Abstract: In this paper, a local spatiotemporal descriptor, namely, the volume local binary count (VLBC), is proposed for the representation and recognition of dynamic texture. This descriptor, which ...

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Abstract: The local binary pattern (LBP) model is a simple and effective method of texture classification, but it is sensitive to rotational and noisy images. Although many variants of LBP are ...

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Rep. Andy Harris (R-NC) argued that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature should declare Donald Trump the state’s winner now because Hurricane Helene has made voting too difficult. It ...