Inductive and Transductive Few-Shot Video Classification via Appearance and Temporal Alignments

We present a novel method for few-shot video classification, which performs appearance and temporal alignments. In particular, given a pair of query and support videos, we conduct appearance alignment via frame-level feature matching to achieve the appearance similarity score between the videos, while utilizing temporal order-preserving priors for obtaining the temporal similarity score between the videos. Moreover, we introduce a few-shot video classification framework that leverages the above appearance and temporal similarity scores across multiple steps, namely prototype-based training and testing as well as inductive and transductive prototype refinement. To the best of our knowledge, our work is the first to explore transductive few-shot video classification. Extensive experiments on both Kinetics and Something-Something V2 datasets show that both appearance and temporal alignments are crucial for datasets with temporal order sensitivity such as Something-Something V2. Our approach achieves similar or better results than previous methods on both datasets. Our code is available at https://github.com/VinAIResearch/fsvc-ata.Comment: Accepted to ECCV 202

Revisiting LARS for Large Batch Training Generalization of Neural Networks

LARS and LAMB have emerged as prominent techniques in Large Batch Learning (LBL), ensuring the stability of AI training. One of the primary challenges in LBL is convergence stability, where the AI agent usually gets trapped into the sharp minimizer. Addressing this challenge, a relatively recent technique, known as warm-up, has been employed. However, warm-up lacks a strong theoretical foundation, leaving the door open for further exploration of more efficacious algorithms. In light of this situation, we conduct empirical experiments to analyze the behaviors of the two most popular optimizers in the LARS family: LARS and LAMB, with and without a warm-up strategy. Our analyses give us a comprehension of the novel LARS, LAMB, and the necessity of a warm-up technique in LBL. Building upon these insights, we propose a novel algorithm called Time Varying LARS (TVLARS), which facilitates robust training in the initial phase without the need for warm-up. Experimental evaluation demonstrates that TVLARS achieves competitive results with LARS and LAMB when warm-up is utilized while surpassing their performance without the warm-up technique

Application of Fuzzy-ANFIS Controller for Ball on Wheel System

The ball-on-wheel (BoW) is a nonlinear single input-multi output (SIMO) system consisting of a ball located on a wheel. The system’s challenge is to balance ball at the highest point on the wheel. In this paper, we propose a method of applying ANFIS toolbox in imitating a successful controller (in this case, it is PD controller). This process creates a similar fuzzy controller which controls well this system. Therefore, through this research, ANFIS toolbox shows the ability in imitating an expert‘s control law through collecting data of operations

Synthesis and redetermination of the crystal structure of salicyl-aldehyde <i>N</i>(4)-morpholino-thio-semi-carbazone.

The structure of the title compound (systematic name: N-{[(2-hy-droxy-phen-yl)methyl-idene]amino}-morpholine-4-carbo-thio-amide), C12H15N3O2S, was prev-iously determined (Koo et al., 1977 ▸) using multiple-film equi-inclination Weissenberg data, but has been redetermined with higher precision to explore its conformation and the hydrogen-bonding patterns and supra-molecular inter-actions. The mol-ecular structure shows intra-molecular O-H⋯N and C-H⋯S inter-actions. The configuration of the C=N bond is E. The mol-ecule is slightly twisted about the central N-N bond. The best planes through the phenyl ring and the morpholino ring make an angle of 43.44 (17)°. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are connected into chains by N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which combine to generate sheets lying parallel to (002). The most prominent contribution to the surface contacts are H⋯H contacts (51.6%), as concluded from a Hirshfeld surface analysis

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

Background: To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published population studies and gray literature from 2000 to 2020 was carried out to estimate global and regional trends. We developed prevalence estimates based on modeled distance visual impairment and blindness due to cataract, producing location-, year-, age-, and sex-specific estimates of moderate to severe vision impairment (MSVI presenting visual acuity &lt;6/18, ≥3/60) and blindness (presenting visual acuity &lt;3/60). Estimates are age-standardized using the GBD standard population. Results: In 2020, among overall (all ages) 43.3 million blind and 295 million with MSVI, 17.0 million (39.6%) people were blind and 83.5 million (28.3%) had MSVI due to cataract blind 60% female, MSVI 59% female. From 1990 to 2020, the count of persons blind (MSVI) due to cataract increased by 29.7%(93.1%) whereas the age-standardized global prevalence of cataract-related blindness improved by −27.5% and MSVI increased by 7.2%. The contribution of cataract to the age-standardized prevalence of blindness exceeded the global figure only in South Asia (62.9%) and Southeast Asia and Oceania (47.9%). Conclusions: The number of people blind and with MSVI due to cataract has risen over the past 30 years, despite a decrease in the age-standardized prevalence of cataract. This indicates that cataract treatment programs have been beneficial, but population growth and aging have outpaced their impact. Growing numbers of cataract blind indicate that more, better-directed, resources are needed to increase global capacity for cataract surgery.</p

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract : a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

