551 research outputs found
A Unified Framework for Modality-Agnostic Deepfakes Detection
As AI-generated content (AIGC) thrives, deepfakes have expanded from
single-modality falsification to cross-modal fake content creation, where
either audio or visual components can be manipulated. While using two unimodal
detectors can detect audio-visual deepfakes, cross-modal forgery clues could be
overlooked. Existing multimodal deepfake detection methods typically establish
correspondence between the audio and visual modalities for binary real/fake
classification, and require the co-occurrence of both modalities. However, in
real-world multi-modal applications, missing modality scenarios may occur where
either modality is unavailable. In such cases, audio-visual detection methods
are less practical than two independent unimodal methods. Consequently, the
detector can not always obtain the number or type of manipulated modalities
beforehand, necessitating a fake-modality-agnostic audio-visual detector. In
this work, we introduce a comprehensive framework that is agnostic to fake
modalities, which facilitates the identification of multimodal deepfakes and
handles situations with missing modalities, regardless of the manipulations
embedded in audio, video, or even cross-modal forms. To enhance the modeling of
cross-modal forgery clues, we employ audio-visual speech recognition (AVSR) as
a preliminary task. This efficiently extracts speech correlations across
modalities, a feature challenging for deepfakes to replicate. Additionally, we
propose a dual-label detection approach that follows the structure of AVSR to
support the independent detection of each modality. Extensive experiments on
three audio-visual datasets show that our scheme outperforms state-of-the-art
detection methods with promising performance on modality-agnostic audio/video
deepfakes.Comment: This work has been submitted to the IEEE for possible publication.
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Clinical observation of sacubitril valsartan sodium in the treatment of resistant hypertension: A randomized clinical trial
ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness and safety of sacubitril valsartan sodium in the treatment of resistant hypertension (RH).MethodsThis study is a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients with RH who met the criteria were screened, and all patients adjusted their drug treatment (valsartan 80 mg, amlodipine 5 mg, and hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg). After 4 weeks of drug elution, the random envelope method was used for random grouping. The treatment group took sacubitril valsartan sodium 200 mg, amlodipine 5 mg, hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, and the control group took valsartan 80 mg, amlodipine 5 mg, and hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg for 8 weeks. The 24 h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and the echocardiography index using the office sphygmomanometer were observed in the patients.ResultsA total of 100 patients with RH were included in the two groups, with 50 cases in each group. There were no significant differences in sex, age, or comorbid diseases between the two groups. During the 8-week follow-up, the office BP of the research group were significantly decreased (24.78/17.86 mmHg) compared with those of the control group. In the research group the 24 h average BP, daytime average BP, and nighttime average BP were 144.84/79.82, 147.10/82.06, and 138.67/76.31 mmHg at baseline, and reduced to 128.96/73.32, 131.50/74.94, and 122.11/69.27 mmHg at week 8, which were significantly decreased (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and the left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly increased (P < 0.05), compared with the control group.ConclusionSacubitril valsartan sodium can effectively reduce BP and improve cardiac function in RH
A semi-analytical algorithm for deriving the particle size distribution slope of turbid inland water based on OLCI data: A case study in Lake Hongze
The particle size distribution (PSD) slope (ξ) can indicate the predominant particle size, material composition, and inherent optical properties (IOPs) of inland waters. However, few semi-analytical methods have been proposed for deriving ξ from the surface remote sensing reflectance due to the variable optical state of inland waters. A semi-analytical algorithm was developed for inland waters having a wide range of turbidity and ξ in this study. Application of the proposed model to Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OLCI) imagery of the water body resulted in several important observations: (1) the proposed algorithm (754 nm and 779 nm combination) was capable of retrieving ξ with R2 being 0.72 (p < 0.01, n = 60), and MAPE and RMSE being 4.37% and 0.22 (n = 30) respectively; (2) the ξ in HZL was lower in summer than other seasons during the period considered, this variation was driven by the phenological cycle of algae and the runoff caused by rainfall; (3) the band optimization proposed in this study is important for calculating the particle backscattering slope (η) and deriving ξ because it is feasible for both algae dominant and sediment governed turbid inland lakes. These observations help improve our understanding of the relationship between IOPs and ξ, which are affected by different bio-optic processes and algal phenology in the lake environment
Search for an axion-like particle in radiative decays
We search for an axion-like particle (ALP) through the process
, ,
in a data sample with
events collected by the BESIII detector. No significant ALP signal
is observed over the expected background, and the upper limits on the branching
fraction of the decay and the ALP-photon coupling
constant are set at the 95\% confidence level in the mass
range of 0.165\leq m_a\leq2.84\,\mbox{GeV}/c^2. The limits on
range from to
over the search region, and the constraints on the
ALP-photon coupling are the most stringent to date for 0.165\leq
m_a\leq1.468\,\mbox{GeV}/c^2.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Production of doubly-charged baryon in annihilation at energies from 2.3094 to 2.6464 GeV
The processes and
are studied for the first
time with of annihilation data collected with
the BESIII detector at center-of-mass energies from GeV to
GeV. No significant signal for the
process is observed and the upper limit of the Born cross section is estimated
at each energy point. For the process , a significant signal is observed at center-of-mass energies
near 2.6454 GeV and the corresponding Born cross section is reported.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Measurements of the electric and magnetic form factors of the neutron for time-like momentum transfer
We present the first measurements of the electric and magnetic form factors
of the neutron in the time-like (positive ) region as function of
four-momentum transfer. We explored the differential cross sections of the
reaction with data collected with the BESIII
detector at the BEPCII accelerator, corresponding to an integrated luminosity
of 354.6 pb in total at twelve center-of-mass energies between GeV. A relative uncertainty of 18% and 12% for the electric and
magnetic form factors, respectively, is achieved at GeV.
