A Comparison of Feature-Combination for Example-Based Super Resolution

[[abstract]]Super resolution (SR) in computer vision is an important task. In this paper, we compared several common used features in image super resolution of example-based algorithms. To combine features, we develop a cascade framework to both solve the problem of deciding weights among features and to improve computation efficiency. Finally, we modify the framework to have an adaptive threshold such that not only the computation load is much reduced but the modified framework is suitable to any query image as well as various image databases.[[sponsorship]]the 18th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD)[[conferencetype]]國際[[conferencedate]]2014, 5/13 - 5/16[[booktype]]電子版[[iscallforpapers]]Y[[conferencelocation]]Tainan, Taiwa

Nine Loci for Ocular Axial Length Identified through Genome-wide Association Studies, Including Shared Loci with Refractive Error

Refractive errors are common eye disorders of public health importance worldwide. Ocular axial length (AL) is the major determinant of refraction and thus of myopia and hyperopia. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for AL, combining 12,531 Europeans and 8,216 Asians. We identified eight genome-wide significant loci for AL (RSPO1, C3orf26, LAMA2, GJD2, ZNRF3, CD55, MIP, and ALPPL2) and confirmed one previously reported AL locus (ZC3H11B). Of the nine loci, five (LAMA2, GJD2, CD55, ALPPL2, and ZC3H11B) were associated with refraction in 18 independent cohorts (n = 23,591). Differential gene expression was observed for these loci in minus-lens-induced myopia mouse experiments and human ocular tissues. Two of the AL genes, RSPO1 and ZNRF3, are involved in Wnt signaling, a pathway playing a major role in the regulation of eyeball size. This study provides evidence of shared genes between AL and refraction, but importantly also suggests that these traits may have unique pathways