background some grafts harvested from the groin area do not become hyperpigmented and in an individual with multiple pieces of grafts, the hyperpigmentation of the pieces may vary. this study evaluates the orientation of the inset of groin grafts according to their donor sites (superior-inferior) and its role in graft hyperpigmentation. methods patients with hand burn contracture or syndactyly ...

knowledge is of great importance; therefore it is very crucial to use an antifungal agent asadditional treatment for psoriasis in patients. this study was designed to evaluate thepresence of candida albicans and other species of candida in the saliva and skin of 50psoriatic patients. the result of this study was compared to the control group of 50healthy people. this research study was carried ...

dermatophilosis is a bacterial skin infection and wet conditions like, raining and dipping predispose sheep to it. a great economic loss can be caused by this disease because of its effect on the quality of wool. in iran (near saveh), there was an outbreak of the disease in a herd and the clinical manifestation was different from that of typical dermatophilosis. diffuse wide alopecic area accom...

Total ear reconstruction in the postburn auricle is one of the most challenging procedures for plastic surgeons. Adverse factors associated with these procedures include reduced or damaged blood supply, poor elasticity of scar tissue, increased risk of infection, and the possible destruction of skin, temporoparietal fascia, or retroauricular fascia. In cases where patients are severely burned, ...

This paper proposed a novel framework of facial feature localization and extraction method for images in the presence of various face conditions. Based on Gaussian skin-color model in the bootstrap algorithm and a light filtration method, the face mask is firstly constructed while using Gaussian skin-color model through the bootstrap process, and the clear facial feature is gained by utilizing ...

Far-field face detection is the first step of automatic face recognition in video surveillance. In this paper, we propose a framework on extraction of high-resolution images in video that subjects are far from camera. To guarantee the tradeoff between accuracy and speed, our method uses four techniques including motion detection using Gaussian Mixture Models (GMMs), skin model detection and Ada...

The development of user interfaces based on vision and speech requires the solution of a challenging statistical inference problem: The intentions and actions of multiple individuals must be inferred from noisy and ambiguous data. We argue that Bayesian network models are an attractive statistical framework for cue fusion in these applications. Bayes nets combine a natural mechanism for express...

This paper proposes a novel hierarchical content-based image retrieval system and its application to skin lesion images. Five common classes of skin lesions, including two non-melanoma cancer types, are used. Colour and texture features are extracted from lesions. Feature selection is embedded in a hierarchical framework that chooses the most relevant feature subsets by comparing different simi...

BACKGROUND Superficial skin injuries are considered minor, and their incidence is probably underestimated. Insight into the incidence and mechanism of acute skin injury can be helpful in developing suitable preventive measures and safer playing surfaces for soccer and other field sports. PURPOSE To gain insight into the incidence and severity of skin injuries related to soccer and to describe...