View Independent Vehicle Make, Model and Color Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Network

This paper describes the details of Sighthound's fully automated vehicle make, model and color recognition system. The backbone of our system is a deep convolutional neural network that is not only computationally inexpensive, but also provides state-of-the-art results on several competitive benchmarks. Additionally, our deep network is trained on a large dataset of several million images which are labeled through a semi-automated process. Finally we test our system on several public datasets as well as our own internal test dataset. Our results show that we outperform other methods on all benchmarks by significant margins. Our model is available to developers through the Sighthound Cloud API at https://www.sighthound.com/products/cloudComment: 7 Page

Comparison the effect of corticosteroid injection with physiotherapy in treatment of painful arch of shoulder

زمینه و هدف: سندرم قوس دردناک شانه به دو صورت جراحی و غیر جراحی درمان می شود. درمان غیر جراحی شامل استفاده از داروهای ضد التهابی استروئیدی و غیر استروئیدی و یا فیزیوتراپی است. لذا هدف این مطالعه بررسی مقایسه میزان اثربخشی تزریق کورتیکواستروئید و فیزیوتراپی در درمان این بیماری می باشد. روش بررسی: در یک کار آزمایی بالینی دو سویه کور 124 بیمار که با شکایت درد یا محدودیت حرکت شانه به درمانگاه ارتوپدی بیمارستان آیت اله کاشانی شهرکرد مراجعه و برای آنها بیماری قوس دردناک شانه تشخیص داده شد بطور تصادفی به دو گروه 62 نفری تقسیم شدند. در گروه اول 40 میلی گرم متیل پردنیزولون در محل حداکثر حساسیت درد تزریق و در گروه دوم، بیماران تحت 10 جلسه فیزیوتراپی طی 2 هفته قرار گرفتند. نتیجه درمان بر اساس پرسشنامه ناتوانی شانه و میزان درد بیماران در هفته های 2، 6 و 11 جمع آوری و با استفاده از آزمون های آماری کای دو، t و آزمون مشاهدات تکرار شده تجزیه و تحلیل شد. یافته ها: میانگین سنی بیماران 5/9±3/42 سال بود. از نظر جنس و سن تفاوتی بین دو گروه مشاهده نشد. در یک بیمار گروه فیزیوتراپی و سه نفر از گروه تزریق کورتیکواستروئید عود بیماری مشاهده شد. روند کاهش معنی داری در میزان شاخص ناتوانی شانه و درد در هر دو گروه مشاهده شد (05/0

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque

Carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque determined by ultrasonography are established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis that each predicts future cardiovascular disease events. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association data in 31,211 participants of European ancestry from nine large studies in the setting of the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium. We then sought additional evidence to support our findings among 11,273 individuals using data from seven additional studies. In the combined meta-analysis, we identified three genomic regions associated with common carotid intima media thickness and two different regions associated with the presence of carotid plaque (P < 5 × 10 -8). The associated SNPs mapped in or near genes related to cellular signaling, lipid metabolism and blood pressure homeostasis, and two of the regions were associated with coronary artery disease (P < 0.006) in the Coronary Artery Disease Genome-Wide Replication and Meta-Analysis (CARDIoGRAM) consortium. Our findings may provide new insight into pathways leading to subclinical atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular events

Analysis of traditional windcatchers and the effects produced by changing the size, shape, and position of the outlet opening

Increased thermal comfort in buildings is consuming large amounts of energy around the world, especially in hot arid and semi-arid regions. Finding and adapting ways to naturally cool buildings should be a priority for researchers in the subject. For centuries the Middle East cultures have used wind towers to cool their buildings and they have proved to be a cost-effective, easy to implement and reliable solution for passive cooling that requires almost negligible energy to operate. The present work tests one traditional windcatcher and 33 modifications of the design of the outlet opening. It seeks to act as a guide to how both to enhance and also avoid reducing performance when designing windcatchers with traditional designs. Using CFD modelling, the volumetric airflow that was captured by the catcher was computed for the different outlet modifications, and this revealed which designs restrain the flow and which boost the airflow, making the wind towers more effective

Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

Blood pressure (BP) is a heritable trait1 influenced by multiple biological pathways and is responsive to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (BP ≥140 mm Hg systolic [SBP] or ≥90 mm Hg diastolic [DBP])2. Even small increments in BP are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events3. This genome-wide association study of SBP and DBP, which used a multi-stage design in 200, 000 individuals of European descent, identified 16 novel loci: six of these loci contain genes previously known or suspected to regulate BP (GUCY1A3-GUCY1B3 ; NPR3-C5orf23 ; ADM ; FURIN-FES ; GOSR2 ; GNAS-EDN3) ; the other 10 provide new clues to BP physiology. A genetic risk score based on 29 genome-wide significant variants was associated with hypertension, left ventricular wall thickness, stroke, and coronary artery disease, but not kidney disease or kidney function. We also observed associations with BP in East Asian, South Asian, and African ancestry individuals. Our findings provide new insights into the genetics and biology of BP, and suggest novel potential therapeutic pathways for cardiovascular disease prevention

Food Consumption and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease: Importance of Solutions Focused on the Globalized Food System A Report From the Workshop Convened by the World Heart Federation

Major scholars in the field, based on a 3-day consensus, created an in-depth review of current knowledge on the role of diet in CVD, the changing global food system and global dietary patterns, and potential policy solutions. Evidence from different countries, age/race/ethnicity/socioeconomic groups suggest the health effects studies of foods, macronutrients, and dietary patterns on CVD appear to be far more consistent though regional knowledge gaps are highlighted. There are large gaps in knowledge about the association of macronutrients to CVD in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly linked with dietary patterns are reviewed. Our understanding of foods and macronutrients in relationship to CVD is broadly clear; however major gaps exist both in dietary pattern research and ways to change diets and food systems. Based on the current evidence, the traditional Mediterranean-type diet, including plant foods/emphasizing plant protein sources, provides a well-tested healthy dietary pattern to reduce CV