Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is a non-invasive structural imaging technique that provides information about tissue micro-structures. Quantitative measures derived from dMRI reflect pathological and developmental changes in living tissues such as human brain. Such parameters are increasingly used in diagnostic and prognostic procedures and this has motivated several studi...

A typical recognition system consists of a sequential combination of two experts, called a detector and classifier respectively. The two stages are usually designed independently, but we show that this may be suboptimal due to interaction between the stages. In this paper we consider the two stages holistically, as components of a multiple classifier system. This allows for an optimal design th...

Given the optimality of revealing good news whenever it is received, we can without loss focus on the agents’ check in times and their experimentation decisions as the two control variables. The optimal policy is therefore described by a process (Xt, αt)t where Xt ≤ t is the right-continuous measure of all agents that have checked in by time t, and αt ∈ [0, 1] is the probability of consumption ...

Abstract: To propel a lightweight structure, a hybrid wing structure was designed; the wing’s geometry resembled a rotor blade, and its flexibility resembled an insect’s flapping wing. The wing was designed to be flexible in twist and spanwise rigid, thus maintaining the aeroelastic advantages of a flexible wing. The use of a relatively “thick” airfoil enabled the achievement of higher strength...

In common garden experiments, a number of genotypes are raised in a common environment in order to quantify the genetic component of phenotypic variation. Common gardens are thus ideally suited for disentangling how genetic and environmental factors contribute to the success of invasive species in their new non-native range. Although common garden experiments are increasingly employed in the st...