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Adaptive Display Algorithm for Interactive Frame Rates During Visualization of Complex Virtual Environments
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-- viewing algorithms; I.3.5 Computational Geometry and Object Modeling -- geometric algorithms, object rates. Furthermore, the complexity of the portion of the model visible to the observer can be highly on any single frame time. Using the UC Berkeley Building Walkthrough System [5] and a model of Soda Hall
Singh, Jaswinder Pal
Work to save dose: contrasting effective dose rates from radon exposure in workplaces and residences against the backdrop of public and occupational limits
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Office workers are exposed to radon while at work and at home. Though there has been a multitude of studies reporting the measurements of radon concentrations and potential lung and effective doses associated with radon and progeny exposure in homes, similar studies on the concentrations and subsequent effective dose rates in the non-mine workplaces are lacking. Additionally, there are few, if any, comparative analyses of radon exposures at more 'typical' workplace with residential exposures within the same county. The purposes of this study were to measure radon concentrations in office and residential spaces in the same county and explore the radiation dose implications. Sixty-five track-etch detectors were deployed in office spaces and 47 were deployed in residences, all within Los Alamos County, New Mexico, USA. The sampling periods for these measurements were generally about three months. The measured concentrations were used to calculate and compare effective dose rates resulting from exposure while at work and at home. Results showed that full-time office workers receive on average about 8 times greater exposure at home than while in the office (2.3 mSv yr-! versus 0.3 mSv yr-!). The estimated effective dose rate for a more homebound person was about 3 mSv yr-!. Estimating effective doses from background radon exposure in the same county as Los Alamos National Laboratory, with thousands of'radiological workers,' highlights interesting contrasts in radiation protection standards that span public and occupational settings. For example, the effective dose rate from background radon exposure in unregulated office spaces ranged up to 1.1 mSv yr-!, which is similar to the 1 mSv yr-! threshold for regulation ofa 'radiological worker,' as defined in the Department of Energy regulations for occupational exposure. Additionally, the estimated average effective dose total of> 3 mSv yf! from radon background exposure in homes stands in contrast to the 0.1 mSv yr-! air pathway effective public dose limit regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency for radioactive air emissions.
Whicker, Jeffrey J [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mcnaughton, Michael W [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Visualization of Magnetically Confined Plasmas
With the rapid developments in experimental and theoretical fusion energy research towards more geometric details, visualization plays an increasingly important role. In this paper we will give an overview of how visualization can be used to compare and contrast some different configurations for future fusion reactors. Specifically we will focus on the stellarator and tokamak concepts. In order to gain understanding of the underlying fundamental differences and similarities these two competing concepts are compared and contrasted by visualizing some key attributes.
J.L.V. Lewandowski
Video-rate optical dosimetry and dynamic visualization of IMRT and VMAT treatment plans in water using Cherenkov radiation
Purpose: A novel technique for optical dosimetry of dynamic intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans was investigated for the first time by capturing images of the induced Cherenkov radiation in water. Methods: A high-sensitivity, intensified CCD camera (ICCD) was configured to acquire a two-dimensional (2D) projection image of the Cherenkov radiation induced by IMRT and VMAT plans, based on the Task Group 119 (TG-119) C-Shape geometry. Plans were generated using the Varian Eclipse treatment planning system (TPS) and delivered using 6 MV x-rays from a Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (Linac) incident on a water tank doped with the fluorophore quinine sulfate. The ICCD acquisition was gated to the Linac target trigger pulse to reduce background light artifacts, read out for a single radiation pulse, and binned to a resolution of 512 � 512 pixels. The resulting videos were analyzed temporally for various regions of interest (ROI) covering the planning target volume (PTV) and organ at risk (OAR), and summed to obtain an overall light intensity distribution, which was compared to the expected dose distribution from the TPS using a gamma-index analysis. Results: The chosen camera settings resulted in 23.5 frames per second dosimetry videos. Temporal intensity plots of the PTV and OAR ROIs confirmed the preferential delivery of dose to the PTV versus the OAR, and the gamma analysis yielded 95.9% and 96.2% agreement between the experimentally captured Cherenkov light distribution and expected TPS dose distribution based upon a 3%/3 mm dose difference and distance-to-agreement criterion for the IMRT and VMAT plans, respectively. Conclusions: The results from this initial study demonstrate the first documented use of Cherenkov radiation for video-rate optical dosimetry of dynamic IMRT and VMAT treatment plans. The proposed modality has several potential advantages over alternative methods including the real-time nature of the acquisition, and upon future refinement may prove to be a robust and novel dosimetry method with both research and clinical applications.
Glaser, Adam K., E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Andreozzi, Jacqueline M.; Davis, Scott C. [Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (United States)] [Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (United States); Zhang, Rongxiao [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (United States)] [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (United States); Pogue, Brian W., E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Physics and Astronomy and Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (United States); Fox, Colleen J.; Gladstone, David J. [Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 (United States)] [Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 (United States)
Target-specific contrast agents for magnetic resonance microscopy
High-resolution ex vivo magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) can be used to delineate prominent architectonic features in the human brain, but increased contrast is required to visualize more subtle distinctions. The goal ...
Hepler Blackwell, Megan Leticia
Fuzzy Sets for Texture Contrast Modelling Applied to Pattern Recognition
Fuzzy Sets for Texture Contrast Modelling Applied to Pattern Recognition J. Chamorro-Mart´inez1 , P the application of the proposed fuzzy model for pattern recognition. 1 Introduction Texture is, together propose to model the contrast of visual tex- ture by means of a perceptual-based fuzzy approach
Granada, Universidad de
Saline as the Sole Contrast Agent for Successful MRI-guided Epidural Injections
Purpose. To assess the performance of sterile saline solution as the sole contrast agent for percutaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided epidural injections at 1.5 T. Methods. A retrospective analysis of two different techniques of MRI-guided epidural injections was performed with either gadolinium-enhanced saline solution or sterile saline solution for documentation of the epidural location of the needle tip. T1-weighted spoiled gradient echo (FLASH) images or T2-weighted single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) images visualized the test injectants. Methods were compared by technical success rate, image quality, table time, and rate of complications. Results. 105 MRI-guided epidural injections (12 of 105 with gadolinium-enhanced saline solution and 93 of 105 with sterile saline solution) were performed successfully and without complications. Visualization of sterile saline solution and gadolinium-enhanced saline solution was sufficient, good, or excellent in all 105 interventions. For either test injectant, quantitative image analysis demonstrated comparable high contrast-to-noise ratios of test injectants to adjacent body substances with reliable statistical significance levels (p < 0.001). The mean table time was 22 {+-} 9 min in the gadolinium-enhanced saline solution group and 22 {+-} 8 min in the saline solution group (p = 0.75). Conclusion. Sterile saline is suitable as the sole contrast agent for successful and safe percutaneous MRI-guided epidural drug delivery at 1.5 T.
Deli, Martin, E-mail: email@example.com [University of Witten/Herdecke, Department of Radiology and Microtherapy, Groenemeyer Institute for Microtherapy (GIMT) (Germany); Fritz, Jan, E-mail: email@example.com [Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (United States); Mateiescu, Serban, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Busch, Martin, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [University of Witten/Herdecke, Department of Radiology and Microtherapy, Groenemeyer Institute for Microtherapy (GIMT) (Germany); Carrino, John A., E-mail: email@example.com [Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (United States); Becker, Jan, E-mail: email@example.com; Garmer, Marietta, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Groenemeyer, Dietrich, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [University of Witten/Herdecke, Department of Radiology and Microtherapy, Groenemeyer Institute for Microtherapy (GIMT) (Germany)
Visual Breakout
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Visual Breakout of the Cummulative Barrels of Oil Recovered by the Discoverer Enterprise, Q4000 and HP1.�Updated through 12:00 AM on July 16, 2010.
Visualizing data
We used Viewshare to visualize three different sets of data. Frist one is a collection of budget reports published by the Texas A&M System. The file was crosswalked from MARCXML to MODS and uploaded to Viewshare as an XML MODS file. The second...
Ilik, Violeta
Comparing and Contrasting Health and
/ private partnership Institutional Change In Health: � The Affordable Care Act (ACA) � The recognitionComparing and Contrasting Health and Transportation as Complex Sociotechnical Systems System: Comparing and Contrasting Health and Transportation as Complex Sociotechnical Systems Ideas about
Entekhabi, Dara
Visualizing Music
. Craig Hammack demonstrated super human levels of pat ience throughout this process and he lped me retain my focus. I would also like to thank my comrades in the Visualization Laboratory, they have expanded my horizons a n d given a g o o d ba lance... the unrounded, warm. Consonants were realized by their manner of articulation and if they were vo iced. For example, the frictive f is cerulean blue and frictive y is violet. The breaks or breaths in the text FIGURE 1: Ox; URSONATE, 2nd Half of the Fourth...
Haggerty, Mary Beth
Sustainable Building Rating Systems Summary
The purpose of this document is to offer information that could be used to compare and contrast sustainable building rating systems.
Fowler, Kimberly M.; Rauch, Emily M.
Motion thresholds can be predicted from contrast discrimination
and flicker thresholds for suprathreshold sinusoidal gratings are similar. This finding sup- ports the idea are slightly higher than jitter thresholds indicates that the contrast gain control (or satu- rating energy
Klein, Stanley
Behavioral contrast and local rate-of-response in rats
to maintain the proper perspective throughout the years. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE METHODS Page ~Sb ~~~At Procedure 10 RESULTS DISCUSSION 12 18 Conclusions REFERENCES VITA 21 23 26 vii LIST OF FIGURES.... The frequency of reinforcement was determined by variable-interval (VI) schedules in which reinforcement is available after a variable period of time providing a key-peck occurs after the time has elapsed. Variable- interval schedules are typically specified...
Dreyfus, Leon Richard
Interactive Volumetric Information Visualization for Document Corpus Management
Interactive Volumetric Information Visualization for Document Corpus Management David S Ebert U must be extracted. By contrast, information analysis or document corpus management seeks to understand system that aids in the document corpus management task by em- ploying 3D volumetric visualization
Miller, Ethan L.
High-contrast imaging testbed
Several high-contrast imaging systems are currently under construction to enable the detection of extra-solar planets. In order for these systems to achieve their objectives, however, there is considerable developmental work and testing which must take place. Given the need to perform these tests, a spatially-filtered Shack-Hartmann adaptive optics system has been assembled to evaluate new algorithms and hardware configurations which will be implemented in these future high-contrast imaging systems. In this article, construction and phase measurements of a membrane 'woofer' mirror are presented. In addition, results from closed-loop operation of the assembled testbed with static phase plates are presented. The testbed is currently being upgraded to enable operation at speeds approaching 500 hz and to enable studies of the interactions between the woofer and tweeter deformable mirrors.
Baker, K; Silva, D; Poyneer, L; Macintosh, B; Bauman, B; Palmer, D; Remington, T; Delgadillo-Lariz, M
Visual servoing Francois Chaumette
Concepts Visual navigation Visual tracking Robot vision Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera control Image-guided robotic surgery Definition Visual servoing refers to the use of computer vision data as input of real time closed loop control schemes to control the motion of a dynamic system, a robot typically [8
Boyer, Edmond
High index contrast platform for silicon photonics
This thesis focuses on silicon-based high index contrast (HIC) photonics. In addition to mature fiber optics or low index contrast (LIC) platform, which is often referred to as Planar Lightwave Cirrcuit (PLC) or Silica ...
Akiyama, Shoji, 1972-
Visual Resource Report
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Assessment Visual Resource Report in Support of the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project Environmental Impact Statement Prepared for: Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621...
Multimedia resources at the United States Department of Energy help to message geothermal development visually through video, photographs, renderings of the subsurface, and resource maps. VIDEO links
Service-Oriented Architecture for VIEW: a Visual Scientific Workflow Management System
Service-Oriented Architecture for VIEW: a Visual Scientific Workflow Management System Cui Lin architecture, we further propose a service-oriented archi- tecture for VIEW (a VIsual sciEntific Workflow discoveries. In contrast to business workflows, which are typically controlflow oriented, scien- tific
Hua, Jing
A Virtual Environment for Interactive Visualization of Power System Economic and Security Information
. In contrast, the purpose of the work presented here is to use a VE to interactively visualize more abstract of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 61801 USA Abstract Simulation and analysis of power systems often power system data. Thus this work is more akin to scientific visualization. An overview of using VEs
Gd-HOPO Based High Relaxivity MRI Contrast Agents
Tris-bidentate HOPO-based ligands developed in our laboratory were designed to complement the coordination preferences of Gd{sup 3+}, especially its oxophilicity. The HOPO ligands provide a hexadentate coordination environment for Gd{sup 3+} in which all he donor atoms are oxygen. Because Gd{sup 3+} favors eight or nine coordination, this design provides two to three open sites for inner-sphere water molecules. These water molecules rapidly exchange with bulk solution, hence affecting the relaxation rates of bulk water olecules. The parameters affecting the efficiency of these contrast agents have been tuned to improve contrast while still maintaining a high thermodynamic stability for Gd{sup 3+} binding. The Gd- HOPO-based contrast agents surpass current commercially available agents ecause of a higher number of inner-sphere water molecules, rapid exchange of inner-sphere water molecules via an associative mechanism, and a long electronic relaxation time. The contrast enhancement provided by these agents is at least twice that of commercial contrast gents, which are based on polyaminocarboxylate ligands.
Datta, Ankona; Raymond, Kenneth
An Information Visualization Approach to Intelligent Building Assessment
This paper presents a Knowledge-oriented Information Visualization (KIV) approach to facilitating the implementation of building rating systems such as the Asian Intelligent Building Index (AIIB) for the post-assessment of Intelligent Buildings (IBs...
Hong, J.; Chen, Z.; Li, H.; Xu, Q.
Rate Schedules
One of the major responsibilities of Southeastern is to design, formulate, and justify rate schedules. Repayment studies prepared by the agency determine revenue requirements and appropriate rate...
Multi-step contrast sensitivity gauge
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An X-ray contrast sensitivity gauge is described herein. The contrast sensitivity gauge comprises a plurality of steps of varying thicknesses. Each step in the gauge includes a plurality of recesses of differing depths, wherein the depths are a function of the thickness of their respective step. An X-ray image of the gauge is analyzed to determine a contrast-to-noise ratio of a detector employed to generate the image.
Quintana, Enrico C; Thompson, Kyle R; Moore, David G; Heister, Jack D; Poland, Richard W; Ellegood, John P; Hodges, George K; Prindville, James E
Architecture for Teraflop Visualization
Sandia Laboratories' computational scientists are addressing a very important question: How do we get insight from the human combined with the computer-generated information? The answer inevitably leads to using scientific visualization. Going one technology leap further is teraflop visualization, where the computing model and interactive graphics are an integral whole to provide computing for insight. In order to implement our teraflop visualization architecture, all hardware installed or software coded will be based on open modules and dynamic extensibility principles. We will illustrate these concepts with examples in our three main research areas: (1) authoring content (the computer), (2) enhancing precision and resolution (the human), and (3) adding behaviors (the physics).
Breckenridge, A.R.; Haynes, R.A.
Using Visualization Process Graphs to Improve Visualization Exploration
Using Visualization Process Graphs to Improve Visualization Exploration T. J. Jankun-Kelly1 University, MS 39762, USA. Email: email@example.com Abstract. Visualization exploration is an iterative process, redundant exploration was quickly identified and eliminated. 1 Introduction During the visualization process
Jankun-Kelly, T. J.
Using Passive Cavitation Detection to Observe Postexcitation Response of Ultrasound Contrast
Using Passive Cavitation Detection to Observe Postexcitation Response of Ultrasound Contrast Agents, FR Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract-- Passive cavitation detection was used to improve. Keywords - microbubbles; postexcitation; passive cavitation detection; inertial cavitation; flow rate I
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of
Visualizations for Real-time Pricing Demonstration
In this paper, the visualization tools created for monitoring the operations of a real-time pricing demonstration system that runs at a distribution feeder level are presented. The information these tools provide gives insights into demand behavior from automated price responsive devices, distribution feeder characteristics, impact of weather on system�s development, and other significant dynamics. Given the large number of devices that bid into a feeder-level real-time electricity market, new techniques are explored to summarize the present state of the system and contrast that with previous trends as well as future projections. To better understand the system behavior and correctly inform decision-making procedures, effective visualization of the data is imperative.
Marinovici, Maria C.; Hammerstrom, Janelle L.; Widergren, Steven E.; Dayley, Greg K.
Extreme Scale Visual Analytics
Given the scale and complexity of today s data, visual analytics is rapidly becoming a necessity rather than an option for comprehensive exploratory analysis. In this paper, we provide an overview of three applications of visual analytics for addressing the challenges of analyzing climate, text streams, and biosurveilance data. These systems feature varying levels of interaction and high performance computing technology integration to permit exploratory analysis of large and complex data of global significance.
Steed, Chad A [ORNL] [ORNL; Potok, Thomas E [ORNL] [ORNL; Pullum, Laura L [ORNL] [ORNL; Ramanathan, Arvind [ORNL] [ORNL; Shipman, Galen M [ORNL] [ORNL; Thornton, Peter E [ORNL] [ORNL
Constructive Contrasts Between Modeled and Measured Climate
Constructive Contrasts Between Modeled and Measured Climate Responses Over a Regional Scale of simulated net primary production (NPP) to climate variables and the response observed in field measurements of NPP. Residual contrasts com- pared deviations of NPP from the empirical surface to identify groupings
Hargrove, William W.
Phase contrast tomography of the mouse cochlea at microfocus x-ray sources
We present phase contrast x-ray tomography of functional soft tissue within the bony cochlear capsule of mice, carried out at laboratory microfocus sources with well-matched source, detector, geometry, and reconstruction algorithms at spatial resolutions down to 2 ?m. Contrast, data quality and resolution enable the visualization of thin membranes and nerve fibers as well as automated segmentation of surrounding bone. By complementing synchrotron radiation imaging techniques, a broad range of biomedical applications becomes possible as demonstrated for optogenetic cochlear implant research.
Bartels, Matthias; Krenkel, Martin [Institute for X-Ray Physics, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany)] [Institute for X-Ray Physics, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Hernandez, Victor H. [InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany) [InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Bernstein Focus for Neurotechnology, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Moser, Tobias [InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany) [InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Bernstein Focus for Neurotechnology, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Center for Nanoscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, G�ttingen (Germany); Salditt, Tim [Institute for X-Ray Physics, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany) [Institute for X-Ray Physics, University of G�ttingen, G�ttingen (Germany); Center for Nanoscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, G�ttingen (Germany)
Contrast-Enhanced Digital Mammography and Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis could be a means for pouring contrast media around tumors. In this work, optimization of radiological parameters for contrast-enhanced subtraction techniques in mammography has been performed. A modification of Lemacks' analytical formalism was implemented to model the X-ray absorption in the breast with contrast medium and detection by a digital image receptor. Preliminary results of signal-to-noise ratio analysis show the advantage of subtracting two images taken at different energies, one prior and one posterior to the injection of contrast medium. Preliminary experimental results using a custom-made phantom have shown good agreement with calculations. A proposal is presented for the clinical application of the optimized technique, which aims at finding correlations between angiogenesis indicators and dynamic variables of contrast medium uptake.
Rosado-Mendez, I.; Palma, B. A. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico); UNAM Medical Physics Program, Mexico City (Mexico); Villasenor, Y. [Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia (INCan) (Mexico); Benitez-Bribiesca, L. [Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI (Mexico); Brandan, M. E. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico)
Energy Rating
Consistent, accurate, and uniform ratings based on a single statewide rating scale Reasonable estimates of potential utility bill savings and reliable recommendations on cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency Training and certification procedures for home raters and quality assurance procedures to promote accurate ratings and to protect consumers Labeling procedures that will meet the needs of home buyers, homeowners, renters, the real estate industry, and mortgage lenders with an interest in home energy ratings
Cabec Conference; Rashid Mir P. E
Assessment of contrast enhanced respiration managed cone-beam CT for image guided radiotherapy of intrahepatic tumors
Purpose: Contrast enhancement and respiration management are widely used during image acquisition for radiotherapy treatment planning of liver tumors along with respiration management at the treatment unit. However, neither respiration management nor intravenous contrast is commonly used during cone-beam CT (CBCT) image acquisition for alignment prior to radiotherapy. In this study, the authors investigate the potential gains of injecting an iodinated contrast agent in combination with respiration management during CBCT acquisition for liver tumor radiotherapy. Methods: Five rabbits with implanted liver tumors were subjected to CBCT with and without motion management and contrast injection. The acquired CBCT images were registered to the planning CT to determine alignment accuracy and dosimetric impact. The authors developed a simulation tool for simulating contrast-enhanced CBCT images from dynamic contrast enhanced CT imaging (DCE-CT) to determine optimal contrast injection protocols. The tool was validated against contrast-enhanced CBCT of the rabbit subjects and was used for five human patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. Results: In the rabbit experiment, when neither motion management nor contrast was used, tumor centroid misalignment between planning image and CBCT was 9.2 mm. This was reduced to 2.8?mm when both techniques were employed. Tumors were not visualized in clinical CBCT images of human subjects. Simulated contrast-enhanced CBCT was found to improve tumor contrast in all subjects. Different patients were found to require different contrast injections to maximize tumor contrast. Conclusions: Based on the authors� animal study, respiration managed contrast enhanced CBCT improves IGRT significantly. Contrast enhanced CBCT benefits from patient specific tracer kinetics determined from DCE-CT.
Jensen, Nikolaj K. G., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada)] [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada); Stewart, Errol [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada) [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada); Imaging Research Lab, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (Canada); Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario N6C 2R5 (Canada); Lock, Michael; Fisher, Barbara [Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada) [Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada); Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 4L6 (Canada); Kozak, Roman [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada)] [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada); Chen, Jeff [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada) [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada); Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 4L6 (Canada); Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1 (Canada); Lee, Ting-Yim [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada) [Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 (Canada); Imaging Research Lab, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (Canada); Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario N6C 2R5 (Canada); Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 4L6 (Canada); Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1 (Canada); Wong, Eugene [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada) [Physics and Engineering, London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario N6A3K7 (Canada); Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 4L6 (Canada); Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1 (Canada); Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7 (Canada)
Towards a Visual Perception System for Pipe Inspection: Monocular Visual Odometry
, pipe crawler, visual odometry #12;Abstract Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) processing facilities contain large in LNG pipes include Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL), radiography (X-rays), and ultrasound among others wall thickness over time the rate of corrosion can be estimated. For LNG pipes, unlike large mainstream
System and method for floating-substrate passive voltage contrast
A passive voltage contrast (PVC) system and method are disclosed for analyzing ICs to locate defects and failure mechanisms. During analysis a device side of a semiconductor die containing the IC is maintained in an electrically-floating condition without any ground electrical connection while a charged particle beam is scanned over the device side. Secondary particle emission from the device side of the IC is detected to form an image of device features, including electrical vias connected to transistor gates or to other structures in the IC. A difference in image contrast allows the defects or failure mechanisms be pinpointed. Varying the scan rate can, in some instances, produce an image reversal to facilitate precisely locating the defects or failure mechanisms in the IC. The system and method are useful for failure analysis of ICs formed on substrates (e.g. bulk semiconductor substrates and SOI substrates) and other types of structures.
Jenkins, Mark W. (Albuquerque, NM); Cole, Jr., Edward I. (Albuquerque, NM); Tangyunyong, Paiboon (Albuquerque, NM); Soden, Jerry M. (Placitas, NM); Walraven, Jeremy A. (Albuquerque, NM); Pimentel, Alejandro A. (Albuquerque, NM)
Contrast-Medium-Enhanced Digital Mammography: Contrast vs. Iodine Concentration Phantom Calibration
This work deals with the application of the contrast-medium-enhanced digital subtraction mammography technique in order to calibrate the contrast level in subtracted phantom images as function of iodine concentration to perform dynamic studies of the contrast-medium uptake in the breast. Previously optimized dual-energy temporal subtraction modalities were used (a) to determine radiological parameters for a dynamic clinical study composed of 1 mask+3 post-contrast images limiting the total mean glandular dose to 2.5 mGy, and (b) to perform a contrast vs iodine concentration calibration using a custom-made phantom. Calculated exposure values were applied using a commercial full-field digital mammography unit. Contrast in subtracted phantom images (one mask and one post-CM) is linear as function of iodine concentration, although the sensitivity (contrast per iodine concentration) decreases beyond 8 mg/mL. This calibration seems to apply only to thin and normal thickness breasts.
