In this thesis methods and applications of supervised learning for the segmentation and analysis of digital imagery coming from a variety of research domains are investigated. Segmentation and classification are important tasks in biomedical and industrial imaging and often provide the basis for recognition and quantification. Various specialized solutions exist for an enormous amount of distin...

an inaugural address delivered by him in the year 1874, as President of the Microscopical Society of Liverpool. In it he endeavours to prove that the modern views concerning the nature of life were anticipated by the late Dr. John Fletcher, of Edinburgh, in 1835, in his work entitled Rudiments of Physiology. We think, however, that his claim to be the discoverer of the Protoplasmic Theory is as...

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) organised an inaugural 1-day conference, the aim of which was to look into some of the key issues that junior doctors need to address when beginning their careers. The target audience was medical students but a few foundation doctors were also in attendance. The conference also helped to increase RCP engagement with medical students and foundation doctors. ...

By Marion Allen A central theme of President Bush’s inaugural address was the concern with decreasing levels of civility in our society. Whatever your political persuasion, I think you will agree that we see this in our everyday lives and can appreciate the significance for our country’s well being. I regret to say that this lack of common courtesy and sensitivity to the feelings of others is a...

Presidents have been required to give an inaugural address on commencing office at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) since its foundation in 1907. All presidential addresses were identified, sourced and assembled into an annotated bibliography. The majority of presidential addresses have been published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygien...