We seek to compute a diffeomorphic map between a pair of diffusion-weighted images under large deformation. Unlike existing techniques, our method allows any diffusion model to be fitted after registration for subsequent multifaceted analysis. This is achieved by directly aligning the diffusion-weighted images using a large deformation diffeomorphic registration framework formulated from an opt...

The surrogate process approximation (SPA) is applied to model the nonequilibrium dynamics of a reaction coordinate (RC) associated with the unfolding and refolding processes of a deca-alanine peptide at 300 K. The RC dynamics, which correspond to the evolution of the end-to-end distance of the polypeptide, are produced by steered molecular dynamics (SMD) simulations and approximated using overd...

Feature extraction and classification of EEG signals are core parts of brain computer interfaces (BCIs). Due to the high dimension of the EEG feature vector, an effective feature selection algorithm has become an integral part of research studies. In this paper, we present a new method based on a wrapped Sparse Group Lasso for channel and feature selection of fused EEG signals. The high-dimensi...

A two-dimensional depth-integrated theory is derived for the gravity-driven free surface flow of cohesionless granular avalanches over complex shallow basal topography. This is an important extension of the one-dimensional Savage–Hutter theory. A simple curvilinear coordinate system is adopted, which is fitted to the ‘mean’ downslope chute topography. This defines a quasi-two-dimensional refere...

The metrology implemented in several classical software equipping the coordinate measuring machines, does not correspond to the standardized tolerancing by zones, virtual conditions and perfect datum features fitted outside the matter. On the basis of these concepts and by generalizing them, a conceptual model of "fitting virtual gauges" is presented. On a part presenting two positional toleran...

We show a framework for growth analysis of plant roots in object coordinates which is one requirement for the botanical evaluation of growth mechanisms in roots. The method presented here is appliable on long image sequences up to several days, it has no limit for the sequence length. First we estimate the displacement vector field with the structure tensor method. Thereafter we determine the p...

A three-dimensional conduction model has been developed to predict the transient temperature distribution inside a thick solid that is irradiated by a moving laser source, and the changing shape of a groove carved into it by evaporation of material. The laser may operate in CW or in pulsed mode with arbitrary temporal as well as spatial intensity distribution. The governing equations are solved...

Motivation Cerebral disorders affect millions of people around the world. Despite progress in science and medicine, accurate diagnosis and treatment of brain related diseases is hampered due to the lack of proper understanding of the pathophysiology of such disorders. The fluid-soft tissue interaction problem is fundamental in addressing open challenges crucial for the understanding of intracra...

Using tunable far infrared laser absorption spectroscopy, 12 vibration-rotation-tunneling (VRT) subbands, consisting of approximately 230 transitions have been measured and analyzed for an 82.6 cm’ intermolecular vibration of the water dimer-d4 Each of the VRT subbands originate from Kg = 0 and terminate in either Ki = 0 or 1. These data provide a complete characterization of the tunneling dyna...

The classical absolute orientation method is capable of transforming tie points (TPs) from a local coordinate system to a global (geodetic) coordinate system. The method is based only on a unique set of similarity transformation parameters estimated by minimizing the total difference between all ground control points (GCPs) and the fitted points. Nevertheless, it often yields a transformation w...