The paper deals with a novel segmentation technique applicable to colour video sequences. The algorithm uses Fast Marching Method for automatic extraction of semantic objects from natural colour video sequences by joint motion and colour analysis. The algorithm handles background in the same way as other objects, thus it does not need global motion compensation. The number of control parameters...

To achieve X-chromosome dosage compensation, organisms must distinguish X chromosomes from autosomes. We identified multiple, cis-acting regions that recruit the Caenorhabditis elegans dosage compensation complex (DCC) through a search for regions of X that bind the complex when detached from X. The DCC normally assembles along the entire X chromosome, but not all detached regions recruit the c...

Noises, in the form of false motion vectors, cannot be avoided while capturing block motion vectors using blockbased motion estimation techniques. Similar noises are further introduced when the technique of global motion compensation is applied to obtain “true” object motion from video sequences, where both the camera and object motions are present. We observe that the performance of the mean a...

Fine-tuning of X chromosomal gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster involves the selective interaction of the Dosage Compensation Complex (DCC) with the male X chromosome, in order to increase the transcription of many genes. However, the X chromosomal DNA sequences determining DCC binding remain elusive. By adapting a 'one-hybrid' assay, we identified minimal DNA elements that direct the i...

This paper proposes the extraction scheme of global motion and object trajectory in a video shot for content-based video retrieval. Motion is the key feature representing temporal information of videos. And it is more objective and consistent compared to other features such as color, texture, etc. Efficient motion feature extraction is an important step for content-based video retrieval. Some a...

Noises, in the form of false motion vectors, cannot be avoided while capturing block motion vectors using blockbased motion estimation techniques. Similar noises are further introduced when the technique of global motion compensation is applied to obtain “true” object motion from video sequences, where both the camera and object motions are present. We observe that the performance of the mean a...

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In this paper, we propose a robust approach for tracking targets in forward looking infrared (FLIR) imagery taken from an airborne moving platform. First, the targets are detected using fuzzy clustering, edge fusion and local texture energy. The position and the size of the detected targets are then used to initialize the tracking algorithm. For each detected target, intensity and local standar...

The share of contingent employment has increased significantly in the last two decades. Not much is known about the impact of this shift on disparities in access to health insurance and other benefits. I examined disparities in access to any type of health insurance, employersponsored health insurance and workers’ compensation (WC) benefits between contingent and non-contingent workers in U.S. ...

The roX genes of Drosophila produce a transcript that is spliced and polyadenylated but not translated. Recent work has shown that these genes provide an element that the dosage compensation complex of Drosophila uses to initiate its association with the X chromosome.