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Document understanding is a challenging task to process and comprehend large amounts of textual and visual information. Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have significantly improved the performance of this task. However, existing methods typically focus on either plain text or a limited number of document images, struggling to handle long PDF documents with interleaved text and images, especially in academic papers. In this paper, we introduce PDF-WuKong, a multimodal large language model (MLLM) which is designed to enhance multimodal question-answering (QA) for long PDF documents. PDF-WuKong incorporates a sparse sampler that operates on both text and image representations, significantly improving the efficiency and capability of the MLLM. The sparse sampler is integrated with the MLLM's image encoder and selects the paragraphs or diagrams most pertinent to user queries for processing by the language model. To effectively train and evaluate our model, we construct PaperPDF, a dataset consisting of a broad collection of academic papers sourced from arXiv, multiple strategies are proposed to generate automatically 1M QA pairs along with their corresponding evidence sources. Experimental results demonstrate the superiority and high efficiency of our approach over other models on the task of long multimodal PDF understanding, surpassing proprietary products by an average of 8.6% on F1. Our code and dataset will be released at https://github.com/yh-hust/PDF-Wukong. 2024: Xudong Xie, Liang Yin, Hao Yan, Yang Liu, Jing Ding, Minghui Liao, Yuliang Liu, Wei Chen, Xiang Bai https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05970v1

Com uma cerimônia memorável, a Olimpíada de Paris se encerrou no domingo (11), sendo aclamada como o evento esportivo mais espetacular de todos os tempos. Quebra de recordes, um desempenho inédito da França, sucesso das mulheres brasileiras, cenários de tirar o fôlego, polêmicas e muitos memes: os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris serão lembrados por uma série de façanhas e fatos.  Daniella Franco, da RFITudo começou com uma cerimônia de abertura grandiosa, com duração de três horas e meia – a primeira em toda a história das Olimpíadas realizada fora de um estádio, com o rio Sena e monumentos como pano de fundo. A festa também foi marcada pela performance de grandes estrelas, como a cantora canadense Céline Dion, que, depois de muito suspense e especulações, interpretou “L'Hymne à L'Amour”, de Edith Piaf, na Torre Eiffel. A abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris deu o que falar pela beleza, mas também pela ousadia, já que uma das cenas do evento, confundida com a Santa Ceia, suscitou críticas de autoridades religiosas e líderes políticos conservadores em todo o mundo. Artistas e o diretor da cerimônia, Thomas Jolly, chegaram a ser alvo de ameaças de morte. Jolly precisou ir a público explicar que a passagem específica do evento nada tinha a ver com religião, e que teria sido inspirada na pintura “Festa dos Deuses”, obra criada no século 17 pelo holandês Jan Harmens Bilert. "Ninguém jamais encontrará no meu trabalho uma vontade de zombar ou de difamar. Eu quis fazer uma cerimônia para unir e também para reafirmar os valores da República Francesa - Liberdade, Igualdade, Fraternidade - e não para rir de quem quer que seja", afirmou, em entrevista ao canal BFMTV.Polêmicas envolvendo atletasAlgumas polêmicas também envolveram a participação de atletas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris. É o caso do jogador holandês de vôlei de praia, Steven van de Velde, condenado por estupro de menor de idade. Ele chegou a ser vaiado na quadra, inclusive pelo público brasileiro, na partida em que ele e seu colega de dupla, Matthew Immers, foram eliminados por Evandro e Arthur nas quartas de final. Já a boxeadora argelina Imane Khelif enfrentou boatos de que seria transgênero. A esportista, que tem hiperandrogenismo, viu sua participação nas competições femininas de Paris 2024 ser contestada. O caso chocou a Argélia, onde Khelif é um ícone. O Comitê Olímpico Internacional defendeu a atleta, que fez um apelo ao público antes de vencer a chinesa Yang Liu e conquistar o ouro na categoria - 66 kg."Envio essa mensagem a todas as pessoas no mundo, para aceitarem as regras e princípios olímpicos e pararem de atacar os atletas porque isso tem consequências, consequências graves", declarou em entrevista à agência American Press. "Esses ataques podem destruir as pessoas, espiritual e mentalmente. E isso divide as pessoas. Por isso, peço que parem com o bullying", disse Khelif.Outra polêmica ocorreu devido à quebra de recorde protagonizada pelo nadador chinês Pan Zhanle, que no dia 31 de julho cravou o tempo de 46:40 na final dos 100 metros do nado livre - um segundo a frente do australiano Kyle Chalmers, que levou a prata. Uma façanha como essa na natação não era vista há cerca de 50 anos, o que levou muitos especialistas a insinuarem a possibilidade de doping, não confirmada nos exames. Quebras de recordesA nadadora canadense prodígio Summer McIntosh, de apenas 17 anos, conquistou três ouros e uma prata nesta edição dos Jogos. Ela ainda registrou um novo tempo nos 200 metros borboleta (2:03:03). A jovem é vista como um dos grandes talentos de Paris 2024, três anos após sua estreia em Tóquio, quando tinha apenas 14 anos.No ciclismo de pista feminino, o recorde de velocidade foi batido cinco vezes em uma única noite, pela Grã-Bretanha, Alemanha, Nova Zelândia e depois duas outras vezes novamente pelas britânicas. Foram elas que levaram o ouro ao chegar à marca final de 45:186. O sueco Armand Duplantis emocionou o Stade de France com seu desempenho no salto com vara, alcançando 6,25 metros. Essa foi a nona vez que o atleta quebrou seu próprio recorde."Estou muito orgulhoso, definitivamente. Recebi mais amor e apoio do que poderia imaginar. Estou tão feliz que pude performar de uma maneira que eu sabia que era capaz. É mais incrível do que eu poderia imaginar, honestamente", declarou. Sucesso nas redes sociais Embora não tenha obtido o mesmo sucesso na competição, o atleta francês Anthony Ammirati viralizou nas redes sociais. Sua eliminação passaria despercebida não fosse sua genitália ter derrubado o sarrafo durante a disputa. Uma plataforma de conteúdo erótico chegou a propor o pagamento de € 250 mil para que o francês posasse diante de suas câmeras por uma hora. Em seu TikTok, Ammirati postou um vídeo em que aparece comendo, com o olhar distante, ao som da trilha sonora do desenho animado Bob Esponja e a seguinte mensagem: "quando você chama mais a atenção por sua genitália que por sua performance".Quem também viralizou nas redes sociais durante os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris foi Snoop Dogg, que se tornou um verdadeiro "mascote do evento". O rapper americano, que participou do revezamento da tocha olímpica, veio a Paris também como comentarista esportivo do canal NBC. Mas não apenas: a estrela experimentou vários esportes - judô, natação, esgrima e halterofilismo. Além disso, vídeos em que o músico aparece falando em francês e até dançando com um cavalo, em Versalhes, divertiram o público.Novas estrelas no mundo do esporteOs Jogos Olímpicos de Paris também entrarão para a história com a ascensão de novos ídolos do esporte. É o caso do nadador francês Léon Marchand, de 22 anos, que se tornou um herói na França ao conquistar cinco medalhas, quatro de ouro e uma de bronze. A RFI conversou com o jovem no estúdio instalado no Club France, espaço do Comitê Olímpico Francês no Parque de la Villette, norte de Paris. "Tenho consciência das minhas conquistas porque as pessoas não param de me perguntar sobre isso. Mas acho que, no fundo, ainda não me dei conta. Vai demorar um pouco, preciso de tempo. Os últimos dias foram muito intensos para mim. Então agora estou começando a voltar à realidade e a compreender o que aconteceu nesses últimos dias. E é uma coisa louca, na verdade", afirmou. O Brasil também fez história em Paris, com várias conquistas. Rebeca Andrade conquistou o primeiro ouro do país na ginástica artística e se tornou a maior medalhista brasileira de todos os tempos: foram quatro pódios apenas nessa Olimpíada, que se somam aos dois realizados em Tóquio. A ginasta de 25 anos conversou com a repórter Maria Paula Carvalho, da RFI, logo após obter o ouro na Arena Bercy e expressou orgulho com sua performance. "Estou muito feliz de estar voltando para o Brasil com o ouro. Os brasileiros mereciam muito! E eu queria muito também, sabe? Eu lutei muito e fiz o meu melhor" celebrou. Sucesso das brasileiras As mulheres brasileiras foram, pela primeira vez, mais numerosas que os homens na delegação nacional: 153 esportistas do sexo feminino contra 124 do masculino. Foram elas também que conquistaram a maioria das medalhas. Além de Rebeca Andrade, subiram no pódio Beatriz Souza e Larissa Pimenta no judô, Tatiana Weston-Webb no surfe, Rayssa Leal no skate street, Bia Ferreira no boxe, além da medalha por equipe da ginástica feminina, do vôlei de quadra, do vôlei de praia, com Ana Patrícia e Duda, e da equipe do futebol feminino, com essa foi a última Olimpíada de Marta. É também uma atleta mulher, a primeira representante do Brasil a disputar uma mesma edição dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos, a mesatenista Bruna Alexandre, que avaliou as atletas nacionais. "É algo de muita alegria para o nosso país, ver que a mulher é forte e capaz. Quem sabe em Los Angeles, em 2028, tenha o dobro ou o triplo de esportistas mulheres", disse, em entrevista à RFI.O Brasil também subiu no pódio com William Lima e a equipe mista, no judô; Isaquias Queiroz, na canoagem; Gabriel Medina, no surfe; Augusto Akio, no skate park; Edival Pontes no taekwondo; e Caio Bonfim, na marcha atlética.Os brasileiros também marcaram presença em Paris, colorindo a torcida de verde e amarelo e fazendo muita festa nas arquibancadas e ruas da capital francesa. A gaúcha Roberta Calabro, radicada em Barcelona, veio à Paris assistir a algumas competições. Em entrevista à RFI, ela contou que a experiência foi tão positiva que resolveu prolongar a visita e ir até Marselha, no sul da França, ver a seleção feminina de futebol do Brasil enfrentar e bater a Espanha. "Participar das Olimpíadas sempre foi um sonho para mim, e essa em Paris, uma cidade que eu sempre amei, vai ficar marcada para sempre. Eu assisti a cinco jogos no total e eu fiquei impressionada com a organização. Foi incrível!", comemora.Paris se prepara para Jogos ParalímpicosNa noite de domingo (11), a França se despediu dos Jogos, mas temporariamente. A chama olímpica, exposta em um balão no Jardim das Tulherias, no centro de Paris, se apagou na noite de domingo, durante a cerimônia de encerramento. Mas ela voltará a ser acesa em 28 de agosto, quando iniciam os Jogos Paralímpicos. Enquanto isso, as autoridades francesas cogitam em transformar a escultura de 30 metros de altura e sete de diâmetro em um monumento, como uma lembrança física e permanente dos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris. Leia tambémEm contagem regressiva para Jogos Paralímpicos, atletas brasileiros embarcam rumo a Paris

