LLukas22/scidocs huggingface dataset:
Fully Automatic Registration of Image Sets on Approximate Geometry

The photorealistic acquisition of 3D objects often requires color information from digital photography to be mapped on the acquired geometry, in order to obtain a textured 3D model. This paper presents a novel fully automatic 2D/3D global registration pipeline consisting of several stages that simultaneously register the input image set on the corresponding 3D object. The first stage exploits Structure From Motion (SFM) on the image set in order to generate a sparse point cloud. During the second stage, this point cloud is aligned to the 3D object using an extension of the 4 Point Congruent Set (4PCS) algorithm for the alignment of range maps. The extension accounts for models with different scales and unknown regions of overlap. In the last processing stage a global refinement algorithm based on mutual information optimizes the color projection of the aligned photos on the 3D object, in order to obtain high quality textures. The proposed registration pipeline is general, capable of dealing with small and big objects of any shape, and robust. We present results from six real cases, evaluating the quality of the final colors mapped onto the 3D object. A comparison with a ground truth dataset is also presented.
The part-time wage penalty in European countries: how large is it for men?

The Part-Time Wage Penalty in European Countries: How Large Is It for Men? Economic theory advances a number of reasons for the existence of a wage gap between part-time and full-time workers. Empirical work has concentrated on the wage effects of parttime work for women. For men, much less empirical evidence exists, mainly because of lacking data. In this paper, we take advantage of access to unique harmonised matched employer-employee data (i.e. the 1995 European Structure of Earnings Survey) to investigate the magnitude and sources of the part-time wage penalty for male workers in six European countries (i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK). Findings show that the raw gap in hourly gross pay amounts to 16 per cent of male part-timer’s wage in Spain, to 24 per cent in Belgium, to 28 per cent in Denmark and Italy, to 67 per cent in the UK and to 149 per cent in Ireland. Human capital differences explain between 31 per cent of the observed wage gap in the UK and 71 per cent in Denmark. When a larger set of control variables is taken into account (including occupation, industry, firm size, and level of wage bargaining), a much smaller part of the gap remains unexplained by differences in observed characteristics (except in Italy). Overall, results suggest that policy initiatives to promote lifelong learning and training are of great importance to help part-timers catch up. Moreover, except for Italy, they point to a persisting problem of occupational and sectoral segregation between men working part-time and full-time which requires renewed policy attention. JEL Classification: C13, C31, J24, J31, J71
Debulking Surgery for Elephantiasis Nostras With Large Ectatic Podoplanin-Negative Lymphatic Vessels in Patients With Lipo-Lymphedema

OBJECTIVE
Elephantiasis nostras is a rare complication in advanced lipo-lymphedema. While lipedema can be treated by liposuction and lymphedema by decongestive lymphatic therapy, elephantiasis nostras may need debulking surgery.


METHODS
We present 2 cases of advanced lipo-lymphedema complicated by elephantiasis nostras. After tumescent microcannular laser-assisted liposuction both patients underwent a debulking surgery with a modification of Auchincloss-Kim's technique. Histologic examination of the tissue specimen was performed.


RESULTS
The surgical treatment was well tolerated and primary healing was uneventful. After primary wound healing and ambulation of the patients, a delayed ulceration with lymphorrhea developed. It was treated by surgical necrectomy and vacuum-assisted closure leading to complete healing. Mobility of the leg was much improved. Histologic examination revealed massive ectatic lymphatic vessels nonreactive for podoplanin.


CONCLUSIONS
Debulking surgery can be an adjuvant technique for elephantiasis nostras in advanced lipo-lymphedema. Although delayed postoperative wound healing problems were observed, necrectomy and vacuum-assisted closure achieved a complete healing. Histologic data suggest that the ectatic lymphatic vessels in these patients resemble finding in podoplanin knockout mice. The findings would explain the limitations of decongestive lymphatic therapy and tumescent liposuction in such patients and their predisposition to relapsing erysipelas.
WakeScope: Runtime WakeLock anomaly management scheme for Android platform

Android provides a WakeLock mechanism for application developers to ensure the proper execution of applications without having to enter the sleep state of a device. When using the WakeLock mechanism, application developers should bear the responsibility of adequately releasing the acquired lock. Otherwise, the energy will unnecessarily be wasted due to a locked application. This paper presents a scheme, called WakeScope, to handle WakeLock misuse. The scheme is designed to detect and notify of a misuse case of WakeLock handling, which may arise with an application and even with an Android runtime system, and thus provides a practical tool to prevent energy waste in mobile devices. Our experiments with real applications show that WakeScope accurately detects the misused case, with runtime overhead of approximately 1.2% in CPU usage.
Case Study: Monitoring of AIR Quality in King Faisal University Using a Microcontroller and WSN

