Subtraction Factor Research Articles

A rate of penetration (ROP) prediction method based on improved dung beetle optimization algorithm and BiLSTM-SA

In the field of oil drilling, accurately predicting the Rate of Penetration (ROP) is crucial for improving drilling efficiency and reducing costs. Traditional prediction methods and existing machine learning approaches often lack accuracy and generalization capabilities, leading to suboptimal results in practical applications. This study proposes an end-to-end ROP prediction model based on BiLSTM-SA-IDBO, which integrates Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM), a Self-Attention mechanism (SA), and an Improved Dung Beetle Optimization algorithm (IDBO), incorporating the Bingham physical equation.We enhanced the DBO algorithm by using Sobol sequences for population initialization and integrating the Golden Sine algorithm and dynamic subtraction factors to develop a more robust IDBO. This optimized the BiLSTM-SA model, resulting in a BiLSTM-SA-IDBO model with an RMSE of 0.065, an R² of 0.963, and an MAE of 0.05 on the test set. Compared to the original BiLSTM-SA model, these metrics improved by 78%, 21%, and 83%, respectively. Additionally, we compared this model with BP Neural Network, Random Forest, XGBoost, and LSTM models, and found that our proposed model significantly outperformed these traditional models. Finally, through practical testing, the model’s excellent predictive ability and generalization were verified, demonstrating its great potential for practical applications.

Investigation of Response Dynamics in the Simon Task with Mouse Tracking Methodology.

Introduction:Despite their popularity in Neuropsychology, reaction time analysis based on the subtraction and additive factors methods is critiqued for not paying adequate attention to the dynamical nature of cognition. Mouse-tracking methods aim to cater to this need by allowing researchers to explore response dynamics during cognitive tasks by recording mouse trajectories.Methods:A mouse-tracking adaptation of the Simon task is developed to explore decision-making dynamics in different stimulus-response compatibility conditions. The study focuses on the effects of stimulus design decisions on mouse trajectories, including relocation of the choice buttons from the top corners to the bottom and the mid-session reversal of stimulus-response mapping on mouse responses.Results:Consistent with previous studies, significant stimulus-response compatibility effects were observed, where contrasts over mouse-tracking measures had larger effect sizes than simple reaction time contrasts. Moreover, in the conflict trials, asymmetric response trajectories towards the left and right corners were observed. Moving the response buttons from top to bottom increased the degree of asymmetry between the mouse trajectories towards the bottom-left and bottom-right corners during the conflict condition. Finally, in the reverse Simon task, the switch to a new color-response mapping inflicted the largest effect on the average number of y-flips.Conclusion:Mouse tracking provides measures suitable for exploring decision-making dynamics beyond classical reaction time analysis, provided asymmetries due to the starting position and response layout are considered during experiment design.

First Results From the Rotating Fan Beam Scatterometer Onboard CFOSAT

The first rotating fan beam scatterometer onboard China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) was successfully launched on October 29, 2018. CFOSAT SCATterometer (CSCAT) is dedicated to the monitoring of sea surface wind vectors but also provides valuable data for the applications over land and Polar Regions. This article provides an overview of the relevant procedures of CSCAT data processing, including onboard signal processing and operational ground processing. Then a post-launch analysis is carried out to evaluate the first results of CSCAT L1 and L2 products. It shows that the CSCAT instrument is generally stable in terms of noise measurements and internal calibration, unless there is any important change in the system configuration. Specifically, the CSCAT backscatter (σ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">θ</sup> ) precision and wind quality are studied using a set of collocated ancillary data. The σ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">θ</sup> precision degrades as wind speed decreases, and it is relatively low at high incidence angles (e.g., θ >46°). In particular, backscatter estimation of the horizontally polarized beam should be further improved by correcting the noise subtraction factor. The retrieved CSCAT winds are in good agreement with the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) winds, the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) winds, as well as the buoy winds. However, due to unresolved calibration and interbeam consistency problems, the wind quality degrades remarkably for the out-swath and the nadir-region wind vector cells, implying that the σ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">θ</sup> calibration should be improved in the future updates.

Application of the Wiener filter for intensity noise reduction in fiber optic gyroscopes.

