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How the Hough Transform Was Invented Drop cap

T he Hough transform, used to detect geometric features like straight lines in digital images, is likely one of the most widely used procedures in computer vision [1]–[3]. Although nobody tabulates the frequency with which any particular algorithm or technique is used in computer vision, we can get some idea of its popularity by noting that Google Scholar returns over 22,000 citations in respon...

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Was the “ABC” Approach (Abstinence, Being Faithful, Using Condoms) Responsible for Uganda's Decline in HIV?

BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE Uganda is one of the few African countries where rates of HIV infection have fallen, from about 15 percent in the early 1990s to about five percent in 2001. At the end of 2005, UNAIDS estimated that 6.7 percent of adults were infected with the virus. The reasons behind Uganda's success have been intensely studied in the hope that other countries can emulate the strategi...

Review: the Prentif cervical cap was as effective as the diaphragm in preventing pregnancy, and the FemCap was not.

Main results 2 trials met the selection criteria: 1 trial compared the Prentif Cavity Rim Cervical Cap (Lamberts Ltd, Oxford, UK) with the Ortho diaphragm (Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, NJ, USA) (n=1529, 6–24 mo follow up), and 1 trial compared the FemCap cervical cap (rubber manufactured by Hi-Tech Rubber, Anaheim, CA, USA) with the All-Flex diaphragm (Ortho) (n=841, 28 wk follow ...

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