Rosado-Mendez, I.; Brandan, M. E. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510 DF (Mexico); Villasenor, Y. [Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia (INCan), Av. San Fernando 22, Tlalpan 14080 DF (Mexico); Benitez-Bribiesca, L. [Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Av. Cuauhtemoc 330, Col. Doctores 06725 DF (Mexico)
PERCEPTION AND Visual Perception
1 PERCEPTION AND ACTION Visual Perception Slide 2 Aditi Majumder, UCI Ecological Approach to Perception J. J. Gibson in 1929 Traditional experiments too constrained Subjects cannot move their heads Study of snapshot vision Perception in its natural environment Emphasizes relationship between
Majumder, Aditi
Information Visualization Spring 2008
, cities visited, stock prices, newswires, network resource measures Partially From John Stasko's class news articles about Clinton, 7 news articles about oil, and 2 news about Iraq Day 2, ... Day m Graphs History of Italian post office A. Gabaglio, 1888 #12;12 23 Paper: Visualizing Time
Yang, Jing
Information visualization as creative nonfiction
Information visualizations are an important means through which we communicate knowledge. By considering visualizations as data-driven narratives, this thesis uses narrative thinking as an orienting concept to support the ...
Zhang, Jia, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Collaboration Topics - Visualization | National Nuclear Security...
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Simulation and Computing and Institutional R&D Programs NNSACEA Cooperation in Computer Science Collaboration Topics - Visualization Collaboration Topics - Visualization...
Processing Visual Images
The back of the eye is lined by an extraordinary biological pixel detector, the retina. This neural network is able to extract vital information about the external visual world, and transmit this information in a timely manner to the brain. In this talk, Professor Litke will describe a system that has been implemented to study how the retina processes and encodes dynamic visual images. Based on techniques and expertise acquired in the development of silicon microstrip detectors for high energy physics experiments, this system can simultaneously record the extracellular electrical activity of hundreds of retinal output neurons. After presenting first results obtained with this system, Professor Litke will describe additional applications of this incredible technology.
Litke, Alan (UC Santa Cruz) [UC Santa Cruz
Federal legislation expresses a long-term goal of reducing indoor radon to levels comparable to those outdoors. A thorough understanding of the behavior of radon and its progeny in the outdoor environment is therefore important We report near-surface measurements of radon, attached-to-aerosol progeny, and unattachcd-toaerosol progeny in the contrasting environments of the forested hill country of Oak Ridge, TN and the desert sands of White Sands National Monument, NM. Vertical progeny gradients are greater at White Sands due to a smoother terrain, and dose levels tend to be lower due to lower radon flux from the gypsum sand. Both sites show a significant diurnal variation of dose rate with a maximum occurring usually in the early morning. Correlation of dose rate variation with radon variation is surprisingly small suggesting the importance of other factors such as progeny deposition and aerosol concentration in controlling outdoor dose.
S. D. Schery; P. T. Wasiolek; Y. Li
Visualizing a Living Building
immediately around the project collected rainwater and directed it to a new riparian corridor, diverting this rainwater from the storm water system. This riparian corridor slowed the rainwater and cleaned it on the way to the river beyond (Fig. 4... (light, air and water). In order to demonstrate these mediating devices, they were to be visually expressed. 3.2 The Habitat Prior to any design conceptualization, site and climate data was collected and documented. This documentation included...
Padget, Steve
Multiphoton microscopy with near infrared contrast
Multiphoton microscopy with near infrared contrast agents Siavash Yazdanfar,a, * Chulmin Joo,a Chun limited to the visible spectrum. We introduce a paradigm for MPM of near-infrared NIR fluorescent Engineers. DOI: 10.1117/1.3420209 Keywords: two-photon microscopy; ultrafast fiber lasers; near-infrared
Larson-Prior, Linda
Phased Contrast X-Ray Imaging
ScienceCinema (OSTI)
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is developing a range of technologies to broaden the field of explosives detection. Phased contrast X-ray imaging, which uses silicon gratings to detect distortions in the X-ray wave front, may be applicable to mail or luggage scanning for explosives; it can also be used in detecting other contraband, small-parts inspection, or materials characterization.
Erin Miller
Beam hardening effects in grating-based x-ray phase-contrast imaging
Purpose: In this work, the authors investigate how beam hardening affects the image formation in x-ray phase-contrast imaging and consecutively develop a correction algorithm based on the results of the analysis. Methods: The authors' approach utilizes a recently developed x-ray imaging technique using a grating interferometer capable of visualizing the differential phase shift of a wave front traversing an object. An analytical description of beam hardening is given, highlighting differences between attenuation and phase-contrast imaging. The authors present exemplary beam hardening artifacts for a number of well-defined samples in measurements at a compact laboratory setup using a polychromatic source. Results: Despite the differences in image formation, the authors show that beam hardening leads to a similar reduction of image quality in phase-contrast imaging as in conventional attenuation-contrast imaging. Additionally, the authors demonstrate that for homogeneous objects, beam hardening artifacts can be corrected by a linearization technique, applicable to all kinds of phase-contrast methods using polychromatic sources. Conclusions: The evaluated correction algorithm is shown to yield good results for a number of simple test objects and can thus be advocated in medical imaging and nondestructive testing.
Chabior, Michael; Donath, Tilman; David, Christian; Bunk, Oliver; Schuster, Manfred; Schroer, Christian; Pfeiffer, Franz [Siemens AG Corporate Technology, 80200 Muenchen (Germany); Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland); Siemens AG Corporate Technology, 80200 Muenchen (Germany); Technische Universitaet Dresden, 01062 Dresden (Germany); Technische Universitaet Muenchen, 85748 Garching (Germany)
The important aspects of visual encoding: relating receptive fields to mutual information rates in visual neurons
-based analyses. While receptive fields (RFs) are straightforward to measure and are a standard part of almost
Precise attention filters for Weber contrast derived from centroid estimations
Precise attention filters for Weber contrast derived from centroid estimations Department attention filters for Weber contrast derived from centroid estimations. Journal of Vision, 10(10):20, 1
Sperling, George
Expanding the Frontiers of Visual Analytics and Visualization
Expanding the Frontiers of Visual Analytics and Visualization contains international contributions by leading researchers from within the field. Dedicated to the memory of Jim Thomas, the book begins with the dynamics of evolving a vision based on some of the principles that Jim and colleagues established and in which Jim�s leadership was evident. This is followed by chapters in the areas of visual analytics, visualization, interaction, modelling, architecture, and virtual reality, before concluding with the key area of technology transfer to industry.
Dill, John; Earnshaw, Rae; Kasik, David; Vince, John; Wong, Pak C.
Scientific Visualization, Seeing the Unseeable
June 24, 2008 Berkeley Lab lecture: Scientific visualization transforms abstract data into readily comprehensible images, provide a vehicle for "seeing the unseeable," and play a central role in bo... June 24, 2008 Berkeley Lab lecture: Scientific visualization transforms abstract data into readily comprehensible images, provide a vehicle for "seeing the unseeable," and play a central role in both experimental and computational sciences. Wes Bethel, who heads the Scientific Visualization Group in the Computational Research Division, presents an overview of visualization and computer graphics, current research challenges, and future directions for the field.
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Photoacoustic phasoscopy super-contrast imaging
Phasoscopy is a recently proposed concept correlating electromagnetic (EM) absorption and scattering properties based on energy conservation. Phase information can be extracted from EM absorption induced acoustic wave and scattered EM wave for biological tissue characterization. In this paper, an imaging modality, termed photoacoustic phasoscopy imaging (PAPS), is proposed and verified experimentally based on phasoscopy concept with laser illumination. Both endogenous photoacoustic wave and scattered photons are collected simultaneously to extract the phase information. The PAPS images are then reconstructed on vessel-mimicking phantom and ex vivo porcine tissues to show significantly improved contrast than conventional photoacoustic imaging.
Gao, Fei; Feng, Xiaohua; Zheng, Yuanjin, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 (Singapore)
Building statistical models by visualization
books · "The Elements of Graphing Data", William Cleveland, 2nd Ed. · "Visualizing Data", WilliamBuilding statistical models by visualization Tom Minka CMU Statistics Dept #12;Outline-scatterplot for unpaired data · Quantile of x = fraction of points
Developing visual associations through filmmaking
.................................................... 9 4.CREATING THE ROADMAP.................................... 11 5.TRAVERSING THE ROADMAP.................................. 12 6.DEVELOPING A HISTORY...................................... 13 7.WITHHOLDING EVENTS... to a visual abstraction of the film�s structure, or a roadmap as I called it. 11 4. CREATING THE ROADMAP Before adding all the details that occupy the world of Discretion, a very basic roadmap was created to visualize the basic decisions...
Shetti, Vishwanand Venkatesh
Comments on "Microscale flow visualization"
We make comments on the presentation of Sinton's paper (Microfluidics and Nanofluidics {\\bf 1}: 2, 2004) about the microscale flow visualization since the effects of the roughness along the microfabricated wall upon the current macroflow visualization methods could be significant and cannot be neglected in microdomain and even nanodomain.
A. Kwang-Hua Chu
ERROR VISUALIZATION FOR TANDEM ACOUSTIC MODELING ON THE AURORA TASK Manuel J. Reyes. This structure reduces the error rate on the Aurora 2 noisy English digits task by more than 50% compared development of tandem systems showed an improvement in the performance on the Aurora task [2] of these systems
Ellis, Dan
Human Contrast Threshold and Astronomical Visibility
The standard visibility model in light pollution studies is the formula of Hecht (1947), as used e.g. by Schaefer (1990). However it is applicable only to point sources and is shown to be of limited accuracy. A new visibility model is presented for uniform achromatic targets of any size against background luminances ranging from zero to full daylight, produced by a systematic procedure applicable to any appropriate data set (e.g Blackwell (1946)), and based on a simple but previously unrecognized empirical relation between contrast threshold and adaptation luminance. The scotopic luminance correction for variable spectral radiance (colour index) is calculated. For point sources the model is more accurate than Hecht's formula and is verified using telescopic data collected at Mount Wilson by Bowen (1947), enabling the sky brightness at that time to be determined. The result is darker than the calculation by Garstang (2004), implying that light pollution grew more rapidly in subsequent decades than has been sup...
Crumey, Andrew
Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization: Final Technical...
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Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization: Final Technical Report Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization: Final Technical Report Report about the Ocean Thermal...
Computing and Visualizing Reachable Volumes for Maneuvering Satellites
Detecting and predicting maneuvering satellites is an important problem for Space Situational Awareness. The spatial envelope of all possible locations within reach of such a maneuvering satellite is known as the Reachable Volume (RV). As soon as custody of a satellite is lost, calculating the RV and its subsequent time evolution is a critical component in the rapid recovery of the satellite. In this paper, we present a Monte Carlo approach to computing the RV for a given object. Essentially, our approach samples all possible trajectories by randomizing thrust-vectors, thrust magnitudes and time of burn. At any given instance, the distribution of the 'point-cloud' of the virtual particles defines the RV. For short orbital time-scales, the temporal evolution of the point-cloud can result in complex, multi-reentrant manifolds. Visualization plays an important role in gaining insight and understanding into this complex and evolving manifold. In the second part of this paper, we focus on how to effectively visualize the large number of virtual trajectories and the computed RV. We present a real-time out-of-core rendering technique for visualizing the large number of virtual trajectories. We also examine different techniques for visualizing the computed volume of probability density distribution, including volume slicing, convex hull and isosurfacing. We compare and contrast these techniques in terms of computational cost and visualization effectiveness, and describe the main implementation issues encountered during our development process. Finally, we will present some of the results from our end-to-end system for computing and visualizing RVs using examples of maneuvering satellites.
Jiang, M; de Vries, W H; Pertica, A J; Olivier, S S
A Flexible Approach for the Statistical Visualization of Ensemble Data
Scientists are increasingly moving towards ensemble data sets to explore relationships present in dynamic systems. Ensemble data sets combine spatio-temporal simulation results generated using multiple numerical models, sampled input conditions and perturbed parameters. While ensemble data sets are a powerful tool for mitigating uncertainty, they pose significant visualization and analysis challenges due to their complexity. We present a collection of overview and statistical displays linked through a high level of interactivity to provide a framework for gaining key scientific insight into the distribution of the simulation results as well as the uncertainty associated with the data. In contrast to methods that present large amounts of diverse information in a single display, we argue that combining multiple linked statistical displays yields a clearer presentation of the data and facilitates a greater level of visual data analysis. We demonstrate this approach using driving problems from climate modeling and meteorology and discuss generalizations to other fields.
Potter, K; Wilson, A; Bremer, P; Williams, D; Pascucci, V; Johnson, C
JSF AND VISUAL WEB DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 41 Objectives To explain what JSF is (§41.1). To create/16/09 10:18 AM Page 411 #12;412 Chapter 41 JSF and Visual Web Development 41.1 Introduction The use of servlets, introduced in Chapter 39, is the foundation of the Java Web technology. It is a primitive way
Liang, Y. Daniel
Visual inspection for CTBT verification
On-site visual inspection will play an essential role in future Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) verification. Although seismic and remote sensing techniques are the best understood and most developed methods for detection of evasive testing of nuclear weapons, visual inspection can greatly augment the certainty and detail of understanding provided by these more traditional methods. Not only can visual inspection offer ``ground truth`` in cases of suspected nuclear testing, but it also can provide accurate source location and testing media properties necessary for detailed analysis of seismic records. For testing in violation of the CTBT, an offending party may attempt to conceal the test, which most likely will be achieved by underground burial. While such concealment may not prevent seismic detection, evidence of test deployment, location, and yield can be disguised. In this light, if a suspicious event is detected by seismic or other remote methods, visual inspection of the event area is necessary to document any evidence that might support a claim of nuclear testing and provide data needed to further interpret seismic records and guide further investigations. However, the methods for visual inspection are not widely known nor appreciated, and experience is presently limited. Visual inspection can be achieved by simple, non-intrusive means, primarily geological in nature, and it is the purpose of this report to describe the considerations, procedures, and equipment required to field such an inspection.
Hawkins, W.; Wohletz, K.
Introduction Speech and non-speech exhibit similar spectrally contrastive
in 3 noise conditions Perception of coarticulated speech with contrastively enhanced spectrotemporal Conclusions General, non-speech-specific contrast enhancement can benefit recognition of coarticulated speechIntroduction Speech and non-speech exhibit similar spectrally contrastive context effects on speech
Holt, Lori L.
Analytical optimization of digital subtraction mammography with contrast medium using a commercial unit
Contrast-medium-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) is an image subtraction technique which might help unmasking lesions embedded in very dense breasts. Previous works have stated the feasibility of CEDM and the imperative need of radiological optimization. This work presents an extension of a former analytical formalism to predict contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in subtracted mammograms. The goal is to optimize radiological parameters available in a clinical mammographic unit (x-ray tube anode/filter combination, voltage, and loading) by maximizing CNR and minimizing total mean glandular dose (D{sub gT}), simulating the experimental application of an iodine-based contrast medium and the image subtraction under dual-energy nontemporal, and single- or dual-energy temporal modalities. Total breast-entrance air kerma is limited to a fixed 8.76 mGy (1 R, similar to screening studies). Mathematical expressions obtained from the formalism are evaluated using computed mammographic x-ray spectra attenuated by an adipose/glandular breast containing an elongated structure filled with an iodinated solution in various concentrations. A systematic study of contrast, its associated variance, and CNR for different spectral combinations is performed, concluding in the proposal of optimum x-ray spectra. The linearity between contrast in subtracted images and iodine mass thickness is proven, including the determination of iodine visualization limits based on Rose's detection criterion. Finally, total breast-entrance air kerma is distributed between both images in various proportions in order to maximize the figure of merit CNR{sup 2}/D{sub gT}. Predicted results indicate the advantage of temporal subtraction (either single- or dual-energy modalities) with optimum parameters corresponding to high-voltage, strongly hardened Rh/Rh spectra. For temporal techniques, CNR was found to depend mostly on the energy of the iodinated image, and thus reduction in D{sub gT} could be achieved if the spectral energy of the noniodinated image is decreased and the breast-entrance air kerma is evenly distributed between both acquisitions. Predicted limits, in terms of iodine concentration, are found to guarantee the visualization of common clinical angiogenic concentrations in the breast.
Rosado-Mendez, I.; Palma, B. A.; Brandan, M. E. [Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510 Mexico City (Mexico)
To appear in the IEEE Visualization 2002 Proceedings A Model for the Visualization Exploration Process
- sualization process is discussed, leading to a general model of the visualization exploration process this end, a model for the visualization exploration process has been developed. Visualization and GraphicsTo appear in the IEEE Visualization 2002 Proceedings A Model for the Visualization Exploration
Apparatus for separating particles utilizing engineered acoustic contrast capture particles
An apparatus for separating particles from a medium includes a capillary defining a flow path therein that is in fluid communication with a medium source. The medium source includes engineered acoustic contrast capture particle having a predetermined acoustic contrast. The apparatus includes a vibration generator that is operable to produce at least one acoustic field within the flow path. The acoustic field produces a force potential minima for positive acoustic contrast particles and a force potential minima for negative acoustic contrast particles in the flow path and drives the engineered acoustic contrast capture particles to either the force potential minima for positive acoustic contrast particles or the force potential minima for negative acoustic contrast particles.
Kaduchak, Gregory; Ward, Michael D
Kaduchak, Gregory (Los Alamos, NM); Ward, Michael D. (Los Alamos, NM)
Currency Unions, Product Introductions, and the Real Exchange Rate
We use a novel data set of online prices of identical goods sold by four large global retailers in dozens of countries to study good-level real exchange rates and their aggregated behavior. First, in contrast to the prior ...
Cavallo, Alberto F.
Cross section dependence of event rates at neutrino telescopes
We examine the dependence of event rates at neutrino telescopes on the neutrino-nucleon cross section for neutrinos with energy above 1 PeV, and contrast the results with those for cosmic ray experiments. Scaling of the ...
Marfatia, Danny; Seckel, D.; McKay, D. W.; Hussain, S.
How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate Social Responsibility?*
environmental strengths, in contrast, do not accurately predict pollution levels or compliance violations. Levine Haas School of Business University of California at Berkeley 545 Student Services Building #1900 Responsibility? Abstract: Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions
Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Visual experience induces long-term potentiation in the primary visual
Stimulus-specific response potentiation (SRP) is a robust form of experience-dependent plasticity that occurs in primary visual cortex. In awake mice, visual evoked potentials (VEPs) recorded in layer 4 of binocular visual ...
Cooke, Samuel Frazer
Visual Experience Induces Long-Term Potentiation in the Primary Visual Cortex
Technical Note: Contrast solution density and cross section errors in inhomogeneity-corrected dose calculation for breast balloon brachytherapy
Purpose: Recent recommendations by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 186 emphasize the importance of understanding material properties and their effect on inhomogeneity-corrected dose calculation for brachytherapy. Radiographic contrast is normally injected into breast brachytherapy balloons. In this study, the authors independently estimate properties of contrast solution that were expected to be incorrectly specified in a commercial brachytherapy dose calculation algorithm. Methods: The mass density and atomic weight fractions of a clinical formulation of radiographic contrast solution were determined using manufacturers' data. The mass density was verified through measurement and compared with the density obtained by the treatment planning system's CT calibration. The atomic weight fractions were used to determine the photon interaction cross section of the contrast solution for a commercial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy source and compared with that of muscle. Results: The density of contrast solution was 10% less than that obtained from the CT calibration. The cross section of the contrast solution for the HDR source was 1.2% greater than that of muscle. Both errors could be addressed by overriding the density of the contrast solution in the treatment planning system. Conclusions: The authors estimate the error in mass density and cross section parameters used by a commercial brachytherapy dose calculation algorithm for radiographic contrast used in a clinical breast brachytherapy practice. This approach is adaptable to other clinics seeking to evaluate dose calculation errors and determine appropriate density override values if desired.
Kim, Leonard H.; Zhang Miao; Howell, Roger W.; Yue, Ning J.; Khan, Atif J. [Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 (United States); Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103 (United States); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 (United States)
Visual Arts Safety Plan: 1. Visual Arts Safety Manual
and guidance to help you conduct your work safely and in compliance with environmental health and safety. The Visual Arts Safety plan should be made available to all workers and all persons in your area who work for good practice. The requirements for working with Lasers can be found in SY-17. This Penn State Safety
Maroncelli, Mark
Visually Accurate Multi-Field Weather Visualization Purdue University
-dimensional, and involve global scale phenomena. Less commonly, but no less importantly, weather events are examined weather pat- terns, they are ineffective when examining storm scale weather phe- nomena. firstname.lastname@example.com Jason Levit University of Oklahoma email@example.com Figure 1: Time Series of a Cloud Scale Visualization
Utah, University of
Improving Moments-based Visual Servoing with Tunable Visual Features
that are subjects of active research. The first is the design of visual features most pertinent to the robotic task and y rotational motions. With the proposed method, it is possible to design moment invariants to demonstrate the validity of the proposed ideas. Results from each case are then used to design a moment
Cork Embedded Internal Features and Contrast Mechanisms with Del Using 18, 20, 30, 36 and 40 keV Synchrotron X-rays
Images of the cork used for wine and other bottles are visualized with the use of diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI) technique. Present experimental studies allowed us to identify the cracks, holes, porosity, and importance of soft-matter (soft-material) and associated biology by visualization of the embedded internal complex features of the biological material such as cork and its microstructure. Highlighted the contrast mechanisms above and below the K-absorption edge of iodine and studied the attenuation through a combination of weakly and strongly attenuating materials.
Rao, D.V.; Zhong, Z.; Akatsuka, T.; Yuasa, T.; Hasan, M.Z.; Takeda, T.
Contrasting Eruption Styles Of The 147 Kimberlite, Fort A La...
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Contrasting Eruption Styles Of The 147 Kimberlite, Fort A La Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada Jump to: navigation, search OpenEI Reference LibraryAdd to library Journal Article:...
VCAT: Visual Crosswalk Analysis Tool
VCAT is a knowledge modeling and analysis tool. It was synthesized from ideas in functional analysis, business process modeling, and complex network science. VCAT discovers synergies by analyzing natural language descriptions. Specifically, it creates visual analytic perspectives that capture intended organization structures, then overlays the serendipitous relationships that point to potential synergies within an organization or across multiple organizations.
Cleland, Timothy J. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Forslund, David W. [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Cleland, Catherine A. [Los Alamos National Laboratory
Carbon smackdown: visualizing clean energy
The final Carbon Smackdown match took place Aug. 9, 2010. Juan Meza of the Computational Research Division revealed how scientists use computer visualizations to accelerate climate research and discuss the development of next-generation clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar cells.
Juan Meza
Opera in Chinese Visual Culture
PERFORMING IMAGES Opera in Chinese Visual Culture SPRING 2014 ISSUE 3 VOLUME 2 AT THE SMART WINTER/ #12;The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago opens the world through art and ideas this makes it wonderful to live in the city, it also imposes a responsibility that each
Butler, Laurie J.
The human activity of visualization
Griffin et al 2006 #12;Human-Computer Interaction: Software of the Mind each user has a setThe human activity of visualization cultural and psychological factors in representation; Gibbon 1998; Marcus 2000) conventions and metaphors of Westerners may not hold worldwide colors
Wright, Dawn Jeannine
Physics-Based Deformable Tongue Visualization
capture data gathered during speech production. Several novel deformation visualization techniques energy is utilized to provide an intuitive low dimensional visualization for the high dimensional sequential motion. Energy-interpolation-based morphing is also equipped to effectively highlight the subtle
Guo, Xiaohu "Tiger"
Visualization of Ant Pheromone Based Path Following
for demonstrating how ant colonies gather food. An interactive real time 3D visualization is built on top of the simulation. A graphical user interface layer allows user interaction with the simulation and visualization....
Sutherland, Benjamin T.
Energy Integration Visualization Room (Fact Sheet)
This two-page fact sheet describes the new Energy Integration Visualization Room in the ESIF and talks about some of the capabilities and unique visualization features of the the room.
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Information Visualization for Agile Software Development Teams
Information Visualization for Agile Software Development Teams Julia Paredes Department of Computer software development teams. The results of the systematic mapping show that Agile teams use visualization artifacts amongst team members. Keywords--Agile software development, information visualiza- tion, software
Maurer, Frank
Video Visualization Gareth Daniel Min Chen
Video Visualization Gareth Daniel Min Chen University of Wales Swansea, UK Abstract Video data, generated by the entertainment industry, security and traffic cameras, video conferencing systems, video a novel methodology for "summarizing" video sequences using volume visualization techniques. We outline
Grant, P. W.
Chlorite Dissolution Rates
Spreadsheets provides measured chlorite rate data from 100 to 300C at elevated CO2. Spreadsheet includes derived rate equation.
Carroll, Susan
DOE Data Explorer [Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]
The Interest Rate Conundrum
Flows and US Interest Rates,� NBER Working Paper No 12560. [Working Paper # 2008 -03 The Interest Rate Conundrum Roger
Craine, Roger; Martin, Vance L.
Visualizing Brand Associations from Web Community Photos
and visualizing core visual concepts associated with brands, and (ii) localizing the regions of brand in images. With experi- ments on about five millions of images of 48 brands crawled from five popular online photo--Economics Keywords Brand associations, summarization and visualization of mul- timedia data, image segmentation 1
Xing, Eric P.
