建设智能教育平台是推动教育智能化的一个重要过程,但智能教育平台依赖的人工智能模型在训练过程中会消耗大量电力,因此,开展短期电力负荷预测对建设智能教育平台具有重要意义.针对在考虑多个属性开展短期电力负荷预测时,由于部分属性...建设智能教育平台是推动教育智能化的一个重要过程,但智能教育平台依赖的人工智能模型在训练过程中会消耗大量电力,因此,开展短期电力负荷预测对建设智能教育平台具有重要意义.针对在考虑多个属性开展短期电力负荷预测时,由于部分属性与电力负荷数据的相关性不强并且Transformer无法捕捉电力负荷数据的时间相关性,而导致电力负荷预测不够准确的问题,基于SR(Székely and Rizzo)距离相关系数、融合时间定位编码和Transformer,提出了一种短期电力负荷预测模型SF-Transformer.SF-Transformer通过SR距离相关系数对影响电力负荷数据的属性进行筛选,选择与电力负荷数据之间SR距离相关系数较大的属性.SF-Transformer采用一种全局时间编码与局部位置编码相结合的融合时间定位编码,有助于模型全面获取电力负荷数据的时间定位信息.在数据集上开展了实验,实验结果表明SF-Transformer与其他模型相比,在两种时长上进行电力负荷预测具有更低的均方根误差和平均绝对误差.展开更多
Visual object tracking plays a crucial role in computer vision.In recent years,researchers have proposed various methods to achieve high-performance object tracking.Among these,methods based on Transformers have becom...Visual object tracking plays a crucial role in computer vision.In recent years,researchers have proposed various methods to achieve high-performance object tracking.Among these,methods based on Transformers have become a research hotspot due to their ability to globally model and contextualize information.However,current Transformer-based object tracking methods still face challenges such as low tracking accuracy and the presence of redundant feature information.In this paper,we introduce self-calibration multi-head self-attention Transformer(SMSTracker)as a solution to these challenges.It employs a hybrid tensor decomposition self-organizing multihead self-attention transformermechanism,which not only compresses and accelerates Transformer operations but also significantly reduces redundant data,thereby enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of tracking.Additionally,we introduce a self-calibration attention fusion block to resolve common issues of attention ambiguities and inconsistencies found in traditional trackingmethods,ensuring the stability and reliability of tracking performance across various scenarios.By integrating a hybrid tensor decomposition approach with a self-organizingmulti-head self-attentive transformer mechanism,SMSTracker enhances the efficiency and accuracy of the tracking process.Experimental results show that SMSTracker achieves competitive performance in visual object tracking,promising more robust and efficient tracking systems,demonstrating its potential to providemore robust and efficient tracking solutions in real-world applications.展开更多
Cocoon samples were collected from fifty-two mulberry gardens with high, intermediate, and low silkworm cocoon productivities in the lower-middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the six China’s provinces of Jiangsu, ...Cocoon samples were collected from fifty-two mulberry gardens with high, intermediate, and low silkworm cocoon productivities in the lower-middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the six China’s provinces of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei to determine the transformation efficiency of S from mulberry leaves to silkworm cocoons, and to evaluate the sulfur cycle (uptake and output) in the mulberry leaf-silkworm cocoon system with typical mulberry gardens in the lower-middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The transformation efficiency of sulfur (TES) from mulberry leaves into silkworm cocoons in the high-productivity mulberry gardens was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that in the low-productivity gardens. For the high-productivity mulberry gardens the TES from mulberry leaves into the cocoon shells was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that for low-yield mulberry gardens. Producing 1 kg dry cocoon in mulberry gardens required uptake of about 20 g S, however 1 kg of dry cocoon only removed about 4 g S. Therefore, recycling of these organic wastes with silkworm cultivation was important for sulfur balances.展开更多
P SAG12 _ IPT gene was introduced into an elite rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) restorer line Minghui 63 through Agrobacterium _mediated transformation method. Out of 61 independent transgenic plants ...P SAG12 _ IPT gene was introduced into an elite rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) restorer line Minghui 63 through Agrobacterium _mediated transformation method. Out of 61 independent transgenic plants obtained, a few acquired a recognizable phenotype in which leave senescence was delayed to a great degree. The results of field plot test on two homozygous transgenic lines indicated: (1) the stay_green ability of transgenic plants was significantly improved; (2) both the seed_setting rate and the number of panicles per plant of transgenic plants were significantly increased compared with that of the non_transgenic plants of Minghui 63; and (3) the plant height of transgenic plants was significantly reduced.展开更多
