We analyze muscular dystrophy recorded by sEMG and use standard methodologies and nonlinear chaotic methods here including the RQA. We reach sufficient evidence that the sEMG signal contains a large chaotic component....We analyze muscular dystrophy recorded by sEMG and use standard methodologies and nonlinear chaotic methods here including the RQA. We reach sufficient evidence that the sEMG signal contains a large chaotic component. We have estimated the correlation dimension (fractal measure), the largest Lyapunov exponent, the LZ complexity and the %Rec and %Det of the RQA demonstrating that such indexes are able to detect the presence of repetitive hidden patterns in sEMG which, in turn, senses the level of MU synchronization within the muscle. The results give also an interesting methodological indication in the sense that it evidences the manner in which nonlinear methods and RQA must be arranged and applied in clinical routine in order to obtain results of clinical interest. We have studied the muscular dystrophy and evidence that the continuous regime of chaotic transitions that we have in muscular mechanisms may benefit in this pathology by the use of the NPT treatment that we have considered in detail in our previous publications.展开更多
Apoptosis proteins play an important role in the development and homeostasis of an organism. The elucidation of the subcellular locations and functions of these proteins is helpful for understanding the mechanism of p...Apoptosis proteins play an important role in the development and homeostasis of an organism. The elucidation of the subcellular locations and functions of these proteins is helpful for understanding the mechanism of programmed cell death. In this paper, the recurrent quantification analysis, Hilbert-Huang transform methods, the maximum relevance and minimum redundancy method and support vector machine are used to predict the subcellular location of apoptosis proteins. The validation of the jackknife test suggests that the proposed method can improve the prediction accuracy of the subcellular location of apoptosis proteins and its application may be promising in other fields.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To show that the pulse diagnosis used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, combined with nonlinear dynamic analysis, can help identify car- diovascular diseases. METHODS: Recurrence quantification analysis (...OBJECTIVE: To show that the pulse diagnosis used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, combined with nonlinear dynamic analysis, can help identify car- diovascular diseases. METHODS: Recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) was used to study pulse morphological changes in 37 inpatients with coronary heart dis- ease (CHD) and 37 normal subjects (controls). An in- dependent sample t-test detected significant differ- ences in RQA measures of their pulses. A support vector machine (SVM) classified the groups accord- ing to their RQA measures. Classic time-domain pa- rameters were used for comparison. RESULTS: RQA measures can be divided into two groups. One group of measures [ecurrence rate(RR), determinism (DEL), average diagonal line length (L), maximum length of diagonal structures (Lmax), Shannon entropy of the frequency distribu- tion of diagonal line lengths (ENTR), laminarity (LAM), average length of vertical structures (TT), maximum length of vertical structures (Vmax)] showed significantly higher values for patients with CHD than for normal subjects (P〈0.0S). The other measures (RR_std, L_std, Lmaxstd, TT_std, Vmax_std) showed significantly lower values for the CHD group than for normal subjects (P〈0.05). SVM classification accuracy was higher with RQA measures: With RQA (16 parameters) accuracy was at 88.21%, and with RQA(12 parameters) accuracy was at 84.11%. In contrast, with classic time-do- main (15 parameters) accuracy was 75.73%, and with time-domain (7 parameters) accuracy was 74.7O%. CONCLUSION: Nonlinear dynamic methods such as RQA can be used to study functional and struc- tural changes in the pulse noninvasively. Pulse sig- nals of individuals with CHD have greater regulari- ty, determinism, and stability than normal subjects, and their pulse morphology displays less variabili- ty. RQA can distinguish the CHD pulse from the healthy pulse with an accuracy of 88.21%, thereby providing an early diagnosis of cardiovascular dis- eases such as CHD.展开更多
The use of Recurrence plots have been extensively used in various fields. In this work, Recurrence Plots (RPs) investigates the changes in the non-linear behaviour of urban air pollution using large datasets of raw da...The use of Recurrence plots have been extensively used in various fields. In this work, Recurrence Plots (RPs) investigates the changes in the non-linear behaviour of urban air pollution using large datasets of raw data (hourly). This analysis has not been used before to extract information from large datasets for this type non-linear problem. Two different approaches have been used to tackle this problem. The first approach is to show results according to monitoring network. The second approach is to show the results by particle type. This analysis shows the feasibility of using Recurrence Analysis for pollution monitoring and control.展开更多
