78 research outputs found
Trapping and Steering on Lattice Strings: Virtual Slow Waves, Directional and Non-propagating Excitations
Using a lattice string model, a number of peculiar excitation situations
related to non-propagating excitations and non-radiating sources are
demonstrated. External fields can be used to trap excitations locally but also
lead to the ability to steer such excitations dynamically as long as the
steering is slower than the field's wave propagation. I present explicit
constructions of a number of examples, including temporally limited
non-propagating excitations, directional excitation and virtually slowed
propagation. Using these dynamical lattice constructions I demonstrate that
neither persistent temporal oscillation nor static localization are necessary
for non-propagating excitations to occur.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures, RevTex4, references added, figure captions
improved, to appear in Physical Review
Topological IIR Filters over Simplicial Topologies via Sheaves
Topology offers a means to formally generalize digital filtering methods
based on digital linear translation-invariant (LTI) filters while also, in
principle, incorporating translation-variant and nonlinear methods as well as
studying large scale (global) properties of filter problems. In this letter we
show how the full content of LTI digital filter theory can be incorporated into
the formalism of topological filters as introduced by Robinson. In particular,
we will give the feedback filter construction associated with infinite impulse
responses (IIR). The result allows for direct translation of LTI filters into
topological filters, which are sheaves of finite vector spaces and suitably
constructed linear maps over simplicial topologies.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication: IEEE Signal Processing
Letter
Hooking up Web Audio to WebGL Typography
Presented at the 2nd Web Audio Conference (WAC), April 4-6, 2016, Atlanta, Georgia.This presentation was presented as part of a poster/demo session on April 5, 2016. Timestamp: 09:41 - 10:31.This demo introduces programmable text rendering that enables temporal typography in web browsers. Textual interaction is seen not only as a dynamic but interactive process facilitating both scripted and live musical expression in various contexts such as audio-visual performance using keyboards and live coding visualization. We transform plain text into a highly audiovisual medium and a musical interface which is visually expressive by transforming textual properties using real-time web audio signal. Technical realization of the concept uses Web Audio API, WebGL and GLSL shaders. We show a number of examples that illustrate instances of the concept in various scenarios ranging from simple textual visualization, live coding environments and interactive writing platform
Crowd in C[loud] : Audience Participation Music with Online Dating Metaphor using Cloud Service
Presented at the 2nd Web Audio Conference (WAC), April 4-6, 2016, Atlanta, Georgia.In this paper, we introduce Crowd in C[loud], a networked
music piece designed for audience participation at a music
concert. We developed a networked musical instrument for
the web browser where a casual smartphone user can play
music as well as interact with other audience members. A
participant composes a short tune with five notes and serving as a personal profile picture of each individual through-
out the piece. The notion of musical profiles is used to form
a social network that mimics an online-dating website. People browse the profiles of others, choose someone they like, and initiate interaction online and offline. We utilize a cloud
service that helps build, without a server-side programming,
a large-scale networked music ensemble on the web. This paper introduces the design choices for this distributed musical
instrument. It describes details on how the crowd is orchestrated through the cloud service. We discuss how it facilitates mingling with one another. Finally we show how live
coding is incorporated while maintaining the coherence of
the piece. From rehearsal to actual performance, the crowd
takes part in the process of producing the piece
Functionality and Cell Senescence of CD4/ CD8-Selected CD20 CAR T Cells Manufactured Using the Automated CliniMACS Prodigy® Platform
Clinical studies using autologous CAR T cells have achieved
spectacular remissions in refractory CD19+ B cell leukaemia,
however some of the patient treatments with CAR T cells
failed. Beside the heterogeneity of leukaemia, the distribution and senescence of the autologous cells from heavily
pretreated patients might be further reasons for this. We performed six consecutive large-scale manufacturing processes
for CD20 CAR T cells from healthy donor leukapheresis using
the automated CliniMACS Prodigy® platform. Starting with
a CD4/CD8-positive selection, a high purity of a median
of 97% T cells with a median 65-fold cell expansion was
achieved. Interestingly, the transduction rate was significantly higher for CD4+ compared to CD8+ T cells and reached
in a median of 23%. CD20 CAR T cells showed a good specific IFN-γ secretion after cocultivation with CD20+ target
cells which correlated with good cytotoxic activity. Most importantly, 3 out of 5 CAR T cell products showed an increase
in telomere length during the manufacturing process, while
telomere length remained consistent in one and decreased
in another process. In conclusion, this shows for the first time
that beside heterogeneity among healthy donors, CAR T cell
products also differ regarding cell senescence, even for cells
manufactured in a standardised automated process
Biodiversity post-2020: Closing the gap between global targets and national-level implementation
National and local governments need to step up efforts to effectively implement the post-2020 global biodiversity framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity to halt and reverse worsening biodiversity trends. Drawing on recent advances in interdisciplinary biodiversity science, we propose a framework for improved implementation by national and subnational governments. First, the identification of actions and the promotion of ownership across stakeholders need to recognize the multiple values of biodiversity and account for remote responsibility. Second, cross-sectorial implementation and mainstreaming should adopt scalable and multifunctional ecosystem restoration approaches and target positive futures for nature and people. Third, assessment of progress and adaptive management can be informed by novel biodiversity monitoring and modeling approaches handling the multidimensionality of biodiversity change
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