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Terrain Constrained Stereo Correspondence, Gabrielle Inglis, Chris Roman Dec 2012

Terrain Constrained Stereo Correspondence, Gabrielle Inglis, Chris Roman

Christopher N. Roman

There is a persistent need in the oceanographic community for accurate three dimensional reconstructions of seafloor structures. To meet this need underwater mapping techniques have expanded to include the use of stereo vision and high frequency multibeam sonar for mapping scenes 10's to 100's of square meters in size. Both techniques have relative advantages and disadvantages that depend on the task at hand and the desired accuracy. In this paper, we develop a method to constrain the often problematic stereo correspondence search to small sections of the image that correspond to estimated ranges along the epipolar lines calculated from coregistered …


Application Of Structured Light Imaging For High Resolution Mapping Of Underwater Archaeological Sites, Chris Roman, Gabrielle Inglis, James Rutter Dec 2012

Application Of Structured Light Imaging For High Resolution Mapping Of Underwater Archaeological Sites, Chris Roman, Gabrielle Inglis, James Rutter

Christopher N. Roman

This paper presents results from recent work using structured light laser profile imaging to create high resolution bathymetric maps of underwater archaeological sites. Documenting the texture and structure of submerged sites is a difficult task and many applicable acoustic and photographic mapping techniques have recently emerged. This effort was completed to evaluate laser profile imaging in comparison to stereo imaging and high frequency multibeam mapping. A ROV mounted camera and inclined 532 nm sheet laser were used to create profiles of the bottom that were then merged into maps using platform navigation data. These initial results show very promising resolution …


The Central Molecular Gas Structure In Liners With Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei: Evidence For Gradual Disappearance Of The Torus, F. Müller-Sánchez, M. A. Prieto, M. Mezcua, R. I. Davies, M. A. Malkan, Moshe Elitzur Dec 2012

The Central Molecular Gas Structure In Liners With Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei: Evidence For Gradual Disappearance Of The Torus, F. Müller-Sánchez, M. A. Prieto, M. Mezcua, R. I. Davies, M. A. Malkan, Moshe Elitzur

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We present observations of the molecular gas in the nuclear environment of three prototypical low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs), based on VLT/SINFONI AO-assisted integral-field spectroscopy of H2 1-0 S(1) emission at angular resolutions of ~0.''17. On scales of 50-150 pc, the spatial distribution and kinematics of the molecular gas are consistent with a rotating thin disk, where the ratio of rotation (V) to dispersion (σ) exceeds unity. However, in the central 50 pc, the observations reveal a geometrically and optically thick structure of molecular gas (V/σ < 1 and N H > 1023 cm–2 …


Transforming Fabry-Pérot Resonances Into A Tamm Mode, Maxim Durach, Anastasia Rusina Dec 2012

Transforming Fabry-Pérot Resonances Into A Tamm Mode, Maxim Durach, Anastasia Rusina

Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We propose an optical structure composed of two metal nanolayers enclosing a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mirror. The structure is an open photonic system whose bound modes are coupled to external radiation. We apply the special theoretical treatment based on inversion symmetry of the structure to classify its resonances. We show that the structure supports resonances transitional between Fabry-Pérot modes and Tamm plasmons. When the dielectric contrast of the DBR is removed these modes are a pair of conventional Fabry-Pérot resonances. They spectrally merge into a Tamm mode at high contrast. The optical properties of the structure in the frequency …


Facile Molten-Salt Synthesis Of Double Perovskite La2bmno 6 Nanoparticles, Yuanbing Mao Dec 2012

Facile Molten-Salt Synthesis Of Double Perovskite La2bmno 6 Nanoparticles, Yuanbing Mao

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Crystalline double perovskite La2BMnO6 (B = Ni and Co) nanoparticles with an average grain size of ∼64 nm were successfully prepared using a facile, environmentally friendly, scalable molten-salt reaction at 700 °C in air. Their composition and structural and magnetic properties have been characterized.


