The chemical characteristics of different sodium iron ethylenediaminetetraacetate sources and their relative bioavailabilities for broilers fed with a conventional corn‑soybean meal diet

Background Our previous studies demonstrated that divalent organic iron(Fe)proteinate sources with higher complexation or chelation strengths as expressed by the greater quotient of formation(Qf)values displayed higher Fe bioavailabilities for broilers.Sodium iron ethylenediaminetetraacetate(NaFeEDTA)is a trivalent organic Fe source with the strongest chelating ligand EDTA.However,the bioavailability of Fe when administered as NaFeEDTA in broilers and other agricultural animals remains untested.Herein,the chemical characteristics of 12 NaFeEDTA products were determined.Of these,one feed grade NaFeEDTA(Qf=2.07×10^(8)),one food grade NaFeEDTA(Qf=3.31×10^(8)),and one Fe proteinate with an extremely strong chelation strength(Fe-Prot ES,Qf value=8,590)were selected.Their bioavailabilities relative to Fe sulfate(FeSO_(4)·7H_(2)O)for broilers fed with a conventional corn-soybean meal diet were evaluated during d 1 to 21 by investigating the effects of the above Fe sources and added Fe levels on the growth performance,hematological indices,Fe contents,activities and gene expressions of Fe-containing enzymes in various tissues of broilers.Results NaFeEDTA sources varied greatly in their chemical characteristics.Plasma Fe concentration(PI),transferrin saturation(TS),liver Fe content,succinate dehydrogenase(SDH)activities in liver,heart,and kidney,catalase(CAT)activity in liver,and SDH mRNA expressions in liver and kidney increased linearly(P<0.05)with increasing levels of Fe supplementation.However,differences among Fe sources were detected(P<0.05)only for PI,liver Fe content,CAT activity in liver,SDH activities in heart and kidney,and SDH mRNA expressions in liver and kidney.Based on slope ratios from multiple linear regressions of the above indices on daily dietary analyzed Fe intake,the average bioavailabilities of Fe-Prot ES,feed grade NaFeEDTA,and food grade NaFeEDTA relative to the inorganic FeSO_(4)·7H_(2)O(100%)for broilers were 139%,155%,and 166%,respectively.Conclusions The bioavailabilities of organic Fe sources relative to FeSO_(4)·7H_(2)O were closely related to their Qf values,and NaFeEDTA sources with higher Qf values showed higher Fe bioavailabilities for broilers fed with a conventional corn-soybean meal diet.

Optimal investment based on relative performance and weighted utility

This paper studies the optimal portfolio allocation of a fund manager when he bases decisions on both the absolute level of terminal relative performance and the change value of terminal relative performance comparison to a predefined reference point. We find the optimal investment strategy by maximizing a weighted average utility of a concave utility and an Sshaped utility via a concavification technique and the martingale method. Numerical results are carried out to show the impact of the extent to which the manager pays attention to the change of relative performance related to the reference point on the optimal terminal relative performance.

Relative orbit determination algorithm of space targets with passive observation

Angles-only relative orbit determination for space non-cooperative targets based on passive sensor is subject to weakly observable problem of the relative state between two spacecraft. Previously, the evidence for angles-only observability was found by using cylindrical dynamics, however, the solution of orbit determination is still not provided. This study develops a relative orbit determination algorithm with the cylindrical dynamics based on differential evolution. Firstly, the relative motion dynamics and line-of-sight measurement model for nearcircular orbit are established in cylindrical coordinate system.Secondly, the observability is qualitatively analyzed by using the dynamics and measurement model where the unobservable geometry is found. Then, the angles-only relative orbit determination problem is modeled into an optimal searching frame and an improved differential evolution algorithm is introduced to solve the problem. Finally, the proposed algorithm is verified and tested by a set of numerical simulations in the context of highEarth and low-Earth cases. The results show that initial relative orbit determination(IROD) solution with an appropriate accuracy in a relative short span is achieved, which can be used to initialize the navigation filter.

