A high performance adaptive fidelity approach for multi-modality Optic Nerve Head (ONH) image fusion is presented. The new image fusion method, which consists of the Adaptive Fidelity Exploratory Algorithm (AFEA) and the Heuristic Optimization Algorithm (HOA), is reliable and time efficient. It has achieved an optimal fusion result by giving the visualization of fundus image with a maximum angi...

This study evaluated the visual quality after wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for treating myopia. Thirty-two eyes with moderate myopia (-5.78 - -2.17D) and 25 eyes with high myopia (-7.78 - -6.17D) were prospectively reviewed. The contrast sensitivity (CS), glare and the total higher order aberrations (HOA) were measured before and 1 week, 1 month and 2 months after LASIK...

Two methods are compared that are used in path integral simulations. Both methods aim to achieve faster convergence to the quantum limit than the so-called primitive algorithm (PA). One method, originally proposed by Taka-hashi and Imada, is based on a higher-order approximation (HOA) of the quantum mechanical density operator. The other method is based upon an effective propagator (EPr). This ...

In order to properly understand a technology, it is important to know not only its strengths but also its limits. In this paper, we investigate the limits of object oriented technology. We present a case study in which we compare two di€erent architectures for the same program ± a student registration system which belongs to the domain of reactive repositories. We started our case study with a ...

Near-field compensated higher order Ambisonics (HOA) is an approach to the physical synthesis of sound fields. The typical interpretation of the modern HOA approach is that the sound field to be synthesized and the spatio-temporal transfer function of the employed loudspeakers are expanded into series of spherical harmonics in order to determine the loudspeaker driving signals for spherical arr...

Experiences reveal that the monitoring costs of the foreclosure crisis may be nontrivial, and smaller governments may have more success at addressing potential negative externalities. One highly localized form of government is a homeowners association (HOA). HOAs could be well-suited for triaging foreclosures, as they may detect delinquencies and looming defaults through direct observation or m...

The gallium(III) complex of orotic acid (HOA) was synthesized and its structure was determined by means of analytical and spectral analyses. Detailed vibrational analysis of HOA, sodium salt of HOA (NaOA) and Ga(III)-OA systems based on both the calculated and experimental spectra confi rmed the suggested metal-ligand binding mode. Signifi cant differences in the IR and Raman spectra of the com...

OBJECTIVES Little information is available regarding the extent of strategy use and factors that affect strategy use in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). This study aimed to compare spontaneous strategy use and beliefs about the controllability of memory between aMCI and healthy older adult (HOA) samples and to explore the relationships between beliefs, strategy use, and memory perform...

INTRODUCTION wavefront sensing technology has emerged as a means to advance our understanding of high-order aberrations of the human eye. PURPOSE to evaluate the differences in ocular high-order aberrations between males and females and the distribution of high-order aberrations in males and females. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 3,597 eyes (1,029 female and 2,568 male) of 1,874 patients who obtaine...

OBJECTIVES To document the variety of liver diseases and the clinical picture of hepatic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) complicated by arthritis and to report the effects of successful liver transplantation on this disabling condition. METHODS Seven patients with severe liver disease (two biliary atresia, two primary sclerosing cholangitis, one Wilson's disease, one primary biliary cirrh...