The precise detection and segmentation of tumor lesions are very important for lung cancer computer-aided diagnosis.However,in PET/CT(Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography)lung images,the lesion shapes are ...The precise detection and segmentation of tumor lesions are very important for lung cancer computer-aided diagnosis.However,in PET/CT(Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography)lung images,the lesion shapes are complex,the edges are blurred,and the sample numbers are unbalanced.To solve these problems,this paper proposes a Multi-branch Cross-scale Interactive Feature fusion Transformer model(MCIF-Transformer Mask RCNN)for PET/CT lung tumor instance segmentation,The main innovative works of this paper are as follows:Firstly,the ResNet-Transformer backbone network is used to extract global feature and local feature in lung images.The pixel dependence relationship is established in local and non-local fields to improve the model perception ability.Secondly,the Cross-scale Interactive Feature Enhancement auxiliary network is designed to provide the shallow features to the deep features,and the cross-scale interactive feature enhancement module(CIFEM)is used to enhance the attention ability of the fine-grained features.Thirdly,the Cross-scale Interactive Feature fusion FPN network(CIF-FPN)is constructed to realize bidirectional interactive fusion between deep features and shallow features,and the low-level features are enhanced in deep semantic features.Finally,4 ablation experiments,3 comparison experiments of detection,3 comparison experiments of segmentation and 6 comparison experiments with two-stage and single-stage instance segmentation networks are done on PET/CT lung medical image datasets.The results showed that APdet,APseg,ARdet and ARseg indexes are improved by 5.5%,5.15%,3.11%and 6.79%compared with Mask RCNN(resnet50).Based on the above research,the precise detection and segmentation of the lesion region are realized in this paper.This method has positive significance for the detection of lung tumors.展开更多
The development of autonomous vehicles has become one of the greatest research endeavors in recent years. These vehicles rely on many complex systems working in tandem to make decisions. For practical use and safety r...The development of autonomous vehicles has become one of the greatest research endeavors in recent years. These vehicles rely on many complex systems working in tandem to make decisions. For practical use and safety reasons, these systems must not only be accurate, but also quickly detect changes in the surrounding environment. In autonomous vehicle research, the environment perception system is one of the key components of development. Environment perception systems allow the vehicle to understand its surroundings. This is done by using cameras, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), with other sensor systems and modalities. Deep learning computer vision algorithms have been shown to be the strongest tool for translating camera data into accurate and safe traversability decisions regarding the environment surrounding a vehicle. In order for a vehicle to safely traverse an area in real time, these computer vision algorithms must be accurate and have low latency. While much research has studied autonomous driving for traversing well-structured urban environments, limited research exists evaluating perception system improvements in off-road settings. This research aims to investigate the adaptability of several existing deep-learning architectures for semantic segmentation in off-road environments. Previous studies of two Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architectures are included for comparison with new evaluation of Vision Transformer (ViT) architectures for semantic segmentation. Our results demonstrate viability of ViT architectures for off-road perception systems, having a strong segmentation accuracy, lower inference speed and memory footprint compared to previous results with CNN architectures.展开更多
This paper is concerned with the Diophantine properties of the sequence {ξθn}, where 1 ≤ξ 〈 θ and θ is a rational or an algebraic integer. We establish a combinatorial proposition which can be used to study suc...This paper is concerned with the Diophantine properties of the sequence {ξθn}, where 1 ≤ξ 〈 θ and θ is a rational or an algebraic integer. We establish a combinatorial proposition which can be used to study such two cases in the same manner. It is shown that the decay rate of the Fourier transforms of self-similar measures μλ with λ = θ-1 as the uniform contractive ratio is logarithmic. This generalizes some results of Kershner and Bufetov-Solomyak, who consider the case of Bernoulli convolutions. As an application, we prove that μλ ahaost every x is normal to any base b ≥ 2, which implies that there exist infinitely many absolute normal numbers on the corresponding self-similar set. This can be seen as a complementary result of the well-known Cassels-Schmidt theorem.展开更多