An Experimental Study on the Effect of a Nanofluid on Oil-Water Relative Permeability

The low porosity and low permeability of tight oil reservoirs call for improvements in the current technologies for oil recovery.Traditional chemical solutions with large molecular size cannot effectively flow through the nanopores of the reservoir.In this study,the feasibility of Nanofluids has been investigated using a high pressure high temperature core-holder and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR).The results of the experiments indicate that the specified Nanofluids can enhance the tight oil recovery significantly.The water and oil relative permeability curve shifts to the high water saturation side after Nanofluid flooding,thereby demonstrating an increase in the water wettability of the core.In the Nanofluid flooding process the oil recovery was enhanced by 15.1%,compared to waterflooding stage.The T2 spectra using the NMR show that after Nanofluid flooding,a 7.18%increment in oil recovery factor was gained in the small pores,a 4.9%increase in the middle pores,and a 0.29%increase in the large pores.These results confirm that the Nanofluids can improve the flow state in micro-sized pores inside the core and increase the ultimate oil recovery factor.

Serum proteins differentially expressed in gestational diabetes mellitus assessed using isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation proteomics

BACKGROUND As a well-known fact to the public,gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM)could bring serious risks for both pregnant women and infants.During this important investigation into the linkage between GDM patients and their altered expression in the serum,proteomics techniques were deployed to detect the differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)of in the serum of GDM patients to further explore its pathogenesis,and find out possible biomarkers to forecast GDM occurrence.METHODS Subjects were divided into GDM and normal control groups according to the IADPSG diagnostic criteria.Serum samples were randomly selected from four cases in each group at 24-28 wk of gestation,and the blood samples were identified by applying iTRAQ technology combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.Key proteins and signaling pathways associated with GDM were identified by bioinformatics analysis,and the expression of key proteins in serum from 12 wk to 16 wk of gestation was further verified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).RESULTS Forty-seven proteins were significantly differentially expressed by analyzing the serum samples between the GDMgravidas as well as the healthy ones. Among them, 31 proteins were found to be upregulated notably and the rest16 proteins were downregulated remarkably. Bioinformatic data report revealed abnormal expression of proteinsassociated with lipid metabolism, coagulation cascade activation, complement system and inflammatory responsein the GDM group. ELISA results showed that the contents of RBP4, as well as ANGPTL8, increased in the serumof GDM gravidas compared with the healthy ones, and this change was found to initiate from 12 wk to 16 wk ofgestation.CONCLUSION GDM symptoms may involve abnormalities in lipid metabolism, coagulation cascade activation, complementsystem and inflammatory response. RBP4 and ANGPTL8 are expected to be early predictors of GDM.

Prediction of Low Heating Value of Sugar Cane Bagasse as a Fuel for Industrial Boilers in the High Relative Humidity Region: Case of Cameroon

Many attempts have been made to estimate calorific value of bagasse using mathematical equations, which were created based on data from proximate, ultimate, physical and chemical analysis. Questions have been raised on the applicability of these equations in different parts of the globe. This study was initiated to tackle these problems and also check the most suited mathematical models for the Law Heating Value of Cameroonian bagasse. Data and bagasse samples were collected at the Cameroonian sugarcane factory. The effects of cane variety, age of harvesting, source, moisture content, and sucrose on the LHV of Cameroon bagasse have been tested. It was shown that humidity does not change within a variety, but changes from the dry season to the rainy season;the sugar in the rainy season is significantly different from that collected in the dry season. Samples of the same variety have identical LHV. LHV in the dry season is significantly different from LHV in the rainy season. According to the fact that this study was done for cane with different ages of harvesting, the maturity of Cameroonian sugarcane does not affect LHV of bagasse. Tree selected models are much superior tool for the prediction of the LHV for bagasse in Cameroon compared to others. The standard deviation of these validated models is around 200 kJ/kg compared to the experimental. Thus, the models determined in foreign countries, are not necessarily applicable in predicting the LHV of bagasse in other countries with the same accuracy as that in their native country. There was linear relationship between humidity, ash and sugar content in the bagasse. It is possible to build models based on data from physical composition of bagasse using regression analysis.

