Multiple human tracking (MHT) is a fundamental task in many computer vision applications. Appearance-based approaches, primarily formulated on RGB data, are constrained and affected by problems arising from occlusions and/or illumination variations. In recent years, the arrival of cheap RGB-Depth (RGB-D) devices has led to many new approaches to MHT, and many of these integrate color and depth ...

Wheel-legged hybrid robots are known to be extremely capable in negotiating different types of terrain as they combine the efficiency of conventional wheeled platforms and the rough terrain capabilities of legged platforms. The Micro-Hydraulic Toolkit (MHT), developed by Defense Research and Development Canada at the Suffield Research Centre, is one such quadruped hybrid robot. MHT’s relatively...

BACKGROUND Many studies have aimed to determine whether body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), or waist to hip ratio (WHR) best predicts hypertension in diabetic patients, with conflicting results. However, no study has examined the specific relationship between these anthropometric parameters with sustained normotension (SNT), white coat hypertension (WCHT), masked hypertension (MHT)...

Background: We evaluated the carbapenem inactivation method (CIM) compared with the modified Hodge test (MHT) for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli. Methods: A total of 61 isolates of carbapenemaseproducing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE: 14 KPC, 7 GES5, 8 NDM-1, 9 VIM-2, 9 IMP-1, and 14 OXA-48-like), 34 isolates of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas spp. (14 ...

The Probabilistic Multi-Hypothesis Tracker (PMHT) is an emerging tracking algorithm that appears to have the potential to compete with other well-established tracking algorithms. One of the values that the PMHT brings to the tracking problem is its computational efficiency that grows linearly as the number of targets increases, whereas most tracking algorithms increase exponentially as targets ...

The melanophores of larval Xenopus laevis are disparately distributed on the hypomere in that the upper region (UHT) is densely pigmented, the median region (MHT) is moderately pigmented, and the lower region (LHT) is unpigmented. The roles of the melanoblasts and their tissue environment in determining the melanophore pattern was investigated by heterotopic transplantation of hypomeric tissues...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this document is to generate a practice guideline for the management and treatment of symptoms of the menopause. PARTICIPANTS The Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause Task Force included six experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer, all appointed by The Endocrine Society. EVIDENCE The Task Force developed this evidenced-based guideline using the Grading of...

Hyperthermia (HT) has been used as a possible treatment modality for various types of malignant tumors. Due to its pleiotropic effects, its combined use with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy has proven to be beneficial. However, the molecular mechanisms underling the cellular responses to heat stress remain unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify common gene expression pattern...

Adequate detection of the production of carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae isolates is crucial for infection control measures and the appropriate choice of antimicrobial therapy. In this study, we investigated the frequency of false positive results for the detection of carbapenemases in carbapenemase-negative Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates by the modified Hodge t...

Modified Hodge Test (MHT) has been suggested as screening tests for carbapenemases, but concerns regarding its difficult interpretation and common false-positive results obtained in the presence of other β -lactamases have been noted. This study aimed to quantify the enhanced growth formed by the indicator strain and thus evaluate the performance of a quantitative interpretation of MHT for KPC ...