Search results for " ENHANCEMENT"
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Three-dimensional object detection under arbitrary lighting conditions
2006
A novel method of 3D object recognition independent of lighting conditions is presented. The recognition model is based on a vector space representation using an orthonormal basis generated by the Lambertian reflectance functions obtained with distant light sources. Changing the lighting conditions corresponds to multiplying the elementary images by a constant factor and because of that, all possible lighting views will be elements that belong to that vector space. The recognition method proposed is based on the calculation of the angle between the vector associated with a certain illuminated 3D object and that subspace. We define the angle in terms of linear correlations to get shift and i…
2020
Abstract. Despite the availability of both commercial and open-source software, an ideal tool for digital rock physics analysis for accurate automatic image analysis at ambient computational performance is difficult to pinpoint. More often, image segmentation is driven manually, where the performance remains limited to two phases. Discrepancies due to artefacts cause inaccuracies in image analysis. To overcome these problems, we have developed CobWeb 1.0, which is automated and explicitly tailored for accurate greyscale (multiphase) image segmentation using unsupervised and supervised machine learning techniques. In this study, we demonstrate image segmentation using unsupervised machine le…
Risk Management Era in European Credit Institutions: Predictable Mutation in XXI Century
2014
Abstract In the market economy, globalization, liberalization and diversification of financial markets, fierce competition between the credit institutions and many of the products and services offered by them are the main factors that have exposed the banking sector to new risks, while leading to multiple challenges. For these reasons it is becoming increasingly important both permanent innovation and risk management techniques tools as well as banking performance. Only a pertinent analysis and a very good knowledge of the new tendencies in banking financial risk management can provide credit institutions in Romania efficient options on their use of management, while obtaining a higher prof…
Cross-modal interactions between taste and smell: Odour-induced saltiness enhancement depends on salt level
2011
International audience; In recent years, health concerns related to salt have led to extensive research on low-salt foods. One major remaining issue is to reduce sodium content while still providing the salty fix, to maintain food appreciation, acceptance and choice. Using well-selected odours has been proposed to compensate for sodium chloride reduction in food, due to the cross-modal interactions between odour and taste. However, interactions between taste and odour, with regards to saltiness, remain poorly investigated. Moreover, although a few studies have assessed the influences of odour and sweet supra-threshold intensity on cross-modal interactions, none focused directly on how they …
Heterogeneous salt distribution in hot snacks enhances saltiness without loss of acceptability
2013
clef UT: 000318667000026; International audience; Abstract Health issues have led worldwide organisations to encourage the food industry to reduce salt in processed foods. Therefore, different strategies for salt reduction have been investigated. Here, the effect of heterogeneous salt distribution on saltiness perception intensity was assessed to compensate for salt reduction in snack foods. Two models of hot-served baked foods were developed. One model is made of two layers that vary in composition (cream-based and cereal-based layers) and salt (NaCl) concentration; the other one is made of four cream-based layers that vary in salt concentrations. Consumer panels rated the saltiness intens…
Comunicare il restauro
2017
Le nuove, estese concezioni del patrimonio culturale collegate alle tecnologie della comunicazione, devono essere l'occasione per una cultura dell'integrazione che faccia lavorare insieme le due componenti, Heritage e Digital- in una visione consapevolmente interdisciplinare, forse anche transdisciplinare, che lavori alla ri-composizione dei saperi e a quella di essi con il contesto fisico-sociale. This paper puts forward a comparison between the traditional way of communicating cultural heritage and a new approach that not only involves the physical use of cultural assets, but also the understanding of their identity and history, through intangible technological systems of communication. T…
Enzyme replacement and gene therapy for mucopolysaccharidoses: current progress and future directions
2015
Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage disorders caused by the deficiency of enzymes that are responsible for the stepwise degradation of complex carbohydrates, the glycosaminoglycans. Whereas in the past the treatment of MPS consisted mainly of palliative care, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is now possible for some MPS disorders, and in the future many other therapeutic options will become available.Areas covered: This review, based on personal experience and the currently available literature, will give an overview on the efficacy and limitations of ERT and will discuss new therapeutic approaches, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, substrate reduction therapy, ch…
Valorizzazione e gestione delle informazioni
2017
Il volume indaga sulle dialettiche tra valorizzazione e conservazione materiale delle preesistenze, additando utili scenari di ricerca da percorrere congiuntamente, anche con l'ausilio della didattica, perchè le azioni di valorizzazione 'tangibili' non rechino nocumento alle azioni di tutela preordinate. Il volume illustra inoltre casi concreti di best practices (Tecnologie ICT, Data-base, Gis, ricostruzioni virtuali, website ecc..., ). I contributi presenti nel volume confermano la consapevolezza che questa nuova s da che ci perviene dall’esterno, possa divenire per noi, attori del restauro architettonico, un ulteriore spazio di ricerca, anche stimolante per una nuova visione del patrimoni…
Connaissance et mise en valeur du patrimoine archéologique. Donner un sens et saisir le sens des vestiges du passé: le cas d’Agrigente
2016
Il contributo tratta del senso attuale della valorizzazione, da basare imprescindibilmente sulla conoscenza e vincolare agli interessi e istanze della società contemporanea.
INSEGNARE AL MASCHILE E AL FEMMINILE SECONDO GIUSEPPE MARI
2021
La riflessione storica e quella teoretica di Mari sul dimorfismo sessuale, che è presente in tutte le culture, costituiscono la base per giustificare la differenziazione parziale dell’educazione del ragazzo e della ragazza, considerando i ruoli che essi svolgeranno, l’uno di padre e l’altra di madre: una paternità e una maternità che vanno ben oltre la generatività fisica. Mari ha collocato la didattica di genere all’interno del sistema pedagogico dell’educazione personalizzata. The historical and Mari's theoretical reflection on sexual dimorphism that exists in all cultures form the basis for justifying the partial differentiation in boy and girl education, considering the roles they will …