融合对数极坐标和改进窄带法的图像分割方法

基于曲线演化的水平集算法近来已被广泛应用于图像分割中,针对其计算速度慢的问题,提出一种新的基于改进窄带法的图像分割方法INBM(Improved Narrow Band Method).INBM首先将均匀采样的图像映射到对数极坐标系中,由视网膜空间分辨率机制可知,注视点都在图像兴趣区,由此形成初始轮廓,然后用改进的窄带水平集(Level Set)方法演化曲线得到最终分割结果.改进窄带法是通过降低窄带区域内的水平集函数求解个数,来减少计算时间.实验结果表明,该方法大大提高了图像分割的速度.     

美国海军“大白色舰队”的环球航行

1907年11月16日,是美国海军史上具有重要意义的一天.这天,美国海军最先进的16艘战列舰全部漆成华丽的银白色,整齐地排列在切萨皮克军港,正准备开始美国历史上首次大编队环球航行.     

Traffic channeling under uncertain conversion rates on e-commerce platforms

Traffic is the lifeblood of every e-commerce platform. The question of how to channel traffic to merchants operating on a platform lies at the heart of platform management. We consider a platform on which two independent merchants sell their products. Merchants compete on inventory in the sense that some of the unmet demand at one merchant will spill over to the other. The platform channels traffic based on products' conversion rates to maximize the total sale on the platform. We show that traffic channeling plays three roles. First, it allows more efficient allocation of traffic; that is, the merchant with a high conversion rate is given a higher priority in receiving traffic. Second, it allows the platform to control demand spillover between the merchants to maximize total sales. The platform either facilitates or prevents demand spillover, depending on product substitutability. Third, traffic channeling intensifies competition between the merchants and hence increases the total inventory. More efficient allocation of traffic and the increase in inventory increase sales inequality between the merchants. In contrast, demand spillover decreases sales inequality. While the platform always benefits from traffic channeling, the merchants do not benefit when their products are moderately substitutable. Interestingly, when the two products are owned and sold by the same merchant, the opposite happens–traffic channeling always benefits the merchant but may hurt the platform. Our study provides a basis for informed discussions on how platforms should channel traffic in response to conversion rates, and how traffic channeling affects the welfare of merchants and platforms.