In this paper we present a simple yet effective temporal differencing based moving region detection scheme which can be used in limited resource condition such as in ad-hoc sensor network. Our objective is to achieve realtime detection in these low-end image sensor nodes. By double-threshold temporal differencing we can exclude the effect of global motion as well as detect the real motion regio...

Pre-hospital recording of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is recommended in patients with suspected ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). For those with STEMI this expedites prehospital and in-hospital reperfusion and reduces mortality for both those planned for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and those who receive fibrinolytic therapy. Non-physician ECG ...

139 children with bacteriological or histological proof of active tuberculosis were given the Mantoux tuberculin test while they were inpatients at Port Moresby General Hospital. Only half (70) of the children had positive results (induration of at least 5 mm). Of the 35 children under 2 years, 25 (71 %) showed no reaction whatsoever. Malnutrition, assessed by weight for age, did not appear to ...

A study of the permeability of calf thymus nuclei isolated in sucrose was carried out with sucrose-14C, glycerol-14C, and carboxydextran-14C (molecular weight, 60,000-90,000). The results indicate that the nuclei are very permeable to both sucrose and glycerol but they exclude the carboxydextran. Results obtained with other low molecular weight non-electrolytes (malonamide-14C, erythritol-14C, ...

A 0.5–200 keV BeppoSAX spectrum of the nonpulsating high-mass X-ray binary 4U 1700-37 is presented. The spectrum is well characterized by the standard accreting pulsar model of an absorbed power-law with a photon index of 1.07±0.02 0.03, sharply modified by an exponential cutoff above 5.9 ± 0.2 keV. The e-folding energy of the cutoff is 23.9 ± 0.5 keV. A soft bremsstrahlung component with a tem...

A long-standing dilemma in the geology of Israel is whether the Carmel Fault (CF) is currently active and to what extent does it contribute to the seismic hazard of the city of Haifa and the nearby petrochemical industrial area. In this study we use InSAR stacking and PSInSAR to measure the surface movements on both sides of the CF. Processing single interferograms showed low signal to noise ra...