Non-rigid point matching has received more and more attention.Recently,many works have been developed to discover global relationships in the point set which is treated as an instance of a joint distribution.However,t...Non-rigid point matching has received more and more attention.Recently,many works have been developed to discover global relationships in the point set which is treated as an instance of a joint distribution.However,the local relationship among neighboring points is more effective under non-rigid transformations.Thus,a new algorithm taking advantage of shape context and relaxation labeling technique,called SC-RL,is proposed for non-rigid point matching.It is a strategy that joints estimation for correspondences as well as the transformation.In this work,correspondence assignment is treated as a soft-assign process in which the matching probability is updated by relaxation labeling technique with a newly defined compatibility coefficient.The compatibility coefficient is one or zero depending on whether neighboring points preserving their relative position in a local coordinate system.The comparative analysis has been performed against four state-of-the-art algorithms including SC,ICP,TPS-RPM and RPM-LNS,and the results denote that SC-RL performs better in the presence of deformations,outliers and noise.展开更多
In 3D models retrieval, feature description and retrieval of non-rigid model face more complex problems due to the isometry transformation of itself. We introduce the hierarchical combination matching into the feature...In 3D models retrieval, feature description and retrieval of non-rigid model face more complex problems due to the isometry transformation of itself. We introduce the hierarchical combination matching into the feature comparison, and build a map between the divided regions of two models, and then achieve accurate feature matching based on patch-by-patch, which successfully introduces the spatial information into feature matching. Verified by experiment, the 3D model retrieval method proposed in this paper based on hierarchical combination matching can make sure more accurate feature matching, so as to enhance the precision of retrieval.展开更多
A broadband microstrip patch antenna was analyzed and designed.Full wave analysis method(FWAM) was employed to show that a stacked microstrip dual patch antenna(SMDPA) might have a much wider bandwidth than that of ...A broadband microstrip patch antenna was analyzed and designed.Full wave analysis method(FWAM) was employed to show that a stacked microstrip dual patch antenna(SMDPA) might have a much wider bandwidth than that of the ordinanry uni patch one.By means of discrete complex image theory(DCIT),the Sommerfeld integrals (SI) involved were accurately calculated at a speed several hundred times faster than numerical integration method(NIM).The feeding structure of the SMDPA was then improved and the bandwidth was extended to about 22% or more for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)s≤2 Finally,a matching network was constructed to obtain a bandwidth of about 25% for s≤1.5.展开更多
Ring patch antennas have the characteristics of electrically small size as decreasing the width of the conducting portion compared to those of conventional patch antennas.In the ring patch antenna,using capacitive fee...Ring patch antennas have the characteristics of electrically small size as decreasing the width of the conducting portion compared to those of conventional patch antennas.In the ring patch antenna,using capacitive feed method is suitable for impedance matching.The effect of the size of the feed patch on the input impedance of the square ring patch antennas are analyzed and radiation patterns of the square ring patch antennas are compared to that of a square conventional patch antenna by the simulated results.展开更多
A new patch-based texture synthesis method is presented in this paper. By the method, a set of patches that can be matched with a sampled patch for growing textures effectively, called the matching compatibility betwe...A new patch-based texture synthesis method is presented in this paper. By the method, a set of patches that can be matched with a sampled patch for growing textures effectively, called the matching compatibility between patches, is generated first for each patch, and the set is further optimized by culling the patches that may cause synthesis conflicts. In this way, similarity measurement calculation for selecting suitable patches in texture synthesis can be greatly saved, and synthesis conflicts between neighbouring patches are substantially reduced. Furthermore, retrace computation is integrated in the synthesis process to improve the texture quality. As a result, the new method can produce high quality textures as texture optimization, the best method to date for producing good textures, and run in a time complexity linear to the size of the output texture. Experimental results show that the new method can interactively generate a large texture in 1024 × 1024 pixels, which is very difficult to achieve by existing methods.展开更多
