We investigated the processes that make seductive details (i.e., interesting but irrelevant pictures and text passages in learning materials) harmful for scientific concepts principles. In our experiment, students (N = 113) learned without (control condition) or with details, afterwards worked on a knowledge test. They then retrospectively verbalized their thoughts during while watching replay ...

Transformation functions utilizing the global information content of an input image have been long serving contrast enhancement by stretching the dynamic range of intensity levels. Other transformation functions focus on local information content to correct image details, such as edges and texture. In this paper, an effective method for image contrast enhancement is presented with a mapping fun...

The ability to discover services in Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is a major prerequisite. Cluster basedcross layer intelligent service discovery for MANET (CBISD) is cluster based architecture, caching ofsemantic details of services and intelligent forwarding using network layer mechanisms. The cluster basedarchitecture using semantic knowledge provides scalability and accuracy. Also, the mini...

This paper presents a new method for suppressing noise in video sequences. The filter is an extension of the sigma filter. It uses local measurements to obtain noise reduction while preserving the image edges and details. By using a special defined weighting function, this filter can reduce both Gaussian and impulse noise effectively.

Estimates for leading and non-leading ‘twist’ distribution functions are obtained within the framework of a diquark spectator model using a non-local operator representation. More details about the method and the results reported here can be found in the long write-up [1].

Distinguishing deceptive opinions — that is, fabricated views disguised to be genuine — from honest opinions is a hard problem. Deceptive opinions can include things like the false expression of a controversial opinion, a misleading review of an item or service bought online, or deceitful interviews. Unlike many tasks involving language, detecting deceptive opinions through text alone turns out...

Modern real-time PCR systems make it easy to monitor fluorescence while temperature is varied for hundreds of samples in parallel, permitting high-throughput studies. We employed such system to investigate melting transitions of ordered nucleic acid structures into disordered random coils. Fluorescent dye and quencher were attached to oligonucleotides in such a way that changes of fluorescence ...