In this paper, an efficient depth-aware image enhancement system is presented. The depth information and well-known depth-cue relative perception are used to enhance 2D still images or videos. Image enhancement has been developed for decades in a lot of fields. However, conventional approaches deal with images in the 2D(x-y) projective plane. The information of z-axis is not used. In this work,...

abtalkh formation is a part of late cretaceous sedimentary unit in the kopet- dagh basin, ne iran. this study deals with the study of this formation in the eastern parts of the basin in padeha village. it thickness is about 991m, and lithologically consists of grey, greyish to blue shale and marl. the lower contact with abderaz formation is conformable and transitional, but the upper boundary w...

background: photoreactivation of microorganisms following uv disinfection is a disadvantage of using uv technology for wastewater treatment, since in some cases it may even reach several logarithms. the aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of the photoreactivation of indicator bacteria (coliform and streptococci) in the irradiated effluent. methods: this study was performed using t...

The Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) have a high species richness, with species adapted to live under widely different environmental conditions. The study of the taxonomic composition of chironomid larvae and the percentage of occurrence of deformities in mouthparts, mainly in the mentum, are used in biomonitoring programmes in order to obtain information on the levels of organic and chemical po...

A single two dimensional (2D) image does not contain depth information. An infinite number of points in the three dimensional (3D) space are projected to the same point in the image plane. But a single 2D image has some monocular depth cues, by which we can make a hypothesis of depth variation in the image to generate a depth map. This paper proposes an interactive method of depth map generatio...

How well does Prizma’s poverty scorecard identify poor clients? The scorecard applies 0/1 weights to seven simple and inexpensive-to-collect indicators to give a score from 0 (most likely poor) to 9 (least likely poor). The scorecard has good power, not only for ranking clients by relative poverty but also for identifying the likelihood that a client is poor by an absolute standard. While pover...

The inter-hospital transfer of patients is crucial to a well functioning trauma system, and the transfer process may serve as a quality indicator for regional trauma care. However, the assessment of the transfer process requires high-quality data from various sources. Prospective studies and studies based on single-centre trauma registries may fail to capture an appropriate width and depth of d...

Volcanic eruptions are often very destructive events, having a massive impact on the natural and human environment. In order to mitigate the effect of volcanic hazards such as pyroclastic flows, lahars and tsunamis it is necessary to closely monitor volcanoes. Ground surface deformation is recognised as a reliable indicator of an impending eruption and can give clues to magmatic processes at de...

Habilitation Commission this selection can be a useful indicator of the areas that will constitute the future research trends. The second detailed work concerns a layered fuzzy facial expression generation of a virtual agent. In this model, social, emotional and physiological layers contribute to the fuzzy facial expression generation. 3D biometrics. In the first work, using combined skeletal t...