[1] Validation of gridded satellite observations and climate model simulations are fundamental to future improvements in retrieval algorithms and model developments. Among the metrics, the contingency table, which includes a number of categorical indices, is extensively used in evaluation studies. While the categorical indices offer invaluable information, they do not provide any insight into t...

a down-flow hanging sponge (dhs) reactor has been developed for sewage treatment, mainly in developing countries. this novel reactor employs polyurethane sponge material as a support medium, which promises a proliferation of a large amount of biomass, offering excellent pollutant removal capability. three types of sponge medium were evaluated with respect to water distribution and oxygen mass t...

Polyethylene wear of acetabular components is a key factor in the development of periprosthetic osteolysis and wear at the articular surface has been well documented and quantified, but fewer data are available about changes which occur at the backside of the liner. At revision surgery for loosening of the femoral component we retrieved 35 conventional modular acetabular liners of the same desi...

Volumetric visualization has many practical applications, particularly in medical imaging. Usability of volumetric visualization algorithms depends on available means to select areas of interest in volumetric data that are to be visualized. A simple and sufficient method is a onedimensional transfer function that assigns colours to intensity values of the data. A drawback of this method is that...

The present paper proposes an image pickup system for coarse integral volumetric imaging (CIVI), which is a 3D display solution combining multiview technology based on integral imaging and volumetric imaging technology using multilayered panels. In order to apply CIVI display system for live action videos, an image pickup system that can obtain not only multiview image but also depth informatio...

In this paper, we aim for detection and segmentation of Arabidopsis thaliana cells in volumetric image data. To this end, we cluster the training samples by their size and aspect ratio and learn a detector and a shape model for each cluster. While the detector yields good cell hypotheses, additionally aligning the shape model to the image allows to better localize the detections and to reconstr...

This paper, based on doctoral research carried out from January 2003 through July 2005, addresses the interpretation and representation of non-Western religious material culture in Western museums and offers a comprehensive view of the way traditional religious Yorùbá objects are displayed in contemporary museums in Britain. Museum exhibitions can be conceived as a visual narrative, which absor...

We propose a real-world-oriented interface called the “Mirror Metaphor Interaction System”. The display shows a mirror image from a camera facing a user, and the user can “touch” objects without making direct contact with the display. The “touched” object displays a menu or works directly. Objects can be placed in a remote room as well as in the user’s room, and can also be moved around in a ro...

We present herein 4D ultrafast ultrasound flow imaging, a novel ultrasound-based volumetric imaging technique for the quantitative mapping of blood flow. Complete volumetric blood flow distribution imaging was achieved through 2D tilted plane-wave insonification, 2D multi-angle cross-beam beamforming, and 3D vector Doppler velocity components estimation by least-squares fitting. 4D ultrafast ul...

This paper describes a novel volumetric image synthesis system and artistic technique, which generate moving volumetric images in real-time, integrated with music. The system, called the Hologlyphic Funkalizer, is performance based, wherein the images and sound are controlled by a live performer, for the purposes of entertaining a live audience and creating a performance art form unique to volu...