We propose a novel neural network architecture to learn the task of clustering end-to-end: salient features for any similarity criterion specified through weakly labeled training data are extracted with an embedding network; during evaluation, the network groups similar data of any modality together, by assigning a probabalistic cluster index, and further gives a probabilistic estimate of the n...

Even though real-time data access to remote sensor data is desirable for many WSN applications, collecting remote data reliably from a WSN is a challenging task since many components of the WSN are subject to harsh elements of nature. A deployed system’s performance and lifetime can be impaired if this harsh environment of the deployment site is not considered. The deployments of LUSTER, a WSN ...

Hair shine or luster is perceived as an important, though analytically somewhat elusive, attribute of beauty, primarily associated with clean and healthy hair. Principles for the assessment of hair luster are developed that are consistent with the practical situation. These principles are related to the components of light, specularly and diffusely reflected from single hair fibers, as measured...

Hair luster is one of the most important parameters of visual appearance perceived by consumers. Current luster formulae (TRI, Reich-Robbins, ...) are optimized for goniophotometric measurements. They are based on a mathematical decomposition of reflected light into specular and diffused light and the meaurement of the shine peak width on the fitted angular distributions. In this expose, we are...

The effect of iron oxide content on the crystallisation of a diopside glass–ceramic glaze was investigated using a glass–ceramic frit in the K2O–ZnO–MgO–CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 system and a granite waste glass. Measurements by X-ray diffraction (XRD) combined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and EDX microanalysis showed that the distribution of Fe ions among different crystalline phases such as f...