In this paper, a novel Patch Geodesic Derivative Pattern (PGDP) describing the texture map of a face through its shape data is proposed. Geodesic adjusted textures are encoded into derivative patterns for similarity measurement between two 3D images with different pose and expression variations. An extensive experimental investigation is conducted using the publicly available Bosphorus and BU-3...

This research explores three SPARQL-based techniques to solve Semantic Web tasks that often require similarity measures, such as semantic data integration, ontology mapping, and Semantic Web service matchmaking. Our aim is to see how far it is possible to integrate customized similarity functions (CSF) into SPARQL to achieve good results for these tasks. Our first approach exploits virtual trip...

The design of an effective architecture for content-based retrieval from visual libraries requires careful consideration of the interplay between feature selection, feature representation, and similarity metric. We present a solution where all the modules strive to optimize the same performance criteria: the probability of retrieval error. This solution consists of a Bayesian retrieval criteria...

The design of an effective architecture for content-based retrieval from visual libraries requires careful consideration of the interplay between feature selection, feature representation, and similarity metric. We present a solution where all the modules strive to optimize the same performance criteria: the probability of retrieval error. This solution consists of a Bayesian retrieval criteria...

Experiments were conducted in which Ss made classification, recognition, and similarity judgments for 34 schematic faces. A multidimensional scaling (MDS) solution for the faces was derived on the basis of the similarity judgments. This MDS solution was then used in conjunction with an exemplar-similarity model to accurately predict Ss' classification and recognition judgments. Evidence was pro...

This paper proposes to resolve limitations of the traditional one-reproduction (OR) framework which produces only one candidate in a single reproduction procedure. A selective-candidate framework with similarity selection rule (SCSS) is suggested to make possible, a selective direction of search. In the SCSS framework, M (M>1) candidates are generated from each current solution by independently...

Different experimental structures of the same protein or of proteins with high sequence similarity contain many small variations. Here we construct ensembles of "high-sequence similarity Protein Data Bank" (HSP) structures and consider the extent to which such ensembles represent the structural heterogeneity of the native state in solution. We find that different NMR measurements probing struct...

Two gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) techniques were used to screen targeting compounds with an impact on the perceived quality of Sherry vinegar: detection frequency and aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). The GC-O study revealed the presence of 108 aromatic notes, of which 64 were identified. Diacetyl, isoamyl acetate, acetic acid, and sotolon reached the highest frequency and flavo...

the paper presents a multi-factor decision-making approach for prioritizing failure modes as an alternative to traditional approach of failure mode and effect analysis (fmea). the approach is based on the ‘technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution’ (topsis). the priority ranking is formulated on the basis of six parameters (failure occurrence, non-detection, maintainability...