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Geometric Modeling: Methods and Applications

This book is based on lectures presented at a workshop held at Hewlett Packard, Bblingen, FRG, in May 1990. The primary purpose of the workshop was to provide a forum for the exchange of technology between universities and industrial CAD/CAM centers. The workshop brought together international experts in the area of geometric modeling, industrial designers, and developers of industrial applications. Contributions cover a wide range of topics, including: - Surfaces on surfaces - Surfaces in solid modeling - Rational curves and surfaces - Scattered data methods - Smooth curve and surface design - Algebraic surfaces - NC-milling - Box splines - Feature modeling - Parametric design - Blossoming (or polarization)
Distributed Collaborative Construction in Mixed Reality

Distributed collaboration, portable mobile applications, natural user interfaces and comprehensive systems have been identified as future research directions in recent reviews about mixed reality in construction. On the other hand, current research in the mixed reality field addresses movement and anthropometric realism as critical success factors for an immersive virtual environment. Advances in object tracking, online (human) 3D reconstruction and gestural interfaces accompanied by wearable mobile displays provide us with the technological base to contribute to the challenges in both areas. In this paper, we propose a comprehensive immersive environment for a distributed collaborative construction process in a mixed reality setup. Participants on remote sites, solely equipped with smart see-through glasses, are cooperating in the construction of a virtual 3D model combining real (tangibles) and virtual objects. We consider our solution to give most suitable support for a distributed collaborative construction task by increasing the immersion of the environment, i.e.: (1) creating the impression of real collaboration by mirroring the behavior of participants in a common virtual scene; (2) providing more natural interaction through freehand gestures; (3) increasing the physical experience of the user through wearable 3D displays and construction with tangibles. Keywords–Mixed Reality; Computer Supported Collaborative Work; Natural User Interaction.
The Dimensionality of Nations Project

Abstract : An analysis of U.N. voting for 1963 delimited four major issue dimensions: sanctions against racial discrimination, U.N. procedures, Union of South Africa, and cold war. Since 1955 there has been a considerable shift of nonaligned nations, such as Egypt, India, and Indonesia, away from the Soviet position. Revisions of a mathematical model of foreign conflict behavior were tested on a global sample of dyads and for subsamples involving the same actor. Testing of a missing data estimation program was finished, programming of a canonical analysis program was begun, and the project's major factor analysis program was revised to increase its speed.
Feature Selection For Self-Organizing Feature Map Neural Networks With Applications in Medical Image Segmentation

In a press comprising upper and lower turntables for carrying respective sets of upper and lower press tools, each upper press tool is movable to an operating position in which said press tool is adapted to be coupled to a ram. To ensure a free access of the workpiece to the press tools adjacent to the lower press tools, each lower press tool is mounted in the lower turntable to be individually vertically displaceable relative thereto. Only the lower press tool which is in operating position is supported in the frame and the other lower press tools are lowered.
Koreferenz in Hypertexten: Anforderungen an die Annotation

L'A. s'interesse dans cet article au phenomene de la coreference, et plus particulierement a la question de savoir a quelles exigences specifiques doit repondre la categorie hypertexte au niveau coreferentiel. Dans ce but, l'A. tente de definir le concept de la coreference, sans le lier necessairement au domaine phorique. Il examine dans quelle mesure les premieres tentatives d'annotation de la coreference doivent etre approfondies, afin de tenir compte des proprietes specifiques de l'hypertexte organise de facon non-lineaire. L'A. plaide pour une annotation basee sur le savoir, au sein de laquelle une expression linguistique est liee a une entite dans un modele de savoirs. Il montre ensuite les possibilites de l'hypertextualisation.
Random Subwindows and Randomized Trees for Image Retrieval, Classification, and Annotation

Abstract Background: With the improvements in biosensors and high-throughput image acquisition technologies, life science laboratories are able to perform an increasing number of experiments that involve the generation of a large amount of images at different imaging modalities/scales. This stresses the need for computer vision methods that automate image retrieval, classification, and annotation tasks.
Translating the post-editor: an investigation of post-editing changes and correlations with professional experience across two Romance languages

