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L’analyse des textures dans la cadre LIP (Logarithmic Image Processing)
No full textThis thesis looks at the evaluation of textures in two different perspectives using logarithmic image processing (LIP) framework. The first case after introducing the concept of textures and giving some classical approaches of textures evaluation, it gives an original approach of textures evaluation called covariogram which is derived from similarity metrics like distances or correlations etc. The classical covariogram which is derived from the classical similarity metrics and LIP covariogram are then applied over several images and the efficiency of the LIP one is clearly shown for darkened images. The last two chapters offer a new approach by considering the gray levels of an image as the phases of a medium. Each phase simulates like a percolation of a liquid in a medium defining the percolation trajectories. The propagation from one pixel to another is taken as easy or difficult determined by the difference of the gray level intensities. Finally different parameters like fractality from fractal dimensions, mean histogram etc associated to these trajectories are derived, based on which the primary experiment for the classification of random texture is carried out determining the relevance of this idea. Obviously, our study is only first approach and requires additional workout to obtain a reliable method of classificationEn fait, le concept de texture n’est pas facile à définir, mais il est clair qu’il est fortement lié au Système Visuel Humain. Sachant que le Modèle LIP est compatible avec la vision humaine, il nous a semblé intéressant de créer des outils logarithmiques dédiés à l’évaluation de la texture. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur la notion de covariogramme, qui peut être pilotée par diverses métriques logarithmiques. Ces métriques jouent le rôle d’outils de “corrélation”, avec l’avantage de prendre en compte la vision humaine. De plus, les outils LIP sont peu dépendants des conditions d’éclairement et fournissent donc des résultats robustes si celles-ci varient. Les deux derniers Chapitres proposent une nouvelle approche consistant à considérer les niveaux de gris d’une image comme les phases d’un milieu. Chaque phase permet de simuler la percolation d’un liquide dans le milieu, définissant ainsi des trajectoires de percolation. Chaque propagation d’un pixel à un autre est considérée comme facile ou non, en fonction des niveaux de gris traversés. Une « fonction de coût » est créée, qui modifie le « temps » de propagation d’un point à l’autre. De plus, la fonction de coût peut être calculée dans le contexte LIP, pour prendre en compte la vision humain
The major security challenges to cloud computing.
No full textCloud computing is the computing model in which the computing resources such as software, hardware and data are delivered as a service through a web browser or light-weight desktop machine over the internet (Wink, 2012). This computing model abolishes the necessity of sustaining the computer resources locally hence cuts-off the cost of valuable resources (Moreno, Montero & Llorente, 2012). A distinctive cloud is affected by different security issues such as Temporary Denial of Service (TDOS) attacks, user identity theft, session hijacking issues and flashing attacks (Danish, 2011). The purpose of this study is to bridge the research gap between the cloud security measures and the existing security threats. An investigation into the existing cloud service models, security standards, currently adopted security measures and their degree of flawless protection has been done. The theoretical study helped in revealing the security issues and their solutions whereas the empirical study facilitated in acknowledging the concerns of users and security analysts in regards to those solution strategies. The empirical methods used in this research were interviews and questionnaires to validate the theoretical findings and to grasp the innovativeness of practitioners dealing with cloud security.With the help of theoretical and empirical research, the two-factor mechanism is proposed that can rule out the possibility of flashing attacks from remote location and can help in making the cloud components safer. The problem of junk traffic can be solved by configuring the routers to block junk data packets and extraneous queries at the cloud outer-border. This security measure is highly beneficial to cloud security because it offers a security mechanism at the outer boundary of a cloud. It was evaluated that a DOS attack can become a huge dilemma if it affects the routers and the effective isolation of router-to-router traffic will certainly diminish the threat of a DOS attack to routers. It is revealed that the data packets that require a session state on the cloud server should be treated separately and with extra security measures because the conventional security measures cannot perform an in-depth analysis of every data packet. This problem can be solved by setting an extra bit in the IP header of those packets that require a state and have a session. Although this change should be done at universal level and would take time; it can provide a protocol-independent way to identify packets which require extra care. It will also assist firewalls to drop bits which are requesting a session sate without a state-bit being set. The cloud security analysts should consider that the interface and authentication layer should not be merged into a single layer because it endangers the authentication system as the interface is already exposed to the world. The use of login-aiding devices along with secret keys can help in protecting the cloud users. Moreover, a new cloud service model “Dedicated cloud” is proposed in this research work to reinforce the cloud security. It was discovered that the optimal blend of HTTPS and SSL protocols can resolve the problem of session hijacks. The client interface area should be protected by HTTPS protocols and the secure cookies should be sent through a SSL link along with regular cookies. Disallowing the multiple sessions and the use of trusted IP address lists will help even further. A reasonable amount of care has been paid to ensure clarity, validity and trustworthiness in the research work to present a verifiable scientific knowledge in a more reader-friendly manner. These security guidelines will enhance the cloud security and make a cloud more responsive to security threats.Program: Masterutbildning i Informati
