Port Lavaca Wave

More than 1,250 letters to Santa received

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...
EuropaWire

Rheinmetall components to equip next-generation RCH155 howitzers for German Armed Forces

Rheinmetall will supply critical electrical systems, software, and 155 mm weapon systems for the Bundeswehr’s new RCH155 wheeled howitzer under a major procurement programme led by ARTEC GmbH. The ...
IEEE

Pediatric Asthma Detection with Google’s HeAR Model: An AI-Driven Respiratory Sound Classifier

Abstract: Early detection of asthma in children is crucial to prevent long-term respiratory complications and reduce emergency interventions. This work presents an AI-powered diagnostic pipeline that ...
IEEE

Zero-Shot Anomalous Sound Detection in Domestic Environments Using Large-Scale Pretrained Audio Pattern Recognition Models

Abstract: Anomalous sound detection is central to audio-based surveillance and monitoring. In a domestic environment, however, the classes of sounds to be considered anomalous are situation-dependent ...