In this paper we introduce a new procedure for classification and change detection by the integration in a fusion process using hybrid DSmT model, both, the contextual information obtained from a supervised ICM classification with constraints and the temporal information with the use of two images taken at two different dates. Secondly, we have proposed a new decision rule based on the DSmP tra...

This paper presents an implicit function fields based approach for the extrusion of 2-dimensional profiles. According to the fields used, the extrusion follows an implicit object shape or performs the transition between combined primitives. The 1-dimensional polynomial spline properties allow the point-by-point control of the profile. Used on the transition of combined primitives, free form fun...

In this paper, we propose a computational framework that models concept invention. The framework is based on conceptual blending, a cognitive theory that models human creativity and explains how new concepts are created. Apart from the blending mechanism modeling the creation of new concepts, the framework considers two extra dimensions such as origin and destination. For the former, we describ...

foundations behavior is affected by soil behavior which can vary from dilative to contractive depending on the stress level, particularly in dense frictional soils. the zero extension lines (zel) method has been generally developed to predict the foundations behavior. knowledge of soil behavior enables the zel method to predict the general and local shear failure modes. in this paper, a relativ...

This chapter proposes a new approach to style, arising from our work on computational media using structural blending, which enriches the conceptual blending of cognitive linguistics with structure building operations in order to encompass syntax and narrative as well as metaphor. We have implemented both conceptual and structural blending, and conducted initial experiments with poetry, includi...

Although theory suggests that guilt motivates approach tendencies and shame motivates avoidance tendencies, research has not always supported these relationships. The present study examined the degree to which shame and guilt are uniquely predictive of avoidance and approach motives, respectively, for both self-caused and other-caused wrongdoings. Results revealed that shame and guilt are more ...

Today's information technology (IT) sourcing endeavors have moved beyond outsourcing through the implementation of multisourcing. Multisourcing can be defined as the blending of services from multiple company-internal and companyexternal suppliers. The increasing importance of multisourcing is acknowledged by both practitioners and researchers. However, multisourcing has not been sufficiently c...

Universities are investing considerable resources into blended learning as an institutional strategy to respond to pressures of uncertain economies, increasing globalisation, and the changing expectations of cohorts of digitally savvy students. However, the widespread adoption of effective blended teaching practices has generally not been achieved. A greater understanding of academics’ blended ...

In recent years, the management of intellectual capital has attracted a lot of attention by researchers and practitioners. Theoretical models of intellectual capital management (ICM) have been presented (e.g. [Ro97]), and companies and research institutions have published intellectual capital reports. Intellectual capital is usually referred to as the part of a company’s resources that does not...