A two-stage algorithm based on deep learning for the detection and recognition of can bottom spray codes and numbers is proposed to address the problems of small character areas and fast production line speeds in can ...A two-stage algorithm based on deep learning for the detection and recognition of can bottom spray codes and numbers is proposed to address the problems of small character areas and fast production line speeds in can bottom spray code number recognition.In the coding number detection stage,Differentiable Binarization Network is used as the backbone network,combined with the Attention and Dilation Convolutions Path Aggregation Network feature fusion structure to enhance the model detection effect.In terms of text recognition,using the Scene Visual Text Recognition coding number recognition network for end-to-end training can alleviate the problem of coding recognition errors caused by image color distortion due to variations in lighting and background noise.In addition,model pruning and quantization are used to reduce the number ofmodel parameters to meet deployment requirements in resource-constrained environments.A comparative experiment was conducted using the dataset of tank bottom spray code numbers collected on-site,and a transfer experiment was conducted using the dataset of packaging box production date.The experimental results show that the algorithm proposed in this study can effectively locate the coding of cans at different positions on the roller conveyor,and can accurately identify the coding numbers at high production line speeds.The Hmean value of the coding number detection is 97.32%,and the accuracy of the coding number recognition is 98.21%.This verifies that the algorithm proposed in this paper has high accuracy in coding number detection and recognition.展开更多
Automated behavior monitoring of macaques offers transformative potential for advancing biomedical research and animal welfare.However,reliably identifying individual macaques in group environments remains a significa...Automated behavior monitoring of macaques offers transformative potential for advancing biomedical research and animal welfare.However,reliably identifying individual macaques in group environments remains a significant challenge.This study introduces ACE-YOLOX,a lightweight facial recognition model tailored for captive macaques.ACE-YOLOX incorporates Efficient Channel Attention(ECA),Complete Intersection over Union loss(CIoU),and Adaptive Spatial Feature Fusion(ASFF)into the YOLOX framework,enhancing prediction accuracy while reducing computational complexity.These integrated approaches enable effective multiscale feature extraction.Using a dataset comprising 179400 labeled facial images from 1196 macaques,ACE-YOLOX surpassed the performance of classical object detection models,demonstrating superior accuracy and real-time processing capabilities.An Android application was also developed to deploy ACE-YOLOX on smartphones,enabling on-device,real-time macaque recognition.Our experimental results highlight the potential of ACE-YOLOX as a non-invasive identification tool,offering an important foundation for future studies in macaque facial expression recognition,cognitive psychology,and social behavior.展开更多
In computer vision and artificial intelligence,automatic facial expression-based emotion identification of humans has become a popular research and industry problem.Recent demonstrations and applications in several fi...In computer vision and artificial intelligence,automatic facial expression-based emotion identification of humans has become a popular research and industry problem.Recent demonstrations and applications in several fields,including computer games,smart homes,expression analysis,gesture recognition,surveillance films,depression therapy,patientmonitoring,anxiety,and others,have brought attention to its significant academic and commercial importance.This study emphasizes research that has only employed facial images for face expression recognition(FER),because facial expressions are a basic way that people communicate meaning to each other.The immense achievement of deep learning has resulted in a growing use of its much architecture to enhance efficiency.This review is on machine learning,deep learning,and hybrid methods’use of preprocessing,augmentation techniques,and feature extraction for temporal properties of successive frames of data.The following section gives a brief summary of assessment criteria that are accessible to the public and then compares them with benchmark results the most trustworthy way to assess FER-related research topics statistically.In this review,a brief synopsis of the subject matter may be beneficial for novices in the field of FER as well as seasoned scholars seeking fruitful avenues for further investigation.The information conveys fundamental knowledge and provides a comprehensive understanding of the most recent state-of-the-art research.展开更多
Seal authentication is an important task for verifying the authenticity of stamped seals used in various domains to protect legal documents from tampering and counterfeiting.Stamped seal inspection is commonly audited...Seal authentication is an important task for verifying the authenticity of stamped seals used in various domains to protect legal documents from tampering and counterfeiting.Stamped seal inspection is commonly audited manually to ensure document authenticity.However,manual assessment of seal images is tedious and laborintensive due to human errors,inconsistent placement,and completeness of the seal.Traditional image recognition systems are inadequate enough to identify seal types accurately,necessitating a neural network-based method for seal image recognition.However,neural network-based classification algorithms,such as Residual Networks(ResNet)andVisualGeometryGroup with 16 layers(VGG16)yield suboptimal recognition rates on stamp datasets.Additionally,the fixed training data categories make handling new categories to be a challenging task.This paper proposes amulti-stage seal recognition algorithmbased on Siamese network to overcome these limitations.Firstly,the seal image is pre-processed by applying an image rotation correction module based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients(HOG).Secondly,the similarity between input seal image pairs is measured by utilizing a similarity comparison module based on the Siamese network.Finally,we compare the results with the pre-stored standard seal template images in the database to obtain the seal type.To evaluate the performance of the proposed method,we further create a new seal image dataset that contains two subsets with 210,000 valid labeled pairs in total.The proposed work has a practical significance in industries where automatic seal authentication is essential as in legal,financial,and governmental sectors,where automatic seal recognition can enhance document security and streamline validation processes.Furthermore,the experimental results show that the proposed multi-stage method for seal image recognition outperforms state-of-the-art methods on the two established datasets.展开更多
Target occlusion poses a significant challenge in computer vision,particularly in agricultural applications,where occlusion of crops can obscure key features and impair the model’s recognition performance.To address ...Target occlusion poses a significant challenge in computer vision,particularly in agricultural applications,where occlusion of crops can obscure key features and impair the model’s recognition performance.To address this challenge,a mushroom recognition method was proposed based on an erase module integrated into the EL-DenseNet model.EL-DenseNet,an extension of DenseNet,incorporated an erase attention module designed to enhance sensitivity to visible features.The erase module helped eliminate complex backgrounds and irrelevant information,allowing the mushroom body to be preserved and increasing recognition accuracy in cluttered environments.Considering the difficulty in distinguishing similar mushroom species,label smoothing regularization was employed to mitigate mislabeling errors that commonly arose from human observers.This strategy converted hard labels into soft labels during training,reducing the model’s overreliance on noisy labels and improving its generalization ability.Experimental results showed that the proposed EL-DenseNet,when combined with transfer learning,achieved a recognition accuracy of 96.7%for mushrooms in occluded and complex backgrounds.Compared with the original DenseNet and other classic models,this approach demonstrated superior accuracy and robustness,providing a promising solution for intelligent mushroom recognition.展开更多
