This paper introduces the video mesh, a data structure for representing video as 2.5D “paper cutouts.” The video mesh allows interactive editing of moving objects and modeling of depth, which enables 3D effects and post-exposure camera control. The video mesh sparsely encodes optical flow as well as depth, and handles occlusion using local layering and alpha mattes. Motion is described by a spa...

29 W e all want to change our appearance in some way. For example, makeup helps enhance appearance, although it primarily relates to the face. Many people try to change their moods by changing their accessories, clothes, and hairstyles. Some people even resort to plastic surgery to make permanent changes. We often observe behaviors that stem from a more radical desire for metamorphosis. For exa...

Introduction Polymer gel dosimeters offer a practical solution to 3D dose verification for conventional radiotherapy as well as intensity-modulated and stereotactic radiotherapy. In this study, EGSnrc calculated and PAGAT polymer gel dosimeter measured dose profiles from single shot irradiation with 18 mm collimator of Gamma Knife in homogeneous and inhomogeneous phantoms were compared with eac...

A novel formulation for the linear buckling analysis of multilayered shells is presented. High-order equivalent-single-layer shell theories based on through-the-thickness expansion covariant components displacement field are employed. The novelty regards governing equations solution via implicit-mesh discontinuous Galerkin method. It a high-order accurate numerical technique representation amon...

Prefabricated monolithic frame systems have the best indicators for consumption of concrete and reinforcement per square meter total area building compared to frames being massively erected today. Economic efficiency is achieved through use factory-made prestressed reinforced elements in a prefabricated frame. Currently, new technologies production structures by method formless molding on long ...

The general scaling trend for brittle materials, in which the strength increases when sample size decreases, is reversed plain-weave laminates of Astroquartz® and cyanate ester resin. Specifically, both shear stiffness compressive decrease test samples with widths smaller than 15 times wavelength fabric, observations at microscale explain this behavior. derived applied to analysis a deployable ...

The research discipline of multi-agent systems is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity. This heterogeneity leads to a vast amount of options (e.g. different architectures and languages) how to employ agent technology but is also one major source of difficulties for its adoption. People interested in using multi-agent systems depend on solid survey articles, which clarify and evaluate...

We have developed a semi-automated procedure for generating correctly located 3D tree objects from overhead imagery. Cross-platform software partitions arbitrarily large, geocorrected and geolocated imagery into manageable sub-images. The user manually selects tree areas from one or more of these sub-images. Samples are taken from these areas, and color statistics are computed. Tree areas are d...

Building a 2,000-square-foot house leaves about a ton of gypsum wallboard waste from end cuts, window and door cutouts, and broken boards. In the United States, three million tons of gypsum wallboard waste is dumped in landfills each year. In addition to depleting space, microbial action can decompose gypsum to malodorous hydrogen sulfide gas, which at high enough exposures can cause irritation...

Augmentations are the key factor in determining performance of any neural network as they provide a model with critical edge boosting its performance. Their ability to boost model’s robustness depends on two factors, viz-a-viz, architecture, and type augmentations. very specific dataset, it is not imperative that all kinds augmentation would necessarily produce positive effect Hence there need ...