An essential issue for the low-noise system application of the fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) is to reduce its noise level. The relative intensity noise (RIN) of the light source is the dominant noise of the FOG when the light power on the detector reaches a certain level. The noise subtraction method is effective for RIN reduction and easy to implement in a FOG. This paper theoretically analyzes the factors that influence the result of the method and deduces the function to calculate the noise suppression ratio that can be achieved. A method that uses an optimum filter design based on the Wiener filter in the reference detector signal is proposed to improve the subtraction result. A FOG system is set up to test the feasibility of the method. The experiment results meet with the theoretical analysis, and by using the Wiener filter, the achieved noise subtraction factor reaches the limitation that restrains the optical system and detection circuit.

Fluorescence emission difference microscopy by superoscillation excitation.

A superresolution fluorescence emission difference (FED) microscopy based on superoscillation excitation is investigated. The solid superoscillation excitation spot is produced by the radially polarised Laguerre-Gaussian beam (LG), and the donut superoscillation excitation spot is produced by the same LG beam with spiral phase modulation. We show that the superoscillation excitation can enhance the spatial resolution of FED microscopy. When the ratio of the pupil radius and the second moment radius of the LG3,1 beam is 0.85 and the subtractive factor is 0.3, the resolution can be enhanced about 2 times than the general confocal microscopy. Compared with the general FED microscopy, the resolution can be enhanced about 1.1 times. Our simulations also demonstrate that two-view Richardson-Lucy (RL) deconvolution method can reduce the effect of side lobes, which is related to subtractive factor and pinhole. LAY DESCRIPTION: The fluorescence emission difference (FED) microscopy is a high-resolution light microscopy, which is based on the subtraction of images produced by two different confocal imaging modes. Here, the solid excitation spot is used in one imaging mode, and the donut excitation spot is in another imaging mode. There are various ways that the solid and donut excitation spots can be structured, but superoscillation excitation spots are still not used in the FED microscopy. Considering that the main lobe of superoscillation can be arbitrarily small in principle, we exploit the radially polarised Laguerre-Gaussian beam (LG) and spiral phase plate to produce superoscillation solid and donut spots. We present a detailed analysis about the performance of FED microscopy via superoscillation excitation. Our analysis is based on vector diffraction theory and supported by simulations of imaging. We find the proposed FED microscopy has better resolution than the confocal microscopy or the general FED microscopy excited by Gaussian beam. Especially, two-view Richardson-Lucy (RL) deconvolution method can reduce the negative impact of strong side lobes, which is related to the subtractive factor and the size of pinhole located at the detector.

Improving Infrared Spectroscopy Characterization of Soil Organic Matter with Spectral Subtractions.

Soil organic matter (SOM) underlies numerous soil processes and functions. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy detects infrared-active organic bonds that constitute the organic component of soils. However, the relatively low organic matter content of soils (commonly < 5% by mass) and absorbance overlap of mineral and organic functional groups in the mid-infrared (MIR) region (4,000-400 cm-1) engenders substantial interference by dominant mineral absorbances, challenging or even preventing interpretation of spectra for SOM characterization. Spectral subtractions, a post-hoc mathematical treatment of spectra, can reduce mineral interference and enhance resolution of spectral regions corresponding to organic functional groups by mathematically removing mineral absorbances. This requires a mineral-enriched reference spectrum, which can be empirically obtained for a given soil sample by removing SOM. The mineral-enriched reference spectrum is subtracted from the original (untreated) spectrum of the soil sample to produce a spectrum representing SOM absorbances. Common SOM removal methods include high-temperature combustion ('ashing') and chemical oxidation. Selection of the SOM removal method carries two considerations: (1) the amount of SOM removed, and (2) absorbance artifacts in the mineral reference spectrum and thus the resulting subtraction spectrum. These potential issues can, and should, be identified and quantified in order to avoid fallacious or biased interpretations of spectra for organic functional group composition of SOM. Following SOM removal, the resulting mineral-enriched sample is used to collect a mineral reference spectrum. Several strategies exist to perform subtractions depending on the experimental goals and sample characteristics, most notably the determination of the subtraction factor. The resulting subtraction spectrum requires careful interpretation based on the aforementioned methodology. For many soil and other environmental samples containing substantial mineral components, subtractions have strong potential to improve FTIR spectroscopic characterization of organic matter composition.

Use of IT technologies in the management of production process quality

When presenting the functionality of IPOsystem™, the author of the article described the manner of controlling the quality of products and calculating the technical cost of production in a selected production plant. In the article actions taken to remove product quality nonconformities have been discussed and a calculation by the subtractive factor method has been presented. Limitations of the described IT tools have also been illustrated with an example of implementation.

