In this work a new perceptually based method of image comparison is proposed. It is based on the colour comparison in a perceptually uniform colour space CIE Luv, and usin g Contrast Sensitivity Function to modify colour comparison thresholds, provided by CIE Luv space. This method can be used to measure image distortion in case of lossy image compression, and steering image generation.

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) represents a heterogeneous group of rare disorders of cornification with 3 major subtypes: harlequin ichthyosis (HI), lamellar ichthyosis (LI) and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (CIE). A 4th subtype has also been proposed: pleomorphic ichthyosis (PI), characterized by marked skin changes at birth and subsequently mild symptoms. In nationwi...

Biologically and clinically significant cross-reactions may occur between the immunochemically similar capsule antigens of Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae type 6 by using counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE). In three cases of culture-proven S. pneumoniae type 6 disease, a false-positive H. influenzae type b CIE result was detected in a body fluid. Two of three cases we...

A whole genome association (WGA) study was performed to detect significant polymorphisms for meat quality traits in an F2 cross population (N = 478) that were generated with Korean native pig sires and Landrace dams in National Livestock Research Institute, Songwhan, Korea. The animals were genotyped using Illumina porcine 60k SNP beadchips, in which a set of 46,865 SNPs were available for the ...

In the present study, we used a mouse model of chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) exposure to examine how CIE alters the plasticity of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). In acute slices obtained either immediately or 1-week after the last episode of alcohol exposure, voltage-clamp recording of excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSCs) in mPFC layer V pyramidal neurons revealed that CIE exposu...

Withdrawal anxiety is a significant factor contributing to continued alcohol abuse in alcoholics. This anxiety is long lasting, can manifest well after the overt physical symptoms of withdrawal, and is frequently associated with relapse in recovering alcoholics. The neurobiological mechanisms governing these withdrawal-associated increases in anxiety are currently unknown. The basolateral amygd...