Pressure Dependence of the Small-Signal Gain and Saturation Intensity of a Copper Bromide Laser

A pair of copper bromide lasers in an oscillator–amplifier configuration is used to investigate the small signal gain and saturation intensity as amplifying parameters and output power of lasers, versus pressure of buffer gas. It is shown that the amplifying parameters and laser output power have a maximum value at optimum buffer gas pressure of 11？Torr. The challenge between microscopic parameters such as stimulated emission cross section, laser upper level lifetime, and population inversion, which determine the values of laser characteristics respective to the operational pressure of buffer gas, are investigated. Thus an optimum delay time of about 10？ns is determined, and a maximum output power equivalent to about 12？W is extracted. The amplifying parameters and measured output power of laser versus delay times show some local maxima and minima at the delay time interval of 6–43？ns.

A NEW METHOD OF MOVING OBJECT DETECTION AND SHADOW REMOVING

This paper presents an adaptive method of objects and shadows detection in video streams. Models of background are firstly set up and adaptively updated in Hue Saturation Intensity (HSI) color space to detect motion regions. Then, detection errors are dealt with by motion continuity and velocity consistency. Finally, cast shadows are removed by the generic properties of luminance, chrominance and gradient density. Experimental results and their evaluation are presented to verify the effectiveness of this new method.

Hydrogen Therapy Reduces Oxidative Stress-associated Risks Following Acute and Chronic Exposure to High-altitude Environment

Low pressure,low oxygen concentration,and intense ultraviolet（UV）radiation in high-altitude environments,can cause oxidative stress which can trigger mountain sickness.A recent study demonstrated that hydrogen gas with a good permeability in biological membranes can treat various disorders by exerting its selective anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory effects,indicating that hydrogen therapy plays a role in scavenging free radicals and in balancing oxidation and anti-oxidation systems of ceils. Therefore, we hypothesize that inhaling low-dose hydrogen or drinking hydrogen-saturated water is a novel and simple method to prevent and treat oxidative stress injury caused by low pressure, low oxygen concentration and intense UV radiation in plateaus, thus reducing the risk of mountain sickness.

Preparation of Rare-Earth Composite Ferrite Magnetic Fluid

Water-based rare-earth ferrite (Re xFe 3- xO 4)magnetic fluids were prepared by chemical co-precipitation method. The result shows that saturation magnetic intensity of ferrite magnetic fluids can be improved by adding Dy 3+ and the saturation magnetic intensity will reach the highest if n(Fe)∶n(Dy 3+ )=30∶1. The modification and formation mechanism of Re xFe 3- xO 4 particles is discussed in detail. The physicochemical properties are investigated by the Gouy magnetic balance, IR, TEM, XRD, and EDX, etc.

Computer assessment of the composition of a generic wound by image processing

Aim:This paper addresses the assessment of the composition of a general wound,in terms of all identifiable categories of tissue and pigmentation in an attempt to improve accuracy in assessing and monitoring wound health.Materials and Methods:A knowledgebase of clusters was built into the hue,saturation and intensity(HSI)color space and then used for assessing wound composition.Based on the observation that the clusters are fairly distinct,two different algorithms,that is,Mahalanobis distance(MD)based and the rotated coordinate system(RCS)method,were used for classification.These methods exploit the shape,spread,and orientation of each cluster.Results:The clusters in the HSI color space,built from about 9,000(calibrated)pixels from 48 images of various wound beds,showed 8 fairly distinct regions.The inter-cluster distances were consistent with the visual appearance.The efficacy of the MD and RCS based methods in 120 experiments taken from a set of 15 test images(in terms of average percent-match)was found to be 91.55 and 93.71,respectively.Conclusion:Our investigations established eight categories of tissue and pigmentation in wound beds.These findings help to determine the stage of wound healing more accurately and comprehensively than typically permitted through use of the 4-color model reported in the literature for addressing specific wound types.