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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47024 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_2_043_049.pdf |
| Author | Vaillancourt, Chico| |
| Abstract | In this case study, I will analyse and discuss the results of a survey concerning motivation towards learning a second language conducted in four Canadian schools. This section, part one of the study, was conducted in the Sudbury Region of Ontario, Canada. This region of the world was chosen because bilingualism is quite common there and a large portion of the community has learned a second language. Part two will be conducted in the winter of 2002, in Denmark, a European country that neighbours many countries with different mother tongues, I hope to conclude this case study with part three in the summer of 2002, in Japan, a monolingual island nation. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-03 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 43 |
| End Page | 49 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497045 |
| Author | Kishimoto, Akira| Takagawa, Yuto| Teranishi, Takashi| Hayashi, Hidetaka| |
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| Published Date | 2011-07-31 |
| Publication Title | Materials Letters |
| Volume | volume65 |
| Issue | issue14 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47003 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_091_106.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| Ohta, Naoya| |
| Abstract | We present a theoretically optimal linear algorithm for 3-D reconstruction from point correspondences over two views. We also present a similarly constructed optimal linear algorithm for 3-D reconstruction from optical flow. We then compare the performance of the two algorithms by simulation and real-image experiments using the same data. This is the first impartial comparison ever done in the sense that the two algorithms are both optimal, extracting the information contained in the data to a maximum possible degree. We observe that the finite motion solution is always superior to the optical flow solution and conclude that the finite motion algorithm should be used for 3-D reconstruction. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 91 |
| End Page | 106 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003497029 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/47001 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_059_077.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | Contrasting "geometric fitting", for which the noise level is taken as the asymptotic variable, with "statistical inference", for which the number of observations is taken as the asymptotic variable, we give a new definition of the "geometric AIC" and the "geometric MDL" as the counterparts of Akaike's AIC and Rissanen's MDL. We discuss various theoretical and practical problems that emerge from our analysis. Finally, we show, doing experiments using synthetic and real images, that the geometric MDL does not necessarily outperform the geometric AIC and that the two criteria have very different characteristics. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 59 |
| End Page | 77 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80012855281 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46998 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_36_1_029_039.pdf |
| Author | Imai, Jun| Wada, Kiyoshi| |
| Abstract | A procedure for control-oriented modeling is proposed for large flexible structures with unknown modal parameters. Techniques on quantification of errors in modal truncated nominal models are developed for the case where a finite number of upper and lower bounds of the unknown modal parameters are given. A feasible set of systems matching the conditions is introduced, and then error bounds covering the feasible set are established in the frequency domain. The bounds are easily checked using linear programming for any user-specified frequency. The feasibility of the proposed scheme is illustrated by numerical study on an ideal flexible beam example. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2001-12 |
| Volume | volume36 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 29 |
| End Page | 39 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80012887118 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46983 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_37_2_089_097.pdf |
| Author | Iokibe, Kengo| Toyota, Yoshitaka| Wada, Osami| Koga, Ryuji| |
| Abstract | Aerosol extinction coefficients of clouds and dust were continuously measured in the year of 2002 with a polarized Mie-scattering lidar controlled by an automatic and remotely operating system utilizing internet services. Measured cloud extinctions were greater than 1.0 km(-1) below the altitude 6 km, 0.17 - 1.0 km(-1) between 6 and 10 km, and 0.091 - 0.3 km(-1) beyond 10km. Extinction of dust were 0.10 and 0.20 km(-1) for Asian dust and 0.057 km(-1) for urban dust. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2003-03 |
| Volume | volume37 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 89 |
| End Page | 97 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003457336 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46980 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_37_2_061_066.pdf |
| Author | Vaillancourt, Chico| |
| Abstract | In this case study, I will analyse and discuss the results of a survey concerning motivation towards learning a second language conducted in one Danish high school. The students surveyed were between the ages of 13-18. This section, part two of the study, was conducted in Copenhagen, Denmark. This region of the world was chosen because bilingualism is quite common there and a large portion of the school-aged community is learning a second language and often a third and even a fourth. Denmark, a European country, is different than Canada (Case Study-Part 1.) because it neighbours many countries, which use different mother tongues. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2003-03 |
