We estimate the dust polarized emission in our galaxy at high galactic latitudes, which is the dominant foreground for measuring CMB polarization using the high frequency instrument (HFI) aboard Planck surveyor. We compare it with the level of CMB polarization and conclude that, for angular scales ≤ 1 • , the scalar-induced CMB polarization and temperature-polarization cross-correlation are muc...

another ultra-rugged, no-nonsense handheld computer from Juniper Systems, the Logan, Utah company that specializes in intuitive field computing solutions for rugged applications such as land survey, natural resources, industrial, agriculture and the like. Initially designed for a Juniper Systems business partner (Carlson Surveyor), the TK6000 is a product as much as a mobile platform for OEM so...

We consider the problem of truthfully sampling opinions of a population for statistical analysis purposes, such as estimating the population distribution of opinions. To obtain accurate results, the surveyor must incentivize individuals to report unbiased opinions. We present a rewarding scheme to elicit opinions that are representative of the population. In contrast with the related literature...

Mars Observer Camera (MOC) observations from Mars Global surveyor (MGS) revealed that the Residual South Polar Cap (RSPC) consists of several units that show evidence of deposition and erosion with characteristic times on the order of ~ 100 years [1]. These authors suggested that significant changes observed in the RSPC between MY 9, when Mariner 9 observed the cap,, and MY 12, observed by Viki...

diseased area. References.?It can be affirmed definitely that the occurrence of actinomycosis in human subject is very rare in India, as I find no mention of a single case in the record of the last thirty years ; though an allied fungal infection of the foot called mycetoma has ibeen recorded by many eminent workers in India from a long time. The names of Vandyke Carter, Kanthack, Boyce and Sur...

The RoboPatriots are a team of three humanoid robots sponsored by the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. Each robot is based on the Kondo KHR-3HV and a customized Surveyor SVS camera (see Figure 1(a)). Our goals for RoboCup 2010 are to develop a durable hardware and software platform for future research activities into vision based localization, path planning in dynamic env...

Here we discuss the application of an edge detection filter, the Sobel filter of GIMP, to the recently discovered motion of some sand dunes on Mars. The filter allows a good comparison of an image HiRISE of 2007 and an image of 1999 recorded by the Mars Global Surveyor of the dunes in the Nili Patera caldera, measuring therefore the motion of the dunes on a longer period of time than that previ...