A method of face recognition and a door access control system is proposed in this thesis. We combine uniform local binary pattern and Adaboost for face recognition. We achieve acceptable recognition rate and computation time for door access control system. A door control system uses several pieces of simple hardware so that everyone can build the system easily. By using horizontal Sobel operato...

The multiplicative coalescent X(t) is a l-valued Markov process representing coalescence of clusters of mass, where each pair of clusters merges at rate proportional to product of masses. From random graph asymptotics it is known (Aldous (1997)) that there exists a standard version of this process starting with infinitesimally small clusters at time −∞. In this paper, stochastic calculus techni...

THIS case of a coloboma of the optic nerve entrance is recorded because of the great scarcity of previous histological reports. Only very rarely is a coloboma found to be restricted to the optic nerve entrance (Duke-Elder, 1964); the great majority affect the adjacent choroid as well. Many of the early reports concerned eyes from animals or from anencephalic stillborn infants. These as well as ...

Small rural communities often lack the expertise and resources necessary to address speeding and the persistent challenge of slowing high-speed through traffic. The entrances to communities are especially problematic given that drivers must transition from a high-speed, often-rural roadway setting to a low-speed community setting. A number of traffic-calming devices were evaluated to determine ...

Sedimentation is one of the most important problems in harbors that results in considerable economic costs. Harbor planforms affects the flow pattern in the harbor basin and consequently, plays an important role in sediment transport and sedimentation. In the present study, a two dimensional depth-averaged hydrodynamic and sediment transport model has been developed to investigate the effect of...

AIM To identify the risk factors for scholastic backwardness in children. PARTICIPANTS Children in the 6-12 year age group attending regular schools and referred to the child guidance clinic for scholastic backwardness. SETTING Tertiary care hospital in South India. METHODS Participants were compared with an age-and sex- matched group of children with good academic performance, to ascerta...

We study a stochastic differential equation (SDE) describing a class of meanreverting diffusions on a bounded interval. The drift coefficient is not continuous near the boundaries. Nor does it satisfy either of the usual Lipschitz or linear growth conditions. We characterize the boundary behaviour, identifying two possibilities: entrance boundary and regular boundary. In the case of an entrance...

5 We investigate theoretically and numerically the impact of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow on the propagation of a height contained hydraulic fracture (i.e. PKN geometry). We account for the inertial terms in the balance of momentum and express the viscous wall shear stress via Fanning friction. The evolution of the friction factor with Reynolds number and the fracture relative ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the strengths and weaknesses of the current selection process for admissions to public medical colleges being followed in the province of Punjab and to suggest changes. METHODS The prospective study comprised candidates sitting the Medical and Dental Colleges Entrance Tests administered by the University of Health Sciences, Lahore, from 2008 to 2011. The marks of pre- an...

background: considering the importance of entering doctoral students to universities with hard competition, in order to detect the predictive power of entrance exam grade in educational achievement in early years, we attempted to investigate the efficacy of entrance exam with basic scientific test. methods: the existing data from national organization for education testing and education center ...