The perspective-N-point problem is a well known issue in computer vision. It consists in the determination of the distance between the camera and a set of points well known in an object coordinate space. This problem has been extensively treated in the literature and is still opened. Many solutions already exist. All these approaches consider only common planar camera. We propose, with a new fo...

This paper presents some key concepts and underlying assumptions of three current fields of research: the Theory of Organized Activity, Organizational Semiotics and Language Action Perspective. All these fields are related by a human/social/organizational common view of Information Systems. In our analysis and, within Organizational Semiotics field Ronald Stamper’s theory was chosen, while with...

The article investigates the peculiarities of the enterprise's innovation activity and its legal regulation, conducts the evaluation of the business strategy for chemical companies according to the manufacturer’s principles of innovation management. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the business strategy of chemical companies according to the manufacturer’s principles of innovation manage...

25 VOLUME 47__JANUARY 17, 2010 The 2009 global pandemic of influenza is currently active in 207 countries including India(1). India’s central and state governments have taken the pandemic very seriously and have made several unprecedented and innovative interventions. In the past India had neglected to monitor endemic/seasonal influenza, but the pandemic has raised public awareness to a high le...

Since breast-conserving surgery has become the gold standard for early breast cancer, the development of less radical or less burdensome technologies has been pressed for in order to preserve the patient from unnecessary harm through the operative procedure. Different technical approaches are under evaluation, and some of them are already being used in the clinical setting. The aim of this arti...

China became the second-largest economy behind the USA in 2010. While there is quite some macroeconomic research documenting the technological catching-up of China as a nation, there is only little research studying how individual Chinese firms are catching up. This paper draws on the open innovation perspective to explore how Chinese firms improve their innovative performance. Our empirical an...

This paper presents a single camera vehicle detection technique for forward collision warning systems suitable to be integrated in embedded platforms. It combines the robustness of detectors based on classification methods with an innovative perspective multi-scale procedure to scan the images that dramatically reduces the computational cost associated with robust detectors. In our experiments ...

In this review, a synthesis of studies employing community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address mental health problems of minorities, strengths and challenges of the CBPR approach with minority populations are highlighted. Despite the fact that minority community members voiced a need for innovative approaches to address culturally unique issues, findings revealed that most researcher...

This paper seeks to describe new and better ways to represent network health and thus attempts to explore concepts other than those based on network topology-based representations of network management. It examines the manner in which active network management can benefit from Algorithmic Information Theory. Due to the new paradigm and enhanced capabilities of active networks, this work proceed...

Milk provides a wide range of biologically active compounds that protect humans against diseases and pathogens. The purpose of this work is to describe the main aspects and research lines concerning bioactive peptides: from their chemistry, bioavailability, and biochemical properties to their applications in the healthcare sector. In this context, the uses of bioactive peptides in nutraceutical...