The Internet of Things(IoT)and mobile technology have significantly transformed healthcare by enabling real-time monitoring and diagnosis of patients.Recognizing Medical-Related Human Activities(MRHA)is pivotal for he...The Internet of Things(IoT)and mobile technology have significantly transformed healthcare by enabling real-time monitoring and diagnosis of patients.Recognizing Medical-Related Human Activities(MRHA)is pivotal for healthcare systems,particularly for identifying actions critical to patient well-being.However,challenges such as high computational demands,low accuracy,and limited adaptability persist in Human Motion Recognition(HMR).While some studies have integrated HMR with IoT for real-time healthcare applications,limited research has focused on recognizing MRHA as essential for effective patient monitoring.This study proposes a novel HMR method tailored for MRHA detection,leveraging multi-stage deep learning techniques integrated with IoT.The approach employs EfficientNet to extract optimized spatial features from skeleton frame sequences using seven Mobile Inverted Bottleneck Convolutions(MBConv)blocks,followed by Convolutional Long Short Term Memory(ConvLSTM)to capture spatio-temporal patterns.A classification module with global average pooling,a fully connected layer,and a dropout layer generates the final predictions.The model is evaluated on the NTU RGB+D 120 and HMDB51 datasets,focusing on MRHA such as sneezing,falling,walking,sitting,etc.It achieves 94.85%accuracy for cross-subject evaluations and 96.45%for cross-view evaluations on NTU RGB+D 120,along with 89.22%accuracy on HMDB51.Additionally,the system integrates IoT capabilities using a Raspberry Pi and GSM module,delivering real-time alerts via Twilios SMS service to caregivers and patients.This scalable and efficient solution bridges the gap between HMR and IoT,advancing patient monitoring,improving healthcare outcomes,and reducing costs.展开更多
In recent years,gait-based emotion recognition has been widely applied in the field of computer vision.However,existing gait emotion recognition methods typically rely on complete human skeleton data,and their accurac...In recent years,gait-based emotion recognition has been widely applied in the field of computer vision.However,existing gait emotion recognition methods typically rely on complete human skeleton data,and their accuracy significantly declines when the data is occluded.To enhance the accuracy of gait emotion recognition under occlusion,this paper proposes a Multi-scale Suppression Graph ConvolutionalNetwork(MS-GCN).TheMS-GCN consists of three main components:Joint Interpolation Module(JI Moudle),Multi-scale Temporal Convolution Network(MS-TCN),and Suppression Graph Convolutional Network(SGCN).The JI Module completes the spatially occluded skeletal joints using the(K-Nearest Neighbors)KNN interpolation method.The MS-TCN employs convolutional kernels of various sizes to comprehensively capture the emotional information embedded in the gait,compensating for the temporal occlusion of gait information.The SGCN extracts more non-prominent human gait features by suppressing the extraction of key body part features,thereby reducing the negative impact of occlusion on emotion recognition results.The proposed method is evaluated on two comprehensive datasets:Emotion-Gait,containing 4227 real gaits from sources like BML,ICT-Pollick,and ELMD,and 1000 synthetic gaits generated using STEP-Gen technology,and ELMB,consisting of 3924 gaits,with 1835 labeled with emotions such as“Happy,”“Sad,”“Angry,”and“Neutral.”On the standard datasets Emotion-Gait and ELMB,the proposed method achieved accuracies of 0.900 and 0.896,respectively,attaining performance comparable to other state-ofthe-artmethods.Furthermore,on occlusion datasets,the proposedmethod significantly mitigates the performance degradation caused by occlusion compared to other methods,the accuracy is significantly higher than that of other methods.展开更多
Micro-expressions(ME)recognition is a complex task that requires advanced techniques to extract informative features fromfacial expressions.Numerous deep neural networks(DNNs)with convolutional structures have been pr...Micro-expressions(ME)recognition is a complex task that requires advanced techniques to extract informative features fromfacial expressions.Numerous deep neural networks(DNNs)with convolutional structures have been proposed.However,unlike DNNs,shallow convolutional neural networks often outperform deeper models in mitigating overfitting,particularly with small datasets.Still,many of these methods rely on a single feature for recognition,resulting in an insufficient ability to extract highly effective features.To address this limitation,in this paper,an Improved Dual-stream Shallow Convolutional Neural Network based on an Extreme Gradient Boosting Algorithm(IDSSCNN-XgBoost)is introduced for ME Recognition.The proposed method utilizes a dual-stream architecture where motion vectors(temporal features)are extracted using Optical Flow TV-L1 and amplify subtle changes(spatial features)via EulerianVideoMagnification(EVM).These features are processed by IDSSCNN,with an attention mechanism applied to refine the extracted effective features.The outputs are then fused,concatenated,and classified using the XgBoost algorithm.This comprehensive approach significantly improves recognition accuracy by leveraging the strengths of both temporal and spatial information,supported by the robust classification power of XgBoost.The proposed method is evaluated on three publicly available ME databases named Chinese Academy of Sciences Micro-expression Database(CASMEII),Spontaneous Micro-Expression Database(SMICHS),and Spontaneous Actions and Micro-Movements(SAMM).Experimental results indicate that the proposed model can achieve outstanding results compared to recent models.The accuracy results are 79.01%,69.22%,and 68.99%on CASMEII,SMIC-HS,and SAMM,and the F1-score are 75.47%,68.91%,and 63.84%,respectively.The proposed method has the advantage of operational efficiency and less computational time.展开更多
Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper pro...Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper proposes a recognition method based on YOLOv8 and DeepLabv3+. To improve the image input quality of the DeepLabv3+ model, the YOLOv8 detector is used to quickly locate the instrument region and crop it as the input image for recognition. To enhance the accuracy and speed of pointer recognition, the backbone network of DeepLabv3+ was replaced with Mo-bileNetv3, and the ECA+ module was designed to replace its SE module, reducing model parameters while improving recognition precision. The decoder’s fourfold-up sampling was replaced with two twofold-up samplings, and shallow feature maps were fused with encoder features of the corresponding size. The CBAM module was introduced to improve the segmentation accuracy of the pointer. Experiments were conducted using a self-made dataset of pointer-style instruments from nuclear power plants. Results showed that this method achieved a recognition accuracy of 94.5% at a precision level of 2.5, with an average error of 1.522% and an average total processing time of 0.56 seconds, demonstrating strong performance.展开更多
