Abstract: Provided is a meat inspection apparatus including a light source configured to emit a plurality of inspection lights to a plurality of regions of meat, respectively, a light detector configured to generate a plurality of emission spectrum signals based on measuring a plurality of fluorescences emitted from the plurality of regions, and a processor configured to receive the plurality of emission spectrum signals from the light detector, generate hyperspectral images of the meat based on the plurality of emission spectrum signals, and obtain a state of the meat based on the hyperspectral images, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the state of the meat for a plurality of sub-regions in each of the plurality of regions.

Abstract: A modulated segmentation system can use a modulator network to emphasize spatial prior data of an object to track the object across multiple images. The modulated segmentation system can use a segmentation network that receives spatial prior data as intermediate data that improves segmentation accuracy. The segmentation network can further receive visual guide information from a visual guide network to increase tracking accuracy via segmentation.

Abstract: A system includes an imaging device configured to capture image data of a monitored area and a computing device having at least one processor. The computing device processor is configured to receive first image data from the imaging device and second image data from a satellite imagery system, where the second image data relates to the monitored area. The processor is also configured to determine a first set of points of interest in the first image data and a second set of points of interest in the second image data, wherein members of each set of points of interest are represented by a respective vector. The processor is further configured to generate a homography matrix based on the two vectors and determine, using the homography matrix, latitude and longitude coordinates of at least one object represented in the first image data but not the second image data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human-computer interaction method and system. The method includes following operations: by a motion sensor, sensing a hand movement to generate a movement signal; by a camera module, capturing a plurality of images of the hand movement; by at least one processor, generating a plurality of feature values according to the movement signal adjusted based on hand movement information, wherein the hand movement information is generated by analyzing the plurality of images of the hand movement; and by the at least one processor, controlling a virtual object by a first hand gesture determined by a hand gesture determination model according to the plurality of feature values.

Abstract: A system and a method for training and utilizing deep convolutional neural networks to perform diagnostic and image enhancement operations on images of dentition uses digital images and other auxiliary parameters as inputs for a convolutional neural network. The neural network can output a tooth segmentation map, tooth identifiers, a probability map indicating the presence of caries, cavities or other dental anomalies/conditions, and recommended parameters for use in image enhancement algorithms.

Abstract: A method of generating a three-dimensional topological surface representation of a tyre on a vehicle, the method comprising: using a tread depth measurement device to record tread depth data for a tyre surface moving relative to the tread depth measurement device; generating a movement profile of the tyre surface; and using the movement profile of the tyre surface to map the tread depth data onto a base tyre structure, thereby generating a three-dimensional topological surface representation of the tyre.

Abstract: A media summary is generated to include portions of media items. The portions of media items identified for inclusion in the media summary is determined based on the length of the media summary and classification of content depicted within the media items. Classification of content depicted within the media items includes number of smiles depicted within the media items.

Abstract: Unsupervised learning for video classification. One or more features from one or more video clips are extracted using a spatial-temporal encoder. The one or more extracted features are processed, using a video instance discrimination task, to generate a classification label, the classification label indicating whether two of the video clips are from a same video. The one or more extracted features are processed, using a pair-wise speed discrimination task, to generate a comparison label, the comparison label indicating a relative playback speed between two given video clips. A search is performed in a video database for a video that is similar to a given video based on the comparison label.

Abstract: A system for updating linear traffic feature data is provided. The system, for example, determines, from sensor data, the linear traffic feature data associated with a matched link. Further, the system, for example, generates heading data based on the linear traffic feature data and updates the linear traffic feature data based on the generated heading data. The heading data is generated by dropping a perpendicular to at least one of the matched link and a second link connected to the matched link.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and processor-readable media for adjusting the control-display gain of a gesture-controlled device are described. Adjusting the control-display gain may facilitate user interaction with content or UI elements rendered on a display screen of the gesture-controlled device. The control-display gain may be adjusted based on a property of how a mid-air dragging gesture is being performed by a user's hand. The property may be the location of the gesture, the orientation of the hand performing the gesture, or the velocity of the gesture. A hand that becomes stationary for a threshold time period while performing the dragging gesture may adjust the control-display gain to a different level. Control-display gain may be set to a different value based on the current velocity of the hand performing the gesture. The control-display gain levels may be selected from a continuous range of values or a set of discrete values. Devices for performing the methods are described.

