State University of Campinas

About: State University of Campinas is a education organization based out in Campinas, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 49454 authors who have published 104606 publications receiving 1841004 citations. The organization is also known as: UNICAMP & State University of Campinas.

An overview on non-ideal vibrations

Abstract: We analyze the dynamical coupling between energy sources and structural response that must not be ignored in real engineering problems, since real motors have limited output power.

Exposing Digital Image Forgeries by Illumination Color Classification

Abstract: For decades, photographs have been used to document space-time events and they have often served as evidence in courts. Although photographers are able to create composites of analog pictures, this process is very time consuming and requires expert knowledge. Today, however, powerful digital image editing software makes image modifications straightforward. This undermines our trust in photographs and, in particular, questions pictures as evidence for real-world events. In this paper, we analyze one of the most common forms of photographic manipulation, known as image composition or splicing. We propose a forgery detection method that exploits subtle inconsistencies in the color of the illumination of images. Our approach is machine-learning-based and requires minimal user interaction. The technique is applicable to images containing two or more people and requires no expert interaction for the tampering decision. To achieve this, we incorporate information from physics- and statistical-based illuminant estimators on image regions of similar material. From these illuminant estimates, we extract texture- and edge-based features which are then provided to a machine-learning approach for automatic decision-making. The classification performance using an SVM meta-fusion classifier is promising. It yields detection rates of 86% on a new benchmark dataset consisting of 200 images, and 83% on 50 images that were collected from the Internet.

Electronic structure of nitrogen-carbon alloys ( a − CN x ) determined by photoelectron spectroscopy

Abstract: The electronic structure of nitrogen-containing diamondlike films prepared by sputtering was determined by photoelectron spectroscopy. The $\mathrm{N}1s$ core-level spectra are constituted by two peaks at 400.5 and 398.2 eV associated with substitutional $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{sp}}^{2}$ in aromatic rings and N bonded to $\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{sp}}^{3},$ respectively. On increasing N, the top of the valence band suffers profound changes. The new features are identified by a comparison of the experimental spectra with theoretically calculated density of states of nitrogen-containing graphite and ${\mathrm{C}}_{3}{\mathrm{N}}_{4}$ structures.

Sugarcane ( Saccharum X officinarum ): A Reference Study for the Regulation of Genetically Modified Cultivars in Brazil

Abstract: Global interest in sugarcane has increased significantly in recent years due to its economic impact on sustainable energy production. Sugarcane breeding and better agronomic practices have contributed to a huge increase in sugarcane yield in the last 30 years. Additional increases in sugarcane yield are expected to result from the use of biotechnology tools in the near future. Genetically modified (GM) sugarcane that incorporates genes to increase resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses could play a major role in achieving this goal. However, to bring GM sugarcane to the market, it is necessary to follow a regulatory process that will evaluate the environmental and health impacts of this crop. The regulatory review process is usually accomplished through a comparison of the biology and composition of the GM cultivar and a non-GM counterpart. This review intends to provide information on non-GM sugarcane biology, genetics, breeding, agronomic management, processing, products and byproducts, as well as the current technologies used to develop GM sugarcane, with the aim of assisting regulators in the decision-making process regarding the commercial release of GM sugarcane cultivars.