practice, the detection Ii mit of scanning electron microscopy is about 0.1 j.m (Middleton, 1982). Transmission electron microscopy may be required to detect very thin fibres (Rood & Streeter, 1985). The elemental composition of individual fibres can be determined with an energy-dispersive X-ray ana1ysis attachment combined with an electron microscope (Middleton, 1982). Fibres are counted and s...

This paper focus on the study of the motion activity descriptor for shot boundary detection in video sequences. We interest in the validation of this descriptor in the aim of its real time implementation with reasonable high performances in shot boundary detection. The motion activity information is extracted in uncompressed domain based on adaptive rood pattern search (ARPS) algorithm. In this...

Transcutaneous ultrasound is useful in the diagnosis, management, and prognosis in mares with complicated pregnancies. Although normal and abnormal ultrasound findings were fairly well correlated with the ultimate survivability of the foal, the practitioner should be aware that in our experience thus far, over 15% of the time ultrasound findings will not be predictive of foal survivability. Aut...

It is important to realize during an upper respiratory tract evaluation of the weanling and yearling that there are subtle differences from such an evaluation of the adult horse. It can be difficult to predict future pharyngeal and laryngeal function based on one endoscopic exam of the upper respiratory tract of the weanling and yearling. Author’s address: Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, 2150 ...

one of the characteristics in iranian model of desertification potential assessment (imdpa) is vegetation. sincevegetation is very important factor in the degradation of land, so some indices were determined for this item in order toevaluate desertification potential of arid, semi arid and arid sub humid areas of iran. the indices included vegetationcondition, exploit and revegetation. to calib...

Successful initiation and continuation of lactation in the postpartum mare depends on normal hormonal activity and a lack of any inhibitory influences on the mare. Impediments to adequate lactation include underlying systemic disease of the mare, pathology of the mammary gland, malnutrition, and diminished neonatal vigor reducing normal suckling activity. Author’s address: Rood and Riddle Equin...

9:00-10:00 Invited Talk – Raymond Wong 10:00-10:25 Results and Summaries FAC 2004 10:25-10:45 Refreshment 10:45-12:50 Oral Presentations (cont.) 12:50-14:0 LUNCH 14:00-14:35 Invited Talk – Edwin Rood, West Virginia University, U.S.A. 14:35-15:10 Invited Talk – Jürgen Pampus, Cognitec Systems GmbH, Germany 15:20-17:00 Oral Presentations (cont.) 17:00-18:00 Refreshment and Poster Session 19:00-21...

Sheffield where she at once found her way to the Workhouse. Correspondence as to her ultimate disposal thereupon ensued between the London County Council and the Sheffield Town Council. Four months later?August 7th 1919?she was, at her own desire, re-admitted to Alton as a voluntary case. She was thence transferred to a branch institution?the House of the Holy Rood, in Worthing? and was eventua...

The Cuatro Ciénegas Basin (CCB) is a rare oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. It has a biological endemism similar to that of the Galapagos Islands, and its spring-fed ecosystems have very low nutrient content (nitrogen or phosphorous) and are dominated by diverse microbialites. Thus, it has proven to be a distinctive opportunity for the field of astrobiology, as th...