High-resolution image mosaics construction is one of the significant topics of research in the fields of computer vision, image processing, and computer graphics. Video mosaics contain enormous valuable information but when analyzing, searching or browsing a video, redundancy between frames creates problem. Therefore it is more suitable to bring together all the frames of a shot into one single...

BACKGROUND Acceptable short-term survival rates (>90 %) of mini-implants (diameter < 3.0 mm) are only documented for mandibular overdentures. Sound data for mini-implants as strategic abutments for a better retention of partial removable dental prosthesis (PRDP) are not available. METHODS/DESIGN The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that immediately loaded mini-implants show mor...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) independently predicts recurrent falls in people with Parkinson's disease. DESIGN The study used a longitudinal cohort design. SUBJECTS A total of 110 patients with Parkinson's disease completed the study and were included in the final analysis. Most of the patients had moderate disease severity. METHODS...

OBJECTIVES To test the Mini-Cog, a brief cognitive screening test, in an epidemiological study of dementia in older Americans. DESIGN A population-based post hoc examination of the sensitivity and specificity of the Mini-Cog for detecting dementia in an existing data set. SETTING The Monongahela Valley in Western Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of 1,119 older adults enrolled in...

BACKGROUND Reusing orthodontic mini-screws would reduce treatment cost and lead to more use of mini-screws and improvement of orthodontic treatments. This study has assessed the effects of reprocessing and reusing the titanium mini-screws on their maximum insertion, removal and fracture torque (FT). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, 20 titanium mini-screws (1.6-mm × 8-mm) were...

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Introducción: El taekwondo es un deporte de combate, en donde se generan altas exigencias del metabolismo aeróbico y anaeróbico, prevaleciendo la potencia anaeróbica, debido a las acciones corta duración alta intensidad (1 5 segundos), que presentan los combates, seguidos periodos largos no lucha, con una relación media entre 1:2 1:7. Objetivo: Investigar cuáles son métodos protocolos utilizado...

We present a method to combine error-correction coding and spectral-efficient modulation for transmission over the Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel. The code employs signal shaping which can provide a so-called shaping gain. The code belongs to the family of sparse graph codes for which efficient decoding algorithms can be derived. Simulation results show that the performance of the...

There is currently a need to develop tools to identify patients with mild AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We determined the validity and reliability of a brief, easily administered cognitive screening battery consisting of fusion of two well-known brief tests (Mini-Mental Status Examination [MMSE] and Clock Drawing Test [CDT]) (Mini-clock) to differentiate between patients with mild AD,...