The three most widely used methods for reconstructing the underlying time series via the recurrence plots (RPs) of a dynamical system are compared with each other in this paper. We aim to reconstruct a toy series, a...The three most widely used methods for reconstructing the underlying time series via the recurrence plots (RPs) of a dynamical system are compared with each other in this paper. We aim to reconstruct a toy series, a periodical series, a random series, and a chaotic series to compare the effectiveness of the most widely used typical methods in terms of signal correlation analysis. The application of the most effective algorithm to the typical chaotic Lorenz system verifies the correctness of such an effective algorithm. It is verified that, based on the unthresholded RPs, one can reconstruct the original attractor by choosing different RP thresholds based on the Hirata algorithm. It is shown that, in real applications, it is possible to reconstruct the underlying dynamics by using quite little information from observations of real dynamical systems. Moreover, rules of the threshold chosen in the algorithm are also suggested.展开更多
Gas-solid fluidized beds are widely considered as nonlinear and chaotic dynamic systems. Pressure fluc- tuations were measured in a fluidized bed of 0.15 m in diameter and were analyzed using multiple approaches: dis...Gas-solid fluidized beds are widely considered as nonlinear and chaotic dynamic systems. Pressure fluc- tuations were measured in a fluidized bed of 0.15 m in diameter and were analyzed using multiple approaches: discrete Fourier transform (DFT), discrete wavelet transform (DWT), and nonlinear recur- rence quantification analysis (RQA). Three different methods proposed that the complex dynamics of a fluidized bed system can be presented as macro, meso and micro structures. It was found from DFT and DWT that a minimum in wide band energy with an increase in the velocity corresponds to the transition between macro structures and finer structures of the fluidization system. Corresponding transition veloc- ity occurs at gas velocities of 0.3, 0.5 and 0.6 m]s for sands with mean diameters of 150, 280 and 490/~m, respectively. DFT, DWT, and RQA could determine frequency range of0-3.125 Hz for macro, 3. ! 25-50 Hz for meso, and 50-200 Hz for micro structures. The RQA showed that the micro structures have the least periodicity and consequently their determinism and laminarity are the lowest. The results show that a combination of DFT, DWT, and RQA can be used as an effective approach to characterize multi-scale flow behavior in gas-solid fluidized beds.展开更多
The expanded disability status scale (EDSS) is frequently used to classify the patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We presented in this paper a novel method to automatically assess the EDSS score from posturologic ...The expanded disability status scale (EDSS) is frequently used to classify the patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We presented in this paper a novel method to automatically assess the EDSS score from posturologic data (center of pres-sure signals) using a decision tree. Two groups of participants (one for learning and the other for test) with EDSS rang-ing from 0 to 4.5 performed our balance experiment with eyes closed. Two linear measures (the length and the surface) and twelve non-linear measures (the recurrence rate, the Shannon entropy, the averaged diagonal line length and the trapping time for the position, the instantaneous velocity and the instantaneous acceleration of the center of pressure respectively) were calculated for all the participants. Several decision trees were constructed with learning data and tested with test data. By comparing clinical and estimated EDSS scores in the test group, we selected one decision tree with five measures which revealed a 75% of agreement. The results have signified that our tree model is able to auto-matically assess the EDSS scores and that it is possible to distinguish the EDSS scores by using linear and non-linear postural sway measures.展开更多
On the streaming video of all typical flow pattern filmings on the experiment system by the high-speed video camera,the information of a single-frame was extracted and made into time-series.The series was analyzed wit...On the streaming video of all typical flow pattern filmings on the experiment system by the high-speed video camera,the information of a single-frame was extracted and made into time-series.The series was analyzed with the non-linear chaotic recurrence plot(RP),less used in the last years.It was combined with the average diagonal length and Shannon entropy of recursive features changed after the increase of gas superficial velocity.The results showed that the information entropy of flow image combined with RP could well characterize the evaluated tract of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns.At the same time,the information well characterized the volume fraction of all kinds of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns.The average diagonal length and recursive Shannon entropy of recursive features all increased first and then decreased with the increase of gas superficial velocity,and it reflected the transition of the mechanisms of five typical flow patterns from the recursive characteristics.展开更多
