The natural ground surface carries texture information that extends continuously from one’s feet to the horizon, providing a rich depth resource for accurately locating an object resting on it. Here, we showed that the ground surface’s role as a reference frame also aids in locating a target suspended in midair based on relative binocular disparity. Using real world setup in our experiments, we first found that a suspended target is more accurately localized when the ground surface is visible and the observer views the scene binocularly. In addition, the increased accuracy occurs only when the scene is viewed for 5 sec rather than 0.15 sec, suggesting that the binocular depth process takes time. Second, we found that manipulation of the configurations of the texture-gradient and/or linear-perspective cues on the visible ground surface affects the perceived distance of the suspended target in midair. Third, we found that a suspended target is more accurately localized against a ground texture surface than a ceiling texture surface. This suggests that our visual system usesthe ground surface as the preferred reference frame to scale the distance of a suspended target according to its relative binocular disparity.

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The uniaxial compressive failure process CT images of gray rock were analysised based on Matlab. Matlab is used to transfer gray rock CT images into gray histogram which can be observed directly so as to see clearly the damage evolution process of gray rock under loading. By comparison, gray histogram is consistent with the result presented by original CT image. The gray histogram equalized by Matlab can show clearly the change trend and process of gray rock internal defects and micro cracks. Gray histogram is a good method to observe and analyses CT images.

Associations between attachment and emotion-specific emotion regulation with and without relationship insecurity priming.