Adaptive Bistable Stochastic Resonance Based Weak Signal Reception in Additive Laplacian Noise

Weak signal reception is a very important and challenging problem for communication systems especially in the presence of non-Gaussian noise,and in which case the performance of optimal linear correlated receiver degrades dramatically.Aiming at this,a novel uncorrelated reception scheme based on adaptive bistable stochastic resonance(ABSR)for a weak signal in additive Laplacian noise is investigated.By analyzing the key issue that the quantitative cooperative resonance matching relationship between the characteristics of the noisy signal and the nonlinear bistable system,an analytical expression of the bistable system parameters is derived.On this basis,by means of bistable system parameters self-adaptive adjustment,the counterintuitive stochastic resonance(SR)phenomenon can be easily generated at which the random noise is changed into a benefit to assist signal transmission.Finally,it is demonstrated that approximately 8dB bit error ratio(BER)performance improvement for the ABSR-based uncorrelated receiver when compared with the traditional uncorrelated receiver at low signal to noise ratio(SNR)conditions varying from-30dB to-5dB.

Assessment of Satisfaction in the Reception and Emergency Department of a Health Center

Introduction The main objective of any healthcare establishment must be to ensure the quality of patient care and customer satisfaction. It is necessary to regularly assess patient satisfaction. The aim of this study was to assess the level of satisfaction of customers aged over 18 years attending the emergency department of the health center. Methodology This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of patients aged 18 years and over, who attended the Samu Municipal emergency department between 02 and 30 May 2023. The satisfaction index was determined using the adapted 2009 SAPHORA-MCO questionnaire and the Likert satisfaction scale. Results A total of 400 patients were surveyed. The average age was 35 years, with a standard deviation of 14.7. Of those surveyed, 51% were women, 87% were educated, 50% lived in Grand Yoff and 59.5% were unemployed. Satisfaction levels linked to perception of the cost of care (72%), waiting time (64.3%), information given to patients (69.1%) and pain management (74 .5%) are fair. On the other hand, the levels of satisfaction linked to administrative procedures (82.5%), staff attitudes towards patients (84%), staff availability (86.4%), patient privacy (89.2%), general atmosphere (87.2%), staff competence (87.3%), and the effectiveness of care (89.4%) were satisfactory. The average waiting time was 38 minutes. However, 32% of patients waited less than 30 minutes and 92% less than an hour. The satisfaction index linked to administration and reception was 72.9% and 79.85%, respectively. The satisfaction index linked to the administration and technical quality of care is equal to 85.8% and 83.7%, respectively. The overall satisfaction index is equal to 80.6%;the level of satisfaction of users of the health structure is satisfactory. Conclusion Patient satisfaction is an essential part of quality care. Patient satisfaction must be based on effective communication from the healthcare team and the creation of a patient-caregiver relationship.

Translation of Culture-loaded Words in The Golden Cangue under the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics

Good translations play a very important role in cultural exchange.The idea of reception aesthetics think the reader as the center in translation process.This paper will study the translation of culture-loaded words from the perspective of reception aesthetics.It is divided into five parts.The first part mainly introduces the background and theoretical foundation of this paper,the second part introduces the writer’s works,the third part gives examples to analyze the culture-loaded words appearing in The Golden Cangue,the fourth part gives examples of the translation methods,and the fifth part is the conclusion.It aims to provide a reference for the English translation of culture-loaded words.

On Translation of Children’s Literature Based on Reception Aesthetics:A Case Study of The Secret Garden

Grounded in reader-centered theories,Reception Aesthetics prioritizes the active engagement and acceptance of target readers.This study examines the translation of children’s literature through the lens of Reception Aesthetics,using Li Wenjun’s rendition of The Secret Garden as a case study.The objective is to scrutinize various aspects of the translation-including vocabulary,syntax,rhetorical devices,and cultural nuances-and to discern how the adaptation and application of diverse translation strategies cater to the aesthetic expectations.