With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN ...With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN and data security by proposing a novel framework based on blockchain technology that is specifically designed for communication networks.Traditional centralized network architectures are vulnerable to Distributed Denial of Service(DDoS)attacks,particularly in roaming scenarios where there is also a risk of private data leakage,which imposes significant operational demands.To address these issues,we introduce the Blockchain-Enhanced Core Network Architecture(BECNA)and the Secure Decentralized Identity Authentication Scheme(SDIDAS).The BECNA utilizes blockchain technology to decentralize data storage,enhancing network security,stability,and reliability by mitigating Single Points of Failure(SPoF).The SDIDAS utilizes Decentralized Identity(DID)technology to secure user identity data and streamline authentication in roaming scenarios,significantly reducing the risk of data breaches during cross-network transmissions.Our framework employs Ethereum,free5GC,Wireshark,and UERANSIM tools to create a robust,tamper-evident system model.A comprehensive security analysis confirms substantial improvements in user privacy and network security.Simulation results indicate that our approach enhances communication CNs security and reliability,while also ensuring data security.展开更多
There are all kinds of unknown and known signals in the actual electromagnetic environment,which hinders the development of practical cognitive radio applications.However,most existing signal recognition models are di...There are all kinds of unknown and known signals in the actual electromagnetic environment,which hinders the development of practical cognitive radio applications.However,most existing signal recognition models are difficult to discover unknown signals while recognizing known ones.In this paper,a compact manifold mixup feature-based open-set recognition approach(OR-CMMF)is proposed to address the above problem.First,the proposed approach utilizes the center loss to constrain decision boundaries so that it obtains the compact latent signal feature representations and extends the low-confidence feature space.Second,the latent signal feature representations are used to construct synthetic representations as substitutes for unknown categories of signals.Then,these constructed representations can occupy the extended low-confidence space.Finally,the proposed approach applies the distillation loss to adjust the decision boundaries between the known categories signals and the constructed unknown categories substitutes so that it accurately discovers unknown signals.The OR-CMMF approach outperformed other state-of-the-art open-set recognition methods in comprehensive recognition performance and running time,as demonstrated by simulation experiments on two public datasets RML2016.10a and ORACLE.展开更多
The aerial deployment method enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)to be directly positioned at the required altitude for their mission.This method typically employs folding technology to improve loading efficiency,wi...The aerial deployment method enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)to be directly positioned at the required altitude for their mission.This method typically employs folding technology to improve loading efficiency,with applications such as the gravity-only aerial deployment of high-aspect-ratio solar-powered UAVs,and aerial takeoff of fixed-wing drones in Mars research.However,the significant morphological changes during deployment are accompanied by strong nonlinear dynamic aerodynamic forces,which result in multiple degrees of freedom and an unstable character.This hinders the description and analysis of unknown dynamic behaviors,further leading to difficulties in the design of deployment strategies and flight control.To address this issue,this paper proposes an analysis method for dynamic behaviors during aerial deployment based on the Variational Autoencoder(VAE).Focusing on the gravity-only deployment problem of highaspect-ratio foldable-wing UAVs,the method encodes the multi-degree-of-freedom unstable motion signals into a low-dimensional feature space through a data-driven approach.By clustering in the feature space,this paper identifies and studies several dynamic behaviors during aerial deployment.The research presented in this paper offers a new method and perspective for feature extraction and analysis of complex and difficult-to-describe extreme flight dynamics,guiding the research on aerial deployment drones design and control strategies.展开更多
Automated recognition of violent activities from videos is vital for public safety,but often raises significant privacy concerns due to the sensitive nature of the footage.Moreover,resource constraints often hinder th...Automated recognition of violent activities from videos is vital for public safety,but often raises significant privacy concerns due to the sensitive nature of the footage.Moreover,resource constraints often hinder the deployment of deep learning-based complex video classification models on edge devices.With this motivation,this study aims to investigate an effective violent activity classifier while minimizing computational complexity,attaining competitive performance,and mitigating user data privacy concerns.We present a lightweight deep learning architecture with fewer parameters for efficient violent activity recognition.We utilize a two-stream formation of 3D depthwise separable convolution coupled with a linear self-attention mechanism for effective feature extraction,incorporating federated learning to address data privacy concerns.Experimental findings demonstrate the model’s effectiveness with test accuracies from 96%to above 97%on multiple datasets by incorporating the FedProx aggregation strategy.These findings underscore the potential to develop secure,efficient,and reliable solutions for violent activity recognition in real-world scenarios.展开更多
This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of lite...This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of literacy among many of the language’s world.The biblical promise to Abraham continues today in the reemergence of the Jewish people as a sovereign nation in the land of Israel after two millennia of wandering.While Bible stories and poetry,primarily through the Psalms,inspired creativity in the visual arts,literature,and music throughout in the Western world.展开更多
Correction to:Nano-Micro Lett.(2023)15:233 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01201-7 Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that the first two lines of the introduction were accidentall...Correction to:Nano-Micro Lett.(2023)15:233 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01201-7 Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that the first two lines of the introduction were accidentally placed in the right-hand column of the page in the PDF,which affects the readability.展开更多
The autocollimator is an important device for achieving precise,small-angle,non-contact measurements.It primarily obtains angular parameters of a plane target mirror indirectly by detecting the position of the imaging...The autocollimator is an important device for achieving precise,small-angle,non-contact measurements.It primarily obtains angular parameters of a plane target mirror indirectly by detecting the position of the imaging spot.There is limited report on the core algorithmic techniques in current commercial products and recent scientific research.This paper addresses the performance requirements of coordinate reading accuracy and operational speed in autocollimator image positioning.It proposes a cross-image center recognition scheme based on the Hough transform and another based on Zernike moments and the least squares method.Through experimental evaluation of the accuracy and speed of both schemes,the optimal image recognition scheme balancing measurement accuracy and speed for the autocollimator is determined.Among these,the center recognition method based on Zernike moments and the least squares method offers higher measurement accuracy and stability,while the Hough transform-based method provides faster measurement speed.展开更多
