This paper proposes a discrete wavelet-based stereo matching technique. A discrete wavelet transform is first applied to a pair of stereo images to decorrelate the images into a number of approximations. Information in the basebands is less sensitive to shift variability of the wavelet transform. A self-adapting dissimilarity measure is employed to generate a disparity map of the stereo pairs. ...

Adaptability, i.e. the ability of a system to adapt dynamically to changes in its execution environment, is considered as an important property of computer systems. Scaling directory replication in name servers and load balancing are well known examples. However , adaptability in today's systems, if present at all, generally is burnt in and dedicated to singular properties of the execution envi...

The current study examined the factor structure of the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) to better understand the psychometric properties of this instrument. Subsequent to the current study, the CCAI, which was developed to provide a selfinventory of an individual’s cultural adaptability, had limited study of its measurement characteristics. Therefore, the structure was examined usin...

The capacity of organisms to respond in their own lifetimes to new challenges in their environments probably appeared early in biological evolution. At present few studies have shown how such adaptability could influence the inherited characteristics of an organism's descendants. In part, this has been because organisms have been treated as passive in evolution. Nevertheless, their effects on b...

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Adaptable design is a new design paradigm to create designs and products that can be easily changed to satisfy different requirements. Adaptable design aims at identifying the designs and products considering functionality, manufacturing efforts, customization, and environment friendliness. This research focuses on adaptable design considering product adaptability. In this work, product adaptab...

Military staff performing command and control functions require a unique set of skills when working in a multinational environment that are not typically taught in national or NATO training venues. It is vital to be able to navigate the challenges of culture during information exchange regarding team tasks, goals and mission, response sequencing, time and position coordination, load balancing, ...