Accurate seasonal precipitation forecasts,especially for extreme events,are crucial to preventing meteorological hazards and their potential impacts on national development,social activity,and security.However,the int...Accurate seasonal precipitation forecasts,especially for extreme events,are crucial to preventing meteorological hazards and their potential impacts on national development,social activity,and security.However,the intensity of summer precipitation is often largely underestimated in many current dynamic models.This study uses a deep learning method called Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)to improve the seasonal forecasts for June-JulyAugust precipitation in southeastern China by the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Climate Forecast System(NUIST-CFS 1.0).The results suggest that the CycleGAN-based model significantly improves the accuracy in predicting the spatiotemporal distribution of summer precipitation compared to the traditional quantile mapping(QM)method.Using the unpaired bias-correction model,we can also obtain advanced forecasts of the frequency,intensity,and duration of extreme precipitation events over the dynamic model predictions.This study expands the potential applications of deep learning models toward improving seasonal precipitation forecasts.展开更多
Recently,Mueller matrix(MM)polarimetric imaging-assisted pathology detection methods are showing great potential in clinical diagnosis.However,since our human eyes cannot observe polarized light directly,it raises a n...Recently,Mueller matrix(MM)polarimetric imaging-assisted pathology detection methods are showing great potential in clinical diagnosis.However,since our human eyes cannot observe polarized light directly,it raises a notable challenge for interpreting the measurement results by pathologists who have limited familiarity with polarization images.One feasible approach is to combine MM polarimetric imaging with virtual staining techniques to generate standardized stained images,inheriting the advantages of information-abundant MM polarimetric imaging.In this study,we develop a model using unpaired MM polarimetric images and bright-field images for generating standard hematoxylin and eosin(H&E)stained tissue images.Compared with the existing polarization virtual staining techniques primarily based on the model training with paired images,the proposed Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)-based model simplifies data acquisition and data preprocessing to a great extent.The outcomes demonstrate the feasibility of training CycleGAN with unpaired polarization images and their corresponding bright-field images as a viable approach,which provides an intuitive manner for pathologists for future polarization-assisted digital pathology.展开更多
Side-scan sonar(SSS)is essential for acquiring high-resolution seafloor images over large areas,facilitat-ing the identification of subsea objects.However,military security restrictions and the scarcity of subsea targ...Side-scan sonar(SSS)is essential for acquiring high-resolution seafloor images over large areas,facilitat-ing the identification of subsea objects.However,military security restrictions and the scarcity of subsea targets limit the availability of SSS data,posing challenges for Automatic Target Recognition(ATR)research.This paper presents an approach that uses Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)to augment SSS images of key subsea objects,such as shipwrecks,aircraft,and drowning victims.The process begins by constructing 3D models to generate rendered images with realistic shadows frommultiple angles.To enhance image quality,a shadowextractor and shadow region loss function are introduced to ensure consistent shadowrepresentation.Additionally,amulti-resolution learning structure enables effective training,even with limited data availability.The experimental results show that the generated data improved object detection accuracy when they were used for training and demonstrated the ability to generate clear shadow and background regions with stability.展开更多
An improved cycle-consistent generative adversarial network(CycleGAN) method for defect data augmentation based on feature fusion and self attention residual module is proposed to address the insufficiency of defect s...An improved cycle-consistent generative adversarial network(CycleGAN) method for defect data augmentation based on feature fusion and self attention residual module is proposed to address the insufficiency of defect sample data for light guide plate(LGP) in production,as well as the problem of minor defects.Two optimizations are made to the generator of CycleGAN:fusion of low resolution features obtained from partial up-sampling and down-sampling with high-resolution features,combination of self attention mechanism with residual network structure to replace the original residual module.Qualitative and quantitative experiments were conducted to compare different data augmentation methods,and the results show that the defect images of the LGP generated by the improved network were more realistic,and the accuracy of the you only look once version 5(YOLOv5) detection network for the LGP was improved by 5.6%,proving the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFA0608000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42030605)+1 种基金CAAI-MindSpore Academic Fund Research Projects(CAAIXSJLJJ2023MindSpore11)the program of China Scholarships Council(No.CXXM2101180001)。
文摘Accurate seasonal precipitation forecasts,especially for extreme events,are crucial to preventing meteorological hazards and their potential impacts on national development,social activity,and security.However,the intensity of summer precipitation is often largely underestimated in many current dynamic models.This study uses a deep learning method called Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)to improve the seasonal forecasts for June-JulyAugust precipitation in southeastern China by the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Climate Forecast System(NUIST-CFS 1.0).The results suggest that the CycleGAN-based model significantly improves the accuracy in predicting the spatiotemporal distribution of summer precipitation compared to the traditional quantile mapping(QM)method.Using the unpaired bias-correction model,we can also obtain advanced forecasts of the frequency,intensity,and duration of extreme precipitation events over the dynamic model predictions.This study expands the potential applications of deep learning models toward improving seasonal precipitation forecasts.