Visual Absorption Capability1 Lee Anderson
Visual Absorption Capability1 Lee Anderson 2a/ Jerry Mosier 2b/ Geoffrey Chandler 2c/ 1/ Submitted, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, California. Abstract: Visual absorption capability (VAC) is a tool development which is in harmony with the visual resource vis- ual absorption capability (VAC) is a tool which
Standiford, Richard B.
Using Entrez Utilities Web Service with Visual Basic and MS Visual Studio 2008
Using Entrez Utilities Web Service with Visual Basic and MS Visual Studio 2008 Entrez Utilities Web to create a Visual Basic project to access the NCBI Entrez Utilities Web Service using MS Visual Studio 2005.wsdl or path to local file (for example, C: \\SOAP\\eUtils\\v2.0\\eutils.wsdl) if you downloaded eUtils WSDL
Levin, Judith G.
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Illustration Emphasis (488043) MAP Sheet Department of Visual Arts
requirements for admission to this major. Admission to the Department of Visual Arts does not guarantee
Olsen Jr., Dan R.
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Illustration Emphasis (488043) Map Sheet Department of Visual Arts
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Studio Arts Emphasis (488045) Map Sheet Department of Visual Arts
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Studio Arts Emphasis (488045) MAP Sheet Department of Visual Arts
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Photography Emphasis (488044) MAP Sheet Department of Visual Arts
BA in VISUAL ARTS: Photography Emphasis (488044) Map Sheet Department of Visual Arts
E-Print Network 3.0 - advanced phase-contrast imaging Sample...
contrast) onto the undiffracted part. The phase-contrast image is formed... aperture Condenser Sample Objective Phase ring Image Figure 1 | Principle of Zernike phase contrast......
Prospective study evaluating the use of IV contrast on IMRT treatment planning for lung cancer
Purpose: To investigate the impact of exclusively using intravenous (IV) contrast x-ray computed tomography (CT) scans on lung cancer intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning. Methods: Eight patients with lung cancer (one small cell, seven nonsmall cell) scheduled to receive IMRT consented to acquisition of simulation CT scans with and without IV contrast. Clinical treatment plans optimized on the noncontrast scans were recomputed on contrast scans and dose coverage was compared, along with the ? passing rates. Results: IV contrast enhanced scans provided better target and critical structure conspicuity than the noncontrast scans. Using noncontrast scan as a reference, the median absolute/relative differences in mean, maximum, and minimum doses to the planning target volume (PTV) were ?4.5 cGy/?0.09%, 41.1 cGy/0.62%, and ?19.7 cGy/?0.50%, respectively. Regarding organs-at-risk (OARs), the median absolute/relative differences of maximum dose to heart was ?13.3 cGy/?0.32%, to esophagus was ?63.4 cGy/?0.89%, and to spinal cord was ?16.3 cGy/?0.46%. The median heart region of interest CT Hounsfield Unit (HU) number difference between noncontrast and contrast scans was 136.4 HU (range, 94.2�161.8 HU). Subjectively, the regions with absolute dose differences greater than 3% of the prescription dose were small and typically located at the patient periphery and/or at the beam edges. The median ? passing rate was 0.9981 (range, 0.9654�0.9999) using 3% absolute dose difference/3 mm distance-to-agreement criteria. Overall, all evaluated cases were found to be clinically equivalent. Conclusions: PTV and OARs dose differences between noncontrast and contrast scans appear to be minimal for lung cancer patients undergoing IMRT. Using IV contrast scans as the primary simulation dataset could increase treatment planning efficiency and accuracy by avoiding unnecessary scans, manually region overriding, and planning errors caused by nonperfect image registrations.
Li, Hua, E-mail: email@example.com; Bottani, Beth; DeWees, Todd; Michalski, Jeff M.; Mutic, Sasa; Bradley, Jeffrey D.; Robinson, Clifford G. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110 (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110 (United States); Low, Daniel A. [Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 (United States)
Visual analysis of code security
To help increase the confidence that software is secure, researchers and vendors have developed different kinds of automated software security analysis tools. These tools analyze software for weaknesses and vulnerabilities, but the individual tools catch different vulnerabilities and produce voluminous data with many false positives. This paper describes a system that brings together the results of disparate software analysis tools into a visual environment to support the triage and exploration of code vulnerabilities. Our system allows software developers to explore vulnerability results to uncover hidden trends, triage the most important code weaknesses, and show who is responsible for introducing software vulnerabilities. By correlating and normalizing multiple software analysis tools' data, the overall vulnerability detection coverage of software is increased. A visual overview and powerful interaction allows the user to focus attention on the most pressing vulnerabilities within huge volumes of data, and streamlines the secure software development workflow through integration with development tools.
Goodall, John R [ORNL] [ORNL; Radwan, Hassan [Applied Visions, Inc.] [Applied Visions, Inc.; Halseth, Lenny [Applied Visions, Inc.] [Applied Visions, Inc.
Visualization Drivers for Geant4
This document is on Geant4 visualization tools (drivers), evaluating pros and cons of each option, including recommendations on which tools to support at Fermilab for different applications{\\cite{Daniel}}. Four visualization drivers are evaluated. They are OpenGL, HepRep, DAWN and VRML. They all have good features, OpenGL provides graphic output with out an intermediate file! HepRep provides menus to assist the user. DAWN provides high quality plots and even for large files produces output quickly. VRML uses the smallest disk space for intermediate files. Large experiments at Fermilab will want to write their own display. They should proceed to make this display graphics independent. Medium experiment will probably want to use HepRep because of it's menu support. Smaller scale experiments will want to use OpenGL in the spirit of having immediate response, good quality output and keeping things simple.
Andy Beretvas
Visualization drivers for Geant4
This document is on Geant4 visualization tools (drivers), evaluating pros and cons of each option, including recommendations on which tools to support at Fermilab for different applications. Four visualization drivers are evaluated. They are OpenGL, HepRep, DAWN and VRML. They all have good features, OpenGL provides graphic output without an intermediate file. HepRep provides menus to assist the user. DAWN provides high quality plots and even for large files produces output quickly. VRML uses the smallest disk space for intermediate files. Large experiments at Fermilab will want to write their own display. They should proceed to make this display graphics independent. Medium experiment will probably want to use HepRep because of it's menu support. Smaller scale experiments will want to use OpenGL in the spirit of having immediate response, good quality output and keeping things simple.
Beretvas, Andy; /Fermilab
Cognitive Foundations for Visual Analytics
In this report, we provide an overview of scientific/technical literature on information visualization and VA. Topics discussed include an update and overview of the extensive literature search conducted for this study, the nature and purpose of the field, major research thrusts, and scientific foundations. We review methodologies for evaluating and measuring the impact of VA technologies as well as taxonomies that have been proposed for various purposes to support the VA community. A cognitive science perspective underlies each of these discussions.
Greitzer, Frank L.; Noonan, Christine F.; Franklin, Lyndsey
Visualizing Cyber Security: Usable Workspaces
An environment that supports cyber analytics work should enable multiple, simultaneous investigations, information foraging, and provide a solution space for organizing data. We describe our study of cyber security professionals and visualizations in a large, high-resolution display work environment. We discuss the tasks and needs of analysts that such an environment can support and present several prototypes designed to support these needs. We conclude with a usability evaluation of the prototypes and additional lessons learned.
Fink, Glenn A.; North, Christopher L.; Endert, Alexander; Rose, Stuart J.
What Is Visualization? Torsten Mller
of Visualization 4 #12;Torsten MöllerEuroVis June 2012 Vis timeline 5 Early Bertin Tukey Cleveland #12;Torsten MöllerEuroVis June 2012 Vis timeline 5 Early Bertin Tukey Cleveland 1987 NSF #12;Torsten MöllerEuroVis June 2012 Vis timeline 7 Early Bertin Tukey Cleveland 1987 NSF #12;Torsten MöllerEuroVis June 2012 Vis
Li, Ze-Nian
Caricaturing buildings for effective visualization
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 vi LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE Page 1 Example of a typical 3D environmental visualization with too many details by Grant Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Render by architecture student, Zhifeng Lin [8], for final project. . . 5 3... Sciences Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. (a) Reference images. (b) High detailed model. (c) Medium detailed model. (d) Final building caricature. . . . . . . 48 37 The Architecture Building, Texas A&M University, College Sta- tion...
Rice, Grant G., III
The ''Subsurface Fire Hazard Analysis'' (CRWMS M&O 1998, page 61), and the document, ''Title III Evaluation Report for the Surface and Subsurface Communication System'', (CRWMS M&O 1999a, pages 21 and 23), both indicate the installed communication system is adequate to support Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) activities with the exception of the mine phone system for emergency notification purposes. They recommend the installation of a visual alarm system to supplement the page/party phone system The purpose of this analysis is to identify data communication highway design approaches, and provide justification for the selected or recommended alternatives for the data communication of the subsurface visual alarm system. This analysis is being prepared to document a basis for the design selection of the data communication method. This analysis will briefly describe existing data or voice communication or monitoring systems within the ESF, and look at how these may be revised or adapted to support the needed data highway of the subsurface visual alarm. system. The existing PLC communication system installed in subsurface is providing data communication for alcove No.5 ventilation fans, south portal ventilation fans, bulkhead doors and generator monitoring system. It is given that the data communication of the subsurface visual alarm system will be a digital based system. It is also given that it is most feasible to take advantage of existing systems and equipment and not consider an entirely new data communication system design and installation. The scope and primary objectives of this analysis are to: (1) Briefly review and describe existing available data communication highways or systems within the ESF. (2) Examine technical characteristics of an existing system to disqualify a design alternative is paramount in minimizing the number of and depth of a system review. (3) Apply general engineering design practices or criteria such as relative cost, and degree of difficulty and complexity in determining requirements in adapting existing data communication highways to support the subsurface visual alarm system. These requirements would include such things as added or new communication cables, added Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Inputs and Outputs (I/O), and communication hardware components, and human machine interfaces and their software operating system. (4) Select the best data communication highway system based on this review of adapting or integrating with existing data communication systems.
D.W. Markman
Iron oxide nanoparticles as a contrast agent for thermoacoustic tomography
radiation. The addition of an exogenous contrast agent improves image quality by more effectively converting microwave energy to heat. The use of iron oxide nanoparticles in MRI applications has been explored but super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles...
Keho, Aaron Lopez
Accurate nanofabrication techniques for high-index-contrast microphotonic devices
High-refractive-index-contrast microphotonic devices provide strong light confinement allowing for sharp waveguide bends and small dielectric optical resonators. They allow dense optical integration and unique applications ...
Barwicz, Tymon
Contrast from rotating frame relaxation by adiabatic pulses
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for modulating transverse and longitudinal relaxation time contrast in a rotating frame based on a train of radio frequency pulses.
Michaeli, Shalom (St. Paul, MN); Garwood, Michael G. (Medina, MN); Ugurbil, Kamil (Minneapolis, MN); Sorce, Dennis J. (Cockeysville, MD)
Contrasting Adult Literacy Learners With and Without Specific Learning Disabilities
Contrasting adult literacy learners with and without specific learning disabilities This study of 311 adult education (AE) learners found 29% self-reported having a specific learning disability (SLD). Significant differences ...
Patterson, Margaret; Mellard, Daryl
Visual exploration of 2D autonomous dynamical systems
In an introductory course on dynamical systems or Hamiltonian mechanics, vector field diagrams are a central tool to show a system's qualitative behaviour in a certain domain. Because of their low sampling rates and the involved issues of vector normalization, these plots give only a coarse insight and are unable to convey the vector field behaviour at locations with high variation, in particular in the neighborhood of critical points. Similarly, automatic generation of phase portraits based on traditional sampling cannot precisely capture separatrices or limit cylces. In this paper, we present ASysViewer, an application for the interactive visual exploration of two-dimensional autonomous dynamical systems using line integral convolution techniques for visualization, and grid-based techniques to extract critical points and separatrices. ASysViewer is addressed to undergraduate students during their first course in dynamical systems or Hamiltonian mechanics.
M�ller, Thomas
Michael Gutmann University of Helsinki ICANN2009: Learning Features by Contrasting Natural Images with Noise -p. 1/17 Learning Features by Contrasting Natural
Contrastive feature learning Simulations Michael Gutmann � University of Helsinki ICANN2009: Learning Features. image vs. noise q Classifier Contrastive feature learning Simulations Michael Gutmann � University;Introduction q Preliminaries q Nat. image vs. noise q Classifier Contrastive feature learning Simulations
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Visual-servoing optical microscopy
The present invention provides methods and devices for the knowledge-based discovery and optimization of differences between cell types. In particular, the present invention provides visual servoing optical microscopy, as well as analysis methods. The present invention provides means for the close monitoring of hundreds of individual, living cells over time; quantification of dynamic physiological responses in multiple channels; real-time digital image segmentation and analysis; intelligent, repetitive computer-applied cell stress and cell stimulation; and the ability to return to the same field of cells for long-term studies and observation. The present invention further provides means to optimize culture conditions for specific subpopulations of cells.
Callahan, Daniel E; Parvin, Bahram
Callahan, Daniel E. (Martinez, CA); Parvin, Bahram (Mill Valley, CA)
Visual Engineering | The Ames Laboratory
AFDC Printable Version Share this resource Send a link to EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page to someone by E-mail Share EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page on Facebook Tweet about EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page on Twitter Bookmark EERE:1 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel),Feet) Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunDatastreamsmmcrcalgovInstrumentsrucLasDelivered energy consumption by sectorlongUpdatesValley winsVideoVisitor Tours at Visual
Visual Analysis of Weblog Content
In recent years, one of the advances of the World Wide Web is social media and one of the fastest growing aspects of social media is the blogosphere. Blogs make content creation easy and are highly accessible through web pages and syndication. With their growing influence, a need has arisen to be able to monitor the opinions and insight revealed within their content. In this paper we describe a technical approach for analyzing the content of blog data using a visual analytic tool, IN-SPIRE, developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. We highlight the capabilities of this tool that are particularly useful for information gathering from blog data.
Gregory, Michelle L.; Payne, Deborah A.; McColgin, Dave; Cramer, Nick O.; Love, Douglas V.
Visual Analytics and Storytelling through Video
This paper supplements a video clip submitted to the Video Track of IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization 2005. The original video submission applies a two-way storytelling approach to demonstrate the visual analytics capabilities of a new visualization technique. The paper presents our video production philosophy, describes the plot of the video, explains the rationale behind the plot, and finally, shares our production experiences with our readers.
Wong, Pak C.; Perrine, Kenneth A.; Mackey, Patrick S.; Foote, Harlan P.; Thomas, Jim
Towards a Visual Turing Challenge
As language and visual understanding by machines progresses rapidly, we are observing an increasing interest in holistic architectures that tightly interlink both modalities in a joint learning and inference process. This trend has allowed the community to progress towards more challenging and open tasks and refueled the hope at achieving the old AI dream of building machines that could pass a turing test in open domains. In order to steadily make progress towards this goal, we realize that quantifying performance becomes increasingly difficult. Therefore we ask how we can precisely define such challenges and how we can evaluate different algorithms on this open tasks? In this paper, we summarize and discuss such challenges as well as try to give answers where appropriate options are available in the literature. We exemplify some of the solutions on a recently presented dataset of question-answering task based on real-world indoor images that establishes a visual turing challenge. Finally, we argue despite the success of unique ground-truth annotation, we likely have to step away from carefully curated dataset and rather rely on 'social consensus' as the main driving force to create suitable benchmarks. Providing coverage in this inherently ambiguous output space is an emerging challenge that we face in order to make quantifiable progress in this area.
Mateusz Malinowski; Mario Fritz
Visualization of Adaptive Mesh Refinement Data
of processed data Ideal basis for specialized AMR visualization tool replacement [Argon bubble subjected: Create new variables from existing ones via arithmetic expressions: +, -, *, /, dot product, cross
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Data Analysis and Visualization As the data sets generated by the increasingly powerful neutron scattering instruments at HFIR and SNS grow ever more massive, the facilities'...
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Eye fixation determined by the visual shape and semantic matches in language-mediated visual search�
When participants are presented simultaneously a visual display with spoken input, eye fixation could be determined by a match between representations from spoken input and visual objects. Previous studies found that eye fixation on the semantic...
Shi, Lei
Luminance: a New Visual Feature for Visual Christophe Collewet and Eric Marchand
Chapter 5 Luminance: a New Visual Feature for Visual Servoing Christophe Collewet and Eric Marchand and that no Christophe Collewet and Eric Marchand INRIA, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, France, e-mail: {christophe.collewet,eric. email@example.com 73 inria-00548937,version1-20Dec2010 Author manuscript, published in "Visual Servoing
Analytical, Visual, and Interactive Concepts for Geo-Visual Analytics Heidrun Schumanna,
Supporting the visual analysis of structured multivariate geo-spatial data is a challenging task involving [15], Chapter 4). In this work, we consider visual analytics support for the analysis of multivariate and analysis of geo-spatial data. In particular, we address the visualization of hierarchical structures
Tominski, Christian
IEEE Visualization Contest 2011 Visualizing Unsteady Vortical Behavior of a Centrifugal Pump
IEEE Visualization Contest 2011 Visualizing Unsteady Vortical Behavior of a Centrifugal Pump number 226042. em eg We present our results analyzing a centrifugal pump as a part of the IEEE Visualization Contest 2011. The given data set represents a high resolution simulation of a centrifugal pump
Histopathological Alterations after Single Epidural Injection of Ropivacaine, Methylprednizolone Acetate, or Contrast Material in Swine
Purpose: The consequences from the injection of different types of drugs in the epidural space remains unknown. Increasing evidence suggests that localized inflammation, fibrosis, and arachnoiditis can complicate sequential epidural blockades, or even epidural contrast injection. We investigate the in vivo effect of epidural injections in the epidural space in an animal model. Materials and Methods: A group of ten male adult pigs, five punctures to each at distinct vertebral interspaces under general anesthesia, were examined, testing different drugs, used regularly in the epidural space (iopamidol, methylprednisolone acetate, ropivacaine). Each site was marked with a percutaneous hook wire marker. Histological analysis of the epidural space, the meninges, and the underlying spinal cord of the punctured sites along with staining for caspase-3 followed 20 days later. Results: The epidural space did not manifest adhesions or any other pathology, and the outer surface of the dura was not impaired in any specimen. The group that had the contrast media injection showed a higher inflammation response compared to the other groups (P = 0.001). Positive staining for caspase-3 was limited to <5% of neurons with all substances used. Conclusion: No proof of arachnoiditis and/or fibrosis was noted in the epidural space with the use of the above-described drugs. A higher inflammation rate was noted with the use of contrast media.
Kitsou, Maria-Chrysanthi; Kostopanagiotou, Georgia; Kalimeris, Konstantinos [University of Athens, 2nd Department of Anesthesiology-Pain Unit, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital (Greece); Vlachodimitropoulos, Demetrios [University of Athens, Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine (Greece); Soultanis, Konstantinos [University of Athens, 1st Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital (Greece); Batistaki, Chrysanthi [University of Athens, 2nd Department of Anesthesiology-Pain Unit, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital (Greece); Kelekis, Alexis, E-mail: email@example.com [University of Athens, 2nd Radiology Department, Attikon University Hospital (Greece)
In-line x-ray phase-contrast tomography and diffraction-contrast tomography study of the ferrite-cementite microstructure in steel
In-line x-ray phase-contrast tomography and diffraction-contrast tomography study of the ferrite;In-line X-ray phase-contrast tomography and diffraction-contrast tomography study of the ferrite embedded in a ferrite matrix of medium-carbon steel. The measurements were carried out at the material
van Vliet, Lucas J.
High contrast, CdTe portal scanner for radiation therapy
This paper reports on one of the most promising new technologies for improving the qualify of radiation therapy, the use of real-time systems to produce portal images. In the authors' approach, they are constructing a linear array of 256 CdTe photovoltaic detectors attached to a very compact linear scanner, all of which will be mounted in a cassette shaped package to be located under the patient table. The high stopping power of the CdTe allows a high contrast image to be made using only a single Linac pulse per line, resulting in a high contrast image in under 5 seconds.
Entine, G.; Squillante, M.R.; Hahn, R.; Cirignano, L.J.; McGann, W. (Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States)); Biggs, P.J. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (United States))
Query-Driven Visualization and Analysis
This report focuses on an approach to high performance visualization and analysis, termed query-driven visualization and analysis (QDV). QDV aims to reduce the amount of data that needs to be processed by the visualization, analysis, and rendering pipelines. The goal of the data reduction process is to separate out data that is "scientifically interesting'' and to focus visualization, analysis, and rendering on that interesting subset. The premise is that for any given visualization or analysis task, the data subset of interest is much smaller than the larger, complete data set. This strategy---extracting smaller data subsets of interest and focusing of the visualization processing on these subsets---is complementary to the approach of increasing the capacity of the visualization, analysis, and rendering pipelines through parallelism. This report discusses the fundamental concepts in QDV, their relationship to different stages in the visualization and analysis pipelines, and presents QDV's application to problems in diverse areas, ranging from forensic cybersecurity to high energy physics.
Ruebel, Oliver; Bethel, E. Wes; Prabhat, Mr.; Wu, Kesheng
RAMS/HYPACT Evaluation and Visualization Utilities
REVU RAMS/HYPACT Evaluation and Visualization Utilities Version 2.3.1 User's Guide August 20, 2001 and Visualization Utilities (REVU), which is the standard supported package for generating graphical representations data in one of several available formats (e.g. Vis5D, GrADS, GRIB). REVU utilizes NCAR Graphics
Gohm, Alexander
the regions of brand in the images. With experi- ments on about five millions of images of 48 brands crawled and visualization of mul- timedia data; image segmentation 1. INTRODUCTION Brand equity describes a set of valuesVisualizing Brand Associations from Web Community Photos Gunhee Kim Carnegie Mellon University
ENERGY AWARE COLOUR MAPPING FOR VISUALIZATION by Johnson Chuang B.Sc. Honours, University Title of Thesis: Energy Aware Colour Mapping for Visualization Examining Committee: Dr. Hao Zhang Chair.2.1 Power Management and Energy Awareness in Current and Future Display Technologies
Zhang, Richard "Hao"
Evolving Visual Routines Michael Patrick Johnson
Evolving Visual Routines by Michael Patrick Johnson B.S., Computer Science Massachusetts Institute Routines by Michael Patrick Johnson Submitted to the Program in Media Arts and Sciences, School by NSF grant number IRI92056688. 2 #12; Evolving Visual Routines by Michael Patrick Johnson
Fernandez, Thomas
Landscape Management Systems The Visual Management System
Landscape Management Systems The Visual Management System of the Forest Service, USDA1 Warren R presentation on how the Visual Management System (VMS) functions. 1/ Presented at the National Conference Manual 2380, Landscape Management, USDA. INTRODUCTION The American people are concerned about the quality
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Information Sciences 90 Visualizing Visualization A Model and Framework for Visualization Exploration Summary: the visualization process in order to assist in repeatability. It...
Analyzer-based phase-contrast imaging system using a micro focus x-ray source
Here we describe a new in-laboratory analyzer based phase contrast-imaging (ABI) instrument using a conventional X-ray tube source (CXS) aimed at bio-medical imaging applications. Phase contrast-imaging allows visualization of soft tissue details usually obscured in conventional X-ray imaging. The ABI system design and major features are described in detail. The key advantage of the presented system, over the few existing CXS ABI systems, is that it does not require high precision components, i.e., CXS, X-ray detector, and electro-mechanical components. To overcome a main problem introduced by these components, identified as temperature stability, the system components are kept at a constant temperature inside of three enclosures, thus minimizing the electrical and mechanical thermal drifts. This is achieved by using thermoelectric (Peltier) cooling/heating modules that are easy to control precisely. For CXS we utilized a microfocus X-ray source with tungsten (W) anode material. In addition the proposed system eliminates tungsten's multiple spectral lines by selecting monochromator crystal size appropriately therefore eliminating need for the costly mismatched, two-crystal monochromator. The system imaging was fine-tuned for tungsten K?{sub 1} line with the energy of 59.3�keV since it has been shown to be of great clinical significance by a number of researchers at synchrotron facilities. In this way a laboratory system that can be used for evaluating and quantifying tissue properties, initially explored at synchrotron facilities, would be of great interest to a larger research community. To demonstrate the imaging capability of our instrument we use a chicken thigh tissue sample.
Zhou, Wei [BME Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616 (United States); Majidi, Keivan; Brankov, Jovan G., E-mail: email@example.com [ECE Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616 (United States)
Computer systems and methods for visualizing data
A method for forming a visual plot using a hierarchical structure of a dataset. The dataset comprises a measure and a dimension. The dimension consists of a plurality of levels. The plurality of levels form a dimension hierarchy. The visual plot is constructed based on a specification. A first level from the plurality of levels is represented by a first component of the visual plot. A second level from the plurality of levels is represented by a second component of the visual plot. The dataset is queried to retrieve data in accordance with the specification. The data includes all or a portion of the dimension and all or a portion of the measure. The visual plot is populated with the retrieved data in accordance with the specification.
