Sparse Representation based Two-dimensional Bar Code Image Super-resolution

( Yiling Shen ),( Ningzhong Liu ),( Han Sun ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2017 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.11 No.4

This paper presents a super-resolution reconstruction method based on sparse representation for two-dimensional bar code images. Considering the features of two-dimensional bar code images, Kirsch and LBP (local binary pattern) operators are used to extract the edge gradient and texture features. Feature extraction is constituted based on these two features and additional two second-order derivatives. By joint dictionary learning of the low-resolution and high-resolution image patch pairs, the sparse representation of corresponding patches is the same. In addition, the global constraint is exerted on the initial estimation of high-resolution image which makes the reconstructed result closer to the real one. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for two-dimensional bar code images by comparing with other reconstruction algorithms.

Enhanced recovery after surgery strategy for cirrhosis patients undergoing hepatectomy: experience in a single research center

Yiling Zheng,Liming Wang,Fan Wu,Weiqi Rong,Yunhe Liu,Kai Zhang,Jianxiong Wu 대한외과학회 2020 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research(ASRT) Vol.98 No.5

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programme after curative liver resection in cirrhotic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Methods: One hundred sixty-two patients were enrolled in the study; 80 patients whose data were collected prospectively were assigned to the ERAS group, and 82 patients whose data were collected retrospectively were assigned to the control group. Preoperative clinicopathologic factors, surgical factors, and postoperative outcomes of the 2 groups were compared. Logistic regression was applied to explore potential predictors of hospital stay and morbidity. Results: The postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complication rate, and recovery of liver function on postoperative day 5 seemed to be better in the ERAS group. The composition of complications was different in the 2 groups; pleural effusion and postoperative ascites were more common in the control group, and indocyanine green retention at 15 minutes, operation time, preoperative alanine aminotransferase, and number of liver segmentectomies were associated with postoperative complications rather than ERAS intervention. Conclusion: The ERAS programme is safe and effective for HCC patients with chronic liver disease undergoing hepatectomy, but it seems that surgical factors, such as operation type, have a greater impact on morbidity than other factors. Operative characteristics such as the method of blood loss control and the volume of liver resection should be augmented into ERAS protocol of hepatectomy.

Mechanical Behavior of Treated Timber Boardwalk Decks under Cyclic Moisture Changes

( Jian Liu ),( Yiling Ji ),( Jiaming Lu ),( Zhi Li ) 한국목재공학회 2022 목재공학 Vol.50 No.1

Timber boardwalk decks are widely installed in parks and scenic areas to provide pedestrians an elevated footpath as well as harmony with the surrounding natural scene. In order to extend the lifespan of boardwalks in the outdoor environment, industrially treated pine timber, such as Pinus sylvestris, is often adopted. However, accidents of pedestrians injured by damaged boardwalk decks have been constantly reported. Therefore, the mechanical behavior of two different types of treated timber was examined in this study under repeated wetting and drying. An increasing number of radial cracks appeared with increasing length and width as more cycles were performed. A loss of more than 40% of the screw withdrawal capacity was observed in both end grain and face grain for the two types of timber after twelve accelerated wet-dry cycles, which coincides with the observation of damaged timber boardwalks in the field investigation. At the same time, it was found that both the compressive and the flexural strength was not sensitive to the wet-dry cycles especially at large cycle numbers.

A Study on the the Lead-Lag Relationship between the CSI 300 Futures Market and Spot Market

임병진,YiLing Liu 한국무역연구원 2019 무역연구 Vol.15 No.4

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to examine the lead-lag relationship empirically between CSI 300 stock index futures and spot stocks based on five-minute high-frequency data. Design/methodology/approach - This study collected 23,495 five-minute data of the closing price of CSI 300 index and the closing price of CSI 300 stock index futures were taken as the research object, and the sample interval was selected from May 15, 2017 to May 15, 2019. The unit root test, cointegration test, vector error correction model, granger causality test and the impulse response and variance decomposition were hired In order to analyze the data. Findings - This paper attempts to study the lead-lag relationship between CSI-300 stock index futures and spot by empirical method. First, there is a long-term equilibrium relationship between the cointegration relation of the CSI300 index futures and the spot marke. Second, there is a significant causal relationship between stock index futures and spot, which lays the foundation for the lead-lag relationship between stock index futures and spot. Third, using VEC model to explore the lead-lag relationship between CSI 300 stock index futures and stock spot, stock index futures and spot guide each other, but the effect of stock index futures leading spot is very significant. Lastly, the interaction between the two markets is explored through the impulse response function model. The futures market is better at absorbing shocks than the spot market and the impact of the futures market on the spot market is not obvious. Research implications or Originality – In the CSI 300 index and the CSI 300 index futures market we found that the futures market has stronger shock absorption capacity than the spot market, and the futures market has no obvious response to the spot market agricultural machinery.

Financing Constraints, Principal-Agent and Chinese Listed Firms’ Output Efficiency

Weidong Zhu,Yiling Wang,Jingyu Liu 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.9 No.8

It is shown that output under financing constraints and principal-agent can be modeled as a one-side deviation from a frictionless output level. The effects of financing constraints and principal-agent can be identified and quantified by imposing a distribution assumption on the effects. Panel data on Chinese listed firms between 2008 and 2013 are used in the estimation. It is found that: (1) the output efficiency of Chinese listed firms is significantly affected by financing constraints and principal-agent; (2) the severity of financing constraints and principal-agent of firms in different regions varies; (3) firms’ output efficiency in east China varies greatly, and the mean efficiency is the lowest of the three regions.