[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com. And if this is too big of a commitment, I'm always thankful for a simple cup of coffee.]A little over two weeks ago, a user on Twitter posted a joke claiming, with a knowing wink, that J.D. Vance, the junior senator from Ohio and Trump's running mate, had been quite intimate with an alluring chesterfield. They have since locked their account, but here's the original tweet:To be clear: there is absolutely no proof whatsoever that Mr. Vance engaged in copulation with a couch. You can confidently state to the folks in your life that this never happened.But the joke took on a life of its own. For two weeks, the internet has been awash in puns, memes, and coy references to Mr. Vance's (falsely alleged) furnish-curious orientation.It hit a fever pitch on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Philadelphia when Gov. Tim Walz, running mate of Vice President Harris, included this reference in his speech: “I can't wait to debate the guy—that is, if he's willing to get off the couch and show up.”As the crowd roared in response, Mr. Walz followed up with: “See what I did there?”I was in that audience. It was a hell of a line. Many of you were probably watching on television and laughing with approval, and I gotta say: it landed even better in-person.Of course, not everyone agrees, particularly more than a few journalists and pundits who decried it as unnecessary and tantamount to disinformation. Yesterday, CNN's Jake Tapper characterized it as a “gross smear” while Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle opined on Twitter: “But the more people argue this is all in good fun, the more I want to write in a name rather than voting for either of the nasty tickets.”The Intelligencer's Benjamin Hart weighed in, too: “It does not follow that Trump accusing Democrats of killing babies and Kamala Harris of being a communist monster means that Democrats are allowed to lower their standards. That's not how standards work.”Ah, yes, standards — the expected consistency of holding a moral line, regardless of whom crosses it. Of course, it's been difficult not to notice that Mr. Tapper, Ms. McArdle, Mr. Hart, and every other finger-wagging, scandalized pundit didn't have anything to say when, just last week, Mr. Vance decided to use his global platform as the Republican vice presidential nominee to falsely and cruelly claim that Olympic woman boxer Imane Khelif is actually a man.Mr. Vance posted on Twitter: “This is where Kamala Harris's ideas about gender lead: to a grown man pummeling a woman in a boxing match. This is disgusting, and all of our leaders should condemn it.”He was quote-tweeting far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, who had written: “The Olympics just allowed a biological man, Imane Khelif, to pummel Italian Olympian Angela Carini. Her life's work was stolen by a man who beats up women for sport. Will someone have to die before people wake up?! This entire ideology is pure evil.”I wrote last week about the vile disinformation spread about Ms. Khelif by the likes of Mr. Vance, Trump, J.K. Rowling, and many others who slandered her online, along with all the reasons why this horrid accusation is patently false.(Also: to be abundantly clear, there are no trans women competing in the Olympics.)But here's the most important thing to note here: Ms. Khelif is from Algeria, where being transgender is not only considered borderline criminal but trans people are particularly vulnerable to lethal violence, to say nothing of discrimination generally.Mr. Vance encouraged a global pile-on against Ms. Khelif, quite literally putting her life in danger, all for a cheap political hit directed at Vice President Harris.Mr. Tapper said nothing on the matter. Nor did Ms. McArdle. Nor did Mr. Hart. Nor, to the best of my knowledge, has any other reporter or pundit who pontificated on Democrats making light of Mr. Vance allegedly having a tryst with an ex-lover from Rent-A-Center. In the case of Mr. Vance, there is no victim of disinformation. The greatest cause for trauma and injury can only be claimed by a hypothetical, seductive settee. But with the dangerous slander directed at Ms. Khelif by Mr. Vance, there's a woman who has struggled all her life in pursuit of her Olympics dream, only to watch as people like the Republican vice presidential nominee put her and her family through an extraordinary hell for the past two weeks.I don't expect journalists and pundits to comment on every single issue, particularly every little comment from every bit player in the world of politics. That's completely unreasonable. But Mr. Vance is not a bit player. He's on the GOP's presidential ticket. He's asking voters to consider him for the position of the second most powerful person in the world, and every single reporter and pundit in this country would understandably leap at the opportunity to book an exclusive interview with him.The silence of people like Mr. Tapper and Ms. McArdle and Mr. Hart—knowing full well that what he was claiming is false and dangerous—speaks to an increasingly destabilizing double standard in American media. For some, journalistic integrity seems to be highly contingent on the degree to which their access is threatened.If they had criticized Mr. Vance and set the record straight regarding Ms. Khelif, most likely jeopardizing their access with Republican elected officials, it might mean one less big scoop, one less primetime interview, one less panel invite or speaking gig or book deal. And thus, it is much easier to publicly opine on the moral imperatives of Mr. Walz, the vice presidential candidate for the political party that is not going to restrict access or otherwise punish journalists and pundits who ask a tough question or make a critical observation. It's easy to “take a stand” when you know there will be no consequences for doing so.I don't care what Mr. Vance does or does not do with his couch or end table or swinging crystal chandelier. It's none of my business. Granted, I would like a heads up, so as to avoid sitting there, but otherwise, it really has nothing to do with the rest of us.I do care quite a lot about the vulnerable people that Mr. Vance and his ilk continue to put in danger through dehumanizing and horrific rhetoric, gleefully attacking women generally and LGBTQ people, in particular, with scant accountability from much of political media.I would like to believe that Mr. Tapper and Ms. McArdle and Mr. Hart also value consistency in this regard, but the last two weeks have demonstrated otherwise.This evening, Ms. Khelif won the final of the women's boxing welterweight division in Paris, finally realizing, against tall odds, her lifelong dream of being an Olympic Champion. Immediately following the victory, she was warmly embraced by her opponent, China's Yang Liu, the 2023 IBA World Champion. The two smiled and took selfies at the awards ceremony, a joyous moment after two weeks of other women boxers rallying around Ms. Khelif in support against the violent disinformation spread by Mr. Vance and others. I hope Mr. Tapper, Ms. McArdle, and Mr. Hart were watching.Pundits, take a seat. Just not there.Charlotte's Web Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Charlotte's Web Thoughts at charlotteclymer.substack.com/subscribe

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Khelif venció a la china Yang Liu en la final de los Juegos Olímpicos y se convirtió en la primera argelina que consigue la medalla de oro en boxeo femenino.