| Volume | volume37 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 61 |
| End Page | 66 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003457333 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46977 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_37_2_013_027.pdf |
| Author | Shibuta, Taizo| Konishi, Masami| Imai, Jun| Nishi, Tatsushi| |
| Abstract | Nowadays, various kind of reactor furnaces are widely used for the production in industry. The raw materials charged into the furnace generate reaction heat produced by blowing gas. Generally speaking, the reaction heat generated in the furnace is remarkably high. Therefore the occurrence of an inappropriate temperature distribution in the furnace may make damege or serious accident of the furnace. This is the motivation of furnace control. The author is considering the application of studied results to the furnace control of Blast Furnace in steel industry. To the propose, the approximated and simplified Macro Model of the Blast Furnace is constructed which has the function of representation of qualitative characteristics of the furnace in dynamical sense. The furnace temperature, distribution greatly effects both on the producting and the product quality of the furnace. Needless to say, stable furnace operation is indispensable for the economical prosperity of the industry. In this paper, macro simulation of the furnace is developed to support the analysis and design of the furnace control. Using the simulator, the stability and the control characteristics for inner furnace temperature distribtion are analised quantitatively. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2003-03 |
| Volume | volume37 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 13 |
| End Page | 27 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015999991 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46971 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_37_1_041_049.pdf |
| Author | Sugaya, Yasuyuki| Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | We study the problem of segmenting independently moving objects in a video sequence. Several algorithms exist for classifying the trajectories of the feature points into independent motions, but the performance depends on the validity of the underlying camera imaging model. In this paper, we present a scheme for automatically selecting the best model using the geometric AIC before the segmentation stage, Using real video sequences, we confirm that the segmentation accuracy indeed improves if the segmentation is based on the selected model. We also show that the trajectory data can be compressed into low-dimensional vectors using the selected model. This is very effective in reducing the computation time for a long video sequence. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-11 |
| Volume | volume37 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 41 |
| End Page | 49 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 120003457326 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46969 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_37_1_015_023.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | In order to facilitate smooth communications with researchers in other fields including statistics, this paper investigates the meaning of "statistical methods" for geometric inference based on image feature points, We point out that statistical analysis does not make sense unless the underlying "statistical ensemble" is clearly defined. We trace back the origin of feature uncertainty to image processing operations for computer vision in general and discuss the implications of asymptotic analysis for performance evaluation in reference to "geometric fitting", "geometric model selection", the "geometric AIC", and the "geometric MDL". Referring to such statistical concepts as "nuisance parameters", the "Neyman-Scott problem", and "semiparametric models", we point out that simulation experiments for performance evaluation will lose meaning without carefully considering the assumptions involved and intended applications. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2002-11 |
| Volume | volume37 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 15 |
| End Page | 23 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80015664455 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46954 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_38_1-2_073_089.pdf |
| Author | Kenmochi, Yukiko| Imiya, Atsushi| |
| Abstract | Boundary tracking and surface generation are ones of main topological topics for three-dimensional digital image analysis. However, there is no adequate theory to make relations between these different topological properties in a completely discrete way. In this paper, we present a new boundary tracking algorithm which gives not only a set of border points but also the surface structures by using the concepts of combinatorial/algebraic topologies. We also show that our boundary becomes a triangulation of border points (in the sense of general topology), that is, we clarify relations between border points and their surface structures. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2004-03 |
| Volume | volume38 |
| Issue | issue1-2 |
| Start Page | 73 |
| End Page | 89 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80016889444 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46953 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_38_1-2_061_071.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| Sugaya, Yasuyuki| |
| Abstract | The Tomasi-Kanade factorization for reconstructing the 3-D shape of the feature points tracked through a video stream is widely regarded as based on factorization of a matrix by SVD (singular value decomposition). This paper points out that the core principle is the affine camera approximation to the imaging geometry and that SVD is merely one means of numerical computation. We first describe the geometric structure of the problem and then give a complete programming scheme for 3-D reconstruction. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2004-03 |
| Volume | volume38 |
