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Genie: Show Me the Data for Quantization
Zero-shot quantization is a promising approach for developing lightweight
deep neural networks when data is inaccessible owing to various reasons,
including cost and issues related to privacy. By utilizing the learned
parameters (statistics) of FP32-pre-trained models, zero-shot quantization
schemes focus on generating synthetic data by minimizing the distance between
the learned parameters ( and ) and distributions of intermediate
activations. Subsequently, they distill knowledge from the pre-trained model
(\textit{teacher}) to the quantized model (\textit{student}) such that the
quantized model can be optimized with the synthetic dataset. In general,
zero-shot quantization comprises two major elements: synthesizing datasets and
quantizing models. However, thus far, zero-shot quantization has primarily been
discussed in the context of quantization-aware training methods, which require
task-specific losses and long-term optimization as much as retraining. We thus
introduce a post-training quantization scheme for zero-shot quantization that
produces high-quality quantized networks within a few hours on even half an
hour. Furthermore, we propose a framework called \genie~that generates data
suited for post-training quantization. With the data synthesized by \genie, we
can produce high-quality quantized models without real datasets, which is
comparable to few-shot quantization. We also propose a post-training
quantization algorithm to enhance the performance of quantized models. By
combining them, we can bridge the gap between zero-shot and few-shot
quantization while significantly improving the quantization performance
compared to that of existing approaches. In other words, we can obtain a unique
state-of-the-art zero-shot quantization approach.Comment: 13 page
Single incision thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy with systematic lymph node dissection
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) provides less postoperative pain, preservation of the immune response and shorter recovery period, compared with thoracotomy. However, many patients complain of postoperative pain and paresthesia because VATS requires 3 or 4 incisions including a utility incision of 3–5 cm. To overcome this problem, single incision thoracoscopic surgery has emerged; this technique has been adopted for lung cancer surgery since 2010. Complete mediastinal lymph node dissection is the major role of lung cancer surgery. We describe a case of a right upper lobectomy with complete mediastinal lymph node dissection via single incision thoracosopic surgery
Novel Diagnostic Model for the Deficient and Excess Pulse Qualities
The deficient and excess pulse qualities (DEPs) are the two representatives of the deficiency and excess syndromes, respectively. Despite its importance in the objectification of pulse diagnosis, a reliable classification model for the DEPs has not been reported to date. In this work, we propose a classification method for the DEPs based on a clinical study. First, through factor analysis and Fisher's discriminant analysis, we show that all the pulse amplitudes obtained at various applied pressures at Chon, Gwan, and Cheok contribute on equal orders of magnitude in the determination of the DEPs. Then, we discuss that the pulse pressure or the average pulse amplitude is appropriate for describing the collective behaviors of the pulse amplitudes and a simple and reliable classification can be constructed from either quantity. Finally, we propose an enhanced classification model that combines the two complementary variables sequentially
The Light and Period Variations of the Eclipsing Binary BX Draconis
New CCD photometric observations of BX Dra were obtained for 26 nights from
2009 April to 2010 June. The long-term photometric behaviors of the system are
presented from detailed studies of the period and light variations, based on
the historical data and our new observations. All available light curves
display total eclipses at secondary minima and inverse O'Connell effects with
Max I fainter than Max II, which are satisfactorily modeled by adding the
slightly time-varying hot spot on the primary star. A total of 87 times of
minimum light spanning over about 74 yrs, including our 22 timing measurements,
were used for ephemeris computations. Detailed analysis of the O-C diagram
showed that the orbital period has changed in combinations with an upward
parabola and a sinusoidal variation. The continuous period increase with a rate
of +5.65 \times 10^-7 d yr^-1 is consistent with that calculated from the
Wilson-Devinney synthesis code. It can be interpreted as a mass transfer from
the secondary to the primary star at a rate of 2.74 \times 10^-7 M\odot yr^-1,
which is one of the largest rates for contact systems. The most likely
explanation of the sinusoidal variation with a period of 30.2 yrs and a
semi-amplitude of 0.0062 d is a light-traveltime effect due to the existence of
a circumbinary object. We suggest that BX Dra is probably a triple system,
consisting of a primary star with a spectral type of F0, its secondary
component of spectral type F1-2, and an unseen circumbinary object with a
minimum mass of M3 = 0.23 M\odot.Comment: 24 pages, including 5 figures and 9 tables, accepted for publication
in PAS
Electric field control of nonvolatile four-state magnetization at room temperature
We find the realization of large converse magnetoelectric (ME) effects at
room temperature in a multiferroic hexaferrite
BaSrCoFeO single crystal, in which rapid
change of electric polarization in low magnetic fields (about 5 mT) is coined
to a large ME susceptibility of 3200 ps/m. The modulation of magnetization then
reaches up to 0.62 /f.u. in an electric field of 1.14 MV/m. We find
further that four ME states induced by different ME poling exhibit unique,
nonvolatile magnetization versus electric field curves, which can be
approximately described by an effective free energy with a distinct set of ME
coefficients
A New SX Phe Star in the Globular Cluster M15
A new SX Phe star (labelled SXP1) found from CCD photometry is the first
to be discovered in the globular cluster M15. It is a blue straggler and is
located 102\arcsec.8 north and 285\arcsec.6 west of the center of M15
\citep{har96}. Mean magnitudes of SXP1 are = 18$\fm$671 and
= 18\fm445. The amplitude of variability of SXP1 is measured to be . From multiple-frequency analysis based on the Fourier
decomposition method, we detect two very closely separated pulsating
frequencies: the primary frequency at c/d for both - and
-bands, and the secondary frequency at c/d for the -band and
24.343 c/d for the -band. This star is the second among known SX Phe stars
found to pulsate with very closely separated frequencies ().
These frequencies may be explained by excitation of nonradial modes; however,
we have an incomplete understanding of this phenomenon in the case of SX Phe
stars with relatively high amplitudes. The metallicity-period and the
variability amplitude-period relations for SXP1 in M15 are found to be
consistent with those for SX Phe stars in other globular clusters.Comment: 15 pages with 6 figures, accepted by the Astronomical Journal
(scheduled May 2001
Selenoprotein W promotes cell cycle recovery from G2 arrest through the activation of CDC25B
AbstractSelenoprotein W (SelW) contains a highly reactive selenocysteine (Sec; U) in the CXXU motif corresponding to the CXXC motif in thioredoxin (Trx) and thus it appears to be involved in regulating the cellular redox state. Recent reports on the interaction between SelW and 14-3-3 suggest that SelW may be redox dependently involved in the cell cycle. However, the precise function of SelW has not yet been elucidated. Here, we show that SelW is involved in the G2–M transition, especially in the recovery from G2 arrest after deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. Knockdown of SelW significantly accumulated phosphorylated cyclin‐dependent kinase (Cdk1), which eventually led to a delay in recovery from G2 arrest. We also found that inactive Cdk1 is caused by the sustained inactivation of CDC25B, which removes the inhibitory phosphate from Cdk1. Our observation from this study reveals that SelW activated CDC25B by promoting the dissociation of 14-3-3 from CDC25B through the reduction of the intramolecular disulfide bond during recovery. We suggest that SelW plays an important role in the recovery from G2 arrest by determining the dissociation of 14-3-3 from CDC25B in a redox-dependent manner
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