660 research outputs found
Numerical variational simulations of quantum phase transitions in the sub-Ohmic spin-boson model with multiple polaron ansatz
With extensive variational simulations, dissipative quantum phase transitions
in the sub-Ohmic spin-boson model are numerically studied in a dense limit of
environmental modes. By employing a generalized trial wave function composed of
coherent-state expansions, transition points and critical exponents are
accurately determined for various spectral exponents, demonstrating excellent
agreement with those obtained by other sophisticated numerical techniques.
Besides, the quantum-to-classical correspondence is fully confirmed over the
entire sub-Ohmic range, compared with theoretical predictions of the long-range
Ising model. Mean-field and non-mean-field critical behaviors are found in the
deep and shallow sub-Ohmic regimes, respectively, and distinct physical
mechanisms of them are uncovered.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, 2 table
Dys-regulated Gene Expression Networks by Meta-Analysis of Microarray Data on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common type of carcinoma worldwide. Development of OSCC is a multi-step process involving genes related to cell cycle, growth control, apoptosis, DNA damage response and other cellular regulators. The pathogenic pathways involved in this tumor are mostly unknown and therefore a better characterization of OSCC gene expression profile would represent a considerable advance. The availability of publicly available gene expression datasets has opened up new challenges especially for the integration of data generated by different research groups and different array platforms with the purpose of obtaining new insights on the biological process investigated.

Results: In this work we performed a meta-analysis on four microarray and four datasets of gene expression data on OSCC in order to evaluate the degree of agreement of the biological results obtained by these different studies and to identify common regulatory pathways that could be responsible of tumor growth. Sixteen dys-regulated pathways implicated in OSCC were mined out from the four published datasets, and most importantly three pathways were first reported. Those regulatory pathways and biological processes which are significantly enriched have been investigated by means of literatures and meanwhile, four genes of the maximally altered pathways, ECM-receptor interaction, were validated and identified by qRT-PCR as a possible candidate of aggressiveness of OSCC.

Conclusion: we have developed a robust method for analyzing pathways altered in OSCC using three expression array data sets. This study sets a stage for the further discovery of the basic mechanisms that may underlie a diseased state and would help in identifying critical nodes in the pathway that can be targeted for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. In addition, those who are interested in our approach can obtain the software package (MATLAB platform) by email freely
ADoPT: LiDAR Spoofing Attack Detection Based on Point-Level Temporal Consistency
Deep neural networks (DNNs) are increasingly integrated into LiDAR (Light
Detection and Ranging)-based perception systems for autonomous vehicles (AVs),
requiring robust performance under adversarial conditions. We aim to address
the challenge of LiDAR spoofing attacks, where attackers inject fake objects
into LiDAR data and fool AVs to misinterpret their environment and make
erroneous decisions. However, current defense algorithms predominantly depend
on perception outputs (i.e., bounding boxes) thus face limitations in detecting
attackers given the bounding boxes are generated by imperfect perception models
processing limited points, acquired based on the ego vehicle's viewpoint. To
overcome these limitations, we propose a novel framework, named ADoPT (Anomaly
Detection based on Point-level Temporal consistency), which quantitatively
measures temporal consistency across consecutive frames and identifies abnormal
objects based on the coherency of point clusters. In our evaluation using the
nuScenes dataset, our algorithm effectively counters various LiDAR spoofing
attacks, achieving a low ( 85%)
true positive ratio (TPR), outperforming existing state-of-the-art defense
methods, CARLO and 3D-TC2. Furthermore, our evaluation demonstrates the
promising potential for accurate attack detection across various road
environments.Comment: BMVC 2023 (17 pages, 13 figures, and 1 table
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