BACKGROUND Malignant transformation(MT)of mature cystic teratoma(MCT)has a poor prognosis,especially in advanced cases.Concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)has an inhibitory effect on MT.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we present a ...BACKGROUND Malignant transformation(MT)of mature cystic teratoma(MCT)has a poor prognosis,especially in advanced cases.Concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)has an inhibitory effect on MT.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we present a case in which CCRT had a reduction effect preoperatively.A 73-year-old woman with pyelonephritis was referred to our hospital.Computed tomography revealed right hydronephrosis and a 6-cm pelvic mass.Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy(EUS-FNB)revealed squamous cell carci-noma.The patient was diagnosed with MT of MCT.Due to her poor general con-dition and renal malfunction,we selected CCRT,expecting fewer adverse effects.After CCRT,her performance status improved,and the tumor size was reduced;surgery was performed.Five months postoperatively,the patient developed dis-semination and lymph node metastases.Palliative chemotherapy was ineffective.She died 18 months after treatment initiation.CONCLUSION EUS-FNB was useful in the diagnosis of MT of MCT;CCRT suppressed the disea-se and improved quality of life.展开更多
This paper serves two purposes. One is to modify Strichartz's results with respect to the asymptotic averages of the Fourier transform of μ on , self-similar measure defined by Hutchinson. Another purpose is to c...This paper serves two purposes. One is to modify Strichartz's results with respect to the asymptotic averages of the Fourier transform of μ on , self-similar measure defined by Hutchinson. Another purpose is to consider a singular integral operator on μ and show that this op- erator is of type (p,p)(1<p<∞).展开更多
Transforming growth factor-beta 1(TGF-β1)has been extensively studied for its pleiotropic effects on central nervous system diseases.The neuroprotective or neurotoxic effects of TGF-β1 in specific brain areas may de...Transforming growth factor-beta 1(TGF-β1)has been extensively studied for its pleiotropic effects on central nervous system diseases.The neuroprotective or neurotoxic effects of TGF-β1 in specific brain areas may depend on the pathological process and cell types involved.Voltage-gated sodium channels(VGSCs)are essential ion channels for the generation of action potentials in neurons,and are involved in various neuroexcitation-related diseases.However,the effects of TGF-β1 on the functional properties of VGSCs and firing properties in cortical neurons remain unclear.In this study,we investigated the effects of TGF-β1 on VGSC function and firing properties in primary cortical neurons from mice.We found that TGF-β1 increased VGSC current density in a dose-and time-dependent manner,which was attributable to the upregulation of Nav1.3 expression.Increased VGSC current density and Nav1.3 expression were significantly abolished by preincubation with inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase(PD98059),p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(SB203580),and Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2 inhibitor(SP600125).Interestingly,TGF-β1 significantly increased the firing threshold of action potentials but did not change their firing rate in cortical neurons.These findings suggest that TGF-β1 can increase Nav1.3 expression through activation of the ERK1/2-JNK-MAPK pathway,which leads to a decrease in the firing threshold of action potentials in cortical neurons under pathological conditions.Thus,this contributes to the occurrence and progression of neuroexcitatory-related diseases of the central nervous system.展开更多
Based on the matching rules for squares and rhombuses,we study the self-similar transformation and the vertex configurations of the Ammann-Beenker tiling.The structural properties of the configurations and their relat...Based on the matching rules for squares and rhombuses,we study the self-similar transformation and the vertex configurations of the Ammann-Beenker tiling.The structural properties of the configurations and their relations during the self-similar transformation are obtained.Our results reveal the distribution correlations of the configurations,which provide an intuitive understanding of the octagonal quasi-periodic structure and also give implications for growing perfect quasi-periodic tiling according to the local rules.展开更多