L’analyse des textures dans la cadre LIP (Logarithmic Image Processing)
No full textThis thesis looks at the evaluation of textures in two different perspectives using logarithmic image processing (LIP) framework. The first case after introducing the concept of textures and giving some classical approaches of textures evaluation, it gives an original approach of textures evaluation called covariogram which is derived from similarity metrics like distances or correlations etc. The classical covariogram which is derived from the classical similarity metrics and LIP covariogram are then applied over several images and the efficiency of the LIP one is clearly shown for darkened images. The last two chapters offer a new approach by considering the gray levels of an image as the phases of a medium. Each phase simulates like a percolation of a liquid in a medium defining the percolation trajectories. The propagation from one pixel to another is taken as easy or difficult determined by the difference of the gray level intensities. Finally different parameters like fractality from fractal dimensions, mean histogram etc associated to these trajectories are derived, based on which the primary experiment for the classification of random texture is carried out determining the relevance of this idea. Obviously, our study is only first approach and requires additional workout to obtain a reliable method of classificationEn fait, le concept de texture n’est pas facile à définir, mais il est clair qu’il est fortement lié au Système Visuel Humain. Sachant que le Modèle LIP est compatible avec la vision humaine, il nous a semblé intéressant de créer des outils logarithmiques dédiés à l’évaluation de la texture. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur la notion de covariogramme, qui peut être pilotée par diverses métriques logarithmiques. Ces métriques jouent le rôle d’outils de “corrélation”, avec l’avantage de prendre en compte la vision humaine. De plus, les outils LIP sont peu dépendants des conditions d’éclairement et fournissent donc des résultats robustes si celles-ci varient. Les deux derniers Chapitres proposent une nouvelle approche consistant à considérer les niveaux de gris d’une image comme les phases d’un milieu. Chaque phase permet de simuler la percolation d’un liquide dans le milieu, définissant ainsi des trajectoires de percolation. Chaque propagation d’un pixel à un autre est considérée comme facile ou non, en fonction des niveaux de gris traversés. Une « fonction de coût » est créée, qui modifie le « temps » de propagation d’un point à l’autre. De plus, la fonction de coût peut être calculée dans le contexte LIP, pour prendre en compte la vision humain
L’analyse des textures dans la cadre LIP (Logarithmic Image Processing)
No full textThis thesis looks at the evaluation of textures in two different perspectives using logarithmic image processing (LIP) framework. The first case after introducing the concept of textures and giving some classical approaches of textures evaluation, it gives an original approach of textures evaluation called covariogram which is derived from similarity metrics like distances or correlations etc. The classical covariogram which is derived from the classical similarity metrics and LIP covariogram are then applied over several images and the efficiency of the LIP one is clearly shown for darkened images. The last two chapters offer a new approach by considering the gray levels of an image as the phases of a medium. Each phase simulates like a percolation of a liquid in a medium defining the percolation trajectories. The propagation from one pixel to another is taken as easy or difficult determined by the difference of the gray level intensities. Finally different parameters like fractality from fractal dimensions, mean histogram etc associated to these trajectories are derived, based on which the primary experiment for the classification of random texture is carried out determining the relevance of this idea. Obviously, our study is only first approach and requires additional workout to obtain a reliable method of classificationEn fait, le concept de texture n’est pas facile à définir, mais il est clair qu’il est fortement lié au Système Visuel Humain. Sachant que le Modèle LIP est compatible avec la vision humaine, il nous a semblé intéressant de créer des outils logarithmiques dédiés à l’évaluation de la texture. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur la notion de covariogramme, qui peut être pilotée par diverses métriques logarithmiques. Ces métriques jouent le rôle d’outils de “corrélation”, avec l’avantage de prendre en compte la vision humaine. De plus, les outils LIP sont peu dépendants des conditions d’éclairement et fournissent donc des résultats robustes si celles-ci varient. Les deux derniers Chapitres proposent une nouvelle approche consistant à considérer les niveaux de gris d’une image comme les phases d’un milieu. Chaque phase permet de simuler la percolation d’un liquide dans le milieu, définissant ainsi des trajectoires de percolation. Chaque propagation d’un pixel à un autre est considérée comme facile ou non, en fonction des niveaux de gris traversés. Une « fonction de coût » est créée, qui modifie le « temps » de propagation d’un point à l’autre. De plus, la fonction de coût peut être calculée dans le contexte LIP, pour prendre en compte la vision humain
The implementation problems of Medical Information Systems