Que retiendra-t-on des Jeux olympiques de Paris ? À moins de 48 heures de la cérémonie de clôture, il est peut-être un peu tôt pour se poser la question... Mais certains athlètes ont marqué les dernières heures de la compétition.C'est tout d'abord la boxeuse algérienne, Imane Khelif, qui est à la Une de nombreux journaux. On la voit brandissant le drapeau algérien, portée sur les épaules de son entraîneur. Le Times rappelle que la jeune femme est « au cœur d'une polémique, depuis que son adversaire au premier tour, l'Italienne Angela Carini, a abandonné le combat au bout de 46 secondes, pour "préserver sa vie" (a-t-elle dit), tout en suggérant qu'elle avait combattu un homme ». Le Washington Post, de son côté, affirme que la boxeuse a été « la cible d'une campagne de haine en ligne », « une organisation de boxe liée à la Russie ayant affirmé qu'Imane Khelif avait échoué à un test "d'éligibilité de genre" ». En France, Libération titre : « Sans trembler la boxeuse algérienne Imane Khelif, remporte l'or olympique... Prise dans les tourments d'une polémique indigne, la championne des moins de 66 kilos a remporté dans une salle acquise à sa cause, sa finale contre la chinoise Yang Liu ».  Libération qui ajoute : « Ce qu'on a vu sur le ring n'était pas l'étalage ostentatoire d'une force brute mais la démonstration d'une technique affinée par l'entraînement. De la boxe, pas de la baston. »L'équipe des réfugiésUne autre femme marquera ces Jeux olympiques, même si son passage à Paris aura été plus discret. Elle s'appelle Cindy Ngamba, elle aussi est boxeuse, « originaire du Cameroun mais réfugiée au Royaume Uni, elle a remporté la première médaille de l'équipe des réfugiés », raconte la Croix. A 25 ans, elle vient de gagner le bronze dans la catégorie des moins de 75 kilos. Le quotidien catholique rappelle que « l'équipe des réfugiés » a été créée à l'initiative du CIO, le Comité International Olympique « pour mettre en lumière le sort des exilés à travers une délégation olympique de réfugiés ».L'histoire de Cindy Ngamba tient en quelques lignes. Elle est arrivée en Europe, d'abord en France, à l'âge de 9 ans, avant de gagner le Royaume-Uni, d'où elle a failli être expulsée quelques années plus tard.« Elle a finalement obtenu le statut de réfugiée en faisant valoir son homosexualité », précise La Croix, qui ajoute : « Dans son pays d'origine, cette orientation sexuelle pourrait lui valoir de la prison ». Cette médaille, conclut le quotidien français, « récompense le travail et la ténacité d'une athlète qui s'est battue plus que les autres, et pas seulement sur le ring ».RécompenseBien loin de ce parcours éprouvant, le jeune nageur français Léon Marchand fait l'apprentissage de la notoriété. Il prend la pose en Une du Parisien, avec ses cinq médailles autour du cou, quatre d'or en individuel, et une médaille de bronze par équipe. En arrière-plan, la Seine et la tour Eiffel.« Il est devenu la star des jeux de Paris », nous dit le Parisien, qui l'a interrogé alors qu'il s'apprête à prendre « ses premières vraies vacances depuis six ans ». « Ça aussi ça va être ma récompense », explique Léon Marchand.Des vacances dont il ne pourra toutefois pas profiter incognito, étant donné sa fulgurante notoriété. « Je viens de comprendre que je ne peux plus aller au resto », dit-il, « ça m'est arrivé d'un coup ». Décalage horaireEnfin, au Japon, le Japan Times explique à ses lecteurs comment se remettre de la « fièvre olympique ». « Les amateurs de sport en manque de sommeil peuvent se réconforter en sachant qu'ils pourront bientôt profiter d'une nuit de repos complète », annonce le quotidien qui explique que « le Japon a sept heures d'avance sur Paris, ce qui signifie que de nombreux événements, notamment les courses aux médailles, les combats et les matchs, ont eu lieu au milieu de la nuit au Japon ».Or, ajoute le Japan Times, « modifier votre horaire de sommeil habituel pour regarder les Jeux olympiques peut vous donner l'impression d'être victime d'un décalage horaire, même si vous regardez les Jeux depuis le confort de votre domicile ». Mais tout cela, c'est bientôt fini. La cérémonie de clôture approche, elle aura lieu demain dimanche à Paris, à 21 heures. Au Japon, ce sera déjà lundi, et il sera 4 heures du matin...► Suivez toute l'actualité des JO 2024 sur RFI et rfi.fr► Retrouvez le programme complet (calendrier, résultats,...) sur rfi.fr

