Micro-Computed Tomography Soft Tissue Biological Specimens Image Data Visualization
Applied Sciences, 2022 Visualization of soft tissues in microCT scanning using X-rays is still a complicated matter. There is no simple tool or methodology on how to set up an optimal look-up-table while respecting the type of soft tissue.
Branislav Gaspar +7 more
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Biological specimens for community-based surveillance studies: Method of recruitment matters
Survey Research Methods, 2011 Studies requiring the collection of biological specimens are often difficult to perform and costly. We compare face-to-face and telephone interviews to determine which is more effective for return of self-collected rectal swabs from subjects living in ...
Brenda L. Coleman +5 more
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Automatic landmarking for building biological shape models [PDF]
, 2002 We present a new method for automatic landmark extraction from the contours of biological specimens. Our ultimate goal is to enable automatic identification of biological specimens in photographs and drawings held in a database.
Bayer, M.M. +5 more
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Digging Deeper through Biological Specimens Using Adaptive Optics-Based Optical Microscopy
Photonics, 2023 Optical microscopy is a vital tool for visualizing the cellular and sub-cellular structures of biological specimens. However, due to its limited penetration depth, its biological applicability has been hindered.
Gagan Raju, Nirmal Mazumder
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Diversity and Community Structure of Stream Insects in a Minimally Disturbed Forested Watershed in Southern Illinois [PDF]
, 2018 The Lusk Creek Watershed, located in Pope County, IL, long has been rec- ognized as a high quality area of biological significance, but surveys of the stream macroinvertebrate fauna have been limited.
McPherson, J. E +2 more
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Application of terahertz spectroscopy to the characterization of biological samples using birefringence silicon grating [PDF]
, 2012 We present a device and method for performing vector transmission spectroscopy on biological specimens at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The device consists of artificial dielectric birefringence obtained from silicon microfluidic grating structures. The
Born, Nagai, Rytov, Saha, Shimul C. Saha
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Direct observation of unstained biological specimens in water by the frequency transmission electric-field method using SEM. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool for the direct visualization of biological specimens at nanometre-scale resolution. However, images of unstained specimens in water using an atmospheric holder exhibit very poor contrast and heavy ...
Toshihiko Ogura
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Variação intraespecífica da cor da pelagem de uma espécie de pequeno roedor sul-americano [PDF]
, 2016 Intra-specific color variation is often underestimated by researchers, and among mammalian species, intra-specific differences in coloration are poorly documented for most species.
Barquez, Ruben Marcos +3 more
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Critic's Choice Essay - Virtual Herbaria Come of Age
Oklahoma Native Plant Record, 2012 These are exciting times for natural history collections. An international effort is underway to make images and data of biological specimens available in electronic format via digitization.
Wayne Elisens
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Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: II. Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) The two counties which share the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Emmet on the west and Cheboygan on the east, have long been taken to define the principal region under study by the University of Michigan Biological Station ...
Voss, Edward G
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