In this work, we propose a system architecture able to classify objects into models. Each object is represented by 2D color image. The fuzzy sets theory has been a fundamental base to build algorithms presented here. Each image is segmented into semantically annotated regions. In a second step, we extract structural information which are coded into graphs. At the end, we obtain a semantic graph...

One of the vision projects of the Stanford Research Institute Artificial Intelligence Group is described. The method employed uses regions as basic data and progresses by successive partitioning of the picture toward an interpretable "goal partition," which is then explored by a heuristic decision tree. A general structure is discussed and an example problem is shown in detail,

April 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | e89 The global burden of infl uenza on morbidity and mortality is considerable, with an estimated 1 million annual deaths worldwide [1]. In temperate regions, there are clear seasonal variations in the occurrence of infl uenza, with a marked peak in cold winter months [2]. In contrast, seasonality is less defi ned in tropical regions—here, there is high backgro...

Moore's Law and the wave of technologies it enabled have led to tremendous improvements in productivity and the quality of life in the First World. Yet, technology has had almost no effect on the four billion people that make less than a dollar per day. The decreasing costs of computing and wireless networking make this the right time to spread the benefits of technology: the biggest missing pi...

We present a preliminary search for D-D mixing using the decays D → Kππ, additionally presenting Dalitz-plot distributions and a measurement of the branching ratio for this mode. A new tagging technique is used to produce the doubly Cabibbo-suppressed Dalitz plot, which in turn is used to motivate the method used for the D-mixing search. We analyze 230.4 fb of data collected from the BABAR dete...

This paper introduces a project recently started by the authors on the relationship between European integration and regionalisation in both extant member states and applicant countries. Our main question is whether we are witnessing a process of Europeanisation in relation to sub-central state structures; a common pattern of regional governance within member states. Related to this, we are con...

Electrical stimulation studies have implicated the medial medulla in the inhibition of muscle tone. In the present report we present evidence for suppression of muscle tone by chemical activation of the medial medulla. We find 2 distinct zones within the classically defined medial medullary inhibitory area. A rostral region corresponding to the nucleus magnocellularis (NMC) is sensitive to glut...

In this paper we present a deterministic analysis of an online scheme for learning very general classes of nonlinearly parametrized decision regions. The only input required is a sequence ((x k ; y k)) k2Z + of data samples, where y k = 1 if x k belongs to the decision region of interest, and y k = ?1 otherwise. Averaging results and Lyapunov theory are used to prove the stability of the scheme...

background in this study, we evaluated the prevalence of the most common mutations occurring in enhancer ii (enhii), basal core promoter (bcp), precore (pc), and core (c) regions of hepatitis b virus (hbv) genome. objectives we also investigated the correlation between hbv variants, their genotypes, and patients’ hbe antigen (hbeag: soluble shape of the capsid antigen) status patients and metho...

background: computational identification of phylogenetic motifs helps to understand the knowledge about known functional features that includes catalytic site, substrate binding epitopes, and protein-protein interfaces. furthermore, they are strongly conserved among orthologs, indicating their evolutionary importance. the study aimed to analyze five candidate genes involved in type ii diabetic ...