To improve the recognition accuracy of off-line handwritten Tibetan characters the local gradient direction histograms based on the wavelet transform are proposed as the recognition features.First for a Tibetan charac...To improve the recognition accuracy of off-line handwritten Tibetan characters the local gradient direction histograms based on the wavelet transform are proposed as the recognition features.First for a Tibetan character sample image the first level approximation component of the Haar wavelet transform is calculated.Secondly the approximation component is partitioned into several equal-sized zones. Finally the gradient direction histograms of each zone are calculated and the local direction histograms of the approximation component are considered as the features of the character sample image.The proposed method is tested on the recently developed off-line Tibetan handwritten character sample database.The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed feature extraction method.Furthermore compared with the detail components the approximation component contributes more to the recognition accuracy.展开更多
文摘建设智能教育平台是推动教育智能化的一个重要过程,但智能教育平台依赖的人工智能模型在训练过程中会消耗大量电力,因此,开展短期电力负荷预测对建设智能教育平台具有重要意义.针对在考虑多个属性开展短期电力负荷预测时,由于部分属性与电力负荷数据的相关性不强并且Transformer无法捕捉电力负荷数据的时间相关性,而导致电力负荷预测不够准确的问题,基于SR(Székely and Rizzo)距离相关系数、融合时间定位编码和Transformer,提出了一种短期电力负荷预测模型SF-Transformer.SF-Transformer通过SR距离相关系数对影响电力负荷数据的属性进行筛选,选择与电力负荷数据之间SR距离相关系数较大的属性.SF-Transformer采用一种全局时间编码与局部位置编码相结合的融合时间定位编码,有助于模型全面获取电力负荷数据的时间定位信息.在数据集上开展了实验,实验结果表明SF-Transformer与其他模型相比,在两种时长上进行电力负荷预测具有更低的均方根误差和平均绝对误差.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62177029the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX21_0740),China.
文摘Visual object tracking plays a crucial role in computer vision.In recent years,researchers have proposed various methods to achieve high-performance object tracking.Among these,methods based on Transformers have become a research hotspot due to their ability to globally model and contextualize information.However,current Transformer-based object tracking methods still face challenges such as low tracking accuracy and the presence of redundant feature information.In this paper,we introduce self-calibration multi-head self-attention Transformer(SMSTracker)as a solution to these challenges.It employs a hybrid tensor decomposition self-organizing multihead self-attention transformermechanism,which not only compresses and accelerates Transformer operations but also significantly reduces redundant data,thereby enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of tracking.Additionally,we introduce a self-calibration attention fusion block to resolve common issues of attention ambiguities and inconsistencies found in traditional trackingmethods,ensuring the stability and reliability of tracking performance across various scenarios.By integrating a hybrid tensor decomposition approach with a self-organizingmulti-head self-attentive transformer mechanism,SMSTracker enhances the efficiency and accuracy of the tracking process.Experimental results show that SMSTracker achieves competitive performance in visual object tracking,promising more robust and efficient tracking systems,demonstrating its potential to providemore robust and efficient tracking solutions in real-world applications.
基金Project financially supported by the Postdoctoral Fund of People's Government of Jiangsu Province, China the FernzSulFer Works Inc., Irricana, Canada and The Sulphur Institute, USA (No. 2500-0007).
文摘Cocoon samples were collected from fifty-two mulberry gardens with high, intermediate, and low silkworm cocoon productivities in the lower-middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the six China’s provinces of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei to determine the transformation efficiency of S from mulberry leaves to silkworm cocoons, and to evaluate the sulfur cycle (uptake and output) in the mulberry leaf-silkworm cocoon system with typical mulberry gardens in the lower-middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The transformation efficiency of sulfur (TES) from mulberry leaves into silkworm cocoons in the high-productivity mulberry gardens was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that in the low-productivity gardens. For the high-productivity mulberry gardens the TES from mulberry leaves into the cocoon shells was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that for low-yield mulberry gardens. Producing 1 kg dry cocoon in mulberry gardens required uptake of about 20 g S, however 1 kg of dry cocoon only removed about 4 g S. Therefore, recycling of these organic wastes with silkworm cultivation was important for sulfur balances.