基金Shenzhen Key Fundamental Research Project(No.JCYJ20210324120012035).
文摘Recently,Mueller matrix(MM)polarimetric imaging-assisted pathology detection methods are showing great potential in clinical diagnosis.However,since our human eyes cannot observe polarized light directly,it raises a notable challenge for interpreting the measurement results by pathologists who have limited familiarity with polarization images.One feasible approach is to combine MM polarimetric imaging with virtual staining techniques to generate standardized stained images,inheriting the advantages of information-abundant MM polarimetric imaging.In this study,we develop a model using unpaired MM polarimetric images and bright-field images for generating standard hematoxylin and eosin(H&E)stained tissue images.Compared with the existing polarization virtual staining techniques primarily based on the model training with paired images,the proposed Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)-based model simplifies data acquisition and data preprocessing to a great extent.The outcomes demonstrate the feasibility of training CycleGAN with unpaired polarization images and their corresponding bright-field images as a viable approach,which provides an intuitive manner for pathologists for future polarization-assisted digital pathology.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(No.RS-2024-00334159)the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology(KIOST)project entitled“Development of Maritime Domain Awareness Technology for Sea Power Enhancement”(PEA0332).
文摘Side-scan sonar(SSS)is essential for acquiring high-resolution seafloor images over large areas,facilitat-ing the identification of subsea objects.However,military security restrictions and the scarcity of subsea targets limit the availability of SSS data,posing challenges for Automatic Target Recognition(ATR)research.This paper presents an approach that uses Cycle-Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks(CycleGAN)to augment SSS images of key subsea objects,such as shipwrecks,aircraft,and drowning victims.The process begins by constructing 3D models to generate rendered images with realistic shadows frommultiple angles.To enhance image quality,a shadowextractor and shadow region loss function are introduced to ensure consistent shadowrepresentation.Additionally,amulti-resolution learning structure enables effective training,even with limited data availability.The experimental results show that the generated data improved object detection accuracy when they were used for training and demonstrated the ability to generate clear shadow and background regions with stability.
基金supported by the Jiangsu Province IUR Cooperation Project (No.BY2021258)the Wuxi Science and Technology Development Fund Project (No.G20212028)。
文摘An improved cycle-consistent generative adversarial network(CycleGAN) method for defect data augmentation based on feature fusion and self attention residual module is proposed to address the insufficiency of defect sample data for light guide plate(LGP) in production,as well as the problem of minor defects.Two optimizations are made to the generator of CycleGAN:fusion of low resolution features obtained from partial up-sampling and down-sampling with high-resolution features,combination of self attention mechanism with residual network structure to replace the original residual module.Qualitative and quantitative experiments were conducted to compare different data augmentation methods,and the results show that the defect images of the LGP generated by the improved network were more realistic,and the accuracy of the you only look once version 5(YOLOv5) detection network for the LGP was improved by 5.6%,proving the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method.
