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Active contours without edges
We propose a new model for active contours to detect objects in a given image, based on techniques of curve evolution, Mumford-Shah (1989) functional for segmentation and level ...
Cancer Statistics, 2008
Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year and compiles the most recent data on...
Conditional Heteroskedasticity in Asset Returns: A New Approach
This paper introduces an ARCH model (exponential ARCH) that (1) allows correlation between returns and volatility innovations (an important feature of stock market volatility ch...
Introduction to Fourier optics
The fourth edition of this respected text considerably expands the original and reflects the tremendous advances made in the discipline since 1968. All material has been thoroug...
The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment
The optical properties of metal nanoparticles have long been of interest in physical chemistry, starting with Faraday's investigations of colloidal gold in the middle 1800s. Mor...
First‐Year <i>Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe</i> ( <i>WMAP</i> ) Observations: Determination of Cosmological Parameters
WMAP precision data enables accurate testing of cosmological models. We find that the emerging standard model of cosmology, a flat Λ−dominated universe seeded by a nearly scalei...
Document Analysis as a Qualitative Research Method
This article examines the function of documents as a data source in qualitative research and discusses document analysis procedure in the context of actual research experiences....
A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data
A general inductive approach for analysis of qualitative evaluation data is described. The purposes for using an inductive approach are to (a) condense raw textual data into a b...
The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality
Governmental rationality - an introduction, Colin Gordon politics and study of discourse, Michel Foucault questions of method, Michel Foucault governmentality, Michel Foucault ...