MacKay’s density networks (1995) provide a framework for generative modelling which can be adapted to specific problems by conveniently selecting a prior in latent space, a noise model in data space and a smooth, parametric mapping from latent to data space. The particular model thus obtained expresses the structure of a distribution in a high-dimensional data space in terms of a small number o...

The influence of a thin porous SiNX interlayer on the growth of GaN by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) has been studied. The interlayer is deposited on a GaN template by introducing silane in the presence of ammonia into the MOCVD chamber, and a GaN overlayer is deposited on the interlayer. The SiNX interlayer produces inhomogeneous nucleation and lateral growth of the overlayer,...

Multicrystalline silicon solar cells are an important renewable energy technology that have the potential to provide the world with much of its energy. While they are relatively inexpensive, their efficiency is limited by material defects, and in particular by dislocations. Reducing dislocation densities in multicrystalline silicon solar cells could greatly increase their efficiency while only ...

Density functional theory can accurately predict chemical and mechanical properties of nanostructures, although at a high computational cost. A quasicontinuum-like framework is proposed to substantially increase the size of the nanostructures accessible to simulation. It takes advantage of the near periodicity of the atomic positions in some regions of nanocrystalline materials to establish an ...

We investigated the effect of intraspecific competition on growth parameters and photosynthesis of the salt marsh species Atriplex prostrata Boucher in order to distinguish the effects of densitydependent growth inhibition from salt stress. High plant density caused a reduction of 30% in height, 82% in stem dry mass, 80% in leaf dry mass, and 95% in root dry mass. High density also induced a pr...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical features of peripapillary microvasculature in myopic eyes and investigate the association between the superficial and deep peripapillary microvascular density and the myopic optic disc characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study included one hundred and fifty healthy myopic eyes with β-peripapillary atrophy (β-PPA). Ovality index, degree ...

Abstract In this study, a 2×3 factorial design  with two levels of  shrimp density (25 and 50 shrimp per m-2) and three  levels of   red algae density (0, 200 and 400g per m-2) was applied to calculate  nitrogen and phosphorous budgets in integrated culture of Litopenaeus vannamei with Gracilaria corticata  during 45 days under zero water exchange system. Juvenile of L.vannamei (5.82 ± 0.11 g...