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Using Channel Feature with RPN and SVM for Pedestrian Detection

Detecting pedestrian has been arguably addressed, especially in the fields of automotive, surveillance and robotics. Despite the significant improvements, pedestrian detection is still an open challenge that calls for more and more accurate algorithms. In this paper, we propose a pedestrian detection system based on deep learning, adapting Region Proposal Network (RPN) of the faster CNN to generate the region proposals, and then utilizing the VGG16 convolutional layer to obtain the feature vector of the channel feature and normalize them, finally putting them into SVM classifier. By thoroughly analyzing and optimizing each step of the detection pipeline we propose an architecture that outperforms most of the traditional methods. Our approach can achieve 8.95% miss rate on Caltech pedestrian dataset and it is competitive.
Accounting for fishing vessel time allocation at sea when measuring efficiency

Rising fuel and input costs are having a significant impact on the profitability of the fishing sector and increasing the need for vessels to improve operational efficiency. In particular, smaller vessels that do not have the economies of scale must maximize input-output efficiency to remain viable. There is also the consideration that improved fuel efficiency in fishing vessels will reduce the carbon footprint of the sector. Measuring vessel and fleet efficiency is important for these reasons, but it is also important to correctly measure efficiency to determine how best to manage a fleet and determine how ecosystem, regulatory and market changes will impact fleet viability and operability. This paper uses stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to assess the efficiency of fishing vessels in the Irish demersal otter trawl nephrops fishery. Clear evidence of efficiency-heterogeneity across vessels in the fishery is reported, even when controlling for vessel-specific characteristics, such as vessel length, age and engine power. The drivers of efficiency are also investigated and we find that the use of vehicle monitoring systems (VMS) data allows for more spatially and temporally detailed information to improve fleet efficiency analysis.
Biochemical analysis on blood and crop contents of household chickens along with their production and health status in Bangladesh.

Received: Revised: Accepted: December 23, 2011 March 21, 2012 April 23, 2012 This study aimed to assess the biochemical parameters of household chickens at crop and blood levels and measure the body weight. For this purpose, 350 Deshi (local) and 27 Fayoumi day old chicks were reared in 2 separate brooders within a house for 15 days. Body weight, serum total protein and calcium levels of these chicks were evaluated on day 0 and 15. After control house trial, birds were distributed among the selected households. Again, body weights and certain biochemical parameters were assessed from randomly selected birds at 60, 120 and 180 days of age. Fayoumi birds gained higher weight (P<0.001) than at control trial, whereas Deshi birds attained better weight (P<0.001) at household. Crop contents were dominated by carbohydrate. The level of crude proteins and calcium in crop contents increased along with age regardless of bird types. The average phosphorous in the crop contents was 0.3% (60 days), 2.6% (120) and 0.7% (180) regardless of bird types. Both serum total protein (P<0.05) and calcium (P<0.05) were significantly difference in between bird types at control house study. In conclusion, Deshi birds attained higher weight at household. The crude protein was below standard. Calcium and Phosphorous levels in the crop contents varied with ages, regardless of bird types. ©2012 PVJ. All rights reserved
Multi-satellite study of the excitation of Pc3 and Pc4-5 ULF waves and their penetration across the plasmapause during the 2003 Halloween superstorm

