The document discusses mathematical techniques for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It introduces diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and describes how DTI models water diffusion using a tensor. It then presents equations for calculating the probability of water diffusion over time using the diffusion tensor. Finally, it discusses DTI scale space and describes equations for smoothing diffusion tensors over scale.
The document describes the MAX-SAT problem and a stochastic strategy for finding its solution. The MAX-SAT problem involves finding an assignment of variables that maximizes the number of satisfied clauses in a Boolean formula. The proposed strategy works as follows: (1) Calculate the expected number of satisfied clauses for each possible variable assignment; (2) Set each variable to the value that maximizes this expectation, recursively. This stochastic approach converts the MAX-SAT problem into a linear relaxation that can be solved iteratively.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document provides a 4-step process for converting video files into formats compatible with iPods using the Handbrake software: 1) Select the video file to convert, 2) Choose the "iPhone and iPod Touch" preset, 3) Browse to the location to save the new file, 4) Click "Start" to begin encoding the file into the iPod compatible format ready for viewing on an iPod.
If you're a call center / contact center or an outsourcer you need to view this presentation on the tips for successfully implementing a call center / contact center to ensure maximum customer experience satisfaction.
The document provides instructions for creating a photostory using Photo Story 3 software, including importing images, adding titles and narration, customizing motion and transitions, adding background music, and saving the finished photostory project. Key steps include making a project folder, launching PhotoStory 3, importing pictures, editing and arranging images, recording narration, customizing motion effects, choosing transitions, adding background music, and saving the finished video.
This document discusses fusing coronary CT angiography (CTA) with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images to enable quantitative analysis and comparison of plaque characteristics. CTA provides a 3D anatomical view of the coronary arteries but cannot visualize vessel walls, while IVUS has high resolution of vessel walls but only images a single vessel. By mapping and registering CTA and IVUS images, it is possible to validate and compare lumen and vessel wall contours identified on CTA with IVUS as well as extract additional metrics like plaque burden and remodeling index. This fusion could provide more accurate and complete plaque and stenosis analysis than either modality alone.
This document discusses methods for improving atlas-based segmentation of organs in medical images for radiotherapy treatment planning. It presents a method called iterative atlas selection that selects the best delineations from past patient atlases based on both image and known label similarity. The results show this method increases segmentation accuracy compared to selection based only on image similarity, and achieves performance close to human experts. Future work will focus on improving atlas label selection prior to image registration.
The document discusses rational expressions and functions. It defines rational expressions as ratios of polynomials where the numerator and/or denominator can contain variables. It provides examples of reducing rational expressions to lowest terms by factoring and canceling common factors. It also discusses rational equations and inequalities involving rational expressions.
The document describes the MAX-SAT problem and a stochastic strategy for finding its solution. The MAX-SAT problem involves finding an assignment of variables that maximizes the number of satisfied clauses in a Boolean formula. The proposed strategy works as follows: (1) Calculate the expected number of satisfied clauses for each possible variable assignment; (2) Set each variable to the value that maximizes this expectation, recursively. This stochastic approach converts the MAX-SAT problem into a linear relaxation that can be solved iteratively.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document provides a 4-step process for converting video files into formats compatible with iPods using the Handbrake software: 1) Select the video file to convert, 2) Choose the "iPhone and iPod Touch" preset, 3) Browse to the location to save the new file, 4) Click "Start" to begin encoding the file into the iPod compatible format ready for viewing on an iPod.
If you're a call center / contact center or an outsourcer you need to view this presentation on the tips for successfully implementing a call center / contact center to ensure maximum customer experience satisfaction.
The document provides instructions for creating a photostory using Photo Story 3 software, including importing images, adding titles and narration, customizing motion and transitions, adding background music, and saving the finished photostory project. Key steps include making a project folder, launching PhotoStory 3, importing pictures, editing and arranging images, recording narration, customizing motion effects, choosing transitions, adding background music, and saving the finished video.
