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Containing Analog Data Deluge at Edge through Frequency-Domain Compression in Collaborative Compute-in-Memory Networks
Edge computing is a promising solution for handling high-dimensional,
multispectral analog data from sensors and IoT devices for applications such as
autonomous drones. However, edge devices' limited storage and computing
resources make it challenging to perform complex predictive modeling at the
edge. Compute-in-memory (CiM) has emerged as a principal paradigm to minimize
energy for deep learning-based inference at the edge. Nevertheless, integrating
storage and processing complicates memory cells and/or memory peripherals,
essentially trading off area efficiency for energy efficiency. This paper
proposes a novel solution to improve area efficiency in deep learning inference
tasks. The proposed method employs two key strategies. Firstly, a Frequency
domain learning approach uses binarized Walsh-Hadamard Transforms, reducing the
necessary parameters for DNN (by 87% in MobileNetV2) and enabling
compute-in-SRAM, which better utilizes parallelism during inference. Secondly,
a memory-immersed collaborative digitization method is described among CiM
arrays to reduce the area overheads of conventional ADCs. This facilitates more
CiM arrays in limited footprint designs, leading to better parallelism and
reduced external memory accesses. Different networking configurations are
explored, where Flash, SA, and their hybrid digitization steps can be
implemented using the memory-immersed scheme. The results are demonstrated
using a 65 nm CMOS test chip, exhibiting significant area and energy savings
compared to a 40 nm-node 5-bit SAR ADC and 5-bit Flash ADC. By processing
analog data more efficiently, it is possible to selectively retain valuable
data from sensors and alleviate the challenges posed by the analog data deluge.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2307.03863,
arXiv:2309.0177
STARNet: Sensor Trustworthiness and Anomaly Recognition via Approximated Likelihood Regret for Robust Edge Autonomy
Complex sensors such as LiDAR, RADAR, and event cameras have proliferated in
autonomous robotics to enhance perception and understanding of the environment.
Meanwhile, these sensors are also vulnerable to diverse failure mechanisms that
can intricately interact with their operation environment. In parallel, the
limited availability of training data on complex sensors also affects the
reliability of their deep learning-based prediction flow, where their
prediction models can fail to generalize to environments not adequately
captured in the training set. To address these reliability concerns, this paper
introduces STARNet, a Sensor Trustworthiness and Anomaly Recognition Network
designed to detect untrustworthy sensor streams that may arise from sensor
malfunctions and/or challenging environments. We specifically benchmark STARNet
on LiDAR and camera data. STARNet employs the concept of approximated
likelihood regret, a gradient-free framework tailored for low-complexity
hardware, especially those with only fixed-point precision capabilities.
Through extensive simulations, we demonstrate the efficacy of STARNet in
detecting untrustworthy sensor streams in unimodal and multimodal settings. In
particular, the network shows superior performance in addressing internal
sensor failures, such as cross-sensor interference and crosstalk. In diverse
test scenarios involving adverse weather and sensor malfunctions, we show that
STARNet enhances prediction accuracy by approximately 10% by filtering out
untrustworthy sensor streams. STARNet is publicly available at
\url{https://github.com/sinatayebati/STARNet}
Robust Monocular Localization of Drones by Adapting Domain Maps to Depth Prediction Inaccuracies
We present a novel monocular localization framework by jointly training deep
learning-based depth prediction and Bayesian filtering-based pose reasoning.
The proposed cross-modal framework significantly outperforms deep learning-only
predictions with respect to model scalability and tolerance to environmental
variations. Specifically, we show little-to-no degradation of pose accuracy
even with extremely poor depth estimates from a lightweight depth predictor.
Our framework also maintains high pose accuracy in extreme lighting variations
compared to standard deep learning, even without explicit domain adaptation. By
openly representing the map and intermediate feature maps (such as depth
estimates), our framework also allows for faster updates and reusing
intermediate predictions for other tasks, such as obstacle avoidance, resulting
in much higher resource efficiency
Characterization and biological evaluation of some novel pyrazolo[3’,4’:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-8-ones synthesized via the Gewald reaction
The synthesis of substituted pyrazolo[3’,4’:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-8-ones (IIIa–j) from 5-amino-3-methyl-1H-thieno[3,2-c]pyrazole-6-carbonitrile (II) is described. The key compound II was synthesized from (5-methyl--2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-ylidene)malononitrile I via the Gewald reaction. The synthesis of the title compounds IIIa–j was accomplished by condensation of II with different aromatic aldehydes. The newly synthesized heterocyles were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and mass spectroscopic investigation. All the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against a variety of bacterial strains
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Cerebral Blood Perfusion Predicts Response To Sertraline Versus Placebo For Major Depressive Disorder In The Embarc Trial
Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has been associated with brain-related changes. However, biomarkers have yet to be defined that could “accurately” identify antidepressant-responsive patterns and reduce the trial-and-error process in treatment selection. Cerebral blood perfusion, as measured by Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL), has been used to understand resting-state brain function, detect abnormalities in MDD, and could serve as a marker for treatment selection. As part of a larger trial to identify predictors of treatment outcome, the current investigation aimed to identify perfusion predictors of treatment response in MDD.
