Illumination preprocessing is an effective and efficient approach in handling lighting variations for face recognition. Despite much attention to face illumination preprocessing, there is seldom systemic comparative study on existing approaches that presents fascinating insights and conclusions in how to design better illumination preprocessing methods. To fill this vacancy, we provide a compar...

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Let (Ln)n≥1 be the sequence of Lucas numbers, defined recursively by L1≔1, L2≔3, and Ln+2≔Ln+1+Ln, for every integer n≥1. We determine asymptotic behavior loglcm(L1+s1,L2+s2,…,Ln+sn) as n→+∞, (sn)n≥1 a periodic in {−1,+1}. also carry out same analysis independent uniformly distributed random variables These results are numbers-analogs previous obtained author Fibonacci numbers.

Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) has a large role in the control of autoimmunity. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the promoter of TGF-β1 cytokine gene are known to alter the production of this important cytokine. Decreased levels of TGF-β1 may contribute to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) susceptibility, activity and organ damage. Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in more than one-t...

Abstract Good tools can bring mechanical verification to programs written in mainstream functional languages. We use hs-to-coq translate significant portions of Haskell’s containers library into Coq, and verify it against specifications that we derive from a variety sources including type class laws, the library’s test suite, interfaces Coq’s standard library. Our work shows is feasible mature,...

ABSTRACT This paper provides a review of Benjamin Mendelsohnvs delineation of a typology of criminal victims. The typology consists of six categories: (1) completely innocent victims; (2) victims with minor guilt; (3) voluntary victims; (4) victims more guilty than the offender; (5) victims who alone are guilty; and (6) the imaginary victims. It is noted by the author that of the six categories...