The author sets forth-general considerations pertaining to the thermodynamic theory of biological evolution and the aging of living organisms. It becomes much easier to comprehend the phenomenon of life scrutinizing the formation of structural hierarchies of biological matter applying different temporal scales. These scales are ‘identified’ by nature itself, and this is reflected in the law of ...

Change detection on rasterized data is extremely dependent on accurate radiometric and geometric rectification. The development of processing tools able to minimise these requirements has been recognised since the late eighties. In the present paper we present a methodology for detecting changes on multidate satellite images with different radiometric and geometric characteristics via Multireso...

Spatial and spatial-temporal processes in the physical, environmental, and biological sciences often exhibit complicated and diverse patterns across different spacetime scales. Both scientific understanding, often reflected in computer models, and observational data vary in form and content across scales. We develop and examine a Bayesian hierarchical framework by which the combination of such ...

Estimating the amount of variation due to spatial dependence at different scales provides a basis for designing effective experiments. Accurate knowledge of spatial structures is needed to inform silvicultural guidelines and management decisions for long term sustainability of forests. Furthermore, geostatistics is a useful tool to describe and draw map the spatial variability and estimation o...

26 Links between spatial and temporal variability of Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) 27 meteorological quantities and existing land use patterns are still poorly understood due to 28 the non-linearity of air-land interaction processes. This study describes the results of a 29 statistical analysis of meteorological observations collected by a network of ten 30 Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs). T...

Understanding the mechanisms that allow species coexistence across spatial scales is of great interest to ecologists. Many such proposed involve trade-offs between in different life-history traits, with distinct being expected be prevalent at varying temporal and scales. The dominance–discovery trade-off posits differ their ability find use resources quickly, contrast monopolize those resources...

This paper presents a review of Bayesian models of brain and behaviour. We first review the basic principles of Bayesian inference. This is followed by descriptions of sampling and variational methods for approximate inference, and forward and backward recursions in time for inference in dynamical models. The review of behavioural models covers work in visual processing, sensory integration, se...