Wireless sensor network (WSN) enhanced the process of monitoring many environmental phenomena such as the air pollution monitoring issue in proposed this paper. In this paper, a WSN based microcontroller equipped with gas sensors have been actively used for air quality monitoring. The design included several units mainly: Arduino Microcontroller, MQ-2 Gas Sensors, and the current regulator circuit. Based on the normal gas levels of the clean air, the obtained results indicate that there is a big difference in the gas levels of both gases (LPG and CO) which obtained from the several tests and circuit runs. However, the acquired results for the air quality control inside the KFU buildings show no risky situation to be considered for further actions. This work will apply the electrical engineering techniques as well as environmental engineering knowledge by using wireless sensor networks to measure Air Quality Parameters such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of [name organizer]
Computational heterogeneity in the human mesencephalic dopamine system

Recent evidence in animals has indicated that the mesencephalic dopamine system is heterogeneous anatomically, molecularly, and functionally, and it has been suggested that the dopamine system comprises distinct functional systems. Identifying and characterizing these systems in humans will have widespread ramifications for understanding drug addiction and mental health disorders. Model-based studies in humans have suggested an analogous computational heterogeneity, in which dopaminergic targets in striatum encode both experience-based learning signals and counterfactual learning signals that are based on hypothetical information. We used brainstem-tailored fMRI to identify mesencephalic sources of experiential and counterfactual learning signals. Participants completed a decision-making task based on investing in markets. This sequential investment task generated experience-based learning signals, in the form of temporal difference (TD) reward prediction errors, and counterfactual learning signals, in the form of "fictive errors." Fictive errors are reinforcement learning signals based on hypothetical information about "what could have been." An additional learning signal was constructed to be relatable to a motivational salience signal. Blood oxygenation level dependent responses in regions of substantia nigra (SN) and ventral tegmental area (VTA), where dopamine neurons are located, coded for TD and fictive errors, and additionally were related to the motivational salience signal. These results are highly consistent with animal electrophysiology and provide direct evidence that human SN and VTA heterogeneously handle important reward-harvesting computations.
Hemoglobin A(1c) in nondiabetic patients: an independent predictor of coronary artery disease and its severity.

OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and the presence, severity, and complexity of angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) in nondiabetic patients.


PATIENTS AND METHODS
We performed a single-center, observational, cross-sectional study of 1141 consecutive nondiabetic patients who underwent coronary angiography from January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. The study population was divided into 4 interquartiles according to HbA(1c) levels (<5.5%, 5.5%-5.7%, 5.8%-6.1%, and >6.1%).


RESULTS
Patients with higher HbA(1c) levels tended to be older, overweight, and hypertensive, had higher blood glucose levels, and had lower glomerular filtration rates. Higher HbA(1c) levels were associated in a graded fashion with the presence of CAD, disease severity (higher number of diseased vessels and presence of left main and/or triple vessel disease), and disease complexity (higher SYNTAX score, higher number of patients in intermediate or high SYNTAX tertiles, coronary calcium, and chronic total occlusions). After adjustment for major conventional cardiovascular risk factors, compared with patients with HbA(1c) levels less than 5.5%, the odds ratios of occurrence of CAD in the HbA(1c) quartiles of 5.5% to 5.7%, 5.8% to 6.1%, and greater than 6.1% were 1.8 (95% CI, 1.2-2.7), 3.5 (95% CI, 2.3-5.3), and 4.9 (95% CI, 3.0-8.1), respectively.


CONCLUSION
The HbA(1c) level has a linear incremental association with CAD in nondiabetic individuals. The HbA(1c) level is also independently correlated with disease severity and higher SYNTAX scores. Thus, HbA(1c) measurement could be used to improve cardiovascular risk assessment in nondiabetic individuals.
Influences of pulsed power condition on the machining properties in micro EDM

Micro EDM is one of the most powerful technologies which are capable of fabricating micro-structure. However, there are many operating arameters that affect the micro EDM process. Since the EDM is basically a thermal process, the supplying electrical condition can be an important actor. The conditions generally consist of several parameters such as electrical current, voltage, pulse duration, spark gap, and others. Those are ecisive in removal rate, wear rate, and machining accuracy, which are characteristics of EDM. In this study, the influences of EDM pulse condition n the micro EDM properties were investigated. Voltage, current, and on/off time of the pulse were selected as experimental parameters based n a simple equation for the material removal rate. The pulse condition is particularly focused on the pulse duration and the ratio of off-time to n-time, and the machining properties are reported on tool wear, material removal rate, and machining accuracy. The experimental results show hat the voltage and current of the pulse exert strongly to the machining properties and the shorter EDM pulse is more efficient to make a precision art with a higher material removal rate. 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Postprandial metabolism with 1,3-diacylglycerol oil versus equivalent intakes of long-chain and medium-chain triacylglycerol oils.