基于IMU-LiDAR紧耦合的煤矿防冲钻孔机器人定位导航方法

防冲钻孔机器人是冲击地压矿井卸压的关键设备,其在复杂卸压巷道的精确地图构建和的稳定导航是实现钻孔作业智能化的基础和前提。在分析激光雷达点云畸变成因和同步定位与地图构建(SLAM)算法缺陷的基础上,设计了基于惯性测量单元(IMU)连续时间轨迹的点云畸变矫正方法,建立了激光雷达和IMU的数据融合模型,提出了基于IMU-LiDAR紧耦合的防冲钻孔机器人定位建图方法。根据煤矿卸压巷道特点建立了密闭坡道模型,开展了建图效果仿真分析,结果表明,所提算法在定位精度、轨迹误差方面均优于现有常用算法。在此基础上,设计了基于改进人工势场法和快速扩展随机树的动态路径规划方法,建立了适用于防冲钻孔机器人的路径规划与导航融合方案,并设计了2种仿真运动场景,结果表明,所提路径规划方法在全局路径规划和动态路径规划的平均路径长度、平均运行时间、平均生成节点数等方面均具有较好的综合性能。为了进一步验证防冲钻孔机器人定位导航方法的实用性,在校内模拟巷道、地面实验基地和井下卸压巷道等场景下开展了多组对比实验,结果表明:将IMU数据与LiDAR数据紧耦合后,所提方法的定位建图精度明显提高,在特征退化场景中具有优越的定位建图性能,且规划路径的运算效率和路径代价方面均具有良好的表现,验证了所提定位导航方法在多种场景中的可行性和优越性。

基于LIO-SAM建图和激光视觉融合定位的温室自主行走系统

为解决传统导航方案在温室内无法应对光照变化大、作物行间距窄、接收GPS信号差等问题,该研究提出了基于即时定位与地图构建技术的激光视觉融合式自主导航算法。该系统利用三维激光雷达VLP-16(Velodyne LiDAR,VLP-16)和惯性测量单元获取温室环境信息,采用基于紧耦合的雷达惯导定位建图(tightly-coupled lidar inertial odometry via smoothing and mapping,LIO-SAM)算法构建导航地图,基于轮式里程计和视觉里程计采用扩展卡尔曼滤波器算法实现局部定位,融合激光点云配准算法和自适应蒙特卡洛定位算法实现全局定位。同时,在自主行走系统应用A*算法规划全局路径和动态窗口算法规划局部路径,从而实现自主导航。试验结果表明,LIO-SAM算法构建的温室导航地图最大相对误差、最大绝对误差和均方根误差分别为9.9%、0.081和0.063 m,在温室内改进后的定位算法横向偏差小于0.020 m,纵向偏差小于0.090 m;当自主行走系统以0.15、0.30和0.50 m/s的速度运行时,横向偏差、纵向偏差和航向偏角的平均值分别小于0.120 m、0.10 m和8.5°,标准差分别小于0.070 m、0.140 m和6.6°。该导航方案满足自主行走系统在温室内高精度建图、定位和导航的需求,可为自主移动平台提供理论与技术支撑。

新时代教育评价体系的价值定位:国际趋势与中国方案

教育评价体系的价值定位是指人们在开展评价过程中遵循的准则、理念或偏好,体现在各领域的评价样态之中。近十年来,发达国家在教育评价改革中存在服务发展、精准刻画、多元参与这三类主要价值定位,我国新时代教育评价改革亦对这些价值导向有所探索。进一步构建新时代具有中国特色的教育评价体系的价值体系,需要构建以学生全面发展为核心的教育评价价值体系,以立德树人为根本遵循统合“服务发展”的价值定位,以开放的态度对待“精准刻画”的技术倡议并加强研究澄清,加强“多元参与导向”的制度化建设。

