Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi...Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi-stego images provides good image quality but often results in low embedding capability.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a high-capacity RDH scheme based on PVO that generates three stego images from a single cover image.The cover image is partitioned into non-overlapping blocks with pixels sorted in ascending order.Four secret bits are embedded into each block’s maximum pixel value,while three additional bits are embedded into the second-largest value when the pixel difference exceeds a predefined threshold.A similar embedding strategy is also applied to the minimum side of the block,including the second-smallest pixel value.This design enables each block to embed up to 14 bits of secret data.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves significantly higher embedding capacity and improved visual quality compared to existing triple-stego RDH approaches,advancing the field of reversible steganography.展开更多
Conversational recommender systems(CRSs)focus on refining preferences and providing personalized recommendations through natural language interactions and dialogue history.Large language models(LLMs)have shown outstan...Conversational recommender systems(CRSs)focus on refining preferences and providing personalized recommendations through natural language interactions and dialogue history.Large language models(LLMs)have shown outstanding performance across various domains,thereby prompting researchers to investigate their applicability in recommendation systems.However,due to the lack of task-specific knowledge and an inefficient feature extraction process,LLMs still have suboptimal performance in recommendation tasks.Therefore,external knowledge sources,such as knowledge graphs(KGs)and knowledge bases(KBs),are often introduced to address the issue of data sparsity.Compared to KGs,KBs possess higher retrieval efficiency,making them more suitable for scenarios where LLMs serve as recommenders.To this end,we introduce a novel framework integrating LLMs with KBs for enhanced retrieval generation,namely LLMKB.LLMKB initially leverages structured knowledge to create mapping dictionaries,extracting entity-relation information from heterogeneous knowledge to construct KBs.Then,LLMKB achieves the embedding calibration between user information representations and documents in KBs through retrieval model fine-tuning.Finally,LLMKB employs retrievalaugmented generation to produce recommendations based on fused text inputs,followed by post-processing.Experiment results on two public CRS datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework.Our code is publicly available at the link:https://anonymous.4open.science/r/LLMKB-6FD0.展开更多
Lewis acid(LA)and Lewis base(LB)sites on catalyst surfaces play a pivotal role in catalytic reactions.By precisely modulating the type,density,and spatial distribution of these Lewis acid/base sites,catalytic performa...Lewis acid(LA)and Lewis base(LB)sites on catalyst surfaces play a pivotal role in catalytic reactions.By precisely modulating the type,density,and spatial distribution of these Lewis acid/base sites,catalytic performance indicators such as catalytic activity,selectivity,and stability can be effectively optimized.As a result,they become essential parameters that must be considered in the design and development of high-efficiency catalysts.This study proposes a surface engineering method to accurately control the concentration of surface LA and LB sites in defect-laden In_(2)O_(3-x)(OH)_(y)(denoted as N-n%-IO),establishing three types of LB/LA stoichiometric ratios with different photocatalytic CO_(2)hydrogenation performances.It is demonstrated that the LB-rich system(LB/LA>1)shows suppressed activity.In contrast,the balanced stoichiometric ratio system(LB/LA=1)attains an optimal methanol yield(179.79μmol g^(-1)h^(-1))and selectivity(43.67%),while the LA-rich system(LB/LA<1)exhibits the best CO production rate(1913.76μmol g^(-1)h^(-1))and selectivity(94.96%).Systematic experiments disclose that the balanced LB/LA system with adjacent surface frustrated Lewis pairs(SFLPs)can effectively facilitate the adsorption/activation of reactants,stabilize intermediates,and regulate the dynamic behavior of photo-generated carriers.However,the imbalanced LB/LA systems either lack necessary active sites or can only follow an oxygen vacancy-mediated pathway during photocatalytic CO_(2)hydrogenation.This work offers a comprehensive understanding of the crucial functions of surface Lewis acid/base sites in the product distribution of solar-driven CO_(2)reduction.展开更多
Tau plays a crucial role in several neurodegenerative diseases,collectively referred to as tauopathies.Therefore,targeting potential pathological changes in tau could enable useful therapeutic interventions.However,ta...Tau plays a crucial role in several neurodegenerative diseases,collectively referred to as tauopathies.Therefore,targeting potential pathological changes in tau could enable useful therapeutic interventions.However,tau is not an easy target because it dynamically interacts with microtubules and other cellular components,which presents a challenge for tau-targeted drugs.New cellular models could aid the development of mechanism-based tau-targeted therapies.展开更多