A pugilista moçambicana, Alcinda Panguana, perdeu no combate frente a chinesa Yang Liu, campeã mundial na categoria dos 66 kg, e não conseguiu o apuramento para os oitavos-de-final do torneio de boxe feminino nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris. "Não foi tão gratificante quanto eu queria, mas dei o melhor de mim", afirmou a atleta olímpica moçambicana. RFI: Está satisfeita do seu desempenho nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris?Alcinda Panguana: As provas aqui nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris correram bem, mas não positivamente porque não consegui nem chegar aos quartos-de-final. Então para mim não foi tão gratificante quanto eu queria, mas deu para estar e acho que dei o melhor de mim.Teve uma vitória por 5-0 contra a eslovaca Diane, Depois foi afastada pela chinesa Yang Liu. Como é que viveu esse combate?Primeiro quando fui ao combate nem sabia que a Yang Liu já estava à espera. Eu não vi no sorteio o nome dela e achava que ia competir com as outras, que seria a China Taipé. Eu também ouvi dizer que ela já não estava a competir, mas então quando vi ali foi uma surpresa, já sabia daquele momento que eu não ia conseguir passar para a próxima fase. Acho que o país aqui nos Jogos Olímpicos fala mais alto que a própria competição. Moçambique contra a China não havia chance de passar. Ainda assim, fui tranquila e tentei aceitar o que ia lá encontrar e joguei tranquilamente.O que é que se sente antes de uma competição como esta em que já se sabe que vai ser uma prova difícil?Eu acho que tenho um Deus grande porque sempre me tranquiliza perante este tipo de situação. Acordei muito calma, não fiquei tão nervosa porque acho que se tivesse ficado muito nervosa, nem um golpe eu não teria conseguido tirar e nem ia terminar os três assaltos. Acordei muito calma e disposta a aceitar qualquer decisão que tivesse lá no ringue.Esta é sua segunda participação em Jogos Olímpicos. Existem muitas diferenças entre Tóquio e Paris, nomeadamente, volta a haver presença do público?Existem muitas diferenças. Em Tóquio eram mais acolhedores, eram mais verdadeiros, mais abertos do que estamos a notar aqui porque não são abertos, não são verdadeiros. Cada país tem as suas leis, tem suas regras, tem o seu modo de preparar um campeonato. Não podemos condenar a cultura de cada um. Temos de apoiar e agradecer. Quando falo da abertura, falo das pessoas em si. Em Tóquio, todos os trabalhadores demonstravam a abertura com o rosto. Tu vês que se está disposto a ajudar. Agora, não sei se é por causa da língua, mas de Tóquio também não falam português, aqui também não falam muito em inglês. Mas tu vês pela abertura, pela recepção que em Tóquio eles estavam dispostos a ajudar em qualquer coisa. Eles estavam dispostos a acolher todo mundo, aqui algumas pessoas parecem obrigadas.Que emoções sentiu durante as competições?Eu tive aqui muitas emoções, diferentes das de Tóquio talvez porque estávamos naquela situação de pandemia Nós não circulávamos muito, aqui estou a circular muito, estou a ter intercâmbio com vários atletas. Então isso é uma emoção e tanto. Acho que é por isso que eu me qualifiquei, para vir ter esse intercâmbio com vários atletas.O que é que se ganha nessa troca com outros atletas?Eu estou a descobrir que o atleta, não por ser bom ou atleta do mundo, ele deixar de ser humilde. Ele é atleta do mundo, mas ainda continua a ser humilde. Eu acho que é isso que faz dele um atleta olímpico, um verdadeiro atleta com humildade e respeito que carrega dentro de si.É difícil ser atleta olímpica?É difícil, sim, porque para a nossa preparação exige muito esforço. Tu tens de abdicar de muitas coisas, de várias pessoas, famílias, amigos, convivências. Tens de abdicar disso e dedicar-te aos treinos. Se tu trabalha tens que trabalhar e treinar, focar nessas duas coisas. Se tu estudas tens que estudar e treinar, focar nessas duas coisas. Ser atleta olímpico exige muita disciplina, porque um atleta olímpico não se pode expor. Um atleta olímpico tem que saber estar e não se pode envolver em brigas na rua, por exemplo. Um atleta olímpico tem que ter respeito, humildade e, acima de tudo, trabalho e persistência.Já pensa nos próximos Jogos Olímpicos?O futuro pertence a Deus porque estamos a ouvir por aí que a modalidade de boxe não fará mais parte dos Jogos Olímpicos nos próximos anos. Vamos participar nos outros torneios porque o boxe vai parar, não. O boxe vai continuar, mas noutros torneios. Só para os Jogos Olímpicos é que parece que vai ser banido.Como é que reage a esta decisão?Ainda não pensei muito a fundo no assunto, não procurei saber os reais motivos. Só ouvimos zunzuns por aí. Ainda vamos ficar à espera enquanto treinamos e fazemos outras competições.Estar aqui, ser atleta olímpica é também um salto para abrir novos caminhos na sua carreira?É sempre um salto que abre novos caminhos numa carreira, principalmente para atletas que querem fazer boxe profissional. A partir deste momento é que alguns patrocinadores conseguem ver o talento de cada um e decidem apostar nos verdadeiros atletas profissionais.Por que motivo ainda há poucas mulheres pugilistas em Moçambique ?Porque no nosso país é difícil as mulheres engrenarem-se no boxe porque é visto como uma modalidade muito difícil e agressiva. É considerada como sendo uma modalidade só para homens. Então, às vezes é muito difícil conquistar algumas mulheres. porque elas têm receio, mas acabam aderir por ver que há outras mulheres que não têm machucadas na cara.O que é que ganha aqui em Paris, nos Jogos Olímpicos?Ganho ter conhecido o país, ter convivido com vários atletas e ter adquirido muita experiência.

Willkommen zurück zu einer neuen Episode des Made in China Podcasts! Wir freuen uns, dass du wieder dabei bist, während wir heute das Wissen unserer besonderen Gästin nutzen. Yang Liu ist eine weltweit bekannte Expertin im Bereich Kommunikationsdesign. Ihre Mission ist es, verschiedene Kulturen miteinander zu verbinden.Ihre Werke sind weit verbreitet und bekannt. Ihre schlichten Piktogramme in blau und rot vereinfachen komplexe Themen und sind überall präsent.Im Gespräch wird Yang uns erzählen, was sie dazu bewegt hat, diesen Weg einzuschlagen – von ihrer Kindheit in China über ihre Schulzeit in Deutschland bis hin zur Gründung ihres eigenen Studios in Berlin. Ihr erstes selbst herausgebrachtes Buch wurde zum Erfolgsschlager!Aber genug davon, lassen wir Yang ihre Geschichte selbst erzählen. Besucht uns auch gerne auf LinkedIn, wo wir Bilder und Updates teilen. Und natürlich freuen wir uns über Feedback oder eine positive Bewertung.Also, Vorhang auf für Yang Liu, Damian und Thomas! Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge!Schaut unbedingt auch bei Yang Liu  vorbei!Hier geht es zu unseren LinkedIn-Accounts: DamianThomas

This episode features an interview with Yang Liu, PhD, founder, chairman, CEO and chief scientific officer; and Abid Ansari, MBA, chief financial officer at OncoC4, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for cancer. This includes first-in-class immunotherapy products such as novel antibodies and CAR T-cell treatments targeting CTLA-4.OncoC4 is a spinout of OncoImmune, which was acquired by Merck in December 2020. OncoImmune was founded in 2000 based on the scientific discoveries of the company's founders who moved their lead product from a basic concept into clinical trials for multiple indications.Dr. Liu is recognized internationally for his research on immune recognition of cancer and activation of lymphocytes. He has received several academic and research awards including the Snyder Award for Cancer Research in 2015, and was elected to the rank of fellow at the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 for his pioneering contribution to innate immunity, T cell costimulation and cancer immunology. Prior to serving full-time as OncoC4's CEO, Dr. Liu was a faculty member at multiple academic institutions, including New York University and the Ohio State University.Abid Ansari is a finance executive with a more 20-year track record in the life sciences industry encompassing corporate finance, fundraising, business development and investor relations experiences for public and private life science companies. Previously, he served as CFO of Artios, a UK-based DNA damage response company where he led the company's $153 million Series C fundraising. Earlier in his career, Abid held positions at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in deal finance and portfolio management. Tune into the episode to hear more about the development of new, cutting-edge cancer treatments, including current challenges in oncology and immunotherapies. Also hear about OncoC4's collaborations including a co-development commercialization partnership with BioNTech on its lead product and a collaboration with Merck. For more life science and medical device content, visit the Xtalks Vitals homepage.Follow Us on Social MediaTwitter: @Xtalks Instagram: @Xtalks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xtalks.Webinars/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xtalks-webconferences YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/XtalksWebinars/featured

This Saturday marks the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to Chinese culture, that means we're about to enter the Year of the Dragon.The Minneapolis Institute of Art is opening an exhibit to explore the history of the dragon in Chinese culture on Saturday. It is called Year of the Dragon: Mystical Creatures of the Sky.The exhibit's curator, Yang Liu joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the symbolism and history of the exhibit.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

Since the advent of personal computing devices, intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) have been one of the key technologies that researchers and engineers have focused on, aiming to help users efficiently obtain information and execute tasks, and provide users with more intelligent, convenient, and rich interaction experiences. With the development of smartphones and IoT, computing and sensing devices have become ubiquitous, greatly expanding the boundaries of IPAs. However, due to the lack of capabilities such as user intent understanding, task planning, tool using, and personal data management etc., existing IPAs still have limited practicality and scalability. Recently, the emergence of foundation models, represented by large language models (LLMs), brings new opportunities for the development of IPAs. With the powerful semantic understanding and reasoning capabilities, LLM can enable intelligent agents to solve complex problems autonomously. In this paper, we focus on Personal LLM Agents, which are LLM-based agents that are deeply integrated with personal data and personal devices and used for personal assistance. We envision that Personal LLM Agents will become a major software paradigm for end-users in the upcoming era. To realize this vision, we take the first step to discuss several important questions about Personal LLM Agents, including their architecture, capability, efficiency and security. We start by summarizing the key components and design choices in the architecture of Personal LLM Agents, followed by an in-depth analysis of the opinions collected from domain experts. Next, we discuss several key challenges to achieve intelligent, efficient and secure Personal LLM Agents, followed by a comprehensive survey of representative solutions to address these challenges. 2024: Yuanchun Li, Hao Wen, Weijun Wang, Xiangyu Li, Yizhen Yuan, Guohong Liu, Jiacheng Liu, Wenxing Xu, Xiang Wang, Yi Sun, Rui Kong, Yile Wang, Hanfei Geng, Jian Luan, Xuefeng Jin, Zi-Liang Ye, Guanjing Xiong, Fan Zhang, Xiang Li, Mengwei Xu, Zhijun Li, Peng Li, Yang Liu, Yaqiong Zhang, Yunxin Liu https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.05459v1.pdf

