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Region-based Skin Color Detection.

, 2012
Skin color provides a powerful cue for complex computer vision applications. Although skin color detection has been an active research area for decades, the mainstream technology is based on the individual pixels. This paper presents a new region-based
Poudel, R.P.K., Zhang, Jian J., Nait-Charif, H., Liu, D.   +3 more
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Automatic segmentation of skin cancer images using adaptive color clustering [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents the development of an adaptive image segmentation algorithm designed for the identification of the skin cancer and pigmented lesions in dermoscopy images. The key component of the developed algorithm is the Adaptive Spatial K-Means (A-
Ilea, Dana E., Whelan, Paul F.
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Visual Perception of British Women’s Skin Color Distribution in Two Nonindustrialized Societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane’

Evolutionary Psychology, 2017
In women with lightly pigmented skin in particular, facial skin color homogeneity decreases with age, primarily due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), leading to a decrease in perceived health and attractiveness.
Bernhard Fink, Marina Butovskaya, Piotr Sorokowski, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Paul J. Matts   +4 more
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Mapping and annotating genomic loci to prioritize genes and implicate distinct polygenic adaptations for skin color

Nature Communications
Evidence for adaptation of human skin color to regional ultraviolet radiation suggests shared and distinct genetic variants across populations. However, skin color evolution and genetics in East Asians are understudied. We quantified skin color in 48,433
Beomsu Kim, Dan Say Kim, Joong-Gon Shin, Sangseob Leem, Minyoung Cho, Hanji Kim, Ki-Nam Gu, Jung Yeon Seo, Seung Won You, Alicia R. Martin, Sun Gyoo Park, Yunkwan Kim, Choongwon Jeong, Nae Gyu Kang, Hong-Hee Won   +14 more
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Meat production indicators of different strains of Posavska crested hen [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture
This research aimed to determine the meat production indicators and carcass traits of Posavska crested hen, which is the Croatian indigenous chicken breed.
Dalibor BEDEKOVIĆ, Filip JELENIĆ, Zlatko JANJEČIĆ, Ivan ŠIRIĆ, Ivica KOS, Ivan VNUČEC, Miljenko KONJAČIĆ, Zvonimir PRPIĆ, Gordana DUVNJAK, Goran KIŠ   +9 more
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Skin blood perfusion and oxygenation colour affect perceived human health

, 2009
I Stephen was funded by a BBSRC Studentship.Skin blood perfusion and oxygenation depends upon cardiovascular, hormonal and circulatory health in humans and provides socio-sexual signals of underlying physiology, dominance and reproductive status in some ...
Stephen, ID, David I. Perrett, Miriam Law Smith, David I Perrett, Stephen, Ian David, Perrett, DI, Ian D. Stephen, Stephen Ian D., Law Smith, M, Perrett David I., Coetzee Vinet, Vinet Coetzee, Ian D Stephen, Law Smith Miriam, Coetzee, Vinet, Law Smith, Miriam Jane, Coetzee, V, Perrett, David Ian   +17 more
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Face detection based on skin color modeling and modified Hausdorff distance [PDF]

, 2011
This paper presents a new face detection approach which is capable of detecting human faces from complex backgrounds. A new skin color modeling process is applied to the face segmentation process. Image enhancement is then used to improve the features of
Alajel, Khalid Mohamed, Xiang, Wei, Leis, John, Khalid Mohamed Alajel, John Leis, Wei Xiang   +5 more
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Is Voting Skin-Deep? Estimating the Effect of Candidate Ballot Photographs on Election Outcomes [PDF]

In the Northern Territory, Australia, ballot papers for territory elections depict candidates’ photographs. We exploit this unusual electoral feature by looking at the effect that candidates’ beauty and skin color has on voting patterns.
Andrew Leigh, Tirta Susilo
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Skin lesion classification using relative color features

, 2007
Background/purpose: Clinically, it is difficult to differentiate the early stage of malignant melanoma and certain benign skin lesions due to similarity in appearance.
Cheng, Y, Teegala, Saritha, Umbaugh, SE, Srinivasan, SK, Cheng, Yue Iris, Stoecker, WV, Teegala, S, Swamisai, Ragavendar, Srinivasan, Subhashini K., Stoecker, William V., Swamisai, R, Moss, Randy Hays, Moss, RH, Umbaugh, Scott E.   +13 more
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Assessment of the Relationship Between Anterior Teeth Colour and Skin Colour by assessing different measurement tools in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review

Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
Background: Previous research conducted since 1968 have extensively examined the correlation between tooth color and skin color. The purpose of these studies was to determine whether skin color could effectively influence dentists in choosing tooth ...
Ryhana H Moazam, Matheel AL-Rawas, Zuryati Ab-Ghani, Wan MAW Ahmad, Mohamad S Halim, Nafij Bin Jamayet, Johari Y Abdullah   +6 more
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