JPEG2000 is the latest international standard for compression of still images. Although the JPEG2000 codec is designed to compress images, we illustrate that it can also be used to compress other signals. As an example, we illustrate how the JPEG2000 codec can be used to compress electrocardiogram (ECG) data. Experiments using the MITBIH arrhythmia database illustrate that the proposed approach...

We have reported the epidemic patterns of dengue disease in the Region of the Americas from 1980 through 2007. Dengue cases reported to the Pan American Health Organization were analyzed from three periods: 1980-1989 (80s), 1990-1999 (90s), and 2000-2007 (2000-7). Age distribution data were examined from Brazil, Venezuela, Honduras, and Mexico. Cases increased over time: 1,033,417 (80s) to 2,72...

After a visual inspection of representative sample 200 buildings, pathological deterioration in structural elements and joints, with severe levels damage, was detected the buildings built Great Soviet Panel prefabricated system Santiago de Cuba. Likewise, increases weight changes rigidity were found, due to contraventions inhabitants. In this research, aim forecasting seismic behavior some prec...

The Sanjiang Plain (SJP), located at the confluence reaches of Heilong, Songhua, and Wusuli Rivers in Northeast China. This study aimed to quantify effects varying climate land-use/land-cover (LULC) dynamics on green water (GW) over SJP during two distinctive periods (i.e., pre-2000 post-2000), when synergetic increased precipitation temperature rapid development agriculture occurred. assessmen...

BACKGROUND Seasonal flu epidemics in the European region cause high numbers of cases and deaths. Flu-associated mortality has been estimated but morbidity studies are necessary to understand the burden of disease in the population. Our objective was to estimate the excess hospital admissions in Spain of diseases associated with influenza during four epidemic influenza periods (2000-2004). MET...

Invasive fusariosis (IF) is an infection with Fusarium spp. fungi that primarily affects patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. A cutaneous portal of entry is occasionally reported. We reviewed all cases of IF in Brazil during 2000-2010, divided into 2 periods: 2000-2005 (period 1) and 2006-2010 (period 2). We calculated incidence rates of IF and of...

We analyze 8 years of precise radial velocity measurements from the Keck Planet Search, characterizing the detection threshold, selection effects, and completeness of the survey. We first carry out a systematic search for planets, by assessing the false alarm probability associated with Keplerian orbit fits to the data. This allows us to understand the detection threshold for each star in terms...