Getting an accurate picture of someone's health or vital signs is essential in medicine, but hard to physically do without wires. Invasive health monitoring systems can't provide insights into 'everyday' scenarios. Trying to assess someone's posture, gait and rehabilitation is hard if they're wired into a harness. Smart Pants using fibre optics can help rehabilitation by fully understanding the problem points in high detail. Non-contact monitoring of breathing and other vital signs is important in a hospital setting to reduce risk, but camera based solutions are too variable. How can you 'remove the wires' in a hospital setting? By using LiDAR and RF radar.  Leticia Avellar, Anselmo Frizera, Arnaldo Leal-Junior. POF Smart Pants: a fully portable optical fiber-integrated smart textile for remote monitoring of lower limb biomechanics. Biomedical Optics Express, 2023; 14 (7): 3689 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.492796 Ziqian Zhang, Yang Liu, Tegan Stephens, Benjamin J. Eggleton. Photonic radar for contactless vital sign detection. Nature Photonics, 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41566-023-01245-6

We preview the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra's next concert, which is this Saturday evening. We speak with Robert Hasty, artistic director and conductor of the KSO, Pete Rodriguez, president of the board and member of the french horn section, and violinist Yang Liu. The end of the program includes excerpts from the three works being played on the concert: Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Bruch's Violin Concerto #1 and Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony.

paypal.me/LibroTobias Esta semana en nuestra “Sección principal” tenemos una petición de nuestro mecenas de Ivoox al Walter Kurtz que nos ha pedido la tercera película como director de Jordan Peele , “NOP” protagonizada por Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer y Steven Yeun. Además en nuestra sección “El callejón oscuro” os traigo a Yang Xinhai, también conocido como Wang Ganggang, Yang Zhiya, y Yang Liu, un asesino en serie chino que confesó que había cometido 65 asesinatos (hombres, mujeres y niños) entre 1999 y 2003. Finalmente en la sección “¿Qué fue de?” esta semana os hablo de Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine, una actriz nacida en Haití y nacionalizada Senegalesa años después que se formó como actriz en el Centro de Arte Dramático y el Conservatorio de Arte Dramático de Puerto Príncipe. Tiempos: Sección principal: del 00:03:35 al 02:36:06 Sección “El callejón oscuro”: del 02:36:07 al 03:23:23 Sección “¿Qué fue de?”: del 03:23:24 al 04:03:41 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Amid rising prosperity and technological advances, violent crimes like murder and kidnapping are in decline while misdemeanors like drunk driving increase. Click here to read the article by Yang Liu, Shan Yuxiao and Han Wei. Narrated by Cliff Larsen. Are you a big fan of our shows? Then please give our podcast account, China Business Insider, a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Changes of Magnetic Energy and Helicity in Solar Active Regions from Major Flares by Yang Liu et al. on Monday 21 November Magnetic free energy powers solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and the buildup of magnetic helicity might play a role in the development of unstable structures that subsequently erupt. To better understand the roles of energy and helicity in large flares and eruptions, we have characterized the evolution of magnetic energy and helicity associated with 21 X-class flares from 2010 to 2017. Our sample includes both confined and eruptive events, with 6 and 15 in each category, respectively. Using HMI vector magnetic field observations from several hours before to several hours after each event, we employ (a) the Differential Affine Velocity Estimator for Vector Magnetograms (DAVE4VM) to determine the photospheric fluxes of energy and helicity, and (b) non-linear force-free field (NLFFF) extrapolations to estimate the coronal content of energy and helicity in source-region fields. Using Superposed Epoch analysis (SPE), we find, on average: (1) decreases in both magnetic energy and helicity, in both photospheric fluxes and coronal content, that persist for a few hours after eruptions, but no clear changes, notably in relative helicity, for confined events; (2) significant increases in the twist of photospheric fields in eruptive events, with twist uncertainties too large in confined events to constrain twist changes (and lower overall twist in confined events); and (3) on longer time scales (event time +12 hours), replenishment of free magnetic energy and helicity content to near pre-event levels for eruptive events. For eruptive events, magnetic helicity and free energy in coronal models clearly decrease after flares, with the amounts of decrease proportional to each region's pre-flare content. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.09990v1

Amid rising prosperity and technological advances, violent crimes like murder and kidnapping decline and misdemeanors like drunk driving increase.Click here to read the article by Yang Liu, Shan Yuxiao and Han Wei.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cosmological-model-independent determination of Hubble constant from fast radio bursts and Hubble parameter measurements by Yang Liu et al. on Tuesday 11 October We establish a new cosmological-model-independent method to determine the Hubble constant $H_0$ from the localized FRBs and the Hubble parameter measurements and obtain a first such determination $H_0=70.60pm2.11~mathrm{km/s/Mpc}$ of about 3.00% uncertainty with data from the eighteen localized FRBs and nineteen Hubble parameter measurements in the redshift range $0

What do you get when you mix a determined duo with a community of men tired of chaffing underwear? JustWears, run by CEO Yang Liu and CTO Alex Walsh, have successfully utilised community marketing tactics to authentically engage its target market with its state-of-the-art underwear. They've mastered the art of audience listening and have erected a brand that their community has contributed to and feels seen by.In this lighthearted, passion-driven episode get into the minds of the two brand builders as they relay their journey with Paul, sharing the components of their brand's success.Building Brand Advocacy is handcrafted by our friends over at: www.fame.so Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yang Lius Piktogramme tun, was Piktogramme tun müssen: Sie bringen die Dinge auf den Punkt - und zwar mit Humor.

Yang previously worked for a VC fund and realised as an entrepreneur, the tables were now turned. Seeking VC investment was the plan after a successful Kickstarter campaign landing JustWears £150,000. But, without ‘enough traction', VCs just weren't ready to invest. In hindsight, Angels were the better route as their expertise and passion for supporting entrepreneurs made Yang grateful to have gone down this path.Since then, Yang has turned down Dragon's Den investment and closed a huge £2.6million round from Pembroke VCT. By having a crystal clear strategy and answers to every investment question, including the exit plan, JustWears are killing it and got that VC investment they deserve. In this episode you'll discover:How to stop taking rejection personallyWhy there's no downside to trying How to create a winning strategy to fundraise quickly 

They tell us where to pee, where to go, and where to throw away our trash - pictograms are symbols that shape not just how we move through the world but also how we think about it. Design equity advocate Nick Ross reveals the power they have to change society, and designer Yang Liu and professor of visual communication Ashley Jane Booth explain how these tiny pieces of design create a universal language that can bridge cultural divides.   To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.   

Beauty standards, dependence, food,  and other things lifestyle-related. Based on Yang Liu's diagrams that  shed light into some of the differences in perspectives between traditional Western thought and Asian culture. Lots of interesting stories to listen to. Recorded Dec. 02, 2021.

Noise levels, party seating, streets on Sunday, and other things lifestyle-related. Based on Yang Liu's diagrams that  shed light into some of the differences in perspectives between traditional Western thought and Asian culture. Lots of interesting stories to listen to. Recorded Dec. 02, 2021.