Face recognition has emerged as one of the most prominent applications of image analysis and under-standing,gaining considerable attention in recent years.This growing interest is driven by two key factors:its extensi...Face recognition has emerged as one of the most prominent applications of image analysis and under-standing,gaining considerable attention in recent years.This growing interest is driven by two key factors:its extensive applications in law enforcement and the commercial domain,and the rapid advancement of practical technologies.Despite the significant advancements,modern recognition algorithms still struggle in real-world conditions such as varying lighting conditions,occlusion,and diverse facial postures.In such scenarios,human perception is still well above the capabilities of present technology.Using the systematic mapping study,this paper presents an in-depth review of face detection algorithms and face recognition algorithms,presenting a detailed survey of advancements made between 2015 and 2024.We analyze key methodologies,highlighting their strengths and restrictions in the application context.Additionally,we examine various datasets used for face detection/recognition datasets focusing on the task-specific applications,size,diversity,and complexity.By analyzing these algorithms and datasets,this survey works as a valuable resource for researchers,identifying the research gap in the field of face detection and recognition and outlining potential directions for future research.展开更多
Pill image recognition is an important field in computer vision.It has become a vital technology in healthcare and pharmaceuticals due to the necessity for precise medication identification to prevent errors and ensur...Pill image recognition is an important field in computer vision.It has become a vital technology in healthcare and pharmaceuticals due to the necessity for precise medication identification to prevent errors and ensure patient safety.This survey examines the current state of pill image recognition,focusing on advancements,methodologies,and the challenges that remain unresolved.It provides a comprehensive overview of traditional image processing-based,machine learning-based,deep learning-based,and hybrid-based methods,and aims to explore the ongoing difficulties in the field.We summarize and classify the methods used in each article,compare the strengths and weaknesses of traditional image processing-based,machine learning-based,deep learning-based,and hybrid-based methods,and review benchmark datasets for pill image recognition.Additionally,we compare the performance of proposed methods on popular benchmark datasets.This survey applies recent advancements,such as Transformer models and cutting-edge technologies like Augmented Reality(AR),to discuss potential research directions and conclude the review.By offering a holistic perspective,this paper aims to serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners striving to advance the field of pill image recognition.展开更多
Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing stude...Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing students.Methods:A total of 393 undergraduate nursing students of grade 2020 from the Department of Nursing of a university in Shanxi Province were selected.The professional choice motivation,educational attainment expectation,future career planning,professional practice,and employment prospect expectation of nursing students before clinical practice,and the willingness to upgrade educational attainment,professional experience,career development expectation,and employment planning of nursing students after clinical practice were investigated.Through statistical analysis of the survey data,the related influencing factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice were explored.Results:The observation of general data showed that the proportion of female students in the survey sample was higher than that of male students,and the proportion of those whose family residence was in rural areas was slightly higher than that in urban areas.The analysis of students’own situation showed that nursing students chose the nursing major because of the high expected employment rate,but they were generally anxious about the employment prospect before the internship,showing a contradictory mentality.The analysis of students’professional ability showed that nursing students believed that their professional ability was mainly reflected in the vocational adaptability.The analysis of the social environment showed that the educational attainment expectations of nursing students were mainly undergraduate and master’s degrees,and they preferred to engage in clinical nursing work rather than nursing research.The analysis on the selection of internship hospitals shows that nursing students’choice of internship hospitals is mainly influenced by the duration of the internship,and they consider the correlation between the selection of internship hospitals and future employment decisions to be low.The analysis on the surrounding environment such as family and school shows that the professional identity of nursing students is mainly influenced by the opinions of school teachers and parents,but the occupations of most of the family members of nursing students are not related to medicine.Conclusion:Targeted intervention strategies should be formulated based on the relevant influencing factors that affect the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical internship,to enhance the professional identity and employment confidence of nursing students,and promote the healthy and sustainable development of nursing education and the medical service industry.展开更多
In the era of artificial intelligence(AI),healthcare and medical sciences are inseparable from different AI technologies[1].ChatGPT once shocked the medical field,but the latest AI model DeepSeek has recently taken th...In the era of artificial intelligence(AI),healthcare and medical sciences are inseparable from different AI technologies[1].ChatGPT once shocked the medical field,but the latest AI model DeepSeek has recently taken the lead[2].PubMed indexed publications on DeepSeek are evolving[3],but limited to editorials and news articles.In this Letter,we explore the use of DeepSeek in early symptoms recognition for stroke care.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first DeepSeek-related writing on stroke.展开更多
文摘A two-stage algorithm based on deep learning for the detection and recognition of can bottom spray codes and numbers is proposed to address the problems of small character areas and fast production line speeds in can bottom spray code number recognition.In the coding number detection stage,Differentiable Binarization Network is used as the backbone network,combined with the Attention and Dilation Convolutions Path Aggregation Network feature fusion structure to enhance the model detection effect.In terms of text recognition,using the Scene Visual Text Recognition coding number recognition network for end-to-end training can alleviate the problem of coding recognition errors caused by image color distortion due to variations in lighting and background noise.In addition,model pruning and quantization are used to reduce the number ofmodel parameters to meet deployment requirements in resource-constrained environments.A comparative experiment was conducted using the dataset of tank bottom spray code numbers collected on-site,and a transfer experiment was conducted using the dataset of packaging box production date.The experimental results show that the algorithm proposed in this study can effectively locate the coding of cans at different positions on the roller conveyor,and can accurately identify the coding numbers at high production line speeds.The Hmean value of the coding number detection is 97.32%,and the accuracy of the coding number recognition is 98.21%.This verifies that the algorithm proposed in this paper has high accuracy in coding number detection and recognition.