Stolte, Chris (Palo Alto, CA); Hanrahan, Patrick (Portola Valley, CA)
Volume xx (200y), Number z, pp. 110 3D Line Textures and the Visualization of
set of line textures which indicate material properties while maintaining interactive frame rates. In this illustration, the sketchiness of the feature edges and material property lines is modified basedVolume xx (200y), Number z, pp. 1�10 3D Line Textures and the Visualization of Confidence
Potter, Kristin
and ICCS for funding. in a section of the Switchboard corpus ([1]). (1) is an example (of what hereafter we, duration, energy and spectral balance cepstral coefficients), Part-Of-Speech, and a semantic similarity mea- sure computed by using both WordNet semantic lexicon and corpora statistics. Symmetric contrast differs
Edinburgh, University of
Carbon Nanotubes for Thermoacoustic Contrast Enhancement Preliminary Results
Carbon Nanotubes for Thermoacoustic Contrast Enhancement Preliminary Results Darrin Byrda., Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA ABSTRACT The unique electrical properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes make that nanotubes are capable of greatly increasing a material's absorption of electromagnetic radiation. We
Patch, Sarah
A Method of Contrastive Reasoning with Inconsistent Ontologies
life, one would say that "all cars are polluting, but hybrid cars are not polluting"; or one would say that all cars are polluting is misleading because hybrid cars are an exception to this rule. � Effective parts of the knowledge base (as in the pollut- ing cars example). Because of this, contrastive reasoning
van Harmelen, Frank
Differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system and components
A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in an optical path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in an optical path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter.
Stutman, Daniel; Finkenthal, Michael
View-Dependent Visualization for Analysis of Large Datasets
such as computer security (sometimes referred to as cyber-security) [34] [47] and biological studies [2]. 14 B. Visualization Techniques In this section we briefly review related work in glyph visualization techniques and interactive visual analysis methods...
Overby, Derek Robert
3D Representations for Software Visualization Andrian Marcus
research from software analysis, information visualization, human-computer interaction, and cognitive, texture, abstraction mechanism, and by supporting new manipulation techniques and user interfaces.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation] User Interfaces Keywords: Software visualization, 3D visualization
The mouse visually evoked potential : neural correlates and functional applications
The visually evoked potential (VEP) is a local field potential (LFP) evoked in visual cortex in response to visual stimuli. Unlike extracellular single unit recordings, which allow us to probe the function of single spiking ...
Muhammad, Rahmat
1566 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS--I: REGULAR PAPERS, VOL. 56, NO. 8, AUGUST 2009 A Low-Power Visual-Horizon Estimation Chip
Terms--Analog VLSI, autonomous flight control, micro aerial vehicles, perceptron, smart sensor. I needed for autonomous flight (in contrast to long-range navigation) are lacking. Ob- stacle avoidance wind gusts, making the speed of processing critical for stability. While many visual-motion approaches
Horiuchi, Timothy K.
Review: The Hanford Reach: A Land of Contrasts by Susan Zwinger and Stamford D. Smith
Review: The Hanford Reach: A Land of Contrasts By SusanSmith (Photographer).The Hanford Reach: A Land of Contrasts.addition. Simply put, The Hanford Reach: A Land of Contrasts
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Visualization of UHC Emissions for Low-Temperature Diesel Engine...
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Perkins, Richard A.
The effects of acute alcohol exposure on the response properties of neurons in visual cortex area 17 of cats
Physiological and behavioral studies have demonstrated that a number of visual functions such as visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and motion perception can be impaired by acute alcohol exposure. The orientation- and direction-selective responses of cells in primary visual cortex are thought to participate in the perception of form and motion. To investigate how orientation selectivity and direction selectivity of neurons are influenced by acute alcohol exposure in vivo, we used the extracellular single-unit recording technique to examine the response properties of neurons in primary visual cortex (A17) of adult cats. We found that alcohol reduces spontaneous activity, visual evoked unit responses, the signal-to-noise ratio, and orientation selectivity of A17 cells. In addition, small but detectable changes in both the preferred orientation/direction and the bandwidth of the orientation tuning curve of strongly orientation-biased A17 cells were observed after acute alcohol administration. Our findings may provide physiological evidence for some alcohol-related deficits in visual function observed in behavioral studies.
Chen Bo [Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027 (China); State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101 (China); Xia Jing; Li Guangxing [Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027 (China); Zhou Yifeng, E-mail: email@example.com [Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027 (China); State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101 (China)
Visual inspection submersible for nuclear power plant
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) are currently in use for visual inspections within reactor pressure vessels (RPV). In boiling water reactors (BWR), there is a complex RPV consisting of structures which are not disassembled during outages. To inspect the large volume of the RPV and associated components, the inspection vehicle must be compact and easily maneuverable. Toshiba has developed an ROV for the purpose of visual inspections in BWRS. This paper describes this ROV, the most compact visual inspection submersible yet manufactured and used in a BWR.
Kimura, M.; Okano, H.; Ozaki, O.; Shimada, H. [Toshiba Corp., Yokohama (Japan)
A visual simulation playground for engineering dynamics
A VISUAL SIMULATION PLAYGROUND FOR ENGINEERING DYNAMICS A Thesis by DONALD BRIAN FONG Submitted to the O ce of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE August 2008 Major... Subject: Visualization Sciences A VISUAL SIMULATION PLAYGROUND FOR ENGINEERING DYNAMICS A Thesis by DONALD BRIAN FONG Submitted to the O ce of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER...
Fong, Donald Brian
Heart Rate Artifact Suppression.
??Motion artifact strongly corrupts heart rate measurements in current pulse oximetry systems. In many, almost any motion will greatly diminish the system�s ability to extract� (more)
Dickson, Christopher
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Plastification of polymers in twin-screw-extruders: New visualization technic using high-speed imaging
The initial melting of the first granules through plastic energy dissipation (PED) at the beginning of the melting zone, in the co-rotating twin-screw extruder is visualized in this work. The visualization was created through the use of a high speed camera in the cross section of the melting zone. The parameters screw speed, granule-temperature, temperature-profile, type of polymer and back pressure were examined. It was shown that the screw speed and the temperature-profile have significant influence on the rate of initial melting.
Knieper, A., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Beinert, C., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Group Polymer Processing, Division Plastics, Fraunhofer-Institute LBF (Germany)
Visualization of Microearthquake Data from Enhanced Geothermal...
site operators - and the public - to see where microearthquakes are occurring as geothermal energy is produced at a site. The 3D visualizations are being made available via a Web...
Data visualization in the first person
This dissertation will examine what a first person viewpoint means in the context of data visualization and how it can be used for navigating and presenting large datasets. Recent years have seen rapid growth in Big Data ...
DeCamp, Philip (Philip James)
Visual Analytics at the Pacific Northwest
Laboratory has a long history of information visualization research leading to high-impact tools for its portfolio analysis, energy grid reliability, environmental safety, training, and law enforcement. #12;FOCUS
Tailored displays to compensate for visual aberrations
We introduce tailored displays that enhance visual acuity by decomposing virtual objects and placing the resulting anisotropic pieces into the subject's focal range. The goal is to free the viewer from needing wearable ...
Pamplona, Vitor F.
Geometric Aspects of Visual Object Recognition
This thesis presents there important results in visual object recognition based on shape. (1) A new algorithm (RAST; Recognition by Adaptive Sudivisions of Tranformation space) is presented that has lower average-case ...
Breuel, Thomas M.
res onance imaging (MRI), or computer generated sim ulation data (e.g. in computational fluid, such as cutting, drilling, bending and repositioning, on indi vidual bones, tissues or tumors, and visualize them
Fang, Shiaofen
A study of temporal visual composition
With the rapid growth of digital art, the temporal dimension is becoming a more and more important aspect of visual creations. This thesis is an effort to contribute to the construction of a disciplined basis for the ...
Sun, Xiaohua, 1972-
a dynamic programming algorithm for finding optimal transmission policies for a single packet in rate the assumption as a heuris- tic principle. Simulations show that for realistic channel models, the algorithm multimedia services over the Internet [1]. In contrast to traditional video transmission systems, a video
Reiterer, Harald
A Computer Program to Visualize Gravitational Lenses
Gravitational lenses are presently playing an important role in astrophysics. By means of these lenses the parameters of the deflector such as its mass, ellipticity, etc. and Hubble's constant can be determined. Using C, Xforms, Mesa and Imlib a computer program to visualize this lens effect has been developed. This program has been applied to generate sequences of images of a source object and its corresponding images. It has also been used to visually test different models of gravitational lenses.
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Visualization and Analysis in Support of Fusion Science
This report summarizes the results of the award for �Visualization and Analysis in Support of Fusion Science.� With this award our main efforts have been to develop and deploy visualization and analysis tools in three areas 1) magnetic field line analysis 2) query based visualization and 3) comparative visualization.
Sanderson, Allen R. [Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute] [Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Visual tools for creating and reinforcing the USC Viterbi Brand.
Visual tools for creating and reinforcing the USC Viterbi Brand. VISUAL IDENTITY SYSTEM #12;The Importance of the Brand. Why Is the Identity System Important? A strong, coherent visual identity Visual Identity System to continue building our public image, increase awareness of our many
Wang, Hai
Using High-Speed WANs and Network Data Caches to Enable Remote and Distributed Visualization
Visapult is a prototype application and framework for remote visualization of large scientific datasets. We approach the technical challenges of tera-scale visualization with a unique architecture that employs high speed WANs and network data caches for data staging and transmission. This architecture allows for the use of available cache and compute resources at arbitrary locations on the network. High data throughput rates and network utilization are achieved by parallelizing I/O at each stage in the application, and by pipe-lining the visualization process. On the desktop, the graphics interactivity is effectively decoupled from the latency inherent in network applications. We present a detailed performance analysis of the application, and improvements resulting from field-test analysis conducted as part of the DOE Combustion Corridor project.
Bethel, Wes; Lau, Stephen; Tierney, Brian; Lee, Jason; Gunter, Dan
Wind Energy Technology Trends: Comparing and Contrasting Recent Cost and Performance Forecasts (Poster)
Poster depicts wind energy technology trends, comparing and contrasting recent cost and performance forecasts.
Lantz, E.; Hand, M.
Contrasting copper evolution in Omega Centauri and the Milky Way
Despite the many studies on stellar nucleosynthesis published so far, the scenario for the production of Cu in stars remains elusive. In particular, it is still debated whether copper originates mostly in massive stars or type Ia supernovae. To answer this question, we compute self-consistent chemical evolution models taking into account the results of updated stellar nucleosynthesis. By contrasting copper evolution in Omega Cen and the Milky Way, we end up with a picture where massive stars are the major responsible for the production of Cu in Omega Cen as well as the Galactic disc.
Donatella Romano; Francesca Matteucci
Fourier-transform and global contrast interferometer alignment methods
Interferometric methods are presented to facilitate alignment of image-plane components within an interferometer and for the magnified viewing of interferometer masks in situ. Fourier-transforms are performed on intensity patterns that are detected with the interferometer and are used to calculate pseudo-images of the electric field in the image plane of the test optic where the critical alignment of various components is being performed. Fine alignment is aided by the introduction and optimization of a global contrast parameter that is easily calculated from the Fourier-transform.
Goldberg, Kenneth A. (Berkeley, CA)
On Thermonuclear Reaction Rates
Nuclear reactions govern major aspects of the chemical evolution od galaxies and stars. Analytic study of the reaction rates and reaction probability integrals is attempted here. Exact expressions for the reaction rates and reaction probability integrals for nuclear reactions in the case of nonresonant, modified nonresonant, screened nonresonant and resonant cases are given. These are expressed in terms of H-functions, G-functions and in computable series forms. Computational aspects are also discussed.
H. J. Haubold; A. M. Mathai
Using image gradient as a visual feature for visual servoing Eric Marchand, Christophe Collewet
Using image gradient as a visual feature for visual servoing Eric Marchand, Christophe Collewet degrees of freedom are considered. Eric Marchand is with Universit´e de Rennes 1, IRISA UMR 6074, INRIA Rennes-Bretagne Atlantique, Lagadic research group, email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Christophe Collewet
Paris-Sud XI, Université de
A Magnification Lens for Interactive Volume Visualization
Volume visualization of large data sets suffers from the same problem that many other visualization modalities suffer from: either one can visualize the entire data set and lose small details or visualize a small region and lose the context. In this paper, they present a magnification lens technique for volume visualization. While the notion of a magnification-lens is not new, and other techniques attempt to simulate the physical properties of a magnifying lens, their contribution is in developing a magnification lens that is fast, can be implemented using a fairly small software overhead, and has a natural, intuitive appearance. The issue with magnification lens is the border, or transition, region. The lens center and exterior have a constant zoom factor, and are simple to render. It is the border region that blends between the external and interior magnification, and has a non-constant magnification. They use the perspective-correct textures capability, available in most current graphics systems, to produce a lens with a tessellated border region that approximates linear compression with respect to the radius of the magnification lens. They discuss how a cubic border can mitigate the discontinuities resulting from the use of a linear function, without significant performance loss. They discuss various issues concerning development of a three-dimensional magnification lens.
LaMar, E; Hamann, B; Joy, K I
Web-Based Visual Analytics for Social Media
Social media provides a rich source of data that reflects current trends and public opinion on a multitude of topics. The data can be harvested from Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, and other social applications. The high rate of adoption of social media has created a domain that has an ever expanding volume of data that make it difficult to use the raw data for analysis. Information visual analytics is key in drawing out features of interest in social media. The Scalable Reasoning System is an application that couples a back end server performing analysis algorithms and an intuitive front end visualization to allow for investigation. We provide a componentized system that can be rapidly adapted to customer needs such that the information they are most interested in is brought to their attention through the application. To this end, we have developed a social media application for use by emergency operations for the city of Seattle to show current weather and traffic trends which is important for their tasks.
Best, Daniel M.; Bruce, Joseph R.; Dowson, Scott T.; Love, Oriana J.; McGrath, Liam R.
Variable Interactions in Query-Driven Visualization
One fundamental element of scientific inquiry is discoveringrelationships, particularly the interactions between different variablesin observed or simulated phenomena. Building upon our prior work in thefield of Query-Driven Visualization, where visual data analysisprocessing is focused on subsets of large data deemed to be"scientifically interesting," this new work focuses on a novel knowledgediscovery capability suitable for use with petascale class datasets. Itenables visual presentation of the presence or absence of relationships(correlations) between variables in data subsets produced by Query-Drivenmethodologies. This technique holds great potential for enablingknowledge discovery from large and complex datasets currently emergingfrom SciDAC and INCITE projects. It is sufficiently generally to beapplicable to any time of complex, time-varying, multivariate data fromstructured, unstructured or adaptive grids.
Bethel, E. Wes; Gosink, Luke J.; Anderson, John C.; Joy, Kenneth I.
Techniques for interactive 3-D scientific visualization
Interest in interactive 3-D graphics has exploded of late, fueled by (a) the allure of using scientific visualization to go where no-one has gone before'' and (b) by the development of new input devices which overcome some of the limitations imposed in the past by technology, yet which may be ill-suited to the kinds of interaction required by researchers active in scientific visualization. To resolve this tension, we propose a flat 5-D'' environment in which 2-D graphics are augmented by exploiting multiple human sensory modalities using cheap, conventional hardware readily available with personal computers and workstations. We discuss how interactions basic to 3-D scientific visualization, like searching a solution space and comparing two such spaces, are effectively carried out in our environment. Finally, we describe 3DMOVE, an experimental microworld we have implemented to test out some of our ideas. 40 refs., 4 figs.
Glinert, E.P. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (USA). Dept. of Computer Science); Blattner, M.M. (Anderson (M.D.) Hospital and Tumor Inst., Houston, TX (USA). Dept. of Biomathematics California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Applied Science Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)); Becker, B.G. (California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Applied Science Lawrence Livermore National La
Beyond Control Panels: Direct Manipulation for Visual Analytics
Information Visualization strives to provide visual representations through which users can think about and gain insight into information. By leveraging the visual and cognitive systems of humans, complex relationships and phenomena occurring within datasets can be uncovered by exploring information visually. Interaction metaphors for such visualizations are designed to enable users direct control over the filters, queries, and other parameters controlling how the data is visually represented. Through the evolution of information visualization, more complex mathematical and data analytic models are being used to visualize relationships and patterns in data � creating the field of Visual Analytics. However, the expectations for how users interact with these visualizations has remained largely unchanged � focused primarily on the direct manipulation of parameters of the underlying mathematical models. In this article we present an opportunity to evolve the methodology for user interaction from the direct manipulation of parameters through visual control panels, to interactions designed specifically for visual analytic systems. Instead of focusing on traditional direct manipulation of mathematical parameters, the evolution of the field can be realized through direct manipulation within the visual representation � where users can not only gain insight, but also interact. This article describes future directions and research challenges that fundamentally change the meaning of direct manipulation with regards to visual analytics, advancing the Science of Interaction.
Endert, Alexander; Bradel, Lauren; North, Chris
Visualization of Charge Distribution in a Lithium Battery Electrode
We describe a method for direct determination and visualization of the distribution of charge in a composite electrode. Using synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction, state-of-charge profiles in-plane and normal to the current collector were measured. In electrodes charged at high rate, the signatures of nonuniform current distribution were evident. The portion of a prismatic cell electrode closest to the current collector tab had the highest state of charge due to electronic resistance in the composite electrode and supporting foil. In a coin cell electrode, the active material at the electrode surface was more fully charged than that close to the current collector because the limiting factor in this case is ion conduction in the electrolyte contained within the porous electrode.
Liu, Jun; Kunz, Martin; Chen, Kai; Tamura, Nobumichi; Richardson, Thomas J.
Hard X-ray Phase-Contrast Tomographic Nanoimaging
Synchrotron-based full-field tomographic microscopy established itself as a tool for noninvasive investigations. Many beamlines worldwide routinely achieve micrometer spatial resolution while the isotropic 100-nm barrier is reached and trespassed only by few instruments, mainly in the soft x-ray regime. We present an x-ray, full-field microscope with tomographic capabilities operating at 10 keV and with a 3D isotropic resolution of 144 nm recently installed at the TOMCAT beamline of the Swiss Light Source. Custom optical components, including a beam-shaping condenser and phase-shifting dot arrays, were used to obtain an ideal, aperture-matched sample illumination and very sensitive phase-contrast imaging. The instrument has been successfully used for the nondestructive, volumetric investigation of single, unstained cells.
Stampanoni, M. [Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen (Switzerland); Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zuerich, 8092 Zuerich (Switzerland); Marone, F.; Vila-Comamala, J.; Gorelick, S.; David, C.; Mokso, R. [Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen (Switzerland); Trtik, P.; Jefimovs, K. [EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Duebendorf (Switzerland)
Contrast enhancing solution for use in confocal microscopy
A method of optically detecting a tumor during surgery. The method includes imaging at least one test point defined on the tumor using a first optical imaging system to provide a first tumor image. The method further includes excising a first predetermined layer of the tumor for forming an in-vivo defect area. A predetermined contrast enhancing solution is disposed on the in-vivo defect area, which is adapted to interact with at least one cell anomaly, such as basal cell carcinoma, located on the in-vivo defect area for optically enhancing the cell anomaly. Thereafter the defect area can be optically imaged to provide a clear and bright representation of the cell anomaly to aid a surgeon while surgically removing the cell anomaly.
Tannous, Zeina; Torres, Abel; Gonzalez, Salvador
Evaluation of Visual Tracking in Extremely Low Frame Rate Wide Area Motion Imagery
reflects how real time video sequences approximate human perceptions of real world motions. The assumption is a critical task in many security related applications such as surveillance, robotics, and human computer and continuous variation in target movement and sensor motion. The small movement variation assumption naturally
Ling, Haibin
� viewing algorithms; I.3.5 Computational Geometry and Object Modeling � geometric algorithms, object. Furthermore, the complexity of the portion of the model visible to the observer can be highly variable. Tens time. Using the UC Berkeley Building Walkthrough System [5] and a model of Soda Hall, the future
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Navigating nuclear science: Enhancing analysis through visualization
Data visualization is an emerging technology with high potential for addressing the information overload problem. This project extends the data visualization work of the Navigating Science project by coupling it with more traditional information retrieval methods. A citation-derived landscape was augmented with documents using a text-based similarity measure to show viability of extension into datasets where citation lists do not exist. Landscapes, showing hills where clusters of similar documents occur, can be navigated, manipulated and queried in this environment. The capabilities of this tool provide users with an intuitive explore-by-navigation method not currently available in today`s retrieval systems.
Irwin, N.H.; Berkel, J. van; Johnson, D.K.; Wylie, B.N.
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that rendering energy · NSF justifiably looking for other agencies to partner in funding visualization · Malaise Human perceptual system in loop · Enabling technology for other disciplines Statistics analogy: also: direction Fund pilot program to encourage vis and domain people to work together » Foster collaboration
Rheingans, Penny
Research Report Attentional Modulation of Visual
Research Report Attentional Modulation of Visual Processing in Adult Dyslexia A Spatial play a causal role in dyslexia. How- ever, traditional methods for investigating this assertion have that this spatial-cuing deficit is not merely a sec- ondary consequence of magnocellular dysfunction. Dyslexia
Nottingham, University of
Spatial Data Authentication Using Mathematical Visualization
Spatial Data Authentication Using Mathematical Visualization Vert, G., Harris, F., Nasser, S. Dept has become an increasingly compromised method to transmit any type of data including spatial data. Due to the criticality of spatial data in decision making processes that range from military targeting to urban planning
Harris Jr., Frederick C.
Visualizing the kinematics of relativistic wave packets
This article investigates some solutions of the time-dependent free Dirac equation. Visualizations of these solutions immediately reveal strange phenomena that are caused by the interference of positive- and negative-energy waves. The effects discussed here include the Zitterbewegung, the opposite direction of momentum and velocity in negative-energy wave packets, and the superluminal propagation of the wave packet's local maxima.
Bernd Thaller
Visualization for Non-Destructive Testing
Amirkhanov 10 #12;Visualization of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Reh, A., Plank, B., Kastner, J., Gröller(12): 29062915, 2013. #12;#12;#12;Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) Fiber bundles with a twill-weave pattern #12;Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) Fiber bundles with a twill-weave pattern Epoxy resin
Tanaka, Jiro
Visualization of Large-Scale Distributed Data
that are now considered the "lenses" for examining large-scale data. THE LARGE-SCALE DATA VISUALIZATIONVisualization of Large-Scale Distributed Data Jason Leigh1 , Andrew Johnson1 , Luc Renambot1 representation of data and the interactive manipulation and querying of the visualization. Large-scale data
Johnson, Andrew
Master's Degree in Visual Anthropology AARHUS MOESGAARD
site of Moesgaard will provide a window through which students, film- and exhibition-makers can enter hands-on workshops in the production of anthropological film, photography and exhibitions, students of a thesis comprised of a visual anthropological product (film, photography, museum installation, multimedia
Computation and Visualization of Risk Assessment
Computation and Visualization of Risk Assessment in Deep Brain Stimulation Planning Alexandre Research Centre Abstract. Deep Brain Stimulation is a neurosurgical approach for the treatment part of the brain. To safely reach the target of interest, care- ful planning must be performed
Recanati, Catherine
Information Visualization Graduate Project (Group Project)
Information Visualization Fall 2011 Graduate Project (Group Project) (100 points total) Handed out:59PM Research Article due by online submission on Sunday, December 11, 2011, 11:59PM Project Demo due last week of classes The idea of the project is to take the knowledge and background that you
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Information Visualization The Author(s) 2011
and chiller efficiency in data centers.3 Figure 1 shows an example of the visual analysis of a pair of data center chillers (chiller 1 and chiller 2), a percentage utilization time series in which different motifs were discovered. A chiller is a key component of the cooling infrastructure of a data center.4
Ramakrishnan, Naren
Visual Perception Slide 2 Aditi Majumder, UCI
1 PERCEIVING MOVEMENT Visual Perception Slide 2 Aditi Majumder, UCI Ways to create movement Perception More than one ways to create the sense of movement Real movement is only one of them #12;2 Slide 3, follow conversations Slide 4 Aditi Majumder, UCI Real Movement Movement is not the only criteria
Visualizing quantum mechanics in phase space
We examine the visualization of quantum mechanics in phase space by means of the Wigner function and the Wigner function flow as a complementary approach to illustrating quantum mechanics in configuration space by wave functions. The Wigner function formalism resembles the mathematical language of classical mechanics of non-interacting particles. Thus, it allows a more direct comparison between classical and quantum dynamical features.
