Bicuculline and picrotoxin block γ-aminobutryic acid-gated Cl− conductance by different mechanisms

Summary Using isolated, internally perfused bullfrog dorsal root ganglion cells we have studied the dose-response curves for -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the presence of internally or externally applied GABA antagonists. With external application of antagonists the inhibition of the GABA current by bicuculline was competitive and that by picrotoxin was noncompetitive. Picrotoxin but not bicuculline blocked when internally perfused.To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Acknowledgments. We thank Drs S. Minakami and S. Yasui for helpful discussions and comments.     

The susceptibility to exercise-induced muscle damage increases as rats grow larger

Summary Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and N-acetyl--glucosaminidase activities were both elevated after eccentric exercise indicating that this type of exercise causes muscle damage. Muscle damage as measured by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in the vastus intermedius was greater and occurred later in larger rats indicating that the susceptibility to muscle damage is increased and the repair process delayed in older and larger animals.     

Quantitative genetic models of sexual selection

Summary Quantitative genetic models of sexual selection have disporven some of the central tenets of both the handicap mechanism and the sexy son hypothesis. These results suggest that the good genes approach to sexual selection may generally lead to erroneous results.Runaway sexual selection seems possible under a wide variety of circumstances. Quantittive genetic models have revealed runaway processes for sexually selected attributes expressed in both sexes and for attributes of parental care. Furthermore, the runaway could occur simultaneously in a series of populations that straddle an environmental gradient. While the models support the feasibility of runaway processes, empirical studies are needed to evaluate whether runaways actually happen. Estimates of critical genetic parameters are particularly needed, as well as measures of natural and sexual selection acting on the same population.The models also show that sexual selection has tremendous potential to produce population differentiation, particularly in epigamic traits. Differentiation is promoted by indeterminancy of evolutionary outcome, transient differences among populations during the final slow approach to equilibrium, sampling drift among equilibrium populations, and the tendency of sexual selection to amplify geographic variation arising from spatial differences in natural selection. Recent work with two- and three-locus models of sexual selection has produced results that parallel the results of the polygenic models^36–38,58. Thus the feature of indeterminate equilibria (outcome dependent on initial conditions) is common to both types of model.     

A new semisynthetic ergot peptide alkaloid: DCN 203-922

Summary We report the synthesis, stereochemistry and preliminary pharmacological evaluation of DCN 203-922, a novel ergot alkaloid of the cyclol type, which contains in its peptide moiety the uncommon amino acid L-allo-isoleucine.Part of this paper was reported by this author at the Herbstversammlung der Schweizerischen Chemischen Gesellschaft, Bern, in October 1986.     

A major metabolite of Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol reduces its cataleptic effect in mice

Summary The results described here demonstrate that THC-induced catalepsy in mice can be substantially inhibited by the prior administration of ¹-THC-7-oic acid, the major metabolite of THC in most species including humans. This raises the possibility that the intensity and duration of action of THC may depend to a large degree on the levels of this metabolite at the sites of action.We thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse for supporting this project by grants DA-02043 and DA-02052 and for supplying all of the cannabinoids. One of us (S.B.) is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Award from NIDA. We are grateful to Kristen Carlson and Thomas Honeyman for helpful suggestions in preparing this report.     

多尺度自适应Gamma矫正的低照图像增强

为了在提高低照图像的亮度和对比度的同时,保持图像的色彩自然度,提出了多尺度自适应Gamma矫正的低照图像增强方法.鉴于HSI颜色空间的明度分量Ⅰ决定着图像的明暗程度,以及明度分量的多尺度特性,首先,将图像转换到HSI颜色空间,对明度分量Ⅰ进行多尺度Retinex分解;然后,对分解得到的多尺度光照图像分别进行自适应的Gamma矫正,其中Gamma指数自适应于暗区像素的占比,鲁棒地改善光照图像的光照分布,经Retinex反变换得到增强的多尺度明度分量;最后,将增强的多尺度明度分量的线性融合作为增强的明度分量Ⅰ’,与色相分量H和饱和度分量S重组,得到最后的增强图像.实验结果表明,相对于部分最新提出的现有方法,新方法的PSNR和SSIM值分别高出1.19 dB和1.8%以上,具有更好的增强效果和鲁棒性,增强图像的视觉效果更适宜,对比度更高.     

数字图像测量技术及在隧道室内模型试验中的应用

首先按照数字图像技术分析基本原理差异,对数字图像相关（DIC）、粒子图像测速（PIV）等二维数字图像测量方法在隧道模型试验中的应用现状、技术发展以及基本原理进行梳理。进一步,对三维测量方法的原理及在隧道模型试验中的应用潜力进行分析。最后,通过黄土地层盾构隧道的掘进模拟试验,对数字图像测量技术在隧道模型试验中的应用进行示范。结果表明：DIC、数字照相变形量测（DPDM）等非接触测量方法以照片上点的相关性判断各点的位移,使用场景更偏向于室内试验道路、桥梁、隧道、基础、河坝、钢结构、钢混结构等土建结构的变形监测中;而PIV分析可测量流体中流动的大小和方向,被广泛运用于浆液、泥石流、喷泉等流体运动的研究中。此外,基于黄土地层盾构隧道室内模型试验方案发现,低含水率黄土地层盾构掘进8环管片距离时,围岩的扰动范围为盾构掘进中轴线两侧1 D（管片外径）左右和盾构上方1 D范围内。     

基于深度学习的红外与可见光图像融合综述

图像融合技术是指从不同的源图像中提取并融合互补的信息,生成一幅信息量更丰富、对后续高级视觉任务提供足够支持的图像.红外与可见光图像融合（Infrared and Visible Image Fusion,IVIF）是图像融合领域的一个重要分支.近年来,深度学习技术在视觉计算领域表现出了良好的性能,尤其是基于自编码器、卷积神经网络、生成对抗网络等几种基于深度学习的IVIF技术得到了蓬勃发展.为此,对基于深度学习的IVIF算法的方法、数据集和评估指标等进行了总结和阐述;通过大量的实验,进行定性和定量的结果分析,对比了各类基于深度学习IVIF算法的性能;最后,讨论了该领域未来发展的一些前景和研究方向.     

抗深度取证的多粒度融合图像修复网络

数字图像的真伪判别是图像安全领域中的基础问题,因数字媒体极易被攻击篡改,针对图像的取证技术得到了广泛的研究.另一方面,对图像篡改反取证技术的研究,不仅追求更逼真的图像篡改操作,也从相反的方向促进了取证技术的发展.图像修复作为基础的图像篡改操作,一直是国内外学者的研究热点.针对被修复篡改后的图像会被深度取证网络取证的问题,提出了一种抗深度取证的多粒度融合图像修复(multi-granularity fusion-based image inpainting network resistant to deep forensics,MGFR)网络.MGFR网络包括编解码器、多粒度生成模块以及多粒度注意力模块.首先,输入的破损图像被编码器编码成深度特征,深度特征通过多粒度生成模块生成3个不同粒度中间特征;然后,采用多粒度注意力模块来计算不同粒度中间特征之间的相关性并将其融合;最后,融合特征通过解码器生成输出结果.另外,所提出的MGFR网络被重建损失、模式噪声损失、深度取证损失以及对抗损失联合监督.研究结果显示,所提出的MGFR网络在拥有较好的修复性能的同时能成功规避深度取证网络的取证.