Abstract: A method for establishing a complex motion controller includes following steps: obtaining a source controller and a destination controller, wherein the source controller is configured to generate a source motion, and the destination controller is configured to generate a destination motion; determining a transition tensor between the source controller and the destination controller, wherein the transition tensor has a plurality of indices, one of the plurality of indices corresponds to a plurality of phases of the source motion; calculating a plurality of transition outcomes of the transition tensor and recording the plurality of transition outcomes according to the plurality of indices; calculating a plurality of transition qualities according to the plurality of transition outcomes; and searching for an optimal transition quality from the plurality of transition qualities to establish a complex motion controller for generating a complex motion corresponding to one of the plurality of phases.

Abstract: A method for retrieving footprint images is provided, comprising: pre-training models; cleaning footprint data and conducting expansion pre-processing by using the pre-trained models, dividing the footprint data into multiple data sets; adjusting full connection layers and classification layers of the models; training the models again by using the data sets through the parameters of the pre-trained models; saving the models trained twice, removing the classification layer, executing a feature extraction for images in an image library and a retrieval library to form a feature index library; connecting the features extracted by three models to form fused features, establishing a fused feature vector index library; extracting the features of the images in the image library to be retrieved in advance, and establishing a feature vector library; calculating distances in the retrieval library and the image library when a single footprint image is inputted, thereby outputting the image with the highest similarity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for searching for an image and a related storage medium. The method includes obtaining reference keypoint data of a reference person in a reference image, and searching, based on the reference keypoint data, a set of candidate images for at least one target image containing at least one candidate person that has a pose similar to the reference person.

Abstract: A method and device for determining whether an object includes a defect are provided. The method includes the following steps. A tested image of a tested object is obtained. Selected good product sample data corresponding to the tested object is obtained. A dissimilarity value between the tested image and the selected good product sample data is calculated by using a dissimilarity model, and whether the tested object is a good product or a defective product is determined according to the dissimilarity value.

Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, devices, and computer-readable media to generate and provide image-based creations. A computer-implemented method includes obtaining a plurality of episodes, each episode associated with a corresponding time period and including a respective set of images and person identifiers for each image. The method further includes forming a respective cluster for each episode that includes at least two person identifiers. The method further includes determining whether one or more person identifiers are included in less than a threshold number of clusters, and in response, removing the one or more person identifiers from the clusters that the one or more person identifiers that are included in. The method further includes merging identical clusters to obtain a plurality of people groups that each include two or more person identifiers and providing a user interface that includes an image-based creation based on a particular people group.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for ground plane filtering of video events are disclosed. A method includes obtaining a first set of images of a scene from a camera; determining a ground plane from the first set of images of the scene; obtaining a second set of images of the scene after the first set of images of the scene is obtained; determining that movement shown by a group of pixels in the second set of images of the scene satisfies motion criteria; determining that the ground plane corresponds with at least a portion of the group of pixels; and in response to determining that movement shown by the group of pixels in the second set of images of the scene satisfies motion criteria, and that the ground plane corresponds with at least a portion of the group of pixels, classifying the group of pixels as showing ground plane based motion.

Abstract: Devices and methods for processing detected signals at a detector using a processor are provided. The system involves (i) a data compressor that implements an algorithm for converting a set of data into a compressed set of data, (ii) a machine learning (ML) module coupled to the data compressor, the ML module transforming the compressed set of data into a vector and filtering the vector, (iii) a data encryptor coupled to the ML module that encrypts the filtered vector, and (iv) an integrity protection module coupled to the ML module, wherein the integrity protection module protects the integrity of the filtered vector.

