We report on an application of neural face recognition algorithms to a task with relevance to forensic investigations: The software tool PHANTOMAS (phantom automatic search) allows to compare facial line drawings (the Ger-man \Phantomzeichnung") with gray-level images of faces. In addition to normal (textual) database search actions, this software tool allows picture-to-picture searches. We pre...

Introduction The aim of the present study was to determine burn intensity in retinal laser photocoagulation based on laser parameters; wavelength, power, beam size and pulse duration, using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), fundus camera, physical eye model and computer simulation in a clinical study. Materials and Methods Participants were 10 adult patients between 50-80 years with prolife...

An efficient spot-adaptive segmentation technique was developed by suitable combining in a cascade mode the benefits of image enhancement (Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization technique (CLAHE)) and image segmentation (Seeded Region Growing technique (SRG)) in order to improve genes’ quantification in microarray images. Microarrays utilized for evaluation purposes comprised 7 public...

We describe a system, both hardware and software, that provides quantitative analysis and data reduction of two-dimensional electrophoresis gels. Image-analysis techniques are used to determine spot intensities and to match spot patterns among many gels. A pattern-recognition program is used to extract the useful information contained in the spot lists. The application of this technology to a s...

OBJECTIVE Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive technique that allows monitoring of regional hemoglobin oxygen saturation (rSO2) values and might have a role in the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease. We assessed the reproducibility and inter-subject variability of rSO2 values and rSO2 limb-to-arm ratios (LARs) in lower extremities of healthy subjects. METHODS The rSO2 valu...

Contamination warning systems (CWS) are strategies to lessen the effects of contamination in water distribution systems by delivering early indication of events. A critical component of CWS, online quality monitoring, involves a network of sensors that assess water quality and alert an operator of contamination. Utilities developing these monitoring systems are faced with the decision of what l...

Software can improvise on the spot to accompany performance of live musicians.

MOTIVATION Two-dimensional Difference Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE) measures expression differences for thousands of proteins in parallel. In contrast to DNA microarray analysis, however, there have been few systematic studies on the validity of differential protein expression analysis, and the effects of normalization methods have not yet been investigated. To address this need, we assessed a ser...