Video summarization methods need fast segmentation of a video into smaller units as a first step, especially if used in an on-demand fashion. We propose an efficient segmentation algorithm for H.264/AVC bitstreams that is able to segment a video in appr. 10% of the time required to decode the video. This is possible because our approach uses features available after entropy-decoding (which is t...

Fast burst synchronization is an important requirement in asynchronous communication networks, where devices transmit short data packets in an unscheduled fashion. Such a synchronization is typically achieved by means of a preamble sent in front of the data packet. In this paper, we study fast burst synchronization for power line communication (PLC) systems operating below 500 kHz and transmitt...

The environmental price of fashion has been heavily scrutinised in recent years. Slow fashion, with its emphasis on quality, design, sustainability, ethicality and local craft heritage, represents an alternative to the harmful social impact fast fashion. Equally important, some initial evidence from qualitative research suggests that slow could enhance consumers’ well-being. present study aims ...

With the growing global awareness of sustainable development, impact “fast fashion” on environment has drawn much attention. This study investigated 365 fast fashion consumers with higher-than-average spending garments in Taiwan and analyzed data analytic network process. From perspective social responsibility theory, triple bottom line framework, concept cradle-to-cradle, this conducted in-dep...