scholarly journals Remote control camera system for aquatic biota monitoring using a smartphone.

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Yasufumi FUJIMOTO ◽  
Hiroyuki YAMADA ◽  
Naoyoshi KURATANI ◽  
Tetsuo SHIMADA
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Aquatic Biota ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Biota Monitoring

The Effect of Benzene on Bluegill Olfactory Lamellae

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 574-575
Author(s):  
D.R. Mattie ◽  
J.W. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
Lepomis Macrochirus ◽  
Sublethal Concentration ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Major Constituent ◽  
Jet Fuels ◽  
Aquatic Biota ◽  
Normal Surface ◽  
Cacodylate Buffer

Jet fuels such as JP-4 can be introduced into the environment and come in contact with aquatic biota in several ways. Studies in this laboratory have demonstrated JP-4 toxicity to fish. Benzene is the major constituent of the water soluble fraction of JP-4. The normal surface morphology of bluegill olfactory lamellae was examined in conjunction with electrophysiology experiments. There was no information regarding the ultrastructural and physiological responses of the olfactory epithelium of bluegills to acute benzene exposure.The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of benzene on the surface morphology of the nasal rosettes of the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Bluegills were exposed to a sublethal concentration of 7.7±0.2ppm (+S.E.M.) benzene for five, ten or fourteen days. Nasal rosettes were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde and 2.0% paraformaldehyde in 0.1M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) containing 1.25mM calcium chloride. Specimens were processed for scanning electron microscopy.

Precise on-line Measurement of Lattice Vectors

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 530-531
Author(s):  
W.J. de Ruijter ◽  
Sharma Renu
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Statistical Parameter ◽  
Systematic Errors ◽  
Geometric Distortion ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Camera System ◽  
On Line

Established methods for measurement of lattice spacings and angles of crystalline materials include x-ray diffraction, microdiffraction and HREM imaging. Structural information from HREM images is normally obtained off-line with the traveling table microscope or by the optical diffractogram technique. We present a new method for precise measurement of lattice vectors from HREM images using an on-line computer connected to the electron microscope. It has already been established that an image of crystalline material can be represented by a finite number of sinusoids. The amplitude and the phase of these sinusoids are affected by the microscope transfer characteristics, which are strongly influenced by the settings of defocus, astigmatism and beam alignment. However, the frequency of each sinusoid is solely a function of overall magnification and periodicities present in the specimen. After proper calibration of the overall magnification, lattice vectors can be measured unambiguously from HREM images.Measurement of lattice vectors is a statistical parameter estimation problem which is similar to amplitude, phase and frequency estimation of sinusoids in 1-dimensional signals as encountered, for example, in radar, sonar and telecommunications. It is important to properly model the observations, the systematic errors and the non-systematic errors. The observations are modelled as a sum of (2-dimensional) sinusoids. In the present study the components of the frequency vector of the sinusoids are the only parameters of interest. Non-systematic errors in recorded electron images are described as white Gaussian noise. The most important systematic error is geometric distortion. Lattice vectors are measured using a two step procedure. First a coarse search is obtained using a Fast Fourier Transform on an image section of interest. Prior to Fourier transformation the image section is multiplied with a window, which gradually falls off to zero at the edges. The user indicates interactively the periodicities of interest by selecting spots in the digital diffractogram. A fine search for each selected frequency is implemented using a bilinear interpolation, which is dependent on the window function. It is possible to refine the estimation even further using a non-linear least squares estimation. The first two steps provide the proper starting values for the numerical minimization (e.g. Gauss-Newton). This third step increases the precision with 30% to the highest theoretically attainable (Cramer and Rao Lower Bound). In the present studies we use a Gatan 622 TV camera attached to the JEM 4000EX electron microscope. Image analysis is implemented on a Micro VAX II computer equipped with a powerful array processor and real time image processing hardware. The typical precision, as defined by the standard deviation of the distribution of measurement errors, is found to be <0.003Å measured on single crystal silicon and <0.02Å measured on small (10-30Å) specimen areas. These values are ×10 times larger than predicted by theory. Furthermore, the measured precision is observed to be independent on signal-to-noise ratio (determined by the number of averaged TV frames). Obviously, the precision is restricted by geometric distortion mainly caused by the TV camera. For this reason, we are replacing the Gatan 622 TV camera with a modern high-grade CCD-based camera system. Such a system not only has negligible geometric distortion, but also high dynamic range (>10,000) and high resolution (1024x1024 pixels). The geometric distortion of the projector lenses can be measured, and corrected through re-sampling of the digitized image.

The Remote Control of Parapsychology

1981 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
James E. Alcock
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control

Human Factors Evaluation of 360 Panoramic View Camera System for Ground Vehicle

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Li Wei ◽  
Ang Cher Wee ◽  
Chan Wai Herng ◽  
Ying Meng Fai
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Panoramic View ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Ground Vehicle

A remote control eucentric goniometer head for use within a top loading helium cryostat

1984 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 795-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Berneron ◽  
A. Filhol ◽  
J.J. Vernier ◽  
M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Helium Cryostat ◽  
Goniometer Head

Radiation Mould with Radio Isotope Solutions Fluid „Iso-mould”

1961 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
pp. 246-257
Author(s):  
M. O. Roxo-Nobre ◽  
D. M. Vizeu
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Remote Control ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Radioactive Substances

SummaryA technique of mouldage, employing fluid radioactive substances is adopted, to replace the radium-moulding in the treatment of large surfaces. The technique is explained in detail, proving its greater safety by remote control and an adjustment of adequate means of protection. Distribution is obtained by means of a serpentine attached to the mould in question, which follows the Paterson-Parker system. The authors believe the distribution of radiation on curved anatomical areas to be much more uniform by mould system than any other process of application of the same radiation of rectilineal propagation, transmitted at greater focus-skin distances. The isotopes used up to now were the La140 and others of reduced half-life, in order to prevent the danger of eventual contaminations. Although the application of the process still has very little clinical practice, the technique is presented with a view to experimentation in extensive superficial tumours, or those of little depth, such as tumours of the skin, breast, penis, thyrreoid and lymph nodes.

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