This paper investigates the channel prediction algorithm of the time-varying channels in underwater acoustic(UWA)communication systems using the long short-term memory(LSTM)model with the attention mechanism.AttLstmPr...This paper investigates the channel prediction algorithm of the time-varying channels in underwater acoustic(UWA)communication systems using the long short-term memory(LSTM)model with the attention mechanism.AttLstmPreNet is a deep learning model that combines an attention mechanism with LSTM-type models to capture temporal information with different scales from historical UWA channels.The attention mechanism is used to capture sparsity in the time-delay scales and coherence in the gep-time scale under the LSTM framework.The soft attention mechanism is introduced before the LSTM to support the model to focus on the features of input sequences and help improve the learning capacity of the proposed model.The performance of the proposed model is validated using different simulation time-varying UWA channels.Compared with the adaptive channel predictors and the plain LSTM model,the proposed model is better in terms of channel prediction accuracy.展开更多
Objective:Anesthetics are of great importance in avoiding severe pain and suffering in animals and ensuring experimental progress.This study was aimed at elucidating the anesthesia score of phenobarbital sodium as a g...Objective:Anesthetics are of great importance in avoiding severe pain and suffering in animals and ensuring experimental progress.This study was aimed at elucidating the anesthesia score of phenobarbital sodium as a general anesthetic at different concentrations and doses in BALB/c mice,and finding the suitable anesthesia strategies for experimental surgeries.Methods:Phenobarbital sodium was administrated intraperitoneally at the doses of 75,100,125,150,and 200 mg/kg and randomly in different concentrations(2%,5%,and 10%)to female BALB/c mice.The anesthesia score was evaluated based on the stimulus index including tail-pinch,front and hind limb withdrawal,and eyelid reflexes.The speed and duration of anesthesia in different groups were recorded per the occurrence and duration of the righting reflex.Results:The anesthetic effect of phenobarbital sodium on female BALB/c mice showed an obvious dose-dependency.Respiratory suppression caused by high-dose anesthesia may lead to mouse death.Based on the anesthesia score,when the phenobarbital sodium treatment was greater than or equal to five percent or 200 mg/kg,more than 80%mice meet the anesthesia depth that surgical operation needed.The rates of achieving surgical anesthesia depth(standard-reaching rate)in mice treated with 2%sodium phenobarbital were 0%in the 75 mg/kg group,0%in the 100 mg/kg group,50%in the 125 mg/kg group,66.7%in the 150 mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.The standard-reaching rate of mice treated with 5%concentration of phenobarbital sodium were:0%in the 75 mg/kg group,0%in the 100 mg/kg group,83.33%in the 125 mg/kg group,100%in the 150 mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.The standard-reaching rate of mice treated with 10%concentration of phenobarbital sodium were:50%in the 75 mg/kg group,66.7%in the 100 mg/kg group,100%in the 125 mg/kg group,100%in the 150mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.Sedation and hypnosis were induced in the low-concentration dose group,and anesthesia was induced in the high-concentration dose group.In the 5%and 125 mg/kg phenobarbital sodium groups,the mortality rate of mice was 0,the anesthesia induction time was(35.5±7.92)minutes,and the anesthesia duration was(106±39.59)minutes.In the 5%and 150 mg/kg phenobarbital sodium groups,the mortality rate of mice was 0,the anesthesia induction time was(34.83±5.27)minutes,and the anesthesia duration was(131.7±36.75)minutes.Conclusion:Phenobarbital sodium alone can provide appropriate general anesthesia in female BALB/c mice.Both the concentration and dose of phenobarbital sodium can affect the anesthetic effect.On the basis of our findings,we recommend the 5%and 125 mg/kg and 5%and 150 mg/kg concentration–dose combinations of phenobarbital sodium for anesthetizing mice according to the surgical requirement.展开更多
基金Suppported by the National Keys Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFE0110000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11274259,11574258)the Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Shanghai(21DZ1205500).
文摘This paper investigates the channel prediction algorithm of the time-varying channels in underwater acoustic(UWA)communication systems using the long short-term memory(LSTM)model with the attention mechanism.AttLstmPreNet is a deep learning model that combines an attention mechanism with LSTM-type models to capture temporal information with different scales from historical UWA channels.The attention mechanism is used to capture sparsity in the time-delay scales and coherence in the gep-time scale under the LSTM framework.The soft attention mechanism is introduced before the LSTM to support the model to focus on the features of input sequences and help improve the learning capacity of the proposed model.The performance of the proposed model is validated using different simulation time-varying UWA channels.Compared with the adaptive channel predictors and the plain LSTM model,the proposed model is better in terms of channel prediction accuracy.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81660270)Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(No.823RC497)+1 种基金"Nanhai Series"Talent Education ProgramKey Discipline Project of Pathophysiology of Hainan Medical University。
文摘Objective:Anesthetics are of great importance in avoiding severe pain and suffering in animals and ensuring experimental progress.This study was aimed at elucidating the anesthesia score of phenobarbital sodium as a general anesthetic at different concentrations and doses in BALB/c mice,and finding the suitable anesthesia strategies for experimental surgeries.Methods:Phenobarbital sodium was administrated intraperitoneally at the doses of 75,100,125,150,and 200 mg/kg and randomly in different concentrations(2%,5%,and 10%)to female BALB/c mice.The anesthesia score was evaluated based on the stimulus index including tail-pinch,front and hind limb withdrawal,and eyelid reflexes.The speed and duration of anesthesia in different groups were recorded per the occurrence and duration of the righting reflex.Results:The anesthetic effect of phenobarbital sodium on female BALB/c mice showed an obvious dose-dependency.Respiratory suppression caused by high-dose anesthesia may lead to mouse death.Based on the anesthesia score,when the phenobarbital sodium treatment was greater than or equal to five percent or 200 mg/kg,more than 80%mice meet the anesthesia depth that surgical operation needed.The rates of achieving surgical anesthesia depth(standard-reaching rate)in mice treated with 2%sodium phenobarbital were 0%in the 75 mg/kg group,0%in the 100 mg/kg group,50%in the 125 mg/kg group,66.7%in the 150 mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.The standard-reaching rate of mice treated with 5%concentration of phenobarbital sodium were:0%in the 75 mg/kg group,0%in the 100 mg/kg group,83.33%in the 125 mg/kg group,100%in the 150 mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.The standard-reaching rate of mice treated with 10%concentration of phenobarbital sodium were:50%in the 75 mg/kg group,66.7%in the 100 mg/kg group,100%in the 125 mg/kg group,100%in the 150mg/kg group,and 100%in the 200 mg/kg group.Sedation and hypnosis were induced in the low-concentration dose group,and anesthesia was induced in the high-concentration dose group.In the 5%and 125 mg/kg phenobarbital sodium groups,the mortality rate of mice was 0,the anesthesia induction time was(35.5±7.92)minutes,and the anesthesia duration was(106±39.59)minutes.In the 5%and 150 mg/kg phenobarbital sodium groups,the mortality rate of mice was 0,the anesthesia induction time was(34.83±5.27)minutes,and the anesthesia duration was(131.7±36.75)minutes.Conclusion:Phenobarbital sodium alone can provide appropriate general anesthesia in female BALB/c mice.Both the concentration and dose of phenobarbital sodium can affect the anesthetic effect.On the basis of our findings,we recommend the 5%and 125 mg/kg and 5%and 150 mg/kg concentration–dose combinations of phenobarbital sodium for anesthetizing mice according to the surgical requirement.