Correction to:Journal of Forestry Research(2025)36:124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01918-8 In this article the author’s name Yasutomo Hoshika was incorrectly written as Yasutoma Hoshika.The original article ha...Correction to:Journal of Forestry Research(2025)36:124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01918-8 In this article the author’s name Yasutomo Hoshika was incorrectly written as Yasutoma Hoshika.The original article has been corrected.展开更多
This study investigated biomass allocation in young stands of European beech(Fagus sylvatica L.)and Norway spruce(Picea abies(L.)Karst.)across 31 forest sites in the Western Carpathians,Slovakia.A total of 541 trees a...This study investigated biomass allocation in young stands of European beech(Fagus sylvatica L.)and Norway spruce(Picea abies(L.)Karst.)across 31 forest sites in the Western Carpathians,Slovakia.A total of 541 trees aged 2–10 years,originating from natural regeneration and planting,were destructively sampled to quantify biomass in four components:foliage,branches,stems,and roots.Generalized non-linear least squares(GNLS)models with a weighing variance function outperformed log-transformed seemingly unrelated regression(SUR)models in terms of accuracy and robustness,especially for foliage and branch biomass.When using height as the predictor,SUR models tended to underestimate biomass in planted beech,leading to notable underprediction of aboveground and total biomass.Biomass allocation patterns varied significantly by species and regeneration origin.Using a non-linear system of equations and component ratio modelling,we found out that planted spruce displayed low variability and a consistent dominance of needle biomass,while naturally regenerated beech showed greater variability and a higher proportion of stem biomass,reflecting stronger competition-driven vertical growth.Interspecific differences in total biomass were more pronounced when using tree height,with spruce generally exhibiting greater biomass than beech at equivalent heights.Overall,stem base diameter marginally outperformed tree height as a predictor of biomass.However,tree height-based models showed strong performance and are particularly suitable for integration with remote sensing applications.These findings can directly support forest managers and modellers in comparing regeneration methods and biomass estimation approaches for early-stage stand development,carbon accounting,and remote sensing calibration.展开更多
Federated Learning(FL)enables joint training over distributed devices without data exchange but is highly vulnerable to attacks by adversaries in the form of model poisoning and malicious update injection.This work pr...Federated Learning(FL)enables joint training over distributed devices without data exchange but is highly vulnerable to attacks by adversaries in the form of model poisoning and malicious update injection.This work proposes Secured-FL,a blockchain-based defensive framework that combines smart contract-based authentication,clustering-driven outlier elimination,and dynamic threshold adjustment to defend against adversarial attacks.The framework was implemented on a private Ethereum network with a Proof-of-Authority consensus algorithm to ensure tamper-resistant and auditable model updates.Large-scale simulation on the Cyber Data dataset,under up to 50%malicious client settings,demonstrates Secured-FL achieves 6%-12%higher accuracy,9%-15%lower latency,and approximately 14%less computational expense compared to the PPSS benchmark framework.Additional tests,including confusion matrices,ROC and Precision-Recall curves,and ablation tests,confirm the interpretability and robustness of the defense.Tests for scalability also show consistent performance up to 500 clients,affirming appropriateness to reasonably large deployments.These results make Secured-FL a feasible,adversarially resilient FL paradigm with promising potential for application in smart cities,medicine,and other mission-critical IoT deployments.展开更多
The original online version of this article was revised:Several errors occurred in the published version of the article.These have now been corrected as follows:Page 2,section"2.2 Laser Texturing Procedure of Sur...The original online version of this article was revised:Several errors occurred in the published version of the article.These have now been corrected as follows:Page 2,section"2.2 Laser Texturing Procedure of Surfaces",line 2:The device name was corrected from"YDFLP-E-50-M8"to"YDFLP-50-M8."Page 3,Section 2.4:The phrase"95%confidence interval"has been corrected to"95%confidence level."Page 3,Figure 1 caption:The phrase"fandg"has been corrected to"f and g."The order"C4 and C12"has been reversed to"C12 and C4,"in accordance with the display order in the figure.Page 4,Figure reference:The phrase"Figs.4c and d"has been corrected to"Figs.5b and c."Page 5,paragraph starting with"The ANOVA results are presented...":The phrase"95%confidence interval"has been corrected to"95%confidence level."展开更多
