Detection for JPEG steganography based on evolutionary feature selection and classifier ensemble selection

( Xiaofeng Ma ),( Yi Zhang ),( Xiangfeng Song ),( Chao Fan ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2017 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.11 No.11

JPEG steganography detection is an active research topic in the field of information hiding due to the wide use of JPEG image in social network, image-sharing websites, and Internet communication, etc. In this paper, a new steganalysis method for content-adaptive JPEG steganography is proposed by integrating the evolutionary feature selection and classifier ensemble selection. First, the whole framework of the proposed steganalysis method is presented and then the characteristic of the proposed method is analyzed. Second, the feature selection method based on genetic algorithm is given and the implement process is described in detail. Third, the method of classifier ensemble selection is proposed based on Pareto evolutionary optimization. The experimental results indicate the proposed steganalysis method can achieve a competitive detection performance by compared with the state-of-the-art steganalysis methods when used for the detection of the latest content-adaptive JPEG steganography algorithms.

Synthesis and properties of amino acid functionalized water-soluble perylene diimides

Yongshan Ma,Xuemei Li,Xiaofeng Wei,Tianyi Jiang,Junsen Wu,Huixue Ren 한국화학공학회 2015 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.32 No.7

We prepared amino acid functionalized water-soluble perylene diimides: N,N'-bi(L-glutamic acid)-perylene- 3,4;9,10-dicarboxylic diimide (1), N,N'-bi(L-phenylalanine acid)-perylene-3,4;9,10-dicarboxylic diimide (2), N,N'-bi(Lglutamic amine)-perylene-3,4;9,10-dicarboxylic diimide (3) and N,N'-bi(L-phenylalanine amine)-perylene-3,4;9,10- dicarboxylic diimide (4). The structures of 3 and 4 were confirmed by 1H NMR, FT-IR and MS. The maximal absorption bands of compound 1 and 2 in concentrated sulfuric acid were red-shifted for about 48 and 74 nm, respectively, compared with that of Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (PTCDA). Nearly no fluorescence was observed for compounds 1 and 2 in water, while compounds 3 and 4 were significantly water-soluble and had very high fluorescent quantum. The mechanism of the optical properties change was discussed, and the π-π stacking caused by H+ led to the changes of fluorescence spectrum and absorption spectrum. The calculated molecular orbital energies and the frontier molecular orbital maps of compounds 1-2 based on density function theory (DFT) calculations were reported. Owing to the high water-soluble, the perylene derivatives 3 and 4 were successfully applied as high-performance fluorochromes for living hela cells imaging.

Stochastic fixed-time synchronization of chaotic systems via smooth control

Jie Wu,Xiaofeng Wang,Ru-ru Ma 대한기계학회 2021 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.35 No.9

This paper is concerned with the fixed-time synchronization of two chaotic systems, and further takes the stochastic noise into consideration. A novel smooth control protocol is developed to overcome the chattering problem caused by the signum function contained in the conventional finite/fixed-time controllers. In the light of the (stochastic) fixedtime stability theory, the sufficient conditions are derived for achieving the (stochastic) fixedtime synchronization of two chaotic systems, in which the upper bound of synchronization time can be estimated in advance. Finally, two classical chaotic systems are used to verify the validity of proposed theoretical results, which shows that fixed-time synchronization of chaotic systems is robust to noise perturbation.

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor mediates peripheral nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity by curbing dopaminergic descending inhibition

Xian Wang,Shaolei Ma,Haibo Wu,Xiaofeng Shen,Shiqin Xu,Xirong Guo,Maria L Bolick,Shizheng Wu,Fuzhou Wang 생화학분자생물학회 2018 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.50 No.-

Our previous works disclosed the contributing role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and dopaminergic inhibition by lysine dimethyltransferase G9a/Glp complex in peripheral nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity. We herein propose that the proinflammatory cytokine MIF participates in the regulation of neuropathic hypersensitivity by interacting with and suppressing the descending dopaminergic system. The lumbar spinal cord (L-SC) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) are two major locations with significant upregulation of MIF after chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve, and they display time-dependent changes, along with a behavioral trajectory. Correspondingly, dopamine (DA) content shows the reverse characteristic change to MIF with a time-dependent curve in post-surgical behavior. The levels of both MIF and DA are reversed by the MIF tautomerase inhibitor ISO-1, and a negative relationship exists between MIF and DA. The reversed role of ISO-1 also affects tyrosine hydroxylase expression. Furthermore, CCI induces Th promoter CpG site methylation in the L-SC and VTA areas, and this effect could be abated by ISO-1 administration. G9a/SUV39H1 and H3K9me2/H3K9me3 enrichment within the Th promoter region following CCI in the L-SC and VTA was also decreased by ISO-1. In cultured dopaminergic neurons, rMIF enhanced the recruitment of G9a and SUV39H1, followed by an increase in H3K9me2/H3K9me3. These molecular changes correspondingly exhibited alterations in Th promoter CpG site methylation and pain behaviors. In summary, MIF functions as a braking factor in curbing dopaminergic descending inhibition in peripheral nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity by mediating Th gene methylation through G9a/SUV39H1-associated H3K9 methylation.

