Modern object detection algorithms easily achieve real-time performance without introducing quality tradeoff on todays desktop computers. However, many typical applications such as video surveillance, traffic management, various safety and aid systems require the use of embedded systems. This paper presents modifications to the algorithm by Viola and Jones [2001] and its analysis that allowed t...

With the increasing speed of todays computational devices (microprocessors as well as configurable devices, etc.), the memory interface speed becomes the limiting factor for the overall system throughput [HS96]. Several techniques1 to alleviate this problem have been developed. Since most of these techniques focus on the locality of instructions in a program [KT96], these methods can not be app...

Recently developed interactive ray tracing systems combine the high-performance of todays CPUs with new algorithms and implementations to achieve a flexible and highperformance rendering system offering high-quality, interactive 3D graphics. However, due to its history in off-line rendering, interactive ray tracing has been limited to static scenes and simple walkthroughs. However, in order to ...

As mobility permeates into todays computing and communication arena, we envision application infrastructures that will increasingly rely on mobile technologies. Traditional database applications and information service applications will need to integrate mobile entities: people and computers. In this paper, we develop a distributed database framework for mobile environments. A key requirement i...

Low educational qualification, i.e. reaching no or only a very basic degree, substantially decreases an individual’s prospects on todays labour market. Emotional stability and conscientiousness are known to be predictive of achievement. Nevertheless, the moderating role these two personality traits outcome low interaction with gender far less explored. In this paper, we use rich data from Briti...

The number of threats in todays world increases steadily. Due to that fact governments in many countries try to counteract. The homeland security becomes more and more significant position in their budgets. Not only police forces are strengthen, but also many intelligent systems collecting data about the citizens are developed. Automatic license plate recognition systems are one of them. They a...

Active networks is a framework where network elements, primarily routers and switches, are programmable. Programs that are injected into the network are executed by the network elements to achieve higher exibility and to present new capabilities. This work describes a novel active network architecture which primarily addresses the management challenges of modern complex networks. Its primary co...

We describe a real-world problem from the road sector in Norway. Every four years the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) have to select which road development projects to do the next four years. This portfolio of projects has to be selected from a much larger set of worthy projects. Todays practice in evaluating individual road projects is based on the well known cost-benefit analysis...

In todays heterogenous multimedia ATM networks, there are multiple network managers, multiple traffic types and every user exploits the network resources according to availability, performance and cost. Thus, there are many decision-makers competing each other, and each one tries to achieve the best for his own good. In order a decision-maker to take the best decisions, he should have accurate ...

Breastfeeding is a natural process. However, in todays environment, doing the thing not always easy, because there are many factors that influence success of this To achieve breastfeeding, mothers factors, babys and environment must be supportive. If one them fulfilled, breastfeeding process will optimal. Therefore, health workers highlight only mothers, but also families, husbands, mothers/in-...