Two decades into the two thousands, intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (ICH) continues to reap lives across the globe. In the US, nearly 12,000 people suffer from ICH every year. Half of them survive, but many are left with permanent physical and cognitive disabilities, the severity of which depends on the location and broadness of the brain region affected by the hemorrhage. The ongoing efforts ...

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems are used to increase the security of vehicles. Computer Vision is one of the main technologies used for this aim. Lane marks recognition, pedestrian detection, driver drowsiness or road sign detection and recognition are examples of these systems. The last one is the goal of this paper. A system that can detect and recognize road signs based on color and shape...

1Program for Clinical Research, Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143 0808, USA; 2UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; 3Physician Moms Group; 4Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford Medicine, CA, USA; 5Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergen...

This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Tampa Library at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Powell, Christopher Ph.D. (2015) "Book Review: Warning Signs of Gen...

The majority of lumbar spine syndromes encountered in clinical practice result from mechanical – activity-related – disorders. They can be classified into dural, ligamentous and stenotic syndromes. Lumbar syndromes, however, can also stem from non-mechanical – non-activity-related – disorders affecting the spine. These are: inflammatory diseases, both septic and rheumatological; tumours and inf...

Seven names 1 condition! The definition of sleep apnoea can be confusing because it is described in research literature under many guises: Obstructive Sleep apnoea (OSA) Sleep Apnoea (SA) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (SAHS) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSA/H) and of late, a new condition has been introduced Upper Airway Resistance Synd...

Background: A general lack of women`s awareness of breast cancer has been one of the barriers to screening and early presentation. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate levels of knowledge about risk factors, and early warning signs of breast cancer, and to determine factors associated with better levels of comprehension. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out a...