Steganography in binary image by checking data-carrying eligibility of boundary pixels

We present a novel scheme for embedding secret data into a binary image without introducing noticeable artifacts. Unlike some block-based methods, the proposed scheme encodes the secret bits directly into boundary pixels by checking each pixel of the cover image in a pseudo-random order for embedding eligibility. A set of rules ensures correct identification of data-carrying pixels in blind extraction. The proposed scheme does not generate isolated dots, and can incorporate various coding methods such as matrix encoding to further improve the embedding performance. It is shown that up to one fourth of the boundary pixels may be used to carry secret data. Experimental results indicate that the method can achieve good visual quality with fairly large data capacity.

MOS-based model of four-transistor CMOS image sensor pixels for photoelectric simulation

By using the MOS-based model established in this paper, the physical process of photoelectron generation, transfer,and storage in the four-transistor active pixel sensor(4 T-APS) pixels can be simulated in SPICE environment. The variable capacitance characteristics of double junctions in pinned photodiodes(PPDs) and the threshold voltage difference formed by channel nonuniform doping in transfer gates(TGs) are considered with this model. The charge transfer process of photogenerated electrons from PPDs to the floating diffusion(FD) is analyzed, and the function of nonuniform doping of TGs in suppressing charge injection back to PPDs is represented with the model. The optical and electrical characteristics of all devices in the pixel are effectively combined with the model. Moreover, the charge transfer efficiency and the voltage variation in PPD can be described with the model. Compared with the hybrid simulation in TCAD and the Verilog-A simulation in SPICE, this model has higher simulation efficiency and accuracy, respectively. The effectiveness of the MOS-based model is experimentally verified in a 3 μm test pixel designed in 0.11 μm CIS process.

Design of CMOS active pixels based on finger-shaped PPD

To improve the full-well capacity and linear dynamic range of CMOS image sensor,a special finger-shaped pinned photodiode(PPD)is designed.In terms of process,the first N-type ion implantation of the PPD N buried layer is extended under the transfer gate,thereby increasing the PPD capacitance.Based on TCAD simulation,the width and spacing of PPD were precisely adjusted.A high full-well capacity pixel design with a pixel size of 6×6μm^2 is realized based on the 0.18μm CMOS process.The simulation results indicate that the pixel with the above structure and process has a depletion depth of 2.8μm and a charge transfer efficiency of 100%.The measurement results of the test chip show that the full-well capacity can reach 68650 e–.Compared with the conventional structure,the proposed PPD structure can effectively improve the full well capacity of the pixel.

结合Pixel2style2Pixel的年龄转化方法

年龄转化在刑侦、人脸识别等领域有着重要作用。常见的年龄转化方法需要使用成对带有年龄注释的数据集进行训练,并且存在生成图像质量低、年龄语义信息不够解耦等问题。针对上述问题,在Pix2style2Pix的训练框架中,引入年龄识别、contextual损失函数,对整体损失函数做出符合年龄转化的改进,提取年龄信息并保证图像质量。改进编码网络配合损失函数对潜在空间的图像进行编辑,提出一种基于Pixel2style2Pixel的年龄转化方法。通过FFHQ、CelebA数据集,对所提方法进行验证,实验结果表明,在不采用成对年龄注释的训练集下,改进后的损失函数能生成更符合期望年龄的转化图像,人脸相似度距离为0.346、FID为45.69、SSIM为0.593 6、PSNR为19.64 dB,均优于对比方法,证明所提方法能够生成高质量、年龄语义高度解耦的转化结果。

