Deep neural networks performance optimization in image recognition

In this paper, we consider the problem of insufficient runtime and memory-space complexities of contemporary deep convolutional neural networks in the problem of image recognition. A survey of recent compression methods and efficient neural networks architectures is provided. The experimental study is focused on the visual emotion recognition problem. We compare the computational speed and memory consumption during the training and the inference stages of such methods as the weights matrix decomposition, binarization and hashing in the visual emotion recognition problem. It is experimentally shown that the most efficient recognition is achieved with the full network binarization and matrices decomposition.The article was prepared within the framework of the Academic Fund Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in 2017 (grant №17-05-0007) and by the Russian Academic Excellence Project "5-100". A.V. Savchenko is supported by Russian Federation President grant no. МД-306.2017.9

Features of Formation of the Nanoparticles of Alloys in Metal-carbon Nanocomposites FeCo / C and NiCo / C on Based Polyacrylonitrile

By the method of IR-heating the precursor on base of polyacrylonitrile, compounds of iron, cobalt and nickel metal-carbon nanocomposites were obtained, representing an ensemble of nanoparticles of intermetallic FeCo (NiCo), dispersed in nanocrystalline carbon matrix. XRD analysis revealed that the carbon structure of the PAN-based matrix changed from amorphous to nanocrystalline at the processing temperatures in the range 200-700 °C. Thus there is a reduction of metals from compounds released by degradation of the polymer with hydro-gen. FeCo alloy nanoparticles formed at synthesis temperatures T≥500 °C, in the case of nanocomposites Ni-Co / C alloy nanoparticle formation is possible at T ≥ 270 °C, which is associated with a lower temperature com-pared to the recovery of nickel from iron. According to the results of TGA and DSC found that metals are capable of initiating the chemical transformation in the PAN, resulting in reduction start temperature degradation. Ac-cording to the results of DSC revealed that the formation of nanoparticles is accompanied by release of heat due to exothermic processes occurring in the nanocomposites. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/3631

Role of the language in the study of biochemistry for medical students with using e-learning tools

The medical students obtain the professional skills all over the world using English as basic language. However, other languages are also used in the teaching process, but they are less common. For example, medical education in French besides francophone countries is provided only in Romaine [4] and Ukraine in Europe. Therefore, the investigation of the students’ attitude to the subject, in our case – Biochemistry, is of a big value for practical purposes. We as well evaluate the foreign student attitude to the e-learning tools – Google classrooms (GC) and Moodle platform. During the time of COVID Pandemic – since 2019, they play significant role in the process of Biochemistry teaching

Chemical freeze-out of light nuclei in high energy nuclear collisions and resolution of the hyper-Triton chemical freeze-out puzzle

Indexación ScopusWe present a summary of the recent results obtained with the novel hadron resonance gas model with the multicomponent hard-core repulsion which is extended to describe the mixtures of hadrons and light (anti-, hyper-)nuclei. A very accurate description is obtained for the hadronic and the light nuclei data measured by STAR at the collision energy The most striking result discussed here is that for the most probable chemical freeze-out scenario for the STAR energy the found parameters allow us to reproduce the values of the experimental ratios S 3 and without fitting. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.https://iopscience-iop-org.recursosbiblioteca.unab.cl/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1690/1/01212

The Dynamics of Brane-World Cosmological Models

Brane-world cosmology is motivated by recent developments in string/M-theory and offers a new perspective on the hierarchy problem. In the brane-world scenario, our Universe is a four-dimensional subspace or {\em brane} embedded in a higher-dimensional {\em bulk} spacetime. Ordinary matter fields are confined to the brane while the gravitational field can also propagate in the bulk, leading to modifications of Einstein's theory of general relativity at high energies. In particular, the Randall-Sundrum-type models are self-consistent and simple and allow for an investigation of the essential non-linear gravitational dynamics. The governing field equations induced on the brane differ from the general relativistic equations in that there are nonlocal effects from the free gravitational field in the bulk, transmitted via the projection of the bulk Weyl tensor, and the local quadratic energy-momentum corrections, which are significant in the high-energy regime close to the initial singularity. In this review we discuss the asymptotic dynamical evolution of spatially homogeneous brane-world cosmological models containing both a perfect fluid and a scalar field close to the initial singularity. Using dynamical systems techniques it is found that, for models with a physically relevant equation of state, an isotropic singularity is a past-attractor in all orthogonal spatially homogeneous models (including Bianchi type IX models). In addition, we describe the dynamics in a class of inhomogeneous brane-world models, and show that these models also have an isotropic initial singularity. These results provide support for the conjecture that typically the initial cosmological singularity is isotropic in brane-world cosmology.Comment: Einstein Centennial Review Article: to appear in CJ

Multiwavelength variability of BL Lacertae measured with high time resolution

In an effort to locate the sites of emission at different frequencies and physical processes causing variability in blazar jets, we have obtained high time-resolution observations of BL Lacertae over a wide wavelength range: with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) at 6000–10000 Å with 2 minute cadence; with the Neil Gehrels Swift satellite at optical, UV, and X-ray bands; with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array at hard X-ray bands; with the Fermi Large Area Telescope at γ-ray energies; and with the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope for measurement of the optical flux density and polarization. All light curves are correlated, with similar structure on timescales from hours to days. The shortest timescale of variability at optical frequencies observed with TESS is ~0.5 hr. The most common timescale is 13 ± 1 hr, comparable with the minimum timescale of X-ray variability, 14.5 hr. The multiwavelength variability properties cannot be explained by a change solely in the Doppler factor of the emitting plasma. The polarization behavior implies that there are both ordered and turbulent components to the magnetic field in the jet. Correlation analysis indicates that the X-ray variations lag behind the γ-ray and optical light curves by up to ~0.4 day. The timescales of variability, cross-frequency lags, and polarization properties can be explained by turbulent plasma that is energized by a shock in the jet and subsequently loses energy to synchrotron and inverse Compton radiation in a magnetic field of strength ~3 G.Accepted manuscrip

Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar 3C 279: decade-long study from γ-ray to radio

We report the results of decade-long (2008–2018) γ-ray to 1 GHz radio monitoring of the blazar 3C 279, including GASP/WEBT, Fermi and Swift data, as well as polarimetric and spectroscopic data. The X-ray and γ-ray light curves correlate well, with no delay ≳ 3 h, implying general cospatiality of the emission regions. The γ-ray–optical flux–flux relation changes with activity state, ranging from a linear to a more complex dependence. The behaviour of the Stokes parameters at optical and radio wavelengths, including 43 GHz Very Long Baseline Array images, supports either a predominantly helical magnetic field or motion of the radiating plasma along a spiral path. Apparent speeds of emission knots range from 10 to 37c, with the highest values requiring bulk Lorentz factors close to those needed to explain γ-ray variability on very short time-scales. The Mg ii emission line flux in the ‘blue’ and ‘red’ wings correlates with the optical synchrotron continuum flux density, possibly providing a variable source of seed photons for inverse Compton scattering. In the radio bands, we find progressive delays of the most prominent light-curve maxima with decreasing frequency, as expected from the frequency dependence of the τ = 1 surface of synchrotron self-absorption. The global maximum in the 86 GHz light curve becomes less prominent at lower frequencies, while a local maximum, appearing in 2014, strengthens toward decreasing frequencies, becoming pronounced at ∼5 GHz. These tendencies suggest different Doppler boosting of stratified radio-emitting zones in the jet.First author draf