Taxonomic data for 135 cultures of bacteria isolated from frozen snap beans and whole kernel corn were analyzed by computer. Of the isolates, 79% were grouped into five major clusters. Two of the groups consisted of leuconostocs, whereas the other three contained homofermentative types. The intergroup similarities suggested a generic level of similarity. Feature frequencies for the groups were ...

Failures are inevitable in wireless sensor networks due to the fragile features and unattended deployment. To explore an effectual technique for node’s fault detection caused by energy consumption, a new algorithm, Fault Detection Technique based on Numerical Taxonomy (FDNT) is proposed in this paper. The algorithm is deployed on the sink node with unconstrained energy consumption and is on the...

Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Time Warping for Image Texture Similarity p. 23 Audio-to-Visual Conversion Via HMM Inversion for Speech-Driven Facial Animation p. 33 Discriminant Eigenfaces: A New Ranking Method for Principal Components Analysis p. 43 Distributed AI: Autonomous Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Game Theory Enhancing the Interaction between Agents and Users p. 53 Re-routing Agents in an...

This paper presents empirical studies of applying numerical taxonomy to component clustering and software partitioning. The technique is based on cohesion and coupling information of a software system as these two properties have great impact on other software quality attributes such as maintainability, portability, scalability and reusability. The technique has been successfully applied to sev...

Phenetic data on over 60 heterotrophic, Gram-negative, yellow chromogenic bacteria from plant material were collected and analysed using numerical taxonomic methods. Marker strains representing 42 taxa were included in the analyses. At similarity levels of 80% or above, eight distinct clusters were obtained, the first four of which included yellow chromogens. Custer I contained isolates from gr...

This volume contains papers presented at a conference held at the Jackson Laboratory in 1976 under the auspices of the National Foundation. The papers deal with several extremely interesting observations and ideas that support the notion that senescence is genetically controlled. Even if the reader has not been previously acquainted with the literature on aging, this book will provide a readabl...

Numerical methods were applied to an analysis of the relationships among Salmonella serotypes listed in the Kauffmann-White schema. Although the result suggested a possible new basis for schematic arrangement of these serotypes, a complete and satisfactory classification could not be derived entirely from the computer results. Examination of this outcome suggests some cautions to be observed in...