We present a mobile head-mounted device for detecting and tracking text that is encased in an ordinary flat-cap hat. The main parts of the device are an integrated camera and audio webcam together with a simple remote control system, all connected via a USB hub to a laptop. A near to real-time text detection algorithm (around 14fps for 640× 480 images) which uses Maximal Stable Extremal Regions...

A subset of sensory substitution (SS) devices translate images into sounds in real time using a portable computer, camera, and headphones. Perceptual constancy is the key to understanding both functional and phenomenological aspects of perception with SS. In particular, constancies enable object externalization, which is critical to the performance of daily tasks such as obstacle avoidance and ...

Therapeutic hypothermia improves clinical outcome in patients with global cerebral ischemia after cardiac arrest and in newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Hypothermia also seems promising in other cerebrovascular diseases, for example, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. In experimental models, the sooner hypothermia was initiated, the more distinctive neuroprotection was. Although cli...

monoamine oxidase (ec, 1.4.3.4) or amine oxidoreductase catalyzes the oxidative deamination of biogenic amines. abnormal action of the monoamine oxidase b has been associated with neurological dysfunctions including parkinson´s disorder. monoamine oxidase b inhibitors divulged that these agents were effective in the therapeutic management of parkinson's disease. understanding the interaction of...

A miniature display device, recently available commercially, is aimed at providing a portable, inexpensive means of visual information communication. The display is head mounted in front of one eye with the other eye's view of the environment unobstructed. Various visual phenomena are associated with this design. The consequences of these phenomena for visual safety, comfort, and efficiency of ...

To determine comparability of methods, postural sway was measured simultaneously with a force platform and a device that registers head (and trunk) movements (head tracking). The effects of age, sex, height, weight, shoe area, and grip strength on both measurements were examined in 162 subjects. To determine whether either method had advantages in detecting abnormal balance 46 reference subject...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the performance of a novel noninvasive technology to fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and A1C tests for detecting undiagnosed diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The design was a head-to-head evaluation in a naïve population. Consented subjects received FPG and A1C tests and an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Subjects were also me...

Mechanical failure is a characteristic of a material or device and not necessarily an indication of inadequacy. All devices will fail under some specific stress. It is only failure at the lowest levels of stress that may represent inadequacy. Stress on a material, for example, rises with strain until a critical load is exceeded, at which point the material fatigues and loses mechanical integrit...

Abstract This article aims to solve the problem of vehicle bumping at bridgehead which caused by uneven settlement in transition section road and bridge. Firstly, a new adaptive device was established. In addition, mechanism revealed. Secondly, analytical calculations were performed for hitch plate equipped with device, deflection equation derived, solution compared numerical solution. Finally,...