A method for preferred color reproduction with a psychophysical study based upon a real-life scene demonstrated application is presented. A color correction matrix optimization algorithm is first introduced which applies additional hue constraints on top of the CIE delta E magnitude error to emphasize the importance of hue in the subjective quality of color reproduction. An application is imple...

A 34-year-old Chinese man had been experiencing asymptomatic, pinpoint-sized, skin-colored, umbilicated papules distributed throughout his left palm for more than 10 years. Physical examination showed multiple, discrete, flesh-colored, flat-topped shiny papules, some of which were like molluscum, dispersed across the (Figure 1A), measuring about 1-2 mm in diameter 1B). The patient's family hist...

Table grapes commonly suffer from tissue browning during harvest, packing, storage and shelf life, resulting in lower prices and reduced access to markets. We evaluated the development of browning symptoms in ‘Princess’ table grapes. The berries had high skin browning but very low flesh browning incidences. The most skin browning was found in highly mature grapes and appeared after 3 weeks of c...

We present in this report an approach to automatic detection of human faces in color images. The proposed approach consists of three parts: a human skin segmentation to identify probable regions corresponding to human faces; adaptive shape analysis to separate isolated human faces from initial segmentation results; and a view-based face detection to further identify the location of each human f...

Genotypic variation in composition and antioxidant activity was evaluated using 25 cultivars, 5 each of white-flesh nectarines, yellow-flesh nectarines, white-flesh peaches, yellow-flesh peaches, and plums, at the ripe (ready-to-eat) stage. The ranges of total ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (in mg/100 g of fresh weight) were 5-14 (white-flesh nectarines), 6-8 (yellow-flesh nectarines), 6-9 (white-fl...

Background and Aims Knowledge of varietal wine flavour aroma compounds has improved, but gaps exist concerning how grape composition impacts style. This work aimed to explore the influence that different tissues can have on volatile profiles wines. Methods Results Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon berries were separated into skin, flesh seeds. Two sets fermentations performed using tissues: one an eq...

Ciguatera toxins were extracted from the tissues of 36 poisonous fishes including 9 dangerous species collected in the Caribbean. Toxicity assays were carried out in mice and the distinctive symptoms of ciguatera poisoning were observed. In a single fish, ciguatoxin was found in the blood, flesh, gonads, gills, heart, skin and bones. The concentration was highest in the viscera and in particula...

color has the ability to inspire, excite, soothe, heal and even agitate. this is particularly true for children, who can be extra sensitive to color's impact. so the importance of picking out just the right color for a young child's room shouldn't be underestimated. when choosing colors to use for your rooms home it's important to think about the mood you want to create and ...