Abstract: In various examples, the present disclosure describes methods and systems for generating hand state predictions. A hand state prediction system includes a machine learning-based model, such as a neural network model, that is trained to convert inertial motion measurements and surface contact data into predictions of a corresponding hand gesture or gripping posture. For each window of data sampled, motion data and contact data are obtained, processed and fused to generate a fused prediction. The hand state prediction system can operate in continuous mode to automatically detect a start and an end of a hand action, or a user can designate a start and an end of a hand action. A hand state prediction is generated by a multimodal classifier by processing the fused prediction. Instructions represented by a hand action can be acted upon through a command action performed by a computing device or a computer application.

Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation device including an image sensor and a processing unit. The image sensor outputs successive image frames. The processing unit calculates a contamination level and a motion signal based on filtered image frames, and determines whether to update a fixed pattern noise (FPN) stored in a frame buffer according to a level of FPN subtraction, the calculated contamination level and the calculated motion signal to optimize the update of the fixed pattern noise.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein support or provide for annotation of a media asset, such as an audio asset or a video asset, based on one or more events identified within content of the media asset. In particular, some embodiments can determine one or more of the following details with respect to content of a given media asset, which can represent annotations that enable determination of contextual information for the given media asset: events; event classification labels for events; subclassifications labels for events; scenes comprising events; attributes of scenes; themes presented by the content; and title-level attributes of the given media asset.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus extracts features of an image by applying multiple padding operations and multiple downscaling operations to an image represented by data and transmits feature information indicating the features to a decoding apparatus. The multiple padding operations and the multiple downscaling operations are applied to the image in an order in which one padding operation is applied and thereafter one downscaling operation corresponding to the padding operation is applied. A decoding method receives feature information from an encoding apparatus, and generates a reconstructed image by applying multiple upscaling operations and multiple trimming operations to an image represented by the feature information. The multiple upscaling operations and the multiple trimming operations are applied to the image in an order in which one upscaling operation is applied and thereafter one trimming operation corresponding to the upscaling operation is applied.

Abstract: An eye center localization method includes performing an image sketching step, a frontal face generating step, an eye center marking step and a geometric transforming step. The image sketching step is performed to drive a processing unit to sketch a face image from the image. The frontal face generating step is performed to drive the processing unit to transform the face image into a frontal face image according to a frontal face generating model. The eye center marking step is performed to drive the processing unit to mark a frontal eye center position information on the frontal face image. The geometric transforming step is performed to drive the processing unit to calculate two rotating variables between the face image and the frontal face image, and calculate the eye center position information according to the two rotating variables and the frontal eye center position information.

Abstract: A data accumulation apparatus has: a detecting device that detects, based on a face image in which a face of a human is included, a first landmark of the face; an obtaining device that obtains a state information indicating a state including at least one of an action unit, an emotion and a physical condition of the human included in the face image; and a database generating device that generates a landmark database that includes first landmarks with each of which the state information is associated and which are categorized by a unit of the facial part.

Abstract: A video quality evaluation method comprises acquiring an image sequence and audio information by decoding a to-be-evaluated video, wherein the to-be-evaluated video is non-offending video; extracting an action feature vector and a face feature vector from the image sequence, and extracting an audio feature vector from the audio information; constructing a video feature vector according to at least one of the action feature vector, the face feature vector and the audio feature vector; and determining a quality score of the to-be-evaluated video according to the video feature vector.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating hemisphere cube map projection format imaging environments, according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes capturing, by a camera coupled to one or more processors, an image having image content, wherein the image content being represented by the image is omnidirectional such that the image content is mapped on a sphere while representing less than the sphere; mapping the image to a cubic representation based on six faces of a cube, wherein one or more of the six faces are classified as inactive regions such that they remain unoccupied or partially occupied; and arranging, based on the cubic representation, the six faces in a compact representation by avoiding inclusion of the inactive regions.

Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers. Other embodiments of the invention provide techniques for changing the appearance and/or functionality of a location aware application on a portable communication device. The method includes capturing or retrieving a digital image of a subject using a portable communications device; analyzing the digital image to determine a subject of the digital image; detecting a location associated with the digital image; and displaying information related to the subject of the digital image and the location associated with the digital image.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficient image optimized image stitching. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: feature search area identification circuitry/logic to narrow down a feature search area based on possible overlap between two image frames; feature detection circuitry/logic to identify a plurality of feature points in a first image frame of the two image frames; feature matching circuitry/logic to map one or more of the plurality of feature points from the first image frame to corresponding feature points in the right image frame; image frame stitching and blending circuitry/logic to stitch the first image frame and second image frame based on the mapping of the feature points between the two image frames and to blend a portion of the first image frame with a portion of the second image frame.

Abstract: A client device operates by: extracting a set of deletion candidate data from application data stored in memory, wherein the deletion candidate data corresponds to a plurality of photographs; generating feature detection data for each of the plurality of photographs by performing a computer vision function on the each of the plurality of photographs; generating a subset of the set of deletion candidate data for deletion by selecting ones of the set of deletion candidate data that compare favorably to deletion criteria data, wherein the deletion criteria data indicates at least one unfavorable feature and wherein the subset of the set of deletion candidate data is generated by selecting ones of the plurality of photographs with feature detection data that indicates the at least one unfavorable feature is included in the ones of the plurality of photographs; and facilitating deletion of at least a portion of the subset of the set of deletion candidate data from the memory.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ranging device includes storage and a processor. The storage is configured to store a statistical model generated by learning a bokeh that occurs in a first image affected by aberration of an optical system of a capture unit. The processor is configured to acquire a second image captured by the capture unit, acquire focus position information when the second image was captured, acquire a bokeh value indicating a bokeh of a subject in the second image, which is output from the statistical model by inputting the acquired second image to the statistical model, and convert the acquired bokeh value into a distance to the subject based on the acquired focus position information.

Abstract: An medical image processing method comprises generating a first segmented medical image in accordance with a first segmentation model and based on an original medical image that comprises a plurality of pixels. The method also comprises determining a foreground point and a background point according to the initial target region of the first segmented image. The method further comprises: for each pixel of the plurality of pixels of the original image, determining a first image distance between the respective pixel and the foreground point and a second image distance between the respective pixel and the background point. The method further comprises obtaining a foreground point range image and a background point range image corresponding to the original image, and generating a second segmented image in accordance with a second segmentation model based on the original image, the foreground point range image, and the background point range image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying the language of a spoken utterance. One of the methods includes receiving input features of an utterance; and processing the input features using an acoustic model that comprises one or more convolutional neural network (CNN) layers, one or more long short-term memory network (LSTM) layers, and one or more fully connected neural network layers to generate a transcription for the utterance.

Abstract: A process mining system performs process mining using visual logs generated from video streams of worker devices. Specifically, for a given worker device, the process mining system obtains a series of images capturing a screen of a worker device while the worker device processes one or more tasks related to an operation process. The process mining system determines activity labels for a plurality of images. An activity label for an image may indicate an activity performed on the worker device when the image was captured. The activity label is determined by extracting information from pixels of the image and inferring the activity of the worker device from the extracted information. The process mining system generates event logs from the visual logs of worker devices and uses the event logs for process mining.

Abstract: Provided is a neural-network-based classification method, including: generating, by a neural network, one or more score vectors corresponding to one or more samples respectively; determining a first subset of the one or more samples according to the one or more score vectors and a first decision threshold, wherein the first subset is associated with a first class; and selecting samples to be re-examined from the one or more samples according to the first subset.