Hebei Province has incorporated targeted assistance services for people with disabilities into livelihood projects,upgrading the quality and efficiency of support services for disadvantaged groups.THE living and nursi...Hebei Province has incorporated targeted assistance services for people with disabilities into livelihood projects,upgrading the quality and efficiency of support services for disadvantaged groups.THE living and nursing allowances provided by the Chinese government for people with disabilities who are unable to work are not only important components of China’s social security system which provide for the needs of its disabled,but also show China’s ability to guarantee the basic living standard and social fairness and justice for this group of people.展开更多
The brain atlas,or parcellation-delineating spatial partitions,organizes the brain's structure and function[1].The spatial arrangements of highly heterogeneous landscapes represent specialized functional regions f...The brain atlas,or parcellation-delineating spatial partitions,organizes the brain's structure and function[1].The spatial arrangements of highly heterogeneous landscapes represent specialized functional regions for investigating their interactions.Early efforts to parcellate the mammalian brain,using histological cytoarchitecture and myeloarchitecture,as well as recent in vivo magnetic resonance imaging(MRl)[2,3],have primarily involved cortical areas,subcortical structures,and cerebellar nuclei.Human brain parcellations primarily focus on grey matter(GM),which purposefully excludes white matter(WM),hindering the development of next-generation brain atlases.展开更多
In this paper, we introduce the pre-frame operator Q for the g-frame in a complex Hilbert space, which will play a key role in studying g-frames and g-Riesz bases etc. Using the pre-frame operator Q, we give some nece...In this paper, we introduce the pre-frame operator Q for the g-frame in a complex Hilbert space, which will play a key role in studying g-frames and g-Riesz bases etc. Using the pre-frame operator Q, we give some necessary and sufficient conditions for a g-Bessel sequence, a g-frame, and a g-Riesz basis in a complex Hilbert space, which have properties similar to those of the Bessel sequence, frame, and Riesz basis respectively. We also obtain the relation between a g-frame and a g-Riesz basis, and the relation of bounds between a g-frame and a g-Riesz basis. Lastly, we consider the stability of a g-frame or a g-Riesz basis for a Hilbert space under perturbation.展开更多
Bacterial blight(BB),caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae(Xoo),poses a significant threat to rice production,particularly in Asia and West Africa.Breeding resistance against BB in elite rice varieties is cruci...Bacterial blight(BB),caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae(Xoo),poses a significant threat to rice production,particularly in Asia and West Africa.Breeding resistance against BB in elite rice varieties is crucial to advancing rice breeding program and supporting smallholder farmers.Transcription Activator-Like effectors(TALes)are key virulence factors in Xoo,with some targeting the susceptibility(S)genes such as the sugar transporter SWEET genes in rice.Among these,SWEET14 is an important S gene,with its promoter bound by the TALe TalC which exists across all sequenced African Xoo isolates.In the present study,we utilized CRISPR/Cas9-based cytidine and adenine base editors to alter the effector binding element(EBE)of TalC in the promoter of SWEET14 in rice cultivars Kitaake,IR24,and Zhonghua 11.Mutations with C to T changes in EBE led to reduced SWEET14 induction by TalC-containing Xoo strains,resulting in resistance to African Xoo isolates reliant on TalC for virulence.Conversely,A to G changes retained SWEET14 inducibility and susceptibility to Xoo in edited lines.Importantly,no off-target mutations were detected at predicted sites,and the edited lines exhibited no obvious defects in major agronomic traits in Kitaake.These results underscore the effectiveness of base editing systems for both molecular biology research and crop improvement endeavors.展开更多
The cranial base synchondroses,comprised of opposite-facing bidirectional chondrocyte layers,drive anteroposterior cranial base growth.In humans,RUNX2 haploinsufficiency causes cleidocranial dysplasia associated with ...The cranial base synchondroses,comprised of opposite-facing bidirectional chondrocyte layers,drive anteroposterior cranial base growth.In humans,RUNX2 haploinsufficiency causes cleidocranial dysplasia associated with deficient midfacial growth.However,how RUNX2 regulates chondrocytes in the cranial base synchondroses remains unknown.To address this,we inactivated Runx2 in postnatal synchondrosis chondrocytes using a tamoxifen-inducible Fgfr3-creER(Fgfr3-Runx2cKO)mouse model.Fgfr3-Runx2cKO mice displayed skeletal dwarfism and reduced anteroposterior cranial base growth associated with premature synchondrosis ossification due to impaired chondrocyte proliferation,accelerated hypertrophy,apoptosis,and osteoclast-mediated cartilage resorption.Lineage tracing reveals that Runx2-deficient Fgfr3+cells failed to differentiate into osteoblasts.Notably,Runx2-deficient chondrocytes showed an elevated level of FGFR3 and its downstream signaling components,pERK1/2 and SOX9,suggesting that RUNX2 downregulates FGFR3 in the synchondrosis.This study unveils a new role of Runx2 in cranial base chondrocytes,identifying a possible RUNX2-FGFR3-MAPK-SOX9 signaling axis that may control cranial base growth.展开更多