With the growing use of machine translation, more and more companies are also using post-editing services to make the machine-translated output correct, precise and fully understandable. Post-editing, which is distinct from translation and revision, is still a new activity for many translators. The lack of training, clear and consistent guidelines and international standards may cause difficulties in the transition from translation to post- editing. Aiming to gain a better understanding of these difficulties, this study investigates the impact of translation experience on post-editing performance, as well as differences and similarities in post-editing behaviours and trends between two languages of the same family (French and Brazilian Portuguese). The research data were gathered by means of individual sessions in which participants remotely connected to a computer and post-edited machine-translated segments from the IT domain, while all their edits and onscreen activities were recorded via screen-recording and keylogging programs. A mixed-methods approach was employed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data. The findings suggest that there are no clear correlations between translation experience and post-editing performance, or post-editing experience and post-editing performance. However, other aspects such as the opinion regarding machine translation seem to be predictors of post-editing performance. Our analysis enabled us to combine multiple factors in order to identify the ‘best’ post-editors in our participant group. Finally, similar post-editing trends were observed for both target languages, suggesting that training, guidelines and automated aids could be targeted at language groups rather than at individual languages. The insight gathered will be useful for devising future post-editing guidelines and training programmes.
Creating Stand-Alone Smalltalk Applications

Abstract : Smalltalk-80 is a large programming environment. Developing an application program in Smalltalk involves re-using or modifying parts of the environment and adding more Smalltalk code to the environment. An application is thus dependent on the environment; the entire environment is present when executing an application program even though the application might rely on only a small portion of the environment. This paper describes the process of separating an application from the Smalltalk environment so that the application can be executed as a stand-alone program unit. It also describes the Smalltalk system tracer, an essential tool for application tracing, and image inspector, a tool for examining a Smalltalk image that is saved on disk. Keywords: High level languages, Smalltalk 80 programming language, Programming language, Computer programming, Computer architecture.
Building Extensible and Secure Networks

In this dissertation, we present a network design called Rule-Based Forwarding (RBF) that provides flexible and policy-compliant forwarding. Our proposal centers around a new architectural concept: that of packet rules. A rule is a simple if-then-else construct that describes the manner in which the network should—or should not—forward packets. A packet identifies the rule by which it is to be forwarded and routers forward each packet in accordance with its associated rule. On one hand, rules are flexible, as they can explicitly specify paths and invoke packet processing inside the network. This enables RBF to support many previously proposed Internet extensions, such as explicit middleboxes, multiple paths, source routing and support for host mobility. On the other hand, rules are certified, which guarantees that packets comply with the policies of the parties forwarding them. This property also enables a more secure architecture, since unwanted packets can be dropped in the network, allowing RBF to stop denial of service (DoS) attacks. Using our prototype router implementation we show that the overhead RBF imposes is within the capabilities of modern network equipment. We also describe how the ideas behind RBF can be used to improve access control in cloud computing, and present CloudPolice an access control mechanism implemented in hypervisors. CloudPolice scales to millions of hosts, is independent of the network topology, routing and addressing, and can specify flexible access control policies. These properties are not provided by traditional access control mechanisms, because these mechanisms were originally designed for enterprise environments that do not share the same challenges as cloud computing.
Current Protocols in Food Analytical Chemistry

With an emphasis on food components, you'll find entire chapters devoted to water, proteins, enzymes, lipids, carbohydrates, colors and flavors. Each protocol includes detailed step-by-step annotated instructions as well as comprehensive lists of required materials, critical parameters, complete recipes, allotted time, and safety considerations. Accompanying troubleshooting tips and pointers from the author, an expert in that methodology, will virtually assure your success. All protocols, ranging from fundamental to cutting edge, are contributed by top researchers in their respective fields representing leading food science institutions and food analytical laboratories from around the world.
Context-based image retrieval: A case study in background image access for Multimedia presentations

Conventional approaches of image indexing and retrieval from digital libraries include content-based, metadata-based, and keyword-based approaches. This paper addresses a different way of image retrieval motivated by real-life applications for an intelligent system that can automatically select appropriate background images from textual passages. We explored techniques for developing automatic image-retrieval systems based on essential contextual information of a textual passage. We propose a framework that applies semantic role labeling techniques and a commonsense knowledge base, ConceptNet. The primitive results indicate that the proposed methodology has a potential on applications with textual passages that describe things and events that are regularly seen in every day life. However, for fantasy tales that describe truly fictitious things and events, the use of ConceptNet does not allow to obtain accurate results.
Reply to peer commentary: weighing the evidence between competing theories of dyslexia