Analyses of circRNA profiling during the development from pre-receptive to receptive phases in the goat endometrium

Background: Recent studies have revealed that noncoding RNAs play important regulatory roles in the formation of endometrial receptivity.Circular RNAs(circRNAs) are a universally expressed noncoding RNA species that have been recently proposed to act as miRNA sponges that directly regulate expression of target genes or parental genes.Results: We used Illumina Solexa technology to analyze the expression profiles of circRNAs in the endometrium from three goats at gestational day 5(pre-receptive endometrium,PE) and three goats at gestational day 15(receptive endometrium,RE).Overall,21,813 circRNAs were identified,of which 5,925 circRNAs were specific to the RE and 9,078 were specific to the PE,which suggested high stage-specificity.Further analysis found 334 differentially expressed circRNAs in the RE compared with PE(P < 0.05).The analysis of the circRNA-miRNA interaction network further supported the idea that circRNAs act as miRNA sponges to regulate gene expression.Moreover,some circRNAs were regulated by estrogen(E2)/progesterone(P4) in endometrial epithelium cell lines(EECs) and endometrial stromal cell line(ESCs),and each circRNA molecule exhibited unique regulation characteristics with respect to E2 and P4.Conclusions: These data provide an endometrium circRNA expression atlas corresponding to the biology of the goat receptive endometrium during embryo implantation.

Receptive Anal Intercourse and HIV Infection

Objective: Inform the public that receptive anal intercourse (RAI) is a key transmission route of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the United States. Method: The role of receptive anal intercourse (RAI) in this epidemic will be examined using the following approach: 1) Risk comparison of HIV transmission via RAI to the other major routes of transmission. 2) HIV transmission risks of RAI using some of the present risk reduction techniques. 3) HIV infection via anal intercourse among male youth. 4) HIV infection via anal intercourse among women. Results: Of the major transmission routes of HIV, receptive anal intercourse has the highest transmission risk for acquiring HIV infection. RAI is 2 times the risk of needle-sharing during injection drug use (IDU) and 17 times the risk of receptive vaginal intercourse. The estimated per act probability of acquiring HIV from an infected source by the exposure route of RAI is high in most circumstances: 1) Condoms alone only partially reduce the high risk of RAI. With the addition of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the risk is further reduced. 2) When one or both partners are infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), even with condom use, the risks are very high. With the addition of PrEP the risks are reduced, but RAI still carries significant risks. 3) With exposure to acute HIV (high viral load) the risks of RAI are very high and remain significant even with condom use and PrEP. Anal intercourse often begins in adolescence;both genders are at risk. Conclusion: Public knowledge of the high transmission risks of receptive anal intercourse may likely result in a downward trend of new HIV infections and contribute to ending the epidemic.

Coal rock image recognition method based on improved CLBP and receptive field theory

Rapid coal-rock identification is one of the key technologies for intelligent and unmanned coal mining.Currently,the existing image recognition algorithms cannot satisfy practical needs in terms of recognition speed and accuracy.In view of the evident differences between coal and rock in visual attributes such as color,gloss and texture,the complete local binary pattern(CLBP)image feature descriptor is introduced for coal and rock image recognition.Given that the original algorithm oversimplifies local texture features by ignoring imaging information from higher-order pixels and the concave and convex areas between adjacent sampling points,this paper proposes a higher-order differential median CLBP image feature descriptor to replace the original CLBP center pixel gray with a local gray median,and replace the binary differential with a second-order differential.Meanwhile,for the high dimensionality of CLBP descriptor histogram and feature redundancy,deep learning perceptual field theory is introduced to realize data nonlinear dimensionality reduction and deep feature extraction.With relevant experiments conducted,the following conclusion can be drawn:(1)Compared with that of the original CLBP,the recognition accuracy of the improved CLBP algorithm is greatly improved and finally stabilized above 94.3%under strong noise interference;(2)Compared with that of the original CLBP model,the single image recognition time of the coal rock image recognition model fusing the improved CLBP and the receptive field theory is 0.0035 s,a reduction of 71.0%;compared with the improved CLBP model(without the fusion of receptive field theory),it can shorten the recognition time by 97.0%,but the accuracy rate still maintains more than 98.5%.The method offers a valuable technical reference for the fields of mineral development and deep mining.