基金supported by the grants from Yunnan Province(202305AH340006,202305AH340007)CAS Light of West China Program(xbzg-zdsys-202213)。
文摘Automated behavior monitoring of macaques offers transformative potential for advancing biomedical research and animal welfare.However,reliably identifying individual macaques in group environments remains a significant challenge.This study introduces ACE-YOLOX,a lightweight facial recognition model tailored for captive macaques.ACE-YOLOX incorporates Efficient Channel Attention(ECA),Complete Intersection over Union loss(CIoU),and Adaptive Spatial Feature Fusion(ASFF)into the YOLOX framework,enhancing prediction accuracy while reducing computational complexity.These integrated approaches enable effective multiscale feature extraction.Using a dataset comprising 179400 labeled facial images from 1196 macaques,ACE-YOLOX surpassed the performance of classical object detection models,demonstrating superior accuracy and real-time processing capabilities.An Android application was also developed to deploy ACE-YOLOX on smartphones,enabling on-device,real-time macaque recognition.Our experimental results highlight the potential of ACE-YOLOX as a non-invasive identification tool,offering an important foundation for future studies in macaque facial expression recognition,cognitive psychology,and social behavior.
文摘In computer vision and artificial intelligence,automatic facial expression-based emotion identification of humans has become a popular research and industry problem.Recent demonstrations and applications in several fields,including computer games,smart homes,expression analysis,gesture recognition,surveillance films,depression therapy,patientmonitoring,anxiety,and others,have brought attention to its significant academic and commercial importance.This study emphasizes research that has only employed facial images for face expression recognition(FER),because facial expressions are a basic way that people communicate meaning to each other.The immense achievement of deep learning has resulted in a growing use of its much architecture to enhance efficiency.This review is on machine learning,deep learning,and hybrid methods’use of preprocessing,augmentation techniques,and feature extraction for temporal properties of successive frames of data.The following section gives a brief summary of assessment criteria that are accessible to the public and then compares them with benchmark results the most trustworthy way to assess FER-related research topics statistically.In this review,a brief synopsis of the subject matter may be beneficial for novices in the field of FER as well as seasoned scholars seeking fruitful avenues for further investigation.The information conveys fundamental knowledge and provides a comprehensive understanding of the most recent state-of-the-art research.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62172132)Public Welfare Technology Research Project of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.LGF21F020014)the Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Public Security Information Application Based on Big-Data Architecture,Ministry of Public Security of Zhejiang Police College(Grant No.2021DSJSYS002).
文摘Seal authentication is an important task for verifying the authenticity of stamped seals used in various domains to protect legal documents from tampering and counterfeiting.Stamped seal inspection is commonly audited manually to ensure document authenticity.However,manual assessment of seal images is tedious and laborintensive due to human errors,inconsistent placement,and completeness of the seal.Traditional image recognition systems are inadequate enough to identify seal types accurately,necessitating a neural network-based method for seal image recognition.However,neural network-based classification algorithms,such as Residual Networks(ResNet)andVisualGeometryGroup with 16 layers(VGG16)yield suboptimal recognition rates on stamp datasets.Additionally,the fixed training data categories make handling new categories to be a challenging task.This paper proposes amulti-stage seal recognition algorithmbased on Siamese network to overcome these limitations.Firstly,the seal image is pre-processed by applying an image rotation correction module based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients(HOG).Secondly,the similarity between input seal image pairs is measured by utilizing a similarity comparison module based on the Siamese network.Finally,we compare the results with the pre-stored standard seal template images in the database to obtain the seal type.To evaluate the performance of the proposed method,we further create a new seal image dataset that contains two subsets with 210,000 valid labeled pairs in total.The proposed work has a practical significance in industries where automatic seal authentication is essential as in legal,financial,and governmental sectors,where automatic seal recognition can enhance document security and streamline validation processes.Furthermore,the experimental results show that the proposed multi-stage method for seal image recognition outperforms state-of-the-art methods on the two established datasets.
