... 12: Partitioned boxes for fermentation of quantities above 100kg wet beans 13: Drainage holes, for excess moisture, in bottom of boxes 14: Cocoa beans spread on wire mesh, for two hours, prior ... Tre Province is thanked for their assistance in farmer surveys and the selection of smallholder sites for solar drier evaluation Smilja Lambert of Mars, Inc is thanked for her assistance with ... rapid rise in temperature for cocoa pods that have been stored for seven days The faster fermentation and temperature rise results in an improved quality cocoa Therefore pod storage times of...
... developing or adapting powerful signal processingmethods (running on fast enough computer or processing chip which were not available before) to extract the relevant information from the EEG First, the ... information on EEG, standard EEG signal processing methods, and the detailed review of the past related work on EEG-based mental fatigue monitoring Some formulations of the relevant signal processing ... signicant cause for the increasing occurrences of mentalfatigue related accidents Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly common for us to stretch our limits to squeeze more time for work or for play...
... lasso methodsfor language modeling In ACL Goodman, J 2004 Exponential priors for maximum entropy models In NAACL Johnson, M., Geman, S., Canon, S., Chi, Z., and Riezler, S 1999 Estimators for ... conditional sequence models: a CMM for POS tagging and a CRF for Chinese word segmentation Our results show that ME estimation with L2 regularization achieves the best performing estimators in all of ... found that on both tasks it leads to a significant improvement in performance for the L2-regularied ME estimator but not for the L1-regularied ME estimator 2.2 ME estimation with L1 regularization...
... scales for errors are used for high-resolution methods: left- side scale for APM and right-side scale for AEM The sampling frequency for all the experiments and all the methods used is kHz The window ... reported for the sake of simplicity The results obtained are always reported in diagrams using two figures for DFT-based and high-resolution methods (APM and AEM) Two different scales for errors ... Signal Processing Amplitude Voltage spectrum time window of 200 ms 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 400 405 410 Frequency (Hz) Used for calculating Used for calculating Used for calculating...
... computed information about the segment position in the branching system hierarchy Coordinates and ’structural’ information are stored in the data storage structure Hardware needed for this processing ... repeated for all segments on each date All structural information about root order, segment identification, etc are automatically com- graphic puted without any direct intervention Procedures for ... This latter file contains some redundant information for redrawing root pictures more swiftly Root segment file Each root segment contains some time information (time of emergence), spatial data...
... of simplification and validity Four methods are compared on simulated data ’ METHODS The four methods considered type of test statistics rely upon the same information structure and the same Experimental ... needed for the evaluation of the statistics under H Ten replicates of a sample of 10 sires and 10 progenies per sire used 640 s for the ls statistic, A 142 s for the I statistic and 48 s for the ... the m x incidence matrix for the fixed effects of the model, when i t the realization of the genotypes of the sire i progeny is t i The Vi covariance matrix for the performances Y! of the sirei...
... August, 2012 Image Processing and Super Resolution Methodsfor a Linear 3D Range Image Scanning Device for Forensic Imaging Major Professor: Mihran Tuceryan In the last few decades, forensic science ... http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/teach_res_outreach/c_22.html IMAGE PROCESSING AND SUPER RESOLUTION METHODSFOR A LINEAR 3D RANGE IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE FOR FORENSIC IMAGING A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty ... knowledge of spatial domain properties for regularization 2.2 Spatial Domain Methods In this class of methods, spatial domain properties are used to formulate the image formation and motion model in order...
... investigating LSMs for MRE image processing and analysis First, the numerical platform LSD is proposed for MRE image enhancement Second, we propose a new level set formulation for MRE elastogram ... Fourier transform 2.2.3 Elasticity Reconstruction Different imaging mechanisms ask for distinct strategies for MRE image processing and analysis For dynamic MRE images, the applicable methods include ... level set methodsfor elasticity modeling and interpretation Two new level set models have been developed, one for segmentation and the other one for piecewise constant modeling These new methods...
... Section presents the general formulation of the problem in the form of a stochastic integral equation, a formal analytical solution and a closure approximation for zero mean forcing function Section ... 10.Appendix: Mathematical Results and Formulae 10.1 MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES OF VARIATIONAL BIE 10.1.1 Coupling on a Volume 10.2 PROPER NORM FOR RESIDUAL FORCES 10.3 MATRICES FOR THE REFLECTIONTRANSMISSION ... Abstract Introduction Wave Propagation in a Half-Space 2.1 INCIDENT WAVES BEM Formulation for SH Waves BEM Formulation for P, SV and Rayleigh Waves Observed Amplification in the Mexico City Valley...
