental Workload Using ERPs Based on FIR,ICA, and MARA

Mental workload is considered to be strongly linked to human performance, and the ability to measure it accurately is key for balancing human health and work. In this study, brain signals were elicited by mental arithmetic tasks of varying difficulty to stimulate different levels of mental workload. In addition, a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, independent component analysis (ICA), and multiple artifact rejection algorithms (MARAs) were used to filter event-related potentials (ERPs). Then, the data consisting of ERPs, subjective ratings of mental workload, and task performance, were analyzed through the use of variance and Spearman’s correlation during a simulated computer task. We found that participants responded faster and performed better in the easy task condition, followed by the medium and high-difficulty conditions, which verifies the validity of the ERP filtering. Moreover, larger P2 and P3 waveforms were evoked as the task difficulty increased, and a higher task difficulty elicited a more enhanced N300. Correlation analysis revealed a negative relationship between the amplitude of P3 and the subjective ratings, and a positive relationship between the P3 amplitude and accuracy. The results presented in this paper demonstrate that a combination of FIR, ICA, and MARA methods can filter ERPs in the non-invasive real-time measurement of workload. Additionally, frontocentral P2, N3, and parietal P3 components showed differences between genders. The proposed measurement of mental workload can be useful for real-time identification of mental states and can be applied to human–computer interaction in the future.     

Breathhold imaging of the upper abdomen using a circular polarized-array coil: comparison with standard body coil imaging

Current studies emphasize the use of array coils to decrease noise and increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). We applied Tl-weighted and T2-weighted standard nonbreathhold spin echo (SE) sequences and Tl-weighted FLASH, TurboFLASH, T2-weighted spin-echo time (TSE), and heavily T2-weighted half Fourier acquisition single-shot TSE (HASTE) sequences during breathhold for abdominal imaging in 15 normal volunteers. The breathhold scans were performed using both a standard coil and a circular polarized array coil. We analyzed the signal intensity (SI), SNR, and CNR of abdominal organs in all sequences. SNRs increased in all cases by an overall factor of 3 due to an 8% increase in overall Sis and a 50% decrease in noise when applying the array coil. Although the array-coil FLASH sequence performed at least as well as the respective SE sequence, the SNRs of the array-coil TurboFLASH, TSE breathhold, and HASTE sequences were generally lower. We conclude that array-coil imaging significantly improves fast imaging of the abdomen.     

Visual‐quality estimation using objective metrics

Abstract— In the past few years, a big effort in the scientific community has been devoted to the development of better image‐ and video‐quality metrics that correlate well with the human perception of quality. In this paper, an overview of the main ideas used in the design of objective quality metrics is given. More specifically, we briefly describe the different types of objective metrics and present a representative set of the different approaches taken by these algorithms. Finally, the challenges and recent developments in the area of image and video quality are discussed.