OBJECTIVE
We assessed the ability of novel lipid structures including medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCTs) and 1,3-diacylglycerol (DG) oil to lower postprandial triacylglycerol (TG) elevation and increase hepatic fat oxidation when substituted for dietary TG, which may be useful in the prevention and treatment of obesity and other related metabolic conditions, such as dyslipidemias.


METHODS
This double-blind, randomized, crossover trial evaluated the effects of an oral fat load containing DG or MCTs compared with equivalent intakes of long-chain triacylglycerols (LCTs) on the postprandial metabolic responses of insulin-resistant men and women (n = 36). Each subject consumed a single oral fat load on each test day. The fat loads were delivered in milkshakes that contained 30 g of one of the three test oils.


RESULTS
The postprandial TG incremental area under the curve after MCT was 73% lower, and that for DG was 22% lower, compared with the response after LCT oil. The incremental area under the curve values for chylomicron TG were reduced versus LCT by 89% and 28%, respectively, in the MCT and DG conditions. Compared with the LCT treatment, beta-hydroxybutyrate concentration was increased after MCT oil, but not after DG.


CONCLUSION
These results indicate that dietary DG decreased postprandial triglyceridemia compared with LCT, but to a lesser extent than MCT.
A coordinate gradient descent method for nonsmooth separable minimization

This is a talk given at UW optimization seminar, November 7 2006.
Behaviors of palladium in palladium coated copper wire bonding process

Because of its high thermal conductivity, great electrical property and low cost, copper wire is considered to replace the conventional gold wire and becomes widely used in IC assembly processes recent years. However, copper wire bonding also has its limitations. Copper oxidation, its high hardness and yield strength are two main disadvantages that manufacturers concern most. The application of copper wire coated with Palladium is a solution to prevent copper oxidation during the bonding process. Nevertheless, Pd coated copper wire brings in new possible influences to bonding interface and its reliability. This paper gave a systematic study on behaviors of Palladium in Palladium coated copper wire during the bonding process. SEM and EDS were used to analyze Pd distributions in copper wire, FAB (free air ball), bonded ball and its interface. It was shown that Pd distribution changed with bonding process going on and the factors that might cause these changes were discussed.
Adult Mouse Cortical Cell Taxonomy Revealed by Single Cell Transcriptomics

Nervous systems are composed of various cell types, but the extent of cell type diversity is poorly understood. We construct a cellular taxonomy of one cortical region, primary visual cortex, in adult mice on the basis of single-cell RNA sequencing. We identified 49 transcriptomic cell types, including 23 GABAergic, 19 glutamatergic and 7 non-neuronal types. We also analyzed cell type–specific mRNA processing and characterized genetic access to these transcriptomic types by many transgenic Cre lines. Finally, we found that some of our transcriptomic cell types displayed specific and differential electrophysiological and axon projection properties, thereby confirming that the single-cell transcriptomic signatures can be associated with specific cellular properties. INTRODUCTION The mammalian brain is likely the most complex animal organ, given the variety and scope of functions it controls, the diversity of cells it comprises, and the number of genes it expresses. In the mammalian brain, the neocortex is essential for sensory, motor and cognitive behaviors. Although different cortical areas have dedicated roles in information processing, they exhibit a similar layered structure, with each layer harboring distinct neuronal populations. In the adult cortex, many types of neurons have been identified through characterization of their molecular, morphological, connectional, physiological and functional properties. Despite much effort, objective classification on the basis of quantitative features has been challenging, and our understanding of the extent of cell-type diversity remains incomplete. Cell types can be preferentially associated with molecular markers that underlie their unique structural, physiological and functional properties, and these markers have been used for cell classification. Transcriptomic profiling of small cell populations from fine dissections on the basis of cell surface or transgenic markers has been informative; however, any populationlevel profiling obscures potential heterogeneity in collected cells. Recently, robust and scalable transcriptomic single cell profiling has emerged as a powerful approach to characterization and classification of single cells, including neurons. We used single-cell RNA-seq to characterize and classify more than 1,600 cells from the primary visual cortex in adult male mice. The
Implicit 3D Orientation Learning for 6D Object Detection from RGB Images

