We present a reduction framework from ordinal ranking to binary classification. The framework consists of three steps: extracting extended examples from the original examples, learning a binary classifier on the extended examples with any binary classification algorithm, and constructing a ranker from the binary classifier. Based on the framework, we show that a weighted 0/1 loss of the binary ...

Manually segmenting and labeling objects in video sequences is quite tedious, yet such annotations are valuable for learning-based approaches to object and activity recognition. While automatic label propagation can help, existing methods simply propagate annotations from arbitrarily selected frames (e.g., the first one) and so may fail to best leverage the human effort invested. We define an a...

The Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) laser altimeter aboard the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2) can measure elevation of Earth’s surface with unprecedented spatial detail. However, quality derived signal ground photons depends on signal-to-noise ratio canopy coverage. Current algorithms underperform for data collected during daytime over mountain areas den...

Abstract Study question Which confounders (sperm quality, oocyte dysmorphism, culture time, images pre or post-ICSI, age) affect the ability of AI to predict blastulation based on images? Summary answer Sperm post-ICSI image should be controlled for when building algorithms images. What is known already Previous studies reporting use have: (i) not accounted affecting (i.e. sperm time), and (ii)...

Background and objectives: All three phases of laboratory testing are equally important for improving total quality management, but the pre-analytical phase is the most error-prone. This study aimed to determine the rate and reasons for blood sample rejection in the pre-analytical phase of laboratory testing in a referral hospital in Ruhengeri, Rwanda. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional...

Honey, as a natural health product, encounter great compositional influence by its entomological, botanical and geographical origin. In Bangladesh, apiculture relies on the honey production mostly European honeybee, Apis mellifera. However, Asian honeybee cerana typically costs three times much from A. mellifera in market due to limit, variation nutrient composition, being prone adulteration mi...

The one-shot person Re-ID scenario faces two kinds of uncertainties when constructing the prediction model from X to Y. first is uncertainty, which captures noise parameters in DNNs due a lack training data. second data can be divided into subtypes: image noise, where severe occlusion and complex background contain irrelevant information about identity; label mislabeling affects visual appearan...

Ikan tenggiri merupakan jenis ikan yang umumnya digunakan dalam pembuatan otak-otak. Autentikasi produk pangan berbahan dasar sulit dilakukan jika dilihat dengan mata telanjang sehingga adanya pemalsuan atau mislabeling pada tersebut sangat mungkin terjadi. Daging sapu-sapu juga dapat sebagai bahan baku karena memiliki kandungan protein tinggi. Namun sumber diambil dari Sungai Ciliwung berpoten...

Frequent, preventable medical errors can have an adverse effect on patient safety and quality as well as leading to wasted resources. In the laboratory, errors can occur at any stage of sample processing; pre-analytical, analytical, and post analytical stages. However evidence shows most of the laboratory errors occur during the pre-analytical stage. The receipt and processing of specimens is o...

Engineering cells with active-ingredient-loaded micro/nanoparticles is becoming increasingly popular for imaging and therapeutic applications. A critical yet inadequately addressed issue during its implementation concerns the significant number of particles that remain unbound following the engineering process, which inadvertently generate signals and impart transformative effects onto neighbor...