Multiple Subject Barycentric Discriminant Analysis (Musubada): How To Assign Scans To Categories Without Using Spatial Normalization, Hervé Abdi, Lynne J. Williams, Andrew C. Connolly, M. Ida Gobbini Dec 2012

Multiple Subject Barycentric Discriminant Analysis (Musubada): How To Assign Scans To Categories Without Using Spatial Normalization, Hervé Abdi, Lynne J. Williams, Andrew C. Connolly, M. Ida Gobbini

Dartmouth Scholarship

We present a new discriminant analysis (DA) method called Multiple Subject Barycentric Discriminant Analysis (MUSUBADA) suited for analyzing fMRI data because it handles datasets with multiple participants that each provides different number of variables (i.e., voxels) that are themselves grouped into regions of interest (ROIs). Like DA, MUSUBADA (1) assigns observations to predefined categories, (2) gives factorial maps displaying observations and categories, and (3) optimally assigns observations to categories. MUSUBADA handles cases with more variables than observations and can project portions of the data table (e.g., subtables, which can represent participants or ROIs) on the factorial maps. Therefore MUSUBADA can …


Self Organizing Maps For The Clustering Of Large Sets Of Labeled Graphs, Shujia Zhang, Markus Hagenbuchner, Ah Chung Tsoi, Milly Kc Dec 2012

Self Organizing Maps For The Clustering Of Large Sets Of Labeled Graphs, Shujia Zhang, Markus Hagenbuchner, Ah Chung Tsoi, Milly Kc

Dr Shujia Zhang

Graph Self-Organizing Maps (GraphSOMs) are a new concept in the processing of structured objects using machine learning methods. The GraphSOM is a generalization of the Self-Organizing Maps for Structured Domain (SOM-SD) which had been shown to be a capable unsupervised machine learning method for some types of graphstructured information. An application of the SOM-SD to document mining tasks as part of an international competition: Initiative for the Evaluation of XML Retrieval (INEX), on the clustering of XML formatted documents was conducted, and the method subsequently won the competition in 2005 and 2006 respectively. This paper applies the GraphSOM to theclustering …


Indexing And Retrieval Of Ubiquitous Visual Information, Lei Ye, Jianhua Ma, Runhe Huang Dec 2012

Indexing And Retrieval Of Ubiquitous Visual Information, Lei Ye, Jianhua Ma, Runhe Huang

Dr Lei Yi

No abstract provided.


Description Of Evolutional Changes In Image Time Sequences Using Mpeg-7 Visual Descriptors, Lei Ye, Lingzhi Cao, Philip Ogunbona, Wanqing Li Dec 2012

Description Of Evolutional Changes In Image Time Sequences Using Mpeg-7 Visual Descriptors, Lei Ye, Lingzhi Cao, Philip Ogunbona, Wanqing Li

Dr Lei Yi

Colour and texture visual descriptors have been developed to represent structural features of images, mainly under the Query-by- Example (QBE) image retrieval paradigm. This paper explores applicability of MPEG-7 visual descriptors to describe and measure evolutional changes in image time sequences, using a fruit rotting process as an example. The research found that MPEG-7 visual descriptors can be applied to describe evolutional changes in image time sequences. The experimental results are provided using bananas captured in image time sequences. The results show the desirable monotonicity of description metrics of MPEG-7 similarity matching for image time sequences and their sensitivity to …


Perceived Similarity And Visual Descriptions In Content-Based Image Retrieval, Yuan Zhong, Lei Ye, Wanqing Li, Philip Ogunbona Dec 2012

Perceived Similarity And Visual Descriptions In Content-Based Image Retrieval, Yuan Zhong, Lei Ye, Wanqing Li, Philip Ogunbona

Dr Lei Yi

The use of low-level feature descriptors is pervasive in content-based image retrieval tasks and the answer to the question of how well these features describe users’ intention is inconclusive. In this paper we devise experiments to gauge the degree of alignment between the description of target images by humans and that implicitly provided by low-level image feature descriptors. Data was collected on how humans perceive similarity in images. Using images judged by humans to be similar, as ground truth, the performance of some MPEG-7 visual feature descriptors were evaluated. It is found that various descriptors play different roles in different …


Visual Perceptual Process Model And Object Segmentation, Wanqing Li, P. Ogunbona, Lei Ye, Igor Kharitonenko Dec 2012

Visual Perceptual Process Model And Object Segmentation, Wanqing Li, P. Ogunbona, Lei Ye, Igor Kharitonenko

Dr Lei Yi

Modeling human visual process is crucial for automatic object segmentation that is able to produce consistent results to human perception. Based on the latest understanding of how human performs the task of extracting objects from images, we proposed a graph-based computational framework to model the visual process. The model supports the hierarchical nature of human visual perception and consists of the key steps of human visual perception including pre-attentive (pre-constancy) grouping, figure-and-ground organization, and attentive (post-constancy) grouping. A divide-and-conquer implementation of the model based on the concept of shortest spanning tree (SST) has demonstrated the potential of the model for …


Local Aggregation Function Learning Based On Support Vector Machines, Lei Ye, Jun Zhang Dec 2012

Local Aggregation Function Learning Based On Support Vector Machines, Lei Ye, Jun Zhang

Dr Lei Yi

No abstract provided.


