In this paper, we propose an adaptively weighted subpatternbased isometric projection (Aw-spIsoP) algorithm for face recognition. Unlike IsoP (isometric projection) based on a whole image pattern, the proposed Aw-spIsoP method operates on sub-patterns partitioned from an original whole face image and separately extracts corresponding local sub-features from them. Moreover, the adjacency graph u...

Marginal information is of great importance for classification. This paper presents a new nonparametric linear discriminant analysis method named Push-Pull marginal discriminant analysis (PPMDA), which takes full advantage of marginal information. For two-class cases, the idea of this method is to determine projected directions such that the marginal samples of one class are pushed away from th...

Reliable estimates of river stream fl ow and fl ood zoning maps are needed for water resourcesmanagement such as fl ood mitigation, water supply, dam construction and irrigation. Flood zoning needsaccurate data and is one of the non-structural fl ood management methods. This paper describes theapplication of HEC-RAS and GIS model to determine fl oodplains maps for the part of Sardabrud Rivertha...

This thesis builds on the work of Fekete et al. ?], who deened an eventually-serializable data service (ESDS) and an abstract algorithm for it. ESDS allows its users to relax consistency requirements in return for improved responsiveness, while providing guarantees of eventual consistency of the replicated data. An important consideration in formulating ESDS was that it could be employed in bui...