This document discusses fusing coronary CT angiography (CTA) with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images to enable quantitative analysis and comparison of plaque characteristics. CTA provides a 3D anatomical view of the coronary arteries but cannot visualize vessel walls, while IVUS has high resolution of vessel walls but only images a single vessel. By mapping and registering CTA and IVUS images, it is possible to validate and compare lumen and vessel wall contours identified on CTA with IVUS as well as extract additional metrics like plaque burden and remodeling index. This fusion could provide more accurate and complete plaque and stenosis analysis than either modality alone.
This document discusses methods for improving atlas-based segmentation of organs in medical images for radiotherapy treatment planning. It presents a method called iterative atlas selection that selects the best delineations from past patient atlases based on both image and known label similarity. The results show this method increases segmentation accuracy compared to selection based only on image similarity, and achieves performance close to human experts. Future work will focus on improving atlas label selection prior to image registration.
The document discusses rational expressions and functions. It defines rational expressions as ratios of polynomials where the numerator and/or denominator can contain variables. It provides examples of reducing rational expressions to lowest terms by factoring and canceling common factors. It also discusses rational equations and inequalities involving rational expressions.
The document discusses the definition and calculation of the tangent line and derivative of functions. It provides examples of finding the equation of the tangent line to graphs at given points, as well as calculating the derivative of functions. The key points are:
- The slope of the tangent line at a point (a, f(a)) on a graph y=f(x) is the limit of the slope of secant lines as they approach the point.
- Examples show how to apply the definition of the tangent line to find the equation of the line for various functions at given points.
- The derivative of a function f(x) is defined as the limit of the difference quotient, and represents the slope of the tangent
1) 0! equals 1 based on the algebraic definition of the factorial function and properties of the gamma function.
2) The variance formula s^2 is derived from the definition of variance and using algebraic manipulations to simplify the expression in terms of sums of the data values.
3) It is shown that the sample mean x can be expressed as the population mean x' plus the sum of the standardized deviations from the mean, divided by n.
4) The equations for the slope b and y-intercept a of the linear regression line are derived by taking expectations of both sides of the linear equation and rearranging terms involving sums of the data values.
The document is a lesson on continuity and infinite limits. It defines infinite limits, including limits approaching positive or negative infinity. It provides examples of evaluating limits at points where a function is not continuous. It also outlines several rules of thumb for manipulating infinite limits, such as the sum or product of an infinite limit with a finite limit being infinite. The document cautions that limits of indeterminate forms like 0×∞ or ∞-∞ require closer examination rather than following rules of thumb. It provides an example of rationalizing an expression to put it in a form where limit laws can be applied.
We examine two ways of extending the definition of limit: A function can be said to have a limit of infinity (or minus infinity) at a point if it grows without bound near that point.
A function can have a limit at a point if values of the function get close to a value as the points get arbitrarily large.
Basic Nanoindentation Of Viscoelastic Solidserikgherbert
This document discusses using nanoindentation to measure the time-dependent constitutive behavior of viscoelastic solids over a wide range of time and frequency. It aims to extend nanoindentation techniques to analyze materials' frequency-domain responses over short times and time-domain responses over long times using a simple flat punch indentation method. The document also models the instrumentation involved in nanoindentation, accounting for the indenter's time-dependent properties, in order to accurately measure the time-dependent properties of the test materials.
The document discusses techniques for factoring polynomials. It explains how to factor the difference and sum of two squares, perfect square trinomials, and the sum and difference of two cubes. For each type of factorization, it provides steps to follow, such as taking the square root of terms for differences of squares or cube roots for sums and differences of cubes. Examples are worked through applying the steps to factor various polynomials.
This document discusses using the plane wave matching method (PMM) to calculate the transmission coefficient for a quantum well structure with varying potentials. It proposes using a generalized wave vector and wave equations that incorporate the simultaneous variation of barrier and well potentials. The method involves defining a junction matrix at each interface and a step matrix for each layer to calculate the propagation matrix, which relates the wavefunction coefficients between interfaces. This allows modeling more realistic quantum well structures with non-step potentials.
Lesson32 Second Order Difference Equations SlidesMatthew Leingang
This document discusses solving second-order difference equations by treating them as systems of first-order equations. It provides the example of the Fibonacci sequence, defined by f(k+2)=f(k)+f(k+1), and shows how to set it up as the system y(k+1)=Ay(k) where y(k)=[f(k) g(k)]^T. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A are found, allowing the solution to be written as a combination of terms involving the eigenvalues. The constants are then determined using the initial conditions to obtain the final solution for f(k).
