Scalable FPGA Implementation of a Reliability-Based Direct Turbo Decoder for Short Block Codes by Senthil Murugan, Ramesh Bhakthavatchalu, Karthi Balasubramanian, B. Yamuna, Deepak Mishra, Sree Ranjani Rajendran

“…Turbo codes are widely used in satellite and mobile communication systems for their strong error-correcting performance. …”
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Integrated Analysis of Long Noncoding RNA and Coding RNA Expression in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Wei Cao, Wei Wu, Fachun Shi, Xiaobing Chen, Lihua Wu, Ke Yang, Fu Tian, Minghui Zhu, Guoyong Chen, WeiWei Wang, Fred G. Biddle, Jianqin Gu

“…Furthermore, we identified differentially expressed lncRNAs that are co-located and co-expressed with differentially expressed coding RNAs in ESCC and the results point to a potential interaction between lncRNAs and neighboring coding genes that affect ether lipid metabolism, and the interaction may contribute to the development of ESCC. …”
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Low-complexity likelihood probability derivation algorithm for non-binary LDPC-coded modulation system by Guang-hua HE, Bao-ming BAI, Xiao MA, Bing LI

“…The derivation of likelihood probabilities which are sent into the decoder in many LDPC-coded modulation systems is a challenging task especially when high-order modulations are used.This is because likelihood probabilities are usually complicated functions of the channel output and their calculation also requires knowledge of the channel parameters.To this end,a low-complexity likelihood probability derivation algorithm was proposed.Also,the Euclidean distance between the received signal and the constellation points was considered to divide the constellation points into two signal sets.Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm provides good trade-offs between performance and complexity,making it a good candidate for the hardware implementation of the front-end in the non-binary LDPC decoders.…”
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Low error floor LT coding algorithm by using fixed-length node classification window by Xin SONG, Naiping CHENG, Shuyan NI, Yurong LIAO, Tuofeng LEI

“…To solve the problem of high error floor for LT codes in additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels, an improved coding scheme was designed.A fixed-length classification window was used to sort out the information nodes with relatively small degrees.Then these nodes would be forced to participate in the coding process frequently, so that they could obtain sufficiently high reliability.To design the optimal parameters, firstly, the bit error rate (BER) performance of LT codes and the cause of the error floor were analyzed, and the theoretical BER lower bound was introduced as the first constraint.Secondly, the extrinsic information gain loss ratio (GLR) was designed to measure the convergence behavior of the improved LT code, and maximizing the GLR was denoted as the second constraint.Finally, the influence of different parameters on algorithm efficiency and coding complexity were analyzed, and the principle of priority selection of parameters was pointed out as the third constraint.The simulation results show that compared with the conventional LT code, the proposed algorithm can reduce the error floor by nearly three orders of magnitude.Besides, the designed LT code outperforms the existing LT codes in literature in terms of bit error rate (BER) performance.…”
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Monitoring and enforcement of Code-based legal measures to protect breastfeeding in South Asia: opportunities and bottlenecks by Constance Ching, Vani Sethi, David Lawson Clark, Joo Kean Yeong, Katherine Shats, Zivai Murira, Ahmadwali Aminee, Dhammica Rowel, Golam Mohiuddin Khan, Khadheeja Ahmed, Kinley Dorji, Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal, Phulgendra Prasad Singh, Saba Shuja

“…ObjectiveTo examine the bottlenecks and opportunities associated with Code monitoring and enforcement at the national level in the eight countries of South Asia region (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka).DesignData was collected following a workshop-as-research methodology. …”
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Single-cell multi-omics delineates the dynamics of distinct epigenetic codes coordinating mouse gastrulation by Mingzhu Fu, Long Pang, Zhenwei Wu, Mei Wang, Jin Jin, Shanshan Ai, Xin Li

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The Contribution of Dairy Bedding and Silage to the Dissemination of Genes Coding for Antimicrobial Resistance: A Narrative Review by Armin Tarrah, Dong Zhang, Pariya Darvishzadeh, Gisèle LaPointe

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Semantic segmentation of 3D point cloud based on contextual attention CNN by Jun YANG, Jisheng DANG

“…Aiming at the under-segmentation of 3D point cloud semantic segmentation caused by the lack of contextual fine-grained information of the point cloud,an algorithm based on contextual attention CNN was proposed for 3D point cloud semantic segmentation.Firstly,the fine-grained features in local area of the point cloud were mined through the attention coding mechanism.Secondly,the contextual features between multi-scale local areas were captured by the contextual recurrent neural network coding mechanism and compensated with the fine-grained local features.Finally,the multi-head mechanism was used to enhance the generalization ability of the network.Experiments show that the mIoU of the proposed algorithm on the three standard datasets of ShapeNet Parts,S3DIS and vKITTI are 85.4%,56.7% and 38.1% respectively,which has good segmentation performance and good generalization ability.…”
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New challenges in point cloud visual quality assessment: a systematic review by Amar Tious, Toinon Vigier, Vincent Ricordel

