Exploratory analyses are vital to fully realize the potential for scientific discoveries in large-scale biomedical data compendia. Specifically, most biomedical data analyses require a human expert to interactively explore the data to find novel hypotheses or conclusions. However, recent developments in biotechnology instruments are generating Tera-scale datasets. No interactive biomedical data ...

Type 2 diabetes is one of the greatest challenges that continues to grow because of the ageing population, increasing morbid obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Social media such as Facebook and YouTube have transformed the way people interact in general and on the Internet, but the role of social media in healthcare is still not well-understood. Current understanding of the association between ...

An early Permian (late Artinskian–Roadian) cladid crinoid (Catacrinidae gen. et sp. indet.) is reported for the first time from the Vøringen Member of the Kapp Starostin Formation of Spitsbergen. The specimen is partly articulated and preserves a considerable part of its stalk and a complete cup, but only the proximal portions of its arms. Thus, it can− not be identified with any degree of ...

The amount of information generated exceeeds the current available storage. Big Data, the Internet of Things and the increasing popularity of self-tracking gadgets call for new storage solutions to manage and analyze the data. To handle the constant flow of information, we have implemented Eatnu. Eatnu is a storage system designed to handle large data streams, where programmers can specify what ...

With the advent of body sensor technology, athletes can easily record individual physiological metrics such as heart rate, steps, and blood sugar. In parallel, there is an increasing number of web services that use the raw body-sensor data as input to sports analytics. For the individual athletes, this can yield valuable insights on their performance and suggestions on individual training programs, ...

This work presents a simple feature-based multi-channel SAR segmentation method that produces good, smooth, fast and robust results for image segmentation and interpretation. A basic set of six features produce good class distinction for general applications, and the method is easily extendable with new features and for multi-source data fusion. Optional steps of sub-sampling and Markov Random ...

Microparticles are trapped by optical forces created by the evanescent field present on the surface of an optical waveguide. An optical waveguide loop with an intentional gap is used to propel and stably hold the trapped particles. The particles are trapped in the gap of the loop by counter-diverging fields. Simulations indicate that particles trapped in the gap on a strip waveguide will be levitated. ...

Events associated with shallow gas accumulations are reported all over the Norwegian continental shelf. These accumulations are potentially dangerous geo-hazards related to drilling activity, but they can also be of economic interest if the accumulated volumes are large. Petroleum in the Barents Sea has been influenced by the late periods of uplift and erosion creating a complex province. The exact ...

Thick succession of suspension settled muds, deposited from meltwater plumes, which are frequently interbedded with sandy mass flows deposits. Between conformable beds, discrete units have been in intensely deformed, often into large recumbent folds with complex structure. Suspension settled muds are observed in three distinct structural facies, namely massive clays, rhythmically banded muds and ...

Long-range memory (LRM) has been found in numerous natural data records, both in geophysics and other fields. In this thesis LRM in surface temperature time series is studied, and comparison with short-range memory (SRM) models performed. Trends are important in climate studies, but the trend definition is ambiguous. Two different approaches are included here: the trend described as a function ...