Due to the repetitive and lengthy nature, automatic content-based summarization is essential to extract a more compact and interesting representation of sport video. State-of-the art approaches have confirmed that high-level semantic in sport video can be detected based on the occurrences of specific audio and visual features (also known as cinematic). However, most of them still rely heavily o...

One of the goals and defining characteristics of virtual reality systems is to create “presence”, that is, to leave the user with the feeling of having been (or having done something) “in” the virtual environment as much as possible. While there has been much research work focused on identifying different factors that affect presence, it is still not clear how to effectively combine these resul...

Leak-off pressure (LOP) is a key parameter to determine the allowable weight of drilling mud in well and situ horizontal stress. The LOP test run frequently used by petroleum industry. If exceeds LOP, wellbore instability may occur, with hydraulic fracturing large losses formation. A reliable prediction required ensure safe economical operations. challenging because it affected usually complex ...

We use the RASS-SDSS galaxy cluster sample to compare the quality of optical and X-ray luminosities as predictors of other cluster properties such as their masses, temperatures, and velocity dispersions. We use the SDSS spectroscopic data to estimate the velocity dispersions and the virial masses of a subsample of 69 clusters within r500 and r200. The ASCA temperature of the intracluster medium...

Although much progress has been made in agent theory and practice, bottlenecks remain in the construction of complex multiagent systems. We iniroduce interaction-oriented programming (lOP) as an approach to orchestrate the interactions among agents. As envisioned, lOP is more tractable and practical than general agent programming, especially in settings where the internal details of autonomousl...

Two experiments compared the effects of depth of processing on working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM) using a levels-of-processing (LOP) span task, a newly developed WM span procedure that involves processing to-be-remembered words based on their visual, phonological, or semantic characteristics. Depth of processing had minimal effect on WM tests, yet subsequent memory for the same item...

Most records of Culex and Lutzia from Thailand refer to nocturnal feeding on mammals, eg, humans, cows, and dogs. The periodicity of nocturnal feeding varies greatly depending on the species. Culex (Cux.) quinquefasciatus, for example, are fairly abundant in urban areas throughout the year and are commonly found resting during the day in shade outdoors, and on walls, dark corners, in cabinets, ...

Constipation is a common affliction which causes discomfort and affects the quality of life of affected individuals. Naringenin (NAR), a natural flavonoid widely found in citrus fruits and tomatoes, has been reported to exhibit various pharmacological effects, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, anti-mutagenic, hepatoprotective and anticancer effects. Increasing evidence has indicated ...

A RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous estimation of Metronidazole (MTZ), Furazolidone (FZD) and Loperamide (LOP) was developed in the present study. The chromatographic elution was carried out on Phenomenex C18 column (150×4.6mm) with 5μm particle size using Acetonitrile: Double distilled water in the ratio of 10:90% v/v as mobile phase and the detection was carried out at 230nm. The Retention ...