This work presents a novel strategy to decipher fragments of Egyptian cartouches identifying the hieroglyphs of which they are composed. A cartouche is a drawing, usually inside an oval, that encloses a group of hieroglyphs representing the name of a monarch. Aiming to identify these drawings, the proposed method is based on several techniques frequently used in computer vision and consists of ...

This article examines the main interpretations of image Vanka Kain (Ivan Osipov), famous “thief and swindler” from 1730s, based on documents Investigative Prikaz, decrees Senate, affairs Police Chancellery, as well two works art eighteenth century in which Сain acts character. The considers Ivan Osipov’s “autobiography”, allegedly written by himself known Life Adventures Russian Cartouche Calle...

|Growing interest in inference and prediction of network characteristics is justi ed by its importance for a variety of network-aware applications. One widely adopted strategy to characterize network conditions relies on active, end-to-end probing of the network. Active end-to-end probing techniques di er in (1) the structural composition of the probes they use (e.g., number and size of packets...

in persian literature and persian painting, versifying and illustrating khamsa were common for centuries. after ferdowsi's “shahname”, khamsa of nizami is known to be the most popular poetry book in persian literature. the khamsa (quintet) is a collection of five narrative poems called:“makhzan al-asrar”, “khusraw and shirin”, “layla and majnun”, “haft peykar” and “iskandar nama” composed ...

main perennial rivers of gujarat, tapi, narmada, mahi and sabarmatiare meeting arabian sea in gulf of khambhat. the out flow of mahi river intothe sea is decreased due to construction of dams like bajaj sagar, kadana, panamand wanakbori weir. so, tidal effect of sea and sea water intrusion is beingincreased on landward side. moreover, due to erratic nature of rainfall andimproper management of ...