Biocontrol activity of volatile organic compounds from Streptomyces alboflavus TD-1 against Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production

Mingguan Yang,Laifeng Lu,Jing Pang,Yiling Hu,Qingbin Guo,Zhenjing Li,Shufen Wu,Huanhuan Liu,Changlu Wang 한국미생물학회 2019 The journal of microbiology Vol.57 No.5

Aspergillus flavus is a saprophytic fungus that contaminates crops with carcinogenic aflatoxin. In the present work, the antifungal effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from Streptomyces alboflavus TD-1 against A. flavus were investigated. VOCs from 8-day-old wheat bran culture of S. alboflavus TD-1 displayed strong inhibitory effects against mycelial growth, sporulation, and conidial germination of A. flavus. Severely misshapen conidia and hyphae of A. flavus were observed by scanning electron microscopy after exposure to VOCs for 6 and 12 h, respectively. Rhodamine 123 staining of mitochondria indicated that mitochondria may be a legitimate antifungal target of the VOCs from S. alboflavus TD-1. Furthermore, the VOCs effectively inhibited aflatoxin B1 production by downregulating genes involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Dimethyl trisulfide and benzenamine may play important roles in the suppression of A. flavus growth and production of aflatoxin. The results indicate that VOCs from S. alboflavus TD-1 have tremendous potential to be developed as a useful bio-pesticide for controlling A. flavus.

Genome-wide locus-specific DNA methylation repatterning may facilitate rapid evolution of mercury resistance in rice

Cong Weixuan,Li Ning,Wang Jinbin,Kang Ying,Miao Yiling,Xu Chunming,Wang Ziqi,Liu Tongtong,Gong Lei,Liu Bao,Ou Xiufang 한국유전학회 2022 Genes & Genomics Vol.44 No.3

Background: Albeit a relatively stable epigenetic modification, DNA methylation in plants can be repatterned and play important roles in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, whether DNA methylation dynamics may contribute to cope with mercury (Hg) stress in plants remains to be fully investigated. Objective: To probe the potential roles of DNA methylation dynamics in coping with Hg stress in rice. Methods: Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing was used to profile the DNA methylation patterns of a rice Hg-resistant line (RHg) selected from a heterozygous mutant of the DNA methyltransferase 1 gene (OsMET1+/-), together with its Hg-sensitive wild-type plants of cv. Nipponbare (Nip) under both normal and Hg stress conditions. Results: Genome-wide locus-specific differential methylation regions (DMRs) were detected between RHg and Nip under normal condition, the predominant DMR patterns were CG hypo-DMRs, CHG hypo-DMRs and CHH hyper-DMRs. In both lines, more hyper- than hypo-DMRs were detected at all three sequence contexts (CG, CHG and CHH) under Hg stress relative to normal condition. Comparison of DNA methylation changes in the two lines under Hg stress indicates that RHg had a more dynamic methylome than the control (Nip). Original DMRs in RHg trended to transform to opposite status (from hyper- to hypo- or vice versa) under Hg stress condition. Gene ontology analysis revealed that Hg-resistance-related DMGs were enriched in diverse biological processes. Conclusions: Our results suggest genome-wide locus-specific DNA methylation repatterning can facilitate rapid acquisition of Hg resistance in rice.

Fabrication of Al–Ti–B Grain Refiner Using Machining Ti Chips, Reaction Mechanisms and Grain Refinement Performance in Pure Al

Maoliang Hu,Fei Wang,Bo Jiang,Huasheng Wang,Yile Liu,Zesheng Ji 대한금속·재료학회 2022 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.28 No.6

Al–5Ti–1B grain refiner was successfully prepared with the reaction of Ti chips produced during machining and KBF4inpure aluminum melt. In order to illustrate the reaction mechanism of Ti chips, the effect of different feeding ways and reactiontimes of Ti chips on microstructure and refining performance of Al–5Ti–1B was systematically investigated by opticalmicroscope, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffractometer. The results show that, in three feeding ways, includingadding Ti chips firstly, adding KBF4firstly and adding both Ti chips and KBF4in the form of prefabricated blocks, the bestrefining performance of Al–5Ti–1B is the feeding way of using the prefabricated block. TiB2and TiAl3as effective heterogeneousnuclei are formed simultaneously around the Ti chips. The average grain size of pure aluminum is refined to about206.80 μm. The reaction time mainly affects the dissolution process of Ti chips and the average size of TiAl3. With the reactiontime from 60 min to 90 min and then to 120 min, the average size of TiAl3increases from 10.74 μm to 14.30 μm and thento 15.39 μm. During the dissolution process, Ti chips undergo a transition from a thermal isolation layer to a supersaturatedzone of Ti atoms. Based on the analysis of the dissolution process of Ti chips, the dissolution model is proposed. Al–5Ti–1B has the best refining performance at 90 min of the reaction time, which can refine pure aluminum to about 223.65 μm.