Establishing microbial composition measurement standards with reference frames

Reference Sheet for International Measurement Standards

Skinfold Thickness Measurement in Term Nigerian Neonates: Establishing Reference Values

Skin fold thickness (SFT) measurement is a reliable, cheap, simple, noninvasive method of body fat estimation at all ages including the neonatal period. Objective. To determine reference values of biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfold thickness measurements in term Nigerian newborns. Method. A prospective cross-sectional study over a six-month period (Dec 2010-May 2011) was carr...

Establishing Passing Standards

Video Coding with Multiple Reference Frames

Zusammenfassung Bewegungskompensierte Prädiktion mit Hilfe mehrerer vergangener oder zukünftiger Referenzbilder, so genannte Multiframe-Prädiktion, kann die Kompression von Videosignalen verbessern. Multiframe-Prädiktion lässt sich in Verbindung mit den von MPEG bekannten P-Bildern, oder auch – durch Multihypothesen-Prädiktion – in Verbindung mit B-Bildern verwenden. Dieser Aufsatz fasst die ak...

Frames of Reference

A n amazing thing happened recently: A nonengineering person publicly praised what our profession has accomplished. Marilyn vos Savant writes a weekly column for Parade magazine, part of the Sunday newspaper for many people in the US. Vos Savant reportedly has the highest IQ ever recorded. Even if you believe that IQs don't mean much, vos Savant corroborated her brilliance when she stated in he...