Abstract. We use multi-satellite and ground-based magnetic data to investigate the concurrent characteristics of Pc3 (22–100 mHz) and Pc4-5 (1–22 mHz) ultra-low-frequency (ULF) waves on the 31 October 2003 during the Halloween magnetic superstorm. ULF waves are seen in the Earth's magnetosphere, topside ionosphere, and Earth's surface, enabling an examination of their propagation characteristics. We employ a time–frequency analysis technique and examine data from when the Cluster and CHAMP spacecraft were in good local time (LT) conjunction near the dayside noon–midnight meridian. We find clear evidence of the excitation of both Pc3 and Pc4-5 waves, but more significantly we find a clear separation in the L shell of occurrence of the Pc4-5 and Pc3 waves in the equatorial inner magnetosphere, separated by the density gradients at the plasmapause boundary layer. A key finding of the wavelet spectral analysis of data collected from the Geotail, Cluster, and CHAMP spacecraft and the CARISMA and GIMA magnetometer networks was a remarkably clear transition of the waves' frequency into dominance in a higher-frequency regime within the Pc3 range. Analysis of the local field line resonance frequency suggests that the separation of the Pc4-5 and Pc3 emissions across the plasmapause is consistent with the structure of the inhomogeneous field line resonance Alfven continuum. The Pc4-5 waves are consistent with direct excitation by the solar wind in the plasma trough, as well as Pc3 wave absorption in the plasmasphere following excitation by upstream waves originating at the bow shock in the local noon sector. However, despite good solar wind coverage, our study was not able to unambiguously identify a clear explanation for the sharp universal time (UT) onset of the discrete frequency and large-amplitude Pc3 wave power.
K2-31B, A GRAZING TRANSITING HOT JUPITER ON A 1.26-DAY ORBIT AROUND A BRIGHT G7V STAR

We report the discovery of K2-31b, the first confirmed transiting hot Jupiter detected by the K2 space mission. We combined K2 photometry with FastCam lucky imaging and FIES and HARPS high-resolution spectroscopy to confirm the planetary nature of the transiting object and derived the system parameters. K2-31b is a 1.8-Jupiter-mass planet on a 1.26-day orbit around a G7 V star ( M⊙, R⊙). The planetary radius is poorly constrained (0.7 < Rp < 1.4 RJup), owing to the grazing transit and the low sampling rate of the K2 photometry.
Design and Localization of Computerized Physician Order Entry System in Iran during 2013-2015

کچ هدی :فده و هنیمز مرن رازفا تسیس تبث یم وتسد ياهر يروانف زا کشزپ اه تامدخ تیفیک شیازفا ياتسار رد نیون ي یناتسرامیب تسا . وب و یحارط فده اب رضاح هعلاطم یم زاس ي مرن رازفا تبث س ی متس ی روتسد ياه مولع هاگشناد رد کشزپ . دش ماجنا زاریش یکشزپ شور و داوم اه : هعلاطم نیا فده اب یفاشتکا یحارط مرن رازفا و هب تروص لاس رد يدربراک 1394 1392 ناتسرامیب رد نیصصختم و ناراتسرپ ،ناکشزپ لماش شهوژپ هعماج . دش ماجنا زاریش يزامن يروانف لاطا زاریش یکشزپ مولع هاگشناد تاع دش ماجنا هلحرم راهچ رد هعلاطم نیا . دوب ؛ يارب لوا هلحرم هس رد عمج روآ ي هداد اه ي ندروم ی زا مرن رازفا ، یسررب شور زا مراهچ هلحرم رد و دش هدافتسا زکرمتم یهورگ ثحب تاسلج و یفلد ،تادنتسم مرن رازفا . دش یحارط هتفای اه : مرن رازفا تبث س ی س مت ی روتسد ياه تدم رد کشزپ 13 و دیدرگ یحارط هام تبث و دورو لماش نآ یلصا يازجا ،پیات تیلباق ،ینامرد تامدخ ،یهدراطخا متسیس ،ییوراد تلاخادت تیریدم متسیس ،تاعلاطا شرازگ گ ی ر ي ییاناوت و اه ي ینف دوب . مهم رت ی ن یگژیو اه نیا ي مرن رازفا اصتا ،راتسرپ و کشزپ طابترا ناکما ل مرن رازفا و ناتسرامیب تاعلاطا متسیس هب . دوب ینیلاب تامیمصت نابیتشپ متسیس زا هدافتسا مرن رازفا تبقارم شخب رد اه هژیو ي مومع ی ب ی ناتسرام و دش ارجا يزامن تدم رد 3 روتسد تبث ،هام ياه يارب یکشزپ 97 . دش ماجنا نآ قیرط زا رامیب هجیتن :يریگ مرن رازفا تبث س ی متس ی وتسد ر ياه يارجا يارب . دش ارجا و یحارط ناتسرامیب رد کشزپ قفوم ی ت مآ ی ز مرن رازفا اب ینیلاب رای میمصت نابیتشپ متسیس رتشیب طابترا . دریگ رارق هجوت دروم ییاهن ناربراک تارظن دیاب یناتسرامیب ياه مرن رازفا روتسد تبث ياه داهنشیپ کشزپ یم . دوش هژاو اه يدیلک ي : مرن رازفا اک تبث روتسد يرتویپم ياه کشزپ کشزپ ،ینیلاب تامیمصت زا تیامح متسیس ، ناریا ،
UC Davis Recent Work Title Turn of the century refueling : A review of innovations in early gasoline refueling methods and analogies for hydrogen Permalink

