The United States (U.S.) faces a rapidly changing demographic and cultural landscape, with its population becoming increasingly multi-racial and multi-cultural. Consequently, cultural and racial factors relating to mental illness and emotional disturbances deserve closer attention and consideration. In this Practice Parameter, we outline clinical applications of the principle of cultural compet...

This paper proposes a methodological approach to CLIR applications for the development of a system which improves multi-word processing when specific domain translation is required. The system is based on a multilingual ontology, which can improve both translation and retrieval accuracy and effectiveness. The proposed framework allows mapping data and metadata among language-specific ontologies...

We present an image-based reconstruction system, the Multi-View Environment. MVE is an end-to-end multi-view geometry reconstruction software which takes photos of a scene as input and produces a textured surface mesh as result. The system covers a structure-from-motion algorithm, multi-view stereo reconstruction, generation of extremely dense point clouds, reconstruction of surfaces from point...

Previous research has documented that introduction of enterprise systems (ES) is a major undertaking in organizations. Multinational ES implementation adds new dimensions of complexity due to national, cultural, organizational, and technical differences. The paper reports from an ongoing case study on ES deployment in a multinational engineering company, operating in a highly competitive and gl...

We present the ELEON/NATURALOWL system, an application of Semantic Web and Natural Language Generation technologies that combines a conceptual representation of cultural heritage objects with linguistic and adaptation resources. This combined model is used to automatically generate multi-lingual and personalized textual descriptions of cultural heritage objects represented as instances of an OW...

Applications of augmented reality have a great immersion potential for education, edutainment or cultural heritage presentations. The combination of intuitive and playful interaction with multi-faceted presentation options proved to be an effective mixture that attracts viewers to educational or cultural content. We introduce a multi-touch augmented reality system (MARS) using two display units...

this paper introduces an indirect adaptive fuzzy sliding mode controller as a power system stabilizer for damping local and inter-area modes of oscillations of multi-machine power systems. this controller is designed based on the combination of sliding mode controller and the fuzzy logic systems. the fuzzy systems are used to approximate the unknown functions of power system model. generator sp...

This work takes place inside SIDART (Integrated System for Cultural Heritage Diagnostic) project, whose objective is to develop hardware and software package for cultural heritage diagnostic. The project involves some partner such as ENEA Group of Frascati, CNR-INOA and CETMA that is a private research center located in the southeast of Italy and also leader of the project. The aim is to develo...

As the use of cell phones pervades over the world, globalization of user interface (UI) design is emphasized in developing cell phones for successful business. In reality, however, it is rarely possible to design a product that satisfies all international and intercultural customers. UI designers, therefore, need to collect cross-cultural usability information in the product development process...

this paper presents a new hybrid method for optimal multi-objective reconfiguration in a distribution feeder in addition to determining the optimal size and location of multiple-distributed generation (dg). the purposes of this research are mitigation of losses, improving the voltage profile and equalizing the feeder load balancing in distribution systems. to reduce the search space, the improv...