We propose a real-time RGB-based pipeline for object detection and 6D pose estimation. Our novel 3D orientation estimation is based on a variant of the Denoising Autoencoder that is trained on simulated views of a 3D model using Domain Randomization. This so-called Augmented Autoencoder has several advantages over existing methods: It does not require real, pose-annotated training data, generalizes to various test sensors and inherently handles object and view symmetries. Instead of learning an explicit mapping from input images to object poses, it provides an implicit representation of object orientations defined by samples in a latent space. Experiments on the T-LESS and LineMOD datasets show that our method outperforms similar modelbased approaches and competes with state-of-the art approaches that require real pose-annotated images. 1
Some general aspects of the distribution and epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in southern Africa

Bovine trypanosomosis occurs in vast areas of southern Africa. Its epidemiology and impact on cattle production is determined largely by the level of interaction between tsetse and cattle. Four situations can be distinguished. First, areas where cattle are absent. Second, zones where cattle have been introduced in game areas but where game is still abundant and constitutes the major source of food for tsetse. Third, areas where, often because of human interference, the density of game animals is low and cattle constitute the main source of food and ®nally, areas where cattle occur at the edge of tsetse-infested zones. In southern Africa, the impact of the disease on cattle production varies according to the epidemiological circumstances. The disease has an epidemic character with signi®cant impacts on production in areas where cattle have been introduced recently or along the interface between tsetse-infested game areas and tsetse-free cultivated areas. Bovine trypanosomosis has an endemic character, with little impact on production, in areas where tsetse mainly feed on cattle and where the invasion of tsetse is low. Options for the control of bovine trypanosomosis will vary according to the epidemiological circumstance. In particular, the control of tsetse with insecticide-treated cattle will only be effective when a large proportion of feeds are taken from cattle over a large area and when the invasion of tsetse can be reduced suf®ciently. q 2001 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Prevalence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland.

OBJECTIVE
To investigate seasonal patterns in mood and behavior and estimate the prevalence of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder (S-SAD) in the Icelandic population.


PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING
A random sample generated from the Icelandic National Register, consisting of 1000 men and women aged 17 to 67 years from all parts of Iceland. It represents 6.4 per million of the Icelandic population in this age group.


DESIGN
The Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire, an instrument for investigating mood and behavioral changes with the seasons, was mailed to a random sample of the Icelandic population. The data were compared with results obtained with similar methods in populations in the United States.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Seasonality score and prevalence rates of seasonal affective disorder and subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder.


RESULTS
The prevalence of SAD and S-SAD were estimated at 3.8% and 7.5%, respectively, which is significantly lower than prevalence rates obtained with the same method on the east coast of the United States (chi 2 = 9.29 and 7.3; P < .01). The standardized rate ratios for Iceland compared with the United States were 0.49 and 0.63 for SAD and S-SAD, respectively. No case of summer SAD was found.


CONCLUSIONS
Seasonal affective disorder and S-SAD are more common in younger individuals and among women. The weight gained by patients during the winter does not seem to result in chronic obesity. The prevalence of SAD and S-SAD was lower in Iceland than on the East Coast of the United States, in spite of Iceland's more northern latitude. These results are unexpected since the prevalence of these disorders has been found to increase in more northern latitudes. The Icelandic population has remained remarkably isolated during the past 1000 years. It is conceivable that persons with a predisposition to SAD have been at a disadvantage and that there may have been a population selection toward increased tolerance of winter darkness.
Serpentine locomotion of a snake-like robot in water environment

Serpentine Locomotion is the most common and simplest locomotion form of a snake-like robot; its main characteristic is the wave-like undulation of the snake's body. In order to realize the noticeable features of the snake-like robot's serpentine locomotion in water, we have developed an amphibious snake-like robot which can adapt to terrestrial and underwater environments. After we derived the dynamic equation for the robot's underwater serpentine locomotion, the simulation based on the dynamic model was made using ADAMS, Finally we presented the influence of the robot's joint angle parameters on the underwater performance of the robot and made experiments to validate the result of ideas and simulations.
Accord: a programming framework for autonomic applications

The emergence of pervasive wide-area distributed computing environments, such as pervasive information systems and computational grids, has enabled new generations of applications that are based on seamless access, aggregation, and interaction. However, the inherent complexity, heterogeneity, and dynamism of these systems require a change in how the applications are developed and managed. In this paper, we present a programming framework that extends existing programming models/frameworks to support the development of autonomic self-managing applications. The framework enables the development of autonomic elements and the formulation of autonomic applications as the dynamic composition of autonomic elements. The operation of the proposed framework is illustrated using a forest fire management application.