In the context of power generation companies, vast amounts of specialized data and expert knowledge have been accumulated. However, challenges such as data silos and fragmented knowledge hinder the effective utilizati...In the context of power generation companies, vast amounts of specialized data and expert knowledge have been accumulated. However, challenges such as data silos and fragmented knowledge hinder the effective utilization of this information. This study proposes a novel framework for intelligent Question-and-Answer (Q&A) systems based on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to address these issues. The system efficiently acquires domain-specific knowledge by leveraging external databases, including Relational Databases (RDBs) and graph databases, without additional fine-tuning for Large Language Models (LLMs). Crucially, the framework integrates a Dynamic Knowledge Base Updating Mechanism (DKBUM) and a Weighted Context-Aware Similarity (WCAS) method to enhance retrieval accuracy and mitigate inherent limitations of LLMs, such as hallucinations and lack of specialization. Additionally, the proposed DKBUM dynamically adjusts knowledge weights within the database, ensuring that the most recent and relevant information is utilized, while WCAS refines the alignment between queries and knowledge items by enhanced context understanding. Experimental validation demonstrates that the system can generate timely, accurate, and context-sensitive responses, making it a robust solution for managing complex business logic in specialized industries.展开更多
Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework f...Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework for embodied visual exploration that possesses the efficient exploration capabilities of deep reinforcement learning(DRL)-based exploration policies and leverages feature-based visual odometry(VO) for more accurate mapping and positioning results. An improved local policy is also proposed to reduce tracking failures of feature-based VO in weakly textured scenes through a refined multi-discrete action space, keyframe fusion, and an auxiliary task. The experimental results demonstrate that Ne OR has better mapping and positioning accuracy compared to other entirely learning-based exploration frameworks and improves the robustness of feature-based VO by significantly reducing tracking failures in weakly textured scenes.展开更多
The wireless signals emitted by base stations serve as a vital link connecting people in today’s society and have been occupying an increasingly important role in real life.The development of the Internet of Things(I...The wireless signals emitted by base stations serve as a vital link connecting people in today’s society and have been occupying an increasingly important role in real life.The development of the Internet of Things(IoT)relies on the support of base stations,which provide a solid foundation for achieving a more intelligent way of living.In a specific area,achieving higher signal coverage with fewer base stations has become an urgent problem.Therefore,this article focuses on the effective coverage area of base station signals and proposes a novel Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization(EPSO)algorithm based on collective prediction,referred to herein as ECPPSO.Introducing a new strategy called neighbor-based evolution prediction(NEP)addresses the issue of premature convergence often encountered by PSO.ECPPSO also employs a strengthening evolution(SE)strategy to enhance the algorithm’s global search capability and efficiency,ensuring enhanced robustness and a faster convergence speed when solving complex optimization problems.To better adapt to the actual communication needs of base stations,this article conducts simulation experiments by changing the number of base stations.The experimental results demonstrate thatunder the conditionof 50 ormore base stations,ECPPSOconsistently achieves the best coverage rate exceeding 95%,peaking at 99.4400%when the number of base stations reaches 80.These results validate the optimization capability of the ECPPSO algorithm,proving its feasibility and effectiveness.Further ablative experiments and comparisons with other algorithms highlight the advantages of ECPPSO.展开更多
To further advance the development of the fluorescent dyes for latent fingerprint imaging,two triphenylamine-based Schiff base compounds containing a benzimidazole group(TPA-BZI)and a phenyl unit(TPA-Ph)were designed ...To further advance the development of the fluorescent dyes for latent fingerprint imaging,two triphenylamine-based Schiff base compounds containing a benzimidazole group(TPA-BZI)and a phenyl unit(TPA-Ph)were designed and synthesized.Photoluminescence experiments revealed that both compounds exhibited solvatochromism and intramolecular charge transfer(ICT)characteristics in six organic solvents.Additionally,they showed aggregation-induced emission(AIE)in CH_(3)OH/water mixtures and solid-state fluorescence.These phenomena were further elucidated through time-dependent density functional theory(TD-DFT)calculations.It was also found that the two compounds could be used for latent fingerprints imaging,and could easily distinguish the details of fingerprints from Ⅰ to Ⅲ levels,which could provide the preliminary evidence to match personal identification.展开更多
基金funded by University of Transport and Communications(UTC)under grant number T2025-CN-004.
