We review recent developments in special geometry and explain its role in the theory of supersymmetric black holes. To make this article self-contained, a short introduction to black holes is given, with emphasis on the laws of black hole mechanics and black hole entropy. We also summarize the existing results on the para-complex version of special geometry, which occurs in Euclidean supersymme...

The main problem in content–based medical image retrieval system is semantic gap, where the meaning that the user has in mind for an image is at a higher semantic level than the features on which the database operates. To overcome the shortcomings in the current content–based medical image retrieval systems and to provide a mechanism to better understand the images semantics, a fuzzy rule based...

This paper presents a component of the ongoing research project Integrated Real-time Mobility Assistant (IRMA). The component's name is Compensation Engine. IRMA is a software system that targets the personal mobility in a near future scenario, based on green, shared and public transports. IRMA handles end-to-end itineraries that may involve multiple transport systems, and supports the use...

In this paper, we present our experience with the IRMA reliable multicast architecture. IRMA guarantees reliable, sequenced, and loosely synchronized delivery of multicast streams by supporting TCP as the multicast transport protocol at the end hosts without modifications to the standard TCP/IP stack. To support TCP as the multicast transport protocol, IRMA provides ACK aggregation, local recov...

There is a significant increase in the use of medical images in clinical medicine, disease research, and education. While the literature lists several successful systems for content-based image retrieval and image management methods, they have been unable to make significant inroads in routine medical informatics. This can be attributed to the following: (i) the challenging nature of medical im...

Three of the most popular marital adjustment measures are the Dyadic Adjustment Scale IDAS), the Marital Adjustment Test (MATJ, and 11:Revised Mariral Adjustment Test IRMA T). 'rile these measures mess similar dimensions, urdividual items on the tests are weighted differently and the scales have different ranges, all of which make direct comparisons of the scales impractical. This study sought ...

The area under irrigated corn has significantly increased in the Charente river basin during the last 10 years. Corn water requirements are maximum in the summer, the period with low water flows and highest environmental vulnerability. Periods of water shortage during which irrigation is temporarily forbidden occur frequently. To reduce water demand, specific water saving policies are required....