Sit-to-Stand Movement Recognition Using Kinect

This paper examines the application of machine-learning techniques to human movement data in order to recognise and compare movements made by different people. Data from an experimental set-up using a sit-to-stand movement are first collected using the Microsoft Kinect input sensor, then normalized and subsequently compared using the assigned labels for correct and incorrect movements. We show that attributes can be extracted from the time series produced by the Kinect sensor using a dynamic time-warping technique. The extracted attributes are then fed to a random forest algorithm, to recognise anomalous behaviour in time series of joint measurements over the whole movement. For comparison, the k-Nearest Neighbours algorithm is also used on the same attributes with good results. Both methods’ results are compared using Multi-Dimensional Scaling for clustering visualisation

Gender Discrimination in the Common Law of Domicile and the Application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

A married woman must take her husband\u27s domicile at common law. This rule exists in five of Canada\u27s provinces. It is argued that the rule violates the right to equality. It is further argued that, notwithstanding the Supreme Court\u27s decision in Dolphin Delivery, the Charter must apply to common law rules governing the relationship between husband and wife. Such rules impose a status on the parties. Therefore, a commitment to respect for the autonomous choice of individuals does not support the conclusion that the rules should be beyond constitutional review

Lei e política em processos da FCPA contra empresas estrangeiras

The expansive reach of US prosecutions addressing corporate and economic crimes has piqued the interest of many commentators and scholars. This is perhaps nowhere more evident than in the enforcement of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) against non-American corporations. The US adopted the FCPA in 1977 to ban the payment of bribes to foreign public officials to obtain a business advantage— decades before most other countries did so and with jurisdiction over American and many foreign corporations. More than 40 years after the creation of the FCPA, this article reviews and outlines a growing interdisciplinary research agenda that considers historical, legal, and political influences on the application of the FCPA to foreign corporations. In addition to mapping the contours of this growing research agenda, the article identifies several challenges for such research and proposes potential avenues for future research that promise to deepen our understanding of why and when the US makes use of its expansive jurisdiction to prosecute foreign corporations for bribery of foreign public officials.O amplo alcance dos processos nos Estados Unidos relativos a crimes corporativos e econômicos despertou o interesse de muitos comentaristas e acadêmicos. Isso talvez seja mais evidente na aplicação da Lei de Práticas de Corrupção no Exterior dos Estados Unidos (“FCPA”) contra empresas não estadunidenses. Os Estados Unidos adotaram a FCPA em 1977 para proibir o pagamento de subornos, com o objetivo de obter vantagem comercial, a funcionários públicos estrangeiros – décadas antes da maioria dos outros países e com jurisdição sobre empresas estadunidenses e muitas empresas estrangeiras. Mais de quarenta anos após a criação da FCPA, este artigo analisa e descreve uma crescente agenda de pesquisa interdisciplinar que considera as influências históricas, jurídicas e políticas na aplicação da FCPA a empresas estrangeiras. Além de mapear os contornos dessa crescente agenda de pesquisa, identificam-se vários desafios para essa pesquisa e são propostos caminhos potenciais para pesquisas futuras que prometem aprofundar nossa compreensão de por que e quando os Estados Unidos fazem uso de sua jurisdição extensa para processar empresas estrangeiras por suborno de funcionários públicos estrangeiros

Gender Discrimination in the Common Law of Domicile and the Application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

A married woman must take her husband\u27s domicile at common law. This rule exists in five of Canada\u27s provinces. It is argued that the rule violates the right to equality. It is further argued that, notwithstanding the Supreme Court\u27s decision in Dolphin Delivery, the Charter must apply to common law rules governing the relationship between husband and wife. Such rules impose a status on the parties. Therefore, a commitment to respect for the autonomous choice of individuals does not support the conclusion that the rules should be beyond constitutional review

Interference coloration as an anti-predator defence

Interference coloration, in which the perceived colour varies predictably with the angle of illumination or observation, is extremely widespread across animal groups. However, despite considerable advances in our understanding of the mechanistic basis of interference coloration in animals, we still have a poor understanding of its function. Here, I show, using avian predators hunting dynamic virtual prey, that the presence of interference coloration can significantly reduce a predator's attack success. Predators required more pecks to successfully catch interference-coloured prey compared with otherwise identical prey items that lacked interference coloration, and attacks against prey with interference colours were less accurate, suggesting that changes in colour or brightness caused by prey movement hindered a predator's ability to pinpoint their exact location. The pronounced antipredator benefits of interference coloration may explain why it has evolved independently so many times. © 2015 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved

Alien Registration- Acorn, Vernon (Thomaston, Knox County)

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Minimum splice length for fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in concrete applications

Given the complexity of engineering and the need for inexpensive solutions in modern structures it is necessary to lay out a system of codes and regulations which govern the design and construction of these structures. For concrete applications the ACI codebook is used by engineers and contractors to efficiently design concrete structures that are both safe and economical. This codebook is by far the most popular design aid, and it is constantly being updated and improved to meet the growing needs of our modem society. In the past decade FRP applications in concrete have increased in popularity and demand due to the increased performance and decreased cost over steel reinforcement. However, much of the ACI codebook has very little to say about FRP and it is in need of being updated to take into consideration the application of this new material. My specific research is concerned with developing an ACI code detailing the minimum splice length necessary to adequately transfer the load from one FRP bar to another in a given situation. This code has been developed for steel, but not for FRP

Alien Registration- Adams, Margaret L. (Woolwich, Sagadahoc County)

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