Breaking the diffraction barrier using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering difference microscopy.

We propose a method to improve the resolution of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy (CARS), and present a theoretical model. The proposed method, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering difference microscopy (CARS-D), is based on the intensity difference between two differently acquired images. One being the conventional CARS image, and the other obtained when the sample is illuminated by a doughnut shaped spot. The final super-resolution CARS-D image is constructed by intensity subtraction of these two images. However, there is a subtractive factor between them, and the theoretical model sets this factor to obtain the best imaging effect.

Non-dipolar gauge links for transverse-momentum-dependent pion wave functions

I discuss the factorization-compatible definitions of transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) pion wave functions which are fundamental theory inputs entering QCD factorization formulae for many hard exclusive processes. I will first demonstrate that the soft subtraction factor introduced to remove both rapidity and pinch singularities can be greatly reduced by making the maximal use of the freedom to construct the Wilson-line paths when defining the TMD wave functions. I will then turn to show that the newly proposed TMD definition with non-dipolar Wilson lines is equivalent to the one with dipolar gauge links and with a complicated soft function, to all orders of the perturbative expansion in the strong coupling, as far as the infrared behavior is concerned.

Subtraction threshold for an isotropic fluorescence emission difference microscope

Isotropic fluorescence emission difference microscopy proposed recently provides a simple method to enhance the spatial resolution in three-dimensions (3D) for fluorescence imaging. However, the subtraction threshold to achieve the condition for appropriately resolving the sample in 3D have not been studied. Then the subtraction factors used in this type of microscopes are still experientially chosen. Based on vector diffraction theory and a 3D numerical model developed here, the subtraction threshold is numerically investigated for the isotropic fluorescence subtraction microscopy. The subtraction factors and peak intensities at the threshold are obtained and comparied both in lateral and axial planes for achieving most appropriate subtraction and inspecting the isotropic characteristic. The effects of radius ratios of implemented 0-π annular phase plate for generating three dimensional donut spot on the subtracted resolution, peak intensity and negative sidebands are also discussed.

Contrast-enhanced dual energy mammography with a novel anode/filter combination and artifact reduction: a feasibility study.

To demonstrate the feasibility of contrast-enhanced dual-energy mammography (CEDEM) using titanium (Ti) filtering at 49 kVp for high-energy images and a novel artefact reducing image-subtraction post-processing algorithm. Fifteen patients with suspicious findings (ACR BI-RADS 4 and 5) detected with digital mammography (MG) that required biopsy were included. CEDEM examinations were performed on a modified prototype machine. Acquired HE and low-energy raw data images were registered non-rigidly to compensate for possible subtle tissue motion. Subtracted CEDEM images were generated via weighted subtraction, using a fully automatic, locally adjusted tissue thickness-dependent subtraction factor to avoid over-subtraction at the breast border. Two observers evaluated the MG and CEDEM images according to ACR BI-RADS in two reading sessions. Results were correlated with histopathology. Seven patients with benign and eight with malignant findings were included. All malignant lesions showed a strong contrast enhancement. BI-RADS assessment was altered in 66.6% through the addition of CEDEM, resulting in increased overall accuracy. With CEDEM, additional lesions were depicted and false-positive rate was reduced compared to MG. CEDEM using Ti filtering with 49 kVp for HE exposures is feasible in a clinical setting. The proposed image-processing algorithm has the potential to reduce artefacts and improve CEDEM images. • CEDEM with a titanium filter is feasible in a clinical setting. • Breast thickness-dependent image subtraction has the potential to improve CEDEM images. • The proposed image-processing algorithm reduces artefacts.

Resolution-enhanced surface plasmon-coupled emission microscopy.

A novel fluorescence emission difference technique is proposed for further enhancements of the lateral resolution in surface plasmon-coupled emission microscopy (SPCEM). In the proposed method, the difference between the image with phase modulation by using a 0-2π vortex phase plate (VPP) along with a diaphragm and the original image obtained from SPCEM is used to estimate the spatial distribution of the analyzed sample. By optimizing the size of the diaphragm and the subtractive factor, the lateral resolution can be enhanced by about 20% and 33%, compared with that in SPCEM with a single 0-2π VPP and conventional wide-field fluorescence microscopy, respectively. Related simulation results are presented to verify the capability of the proposed method for improving lateral resolution and reducing imaging distortion. It is believed that the proposed method has potentials to improve the performance of SPCEM, thus facilitating biological observation and research.

