List of Titles

A new stochastic model based approach for object identification and segmentation in textured color image

- Islam, Mofakharul, Watters, Paul

Authors: Islam, Mofakharul , Watters, Paul
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation p. 309-314
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Description: We investigate and propose a novel stochastic model based approach to implement a robust unsupervised color image content understanding technique that segments a color textured image into its constituent parts automatically and meaningfully. The aim of this work is to detection and identification of different objects in a color image using image segmentation. Image segments or objects are produced using precise color information, texture information and neighborhood relationships among neighboring image pixels. As a whole, in this particular work, the problem we want to investigate is to implement a robust Maximum a posteriori (MAP) based unsupervised color textured image segmentation approach using Cluster Ensembles, MRF model and Daubechies wavelet transform for identification and segmentation of image contents or objects. In addition,Cluster Ensemble has been utilizedfor introducing a robust technique for finding the number of components in an image automatically. The experimental results reveal that the proposed model is able to find the accurate number of objects or components in a color image and can produce more accurate and faithful segmentation of different meaningful objects from relatively complex background. Finally, we have compared our results with another similar existing segmentation approach.

An exploration of police use of firearms in Australia

- Baker, David

Authors: Baker, David
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Police Use of Force: A Global perspective p. 141-151
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Description: Police Use of Force: A Global Perspective is a fascinating, international exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons in nations around the world. The book is comprised of three sections: the first focuses on the use of force generally, the second explores firearms and deadly force, and the final section considers less-than-lethal weapons, including pepper spray, TASERs, and other emerging technologies currently on the horizon. The essays gathered here will provide readers with an understanding of the vast differences in how police use force in various countries, as well as why police use force differently under different forms of government. Topics covered include use-of-force definitions, training procedures, policy issues, abuse of police authority, use of force during interrogations, and the use of firearms by armed and unarmed police forces. Finally, there is an essay focusing on how shooting and killing a suspect impacts an officer in the months and years that follow. "From the publisher"

Australia

- Wood, Glenice

Authors: Wood, Glenice
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: International Research Handbook on Successful Women Entrepreneurs p. 10-25
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Description: 'This collection on successful women entrepreneurs is timely. Entrepreneurship and small business creation and management are vital to tackle the current worldwide economic recession. Various stakeholders - policy-makers, academics, budding entrepreneurs - will find this book of interest. A number of country-level initiatives that serve to support women's entrepreneurship are offered that can work almost anywhere. The focus on successful women entrepreneurs is valuable in showing that women can do it and how they achieved their successes. Readers will find the women's voices reported here to be inspirational.' © Sandra L. Fielden and Marilyn J. Davidson 2010. All rights reserved.

Canonical dual solutions for fixed cost quadratic programs

- Gao, David, Ruan, Ning, Sherali, Hanif

Authors: Gao, David , Ruan, Ning , Sherali, Hanif
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Optimization and Optimal Control p. 139-156
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Description: This chapter presents a canonical dual approach for solving a mixed-integer quadratic minimization problem with fixed cost terms. We show that this well-known NP-hard problem in R2n can be transformed into a continuous concave maximization dual problem over a convex feasible subset of R2n with zero duality gap. The resulting canonical dual problem can be solved easily, under certain conditions, by traditional convex programming methods. Both existence and uniqueness of global optimal solutions are discussed. Application to a decoupled mixed-integer problem is illustrated and analytic solutions for both a global minimizer and a global maximizer are obtained. Examples for both decoupled and general nonconvex problems are presented. Furthermore, we discuss connections between the proposed canonical duality theory approach and the classical Lagrangian duality approach. An open problem is proposed for future study.

Changes in vegetation condition following Kangaroo population management in Wyperfeld National Park

- Pegler, P., Gibson, Matthew, Westbrooke, Martin, Gowans, Stacey

Authors: Pegler, P. , Gibson, Matthew , Westbrooke, Martin , Gowans, Stacey
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Macropods: The biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies & Rat-kangaroos p. 361-370
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Description: Annual western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginsus) management programs have been implemented in Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, as part of a strategy for the conservation and rehabilitation of vegetation communities. Due to public sensitivity to the culling of native animals is it essential to demonstrate that such activities it is essential to demonstrate that such actions result in environmental improvement. An assessment of the condition of the river red gum/black box woodland, pine/buloke woodland and lakebed herbfield vegation and communities was undertaken in 1998. Floristi and structural data were recorded from 162 quadrats across the park. "From the abstract".

Climate change and water management

- Kelly, Tim, Gehling, Jim, Westell, Kelly, Ingleton, Greg, Gell, Peter

Authors: Kelly, Tim , Gehling, Jim , Westell, Kelly , Ingleton, Greg , Gell, Peter
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Book chapter
Relation: Adelaide: Water of a city p. 267-287
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Description: To understand the risks of climate change and variability on Adelaide's water supply system, it is useful to consider the changes that have occured throughout the earth's history, and changes due to natural climate variability that occur across decades and centuries. In this we first take a look at climate change in earth's history that has helped shape the natural systems of the Murray-Darling (MDB) and the Mount Lofty Ranges (MLR), which provides Adelaide with its drinking water. We consider the forces that drive natural climate variability. In the second part, we introduce the new climate change force of increasing greenhouse gases, caused by human civilisations. The chapter explores future global scenarios of human behaviour and examines SA Water's role in managing its greenhouse gas emissions as it adapts to climate change, seeks to reduce its emissions, and supports necessary research. "From introduction"

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