The problem of this study is to determine some effects of color on personnel in industry. Consideration is given to management-employee relationship, employee's physical and mental health, and the resulting increase of both quality and quantity of production.

In this study human color constancy was tested for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) setups with real objects and lights. Four different illuminant changes, a natural selection task and a wide choice of target colors were used. We found that color constancy was better when the target color was learned as a 3D object in a cue-rich 3D scene than in a 2D setup. This improvement was independent of the target color and the illuminant change. We were not able to find any evidence that frequently experienced illuminant changes are better compensated for than unusual ones. Normalizing individual color constancy hit rates by the corresponding color memory hit rates yields a color constancy index, which is indicative of observers' true ability to compensate for illuminant changes.

This study analyzes various forms of visual and textual rhetoric found in popular black-owned print media from 1900-1970, including: beauty product advertisements, magazine cover photography and feature articles in order to contribute to a rhetorical history of color bias within the African-American community. The imagery included here validated and encouraged the transformation and lightening of African-American bodies through what I call embodied mimicry in order to achieve dominance within the racial group and a semblance of acceptance outside of it. Mimicry of white societal standards by African-Americans including: formatting of print media, circulation of beauty ads and physical embodiment of white physical features ultimately re-inscribed the tenets of racism into the black public sphere in the form of colorism. The intention of this research is to analyze the rhetorical history of colorism in order to better understand the current state of colorism in American society. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

"Thermal infrared (IR) imaging systems are widely used in medical, industrial, and defense applications. IR imaging systems utilize a lens to focus IR radiation onto a focal plane array (FPA) of IR detectors, which transduce the IR radiation from the scene into signals that can be further processed. In conventional IR imaging systems, electronic readout integrated circuitry (ROIC) is used to read out the information from the FPA, and computer signal processing allows for an IR image to be displayed on an electronic screen. However, the ROIC decreases the thermal isolation and sensitivity of the IR detectors in the FPA, and the computer processing and electronic display increase the cost, weight, and complexity of the IR imaging system. This thesis focuses on the development of an IR direct viewing system that does not require any ROIC, computer signal processing, or electronic display. This is accomplished through the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) uncooled IR imaging detectors, which consist of arrays of bimaterial thermomechanical cantilever structures that tilt as a function of IR radiation from a scene. Other members of the WPI-ME/CHSLT group have previously shown that an interferometric optical readout mechanism based on digital holography and computer processing can eliminate the need for ROIC and be used to measure the nanometer scale tilt of the structures in a MEMS-based IR imaging system that was found to have a responsivity of 1.5 nm/K. However, these previously demonstrated results required significant computer processing and an electronic display. The hypothesis of the current work is that an optomechanical readout mechanism can be used to realize an IR direct viewer without the use of ROIC, computer signal processing, or an electronic display. Three optical readout mechanisms were identified for transducing the nanometer scale deformations of the MEMS structures in the FPA into a directly observable visible light image. Two of these, one using live holography and the other using Nomarski differential interference contrast (DIC), were based on interferometry, while the third, using reflectometry, was based on geometrical optics. The identified optical readout mechanisms were analytically evaluated based on the performance and perception of the human vision system (HVS), and preliminary experimental results were obtained using optical setups constructed for all three readout mechanisms. Based on the analytical and experimental investigations, reflectometry was selected as the most suitable readout mechanism for a direct viewer. A visible light camera was used with custom software to determine a temperature sensitivity of 137 mK for the reflectometry readout, and thermal images of scenes at human body temperature were demonstrated using limited computer processing. A false color, direct view, live IR imaging system was then demonstrated based on a two color reflectometry readout and the output was characterized with respect to the color differentiation sensitivity of the HVS. The system temperature sensitivity, based on the theoretical color differentiation sensitivity of a human observer, was found to be on the order of 10 K across a measuring range of roughly 400 °C, and objects with a temperature as low as approximately 150 °C were distinguishable. The advantages and limitations of the developed IR imaging system are identified and recommendations for further developments and future work are provided."

