SynthesizedTextures represent continuous-tone images with a small set of vectors and color profiles. This representation is not only efficient in terms of compression ratio but also serve as the basis of photorealistic animations in AFX. Unlike standard synthetic texture techniques, the SynthesizedTexture imaging starts with analysis of photorealistic images or video sequences and conversion to...

Analyses of 22,508 holoplanktonic chaetognaths collected at 21 stations were made from four oceanographic campaigns along the coasts of Quintana Roo, Mexico, in 1991 (Caribe I = February; Caribe II = March; Caribe III = May; Caribe IV= August). Unencysted larval didymozoid parasites were identifi ed as belonging to the Monilicaecum type because of the arrangement of the chambers of the heavily ...

The author aims to review the status of information science (IS) as a discipline, with particular focus on the UK. A consideration of the discipline begins by comparing definitions of IS. Two visions of the impact of IS are presented to illustrate a key problem area addressed by the discipline. Indicators of a discipline are summarized and Biglan’s categorization of disciplines is explained. Th...

introduction: research is one of the most important ways of information production. among different kinds of research, applicability of research findings and the added-value of the elicited information are of great importance. creativity, production of new technology, theory or method and problem solving are among the indices of information added-value. this study aimed to investigate the relat...

In the framework of orbifold compactifications of heterotic and type II orientifolds, we study effective N = 1 supergravity potentials arising from fluxes and gaugino condensates. These string solutions display a broad phenomenology which we analyze using the method of N = 4 supergravity gaugings. We give examples in type II and heterotic compactifications of combined fluxes and condensates lea...

Traditional database design methods based on information engineering principles and data normalization do not fully apply to SQL:2003 object-relational databases. New design methodologies and tools are needed to support complex data constructs used in today’s software engineering practice. There are application domains such as spatial, geographical information systems and multimedia application...

The SQL (Structured Query Language) is currently available in most database management systems and is the focus of an intense standardization process resulting in the latest version of the SQL:2003 standard. Standards are fundamental, but often they are difficult to use, due to their lack of understandability and the occurrence of inconsistencies. An ontology is useful for clarifying the elemen...