| Image Processing and Computer Vision | |
| Strategies of Shape and Color Fusions for Content Based Image Retrieval | p. 3 |
| Determining the Contour of Cylindrical Biological Objects Using the Directional Field | p. 11 |
| Trajectory Fusion for Multiple Camera Tracking | p. 19 |
| Object Selection Based on Clustering and Border Objects | p. 27 |
| Multi-directional Multi-resolution Transforms for Zoom-Endoscopy Image Classification | p. 35 |
| Image Retrieval for Image Theft Detection | p. 44 |
| Practical Evaluation of the Basic Concepts for Face Localization | p. 52 |
| Hybrid Fuzzy Clustering Method | p. 60 |
| Structural Image Analysis Based on Ontological Models | p. 68 |
| Homogeneity of Pixel Neighborhoods in Gray Level Images Investigated by the Grade Correspondence Analysis | p. 76 |
| Comparison of Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Methods Applied to Image Segmentation by Watershed Merging | p. 84 |
| Modified Diffusion to Image Denoising | p. 92 |
| New Results in Generation of Accurate 3D Multiview Representation of Monotonous Polyhedrons | p. 100 |
| On the Application of Distance Transformation in Digital Image Colorization | p. 108 |
| Local Analysis of Stereo Image Pairs with Polynomial Series | p. 117 |
| The Architecture of the Face and Eyes Detection System Based on Cascade Classifiers | p. 124 |
| Morphological Edge Detection Algorithm and Its Hardware Implementation | p. 132 |
| Numerical Complexity Reduction in Live-Wire Algorithm | p. 140 |
| Image Segmentation Using Adaptive Potential Active Contours | p. 148 |
| Towards an Exploration of GCA Ordered Pixels | p. 156 |
| A Simple Method of Multiple Camera Calibration for the Joint Top View Projection | p. 164 |
| Spiral Scanning of Faces to Obtain Complete 3D View Representation of Monotonous Polyhedra | p. 171 |
| Face Detection in Color Images Using Primitive Shape Features | p. 179 |
| Detection of Near-Duplicated Image Regions | p. 187 |
| Automatic Merging of 3D Attribute Meshes | p. 196 |
| Features, Learning and Classifiers | |
| Learning Machines Information Distribution System with Example Applications | p. 205 |
| Maximum Margin Classification on Convex Euclidean Metric Spaces | p. 216 |
| Optimization of the SVM Screening Kernel - Application to Hit Definition in Compound Screening | p. 224 |
| Estimation of the Preference Relation on the Basis of Medians from Pairwise Comparisons in the Form of Difference of Ranks | p. 232 |
| Feature Selection for High-Dimensional Data - A Pearson Redundancy Based Filter | p. 242 |
| Some Approximation Algorithms for Minimum Vertex Cover in a Hypergraph | p. 250 |
| Reference Set Reduction Algorithms Based on Double Sorting | p. 258 |
| Using Graph Mining Methods in Searching for Frequent Patterns in Graph-Based Design Representation | p. 266 |
| Stability of Feature Points Defined by Approximating Quadric Surfaces | p. 274 |
| Generalisation of a Language Sample for Grammatical Inference of GDPLL(k) Grammars | p. 282 |
| Pattern Classification Using Efficient Linear Classifiers with Small Number of Weights | p. 289 |
| Markov Chain Model for Tree-Based Genetic Algorithm Used in Computer Aided Design | p. 297 |
| Binary Shape Characterization Using Morphological Boundary Class Distribution Functions | p. 305 |
| Fuzzy-aided Parsing for Pattern Recognition | p. 313 |
| On Speeding Up the Learning Process of Neuro-fuzzy Ensembles Generated by the Adaboost Algorithm | p. 319 |
| Active Hypercontour as Information Fusion Method | p. 327 |
| Effective Ad Recognition Using Schur-type Signal Parametrization | p. 334 |
| Feature Extraction of Gray-Scale Handwritten Characters Using Gabor Filters and Zernike Moments | p. 340 |
| Pattern Discovery Through Separable Data Projections | p. 348 |
| Support Vector Machine Classifier with Feature Extraction Stage as an Efficient Tool for Atrial Fibrillation Detection Improvement | p. 356 |
| Classification Accuracy in Local Optimal Strategy of Multistage Recognition with Fuzzy Data | p. 364 |
| Experiments on Classifiers Obtained Via Decision Tree Induction Methods with Different Attribute Acquisition Cost Limit | p. 371 |
| Fast Adaptive Fourier Transform for Fourier Descriptor Based Contour Classification | p. 378 |
| Separable Decomposition of Graph Using [alpha]-cliques | p. 386 |
| A Feature Selection Approach in Problems with a Great Number of Features | p. 394 |
| Speech and Word Recognition | |
| Normalisation of Confidence Voting Methods Applied to a Fast Handwritten OCR Classification | p. 405 |
| Extraction of the Visual Features from the Audio-Visual Speech Signal and the Utilization of These Features for the Speaker Identification | p. 413 |
| Different Approaches to Class-Based Language Models Using Word Segments | p. 421 |
| Recognition of Ultra Low Resolution Word Images Using HMMs | p. 429 |
| Manageable Phrase-Based Statistical Machine Translation Models | p. 437 |
