Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s National Clinical & Research Conference December 1–3, 2011 Hollywood, Florida S1 Oral Abstracts—Clinical S4 Oral Abstracts—Pediatrics S6 Oral Abstracts—Nursing S7 Oral Abstracts—Basic Science S12 Poster Presentations—Clinical S54 Poster Presentations—Pediatrics S63 Poster Presentations—Nursing S64 Poster Presentations—Basic Science S88 Author Index Volume 17 Numbe...

The need for animated graphical models of the human face is commonplace in the movies, video games and television industries, appearing in everything from low budget advertisements and free mobile apps, to Hollywood blockbusters costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Generative statistical models of animation attempt to address some of the drawbacks of industry standard practices such as labo...

Coming up with creative ideas is easy; selling them to strangers is hard. Entrepreneurs, sales executives, and marketing managers often go to great lengths to demonstrate how their new concepts are practical and profitable--only to be rejected by corporate decision makers who don't seem to understand the value of the ideas. Why does this happen? Having studied Hollywood executives who assess sc...