Due to the lossy transmission in the JPEG2000 image compression standard,the loss of wavelet coefficients heavily af-fects the quality of the received image.In this paper,we propose a novel wavelet inpainting model ba...Due to the lossy transmission in the JPEG2000 image compression standard,the loss of wavelet coefficients heavily af-fects the quality of the received image.In this paper,we propose a novel wavelet inpainting model based on tensor diffusion(TDWI)to restore the missing or damaged wavelet coefficients.A hybrid model is built by combining structure-adaptive anisotropic regu-larization with wavelet representation.Its associated Euler-Lagrange equation is also given for analyzing its regularity performance.Owing to the matrix representation of the structure tensor in the regularization term,the shape of diffusion kernel changes adaptivelyaccording to the image features,including sharp edges,corners and homogeneous regions.Compared with existing wavelet inpaint-ing models,the proposed one can control more adaptively and accurately the geometric regularity in the image and exhibits betterrobustness to noise.In addition,an effective and proper numerical scheme is adopted to improve the computation.Experimentalresults on a variety of loss scenarios are given to demonstrate the advantages of our proposed model.展开更多
Background Obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） can cause cognitive dysfunction and may be a reversible cause of cognitive loss in patients with Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. Chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia （IH）,...Background Obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） can cause cognitive dysfunction and may be a reversible cause of cognitive loss in patients with Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. Chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia （IH）, such as encountered in OSA, is marked by neurodegenerative changes in rat brain. We investigated the change of thioredoxin （Trx）, spatial learning and memory in rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia （CIH）. Methods Forty healthy male Sprague-Dawley （SD） rats were randomly divided into four groups of ten each： a CIH＋normal saline （CIH＋NS group）, a N-acetylcystein-treated CIH （CIH＋NAC） group, a sham CIH group （sham CIH＋NS）, and a sham NAC-treated sham CIH （CIH＋NAC） group. Spatial learning and memory in each group was assessed with the Morris water maze. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to examine mRNA and protein expression of Trx in the hippocampus tissue. The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-nick end-labeling （TUNEL） method was used to detect the apoptotic cells of the hippocampus CA1 region. Results CIH-rats showed impaired spatial learning and memory in the Morris water maze, including longer mean latencies for the target platform, reduced numbers of passes over the previous target platform and a smaller percentage of time spent in the target quadrant. Trx mRNA and protein levels were significantly decreased in the CIH-hippocampus, meanwhile, an elevated apoptotic index revealed apoptosis of hippocampal neurons of rats exposed to CIH. The rats, which acted better in the Morris water maze, showed higher levels of the Trx mRNA and protein in the hippocampus; apoptotic index of the neurons in the hippocampus of each group was negatively correlated with the Trx mRNA and protein levels. Conclusion The Trx deficit likely plays an important role in the impaired spatial learning and memory in the rats exposed to CIH and may work through the apoptosis of neurons in the hippocampus.展开更多
Study of the relationship between plant litter-derived dissolved organic matter(DOM) and organic pollutant transport in soil is important for understanding the role of forest litter carbon cycling in influencing pollu...Study of the relationship between plant litter-derived dissolved organic matter(DOM) and organic pollutant transport in soil is important for understanding the role of forest litter carbon cycling in influencing pollutant behaviour and fate in forest soil.With the aim of providing insight into the capacity of plant litter-derived DOM to influence sorption and desorption of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) on soil, batch experiments were carried out with application of a sorption-desorption model incorporating DOM effects. Freshly fallen pine(Pinus elliottii) needles were used as the source of organic matter. Input of the pine needle litter-derived DOM was found to significantly decrease desorption hysteresis as well as soil adsorption capacity of phenanthrene(PHE) and fluoranthene(FLA). Addition of 1 728 mg L-1dissolved organic carbon(DOC) lowered the organic carbon-normalized sorption distribution coefficient of PHE from 7 776 to 2 541 L kg-1C and of FLA from 11 503 to 4 368 L kg-1C. Decreases of the apparent sorption-desorption distribution coefficients of PHE and FLA with increased DOC concentration indicated that DOM favored desorption of PAHs from soil. Increases in the fraction of apparently dissolved PAHs were attributable to the dissolved PAH-DOM complexes, accounting for the dissolved proportions of 39% to 69% for PHE and 26% to 72% for FLA in the sorption and desorption processes as the concentration of the added DOM solution rose from 0 to 1 728 mg L-1. Our results suggest that pine needle litterderived DOM can have a substantial effect of inhibiting PAHs sorption and promoting PAHs desorption, thus leading to enhanced leaching in soil, which should be taken into account in risk assessment of PAHs accumulated in forest soil.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(61003196,61105066)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(K50510040007)
文摘Due to the lossy transmission in the JPEG2000 image compression standard,the loss of wavelet coefficients heavily af-fects the quality of the received image.In this paper,we propose a novel wavelet inpainting model based on tensor diffusion(TDWI)to restore the missing or damaged wavelet coefficients.A hybrid model is built by combining structure-adaptive anisotropic regu-larization with wavelet representation.Its associated Euler-Lagrange equation is also given for analyzing its regularity performance.Owing to the matrix representation of the structure tensor in the regularization term,the shape of diffusion kernel changes adaptivelyaccording to the image features,including sharp edges,corners and homogeneous regions.Compared with existing wavelet inpaint-ing models,the proposed one can control more adaptively and accurately the geometric regularity in the image and exhibits betterrobustness to noise.In addition,an effective and proper numerical scheme is adopted to improve the computation.Experimentalresults on a variety of loss scenarios are given to demonstrate the advantages of our proposed model.
