基于K-最近邻规则的磁共振颅脑图像分割算法的应用研究

目的　介绍一种简单实用的磁共振颅脑图像分割算法K 最近邻 (简称K NN)规则 ,并利用该算法对磁共振颅脑图像进行分割研究。方法　该方法是一个多步处理过程。首先利用边界跟踪法对磁共振颅脑图像进行预处理 ,剔除颅骨和肌肉等非脑组织 ,只保留大脑结构 ;然后利用K NN规则对大脑结构进行分割 ,从大脑结构中分别提取出白质 (WM)、灰质 (GM)和脑脊液 (CSF)。结果　分割算法在预处理步中能精确地分割出大脑结构 ,在K NN分割步中能很好地从大脑结构中分割出WM、GM和CSF。结论　该算法在磁共振颅脑图像的分割中简单实用 ,具有很强的鲁棒性和稳定性。     

Test chamber exposure of humans to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and isophorone diisocyanate

An isocyanate generation apparatus was developed and stable isocyanate atmospheres were obtained. At a concentration of 5 g 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) per m³ the precision was found to be 7% (n = 5). Three volunteers were each exposed to three different concentrations of HDI (11.9, 20.5, and 22.1 g/m³) and three concentrations of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) (12.1, 17.7, and 50.7 g/m³), in an exposure chamber. The duration of the exposure was 2 h. Urine and blood samples were collected, and hydrolysed under alkaline conditions to the HDI and IPDI corresponding amines, 1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HDA) and isophorone diamine (IPDA), determined as their pentafluoropropionic anhydride amides (HDA-PFPA and IPDA-PFPA). The HDA-and IPDA-PFPA derivatives were analysed using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry with thermospray monitoring negative ions. When working up samples from the exposed persons without hydrolysis, no HDA or IPDA was seen. The average urinary excretion of the corresponding amine was 39% for HDI and 27% for IPDI. An association between the estimated inhaled dose and the total excreted amount was seen. The average urinary elimination half-time for HDA was 2.5 h and for IPDA, 2.8 h. The hydrolysis condition giving the highest yield of HDA and IPDA in urine was found to be hydrolysis with 3 M sodium hydroxide during 4 h. No HDA or IPDA could be found in hydrolysed plasma (< ca 0.1 g/l).     

Prosopo-Thoracopagus Conjoined Twins and Other Cephalopagus-Thoracopagus Intermediates: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Prosopo-thoracopagus twins are united from the face down to the umbilicus, none with union in the brain but all with visceral anomalies intermediate between those of cephalopagus and thoracopagus. In a review of over 1200 cases of conjoined twins reported during the past 100 years, there were 14 that illustrate the continuum between cephalopagus and thoracopagus, including three that were united only from the cervical region to the umbilicus. Classic cephalopagus twins are joined from the top of the head to the umbilicus, sharing a single foregut as well as two relatively normal hearts, the “posterior” one often diminished. Typical thoracopagus, however, are conjoined only from the upper thorax to the umbilicus, each twin with a normal foregut but both sharing a single complex multiventricular heart. The intermediate cases shared either a single very abnormal heart or two hearts united by double aortic arches, and all except one had a single foregut. It is these cases intermediate between cephalopagus and thoracopagus which are the subject of this report. Received September 11, 1996; accepted December 16, 1996     

一个快速的多维数据包分类算法

通过引入位图映射以及元组空间的概念,提出了一个数据包分类算法,该算法可以满足高性能网络对骨干路由器的要求,能够以线速完成对输入数据包的分类处理。算法在时间及空间复杂度上性能较好,并具有很好的扩展性。     

Pentamer peptide from Fas antigen ligand inhibits tumor‐growth with solid‐bound form found by peptide array

Abstract: Despite their low molecular weight and simple structure, peptides regulate vital reactions of various cells. With higher standards of safety and purity required in clinical researches, chemically synthesized peptides are considered as an ideal alternative material for animal‐derived materials in the regulation of cellular events. However, effective high‐throughput assay for studying peptide‐cell interactions has not been established to design peptide with objective function. Here, we report the effectiveness of the utilization of peptide array combined with cell assay for the design of cell‐interactive peptides. As a model case, peptide that regulates tumor cell viability with support‐bound form was explored. By culturing cells on peptide array, we found a novel 5‐mer sequence CNNLP (Cys‐Asp‐Asp‐Leu‐Pro) that strongly inhibits viability of tumor cells (leukemia and adenocarcinoma) from human Fas antigen ligand. We here indicate the advantageous features of peptide array, which are ‘feasibility in examining combinatorial amino acid substitutions’ and ‘indicative data consist of effective and ineffective substitutions from an assay’, contributes greatly for studying peptide‐cell interaction. These features differentiate peptide array from other peptide library screening strategy. As a result, we succeeded in obtaining 29 novel tumor‐growth inhibitory peptides with it solid‐bound form, and structural rules that suggest ideal peptide design for acquiring objective peptide function.     

