The hierarchical subdivision strategy which decomposes the non-rigid matching problem into numerous local rigid transformations is a very common approach in image registration. For multi-modal images mutual information is the usual choice for the measure of patch similarity. As already recognized in the literature, the statistical consistency of mutual information is drastically reduced when it...

We use repayment data from Grameen Bank groups to study mutual dependence in behavior among participants. Such dependence is a measure of group cohesion, and is interpreted as evidence for the existence of inter-connectedness among members at the group level. Results from a dynamic fixed-effects probit model demonstrate that individual repayment outcomes are significantly influenced by own lagg...

1. Introduction Due to the lack of explicit closed form expressions of the mutual information for binary inputs, which were provided only for the BPSK and QPSK for the single input single output (SISO) case, [1], [2], [3], it is of particular importance to address connections between information theory and estimation theory for the multiuser case. Connections between information theory and esti...

In this Supplemental material we bring more information about the statistical evaluation of the conditional mutual information (CMI) as a measure of directional interactions, then a discussion of the frequency localization ability of the complex continuous wavelet transform (CCWT). Searching for clues to understanding of the physical mechanisms underlying the observed cross-scale interactions w...

In this paper, we design a multi-user ultra-wideband system for indoor wireless communication. The proposed system is useful in multipath radio reception as the full multipath diversity gain is achieved. The system has multiple transmitters and receivers. They use polyphase spreading waveforms which feature low levels of mutual interference and enable each of the channel impulse responses to be...

Using a new universal distribution called switch distribution, we reveal a prominent statistical difference between a text in natural language and its unigram version. For the text in natural language, the cross mutual information grows as a power law, whereas for the unigram text, it grows logarithmically. In this way, we corroborate Hilberg’s conjecture and disprove an alternative hypothesis ...

The first experimental results on photoionization of mass-selected endohedral Sc3N@C + 80 and Ce@C + 82 fullerene ions are reported. The merged-beams technique was employed to measure photo-ion yield spectra as well as absolute cross sections. Comparing the results of endohedral fullerenes with those obtained using ”empty” C+80 and C + 82 ions provides insight into the mutual influence of the f...

We report on the first measurement of Mutual Coulomb Dissociation in heavy ion collisions. We employ forward calorimeters to measure neutron multiplicity at beam rapidity in peripheral collisions. The cross-section for simultaneous electromagnetic breakup of Au nuclei at √ sNN = 130 GeV is σMCD = 3.67 ± 0.25 barns in good agreement with calculations. PACS numbers: 25.75.-q,29.27.-a,29.40.Vj,25....

This project aims to present the applicability of optimization techniques towards image registration. The problem of image registration is reformulated as an optimization problem and a simple algorithm based on the steepest descent method is developed and analyzed. Two similarity measures, normalized cross correlation and mutual information, are introduced and their use for optimization based i...

Combining CT – representing bone structures – and PET – visualizing functional information – reveals many advantages in the area of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Here, fully automatic registration is desired but very time consuming when considering big datasets. We present a technique to register CT and PET datasets based on the ”Mutual Information” criterion. To overcome the speed problem we...