Estudio de Arquitecturas VLSI de la etapa de predicción de la compensación de movimiento, para compresión de imágenes y video con Algoritmos full-search. Aplicación al estándar H.264/AVC

En esta tesis doctoral se presenta el diseño y realización de arquitecturas VLSI de estimación de movimiento, en sus versiones de pixeles enteros y fraccionarios, para la etapa de predicción de la compensación de movimiento del estándar de codificación de video H.264/AVC. Las arquitecturas propuestas son estructuras de procesamiento pipeline-paralelas con alta eficiencia en su data_path y una administración optima de la memoria. Utilizando el algoritmo full-search block matching, los diseños cumplen los requerimientos de tamaño de bloque variable y resolución de ¼ de píxel del estándar con máxima calidad. Los estimadores de movimiento combinan las características de las arquitecturas consideradas en el estado del arte junto con la aplicación de nuevos esquemas y algoritmos hardware, en el proceso de codificación del componente luma de la señal de video. Diseñadas como coprocesadores de aceleración hardware para procesadores de 32 bits, las arquitecturas que se presentan han sido simuladas y sintetizadas para FPGA Virtex-4 de Xilinx, utilizando el lenguaje de descripción de hardware VHDL.Mora Campos, A. (2008). Estudio de Arquitecturas VLSI de la etapa de predicción de la compensación de movimiento, para compresión de imágenes y video con Algoritmos full-search. Aplicación al estándar H.264/AVC [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/3446Palanci

Programa de fidelizaciones Dislicores S.A.S. en la ciudad de Bogotá

El objetivo principal de esta investigación bajo el modelo de una problemática que se viene presentando en la Empresa Dislicores S.A.S., se basa en la identificación y análisis de la deserción laboral de trabajadores contratados y quienes no superaban los seis (06) meses laborando en la compañía. En este caso, como estudiantes nos enfocamos en manejar un mecanismo de Investigación basado en el Método Cuantitativo, basados en la investigación de mercados y la previsión de la demanda, mediante la utilización de herramientas estadísticas. Nos basaremos bajo las estadísticas de la empresa y los factores que debemos de mejorar a corto, mediano y largo plazo desde el área de recursos humanos, construyendo un modelo de mejora continua, a través de un plan de incentivos y compensación para los empleados de la compañía, asegurándoles una estabilidad emocional, económica y crecimiento personal y profesional dentro de la compañía.When analyzing the human resources department of the company Dislicores S.A.S., it was evidenced that in the first semester of 2022 the company made contracts, but no collaborator remained linked to the company for more than six (06) months, due to the fact that they did not adapt under their charge, causing the performance level of the areas where they worked to decrease substantially, generating setbacks in hiring, as well as in the execution of activities. Due to this decrease in production, the workers began to reduce their sense of belonging, generating high levels of stress and anxiety within the company, directly affecting the commercial development of the company

Pan-Cancer Analysis of lncRNA Regulation Supports Their Targeting of Cancer Genes in Each Tumor Context

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are commonly dys-regulated in tumors, but only a handful are known toplay pathophysiological roles in cancer. We inferredlncRNAs that dysregulate cancer pathways, onco-genes, and tumor suppressors (cancer genes) bymodeling their effects on the activity of transcriptionfactors, RNA-binding proteins, and microRNAs in5,185 TCGA tumors and 1,019 ENCODE assays.Our predictions included hundreds of candidateonco- and tumor-suppressor lncRNAs (cancerlncRNAs) whose somatic alterations account for thedysregulation of dozens of cancer genes and path-ways in each of 14 tumor contexts. To demonstrateproof of concept, we showed that perturbations tar-geting OIP5-AS1 (an inferred tumor suppressor) andTUG1 and WT1-AS (inferred onco-lncRNAs) dysre-gulated cancer genes and altered proliferation ofbreast and gynecologic cancer cells. Our analysis in-dicates that, although most lncRNAs are dysregu-lated in a tumor-specific manner, some, includingOIP5-AS1, TUG1, NEAT1, MEG3, and TSIX, synergis-tically dysregulate cancer pathways in multiple tumorcontexts

Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

Although theMYConcogene has been implicated incancer, a systematic assessment of alterations ofMYC, related transcription factors, and co-regulatoryproteins, forming the proximal MYC network (PMN),across human cancers is lacking. Using computa-tional approaches, we define genomic and proteo-mic features associated with MYC and the PMNacross the 33 cancers of The Cancer Genome Atlas.Pan-cancer, 28% of all samples had at least one ofthe MYC paralogs amplified. In contrast, the MYCantagonists MGA and MNT were the most frequentlymutated or deleted members, proposing a roleas tumor suppressors.MYCalterations were mutu-ally exclusive withPIK3CA,PTEN,APC,orBRAFalterations, suggesting that MYC is a distinct onco-genic driver. Expression analysis revealed MYC-associated pathways in tumor subtypes, such asimmune response and growth factor signaling; chro-matin, translation, and DNA replication/repair wereconserved pan-cancer. This analysis reveals insightsinto MYC biology and is a reference for biomarkersand therapeutics for cancers with alterations ofMYC or the PMN

Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

This integrated, multiplatform PanCancer Atlas study co-mapped and identified distinguishing molecular features of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) from five sites associated with smokin

Spatial Organization and Molecular Correlation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Using Deep Learning on Pathology Images

Beyond sample curation and basic pathologic characterization, the digitized H&E-stained images of TCGA samples remain underutilized. To highlight this resource, we present mappings of tumorinfiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) based on H&E images from 13 TCGA tumor types. These TIL maps are derived through computational staining using a convolutional neural network trained to classify patches of images. Affinity propagation revealed local spatial structure in TIL patterns and correlation with overall survival. TIL map structural patterns were grouped using standard histopathological parameters. These patterns are enriched in particular T cell subpopulations derived from molecular measures. TIL densities and spatial structure were differentially enriched among tumor types, immune subtypes, and tumor molecular subtypes, implying that spatial infiltrate state could reflect particular tumor cell aberration states. Obtaining spatial lymphocytic patterns linked to the rich genomic characterization of TCGA samples demonstrates one use for the TCGA image archives with insights into the tumor-immune microenvironment

Integrated Genomic Analysis of the Ubiquitin Pathway across Cancer Types

Protein ubiquitination is a dynamic and reversibleprocess of adding single ubiquitin molecules orvarious ubiquitin chains to target proteins. Here,using multidimensional omic data of 9,125 tumorsamples across 33 cancer types from The CancerGenome Atlas, we perform comprehensive molecu-lar characterization of 929 ubiquitin-related genesand 95 deubiquitinase genes. Among them, we sys-tematically identify top somatic driver candidates,including mutatedFBXW7with cancer-type-specificpatterns and amplifiedMDM2showing a mutuallyexclusive pattern withBRAFmutations. Ubiquitinpathway genes tend to be upregulated in cancermediated by diverse mechanisms. By integratingpan-cancer multiomic data, we identify a group oftumor samples that exhibit worse prognosis. Thesesamples are consistently associated with the upre-gulation of cell-cycle and DNA repair pathways, char-acterized by mutatedTP53,MYC/TERTamplifica-tion, andAPC/PTENdeletion. Our analysishighlights the importance of the ubiquitin pathwayin cancer development and lays a foundation fordeveloping relevant therapeutic strategies

Machine Learning Identifies Stemness Features Associated with Oncogenic Dedifferentiation.

Cancer progression involves the gradual loss of a differentiated phenotype and acquisition of progenitor and stem-cell-like features. Here, we provide novel stemness indices for assessing the degree of oncogenic dedifferentiation. We used an innovative one-class logistic regression (OCLR) machine-learning algorithm to extract transcriptomic and epigenetic feature sets derived from non-transformed pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated progeny. Using OCLR, we were able to identify previously undiscovered biological mechanisms associated with the dedifferentiated oncogenic state. Analyses of the tumor microenvironment revealed unanticipated correlation of cancer stemness with immune checkpoint expression and infiltrating immune cells. We found that the dedifferentiated oncogenic phenotype was generally most prominent in metastatic tumors. Application of our stemness indices to single-cell data revealed patterns of intra-tumor molecular heterogeneity. Finally, the indices allowed for the identification of novel targets and possible targeted therapies aimed at tumor differentiation