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Entanglement wedge reconstruction and correlation measures in mixed states: Modular flows versus quantum recovery channels
, Article Physical Review D ; Volume 104, Issue 4 , 2021 ; 24700010 (ISSN) ; Sharif University of Technology
American Physical Society
2021
Abstract
In this work we study the nature of correlations among mixed states in the setup of two symmetric strips. We use various tools to determine how the bulk geometry could be reconstructed from the boundary mixed information. These tools would be the modular Hamiltonian and modular flow, operator product expansion (OPE) blocks, quantum recovery channels such as Petz map, Uhlmann holonomy, and Wilson lines. We comment on the similarities and connections between these approaches in our symmetric setup of a mixed system. Specially, we use parameters such as dissipation which is being modeled by the mass of graviton, and also the same sign charge of the two strips to find connections between these...
Dimension of the space generated by Steiner systems
, Article Journal of Combinatorial Designs ; Volume 27, Issue 5 , 2019 , Pages 295-310 ; 10638539 (ISSN) ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2019
Abstract
To every Steiner system with parameters (t, k, v) on {1,…, v} and blocks B, we can assign its characteristic vector X B , which is a (0, 1)-vector whose entries are indexed by the k-subsets of {1,…, v} such that for each k-subset A of {1,…, v}, X B (A) = 1 if and only if A ∈ B. In this paper, we show that the dimension of the vector space generated by all of the characteristic vectors of Steiner systems with parameters (t, k, v) is (Formula presented.), provided that 1 ≤ t ≤ k ≤ v/2 and there is at least one such system. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Human Action Categorization using Spatiotemporal Features
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Kasaei, Shohre (Supervisor)
Abstract
Recognizing human actions is an important and challenging topic in computer vision, which has important applications such as video surveillance and Indexing. From a computational perspective, actions can be defined as three-dimensional patterns, in space and in time which can be modeled using several representations. Action representations differ in visual information used in spatial dimensions (e.g., shape or appearance) and the representation of dynamics in time. The goal of this thesis is to develop new techniques and improve current results in action categorization. As such, using a general structure, three methods are proposed. In this structure, local spatio-temporal features are...
Human action categorization using discriminative local spatio-temporal feature weighting
, Article Intelligent Data Analysis ; Volume 16, Issue 4 , July , 2012 , Pages 537-550 ; 1088467X (ISSN) ; Kasaei, S ; Sharif University of Technology
IOP
2012
Abstract
New methods based on local spatio-temporal features have exhibited significant performance in action recognition. In these methods, feature selection plays an important role to achieve a superior performance. Actions are represented by local spatio-temporal features extracted from action videos. Action representations are then classified by applying a classifier (such as k-nearest neighbor or SVM). In this paper, we have proposed two feature weighting methods to better discriminate similar actions. We have proposed a definition of feature discrimination power to be used in the feature selection process. Our proposed weighting schemes have greatly improved the final categorization accuracy on...
Nowhere-zero and Zero-sum Flows in Graphs and Designs
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Akbari, Saieed (Supervisor)
Abstract
A flow for a graph or a combinatorial design is an element of the nullspace of its incidence matrix. For an integer r ≥ 2, an r-flow is a flow whose values belong to {±1;±2; : : : ;±(r - 1)} and for a real number r ≥ 2, a circular r-flow is a flow whose values are real numbers in the set [-(r- 1),-1]U[1, r - 1].In the context of undirected graphs, flows are called zero-sum flows. In the first part of this dissertation, we study circular zero-sum flows of graphs and prove a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a circular zero-sum r-flow in a graph in terms of its factors. Also, we investigate the minimum value of r for which a k-regular graph has a circular r-flow and...
Readout and Study on the Position of Empirical Survey in Social Sciences; Based on Roy Bhaskar’s Ideas
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Afrough, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Methodology has always one of important issues in philosophy of science; especially in social sciences lots of challenges arise from this field. Each of positivistic and relativistic different schools, on their own ontology about human and society, had suggested different methods of social studies. Roy Bhaskar, as the others, offers a model for scientific method, on the base of his own critical realistic ontological principles; and tries to secure his model from the objections on previous models of scientific method. In this model, hi suppose empirical survey as an obvious and undoubted activity in science. Then, he transcendentally derives his ontological principles from this antecedent,...
