Tracking is a necessity for interactive virtual environments. Marker-based tracking solutions involve the placement of fiducials in a rigid configuration on the object(s) to be tracked, called a tracking probe. The realization that tracking performance is linked to probe performance necessitates investigation into the design of tracking probes for proponents of marker-based tracking. A challeng...

We propose a method for interactive image segmentation. We construct a weighted graph that represents the superpixels and the connections between them. An efficient algorithm for graph clustering based on synthetic coordinates is used yielding an initial map of classified pixels. The proposed method minimizes a min-max Bayesian criterion that has been successfully used on image segmentation pro...

Johan Kildal and Stephen A. Brewster Glasgow Interactive Systems Group Department of Computing Science University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK {johank, stephen}@dcs.gla.ac.uk www.multivis.org Tackling the problem of browsing complex tabular numerical data sets nonvisually, TableVis is an interface that provides techniques to obtain quick overviews through data sonification, as well as to obt...

National/Ethnic population Mutation databases (NEMDBs) are online mutation depositories recording extensive information about the described genetic heterogeneity in populations and ethnic groups worldwide. FINDbase (http://www.findbase.org) is a database containing causative mutations and pharmacogenomic markers allele frequencies in various populations and ethnic groups. In this paper, we expe...

Connecting digital information to physical objects can enrich their content and make them more vivid. Traditional augmented reality techniques reach this goal by augmenting physical objects or their surroundings with various markers and typically require end users to wear additional devices to explore the augmented content. In this paper, we propose POLI, which allows a system administrator to ...

|An extrinsic point-based, interactive image-guided neurosurgical system has been designed at Vanderbilt in a collaborative eeort between the Departments of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science. In this paper we investigate the theoretical accuracy of point-based registration using numerical simulations, the experimental accuracy of the system using data obtained with a ph...

The Mouse Genome Database (MGD) is a comprehensive community database that integrates genetic, genomic and phenotypic information about the laboratory mouse. MGD provides detailed information about genes and genetic markers, elemental data from mapping experiments, descriptions of molecular segments including ESTs, probes, and cDNA clones, homology information between mouse and many other mamma...

The Mouse Genome Database (MGD) is a comprehensive community database that integrates genetic, genomic and phenotypic information about the laboratory mouse. MGD provides detailed information about genes and genetic markers, elemental data from mapping experiments, descriptions of molecular segments including ESTs, probes, and cDNA clones, homology information between mouse and many other mamma...

Biogen base serves the maize (Zea mays L.) research community by making a wealth of genetics and genomics data available through an intuitive Web-based interface. We have developed an Open access database as a resource to enhance research with the unique data obtained from the genomics and proteomics lab of TNAU. Biogen Base is an interactive database in bringing out the different traits of the...

High-risk studies provide a unique opportunity to examine the interaction of biological vulnerability and psychosocial factors in the development of the major psychiatric illnesses. To parcel out the effects of psychosocial variables, high-risk populations need to be separated into offspring who are and who are not biologically/genetically vulnerable, since psychosocial modifiers will be intera...