At ICAD'96, a real-time virtual audio reality model was presented, which included model-based sound synthesizers, geometric room acoustics modeling, binaural auralization for headphone and loudspeaker listening, and high-quality animation. The DIVA environment is an integrated implementation of a virtual reality system currently aiming at a virtual symphony orchestra performance. In the current...

Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that causes several nosocomial or community-acquired infections. Adhesion to surfaces and subsequent biofilm formation are the major phases of a staphylococcal infection. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of icaABCD genes in clinical isolates of MRSA. Methods: A total of 110 clinical Staphyl...

Isabella Nogues, BA, Bethesda, MD (Presenter) Nothing to Disclose Le Lu, PhD, Bethesda, MD (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Xiaosong Wang, PhD, Bethesda, MD (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Holger R. Roth, PhD, Bethesda, MD (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Gedas Bertasius, Philadelphia, PA (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Nathan S. Lay, PhD, Bethesda, MD (Abstrac...

Using sound as part of the user interface in a typical software application is still extremely rare, despite the technical capabilities of computers to support such usage. The ICAD community has developed several interface concepts, patterns, and toolkits, and yet the overall software scene has remained dominated by the visual-only user interface. AudioPlusWidgets is a software library offering...