... A inside B ∈INSIDE + , B x C ∈ Mx2 and A inside C ∈INSIDE + Now A overlaps C can be deduced from A inside C using Rule VI and B overlaps C can be deduced from A inside B and A overlaps C using ... Ginside (= SRinside ) and SR are inconsistent Later we will use the set INSIDE + = GT inside =INSIDE −{A inside A |A is any involved object} Suppose, for example, SRinside ={ A inside B, B inside ... continue (and we know Ginside is acyclic) Suppose, for example, SRinside ={A inside B, B inside C, C inside A} Then GT inside contains all nine spatialrelationships Y inside Z, where Y and Z...
... plantations in slopes below 15° declined, while in slopes beyond 15° increased •The expansion of rubber plantations mainly occurred between 15° and 35° and gradually extended in steep and abrupt ... range in Laos •the planted intensity rose in different slope gradients 1980 Slope (°) 1990 2000 2010 Within China Within China Within Myanm ar Within China Within Laos Within Myanm ar Within China ... Field survey samples of Xishuangbanna in 2010 • Based on MODIS-NDVI data, we analyzed phenological characteristics of each vegetation coverage and determined the temporal window for rubber detection...
... student† SS = Senior Secondary † Adjusted for age and sex ††Adjusted for sex § Adjusted for age model, a combination of both individual and school factors further reduced the odds of having depression ... adolescent populations [5] According to Dunn and Weintraub [5], virtually all well-designed studies on depression have been conducted only in adult populations In addition, prior studies did ... exercise withdrawal actually resulted in increased depressive symptomatology in healthy, non-depressed individuals The female adolescents in this study had higher depression scores and lower physical...
... the deformation distribution of a test object is obtained, but higher-order displacement derivatives, such as first-order and second-order displacement derivatives, are also determined In addition, ... arising from this research work during the candidate’s Ph .D period is included in Appendix B The results presented in this thesis are mainly from these publications, but broader areas are discussed ... discussed and general information in digital holography is also included The research work in this thesis may contribute to a better understanding of digital holographic principles, and may also shed...
... The fringe spacing of the recorded interference pattern can be defined by the distance between two neighboring maxima points P1 and P2 as shown in Fig 2.1 The fringe spacing is described by (Schnars ... to a recording medium The object and reference waves combine in front of the recording medium by a beam splitter cube, and interfere on the surface of the recording medium The recorded interference ... divided into two types, i.e., spatial and temporal phase unwrapping 2.8.1 Spatial phase unwrapping During the past several decades, many spatial phase unwrapping techniques have been proposed,...
... distances can be obtained, and a focal distance for the point is determined Finally, a depth map Dm(k , l ) is extracted, and an extended focused image (EFI) is obtained by EFI (k , l ) = I Dm ... first-order displacement derivative Shifting operation Original complex amplitude Shifted complex amplitude Eqs (3.19) and (3.20) Phase map corresponding to secondorder displacement derivative Sine/cosine ... is determined by Eq (3.4), the complex amplitude can be numerically shifted in the ξ ' or η ' direction (described in Fig 2.12) The shifting direction is also demonstrated in Figs 3.2(a) and 3.2(b)...
... Nyquist sampling rate Hence, in the temporal- domain analysis, a high speed CCD camera is essential, and in this study a high speed CCD camera (Kodak Motion Carder Analyzer, Monochrome Model SR-Ultra) ... is 1.5 mm, and the diameter D of the plate is 50 mm In the experiment, the point loading is small in order to avoid a pattern recording with too dense fringes White lacquer is sprayed on the surface ... recording rate ranging from 30 to 10000 frames per second, and the size of a captured digital hologram varies with the recording rate In this study, a recording rate of 125 frames per second is...
... In some cases, fringe density distributions in both x and y directions need to be measured by using the proposed method, so an overall fringe-density distribution is estimated by the detected ... 5.5(b) and (d) Fig 5.5(c) 5.1.2.2 Second-order displacement derivative As mentioned in Section 3.1.2.2, after the complex amplitude corresponding to firstorder displacement derivative is obtained, ... displacement derivative 5.1.2.1 First-order displacement derivative As described in Section 3.1.2.1, after the complex amplitude corresponding to the deformation distribution is determined, the first-order...
... synthesized extended focused image is obtained by using the extracted depth map, and all particles are in focus In addition, wavelet modulus maxima algorithm and Canny algorithm are further proposed ... focus In this case study, a focal plane is obtained for each pixel along a series of reconstruction distances based on the proposed entropy method, and a depth map is then determined Finally, ... CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK (4) In the temporal domain, detection and compensation of phase-shifting error in phase-shifting digital holography are also investigated Three novel methods, such as...
... and a marginally significant negative linear trend for travelling individuals Specifically, homebound individuals showed a decline in reminiscent thinking before stabilizing and travelling individuals ... Long-Distance Relationships 23 diary records Only diary measures returned on time were treated as valid and retained in the data set 60 individuals had complete data for all items and all days individuals ... reminiscent thinking, and this effect was only found in homebound individuals, bH = 50, t = 3.59, p < 05 Homebound individuals who reported more reminiscent thinking also indicated that they had...
