The joint roughness coefficient(JRC) is one of the key parameters for evaluating the shear strength of rock joints.Because of the scale effect in the JRC,reliable JRC values are of great importance for most rock engin...The joint roughness coefficient(JRC) is one of the key parameters for evaluating the shear strength of rock joints.Because of the scale effect in the JRC,reliable JRC values are of great importance for most rock engineering projects.During the collection process of JRC samples,the redundancy or insufficiency of representative rock joint surface topography(RJST) information in serial length JRC samples is the essential reason that affects the reliability of the scale effect results.Therefore,this paper proposes an adaptive sampling method,in which we use the entropy consistency measure Q(a) to evaluate the consistency of the joint morphology information contained in adjacent JRC samples.Then the sampling interval is automatically adjusted according to the threshold Q(at) of the entropy consistency measure to ensure that the degree of change of RJST information between JRC samples is the same,and ultimately makes the representative RJST information in the collected JRC samples more balanced.The application results of actual cases show that the proposed method can obtain the scale effect in the JRC efficiently and reliably.展开更多
AIM:To evaluate the differences and consistency of vault measurements obtained by Scheimpflug tomography(Pentacam),anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT,CASIA II),and ultrasound biomicroscopy(UBM)follow...AIM:To evaluate the differences and consistency of vault measurements obtained by Scheimpflug tomography(Pentacam),anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT,CASIA II),and ultrasound biomicroscopy(UBM)following implantable collamer lens(ICL)V4c implantation.METHODS:Vault measurements were acquired using three modalities:Pentacam,CASIA II AS-OCT,and UBM.Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to compare the vault values obtained by the three devices.The correlation and consistency of measurements among the three instruments were assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient,intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC),and Bland-Altman plots.RESULTS:This retrospective study enrolled 210 myopic eyes of 210 patients(158 women and 52 men)who underwent ICL implantation:108 eyes had a myopic ICL V4c implanted,and 102 eyes had a toric ICL V4c implanted.The mean vault values measured by Pentacam,CASIA II,and UBM were 452.64±204.20μm,538.57±203.54μm,and 560.95±227.54μm,respectively,with statistically significant differences among the three groups(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed strong positive correlations between vault values measured by different instruments(all P<0.001).ICC results indicated good consistency among the three measurement modalities(all P<0.001).Stratified analysis revealed that when the vault value was≤250μm,the correlation and consistency of measurements across the three instruments were lower than those in the medium and high vault subgroups.CONCLUSION:Vault values measured by Pentacam are lower than those obtained by CASIA II and UBM,with UBM yielding the highest mean vault values.Measurements from the three instruments are not interchangeable but can serve as mutual references due to their significant correlation and good overall consistency.Pentacam and CASIA II demonstrate the highest consistency in vault measurement.Notably,when the vault value is≤250μm,the consistency between Pentacam and the other two instruments decreases significantly.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42207175)。
文摘The joint roughness coefficient(JRC) is one of the key parameters for evaluating the shear strength of rock joints.Because of the scale effect in the JRC,reliable JRC values are of great importance for most rock engineering projects.During the collection process of JRC samples,the redundancy or insufficiency of representative rock joint surface topography(RJST) information in serial length JRC samples is the essential reason that affects the reliability of the scale effect results.Therefore,this paper proposes an adaptive sampling method,in which we use the entropy consistency measure Q(a) to evaluate the consistency of the joint morphology information contained in adjacent JRC samples.Then the sampling interval is automatically adjusted according to the threshold Q(at) of the entropy consistency measure to ensure that the degree of change of RJST information between JRC samples is the same,and ultimately makes the representative RJST information in the collected JRC samples more balanced.The application results of actual cases show that the proposed method can obtain the scale effect in the JRC efficiently and reliably.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82171095)the Project of Shanghai Science and Technology(No.23XD1400500)the Research Fund of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital(No.24QNPY049).
文摘AIM:To evaluate the differences and consistency of vault measurements obtained by Scheimpflug tomography(Pentacam),anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT,CASIA II),and ultrasound biomicroscopy(UBM)following implantable collamer lens(ICL)V4c implantation.METHODS:Vault measurements were acquired using three modalities:Pentacam,CASIA II AS-OCT,and UBM.Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to compare the vault values obtained by the three devices.The correlation and consistency of measurements among the three instruments were assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient,intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC),and Bland-Altman plots.RESULTS:This retrospective study enrolled 210 myopic eyes of 210 patients(158 women and 52 men)who underwent ICL implantation:108 eyes had a myopic ICL V4c implanted,and 102 eyes had a toric ICL V4c implanted.The mean vault values measured by Pentacam,CASIA II,and UBM were 452.64±204.20μm,538.57±203.54μm,and 560.95±227.54μm,respectively,with statistically significant differences among the three groups(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed strong positive correlations between vault values measured by different instruments(all P<0.001).ICC results indicated good consistency among the three measurement modalities(all P<0.001).Stratified analysis revealed that when the vault value was≤250μm,the correlation and consistency of measurements across the three instruments were lower than those in the medium and high vault subgroups.CONCLUSION:Vault values measured by Pentacam are lower than those obtained by CASIA II and UBM,with UBM yielding the highest mean vault values.Measurements from the three instruments are not interchangeable but can serve as mutual references due to their significant correlation and good overall consistency.Pentacam and CASIA II demonstrate the highest consistency in vault measurement.Notably,when the vault value is≤250μm,the consistency between Pentacam and the other two instruments decreases significantly.