We are pleased that our paper ‘The role of sensorimotor impairments in dyslexia: a multiple case study of dyslexic children’ has attracted comments by some of the prominent researchers in the field. Overall, our lack of support for a causal role of sensorimotor processes in the reading difficulties of dyslexics meets with strong resistance. However, we believe that this resistance owes more to theoretical preconceptions than to real methodological problems. We address in turn methodological, interpretation and theoretical issues raised by Bishop, Goswami, Nicolson and Fawcett and by Tallal, as this allows us to examine again the evidence and counterevidence for the claims we have made.
Synthèse des résultats obtenus par l'étude de stabilité des mouvements de convection dans une cavité horizontale de grande extension

We present a synthesis of the results obtained with the linear stability analysis of the one-cell Hadley circulation, for low-Prandtl-number fluids. For some boundary conditions, these results are completed by a non-linear analysis. So, we can specify the conditions under which 3D oscillatory disturbances occur. We also show the existence of a new branch in the neutral stability diagram, when the upper surface of the layer is free: this branch corresponds to a 2D oscillatory flow Etude de stabilite lineaire de la circulation de Hadley dans les fluides a faible nombre de Prandtl et de stabilite non lineaire pour certaines conditions aux limites. On precise les conditions d'apparition d'instabilites oscillatoires tridimensionnelles. On montre l'existence d'une nouvelle branche dans le diagramme de stabilite neutre, dans le cas d'une couche avec surface libre
A state space model approach to functional time series and time series driven by differential equations

OF THE DISSERTATION A State Space Model Approach to Functional Time Series and Time Series Driven by Differential Equations by Jiabin Wang Dissertation Director: Professor Rong Chen This dissertation studies the modeling of time series driven by unobservable processes using state space model. New models and methodologies are proposed and applied on a variety of real life examples arising from finance and biology. More specifically, we mainly consider two types of time series: partially observed dynamic systems driven by differential equations and functional time series driven by its feature process. The first type of time series data is generated by a hidden dynamic process controlled by some underlying differential equation with a set of unknown parameters. We propose a state space approach to fit these models with observation data, which is only available at sparsely separated time points as well as with measurement error, and estimate the corresponding parameters. More specifically, we approximate the target nonlinear deterministic/stochastic differential equations by difference equations and convert the dynamic into a state space model(SSM), which is further calibrated by the likelihood calculated from the filtering scheme. The first application converts the HIV dynamic into a linear SSM and estimates all HIV viral dynamic parameters successfully without many constraints. The second application focus on the well-studied ecological SIR model. An efficient filtering scheme is proposed to overcome the difficulty caused by the sparsity of the observed data. The methodology is illustrated and evaluated in the
Evaluation of a method for identifying timing models

In today’s world, embedded systems which have very large and highly configurable software systems, consisting of hundreds of tasks with huge lines of code and mostly with real-time constraints, has replaced the traditional systems. Generally in real-time systems, the WCET of a program is a crucial component, which is the longest execution time of a specified task. WCET is determined by WCET analysis techniques and the values produced should be tight and safe to ensure the proper timing behavior of a real-time system. Static WCET is one of the techniques to compute the upper bounds of the execution time of programs, without actually executing the programs but relying on mathematical models of the software and the hardware involved.Mathematical models can be used to generate timing estimations on source code level when the hardware is not yet fully accessible or the code is not yet ready to compile. In this thesis, the methods used to build timing models developed by WCET group in MDH have been assessed by evaluating the accuracy of the resulting timing models for a number of combinations of hardware architecture. Furthermore, the timing model identification is extended for various hardware platforms, like advanced architecture with cache and pipeline and also included floating-point instructions by selecting benchmarks that uses floating-points as well.
Jealousy as a manifold of divergent understandings: a Q methodological investigation

By regarding jealousy as a discursively constituted manifold of understandings it becomes germane to explore that multiplex through pattern analysis. In the reported Q methodological study 10 orthogonal, alternative constructions of self-generated jealousy scenarios are reported and interpreted. Implications for jealousy research and the study of accounts of experience in general are discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Fear of Falling: Icarus, Phaethon, and Lucretius in Paradise Lost

Abstract This essay discloses a hitherto-undetected network of allusion and motif in Paradise Lost (1667). Satan falls through Chaos like Icarus in book 2, and like Phaethon in book 6. In book 6 the Son rides triumphantly in the Chariot of Paternal Deity as a good, successful Phaethon. Both myths of falling in a poem about the Fall involve Milton (1608-74) in a polemic with Lucretius, the classical poet of a godless, Epicurean universe that is ever falling and dying. In a parallel to the Son, Milton depicts himself in his invocations to his Muse as a successful Icarus, claiming to escape a condition offallenness on the wings of immortal verse.
Dynamic patterns in communication processes

