Monitoring fine particulate matter with diameters of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) is a critical endeavor in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region, which is one of the most polluted areas in China. Polar orbit satellites are limited by observation frequency, which is insufficient for understanding PM2.5 evolution. As a geostationary satellite, Himawari-8 can obtain hourly optical depths (AODs) and ...

This paper focuses on the potential applications of hybrid reality in the cultural sphere, where media and technologies can be used for multisensory stimulation and interaction. We investigate the capacity of hybrid spaces to incite alternative states of consciousness, similar to what mystics, alchemists and shamans describe as a journey towards rapture (a state of overwhelming emotion). The tw...

In this paper we are presenting a tangible prototype interface for Cultural Heritage dissemination in Mixed Reality (MR) environments. Drawing from previous work on MR (Billinghurst et al. 2001), this study aims to explore alternative and interactive modes of engaging the public with archaeological information and suggests that early stage user evaluations can significantly inform interpretive ...

The concept of “enhanced eyes” to restore gaze awareness in a collaborative mixed-reality space is proposed. Three “enhanced eyes” schemes are described: controlling the highlight in the eyes to aid awareness of eye contact, deforming the eyelids to enhance eye motion, and adjusting the rotation angle of the eyeballs to improve perception of gaze direction. The effectiveness of the schemes has ...

Supplementary Figure 1 Q-Q plots for the WTCCC data. Supplementary Note 1 The FaST-LMM algorithm.

This paper presents the first experiment done for the CLEF2005 Multilingual Web Track. At present conference we have focused our main effort in the Spanish part of the Mixed Monolingual task, but we have also participated in others several languages and in the Bilingual English-Spanish task. A passage based IR system is applied at retrieving phase. Also a language identifier has been created in...

Teaching robotics to undergraduate students requires a course framework that allows students to learn about robotics in stages, without being overwhelmed with details. Such a framework must also provide the students with a motivating application environment that challenges them to apply what they have learned. Robotics competitions have proven to be an excellent method for motivating students, ...

This paper determines all nonsingular unicyclic mixed graphs on at least nine vertices with at most three Laplacian eigenvalues greater than two.