Mpeg-7 Visual Descriptors And Discriminant Analysis, Jun Zhang, Lei Ye, Jianhua Ma Dec 2012

Mpeg-7 Visual Descriptors And Discriminant Analysis, Jun Zhang, Lei Ye, Jianhua Ma

Dr Lei Yi

No abstract provided.


Traceable And Retrievable Identity-Based Encryption, Man Ho Au, Qiong Huang, Joseph K. Liu, Willy Susilo, Duncan S. Wong, Guomin Yang Dec 2012

Traceable And Retrievable Identity-Based Encryption, Man Ho Au, Qiong Huang, Joseph K. Liu, Willy Susilo, Duncan S. Wong, Guomin Yang

Dr Guomin Yang

Very recently, the concept of Traceable Identity-based Encryption (IBE) scheme (or Accountable Authority Identity based Encryption scheme) was introduced in Crypto 2007. This concept enables some mechanisms to reduce the trust of a private key generator (PKG) in an IBE system. The aim of this paper is threefold. First, we discuss some subtleties in the first traceable IBE scheme in the Crypto 2007 paper. Second, we present an extension to this work by having the PKG’s master secret key retrieved automatically if more than one user secret key are released. This way, the user can produce a concrete proof of …


Efficient Non-Interactive Range Proof, Duncan Wong, Willy Susilo, Yi Mu, Tsz Hon Yuen, Guomin Yang, Q.X. Huang Dec 2012

Efficient Non-Interactive Range Proof, Duncan Wong, Willy Susilo, Yi Mu, Tsz Hon Yuen, Guomin Yang, Q.X. Huang

Dr Guomin Yang

No abstract provided.


A New Efficient Optimistic Fair Exchange Protocol Without Random Oracles, Qiong Huang, Guomin Yang, Duncan S Wong, Willy Susilo Dec 2012

A New Efficient Optimistic Fair Exchange Protocol Without Random Oracles, Qiong Huang, Guomin Yang, Duncan S Wong, Willy Susilo

Dr Guomin Yang

Optimistic fair exchange (OFE) is a kind of protocols to solve the problem of fair exchange between two parties. Most of the previous work on this topic are provably secure in the random oracle model. In this work, we propose a new construction of OFE from another cryptographic primitive, called time capsule signature. The construction is efficient and brings almost no overhead other than the primitive itself. The security of our new construction is based on that of the underlying primitive without relying on the random oracle heuristic. Applying our generic construction to the time capsule signature scheme recently proposed …


A Fundamental Analysis Of Continuous Flow Bioreactor Models With Recycle Around Each Reactor Governed By Contois Kinetics. Iii. Two And Three Reactor Cascades, Rubayyi Alqahtani, Mark Nelson, Annette Worthy Dec 2012

A Fundamental Analysis Of Continuous Flow Bioreactor Models With Recycle Around Each Reactor Governed By Contois Kinetics. Iii. Two And Three Reactor Cascades, Rubayyi Alqahtani, Mark Nelson, Annette Worthy

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

The steady-state treatment of industrial wastewaters in a cascade reactor with recycle is analyzed. A number of cascades with alternative arrangements of the settling units are considered. Specifically, we consider the case when the recycle stream leaving a settling unit which is placed around a reactor goes back into the feed stream for that reactor. The Contois kinetic model is used to study the degradation of biodegradable organic materials. The steady-states for the model are found and their stability determined as a function of the total residence time in the cascade. Asymptotic solutions in the limit of large total residence …


A Mathematical Model For The Biological Treatment Of Industrial Wastewater In A Reactor Cascade, Rubayyi Turki Alqahtani, Mark I. Nelson, Annette L. Worthy Dec 2012

A Mathematical Model For The Biological Treatment Of Industrial Wastewater In A Reactor Cascade, Rubayyi Turki Alqahtani, Mark I. Nelson, Annette L. Worthy

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

Many industrial processes, particularly in the food industry, produce slurries or wastewaters containing high concentrations of biodegradable organic materials. Before these contaminated wastewaters can be discharged the concentration of the biodegradable organic pollutant must be reduced. One way to do this is to pass the wastewater through a bioreactor containing biomass which grows through consumption of the pollutant. Anaerobic conditions are often favoured for the processing of waste materials with high levels of biodegradable organic pollutants as these can be removed with low investment and operational costs. We investigate the steady state effluent concentration leaving a cascade of two reactors. …


