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Robust Recovery of Subspace Structures by Low-Rank Representation
In this work we address the subspace recovery problem. Given a set of data
samples (vectors) approximately drawn from a union of multiple subspaces, our
goal is to segment the samples into their respective subspaces and correct the
possible errors as well. To this end, we propose a novel method termed Low-Rank
Representation (LRR), which seeks the lowest-rank representation among all the
candidates that can represent the data samples as linear combinations of the
bases in a given dictionary. It is shown that LRR well solves the subspace
recovery problem: when the data is clean, we prove that LRR exactly captures
the true subspace structures; for the data contaminated by outliers, we prove
that under certain conditions LRR can exactly recover the row space of the
original data and detect the outlier as well; for the data corrupted by
arbitrary errors, LRR can also approximately recover the row space with
theoretical guarantees. Since the subspace membership is provably determined by
the row space, these further imply that LRR can perform robust subspace
segmentation and error correction, in an efficient way.Comment: IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligenc
Modeling of Time with Metamaterials
Metamaterials have been already used to model various exotic "optical
spaces". Here we demonstrate that mapping of monochromatic extraordinary light
distribution in a hyperbolic metamaterial along some spatial direction may
model the "flow of time". This idea is illustrated in experiments performed
with plasmonic hyperbolic metamaterials. Appearance of the "statistical arrow
of time" is examined in an experimental scenario which emulates a Big Bang-like
event.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, this version is accepted for publication in JOSA
Gas kinematics and star formation in the filamentary molecular cloud G47.06+0.26
We performed a multi-wavelength study toward the filamentary cloud
G47.06+0.26 to investigate the gas kinematics and star formation. We present
the 12CO (J=1-0), 13CO (J=1-0) and C18O (J=1-0) observations of G47.06+0.26
obtained with the Purple Mountain Observation (PMO) 13.7 m radio telescope to
investigate the detailed kinematics of the filament. The 12CO (J=1-0) and 13CO
(J=1-0) emission of G47.06+0.26 appear to show a filamentary structure. The
filament extends about 45 arcmin (58.1 pc) along the east-west direction. The
mean width is about 6.8 pc, as traced by the 13CO (J=1-0) emission. G47.06+0.26
has a linear mass density of about 361.5 Msun/pc. The external pressure (due to
neighboring bubbles and H II regions) may help preventing the filament from
dispersing under the effects of turbulence. From the velocity-field map, we
discern a velocity gradient perpendicular to G47.06+0.26. From the Bolocam
Galactic Plane Survey (BGPS) catalog, we found nine BGPS sources in
G47.06+0.26, that appear to these sources have sufficient mass to form massive
stars. We obtained that the clump formation efficiency (CFE) is about 18% in
the filament. Four infrared bubbles were found to be located in, and adjacent
to, G47.06+0.26. Particularly, infrared bubble N98 shows a cometary structure.
CO molecular gas adjacent to N98 also shows a very intense emission. H II
regions associated with infrared bubbles can inject the energy to surrounding
gas. We calculated the kinetic energy, ionization energy, and thermal energy of
two H II regions in G47.06+0.26. From the GLIMPSE I catalog, we selected some
Class I sources with an age of about 100000 yr, which are clustered along the
filament. The feedback from the H II regions may cause the formation of a new
generation of stars in filament G47.06+0.26.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in A&
Isolation and characterization of multidrug-resistant side population cells in prostate carcinoma
Purpose: To isolate and characterize cancer stem-like side population (SP) cells from prostate cancer tissues using Hoechst 33342 dye exclusion.Methods: The presence of SP cells was analyzed in tumor samples by fluorescence activated cell sorting. The cell survival rate and ability for cell self-renewal using the sphere formation assay were evaluated after treatment with multiple drugs.Results: SP cells in the prostate cancer samples constituted 2.8 %, but fell to 0.6 % after treatment with verapamil. The SP cells showed high resistance to drugs such as 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, paclitaxel (2 μmol/L) and oxaliplatin. The survival rate of SP cells after treatment with these drugs was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than that of non-SP cells. Furthermore, the number of spheres generated in serumfree medium was significantly higher in prostate cancer SP cells than in non-SP cells.Conclusion: The presence of SP cells is responsible for prostate treatment failure and tumor recurrence. Therefore, isolation and characterization of SP cells may provide new insights into the development of novel therapeutic agents targeting cancer stem cells for complete eradication of the tumor.Keywords: Side population cells, ABC transporters, Cancer stem cells, Chemotherapy, Prostate treatment failure, Tumor recurrence, Drug resistanc
Dual Associated Encoder for Face Restoration
Restoring facial details from low-quality (LQ) images has remained a
challenging problem due to its ill-posedness induced by various degradations in
the wild. The existing codebook prior mitigates the ill-posedness by leveraging
an autoencoder and learned codebook of high-quality (HQ) features, achieving
remarkable quality. However, existing approaches in this paradigm frequently
depend on a single encoder pre-trained on HQ data for restoring HQ images,
disregarding the domain gap between LQ and HQ images. As a result, the encoding
of LQ inputs may be insufficient, resulting in suboptimal performance. To
tackle this problem, we propose a novel dual-branch framework named DAEFR. Our
method introduces an auxiliary LQ branch that extracts crucial information from
the LQ inputs. Additionally, we incorporate association training to promote
effective synergy between the two branches, enhancing code prediction and
output quality. We evaluate the effectiveness of DAEFR on both synthetic and
real-world datasets, demonstrating its superior performance in restoring facial
details.Comment: Technical Repor
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