419 research outputs found
A Multicenter Observer Performance Study of 3D JPEG2000 Compression of Thin-Slice CT
The goal of this study was to determine the compression level at which 3D JPEG2000 compression of thin-slice CTs of the chest and abdomenâpelvis becomes visually perceptible. A secondary goal was to determine if residents in training and non-physicians are substantially different from experienced radiologists in their perception of compression-related changes. This study used multidetector computed tomography 3D datasets with 0.625â1-mm thickness slices of standard chest, abdomen, or pelvis, clipped to 12Â bits. The Kakadu v5.2 JPEG2000 compression algorithm was used to compress and decompress the 80 examinations creating four sets of images: lossless, 1.5Â bpp (8:1), 1Â bpp (12:1), and 0.75Â bpp (16:1). Two randomly selected slices from each examination were shown to observers using a flicker mode paradigm in which observers rapidly toggled between two images, the original and a compressed version, with the task of deciding whether differences between them could be detected. Six staff radiologists, four residents, and six PhDs experienced in medical imaging (from three institutions) served as observers. Overall, 77.46% of observers detected differences at 8:1, 94.75% at 12:1, and 98.59% at 16:1 compression levels. Across all compression levels, the staff radiologists noted differences 64.70% of the time, the residentâs detected differences 71.91% of the time, and the PhDs detected differences 69.95% of the time. Even mild compression is perceptible with current technology. The ability to detect differences does not equate to diagnostic differences, although perception of compression artifacts could affect diagnostic decision making and diagnostic workflow
Dilute Multi Alpha Cluster States in Nuclei
Dilute multi cluster condensed states with spherical and axially
deformed shapes are studied with the Gross-Pitaevskii equation and Hill-Wheeler
equation, where the cluster is treated as a structureless boson.
Applications to self-conjugate nuclei show that the dilute
states of C to Ca with appear in the energy region
from threshold up to about 20 MeV, and the critical number of bosons
that the dilute system can sustain as a self-bound nucleus is
estimated roughly to be . We discuss the characteristics of the
dilute states with emphasis on the dependence of their energies
and rms radii.Comment: 44 pages, 8 figure
A PET Study of Memory for Future Plan
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Personality Change and Mental Deterioration Resulting Bilateral Thalamic Infarctions Studied by Positron Emission Tomography
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An addressable quantum dot qubit with fault-tolerant control fidelity
Exciting progress towards spin-based quantum computing has recently been made
with qubits realized using nitrogen-vacancy (N-V) centers in diamond and
phosphorus atoms in silicon, including the demonstration of long coherence
times made possible by the presence of spin-free isotopes of carbon and
silicon. However, despite promising single-atom nanotechnologies, there remain
substantial challenges in coupling such qubits and addressing them
individually. Conversely, lithographically defined quantum dots have an
exchange coupling that can be precisely engineered, but strong coupling to
noise has severely limited their dephasing times and control fidelities. Here
we combine the best aspects of both spin qubit schemes and demonstrate a
gate-addressable quantum dot qubit in isotopically engineered silicon with a
control fidelity of 99.6%, obtained via Clifford based randomized benchmarking
and consistent with that required for fault-tolerant quantum computing. This
qubit has orders of magnitude improved coherence times compared with other
quantum dot qubits, with T_2* = 120 mus and T_2 = 28 ms. By gate-voltage tuning
of the electron g*-factor, we can Stark shift the electron spin resonance (ESR)
frequency by more than 3000 times the 2.4 kHz ESR linewidth, providing a direct
path to large-scale arrays of addressable high-fidelity qubits that are
compatible with existing manufacturing technologies
Measurement of forward neutral pion transverse momentum spectra for = 7TeV proton-proton collisions at LHC
The inclusive production rate of neutral pions in the rapidity range greater
than has been measured by the Large Hadron Collider forward (LHCf)
experiment during LHC \,TeV proton-proton collision operation in
early 2010. This paper presents the transverse momentum spectra of the neutral
pions. The spectra from two independent LHCf detectors are consistent with each
other and serve as a cross check of the data. The transverse momentum spectra
are also compared with the predictions of several hadronic interaction models
that are often used for high energy particle physics and for modeling
ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray showers.Comment: 18 Pages, 10 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Quantum Information Processing with Ferroelectrically Coupled Quantum Dots
I describe a proposal to construct a quantum information processor using
ferroelectrically coupled Ge/Si quantum dots. The spin of single electrons form
the fundamental qubits. Small (<10 nm diameter) Ge quantum dots are optically
excited to create spin polarized electrons in Si. The static polarization of an
epitaxial ferroelectric thin film confines electrons laterally in the
semiconductor; spin interactions between nearest neighbor electrons are
mediated by the nonlinear process of optical rectification. Single qubit
operations are achieved through "g-factor engineering" in the Ge/Si structures;
spin-spin interactions occur through Heisenberg exchange, controlled by
ferroelectric gates. A method for reading out the final state, while required
for quantum computing, is not described; electronic approaches involving single
electron transistors may prove fruitful in satisfying this requirement.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
Agreement among human and annotated transcriptions of global songs
Cross-cultural musical analysis requires standardized symbolic representation of sounds such as score notation. However, transcription into notation is usually conducted manually by ear, which is time-consuming and subjective. Our aim is to evaluate the reliability of existing methods for transcribing songs from diverse societies. We had 3 experts independently transcribe a sample of 32 excerpts of traditional monophonic songs from around the world (half a cappella, half with instrumental accompaniment). 16 songs also had pre-existing transcriptions created by 3 different experts. We compared these human transcriptions against one another and against 10 automatic music transcription algorithms. We found that human transcriptions can be sufficiently reliable (~90% agreement, Îș ~.7), but current automated methods are not (<60% agreement, Îș <.4). No automated method clearly outperformed others, in contrast to our predictions. These results suggest that improving automated methods for cross-cultural music transcription is critical for diversifying MIR
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