Solving electromagnetic inverse scattering problems (ISPs) is challenging due to the intrinsic nonlinearity, ill-posedness, and expensive computational cost. Recently, deep neural network (DNN) techniques have been successfully applied on ISPs and shown potential of superior imaging over conventional methods. In this paper, we discuss techniques for effective incorporation of important physical ...

Evaluating metagenomic software is key for optimizing metagenome interpretation and focus of the Initiative for the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI). The CAMI II challenge engaged the community to assess methods on realistic and complex datasets with long- and short-read sequences, created computationally from around 1,700 new and known genomes, as well as 600 new plasmids ...

Increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events throughout the recent years is a highly concerning topic. Extreme and unusual weather conditions, such as heat waves, floods and cold spells are causing a major concern for humanity. Agricultural changes, damages in infrastructure and the loss of human lives are some of the extreme weather event consequences, with the most drastic consequences ...

In scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM), the image quality depends on several factors such as noise level, resolution, and interaction of the waves with sample boundaries. The theoretical equations for the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are suitable for plane boundaries but fail for curved/rough boundaries. We presented a finite element method-based modeling for the loss ...

Renewable generation and power flow control are increasing its importance for power systems. The promising development in the technology increases the efficiency for transferring energy. With increasing consumption, remote locations benefit from close laying power production due to reduced transfer losses. In these recent years, energy storage system and local renewable energy production injected ...

A solution towards increased electrification and reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture is local renewable energy production. Not only is it a sustainable and environmentally positive project, but with remarkably increasing electricity prices renewable energy projects can also be economically favorable for farmers, by reducing grid dependence and hence high electricity costs. In this ...

Banks collect data x₁ in loan applications to decide whether to grant credit and accepted applications generate new data x₂ throughout the loan period. Hence, banks have two measurement-modalities, which provide a complete picture about customers. If we can generate x₂ conditioned on x₁ keeping the relationship between these two modalities, credit and ...

Analyse av energibruk i fangst- og mottaksleddet viser at drivstofforbruk i flåteleddet representerer den største andelen av totalt energibruk for produksjon av ferskfisk, tørrfisk og frossenfisk. Vi finner at fartøy under 15 meter i gjennomsnitt driver mest drivstoffeffektivt fiske, sammenlignet med den øvrige kystfiskeflåten i Flakstad kommune. Vi estimerer at flåtens CO2-utslipp er økende fra ...

Transpressional uplift domains of inverted Pliocene–Pleistocene basin fill along the San Andreas fault zone in Coachella Valley, southern California (USA), are characterized by fault linkage and segmentation and deformation partitioning. The Indio Hills wedge-shaped uplift block is located in between two boundary fault strands, the Indio Hills fault to the northeast and the main San Andreas fault ...

Natural products (NPs) have been the major source for the development of new small molecule drugs in modern medicine. Despite NPs being so prominent, marine natural products (MNPs) and derivatives thereof are hardly found in clinically approved agents. Therefore, using bioactive MNPs as structural guidance for drug development is a largely untapped source. The focus of the presented thesis is on ...