Heiko Bauke; Noya Ruth Itzhak
Digital Watermark Detection in Visual Multimedia Content
Digital Watermark Detection in Visual Multimedia Content Peter Meerwald Cumulative thesis (online or video. Watermark detection is an integral component of a watermarking system. This cumulative thesis. The computational effort for blind, spread-spectrum watermark detection is analyzed in- cluding the determination
Uhl, Andreas
Conducting a Wildland Visual Resources Inventory1
Conducting a Wildland Visual Resources Inventory1 James F. Palmer 2/ 1/ Submitted to the National of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Abstract: This paper describes a procedure for system- atically inventorying- tion and description of each inventoried scene are recorded on U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps
Visualizing Power System Operationsin an Open Market
Visualizing Power System Operationsin an Open Market ThomasJ. Overbye',George Gross',Mark J power producers, financial traders, brokers/marketers, and public policy makers) into the industry. The package differs from an operator training simulator (OTS), which is used in many energy management systems
Gross, George
Photoacoustic contrast imaging of biological tissues with nanodiamonds fabricated for high near-infrared absorbance
Radiation-damaged nanodiamonds (DNDs) are potentially ideal optical contrast agents for photoacoustic (PA) imaging in biological tissues due to their low toxicity and high optical absorbance. PA imaging contrast agents have been limited to quantum...
Zhang, Ti; Cui, Huizhong; Fang, Chia-Yi; Su, Long-Jyun; Ren, Shenqiang; Chang, Huan-Cheng; Yang, Xinmai; Forrest, Marcus Laird
An Interactive Visual Analytics Framework for Multi-Field Data...
Interactive Visual Analytics Framework for Multi-Field Data in a Geo-Spatial Context. An Interactive Visual Analytics Framework for Multi-Field Data in a Geo-Spatial Context....
3D/4D geospatial visualization using Makai Voyager
3D/4D geospatial visualization using Makai Voyager John C. Anderson Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc-based, geospatially-enabled software that can fuse and visualize large, multi-variable data sets that change in space
Frandsen, Jannette B.
Managing Attack Graph Complexity Through Visual Hierarchical Aggregation
Managing Attack Graph Complexity Through Visual Hierarchical Aggregation Steven Noel Center a framework for managing network attack graph complexity through interactive visualization, which includes hierarchical aggregation of graph elements. Aggregation collapses non-overlapping subgraphs of the attack graph
Noel, Steven
An immersive system for browsing and visualizing surveillance video
HouseFly is an interactive data browsing and visualization system that synthesizes audio-visual recordings from multiple sensors, as well as the meta-data derived from those recordings, into a unified viewing experience. ...
DeCamp, Philip James
3D Visualization of Water Transport in Ferns
3D Visualization of Water Transport in Ferns 3D Visualization of Water Transport in Ferns Print Monday, 08 April 2013 00:00 Plants transport water through elongated cells called...
Visual Experience and Motor Action: Are The Bonds Too Tight?�
How should we characterize the functional role of conscious visual experience? In particular, how do the conscious contents of visual experience guide, bear upon, or otherwise inform our ongoing motor activities? According ...
Clark, Andy
Module name: Advanced topic: Visual Computing Abbreviation: SVC
visualization (registration and segmentation of computer tomography measurement data), digital image generationModule name: Advanced topic: Visual Computing Abbreviation: SVC Study semester: 3rd semester (WS Recommended prerequisites: Geometric Modeling, Interactive Computer Graphics Learning goals: Technological
Ahlers, Volker - Fakultät IV
A Mission-Centric Visualization Tool for Cybersecurity Situation Awareness
A Mission-Centric Visualization Tool for Cybersecurity Situation Awareness Nichole Stockman Four tool that provides high- level situation awareness for cybersecurity scenarios. Our visualization tool competition, which was designed to mirror general cybersecurity scenar- ios that would be encountered
California at Santa Barbara, University of
AN APPROACH TO VISUAL MODELING OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA Sajjan Sarkar
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abnormal visual system: Topics by E-print Network
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BFA in ILLUSTRATION (488035) MAP Sheet Department of Visual Arts
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Visualizing Scalar Fields Represented by Adaptive Square Triangulations
of the scalar eld. The visual model is conceived to mimicthe e ects of lightemission Sabella 88 , ab- sorption
Graduate Kentucky Metropolitan Rate Application
Graduate Kentucky Metropolitan Rate Application REGISTRAR'S OFFICE University of Cincinnati PO Box Kentucky counties are able to attend UC at an established metropolitan tuition rate. Non Kentucky residency, these students are not eligible for the graduate metropolitan rate. Kentucky counties
Franco, John
InfoCrystal: A visual tool for information retrieval
of interest. The lnfocrystal allows users to specify Boolean as well as vector- space queries graphically C r y s t a l T M ,that can be used as a visualization tool as well as a visual query lan- guage more readily than a direct analysis of the numbers would. Similarly, information visualization seeks
Spoerri, Anselm
Multidimensional structured data visualization method and apparatus, text visualization method and apparatus, method and apparatus for visualizing and graphically navigating the world wide web, method and apparatus for visualizing hierarchies
A method of displaying correlations among information objects includes receiving a query against a database; obtaining a query result set; and generating a visualization representing the components of the result set, the visualization including one of a plane and line to represent a data field, nodes representing data values, and links showing correlations among fields and values. Other visualization methods and apparatus are disclosed.
Risch, John S. (Kennewick, WA); Dowson, Scott T. (West Richland, WA)
A method of displaying correlations among information objects comprises receiving a query against a database; obtaining a query result set; and generating a visualization representing the components of the result set, the visualization including one of a plane and line to represent a data field, nodes representing data values, and links showing correlations among fields and values. Other visualization methods and apparatus are disclosed.
Risch, John S. (Kennewick, WA); Dowson, Scott T. (West Richland, WA); Hart, Michelle L. (Richland, WA); Hatley, Wes L. (Kennewick, WA)
Robot Studies on SaccadeTriggered Visual Prediction
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Moeller, Ralf
Information Visualization Evaluation in Large Companies: Challenges, Experiences and Recommendations
environments, whereas field experiments are a compromise strategy where features of the system are ma visualization and visual analyt- ics tools within a large automotive company (BMW Group). From our own visualization in general. Within such an environment a wide range of real data analy- sis problems, tasks
Isenberg, Petra
Using Visualization Techniques and Gamification to Involve Users in Requirements Elicitation
Using Visualization Techniques and Gamification to Involve Users in Requirements Elicitation Diogo of visualization techniques and gamification. Requirements visualizations are used to stimulate stakeholders and increase their awareness about requirements. Social visualization and gamification of the elicitation
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ADONIS high contrast infrared imaging of Sirius-B
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and a strong source of diffuse light for modern telescopes so that the immediate surroundings of the star are still poorly known. We study the close surroundings of the star (2 to 25 arcsec) by means of adaptive optics and coronographic device in the near-infrared, using the ESO/ADONIS system. The resulting high contrast images in the JHKs bands have a resolution of ~ 0.2 arcsec and limiting apparent magnitude ranging from mK = 9.5 at 3 arcsec, from Sirius-A to mK = 13.1 at 10 arcsec. These are the first and deepest images of the Sirius system in this infrared range. From these observations, accurate infrared photometry of the Sirius-B white dwarf companion is obtained. The JH magnitudes of Sirius-B are found to agree with expectations for a DA white dwarf of temperature (T=25000K) and gravity (log(g) = 8.5), consistent with the characteristics determined from optical observations. However, a small, significant excess is measurable for the K band, similar to that detected for "dusty" isolated white dwarfs harbouring suspected planetary debris. The possible existence of such circumstellar material around Sirius-B has still to be confirmed by further observations. These deep images allow us to search for small but yet undetected companions to Sirius. Apart from Sirius-B, no other source is detected within the total 25 arcsec field. The minimum detectable mass is around 10 MJup inside the planetary limit, indicating that an extrasolar planet at a projected distance of ~ 25 AU from Sirius would have been detected (abridged abstract).
Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud; Eric Pantin
Estimating contact rates at a mass gathering by using video analysis: a proof-of-concept project
Current approaches for estimating social mixing patterns and infectious disease transmission at mass gatherings have been limited by various constraints, including low participation rates for volunteer-based research projects and challenges in quantifying spatially and temporally accurate person-to-person interactions. We developed a proof-of-concept project to assess the use of automated video analysis for estimating contact rates of attendees of the GameFest 2013 event at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Video tracking and analysis algorithms were used to estimate the number and duration of contacts for 5 attendees during a 3-minute clip from the RPI video. Attendees were considered to have a contact event if the distance between them and another person was =1 meter. Contact duration was estimated in seconds. We also simulated 50 attendees assuming random mixing using a geo-spatially accurate representation of the same GameFest location. The 5 attendees had an overall median of 2 contact events during the 3-minute video clip (range: 0 6). Contact events varied from less than 5 seconds to the full duration of the 3- minute clip. The random mixing simulation was visualized and presented as a contrasting example. We were able to estimate the number and duration of contacts for five GameFest attendees from a 3-minute video clip that can be compared to a random mixing simulation model at the same location. The next phase will involve scaling the system for simultaneous analysis of mixing patterns from hours-long videos and comparing our results with other approaches for collecting contact data from mass gathering attendees.
Rainey, Jeanette J [ORNL; Cheriyadat, Anil M [ORNL; Radke, Richard J [ORNL; Crumly, Julie K [ORNL; Koch, Daniel B [ORNL
Visual servoing using statistical pressure snakes.
A nonlinear visual servoing steering law is presented which is used to align a camera view with a visual target. A full color version of statistical pressure snakes is used to identify and track the target with a series of video frames. The nonlinear steering law provides camera-frame centric speed commands to a velocity based servo sub-system. To avoid saturating the subsystem, the commanded speeds are smoothly limited to remain within a finite range. Analytical error analysis is also provided illustrating how the two control gains contribute to the stiffness of the control. The algorithm is demonstrated on a pan and tilt camera system. The control law is able to smoothly realign the camera to point at the target.
Schaub, Hanspeter (ORION International Technologies, Albuquerque, NM)
Automated visual direction : LDRD 38623 final report.
Mobile manipulator systems used by emergency response operators consist of an articulated robot arm, a remotely driven base, a collection of cameras, and a remote communications link. Typically the system is completely teleoperated, with the operator using live video feedback to monitor and assess the environment, plan task activities, and to conduct the operations via remote control input devices. The capabilities of these systems are limited, and operators rarely attempt sophisticated operations such as retrieving and utilizing tools, deploying sensors, or building up world models. This project has focused on methods to utilize this video information to enable monitored autonomous behaviors for the mobile manipulator system, with the goal of improving the overall effectiveness of the human/robot system. Work includes visual servoing, visual targeting, utilization of embedded video in 3-D models, and improved methods of camera utilization and calibration.
Anderson, Robert J.
Visualization of Cosmological Particle-Based Datasets
We describe our visualization process for a particle-based simulation of the formation of the first stars and their impact on cosmic history. The dataset consists of several hundred time-steps of point simulation data, with each time-step containing approximately two million point particles. For each time-step, we interpolate the point data onto a regular grid using a method taken from the radiance estimate of photon mapping. We import the resulting regular grid representation into ParaView, with which we extract isosurfaces across multiple variables. Our images provide insights into the evolution of the early universe, tracing the cosmic transition from an initially homogeneous state to one of increasing complexity. Specifically, our visualizations capture the build-up of regions of ionized gas around the first stars, their evolution, and their complex interactions with the surrounding matter. These observations will guide the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope, the key astronomy mission of the next decade.
Paul Arthur Navr�til; Jarrett L. Johnson; Volker Bromm
Visualizing nonclassical effects in phase space
Nonclassicality filters provide a universal method to visualize the nonclassicality of arbitrary quantum states of light through negativities of a regularized Glauber-Sudarshan $P$ function, also denoted as nonclassicality quasiprobability. Such filters are introduced and analyzed for optimizing the experimental certification of nonclassical effects. An analytic filter is constructed which preserves the full information on the quantum state. For balanced homodyne detection, the number of data points is analyzed to get the negativities of the nonclassicality quasiprobability with high statistical significance. The method is applied to different scenarios, such as phase randomized squeezed vacuum states, single-photon-added thermal states, and heralded state engineering with array detectors. The generalization to visualize quantum correlations of multimode radiation fields is also considered.
B. K�hn; W. Vogel
Charged-Particle Thermonuclear Reaction Rates: II. Tables and Graphs of Reaction Rates and Probability Density Functions
Numerical values of charged-particle thermonuclear reaction rates for nuclei in the A=14 to 40 region are tabulated. The results are obtained using a method, based on Monte Carlo techniques, that has been described in the preceding paper of this series (Paper I). We present a low rate, median rate and high rate which correspond to the 0.16, 0.50 and 0.84 quantiles, respectively, of the cumulative reaction rate distribution. The meaning of these quantities is in general different from the commonly reported, but statistically meaningless expressions, "lower limit", "nominal value" and "upper limit" of the total reaction rate. In addition, we approximate the Monte Carlo probability density function of the total reaction rate by a lognormal distribution and tabulate the lognormal parameters {\\mu} and {\\sigma} at each temperature. We also provide a quantitative measure (Anderson-Darling test statistic) for the reliability of the lognormal approximation. The user can implement the approximate lognormal reaction rate probability density functions directly in a stellar model code for studies of stellar energy generation and nucleosynthesis. For each reaction, the Monte Carlo reaction rate probability density functions, together with their lognormal approximations, are displayed graphically for selected temperatures in order to provide a visual impression. Our new reaction rates are appropriate for bare nuclei in the laboratory. The nuclear physics input used to derive our reaction rates is presented in the subsequent paper of this series (Paper III). In the fourth paper of this series (Paper IV) we compare our new reaction rates to previous results.
Christian Iliadis; Richard Longland; Art Champagne; Alain Coc; Ryan Fitzgerald
Presented by High-Performance Visualization of
;2 Managed by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy Bhaduri_HPC_GIS_Viz_SC10 Geographic information-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy Bhaduri_HPC_GIS_Viz_SC10 GIS and high-performance computing: Incentives Data mining and visual exploratory methods Simulation models #12;4 Managed by UT-Battelle for the U.S
Density Estimation xxvi I.4 Plan of the Book xxvii I.5 Web Page and the Code xxvii I.6 Bibliographic Notes 67 2.2.1 Density Type Visualizations 68 #12;CONTENTS ix 2.2.2 Distribution Function Type.6.1 Morse Theory 118 4.6.2 Reeb Graphs 122 Exercises 123 5 Shape Trees 127 5.1 Functions and Sets 128 5
Klemelä, Jussi
Visualizing Electric Vehicle Sales | Department of Energy
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Vision of a Visualization Tool for Commissioning
VISION OF A VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR COMMISSIONING Per Isakson*, J?rgen Eriksson** * Building Sciences KTH, Stockholm SWEDEN. firstname.lastname@example.com ** ?F-Installation, G?teborg, SWEDEN. firstname.lastname@example.com Summary. A prototype... of BEMS to support performance monitoring, nor considerable efforts to develop such use. In Sweden the control manufactures do not see a demand from the marketplace; on the contrary they observe little use of the tools they already provide. Research...
Isakson, P.; Eriksson, J.
Rate Shaping by Block Dropping for Transmission of MPEGprecoded Video over Channels of Dynamic Bandwidth
) and much better visual quality than conventional ap proaches. We also show that by jointly dropping blocksRate Shaping by Block Dropping for Transmission of MPEGprecoded Video over Channels of Dynamic of the compressed video in cases that the network capacity is reduced. This pa per proposes a novel block
Zeng, Wenjun "Kevin"
A Model for the Visualization Exploration Process T.J. Jankun-Kelly
A Model for the Visualization Exploration Process T.J. Jankun-Kelly Kwan-Liu Ma Michael Gertz of the visualization exploration process. The model, based upon a new parameter derivation calculus, can be used the visualization process to further data exploration. Keywords: visualization process, visualization models, visual
Ma, Kwan-Liu
Energy Management Through Innovative Rates
of energy efficiency in the industrial sector and specific rate design alternatives for doing so....
Williams, M. L.
Visual probes and methods for placing visual probes into subsurface areas
Visual probes and methods for placing visual probes into subsurface areas in either contaminated or non-contaminated sites are described. In one implementation, the method includes driving at least a portion of a visual probe into the ground using direct push, sonic drilling, or a combination of direct push and sonic drilling. Such is accomplished without providing an open pathway for contaminants or fugitive gases to reach the surface. According to one implementation, the invention includes an entry segment configured for insertion into the ground or through difficult materials (e.g., concrete, steel, asphalt, metals, or items associated with waste), at least one extension segment configured to selectively couple with the entry segment, at least one push rod, and a pressure cap. Additional implementations are contemplated.
Clark, Don T.; Erickson, Eugene E.; Casper, William L.; Everett, David M.
Visual Data Exploration and Analysis - Report on the Visualization Breakout Session of the SCaLeS Workshop
Scientific visualization is the transformation of abstract information into images, and it plays an integral role in the scientific process by facilitating insight into observed or simulated phenomena. Visualization as a discipline spans many research areas from computer science, cognitive psychology and even art. Yet the most successful visualization applications are created when close synergistic interactions with domain scientists are part of the algorithmic design and implementation process, leading to visual representations with clear scientific meaning. Visualization is used to explore, to debug, to gain understanding, and as an analysis tool. Visualization is literally everywhere--images are present in this report, on television, on the web, in books and magazines--the common theme is the ability to present information visually that is rapidly assimilated by human observers, and transformed into understanding or insight. As an indispensable part a modern science laboratory, visualization is akin to the biologist's microscope or the electrical engineer's oscilloscope. Whereas the microscope is limited to small specimens or use of optics to focus light, the power of scientific visualization is virtually limitless: visualization provides the means to examine data that can be at galactic or atomic scales, or at any size in between. Unlike the traditional scientific tools for visual inspection, visualization offers the means to ''see the unseeable.'' Trends in demographics or changes in levels of atmospheric CO{sub 2} as a function of greenhouse gas emissions are familiar examples of such unseeable phenomena. Over time, visualization techniques evolve in response to scientific need. Each scientific discipline has its ''own language,'' verbal and visual, used for communication. The visual language for depicting electrical circuits is much different than the visual language for depicting theoretical molecules or trends in the stock market. There is no ''one visualization too'' that can serve as a panacea for all science disciplines. Instead, visualization researchers work hand in hand with domain scientists as part of the scientific research process to define, create, adapt and refine software that ''speaks the visual language'' of each scientific domain.
Bethel, E. Wes; Frank, Randy; Fulcomer, Sam; Hansen, Chuck; Joy, Ken; Kohl, Jim; Middleton, Don
National Utility Rate Database: Preprint
When modeling solar energy technologies and other distributed energy systems, using high-quality expansive electricity rates is essential. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a utility rate platform for entering, storing, updating, and accessing a large collection of utility rates from around the United States. This utility rate platform lives on the Open Energy Information (OpenEI) website, OpenEI.org, allowing the data to be programmatically accessed from a web browser, using an application programming interface (API). The semantic-based utility rate platform currently has record of 1,885 utility rates and covers over 85% of the electricity consumption in the United States.
Ong, S.; McKeel, R.
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Saw, Yoo-Sok
Heat pipe transient measurements incorporating visual methods
liftoff on January 28, 1 9B6. These five men and two women gave their lives while att mpting to lead mankind into space and open the door for the future of our race. Their noble sacr ifice should r. ever be . orgotten. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish...!!CE December 1986 Major Subject: 1'uclear Eng nearing HEAT PIPE TRANSIENT MEASUREMENTS INCORPORATING VISUAL METHODS A Thesis by MARK DAVID DeHART Approved as to style and content by: Frederick R. Best (Chairman of Committee) Carl A. Erdman (Member...
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Sequential pattern data mining and visualization
One or more processors (22) are operated to extract a number of different event identifiers therefrom. These processors (22) are further operable to determine a number a display locations each representative of one of the different identifiers and a corresponding time. The display locations are grouped into sets each corresponding to a different one of several event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c. 330d, 330e). An output is generated corresponding to a visualization (320) of the event sequences (330a, 330b, 330c, 330d, 330e).
Wong, Pak Chung (Richland, WA); Jurrus, Elizabeth R. (Kennewick, WA); Cowley, Wendy E. (Benton City, WA); Foote, Harlan P. (Richland, WA); Thomas, James J. (Richland, WA)
Visualization of information with an established order
Among the embodiments of the present invention is a system including one or more processors operable to access data representative of a biopolymer sequence of monomer units. The one or more processors are further operable to establish a pattern corresponding to at least one fractal curve and generate one or more output signals corresponding to a number of image elements each representative of one of the monomer units. Also included is a display device responsive to the one or more output signals to visualize the biopolymer sequence by displaying the image elements in accordance with the pattern.
Wong, Pak Chung (Richland, WA); Foote, Harlan P. (Richmond, WA); Thomas, James J. (Richland, WA); Wong, Kwong-Kwok (Sugar Land, TX)
Visualizations of the Exclusive Central Diffraction
The case of the low invariant mass exclusive central diffractive production is considered in the general theoretical framework. It is shown that diffractive patterns (differential cross-sections on variables like transfer momenta squared, the azimuthal angle between final hadrons and their combinations) can serve as a unique tool to explore the picture of the $pp$ interaction and falsify theoretical models. Basic kinematical and dynamical properties of the process are considered in detail. As an example, visualizations of diffractive patterns in the model with three pomerons for processes $p+p\\to p+R+p$ and $p+p\\to p+\\pi^{+}\\pi^{-}+p$ are presented.
R. A. Ryutin
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2007 Wholesale Power Rate Schedules : 2007 General Rate Schedule Provisions.
This schedule is available for the contract purchase of Firm Power to be used within the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Priority Firm (PF) Power may be purchased by public bodies, cooperatives, and Federal agencies for resale to ultimate consumers, for direct consumption, and for Construction, Test and Start-Up, and Station Service. Rates in this schedule are in effect beginning October 1, 2006, and apply to purchases under requirements Firm Power sales contracts for a three-year period. The Slice Product is only available for public bodies and cooperatives who have signed Slice contracts for the FY 2002-2011 period. Utilities participating in the Residential Exchange Program (REP) under Section 5(c) of the Northwest Power Act may purchase Priority Firm Power pursuant to the Residential Exchange Program. Rates under contracts that contain charges that escalate based on BPA's Priority Firm Power rates shall be based on the three-year rates listed in this rate schedule in addition to applicable transmission charges. This rate schedule supersedes the PF-02 rate schedule, which went into effect October 1, 2001. Sales under the PF-07 rate schedule are subject to BPA's 2007 General Rate Schedule Provisions (2007 GRSPs). Products available under this rate schedule are defined in the 2007 GRSPs. For sales under this rate schedule, bills shall be rendered and payments due pursuant to BPA's 2007 GRSPs and billing process.
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From Question Answering to Visual Exploration
Research in Question Answering has focused on the quality of information retrieval or extraction using the metrics of precision and recall to judge success; these metrics drive toward finding the specific best answer(s) and are best supportive of a lookup type of search. These do not address the opportunity that users? natural language questions present for exploratory interactions. In this paper, we present an integrated Question Answering environment that combines a visual analytics tool for unstructured text and a state-of-the-art query expansion tool designed to compliment the cognitive processes associated with an information analysts work flow. Analysts are seldom looking for factoid answers to simple questions; their information needs are much more complex in that they may be interested in patterns of answers over time, conflicting information, and even related non-answer data may be critical to learning about a problem or reaching prudent conclusions. In our visual analytics tool, questions result in a comprehensive answer space that allows users to explore the variety within the answers and spot related information in the rest of the data. The exploratory nature of the dialog between the user and this system requires tailored evaluation methods that better address the evolving user goals and counter cognitive biases inherent to exploratory search tasks.
McColgin, Dave W.; Gregory, Michelle L.; Hetzler, Elizabeth G.; Turner, Alan E.
Visualization Tools for Lattice QCD - Final Report
Our research project is about the development of visualization tools for Lattice QCD. We developed various tools by extending existing libraries, adding new algorithms, exposing new APIs, and creating web interfaces (including the new NERSC gauge connection web site). Our tools cover the full stack of operations from automating download of data, to generating VTK #12;files (topological charge, plaquette, Polyakov lines, quark and meson propagators, currents), to turning the VTK #12;files into images, movies, and web pages. Some of the tools have their own web interfaces. Some Lattice QCD visualization have been created in the past but, to our knowledge, our tools are the only ones of their kind since they are general purpose, customizable, and relatively easy to use. We believe they will be valuable to physicists working in the #12;field. They can be used to better teach Lattice QCD concepts to new graduate students; they can be used to observe the changes in topological charge density and detect possible sources of bias in computations; they can be used to observe the convergence of the algorithms at a local level and determine possible problems; they can be used to probe heavy-light mesons with currents and determine their spatial distribution; they can be used to detect corrupted gauge configurations. There are some indirect results of this grant that will benefit a broader audience than Lattice QCD physicists.