用于多通道单分子定位的高精度图像配准方法

单分子定位技术可以绕过光学系统的衍射限制,在生物样品的单粒子追踪和超分辨显微成像中得到了广泛应用.多通道单分子定位采用多个成像通道,可以实现对不同目标的同时追踪或多色超分辨成像,也可以提升单粒子追踪的轴向深度或实现更高的定位精度和密度.但各通道图像间的差异会影响协同定位或定量分析,因此图像配准是其图像数据预处理的关键环节;且由于单分子定位精度高,其对多通道图像配准精度的要求也很高.现有技术一般采用基于控制点的配准方法,且多采用复杂而精密的方式来获取基准物网格图像用于定位得到控制点对,以实现高精度图像配准,对样品或实验设备要求高,难以直接推广.为此,本文基于局部非线性变换和误匹配点剔除,发展了一种可以直接采用随机分布荧光珠样品作为基准物的高精度图像配准方法,通过在特征匹配和变换模型参数估计的过程中对控制点进行监测和迭代筛选,以剔除因单分子定位不准确或精度差而导致未精确匹配的控制点对,从而消除以随机分布荧光珠样品作为基准物时对于控制点准确获取和精确匹配所带来的不良影响,同时采用基于局部加权平均的二阶多项式拟合进行变换模型参数估计,以更好地适用于不同通道间存在局部非线性形变的情形.结果表明,采用该方法只需要3次迭代,就可以将未准确定位和精确匹配的控制点对找到并剔除,从而实现更准确的变换模型参数估计,将配准精度提高一个数量级,在图像局部非线性形变情况严重的正交像散双通道单分子定位成像系统中实现了约6 nm的配准精度.

多机动站交叉定位系统精度分析及优化

针对多机动站交叉定位系统观测站具有机动能力的应用特点,从测向交叉定位技术的定位原理入手,分析了影响定位精度的因素,以4站交叉定位系统为例,按目标大致分布区域已知且布设阵地条件不受限制、基于任务需求观测站需机动的随机布站两种典型应用场景,提出了根据目标分布区域优化布站阵型、根据既定阵型优化数据处理算法两种定位优化方法。在不额外增加观测站的条件下,有效提升定位精度、增大有效定位区域。该方法成本代价小、技术难度低、定位效果好,具有较好的应用推广价值。

空间目标天基光学定位方法综述

近年来空间目标定位领域不断结合网络协同、多模融合等探测技术,发展迅速。其中,基于天基光学探测的定位方法以隐蔽性好、测量精度高的独特优势在民用和国防领域应用广泛。为了分析不同情景下适用于不同类型目标的定位方法,针对基于天基光学探测的空间小目标定位进行综述。首先介绍天基光学探测技术的发展、空间目标的分类和特点以及空间目标定位的概念。然后着重分析适用于空间“小、弱”目标的单星和多星定位方法,并对近年提出的异质传感器联合定位展开说明。最后,依据成像过程建立空间目标定位误差分析模型,分析定位精度的影响因素占比并根据现存问题做出总结和展望。

面向无人智能小车的双验证安全定位方法

针对无人智能小车在网络、硬件、操作系统和软件方面存在众多安全隐患,易受到物理或远程安全攻击,使其偏离配送轨迹导致配送任务失败,甚至被攻击者操控干扰工厂正常运行的问题,提出了一种面向无人智能小车的双验证安全定位方法。在无人智能小车端,利用已有的Wi-Fi网络基础设施进行指纹定位,并设计特征融合策略实现Wi-Fi和磁场指纹的动态融合;在环境端,部署多个监测点采集无人智能小车发出的声音信号计算到达时间差,并根据空间分割方法计算小车位置。在此基础上,通过将无人智能小车上报的位置信息和监测点计算的位置坐标进行对比验证,一旦发现小车位置出现异常则进行异常告警,从而保证无人智能小车的正常运转工作。在真实室内场景下的实验结果表明,所提方法可以有效跟踪目标设备的位置坐标,定位精度优于现有基准算法。

