Detecting synchronization clusters in multivariate time series via coarse-graining of Markov chainsSynchronization cluster analysis is an approach to the detection of underlying structures in data sets of multivariate time series, starting from a matrix R of bivariate synchronization indices. A…Carsten Allefeld, Stephan Bialonski·Jul 17, 2007SaveLearn
A fast multilevel algorithm for graph clustering and community detectionOne of the most useful measures of cluster quality is the modularity of a partition, which measures the difference between the number of the edges joining vertices from the same cluster and the…Hristo Djidjev·Jul 16, 2007SaveLearn
Probability Distributions in Complex SystemsWe review briefly the concepts underlying complex systems and probability distributions. The later are often taken as the first quantitative characteristics of complex systems, allowing one to detect…D. Sornette·Jul 15, 2007SaveLearn
Modularity and community detection in bipartite networksThe modularity of a network quantifies the extent, relative to a null model network, to which vertices cluster into community groups. We define a null model appropriate for bipartite networks, and…Michael J. Barber·Jul 11, 2007SaveLearn
Bayesian Learning of Neural Networks for Signal/Background Discrimination in Particle PhysicsNeural networks are used extensively in classification problems in particle physics research. Since the training of neural networks can be viewed as a problem of inference, Bayesian learning of…Michael Pogwizd, Laura Jane Elgass, Pushpalatha C. Bhat·Jul 6, 2007SaveLearn
Spatial Topology and its Structural Analysis based on the Concept of Simplicial ComplexThis paper introduces a model that identifies spatial relationships for a structural analysis based on the concept of simplicial complex. The spatial relationships are identified through overlapping…Bin Jiang, Itzhak Omer·Jul 6, 2007SaveLearn
Evaluating Local Community Methods in NetworksWe present a new benchmarking procedure that is unambiguous and specific to local community-finding methods, allowing one to compare the accuracy of various methods. We apply this to new and existing…James P. Bagrow·Jun 26, 2007SaveLearn
Comments on the Unified approach to the construction of Classical confidence intervalsThe paper comments on properties of the so-called "Unified approach to the construction of classical confidence intervals", in which confidence intervals are computed in a Neyman construction…W. Wittek, H. Bartko, N. Galante et al.·Jun 25, 2007SaveLearn
Eigenvalue Decomposition as a Generalized Synchronization Cluster AnalysisMotivated by the recent demonstration of its use as a tool for the detection and characterization of phase-shape correlations in multivariate time series, we show that eigenvalue decomposition can…Carsten Allefeld, Markus Müller, Jürgen Kurths·Jun 22, 2007SaveLearn
Approche variationnelle pour le calcul bayésien dans les problèmes inverses en imagerieIn a non supervised Bayesian estimation approach for inverse problems in imaging systems, one tries to estimate jointly the unknown image pixels and the hyperparameters θb. This is, in…Ali Mohammad-Djafari·Jun 13, 2007SaveLearn
Statistics of football dynamicsWe investigate the dynamics of football matches. Our goal is to characterize statistically the temporal sequence of ball movements in this collective sport game, searching for traits of complex…R. S. Mendes, L. C. Malacarne, C. Anteneodo·Jun 12, 2007SaveLearn
A discriminative method to conduct exploratory analyses in networksThis paper, which commented on Newman and Leicht's "Mixture models and exploratory analysis in networks" (2007, PNAS 104, 9564-9569), has been withdrawn. The reason for this removal is…Segismundo S. Izquierdo, Luis R. Izquierdo·Jun 11, 2007SaveLearn
Power-law distributions in empirical dataPower-law distributions occur in many situations of scientific interest and have significant consequences for our understanding of natural and man-made phenomena. Unfortunately, the detection and…Aaron Clauset, Cosma Rohilla Shalizi, M. E. J. Newman·Jun 7, 2007SaveLearn
An Algorithm for the Continuous Morlet Wavelet TransformThis article consists of a brief discussion of the energy density over time or frequency that is obtained with the wavelet transform. Also an efficient algorithm is suggested to calculate the…Richard Buessow·Jun 1, 2007SaveLearn
Kullback-Leibler distance as a measure of the information filtered from multivariate dataWe show that the Kullback-Leibler distance is a good measure of the statistical uncertainty of correlation matrices estimated by using a finite set of data. For correlation matrices of multivariate…Michele Tumminello, Fabrizio Lillo, Rosario Nunzio Mantegna·Jun 1, 2007SaveLearn
Luminosity determination at HERA-BA detailed description of an original method used to measure the luminosity accumulated by the HERA-B experiment for a data sample taken during the 2002-2003 HERA running period is reported. We show…B Collaboration·Jun 1, 2007SaveLearn
Scale-free avalanches in the multifractal random walkAvalanches, or Avalanche-like, events are often observed in the dynamical behaviour of many complex systems which span from solar flaring to the Earth's crust dynamics and from traffic flows to…M. Bartolozzi·May 30, 2007SaveLearn
Optimal estimate of probability density functions from experimental dataA method providing optimal estimate of probability density functions (PDFs) from time series is proposed. It allows almost arbitrary resolution PDFs when applied to either, sampled analytic functions…R. Labbé·May 29, 2007SaveLearn
Augmented Sparse Reconstruction of Protein Signaling NetworksThe problem of reconstructing and identifying intracellular protein signaling and biochemical networks is of critical importance in biology today. We sought to develop a mathematical approach to this…D. Napoletani, T. Sauer, D. C. Struppa et al.·May 28, 2007SaveLearn
Non extensive statistic of Tsallis in the heartbeat of healthy humansIt is studied the MIT-BIH Normal Sinus Rhythm Database using a statistical technique of analysis, that is based on the Wavelet and Hilbert Transforms. With that technique, it was previously found,…P. A. Ritto·May 25, 2007SaveLearn
On a generalised model for time-dependent variance with long-term memoryThe ARCH process (R. F. Engle, 1982) constitutes a paradigmatic generator of stochastic time series with time-dependent variance like it appears on a wide broad of systems besides economics in which…Silvio M. Duarte Queiros·May 23, 2007SaveLearn
Inverse problems in imaging systems and the general Bayesian inversion fraweworkIn this paper, first a great number of inverse problems which arise in instrumentation, in computer imaging systems and in computer vision are presented. Then a common general forward modeling for…Ali Mohammad-Djafari·May 18, 2007SaveLearn
Computed tomography image reconstruction from only two projectionsEnglish: This paper concerns the image reconstruction from a few projections in Computed Tomography (CT). The main objective of this paper is to show that the problem is so ill posed that no…Ali Mohammad-Djafari·May 18, 2007SaveLearn
Noise characteristics of 3D time-of-flight camerasTime-of-flight (TOF) cameras are based on a new technology that delivers distance maps by the use of a modulated light source. In this paper we first describe a set of experiments that we performed…Dragos Falie, Vasile Buzuloiu·May 18, 2007SaveLearn
Bayesian Separation of Document Images with Hidden Markov Modelthis paper we consider the problem of separating noisy instantaneous linear mixtures of document images in the Bayesian framework. The source image is modeled hierarchically by a latent labeling…Feng Su, Ali Mohammad-Djafari·May 17, 2007SaveLearn