In this paper we consider numerical integration over the sphere by radial basis functions (RBF). After a brief introduction on RBF and spherical radial basis functions (SRBF), we show how to compute integrals of functions whose values are known at scattered data points. Numerical examples are given.

In this paper, by means of fuzzy approaches, an accurate method is introduced for edging of color photographs. The difference between our method with other similar methods is the use of a morphological operation to think or thick the obtained edges. In this proposed method, a 3×3 window is dragged on the photo. For each block, 12 point sets will be defined, each including two non-overlapping po...

Point-of-care testing (POCT)-laboratory tests performed with new mobile devices and online technologies outside of the central laboratory-is rapidly outpacing the traditional laboratory test market, growing at a rate of 12 to 15% each year. POCT impacts the diagnostic process of care providers by yielding high efficiency benefits in terms of turnaround time and related quality improvements in t...

Contour integration refers to the binding of disjoint local segments into contiguous global shapes. One central tenet in the study of contour integration has been the dependency of contour visibility on curvature. When contours become increasingly jagged, contour salience deteriorates down to the point of invisibility. In this study, we show that the deterioration of contour visibility due to s...

Immigrants are more likely to be unemployed, have temporary jobs and low income, which makes labour market integration an important political challenge. Access to paid work is central for the economic situation and social position in society, but knowledge of factors and policies that improve labour market integration for newly arrived immigrants still remains limited. Prior research point out ...

In case of an emergency within a hospital, all available doctors get alarmed through a central collecting point. Only the doctor arriving first at the patient undertakes the medical treatment. All other doctors needlessly interrupt their current treatments or standby service. This article presents a prototype, to locate and alarm safely the nearest and available doctor. Mobile devices (smartpho...

Hedging foreign currency risk is a central task for treasuries of multinational corporations. Traditionally, it has strongly relied on voice-based broking. With the advent of Internet technology, online platforms for foreign exchange trading emerged offering corporations a single point of access to the liquidity of a global market. However, online marketplaces only become truly valuable if seam...

With growing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) entering post-secondary institutions, strategies are needed to facilitate the social integration of these students. The goal of this study was to examine the role of various factors in university students’ acceptance of, and intention to volunteer with, a peer with ASD. Both contact quantity and quality emerged as significa...

Data analysis is used to drive almost every aspect of our modern society, including mobile services, retail manufacturing, financial services, life sciences, and physical sciences. Novel approaches are required to extract value from such data without omitting the opportunities enabling service innovation design. TrentoRISE, in collaboration with the dbTrento group [8] is developing an Informati...

The Medical Access to Service project was initiated to broadly engage participants in the health system to collectively improve service integration and patient access to primary care and specialist medical services. The Conference Model (the Axelrod Group, Willmette, IL) was used as a change vehicle. The ideal design was translated into the creation of central access and triage (CAT) processes ...