Pediatric bone age prediction is a crucial task in clinical practice that can help diagnose endocrine disorders and provide insight into a child’s growth and development. However, conventional bone age prediction met...
Pediatric bone age prediction is a crucial task in clinical practice that can help diagnose endocrine disorders and provide insight into a child’s growth and development. However, conventional bone age prediction methods are often labor-intensive and require specialized radiological expertise. This paper presents a Deep Learning (DL)-based approach to pediatric bone age prediction using EfficientNet with Additive Attention, a state-of-the-art neural network architecture for image classification and regression tasks. The method utilizes over 12,000 X-ray images from the RSNA bone age dataset. It involves image preprocessing, transforming them into three-channel images, and training a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to automatically learn the features of hand bone images. This approach provides a more effective and accurate solution for predicting bone age, which is critical in diagnosing pediatric endocrine diseases. This work uses two variations of the EfficientNet model (B0 and B4), where EfficientNetB4 is also finetuned with the Additive Attention mechanism. These three models predict the age for the original age, and their comparison is shown in curves. The predicted ages depict that in most cases, EfficientNetB4 and EfficientNetB4 with Additive Attention (EN-AA) successfully predicted the bone ages more accurately regarding the original age, and their performance was better than the EfficientNetB0. Specific performance metrics are provided to underscore this improvement. Learning curves for training and validation loss confirm effective learning without overfitting or underfitting, further validating our approach’s efficacy in pediatric endocrine disease diagnosis.
We consider multi-robot systems under recurring tasks formalized as linear temporal logic (LTL) specifications. To solve the planning problem efficiently, we propose a bottom-up approach combining offline plan synthes...
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The proliferation of Internet-of-Things has promoted a wide variety of emerging applications that require compact,lightweight,and low-cost optical *** substantial progresses have been made in the miniaturization of sp...
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The proliferation of Internet-of-Things has promoted a wide variety of emerging applications that require compact,lightweight,and low-cost optical *** substantial progresses have been made in the miniaturization of spectrometers,most of them are with a major focus on the technical side but tend to feature a lower technology readiness level for *** importantly,in spite of the advancement in miniaturized spectrometers,their performance and the metrics of real-life applications have seldomly been connected but are highly *** review paper shows the market trend for chip-scale spectrometers and analyzes the key metrics that are required to adopt miniaturized spectrometers in real-life *** progress addressing the challenges of miniaturization of spectrometers is summarized,paying a special attention to the CMOS-compatible fabrication platform that shows a clear pathway to massive *** for ways forward are also presented.
Estimating high-dimensional covariance matrices is crucial in various domains. This work considers a scenario where two collaborating agents access disjoint dimensions of m samples from a high-dimensional random vecto...
Estimating high-dimensional covariance matrices is crucial in various domains. This work considers a scenario where two collaborating agents access disjoint dimensions of m samples from a high-dimensional random vector, and they can only communicate a limited number of bits to a central server, which wants to accurately approximate the covariance matrix. We analyze the fundamental trade-off between communication cost, number of samples, and estimation accuracy. We prove a lower bound on the error achievable by any estimator, highlighting the impact of dimensions, number of samples, and communication budget. Furthermore, we present an algorithm that achieves this lower bound up to a logarithmic factor, demonstrating its near-optimality in practical settings.
Undetected partial discharges (PDs) are a safety critical issue in high voltage (HV) gas insulated systems (GIS). While the diagnosis of PDs under AC voltage is well-established, the analysis of PDs under DC voltage r...
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In this paper, a dual-beam photothermal self-mixing substance trace detection system is proposed. The crystal violet (CV) solution of the sample undergoes a thermal lens effect under the action of pump photoperiod exc...
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In this paper, a dual-beam photothermal self-mixing substance trace detection system is proposed. The crystal violet (CV) solution of the sample undergoes a thermal lens effect under the action of pump photoperiod excitation, and the refractive index changes cause the deviation of the probe beam, and the self-mixing interference (SMI) effect occurs when the modulated light returns to the cavity. By combining theoretical and experimental results, the power fluctuation of the SMI signal caused by the thermo-optic effect is linearly related to CV concentration and other parameters. At an excitation power of 24 mW, the detection limit can reach $8.0 \times {10^{- 8}}\;{\rm mol/L}$ . This method does not require labeling or complex CV pretreatment and has high sensitivity and flexibility, providing a guide for CV characterization in biological, environmental, and pharmaceutical research.
Circadian rhythms play a vital role in maintaining a person’s well-being but remain difficult to quantify accurately. Numerous approaches exist to measure these rhythms, but they often suffer from performance issues ...
Circadian rhythms play a vital role in maintaining a person’s well-being but remain difficult to quantify accurately. Numerous approaches exist to measure these rhythms, but they often suffer from performance issues on the individual level. This work implements a Steady-State Kalman Filter as a method for estimating the circadian phase shifts from biometric signals. Our framework can automatically fit the filter’s parameters to biometric data obtained for each individual, and we were able to consistently estimate the phase shift within 1 hour of melatonin estimates on 100% of all subjects in this study. The estimation method opens up the possibility of real-time control and assessment of the circadian system, as well as chronotherapeutic *** relevance— This establishes a near real-time alternative to melatonin measurements for the estimation of circadian phase shifts, with potential applications in feedback circadian control and chronotherapeutics
This paper investigates an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided millimeter-wave integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. Specifically, based on the passive beam scanning in the downlink, the IRS finds...
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The increasing integration of Unmanned Aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System necessitates the development of flight data recorder (FDR) recommendations tailored specifically for these systems. Tradi...
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(数字)9798350349610
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350349627
The increasing integration of Unmanned Aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System necessitates the development of flight data recorder (FDR) recommendations tailored specifically for these systems. Traditional FDRs used in manned aviation are inadequate for capturing the flight data required for UAS operations. This study involved a detailed review of existing guidelines and regulations for manned aircraft FDRs, adapting and extending them to meet the unique needs of UAS operations. By drawing upon industry best practices and aca-demic research, a holistic framework for UAS FDRrecommendations is proposed. This framework out-lines the essential data parameters and recommended recording intervals required to facilitate detailed in-cident/accident investigations and continuous safety enhancements. Implementing UAS-specific FDR stan-dards is crucial for realizing the full potential of unmanned aviation while upholding stringent safety and operational standards.
Quantum computing revolutionizes the way of solving complex problems and handling vast datasets, which shows great potential to accelerate the machine learning process. However, data leakage in quantum machine learnin...
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(数字)9781728190549
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(纸本)9781728190556
Quantum computing revolutionizes the way of solving complex problems and handling vast datasets, which shows great potential to accelerate the machine learning process. However, data leakage in quantum machine learning (QML) may present privacy risks. Although differential privacy (DP), which protects privacy through the injection of artificial noise, is a well-established approach, its application in the QML domain remains under-explored. In this paper, we propose to harness inherent quantum noises to protect data privacy in QML. Especially, considering the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices, we leverage the unavoidable shot noise and incoherent noise in quantum computing to preserve the privacy of QML models for binary classification. We mathematically analyze that the gradient of quantum circuit parameters in QML satisfies a Gaussian distribution, and derive the upper and lower bounds on its variance, which can potentially provide the DP guarantee. Through simulations, we show that a target privacy protection level can be achieved by running the quantum circuit a different number of times.
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