1) The document provides phrases for thanking and apologizing in Thai, including translations in English.
2) Phrases are categorized under thanking, apologizing for mistakes or lateness, and responding to apologies.
3) Example dialogues demonstrate the phrases being used in conversations.
Strength of Materials all formulas in pdf
it subject iosd also klnown as mechanics of Soilid.
in this pdf there are formulas of stress strain springs - closed coil helical spring , open coil helical Springs etc.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
The document discusses the definition and calculation of the tangent line and derivative of functions. It provides examples of finding the equation of the tangent line to graphs at given points, as well as calculating the derivative of functions. The key points are:
- The slope of the tangent line at a point (a, f(a)) on a graph y=f(x) is the limit of the slope of secant lines as they approach the point.
- Examples show how to apply the definition of the tangent line to find the equation of the line for various functions at given points.
- The derivative of a function f(x) is defined as the limit of the difference quotient, and represents the slope of the tangent
1) 0! equals 1 based on the algebraic definition of the factorial function and properties of the gamma function.
2) The variance formula s^2 is derived from the definition of variance and using algebraic manipulations to simplify the expression in terms of sums of the data values.
3) It is shown that the sample mean x can be expressed as the population mean x' plus the sum of the standardized deviations from the mean, divided by n.
4) The equations for the slope b and y-intercept a of the linear regression line are derived by taking expectations of both sides of the linear equation and rearranging terms involving sums of the data values.
The document is a lesson on continuity and infinite limits. It defines infinite limits, including limits approaching positive or negative infinity. It provides examples of evaluating limits at points where a function is not continuous. It also outlines several rules of thumb for manipulating infinite limits, such as the sum or product of an infinite limit with a finite limit being infinite. The document cautions that limits of indeterminate forms like 0×∞ or ∞-∞ require closer examination rather than following rules of thumb. It provides an example of rationalizing an expression to put it in a form where limit laws can be applied.
We examine two ways of extending the definition of limit: A function can be said to have a limit of infinity (or minus infinity) at a point if it grows without bound near that point.
A function can have a limit at a point if values of the function get close to a value as the points get arbitrarily large.
Basic Nanoindentation Of Viscoelastic Solidserikgherbert
This document discusses using nanoindentation to measure the time-dependent constitutive behavior of viscoelastic solids over a wide range of time and frequency. It aims to extend nanoindentation techniques to analyze materials' frequency-domain responses over short times and time-domain responses over long times using a simple flat punch indentation method. The document also models the instrumentation involved in nanoindentation, accounting for the indenter's time-dependent properties, in order to accurately measure the time-dependent properties of the test materials.
The document discusses techniques for factoring polynomials. It explains how to factor the difference and sum of two squares, perfect square trinomials, and the sum and difference of two cubes. For each type of factorization, it provides steps to follow, such as taking the square root of terms for differences of squares or cube roots for sums and differences of cubes. Examples are worked through applying the steps to factor various polynomials.
This document discusses using the plane wave matching method (PMM) to calculate the transmission coefficient for a quantum well structure with varying potentials. It proposes using a generalized wave vector and wave equations that incorporate the simultaneous variation of barrier and well potentials. The method involves defining a junction matrix at each interface and a step matrix for each layer to calculate the propagation matrix, which relates the wavefunction coefficients between interfaces. This allows modeling more realistic quantum well structures with non-step potentials.
Lesson32 Second Order Difference Equations SlidesMatthew Leingang
This document discusses solving second-order difference equations by treating them as systems of first-order equations. It provides the example of the Fibonacci sequence, defined by f(k+2)=f(k)+f(k+1), and shows how to set it up as the system y(k+1)=Ay(k) where y(k)=[f(k) g(k)]^T. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix A are found, allowing the solution to be written as a combination of terms involving the eigenvalues. The constants are then determined using the initial conditions to obtain the final solution for f(k).
1) The document provides phrases for thanking and apologizing in Thai, including translations in English.
