New AI system can identify microscopic marine organisms

Forams are protists, neither plant nor animal. When they die, they leave behind their tiny shells, most less than a millimetre wide. These shells give scientists insights into the characteristics of the oceans as they existed when the forams were alive. For example, different types of foram species thrive in different kinds of ocean environments, and chemical measurements can tell scientists about everything from the ocean's chemistry to its temperature when the shell was being formed. However, evaluating those foram shells and fossils is both tedious and time consuming. "At this point, the AI correctly identifies the forams about 80 per cent of the time, which is better than most trained humans," said Edgar Lobaton, an associate professor at North Carolina State University. "But this is only the proof of concept. We expect the system to improve over time, because machine learning means the programme will get more accurate and more consistent with every iteration. "We also plan to expand the AI's purview, so that it can identify at least 35 species of forams, rather than the current six," Lobaton said. The current system works by placing a foram under a microscope capable of taking photographs. An LED ring shines light onto the foram from 16 directions -- one at a time -- while taking an image of the foram with each change in light. These 16 images are combined to provide as much geometric information as possible about the foram's shape. The AI then uses this information to identify the foram's species. The scanning and identification takes only seconds, and is already as fast -- or faster -- than the fastest human experts. "Plus, the AI doesn't get tired or bored. This work demonstrates the successful first step toward building a robotic platform that will be able to identify, pick and sort forams automatically," Lobaton said. The researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), to build the fully-functional robotic system. "This work is important because oceans cover about 70 per cent of Earth's surface and play an enormous role in its climate," said Tom Marchitto, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. "Forams are ubiquitous in our oceans, and the chemistry of their shells records the physical and chemical characteristics of the waters that they grew in," Marchitto, said. "These tiny organisms bear witness to past properties like temperature, salinity, acidity and nutrient concentrations. In turn we can use those properties to reconstruct ocean circulation and heat transport during past climate events. "This matters because humanity is in the midst of an unintentional, global-scale climate 'experiment' due to our emission of greenhouse gases," Marchitto said. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.ted.com/profiles/12261710

Deepika, Janhvi, Vicky, Vidya, Kartik and others sizzle at style award

Deepika and Vidya posed together on the red carpet. URI star Vicky Kaushal looked handsome on the red carpet at Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards 2019. Janhvi Kapoor looked ravishing at Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards. TV stars turned movie actors Mouni Roy and Ankita Lokhande posed together on the red carpet. Urvashi Rautela looked stunning at the awards night. Luka Chuppi star Kartik Aaryan looked dapper on the red carpet. Kim Sharma posed with her boyfriend Harshvardhan Rane on the red carpet. Karisma Kapoor looked glamorous on the red carpet. Diljit Dosanjh preferred his usual casual yet stylish avatar on the red carpet. Jalebi star Rhea Chakraborty looked stunning on the red carpet. Sunny Leone was a vision in white on the red carpet. Bipasha Basu looked beautiful on the red carpet.Dailyhunthttp://onlineboxing.net/jforum/user/profile/19080.page

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Taj Noor's new book on music a hit

Rupee spurts 29 paise against US dollar in early trade However, sustained foreign fund outflows capped the gains, they added. On Tuesday, the rupee had skidded by 16 paise -- its third straight session of loss -- to close at 71.44 against the US dollar amid strengthening of the greenback and heavy selling in domestic equities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net of Rs 78.53 crore, and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were sellers to the tune of Rs 84.15 crore on Tuesday, provisional data showed. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 37.05 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 36,481.69 after rising to 36,521.47 in opening trade. Dailyhunthttp://actionangler.net/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/62/UserId/156533/Default.aspx A major attraction in the book was Noor has shared his 14-year musical journey working with Oscar winner AR Rahman. The book has received a good response from the public. ... Dailyhunthttps://wanelo.co/tezappjacky

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IBPS Clerk Main exams 2019 analysis from experts

Except for General English, the rest of the objective questions were in a bilingual format that is, in English and Hindi. Each incorrect answer will reduce the score by 1/4th marks assigned to the respective question. The detailed break-up of IBPS Clerk Main Exam 2018 is as follows: General/financial awareness: Most of the questions came from the Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness and Current Affairs (maximum questions were from last six months, that is, from July 2018 to January 2019) sections. There were some questions from the static section of General Awareness. 3-4 questions were from banking awareness. The overall difficulty of this section was easy to moderate. Some questions were like: River based - 1 Q., Bank/Chairman - 1 Q., Chipko Andolan - 1 Q., Jan Dhan Yojana - 1 Q. etc. General English There were a total of 3 sets of Reading Comprehension. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate to difficult. Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude There was no question from Computer Aptitude. There were 5 sets of seating arrangement and data arrangement. Level of difficulty of this section was moderate to difficult. Quantitative Aptitude There were four sets of Data Interpretation. The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. - With inputs from Career Launcher Dailyhunthttps://able2know.org/user/feezeerkeen/ But India goes in the opposite direction and decapitates doctrinal Hinduism in the Constitution itself. ... Dailyhunthttps://justpaste.it/7lged