文摘P SAG12 _ IPT gene was introduced into an elite rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) restorer line Minghui 63 through Agrobacterium _mediated transformation method. Out of 61 independent transgenic plants obtained, a few acquired a recognizable phenotype in which leave senescence was delayed to a great degree. The results of field plot test on two homozygous transgenic lines indicated: (1) the stay_green ability of transgenic plants was significantly improved; (2) both the seed_setting rate and the number of panicles per plant of transgenic plants were significantly increased compared with that of the non_transgenic plants of Minghui 63; and (3) the plant height of transgenic plants was significantly reduced.
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China No.62062003Ningxia Natural Science Foundation Project No.2023AAC03293.
文摘The precise detection and segmentation of tumor lesions are very important for lung cancer computer-aided diagnosis.However,in PET/CT(Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography)lung images,the lesion shapes are complex,the edges are blurred,and the sample numbers are unbalanced.To solve these problems,this paper proposes a Multi-branch Cross-scale Interactive Feature fusion Transformer model(MCIF-Transformer Mask RCNN)for PET/CT lung tumor instance segmentation,The main innovative works of this paper are as follows:Firstly,the ResNet-Transformer backbone network is used to extract global feature and local feature in lung images.The pixel dependence relationship is established in local and non-local fields to improve the model perception ability.Secondly,the Cross-scale Interactive Feature Enhancement auxiliary network is designed to provide the shallow features to the deep features,and the cross-scale interactive feature enhancement module(CIFEM)is used to enhance the attention ability of the fine-grained features.Thirdly,the Cross-scale Interactive Feature fusion FPN network(CIF-FPN)is constructed to realize bidirectional interactive fusion between deep features and shallow features,and the low-level features are enhanced in deep semantic features.Finally,4 ablation experiments,3 comparison experiments of detection,3 comparison experiments of segmentation and 6 comparison experiments with two-stage and single-stage instance segmentation networks are done on PET/CT lung medical image datasets.The results showed that APdet,APseg,ARdet and ARseg indexes are improved by 5.5%,5.15%,3.11%and 6.79%compared with Mask RCNN(resnet50).Based on the above research,the precise detection and segmentation of the lesion region are realized in this paper.This method has positive significance for the detection of lung tumors.
文摘The development of autonomous vehicles has become one of the greatest research endeavors in recent years. These vehicles rely on many complex systems working in tandem to make decisions. For practical use and safety reasons, these systems must not only be accurate, but also quickly detect changes in the surrounding environment. In autonomous vehicle research, the environment perception system is one of the key components of development. Environment perception systems allow the vehicle to understand its surroundings. This is done by using cameras, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), with other sensor systems and modalities. Deep learning computer vision algorithms have been shown to be the strongest tool for translating camera data into accurate and safe traversability decisions regarding the environment surrounding a vehicle. In order for a vehicle to safely traverse an area in real time, these computer vision algorithms must be accurate and have low latency. While much research has studied autonomous driving for traversing well-structured urban environments, limited research exists evaluating perception system improvements in off-road settings. This research aims to investigate the adaptability of several existing deep-learning architectures for semantic segmentation in off-road environments. Previous studies of two Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architectures are included for comparison with new evaluation of Vision Transformer (ViT) architectures for semantic segmentation. Our results demonstrate viability of ViT architectures for off-road perception systems, having a strong segmentation accuracy, lower inference speed and memory footprint compared to previous results with CNN architectures.
文摘This paper is concerned with the Diophantine properties of the sequence {ξθn}, where 1 ≤ξ 〈 θ and θ is a rational or an algebraic integer. We establish a combinatorial proposition which can be used to study such two cases in the same manner. It is shown that the decay rate of the Fourier transforms of self-similar measures μλ with λ = θ-1 as the uniform contractive ratio is logarithmic. This generalizes some results of Kershner and Bufetov-Solomyak, who consider the case of Bernoulli convolutions. As an application, we prove that μλ ahaost every x is normal to any base b ≥ 2, which implies that there exist infinitely many absolute normal numbers on the corresponding self-similar set. This can be seen as a complementary result of the well-known Cassels-Schmidt theorem.