Inspirado nas técnicas utilizadas por pintores que sobrepõem camadas de tintas de diversos matizes na geração de uma tela artística e também observando-se a distribuição da quantidade dos cones na retina do olho humano na interpretação destas cores, este trabalho propõe uma técnica de processamento de imagens baseada na mistura de cores. Trata-se de um método de quantização de cores estático que expressa a proporção das cores preto, azul, verde, ciano, vermelho, magenta, amarelo e branco obtida pela representação binária da cor que compõe os pixels de uma imagem RGB com 8 bits por canal. O histograma da mistura é denominado de misturograma e gera planos que interceptam o espaço RGB, definindo o espaço de cor HSM (Hue, Saturation and Mixture). A posição destes planos dentro do cubo RGB é modelada por meio da distribuição dos cones sensíveis aos comprimentos de onda curta (Short), média (Middle) e longa (Long) consideradas para a retina humana. Para demonstrar a aplicabilidade do espaço de cor HSM, é proposta, neste trabalho, a segmentação dos pixels de uma imagem digital em pele humana ou não pele com o uso dessa nova abordagem. Para análise de desempenho da mistura de cores foi implementado um método tradicional no espaço de cor RGB e também usando uma distribuição Gaussiana nos espaços de cores HSV e HSM. Os resultados obtidos demonstram o potencial da técnica que emprega a mistura de cores para a segmentação de imagens digitais coloridas. Verificou-se também que, baseando-se apenas na camada mais significativa da mistura de cores, gera-se a imagem esboço de uma imagem facial denominada esboço da face. Os resultados obtidos comprovam o bom desempenho do esboço da face em aplicações CBIR. / Inspired on the techniques used by painters to overlap layers of various hues of paint to create oil paintings, and also on observations of the distribution of cones in human retina for the interpretation of these colors, this thesis proposes an image processing technique based on color mixing. This is a static color quantization method that expresses the mixture of black, blue, green, cyan, red, magenta, yellow and white colors quantified by the binary weight of the color that makes up the pixels of an RGB image with 8 bits per channel. The mixture histogram, called a mixturegram, generates planes that intersect the RGB color space, defining the HSM (Hue, Saturation and Mixture) color space. The position of these planes inside the RGB cube is modeled by the distribution of cones sensitive to the short (S), middle (M) and long (L) wave lengths of the human retina. To demonstrate the applicability of the HSM color space, this thesis proposes the segmentation of the pixels of a digital image of human skin or non-skin using this new approach. The performance of the color mixture is analyzed by implementing a traditional method in the RGB color space and by a Gaussian distribution in the HSV and HSM color spaces. The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed technique for color image segmentation. It was also noted that, based only on the most significant layer of the colors mixture, it is possible generates the face sketch image. The results show the performance of the face sketch image in CBIR applications.

