Correlation of image textures of a polarization feature parameter and the microstructures of liver fibrosis tissues

Mueller matrix imaging is emerging for the quantitative characterization of pathological microstructures and is especially sensitive to fibrous structures.Liver fibrosis is a characteristic of many types of chronic liver diseases.The clinical diagnosis of liver fibrosis requires time-consuming multiple staining processes that specifically target on fibrous structures.The staining proficiency of technicians and the subjective visualization of pathologists may bring inconsistency to clinical diagnosis.Mueller matrix imaging can reduce the multiple staining processes and provide quantitative diagnostic indicators to characterize liver fibrosis tissues.In this study,a fibersensitive polarization feature parameter(PFP)was derived through the forward sequential feature selection(SFS)and linear discriminant analysis(LDA)to target on the identification of fibrous structures.Then,the Pearson correlation coeffcients and the statistical T-tests between the fiber-sensitive PFP image textures and the liver fibrosis tissues were calculated.The results show the gray level run length matrix(GLRLM)-based run entropy that measures the heterogeneity of the PFP image was most correlated to the changes of liver fibrosis tissues at four stages with a Pearson correlation of 0.6919.The results also indicate the highest Pearson correlation of 0.9996 was achieved through the linear regression predictions of the combination of the PFP image textures.This study demonstrates the potential of deriving a fiber-sensitive PFP to reduce the multiple staining process and provide textures-based quantitative diagnostic indicators for the staging of liver fibrosis.

Study on multiple induced polarization parameters in groundwater exploration in Bashang poverty alleviation area of Heibei Province,China

The study examines a water exploration and poverty alleviation project in Guyuan county.The study analyzes correlations between aquifers and multiple induced polarization(IP)parameters,including resistivity,polarizability,deviation,half decay time,water-bearing factors,and Kc,a new parameter refined in this study.Based on the study,the well was placed accurately,and its maximum water inflow reached 30 m3/h.Kc value highlights the rate of change at early stages of IP secondary field.Kc value served as a quick indicator in this groundwater prospecting and is validated in practice.Progress has been made in finding new parameters in exploring water with IP method.Thanks to the project,local people have access to water and poverty alleviation has scored some achievements.

Creation of radially polarized optical fields with multiple controllable parameters using a vectorial optical field generator

A vectorial optical field generator(VOF-Gen) based on two reflective phase-only liquid crystal spatial light modulators enables the creation of an arbitrary optical complex field. In this work, the capabilities of the VOF-Gen in terms of manipulating the spatial distributions of phase, amplitude, and polarization are experimentally demonstrated by generating a radially polarized optical field consisted of five annular rings, the focusing properties of which are also numerically studied with vectorial diffraction theory. By carefully adjusting the relative amplitude and phase between the adjacent rings, an optical needle field with purely longitudinal polarization can be produced in the focal region of a high numerical aperture lens. The versatile method presented in this work can be easily extended to the generation of a vectorial optical field with any desired complex distributions.

Quantum stereodynamics study for the reaction F + HD

This paper studies the quantum stereodynamics of the F ＋ HD（v = 0, j = 0）→ HD ＋ F/HF ＋ D reaction at the collision energies of 0.52 and 0.87 kcal/mol. The quantum scattering calculations, based on Stark-Werner potential energy surfaces, show that the differential cross sections for the HF（v′= 2） ＋ D and DF（v′= 3） ＋H channels are consistent with the recent theoretical results. Furthermore, the product rotational angular momentum orientation and alignment have been determined for some selected rovibrational states of the HF＋ D and DF＋ H channels.

Characterization of the Sulfide Deposits in the Southeastern Nigeria Using VLF Method: Insights from Numerical Modeling and Field Examples

A priori geologic and geophysical information has been used to construct conceptual VLF experiments on conductively and inductively coupled overburden geological models of the lead-zinc(Pb-Zn)mineralization zone found in southeastern Nigeria.This is based on the finite element approach to(1)simulate different geologic situations of overburden occurrence,(2)examine the roles played by overburden in modifying and masking VLF responses of a buried conductor target,and(3)confirm the effectiveness of VLF method in mapping lead-zinc lodes found in sedimentary terrains.The computed theoretical model curves and field examples are expected to serve as guide for VLF anomaly pattern recognition due to overburden thickness,resistivity and width of conductor in similar terrain as the study area.

Cellulose Solubility in Deep Eutectic Solvents:Inspecting Quantitative Hydrogen-Bonding Analysis

According to the Kamlet-Abraham-Taft(KAT)polarity parameters(α,β,π*),polymers and solvents can be categorized as hydrogen-bond(H-bond)acidic(α>β)or H-bond basic(α<β).Recently,we proposed a quantitative hydrogen bonding(QHB)analysis to predict the solubility of polymers in ionic liquids(ILs)using the product ofΔαΔβ<0 as an indicator,whereΔαis the difference between the H-bond acidic parameters of the polymer and IL,andΔβis the difference in their basicity,while the prerequisite of the“complementary”principle(i.e.,that one component is H-bond acidic and the other is basic)is satisfied.Here,the applicability of QHB analysis was first confirmed by testing the solubilities of carefully chosen polymer/deep eutectic solvent(DES)pairs,as the DESs were eutectic mixtures dominated by hydrogen bonding interactions.Then,our attention focused on the solubility of cellulose in DESs.Our testing results as well as the typical published results were summarized,which indicate that the potential DESs for cellulose dissolution and regeneration must be of the H-bond basic type because the“complementary”principle should be satisfied as a prerequisite.However,the H-bond basic DESs investigated in this study do not show the superior solubility of cellulose that has been commonly observed for H-bond basic ILs,even if the criterion ofΔαΔβ<0 is satisfied for both DESs and ILs.Possible reasons for this discrepancy are given to understand the varying effectiveness in cellulose dissolution for H-bond basic DESs and ILs.