Scene interpretation systems are often conceived as extensions of low-level image analysis with bottom-up processing for high-level interpretations. In this contribution we show how a generic high-level interpretation system can generate hypotheses and initiate feedback in terms of top-down controlled low-level image analysis. Experimental results are reported about the recognition of structure...

BY an arrangement with the Bermuda Natural History Society, apportunity is offered for a limited number of instructors and research students in zoology and botany to spend a few weeks at the Bermuda Biological Station this summer. Members of the expedition will sail from New York on the steamer Bermudian (Quebec Steamship Co.) at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, June 19, arriving in Bermuda June 21, and r...

We report here the draft genome sequence of Tolypothrix campylonemoides VB511288, isolated from building facades in Santiniketan, India. The members of this genus produce several compounds of commercial importance. The draft assembly is 10,627,177 bases in 135 scaffolds, and it contains 7,886 protein-coding genes, 994 pseudogenes, 18 rRNA genes, and 76 tRNA genes.

There is an increasing interest of the scientific community in the generation of 3D facade models from terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) data. The segmentation of building facades is one of the essential tasks to be carried out in a 3D modelling process. Since in reality, majority of facade components are planar, the detection and segmentation of geometric elements like planes respond to the prev...

Models of social influence have explored the dynamics of social contagion, imitation, and diffusion of different types of traits, opinions, and conducts. However, few behavioral data indicating social influence dynamics have been obtained from direct observation in "natural" social contexts. The present research provides that kind of evidence in the case of the public expression of political pr...

Extracting 3-dimensional structure from real-world imagery and rendering it from unrestricted viewpoints is an important problem in computer vision, and increasingly, computer graphics. Despite many years of research, a system that automatically recovers realistic 3-D models from images remains elusive; most practical systems require signi cant human input. However, unlike automatic algorithms,...

Openwork facades are used commonly in buildings hot climates the tropics. However, little is known about their performance regarding daylight sufficiency, glare probability and non-visual effects. In a hypothetical classroom, climate-based simulations were carried out 3 cities Colombia. Results analysed considering people’s perception of light sufficiency temporal variations directions view. Th...