A real time, kernel based, model-free tracking algorithm is proposed, which employs a weighted von Mises mixture as the target’s appearance model. The mixture weights, which are provided by a spatial kernel, along with the hue values are used in order to estimate the parameters of the weighted von Mises mixture model. The von Mises distribution is suitable for circular data and it is employed i...

Pressure vessels are one of the essential industrial tools for high-pressure containments. Catastrophic failure pressure is detrimental to society. It design by selecting high-strength materials and analyzing them beyond working loads ensure safety. Liner less composite cylinders have gained importance in vessel industry owing their high strength-to-weight ratios, corrosion resistance, etc. How...

We discuss a new method of estimation of parameters in semiparametric and nonparametric models. The method is based on U-statistics constructed from quadratic influence functions. The latter extend ordinary linear influence functions of the parameter of interest as defined in semiparametric theory, and represent second order derivatives of this parameter. For parameters for which the matching c...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of posts with different morphologies on stress distribution in an endodontically treated mandibular premolar by using finite element models (FEMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS A mandibular premolar was modeled using the ANSYS software program. Two models were created to represent circular and oval fiber posts in this tooth model. An o...

BACKGROUND One of the most effective ways for distal movement of molars to treat Class II malocclusion is using extraoral force through a headgear device. The purpose of this study was the comparison of stress distribution in maxillary first molar periodontium using straight pull headgear in vertical and horizontal tubes through finite element method. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on the real g...

BACKGROUND Hemodynamics play an important role in the development and progression of carotid atherosclerosis, and may be important in the assessment of plaque vulnerability. The aim of this study was to develop a system to assess the hemodynamics of carotid atherosclerotic plaques using subject-specific fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERI...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of trenched zirconia bar on the von Mises stress distribution of IPS -Empress II core ceramics. MATERIALS AND METHODS The three-dimensional model including a three-unit bridge from the second premolar to the second molar was designed. The model was reinforced with zirconia bar (ZB), zirconia bar with vertical trench (VZB) and zirconi...

In certain circumstances inference based on the likelihood function can be hindered by, for example, computational complexity; new applications of directional statistics to bioinformatics problems give many obvious examples. In such cases it is necessary to seek an alternative method of estimation. Two pseudolikelihoods, each based on conditional distributions, are assessed in terms of their ef...

Regularization is necessary to avoid overfitting when the number of data samples is low compared to the number of parameters of the model. In this paper, we introduce a flexible L1 regularization for the multivariate von Mises distribution. We also propose a circular distance that can be used to estimate the Kullback-Leibler divergence between two circular distributions by means of sampling, an...

The Cramér-von Mises criterion is employed to compare whether the marginal distribution functions of a k-dimensional random variable are equal or not. The well-known Donsker invariance principle and the KarhunenLoéve expansion is used in order to derive its asymptotic distribution. Two different resampling plans (one based on permutations and the other one based on the general bootstrap algorit...