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Karnataka government plans to start 11 medical colleges under contentious PPP model

As of now, the State has 22 government medical colleges in 22 districts while 11 others have no government medical colleges; the PPP model however has been criticised by some experts




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Modernizr 3: A beginners guide

Just in time for the launch of Modernizr 3 I’ve been working on a beginners course. This is aimed at people who are getting started in web development and want to know how they can use Modernizr in their workflows. I have 5 vouchers to give away that will give you free access to the … Continue reading "Modernizr 3: A beginners guide"




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PM Modi lauds role of cooperatives in farmers’ welfare

PM Modi made his comments while inaugurating the pilot project of “world’s largest grain storage plan”, which is being done across 11 States




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Ask LukeW: PDF Parsing with Vision Models

Over the years, I've given more than 300 presentations on design. Most of these have been accompanied by a slide deck to illustrate my points and guide the narrative. But making the content in these decks work well with the Ask Luke conversational interface on this site has been challenging. So now I'm trying a new approach with AI vision models.

To avoid application specific formats (Keynote, PowerPoint), I've long been making my presentation slides available for download as PDF documents. These files usually consist of 100+ pages and often don't include a lot of text, leaning instead on visuals and charts to communicate information. To illustrate, here's of few of these slides from my Mind the Gap talk.

In an earlier article on how we built the Ask Luke conversational interface, I outlined the issues with extracting useful information from these documents. I wanted the content in these PDFs to be available when answering people's design questions in addition to the blog articles, videos and audio interviews that we were already using.

But even when we got text extraction from PDFs working well, running the process on any given PDF document would create many content embeddings of poor quality (like the one below). These content chunks would then end up influencing the answers we generated in less than helpful ways.

To prevent these from clogging up our limited context (how much content we can work with to create an answer) with useless results, we set up processes to remove low quality content chunks. While that improved things, the content in these presentations was no longer accessible to people asking questions on Ask Luke.

So we tried a different approach. Instead of extracting text from each page of a PDF presentation, we ran it through an AI vision model to create a detailed description of the content on the page. In the example below, the previous text extraction method (on the left) gets the content from the slide. The new vision model approach (on the right) though, does a much better job creating useful content for answering questions.

Here's another example illustrating the difference between the PDF text extraction method used before and the vision AI model currently in use. This time instead of a chart, we're generating a useful description of a diagram.

This change is now rolled out across all the PDFs the Ask Luke conversational interface can reference to answer design questions. Gone are useless content chunks and there's a lot more useful content immediately available.

Thanks to Yangguang Li for the dev help on this change.




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Transformative change through educational leadership [electronic resource] : stories, models, and wonderings / edited by Kenneth H. MacKinnon.

Toronto : Canadian Scholars, 2024.




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Ram Pothineni, Boyapati Sreenu in action mode with ‘Skanda’

Boyapati Sreenu and Ram Pothineni’s Telugu action entertainer titled ‘Skanda - the attacker’




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Asus India launches 11 models in commercial PCs, marks entry into the segment

Designed for enterprises and businesses, the offering includes ASUS ExpertBook range of six laptops, the ASUSPRO ExperCenter range of three desktops, as well as two ‘All in Ones’



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Samsung introduces premium PC line-up in India, launches six new models of notebooks

Here are the product features, its prices, and the availability



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The invention of chic : Thérèse Bonney and Paris Moderne / Lisa Schlansker Kolosek ; with 188 illustrations.

New York : Thames & Hudson in association with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 2002.




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Phèdre : tragédie / Racine ; édition présentée, annotée et commentée par Laurence Giavarini, Ancienne élève de l'E.N.S. de Fontenay Agrégée de Lettres modernes et Ève-Marie Rollinat-Levasseur

Paris : Larousse, [2004]




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Models (1999) / written and directed by Ulrich Seidl [DVD].

Vienna : HOANZL, [2008]




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Pien Chih-lin : a study in modern Chinese poetry / Lloyd Haft.

Dordrecht, Holland ; Cinnaminson, N.J. : Foris Publications, 1983.




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Modern times : a brief history of the enlightenment / by Li Boyuan ; translated by Douglas Lancashire.

Hong Kong : Research Centre for Translation, Chinese University of Hong Kong, [1996]




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A new literary history of modern China / edited by David Der-Wei Wang.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.




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Modern Japanese literature : an anthology / compiled and edited by Donald Keene.

New York : Grove Press, 1960.




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Dawn to the West : Japanese literature of the modern era / Donald Keene.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1987.




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The modern reader's Japanese-English character dictionary / by Andrew Nathaniel Nelson.

Rutland, Vermont ; Tokyo, Japan : Charles E. Tuttle 1968.




