Content description has become a topic of interest for many researchers in the audiovisual field [1][2]. While manual annotation has been used for many years in different applications, the focus now is on finding automatic contentextraction and content-navigation tools. An increasing number of projects, in some of which we are actively involved, focus on the extraction of meaningful features fr...

PURPOSE To evaluate the contrast sensitivity and stereopsis tests in patients who underwent bilateral implantation of multifocal intraocular lens. METHODS Tests of contrast sensitivity using the Pelli-Robson chart and stereopsis evaluation with the Titmus Stereo Test were performed in 20 patients 30-60 days after the bilateral implantation of Acrysof Restor multifocal intraocular lens. RESU...

In this paper, we show how to use the notion of layering-tree introduced in [5], in order to obtain polynomial time constructible routing schemes. We describe efficient routing schemes for two classes of graphs that include the class of chordal graphs. For k-chordal graphs, i.e., graphs containing no induced cycle of length greater than k, the routing scheme uses addresses and local memories of...

We study right tail large deviations of the logarithm of the partition function for directed lattice paths in i.i.d. random potentials. The main purpose is the derivation of explicit formulas for the 1+1-dimensional exactly solvable case with log-gamma distributed random weights. Along the way we establish some regularity results for this rate function for general distributions in arbitrary dim...

The distribution of the deviation of calculated from measured nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) intensities is a priori unknown. The use of a log-normal distribution to describe these deviations permits the direct calculation of a structure from the measured intensities without first converting them into distance bounds. We show that the log-normal distribution is a natural choice for describing ...

Employing data on the assessed value of land in 1974–2007 Japan, we exhibit a quasistatically varying log-normal distribution in the middle scale region. In the derivation, a Non-Gibrat’s law under the detailed quasi-balance is adopted together with two approximations. The resultant distribution is power-law with the varying exponent in the large scale region and the quasistatic log-normal dist...

We present numerical and analytical results for a stochastic representation of immiscible flow in a heterogeneous reservoir. Using a perturbation method, we derive equations of statistical moments to second order in the standard deviation of log permeability. We allow these moments to depend on location, hence the common assumption of statistical homogeneity (stationarity) does not apply. This ...

Although body composition, insulin sensitivity, and lipids are markedly altered in overweight adolescents, hormonal associations with these parameters have not been well characterized. Growth hormone (GH) deficiency and hypercortisolemia predispose to abdominal adiposity and insulin resistance, and GH secretion is decreased in obese adults. We hypothesized that low-peak GH on the GH-releasing h...

Intruders usually log in through a chain of multiple computer systems to hide their origins before breaking into their targets, which makes tracing difficult. In this paper we present a method to find the connection chain of an intruder for tracing back to the origin. We focus on telnet and rlogin as interactive applications intruders use to log in through hosts. The method involves setting up ...

Previously reported ion-specific equation coefficients for both the Abraham general solvation model and Goss modified Abraham model are updated using recently measured activity coefficient, gas chromatographic retention factor, and solubility data for solutes dissolved in room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). Reported for the first time are equation coefficients for 1-propyl-2,3-dimethylimida...