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48 results for Bone Mineral Density

A new algorithm discovers causal factors between T2DM and bone mineral density.

problem Discovering causal factors between T2DM and bone mineral density from clinical data.
method Prior-Knowledge-driven local Causal structure Learning (PKCL) algorithm.
result PKCL achieves more reliable results without long-standing medical experiments.

Model infers mineral locations from geospatial data, improving predictions with auxiliary data.

problem Challenges in characterizing hidden mineral deposits underground.
method Generative modeling approach using masked and infilled geospatial maps.
result Models achieve Dice coefficients of 0.31 and recalls of 0.22 at 1×1 mi² resolution.

In clinical practice and biomedical research, measurements are often collected sparsely and irregularly in time while the data acquisition is expensive and inconvenient. Examples include measurements of spine bone mineral density, cancer growth through mammography or biopsy, a progression of defective vision, or assess…

2018-09-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Characterizes graphs with Lin-Lu-Yau curvature at least one and explores bone-idle graphs.

problem Characterizing graphs with specific curvature properties.
method Study of Ollivier-Ricci curvature and Lin-Lu-Yau curvature, exploration of regular graphs, and exact formula derivation.
result Characterizes edges that are bone-idle in regular graphs and provides a complete characterization of 4-regular bone-idle graphs.

Six AI solutions accurately detect growth plate planes in mice bone scans.

problem Manual, time-consuming, and variable bone growth plate detection in micro-CT scans.
method Prepared and annotated a dataset of 3D μCT scans, organized a challenge, and developed six computer vision solutions.
result Achieved mean absolute error of 1.91±0.87 planes from ground truth.

We propose a mean field game model to study the question of how centralization of reward and computational power occur in Bitcoin-like cryptocurrencies. Miners compete against each other for mining rewards by increasing their computational power. This leads to a novel mean field game of jump intensity control, which we…

2019-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

A new sequencing rule prevents miners from front-running transactions in decentralized exchanges.

problem Miners exploit their privileged position to front-run transactions, leading to unfair profits.
method Introduce verifiable sequencing rules that constrain transaction execution order and are verifiable.
result A verifiable sequencing rule ensures users receive at least fair execution prices, preventing front-running.

The paper analyzes how mutable blockchain protocols affect miner behavior and strategic stability.

problem The mutability of blockchain protocols undermines long-term planning and cooperative equilibria.
method Integrates Austrian capital theory with repeated game theory to examine miner behavior under different institutional conditions.
result Effective time preference increases when protocol rules are mutable, leading to political rent-seeking and undermining strategic coherence.

Extends PoS proof-of-stake transaction fee mechanism with miner utility model.

problem Designing a transaction fee mechanism for PoS protocol that incorporates miner utility.
method Introduced a new mechanism (BSP(θ)) incorporating a parameter θ to ensure user and miner incentives.
result The new mechanism (BSP(θ)) satisfies user and miner incentives and contract proofness.

Purpose: We perform anatomical landmarking for craniomaxillofacial (CMF) bones without explicitly segmenting them. Towards this, we propose a new simple yet efficient deep network architecture, called \textit{relational reasoning network (RRN)}, to accurately learn the local and the global relations among the landmarks…

2019-04-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Curvature formulas on regular graphs identified bone idle edges and graphs.

problem Understanding curvature in regular graphs and identifying bone idle edges.
method Explicit formulas for Lin-Lu-Yau and Ollivier-Ricci curvatures derived from graph parameters.
result Equality condition on regular graphs for Ollivier-Ricci curvature and characterization of bone idle edges.

Study analyzes market co-movements in critical mineral investments using change point detection and cross-sectional analysis.

problem Market dynamics in critical mineral investments during significant global events.
method Combines change-point detection (PELT algorithm) with cross-sectional analysis on ESG-ranked ETFs.
result Investors herded during market downturns and shifted to anti-herding after positive news and geopolitical shocks.

