This document is intended for people who want to “be aware” of some of the mechanisms underlying the JPEG2000 image compression standard [2]. While writing this tutorial my objective was to give to the reader the feeling of what goes on when compressing images with JPEG2000 . Hence, this tutorial should be regarded as introductory material which requires further reading to reach a deeper unders...

In this paper, we investigate the error resilience properties of JPEG2000. Through a careful analysis of the structure of JPEG2000 codestreams, we identify the dependencies among coding passes of a codeblock. In our analysis, we consider the effects of mode variations provided by the standard for low-memory, low-complexity implementations. The proposed methods are derived using the existing dep...

This manual is only partially complete and is a work in progress. A completed manual will be available by January 1,2000. Cluster and TreeView are Y2K Compliant because they are oblivious of date and time.

In this paper, we consider the validity of strong maximum principle for weakly coupled, degenerate and cooperative elliptic systems in a bounded domain. particular, are interested viscosity solutions with fully nonlinear degenerated principal symbol. Applying method solutions, introduced by Crandall, Ishii Lions 1992, prove interior boundary semi-continuous sub- super-solutions such systems. Fo...

For the first time, a complete wireless and mobile emergency TeleOrthoPaedics system with field trials and expert opinion is presented. The system enables doctors in a remote area to obtain a second opinion from doctors in the hospital using secured wireless telecommunication networks. Doctors can exchange securely medical images and video as well as other important data, and thus perform remot...

R a series of ecological studies1–7 on antisuicidal properties of naturally occurring lithium contents in drinking water have sparked interest among researchers. In this issue, Ishii and colleagues8 present further argument for the hypothesis that even low lithium doses—or rather, doses of lithium at a supplemental level—might have their place in suicide prevention. With limitations, there is s...

The inTouch project explores the notion of haptic interpersonal communication. Using bilateral force-feedback to couple two physically separated nodes, inTouch provides a channel for expression through touch. This interaction is derived from the concept of synchronized, distributed physical objects. This document explains the design and implementation of a self-contained, microcontroller-based ...