Animal species exhibit a wide range of coloration and patterns,which are under strong selection and often linked to individual quality,influencing mate choice,recognition,signaling,and interspecific interactions such ...Animal species exhibit a wide range of coloration and patterns,which are under strong selection and often linked to individual quality,influencing mate choice,recognition,signaling,and interspecific interactions such as predator avoidance.In amphibians,coloration can vary based on individual traits as well as environmental conditions,including the coloration of their environment.In this study,we described the dorsal coloration(body coloration reticulated by dark patches)in 676 Western spadefoot toads(Pelobates cultripes)from the French Atlantic coast,comparing color variations across different substrates.In addition,we assessed color change in 18 toads transferred between bright and dark substrates.We demonstrated that the dorsal coloration varies based on capture locations(beach vs.inland)and associated substrate types(bright vs.dark),suggesting background color matching.We showed more pronounced effects in females,which might reflect varying predation risks.Experimentally,we showed that individuals can rapidly adjust their coloration to match the substrate within 24 h.Rapid color changes in response to substrate type indicate significant pigmentation plasticity.Bright individuals from sandy substrates showed less dorsal background(body)color change than dark inland individuals,while patch coloration responded differently depending on the substrate of origin.These findings highlight the complex interactions between substrate type,sex,and pigmentation plasticity.These interactions have potential costs and benefits,which might be linked to melanin production,which warrant further investigation.展开更多
After myocardial infarction(MI),ventricular dilation and the microscopic passive stretching of the infarcted border zone is the meaning contributor to the continuous expansion of myocardial fibrosis.Epicardial hydroge...After myocardial infarction(MI),ventricular dilation and the microscopic passive stretching of the infarcted border zone is the meaning contributor to the continuous expansion of myocardial fibrosis.Epicardial hydrogel patches have been demonstrated to alleviate this sequela of MI in small-animal models.However,these have not been successfully translated to humans or even large animals,in part because of challenges in attaining both the greater stiffness and slower viscoelastic relaxation that mathematical models predict to be optimal for application to larger,slower-beating hearts.Here,using borate-based dynamic covalent chemistry,we develop an injectable“heart rate matched”viscoelastic gelatin(VGtn)hydrogel with a gel point tunable across the stiffnesses and frequencies that are predicted to transspecies and cross-scale cardiac repair after MI.Small-animal experiments demonstrated that,compared to heart rate mismatched patches,the heart rate matched VGtn patches inhibited ventricular bulging and attenuated stress concentrations in the myocardium after MI.In particular,the viscoelastic patch can coordinate the microscopic strain at the infarction boundary.VGtn loaded with anti-fibrotic agents further reduced myocardial damage and promoted angiogenesis in the myocardium.The tuned heart rate matched patches demonstrated similar benefits in a larger-scale and lower heart rate porcine MI model.Results suggest that heart rate matched VGtn patches may hold potential for clinical translation.展开更多
基金Project(61002022)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012M512168)supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘Non-rigid point matching has received more and more attention.Recently,many works have been developed to discover global relationships in the point set which is treated as an instance of a joint distribution.However,the local relationship among neighboring points is more effective under non-rigid transformations.Thus,a new algorithm taking advantage of shape context and relaxation labeling technique,called SC-RL,is proposed for non-rigid point matching.It is a strategy that joints estimation for correspondences as well as the transformation.In this work,correspondence assignment is treated as a soft-assign process in which the matching probability is updated by relaxation labeling technique with a newly defined compatibility coefficient.The compatibility coefficient is one or zero depending on whether neighboring points preserving their relative position in a local coordinate system.The comparative analysis has been performed against four state-of-the-art algorithms including SC,ICP,TPS-RPM and RPM-LNS,and the results denote that SC-RL performs better in the presence of deformations,outliers and noise.
基金Supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(61379106,61379082,61227802)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2013FM036,ZR2015FM011,ZR2015FM022)
文摘In 3D models retrieval, feature description and retrieval of non-rigid model face more complex problems due to the isometry transformation of itself. We introduce the hierarchical combination matching into the feature comparison, and build a map between the divided regions of two models, and then achieve accurate feature matching based on patch-by-patch, which successfully introduces the spatial information into feature matching. Verified by experiment, the 3D model retrieval method proposed in this paper based on hierarchical combination matching can make sure more accurate feature matching, so as to enhance the precision of retrieval.
文摘A broadband microstrip patch antenna was analyzed and designed.Full wave analysis method(FWAM) was employed to show that a stacked microstrip dual patch antenna(SMDPA) might have a much wider bandwidth than that of the ordinanry uni patch one.By means of discrete complex image theory(DCIT),the Sommerfeld integrals (SI) involved were accurately calculated at a speed several hundred times faster than numerical integration method(NIM).The feeding structure of the SMDPA was then improved and the bandwidth was extended to about 22% or more for voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)s≤2 Finally,a matching network was constructed to obtain a bandwidth of about 25% for s≤1.5.
