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A modular approach to image matting
(2022-11-01)
Image matting is the art of creating an accurate alpha matte for the purpose of foreground separation in an image or video. Although there have been many methods which only require an input image, the best-performing image ...
Anodic alcohol fuel cell reactions at platinum active sites on doped metal oxide supports
(2022-12-01)
Fuel cells produce electrical energy via chemical reactions, which take place on the carbon supported platinum catalyst (Pt/C). As attractive as these devices may seem, their practicality is often limited by the functionality ...
An optimization-based approach to image fusion using structural similarity
(2023-05-01)
This thesis examines a framework for solving optimization problems involving structural similarity index measure Mean. Image fusion involves combining multiple images to preserve their most desirable characteristics. The ...
Error estimation for single-image human body mesh reconstruction
(2023-05-01)
Human pose and shape estimation methods continue to suffer in situations where one or more parts of the body are occluded. More importantly, these methods cannot express when their predicted pose is incorrect. This has ...
Depletion induced bundling of rod-like colloids and simulations of triple helix bundles
(2023-06-01)
We ran molecular dynamics simulations of rod-like colloids acting under depletion forces. In these simulations, we found bundling of the rods above a given strength of the depletion force. We then analyzed the bundle ...
Forward and reverse genetic approaches to investigate cellulose biosynthesis in Physcomitrium patens
(2021-04-01)
Cellulose biosynthesis is a common feature of land plants and involves multimeric complexes composed of cellulose synthase A (CESA) proteins and other structural proteins. The exact stoichiometry of CESA proteins and ...
Investigation of KimiaNet's and DenseNet's deep features in lung cancer subtypes
(2020-12-01)
Deep neural networks (DNN) have extended applications in the _eld of digital pathology. One of which is to act as feature extractors for content-based image retrieval (CBIR) systems. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate ...
A privacy preservation framework for smart connected toys
(2019-09-01)
Advances within the toy industry and interconnectedness have resulted in the rapid and pervasive development of Smart Connected Toys (SCTs), built to aid children in learning, socialization, and development. A SCT is a ...
The analysis of the entomological and chemical decomposition of human remains to ultimately assess the viability of the domestic pig as a substitute in forensic applications
(2022-09-01)
Death investigations often rely on the minimum post mortem interval (minPMI) estimations provided by forensic entomologists. The models accepted by courts in Canada are not based on research involving humans but rather on ...
MAVIDS: an intelligent intrusion detection system for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles
(2021-07-01)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) face a large threat landscape, being used in numerous industries in hostile environments while relying on wireless communication. As attacks against UAVs increase, an intelligent Intrusion ...