Massimo Di Pierro
Visual Analytics for Power Grid Contingency Analysis
Contingency analysis is the process of employing different measures to model scenarios, analyze them, and then derive the best response to remove the threats. This application paper focuses on a class of contingency analysis problems found in the power grid management system. A power grid is a geographically distributed interconnected transmission network that transmits and delivers electricity from generators to end users. The power grid contingency analysis problem is increasingly important because of both the growing size of the underlying raw data that need to be analyzed and the urgency to deliver working solutions in an aggressive timeframe. Failure to do so may bring significant financial, economic, and security impacts to all parties involved and the society at large. The paper presents a scalable visual analytics pipeline that transforms about 100 million contingency scenarios to a manageable size and form for grid operators to examine different scenarios and come up with preventive or mitigation strategies to address the problems in a predictive and timely manner. Great attention is given to the computational scalability, information scalability, visual scalability, and display scalability issues surrounding the data analytics pipeline. Most of the large-scale computation requirements of our work are conducted on a Cray XMT multi-threaded parallel computer. The paper demonstrates a number of examples using western North American power grid models and data.
Wong, Pak C.; Huang, Zhenyu; Chen, Yousu; Mackey, Patrick S.; Jin, Shuangshuang
Turing patterns visualized by index of refraction variations
Gel pattern is visualized by the refractive index variations.The fossil patterns correspond to a spatial variation in the refractive index. (AIP)
Lee, K.J.; McCormick, W.D.; Swinney, H.L. (Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)); Noszticzius, Z. (Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States) Department of Chemical Physics, The Technical University of Budapest, H-1521, Budapest (Hungary))
alter visual attention: Topics by E-print Network
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meteorological data visualization has gone through many dramatic changes (Monmonier, 1999). Weather maps are now displayed and manipulated by computer, even though hand chart...
Direct Visualization of Initial SEI Morphology and Growth Kinetics...
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Virtual reality - improving the fidelity of architectural visualization.
??With the rise of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, digital media have been applied ubiquitously to architectural design. CAD not only works as a visualization� (more)
Wu, Hao
Visualization of Electric Power System Information: Workshop Proceedings
This report summarizes the workshop entitled: Visualization of Electric Power System Information. The workshop was held on September 11, 2012 on NREL's campus in Golden, Colorado.
Kroposki, B.; Komomua, C.
Visualizing Assembling Everything (2010 JGI/ANL HPC Workshop)
David Jaffe and Sante Gnerre of the Broad Institute give a presentation on "Visualizing assembling everything" at the JGI/Argonne HPC Workshop on January 25, 2010.
Jaffe, David; Gnerre, Sante
The Inverted Block Rate:The Inverted Block Rate: An Alternative to Flat Rate BillingAn Alternative to Flat Rate Billing
The Inverted Block Rate:The Inverted Block Rate: An Alternative to Flat Rate BillingAn Alternative;Inverted Block RateInverted Block Rate 22 IntroductionIntroduction ·· Modern societies rely on electrical collectionMetering and Rate Models facilitate collection #12;Inverted Block RateInverted Block Rate 33 Rate
Hughes, Larry
Nutrient release from combustion residues of two contrasting herbaceous vegetation types
(muffle and flame burning) to combust herbaceous biomass from contrasting nutrient level sites to estimate combustion methods yielded contrasting results, where temperatures greatly affected nutrient quantity by a variety of parame- ters such as fuel load quantity and quality, moisture content, ambient air temperature
Florida, University of
Contrast limitations of dual electrochromic systems J. Padilla *, T.F. Otero *
Contrast limitations of dual electrochromic systems J. Padilla *, T.F. Otero * Center characterize any combination of a dual electrochromic system as a function of the redox charge of its reserved. Keywords: Conducting polymer; Electrochromism; Maximum contrast; Dual system; PEDOT; ProDOT 1
Otero, Toribio Fernández
Infusing Critical Thinking Skill Compare and Contrast into Content of Data Structures Course
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Faisal, Kanaan Abed
Asymptotic Cellular Growth Rate as the Effective Information Utilization Rate
We study the average asymptotic growth rate of cells in randomly fluctuating environments. Using a game-theoretic perspective, we show that any response strategy has an asymptotic growth rate, which is the sum of: (i) the maximal growth rate at the worst possible distribution of environments, (ii) relative information between the actual distribution of environments to the worst one, and (iii) information utilization rate which is the information rate of the sensory devices minus the "information dissipation rate", the amount of information not utilized by the cell for growth. In non-stationary environments, the optimal strategy is the time average of the instantaneous optimal strategy and the optimal switching times are evenly spaced in the statistical (Fisher) metric.
Pugatch, Rami; Tlusty, Tsvi
DOE's SciDAC Visualization and Analytics Center for EnablingTechnologies -- Strategy for Petascale Visual Data Analysis Success
The focus of this article is on how one group of researchersthe DOE SciDAC Visualization and Analytics Center for EnablingTechnologies (VACET) is tackling the daunting task of enabling knowledgediscovery through visualization and analytics on some of the world slargest and most complex datasets and on some of the world's largestcomputational platforms. As a Center for Enabling Technology, VACET smission is the creation of usable, production-quality visualization andknowledge discovery software infrastructure that runs on large, parallelcomputer systems at DOE's Open Computing facilities and that providessolutions to challenging visual data exploration and knowledge discoveryneeds of modern science, particularly the DOE sciencecommunity.
Bethel, E. Wes; Johnson, Chris; Aragon, Cecilia; Prabhat, ???; Rubel, Oliver; Weber, Gunther; Pascucci, Valerio; Childs, Hank; Bremer,Peer-Timo; Whitlock, Brad; Ahern, Sean; Meredith, Jeremey; Ostrouchov,George; Joy, Ken; Hamann, Bernd; Garth, Christoph; Cole, Martin; Hansen,Charles; Parker, Steven; Sanderson, Allen; Silva, Claudio; Tricoche, Xavier
Respiratory motion management using audio-visual biofeedback for respiratory-gated radiotherapy of synchrotron-based pulsed heavy-ion beam delivery
Purpose: To efficiently deliver respiratory-gated radiation during synchrotron-based pulsed heavy-ion radiotherapy, a novel respiratory guidance method combining a personalized audio-visual biofeedback (BFB) system, breath hold (BH), and synchrotron-based gating was designed to help patients synchronize their respiratory patterns with synchrotron pulses and to overcome typical limitations such as low efficiency, residual motion, and discomfort. Methods: In-house software was developed to acquire body surface marker positions and display BFB, gating signals, and real-time beam profiles on a LED screen. Patients were prompted to perform short BHs or short deep breath holds (SDBH) with the aid of BFB following a personalized standard BH/SDBH (stBH/stSDBH) guiding curve or their own representative BH/SDBH (reBH/reSDBH) guiding curve. A practical simulation was performed for a group of 15 volunteers to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of this method. Effective dose rates (EDRs), mean absolute errors between the guiding curves and the measured curves, and mean absolute deviations of the measured curves were obtained within 10%�50% duty cycles (DCs) that were synchronized with the synchrotron�s flat-top phase. Results: All maneuvers for an individual volunteer took approximately half an hour, and no one experienced discomfort during the maneuvers. Using the respiratory guidance methods, the magnitude of residual motion was almost ten times less than during nongated irradiation, and increases in the average effective dose rate by factors of 2.39�4.65, 2.39�4.59, 1.73�3.50, and 1.73�3.55 for the stBH, reBH, stSDBH, and reSDBH guiding maneuvers, respectively, were observed in contrast with conventional free breathing-based gated irradiation, depending on the respiratory-gated duty cycle settings. Conclusions: The proposed respiratory guidance method with personalized BFB was confirmed to be feasible in a group of volunteers. Increased effective dose rate and improved overall treatment precision were observed compared to conventional free breathing-based, respiratory-gated irradiation. Because breathing guidance curves could be established based on the respective average respiratory period and amplitude for each patient, it may be easier for patients to cooperate using this technique.
He, Pengbo; Ma, Yuanyuan; Huang, Qiyan; Yan, Yuanlin [Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000 (China); School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China); Li, Qiang, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Liu, Xinguo; Dai, Zhongying; Zhao, Ting; Fu, Tingyan; Shen, Guosheng [Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000 (China); Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000 (China)
Large-field high-contrast hard x-ray Zernike phase-contrast nano-imaging beamline at Pohang Light Source
We developed an off-axis-illuminated zone-plate-based hard x-ray Zernike phase-contrast microscope beamline at Pohang Light Source. Owing to condenser optics-free and off-axis illumination, a large field of view was achieved. The pinhole-type Zernike phase plate affords high-contrast images of a cell with minimal artifacts such as the shade-off and halo effects. The setup, including the optics and the alignment, is simple and easy, and allows faster and easier imaging of large bio-samples.
Lim, Jun; Huang, Jung Yun [Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of); Park, So Yeong [Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of); Han, Sung Mi; Kim, Hong-Tae [Department of Anatomy, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu 705-034 (Korea, Republic of)
Reading color barcodes using visual snakes.
Statistical pressure snakes are used to track a mono-color target in an unstructured environment using a video camera. The report discusses an algorithm to extract a bar code signal that is embedded within the target. The target is assumed to be rectangular in shape, with the bar code printed in a slightly different saturation and value in HSV color space. Thus, the visual snake, which primarily weighs hue tracking errors, will not be deterred by the presence of the color bar codes in the target. The bar code is generate with the standard 3 of 9 method. Using this method, the numeric bar codes reveal if the target is right-side-up or up-side-down.
Overview Report: Normal and Emergency Operation Visualization
This is an overview report to document and illustrate methods used in a project entitled �Normal and Emergency Operations Visualization� for a utility company, conducted in 2009-2010 timeframe with funding from the utility company and the U.S. Department of Energy. The original final report (about 180 pages) for the project is not available for distribution because it alludes to findings that assessed the design of an operational system that contained proprietary information; this abridged version contains descriptions of methods and some findings to illustrate the approach used, while avoiding discussion of sensitive or proprietary information. The client has approved this abridged version of the report for unlimited distribution to give researchers and collaborators the benefit of reviewing the research concepts and methods that were applied in this study.
Greitzer, Frank L.
Patent Overlay Mapping: Visualizing Technological Distance
The purpose of this paper is to present a new global patent map that represents all technological categories, and a method to locate patent data of individual organizations and technological fields on the global map. This second patent overlay map technique is shown to be of potential interest to support competitive intelligence and policy decision-making. The global patent map is based on similarities in citing-to-cited relationships between categories of the International Patent Classification (IPC) of European Patent Office (EPO) patents from 2000 to 2006. This patent dataset, extracted from PatStat database, represents more than 760,000 patent records in more than 400 IPC categories. To illustrate the kind of analytical support offered by this approach, the paper shows the overlay of nanotechnology-related patenting activities of two companies and two different nanotechnology subfields on to the global patent map. The exercise shows the potential of patent overlay maps to visualize technological areas and...
Kay, Luciano; Youtie, Jan; Porter, Alan L; Rafols, Ismael
187Visual deficits in developmental dyslexia Clinical and laboratory research
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Hansen, Peter
Visual Text Features for Image Matching Sam S. Tsai1
Visual Text Features for Image Matching Sam S. Tsai1 , Huizhong Chen1 , David Chen1 , Vasu features that are based on text in cameraphone images. A robust text detection algorithm locates individual the visual text features in a way that resembles image features. We calculate their location, scale
Girod, Bernd
High-Resolution, Parallel Visualization of Turbomachinery Flowelds
High-Resolution, Parallel Visualization of Turbomachinery Flowelds Michael G. List , Mark G Turbomachinery post- and co-processing and visualization tools are under development. The result has been in the analysis of turbomachinery. It has always been the way of the CFD analyst to expand and resolve simulations
Cincinnati, University of
MATLAB and GAMS: Interfacing Optimization and Visualization Software
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Ferris, Michael C.
MATLAB and GAMS: Interfacing Optimization and Visualization Software #3; Michael C. Ferris y August the user is assumed to have already. The soft- ware gives MATLAB users the ability to use all the optimization ca- pabilities of GAMS, and allows visualization of GAMS models directly within MATLAB. The most
Classification of the Visual Landscape for Transmission Planning1
. The third concept is that the specific design of transmission towers can result in a negative re- sponseClassification of the Visual Landscape for Transmission Planning1 Curtis Miller2/ , Nargis Jetha3 can be made of the visual change to the landscape due to the introduction of transmission facilities
Spatial ordering and encoding for geographic data mining and visualization
Spatial ordering and encoding for geographic data mining and visualization Diansheng Guo & Mark, sales, or income). It is a challenging problem in spatial data mining and visualization to take possible. The ordering can then be used to spatially sort temporal or multivariate data series and thus
CONDENSING COMPUTABLE SCENES USING VISUAL COMPLEXITY AND FILM SYNTAX ANALYSIS Hari Sundaram Shih, firstname.lastname@example.com ABSTRACT In this paper, we present a novel algorithm to condense computable, lighting and sound. We attempt to condense such scenes in two ways. First, we define visual complexity
Chang, Shih-Fu
Visual Design of Service Deployment in Complex Physical Environments
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FireViz : a personal firewall visualizing tool
In this thesis, I present FireViz, a personal firewall visualizing tool. FireViz visually displays activities of a personal firewall in real time. The primary goal of FireViz is to educate typical computer users of the ...
Sharma, Nidhi
Identify and Visualize Differences in Traffic Data Zhonghua Xi*
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A Visualization Application for the Mining Industry Using Standard Tools
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A Visual Analytics Approach for Correlation, Classification, and
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Does interactivity improve exploratory data analysis of animated trend visualization?
]. In particular, animation has become a popular method for visualizing trends in multivariate information spaces1 Does interactivity improve exploratory data analysis of animated trend visualization? Felwa A technique for data analysis of large data. We compared interactive animations with non-interactive (passive
Shaw, Chris
A Visual Analytics Approach for Correlation, Classification, and Regression Analysis
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Visualization of Anatomic Covariance Tensor Fields Gordon L. Kindlmann1
of Utah, UT 2 Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, CA Abstract-- The computation, visualization, and interpretation of brain variability remains. The resulting visual- izations support a more detailed characterization of population variability of brain
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Modelling the heart and visualization of simulated Roman Durikovic
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Durikovic, Roman
Building Highly-Coordinated Visualizations in Improvise Chris Weaver
activi- ties are integrated in a single, live user interface that lets users alter visualizations quickly with coordination, users gain precise control over how navigation and selection in a visualization affects--User Interfaces; H.2.3 [Information Systems]: Database Management--Languages; H.5.2 [Information Systems
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Seismic Volume Visualization for Horizon Extraction Daniel Patel
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Developing an Interactive Overview for Non-Visual Exploration of
, University of Glasgow September 2008 #12;Abstract This thesis investigates the problem of obtaining overview information from complex tabular numerical data sets non-visually. Blind and visually impaired people need methods offer little support. This thesis describes a new interactive parametric sonification technique
Brewster, Stephen
Visual and multisensory processing and plasticity in the human brain
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Visually-Guided Robot Navigation: From Artificial To Natural Landmarks
Visually-Guided Robot Navigation: From Artificial To Natural Landmarks Enric Celaya, Jose-Luis Albarral, Pablo Jim´enez, and Carme Torras Institut de Rob`otica i Inform`atica Industrial (CSIC seems to be the fast detection of reliable visual references in the image stream as the robot moves
Visual Data Analysis as an Integral Part of Environmental Management
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Visual Sensitivity of River Recreation to Power Plants1
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tasks or computer tomography visualizations. In the field of medical treatment planning different kindsGravi++: Interactive Information Visualization of Highly Structured Temporal Data Klaus Hinum1, Vienna University of Technology Vienna, Austria, http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/projects/in2vis/ Abstract
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Visual Debugging of Visualization Software: A Case Study for Particle Systems
Visualization systems are complex dynamic software systems. Debugging such systems is difficult using conventional debuggers because the programmer must try to imagine the three-dimensional geometry based on a list of positions and attributes. In addition, the programmer must be able to mentally animate changes in those positions and attributes to grasp dynamic behaviors within the algorithm. In this paper we shall show that representing geometry, attributes, and relationships graphically permits visual pattern recognition skills to be applied to the debugging problem. The particular application is a particle system used for isosurface extraction from volumetric data. Coloring particles based on individual attributes is especially helpful when these colorings are viewed as animations over successive iterations in the program. Although we describe a particular application, the types of tools that we discuss can be applied to a variety of problems.
Angel, Edward; Crossno, Patricia
Creating a New Visual C++ 6.0 Project Page 1 of 2 Creating a New Visual C++ 6.0 Project
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Kay, Jennifer S.
This study uses a domestic dwelling as the setting to investigate and explore the applicability of daylighting metrics for residential buildings, including the formulation of metrics for nonvisual effects. The simulation approach used to generate the performance data from which the metrics are derived is called climate-based daylight modelling (CBDM). This approach delivers predictions of various luminous quantities using sun and sky conditions that are derived from standardised annual meteorological datasets. Although there are uncertainties regarding the precise calibration, there is now sufficient empirical data to parameterise models that also simulate the non-visual aspects of daylight, e.g. for circadian entrainment and a general sense of ?alertness?. For these non-visual aspects, vertical illuminance at the eye was predicted using a modified climate-based daylight modelling approach. In the paper, we consider what relation there might be between the three aspects of daylight provision and if these relations appear to be complementary or conflicting in nature: for task; to reduce electric lighting usage; and, for non-visual effects. The implications for future building guidelines for daylighting are also discussed.
M. Andersen; J. Mardaljevic; Nicolas Roy; Jens Christoffersen
June 27, 2003 Visualization Techniques for Personal Tasks on Mobile Computers Page 1 Visualization Techniques for Personal
aspects of personal task data Temporal aspects: when tasks have to be performed Spatial aspects: whereJune 27, 2003 Visualization Techniques for Personal Tasks on Mobile Computers Page 1 Visualization Techniques for Personal Tasks on Mobile Computers Gerald Bieber Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics
Strain rate sensitive constitutive equations
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Nelson, Charles Edward
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Innovative Rates Program. Final report
Title II of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) as amended by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) provided financial assistance to state utility regulatory commissions, nonregulated electric utilities, and the Tennessee Valley Authority through the Innovative Rates Program. The financial assistance was to be used to plan or carry out electric utility regulatory rate reform initiatives relating to innovative rate structures that encourage conservation of energy, electric utility efficiency and reduced costs, and equitable rates to consumers. The Federal and local objectives of the project are described. Activities planned and accomplishments are summarized for the following: project management, data collection, utility bill evaluation, billing enclosure/mailing evaluation, media program evaluation, display evaluation, rate study sessions evaluation, speakers bureau evaluation, and individual customer contacts. A timetable/milestone chart and financial information are included. (MHR)
We present an analytical determination of the star formation rate (SFR) in molecular clouds, based on a time-dependent extension of our analytical theory of the stellar initial mass function. The theory yields SFRs in good agreement with observations, suggesting that turbulence is the dominant, initial process responsible for star formation. In contrast to previous SFR theories, the present one does not invoke an ad hoc density threshold for star formation; instead, the SFR continuously increases with gas density, naturally yielding two different characteristic regimes, thus two different slopes in the SFR versus gas density relationship, in agreement with observational determinations. Besides the complete SFR derivation, we also provide a simplified expression, which reproduces the complete calculations reasonably well and can easily be used for quick determinations of SFRs in cloud environments. A key property at the heart of both our complete and simplified theory is that the SFR involves a density-dependent dynamical time, characteristic of each collapsing (prestellar) overdense region in the cloud, instead of one single mean or critical freefall timescale. Unfortunately, the SFR also depends on some ill-determined parameters, such as the core-to-star mass conversion efficiency and the crossing timescale. Although we provide estimates for these parameters, their uncertainty hampers a precise quantitative determination of the SFR, within less than a factor of a few.
Hennebelle, Patrick [Laboratoire de Radioastronomie, UMR CNRS 8112, Ecole Normale Superieure et Observatoire de Paris, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05 (France); Chabrier, Gilles [Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, CRAL, UMR CNRS 5574, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07 (France)
E-Print Network 3.0 - atomic resolution z-contrast Sample Search...
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Capabilities and limitations of Phase Contrast Imaging techniques with X-rays and neutrons
Phase Contrast Imaging (PCI) was studied with the goal of understanding its relevance and its requirements. Current literature does not provide insight on the effect of a relaxation in coherence requirements on the PCI ...
Damato, Antonio Leonardo
We present high-resolution images of the Sun in the near-ultraviolet spectral range between 214 nm and 397 nm as obtained from the first science flight of the 1 m SUNRISE balloon-borne solar telescope. The quiet-Sun rms intensity contrasts found in this wavelength range are among the highest values ever obtained for quiet-Sun solar surface structures-up to 32.8% at a wavelength of 214 nm. We compare the rms contrasts obtained from the observational data with theoretical intensity contrasts obtained from numerical magnetohydrodynamic simulations. For 388 nm and 312 nm the observations agree well with the numerical simulations whereas at shorter wavelengths discrepancies between observed and simulated contrasts remain.
Hirzberger, J.; Feller, A.; Riethmueller, T. L.; Schuessler, M.; Borrero, J. M.; Gandorfer, A.; Solanki, S. K.; Barthol, P. [Max-Planck-Institut fuer Sonnensystemforschung, D-37434 Katlenburg-Lindau (Germany); Afram, N.; Unruh, Y. C. [Astrophysics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom); Berdyugina, S. V.; Berkefeld, T.; Schmidt, W. [Kiepenheuer-Institut fuer Sonnenphysik, D-79104 Freiburg (Germany); Bonet, J. A.; MartInez Pillet, V. [Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna (Spain); Knoelker, M. [High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307 (United States); Title, A. M., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA 94305 (United States)
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Applications of the pipeline environment for visual informatics and genomics computations
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Because It's Not There: Verbal Visuality and the Threat of Graphics in Interactive Fiction
of the power of computer graphics, text still has access tothat are unavailable in graphics � including visual effects.Visuality and the Threat of Graphics in Interactive Fiction
Kashtan, Aaron
E-Print Network 3.0 - agudeza visual baja Sample Search Results
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Hydrogen atom donor compounds as contrast enhancers for black-and-white photothermographic and thermographic elements
Hydrogen atom donor compounds are useful as contrast enhancers when used in combination with (i) hindered phenol developers, and (ii) trityl hydrazide and/or formyl-phenyl hydrazine co-developers, to produce ultra-high contrast black-and-white photothermographic and thermographic elements. The photothermographic and thermographic elements may be used as a photomask in a process where there is a subsequent exposure of an ultraviolet or short wavelength visible radiation-sensitive imageable medium.
Harring, Lori S. (Hudson, WI); Simpson, Sharon M. (Lake Elmo, MN); Sansbury, Francis H. (Sawbridgeworth, GB2)
Supernova rates and stellar populations
We discuss the results about the nature of type Ia Supernovae that can be derived by studying their rates in different stellar populations. While the evolution of SN photometry and spectra can constrain the explosion mechanism, the SN rate depends on the progenitor system. We review the current available data on rates as a function of parent galaxy color, morphology, star formation rate, radio luminosity and environment. By studying the variation of the rates with the color of the parent galaxy, a strong evidence was established that type Ia SNe come from both young and old stars. The dependence of the rates with the radio power of the parent galaxy is best reproduced by a bimodal distribution of delay time between the formation of the progenitor and its explosion as a SN. Cluster early-type galaxies show higher type Ia SN rate with respect to field galaxies, and this effect can be due either to traces of young stars or to differences in the delay time distribution.
F. Mannucci
The intensity contrast of solar granulation: comparing Hinode SP results with MHD simulations
The contrast of granulation is an important quantity characterizing solar surface convection. We compare the intensity contrast at 630 nm, observed using the Spectro-Polarimeter (SP) aboard the Hinode satellite, with the 3D radiative MHD simulations of V{\\"o}gler & Sch{\\"u}ssler (2007). A synthetic image from the simulation is degraded using a theoretical point-spread function of the optical system, and by considering other important effects. The telescope aperture and the obscuration by the secondary mirror and its attachment spider, reduce the simulated contrast from 14.4 % to 8.5 %. A slight effective defocus of the instrument brings the simulated contrast down to 7.5 %, close to the observed value of 7.0 %. A proper consideration of the effects of the optical system and a slight defocus, lead to sufficient degradation of the synthetic image from the MHD simulation, such that the contrast reaches almost the observed value. The remaining small discrepancy can be ascribed to straylight and slight imperfections of the instrument, which are difficult to model. Hence, Hinode SP data are consistent with a granulation contrast which is predicted by 3D radiation MHD simulations.
S. Danilovic; A. Gandorfer; A. Lagg; M. Sch�ssler; S. K. Solanki; A. V�gler; Y. Katsukawa; S. Tsuneta
Theoretical mass loss rates of cool main-sequence stars
We develop a model for the wind properties of cool main-sequence stars, which comprises their wind ram pressures, mass fluxes, and terminal wind velocities. The wind properties are determined through a polytropic magnetised wind model, assuming power laws for the dependence of the thermal and magnetic wind parameters on the stellar rotation rate. We use empirical data to constrain theoretical wind scenarios, which are characterised by different rates of increase of the wind temperature, wind density, and magnetic field strength. Scenarios based on moderate rates of increase yield wind ram pressures in agreement with most empirical constraints, but cannot account for some moderately rotating targets, whose high apparent mass loss rates are inconsistent with observed coronal X-ray and magnetic properties. For fast magnetic rotators, the magneto-centrifugal driving of the outflow can produce terminal wind velocities far in excess of the surface escape velocity. Disregarding this aspect in the analyses of wind ram pressures leads to overestimations of stellar mass loss rates. The predicted mass loss rates of cool main-sequence stars do not exceed about ten times the solar value. Our results are in contrast with previous investigations, which found a strong increase of the stellar mass loss rates with the coronal X-ray flux. Owing to the weaker dependence, we expect the impact of stellar winds on planetary atmospheres to be less severe and the detectability of magnetospheric radio emission to be lower then previously suggested. Considering the rotational evolution of a one solar-mass star, the mass loss rates and the wind ram pressures are highest during the pre-main sequence phase.