Abstract: A computing device can obtain data describing at least one document, the at least one document referencing at least one media object, wherein a portion of the at least one media object includes one or more characters. The computing device can obtain data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object in the at least one document. The computing device can generate an updated copy of the at least one document that includes the data describing the one or more characters in the at least one media object. The computing device can present, on a display screen of the computing device and through an interface, the updated copy of the at least one document, wherein the one or more characters in the at least one media object are able to be selected or searched.

Abstract: A system and method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinate values of an environment is provided. The method including moving a 2D scanner through the environment. A 2D map of the environment is generated using the 2D scanner. A path is defined through the environment using the 2D scanner. 3D scan locations along the path are defined using the 2D scanner. The 2D scanner is operably coupled to a mobile base unit. The mobile base unit is moved along the path based at least in part on the 2D map and the defined path. 3D coordinate values are measured at the 3D scan locations with a 3D scanner, the 3D scanner being coupled to the mobile base unit.

Abstract: A system is configured to receive an indication that an apparatus in a first assembled state should comprise a component with a first digital fingerprint and a component with a second digital fingerprint. The system is configured to receive video footage of apparatuses in the first assembled state. The system is configured to isolate an image of an apparatus in the first assembled state. The system is configured to split the image into a frame comprising a first component and a frame comprising a second component. The system is configured to generate first and second filtered images. The system is configured to identify feature points in the filtered images. The system is configured to determine that the first set of feature points matches the first digital fingerprint and that the second set of feature points matches the second digital fingerprint. The system is configured to update a component database.

Abstract: There is a need for more effective and efficient predictive data analysis solutions and/or more effective and efficient solutions for generating image representations of categorical data. In one example, embodiments comprise receiving a categorical input feature, generating an image representation of the categorical input feature, generating an image-based prediction based at least in part on the image representation, and performing one or more prediction-based actions based at least in part on the image-based prediction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus receives destination information for use in data transmission, performs control, based on the received destination information including a destination in an email address format, so that a first screen, which is used to transmit data external to the image processing apparatus, and on which a transmission destination of the data is displayed, based on the received destination information, is displayed on the operation unit, and performs control, based on the received destination information including only a destination in a fax format so that a second screen, different from the first screen and used to perform fax transmission, on which a transmission destination of the fax transmission is displayed, based on the received destination information, is displayed on the operation unit.

Abstract: Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for learning data augmentation strategies for improved object detection model performance. In particular, example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to iterative reinforcement learning approaches in which, at each of a plurality of iterations, a controller model selects a series of one or more augmentation operations to be applied to training images to generate augmented images. For example, the controller model can select the augmentation operations from a defined search space of available operations which can, for example, include operations that augment the training image without modification of the locations of a target object and corresponding bounding shape within the image and/or operations that do modify the locations of the target object and bounding shape within the training image.