文摘Target occlusion poses a significant challenge in computer vision,particularly in agricultural applications,where occlusion of crops can obscure key features and impair the model’s recognition performance.To address this challenge,a mushroom recognition method was proposed based on an erase module integrated into the EL-DenseNet model.EL-DenseNet,an extension of DenseNet,incorporated an erase attention module designed to enhance sensitivity to visible features.The erase module helped eliminate complex backgrounds and irrelevant information,allowing the mushroom body to be preserved and increasing recognition accuracy in cluttered environments.Considering the difficulty in distinguishing similar mushroom species,label smoothing regularization was employed to mitigate mislabeling errors that commonly arose from human observers.This strategy converted hard labels into soft labels during training,reducing the model’s overreliance on noisy labels and improving its generalization ability.Experimental results showed that the proposed EL-DenseNet,when combined with transfer learning,achieved a recognition accuracy of 96.7%for mushrooms in occluded and complex backgrounds.Compared with the original DenseNet and other classic models,this approach demonstrated superior accuracy and robustness,providing a promising solution for intelligent mushroom recognition.
基金funded by the ICT Division of theMinistry of Posts,Telecommunications,and Information Technology of Bangladesh under Grant Number 56.00.0000.052.33.005.21-7(Tracking No.22FS15306)support from the University of Rajshahi.
文摘The Internet of Things(IoT)and mobile technology have significantly transformed healthcare by enabling real-time monitoring and diagnosis of patients.Recognizing Medical-Related Human Activities(MRHA)is pivotal for healthcare systems,particularly for identifying actions critical to patient well-being.However,challenges such as high computational demands,low accuracy,and limited adaptability persist in Human Motion Recognition(HMR).While some studies have integrated HMR with IoT for real-time healthcare applications,limited research has focused on recognizing MRHA as essential for effective patient monitoring.This study proposes a novel HMR method tailored for MRHA detection,leveraging multi-stage deep learning techniques integrated with IoT.The approach employs EfficientNet to extract optimized spatial features from skeleton frame sequences using seven Mobile Inverted Bottleneck Convolutions(MBConv)blocks,followed by Convolutional Long Short Term Memory(ConvLSTM)to capture spatio-temporal patterns.A classification module with global average pooling,a fully connected layer,and a dropout layer generates the final predictions.The model is evaluated on the NTU RGB+D 120 and HMDB51 datasets,focusing on MRHA such as sneezing,falling,walking,sitting,etc.It achieves 94.85%accuracy for cross-subject evaluations and 96.45%for cross-view evaluations on NTU RGB+D 120,along with 89.22%accuracy on HMDB51.Additionally,the system integrates IoT capabilities using a Raspberry Pi and GSM module,delivering real-time alerts via Twilios SMS service to caregivers and patients.This scalable and efficient solution bridges the gap between HMR and IoT,advancing patient monitoring,improving healthcare outcomes,and reducing costs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62272049,62236006,62172045)the Key Projects of Beijing Union University(ZKZD202301).
文摘In recent years,gait-based emotion recognition has been widely applied in the field of computer vision.However,existing gait emotion recognition methods typically rely on complete human skeleton data,and their accuracy significantly declines when the data is occluded.To enhance the accuracy of gait emotion recognition under occlusion,this paper proposes a Multi-scale Suppression Graph ConvolutionalNetwork(MS-GCN).TheMS-GCN consists of three main components:Joint Interpolation Module(JI Moudle),Multi-scale Temporal Convolution Network(MS-TCN),and Suppression Graph Convolutional Network(SGCN).The JI Module completes the spatially occluded skeletal joints using the(K-Nearest Neighbors)KNN interpolation method.The MS-TCN employs convolutional kernels of various sizes to comprehensively capture the emotional information embedded in the gait,compensating for the temporal occlusion of gait information.The SGCN extracts more non-prominent human gait features by suppressing the extraction of key body part features,thereby reducing the negative impact of occlusion on emotion recognition results.The proposed method is evaluated on two comprehensive datasets:Emotion-Gait,containing 4227 real gaits from sources like BML,ICT-Pollick,and ELMD,and 1000 synthetic gaits generated using STEP-Gen technology,and ELMB,consisting of 3924 gaits,with 1835 labeled with emotions such as“Happy,”“Sad,”“Angry,”and“Neutral.”On the standard datasets Emotion-Gait and ELMB,the proposed method achieved accuracies of 0.900 and 0.896,respectively,attaining performance comparable to other state-ofthe-artmethods.Furthermore,on occlusion datasets,the proposedmethod significantly mitigates the performance degradation caused by occlusion compared to other methods,the accuracy is significantly higher than that of other methods.
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province under Grant BE2022059-3,CTBC Bank through the Industry-Academia Cooperation Project,as well as by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan through Grants MOST-108-2218-E-002-055,MOST-109-2223-E-009-002-MY3,MOST-109-2218-E-009-025,and MOST431109-2218-E-002-015.
文摘Micro-expressions(ME)recognition is a complex task that requires advanced techniques to extract informative features fromfacial expressions.Numerous deep neural networks(DNNs)with convolutional structures have been proposed.However,unlike DNNs,shallow convolutional neural networks often outperform deeper models in mitigating overfitting,particularly with small datasets.Still,many of these methods rely on a single feature for recognition,resulting in an insufficient ability to extract highly effective features.To address this limitation,in this paper,an Improved Dual-stream Shallow Convolutional Neural Network based on an Extreme Gradient Boosting Algorithm(IDSSCNN-XgBoost)is introduced for ME Recognition.The proposed method utilizes a dual-stream architecture where motion vectors(temporal features)are extracted using Optical Flow TV-L1 and amplify subtle changes(spatial features)via EulerianVideoMagnification(EVM).These features are processed by IDSSCNN,with an attention mechanism applied to refine the extracted effective features.The outputs are then fused,concatenated,and classified using the XgBoost algorithm.This comprehensive approach significantly improves recognition accuracy by leveraging the strengths of both temporal and spatial information,supported by the robust classification power of XgBoost.The proposed method is evaluated on three publicly available ME databases named Chinese Academy of Sciences Micro-expression Database(CASMEII),Spontaneous Micro-Expression Database(SMICHS),and Spontaneous Actions and Micro-Movements(SAMM).Experimental results indicate that the proposed model can achieve outstanding results compared to recent models.The accuracy results are 79.01%,69.22%,and 68.99%on CASMEII,SMIC-HS,and SAMM,and the F1-score are 75.47%,68.91%,and 63.84%,respectively.The proposed method has the advantage of operational efficiency and less computational time.