Inspirado nas técnicas utilizadas por pintores que sobrepõem camadas de tintas de diversos matizes na geração de uma tela artística e também observando-se a distribuição da quantidade dos cones na retina do olho humano na interpretação destas cores, este trabalho propõe uma técnica de processamento de imagens baseada na mistura de cores. Trata-se de um método de quantização de cores estático que expressa a proporção das cores preto, azul, verde, ciano, vermelho, magenta, amarelo e branco obtida pela representação binária da cor que compõe os pixels de uma imagem RGB com 8 bits por canal. O histograma da mistura é denominado de misturograma e gera planos que interceptam o espaço RGB, definindo o espaço de cor HSM (Hue, Saturation and Mixture). A posição destes planos dentro do cubo RGB é modelada por meio da distribuição dos cones sensíveis aos comprimentos de onda curta (Short), média (Middle) e longa (Long) consideradas para a retina humana. Para demonstrar a aplicabilidade do espaço de cor HSM, é proposta, neste trabalho, a segmentação dos pixels de uma imagem digital em pele humana ou não pele com o uso dessa nova abordagem. Para análise de desempenho da mistura de cores foi implementado um método tradicional no espaço de cor RGB e também usando uma distribuição Gaussiana nos espaços de cores HSV e HSM. Os resultados obtidos demonstram o potencial da técnica que emprega a mistura de cores para a segmentação de imagens digitais coloridas. Verificou-se também que, baseando-se apenas na camada mais significativa da mistura de cores, gera-se a imagem esboço de uma imagem facial denominada esboço da face. Os resultados obtidos comprovam o bom desempenho do esboço da face em aplicações CBIR. / Inspired on the techniques used by painters to overlap layers of various hues of paint to create oil paintings, and also on observations of the distribution of cones in human retina for the interpretation of these colors, this thesis proposes an image processing technique based on color mixing. This is a static color quantization method that expresses the mixture of black, blue, green, cyan, red, magenta, yellow and white colors quantified by the binary weight of the color that makes up the pixels of an RGB image with 8 bits per channel. The mixture histogram, called a mixturegram, generates planes that intersect the RGB color space, defining the HSM (Hue, Saturation and Mixture) color space. The position of these planes inside the RGB cube is modeled by the distribution of cones sensitive to the short (S), middle (M) and long (L) wave lengths of the human retina. To demonstrate the applicability of the HSM color space, this thesis proposes the segmentation of the pixels of a digital image of human skin or non-skin using this new approach. The performance of the color mixture is analyzed by implementing a traditional method in the RGB color space and by a Gaussian distribution in the HSV and HSM color spaces. The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed technique for color image segmentation. It was also noted that, based only on the most significant layer of the colors mixture, it is possible generates the face sketch image. The results show the performance of the face sketch image in CBIR applications.

<p>Undersökning av färgen i förhållande till innehåll i Mark Rothkos abstrakta verk. Studien innefattar en undersökning i hur man skriver om färg i anslutning till Rothkos abstrakta målningars innehåll och huruvida färg kan avgöra betydelser.</p> / <p>A study about color in relationship to content in Mark Rothko’s abstract paintings. It includes a research in how people write about color when discussing Mark Rothko´s paintings and how that is related to content. It also looks at color in relationship to meaning.</p>

Undersökning av färgen i förhållande till innehåll i Mark Rothkos abstrakta verk. Studien innefattar en undersökning i hur man skriver om färg i anslutning till Rothkos abstrakta målningars innehåll och huruvida färg kan avgöra betydelser. / A study about color in relationship to content in Mark Rothko’s abstract paintings. It includes a research in how people write about color when discussing Mark Rothko´s paintings and how that is related to content. It also looks at color in relationship to meaning.

