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Advanced Image Quality Assessment for Hand- and Finger-Vein Biometrics

IET Biometrics
Natural scene statistics commonly used in nonreference image quality measures and a proposed deep-learning (DL)–based quality assessment approach are suggested as biometric quality indicators for vasculature images.
Simon Kirchgasser, Christof Kauba, Georg Wimmer, Andreas Uhl   +3 more
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Salivary glands harbor more diverse microbial communities than gut in Anopheles culicifacies

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background In recent years, it has been well documented that gut flora not only influence mosquito physiology, but also significantly alter vector competency.
Punita Sharma, Swati Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Maurya, Tanwee Das De, Tina Thomas, Suman Lata, Namita Singh, Kailash Chand Pandey, Neena Valecha, Rajnikant Dixit   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Spinach growth and yield through the synergistic effects of Rhizobacter-Enriched compost [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and compost present promising solutions for bolstering agricultural sustainability by stimulating plant growth and yield while lessening dependence on chemical inputs. Our investigation delved into the combined
Ray Bhavana, Chauhan Richa, Sharma Harshita, Lepcha Anamika, Pandey Sangeeta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enabling finger-gesture interaction with Kinect [PDF]

, 2015
A large number of tracking and gesture recognition algorithms and technologies have been developed in the field of human-computer interactions thanks to the introduction of cameras with depth sensors such as Microsoft’s Kinect.
Quang Vinh Nguyen, Cook, Harrison (S31326), Nguyen, Quang Vinh (R12391), Simeon Simoff, Simoff, Simeon J. (R12064), Harrison Cook   +5 more
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Theta Frequency Band in the EEG Signal as Neurocognitive Indicator of Cognitive Load for Collaborative Tasks Involving Robot Teleoperation

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
The aim of the present study was to identify metrics of cognitive effort during robot teleoperation in a social context of joint collaborative task performed with another human user.
Magda Mustile, Kyveli Kompatsiari, Davide De Tommaso, Nicola Severino Russi, Stefano Dafarra, Giacomo Novembre, Daniele Pucci, Agnieszka Wykowska   +7 more
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Natural Killer Cells in Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Paediatric soft tissue sarcomas (pSTS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumours arising in tissues of mesenchymal origin. The role of natural killer (NK) cells in pSTS remains poorly understood, with evidence fragmented across small preclinical studies and early‐phase clinical trials.
Raya Dean, Lara V. Graham, Christina Putnam, Rosa Gomes Alves Martins, Daniel T. Harding, Tim J. Underwood, Zoë S. Walters, Matthew D. Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

iCube: Ubiquitous Media Spaces for Embodied Interaction [PDF]

, 2003
This paper outlines new facilities within ubiquitous media spaces supporting embodied interaction between humans and computation. We believe that the current approach to developing electronic based design environments is fundamentally defective with ...
T.S. Jeng, C.H. Lee
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Emotional Design and Human-Robot Interaction [PDF]

, 2019
Recent years have shown an increase in the importance of emotions applied to the Design field - Emotional Design. In this sense, the emotional design aims to elicit (e.g., pleasure) or prevent (e.g., displeasure) determined emotions, during human product
Saraiva, M., Ayanoğlu, H., Magda Saraiva, Hande Ayanoğlu, Özcan, B., Beste Özcan   +5 more
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Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj, Christy Noble, Amy Gray, Daniel C. Moreira, Jennifer Lowe, Maite Gorostegui, Gwenda Anga, Andrew Soma, Milena Lay Dos Santos, Siobhan Cross, Erin Luttrell, Michael Sullivan, Julie Cayrol, Julia Challinor, Neil Ranasinghe, Jordana McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source