文摘Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi-stego images provides good image quality but often results in low embedding capability.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a high-capacity RDH scheme based on PVO that generates three stego images from a single cover image.The cover image is partitioned into non-overlapping blocks with pixels sorted in ascending order.Four secret bits are embedded into each block’s maximum pixel value,while three additional bits are embedded into the second-largest value when the pixel difference exceeds a predefined threshold.A similar embedding strategy is also applied to the minimum side of the block,including the second-smallest pixel value.This design enables each block to embed up to 14 bits of secret data.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves significantly higher embedding capacity and improved visual quality compared to existing triple-stego RDH approaches,advancing the field of reversible steganography.
文摘Conversational recommender systems(CRSs)focus on refining preferences and providing personalized recommendations through natural language interactions and dialogue history.Large language models(LLMs)have shown outstanding performance across various domains,thereby prompting researchers to investigate their applicability in recommendation systems.However,due to the lack of task-specific knowledge and an inefficient feature extraction process,LLMs still have suboptimal performance in recommendation tasks.Therefore,external knowledge sources,such as knowledge graphs(KGs)and knowledge bases(KBs),are often introduced to address the issue of data sparsity.Compared to KGs,KBs possess higher retrieval efficiency,making them more suitable for scenarios where LLMs serve as recommenders.To this end,we introduce a novel framework integrating LLMs with KBs for enhanced retrieval generation,namely LLMKB.LLMKB initially leverages structured knowledge to create mapping dictionaries,extracting entity-relation information from heterogeneous knowledge to construct KBs.Then,LLMKB achieves the embedding calibration between user information representations and documents in KBs through retrieval model fine-tuning.Finally,LLMKB employs retrievalaugmented generation to produce recommendations based on fused text inputs,followed by post-processing.Experiment results on two public CRS datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework.Our code is publicly available at the link:https://anonymous.4open.science/r/LLMKB-6FD0.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22172086,22105117)the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(202103064)the Major Basic Research Project of Shandong Province(ZR2021ZD06)。
文摘Lewis acid(LA)and Lewis base(LB)sites on catalyst surfaces play a pivotal role in catalytic reactions.By precisely modulating the type,density,and spatial distribution of these Lewis acid/base sites,catalytic performance indicators such as catalytic activity,selectivity,and stability can be effectively optimized.As a result,they become essential parameters that must be considered in the design and development of high-efficiency catalysts.This study proposes a surface engineering method to accurately control the concentration of surface LA and LB sites in defect-laden In_(2)O_(3-x)(OH)_(y)(denoted as N-n%-IO),establishing three types of LB/LA stoichiometric ratios with different photocatalytic CO_(2)hydrogenation performances.It is demonstrated that the LB-rich system(LB/LA>1)shows suppressed activity.In contrast,the balanced stoichiometric ratio system(LB/LA=1)attains an optimal methanol yield(179.79μmol g^(-1)h^(-1))and selectivity(43.67%),while the LA-rich system(LB/LA<1)exhibits the best CO production rate(1913.76μmol g^(-1)h^(-1))and selectivity(94.96%).Systematic experiments disclose that the balanced LB/LA system with adjacent surface frustrated Lewis pairs(SFLPs)can effectively facilitate the adsorption/activation of reactants,stabilize intermediates,and regulate the dynamic behavior of photo-generated carriers.However,the imbalanced LB/LA systems either lack necessary active sites or can only follow an oxygen vacancy-mediated pathway during photocatalytic CO_(2)hydrogenation.This work offers a comprehensive understanding of the crucial functions of surface Lewis acid/base sites in the product distribution of solar-driven CO_(2)reduction.
文摘Tau plays a crucial role in several neurodegenerative diseases,collectively referred to as tauopathies.Therefore,targeting potential pathological changes in tau could enable useful therapeutic interventions.However,tau is not an easy target because it dynamically interacts with microtubules and other cellular components,which presents a challenge for tau-targeted drugs.New cellular models could aid the development of mechanism-based tau-targeted therapies.