Monitoring Surface Deformation Using Distributed Scatterers InSAR

In the past two decades,extensive and in-depth research has been conducted on Time Series InSAR technology with the advancement of high-performance SAR satellites and the accumulation of big SAR data.The introduction of distributed scatterers in Distributed Scatterers InSAR(DS-InSAR)has significantly expanded the application scenarios of InSAR geodetic measurement by increasing the number of measurement points.This study traces the history of DS-InSAR,presents the definition and characteristics of distributed scatterers,and focuses on exploring the relationships and distinctions among proposed algorithms in two crucial steps:statistically homogeneous pixel selection and phase optimization.Additionally,the latest research progress in this field is tracked and the possible development direction in the future is discussed.Through simulation experiments and two real InSAR case studies,the proposed algorithms are compared and verified,and the advantages of DS-InSAR in deformation measurement practice are demonstrated.This work not only offers insights into current trends and focal points for theoretical research on DS-InSAR but also provides practical cases and guidance for applied research.

Study of the characteristics of a scintillation array and single pixels for nuclear medicine imaging applications

By using a pixelized Nal（T1） crystal array coupled to a R2486 PSPMT, the characteristics of the array and of a single pixel, such as the light output, energy resolution, peak-to-valley ratio （P/V） and imaging performance of the detector were studied. The pixel size of the NaI（TI） scintillation pixel array is 2 mm×2 mm×5 mm. There are in total 484 pixels in a 22×22 matrix. In the pixel spectrum an average peak-to-valley ratio （P/V） of 16 was obtained. In the image of all the pixels, good values for the Peak-to- Valley ratios could be achieved, namely a mean of 17, a maximum of 45 and the average peak FWHM （the average value of intrinsic spatial resolution） of 2.3 mm. However, the PSPMT non-uniform response and the scintillation pixels array inhomogeneities degrade the imaging performance of the detector.

Double quantum images encryption scheme based on chaotic system

This paper explores a double quantum images representation(DNEQR)model that allows for simultaneous storage of two digital images in a quantum superposition state.Additionally,a new type of two-dimensional hyperchaotic system based on sine and logistic maps is investigated,offering a wider parameter space and better chaotic behavior compared to the sine and logistic maps.Based on the DNEQR model and the hyperchaotic system,a double quantum images encryption algorithm is proposed.Firstly,two classical plaintext images are transformed into quantum states using the DNEQR model.Then,the proposed hyperchaotic system is employed to iteratively generate pseudo-random sequences.These chaotic sequences are utilized to perform pixel value and position operations on the quantum image,resulting in changes to both pixel values and positions.Finally,the ciphertext image can be obtained by qubit-level diffusion using two XOR operations between the position-permutated image and the pseudo-random sequences.The corresponding quantum circuits are also given.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme ensures the security of the images during transmission,improves the encryption efficiency,and enhances anti-interference and anti-attack capabilities.

Effect of multiple coulomb scattering on the beam tests of silicon pixel detectors

In the research and development of new silicon pixel detectors,a collimated monoenergetic charged-particle test beam equipped with a high-resolution pixel-beam telescope is crucial for prototype verification and performance evaluation.When the beam energy is low,the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering on the measured resolution of the Device Under Test(DUT)must be considered to accurately evaluate the performance of the pixel chips and detectors.This study aimed to investigate the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering on the measured resolution,particularly at low beam energies.Simulations were conducted using Allpix^(2) to study the effects of multiple Coulomb scattering under different beam energies,material budgets,and telescope layouts.The simulations also provided the minimum energy at which the effect of multiple Coulomb scattering could be ignored.Compared with the results of a five-layer detector system tested with an electron beam at DESY,the simulation results were consistent with the beam test results,confirming the reliability of the simulations.

Analysis of optical characteristics of modulation devices with square and circle pixels for 3D holographic display

With the development of the micro/nanolithography, the optic-optic or optic-electronic modulation devices with different pixel shapes and sizes can be used for three-dimensional （3D） dynamical holographic display. The influence of different parameters of the modulation devices on the image quality of the 3D reconstructed object is analyzed for two cases： the phase-only computer-generated holography （CGH） and the complex amplitude CGH. The results quantitatively show that the pixel shape of the modulation devices will affect the quality of the holographic image.

