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How Close are the Edges of a Closed Fracture?
A laboratory experiment is peresented where the theory of amplitude reflection tuning in thin beds is tested. The results show a very good agreement with the theory previsio
Data-Driven Approach to Simulating Realistic Human Joint Constraints
Modeling realistic human joint limits is important for applications involving
physical human-robot interaction. However, setting appropriate human joint
limits is challenging because it is pose-dependent: the range of joint motion
varies depending on the positions of other bones. The paper introduces a new
technique to accurately simulate human joint limits in physics simulation. We
propose to learn an implicit equation to represent the boundary of valid human
joint configurations from real human data. The function in the implicit
equation is represented by a fully connected neural network whose gradients can
be efficiently computed via back-propagation. Using gradients, we can
efficiently enforce realistic human joint limits through constraint forces in a
physics engine or as constraints in an optimization problem.Comment: To appear at ICRA 2018; 6 pages, 9 figures; for associated video, see
https://youtu.be/wzkoE7wCbu
Coupling and robustness of intra-cortical vascular territories
Vascular domains have been described as being coupled to neuronal functional units enabling dynamic blood supply to the cerebral cyto-architecture. Recent experiments have shown that penetrating arterioles of the grey matter are the building blocks for such units. Nevertheless, vascular territories are still poorly known, as the collection and analysis of large three-dimensional micro-vascular networks are difficult. By using an exhaustive reconstruction of the micro-vascular network in an 18 mm 3 volume of marmoset cerebral cortex, we numerically computed the blood flow in each blood vessel. We thus defined arterial and venular territories and examined their overlap. A large part of the intracortical vascular network was found to be supplied by several arteries and drained by several venules. We quantified this multiple potential to compensate for deficiencies by introducing a new robustness parameter. Robustness proved to be positively correlated with cortical depth and a systematic investigation of coupling maps indicated local patterns of overlap between neighbouring arteries and neighbouring venules. However, arterio-venular coupling did not have a spatial pattern of overlap but showed locally preferential functional coupling, especially of one artery with two venules, supporting the notion of vascular units. We concluded that intra-cortical perfusion in the primate was characterised by both very narrow functional beds and a large capacity for compensatory redistribution, far beyond the nearest neighbour collaterals
What is Time? A New Mathematico- Physical and Information Theoretic Approach
A New Mathematico-Physical and Information Theoretic Approach
Examination of the available hard core information to firm up the process of
unification of quantum and gravitational physics leads to the conclusion that
for achieving this synthesis, major paradigm shifts are needed as also the
answering of `What is Time?' The object of this submission is to point out the
means of achieving such a grand synthesis. Currently the main pillars
supporting the edifice of physics are: (i) The geometrical concepts of space-
time-gravitation, (ii) The dynamic concepts involving quantum of action, (iii)
Statistical thermodynamic concepts, heat and entropy, (iv) Mathematical
concepts, tools and techniques serving both as a grand plan and the means of
calculation and last but not least v)Controlled observation, pertinent
experimentation as the final arbiter. In making major changes the author is
following Dirac's dictum "....make changes without sacrificing the existing
superstructure". It is shown that time can be treated as a parameter rather
than an additional dimension. A new entity called "Ekon" having the properties
of both space and momentum is introduced along with a space called
"Chalachala". The requisite connection with Einstein's formulation and
mathematical aperatus required have been formulated which is highly suited for
the purpose. The primacy of the Plancks quantum of action and its
representation geometrically as a twist is introduced. The practical and
numerical estimates have been made and applied to evaluation of the
gravitational constant in a a seperate submission "Estimations of gravitational
constant from CMBR data".Comment: 29 pages, pdf fil
Classification of Humans into Ayurvedic Prakruti Types using Computer Vision
Ayurveda, a 5000 years old Indian medical science, believes that the universe and hence humans are made up of five elements namely ether, fire, water, earth, and air. The three Doshas (Tridosha) Vata, Pitta, and Kapha originated from the combinations of these elements. Every person has a unique combination of Tridosha elements contributing to a person’s ‘Prakruti’. Prakruti governs the physiological and psychological tendencies in all living beings as well as the way they interact with the environment. This balance influences their physiological features like the texture and colour of skin, hair, eyes, length of fingers, the shape of the palm, body frame, strength of digestion and many more as well as the psychological features like their nature (introverted, extroverted, calm, excitable, intense, laidback), and their reaction to stress and diseases. All these features are coded in the constituents at the time of a person’s creation and do not change throughout their lifetime. Ayurvedic doctors analyze the Prakruti of a person either by assessing the physical features manually and/or by examining the nature of their heartbeat (pulse). Based on this analysis, they diagnose, prevent and cure the disease in patients by prescribing precision medicine.
This project focuses on identifying Prakruti of a person by analysing his facial features like hair, eyes, nose, lips and skin colour using facial recognition techniques in computer vision. This is the first of its kind research in this problem area that attempts to bring image processing into the domain of Ayurveda
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