文摘Correction to:Journal of Forestry Research(2025)36:124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01918-8 In this article the author’s name Yasutomo Hoshika was incorrectly written as Yasutoma Hoshika.The original article has been corrected.
基金funded by the grant“EVA4.0”,No.Z.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000803 supported by OP RDE as well as by the projects APVV-19-0387,APVV-22-0056,and APVV-23-0293 from the Slovak Research and Development Agencyco-funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Teaming for Excellence action+1 种基金project Ligno Silvagrant agreement No.101059552。
文摘This study investigated biomass allocation in young stands of European beech(Fagus sylvatica L.)and Norway spruce(Picea abies(L.)Karst.)across 31 forest sites in the Western Carpathians,Slovakia.A total of 541 trees aged 2–10 years,originating from natural regeneration and planting,were destructively sampled to quantify biomass in four components:foliage,branches,stems,and roots.Generalized non-linear least squares(GNLS)models with a weighing variance function outperformed log-transformed seemingly unrelated regression(SUR)models in terms of accuracy and robustness,especially for foliage and branch biomass.When using height as the predictor,SUR models tended to underestimate biomass in planted beech,leading to notable underprediction of aboveground and total biomass.Biomass allocation patterns varied significantly by species and regeneration origin.Using a non-linear system of equations and component ratio modelling,we found out that planted spruce displayed low variability and a consistent dominance of needle biomass,while naturally regenerated beech showed greater variability and a higher proportion of stem biomass,reflecting stronger competition-driven vertical growth.Interspecific differences in total biomass were more pronounced when using tree height,with spruce generally exhibiting greater biomass than beech at equivalent heights.Overall,stem base diameter marginally outperformed tree height as a predictor of biomass.However,tree height-based models showed strong performance and are particularly suitable for integration with remote sensing applications.These findings can directly support forest managers and modellers in comparing regeneration methods and biomass estimation approaches for early-stage stand development,carbon accounting,and remote sensing calibration.
文摘Federated Learning(FL)enables joint training over distributed devices without data exchange but is highly vulnerable to attacks by adversaries in the form of model poisoning and malicious update injection.This work proposes Secured-FL,a blockchain-based defensive framework that combines smart contract-based authentication,clustering-driven outlier elimination,and dynamic threshold adjustment to defend against adversarial attacks.The framework was implemented on a private Ethereum network with a Proof-of-Authority consensus algorithm to ensure tamper-resistant and auditable model updates.Large-scale simulation on the Cyber Data dataset,under up to 50%malicious client settings,demonstrates Secured-FL achieves 6%-12%higher accuracy,9%-15%lower latency,and approximately 14%less computational expense compared to the PPSS benchmark framework.Additional tests,including confusion matrices,ROC and Precision-Recall curves,and ablation tests,confirm the interpretability and robustness of the defense.Tests for scalability also show consistent performance up to 500 clients,affirming appropriateness to reasonably large deployments.These results make Secured-FL a feasible,adversarially resilient FL paradigm with promising potential for application in smart cities,medicine,and other mission-critical IoT deployments.
文摘The original online version of this article was revised:Several errors occurred in the published version of the article.These have now been corrected as follows:Page 2,section"2.2 Laser Texturing Procedure of Surfaces",line 2:The device name was corrected from"YDFLP-E-50-M8"to"YDFLP-50-M8."Page 3,Section 2.4:The phrase"95%confidence interval"has been corrected to"95%confidence level."Page 3,Figure 1 caption:The phrase"fandg"has been corrected to"f and g."The order"C4 and C12"has been reversed to"C12 and C4,"in accordance with the display order in the figure.Page 4,Figure reference:The phrase"Figs.4c and d"has been corrected to"Figs.5b and c."Page 5,paragraph starting with"The ANOVA results are presented...":The phrase"95%confidence interval"has been corrected to"95%confidence level."
文摘Hebei Province has incorporated targeted assistance services for people with disabilities into livelihood projects,upgrading the quality and efficiency of support services for disadvantaged groups.THE living and nursing allowances provided by the Chinese government for people with disabilities who are unable to work are not only important components of China’s social security system which provide for the needs of its disabled,but also show China’s ability to guarantee the basic living standard and social fairness and justice for this group of people.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62473082,82202250,82121003,62036003,and 62333003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(ZYGX2022YGRH008 and ZYGX2024XJ054)the Medical-Engineering Cooperation Funds from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China(ZYGX2021YGLH201).
