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Uranium accumulation by Pseudomonas sp. EPS-5028
Pseudomonas sp. EPS-5028 was examined for the ability to accumulate uranium from solutions. The uptake of uranium by this microorganism is very rapid and is affected by pH but not by temperature, metabolic inhib...
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A multidimensional scaling approach to explore the behavior of a texture perception algorithm
This paper presents a methodology for behavior characterization of an algorithm in terms of the parametric description of input images. To develop the work we have selected an algorithm which implements a mode...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Unsupervised Parameterisation of Gaussian Mixture Models
In this paper we explain a new practical methodology to fully parameterise Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) to describe data set distributions. Our approach analyses hierarchically a data set distribution to be m...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multiple Model Approach to Deformable Shape Tracking
This paper describes a new proposal for tracking deformable objects in video sequences using multiple shape models of heterogeneous dimensionality. This models are generated unsupervisedly from a training sequ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A 3D Dynamic Model of Human Actions for Probabilistic Image Tracking
In this paper we present a method suitable to be used for human tracking as a temporal prior in a particle filtering framework such as CONDENSATION [5]. This method is for predicting feasible human postures given...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Probabilistic Image-Based Tracking: Improving Particle Filtering
Condensation is a widely-used tracking algorithm based on particle filters. Although some results have been achieved, it has several unpleasant behaviours. In this paper, we highlight the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
3D Human Motion Sequences Synchronization Using Dense Matching Algorithm
This work solves the problem of synchronizing pre-recorded human motion sequences, which show different speeds and accelerations, by using a novel dense matching algorithm. The approach is based on the dynamic...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Posture Constraints for Bayesian Human Motion Tracking
One of the most used techniques for full-body human tracking consists of estimating the probability of the parameters of a human body model over time by means of a particle filter. However, given the high-dime...
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Short/branched-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency due to an IVS3+3A>G mutation that causes exon skip**
Short/branched-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SBCADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of l-isoleucine catabolism. Little is known about the clinical presentation associated with this enzyme defect, a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of an Ontology for the Document Management Systems for Construction
This paper describes the development of an ontology for the AEC/FM projects’ documentation management that allows the classification of the documents along the lifecycle of AEC/FM projects. This ontology is ai...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Semantic Annotation of Complex Human Scenes for Multimedia Surveillance
A Multimedia Surveillance System (MSS) is considered for automatically retrieving semantic content from complex outdoor scenes, involving both human behavior and traffic domains. To characterize the dynamic in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automatic Learning of Conceptual Knowledge in Image Sequences for Human Behavior Interpretation
This work describes an approach for the interpretation and explanation of human behavior in image sequences, within the context of a Cognitive Vision System. The information source is the geometrical data obtaine...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Natural Language Descriptions of Human Behavior from Video Sequences
This contribution addresses the generation of textual descriptions in several natural languages for evaluation of human behavior in video sequences. The problem is tackled by converting geometrical information...
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Open AccessAntisense oligonucleotide-induced alternative splicing of the APOB mRNA generates a novel isoform of APOB
Apolipoprotein B (APOB) is an integral part of the LDL, VLDL, IDL, Lp(a) and chylomicron lipoprotein particles. The APOB pre-mRNA consists of 29 constitutively-spliced exons. APOB exists as two natural isoforms: ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Autonomous Virtual Agents for Performance Evaluation of Tracking Algorithms
This paper describes a framework which exploits the use of computer animation to evaluate the performance of tracking algorithms. This can be achieved in two different, complementary strategies. On the one han...
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Recognition of atypical 5′ splice sites by shifted base-pairing to U1 snRNA
One of the key early steps in splicing is recognition of the 5′ splice site by base-pairing to the U1 small nuclear RNA. Data now indicate that U1 can shift to recognize what had been designated as atypical 5′...
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A splicing component adapted to gene silencing
U1 adaptors offer an alternative to siRNA for targeted gene knockdown.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Knowledge Management and e-Learning for Underground Construction Projects
This paper describes a Knowledge management system (SGAC––Active Knowledge Management System) to manage the knowledge generated in a research project. This system aims both at organising project information du...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automatic Learning of Background Semantics in Generic Surveilled Scenes
Advanced surveillance systems for behavior recognition in outdoor traffic scenes depend strongly on the particular configuration of the scenario. Scene-independent trajectory analysis techniques statistically ...
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Chapter
Beyond the Static Camera: Issues and Trends in Active Vision
Maximizing both the area coverage and the resolution per target is highly desirable in many applications of computer vision. However, with a limited number of cameras viewing a scene, the two objectives are co...
