Frequency-Based Motion Representation for Video Generative Adversarial Networks.

Videos contain motions of various speeds. For example, the motions of one's head and mouth differ in terms of speed - the head being relatively stable and the mouth moving rapidly as one speaks. Despite its diverse nature, previous video GANs generate video based on a single unified motion representation without considering the aspect of speed. In this paper, we propose a frequency-based motion representation for video GANs to realize the concept of speed in video generation process. In detail, we represent motions as continuous sinusoidal signals of various frequencies by introducing a coordinate-based motion generator. We show, in that case, frequency is highly related to the speed of motion. Based on this observation, we present frequency-aware weight modulation that enables manipulation of motions within a specific range of speed, which could not be achieved with the previous techniques. Extensive experiments validate that the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art video GANs in terms of generation quality by its capability to model various speed of motions. Furthermore, we also show that our temporally continuous representation enables to further synthesize intermediate and future frames of generated videos.

Blood Glucose Control and Related Factors at a Camp for Korean Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.

Data about Asian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes are sparse. This study's objectives were to describe blood glucose (BG) levels and related factors at a camp for Korean children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. This descriptive study was conducted January 8-10, 2015. The participants, 24 children and adolescents, were recruited for a 3-day residential diabetes camp. Data on 24 campers were analyzed. Their mean age was 13.4 (± 1.7) years; 44.4% were boys, and mean HgbA1c was 8.5% (± 1.4%). Results revealed that BG levels were maintained safely: The mean BG level during the 3-day stay was 171.1 (± 33.3) mg/dl. Multiple regression analysis showed that insulin adjustment for hyperglycemia (standardized ß = .426; t = 2.431; p = .030) and snacks for hypoglycemia (standardized ß = -.719; t = -3.723; p = .003) at the camp were the only independent contributors to mean BG levels during the 3-day study period. No demographic or clinical factor was found to be associated with the mean BG level. This is the first study of its kind to be conducted in an Asian population, presumably because the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in Asia is low and diabetes camps are a novel concept. Further research is recommended to assess the characteristics of campers (e.g., diet, activity levels, and cultural background) and to determine how the health outcomes of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes are affected by camp programs.

The Application of One-Hour Static Qigong Program to Decrease Needle Pain of Korean Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Design.

The aim of this study was to describe application of a static Qigong program to decrease needle pain in Korean adolescents with type 1 diabetes and its pilot test results. The pilot study was a randomized crossover design including 26 adolescents randomized to Qigong or rest group. Participants received a 60-minute Qigong program consisted of warm up, deep breathing, imaginary, and a closing warm up. After 24-hour washout period, treatment assignments were switched. We collected before and after intervention using a self-administered questionnaire, which included the faces pain scale to assess expected and perceived pain during blood sugar testing and insulin injection and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Only expected pain on insulin injection was significantly lower after intervention ( P = .025). The results suggested that the devised static Qigong program was feasible intervention to decrease at least expected pain on insulin injection of adolescents with type 1 diabetes.