Visual Human Activity Recognition (HAR) and data fusion with other sensors can help us at tracking the behavior and activity of underground miners with little obstruction. Existing models, such as Single Shot Detector (SSD), trained on the Common Objects in Context (COCO) dataset is used in this paper to detect the cur…

2019-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Distributed securities exchanges may become de facto fragmented if they span geographical regions with asymmetric computer infrastructure. First, we build an economic model of a decentralized exchange with two miner clusters, standing in for compact areas of economic activity (e.g., cities). "Local" miners in the area …

2019-10-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Defines cost of MEV and shows its relevance in various settings.

problem Excess value miners can realize by manipulating transaction order.
method Introduces a simple theoretical definition of cost of MEV, proves properties, and provides examples.
result Reveals the cost of MEV is related to the 'smoothness' of a function over the symmetric group.

CICLAD efficiently mines frequent closed itemsets from data streams with minimal memory usage.

problem Mining frequent closed itemsets from data streams is resource-intensive.
method CICLAD is an intersection-based sliding-window FCI miner that optimizes memory usage while maintaining performance.
result CICLAD achieves significantly lower memory footprint compared to existing methods.

Style Miner generates stable and significant style factors for time series analysis.

problem Finding significant and stable explanatory factors in high-dimensional time series data.
method Proposes a reinforcement learning method to balance explanatory power and stability constraints.
result Outperforms existing methods by a large margin and achieves a 10% gain in R-squared explanatory power.

Ethereum tackles bribery in blockchain transactions with new fee mechanism.

problem Bribing miners in Ethereum blockchain to manipulate transaction fees.
method Filtered transactions, constructed proxies for bribery level, analyzed effects on blockchain and financial markets.
result Bribing affects Ethereum and other blockchains, influencing cryptocurrency, transaction stats, and network adoption.

Concept bottleneck models enable concept manipulation for model interpretation.

problem Training models to directly predict labels without intermediate concepts.
method Train models to predict intermediate concepts at training time, then use these concepts to predict labels.
result Concept bottleneck models achieve competitive accuracy with standard models while enabling concept manipulation.

DisCoveR efficiently discovers declarative process models from event logs.

problem Mining declarative process models from event logs efficiently and accurately.
method DisCoveR precisely formalizes an algorithm, uses a bit vector implementation, and rigorously evaluates performance.
result DisCoveR outperforms other declarative miners in accuracy and runtime.

Most cryptocurrencies rely on Proof-of-Work (PoW) "mining" for resistance to Sybil and double-spending attacks, as well as a mechanism for currency issuance. Hashcash PoW has successfully secured the Bitcoin network since its inception, however, as the network has expanded to take on additional value storage and transa…

2019-11-12abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper analyzes the profitability of selfish mining on blockchain, considering the risk of ruin.

problem The profitability of selfish mining on blockchain, considering the risk of ruin.
method Formulated a stochastic model and used tools from applied probability and analysis to determine expected profit.
result Explicit expressions for expected profit under different scenarios were derived, identifying conditions for selfish mining as a strategic advantage.

With the help of transfer entropy, we analyze information flows between communities of complex networks. We show that the transfer entropy provides a coherent description of interactions between communities, including non-linear interactions. To put some flesh on the bare bones, we analyze transfer entropies between co…

2017-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

We construct genomic predictors for heritable and extremely complex human quantitative traits (height, heel bone density, and educational attainment) using modern methods in high dimensional statistics (i.e., machine learning). Replication tests show that these predictors capture, respectively, \sim40, 20, and 9 perc…

2017-09-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We build CSI-Net, a unified Deep Neural Network~(DNN), to learn the representation of WiFi signals. Using CSI-Net, we jointly solved two body characterization problems: biometrics estimation (including body fat, muscle, water, and bone rates) and person recognition. We also demonstrated the application of CSI-Net on tw…

2018-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