Exploring Self-Conditioning Co-Sample Strategy of Diffusion Models in Dermoscopic Images.

Generative dataset expansion methods can effectively alleviate the scarcity of data in dermoscopic image segmentation but commonly employ a two-stage synthesis strategy that contains additional learnable components and complex design, which results in high computational resource costs. Diffusion models utilizing a self-conditioning strategy have shown strong potential for efficiently reusing priors in the pipeline without relying on excessively complicated conditioning designs. Inspired by this, we propose a dataset expansion method called SCCS-Diff.

Multi-Harmonic Nonlinear Ultrasonic Fusion with Deep Learning for Subtle Parameter Identification of Micro-Crack Groups.

Fatigue crack defects in metallic materials significantly reduce the remaining useful life (RUL) of parts. However, much of the existing research has focused on identifying single-millimeter-scale cracks using individual nonlinear ultrasonic responses. The identification of subtle parameters from complex ultrasonic responses of micro-crack groups remains a significant challenge in the field of nondestructive testing.

Volumetric light sheet imaging with adaptive optics correction.

Light sheet microscopy has developed quickly over the past decades and become a popular method for imaging live model organisms and other thick biological tissues. For rapid volumetric imaging, an electrically tunable lens can be used to rapidly change the imaging plane in the sample. For larger fields of view and higher NA objectives, the electrically tunable lens introduces aberrations in the system, particularly away from the nominal focus and off-axis.

Equity to Urban Parks for Elderly Residents: Perspectives of Balance between Supply and Demand.

As population ages, ensuring that the elderly get their due rights has become a common concern of scholars in many fields. However, as an important public service facility in daily life of elderly, the research on the equity of urban parks is mostly based on the evaluation of accessibility. The equity of the elderly's access to urban parks services has been rarely discussed from the perspective of supply and demand balance.