Abstract : This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of new parallelization schemes for performing dense disparity estimation based on non-parametric rank transform and semi-global matching on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). A detailed analysis of the performance limitating factors (memory throughput, instruction throughput, etc.) for each part of the parallel implementation is performed. Thus, a highly optimized mapping for each parallelization scheme onto the resources of the GPU is
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Abstract : The development and utilization of internet-based technology has developed rapidly and also, we have been infused in an era of interconnections with the security that are delivered with the use internet technology in our day-to-day life services and these interconnections will lead to make networking is a most important aspect which also becomes as on indispensable part of our modern life. Due to the use of this technology has been creating us lots of security problems that are caused by malicio
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Abstract : Blast resistant design of structures are very popular since past two decades. Engineering structures world-wide have a threat from terrorist attack. The stud walls can be designed for giving ample warning in terms of plastic deformation to in order to safeguard the buildings. In the present study energy dissipation of blast wave is focused. The rate of change of strain with respect to time was determined. The time period of positive blast wave is very infinitesimal, and it collapses the structur
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Abstract : This study describes an open access approach that use a fiber-based model to simulate the gradual collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) structures exposed to blast loading in an urban setting, resulting in the loss of one or more bearing parts. In this context, member removal indicates an occurrence that occurs when harsh conditions or abnormal loads kill the member itself. Three independent numerical tools were used to generate and compare two- and three-dimensional models of frame structures: a
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Abstract : Concrete surface cracks are a major sign of structural safety and deterioration. Regular structure inspection and surface crack monitoring are crucial to maintaining the buildings' structural health and dependability. Human surface examination takes time and could result in erratic results because inspectors have different empirical backgrounds. Deep learning methods for visual assessment of surface cracks on civil structures have generated a lot of attention in the field of structural health mo
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Abstract : Food losses due to plant disease and pests have been an issue for many years. The early non-invasive detection and prediction of leaf diseases with modern technology are crucial in the contemporary world to sustain food security. Binarization is the primary technique for extracting significant information from an image. However, it could not always extract substantial information due to variations in the distribution of the image pixel histogram because of the delivery of light during image acqu
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Abstract : Commercial oil shale is widespread in Jordan occurring mostly in the subsurface. More than 20 localities were reported including Attarat Umm Ghudran (AUM) area. Selected oil shale boreholes drilled in the AUM were sampled, analysed and studied in detail. The purpose is to verify their mineralogical composition and geochemical affinities including trace elements content. They were characterized using the polarizing microscopic, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray fluo
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Abstract : The decrease in efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) modules is caused by an increase in the temperature at which they are working. In this research, an aluminum metal foam (AMF) with phase change material (PCM) is used for passive cooling to control the temperature of a photovoltaic (PV) system. Two modules, the standard PV and the PV with AMF incorporated in PCM (abbreviated as PV/PCM/AMF), are tested in the open air. Over the course of the winter, measurements were taken of the PV panels' surface
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Abstract : In recent decades, the awareness in civil engineering construction is rapidly increased. More advanced technologies are used to safeguard important civil engineering structures from terrorist attack. Now a days the threat level from terrorist attack is very high. To make an emphasis on safeguarding these structures, cold-formed steel stud wall can be considered as one among the blast resistant system. This paper presents the finite element analysis of structural system in extreme loading conditi
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Abstract : In the presence of Piperidine, the reaction of 4-Hydroxysalicylaldehyde with ethyl 3-oxobutanoate produced the compound 3-acetyl-7-hydroxychromen-2-one (1), which was subsequently cyclized with ammonium acetate to pyridine derivative (APHCP) (2). TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography), Melting level, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, while Proton nuclear magnetic resonance had been utilized to describe the newly created substance. Pyridine derivative (APHCP) (2) is just a synthesized substance t
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Abstract : Long-term impacts on prestressed segmentally erected balanced cantilever bridges frequently result in greater deflections than predicted. Creep and shrinkage which occurs in the concrete deck of Prestressed Concrete (PSC) box girder bridges, can lead to a considerable redistribution of loads as well as an increase in bending moments across continuous supports, resulting in a rise in deflections. Since the cantilevers and the middle part have a peculiar static arrangement, creep deflections in th
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Abstract : Range of intestinal microflora in patients with allergic rhinitis, atopic bronchial asthma and urticariaRange of intestinal microflora in patients with allergic rhinitis, atopic bronchial asthma and urticariaRange of intestinal microflora in patients with allergic rhinitis, atopic bronchial asthma and urticariaRange of intestinal microflora in patients with allergic rhinitis, atopic bronchial asthma and urticaria
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Abstract : Composite construction is now well-recognized in the building industry for its aesthetically pleasing, high strengths and cost-effective properties. In structural engineering, composite construction exists when two different materials were bound to act as a single unit employing composite action. Columns are vertically oriented structural components that primarily carry compression load. The columns formed from single steel skin with concrete placed inside are considered composite columns. The p
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Abstract : Traffic forecasting has emerged as a core component of intelligent transportation systems. Traffic forecasting is crucial for public safety and resource optimization that can be modelled as saptio-temporal data. The uncertainty hinders spatio-temporal data prediction in time-series data, the existence of diverse data patterns and incompetence in accessing and accommodating spatial dynamics, causing inconsistent performance. Most recent traffic prediction works are based on deep learning models,
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Abstract : Recognizing human-related events is a current area of study. There has been a lot of interest in real-time video event recognition. This is a difficult task due to the spatial and temporal variations in the frame. The proposed work is a real-time video event recognition approach that integrates detection probability, descriptive labels, and classification. This method for developing recognition strategies from event descriptors uses multi-decision fusion with probabilities (MDFP), where a consec
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