In section 4.2 of the paper, we compared the distribution modeling of GOG to other distributions. Below, we describe the details of the compared methods. The Mean, Cov and Gauss are global distribution descriptors of pixel features within each region. The Cov-ofCov, Cov-of-Gauss and GOG are hierarchical distribution descriptors. The Cov-of-Cov uses covariance matrix in both patch and region mod...

The article is devoted to the four episodes of reading passages from Holy Scripture in F. M. Dostoevsky’s novels. These include Raising Lazarus “Crime and Punishment”, Messages Angel Laodocian Church “Demons” Marriage at Cana “The Brothers Karamazov”. There are several shared characteristics content structure noted episodes. First all, there always heroes-who-read heroes-who-listen. Secondly, w...

W.L. Miller Chris Allen Department of Politics University of Edinburgh No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Scotland 191480. London: Edward Arnold, 1981, 182pp The End of British Politics? Scots and English Political Behaviour in the Seventies. Oxford: Clarendon, 1981, 28lpp J. Bochel,D. Denver, The Referendum Experience: Scotland 1979. & A. Macartney (eds.)Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 198!...

A new coronavirus, MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus) which is related to the coronavirus that caused the SARS outbreak 10 years ago, has been discovered in Saudi Arabia and observed in several other countries since 2012. A mathematical model is constructed in order to theorize possible patterns of the spread of this emerging disease which seems to require an extended conta...

The inventor was an improbable hero. Neither his conceptual pedigree nor his personal attributes marked him out as a transparently heroic figure. Long distrusted as a monopolist and ‘projector’, he toiled in an anonymous workshop, far from the glorious field of battle, or the terrors of the ice floes, the desert, or the jungle. Yet, in a century remarkable for its celebration of heroes, the inv...

"Narn", one of the works in the Unfinished TaZ.es, has many parallels with the thirteenthcentury Old Norse Volsunga Saga, which Tolkien read and studied, This paper wiII assess comparisons between the heroes, women, dragons, plots, and tokens for their contribution to understanding Tolkien's relationship to his sources, and wiII note Tolkien's craft in source-assimilation.

INTRODUCTION In 2003, only 18% of Massachusetts adults were aware of all signs and symptoms of stroke, but 80% would call 9-1-1 if they thought someone was having a stroke or heart attack. Because early recognition leads to early treatment and improved clinical outcomes, increasing symptom recognition could have an impact on stroke survival and stroke patients' quality of life. METHODS We con...

The beautiful, the savvy, the romantic, the fit. These are the heroes of television's new obsession, reality television. For the past five years, world television audiences have been deluged by these unlikely heroes and their so-called " reality shows, " each equipped with its own drama, challenge, and reward. In the United States, it truly takes serious effort to avoid a reality program during...