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Structure from Recurrent Motion: From Rigidity to Recurrency
This paper proposes a new method for Non-Rigid Structure-from-Motion (NRSfM)
from a long monocular video sequence observing a non-rigid object performing
recurrent and possibly repetitive dynamic action. Departing from the
traditional idea of using linear low-order or lowrank shape model for the task
of NRSfM, our method exploits the property of shape recurrency (i.e., many
deforming shapes tend to repeat themselves in time). We show that recurrency is
in fact a generalized rigidity. Based on this, we reduce NRSfM problems to
rigid ones provided that certain recurrency condition is satisfied. Given such
a reduction, standard rigid-SfM techniques are directly applicable (without any
change) to the reconstruction of non-rigid dynamic shapes. To implement this
idea as a practical approach, this paper develops efficient algorithms for
automatic recurrency detection, as well as camera view clustering via a
rigidity-check. Experiments on both simulated sequences and real data
demonstrate the effectiveness of the method. Since this paper offers a novel
perspective on rethinking structure-from-motion, we hope it will inspire other
new problems in the field.Comment: To appear in CVPR 201
Design and Implementation of S-MARKS: A Secure Middleware for Pervasive Computing Applications
As portable devices have become a part of our everyday life, more people are unknowingly participating in a pervasive computing environment. People engage with not a single device for a specific purpose but many devices interacting with each other in the course of ordinary activity. With such prevalence of pervasive technology, the interaction between portable devices needs to be continuous and imperceptible to device users. Pervasive computing requires a small, scalable and robust network which relies heavily on the middleware to resolve communication and security issues. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of S-MARKS which incorporates device validation, resource discovery and a privacy module
Dirac Quantization of Open Strings and Noncommutativity in Branes
We apply the Dirac bracket quantization to open strings attached to branes in
the presence of background antisymmetric field and recover an inherent
noncommutativity in the internal coordinates of the brane.Comment: 25 pp, typos corrected, minor change
Histone H4 H75E mutation attenuates global genomic and Rad26-independent transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) consists of global genomic NER (GG-NER) and transcription coupled NER (TC-NER) subpathways. In eukaryotic cells, genomic DNA is wrapped around histone octamers (an H3-H4 tetramer and two H2A-H2B dimers) to form nucleosomes, which are well known to profoundly inhibit the access of NER proteins. Through unbiased screening of histone H4 residues in the nucleosomal LRS (loss of ribosomal DNA-silencing) domain, we identified 24 mutations that enhance or decrease UV sensitivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. The histone H4 H75E mutation, which is largely embedded in the nucleosome and interacts with histone H2B, significantly attenuates GG-NER and Rad26-independent TC-NER but does not affect TC-NER in the presence of Rad26. All the other histone H4 mutations, except for T73F and T73Y that mildly attenuate GG-NER, do not substantially affect GG-NER or TC-NER. The attenuation of GG-NER and Rad26-independent TC-NER by the H4H75E mutation is not due to decreased chromatin accessibility, impaired methylation of histone H3 K79 that is at the center of the LRS domain, or lowered expression of NER proteins. Instead, the attenuation is at least in part due to impaired recruitment of Rad4, the key lesion recognition and verification protein, to chromatin following induction of DNA lesions
An Appraisal of Asia-Pacific Cities as Control and Command Centres Embedded in World City Network
Since the globalization trend is proliferating at a
staggering rate, world cities have emerged as the most dominant
vanguard incorporated into global economy. Control and
command function is one of the robust integral parts of world
city formation, which is closely associated with the corporate
headquarter status of some dominant multinational companies.
Previous research works on this topic tend to concentrate on the
Western Europe and North American arenas neglecting the Asia-
Pacific region. Hence, the objective of this paper is to explore
control and command functions of Asia-Pacific cities with
reference to headquarters’ locations of multinational companies.
The methodology will utilize the Forbes global 2000 dataset from
the seminal study of GaWC research group, and apply the
control and command center model and the interlocking city
network model to discover the control and command index, as
well as network connectivity of Asia-Pacific cities. Based upon the
empirical study of this research, we could identify the
hierarchical structure and spatial structure of Asia-Pacific world
cities to emerge as some control and command centers embedded
in world city network
Towards a supersymmetric classification of D-brane configurations with odd spin structure
We consider the construction of a general tree level amplitude for the
interactions between dynamical D-branes where the configurations have non-zero
odd spin structure. Using Riemann Theta Identities we map the conditions for
the preservation of some supersymmetry to a set of integer matrices satisfying
a simple but non-trivial equation. We also show how the regularization of the
RR zero modes plays an important role in determining which configurations are
permitted.Comment: 15 pages, references added, typos and latex macros correcte
(m,n)-Strings In IIB Matrix Model
By adding gauge fields to the D-string classical solution, which have
non-zero contribution to commutators in continuum limit (extreme large ), we
introduced -strings in IIB matrix model. It is found that the size of
matrices depends on the value of the electric field. The tension of these
strings appears in invariant form. The interaction for parallel and
angled strings are found in agreement with the string theory for small electric
fields.Comment: LaTeX file, 10 pages; the disccusion on weak electric field are
expanded; to appear in PL
and colliding in noncommutative space
By studying the scattering process of scalar particle pion on the
noncommutative scalar quantum electrodynamics, the non-commutative amendment of
differential scattering cross-section is found, which is dependent of
polar-angle and the results are significantly different from that in the
commutative scalar quantum electrodynamics, particularly when . The non-commutativity of space is expected to be explored at around
TeV.Comment: Latex, 12 page
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