A new approach based on orthogonal bases of data space to decomposition of mixed pixels for hyperspectral imagery

A new algorithm for decomposition of mixed pixels based on orthogonal bases of data space is proposed in this paper. It is a simplex-based method which extracts endmembers sequentially using computations of largest simplex volumes. At each searching step of this extraction algorithm, searching for the simplex with the largest volume is equivalent to searching for a new orthogonal basis which has the largest norm. The new endmember corresponds to the new basis with the largest norm. This algorithm runs very fast and can also avoid the dilemma in traditional simplex-based endmember extraction algorithms, such as N-FINDR, that it generally produces different sets of final endmembers if different initial conditions are used. Moreover, with this set of orthogonal bases, the proposed algorithm can also determine the proper number of endmembers and finish the unmixing of the original images which the traditional simplex-based algorithms cannot do by themselves. Experimental results of both artificial simulated images and practical remote sensing images demonstrate the algorithm proposed in this paper is a fast and accurate algorithm for the decomposition of mixed pixels.

Pixels 3D 5.0——功能丰富／价格低廉的3-D建模渲染应用程序

一般而言选取3-D建模及渲染程序时有两种选择，一整套丰富功能或者是廉价的产品（不足400美元）。但售价仅为399美元的Pixels Digital的Pixels 3D 5.0版却打破了这一规律，同Eovia's Carrara Srudio（2002年11月）等低端3-D程序类似Pixels 3D具有用户友好的界面，便于访问各种工具和功能。其弹出菜单功能在很大程度上同Alias的Maya Complete中的对象选取模式下的Hot Box弹出菜单非常相似（2003年1月）。

The definition of effective emissivity of land surface at the scale of remote sensing pixels

Remote sensing (RS) of land surface temperature (LST) is a very challenging problem at the present development stage of RS science. Tremendous efforts have been devoted to atmosphere correction and temperature emissivity separation (TES) of new LST product algorithms. However, the mechanism of directionality of thermal emission from land surface remains unknown, and even worse, there are confusions on the definition of the effective emissivity of land surface at the scale of RS pixels. The mechanism of directionality of thermal emission

Full well capacity and quantum efficiency optimization for small size backside illuminated CMOS image pixels with a new photodiode structure

To improve the full well capacity （FWC） of a small size backside illuminated （BSI） CMOS image sensor （CIS）, the effect of photodiode capacitance （Cpo） on FWC is studied, and a reformed pinned photodiode （PPD） structure is proposed. Two procedures are implemented for the optimization. The first is to form a varying doping concentration and depth stretched new N region, which is implemented by an additional higher-energy and lower-dose N type implant beneath the original N region. The FWC of this structure is increased by extending the side wall junctions in the substrate. Secondly, in order to help the enlarged well capacity achieve full depletion, two step P-type implants with different implant energies are introduced to form a P-type insertion region in the interior of the stretched N region. This vertical inserted P region guarantees that the proposed new PD structure achieves full depletion in the reset period. The simulation results show that the FWC can be improved from 1289e- to 6390e-, and this improvement does not sacrifice any image lag performance. Additionally, quantum efficiency （QE） is enhanced in the full wavelength range, especially 6.3% at 520 nm wavelength. This technique can not only be used in such BSI structures, but also adopted in an FSI pixel with any photodiode-type readout scheme.

Pinch-off voltage modeling for CMOS image pixels with a pinned photodiode structure

A novel analytical model of pinch-off voltage for CMOS image pixels with a pinned photodiode structure is proposed. The derived model takes account of the gradient doping distributions in the N buried layer due to the impurity compensation formed by manufacturing processes; the impurity distribution characteristics of two boundary PN junctions located in the region for particular spectrum response of a pinned photodiode are quantitative analyzed. By solving Poisson＇s equation in vertical barrier regions, the relationships between the pinch-off voltage and the corresponding process parameters such as peak doping concentration, N type width and doping concentration gradient of the N buried layer are established. Test results have shown that the derived model features the variations of the pinch-off voltage versus the process implant conditions more accurately than the traditional model. The research conclusions in this paper provide theoretical evidence for evaluating the pinch-off voltage design.