文摘We analyze muscular dystrophy recorded by sEMG and use standard methodologies and nonlinear chaotic methods here including the RQA. We reach sufficient evidence that the sEMG signal contains a large chaotic component. We have estimated the correlation dimension (fractal measure), the largest Lyapunov exponent, the LZ complexity and the %Rec and %Det of the RQA demonstrating that such indexes are able to detect the presence of repetitive hidden patterns in sEMG which, in turn, senses the level of MU synchronization within the muscle. The results give also an interesting methodological indication in the sense that it evidences the manner in which nonlinear methods and RQA must be arranged and applied in clinical routine in order to obtain results of clinical interest. We have studied the muscular dystrophy and evidence that the continuous regime of chaotic transitions that we have in muscular mechanisms may benefit in this pathology by the use of the NPT treatment that we have considered in detail in our previous publications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11071282)the Chinese Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-08-06867)+4 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China(Grant No. 10JJ7001)the Lotus Scholars Program of Hunan Province of Chinathe Aid Program for Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province of Chinathe Australian Research Council (GrantNo. DP0559807)the Postgraduate Research and Innovation Project of Hunan Province of China (Grant No. CX2010B243)
文摘Apoptosis proteins play an important role in the development and homeostasis of an organism. The elucidation of the subcellular locations and functions of these proteins is helpful for understanding the mechanism of programmed cell death. In this paper, the recurrent quantification analysis, Hilbert-Huang transform methods, the maximum relevance and minimum redundancy method and support vector machine are used to predict the subcellular location of apoptosis proteins. The validation of the jackknife test suggests that the proposed method can improve the prediction accuracy of the subcellular location of apoptosis proteins and its application may be promising in other fields.
基金Supported by Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(No.11YZ71)the 3rd Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(No.S30302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 81173199)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To show that the pulse diagnosis used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, combined with nonlinear dynamic analysis, can help identify car- diovascular diseases. METHODS: Recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) was used to study pulse morphological changes in 37 inpatients with coronary heart dis- ease (CHD) and 37 normal subjects (controls). An in- dependent sample t-test detected significant differ- ences in RQA measures of their pulses. A support vector machine (SVM) classified the groups accord- ing to their RQA measures. Classic time-domain pa- rameters were used for comparison. RESULTS: RQA measures can be divided into two groups. One group of measures [ecurrence rate(RR), determinism (DEL), average diagonal line length (L), maximum length of diagonal structures (Lmax), Shannon entropy of the frequency distribu- tion of diagonal line lengths (ENTR), laminarity (LAM), average length of vertical structures (TT), maximum length of vertical structures (Vmax)] showed significantly higher values for patients with CHD than for normal subjects (P〈0.0S). The other measures (RR_std, L_std, Lmaxstd, TT_std, Vmax_std) showed significantly lower values for the CHD group than for normal subjects (P〈0.05). SVM classification accuracy was higher with RQA measures: With RQA (16 parameters) accuracy was at 88.21%, and with RQA(12 parameters) accuracy was at 84.11%. In contrast, with classic time-do- main (15 parameters) accuracy was 75.73%, and with time-domain (7 parameters) accuracy was 74.7O%. CONCLUSION: Nonlinear dynamic methods such as RQA can be used to study functional and struc- tural changes in the pulse noninvasively. Pulse sig- nals of individuals with CHD have greater regulari- ty, determinism, and stability than normal subjects, and their pulse morphology displays less variabili- ty. RQA can distinguish the CHD pulse from the healthy pulse with an accuracy of 88.21%, thereby providing an early diagnosis of cardiovascular dis- eases such as CHD.