No full textThe use of medical information systems is now prevailing in the whole healthcare environment where the focus is on reducing clinical errors and supporting healthcare professionals in their routine tasks. Hospitals adopt medical information systems to facilitate their healthcare staff in providing efficient services to patients. Studies show that most of the time these systems cannot deliver according to their functional capacities due to certain implementation problems. In this research, we have indicated different implementation problems, their root causes and suggested proper approaches for solving these issues. In the textual analysis, we examined different technical, psychological and social problems that may arise during the implementation process. These theoretical findings have been validated through questionnaires and interviews with doctors, nurses, technicians and people involved in the development of medical information systems. The companies that are providing implementation services are also consulted to validate the theoretical facts. The results show that implementation problems are social and psychological rather than technical, so these problems should be solved with interpersonal, psychological and social skills. The focus of the implementation process should be on the social, psychological and technical effects to avoid any conflict. Reasonable user involvement in the decision making process, motivation and proper training reduces many implementation issues automatically. It is concluded from empirical results that development and implementation teams should have reasonable medical domain knowledge to diminish future implementation and maintenance hazards. The theoretical and empirical results show that data security issues are psychological as well as technical and should be dealt with by high priority
L analyse des textures dans la cadre LIP (Logarithmic Image Processing)
No full textEn fait, le concept de texture n est pas facile à définir, mais il est clair qu il est fortement lié au Système Visuel Humain. Sachant que le Modèle LIP est compatible avec la vision humaine, il nous a semblé intéressant de créer des outils logarithmiques dédiés à l évaluation de la texture. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur la notion de covariogramme, qui peut être pilotée par diverses métriques logarithmiques. Ces métriques jouent le rôle d outils de corrélation , avec l avantage de prendre en compte la vision humaine. De plus, les outils LIP sont peu dépendants des conditions d éclairement et fournissent donc des résultats robustes si celles-ci varient. Les deux derniers Chapitres proposent une nouvelle approche consistant à considérer les niveaux de gris d une image comme les phases d un milieu. Chaque phase permet de simuler la percolation d un liquide dans le milieu, définissant ainsi des trajectoires de percolation. Chaque propagation d un pixel à un autre est considérée comme facile ou non, en fonction des niveaux de gris traversés. Une fonction de coût est créée, qui modifie le temps de propagation d un point à l autre. De plus, la fonction de coût peut être calculée dans le contexte LIP, pour prendre en compte la vision humaineThis thesis looks at the evaluation of textures in two different perspectives using logarithmic image processing (LIP) framework. The first case after introducing the concept of textures and giving some classical approaches of textures evaluation, it gives an original approach of textures evaluation called covariogram which is derived from similarity metrics like distances or correlations etc. The classical covariogram which is derived from the classical similarity metrics and LIP covariogram are then applied over several images and the efficiency of the LIP one is clearly shown for darkened images. The last two chapters offer a new approach by considering the gray levels of an image as the phases of a medium. Each phase simulates like a percolation of a liquid in a medium defining the percolation trajectories. The propagation from one pixel to another is taken as easy or difficult determined by the difference of the gray level intensities. Finally different parameters like fractality from fractal dimensions, mean histogram etc associated to these trajectories are derived, based on which the primary experiment for the classification of random texture is carried out determining the relevance of this idea. Obviously, our study is only first approach and requires additional workout to obtain a reliable method of classificationST ETIENNE-Bib. électronique (422189901) / SudocSudocFranceF
Effect of Obesity on Histamine-Induced Asthma in Young Population
No full textBackground: To determine relationship of histamine-induced asthma with obesity.Methods: Sixty healthy young subjects were included in the study. Histamine challenge test was given after obtaining consent. A definitive criterion of 13-15% decrease in FEV1 and 15-20% decrease in PEFR was outlined to term a histamine test positive, i.e., histamine-induced asthma (HIA). Body mass index (BMI) was evaluated for each subject using the height and weight. Results were obtained after calculations and noting down the percentage fall in reference to the baseline value. An inter-group comparison was afterwards undertaken.Results: Mean age of the subjects included in our study was 19.69 ±0.15years and mean BMI calculated was 23.50±2.10 kg/m2. The subjects were then categorized as those having normal BMI and those with high BMI (overweight category). A total of 18 subjects were HIA positive with 09 being normal and 09 overweight. Among the 42 HIA negative subjects, 25 were normal and 17 were overweight. After statistical analysis, p-value was observed to be morre than 0.05 (statistically insignificant).Conclusion: Relationship of obesity, with the development of an exacerbated attack of asthma or with the severity and termination of an attack of asthma, is not ascertaine
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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