Abs ' t rae t In this paper , a class of algori thms for the problem of system identification in ~ are investigated. These algorithms are characterized by a two-stage structure and involve a class of window functions. Some conditions in terms of properties of the window functions are derived, which guarantee robust convergence of the algorithms. Identification errors are analyzed for several co...

The aim of this project was to optimise selection indices for efficient lean meat growth. Traditionally, genetic improvement of lean meat growth and feed efficiency has been based on ad libitum feeding. However, selection for lean meat growth and feed conversion ratio under ad libitum feeding has led to a reduction in feed intake in modern genotypes to the extent that feed intake is often not s...

In this paper, the Predicting Media Interestingness task which is running for the second year as part of the MediaEval 2017 Benchmarking Initiative for Multimedia Evaluation, is presented. For the task, participants are expected to create systems that automatically select images and video segments that are considered to be the most interesting for a common viewer. All task characteristics are d...

The ever-increasing amount of media items on the World Wide Web and on private devices leads to a strong need for adequate indexing and search techniques. Trends such as personal media archives, social networks, mobile devices with huge storage space, and networks with high bandwidth capacities make distributed solutions and in particular Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Information Retrieval (IR) systems at...

In this paper, we present a social media based approach to finding anchors in video archives. We use social activity on Twitter to find topics on which people have questions about in order to select suitable anchors. The experiments were carried out on the MediaEval Search and Anchoring in Video Archives Task (SAVA) data set, consisting of 68 hours of BBC video content broadcasted in 2008. The ...

All-optical networks that employ wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) are an attractive architecture for future high-speed networks. Through WDM, multiple channels are created on a single fiber, and an aggregate network bandwidth far greater than the peak electronic processing speed can be realized. This paper provides a review and an extensive bibliography of proposed media access control (M...

Background Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as a major global health threat. Having access to any type of information in social media has been suggested as a potential powerful influence factor to hesitancy. Recent studies in other fields than vaccination show that access to a wide amount of content through the Internet without intermediaries resolved into major segregation of the users in...

Publicized sobriety checkpoint programs are a form of high-visibility enforcement at which law enforcement officers select vehicles in a systematic manner to stop and assess the driver’s degree of alcohol impairment. Media campaigns to publicize the enforcement activity are an integral part of these programs. The program goal is to reduce alcohol-impaired driving by increasing the public’s perc...

In disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Japan, people used social media to ask for help or report injuries. The popularity, efficiency, and ease of use of social media has led to its pervasive use during the disaster. This creates a pool of timely reports about the disaster, injuries, and help requests. This offers an alternative opportunity for first responders and disa...

To study laser tissue interaction absorption and backscattering are the key factors to find the changes in structure and dynamics of turbid media such as complex fluids and biological tissues. Here a method to select suitable wavelength for maximum interaction with a particular type of tissue/tissue phantom, and study of backscattered light intensity at chosen wavelength with respect to change ...