V. Holzwarth; M. Jardine
A report documenting the completion of the Los Alamos National Laboratory portion of the ASC level II milestone ""Visualization on the supercomputing platform
This report provides documentation for the completion of the Los Alamos portion of the ASC Level II 'Visualization on the Supercomputing Platform' milestone. This ASC Level II milestone is a joint milestone between Sandia National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The milestone text is shown in Figure 1 with the Los Alamos portions highlighted in boldfaced text. Visualization and analysis of petascale data is limited by several factors which must be addressed as ACES delivers the Cielo platform. Two primary difficulties are: (1) Performance of interactive rendering, which is the most computationally intensive portion of the visualization process. For terascale platforms, commodity clusters with graphics processors (GPUs) have been used for interactive rendering. For petascale platforms, visualization and rendering may be able to run efficiently on the supercomputer platform itself. (2) I/O bandwidth, which limits how much information can be written to disk. If we simply analyze the sparse information that is saved to disk we miss the opportunity to analyze the rich information produced every timestep by the simulation. For the first issue, we are pursuing in-situ analysis, in which simulations are coupled directly with analysis libraries at runtime. This milestone will evaluate the visualization and rendering performance of current and next generation supercomputers in contrast to GPU-based visualization clusters, and evaluate the perfromance of common analysis libraries coupled with the simulation that analyze and write data to disk during a running simulation. This milestone will explore, evaluate and advance the maturity level of these technologies and their applicability to problems of interest to the ASC program. In conclusion, we improved CPU-based rendering performance by a a factor of 2-10 times on our tests. In addition, we evaluated CPU and CPU-based rendering performance. We encourage production visualization experts to consider using CPU-based rendering solutions when it is appropriate. For example, on remote supercomputers CPU-based rendering can offer a means of viewing data without having to offload the data or geometry onto a CPU-based visualization system. In terms of comparative performance of the CPU and CPU we believe that further optimizations of the performance of both CPU or CPU-based rendering are possible. The simulation community is currently confronting this reality as they work to port their simulations to different hardware architectures. What is interesting about CPU rendering of massive datasets is that for part two decades CPU performance has significantly outperformed CPU-based systems. Based on our advancements, evaluations and explorations we believe that CPU-based rendering has returned as one viable option for the visualization of massive datasets.
Ahrens, James P [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Patchett, John M [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Lo, Li - Ta [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mitchell, Christopher [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mr Marle, David [KITWARE INC.; Brownlee, Carson [UNIV OF UTAH
Visualization of High Resolution Spatial Mass Spectrometric Data during Acquisition
Mass Spectrometric Imaging (IMS) allows the generation of 2D ion density maps that help visualize molecules present in sections of tissues and cells. The combination of spatial and mass resolution results in large and complex data sets that require powerful and efficient analysis and interpretation. In this paper, a graphical user interface (GUI) that can visualize the large data during data acquisition itself is presented. The program also has the ability to perform processing and analysis of the dataset. The various functions of the GUI including visualization of mass spectra, generation of 2D maps for selected species, manipulation of the heat maps, and peak identification are also presented.
Thomas, Mathew; Heath, Brandi S.; Laskin, Julia; Li, Dongsheng; Liu, Ellen C.; Hui, Katrina L.; Kuprat, Andrew P.; Kleese van Dam, Kerstin; Carson, James P.
Guided Text Search Using Adaptive Visual Analytics
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Steed, Chad A [ORNL; Symons, Christopher T [ORNL; Senter, James K [ORNL; DeNap, Frank A [ORNL
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Chen, Jian, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Electric Rate Alternatives to Cogeneration
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Structural Monitoring System (SMS) and Visual System (VS)
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Aiello, Marco
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Beyond visualization : designing interfaces to contextualize geospatial data
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Kennedy, Stephen James, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Science University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. E-Mail: crj,sparker,hansen,gk,email@example.com Web1 Interactive Simulation and Visualization Christopher Johnson, Steven Parker, Charles Hansen
Jefferson Lab Dec. 9 Science Lecture Discusses How Visual Illusions...
fields has important implications for the presentation of visual information and student learning. The Dec. 9 lecture will start at 7 p.m., last about an hour and include a...
Femto-photography: capturing and visualizing the propagation of light
We present femto-photography, a novel imaging technique to capture and visualize the propagation of light. With an effective exposure time of 1.85 picoseconds (ps) per frame, we reconstruct movies of ultrafast events at ...
Velten, Andreas
Production system improvement : floor area reduction and visual management
This thesis suggests on the development process of a new layout design and visual management tools to improve the efficiency of a production line in a medical device company. Lean production philosophy and common lean ...
Chen, Zhuling, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 2001 - September 2006 Wholesale Power Rates (rates/previous)
AFDC Printable Version Share this resource Send a link to EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page to someone by E-mail Share EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page on Facebook Tweet about EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page on Twitter Bookmark EERE:1 First Use of Energy for All Purposes (Fuel and Nonfuel),Feet) Year Jan Feb Mar Apr MayAtmosphericNuclear Security Administration the1 - September 2006 The 2002 Wholesale Power Rate Schedules (base rates) for the FY
October 2002 - March 2003 Power Rates (rates/previous)
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October 2003 - March 2004 Power Rates (rates/previous)
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October 2004 - March 2005 Power Rates (rates/previous)
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October 2005 - March 2006 Power Rates (rates/previous)
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Children's use of visual information in action planning
] estimation? Past work with adults in an actual movement paradigm has shown that introducing a visual structure around a target enhances the accuracy of goal-oriented actions. Research questions addressed were: Does visual background surrounding a target... at the University. All participants were screened using a questionnaire (filled out by 13 the parent) to ensure normal vision and that none have a history of past or present sensorimotor impairment. For the purposes of this study, only participants identified...
Cordova, Alberto
The contrast of granulation is an important quantity characterizing solar surface convection. We compare the intensity contrast at 630 nm, observed using the Spectro-Polarimeter (SP) aboard the Hinode satellite, with the 3D radiative MHD simulations of V{\\"o}gler & Sch{\\"u}ssler (2007). A synthetic image from the simulation is degraded using a theoretical point-spread function of the optical system, and by considering other important effects. The telescope aperture and the obscuration by the secondary mirror and its attachment spider, reduce the simulated contrast from 14.4 % to 8.5 %. A slight effective defocus of the instrument brings the simulated contrast down to 7.5 %, close to the observed value of 7.0 %. A proper consideration of the effects of the optical system and a slight defocus, lead to sufficient degradation of the synthetic image from the MHD simulation, such that the contrast reaches almost the observed value. The remaining small discrepancy can be ascribed to straylight and slight imperfe...
Danilovic, S; Lagg, A; Sch�ssler, M; Solanki, S K; V�gler, A; Katsukawa, Y; Tsuneta, S
Large Data Visualization on Distributed Memory Mulit-GPU Clusters
Data sets of immense size are regularly generated on large scale computing resources. Even among more traditional methods for acquisition of volume data, such as MRI and CT scanners, data which is too large to be effectively visualization on standard workstations is now commonplace. One solution to this problem is to employ a 'visualization cluster,' a small to medium scale cluster dedicated to performing visualization and analysis of massive data sets generated on larger scale supercomputers. These clusters are designed to fit a different need than traditional supercomputers, and therefore their design mandates different hardware choices, such as increased memory, and more recently, graphics processing units (GPUs). While there has been much previous work on distributed memory visualization as well as GPU visualization, there is a relative dearth of algorithms which effectively use GPUs at a large scale in a distributed memory environment. In this work, we study a common visualization technique in a GPU-accelerated, distributed memory setting, and present performance characteristics when scaling to extremely large data sets.
Childs, Henry R.
Automated Fetal Heart Rate Analysis in Labor: Decelerations and Overshoots
Electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) recording is a standard way of monitoring fetal health in labor. Decelerations and accelerations usually indicate fetal distress and normality respectively. But one type of acceleration may differ, namely an overshoot that may atypically reflect fetal stress. Here we describe a new method for detecting decelerations, accelerations and overshoots as part of a novel system for computerized FHR analysis (OxSyS). There was poor agreement between clinicians when identifying these FHR features visually, which precluded setting a gold standard of interpretation. We therefore introduced 'modified' Sensitivity (SE deg.) and 'modified' Positive Predictive Value (PPV deg.) as appropriate performance measures with which the algorithm was optimized. The relation between overshoots and fetal compromise in labor was studied in 15 cases and 15 controls. Overshoots showed promise as an indicator of fetal compromise. Unlike ordinary accelerations, overshoots cannot be considered to be reassuring features of fetal health.
Georgieva, A. E. [Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, Level 3 Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU (United Kingdom); Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building Oxford OX3 7DQ (United Kingdom); Payne, S. J. [Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building Oxford OX3 7DQ (United Kingdom); Moulden, M.; Redman, C. W. G. [Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, Level 3 Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU (United Kingdom)
LEED for Homes Rating System affordablemarket rate multi-family
for Future Comfort Load Reduction 50% 60%20% 30% 40% Energy Savings Cost System Intensive Building Envelo pe;Rating System www.usgbc.org/leed/homes #12;LEED for Homes Project Checklist or Scorecard #12;LEED for Homes Project Checklist or Scorecard #12;How the Credit Structure Works Credit #2: Landscaping Intent
Zaferatos, Nicholas C.
Visual Information Systems Pr. R. Laurini Introduction to the Course 1
. � Geroinmenko Vladimir, Chen Chaomei Visualizing the Semantic Web, 2002, Springer � Foley James, Van Dam Andries
Laurini, Robert
BA in ART EDUCATION K12 (488022) Map Sheet Department of Visual Arts
BA in ART EDUCATION K12 (488022) MAP Sheet Department of Visual Arts
A Framework for Visual Information Analysis Petra Neumann, Anthony Tang, Sheelagh Carpendale
accomplished by a team. However, there exist relatively few models that describe the visual analysis process visualization tool design. Teams in our study were given paper-based (static) visual- izations to solve tasks users engage with informa- tion visualizations in their analysis process. With the rapid growth in size
The Ultra-scale Visualization Climate Data Analysis Tools (UV-CDAT): Data Analysis and Visualization for Geoscience Data
To support interactive visualization and analysis of complex, large-scale climate data sets, UV-CDAT integrates a powerful set of scientific computing libraries and applications to foster more efficient knowledge discovery. Connected through a provenance framework, the UV-CDAT components can be loosely coupled for fast integration or tightly coupled for greater functionality and communication with other components. This framework addresses many challenges in the interactive visual analysis of distributed large-scale data for the climate community.
Williams, Dean; Doutriaux, Charles; Patchett, John; Williams, Sean; Shipman, Galen; Miller, Ross; Steed, Chad; Krishnan, Harinarayan; Silva, Claudio; Chaudhary, Aashish; Bremer, Peer-Timo; Pugmire, David; Bethel, E. Wes; Childs, Hank; Prabhat, Mr; Geveci, Berk; Bauer, Andrew; Pletzer, Alexander; Poco, Jorge; Ellqvist, Tommy; Santos, Emanuele; Potter, Gerald; Smith, Brian; Maxwell, Thomas; Kindig, David; Koop, David
Incentive Rates- At What Cost?
with interruptible services. Instead, I filed "ISB" which was priced slightly above the marginal fuel cost on a time of use basis. Many of the periods of the year the first year that I proposed that rate, the cost of interruptible would have been higher than... forms centers on four issues; cost scope of the topic, so let me describe what I feel based pricing, discrimination, competition between is an incentive rate. My view is likely to strike utilities, and effectiveness. You've already some of you...
Schaeffer, S. C.
Direct estimation of decoherence rates
The decoherence rate is a nonlinear channel parameter that describes quantitatively the decay of the off-diagonal elements of a density operator in the decoherence basis. We address the question of how to experimentally access such a nonlinear parameter directly without the need of complete process tomography. In particular, we design a simple experiment working with two copies of the channel, in which the registered mean value of a two-valued measurement directly determines the value of the average decoherence rate. No prior knowledge of the decoherence basis is required.
Vladim�r Bu�ek; Peter Rapcan; Jochen Rau; Mario Ziman
Practical method and device for enhancing pulse contrast ratio for lasers and electron accelerators
An apparatus and method for enhancing pulse contrast ratios for drive lasers and electron accelerators. The invention comprises a mechanical dual-shutter system wherein the shutters are placed sequentially in series in a laser beam path. Each shutter of the dual shutter system has an individually operated trigger for opening and closing the shutter. As the triggers are operated individually, the delay between opening and closing first shutter and opening and closing the second shutter is variable providing for variable differential time windows and enhancement of pulse contrast ratio.
Zhang, Shukui; Wilson, Guy
Column-by-column compositional mapping by Z-contrast imaging
A phenomenological method is developed to determine the composition of materials, with atomic column resolution, by analysis of integrated intensities of aberration-corrected Z-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy images. The method is exemplified for InAsxP1-x alloys using epitaxial thin films with calibrated compositions as standards. Using this approach we have determined the composition of the two-dimensional wetting layer formed between self-assembled InAs quantum wires on InP (001) substrates. The method utilizes a series of B coefficients that models the background signal in Z-contrast images, which is unaccounted for by image simulations.
Molina Rubio, Sergio I [ORNL; Varela del Arco, Maria [ORNL; Sales Lerida, David [ORNL; Galindo, Pedro [Universidad de Cadiz, Spain; Fuster, David [Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid (CNM, CSIC); Gonzalez, Yolanda [Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid (CNM, CSIC); Alen, B. [Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid (CNM, CSIC); Gonzalez, Luisa [Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid (CNM, CSIC); Pennycook, Stephen J [ORNL
A study of the contrast of a submerged disc using Monte Carlo techniques
A STUDY OF THE CONTRAST OF A SUBMERGED DISC USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES A Thesis by DONALD FRANK HAGAN Submitted to the Graduate College of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE... December 1980 Major Subject: Physics A STUDY OF THE CONTRAST OF A SUBMERGED DISC USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES A Thesis by DONALD FRANK HAGAN Approved as to sty1e and content by: (Chairman of Committee) (Head of Department) (Member) (Member...
Hagan, Donald Frank
Fast repetition rate (FRR) flasher
A fast repetition rate (FRR) flasher is described suitable for high flash photolysis including kinetic chemical and biological analysis. The flasher includes a power supply, a discharge capacitor operably connected to be charged by the power supply, and a flash lamp for producing a series of flashes in response to discharge of the discharge capacitor. A triggering circuit operably connected to the flash lamp initially ionizes the flash lamp. A current switch is operably connected between the flash lamp and the discharge capacitor. The current switch has at least one insulated gate bipolar transistor for switching current that is operable to initiate a controllable discharge of the discharge capacitor through the flash lamp. Control means connected to the current switch for controlling the rate of discharge of the discharge capacitor thereby to effectively keep the flash lamp in an ionized state between successive discharges of the discharge capacitor. Advantageously, the control means is operable to discharge the discharge capacitor at a rate greater than 10,000 Hz and even up to a rate greater than about 250,000 Hz. 14 figs.
Kolber, Z.; Falkowski, P.
Instability statistics and mixing rates
We claim that looking at probability distributions of \\emph{finite time} largest Lyapunov exponents, and more precisely studying their large deviation properties, yields an extremely powerful technique to get quantitative estimates of polynomial decay rates of time correlations and Poincar\\'e recurrences in the -quite delicate- case of dynamical systems with weak chaotic properties.
Roberto Artuso; Cesar Manchein
Undergraduate Kentucky Metropolitan Rate Application
Undergraduate Kentucky Metropolitan Rate Application REGISTRAR'S OFFICE University of Cincinnati firstname.lastname@example.com Undergraduate residents of specified counties in Kentucky, who are matriculated in degree or certificate requirement to establish Kentucky residency, these students are not eligible for the undergraduate
VisIO: enabling interactive visualization of ultra-scale, time-series data via high-bandwidth distributed I/O systems
Petascale simulations compute at resolutions ranging into billions of cells and write terabytes of data for visualization and analysis. Interactive visuaUzation of this time series is a desired step before starting a new run. The I/O subsystem and associated network often are a significant impediment to interactive visualization of time-varying data; as they are not configured or provisioned to provide necessary I/O read rates. In this paper, we propose a new I/O library for visualization applications: VisIO. Visualization applications commonly use N-to-N reads within their parallel enabled readers which provides an incentive for a shared-nothing approach to I/O, similar to other data-intensive approaches such as Hadoop. However, unlike other data-intensive applications, visualization requires: (1) interactive performance for large data volumes, (2) compatibility with MPI and POSIX file system semantics for compatibility with existing infrastructure, and (3) use of existing file formats and their stipulated data partitioning rules. VisIO, provides a mechanism for using a non-POSIX distributed file system to provide linear scaling of 110 bandwidth. In addition, we introduce a novel scheduling algorithm that helps to co-locate visualization processes on nodes with the requested data. Testing using VisIO integrated into Para View was conducted using the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) on TACC's Longhorn cluster. A representative dataset, VPIC, across 128 nodes showed a 64.4% read performance improvement compared to the provided Lustre installation. Also tested, was a dataset representing a global ocean salinity simulation that showed a 51.4% improvement in read performance over Lustre when using our VisIO system. VisIO, provides powerful high-performance I/O services to visualization applications, allowing for interactive performance with ultra-scale, time-series data.
Mitchell, Christopher J [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Ahrens, James P [Los Alamos National Laboratory; Wang, Jun [UCF
Seeing the invisible: Direct visualization of therapeutic radiation beams using air scintillation
Purpose: To assess whether air scintillation produced during standard radiation treatments can be visualized and used to monitor a beam in a nonperturbing manner. Methods: Air scintillation is caused by the excitation of nitrogen gas by ionizing radiation. This weak emission occurs predominantly in the 300�430 nm range. An electron-multiplication charge-coupled device camera, outfitted with an f/0.95 lens, was used to capture air scintillation produced by kilovoltage photon beams and megavoltage electron beams used in radiation therapy. The treatment rooms were prepared to block background light and a short-pass filter was utilized to block light above 440 nm. Results: Air scintillation from an orthovoltage unit (50 kVp, 30 mA) was visualized with a relatively short exposure time (10 s) and showed an inverse falloff (r{sup 2} = 0.89). Electron beams were also imaged. For a fixed exposure time (100 s), air scintillation was proportional to dose rate (r{sup 2} = 0.9998). As energy increased, the divergence of the electron beam decreased and the penumbra improved. By irradiating a transparent phantom, the authors also showed that Cherenkov luminescence did not interfere with the detection of air scintillation. In a final illustration of the capabilities of this new technique, the authors visualized air scintillation produced during a total skin irradiation treatment. Conclusions: Air scintillation can be measured to monitor a radiation beam in an inexpensive and nonperturbing manner. This physical phenomenon could be useful for dosimetry of therapeutic radiation beams or for online detection of gross errors during fractionated treatments.
Fahimian, Benjamin; T�rkcan, Silvan; Kapp, Daniel S.; Pratx, Guillem, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 (United States); Ceballos, Andrew [Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)] [Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)
Ergodic theory and visualization. II. Harmonic mesochronic plots visualize (quasi)periodic sets
We present a new method of analysis of measure-preserving dynamical systems, based on frequency analysis and ergodic theory, which extends our earlier work [1]. Our method employs the novel concept of harmonic time average [2], and is realized as a computational algorithms for visualization of periodic and quasi-periodic sets or arbitrary periodicity in the phase space. Besides identifying all periodic sets, our method is useful in detecting chaotic phase space regions with a good precision. The range of method's applicability is illustrated using well-known Chirikov standard map, while its full potential is presented by studying higher-dimensional measure-preserving systems, in particular Froeschl\\'e map and extended standard map.
Zoran Levnaji?; Igor Mezi?
20 Years of Four HCI Conferences: A Visual Exploration 1 Running head: 20 YEARS OF FOUR HCI CONFERENCES: A VISUAL EXPLORATION
with the exploration process that produced them. Some expected patterns emerged, such as that -- like most social20 Years of Four HCI Conferences: A Visual Exploration 1 Running head: 20 YEARS OF FOUR HCI CONFERENCES: A VISUAL EXPLORATION 20 Years of Four HCI Conferences: A Visual Exploration Nathalie Henry INRIA
Meteor uxes and visual magnitudes from EISCAT radar event rates: a comparison with cross-section based magnitude estimates
; Farley, 1979). By recording power spectra of the back- scattering from these waves, an ISR can monitor3 1 Swedish Institute of Space Physics, P.O. Box 812, S-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden 2 EISCAT Scienti®c Association, P.O. Box 812, S-981 28 Kiruna, Sweden 3 University of Oulu, Department of Physical Sciences
Preservation of contrasting geothermal gradients across the Caribbean-North America plate
Preservation of contrasting geothermal gradients across the Caribbean-North America plate boundary the North American and Caribbean plates, document a sharp cooling age discontinuity across the fault the Caribbean-North America plate boundary (Motagua Fault, Guatemala), Tectonics, 32, 9931010, doi:10.1002/tect
PII S0016-7037(99)00361-0 Dissolved and particulate carbohydrates in contrasting marine sediments
PII S0016-7037(99)00361-0 Dissolved and particulate carbohydrates in contrasting marine sediments D) and mid-Atlantic shelf/slope break (continental margin) sediments. Particulate carbohydrates (PCHOs) rep- resented 59% of the total sediment particulate organic carbon (POC), and PCHO remineralization appeared
Burdige, David
The Contrasting Response to Soil Disturbance between Lodgepole Pine and Hybrid White Spruce in Subboreal Forests
for evaluating the sustainability of forest management (Curran et al., 2005). Soil disturbance can play a roleThe Contrasting Response to Soil Disturbance between Lodgepole Pine and Hybrid White Spruce in Subboreal Forests J. M. Kranabetter,* P. Sanborn, B. K. Chapman, and S. Dube ABSTRACT Reductions in soil
Sanborn, Paul
Runoff irrigation of crops with contrasting root and shoot development in northern Kenya: water
after a heavy storm is guided into levelled basins. The standing water is allowed to infiltrate deep, the root distribution may change according to the water supply; little is known about water and rootRunoff irrigation of crops with contrasting root and shoot development in northern Kenya: water
Lehmann, Johannes
Contrasting Profiles of Language Development in Children with Williams and Down Syndromes
1 Contrasting Profiles of Language Development in Children with Williams and Down Syndromes Naomi G in Children with Williams and Down Syndromes Abstract We describe language acquisition in two distinct genetically based syndromes. Parents of children with Williams syndrome (WMS) and Down syndrome (DNS) were
Contrasting Regional Responses to Increasing Leaf-Level Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide over Australia
Contrasting Regional Responses to Increasing Leaf-Level Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide over Australia, New South Wales, Australia JOHN L. MCGREGOR Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia JASON P. EVANS Climate Change
Evans, Jason
Contrasted sediment processes and morphological adjustments in three successive cutoff meanders of the Danube delta
Contrasted sediment processes and morphological adjustments in three successive cutoff meanders impacts on the local distribution of river flow velocities, discharge, and sediment fluxes between and sediment and its impact on the hydrosedimentary processes in each channelized reach and adjacent former
Fast Detection and Processing of Arbitrary Contrast Agent Injections in Coronary
: email@example.com Abstract. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) re- quires pre-interventional and inter- ventional X-ray images. In the pre-interventional coronary angiogramsFast Detection and Processing of Arbitrary Contrast Agent Injections in Coronary Angiography
Lübeck, Universität zu
Contrasting Approaches of Two Environment Generators: The Synthesizer Generator and Pan
Contrasting Approaches of Two Environment Generators: The Synthesizer Generator and Pan firstname.lastname@example.com April 20, 1993 Abstract The Synthesizer Generator and Pan are two popular environment generators. While having the same basic goal of assisting in the development of interactive environments, they use rather
Massachusetts at Amherst, University of
High Contrast and Fast Response Polarization-Independent Reflective Display Using a Dye-Doped
High Contrast and Fast Response Polarization- Independent Reflective Display Using a Dye-Doped Dual-host reflective display using a dye-doped dual- frequency liquid crystal (DFLC) gel. By combining dye absorption (typically $10:1) of the employed dyes. Increasing This work was supported by Toppoly Optoelectronics (Taiwan
Wu, Shin-Tson
Author's personal copy Energy and water balance of two contrasting loblolly pine plantations on the
Author's personal copy Energy and water balance of two contrasting loblolly pine plantations are more interested in water and carbon balances, quantifying forest energy balance offers insights to how Accepted 9 September 2009 Keywords: Energy balance Evapotranspiration Forest albedo Forest hydrology
Noormets, Asko
Two-Mirror Apodization for High-Contrast Imaging Wesley A. Traub
" the secondary mirror in designs of large two- mirror telescopes with fast spherical primaries. As an applicationTwo-Mirror Apodization for High-Contrast Imaging Wesley A. Traub Harvard-Smithsonian Center times needed for planet detection. A recently proposed alternative is to use two mirrors to accomplish
Vanderbei, Robert J.
