Possibilistic and fuzzy multi-sensor fusion for humanitarian mine action

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Multisensor Data Fusion for Spaceborne and Airborne Reduction of Mine Suspected Areas

The problem of mined area reduction is addressed in this paper. Pieces of information collected using airborne multispectral scanners and airborne full polarimetric SAR, together with context information, all integrated in a geographical information system, are classified and combined in order to find indicators of mine presence and mine absence and provide image analysts with adequate tools to interpret mined scenes during the area reduction process. The paper contains a broad description of the whole problem and of the developed method and focuses on classification and data fusion tools based on the belief function framework and fuzzy sets theory

Control of human and plant fungal pathogens using pentaene macrolide 32, 33-didehydroroflamycoin

AimsThe aim of this study was to address the toxicity of recently described polyene macrolide 32, 33-didehydroroflamycoin (DDHR) on a wide range of fungal pathogens and its potential to control plant fungal diseases. Methods and ResultsThe antifungal activity of DDHR invitro was examined against common human and plant pathogenic fungi using a broth microdilution assay and a disk diffusion assay. Minimum inhibitory concentrations ranged from 125 to 35gml(-1). A radial growth inhibition assay showed that DDHR inhibited mycelia growth, inducing mycelial necrosis and affecting sporulation. During the invivo assay on apple fruits administration of DDHR 1h before fungal inoculation inhibited spreading of the infection. Importantly, DDHR exhibited no phytotoxic effects on the model plant, Capsicum annum, verified by the plant growth rate and chlorophyll content. ConclusionsDDHR inhibits growth of various plant pathogens invitro with the strongest activity against Alternaria alternata, Colletotrichum acutatum and Penicillium expansum, and protects apple fruits from decay. Significance and Impact of the StudyThis is the first report of the inhibitory effect of DDHR on important pathogenic fungal isolates. DDHR could be a good scaffold for developing new antifungal agents for fruit and vegetable protection.Peer-reviewed manuscript: [https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1608