When an image is viewed at decreasing resolutions in a Gaussian pyramid, information is lost gradually. Amid continuous intensity changes across scales, there are “quantum jumps” or “perceptual transitions” in our inner representation. In this paper, we study a representational paradigm called the perceptual scale-space which augments the Gaussian pyramid in traditional image scale-space theory...

To generate corresponding points for large size satellite, aerial or high resolution close-range image, it is always needed to downscale the original image to low resolution image via pyramid image generating to detect local features. So this paper studies the affection of the pyramid image on the repeatability performance of the state-of-the-art local feature detectors. For generating pyramid ...

This paper presented a simple and efficient algorithm for multi-focus image fusion, which used a multiresolution signal decomposition scheme called Laplacian pyramid method. The principle of Laplacian pyramid transform is introduced, and based on it the fusion strategy is described in detail. The method mainly composed of three steps. Firstly, the Laplacian pyramids of each source image are dec...

The present paper aims to study why and how health organizations recommend the consumption of pulses such as beans, chickpeas or lentils. Although it is recognized that frequent pulse consumption may reduce serum cholesterol levels and helps reduce risks of coronary heart disease and diabetes, these advantages are scarcely mentioned by health-promoting associations, i.e. vegetarians and organiz...

Development and promotion of dietary guidelines is one of the key activities outlined in the National Plan of Action for Nutrition of Malaysia for the prevention of nutrition-related disorders. The first official Malaysian Dietary Guidelines (MDG) was published in 1999 and was thoroughly reviewed and launched on 25 March 2010. The new MDG 2010 is a compilation of science-based nutrition and phy...

The unhealthy dietary patterns in the USA especially among low-income households demand complex strategies for health promotion. The present paper analysed the proximate determinants of 7 d food use by 919 participants in the National Food Stamp Program Survey conducted in 1996. The households' consumption of dietary energy, carbohydrate, protein, fibre, saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsat...

The three pyramids 6f Giza are situated a few miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt. The two largest pyramids stand within a few hundred meters of each other. They were originally of almost exactly the same height (145 meters), but the Great Pyramid of Cheops has a slightly larger square base (230 meters on a side) than the Second Pyramid of Chephren (215.5 meters on a side). A photograph of the pyra...

How would it look to apply the principles of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to food management? Why even wrestle with such a conundrum? The Satter Eating Competence Model (ecSatter) stresses joining with individuals right where they are and working within their constraints and circumstances. Rather than emphasizing food selection and portion sizes, ecSatter operationalizes the Dietary Guidelines b...