Soliton Steering By Longitudinal Modulation Of The Nonlinearity In Waveguide Arrays, Gaetano Assanto, Luis A. Cisneros, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, Benjamin D. Skuse, Noel F. Smyth, Annette L. Worthy Dec 2012

Soliton Steering By Longitudinal Modulation Of The Nonlinearity In Waveguide Arrays, Gaetano Assanto, Luis A. Cisneros, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, Benjamin D. Skuse, Noel F. Smyth, Annette L. Worthy

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

We show how discrete solitary waves in one and two-dimensional waveguide arrays can be steered across the lattice via the introduction of a longitudinal periodic modulation of the nonlinear response. Through parametric energy transfer from the modulation to the solitary wave, the latter can increase its width and overcome the Peierls-Nabarro potential to propagate freely.


A Mathematical Model For The Biological Treatment Of Industrial Wastewaters In A Cascade Of Four Reactors, Annette L. Worthy, Mark I. Nelson, Rubayyi Turki Alqahtani Dec 2012

A Mathematical Model For The Biological Treatment Of Industrial Wastewaters In A Cascade Of Four Reactors, Annette L. Worthy, Mark I. Nelson, Rubayyi Turki Alqahtani

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

Many industrial processes, particularly in the food industry, produce slurriesor wastewaters containing high concentrations of biodegradable organicmaterials. Before these contaminated wastewaters can be dischargedthe concentration of these pollutants must be reduced. A method which has beenextensively employed to remove biodegradable organic matter is biologicaltreatment. In this process the wastewater (or slurry) is passed through abioreactor containing biomass which grows through consumption of thepollutants.The industrial treatment of wastewaters typically employs a reactor cascade.In a reactor cascade of n reactors the effluent stream from the ith reactor inthe cascade acts as the feed stream for the (i+1)th reactor, i.e. the nextreactor. The …


Analysis Of A Chemostat Model With Variable Yield Coefficient: Contois Kinetics., Rubayyi Alqahtani, Mark Nelson, Annette Worthy Dec 2012

Analysis Of A Chemostat Model With Variable Yield Coefficient: Contois Kinetics., Rubayyi Alqahtani, Mark Nelson, Annette Worthy

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

Food processing wastewaters and slurries typically contain high concentrations of biodegradable organic matter. Before the wastewater can be discharged, the pollutant concentration must be reduced. One way to achieve this is by using a biological species (biomass) that consumes the organic matter (substrate). We investigate an unstructured kinetic model for a bioreactor with a variable yield coefficient, taking into account the death rate of the microorganisms. The growth rate is given by a Contois expression, which is often used to model the growth of biomass in wastewaters containing biodegradable organic materials. The analysis shows that the system has natural oscillations …


Propagation Of Optical Spatial Solitary Waves In Bias-Free Nematic-Liquid-Crystal Cells, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, Luke W. Sciberras, Noel F. Smyth, Annette L. Worthy Dec 2012

Propagation Of Optical Spatial Solitary Waves In Bias-Free Nematic-Liquid-Crystal Cells, Antonmaria A. Minzoni, Luke W. Sciberras, Noel F. Smyth, Annette L. Worthy

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

The propagation of a bulk optical solitary wave in a rectangular cell filled with a nematic liquid crystal—a nematicon—is mathematically modelled. In order to overcome the Freédricksz threshold the cell walls are rubbed to pretilt the nematic. A modulation theory, based on a Lagrangian formulation, is developed for the (2+1)-dimensional propagation of the solitary wave beam down the cell. This modulation theory is based on two different formulations of the director distribution. The relative advantages and disadvantages of these two methods are discussed. A previously unexplored method based on images is found to possess significant advantages. Excellent agreement with full …


A Variational Approach To The Stability Of An Embedded Nls Soliton At The Edge Of The Continuum, Annette Worthy, Antonmaria Minzoni, Noel Smyth Dec 2012

A Variational Approach To The Stability Of An Embedded Nls Soliton At The Edge Of The Continuum, Annette Worthy, Antonmaria Minzoni, Noel Smyth

Associate Professor Annette Worthy

No abstract provided.


