A finite-buffer queueing model is considered with batch Poisson input and controllable service rate. A batch that upon arrival does not fit in the unoccupied places of the buffer is partially rejected. A decision to change the service mode can be made at service completion epochs only and vacation (switch-over) times are involved to prepare for the new mode. During a switch-over time service is...

In this paper, an incremental algorithm which is derived from Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) is proposed for background modeling in surveillance type of video sequences. The adopted algorithm, which is called as Incremental NMF (INMF), is capable of modeling dynamic content of the surveillance video and controlling contribution of the subsequent observations to the existing representati...

Two species of microalgae growing as immobilized and free-cells were compared to test its ability to remove N and P in batch cultures of urban wastewater. The best microalgae-cell growth configuration was selected to be tested in bioreactor operated in semi-continuous mode. Scenedesmus obliquus showed a higher N and P uptake rate in urban wastewater than Chlorella vulgaris. When tested in semi-...

In order to successfully ablate moving tumours in robotic radiosurgery, respiratory motion prediction is needed to compensate time delays. In this context, recent studies revealed a high potential of support vector regression (SVR). However, high computational cost is one major drawback, particularly caused by batch mode training. We evaluate two approaches to reduce the update rate as well as ...

Causal structure learning algorithms have focused on learning in ”batch-mode”: i.e., when a full dataset is presented. In many domains, however, it is important to learn in an online fashion from sequential or ordered data, whether because of memory storage constraints or because of potential changes in the underlying causal structure over the course of learning. In this paper, we present TDSL,...

This commentary describes two simple procedures using commercially available software packages that greatly facilitate the creation of and replication of data sets intended for quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) and quantitative structure property relationship (QSPR) studies. Used properly, the procedures allow the capture of individual chemical structures from the Chemical Abs...

While ceramics are important materials for electronic and microsystem packaging, they are difficult to pattern lithographically. LEEDUS, a fabrication process combining lithography, electroplating, batch mode micro electro-discharge machining (µEDM) and batch mode micro ultrasonic machining (µUSM), is presented in this paper. This technology provides die-scale pattern transfer capability from l...