This paper presents work on the corpus-based acquisition of predicatively used German adverbs by means of a statistical grammar model. The predicative use of adverbs is lexically restricted to local adverbs, temporal adverbs, and to a limited number of other adverbs, some of which are part of idiomatic phrases. Besides listing local and temporal adverbs we are mainly interested in identifying t...

With the increasing use of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) piping for nuclear applications, nondestructive evaluation is an important tool for evaluation of the integrity in fused joints. This paper will discuss the method of using Ultrasonic Phased Array for inspecting Butt-Fusion (BF) joints in HDPE piping. The benefit of Phased Array is the ability to perform a volumetric inspection using m...

The Control System for Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) consists of six subsystems; Central Control System (CCS), Local Area Network (LAN), Personnel Protection System (PPS), Machine Protection System (MPS), Timing System (TS) and Local Control Systems (LCS). The LIPAc provides deuteron beam with beam power more than 1 MW, and this control system is required the high reliability and u...

Strong brands bring numerous benefits for both the companies and their customers such as decreasing purchasing risk and searching cost and increasing the likelihood of repurchasing. It is not presented an applied model for determining the price of this asset in Iran, especially in terms of merger and acquisition. The purpose of this study is to develop a model for pricing brand value in Iran’s ...

Infrared structured light sensors are widely employed for control applications, gaming, acquisition of dynamic and static 3D scenes. Recent developments have lead to the availability on the market of low-cost sensors, like Kinect devices, which prove to be extremely sensitive to noise, light conditions, and the geometry of the scene. The paper presents a quality enhancement strategy for Kinect-...

Techniques to rapidly model local spaces, using 3D range data can enable implementation of: (1) real-time obstacle avoidance for improved safety, (2) advanced automated equipment control modes, and (3) as-built data acquisition for improved quantity tracking, engineering, and project control systems. The objective of the research reported here was to develop rapid local spatial modeling tools. ...

To estimate positions of individual trees in high– resolution aerial photographs we use circular templates derived from an optical tree crown model and the geometry at image acquisition. Local maxima are found for the correlation function for the successively transposed templates over the whole image. Using auxilliary information on the exact or approximate number of trees in the stand regarded...