RELATIONSHIP ETWEEN A GROUP OF ACUPOINTS RECEPTIVE UNITS AND THEIR PERIPHERAL ANATOMY

Using Psychopysical method 126 receptive units in 36 acupoints at human limbs wereclassified.It was shown that the groups of the receptive units were related closely to their peripheralanatomical structures.

Detection of the movement direction by the cells with directional receptive fields in the primary visual cortex of the cat

The study was performed on neurons with direction selective (DS) receptive fields (RFs) in the primary visual cortex of the cat. Preferred directions (PDs) of these cells to a single light spot and a system of two identical light spots moving across the RF with a given angle between them were compared. Directional interactions appeared when the angles between the directions of the two moving spots were 30o or 60o. PD for 56% of the cells coincided with bisectors of these angles. These cells responded to a combination of the two moving stimuli as if only one stimulus moved in the RF in an intermediate direction. This direction coincided with PD of the DS neuron to a single spot. Also, the investigation revealed that DS neurons responded to stimuli moving at such angles as 180o (to preferred and opposite directions simultaneously). In the further experiment we investigated responses of the DS cells in the primary visual cortex of RF. The angle between the directions of the two moving spots was 60o. These cells responded to a combination of the two moving stimuli as if only one stimulus moved in RF in an intermediate direction. The more relative luminance of one of spots in pair was, the closer the intermediate direction approached to the direction of this spot).

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Issue of Self-Knowledge in Sophocles＇ Oedipus Tyrannus, Shakespeare＇s Hamlet and the Bhagavadgita

Greek and Shakespearean tragic truth emerges from pollution, moral brokenness, and pain. This also applies to the tragic truth of the Indian epics, except that this karmic kind of truth is not considered decisive. Crucial in the Indian case is cosmic truth, and Hindu cosmic truth is never produced out of pollution or pain. In Arjuna＇s case, Krishna＇s revelatory knowledge is religiously saving knowledge, whereas in Oedipus＇ case, Apollo＇s and Teiresias＇ revelatory knowledge is religiously dooming knowledge. In Hamlet＇s case, religiously saving knowledge is an object of theological speculation and of philosophical doubt. In the Hindu case, self-knowledge means absolute knowledge and ultimate liberation; in the Greek case, self-knowledge means self-discovery and the recognition of human fragility; in the Shakespearean case, self-knowledge means self-exploration and doubting oneself.

A Study of EFL Learners＇ Receptive and Productive Knowledge of SP： With Implications for Vocabulary Teaching

This study attempts to see whether there are any differences between L2 （Second Language） learners＇ receptive and productive knowledge of SP （Semantic Prosody）. SP is defined as the tendency of the use of some words to occur in a certain semantic environment. For example, the verb ＂cause＂ is associated with unpleasant things-death, problem and the like. The study is based on a random sampling of subjects （N = 60） drawn from 180 EFL （English as a Foreign Language） learners taking English classes at different language institutes in Khorramabad, Iran. A test of SP as a task of elicitation was constructed, validated and used to measure the learners＇ knowledge of both productive and receptive SP. A matched t-test was used to compare the mean differences between receptive and productive SP measures. The results showed significant difference between EFL learners＇ knowledge of receptive and productive SP, EFL learners perform better in receptive SP measures than in productive ones. Possible imolications of the findings for teaching vocabularv to EFL learners will be discussed.

The Application of the Six Receptive Skills in Reading

Ⅰ.Introduction The training of reading ability is very important in a comprehension lesson of English as asecond language teaching. It refers to many factors, some are inherent in the reading material(its linguistic difficulties, its contents, its length, its types, etc.); some are present in the

Measuring Learners' Receptive Vocabulary Size: Units of Counting and Methods

This paper compared the five different concepts of units of counting vocabulary which are tokens, types, word forms, lemmas and word families, and briefly touched upon how to choose appropriate unit of counting. After that, three recognition/receptive vocabulary size tests were introduced.