Our results are comparable in accuracy to those from electron scattering in the
comparable space-like (negative ) region of four-momentum transfer. The
electromagnetic form factor ratio is within the
uncertainties close to unity. We compare our result on and to
recent model predictions, and the measurements in the space-like region to test
the analyticity of electromagnetic form factors.Comment: main paper: 9 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables; supplement: 9 pages, 28
table
Measurements of the branching fractions of the inclusive decays D0(D+)→π+π+π−X
Using eþe− annihilation data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.93 fb−1 taken at a center-of mass energy of 3.773 GeV with the BESIII detector, we report the first measurements of the branching
fractions of the inclusive decays D0 → πþπþπ−X and Dþ → πþπþπ−X, where pions from K0
S decays have
been excluded from the πþπþπ− system and X denotes any possible particle combination. The branching
fractions of D0ðDþÞ → πþπþπ−X are determined to be BðD0 → πþπþπ−XÞ¼ð17.60 0.11 0.22Þ%
and BðDþ → πþπþπ−XÞ¼ð15.25 0.09 0.18Þ%, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the
second systematic
A New Look at the Scalar Meson via Decays
Using of collision data collected with the
BESIII detector at the center-of-mass energy of 3.773 GeV, we investigate the
semileptonic decays ( and ).
The decay is observed for the first time. By
analyzing simultaneously the differential decay rates of and in different
four-momentum transfer intervals, the product of the relevant hadronic form
factor and the magnitude of the
Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix element is determined to be
for
the first time. With the input of from the global fit in the
standard model, we determine . The absolute branching fractions of and are determined as and . Combining these results with those of previous BESIII measurements on
their semielectronic counterparts from the same data sample, we test lepton
flavor universality by measuring the branching fraction ratios and , which are
compatible with the standard model expectation.Comment: Supplemental Materials added in this versio
First Observation of a Three-Resonance Structure in {non-open} Charm Hadrons
We report the measurement of the cross sections for
{nOCH} (nOCH stands for non-open charm hadrons) with
improved precision at center-of-mass energies from 3.645 to 3.871 GeV. We
observe for the first time a three-resonance structure in the energy-dependent
lineshape of the cross sections, which are , and with significances of ,
, and , respectively. The is observed
for the first time. We found two solutions in analysis of the cross sections.
For solution I [solution II], we measure the mass, the total width and the
product of electronic width and nOCH decay branching fraction to be [] MeV/, [] MeV, and [] eV for the , respectively. In addition, we
measure the branching fractions {nOCH} for the first time, and {nOCH}. Moreover, we determine the open-charm (OC) branching fraction
{OC}, which supports the interpretation of as an OC pair molecular state, but contained a simple four-quark state
component. The first uncertainties are from fits to the cross sections, and the
second are systematic
Amplitude analysis and branching fraction measurement of the decay
Using 2.93 of collision data collected with the
BESIII detector at the center-of-mass energy 3.773\,GeV, we perform the first
amplitude analysis of the decay and determine the
relative magnitudes and phases of different intermediate processes. The
absolute branching fraction of is measured to be
. The dominant intermediate
processes are and , with branching fractions of and , respectively
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