| One can nd ample examples in the literature of implementations of image transforms such as the discrete cosine transform and the lapped orthogonal transform. The objective is invariantly the minimization of the number of multiplies and adds. Of course, a reduction of operations from O(N 2)to O(NlogN) is a great achievement, yet the cost resulting from non-local communication and operation acc...

The wear behavior of cutting tools directly affects the quality of the machined part. The measurement and evaluation of wear is a time consuming process and is subjective. Therefore, an image-based wear measurement that can be computed automatically based on given image series of cutting tools and an objective way to review the resulting wear is presented in this paper. The presented method fol...

there are two viewpoints with regard to verses 16-19 of sura 75. the first is the one which considers them as parenthetical remarks among verses concerning the resurrection which address the holy prophet in this world and when the quranic revelation was sent down. and the second is the one which treats them as being in the line of other verses of the   sura, which address the infidel man in the...

amr bayn al-amrayn (principle of middle position) is amongst the fundamentals of the shī‘ī intellectual doctrines. it is attempted in this paper to demonstrate the genuineness and integrity of the theory of amr bayn al amrayn according to the principle of unity of divine acts and autonomous creatorship of god, the original principle of causality as well as the principle of analogical gradation ...

“ghurar” verses, according to some contemporary shii-imami commentaries, refer to the comprehensive quranic expressions which have an explanatory eminence in a specific subject-matter and have a unique and useful feature to explain the matter and resolve its problems. these verses have gained an authority in explaining the quranic teachings, and gradually have become the reference point of many...