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Interactive video retrieval tools developed over the past few years are emerging as powerful alternatives to automatic retrieval approaches by giving the user more control as well as more responsibilities. Current research tries to identify the best combinations of image, audio and text features that combined with innovative UI design maximize the tools performance. We present the last installment of the Video Browser Showdown 2015 which was held in conjunction with the International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling 2015 (MMM 2015) and has the stated aim of pushing for a better integration of the user into the search process. The setup of the competition including the used dataset and the presented tasks as well as the participating tools will be introduced . The performance of those tools will be thoroughly presented and analyzed. Interesting highlights will be marked and some predictions regarding the research focus within the field for the near future will be made.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the health impact of chronic exposure to synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) on nonmalignant respiratory morbidity. METHODS: We used multiple linear and logistic regression models and Monte Carlo multimodel analyses of two exposure scenarios to evaluate the effect of cumulative exposure to inhalable SAS dust on symptoms, spirometry, and chest films in 462 male workers from five German SAS-producing plants. RESULTS: Exposure to SAS was associated with a reduction in forced vital capacity (FVC) in one of the two exposure scenarios but had no effect on forced expiratory volume in 1âsecond (FEV1) or FEV1/FVC in either exposure scenario. Monte Carlo analysis indicated a decline in FVC of -11âmL per 10âmg/m-years exposure (-6 to -0.4). Chest films showed no evidence of pneumoconiosis. CONCLUSION: This study provides limited evidence of minor dose-related effects of chronic exposure to SAS on lung function.
