Improvements in sensor technology and modeling capabilities have resulted in a trend towards generating large-scale VR models of urban scenes, for use in geospatial applications. Selecting the appropriate imagery to generate VR models from a large collection of available ground-level photos is currently performed through visual inspection. In this paper we introduce well-defined metrics to supp...

Precise knowledge about factors influencing the habitat suitability of a certain species forms the basis for the implementation of effective programs to conserve biological diversity. Such knowledge is frequently gathered from studies relating abundance data to a set of influential variables in a regression setup. In particular, generalised linear models are used to analyse binary presence/abse...

Context: A common distributed intelligent system architecture is Multi Agent Systems (MASs). Creating systems with this architecture has been recently supported by Agent Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) methodologies. But two questions remain: how do we determine the suitability of a MAS implementation for a particular problem? And can this be determined without AOSE expertise? Objective: G...

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan. A total of 805,236 new cases of cancer and 364,872 deaths from cancer were estimated in 2010 and 2013 (National Cancer Center, 2014). However, cancer screening rates in Japan are lower than those in Western countries. The screening rates for breast cancer in women aged 50-69 years and cervical cancer in women aged 20-69 years in 2010 were 80.4% and...

using parametric approaches for qualitative assessment of land suitability is a useful method for diagnosis of land capability and potential in optimum crop production. by using such methods will hope that to achieve sustainability in based on fao land evaluation frame works and the presented tables of soil and climate requirements for agronomic crops. we studied qualitative land suitability fo...

BACKGROUND Nearly half of American adults have low or marginal health literacy. This negatively affects patients' participation, decision-making, satisfaction, and overall outcomes especially when there is a mismatch between information provided and the skills of the intended audience. Recommendations that patient information be written below the sixth grade level have been made for over three ...

This pilot project determines the potential for growing cool climate grapes, high yield pasture and blue gum across Gippsland (Victoria), and the likely shift in that potential as projected climate change occurs in the region. It provides an indication of the information that can be generated combining land suitability analysis and climate change scenarios. By considering the changing suitabili...

AIMS To determine the usefulness of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D echo) in assessment of secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) considered for device closure. To compare the findings from 3D echo with those from two-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) regarding dimensions, morphology and suitability for device closure. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-four pati...

Biological invasions and land-use changes are two major causes of the global modifications of biodiversity. Habitat suitability models are the tools of choice to predict potential distributions of invasive species. Although land-use is a key driver of alien species invasions, it is often assumed that land-use is constant in time. Here we combine historical and present day information, to evalua...