In this paper, we propose a robust image super resolution algorithm, which aims to maximize the overall visual quality of super resolution results. We consider a good super resolution algorithm to be fidelity preserving, image detail enhancing and smooth. Accordingly, we define perception-based measures for these visual qualities. Based on these quality measures, we formulate image super resolu...

In this paper, we propose a robust image super-resolution algorithm, which aims to maximize the overall visual quality of super-resolution results. We consider a good super-resolution algorithm to be fidelity preserving, image detail enhancing and smooth. Accordingly, we define perception-based measures for these visual qualities. Based on these quality measures, we formulate image super-resolu...

Increased energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to achieve climate change mitigation. This study aims to evaluate the energy efficiency of seventeen countries. The evaluation is based on an integrated method that combines the super slack-based (super SBM) model and the Malmquist productivity index (MPI) to investigate the energy efficiency of seventeen countries during the period ...

Let G 1⁄4 ðV ;EÞ be a k-regular graph with connectivity j and edge connectivity k. G is maximum connected if j 1⁄4 k, and G is maximum edge connected if k 1⁄4 k. Moreover, G is super-connected if it is a complete graph, or it is maximum connected and every minimum vertex cut is fxjðv; xÞ 2 Eg for some vertex v 2 V ; and G is super-edge-connected if it is maximum edge connected and every minimum...

Let G be a (p, q) graph and let f : V (G) → {1, 2, 3, · · · , p + q} be an injection. For each edge e = uv, let f∗(e) = (f(u)+f(v))/2 if f(u)+f(v) is even and f∗(e) = (f(u)+f(v)+1)/2 if f(u) + f(v) is odd. Then f is called a super mean labeling if f(V ) ∪ {f∗(e) : e ∈ E(G)} = {1, 2, 3, · · · , p+ q}. A graph that admits a super mean labeling is called a super mean graph. In this paper we presen...

introduction: to assess efficiency as a relative concept, the difference between real and expected values must be determined by comparing the productivity of economic units of industry and the efficiency in potential production conditions. as economic units, hospitals need to utilize efficiency analysis in order to make optimal use of their available resources. therefore, the present study comp...

XACML has become increasingly popular for specifying access control policies in mission critical domains to protect sensitive resources. However, manually crafted XACML policies may contain errors which can only be identified with manual policies review. Recent progress in policy testing still requires tedious and inefficient manual efforts to compose access requests. In this paper, we propose ...

In this paper, a super-optimal pairing based on the Weil pairing is proposed with great efficiency. It is the first approach to reduce the Miller iteration loop when computing the variants of the Weil pairing. The super-optimal pairing based on the Weil pairing is computed rather fast, while it is slightly slower than the previous fastest pairing on the corresponding elliptic curves.

In this current study a generalized super-efficiency model is first proposed for ranking extreme efficient decision making units (DMUs) in stochastic data envelopment analysis (DEA) and then, a deterministic (crisp) equivalent form of the stochastic generalized super-efficiency model is presented. It is shown that this deterministic model can be converted to a quadratic programming model. So fa...

Aim of this study was to evaluate, in Renal Transplant Recipients (RTR), a new method to predict Creatinine Clearance (Ccr) from Plasma Creatinine (Pcr) and from the value of Body Cell Mass (BCM). The values of BCM were obtained, from body impedance analysis (BIA) using an impedance plethysmograph, in 87 RTR with different graft function. The ratios of 24-hour Urinary Creatinine Excretion (Ucr)...