1 Deenitions Consider a distribution D on n bits x = x 1 x n. D is k-wise independent ii for all sets of k indices S = fi 1 x ik = a 1 a k ] = 1 2 k : The idea is that if we restrict our attention to any k positions in x, no matter how many times we sample from D, we cannot distinguish D from the uniform distribution over n bits. We can get a Fourier interpretation of k-wise independence by vie...

In this paper we investigate the extent to which Katz backoff language models can be compressed through a combination of parameter quantization (width-wise compression) and parameter pruning (length-wise compression) methods while preserving performance. We compare the compression and performance that is achieved using entropy-based pruning against that achieved using only parameter quantizatio...

background gigantomastia is a rare condition characterized by excessive breast growth and can be physically and psychosocially disabling for the patient. regarding management of gigantomastia, this study evaluates the outcomes of superomedial pedicle with vertical scar or wise pattern skin excision. methods a total of 425 patients who underwent reduction mammoplasty in our institution were revi...

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p b c uantitative measurement of myocardial perfusion has been a goal of cardiovascular investigators for a number of years. Positron emission tomography (PET) has allowed assessment of myocardial blood flow in absolute value (milliliters per gram per minute) (1) and is accurate at dentifying both flow-limiting epicardial coronary artery isease (CAD) as well as microvascular abnormalities. uali...

The availability of smartphone and wearable sensor technology is leading to a rapid accumulation of human subject data, and machine learning is emerging as a technique to map those data into clinical predictions. As machine learning algorithms are increasingly used to support clinical decision making, it is vital to reliably quantify their prediction accuracy. Cross-validation (CV) is the stand...

Coincident firing of neurons projecting to a common target cell is likely to raise the probability of firing of this postsynaptic cell. Therefore, synchronized firing constitutes a significant event for postsynaptic neurons and is likely to play a role in neuronal information processing. Physiological data on synchronized firing in cortical networks are based primarily on paired recordings and ...

background: routine oocytes cryopreservation remained an elusive technique in the wide ranges of available assisted reproductive technologies. the microtubules of oocytes are vulnerable to cryoprotectants and thermal change during cryopreservation. objective: the effects of a vitrification protocol were investigated on the spindle and chromosome configurations of mice oocytes cryopreserved at t...