Automatic inspection of woven textile fabric is discussed. Two signiicant problems are addressed: (a) texture feature extraction; Fourier transform features are found to be well matched to the spatially periodic nature of the woven pattern; moreover , they are shift invariant; (b) detector design; maximum likelihood type detectors are inappropriate since we cannot hope to enumerate all defect c...

Inadequate hand washing by food workers is an important contributing factor to foodborne disease outbreaks in retail food establishments (RFEs). We conducted a survey of RFEs to investigate the effect of hand washing training, availability of hand washing facilities, and the ability of the person in charge (PIC) to describe hand washing according to the Minnesota Food Code (food code) on worker...

Mere familiarity does not necessarily produce understanding. It is perfectly possible to know something (or someone!) all your life and still never really comprehend what you're dealing with. Like the Irishman in the old joke who received a brand-new toilet from his American cousins: He used the bowl for a foot washer, the lid for a breadboard, and the seat for a frame around the Pope's picture.

Abstract While Lee and Schwarz propose grounded procedures of separation as an explanation for physical cleansing in various domains (e.g., washing one's hands), we suggest that can also account behavioral aimed at consciences polishing reputations. We discuss this extension terms degrees cleansing, motivations, intentions behind social settings.