“…From our observations, we discuss the progress and future challenges in PCQA toward efficient point cloud video coding and rendering for eXtended Reality. …”
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Compressive sensing and DNA coding operation: Revolutionary approach to colour medical image compression‐encryption algorithm by Xianglian Xue, Haiyan Jin, Changjun Zhou

“…To address these issues, a revolutionary approach for colour medical image compression encryption based on compressive sensing and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) coding operation is introduced in this study. Randomness and sparse optimizations are performed on three floating‐point matrices obtained through discrete wavelet and sparse transforms of plain colour medical images by employing position scrambling and reduced‐stiffness operations. …”
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Three-Point Boundary Value Problems for the Langevin Equation with the Hilfer Fractional Derivative by Athasit Wongcharoen, Bashir Ahmad, Sotiris K. Ntouyas, Jessada Tariboon

“…We discuss the existence and uniqueness of solutions for the Langevin fractional differential equation and its inclusion counterpart involving the Hilfer fractional derivatives, supplemented with three-point boundary conditions by means of standard tools of the fixed-point theorems for single and multivalued functions. …”
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Hybrid Coding and Filtering Technique for Optical IM-DD Link With Robustness to Multipath Interference and Bandwidth Limitation by Lin Sun, Gai Zhou, Qirui Fan, Alan Pak Tao Lau, Changjian Guo, Chao Lu

“…In this work, a hybrid code division multiplexing (CDM) coding and digital filtering method for optical intensity modulation and direct detection (IM-DD) link is investigated to address multipath interference (MPI) and channel bandwidth limitation. …”
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2D analytical model for evaluation of the forces in the three point hitch mechanism by Vojislav Simonović, Vera Cerović, Dragan Milković, Dragan Petrović, Grbović Aleksandar

“…Following this general trend, present work is focused on theoretical analysis of the forces acting on the links of the three-point hitch mechanism. The simulation algorithm and computer code have been developed for calculation of draft forces by two methods (following ASAE D497.4 standard and Goryachkin approach), depending on the three point linkage geometry and mouldboard technical characteristics, and calculation of forces acting on lower and upper links of three-point hitch mechanism. …”
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Robust Line Feature Matching via Point–Line Invariants and Geometric Constraints by Chenyang Zhang, Yunfei Xiang, Qiyuan Wang, Shuo Gu, Jianghua Deng, Rongchun Zhang

“…By leveraging a robust point feature matching algorithm, an initial set of point feature matches is acquired. …”
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DANC-Net: Dual-Attention and Negative Constraint Network for Point Cloud Classification by Hang Sun, Yuanyue Zhang, Jinmei Shi, Shuifa Sun, Guanqun Sheng, Yirong Wu

“…Convolutional neural networks, as a branch of deep neural networks, have been widely used in multidimensional signal processing, especially in point cloud signal processing. Nevertheless, in point cloud signal processing, most point cloud classification networks currently do not consider local feature correlation. …”
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Patient Sociodemographic Factors Are Associated with Receiving Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department by Brandon M. Wubben, Devin Spolsdoff, Karisa K. Harland, Marina Del Rios

“…Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used in emergency medicine (EM) and increasingly throughout healthcare. …”
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APPLICATION OF THE GLONASS CODE OBSERVATIONS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF COORDINATES OF AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT TEST MODE: A CASE STUDY by Kamil KRASUSKI, Janusz ĆWIKLAK

“…The aircraft position was recovered on the basis of the single-point positioning (SPP) method of the GLONASS code observations. …”
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Multiple DNA damages induced by water radiolysis demonstrated using a dynamic Monte Carlo code by Takeshi Kai, Tomohiro Toigawa, Yusuke Matsuya, Yuho Hirata, Hidetsugu Tsuchida, Yuma Ito, Akinari Yokoya

“…DSBs are difficult to repair, which may lead to cell death or misrepair, and could lead to point mutations in the genome.…”
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Overview of the new capabilities in the Monte-Carlo particle-transport code NECP-MCX V2.0 by He Qingming, Zheng Qi, Li Jie, Huang Zhanpeng, Huang Jinlong, Qin Shuai, Shu Hanlin, Peng Heyu, Yang Xuran, Shen Jingwen, Guo Jiandi, Cao Liangzhi, Wu Hongchun

“…NECP-MCX is a Monte-Carlo particle-transport code developed by the Nuclear Engineering Computational Physics (NECP) Lab. of Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2018. …”
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Criminal legal basis for an expedited trial procedure provided by the chapter 40 of the Russian Criminal Procedure Code by A. V. Boyarskaya

“…The system of categories of crimes presented in Article 15 of the Russian Criminal Code is not stable enough and is based on a set of provisions of this Code, but the sanctions for many crimes are not scientifically and practically grounded in this Code. …”
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