Indiana State University

About: Indiana State University is a education organization based out in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 2416 authors who have published 4609 publications receiving 135879 citations. The organization is also known as: Indiana State & ISU.

Change detection techniques

Abstract: Timely and accurate change detection of Earth's surface features is extremely important for understanding relationships and interactions between human and natural phenomena in order to promote better decision making. Remote sensing data are primary sources extensively used for change detection in recent decades. Many change detection techniques have been developed. This paper summarizes and reviews these techniques. Previous literature has shown that image differencing, principal component analysis and post-classification comparison are the most common methods used for change detection. In recent years, spectral mixture analysis, artificial neural networks and integration of geographical information system and remote sensing data have become important techniques for change detection applications. Different change detection algorithms have their own merits and no single approach is optimal and applicable to all cases. In practice, different algorithms are often compared to find the best change detection results for a specific application. Research of change detection techniques is still an active topic and new techniques are needed to effectively use the increasingly diverse and complex remotely sensed data available or projected to be soon available from satellite and airborne sensors. This paper is a comprehensive exploration of all the major change detection approaches implemented as found in the literature.

A survey of image classification methods and techniques for improving classification performance

Abstract: Image classification is a complex process that may be affected by many factors. This paper examines current practices, problems, and prospects of image classification. The emphasis is placed on the summarization of major advanced classification approaches and the techniques used for improving classification accuracy. In addition, some important issues affecting classification performance are discussed. This literature review suggests that designing a suitable image-processing procedure is a prerequisite for a successful classification of remotely sensed data into a thematic map. Effective use of multiple features of remotely sensed data and the selection of a suitable classification method are especially significant for improving classification accuracy. Non-parametric classifiers such as neural network, decision tree classifier, and knowledge-based classification have increasingly become important approaches for multisource data classification. Integration of remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS), and expert system emerges as a new research frontier. More research, however, is needed to identify and reduce uncertainties in the image-processing chain to improve classification accuracy.

Thermal Adaptation: A Theoretical and Empirical Synthesis

Abstract: 1. Evolutionary Thermal Biology 2. Thermal Heterogeneity 3. Thermal Sensitivity 4. Thermoregulation 5. Thermal Acclimation 6. Temperature and the Life History 7. Thermal Coadaptation 8. Thermal Games 9. Adaptation to Anthropogenic Climate Change References Index

The sociology of childhood

Abstract: Part I. The Sociological Study of Childhood 1. Social Theories of Childhood Sociology's Rediscovery of Childhood Traditional Theories: Socialization Children's Understanding of Conservation of Mass Interpretive Reproduction: Children Collectively Participate in Society Do Chips Have Blood on Them? From Individual Progression to Collective Reproductions 2. The Structure of Childhood and Children's Interpretive Reproductions Assumptions of the Structural Perspective The New American Grandparent Age and Gender in Hausa Society Childhood, Children's Activities, and Interpretive Reproduction in Peer Culture Three Kinds of Collective Action Preschool Children's Secondary Adjustments to Teacher's Rules 3. Studying Children and Childhood Macrolevel Methods Microlevel Methods Nontraditional Methods in Studying Children Ethical Issues in Researching Children's Lives Part II. Children, Childhood and Families in Historical and Cultural Context 4. Historical Views of Childhood and Children Philippe Aries's Centuries of Childhood The Debate Regarding Grand-Stage Theories of the Family and Childhood The New History of Childhood The Newsies 5. Social Change, Families and Children Examining Changes in Families From the Children's Perspective Children's Everyday Lives in Families Amy Sticks Up for Her Mom The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Children and Childhood in Western Societies What Is a Family? Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Population of Children and Youth The Lives of Immigrant Children The Effects of Recent Socioeconomic Changes on Children and Childhood in Developing Societies Part III. Children's Cultures 6. Children's Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction Examining Peer Culture from Children's Perspective Central Importance of Peer Culture in Interpretive Reproduction Symbolic Aspects of Children's Cultures Material Aspects of Children's Cultures Children, Parents, and Consumer Culture 7. Sharing and Control in Initial Peer Cultures Central Themes in Children's Initial Peer Cultures Friendship, Sharing, and Social Participation The Little Chairs Routine Access Rituals in an American Preschool Italian Children's Production of the Cantilena in Discussione Autonomy and Control in Peer Culture Two Husbands Non C'E Zuppa Inglese The Walking Bucket La Strega 8. Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture Conflict and Peer Relations Bad Wolves Do Not Exist Social Differentiation in Initial Peer Cultures 9. Pre-Adolescent Peer Cultures Peer Cultures in Preadolescence Friendship Processes in Preadolescent Peer Cultures Autonomy and Identity in Preadolescent Peer Cultures Cradle of Love Disputes, Conflict, Friendships, and Gender Boys and Cooties Generation M: Electronic Media in the Lives of Preadolescents and Adolescents Effects and Process of Media Use in the Lives of Preadolescents and Adolescents Part IV. Children, Social Problems, and the Future of Childhood 10. Children, Social Problems, and the Family Changing Family Structures and Children's Lives Work, Families, and Childhood Divorce and Its Effects on Children Child Abuse in the Family 11. Children, Social Problems and Society Poverty and the Quality of Children's Lives The Abraham Lincoln of Child Workers Growing Up Fast: The Story of Nicholas Teen Pregnancy and Nonmarital Births Violence, Victimization, and the Loss of Childhood Bullying: Patterns and Trends 12. The Future of Childhood The Major Challenges Some More Modest Proposals to Enrich Children's Lives