... also fed to MO and A2N Table - The summary of activated sludge reactors sampled in this study Operation mode Continuous Microaerophilic-oxic Sample name Substrate DOC loading HRT SRT (hr) (day) ... (Sigma-Aldrich Japan K.K., Japan) was used as the standard of 3HV unit in PHA These standards were also digested and analyzed by gas chromatography Methyl benzoate was used as the internal standard ... content in dry sludge weight was calculated by dividing PHA concentration with MLSS and expressed as percentages For the measurement of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), activated-sludge-mixed liquor...
... activities are industry and mining Significant pollution loads are discharged into the tributary rivers, mainly from domestic sewage and mining effluents In the middle and lower sectors of the basin, population ... mean and the standard deviation based on left-censored datasets exist in environment-related literature The influence of censored data on statistical summary has been discussed and evaluated in the ... sampling for further processing In the laboratory, 10 ml samples were pipetted into a previously cleaned labeled tube The sampled aliquots and the standard solutions were digested with nitric acid...
... ranking – A relationship of asymmetric differences, commonly exhibited in a hierarchical ordering of status and precedence – Examples include: • Subordinates to bosses • Soldiers to their commander ... developed, is hard to change – Negative reputations are difficult to “repair” 10-15 Key Elements in Managing Negotiations within Relationships • Trust – – “An individual’s belief in and willingness ... nature – An individual can have a number of different, even conflicting, reputations – Shaped by past behavior – Influenced by an individual’s personal characteristics and accomplishments – Develops...
... pressure development under physical exertion, and cardiopulmonary fitness Echocardiography Cardiac function and hemodynamic findings Exercise echocardiography Cardiac function and hemodynamic findings ... cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With minimal findings 1.3 With clinically significant findings 1.4 After palliative interventions: ... Unlimited B Mild (remaining) findings 1.2; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 4.2 Unlimited C Clinically significant (remaining findings) 1.3; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 No competitive sports D Severe (remaining) findings 1.4a;...
... had reported a trend towards an increased PA in individuals older than 60 years of age In fact, the increase in PA has been found to be higher in people older than 65 years than in middle-aged ... and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain Authors’ contributions DPC conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and draft the manuscript ... examining a national representative sample of non-institutionalized population residing in main family dwellings (households) of Spain and is mainly performed by the Ministry of Health and Consumer...
... borrower defaulted on in the past and which were originated during our sample period All variables are defined in Appendix I The coefficients for borrower industries (as described in Appendix I) ... and debit cards, credit lines and usage of credit lines) All variables are defined in Appendix I Models (2) to (6) consider those borrowers that have a checking account with the savings bank In ... loans, checking accounts, or credit cards Credit cards are used differently in Germany than in the United States They are issued by a bank and are directly linked to the credit card holder’s current...
... accommodate models that include latent variables, (3) accommodate measurement errors in both dependent and independent variables, (4) measure the direct and indirect effects of independent variables ... used in this study were standardized planning intensity and financial performance (12 ) did the model improve As shown in Table 2, χ2 for the modified model was reduced to 112.03; the p-value increased ... S A Hopkins Planning intensity and performance in banks With respect to firms in the banking industry, many have diversified into new markets in recent years This has resulted in increased pressure...
... catalase–peroxidases analysed here were divided into N-terminal and C-terminal domains because of the apparent tandem gene-duplication event reported previously [5,15] The border between the domains was ... catalase–peroxidases, the parts coding for the Nterminal and C-terminal domains of the corresponding genes (KatG) were treated separately Sequence data for Candida albicans was obtained from the Stanford ... the duplicons remained fused together in one KatG Functional adaptation resulted in N-domains having the ability to oxidize and reduce hydrogen peroxide (i.e the reaction of catalase) and to...
... Triplet combinations of profiles were identified within the set, and rank-ordered according to the information captured in the profile triplet that was not found in each of the individual pairwise ... (2005) STRING: known and predicted protein–protein associations, integrated and transferred across organisms Nucleic Acids Res 33, D4 33 D4 37 von Mering C, Huynen M, Jaeggi D, Schmidt S, Bork ... additional temporal, spatial, directional and conditional information Computational methods for analysis of genomic data would ideally create not only associations between data, but lead to intuitive...
... XK lines of copper and zinc included in a lead matrix, without interfering with the XL lines of this metal (10.45 and 10.55 keV), and thereby analysing copper and zinc 4.3.2.5 ERDA [129] ERDA ... published) [42] F Mairinger, The infrared examination of paintings, in: D. C Creagh and D. A, Bradley (Eds.), Radiation in Art and Archaeometry, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp 4076 [43] D Vigears, ... ones, not require sample preparation, and can be used in situ, and some introduce small ablation craters in the examined objects Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF), Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy...