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Uncalibrated Structure from Motion on a Sphere

Spherical motion is a special case of camera motion where the camera moves on the imaginary surface of a sphere with the optical axis normal to the surface. Common sources of spherical motion are a person capturing a stereo panorama with a phone held in an outstretched hand, or a hemi-spherical camera rig used for multi-view scene capture. However, traditional structure-from-motion pipelines tend

LightGlueStick: a Fast and Robust Glue for Joint Point-Line Matching

Lines and points are complementary local features, whose combination has proven effective for applications such as SLAM and Structure-from-Motion. The backbone of these pipelines are the local feature matchers, establishing correspondences across images. Traditionally, point and line matching have been treated as independent tasks. Recently, GlueStick proposed a GNN-based network that simultane-ou

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and incidence of asthma and wheeze in childhood : A register-based cohort study in Ronneby, Sweden

BACKGROUND: Early-life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may impact the developing lungs and immune system and increase the risk of childhood asthma, but no studies have been conducted in a high-exposed population. The objective of this study was to estimate associations between prenatal PFAS exposure and childhood incidence of asthma and wheeze in Blekinge County, Sweden, whe

Psychiatric inpatient bed capacity and suicide mortality in Sweden: a nationwide ecological study

BackgroundSuicide is a leading cause of premature mortality worldwide, but the impact of system-level mental health resources remains unclear despite the central role of psychiatric inpatient care and declining bed capacity. Prior research has yielded inconsistent findings with limited control for confounding. We aimed to estimate the effect of psychiatric inpatient bed availability on suicide mor

Comparison of exoelectrogenic bacteria detected using two different methods : U-tube microbial fuel cell and plating method

In a microbial fuel cell (MFC), exoelectrogens, which transfer electrons to the electrode, have been regarded as a key factor for electricity generation. In this study, U-tube MFC and plating methods were used to isolate exoelectrogens from the anode of an MFC. Disparate microorganisms were identified depending on isolation methods, despite the use of an identical source. Denaturing gel gradient e

Identification of criteria for the selection of buildings with elevated energy saving potentials from hydraulic balancing-methodology and case study

Hydraulic balancing is key to ensure proper operation of the heating system. When the heating system is not hydraulically balanced, heat is unevenly distributed across dwellings resulting in a wide temperature spread, overheating, and consequently, wastage of energy. In this paper, we study to which extent hydraulic imbalance affects the thermal energy demand of buildings. Furthermore, key variabl

Why we continue to need energy efficiency programmes—a critical review based on experiences in switzerland and elsewhere

Energy efficiency programmes (EEPs) are schemes operated by utilities or other bodies in order to incentivize energy efficiency improvement, in particular by adoption of energy-efficient products and typically by means of an economic reward. Ample experience has been gained, especially in the U.S., where EEPs have been in use for decades, with the rationale of avoiding additional energy supply by

Estimation of energy savings potential through hydraulic balancing of heating systems in buildings

Hydraulic balancing of heat distribution systems in buildings plays an important role in improving indoor thermal conditions as well as reducing energy consumption for space heating. Building energy models typically do not incorporate thermal comfort while it is essential for hydraulic balancing to do so. This paper proposes a methodology that assesses the impact of hydraulic balancing on the ener

Comparative analysis of customer-funded energy efficiency programs in the United States and Switzerland–Cost-effectiveness and discussion of operational practices

In the Swiss canton of Geneva, an energy efficiency portfolio has been operated since 2009. In contrast, such programs have been in place for more than 40 years in the US. There are numerous lessons to be learnt from their experience. We have therefore conducted a comparative analysis including Geneva and 11 leading states in the US, with the objective to identify explanatory factors for the succe

Identifying key variables and interactions that explain hydraulic imbalance - Application of regularization-based variable selection methods

Heating systems must be subjected to hydraulic balancing in order to ensure proper operation. When the heating system is hydraulically imbalanced, heat is unevenly distributed across dwellings resulting in a large temperature spread, overheating, and consequently, waste of energy. In this study, we investigate the extent to which hydraulic imbalance affects the thermal energy consumption in buildi

Hidden Choral Stimuli : The Role of Accent in Aristophanes’ Refrains

The final day of the conference opened with Albin Thörn Cleland’s presentation, “Hidden Choral Stimuli: The Role of Accent in Aristophanes’ Refrains”. His paper examined the interplay of pitch accent, metre and musical melody across metrically identical refrains in pre-Hellenistic Ancient Greek lyric poetry, an aspect that has long remained relatively obscure and misunderstood. Building on Conser

Multi-facility virtual diagnostic for longitudinal phase space predictions

A thorough understanding of the longitudinal phase space (LPS) of the electron beam is of great advantage to any modern linear accelerator (linac), and of critical importance for operating a free electron laser (FEL). While a transverse deflecting structure (TDS) allows full characterization of a beam’s LPS, measurements with a TDS system are often destructive and operationally complex. We presentA thorough understanding of the longitudinal phase space (LPS) of the electron beam is of great advantage to any modern linear accelerator (linac), and of critical importance for operating a free electron laser (FEL). While a transverse deflecting structure (TDS) allows full characterization of a beam’s LPS, measurements with a TDS system are often destructive and operationally complex. We present

Barnmorskors erfarenheter av att balansera kvinnans önskemål och professionella bedömningar under förlossningsvård

Bakgrund: En positiv förlossningsupplevelse är målet för hela vårdkedjan under graviditet, födsel och eftervård. WHO betonar vikten av en positiv förlossningsupplevelse och inte endast mor och barns säkerhet. Trots detta upplever fortfarande många kvinnor sin förlossning som negativ. Barnmorskan handlägger den normala förlossningen självständigt och ska i samband med detta ge den födande kvinnan s

Att mäta (biblioteks)arbete

Olof Risberg skriver om undersökningen som metod och möjligt verktyg för makt över arbetsplatsen. I den historiska exposén Att undersöka (biblioteks)arbete sätts tayloristiska undersökningar av fabriksarbete i relation till militanta undersökningar och bibliotekarieskråets ansträngningar för att förstå och ta kontroll över sitt arbete.

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Detta är en finsk översättning av min bok Vikingarnas historia. Översättare: Tiina Sjelvgren.