According to one study, love conquers all - or icy water at any rate

And the experience can no doubt legitimately stand in for a range of stressful events, such as being discriminated against for colour, or, say, being hung upside down from a ceiling fan with the balls of the feet exposed to thoughtful thrashing. In the second case, a romantic partner sitting by would be of great help as he or she screamed, wept, or otherwise tried to disrupt the proceedings. The first example is less dramatic - what's all this fuss about discrimination anyway? If something, such as discrimination, happens all the time - with reference to colour, creed or caste - a romantic partner hanging around the neck makes no difference either way, let alone mental images. Freezing water might as well be boiling, for that matter. What the study does prove is that freezing water cannot douse romance. On the contrary, it makes romance tempting, by keeping blood pressures in check. The central puzzle in this piece of research is the definition of romance, together with the amazing ability of the researchers to discover a respectable number of respondents who will admit to 'romantic' partners. A learned account offers a clue to the mystery. The number of respondents was, presumably, 102. However scientifically ordered the experiment, to imagine 102 people representing the whole world is a bit of a stretch. And these were 102 undergraduates. Romance is obviously alive and kicking among the young: in a brave new world where it is always spring. The researchers also took care of possible world-weary suspicions that romance wears off. The young people had to be in a committed romantic relationship of at least one month's vintage. No wonder romance was easy to define.The study is aspirational in a novel way - it is a state of relationship that everyone beyond the 102 would aspire to. Imagine a partner whose presence makes flowers bloom and birds sing, who soothes blood pressure into believing there is no stress ever. After all, the more common relationship is the one in which the mutual feeling is of being driven up the wall at worst and boredom or irritation at best. Even the main cause of stress in life. A frozen foot may then become so much more preferable to the beloved's company. 1670440 1681855 Dailyhunthttps://visual.ly/users/yozkelvozkeeneens2/portfolio

UK's Prince Philip apologises to woman injured in car crash: Report

The nine-month-old baby who was in the back seat of car was uninjured. The Duke said in a letter to Emma Fairweather, who broke her wrist in the accident, that he was "very sorry" for his part in the accident, and wished "a speedy recovery from a very distressing experience, the Sunday Mirror reported. "I would like you to know how very sorry I am for my part in the accident... I can only imagine that I failed to see the car coming, and I am very contrite about the consequences," said the letter published by the paper. "I was somewhat shaken after the accident," he continued, "but I was greatly relieved that none of you were seriously injured. As a crowd was beginning to gather, I was advised to return to Sandringham House by a local police officer. I have since learned that you suffered a broken arm. I am deeply sorry about this injury." Last week Fairweather, a passenger in the Kia, told the newspaper that she felt "ignored and rejected" because she had not received an apology, but told the paper on Sunday that she was "chuffed" that he had finally responded. Fairweather, from King's Lynn, told the Sunday Mirror: "I thought it was really nice that he signed off as 'Philip' and not the formal title. I was pleasantly surprised because of the personalised nature." The paper reported Buckingham Palace has confirmed the letter is genuine. The Duke of Edinburgh, who took delivery of a replacement Land Rover after the crash, was later reportedly spoken to by police after being pictured driving without a seat belt two days after the crash. Philip, who formally retired from public life in 2017, has been seen behind the wheels on numerous occasions over the decade. At present, there is no upper age limit for driving in the UK. However, a person's driving licence expires once he or she reaches the age of 70. If the licence expires and they fail to renew it, then they legally are not allowed to drive. But if they apply for a renewal they may continue. Dailyhunthttps://www.avitop.com/cs/members/tezappjacky.aspx

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+ to sport hole-punch cameras, 3.5mm headphone jack

Marquee road ready to preen with Rs 1cr makeover ounding pleased over the progress of the work now speedily underway, Dhanbad mayor Chandrashekhar Agarwal told this paper, "Beatification work is likely to be completed by February. As you see, major work in this regard has already been done. We are just fine-tuning now." He said they chose Luby Circular Road for beautification on the centenary year of the tenure of the municipal corporation's first chairman. "We want this road to be inviting, to relax people and make them feel good about their hometown," he said. "Our basic aims are to give our citizens, when they come here, greenery and shade, comfort and inspiration, hence the saplings, the seating arrangements and busts of the four great sons of India," the mayor added.Painted bronze, the busts are made of cement, plaster and fibre by sculptors of Hooghly in Bengal. Asked why these four were chosen for the busts to be installed here, the mayor said, "These luminaries had played a huge part in making India what it is today, in their own ways, but they are not remembered that much in public sphere nowadays. We want to remind people, especially the youth, of their immense contribution." Residents are excited about the new-look artery. Mannan Sinha, a resident of Dhanbad's Hirapur, said the road beautification project was much needed. "We all love our hometown, and Luby Circular Road, which has virtually every important landmark of this place nearby, has a special place in every Dhanbad resident's heart. The aesthetic beauty of the area has really increased with this beautification project. From morning walkers to youngsters, I think people will just love this road even more when revamp work is complete," he said. Dailyhunthttp://doodleordie.com/profile/kizaaakrizz If the rumours are anything to go by, the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ will feature OLED screen while the cheaper variant Galaxy S10E will sport an LCD screen. The top-end Galaxy S10+ will sport dual-cameras on the front. Improvements are anticipated to be in terms of the battery, camera capabilities, and support for fast-charging. ... Dailyhunthttps://visual.ly/users/yozkelvozkeeneens3/portfolio