The realistic reconstruction of hair motion is challenging because of hair’s complex occlusion, lack of a well-defined surface, and nonLambertian material. We present a system for passive capture of dynamic hair performances using a set of high-speed video cameras. Our key insight is that, while hair color is unlikely to match across multiple views, the response to oriented filters will. We com...

It is also commonly mixed with henna (leaves of lawsonia alba) in Africa, Middle East and Indian subcontinent, which is traditionally applied to color palms of hands, soles and feet and to dye hair a dark red shade. 3-5 PPD causes contact dermatitis in susceptible individuals 6 , but when ingested, it causes acute angioedema of face and neck rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. 1-5 A case re...

The inclusion of, for example, sunscreens in hair care products is of great interest because of the potential to reduce damage such as drying and loss of elasticity and also to reduce the fading of color-treated or bleached hair. For a variety of reasons traditional methods of incorporation of UV filters have often proved difficult and, at best, unsatisfactory; the need for additional solubiliz...

Two studies examined the influence of similarity on 3-year-old children's initial liking of their peers. Children were presented with pairs of childlike puppets who were either similar or dissimilar to them on a specified dimension and then were asked to choose one of the puppets to play with as a measure of liking. Children selected the puppet whose food preferences or physical appearance matc...

Techniques were developed for automated detection and characterization of dermatoscopic structures, including the pigment network and brown globules. These techniques incorporate algorithms for grayscale shape extraction based on differential geometry developed by Steger, a snake algorithm, and a modification of the region competition strategy of Zhu and Yuille. A novel approach was developed f...

BACKGROUND We have previously shown that red hair is associated with increased desflurane requirement for immobility, compared with dark hair. The effect of red hair on IV anesthetic requirement remains unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the propofol concentration in the effect site associated with half maximal electroencephalogram response, Ce50, is at least 50% higher in subjects with red...

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to date have discovered thousands of genetic variants linked to human diseases and traits, which hold the potential to unravel the mechanisms of complex phenotypes. However, given that the majority of these associated variants reside in non-coding genomic regions, their predicted and -regulatory functions remain largely undefined. cis trans Here we show th...

Hair color stereotyping is well documented in jokes and the psychological literature. Blondes are stereotyped as incompetent, but likeable, while redheads are seen as competent but cold, or often with a fiery temper. Do these stereotypes affect job progression, mobility, and the rise to the corporate suite? To test this question, the hair color of CEOs of the top 500 members of the London Finan...