文摘The brain atlas,or parcellation-delineating spatial partitions,organizes the brain's structure and function[1].The spatial arrangements of highly heterogeneous landscapes represent specialized functional regions for investigating their interactions.Early efforts to parcellate the mammalian brain,using histological cytoarchitecture and myeloarchitecture,as well as recent in vivo magnetic resonance imaging(MRl)[2,3],have primarily involved cortical areas,subcortical structures,and cerebellar nuclei.Human brain parcellations primarily focus on grey matter(GM),which purposefully excludes white matter(WM),hindering the development of next-generation brain atlases.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China (No.Z0511013)the Education Commission Foundation of Fujian Province,China (No.JB04038)
文摘In this paper, we introduce the pre-frame operator Q for the g-frame in a complex Hilbert space, which will play a key role in studying g-frames and g-Riesz bases etc. Using the pre-frame operator Q, we give some necessary and sufficient conditions for a g-Bessel sequence, a g-frame, and a g-Riesz basis in a complex Hilbert space, which have properties similar to those of the Bessel sequence, frame, and Riesz basis respectively. We also obtain the relation between a g-frame and a g-Riesz basis, and the relation of bounds between a g-frame and a g-Riesz basis. Lastly, we consider the stability of a g-frame or a g-Riesz basis for a Hilbert space under perturbation.
基金supported by a sub-award to the University of Missouri from the Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf funded by the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation(OPP1155704)(Bing Yang)and the China Scholar Council(Chenhao Li,as a joint Ph.D.student).
文摘Bacterial blight(BB),caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae(Xoo),poses a significant threat to rice production,particularly in Asia and West Africa.Breeding resistance against BB in elite rice varieties is crucial to advancing rice breeding program and supporting smallholder farmers.Transcription Activator-Like effectors(TALes)are key virulence factors in Xoo,with some targeting the susceptibility(S)genes such as the sugar transporter SWEET genes in rice.Among these,SWEET14 is an important S gene,with its promoter bound by the TALe TalC which exists across all sequenced African Xoo isolates.In the present study,we utilized CRISPR/Cas9-based cytidine and adenine base editors to alter the effector binding element(EBE)of TalC in the promoter of SWEET14 in rice cultivars Kitaake,IR24,and Zhonghua 11.Mutations with C to T changes in EBE led to reduced SWEET14 induction by TalC-containing Xoo strains,resulting in resistance to African Xoo isolates reliant on TalC for virulence.Conversely,A to G changes retained SWEET14 inducibility and susceptibility to Xoo in edited lines.Importantly,no off-target mutations were detected at predicted sites,and the edited lines exhibited no obvious defects in major agronomic traits in Kitaake.These results underscore the effectiveness of base editing systems for both molecular biology research and crop improvement endeavors.
基金National Institutes of Health grant F30DE030675(S.A.H.)National Institutes of Health grant T32DE007057(S.A.H.)+7 种基金University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School Pre-Candidate Research Grant(S.A.H.)University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School Candidate Research Grant(S.A.H.)National Institutes of Health grant R35DE034348(N.O.)National Institutes of Health grant R01DE026666(N.O.)National Institutes of Health grant R01DE030630(N.O.)National Institutes of Health grant R01DE029465(R.T.F.)Department of Defense grant W81XWH2010571(R.T.F.)National Institutes of Health grant P30 AR069620(The Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal.Health Core Center).
文摘The cranial base synchondroses,comprised of opposite-facing bidirectional chondrocyte layers,drive anteroposterior cranial base growth.In humans,RUNX2 haploinsufficiency causes cleidocranial dysplasia associated with deficient midfacial growth.However,how RUNX2 regulates chondrocytes in the cranial base synchondroses remains unknown.To address this,we inactivated Runx2 in postnatal synchondrosis chondrocytes using a tamoxifen-inducible Fgfr3-creER(Fgfr3-Runx2cKO)mouse model.Fgfr3-Runx2cKO mice displayed skeletal dwarfism and reduced anteroposterior cranial base growth associated with premature synchondrosis ossification due to impaired chondrocyte proliferation,accelerated hypertrophy,apoptosis,and osteoclast-mediated cartilage resorption.Lineage tracing reveals that Runx2-deficient Fgfr3+cells failed to differentiate into osteoblasts.Notably,Runx2-deficient chondrocytes showed an elevated level of FGFR3 and its downstream signaling components,pERK1/2 and SOX9,suggesting that RUNX2 downregulates FGFR3 in the synchondrosis.This study unveils a new role of Runx2 in cranial base chondrocytes,identifying a possible RUNX2-FGFR3-MAPK-SOX9 signaling axis that may control cranial base growth.
