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A low-pass velocity filter for ultracold neutrons

2012

Abstract We have built a device to filter ultracold neutrons with axial velocities v n ≤ 8.0 m / s from faster neutrons. The apparatus has been successfully tested at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble and is used in specific experiments, e.g., the measurement of ultracold neutron transmission through various types of neutron guides.

Automated detection of patient movement during a CBCT scan based on the projection data.

2015

Objectives To develop an automated procedure to detect patient motion on the projection images acquired during a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan and to evaluate the method's feasibility on small real-world CBCT images in relation to visual assessment. Methods Based on optical flow theory, software was developed using the sequence of the projection images of a CBCT machine for automated detection of patient motion. Averaged acceleration vectors were used as measurement data and compared with visual assessment of the projection images displayed as video. Seventy-nine CBCT data sets (small field-of-view: 40 mm) from our patient database were selected in a sequential fashion and evalu…

Kustīgu objektu noteikšana

2015

Programma ir paredzēta video analīzei, kustīgu objektu atpazīšanai un uzskaitei. Programma spēj darboties reāllaikā, analizējot jau ierakstītu video materiālu vai materiālu no tīmekļa kameras. Lietotājam ir dotas iespējas mainīt vairākas iestatījumu vērtības, kuras tiek izmantotas video apstrādē, piemēram, mainīt minimālo izmēru objektu atpazīšanai priekšplāna maskā, noteikt robežas izmēru, kādā pikseļu vērtības tiek uzskatītas par fonu. Šis dokuments satur programmatūras prasību specifikāciju, programmatūras projektējuma aprakstu, testēšanas dokumentāciju, kā arī citu svarīgu informāciju par programmu.

Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance

2020

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced steps such as spatial distancing and “staying at home” to curb its spread and impact. The fear resulting from the disease, the ‘lockdown’ situation, high levels of uncertainty regarding the future, and financial insecurity raise the level of stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by people all around the world. Psychoactive substances and other reinforcing behaviors (e.g., gambling, video gaming, watching pornography) are often used to reduce stress and anxiety and/or to alleviate depressed mood. The tendency to use such substances and engage in such behaviors in an excessive manner as putative coping strategies i…

Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014).

2016

This commentary paper critically discusses the recent debate paper by Petry et al. (2014) that argued there was now an international consensus for assessing Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). Our collective opinions vary considerably regarding many different aspects of online gaming. However, we contend that the paper by Petry and colleagues does not provide a true and representative international community of researchers in this area. This paper critically discusses and provides commentary on (i) the representativeness of the international group that wrote the ‘consensus’ paper, and (ii) each of the IGD criteria. The paper also includes a brief discussion on initiatives that could be taken to…

Generating TV summaries for CE devices

2002

Exception-Tolerant Hierarchical Knowledge Bases for Forward Model Learning

2021

This article provides an overview of the recently proposed forward model approximation framework for learning games of the general video game artificial intelligence (GVGAI) framework. In contrast to other general game-playing algorithms, the proposed agent model does not need a full description of the game but can learn the game's rules by observing game state transitions. Based on hierarchical knowledge bases, the forward model can be learned and revised during game-play, improving the accuracy of the agent's state predictions over time. This allows the application of simulation-based search algorithms and belief revision techniques to previously unknown settings. We show that the propose…

Kernels for Remote Sensing Image Classification

2015

Classification of images acquired by airborne and satellite sensors is a very challenging problem. These remotely sensed images usually acquire information from the scene at different wavelengths or spectral channels. The main problems involved are related to the high dimensionality of the data to be classified and the very few existing labeled samples, the diverse noise sources involved in the acquisition process, the intrinsic nonlinearity and non-Gaussianity of the data distribution in feature spaces, and the high computational cost involved to process big data cubes in near real time. The framework of statistical learning in general, and of kernel methods in particular, has gained popul…

Finding essential features for tracking starfish in a video sequence

2004

The paper introduces a software system for detecting and tracking starfish in an underwater video sequence. The target of such a system is to help biologists in giving an estimate of the number of starfish present in a particular area of the sea-bottom. The nature of the input images is characterised by a low signal/noise ratio and by the presence of noisy background represented by pebbles; this makes the detection a non-trivial task. The procedure we use is a chain of several steps that starts from the extraction of the area of interest and ends with a classifier and a tracker providing the necessary information for counting the starfish present in the scene. © 2003 IEEE.

The Playing Brain. The Impact of Video Games on Cognition and Behavior in Pediatric Age at the Time of Lockdown: A Systematic Review

2021

A growing number of children and adolescents play video games (VGs) for long amounts of time. The current outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has significantly reduced outdoor activities and direct interpersonal relationships. Therefore, a higher use of VGs can become the response to stress and fear of illness. VGs and their practical, academic, vocational and educational implications have become an issue of increasing interest for scholars, parents, teachers, pediatricians and youth public policy makers. The current systematic review aims to identify, in recent literature, the most relevant problems of the complex issue of playing VGs in children and adolescents in order to provide sugges…