文摘Pointer instruments are widely used in the nuclear power industry. Addressing the issues of low accuracy and slow detection speed in recognizing pointer meter readings under varying types and distances, this paper proposes a recognition method based on YOLOv8 and DeepLabv3+. To improve the image input quality of the DeepLabv3+ model, the YOLOv8 detector is used to quickly locate the instrument region and crop it as the input image for recognition. To enhance the accuracy and speed of pointer recognition, the backbone network of DeepLabv3+ was replaced with Mo-bileNetv3, and the ECA+ module was designed to replace its SE module, reducing model parameters while improving recognition precision. The decoder’s fourfold-up sampling was replaced with two twofold-up samplings, and shallow feature maps were fused with encoder features of the corresponding size. The CBAM module was introduced to improve the segmentation accuracy of the pointer. Experiments were conducted using a self-made dataset of pointer-style instruments from nuclear power plants. Results showed that this method achieved a recognition accuracy of 94.5% at a precision level of 2.5, with an average error of 1.522% and an average total processing time of 0.56 seconds, demonstrating strong performance.
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(L223025,4242003)Qin Xin Talents Cultivation Program of Beijing Information Science&Technology University(QXTCP B202405)。
文摘With the evolution of next-generation communication networks,ensuring robust Core Network(CN)architecture and data security has become paramount.This paper addresses critical vulnerabilities in the architecture of CN and data security by proposing a novel framework based on blockchain technology that is specifically designed for communication networks.Traditional centralized network architectures are vulnerable to Distributed Denial of Service(DDoS)attacks,particularly in roaming scenarios where there is also a risk of private data leakage,which imposes significant operational demands.To address these issues,we introduce the Blockchain-Enhanced Core Network Architecture(BECNA)and the Secure Decentralized Identity Authentication Scheme(SDIDAS).The BECNA utilizes blockchain technology to decentralize data storage,enhancing network security,stability,and reliability by mitigating Single Points of Failure(SPoF).The SDIDAS utilizes Decentralized Identity(DID)technology to secure user identity data and streamline authentication in roaming scenarios,significantly reducing the risk of data breaches during cross-network transmissions.Our framework employs Ethereum,free5GC,Wireshark,and UERANSIM tools to create a robust,tamper-evident system model.A comprehensive security analysis confirms substantial improvements in user privacy and network security.Simulation results indicate that our approach enhances communication CNs security and reliability,while also ensuring data security.
基金fully supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(61871422)Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2023NSFSC1422)Central Universities of South west Minzu University(ZYN2022032)。
文摘There are all kinds of unknown and known signals in the actual electromagnetic environment,which hinders the development of practical cognitive radio applications.However,most existing signal recognition models are difficult to discover unknown signals while recognizing known ones.In this paper,a compact manifold mixup feature-based open-set recognition approach(OR-CMMF)is proposed to address the above problem.First,the proposed approach utilizes the center loss to constrain decision boundaries so that it obtains the compact latent signal feature representations and extends the low-confidence feature space.Second,the latent signal feature representations are used to construct synthetic representations as substitutes for unknown categories of signals.Then,these constructed representations can occupy the extended low-confidence space.Finally,the proposed approach applies the distillation loss to adjust the decision boundaries between the known categories signals and the constructed unknown categories substitutes so that it accurately discovers unknown signals.The OR-CMMF approach outperformed other state-of-the-art open-set recognition methods in comprehensive recognition performance and running time,as demonstrated by simulation experiments on two public datasets RML2016.10a and ORACLE.
基金co-supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi,China(No.2023-JC-QN-0043)the ND Basic Research Funds,China(No.G2022WD).
文摘The aerial deployment method enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)to be directly positioned at the required altitude for their mission.This method typically employs folding technology to improve loading efficiency,with applications such as the gravity-only aerial deployment of high-aspect-ratio solar-powered UAVs,and aerial takeoff of fixed-wing drones in Mars research.However,the significant morphological changes during deployment are accompanied by strong nonlinear dynamic aerodynamic forces,which result in multiple degrees of freedom and an unstable character.This hinders the description and analysis of unknown dynamic behaviors,further leading to difficulties in the design of deployment strategies and flight control.To address this issue,this paper proposes an analysis method for dynamic behaviors during aerial deployment based on the Variational Autoencoder(VAE).Focusing on the gravity-only deployment problem of highaspect-ratio foldable-wing UAVs,the method encodes the multi-degree-of-freedom unstable motion signals into a low-dimensional feature space through a data-driven approach.By clustering in the feature space,this paper identifies and studies several dynamic behaviors during aerial deployment.The research presented in this paper offers a new method and perspective for feature extraction and analysis of complex and difficult-to-describe extreme flight dynamics,guiding the research on aerial deployment drones design and control strategies.
基金Supported by the Research Chair of Online Dialogue and Cultural Communication,King Saud University,Saudi Arabia.
文摘Automated recognition of violent activities from videos is vital for public safety,but often raises significant privacy concerns due to the sensitive nature of the footage.Moreover,resource constraints often hinder the deployment of deep learning-based complex video classification models on edge devices.With this motivation,this study aims to investigate an effective violent activity classifier while minimizing computational complexity,attaining competitive performance,and mitigating user data privacy concerns.We present a lightweight deep learning architecture with fewer parameters for efficient violent activity recognition.We utilize a two-stream formation of 3D depthwise separable convolution coupled with a linear self-attention mechanism for effective feature extraction,incorporating federated learning to address data privacy concerns.Experimental findings demonstrate the model’s effectiveness with test accuracies from 96%to above 97%on multiple datasets by incorporating the FedProx aggregation strategy.These findings underscore the potential to develop secure,efficient,and reliable solutions for violent activity recognition in real-world scenarios.
