The object-based methodology is one of the most commonly used strategies for processing high spatial resolution images. A prerequisite to object-based image analysis is image segmentation, which is normally defined as the subdivisión of an image into separated regions. This study proposes a new image segmentation methodology based on a self-calibrating multi-band región growing approach. Two mu...

For products comprised of multiple parts such as machine tools, new transportation systems and wind turbines, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is striving to improve their performance and robustness through prediction of their performance by applying Multibody Dynamics (MBD) to analyze the vibration characteristics of structural components and the load transfers in the machine components...

Current business trends, policy markets, production requirements, etc., have created the need for integrating pre-existing Multi Agent Systems (MAS). In the agent-specialized literature, we have not found agent architectures neither methodologies that allow us to carry out recursive and dynamic analysis, design, and implementation of MASs. Several difficult challenges for automated systems can ...

Marriages among the Sikh minority of the Districts of Swat, Bunair and Shangla (NWFP, Pakistan) were studied where the frequency of consanguineous marriages was found to be 21%. Marriages with distant relatives were 29.4% in the population. The inbreeding coefficient for the population was calculated to be 0.0127. Only three types of first cousin marriages (MSD, MBD and FSD) were recorded. Marr...

In the making of a service-oriented multiagents framework, two pivotal issues need to be addressed: agent service description language (ASDL) and its service matchmaking mechanism. ASDL provides a speci3cation of publishing and requesting services for agents, and matchmaking is the process of 3nding an appropriate service for a request through a medium. In this paper, a possibilistic Petri net-...

We propose a definition of ballot secrecy in the computational model of cryptography. The definition builds upon and strengthens earlier definitions by Bernhard et al. (ASIACRYPT’12, ESORICS’11 & ESORICS’13). The new definition is intended to ensure that ballot secrecy is preserved in the presence of malicious bulletin boards, whereas earlier definitions only consider trusted bulletin boards. I...

Currently there are many theories about quality education. The paper presents some of them. It also includes points Deming’s philosophy and statistical indicators implemented to determine lecturers’ achievements in Russian higher shows that these do not align with Deming's goals, according both educational theories. A new system measurements should thus be developed. This based upon ideas the d...

AIM. This paper is an attempt to compare and analyze the various mathematical models for defining the dental arch curvature of children in normal occlusion based upon a review of available literature. Background. While various studies have touched upon ways to cure or prevent dental diseases and upon surgical ways for teeth reconstitution to correct teeth anomalies during childhood, a substanti...

Darek Isaacs responds to the challenges to his paper, “Is there a dominion mandate?” This discussion explores the differences between blessings and commandments in light of how their distinctions would impact the understanding of the so-called dominion mandate. This discussion explores the nature of reproduction and how the outcome of reproduction is a result of the blessing of the womb, and no...

This final report summarises the work undertaken within the project entitled, ‘The formation and occurrence of haloacetic acids in drinking water’, funded by the EPSRC (EP/D502411/1), the Drinking Water Inspectorate and Anglian Water, during the period of October 2005 to March 2009. The project was also supported by Severn Trent Water, United Utilities and Scottish Water, who provided advice an...