This paper presents an algorithm for estimating the control points of the B-spline and curve matching which are achieved by using the dissimilarity measure based on the knot associated with the B-spline curves. The B-splines stand as one of the most efficient curve representations and possess very attractive properties such as spatial uniqueness, boundedness and continuity, local shape controll...

Automatic information retrieval in the field of shape recognition has been widely covered by many research fields. Various techniques have been developed using different approaches such as intensity-based, modelbased and shape-based methods. Whichever is the way to represent the objects in images, a recognition method should be robust in the presence of scale change, translation and rotation. I...

We present a curve matching framework for planar open curves under similarity transform based on a new scale invariant signature. The signature is derived from the concept of integral of unsigned curvatures. If one input curve as a whole can be aligned with some part in the second curve then the algorithm will find the requisite starting and end positions and will estimate the similarity transf...

We describe progress in matching shots which are images of the same 3D scene in a film. The problem is hard because the camera viewpoint may change substantially between shots, with consequent changes in the imaged appearance of the scene due to foreshortening, scale changes and partial occlusion. We demonstrate that wide baseline matching techniques can be successfully employed for this task b...

Epidemiological studies suggest that a diet high in processed meat, with a high glycemic index is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. It is not clear if this is due to altered insulin sensitivity or an enhanced postprandial glucose. We aimed to compare the acute metabolic response of two different types of meals after ingestion of the matching diet for four weeks. The study wa...

Academic dishonesty or plagiarism is a growing problem in today's digital world. Use of plagiarism detection tools can assist faculty to combat this form of academic dishonesty. In this article, a special emphasis is given to text-matching software called SafeAssignmentTM. The advantages and disadvantages of using automated text matching software's are discussed and analyzed in detail. The adva...

We describe progress in matching shots which are images of the same 3D location in a film. The problem is hard because the camera viewpoint may change substantially between shots, with consequent changes in the imaged appearance of the scene due to foreshortening, scale changes, partial occlusion and lighting changes. We develop and compare two methods which achieve this task. In the first meth...

in the present study a new economic and rapid bacterial micro-assay for simultaneous detection and quantitative measurement of serum galactose was developed. analysis of the standard curve showed a linearity range for galactose from 2 mg/dl to 180 mg/dl with a regression equation of y = 0.013x ? 0.083; r² = 0.962. the advantage of the method is its ability to measure serum galactose quantitativ...