IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON FUZZY SYSTEMS‚ VOL. 11‚ NO. 4‚ AUGUST 2003 429 Noise Reduction by Fuzzy Image Filtering Dimitri Van De Ville‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Mike Nachtegael‚ Dietrich Van der Weken‚ Etienne E. Kerre‚ Wilfried Philips‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ and Ignace Lemahieu‚ Senior Member‚ IEEE Abstract—A new fuzzy filter is presented for the noise reduction of images corrupted with additive noise. The filter consists of two stages. The first stage computes a fuzzy derivative for eight different directions
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� PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �2��[Type the document title]�� Zappos Analysis FIVE FORCES _New Entrants_ The threat of new entrants into the online shoe/apparel market is relatively small due to the fact that Zappos is such an established brand and has specialized their business model. It would be far too expensive for a new company to copy the characteristics of Zappos including their next day delivery and large overhead. The fact that Zappos was losing money initially illustrates this difficulty. Another
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Stress Reduction Techniques for Busy Adults Gen 104 Dr. Karakas and Dr. McNeely Jacqueline Flores November 14‚ 2013 Stress Reduction Techniques for Busy Adults As you get older everything becomes much more stressful. Starting with‚ finishing college‚ maintaining your job‚ getting bills paid‚ etc. Although all these duties and events may overwhelm you‚ you should take some time and acknowledge that there are stress reduction techniques. Reducing stress levels is important because when stress
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Intro: The necessity to combine the Utah Symphony and the Opera is based on the ever changing environment that supports the arts community. There have been seismic changes in the economic landscape throughout the entire country over the past few years. These changes have created shortfalls and limitations on external funds donated to help fund the arts in and around the Salt Lake Community. Exec. Summary: You people represent the newly merged boards of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera. We
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target everyone with a fragrance or is it better to shift marketing efforts from it? As it was mentioned‚ demographics have a limited role in brand marketing decisions in some luxury brands. But‚ in my opinion‚ that’s not the Burberry’s case. In this case luxury doesn’t transcend age. After analyzing two advertisements of Burberry Brit fragrances it’s clearly seen that the creators didn’t mean to target cross-generational customers with such campaigns. The fragrance for men is described
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RTT1 Task 2 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Western Governors University Leslie Baylor A. Complete a root cause analysis (RCA) that takes into consideration causative factors that led to the sentinel event (this patient’s outcome). “A central tenet of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is to identify underlying problems that increase the likelihood of errors while avoiding the trap of focusing on mistakes by individuals” (AHRQ‚ 2012). The prevention of errors is the main emphasis of a RCA
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Introduction: ‘Effective Long-Term Cost Reduction: a Strategic Perspective’ is a study by Michael D. Shields‚ and S. Mark Young‚ that deals with the Cost Reduction Programs that were employed in the late 1970s‚ and throughout 1980s. The study further sets forth a more viable basis for effective long-term cost reduction. The study concludes with the findings that the long-term controllable costs are caused by employees‚ individually and in groupings that matter to the entire organization. The
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on some items compared to there competitors Wal-Mart and K-mart‚ but the atmosphere is a lot more toned and you can actually focus on shopping without being over crowded. Targets first symbol 1962 In order to motivate the sales force to produce the highest number of clients‚ describe six (6) features of an effective total rewards program Compensation – what is the company willing to pay for this position? Benefits – health‚ dental‚ vision‚ long-term care‚ retirement. Are these
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Running Head: USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND LESS LETHAL POLICY AND TRAINING Winston Franklin Allen Jr. CRJ-525 Saint Leo University Spring 1 USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND LESS LETHAL POLICY AND TRAINING One of the most difficult decisions a law enforcement officer may have to make is the decision to use deadly force. Our society places a high value on human life and no matter the circumstance; the taking of a human life is frowned upon. Today’s law enforcement officer has been placed
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IV: Police and Excessive Force It is hard to define what excessive force is. There’s no concrete definition of excessive force. Police have to subdue suspects every day. Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to use force. The reasonable levels of force are presumed by law enforcement officers on the street‚ second-guessed by police review boards and sometimes tested in civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions on a case-by-case basis. When cops use more force than there is necessary
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