The Talk Test (TT) is a simple technique for prescribing exercise training intensity, based on the ability to ‘speak comfortably’ after reciting a standard speech provoking stimulus. This study compares the length of the speech provoking stimulus on power output (PO) at standard TT speech comfort markers: last positive (LP), equivocal (EQ), negative (NEG), in relation to objective markers of ex...

In the H.263 Version 2 (H.263+) coding standard, the global motion compensation can be introduced by using Reference Picture Resampling (Annex. P) syntax. Such an application requires that the global motion parameters be estimated automatically. In this paper, we propose a global motion estimation algorithm based on the Taylor Expansion Equation and robust regression technique using probabilist...

There is great interest in the storage and browsing of large collections of video clips, due to the current explosion in demand for digital video. Many new algorithms and standards (MPEG, H.261, H.263, etc.) have been developed in recent years for the coding of video. However, most of these techniques lose performance when there exists signi cant camera motion, a common element of some classes ...

Most of the studies regarding the determination of executive compensation are based on developed countries and mainly focused on CEO compensation. Determination of board compensation is relatively ignored in the literature. This paper examines the effect of corporate governance, firm performance and corporate diversification on board as well as CEO compensation and its components in the context...