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2018

Classification of Breast Cancer Histology Images Through Transfer Learning Using a Pre-trained Inception Resnet V2

Authors
Ferreira, CA; Melo, T; Sousa, P; Meyer, MI; Shakibapour, E; Costa, P; Campilho, A;

Publication
Image Analysis and Recognition - 15th International Conference, ICIAR 2018, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, June 27-29, 2018, Proceedings

Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of female death worldwide. The histological analysis of breast tissue allows for the differentiation of the tissue suspected to be abnormal into four classes: normal tissue, benign tumor, in situ carcinoma and invasive carcinoma. Automatic diagnostic systems can help in that task. In this sense, this work propose a deep neural network approach using transfer learning to classify breast cancer histology images. First, the added top layers are trained and a second fine-tunning is done on some feature extraction layers that are frozen previously. The used network is an Inception Resnet V2. In order to overcome the lack of data, data augmentation is performed too. This work is a suggested solution for the ICIAR 2018 BACH-Challenge and the accuracy is 0.76 in the blind test set. © 2018, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.

2018

Decentralized frequency-voltage control and stability enhancement of standalone wind turbine-load-battery

Authors
Hemmati, R; Azizi, N; Shafie Khah, M; Catalao, JPS;

Publication
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS

Abstract
This paper simulates an islanding network including wind turbine, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and load. The purpose is to control voltage and frequency of the load following wind speed variations by proper control of BESS. A decentralized control scheme including two control loops is designed on BESS. One control loop is implemented for voltage regulation and the other loop is designed for frequency control. Both loops are equipped with PI (Proportional-Integral) type controllers as internal controllers. Furthermore, both loops are equipped with supplementary stabilizers as external controllers. The internal controllers regulate frequency and voltage and the external stabilizers enhance stability. This paper optimally tunes all the parameters of internal controllers and external stabilizers at the same time. The problem for tuning a large number of the design variables is mathematically expressed as a mixed integer nonlinear optimization programming and solved by modified-adaptive PSO technique. The proposed methodology is simulated on a typical standalone network including wind turbine, BESS, and load. The accurate model of BESS and wind turbine is incorporated to cope with real conditions. Moreover, in order to demonstrate the real-world results, non-linear time domain simulations are carried out in MATLAB software. The results verify that the proposed control scheme can efficiently utilize BESS to control voltage, regulate frequency, and damp out oscillations under wind and load variations.

2018

Toward an integrated model of visitor's food Nostalgia and gender difference: A festival context

Authors
Brito, PQ; Vale, VT;

Publication
Event Management

Abstract
This study aims to build and test a theoretical model of tourist nostalgia (nostalgia proneness and food nostalgia) and seeks to explore the gender differences regarding how tourists feel their nostalgia towards food, and if it impacts in the global experience of the event. Survey data were collected in a gastronomic event, from 400 visitors. Two research models grounded on gender-female and male-highlighted the predictive role of food. Surprisingly, the all-purpose nostalgic proneness construct had a very limited impact. The newly developed construct (food nostalgia) was able to capture complex multidimensional visitor's experiences in both male and female models, whereas the broadspectrum measure of nostalgia expressed a higher propensity of nostalgia feeling among men. The managerial implications comprise market segmentation strategy, the definition of specific nostalgia triggers associated with traditional food as attributes to promote the event, and a festivalscape environment designed to express those triggers. © 2018 Cognizant, LLC.

2018

On the Use of Natural User Interfaces in Physical Rehabilitation: A Web-based Application for Patients with Hip Prosthesis

Authors
Rybarczyk, Y; Cointe, C; Goncalves, T; Minhoto, V; Deters, JK; Villarreal, S; Gonzalo, AA; Baldeon, J; Esparza, D;

Publication
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE ARTS

Abstract
This study aims to develop a telemedicine platform for self-motor rehabilitation and remote monitoring by health professionals, in order to enhance recovery in patients after hip replacement. The implementation of such a technology is justified by medical (improvement of the recovery process by the possibility to perform rehabilitation exercises more frequently), economic (reduction of the number of medical appointments and the time patients spend at the hospital), mobility (diminution of the transportation to and from the hospital) and ethics (healthcare democratization and increased empowerment of the patient) purposes. The Kinect camera is used as a Natural User Interface to capture the physical exercises performed at home by the patients. The quality of the movement is evaluated in real-time by an assessment module implemented according to a Hidden-Markov Model approach. The results show a high accuracy in the evaluation of the movements (92% of correct classification). Finally, the usability of the platform is tested through the System Usability Scale (SUS). The overall SUS score is 81 out of 100, which suggests a good usability of the Web application. Further work will focus on the development of additional functionalities and an evaluation of the impact of the platform on the recovery process.

2018

Assessment of a shallow water area in the Tagus estuary using Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (or AUV's), vector-sensors, Unmanned Surface Vehicles, and Hexacopters REX ' 17

Authors
Marques, MM; Gatta, M; Barreto, M; Lobo, V; Matos, A; Ferreira, B; Santos, PJ; Felisberto, P; Jesus, S; Zabel, F; Mendonca, R; Marques, F;

Publication
2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE KOBE TECHNO-OCEANS (OTO)

Abstract
This paper describes the work done during REX'17, an exercise conducted by the Portuguese Navy in cooperation with Portuguese universities to test, demonstrate, and develop research projects, and to approach the academic and military communities. This year the exercise took place in the Tagus river estuary, and its main aim was to assess shallow water areas, regarding bottom, and acoustic characteristics. The experiments involved testing of vector sensors development at the University of Algarve, an UUV developed by INESC-T EC, a marsupial robotic team of a USV and a hex acopter capable of landing on water developed by the New University of Lisbon (Nova), and a hydrophone network used by the Portuguese Naval Academy.

2018

A framework for web application integrity

Authors
Fortuna, P; Pereira, N; Butun, I;

Publication
ICISSP 2018 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy

Abstract
Due to their universal accessibility, interactivity and scaling ease, Web applications relying on client-side code execution are currently the most common form of delivering applications and it is likely that they will continue to enter into less common realms such as IoT-based applications. We reason that modern Web applications should be able to exhibit advanced security protection mechanisms and review the research literature that points to useful partial solutions. Then, we propose a framework to support such characteristics and the features needed to implement them, providing a roadmap for a comprehensive solution to support Web application integrity. Copyright

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