A low power, high speed, but with a large input dynamic range and output swing class-B output buffer circuit which is suitable for the flat-panel display application is proposed. The buffer draws little current during static but has a large driving capability during transients. It has been demonstrated with the TSMC 0.6μm CMOS technology.

Large displays are increasingly being placed in public places to support community and social activities. However, a major problem that has been observed with this new form of public interaction is the resistance by the public to participate. A main reason is due to the prominence of the affective aspect of the user experience. In particular, feelings of social embarrassment often act as a barr...

Effects of early extended child care on children’s functioning from age one year through the end of year six were examined in the Japan Child Care Cohort Study. This longitudinal project sought to assess the developmental and adaptation effects on children. Parents completed a survey on the childrearing environment at home, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the available support for childcar...

This paper attempts to study the usage of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism and to explain its patterns across different regimes and decades, using a unified theoretical model. This study first explores the role of the degree of legal controversy over a panel ruling in determining countries’ incentives to block/appeal a panel report under the GATT/WTO regime. The model is able to explai...

This paper presents different methods of integrating solutions for Video Mediated Communication (VMC) into the home environment considering both architectural and technical aspects. The context is entitled comHOME, a concept dwelling of the future designed and built as a full-scale model in collaboration with a telecom operator. The principal problem investigated is the various aspects of priva...

In this paper, we present TNT (Touch ‘n’ Tangibles) a new combination of several existing hardware technologies, which are integrated into an LC-display. TNT enables users to interact using finger touch and tangible user interfaces at the same time on an active flat panel screen, while maintaining precise identification of all interactive objects and fingers. TNT can accurately distinguish betw...

A novel method that can be used to evaluate mura grade on Flat Panel Displays (FPD) has been developed. This method is capable of evaluating the edge gradients of the mura. This is accomplished by converting the mura image into a visual sensitivity image using a contrast sensitivity function filter. It was determined that the sum of the visual sensitivity values of the mura regions correlated s...

Citation: Marsullo M, Mian A, Ensinas AV, Manente G, Lazzaretto A and Marechal F (2015) Dynamic modeling of the microalgae cultivation phase for energy production in open raceway ponds and flat panel photobioreactors. Front. Energy Res. 3:41. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00041 Dynamic modeling of the microalgae cultivation phase for energy production in open raceway ponds and flat panel photobioreac...

In order to face the various needs of users, user-driven segmentation methods are expected to provide more relevant results than fully automatic approaches. Within Mathematical Morphology, several user-driven approaches have been proposed, mostly relying on the watershed transform. Nevertheless, Soille (IEEE TPAMI, 2008) has recently suggested another solution by gathering puzzle pieces compute...