BACKGROUND There is little information on the detailed patterns of cervical screening uptake in older migrant women in Australia. This linkage study was performed to assess cervical screening participation in older migrants. METHODS We linked year 2000-2001 records for 14,228 Middle Eastern/Asian-born women 40-64 years of age, and an age and area matched random sample of 13,939 Australian-bor...

The general problem of computing the normalizer, in a finite permutat ion group G, of a subgroup H has long been recognized as being unusually difficult to solve efficiently. The corresponding problem for centralizers is much easier, although this too has some bad cases. The solution to the centralizer problem is relatively simple and probably difficult to improve upon, whereas there seems to b...

This paper presents the metric histogram, a new and efficient technique to capture the brightness feature of images, allowing faster retrieval of images based on their content. Histograms provide a fast way to chop down large subsets of images, but are difficult to be indexed in existing data access methods. The proposed metric histograms reduce the dimensionality of the feature vectors leading...

Computer softwares for processing Thai language are developed at National Museum of Ethnology,Osaka,Japan. We use a popular intelligent terminal TEKTRONIX 4051 for inputting and editing,IBM 370 model 138 for KWIC making and sorting, and CANON's laser beam printer for final output. Using these systems,"Kotmai Tra Sam Duang"(the Three Seals Law)which contains many kind of laws and ordinances proc...