In this paper, we propose a calibration method for catadioptric camera sy stems consisting of a rotation symmetry mirror, like H yperO mni V ision, and an affi ne camera. T he proposed method is based on conventional camera calibration and mirror postu re estimation. M any methods for camera calibration have previou sly been proposed. In the last decade, methods for catadioptric camera calibrat...

T. Ohwaki,1 D. Wortmann,2 H. Ishida,3 S. Blügel,2 and K. Terakura1,4 1Research Institute for Computational Sciences, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 306-8568, Japan 2Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany 3CREST, JST, and Nihon University, Sakura-josui, Tokyo 156-8550, Japan 4Creative Research Initiative “Sousei,” Hokkaido University, N21W10 Kita-ku, Sapporo 00...

The performance of an amperometric biosensor, consisting of a subcutaneously implanted miniature (0.29 mm diameter, 5 x 10(-4) cm2 mass transporting area), 90 s 10-90% rise/decay time glucose electrode, and an on-the-skin electrocardiogram Ag/AgCl electrode was tested in an unconstrained, naturally diabetic, brittle, type I, insulin-dependent chimpanzee. The chimpanzee was trained to wear on he...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of 5 blood glucose monitoring systems (BGMSs; CONTOUR(®)PLUS [CP], Accu-Chek(®) Active [ACA], Accu-Chek(®) Performa [ACP], FreeStyle Freedom™ [FF], OneTouch(®) SelectSimple™ [OTSS]). METHODS Study staff tested fingerstick samples from 106 subjects aged ≥18 years using the 5 BGMSs. Some samples were modified to achieve blood glucos...

Research paper Allen studied hundreds of construction projects and developed an accu-rate, practically useful model of their labor profiles. We combine Al-len’s labor profile with standard Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques and derive a simple, practical formula that estimates the fi-nal schedule from early project data. The schedule estimation formula is exact; it requires no approximati...

BACKGROUND The Accu-Chek Inform glucose monitor is a point-of-care system for testing blood glucose. New test strips, calibrated to deliver glucose plasma-like values, were launched on the market in May 2005. The aim of our study was to perform analytical validation of these new strips. METHODS We compared the new plasma strips with whole blood strips; results for the plasma strips with plasm...

Assessment of inhalable dust exposure requires reliable sampling methods in order to measure airborne inhalable particles' concentrations. Many inhalable aerosol samplers can be used but their performances widely vary and remain unknown in some cases. The sampling performance of inhalable samplers is strongly dependent on particle size and ambient air velocity. Five inhalable aerosol samplers h...

BACKGROUND Implementing tight glycemic control (TGC) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requires accurate blood glucose (BG) monitoring. We evaluated the performance of two commercially available bedside glucometers, Accu-Chek and HemoCue, in patients admitted to the ICU and in whom TGC was applied. METHODS Thirty-seven adult ICU patients were prospectively included. During 48 hours, BG wa...