PREFERENCES FOR THE NORMATIVE BASIS OF HEALTH CARE PRIORITY SETTING: SOME EVIDENCE FROM TWO COUNTRIES

The present paper concerns the criteria people would prefer for prioritising health programmes. It differs from most empirical studies as subjects were not asked about their personal preferences for programmes per se. Rather, they were asked about the principles that should guide the choice of programmes. Four different principles were framed as arguments for alternative programmes. The results from population surveys in Australia and Norway suggest that people are least supportive of the principle that decision makers should follow the stated preferences of the public. Rather, respondents expressed more support for decisions based upon health maximisation, equality and urgency. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dermal absorption and hydrolysis of methylparaben in different vehicles through intact and damaged skin: Using a pig-ear model in vitro

Currently, there is a trend to reduce of parabens use due to concern about the safety of their unmetabolised forms. This paper focused on dermal absorption rate and effectiveness of first-pass biotransformation of methylparaben (MP) under in-use conditions of skincare products. 24-h exposure of previously frozen intact and tapestripped (20 strips) pig-ear skin to nine vehicles containing 0.1% MP (AD, applied dose of 10 μg/cm²), resulted in 2.0–5.8%AD and 2.9–7.6%AD of unmetabolised MP, and 37.0–73.0%AD and 56.0–95.0%AD of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, respectively, in the receptor fluid. The absorption rate of MP was higher from emulsions than from hydrogels, from enhancer-containing vehicles than from enhancer-free vehicles, and when skin was damaged. Experiments confirmed that the freezing of pig-ear skin slightly reduces hydrolysis of MP.After 4-h exposure of intact freshly excised and intact frozen stored skin, amount of <LOQ-2.3%AD and 2.3–3.3%AD unmetabolised MP, respectively, were found in the receptor fluid. Taking into account the number of useful properties of MP, but also the potential of systemic availability of unmetabolised MP, we consider that MP is more suitable for preserving rinse-off topical products than for leave-on products. Risk of systemic absorption of parabens should also be explored via the skin with damaged barrier.     

基于置信规则库的慢性萎缩性胃炎陈永灿辨证经验挖掘

[目的] 根据名老中医陈永灿(下称陈氏)诊治慢性萎缩性胃炎(chronic atrophic gastritis，CAG)的临床资料和诊疗方案，挖掘基于置信规则库(belief rule base，BRB)的CAG辨证经验。[方法] 对症候信息进行编码，将症候“有、无”分别赋值为“1、0”，以此建立CAG中医症候信息数据库。将编码后的信息作为CAG辅助诊断模型的输入特征，通过BRB挖掘症候信息与证素之间的关系，利用证据推理(evidence reasoning，ER)融合算法对输入特征进行激活处理并输出结果，最后根据输出的证素结果结合临床实际得到证型。[结果] 在收集到的572例CAG病例数据集上对CAG辅助诊断模型进行训练及测试，证实该模型准确率达到79.07%，优于传统的支持向量机(support vector machine，SVM)算法；由预测结果得到的证型主要为脾虚气滞型、寒热错杂型、肝胃郁热型。[结论] CAG辅助诊断模型在实际临床运用中具有可行性，表明人工智能技术有助于名老中医经验的传承和传播。     

Economic repercussions of fisheries-induced evolution

Fish stocks experiencing high fishing mortality show a tendency to mature earlier and at a smaller size, which may have a genetic component and therefore long-lasting economic and biological effects. To date, the economic effects of such ecoevolutionary dynamics have not been empirically investigated. Using 70 y of data, we develop a bioeconomic model for Northeast Arctic cod to compare the economic yield in a model in which life-history traits can vary only through phenotypic plasticity with a model in which, in addition, genetic changes can occur. We find that evolutionary changes toward faster growth and earlier maturation occur consistently even if a stock is optimally managed. However, if a stock is managed optimally, the evolutionary changes actually increase economic yield because faster growth and earlier maturation raise the stock’s productivity. The optimal fishing mortality is almost identical for the evolutionary and nonevolutionary model and substantially lower than what it has been historically. Therefore, the costs of ignoring evolution under optimal management regimes are negligible. However, if fishing mortality is as high as it has been historically, evolutionary changes may result in economic losses, but only if the fishery is selecting for medium-sized individuals. Because evolution facilitates growth, the fish are younger and still immature when they are susceptible to getting caught, which outweighs the increase in productivity due to fish spawning at an earlier age.