In this paper we present an automated, unsupervised, datadriven approach to assess renal function from 3D DCE-MR images. Applying independent component analysis to four different data sets acquired at different field strengths and with different measurement techniques, we show that functional regions in the human kidney can be recovered by a subset of independent components. Time intensity curv...

identification of damping parameter is usually more complicated and unreliable comparing to mass or stiffness identification in structural dynamics. there are many factors such as intermolecular friction, coulomb friction and viscous damping affecting the damping mechanisms in a structure. therefore it is difficult, and in some cases impossible, to describe the details of damping mechanisms by ...

clustering is one of the known techniques in the field of data mining where data with similar properties is within the set of categories. k-means algorithm is one the simplest clustering algorithms which have disadvantages sensitive to initial values of the clusters and converging to the local optimum. in recent years, several algorithms are provided based on evolutionary algorithms for cluster...

in this paper, the bernstein polynomials are used to approximate the solutions of linear integral equations with multiple time lags (iemtl) through expansion methods (collocation method, partition method, galerkin method). the method is discussed in detail and illustrated by solving some numerical examples. comparison between the exact and approximated results obtained from these methods is...

in this paper, the numerical solution methods of one- particale, one – dimensional time- independentschrodinger equation are presented that allows one to obtain accurate bound state eigen values andeigen functions for an arbitrary potential energy function v(x). these methods included the fem(finite element method), cooly, numerov and others. here we considered the numerov method inmore details...