In this paper, I argue that the positional restrictions of contour tones do not result from their bimoraicity requirement for licensing. The arguments come from the licensing advantage of syllables in positions that are not moraically privileged, the extra levels of markedness distinction in contour tones that go beyond the maximum mora count allowed in the theory, the differences among contour...

Integration of shape prior information into level set formulations has led to great improvements in image segmentation in the presence of missing information, occlusion, and noise. However, most shape-based segmentation techniques incorporate image intensity through simplistic data terms. A common underlying assumption of such data terms is that the foreground and the background regions in the ...

Introduction: Various computer assisted medical procedures such as dental implant, orthodontic planning, face, jaw and cosmetic surgeries require automatic quantification and volumetric visualization of teeth. In this regard, segmentation is a major step. Material and Methods: In this paper, inspired by our previous experiences and considering the anatomical knowledge of teeth and jaws, we prop...

Minimum cost paths have been extensively studied theoretical tools for interactive image segmentation. The existing geodesically linked active contour (GLAC) model, which basically consists of a set of vertices connected by paths of minimal cost, blends the benefits of minimal paths and region-based active contours. This results in a closed piecewise-smooth curve, over which an edge or region e...

Geomagnetic study was carried out to investigate the distribution and depth of formations of different magnetic rocks on an old quarry site, Abeokuta, Southwestern, Nigeria. Eight ground magnetic profiles were established with 10 m spacing intervals orientated in West-East and North-South directions, and ranged between 110 and 190 m. A total of 223 data sets were acquired and corrected for all ...

speaker verification from talking a few words of sentences has many applications. many methods as dtw, hmm, vq and mq can be used for speaker verification. we applied mq for its precise, reliable and robust performance with computational simplicity. we also used pitch frequency and log gain contour for further improvement of the system performance.

introduction: various computer assisted medical procedures such as dental implant, orthodontic planning, face, jaw and cosmetic surgeries require automatic quantification and volumetric visualization of teeth. in this regard, segmentation is a major step. material and methods: in this paper, inspired by our previous experiences and considering the anatomical knowledge of teeth and jaws, we prop...

Austenitic stainless steel sheets have gained wide acceptance in the fabrication of components, which require high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance such as metal bellows used in expansion joints in aircraft, aerospace and petroleum industries. In the case of single pass welding of thinner sections of this alloy, Pulsed Current Micro Plasma Arc Welding (PCMPAW) has been found bene...