IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING LETTERS‚ VOL. 21‚ NO. 7‚ JULY 2014 829 Discrete Anamorphic Transform for Image Compression Mohammad H. Asghari‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ and Bahram Jalali‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract—To deal with the exponential increase of digital data‚ new compression technologies are needed for more efficient representation of information. We introduce a physics-based transform that enables image compression by increasing the spatial coherency. We also present the Stretched Modulation Distribution‚ a
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Case 2 – The Chrysler Takeover Attempt 1. Evaluate Chrysler’s financial and operating performance between 1980 and 1992. What financial and investment policies did they pursue and why? How successful were they? During the early 1980s Chrysler recovered from a severe enterprise crisis in 1978. Vehicle sales grew stable from 1980 to 1986 (with a small stagnation in 1982). In 1983 they grew much stronger than the U.S.-vehicle market and their competitors. This reflected in a steady earnings growth
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Affirmative action is a failure. Enforced by executive order 11246 affirmative action was intended as a temporary measure to level the playing field within education and the workplace for African Americans. After forty-eight years of biased and preferential treatment it is time for affirmative action‚ as we know it‚ to end. Affirmative action is outdated and in modern times only serves to create systemic problems within educational institutions‚ while causing long-lasting harm to individuals. Affirmative
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Colonists need to obtain independence immediately to break away from England and overcome the dictatorship of its monarchal government! “A government of our own is our natural right: Ye that oppose independence now‚ ye know not what ye do; ye are opening a door to eternal tyranny‚ by keeping vacant the seat of government.” The internal invasion of England is depriving three million people of their rights‚ liberties‚ and pursuit of happiness. An invasion occurs not just through violent insurgencies
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Collective Action‚ argues. Olson (2004: 2) states that "it is not in fact true that the idea that groups will act in their self-interest follows logically from the premise of rational and self-interested behavior." Collective action groups‚ without some sort of coercion or special device to make individual participants act in the interest of the group‚ will not succeed because "rational‚ self-interested individuals will not to act to achieve their common or group interests." Not every attempt at collective
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taken place. When people do not consume enough food‚ their health will be affected. It is also observed that the number of starvation in the population increases. “Number of starvation: 923 million in 2007 versus 832 million in 1995 and more recent FAO estimates point to an even more dramatic increase‚ to 1.02 billion in 2009.” (www.wikipedia.org‚ 2012). Inadequate clean water for drinking also leads to poor health as diseases such as diarrhea‚ typhoid and cholera might be caught. It gets worse when
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In the United States federal courts‚ class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 (d). Class action lawsuits may be brought in federal court if the claim arises under federal law‚ or if the claim falls under 28 USCA § 1332 (d). Under § 1332 (d) (2) the federal district courts have original jurisdiction over any civil action where the amount in controversy exceeds $5‚000‚000 and either 1. any member of a class of plaintiffs is a citizen of a State
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Instructions • Reading time – 10 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen 15 marks • Attempt Question 1 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Page 8 15 marks • Attempt Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section III Pages 9–10 15 marks • Attempt Question 3 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section 1130 Section I 15 marks Attempt Question 1 Allow about 40 minutes for this section Answer the question in a writing booklet. Extra writing
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The article’s main arguments are domestic surveillance prevents terrorism‚ the government needs to be able to have quick access suspects‚ and surveillance is constitutional and protects United States citizens. The point of this article is to inform readers on the controversy over domestic surveillance. Topics covered include how surveillance prevents terrorist attacks‚ why the government needs to be able to access private informations in a quick manner‚ and‚ overall‚ how this method protects the
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Do we have a throw-away society? A Swedish proverb says “don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water”. The sad story is that most of us today are throwing away so much‚ it is very likely that there will be no resources in the future. Many of our practices today are putting a lot of stress on future resources and we might soon find many of our needs unsatisfied because of our throw away attitude and careless practices. There are many reasons as to why we are subject
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