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Encoding Occupancy in Memory Location for Efficient and Compact High‐Resolution Voxel Structures

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
We encode information about geometric structure into the pointers of a sparse voxel directed acyclic graph (SVDAG). Each pointer carries information about the structure of the node it points to. Our encoding improves ray tracing performance and reduces model size in memory.
Jaina Modisett, Markus Billeter
wiley   +1 more source

Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A link between increased temperature and avian body condition in a logged tropical forest

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The combined effects of anthropogenic disturbances, such as logging and climate change, remain poorly understood; yet, they are the main threats to tropical biodiversity. Most tropical African countries lack long‐term climate data, so climate impacts on biodiversity cannot be assessed.
Moreen Uwimbabazi, Geoffrey Muhanguzi, David Eryenyu, Patrick Arua, Mnason Tweheyo, Michael A. Patten, Amy Elizabeth Eycott, Fred Babweteera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post‐to Pretreatment Ratio of Serum CXCL10 Level Predicts Short‐Term Liver Function Outcome in Compensated and Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients Due to Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Direct‐Acting Antiviral Therapy

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
The post‐to pretreatment serum CXCL10 ratio was independently associated with short‐term liver function outcome following HCV eradication in cirrhotic patients. ABSTRACT Aim The prognostic value of serum C‐X‐C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) levels for liver function was investigated in hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected patients with compensated or ...
Takanori Suzuki, Kentaro Matsuura, Yuki Tahata, Hayato Hikita, Masaru Enomoto, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Daiki Miki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Taro Yamashita, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Nobuharu Tamaki, Seiichi Mawatari, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yasuhiro Asahina, Yoichi Hiasa, Yoshihito Uchida, Yasunari Nakamoto, Taro Takami, Takahiro Kodama, Tetsuo Takehara   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptocurrency Bubbles and Costly Mining

International Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops a model of a cryptocurrency by incorporating mining into the otherwise standard search‐theoretic monetary framework. As usual, multiple equilibria exist. To obtain a sharp prediction on whether a cryptocurrency' s value will last in the future, I propose a notion of equilibrium refinement based on the feature that mining ...
Kohei Iwasaki
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Accreditation in Supporting Educational Quality During Difficult Circumstances

MedEdPublish, 2017
Accreditation aims to ensure that generally-accepted standards of educational program quality are being met. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body for medical education programs leading to the MD degree, has a process ...
Barbara Barzansky, Robert Hash
doaj  

Miners' Reward Elasticity and Stability of Competing Proof‐of‐Work Cryptocurrencies

International Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proof‐of‐Work cryptocurrencies employ miners to sustain the system through algorithmic reward adjustments. We develop a stochastic model of the multicurrency mining and identify conditions for stable transaction speeds. Bitcoin's algorithm requires hash supply elasticity <$<$1 for stability, while ASERT remains stable for any elasticity and ...
Kohei Kawaguchi, Junpei Komiyama, Shunya Noda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scoping Review of Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research in Ireland

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To map existing sexual and gender minority (SGM) health research in Ireland, identify gaps in literature and outline priorities for future research and healthcare. SGM is an umbrella term that includes people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex and is sometimes abbreviated as LGBTQI+.
John P. Gilmore, Tonda L. Hughes, Sean Kearns, Laurie A. Drabble, Diarmuid Stokes, Siobhán D. Thomas, Chris Noone, Lauren Bochicchio   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerating Multiparametric Quantitative MRI Using Self-Supervised Scan-Specific Implicit Neural Representation With Model Reinforcement. [PDF]

Magn Reson Med
ABSTRACT Purpose To develop a self‐supervised scan‐specific deep learning framework for reconstructing accelerated multiparametric quantitative MRI (qMRI). Methods We propose REFINE‐MORE (REference‐Free Implicit NEural representation with MOdel REinforcement), combining an implicit neural representation (INR) architecture with a model reinforcement ...
Feng R, Jang A, He X, Liu F.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Waking a Dormant Legal Resource: Institutional Activation and the Origins of Important Projects of Common European Interest

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) have become a central tool of the European Union's (EU) new industrial policy. IPCEIs derive their peculiar name from an exemption to the general prohibition on state aid that has existed since the Treaty of Rome but has only led to the creation of a stand‐alone policy instrument in 2014.
Timo Seidl, Henrique Lopes‐Valença
wiley   +1 more source