Principal Component Analysis of 48-month Global Vegetation Index Data.

Abstract The aim of this work is to present a fast and cheap method for high-resolutionmapping of calcic horizons in vineyards based on geoelectrical proximal sensing. The study area, 45 ha located in southern Sicily (Italy), was characterized by an old, partially dismantled marine terrace and soils with a calcic horizon at different depths. The geoelectrical investigation consisted of a survey of the soil electrical resistivity recorded with the Automatic Resistivity Profiling-03 sensor. The electrical resistivity values at three pseudo-depths, 0-50, 0-100 and 0-170 cm, were spatialized by means of ordinary kriging. A principal component analysis of the three electrical resistivity maps was carried out. During the survey, 18 boreholes, located at different electrical resistivity values, were made for soil description and sampling. The depth to the calcic horizon showed a strong correlation with electrical resistivity. The regression model between calcic horizon and the principal component analysis factors with the highest correlation coefficients was selected to spatialise the calcic horizon values. An Normalized Difference Vegetation Index map was used to validate the calcic horizon map in terms of crop response to different soil rooting depths. The strengths of this method are the quick, non-invasive kind of survey, the relevance for vine vigour, and the high spatial resolution of the final map.

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ALGORITMA UNTUK DETEKSI TUMPAHAN MINYAK DI LAUT TIMOR MENGGUNAKAN CITRA MODIS

Jurnal Teknologi Perikanan dan Kelautan ◽

10.24319/jtpk.4.41-62 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 41-62

Author(s):

Muhammad Sudibjo ◽

Vincentius P. Siregar ◽

Jonson Lumban Gaol

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Vegetation Index ◽

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽

Principal Component ◽

Component Analysis ◽

Fluorescence Index ◽

Moderate Resolution ◽

Resolution Imaging ◽

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Tumpahan minyak di Laut Timor yang terjadi pada tahun 2009 telah menyebarkan minyak seluas 10.842.81 km2.Tumpahan minyak ini berhasil dideteksi oleh satelit Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membandingkan hasil deteksi tumpahan minyak dari beberapa algoritma dengan citra menggunakan citra MODIS dan melihat perbedaan visual yang dihasilkan. Algoritma yang digunakan adalah Oil Spill Index, Fluorescence Index, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Visualisasi tumpahan minyak yang terlihat pada citra MODIS dengan algoritma oil spill indeks dan fluorescence index lebih cerah dibandingkan dengan badan air disekitarnya dan juga memiliki nilai piksel lebih tinggi, sedangkan visualisasi minyak menggunakan algoritma PCA dan NDVI lebih gelap dibandingkan dengan badan air disekitarnya dan juga memiliki nilai piksel yang lebih rendah. Hasil uji akurasi yang dilakukan terhadap algoritma oil splill index, fluorescence index, PCA, NDVI berturut-turut sebagai berikut 41%, 46%, 41%, dan 60%

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A German version of the Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ): cultural adaptation and validation

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000218 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 333-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kirchberger ◽

Finger ◽

Müller-Bühl

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Intermittent Claudication ◽

Completion Time ◽

Short Form ◽

Principal Component ◽

Component Analysis ◽

German Version ◽

Average Completion Time ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality

Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into German and to investigate the psychometric properties of the German ICQ version in patients with IC. Patients and methods: The original English version was translated using a forward-backward method. The resulting German version was reviewed by the author of the original version and an experienced clinician. Finally, it was tested for clarity with 5 German patients with IC. A sample of 81 patients were administered the German ICQ. The sample consisted of 58.0 % male patients with a median age of 71 years and a median IC duration of 36 months. Test of feasibility included completeness of questionnaires, completion time, and ratings of clarity, length and relevance. Reliability was assessed through a retest in 13 patients at 14 days, and analysis of Cronbachs alpha for internal consistency. Construct validity was investigated using principal component analysis. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlating the ICQ scores with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as well as clinical measures. Results: The ICQ was completely filled in by 73 subjects (90.1 %) with an average completion time of 6.3 minutes. Cronbachs alpha coefficient reached 0.75. Intra-class correlation for test-retest reliability was r = 0.88. Principal component analysis resulted in a 3 factor solution. The first factor explained 51.5 of the total variation and all items had loadings of at least 0.65 on it. The ICQ was significantly associated with the SF-36 and treadmill-walking distances whereas no association was found for resting ABPI. Conclusions: The German version of the ICQ demonstrated good feasibility, satisfactory reliability and good validity. Responsiveness should be investigated in further validation studies.

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