Metabolism of 3β-hydroxycholest-5-en-26-oic acid in hamsters

Summary Metabolism of 26-hydroxycholesterol to 3-hydroxychol-5-en-24-oic acid and other C24-bile acids has been expected to occur by way of 3-hydroxycholest-5-en-26-oic acid in studies in vitro. 3-Hydroxycholest-5-en-26-oic acid was infused intravenously into bile fistula hamsters and the following C24-bile acids were identified: 3-hydroxychol-5-en-24-oic acid, lithocholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, and a small amount of cholic acid.     

Bovine microvascular endothelial cells of separate morphology differ in growth and response to the action of interferon-γ

Five cell types recently isolated from the bovine corpus luteum differed in their epithelioid morphology and their cytoskeleton, but shared common criteria of microvascular endothelial cells^1,2. To give strong evidence for the separate entity, the growth rate of the 5 phenotypically different cells was studied. They were seeded at low density on day 0. Most of these cells were treated with 200 to 1000 U recombinant bovine interferon- (IFN-) for 3 days. The untreated remainder served as controls. Cell counts were made for all cultures on days 4, 7, 10 and 13. morphology: 13 d after treatment with IFN- senescent cells as well as intact cells occurred in cultures of cell types 1 to 4. Cultures of cell type 5 were apparently unchanged and resembled their untreated counterparts. Desminpositive cells in cultures of cell type 2 developed cell processes. Growth rate: In the absence of IFN-, the growth rate was high for cell types 3 and 4, moderate for cell type 1, and low for cell types 2 and 5. The presence of IFN- caused anti-proliferative effects. These were higher for cell types 3 and 4 than for cell types 1 and 2. IFN- could be cytotoxic on cell type 3. In contrast, the cytokine tended to support the cell growth of cell type 5. These findings substantiate the postulate that endothelial cells exhibiting separate morphology in culture also function differently.     

Energy flow and community structure in freshwater ecosystems

The goal of this article is twofold: 1) It aims at providing an overview on some major results obtained from energy flow studies in individuals, populations, and communities, and 2) it will also focus on major mechanisms explaining community structures. The basis for any biological community to survive and establish a certain population density is on the one hand energy fixation by primary producers together with adequate nutrient supply and the transfer of energy between trophic levels (bottom-up effect). On the other hand, predator pressures may strongly control prey population densities one or more trophic levels below (top-down effect). Other interpopulation effects include competition, chemical interactions and evolutionary genetic processes, which further interact and result in the specific structuring of any community with respect to species composition and population sizes.     

改进的SIFT特征匹配算法

针对SIFT特征匹配算法在特征空间中进行历遍搜索,匹配速度慢的问题,提出一种金字塔层间匹配算法。首先,根据特征点所处金字塔层不同将特征点划分为不同的集合,其次,选择待配准图像金字塔中某一层集合,在基准图像金字塔中寻找相似层,并确定待配准图像金字塔与基准图像金字塔层之间的相似关系,最后,在相似层之间寻找匹配点。待配准图像中的选择层集合由金字塔底层到顶层,寻找相似层所用时间依次缩短。与原算法相比,该算法具有相同的旋转稳定性。将该算法与原算法分别应用实际图像配准中,结果表明:可见光图像配准中,匹配速度提高了3.2倍,正确匹配率提高了10.3％,红外图像配准中,匹配速度提高1.4倍,正确匹配率达到100％。     

多方向线性特征提取的模板构造及处理方法

常用的空域定向滤波模板方法具有较好的方向针对性,但是对于某些研究方向,如提取遥感图象线性特征等,常用的定向滤波模板不太适合,原因是它所提供的多个方向中,有重复多余的方向,因而模板方向就少得不足以全面反映被处理遥感图象的特点,不利于图象中线性特征的提取及模式识别。文章在常用的空域定向滤波模板基础上,对构造新的多方向和多尺寸的滤波模板,进行了有效的研究及详细的阐述。     

一种改进的树形矢量量化编码算法

矢量量化中的一个最严重的问题是在一本码本中搜索最近码字的高计算复杂度。本文在研究树形矢量量化的基础上提出了一种改进的树形矢量量化编码算法。实验结果表明,本文提出的编码算法相对于树形矢量量化算法可大大改善峰值信噪比（ＰＳＮＲ）。     

基于神经网络的眼底视杯图象分割技术

根据眼底图象中视杯的边沿特征,提出了一种基于ＢＰ神经网络的视杯分割方法,详述了这种方法的实现过程,并研究了ＢＰ学习算法的加速问题．实验证明,这种方法的分割效果较好．     

一种基于空间域和频谱域特征的图象分割方法

提出了一种基于空间域和频谱域特征的神经网络的医学图像分割方法．本方法不需要教师监督,能自动生成最优的网络输出节点,即分类数．对ＣＴ,ＭＲＩ和超声图像的分割表明本方法有效方便．     

遗传算法在立体图象匹配中的应用

基于传统立体图象匹配技术,提出了一种新的使用遗传算法的特征匹配方法．实验中,采用了两种特征提取算法,以适应不同图象要求．实验用图包括自然景物图和人工合成图．此外,用ＢｒａｎｃｈＡｎｄＢｏｕｎｄ算法得出比较结果．实验结果表明,遗传算法有好的匹配正确率和收敛速度,具有鲁棒性,适合立体图象匹配．     

立体视觉中求对应点的解

从讨论物体表面的特性出发,研究了立体视觉中可匹配点存在的集合以及唯一匹配问题,指出了可匹配点集与成象系统焦点位置及其物体表面法线之间的关系,证明了空间曲线在两幅图象上投影的孤长之比和变形的物理特性。