Parsing Web information, namely parsing content to find relevant documents on the basis of a user’s query, represents a crucial step to guarantee fast and accurate Information Retrieval (IR). Generally, an automated approach to such task is considered faster and cheaper than manual systems. Nevertheless, results do not seem have a high level of accuracy, indeed, as also Hjorland (2007) states, ...

The most frequent cause of heart attack and sudden cardiac death is the disruption of plaque build ups in the arteries. Current technologies such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) image the vessels from inside-out in order to detect plaque deposits as well as other structures. In this work we develop a novel image fusion technique that produces images wit...

A crucial challenge in predictive modeling for survival analysis applications such as medical prognosis is the accounting of censored observations in the data. While these time-to-event predictions inherently represent a regression problem, traditional regression approaches are challenged by the censored characteristics of the data. In such problems the true target times of a majority of instan...

The determination of quark angular momentum requires the knowledge of the generalized parton distribution E in the forward limit. We assume a connection between this function and the Sivers transverse-momentum distribution, based on model calculations and theoretical considerations. Using this assumption, we show that it is possible to fit nucleon magnetic moments and semi-inclusive single-spin...

Two hundred seventy-three crossbred steer calves were fed until slaughter (November through May, 189 days) in either semi-confinement (partial overhead shelter, 88 sq. ft. per steer, concrete pen surface) or conventional open lots (windbreak, 448 sq. ft. per steer, dirt surface with mound). Within each housing system, cattle were provided with no bedding or bedding in the form of oat straw or s...

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), Republic of Korea PKG Development Group, R&D Division, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Republic of Korea Advanced Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA 94720, United...

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BACKGROUND Semi-quantification methods are well established in the clinic for assisted reporting of (I123) Ioflupane images. Arguably, these are limited diagnostic tools. Recent research has demonstrated the potential for improved classification performance offered by machine learning algorithms. A direct comparison between methods is required to establish whether a move towards widespread clin...

The behavior of dynamically consistent agents who follow through with any ex ante optimal plan cannot be distinguished from the behavior of Bayesians. The notion of dynamic semi-consistency allows for models in which different ambiguity attitudes generate different predictions while at the same time keeping the normatively appealing tenet that agents follow through with ex ante optimal pure str...