Yang Liu is the founder and CEO of JustWears - a direct to consumer brand on the mission to create the most comfortable underwear for men, with biodegradable natural materials. From starting in her living room and personally responding to every customer email, she has built JustWears into a multi-million pound business in just 3 years, even featured on Dragons Den with her famous phallus for your palace underwear. Previously Yang worked at venture capital firm 500Startups as an investor. She came to the UK at 23 with nothing but her broken English. She was recently awarded "Highly Commended Entrepreneur of 2019" by NatWest Asian Women of Achievement Awards and was recognised as 'Exceptional Talents" by UK Home Office.The main thing that has made JustWears stand out is their signature pouch design which separates a man's package from his balls. By using ventilated fabrics on the underside of this area, it provides men with more space and airflow where they need it most. Their premium Micromodal Air fabric is 50% more absorbent and breathable than cotton, drying quicker and keeping the body pleasantly cool all day long. Listen in to find out about Yang's journey to date.Connect with Yang Liu via: LinkedIn & Instagram.Find out more about JustWears via: website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.A new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to Start Up and Start Now by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. After all, seeing is believing!Join the conversation using #startupstartnow and tagging us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Don't forget to leave a review as it really helps us reach those who need it and allows us to get the best guests for you! Connect with Start Up. Start Now. and to nominate a guest please visit: www.startupstartnow.co.uk.  To connect with Sharena Shiv please visit: www.sharena.co.uk.

Yang Liu and Anna Chedid join us to talk about branching out with their paper flower art to new venues, audiences, and outlets. Finding new outlets for your paper flowers is thrilling and scary, rewarding and difficult. How can you successfully branch out with your art? In our latest episode of Paper Talk we spoke with Yang Liu of Shanghai 1984 and Anna Chedid of Flores da Annita. If you've seen Yang's work before, you know she has a beautiful minimalistic and sleek style. She's brought this style to her new digital magazine, Doublette. Anna also has something new on the horizon, as she has a paper flower book due out this fall, and we can't wait to see her bold play with color on a printed page. They both spoke with us about the journey into something new—taking their paper flower art and finding new venues, audiences, and outlets for it. Listen to the episode to hear all about how they've successfully transitioned into these new ventures. For now, here's a sneak peek at three things that have helped Yang and Anna branch out. Listen to our conversation to hear:► How Yang created her beautiful layouts for Doublette. ► What is happening in the art world digitally, and how you can join in. ► How to overcome creative blocks. ► A behind the scenes look at what it takes to write a paper flower book.► More about the making and future of Doublette. Play to Your Strengths As Doublette took shape, Yang wanted to print it. We are paper artists, it makes sense! But as she dove into the making of her digital magazine, she realized that she would need to invest a lot more time learning and using programs that are compatible with magazine publishers. Yang had to make a choice: spend a lot of time doing something she isn't passionate about or adjust her plans to play to her strengths. She chose the latter, and so her magazine went digital instead. Someday she may print Doublette, but as she said on the podcast, she'll probably pay someone to help her. When you're branching out with your paper flower business, focus on your strengths. You don't have to do things the way other people do them, and your creativity tackling a problem might actually be a good thing. Yang has been surprised by how many people around the world purchased the first issue of Doublette. A print only magazine wouldn't have the same reach. “I meant Doublette to be almost a travel journey as well. The first issue I started in Shanghai, the place of my birth. And for me, I want Doublette to visit different cities and bring in both florals and food from those locations.” Let Things Go When you're wading into unfamiliar waters, you sometimes need to channel your inner Elsa and let things go. As Anna said about her book writing process, “I'm learning to let some things go, to let other people control some things that I'm not able to.” We paper florists are creative, small business owners. We're used to wearing all the hats. But it's okay if you can't or don't want to do everything! You can get help, like Anna did with her book, and your project will only be stronger because of it. You can hear more about Anna's book writing journey and what exactly she's letting go of by listening to the episode. Prioritize Your Creativity Yang quit her corporate finance job during the pandemic. There were multiple reasons for this, which you can hear more about in the episode, but one reason was that Yang loves paper flowers. She loves running her own business that she's passionate about. As Yang pointed out, “The pandemic forces you to think about your priorities really quickly.” The past year has given lots of us time to think about what we really want from life. Take this opportunity to prioritize your creativity. You can let yourself take chances. You can try something new. Being surrounded by such uncertainty has brought into sharp focus just how important it is to do things that make us happy and bring fulfillment. Join our weekly meeting on Clubhouse on Thursdays at 7pm PST/10pm EST, and join our Facebook group where you can share, connect, and grow with us. Please also consider supporting us on Patreon for even more great content like this.

We are traveling to China to take a look at Chinese Art and Art History. We will be talking to Ashley Yang Liu from  Yang Travel Art.  Ashley will be teaching at a Schlow Labs event on April 24th, 2021. We hope to see you there!We begin the show talking Chinese Art History with Dr. Tan from Penn State University. Some of the recommendations from Dr. Tan are the works of Peter Hessler, and Xu Bing.Our poetry nightcap is from Felix Jung, used under the CC BY-NC 3.0 license. We'd like to draw your attention to the sustainability work going on at the Centre Region CoG. You can do the following here.Take local government’s Sustainability Survey by April 30 th for a chance to win a $100 gift card or other prizes.Attend the virtual open public forum on Addressing Climate Impacts in the Centre Region on Tuesday, April 13  from 6:30 – 8:30 PM.For further discussion in Comparative Art HistoryCompare and contrast the sense of place and belonging depicted in Yang Yongliang's View of Tide (2008), with Chairman Mao And Officials With Children (1983), and that of a western example in Thomas Blink's Unity (1800's; The dogs pictured are an English Setter, an Irish Setter, and the Gordon Setter, a breed from Scotland).

World Cancer Day is February 4th. Learn the 5 things you should do is you're diagnosed with cancer from expert Dr. Yang Liu. She details the best way for newly diagnosed cancer patients to take action and feel empowered. The American Cancer Society estimate that in the US in 2021, almost 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed, and those numbers may be even higher due to the fact that fears of contracting COVID kept people from getting cancer screenings. It's evident that extra education and support for cancer patients will be strongly needed in the upcoming months. Listen, Learn, and be prepared. LET'S FIGHT CANCER! #WorldCancerDay #KissCancerGoodbye

I recently interviewed Yang Liu. Yang is originally from China and currently lives in the UK, where she is the Co-Founder and CEO of JustWears, a direct-to-consumer underwear brand.Yang is originally from Kunming, China and started her career working in startups in Shenzhen in 2011. Throughout her experiences, she has seen first hand the cultural differences between technology business leaders in China vs. the West and the evolution of China’s technology industry. She was also featured on Dragon’s Den! Yang’s career has given her unique first hand perspective in the development of Chinese Tech. She talked about her experience meeting Zhang Yiming, the founder and CEO of Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok. She talked about her admiration for Jack Ma—I never realised how of an emphasis he put on female representation in his company. It’s fascinating to hear Yang describe the differences between what character traits are admired in China vs. the West. Listen to this episode for some stellar cultural insight!What did we talk about?Yang’s experience working in the earlier days of Chinese tech back in 2011The evolution of China from ‘copycat’ to leading innovatorDifferences between the consumer market in China vs. EuropeHer approach to building a brand over timeThe Chinese CEOs she admires and why - Jack Ma, Zhang YimingThe differences between Western and Eastern business cultureYang’s Recommendations:General MagicDonald Trump’s Speech on Election FraudVenture Deals Audiobook This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eastwesthurricane.substack.com

The Chinese mobile market is expected to reach 21 billion Dollars in 2020 growing a staggering 17% year-over-year. In addition to having this massive - and from the Western perspective nearly impenetrable - home market, Chinese publishers have been having ever more success in the West. Deconstructor of Fun podcast is joined by Daniel Ahmad, Yang Liu, and Eric Kress to discuss the characteristics of the Chinese mobile games market and how Western developers could better compete against their Chinese counterparts. The topics covered are: Why are Chinese games are succeeding in the West when hit titles from Korea and Japan are struggling? Most Western hits haven’t become big in China. Why is that? Is there a moat that Western publishers can build against Chinese rivals in the West? What policies can be made to even out the competition? What is the market going to look like in 3 - 5 years? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deconstructoroffun/support