文摘This paper discusses the Bible in relation to the history and culture of the Jewish people along with its place in world culture.Through translation and Christianity its influence extended into the development of literacy among many of the language’s world.The biblical promise to Abraham continues today in the reemergence of the Jewish people as a sovereign nation in the land of Israel after two millennia of wandering.While Bible stories and poetry,primarily through the Psalms,inspired creativity in the visual arts,literature,and music throughout in the Western world.
文摘Correction to:Nano-Micro Lett.(2023)15:233 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01201-7 Following publication of the original article[1],the authors reported that the first two lines of the introduction were accidentally placed in the right-hand column of the page in the PDF,which affects the readability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62375031)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Municipality (No.2024NSCQ-LZX0041)。
文摘The autocollimator is an important device for achieving precise,small-angle,non-contact measurements.It primarily obtains angular parameters of a plane target mirror indirectly by detecting the position of the imaging spot.There is limited report on the core algorithmic techniques in current commercial products and recent scientific research.This paper addresses the performance requirements of coordinate reading accuracy and operational speed in autocollimator image positioning.It proposes a cross-image center recognition scheme based on the Hough transform and another based on Zernike moments and the least squares method.Through experimental evaluation of the accuracy and speed of both schemes,the optimal image recognition scheme balancing measurement accuracy and speed for the autocollimator is determined.Among these,the center recognition method based on Zernike moments and the least squares method offers higher measurement accuracy and stability,while the Hough transform-based method provides faster measurement speed.
文摘Face recognition has emerged as one of the most prominent applications of image analysis and under-standing,gaining considerable attention in recent years.This growing interest is driven by two key factors:its extensive applications in law enforcement and the commercial domain,and the rapid advancement of practical technologies.Despite the significant advancements,modern recognition algorithms still struggle in real-world conditions such as varying lighting conditions,occlusion,and diverse facial postures.In such scenarios,human perception is still well above the capabilities of present technology.Using the systematic mapping study,this paper presents an in-depth review of face detection algorithms and face recognition algorithms,presenting a detailed survey of advancements made between 2015 and 2024.We analyze key methodologies,highlighting their strengths and restrictions in the application context.Additionally,we examine various datasets used for face detection/recognition datasets focusing on the task-specific applications,size,diversity,and complexity.By analyzing these algorithms and datasets,this survey works as a valuable resource for researchers,identifying the research gap in the field of face detection and recognition and outlining potential directions for future research.
文摘Pill image recognition is an important field in computer vision.It has become a vital technology in healthcare and pharmaceuticals due to the necessity for precise medication identification to prevent errors and ensure patient safety.This survey examines the current state of pill image recognition,focusing on advancements,methodologies,and the challenges that remain unresolved.It provides a comprehensive overview of traditional image processing-based,machine learning-based,deep learning-based,and hybrid-based methods,and aims to explore the ongoing difficulties in the field.We summarize and classify the methods used in each article,compare the strengths and weaknesses of traditional image processing-based,machine learning-based,deep learning-based,and hybrid-based methods,and review benchmark datasets for pill image recognition.Additionally,we compare the performance of proposed methods on popular benchmark datasets.This survey applies recent advancements,such as Transformer models and cutting-edge technologies like Augmented Reality(AR),to discuss potential research directions and conclude the review.By offering a holistic perspective,this paper aims to serve as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners striving to advance the field of pill image recognition.
基金Project foundation information:2023 Shanxi Provincial College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project(Project No.:20231789)。
文摘Objective:To analyze the related factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice,hoping to provide reference for the career development and education of nursing students.Methods:A total of 393 undergraduate nursing students of grade 2020 from the Department of Nursing of a university in Shanxi Province were selected.The professional choice motivation,educational attainment expectation,future career planning,professional practice,and employment prospect expectation of nursing students before clinical practice,and the willingness to upgrade educational attainment,professional experience,career development expectation,and employment planning of nursing students after clinical practice were investigated.Through statistical analysis of the survey data,the related influencing factors affecting the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical practice were explored.Results:The observation of general data showed that the proportion of female students in the survey sample was higher than that of male students,and the proportion of those whose family residence was in rural areas was slightly higher than that in urban areas.The analysis of students’own situation showed that nursing students chose the nursing major because of the high expected employment rate,but they were generally anxious about the employment prospect before the internship,showing a contradictory mentality.The analysis of students’professional ability showed that nursing students believed that their professional ability was mainly reflected in the vocational adaptability.The analysis of the social environment showed that the educational attainment expectations of nursing students were mainly undergraduate and master’s degrees,and they preferred to engage in clinical nursing work rather than nursing research.The analysis on the selection of internship hospitals shows that nursing students’choice of internship hospitals is mainly influenced by the duration of the internship,and they consider the correlation between the selection of internship hospitals and future employment decisions to be low.The analysis on the surrounding environment such as family and school shows that the professional identity of nursing students is mainly influenced by the opinions of school teachers and parents,but the occupations of most of the family members of nursing students are not related to medicine.Conclusion:Targeted intervention strategies should be formulated based on the relevant influencing factors that affect the professional identity of nursing students before and after clinical internship,to enhance the professional identity and employment confidence of nursing students,and promote the healthy and sustainable development of nursing education and the medical service industry.
文摘In the era of artificial intelligence(AI),healthcare and medical sciences are inseparable from different AI technologies[1].ChatGPT once shocked the medical field,but the latest AI model DeepSeek has recently taken the lead[2].PubMed indexed publications on DeepSeek are evolving[3],but limited to editorials and news articles.In this Letter,we explore the use of DeepSeek in early symptoms recognition for stroke care.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first DeepSeek-related writing on stroke.
