In this paper, we extend our previous work on presenting a registration model for images having arbitrarily-shaped locally variant illuminations from shadows to multiple shading levels. These variations tend to degrade the performance of geometric registration and impact subsequent processing. Often, traditional registration models use a leastsquares estimator that is sensitive to outliers. Ins...

UNLABELLED Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that invades host cells and replicates within a unique parasitophorous vacuole. To maintain this intracellular niche, the parasite secretes an array of dense granule proteins (GRAs) into the nascent parasitophorous vacuole. These GRAs are believed to play key roles in vacuolar remodeling, nutrient uptake, and immune evasion whil...

Abstract In this study, the effects of cutting speed, tool geometry, and machining parameters on surface roughness forces in turning Nilo 36 superalloy have been investigated. An experimental design process was made with Taguchi technique. way, optimum values were estimated a small number experiments. The grey correlation analysis method used to determine best parameter levels plausible factors...

In the quest to achieve home comfort with highest possible efficiency, there is an increasing interest in combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems. These can be fuelled by natural gas potentially hydrogen enriched ultimately hydrogen. The optimised designs largely depend on energy dispatch algorithms that take into account aspects of economic environmental impacts as well system effic...

In site-specific site-response assessments, observation-based approaches requiring a target–reference recording pair or regional network cannot be implemented at many sites of interest. Thus, various estimation techniques have to used. How effective are these in predicting site responses (average over earthquakes)? To address this question, we conduct systematic comparison using large data set ...