Value of Intrauterine Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy on Endometrial Receptivity:A Literature Review

Endometrial receptivity is an important factor that influences embryo implantation.Thus,it is important to identify an applicable approach to improve endometrial receptivity in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology.Recently,growing evidence has indicated that intrauterine platelet-rich plasma(PRP)infusion is an effective method to obtain a satisfactory reproductive outcome by increasing endometrial thickness and improving endometrial receptivity.Therefore,the present review aims to outline the possible mechanisms of PRP on endometrial receptivity and summarize the present literature on the effects of PRP therapy in improving endometrial receptivity.

An Exploration of Translation Strategies of Global Cosmetics Brands Based on Reception Aesthetics

With the advancement of economic globalization,the flow of commodities from one country to another has become closer and closer.Especially in recent years,the logistics industry has been developing rapidly,overseas purchasing agents and cross-border online shopping have been enormously prevailing,and accordingly more and more British and American cosmetics expect to occupy a place in the huge market of China.Therefore,it is particularly important to explore the Chinese translation strategies for British and American cosmetic brands.Based on the theory of reception aesthetics,this thesis takes the corpus Estee Lauder,La mer,and other famous cosmetics brands.The thesis proposes several methods for translating cosmetic brands:transliteration for proper names like person or geography names;free translation to recreate brand aesthetics;creative translation for new brands;and adapted translation for divergence in language habits.Therefore,this thesis is of theoretical and practical significance as far as the field of cosmetics is concerned.

基于双通路视觉系统的自适应轮廓检测模型

在轮廓检测领域,背景纹理的干扰容易造成轮廓提取不完整。针对这一问题,本文提出了一种基于双通路视觉系统的自适应轮廓检测模型。首先从皮层下通路的信息采集与评估过程出发,对图像整体的显著性进行评估,以此获得轮廓信息的可能性分布;然后采用自适应尺度的高斯导函数对经典视觉通路中感受野的动态特性进行模拟,加强了模型对轮廓细节的捕获;最后在外周抑制算法的基础上,结合像素的空间分布对所有边缘的稀疏性进行度量,更加准确地区分了轮廓和纹理边缘。实验结果表明,本文模型可以有效抑制背景纹理,提升轮廓连续性,具有较好的轮廓检测性能。

矿井无线电波防爆安全发射功率研究

5G,5.5G,WiFi6,WiFi7,UWB,ZigBee等矿井移动通信系统及人员和车辆定位系统等发射的大功率无线电波有点燃瓦斯和煤尘的风险。因此,需要合理设置防爆无线电设备发射的无线电波防爆安全功率阈值,限制防爆无线电设备发射的无线电波功率。欧洲标准CLC/TR 50427:2004《Assessment of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation-Guide》规定了爆炸性气体环境中无线电波防爆安全接收点火功率阈值,但缺少无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值的内容。国家标准GB/T 3836.1—2021《爆炸性环境第1部分:设备通用要求》和国际标准IEC 60079-0:2017《Explosive atmospheres-Part 0:Equipment-General requirements》虽然有无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值的相关规定,但错误地将欧洲标准CLC/TR 50427:2004中的无线电波防爆安全接收点火功率阈值修改为无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值,大大降低了爆炸性环境中无线电设备所能允许的最大发射功率。由于煤矿井下没有能作为接收天线的起重机这类细长结构物体,且现有矿井无线通信及定位系统工作频率均远大于30 MHz,所以,无线电波防爆安全接收点火功率阈值应为8 W,而不是国家标准GB/T 3836.1—2021和国际标准IEC 60079-0:2017规定的无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值6 W。在发射天线发射的无线电波能量全部被等效天线吸收的最不利于无线电防爆的传输和耦合情况下,无线电设备工作频率为等效天线谐振频率时,接收点火功率达到最大,为等效天线接收的总功率的一半,即发射功率的一半。在实际工程中,无线传输效率和耦合效率均不会为1,因此,无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值应是无线电波防爆安全接收点火功率阈值2倍以上。煤矿井下无线电波防爆安全接收点火功率阈值为8 W,因此,煤矿井下无线电波防爆安全发射功率阈值应大于16 W。