El uso de señales múltiples de calidad es común en numerosas especies, pero este hecho no es fácil de explicar. Las presiones fluctuantes del ambiente podrían tener un rol importante en el origen y mantenimiento de las señales múltiples, y las implicaciones evolutivas de esta hipótesis enfatizan la importancia de realizar nuevos estudios sobre señales múltiples. En esta tesis se realizaron diferentes estudios sobre la señalización múltiple del plumaje de dos especies de aves: El carbonero común (Parus major) y el lúgano (Carduelis spinus). En el primer capítulo se examinó la banda alar amarilla del lúgano, un ornamento sexual basado en carotenoides. Se vio que machos con bandas alares mayores eran más rápidos resolviendo un problema de forrajeo. Esto sugiere la existencia de una selección sexual de habilidades cognitivas en el lúgano. En el segundo capítulo, estudiamos la función del babero negro del lúgano como señal de la personalidad del individuo. Descubrimos que lúganos con baberos de mayor tamaño mostraban tendencias exploratorias más rápidas. Este hallazgo apoya la idea de que los ornamentos del plumaje pueden funcionar como señales de la personalidad del individuo. En el tercer capítulo se examinó cómo las señales múltiples pueden definir el comportamiento sexual extra pareja. Se pudo constatar que la respuesta agonística y la paternidad de machos de carbonero dependía de la interacción entre la corbata negra y la coloración amarilla del pecho del macho, sugiriendo la existencia de diferentes estrategias reproductivas de acuerdo a la calidad individual. Por último, examinamos las posibles interacciones entre ornamentos sexuales y la familiaridad, mediante experimentos de selección de pareja en lúganos. Nuestros resultados sugieren que la familiaridad puede ser tan importante como los ornamentos sexuales a la hora de determinar los criterios de selección de la hembra. En conclusión, esta tesis profundiza en el hecho de que las diferentes cualidades de un individuo, reflejadas en distintas señales múltiples, tienen el potencial de ser parte de diferentes estrategias válidas en selección sexual y social, permitiendo una selección más plástica. Esta plasticidad de selección podría ser uno de los mecanismos tras el origen y mantenimiento de las señales múltiples. / In sexual or social selection processes, animals employ traits that signal qualities. The use of multiple signals is known to be well spread in numerous species, but the ultimate reasons for using more than one single signal are not easy to explain. Why would animals invest in several different signals, instead of focusing on only one? Traditionally, the adaptive hypotheses formulated to explain the existence of multiple signalling have been framed into static scenarios, under constant selection pressures. However, there is increasing awareness of the need to widen this static framework, by taking into account the selection plasticity produced by spatial and temporal environmental heterogeneity. Fluctuating ecological and social environments could have an important role in the origin and maintenance of multiple signals. In an environment where changes happen faster every day, multiple signalling would allow a more flexible, dynamic selection, increasing the odds of survival and fitness. The evolutionary implications of this hypothesis highlight the importance of novel studies in multiple signalling. In this thesis, we performed several such experiments on the Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus) and the Great tit (Parus major). They are two passerine species that show ornaments based on melanins and carotenoids, which makes them a particularly suitable models for the study of multiple signalling. In the first chapter, the signalling function of the yellow wing stripe of the Eurasian siskin, a carotenoid based sexual ornament, was examined. A problem solving experiment showed that male siskins with longer yellow wing stripes were better foragers. These resuls suggest the existence of sexual selection for cognitive abilities. In the second chapter, we studied the function of the black bib of the Eurasian siskin as a potential source of information about the personality of the individual. We examined the exploratory behaviour of male siskins, finding that those with larger black bibs had a shorter approaching latency to a novel object. These results support the idea that plumage structures could give information about the personality of its bearer. The results of these two chapters show that colour signals based on different pigments have separate functions in the siskin, allowing multiple criteria in sexual (and social) selection. The third chapter examined the effects of different multiple colour signals on the extra pair sexual behaviour of the great tit. By measuring the response of different males to conspecific male intrusions, and the within pair paternity of males depending on their colour traits, we could observe that different combinations of traits where related to the intensity of nest defence, and implied differences in paternity loss. These findings suggest that males might be using different strategies to maximize their qualities. In the last chapter, we tested the potential interactions between colour sexual ornaments and the previous experience, by sexual selection experiments in siskins. Our results suggest that familiarity adds to attractiveness when female siskins choose a mate. At least in some species, females are using multiple criteria in mate choice, not necessarily related to external signals of quality. In conclusion, this thesis stress that multiple qualities, signalled by different colour traits, have the potential to be part of different successful social and sexual mate choice strategies, aiding a more plastic selection. Our results support the hypothesis that selection plasticity could be one of the mechanisms behind the origin and maintenance of multiple signals

In this thesis, it is proposed to get the high definition color images by using super &ndash / resolution algorithms. Resolution enhancement of RGB, HSV and YIQ color domain images is presented. In this study, three solution methods are presented to improve the resolution of HSV color domain images. These solution methods are suggested to beat the color artifacts on super resolution image and decrease the computational complexity in HSV domain applications. PSNR values are measured and compared with the results of other two color domain experiments. In RGB color space, super &ndash / resolution algorithms are applied three color channels (R, G, B) separately and PSNR values are measured. In YIQ color domain, only Y channel is processed with super resolution algorithms because Y channel is luminance component of the image and it is the most important channel to improve the resolution of the image in YIQ color domain. Also, the third solution method suggested for HSV color domain offers applying super resolution algorithm to only value channel. Hence, value channel carry brightness data of the image. The results are compared with the YIQ color domain experiments. During the experiments, four different super resolution algorithms are used that are Direct Addition, MAP, POCS and IBP. Although, these methods are widely used reconstruction of monochrome images, here they are used for resolution enhancement of color images. Color super resolution performances of these algorithms are tested.