At the heart of both lossy compression and clustering is a trade-off between the fidelity and size of the learned representation.Our goal is to map out and study the Pareto frontier that quantifies this trade-off.We focus on the optimization of the Deterministic Information Bottleneck (DIB) objective over the Eating Utensils space of hard clusterin
Cyclic Loading Test of Rectangular Tube-Type Buckling-Restrained Braces with Enhancements to Prevent Local Bulging Failure
In this study, innovative enhancements of rectangular tube-type buckling-restrained braces are proposed to prevent bulging failure on the surface Magazine Rack of the outer restrainer and validated experimentally.First, an inner restrainer composed of a bent plate, which increases the stiffness and strength to resist outward force exerted by the st
Using nanomaterial to minimize the local scour downstream of sluice gate
Prediction of scour depths is an important aspect related to the overall stability of hydraulic structures.In this research, small-scale laboratory experiments were carried out to explore the effectiveness of mixing different percentages of Nanomaterial (Silica fume) to non-cohesive (alluvial) movable bed soil to develop mixture of bed material wit
Comparison of Next-Generation Sequencing and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Detection of Segmental Chromosomal Aberrations in Neuroblastoma
The aim of this study was to compare next-generation sequencing (NGS) with the traditional fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for detecting segmental chromosomal aberrations (SCAs) such as 1p deletion, 11q deletion and 17q gain, which are well-known predictive markers for adverse outcome in neuroblastoma.The tumor tissue obtained from 35 pat