— This paper presents a representation method of facial expression changes using Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) networks. Our method extracts orientation selectivity of Gabor wavelets on ART networks, which are unsupervised and self-organizing neural networks that contain a stability-plasticity tradeoff. The classification ability of ART is controlled by a parameter called the attentional vigi...

+ART 160 Cr.3 General Art Foundations An introductory course in visual art, with emphasis on understanding the methods of art making in a variety of studio disciplines. Topics include recognition of visual elements and principles of design, methods of applying these elements and principles throughout a variety of art forms, thematic development, relationship of the visual arts to other fields o...

Background The field of infertility medicine has witnessed a surge of scientific developments in recent years, but research on public attitudes towards infertility treatments has remained minimal. This study examined the social and demographic factors that affect women’s attitudes towards assisted reproductive technology (ART) in general, as well as their opinions of specific issues related to ...

Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography (fDOT) is a noninvasive imaging technique that makes it possible to quantify the spatial distribution of fluorescent tracers in small animals. fDOT image reconstruction is commonly performed by means of iterative methods such as the algebraic reconstruction technique (ART). The useful results yielded by more advanced l1-regularized techniques for signal r...

Art History Resources on the Web (Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College). This award-winning site covers the gamut of art history topics from prehistoric to contemporary, plus museums, research resources, blogs, newsletters, course syllabi, and much more. Searchable database. Professor Witcombe also hosts a series of brief, humorous but informative art history videos at http://arthis...

nazok kari, one of the woodwork art, is of arts that functional and artistic instruments has made from well paint woods by eleganceand precision.the evidences and documents indicated that orosisazi (sash making art) and, consequently, the nazok kariwas expanded in sanandaj city from safavidperiod. due to reasons such as lack of professional craftsmen and high cost, thesash making art (orsisazi)...

by its academic-aristocratic approach at the beginning, and the mere artistic vision of art afterwards, beaux arts had become the cottage of hopes and dreams for art-lovers and artists from iran and all around the world. accordingly, iran, like many other countries, has had consecutive associations and interactions with these schools, especially beaux-arts school, in qualitative and quantitativ...