Evaluation of Time-dependent Strain Loss in CFRP Eccentrically Reinforced Shrinkage Compensating Concrete (SHCC) Flexural Members

Qi Cao,Jianpu Zhou,Xiaofeng Wang,Jizhong Wang,Zhongguo John Ma 대한토목학회 2018 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.22 No.1

Eccentrically CFRP enclosed Shrinkage Compensating Concrete (SHCC) flexural members show benefits of easy prestressing, better durability and self-made camber compared with traditional prestressed concrete. This paper presents the experimental and analytical work to evaluate the expansion strain losses in the proposed flexural members. A proposed analytical model to calculate the time-dependent strain losses is established including variables of shrinkage and creep of SHCC concrete based on GL2000 model. The relationship between maximum expansion strain and axial stiffness of FRP (EA) is also constructed. The same procedure was also conducted for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) for the CFRP-PCC beam specimens. It is indicated that the proposed analytical model produces an accurate prediction in strain losses over time.

A novel ethylene-responsive factor IbERF4 from sweetpotato negatively regulates abiotic stress

Yu Yang,김호수,Ma Peiyong,Jia Zhaodong,Guo Xiaoding,Xie Yizhi,곽상수,Zhang Peng,Bian Xiaofeng 한국식물생명공학회 2020 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.14 No.4

The ERF (ethylene-responsive element-binding factor) transcription factor family plays important roles in abiotic and biotic stress responses in plants. An EAR motif-containing ERF gene, IbERF4, was isolated from sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam]. IbERF4 was highly expressed in the early stage of storage roots and can be induced by various stresses. By overexpressing IbERF4 in Arabidopsis, the transgenic Arabidopsis showed greater sensitivity to drought and salt stress by down-regulating stress-related genes, such as rd22, rd29, AtCBF1 and AtCBF2. Overexpressing IbERF4 in sweetpotato made the transgenic sweetpotato more sensitive to salt stress and made propagating new seedlings more difficult. Consistently, the transcriptomic profiling results showed that genes involved in oxidative stress were significantly down-regulated in sweetpotato overexpression lines. These results indicated that IbERF4 plays as key regulators in sweetpotato abiotic stress.

Expression of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 in Human Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas and its Significance for Lymphatic Metastasis

Wang, Zhongliang,Chen, Yao,Li, Xiaofeng,Xu, Li,Ma, Wei,Chang, Lingmei,Ju, Funian Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.1

Objectives: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C)and vascular endothelial growth factor feceptor-3 (VEGFR-3) in laryngeal squamous carcinoma and its relationship to lymph node metastasis were investigated. Methods: VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 gene expression in 30 cases of normal laryngeal mucosa tissue (NLM), primary laryngeal carcinoma cell carcinomas (PLC) and cervical lymph nodes (CLN) was examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Protein levels of VEGF-C expression were determined by immunohistochemical staining in 60 cases of PLC. Results: Expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 different among NLM, PLC and CLN in the same patient. In PLC, expression was significantly higher in lymph node positive group than in the lymph node negative group and associated with histological grade of differentiation; Expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 was not linked with age, sex, site or T stage. Conclusions: A close correlation was found between VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 expression and lymph node metastasis in PLC, suggesting a role in metastasis of laryngeal carcinomas.

Achieving fixed-time synchronization of the Kuramoto model via improving control techniques

Wu Jie,Liu Mingqi,Wang Xiaofeng,Ma Ru-ru 한국물리학회 2021 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.79 No.11

This paper further analyzes the fixed-time (FxT) phase agreement (PA) and the frequency synchronization (FS) of the Kuramoto model with identical and non-identical oscillators, respectively. The non-chattering control protocol is carefully picked to overcome the deficiency of the signum function contained in the conventional finite-time (FT)/FxT controllers, which improves the synchronized performance of networked systems. Furthermore, for reducing control cost, the switching control scheme is taken into consideration. Through the utilization of FxT stability theory, several sufficient conditions are derived successively for achieving the FxT PA and FS, in which the upper bound time estimates for arriving at PA and FS are given regardless of the initial states of the Kuramoto model. Finally, some simulation results lead to the conclusion that the proposed theoretical analysis is correct and effective.

Determination of spalling strength of rock by incident waveform

Tao, Ming,Zhao, Huatao,Li, Xibing,Ma, Jialu,Du, Kun,Xie, Xiaofeng Techno-Press 2017 Geomechanics & engineering Vol.12 No.1

An experimental technique for determining the spalling strength of rock-like materials under a high strain rate is developed. It is observed that the spalling strength of a specimen can be determined by only knowing the wavelength, loading peak value and length of the first spallation of an incident wave under a specific loading waveform. Using this method in combination with a split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) and other experimental devices, the spalling strength of granite specimens under a high strain rate is tested. Comparisons with other experimental results show that the new measuring method can accurately calculate the dynamic tensile strength of rock materials under a high strain rate.

The design and fabrication of 81.25 MHz RFQ for Low Energy Accelerator Facility

Bo Zhao,Shuping Chen,Tieming Zhu,Fengfeng Wang,Xiaofeng Jin,Chenxing Li,Wei Ma,Bin Zhang 한국원자력학회 2019 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.51 No.2

To provide high shunt impendence with low power losses, an 81.25 MHz continuous wave (CW) radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator has been designed and machined as parts of the Low EnergyAccelerator Facility (LEAF). In this paper, the mechanical structure and the main processing technology ofthe RFQ cavities are described according to the physical and geometric parameters requirements of theRFQ. The fabrication of the RFQ has been completed and the test results agree well with the designrequirements. The RFQ accelerator will work in Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciencesin 2018.