This paper discusses some of the relevant decisions taken in the design of an object oriented platform which provides transparent access to remote and persistent objects, developed at INESC in the framework of the Esprit project Comandos.

Taking into account the growing interest in microalgae to be used as raw material for biodiesel production, this research is aimed at analyzing the rheological behaviour of microalgae suspensions (Chlorella sp) at different culture times under eight different conditions (temperature, salinity and CO2, NO3 and PO4 levels) in order to estimate the energy demands of each step, with the purpose of ...

Abnormal running behavior frequently happen in robbery cases and other criminal cases. In order to identity these abnormal behaviors a method to detect and recognize abnormal running behavior, is presented based on spatiotemporal parameters. Meanwhile, to obtain more accurate spatiotemporal parameters and improve the real-time performance of the algorithm, a multitarget tracking algorithm, base...

Current techniques for rendering multilayered translucent materials such as skin, marble, jade, and paper can achieve startling realism by modeling subsurface scattering. However, due to performance concerns, all of these techniques require fixing the material properties, including the depth and scattering parameters of each layer, before rendering begins. This makes it impractical to calculate...

Using the ARGUS detector at the e+e storage ring DORIS II, we have measured the Michel parameters , , and for ! l  decays in -pair events produced at center of mass energies in the region of the resonances. Using ! as spin analyzing tags, we nd e = 0:68 0:04 0:08, e = 1:12 0:20 0:09, e = 0:57 0:14 0:07, = 0:69 0:06 0:08, = 1:25 0:27 0:14 and = 0:72 0:18 0:10. In addition, we report the combine...

In the presence of nuisance parameters, we derive an explicit higher order asymptotic formula to compare the expected lengths of conndence intervals given by likelihood ratio statistics arising from the usual proole likelihood and various adjustments thereof. Highest posterior density regions, with approximate frequentist validity, are also included in the study.

This paper focuses on a method for modelling small nonlinear loads by means of frequency coupling admittance matrices. Based on measurements the used technique delivers equivalent Norton admittance matrices of the actual non-linear device. Various types of LED lamps serve as test objects. It is shown how the absorbed currents vary in dependency of amplitude and phase of voltage harmonic distort...

For hypotheses of the type H0 : θ = θ0 vs H1 : θ 6= θ0 we demonstrate the equivalence of a Bayesian hypothesis test using a Bayes factor and the corresponding classical test, for a large class of models, which are detailed in the paper. In particular, we show that the role of the prior and critical region for the Bayes factor test is only to specify the type I error. This is their only role sin...

Introduction: Regular whole life recreational movement activity plays irreplaceable role for increasing individual health and prolonging active life. From the point of view childhood adolescent age are decisive periods performing physical activities its integration into each man. University students specific numerous social groups. Hey in critical from thus their fitness level can often decreas...