Efficient Technique for Image Cryptography Using Sudoku Keys

This paper proposes a cryptographic technique on images based on the Sudoku solution.Sudoku is a number puzzle,which needs applying defined protocols and filling the empty boxes with numbers.Given a small size of numbers as input,solving the sudoku puzzle yields an expanded big size of numbers,which can be used as a key for the Encryption/Decryption of images.In this way,the given small size of numbers can be stored as the prime key,which means the key is compact.A prime key clue in the sudoku puzzle always leads to only one solution,which means the key is always stable.This feature is the background for the paper,where the Sudoku puzzle output can be innovatively introduced in image cryptography.Sudoku solution is expanded to any size image using a sequence of expansion techniques that involve filling of the number matrix,Linear X-Y rotational shifting,and reverse shifting based on a standard zig-zag pattern.The crypto key for an image dictates the details of positions,where the image pixels have to be shuffled.Shuffling is made at two levels,namely pixel and sub-pixel(RGB)levels for an image,with the latter having more effective Encryption.The brought-out technique falls under the Image scrambling method with partial diffusion.Performance metrics are impressive and are given by a Histogram deviation of 0.997,a Correlation coefficient of 10−2 and an NPCR of 99.98%.Hence,it is evident that the image cryptography with the sudoku kept in place is more efficient against Plaintext and Differential attacks.

Hi'CT:a pixel sensor-based device for ion tomography

Carbon ions,commonly referred to as particle therapy,have become increasingly popular in the last decade.Accurately predicting the range of ions in tissues is important for the precise delivery of doses in heavy-ion radiotherapy.Range uncertainty is currently the largest contributor to dose uncertainty in normal tissues,leading to the use of safety margins in treatment planning.One potential method is the direct relative stopping measurement(RSP)with ions.Heavy-ion CT(Hi′CT),a compact segmented full digital tomography detector using monolithic active pixel sensors,was designed and evaluated using a 430 MeV/u high-energy carbon ion pencil beam in Geant4.The precise position of the individual carbon ion track can be recorded and reconstructed using a 30μm×30μm small pixel pitch size.Two types of customized image reconstruction algorithms were developed,and their performances were evaluated using three different modules of CAT-PHAN 600-series phantoms.The RSP measurement accuracy of the tracking algorithm for different types of materials in the CTP404 module was less than 1%.In terms of spatial resolution,the tracking algorithm could achieve a 20%modulation transfer function normalization value of CTP528 imaging results at 5 lp/cm,which is significantly better than that of the fast imaging algorithm(3 lp/cm).The density resolution obtained using the tracking algorithm of the customized CTP515 was approximately 10.5%.In conclusion,a compact digital Hi'CT system was designed,and its nominal performance was evaluated in a simulation.The RSP resolution and image quality provide potential feasibility for scanning most parts of an adult body or pediatric patient,particularly for head and neck tumor treatment.

Electronics system for the cosmic X-ray polarization detector

This study presents an electronics system for cosmic X-ray polarization detection(CXPD).The CXPD was designed as a high-sensitivity soft X-ray polarimeter with a measurement energy range of 2-10 keV carried by a CubeSat.A stable and functionally complete electronics system under power and space constraints is a key challenge.The complete CXPD electronics system(CXPDES)comprises hardware and firmware.CXPDES adopts a three-layer electronic board structure based on functionality and available space.Two gas pixel detectors(GPDs)were placed on the top layer board,and CXPDES provided the GPDs with voltages up to-4000 V.Each GPD signal was digitized,compressed,encoded,and stored before being transmitted to the ground.The CXPDES provided stable and high-speed communication based on a scheme that separated command and data transmission,and it supports the CXPDES in-orbit upgrade.In addition,environmental monitors,silicon photomultiplier(SiPM)triggers,power management,GPDs configuration,and mode switches were included in the overall operating logic of the CXPDES.The results obtained by testing the CXPDES showed that it satisfied all the requirements of CXPD.The CXPDES provides design experience and technological readiness for future large-area X-ray polarimetry missions.

