This paper presents “Action-Gons”, a middle level representation for action recognition in videos. Actions in videos exhibit a reasonable level of regularity seen in human behavior, as well as a large degree of variation. One key property of action, compared with image scene, might be the amount of interaction among body parts, although scenes also observe structured patterns in 2D images. Here...

The fast rendering of complex scenes IS a fundamental problem in imaging systems. Imprecise computation is a two level scheme for executing screen update tasks . The full level specifies the maximum computation requirement of a rendering task while the reduced level specifies the minimum computation requirement which will render a region imprecisely but acceptably. Load sharing is a task alloca...

Multi-port converter with three active full bridges, two series-resonant tanks and a Multi-winding transformer is proposed. It uses a single power conversion stage with high-frequency link to control power flow between batteries, load and a renewable source such as fuel cell. The converter has capabilities of bidirectional power flow in the battery and the load port. Use of series-resonance aid...

Background and Aims: One of the most important genes involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the presenilin2 (PSEN2) gene, which is one of the main constituents of the gamma-secretase complex. Mutations in this gene promote the formation of amyloid plaques resulting in AD. The study aimed to evaluate the mutation variant in exon 6 of the PSEN2 gene in patients with Late-Onset AD (LOAD). Due to ...

This paper first discusses the current status of natural hazard-induced disasters, with special focus on devastating wind-related disasters in the Asian region. The importance of the combined effects of wind and water hazards, the importance of performance of cladding and components in wind-resistant design of buildings, and deterioration of metal roofing systems of long-span structures mainly ...

In this paper, a full adder cell based on majority function using Carbon-Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor (CNFET) technology is presented. CNFETs possess considerable features that lead to their wide usage in digital circuits design. For the design of the cell input capacitors and inverters are used. These kinds of design method cause a high degree of regularity and simplicity. The proposed des...

introduction: many studies have been performed to evaluate the stress distribution around endodontic posts; those which compared posts composed of different materials are rare. the aim of this study was to compare stresses induced in dentin by three structurally different posts using photoelasticity method. materials and methods: nine blocks of psm-5 photoelastic material with 45×45×10 mm dimen...