Prognostic of rolling element bearings based on early-stage developing faults
, Article International Journal of COMADEM ; Volume 23, Issue 1 , February , 2020 , Pages 55-60 ; Behzad, M ; Ghodrati, B ; Khodaygan, S
COMADEM International
2020
Abstract
Rolling-element bearing (REB) failure is one of the general damages in rotating machinery. In this manner, the correct prediction of remaining useful life (RUL) of REB is a crucial challenge to move forward the unwavering quality of the machines. One of the main difficulties in implementing data-driven methods for RUL prediction is to choose proper features that represent real damage progression. In this article, by using the outcomes of frequency analysis through the Envelope method, the initiated/existed defects on the ball bearings are identified. Also, new features based on developing faults of ball bearings is recommended to estimate RUL. Early-stage faults in ball bearings usually...
Social Ontology in Critical Realism
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Afrough, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
The philosophers of social sciences, in addition to epistemological questions-the questions about our knowledge of the social world- implicitly or explicitly, consider ontological issues: the questions about the nature of social world (society, structures and relations, people and actions). In Critical Realism, ontology and epistemology are linked. It means that what it is awarded, it is crucial that knowledge can be gained from it. This school, with a critique of Positivism and Hermeneutics, tries to authenticate ontological arguments and by reconstruction of concepts like causality, necessity, structure and stratification reality, forms the realist ontology and offers a novel solution to...
Decoding the Long Term Memory using Magnetoencephalogram
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Memory and recalling process has always been a basic question. Decoding the Long-Term_Memory is one of the first steps in answering this question. Since various experiments in the field of human long-term memory, was conducted. This research is motivated by a trial that in which, the Mgntvansfalvgram (MEG) has been recorded while recalling the color and orientation of a grading which is associated with an object, after the object has been shown. High accuracy in Decoding the mentioned color and direction, will be decoding the long-term memory. In order to enhance memory decoding, the research studies different classifiers such as sparse based classifiers and other popular one. It has also...
The Role of Higher Modes of Vibration on Seismic Response of Soil-Structure Systems
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M.Sc. Thesis
Sharif University of Technology
;
Ghannad, Mohammad Ali
(Supervisor)
Abstract
It is several decades that the effect of soil-structure interaction (SSI) has been known to engineers. Many methods have been developed to estimate this effect, but modal analysis of soil-structure systems is one of the most popular techniques due to its simplicity and better insight. Due to this reasons, modal analysis found its place in codes and provisions such as NEHRP. Presence of soil beneath the structure not only would alter the natural periods and damping ratio of structure but also would impose some new vibration modes to the system due to soil’s degrees of freedom. Consequently, response of structure is a combination of the effects of all these modes. But, in practice,...
EVALUATION LATERAL FAILURE OF CIRCULAR RC COLUMNS
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Moghaddam, Hassan (Supervisor)
Abstract
This thesis presents an extension of an analytical method previously introduced for evaluation of the deformation capacity of RC columns. The method utilizes fiber elements to arrive at nonlinear moment-curvature relationship for each segment. An existing stress-strain model has been modified and used in this study. This model considers the crushing failure of confined concrete, buckling of longitudinal reinforcements in compression, and their fracture in tension. It also accounts for the spiral fracture. This method was employed to determine the force-displacement diagrams for circular RC columns dominated by flexural mode of failure, and was calibrated against a number of relevant...
Content Based Mammogram Image Retrieval Based on the Multiclass Visual Problem
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
In recent years there has been a great effort to enhance the computer-aided diagnosis systems, Since expertise elicited from past resolved cases plays an important role in medical applications, and images acquired from various cases have a great contribution to diagnosis of the abnormalities, Content based medical image retrieval has become an active research area for many scientists. In this project we proposed a new framework to retrieve visually similar images from a large database, in which visual similarity is regarded as much as the semantic category relevance, we used optimized wavelet transform as the multi-resolution analysis of the images and extracted various statistical SGLDM...
Elastic Registration of Breast Magnetic Resonance Images
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Breast cancer is considered as the most common type of cancer in women worldwide and mammography is currently utilized as the principal method for screening the breast cancer. Breast Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used as a complementary imaging technique besides mammography. MRI technique involves scanning a patient before and repeatedly after the injection of the contrast agent (DCE-BMRI). This examination often takes 7-10 minutes and any movement of the patient’s breasts due to breath, heartbeat or deliberate movement, made in this relatively long acquisition period, leads to a distortion in images called motion artifact. This problem makes the quantitative analysis of the images...