文摘The use of Recurrence plots have been extensively used in various fields. In this work, Recurrence Plots (RPs) investigates the changes in the non-linear behaviour of urban air pollution using large datasets of raw data (hourly). This analysis has not been used before to extract information from large datasets for this type non-linear problem. Two different approaches have been used to tackle this problem. The first approach is to show results according to monitoring network. The second approach is to show the results by particle type. This analysis shows the feasibility of using Recurrence Analysis for pollution monitoring and control.
基金Project supported by the Key Project of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 2010141)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61203159)
文摘The three most widely used methods for reconstructing the underlying time series via the recurrence plots (RPs) of a dynamical system are compared with each other in this paper. We aim to reconstruct a toy series, a periodical series, a random series, and a chaotic series to compare the effectiveness of the most widely used typical methods in terms of signal correlation analysis. The application of the most effective algorithm to the typical chaotic Lorenz system verifies the correctness of such an effective algorithm. It is verified that, based on the unthresholded RPs, one can reconstruct the original attractor by choosing different RP thresholds based on the Hirata algorithm. It is shown that, in real applications, it is possible to reconstruct the underlying dynamics by using quite little information from observations of real dynamical systems. Moreover, rules of the threshold chosen in the algorithm are also suggested.
文摘Gas-solid fluidized beds are widely considered as nonlinear and chaotic dynamic systems. Pressure fluc- tuations were measured in a fluidized bed of 0.15 m in diameter and were analyzed using multiple approaches: discrete Fourier transform (DFT), discrete wavelet transform (DWT), and nonlinear recur- rence quantification analysis (RQA). Three different methods proposed that the complex dynamics of a fluidized bed system can be presented as macro, meso and micro structures. It was found from DFT and DWT that a minimum in wide band energy with an increase in the velocity corresponds to the transition between macro structures and finer structures of the fluidization system. Corresponding transition veloc- ity occurs at gas velocities of 0.3, 0.5 and 0.6 m]s for sands with mean diameters of 150, 280 and 490/~m, respectively. DFT, DWT, and RQA could determine frequency range of0-3.125 Hz for macro, 3. ! 25-50 Hz for meso, and 50-200 Hz for micro structures. The RQA showed that the micro structures have the least periodicity and consequently their determinism and laminarity are the lowest. The results show that a combination of DFT, DWT, and RQA can be used as an effective approach to characterize multi-scale flow behavior in gas-solid fluidized beds.
文摘The expanded disability status scale (EDSS) is frequently used to classify the patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We presented in this paper a novel method to automatically assess the EDSS score from posturologic data (center of pres-sure signals) using a decision tree. Two groups of participants (one for learning and the other for test) with EDSS rang-ing from 0 to 4.5 performed our balance experiment with eyes closed. Two linear measures (the length and the surface) and twelve non-linear measures (the recurrence rate, the Shannon entropy, the averaged diagonal line length and the trapping time for the position, the instantaneous velocity and the instantaneous acceleration of the center of pressure respectively) were calculated for all the participants. Several decision trees were constructed with learning data and tested with test data. By comparing clinical and estimated EDSS scores in the test group, we selected one decision tree with five measures which revealed a 75% of agreement. The results have signified that our tree model is able to auto-matically assess the EDSS scores and that it is possible to distinguish the EDSS scores by using linear and non-linear postural sway measures.
文摘On the streaming video of all typical flow pattern filmings on the experiment system by the high-speed video camera,the information of a single-frame was extracted and made into time-series.The series was analyzed with the non-linear chaotic recurrence plot(RP),less used in the last years.It was combined with the average diagonal length and Shannon entropy of recursive features changed after the increase of gas superficial velocity.The results showed that the information entropy of flow image combined with RP could well characterize the evaluated tract of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns.At the same time,the information well characterized the volume fraction of all kinds of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns.The average diagonal length and recursive Shannon entropy of recursive features all increased first and then decreased with the increase of gas superficial velocity,and it reflected the transition of the mechanisms of five typical flow patterns from the recursive characteristics.