Traditionally networks are structured for operation in quite a static manner. Even if routing protocols support flexible and self-organizing networks, other configurative tasks like forming LAN segments on (OSI) layer two and subnets on layer three as well as most application-specific configuration are not intended to be frequently modified. Reorganizing them therefore often requires larger man...

Due to the theoretical advances and empirical successes, Multi-task Learning (MTL) has become a popular design paradigm for training a set of tasks jointly. Through exploring the hidden relationships among multiple tasks, many MTL algorithms have been developed to enhance learning performance. In general, the complicated hidden relationships can be considered as a combination of two key structu...

Even today, some types of fuel cells have been already used in practical applications such as combined heat and power generation applications and space vehicle applications. Though research and development activities are still required, the fuel cell technology is one of the most important technologies that allow us to draw the environment friendly society in the twenty-first century. This sect...

This paper presents a generic method for perceptual grouping, and an analysis of its expected grouping quality. The grouping method is fairly general: it may be used for the grouping of various types of data features, and to incorporate diierent grouping cues, operating over feature sets of diierent sizes. The proposed method is divided into two parts: Constructing a graph representation of the...

The present paper investigates monitoring of fatigue cracks of a metal structure using an eddy current micro sensor. Fatigue cracks tend to occur at bolt-jointed structures on an aircraft. In order to detect the damage quantitatively, a kind of change-prone micro eddy current sensor is designed and fabricated with flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) technology. A forward semi-analytical model...

Behavioral studies suggest that perceptual grouping by proximity occurs earlier than grouping by similarity. This notion is supported by recent electrophysiological evidence that proximity grouping generates earlier occipital activation relative to grouping by shape similarity. The current work further investigated neural substrates that differentiate grouping by proximity and grouping by colou...

Zhigang Wu 1,2,*, Yongan Huang 1,2 and Rong Chen 1,2 1 State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; [email protected] (Y.H.); [email protected] (R.C.) 2 Flexible Electronics Research Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China * Correspondence: [email protected]...