基于改进YOLOv5的遥感图像目标检测

目前目标检测技术虽然已经趋于成熟,但是对遥感图像的检测仍存在不少挑战。针对遥感图像的背景复杂、目标尺度差异大、目标方向任意等特点造成目标检测精度低下的问题,提出一种基于改进YOLOv5的遥感图像目标检测算法。首先,构建一种联合注意力的多尺度特征增强网络,充分融合高低层特征,使特征层具有语义信息的同时包含丰富的细节信息,并在融合过程中利用设计的特征聚焦模块帮助模型选择关键特征,抑制无关信息。其次,使用感受野模块(RFB)对融合后的特征图进行更新,扩大特征图的感受野,减少特征信息损失。最后,对目标增加旋转角度,并采用圆形平滑标签将回归问题转化成分类问题,提高遥感目标定位的准确性。在用于航拍图像目标检测的大规模数据集(DOTA)上的实验结果表明,与YOLOv5算法相比,所提算法的交并比(Io U)为0.5和0.5~0.95时的平均精度均值(m AP@0.5和m AP@0.5∶0.95)分别提高了7.3和3.3个百分点,能够明显提高复杂背景下遥感图像目标的检测精度,并改善对遥感目标的漏检和误检情况。

基于多尺度特征融合的绝缘子缺陷程度检测

针对绝缘子不同程度缺陷特征相似、像素信息少、不同程度缺陷检测效果不佳的问题,提出了一种基于多尺度特征融合的绝缘子缺陷程度检测网络(multi-scale feature fusion defect degree detection network,MFFD3Net)。该网络采用重构的ResNeSt50架构提高了对绝缘子缺陷程度数据集的特征提取能力。设计了基于反卷积的多尺度特征融合模块,丰富了不同尺寸特征图的表达能力,提高了对不同尺度目标的检测性能。同时,在输入检测模块的浅层特征图后增加多感受野的特征提取模块(receptive field block,RFB),使得更多绝缘子缺陷信息进入有效感受野,对最终特征图产生影响,提升不同程度绝缘子缺陷的检测精度。MFFD3Net在绝缘子缺陷程度数据集上的全类平均精度达到85.02%,其中绝缘子轻微破损与绝缘子轻微闪络小目标的检测精度分别为78.37%、79.98%,能够完成不同程度绝缘子缺陷的识别与定位。因此,该文提出的MFFD3Net对于完善电力系统故障预警、保障电网安全稳定运行具有重要意义。

基于改进U^(2)-Net网络的金属涂层剥落与腐蚀图像分割方法

针对金属涂层缺陷图像分割中存在特征提取能力弱和分割精度低的问题,提出了一种改进的U^(2)-Net分割模型。首先,在U型残差块(RSU)中嵌入改进的增大感受野模块(receptive field block light,RFB_l),组成新的特征提取层,增强对细节特征的学习能力,解决了网络由于感受野受限造成分割精度低的问题;其次,在U^(2)-Net分割模型的解码阶段引入有效的边缘增强注意力机制(contour enhanced attention,CEA),抑制网络中的冗余特征,获取具有详细位置信息的特征注意力图,增强了边界与背景信息的差异性,从而达到更精确的分割效果。实验结果表明,该模型在两个金属涂层剥落与腐蚀数据集上的平均交并比、准确率、查准率、召回率和F_1-measure分别达到80.36%、96.29%、87.43%、84.61%和86.00%,相比于常用的SegNet、U-Net以及U^(2)-Net分割网络的性能都有较大提升。