| Issue | issue1-2 |
| Start Page | 61 |
| End Page | 71 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80016889443 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46952 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_38_1-2_039_059.pdf |
| Author | Kanatani, Kenichi| |
| Abstract | We investigate the meaning of "statistical methods" for geometric inference based on image feature points. Tracing back the origin of feature uncertainty to image processing operations, we discuss the implications of asymptotic analysis in reference to "geometric fitting" and "geometric model selection", We point out that a correspondence exists between the standard statistical analysis and the geometric inference problem. We also compare the capability of the "geometric AIC" and the "geometric MDL' in detecting degeneracy. Next, we review recent progress in geometric fitting techniques for linear constraints, describing the "FNS method", the "HEIV method", the "renormalization method", and other related techniques. Finally, we discuss the "Neyman-Scott problem" and "semiparametric models" in relation to geometric inference. We conclude that applications of statistical methods requires careful considerations about the nature of the problem in question. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2004-03 |
| Volume | volume38 |
| Issue | issue1-2 |
| Start Page | 39 |
| End Page | 59 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80016889442 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/46948 |
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| FullText URL | mfe_38_1-2_015_027.pdf |
| Author | Torigoe, Takashi| Konishi, Masami| Imai, Jun| Nishi, Tatsushi| |
| Abstract | In these days, mechanical systems are becoming more complex and highly automated. So, there exist wide variety of demands for reliable diagnostic technology. A reliable data analysis and quantitative diagnosis method of mechanical system is necessary for the purpose. In this paper a quantitative diagnosis method for looper height control system has been developed based on neural network technologies. The wavelet transformation is used for pre-processing to analyze characteristics of looper height control system. And, self organizing map neural network is used for the purpose of classification based on the pre-processed data. After that, the classified results are used for quantitative diagnosis in hierarchical neural network. |
| Publication Title | Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University |
| Published Date | 2004-03 |
| Volume | volume38 |
| Issue | issue1-2 |
| Start Page | 15 |
| End Page | 27 |
| ISSN | 0475-0071 |
| language | English |
| File Version | publisher |
| NAID | 80016785934 |
| Author | Momota, Ryusuke| Naito, Ichiro| Ninomiya, Yoshifumi| Ohtsuka, Aiji| |
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| Published Date | 2011-05 |
| Publication Title | Matrix Biology |
| Volume | volume30 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| Author | Tetsunaga, Tomonori| Furumatsu, Takayuki| Abe, Nobuhiro| Nishida, Keiichiro| Naruse, Keiji| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
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| Published Date | 2009-09-18 |
| Publication Title | Journal of Biomechanics |
| Volume | volume42 |
| Issue | issue13 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| Author | Miyake, Yoshiaki| Furumatsu, Takayuki| Kubota, Satoshi| Kawata, Kazumi| Ozaki, Toshifumi| Takigawa, Masaharu| |
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| Published Date | 2011-06-03 |
| Publication Title | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | volume409 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/46629 |
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| FullText URL | 65_3_179.pdf |
| Author | Teramen, Hirotake| Tsukuda, Kazunori| Tanaka, Norimitsu| Ueno, Tsuyoshi| Kubo, Takafumi| Ando, Midori| Soh, Junichi| Asano, Hiroaki| Pass, Harvery I.| Toyooka, Shinichi| Miyoshi, Shinichiro| |
| Abstract | Suppression of p21 has been implicated in the genesis and progression of many human malignancies. DNA methylation is an important mechanism of gene silencing in human malignancies. In this study, we examined the expression status and aberrant methylaion of p21 in lung cancers and malignant pleural mesotheliomas (MPM). We used 12 small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines, 13 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines, 50 primary NSCLCs, 6 MPM cell lines and 10 primary MPMs. The expression and methylation of p21 was examined by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), Western blotting and methylation-specific PCR (MSP) assay. Loss of p21 protein expression was observed in 7 SCLC cell lines (58.3%), 5 NSCLC cell lines (38.5%) and 3 MPM cell lines (50%) while mRNA expression was lost in 2 SCLC cell lines (16.7%), 2 NSCLC cell lines (15.4%) and none of the MPM cell lines. Aberrant methylation of p21 was found in 8.3% of SCLC cell lines, 30.2% of NSCLCs and 6.3% of MPMs. Among primary NSCLCs, methylation in adenocarcinomas was significantly more frequent than in squamous cell carcinomas. Loss of p21 expression was frequently observed in lung cancers and MPMs and aberrant methylation was one of the mechanisms of suppression of p21, especially in NSCLCs. |
| Keywords | p21 methylation lung cancer mesothelioma |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2011-06 |
| Volume | volume65 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 179 |
| End Page | 184 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 21709715 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000292017500004 |
| Author | Yosizumi, Sei'iti| |
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| Published Date | 1929-02-28 |
| Publication Title | 岡山医学会雑誌 |
| Volume | volume41 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| Author | Hayasi, Kanae| Okuyama, Misao| |
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| Published Date | 1929-01-31 |
| Publication Title | 岡山医学会雑誌 |
| Volume | volume41 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