2) Phrases are categorized under thanking, apologizing for mistakes or lateness, and responding to apologies.
3) Example dialogues demonstrate the phrases being used in conversations.
Strength of Materials all formulas in pdf
it subject iosd also klnown as mechanics of Soilid.
in this pdf there are formulas of stress strain springs - closed coil helical spring , open coil helical Springs etc.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
4. Diffusion Tensor Imaging
1 2 D −1
P(r, t) = 1
(4πDt)3/2
e− 4t r
t Diffusion time
D Diffusion coefficient
P Probability of travel to point r
in time t
5. Diffusion Tensor Imaging
1 T −1
P(r, t) = 1
(4π|D|t)3/2
e− 4t r D r
Dxx Dxy Dxz
D= Dyx Dyy Dyz
Dzx Dzy Dzz
48. Alternative Decompositions
Spherical harmonics
N
DN (g) = c m Y m (g)
=0 m=−
High order tensors
3 3
i ...iN
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi
1 N
i1 =1 iN =1
Hierarchial tensors
N 3 3
i ...i
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi (Florack & Balmashnova, 2008)
1
=0 i1 =1 iN =1
49. Alternative Decompositions
Spherical harmonics
N
DN (g) = c m Y m (g)
=0 m=−
High order tensors
3 3
i ...iN
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi
1 N
i1 =1 iN =1
Hierarchial tensors
N 3 3
i ...i
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi (Florack & Balmashnova, 2008)
1
=0 i1 =1 iN =1
50. Alternative Decompositions
Spherical harmonics
N
DN (g) = c m Y m (g)
=0 m=−
High order tensors
3 3
i ...iN
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi
1 N
i1 =1 iN =1
Hierarchial tensors
N 3 3
i ...i
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi (Florack & Balmashnova, 2008)
1
=0 i1 =1 iN =1
51. Alternative Decompositions
Spherical harmonics
N
DN (g) = c m Y m (g)
=0 m=−
High order tensors
3 3
i ...iN
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi
1 N
i1 =1 iN =1
Hierarchial tensors
N 3 3
i ...i
DN (g) = ... D1 gi . . . gi (Florack & Balmashnova, 2008)
1
=0 i1 =1 iN =1
52. Spherical Harmonics High Order Tensors
Regularization No straightforward
regularization
Simple formula for ODF No straightforward ODF
formulas
Requires bookkeeping Simple bookkeeping
No maxima detection Maxima detection
algorithms
53. Spherical Harmonics High Order Tensors
Regularization No straightforward
regularization
Simple formula for ODF No straightforward ODF
formulas
Requires bookkeeping Simple bookkeeping
No maxima detection Maxima detection
algorithms
54. Spherical Harmonics High Order Tensors
Regularization No straightforward
regularization
Simple formula for ODF No straightforward ODF
formulas
Requires bookkeeping Simple bookkeeping
No maxima detection Maxima detection
algorithms
55. Spherical Harmonics High Order Tensors
Regularization No straightforward
regularization
Simple formula for ODF No straightforward ODF
formulas
Requires bookkeeping Simple bookkeeping
No maxima detection Maxima detection
algorithms
56. Orientation Distribution Function
N 3 3
DN (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
N 3 3
ODF (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 2πPl (0)D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
57. Regularization
N 3 3
DN (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
N 3 3
Dt (g)=et g D(g)=
=0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i (t) gi1 ...gi
D i1 ...i (t) = e−tl(l+1) D i1 ...i
58. Regularization
N 3 3
DN (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
N 3 3
Dt (g)=et g D(g)=
=0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i (t) gi1 ...gi
D i1 ...i (t) = e−tl(l+1) D i1 ...i
59. Regularization
N 3 3
DN (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
N 3 3
Dt (g)=et g D(g)=
=0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i (t) gi1 ...gi
D i1 ...i (t) = e−tl(l+1) D i1 ...i
60. Regularization
N 3 3
DN (g)= =0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i gi1 ...gi
N 3 3
Dt (g)=et g D(g)=
=0 i1 =1 ... iN =1 D i1 ...i (t) gi1 ...gi
D i1 ...i (t) = e−tl(l+1) D i1 ...i