文摘BACKGROUND Malignant transformation(MT)of mature cystic teratoma(MCT)has a poor prognosis,especially in advanced cases.Concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT)has an inhibitory effect on MT.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we present a case in which CCRT had a reduction effect preoperatively.A 73-year-old woman with pyelonephritis was referred to our hospital.Computed tomography revealed right hydronephrosis and a 6-cm pelvic mass.Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy(EUS-FNB)revealed squamous cell carci-noma.The patient was diagnosed with MT of MCT.Due to her poor general con-dition and renal malfunction,we selected CCRT,expecting fewer adverse effects.After CCRT,her performance status improved,and the tumor size was reduced;surgery was performed.Five months postoperatively,the patient developed dis-semination and lymph node metastases.Palliative chemotherapy was ineffective.She died 18 months after treatment initiation.CONCLUSION EUS-FNB was useful in the diagnosis of MT of MCT;CCRT suppressed the disea-se and improved quality of life.
文摘This paper serves two purposes. One is to modify Strichartz's results with respect to the asymptotic averages of the Fourier transform of μ on , self-similar measure defined by Hutchinson. Another purpose is to consider a singular integral operator on μ and show that this op- erator is of type (p,p)(1<p<∞).
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,Nos.2019A1515010649(to WC),2022A1515012044(to JS)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2018M633091(to JS).
文摘Transforming growth factor-beta 1(TGF-β1)has been extensively studied for its pleiotropic effects on central nervous system diseases.The neuroprotective or neurotoxic effects of TGF-β1 in specific brain areas may depend on the pathological process and cell types involved.Voltage-gated sodium channels(VGSCs)are essential ion channels for the generation of action potentials in neurons,and are involved in various neuroexcitation-related diseases.However,the effects of TGF-β1 on the functional properties of VGSCs and firing properties in cortical neurons remain unclear.In this study,we investigated the effects of TGF-β1 on VGSC function and firing properties in primary cortical neurons from mice.We found that TGF-β1 increased VGSC current density in a dose-and time-dependent manner,which was attributable to the upregulation of Nav1.3 expression.Increased VGSC current density and Nav1.3 expression were significantly abolished by preincubation with inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase(PD98059),p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(SB203580),and Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1/2 inhibitor(SP600125).Interestingly,TGF-β1 significantly increased the firing threshold of action potentials but did not change their firing rate in cortical neurons.These findings suggest that TGF-β1 can increase Nav1.3 expression through activation of the ERK1/2-JNK-MAPK pathway,which leads to a decrease in the firing threshold of action potentials in cortical neurons under pathological conditions.Thus,this contributes to the occurrence and progression of neuroexcitatory-related diseases of the central nervous system.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11674102
文摘Based on the matching rules for squares and rhombuses,we study the self-similar transformation and the vertex configurations of the Ammann-Beenker tiling.The structural properties of the configurations and their relations during the self-similar transformation are obtained.Our results reveal the distribution correlations of the configurations,which provide an intuitive understanding of the octagonal quasi-periodic structure and also give implications for growing perfect quasi-periodic tiling according to the local rules.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60963016)the National Social Science Foundation of China(No.17BXW037)
文摘To improve the recognition accuracy of off-line handwritten Tibetan characters the local gradient direction histograms based on the wavelet transform are proposed as the recognition features.First for a Tibetan character sample image the first level approximation component of the Haar wavelet transform is calculated.Secondly the approximation component is partitioned into several equal-sized zones. Finally the gradient direction histograms of each zone are calculated and the local direction histograms of the approximation component are considered as the features of the character sample image.The proposed method is tested on the recently developed off-line Tibetan handwritten character sample database.The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed feature extraction method.Furthermore compared with the detail components the approximation component contributes more to the recognition accuracy.