考虑锚节点位置不确定的水下目标定位算法研究

考虑时钟异步和声波分层效应的影响,该文研究了当测量过程受到未知噪声干扰,且锚节点位置不确定时水下目标节点的定位问题。首先构造了水下节点间飞行时间模型,设计了一种交互式异步通信协议,建立了最小化定位误差的优化目标函数。然后提出了一种基于深度强化学习的水下目标定位算法,并采用层归一化来改进深度神经网络,进一步提高模型的泛化能力。最后,仿真和实验结果验证所提方法的有效性。

基于中子位置灵敏探测器对点源的三维定位方法研究

使用中子法对密封容器内的放射源进行定位具有重要的现实意义。本研究使用4根矩形分布的中子位置灵敏探测器对探测空间内AmLi源进行定位,首先使用蒙特卡罗方法设计了探测器的慢化屏蔽体;然后设计了延迟电路加到探测器的一端,根据探测器两端探测到中子信号的时间差来确定源y轴(探测器轴向)的位置坐标,并对每个探测器的轴向位置函数进行了刻度;利用探测器围绕密封容器搭建测量空间,使用相邻探测器探测到中子计数率的比值来确定x轴和z轴(另两个方向)的位置坐标并进行了函数刻度。测量时,首先选择计数率最大的探测器来确定源的轴向坐标,再根据与此探测器相邻两根探测器计数率的比值来确定源的另两个方向的坐标,实现了对源的定位。使用该方法测量了点源在探测器空间内的5个不同位置,每个坐标轴上的定位偏差均在1.5 cm之内,并对造成偏差的原因进行了分析。该方法验证了使用中子位置灵敏探测器对放射源进行定位的可行性,并为进一步测量核设施工艺设备内核材料的位置打下了良好的基础。

基于FTU的配电网单相接地故障定位与恢复方法

配电网发生最多的故障是接地故障。针对准确地检测隔离接地故障线路并尽快恢复供电,提出基于配电开关监控终端(FTU)的配电网单相接地故障定位与恢复方法。利用配电网各节点FTU的小波包变换暂态选线及相电流暂态特征选线技术,结合故障路径自适应处理控制策略,配合首开关延时合闸逻辑,从而实现多分支配电网故障定位与自动隔离恢复。所提方法能够快速选出故障线路并隔离故障区段,有利于故障快速消除,提高系统运行的安全性、可靠性。

果实定位的机器视觉技术研究现状

机器人对果实的采摘中,面临着野外工作环境多样、果实形态复杂、定位距离受限等挑战,实现对果实的精确定位十分重要。基于此,课题组综述了果实视觉定位技术在目标检测、标定、定位算法方面的研究现状,分析了对果实采用不同目标检测方法的效果与不足,探讨了标定方法与标定工具的发展路线、使用的硬件对果实定位方法的研究与定位方法的技术路线,介绍了基于颜色和形状特征的传统果实目标检测方法和新兴的深度学习目标检测方法,讨论了单目、双目、激光辅助等定位技术在果实定位中的应用情况,总结了果实视觉定位技术在目标检测、标定、定位等流程中的不足。研究结果表明,机器视觉定位技术可以快速、准确地识别出果实的位置和大小,提高果实采摘的效率和准确性,减少人工成本,降低劳动强度。

基于组合圆锥构型的水下声学定位系统布站优化

在水下目标定位中,布站构型的共面约束会导致目标单点定位的几何精度因子(GDOP)理论最小值不能达到。为改善水下布站的观测矩阵,将单圆锥扩展为组合圆锥构型布站模式。然而,传统的优化算法易陷入局部最优且存在收敛效率低等问题。针对以上问题,提出了一种改进的自适应粒子群算法。首先提出了一种有共面约束的水下声学定位系统组合圆锥构型,并证明了所提出的组合圆锥构型具有可叠加性、可旋转性以及GDOP旋转不变性;其次,针对布站优化指标单一的问题,构建了一种基于水下目标全局GDOP的布站优化准则;在此基础上提出了一种基于自适应粒子群的优化算法,并应用于组合圆锥构型下的水下声学定位系统布站优化。所提出的自适应粒子群算法能增强布站的全局最优性,提高算法收敛效率和水下目标的定位精度。

架空配电线路故障电弧的电磁辐射特性及故障定位应用

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