Network access technologies have evolved significantly in the last years. They deploy novel mechanisms like reactive capacity allocation and time-slotted operation to optimize overall network capacity. From a single node’s perspective, such optimizations decrease network determinism and measurement repeatability. Evolving application fields like machine to machine (M2M) communications or real-t...

Moore’s interval arithmetic always provides the same results of arithmetic operations, e.g. [1,3]+ [5,9] = [6,12]. But in real life problems, the operation result can be different, e.g. equal to [4,7]. Therefore, real problems require more advanced arithmetic. The paper presents (on example of the division) an arithmetic of intervally-precisiated values (IPV-arithmetic) and its main advantages....

Research Data Management (RDM) has become increasingly important for more and academic institutions. Using the Peking University Open Repository (PKU-ORDR) project as an example, this paper will review a library-based university-wide open research data repository related RDM services implementation process including kickoff, needs assessment, partnerships establishment, software investigation s...

This study proposes to examine the potential use of Bacillus aryabhattai in pre-sprouted seedlings sugarcane inoculated with microorganism when subjected different regimes water supply after transplanting. The experiment was laid out a randomized-block design complete 3 × 2 5 factorial arrangement, five replicates. factors were represented by three varieties (IAC 911099, RB 855156 and CTC 20), ...

A new method for moving target detection, localization, and velocity estimation using SAR raw data is presented which allows the determination of the target’s complete velocity vector. The method is applicable if the target has either a tangential velocity ( I l l # 0) or a radial acceleration ( ~ I R # 0), or both. It is based on the analysis of the Doppler rate map which is obtained from the ...

BACKGROUND Responsible drinking messages (RDMs) are a key component of many education-based interventions for reducing alcohol harms. The evidence base for the effectiveness of RDMs is extremely limited, with some recent research suggesting iatrogenic effects of such messages. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of exposure to health messages on attitudes towards drinking and drunkenness, and in...

YAOZONG GAO: ACCURATE SEGMENTATION OF CT PELVIC ORGANS VIA INCREMENTAL CASCADE LEARNING AND REGRESSION-BASED DEFORMABLE MODELS. (Under the direction of Dinggang Shen.) Accurate segmentation of male pelvic organs from computed tomography (CT) images is important in image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) of prostate cancer. The efficacy of radiation treatment highly depends on the segmentation accuracy...

Humans recognize visually-presented objects rapidly and accurately. To understand this ability, we seek to construct models of the ventral stream, the series of cortical areas thought to subserve object recognition. One tool to assess the quality of a model of the ventral stream is the Representational Dissimilarity Matrix (RDM), which uses a set of visual stimuli and measures the distances pro...