JustWears is on a mission to reinvent men's basics using premium, sustainably sourced fabrics and ergonomic designs. Since running the most backed apparel campaign on Kickstarter in the UK, they've sold 40,000 pairs to 10,000 customers in 73 countries and have been featured on BBC Dragon's Den. Made from soft cellulosic fibre, MicroModal Air, all underwear is manufactured using a natural, high-performance fabric that is sustainably-sourced from Austria and feels 5x softer than cotton. It all started when Alexander met Yang Liu in a Bangkok hostel, and they lived on opposite sides of the world. After years of long distance, they decided to meet in the middle and make the UK their new home.While working in finance, Alex regularly complained about his underwear not fitting properly. When he couldn't find a solution in the market, he decided to do something about it. Together they travelled around the globe, testing thousands of fabrics and prototypes. What began as an idea quickly took off on Kickstarter, and within the first 30 days of their crowdfunding launch, they had thousands of people pre-ordering their underwear. JustWears quickly climbed the charts to become the most backed apparel project ever in the UK. They were then invited to pitch on BBC Dragons' Den where Touker Suleyman said “you two together will make it”.In this episode of the MenswearStyle Podcast we interview JustWears Co-Founder, Alexander Walsh, about the back story of this men's basics brand and how he believes many men's underwear brands are out of touch with the modern consumer. Our host Peter Brooker and Alexander discuss how JustWears aims to solve functional problems by using premium fabrics and ergonomic designs. They also chat about how to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign, the perfect sustainable fabric for underwear, the importance of consumer research, and how brand loyalty can be disrupted. Whilst we have your attention, be sure to sign up to our daily MenswearStyle newsletter here. We promise to only send you the good stuff.

In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we caught up with Karolin Luger, Ph.D., from the University of Colorado in Boulder to talk about her work on solving the crystal structure of the nucleosome and on how histone chaperones like FACT act on chromatin. During her postdoc with Timothy Richmond at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Karolin Luger was the first author on an all-time classic paper called "Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 A resolution" which was published in Nature. This article was published more than 20 years ago now and it has been cited about 9000 times. After completing her postdoc, she moved to Colorado to set up her own lab where she continued to work on the structure of the nucleosome and the factors that influence their structure. The most recent Nature paper published by her lab investigated how the FACT complex promotes both disassembly and reassembly of nucleosomes during gene transcription, DNA replication, and DNA repair.   In this interview, we discuss the efforts that went into solving the crystal structure of the nucleosome back in 1997, her work on histone chaperones, and her recent work on how FACT keeps nucleosomes intact after gene transcription.   References  K. Luger, A. W. Mäder, … T. J. Richmond (1997) Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 A resolution (Nature) DOI: 10.1038/38444 Yang Liu, Keda Zhou, … Karolin Luger (2020) FACT caught in the act of manipulating the nucleosome (Nature) DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1820-0   Contact   Active Motif on Twitter Epigenetics Podcast on Twitter Active Motif on Linked-In Active Motif on Facebook eMail: podcast@activemotif.com

We first took notice of the minimally styled paper flowers of Yang Liu in her blue phase. This blue phase turned out to be her artistic collaboration with Anna Chedid at the VSCO studio. Influenced by her Chinese heritage, her dual Canadian-American nationalities, and her current hometown of San Francisco, Yang's work strives to sit somewhere between dreams and reality. Her paper flowers are showcased in a consistently clean and modern way. She does not shy away from creating various types of botanical objects, from dahlias to pear branches to dumpling boxes. Listen to Yang as she shares her love for paper flowers. Let's first get to know Yang: 1. Who is Yang Liu? I was born in Shanghai (hence my Instagram name, @shanghai.1984). I am currently a dual Canadian-American citizen residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Besides flowers and paper art, I also love having tea with friends! 2. How did you get started making paper flowers? What drew you to this art form? I first came across paper flowers at the De Young Museum, where I saw Tiffanie Turner's show and was amazed by what you could achieve in paper. From there I ended up taking classes with Tiffanie Turner and Lynn Dolan, both of whom are just amazing artists and teachers. I just fell in love with the medium and found crepe paper so intuitive for the way I wanted to express myself in flowers. 3. How would you define the style of your flowers? How did you find your style? How has your creative style evolved to what it is today? I think my style continues to evolve, but I would say that my current style is introverted, romantic, and a little moody. It's influenced by my Chinese heritage and my desire to create work that sits somewhere between dreams and reality. I definitely have a natural “messiness” to my artwork - it took some time for me to embrace this as part of my natural artistic style and not something that I needed to control. I like asymmetry in my petals and leaves. I also enjoy creating intentional flaws in my work like bug bites or bruising to reflect that life is not perfect. I honestly think that I found my current style just through making a lot of art and being willing to experiment. Sometimes my experiments do not work out and I start over, but this is a natural part of the creative process and something which I have learned to embrace. 4. How have you made your paper flower voice stand out in the crowd? Mostly by being willing to experiment. I try to choose colors, papers, and materials that not everybody is using in their work. You are forced to create your own technique this way. Naturally, that can help your final product look different from the crowd. 5. What are your ideal clients and/or ideal projects? I've really enjoyed my collaborative projects with fellow paper artist Anna Chedid, also known as @floresdaannita. We shot our first project, “Botanical Impossibilities,” focused on the colour blue at VSCO Open Studios, which was just an amazing space to work in. Our second project “Motherland Flora” focused on flora from our respective homelands and we used both Brazilian and Chinese papers in our work. I hope to do more collaborative projects as I feel it's a great way to push yourself beyond your normal work as well as get to learn from another artist in a fun way. More recently I've enjoyed working with an art gallery as my work was featured in “tiny,” a group show at STUDIO gallery in San Francisco. This is definitely an area I'd like to explore more. 6. What are some of the challenges you've faced in your business and/or art? I think there's always the natural feeling of disappointment when you submit your artwork to an organization and it doesn't get chosen. However, I try to take this in stride and just continue submitting my work to as many different places as much as possible. 7. What advice would you give to a paper florist who is starting out today? Just try to learn as much as you can and don't be afraid to experiment with techniques, materials, composition - the sky is the limit! I think having fun is pretty key to wanting to make paper flowers are they are time-consuming - so it's ideal for people who really enjoy the process. 8. What advice would you give to a paper florist who is about to give up? I would say take a break and try something new, whether it be a new medium, an art class you've been meaning to take, or just walk around outside and explore what nature has to offer. I think we get creatively exhausted if we are doing the same thing over and over again. I also love yoga when I need to just mentally reset. 9. Do you have any paper flower tips to share with our listeners? Take time to really observe and look at real flowers and leaves as much as possible before you start your work and while you are building out your artwork. Observation really helps me figure out things like petal placement and how to join the leaves to the main stem that mimics reality. Also, I would say try freehand cutting to get a more natural look! 10. What is your favourite tool? I have to say once I got my own set of pink Kai scissors, it was pretty life-changing. Want to learn more about Yang? Follow her on social media: INSTAGRAM | @shanghai.1984 WEBSITE | https://www.shanghai1984.com/