Methods: For this secondary analysis, participants include 231 individuals with MDD from the EMBARC study, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial investigating clincal, behavioral, and biological predictors of antidepressant response. Participants received sertraline (n=114) or placebo (n=117) and response was monitored for 8 weeks. Pre-treatment neuroimaging was completed, including ASL. A whole-brain, voxel-wise linear mixed-effects model was conducted to identify brain regions in which perfusion levels differentially predict (moderate) treatment response. Clinical effectiveness of perfusion moderators was investigated by composite moderator analysis and remission rates. Composite moderator analysis combined the effect of individual perfusion moderators and identified which contribute to sertraline or placebo as the “preferred” treatment. Remission rates were calculated for participants “accurately” treated based on the composite moderator (lucky) versus “inaccurately” treated (unlucky).
Findings: Perfusion levels in multiple brain regions differentially predicted improvement with sertraline over placebo. Of these regions, perfusion in the putamen and anterior insula, inferior temporal gyrus, fusiform, parahippocampus, inferior parietal lobule, and orbital frontal gyrus contributed to sertraline response. Remission rates increased from 37% for all those who received sertraline to 53% for those who were lucky to have received it and sertraline was their perfusion-preferred treatment.
Interpretation: This large study showed that perfusion patterns in brain regions involved with reward, salience, affective, and default mode processing moderate treatment response favoring sertraline over placebo. Accurately matching patients with defined perfusion patterns could significantly increase remission rates.
Funding: National Institute of Mental Health, the Hersh Foundation, and the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Cente
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Neuroticism And Individual Differences In Neural Function In Unmedicated Major Depression: Findings From The Embarc Study
BACKGROUND: Personality dysfunction represents one of the only predictors of differential response between active treatments for depression to have replicated. We examine whether depressed patients with higher neuroticism scores, a marker of personality dysfunction, show differences compared with depressed patients with lower scores in the functioning of two brain regions associated with treatment response, the anterior cingulate and anterior insula cortices. METHODS: Functional magnetic resonance imaging data during an emotional Stroop task were collected from 135 adults with major depressive disorder at four academic medical centers participating in the EMBARC (Establishing Moderators and Biosignatures of Antidepressant Response for Clinical Care) study. Secondary analyses were conducted including a sample of 28 healthy subjects. RESULTS: In whole-brain analyses, higher neuroticism among adults with depression was associated with increased activity in and connectivity with the right anterior insula cortex to incongruent compared with congruent emotional stimuli (all k $ 281, all p , .05 familywise error corrected), covarying for concurrent psychiatric distress. We also observed an unanticipated relationship between neuroticism and reduced activity in the precuneus (k 5 269, p , .05 familywise error corrected). Exploratory analyses including healthy subjects suggested that associations between neuroticism and brain function may be nonlinear over the full range of neuroticism scores. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides convergent evidence for the importance of the right anterior insula cortex as a brain-based marker of clinically meaningful individual differences in neuroticism among adults with depression. This is a critical next step in linking personality dysfunction, a replicated clinical predictor of differential antidepressant treatment response, with differences in underlying brain function
Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis
Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).Background: Genetic variants within nearly 1000 loci are known to contribute to modulation of blood lipid levels. However, the biological pathways underlying these associations are frequently unknown, limiting understanding of these findings and hindering downstream translational efforts such as drug target discovery. Results: To expand our understanding of the underlying biological pathways and mechanisms controlling blood lipid levels, we leverage a large multi-ancestry meta-analysis (N = 1,654,960) of blood lipids to prioritize putative causal genes for 2286 lipid associations using six gene prediction approaches. Using phenome-wide association (PheWAS) scans, we identify relationships of genetically predicted lipid levels to other diseases and conditions. We confirm known pleiotropic associations with cardiovascular phenotypes and determine novel associations, notably with cholelithiasis risk. We perform sex-stratified GWAS meta-analysis of lipid levels and show that 3–5% of autosomal lipid-associated loci demonstrate sex-biased effects. Finally, we report 21 novel lipid loci identified on the X chromosome. Many of the sex-biased autosomal and X chromosome lipid loci show pleiotropic associations with sex hormones, emphasizing the role of hormone regulation in lipid metabolism. Conclusions: Taken together, our findings provide insights into the biological mechanisms through which associated variants lead to altered lipid levels and potentially cardiovascular disease risk.Peer reviewe
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