Similarity search is one of the typical query type for multimedia retrieval, data mining and decision support systems. Many similarity measures transform objects into points in a high-dimensional vector space and deene similarity of two objects with respect to their distance in the vector space. Data-partitioning index methods for such spaces like R-tree or X-tree are known to deteriorate with ...

An auto-segmentation based endpointing algorithm for robust ASR is proposed. The algorithm consists of two successive steps: (1) homogeneous segment partitioning and (2) segment clustering. The first step, due to its self-segmentation nature, does not need a noise model, and is applicable to different noises at various SNR’s. The dynamic programming based segment partitioning, which can generat...

Debika Bhattacharya, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Chi-hong Tseng, University of California Los Angeles Janet P. Tate, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Vincent Lo Re, Philadelphia VA Medical Center Cynthia L. Gibert, Washington DC VA Medical Center Adeel A. Butt, Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute and Hamad Medical Corporation Sheldon T. Brown, James J. Peters VA Medical Center Josep...

Background and Aims: Finding prevalence of chicken anemia virus (CAV) infection in native chickens is necessary to avoid transmission of infection to commercial flocks. In this paper we attempt to describe molecular detection of chicken anemia virus in native Larry-breed chickens in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiyari province in Iran for the first time. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collect...

Lu Rong, velvet antler (VA), is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is used as a food supplement and therapeutic drug in China, Japan, Russia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. The regenerative characteristics of VA have resulted in great research interest, particularly regarding the fields of organ grafting and stem cell differentiation. Various VA proteomic studies verified that proteins act ...