PART ONE: SOME IDEAS AND SPECULATIONS A Partial Map to a Wide Territory - C Arthur VanLear and James H Watt Communication Process Approaches and Models - C Arthur VanLear Patterns, Cycles, and Dynamic Coordination Sequentiality, Simultaneity, and Synchronicity in Human Communication - Peter R Monge and Michael E Kalman PART TWO: SOME TOOLS FOR TIME Indexing Pattern over Time - Robert B Arundale Criteria for Studying Communication as a Dynamic Process Dynamic Systems in Continuous Audience Response Measures - Mark Douglas West and Frank A Biocca Localized Autocorrelation Diagnostic Statistic (LADS) for Time-Series Models - Clifford Nass and Youngme Moon Conceptualization, Computation, and Utilization Analyzing Cyclical Effects in Experimental Designs - James H Watt Cellular Automata as Models of Unintended Consequences of Organizational Communication - Steven R Corman PART THREE: SOME EXEMPLARY USES OF TIME The Emergence of Shared Interpretations in Organizations - Noshir S Contractor and Susan J Grant A Self-Organizing Systems Perspective Predicting Television Viewing - George A Barnett and Sung Ho Cho Cycles, the Weather, and Social Events Attention Span Cycles - Jeanne M Meadowcroft Cybernetics of Attitudes and Decisions - Stan A Kaplowitz and Edward L Fink Dynamics of Speech Processes in Dyadic Interaction - Eugene H Buder Coordinated Cycles in Behavior and Physiology during Face-to-Face Social Interactions - Rebecca M Warner Dynamic Coordination of Vocal and Kinesic Behavior in Dyadic Interaction - Joseph N Cappella Methods, Problems, and Interpersonal Outcomes
PERFORMANCE OF THE MTI DENSE-CLOUD MASK ALGORITHM, AND ITS REFINEMENT WITH A GENETIC LEARNING PROGRAM

In support of its dual mission in environmental studies and nuclear nonproliferation, the Multispectral Thermal Irnager (MTI) has enhanced spatial and radiometric resolutions and state-of-the-art calibration capabilities. These instrumental developments put a new burden on retrieval algorithm developers to pass this accuracy onto the inferred geophysical parameters. In particular, current atmospheric correction schemes assume the intervening atmosphere is adequately modeled as a plane–parallel horizontally–homogeneous medium. A single dense-enough cloud in view of the ground target can easily offset reality from the calculations, hence the need for a reliable cloud–masking algorithm. Pixel–scale cloud detection relies on the simple facts that clouds are generally whiter, brighter, and colder than the ground below; spatially, dense clouds are generally large, by some standard. This is a good basis for searching multispectral datacubes for cloud signatures. However, the resulting cloud mask can be very sensitive to the choice of thresholds in whiteness, brightness, and temperature. In view of the nature of MTI’s mission, a false positive is preferable to a miss and this helps the threshold setting. We have used the outcome of a genetic algorithm trained on several (MAS–based) simulated MTI images to help refine an operational cloud–mask. Its performance will be compared to EOS/Terra cloud mask algorithms.
Microfit 5.0

For the econometric analysis of time series data, Microfit 5.0 is an unrivalled package. With its extensive choice of data analysis options, this program is a versatile aid to all those interested in the evaluation and design of advanced univariate and multivariate time series models. Microfit 5.0 is an interactive, menu-driven program with a host of facilities for estimating, hypothesis testing, forecasting, data processing, file management, and graphic display. These features make Microfit 5.0 one of the most powerful menu-driven time-series econometric packages currently available. The strength of the package lies in the fact it can be used at different levels of technical sophistication. For experienced users of econometric programs, it offers a variety of univariate and multivariate estimation methods and provides a large number of diagnostic and non-nested tests not readily available on other packages. The interaction of excellent graphics and estimation capabilities in Microfit allows important econometric research to be carried out in a matter of days rather than weeks. System Requirements Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista 1 GB RAM Minimum 45 MB free hard disk space Internet access for software activation Microsoft mouse or compatible (optional) A printer for producing hard copies of graphs and regression results (optional) Adobe Reader 6 or later required to access the help files