基金This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81070067）.
文摘Background Obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） can cause cognitive dysfunction and may be a reversible cause of cognitive loss in patients with Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. Chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia （IH）, such as encountered in OSA, is marked by neurodegenerative changes in rat brain. We investigated the change of thioredoxin （Trx）, spatial learning and memory in rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia （CIH）. Methods Forty healthy male Sprague-Dawley （SD） rats were randomly divided into four groups of ten each： a CIH＋normal saline （CIH＋NS group）, a N-acetylcystein-treated CIH （CIH＋NAC） group, a sham CIH group （sham CIH＋NS）, and a sham NAC-treated sham CIH （CIH＋NAC） group. Spatial learning and memory in each group was assessed with the Morris water maze. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to examine mRNA and protein expression of Trx in the hippocampus tissue. The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-nick end-labeling （TUNEL） method was used to detect the apoptotic cells of the hippocampus CA1 region. Results CIH-rats showed impaired spatial learning and memory in the Morris water maze, including longer mean latencies for the target platform, reduced numbers of passes over the previous target platform and a smaller percentage of time spent in the target quadrant. Trx mRNA and protein levels were significantly decreased in the CIH-hippocampus, meanwhile, an elevated apoptotic index revealed apoptosis of hippocampal neurons of rats exposed to CIH. The rats, which acted better in the Morris water maze, showed higher levels of the Trx mRNA and protein in the hippocampus; apoptotic index of the neurons in the hippocampus of each group was negatively correlated with the Trx mRNA and protein levels. Conclusion The Trx deficit likely plays an important role in the impaired spatial learning and memory in the rats exposed to CIH and may work through the apoptosis of neurons in the hippocampus.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41001322)the National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists of China(No.41225004)+2 种基金the Guangdong Province Higher Vocational Colleges and Schools Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme,Chinathe Special Fund for Scientific Research in the Public Interest of Environmental Protection,Ministry of Environmental Protection of China(No.201109020)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.11lgpy98)
文摘Study of the relationship between plant litter-derived dissolved organic matter(DOM) and organic pollutant transport in soil is important for understanding the role of forest litter carbon cycling in influencing pollutant behaviour and fate in forest soil.With the aim of providing insight into the capacity of plant litter-derived DOM to influence sorption and desorption of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) on soil, batch experiments were carried out with application of a sorption-desorption model incorporating DOM effects. Freshly fallen pine(Pinus elliottii) needles were used as the source of organic matter. Input of the pine needle litter-derived DOM was found to significantly decrease desorption hysteresis as well as soil adsorption capacity of phenanthrene(PHE) and fluoranthene(FLA). Addition of 1 728 mg L-1dissolved organic carbon(DOC) lowered the organic carbon-normalized sorption distribution coefficient of PHE from 7 776 to 2 541 L kg-1C and of FLA from 11 503 to 4 368 L kg-1C. Decreases of the apparent sorption-desorption distribution coefficients of PHE and FLA with increased DOC concentration indicated that DOM favored desorption of PAHs from soil. Increases in the fraction of apparently dissolved PAHs were attributable to the dissolved PAH-DOM complexes, accounting for the dissolved proportions of 39% to 69% for PHE and 26% to 72% for FLA in the sorption and desorption processes as the concentration of the added DOM solution rose from 0 to 1 728 mg L-1. Our results suggest that pine needle litterderived DOM can have a substantial effect of inhibiting PAHs sorption and promoting PAHs desorption, thus leading to enhanced leaching in soil, which should be taken into account in risk assessment of PAHs accumulated in forest soil.