DATA AVAILABILITY : Data sources for the Global Vision Database are listed at the following weblink http://www.anglia.ac.uk/verigbd. Fully disaggregated data is not available publicly due to data sharing agreements with some principal investigators yet requests for summary data can be made to the corresponding author.CHANGE HISTORY 16 July 2024 : A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-03161-7.BACKGROUND : To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals. METHODS : A systematic review and meta-analysis of published population studies and gray literature from 2000 to 2020 was carried out to estimate global and regional trends. We developed prevalence estimates based on modeled distance visual impairment and blindness due to cataract, producing location-, year-, age-, and sex-specific estimates of moderate to severe vision impairment (MSVI presenting visual acuity <6/18, ≥3/60) and blindness (presenting visual acuity <3/60). Estimates are age-standardized using the GBD standard population. RESULTS : In 2020, among overall (all ages) 43.3 million blind and 295 million with MSVI, 17.0 million (39.6%) people were blind and 83.5 million (28.3%) had MSVI due to cataract blind 60% female, MSVI 59% female. From 1990 to 2020, the count of persons blind (MSVI) due to cataract increased by 29.7%(93.1%) whereas the age-standardized global prevalence of cataract-related blindness improved by −27.5% and MSVI increased by 7.2%. The contribution of cataract to the age-standardized prevalence of blindness exceeded the global figure only in South Asia (62.9%) and Southeast Asia and Oceania (47.9%). CONCLUSIONS : The number of people blind and with MSVI due to cataract has risen over the past 30 years, despite a decrease in the age-standardized prevalence of cataract. This indicates that cataract treatment programs have been beneficial, but population growth and aging have outpaced their impact. Growing numbers of cataract blind indicate that more, better-directed, resources are needed to increase global capacity for cataract surgery.Brien Holden Vision Institute, Fondation Thea, Fred Hollows Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), Sightsavers International, and University of Heidelberg. Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions.https://www.nature.com/eyehj2024School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-bein

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This work deals with the membership set estimation techniques based upon an unknown but bounded error. Only the ellipsoidal approach has been considered here. In this particular context, a realistic evaluation of the bound based upon an analysis of the kurtosis number of the error sequence has been proposed. A unified approach of the different algorithms has been given, which leads to a numerically stable implementation. Note that nearly all published algorithms do not possess this fundamental property. The convergence analysis of these estimation techniques requires the well-known persistent excitation property. A algorithmic evaluation of this persistency hypothesis of the input has been proposed and a way to built such an input in this particular context is exhibited. Lastly, the compromise between a suboptimal sequential algorithm and an optimal global but numerically unrealistic has been studied ; the different results are illustrated thanks to some simulated data but also with some real data from industrial applications.Ce travail concerne les techniques d'identification ensembliste dites à erreur inconnue mais bornée. On s'est ici exclusivement intêressé à l'approche ensembliste ellipsoïdale. Dans ce contexte précis, nos contributions portent sur une évaluation réaliste de la borne, basée sur l'analyse du kurtosis du signal d'erreur. On propose également une approche unifiée des algorithmes conduisant à leur formulation numériquement stable, à la différence de la quasi-totalité des solutions publiées. L'analyse de la convergence de ce type de techniques fait intervenir la notion habituelle d'excitation persistante pour laquelle on donne une solution algorithmique permettant de qualifier l'entrée, et comment construire des entrées " optimales ". Enfin on s'est intêressé au compromis que l'on pouvait établir entre algorithme séquentiel sous optimal et une approche globale optimale mais numériquement inaccessible. L'ensemble de ces points est illustré tant en simulation qu'avec des données réelles provenant du monde industriel

New concept to compute confidence of reported information level for logic diagnosis

International audienceThis paper proposes a model to compute con dence of reported information level (CRIL) in the domain of logic diagnosis. This level of con dence is provided by a diagnosis module allowing to quickly identify the origin of equipment failure. We studied the factors a ecting CRIL, such as measurement system reliability, production context, position of sensors in the acquisition chains, type of product, reference metrology, preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance based on historical data and reported information generated by production equipment. We have introduced a new 'CRIL' concept based on the Bayesian Network approach, Na ve Bayes model and Tree Augmented Na ve Bayes model. Our contribution includes an on-line con dence computation module for production equipment data, and an algorithm to compute CRIL. We suggest it be applied to the semiconductor manufacturing industry

Contributions à l'identification ensembliste ellipsoïdale

Ce travail concerne les techniques d'identification ensembliste dites à erreur inconnue mais bornée. On s'est ici exclusivement intêressé à l'approche ensembliste ellipsoïdale. Dans ce contexte précis, nos contributions portent sur une évaluation réaliste de la borne, basée sur l'analyse du kurtosis du signal d'erreur. On propose également une approche unifiée des algorithmes conduisant à leur formulation numériquement stable, à la différence de la quasi-totalité des solutions publiées. L'analyse de la convergence de ce type de techniques fait intervenir la notion habituelle d'excitation persistante pour laquelle on donne une solution algorithmique permettant de qualifier l'entrée, et comment construire des entrées " optimales ". Enfin on s'est intêressé au compromis que l'on pouvait établir entre algorithme séquentiel sous optimal et une approche globale optimale mais numériquement inaccessible. L'ensemble de ces points est illustré tant en simulation qu'avec des données réelles provenant du monde industriel.GRENOBLE1-BU Sciences (384212103) / SudocSudocFranceF

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