Time for an about-face on face mask defiance

Face Detection Using Template Face Mask

In today’s world, the importance of biometric studies is increasing day by day. Biometric face recognition study is the most widely used method in the legal environment. Commonly, face images are used in all identification systems(IDs, driver’s license, passport, etc.). In particular, to improve the social security of city life, automatic face detection and face recognition systems are needed. ...

An about-face for C-reactive protein?

Human C-reactive protein (CRP) is a liversynthesized blood constituent, the production of which increases rapidly and robustly in parallel with tissue damage, infection, and trauma (1 ). Owing to this predictable behavior, increases in the blood concentration of CRP have long been used as a clinical gauge of inflammation (2 ). More recently, with the introduction of higher-sensitivity laborator...

About Face

The physician’s general survey is an invaluable method for quickly assessing a patient’s overall health and demeanor. Recent studies in psychology have found that qualities of one’s face—including skin coloration and facial adiposity— are associated with one’s underlying health. Subtle variations in these features can indicate serious health problems but can be detected with the untrained eye. ...

fungal contaminations of herbal face mask preparations

No About Face on Houses in the Fusiform Face Area!

Yovel and Kanwisher (this issue of Neuron) altered upright and inverted face and house characteristics during a same-different task. The right fusiform face area (FFA) was more active to faces than houses but, unlike behavior, was unaffected by spatial configuration or parts manipulations. These data raise interesting questions regarding the relationship of brain activation to observed behavior.