During the first decades of the 20th century, a variety of gasoline refueling methods supported early US gasoline vehicles and successfully alleviated consumer concerns over refueling availability. The refueling methods employed included cans, barrels, home refueling outfits, parking garage refueling facilities, mobile stations, hand carts and curb pumps. Only after robust markets for gasoline vehicles had been firmly established did the gasoline service station become the dominant refueling method. The present study reviews this history and draws analogies with current and future efforts to introduce hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles. These comparisons hold no predictive power; however, there is heuristic value in an historical review of the first successful and large-scale introduction of a vehicle fuel. From an energy policy perspective, these comparisons reinforce the importance of a long-term and portfolio approach to support for technology development and innovation. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Parental Refusal of Pain Management: A Potentially Unrecognized Form of Medical Neglect

Medical neglect can have serious consequences for children, even leading to death. Yet while the American Academy of Pediatrics defines medical neglect in terms of a child who “is harmed or is at risk of harm because of lack of health care”, in practice intervention is often limited to situations where the child’s life is threatened. In this article we report a potentially unrecognized form of medical neglect-parental refusal of pain management-which does not affect the probability of the patient’s survival, but does render inevitable a heightened degree of suffering and consequent psychological trauma. While it can be challenging to determine whether a specific refusal rises to the level of neglect, certain cases do meet the criteria of the “harm principle” and thus justify state intervention to protect the child.
Newton Iterated Search Excitation Source Localization Algorithm Based on the Weighted Least Squares Method

With the development of modern science and technology, target localization technology has been widely used in many areas such as the bridge monitoring, warehouse monitoring, environmental testing and other fields. In this paper, we propose the Newton iterated localization algorithm based on the least squares method to study the target recognition algorithm. This article unifies the question of localization accuracy in many kinds of localization technology. Then, the proposed algorithm is verified by using the Newton iterated localization algorithm based on the least squares method. The experimental data shows that it gives a convincible gist and support for the study on location algorithms theoretically. The results indicate that this method is effective in improving the signal source localization accuracy.
Short communication : Induction of somatic embryogenesis in absence of exogenous auxin in cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L . )

Induction of somatic embryogenesis in absence of exogenous auxin can clarify some basic concepts of somatic embryogenesis. Explants from leaf and petiole of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) were used in this experiment for somatic embryogenesis using three different modified B5 basal media; boron and 2,4-D but no IAA as control (I), boron and IAA but no 2,4-D (II) and no boron, 2,4D and IAA (III). Leaf explants grown on III produced somatic embryos indicating an induction potential for somatic embryogenesis with an incomplete medium. The endogenous auxin of the leaf explants might have a potential for triggering induction of somatic embryogenesis.
Orienting lignocellulosic fibers and particles by means of a magnetic field

Fiber and particle alignment in composite materials may be used to tailor material and object properties to specific performance requirements. The present research demonstrates that alignment of ferromagnetically modified slender wood particles in magnetic fields is feasible. Magnetic torque, which causes rotation, increases linearly with the amount of magnetic material on particle surfaces. Below magnetic saturation, magnetic torque increases with increasing strength of the applied field; closer to magnetic saturation, torque becomes less dependent on the applied field strength. Magnetic torque maxima occur at field-to-particle axis angles above 45°. Polarity switches of the applied magnetic field increase particle rotation rates and may counter permanent magnetization, which otherwise tends to impede full particle alignment.
Student Financial Aid and Campus Appropriations, 1990 through 2010 Financing College Opportunity: Factors Influencing State Spending on

http://ann.sagepub. com/content/655/1/143 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0002716214540849 2014 655: 143 The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Michael K. McLendon, David A. Tandberg and Nicholas W. Hillman Student Financial Aid and Campus Appropriations, 1990 through 2010 Financing College Opportunity: Factors Influencing State Spending on
Interactivity features of Online Newspapers: from a facsimile model to a multimedia model one. Interactivity in online journals.