LISTEN TO PAPER TALK - EPISODE 34: Between Dreams & Reality with Yang Liu We first took notice of the minimally styled paper flowers of Yang Liu in her blue phase. This blue phase turned out to be her artistic collaboration with Anna Chedid at the VSCO studio. Influenced by her Chinese heritage, her dual Canadian-American nationalities, and her current hometown of San Francisco, Yang’s work strives to sit somewhere between dreams and reality. Her paper flowers are showcased in a consistently clean and modern way. She does not shy away from creating various types of botanical objects, from dahlias to pear branches to dumpling boxes. Listen to Yang as she shares her love for paper flowers. 1. Who is Yang Liu? I was born in Shanghai (hence my Instagram name, @shanghai.1984). I am currently a dual Canadian-American citizen residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Besides flowers and paper art, I also love having tea with friends!2. How did you get started making paper flowers? What drew you to this art form?I first came across paper flowers at the De Young Museum, where I saw Tiffanie Turner’s show and was amazed by what you could achieve in paper. From there I ended up taking classes with Tiffanie Turner and Lynn Dolan, both of whom are just amazing artists and teachers. I just fell in love with the medium and found crepe paper so intuitive for the way I wanted to express myself in flowers.3. How would you define the style of your flowers? How did you find your style? How has your creative style evolved to what it is today?I think my style continues to evolve, but I would say that my current style is introverted, romantic and a little moody. It’s influenced by my Chinese heritage and my desire to create work that sits somewhere between dreams and reality. I definitely have a natural “messiness” to my artwork - it took some time for me to embrace this as part of my natural artistic style and not something that I needed to control. I like asymmetry in my petals and leaves. I also enjoy creating intentional flaws in my work like bug bites or bruising to reflect that life is not perfect. I honestly think that I found my current style just through making a lot of art and being willing to experiment. Sometimes my experiments do not work out and I start over, but this is a natural part of the creative process and something which I have learned to embrace. 4. How have you made your paper flower voice stand out in the crowd?Mostly by being willing to experiment. I try to choose colors, papers and materials that not everybody is using in their work. You are forced to create your own technique this way. Naturally that can help your final product look different from the crowd.5. What are your ideal clients and/or ideal projects?I’ve really enjoyed my collaborative projects with fellow paper artist Anna Chedid, also known as @floresdaannita. We shot our first project, “Botanical Impossibilities,” focused on the colour blue at VSCO Open Studios, which was just an amazing space to work in. Our second project “Motherland Flora” focused on flora from our respective homelands and we used both Brazilian and Chinese papers in our work. I hope to do more collaborative projects as I feel it’s a great way to push yourself beyond your normal work as well as get to learn from another artist in a fun way. More recently I’ve enjoyed working with an art gallery as my work was featured in “tiny,” a group show at STUDIO gallery in San Francisco. This is definitely an area I’d like to explore more. 6. What are some of the challenges you've faced in your business and/or art?I think there’s always the natural feeling of disappointment when you submit your artwork to an organization and it doesn’t get chosen. However, I try to take this in stride and just continue submitting my work to as many different places as much as possible.7. What advice would you give to a paper florist who is starting out today?Just try to learn as much as you can and don’t be afraid to experiment with techniques, materials, composition - the sky is the limit! I think having fun is pretty key to wanting to make paper flowers are they are time consuming - so it’s ideal for people who really enjoy the process.8. What advice would you give to a paper florist who is about to give up?I would say take a break and try something new, whether it be a new medium, an art class you’ve been meaning to take or just walk around outside and explore what nature has to offer. I think we get creatively exhausted if we are doing the same thing over and over again. I also love yoga when I need to just mentally reset. 9. Do you have any paper flower tips to share with our listeners?Take time to really observe and look at real flowers and leaves as much as possible before you start your work and while you are building out your artwork. Observation really helps me figure out things like petal placement and how to join the leaves to the main stem that mimics reality. Also I would say try freehand cutting to get a more natural look!10. What is your favourite tool?I have to say once I got my own set of pink Kai scissors, it was pretty life changing.Want to learn more about Yang? Follow her on her on social media:INSTAGRAM:@shanghai.1984 WEBSITE:https://www.shanghai1984.com/VSCO:https://vsco.co/shanghai1984/images

Yang Liu, Head of AI Lab @ LAIX (Liulishuo), discussed Language Processing in the Deep Learning Era at Robin.ly AI Commercialization Conference 2019. Visit Robin.ly to download slides and view more talks: http://bit.ly/2FdX3rc. LAIX is a leading AI-driven educational technology company offering a personalized and adaptive language learning experience. Yang was also an associate professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. She published over 140 peer-reviewed papers and won the NSF Career Award and Air Force Young Investigator Award.

Tim Meuschke and Yang Liu from the Alexander Group attended the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show. This is a highlight of what they learned and how those insights can affect our clients. 

A change of seasons means you may be sniffling, sneezing and having teary eyes. So why do our bodies sometimes cause such an over the top response to pollen? We dive into the science behind hay fever, what histamine even does for you, and how it's helping you in more ways than you realise. Plus we find out what's being done to deliver a 1,2,3 blow to Traveller's Diarrhoea.References: Alessandra Misto, Gustavo Provensi, Valentina Vozella, Maria Beatrice Passani, Daniele Piomelli. Mast Cell-Derived Histamine Regulates Liver Ketogenesis via Oleoylethanolamide Signaling. Cell Metabolism, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.09.014 Caroline B.K. Mathiesen, Michael C. Carlsson, Stephanie Brand, Svenning Rune Möller, Manja Idorn, Per thor Straten, Anders E. Pedersen, Sally Dabelsteen, Adnan Halim, Peter Adler Würtzen, Jens Brimnes, Henrik Ipsen, Bent L. Petersen, Hans H. Wandall. Genetically engineered cell factories produce glycoengineered vaccines that target antigen-presenting cells and reduce antigen-specific T-cell reactivity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.07.030 Renee M. Laird, Zuchao Ma, Nelum Dorabawila, Brittany Pequegnat, Eman Omari, Yang Liu, Alexander C. Maue, Steven T. Poole, Milton Maciel, Kavyashree Satish, Christina L. Gariepy, Nina M. Schumack, Annette L. McVeigh, Frédéric Poly, Cheryl P. Ewing, Michael G. Prouty, Mario A. Monteiro, Stephen J. Savarino, Patricia Guerry. Evaluation of a conjugate vaccine platform against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella. Vaccine, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.09.052  

James sits down with founder of mens underwear brand 'Joey Wears' Yang Liu to get the low-down to save your sweaty, sweaty balls.

Yang Liu and Yuan Tian present China’s Transportation Development and China’s Interest in Exploring A Waterway through the Arctic This event offers an overview of China's growing transportation network, including efforts to develop Arctic shipping routes. Guest instructors from the UAA Confucius Institute, Yuan Tian and Yang Liu offer a contemporary look at China’s transportation goals. This event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.

WeChat Culture and Functions in China is the topic for this event. Xuanyi Qu and Yang Liu from the UAA Confucius Institute discuss China social media, WeChat and communication media, photos/videos, information sharing. Included is a discussion of the Culture of Circles in China today.

ICLR 2017 paper, by Yoon Kim, Carl Denton, Luong Hoang, and Sasha Rush. Yoon comes on to talk with us about his paper. The paper shows how standard attentions can be seen as an expected feature count computation, and can be generalized to other kinds of expected feature counts, as long as we have efficient, differentiable algorithms for computing those marginals, like the forward-backward and inside-outside algorithms. We talk with Yoon about how this works, the experiments they ran to test this idea, and interesting implications of their work. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Structured-Attention-Networks-Kim-Denton/0aec1745d0e054e8d86d21b20d0ee5fc0d932a49 Yoon also brought up a more recent paper by Yang Liu and Mirella Lapata that computes a very similar kind of structured attention, but does so much more efficiently. That paper is here: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Learning-Structured-Text-Representations-Liu-Lapata/4435c3586364e8f8a2c8c9ee671c39d7df7e196c.

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Yang Liu has tried various religions but chooses to be part-time religious. She talks about what inspired her to be a graphic designer. She doesn’t feel more German nor Chinese, she thinks she belongs everywhere. She talks about her favourite dish and her heroes, her poster designs for the Berlin Aquarium, local Berlin hero polar bear Knut and where you can hug a panda bear. What is specifically chinese about her work? Is she considered a foreigner in China? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Yang Liu :: Yang Liu posters :: Pho - vietnamese noodle soup :: File Download (11:33 min / 16 MB)

In what way does Yang Liu think the economic boom affected Chinese graphic design? Teaching both in Bejing and Berlin, in what way are the students different? What city does she consider her ideal city as a designer? Yang Liu talks about her interest in the Bejing Opera and upcoming projects like a book and an exhibit called East Meets West. Is it different to work for Chinese clients? And does Yang work with both western as Chinese writing systems? (Recorded at Typeradio’s Sweet16) Yang Liu interview :: File Download (11:38 min / 16 MB)