文摘In the context of power generation companies, vast amounts of specialized data and expert knowledge have been accumulated. However, challenges such as data silos and fragmented knowledge hinder the effective utilization of this information. This study proposes a novel framework for intelligent Question-and-Answer (Q&A) systems based on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to address these issues. The system efficiently acquires domain-specific knowledge by leveraging external databases, including Relational Databases (RDBs) and graph databases, without additional fine-tuning for Large Language Models (LLMs). Crucially, the framework integrates a Dynamic Knowledge Base Updating Mechanism (DKBUM) and a Weighted Context-Aware Similarity (WCAS) method to enhance retrieval accuracy and mitigate inherent limitations of LLMs, such as hallucinations and lack of specialization. Additionally, the proposed DKBUM dynamically adjusts knowledge weights within the database, ensuring that the most recent and relevant information is utilized, while WCAS refines the alignment between queries and knowledge items by enhanced context understanding. Experimental validation demonstrates that the system can generate timely, accurate, and context-sensitive responses, making it a robust solution for managing complex business logic in specialized industries.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62202137)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2023M730599)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No.LMS25F020009)。
文摘Embodied visual exploration is critical for building intelligent visual agents. This paper presents the neural exploration with feature-based visual odometry and tracking-failure-reduction policy(Ne OR), a framework for embodied visual exploration that possesses the efficient exploration capabilities of deep reinforcement learning(DRL)-based exploration policies and leverages feature-based visual odometry(VO) for more accurate mapping and positioning results. An improved local policy is also proposed to reduce tracking failures of feature-based VO in weakly textured scenes through a refined multi-discrete action space, keyframe fusion, and an auxiliary task. The experimental results demonstrate that Ne OR has better mapping and positioning accuracy compared to other entirely learning-based exploration frameworks and improves the robustness of feature-based VO by significantly reducing tracking failures in weakly textured scenes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62272418,62102058)Basic Public Welfare Research Program of Zhejiang Province(No.LGG18E050011)the Major Open Project of Key Laboratory for Advanced Design and Intelligent Computing of the Ministry of Education under Grant ADIC2023ZD001,National Undergraduate Training Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship(No.202410345054).
文摘The wireless signals emitted by base stations serve as a vital link connecting people in today’s society and have been occupying an increasingly important role in real life.The development of the Internet of Things(IoT)relies on the support of base stations,which provide a solid foundation for achieving a more intelligent way of living.In a specific area,achieving higher signal coverage with fewer base stations has become an urgent problem.Therefore,this article focuses on the effective coverage area of base station signals and proposes a novel Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization(EPSO)algorithm based on collective prediction,referred to herein as ECPPSO.Introducing a new strategy called neighbor-based evolution prediction(NEP)addresses the issue of premature convergence often encountered by PSO.ECPPSO also employs a strengthening evolution(SE)strategy to enhance the algorithm’s global search capability and efficiency,ensuring enhanced robustness and a faster convergence speed when solving complex optimization problems.To better adapt to the actual communication needs of base stations,this article conducts simulation experiments by changing the number of base stations.The experimental results demonstrate thatunder the conditionof 50 ormore base stations,ECPPSOconsistently achieves the best coverage rate exceeding 95%,peaking at 99.4400%when the number of base stations reaches 80.These results validate the optimization capability of the ECPPSO algorithm,proving its feasibility and effectiveness.Further ablative experiments and comparisons with other algorithms highlight the advantages of ECPPSO.
文摘To further advance the development of the fluorescent dyes for latent fingerprint imaging,two triphenylamine-based Schiff base compounds containing a benzimidazole group(TPA-BZI)and a phenyl unit(TPA-Ph)were designed and synthesized.Photoluminescence experiments revealed that both compounds exhibited solvatochromism and intramolecular charge transfer(ICT)characteristics in six organic solvents.Additionally,they showed aggregation-induced emission(AIE)in CH_(3)OH/water mixtures and solid-state fluorescence.These phenomena were further elucidated through time-dependent density functional theory(TD-DFT)calculations.It was also found that the two compounds could be used for latent fingerprints imaging,and could easily distinguish the details of fingerprints from Ⅰ to Ⅲ levels,which could provide the preliminary evidence to match personal identification.
