This paper describes a probabilistic Laplacian surface propagation (PLSP) framework for a robust stereo matching under severe radiometric variations. We discover that a progressive scheme overcomes an inherent limitation for this task, while most conventional efforts have been focusing on designing a robust cost function. We propose the ground control surfaces (GCSs) designed as progressive uni...

Secure group communication (SGC) has attracted much attention, as group-oriented communications have been increasingly facilitating many emerging applications that require packet delivery from one or more sender(s) to multiple receivers. Of all proposals reported, most have focused on addressing the issue of key management to SGC systems. The authors, however, advocate that security services ar...

We numerically investigate the kinematic properties of globular cluster systems (GCSs) in E/S0 galaxies formed from dissipationless merging of spiral galaxies. The metal-poor globular clusters (MPCs) and metal-rich clusters (MRCs) in the merger progenitors are initially assumed to have spatial distributions consistent with the Milky Way GC system. Our principal results, which can be tested agai...

Increased renewable energy penetration in isolated power systems has a clear impact on the quality of system frequency. The flywheel storage (FESS) is mature technology with fast frequency response, high density, round-trip efficiency, low maintenance, no depth discharge effects, and resilience to withstand continuous charge-discharge cycling without lifetime degradation. These FESS properties ...

Graft rejection in transplant patients is managed clinically by suppressing T-cell function with immunosuppressive drugs such as prednisolone and methylprednisolone. In such immunocompromised hosts, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important opportunistic pathogen and can cause severe morbidity and mortality. Currently, the effect of glucocorticosteroids (GCSs) on the HCMV life cycle remains ...

ABSTRACT The current properties of globular cluster systems (GCSs) are the result evolution experienced by their host galaxies, which shape richness GCS as well its spatial distribution, among other features. We carry out an analysis projected radial distribution clusters for a sample almost 30 early-type galaxies (ETGs) intermediate and low luminosity, located in environments (Virgo, Fornax, C...

Prognosis of age at diagnosis for gastric cancer (GC) has been investigated in a few studies with inconclusive results. To assess the survival of GC across different age groups, we searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1988-2010) and identified 10,092 patients undergoing gastrectomy. Analyses of the associations between age and 5-year GC-specific survival (GC...

1 This research was conducted while the author was at the Information & Computer Science Department, University of California, Irvine. ABSTRACT Designing and deploying groupware is difficult. Groupware evaluation and design are often approached from a single perspective, with a technologically-, individually-, or socially-centered focus. A study of Groupware Calendar Systems (GCSs) highlights t...