Tteleconsultation Technology And Its Benefits: In The Case Of Public Hospitals In Malaysia, Nurazean Maarop, Sukdershan Hazara Singh, Khin Than Win Dec 2012

Tteleconsultation Technology And Its Benefits: In The Case Of Public Hospitals In Malaysia, Nurazean Maarop, Sukdershan Hazara Singh, Khin Than Win

Dr Khin Win

The ultimate objectives of this study are to describe teleconsultation activities and explore the benefits of teleconsultation technology in the context of public health care environment in Malaysia. The materials of this study were based on an exploratory mixed method studies involving semi-structured interviews with key informants and questionnaires survey of health care providers to obtain information about existing teleconsultation activities as well as to uncover the benefits of teleconsultation technology. The notable benefits from teleconsultation implementation were further discussed. The findings confirmed that teleconsultation service has improved health care delivery in the underserved areas to consult with specialist. One …


Benefits Of Online Patient Education (Ope) For Chronic Disease, Naffisah Hassan, Khin Than Win, Peter Hyland Dec 2012

Benefits Of Online Patient Education (Ope) For Chronic Disease, Naffisah Hassan, Khin Than Win, Peter Hyland

Dr Khin Win

No abstract provided.


Experiences Using Case Studies To Teach Risk, A. Fuller, Khin Than Win, L. Dei Dec 2012

Experiences Using Case Studies To Teach Risk, A. Fuller, Khin Than Win, L. Dei

Dr Khin Win

Most software development projects today are facing increased risks. Despite this risk management planning is virtually nonexistent, as managers have not been trained in risk management. Few current software engineering curricula provide comprehensive coverage of risk, nor any practical experience in risk assessment. In this paper we discuss our experience using case studies to teach risk as part of a final year course in software process management with a view to determining the effectiveness of the particular case studies. This experience will be used as a foundation for implementing the full semester course in 2003.


Data Security And Information Privacy For Pda Accessible Clinical-Log For Medical Education In Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) Approach, Rattiporn Luanrattana, Khin Than Win, John A. Fulcher Dec 2012

Data Security And Information Privacy For Pda Accessible Clinical-Log For Medical Education In Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) Approach, Rattiporn Luanrattana, Khin Than Win, John A. Fulcher

Dr Khin Win

Data security and information privacy are the important aspects to consider for the use of mobile technology for recording clinical experience and encounter in medical education. Objective: This study aims to address the qualitative findings of the appropriate data security and information privacy for PDA accessible clinical-log in problem-based learning (PBL) approach in medical education. Method: The semi-structured interviews were conducted with the medical faculty members, honorary clinical academics and medical education technology specialists. Results: Data security and information access plan were determined for managing clinical-log data. The results directed the guideline for the future development and implementation of clinical-log …


Teleconsultation Service Utilization Key Issues In The Context Of Malaysia: An Organizational Perspective, Khin Than Win, Nurazean Maarop, Sukdershan Singh Hs, Maslin Masrom Dec 2012

Teleconsultation Service Utilization Key Issues In The Context Of Malaysia: An Organizational Perspective, Khin Than Win, Nurazean Maarop, Sukdershan Singh Hs, Maslin Masrom

Dr Khin Win

No abstract provided.


Mobile Technology Use In Medical Education, Rattiporn Luanrattana, Khin Than Win, John Fulcher, Donald Iverson Dec 2012

Mobile Technology Use In Medical Education, Rattiporn Luanrattana, Khin Than Win, John Fulcher, Donald Iverson

Dr Khin Win

This study was undertaken to determine the PDA functionalities for a problem-based learning (PBL) medical curriculum at the Graduate School of Medicine (GSM), the University of Wollongong (UOW). The study determines the factors/aspects of incorporating PDAs, and the attitudes of stakeholders regarding the use of PDAs in such a PBL-based medical curriculum. In-depth interviews were designed and conducted with medical faculty, the medical education technology team and honorary medical academics. Four major PDA functionalities were identified, these being: clinical-log, reference, communication, and general functions. Two major aspects for the incorporation of PDAs into the PBL-medical curriculum at the UOW were …


Electronic Health Record System Evaluation Based On Patient Safety, Yung-Yu Su, Khin Than Win, John A. Fulcher Dec 2012

Electronic Health Record System Evaluation Based On Patient Safety, Yung-Yu Su, Khin Than Win, John A. Fulcher

Dr Khin Win

After describing the general characteristics of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), we consider patient safety. We then proceed to discuss IS evaluation in general terms, followed by HIS system evaluation in particular. The D&M IS Success model, Technology Acceptance model and Task-Technology Fit model are considered as potential candidates for EHR System evaluation. Based upon a critical review of the available literature, we draw some conclusions about the appropriateness of current HIS/EHR evaluation approaches. Finally, we suggest that by incorporating patient safety attributes in any EHR System evaluation framework, then this could lead to improved accuracy, and in turn improved patient …