Fluvial features on Titan have been identified in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data taken during spacecraft fl ybys by the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper (RADAR) and in Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer (DISR) images taken during descent of the Huygens probe to the surface. Interpretations using terrestrial analogs and process mechanics extend our perspective on fl uvial geomorphology to another...

in this paper we propose novel algorithms for retrieving dental images from databases by their contents. based on special information of dental images, for better content based dental image retrieval and representation, the image attributes are used. we propose disr (dental image segmentation and retrieval), a content-based image retrieval method which is robust to translation and scaling of th...

The automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is increasingly being applied as assistive technology in the impaired community, for individuals with physical disabilities such dysarthric speakers. However, effectiveness of ASR recognizing can be disadvantaged by data sparsity, either coverage language, or size existing database, not counting severity impairment. This study examines acoustic feat...

This report provides a summary of the results of the various studies completed in the Partnered Pavement Research Program (PPRC) during the period 2000–2004. In addition, preliminary findings of investigations, initiated but not yet implemented during this period, are included. The results are based on the combined results of analytical developments, laboratory testing of pavement materials, an...

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Introduction: Titan has a massive atmosphere with a pressure at surface level of ~1.5 bars. In the atmosphere the molecular nitrogen N2 is the dominant constituent (~94 percent) and the methane CH4 is the second most abundant component (~5 percent) [1]. The atmosphere of Titan is photochemically active with an efficient production of ethane, ethylene, acetylene and propane as minor components. ...

Laboratory spectra of methane-nitrogen mixtures have been recorded in the near-infrared range (1.0 – 1.65 μm) in conditions similar to Titan’s near surface, to facilitate the interpretation of the DISR/DLIS spectra taken during the last phase of the descent of the Huygens Probe, when the surface was illuminated by a surface science lamp. We used a 0.03 cm spectral resolution, adequate to resolv...

Huygens is ESA’s main contribution to the joint NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn and its largest moon Titan. The Probe, delivered to the interface altitude of 1270 km above the surface by NASA/JPL Cassini orbiter, entered the dense atmosphere of Titan on 14 January 2005 and landed on the surface after a descent under parachute of slightly less than 2.5 hours. Huygens continued to ...