文摘Ring patch antennas have the characteristics of electrically small size as decreasing the width of the conducting portion compared to those of conventional patch antennas.In the ring patch antenna,using capacitive feed method is suitable for impedance matching.The effect of the size of the feed patch on the input impedance of the square ring patch antennas are analyzed and radiation patterns of the square ring patch antennas are compared to that of a square conventional patch antenna by the simulated results.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB320802)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60773026, 60833007)+1 种基金the National High-Tech Research & Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006AA01Z306,2008AA01Z301)the Research Grant of University of Macao
文摘A new patch-based texture synthesis method is presented in this paper. By the method, a set of patches that can be matched with a sampled patch for growing textures effectively, called the matching compatibility between patches, is generated first for each patch, and the set is further optimized by culling the patches that may cause synthesis conflicts. In this way, similarity measurement calculation for selecting suitable patches in texture synthesis can be greatly saved, and synthesis conflicts between neighbouring patches are substantially reduced. Furthermore, retrace computation is integrated in the synthesis process to improve the texture quality. As a result, the new method can produce high quality textures as texture optimization, the best method to date for producing good textures, and run in a time complexity linear to the size of the output texture. Experimental results show that the new method can interactively generate a large texture in 1024 × 1024 pixels, which is very difficult to achieve by existing methods.
基金Funding was provided by the CNRS,La Rochelle Université,the LPO,the Agence de l’Eau Adour-Garonne,the Conseil Départemental de la Charente-Maritime,the ANR PAMPAS(ANR-18-CE32-0006)the Beauval Nature association,the Contrat de plan Etat-région Econat and the Région Nouvelle Aquitaine(Projet d’Observatoire du Marais de Brouage-PSGAR CRNA 2025).
文摘Animal species exhibit a wide range of coloration and patterns,which are under strong selection and often linked to individual quality,influencing mate choice,recognition,signaling,and interspecific interactions such as predator avoidance.In amphibians,coloration can vary based on individual traits as well as environmental conditions,including the coloration of their environment.In this study,we described the dorsal coloration(body coloration reticulated by dark patches)in 676 Western spadefoot toads(Pelobates cultripes)from the French Atlantic coast,comparing color variations across different substrates.In addition,we assessed color change in 18 toads transferred between bright and dark substrates.We demonstrated that the dorsal coloration varies based on capture locations(beach vs.inland)and associated substrate types(bright vs.dark),suggesting background color matching.We showed more pronounced effects in females,which might reflect varying predation risks.Experimentally,we showed that individuals can rapidly adjust their coloration to match the substrate within 24 h.Rapid color changes in response to substrate type indicate significant pigmentation plasticity.Bright individuals from sandy substrates showed less dorsal background(body)color change than dark inland individuals,while patch coloration responded differently depending on the substrate of origin.These findings highlight the complex interactions between substrate type,sex,and pigmentation plasticity.These interactions have potential costs and benefits,which might be linked to melanin production,which warrant further investigation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12402365,12225208,and U21A20337)the Young Talent Support Plan of Xi’an Jiaotong Universitythe Human Frontier Science Program(HFSP-RGP016/2024).
文摘After myocardial infarction(MI),ventricular dilation and the microscopic passive stretching of the infarcted border zone is the meaning contributor to the continuous expansion of myocardial fibrosis.Epicardial hydrogel patches have been demonstrated to alleviate this sequela of MI in small-animal models.However,these have not been successfully translated to humans or even large animals,in part because of challenges in attaining both the greater stiffness and slower viscoelastic relaxation that mathematical models predict to be optimal for application to larger,slower-beating hearts.Here,using borate-based dynamic covalent chemistry,we develop an injectable“heart rate matched”viscoelastic gelatin(VGtn)hydrogel with a gel point tunable across the stiffnesses and frequencies that are predicted to transspecies and cross-scale cardiac repair after MI.Small-animal experiments demonstrated that,compared to heart rate mismatched patches,the heart rate matched VGtn patches inhibited ventricular bulging and attenuated stress concentrations in the myocardium after MI.In particular,the viscoelastic patch can coordinate the microscopic strain at the infarction boundary.VGtn loaded with anti-fibrotic agents further reduced myocardial damage and promoted angiogenesis in the myocardium.The tuned heart rate matched patches demonstrated similar benefits in a larger-scale and lower heart rate porcine MI model.Results suggest that heart rate matched VGtn patches may hold potential for clinical translation.