... examined flocculating properties in an effort to develop an effective extraction method for bioflocculants from the microbial cell surface Materials and Methods Activated sludge samples Activated ... measured for min, and the relative A660 against the control test was calculated every minute using the following formula: The relative A660 = A660 of flocculating test A660 of control test For the ... effective extraction method for activated sludge However, cell disruption is not effective for the isolation of bioflocculants Thus, NaOH extraction was the most effective method for the extraction of...
... or for that matter, one “best research design” approach for customer satisfaction measurement In the end, the cost versus the value of the information should dictate CSM form and function for ... Low – medium High High Depends on methods Poor (excluded) Poor – fair (rerouted) Very good Very good Depends on methods Fair Fair Good Excellent Depends on methods Short, 5”-10” Comment questions ... Fair – Poor Very good Excellent Depends on methods Good Good Very good Excellent Depends on methods Lowest Moderate High Highest Blended On review of the information in the table, in-person surveys...
... 264 11 Analytical Methodsfor Monitoring Biodegradation Processes oriented, and not much attention was paid to the identification of environmental requirements for, and testing of, biodegradable ... appear in an oxidized or reduced form after biodegradation depending on whether the conditions are aerobic or anaerobic, respectively 265 266 11 Analytical Methodsfor Monitoring Biodegradation ... hydrolysis have been extensively reviewed not only for backbone hydrolysis but also for the hydrolysis of pendant groups [15–17] The necessary elements for a wide range of catalysis, such as acids...
... wash fruits properly before processing is among the main reasons for contamination in fruit juice Washing and brushing fruit before the juicing step is common in juice processing According to ... systems that are currently mandated forprocessing of fruit and vegetable juices by the FDA.27 The use of preservatives may change heat resistance of E coli O157:H7 For example, potassium sorbate ... merit for extending product shelf life, they cannot be relied upon to eliminate pathogens from fruit juice or cider The FDA guideline for minimizing microbiological hazards emphasizes Þve major...
... chapters Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Page Sensors for Dead-reckoning Heading Sensors Active Beacons Sensors for Map-based Positioning Part II: Systems and Methodsfor Mobile Robot Positioning ... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake...
... chapters Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Page Sensors for Dead-reckoning Heading Sensors Active Beacons Sensors for Map-based Positioning Part II: Systems and Methodsfor Mobile Robot Positioning ... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake...
... replacements for mechanical gyros for over three decades With little or no moving parts, such devices are virtually maintenance free and display no gravitational sensitivities, eliminating the need for ... factor linearity that far surpasses the best mechanical gyros Dithered biasing, unfortunately, is too slow for high-performance systems (i.e., flight control), resulting in oscillatory instabilities ... high-tolerance machining and clean-room assembly required for ring-laser gyros The glass fiber in essence forms an internally reflective waveguide for optical energy, along the lines of a small-diameter...
... is installed on your platform) If you would like to check the video clips, click here for a list and instructions: If you would like to contribute your own material for next year's edition of ... Detection and Warning System 127 PART II SYSTEMS AND METHODSFOR MOBILE ROBOT POSITIONING Chapter Odometry and Other Dead-Reckoning Methods 130 5.1 Systematic and Non-Systematic ... perhaps with better performance, has been tested only under a limited set of laboratory conditions For these reasons we generally refrain from comparing or even judging the performance of different...
... chapters Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Page Sensors for Dead-reckoning Heading Sensors Active Beacons Sensors for Map-based Positioning Part II: Systems and Methodsfor Mobile Robot Positioning ... Specifications for the Trak-Star Ultrasonic Speed Sensor Page 13 Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning the kinematic design closely before attempting ... extended axes for all wheels intersect in a common point (adapted from [Byrne et al, 1992]) Page 16 X Part I: Sensors for Mobile Robot Positioning Chapter 1: Sensors for Dead Reckoning For the sake...
... complete and put ξ1 := Fully parallel methodsfor linear PDAEs In this section we study the numerical solution of the following initial boundary value problems (IBVPs) for linear PDAEs: Aut + B∆u = f ... is assumed to be sufficiently smooth We propose two parallel methodsfor solving the IBVP (5)-(7) where the parallelism will be performed across both the problem and the method According to Proposition ... relation between the total (CPU) time spent on the performance of a program, the speedup and the efficiency of this performance The speedup of the performance is defined as S = Ts /Tp, where Ts (Tp)...
... is installed on your platform) If you would like to check the video clips, click here for a list and instructions: If you would like to contribute your own material for next year's edition of ... Detection and Warning System 127 PART II SYSTEMS AND METHODSFOR MOBILE ROBOT POSITIONING Chapter Odometry and Other Dead-Reckoning Methods 130 5.1 Systematic and Non-Systematic ... perhaps with better performance, has been tested only under a limited set of laboratory conditions For these reasons we generally refrain from comparing or even judging the performance of different...