Abstract: In this paper, a hardware-based SOM architecture with a dithered step (DS) neighborhood function is introduced. In the DS function, dithering is added to a conventional step neighborhood ...

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for a ...

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Functions are the building blocks of Python programs. They let you write reusable code, reduce duplication, and make projects easier to maintain. In this guide, we’ll walk through all the ways you can ...

Abstract: SimpleConvolution is the most important and time-consuming part of convolutional neural networks (CNN) for image processing. Each slide of the window in two-dimensional convolution will ...

A windowed sinc function can implement a low-pass filter, and a two-dimensional convolutional filter can blur or sharpen images. In part 3 of this series, we introduced a low-pass filter based on the ...

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To explain radio, among other natural phenomena, physicists have imagined a stretchy blanket of ions encasing the Earth. This is the Kennelly-Heaviside Layer, named after Harvard’s Bombay-born ...

The last time I went to the doctor, I lived in a different zip code, belonged to a different body-weight category, and was rounding out a different decade. I never consciously swore off health care, ...

As a person with a chronic illness, I'm no stranger to bloodwork. I used to pore over my lab results, googling the various meanings, and trying not to panic when a test fell out of range. Function ...

The so-called “step-up in basis” rule is a crucial aspect of U.S. tax law that can significantly affect the taxation of inherited assets. This provision, which is codified within the Internal Revenue ...