The high rates at which digital multimedia is being generated and used makes it necessary to develop systems that can process it in an efficient manner. This can be achieved by extracting semantics from processing the video’s low-level information. We present a novel algorithm which fuses color and motion information, in order to extract semantics from the video sequence. The motion estimates a...

Sagas calculi have been proposed to specify distributed Long Running Transactions (LRT) and, in previous work, a subset of naive sagas has been encoded in the Signal Calculus (SC) to enable their use in service-oriented systems. Here, we promote a formal approach to the refactoring of LRT represented in SC so that distributed LRT designed in the Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) can be...

general kind of encroachment of river is constructing a bridge on it. purpose of encroachment of river is occupation part of river and flood plain for constructing bridge. often being economical of bridge innovation affirmated that most of encroachment take place to river and flood plain, which this encroachment can be in form of embankment in flood plain of river or into the main bed of river ...

Dry gas meters are used in physiology laboratories to measure minute ventilation. The accuracy of these meters must be known since an error, of for instance 5%, affects the subsequent calculations for oxygen consumption by the same amount. Two precalibrated DTM-325 dry gas meters (American Meter Co., Philadelphia, PA, USA) were therefore tested for accuracy against a 350 l Collins chain-compens...

background: this study aims to investigate the patterns of bioaccumulation and depuration of copper in the selected kidney and liver of capoeta fusca. methods: the fish were collected between september and november 2010 from a qanat in birjand. they were exposed to two types treatments with copper (0.25 and 0.75 mg/l) for a period of 41 days. the fish under study were exposed to the above-menti...

objective: successful bonding of a dental implant to bone, which was referred to as osseointegration by branemark has been well documented. however, long-term prognosis of an implant depends on adequate maintenance and long-term care. an effective maintenance program is required to preserve the health of peri-implant tissues. several techniques have been suggested for this purpose but it is not...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the relative effects of environment, comorbidities, stage of dementia and other variables on disability onset. DESIGN A 1-year prospective cohort study was conducted in which the walking and eating abilities of long-term care residents were observed fortnightly. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the contributions of individual and environmental factors to ...

OBJECTIVE The present study examined the efficacy of bibliotherapy in assisting individuals experiencing distress related to tinnitus. METHODS One hundred sixty-two tinnitus sufferers from Australia participated in a study designed to examine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behaviorally based self-help book in reducing distress. To maximize the ecological validity of the findings, we exclude...