Quantum dots (QDs) are of great interest due to their unique chemical and physical properties. Recently, a hot start (HS) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification performance based on QDs with a high-fidelity Pfu DNA polymerase has been reported. However, whether QDs can trigger HS effects with other high-fidelity or conventional DNA polymerases is yet to be understood. In the present stud...

In this paper we describe the Image Fidelity Assessor (IFA), a model of the human visual system designed to evaluate perceived fidelity. In particular, we describe the structure of the model, present results from a contrast discrimination experiment that are used within the model, and demonstrate preliminary results of the model. The IFA is designed to be both physiologically and psychophysical...

Automatic target recognition (ATR) performance modeling is dependent on model complexity, training data, and test analysis . In order to compare different ATR algorithms, we develop a fidelity score that characterizes the quality of different algorithms to meet real-world conditions. For instance, a higher fidelity ATR performance model (PM) is robust over many operating conditions (sensors, ta...

DNA replication fidelity plays fundamental role in faithful transmission of genetic material during cell division and during transfer of genetic material from parents to progeny. Replicative polymerases are the main guardian responsible for high replication fidelity of genomic DNA. DNA main replicative polymerases are also involved in many DNA repair processes. High fidelity of DNA replication ...

Center for Environmental Health Sciences and Division of Toxicology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 The efficacy of PCR is measured by its specificity, efficiency (i.e. yield), and fidelity. A highly specific PCR will generate one and only one amplification product that is the intended target sequence. Mo...

This initial Mininet technical report evaluates the performance fidelity of the Mininet/Mininet-HiFi system by examining results from two classes of experiments: link tests (section 2) and microbenchmarks (section 3.) This is a work in progress which will be updated as we develop more tests as well as a deeper understanding of the performance and timing characteristics of Mininet/Mininet-HiFi a...

We introduce a random perturbed version of the classical delity and we show that it converges with the same rate of decay of correlations, but not uniformly in the noise. This makes the classical delity unstable in the zero-noise limit.

Quadrilateral meshing algorithms impose certain constraints on the number of intervals or mesh edges of the curves bounding a surface. When constructing a conformal mesh of a collection of adjoining surfaces, the constraints for all of the surfaces must be simultaneously satisfied. These constraints can be formulated as an integer linear program. Not all solutions to this problem are equally de...

Abstract. In this paper, we propose iterative regularization for image denoising problems, based on the total variation minimizing models proposed by Rudin, Osher, and Fatemi(ROF). Besides, considering the staircase occuring in the process of denoising, we combine the higher order derivatives, and use iterative scheme. The fourth order dual method is used to solve the minimization problems. The...

This study explores educational technology and management education by analyzing fidelity in game-based management education interventions. A sample of 31 MBA students was selected to help answer the research question: To what extent do MBA students tend to recognize specific game-based academic experiences, in terms of fidelity, as relevant to their managerial performance? Two distinct game-ba...