The purpose of this article is to know the current interactivity options in online newspapers. To do this, we analyze the concept of (structural) interactivity and establish a measuring tool based on some previous methodologies. This model includes a classification of newspapers into stages of development. In this way, we provide a tool, which allows media firms to know the degree of interactivity in newspapers, assessing what dimensions and parameters are being incorporated. It was applied to a sample of 21 online newspapers. Results show poor implementation of participation and customization options. There is a niche to be covered by sections of user-generated content and closer collaboration journalists-citizens. It will require a real adaptation to the new possibilities of interaction with readers at different levels of involvement and participation. The majority of newspapers are classified in a digital stage and some of them are close to the multimedia phase.
Microhardness investigation on thin films of virgin and electrically aged pure PVF and isomorphic polyblends of PVF/PVDF

Replacement of conventional materials by polymeric materials (blends/composites) with improved mechanical performance is of immense importance for modern technology. Blending of fluoro polymers can contribute to such synergistic properties. PVDF, as a semi-crystalline fluoro polymer, has been blended with PVF fluoro polymer to form isomorphic polyblend specimens by altering the wt% of PVDF using a solution casting technique. Microhardness investigations have been undertaken using the Vicker’s indentation technique; measurements of Vicker’s hardness number (Hv) were carried out on virgin (untreated) and electrically stressed pure PVF and PVF/PVDF isomorphic polyblend specimens by a fixed step voltage at a fixed high temperature. The results of variation of Hv as a function of applied load are explained in terms of strain hardening phenomenon in virgin samples along with their mechanical properties. The increase of hardness produced as a result of variation of PVDF wt% within the PVF matrix has been interpreted in terms of a change in chain crosslinking. The observed higher value of hardness number in the case of electrically stressed specimens is suggested to result from modification in interand intramolecular interactions in such samples.
Travel information as an instrument to change cardrivers’ travel choices: a literature review

This paper aims to provide insights that help transport academics and policy makers appreciate the potentials and limitations of information provision as a means to changing car-drivers’ travel choices. The focus is on a modal shift from private car to public transport and changes in car-drivers’ choices for departure times and routes towards a more even distribution of traffic within the available road network. These insights are gained through a review of more than 15 years of literature concerning the use and effects of travel information among car-drivers. Based on the performed review, a number of generic, integrative insights are derived, including the following: it appears that our expectations with respect to the effects of information provision on travel choices in general may be mildly optimistic, particularly for behavioural changes not involving changes in mode-choice. In the longer term, the effects of information provision, when presented to travelers in suitable formats, are likely to be somewhat stronger than the short term effects, due to learning dynamics.
TUPLESPACE-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DECENTRALIZED ENACTMENT OF BPEL PROCESSES

Business processes in WS-BPEL are a manifestation of the two-level-programming paradigm where remote-accessible Web services are composed to potentially complex orchestrations. WSBPEL processes are executed by Workflow Management Systems that navigate through the process' activities and interact with the orchestrated services. While Web service technology enables interactions with remote services, process navigation is typically done in a centralized manner. Especially in scenarios of complex interactions between multiple distributed process participants, this way of process enactment has several drawbacks. In this paper, we outline those drawbacks and propose an alternative approach to execution of BPEL processes in a distributed, decentralized manner.
Assessment of genetic diversity and structure of Sporisorium scitamineum from China using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

