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Physics Maths Engineering

Poisson PCA for matrix count data

We develop a dimension reduction framework for data consisting of matrices of counts. Our model is based on the assumption of existence of a small amount of independent normal latent variables that drive the dependency structure of the observed data, and can be seen as the exact discrete analogue of a contaminated low-rank matrix normal model. We derive estimators for the model parameters and esta...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

An energy-efficient semi-supervised approach for on-device photoplethysmogram signal quality assessment

Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a non-invasive technique used in wearable devices to measure vital signs (e.g., heart rate). The method is, however, highly susceptible to motion artifacts, which are inevitable in remote health monitoring. Noise reduces signal quality, leading to inaccurate decision-making. In addition, unreliable data collection and transmission waste a massive amount of energy on b...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Refining a deep learning-based formant tracker using linear prediction methods

In this study, formant tracking is investigated by refining the formants tracked by an existing data-driven tracker, DeepFormants, using the formants estimated in a model-driven manner by linear prediction (LP)-based methods. As LP-based formant estimation methods, conventional covariance analysis (LP-COV) and the recently proposed quasi-closed phase forward–backward (QCP-FB) analysis are used. ...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Hierarchical fuzzy deep learning system for various classes of images

There has been an increasing interest in the development of deep-learning models for the large data processing such as images, audio, or video. Image processing has made breakthroughs in addressing important problems such as genome-wide biological networks, map interactions of genes and proteins, network, etc. With the increase in sophistication of the system, and other areas such as internet of t...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Laser-Visible Face Image Translation and Recognition Based on CycleGAN and Spectral Normalization

The range-gated laser imaging instrument can capture face images in a dark environment, which provides a new idea for long-distance face recognition at night. However, the laser image has low contrast, low SNR and no color information, which affects observation and recognition. Therefore, it becomes important to convert laser images into visible images and then identify them. For image translation...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Flood-Related Multimedia Benchmark Evaluation: Challenges, Results and a Novel GNN Approach

This paper discusses the importance of detecting breaking events in real time to help emergency response workers, and how social media can be used to process large amounts of data quickly. Most event detection techniques have focused on either images or text, but combining the two can improve performance. The authors present lessons learned from the Flood-related multimedia task in MediaEval2020, ...
Posted 2 years ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Deep Learning Based Vehicle Detection on Real and Synthetic Aerial Images: Training Data Composition and Statistical Influence Analysis

The performance of deep learning based algorithms is significantly influenced by the quantity and quality of the available training and test datasets. Since data acquisition is complex and expensive, especially in the field of airborne sensor data evaluation, the use of virtual simulation environments for generating synthetic data are increasingly sought. In this article, the complete process chai...
Posted 2 years ago

Social Science

Intellectual property protection for traditional medical knowledge in China's context: a round peg in a square hole?

This article is an examination of the extent to which traditional medical knowledge in China can be protected by intellectual property laws. The analysis begins by providing a global picture with regard to the historic origin of intellectual property, exploring the reasons why China does not have indigenous counterparts to the western system of intellectual property rights protecting its tradition...
Posted 2 years ago

Social Science

Visitors’ Environmental Concerns in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary: An Offshore Marine Protected Area

Marine sanctuaries serve as popular destinations for ecotourism, natural resource exploration, and recreation across the US. While often positive, visitation in marine and coastal areas can cause ecological threats to these ecosystems. Increased visitation in marine environments has led to the need for management due to negative ecological and social impacts. Understanding environmental values, at...
Posted 2 years ago

Social Science

A comparative survey of veterinarians, equine owners, and equine keepers regarding the knowledge and implementation of legal requirements in Germany for the use and documentation of veterinary medicines in equines intended for slaughter.

In Europe, equines destined for human consumption (hereafter called slaughter equines) are subject to the same restrictions of usage of veterinary drugs as other food-producing animals, with amendments regulated in the so-called 'positive list', Regulation (EC) No. 1950/2006. Due to the complex legal requirements for drug administration in slaughter equines, it might be that specific knowledge reg...
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