Abstract: Techniques relating to managing “bad” or “imperfect” data being imported into a database system are described herein. A lifecycle technology solution helps receive data from a variety of different data sources of a variety of known and/or unknown formats, standardize it, fit it to a known taxonomy through model-assisted classification, store it to a database in a manner that is consistent with the taxonomy, and allow it to be queried for a variety of different usages. Auto-classification, enrichment, clustering model and model stacks, and/or other disclosed techniques, may be used in these and/or other regards.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for utilizing a machine learning model trained to determine subtle pose differentiations to analyze a repository of captured digital images of a particular user to automatically capture digital images portraying the user. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a convolutional neural network to determine a pose/facial expression similarity metric between a sample digital image from a camera viewfinder stream of a client device and one or more previously captured digital images portraying the user. The disclosed systems can determine that the similarity metric satisfies a similarity threshold, and automatically capture a digital image utilizing a camera device of the client device. Thus, the disclosed systems can automatically and efficiently capture digital images, such as selfies, that accurately match previous digital images portraying a variety of unique facial expressions specific to individual users.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a manifest for a point cloud, wherein the point cloud is partitioned into a plurality of cells; determining an occlusion level for a cell of the plurality of cells with respect to a predicted viewport; reducing a point density for the cell provided in the manifest based on the occlusion level, thereby determining a reduced point density; and requesting delivery of points in the cell, based on the reduced point density. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to apply a spectral clustering technique to at least a portion of a similarity graph to generate clusters of geographic sub-regions constituting geographic regions. A tf-idf technique is performed to determine pages of a social networking system associated with a geographic region as potential local suggestions for a user associated with a geographic sub-region in the geographic region. References to at least a portion of the pages are presented as local suggestions to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of detecting logos in a graphical rendering may comprise detecting, using a first and a second trained object detector, logos in the graphical rendering and outputting a first and a second list of detections and filtering, using at least a first and a second prior performance-based filter, the received first and second lists of detections into a first group of kept detections, a second group of discarded detections and a third group of detections. Detections in the third group of detections may be clustered in at least one cluster comprising detections that are of a same class and that are generally co-located within the electronic image. A cluster score may then be assigned to each cluster. A set of detections of logos in the graphical rendering may then be output, the set comprising the detections in the first group and a detection from each of the clusters whose assigned cluster score is greater than a respective threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining similarity between time series using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining a primary time series and a set of multiple candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning techniques, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each of the candidate time series; for each of the similarity measurements, assigning weights to the candidate time series based on similarity to the primary time series relative to the other candidate time series; generating, for each of the candidate time series, a similarity score based on the weights assigned to each of the candidate time series across the similarity measurements; and outputting, based on the similarity scores, identification of at least one candidate time series for use in one or more automated actions relating to at least one system.

Abstract: A plant operation data monitoring device comprises: an input section that receives operation data on a plant; and a calculator that includes databases storing the operation data received, and a computing section executing a program. The computing section stores the operation data received in a first database of the databases in time series. The computing section determines from peak values of the operation data stored whether gradients of the operation data are positive or negative, and then stores the gradients in a second database of the databases for positive gradients or in the second database of the databases for negative gradients in time series. The computing section determines threshold values for abnormality determination about the positive and negative gradients, divides the positive gradients and the negative gradients into normal values and abnormal values, and additionally stores the divided gradients in the second database for the positive or negative gradients.

Abstract: A computing system, a method, and a computer-readable storage medium for adjusting eye gaze are described. The method includes capturing a video stream including images of a user, detecting the user's face region within the images, and detecting the user's facial feature regions within the images based on the detected face region. The method includes determining whether the user is completely disengaged from the computing system and, if the user is not completely disengaged, detecting the user's eye region within the images based on the detected facial feature regions. The method also includes computing the user's desired eye gaze direction based on the detected eye region, generating gaze-adjusted images based on the desired eye gaze direction, wherein the gaze-adjusted images include a saccadic eye movement, a micro-saccadic eye movement, and/or a vergence eye movement, and replacing the images within the video stream with the gaze-adjusted images.

Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a pupil tracking system and method, and digital display device and digital image rendering system and method using same. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for improving a perceptive experience of light field content projected via a light field display within a light field viewing zone comprises sequentially acquiring a user feature location, and comparing a velocity computed therefrom with a designated threshold velocity. Upon the velocity corresponding with a transition from a relatively dynamic to a relatively static state, a rendering geometry of the light field content is adjusted to project the light field content within an adjusted light field viewing zone in accordance with a newly acquired user feature location.

Abstract: The technology disclosed extends Human-in-the-loop (HITL) active learning to incorporate real-time human feedback to influence future sampling priority for choosing the best instances to annotate for accelerated convergence to model optima. The technology disclosed enables the user to communicate with the model that generates machine annotations for unannotated instances. The technology disclosed also enables the user to communicate with the sampling logic that selects instances to be annotated next. The technology disclosed enables the user to generate ground truth annotations, from scratch or by correcting erroneous model annotations, which guide future model predictions to more accurate results.