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Buenos Aires across the arts : five and one theses on modernity, 1921-1939 / Eleni Kefala.

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2022]




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The Asian modern / John Clark ; with introductions by Patrick D. Flores and a contribution from Phoebe Scott ; edited by Julie Ewington.

Singapore : National Gallery Singapore, 2021.




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Theology, modernity, and the visual arts / edited by Ben Quash and Chloë Reddaway.

Turnhout : Brepols, [2024]




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Modern authoritarianism : a comparative institutional analysis / Amos Perlmutter.

New Haven : Yale University Press, [1981]




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The first modern economy : success, failure, and perseverance of the Dutch economy, 1500-1815 / Jan De Vries, Ad van der Woude.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.




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A theology of criticism : Balthasar, postmodernism, and the Catholic imagination / Michael Patrick Murphy.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.




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Nickel sulfide cocatalyst-modified silicon nanowire arrays for efficient seawater-based hydrogen generation

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3634-3642
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00366G, Research Article
Junjie Wang, Bo Wang, Xinmeng He, Jun Lv, Zhiyong Bao, Jiewu Cui, Guangqing Xu, Wangqiang Shen
NiSx nanoparticles enhance Si substrate's hydrogen evolution to 189.15 μmol h−1 cm−2, outperforming Ni/SiNWs by 3.04 times and pristine SiNWs by 30.86 times.
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Research progress on modification of cathodes for aqueous zinc ion batteries

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8,3702-3723
DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00740A, Review Article
Qing Li, Lizhen Chen, Yingying Wang, Tao Pan, Huan Pang
The review covers cathode materials for AZIBs, focusing on design strategies, electrochemical performance, and modifications. It highlights challenges and suggests future research directions for improvement.
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Gene-modification is the Next Frontier in Fighting Against Cancer

A single dose of infusion therapy can eradicate leukemia and destroy kilograms of cancer cells. Bruce Levine tells WIRED Health 2018 how he and his team are developing therapies to tackle cancer. Read more here: http://wired.uk/JxvIdt ABOUT WIRED HEALTH 2018 Hundreds of healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology influencers and leaders met at the sixth annual WIRED Health event at The Crick Institute, London on March 13. Discover some of the fascinating insights from the speakers here: http://wired.uk/O6xMxJ ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Explore this channel for videos showing on-stage talks, behind-the-scenes action, exclusive interviews and performances from our roster of events. Join us as we uncover the most relevant, up-and-coming trends and meet the people building the future. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://po.st/WiredVideo Twitter: http://po.st/TwitterWired Facebook: http://po.st/FacebookWired Google+: http://po.st/GoogleWired Instagram: http://po.st/InstagramWired Magazine: http://po.st/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://po.st/NewslettersWired




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Stephen Fitzpatrick: Zero Carbon Won't Be Easy: Our Energy Model Needs A Total Overhaul

We're not winning the fight against climate change, as the 2018 IPCC report makes incontrovertible. What does energy in a zero carbon world look like? Well, we have a lot of challenges ahead of us: companies can't tackle this work on their own, which means embracing collaboration, and changing the energy model. Stephen Fitzpatrick is the CEO and founder of OVO Energy, a UK energy provider which has launched the world’s first commercially available electric-vehicle-to-grid charger in partnership with Nissan. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Experts and business leaders from the worlds of Energy, Money and Retail gathered at Kings Place, London, for WIRED Smarter on October 9, 2018. Discover some of the fascinating insights from speakers here: http://wired.uk/V29vMg ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Explore this channel for videos showing on-stage talks, behind-the-scenes action, exclusive interviews and performances from our roster of events. Join us as we uncover the most relevant, up-and-coming trends and meet the people building the future. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://po.st/WiredVideo Twitter: http://po.st/TwitterWired Facebook: http://po.st/FacebookWired Google+: http://po.st/GoogleWired Instagram: http://po.st/InstagramWired Magazine: http://po.st/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://po.st/NewslettersWired




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Why Companies Are Exploring Alternatives to the HQ Model | WIRED Brand Lab

BRANDED CONTENT | Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Comcast Business | Company headquarters have historically been the “mission control” of business operations but as companies become decentralized and operations migrate to the cloud, a new distributed business model is emerging. So, what does that mean for the HQ of the future?




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Mastering Modern Work: Cultivating Innovation in a Hybrid World | WIRED Brand Lab

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Opentext | Mark J. Barrenechea, the CEO & CTO of OpenText, Bill Schaninger, Senior Partner at McKinsey, and the CIOs of the NIAID, OpenText, and the Auto Club Group talk about how they are driving innovation, implementing new technologies, and motivating and attracting the talented workforce necessary for their organizations to succeed over the next year, and into the decade beyond.




