We will present a convex representation for the minimal partition problem, based on the notion of “paired calibrations” [2], [3]. We propose an efficient algorithm for minimizing this problem, and discuss the practical implementation with “many” labels. It can be applied to a number of problems, from segmentation to stereo reconstruction. The quality of the results is substantially better than ...

In its traditional definition, a repair of an inconsistent database is a consistent database that differs from the inconsistent one in a “minimal way.” Often, repairs are not equally legitimate, as it is desired to prefer one over another; for example, one fact is regarded more reliable than another, or a more recent fact should be preferred to an earlier one. Motivated by these considerations,...

universities of medical science and health services (umshss) are among the main organizations in iran's health-care section. improving their efficiency in financial resource management through creating an appropri-ate coordination between consumption and resources is strategically vital. investigating the financial performance as well as ranking the iranian umshss is the research objective.the ...