For block structured monotone or incrementally positive n-dimensional nonlinearities, the largest class of convolution operators (multipliers) that preserve positivity is derived. These multipliers can be used in conjunction with positivity and IQC stability criteria to evaluate stability and robustness of MIMO feedback systems.

feature extraction is a main step in all perceptual image hashing schemes in which robust features will led to better results in perceptual robustness. simplicity, discriminative power, computational efficiency and robustness to illumination changes are counted as distinguished properties of local binary pattern features. in this paper, we investigate the use of local binary patterns for percep...

1. Detailed criteria for priming and tolerance in the Metropolis searching algorithm. 2. Two-stage Metropolis search for parameter sets that exhibit priming or tolerance. 3. Statistical method used to identify backbone motifs. 4. Motif density is more robust than frequency to variation in the topological cut-off. 5. 2D parameter correlations demonstrate how parameter compensation affects topolo...

This paper presents the development of a model based decision support system with a case study on solving the supplier selection problem in a chemical processing industry. For the evaluation and selection of supplier, the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and grey relational analysis (GRA) were used. The intention of the study is to propose an appropriate platform for process industries in ...

BACKGROUND Because of a physician shortage in many low-income countries, the use of nonphysicians to classify perinatal mortality (stillbirth and early neonatal death) using verbal autopsy could be useful. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which underlying perinatal causes of deaths assigned by nonphysicians in Guatemala, Pakistan, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo using a v...

OBJECTIVE This paper presents an automatic, active learning-based system for the extraction of medical concepts from clinical free-text reports. Specifically, (1) the contribution of active learning in reducing the annotation effort and (2) the robustness of incremental active learning framework across different selection criteria and data sets are determined. MATERIALS AND METHODS The compar...

the efficiency and robustness of reliability methods are two important factors in first order reliability method (form). the conjugate choice control (ccc) and directional chaos control method (dcc) were developed to improve the robustness and efficiency of form formula using the stability transformation method. in this paper, the ccc and dcc methods are applied for reliability analysis of a co...

Third party service providers are locating logistic hub for operating their tasks. Finding a proper location helps them to have better performance in competitive environment. Multiple characteristics of proper location selection faces the decision maker to have a multi criteria decision making problem. Since the location decision is a long term planning, the robustness of the decision is gettin...

Decision support systems can recommend strategies for disaster management, which can be further discussed by decision-makers. To provide rationales for the recommendations, the strategies need to be assessed according to relevant criteria. If several strategies are available, the criteria can be used for ranking the strategies. This paper addresses the issue concerning the choice of suitable cr...

The design of a robust autoland controller using an optimization based design process is described. A modular controller architecture is developed first. Inner loops are based on Dynamic Inversion, speed and longitudinal path tracking loops are based on the Total Energy Control System. Functions for lateral path tracking, ILS guidance, flare and runway alignment are based on classical PID struc...