Saliency based on information maximization
A model of bottom-up overt attention is proposed based on the principle of maximizing
information sampled from a scene. The proposed opera (cid: 173) tion is based on Shannon's self-…
information sampled from a scene. The proposed opera (cid: 173) tion is based on Shannon's self-…
A general proposition on the design of a neutral business tax
R Boadway, N Bruce - Journal of Public Economics, 1984 - Elsevier
A simple and general means of levying a business tax that is ‘neutral’ in the sense that it does
not affect the firm's decisions at the margin is discussed. In particular, we analyze the effect …
not affect the firm's decisions at the margin is discussed. In particular, we analyze the effect …
Phytodetoxification of TNT by transgenic plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase
…, A Basran, JAH Murray, S Nicklin, NC Bruce - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
There is major international concern over the wide-scale contamination of soil and associated
ground water by persistent explosives residues. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is one of the …
ground water by persistent explosives residues. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is one of the …
Biodegradation of explosives by transgenic plants expressing pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase
…, SJ Rosser, GJ Davies, S Nicklin, NC Bruce - Nature …, 1999 - nature.com
Plants offer many advantages over bacteria as agents for bioremediation; however, they
typically lack the degradative capabilities of specially selected bacterial strains. Transgenic …
typically lack the degradative capabilities of specially selected bacterial strains. Transgenic …
Transfers in kind: Why they can be efficient and nonpaternalistic
N Bruce, M Waldman - The American Economic Review, 1991 - JSTOR
Consider an environment where one person is sufficiently altruistic towards another that he
transfers resources to the other person. The traditional theory of altruism makes a strong …
transfers resources to the other person. The traditional theory of altruism makes a strong …
'New uses for an old enzyme'–the old yellow enzyme family of flavoenzymes
RE Williams, NC Bruce - Microbiology, 2002 - microbiologyresearch.org
As the first flavin-dependent enzyme identified, and by virtue of its simplicity, the yeast Old
Yellow Enzyme (OYE) has been characterized in detail by the whole gamut of physical …
Yellow Enzyme (OYE) has been characterized in detail by the whole gamut of physical …
The effects of expectation on the perception of soundscapes
This paper explores how expectations of a place and its soundscape can affect our perception
of that soundscape. Previous soundscape research has included expectation as one …
of that soundscape. Previous soundscape research has included expectation as one …
[HTML][HTML] Saliency, attention, and visual search: An information theoretic approach
NDB Bruce, JK Tsotsos - Journal of vision, 2009 - jov.arvojournals.org
… For computational parsimony as in Bruce and Tsotsos (2006), we have considered u, v over
the entire scene, where each pixel location contributes equally to the likelihood estimate. It …
the entire scene, where each pixel location contributes equally to the likelihood estimate. It …
Enzymatic microreactors in chemical analysis and kinetic studies
The fields of application of microreactors are becoming wider every year. A considerable
number of papers have been published recently reporting successful application of enzymatic …
number of papers have been published recently reporting successful application of enzymatic …
Degradation of hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX) by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia PB1
PR Binks, S Nicklin, NC Bruce - Applied and environmental …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
A mixed microbial culture capable of metabolizing the explosive RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine)
was obtained from soil enrichments under aerobic and nitrogen-limiting …
was obtained from soil enrichments under aerobic and nitrogen-limiting …