Damage detection of offshore jacket structures using frequency domain selective measurements
, Article Journal of Marine Science and Application ; Volume 12, Issue 2 , June , 2013 , Pages 193-199 ; 16719433 (ISSN) ; Golafshani, A. A ; Ghodrati, E ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
Abstract
The development of damage detection techniques for offshore jacket structures is vital to prevent catastrophic events. This paper applies a frequency response based method for the purpose of structural healthCgreater detection efficiency. In addition, the performance of the proposed method was evaluated in relation to multiple damages. The aforementioned points are illustrated using the numerical study of a two dimensional jacket platform, and the results proved to be satisfactory utilizing the proposed methodology
Health monitoring of structures using few frequency response measurements
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 17, Issue 6 A , NOVEMBER-DECEMBER , 2010 , Pages 493-500 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Kianian, M ; Ghodrati, E ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
Abstract
The development of damage detection techniques for offshore jacket structures is vital for preventing catastrophic events. This paper applies a frequency response based method for the purpose of structural health monitoring. In this approach, the concept of a minimum rank perturbation theory is used. The feasibility of using a finite number of sensors and its effect on damage detection capabilities is investigated. In addition, the performance of the proposed method is evaluated in the case of multiple damages. The aforementioned points are illustrated using the numerical study of a two dimensional jacket platform
Estimation and Inference of Heterogeneous Treatment Effects using Random Forests
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Haji Mirsadeghi, Mir Omid (Supervisor)
Abstract
Sometimes, the relationship between two random variables is not a correlation, but, a causal relationship where only changes in one of the two variables can lead to changes in the second one. The importance of examining such cause-effect relationships lies in the fact that sometimes, beyond just knowing the correlation between two variables, we are looking for an active effect on one, and knowing whether or not other correlated variables will also change with the change of this variable is of key importance. Such a process of exploring and analyzing cause-effect relationships is called causal learning. Based on this, in this thesis, we will first review the methods of causal inference, as...
Pain Level Estimation Using Facial Expression
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
In this study pain level estimation using facial expression is investigated. To do this, there are two approaches, one approach is sequence level pain estimation and the other one is frame level pain estimation. In sequence level, after feature extraction from all frames of sequence, each sequence is represented by a fixed length feature vector, this feature vector is constructed by concatenating min, max and mean of frame features of that specific sequence, then KLPP is applied in order to reduce feature vector dimension and in the end a linear regression is implemented to predict the pain labels of the sequence. In the frame level, two approaches are introduced, the first one is based on...
Functional Connectivity Network in Rest-State fMRI Baseline in High Functioning Autism Disorder
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been defined as developmental disorders characterized by abnormalities in social interaction, communication skills, and behavioral flexibility. Over the past decades, studies using various genetic, neurobiological, cognitive and behavioral approaches have sought a single explanation for the heterogeneous manifestations of ASD, but no consensus on the etiology of ASD has emerged. Further studies aim to clarify the mechanism of disease.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a new way of imaging which evaluates activity of brain by measuring magnetic difference caused by oscillation in blood oxygen level. fMRI has been widely used in recent...
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a new way of imaging which evaluates activity of brain by measuring magnetic difference caused by oscillation in blood oxygen level. fMRI has been widely used in recent...
Anatomical Surface Modeling Via Harmonic Fields
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemi Zadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Advancements in medical imaging, especially 3D imaging, leads to progressive growth of image processing for diagnosis, studying behavior of organs and development of disease. Therefore many researches have been done on segmentation, registration, modeling and 3D image refinement. In this thesis, we want to parameterize anatomic surfaces, using volume parameterization model.
Hippocampus is one of the most important components in brain that plays significant role in learning, memory, stress management and etc. There is been a theory that, shape and structure of hippocampus may change in diseases like Alzheimer, schizophrenia, chronic depression and epilepsy.
The aim of this research is...
Hippocampus is one of the most important components in brain that plays significant role in learning, memory, stress management and etc. There is been a theory that, shape and structure of hippocampus may change in diseases like Alzheimer, schizophrenia, chronic depression and epilepsy.
The aim of this research is...
Developing Robust Image Similarity Measure in Feature Based Image Registration
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Fatemizadeh, Emad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Image registration is an important preprocessing step in analysis of medical images. Detection, Treatment plan, disease grows process analysis and assistance in surgical applications are some of medical images applications. We need to be able to compare different modalities in medical images such as X-ray, PET, MRI, and CT... , or sometimes doctors need to take images of a patient in a same modality but in different times and directions. In which in order to be able to do theses comparisons we need to first align these images by using image registration methods. Image registration is an image processing method in which tries to find a geometrical transformation that would map different...