A Novel Detection Method for Pavement Crack with Encoder-Decoder Architecture

As a current popular method,intelligent detection of cracks is of great significance to road safety,so deep learning has gradually attracted attention in the field of crack image detection.The nonlinear structure,low contrast and discontinuity of cracks bring great challenges to existing crack detection methods based on deep learning.Therefore,an end-to-end deep convolutional neural network(AttentionCrack)is proposed for automatic crack detection to overcome the inaccuracy of boundary location between crack and non-crack pixels.The AttentionCrack network is built on U-Net based encoder-decoder architecture,and an attention mechanism is incorporated into the multi-scale convolutional feature to enhance the recognition of crack region.Additionally,a dilated convolution module is introduced in the encoder-decoder architecture to reduce the loss of crack detail due to the pooling operation in the encoder network.Furthermore,since up-sampling will lead to the loss of crack boundary information in the decoder network,a depthwise separable residual module is proposed to capture the boundary information of pavement crack.The AttentionCrack net on public pavement crack image datasets named CrackSegNet and Crack500 is trained and tested,the results demonstrate that the AttentionCrack achieves F1 score over 0.70 on the CrackSegNet and 0.71 on the Crack500 in average and outperforms the current state-of-the-art methods.

An online fast multi-track locating algorithm for high-resolution single-event effect test platform

To improve the efficiency and accuracy of single-event effect(SEE)research at the Heavy Ion Research Facility at Lanzhou,Hi’Beam-SEE must precisely localize the position at which each heavy ion hitting the integrated circuit(IC)causes SEE.In this study,we propose a fast multi-track location(FML)method based on deep learning to locate the position of each particle track with high speed and accuracy.FML can process a vast amount of data supplied by Hi’Beam-SEE online,revealing sensitive areas in real time.FML is a slot-based object-centric encoder-decoder structure in which each slot can learn the location information of each track in the image.To make the method more accurate for real data,we designed an algorithm to generate a simulated dataset with a distribution similar to that of the real data,which was then used to train the model.Extensive comparison experiments demonstrated that the FML method,which has the best performance on simulated datasets,has high accuracy on real datasets as well.In particular,FML can reach 238 fps and a standard error of 1.6237μm.This study discusses the design and performance of FML.

Pixel 2940nm点阵激光联合他克莫司软膏治疗肢端型白癜风的临床观察

目的:观察Pixel 2 940 nm点阵激光联合他克莫司软膏治疗肢端型白癜风的临床效果。方法:选取梅州市第二中医医院2019年5月-2021年5月收治的肢端型白癜风患者62例为研究对象,按照随机数字表法将其分为治疗组和对照组,各31例。对照组予以他克莫司软膏治疗,治疗组予以Pixel 2 940 nm点阵激光联合他克莫司软膏治疗。两组均以12周为1个疗程,共治疗2个疗程。对比两组临床疗效、不良反应发生率和复发率。结果:治疗12、24周后,治疗组总有效率(45.16%、70.97%)均明显高于对照组(19.35%、41.94%)(P<0.05);治疗期间对照组不良反应发生率为12.90%,明显低于治疗组的41.94%(P<0.05);治疗组复发率为4.55%(1/22),低于对照组的61.54%(8/13)(P<0.05)。结论:Pixel 2 940 nm点阵激光联合他克莫司软膏治疗肢端型白癜风虽会增加不良反应,但见效快,临床疗效好,能够显著降低复发率,值得在临床上推广应用。