Compare&Contrast: Using the Web to Discover Comparable Cases for News Stories
Compare&Contrast, a system that uses the Web to discover comparable cases for news stories, documents about similar situations but involving distinct entities. The system analyzes a news story given by the user and builds a model of the story. With the story model, the system dynamically discovers entities
Bustamante, Fabián E.
Gold Nanorods as Contrast Agents for Biological Imaging: Optical Properties, Surface Conjugation and Photothermal Effects
Review Gold Nanorods as Contrast Agents for Biological Imaging: Optical Properties, Surface and scattering in the near-infrared (NIR) region, making them attractive probes for in vitro and in vivo imaging modalities such as optical coherence tomography or photoacoustic tomography. Careful control over surface
Cheng, Ji-Xin
Power Minimization in a Backlit TFT-LCD Display by Concurrent Brightness and Contrast Scaling
Brightness and Contrast Scaling (CBCS) technique for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlit TFT out that the cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight of an LCD display dominates the energy be used to characterize the optical power emitted from a spot light source, such as a light bulb
Pedram, Massoud
Brightness and Contrast Scaling (CBCS) technique for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlit TFT fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight of an LCD display dominates the energy consumption of the whole system [1 be used to characterize the optical power emitted from a spot light source, such as a light bulb
Simultaneous topographic and elemental chemical and magnetic contrast in scanning tunneling microscopy
A method and system for performing simultaneous topographic and elemental chemical and magnetic contrast analysis in a scanning, tunneling microscope. The method and system also includes nanofabricated coaxial multilayer tips with a nanoscale conducting apex and a programmable in-situ nanomanipulator to fabricate these tips and also to rotate tips controllably.
Rose, Volker; Preissner, Curt A; Hla, Saw-Wai; Wang, Kangkang; Rosenmann, Daniel
Degradation of Li/S Battery Electrodes Studied Using X-ray Phase Contrast Tomography
the Li-ion battery market. This can be explained by their high energy density, high operating voltage1 Degradation of Li/S Battery Electrodes Studied Using X-ray Phase Contrast Tomography L. Zielkea. Zengerlea,f and S. Thielea,g Lithium/sulphur batteries are promising candidates for future energy storage
Schmidt, Volker
Fourier transform-based iterative method for differential phase-contrast computed tomography
, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, and their elemental composition is nearly uniform with little den intensity images are used to efficiently extract the differential phase shift caused by an object at each projection view [25]. Diffrac- tion enhanced imaging (DEI) is another effective phase- contrast imaging
Wang, Ge
exchangers, are characterized by a low volume fraction of the highly conductive material (glass or metal that the composite materials have constant macroscopic thermal conductivity tensors, which in principle canA SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR UPSCALING COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH HIGH CONTRAST OF THE CONDUCTIVITY R
Lazarov, Raytcho
Comparing and Contrasting Micro-payment Models for Content Sharing in P2P Networks
Comparing and Contrasting Micro-payment Models for Content Sharing in P2P Networks Xiaoling Dai1-to-peer network service charging. P2P micro-payment systems must provide a secure, highly efficient, flexible, in order to assist in the design of an efficient micro-payment model suitable for P2P networks, we compare
Grundy, John
Regional Contrast of Mesoscale Convective System Structure prior to and during Monsoon Onset across South America
South America THOMAS M. RICKENBACH, ROSANA NIETO-FERREIRA, AND RICHARD P. BARNHILL* Department across tropical and subtropical South America. The approach is to contrast regional differences tropical South America has the characteristic summertime maximum of a monsoon climate (Kousky 1988; Horel
Nesbitt, Steve
Accelerating Network Traffic Analytics Using Query-DrivenVisualization
Realizing operational analytics solutions where large and complex data must be analyzed in a time-critical fashion entails integrating many different types of technology. This paper focuses on an interdisciplinary combination of scientific data management and visualization/analysis technologies targeted at reducing the time required for data filtering, querying, hypothesis testing and knowledge discovery in the domain of network connection data analysis. We show that use of compressed bitmap indexing can quickly answer queries in an interactive visual data analysis application, and compare its performance with two alternatives for serial and parallel filtering/querying on 2.5 billion records worth of network connection data collected over a period of 42 weeks. Our approach to visual network connection data exploration centers on two primary factors: interactive ad-hoc and multiresolution query formulation and execution over n dimensions and visual display of then-dimensional histogram results. This combination is applied in a case study to detect a distributed network scan and to then identify the set of remote hosts participating in the attack. Our approach is sufficiently general to be applied to a diverse set of data understanding problems as well as used in conjunction with a diverse set of analysis and visualization tools.
Bethel, E. Wes; Campbell, Scott; Dart, Eli; Stockinger, Kurt; Wu,Kesheng
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (DOE/EM) currently supports an effort to understand and predict the fate of nuclear contaminants and their transport in natural and engineered systems. Geologists, hydrologists, physicists and computer scientists are working together to create models of existing nuclear waste sites, to simulate their behavior and to extrapolate it into the future. We use visualization as an integral part in each step of this process. In the first step, visualization is used to verify model setup and to estimate critical parameters. High-performance computing simulations of contaminant transport produces massive amounts of data, which is then analyzed using visualization software specifically designed for parallel processing of large amounts of structured and unstructured data. Finally, simulation results are validated by comparing simulation results to measured current and historical field data. We describe in this article how visual analysis is used as an integral part of the decision-making process in the planning of ongoing and future treatment options for the contaminated nuclear waste sites. Lessons learned from visually analyzing our large-scale simulation runs will also have an impact on deciding on treatment measures for other contaminated sites.
Meyer, Joerg; Bethel, E. Wes; Horsman, Jennifer L.; Hubbard, Susan S.; Krishnan, Harinarayan; Romosan,, Alexandru; Keating, Elizabeth H.; Monroe, Laura; Strelitz, Richard; Moore, Phil; Taylor, Glenn; Torkian, Ben; Johnson, Timothy C.; Gorton, Ian
Interviewer's ratings of personality: can these ratings predict job performance?
; Goldberg, 1993a; Guastello, 1993; McCrae k Costa, 1985; McCrae & John, 1992) has been about the validity of the five-factor model as a measure of personality; in other words, does the model truly capture all traits of personality? The five-factor model...; Goldberg, 1981; McCrae & Costa, 1987; McCrae & John, 1992; Peabody & Goldberg, 1989). Tupes and Christal (1958, 1992) were the first to look at peer ratings of personality in a variety of samples. Although these samples varied in length and kind...
Archuleta, Kathryn Diane
WP-07 Rate Case Workshops (rates/meetings)
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High Performance Multivariate Visual Data Exploration for Extremely Large Data
One of the central challenges in modern science is the need to quickly derive knowledge and understanding from large, complex collections of data. We present a new approach that deals with this challenge by combining and extending techniques from high performance visual data analysis and scientific data management. This approach is demonstrated within the context of gaining insight from complex, time-varying datasets produced by a laser wakefield accelerator simulation. Our approach leverages histogram-based parallel coordinates for both visual information display as well as a vehicle for guiding a data mining operation. Data extraction and subsetting are implemented with state-of-the-art index/query technology. This approach, while applied here to accelerator science, is generally applicable to a broad set of science applications, and is implemented in a production-quality visual data analysis infrastructure. We conduct a detailed performance analysis and demonstrate good scalability on a distributed memory Cray XT4 system.
Rubel, Oliver; Wu, Kesheng; Childs, Hank; Meredith, Jeremy; Geddes, Cameron G.R.; Cormier-Michel, Estelle; Ahern, Sean; Weber, Gunther H.; Messmer, Peter; Hagen, Hans; Hamann, Bernd; Bethel, E. Wes; Prabhat,
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (DOE/EM) currently supports an effort to understand and predict contaminant fate and transport in natural and engineered systems. Geologists, hydrologists, physicists and computer scientists are working together to create models of existing contaminated sites and to simulate their behavior. Simulation results are verified based on historical data and extrapolated into the future. Visualization is used for model setup verification, visual analysis of high-performance computing simulation results, and uncertainty quantification. This article describes the challenges and solutions for visual data analysis, which impacts the decision-making process for each of the contaminated sites. Lessons learned from these simulations will also have an impact on deciding on treatment measures for other, similarly contaminated areas, including those affected by more recent events, such as Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Meyer, Joerg; Bethel, E. Wes; Horsman, Jennifer L.; Hubbard, Susan S.; Krishnan, Hari; Romosan, Alex; Keating, Elizabeth; Monroe, Laura M.; Strelitz, Richard; Moore, Philip; Taylor, Glenn; Torkian, Ben; Johnson, Timothy C.; Gorton, Ian
SPOCS: Software for Predicting and Visualizing Orthology/Paralogy Relationships Among Genomes
At the rate that prokaryotic genomes can now be generated, comparative genomics studies require a flexible method for quickly and accurately predicting orthologs among the rapidly changing set of genomes available. SPOCS implements a graph-based ortholog prediction method to generate a simple tab-delimited table of orthologs and in addition, html files that provide a visualization of the predicted ortholog/paralog relationships to which gene/protein expression metadata may be overlaid. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: A SPOCS web application is freely available at http://cbb.pnnl.gov/portal/tools/spocs.html. Source code for Linux systems is also freely available under an open source license at http://cbb.pnnl.gov/portal/software/spocs.html; the Boost C++ libraries and BLAST are required.
Curtis, Darren S.; Phillips, Aaron R.; Callister, Stephen J.; Conlan, Sean; McCue, Lee Ann
On Issues of Precision for Hardware-based Volume Visualization
This paper discusses issues with the limited precision of hardware-based volume visualization. We will describe the compositing OVER operator and how fixed-point arithmetic affects it. We propose two techniques to improve the precision of fixed-point compositing and the accuracy of hardware-based volume visualization. The first technique is to perform dithering of color and alpha values. The second technique we call exponent-factoring, and captures significantly more numeric resolution than dithering, but can only produce monochromatic images.
LaMar, E C
Visualization experiments on steam injection in Hele-Shaw cells
Flow visualization experiments have been successfully employed in reservoir engineering research for many years. They involve 2-D geometries in transparent Hele-Shaw cells and glass micromodels. Although much work has been done on immiscible flows (drainage or imbibition), visualization of steamfloods, which constitute a major part of current EOR methods, has not been attempted to data. In this paper, we present experimental results on steam injection in a transparent, pyrex glass Hele-Shaw cell. Both synthetic (Dutrex 739) and natural heavy oils were used under a variety of conditions, including effects of gravity.
Kong, Xianli; Haghighi, M.; Yortsos, Y.C.
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Ultrascale Visualization Climate Data Analysis Tools (UV-CDAT): Semi-Annual Progress Report
This report summarizes work carried out by the Ultrascale Visualization Climate Data Analysis Tools (UV-CDAT) Team for the period of July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. It discusses highlights, overall progress, period goals, and collaborations and lists papers and presentations. The UV-CDAT team is positioned to address the following high-level visualization requirements: (1) Alternative parallel streaming statistics and analysis pipelines - Data parallelism, Task parallelism, Visualization parallelism; (2) Optimized parallel input/output (I/O); (3) Remote interactive execution; (4) Advanced intercomparison visualization; (5) Data provenance processing and capture; and (6) Interfaces for scientists - Workflow data analysis and visualization construction tools, Visualization interfaces.
Williams, D N
Visual Analytics for Law Enforcement: Deploying a Service-Oriented Analytic Framework for Web-based Visualization
This paper presents key components of the Law Enforcement Information Framework (LEIF) that provides communications, situational awareness, and visual analytics tools in a service-oriented architecture supporting web-based desktop and handheld device users. LEIF simplifies interfaces and visualizations of well-established visual analytical techniques to improve usability. Advanced analytics capability is maintained by enhancing the underlying processing to support the new interface. LEIF development is driven by real-world user feedback gathered through deployments at three operational law enforcement organizations in the US. LEIF incorporates a robust information ingest pipeline supporting a wide variety of information formats. LEIF also insulates interface and analytical components from information sources making it easier to adapt the framework for many different data repositories.
Dowson, Scott T.; Bruce, Joseph R.; Best, Daniel M.; Riensche, Roderick M.; Franklin, Lyndsey; Pike, William A.
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Improved algorithm for processing grating-based phase contrast interferometry image sets
Grating-based X-ray and neutron interferometry tomography using phase-stepping methods generates large data sets. An improved algorithm is presented for solving for the parameters to calculate transmissions, differential phase contrast, and dark-field images. The method takes advantage of the vectorization inherent in high-level languages such as Mathematica and MATLAB and can solve a 16 � 1k � 1k data set in less than a second. In addition, the algorithm can function with partial data sets. This is demonstrated with processing of a 16-step grating data set with partial use of the original data chosen without any restriction. Also, we have calculated the reduced chi-square for the fit and notice the effect of grating support structural elements upon the differential phase contrast image and have explored expanded basis set representations to mitigate the impact.
Marathe, Shashidhara, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Assoufid, Lahsen, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Xiao, Xianghui, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)] [Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States); Ham, Kyungmin, E-mail: email@example.com [CAMD, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 (United States)] [CAMD, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 (United States); Johnson, Warren W., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Physics and Astronomy, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (United States); Butler, Leslie G., E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Chemistry, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 (United States)
Nanoparticle characterization by continuous contrast variation in SAXS with a solvent density gradient
Many low-density nanoparticles show a radial inner structure. This work proposes a novel approach to contrast variation with SAXS based on the constitution of a solvent density gradient in a glass capillary in order to resolve this internal morphology. Scattering curves of a polymeric core-shell colloid were recorded at different suspending medium contrasts at the four-crystal monochromator beamline of PTB at the synchrotron radiation facility BESSY II. The mean size and size distribution of the particles as well as an insight into the colloid electron density composition were determined using the position of the isoscattering points in the Fourier region of the scattering curves and by examining the Guinier region in detail. These results were corroborated with a model fit to the experimental data, which provided complementary information about the inner electron density distribution of the suspended nanoparticles.
Raul Garcia-Diez; Christian Gollwitzer; Michael Krumrey
High-Q, low index-contrast polymeric photonic crystal nanobeam cavities
We present the design, fabrication and characterization of high-\\emph{Q} (\\emph{Q}=36,000) polymeric photonic crystal nanobeam cavities made of two polymers that have an ultra-low index contrast (ratio=1.15) and observed thermo-optical bistability at hundred microwatt power level. Due to the extended evanescent field and small mode volumes, polymeric nanobeam cavities are ideal platform for ultra-sensitive biochemical sensing. We demonstrate that these sensors have figures of merit (FOM=9190) two orders of magnitude greater than surface plasmon resonance based sensors, and outperform the commercial Biacore$^{\\mathrm{TM}}$ sensors. The demonstration of high-Q cavity in low-index-contrast polymers can open up versatile applications using a broad range of functional and flexible polymeric materials.
Qimin Quan; Ian B. Burgess; Sindy K. Y. Tang; Daniel L. Floyd; Marko Loncar
Zinc ferrite nanoparticles as MRI contrast agentsw Carlos Ba rcena,a
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Gao, Jinming
Contrasting survival strategies of hatchery and wild red drum: implications for stock enhancement
. Marshall Kirk O. Winemiller James L. Pinckney Gregory W. Stunz Head of Department, Thomas E. Lacher May 2008 Major Subject: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences iii ABSTRACT Contrasting Survival Strategies of Hatchery and Wild Red Drum... of the Rooker Lab. Many thanks to my committee members, Dr. Christopher Marshall, Dr. Kirk Winemiller, Dr. James Pinckney, and Dr. Gregory Stunz, for their insight and suggestions which greatly improved the content and quality of my dissertation research...
Beck, Jessica Louise
Quantitative X-Ray Phase-Contrast Microtomography from a Compact Laser Driven Betatron Source
X-ray phase-contrast imaging has recently led to a revolution in resolving power and tissue contrast in biomedical imaging, microscopy and materials science. The necessary high spatial coherence is currently provided by either large-scale synchrotron facilities with limited beamtime access or by microfocus X-ray tubes with rather limited flux. X-rays radiated by relativistic electrons driven by well-controlled high-power lasers offer a promising route to a proliferation of this powerful imaging technology. A laser-driven plasma wave accelerates and wiggles electrons, giving rise to brilliant keV X-ray emission. This so-called Betatron radiation is emitted in a collimated beam with excellent spatial coherence and remarkable spectral stability. Here we present the first phase-contrast micro-tomogram revealing quantitative electron density values of a biological sample using betatron X-rays, and a comprehensive source characterization. Our results suggest that laser-based X-ray technology offers the potential fo...
Wenz, J; Khrennikov, K; Bech, M; Thibault, P; Heigoldt, M; Pfeiffer, F; Karsch, S
Color Rapid Prototyping for Diffusion-Tensor MRI Visualization
. Laidlaw, Christopher W. Bull Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA a) b) c) Fig. 1. (a,b) A plaster color rapid prototyping (RP) plaster mod- els as visualization tools to support scientific research by the printer software. These layers are then manufactured by putting down a thin layer of plaster powder
Laidlaw, David
Operator Choice Modeling for Collaborative UAV Visual Search Tasks
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Cummings, Mary "Missy"
Water Visualization and Flooding in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
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Petta, Jason
Simulation of the Visual Effects of Power Plant Plumes1
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Visualizing flow patterns in coupled geomechanical simulation using streamlines
the benefits and power of streamline tracing in visualizing flow patterns through work on two cases; first, a synthetic case for studying water injection in a five spot pattern and second, a SPE 9th comparative study. The research gives encouraging results...
Parihar, Prannay
Computational Simulation and Visualization of Traumatic Brain Injuries
brain tissue oscillations shed new light on the mechanisms of Closed Head Injuries. Our results may helpComputational Simulation and Visualization of Traumatic Brain Injuries Martin Burtscher School the human brain dynamics in realistic 2D cross-sections during trau- matic scenarios corresponding
Burtscher, Martin
DOITrees Revisited: Scalable, Space-Constrained Visualization of Hierarchical Data
-time interactive visualization and exploration of data sets containing on the order of a million nodes. Categories systems, organization charts, and taxonomies are just a few commonly encountered examples. In addition magnitude. The bulk of our contribution lies in an optimized, scalable approach to degree-of-interest (DOI
Non-Invasive Interactive Visualization of Dynamic Architectural Environments
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Stanford University
Visual monitoring environments, such as intrusion detection systems, debugging
Abstract Visual monitoring environments, such as intrusion detection systems, debugging environments, and feature extraction systems, require that a user familiar with the target domain examine, most in an efficient form. How the users employ the environment and the type and quantity of data will also affect
Erbacher, Robert F.
Visual Perception of Landscape: Sex and Personality Differences1
279 Visual Perception of Landscape: Sex and Personality Differences1 A. Maciá 2/ Presented Figures Test. The data obtained from these tests were correlated with the components of the ecological the perceiver' s point of view, as well as that of the ecology in which the landscape is inserted, must play
Avalanches through windows: Multiscale visualization in magnetic thin films
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Balancing Image Quality and Energy Consumption in Visual Sensor Networks
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Visualizing the Local Optical Response of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes to
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SexTant: Visualizing Time-Evolving Linked Geospatial Data
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Koubarakis, Manolis
Aging and Top-Down Attentional Control in Visual Search
systems that bias the gating of this featural information to later processing stages such as objectApril 2010 Aging and Top-Down Attentional Control in Visual Search Project Leads David J. Madden Security (DHS) to be able to assess and maintain this skill set in those employed as baggage screeners
McShea, Daniel W.
of interest. The InfoCrystal allows users to specify Boolean as well as vector-space queries graphically continuous, multi-variate fields that vary over space and time. Hence, the transformation problem the InfoCrystalTM, that can be used as a visualiza- tion tool as well as a visual query language to help
Multilayer Perceptron Error Surfaces: Visualization, Structure and Modelling
. This is commonly formulated as a multivariate nonlinear optimization problem over a very highdimensional space of analysis are not wellsuited to this problem. Visualizing and describ ing the error surface are also three related methods. Firstly, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is proposed as a method
Gallagher, Marcus
Multi-layer Perceptron Error Surfaces: Visualization, Structure and Modelling
. This is commonly formulated as a multivariate non-linear optimization problem over a very high-dimensional space of analysis are not well-suited to this problem. Visualizing and describ- ing the error surface are also three related methods. Firstly, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is proposed as a method
Visual Information Systems Chapter IX: Introduction to Virtual Reality 1
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Visual working memory for trained and novel polygons
a set of 8 were presented on each trial. After a brief retention interval, one of the polygons changed significant demands on the visual system to retain only the most important information in VWM. Surprisingly of target locations and motor responses (Nissen & Bullemer, 1987; Seger, 1994), and associations between
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Visual Simulation of Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals
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Improving Attack Graph Visualization through Data Reduction and Attack Grouping
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Ou, Xinming "Simon"
NV: Nessus Vulnerability Visualization for the Web Lane Harrison
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Photochemical Restoration of Visual Responses in Blind Mice
- cating reconstitution of light signaling to brain circuits. AAQ and related photoswitch molecules present light to alter RGC firing in the absence of rods and cones, with the goal of restoring visual function be electronically controlled by an external camera to enable optical stimuli to trigger RGC firing. Retinal implants
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Visually Navigating the RMS Titanic with SLAM Information Filters
demonstrate automatic visually-augmented navigation processing of a sequence of 866 images of the RMS Titanic. These include hydrothermal vent sites, cold seep sites, shipwrecks of archaeological significance, coral reefs as a representation of the data that serves as input to our algorithm. It is the result of semi-automatic processing
Eustice, Ryan
Visualizing YouTube Video Clusters Derek Thrasher
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Visual Servoing Schemes for Automatic Nanopositioning Under Scanning Electron Microscope
the total pixel intensities of an image as visual measurements for designing the control law images. In this case, the control law is designed to minimize the error i.e. the 2D motion between sensors to control the behavior of robotic devices during the process. With its ability of producing
Omnidirectional Visual Servoing using the Normalized Mutual Information
similarity function. Several experiments are performed on a cartesian robot with a fisheye camera to validate our approaches. Keywords: Vision, visual servoing, mutual information, information theory, robotics. 1 in order to design the control law. This tracking process is one of the bottlenecks in the development
Sailing the Corpus Sea: Visual Exploration of News Stories
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Experience STORIES: A visual news search and summarization system
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Visual Positioning of Previously Defined ROIs on Microscopic Slides
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Real-time Visual Self-localisation in Dynamic Environments
, the Robust Autonomous Vehicle for Off-road Navigation. #12;Figure 2. Overview of Visual Odometry vehicles or tree branches and high grass affected by the wind cause vehicle motion independent movement in the camera images (See Figure 5 in Section 4). 1 RAVON Robust Autonomous Vehicle for Off-road Navigation
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Visualizing Contextual and Dynamic Features of Micropost Streams
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Graph/Network Visualization Data model: graph structures (relations,
of physics #12;8 The Spring Model Using springs to represent node-node relations. Minimizing energy1 1 Graph/Network Visualization Data model: graph structures (relations, knowledge) and networks hierarchies #12;7 Sugiyama : Building Hierarchy Domain knowledge based. Designing heuristic, e.g. minimizing
Discovering unexpected information using a building energy visualization tool.
platform to manage buildings energy. Smart buildings are already managed by BMS (Building Management SystemDiscovering unexpected information using a building energy visualization tool. Lange B.a, Rodriguez insight about buildings energy consumption. We will focus on the usage of this software to extract
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LASER ULTRASONIC IMAGING FOR IMPACT DAMAGE VISUALIZATION IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURE Chao Zhang1 , Jinhao Qiu1* , Hongli Ji1 1 State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures ultrasonic scanning technique has great potential for damage evaluation in various applications. In order
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Human Factors Evaluation of Advanced Electric Power Grid Visualization Tools
This report describes initial human factors evaluation of four visualization tools (Graphical Contingency Analysis, Force Directed Graphs, Phasor State Estimator and Mode Meter/ Mode Shapes) developed by PNNL, and proposed test plans that may be implemented to evaluate their utility in scenario-based experiments.
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Interactive Visualization of Modeled Atmospheric Trace Constituents Carmen M. Benkovitz
the effects of the emissions of Popocatepetl volcano, located near Mexico City. The effects of stronger of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Chemical Transport Model (CTM) of sulfate in the atmosphere. The visualization on climate. Anthropogenic activities affect the aerosol content of the atmosphere. Anthropogenic emissions
Patent-Mapper: Visualization of the geolocation of patents
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