In recent works [1], [5], it has been shown that the damping of a linear time invariant system relates to the so-called characteristic ratios (k, k = 1,
Data warehouses offer a compromise between freshness of data and query evaluation times. However, a fixed preference ratio between these two variables is too undifferentiated. Wit...
Abstract— In this paper we analyse a feedback system consisting of a finite buffer fluid queue and a responsive source. The source alternates between silence periods and active...
TCP(α,β) protocols trade the congestion window increase value α for the decrease ratio β , to generate smoother traffic patterns and to maintain a friendly behavior. In this p...
Texture segmentation is a difficult problem, as is apparent from camouflage pictures. A Textured region can contain texture elements of various sizes, each of which can itself be ...