JPEG 2000, an emerging standard for still image compression, is discussed at length. To commence, a high-level introduction to JPEG 2000 is given. This is followed by a detailed technical description of the JPEG-2000 codec. Next, the codec is evaluated. The complexity of its various components is analyzed, and its performance is compared to other existing standards. With its excellent coding pe...

6.2. Orthogonality versus Independence 584 6.3. Cross-sensitivity and Diversity 585 6.4. Multiple Roles of Redundancy 585 7. Data Preprocessing 586 7.1. Baseline Correction 586 7.2. Scaling 587 7.2.1. Global Techniques 588 7.2.2. Local Techniques 588 7.2.3. Nonlinear Transforms 588 8. Drift Compensation 588 8.1. Univariate Drift Compensation 589 8.2. Multivariate Drift Compensation 589 9. Featu...

and Computer Engineering Hon University Pittsburgh PA, 15213 (black, ahuang, mhl, shen} @ece.cmu.edu stract cia1 issues associated with pelformance simulators: simulator retargetabilio, simulator validation, simulation speed and simulation accuracy. This paper documents our experiences in developing performance simulators and our recent3ndings in using these simulators. We are concerned with al...

In this paper we consider the cyclical component of the underground economy in New Zealand, and compare some its characteristics with those of the corresponding cycle in real measured GDP. Comparisons are made between the turning points of the two cycles, and formal tests for cyclical asymmetry (in terms of both "steepness" and "deepness") are conducted. The turning-point comparisons reinforce ...

1 2 TNFα Mechanically Sensitizes Masseter Muscle Afferent Fibers 3 of Male Rats 4 5 6 Akhlaq W. Hakim, Xu-Dong Dong, Peter Svensson, Ujendra Kumar, Brian E. Cairns 7 8 1 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British 9 Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada 10 2 Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Århus University, DK-8000 11 Århus C, Denm...

Author for correspondence: Dr Gam Lay Harn School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Tel: 604-6533888 ext 2208 Fax: 604-6570017 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract As a consequence of the abused of human chorionic gonadotropin αhCG) by male athletes, a reliable detection method for βhCG is highly desired in sport testing. hCG is misused by m...