A non-equijoin of relations R and S is a band join if the join predicate requires values in the join attribute of R to fall within a speci ed band about the values in the join attribute of S. We propose a new algorithm, termed a partitioned band join, for evaluating band joins. We present a comparison between the partitioned band join algorithm and the classical sort-merge join algorithm (optim...

A completely randomized design, with 3×3 factorial arrangement, was conducted to test various ratios of dietary protein to energy (P/E) for rainbow trout, reared in brackish water. Three crude protein levels (35, 40 and 45%) and three energy levels (370, 400 and 430 Kcal/100g) at each protein level were utilized. Semi-purified diet containing fish meal, casein and gelatin as the sources o...

genetic and non-genetic correlations of the average somatic cell score (scs) at different stages oflactation (100, 150, 200, 305 and 365 days in milk) with lactation performance were estimated based on thefirst lactation records of iranian holstein calving during 2000 to 2009. (co) variance components wereestimated using derivative-free reml based on multiple traits animal models. the estimated...

(Co)variance components for milk, fat, and protein yields during first and second lactations were estimated from test-day data from 23,029 Holstein cows from 37 herds in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin using a multitrait test-day model. Canonical transformation was used with an expectation-maximization algorithm. To allow description of (co)variances within and across yield traits and parities, four...

Sun-Gu Sun Hyun Wook Park, MEMBER SPIE Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Department of Electrical Engineering 373-1 Guseong-dong Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701 Korea E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. We propose an automatic target recognition (ATR) algorithm for recognizing nonoccluded and partially occluded military vehicles in natural forward-looking infrared (FLIR) im...

How to build semantic index for multimedia data is an important and challenging problem for multimedia information systems. In this paper, we present a novel approach to build a semantic video index for digital videos by analyzing the subtitle files of DVD/DivX videos. The proposed approach for building semantic video index consists of 3 stages, viz., script extraction, script partition and scr...

INTRODUCTION Statins reduce coronary events in patients with coronary artery disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Chart reviews were performed in 305 patients (217 men and 88 women, mean age 74 years) not treated with statins during the first year of being seen in an outpatient cardiology practice but subsequently treated with statins. Based on the starting date of statins use, the long-term outcome...