The Role of Expectation in Comfort Perception: The Mattresses’ Evaluation Experience

What are the new trends in research for comfort evaluation and the objective and predictive techniques for quantifying and qualifying comfort perception by humans? This paper has attempted to answer this question in a wide literature review, whereby it is possible to highlight many partial aspects that have been studied successfully. Just a few researchers [1–3] have studied the problem of comfort perception and evaluation under a wider point of view. Nevertheless, some aspects seem not to have yet been taken into account. In a previous paper, the authors extended the Vink–Hallbeck model to build a comfort perception/evaluation matrix in which four kinds of comfort related to different humans’ perception were studied and linked to the whole environment's characteristics. In the resultant perception-scheme and in the proposed “fusion rule” (for different kinds of perceived comfort/discomfort), one aspect that played a fundamental role in the final comfort/discomfort perception/evaluation was expectation. Expectation due to preconceived data (acquired or formed in the users’ minds) and the influence of the working environment, can act in terms of additive or subtractive factor in the comfort experience by altering the final comfort/discomfort perception and changing the subjective comfort/discomfort evaluation. This paper presents the results of expectation influence analysis on comfort evaluation. Using the placebo effect, authors conducted a wide experimental test with a wide sample of users, asking them to use and evaluate two identical mattresses that were dressed and described as two different products (the first one as a very cheap mattress and the second one as a high-level and expensive mattress). Differences between subjective evaluations have been statistically processed and correlated to anthropometric parameters to individuate and understand the role of expectation.

Numerical study of the subtraction threshold for fluorescence difference microscopy.

Subtraction microscopy has recently been promoted for its compactness and simplicity of enhancing spatial resolution. However, until now, the subtraction factors used in such microscopes to process raw images have been chosen experientially, and it has been impossible to determine whether the resolved structures after subtraction are appropriate or over-processed. Based on vector diffraction theory and two-dimensional convolution, this paper presents numerical investigations of the parameters that may offer the selection criterion of subtraction factors used in subtraction microscopy. It proposes two essential parameters for appropriately evaluating the subtraction factor: the fluorescence peak intensity after subtraction and resolution derivative.

Validated Stability Indicating Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Calcium Dobesilate, and Dexamethasone Acetate in their Dosage Forms

Simple, specific, accurate and precise spectrophotometric methods were developed for determination of lidocaine hydrochloride, and calcium dobesilate in their binary mixture, or combined with dexamethasone acetate as a ternary mixture; in the presence of hydroquinone, the degradation product of calcium dobesilate without prior separation. In binary mixture lidocaine hydrochloride was determined using novel mathematical methods namely amplitude subtraction and amplitude factor, in addition to ratio subtraction coupled with first derivative. While dexamathasone acetate was assayed by first derivative method. Lidocaine and dexamethasone in ternary mixture could be determined by a novel resolution technique namely successive spectrophotometric resolution; including successive ratio subtraction coupled with either first derivative, or extended ratio subtraction for dexamethasone and ratio subtraction coupled with first derivative for lidocaine hydrochloride; and finally the calcium dobesilate could be determined by first derivative, derivative ratio and the novel modified amplitude subtraction methods. The calibration curves are linear over the concentration range of 2-20 µg mL-1 for both lidocaine hydrochloride and dexamethasone acetate, 2-19 µg mL-1 or 6-50 µg mL-1 for calcium dobesilate. The proposed methods could be successfully applied to commercial pharmaceutical preparations of the cited drugs. The proposed methods were validated according to the ICH guidelines. The obtained results were statistically compared with those of the reference reported methods using student t-test, F-test, and one way ANOVA, showing no significant difference with respect to accuracy and precision.

Simultaneous determination of some cholesterol-lowering drugs in their binary mixture by novel spectrophotometric methods

Four simple, specific, accurate and precise spectrophotometric methods manipulating ratio spectra were developed and validated for simultaneous determination of simvastatin (SM) and ezetimibe (EZ) namely; extended ratio subtraction (EXRSM), simultaneous ratio subtraction (SRSM), ratio difference (RDSM) and absorption factor (AFM). The proposed spectrophotometric procedures do not require any preliminary separation step. The accuracy, precision and linearity ranges of the proposed methods were determined, and the methods were validated and the specificity was assessed by analyzing synthetic mixtures containing the cited drugs. The four methods were applied for the determination of the cited drugs in tablets and the obtained results were statistically compared with each other and with those of a reported HPLC method. The comparison showed that there is no significant difference between the proposed methods and the reported method regarding both accuracy and precision.

