Abstract: We propose reparameterized refocusing convolution (RefConv) as a replacement for regular convolutional layers, which is a plug-and-play module to improve the performance without any ...

Like many Chinese Americans my age and older, I have fond memories of going to San Francisco’s now-scarce Chinese banquet halls to mark milestones and celebrations. My parents had a 600-person wedding ...

The Powerball jackpot is now at $1.6 billion for the Monday, Dec. 22 drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers following a drawing on Dec. 20. The jackpot, with an estimated cash value of $753.3 ...

Some situations in life are zero-sum. On Super Bowl Sunday, two teams take the field but only one will emerge victorious, Vince Lombardi Trophy in hand. In a presidential election, only one candidate ...

Abstract: It has long been recognized that the standard convolution is not rotation equivariant and thus not appropriate for downside fisheye images which are rotationally symmetric. This paper ...

With the Powerball jackpot reaching nearly $1.8 billion for Saturday night's drawing, there's been lottery fever in the air. If you're one of the lucky ones whose $2 ticket ends up worth millions, ...

MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical simulation and computing software, revealed that a ransomware gang stole the data of over 10,000 people after breaching its network in April. The company ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The speed and efficiency of traditionally developed software applications is limited by the fact ...

Have you ever stared at a colorful Excel spreadsheet, wondering how to quickly calculate totals or counts based on cell colors? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets. While ...

LOOK at the news or social media these days, and you might see a pattern. Stories are about groups in conflict, competing for limited resources, with the gains for some framed as losses for others. If ...

A zero-sum mentality, where one person's gain is another's loss, hinders progress and cooperation. Shifting to an "abundance mindset" fosters collaboration and mutual benefit, like investing in ...

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward ...