Conception of a High-Level Perception and Localization System for Autonomous Driving.

This paper describes the conception of a high level, compact, scalable, and long autonomy perception and localization system for autonomous driving applications. Our benchmark is composed of a high resolution lidar (128 channels), a stereo global shutter camera, an inertial navigation system, a time server, and an embedded computer. In addition, in order to acquire data and build multi-modal datasets, this system embeds two perception algorithms (RBNN detection, DCNN detection) and one localization algorithm (lidar-based localization) to provide real-time advanced information such as object detection and localization in challenging environments (lack of GPS).

[Automation in hematologic cytology].

Automation in hematological cytology can identify blood cells in suspension by new parameters: electrical field variations, light intensity modifications absorbtion or diffraction by one or two lasers, fluorescence intensity, cytochemical reactions or specific lysis. The new technology change the strategy of hematological laboratories. Automation realizes perfectly the white blood cell differential and modifies hematological language with respect to anemia and white blood cells diseases.

Hemodynamic effect of calcium channel blockade during anesthesia for coronary artery surgery.

Because the choice of anesthetic technique does not influence the incidence of perioperative myocardial ischemia, reduction of ischemic risk may require specific antianginal therapy. Calcium entry blockers are effective drugs in antianginal therapy. Diltiazem reduces myocardial oxygen demand through decreases in heart rate, inotropy, and systolic function, while increasing myocardial oxygen delivery through coronary vasodilation.

Myocardial depressant effect of nitrous oxide after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

We have studied the cardiovascular effects of nitrous oxide after cardiac ischaemia-reperfusion injury caused by aortic cross-clamping and unclamping during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). At the time of chest closure, 20 patients were allocated randomly to receive oxygen and air (FIO2 = 0.5) or 50% nitrous oxide in oxygen in addition to anaesthesia with fentanyl.

Diverse biological parameters in clinically healthy sheep from a flock with scrapie: variations, and correlations with OLA antigens.

A comparison was made in the blood levels of various cell types and biochemical substances and in lymphocyte antigens between 107 healthy sheep from a flock contaminated with scrapie (HC sheep) and 93 sheep from a noncontaminated flock (NC sheep), which served as a control population. Significant differences between the two groups of sheep were found in some of the levels, as had previously been found with lymphocyte antigens. The HC sheep, which included genetically resistant animals, could be distinguished from the NC sheep by their lower levels of various white cells, a noticeable decrease in urea, a moderate decrease in Mg2+ and Mn2+ ions, beta- and gamma-globulins, serotonin and vitamin B12, a strong increase in uric acid and a moderate increase in K+, Cl-, HCO3-, Zn2+, and Al3+ ions, as well as in total lipids and in the albumin to globulin ratio.