Extracting useful features from a scene is an essential step in any computer vision and multimedia data analysis task. Though progress has been made in past decades, it is still quite difficult for computers to comprehensively and accurately recognize an object or pinpoint the more complicated semantics of an image or a video. Thus, feature extraction is expected to remain an active research ar...

Since for the foreseeable future, retrieval will be an interactive task of the user looking through lists of potentially relevant documents, adequate support through various types of information is very important. A psychological experiment was conducted to examine the extent to which di erent types of automatically generated summaries aid retrieval and systematically evaluate user needs and be...

The generation of genomic data from mammoths and Neanderthals has reinvigorated discussion about whether extinct species could be brought back within the foreseeable future. However, post-mortem DNA decay rapidly reduces the number and quality of surviving DNA fragments, consequently increasing rates of sequencing error and forming a significant obstacle to accurate sequence reconstruction. Rec...

The reduction of fan broadband noise in the next generation ultrahigh-bypass-ratio engines remains a key technology challenge for foreseeable future. overtip-rotor liner concept has been studied as with potential to further reduce noise, and significant reductions have measured. This paper describes fundamental experimental evaluation that represents static airfoil its tip located over flat pla...

Next year's Quadrennial Defense Review (or QDR) will be the most important since the end of the Cold War. A frank appraisal of the nation's strategic future in light of September 11, 2001 (9/11), experience in the war on terrorism, and ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan indicates a need for substantial adjustment to the strategy reflected in QDR '01. Such adjustments in defense strategy ...

Contingent events are probabilistic. Acknowledging that realized contingencies alter observed political outcomes, however, does little to advance the systematic study of politics. This paper suggests that political science should focus on understanding how foreseeable contingencies, rather than truly “exogenous” unforeseeable events, alter political behavior. The most useful tool for understand...

Environmental issues have gradually become the focus of public attention. With increase consumers’ awareness in environmental protection, green development supply chain has mainstream trend foreseeable future. At this point, government subsidy research and becomes a non-negligible external factor greening chain. In order to explore influencing mechanism on under different decision situations, p...

The economic landscape of the UK has been significantly shaped by intertwined issues Brexit, COVID, and their interconnected impacts. disruptions caused Brexit COVID pandemic have created uncertainty upheaval for both businesses individuals. Whilst effects are now receding, is still dominating headlines seven years after referendum likely to do so foreseeable future. In this introduction, we pr...

The aim of this paper is to analyze energy pathways for a fossil fuel rich developing country towards an transition considering national and international oil availability using Ecuador as reference. An integrated assessment model has been developed simulate scenarios constraints on at the global level. Results show that if current trends in demand supply persist, scarcity would start around 20...

The discovery, biochemistry, laboratory determination, and clinical application of glycosylated haemoglobins are reviewed. Sources of error are discussed in detail. No single assay method is suitable for all purposes, and in the foreseeable future generally acceptable standards and reference ranges are unlikely to be agreed. Each laboratory must establish its own. Nevertheless, the development ...