Atraumatic round window deep insertion of cochlear electrodes

Conclusion: This study shows that by using the round window approach and deep insertion, it is possible to reduce electrode insertion trauma (EIT), as indicated by the results of the hearing preservation marker. Objectives: In this prospective study EIT was evaluated in 42 subjects with low frequency hearing before surgery with 28 mm round window deep insertion. Methods: The degree of hearing preservation was a marker of EIT. Pure tone audiometry, monosyllable testing was conducted preoperatively and then at 3, 6, and 13 months after surgery. Results: Immediate hearing preservation (3 months postoperatively) was 92.9% (39/42). The surgery-related hearing preservation 13 months after surgery varied from 85% (34/40) to 90% (36/40). The ipsilateral implanted ear showed significant differences between preoperative and postoperative hearing thresholds (p < 0.005). Comparisons of thresholds for the control ear showed a significant difference between preoperative and postoperative thresholds tested 13 months after surgery (p < 0.05). When the subtraction factor of the mean contralateral hearing loss for each tested frequency for the same time interval was applied to the implanted ear, no significant hearing loss was found, showing that postoperative ipsilateral progressive hearing loss was caused by etiology rather than surgery.

Investigation of high resolution compact gamma camera module based on a continuous scintillation crystal using a novel charge division readout method

The objective of this study is to investigate a high performance and lower cost compact gamma camera module for a multi-head small animal SPECT system. A compact camera module was developed using a thin Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillation crystal slice coupled to a Hamamatsu H8500 position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT). A two-stage charge division readout board based on a novel sub-tractive resistive readout with a truncated center-of-gravity (TCOG) positioning method was developed for the camera. The performance of the camera was evaluated using a flood 99mTc source with a four-quadrant bar-mask phantom. The preliminary experimental results show that the image shrinkage problem associated with the conventional resistive readout can be effectively overcome by the novel subtractive resistive readout with an appropriate fraction subtraction factor. The response output area (ROA) of the camera shown in the flood image was improved up to 34%, and an intrinsic spatial resolution better than 2 mm of detector was achieved. In conclusion, the utilization of a continuous scintillation crystal and a flat-panel PSPMT equipped with a novel subtractive resistive readout is a feasible approach for developing a high performance and lower cost compact gamma camera.

Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis of Contamination by Searching Difference Spectra against Libraries of Difference Spectra

A method is presented for quickly identifying contaminants in a material. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra are collected for anomalous and normal material using a method that gives highly reproducible absolute intensity, such as attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy of liquids or solids that contact the crystal perfectly. The difference spectrum is calculated as the point-by-point subtraction of absorbance values without the use of a variable subtraction factor, giving a spectrum with positive and negative spectral features. This spectrum is then searched against libraries of difference spectra, such as spectra of possible contaminants minus the spectrum of normal material. The key advantage of the method is that it removes subjective judgment in choosing the subtraction factor. It also provides information about the material that is depleted along with identifying the contaminant.

An Efficient Speech Enhancement Algorithm for Digital Hearing Aids Based on Modified Spectral Subtraction and Companding

Digital hearing aid users often complain of difficulty in understanding speech in the presence of background noise. To improve speech perception in a noisy environment, various speech enhancement algorithms have been applied in digital hearing aids. In this study, a speech enhancement algorithm using modified spectral subtraction and companding is proposed for digital hearing aids. We adjusted the biases of the estimated noise spectrum, based on a subtraction factor, to decrease the residual noise. Companding was applied to the channel of the formant frequency based on the speech presence indicator to enhance the formant. Noise suppression was achieved while retaining weak speech components and avoiding the residual noise phenomena. Objective and subjective evaluation under various environmental conditions confirmed the improvement due to the proposed algorithm. We tested segmental SNR and Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR), which have higher correlation with subjective measures. Segmental SNR has the highest and LLR the lowest correlation of the methods tested. In addition, we confirmed by spectrogram that the proposed method significantly reduced the residual noise and enhanced the formants. A mean opinion score that represented the global perception score was tested; this produced the highest quality speech using the proposed method. The results show that the proposed speech enhancement algorithm is beneficial for hearing aid users in noisy environments.