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Obsessed - How This Guy Builds Amazing Lego Models

PJ Catalano is a Master Model Builder at Legoland California Resort. He's been working at Legoland for 8 years and has built some truly incredible things. PJ talks about everything that goes into building Lego, from all the math he has to do to the various techniques he's learned that keep his models standing strong.




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The Science Behind Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineered to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti. How exactly does this work? We'll break it down.




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Modern Teams for Modern Problems | WIRED Brand Lab

With the ever-evolving challenges of an unpredictable world, how can you and your organization build collaborative, multi-faceted teams to tackle modern problems? Wired Brand Lab interviewed Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich to explore the unique team formula and human-centric approach needed to drive meaningful business outcomes.




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PM Modi & PM of Spain to visit Vadodara on October 28

Prime Ministers of India and Spain would inaugurate the facility that manufacture C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF)




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BRICS expansion has added to inclusivity, agenda for global good: PM Modi

PM to attend BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22-23 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin




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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on Oct 30-31

PM Modi will visit Ekta Nagar at Kevadia around 5:30 PM, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various infrastructural and development projects




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Modi slams Bengal & Delhi governments as inhumane for not implementing Ayushman Bharat

Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme – which promises an annual coverage of up to ₹500,000 per family for secondary and tertiary healthcare – the Centre and state government share the insurance premiums in a 60–40 ratio




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PM Modi honours Sardar Patel, calls for action against urban naxalism

Addressing the nation on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary, Modi emphasised the need to “identify urban Naxals” who purportedly spread separatism and division




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Modi condemns acts of violence at Hindu Sabha Temple, Ontario

Says cowardly attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats in Canada was `apalling’




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Researchers develop new genetic model to decode breast cancer




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Even moderate exercise for over 2 hours every week may boost heart health




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How the blended model is working for DDB Tribal

The Gurgaon-based integrated arm of DDB Mudra has grown thanks to focussing on the full funnel in a customer journey




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Bimodal data fusion of LIBS spectroscopy and plasma acoustic emission signals: improving the accuracy of machining process identification for low roughness samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2737-2747
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00225C, Paper
Shilei Xiong, Minchao Cui, Nan Yang, Guangyuan Shi, Yuxin Pi, Yuyang Mu, Yuntao Zhang, Yue Zhao
The fusion of LIBS spectral data with PAES data improves machining process classification identification accuracy.
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An ensemble model for rapid quantitative determination of vanadium (V) in petroleum coke by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2841-2855
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00300D, Paper
Hongkun Du, Tengfei Sun, Shaoying Ke, Dongfeng Qi, Wei Zhang, Juan Wei, Bing Yang, Hongyu Zheng
Precise detection and analysis of trace elements in materials are critical for various industrial applications.
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Self-absorption correction of NEXAFS spectra for intermediate sample thicknesses applied to organo-sulfur model compounds

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2893-2902
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00232F, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Konstantin Skudler, Michael Walter, Michael Sommer, Matthias Müller
We present a self-absorption correction for NEXAFS which is valid for any sample thickness. The corrected spectrum is recovered in a forward calculation by fitting a model spectrum to experimental data of samples with ideally different thicknesses.
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Research on a bimodal fusion detection method for surface defects of metal AM components based on LIBS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, 39,2917-2928
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00159A, Paper
Xiaomei Lin, Jiangfei Yang, Yutao Huang, Jingjun Lin, Changjin Che
A bimodal fusion method using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is proposed to identify surface defects in metal additive manufacturing (AM) samples. This method integrates LIBS spectra with plasma image data to enhance defect detection.
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A Gaussian Spot Overlap Ablation Model for Prediction of Aluminium Alloy Spectral Peak Intensity in High Pulse Repetition Frequency LIBS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00298A, Paper
Dongming Qu, Bohao Su, Zhongshu Bai, Biye Liu, Xueying Jin, Guanyu Chen, Yuting Fu, Tingwen Gu, Guang Yang, Qingkai Li
The use of microjoule high pulse repetition frequency (PRF) lasers as excitation sources is an important direction in the miniaturisation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instruments. However, high PRF LIBS...
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Modi Year One: Realty check

With the Modi regime completing one year in office on May 26, the author speaks to experts to track what was done for real estate.




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WHO calls Ebola modern world's worst health crisis




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Comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre established in Bengaluru, opening to coincide with PM Narendra Modi’s birthday

Karnataka Government says that the comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC) is the first of its kind in India, and is located at Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram




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Modern antidepressants can reduce risk of depressive relapse for bipolar patients, according to UBC and NIMHANS study

Bipolar disorder, earlier known as manic-depressive disorder, is prevalent in about 1% of the population and tends to be a lifelong illness