Although mannequin patient simulator-based training and credentialing has received extensive favorable attention during the last decade, some critics have argued that the expense and the logistics of participating in such exercises may limit the recommendation of widespread mandatory use of this technology. The ubiquitous availability of personal computers and the World Wide Web makes computer ...

Image matching and retrieval in the domain of clothing, as used in online shopping for recommending similar products, is often distracted by the existence of a mannequin/model wearing the product. The existence of a model adds clutter to both the shape and color features of the product. In this paper, we propose a novel image pre-processing pipeline that minimizes skin and background segments g...

Suddent cardiac arrest (SCA) adalah kondisi dimana jantung berhenti berdetak secara tiba-tiba. Penanganan yang tepat untuk SCA dengan kompresi dada. Kualitas Kompresi dada menjadi penentu utama keberhasilan pertolongan SCA. Salah satu Faktor dapat mempengaruhi kualitas jenis kelamin dan Body Mass Index. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan faktor Index terhadap Dada. Jenis penelitian me...

Worldwide harmonization of SAR compliance testing methodologies have led to changes from previously used procedure and equipment. This study focuses on the impact of the introduction of the Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin (SAM) phantom, different dielectric properties of the tissue simulating liquid, and the 15 degree tilt device position on SAR measurement. The assessment was performed usin...

In this paper we present a method for reconstruction of mul-tipart objects from several arbitrary views using deformable superquadrics as the models of the object's parts. Two visual cues are used: occluding contours and stereo (possibly aided by projected patterns). The object can be relatively complex and can exhibit numerous self occlusions from some or all views. Our preliminary experiments...

The diversity of patient profiles and responses precludes a one-size-fits-all approach to heart failure. The randomized trials have provided us with some therapies that must be tried and others that can be tried. Offering significant although small benefits averaged over a population, these therapies are bolts of fabric stacked beside a tailor’s mannequin, the typical trial subject. The sequent...

Closure of medical schools or the barring of "live patient" contact during an epidemic or pandemic is potentially disruptive to medical education. During the SARS epidemic, the use of web-based learning, role play, video vignettes and both live and mannequin-based simulated patients minimised disruptions to medical education. This article examines the pedagogical innovations that allow clinical...

The aim of this letter is to address a little understood question in sound source localization: Can the distance of a near sound source affect our own perception of its elevation? The issue is studied by means of an objective analysis of a database of distance-dependent head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) of a KEMAR (Knowles Electronic Manikin for Acoustic Research) mannequin with different...