| Automatic Detection of Disorders in a Continuous Speech with the Hidden Markov Models Approach | p. 445 |
| The Polish Finger Alphabet Hand Postures Recognition Using Elastic Graph Matching | p. 454 |
| Character Recognition Based on Fourier Transfrom and CDWT in Postal Applications | p. 462 |
| Preprocessing for Real-Time Handwritten Character Recognition | p. 470 |
| Handwritten Word Recognition with Combined Classifier Based on Tri-grams | p. 477 |
| Semi-automatic Handwritten Word Segmentation Based on Character Width Approximation Via Maximum Likelihood Method and Regression Model | p. 485 |
| Sentence Boundary Verification in Polish Text | p. 493 |
| Medical Applications | |
| Synthesis of Static Medical Images - An Example of Melanocytic Skin Lesions | p. 503 |
| Morphological Spectra as Tools for Texture Analysis | p. 510 |
| Breast Contour Detection for the Aesthetic Evaluation of Breast Cancer Conservative Treatment | p. 518 |
| Simple EEG Driven Mouse Cursor Movement | p. 526 |
| The Prediction of Fetal Outcome by Applying Neural Network for Evaluation of CTG Records | p. 532 |
| Determining Weights of Symptoms in a Diagnostic Inference | p. 542 |
| Hough Transform, (1+1) Search Strategy and Watershed Algorithm in Segmentation of Cytological Images | p. 550 |
| Preliminary Investigations Regarding the Blood Volume Estimation in Pneumatically Controlled Ventricular Assist Device by Pattern Recognition | p. 558 |
| 'Sonar' - Region of Interest Identification and Segmentation Method for Cytological Breast Cancer Images | p. 566 |
| Validation of Automatic ECG Processing Management in Adaptive Distributed Surveillance System | p. 574 |
| Estimation of a Muscle Force from a Mechanomyographic Signal During a Contraction of a Single Motor Unit | p. 581 |
| Automatic Segmentation of EMG Signals Based on Wavelet Representation | p. 589 |
| Elimination of Linear Structures as an Attempt to Improve the Specificity of Cancerous Mass Detection in Mammograms | p. 596 |
| Automatic Counting of Neural Stem Cells Growing in Cultures | p. 604 |
| Value of Digital Image Analysis in Research and Diagnosis of Urine Bladder Cancer | p. 613 |
| Movement Tracking of Coronary Artery Segment in Angiographic Images Sequences by Template Matching Method | p. 621 |
| Computer Ultrasonic Imaging of the Tongue Shape Changes in the Process of Articulation of Vowels | p. 629 |
| The Biometric Signals Processing | p. 637 |
| Digital Dental Models and 3D Patient Photographs Registration for Orthodontic Documentation and Diagnostic Purposes | p. 645 |
| Gait Motor Disturbances in Neurological Diseases Diagnosis | p. 653 |
| Analysis of Head-Mounted Wireless Camera Videos for Early Diagnosis of Autism | p. 663 |
| Automatic Generation of 3D Lung Model | p. 671 |
| Semi-automatic Seed Points Selection in Fuzzy Connectedness Approach to Image Segmentation | p. 679 |
| Control of Dexterous Hand Via Recognition of EMG Signals Using Combination of Decision-Tree and Sequential Classifier | p. 687 |
| Posterior Cruciate Ligament - 3D Visualization | p. 695 |
| Various Applications | |
| A Self-training Approach for Automatically Labeling IP Traffic Traces | p. 705 |
| A Case-Base Reasoning System for Predicting the Economic Situation of Enterprises - Tacit Knowledge Capture Process (Externalization) | p. 718 |
| A Structural Pattern Analysis Approach to Iris Recognition | p. 731 |
| Enhancing Real-Time Human Detection Based on Histograms of Oriented Gradients | p. 739 |
| Decisive Factors in the Annotation of Emotions for Spoken Dialogue Systems | p. 747 |
| A Hybrid Big Rock Detection Algorithm Based on Multiple Images Fusion and Watershed | p. 755 |
| Design Description Hypergraph Language | p. 763 |
| Articulation Rate Recognition by Using Artificial Neural Networks | p. 771 |
| Recognition of Cycles of Repeated Hypoxia on the Basis of Time Periods in Biological Model | p. 778 |
| Fingerprint Reference Point Detection Using Neighbourhood Influence Method | p. 786 |
| Gene Expression Programming-Based Method of Optimal Frequency Set Determination for Purpose of Analogue Circuits' Diagnosis | p. 794 |
| Prediction of Economic Situation of Small and Medium Enterprises Using Bayesian Network | p. 802 |
| Ensembles of Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Economic Situation of Small and Medium Enterprises | p. 808 |
| The Performance of the Haar Cascade Classifiers Applied to the Face and Eyes Detection | p. 816 |
| FPGA Implementation of the Gradient Adaptive Lattice Filter Structure for Feature Extraction | p. 824 |
| Adaptive Selection of Feature Set Dimensionality for Classification of DNA Microarray Samples | p. 831 |
| Human Lips Recognition | p. 838 |
| Model Based Vehicle Extraction and Tracking for Road Traffic Control | p. 844 |
| Optimization of Linear Fuzzy Gene Network Model Searching | p. 852 |
| Author Index | p. 861 |
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