In this study, the genetic diversity and structure of 90 monosporidia mating-type isolates of Sporisorium scitamineum collected from China were comprehensively evaluated based on the DNA extracted from mating-type haploid sporidias using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) polymorphism molecular marker technique. Fifteen selected ISSR primers produced 162 amplified DNA fragments, of which 115 (71.0%) were polymorphic. Polymorphic information content (PIC) values ranged from 0.12 to 0.92 with an average of 0.82, indicating that a moderate degree of genetic diversity exists among these 90 monosporidia mating-type isolates of S. scitamineum collected from China. Genetic differentiation coefficient (Gst) was calculated to be 0.320, indicating that the total genetic variation between populations was 32%, while 68% of the total genetic variation was from within populations. Meanwhile, gene flow (Nm) was 1.063, indicating lower rate of gene flow between populations. Based on the ISSR marker data set, the results of clustering by the unweighted pair group method of arithmetic average and principal component analysis were similar and could divide these 90 S. scitamineum isolates into two main groups. The isolates collected from the same province tend to cluster in the same main groups. This study shows that the genetic differentiation of these 90 monosporidia mating-type isolates of S. scitamineum was highly correlated with the ecological environment of collection sites, and the heterogeneity of ecological environment was the main driving force for the differentiation of S. scitamineum. Key words: Sugarcane, Sporisorium scitamineum, mating-type haploid sporidia, inter-simple sequence repeat, genetic diversity.
FUZZY CONTROLLER BASED DVR TO MITIGATE POWER QUAITY AND REDUCE THE HARMONICS DISTORTION OF SENSITIVE LOAD

PI controller is very common in the control of DVRs. However, one disadvantage of this conventional controller is its inability to still working well under a wider range of operating conditions. So, as a solution fuzzy controller is proposed. This paper discusses the design and simulation of dynamic voltage restorer for improve power quality and reduce the harmonics distortion of sensitive load. Power quality problem is an occur as a non-standard voltage, current and frequency. Electronics devices are very sensitive load against harmonics. In power system voltage sag, swell, flicker and harmonics are some of the problem to the sensitive load. The compensation capability of a DVR depends primarily on the maximum voltage injection ability and the amount of stored energy available within the restorer. This device is connected in series with the distribution feeder at medium voltage. A fuzzy logic control is proposed. Simulation result carried out by Matlab/Simulink verifies the performance of the proposed method. Keywords-Harmonics, Power quality problem, injection transformer, ESS, VSI, Filter, Fuzzy logic, MATLAB
Mosaicking thermal images of buildings Conference

Nowadays several thermal cameras capture images based on a pinhole camera model. This paper shows how multiple images of flat-like objects or fully 3D bodies can be mapped and mosaicked with a mathematical formulation between image and object spaces. This work demonstrates that both geometric and radiometric parts need proper mathematical models that allow the user to obtain a global product where the effective stored value in the measured temperature.
Strategy for Measurement of t t Production Cross-Section with the ATLAS Detector

The discovery of the top quark by the CDF and D/ O collaborations at Fermilab in 1995 confirmed its existence, predicted twenty years earlier by Kobayashi and Maskawa [1], consequently winning them the 2008 Nobel Prize. The confirmation of the Top’s existence suffered such a long delay in part due to its unique properties amongst the particles of the Standard Model: its mass is by far the greatest of the Standard Model particles, at 172.0±0.2 GeV/c2 [2], placing the possibility of top production well outside of the reach of any accelerator in use before the Tevatron upgrade in 1994. As a consequence of its large mass, the top quark is extremely shortlived: it exists for a mean lifetime of only 5 × 10−23s. This time scale is O(10) smaller [3] than typical hadronization processes, giving physicists a unique opportunity to study the properties of a single quark decaying free from the effects of confinement. Top quarks are produced almost entirely by either qq̄ annihilation (fig. 1a) or gluon-fusion interactions (fig. 1b). At LHC energies, the gluon-fusion channel accounts for nearly 85% of all observed events, and qq̄ annihilation the other 15%1. Once produced, a top will decay into a W-boson and b-quark 99.9% of the time. The W-boson will in turn decay into either a lepton-neutrino pair or a quark-antiquark pair, offering a set of three possible final decay states: dileptonic (a branching ratio of 10%), semi-leptonic (a branching ratio of 44%, pictured in fig. 2), and fully hadronic (a branching ratio of 46%).