In this paper we propose a new approach for the generation of visual scales for the visualization of scalar and multivariate data. Based on the speci cation of only a few correspondences between the data set and elements of a space of visual representations complex visualization mappings are produced. The foundation of this approach is the introduction of a multidimensional space of visual repr...

Analyzing data collected in empirical visualization experiments is a time consuming task. In order to support visualization designers analyzing the data collected during such experiments, we intend to develop an analysis model. This analysis model will automatically choose appropriate visual analysis methods according to an analysis task to evaluate a new visualization technique. We will contri...

A noteworthy point in the development of the dairy industry is proper record keeping. Record keeping improves a farmer’s decision making significantly, as errors are eradicated and saves the farm’s vital scarce resource, mainly over time. In this paper, a new computerized recording system platform with the name of Individual Cow Recording and Analysis System (ICRAS©) is introduced for the usage...

In this paper, we present an add-on called EXCOTATE for the annotation tool MMAX2. The addon interacts with annotated data stored in and spread over different MMAX2 projects. The data can be inspected, revised, and analyzed in a tabular format, and will be reintegrated into MMAX2 projects afterwards. It is based on Microsoft Excel with extensive usage of the script language Visual Basic for App...

As a significant part of information security, Visual Cryptography (VC) is a secret sharing approach which has the advantage of effectively obscuring hints of original secret. In VC, a secret image is separated into partitions which are also known as VC shares. The secret is only able to be revealed by superimposing certain shares. Since Basic VC is in a structure which is similar to that of Br...

Psychological research results have confirmed that people can have different emotional reactions to different visual stimuli. Several papers have been published on the problem of visual emotion analysis. In particular, attempts have been made to analyze and predict people’s emotional reaction towards images. To this end, different kinds of hand-tuned features are proposed. The results reported ...

When public health officials requested OR models to help county health departments across the United States create plans for dispensing medications and vaccines during emergencies, we developed capacity planning and queueing network models. We then faced the challenge of distributing these models to people with minimal experience with OR techniques and no resources for acquiring and learning ne...

This paper describes two algorithms for analyzing transcribed speech corpora: (1) identification of phonological processes, and (2) phonological queries. The algorithms are implemented in Visual Basic for Applications for Microsoft Excel, thus exploiting Excel’s mass‐calculation capabilities to analyze large corpora quickly. The user interface features a set of editable tables that contain defi...

This paper describes the development of a process simulation model and integration of the genetic algorithms (GA) with the model as optimisation techniques using a case study of lot sizing problem (LSP) in make-to-order (MTO) supply chain solved by a combined simulation and genetic algorithm (GA) optimisation model. The simulation model is performed using ARENA software. GA model is implemented...